Applying perfume may be the simplest part of your routine, and you probably don't put much thought into it. However, while quick and easy, there are some rules you should follow when it comes to spraying your perfume. Where you spritz your fragrance and the amount you apply matters.
Spraying it in the wrong places will lead to the scent fading faster. How you store your perfume is also crucial. We have a guide for where to spray your perfume and the dos and don'ts to enjoy your fragrance for longer.
Spray Perfume on Your Pulse Points
Quand vous achetez un nouveau parfum ou eau de colognevous ne pouvez pas l'utiliser comme vous le feriez avec des huiles essentielles ou déodorant. Pour être sûr que votre parfum sent comme il se doit, assurez-vous de vaporiser le parfum sur vos points d'impulsion.
Your pulse points are the areas of your body where your veins are visible or are close to the surface. These areas are places like inside your wrists, behind your ear lobes, inner elbows, belly button, and back of your knees.
Les points d'impulsion produisent plus de chaleur corporelle que d'autres zones. En vaporisant ou en tamponnant votre parfum sur ces zones, vous aiderez l'odeur à persister toute la journée. La chaleur de votre peau diffuse naturellement l'odeur de votre eau de toilette ou eau de parfum.
Vaporisez-le directement sur votre peau
Your perfume needs a place to anchor to and linger. You may think your clothes are the perfect place to spray your fragrance. However, the best place to apply it is directly on your skin. Your skin's natural oils will hold on to the scent. You can also layer your perfume over lotion to give it extra grip.
Pulvérisation et passage en revue
You probably know someone who likes their perfume a little too much. You can smell this person after they've left the room because they sprayed on so much. It's overwhelming, and you don't want to be known for an overpowering scent!
Vous voulez répartir votre parfum plutôt que d'en mettre partout ou à un seul endroit. Il suffit d'en mettre suffisamment pour avoir une odeur agréable, sans créer un nuage autour de vous. Votre parfum doit seulement compléter et améliorer votre odeur naturelle.
One way to spread out the scent is the spray and step. You probably grew up doing this with your body mist. Instead of doing it clothed, do it before you get dressed. Spray a few spritzes of perfume into the air and walk through it. You'll have a light layer of the scent on you that will linger but not be too much.
You can do this with clothes on, but make sure some of it is getting on your skin. However, be careful because perfume can stain clothes, so if you're wearing fabric like silk, you may want to apply it directly to your skin.
Keep in mind that perfume doesn't interact with perfume the same way your skin does. It may smell a little different on your clothes than it does on your body, but it will still smell nice.
Parfum en spray Après la douche
Instead of applying your perfume before leaving the house, try putting it on after you shower. When you get out of the shower, your skin is warm, and your pores are open. It's the ideal time to put your perfume on because it will better absorb into your skin.
Post-shower, you should dry off and apply moisturizer head to toe. You always want to hydrate your skin first because perfume evaporates faster on dry skin. Try Coconut Verbena Body Lotion from Spongellé. It contains the perfect combination of shea butter, jojoba oil, and vitamin E to nourish your skin. The ingredients will also give your perfume something to grasp onto so it lasts even longer.
Spongellé made the perfect perfumes to apply after you shower. Try the Morning Bloom scent that is part of our Private Reserve Petite Eau de Toilettes. It has warm notes of spice, musk, and exotic flowers. Spritz it over your lotion or even apply petroleum jelly to your pulse points for a scent that lasts throughout your day.
Ne frottez pas votre parfum
You've probably seen someone spray their perfume on their wrists and then rub them together. It's one of those things that most people have seen so many times they think that's how it should be done, and they develop the habit themselves. It's time to break the urge to rub your perfume into your skin.
When you rub your skin after applying perfume, you cause the scent to evaporate faster. You also create friction by rubbing, and the sudden heat can change the scent. The fragrance's top notes will fade before they can settle onto your skin. You won't even have the chance to enjoy the smell that made you love your perfume in the first place.
