Everyone loves to shop online. The ease of shopping online from hair gel to shoes and not having to face the crowds has made it so much popular. One can just keep on browsing the products and can purchase it on the spot or delay it for some other day. The only disadvantage is that since we are not seeing and feeling the products physically, so it can happen that we might just not like it when it’s delivered to us. This is what happens most of the time for product like fragrances. How can we ever smell it before purchasing it? All we see is the well sculpted bottle picture online.

The art of purchasing perfumes online is not a simple one. For this we have visited numerous perfume stores and have managed to collect the following tips from the store managers and sales representatives.

1. Research, the basic requirement: Fragrances on sale with lucrative discount is a tactic that many online stores are applying to sell off bottles that are not in demand. Reputation of a store is important when it comes to online shopping. To be sure if the online perfume store is legitimate, all you need to do is look at customer reviews on sites like Yelp, as reviews on the site itself can be easily manipulated. See what people tend to buy more and search online for blogger reviews on the perfume that you feel is good. This will help you to filter down the selection of stores as well help you know more about the perfume in question. Be sure the return policy states that returns are accepted unconditionally.
2. Quiz, your fragrance score: There are some online stores that will have quiz for perfume shoppers. These kind of quiz will basically help in bringing out the kind of fragrance that will suit you. It is based on calculation resulting from the lifestyle you lead and your personality quotient. These factors will help you in selecting the fragrance that will suit you.
3. Description, says it all: Genuine website like Macys.com will have all the details about a perfume. The description should be good enough to actually make you feel the fragrance. These sort of description is one of the most important factor that can help you select the right fragrance.If your characteristic is of a lively and jolly person, then most of the time, you will tend to pick up a perfume that is overpowering. The description will help you in this case and will surely attract you to the fragrance that will match your personality.
4. Notes, the life of a perfume: The word “note” will definitely be found in the description of every perfume sold online. In layman term, this is the category of perfume with reference to the kind of smell the perfume possesses. Notes are mainly divided into 4 themes namely floral, fresh, oriental and woodsy.

• Floral: This theme has notes mainly from flowers like roses, jasmine and lilies. Apart from this, there are sub notes like fruity floral and floral oriental. Some examples of fruity floral notes are guava and strawberries and examples of floral oriental are notes of cinnamon and vanilla. This makes the range of floral fragrance large. Floral family of perfume is the best for women as one can get soft-subtle fragrance and as well as bold-exotic under this theme.
• Fresh: This has the most elegant, clean and simple notes. It includes fragrances from organic fresh air, rain, greens and citrus. This is the best for someone who is youthful and mostly wander outdoor.
• Woodsy: As the name says it all, notes of sandalwood, cedar and birchwood are some of the examples of this fragrance. These notes are usually used in men’s perfume. It’s the best choice for men who are sophisticated and are most of the time outdoors. A must for every man.
• Oriental: The notes under this theme is for bold people with exciting and sensual personality. An absolute no for faint heart. The notes of musk, nutmeg and coriander as some of the strengths of this category of fragrance.