new scent
I smell of woodsmoke, vanilla, and sex.
Well, of the first two, anyway. The last is probably just my brain's way of translating "deeply carnal yumminess" into one word.
I took a trip to the Diptyque boutique this past weekend and picked up a bottle of Eau Duelle. I am enjoying it tremendously.
I don't wear scents often, and my usual is Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès, which is wonderfully exactly what it sounds like: green orange water. It's clean and bright and cuts through a dull day into a slice of citrus joy. I love it, but I wanted something a little different... thus, Eau Duelle.
I'm finding that's a remarkable scent, nice for day, and wonderful for night--especially as it changes and grows more complex as it reacts with my body chemistry. The top note is smoky, intensely--but never overly--so. That lasts for about an hour, after which the body of the scent, the vanilla, grows more rotund. On me, it's never quite feminine, nor evocative of baking cookies (although I confess it makes me wonder if it'll make others want to eat me up--not a bad thing), residing just on the familiar edge of exotic. Eventually, the end note of the frankincense comes out, a lilting piccolo counterpoint to the vanilla cello that you realize has been there all along, waiting for you to notice.
I keep sniffing myself and smiling. I told a friend yesterday, "I smell pretty!" and she laughed and agreed.
What scents do you like? Do you have a signature perfume?
Well, of the first two, anyway. The last is probably just my brain's way of translating "deeply carnal yumminess" into one word.
I took a trip to the Diptyque boutique this past weekend and picked up a bottle of Eau Duelle. I am enjoying it tremendously.
I don't wear scents often, and my usual is Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès, which is wonderfully exactly what it sounds like: green orange water. It's clean and bright and cuts through a dull day into a slice of citrus joy. I love it, but I wanted something a little different... thus, Eau Duelle.
I'm finding that's a remarkable scent, nice for day, and wonderful for night--especially as it changes and grows more complex as it reacts with my body chemistry. The top note is smoky, intensely--but never overly--so. That lasts for about an hour, after which the body of the scent, the vanilla, grows more rotund. On me, it's never quite feminine, nor evocative of baking cookies (although I confess it makes me wonder if it'll make others want to eat me up--not a bad thing), residing just on the familiar edge of exotic. Eventually, the end note of the frankincense comes out, a lilting piccolo counterpoint to the vanilla cello that you realize has been there all along, waiting for you to notice.
I keep sniffing myself and smiling. I told a friend yesterday, "I smell pretty!" and she laughed and agreed.
What scents do you like? Do you have a signature perfume?