Perfume and Cologne

The perfume and cologne industry is still booming, ladies perfumes and mens colognes are one of the most purchased gifts throughout the year, especially popular at christmas time and for special occassions such as anniversaries and birthdays, fragrance and perfume sets are always a top seller. Gift sets are by far one of the most popular choices and designer perfumes make an excellent present for men and women.

This hub provides information on some of the most popular choices of designer scents as well as a brief guide to choosing perfume and cologne.

Designer perfumes and colognes are always popular and many of the most popular fashion houses have brought out their own fragrance range. Below is a list of some of the biggest selling designer perfume ranges available on the market today.

• Gucci perfume is one of the biggest selling ranges with many different choices of both perfumes for women and colognes for men. Some of the most popular in this range include, Gucci Envy for men and Gucci Signature for women.
• Tommy Hilfiger Perfume, with scents endorsed by big stars such as Beyonce, it would be hard not to notice the appealing fragrances from the Hilfiger range of perfumes.
• Ralph Lauren Perfume, always a popular designer one of the most famous ladies perfume in this range is the ever popular Ralph Lauren Romance perfume.
• Estee Lauder Perfume, "beautiful by Estee Lauder" is one of the most popular ladies perfumes and a really pleasing fragrance to emerge from this designers range.
• Hugo Boss Perfume, with an ever increasing range of fragrances, hugo boss perfumes are a consistant favorite with popular choices for women such as "deep red" and "femme".
• Calvin Klein, very few people can think of the Calvin Klein range of fragrances with out remembering the classic scent "Eternity by Calvin Klein" possibly one of the most popular perfumes for both men and women, it really is a classic scent.

Celebrity endorsed perfumes have been around for a long time and it is unsurprising that at some stage that celebrities and perfumers teamed up to produce signature scents for the stars.  Big name celebrities across the globe have been introducing their own fragrances to us for some time now and below you can find a list of some of the most popular and some of the newest perfumes and colognes to be released by our favorite stars.

• Although Jennifer Anistons Perfume may have changed name just before its release, her signature scent is sure to be a popular choice with her fans.
• Avril Lavigne - Black Star
• Jennifer Lopez - Glow
• Jessica Simpson - Fancy Love
• Kylie Minogue - Darling
• Beyonce - True Star
• Brittany Spears - Fantasy
• Mariah Carey - M
• Sarah Jessica Parker - Lovely
• David Beckham - Instinct

When it comes to choosing perfume and cologne as a gift it can be quite simple, if you are buying for someone who regularly uses a certain fragrance then you can simply opt for a gift set of their favorite scent and if you are choosing a perfume gift for someone who only occassionaly wears perfumes then you need to make sure that you choose a lighter scent.

A good way to choose is to take note of the everyday fragrances that your intended recipient likes, it could be the smell of their favorite flower, plant or fruit, then you can quite easily choose a fragrance that includes some or all of the essences that appeal to them.

If you are unsure of their favorite scent a perfume store can easily guide you in the right direction and a popular designer perfume always makes a great gift.