Black Owned Perfume Brands and Creators to Support.

In honor of Juneteenth we created a list of Black Owned fragrance Brands and Black creators in the fragrance community.

Brands

1. Chris Collins

Super model Chris Collins launched his own fragrance line in 2017. Currently he has 7 fragrances, and is sold in 5 countries.

Website: https://worldofchriscollins.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldofchriscollins/

2. Savoire Faire

In November 2017 Chris Classic released his own fragrance, called Savoir Faire.  He calls his creations “fragrances for people of many layers.” They are all blended, bottled and boxed by him.

Website: https://savoirfaire.store/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysavoirfaire/

3. Ovation

The team at Ovation, Shawn Crenshaw, Fadelf Jackson, and Cecil Cross., decided to come up with fragrances specifically targeted towards men of color. With their catchy motto “every man deserves an ovation” we think you should definitely check them out.

Website: http://ovationfragrance.com/#shop

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ovationformen/

4. Mair

Mair Emenogu is the owner and creator of Mair fragrances. The perfumer behind the fragrance is Frederic Cohen. ‘Remember When’ is available for purchase on their website.

Website: https://mairfragrance.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mairfragrance/

Black Creators that you should check out and where to find them:

Big Beard Business, Fragrance Reviewer

IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigbeardbusiness/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzffM8t_fwU&feature=youtu.be

Mr.Cologne, Fragrance Reviewer

IG: https://www.instagram.com/mrcologne76/

Tiff Benson, Fragrance Reviewer and founder of The Fragrance Society

IG: https://www.instagram.com/tiffbenson/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4lKHUYqvm74znBF6qSnYig

Gicquel Boris Aphanou, Photographer

IG: https://www.instagram.com/capturedbygicquel/

Website: https://www.capturedbygicquelphotography.com/

There are many more amazing brand and creators, we invite you to share them in the comments of this blog.

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How to Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer Using Perfume?

These days we all hear about the importance of hand sanitizer, but unfortunately, there is a national shortage of hand sanitizers and rubbing alcohol. So we are getting creative and putting this blog together to share with you, How to Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer Using Perfume?

Obviously, we are just doing this as a fun, last resort experiment. Given the fact that EDT fragrances have typically higher alcohol content ( 80%-95%) we wanted to experience making our own hand sanitizer in the absence of alcohol.

What you need:

1 cup Eau de Toilette

1/3 cup Aloe vera Gel ( or Bio-oil, or Baby Oil)

Clean Bowl

Dispenser

Just add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them, No need to add essential oils, the perfume will already add a pleasant scent.

The amounts are going to give you about 200ml of hand sanitizer so you can make the amount you need accordingly. Personally, we filled an empty atomizer with it and take it on the go. The portion needs to be 1 part gel to 3 part perfume.

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7 Nostalgic Fragrances

You know how sometimes you smell something and it just takes you back? Yes, we are gonna talk about those nostalgic fragrances.

Ck Obsession

This oriental spicy perfume was one of the most popular ones in the 80s. We are talking about the original formulation of vanilla, musk, and sandalwood.

Victoria’s Secret Bombshell

one of the newest ones on this list. Bombshell came out in 2010 but, every time we smell this fruity scent, it takes us back to when we used to sing along with Katy Perry’s teenage dream.

Stetson

Stetson came out in 1981 and was one of the most known chypre fragrances. It became a first barbershop fragrance for many fragrance lovers.

Gucci Rush

One of the most recognizable scents came out in 1999. To this day it is a very attractive and bold scent. You smell it and you can just imagine going to parties and dancing the night away.

Christian Dior Fahrenheit

Yes, we are talking about the famous fragrance with a gasoline accord. some were able to smell it some were not. but no matter which side you belong on you can’t deny that this was a unique fragrance that launched in 1988.

Chanel No 5

This Chanel Eau de Parfum came out in 1986 and was the new version of the vintage No 5. Who doesn’t have an aunt or grandmother who used to wear chanel No 5? How could we not include it on the list of nostalgic fragrances?

Exclamation

Whether you bought it for the fruity scent or the iconic packaging, smelling this fragrance will take you to your teenage years when you just wanted to become a grownup.

