How Weather Affects Your Fragrance
Delighting the senses, perfume can create an aura of beauty, romance, and mystery around its wearer. Choosing a fragrance that encapsulates your personality is not a simple task. One of the things to consider when choosing a fragrance is the weather.
You may already know that temperature has a huge impact on how the scent of perfume is perceived. Hot weather intensifies the notes while cold weather makes it harder for them to evaporate. Because of this, it is important to choose your scents carefully when wearing perfumes in hot or cold weather.
How Temperature Affects the Way Perfume Smells
Just as you wouldn’t wear a sweater if the temperature was above 75 degrees, wearing a fragrance that is more appropriate for a warm summer day in the middle of winter will seem somehow incongruous to those around you.
First, perfume needs the heat to work. In the bottle, fragrances are just aromatic molecules. Once applied to your skin, it begins to evaporate and the molecules are released into the air.
The citrusy, peppery, herbal, and fruity notes are noticed first, then musks, ambers, and woodsy notes. The temperature of your skin and the air affect the rate at which the molecules evaporate and dissipate, and this affects the way the perfume smells.
Fresh, Green Fragrances for Warm, Sunny Days
Innocence, happiness, freshness, and blooms abound during warm, sunny days. As the temperature rises, your mood lightens. The right fragrance will enhance this feeling. Perfume notes that go best with sunny, warm weather are light, crisp, and fresh. Think mint, orange blossom, and basil.
Heady Florals for Hot Summer Nights
Hot weather brings to mind summer vacations filled with sun, sea, and nights out on the town. Fresher and cooler fragrances will give you the best contrast to hot weather. Since the high temperatures make scents much stronger, apply them lightly. Hot weather notes include bergamot, jasmine, mimosa, rose, and orange blossom.
Woodsy Scents Rule Crisp, Cool Days
The cooler fall temperatures set the stage for the winter holidays to come. It’s like a mini-break between the hustle and bustle of summer and the festivities of winter. Wood notes calm the senses and brings a tranquil state of mind. The notes that go best with the crisp, cool days of fall are patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, oakmoss, and amber.
Spicy Scents for Cold, Snowy Days
Cold winter days are your fragrances’ best friend. The cold temperature gives all those sophisticated and delicate notes the time they need to disperse and develop. Cold weather fragrances are strong, warm exotic scents such as vanilla, amber, incense, cinnamon, and anise.
You may find yourself gravitating toward lighter fragrances in the warmer weather and heavier ones in the cooler weather. If so, you are not alone. Many women switch up their fragrances when they switch up their wardrobe for the new season. Your favorite perfume can become a chemical weapon when the temperature heats up, so be sure to have some warm-weather faves at the ready for those especially hot summer days.
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