To make your own mini perfume, the first thing you need to do is boil water so that it’s warm enough to liquify the Vaseline (you don’t need it piping hot!). Once the Vaseline is melted, spritz in some of your favorite perfume. Gendler uses four sprays, but you can make it as concentrated as you want. Mix in the fragrance, then pop it in the fridge until the Vaseline is solid again.
Once the Vaseline is solid, you can take it with you anywhere—throw it in your work bag, take it on an airplane, bring it with you on a night out. Perfume also lasts longer on moisturized skin, so this hack might also make your perfumes last longer thanks to Vaseline’s occlusive benefits. Keep reading for the perfumes we’re doing this with first.