Tips on How to Buy a Fragrance
Here are some important tips about fragrance shopping that might come in handy next time you are looking to buy a new fragrance:
1. Don't base your opinion on the perfume's description
A fragrance can contain many hundreds of chemical components, so don't let a couple of notes sway your decision. You may know that there's a particular smell you're not fond of — for instance, honey — but it doesn't mean you won't love a fragrance that features it, and you may not even detect honey in the final product at all.
2. Fragrances can smell differently on different people
Humans should all have roughly the same skin pH, but in reality it can vary a little bit depending on lifestyle, diet and what personal care product people use. All of these factors, combined with our internal biology and intrinsic body scent, can have an effect on how a fragrance smells from person to person. So it is best not buy a fragrance based on what a fragrance smell like on someone else. You got it try it on yourself following your normal personal care and beauty regimen, so you'll have a better sense of how the perfume will smell on your particular skin.
3. Wear a test fragrance for several hours.
Fragrances have a strong temporal component with the sensory profile changing over time as you wear them. So you have to wear a test fragrance for several hours, preferably getting feedback from other people on how it smells on you, before deciding whether to buy it or not.
4. Wrists aren't always the best spot to try fragrances
Metal jewelry can often alter how a perfume smells. Instead, spray on the top of your arms, roll down your sleeves, and wear the fragrance for the rest of the day. This will allow the fragrance to come to you throughout the day.
5. When using blotting papers, wait until the fragrance is completely dry before smelling it
Allowing the perfume to dry will give it time for all of the notes to develop. Better yet, toss the blotter in your purse and come back to it later. When you open your purse later on, the fragrance should really envelop you.
Fragrances have a strong temporal component with the sensory profile changing over time as you wear them. So you have to wear a test fragrance for several hours, preferably getting feedback from other people on how it smells on you, before deciding whether to buy it or not.
4. Wrists aren't always the best spot to try fragrances
Metal jewelry can often alter how a perfume smells. Instead, spray on the top of your arms, roll down your sleeves, and wear the fragrance for the rest of the day. This will allow the fragrance to come to you throughout the day.
5. When using blotting papers, wait until the fragrance is completely dry before smelling it
Allowing the perfume to dry will give it time for all of the notes to develop. Better yet, toss the blotter in your purse and come back to it later. When you open your purse later on, the fragrance should really envelop you.
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