I like a perfume that wears for a solid 10 hours at a moderate level, like I don’t mind it turning into a skin scent, but I would prefer that not to happen until much later on in wear.
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I mostly wear perfume oils, so I’m used to longer wear with softer throw. I don’t really want a huge sillage or projection anyway, and really strong perfumes tend to give me a headache. I’d like to be able to smell a scent for 8-12 hours, even if its skin scent. If someone at arm’s length can smell it at 4-6 hours I’d say it’s performing very well.
I like a fragrance to last throughout my work day or the better part of it. I recently bought Maison Margiela’s On a Date – I actually bought two bottles of it because I realized after having one bottle for a few days that this scent doesn’t last very long, which was a bit disappointing but I like it so much that I do want to have it and be able to be lavish with it (in terms of reapplying, not in terms of dousing myself liberally).
I expect if I put it on at 8 am, it is still there early evening. Don’t expect it to be blasting, but soft skin scent I can still smell.
If I am still getting a whiff of it when I lie down at bedtime, then I’m a happy camper! And that is regardless of whether I applied it in the morning or much later in the day. Realistically though, I don’t expect anything much more than a skin scent if it’s 8-10+ hours.
I don’t mine reapplying my perfume but I want at least a good 6 hour scent bubble. I prefer beast mode fragrance projection but a moderate projection and sillage is also good. I like my fragrances to show up and show out. They cost enough! Not a big fan of skin scents except at bedtime.
I agree with everything you wrote!
I prefer perfumes that are not really ‘sweet’ more of the spicy kind. What I look for in a perfume is one that will last a few hours at least – preferably longer. I generally go for stronger scents and like a variety of notes in them too.