Can
Fragrances Be For Both Men and Women?
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
Fragrances are a multi-billion dollar industry.
People love perfumes. They like scents in everything they use.
In our society, we use perfumes in almost every product we
make. Perfumes are in our soap and our cleaning products. We
use perfumes to freshen our air, our bodies, and our pets.
We cannot escape these scents in our society. People have used
perfumes for thousands of years for a number of different reasons.
In recent years, perfumes have become less expensive. As a
result, more and more people are able to purchase them in a
variety of products. Different fragrances, though, smell different
on individuals, no matter what product the fragrance appears
in. Fragrances are marketed to both men and women, but sometimes
fragrances can be for both men and women.
The most important factor in choosing any fragrance, whether
for a man or a woman, is to ensure that it works with
your body chemistry. Fragrances begin their job when they are applied
to your skin. As you body heat begins to kick in, the odor
molecules rise off of your skin and hit your nose. Perfumes
smell various ways on different people because of the serious
difference in body chemistry for each person. There are a number
of different factors that go into deciding how a particular
fragrance might smell on you. These factors include, but are
not limited to, diet, acid balance, medication, skin oil, pigmentation,
mood, and environmental factors. For example, if you have oily
skin, your fragrance is going to be far more intense, and it
is going to last longer than it might on someone with dry skin.
Similarly, if you are on a high fat diet, your fragrance will
be more powerful. The first step to deciding if you
can wear your significant other's fragrance is to make sure
it works
with your body. You can do this by testing it. While you are
testing, try to make it a rule not to use more than three test
fragrances at a time. Apply the fragrance directly to your
skin. Your wrist is a good place to start. Wait for a few seconds
after you have applied it, and then smell it. If you want to
try another, use the other wrist. If you'd like to deal with
a third, try the inside of your elbow. Once you have chosen
a scent that works for you, be sure to apply it correctly.
Start your fragrance ritual with an eau de parfum of the fragrance
you have chosen. Gently spray this from your shoulders to your
feet. Top it off with some actual perfume added to a few pulse
points. Some popular pulse points are wrists, behind the ears,
the crook of your elbow, the base of your throat, behind your
knees, and inside your ankles.
In order to choose the right unisex fragrance, your
body chemistry is the first tier of importance, but a good hint as to whether
it would work in the first place might be the perfume category
it falls under. Both men's and women's fragrances have a number
of different categories. Fortunately for those who want to
try to cross perfume gender boundaries, the fragrances have
a few categories in common. One of these is citrus. Citrus
scents tend to be light and fresh. They are often composed
of things like bergamot, orange, lemon, petitgrain, and mandarin.
These scents work well with energetic, sporty types. They work
best in the summer, and they could be used for either day or
evening wear. More feminine citrus scents are usually combined
with flowers or fruits. More masculine citrus scents are usually
combined with woods and spices. Another category the two fragrances
have in common is chypre. Chypre is based on woody, mossy,
flowery scents combined with leather and fruits. These are
elegant, classical fragrances that tend to be dry, not sweet.
These work very well as unisex fragrances. Another great unisex
category is the Orientals. These are usually a combination
of spices, wood essences, and vanilla. People who enjoy these
fragrances usually enjoy mystery and sensual experiences. These
are great for an evening out. They are also the heaviest of
all of the fragrance categories.
Both men's and women's fragrances have other categories, and
many fragrances that don't fit within these typically unisex
categories would work for either.
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KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2006
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