FASHION

Know the perfume categories to
help you choose the right one

IF YOU are not used to buying perfume regularly, you

may need these shopping tips.

Sample a fragrance from your
‘skin, not directly from the bottle
or from a test strip in a magazine.
Wait a few minutes before you
smell the perfume you have ap-
plied, and smell it again in 15 or
20 minutes when it has changed its
character.

Try no more than three dif-
ferent fragrances at a time becuuse
your sense of smell gets confused
and will distort any others tried
afterward. -

Remember which perfume you
dabbed in which spot, to make
sure you buy the right one.

Don’t buy huge quantities of
perfume. You may save money in
larger sizes, but if you haven’t us-
ed it up in several months it starts
to age and disintegrate. Instead,
buy refills. They save you money
since you .don’t need to replace
the original bottle.

Perfumes are grouped into dif-
ferent ‘categories for their scent.
And: knowing these groups, can
help you to. choose a variety of
fragrances that: you like which are
in a similar category. - -

: If. you are not sure what type of.
fragrance - “you, prefer, ask a per-
fume. counter’ ‘fepresentative which

The basic types a ‘are floral, fruity

‘floral, green. (or: citrus) aldehydic. ,
"(Oscar de la Renta), White Linen’

(Laura Biagiotti) and many
others.

Fruity floral blends mix fruits
and spring flowers for a light
fresh scent. Apple, peach,
watermelon; pineapple, cassis and
other fruits are mixed with light
flowers such as lily of the valley.

Perfumes in this group are
Anais Anais (Cacharel), Anne
Klein Parfum (Anne Klein), First
(Van Cleef and Arpel), Laura
Ashley No. 1. (Laura Ashley),
Lauren (Ralph Lauren), KL (Karl
Lagerfeld) and Diorella (Christian
Dior).

Green is a clean, fresh smell
given by the addition of lemon,
lime, orange, bergamot or hya-
cinth.

Perfumes such as Chanel No.
19 (Chanel), Calvin Klein (Calvin
Klein), Givenchy HI (Givenchy),
Inoui (Shiseido) and Eau de Gucci
(Gucci) are green. Many men’s
fragrances are in this.category.

Modern blend. perfumes mix
synthetic scents which are
-aldehydic.chemicals with spicy in-
gredients such as cloves, cin-
namon, nutmeg and carnaticn.
The blend is fresh and classic.

Fragrances in this group are
Chanel No. 5 (Chanel), Arpege
(Lanvin), Diva (Ungaro); Coco
(Chanel), Azuree (Estee Lauder),
L’Interdit (Givenchy), Ruffles

’ (Estee Lauder) and Tuxedo (Ralph
Lauren).

: Woody fragrartces add the fresh
“and spicy.aldehydics with different

- types of moss, sandalwood, cedar

~) and patchouli’ for. a ‘Powdery type
._ of scent,

Halston: -(Halston), ‘Paloma
Picasso: (Paloina ‘Picasso), Ysatis
. (Givenchy), -My.: Sin (Lanvin),

ill . Volage (Neiman. Marcus); Je. Re-

viens (Worth) .and Rive ‘Gauche
(ives: “Saint Laurent). are ‘all

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PERFUMES CAN be fit into
groups that include floral, frui-
ty, and woody. Knowing what
you prefer helps with the
selection of new scents.

aldehydic woody floral scents.

Chypre is a heavy scent mixing
citrus-smelling bergamot with oak
moss.

Perfumes such as Azarro (Louis
Azzaro), Gianni Versace (Gianni
Vesace), Laura Ashley No. 2
(Laura Ashley), Miss Dior (Chris-
tian Dior) and Mitsouko
(Guerlain) are in
group.

Oriental perfumes are heavy,
blended with sweet oriental scents
such as vanilla-like tonka beans,
tree resin and ground pepper.

Fragrances such as Bal a Ver-
saites (Jean Desprez), Cinnabar
(Estee Lauder), Opium (Yves
Saint Laurent), Shalimar
(Guerlain),
Youth Dew (Estee Lauder) and
Dioressence (Christian Dior).are in
this category. : .

—— Carol Crenna

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