5 Tips for Fragrance Shopping

Like the clothes you wear your fragrance is part of your entire personal style. Your scent is like your signature that complements your individuality. Buying that perfect fragrance can be tricky because you just don’t want any scent. You are trying to get something that stands out and defines you. Here are a few tips on how to buy your fragrance.

1. Shop early in the morning when your nose is still fresh and unpolluted. Your nose is very sensitive so you want to try and test your fragrances without distortion.

2. Always spray on your skin and never in the air. Pick your favourite fragrances and spritz onto your wrists and in the crook of your arm. You can even spritz in your upper arms if you want to test more than three or four fragrances. Your body has its own natural scent so you want to find out what your fragrance will smell like on you.

3. Let the scent dry and leave it on for an hour or two. You will be testing for longevity and the strength of the scent from that fragrance.

4. Give your nose a break in between sniffs so that you do not burn out your nose. Smell something that’s unscented. You can carry a handkerchief to help neutralize the scents.

5. Take your time and think about what scent you want. You can ask for samples that you can carry home. Do not be bullied into buying just any fragrance by perfume sales persons.