Define Your Romance On Perfume Day

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Thursday, February 17, 2011, 10:01

The most romantic day of the year Valentine's Day have just gone two days back but couples who got drenched in the toxicity of love are still drooling in the hangover of romance. To make this hangover even more romantic, lovers celebrate the Perfume Day on the 17th of February.

On Perfume Day, couple gift various fragrances to each other and enjoy the mingling amongst the romantic aroma. Perfumes, however, when created had no romantic connotations, they were used by the Egyptians as a balm to apply on the Mummy and for other religious ceremonies. It started being used for romantic purposes in the 1580 AD, by queens to enhance lovemaking. It is said that Queen Cleopatra used Opiates and perfumes for seduction and many believed that she was the one to invent pomades from bear grease. Since then the romantic properties of aroma was discovered and became the only member to be with the love of the lovers.

On this Perfume Day of the 21st century, we have hundreds of aroma's and fragrances to choose form. Perfume Day we present to you four Romantic Fragrances -

1.Sandalwood – According to a folklore one a man had taken sandalwood to cure his sore throat. This rather than curing his throat, also increased his libido. Thus the use of sandalwood perfume started and has been considered as one of the aromas of romance.

2.Musk - Musk has been well known for it's aphrodisiac properties since hundreds of years. Musk is one of the best masculine scents and infuses the fragrance slowly and allows it to linger around and build up the alluring and sensual atmosphere. This very romantic essence can sure capture a permanent part of the memory.

3.Ylang Ylang - Ylang Ylang is a feminine scent and a perfect gift on a special day. It blends smoothly into the feminine personality and can be overpowering to the senses. Ylang Ylang till date is believed to be ideal for the romantic night out.

4.Jasmine - Jasmine is a well known sweet sensual fragrance. Jasmine in itself is an agent of aromatherapy which balances the female hormones and also boost confidence.

On this Perfume Day, make these romantic essence as an extra dose to take your romantic quotient a step ahead.