Fragrance Tips: Finding the Right Perfume for Your Body

If there is one thing that I enjoy about being a woman; it is wearing a fragrance that I love. Fragrance is one of the most fun things in the world to me. This is especially so when I think about stores like the Body Shop, Victoria's Secret, and even CVS has a few amazing brands. I love to smell like fresh fruit and flowers. I also enjoy cool clean modern scents from time to time.

One thing that is very important about fragrance is ensuring that the fragrance you wear will last throughout the night or day. During the day, I'm not too interested in fragrance. I just use basic fragrant lotions and maybe a little spray. It's only when I go out at night do I really care to have that significant and memorable scent.

During the day, I find it nauseating and a bit distracting if someone smells intensely strong. I don't feel this way if it is a special event, or if it's obvious they're on a date or out for some special reason. But, if it's a constant everyday thing and it's really overwhelming; I don't think it's appropriate. If it's an everyday scent that is light and subtle; I think that it is attractive and even sexy. But, subtlety is the key.

There are a few ways to make your fragrance choices last longer and therefore be more memorable. The most significant things that I've found that work are:

1. Having clean hair. Make sure your hair is clean and smells good. When preparing and getting dressed some day when you really want to smell nice; spray your perfume or body spray in the air and walk under it so the scent gets in your hair very lightly.

2. Make sure your entire body is completely clean.

3. Wear unscented deodorant. Deodorant scents conflict with and cancel out most fragrance choices no matter how nice or strong the fragrance is.

4. Wash with a body wash that has a fragrance that combines well with your perfume or is designed to blend with your perfume. Use a lotion with the same characteristics. Always use both fragrant body wash and fragrant lotion layered with body spray or perfume, when you want your perfume to stand out.

5. Put Vaseline on spots like behind your ears and on your wrists before spritzing perfume. It allows the fragrance to last longer.