Among perfume lovers drinking- the event is familiar and familiar. Someone organizes drinking, someone participates in them, someone just looks at it from the outside and prefers to buy the whole bottle, but one way or another everyone knows about drinking.
At the same time, communicating with people for whom perfume is not yet a hobby or collectible, I saw that very few people are familiar with such a concept as drinking.
Many do not see the difference between drinking perfumery and bulk perfumery (perfumery on tap).
Therefore, I would like to clarify and distinguish between these two concepts that are completely different in their essence.
Bulk perfumery
So, let's start with bottled perfumery or, in another way, bulk perfumery.
Probably, in every city there are stalls or departments in supermarkets that sell bulk perfumes. They look very tempting - glass amphorae with taps or corks filled with amber liquid, small pretty bottles of different sizes and shapes, into which the customer is poured the chosen aroma, flaunt on the window - choose any!
The consultants very convincingly talk about the fact that this is a perfume concentrate purchased in barrels from the best perfumery factories in France. That these concentrates are bought by famous perfume houses and bottled in their own branded bottles. And, they say, there is no need to pay more, because the main thing is aroma, etc. In general, the text of such arguments varies, but this is not the main thing.
The main thing is that these draft fragrances are not original - they are just rough copies of the famous fragrances that are most popular. Often these fragrances are even more persistent than the original ones, but there are no fine lines of disclosure in them, the fragrances do not play, do not shimmer like the original creations of great perfumers.
Now let's figure out what is Drinking perfume
First, a little bit of terminology:
- Drinking is a joint purchase of one bottle of perfume by several people.
- The drinker is the organizer of the drinking, he takes care of the purchase of a bottle of perfume, the purchase of atomizers, the manufacture and distribution of castings.
- Drinking participants- people who have expressed a desire to buy a cast of the scent being drunk.
- Casting is an original perfume poured into an atomizer of a certain volume. I wrote about casts and atomizers in detail earlier in the article.
Drinks are of two types.
- The first option is when a bottle is drunk, which has already been purchased and is available from the drinker.
Usually in such drinks they write "aroma in stock" or "aroma on hands". Participation in such a drinking does not require a long wait. The drinking participant pays for the ordered amount of perfume, after which the drinker sends the casting to the drinking participant.
- The second option is when a bottle that has not yet been purchased is drunk.
Usually in such drinks they write "the current drink" and indicate when the bottle will be bought - after they have been drunk, that is, booked by the participants of the drink, all free milliliters of perfume, or after a certain amount of perfume has been drunk, or buying a bottle can be tied to some date. It is also indicated when the payment will take place - at the end of the drink, but before the purchase of the bottle or after the bottle is in the hands of the drinker.
Participation in such a "current" drink implies that the participants in the drink are ready to wait until the company gathers for the whole bottle. Sometimes you have to wait for several weeks or even months. You can get out of the current drink, that is, abandon the booked milliks, if the drink has not yet taken place and the drinker has not bought the bottle. It is not desirable to leave the drink when the aroma has already been bought out, because the drinker, when buying a bottle, counted on all the participants in the drinking.
Why are drinking parties organized?
Firstly, drinking provides an opportunity to get acquainted with rare fragrances, niche perfumes that are not sold in many perfume stores. Vintage perfumes, discontinued perfumes, limited edition fragrances - all this becomes available in drinks.
Secondly, drinking is an opportunity to purchase a flavor at a better price. For example, a 100 ml bottle costs UAH 1000, a 30 ml bottle of the same fragrance costs UAH 700. Having bought a large bottle, the drinker can drink 70 ml, leave the rest for himself and, as a result, have the original bottle and 30 ml of perfume for only 300 UAH.
At the same time, everyone is given the opportunity to take part in drinking and buy a cast to get acquainted with the aroma. Often the bottle is also involved in drinking, usually the bottle is given to the one who buys from 30 ml of perfume or more.
Considering that tastes change and it happens that perfumes cease to be liked faster than they end, it is more expedient to buy a cast or an incomplete bottle in a drink than to buy a whole bottle.
