20/06/2023
How to Apply Perfume: 8 Secrets to Make Your Scents Last
1. Don’t rub perfume into your skin.
Rubbing perfume into your skin in this way actually causes the fragrance's top notes to fade and evaporate before they can settle. This means the notes that made you fall for the scent to begin with never truly translate onto your skin.
2. Spray it onto your pulse points.
Focus on your pulse points. These are areas where your veins sit closest to your skin, so you can (literally) feel your pulse. It's places like the inside of your wrists, inner elbows, below your belly button, behind your ear lobes, and the back of your knees. These warm spots on your body emit extra body heat, which helps to naturally diffuse a scent. To apply perfume to your pulse points, spritz or dab it (remember, don’t rub) on a few or all of them, and your fragrance will linger all day.
3. Where you store your perfume matters
Where should you keep your perfume? The answer: a cool, dark, dry place. Before you bury your bottles in your closet, try inside a bedroom dresser or vanity drawer—or simply, inside the box your fragrance came in. Most of these were made to keep your perfume happy and safe for the long haul.
4. Spritz, then walk into your perfume.
Have you ever been within a few feet of someone and found yourself overwhelmed by how strong their perfume smells? Let's not be that person.
5. Feel free to spray your clothes.
Speaking of clothes, applying a little perfume to your clothing is a great way to keep your scent going all day long—just make sure it’s not something that can stain (like silk).
6. Apply it post-shower.
Many of us apply perfume as the last step before heading out the door, but perfume is actually able to absorb better into the skin when it's warm and the pores are open.
7. Moisturize first.
Speaking of dry skin, perfume often evaporates quickly on skin that's super dry.
8. Only spritz certain formulas in your hair.
