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How to Make Your Perfume, Fragrance Last Longer?

Believe it or not, your perfume can smell longer. There are a few tricks to help your favorite perfume last longer.

How to make perfume scent last longer on skin?


Build up layers of scent on the skin by using different forms of the same fragrance - perfumed soap, bath oil, gel or body lotion.
You can also help your perfume to go the distance by applying some petroleum jelly or cream to your skin, and then applying your scent on top of that. The perfume droplets will cling to the petroleum jelly or cream - rather than sinking into your pores - which can reduce or eliminate the need to reapply fragrance later in the day. Look for scentless versions,  to avoid an olfactory clash.

Perfume scent on warm skin.

The best way to wear fragrance is on the skin at the pulse points: the wrist, behind the ears, elbows and on the neck. Don’t rub it in! Let the fragrance cling naturally to your skin. This is where the fragrance will have the most projection due to the fact that the skin warms up here.
However, heat drives off a perfume faster. The more heat, the quicker the perfume will disappear.
To ensure your morning spray is still there after lunch, look to less hematic spots, like your forearms or the back of your neck, which release the scent more slowly. Or, for more intrigue, spray fragrance on your hair and let the natural movement of your hair release a trail of intoxicating fragrance.
If you’re wearing a lot of layers, spritzing your scarf or coat with fragrance is a great way to keep surrounding yourself with fragrance. 

How to make perfume last longer on clothes?



To make the scent on your clothes last longer and smell amazing, line your dresser drawers with tissue paper and spray them with your favorite scent in advance. 
Apply the perfume on the edges of your coat’s lining and on the other pieces you wear where it won’t be visible. You can spray a little to a scarf or a shirt, if you want maximum impact all day.
Refrain yourself from applying the perfume under your armpits, as the concoction of your personal perspiration and perfume is not the most flattering scent on the planet.

Always store your perfume in a cool and dark place.



Storing a fragrance correctly will help increase its lifespan. It’s important to store your fragrance bottles in a cool, dark place - so preferably not in the bathroom cabinet. If perfume resides on your bathroom shelf then heat, moisture and light will gang up on its chemicals, breaking down the constituent ingredients. Which means it stops smelling like it should and won’t last as long. Don’t save your fragrance for “special occasions”: fragrance is to be worn and enjoyed.
Glass and aluminium bottles are the best for storing perfumes. A temperature of 3-7 degree is ideal temperature for storing.

Opened a perfume bottle.


Don't leave the fragrance cap off or open the bottle too frequently. Forgetting this very important step can also have negative consequences. It exposes the fragrance to air, which can oxidize and create disturbing off-odors.

How long will an opened bottle of fragrance last?

It all depends how you store perfume. Once a bottle of fragrance has been opened it should be used because all fragrance deteriorates with time: light, citrus-based perfumes in as little as six months; floral scents in about a year and a half. But if you keep it away from light, heat and humidity, it can last for years. One more thing to note: natural ingredients that are free of preservatives won't last as long.

Where do you store your perfume?


Proper perfume storage is paramount in maintaining the integrity and longevity of your fragrance. Perfumes are sensitive to environmental factors; exposure to heat, light, and humidity can lead to degradation and alteration of the delicate balance of scents. To preserve the quality, store your perfumes in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat sources such as radiators. It's also advisable to keep them in their original packaging if possible, as this can provide additional protection against light and temperature fluctuations. 

Avoid storing perfumes in bathrooms, where frequent changes in temperature and humidity are common. By following these simple yet effective storage guidelines, you can ensure that your favourite scents retain their complexity and character for as long as possible, allowing you to enjoy their full aromatic experience every time you use them.

Which are perfumes long last on your skin, clothes?

Maybe you have tips and you can write them in the comments section below. All about perfume.

14 comments

  1. The most long-lasting perfume in my collection is definitely the Lancôme Hypnose. It lasts forever on my skin.
  2. Black Opium is my all time favorite and I love the fact that it lasts so long on me. I can put in on in the morning, and the next morning I still smell like it.
    • I agree, Black Opium lasts literally hours on me. Like I will put it on in the morning and have a shower at night, and I’ll still smell like it.
    • I have tha Black Opium too and it's by far my favorite perfume. But it does last in me literally forever and every time I were it I get complemented on it.
  3. A trick to make them last longer, rub a small amount of vaseline on your pulse points and spray your favorite perfume on top of them. You will still smell like it the next day.
    • I agree, petroleum jelly aka Vaseline is the absolute best thing I've ever used to make my fragrance last longer. You can use lotion, but inferior as it just absorbs into your skin too quickly. Petroleum jelly just sits on top of your skin and keeps the fragrance projecting nicely for hours.
    • To make a perfume last longer, dot some beauty oil where you would normally dot or spray your perfume and sort of mix the perfume in slightly. The oil will keep the perfume from evaporating into the air too quickly or from absorbing into the skin too fast too.
  4. One of my friends, used to work in a perfume shop, and she told me, that if you can smell the fragrance on yourself an hour after you have sprayed it. It doesn't suit you.
  5. I get olfactory fatigue very quickly if I spray on my neck, and I wash my hands so often that spraying on my wrist doesn't work that well either. I have discovered that fragrance last much longer and don't trigger olfactory fatigue if I spray it on the inside of my elbows. Fragrances that last 3 hours on my wrist can last for 7 hours on the inside of my elbows. That's a remarkable difference.
    • I've just realised that I always apply my fragrance two minutes out of the shower, so it's bound to evaporate quicker with body heat, and the moisture on the skin. I think I'll give it a little more time in future. I also vape a lot and find olfactory fatigue to be a very real thing. So much so that I sometimes can barely smell my perfume or taste my vape fluids.
  6. Chanel Chance is my most long lasting perfume! I also picked up the lemon scented perfume by Pacifica in Ulta. It smells so nice and lasts all day. It’s not with the perfumes but on the side with haircare, skincare, etc.
  7. I never spray my clothes, to me, fragrance is for the skin, which should evolve throughtout the day from note to note - the same does not occur when sprayed on clothes, at least not to the same effect. Depending on fragrance, I usually do 3 sprays MAX. One to the wrist (press the other wrist onto it) then dab behind ears and side of neck with wrists. Then spray to the chest, the heat from being covered with clothing helps project it further. Finally one spray at the back of the neck for a nice trail when walking/sillage.
  8. Buy an unscented  mineral oil and apply it with a QTip apply the fragrance. It will last all night because oil dose not evaporate.
    When you need to refresh the scent excuse your self to the men's room and apply warm water to the areas where you applied your fragrance , the warm water will open the pours of your skin and let out some more scent.
  9. The main factor in longevity will be the fragrance itself (nothing in the world will make those top notes hang indefinitely), but there are a few things you can do to help it:

    Opt for eau de parfum over lighter eau de toilette. The former contains a higher concentration of oils, which not only last longer on the skin, but often represent a stronger concentration of the original scent. There are a few notable exceptions to this: Chanel is infamous for using different formulations for EDT and EDP.
    Molecules in fragrances bond with oils in your skin upon application, so if you use an oil or body lotion first and then "apply" your fragrance, it will have a better surface to bond with. The best time to spray is after a shower or bath. Better yet, moisturize it with the right body lotion and literally create a layer of lighter fragrance on your skin before applying perfume.
    Don't rub perfume on your skin; it will dissipate the smell faster. It is best to apply fragran…