Scents and Sensibility

by Kena Paranjape on November 19, 2008

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I am a fragrance girl. I love everything that touches my skin to smell amazing - from hand soap, to body wash to laundry detergent. On summer mornings, I liberally spray on a light scent in eau de toilette form that slowly evaporates throughout the day, at which point I apply again before an evening out. In winter, I switch to a warm, spicy scent in a cream or lotion. A lotion works well in winter because it uniformly and subtlety scents, while luxuriously moisturizing (a must during cold months), your skin. Unlike an eau de parfum, which can be overpowering, especially for day, a cream or lotion leaves just enough fragrance for only friends and family who come close to detect. They will comment on how great you smell! The lotion version of scents are usually less of an investment and longer lasting than the eau de parfum versions as well. Even better, choose a gift set that includes a cream and spray. Apply the cream in the morning before work and keep the eau de parfum in your handbag to layer on before heading out in the evening.

Some of my favourite winter fragrances are Calvin Klein's Euphoria (won a prestigious FiFi - fragrance industry award - in 2006), Chanel Allure and Stella McCartney's Stella (the luxurious cream comes in a beautiful purple glass jar). All available at Sephora.

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