Choosing Your Perfect Scent
If you're in the market for a new scent, it can be tricky trying to find something that suits you - or that makes you feel happy! Are you fruity? Floral? Woody? Musky? Learn all about how to choose the perfect scent for you with these nifty tipsbeauty
Some people have signature scentsbeauty The smell of roses might instantly take you back to sitting at your mom's dressing table when you were a little girl, while the smell of vanilla might make you think of baking with your grandmotherbeauty A woody scent might always remind you of your first boyfriend, and the scent of clean linen might always make you think of your husbandbeauty
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Some people wear the same scent, or type of scent, throughout their lives, and it becomes a part of their characterbeauty Choosing a signature scent that perfectly captures you and what you love - or choosing a fragrance for someone else that perfectly captures who they are - can be trickybeauty
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Learn the secrets to choosing the perfect scent with these tipsbeauty
Fragrances 101: Scent Families
Before you can go perfume shopping, you need to get grips with some fragrance basics: scent familiesbeauty Scent families are certain groups of scents that all share similar characteristics, and generally, if you like a certain scent, it's a good idea to choose another scent within that familybeauty
Some of the most common scent families are outlined in more detail below:
Floral/Sweet: Floral fragrances are amongst the most traditional fragrancesbeauty Think of a bouquet of flowers - rose, carnation, lavender, violet, or any other bloom that you can think ofbeauty Florals are very sweet and are ideal for wearing through the day and they're instantly recognizablebeauty
Citrus/Fresh/Fruity: Fruity, fresh, citrus fragrances are bright, light, clean and invigoratingbeauty They might have notes of orange, lemon, grapefruit, berries, apple, peach or even apricot and they'll be really freshbeauty Great for daytimebeauty
Oriental/Spicy: Oriental fragrances tend to be deeper and muskier than florals and citruses, with vanilla, spices, amber, incense and muskbeauty They're dark, sexy and mysterious
Woody/Chypre: Woody scents are more masculine but they can smell amazing on a woman toobeauty Scents belonging to the woody family include bergamot, patchouli and mossbeauty These scents are very earthy and intense, which makes them great for wearing in the eveningbeauty
Getting To Know Fragrance Notes
Fragrance notes are the different scents found in each fragrancebeauty Fragrance notes change over time, so the perfume you love in store might smell completely different when you get home - which is why it's important to take a look at the fragrance notesbeauty
Top notes: The top notes are the scents you smell firstbeauty This is the scent that hits as soon as you spray the perfume, but it's also the scent that dissipates most quickly - so even if you love this top note, it's important to stick around and see if the middle notes and base notes are similar before you take the plungebeauty
Middle notes: The middle notes appear when the top notes disappear and they make up the majority of the fragrancebeauty Look for fragrances with middle notes that you lovebeauty
Base notes: The base notes are the scents that provide depth to the fragrance - they sort of "back up" the middle notes and appear 20-30 minutes after applicationbeauty