Preserve the Scent of Your Perfume
Does your perfume seem to fade after you put it on?
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Steps
- Have a shower and dry yourself thoroughly first.
- Get dressed, do hair and finish.
- Rub in some unscented moisturiser or oil (such as jojoba or almond oil) where you are going to spray your perfume.
- Apply your perfume on top of your moisturizer.
- If this is ineffective, you may wish to apply more perfume the next time.
- If this is ineffective, you may wish to spray some on your clothes; be warned that it can be hard to get the smell of perfume out of clothes. Some perfumes may stain clothes.
- Some perfumes fade quickly no matter what. If you are still unhappy with yours, you may wish to try out a new perfume.
- For spray: If your spray is light use vaseline (but put it behind your ears or somewhere not so visible - you don't want to look greasy!) and let vaseline set for a bit then use spray! It really works!
Tips
- Note that eau de parfum versions are stronger and longer-lasting than eau de toilette versions of the same fragrance.
- Apply perfume to neck, wrists and just under your ears. These are pulse spots which generate more heat and give off more scent.*
- You will grow accustomed to your perfume as the day goes by. Others may find that you smell too strong yet you think your perfume has faded.
- Wear perfumes for a day or two before you consider buying them to check the lasting power.
- Don't use too much moisturizer - just enough to absorb into your skin.
- Alternatively, try carrying it around with you and just respray it every time it starts to lose scent.
- Spray it over your hair before straightening etc, etc the heat from styling the heats make the perfume seem stronger!
- Don't wet your clothes while spraying; it can stain.
Warnings
- Make sure you aren't allergic. If a rash occurs, avoid using that brand of perfume or moisturizer!
- Remember that the whole point of perfume is to smell good, not give everyone around you headaches!
- Never, ever spray more and more on yourself if you think that putting more on will get it to stay on longer! Even if you no longer can smell it after a while, others can.