Wrists rub against each other after wearing perfume？ It turns out that the way to use perfume for so many years is wrong.

　　If you are annoyed that your expensive perfume doesn’t smell so good in a bottle after being sprayed on your body, or the fragrance disappears within an hour after you leave home, then there may be something wrong with the way you use perfume.

　　Francis Courgian, a famous French perfumer who has made popular perfumes of Dior, Burberry, Lancome and other famous brands, recently revealed five misunderstandings of women’s use of perfume in an interview with Vogue magazine.

　　Kurgian pointed out that to make perfume release the best taste, you must consider the environment in which you use perfume and the clothes attached to it. Not only that, if you are not used to wearing perfume every day, you’d better buy a small bottle, because the shelf life of perfume is usually only three months. As for how to use perfume correctly, let’s listen to what this perfumer has to say.

　　If you’re in the habit of spritzing your wrists and then rubbing them together, you’re actually ruining the scent.

　　If you are used to spraying perfume on your wrists and rubbing them against each other, you are actually destroying the fragrance.

　　That’s because the friction "heats up the skin, which produces natural enzymes that change the course of the scent", with the top and middle notes being worst affected as well as the dry-down – the long period during which the fragrance unfolds.

　　This is because friction "will make the skin warm, thus producing natural enzymes that will change the fragrance stage", and the former and middle tones are most affected, and the latter tone-the long process of fragrance release-will also be affected.

　　If you’re wearing a floral perfume, for instance, this heat makes it lose its crispness.

　　If you use floral perfume, the heat will make it lose its fresh taste.

　　To keep your fragrance smelling like it should, as well as making it last longer, spritz it once and then simply let it sink in.

　　In order to make your perfume give off its beautiful fragrance and make it last longer, you just need to spray it and let the perfume penetrate into your skin by itself.

　　Don’t DON’T KEEP IT IN THE BATHROOM.

　　Perfume is extremely sensitive to environmental changes and will be impacted by changes such as going from cold to hot.

　　Perfume is extremely sensitive to external changes and will be affected, such as the temperature changing from cold to hot.

　　This process sets off "unexpected chemical reactions within the natural ingredients" of the perfume such as patchouli, meaning your perfume will age faster and start to smell "off".

　　Temperature changes will trigger "unexpected chemical reactions between natural ingredients (such as patchouli)" of perfume, which means that your perfume will "age faster" and start to "taste bad".

　　The best way to store your fragrance is in its original box at room temperature.

　　The best way to store perfume is to put it in an original box and put it in a room temperature environment.

　　Dooopt for small sizes chooses perfume in small bottles.

　　If you are lucky enough to have lots of bottles or you don’t use your favourite perfume every day, oxygen will start to break down the molecules as it languishes on your dressing table.

　　If you are lucky enough to have many bottles of perfume, or if you don’t use your favorite perfume every day, then oxygen will start to break the molecular structure of perfume and make it gradually evaporate and deteriorate on your dressing table.

　　A typical bottle has a shelf life of three months so if you’re not using a perfume daily, you’re best off buying a smaller variety.

　　The shelf life of a typical perfume is three months, so if you don’t use perfume every day, you’d better buy a small bottle.

　　Or you could decant your bigger bottles into smaller containers and keep them in the fridge to maintain perfection.

　　Or you can pack your big bottle of perfume into several small bottles and put them in the refrigerator to keep the perfect fragrance.

　　DO EMBRACE SYNTHETICS chooses perfume with artificial ingredients.

　　The idea of a perfume that boasts of being all-natural might sound appealing, but the fragrance may well let you down.

　　Perfume under the banner of pure nature may sound attractive, but the fragrance of this perfume will disappoint you.

　　Musk, which was formerly derived from animals, is probably the most popular fragrance ingredient but must be created synthetically.

　　麝香很可能是最受欢迎的香水原料，过去取自于动物，现在只能人工合成。

　　Other popular smells, such as peony, freesia, and lily of the valley, can’t be extracted naturally as they don’t release enough aroma so they must be re-created.

　　其他受欢迎的香味，比如芍药、小苍兰、铃兰，不能通过自然手段提取，因为这些花释放的香味不足，所以必须人工再造。

　　According to Kurkdjian the ideal formula is a blend of essential oils, absolutes, and man-made ingredients.

　　Kurgian pointed out that the most ideal perfume formula is a mixture of essential oil, purified oil and artificial raw materials.

　　DO SPRITZ IT ON YOUR HAIR spray perfume on your hair.

　　Perfume actually doesn’t last too long on dry skin, according to Kurkdjian and as you sweat the natural oils destroy the fragrance.

　　Kurgian pointed out that perfume can’t stay on dry skin for too long. When you sweat, natural oils will destroy the fragrance.

　　You can combat this by using the matching body lotion or making sure your moisturiser isn’t scented so it doesn’t interfere.

　　You can prevent the fragrances from interfering with each other by using a body lotion that matches the scent of perfume or a body lotion without perfume.

　　If you want to ensure longevity, mist your scent lightly on your hair or on a scarf.

　　If you want perfume to last a long time, you can spray it gently on your hair or scarf.

　　’Because they move with the air, it helps with the diffusion of the scent,’ he explained.

　　He explained: "Because the hair and scarf are fluttering in the wind, it helps to diffuse the fragrance."

　　If you are putting perfume on your skin, target spots that are exposed to the air.

　　If you spray perfume on your skin, you’d better spray it on the body parts exposed to the air.

　　It’s no good putting it on pulse points such as the wrists and inner elbows if they’re covered up.

　　If the wrist or elbow is covered with clothes, it is useless to spray perfume on the pulse beating place such as the inside of the wrist or elbow.

　　(English source: Daily Mail Translation & Editor: Dany)