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      • ⚥ ♂ Natural Classic -- The Prep
      • ♂ ♂ Natural Gamine -- The Tomboy
      • ♀ ♂ Natural Ingenue -- The Outdoorsy Sweetheart
      • ⚥ ♀ Romantic Classic -- The Sexy Sophisticate
      • ♀ ♂ Romantic Dramatic -- The Vamp
      • ♀ ♀ Romantic Ethereal -- Aphrodite
      • ♀ ♂ Romantic Gamine -- The Firecracker
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The Right Fragrance For You!  Fragrance Guides For Your Style Identity

5/16/2016

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A few months ago, a reader asked about perfume recommendations for each of the style identities. 

She pointed out that it was difficult to imagine an Ethereal wearing the same fragrance as a  Dramatic or a Classic. 

The idea fascinated me. In college, I went through a period of obsessing about fragrance -- fragrance families, fragrance  notes, and so on. (Any attempt to organize and systematize an aesthetic experience is inherently appealing to me, I suppose! 4w5, anyone?)

I delved back into the world of fragrance and set about to identify perfect fragrances for each of the 63 style identities. I spent hours identifying the perfect fragrance families, notes, concentrations, and genders for each of the 63 style identities. 

It was a delightful project, not least because scientists have actually researched how people respond to scent.

Did you know that, just  as certain images read as masculine or feminine to our eyes, certain odors read as masculine or feminine to our noses? Odors can also read as light or heavy, sharp or dull,  youthful or mature....

Do you see where this is going? 

If a person looks like her best self  in mature, feminine clothes, it stands to reason that she'll smell like her best self wearing a mature, feminine fragrance. Right? 

I'm happy to now be able to offer you a Style Identity Fragrance Guide!

In the guide, you'll find
  • your best fragrance families
  • fragrance families you should avoid
  • fragrance notes that fit your style identity
  • which fragrance genders to seek and which to avoid
  • which fragrance concentrations (parfum, cologne, etc.) to seek, and which to avoid
  • a list of at least ten specific fragrances that are perfect for your style identity
  • links to sites where you can search for more fragrances by family and by note
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The (blurred) Romantic-Ethereal-Natural Fragrance Guide

You may find your favorite fragrance on your list -- or be inspired to try one that's brand new to you.

But wait -- who says you have to smell like you look?

What if  I'm an Ethereal Natural, but I want to smell like a Romantic Dramatic on date night? Or like a Classic for my job interview?

No problem! I'll buy a fragrance from the Romantic Dramatic guide or the Classic guide. 

And if you know the style identity of friends and family, you can use the guides to buy fragrance gifts that will feel incredibly personal. 

I hope you find as much pleasure using these docs as I found creating them.

​:-)

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      • ⚥ ♂ Classic Gamine -- The Prep Schooler
      • ⚥ ♀ Classic Ingenue -- The Class President
      • ⚥ ♂ Dramatic Classic -- The Art Critic
      • ♂ ♂ Dramatic Gamine -- The Punk Rocker
      • ♀ ♂ Dramatic Ingenue -- The Childlike Czarina
      • ♂ ♂ Dramatic Natural -- The Amazon Queen
      • ⚥ ♀ Ethereal Classic -- The Delicate Sophisticate
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      • ♀ ♂ Romantic Gamine -- The Firecracker
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