How to choose a perfume that suits you

A woman is known for her perfume as much as she is for her personal style, so it’s important to choose a signature perfume that is right for you.

A perfume can say a lot about a person. It can characterize them as youthful, sophisticated, fun or exotic. You will need to think about the style of the perfume you are  buying and about the image you want to convey when you are choosing, as well as which ones suit you.

 

Here are some tips on how to choose the perfect perfume for you:

Type

Perfumes can be characterized by their main scent, which could be fruity, floral, spicy, musky or woody. They also have several layers of undertones, which can vary in intensity according to the brand and cost.

It is worth researching the perfumes you are considering on the Internet and finding out something about them. In this way you can instantly discount some that you know won’t suit you before you even set foot outside the door.

Read reviews on sites such as Helium and Ciao to see what other people have thought about them.

Take Advice

Go to an up-market store and ask the advice of the assistant. They will be keen to sell you some very costly brands, and will take time to advise you of the type for you. Once you have the information, you can move on and buy elsewhere.

Test, Test, Test

Take some time to sniff through all the testers in the store and make a note of which ones you like. Look them up and see how they are characterized (eg, floral) and you will soon get an ideal of what you like the smell of.

When you have found a set of perfumes that you like, try a little, and see  what it smells like after a few hours. You can try one on the inside of each wrist, but no more.  Choosing a perfume takes time!

Don’t try another perfume until you have washed and your nose has got accustomed to you with no perfume on at all.

Try Before You Buy

You absolutely must try a perfume before you buy it. Ask to try a tester in a shop and then walk away. Leave the perfume for an hour or two, before asking the advice of some friends you trust.  By this time the perfume will have reacted with the chemicals in your skin and will have developed its full strength. You probably won’t be able to smell the perfume much yourself, so it is vital that you get the advice of other people.

Try a range of perfumes. One day, you’ll come across one and people will start to ask you what you’re wearing before you ask them their opinion. This is when you’ll know that you have found the right one for you.

Cost

Unless you are hugely wealthy, you will need to consider the cost of the perfume. It may be gorgeous, but can you afford to wear it everyday?

Complimentary Range of Body Products

If you are looking for a perfume that you can make your own, a perfume that will become synonymous with your presence, and that you will wear regularly, you will want to use a whole range of products in the same scent.

You cannot wear a perfume that fights with the smell of your deodorant, soap or hand lotion. Choose a perfume that has a range of matching products which will all work together, not against each other.

Why Do You Wear Perfume?

Do you wear perfume to attract people, to cover body odor or to seduce? Have you ever really asked
yourself, why you buy and wear perfumes?

When was the first time you applied, purchased or received a bottle of perfume? Were you sitting at your grandmothers vanity pretending to be a big girl? I was. I thought I had become as grown as my Mom and my Nana. Let’s not forget the high heel shoes to make it a complete image of a grown woman that smells so good. It was a magical moment for me.

But why did my Mom and my Nana like so many other women, wear perfumes? Were they or are we trying to smell good for someone special? But how do we know whether or not what we think smells good actually smells good to others.

Do you realize that most men feel that we wear to much perfume? Well now, isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black. Ok, this must be older men, because the young boys wear just as much scent as the young girls. You can smell them as they pump their gas and you’re sitting inside your car.

That brings to mind what happened at a local gas station. And you thought you could only purchase gas at the station on the corner. I wait in the car as my husband goes to pay for the gas he’s about to put in the tank. He comes back out with a bottle of perfume and asked me how I liked it. Surprisingly I loved it. It was subtle and sensual. It didn’t overwhelm me at all.

Now, there are all sorts of environments to purchase perfume but the gas station tops the list of least likely places.

I get out and ask the attendant about his selection. He’s got every major brand sold in stores. He told me that his biggest nights are Friday and Saturday. He noticed that people would come in smelling good and he felt he’d found a market. He tried it and it works.

So being my inquisitive (nosy) self, I began to ask people why they wear perfume. Yes, right there in the gas station. Some of the answers I got were, I wear perfume because it makes me smell good, I’m going to the club and I want to attract the attention of guys, I’ve got a dinner date and I want to make sure I smell good enough to be considered again, It makes me feel good, sexy, I get the attention of the girls.

We knew that we could purchase perfumes at airports, discount stores and drug stores but now we’ve added gas stations.

There’s nothing like a great smelling scent and whether we wear them for ourselves or others ..... we wear them.

Life Never Smelled So Sweet