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Scented Reading?
Sometimes when I think about the existence, especially popularity, of perfume blogs, I can’t help but think of irony. We can’t smell fragrances from the screen, so I wonder how the excitement can be put across. (Perfume television ads must go to the strange and extreme, there’s no “smell-o-vision,” either.) With fashion, we have images to guide us, but one should still be able to weave words in order to make an entry about an item interesting. It’s a difficult task. The readers of most fashion blogs need to be seriously interested, perhaps we must be obsessed. I don’t know, for I am just one person, and it’s hard to face fashion blogging with an objective view. It makes me wonder how well I interpret my subject. For instance, as a non-fan of fragrances, I would need some fantastic poetry to really understand the passion. I’m partial to think that a parfum writer should wildly imagine a visual picture of a favorite fragrance. Me, I don’t know what sage and cherry blossoms smell like by name.
What all writers should do, I suppose, is to consider the subject of “perfume writing” when we do our own, and think a little outside the bottle.
I’ll try to describe my favorite fragrance, Serenity: Cedar Wood & Clary Oils.
The first time I sensed the aroma, it felt like falling in love. I thought if I wore it, I might hold some of that power over others. I still can’t get enough of it, although too many sniffs and my nose tickles–after a time that turns to giddiness, which might represent some laughter and fun with a partner. The scent is relaxed, yet romantic. It matches my friendly and devoted heart.
I should wear it more often to test out it’s potency as a love potion. (Perhaps it will strike on only the right one, or so fancies my imagination.)
I should do something about this single thing.
Le sigh, Bath and Body Works, will you make more of this fragrance? They do have a *new* Serenity, which I will check out.
This article was fun, so I do believe I will write about perfume, now, on occasion!
by Designer Ella on January 11, 2006
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