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Hot on the Scent.(perfumes)(Brief Article)
Hot on the Scent
When the fish are jumpin' and the air-conditioning is high, most of us like to smell as deliciously summery as we feel. By Lindsy Van Gelder
"People anticipate summer smells of cut grass, citrus, cucumber, apple, melon, even coconut," explains Alan R. Hirsch, director of the Smell & Taste Research Foundation in Chicago, "and if you don't wear them, there's a discordance." That doesn't mean you have to start bathing in lime juice, but the freshest fragrances during high summer are definitely green, blossomy, or fruity. Wearing the heavy stuff is like snorkeling in black leather.
Take a mist opportunity If you have a monogamous relationship with a year-round perfume that doesn't evoke orchards or beaches, at least lighten up the concentration. "Using perfume in the winter and an eau de toilette spray in the summer is a good rule," says perfumer Mandy Aftel. Cosmetics companies are now producing milder editions of some of their most popular scents, including Estee Lauder Summer Waters (light interpretations of Pleasures, Beautiful, and Beyond Paradise), Sheer Stella by Stella McCartney (juiced up with green tangerine), Calvin Klein Eternity Summer (with violet leaf, verbena, fig wood, and mimosa), and CK One Summer (a mix of tangerine, pineapple, and sand).
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