Perfumes
Do Have Personalities
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
It
is believed that perfumes have their own unique personalities. This view was first put forth by the
famous perfumer Jean Guerlain who is the creator of the well-known
names L’Instant de Guerlain and Shalimar. Perfume is worn for
a variety of different reasons- to attract and seduce the opposite
sex; to improve one’s mood or state of mind; to boost one’s
level of self confidence; to refresh and energize and so on.
The aim is to always choose a fragrance that suits
your individual persona. To put it another way, look for a scent that strives
to enhance your aura, not take away from it by overpowering
you (and others!).
Inside each of us lies our own “fragrance personality.” Our
fragrance personality helps explain why some individuals are
drawn to fruity scents, others to florals, others to musky
and still others to oriental. It has been hypothesized by perfume
retailers that what kind of music a person enjoys, plus what
colors they favor and what activities they enjoy participating
in plays a role with regard to their fragrance preference.
Classical
music lovers who vacation in country
locations and adore the color pink tend to be drawn to the
most feminine
of all scents- the floral ones. Rock and roll enthusiasts who
also favor the color yellow and enjoy indulging in spa treatments
tend to lean towards the fruity kinds of fragrances. R & B
music buffs that like the down-to-earth color green and believe
that a dream vacation would be at a lakeside resort enjoy crisp
scents that come from natural oils deriving from the stem of
plants and leaves.
Moving on to jazz, lovers of this kind of music who enjoy
visiting exotic spots (such as island getaways) and profess
a love for the color purple, tend to go in for oriental scents
that contain ingredients that exude sensuality such as heavy
flowers, musk and vanilla. Oriental scents (also known as ambers)
are sexy, intense, and full of energy while conjuring up vivid
images of the Far East and Middle East. Individuals who enjoy
hanging out at the beach, devouring sushi and are true blue
for the color “blue” have a tendency to go for ocean scents
that remind them of the fresh salty air and the warmth of the
sun. Those who are sophisticated jetsetters at heart and who
enjoy retiring at night on red hot satin sheets and also enjoy
the taste of spicy food (such as Thai) usually reach for a
woody scent that calls up thoughts of earthy elements such
as bark and moss.
Determining what fragrance would suit your personality has
a lot to do with whether or not you are an introvert or extrovert.
Let your nose be your guide but also think about all of the
qualities that make you uniquely “you.” To make a positive
impact on others you need to perfectly match up your personality
with the right fragrance. Sporty people for example, often
prefer clean, light, and fresh scents that are not too heavily
perfumed and are decidedly subtle. A “hint of scent” is what
athletic souls are usually looking for in a fragrance. Fruity
scents signal energy and optimism and those who are upbeat,
and always have a ready smile for everyone often enjoy these
types of fragrances. Sexy personalities, like sexy scents that
make a bold proclamation about who they are. One naturally
goes with the other. These people therefore go for musky fragrances,
which leave a lasting impression (especially on the opposite
sex).
Closely connected to this is a theory that was put forth by
a perfume expert by the name of R.W. Moncrieff. He believed
that the personality traits of a person were most definitely
linked to that person’s taste in fragrances. His theory was
that introverted people had a much keener awareness of scents
and smells of any kind than did extroverted people and for
that reason were more inclined to be drawn to the intensity
of oriental scents as opposed to the lighter fruity and floral
fragrances.
Expanding on the concept of perfumes having personalities
and taking the above theory one step further, were scientists
Mensing and Beck who believed that preferences in perfumes
were directly linked to favorite colors. They believed that
people who were particularly fond of light, bright colors such
as pink, orange and yellow would be more inclined to gravitate
towards fruity or floral scents while individuals who favored
darker, richer colors such as red, green or purple would be
more likely to be interested in warm, oriental fragrances.
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: 2006
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