I think many people dream of trying rare, new and simply not cheap fragrances, but it's a pity for the money to buy a large bottle, because it may not fit, but what to do with it later? And the smaller the bottle, the more unprofitable the purchase!
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First of all, this is a large forum about perfume, where you can find out information about a variety of fragrances, read their "pyramids", the history of their appearance and, of course, REVIEWS.
But there is also a very useful section - it is called Drinking.
Do not think anything bad This is how perfume lovers call the process when they jointly buy a bottle of perfume and "drink" it - they divide it into everyone who needs it. One - the organizer of such a purchase - buys a bottle and pours it for everyone in small spray bottles.
Usually the minimum "dose" for which you can sign up and buy is 10 ml, if the perfume is very expensive or the bottle is small, the "slice" can be from 5 ml. You can buy more, for example 30 ml, if you take the largest "slice" in the drink, then you can ask for a bottle, i.e. just get an incomplete bottle, the rest will be poured into sprays.
"Drinking" is called so precisely because it is not a purchase of some unknown where the hardened probes of unknown origin. Namely, because a bottle is bought ONLY after the bottle is "drunk", i.e. there are those who wish for all the "slices" of the bottle.
At the same time, the organizers on this site are proven by many years of participation in the forum, real perfumers And this is considered a compliment)))
Distribution is carried out at the meeting points indicated by the organizer, and almost all of them send parcels to the regions. And here you are - the happy owner of small portions of the aromas of interest.
For beginners, there is a topic explaining all these obscure words and processes. http://www.laparfumerie.org/fillings/showfilling/90-kak-ato-delaetsja/
What are the pros in all this:
The opportunity to purchase rare fragrances that you almost never find in stores.
The opportunity to try many different flavors, and not just pshiknuv once, as in a store, but to vilify them for a couple of weeks and evaluate whether it is worth buying a whole bottle.
There is no need to buy a bottle if you are not sure that you will not get tired of this perfume in a month.
The opportunity to purchase fragrances to try if you live in small towns and do not have the opportunity to often travel to perfume shops.
- opportunity to save! Because buying the largest bottle and dividing it among all, it will be much cheaper than buying the smallest one.
For me personally, this gave me the opportunity to taste fragrances that I had never seen in stores before, and had not yet met, and appreciate! For example, a 10 ml slice of this fragrance cost me 200 rubles. But now I know for sure that as soon as I find a whole bottle where I will buy it, without even trying
Perfume is an invisible, yet unforgettable, unrivaled fashion accessory.
He notifies about the appearance of a woman and continues to remind of her when she left.
Coco Chanel
Today is a post about my new hobby - participation in the drinking of aromas.
Drinking perfume means buying one bottle of perfume for several people.
The fragrance is distributed in atomizers (small spray bottles).
ATOMIZER is a glass or plastic bottle with a screw-on spray in a metal case or without it. The remainder of the bottle is also put up for sale with 20-30 ml.
Why are perfumes drunk?
- You can test the fragrance before buying a bottle, that is, free yourself from too “costly” mistakes.
- Great option for people on a modest budget.
- You will always have a whole collection of expensive fragrances and novelties of course. It is advisable to have at least two perfumes - for the summer and for the winter. Ideally, you also need a "demi-season scent", evening and office.
Process: automizers are filled with a syringe or, in extreme cases, "bounce".
You can carefully remove the cap of the spray bottle and insert the needle directly into the bottle, into the plastic tube of the dispenser dipped in the liquid. This is a laborious method, moreover, not all dispensers allow such an operation, but it provides the best preservation of the aroma. My criterion for choosing a community is a responsible organizer - does not take an advance payment, guarantees quality (no fakes) and of course an adequate price.
As a rule, the organizer of the drink is well versed in the world of perfumery Internet trade and purchases bottles in trusted places.
Price analysis: don't look cheap, the fragrance is cheaper than the store, but not twice. The organizer does not work for free and the originals are not sent by the manufacturers from the factory, these are usually large distributors with a surcharge (delivery, customs collection, etc.)
