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The right fragrance can so easily captivate and seduce, while something else could leave him gasping for breath - for the wrong reasons.

As a general rule, women who have fair skin and light hair tend to have drier skins and should wear stronger fragrances that won't be absorbed as quickly. As hair colour and skintone gets darker, the perfume should
get progressively lighter.

The intoxicating new Agent Provocateur eau de parfum, Maitresse, £44 or 65 Euros (020 7620 2333), and Armani Code, £39.99 at The Perfume Shop, are great for full-on seductresses, while Dior Pure Poison Elixir, £36
or 51.50 Euros, and Givenchy's new Ange Ou Demon, £32 or 47 Euros, are floral orientals, suited to women who prefer a more subtle fragrance.

Lanvin Rumeur, £25, with its blend of jasmine and musk, and Calvin Klein Euphoria, £38.99, with top notes of pomegranate, persimmon and lush green accord, are more suited for dinner parties.