If your hair is THIS color, you'll smell better... for longer

Coco Chanel once said that it was the height of arrogance for a woman to think that she smelled good enough to do without perfume... but this was an easy thing for her to say, considering...

Q: Perfumes last longer if your hair is naturally this color...?

a. Blonde

b. Brunette

c. Red 

This weekend while wandering around the brightly lit perimeters of beauty mega-store Sephora, it was overwhelming for both my nose and eyes to take in how many different perfumes are available... and for as many options as there are, it is weird to think that there is a nose that loves each scent represented. (If someone didn't like it, Sephora's buyers wouldn't stock it.) 

My shopping companion happened to actually be on the search for a new fragrance, so I was subjected to squirt and sniff a wide variety of the bejeweled, shiny bottles. For every 10 perfumes we tested, it seemed as if only one would smell even half-way decent... while the other's would smell dee-sgusting. Eventually our sense of smell, and patience, ran out, and we walked away without buying anything.

Since it is well documented that perfumes interact differently with each person's own natural chemistry, I always assumed one of two things: gross perfumes must either smell delicious when worn on the right person, or, there are lots of people that smell horrible due to lack of taste.

But, guess what? Even if you've managed to find one of the few perfume choices that actually DOES smell good, the length of time that perfume's scent lasts on your skin depends on something completely out of your control... the color of your hair! 

Your hair color is usually a good indicator of what your skin will be like; fairer hair usually goes hand in hand with dryer skin, and darker hair tends to be paired with oilier skin. Research has shown that the oilier your skin is, the better your fragrance is able to adhere and interact with your skin. (Whereas blonds and red-heads generally have dryer skin that won't hold the fragrance as long.)

Because of this, brunettes can get away with wearing less perfume than their blonder counterparts, and those with fair hair are recommended to wear fragranced moisturizers as opposed to sprays. (It is easier for dry skin to absorb the desired scent in this form.)

So, I guess blonds may have more fun... if they consider applying a lot of fragrance and lotion a good time. :)