A fragrance is considered to be a very personal thing; it is like a part of you. Due to the variety of tastes the smells you like may be disliked by other people. If you want to buy a fragrance or cologne as a gift, you should be ready to spend much time and many efforts.
Don't hurry looking for a fragrance.
Don’t buy a fragrance that you're not sure they'll like. Let a surprise be pleasant rather than unpleasant one. Spend at least one week to find out what perfumes/colognes are available and what kind of scents they like. Then it is recommended to go to various shops and sample the various scents available before deciding. Smell coffee beans between testing.
Be aware of your friend’s favorite aroma.
Scents play a very important role in people’s life; they are a part of their personality. If you exactly know what your friend’s favorite fragrance is, apply to the fragrance counter, where you will be given help by a skilled salesperson. If you know exactly that your friend likes tea, lemon, roses, musk, lavender, vanilla, cookies or even rainwater it can help the salesman to find out what kind of perfume your friend will prefer.
Pay attention to the bottle of the perfume.
While buying fragrances one should pay attention not only to a good scent, but also to their unique flacons. One should not only pay attention to a beautifully-looking bottle of a good design. Be sure that your friend will like the scent. Remember that you are presenting not only a good-looking bottle, but the scent in it.
Identify her/his style.
You may also find the ideal fragrance for your female friend matching her personality with a perfume. Nowadays there are many quizzes online – for example, Quizilla or Chatelaine. As soon as you the results, you may start looking for a fragrance.
Classical scents.
There are certain classical universal scents that never lose their popularity. Usually they are created by Annick Goutal, Serge Lutens or Jo Malone. Besides, scents with citrus top notes, light floral middle notes and light musk or sandalwood base notes are quite suitable for everyone. Lavender and its associations are a bad choice.
A good fragrance lasts a few hours, and sometimes even months. The creation of a good fragrance takes up from one to five years to create.
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