﻿How To Find Your Signature Scent (Backed By Science!)
[0:00:00] So, I got a question
the other day from Ben over in the UK. He’s saying, “Antonio, I love
the channel. Here’s my dilemma. I own a couple of fragrances, but how do I find
my signature scent without wasting a bunch of money? Can you help me?”
Well, Ben, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered. And in today’s video, I’m going to share with
you my experiences and my research, so that you can go out there and find the perfect
signature scent for you. [Music]
Step number one, get started. Don’t fall into this analysis paralysis over thinking it. You
want to start wearing a fragrance. And it sounds like you’ve already got a couple,
but I know so many guys out there that they’re thinking about this, but they’ve never gone
out and just simply purchase a fragrance. Now, I’m not saying you got to go out there
and buy anything really unique. In fact, I would start off with a crowd pleaser. I would also
maybe focus in on fragrances that are incredibly inexpensive, but still are very premium. Or you
could go with fragrances that have been out there forever, but are still really nice.
Thing is, there are tons of great houses out there like Davidoff, which have tons of cheap
fragrances, and that’s where I would start. You see, most guys when they start wearing
fragrances, they’re wearing it because they want to impress and they want to get compliments from
other people. They want to smell good and to have other people notice, most likely, a woman.
But, here’s the thing. Once you start wearing fragrances, you realize all of a sudden, wow,
I just enjoy wearing it, it puts me in a better mood.
I feel better. And that’s the cool thing is you start to wear it for yourself.
And, by the way, another cheap house you should check out,
Antonio Banderas. I really like his line. Next up, trust your own juddment. You’re
going to go out there and you’re going to read reviews. Some fragrances are going to be hyped up,
other fragrances are going to be panned by the critics.
Point being is you need to make a decision for yourself because you’re the only person
that can really find the fragrance that’s going to work with your own
chemistry and this is based off a 2012. So, they actually had all these guys
spray their armpits, interestingly enough. And they had women basically smell – and
what’s interesting is whenever men were able to choose a fragrance that they actually like,
it mixed with their body chemistry and women by far preferred this fragrance to the one that was
just given to the guys randomly. The ones that he chose consistently
would outperform the others. It’s just something that we naturally do.
We find fragrances that we like, and that’s the thing is you have to go with your gut.
Next up, try, test, and buy and don’t be afraid to even blind by. In fact, 95% of my fragrances,
I blind-bought because I learned what I wanted to look for and I had a base that I started from.
So, let’s say you’re starting off with a crowd pleaser, one of the most common
fragrances out there. You could state, okay, I really like fresh fragrances.
You can find other fresh fragrances. And you can build a collection of fresh fragrances.
But, what I would recommend is that you bring in something a little bit heavier, a little bit
sweeter something maybe for the winter, you’ve got something here for the summer. You’ve got
two fragrances that complement each other, but you’re only going to be able to do this if you
go out there and you stretch a bit. Maybe you want to bring in something
that’s very different, something that is unisex, something that you would never expect that you
would like. This is the beauty of actually going out there and testing and trying.
That being said, blind-buying a fragrance that cost hundreds of dollars, probably
not the best option for a lot of people especially just starting off. So, don’t
be afraid to join some of these Facebook groups. People sell small samples, basically decants.
You can also go directly to the manufacturers, a lot of times they sell small samples. Other times,
go online, and, again, find houses that are relatively inexpensive making quality fragrances.
I really like Ferrari and I also like the fact that they’re very transparent about
what this is going to smell like, bergamot. It is a citrus, not one that you would eat,
but one that has a very strong smell. Very similar to lemon, but a little bit different.
Point being, if you don’t like lemon, you’re going to want to avoid this. But, if you like fresh
citrus fragrances, this is probably going to be a good choice. And because it’s an inexpensive
house, you’re going to maybe spend 30 bucks. Look around, you can probably find it cheaper.
Now, this next tip to finding a signature scent, I don’t think anyone talks about,
and that’s the power of conditioning. That is basically what is your mood when you’re
trying a fragrance. How was it all set up? And this is where I feel that the packaging,
the way that the fragrance is presented and even how you feel when you’re trying it on.
This goes a long way. So, I will warn you, if you’re in a bad mood, if you are not feeling good,
don’t try a new fragrance because what you don’t want to do is associate that negative
feeling with possibly a great fragrance. I’ll tell you when I got this thing from
Kilian Black Panthom, it came beautifully wrapped. I paid a lot of money for this
fragrance. It’s only 50 ml. But, it was all about that presentation. I felt
great that day. I was anticipating this fragrance and I when I smelt it, it did not disappoint.
