BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
INTRODUCTION
Caring for your body by washing your hands, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, trimming your nails, shaving, wearing clean clothing and showering is important for a person 's own health. Grooming describes basic personal hygiene as well as the process that prepares employees for a specific position within a company. The difference is that personal grooming is focused on appearance, while organizational grooming is focused on behavior. Both types of grooming are necessary to succeed in a work environment or on a job interview. Personal and organizational grooming determines what people think of you and may correspond to how well you are respected.
Perfume is thousands of years old and began in antiquity. The word perfume is used today to describe scented mixtures and is derived from the latinword,”perfumus” meaning through smoke. One of the oldest uses of perfumes comes from the burning of incense and aromatic herbs use in religious service. the art of making perfumes began in ancient Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and Arabs .The earliest use of perfume bottles in Egyptian and dates to around 1000BC. The Egyptians invented glass and perfume bottles.
Fragrance quickly became the European center of perfume. Cultivation of flowers for their perfume essence, which had begun in the 14th century, grew into a major industry in the south of France. Perfume gloves become popular in France in 1656. Louis XV came to the throne in the 18th century. His court was called” The perfume court” due to the scents that were applied daily not only to the skin but also to clothing, fans and furniture. Even today France remains the center of the European perfume design and trade.
Just like clothes and mannerism, perfume also plays an important role in making or marring your impression. There may have been numerous times you must have complimented your friends ' perfume or must have yourself gotten compliments.
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