Perfume, Personally Chosen: A LESCENTO Approach to Gifting Fragrance

Perfume is one of the most intimate gifts you can give. Invisible yet unforgettable, it lingers on skin, evokes memories, and often becomes part of someone’s identity. But with such personal depth comes a challenge: how do you choose a fragrance for someone else?

Let’s explore the thoughtful process of gifting perfume, from understanding personality types to decoding scent profiles, while drawing inspiration from the world of LESCENTO.

Fragrance Reflects Personality, Not Trends

A great perfume gift isn’t about picking what’s trending. It’s about recognizing who the person is at their core. Are they bold or subtle? Do they love city life or feel more grounded in nature? Are they drawn to the mysterious, or do they radiate joy?

• For someone magnetic, confident, and effortlessly modern, PHYRE is an ideal match. With notes of bergamot, ginger, and cedarwood, grounded in musk and amber, it’s a fragrance that commands space without shouting, a scent for those who lead with quiet intensity.

Understand the Scent Journey: Top, Heart, and Base

Every fragrance unfolds in stages:

• Top notes: The first impression, often bright and fleeting (citrus, herbs, light florals)

• Heart notes: The soul of the perfume (woods, florals, spices)

• Base notes: The foundation, long-lasting and deep (musk, amber, vanilla, patchouli)

Take KNGPN, for example. It opens with an uplifting fruity and citrusy spark, moves into a luxurious heart of spice and wood, and settles into a base that feels warm, smoky, and grounding. It’s perfect for someone who blends ambition with style, refined, modern, and always composed.

Match the Fragrance Family to Their Lifestyle

Perfumes often belong to scent “families” that evoke moods and emotions. Here’s how to match them to personalities:

• Fresh & Zesty: For the energetic, outdoorsy soul

• Floral: For the romantic and elegant

• Woody: For the grounded, introspective type

• Spicy/Oriental: For the confident and bold

• Aquatic/Marine: For the freedom-seeker and traveler

• Earthy: For the nature lover and minimalist

If the person you’re gifting adores tranquil walks, rainy mornings, or a connection to the elements, consider ROSX. It captures the scent of a rose garden after rainfall, Bulgarian rose, cumin, patchouli, and cedarwood. It’s soft and mysterious, for someone who appreciates complexity and calm.

Observe What They Already Love

Look at their current perfumes if you can, or ask subtle questions. Are they always wearing something citrusy? Do they lean toward cozy, warm scents or more clean and crisp ones?

For example, someone who regularly wears vanilla-based scents with a touch of spice might fall in love with SYCRYT. With saffron, jasmine, amber, and vanilla, it offers warmth, luxury, and a little mystery. It’s a great fit for someone who exudes allure and depth.

Let the Season Guide You

Fragrance can be seasonal, just like clothing:

• Spring/Summer: Light, bright, green, citrusy, marine

• Fall/Winter: Warm, spicy, woody, resinous, deep

Give the Gift of Exploration

When in doubt, let them explore.

The LESCENTO Discovery Minis Set includes all seven of LESCENTO’s artisanal fragrances in miniature 2 ml bottles. It allows the recipient to discover what speaks to them, whether it’s the confidence of PHYRE, the calm of ROSX, or the charm of GLWUP. It’s not just a gift, it’s an experience.

Choose With Them in Mind, Not You

One of the most common mistakes in gifting perfume is choosing something you love, instead of what they would wear.

Ask yourself: how do they dress? What kind of places do they enjoy? Would they wear something bold and mysterious, or clean and fresh? A person who enjoys reading in cozy cafés and has a minimal aesthetic might fall for CACHE, which combines creamy woods and gentle resins with subtle warmth. It’s introspective, comforting, and quietly luxurious.

Presentation Enhances the Ritual

While scent is the true gift, presentation matters. A beautifully wrapped bottle, a handwritten note, or a LESCENTO box tied with ribbon transforms a perfume into a story. It says: I thought about you. I imagined how this would feel on your skin. I saw you in this scent.

A Fragrance That Becomes Part of Them

Gifting a perfume is giving someone a companion, something that stays with them, softens into their skin, and becomes a part of their presence.

From the commanding edge of PHYRE to the serene depth of ROSX, the elegant sophistication of BSSY to the bright modernity of GLWUP, LESCENTO offers more than scents, it offers stories. And the most meaningful gifts are the ones that speak not only to who someone is, but to who they’re becoming.