I quit spraying my neck the day my wife said that the fragrance I was wearing tastes terrible. I did a taste test to confirm, which made me question why make skin where she likes to snuggle and kiss taste bitter? For me (and perhaps many others) that’s an important consideration. Since then, I have primarily sprayed my forearms and areas underneath clothing. So your tip to spray the stomach area really appeals to my sensibilities and consideration of my partner. Thanks for the great content!
I've always sprayed my forearms, as it helps projection, especially if you do any kind of work that involves any level of arm movement. It also makes it easier to get a sneaky sniff of your own frag during the day. For research purposes, of course. 😁
These tips are a game changer, I have applied my perfume like this today and I have felt it completely different, I even try a perfume I thougth I did not like a lot and I I have experienced it in a different way, thank you!! 🥰
Thanks for pointing out wrist skin distorts perfume. For me, shoulder skin is best. We have fewer sweat glands there, and I find the scent stays true to its essence there. And you get nice wafts of your perfume throughout the day. That's how I made friends with Chanel No. 5. It doesn't get salty or sweaty on shoulders. Midriff area, yes! I have done that for years. My pet peeve -- people who saturate their clothing in their cloying, overpowering scent and then hug everyone. It feels like a trespass, after I have carefully chosen my own scent to go with my outfit. Thanks for this fun video!
Definitely agree on the avoidance of wrist application. I work on a keyboard all day; if I applied to my pulse point it would be gone within 20 minutes of me starting work. I always spray the top of my wrist/forearm instead.
Thanks for this video! I had always sprayed my forearms but gotten away from spraying my chest as I kept hearing about nose blindness lol. I went back to it based on this video and even doubled down with the belly spray and I’m glad I did, enjoying my fragrances even more now. Respect! 🙏🏽Thanks for sharing such solid content. 🙌🏽
I have been a fragrance wearer for over 58 years and know how to get the most projection from fewer sprays. It is about warmth and pulse points. Putting fragrance on my forearm does nothing for me unless it hits the elbow crook or wrist, and my wrists do last hours and sway the fragrance in the air. So does the base of my neck, the chest, back of neck, behind my knees for strong perfumes or when I wear skirts, and the ears work as well. The issue these days is a lot of fragrances don’t have the punch and quality of ingredients to carry fragrance forward. I have actually had people say they can smell the perfume strongly when worn properly, and with eau de parfum, I can reduce my sprays down.
Very interesting! Thanks, Ashley! I often do the typical behind the ears and forearms. It makes sense though to avoid thin skinned areas, so no more behind the ears for me. And I want to try behind the knees with a couple of fragrances (that smell amazing otherwise) which usually turn funky on me, but now I think it's because I put it on warm thin skinned parts of me.
These are really good techniques. I am already using this method to spray behind knees and near stomach for those perfumes which have harsh opening for me and really good on dry down.
This makes so much sense! I was always told that pulse points were the best places to spray because the heat makes the scent louder and livelier but in actuality it's ''killing it''. I like to spray my forearm just below where the t-shirt's sleeve ends and I've always sprayed my chest/stomach and back even though I have no idea how that came to be.
Thank you Ashley, really good advice and great to know I've been doing it wrong all these years...................with the one exception being behind the knees. I read this somewhere years ago. Love your work and greetings from down under.
What a superb video. It appears I may have been doing this right all these years, despite being told a thousand times that I apply fragrances incorrectly. I spray (depending on the fragrance of course) a holy cross formation on my torso - two on my sides (about midway from armpit to waist); one just above my belly button and one on my chest. This most likely has been the reason I seem to get excellent longevity from fragrances. I wonder also, Ashley, if having a hairy torso aids longevity. Does hair hold fragrance molecules better than skin? I am wearing Azzaro Pour Homme today, and just the four sprays has given me a strong 12 hours (it feels it can go for another 4 hours easy), where I've read many men say they barely get 6 hours out of it. Skin chemistry plays a part, I'm sure, but where you apply the fragrance must also surely play a significant role in achieving good projection and longevity. Thank you again for yet another absorbing (pardon the pun) and informative video. Be healthy, successful and happy always.
I have tried applying perfume on the back of my hands and on my outer forearms days before I encountered this video. I certainly noticed a change in performance and I could get a whiff of my perfume more often, which made me realize that if I could smell it that often, then people around me could smell it that often too (which is what I aim when wearing non-beast mode perfumes). It feels reassuring to know that the trick I also discovered by myself was not just a waste of perfume! Thank you for the great video!