Plus on-time dispatch and quality packaging.
My package is in it "one hundred thousand layers" for strength. And of course the choice of aromas is always great.
The drinking process itself is incredibly interesting, as if it got to an auction (without bids).
The publication of the fragrance with a description and price for 5 or 10 ml. The most popular ones sometimes “go away” in a minute. I'll tell you so fascinatingly :)
And now about my first four bottles (11 more ways and the rest in the bottle)
I used all the scents in the summer, the climate of Moscow and then the sea, hot in Spain.
BAMBOO HARMONY BY KILIAN
Top notes:
Orange Bergamot Neroli
Middle notes:
Tea Indian spices Mimosa
Base notes:
Mate Oakmoss Fig Leaf
Citrus, Aromatic
Gender: unisex, unisex.
Perfumer: Calice Becker (creator of the Avon, Tom Ford and famous J'adore Dior series)
Delicate, light, tea-green. No associations with the KILIAN fashion house
As simple as cotton pajamas with stripes.
Image source below This is the morning freshly made mate, terrace and hanging bamboo leaves.
Not at all resistant to me.
It starts off cool and watery, I hear water lilies in it. Much to my disappointment, the soapiness also crawled out. Rustic and unpretentious. No plume.
But! Of all four castings, it ended first.
On vacation by the sea, after the heat, after taking a shower, I apply it a little bit on my hair and wrist. Falls asleep wonderfully, does not irritate and by midnight disappears without a trace.
As a result, the composition looks something like this on me: the beginning of the citrus (orange) flies very quickly, then tea and fresh bamboo, a little watery water lily and ends with soap.
I think it is perfect for a man too.
I will not buy a full bottle. At the same time, I am glad that I met him. Now, if a body lotion or aroma candle comes out, I will definitely buy it.
Now in search of a new "night scent".
Please advise something light ...
Second Kilian SACRED WOOD
Composition of the composition
Top notes
Middle notes
Milk and that's it :) yes, yes, there are only two.
Gender: unisex, unisex.
Perfumer: the same Calice Becker (creator of the Avon, Tom Ford and famous J'adore Dior series)
For all the modestness of its composition, this fragrance "knows how to flirt and shimmer", as it is possible I can not answer, but there are clearly more than two of them.
Described inspired by the love story of an Indian couple
There is in him some kind of mystical languor, sweet bliss. Creamy dill
on a sandal backing.
The sandalwood is soft here, like the smoke of a fumigation stick.
Very girlish, in the heat it is like melted ice cream on a wooden stick, sprinkled with dill on top.
Most of all, I love its leftovers in the morning, when the creaminess leaves and there remains a piece of wood with already dry grains of dill. I hear dill alone, according to reviews I did not find it from others. Perhaps the creaminess of the sandal "plays with me."
Two zips, no more, three gave me a headache. Warm, persistent.
Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise
I was waiting for a "fashionable peony" Top notes
Pink pepper
Middle notes
Lychee, Peony
Base notes
Ambergris, Cedar, Musk
Perfumer Louise Turner (Mugler, Nina Ricci, last year's fashionable Tom Ford Lost Cherry, hers too)
Probably many are familiar with the popular Nakortik of this brand. This fragrance has one base with it.
I love peonies and pepper in aromas, I really wanted it. In a store, one test gives little idea, so the cast is superb.
And now I have as much as 5 ml.
But! It's a shame! Peonies do not sound on me :(
hid and only two hours later if you take a deep breath (with a great desire to find this cherished flower) you can hear "in a thin voice - I am here, I am, I just have not blossomed yet"
According to reviews, I belong to a group of women who hear a Bulgarian rose, or rather even oil.
The juice of ripe lychee from a tin can was added to the rose oil, the taste of a metal can always remains ((metallic aftertaste), a little bit of pine nut bitterness for piquancy and one petal of a pink peony bud.
The scent is fashionable, provocative, to declare itself to those around "his strong point".
