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FRAGRANCES GUIDE ------Men's Fragrance Families

Classification by scent of all the thousands of fragrances on the market poses quite a challenge - it's no easy task to describe a smell! But here is a little help!

All fragrances are categorized in 8 categories based on their dominant top notes. And of course, different categories will suit different people or occasions. See whats fits with you and your personnality!

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• Aromatic Fragrances :

Thyme, sage, mint, rosemary, anis and clove are but some of the herbs and spices that produce an aromatic fragrance.

Aromatic Fragrance Lifestyle:  Perfect for the adventurous man who prefers exotic uplifting fragrances. A great fragrance choice for distinguished gentlemen who appreciate the finer things in life.

• Fougere Fragrances:

A powerful fantasy composition of bergamot, oakmoss and geranium make up the fougere fragrance family.

Fougere Fragrance Lifestyle: Similar to the Aromatic lifestyle but with notes accentuating the chypre like fragrance of oakmoss.

• Citrus Fragrances:

The light, fresh character of citrus notes (bergamot, orange, lemon, petitgrain, mandarin, etc.) is often combined with more masculine scents (woods and spices).

Citrus Fragrance Lifestyle: Sporty, energetic. A great fragrance when you want to feel refreshed. Perfect for warm and humid summer days.

• Chypre Fragrances:

Based on a woody mossy and flowery complex, sometimes with aspects of leather or fruits, chypre perfumes are rich and tenacious.

Chypre Fragrance Lifestyle: Distinguished

• Oriental Fragrances:

A harmony of spices, woody essences and vanilla results in mysterious and diffusive perfumes.

Oriental Fragrance Lifestyle: For the mysterious, sensual man who prefers a stronger more prominent fragrance. Very sensual and great for evening wear.

• Tobacco Fragrances:

Flowers, woods and balsam create this warm and sensual fragrance blend.

Tobacco Fragrance Lifestyle: A great uncommon distinguished fragrance for an uncommon man. For a powerful man who wants his presence felt.

• Woody Fragrances:

A warm, dry, elegant and masculine fragrance. Patchouli, vetyver, sandalwood and cedar form the heart of these fragrances.

Woody Fragrance Lifestyle: For the traditional distinguished gentleman. One that is not easily influenced by trends and is confident of his preferences.

• Lavender Fragrances:

A lavender fragrance note is dominated by the fresh, bracing scent of the flower. It is often blended with fougere, woods or floral fragrance notes.
Lavender Fragrance Lifestyle: Fun loving, warm, caring

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Testing different perfumes

It is common practice when buying a perfume is to visit the fragrance counter and spray different scents on different parts of your body so you can compare them. We suggest you avoid this because after two or three applications your olfactory responses (that's your smell and taste senses) can easily be confused and your brain will be remembering and blending previous sniffs rather than sampling new ones. Secondly, how are you going to remember which you sprayed where. If you are going live shopping, we suggest you do something more like this:

1. Use fragrance blotters to gather your samples of different scents. These are small porous cards and are usually available at the perfume counter. Once you've sprayed the card you can write the name of the fragrance on the reverse side, that way you can identify the fragrance when you need to, and you can more readily compare the different aromas.

2. All fragrances take a few minutes to develop once they've been exposed to the atmosphere. Allow a few little time after it's been applied before sniffing the fragrance. To overcome nose fatigue (confusion of the olfactory), leave the smelling alone for a while and take in some fresh air, or smell something that carries your own body odour (armpit of your shirt sleeve for example). Sometimes eating a mint can refresh your olfactory senses.

3. Try to narrow your selection to two or three fragrances and then spray some on your skin, making a point to remember what you sprayed where. Now you need to go and do something else. You need to remove yourself from the perfumery (too many other smells in the air) and take your mind off the fragrance shopping altogether.

4. Let ten or fifteen minutes go by and then smell those parts of your skin that you sprayed. Let your gut reaction tell you which is the most effective, relative to the reason you are buying the fragrance!

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Well that's it! I hope this information I collected into one place helps you! Ultimately, choosing a fragrance is a very personal choice, and many people prefer to stick with what they know and buy the same thing year after year. But by trying different fragrances from the same group as your favourite smell, you may just discover a new gem! Try various fragrances and see which one is more appealing to you! Remember that perfumes won't react the same way in people's skin! That means you can smell much better than someone else using the same perfume as you or, of course, the opposite! :o)

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