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  • Apr 8

    There are many different manufacturers in the world market. Some use the same ingredients while others have certain secrets which helps to differentiate one brand from another. The most important ingredient in creating your own perfume is the essential oils. Each one has a different chemical composition so those who want to start perfume making have to know the difference between a base, middle, top and bridge notes.

    The first step in perfume making is the combination of the oils. You should first mix a few drops each of the essential oils. It must always have a correct percentage of base, middle and top note. It may not smell that good yet and that is why the next type of essential oil is needed. This is known as the bridge note that blends everything together to create the perfect scent. After the essential oils have been mixed, it is the time to pour alcohol into the mixture. Some manufacturers have also used an Everclear beverage that is also works as an alcohol base. The general rule when combining essential oils with alcohol is that a maximum of 20 drops must be administered for every 4 ml. of alcohol.

    The final step in creating your perfume making is to add water. Once again, the vessel containing all the ingredients should be briskly shaken for everything to mix together well. The perfume should be stored in a coloured bottle to prevent it from being exposure to light. After two days, the contents can then be placed in a sprayer bottle so that it can be used. You also have the option of storing it for a longer period of time should you wish. It is best to check on the scent from time to time to make sure nothing is amiss. If you are are not satisfied add a little more oil into the fragrance and wait for a few more days for it to settle in.

    Those who do this properly will notice that the scent will stay longer on the skin as some will just disappear within a few minutes.

    There are various methods in making perfumes and this will really depend on the taste of the person developing it. Those who want it to last longer can pour more of a base essential oil rather than the middle or top. The important thing is that the person should follow the proper steps in making this happen.

    A valuable tip when working with essential oils is to keep clear notes on everything. You will surely make some mistakes along the way but reviewing each stage will make it easy to narrow down where the error was committed.

    Perfume making is always a lot of fun. There are many different oils and the only way to get it right is through trial and error.

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  • Apr 4

    Getting paid to review programs is a really easy way to get paid by doing something really easy and fun. You can actually join sites and or programs online and they will pay you for reviewing all sorts of products like electronics, travel, hotels, auto loans, golf clubs etc. Usually these sites have a set price for each review. So say a website has a set price of $0.10 per review and you do 100 reviews then you made $10.

    Pretty easy right? Well it is! But you also have to follow the rules in the tos section or you wont get paid, so please make sure you do this as well. Sometimes you might have to include the product name with in your review. Or you might have to write a certain amount of words in your review. It could be from 100 words to 500 words depending on what the site says.

    Most of these websites pay you with Pay Pal which is something I love because I am constantly using pay pal online for bills, transactions, transfers, and business reasons such as paying for hosting or web design. If you don’t use pay pal and instead would rather use something like e-gold, just do a simple search on Google for something like “Paid To Review Sites for E-gold.” This should find you some sites that payout using the processor you want.

    Here are a few more categories (but not all the categories) for those of you still wondering about if you would be interested in something like this or not: Read the rest of this entry »

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  • Women & Perfume

    Filed under Perfume
    Mar 31

    Most women enjoy picking out a fragrance that is their own. For some women that is a fruity scent and for others they are drawn to a much more flowery scent.

    Women’s perfume is a billion dollar business and it’s easy to see why. Women love feeling their best and perfume helps them to feel fresh and clean.

    When it comes to purchasing women’s perfume the most difficult part might be narrowing down the choice. There are hundreds of different bottles of perfume available.

    The cost of women’s perfume is often a determining factor in which fragrance a woman will pick. Some perfume is very Read the rest of this entry »

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