At the start, metallic, sharp, sour, later it blooms and becomes already sour-floral.
For me, he is really handsome after five o'clock, I want to catch the train from the hair.
Beautifully "plays", then appears and disappears. I like it more in the evening.
I can't decide if it's mine or not, I'll wait for the coolness. On the bottle "not ripe", perhaps I will repeat the casting.
FREDERIC MALLE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Pierre Frederic Serge Louis Jacques Malle is a French entrepreneur, founder of the Editions de Parfum Frédéric Malle perfume house. Today for me the most interesting brand, the most sophisticated. I want almost all the fragrances in the collection.
A grandiose and already popular perfume
PORTRAIT OF A LADY is a real creation and not a one-day experience. Such out of fashion and time.
Created in 2010, it is still desired by many.
Perfumer Dominique Ropion gave us Duna CDs, Caron, Amarige, which have gone down in history
Givenchy, huge collection for Lancôme, Kenzo, Mugler, YSL. In general, he is a great talent.
Top notes: cloves, cinnamon, raspberries, black currants, rose.
Middle notes: sandalwood, patchouli, incense.
Base notes: musk, amber, benzoin.
I can sing odes to this gourmand fragrance for a long time.
Soft, exhilarating and "rich", a song to a quartet of rose, raspberry, patchouli and incense.
At the start, it is very similar to AGENT PROVOCATEUR, a tart, spicy, crimson pink. A few minutes later "sat down straight", the train is noble and melodious.
Rose petals have slightly wilted and are buried in dry raspberry leaves. The patchouli fumigated with incense has dried up. Everything is so soft, in harmony with each other. A special "raisin" is a combination of rose and raspberry.
For most, this is an evening scent, I think that when I go out, I think that patchouli fans like me can take the risk of "wearing it" during the day.
Patchouli oil is aphrodisiac :) I love it dearly in its fragrances.
My perfume self - Paloma Picasso, are very similar in their earthy base.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY sillage, opens up especially well on "hot skin" or in hot weather.
I see it on myself after 35 years not earlier. Adult and solid.
I love ... I have already bought another 10 ml.
Now let's get back to drinking. I am very glad that such a "fragrant period" has come in my life.
First of all, it was with great pleasure that I began to use perfume every day.
In the morning, choosing a bottle for your mood, weather or dress.
I read a lot of interesting things about perfumers. I am glad that I can afford all the new items and not put them on the wish list for the holidays.
Some pluses :)
Thanks to everyone who reads and writes me.
I would be grateful if you could write your favorite fragrances or something interesting about new items.
And I went to the post office, a new parcel arrived.
Why do women "drink for three", and how to join them?
D fish soup is an invisible, but unforgettable, unsurpassed fashion accessory.
He notifies about the appearance of a woman and continues to remind of her when she left.
Coco Chanel
at Sibmam, many perceive it as a club "only for their own". Indeed, if you first look there, and even by chance, you get the feeling that you got to the auction. "Five milliliters of 'The Only One' to sibmame Pretty Woman 1709, that's it, drunk!" Meanwhile, this is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the magical world of fragrances without significant damage to your wallet.
Let me take you on a little tour of the perfume world!
Why is one bottle not enough?
Our mothers have often been content with one single bottle of perfume for many years. Now, having accidentally met this smell, we can identify without error - mother's! But, let's be frank, this love was not from a good life, but rather from the inaccessibility of high-quality and varied perfume. Let's count how many bottles of perfume and eau de toilette an ordinary, completely unassuming woman needs.
Have you noticed that the aroma, which served you faithfully in the winter, “chokes” the summer? No, it didn't seem to you; our perception of odors really differs depending on the season, or rather, on the temperature and humidity of the air.
” Perfumes should be like sets of clothes, at least two - for the summer and for the winter. Ideally, you also need a “demi-season scent”.
