How do you spray your perfume on?

[summerblue]

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Originally Posted by HerGTO oh no, lol i must be doing it wrong, i spray it about 6 times all over me. i wanna smell GOOD! LOL

But the only problem is that many people are scent-sensitive or have allergies & others who don't find the scent you are wearing appealing, & if you apply perfume too heavily it is highly uncomfortable for them &, the way I see it is that your perfume is intruding on their personal space -- in much the same way a smoker's cig. smoke is an intrusion on one's space. The whole point of perfume is that when someone gets close to you (like in bending over your shoulder) or you closely pass someone by, they are supposed to get a little whiff of fragrance with brings you to their attention. It's supposed to be alluring & not overwhelming. I used to work in a building with 3 floors & an elevator & when the elevator doors opened & no one was there you knew from the perfume who got out since it wreaked so bad -- an believe me, there were alot of them! Being in closed elevator with someone wreaking of cologne is even worse to me than being in an elevator with someone smoking. A woman who wears too much cologne smells as bad as a man who wears too much cologne and we all know men who wreak of cologne -- ya know, the 3-foot circumference!

In thinking about it further & to put it succinctly: Perfume is like a sniffing a flower, it should be subtle & you shouldn't smell like the whole flower shop! lol!

 

[TeresaEllis]

^^^ Great way to put it, ill think about others next time i decide i wanna take a bath in my perfume.

Thank you

 

[nunu]

I spray everywhere! My clothes, wrists and neck. I find that perfumes never stick on me no matter how many times i spray myself.

 

[Soundclash]

I dab a little vaseline on my wrist and neck and rub it in a little bit but not all the way. Then spray my perfume in the same place as the vaseline, it makes it last ALL day.
In the summer with dresses and shorts I do it behind the knees as well.

 

[SUMM3RxBABii]

i usually just spray it around my neck and then on my chest.

 

[ellewoods]

If it's a roll on perfume, i usually dab it on my wrists and neck.
If it's a spray perfume, then it goes everywhere..neck, wrists, clothes and the air

 

[lara]

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Originally Posted by summerblue lara, you must look funny twirling through it!

I look ridiculous most of the time, might as well do a twirl!

 

[gujifijian]

hahahah that's funnny....Some people say, spray ur perfume in the air and walk into it and the perfume will go on...i don't know some people do that...I go crazy and i spray my perfume all over my clothes(never on my skin) and sometimes in my hair..but very lightly in the air...when I wash my hair the next day, I can still smell the perfume...smells so good!

 

[chocolategoddes]

Spray it in your belly button too if you want the smell to last for a super long time.

It works for me.

 

[Singmeanything]

I'm so weird with this, I spray it 3 times all over me. Over my head, on my body and then walk into it.

 

[MrsAriGold]

I spray it on my neck, wrists and in my hair. I always carry a mini bottle in my bag for touch ups during the day too.

 

[roLLerGrrL]

The alcohol in perfume can damage your clothing, and is drying to your hair. I would only spray it on thoroughly moisturised skin.

 

[Strawberrymold]

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Originally Posted by VeXedPiNk I spray once on my neck/chest and then once on one wrist - then pat my wrists together once. Hahaha, I've also heard that it's bad to rub your wrists together but don't remember why. But I've always patted since!!

it bruises the fragrance when you rub it together

 

[shatteredshards]

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Originally Posted by gujifijian hahahah that's funnny....Some people say, spray ur perfume in the air and walk into it and the perfume will go on...i don't know some people do that

It makes the fragrance more delicate that way.

When we spray ourselves, we can't tell how strong it is because we're surrounding ourselves with it. But you know when you go out, and you'll smell the cloud of perfume/cologne trailing behind someone and it almost makes you choke? That's what you can smell like to other people if you put on so much.

 

[kyashi]

I work in the fragrance industry and I prefer to spray once on my wrists and on my neck below the ear (pulse points). And when I am heading out to somewhere special, I spray twice in the air and walk into as well.
Rubbing the fragrance also disrupts the layers in the fragrance ie. top, heart and base notes. Think of it as bruising a fruit. You don't want to do this! It causes the fragrance to change in scent. It may even effect the longevity of your fragrance. Try to avoid patting as well if you can. HTH

 

[DarkGlamourXO]

Usually on my neck and chest, I also spray my hair very lightly sometimes too. I know they say to spray and walk into it but I honestly hate doing that lol!

 

[PhillyMac]

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Originally Posted by kyashi I work in the fragrance industry and I prefer to spray once on my wrists and on my neck below the ear (pulse points). And when I am heading out to somewhere special, I spray twice in the air and walk into as well. Rubbing the fragrance also disrupts the layers in the fragrance ie. top, heart and base notes. Think of it as bruising a fruit. You don't want to do this! It causes the fragrance to change in scent. It may even effect the longevity of your fragrance. Try to avoid patting as well if you can. HTH

I always was told that rubbing the fragrance was bad, but what about rollerballs? Are they ruining the true scent of the perfume when you put them on?

 

[wikkedlilgrrl]

Once behind each ear, the nape of my neck, on each wrist, the small of my back, behind each knee ... and the inner thigh!

 

[Lebellabeauty]

I usually spray a little on my hair, it seems to last longer and some on my neck. You can put a dab on the back of your ears too.

 

[Becksabec]

I just spray in the air and walk through it