Perfumehas come a long way from the Mesopotamian villages of 2000 B.C.
The Greeks further liquified scents for perfume, and the Arabs made it manufacturable.
In the 1600s, the French began using perfume to compensate for the lack of hygiene during the era.
In the early 1800s, most perfumes derived their scents from singular ingredients.
By the 2000s, perfume makers were incorporating multiple scents and synthetic chemicals into one bottle.
Chanel pioneered products with these components (perMcGill).
Woody ambers like sandalwood are long-lasting fragrances
Multiple scents comprise modern-day perfumes.
Top notes hit the nose first, but do not last.
Middle notes make up most of the scent.
However, base notes are the scents that last the longest sometimes for 6 hours or longer.
Why do some scents last longer on the skin than others?
It comes down to heavier molecular structures (perEdens Garden).
When speaking toWho What Wear, Brianna Arps of Moodeaux called base notes “the fragrance’s anchor.”
Base notes are often scents like sandalwood, vanilla, patchouli, and musk.
David Moltz of D.S.
Where you spray your perfume matters too
There are multiple popular methods for applying perfume.
Some people spray into the air and walk through the mist.
Try applying perfume on the body’s “pulse points.”
These locations include the wrists, elbows, throat, and behind the ears.
And remember, there is a such thing as too much scent.
Use rubbing alcohol to remove scent if you feel that you’ve sprayed too much.
