Nascido em 1932 em Santo Domingo, na República Dominicana, Oscar de la Renta foi apaixonado por arte e criatividade desde cedo. Aos 18 anos deixou a sua ilha natal e mudou-se para Madrid, onde começou a estudar pintura. Rapidamente, ele foi atraído pelo mundo da moda e deu seus primeiros passos desenhando roupas para várias casas de moda. Seu talento, sem dúvida, Cristobal Balenciaga leva o jovem Oscar de la Renta sob sua asa. Ele então deixou seu primeiro mentor para usar seu talento em benefício de outros criadores, como Antonio Castillo da Lanvin.

Várias oportunidades então se abriram para Oscar de la Renta. Após dois anos com Elizabeth Arden, Oscar de la Renta fez o suficiente para criar sua própria marca. Encontramos nas criações de Oscar de la Renta suas inspirações latinas e românticas, nunca longe de suas origens, o primeiro perfume foi criado em 1977.

Ao lado da sua empresa, Oscar de la Renta trabalhou com as casas Dior entre 1985 e 1987, depois com a Balmain entre 1993 e 2002, rejuvenescendo a direção artística desta prestigiada marca. Misturando estilos desta forma, a marca Oscar de la Renta cresce e cresce rapidamente, agregando linhas de noite, acessórios, perfumes e também linhas infantis. Em 2004, Oscar de la Renta abriu sua primeira loja em Nova York, depois em Las Vegas e Los Angeles.

Além disso, Oscar de la Renta não se contentou em ser um prodígio da moda, mas também se destacou por sua generosidade e seu humanismo, participando de obras de caridade como a criação de um orfanato e de uma escola em Punta Cana.

No lado privado, Oscar de la Renta era casado com Françoise de Langlade, editora da Vogue, e depois com Annette Mannheimer. Ele adotou um menino de dois anos, da República Dominicana.

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Perfumes

Understanding Perfumes: Types, Composition, and Families

What Are the Different Types of Perfumes?

In a perfume bottle, there isn't just the fragrant substance; the perfume is primarily composed of a carrier whose role is to dissolve the fragrant substances well. There is a finisher, usually a fixative, which helps strengthen the fragrance's tenacity. The fixative is often in the form of iris root powder.
There is an abundance of perfumes, fragrances here and there that fill the shelves of perfumeries worldwide. But what's most impressive is that each of these aromas is unique. So, it's natural to ask the following question:

What are the differences between these fragrances based on?

We can differentiate perfumes based on various criteria. Firstly, there is a difference based on the nature of the medium.
There are 3 types of perfume according to this criterion:
1.    Alcoholic fragrances are the most common; the carrier is pure ethanol. It has the advantage of being very volatile, leaving only the scent on the skin.
2.    Oily fragrances are particularly gentle on the skin.
3.    Solid perfumes, commonly called "perfume concrete," where the perfume components are diluted in a "balm." These scents are applied in small quantities to selected areas.

Furthermore, a distinction can be made even in alcoholic perfumes, according to the content of fragrant compounds. In fact, in our perfumes, we see different names like "eau de parfum" or "eau de toilette." That's where the difference in quality lies, often related to the price difference between perfumes.

•    There are sweet waters or colognes that contain less than 8% fragrant substance. Fixation is about 1 hour.
•    Eau de Toilette has a concentration of 6 to 12%, for a fixation of about 3 hours.
•    Eau de parfum is part of this concentration growth with between 10 and 20% fragrant substance, for a period of several hours.
•    Finally, there are the perfumes themselves, which are composed of 15 to 40% fragrant material and ensure fixation for several days.

Perfume Composition: The Notes

When we talk about perfume, we often talk about notes: top, heart, base notes. They correspond to the composition in fragrant substances of the product:
•    Top notes: these are the first notes, those you feel as soon as the product disperses in the air; fresh notes of citrus fruits or herbs;
•    Heart notes: these are the ones that will smell for several hours, it's the character of the perfume; powerful notes of flowers, fruits;
•    Base notes: these are the notes that will last for several days, that will remain; warm and powerful notes of wood, moss.

Fragrance Families

When we go to a perfumery, we are usually asked what kind of perfume we like: more floral, woody, amber, etc.

There are seven main fragrance families:
1.    Citrus aromas: composed of fruit peels: orange, bergamot, citron;
2.    Floral fragrances: composed mainly of flowers: jasmine, rose, violet;
3.    Fern aromas: woody notes, lavender, oakmoss;
4.    Chypre scents: accords of oakmoss, patchouli, bergamot;
5.    Woody aromas: warm notes of sandalwood, patchouli, cedar;
6.    Amber aromas: oriental, sweet, powdery fragrances with vanilla;
7.    Leather perfumes: composed of dry notes of tobacco, smoke, burnt wood.

It is possible to distinguish perfumes based on the nature of the fragrant compound.
•    Most often, it is in the form of essential oils, which are concentrates of volatile molecules from the plant. They are obtained by distillation.
•    There are also many perfumes made from so-called "absolute" plant raw materials. Like essential oils, they are found in alcoholic, oily, and solid perfumes.
•    The third type of fragrant compound relatively present in the perfume market corresponds to CO2 extracts, which allow obtaining an odor closer to the plant than its essential oil. CO2 extracts are 100% natural and very ecological.

It should be noted that, with the industrialization of perfume and the progress of chemistry, synthetic processes emerge that allow the production of artificial fragrant compounds. Synthetic smell is sometimes more faithful than that of natural raw material, as in the case of rose.