Choose a perfume for a date

Choosing a fragrance is like choosing an olfactory identity. So even when it comes to finding a fragrance for a special occasion, such as a date, it is essential to choose a fragrance that matches your personality and taste, and that will be able to convey an authentic image to your date. Here are a few recommendations for choosing your fragrance for a date.

Why choose your perfume before a date? 

During a date, whether professional or personal, it is important to reflect an authentic image, in accordance with your true being. If it is well chosen, your perfume will echo your personality, and can leave a lasting impression on your date, who will not remember only you, but also your olfactory identity. 

In addition, a perfume that provides pleasant emotions will reinforce your self-confidence and your power of seduction. Perfume can become your best ally during your date. It will be, in a way, the final touch that will sublimate you. It is necessary to choose the perfume according to the image that you wish to reflect. The frame of this appointment (romantic date, professional interview...), as well as the hour of the day (certain fragrances will be more adapted to evening meetings). Whatever the context of this appointment, the main thing is to choose a fragrance that suits you.

 

 

Find a perfume that suits your image

Some people tend to hide behind their perfume or take on a personality that is not their own with a fragrance that does not suit them. But an attractive fragrance should be in tune with the person wearing it: it should not "hide" them, or impersonate someone else. 

Your fragrance must tell your story, in a sincere and authentic way. If you feel good about yourself and your perfume, then your power of attraction will be infallible. The fragrance can then be a first attraction for you on your date. 

So choose a fragrance that reflects you, that corresponds to your deepest self and that complete you. Indeed, a perfume will not be chosen in the same way as a piece of clothing or a fashion accessory is. The perfume must give you a strong emotion, a supplement of soul, and a vibration worthy of an encounter with true love. 

Understanding your olfactory heritage

The olfactory heritage is built up from a very young age, before the age of 7, and represents all the scents, smells and flavours perceived in your life linked to pleasant memories. It can, for example, remind you of your affection for a grandfather who cherished you and who took you to his garden to mow the lawn, or to pick vegetables. In this case, green notes are likely to be your favourite olfactory register. 

This olfactory memory continues to develop after the age of 7. Everything will then depend on the life you live, your environment, your region of origin and your natural surroundings (it will not be the same if you live near the sea, on an island, in the countryside or in the north of France). It may also be influenced by the travels you have made, and the cuisine you have tasted (taste also plays a determining role). The quality of your sense of smell will also influence the quality of your memories. This olfactory identity is gradually forged and enriched over the course of your life. 

Thus, the ideal scent will be one that deeply corresponds to what you have built up from your experiences, from childhood to the present day. This fragrance will allow you to leave a trail that resembles you in the memory of others.

 

 

How to test a perfume before a date? 

It is also important to remember that the fragrance will create a unique alchemy with your skin. You perfume your fragrance and sublimate it with unparalleled resonance and magic. This fragrance will mark an extension of your personality, and will help define you. A well-chosen perfume will then act like a second skin. Moreover, its notes (see Choose a perfume by notes), will change according to the pH of the epidermis, and it is impossible to predict in advance how the fragrance will evolve according to the person wearing it.

It is therefore important to take the time to thoroughly test your perfume before a date. You can, for example, try two or three different fragrances on your skin, and take a little walk before you decide. Also, remember to ask for samples, so that the perfume can be revealed overnight. If it gives you a pleasant feeling the next morning, and you receive compliments, it probably means that the fragrance is right for you. 

 

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