How to Apply Perfume & Longevity

One of the biggest concerns for many, when buying a fragrance, is how strong it should be. There’s a simple rule of thumb here: if you hold your arms out straight, and imagine a circle surrounding you, touching the tips of your fingers, that’s how far away people should be able to smell your fragrance. That means that, for instance, your scent will be discernable to someone sharing an elevator with you, but not to someone on the other side of your office. Remember that fragrance is supposed to be a subtle message about your personality and style – not an olfactory billboard that shouts at every passer by!

The golden rule of fragrance is to apply it to your pulse points. These include the wrists, backs of the knees, crook of your elbow, neck and the inside of your ankles.
The reason you should do this is that the pulse points are where your blood is closest to the surface, and the heat from the blood under your skin helps to dissipate the scent, which makes it easier for you, and others, to smell it.
If you’re in doubt about where your pulse points are, try putting your forefingers on the area – if you can feel your heartbeat, then that’s a pulse point!

A relatively new trend in perfume is to layer fragrances on your body. This happens in a specific way. Invest in a range of products with that scent – you could use a perfumed bath oil or shower gel with that fragrance, followed by a moisturizer with the same scent, and then use a body spray or deodorant, before finally applying a small amount of perfume or EDT. By layering scents in this way, you will ensure that your fragrance is long lasting, but not overpowering.

Comments

[King]

Thanks. The wrist do not work for me so I will try forearms and neck