| Perfume bottles often sell the perfume. As much | | | | be recycled. This is useful if you make your own |
| effort is put into designing a perfume bottle as | | | | perfume. |
| into the perfume itself. Those glittering little | | | | A bottle with a mister is always worth keeping. |
| bottles in their brightly lit display cases are what | | | | You can refill it and reuse it many times. The |
| first attracts us to the product. | | | | same perfume in a bottle with a mister is always |
| They say something about what feeling the | | | | more expensive than perfume in a bottle with a |
| perfume is meant to create. This one tells us the | | | | stopper. You may be able to pick up a mister |
| perfume is fresh, innocent scent. That one that | | | | bottle secondhand. |
| the perfume is dark, dangerous and seductive. | | | | Antique perfume bottles are a good buy. They |
| The slim rectangular bottle of Chanel No 5 speaks | | | | make pretty ornaments in their own right and can |
| of cool, classic sophistication and a woman who | | | | be reused. They often have glass stoppers which |
| knows her own mind. | | | | are more attractive than many modern ones. You |
| We reach for the bottle depending whether we | | | | can often pick up perfume bottles cheaply at car |
| see ourselves as a doe-eyed ingenue or a wicked | | | | boot sales, garage sales and flea markets. |
| temptress. Or someone buys it for us because | | | | If you make your own perfume you may even |
| that is how they imagine us to be. Perfume | | | | want to make your own perfume bottles. All you |
| bottles are about image, our image and the image | | | | need is a small, plain bottle. You can decorate it |
| of the product. | | | | with glass paints or by sticking beads or ceramic |
| A great perfume in a plain bottle would not sell. | | | | pieces to it. An art noveau effect is very |
| We are half way to buying the perfume before | | | | attractive and easy to do. Coloured tissue makes |
| we even smell it. Many of us have bought a | | | | a lovely stained glass effect. |
| perfume purely on the basis of how the bottle | | | | The advantage of covering the glass is that it |
| looks. Many presents are certainly bought that | | | | keeps light from getting to the perfume and |
| way. | | | | causing it to deteriorate. You can achieve the |
| With so much skill and design effort perfume | | | | same effect by making a decorative label for |
| bottles have become collector's items. The bottle | | | | your own home made perfumes. |
| often costs more than what it contains. That | | | | You could even take a glass blowing course and |
| alone is a reason to collect them. | | | | learn to make your own bottles. Mouth blown |
| Perfume bottles are worth keeping when you've | | | | glass bottles are unique creations. No two are |
| finished the perfume. They make great | | | | exactly alike. They will make your own perfumes |
| ornaments for the dressing table. They can also | | | | a truely luxurious product. |