Paris, May 02: What you wear by day and what you wear by night also says a lot about you. I know a woman who wears Farenheit or some other men’s fragrance by night, and a light sporty fresh fragrance by day, like Cool Water… it tells me a lot about her childhood experiences. It also tells me that she wears the men’s fragrance at night like a shield, so she does not come across as too feminine and send the wrong signals. The right way to choose a fragrance is to spray one on the forearm, let it rest there for a minute or two, till the notes settle and the chemistry with the skin takes place. Then smell it. Try another one, and smell it the same way. Sniff outwards at the scent, don’t breathe in, that way, you take in little bits and don’t deaden the nose with overkill. Sniffing through fragrances can keep the sense of smell sharp for at least six or seven different scents. Sniffing in will tire your sense out after two or three scents. Men react differently to fragrance, though… their relationship to smell is more logical. For men, fragrance is synonymous with feeling fresh, clean. There is no sensuality attached to it, and unlike women, fragrance does not set them dreaming. My pointers for a man choosing fragrance for his woman: If you know her, let her choose her own fragrance. She knows what she likes. However, she will treasure whatever you buy her anyway, because it is a gift of love, and an expensive articulation of it. If she does not treasure it, there’s big trouble ahead. As for the best way to wear fragrance, wear it on your hand, at the back of your neck and a bit into the base of your hair at the nape. The rest is up to individual taste. The days of unisex perfumes are gone, it’s back to the distinctly masculine and feminine scents. What has changed is the fact that a lot of women are wearing men’s fragrances, and some men are quite open to a tangy women’s scent. Explain that if you can… Voila!
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