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WARDROBING SEPARATES that maximize fashion mileage —
go from desk to dinner in this elegantly feminine jacket and
skirt combination by Jeremy Scott from Braemar Petites.

FASHION

Sunday, February 23, 1992 - North Shore News ~ 49

Scents are complicated blends

TO SOME, perfume is simply a
sweet smelling substance, but to
the perfume maker it is the result
of a complicated blending of
many different materials.

In order to obtain the essential
oils that go into the making of a
perfume there are various methods
of separating the scent from the
raw materials.

Distillation, first carried out by
an Arabian physician as early as
the 10th century, involves steam-
ing out the fragrance.

A second method is called ex-
pression and consists of squeezing
and pressing the rare materials
and is used for removing oils from
citrus fruits.

A third manner of extraction
involves various methods of ab-
sorbing the fragrance through
substances such as wax, plant
resins or alcohol.

Regardless of the method
chosen for making a perfume,
many essential oils are extremely
costly to extract, which ultimately
sends the price of a perfume
sky-high.

A perfect example is the pure
luxury of rose oil. Derived from
the damask rose which is grown at
the foot of the Balkan mountains,
the rose must bloom for 30 days
and then be picked in the early
morning before the sun robs it of
its essential oils. It then takes
about 10 metric tons of rose
blossoms to produce just a single
kilogram of rose oil.

FASHION FILE

ASHION FILE is a

weekly Sunday col-

umn. If your business
or charity is planning a
fashion show,.send in your
information as early as
possible to the North Shore
News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave.,
North Vancouver, B.C.,
VIM 2H4.

March 17: Cameo line of lingerie
and leisure wear fashion show and
luncheon at the Dundarave Cafe,
2427 Marine Drive in West Van-

couver, at 11:30 a.m. The quality
lingerie and loungewear for him
or her is sold through home fash-
jon shows. For reservations, call
926-8838.

Feb. 24: Western Canadian De-

signer and Fashion Association
will be holding a fashion evening
at Le Meridien Hotel, 845 Burrard
St. at 6:45 p.m. Designer in focus
will be Mary Van Osch and her
Spring ’92 collection of
sophisticated suits, separates and
dresses. Cost is $8 non-members,
$5 members and $3 students. For
more information, call 689-7677.

Heidemann, K.S., Sorelli,
Jean Claude, Chacok, K.L.
Sunny Choi

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Feb. 25: Juhli Fashions will be
holding a fundraiser at the Salm-
on House on the Hill restaurant,
2229 Folkestone Way, in West
Vancouver. The fashions pres-
ented will range from dressy to
casual with special emphasis on
jackets. The collection is made up
of brilliant colors and good quali-
ty materials for petites to larger
sizes. The fashions will be on
display in the lounge from 3 to
6:30 p.m. Ten per cent of all pur-
chases will be donated to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation of

B.C. and Yukon. For more in-'

formation, call 985-2375.

In order to keep the costs of its
perfumes affordable enough for
all to enjoy, skin and hair care
stores such as The Body Shop sell
products that have blended natu-
ral oils with nature-identical syn-
thetic oils in order to create the
same sweet-smelling fragrance but
at a lower cost to the consumer.
Getting the Most from Your Per-
fume

The art of wearing perfume was
perfected years ago by the carly
American women who would wear
their favorite fragrances in a
bosom bottle. This flat, pear-
shaped glass bottle was tucked in-
side the corset between a woman’s
breasts.

Today, women are a little more
practical, not to mention more
individual, about where and how
they apply their perfume.

The Body Shop offers these tips
to help the modern woman miake
the most of her fragrance:

@ Because scent rises, applying
perfume behind the ears can only

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result in scenting the air.
Fragrance applied behind the
knees, or in a straight line from
the navel to the breast bone is
recommended.

This. way the body heat

disperses the lovely scent more
slowly and the person wearing the
fragrance will be able to enjoy the
wonderful aroma too. Another
suggestion is to wear the fragrance
‘“twherever you would like to be
kissed.
@ Climatic changes can affect the
intensity of a fragrance. In cold
climates the air tends to be drier
which means a person may want
to use more perfume and perhaps
a heavier scent than usual.

Warm climates, however,

heighten the fragrance of a per-
fume, so on hot summer days —
go light!
@ Never test more than four
fragrances at a time and be sure
to test them on parts of the skin
that are as far away from each
other as possible.

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