How to choose your perfume

Top tips for finding your signature scent

Here are some helpful hints when buying and wearing your fragrance...

Always try before you buy. You don't want to spend money on something you might have an allergic reaction to!
Sniff the scent on your skin. It will smell different on a tester than it will when mixed with your body chemistry. Be sure to give the scent a few minutes to develop -- the heat of your body will affect how it smells on you.
Let your partner smell it. You don't want to end up with something that he doesn't like (or that reminds him of an ex...).
For real staying power, layer your fragrance. Combining a bath wash, moisturiser and perfume will ensure you smell sweet for the duration.
Apply the scent to pulse points such as wrists, behind ears, cleavage, and behind your knees. These spots generate a lot of heat and will release the scent over time.
Put your fragrance on before you get dressed to avoid staining.
Don't overdo it. Your scent should be noticed only by people who get very close to you -- not something that announces your arrival.

The alcohol in perfume makes the fragrance emanate from your skin. Without it, you would be the only person who knew you were wearing any fragrance at all.
Musk comes from the male musk deer found in the central Asian uplands of Tibet. Fragrance has three 'notes': the top note, which you recognise first, the middle note and the base note, which lingers the longest on your skin.
A bottle of Chanel No.5 is sold every 30 seconds...