With so many fragrances to choose from, how do you know which one to pick? Choosing a perfume for someone else can be tricky, but it’s not impossible.
Here are our 5 top tips to help you on your way.
1. FIND OUT WHAT THEY WEAR
2. MATCH THEIR PERSONALITY
Be logical when matching a scent with someone’s personality. That may be an obvious one, but don’t give an overpowering “look at me” scent to someone who usually doesn’t wear much perfume or has a discreet personality. Big personalities can rock orientals, heavy white flowers, spicy notes and woody gourmand fragrances. Otherwise, go for lighter florals, soft orientals, musky and fresh citrus fragrances.
3. CHOOSE WITH YOUR NOSE, NOT THE BRAND
4. LOOK BEYOND PERFUME
If you’re worried about getting the wrong perfume, then look outside the traditional spray format and into other scented gifts. Candles are a good example, soaps, room sprays (you can spray your bed linen), or there’s even scented jewellery such as bracelets. Don’t forget you also have a wide variety of choice when it comes to hand creams, shower gels and bath oils that will beat your normal Nivea products hands down.
5. GIFT A PERFUME EXPERIENCE
Choose from a full experience at one of our perfume making workshops at our London perfume laboratory where you’ll learn and create your own fragrance, or prefer a visit to our Blending Lab in Selfridges to get a 1-2-1 consultation and get a bespoke fragrance of your choice blended for you.
Explore our Perfumer’s Atelier and play perfumer at home!
Alternatively, you can also gift one of our Creation Sets which enables you to blend your very own fragrance!
So many options, but any one you choose, we guarantee you’ll smell wonderful and you’ll gain a better sense of what you like and don’t like while wearing a fragrance no one else will wear!