The Correct Usage of Perfume 香水的正確用法
原標題：The Correct Usage of Perfume 香水的正確用法
If you"re in the habit of spritzing your wrists and then rubbing them together, you"re actually ruining the scent.
That"s because the friction "heats up the skin, which produces natural enzymes that change the course of the scent", with the top and middle notes being worst affected as well as the dry-down - the long period during which the fragrance unfolds.
If you"re wearing a floral perfume, for instance, this heat makes it lose its crispness.
To keep your fragrance smelling like it should, as well as making it last longer, spritz it once and then simply let it sink in.
Perfume is extremely sensitive to environmental changes and will be impacted by changes such as going from cold to hot.
This process sets off "unexpected chemical reactions within the natural ingredients" of the perfume such as patchouli, meaning your perfume will age faster and start to smell "off".
The best way to store your fragrance is in its original box at room temperature.
If you are lucky enough to have lots of bottles or you don"t use your favourite perfume every day, oxygen will start to break down the molecules as it languishes on your dressing table.
A typical bottle has a shelf life of three months so if you"re not using a perfume daily, you"re best off buying a smaller variety.
Or you could decant your bigger bottles into smaller containers and keep them in the fridge to maintain perfection.
The idea of a perfume that boasts of being all-natural might sound appealing, but the fragrance may well let you down.
Musk, which was formerly derived from animals, is probably the most popular fragrance ingredient but must be created synthetically.
Other popular smells, such as peony, freesia, and lily of the valley, can"t be extracted naturally as they don"t release enough aroma so they must be re-created.
According to Kurkdjian the ideal formula is a blend of essential oils, absolutes, and man-made ingredients.
Perfume actually doesn"t last too long on dry skin, according to Kurkdjian and as you sweat the natural oils destroy the fragrance.
You can combat this by using the matching body lotion or making sure your moisturiser isn"t scented so it doesn"t interfere.
If you want to ensure longevity, mist your scent lightly on your hair or on a scarf.
"Because they move with the air, it helps with the diffusion of the scent," he explained.
If you are putting perfume on your skin, target spots that are exposed to the air.
It"s no good putting it on pulse points such as the wrists and inner elbows if they"re covered up.
如果你習慣把香水噴到手腕上，然後將兩個手腕相互摩擦，你其實是在破壞香味。
這是因為摩擦「會讓皮膚髮熱，從而產生會改變香味階段的天然酶」，前調和中調受的影響最大，後調——香味逐漸釋放的漫長過程——也會受影響。
如果你用的是花香型香水，這種熱度會讓其喪失清新的味道。
為了讓你的香水散發出它本應有的美好香氣，並且讓香氣更持久，你只需噴一下，然後讓香水自行滲入皮膚。
香水對外界變化極其敏感，並會因此受到影響，比如溫度由冷變熱。
溫度變化會引發香水的「天然原料（比如廣藿香）之間意想不到的化學反應」，這意味著你的香水會「老得更快」，開始「變味」。
儲存香水的最好方式就是放在原裝盒子里，置於室溫環境中。
如果你足夠幸運，擁有許許多多瓶香水，或者你不是天天用最愛的香水，那麼氧氣就會開始打破香水的分子結構，使其在你的化妝台上漸漸揮發、變質。
典型香水的保質期是三個月，所以，如果不是天天用香水，你最好買一個小瓶裝的。
或者你可以把你的大瓶裝香水分裝到幾個小瓶，把它們放到冰箱里，以保持完美的香味。
打著純天然旗號的香水也許聽著很有吸引力，但是這種香水的香味會讓你失望。
麝香很可能是最受歡迎的香水原料，過去取自於動物，現在只能人工合成。
其他受歡迎的香味，比如芍藥、小蒼蘭、鈴蘭，不能通過自然手段提取，因為這些花釋放的香味不足，所以必須人工再造。
庫爾吉安指出，最理想的香水配方是精油、凈油和人工原料的混合。
庫爾吉安指出，香水其實不能在乾燥的皮膚上停留太久，在你流汗時，天然的油脂會破壞香味。
你可以通過使用和香水氣味相配的身體乳或不含香精的潤膚露來防止香味互相干擾。
如果你想讓香水留香時間持久，你可以把香水輕輕噴洒在頭髮上，或者圍巾上。
他解釋道：「因為頭髮和圍巾隨風飄動，這有助於香氣的瀰漫。」
如果你把香水噴在皮膚上，最好噴在暴露在空氣中的身體部位。
如果手腕或手肘被衣物覆蓋的話，把香水噴在手腕或手肘內側等脈搏跳動處是沒有用的。
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