What makes a perfume more expensive?

Rare Ingredients Ingredients are the main thing that drives up the cost of perfumes. Some contain rare flower petals or the essences of unusual roots; think tuberose and jasmine. The scarcity of an ingredient—say, one that blooms for only one month a year—can add to its value.

Is it worth buying expensive perfume?

Some costly perfumes offer exotic ingredients, however. The quality of some expensive perfumes may also be better than that of cheap colognes. For someone who has sensitivity issues, buying expensive perfume may be worth the cost. Expensive perfumes will not necessarily provide you with a more preferable scent.

Can you tell the difference between cheap and expensive perfume?

A bigger difference is that an expensive fragrance is more likely to last longer. Most cheap perfumes can replicate a pricier version’s top notes (the scent that lasts about a half hour after spraying), but without the proper essential oils to add mid-notes and base-notes, it won’t be able to wear as long.

Are perfumes overpriced?

Yes, luxury perfumes can be overpriced. Terenzi said that fragrance price is usually based on the rarity and cost of the raw materials composing the perfume, whereas only a small component of the price is based on the materials used to make the bottle or the box.

What makes a perfume high quality?

The concentration level of the essential oils in a fine fragrance indicates its intensity and how long it will last on the skin. This marks one aspect of a quality perfume. Fragrances are also designated according to the scent family they belong to, and the notes they contain.

Why are most perfumes French?

Set in 18th-century Paris, it speaks of a time when a generalised fear of water, which was believed to carry disease, meant that even the most wellborn were none too fragrant. It was this, and the necessity of covering the smell of powerfully odorous gloves, that led to the widespread use of perfume in France.