Discover your signature scent
Filed under: Shopping, October 2009
There are literally hundreds of perfumes to be found in the shops and try as you might when going to the perfume counter to find a perfume that suits you best, sniffing each scent until your nose is numb, it's near enough impossible to do. Here are a few tips to help you find your signature scent.Top perfume searches:
- Make your own perfume
- Buy perfume online
- Signature perfume
- Guerlain perfume
- Signature scent
- Davidoff perfume
- Buy cheap perfume
- Obsession perfume
- Perfume websites
- Dolce and Gabbana perfume
When finding a perfume for yourself, bear in mind these tips. Test the scent by spraying it on your pulse points - behind the ears, at the throat, the nape of the neck, collar, wrists, the crook of your elbow, behind the knees and the ankles. Although some of those points might be more difficult to spray testers on in a shop than others.
There are different types of scents such as floral, fresh, spicy and warm, woody and earthy. These different types of scent appeal to different people so get to know which ones you prefer. Also bear in mind that there are different strengths of perfume available. Perfume (or parfum) is the strongest fragrance and the scent should last for about 6-8 hours, then eau de parfum which lasts between 5-7 hours, next is eau de toilette which lasts about 4-6 hours and the weakest scent is eau de cologne (aftershave) which lasts about 2-3 hours.
Remember to only test 3 or 4 scents at a time otherwise the smells will become confused and you won't know the difference between them. Also, perfumes smell differently on different people so don't buy a perfume because it smells good on someone else.
Do you have a favourite perfume? Do you prefer to make your own perfumes? Tell us about it by leaving a comment.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
margaret said 4:38AM on 10-23-2009
Ilove tresor by lancome
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christina said 5:27AM on 10-23-2009
is that the one in black bottle??
Pip said 7:06AM on 10-23-2009
I have 2 favourites, Pure Poison by Dior and Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, not all of the Poison range suit me and I do believe that Pure Poison is the best of them anyway. Opium is a spicy and quite heavy scent and doesn't suit everyone but it is definitely my signature scent.
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Hermine said 8:36AM on 10-23-2009
Excellent taste... Two out of my Three all time favourites, Opium, Pure Poison and Chanel No. 5......
sandra said 2:26PM on 11-11-2009
Chanel 5 - but have discovered Flower Bomb by Viktor & Rolf -lovely
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