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French women have a very specific hack forbetter sleepthat has to do with perfume.

This French Hack for Better Sleep Is Both Chic and Simple

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Now its time to talk about the benefits of using perfume for better sleep.

I also use Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle, but at night I always use musk, she said.

Wearing perfume helps separate day and night.

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I talked about this habit at length with Sylvie Durcudoy, director of communications forDior Beauty.

For her this habit is based on the evocative power that aromas have and their ability to provoke sensations.

Especially if its a pattern that repeats every night with the same scent, Durcudoy says.

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She added that perfume has a power over our emotions and mood.

Our brain associates each scent with an experience, a memory, a situation, she says.

For me, it is a comforting ritual.

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After a very hot shower and a full facial beauty ritual, spraying fragrance is like taking melatonin.

For Durcudoy, the choice of this scent has to do with memories.

Eden-Roc is a fragrance that pays homage to the carefree lifestyle of the French Riviera.

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It is a combination of Mediterranean scents with a salty touch.

And Durcudoy also has childhood memories regarding the habit of wearing perfume to bed.

Others perfume the bed with specific scented waters for the sheets, she explains.

As for why French women do this, the expert has her own theory.

In France the relationship with perfume develops from a very early age, Durcudoy notes.

There is a real perfume culture.

People express themselves with knowledge on the subject and have criteria.

It is common to collect miniatures of fragrances and to be aware of important launches.