I'm so glad to see you're focusing more on youtube and producing more content. Keep up the great work! I really want to here your perspective as someone within the industry.
Good tip about the back of the knees. I have a few fragrances that would definitely qualify for that treatment. Maybe I can get some more use out of them. As for my usual routine, I've been spraying the outside of my forearms for years. More recently, I've been spraying the back of my head, just above my neck, and also the back of my hands. These locations won't be covered by clothing, and contribute to sillage, while not being too close to my nose (e.g., I never spray my neck).
I have heard and applied fragrances mentioned in your video (neck, wrist, chest, etc.) but I have never heard of applying it on the back of the knees. I will definitely apply it there during spring and summer when wearing shorts and see how that goes! Thanks for the tip and you have yourself a new subscriber!
Great and informative video. When applying a scent, do you spray and leave it or do you rub it in? My uneducated guess is that you spray and leave it but over the years I've seen in ads, etc. applying a scent and then rubbing it to spread it around or to soak into the spot. Thanks again for your amazing videos.
I always spray my forearms and not my wrists. My wrists are not actually very warm, and I usually wear a wristwatch and bracelets. My forearm also provides much more surface area to capture fragrance than my wrist which I believe makes a difference in protection, sillage, and longevity!
Great video! New subscriber! Aromatics Elixer was my mother's signature scent! I remember men following her when she wore it and asking her what it was! Interesting that you mentioned it.
Thank you for this video Ashley, very useful ! I usually wear my perfume in all the places you said it's not the best places: the wrists and behind the ears. I'm going to try to wear it differently now :)
Great to see that I'm spot on with the places I apply my fragrance! I don't apply on wrist as I'm constantly washing my hands. On hot days if I'm wearing a tank top, I like to drizzle it down my shoulders 😏
Behind the knees sounds interesting, I have PDM Galloway which was a blind buy, but I when it heats up on my body the Musk or something is just toooo much for me. Will try the behind the knee hypothesis 😉
My First time I saw Ashley she was collaborating with sabastian and I Ike the way she talks about fragrance great to see you again and hope to see you in more videos beautiful
The stomach is a great tip, will try it spraying directly on it. I mean, not down from the neck opening of the shirt as I usually do. That might also reach the stomach, but the larger % of that spraying goes to the chest I'm sure. Among the best places I also think are outer arms and top of forearms.
Your video gave me a few different ideas for perfume. I don't spray my stomach but I will give it a try for sure. I'm still looking for my signature fragrance. My problem in finding it is that I love too many perfumes.
Appreciate the validation Ashley! I don't think I've ever sprayed my neck or the inside of my wrists once. 😄 Traps, supraclavicular fossas, abdomen/diaphram (my iron cross) and backs of the forearms. Outside of the shoulders in the summer and double-tapping every time. Basically my spraying routine since 2015.
@just add light when spraying on the areas you mentioned, will you be able to smell the fragrance from underneath your clothing? I tried spraying the “supraclavicular fossa” and I could barely smell the fragrance while wearing a crew neck shirt?! Any advice?
@@RobertLaTuso I know what you mean. One of the primary reasons I don't spray the neck is to prevent becoming overwhelmed by a strong fragrance and developing olfactory fatigue. But I always double tap (spray twice in the same area) and sometimes even prefer the outside of the shoulders when wearing something heavier. Clothing material is generally thinner in that area as gravity pulls the shoulders down. It still may not be sufficient to project through something like a thick sweater or coat, so I would advise spraying on top of the clothing - favouring the trapezius area and back of the head if wearing a hat. I've discovered quite a few lovely layering combos when spraying on clothing that still has some residual fragrance from the previous wearing. Hope that helps!
My broad forearm is my goto for testing fragrances. Feels like Im spraying without wasting. On top of my head when Im at work Enjoy it when standing up & lasts the complete day
I put perfume on before bed and I notice it doesn’t last like I would like, I changed to my arms as you mentioned and I get that comforting smell all night. Thank you for this.
Great tips! I always spray my perfume onto my belly and both arms. I also avoid the neck and chest area not to become anosmic to my scent. Except for when I am having a date and I want her to smell it whilst hugging me.
I like spraying behind the ears because if I spray on my neck, the fragrance makes its way up around my face; I feel nauseous just thinking about it. So I spray behind the ears and behind the neck, and one spray on my chest, but spraying on my stomach is a new zone. As you mentioned, I will try for the wafting effect you get when you're walking.
