If you love having soft skin and being wrapped up in a delicious, irresistible scent, keep reading! I had the unique opportunity to travel to Paris and Grasse with Caress Body Wash to learn all about the making of perfumes and the fragrances that go into their body washes. Caress is a brand that I?ve used on and off for years, and after discovering more from their range of fragrances, I?m hooked!

Our journey began in Paris, where we enjoyed a leisurely evening before heading out to the Givaudan fragrance house the following day. We got a crash course on all things fragrance, from the different fragrance families to which base, mid, and top notes combine well together. Walking through Givaudan, we got to see all of the most popular fragrances they?ve created from brands all over the world, (there?s a good chance your favorite perfume was made there!) and we also had a chance to observe two perfumers in the making as they worked. The best part of the visit was when we got to play perfumer ourselves! Caress gave each of us a bottle of their Sheer Twilight fragrance, an enchanting, warm scent that?s available in body wash form, and asked us to play with base, mid, and top notes to try to create a close match. I?ll tell you this: Perfuming is no easy task! You need just the right balance of the different notes to create a well rounded fragrance. But after playing perfumer for the day, it was time to pack up and head to the fragrance capital of the world: Grasse.
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