Ironically, we spend a lot of money on it, only for others to be able to smell it and not us. Frustrating, no? Often this results in us applying a lot more than needed in the hopes of a whiff throughout the day.
All this does is a) ensure you zoom through the bottle, and b) everyone else will be able to smell the amount you applied, which can be overpowering, to say the least.
So, why does this happen?
When you first apply scent in the morning you can smell it. However, as the day goes on your nose becomes accustomed to it (so much so, you’d think you hadn’t applied it at all). This is called Olfactory Adaptation – or ‘nose fatigue’ – and is all to do with how our body senses danger. Once we become used to a smell, and our body decides it isn’t threatening, it blocks it; making our nose available to new scents and anything potentially harmful.
At the same time, our sense of smell is the biggest pull for nostalgia. It can bring us back to different times in our lives and conjure up strong memories.
How can we try to combat this?
Instead of sticking to the same perfume until it runs out, I would like an array of different perfumes for different moods.
This is certainly one way to combat not being able to smell your fragrance; as you wear a different one all the time, your nose can’t get used to it as quickly. If you like having a signature scent this wouldn’t be for you, but I quite like the idea of dipping in and out of different scents for whatever vibe I’m feeling that day.
My own experience 🙌🏼
I would also just like to add that I am not saying that the perfume you buy from our store or any other store shouldn’t last at all, only that it shouldn’t be overloading your senses every time you wear it.
From my personal experience, I used to wear the Victoria Secret Bombshell for about 2 years - loved it so much - couldn’t smell it on myself after about 15-20 minutes but EVERYONE in my class could and I got compliments all the time. Flash forward to one university lecture later, I put my favourite perfume on, got ready and about an hour later I couldn’t get the citrusy notes out of my nose to the point where I got a migraine. 😖
After some research (and talking to my mum), we had discovered that my nose had decided it no longer liked citrus and saw it as a “danger” smell. This was a good few years ago and although I haven’t went back to wearing the scent myself - I always LOVE the smell of it on others and recommend it as one of our best selling Summer Fragrances ☀️🕶️
Thankfully for our customers, our 30mls are only £11.99 and changing your scent doesn’t have to cost a fortune 🙌🏼
www.blackpointperfumes.com / 3 Bridge Street, Lisburn, BT28 1XZ.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to read the sources and scientific study outlined about this subject (linked below).
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[Article Sources - image.ie/style/beauty/why-cant-i-smell-my-own-perfume-139117/amp]
[Nose Blindness Explained - sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/09/have-you-gone-nose-blind/]