Why are the better-known fragrance brands still pricing so-so fragrances out of reach of so many potential consumers? That's just silly. I mean, look at this gorgeousness:
That is Odyssey French Kiss from Armaf. You can grab it for as little as $45, depending one the retailer. I don't think I have seen it priced at more that $50 anywhere. Now look at this:
That is Paper from Commodity. Make sure you look at the front of the package & see the 7.5ml (0.25oz). That tiny amount is $24. For a travel size. That works out to $96 for a full ounce. An ounce. That is 150 drops of perfume.
So, the plain-looking bottle of one perfume is 150 drops for $24 vs a beautifully-designed bottle of 2000 drops (3.4oz or 100ml) for $43 - or $13 an ounce. Tough choice, right?
I guess maybe wealthy-ish folk (or those who spend like they are wealthy-ish) consider the plainer design to be more stylish and proper. You know, the whole less-is-more thing. Maybe. I guess.
For me being a member of the 99% (or in this economy, the 99.5%), I prefer the more whimsical design. There is more though put into it. Even the packaging is beautiful and keep-sake-ish.
I find that to be so imaginative. I love beauty and color. I love that little touches put into this whole design.
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| The stitching is perfect! |
And this is just one example of why I never bother to even
want perfumes from anywhere but
UAE and
Saudi Arabian brands. And, understand, there are very pricey fragrances from both, but they also have a wide array of
affordable perfumes. And both are 2 of the riches countries.
The scents are lovely and long-lasting and the pricing is good, and the designs are usually so pleasing. I keep a lot of my now-empty bottles just because they are so pretty to display. Here are some from over the past 5 or 6 years:
You see what I mean? Each one pretty in its own way and inexpensive.
Years ago, my "signature" scent was Shalimar. It was really lovely & I was young and healthy and full of hormones so the fragrance was crazy with the strength and longevity. As I aged, it didn't make sense to get Shalimar since my body chemistry just ate up the scent the minute I applied it. I started wearing Emeraude. Around $10 at the local drug store and with my aging body, the result was about the same as with Shalimar. And this is when I could afford to buy Shalimar all day long.
For a while, I fell out of love with perfumes. They are too pricey at $200+ and I wasn't that impressed with any of them. The exceptions were almost anything by Juliette Has a Gun. If I did want something like that, I could get a decant or a travel size vial. And, like I said, I just wasn't that impressed and neither was my body chemistry.
Then I discovered brands like Lataffa, Paris Corner, and Armaf. Not only did I love the fragrances, they were affordable. I didn't mind buying one every now and then - or putting them on a birthday or holiday list as "wish-tables". No one wants their family spending a ton of money on goodies like perfume when groceries and bills would be a better value!
These days I just wish I had known about these UAE and Saudi Arabian brands sooner. I may never have worn Shalimar...
Peace
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