Perfumes are among the most common gift ideas in the world. Although some individuals have very specific preferences, and if your gift does not fall into their idea of the perfect perfume, there is a very low chance that they will not use a perfume gift set.
To make sure that your perfume gift set will not simply age in your friend’s bathroom, or get passed on as a gift for someone else, the first thing you have to do is figure out if your intended recipient actually uses perfume. A beautiful bottle of perfume can be an excellent gift and a memorable one, but it will be wasted and absolutely useless if the person can’t or doesn’t wear perfume.
Your intended recipient’s tastes and preferences should be your first consideration, not yours or someone elses. This is a very common problem, especially among men. Most of the time, the kind of perfume that men buy for their wives or girlfriends is not really along the lines of the recipient’s usual choices when it comes to perfumes. In some instances though, this could be a good thing, like when it encourages someone to try a new scent and broaden their perfume horizon.
Amateurs in perfume buying will naturally feel quite overwhelmed with the wide array of choices of perfume gifts available for purchase. There are a couple of things you can consider besides the recipient’s choice or preference, such as the perfume bottles and the perfumes fragrance. True perfumes as you would expect are considered the best quality, but unfortunately and typically they come with the high price tags.
To buy these perfumes on a regular basis does not usually fit the average person’s budget. For this reason, most people content themselves by buying a bottle of Eau de Toilette or Eau de Cologne. These contain only up to 15 percent essential oils, but are still usually strong enough to last several hours without re-spraying. While these would be perfectly good perfume gifts to give your loved ones, you can take it a little bit further by giving them perfume gift basket with different types of womens perfume. You can find these gifts offered by beauty supply retailers everywhere. These gift baskets not only contain the perfumes but also lotions, shower gels, powders, soaps and other beauty products that your friends or family will surely appreciate.