Building a perfume collection? All you need to know

Having a perfume collection is akin to keeping a wardrobe of clothes. While trends come and go, In there would be staples essential to your overall style and other varied and interesting pieces that make up a suitable personal style and same goes for your fragrances.

While perfumes are often associated with moods other than time of the day/occasion this just serves as a guide should you intend to build a collection. However things to consider while building one is your lifestyle (Some of us have non existent night life), work environment, preferences and of course budget.

Getting right into it, A fragrance wardrobe should feature these categories;

Crisp, clean and refreshing Fragrances

There’s nothing more idealistic than feeling fresh and renewed when you wake up each morning. While this may not always be the case, your Scents can offer an energized start and give the necessary jolt to start your day.

Most citrus and green-aqua blends tend to fit this profile. While this category of scents gives an instant uplifting feel that wakes your senses up they may not be the most long lasting of your collection.

Office/work appropriate fragrance (Man in Tuxedo)

Depending on the nature of your work or company policies some office spaces are more tolerant to perfume than others, that said it always best to err on the side of caution and choose subtle fragrances that are inoffensive. This also accounts for spaces like movie theaters, restaurants, planes etc. you want something with minimal sillage (ie projection or scent trail)

Elegant not too obtrusive is the theme we are going for here, There are so many to choose from and another way to achieve something inoffensive is applying your favorite scent liberally such that it sits close to your skin.

Versatile Day-Evening Fragrances/ Little black dress for women, Crisp white shirt or Tailored blazer for men

This includes a wide variety of fragrances that can be adapted from the days routine work to evening occasions. They are often regarded as being very versatile, They offer subtlety for smart and casual work environment and the same time contain blends that perfectly switches to an evening scent.

This category should be a first consideration when starting out your perfume journey. They contain a wide spectrum of all the olfactory groups available and are essentially a mix of several accords delicately blended to suit you day or night.

Evening time

These are often at the warm and elegant end of the perfume spectrum. Great sillage that announces your presence and graces the occasion. These aren’t light, springtime florals. Emphasis is on earthy notes like animalics, resins and woods as well as heavy spices. Alot of times gourmand notes (such as chocolate or vanilla or tonka bean for example) are used to sweeten and deepen things. They possess this alluring warm skin character as they dry down.

Venturing out of the cave

These are the very daring blends, for when you’re feeling adventurous or you simply crave something different from your norm. Our taste in perfumes are fluidal, branching out from your regular might reveal to you how your taste has evolved with time. Ouds, tobacco, musks, gourmands or anything outside your usual preference

In all, this post isn’t to discredit having a signature scent you can’t do without, if you still enjoy your signature scent by all means keep it, this just serves as a guide to building a collection (while considering your preferences) without piling too many unnecessary and quite similar types in your stash.

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Happy new year once again.💞