Oil-based perfumes use a carrier oil like jojoba or coconut oil, which helps the fragrance last longer on the skin and offers a softer, more intimate scent. They tend to be less irritating and more moisturizing, with a scent that lingers for hours or even days. Alcohol-based perfumes, on the other hand, use alcohol as a base, which evaporates quickly, making the scent fade faster but giving it stronger projection. If you prefer a long-lasting, subtle fragrance, oil-based perfumes are ideal, while alcohol-based perfumes are great for a bold, noticeable scent. We have a blog that talks more in depth about this!

Make sure that you apply your fragrance on well moisturized skin! This makes a huge difference in the longevity of the wear time. If you don't moisturize first, your skin absorbs the oil like it would lotion.

There are two things going on with this:

One is that after a while, you'll start experiencing olfactory fatigue. Olfactory fatigue occurs when your sense of smell becomes temporarily less sensitive or accustomed to a particular scent after prolonged exposure. Essentially, your nose becomes less responsive to a smell because it's been continuously exposed to it. This is a natural adaptive process that helps prevent sensory overload and allows you to detect new and potentially more important odors in your environment. When you smell your beautiful perfume over and over again as you wear it, you'll be less able to smell it.

Two is that oil based perfumes have a slower evaporation rate than alcohol based perfumes. This means that while they stay around longer, they also "put out" less sent. They're more subtle.

There are several different industry standards for the strength of fragrance-to-carrier ratio. Our products are considered to be Parfum and are therefore considered to be “strong.” However, oil perfumes and alcohol perfumes are different, so a strong oil behaves differently than a strong alcohol perfume! You will not overpower any elevators with our scents - you will, however, experience them all day.