All Perfumes Tips

Have you ever played Secret Santa at Christmas time? It is a game where you pick someone and give them a gift anonymously. Well, it is a lot of fun until you wind up with a bottle of perfume your great grandmother would not wear. Buying perfume for a stranger is a risky business. You never quite know what they are going to like. However, if the gift is for a friend or family member, then shopping for perfumes and colognes can be a little easier.

Buying perfume for someone else begins with observation of what they typically wear. This includes clothing, make-up and their regular perfume and cologne. She may be a body lotion type of person, so you have to keep that in mind, as well as what types of clothing and fragrances are worn during the day, versus at night. A person who tends to dress-up more will typically wear bolder fragrances. Someone who wears more casual clothing might wear a softer, more subtle fragrance. This will also change if dressing to the nines for an evening on the town. Different occasions call for different scents.

If you still cannot decide on a particular scent for someone, then you can go the sneaky route and ask someone in their household what they typically wear and then find something either similar or buy the exact brand of perfume and cologne they usually purchase. It may not be the most original idea but it could save you money if you were to pick a totally off fragrance that they would not want to wear. Oh, and one further note. Some people are allergic to more concentrated scents, such as those found in eau de parfum and essential oils, so keep this in mind if you know the person has sensitive skin. You may want to go with a body lotion of their favorite scent instead of the perfume version.

Go ahead and get some perfume for that special someone in your life. They will appreciate the gesture no matter if they really like the fragrance or not. If you have done your homework and played detective, then you will have unearthed a scent that they will like and will wear. If all else fails, then you can always buy her a gift card so she can get the perfume of her choice.