Perfume personalities

New York — Deep inside our psyches lurks a “fragrance personality,” at least according to Perfumania.

The beauty retailer aims to explain why some people are drawn to floral perfumes while their closest friends and relatives prefer fruity scents:

• Those who enjoy classical music, country vacations and pink are best suited to floral scents because they’re usually the most feminine.
• Fans of R&B music, lakeside resorts and the color green probably favor crisp “green” scents made from natural oils found in the leaves and stems of plants.
• Those who enjoy rock ‘n’ roll, spa treatments and yellow probably like fruity scents, especially as a daytime fragrance.
• Sushi lovers, beach bums and those who favor blue usually gravitate toward ocean scents that are simultaneously warm, salty and fresh.
• Jet-setters fond of spicy food and red satin sheets might find a fragrance match in woody scents that conjure up images of bark and moss.
• Those who enjoy jazz, exotic island getaways and purple typically favor oriental scents that are sexy and intense with hints of musk, vanilla and heavy flowers.

Choo shoe train

New York — Nothing wrong with starting a fashionista early, right? That’s what Karen Salmansohn and Brian Stauffer say — they’re the team behind “Fashion,” a board book published by Tricycle Press.

Think of this retro-style children’s book as a preschool primer on fashion world buzzwords. For example, “spring collection” is illustrated by a group of Slinkylike toys, and “catwalk” features two felines strutting their stuff on top of a fence.

Frumpy to foxy

New York — There are lots of makeover books out there, but few offer the (almost) instant gratification of “Frumpy to Foxy in 15 Minutes Flat” (Fair Winds) by Elycia Rubin and Rita Mauceri.

Their advice includes starting with smooth legs, silky skin and neat nails.

Here are other beauty tips prepared by Bourjois Cosmetics and makeup artist Gina Brooke.

• Apply a black eyeliner to the upper lid as close as possible to your lash line, then delicately smudge with a cotton swab. Use white liner to open up your eyes on the lower lid by applying it in a small V on the inside corner of your eyes.
• Use natural-colored blush for under the cheek bone for contouring and then a pinky, rosy shade on the apple of the cheek for a healthy look.
• Apply two coats of mascara from the base of the lashes all the way through the tips. Use an eyelash comb for fuller, flirtier lashes.