Perfume | 28-12-2023
How to: using perfume in winter
Winter: while some people long for faraway, summery places, others intensely enjoy the cosy, cold winter days. Each season has its own unique characteristics. Whereas winter feels like a cold embrace, we often try to seek warmth in our choice of perfume during this period. Warm, sweet and spicy fragrances are therefore very popular during this period. In this blog, we offer you a complete guide on how to use perfume optimally during winter, including a selection of our favourite scents and fragrance notes for the cold season.
Winter vs. summer
In winter, you enjoy a long-lasting fragrance experience. This is because in cold weather conditions, perfume generally stays smelling longer, although the intensity is a little less than in summer. In warmer summer months, the skin activates the power of the perfume, but the fragrance also dissipates faster. Keep this in mind when choosing a winter perfume. People often go for more aromatic perfumes during cold months, so that the characteristic scent lingers all day.
Care in combination with perfume
Well-hydrated skin is the key to wearing perfume perfectly in winter. This is because fragrances adhere better to skin that is richly cared for. For the dry winter months, it is recommended to pamper your skin with a body lotion that intensely moisturises the skin or a nourishing body oil. Many perfume houses offer body lotions in the same fragrances as their perfumes, which not only optimally care for your skin but also enhance the scent of your perfume. This way, you create a harmonious, deeper scented experience that lasts all day.
Go for an Eau de Parfum
The perfume concentration, such as Eau de Toilette or Eau de Parfum, reflects the intensity of a perfume. This concentration, and thus the strength of a perfume, is determined by the percentage of perfume oil present. Eau de Parfum is the most common variant and is characterised by a composition of 10% to 20% perfume oil, making it more powerful than Eau de Toilette. Its rich concentration results in powerful and distinctive fragrances that are strikingly present. Eau de Parfum reveals its full splendour with an intense fragrance experience, especially when applied to the skin. In addition, Eau de Toilette can also be applied to clothing, although it is not specifically designed for that purpose. Thanks to the profound fragrance experience of an Eau de Parfum, it comes into its own during the winter months.
Our favourite perfumes from Skins for winter
BIBBI - Radio Child
Radio Child by BIBBI is a green fragrance that offers a tantalising sensation. Let yourself be enveloped in a warm blanket of fig and oakmoss, blending with aromas of black pepper and cashmere wood. The blend evokes an ultimate feeling of comfort and cosiness, perfect for winter days.
hima jomo - Winter in Manaslu
Winter in Manaslu by hima joma embodies winter, as the name suggests, with its delicious woody and musky scent. In your mind, you meander through snowy mountain slopes as aromas of peppermint, star anise and basil open the scent. Cool, icy top notes join accents of pine at the heart with a duo of cedar and sandalwood for an unexpectedly warm twist. Winter in Manaslu is the fragrance for someone who does not flee from winter, but rather embraces it in all its splendour.
In what places do you wear perfume in winter?
To get the most out of your perfume, don't just limit yourself to the traditional'hot spots' like wrists and neck, especially when these are covered by longer sleeves or higher necklines that can mask the scent. Instead, you can introduce a new dimension of fragrance experience by applying it directly to your clothes. However, be careful, especially with dark concentrations on light colours, as this can cause staining.
Take your wool jumper or cashmere cardigan, for example; a careful atomisation will make the scent come alive and offer a pleasant sensation every time you take off your jumper when entering a warmer environment. Keep in mind that it is better to diffuse the fragrance subtly from a distance than up close, to avoid over-concentration. Natural materials like wool and cashmere are ideal for this method of wearing perfume, creating a subtle but lingering scent experience that you carry with you throughout the day.
Recommended winter fragrance notes
| Cedarwood | Sandalwood |
| Pine | Firewood |
| Honey | Clove |
| Tangerine | Patchouli |
| Vanilla | Amber |
| Star anise | Suede |
| Cashmere | Black pepper |
| Plum | Leather |
| Chestnut |
