Make Your Cologne Your Own

Once you have found a scent that you feel reallyWhen you are out of the shower, try using their
defines who you are and what you are all about,fragranced powder or body lotion to build up the
(and makes you just a little more unforgettable!),next layer of scent.
how do you make it your own?Finally, you have two choices. You can either
By that we mean, how do you make peoplespray perfume on your pulse points (perfume is
think, "that smells like Sheryl" or, "that smells likethe strongest concentration of sent offered by a
Jeff" instead of, "isn't that the cologne that Janetfragrance manufacturer), or you can spray the
wears?" Making the cologne "your own" meanseau de toilette or eau de cologne all over your
engulfing yourself in the scent so that it becomesbody, since it is a lighter version of the fragments.
an integral part of you, without becomingThroughout the day, your fragrance layers will
overwhelming to others.evaporate and give off that scent. And over
For example, you don't want to continue sprayingtime, your clothes will become infused with the
yourself with perfume or cologne all day long,smell as well, and it won't be long until people
since the sharp, introductory notes will continue tobegin to associate a smell only with you.
come through and that sharp scent will beAnd why would you want to smell associated only
overwhelming to people if they smell it on youwith you? It's easy! Smell is the sense that is
constantly.most closely related to our long-term memory.
Instead, try building a the scent in layers. ForSo when people smell something, they often
example, many fragrance manufacturers don'tmake close associations between the scent and
just make cologne or perfume, they make otherthe experience. So give people something to
products with the same fragrance as well. Youremember about you and layer your body with a
should start by using their soap and shampoo toscent that will keep you in people's memories for
get a light fragrance over your body.a long time to come.