时尚新服务：香水配对

气味虽然没有形态，但却也有自己的个性。要选出适合自己的香水，这点尤为重要。如果香型和涂抹者的形象、个性不匹配，不仅无法让人对你产生好感，而且还会适得其反。如今，时尚界兴起一种新行业——“香水配对”，专门帮你寻找最适合你的香型。

A service increasingly popular with boutiques, perfume profiling is designed to help clients discover the right fragrance for them.
“香水配对”是精品店里日益红火的一项服务，旨在帮助客人发现合适的香水。

Corny as it sounds, finding the right scent can be life-changing.
虽然听上去是老生常谈，但找到合适的香型可以改变人生。

Benjamin Paul Mabbett, the maître de consultation said that one client broke down in tears when she found a fragrance that suited her: "I've been smelling of cat's pee for 26 years!" After being guided through choices for an hour, she had picked Lalique's Perles de Lalique (£55). Each time she returned to stock up on it, she reeked of confidence.
高档香水店的高级顾问本杰明·保罗·马贝特称，一位客人在找到合适的香水之后喜极而泣：“26年来，我的身上都有猫尿味！”在被领着挑选了一个小时之后，她选择了莱俪售价55英镑的水晶之珠香水。每次回店里“囤货”的时候，她信心洋溢。

Done in under 20 minutes, a perfume profiling session feels like a personality refitting. The intimate nature of a fragrance to its wearer dictates that the scent be as close as possible a match. Yet, there are always chances of being surprised, based on how your profile is being interpreted.
整个香水配对过程不足20分钟，感觉就像做了一次个性整修。对于涂抹者来说，香水的亲密属性诠释了气味尽可能与涂抹者契合的特点。不过，基于你的形象如何被诠释，也总有机会获得惊喜。

While sipping your choice of tea, you'll be asked a series of questions, from the scents you favour to your preferred foods, colours, fabrics and even music choices. The intention is to present a selection of fragrances that complements your personality as well as lifestyle, which makes sense as I always regard the role of a perfume to be sort of a punch-line to the wearer's personality.
当啜饮你选的茶水时，有人会询问你所青睐的香型、喜欢的食物、颜色、布料甚至音乐方面的喜好等一系列的问题。这么做的目的是为你提供一些能补充你性格和生活方式的香水。这种做法在我看来是有意义的，我一直认为香水扮演着诠释涂抹者性格的角色。

Finding one that fits perfectly no doubt elicits an "Aha..." moment, letting you give a quick self intro of "Yes, this is who I am and how I want to be known", without having to go into a monologue about your likes and dislikes.
找到一种极其适合自己的香型无疑会让你“啊…”的惊叹一声，同时也让你不必再向别人说明个人喜好和反感，便能迅速给出一个“没错，这就是我，我想别人这么看我”的快捷自我介绍。

（中国日报网英语点津 丁一）