A Scent For Every Style: A Guide To Your Signature Fragrance

“Like fashion, your scent should should fit your mood and where you’re going, says Sheena Chandran, Sephora’s director of fragrance merchandising. So how can you choose your signature scent? Your sense of style can lead you in the right direction, because the nose knows, right, babes? Any girl worth her Louboutins knows that good style seldom happens by accident. The same rule applies to scent. And just as your style can leave a lasting impression, so can the right notes. In fact, scent might be the single most important sense when it comes to attracting a lover.
Dr. Gary Beauchamp, Ph.D, of the Monell Chemical Senses Center says that scent is “the most primitive of all the senses.” And so, scent and sex are inextricably entwined. Beauchamp explains that in the wild, scent helps attract two things: your mate and sustenance. Maybe you’re on the hunt for a significant other, or maybe you just want to leave a lasting impression of your inner goddess. Either way, choosing a scent is easy if you follow your instincts and stay true to your style.

French Kiss

The Look: Big sunnies, statement lip, and an effortless confidence help you achieve Parisian chic street style.

The Scent: TOCCA Violette is touted to evoke “Vibrant blooms along the Champs-Elysees.” With notes of Italian Bergamot, ginger oil, coriander seed oil, African violet, Bulgarian rose, black currants, and cashmere musk, this fragrance makes you go oh la la.

The Look: Rocker tee, tattoos, and a penchant for black help. But to really pull this look off, your attitude screams, “No f*cks given.”

The Scent: Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen are the style mavens behind Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black, and though the twins are known for their bohemian look, they unveil a rock n’ roll wild side with this scent, which has been called an “addictive blend of alluring violet, sensual sandalwood, and rich vanilla.”

Flower Child

The Look: You may or may not don a flower wreath, but you definitely lace your wardrobe with floral patterns that speak to your signature look.

The Scent: Marc Jacobs Daisy exudes the essence of grapefruit, musk, vanilla, wood, jasmine, and strawberry. Picture yourself lying in a field of daisies.

Rugged Femme

The Look: Mixing masculine with feminine is the key to your style. Or better yet, your style has no gender, but is fierce baby, fierce.

The Scent: Terre D Hermes by Hermessmells just as good as a woman as it does on a man. The woody, mineral notes give this cologne staying power. Slay, girl, slay.

Minimalist Miss

The Look: Messy bun, invisible makeup, and a clean, tailored blouse keep your look low-key. If you wear accessories, they are simple and classic, and keep the focus on you, not your outfit.

The Scent: Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin is a classic unisex scent that’s simple yet alluring. Bergamot, grapefruit, lime, mandarin, orange, iris, lilac, basil, and thyme give the essence of a Caribbean.

Beach Babe

The Look: A tiny bikini top is your go-to piece, and you live to layer as you go from beach to bar with the ultimate cool girl savoir-faire.

The Scent: Bobbi Brown Beach offers essences of sand jasmine, sea spray, and mandarin so you can wear the beach wherever your adventures take you.

Cosmopolitan

The Look: Mixing classic staples with edgy accents is second nature to you. As a cosmopolitan babe, you’re unafraid to take risks and wear your sexuality on your sleeve.

The Scent: Fracas is a bold scent for a bold woman, with its intoxicating notes of fruity peach, orange blossom, floral jasmine, iris, lily of the valley, sandalwood, musk, and cedar.

Night Fever

The Look: Brows on fleek, a bold nail, and sunnies to match your mood keep your party girl look fresh, because you own the night, even during the day.

The Scent: Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge is perfect for the boudoir, with accents of neroli, ylang-ylang, vanilla, leather, amber, and wood. It can’t get sexier than this.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.