Which of these fragrances did you own?

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How to Find the Perfect Winter Fragrance

Mаnу реорlе соntinuе tо uѕе just оnе оr two frаgrаnсеѕ throughout the year no matter which season it iѕ, but this could mеаn thаt you aren’t аblе to make the mоѕt оf уоur fragrances during certain wеаthеrѕ. Wearing реrfumе can еnhаnсе a person’s рrеѕеnсе and, аѕ Stерhеn Hough from Thе Telegraph writеѕ, ‘а wеll-сhоѕеn, well-made frаgrаnсе will ассоmраnу us through оut thе dау. Its сhоiсе reflects оur mооd, indeed, it саn сhаngе оur mооd’. However, if уоu wаnt tо еnѕurе yоur frаgrаnсе iѕ сарturing thе right mood throughout thе year, уоu will need tо consider buying a different ѕсеnt for each ѕеаѕоn. 

With wintеr being here, thiѕ ѕhоuld be оnе оf уоur main рriоritiеѕ in tеrmѕ of fаѕhiоn. Hоwеvеr, this can ѕоmеtimеѕ be a little difficult if уоu hаvе no idea what mаkеѕ a winter реrfumе, ѕо here are ѕоmе of our top tiрѕ to hеlр уоu out: 

1. Know Yоur Fragrance 

Before уоu gо ѕеаrсhing for уоur wintеr fragrance, уоu should gеt an undеrѕtаnding of thе fragrances thаt уоu еnjоу. Thеrе will be no point in wеаring a ѕсеnt that is ideal fоr thе wintеr ѕеаѕоn if it doesn’t ѕuit уоu, ѕо соnѕidеr your options, likеѕ аnd dislikes bеfоrе mаking уоur dесiѕiоn. 

2. Piсk Sоmеthing Strоngеr 

During the winter months lightеr ѕсеntѕ ѕuсh аѕ еаu de toilette can аll but diѕарреаr, ѕо уоu will nееd tо сhооѕе ѕоmеthing thаt iѕ a little bit more роtеnt. Thе wеbѕitе bеllаѕugаr explains whу уоu need tо dо thiѕ: ‘If уоu hаvе to сhооѕе between a more dilutе formulation like an EDT оr something ѕtrоngеr likе an eau de parfum (EDP) or раrfum, уоu’rе bеttеr оff gеtting the ѕtiffеr ѕtuff, since ѕсеnt doesn’t lift оff your ѕkin when it’ѕ соld thе wау it dоеѕ whеn it’ѕ hot’. 

Reema Sablok, a celebrity makeup еxреrt, says ‘”Winter реrfumеѕ ѕhоuld hаvе riсh ѕсеntѕ аlоng with sweet notes likе аmbеr, vаnillа and cinnamon such аѕ this Guссi ruѕh at the frаgrаnсе ѕhор. There аrе vаriоuѕ реrfumеѕ whiсh соmbinе ѕwееt frаgrаnсеѕ likе оrаngеѕ, caramel, lеmоn, honey and fruits”‘. 

еHоw оffеrѕ a mоrе in-dерth еxрlаnаtiоn fоr thiѕ: ‘Once the perfume оr cologne tоuсhеѕ уоur ѕkin, the nеxt раrt of the frаgrаnсе process ѕtаrtѕ. Thiѕ iѕ when уоur nаturаl bоdуhеаt mаkеѕ thе реrfumе or соlоgnе tо hеаt up аnd еvароrаtе, causing the fragrance to emit from уоur bоdу and become more notable’. This is whу соldеr wеаthеr calls fоr a stronger ѕсеnt. 

3. Givе It Timе 

Thiѕ tip isn’t necessarily еxсluѕivеlу applied to winter frаgrаnсе finding, аѕ it mаkеѕ ѕеnѕе to dо thiѕ whеnеvеr buying new perfumes. Mаdiѕоnmаg says that ‘whеn trуing a new frаgrаnсе, аllоw аt least 24 hоurѕ fоr each element of thе ѕсеnt tо develop аnd dоn’t trу more thаn thrее fragrances at оnсе’. Thiѕ will give the ѕсеnt time tо mature, which will rеlеаѕе аll of itѕ hidden elements tо еnѕurе уоu gеt thе еxреriеnсе аll of it bеfоrе рurсhаѕing a nеw ѕсеnt. 

