Here are few tips to apply perfume the correct way, so it will last longer

1. First, take a shower or bath and dry your skin

Your skin absorbs perfume better when it’s warm. Taking a hot shower or bath will just do the trick. Make sure to dry your skin (particularly the pulse points) before applying the perfume

2. Apply an unscented body lotion and/or Vaseline first

When perfume lands on dry skin, it will evaporate quickly. It’s like pouring water on dry soil: it will just drain away. Therefore, make sure your skin is soft and hydrated before applying perfume, so the perfume can lock onto your skin. The best way to do that is to apply some unscented body lotion or moisturizer first.

3. First perfume, then clothes

Now you’re all set to spray on your perfume, do it before putting on your clothes. It allows you to reach the pulse points you want to apply your perfume on, and it avoids possible stains on your clothes.

4. Spray perfume on your pulse points

The best spots to apply a perfume are your pulse points: the points that are warm and moist because your veins are closest to the skin on those places.
Where you apply a perfume will have an impact on how you and others experience it.
If your goal is to smell the perfume yourself, apply it to the pulse points that are closest to your nose, like your neck, chin and collarbones. Applying it on your wrists and inner elbows allows you to sniff your perfume whenever you feel like it.
If you want to smell good for your beloved, apply it on your chest, shoulder blades, below and on top of your ears, and why not, your belly button.
If you like to leave ‘sillage’ (a scent trail) for others around you, then the back of your neck and the inside of your knees are good spots.

5. Spray but don’t rub

Let’s face it, we’re all tempted to do it. Spraying some perfume on one wrist and then rubbing it with the other wrist. Don’t do it. It ruins your perfume and is the best guarantee NOT to let your perfume stay for long. Spray it on the pulse points of your choice, and wait for it to dry before putting on your clothes.

6. Spray perfume on your clothes

Perfume will stay longer on textile than on your skin. If you want your perfume to last longer, praying some on your clothes or scarf is a good idea. But be careful: some perfumes can cause stains on your clothes. It’s best to try it out first on a small part. Synthetic materials could also change the way a perfume smells, so it’s best to only spray it on natural fabrics.

A perfume will smell different on your clothes than on your skin. Everyone has a specific odour, depending on her/his lifestyle, eating pattern, skin type, etc. If you apply a perfume on your skin, it will mingle with your own body odour, creating a unique scent (That’s also the reason why one perfume can smell wonderful on one person and terrible on someone else). If you spray perfume on your clothes, this chemistry doesn’t happen. It will just smell like the perfume in the bottle.

7. Change your perfume regularly

This may sound like a sales trick, but there is a scientific explanation. Like all our senses, the sense of smell has a memory. When we get used to a certain perfume, our brain will automatically ‘mute’ it, in order not to overstimulate us.
You’ve probably experienced this situation before: you enter a home and immediately smell the dish that’s being prepared in the kitchen. If you ask the cook, he or she will probably not be aware of this strong smell, because he or she has been hanging over the pots and pans for a while.
It’s the same with perfume. Therefore, changing perfumes will activate your sense of smell and you will smell it better than if you wear the same perfume day in day out.