Ask Marilyn By Marilyn vos Savant
Once and for all, how long does a bottle of perfume last? I like to tease my mother by telling her she’s using perfume from the last century, but I’ve found so many different answers online, I don’t know the right thing to do myself.
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I believe this is the final answer: Perfume lasts as long as you continue to like the way it smells. Why should you discard a bottle of pleasing fragrance just because it’s six months or two years or two decades old? The decision is entirely up to your nose, as it was when the bottle was new. No expert can argue otherwise. If you think the perfume smells good, it is good! Got a question for Marilyn? Visit parade.com/askmarilyn CLEAR CARE® & OPTI-FREE® REPLENISH®
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