Smelling good is an art form, and my hope is that we can all become fragrance artists. The trick to smelling good is not just about our perfume, but our entire body care routine. If you’re also someone who feels like their perfume fades quickly or doesn’t last throughout the day, it may very well be the body wash and body lotion that you use. That’s right, how moisturized our bodies are or the lotion we use can help our perfume last longer, or fade faster if it’s not the right one. These are my 7 tips to make perfume last longer.
- Cleanse and Moisturize With Unscented Body Wash and Body Lotion
- Or, Use Body Wash and Body Lotion With Scents That Match Your Perfume
- Apply Perfume to Your Pressure Points and Don’t Rub In
- Apply Perfume to Your Pulse Points
- Apply Petroleum Jelly Before Spritzing on Perfume
- Use a Hair Perfume or Try Mixing Perfume Oil With Your Hair Oil
- Invest in a Travel-Sized Scent
Take notes as I share how to get our perfume to last longer with our body care routine so you can smell gorgeous all day long. Keep reading as I unpack each of these tips in greater detail.
Create Your Perfume Routine
You have a skincare routine, a makeup routine, a hair care routine, and a body care routine, so might as well make some room for a perfume routine. Take these 7 tips and use them to create a perfume routine in the same way that you create a routine for the aspects of your beauty.
1. Cleanse and Moisturize With Unscented Body Wash and Body Lotion
If your perfume is competing with different scents from your body wash and body lotion, that may be why you feel like your perfume doesn’t last because you’re smelling a myriad of scents.
Go for scentless formulas so your perfume doesn’t have to compete. A fragrance-free, hydrating body cream is a great canvas for perfume because fragrance holds on to moisturized skin better than dry, dehydrated skin.
2. Or, Use Body Wash and Body Lotion With Scents That Match Your Perfume
If you’re using an eau de toilette or perfume that doesn’t have the greatest lasting power, layer it with scented body wash and body lotion. You can either use the body wash and body moisturizer from the same brand as your perfume, or you can look for similar scented products. If your perfume of choice is a vanilla, gourmand type of scent, then use vanilla-scented body wash and body lotion.
Extra tip: Consider the type of perfume you’re using and the formula. Extraits, oils, and eau de parfums last longer because the formulas have a higher concentration of fragrance, whereas eau de toilettes and body mists don’t last as long due to the lower concentrations.
3. Apply Perfume to Your Pressure Points and Don’t Rub In
Misting a cloud of perfume into the air and walking into it, or applying perfume to your wrists and rubbing them together is not the way to do it.
Applying perfume into the air wastes your precious (not to mention expensive!) fragrance, while rubbing your wrists together, breaks down the perfume, causing the scent trail to fade faster. Keep things simple and spritz your perfume onto the intended areas and don’t rub it in.
4. Apply Perfume to Your Pulse Points
Perfume reacts well with heat, which means applying perfume to your pulse points (which emanate heat) can help the scent to release throughout the day. The pulse points include the insides of your wrists, your neck, inner elbows, and the backs of the knees.
5. Apply Petroleum Jelly Before Spritzing on Perfume
Petroleum jelly is as versatile and multi-use as a skin care ingredient can get. Applying a layer of petroleum jelly on the pressure points before applying perfume not only adds moisture but helps to lock the scent in, making it last longer.
6. Use a Hair Perfume or Try Mixing Perfume Oil With Your Hair Oil
Perfumes contain drying alcohol which is why they aren’t supposed to be applied to your hair. If you want your hair to smell good (and last), consider spraying your perfume on your hair. Look for a scented hair mist that’s formulated specifically for your strands.
If you use perfume oil, you can add a drop or two to your hair oil before rubbing it through your length. Use a lightly fragranced oil, like the L’Oréal Paris Everpure Sulfate Free Simply Clean Sheer Oil (available on Amazon) with your perfume oil to enhance the scent profile.
7. Invest in a Travel-Sized Scent
This seems simple enough but, if you really want to smell your perfume all day long, invest in a travel-sized option and reapply throughout the day. Remember, focus the perfume on your skin, not your clothes, and one spritz is more than enough because you just want to refresh your fragrance, not swim in it.
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