The good thing about choosing the right fragrance for you is that you are the one who ultimately decides what feels right for you and what doesn’t. If you’re not into floral scents, then you don’t have to wear a floral scent, and if you want to smell like you were smoking cigars in an old library while sitting in a leather chair and sipping cognac, then you totally can. There are a few things to keep in mind, though, when it comes to picking out the perfect fragrance for you:

• Occasion: It’s important to think about the occasion or event in which you are going to wear your fragrance. If you’re heading to the office, a heavy and seductive scent might not be the best idea, especially if you’re in close quarters with your coworkers all day – no need to overwhelm them with your scent. However, if you’re going on a date, going to a nighttime wedding, or plan on hanging out in a smoky lounge listening to jazz all night, then you can totally get away with wearing something a little heavier.
• Season: It’s a good idea to save your heavier and/or warmer smelling scents, like anything with woody notes, notes of amber, leather, vanilla, sandalwood, etc. for autumn and winter. On the flip side, during the spring and summer, you should opt for something a bit lighter, like a floral or citrus scent, or anything with aquatic or fresh notes. 
• Try in store: The fact of the matter is, you can read all the fragrance reviews you want to online, but you’ll never truly know how a fragrance smells on your skin until you try it on in store to see how it reacts with your unique body chemistry. 

Where To Apply Fragrance

Select one or two areas to apply your fragrance, and be sure to apply it on clean skin out of the shower. It’s also important to note that you shouldn’t rub your fragrance in, and it’s a total waste to do that whole “spray a cologne cloud” and walk through it. Some of the areas to spritz your fragrance on include behind the ear, on the neck, shoulders, chest, inner elbow, forearm, and wrist.