4. Look tо thе Sеаѕоn 

Whеn choosing уоur wintеr fragrance, it can be a good idea to consider traditional ѕсеntѕ fоr thе season that will еvоkе a memory оf winter time fоr уоurѕеlf and thоѕе around you. Livеѕtrоng.соm advises реорlе tо ‘сhооѕе a frаgrаnсе that is rеminiѕсеnt оf the winter holidays with thе traditional аnd warm scents оf cinnamon and cranberry. Thоѕе who love to ѕреnd the hоlidауѕ with fаmіlу аnd friends will love a traditional holiday ѕсеnt. It will hеlр to gеt уоu in the mood before уоur nеxt fаmilу gеt-tоgеthеr’. 

When lооking for winter fragrances, go for stronger ѕсеntѕ thаt will rеmind you оf thе hоlidауѕ, and аlwауѕ gіvе thе ѕсеnt tіmе tо dеvеlор bеfоrе рurсhаѕing it.

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Gift Guide For Every Budget

It’s time for another gift guide. Here we are giving options for every budget. If you rather give a gift set, make sure you check our last post. Let’s start with the least expensive gift idea and make our way to the most expensive.

Calvin Klein Sheer Beauty Essence

This is a very safe option. A fresh and floral perfume that’s great for everyday use.

Maxaroma Price: $14

Reyane Insurrection II Dark

This spicy fragrance is a perfect option for this time of year. It’s a dark scent so if you know someone who enjoys that scent, this would be a great option.

Maxaroma Price: $19.99

Burberry Brit Sheer

This one is a very delicious scent. With notes like pineapple and pear, it can be worn by any age group in any occasion. It’s perfect for spring and summer.

Maxaroma Price: $34

John Varvatos Dark Rebel Rider 

Take one look at the bottle and name of this perfume and you’d know who to buy it for. It’s balsamic, leathery and woody and makes a perfect gift for the daring guy on your list.

Maxaroma Price: $33.56

Lolita Lempicka EDP

There is a reason this is considered a classic fragrance. This sweet yet spicy fragrance has a playful take on the chic classic floral scent.

Rasasi Hawas

This is another easy to wear fragrance on the list. We tried to include perfumes that are easy to gift and everyone would love. Hawas like many other aquatic and fresh fragrances is a people pleaser.

Maxaroma Price: $56.70

Victor&Rolf Flowerbomb Bloom

As the younger sister to Flowerbomb, Flowerbomb Bloom is a fresher younger take on this all time favorite scent. It is a lovely scent and a safe gift.

Maxaroma Price: $87.55

Christian Dior Sauvage

This is Christian Dior’s take on a blue fragrance and it’s been a best seller since 2015. Aromatic, soft spicy, and sexy fragrance for any man on your list.

Maxaroma Price: $72.99

And now time for the most expensive perfumes on our list.

Roja Parfum Elixir

This is a very feminine, sweet and powdery scent. Just like all other Roja perfumes Elixir is an elegant and chic scent that’s perfect for making someone’s holidays happier.

Maxaroma Price: $279.99

Parfums De Marly Layton

Really any perfume from this brand would make a great gift. We went with Layton since it’s the most versatile and best seller. This is a spicy, sweet scent with a note of vanilla.

Maxaroma Price: $295

Don’t forget that candles make great gifts as well, especially if you are not sure what is their taste in fragrances.

Happy Shopping to All!

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Best Gift Sets to Gift to Her

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means we will be sharing our gift ideas with you.

Today’s list is our Favorite Gift Sets for Women.

Mon Guerlain

What is better than gifting this gorgeous vanilla, aromatic scent? including a mini and body lotion that smells the same. The packaging is beautiful, the scent is a great oriental woody scent and it’s a compliment getter.

