Finding Scents

August 18, 11:24 AMDenver Shopping ExaminerAndrea Terrones

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With each season most update their wardrobe but I also find my perfume selection  needs a makeover too since light summer fragrances just won't cut it for fall and winter. I don't have a signature scent and I tend not to buy the same perfume twice no matter how much I loved it. And with fall rapidly approaching I'm on the hunt for a new fragrance but I find this harder than finding a perfect pair of jeans. There are many factors involved such as body chemistry, age, the climate you live in, and so on. No longer is it easy to head to the store and be satisfied with a bottle of Baby Soft. It takes a few trips to the store to get spritzed and wonder if the scent is truly something you can live with until the bottle is gone. I'm compiled a list of tips which I hope helps others also looking for a new perfume.

• Know which fragrance notes and style you tend to favor such as floral, fresh or woody. I find most of my perfumes have vanilla or amber notes. This will help you narrow your search.

• Use the paper strips to save your skin. Some perfumes settle differently then they do if you just smell the bottle. If find one you like write on the strip and save it for future reference.

• Ask for help and a sample. Stores such as Nordstrom and Sephora will make a sample of any perfume and can offer suggestions based on your past perfume buys.

• Always try before you buy for at least two days. Depending on your mood you could love a scent, buy it, only to realize the next day you wish you would have tried it out first.

• Find a scent but it's a little pricey? Check on-line stores such as  FragranceNet.com which offer them at a discount price. Or if you're flying internationally check out the duty free shops.

• Don't get caught in a perfume's hype. Think everyone smells good wearing Chanel No. 5? Perfume smells different on everyone, ignore label names.

• Take a friend, male or female, with you. They can help if you're torn between fragrances or if you're not sure it smells like "you".

• Shop around holidays when gift sets tend to come out more frequently and are a better deal than buying the perfume alone.

• Don't overwhelm your nose. Smell three scents at a time. Most perfume counters offer coffee beans to smell to clear your nose between perfumes. If coffee beans are not around smell your shirt or other fabric that is not perfumed.

• Can't find a scent you like? Create your own. Stores like Bath Junkie in Park Meadows Mall offer an array of oils you can mix to combine a fragrance all your own in either a light spray, lotion, or even shampoo.