Incognito is an eau de toilette in Faberlic's men's range. Its notes are listed in the catalogue; this page is about the thing most people get wrong, which is quantity.
Your nose lies to you
Within about ten minutes of applying a fragrance, your own nose stops registering it. This is olfactory adaptation and it is universal — not a sign the fragrance has faded.
Almost all overapplication follows from it. You cannot smell your fragrance, so you add more, while everyone within two metres can smell it perfectly well.
Practical rule: judge the amount before you apply, not after. Two or three sprays for an eau de toilette. Then stop, regardless of what your nose tells you an hour later.
The distance test
- Someone leaning in to talk to you notices it — correct
- Someone sitting next to you notices it — acceptable
- Someone knows you have entered a room — too much
Where fragrance is unwelcome
Worth knowing rather than learning the hard way:
- Shared offices, particularly small ones
- Public transport
- Restaurants, where it competes with the food
- Medical settings — many ask for none at all
- Around anyone with asthma or migraine, for whom heavy fragrance is a genuine trigger rather than a preference
An eau de toilette is the right concentration for most of these contexts precisely because it stays close.
Application
Pulse points — wrists, neck, base of the throat. Do not rub the wrists together; the friction breaks down the opening.
Moisturised skin holds fragrance considerably longer than dry skin, which is the simplest fix if scent disappears on you within an hour.
Testing
On skin, thirty minutes minimum, one at a time. The full note structure is in the Faberlic catalogue.
Storage
Cool, dark, in the box. Heat and light degrade fragrance, and the bathroom supplies both.