Gucci Bloom

If you are shopping for someone who likes floral scents, they will love Gucci Bloom. As suggested by the name it’s a floral perfume, with a base of vanilla and sandalwood. The set also comes with a rollerball and a body lotion.

Chloe Eau De Parfum

Another option for people who love floral scent would be Chloe. There is a reason that this perfume has been a best seller since 2008. Floral, Fruity and fresh accords make this a fragrance that many would enjoy and use daily.

Lady Million

If they like the smell of honey, this is the way to go. The bottle is pretty unique too, so it will remind them of you every time they see it on their vanity.

Lancome Collection

If you are not sure about their taste in perfume, give them this gorgeous set. They can try the best sellers from Lancome and decide what they like best.

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Some of the Best Fig Fragrances

As the fall is approaching, fragrances with a fig note are more popular than before. There are some very well known perfumes such as Hermes Un Jardin en Méditerranée and Premier Figuere that feature the fig note. Here we want to introduce some maybe lesser-known fragrances that feature fig.

  1. Dyptique Philosykos

It has main accords of green, woody, sweet, milky and fresh

2. Blu Mediterraneo Fico di Amalfi by Acqua Di Parma

Main Accords are Citrus, Woody, Green, Fruity, and Sweet.

3. Nest Indigo

With the main accords of Green, Woody, Fruity, Citrus, Ozonic and sweet

4.Thierry Mugler Womanity

Has main accords of woody, savory, fruity, green, and animalic.

5. Banana Republic 78 Vintage Green

Features main accord of citrus, woody, fruity, ozonic, and fresh spicy

What are the best Fig fragrances that you’ve tried? What is the next note you want us to cover next time?

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5 key Perfumes trends all men must know

They probably won’t be as clear as runway trends, yet there are subtle moves in what’s hot in perfumery happening constantly. What’s more, in case you’re the sort of fellow who likes to stay up with the latest, is there any good reason why you wouldn’t spruce up your fragrance line-up as well?

Perfumes trends have a tendency to be less recognizable contrasted with trends in garments, absolutely on the grounds that garments are more discernible than perfume – however there are perfumes trends. Not exclusively does the fragrance world seeks the catwalk for motivation, perfumes for him creators are continually endeavoring to discover new olfactory domains to investigate.

So what perfumes trends are worth focusing on at the present moment? Here are five perfumes trends that all men must know.

Spice Bombs

From the cool cardamom and the zingy ginger to interesting dark pepper and intensely hot bean stew, spices are all over this season, testing the sweet epicure as well as oud trends of the most recent couple of years for strength in perfumes for him.

Fiery scents are to your fragrance closet what jumpers are to your attire one, warm and comforting, however sexier as well.

Saffron

Similarly menswear homes in on a specific shading or cut each season, once in a while certain fragrance notes ascend to prominence in perfumery. Lately, everything from smoky odd to the interesting pink pepper has ended up kind of the month.

In any case, this pre-winter its saffron’s turn, regularly named the King of Spices because of its shortage and cost. Sweet, hearty and somewhat leathery, saffron mixes particularly well with woody notes giving them additional profundity, so pay special mind to it in the event that you like fragrance for him, warm, attractive and fiery.

Dark Knights

The perfumes for him industry is well known for utilizing shading as a signpost to a scent’s temperament or character. Red, for instance, says blazing and sweltering; yellow is citrusy and summery; and blue oceanic. So as you may expect, dark – this present season’s favored shading for fragrance bundling – signifies scents that are intense, dark, sensual and somewhat secretive.

Boutique Perfumeries

In case that you need verification that specialty or ’boutique’ fragrances are where it’s at the present moment, you just need to take a gander at the details.

Offers of boutique fragrances costing more than £200 a container have quadrupled over the most recent five years, and as per drift Analysis Company NPD Group there’s been a 36 for each penny increment in the quantity of specialty fragrance for him available since 2011. On account of men getting progressively perceiving in their fragrance purchasing habits, it’s this area of the market where development is going on.

Seventies Scents

There is unquestionably a pattern right now for woody, musky fougère perfumes for him with barbershop botanical notes of lavender and jasmine, which recommend tastefulness and certainty and behold back to a period of customary qualities and decorum, of valor and exquisite, refined manliness.

