Want your perfume to last all day? Come on, let's see the secret!
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- Perfume is a fragrance that can characterize a person with its aroma. However, this will be difficult to do if the fragrance or longevity of the perfume you use runs out in just a few hours.
Perfume not lasting long is a common complaint for almost everyone. Therefore, here are the secrets to making perfume last longer as reported by ANTARA, let's take a look!
Apply or spray perfume on the pulse points
There are actually functional reasons why we tend to apply or spray perfume on certain points, such as the inside of the wrists and elbows, behind the ears, on the neck, the back of the knees. At pulse points, the skin layer tends to be thinner so it is closer to blood flow and body heat.
Celebrity makeup artist Rosie Johnston explains that when a perfume scent is exposed to body heat, the perfume begins to warm and the scent process begins. Cat Chen, who is the founder of the Skylar fragrance brand, explains further, “All your pulse points are like little radiators. The warmth helps spread the scent.”
Don't rub perfume on your wrists
After you apply or spray perfume on your pulse points, it may feel instinctive to rub your wrists, elbow crease and behind your ears at the same time, with the aim of spreading the perfume evenly or simply so that the liquid perfume absorbs more quickly.
However, this method is actually wrong. "Rubbing in perfume is a big mistake that many people have made for a long time," says Johnston. Rubbing perfume can burn off the first layer of perfume more quickly, so the fragrance of the perfume disappears more quickly. Apart from that, rubbing perfume can also damage the particles in the perfume and can change the aroma and the durability of the perfume.
If you want to blend two fragrances together or want to remove some of the perfume water that feels too wet, try gently tapping your wrists instead of creating friction.
You can also apply your wrist to your arms, neck, or wherever you want to deposit the scent without messing with the durability and scent.
Spray on the chest area
Apart from the pulse point, another area that can help emit the aroma of perfume more strongly is the chest area which is close to the heart.
"The aroma will spread, the heart rate will act as a diffuser for the aroma," Chen said.
Spray after showering
Spray perfume right after showering, because after showering the skin becomes more moisturized and this helps open up the aroma of the perfume to radiate more.
"Apart from that, when you get out of the shower, the temperature of your skin and body increases. A higher temperature is able to spread the aroma, plus the condition of your skin is clean, free from sweat and excess oil," said Johnston.
Moist skin can provide a base that will hold the fragrance and last longer. So try applying body lotion after showering, so that your skin is more hydrated when the perfume is sprayed on your skin.
Spray on clothes
When using eau de parfum, Johnston usually sprays it on her clothes, not her skin. "It will last longer on fabric than it will on your skin," she explains. This is because sweat and natural oils on the skin throughout the day can accumulate and make the aroma disappear.
Choose eau de parfum
Chances are you've seen one of two perfume labels that says eau de toilette and eau de parfum (sometimes written as EDT and EDP). EDP has a higher concentration of fragrance oils (around 25%), which makes this type of fragrance usually stronger and longer lasting. EDT, on the other hand, is often preferred for its lighter, airier application, with around 15% fragrance oil.
Apart from that, you can also use perfume oil or extrait perfume which usually comes in the form of oil in a small tube. Because it is a concentrate, the aroma is stronger and lasts longer so you can simply apply it directly to the pulse points.
"It's much more reactive to your natural body temperature heat," says Johnston.
Perfume oils also usually contain carriers like jojoba or coconut oil, which simultaneously hydrate the skin — and hydrated skin, can help the scent last.
Check the base aroma or base notes
Woody aromas and gourmand aromas (sweet food-like aromas of honey, vanilla and chocolate) in the base notes are usually the most long-lasting aromas compared to other aromas.
"All the base notes or base notes in perfume are the scents that last the longest," said Johnston.
For this reason, perfume creators usually include the aroma of vanilla oil, patchouli oil, sandalwood oil or cedarwood as a base aroma which makes the perfume have an aroma that lasts longer on the skin.
Meanwhile, the top notes are the aroma that is immediately smelled when the perfume is sprayed. Usually the aromas used are floral and fruity aromas such as oranges. But this scent only lasts a few moments