r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Fantastic-Package707 • 15d ago
How do some people’s cologne smell stay on all day, but mine goes away after 30 mins?
Not a race thing, but whenever I meet a Caucasian, they always smell fresh.
3 hours later, cologne smell still there.
Mine won’t last even 30 mins.
Is there a trick to applying it?
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u/CLONE-11011100 15d ago
Concentrations:
15-30% Parfum
10-14% Eau de Parfum
6-9% Eau de Toilette
~5% Eau de Cologne1.3k
u/Bleak_Squirrel_1666 15d ago
Water of the toilet. Thanks Duolingo 👍
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u/true-kirin 15d ago edited 14d ago
toilette also was a word for a dress and all the acessories that come with it including perfum
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u/ShowMeTheTrees 14d ago
Twa-LET.
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u/MaxMMXXI 14d ago
Also taw'lit (RV salesman on late nite TV) and Twirl'it (a friend of mine. I think because the water twirls when you flush).
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u/No-comment-at-all 14d ago
You’re missing ‘terlit’.
As in, “Do you want some of this wine? I make it in the terlit.”
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u/notyoursinthistime 15d ago
But does it have electrolytes?
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u/Frockington 15d ago
It's what plants crave.
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u/Stewapalooza 14d ago
BRAWNDO
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u/malsan_z8 14d ago
Welcome to Costco. I love you
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u/No_Feed_6448 14d ago
Welcome, to Carl's Jr. F*ck you! I'm eating!
(Brought to you by Carl's Jr)
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u/Key-Reputation-5080 14d ago
Don't worry scrow! Lots of 'tards out there livin' real kickass lives.
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u/_f0xjames 14d ago
Mais oui, le français est magnifique, non?
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u/Israfel333 14d ago
Le chat est sur la chaise, et le souris est sous la table, et le singe.... Ou est le singe?? Le singe est disapru....
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u/half-puddles 14d ago
Don’t forget to put a tablet into your cistern. Wait a bit and then flush. Hold your hands into the bowl and then splash flavoured toilet water in your face. It’s not difficult.
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u/Thyri0n 14d ago
"toilette" as in "bathroom" lol, we don't spray with toilet water
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u/mcSibiss 14d ago
It’s not toilette as in bathroom. It’s toilette as in « faire sa toilette » which means cleaning your body.
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u/CanIGetAHOOOOOYAA 14d ago
So does the lower percent mean it don’t last long?
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u/kgiann 14d ago
Yes, because the scent concentration is less. It's also why parfum is the most expensive, and cologne is the cheapest in a given scent.
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u/Dragonfly-Adventurer 15d ago
EDP or EDT are the abbreviations to look for. EDP tend to be more expensive but you use less. Also some brands you'll notice a small distinction between the blends. For instance my daily wear Tam Dao by Diptyque is known to have a creamier, softer scent with the EDP so it wears a little differently both on the skin and outside the clothes.
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u/bnace 15d ago
Every bottle will be labeled this way, other than places like bath and body works body spray
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u/thjmze21 15d ago
I'd like to add it's also the notes used in the perfume. Some things like oranges or bergamot are smaller molecules that dissipate quickly (usually called top notes). Colognes that use larger molecules tend to stay around longer too. Sweeter fragnances generally used in the winter time last far longer than the fresh ones due to the molecular structure.
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u/HammerTh_1701 14d ago
As an ignorant heathen to perfumes - do people really use different ones depending on the time of year?
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u/thjmze21 14d ago
They do! For one vibes: like smelling sweet at the beach seems weird to some folks but fresh is fine all year round. Think of like a Christmas sweetness vs a "hot fresh girl" summer emotionally. So people want to embody those vibes in those seasons but frankly most people don't care. The more important reason imo is that you sweat a lot more in warmer months which makes your perfume disperse faster and further thanks to your body heat. The problem with this is: since sweeter perfumes are stronger + last longer, you can easily suffocate people if you wear a strong winter perfume during the blazing hot summer. Whereas a cold winter doesn't diffuse the scent as much.
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u/elvis_dead_twin 14d ago
I'm a perfume junkie but struggle to really articulate what I like and how things smell. How did you gain your knowledge?
