Fragrance Gifts For Men (cologne)

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you have already decided to buy him a fragrance but you do not know what to choose or even where to begin. The good news is that you have already narrowed the thousands of gift-giving options to fragrances. The bad news is that there are so many fragrances on the market today that you certainly have your work cut out for you. As you stress and distress over the decision and when you reach that point when your nose no longer cooperates, and when you have run out of friends that you can drag to the stores with you—just keep remembering how much you love him.

Fruity fragrances are the trends of this season for both men and women and citrus ranks the highest amongst them. This season’s trend also tends to favor compatible scents for men and women which allows each individual of a couple to wear their own fragrance that complements each other’s rather than competes or clashes.

Fragrances of any kind do not reflect their true essence from a paper strip samples or from their bottles. They should be applied to a body so that the fragrance can mix with the person’s natural scent, their body chemistry, the oils on their skin and their pH level. And obviously, a specific fragrance smells differently on different people and certainly not all fragrances suit everyone who attempts to use them.

Many people, especially women but not exclusively, wear fragrances that are favored by their partner. That may be the secret, or one of the secrets, to good partnerships but they are not necessarily flattering to one’s own identity. Although one becomes accustomed to one’s own scent and fails to be aware of it after a while, fragrances are significant identifiers that should evoke some sort of an emotion such as sexy, elegant or desirable, for the individual wearing it, at least initially.

Choosing the right fragrance for men is not about smelling good, keeping up with the latest trends or wearing the same thing that smells so good on the guy next door. It is not even about buying expensive versus cheap, or this color versus that or that bottle versus this one. Choosing the right fragrance for men is about finding a fragrance that fits the personality and the lifestyle. An elegant man who is also a sharp dresser would want a fragrance that reflects his sophistication. A man who is a sports lover may prefer something muskier. A very casual and laidback man would do well with the lighter fragrances. By the same token, a man who takes special pride in his manliness would want extra masculine or deep and heavy fragrances while the daddy of your children who is first and foremost a family man would do very well with a warm and fuzzy sent, clean and crisp or even something more floral.

A few important points to keep in mind when shopping for just the right fragrance gift for men are:

- If you can get your hands on a few samples to try them out on your man’s body before committing to the actual purchase, do so. Otherwise, buy the smallest bottle available to make sure that it fits him well. You can always get more later on, or you may choose to try something else.
- Always buy perfumes or colognes at a specialty stores or perfumeries. Department or drug stores may not store them properly and the fragrances may lose their original quality. They may also be selling you old bottles that have gone beyond their natural shelf-lives.
- Fragrances evaporate when they come in contact with air; therefore, opt for spray bottles that do not require opening.

Remind your man that this fragrance is between you and him and no one else in the world. In other words, applying less is far better than more.

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