How To Choose Fragrance Online with Charlotte’s Fragrance Finder

First thing’s first, darlings, when you’re choosing a perfume, you need to know who you’re shopping for. If you’re choosing a fragrance for yourself, then shopping for perfume becomes that much easier – you know what you like, and you know what you will wear! Fragrance is also a beautiful gift to give, but it’s also extremely personal. The best way to choose a perfume for someone you love is to choose a scent that reminds you of them! When following the steps below, tap into the frequency of the person you’re buying for to choose a perfect fragrance match!

I’ve always believed in the power of fragrance to influence your mood, darlings. When I was dreaming up my first ever Fragrance Collection of Emotions, I wanted to create scents that make you FEEL! Different fragrances can inspire different feelings; for example, a sparkling floral scent like Joyphoria has a sweet aura while a mossy, woody fragrance like Magic Energy emits a very different feeling, so the key to choosing the perfect fragrance starts with deciding how you want to feel today. Perhaps you want to feel more serene with a spritz of Calm Bliss, or more seductive with a scent veil of More Sex. Our emotions are ever-changing, darlings, so ask yourself, how do you want to feel today?

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Fragrance families are broader collections of fragrance notes that have a commonality in their scent. Some common types of fragrance family include woody, fresh, floral, and amber fragrances, and these categories can be further segmented into subcategories like fresh-citrus and fresh-aquatic. A perfume’s fragrance family is determined by the notes that are most prominent within its scent; for example, the rush of rose in Love Frequency creates a distinctive floral character. Once you have discovered which fragrance families you gravitate towards, it becomes easy to identify which scents you will immediately love.

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Different fragrances have different intensities, darlings, so make sure you choose a scent that is just right. One way to determine a scent’s intensity is by knowing its fragrance family; fresh and floral fragrances are generally lighter and more understated, whereas woody and amber fragrances tend to be deeper and muskier. If you prefer a subtle scent with great longevity, try Joyphoria or Calm Bliss, and if you’re looking for a more intense, intoxicating scent, try More Sex or Cosmic Power.

Tilbury Tip: If you don’t want to wear an eau de parfum during the daytime, try wearing a body mist or eau de toilette.

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Darlings, fragrances should feel like a portkey that can transport you to another world! When I created my Fragrance Collection of Emotions, I imagined an entire beauty realm for each of my emotion-enhancing fragrances. Calm Bliss transports me to a peaceful lake filled with lotus flowers, and Cosmic Power sends me straight to the stars in a cloud of pure stardust! Decide where you want your fragrance to take you, darlings, then choose a scent that bottles your own personal happy place.

There’s a perfect fragrance for every mood and moment, darlings! I love to wear different fragrances depending on my to-do list; on an early morning call time I’ll choose Magic Energy to give me that fresh, citrusy spring in my step, whereas on date night I’ll spray on Love Frequency or More Sex to fill the air with feelings of love and seduction. Fragrance is the perfect way to design your dream day – choose a scent that suits the occasion and makes you feel poised for the moment.

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The skincare and makeup you reach for often changes with the seasons, and so can the fragrance you choose. While you can wear your favourite fragrance all year round, it can be fun to choose a perfume that has a distinctive spring, summer, autumn, or winter feel. In the spring and summer, I like to reach for fresh and floral fragrances like Joyphoria because they have a bright, sunshine quality. In the autumn and winter, I like to reach for spicy, leather fragrances like More Sex that feel warming and festive.

Tilbury Tip: There’s a scent for every season in my Fragrance Collection of Emotions, darlings!

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If you’d like to try a sample size of several perfumes before choosing your favourite, I recommend purchasing a discovery set. The 6 mood-enhancing scents from my Fragrance Collection of Emotions are available as 1.5ml vials in my Discovery Set, allowing you to spray on LOVE, HAPPINESS, SERENITY, SEDUCTION, ENERGY, and EMPOWERMENT and helping you to choose your favourites before buying a full size.

Tilbury Tip: When you buy a full-sized fragrance on CharlotteTilbury.com or the Charlotte Tilbury App, you’ll receive a 1.5ml sample size that lets you trial the scent before opening the 100ml bottle. If you decide the fragrance you have chosen isn’t your favourite, you can return it and receive a full refund.*

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