HOW TO UNDERSTAND IF A PERFUME IS ALTERED? (IF YOU ARE NOT
AN
EXPERT) This is one of the most difficult questions to answer and the reasons we see them below.
to evaluate the state of conservation of the perfume we have in our hands; there are many who rely on color and therefore on sight, stating that if it is too dark the perfume is altered, as far as I'm concerned I don't recommend
relying on sight , since the same perfume produced in different batches can have different base colors and both can be good. It is clear that an excessively dark color and a density similar to balsamic vinegar suggests storage in direct light. painting through the sense of smell? so why evaluate a perfume by sight ?. The view can be useful in the
worst cases, with products that have been in the windows for years and therefore we will have faded boxes and cooked perfumes (the windows act as real greenhouses), in these cases the decision is immediately taken, Taste and Hearing will not be useful to us,
Touch will serve us to recognize fakes, so we just have to smell. we have the same perfume that we are
evaluating to make a comparison, or if we have the same perfume as the
fragrance to evaluate but one of the 2 is a reformulation we will not be able to do much. they help little, (or nothing, if we are about to make an online purchase and therefore without
the possibility of testing), but not all is lost, we can always get help from our brain, well yes, in case we are in posse sso of the perfume (and we know the fragrance because it already had it in the past) we can rely on the olfactory memory, it will be she who will give us a green light (fragrance ok), yellow (fragrance still good) or red (perfume gone). To learn more about olfactory memory, I refer you to this article on the neocogita site accessible from here.
Returning to the case in which we want to make an online purchase and therefore not be able to
test the vintage perfume in question, our brain can still help us, elaborating a whole series of clues that combined with specific questions can save us from rip-offs and in some cases make us do some The clues to keep an eye on are: the price, the sell history of the seller, the
type of prevailing items of the seller, any feedback. By analyzing these clues, we will have that excessively low prices can hide problems,
especially on the auction sites (which typically take 10-15% of the total price), a price that does not allow for a margin net of auction
site fees, payment fees and taxes may give us doubts; but alone it cannot be enough to make an evaluation.For the other clues we can summarize that it is preferable to rely on those in
the trade and not improvised people, even better if people who are also collectors. buy from someone who sells very different goods and maybe in the end is
not an expert on anything. By connecting to this last statement with specific questions we can obtain other information that is useful to
us, questions to ask may concern how perfumes are stored, if they have been kept in the window, if they are sold in the country markets (I è happened to feel this too and obviously the thermal changes will ruin the fragrance). With experience you will be able to avoid the grossest rip-offs, but be careful that when
the deal glitters too much it could dazzle you! Finally other tips and considerations: Prefer extracts which keep better
over time unlike Eau de Toilette
and Eau de Parfum; keep in mind that however well we can keep our vintage perfumes time will run its course, year after year, inexorably.Every year that passes all the masterpieces we know will suffer the effect of time, so it will
be a hunt at least worst. Pay attention also to Covid-19 which attacks the sense of smell even for a
long time and in the most serious cases the sense is almost totally lost. I hope that with these tips the search
will be easier. perfumes in order to preserve them for
longer from the effects of time. Also take a look at the latest news from ScentX. Until next time .... This is It