Fragrances "for the feast and for the world" are very rare. Agree, the office needs a light, unobtrusive perfume that will unobtrusively outline the boundaries of your personal space. Another thing is a solemn event. No, this is not about strangling half of the stalls in the opera, but nevertheless, the train should be more noticeable, and the scent itself should be “louder”, otherwise you will look like Cinderella after the ball: in crystal shoes, but in an old dress.
” So, we counted four scents - one for the daytime for each season, and one for the evening for special occasions.
I want a fifth bottle!
Three or four bottles on the dressing table are no surprise. But ... sometimes you want more!
For instance, replace the boring aroma... This happens especially often with evening perfumes, which are used a couple of times a month. A bottle is consumed for a long time, for a very long time ... Sometimes you want to put it aside and try something new.
” Sometimes there is a real intolerance to the bored smell, "I wore it for years, but now I can't hear it!"
Or get rid of the retro scent... If perfume lives on your dressing table for years, it can just go out of style (yes, there is perfume fashion!) It's one thing if retro is your style. Another thing is when you stubbornly “put on” the aroma of the early 2000s, with “watermelon and cucumbers”, to a modern outfit. It's almost like suddenly heading off to work with aggressive '90s makeup - chocolate lipstick and purple eyebrow shadows.
Or get yourself a scent "in the mood": A special scent for when you want romance, cheer up or look like a business authority woman.
” Aromatherapy is not only about essential oils, it is also about perfume!
But the limit of the dressing table and credit card is not endless. And that's when perfume drinks come to your aid.
What is a perfume drink
Perfume drinking is a joint purchase of a bottle of perfume. This is not a Joint Purchase (although it looks similar) - the organizer of the purchase does not receive financial benefits. But he keeps the original bottle for himself, and, if several items are ordered at once, he saves on delivery.
Perfume for drinking is bought in a variety of places:
- in domestic and foreign online stores;
- from hands on forums of perfume lovers (especially if the fragrance has already been discontinued);
- through friends in the capital's perfume boutiques and duty-free shops;
- and even in the most ordinary Novosibirsk chain stores.
As a rule, the organizer of the drink is well versed in the world of perfumery Internet trade and purchases bottles in trusted places. This, of course, does not guarantee the acquisition of the original, but it still reduces the likelihood of buying a fake. Then the bottle is opened and poured into small containers with an ordinary medical syringe. Everything!
Advantages of perfume drinks
Let's not be cunning, perfumery is an expensive pleasure. Not every woman can afford to buy a bottle of a luxury fragrance for 10 thousand. But 5-10 milliliters is already a very real purchase.
” Dignity: cheap
Not all scents can be tested in Novosibirsk stores, alas, alas ... Buy eau de toilette in an online store solely on the basis of reviews, blindly? Risky event! It is better to first buy a couple of milliliters for a sample and make sure for yourself that you like the scent.
” Dignity: exclusive
Do you have a headache in a perfume shop and can't make a choice? Honestly, I myself am. To make sure that the purchase will not be in vain, you can only try on your favorite solo scent. And, of course, you don't have to buy a bottle for this.
” Dignity: a leisurely choice
The scent you like on a colleague may sound completely different on your skin. Or, a few hours later, underneath the opening notes that so charmed you in the store, you find an annoying base. Or the husband suddenly sniffs at your perfume and grimaces as if he ate a whole lemon ... In a word, before buying it is advisable to test the aroma on yourself for several days. But every day, only a woman with a very free schedule can afford to run into a perfume store and spray herself from a tester bottle. But a small test bottle is what you need!
” Dignity: time to think
Disadvantages of perfume drinks
It is not for nothing that perfume is sold in hermetically sealed bottles with a warning not to store it in the light and in the heat. Fragrance is a fragile thing, many fragrances may simply not tolerate contact with air, which inevitably occurs when filling a sample from a large bottle. It is extremely rare that the smell changes beyond recognition, but a sensitive nose can often catch some differences.
Perfume dictionary
Let's introduce you to some concepts that will come in handy on your way into the fascinating world of perfume collectors.
