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How do you make perfume stick?

109 replies

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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User963 · 21/02/2023 17:35

Allgoodusernamesweretaken · 21/02/2023 17:17

Disagree, and also, this is why there are a variety of perfumes with different sillage and projection. Perfume, like clothing, can be a signature, so yes, a lot of them are designed so that you can fill the space (a room, a night club, etc) around you, not just so someone who sniffs oyur wrist can smell you. It's a very narrow view to think there is only one purpose to wearing a scent. I wear my perfume so that Joe Bloggs passing me on the street smells me, and so does Jane Bloggs walking into my room at work.

But Joe or Jane Bloggs might not want to smell you.

AMA2023 · 21/02/2023 17:47

@User963 but that's a bit tough shit in the nicest way
I don't want to smell body odour, cigarette smoke or watch people spitting but...

I adapt what I wear though so if I'm say at work then know I'm going to the dentist, I would make sure it was a very subtle scent

journeyofinsanity · 21/02/2023 18:01

Thereislightattheendofthetunnel · 21/02/2023 17:07

@journeyofinsanity

Ins’t it funny when someone has to have the last word despite someone saying exactly the same?

Honestly you should make an effort when reading and realise that your explanation does not add anything new to mine. Except for your pedantic connotations.

You just said stuff that was incorrect. You have a problem with being corrected?

Gwdihooooo · 21/02/2023 18:25

journeyofinsanity · 21/02/2023 18:01

You just said stuff that was incorrect. You have a problem with being corrected?

I’m in awe of how a perfume advice thread has turned in to an argument 🤣

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Allgoodusernamesweretaken · 21/02/2023 18:32

User963 · 21/02/2023 17:35

But Joe or Jane Bloggs might not want to smell you.

Tough luck Joe Bloggs then. I dont wanna listen to shitty music on the bus/tube, or hear people swear in the street, see any ads on the TV, see Conservative party win another election, or people write stupid posts on mumsnet- but people will do so anyways. It's one of those things then. Chosing an appropriate scent is the key, but perfume was designed to be noticed and appreciated, it's just your wishful thinking that only certain people should be able to notice it.

AllWorkYoPlait · 21/02/2023 18:58

This place has gone batshit recently. I blame the sex board saga. It's brought out all the oddballs and endless time wasters😐

People love a pile on in style and beauty. Good job you aren't planning to buy an expensive handbag or you'd be hung out to dry for being a frivolous heathen with loose morals.

#CostOfLivingCrisis #TomatoRations #PerfumedDeathClouds #NiceBagLooseMorals

WeAreTheHeroes · 21/02/2023 19:09

Layer your perfume is the usual advice. So shower gel, body lotion and perfume.

Sadlifter · 21/02/2023 19:28

AllWorkYoPlait · 21/02/2023 18:58

This place has gone batshit recently. I blame the sex board saga. It's brought out all the oddballs and endless time wasters😐

People love a pile on in style and beauty. Good job you aren't planning to buy an expensive handbag or you'd be hung out to dry for being a frivolous heathen with loose morals.

#CostOfLivingCrisis #TomatoRations #PerfumedDeathClouds #NiceBagLooseMorals

I didn't even know there was a sex board until yesterday. Makes sense. I'm sure a lot of the batshit crazy commentators are men.

Gwdihooooo · 21/02/2023 20:27

Sadlifter · 21/02/2023 19:28

I didn't even know there was a sex board until yesterday. Makes sense. I'm sure a lot of the batshit crazy commentators are men.

You’re actually right about it being men. I called them out on it a while ago.

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