When I spritz perfume on my body I have an instant reaction to its scent and for a split second it transports me back to a particular time and place in my life. My favorite scents all evoke memories that are my happiest and most meaningful, whether it be the first date with my husband or having the most amazing roll on the floor and pee your pants laugh with my sister or when my young son hugs me tight and says that he likes the way my skin smells.
Come to think of it, I don't own any perfumes that give me even a subtle feeling of sadness or give me headaches or that I used to wear when I was with an ex-boyfriend who happen to break my heart. Even if the bottle is full of product and looks so pretty on a vanity, I have no problems giving it away or throwing it out. If it doesn't make me feel like a million bucks its gone. This is not to say that I don't hold on to things that I shouldn't because trust me I do but, I'm definitely not a perfume hoarder. I don't have many perfumes only about six or seven bottles but I keep going back to the same ones. For me, its all about the scent and the memory that come with the initial spritz of nectar.
My favorite perfumes that I never get tired of are Agent Provocateur which stir feelings of sexual curiosity just like its lingerie ads do and give me the confidence of a rich older lady. Prada Milano reminds me of romatic moped rides with my husband and drinking Campari and soda in the piazzas of Italy, specifically near the Spanish Steps in beautiful and haunting city of Roma. Stella perfume and Stella in Two, both by Stella McCartney (the second one might be discontinued) remind me of playing in the park with my children and then having a picnic as we watched the swans float by on the pond. Lastly, is the perfume Island Living by India Hicks which reminds be of being in Barbados which is a place I most want to be and eat fly fish and have a beer or a rum punch with a pinch of cinnamon, sitting with the locals and feeling that caribbean heat on your shoulders.
For me its all about the scent which opens the treasure chest of all things beautiful in my past and my present.
What are your favorite perfumes and why? I've never tried a tag but this sounds like it would be fun so, tag you're it!
For me its all about the scent which opens the treasure chest of all things beautiful in my past and my present.
What are your favorite perfumes and why? I've never tried a tag but this sounds like it would be fun so, tag you're it!
