How To Apply Fragrance So It Lasts All Day [0:00:00]
[Music] So, I got a great question the other day from
[Arun?] over in Kerala, India. He's saying, “Antonio, I followed your videos for last
year. I love them. I've got a fragrance question. My three main fragrances are Dior Sauvage,
Ultra Male, and Club de Nuit Intense. Now, I spray these, two on my chest, two behind
the ear, one spray on the back of the neck, and occasionally, two sprays on each collar.
That being said, after one to two hours, I don't smell anything. What is the problem?”
Now, [Arun?], first off, thank you for asking a good question, I love how you gave me the
specifics. Exactly how you apply the fragrance and specifically what fragrances you're talking
about. It just so it turns out, I have all of those
fragrances, so I know how they perform and that's going to allow me to better diagnose
your issue. So, my first thought here is that you've become
nose blind. And what this mean is you become accustomed to the scent. Once you put it on
after a few minutes you stop detecting it because your body basically drowns it out.
And it does this because it wants to be able to pick up other things and this is something
we naturally do. Think about it, you go over to your grandmother's
house, you know what that house smells like. Everyone's got this smell that they associate
with certain things, but once we walk in and we're in that situation you're at your grandmother's
house for 10 minutes, you stop smelling it. Why? Because you become accustomed to it.
My advice before you put on any more fragrance, because it sounds like you're putting on enough
is to ask those around you, “Hey, do you actually smell the fragrance I'm wearing?”
You may be surprised to find out that everyone smells you just fine. In fact, you're choking
out a few people, but you just don't smell yourself because you've become accustomed
to it. Next up, it could be the fragrances you have
are counterfeits. So, counterfeit fragrances like the name sounds, they are not real. They're
imitations and the reason being is these things are sold for well over 100 bucks, 100 bucks,
there are fragrances out there they're selling for hundreds of dollars.
And there's money to be made by making something that looks like the real thing and putting
something in there that's not real, but smells somewhat nice. And a lot of people don't know
the difference. And these are sold believe it or not some of them make it to stores.
Now, you can look at the bottom of some fragrances and look at batch codes and there's a lot
of internet research that you could do to be able to identify what's real. I like to
just buy from authorized resellers that I like to believe are doing a good job of keeping
the counterfeits out. Now, that being said, I don't think you have
counterfeits and the reason being is you mentioned this fragrance right here, Club de Nuit Intense
Man. This is a clone as many of you guys know of Creed Aventus.
Now, if you had said this one that cost hundreds of dollars, there's money to be made there.
They make counterfeits of this one. Legitimately, you could actually have thought you bought
something real and you were sold a clone or a counterfeit.
But, this one right here and let me make the difference. This is a clone. This is a legitimate,
they said, hey, we are copying Creed Aventus, except we're selling it at a much lower price.
And because this you can find legitimate copies for 30 to 40 bucks or maybe even less, used
if you get a second-hand bottle. Point being is I don't think there's enough money to make
counterfeits of this one. Now, guys, I know you've got an opinion, so
let me hear from you down in the comments, what are your favorite long-lasting fragrances
and what are your tips and tricks for getting a fragrance to last longer?
So, what else could be an issue of why the fragrance isn't lasting? In my opinion, it
could be an old copy of Club de Nuit. This could have been something left out in the
sun and the sun is what's going to damage your fragrance. It goes right through, not
only heats up the liquid, but it actually goes through and it heats some of the molecules
in there causes a little bit of reactions. Basically it breaks it down and it can make
the fragrance go bad. So, it could be that you've had something that was just left out
and over time, it just damaged the fragrance and it loses a lot of its potency.
Another issue could be the concentration. I'm assuming with Dior Sauvage, you have the
EDT. So, as many of you guys know the EDT is going to be one of the weaker versions
of the fragrance. Right up above the EDT, we have the EDP. This is going to have about
twice of the essence of the perfume in it. So, it's going to have a higher concentration
in theory. This doesn't always hold true, but this should be stronger and it should
last longer. And if you want the most strong, you’re going to go with the parfum. The
parfum, this is going to be about 20 to 30% concentration versus it's almost double the
other ones. Now, what I've noticed in this is it doesn't
necessarily last longer, but it is a bit sweeter, but you know to each his own. Some people
are going to argue, but in general, remember the EDT is going to be the weakest, the parfum
or the EDP, much stronger. So at this point, if none of this applies
and you're like, “Antonio, I have a legitimate copy, I have the parfum. This is a strong
stuff. It is not old, it has not been damaged. And so, what else can be going on?” It could
be your body chemistry. And this is something that happens with certain
people. When they put on a fragrance, it just does not last on them. It could be something
that your body and the oils on your body just simply it doesn't work.
[0:04:59] I know for some people, they say about Le
Male or Ultra Male right here, and I've got Le Male as well, that these do not last as
long if they've got really oily skin. So, it could be your situation.
And I know other people that talk about, you know, even Creed Aventus, the original stuff
or the Club de Nuit, let's look at your environment. That's the next thing that we can talk about.
You're in a hot area, you said Kerala. Now, I know Kerala is relatively moist. You're
over near the water. So, usually it's the desert that they deal with this more, but
in general if it's hot, it's going to evaporate quicker. So, that could be having a big effect
on how long your fragrance is lasting. So, with all that being said and if your fragrance
checks out, it's legit, you still don’t know what the issue is, but you love your
fragrances, you want to smell better in the second half of the day. Well, here’s a quick
hack. Take your fragrance, take that lid off and get one of those travel atomizers.
I love these things right here. Basically, it attaches right there. I just squeeze it
a few times and it fills this up and, boom, you've got this travel atomizer. You can find
these for 5 bucks, 10 bucks, just look around. This right here is amazing and so simple to
be able to take your favorite fragrance with you on the go.
Now, you did mention you were putting quite a few sprays on your body, but let me ask,
are you spraying anything on your clothing? Now, I'm not saying that you should do additional
sprays, you're already doing seven. But, I am saying that how about we put a few sprays
on the sweater or on a shirt on that jacket instead.
And this is why when you spray directly on the body, those heat points, yes, initially
it comes off and it evaporates and it makes that scent stronger. But, it's not going to
last as long on your body because your body besides you probably showering daily, it's
also something that you just got the heat coming off versus the clothing.
I've had certain sweaters that when I've sprayed with Ultra Male that I pick it up days later.
But, here's a trick, don't spray close. You don't want to be 1 to 2 inches. You want to
have about 6 inches of separation between you and the spray nozzle and your clothing
because there is a little bit of oil dissolved in that alcohol and you don't want to get
any type of stains on your clothing. Now, at this point you may be asking, “Antonio,
how do I apply fragrance correctly? What are the mistakes I want to avoid?” Well, I've
got you covered in this video. Right here, I show you everything you need to know on
not just how to apply the fragrance, but how much to apply, so that you don't choke anybody
out and so, yeah, you avoid the most common mistakes out there.
Check out this video, guys. It's a good one. [0:07:17] End of audio