11 Mar The Perfect Scent
I’m a marketer’s dream.
I completely buy into stories.
I’m looking for the perfect new scent. I’ve been looking for just the one that’s going to capture what I have to say.
I know, I know.
Scents don’t speak.
But I want mine to. I’d love to be able to be one of those women who have a signature scent, you smell them coming. There is a whiff of them in the air when they leave.
The closest that I’ve come to making anything a signature smell good is Jo Malone’s Red Roses. It smells luxe and powder-y without being something that makes me think of a grandmother—though, that isn’t always horrible.
It’s not that I’ve fallen out of love with the scent. I just want something that’s a a bit more reflective of who I am now. Something a little more complex.
There’s just this one that I can’t stop thinking about: Bond No. 9’s Perfumista Avenue.
By the brand’s own accord, the scent was “formulated for women—and specifically for a New York breed of woman who is stunning, bold, sexy, fearless, and daring; who knows what she wants, who is passionate, forthright and assured. She looks the part too, dressing with style and pizzazz. But while she may be polished and manicured, she’s a bit insouciant too.”
Well, that may not be me exactly, right now, but that’s really close to the sort of woman that I aspire to be. See what I mean about being a marketer’s dream?
Plus, “Pefumista Avenue was made for women everywhere who exhibit a New York state of mind. Super-strong and determined, this is an orientalist, leather-tinged blend that modernizes the breathtaking fresh, ultra-feminine rose (New York State’s official flower)”—who knew?!
The hint of something I couldn’t quite put my finger on? Rose, all grown up. It’s tinged with leather. Just what I need. It would be perfect layered over my Jo Malone Red Roses bar soap and body oil.
Basically, this scent is the current me, in a faux leather skirt, Yeti coat, beret and Kenzo clutch, all grown up.
Wearing: H&M Faux Fur Coat// Tees by Tina Turtleneck// H&M Faux Leather Circle Skirt// American Apparel Thigh High Socks// Markus Lupfer Glitter Booties// Kenzo Clutch// American Apparel Beret
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The only problem is this pretty hot pink bottle is a nice chunk of change.
Sigh.
What do you smell like? Does it fit you?
BeeKnocks
Posted at 02:24h, 12 MarchI’ve also been going through the “scent struggle.” Lately though, Tocca from Sephora has been my go to. Clean, fresh, feminine.
ChanningintheCity
Posted at 13:09h, 12 MarchOh, goooood choice. I love Tocca! So soft and refreshing. I love using their hand creams and body washes.
Mademoiselle_KJ
Posted at 02:46h, 13 MarchI’ve personally never found anything that worked so well and defined me so perfectly as Rihanna Reb’l Fleur (the black bottle not the red.) Ripe fruits & florals with musky vanilla, patchouli & amber. My friends automatically think of me when they smell it and I’ve been told I should never try another perfume because it’s “not me.” Although Fancy by Jessica Simpson is a second runner up.
“My grandmother in Barbados used to call me her Rebel Flower, over the years, I layered many different scents to get something that was truly my own. But I wanted…something that said ‘Rihanna was here.’ Something delicious and special, a fragrance with subtle hints that linger and leave a sexy memory.”
ChanningintheCity
Posted at 13:21h, 13 MarchListen, I’d be using anything Rihanna put out with hopes it was really her #BlackGirlMagic in a bottle for me to dose myself in. Awww, I love that your friends know your smell!! Good choice.