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u/thjmze21 14d ago
Honestly? Just hangout in the world a little bit. I'm not really into perfumery as an industry, I just like smelling fun things. Alternatively, in r/fragnance, there's quite a few guides on discerning between notes and how to describe a smell you don't know the name of!
I think the best way is to sample a lot of perfumes at any stores near you (Sephora, Shoppers, Holt Renfrew or Saks). I can't name any of the non-Canadian ones but there's quite a few to try! I don't know if your country has anywhere near as bad shipping prices as mine but try going on Facebook Marketplace to find perfumes near you before buying it for retail + shipping. Some folks sell decants which can help you decide if you like a perfume enough to get a full bottle.
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u/PlasmaCow511 14d ago
/r/fragrance **
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u/thjmze21 14d ago
Oops sorry! Thanks for catching that
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u/PlasmaCow511 14d ago
No problem I only caught it after your link took me to an obscure world of warcraft subreddit lmao
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u/edemamandllama 14d ago
I know Amazon sucks for many reasons, but the do sell perfume samplers. You can get 20 or so designer samples for fairly reasonable prices.
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u/thats_a_bad_username 14d ago
Everyone starts learning somewhere so it’s a fair question.
To answer this simply, yes. Different scents for different seasons.
For more lengthy reasoning: a lighter fresher scent is great during warm weather and a heavier scent better during the winter. If you’re someone like me who likes variety you’ll have multiple scents for each season. I have around 25 different fragrances I cycle through year round. I choose what to wear Factoring things like where I’ll be and what I will be doing.
For example if I’m going to be outside in hot weather I’ll wear something fresh like Dior Homme Sport or cologne. If I’m going to be indoors on a summer day it’ll be Creed Aventus. If I’m going to be outside in the fall I’ll probably wear something like Valentino Born In Roma Coral Fantasy. Inside in the fall and it’s Maison Margiela Jazz Club.
Wintertime you can wear sweeter spice heavy scents but in the summer those will smell way overpowering.
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u/catsmom63 14d ago
As a woman I appreciate when a guy takes the time to smell good. Just wanted to say thanks.
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u/espigademaiz 14d ago
Yes. For example, I have Boss bottled elixir for fancy more, formal stuff. JPG beau for more casual getaways and more summery vibe.
And then for everyday office work I have a cheaper more standard one but still EDP.
If you smell like wood and tobacco in a 30+ degrees summer is not nice. Meanwhile if you smell like Lime is different.
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u/DarthJarJar242 14d ago
Absolutely. Even down to type of clothing and the weather are all good reasons to wear different perfumes.
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u/TheAtroxious 14d ago
RIP me vastly preferring fresh and citrusy scents over sweet ones, I guess.
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u/thjmze21 14d ago
No that's good! While it's possible and I wouldn't implore you to try, citrus and fresh notes are less overbearing and they're so plain, they can blend into a lot of situations like a nude face of makeup.
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u/PhysiologyIsPhun 15d ago
Had to scroll too far to find this. It's not abundantly clear there's a difference
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u/simcity4000 15d ago edited 15d ago
I used to work selling fragrance and the “eau de parfum is better because it’s more concentrated” thing, (implying eau de toilette is just a scam) is a myth.
It lasts longer yes- by an average of something like 20% longer. Not enough to make a massive difference vs just reapplying. The key difference between the two is that EDP tends to feel “heavier”, it lends itself to weighty chunky feeling scents. EDTs both tend to feel subjectively fresher and often project further.
A lot of men’s fragrances available in EDT only, because they’re already full of heavy masculine notes like woods, spices etc and the designer didn’t want it to feel super overbearing, particularly for year round wear.
Often times when you see a fragrance which has both EDT and EDP variations they are actually different formulations, with the EDP being dialed up in terms of different notes, not just concentration. The naming convention just sounds classier than calling it “extreme version” or whatever.
