Tips for buying perfume
12 Sep 2011 15:42 PM |
Posted by Editor
Buying perfume can be overwhelming. There are so many options! If you want to make the trip to the perfume counter headache free, try this simple tip: use blotting paper provided to test scents. Spray desired perfume on once, hold away from your face and shake lightly to allow to dry then sniff about five centimetres away from your nostrils so as to avoid smell overload. Remember that after sniffing any more than five different scents, your ability to differentiate between fragrances will have declined significantly, so choose what you test wisely.
Member Comments
(27)
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follow rivers
(Australia)
i've heard some people sniff coffee beans to help them distinguish between different perfumes when shopping
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September 12, 2011 (Sep 12, 2011 5:16pm)
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ToorookaDeb
(Australia)
I would rather try one on at a time as I've found that my skin chemistry effects the outcome of the smell. What is nice on someone else can smell like fly spray on me.
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September 13, 2011 (Sep 13, 2011 12:46am)
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Khem9111
(Australia)
yes coffee beans are a great palette cleanser for your nose! but do take a small break before trying again
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September 13, 2011 (Sep 13, 2011 8:32pm)
Posted by:
Face Paint
(Member since 2007, Australia)
I usually just sniff straight from the bottle and then spray the one I like onto my skin. Not into using the cardboard testers. It smells nothing like that on me.
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September 13, 2011 (Sep 13, 2011 9:33pm)
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Sweet_Chilli
(Australia)
it takes me a while to purchase a perfume because of all the smells
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September 14, 2011 (Sep 14, 2011 4:04am)
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Rabi
(Australia)
i get confused if i smell more than two different perfumes.
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September 14, 2011 (Sep 14, 2011 9:40pm)
Posted by:
vonisntflexi
(Australia)
i always get mixed up with the smell..
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September 17, 2011 (Sep 17, 2011 10:21pm)
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Phaine
(Australia)
They should make a fragrance which smells like coffee. I'd buy that.
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September 19, 2011 (Sep 19, 2011 12:15pm)
Posted by:
Mellyanna1
(Australia)
I always get mixed up with smell too.
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October 09, 2011 (Oct 9, 2011 8:02pm)
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Farah
(Australia)
I will generally try a few on paper and then of my 2 favourites on each wrist… then go away and so shopping etc… after a few hours I usually can ascertain which has staying power and which one I like more (based on how it ‘settles’) and then go back to purchase…
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October 11, 2011 (Oct 11, 2011 2:06pm)
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Ginadee
(Australia)
I sniff the bottle if I like it I will spray some on my wrist, never use the cardboard strips, then I go away and see if it still inspires me at times it becomes vague and uninspiring so I dont buy that one or the other way round.
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October 13, 2011 (Oct 13, 2011 6:42pm)
Posted by:
Fashionista8P
(Member since 2008, Australia)
it defiantly is an overwhelming experience sometimes
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October 21, 2011 (Oct 21, 2011 11:10pm)
Posted by:
Laine619
(Australia)
I am allergic to strong perfume, but found one which is fresh, non overpowering, but to my dismay, was discontinued in Australia. I now buy the perfume online from US
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November 10, 2011 (Nov 10, 2011 6:04pm)
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Neilrawson
(Australia)
Yes it can be overwhelming trying to find a perfume to buy. I generally know if I like a perfume by the first whiff. Perfume can smell different on one person to another because of our chemistry makeup. I like to have a wear of the scent and then I know for sure. ###Sandra
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November 26, 2011 (Nov 26, 2011 2:15pm)
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Trish_D
(Australia)
I too am allergic to strong perfume but I adore lavender and often wear lavender essential oil, just on pulse points. My special "adopted Grandmother" always smelled soft and beautiful with lavender.
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November 30, 2011 (Nov 30, 2011 9:36pm)
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Tinaaa
(Australia)
excellent tips! i love buying perfume :) most stores today have coffee beans in tins so you sniff that in between- so you can start fresh smelling the next one :)
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December 12, 2011 (Dec 12, 2011 1:11pm)
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cynthia148
(Australia)
i spray directly on my wrists and even on the cardboards,come back after an hour compaere the scents .but its very confusing i always end up buying the one i regularly use
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December 22, 2011 (Dec 22, 2011 12:20pm)
Posted by:
eh34
(Australia)
great tips, thanks :)
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January 17, 2012 (Jan 17, 2012 12:27pm)
Posted by:
sugar_cube
(Australia)
great tips bh- coffee beans are a great palette cleanser for your nose
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February 06, 2012 (Feb 6, 2012 11:35am)
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Elissa351
(Australia)
Even though it's not a good idea and screws all the smells up but I love love going into myer and just spraying all the perfume on my wrists one by one.
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February 20, 2012 (Feb 20, 2012 7:33pm)
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sea157
(Australia)
I totally agree with you Elissa! Just went into Myers yesterday and did just that. Totally OD'd on fragrances! On hindsight probably should have sniffed less than five on myself as I had a tendency to forget which fragrance was on which patch of skin!!
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February 26, 2012 (Feb 26, 2012 1:20am)
Posted by:
sea157
(Australia)
Argh I meant myer! Silly auto function on iphone.
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February 26, 2012 (Feb 26, 2012 1:23am)
Posted by:
Blondie58
(Australia)
I hate trying perfumes at the counter, and when they spray it on paper you can't tell how it will smell on you. I tend to stick to the ones I know.
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February 27, 2012 (Feb 27, 2012 1:43pm)
Posted by:
TheDevineOne
(Australia)
use coffee if you want to test more than a few!
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March 09, 2012 (Mar 9, 2012 1:14pm)
Posted by:
Rabi
(Australia)
my ability to distinguish disappears after sniffing the second scent not the fifth ! i think after doing my nose job i cant smell properly !
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March 13, 2012 (Mar 13, 2012 9:44pm)
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Posted by: follow rivers (Australia)
i've heard some people sniff coffee beans to help them distinguish between different perfumes when shopping
Posted on: September 12, 2011 (Sep 12, 2011 5:16pm)