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How to make your fragrance last longer
Most of the advice about making a fragrance last longer is genuinely simple, and most of it comes down to where and how you apply it rather than anything you need to buy. A few small habits make a real difference.Start with moisturised skinDry skin does not hold fragrance particularly well. Fragrance oils cling better to skin that has some moisture in it, so applying an unscented body lotion or a light layer of petroleum jelly to pulse points before you spray gives the scent something to hold onto. This... Read more...
How long does a 2ml perfume sample last?
It is the first question most people ask before trying a decant, and a fair one: how many wears will you actually get from a small measure? The honest answer depends on a few things, and it is worth knowing what they are before you decide which size makes sense for you.How many wears you get depends on the atomiser, how firmly it is pressed, how many sprays you use each time and how many pulse points you cover. A 2ml measure is suited to several wears, but we do... Read more...
Designer or niche? A simple way to understand the difference
"Niche" gets used as a marketing word almost as often as it gets used honestly, so it's worth being clear about what actually separates it from designer fragrance — because the difference isn't really about quality, and it isn't really about price either, even though niche fragrance often costs more.Designer fragranceDesigner houses — the Diors, the Chanels, the Yves Saint Laurents of the world — are fashion houses first. Many of their fragrances aim for broad appeal: distinctive enough to be recognisable, but built to work for a lot of... Read more...
2ml, 5ml or 10ml? Choosing your measure
The honest answer is that there's no wrong size — only a mismatch between what you bought and what you actually needed it for. Here's how the three measures tend to get used in practice. (A decant is a smaller measure of the original fragrance, prepared in an atomiser.)2ml — the testTwo millilitres is a smaller size suited to trying a fragrance over several wears. It's not really meant to last — it's meant to answer one question: do you actually like this, once you've worn it a few times... Read more...
How to try a fragrance properly
Most people test a fragrance with a quick spray on the back of a hand, in a shop full of other scents, and then decide whether they like it. That's not really testing a fragrance — it's testing a first impression, at the worst possible moment to have one.Why a quick spray tells you so littleA fragrance changes over the hours you wear it. What you smell first — the top notes — is designed to be the most immediate and the least representative part of the whole thing. Citrus,... Read more...