When it comes to fragrance, you don’t get much more expert than Nathalie Lorson

She's the perfumer whose scent-creating career has spanned more than three decades.

Having worked with practically every luxury fashion house going (YSL, Versace, Givenchy and Roberto Cavalli to name a few) plus celebrities including Kate Moss and David Beckham, the French ‘nose’ certainly knows her stuff.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a new signature scent or want to find out how to wear your current favourite well, these perfume pointers are incredibly useful.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is the philanthropic annual event where brands unveil a parade of pink products in aid of breast cancer charities.

But it’s not just about raising money. This year, the aim is to get women talking about breast checking and make them more knowledgeable about the signs and symptoms of the disease, which affects one in eight women in their lifetime.

The change of seasons makes us crave all sorts of things; we pull on woolly jumpers instead of floaty dresses, warming soups win out over salads, and staying in becomes a lot more appealing than going out.

Plus, with the arrival of crisp, cool mornings and crunchy leaves underfoot, suddenly our summer scents don’t feel quite right.

An autumnal aroma is needed to go with our cold-weather clothing, but that’s not hard to find, with so many fitting fragrance launches at this time of year.

How do you apply your perfume? Do you spritz directly on your wrists and neck, or do you create a cloud of scent in the air and walk into it?

Either way, fragrance application traditionally focuses on getting the scent on our pulse points, the theory being that the heat generated in these areas helps to emit the perfume particles.

This approach certainly works, but experts say if you’re only spritzing your skin, you’re missing a trick – you should be perfuming your hair as well.

Why? Because it creates a longer-lasting ‘trail’.

From incense to oils to Eau de Parfum, oud is a fragrance that has long been associated with Arabia.

In fact, burning oud - or agarwood - is an old tradition practiced in many homes across the Gulf, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and you can't walk through most malls or souks without smelling it.

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