Balance February 18 - 67

Sweet smell
of success
Make sure
your date
doesn't
find you
memorable
for all
the wrong
reasons

ost of us tend to think of fragrance
as the ultimate finishing touch
when it comes to dating. But with
'overpowering fragrance' regularly
cited as a turn off in dating site surveys, that
aftershave or perfume you're wearing to make
yourself more desirable is just as likely to
turn you into an olfactory outlaw as it is the
object of someone's affections.
Overdo the fragrance and all you'll smell of
is insecurity (men are particularly guilty of
this, which is why I always suggest they make
sure they stick to the 'two sprays' rule).
Moreover, a recent study by the University
of Melbourne School of Engineering found a
third of people have had fragrance-induced
migraines, asthma attacks or allergies, not quite
what you're after when cupid comes a-calling.

M

PUT OFF THE SCENT
LEE
KYNASTON

Although a firm
believer that
real beauty comes
from the inside,
Lee sees no
harm in giving the
outside some TLC.

The problem is, it takes a confident person (not
to mention an exceptional deodorant) to go
fragrance-free on an important date, especially
since when we're nervous we produce the
particularly whiffy 'apocrine' sweat.
The multi-award winning Salt Of The Earth
Natural deodorant is ideal if you're looking
for a B.O. basher that's totally fragrance-free.
It's parabens, alcohol, CFCs and more free too
- and suitable for vegans. In addition, guys
might want to trim their pits. This will help
to minimise nasty niffs since each hair is like a
hotel for odour-causing bacteria.

An ode may help
you woo a lover;
an odour won't

KILLER VANILLA
AND T HEN
T HERE 'S...

Other
natural
deodorants
include
lemon juice,
baking soda
and corn
starch,
essential
oils and
coconut
oil. Though
not as
efficient as
commercial
versions,
you can
reapply
them as
often as
necessary.

If going totally fragrance-free sounds like too
much of a challenge, try going fragrance light
with the help of a product like Lush's 'Silky
Underwear' Dusting Powder.
Or if you still feel naked without an eau
de toilette, try a minimally-fragranced scent
like Escentric Molecules' legendary Molecule
01. This 'anti-perfume' for men and women
is based around a single fragrance note called
IsoE Super (often described as acting like a
pheromone). It is designed to enhance the
smell of your own skin with a barely-there
woodiness, rather than completely masking
it with a suffocating scent.
Or, hey, just forget fragrance altogether
and eat vanilla ice cream for your solo
Valentine's Day dessert. With its long history
as an aphrodisiac, the smell of vanilla is
one women love and men find arousing.
Ice cream: the ultimate weapon of mass
seduction. Who knew? B

FIV E FROM THE NATURAL WOR L D
Simple

❷
MAIN IMAGE: STOCKSY

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but so
clean

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February 2018 BA LA N CE

1.Escentric
Molecules' Molecule
01, £72 for
100ml EDT
(libertylondon.com)
2. Salt Of The Earth
Natural Unscented
Deodorant Spray,
£3.79
(crystalspring.co.uk)

3.Philips Series 1000
Bodygroom, £20
(boots.com)
4. Pure Grace,
£32.50 for 60ml EDT
(feelunique.com)
5.Lush Silky
Underwear Dusting
Powder, £6.50
(lush.com)

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http://www.boots.com http://www.libertylondon.com http://www.feelunique.com http://crystalspring.co.uk http://www.lush.com
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