PERFUME bottles are often a work of art and thousands of Brits treat them as such, by putting them in pride of place around their home.
Although it may complete your aesthetic, it turns out storing your fragrances in your bathroom is bad – and people’s minds are blown.
TikTok extraordinaire Professor Perfume told her 293,000 followers that “nobody knows the proper way” to display your favourite sprays.
Despite most people being aware to keep bottles out of direct sunlight, it seems shoppers have a lot more to learn.
But the self-proclaimed “fragrance fair godmother” decided to educate TikTokers on the do’s and don’t’s of preserving your perfume.
The aroma-obsessed content creator said keeping your fragrances in your bathroom is a cardinal sin and will end up costing you.
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She explained if you store your scents correctly, they can last you “for years and years”.
Professor Perfume said: “If you keep your perfume in the bathroom, when you shower, all of the steam and constant temperature fluctuations are going to spoil your perfume a lot faster than if you store them correctly.
“Now, if you are thinking okay I’ll take them out of my bathroom and I’ll put them on my dresser or my windowsill, don’t do that either.
“Store your fragrance in a cool, dry, dark place. I always recommend your closet or a dresser drawer.
“Some people keep them in the fridge. You don’t have to go that far, but when you store them correctly they will last you for years and years.”
She reiterated her warning to viewers by adding another caption that read: “Say it with me: hide them away to make them stay!”
Social media users were stunned by the revelation, with the clip going viral and racking up over two million views.
One commented: “Woah I did not know this. So Eau de toilette does not go near the toilet!”
Another wrote: “Facts. I still have fragrances from high school that are still going strong.
A third said: “I learned this the hard way after putting them on my windowsill.”
A fourth added: “They shouldn’t make bottles so pretty!”
And a fifth chimed in: “I didn’t even know perfume spoiled.”
Others were left in a panic after explaining they had kept their fragrances in the bathroom for years – and were hastily heading to move it.
For another perfume preservation hack ahead of the Christmas party season, you will simply need a slither of Vaseline.
If you rub it on your pulse points before spritzing your favourite scent, the spray will cling to it – making it last even longer.
It’s also been recommended to spray perfume straight on to freshly moisturised skin with an unscented cream.
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The oily base will retain the fragrance for longer.
Similarly, you can add in the last few drops of a favourite scent in to a plain cream to make a gorgeous scented moisturiser.
