C.if you live it as a couple, in friendship or happily as a single, Saint Valentine remains there party of love. Towards someone, but above all themselves. We might as well celebrate it with a beautiful gesture par excellence, a beauty-themed gift. At the dawn of tradition, it is believed around 1300, the Valentines, love notes written in Dolce Stil Novo that sang “Love”. Today, to surprise the other half (or to make themselves happy), words may not be needed: there are other languagesthe. One more effective, we know, is the beauty. Starting from perfumes and particular olfactory notes.
Valentine’s Day 2022, beauty gifts for him and her
Valentine’s Day 2022, beauty gift ideas (in the center, Alicia Keys via IG)
Perfumes for her: rose, vanilla, lily of the valley so as not to be mistaken
Science itself has proven how the olfactory notes go straight to the area of the brain that processes the emotional experience, that is, the one that triggers emotions. That’s why for the feast of love, A perfume is always great gift idea: it is silent poetry, liquid emotion. Sure, how to choose it?
Pleasing oneself on the skin, on the nose, is not just a way of saying. On the contrary, the “recipe” of the attraction would have ingredients, or better known, very specific, on which studies and theories are wasted.
The Rose
To start, you shouldn’t go wrong giving a rose perfume. According to a study conducted by two research institutes in Sweden and Philadelphia and published in the scientific journal Plos One, the Rose is an olfactory certainty for communicate beauty and romance: the scent of rose oil is commonly associated with attractive female faces and delicacy, therefore, it is a welcome gift to be received by the female unconscious. Furthermore, even in dermatology, rose essence is recognized for its rebalancing, soothing and harmonizing action: aromatherapy wants me to drive out even negative emotions and jealousies.
The gourmands
Be careful with gourmand notesthe ones they should take by the throat: the only note that seems to agree between her and him seems to be there vanilla. Note for aphrodisiac properties since ancient times, more recent studies have found its effectiveness as a natural antidepressant due to the presence of molecules very similar to human pheromones: its sweet aroma has the ability to make people feel at ease, pampered … loved.
The lily of the valley
Among the flowers, the thrush: according to a study by the Small and Taste Research Foundation in Chicago, led by psychiatrist and neurologist Alan Hirsch, theThe scent of lily of the valley would stimulate male attractionmaking it fly on the podium of the most seductive notes on women’s skin. Can you believe it?
Men’s perfumes for Valentine’s Day: the notes he likes
And what to give, speak while staying in perfume theme, to him? I am three keynotes to focus on.
The vetiverof Indian origin like the patchouli, is a herbaceous plant from which one of the most used essential oils in men’s perfumery is obtained. First launched in the 1960s, it became popular thanks to the perfume of the same name French couturière Marie-Louise Carven she dedicated to her husband as a token of love. A “classic”, today, that men like for his elegant olfactory signaturefresh and with an earthy scent.
Considered since ancient times a precious essence for its alleged aphrodisiac virtues, musk is another very popular passepartout in men because it gives off a certain amount of refined sensuality on the wearer: Another research from the Small and Taste Research Foundation has shown that women are about 1,000 times more sensitive to this typically masculine aroma and consequently more attracted to men who use musk-based perfumes.
Finally, you are not mistaken with cedar: men like him for his ability to stay always fresh and to make them feel a little like children (they say you remember the scents of old school wooden crayons) and to women for their fizziness.
Other beauty gifts for Valentine’s day 2022? Make up and barbershop
Not just fragrances, of course, to make a declaration of love in beauty.
For her, the make up reserve small objects of desire, to give and treat yourself: gritty “fiery” lipsticks, or delicate palettes and blushes in limited edition, they indulge romanticism or the desire for seduction. Even hairdryers, stylers and hair tools are always among the best friends of women. Finally, bath or massage oils are an idea that is also an invitation to two.
And for him? Always welcome (so much so as to record an exponential growth in sales, + 30% only in Italy) the skincare and barbershop sector. By now, formulations designed for male skin offer as high performance and research as the female versions, but also the classics such as aftershave, shaving gel and after shave they reinvent themselves, increasingly sought after. So he won’t steal yours anymore.
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