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TYPES OF PERFUME
By Anusia
Once upon a time, a woman was expected to have a signature scent. Nowadays, we are increasingly likely to treat fragrance as an accessory, waffly our perfume daily, or plane increasingly often, to suit our rented lives and shifting moods. Sometimes, too much nomination can lead to confusion. If you're like most women, you have multiple perfume bottles cluttering your vanity table. They taunt you every morning as you get dressed, with the simple yet silent demand, "Who do you want to be today? To help you cut through the clutter, we've created this guide to the major fragrance categories, with suggestions for where to wear each one.
Citrus
Infused with the tangy essence of citrus fruits, these perfumes are lively and energetic. They are weightier enjoyed as a daytime delight, just the thing to wake you up in the morning surpassing you've had that second coffee. Wear a citrus perfume to meet your girlfriends for brunch, patina a victual shower, or ride your bicycle to the organic market.
Floral
Sweet and romantic, these scents are the "good girls" of the fragrance aisle. Florals are sometimes single note, but generally, combine the scents of various flowers to create a archetype feminine appeal. Spritz on a floral when you want to show off (or fake) your sweet-and-girly side — when meeting your boyfriend's parents comes to mind. These scents are moreover towardly at church, the ballet, or your weightier friend's wedding, expressly if you've got your eye on an eligible groomsman.Fruity
Like a cheerleader with a wicked side, fruity perfumes are fresh and spicy. These fragrances please the nose with the unexceptionable and familiar smells of apple, peach, berry, mango and other juicy fruits, often composite with florals to create a compelling aroma.Pretty without stuff overwhelming, these perfumes are platonic for a movie-and-dinner first date. Just wield sparingly.
Green
Smelling of fresh leaves and newly-mown grass, the untried fragrances are a natural and energetic group. These scents tend toward the unisex, so are weightier left on the shelf when you're dressing to impress a hot date. Save them for daytime instead, when their sporty, modern request makes them a unconfined fit for any unstudied or outdoor gathering. Wear one to cheer on your favorite football team, at the golfing range, or on a flea market trot with friends.
Oceanic
Oceanic perfumes are a modern invention, first seeming with Christian Dior's Dune in 1991. These scents use a tousle of synthetic compounds to evoke natural aromas such as mountain air, ocean spray or wipe linen. Crisp and fresh, they are an platonic nomination for job interviews, when you want your perfume to say, "I'm clean, efficient and won't stink up the joint if hired."
Oriental
Think of oriental perfumes as the fragrance equivalent of cleavage and a killer pair of stilettos. Exotic and distinctly feminine, these sensual blends full-length an earthy, animalistic wiring scent such as musk or ambergris, often combined with warm notes such as amber. When combined with florals, these scents are tabbed "florientals". The effect is a unvigilant yet mysterious perfume that makes a big entrance, tosses when a few martinis, and leaves with phone numbers in her pocket. Wear one when you want to seduce, whether it's a third stage or just a rare night out without the kids.