The largest number of respondents wear perfume on their wrists! Where do you wear your perfume?”

2024/07/29

The largest number of respondents wear perfume on their wrists! Where do you wear your perfume?” (2024/07/29)


Survey Summary

We conducted a nationwide survey of men and women in their 20s to 50s on the question, “Where do you wear perfume?” The following is the result of a survey conducted on “Where do you wear your perfume?

People surveyed Men and women in their 20s to 50s nationwide
Number of answers 100
Survey date 2024/07/24
Method of survey Internet survey

Attributes

Gender

Age

Pref

Job

 

Many people wear them on their wrists and arms!

Where do you usually put your perfume?(Multiple answers allowed)

Wrist, arm: 61, Neck, chest: 30, leg: 15, ear: 14
clothes: 6, Waist area: 5, Other: 4

Below is a summary of the reasons for each.

《Wrist, arm》
  • Wrist is a good place to enjoy the fragrance of perfume by myself. (30s / Female / Kumamoto / Part-time job)
  • This is because I want to have a subtle fragrance when I move my hands. (40s / Male / Saitama / Full-time employee)
  • Because I like the fluffy scent when I move my hands. (40s / Female / Ehime / Full-time employee)
  • Because I am concerned about the smell on my arms. (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Full-time employee)
  • Because the smell spreads when it is moved (20s / Male / Saitama / Self-employed, free industry)
  • Because the fragrance is not too strong and is subtle (40s / Female / Osaka / Housewife)
  • When I put my hand out in public, etc., it smells good at that time. (40s / Female / Fukushima / Part-time job)
  • Because I think that a light touch on the pulse is sufficient. (50s / Female / Toyama / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because I can immediately check if the fragrance is not too strong (40s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • Because it smells softly when you reach out your hand in front of their face (20s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • Because I want to be able to smell it later when I move my hands (50s / Female / Hokkaido / Housewife)
  • I like it when I can smell it on a whim (20s / Female / Hyogo / Housewife)
  • I like the smell of perfume when I move my hands while working. (30s / Female / Osaka / Housewife)
  • Because it is not a very assertive place, so it can be scented subtly. (40s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • Because I feel like it will remain the best (20s / Female / Aichi / Part-time, part-time)
  • Because I am concerned about the smell on my wrists. (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Full-time employee)
  • Put it on the place where body temperature seems to be high (40s / Female / Hyogo / Self-employed, freelance)
  • I don't want to make too much of a statement to those around me, but I want to enjoy the fragrance myself, so I wear it on my wrist in the hope that only I can tell when I naturally put my hand close to my face. (30s / Female / Miyagi / Full-time employee)
  • I wear it on my wrist because I think the perfume smells just right. (30s / Female / Ibaraki / Full-time employee)
  • Because it's just right (30s / Male / Osaka / Full-time employee)
  • Scent when moving hands or face (50s / Female / Chiba / Housewife)
  • I like the way it smells when I move my hands. (40s / Female / Aichi / Housewife)
  • Because the people around me were also doing that (50s / Male / Tokyo / Part-time job)
  • In consideration of smelling harassment, choose a place where only you can faintly smell the scent. When I am not feeling well, other smells often make me feel sick, so I sniff my wrist and the familiar scent calms me down. I carry perfume with me as a talisman and a way to cope rather than as a fashionable accessory. (50s, female / Hiroshima / unemployed)
  • Because it is the easiest and easiest to blend in. (30s / Female / Shizuoka / Part-time, part-time)
  • It smells naturally every time I move my hands, and I can feel the fragrance myself. (20s / Female / Kanagawa / Part-time job)
  • It makes me sick if I put it around my neck, so I put it as far away from my mouth and nose as possible. (50s / male / Hyogo / full-time employee)
  • It is easy to put on, and in some cases, I can wash it with water to weaken the fragrance (50s / Female / Hyogo / Part-time job)
  • A sister of my relatives used to wear it in that place, so I imitated her and have continued to wear it. (I have heard that it is because the body temperature in this place is higher.) (40s / Female / Shimane / Self-employed, freelance)
  • I want it to smell just slightly around me and to myself. (50s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • To enjoy the fragrance when I move my hands (40s / Female / Saitama / Part-time)
  • The scent is not noticeable, and someone I know recommended my wrist (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because the scent is most easily conveyed (30s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • I like it because the fragrance spreads slightly when I move my hands. (50s / Female / Hyogo / Housewife)
  • Hands are often moved so you can smell the good scent yourself. Under the ears because I can smell it softly when my hair sways. (30s / Female / Kanagawa / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because I heard that the fragrance spreads easily (30s / Female / Tokyo / Part-time job)
  • I put it on my wrists and neck because it has a subtle perfume smell that is just right. (30s / Female / Kanagawa / Part-time job)
  • I thought it was something to put there somehow (30s / Female / Chiba / Full-time employee)
  • Because it is a part that is generally said. (40s / Male / Yamagata / Full-time employee)
  • When I was a student, I saw a TV drama in which people wore perfume on their wrists, so I imitated it and started wearing it on my wrists as well. (20s / Female / Hyogo / Part-time job)
  • Close to the nose and far from the face (40s / Female / Kanagawa / Unemployed)
  • Because the smell is the most natural (20s / Female / Aichi / Part-time job)
  • When I was in high school, the first time I wore perfume, a friend told me that perfume should be worn on the wrist, and I have been wearing it on my wrist ever since. (40s / Female / Fukuoka / Temporary staff, contract worker)
  • I looked up how to put on perfume on YouTube, but I found that too much perfume makes the smell too strong, so I put it on my neck after smoothing out the perfume on my wrists. (30s / Male / Aichi / Full-time employee)
  • Because it is lower than the height of the face and smells good (20s / Female / Tokyo / Part-time job)
  • Someone taught me to wear it on my wrist and behind my ear, but I am not particular about it. (40s / Male / Mie / Full-time employee)
  • I heard that it is effective if you put it on the place where the body temperature is high (50s / Male / Aichi / Full-time employee)
  • I feel that it is good to have a subtle fragrance on the wrist when handing something over. (30s / Female / Tokyo / Part-time job)
  • I hear that wearing it on the wrist is old-fashioned these days, but I think that, after all, the natural place to smell it is on the wrist. I think you can enjoy the fresh scent for a long time since it is not affected by body heat from the top of clothes. (30s / Female / Iwate / Full-time employee)
  • Away from the nose and faintly fragrant (40s / Female / Fukushima / Full-time employee)


