Scents Sense
I love men's scents. I usually do not like women's.
Remind you of my general outlook? Just a tad, perhaps?
I own a few bottles of scented lotion from the Body Shop, Bath and Body Works, and while I use them every so often, I draw the line at spraying perfume. It's not that I don't like the concept of it, it's more a case of not liking the offerings aimed at women. At least not to wear myself. The flowery scents are just not for me. I find the scent of roses intoxicating, but bottle it and it's a turn off.
Men's scents, both those musky and those subtle, on the other hand, are a big turn on. I love the Brooks Brothers scent in particular, and a scent that Andrew wears that he left on my dresser. Those fragrances make me happy to smell. So why shouldn't I wear those? Yes, men's scents are brewed and bottled to attract women. But do female perfumes really attract men? Whenever I picked up a bottle at the perfume counter in Macy's, if I didn't immediately reject it, I was reminded of a great aunt or someone like that.
So why shouldn't we wear scents that we enjoy smelling? After all, while we do cease to smell things that we are constantly around, the person wearing a scent is the same person who has to endure the scent the longest.
A few days ago I misted some of Andrew's cologne into the air, twirled through it, and found it gave me a light, pleasant aroma. At least I hope it did. And really, no one else was around me for long enough to be bothered by it anyways.
So I was very very happy to read in the Times that companies have started marketing non-gendered scents.
Perhaps I'll buy myself some Bulgari.
Remind you of my general outlook? Just a tad, perhaps?
I own a few bottles of scented lotion from the Body Shop, Bath and Body Works, and while I use them every so often, I draw the line at spraying perfume. It's not that I don't like the concept of it, it's more a case of not liking the offerings aimed at women. At least not to wear myself. The flowery scents are just not for me. I find the scent of roses intoxicating, but bottle it and it's a turn off.
Men's scents, both those musky and those subtle, on the other hand, are a big turn on. I love the Brooks Brothers scent in particular, and a scent that Andrew wears that he left on my dresser. Those fragrances make me happy to smell. So why shouldn't I wear those? Yes, men's scents are brewed and bottled to attract women. But do female perfumes really attract men? Whenever I picked up a bottle at the perfume counter in Macy's, if I didn't immediately reject it, I was reminded of a great aunt or someone like that.
So why shouldn't we wear scents that we enjoy smelling? After all, while we do cease to smell things that we are constantly around, the person wearing a scent is the same person who has to endure the scent the longest.
A few days ago I misted some of Andrew's cologne into the air, twirled through it, and found it gave me a light, pleasant aroma. At least I hope it did. And really, no one else was around me for long enough to be bothered by it anyways.
So I was very very happy to read in the Times that companies have started marketing non-gendered scents.
Perhaps I'll buy myself some Bulgari.