The Power of Perfume

The erotic power of perfume

Even the fragrance of your skin can be enough to turn your partner on. But a splash of perfume can further enhance this, thus leaving behind a slipstream of erotic seduction to awaken desire.

• Scent as a stimulant for erotic desire
• Sensual oriental perfumes
• Heady leather perfumes
• Mysterious Cyprus perfumes
• Sweet and luscious perfumes

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Read on and find out what Béatrice Boisserie, the French author of ‘Pleasures of perfume’ (Plaisir de parfum) has to say about olfactory attraction and the erotic powers of fragrance. “Smell plays a crucial role in love life. Some people even face relationship issues because they find certain body odours to be unattractive,” the author explains.
There is no such thing as neutral smell: whether it’s agreeable, unpleasant or arousing, smell takes us into a world of emotions. This is because of a specific part of the brain called the limbic system, or paleomammalian brain, which supports a variety of functions, including emotion, pleasure and, indeed, olfaction.
This limbic system is also the area of the brain responsible for fundamental impulses, such as sexual instinct, aggressiveness, hunger and thirst. This is why a particular smell can instantaneously stimulate corresponding desires.

Scent as a stimulant for erotic desire

For men, a woman’s skin is arguably an extremely powerful turn-on. Brunettes, blonds and redheads women all carry different skin scents. If you need convincing, just listen to a men’s conversation about it! The peppery scent of a brunette’s skin piques curiosity, a blonde may evoke freshly harvested hay in summer, while the redhead conveys something wild and animal-like.
These natural scents can greatly benefit from an additional touch of perfume. But in matters of olfactory attraction, there is no room for improvisation as a perfume that doesn’t really match your skin scent can produce a strange and rather non-attractive result. Below, Béatrice Boisserie guides you through the realm of fragrances to help you find the scent you need to heighten your partner’s erotic senses.

Sensual oriental perfumes

Oriental perfumes have something surprising to them, with soft and heady notes reminiscent of faraway lands, carrying promises of voluptuousness. “Vanilla, spices, patchouli, benzoin, incense and myrrh all leave a distinctly heady trail,” the specialist continues. Wearing these scents no doubt signals a strong desire to express sensuality as well as an invitation for your senses to embark on an exotic journey, provided that their heavy erotic weight doesn’t put you off. The best of the oriental scents is Guerlain’s Shalimar, the epitome of femininity.

Heady leather perfumes

A unique olfactory mix was born in the 19th century when Russian soldiers polished their boots with an ingredient obtained from birch wood. “Its almost acrid smell is evocative of leather, sweat, burnt wood or even tobacco,” says Béatrice Boisserie. Women will doubtlessly find the powerful blends of the strongly masculine scents of birch, juniper and styrax highly arousing. Many perfumes take on these heady scents, such as the classic Creed Royal English Leather, which works for both men and women.

Mysterious Cyprus perfumes

The complex and mysterious universe of autumn undergrowth characterizes Cyprus perfumes. “Mostly based on bergamot notes enhanced with a floral note of rose and jasmine, Cyprus fragrances are more intriguing than enthralling,” Béatrice says. They are less lascivious than oriental scents, suggest eroticism and spark curiosity. These charming perfumes encourage olfactory and erotic novelty by leaving an irresistible trail, like Clinique’s Aromatic Elixir, whose spellbinding power made it a sensation when it came out. 

Sweet and luscious perfumes

“Certain scents associated with childhood memories become immediately addictive,” explains Béatrice. They envelop you in a child-woman atmosphere that some women are particularly fond of. Caramel, vanilla, chocolate and liquorice evoke distant memories of juvenile desire and candour, which many men will surrender to. Such fragrances encapsulate both seduction and innocence, preceding the ritual of love. Their resolutely gourmand notes dress the body and stimulate erotic desire. You could try Nana de bary's Pink perfume, said to be a favourite of Madonna, and dedicated to the goddess in every woman.
Don’t hesitate to try our new perfumes at your local cosmetic counter to see what works best on your skin. Get a splash or spray of perfume to help bring out the sensual you and unleash the full force of your erotic emotions.