Perfume Day 2024: Date, Significance and How to Celebrate the Scent-Sational Day of Fragrance

After Valentine’s Week, where people celebrated love by getting roses or chocolates, buying gifts, or proposing to someone, Anti-Valentine’s Week started. The week commences with Slap Day on February 15 and lasts until February 21 with Break-Up Day. During the Anti-Valentine’s Week is Perfume Day, observed on February 17. It is all about celebrating your love for fragrance and enjoying the unique power of scent. Perfume Day is also the perfect day to pamper yourself, indulge in the luxurious world of perfumes, and explore new scents.

Perfume Day 2024: Date & Significance

Perfume Day is a part of Anti-Valentine Week, and it allows a broader expression of self-love and appreciation. This year, Perfume Day is being celebrated on February 17. It’s a reminder that fragrance is an essential part of self-expression and confidence, and one should go out and pamper themselves to practice self-love. From fresh and woody to floral and oriental, the right perfume can boost your mood, evoke memories, and leave a lasting impression.

Perfume Day 2024: Facts about Perfumes

1. The word perfume comes from the Latin word ‘per fumum’ meaning ‘through smoke’ referring to incense burning.
2. The Egyptians were the first to make perfume truly a part of their culture 3000 years ago, introducing stone and glass vessels to hold their scented oils and balms.
3. The most expensive perfume in the world is DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance Bottle, adorned with 2,700 white diamonds and costing $1 million.
4. Perfumes do have an expiry date! Once the bottle is opened and comes into contact with air it should be used within the first three years.
5. The perfume smells different on different skin. Every person has a different skin PH that can have implications on how your perfume smells on your skin in comparison to someone else.

Perfume Day 2024: How To Celebrate

There are no set rules on how to celebrate this day, but here are some ideas to help you make Perfume Day extra special:

1. Treat yourself to a new perfumeThe day is dubbed Perfume Day and it will be a waste if you don’t explore different fragrances and find the right aroma for yourself or a loved one.
2. Host a movie nightDecorate your room with fragrant flowers like Jasmine, Rose and Gardenia to make your home smell fragrant and romantic. Keep a bowl full of flowers at the entrance, on your centre table, and choose the movie you want to see.
3. Create your signature scentCelebrate Perfume Day by experimenting with different perfumes or essential oils to create a unique fragrance.
4. Make your better half feel specialBuy a sweet-smelling flower bouquet for your partner. The scent will add positivity and bloom romance in your relationship.
5. Scented itemsBuy some scented candles, room freshener and essential oils on this day to create a romantic setting for your space.