Is it right when i do 1 spray on neck, 1 on the middle of each forearm and 1 on chest ? Or how is your spray routine? And do you speak about spraying on clothes or on skin?
I'm an oversprayer 😅 In addition to spraying my forearms (top and bottom), neck, chest and tummy, even if I wear pants, I always spray behind my knees and my ankles too. And if I'm really trying to make a "light" fragrance work, I'll put a spray on the back of my blouse too and behind my thighs on my pants 🙈🙈🙈😬😅
I spray my shoulders, and make an X in chest-abs. Then I spray my forearms and behind the ears. You say behind the ears is not a good idea and I think you are right cause it’s not a good projection spot.
This is def advice for a girl in the summer. As i man who works outside and its winter im probably not gunna spray my stomach... haha i do like your arm advice though!
Applying on my stomach also seems to work well when sampling perfume for me, get wafts of it for most of the duration instead of slamming me in the face and going anosmic.
I always do my forearms and front shoulders, occasionally the back of my neck when my hair is down. I find when people hug me they get it, and when I move my hair around I’ll get wafts.
@@ashleyinparisvideos I will. I might have to hold off for a month or so, or wait for a colder day. It's summer here in New Zealand so even behind the knees this perfume might be a bit much. I blind bought it a couple of years ago because I was intrigued by the story, the description and to be really honest, the bottle 😉
I like arms too. Perfume being on the hairs of our arms probably does something different to it too. Stomach is great for loud perfumes - ones I don’t want near my face.
1. behind my ear to avoid nasty taste for lovers plus avoids excess alcohol to contribute toward ageing 2. antecubital fossa (inside of the elbow crease), I was my hands a lot and the wrist is too close, plus its closer to head height than wrists when they're down. find it gives a more consistent release than having to literally hand wave. 3. Just behind the top button of my shirt, mosgt women are smaller than me and a great place for a hug, plus as its behind clothes it increases the longevity
If I spray on my chest or the front of my neck I automatically get an allergic reaction. Also, I wear sunscreen and applying alcohol on those parts are a no for me due to the things I have just said; also dermatologists are against it for obvious reasons and my skin is prone to descoloration due to sun damage... Sooo I do the same with my forearms and I apply like 4 sprays on the back of my neck on the same sport, I don't get allergic reactions there. If I wear a ponytail some of the small hairs of my neck catch the fragrance and that makes it last longer and when I take my shower that area get cleansed with soap but if I wear my hair down, it catches way more fragrance so if I wear another fragrance the next day I get annoyed due to the mix of aromas😅. I don't like to spray my clothes most of the time because if I wear that shirt, blouse or whatever it may be I have to wear the same fragrance on other occasions. Yes to spraying behind the knees when wearing shorts or dresses. PS: I have to admit that if I didn't get allergic reactions on my chest and front of my neck I would apply the alcohol and disregard the bigger sun damage and dermatologists' concerns 👀👀👀
I'm not surprised by any of that information. I never spray my wrists. My go-to spot is the back of my hands and then forearms and, on the arm I don't wear a watch/jewellery, I usually end up with some on my inner forearm too. I find these places allow me to be able to smell my fragrance quite well most of the day, and frankly that's what I'm mostly interested in. It's nice when others can smell me and they appreciate it, but if they can't I couldn't care less. I'm the one who wants to be able to smell me all day long! The other place I always spritz is my decolletage and the lower the better so it can snuggle in to that nice warm fleshy area. I also usually put a spritz or 2 on my neck and, on the odd occasion, behind my neck (hair up). As you can probably tell from that, I'm quite heavy handed with just about all of my fragrances. I'm really only careful with super big scents (eg Kenzo Elephant) or if it's really rare or expensive! I also have no issue with wearing heavy duty frags in the heat of summer either though I moderate my application accordingly. I've heard of applying behind the knees but never tried it since I doubt I'd even get a sniff from all the way down there (I'm tall!) so that's no use to me. Cool vid, thanks Ashley.
What are your / anyone’s thoughts on spraying on your stomach and then getting in your car and wearing your seatbelt? I like to put on my fragrances before I leave the house, but am I crushing it with the seatbelt? Should I just wait till I get wherever I’m going before spraying?
I recently watched a video by Roja Dove, and he advised against spraying on your neck, as the alcohol in the fragrance is bad for the sensitive, visible skin in the neck area. What do you think about that?
I see where he’s coming from and could see it being true for those with more sensitive skin. I think it’s personal though and as I have pretty resilient skin, I like to spray my neck :)
He also advised against it from a vanity standpoint: because the skin is so sensitive, the alcohol dries the skin out quicker, which speeds up the aging process/ causes the neck area to age and wrinkle faster than it already does.
