We all have refused the perfume infused body lotion to avoid it messing our signature scent or being identified as someone overdosing on perfumes. However, if you know what you are doing, layering fragrances is a thing worth of geniuses. Read below the do´s and don´ts of layering lotions and perfumes:

It will not only intensify it.

We used to think that using both scented body lotions and perfume was a disaster. Nobody want´s to be the one suffocating others with a cloud of perfumes when walking to a room. No we know that layering these fragrances will not intensify the smell but complement it with different notes. In fact, experts say that using lotion under perfume is the best introduction to layering.

It will last longer.

When you feel a fragrance just disappears into thin air as soon as you put it on your skin, you can always count on layering. It will help you keep smelling fabulous for longer times.

Use lotion first.

First of all, you should be applying moisturizer after taking a shower. Adding the perfume after will enable you to have a better fragrance base which, when combined with the perfume, will enhance the way you smell.

Understand how things mix.

You have to select scents that work together when layering fragrances. Try mixing a floral body lotion with a musky scent to make it deeper and sexier. As a rule of thumb, you should be using light scents with other stronger ones. See below a list of fragrance types that mingle exactly how they shoud:

Musk and Floral
Oriental and Fruity
Oriental and Gourmand
Citrus and Woody
Fruity and Floral
Floral and Oriental

Know what will not work together.

Some fragrances with floral and oriental scents shouldn´t go together for example as they are most likely to clash with each other. They are one stepping in the field of another, and even thought interesting scents might be a good thing, a discordant fragrance should always be avoided.

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