Perfume is an important item that every woman should have on her dressing table. For most perfume lovers, not putting on a nice scent makes them feel naked. So we've collected a few interesting scent facts that every stylish woman should know.
1. Moisturize the skin before applying perfume, because hydrated skin retains the scent longer.
2. Your nose gets used to your perfume after a while and that is why you only smell it after it is first applied or when you consciously pay attention to it.
3. Avoid rubbing your wrists together after spraying a perfume as it will interfere with the scent of the perfume.
4. Women have a stronger sense of smell than men, thanks to the female brain that has up to 50% more olfactory sensors.
5. Apply your perfume to the areas of the body where the blood vessels are closest to the skin and not all over the body. These include the inner wrists, neck, behind your earlobes and your inner elbows.
6. The same perfume can smell differently on different people. This is because your body chemistry "pushes" certain notes in the scent more strongly thanks to genetics or your food.
7. Your sense of smell is like a muscle:the more you use it, the stronger and more critical your nose becomes.
8. Perfumes for men are also worn by women. About 30% of all women around the world use men's fragrances.
9. Perfume is the strongest fragrance available and it contains 15-30% concentration of perfume essence. The fragrance lasts up to 6 hours depending on the skin type and you need to use less.
10. Eau de Parfum (EDP) is lighter than perfume, with a concentration of 8-15%. EDP is less expensive than pure perfume and lasts between 3 to 5 hours.
11. Eau De Toilette (EDT) is lighter than EDP. It has a concentration of 4-8% of the essence and usually lasts for 2 to 4 hours.
12. Notes in perfumes are indications of scents that can be perceived when applying a perfume. There are three classes of notes (top note, middle note and base note). These notes together form the aroma of the fragrance.
13. The top notes, also called head notes, are recognized immediately after applying the perfume and are also the first to fade.
14. The middle notes, also called heart notes, are considered the heart of the fragrance. It lasts longer than the top notes and it appears as the top notes evaporate.
15. The base notes appear when the top notes completely evaporate. The base and middle notes together form the main theme of a perfume. The base notes are usually not perceived until 30 minutes after applying the perfume.
