The Best Scent Type for Your Mom: Oriental/Gourmand

This genre brings sexy back with its warm, deep and sensual fragrances -- best for the woman who is a seductress (or maybe fantasizes about being one) and feels drawn to the darker side of life (kinda clashes with the soccer mom image you have of her, huh?). Horowitz-Thran says that, "women who enjoy oriental/gourmand fragrances frequently love Vanilla as well as deep colors, rich textures and dark chocolate."

Scents to buy: Coco Mademoiselle Parfum $85 or Calvin Klein Euphoria Sensual Touch Parfum $45.