En ne frottant pas votre parfum sur votre peau, vous lui permettez de se mélanger à vos huiles naturelles. Il se transformera lentement en un parfum complet, unique pour vous et pour la chimie de votre corps. Vous pouvez tamponner votre parfum, mais essayez de ne pas frotter !
Parfums à essayer
We have a number of recommendations if you're on the hunt for your next favorite perfume. They all have poetic yet sensual fragrance notes that you'll fall in love with as soon as you smell them. These irresistible scents are great options to add to your routine or make your signature scent! They come from our new Private Reserve Perfume collection.
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Peony Flower: It has top notes of rose stems, petitgrain, and red apple. The middle notes are damascone rose, waterlily, and papaya flower. The top notes smell like cashmere and clean musk.
Black Orchid: The top notes are bergamot, juicy mandarin, and orchid petals with middle notes of jasmine, black gardenia, and lotus flower. The base notes are ylang-ylang, sandalwood, patchouli, and vanilla.
Morning Bloom : Le site notes de tête sont les agrumes verts, la mandarine et le pamplemousse tonique. Les notes de cœur sont la fleur de lotus, le jasmin et la lavande rosée. Le site notes de fond sont la mousse pure, muscet des bois de cachemire.
Blackberry: It has top notes of sparkling citrus and blackberries with middle notes of pink jasmine and vanilla sugar. The base notes are sweet musk and white amber.
Comprendre les notes de tête, de cœur et de fond d'un parfum
After reading the above, you may be wondering what top, middle, and base notes are?
Notes de tête
The top notes are also known as headnotes or opening notes. It's what you smell first when applying perfume. These scents are made of light molecules that evaporate faster than the other notes. However, the top notes are crucial because first impressions are what matters most sometimes.
Notes du milieu
The middle notes are what you smell after the top notes evaporate. It's the heart of the fragrance since it makes up the body of the perfume. They are well-rounded scents, usually with floral or herbal aromas. The middle notes generally last anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour.
Notes de base
The base notes are the last scent notes you smell before your perfume evaporates completely. The scents from your top notes are long gone by this time, with the middle notes still lingering. The middle notes and base notes combine for the full body of the fragrance.
The base notes leave a lasting impression since they can stay on the skin for hours. They have the heaviest molecular structures of all the perfume oils, so they are extra long-lasting.
Conseils et astuces pour les parfums
Nous avons encore quelques conseils et astuces pour les parfums avant que vous ne partiez.
Superposez vos parfums
You can layer your perfumes if you have two complementary scents. The best perfumes to layer are single note fragrances with one with all three notes. You don't want to layer two full-body fragrances together because they can be too overpowering.
Évitez vos cheveux
You don't want to apply perfume with your hairbrush or use it as a conditioner. These fragrances are alcohol-based and can dry out your hair. If you are going to spray your hair, make sure it's a scent that doesn't contain alcohol, or you could end up damaging your hair over time.
Où stocker votre parfum
You may not even think twice about where you're storing your perfume. However, it matters where you keep your fragrances.
If you keep it on your bathroom counter and then take daily hot showers, it will affect your perfume. The water and humidity in the bathroom can lead to significant changes in the perfume's composition and will shorten its shelf life.
You also don't want to store your perfume under any form of light, especially sunlight. It can break down the properties of your perfume. Instead, keep it in a cool, dry, dark space, like your closet or a bedroom dresser. The scent will stay intact, and your perfume will last much longer.
Spray Away
Spraying your perfume will still be the most effortless part of your routine. But now you know where to spritz your favorite fragrance and how to smell it all day long. Remember where your pulse points are and apply it after your skincare, and you'll be good to go! Spongellé has all the heavenly scents you'll be sure to love!
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La peau sèche - Symptômes et causes | Mayo Clinic
Comment rompre une habitude : 15 conseils pour réussir | Healthline
Que sont notes de têteles notes de cœur et notes de fond? Notes de parfum expliquées | Parfum
