1. Determine your budget.
Perfumes are priced in a very big range, from very inexpensive colognes to luxurious designer brands. Determining your budget or the money you are prepared to spend beforehand will help narrow down your choices and will save you a lot of time. In discount shopping online for perfumes, knowing your budget makes everything easier.
2. Know what particular smell you want and go for it.
When going on discount shopping online, decide on what type of fragrance you want based on how you want the fragrance to be of use to you. For instance, is it for special events? Is it to please or seduce a partner? Is it for everyday use? If you plan to enchant someone with your fragrance, make sure to know the specific scents he or she likes. If you want it to be an everyday fragrance that you can wear to work or school, you may want to buy a lighter and fresher scent. If it’s for big parties and formal events, select a perfume that makes a stronger impact by blending well with your body chemistry.
Other factors, like the weather or the season, are also important to consider. For instance, if you live in a very humid setting, floral fragrances with a woody or musky base often complement the sultry weather. If you’re often surrounded by a lot of people in near proximity, don’t choose a very strong perfume because not everyone likes overpowering scents. Citrus, sea breeze and other herb and floral fragrances are often fresh and rejuvenating, perfect for someone always on the go. If you will be out on a date and would want to heighten the romance, choose a scent that is a bit stronger but not overpowering. Usually, oriental spices project confidence and sophistication. Meanwhile, aromatic blends are perfect for men who like to smell like a true man exuding machismo and confidence.
3. Examine the product carefully before buying.
When you’ve finally narrowed down your choices and you’re ready to purchase your own bottle, don’t forget to carefully examine each bottle of perfume you like before getting ahead of yourself and purchasing it. Take note that your nose can only handle so much testing and consecutively sniffing on 20 bottles of perfume will prove to be overpowering and desensitizing. Before you start spraying a certain amount of perfume on your wrist, spray it first on a piece of card or a strip of paper and decide if you like it. If not, move on to the next product. Once you find a scent that you think is perfect for you, start testing it on your body. Apply a small amount on your wrist or at the back of your hand. Sometimes the salesperson will offer to apply some on his or her own skin and have you smell it. This is a big no-no because each of us has our own body chemistry that reacts differently to perfumes. Make sure the perfume is perfect for you by putting it on your own skin. Wait a few minutes for the fragrance to react to your body chemistry and then start to take a whiff if the perfume works for you.