....inhale......
aaaaaahhhhhhh...
Isn't it funny how our sense of smell is so closely connected to our memories? I've just slathered on one of my favorite scents- Kai's gardenia body lotion. It brings me back to my Ron Herman days, enveloped in clouds of Kai spray while surrounded by racks of beautiful clothes and great people. I'm
extremely picky about my scents. Though I'd like to believe that everyone is, there are those masses who can wear just about anything, from the cloyingly sweet GAP scents to Bath and Body's scented alcohol sprays. Among my most hated are vanilla and sugary sweet smells, and most berry/fruit scents. I'm all about clean, grassy, and light floral scents.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a snob about it...I just really wouldn't be able to stand smelling myself all day that way. I've had my share of mass perfumes, from Gap Grass and Gap Dream to Clinique Happy, Bath and Body Moonlight Path, and B&B White Tea and Ginger.
Now that I've pretty much found my signature scent (heeellllo
Jo Malone!) Kai is the only other fragrance that I absolutely love. These two scents are both uplifting (to me!) and make me happy while wearing them. (though Kai in slightly more limited doses). It was such a relief to have finally found my signature scent!
A fashion blog- or any blog, for that matter- is such a visual experience. Though I can browse for hours, and be inspired by many posts, articles, and stories, there is something much more primal about smell. I am instantly transported away by a single whiff, taken over by a feeling of nostalgia, inspiration, relaxation, or pure happiness in a second. Until they invent a smell-o-vision tv/monitor, we'll all still have to live for those purely primal moments, where we can't control our thoughts, feelings, or reactions.
Haha.
Now I just hope no one else around me immediate recoils in disgust to my own personal perfume choices. I just very well may be the stinky person around!
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