That one unique selling point of perfume should be how long-lasting it is. Nobody would want to re-apply perfume every hour. Still, many perfumes fail to achieve that, or maybe the fault is in how you apply it. Below are the main reasons why your scent doesn’t last long.
The Legitimacy Of a Perfume.
Do your research beforehand when buying a perfume. Look out for its ingredients and whether the company is selling what it actually claims. In that case, we have got your back! Here at KDJ inspired, you get the authenticity of the ingredients used in our perfumes, which makes them long-lasting.
Fragrance concentration guide.
The fragrance element in a perfume comes from perfume essence, which is then mixed with alcohol and water. The concentration of perfume essence prompts the longevity of a perfume.
This concentration guide varies differently from brand to brand, but a typical guide could be:
1. Extract – 30-50%
2. Perfume – 20-30 %
3. Eau de Parfum (EDP) – 8-20%
4. Eau de Toilette (EDT) – 4-8%
5. Cologne (EDC) – 2-4%
6. Body cream/lotion – 3-4%
7. Aftershave/mists – 2-4%
The higher the percentage, the longer the perfume will stay. So, the next time you opt for a scent, do consider this concentration guide and smell like a goddess for a longer time.
Consider the notes of a perfume.
The perfume consists of 3 notes, top, middle and base notes. Each note has different ingredients which make up the fragrance of perfume as a whole. What you smell immediately after spraying a perfume are the top notes. The middle notes take time to develop after the top ones are faded. The base notes are what you smell after few hours. Once the top notes (the brighter ones) are faded, people tend to believe that the perfume just lasted a few hours. This happens because the base notes are subtler.
Application.
Common mistakes while wearing perfume are:
1. Rubbing your wrists together will break the top note molecules of the perfume, making it fade away fast.
2. Dry skin would not lock the fragrance in the skin. Make sure to moisturize before applying. You can use Vaseline or any non-scented lotion.
3. Perfume on clothes doesn’t last long. So instead, spray it on your bare skin. Then, for much better results, apply to your pulse points. The science behind this is, your pulse points are warmer, and fragrances react better to heat.
Body odor.
Every human being is different, so is their body chemistry. Perfume reacts differently on every skin. The same perfume can smell differently on other persons as they have different body odors. This is what makes a scent your unique “signature scent.”
Weather and choice of perfume.
The fruity and citric scents work great in the summers as the heat enhances them. On the contrary, the heavier woody notes are for the colder months. These scents fade away quickly during a sunny day.
Keep these in mind, and make your perfume last long the whole day.