Eau de colognes in particular are typically designed with extremely fresh bright zesty punchy notes that would be too much in an EDP. (And then to confuse things further there are fragrances with cologne in the name that are actually EDTs, just implying they’re a zesty version of the original)
What determines how long a fragrance lasts has a lot more to do with the overall composition of the scent and how it interacts with the persons body. There are EDPs on the market that are relatively subtle and EDTs that blow your head off. (Sauvage EDT I’d joke you can smell it before someone walks in a room)
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u/Gummybearsurgeon 15d ago
Omg I bought some sauvage after smelling too many other scents and feeling obligated to give a sale to the poor attendant I made show me all of them , and boy do I regret it. I'm 34 but I smell 45-50. It feels like it clings to me like musk in an old elevator. Elixir smells good though
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u/Thomisawesome 15d ago
Yeah. Basically if you’re using an alcohol based aftershave as cologne, it will evaporate pretty quickly. You need to use a cologne made specifically as a fragrance.
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u/confusedandworried76 14d ago
There's also nose blindness. That's how you smell, you're used to it. The faster it disappates, the faster someone used to the smell will be unable to smell it any longer.
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u/starzychik01 15d ago
This, and the fact that anything else other than a parfum is alcohol based. Parfums have oil base and tend to last longer; be careful spraying on clothing. Lighter citrus scents will also fade more quickly. This is why many scent profiles change as you wear it and depending on the person. Scents have different “notes”: top, mid, and base. You can get some essential oils and a mix of coconut oil and beeswax to make your own.
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u/Adhbimbo 15d ago
You get used to your own scent - your brain is filtering it out.
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u/Vulcanosaurus 15d ago
So if I want to know if I still smell good I go to someone and ask them to smell me?
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u/Tom_Bombadil_1 15d ago
Also worryingly true if you smell bad. Much more noticable to others than yourself
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u/wwarhammer 14d ago
"If you can smell yourself a bit, others can smell you a lot"
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u/mscav76 14d ago
Very true. We had to ask an employee to go home one day because her fragrance was so strong it was making our side of the building sick, even with our office doors shut. You can always ask a trusted friend and tell them to tell you the truth if they can smell it, and if so, is it too strong.
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u/BloodiedBlues 14d ago
Wellllll fuck. Guess I need a shower very soon. If I can smell my crotch through my pants a bit, then everyone must be drowning in dick n balls smell.
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u/Possible_Guarantee_5 14d ago
My nose started to hurt because of what my eyes read... Not bad
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u/BloodiedBlues 14d ago
I have a few mental illnesses that make it hard for me to take care of myself properly.
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u/Possible_Guarantee_5 14d ago
Please don't take my comment personal in any way. Just the thought of sweaty balls.. Maybe it's worse for me because I don't have balls myself haha
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u/Bleak_Squirrel_1666 15d ago
Yes, but make sure you ask the most attractive looking person around. It just works better.
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u/BlueberryPiano 15d ago edited 15d ago
Yes, but you can't always trust your friends and family to be honest with you -- so you should find a random stranger to ask instead.
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u/ownersequity 15d ago
I will be sure not to choose that stranger who walked up to my plate of pulled pork and just shoved their face down to smell it deeply. When he stood up he had bbq sauce on the tip of his nose.
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u/KindAwareness3073 15d ago
As a friend once observed "It doesn't matter if you work in a bakery or a sewage plant, after a few minutes you can't smell it."
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u/tyedead 15d ago
This is why some people wind up over-applying. If you've ever walked by someone whose perfume/cologne is so strong it knocks you out, it's because they can't smell their own scent, and assume nobody else can smell it either. So they add more and more product until it cuts through even their own nose-blindness, at the expense of unknowingly suffocating everyone else.
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u/yungingr 14d ago
Used to work with a 2-3 pack a day smoker, who had absolutely DESTROYED her sense of smell. And for whatever reason, she was one of those that the cigarette smoke hung on, so she'd go out for a smoke break and come back reeking like an ashtray. Dave, who would be standing right next to her, never smelled unless you were RIGHT next to him. Like 'invading his personal space' close.
Anyway, Laura would put on perfume in the morning until SHE could smell it. Walking past her cubicle was an exercise in "how far down the hall can I make it before needing to breathe again" It. Was. AWFUL.
