This topic is one that I have yet to come across. Everyone talks about how to find your signature scent, but what they don't tell you is when you should change your signature scent. Believe me, when I first heard the term I, much like you probably thought, believed that a signature scent was more permanent; unfortunately, it should be temporary and here's why:
Anosmia is the loss of the ability to detect one or more scents. It can be an indication of many different ailments including, most recently, COVID. When I use the term though I'm referring to the temporary inability to detect of a single smell, which is often caused by overexposure to a particular scent.
This is also referred to as going nose-blind to a certain scent.
I'm sure you can become nose-blind to something for many different reasons, but as you may have guessed from the title, in this post I'm going to be discussing what to do when you go nose-blind to your signature scent. And yes, you inevitably will.
I've been wearing Dior Sauvage pretty consistently for the past five months; mostly the EDT but also the EDP and Parfum. On top of that, I've been using the moisturizer and bodywash on a daily basis. It's probably safe to say that my life has been consumed by Sauvage since nearly the beginning of the lock-down.
Recently though, I noticed that a few moments after I applied the EDT I couldn't detect it anymore. It was both strange and kind of upsetting.
The thing that is really unfortunate about going nose-blind to Sauvage-- I'm really just assuming that's what happened because there's no other reason for it-- is that I haven't even had much opportunity to wear it around other people.
But regardless, I actually do recall the same thing happening with Prada Luna Rossa Carbon when that was my signature scent and with Versace Eros when I was wearing that one pretty frequently.
And you know what? I began to go nose blind to those fragrances after about five months of wearing them as a signature scent too!
Twice-- perhaps a coincidence, but thrice-- seems more like a pattern.
For that reason, I would say it is probably ideal to switch-up your signature scent every 5 to 6 months.
But then the question is what do you do when you're trying to find a new signature scent?
Simple. You just start the entire process again looking for something else you'll love.
It's actually much easier to find your second or third signature scent because you likely know a lot more about fragrances than when you were looking for your first one.
I remember when I started out all I knew was what influencers online where telling me. That's why I started with Dolce and Gabbana The One, because literally everyone was saying that was the perfect beginners fragrance.
After that though, it became a lot easier because I knew what I really liked about The One-- primarily being the vanilla sweet component-- which led me to my next three signature scents.
So just remember, going nose-blind to your signature scent is inevitable and will happen regardless of what else you do, so consider switching your signature scent every five to six months. Unless of course you don't mind if you can't smell your fragrance. If it doesn't bother you I guess you could wear in permanently.
What do you all think? How often do you change your signature scent? How long does it normally take you to go nose-blind to a fragrance?
Let me know in the comments!
-Ryan S.
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