How To Select The Ideal Perfume?

12 May, 2009 No Comment

A perfume is like your personal signature or identity. It speaks volumes about your inner self and acts like your hallmark. It tends to remind others of you even in your absence and can be citrus and fruity or exotically seductive. Every individual is different and is naturally blessed with a particular skin type and body scent.

This is why science tells us that a particular fragrance tends to smell different on different people. Perfumes mingle with the natural scent of your body to create a truly unique fragrance and experience. Therefore, it is essential for you to select your perfume with utmost care that will go a long way in establishing your signature fragrance.

Making the right perfume selection:

When you go perfume shopping, you must bear in mind that you should avoid getting lured by the exotic perfume ads featuring glamorous models and stick by your uniqueness and identity. Pick up something that suits you and blends with your image and reflects your inner self and beauty. Never buy a perfume just because it smelled heavenly on your best friend.

Your body chemistry might be different and you are most likely to be headed in for disappointment. Remember, your perfume must project your personality and attitude. You can go in for light florals if you are a teenager or go in for something that has a high musky fragrance if you wish for something more mature.

Another thing that must be kept in mind while making a selection is your skin type. If your skin texture is dry, it is most likely that the fragrance of your perfume will be short lived. The same perfume will last longer on someone with oily skin. You must go in for fragrances with musk or sandalwood as they tend to last longer. During the summers when your skin tends to become oily, you can select light florals or lavender, pines or herbal blends. For winters, full bodied heady fragrances are ideal.

As a rule of thumb you must never go shopping for perfumes under stress or tension or after eating anything that has garlic or fish in it. The ideal way of testing the fragrance is by dabbing the perfume on your pulse points. Never test more than three fragrances in one go and while wearing your perfume do not make the mistake of spraying it all over yourself. You can add a splash of your signature perfume to your bath water for an exotic effect.

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