The best perfume sellers are aware of these correlations and use them to give useful advice to their clients. Here are the typical psychological profiles of different types of perfume lovers:
Floral lovers - women who prefer floral perfumes are usually very feminine, conservative, classy and refined. They have a somewhat dreamy, romantic aura and they prefer subtlety, diplomacy and balance. They can be very determined when they set their mind to something. Floral notes they may enjoy are: rose, peony, orchid, freesia, tuberose, violet, hyacinth.
Floral perfume recommendations:
Bvlgari Women | Lancome Poeme | Chanel No.5 | Dior Pure Poison | Chloe Love |
Fruity Floral lovers - these women are generally spontaneous, active, optimistic and playful. They love to have fun and don't take themselves (or others) too seriously. Flirty, sexy and young at heart, they are full of energy and quite bohemian. Notes they might enjoy: raspberry, peach, pear, pineapple, rose
Fruity Floral perfume recommendations:
Burberry Women | Cartier Delices | Dona Karan Red Delicious | Givenchy Very Irresistible | Guerlain Insolence |
Floral Green lovers - like the perfumes they prefer, these women are fresh, natural and a rather innocent. They love nature, the outdoors and also love to day dream. They're usually kind and altruistic idealists, honest to a fault. Notes that suit them: cedar, lily, mint, citrus, lily-of-the-valley.
Floral Green perfume recommendations:
Acqua di Gioia Armani | Gucci Envy | Chanel No.19 | Marc Jacobs | SJ Parker Covet |
Chypre lovers - Chypres are perfumes based on a masterful combination of oak moss, labdanum, patchouli and bergamot. Women who prefer these fragrances are usually intellectual, aesthetic, perfectionists who seek beauty and truth in everything. They're emotionally stable, self-certain, very insightful and full of life. Notes: jasmine, rose, patchouli.
Chypre perfume recommendations:
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle | Hermes 24 Faubourg | Guerlain Mitsouko | Miss Dior Cherie | Sisley Soir de Lune |
Aquatic lovers - these women need their freedom and place it above everything else. They're adventurous, love outdoor escapes and vacations at the beach and prefer having fun and taking it easy. They are light, humorous and energetic. Notes they might like: melon, lotus, reed, water lily.
Aquatic perfume recommendations:
L'eau par Kenzo | Davidoff Cool Water | Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline | Missoni Acqua | Hermes Un Jardin en la Meditarrane |
Floral Woody Musk lovers - highly sensual, natural and intuitive, these women are usually aware of their own sexuality and like to feel comfortable in their own bodies. They're friendly and magnetic, don't like drawing attention to themselves but are irresistibly feminine. Preferred notes: musk, violet, gardenia, saffron, rose, sandalwood.
Floral Woody Musk perfume recommendations:
Narciso Rodriguez For Her | Hermes Kelly Caleche | Marc Jacobs Daisy | Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne | Agent Provocateur |
Woody lovers - these women are pragmatic, a bit skeptical and value certainty, stability and trust. They are usually loyal friends and partners and their quick and questioning minds make them very hard to trick. They're intuitive, tenacious, brave and sometimes a bit like tomboys. Recommended notes: sandalwood, rosewood, gaiac, vetiver, patchouli.
Woody perfume recommendations:
Guerlain Samsara | Dior Midnight Poison | Cartier Baiser du Dragon | Prada Prada | Donna Karan Cashmere Mist |
Oriental Floral lovers - passionate and mature, such women are usually intense, contemplative and wise. They're not afraid to explore their darker side and they're not afraid of intimacy. They're introspective, profound and a bit melancholic. Favorite notes: honey, amber, labdanum, tonka bean.
Oriental Floral perfume recommendations:
Givenchy Ange ou Demon | L'Instant de Guerlain | JP Gaultier Classique | Chanel Allure Sensuelle | Versace Crystal Noir |
Oriental Vanilla & Gourmand lovers - unapologetically sensual and sexy, these women are epicurean, charismatic but also sweet and childlike. They're quite hedonistic and love indulging in life's many pleasures, all the while maintaining a charming open-mindedness and ingenuity. Recommended notes: sugar, vanilla, caramel, chocolate, licorice.
Oriental Vanilla & Gourmand perfume recommendations:
Dior Hypnotic Poison | Thierry Mugler Angel | Armani She | Lolita Lempicka L | Chopard Wish |
Oriental Spicy lovers - elegant, deep, introverted and sexual, they exude an almost hypnotic power, a mysterious fascination of the unknown. There's a strong magnetism to these women, they're willful, self-certain, dominating and seductive. Notes they may like: cinnamon, civet, coriander, incense, myrrh.
Oriental Spicy perfume recommendations:
Bvlgari Omnia | Yves Saint Laurent Opium | Chanel Coco | Cartier Must | Calvin Klein Obsession |