Collecting Perfume Bottles
Perfume bottles are collectible bottles. Quite often the bottle attracts more attention than the perfume in it. Do you have a hard time throwing away old perfume bottles? Are you a perfume bottle collector? Thousands of people collect perfume bottles ranging from new, limited edition designs, to perfume bottles from ancient times.
The beauty and design of perfume bottles makes you want to keep them forever. Once you have started to collect perfume bottles, you may decide to focus on a certain type of perfume bottle, a collection theme such as perfume bottles with flowers on them, perfume bottles made by a specific maker, or otherwise unique perfume bottles.
Knowledge is the key to collecting any type of collectible bottle, and this is true of collecting perfume bottles as well. You should either buy books on parfum or perfume bottles to make sure you know enough about the subject to avoid disappointments.
The Internet is a great resource for the perfume bottle collector. Keeping your eye on auction sites such as eBay will help you ensure that you don’t overpay for a perfume bottle or buy from an impostor. Auction sites can help you estimate the going rate for many kinds of perfume bottles.
When considering perfume bottles to purchase, check for chips, scratches or cracks in the glass. Run your hands over the bottle, sometimes your fingertips will detect a scratch that your eyes missed. Examine the cap, stopper or applicator to make sure it is free of flaws. A paper label should be firmly attached and without tears and stains.
Remember while collecting your perfume bottles that the packaging is just as important as the bottle. If you are buying new perfume bottles it is best to keep them unopened. Whether you choose present or past collectibles, the perfume bottle is both a treasure of beauty and a refinement of society throughout history.
While collecting perfume bottles is a rewarding investment, it is also an enjoyable hobby. You will want to keep your investment and and your gorgeous perfume bottles out of harms way. Display your collection of perfume bottles in a curio cabinet or other display cabinet. If you are not able to display your collection, keep all of your perfume bottles in protective wrap and in cartons.
Collectors know that their perfume bottle collection will never be complete or perfect. They are happy to collect the collectible perfume bottles that they want to collect, and that they enjoy collecting. These collectors find their collections fascinating and worthwhile.
There are different kinds of collectors, advanced, the inquisitive and the informal collectors. Informal perfume bottle collectors do not have a specific goal in mind, they just go on collecting. The inquisitive collector is one who is in it just to know the different kinds of perfume bottles.
Remember whether they are contemporary or antique, your perfume bottles will maintain their beauty as they increase in value over time.