- Atomizer or atom - a small bottle designed for perfume. Atomizers began to be produced as travel bottles to take on short trips, but they turned out to be indispensable for perfume drinks. This mini-bottle is equipped with a spray bottle that allows you to apply the fragrance as a spray. Some bottles are adapted for “refueling” through a special hole in the bottom, but they are not used in parfilters - it is too difficult to accurately dose precious milliliters. The atomizers themselves are made of glass (less often plastic) and look very cute - like little perfume bottles.
- Violka - a bottle without a spray. If you received perfume samples in perfume stores, then they were most likely poured into just such violets. Their volume is small - 2, maximum 3 milliliters, and the liquid will have to be applied by "namaz" - by dropping it onto the hand, and only then applying it to the chosen place.
- Metal spray (or plastic spray) - a nozzle on a bottle, which provides a spray of perfume. Such a spray bottle can be made of metal or plastic. Metal tips are considered to be more reliable, although many perfume lovers admit that they cannot see the difference between them.
- The cast is, in fact, the very sample of perfume that will be poured from a large bottle to you. Usually, a medical syringe is used for dosing.
You can carefully remove the cap of the spray bottle and insert the needle directly into the bottle, into the plastic tube of the dispenser dipped in the liquid. This is a laborious method, moreover, not all dispensers allow such an operation, but it provides the best preservation of the aroma.
The second way is to remove the entire cap from the vial and immerse the syringe needle directly into the vial. The evaporation of the perfume will go faster, the changes in the aroma will be more noticeable.
The third method (used for small volumes) is to remove the plunger and spray several times directly into the syringe body. Unfortunately, such a scent can come to you without head notes.
In the end, let us mention the main advantage of perfumery: after going through a dozen and a half of fragrances, you will not only acquire your own small tasty collection, but also get a good chance to acquire your own “perfume self”. A rare scent will make you stand out from the crowd (well, unless all your friends participate in the same perfume, and this, you see, is rare). The perfume that suits you will say more than a thousand words about you. It will become your language even when you are silent.
"Time will pass and you will forget what the woman was wearing, but the smell of her perfume will remain in your memory for a long time." Christian Dior.
Prepared by Irina Ilyina
When this concept appeared is unknown. But the main thing is that it opens up new possibilities for aroma lovers. Drinking perfume- a whole event. It means buying one bottle of perfume for several people to separate and use. Eau de toilette or perfume is dispensed into atomizers (small spray bottles). The initiator of the event has the right to decide the “fate” of the original bottle of the fragrance - to keep it or give it to one of the participants in the event.
Why are perfumes drunk?
Firstly, you can test the scent yourself before buying a bottle of impressive volume. This will free yourself from an overly “costly” mistake.
Secondly, drinking perfume is ideal for people on a modest budget. On the face of the fact that large volumes of eau de toilette and other perfumery products cost the buyer somewhere several times cheaper. That is, the larger the bottle, the lower the price of 1 ml of fragrance. For example, cost of toilet waterin a bottle of 30 ml is about 600 rubles., while a bottle of the same eau de toilette, but 50 ml, costs about 800 rubles. Accordingly, in the first case, the cost of 1 ml of eau de toilette is about 20 rubles, and in the second about 16. So, buying one fragrance with a friend for two, you will receive 30 ml. ADIDAS Happy Game for about 480 rubles.
Thirdly, everyone knows that perfumes are everyday and for special occasions. Of course, the price for everyday perfumes is slightly lower than for evening ones. And there is no point in buying expensive perfumes for rare special occasions either. And here drinking perfumery becomes very relevant. Again, this is not only saving money, but also space on the toilet shelf. Indeed, for special cases, a fragrance in an atomizer with a volume of 5-10 ml is enough.
Where can you drink perfume?
Thanks to the rapidly growing development of social networks, on the Internet you can find many communities and forums on this topic. In such places of "congestion" lovers of "smell nice" often discuss certain new items in the perfumery industry. They also offer to drink one of the new flavors. However, you can always go the simpler way - buy your favorite scent in a team with your friends.
