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Fragrance and Fashion: How do they match?
Jan
Fragrance is an accessory that is often overlooked. It enhances mood, plays with the senses, and completes your overall look. A fashion statement is never complete without the perfect fragrance, and this secret weapon to personal style is the final feather to the cap of any outfit.
So how do you exactly match your fragrance to what you’re wearing? Are there any rules to wearing the kind of fragrance for the season or occasion? While there are certain recommendations for the perfect fragrance and fashion pairings, the decision to use the fragrance of choice is always up to you. But, if you want your style and your scent to go hand in hand like a perfect pair of gloves, then these tips will certainly help you create the perfect match to fragrance and fashion.
Fragrance and Season
Before we talk about fashion, let’s talk about seasons first. Certain seasons call for certain fragrances. For spring and summer seasons, mild and light fragrances are ideal since the humidity level of the air during these times are high. Humidity increases the moisture of the nasal passages, which means people are more sensitive to smell. You won’t need a lot of perfume on you to be able to detect fragrances during the spring and summer seasons.
During fall and winter, humidity levels are low, which means it is highly advisable to wear heavier scents during these seasons.
Time of Day and Fragrance
Daytime outfits require fragrances that are light and mild. Your fragrance should be understated, just like a casual outfit. Lighter tones such as citrus, florals, and fruity scents are great for daytime wear.
When it comes to choosing the fragrance you wear with a corporate attire, or to work, it should send a message of power and assertion. Fragrances that are perfect for workwear include leather, vanilla, and spice.
For evening wear, such as a romantic date outfit, a nightclub attire, or a black tie event, you can wear a fragrance that’s strong and daring. You can wear a simple black dress and let your scent speak for itself. This is the time of day that you can wear a strong and deep aroma, such as a smoky leather or vanilla scent with woody notes.
Oriental style fragrances with notes of aphrodisiac are perfect for evening wear and special occasions. Oriental fragrances include those with patchouli, musk, or a heavy floral scent like ylang ylang.
Matching Your Outfit with a Fragrance Style
Just like choosing an outfit to wear, you can also choose different fragrances to express your style. A fragrance style tells more about your personality than a pair of shoes, and if you want to put on the perfect look, you need to top it off with the perfect scent.
Floral or Light Colored Outfits
Of course, a floral dress or outfit needs to be paired with a floral scent. Floral scents are great for warm weather, and they perfectly match any outfit with any floral print. Coincidentally, light colored clothes such as yellow, pink, and pastels pair well with floral and fruity fragrances. Flower scents include white florals such as Jasmine or orchid; or freshly-picked florals such as rose and daisies. For floral and light coloured outfits, fruity fragrances such as melon, berry, or citrus scents such as lemongrass or lemon are perfect.
Suit or Corporate Wear
As mentioned earlier, fragrances that have an assertive note is ideal for workwear. If you’re presenting a business idea, or about to have an interview, strong woody scents are ideal. The Chypre style of fragrance is recommended to pair with a suit, blazer, or any corporate attire. The Chypre fragrance was designed for men but there are many variations for women as well. This fragrance is characterized by its mossy, woody scent, often mimicking the smell of a deep forest.
Jetset Outfit
If you’re traveling, Marine style fragrances are best. Marine style scents include linen, rosemary, sea salt, or clary sage. It provides a smell of being fresh and clean, which is great to freshen yourself up after hours of traveling on a plane or car. You may be wearing a sweater, jacket, or a pair of trousers and trenchoat, but your Marine style fragrance will give you a scent as if you’ve just stepped out of the shower.
A Feminine Dress or Gown
If you’re wearing a feminine dress for a romantic date, or you’re attending a wedding, or any romantic occasion, Oriental or Amber fragrances are best. These are spicy, refreshing, and warm scents that create a sensual appeal to your aroma. Oriental fragrances include musk, patchouli, sandalwood, or vanilla amber.
If you have a collection of scents but don’t really know which ones to use with which kind of outfit, then this guide will help you create the perfect fragrance and fashion pairings. And for those who only have a couple of fragrances in their collection, maybe it’s time you add more to have one specific fragrance for each type of outfit you wear on a regular basis.
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