Find your signature perfume with our Fragrance Finder
A perfume is rarely just a scent. It is something you carry with you, often without thinking about it.
What you choose says something about how you feel and what suits you. With the Fragrance Finder, Skins makes that choice transparent. Not by simplifying fragrance, but by helping you discover which perfumes and fragrance families match your preferences and personality. From our expertise in exclusive perfumes and personal fragrance experience, we create a selection that matches what you like to wear.
Why a fragrance says more about your personality than you think
Perfume scents touch on memories, moments and moods. Sometimes directly, sometimes in the background.
A scent can feel familiar without you knowing exactly why. Or, on the contrary, evoke something you haven't experienced before. That is what makes perfume personal. It moves with you and, often unconsciously, expresses who you are.
What you wear says something without words. Subtle, but tangible. That's why it's worth thinking about what you choose.
How do you choose the right perfume? From fragrance families to your signature perfume
Everyone has a perfume that sticks. A scent that you recognise without searching and that imperceptibly tells you something about you.
To understand why certain perfume scents appeal to you, it helps to look at scent families. Think fresh and citrus, floral, woody or warm. This classification brings structure to a world that often feels personal and intuitive. At the same time, it forms the basis for the Fragrance Finder, which translates this structure into a perfume that suits you.
How do scent families help you find your fragrance?
Fragrance families provide guidance for discovering perfume scents. They show how a fragrance is structured and what character to expect once it develops on your skin.
Within the scent wheel, four main families can be distinguished: floral, warm, woody and fresh. Each with its own character. Because these families are connected, you will better understand why certain scents appeal to you and how to further explore within them.
You might notice that you often choose fresh citrus fragrances, or the softness of floral compositions. By recognising this, it becomes easier to do targeted searches. You will discover not only what appeals to you, but also which fragrances match it. For example, within a selection like Skins Icons, where recognisable signatures come together.
How does the Fragrance Finder work as a personal fragrance finder?
Do you have a favourite perfume? Enter the name of a fragrance, from anywhere in the world, and use the Fragrance Finder to discover which perfumes from our collection match it.
You will then see fragrances that are related in character. Not the same, but with a similar signature. This creates a selection that matches what you already know and helps you discover further.
If you want to experience these fragrances first, you can opt for a Perfume Sample Set or put together a Sample Set yourself. This will give your choice room to develop on your skin.
What used to be a matter of feeling becomes more concrete. And that makes it easier to find a perfume for you that stays right.
The origins of Fragrance Finder: Fragrances of the World
Fragrance Finder is based on Fragrances of the World, the guide by Australian perfume expert Michael Edwards. For more than 30 years, he has been bringing structure to the world of perfume and working closely with perfumers and developers worldwide.
His classification into scent families such as floral, warm, woody and fresh is widely used within the industry. Not as a trend, but as a way to better understand and compare perfume scents.
The focus here is not on the first impression, but on what remains. The dry-down, where heart and base notes combine to define the character of a fragrance.
That way of looking at things connects with how Skins approaches perfume. From experience, deepened with knowledge. The Fragrance Finder creates a personal discovery that gives direction, online or together with a Skins Expert in the boutique.
