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Health & Fitness

Making Scents of it All

A woman knows the power of a fragrance. A simple trace of a scent can evoke a wonderful memory, both for us and our significant other. A favorite perfume is more than essential oils and aromatic compounds. It is a sign of a woman’s personality, her mood and her style for that moment in time. As women move from their 20s into their 30s, 40s, 50s, and so on, major life changes are taking place; moving from college to work, moving home, marriage and children, career, job growth, and retirement. All these changes impact on how women view themselves and the way they present themselves to the world. In short, it is an expression of her beauty. It’s no wonder then that finding the perfect perfume for any occasion is as essential as the oils that go into it.

But, Do you stay with one, or do you have many fragrances depending on the occasion? Fragrances contain a wide variety of ingredients which vary not only in how they smell, but also in their "staying power" on the skin. Keep in mind when choosing a fragrance that it will smell one way when you first put it on, another scent several minutes after the fragrance is applied to the skin, and does the fragrance last several hours after the fragrance is applied. To get the most out of your fragrance, try the following tips.

1) Scents rise. So start spritzing at your ankles. Move to the backs of your knees or wrists and then to the nape of your neck or behind your ears. For a final touch, spritz a comb and run it through your hair.
2) Lotions may be applied to the skin before applying fragrance to extend its wear time. Whether lightly spritzed or luxuriously layered, perfumes, shower gels, and/or lotions, fragrances have a wonderful way of enhancing a woman’s beauty and her signature style. By the way ladies, if your significant other would be so bold as to admit it, they like fragrances as much as we do. Make sure you tell them when they wear a fragrance that you really like, and feel free to buy some shower gels, lotions or Tea Tree Hair care products for them to try as well.

Awake. Indulge. Invigorate. Recharge with the energizing fragrance and soothing feel of Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree Collection. Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree products—made with essential Tea Tree oil—refresh and impart an invigorating experience that stimulates the skin and scalp while providing a whole range of health and beauty benefits. • A full line of care, body and groom products tickle, tingle, and treat you to the best wake-up call nature has to offer. Tea Tree is an environmentally-minded brand with natural, holistic therapeutic qualities. Tea Tree Care products provide an invigorating experience that both stimulates the skin and scalp and cleanses the hair, scalp and body of impurities. The tingling and refreshing properties of these products make them the perfect choice to rejuvenate mind as well as body. Recharge and rejuvenate with Tea Tree.

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