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How do you make perfume stick?

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Gwdihooooo · 19/02/2023 09:26

What do you spray it on to?

if I’m wearing a scarf I’ll spray it on to that. If not I’ll spray it on to my top layer of clothing.

But I never feel like I have that waft of smell I get when I walk past others in public… If you know what I mean?

Where has the best sticking power? Is it directly on to the skin?

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Gwdihooooo · 19/02/2023 18:13

eighteenthirteen1 · 19/02/2023 12:47

The point of wearing perfume is to smell nice/appealing and for others to smell you, surely you must have heard of this?

Except most perfumes don't appeal to most people. Being stuck in a lift/bus/office with someone who drowns themselves in perfume is awful

Can’t remember the last time i was in a lift/bus/office/enclosed space. Is more when I’m out on a walk and instead of smelling sweaty walkers it’s nice to smell perfume

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HeadNorth · 19/02/2023 18:16

I’m another who dislikes other people’s perfume clouds. Just because you can no longer smell it doesn’t mean others can’t. I never think ‘what a lovely smell’. I always think ‘they are wearing too much perfume/aftershave - yuck!’

TheYearOfSmallThings · 19/02/2023 18:17

I love to get a quick blast of someone's perfume as they pass.

theatrical · 19/02/2023 18:31

Spraying it on clothing as you're already doing and reapplying is all I can think of.

I too love the waft of perfume as I walk past someone, even if it's not to my taste.

Wishimaywishimight · 19/02/2023 18:40

I get many (positive!) comments when I wear matching perfume and body lotion, seems to be the only way to make the scent last/linger.

tigger1001 · 19/02/2023 18:55

Lots of perfume on someone can make me wheeze (asthma). A hint of perfume when walking past someone is one thing, but clouds of the stuff isn't nice.

watchfulwishes · 19/02/2023 19:32

eighteenthirteen1 · 19/02/2023 09:29

You've probably just gone noseblind.

I don't enjoy other people's perfume clouds by the way

I agree with this. Most people who wear perfume smell much stronger than they think they do.

Emmamoo89 · 19/02/2023 19:34

I always put it on my neck and wrists. Love smelling people's perfume x

elm26 · 19/02/2023 19:39

Only on Mumsnet could a thread about perfume staying power spark a negative reaction, Jesus 🥴

Op, use the matching body lotion. I also don't like "cheap" perfume, I don't mean that in a snobby way I mean as in it doesn't last long on my skin so I'd rather get a bottle of Chanel Mademoiselle once a year and it last me as I only need a couple of sprays.

X

Rebellious23 · 19/02/2023 19:39

Layering helps, I get comments about how I smell nice

So if I'm wearing a vanilla based perfume I would usually have
Showered with a plain bar soap followed by a vanilla/cocoa butter type shower gel and a similar body scrub
Moisturised with a vanilla lotion
Perfume

Kra · 19/02/2023 19:40

I find the only way to do it is to reapply throughout the day. Or, find a men’s aftershave that you like. DH has about half a dozen he rotates and without exception, the scent lasts until the next day. Plus the price per ml is much cheaper than women’s fragrances 🙄

elm26 · 19/02/2023 19:41

@Wednesdaysotherchild I'm really sorry for your losses, I've had 13 miscarriages, I know how painful it is and I mean this in the most gentle way but you'll drive yourself insane if you think that a waft of somebody's perfume is going to do you hard. Wishing you all the best x

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Gwdihooooo · 19/02/2023 21:04

elm26 · 19/02/2023 19:39

Only on Mumsnet could a thread about perfume staying power spark a negative reaction, Jesus 🥴

Op, use the matching body lotion. I also don't like "cheap" perfume, I don't mean that in a snobby way I mean as in it doesn't last long on my skin so I'd rather get a bottle of Chanel Mademoiselle once a year and it last me as I only need a couple of sprays.

X

Thanks. Yeah I want really interested in what peoples opinions were. Just a how to 🤣

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Gwdihooooo · 19/02/2023 21:05

*wasn’t

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Northlights22 · 19/02/2023 21:57

Yep only on MN would you get such misery inducing responses with regards to something as innocuous as perfume.
god some people are miserable

Starryskiesinthesky · 19/02/2023 22:05

I would love to be someone who smells of perfume so that you get a waft of it as you walk by. I think it doesn’t last on me and people I know agree. Sadly!

flabbygoldfish · 19/02/2023 22:09

I spray a bit of perfume onto my hair plus clothes. Not sure it works on my skin. I think it helps with the general wafting of nice smells.

CornedBeef451 · 19/02/2023 22:12

Please don't do this. Perfume should be a subtle smell for people who get close to you, no wafting as you walk past.

mintich · 19/02/2023 22:20

Make sure your skin is well moisturised as this makes perfume stick.
Also try layering with other products, matching body lotion, hair mists etc

HeadsShouldersKneesAndMyGreatAuntsWalkingStick · 19/02/2023 22:26

😅at some of these anti-perfume comments 🙄

I vote in favour of a (subtle) scent.

Never heard of the Vaseline trick. Might try that one tomorrow.

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Gwdihooooo · 19/02/2023 22:36

Thanks to those who have stuck to the brief… many things to try 😀

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Allgoodusernamesweretaken · 20/02/2023 08:12

Also, if try different places to apply, please let behind the knees, back of the neck. I put some on the hair but the alcohol in perfume can damage hair too in long term, but so be mindful of that.

Allgoodusernamesweretaken · 20/02/2023 08:12

CornedBeef451 · 19/02/2023 22:12

Please don't do this. Perfume should be a subtle smell for people who get close to you, no wafting as you walk past.

No.

ChangedmynameagainforChristmas · 20/02/2023 08:20

They say not to spray on the wrist and then rub the two together as it destroys the 'notes' but if I spray on each wrist it makes no difference at all !
I say carry a small handbag size and reapply at will
I adore Chanel No 5 but it does not stay on me. Even when I reapply. I spray a little onto a tissue and put that up my sleeve and that seems to work for me

Sadlifter · 20/02/2023 08:22

I love smelling other people's perfumes! Some miserable people on this thread. I swear the negativity on mumsnet just gets worse and worse.