Perfume Hints

Fragrances often reflect a person’s mood and personality. Fragrances will smell different from one person to another. It is important to remember that a fragrance reacts differently according to each person’s chemical makeup.

If you are trying to pick out a new perfume, here are some tips to help out:

• When you test a perfume in a store, wait 10 minutes to allow the fragrance to react to your body chemistry before purchasing it. Be sure to smell it when you first apply it as well as after you have waited the 10 minutes.
• Only try on three or four perfumes at one time so that you don’t you will overwhelm your olfactory senses, causing you not to be able to tell one perfume from the other.
• If you are concerned about having an allergic reaction, you should wait about an hour after you sample the perfume before purchasing it.

Make sure to only apply your perfume on your skin or hair. This is because some fragrances may cause discoloration on certain fabrics. If you really want to spray it on your clothing, make sure to test it on a hidden area first. Be extra careful if you are wearing either a piece of delicate or “dry clean only” clothing.

It is a good idea to change your fragrance for each season. Wear lighter scents during the summer and stronger scents during the winter. The coolness and the warmness of your skin will affect fragrance and your favorite perfume will often smell different from one season to the next.

Keep your perfume in a cool, dark place so that it will stay fresh. You can even keep it in your refrigerator and then simply have a cool splash before leaving for the day. This will feel extra good in the summer.