Thursday, July 03, 2008

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 fiancĂ©…I think it worked.

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