{"id":91,"date":"2010-07-01T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T08:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forestsoftware.co.uk\/blog\/?p=91"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:38:58","slug":"smelling-good-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestsoftware.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/07\/smelling-good-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Smelling Good at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes : <\/span><\/span><p>Have you ever woken up in the morning and felt that you couldn&#8217;t get going but somehow stumbled out of bed and into the shower.\u00a0 Often, once you have had the shower you feel much better and wide-awake, ready to face the day ahead.<\/p>\n<p>You may think that this is down to the water but strangely much of the feeling good is down to the shower gell that you use.\u00a0 Many gels ad body washes contain smells, often based on natural fragrances and these affect the body and mind, waking them up.\u00a0 For example there is a well known range of shower gels based on mint and lemon &#8211; both of these aromas have been proved to affect the body in a positive way.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Another way that\u00a0 you can wake yourself up and feel good is to smell good at work.\u00a0 I am sure that you do not knowingly go into work with body\u00a0odour but at the end of the day, especially in the summer or if you work in a hot place there is the tendency to be less fresh than you started.\u00a0 In these circumstances a good deodorant or splash of perfume\/aftershave can be enough to get you through the day.\u00a0 There are many suppliers of perfumes including high-street stores, supermarkets and online stores such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=42251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fragrancedirect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is even possible to buy small bottles of perfume \/ aftershave that you can use to top up with during the day &#8211; this can help if you have a meeting that you need to go to at the end of the working day and you have been working in a stuffy office or sitting in\u00a0a car or on a train for several hours.\u00a0 The important thing to remember here is that you are topping up an existing fragrance and not to add a new one on top of the one you put on that morning.\u00a0 Fragrances are usually based around one of several basic scents families\u00a0:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Floral:\u00a0 Based on flowers, these are popular with many age groups.<\/li>\n<li>Fruity: &#8211; Normally based on\u00a0citrus fruits for a base these are often\u00a0fairly light and sweet smelling, making them good for everyday wear.<\/li>\n<li>Green: &#8211; These remind you of the outdoors on a summer\u2019s day, and tend to be favoured by younger people.<\/li>\n<li>Oceanic: &#8211; Fresh scents that tend to mimic the tang of the ocean air, again these are a good choice for everyday wear.<\/li>\n<li>Oriental: &#8211; Oriental scents tend to be fairly heavy, and rich with spices and heavier scented flowers making them superb for evenings out rather than as an everyday perfume or aftershave.<\/li>\n<li>Woody\/Musky: &#8211; These scents tend to be heavier, and usually suit a more mature person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should remember that every-ones body chemistry is slightly different and that this chemistry affects the different fragrances in different ways &#8211; this means that the fragrance that you like on someone else may not be the right one for you.\u00a0 One way to test this is to go into your local department store or store that sells aftershave or perfumes and use one of their testers &#8211; spray a little onto your wrist or neck and then leave it for several hours to see if you still like the smell.\u00a0 The reason for leaving it for some time is that many perfumes give off an initial burst of smell that can be different to the underlying basenote &#8211; it is this basenote that stays with you and is the one that you need to check.<\/p>\n<p>By using these simple tips you will not only smell better at work, but you will feel better about yourself and may even be more relaxed, just by adding a dash of shower gel in the morning and a splash of perfume or aftershave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--START MERCHANT:merchant name Fragrancedirect from affiliatewindow.com.--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=551&amp;v=9&amp;q=289&amp;r=42251\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=551&amp;v=9&amp;q=289&amp;r=42251\" alt=\"online perfume, aftershave and shower gel\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--END MERCHANT:merchant name Fragrancedirect from affiliatewindow.com--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes : <\/span><\/span>Have you ever woken up in the morning and felt that you couldn&#8217;t get going but somehow stumbled out of bed and into the shower.\u00a0 Often, once you have had the shower you feel much better and wide-awake, ready to face the day ahead. 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