I usually spray 6 sprays, 3 on stomach 3 on my chest. That’s usually my everyday/work application. On nights out or to a function I add some sprays behind and front of the neck and forearms. Sometimes I spray my hair and face if it’s a lighter summer scent 😆
Any advice for a girl with thick hair? I always wear my hair down and spray my perfume behind my neck. But i worry that my hair is too thick for the fragrance to be noticeable.
It's tough when you live in a cold climate cuz I wear 3 to 5 layers of clothes everyday and spraying all over your body just gets buried by so many layers of clothes LOL
I’ve been using cologne for almost fifty years. Back in the day when most colognes were beastmode. To be honest a good quality cologne will project well no matter where you spray it. Even on your toenails. Lol. Problem is, today’s fragrances, which have lousy projection, have to be sprayed on hot areas so they can try to project!!!
Would you say that applying cream or lotion could help a perfume's longevity? Or is this just a myth? (Side note: Future video idea on busting some fragrance myths? Your the best!)
Not a myth, your skin needs to be moisturized if you want it to last. When you skin is dry, it sucks that stuff right up. Experiment some time, have one arm super moisturized and the other wicked dry, spray them both and see if there’s a difference in longevity.
After I spray my neck and shoulders I put Non scented lotion in my hand and spray my fragrance in it and very lightly and slowly spread it over my forearm and elbow and a little on my neck
Be careful, you’re probably destroying the more fragile, volatile top notes, which alters the whole dynamic and smell of the fragrance. That’s why you should never spray your wrists and then smash and smear your wrists together.
Mid-chest I find is the best place for smelling yourself. It's far enough from your nose to avoid going noseblind quickly, and your shirt captures the scent so it wafts up your collar in waves as the scent projects rather than constantly assaulting your nose. Neck and decollete area are thinner/more delicate skin, plus if you're getting intimate with someone it doesn't taste very good. :/ Behind the ears is still the first place I spray for projection. Being behind the midline of your body, and your ears, again protects you from noseblindness, and with sprays on each side of your body your scent bubble should remain balanced all around you. The entire back of neck area is where you'll get the best sillage for obvious reasons, but I'm also a guy with a typical haircut so I don't have hair covering all that up. If it's a weaker fragrance I need to spray more, then I'll supplement with forearms and across the entire back of neck or top of my head. Some people say it's bad for hair, but hairspray is also heavily alcoholic and used much more liberally... A spritz or two of perfume isn't going to ruin your hair. And right now in the winter weather, another reason I prefer back of neck is it might be the only skin I have exposed at all!
@RisingChaos when you spray mid-chest, are you spraying on skin or clothing? If you are spraying on skin, will you be able to smell through your clothing? I’m trying to find the best way to wear my fragrances throughout the day and still appreciate the nuances of the scent without going noseblind. Any advice?
@@RobertLaTuso Skin. As your fragrance projects and builds up a little scent cloud beneath your shirt, it'll eventually waft up through your collar for you to catch a whiff. It's a great place to spray if you just want to smell good for yourself. Spraying clothing often improves projection and longevity. However, dark juice can stain and really strong stuff can stick for weeks/months, so it's best left for light 'n' fresh stuff that needs a little boost.
@@RisingChaos Will the fragrance still waft through your shirt if you’re not wearing a open collared shirt? I sprayed once behind the ears and on each wrist yesterday with Fragrance du Bois “Oud bleu intense”. I could barely smell it in the air, but I could definitely smell it if I sniffed my wrist for many hours, what gives?
@@RobertLaTuso Are you just wearing skin-tight shirts and turtlenecks or what? A gas will escape the tiniest of gaps, including through the fabric if it has nowhere else to go (albeit very slowly). I don't know about your Oud Bleu Intense. You could be going noseblind, or maybe it's just a weak fragrance. I've never smelled it. Sometimes it helps if you stop trying too hard to focus on smelling it, though! Give your brain a moment to forget the smell and you might catch a faint whiff later.
I find that unless the formula is meant for hair, the fragrance doesn’t cling very well. Some people also don’t like drying effect alcohol can have on hair but for me it’s just that it doesn’t have much cling unless it’s a designated hair mist. Hope that helps!
I learned by accident that the stomach was the best place (for me). I purchased a beast mode fragrance and I didn’t want to offend so I decided not to spray on exposed body parts. I sprayed on my belly and it just radiated perfectly from my body all day.
