by Colette Bouchezfor CountryDutchess.com
Put on too much and friends and co-workers may be slowly backing away. Don't use enough and the effect is totally lost. We're talking fragrance - which depending on how skilled you are at applying it, could either be a woman's best friend - or her enemy.
Indeed, thanks to a scientific concept known as acclimatization the more we smell something, the less we smell it - which basically means that after a while we don't smell our own perfume even when it's super strong. That's one reason why we can so easily "over do it" - and create the opposite effect we're going after. Instead of drawing people in it pushes them away.
Then again, if we don't use enough the effect is totally lost - we may as well not even spend the money.
To help keep you smelling lusciously alluring- and not overpoweringly strong - here are few tips to help strike a sweetly scented balance!
1. Since oil can help make a fragrance last longer if you have oily skin you need less fragrance to last you through the day or night. Likewise if skin is very dry, you can initially apply a little more and you probably won't offend anyone.
2. The colder the weather, the stronger your scent can be. That's because colder temperatures diminish the potency of a fragrance. If you use the same scent winter and summer try the perfume version in colder weather, the cologne or toilet water version in warm weather.
3. Don't use deodorant soap and perfume in the same places on your body. Chemicals in both can combine to irritate skin.
4. What you eat can impact how your fragrance smells - and how potent it is at any given time. If you eat a lot of high fat foods or lots of spicey foods your fragrance may seem stronger. When you're dieting your body chemistry can change - and that can also impact how a fragrance smells on your skin.
5. Hormones can slightly change the chemicals on your skin - and that can interact with your fragrance. If a perfume smells stronger, weaker or just different around your menstrual cycle, you might need to change the amount you use, or switch to a different fragrance.
How long can you expect your fragrances to last on your skin? It's different for every woman - but here's a general guide.
- Body spray - 1 to 2 hours
- Shower Gel: 30 minutes
- Cologne : 2 to 3 hours
- Eau de Toilette: 3 to 4 hours
- Eau de parfum - 4 hours
- Body Lotion - 3 to 4 hours
- Body cream - 4 hours
- Perfume - 6 to 8 hours
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