When buying a perfume there is nothing more wrong than following your instinct. But most likely, those who follow our blog Oriental Dream are already aware of how much the choice of perfume is an experience that involves subjectivity, personality and self-awareness.

Choosing a perfume means taking part in a compromise made up of olfactory notes, skin characteristics and personality. Because a good perfume, a right and favorite perfume is one that speaks of the person who wears it, of their temperament, of their character, that knows how to make the wearer feel at ease.

Choosing a perfume? A question of character

Those who want to make the right choice and buy a perfume that fully reflects their character, must first identify the fragrance that best represents them and that best describes the person. Every character is different, every style is different, the temperament of the person changes and even the mood: all these factors must be looked at to gather the information necessary to choose the most suitable perfume.

The situation is not as complicated as it might seem, also because the master perfumers of the past have identified olfactory families within which the main categories of fragrances are grouped. And for each of these fragrances, there corresponds a type of ideal candidate to wear it.

Asking yourself whether, based on your personality, it is better to choose a citrus, amber, powdery or floral fragrance can certainly create confusion. But understanding that each olfactory family reflects different styles and personalities is a way to greatly simplify the choice.

Furthermore, unlike diamonds, a perfume is not forever. That is, there is no single fragrance suitable for every person, a single olfactory note that reflects the personality, because the perfume is also linked to emotions. And those are infinite and full of facets and degrees of intensity.

It will have happened to everyone to "want" to wear a perfume tonight but to spray another one with a totally different aroma tomorrow. And this alternation depends on the moments in which you need to feel more or less pampered, wrapped and protected by a certain perfume rather than another, based on the emotions and situations you are experiencing.

Olfactory families: each character corresponds to one

Those that are categorized as olfactory families are groupings of fragrances created to facilitate the choice of a perfume. In this way, it will also be possible to buy a perfume online on our e-commerce site even if you have not smelled it, because you already have an idea of ​​the aroma that you will smell as soon as you receive it.

Some more famous than others, the olfactory families that contain high quality raw materials are: Citrus, Aromatic, Chypre, Chypre, Leathery, Floral, Fougère, Fruity, Gourmand, Woody, Marine, Musky and Oriental. By analyzing some of them in detail, it will be possible to understand which perfume to choose based on your character.

The citrus family is associated with vital, dynamic and energetic personalities. It is characterized, in fact, by compositions rich in Mediterranean or exotic citrus fruits such as lemon, bitter orange, mandarin, citron, bergamot, grapefruit and lime, because they express a decisive and determined temperament, with the necessary sparkle that those who love challenges use. The aromatic family is designed for dynamic, sporty and casual personalities, for those who love being in contact with nature and having that feeling of freshness that lasts all day. Here, in fact, the aromatic plants of lavender, rosemary, tea, mint, basil and anise prevail.

Delicate, soft and powdery: in a single word chypre. The chypre family was created to enhance refinement, elegance and sensuality, for personalities who express style, charm and sophistication. It is composed of oak moss, patchouli, rose, bergamot, labdanum and jasmine.

Generally indicated mostly as an "olfactory facet" rather than as a very specific family, the leather family is characteristic in men's fragrances, but also some more refined women's perfumes are made with ingredients such as leather, tobacco and nappa. The fragrances become very intriguing and suitable for those who have a great character presence, for those who know how to be a citizen of the world, modern and wild at the same time. An example is the Sheikh Shuyukh Final Edition perfume from the Lattafa collection that you can find on the shop: it opens with fresh and sparkling notes to lead to base notes of musk, amber and vanilla.

The floral family, as the name itself says, is suitable for romantic characters, dreamers, those who use the floral notes of jasmine, rose, iris, lily of the valley, violet and narcissus to enhance a sentimental and poetic soul.

Based on cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli with citrus or spicy touches is the woody family. Its fragrances with warm, refined and elegant notes, like those that give life to the Emir Rich Santal Factory Edition perfume by Paris Corner, are suitable for strong and decisive personalities, for independent and enterprising, courageous and vigorous people.

And now it's time to introduce our favorite olfactory family. This is the amber or oriental family, which contains enveloping, sensual and seductive, warm and mysterious fragrances. These are the characteristics of the Arabian notes, often mixed with vanilla, patchouli, black amber, spices, but also powdery or musky touches. Arabic perfumes are intense and designed for both men and women, but they are also genderless perfumes like our Emir Identity Oud Crescent by Paris Corner and that anyone who loves to enchant and leave their mark can and should wear.

Perfume means personality

Moving towards the conclusion of the topic that has seen as protagonists the dominant traits of character, natural inclination, lifestyle, habits and emotional state of the moment, it must be kept in mind that in choosing the fragrance most suited to one's personality, one should not only look at the olfactory family.

An important role is also played by the concentrations of essential oils that characterize the perfume and that can be divided into three large categories. The first is the eau de toilette, the so-called cologne, with a lighter concentration, with scents close to nature, citrus, aromatic and slightly woody notes, chosen by people with a more sparkling and lively character, always enthusiastic and engaging.

The second, the one with a higher concentration of essential oils, more decisive and intense, is the eau de parfum, indicated for strong and determined characters. Here the fragrances are chypre or woody, musky and green, practically never floral.

Finally, in the extrait de parfum you find the highest concentration of essential oils. In this case, in fact, we speak of essences, of perfume extracts, because the fragrances are much more persistent and especially suitable for refined and mysterious women, who want to keep the memory of them alive in those who meet them.