The thing about smelling good is that it really comes down to what you find to be a pleasant scent. One person’s idea of smelling good may be bringing an enchanting canopy of soft French perfume into every room they enter. For someone else, it could mean not having body odor after a long day at a sweat-inducing job. Whether you want to smell like perfume or just your healthy and natural self, we’ll tell you some great ways to smell good all day.
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Great Ways To Smell Good All Day
1. Drink Enough Water
Whoever said the words “water is life” definitely wasn’t kidding. Body odour is a natural occurrence mainly caused by sweating. Sweating is your body’s way of regulating your inner temperature but it can also make your body lose a lot of water. Losing too much water will leave you dehydrated and that will make you weak, tired, and bring your performance to an all-time low. Dehydration also makes bad smells stronger, especially in our mouths.
Drinking enough water is the best solution to keeping your body hydrated and diluting some of the bad scents in your mouth. You need to take at least 8 glasses of water per day to keep your mouth from dryness and bad breath.
2. Change Your Diet
The food you eat is an important part of how you smell. You may not be able to physically see how it affects you but you should watch out. Foods that contain garlic and onions are known to be good for the body in terms of nutrition. However, as far as your body odour is concerned, too much of it is bad for you.
They can cause your body to smell for long periods depending on how much of them you have in your system. They also affect how perfumes react to your body, hence, changing your diet is vital. Consider eating more vegetables and fruits. They are known to contain protein and will keep your body fresh and smooth.
3. Make your perfume or cologne last
A little fragrance goes a long away. Applying it properly can help you make the most of the scent.
- Apply it to pulse points. This will allow the scent to mix naturally with your body chemistry. As your body heats up, the scent will be activated and released. Resist the urge to rub the fragrance into the skin.
- Use a roll-on version. A rollerball is a great way to get the scent exactly where you want it without overspraying. It’s also more affordable than a bottled version of your favorite perfume or cologne.
- Spray onto a hairbrush. To add fragrance that lasts throughout the day, spritz your hairbrush with your favorite scent before brushing dry hair.
Pulse points to spritz include:
- the back of your neck
- the crooks of your elbows
- your wrists
- the small of your back
- behind your knees
Perfumes and colognes are available in roll-on versions at stores like Sephora or Amazon. You can also add your favorite scent to a rollerball bottle, which you can find online, using a small funnel.
4. Know what spot to wear perfume
Many of us do not realize exactly where we spray our fragrances, but it is essential to smell good all day. According to Aedes de Venustas owner Karl Bradl, the fragrances work from the bottom up, so the best places to spray are the knee area, the private parts, the chest, and behind your ears. This is how you will make the most of the fragrance, without exaggerating and spraying too much. You can also apply perfume in your stomach, the back of your neck, your armpits, and ankles, etc.
It sounds like too much, but Bradl suggests applying your perfume half an hour before leaving your house so that it soaks in. And don’t forget to spray it at a considerable distance from your body so that you do not smell too much of a perfume or lotion.
5. Take care of your clothes
It seems like something obvious, but the way you wash your clothes makes a huge difference in how you smell. From the detergent you use, to how you dry it. Linda Song, a perfumer at Givaudan, says that many detergents and fabric softeners are trying to imitate the smell of a perfume. Look carefully for detergents with fragrances.
