How To Apply Fragrance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever sat next to someone who absolutely reeks of fragrance overkill? Or <span style="font-size: large;">equally hideous, someone who desperately needs fragrance?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a nauseating experience the other day, I decided to do a mini "how to" on applying fragrance. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">(<i>Some of the following is exerpted</i> <i>from an interview with Yves</i> <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sai</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>nt Laurent perfumer Sophia Grojsman</i>)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoP92BxgeJ_2nB-3t-g6HfDXb1h3tFE1HX9_szt5UKFvdJz3QJo-kn1sKo1vILooMj7Yy-dpbucXwqXd0X3bU3A6GP5zCdN7xaVEUkGYw05C_vDp1cais6eJJvJgallHTEpKpYHKSjHo/s1600/marilyn-monroe-chanel-no5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoP92BxgeJ_2nB-3t-g6HfDXb1h3tFE1HX9_szt5UKFvdJz3QJo-kn1sKo1vILooMj7Yy-dpbucXwqXd0X3bU3A6GP5zCdN7xaVEUkGYw05C_vDp1cais6eJJvJgallHTEpKpYHKSjHo/s640/marilyn-monroe-chanel-no5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marilyn Monroe applies Chanel No 5</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Apply fragrance to your pulse points (wrists, inner elbows, backs of knees, behind ears, base of the throat) this way your pulse will gently emanate the fragrance as you move through your day.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the m<span style="font-size: large;">or</span>ning: </span></span><br />Fragrance rises up as it evaporates, so applying a little behind your knees and on your wrists will help you to smell it all day.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In the evening:</span><br />Evening fragrances are typically more sensual, and need to envelope you straight away. Apply them behind the ears, at the base of the throat and to the wrists.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It needs to develop...</span><br />Hold the spray 5 to 7 inches (12-18cms) from your skin and spritz lightly. The idea is to mist it on, not saturate the skin. If the skin feels wet, the bottle is too close.<br />Within a few minutes the alcohol solution develops and releases the top notes of the fragrance. If at that point you can't smell it, add more.<br />Its a good idea to have someone else check how powerful your fragrance is. Sometimes it is difficult to smell fragrance on ourselves, and easy to overload with too much.</div>

How To Apply Fragrance

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