It’s easy enough to find a scent that smells good, but not as easy to choose one that actually fits your mood and style. So, we have created a handy guide to help you choose your next signature scent and celebrate the new year with a new fragrance!
FLORAL
The most popular choice of fragrances, floral perfumes contain the note of either one flower (rose, gardenia, lavender) or a combination of several varieties. Floral scents are usually soft and feminine and sometimes fruity.
L’Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons (EDT)
Main Notes: Tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom, lime blossom and white flowers.
Main Notes: Tuberose, Magnolia, yellow marigold and Plumeria.
* Did you know: Although floral fragrances are most popular amongst women, most can also be worn on men such as: ARQUISTE Boutinnier no.7 and Ex Idolo Thirty-Three (EDP).
WOODY
The scent of the forest are the notes you will get with a woody scent. Think scents that are earthy and musky such as pine needles, cedar, sandalwood.
Atelier Cologne Cologne Absolue Bois Blonds
Main Notes: Woods, orange blossom, incense, Tunisian neroli, Haitian vetiver, incense, pink pepper and musk.
Olfactive Studio Lumiere Blanche (EDP)
Main Notes: Sandalwood, cardamom, star anise, almond, cashmere wood, musk, iris, cinnamon, cedar and tonka bean.
ORIENTAL
Rich and full bodied, these scents tend to have notes of musk, subtle spices and sweet hints of vanilla, cinnamon and clove.
Main Notes: Basil, nutmeg, pink pepper, violet, musk, geranium, resins, incense, labdanum and ambergris.
Histoires de Parfums 1969 (EDP)
Main Notes: Peach, Mexican chocolate, rose, cardamom, clove, coffee, patchouli, musk, white flowers.
CHYPRE
These fragrances are characterized by a sharp earthy, woodsy scent, with hints of oakmoss, patchouli, and citruses.
Penhaligon’s Eau Sans Pareil (EDT)
Main Notes: Sweet woods, oakmoss, musks, raspberry, kumquat, Damascus rose, pineapple, vanilla, amber, mandarine, orange blossom, bergamot, lily of the valley, cypress.
Main Notes: Incense, wormwood, leather, cloves, cardamom, styrax, wood, white flowers, oakmoss, jasmine, mandarine and pink pepper.
GREEN
Notes of fresh cut grass and flowers, green leaves and other fresh and sometimes tart cool scents that reflect the outdoors and open spaces.
Atelier Cologne Cologne Absolue Trefle Pure
Main Notes: Tunisian neroli, bitter orange, clove, sweet basil, violet leaves, moss, patchouli and musk.
Main Notes: citruses, hyacinth, rose, jasmine, cyclamen, lily-of-the-valley, galbanum, cloves and cinnamon.
FOUGERE
The name “Fougere” translates to fern in French. This is a family of stronger scents often used in men’s fragrances. They contain notes of lavender, geranium oakmoss and fresh herbs.
L’Artisan Parfumeur Fou d’Absinthe (EDP)
Main Notes: Pine tree needles, balsam fir, star anise, incense, ginger, patchouli, nutmeg, pepper, cloves, black current, angelica and wormwood.
Histoires de Parfums 1725 (EDP)
Main Notes: Bergamot, citruses, grapefruit, licorice, lavender, star anise, vanilla, almond, sandalwood, cedar and amber.
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