Wednesday 23 January 2013

How Do You Apply Your Perfume?

Hullo Lovely Ladies.


A lot of people have their own special way to apply their perfume, some dab below the ears, some spray it in their hair, others apply to wrist and neck and some even walk through a perfume cloud that they like to make.  

With me, I decide on different fragrance strengths. If a fragrance is light I'll spray it on my decollete (upper torso) and maybe on my clothes. If a fragrance is quite heavy then a great thing to try is spraying it on the backs of your calves so that the fragrance can slowly travel up through out the day. Another thing to do if it's a heavy scent is to spray a cloud in front of you and then walk through it. 

Usually I'll only do this with a perfume that has strong projection but also quite inexpensive for example Britney Spears Fantasy, as the poor person in me thinks that this idea can be quite wasteful. 

Although the idea a applying perfume to pulse points can seem very sensual, I'm not a fan of spraying perfume on my wrists because of a few reasons, some perfumes smell differently on my wrists than they do on other parts of my body, it also seems to wear off faster. 

There is a myth out there saying you shouldn't spray perfume on your clothes but I've looked into it and it seems quite safe to spray perfume on clothes (except silk) and actually allows the perfume to last longer as it attaches to natural fibers.  A great Idea I learnt back last year is to spray something like a scarf, so the natural movement releases the perfume again and again. 



Another Idea that I've read about which I will do at one point just because it sounds so awesome is to spray some cotton balls with perfume (just coat it in perfume not soak) and place them in your bra! This apparently is good on nights out as the perfume surrounds you for a long time but doesn't become offensive to the people around you.  

How do you apply your perfume?
Have any good ideas?

Linzi xxx











8 comments:

  1. Ohh some great tips in there, especially the scarf! I'm definitely trying that out!
    xx

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    1. Thanks Hun! I love doing that, it's so comforting in the winter when your wrapped up in a scarf that smells like your favourite perfume! xx

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  2. This is a fab post! Will have to try the cotton buds idea that sounds like such a good idea! X

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    1. I can't wait to try it next time I go on a night out :-) The extra padding can't hurt either hehehe x

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  3. The way I put mine on depends a lot on the scent strength too! Right now I'm using oil so I tend to rub some on and then wait another ten minutes and apply a little bit more..it lasts forever when I do it that way :)

    I haven't heard of the cotton ball or the calves thing but I'm down to try them!!! Thanks for the great ideas!!

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    1. Ohh I really want to try some perfume oils, I heard the body shop have some great ones! I'll have to make a purchase soon :-) Thanks hun! xx

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  4. I apply my perfume on my clothes and wrists :)

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