Taking out one of may favorite bottles from one of my favorite houses. This is what @Paul Bartnicki referred to as a "Cute" Bottle 🤣 This is a wonderful cool spring day scent. It's fresh with a nice Patchouli forward fragrance. The dry down sees more woody amber but is a compliment getter. Have a great Monday Everyone!!

Lately I’ve been thinking about how differently fragrance works in real life versus how it’s often discussed online. Some scents make a strong first impression, but don’t go the distance. It’s rough when scents make that amazing first impression and then die on the vine for lack of longevity. I know I’ve doused myself before or reapplied to the point of ridiculousness hoping somehow that would extend the wear, only to feel embarrassed later for clearly overdoing it. I've also stained fabrics that way. I remember reading about a perfumer named Jean-Claude Ellena who spoke about preferring transparency, lightness, and clarity in perfumery rather than density or brute force performance. In that philosophy, some of the most beautiful materials are also the most fleeting by nature. Maybe that’s part of the tension with fragrance; what feels most captivating in the opening isn’t always what’s built to last through the day. I only know my strongest urges toward scents are often the ones most fleeting and it is frustrating, so I just keep chasing.