When
To Know How Much Fragrance is Enough?
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
Oh what wicked fun it is to smell pretty and
to feel that scent carry you away to a place in your mind where
everyone you encounter is as enraptured by your scent as you.
It would be so easy, while in that state of mind, to add just
a bit more; to extend that imagined zone of your influence
just a bit farther . . . just a bit more.
It is so easy to get carried away with your perfume and not
realize it when the 'whisper' that was intended to suggest
your presence, has turned into the bold pronouncement: “here
I am . . . smell me.” That may seem to be a crass way to put
it but it helps to make an important point: your scent is most
effective when it emphasizes you, not when it advertises your
perfume.
Fortunately it's easy to avoid such a miscommunication; here
are a few tips:
Don't
trust your nose! Just as it's hard to know exactly how
your voice sounds to ears other than your own, it's equally
hard to know how your scent comes across to noses other than
yours. Experience shows that when your fragrance smells to
you, just like you want it to smell to to others -- you are
probably wearing too much. As a general rule: just a hint of
scent to your nose will be just about right for others.
Never
behind the ears! Just a dab or a very light spray on
each wrist and on each side of your neck is sufficient. Never,
ever apply perfume behind your ears; that may appear subtle
and sophisticated in the movies but in real life perfume behind
the ears will result in one of those bold pronouncements mentioned
earlier.
Walking
through a mist! Another way to apply an appropriately
subtle fragrance is, before you dress, spray your perfume to
create a mist in front of you, close your eyes, and then walk
through the mist; one trip will be all you need.
Sometimes
just skip it! There may be days or occasions when
even a light application of your favorite perfume seems improper;
on those occasions, just skip it! Almost every perfume has
accompanying products: lotions, soaps, powder, etc.; settling
for a judicious application of one of these products will leave
you with just that hint of the scent that has become an essential
part of you.
Alternatives! Another way to tone down your scent when subtlety
seems like a good idea is to switch to a cologne or even an
eau de toilette.
Cologne is your next step down on the scent scale. Somewhat
less potent than perfume, cologne can be applied like a perfume,
that is, either dabbed on or lightly sprayed in the very same
ways in in the very same places perfume is applied. Even cologne
can be (but of course should never be) over applied but its
effect is somewhat less obvious except to the scent sensitive.
Cologne, when well applied, can provide an appropriately compelling
scent for an entire day.
Eau
de Toilette is a very diluted form of fragrance and preferred
by many because it allows the user the freedom to apply it
more liberally with less chance of overdoing it. eau de toilette
is almost always sprayed on, rather than dabbed on as are perfumes
and some colognes, and many women prefer that convenience.
There is also an economy factor; you'll find that eau de toilette
comes in larger sizes for much less cost than perfumes or colognes.
Olfactory
malefactors! You've probably heard or read about
complaints from people who have spent uncomfortable (and even
nauseous) periods of time, in enclosed spaces, with people
(men as well as women) who have doused themselves with their
favorite scent. The complaints are completely justified. There
are many people, more than you would think, who who just have
sensitive noses and are intolerant when it comes to being exposed
to other people's scents. There are also many people who actually
have severe physical reactions to overpowering colognes or
perfumes; reactions that can be dangerous to their health.
It would be good to remember these people on your next elevator,
airplane, train or taxi ride -- not that you'll ever be accused
of being an olfactory malefactor. Click here for the largest selection (over 15,000) and best prices (up to 80% off) for perfumes and colognes. It's my KissMegoodnight recommendation.
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: 2006
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