From The Straits Times    |
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Fact: Colognes don’t come cheap. To get the most bang out of your beauty buck, try these top tips for superior storage and longer-lasting hold for your fragrances:

TIP #1. This is an oldie but surprisingly underrated goodie: Simply smear a smidgen of petroleum jelly onto your pulse points – I like the nook of my elbows for this purpose – then spritz on your cologne of choice to seal in the scent.

Demand a sciencey explanation? The trick works because odour molecules move sluggishly through oils and liquids, stretching out the time it takes for your scent to diffuse into the air.    

TIP #2. If you’re really, really partial to a particular perfume, consider splashing out on the oft-denigrated ancillary products from the same line. These scented shower gels, hand creams and what-not should never be treated as an afterthought – they’re excellent for extending the “essence” of a fragrance family.

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Blue and beyond beautiful! Bulgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu Eau de Cologne ($139 for 75mL, $227 for 150mL), Body Lotion ($94 for 200mL), Shampoo & Shower Gel ($71 for 200mL) and Candle ($163 for 325g, $278 for 600g)

Here’s a real-life example. Right now, I’m adoring the aroma of Bulgari’s exquisite Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu (shown above, available from July 2015), which boasts lush lavender notes seguing into a soothing heart of blue tea that’s simmering in an intriguing iris base.

So what I’ll do is to scrub down with the Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu Shampoo and Shower Gel, annoint my freshly cleansed body with the Body Lotion, then finish off with the Eau de Cologne – and all this taking place in my boudoir with the accompanying Candle flickering away!

TIP #3. Okay, now for storage. Short of squirrelling them away in an airtight armoury, how should you store your scents so that they don’t go off? The solution, as it turns out, is so very simple – protect your perfumes by chucking them in the fridge.

When you think about it, this beauty hack is incredibly intuitive. High heat vapourises the volatile essential oils in your perfumes, so chilling them ought to make them go the extra mile. Besides, you’re already doing this for your face creams, so why not fragrances? Makes a whole lot of “scents”, yes?

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Crucial caveat: You need to play it cool, not cold. Freezing your fragrance will blunt its sharpness, so I like sticking my bottles right next to the eggs on the edge of my fridge’s door for both easy retrieval and peace of mind.

Thinking of restocking the bar fridge in your boudoir? Complement Singapore’s sultry stickiness with a breezy tropical bouquet courtesy of the divine Bvlgari Aqva Divina Eau de Toilette ($84 to $150), with its sexy sea salt accords mingling with sizzling red ginger and fruity quince.  A spritz or two of this, straight from your fridge, is almost as good as sipping on an icy margarita, especially when it’s hot as blazes outside.

So yes, try these cool tips on for size the next time you’re scent shopping and you’ll see that the nose knows when a fragrance is fresh. Have fun summer spritzing!

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