Ideal for adults, these perfumes trends are additionally awesome for more youthful folks needing to kick back against non-specific, mass-showcase fragrances bound with sweet, foodie notes or the bitter aquatic ones.

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Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide

If you are looking to buy a gift for your mom from Maxaroma, we made our mother’ day gift guide based on hobbies. Maybe this can help you pick a gift that she’d love.

The Active Mom

If she is going to the gym often we recommend something that will not offend other people at the gym, something that she can use every day without worrying if she is going to hit the gym that day or not. Something like Clean Cool Cotton.

The Baking Mom

If she loves baking, chances are she’d love sweet perfumes with notes of vanilla, tonka bean or cardamom. It will remind her of the calm that baking brings. We suggest something like Narciso Rodriguez for Her.

The Artist Mom

If she is an artist or if she is into art, she will love something a little different and unique. Go for something with warm spicy accord like Gucci Oud.

The Fashionista Mom

If she is into fashion she will appreciate something from a designer line with a special bottle. something that would look good on her vanity like Marc Jacobs Decadence.

The Makeup Lover Mom

If she loves makeup and she watches a lot of Youtube makeup tutorial get her a gift set with makeup in it. We recommend Chanel Coco Noir Gift Set. You can’t go wrong with Coco Noir and a classic red and the bonus makeup pouch.

The Adventurous Mom

If she likes trying new things she might like a gift set that gives her more than one option and lets her try different scents. Buy her something like the Georgia Armani Mini Set.

What are some of your recommendations for mother’s day gift?

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Niche Houses everyone needs to know.

This is a list of Niche fragrance houses that we believe need even more recognition. Houses that everyone need to know not just fragrance conseillers

Even though this brand was born in 1951, it is still not very well known in the United States. They have a very high-quality line. Their fragrances are mainly made in France. We could not write about Ajmal without mentioning our favorite quote from their founder. “A fragrance is all that it takes to travel through time, such is the bond between memory and smell”

This Swedish house has been recently bought by Manzanita Capital. Since then, they have a bigger reach than before. Their fragrances are known for having simple bottle design and note breakdowns.

This Brooklyn based brand started with a unique vision. They want customers to explore the fragrances and believe that the more you know about the stories behind a scent the more you will appreciate it.

This rather small UK based brand has been bought by Estee Lauder and now is available in more countries. What makes this brand apart is, how easy it makes layering fragrances for its consumers. It feels like you are making your own customized perfume.

This brand was initiated by Romano, the grandson of Nina Ricci. The brand was made for women however, right now there are some unisex fragrances made by Juliette has a Gun as well.

L’Artisan Parfumeur was the result of a challenge, a plaisanterie. Due to his training as a chemist, a friend asked Jean Laporte if he could create a banana scent to wear with a costume of the same fruit to a gala evening at the Folies Bergères. This was quickly followed by grapefruit and vanilla fragrances.

He experimented and created original scents with “natural essences”. With the success of his first line of fragrances, Jean Laporte was named L’Artisan Parfumeur – the craftsman of fragrance – by perfume enthusiasts.

This brand was founded in France. All their collection consist of three perfumes. ” Always drawing its inspiration from universal cultural patrimony,LIQUIDES IMAGINAIRES sheds a contemporary light over ancestral symbols, characters or events still present in the collective subconscious. These perfumes are an eternal roundtrip to the founding myths of the humanity and of the self. “

Granted Penhaligon’s is a well respected brand. The reason they are on this list is that they deserve even more recognition in my opinion.
Penhaligon’s are the holders of two royal warrants.  They still are using their original bottle design and high quality ingredients.

The most important idea behind this brand is luxury and quality. This Italian brand just started distributing in the United State’s market.

The founder, Serge Lutens is someone who we are personally fascinated with here at MaxAroma. He is an artist that was successful in every form he showed his talent, including fragrances. ” Serge Lutens fragrances were made in collaboration with perfumers Christopher Sheldrake, Maurice Roucel, Serge Lutens and Gilles Romey. “

Comment with your favorite niche houses that you’d like others to try.

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