Thursday, September 8, 2011

Smell Good

My dependence on perfume started in high school when I discovered Cool Water.


I doused myself in it every morning. I'm 25 and I still own a bottle, and probably always will. It's the perfect summer scent, and takes me back to the year 2000!


Then I discovered Lucky - the jeans, the store, and clearly the perfume. Literally last week I threw away my last travel size bottle. I'm not really sure if I should buy another. Might be time to retire this one, but man... it smells so good! Reminds me of volleyball and my high school boyfriend. All the more reason why I probably shouldn't buy another bottle. Do women in their mid-20's still wear this perfume?

One of my more recent discoveries was Coach Poppy. Love at first sniff. I bought this over a year ago and still have more than half the bottle left. Whenever I wear Poppy, someone always smells it on me and compliments it. It's never the same person, but I do always get compliments. So, I'm not sure what the staying power of Poppy is, but I know I love it when I first put it on. So fresh and so inviting! And so not overwhelming, which is exactly what I look for in a perfume.

Just after finding Poppy, I was introduced to Daisy. I really think it will forever be in my perfume collection. It's delicious, light, flowery, and inviting. If I smelled it on someone else, I'd think based on smell alone they were a great person with a wam, inviting personality. I mean, not trying to toot my own horn, but....I think I fit the bill! 

I have a few other scents in the mix. Some Ralph Lauren ones and I've randomly gotten some samples that I never really loved the way I loved these. 

I'm such a sucker for the Ulta deals - they are always giving away free gifts with the purchase of a perfume. I was lured in over the weekend by that exact signage. 2 bottles of nailpolish and $100 later, I walked out with a new-to-me scent. Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani. Listen, I may not buy designer clothes or own very many designer handbags, but I'll be darned if I'm not ahead of the curve on perfumes. Does that count for anything? 

I haven't spent enough time wearing the Acqua di Gio to really be able to describe it to you, but I know when I told the sales associate about my other favories, it was one of her recommendations, and she hit the nail on the head! So, Acqua di Gio, I hope this is the beginning of a long and lasting relationship. Literally! 


By the way... I never thought I'd be the girl to write more than 2 words regarding my perfume. Oh well. At least you know I smell good!  

2 comments:

  1. I am so glad someone is as into perfume as I am! Ulta IS great for perfumes.

    I use Escada in the summer, Dior Pure Poison in the spring, and Hugo Boss Deep Red in the fall and winter...and of course, I have like 60 gazillion bottles of body spray from VS and B&BB! Oops.

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  2. I loooooove perfume. :) I have a few staples that I switch up based on season or mood: J'Adore Dior, Miss Dior Cherie, L'eau d'Issay Miyake, Viva la Juicy, and . . . Britney Spears' Curious. Seriously, it smells so good.

    Like you, they remind me of different times in my life. I am afraid of Acqua di Gio b/c my ex-boyfriend (who broke my heart) wore the man version, and now every time I smell it in passing, I'm overcome with nostalgia, etc.

    Today I'm wearing Juicy. It's such a happy scent. <3

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