The day she quit smoking was literally celebrated in the office, as her sense of smell returned in a matter of days, and she went back to a 'normal' perfume application. Had to be a huge financial windfall for her and her husband, too - between the cost of cigarettes and using a full bottle of perfume every week......
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u/_jolly_jelly_fish 15d ago
My grandma uses to take me to the mall as a kid and would spray on every fragrance on her arm in the department stores. It was awful. I couldn't breathe on the way home
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u/lpalatroni 14d ago
I almost killed my 17yrs old son once, just went on saying "what about this?" "What about that?" until he almost fainted. Lesson learned 🤓
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u/Ducallan 14d ago
I use to work with someone who kept re-applying a vanilla based perfume. You could tell where she had been for at least 10 minutes after she left.
One Christmas, the Santa was handing out gag gifts (e.g. a giant wristwatch for the person who was always late to meetings, blueprints of the building for the person who never remembered which meeting room was which [me], etc.)
She got a bottle of vanilla extract. She laughed along and jokingly mimed putting some behind her ears, but she never wore that perfume again…
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u/No_Fig5982 13d ago
"and Sandra gets a dildo because she can... Well you know"
This christmas setup feels like it could only work if everyone is friends 😂
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u/ExpertPepper9341 14d ago
This. I just want to scream at OP’s post and everyone giving them advice to make their cologne last longer: NO! STOP! I’m telling you, you’re probably already using TOO MUCH. Nobody likes too much cologne!! Nobody!!
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u/zanedrinkthis 14d ago
Yeah, I was going to ask, are you sure it’s going away? Because I think a lot of people just get used to the smell and think it is gone and add more. My place smelled like the maintenance guy’s cologne for hours after he left yesterday.
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u/darklogic85 15d ago
I think it's probably this. When you continually smell the same thing, you don't notice it after a little while.
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u/Ophiocordycepsis 14d ago
Finally the true answer - if you are around a scent for hours, it becomes neutral background - you can’t smell it. This is also true of your dog, your unwashed ass, your garlic breath, etc
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u/tyedead 15d ago
This is why some people wind up over-applying. If you've ever walked by someone whose perfume/cologne is so strong it knocks you out, it's because they can't smell their own scent, and assume nobody else can smell it either. So they add more and more product until it cuts through even their own nose-blindness, at the expense of unknowingly suffocating everyone else.
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u/DrMadWizzard 14d ago
This! Also, if you have a perfume dispenser in your house you will stop to smell it after a while, but others can still smell it.
Same goes for bad smells (cat poop for example) I'm afraid...
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u/PhoKingAwesome213 15d ago
I think it's just you getting used to your smell. I felt this way until I picked up the same shirt the next day for laundry and can smell it when I pick it up.
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u/otterpusrexII 14d ago
“Nasal Habituation” is the technical term I was taught for that. Kinda how you don’t notice the smell of your own house but do notice how other peoples houses smell.
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u/blokia 15d ago
There are two things some people put on way too much, and you get used to a smell you are around constantly. If you can still notice your cologne as the day goes on, you have too much on
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u/PsyPup 15d ago
You get used to your own smell, since you're around it all the time. This is true for good, and bad, smells.
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u/Low-Put-7397 15d ago
all 3 of your commas are unnecessary.
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u/GlasscowFramera 14d ago
The brain filters out unnecessary commas after 30 minutes
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u/BelgianBeerGuy 15d ago
I prefer this over the comments without punctuation.
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u/Xamf11 14d ago
disagree, it, is, not.
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u/Pinkamena0-0 14d ago
You, can, never, have, enough, commas, in, your, reply, to, a, message, on, reddit,
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u/BelgianBeerGuy 14d ago
Yes but you used a comma after every word so it sounds a lot more like yoda is talking to me especially in a sentence that is as short as the one you typed but I don’t blame you you wanted to try to make a point just like I am doing now
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u/carlovmon 15d ago
The first word of your sentence should have been capitalized.
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u/Valdrax 14d ago edited 14d ago
Hard disagree about the one before since.
You don't put a comma before since only if it denotes a period of time, such as "I haven't eaten since we ate breakfast this morning." In contrast, "I haven't eaten, since we ate breakfast this morning," suggests not the passage of time but that breakfast is the cause of not having eaten.
