Does Your Perfume Smell as Good as it Should?

Keep Calm and Dab On!

In this case, we are not referencing the short-lived dance craze but rather the act of gently pressing your wrists together! Many fragrance wearers have a tendency to spray and rub. This is not good. Fragrances consist of three main layers, often referred to as notes.

When a designer creates a fragrance, he combines various scents and extracts to make his vision of the perfect scent.

Rubbing your wrists causes the notes to dry in a different pattern. You are, in effect, destroying the designer’s vision and ruining your fragrance.

Test on Your Skin, Not On a Scent Card

Yes, we know those little scent cards are great for getting a general idea, but purchasing a fragrance is an investment. Once you have narrowed your choices to the one you think is IT, please test it on your skin. Every ingredient in perfume can react differently with each wearer’s body chemistry.

Simply stated, just because it smells good on your friend doesn’t mean it will smell good on you.

Please, Don’t Over-Spray!

Listen up, friends! If you remember anything from this article, let it be this one solid piece of advice: there is a difference between perfume and body spray. Of course, it can be tempting, but if you want to smell your best, resist the urge to immerse yourself in a cloud of perfume.

While this technique is perfectly acceptable for users of body spray, those who use perfume will find that the effect is much stronger. Instead of an all-over spray, opt for lighter spritzes along your pressure points and hair.

Trust me, it takes far fewer sprays than you might think.