Most people use of one variety or another, whether its function is to cover up potential body odour or just for fun. When I say ‘fun’, I mean ‘pleasure’ or to be a magnet for admirers, whether you aim to do anything about them or not. There are literally thousands of scents to choose from and they are priced from cheap to exorbitantly expensive. So, when there are so many choices, how do you know which ones are suitable for you?
There are a few rules of thumb that you can use as guidelines to help you choose which scent is right for you. Firstly, you will have to know a little about the basic varieties of perfume on hand, before you can find out which brand of scent will suit you the best.
So, you can begin by taking a look at the ingredients on the bottle. From these ingredients you can determine what type of fragrance is in the bottle. The basic types of fragrance are: light musk, natural fragrance, loud heady scent, floral fragrance, warm scent, bright cheerful scent and a few others.
You should get a small note book and make notes when you trial perfumes in various department stores. Maybe you will find musk too overpowering for you or perhaps you do not want to smell like a garden flower. It is all very individual and personal. No one can say that you are right or wrong.
One’s body chemistry plays a huge role in why a scent will smell lovely on your friend, but not so well on you. It is just a fact, that you cannot go by what smells good on someone else.
Perfumes that are manufactured from natural substances such as flowers, herbs or spices and even fruit tend to smell warm and soft. Examples of this type or fragrance are rose and lily of the valley. Musk, however, may be made to produce a light bouquet that swirls softly around you, but it can be strong and heady too.
You may discover that you like a scent, but that it is just too overpowering for you. If that is the situation, you may be able to get it in Eau de Cologne or Toilet Water, which are weaker in concentration. Other than that, you could use less or dab it on the underside of your clothing where it might not be subject to so much body heat and so will not evaporate quite so quickly.
If you go about selecting the right perfume for yourself methodically, it could take quite some time to come across something that is ‘Essence De You’, but it is well worth it. What is a year, when you can wear the for forty years? This is why I suggested getting a little note pad to keep in your bag before doing the rounds of the free trial counters in the department stores.
The salesgirls won’t mind, they will be pleased to show off their knowledge and be delighted that someone is taking a real interest in their wares. Then, once you have one, you could begin all over again, if you enjoyed finding the first , but next time you will have a notebook full of suggestions.
Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many topics, but is currently involved with men’s perfume. If you have an interest in romantic gifts, please go over to our website now at Romantic Gifts: Ideas
