It’s not the end of the world; you don’t need to take another shower, and stop scrubbing your wrists already! Alllure magazine has a great tip if you’ve accidentally applied too much perfume.
One perk of my job: testing fragrances. One downside of my job: testing fragrances.
You know exactly what I’m talking about. A perfume smells amazing in the bottle but disappointingly gross on your skin. Or it smells incredible on your skin, so you get a little trigger-happy – and turn into a stink bomb. You can scrub with soap and water all you like, but the scent lingers.
That’s why I was excited to pick up this tip from Glen Anderson, executive director of innovation at Avon. The best way to neutralize perfume isn’t scrubbing with soap or water or masking it with another scent, he says – it’s with alcohol.
‘Dip a cotton ball in rubbing alcohol and dab it on wherever you have sprayed too much perfume,’ says Anderson. ‘It will quickly dilute the scent.’
Try it, and those around you will thank you.
Written by Elizabeth Siegel, this article originally appeared in Allure.
Image: Shutterstock.com
22 comments
Sam
Awesome tip. I think we’ve all overdone it on some occasion.
mel
Good tip!
Would have come in handy when I tried scrubbing off Angel with soap. ;)
Cat
Thanks for the helpful tip
Humphreys
Awesome!….who would have thought…
DIVA
Thanks for the tip, a good one too.
CharlieW
Great tip!! Thanks. Will remember this one!
Mpoyif
Great Tip
Tanya
Thanks for the tip
Tasha
Hehehe… I used to work with girl that almost killed me with her perfumes. Wish she knew this trick.
Anita
Great tip, thank you!