Beyond Know How

If you’ve ever purchased perfume or cologne, you are well aware of how pricey the designer brands can be. Easily, a bottle of perfume can run from $40 to $80 dollars for a moderately priced department store perfume bottle, or bottle of cologne.

Whether you have found a brand you like and are ready for the full size bottle, or are just looking to try out a new perfume or cologne, finding ways to save money on your fragrance purchase are a big deal. One great tip to buying fragrance is to purchase the scents in full size bottles known as testers.

Perfume testers are bottles of perfume that are meant to be the display tester bottles for department stores. These however can be sold and because of the packaging, can be purchased for way less then the regular price. The only difference between a perfume tester and a regular bottle of perfume is the outer packaging. Many times these tester bottles of perfume come in plain white or cardboard boxes. Some times the lid to the fragrance is also missing.

What is not missing is the designer fragrance, the designer bottle, and the atomizer mister. These are not watered down fragrances. They are the real deal and they are dramatically discounted.

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Many pop star celebrities have developed womens fragrance that they are selling with great success. Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Beyonce all have their own perfume brands. The popularity of these pop stars help propel their products in front of millions of hungry female consumers across the globe. Not content with solely singing and performing, these celebrities are turning their popularity into million dollar fashion enterprises. Not to be outdone, many other celebrities including Gwen Stefani, Victoria Beckham among many others continue to roll out there own offerings. Some of the perfumes do quite well like the Inspire brand from Aguilera. Still others do not meet expectation like Deseo by J.Lo. It really depends on the marketing of the product and maybe how popular the star is at the time the perfume is launched. Of course price is always a consideration as well.