I'm thinking of getting my SO a female fragrance as a gift. I'm still not sure if it's a good idea, but I wanted to see about getting some suggestion from the board. Background: she doesn't wear fragrances, but I don't think she is opposed to them. She likes fragranced bath soaps and body washes. Unfortunately, I do not know the names of the soap scents she has. I do know that she likes this shower gel from Lush:
http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products...nch-shower-gel
I'm not sure how the shower gel would translate to fragrances, but I thought I mention it since I don't have much to go on.
According to her, she likes "clean, powdery" scents. Vague, I know. So I guess she'd want something subtle and not to loud. One time we were smelling some samples in a magazine and she didn't like any of them and neither did I. I think most of them were "popular" celebrity fragrances. So none of those. I think she'd like something that is classic or timeless yet has modern appeal, or alternately a "modern classic" if you will. It doesn't have to be something that came out originally way back when. But I don't think she'd want something that everyone else is wearing either.
Should I get her some samples before buying the bottle? Or perhaps take her to a store like Sephora, Nordstroms, or a boutique and let her pick something out? What do you think?
One more thing: I'm a grad / professional student so I can't really afford anything over $150 or so. So no Creed, Bond no.9, etc.
http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products...nch-shower-gel
I'm not sure how the shower gel would translate to fragrances, but I thought I mention it since I don't have much to go on.
According to her, she likes "clean, powdery" scents. Vague, I know. So I guess she'd want something subtle and not to loud. One time we were smelling some samples in a magazine and she didn't like any of them and neither did I. I think most of them were "popular" celebrity fragrances. So none of those. I think she'd like something that is classic or timeless yet has modern appeal, or alternately a "modern classic" if you will. It doesn't have to be something that came out originally way back when. But I don't think she'd want something that everyone else is wearing either.
Should I get her some samples before buying the bottle? Or perhaps take her to a store like Sephora, Nordstroms, or a boutique and let her pick something out? What do you think?
One more thing: I'm a grad / professional student so I can't really afford anything over $150 or so. So no Creed, Bond no.9, etc.
