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CHOOSING A FRAGRANCE THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU! PART 2
You may actually find several scent "families" that you like. This is designed only to provide some direction to choosing scents that may appeal to you. You might like citrus or fresh scents in the summer and heavier spicy scents in the winter. Or you might pick fresh during the work week, floral orientals in the evening and florals for dress occasions. We are all complex and rarely do we choose one type of food for every meal, or one color to dress in for all occasions. Your fragrance oil wardrobe should reflect your needs for the variety of aspects that make up your lifestyle.
Fragrance oils should be applied and rubbed in at your pulse-points (wherever you feel your pulse): wrists, along the artery on your neck, inside of the elbows, behind the knees, and perhaps on the ankles. By applying small amounts on these places, you will be covered in scent from head-to-toe. Make sure you rub the oil into the skin. these are "OILS" and may stain clothing. Never apply fragrance oils directly to your clothing.
The following is only a brief listing of fragrances that fall into some lifestyle choices. Experiment and broaden your fragrance wardrobe.
Courtesy of
Al-Anwar
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Aug 7, 2005
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Choosing A Fragrance That's Right For You! PART 1
(The following quote is taken from Perfumes, Splashes & Colognes by Nancy M. Booth)
"If fragrance is more pronounced (i.e. stronger) on your, consider using lighter scents, such as citrus, oceanic, or lighter florals. If your scent fades sooner than it should, try heavier scents or layering (i.e., using scented bath gels, followed by scented lotions, then applying the scented oil). If you are constantly re-applying your fragrance try...(stronger fragrances), layering, orientals or floriental blends..."
Courtesy of Al-Anwar
Every person is different and your circumstances, such as body chemistry, diet, medications, and even rate of persipiration, will affect how long a fragrance may last on you. as well as how it smells on you. Don't think that fragrance oils are the same as perfumes or colognes. Perfumes and colognes are alcohol based. The alcohol is the carrier of the scent and once it has evaporated, the smell begins to fade. However, fragrance oils do not evaporate and will mix with the oil in your skin, creating a unique blend based on your body chemistry and the fragrance you have chosen. You will not smell exactly like others even if they are wearing the same fragrance oil.
A precautionary note, ask others if your fragrance has faded before reapplying your fragrance. You may simply have fatigued your sense of smell. This means that you can't smell your fragrance, but others can. If you are reapplying when others can still smell your fragrance, you have gone into overkill.
BE ADVISED: Too much fragrance can be overpowering as well as unattractive.
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Aug 7, 2005
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