A bit (a lot) late, here comes part two of Roja Dove's excellent fragrance advice. He gave us a really great way to identify our ideal fragrance recently and he imparted a few other gems too.
Like this one.
Roja reckons that it's a total no-no to apply your perfume on top of your companion body lotion. We're all familiar with the concept of fragrance layering, where you apply different forms of a scent on top of each other for maximum staying power. Received wisdom has always been that you spritz scent over lotion, but not according to this guru.
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Why? "Well, you wouldn't apply toner over your moisturiser, would you," he says reasonably. Yes, this is very true, so I listened hard. "If you apply alcohol-based perfume over a lotion, the alcohol will damage the cream and the scent won't develop properly."
So, what's the solution? A quick about-face'll work: apply your scent first, allow to dry on the skin - so that the alcohol evaporates - and then apply your scented lotion or cream, sealing in the perfume and giving it greater staying power.
