Articles on Perfume | Topics: perfume, perfumes, cologne, colognes
by Nivedita Rosales
For some people, their perfume is a personal reflection of who they are. The scent of a fragrance can say so much about the person wearing it. So what is it you think of if it smells like someone has bathed inside a vat of perfume? Your first thought is probably, "Help! I need a gas mask!" Your second thought could be, "Man, don't they smell how overpowering they are?" Obviously, they do not have any clue that they can clear a room with their generous application of their perfume or fragrance. Of course, you would never have to wonder where that person was in a building. You would just follow your nose like a dog locked into the scent of its prey.
The above scenario is an obvious exaggeration on the use of perfume, but it illustrates one of the reasons why fragrant lotions and body sprays can be preferable to applying just perfumes or other fragrances. The art of subtlety should be practiced when wearing your perfume. You alone should enjoy the fragrance while others around you should get only a hint or whisper of the scent. That is the art of subtlety when wearing perfume.
Now some perfumes just happen to have a bold "body" to it. These bold bodied perfumes and fragrances seem to just leap out of the bottle before even spraying on the intended recipient. Even with a very light application, these types of perfumes and fragrances will be noticed. So if a person tends to bathe in the scent that could definitely be overkill. In this instance, a fragrant lotion or body spray in the same scent might be more appealing. You would get the same smell, only it would be toned down and more subtle.
With fragrant lotions, these provide a great base for the actual application of the main perfume or fragrance. However, if it has a bold body like in the paragraph mentioned above, then the fragrant lotion alone should be used. Rubbing the fragrant lotion into your skin will not only moisturize and keep your skin hydrated but also your body heat will warm the scent up in the lotion and bring out the scent more prominently. This is a great alternative to the application of the bigger bodied perfumes.
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These women behind the store windows? Dreams, sir, dreams at bargain prices, a trip to the Indies! These people perfume themselves with spices. You enter, they close the curtains, and the trip begins. The gods descend on the nude bodies and the islands drift, demented, with the tousled hair of palm trees in the breeze.
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Another reason to use fragrant lotions and body sprays over perfumes is the romance factor. Some men and women like the subtlety and with a body that reeks of perfume, well, subtlety is the last thing that is happening. Applying a fragrant lotion all over the body is great, because your romantic partner has the opportunity to be pleasantly surprised by finding that light scent all over, whether it is behind an ear, behind a knee or at the small of the back. Your body heat will warm the scent, which could linger on for hours. And with your lotion scented skin rubbing against your clothing, the clothing will also pick up a hint of that scent. So, you alone can enjoy the scent until such time you spend with your romantic partner.
Another totally different reason why fragrant lotions and sprays might have a leg up on the perfumes is because of the cost. Perfumes contain essential oils, which make the scent more expensive. The fragrant lotions and sprays that complement the perfume, most of the time, do not contain essential oils. The scents are created in a different way. Therefore, money issues are one reason for the preference of lotions and body sprays over perfume.
Now, the reason why people might prefer the body spray over an actual perfume is also based in subtlety. Maybe for some reason they cannot wear the lotions, perhaps due to allergies or something. So they use the body sprays in their favorite fragrance instead. These body sprays dissipate rapidly because of their alcohol content, so they would not last long on the body. However, these body sprays are popular for applying on clothing, bedding and other linens. Some people spray it onto their clothing, usually from a foot or two away to prevent any possible staining. The clothing would absorb the scent of the body spray, which would last longer than if applied on the body. You would have just that hint of smell, the perfect subtle scent.
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