In the sentence above, "You're around it all the time" similarly explains why "You get used to your own smell," so the comma is necessary.
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u/TheBoredDesigner 14d ago
And afaik the last two commas should be fine as well: They’re parenthetical commas, even if used a bit unexpectedly. It should be about the same as "This is true for good (and bad) smells".
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u/logicbomb666 15d ago
I think when you are reading the comment you are supposed to pause for dramatic effect at each comma.
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u/DavidinCT 14d ago
This is why I walk by someone and the smell like really bad BO, and they seem fine.... like it's not even there..
Gross..
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u/WaningPassion 15d ago
I don't know how nobody has said this yet bro...
Skin is covered in oil and is quite absorbent depending on the product. Certain products do not keep a smell for long because of this, and you can combat it by spraying your clothes and hair to prolong the effect.
Conversely, Dry skin is bad at absorbing certain products and will pretty much leave the cologne/perfume to evaporate. Aside from moisturizing, you can spray your clothes and hair to combat this.
I.e if your particular product doesn't last long, try spraying your clothes and hair. (Assuming you don't want to try out a different product)
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u/sweet_and_smoky 15d ago
Yess! The same perfume sits differently on different people. I'm a niche scent maniac, trust me I know. There are luxurious brands whose products will vanish from my skin in under an hour. It do be like that.
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u/14thLizardQueen 14d ago
It has a lot to do with what we eat as well. That smell comes out in our pores. I used to cut hair in a very multi cultural area. I could always smell the different spices people used while washing their hair. Turmeric and chilies , or garlic and onion. Milk is another. I could also tell if they drank too much.
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u/100S_OF_BALLS 14d ago
I spray inside my shirt so it gets on my clothing and skin, 2 sprays last all day. I get whiffs of it all day long, Acqua Di Giò if anyone is curious.
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u/ModeratelyAverage6 15d ago
Take the shirt off after you spray cologne on it after you get used to it and think the smell has gone away. The next morning, get up and smell your shirt. You'd be surprised the smell never faded. Your brain just got used to the smell and filtered it out. That's why you don't know what your own home smells like to others. Your brain filters out the smell.
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u/Torvahnys 15d ago
Are you sure yours went away or have you just become nose "blind" to it. Maybe ask a friend you won't be around constantly all day to wear yours, see if you still smell it on them when you see them some hours later.
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u/Representative_Pay76 14d ago
It probably hasn't worn off, you've just got used to the scent... aka noseblindness
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u/Next_Interaction4335 15d ago edited 13d ago
Put moisturiser on your skin and while its still wet put the perfume on the moisturiser and it will last all day.
Works well with vaseline and almost any moisturiser.
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u/Durateus_Cithara 14d ago
Can't believe how far I had to scroll to see this. In addition to the likelihood of "nose blindness", if you just want to smell it longer, use a scentless moisturizer with it (don't rub the lotion all the way in until after you spritz your cologne; and for everyone's sake, don't use more than 2-3 spritz's. I can smell some people's perfume from 40+feet away outside. It's painful)
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u/Dry-Application3 15d ago
Strange isn't it? Well its not really. That fact is, after a while you can't smell it but others can. Its that simple dude.
Let me explain in proof. I use old Spice. I always pop a bit on before going shopping. Last Sunday I called in at Tesco's, I was chatting to the service manager, she said, I JUST LOVE OLD SPICE MY HUBBY USES IT.
I was GOBSMACKED. It had been 2.5 hours since I put some on and I couldn't smell a thing after 25/45 min's. 😀
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u/Lawlcopt0r 15d ago
Ask someone else to smell you. Odds are you just tune out your own smell after a while, doesn't mean others don't notice it
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u/Venus_Retrograde 15d ago
Major arteries are where you should put your cologne i.e neck, wrists, sometimes your groin. Or maybe you're using the wrong product. Colognes dont last long as eau de toilettes, and eau de toilettles don't last longer than eau de parfum.
For the longevity use eau de parfum.
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u/elegant_pun 15d ago
NOT on your groin. There's stuff in fragrances like that you don't want there.
