Looking after your perfumes

A few simple suggestions to keep your favourite fragrance smelling sweeter for longer

Did you know that the better you treat your perfumes, the better they will keep? There's no magic recipe to make that favourite scent last for ever without losing its wonderful aroma, but we do have a number of useful tips that should help stop it spoiling before its time.

Perfume needs to be kept away from light and heat. The bottles may look pretty on your dressing table, but if they sit there in full sunlight while you're out at work, you're simply speeding up the process of deterioration for no good reason. It's far better to put scents back in their boxes or keep them in a drawer or cupboard.

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