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IT'S HARD TO imagine but the 'attraction' can be felt without sight and touch of the other person. And it's all because our sense of smell is so closely connected to the memory and emotion centres in our brains, it's very different from the way we react to a sight or touch. A smell can leave an impression linger indefinitely and if all the right notes are hit, it can prove to be a really powerful tool in the craft of seduction. Using scents as an art of seduction is nothing new. In fact, Cleopatra was famously obsessed with fragrances and as the story goes, she is supposed to have filled her boats with rose petals and douse the sails in so much perfume that Mark Antony could smell her sailing in from miles away. Rose, myrh and spices like cinnamon and cardamom are known to have been weapons of seduction for the then Queen of Nile. Her bedchamber is supposed to have been strewn with rose petals upto a foot and a half deep! Some perfumers have indicated that certain ingredients like ylang ylang, jasmine, vanilla, sandalwood and musk do have aphrodisiacal qualities. But almost everyone agrees that the ingredient by themselves don't do much. It's the combination between themselves and more importantly with the body chemistry of the person applying it that ultimately makes it seductive. And this combination cannot be the same for everyone as each one has a unique body scent and body chemistry that reacts very differently with the perfumes applied. And then again, there's the Using scents as an art of seduction is nothing new. In fact, Cleopatra was famously obsessed with fragrances... natural body smell of a person that sometimes attracts one to another, irrespective of whether perfumes are involved or not. This can further add to the complexities of using perfumes for seduction. Scents are extremely subjective and they are linked to each person's individual background, emotions, culture, personality and their aesthetic sense. So for those of you who think that musky and spicy scents can make you alluring, think again. It might not be true for everyone. But then the general purpose of a perfume is to make yourself feel good and hope that the person you hope to attract has the same tastes as you. Here are 3 fragrances that have stood the test of time and are generally considered as 'sexy'. P A R F U M P L U S 7