Valentine’s Day 2022: perfumes for him that ignite desire

They evoke sensations, tell of travels, lived or just imagined, light up memories, moments, people: in a word perfumes. After all, the power of smell does not need to be explained; it is the first sense, together with taste, that is activated, starting from the prenatal life, and everything that passes through the nose becomes memory, kept in the hypothalamus and ready to re-emerge in an often unexpected way.

This is why perfume, or rather someone’s smell, is so important when it comes to love; sudden shocks or instant dislikes, what we often define “on the skin”, are the result of unconscious stratificationswhich refer to a universe that has already been.

The scent of love

Tell the perfume of love, for this reason, it is an impossible undertaking, both when it comes to perfumes for women and men’s perfumes, an alchemy with no certain predictions. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, however, some indications can be given, thanks to the most popular trends of the moment.

The most romantic perfumes for men

«For those looking for a romantic configuration it is certainly perfect the Rose, a great classic even when it comes to men’s fragrances », he suggests Simone Andreoli, nose and fragrance creator. «In recent years this raw material has confirmed a stable trend and has been emphasized thanks to combinations with woods and spices from South East Asia or the Middle East. Reinterpreted and revisited, this great classic becomes a little smokier, woody, even more angular at times. A variation that is obtained thanks to woods as oud, leather, guaiac and rosewood», Adds the expert.

The boom of gourmand fragrances

In addition to the success of the commodities that taste of the Orient, recently everything that is has reached a peak gourmand and greedy. The reason must be sought in the particular historical period we are experiencing because gourmand perfumes have the power to reassure and at the same time to take us where we cannot go. “It’s time for fruity notes, especially those related to exotic fruit: vanilla, coconut, mango, papaya, everything that comes from afar and recalls the desire to escape”, Andreoli confirms.

Passepartout perfumes, perfect for him and her

With this in mind, it is also possible to search for no gender fragrances, which are perfect for both men and women. The idea of ​​wearing someone else’s perfumeafter all, many couples like it and today the choice is more than feasible.

«In a period not too hot like this, you can certainly move among the Orientals, with a fragrance neither too hard nor brazenly flowery, something soft, such as leather combined with vanilla and oud, liqueur tobacco, or rose combined with creamy woods such as sandalwood, or rougher and smoky shades », suggests the expert. For Simone Andreoli, one of the solutions could be his Silence, transversal unisex. «It evokes the sensation of an endless reassuring embrace because it mixes dark, rougher notes and soft notes, which give warmth and fullness. The effect is that of a cashmere stole, warm and wadding ».

The right notes to ignite her desire

But what characteristics do men’s perfumes usually have that tease you? “Woman on man likes to hear strong fragrances. Fougère could be perfect, always elegant and a little herbaceous, refreshing, but still very masculine », Simone Andreoli explains. “Interesting, the combination of woods and fruity notes, reinterpretation of great classics such as chypre, which have woody bases (for example with oak woods that give depth to the fragrance making it very masculine) contaminated with more “colorful” scents, fruity notes with small traces, from peach to passion fruit. Woods and spices, when they have hints of citrus and fruit, play down and make the sillage more intriguing and interesting ».

The right fragrance for a first date

To win her over, of course, the perfume you choose on the first date plays a central role. “If you want to surprise exaggeratedly, you can choose an important fragrance, with an intense sillage and a high persistence; a woody perfume, for example, based on oud or on powerful and recognizable accords, great classics, in short, such as those based on sandalwood and leather, which are also quite modern », suggests Andreoli. “Alternatively, yes ad fresh and clean chords, which give a beautiful connotation of the person, an aromatic, for example, a fougère or a chypre, always elegant. It also depends a lot on the image you want to give of yourself, but of course you are never wrong with citrus fruits, which everyone likes. Mediterranean perfumes smell clean, they refresh, they convey an always winning idea of ​​transparency ».

Are you looking for a gift for him? Choose it like this

More difficult to move when you choose to give him a perfume. Unless the knowledge is profound, with perfumes there is always the risk of making mistakes. «The advice I can give is to look at the content and inspiration of the perfume: a gift is a gift so if you give a perfume inspired by love or strong feelings, or a journey that is very significant for your loved one, the gift acquires a further meaning that goes beyond the fragrance itself “, suggests the ‘expert.

A different way of thinking about a gift of this type, to awaken loved olfactory memories and help create new ones.

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