So, if you’re going to spend a little bit more money, if you really want your – like,
hey, I’m putting a lot of hopes on this, build it up and make sure that you try it
when you’re in a great mood you’re feeling good because you don’t want to, yeah, sabotage the
feeling of a fragrance and sink it when, yeah, it could actually been maybe something great.
[0:05:03] Now, gents, if you can’t tell,
I am into fragrances. Over the last year, I have built up a huge collection. But,
one thing that’s given me kind of nuts is everyone talks about how fragrances can
make you sexier, yaddi yaddi yadda. But, what about the power the science
behind fragrances? I’ve done research for years and I noticed again and again this
stuff popping up about how certain scents, how when you wear certain
fragrances, they can make you feel better. All these got me thinking, what if I could
develop a line of fragrances that would help you perform at a higher level whose sole purpose is
specifically for you to be more focused, for you to be able to be more concentrated, for you to be
more present when you’re around your loved ones. When you’re at work, you go to get up there and
give that presentation, well, guess what? If you spray on Courage, all of a sudden you’re
going to have the courage to go out there on stage because you’ve conditioned yourself to
have courage when you smell this fragrance. All of sudden, you want to be more honorable.
You want to be the man you know yourself to be. I’ve got a fragrance for that. One that
you’re going to wear consistently, one that you can wear to the gym, Commitment because
you know that you want to lose that 30 lbs and you need to eat better. You need to go to the gym.
This isn’t magic, this is simply science. And I’m excited to be able to bring
science to fragrance. So, if you’re interested in what I’m doing, you’re going to want to check
out my project over at Mission Fragrances. I’m linking to it down in the description.
I’ve got an early bird list. When you jump on this email list, I’m not going to spam you. I’m
simply going to send you updates, so that you get the best deal when we’re coming out the gates.
The next step to finding your signature scent is actually to practice wearing the fragrance. So,
what does one spray, how long does it last on your body and is it something other people note maybe
when you put two sprays on? Three sprays on? Be careful, some of these things can choke out
a room. But you want to practice wearing this fragrance on your body and see how
people will react. This is just simply you getting to know the fragrance.
You may find the fragrance that you spray on your clothes, you don’t actually like that much,
but when you put it on your skin, it changes. It’s much deeper, stronger. You actually
note that it’s changing throughout the day and all of a sudden it becomes a favorite.
Another interesting thing when you practice wearing your fragrance,
you see how it performs under various conditions. The normal workday, this is going to fade maybe
by 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, you don’t pick it up. But, one day you decided to go to the gym right
after work and all of a sudden, you notice, wow, when my body temperature increases,
all of a sudden I can smell this fragrance again and it’s like it gets a second wind.
So, you start to understand the character and the way the fragrance works with your body,
your chemistry, and your routine. The next step to your signature scent
is to discover more about the fragrances you’re wearing. So, what I like is wearing a fragrance
and then trying to actually smell the notes. I go over to websites like Fragrantica and I see
how they broken this out and I actually say, okay, can I pick up this one, can I pick up that one?
What are all of these other people saying about this? All of a sudden you start to understand
that there are these perfumers out there that are coming up with these master pieces. You realize,
this fragrance right here actually created a whole trend, changed an industry and was created
by the master perfumer, Alberto Morillas. You start to realize, okay, there’s this
history there’s all these stories with this that makes it more enjoyable to wear when you
understand that you know kind of where it fits in history in the perfume industry.
The next step in finding your signature scent, the perfect scent, exploration. And this work
can get a little bit crazy because you found a fragrance that you love. But, you want something
perfect. That you love it, but you really want something stronger, a little bit deeper,
all of a sudden you find, oh, you’ve got a cousin, you’ve got a flanker, a perfumo.
You get into that and all of a sudden, you say, oh, wait a minute, I’m tempted by this
other cousin. A little bit lighter, a little bit cleaner, oh, wait a minute,
there’s this absolute sweet beautiful, but almost too sweet. I want something a little bit drier.
You get this in? You can’t stop and you go and you go try ones that you don’t even understand
what the difference is and why you’re buying it. This is when you get hooked. I will say
be careful when you go down this rabbit hole. It’s fun, but believe me, you can
find a fragrance that is absolutely perfect. All right, gents, congratulations. At this point,
you should have the information you need to find your signature scent. But how many fragrances
should a man own? 2? 3? 4? 500? Guys, I’ve got you covered in this video right here.
I go into a lot of detail about why maybe you want to have a summer, winter scent if
you’re going to own three, how you want to break that out. If you’re going to own four
and if you’re going to own five or more, what you should be thinking about. I cover it, guys,
in this video right here. [0:09:32] End of audio