Finding Your Perfect Scent

From left to right: DKNY Be Delicious, Vera Wang Princess, Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy, Lolita Lempicka Perfume, Escada, Aquolina Pink Sugar, Miss Dior Cherie, L Lamb Perfume

Has this ever happened to you where you smell a perfume on someone and it smells like all the joy in the world is in that scent, but when you try it on yourself it just doesn't smell the same? Well, that happens to me all the time. I often find myself always searching for that perfect scent by hearing about what other people like. But this is not the way to find your scent! Scents smell different depending on each person's body chemistry and that's why certain perfumes smell better on different people. Here are my 3 tips in finding your perfect perfume: 

1. Stop going for the scents that everyone else uses! Chances are that the perfumes that everyone loves are everywhere! You really don't want to smell like 5 other ladies in your class or in your work, so don't go for the popular perfumes.
2. Find out which scent works best on your skin. The best way to figure out which scents work best on you is to try a bunch. Try different scents that carry different ingredients, that way you can find out which one will work best with your body chemistry. You can do this by trying some of your friends and family's scents or by going and taking advantage of the sample sizes at Sephora or any department store. 
3. Use in moderation. Perfumes are great because they make us all feel a little better about the way we smell, but that doesn't mean you have to pour the entire bottle on yourself before you leave in the morning. Use around 2-3 sprits and that way you won't over use your perfume! Sometimes its easy to get carried away with perfume, but you have to ration yourself because trust me on this one, the people around you will appreciate it so much.

Finding a perfume that goes well with your skin is going to be a challenge because there are so many scents out there, but once you find your scent you won't regret the long search. If you're like me and don't like your perfume to have too much scent to it, get a perfume with less perfume oil. Below I will list the strength order of perfumes:

• Eau Fraiche (Usually 3% or less perfume oil)
• Eau de Cologne (2-5%)
• Eau de Toilette (4-10%)
• Eau de Parfum (8-15%)
• Soie de Parfum (15-18%)
• Parfum/Perfume or Extract/Extrait (15-25%)
• Perfume Oil (15-30%)

Happy Searching! :)