Market data from the NPD group for luxury fragrances in 2007 showed that they failed to match the success of their counterparts in the luxury skin care and make-up categories, with overall sales slipping 1 percent to $2.5bn

However, sales of fragrances that have been on the market since 2006 or before grew by two percent suggesting that consumers are returning to well-known and trusted products.

"It may be that consumers are finding comfort in familiar brands because of the crowded marketplace," said NPD analyst Karen Grant.

— From Stars launch new fragrances in time for Christmas at Cosmetics Design.

Patty Geissler, the originator of the entertaining perfume blog Perfumeposse.com, has a separate room in her home dedicated to her vast collection of fragrances. 'I love scent, always have,' she says. 'Some of the things I have because they're old and impossible to find, or it's a beautiful bottle, others just because they smell great.'

— From Uncommon scents in the UK Telegraph.

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In fact, 43 percent of men who wear fragrance say they got it as a gift from a woman. But they don’t return the favor in kind. Almost a quarter of women who wear fragrance said they received it from a man.

— Happi magazine reports on data gathered by the NPD Group during February 2007. Read more to find out which brands are favored by men, which by women.