imogen.magnoliain Wearing Fragrance · Cambridge ·
QuestionTold off at choir for rubbing my wrists
Told off at choir practice for rubbing my wrists together after spraying my magnolia scent. The soprano next to me says rubbing 'bruises' the perfume: real thing, or just choir gossip?
7 comments
ingrid_berlin
Not bruising. More like turning the treble up and then cutting it early: the warmth sends the top notes off first, the rest plays on.
joon.yuzu
Your soprano is right, just not about bruising. There's a clear piece on why friction heat burns off a fragrance's top notes early: the rub warms the skin and flattens how the scent unfolds.
ambrose_leather
You'd never rub a fresh finish into a good hide either, you let it set on its own. My late wife would of sided with your soprano.
imogen.magnolia
That explains why the magnolia always seemed gone before the first hymn. Spray and leave it, then.
jess.in.philly
Same habit here, I got it from my mom. I stopped rubbing for a week and the opening stayed with me longer, or at least I noticed it longer.
dex_in_brooklyn
ok so rubbing is like cranking the flat-top to finish a sauce faster, you're just cooking off the best part
hana.neroli
The club's Class has a section on exactly this, with where to spray and why rubbing spoils the opening. Short read, worth it.