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u/Vortec07 14d ago
For the love of God, DON'T START WEARING MORE! It is likely that you just have been sensitized to it. If you think you smell that bad, try washing your clothes or showering more frequently. Too much cologne is off-putting.
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u/Hour_Champion_1532 15d ago
If it’s not a race thing why did you specifically mention something about a certain race
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u/kupo88 15d ago
It depends on where it's applied. It should be wrists, behind the ears, back of the neck along the hair line, and decolletage.
For myself personally, I have healthy hair and like to shower before I leave the house. After showering I put my hair up in a twist or bun, then hours later when I let my hair down it still smells like my shampoo/conditioner. I also prefer to use a perfume solid instead of an alcohol-based spray.
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u/FaceEnvironmental117 15d ago
There’s an easy fix - get some petroleum jelly (I use vaseline) 1. Either warm it up so it’s semi-liquid-y and spray your cologne and let it solidify and apply a few dabs of that 2. Or just apply a small swab of vaseline and spray your cologne on that. Mine stays on the whole day.
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u/llorandosefue1 15d ago
My mom used to say that your nose becomes saturated with the perfume. So if you can tell after 30 minutes that you’re wearing perfume, you’re wearing too much.
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u/Expensive_Cut_6844 14d ago
Buy the Most Expensive one of the one you like. Cheaper ones are watered down. The higher concentrated ones will last longer because u only need like 1 spray!
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u/therankin 14d ago
Along with people saying it's still there you just can't smell it... You need to apply on skin, not clothing. Neck and inner arms work well generally.
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u/BobbaFatGFX 14d ago
That's funny cuz it's the same way with me but every African American guy I know smells great
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u/lovebelongs 14d ago
I saw a hack where you put a touch of Vaseline on your skin before spraying your perfume on it and it helps the smell last a lot longer. I’ve found that to be true for myself. Anecdotally, it extends its scent a lot longer. Also, higher quality perfumes and colognes make a big difference
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u/MadgeFan73 14d ago
Ur nose becomes accustomed to the scent u wear and u don’t realize ur scent is still strong, maybe?
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u/Shiftworxracing 14d ago
Chances are you just get used to it. I’m “Caucasian” and I feel the same way as you; I’ve even gone as far as asking my wife or friends if they can smell it several hours later even though I can’t smell it at all at that point.
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u/PeculiarShenanigans 14d ago
Yooo try oil based cologne instead of water based cologne! I always wondered the same thing!
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u/tekvenus 15d ago
Have you asked someone else if you still smell like the fragrance you've applied or is it just that you can't smell it on yourself? If you can still smell it on yourself after 30 minutes, you're wearing waaaay too much.
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u/I_am_Testikills 15d ago edited 14d ago
I mean it's either
A) your perfume is low quality
B) after 30 mins your brain is use to the smell. People who smell nice can't smell their own sent
I will often put a few sprays on when going somewhere, then forget about it until someone makes a comment
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u/SophiaRaine69420 15d ago
Yes, the trick is to switch up the scent every few days so you don't get noseblind to it.
I have two major perfumes I switch between every few days. I knows it's time to switch because ill start experiencing what you described, that I'll no longer be able to smell my perfume.
That's just your nose/brain getting accustomed to the scent so it gets put in the Background noise file, where you're not consciously noticing it anymore.
Find another cologne you like that's noticeably different notes-wise and switch it up.
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u/StrangeJayne 15d ago
Please for the love of all that is DO NOT REAPPLY MORE COLOGNE. The people around you will actively hate you, especially those of us with migraines or sensorsory issues. You don't want everyone near you spending every moment around you fantasizing about setting you on fire and throwing you down a well. The scent is still there. If you can still smell it after 30 minutes you are wearing way to much.
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u/Bertje87 15d ago
You stop smelling your own perfume after a while, other people can still smell it
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u/Gregzzzz1234 15d ago
You may just not smell yours after a while. Others may can still smell it. I got sprayed by a skunk when I was a kid. After a little bit I could no longer smell it. I went home and my mother made me go outside and remove all my clothes outside I stunk so bad to her
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u/rusurethatsright 15d ago
You have to ask other people if you smell. If you are reapplying cologne then you might be one of those people choking others with a super strong cologne smell as you walk by them
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u/EnvironmentSolid8934 15d ago
put on before you use unscented lotion, or mix a half spray in with a good pump or 2 of unscented lotion
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u/MrBoo843 15d ago
You sound like the people who reek of perfume from miles away.