《Neck, chest》
  • Because I can smell it with the slightest movement and it is soothing when I smell it myself. (50s / Female / Mie / Housewife)
  • I can recognize the fragrance myself, so I can prevent myself from putting on too much (40s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • I wear it around my neck because I feel like I can casually smell it when I get close to people. (20s / Female / Saitama / Full-time employee)
  • Because I think it is best to wear it around the neck (30s / Male / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
  • I put a small amount on both sides of my neck. The reason is that it is good to put it around my neck so that the fragrance wafts moderately to the surroundings. (40s / Male / Tokyo / Self-employed, freelance)
  • I feel that the scent is stronger on the neck because it is closer to the nose. I can smell the fragrance softly when I move. (30s / Female / Okinawa / Unemployed)
  • To be surrounded by a nice fragrance myself (50s / Male / Osaka / Full-time employee)
  • Because I think the fragrance goes around the whole body (30's / Male / Aomori / Full-time employee)
  • Because I can smell it when I pass people. (30s / Male / Miyagi / Full-time employee)
  • I have read in a magazine that it is good to put it on the “neck. (30s / Female / Okayama / Full-time employee)
  • Because I am concerned about the smell around my neck. (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Full-time employee)
  • It is because it seems that the fragrance of perfume can be wafted more in a place where the body temperature is higher. (20s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • Because I think it is hard to lose the smell and the fragrance of the perfume will remain for a while. (40s / Male / Aomori / Full-time employee)
  • If you put it on your neck, it naturally goes on your hair and smells great when you turn around or move. I move my wrists a lot. (30s / Female / Kumamoto / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because I like the feeling of softly wearing the upper body (40s / Female / Osaka / Self-employed, freelance)
  • It is easy to pick up and put on the place where it is easy to adjust the concentration of the fragrance. (30s / Female / Fukuoka / Part-time job)
  • Because it was recommended by a sales clerk (40s / Female / Tottori / Part-time)
  • It reduces unpleasant odors even when I start to sweat (30s / Male / Hokkaido / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because it is a place with high body temperature, so the fragrance of the perfume I put on spreads well. (40s / Male / Saitama / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because there is a sweaty smell from the neck (40s / Male / Nagasaki / Self-employed, freelance)
  • I like the smell of perfume myself, so I put it on my neck as far as I can smell it myself. I put it on my neck as far as I can smell it myself. I enjoy the change in smell as time goes by. (40s / Male / Kumamoto / Full-time employee)

