scents continued

Drakkar Noir – Its opening notes are unmistakable, basenote is pleasant and the entire universe smelled like this when it was a hit, includes; shampoo, soap and other cheap colognes . I wouldn’t dare wear this now in fear that I would unearth somebody else’s good/dark memories. I wish they’d make scents that last long as this.

Polo RL green – I sniffed on this last time I was in our stockroom (where the abandoned stuff reside) and wondered how the hell I carried this scent. Its way bigger than me...and way older.

If you love Poison® you will love Enchantment - nyahah! There was a time when copy cat scents abound, and it came in spray cans, was cheap and readily available. I once sprayed this all over like mad then went into a fully seated classroom. I remembered the class went still for about 10 seconds, and everything after that was a blur…I must’ve erased it in my memory.

Chaps – Argyle socks, bitin pants, and lotsa hair gel. No eyeliners tho.
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme - It brings sad memories.. dahil nanakaw sa classrroom!
Jazz YSL – An ex girlfriend told me she loves the scent.. coz her ex wears the same... I thought , that's cool.... now that I think bout it… that was lame.
Kouros YSL - Knowing I like these things my sister was my dealer of scents. I have no complaints, It was free.
Pleasures – Estee Lauder – my graduation from puberty, to part time adulthood. This toilette is light and pleasing. I barely know its there til I get compliments.

Perfumes can be boring or exciting, repulsive or attractive depending on the temperature, the whos, wheres, and whens. I find light fragrances best for the office due to close proximities, and it works well on Summer. Interesting scents are best at night, coz everyone have the right to smell unusual in the dark. As i grow older I also try to adjust what I wear, Johnson's baby cologne feels a tad bit too close to old home -or the crib. And when I smell baby ginger scents on old women, my brain gets confused. I have yet to understand the point of Old Spice and other barbero scents.

Scents and Sensibilities

I was looking for the male version of this perfume. The last time I tried it on, I was repulsed by its strong, tentacle-wrapping scent … I smelled of someone pulled out of a chocolate cake and dunked in coffee. The scent affixed on my coat, the coat hung in my closet and for some time was not worn. Then it started to smell pleasant and I began to like it. I actually started to sniff it when I’m rummaging through the closet.

Fastforward to one shopping day…there I was looking at perfumes and I recognized the shape of the bottle, I wasn’t sure it was the one I tried or if it was for men, it didn’t say “pour homme” (poor homey..nyahahaha) but I should’ve known better that “parfum” is exclusively women’s – but my nerdiness got the better of my judgment coz technically, “parfum” means a stronger concoction over ”eau de toilette” – and since I remembered it was a very strong scent then that must be it. Bought.

Surely enough the norm is not inclined to my geeky mind and after checking the net…I found out I bought the girl’s version. I’d say it is sweeter but generically the same as the men’s version, unmistakably Angel. Yummy at cooler temps but would probably smell like a bakeshop in hot or humid weather.

There is a magical thing goin on with scents, for one, you cant see it but its there, it can bring back memories as good if not better than thoughts….thats because the memory and smell brains are neighbors...neurons are…blah blah …geek speak.

I like scents and my wardrobe goes:

Cool Waters – Davidoff , a backburner scent, when I just feel like it..a scent most people would recognize these days coz their boyfriend/husband/uncle wears it.
Eternity – CK , I used to wear this with a slight thought that my scent is like my love to my ex which is forever….
Escape – CK , I bought this to try if it can subliminally tell ex I’m ready to abandon ship … and my mom goes crazy with this… crazy as in “I hope your co-workers are ok, my goodness you are making me dizzy!!”
True Star – Tommy Hillfiger , my first aqua, it was ok from d bottle, how it is on me, no idea, so far no one complains.
Curve – Curve, Chill, Crush – Liz Cairborne a set I got myself for Christmas. a cologne and a waste of money.
Magic Pheromone oil – got this from ebay, add says it will attract women…. didn’t say what kind of women…mosquitoes love it.
Johnson’s Baby cologne – after a steak meal, popcorn, and all the compounded restaurant smell, dabbing this around my lips n chin makes me believe I don’t really smell like food.
Bvlgari Pour Homme – Bvlgari , I loved it on first try, Im on my third bottle and its my when-in-doubt ‘toilette. Actually wore this on my first date with my fiancé…I think it worked.

And of course back in the good ol years I used to spray/dab on: .....to follow on next blog…..

Whale with wasabi

I'd like to see how this one turns out.

Junichi and Toru, the pro-whale activists have been arrested in Japan for exposing the truth about corruption in the taxpayer-funding whaling programme. Turns out that they've tracked where the whale meat ends up after it is "studied" which surely enough as every activists accusses the whaling programme - consumers. Japan is set to hunt and kill thousands of whales per year under the cloak of Science, dubbed "for research" . The government programme (wow!) insist that it isnecessary to kill the animal to study its life... oxymoronic ...hehehe... and this is from one of the most advanced nation on the planet... oh by the way, dolphin and whale meat is on the menu of the Japanese household.

We probly wont hear much from the Chinese consumers on this issue, as the populace is also gung-ho on shark's fin. The argument, as much as I've heard from Sino and Japanese acquaintances is: its downright meat. You eat cow meat, we eat whale meat. Some Japanese are used to eating them much like you would eat beef.

My way on putting it would be: Some Filipinos can eat dog meat. If they (Japanese whale-dolphin eaters) arent disgusted yet, they'd probably be at least balking on the idea of consuming pet friends. Same meat. Different mindset...and I havent even brought up the legality of specie endangerment.