The Perfumed Court, the perfume sample/decant store that opened in 2007, has now split in two. The original Perfumed Court is still open, but two of the proprietors, Patty White (of Perfume Posse) and Lisa Lawler, have left to open the new Surrender to Chance store…
A decanter’s dream
A new refillable 4.7 ml atomizer. It looks like it would prevent waste and spillage while decanting (more info below the jump):
Update: the video is no longer available, sorry!
Random perfume musings: on decants & swapping
So, the news on the fragrance forums is that first of all, as of tomorrow, Ebay will no longer permit the sale of decanted perfumes of any size or type. As I understand it, you will still be able to sell perfumes in their original containers (presumably, that means full or partially full bottles and carded samples). This is not good news for perfumistas, obviously, although I am actually very surprised that it was allowed for as long as it was. There are currently long threads at MakeupAlley, Perfume of Life and Basenotes if you want to read more on the subject.
Basenotes has gone a step further: they will no longer allow selling or swapping of decanted fragrances, as of this coming Sunday. I am off to light a candle and pray to whatever goddess smiles on the swapping board at MakeupAlley…
Perfumista tip: how to decant perfume
I suppose I should actually start with why you might want to decant perfume. Well, there are any number of possible reasons. Perhaps you want to start swapping (swapping article coming up soon!), or selling on ebay, or perhaps you just want to share fragrances with your friends or split a bottle of something you can’t afford to buy full-sized. Or maybe you’d like to have some travel sizes of your favorite scents?
Decanting Supplies
To start with, you’ll need some empty bottles, atomizers and/or vials…