Occasion and season
For the office and summer, light fresh scents fit. For evening and winter, warmer, sweeter or spicier ones are welcome.
Find your direction
Think of scents you like: soap, fresh laundry, vanilla, wood. This lets you derive the fragrance family.
Testing properly
Test at most two or three fragrances per visit, wear them for several hours and only then decide. The base note only shows later.
Conclusion
Think about what you need the fragrance for (occasion), in which season and which direction appeals to you: fresh, sweet, floral or woody.
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