It happens that in a moment the perfume starts to smell quite differently – no matter if it is already being used or it is a new just bought bottle of your favorite fragrance that smells unexpectedly in a new way. Why is this happening?
Improper storage
One of the most common reasons why your perfume loses its initial flavor is if you store it in the wrong place. In most cases, this is a bathroom where you must not store any of your perfumes ever. The fact is that high humidity and hot steamed air directly affect the perfume: the top notes are faded out, they do not smell as they should, and the overall composition begins to turn sour with time.
Foreign odors
To spoil or change the fragrance is also very easy, if it is applied after using other bright fragrance compositions. This applies to shower gels with intense flavors, and care products for hair and body. If you spray a new fragrance and previously you have already used another fragrance, odors are mixed and this can "create" a completely new composition. For this reason, it is recommended to use cosmetics without strong fragrances and not to spray one fragrance over the other, if you do not intend to experiment.
Expiration date
As a rule, perfumes "live" for 5 years. In the process of aging the perfume loses its intensity, and an acidic shade may appear or the fragrance will cease to open its notes, becoming boring and casual. A visual sign that it is time to change the perfume is when the liquid gets dark.
Reformulation
It happens that you can use the same perfume for years, but when you purchase it once again it can disappoint you with completely different smell. As a rule, these changes are noticed only by real admirers of certain flavors or people with a very delicate sense of smell. The reason may be that the manufacturer just slightly changed the formula of your favorite perfume or one of the ingredients began to smell in a new way.
The formula can be changed because of the planned renewal of the perfume, under the influence of the ban on the use of any ingredients or simply because of savings in production. In turn, natural components - essential oils, resins, extracts - can also modify their fragrance due to certain climatic conditions.
Dry skin
People who have dry skin complain that the fragrance quickly evaporates, leaving only an indistinct fleur. Indeed, if you apply perfume on the skin that is prone to dryness, you can see that the top notes are faded literally instantly, without having a chance to open. To avoid this, apply the fragrance immediately after taking shower or after moistening your skin with cream.
By the way, a perfume opens in a completely another way, if a person is under stress, takes certain medications or hormones. Age changes are another reason for changes in the perception of fragrances.
The fragrance does not fit the season
For a good reason, all the fragrances are divided into "summer" and "winter" categories. The fact is that light citrus-floral compositions are literally lost on your body in the cold season, and spicy, deep and sometimes heavy winter compositions are incredibly luscious and haunting under the influence of high temperatures. In order not to be disappointed in your favorite perfume, you should have several perfumes, depending on a season.
Counterfeit
One of the most unpleasant reasons why the fragrance has become different is if it is a non-original version, simply - counterfeit. If a suspiciously inexpensive perfume is likely to unveil itself at once, then a good counterfeit version can only be defined over time. Sometimes you get tired from fake perfumes much faster, they do not fade in a natural way, but continue to smell intensively for a whole day. With prolonged contact with such a copy, you can easily get a headache and a thought to wash off the perfume as soon as possible appears on your mind. About how to distinguish the original from a counterfeit you can find here.
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