Joanna McLaughlin - Articles

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Mother's Day Perfume: a Perfume Maven Reveals All About Counterfeits, Knock-offs, and Fakes
Mother's Day is perfume shopping season, but unwary buyers may be surprised to find out that in the perfume world, there are genuine products, imitation (but legal) products, and counterfeits. Knowing how to shop for perfume, how to sniff out a fake, and if and when you should go with an imitation is important. This easy guide will help you figure out how to get the real thing. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 26/04/2008 | Relationships
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Stuck on Mother's Day Gift Ideas? Try Perfume! Here are 7 Fast Tips!
Mother's Day can be tough for people trying to find the right gift. Perfume is a traditional gift for Mother's Day for good reason: it's luxurious, it's appreciated, and most women enjoy it. However, a visit to the perfume counter can be a scary thing, particularly if you don't know much about perfume. Here are some tips from a perfume counter denizen to make your shopping a whole lot easier! Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 24/04/2008 | Relationships
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Need to Buy Perfume as a Gift But Hate the Perfume Counter? Here's How to Shop Online
If you're buying perfume as a gift, don't be intimidated. You don't even have to go to the perfume counter anymore! You can shop online and we can help you. This is my advice (and some of my best-loved brands and favorite websites) for making your perfume gift memorable and appreciated. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 14/02/2008 | Relationships
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Eleven Rules for Perfume Shopping
Every now and then circumstances and misfortune compel a person who knows nothing about perfume to walk down the perfume aisle in the department store with the heroic hope of actually purchasing a perfume for somebody else. It won't be easy, it won't be cheap, but it may be do-able. Here's how. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 25/12/2007 | Relationships
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So What Does Britney Spears Know About Perfume?
It's hard to pass a perfume counter without seeing the barrage of celebrity fragrances. Are these scents just flat-out marketing ploys to get celebrity-crazy kids to buy ordinary perfume, or are any of them worth checking out? That depends. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 23/12/2007 | Relationships
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Men's Fragrance, Women's Fragrance, and Other Historical Inaccuracies
Perfume today is usually prominently labeled men's and women's and marketed accordingly. But did you know that those dividing lines are artificial and recent, not historical and traditional? Centuries ago, men wore all kinds of perfume, even floral scents, and there was no notion that the genders should have different fragrance products. Today's new gender-spanning fragrances are returning to that old concept--calling it something new! Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 28/10/2007 | Relationships
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Here's the Hottest Secret in Fragrance: Go Back to the Classics!
Perfume is a lot like fashion: styles can fluctuate wildly and fragrances may fall in and out of favor almost haphazardly. Yet some fragrances like the venerable Chanel No. 5 stay with us for decades. What makes a perfume a classic? No one knows the exact formula, but here are some musings on perfumes that have stood the test of time. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 21/10/2007 | Relationships
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Buying Duty-free Perfume on Cruises or Foreign Trips
Cruise ships offer great opportunities for old and new perfume fans to try and stock up on their favorite fragrances. While the base price of the perfume may not be discounted much onboard ship, the opportunity to try on and wear the scent before you buy it plus the duty-free option (no taxes) mean perfume lovers can nab some good deals onboard ship. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 06/10/2007 | Travel
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Why Marie Antoinette Wore Perfume and Why you Should be Glad You're Alive Now
Marie Antoinette definitely wore perfume and perfume has a long history among European royals. However, they saw fragrance as primarily a medical substance, an antiseptic that could possibly keep away the plague and other diseases, and a substance that made it possible to endure the all-too-smelly world around them. Read
By: Joanna McLaughlin | 17/08/2007 | Relationships