The Positive Scent Project Blog

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How to Apply Perfume: The Ritual of Fragrance

Learn how to apply perfume for a more lasting scent experience, from skin preparation and placement to the art of letting it unfold. Read more...

Good Perfumes

Good perfumes do more than smell appealing for the first few minutes. Read more...

Where to Put Perfume

Knowing where to put perfume changes the way you experience it. Read more...

Where to Spray Perfume

Where you spray perfume changes the way you experience it. Read more...

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How Perfume Is Made

Learn how perfume is made, from the first idea through blending, resting, testing, and bottling, with a look at how our perfumers work. Read more...

What Is a Coffret? Fragrance Discovery Sets Explained

You have seen the word on a shelf, in a gift guide, or in the fine print of a fragrance launch. It sounds like it should mean something specific. It... Read more...

What Does Vetiver Smell Like in Perfume?

Ask most people to describe vetiver and you get the same three words. Earthy. Smoky. Masculine. All three are defensible and all three are incomplete. Vetiver is one of the... Read more...

What Does Vanilla Smell Like in Perfume?

Most people think they know. Vanilla is the cupcake note. The warm, sweet, comforting one. The safe choice. That is vanilla extract in a kitchen, and it is a small... Read more...

What Does Neroli Smell Like in Perfume?

Neroli is the note people describe as clean without being able to say why. It smells expensive and slightly soapy. It is floral, but it does not smell like a... Read more...

What Does a Rose Smell Like in Perfume?

Rose has an image problem, and it is not the flower's fault. Most people's reference point is not a living rose but a simplified rose impression in soap, rose water,... Read more...

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Do Candles Expire?

There is something reassuring about finding a favorite candle tucked away on a shelf, ready to fill a room with a familiar scent. But if it has been sitting there... Read more...