My Perfume

Sometimes, you find the perfect perfume, but it has one serious flaw. After a few hours, the fragrance has disappeared as though you had never put it on! What can you do to make your perfume last a little longer (and be worth the price of the bottle?) First, here's a little background about what makes perfume smell. If the perfume never evaporated, we'd never smell it! The scent molecules evaporate and perfume the air around us, where our sensitive noses detect the scent. Different components of the perfume evaporate at different rates, which means that the perfume will change over time. Why are some perfumes longer lasting than others? Why do some stay on other people, but not on you? The volatility of fragrances also depends on the wearer. Body temperature, weather, and skin dryness affect how fast your perfume launches off your skin. People with oilier skin retain fragrance longer than people with dry skin. The oil binds the fragrance to the skin and results in a mor

As many make their first foray into perfumes and colognes, they begin to wonder how to spray their women's perfume properly. While there are a few common methods in spraying perfumes, there really is no wrong or right way. The most common method of all perfume spraying techniques is to dab the perfume on pressure points. When applying perfume, you want to focus on dabbing it on your inner wrists and neck, which are some of the warmest parts of your body. The warmth of these areas will help diffuse the scent as your body naturally warms up throughout the day. You could choose to spray your perfume directly onto each pressure point, or you could choose to spray the perfume onto one pressure point and then use your inner wrists to dab and spread the perfume. Some perfume aficionados love to spray perfume on other pressure points besides the neck and inner wrists. Other pressure points include the harder-to-reach, oft-neglected spots behind the ears and behind the knees. Becaus