the smell of the frags will affect your wineOriginally Posted by Herb_Lady
Thread: Perfume Storage |
How about something like this? Might be a little smaller but maybe you can get 15-20 in here.
http://www.shoptronics.com/ko12vomidefr.html
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Back on Basenotes after about a 6 year absence. Need to time to re-adjust
the smell of the frags will affect your wineOriginally Posted by Herb_Lady
im gonna go buy a small fridg actually next week, whats the best temperature to store frags?Originally Posted by scentemental
here again, the solution is: NITROGEN-BLANKET!!!Originally Posted by Coleman
si doux, tout musc...
That is terrible! Where did you read this? Zino was the first fragrance I actually fiended for in high school. It was the first scent that I purchaced because I really wanted it and not because I thought it would be popular. I can remember receiving a scent strip in Sunday newspaper advertisement for what was at the time Hudsons. I just couldn't wait until the next weekend to spend my hard saved allowance money on Zino!
Originally Posted by Coleman
Wow - mentall, I think that's the most space-age fridge I've ever seen!Originally Posted by mentallo
[QUOTE=czesc]the smell of the frags will affect your wine[/QUOT
Seriously? Even if the wine is corked and the fragrances properly sealed?
How do you store your fragrances to make sure that they´ll last for as long as possible?
Thanks
I keep my colognes in a cabinet in the basement away from light. It seems that a lot of basenoters keep their frags in original boxes in cool drawers or storage spaces. Essentially, if you keep heat and light away from your prized scents, they should last a long time. (some basenoters even have mini fridges for their frags, but I havn't gone that far...yet)
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I got these from Ikea! there perfect!
This is great, but won't work for me. Part of my enjoyment comes from looking at the beautiful displays. I may make many of them, however, what is prettier than looking over at all these works of art and much work has been put into these bottles. They look to me like well placed works of artistic and most precious jewels. So my sense of sight is nourished as well as my sense of smell. They may not last as long so I buy fewer of them.
I'm kinda with you, TDDanae. To me a significant part of the pleasure is the beautiful bottle. I'm thinking that I might focus on miniatures, so I'll use it up quicker and enjoy the best of both worlds. The miniatures are rarely as nice, though...
For those of you who live in hot, humid climates, is it better to keep the fragrances in the fridge or is it enough just to keep them away from sunlight?
Quarry's post of her beautiful frag cabinet reminded me of something I often wonder, and thought I'd start a separate thread to ask: do you store your fragrances where they're exposed to light, or no? Sunlight or artificial - does it matter? Do you worry about light exposure or not? And finally, has anyone read anything definitive about the effect of light on fragrances? I can't find much at all. Thanks in advance!
the only perfume house that doesn 't fear light is Caron
I 've asked tips to Salons Shiseido and F. Malle in Paris both advised me to keep fragrances in bedroom drawers or any cool dry places away from light and extreme temperatures.
Salons Palais Royal Shiseido doesn 't believe in the fridge storage for summer but editions Malle do.
Consequently all my perfumes are in drawers mixed up with lingerie, Tees etc lol, I think it 's the best thing to do, my oldest bottle is Santal de Mysore by Serge Lutens in pink label pre-2000 and it has not turned!
Thank you for the info! I've been afraid of buying more juice than I can use before it turns, so I'm encouraged that your SdM is still good... hm, I think that means I can buy at least 7 years' worth of perfumeOriginally Posted by Bois et Musc
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In true Aussie style mine are stored in an esky in my wardrobe.
Pardon me, but what's an 'esky'?Originally Posted by Sue
I second that question, to anybody from Australia, what's an esky? Is it a little desk? Is it an eskimo cooler? These are my only guesses......?
Sorry ladies no idea what an 'esky'is... but I keep all my frags out of direct light - in fact I prefer to keep them in a semi-darkeness... and mostly an even temperature that's cool.
"Of the five senses, the sense of smell is incontestably the one that best conveys a sense of immortality."
Salvador Dali
Thanks Goddess for sharing that because you have so many fragrances. I don't have nearly as many, but I worry about them going bad and I don't want to put them in a refridgerator. So just keep them cool and dark.
Originally Posted by Silvergirl
Excuse me, but since it seems Sue is not answering, I took the liberty to look it up.
It must be this: http://www.nylex.com.au/esky/history.htm
And humble apologies to Sue for hijacking a question![]()
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp
Thank you! Yes, that must be it--and a fine idea it is.
Where would we be without our mothering librarian to answer all our questions - not only about frags but "stuff"!!! Many thanx to the benevolent dragon for this info - and to Sue for the idea!Originally Posted by Riannon
"Esky" = "Eskimo", the popular cooler here in the USA?? (Only problem, you can't enjoy the beautiful bottles - appreciation of bottles is something else I picked up from Riannon!)
"The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering." Lao Tze
Ah, ok, thanks Riannon! I guess that would certainly work, but somehow the idea doesn't appeal to me... oh well, I'll keep searching for my ideal storage method. For now my pretty boxes with their pretty bottles will stay in their little gathering on my desk.
No light. No light at all.
Mine are lined up beautifully in the dark, in a drawer known as the Perfume Shrine. (See the photo on my profile.)
When my bottles are empty, I want to pry sprayers off, fill them with colored water, put them on a vanity, and ENJOY LOOKING AT THEM for once.
How true!!! I know it's for the better that we're keeping them in the dark, but still, it would be great if we could actually have a look at our little miracles 24/7. I'm definitely doing that when they run empty!Originally Posted by purplebird7
An esky looks like a great idea and I do have some, but maybe I'm not so smart. I like to look at my perfumes. The bottles are so pretty. Not being able to see them would take some of the enjoyment away for me, but then I don't keep hundreds of fragrances.
my fragrances sit on top of my set of drawers in the corner that gets no sunlight...when the time comes that I have too many to fit in that corner, then I'll have to find something new to do!! maybe stick them in my drawers..dunno..i'll figure that out when the time comes
oh, and yes, you are correct Riannon. An esky is a portable cooler. Did you know us Aussie invented portable coolers?? How cool is that?? (pardon the pun!)