Smell is perhaps the most powerful sense we have. It is connected to the limbic system of the brain. This system also regulates emotion, for example. Smell and emotion are very much connected. It is the most universal means of differentiation. It triggers something in everyone. It greatly affects how attractive you are found by different women, but can also be wonderful just to smell yourself.
That smelling there are quite a few questions about it. Because how do you make your perfume smell the best and especially the longest? Sometimes it seems like you can't smell your perfume after a few hours. There is then also the danger of spraying on too much. A big turn-off and also a waste of your expensive bottle of perfume. Am I applying it wrong? Am I not using a good perfume? We are going to answer all these questions. After reading this article, you'll never have to worry about your perfume again.
Apply perfume to your pulse points
Pulse points are places on your body where you can feel your heartbeat and the skin is a little thinner. Your skin is warmer here because of the temperature of the blood. These are the best places for perfume to work most effectively. These points are found at the throat, behind the earlobe, the temple and the inside of the wrist and elbow.
Now don't spray all pulse points but choose a few. Apply with a spray from about 20 centimeters away. And remember: Never rub! This breaks down the molecules and can change the scent or even make it disappear altogether.
Apply perfume right after showering
If only because perfume can stain your clothes. When you have just gotten out of the shower, your skin is warm and the pores are still open. An ideal environment for a perfume to start smelling nice and strong and especially longer. Use a body lotion before applying the perfume. A perfume lasts much longer on oily skin.
Use perfume with strong base notes
All perfumes consist of top notes, heart notes and base notes. They are different layers of scents used to build a perfume. Top notes are the scents you smell first when sprayed on. These are often fresh, fruity or sweet scents. They are also the scents that disappear the fastest. Usually after half an hour. The heart notes emerge more now and linger longer.
Last, you keep smelling the base notes and these linger the longest by far. Examples of Strong base notes are woody: Cedar, pine and musk, or oriental: Patchouli, incense and vanilla. Search for strong base notes and you will find lists of scents.
Match the amount to the type of perfume
When you use a eau de parfum, you obviously need much less than when you use a cologne or eau de toilette. Read the blog about the differences between perfume typeshere. Two to at most three sprays are enough when using a eau de parfum. Also, a light and fresh scent will disappear faster than a heavy woody or spicy scent. So be careful with this.
Keep in mind the season
The ambient temperature strongly influences how long a perfume wears the scent. In warmer temperatures, a perfume will smell stronger because perfume is activated by heat. Therefore, generally a lighter perfume is worn in summer.
On the other hand, a perfume does evaporate faster in summer and will need to be applied more often when using a lighter variety such as cologne or eau de toilette. In winter, the perfume will be less intense but will remain noticeable longer. As a result, a heavier fragrance can be used in winter. But be careful not to smell like an exploded pot of incense.
Trust your nose (not)
When you spray on your perfume and you smell it, others can smell it too. Don't go too far in this. When you wear the perfume for a while, your olfactory system will adapt to it. After a while you hardly smell it yourself. This can work very deceptively. Because you now tend to add extra perfume or come to the conclusion that the perfume is no good. While other people around you will really smell your perfume. Are you really in doubt? Ask someone close to you if the perfume is smelled.
Keep your perfume cool and dark
When your collection of perfumes comes into too much contact with light and heat, the fragrance compounds break down. Even when the bottle is still unopened. It can greatly alter the fragrance. It can even start to irritate the skin. Store it in a cool, dry and dark place.
No bathrooms because the moisture can get into the perfume. Best is a cabinet in your room in a dark drawer. Do you live in a very humid environment? Then put it in the refrigerator.
Our favorite perfumes for men
Acca Kappa - White Moss Eau de Parfum
Rightfully one of Acca Kappa's most famous fragrance lines. This unisex fragrance is slightly aromatic but also nice and fresh. You can actually wear this fragrance anywhere and anytime.
Top notes:
Cardamom - Geranium
Heart notes:
Violet leaves - Iris - Leather - Bay leaves
Base notes:
Amber - Vanilla - Incense - Vetiver - Cistus
Captain Fawcett - Booze & Baccy Eau de Parfum
This very masculine perfume was created from a collaboration between Captain Fawcett and Ricki Hall. This perfume has a very masculine and heavy scent and should be worn with confidence. It makes you smell like the man coming home from a night of drinking whiskey at the cigar club. We love it.
Top notes:
bay rum, zesty orange & bergamot
Heart notes:
fresh galbanum, white thyme & coriander
Base notes:
honeyed fresh tobacco leaves, dusty aromatic frankincense, maple-like benzoin & warm exotic vanilla bean
Acca Kappa - 1869 Eau de Parfum
Lovely warm perfume that gives away hints of leather. Makes the man mysterious and charismatic.
Top notes:
Cardamom - Geranium
Heart notes:
Violet leaves - Iris - Leather - Bay leaves
Base notes:
Amber - Vanilla - Incense - Vetiver - Cistus
MonteCristo - Deleggend Eau de Parfum
This premium perfume from Montecristo comes in very nice packaging. A woody spicy masculine blend with energetic notes. This eau de parfum has a concentration of 20% perfume making it long lasting.
Top notes:
bergamot, grapefruit, pink pepper
Heart notes:
black pepper, Elemi, Geranium
Base notes:
cedarwood, vetiver, patchouli, tonka bean.