Choose a perfume according to the season

IF a person is faithful to one fragrance all year round, regardless of the season, we are talking about a “signature fragrance” or their “olfactory slogan”. On the other hand, some people are sensitive to weather changes and adapt their fragrance to the seasons.

Knowing your favourite season to choose your perfume

In order to choose a fragrance according to the seasons, it can be interesting to start with identifying your favourite season and realizing why you like it more than the others. This provides very interesting information about your taste in perfumery.

Following a long observation of customers’ habits towards perfumes, there was made a classification which associate a personality with a specific season.

Preamble: First of all, it is important to know that a person can belong to a few categories as, of course, there can be several facets in the personality. The categories explained below give a general outline.

Choosing a fragrance for spring

Spring is a season symbolizing the renewal of nature, flowering, softness and freshness. It will attract a certain type of personality, which can be associated with the “Freshness” category.

“Freshness” category: a sparkling personality

Spring is particularly appreciated by people with the following characteristics: ◆ Personality: very lively and sparkling. These people are full of ideas, very cheerful, like to laugh, and have a lot of energy. Between partying and laziness, this person retains over time all the spontaneity of the youth. They know how to charm an interlocutor and impose their ideas with great energy. Finally, they are rather direct, not fussy and have a sporty and quite natural look.

◆ Favourite scents: this person likes fragrances inspired by nature, quite figurative with aromas of fresh flowers, cut grass, watery fruit, citrus, aromatic herbs, as well as green and vegetal notes. Fresh flowers such as lily-of-the-valley, lilac, freesia, and peony are also popular. ◆ Favourite beverages: In terms of drinks, this type of profile prefers drinking fresh fruit juices, lemonades, and sparkling water with a twist of lemon. As evening cocktails, they will be more tempted by Mojito, Caipirinha, champagne, or light wine. Finally, they prefer tea over coffee. ◆ Favourite flavours: Attracted by everything fresh and healthy, they could be vegan. They like sunny and simple cuisine, salads and fresh fruit. Italian cuisine could also appeal to them.

◆ Favourite colours: their favourite colours are bright, clean and fresh. For example, coral, orange, apricot, bright pink, canary yellow and raw green.

◆ Favourite fabrics: light, airy, natural,

cotton, linen, stretch, and jeans. ◆ Outdoors: the spring personality loves picnics on the grass, bike rides, groups of friends, music and dance.

◆ A weekend of their dreams: a picnic with

friends in the countryside.

Fragrances for spring Choosing a fragrance for summer

Summer attracts a certain type of personality, which can be associated with the “Air” category.

“Air” category: a very feminine personality

Summer is particularly appreciated by people with the following characteristics: ◆ Personality: very feminine, these people enjoy privacy which gives them a reserved attitude. They have a “maternal” nature, they reflect an image of tenderness, sensitivity, modesty and dreaminess (there are a certain artistic character). However, a great strength and determination are hidden behind this gentleness. People of this category tend to put forward their elegant and feminine side, without putting aside their masculinity. ◆ Favourite scents: the smell of rice powder, talcum powder, delicate and powdery flowers (such as iris, violet, mimosa and peony); as well as faceted and nuanced scents.

◆ Favourite beverages: subtle orange blossom teas with jasmine or green teas; fresh fruit juices; champagne and gin cocktails and Mojito’s in the evening; white wine rather than red one.

◆ Favourite flavours: light cuisine, salads, refined and elegant dishes, fish rather than meat; and light desserts. These people like to know the newest addresses of good, trendy restaurants.

◆ Favourite colours: pastel tones or semitones, shades of blue, pale pink, beige, pale green.

◆ Favourite fabrics: silk, taffeta, lace, cashmere, and all very feminine and cocooning textiles. Men especially appreciate soft wool.

◆ Outdoors: beaches at the end of the day, cities where you can discover interesting, enriching, even romantic places.

◆ A weekend of their dreams: a walk on

the beach at the end of the day.

Choosing a fragrance for winter

Winter attracts a certain type of personality, which can be associated with the “Fire” category.

“Fire” category: a remarkable personality Winter is particularly appreciated by people with the following characteristics: ◆ Personality: a temperament that changes according to the mood, this person is very theatrical, extroverted and knows how to seduce all audiences: it is impossible to forget them after a meeting. They also maintain a certain amount of mystery, and know all the trendy places. In general, these people are tactile.

◆ Favourite scents: these type of people love gourmet scents, heady white flowers, oriental notes and also appreciate intense woody notes. They especially like scents with a strong personality.

◆ Favourite beverages: cappuccinos, hot chocolates, gourmet and trendy cocktails, and champagne.

◆ Favourite flavours: a real epicurean, they especially appreciate cakes, sweets, and chocolate.

◆ Favourite colours: cold colours such as white, black, or a combination of both of the last two, as well as dark red and blue. ◆ Favourite fabrics: adept of enveloping and sensual materials, such as taffeta, cashmeres, silk, velvet, and fur. ◆ Outdoors: they do not like countryside, they are more urban, like to go out, discover new restaurants, go to museums, go shopping, and tend to be a fashion victim. ◆ A weekend of their dreams: shopping and museum visits in any big city in the world. — https://www.sylvaine-delacourte.com/