 

《leg》
  • I have noticed that ankles are just right for a subtle fragrance that only I notice without bothering others around me. (40s / Female / Aomori / Housewife)
  • Because I want the overall fragrance to be soft and fluffy (50s / Female / Osaka / Housewife)
  • If it is too tight, I get a headache, so I put it on the bottom as much as possible (30s / Female / Kumamoto / Part-time job)
  • Because the slight fragrance lasts longer (40s / Male / Tokyo / Part-time job)
  • When I looked it up, I read that people who don't like too strong a smell can put it on their feet, so I've been using it on my feet ever since (30s / Male / Shiga / Unemployed)
  • Because the smell comes from inside the skirt to the top (30's / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • Because the fragrance is too strong when applied near the face (40s / Female / Tokyo / Housewife)
  • The temperature inside the momo is lower and the aroma lasts longer. (30s / Female / Tokyo / Self-employed, freelance)
  • Because it smells softly from below (30s / Female / Tokyo / Company Employee)
  • I think that the fragrance is more modest in its assertion when it is face-to-face and a little farther away. (50s / Female / Shizuoka / Housewife)
  • I want the scent to be a whiff when I move, not direct (50's / Female / Tokyo / Housewife)
  • I don't want to spread the fragrance around too much, so I wear it on my lap because I only want to smell it myself. (30s / Female / Okayama / Full-time employee)
  • Because I don't want it to smell too strong. I want it to be only lightly scented. (30s / Female / Hiroshima / Full-time employee)

 

《ear》
  • Because the fragrance is just right as the body temperature rises. Because it is easy for me to feel the fragrance, and it is also easy for me to recognize the strength of the fragrance. (40s / Female / Iwate / Part-time job)
  • It is because it is only faintly fragrant and I can enjoy the smell myself when I put it behind my ears. (40s / Female / Hiroshima / Housewife)
  • Because I want to smell the perfume strongly (40s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • Because I am concerned about the smell behind my ears. (40s / Male / Kyoto / Full-time employee)
  • Because I think that when I touch my hair or shake my head, a faint scent wafts through the air (50s / Female / Nagasaki / Housewife)
  • Because I think it is the part where perfume smells especially strong (20s / Male / Tokyo / Full-time employee)

 

《Other》
  • [Waist area] Perfume is scented from the bottom up, but it is difficult to perceive the scent at the ankles. (40s / Male / Iwate / Full-time employee)
  • [Waist area]Because a soft fragrance is good (40s / Male / Osaka / Full-time employee)
  • [Waist area]I heard that if you put it on there, it smells fluffy and just right. (40s / Female / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
  • [Waist area]The scent is not too strong because it is blocked by clothes, and the body temperature is moderately high and the scent rises faintly, so I think it is a comfortable part of the body that smells pleasant without being smelly. (40s / Female / Tokyo / Full-time employee)
  • [clothes]I referred to a manual on how to put on perfume. (50s / male / Oita / self-employed, freelance)
  • [clothes]Because I heard that it would have a natural fragrance (30's / Female / Kanagawa / Full-time employee)
  • [clothes]I like it so much that I can smell it indirectly on my clothes (40s / Female / Hyogo / Part-time)
  • [clothes]I referred to a manual on how to put on perfume. (50s / male / Oita / self-employed, freelance)
  • [underarm] Because I think it is the place where the smell is most noticeable. (40s / Male / Hyogo / Self-employed, freelance)
  • [underarm] Because it smells bad and I have to cover it up with a scent. (20s / Male / Chiba / Full-time employee)

summary

Regarding the place where they usually wear perfume, the largest number of respondents wear it on their wrists or arms.

Those who wear perfume on their arms and wrists often commented that “it smells faintly when I move my hands,” “the scent is not too strong,” and “the fragrance is easily conveyed to others.

Many of those who wear it on their necks and ankles also commented that they enjoy the scent themselves without it being too strong, indicating that many people wear it with the intention of enjoying the subtle fragrance throughout the entire body.

 

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