{"id":2075,"date":"2021-01-07T11:20:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T11:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestperfumes.reviews\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:21:15","slug":"why-perfumes-fades-so-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestperfumes.reviews\/why-perfumes-fades-so-quickly","title":{"rendered":"Why Perfumes Fades So Quickly On the Body [2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In the review sections of perfume websites, the most common complaints many people have about perfumes brands they have just purchased are how the fragrance fades off so quickly, how poor the sillage and longevity are, and how fast the base notes die out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This becomes a serious problem as most people wear perfumes with the hope that it would keep them refreshed and last all day. And so it becomes disappointing when the said perfume brand does not live up to expectation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most importantly, this problem is often not solved by drowning your body in the perfume, especially in a way that it becomes overwhelming and uncomfortable to the wearer and people they come in contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question then becomes-how long is a standard perfume fragrance supposed to last? How long a fragrance lasts depends on the individual features of the notes and their intensity. For the base notes it is estimated that they last six to seven hours, while the middle notes are expected to stay active for four to five hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, the top notes are transitory and are supposed to last 20 to 25 minutes once the perfume is applied. In total, a typical fragrance is reckoned to last 7 to 8 hours after being spritzed. When most people apply perfumes they assume it will cling to their skin and merge with the skin chemical composition, but this mostly never happens as hoped due to the fact that skin type plays a crucial role in either making a fragrance last longer or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For people with oil skins, fragrance tend to stay longer on their skins than people with dry and semi-moist skins. There are other factors like the strength and intensity of the fragrance, the perfume structure, atmospheric condition, and other factors that will be discussed in detail below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are so many reasons why perfume fragrances fade quickly, and they include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How and where it is applied<\/strong> – the mode of application and the place the perfume is applied both have a role to play in how long the fragrance lasts. For example, it is an uncommon fact that perfume fragrances last longer when sprayed on clothes than on the skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this, you can spray the perfume on places like the collar, inner cuff, cloth lining, scarf or cap, front pocket, and undergarments. Furthermore, natural fabrics like linen, silk, cotton, and the rest are known to absorb fragrances well and increase their longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, the trick does not lie in how much perfume you apply but on where you apply them. Strategic pulse points like behind the earlobes, inside the wrists, the neck base close to the collarbone, inside the elbows, and behind the knees are historically known to absorb scents due to their natural temperature and the fact that they produce body heat, and these things help to ensure that your fragrance lasts long enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it is advised that you do not rub these body parts against another body part immediately after applying the perfume. This friction only succeeds in killing off the molecules contained in the fragrance notes instead of making them last longer. Just a small dab is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, spraying perfumes on the hair is a bad decision that should be avoided always as perfumes contain alcohol and other chemicals that can damage the hair or upset its chemical balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perfume type<\/strong> – depending on perfume classification, some fragrance variants are known to last longer than others due to their level of fragrance concentration and value, especially as related to the perfume ingredients they contain such as alcohol and essential oils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The optimum concentration (or lower concentration) of these substances either contribute or reduce the general strength and intensity of the fragrance, all of which are directly linked to the lifespan of the notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, perfumes are generally classified into four types and they include (in no significant order): eau de cologne, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, and parfum. On sillage and fragrance duration, parfum lasts longest, closely followed by eau de parfum, then eau de toilette, with eau de cologne occupying the bottom spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n