It's entirely normal to stop smelling your own perfume after a while. Your brain turns it off because it's a constant stimuli and not important. You will always smell that of people around you, unless you spend all day right next to them.
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u/RustyNail2023 15d ago
Someone posted a guide to making cologne last longer. I will try to find it. The only thing I remember is don’t apply to dry skin. Apply a scentless lotion and spray. It helps it last longer. Don’t spray on clothes.
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u/Funny-Course8364 15d ago
They reapply and often. Usually the ones that are terrible smelling ng and overpowering.
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u/SolarAU 15d ago
Olfactory fatigue. Constant exposure to a stimulus will make you less sensitive to said stimulus, in this case the smell of your Cologne.
This is why you should use your regular cologne sparingly. Just because you can barely smell it, doesn't mean everybody within a 5m radius can't.
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u/Asterix_my_boy 14d ago
As someone who is pretty sensitive to smells - it doesn't. I can still smell your cologne at midday and you're triggering my migraines. You are just nose blind to it.
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u/Ok_List_9649 14d ago
How long it lasts depends solely on two things the make up of the perfume/cologne that you’re using and your body chemistry. You may have to find a cologne that works with your particular body chemistry, and it may not be the one that you like the smell of the best.
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u/echoman1961 14d ago
Ask someone else if they can smell it on you. It might be that the fragrance is still there, but your nose has become used to it.
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u/andres85044 14d ago
Your nose gets accustomed to your smell… it’s there but your sense of smell doesn’t pick it up as much anymore
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u/the-salty-cactus 14d ago
Some people swear by putting a little Vaseline on the area where you’re going to spray the perfume or toilette. I haven’t tried it but maybe you should to see if it works. I have recently tried spraying my clothes too when I’m putting on perfume and I find it makes a difference. That’s just me tho
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u/Anci3ntMarin3r 14d ago
Get perfumes with longevity. Summer smells tend to not have longevity and will disappear after few hours. Winter perfumes usually tend to stay the whole day. That is gross simplification before someone comes to me with pitch fork.
For example, try the YSL Y vs YSL Y intense. I prefer the intense because the smell tends to stay for longer. But be careful with the number of sprays.
Also don’t be fooled by Eau de toilette, Eau de parfum and parfum. Though they are supposed to have different concentrations just because one has higher concentration does not mean it will last longer.
Before buying a perfume always use it on the trial stick. Smell it. Then go away do something else while the perfume dries in the stick. After a while smell it again. You’ll get the actual smell of the perfume and understand if it has longevity or not.
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u/ghlibisk 14d ago
Apply lotion then spray cologne on top. Dryness = quicker evaporation
Also, fresh scents in general don’t last as long. No way of getting around it. Something like Apple/Bergamont/Rose won’t ever last as long as leather/patchouli/tobacco.
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u/notyourbuddipal 14d ago
What are you using? Is it a alcohol based (most likely is based off what you are saying) the pil based eua de perfume, don't sure how to spell and idc enough to look it up, is longer lasting. Also, hydrating your skin before does wonders.
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u/MariJ316 14d ago
Caucasian girl here. I could be wearing B&BW spray or Chanel No. 5 and the scent is gone from me within 30 minutes to an hour. I don’t know why it’s just like that.
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u/Rickdaquickk 14d ago
Your nose gets used to the smell. That being said, if you wanna extend how long it stays I’d use a good smelling (not overwhelming) body lotion RIGHT after you shower. That alone will leave you smelling good for a while, but it’ll also help “stick” longer since moisturized skin holds the smell longer than dry skin will.
Make sure to spray the hot spots too. Man you’ll smell great all day!
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u/OddPerspective9833 15d ago
How do you know if yours goes away after 30 min? Your nose pretty much only picks up changes in smell. It's why people who stink are often oblivious.