Perfume Tips For People Who Want To Be Classy
When you put perfume on, you don't know what to expect. It comes in a beautiful, small, luxurious glass bottle, and it smells like fruits, flowers, leaves and woods.
There is a lot to like about perfume because it can be soft and seductive and elegant at the same time.
To me, perfume is the best thing a woman can have. I could wear the most beautiful dress, the most beautiful heels, and the most beautiful necklace, but if I didn't have perfume, I'd feel like something was missing.
With perfume, elegance comes to a close. It creates an invisible aura that lingers in the air. It is a small detail that allows you to share a little bit of your thoughts and personality without saying a word.
There is no way to be elegant without perfume. Coco Chanel: "It's the most important thing you can wear."
Indeed, perfumes have a special place in the lives of all elegant women. They are an invisible, timeless addition that can make or break a person's or woman's look or personality.
In this short series of articles, I'm going to talk a lot about perfume. The first thing I want to show you is how to use perfume in a way that looks good.
Taking good care of your skin will help it stay healthy
To make your favourite scent last longer, apply it to skin that is already moist (preferably after a bath or a shower). If your skin is dry, the scent will fade faster because there isn't enough moisture to keep it there.
You can use Vaseline, but I prefer body lotion because it is less sticky and does the job.
You can moisturise the parts of your body that come into contact with the perfume, or you can treat yourself and moisturise your whole body.
Take care not to put too many layers on top of each other
Perfumes are made very carefully. If you layer different scents, you might change the smell of your expensive perfume in a bad way.
Try to use unscented products instead of fragrance-based ones, like body oils and lotions. That way, your favourite scent won't be overpowered by other scents.
There's a link to the body lotion I like best that doesn't smell:
Nivea's scentless lotion is a hack for perfume.
Get to know the different types of scents.
Perfume comes in a variety of forms. Some are very strong and long-lasting, while others are very light and fresh.
There's a link to the body lotion I like best that doesn't smell:
Nivea's scentless lotion is a hack for perfume.
Get to know the different types of scents.
Perfume comes in a variety of forms. Some are very strong and long-lasting, while others are very light and fresh.
EAU DE PARFUM
Eau de parfum, or "parfum de toilette," is one of the most common types of fragrances. It has 10 to 20 percent perfume oil in it, which makes it a little less powerful and long-lasting than Parfum fragrances.
As a rule, my go-to perfume is Eau the parfum, because it has good quality and a fair price.
EAU DE TOILETTE
Eau de toilette is a light perfume that has 5% to 15% perfume oil in it. The fragrance's strength and longevity aren't as important as those of Parfum and Eau de Parfum, which means that the bottle costs less per bottle.
People like Eau de toilette perfume because it's light and almost refreshing. It's most popular during the summer.
EAU DE COLOGNE
Eau de cologne, which is also called cologne, is a fragrance that has 2-5 percent perfume oil in it. It usually lasts for about two hours.
If you want to buy eau de cologne, it is usually cheap and comes in big bottles that you can carry with you and use all day.
Less is more.
It's the same with elegance: less is more, just like with everything else. When you put on perfume, be careful not to overdo it. Only people who are physically close to you should be able to smell it.
As I said in the previous section, perfumes come in a wide range of strength, so it can be hard to apply the right amount.
Every perfume has a different amount of fragrance in it. You don't need to put on as much perfume if it's more concentrated.
Pay attention to the label on the bottle of perfume that you have on you. A perfume should only need one or two squirts, but an eau de perfume can be sprayed two to four times (depending on the strength of your fragrance). Perfume with lighter scents like Eau de toilette and Eu de cologne should be spritzed up to five times and reapplied during the day as needed with these types of perfume.
When you're not sure, always choose less than more.
Wear your perfume near your heart.
In the body, pulse points are places where blood vessels are near the skin, and those places are hot.
In the same way that essential-oil diffusers work, body heat helps spread the fragrance. This is why pulse points are a good place to apply your favourite perfume.
The sides of the neck, the collarbone, the wrists, the inner elbows, behind the ears, behind the ears, and even behind the knees are all places where you can find pulse points.
Choose a few places on your body where you want to put your perfume. You'll notice that as your body heats up, the perfume will get stronger, and the scent will spread out over time, leaving a soft, elegant aura wherever you go.
Choose your perfume points based on your clothes. Spray perfume on your wrists and behind your ears if you wear a classy turtleneck dress (rather than on your neck and inner elbows).
DON'T RUB YOUR WRISTS AFTER APPLICATION
A common myth about perfume is that you need to spray your wrists with perfume and then rub them together. This isn't true. The truth is that rubbing your wrists doesn't make the perfume smell better. In fact, it makes it smell worse.
There is friction when you rub your body against something, and this breaks down molecules in the fragrance and changes how the scent smells, too.
To keep the integrity of your perfume and make it last longer on your skin, lightly spray both wrists and let them dry. You can use this as a perfume hack.
STORAGE OF PERFUME
Perfumes are very delicate. Humidity, heat, and dampness can quickly break down their formula and weaken their pleasant smell.
In the bathroom, many people like to show off their perfumes as art. As it turns out, a lot of perfumes are beautiful, but they should only be kept in cool, dark places.
Perfumes can be a big investment, so keep them safe by putting them in a "safe" place.
You might be surprised to learn that the best place to store fragrances is inside the box they came in. You should keep them away from bright lights and in a dry, cool place.
The vanity drawer in my bedroom is where I keep all of my scents.
Get to know the scent notes.
Perfumers and aromatherapists have used a musical analogy to describe perfumes, and this is how it works. The three main parts of every fragrance should be thought of as three sets of notes that work together to make a scent "accord."
In the same way that musical notes add more depth and complexity to the smell, fragrance notes do the same. As the ingredients in the perfume evaporate, the top, middle, and base notes come out one by one. This means that the scent changes over time, as the ingredients in the perfume evaporate.
If you're a perfume fan, you need to know the basics about perfume notes. This will help you find the scent that you truly love every time.
The top notes
Top notes, which are also called "head notes," are the scents that one smells right after applying a perfume.
The top notes of a perfume are made of light molecules. They arrive like a burst of scent and make up the first impression of a perfume, but they are also the first to fade away, revealing the "heart" of the fragrance.
Check to see if your scent will change after you leave the store.
The middle notes
A perfume's middle notes, or "heart notes," are what make up the body of the scent. They are used to help people figure out what kind of perfume the product is and where it comes from.
They come out after the top notes have faded away and last for a few hours. They make up the most important parts of the scent.
The base notes
For the perfume to work, it needs to have strong base notes, which are molecules that can't be broken down. As you put on your perfume, base notes hold it to your skin and make the top and middle notes stick to it better.
These are called "base notes." They add depth and fullness to a perfume while its middle notes are more prominent. When these notes fade, they become their own thing and give off the last impressions of the perfume.
Perfume is one of my favourite things to use as a modern and classy woman. I want to hear what you have to say below.
