Ooh good luck with that!! Even my best friend couldn't pick my tastes - she bought me something that I had such an aversion to I had to quietly pass it on to someone else!

Can you maybe go down the path of some body shop stuff - they have some beautiful new fragrances (well I say new but they could have been around for awhile - I hadn't been in there for a while until recently..) in their hand cream, body mist etc section. I find that a bit easier to choose than perfume.

But if you are really keen on perfume I would go something not too strong, and probably light fruity or light florally.