His and Hers Fragrances

Is it His or Hers? When Fragrances Can Be For Men or Women

Fragrances are a multi-billion dollar industry. People love perfumes. They like scents in everything they use. In our society, we use perfumes in almost every product we make. Perfumes are in our soap and our cleaning products. We use perfumes to freshen our air, our bodies, and our pets. We cannot escape these scents in our society. People have used perfumes for thousands of years for a number of different reasons. In recent years, perfumes have become less expensive. As a result, more and more people are able to purchase them in a variety of products. Different fragrances, though, smell different on individuals, no matter what product the fragrance appears in. Fragrances are marketed to both men and women, but sometimes fragrances can be for both men and women.

The most important factor in choosing any fragrance, whether for a man or a woman, is to ensure that it works with your body chemistry. Fragrances begin their job when they are applied to your skin. As you body heat begins to kick in, the odor molecules rise off of your skin and hit your nose. Perfumes smell various ways on different people because of the serious difference in body chemistry for each person. There are a number of different factors that go into deciding how a particular fragrance might smell on you. These factors include, but are not limited to, diet, acid balance, medication, skin oil, pigmentation, mood, and environmental factors. For example, if you have oily skin, your fragrance is going to be far more intense, and it is going to last longer than it might on someone with dry skin. Similarly, if you are on a high fat diet, your fragrance will be more powerful. The first step to deciding if you can wear your significant other's fragrance is to make sure it works with your body. You can do this by testing it. While you are testing, try to make it a rule not to use more than three test fragrances at a time. Apply the fragrance directly to your skin. Your wrist is a good place to start. Wait for a few seconds after you have applied it, and then smell it. If you want to try another, use the other wrist. If you'd like to deal with a third, try the inside of your elbow. Once you have chosen a scent that works for you, be sure to apply it correctly. Start your fragrance ritual with an eau de parfum of the fragrance you have chosen. Gently spray this from your shoulders to your feet. Top it off with some actual perfume added to a few pulse points. Some popular pulse points are wrists, behind the ears, the crook of your elbow, the base of your throat, behind your knees, and inside your ankles.

In order to choose the right unisex fragrance, your body chemistry is the first tier of importance, but a good hint as to whether it would work in the first place might be the perfume category it falls under. Both men's and women's fragrances have a number of different categories. Fortunately for those who want to try to cross perfume gender boundaries, the fragrances have a few categories in common. One of these is citrus. Citrus scents tend to be light and fresh. They are often composed of things like bergamot, orange, lemon, petitgrain, and mandarin. These scents work well with energetic, sporty types. They work best in the summer, and they could be used for either day or evening wear. More feminine citrus scents are usually combined with flowers or fruits. More masculine citrus scents are usually combined with woods and spices. Another category the two fragrances have in common is chypre. Chypre is based on woody, mossy, flowery scents combined with leather and fruits. These are elegant, classical fragrances that tend to be dry, not sweet. These work very well as unisex fragrances. Another great unisex category is the Orientals. These are usually a combination of spices, wood essences, and vanilla. People who enjoy these fragrances usually enjoy mystery and sensual experiences. These are great for an evening out. They are also the heaviest of all of the fragrance categories.

Both men's and women's fragrances have other categories, and many fragrances that don't fit within these typically unisex categories would work for either.

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