| Throughout your life you may have been looking | | | | indelible stains on clothing and accessories, |
| for that perfect perfume to make it your | | | | especially synthetic fibers and pearls. And Spray |
| signature fragrance. You may have visited many | | | | your hairbrush with a favorite scent and run it |
| shops, sniffed hundred of bottles and decided to | | | | through your hair. It gives a good scent to your |
| make one of them your favorite. A fragrance's | | | | hair. |
| composition, Storage, your skin type and even | | | | Spray yourself from a distance of 12 inches then |
| sunlight all play a role in how long a perfume lasts. | | | | step into the fragrant cloud you create. This helps |
| If you really want your perfume to have longer | | | | to distribute the scent over your entire body. To |
| lasting power then you have to choose those | | | | make the scent long lasting, you have to spray |
| perfumes that are rich in sensual notes such as | | | | right after you are out of the shower, because |
| Oriental’s /ambers with vanilla ( Samsara, | | | | your pores are still open. Do not use perfumes as |
| Angel, Spellbound, Coco, Shalimar) or chypres’ | | | | a replacement for your deodorant or |
| with oakmoss and bergamot (Femme , Miss Dior, | | | | antiperspirant. Perfumes and deodorants serve |
| Mitsouko,). | | | | different purposes. You can use perfumes and |
| Make sure that you have washed your skin | | | | deodorants/antiperspirants at the same time on |
| before applying perfume. Never use perfume to | | | | your body. |
| hide your body’s unpleasant odor. Perfumes | | | | For Ladies, you can wear a small cotton ball |
| will only work for a shorter duration after which | | | | infused with your favorite woman’s perfume |
| your body odor will overpower its scent leading to | | | | inside your bra for a long lasting scented |
| unpleasant smell and skin issues. Layering the | | | | impression. That way you can avoid applying |
| fragrance will make the scent last longer. Layering | | | | perfume right into the folds of the skin in that |
| begins during the shower. Use soap, shower gel, | | | | area, where sweat can cause irritation. |
| shampoo or conditioner of your desired scent. | | | | Store perfume carefully, Manufacturers estimate |
| After toweling yourself dry, slather lotion or | | | | that the shelf life of a perfume is about three to |
| fragrant moisturizer to establish the scent on | | | | five years, depending on its ingredients and |
| your whole body. Some scents also come in talc | | | | storage. Extreme light or heat is poison to |
| form, so dust all over your body before getting | | | | perfume, because it can change the perfume's |
| dressed. Applying a scent in layers---for instance, | | | | composition or color. The best storage place for |
| using scented body wash followed by lotion and | | | | perfume is tucked in its original box and kept at |
| cologne---will make the scent linger. If you don't | | | | room temperature perhaps in a sock or |
| want to layer your scent, at least apply perfume | | | | underwear drawer. A dark or opaque bottle also |
| or cologne to freshly moisturized skin before you | | | | will keep the scent longer than a clear one. One |
| dress. | | | | reason why scents evaporate quickly is because |
| Pulse points play a major role upon where we | | | | of dry skin. Since perfume contains alcohol it also |
| should apply our perfume. These are the areas | | | | evaporates quickly. Another way to make |
| that produce heat to which in turn releases the | | | | perfume scents last longer is to apply lotion |
| scent of your perfume. The pulse points are | | | | before applying your perfume. A lotion having the |
| located at the temples, the base of the throat, | | | | same scent is an excellent way to make your |
| between the breasts, the wrists, and the bend of | | | | perfume last longer. Moisture prolongs the effect |
| the elbow. Pulse points that you have to pay | | | | of a perfume. Perfumes work best in |
| more attention are at the back of the knees and | | | | environments that are moist. Thus if you have |
| the ankles. Since scent travels upward, these | | | | dry skin, you must put on some moisture to |
| scent locations are very important. And most | | | | improve its moisture content. Choosing a |
| people skip these pulse points when applying | | | | moisturizing cream that has a similar smell as that |
| perfume. Don’t apply behind your ears – | | | | of your perfume will help increase your |
| instead, go for the jaw line, close to the ear. | | | | perfume’s effect. Make sure to spray |
| There are certain glands behind the ears that will | | | | perfume in common pressure points like neck, |
| interact with the smell of your perfume. | | | | wrists and back of your knees. These pressure |
| Spray perfume before putting on any clothes or | | | | points remain moist enough to give your perfume |
| before wearing jewelries. Some perfumes leave | | | | scent a long lasting effect. |