How to Test Perfume? How to Smell Fragrance like a Perfumer?

How do you Evaluate and Test Perfume? How to Smell Fragrance like a Perfumer?

Shopping for a new Eau de Parfum or a new Reed Diffuser can become overwhelming when we are testing so many different perfumes.

Many of our customers ask the following questions:

• How should we test perfume?
• How does a Perfumer evaluate or sample fragrance?
• How do you avoid fatigue of the nose when you smell perfume?
• How do we choose which scent one suits us best?

In this article, we answer these questions and offer multiple expert tips how to sample fragrance like a pro, a perfumer.

Below we have three chapters:

1. How do you Test Perfume with a Paper Smelling Strip?
2. How to test Fragrance on Skin?
3. What Tips do Perfumers have for Testing Fragrances?

Before we start, keep the following in mind:

• Don’t touch – don’t let the charming sales assistant spray the perfume onto your wrist, as it will contaminate everything you try afterwards to use Breathe Fum Coupon. The same applies to:
  • candles & reed diffuser: don’t touch the wax or the reeds, as the scent will adhere to your fingers and hands.
  • lotions: don’t apply a little lotion to the back of your hand, as it will also influence what you sample later.
• Trust your nose – fragrance is very personal and you should listen to your sense. Just because somebody says its fabulous, this does not mean the particular shower gel, perfumed candle or Eau de Toilette is right for you. Even a very helpful and experienced sales consultant will be trying to help you based on their knowledge of fragrance, and not necessarily based on their knowledge of you. Reading fragrance reviews can be very helpful, however this may or may not  identify the right fragrance that matches your own individual preference.

It only offers a glimpse of the perfume, consider it as the initial stage of unwrapping the scent.

You can, however, sample a large number of scents which is why it is one of the most important tools of a perfumer.

The only limitation is your nose. Nasal fatigue sets in after about 3 x fragrances.

In other words, you have saturated your nose and your ability to capture the true nature of a fragrance diminishes significantly.

You may have noticed the moment in the past where suddenly everything smells the sames. This is why we recommend taking a short break after three.