NOSE-SENSE

Finally got that Issey Miyake perfume you always wanted? Congratulations! Now lets get on with the know how...

Did you know that like any other thing of value, perfumes also need to be treated well? Even if you buy the most exquisite perfume, without proper care it can lose it's quality and become just 'another' perfume. There are a few simple things that you can do to keep that prized bottle going on and on...

1. The first thing is to keep it in a place that's neither too cold nor too hot. A closet that's well aired from time to time would be ideal.

2. The second, and perhaps the least known fact, is that perfumes should not be exposed to sunlight. The effect of sun light on perfume is disastrous and is far worse than the effect of heat or cold. Experts suggest keeping your perfume in a dark area to avoid any loss of it's scent.

3. The correct way to wear perfume is on your pulse points, such as the neck, wrist, back of your ears. The most popular spots are perhaps the back of the ears and the neck. The reason for this is that perfumes react to body heat and your pulse points generate moderate warmth that allow your perfume to find it's base notes. This subject of top notes and base notes in perfumes is a whole new area again. But contradictory to what some people say, there is nothing like the real smell and the fake smell. Both the top notes and the base notes are as equally a part of the perfume as the other. It's just the progression from one to another that takes some time.

4. Like wine, perfumes are also known to mature and get better with time. So an investment in a good perfume makes long term sense.

5 The best time to spray on the perfume is evidently after a bath when the skin is still moist.

I think that should suffice. Ok, another thing is that the same perfume may react differently on different people; it may smell better on some people than on others. The reason is complex, but one word to explain it is pheromones. Yes, the same pheromones that are claimed to dictate the attraction quotient of people. That's a whole new science again so I wont veer into that territory. You're just plain lucky or unlucky!

Right now I am using a Roberto Cavalli perfume and a Dior 'Higher' body spray, both of which are musky and rather woody. I am getting bored and will most probably switch to Hugo Boss orRalph Lauren. I'll give you a review as soon as I get either of them. People have different takes on perumes: some say that perfumes make you more attractive while others prefer the natural smell. But as far as I am concerned I find a woman who smells good extremely desirable, and so I try to return the favor as well!LOL. Have a wonderful weekend!