What Is a Perfume Box?
Perfume in all its richness still remains one of the most popular gifts given at birthdays and holidays. Most people can think of a perfume scent that is memorable, but many perfume boxes can become just as memorable, and they can add to a perfume's value. Does this Spark an idea?
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History
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For much of perfume's history, no boxes existed. According to Beauty-Makeup-Tips.org, it was Egyptians who first used perfume in the form of incense or ointments and balms. Boxes appeared later as perfume evolved.
Evolution
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Perfume changed with the invention of eau de Cologne in the 18th Century, as did perfume containers. Most were glass bottles. However, the vinaigrette, a small silver box which held a perfumed sponge, appeared during this time. Other precursors to the perfume box emerged during that time, including the pouncet box and the pomander.
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Gift giving
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The packaging for perfume wasn't as important in the first part of its history as later on, according to Beauty-Makeup-Tips.org, but as perfume became a popular gift item, the perfume box became important. When you gave someone perfume, the packaging it arrived in was about as important as the perfume's smell.
Collectibles
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Perfume boxes are to be found in every shape and form, now. Where once the bottle was important, now the box stands for something, too, particularly in terms of collecting. Antique perfume bottles that come with their original boxes are more valuable, according to an article in the BaltimoreSun.com.
Porcelain perfume boxes
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Some of the loveliest perfume boxes are limoges boxes, according to LimogesBoxCollector.com. Instead of being made from cardboard, these perfume boxes are made of porcelain.
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