How to Wear & Where To Spray Perfume To Make It Last Longer

Wearing a daily fragrance is a ritual that truly allows us to start our day on the right foot. Choosing the perfect fragrance is not enough; you also have to wear it correctly to get the most out of your investment. You may think that spraying it here and there is enough to do the trick, but the truth is that you can perfect your perfume wearing routine in a few easy ways. Not only will that increase the longevity of the scent, but it will also keep you from wasting precious drops of your favourite perfume.

Where to spray perfume and make it last longer?

The way a fragrance lingers around your body differs greatly based on where you applied the perfume.Firstly, you should apply perfume on warm, clean skin after a shower since open pores are more likely to embrace the fragrance readily.Secondly, you should focus on your pulse points when spraying the perfume. Veins sit directly underneath the skin at the pulse points, rendering them warm. Pulse points thus help to diffuse a scent naturally after you have sprayed it on.These are the following areas where you could spray your fragrance:

1. Lower jaw and neck: The body generates a lot of heat in these areas. When people are talking to you in close range, they will be able to smell your fragrance easily. You should always spray this area first before you consider spraying other areas as suggested in the following steps below.
2. Shoulders: Yes, you should be applying your perfume on your shoulders too. This is especially important if your outfit is going to expose your shoulders.
3. Chest: Just a dab of perfume on your chest, near your heart, can make a huge difference.
4. Arms: When applying perfume, you can ignore your arms. As long as you apply fragrance to certain areas on the arm, you can walk out the door confident about smelling good all day. The wrist, the forearm, and the inner elbow are generally warm and hence the best areas to wear perfume. Make sure that you dab the liquid instead of rubbing it.
5. Behind the Ears: If you’re going for a night of clubbing, then spraying behind the ears is a must. You may attract when you spray your neck and shoulders, but you will seduce when you spray behind your ears!
6. Inner elbow: when your arms are exposed, the inner elbows are great areas to apply perfume. The inner elbow area are pulse points where the blood pumps near the surface of the skin.
7. Wrists: When your inner elbow is covered by clothes, your wrists are a great alternative. Plus, you can smell and enjoy the fragrance yourself during the day!
8. Inner knees: Like your inner elbow area, your inner knees also are also pulse point where the skin is warmer. Thus, again great for fragrance application.

Note: while we attempt to offer a comprehensive list of areas where you may apply perfume the right way, it doesn’t mean you have to apply on all the areas mentioned. Simply pick 1-3 areas is more than enough.

Advanced tips for how to wear perfume

Now that you know where to apply perfume for utmost efficiency, it is time that you take your fragrance game to the next level.

1. Over-spraying does not necessarily alleviate the beauty of your perfume

You may like to go heavy-handed with your perfumes, but keep in mind that applying more fragrance will not make the scent attractive. If anything, it may affect how others are perceiving your fragrance. Unless you are spraying on a very light citrusy scent that tends to fade away quickly, remember that less is more, especially when it comes to richer, darker perfumes. The goal is to not overpower others or yourself with your fragrance. Instead, allow the scent to draw people in.

2. Your pulse points require one spray each

It is better that your spray your perfume once at every pulse point than double the number of sprays at fewer pulse points. Having too much perfume liquid at any one given spot is always going to lead to friction, especially if you end up rubbing it together. If you feel that the scent has faded over the day, you can respray the area. But, begin with one spray for the best results.

3. Apply your perfume directly to skin

There is a lot of debate on this subject in the fragrance community. While some believe that spraying perfumes on clothes is a great of increasing the longevity of the scent, others are firm on perfumes not performing the way they should on fabric. The truth is perfumes are meant to combine with the natural oils on your skin and evolve over time. Hence, it is crucial that you apply perfume directly to the skin. Spraying your clothes is never an adequate substitute because the fragrance is unable to evolve and diffuse properly.

4. Shower, moisturise, spray

As mentioned before, you should apply your fragrance when your skin is warm right after a shower instead of putting off until the last minute. Additionally, you can apply a moisturiser before spraying the perfume because well-moisturised skin is able to hold on to the fragrance molecules more effectively. Unscented moisturisers are perfect for you if you want the smell of your perfume to remain unaffected.

5. Do not walk into a fragrance cloud

As appealing as the visual of walking into a fragrance cloud is, it is not something you should be doing. The truth is that spraying your perfume in the air and walking into it does you absolutely no benefit. If anything, it leads to wastage because most of the perfume liquid falls on the floor. In case you are feeling fancy and want the joy of walking into a fragrance cloud regally, make sure to use an inexpensive perfume.

6. Rubbing kills fragrance notes

Yes, you read that right. Rubbing the fragrance after spraying it on is actually destroying the harmony of the notes. Always remember to dab the perfume and let it evaporate naturally from the skin if you do not want the top notes to disappear immediately.Wearing perfume can elevate your everyday grooming routine in a way that nothing else can. Since new fragrances can be somewhat of an investment, we want to help you get maximum value for your money. You will notice a tremendous difference in the longevity of even your lighter perfumes if you follow our tips.