A signature scent is a fragrance that says a whole lot about you. It transcends on your personality, personal style and your mood. A fragrance lingers on your clothes and the surrounding and if you keep wearing a particular fragrance over time, people will have thoughts of you whenever they smell it anywhere. The brain remembers the scent since it has a deep connection with our sense of smell. Crazy right?

Everyone’s taste in fragrance is different. Because of how scent is so personal to us, the concept of having a signature scent is ideal. Getting your signature scent may be a bit tricky but I’ll walk you down some guides on how to find the perfect scent.

1. Try smelling the perfume samples

The more perfume you smell, the more drawn you will be to each fragrance. Give yourself time to experience the whole fragrance and know if you enjoy the scent. Start from lighter scents to muskier scents.

2. Understand the fragrance profile

A fragrance profile is a breakdown or classification of how perfume smells. There are 8 olfactic families in the fragrance profile that can help you select your signature scent.

• Oriental: This is a heavy fragrance that has a spicy hint in it’s content. It’s perfect to use in colder months and evenings
• Woody: It’s a warm fragrance that has a musky base. It tends to be more masculine in nature
• Leather: This is denoted with a dry smoky scent
• Fougère: It’s composed of blends of different aromas. From sweet to spicy scents.
• Floral: Mmmm flowers! It’s ideal for day time and summer period.
• Citrus: Scents of juice, zest of fruits like orange, lemon, mandarin, grapefruit.
• Chypre: A contrast between woody scents and other fresher scents.
• Aromatic: Crisp scent of fresh green herbs like sage, rosemary, lavender.

3. Decide on what you want your scent to say about you

I’m pretty sure you want to walk in a room and stand out from the crowd. A signature scent is a luxury of self expression, it says a lot about your personality. Before choosing a specific fragrance, think of what you want it to say about you- friendliness, sensuality, coolness, playfulness.

4. Consider the concentration of the fragrance

There are different versions of fragrance that ranges from the shortest to the longest duration it stays on our skin and fabric. They include:

• Eau fraiche: This is the least version of fragrance that lasts for at least an hour. It has the lowest fragrance concentration.
• Eau de cologne: This has a fragrance concentration of about 2-4% of perfume oil in an alcohol content and water. It lasts for 2 hours
• Eau de toilette: Fragrance concentration of 5-15%. It has a high alcohol content and lasts for about 4 hours.
• Eau de parfum: It has a fragrance concentration of 15-20% of pure perfume oil and lasts for about 4-9 hours.
• Perfume(parfum): This is the strongest version of fragrance and the most expensive. It has a concentration of 20-30% and usually lasts for an entire day.

5. Avoid following fragrance trend

We sometimes find ourselves getting perfumes because our friends or celebrities are wearing it. You probably want to smell like Rihanna but the truth is that you wouldn’t exactly smell like her. It’s best if you go for a scent you enjoy and feel the goodness of it.

Let me know of the perfumes you really cherish in the comment section~