Everybody loves to smell good though their tastes may differ. Some people like strong smells, while some prefer light, diluted ones. While buying a perfume for yourself, you should know what different fragrances are available. Woody, chypre, fruity, floral, leather, citrus and fougere are some different kind of smells on which all perfumes and colognes, sprays are based. How one smells is largely dependent on the body chemistry.

Not every perfume will smell the same of everybody so it is important to test the scent on you before buying. Smelling a whiff of perfume is never a clear indicator or a smell of a perfume. The three notes of any perfume tell you what it will smell immediately or after an hour and after three or four hours. Ideally, before deciding on a fragrance you should wait for few hours till you can smell its base notes. Eau De Parfum, Eau De toilette, Colognes are different forms of fragrances. Women go for EDPs, EDTs and eau de colognes vary in concentrations of perfumed oil. Perfumes are concentrated than eau de toilette which is stronger than eau de cologne. Men do not prefer strong smells, thus mens cologne are much sought after by them. Citrus, leather scents are preferred by males.