Impress People with Your Signature Scent

Have you ever experienced that certain scents remind you someone? In beauty market, there are so many different types of perfumes by different brands. Consumers want to wear perfume that represent them or has a good match with their outfit and image.

A scent has a power to give strong impression to others without notice and tells personality and taste of that person.

In this article, STYLEsprit team categorized perfumes by 4 fragrance types and revealed how to layer two or three scents to make your signature scent.

Perfumers clarify fragrance into four major categories based on scents: floral, fresh, woody, and oriental.

Floral

Floral notes are the most popular and feminine scents. Floral fragrances contain the scent of a single flower (rose, gardenia, jasmine, lily of the valley and more) or a bouquet of several varieties. Floral scents are feminine and romantic. To get in detail variations, the floral notes can be subdivided into Soft Floral by mixing in vanilla, Fruity Floral with peaches, berries and exotic fruit. The addition of spicy notes makes Floral Oriental.

1. JO MALONE, Peony & Blush Suede Cologne (3.4 oz.), $125

Notes: Mix of peonies, red apple, jasmine, rose and gillyflower, all mingling with a sensual blush suede.

2. PENHALIGONS, Gardenia Eau De Toilette (3.4 oz), $150

Notes: Soft washes of tuberose, jasmine, gardenia, ylang-ylang, spice and vanilla.

Fresh

Fresh scents have various ranges of lively scents such as clean air, zesty, and fresh cut grass scents. Fresh Citrus notes contain lemon, bergamot, grapefruit and other ripe fruits, while Fresh Greens come to life with violet leaves and fresh-cut grass scents. Fresh Water notes have aquatic aromas such as rain, fresh dew, and sea breeze. Due to clean airy, green, citrus trails, fresh scents are popular in summer time.

1. ACQUA DI PARMA, ‘Blu Mediterraneo’ Mirto di Panarea Eau de Toilette (2.5oz), $100

Notes: Myrtle and basil together with lemon and bergamot. At the heart, a sea-breeze accord melts with jasmine and rose.

2. LE LABO, Bergamote 22 Eau De Parfum (1.7oz), $160

Notes: Dazzling bergamot combines freshness, sweetness and sensuality with acrobatic talent.

Woody

Woody scents remind you of a forest with earthy and musky scents such as pine, cedar, patchouli, moss and sandalwood. Mossy Wood notes are dominated by oak moss and citrus while Dry Woods are accentuated with tobacco and leather.

1. DITYPQUE, Philosykos Eau De Toilette (1.7 oz), $90

Notes: Fig leaf, green fruit, bark, and all its milky sap are all intensified with a touch of white cedar.

2. PENHALIGONS, Quercus Eau De Cologne (1.7oz), $128

Notes: Moss and patchouli to create elegant, strong and incredibly uplifting cologne.

Oriental

These fragrance families are rich and sophisticated. Oriental scents dominated by amber make warmth and sensuality. Oriental fragrances are musky and spicy with hints of cinnamon, cardamom and clove. Classic Oriental fragrances have smell of exotic resin, hints of vanilla and orchids, while Soft Oriental notes contain amber to give feminine and sensual scents with exotic flowers and spices. Woody Orientals are accompanied with warm sandalwood or drier notes of cedar and vetiver.

1. TOM FORD, Black Orchid Eau de Parfum (1.7oz), $115

Notes: Bergamot, citrus accord, mandarin, gardenia, jasmine, ylang-ylang, lotus, orchid spicy floral accord, orchid, patchouli, sandalwood, incense, vanilla.

2. DIANA VREELAND PARFUMS, Extravagance Russe Eau de Parfum (1.7oz), $185

Notes: Musky amber base layered with sweet resins, vanilla bourbon, and balsams.