Other than just wearing perfumes for pleasure, my other main intent is to find fragrances that will assist and/or facilitate dreaming and meditation. And enhance prayer and ritual.
One example of this would be finding a scent that matches up energetically with a specific Spirit guide. Improving my receptivity and making "communication" easier. I guess you could say that I'm looking for "keys" among something that is regarded as just another everyday item.
And last, but definitely not least, I sincerely believe that Life should be happy and fun whenever possible! So I've asked Blossom to join me in this endeavour. We felt it to be very appropriate considering her keen sense of smell. She is a "nose" in the truest sense of the word. Most canines are!
So here we are, just two Southern ladies sharing our thoughts and opinions about fragrance and other things. ENJOY!!!
If memory serves me correctly, then the 3rd of June is the one year anniversary of my being able to wear and enjoy fragrance again. After seventeen years of "perfume deprivation" I set out on a quest of sorts! I've spent quite a bit of time over the last year learning whats out there on the market now. What scents I've missed over that seventeen year span. And what oldies are still available.
On the first point: There have been HUGE numbers of perfumes created and released. Obviously the days of a Fragrance House taking their time and creating masterpieces that are only released every few years is long gone. Though I'm sure there are a few exceptions.
On the second point: A freaking hell of a lot!!!
And the third point: Not as many as I would have liked. And of those, there seems to be a large number that are reformulated versions. And from what I've been hearing they aren't nearly as good as what I remember from back in the day. And I'm being extraordinarily kind with my words. (I'll get on my soapbox about the whole oakmoss tragedy at a later time.)
Anyway, I've been acquiring as many fragrances as was financially feasible. My initial plan was to aim for quantity so that I have a broad spectrum of scents as my new foundation. Unfortunately that meant that some of my beloved perfumes will have to wait a bit longer to grace my dressing table once again! I've found that some of my "old loves" have been discontinued and are, sadly, no more. Others have undergone the dreaded reformulation, (don't get me started!!!) and lack the depth and quality that I remember. But everything is energy so their true Essence lives on forever!
At this point I have some where close to one hundred bottles of perfume, plus fifty three, or maybe its fifty six, mini bottles and vials. Now you see why I need to get a bit more organized! ha ha ha That isn't counting a few that were sooooo bad I immediately dropped them off at the Hospice Thrift Shop. I wouldn't even take them to the Women's shelter.... those gals have been through enough all ready!
So, lets see what this year holds. I have a lot more information under my belt... and up my nose! I'm even starting to incorporate the bottles into some of my artwork. But then, thats what a good "obsession" does. It brings happiness and beauty into most every aspect of one's life. And thats a wonderful thing! Hope everyone enjoys the lovely full moon. I'll be talking at y'all later.
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