The Art of Sweet Scent
Part of a person’s hygiene is staying away from body odor. Cosmetics, specifically cologne and perfume, enhance one’s odor. Choosing from a wide variety of aromas and scents of perfumes has been a part of the fashion trend. You may choose from the scents of different flowers like rose and lavender, pine and fruits like strawberry and apple.

It is refreshing to start a day with a sweet smell from the perfumes or colognes. Choosing a perfume that will match your mood and your outfit is sometimes vital in portraying an image. Some people get intimidated once they smell strong scent from you. Also, sometimes, other people have allergies on perfumes, strong scent and odor especially if their skin and nose is sensitive. It is also harmful for those people who have asthma. Strong odors can also cause nausea and headaches. If this is the case, then it is better to use lighter scents like the cologne.
Most of the perfumes that are available are expensive. However, one can make his own perfume at home. A perfume is made up of essential oil or fragrance oil, water and pure grain alcohol. There are certain perfume scents that can ease up the anger, boost your confidence, help you sleep better, makes you feel calm, helps you increase your memory retention and even helps you overcome depression, guilt and anxiety. Therefore, perfumes are not only used to impress people but also have a lot of benefits. However, perfumes also could have bad effects. Some of the perfumes contain ingredients that can cause cancer or disrupt the balance of the hormones. Also, some of the expensive perfumes can cause some of the species be endangered. Some of the expensive perfumes contain ingredients from some of the endangered species like sandalwood and musk. This problem can be prevented or lessened by not abusing the resources in the environment.