PERFUME USAGE TIPS

Types of fragrance:
In English, you’ll see these terms used:
Perfume, the most concentrated form of a scent and the most expensive.
Cologne: about half as concentrated as perfume.
Eau de Toilette: (Oh-da-twah-let) about a quarter as concentrated as the perfume.

The traditional French categories are:
Parfum: the most concentrated form of a scent, and thus the most expensive.
Eau de parfum: (Oh-da-par-fum) contains less of the parfum oils and is less expensive than
parfum.
Eau de Toilette: (Oh-da-twah-let) a light version of parfum, suitable for business environments.
Eau de Cologne: (Oh-da-ca-lone) the weakest version, best used as a body splash.

How to test a fragrance:
After you’ve read my descriptions, go to a mall and sample the perfumes that interested you.
Apply a little to the inside of your wrist – you MUST test it on skin – allow your skin to warm the
perfume, and inhale. Your personal body oils will interact uniquely with perfumes so it will not
smell the same on every woman.
When you’re sampling fragrances, don’t do too much at one time. Your olfactory receptors can
become congested after a few new sensations, making it difficult to accurately assess more
than 3 or 4 scents at a time.

Make it last longer:
1) Scent needs oil to cling to your skin, so use more if you have dry skin.
2) Apply petroleum jelly to the places where you’ll spray perfume. This gives the scent
something to adhere to.
3) Apply perfume right after you shower. Your pores will be open and your skin will be warm,
the perfect combination to soak up the scent. However, don’t apply perfume where you’ve
used deodorant soap.

Other uses for fragrance:
1) When hand-washing delicates like stockings and lingerie, add a few drops of perfume to
the water.