Of course your wedding isn’t an ‘everyday’ affair, but there’s something to be said for the reassurance of wearing a fragrance that automatically makes you feel like ‘you’ on your wedding morning. By wearing a new fragrance on your wedding day, it’s a subtle way to create memories.
Traditionally, floral scents that are light and delicate are considered ideal for weddings as they exude emotions of love and romance. Single floral notes such as rose, carnation and violet, or fruity scents with notes of oranges and lemons, can help to lower stress levels as well as being understated and warm.
Not a floral fan? No worries,
The idea of a single, seminal wedding fragrance is far less applicable these days. We now tend to have a fragrance wardrobe rather than just one fragrance that we wear all the time. The most fitting fragrance for your wedding is the one that you fall in love with the first time that you try it. If you’re on the fence or just wearing something because you feel you ‘should’, it’s not the one for your big day.
If ‘the one’ isn’t immediately forthcoming, try looking back at previous scents you’ve enjoyed wearing and seeing what ingredients they have in common. If you pick something with similar notes then it’s almost guaranteed to be a winner.
If you are testing out new scents in anticipation of your wedding day, here are some perfume-testing pointers:
1. When you’re experimenting with scents, don’t spray too many: stick to three or four as a maximum. Otherwise, the scents start mixing and it’s hard to decipher which one you actually like. You may love the top notes but, after spraying the tester, be sure to walk around for an hour or so, allowing the fragrance to develop and settle so you can check that you’re drawn to the base notes too. The perfect scent should complement you, not overpower you.
2. Like any good romance, it’s a question of chemistry. Not feeling it? Move on, but don’t fear overwhelm. Let the experts steer you in the right direction to make the best scent selection for you.
