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The
first person who recognized the importance of
smell was a French entomologist, Henri Fable
(1823-1915). He found that male moths could
detect a chemical that is emitted by female
moths even if they were surrounded by other
strong smells. For a woman, selecting the
perfect fragrance to be worn at the right time
is a very powerful beauty statement, as it's the
finishing touch to the perfect setting of a
woman's beauty routine. It puts the final
pizzazz on radiant skin, flawless make up and
healthy shinning hair. A scent is so very
personal and individually unique to each and
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What
you like to wear yourself, what you like on a
friend and what you like on someone else, can
appear to be the same scent but is most likely
to be three different fragrances as the oils,
minerals and moisture secreted by glands below
the skin's surface, plus the elements that form
skin, are what will make one fragrance smell
different on each member of a group of wearers. |
Each
scent has it's own aroma in the bottle, another
aroma on immediate application and another aroma
again as it begins to show the lasting and
lingering fragrance after about half an hour.
The first
smell that you notice when you first open a
perfume bottle and spray it, is what is known as
the 'top note', which lasts for a few minutes.
The
second smell you may notice is called the
'middle note', which shows itself after about
ten minutes.
The last
smell is the 'base note', it's usually picked up
after about thirty minutes and lasts longer than
the other of the notes. The top note is always
the strongest note and will linger many times
stronger, even when the base note has come to
the forefront.
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How
To Wear Perfume
Splash
some weaker concentrates such as Eau de Toilette
(EDT) on cooler parts of the body for maximum
effect. Some experts claim that perfume lasts
longer when spritzed onto damp skin. Try
spraying it on after a shower.
Wear it
on your wrists, but don't rub it together or it
will alter the smell.
Apply
perfume to your pulse points, such as your
wrists, navel, collarbone and behind the knees
or at the ankle.
Behind
the ears is the worst place for fragrance as
there are no sebaceous glands there, so the
alcohol will dry and age the skin.
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Fragrance
Layering
The art
of feminine perfumery extends well beyond the
wearing of your favorite perfume concentrate.
Today's woman has access to a large range of
perfume related products that blend with
fragrance of her choice. This concept is used by
the worlds best known designer houses and is
often referred to as perfume layering or
alternatively, a perfume wardrobe. Perfume
layering is an exciting addition to the world of
female fashion and the problem of fragrance
clash or incompatibility from a variety of
cosmetic products used simultaneously, need no
longer exist.
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Layering
perfume is the ideal was to make the fragrance
last longer. Apply layer upon layer of subtle
scent as you enjoy perfumed bath foam and body
soaps and then apply a body lotion and deodorant
mist, which you can then enhance with some body
oil and dusting powder. Of course, the final
layer is the parfum itself. Fragrance layering
is the ultimate in personal indulgence that will
make heads turn. |
Fragrance
Layering For Men
For men
the ultimate is the use of an aromatic soap, a
body talc and matching deodorant stick and then
following that through with an after shave balm
and a matching cologne being the final layer. If
desired today's modern man can also add an
aromatic moisturizing body lotion and bath foam
to his repertoire to create a new level of
masculinity and personal indulgence.
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Do's
And Dont's
Always
store your perfumes in a cool, dark place out of
direct sunlight as the light can cause a
chemical reaction to occur and change the scent
of your perfume from smelling nice to smelling
rotten. Never mix your scent with the sunshine,
especially not, if its a day out on the beach,
as certain ingredients in perfumes and the like
can cause serious allergies, rashes and brown
patches on your skin when exposed to sunlight.
After opening a bottle be sure to use it as the
scent will go off, if you keep the fragrance for
too long.
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When
trying on perfume, never try on more than a few
at a time as your sense of smell will get
confused and you will lose any ability to tell
the different scents apart. Another trick is to
also dab or spray the different scents away from
each other, for example, put one on your right
wrist, one on your left wrist and another on the
back of each hand, so that they are not clashing
up against each other. Another trick is to also
carry a few coffee beans and sniff them in
between testing perfumes to bring your sense of
smell back into line. You should always wait
about a minute for each scent to develop and
before making a final decision, go for a walk
and burn off another thirty minutes if your have
time for the base note to develop and then
decide.
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