What fragrance are you wearing today?

What resulted was a familiar smell, but I couldn't put my finger on it until the other day I dug up a dusty box of peach-scented candles we burned at our wedding reception, twenty-eight years ago.

Scent memory can be such an amazing, powerful thing…

What resulted was a familiar smell, but I couldn't put my finger on it until the other day I dug up a dusty box of peach-scented candles we burned at our wedding reception, twenty-eight years ago.

Scent memory can be such an amazing, powerful thing…

It's funny, Matthew, I was just having this conversation (via PM) with hawns of Chatillon Lux.  I purchased his Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli EdT and when I wore it for the first time, yesterday, for some reason it brought back a strong memory of my mother in the 1950s or 1960s.  I wondered if perhaps she wore a perfume at the time that Y/R/P is reminiscent of.  It might not have even been my mother.  As the scent is unisex, the thinking I had smelled something like it once before could have even come from another time and place.

Iris 39 (Le Labo) iris, violet, hyacinth, patchouli, sandalwood (?)

This is iris done in oil paint with a three-inch brush. It's deep, rich, and enormous. You may notice as much violet as iris, and from time to time there's this unexpected note of charred wood that pops out awkwardly. I've smelled it in all the Labo scents I've tried. It's not bothersome in the woodier fragrances, but in this heavily floral scent, it's a bit jarring. Luckily it doesn't last but a few minutes, and when it's blown away what you notice is Iris 39's simple, clean elegance. If you enjoy Trumper's violet shaving cream, then a light dusting of Iris 39 as you walk out the door might just be the perfect send off into a bright spring morning.

What resulted was a familiar smell, but I couldn't put my finger on it until the other day I dug up a dusty box of peach-scented candles we burned at our wedding reception, twenty-eight years ago.

Scent memory can be such an amazing, powerful thing…

It's funny, Matthew, I was just having this conversation (via PM) with hawns of Chatillon Lux.  I purchased his Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli EdT and when I wore it for the first time, yesterday, for some reason it brought back a strong memory of my mother in the 1950s or 1960s.  I wondered if perhaps she wore a perfume at the time that Y/R/P is reminiscent of.  It might not have even been my mother.  As the scent is unisex, the thinking I had smelled something like it once before could have even come from another time and place.

It’s always quite astonishing when a scent brings back some memory that we didn’t know we even had. It’s as if the memory is sitting somewhere dormant, behind a lock, and a specific scent turns out to be the key that fits that lock.

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