What to Consider When Buying a Perfume for a Friend?

Fragrances are special gifts that can be closely personal to some of us. They are affectionate gifts that could show how special the person is by surprising them with their favourite scent or a scent that you personally think would suit them.
Fragrances can also be deeply etched to our memories and with fragrances as gifts, its scent can be imprinted as a special memory with you as well!

Do not select extremes in perfumes; perfumes that are too intense - too sweet or floral or even too woody, especially if you aren’t too certain of their preferences.
Stick to safer choices such as subtle vanilla tones, clean musk, mild florals or refreshing aquatic scents. Vanilla tones usually produce comforting and soothing emotions, on the other hand, musk is also a safe choice as some could not perceive it well but would still gravitate towards it as it gives a clean finish to the scent. Florals such as lily of the valley with refreshing aquatic scents are usually good in giving a gentle yet beautiful body to the perfume.

Personality Influence
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Most of the time, our personality gives insight as to what fragrances we gravitate towards. An obvious example would be matching a person with a feminine personality with florals or masculinity with spice or wood.
If your friend has an energetic nature, she may prefer fragrances that is airy, light with citrus and fresh nuances, giving a refreshing and sporty feeling to it. Contrarily, if the friend is a laid back, easy going person she may like calming and soothing scents with subtle floral and fruity scents such as muguet, water lily, tea, apple and white musk could work.

Lifestyle Insight
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Fragrances can provide insights to people’s lives. People who have a very happening night life, others who goes to classy restaurants, some who just loves to have causal meet ups with friends, or even people who enjoys their visit to libraries and book stores will have to consider the different perfume etiquettes and thus also have their own preferences.

Age Preference
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Our fragrance preferences do change and evolve as we age and are more exposed to more variety of fragrances. You may have realized that when you were younger, you may have more inclination to fragrances that are sweeter with fruity nuances like grapes, peach or green apple.
However, as we age, we can grow to deviate from our original preference and may lean towards more complex and sophisticated scents. Therefore, when you may want to take into account the perfume profile according to the age range of your friend.
 
To Conclude,
I believe that whether you have given a perfume that the person likes or a perfume you thought suited the person, it is the heart that counts.
Therefore, many people also opted to try personalizing a perfume for their love ones. You can do so by attending a perfume workshop, where perfumers are there to guide you along with your creation process!
If this interests you, the links below can provide you more details and where to book a session:
Perfume Workshop General/Team Building links for more information:
https://www.perfumeworkshop.com
 
OR:
https://www.perfumeworkshop.com/perfume-team-building-singapore.html
 
Couple & Bridal Showers Perfume Workshop:
https://www.perfumeworkshop.com/goodman-perfume-workshop.html