5/18/2009

On perfume

The test of a good perfume is my husband's nose. Do not think for a moment that the man can smell it. If it is anything other than Chanel, the man will sneeze 40 thousand juicy ones, making me regret my choice! Dab on some Chloe or Davidhoff and sit back at a safe distance to hear the loud anosmic review.

This morning, to my pleasure, I found a scratch and sniff card of Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist in the papers. I am usually wary of unknown perfumes..they remind me of talcum, cats and old ladies. They also have a propensity to give me a migraine. But today I was enticed by the name Cashmere Mist.

Inhaling warily at first, I sniffed a second time and a third with my eyes closed. It was wonderful. If a perfume could conjure visions of snow clad peaks, newly formed clouds, flower-filled valleys and cold crisp mountan air and a very elegant woman somewhere in this picture, this was it. It was quite a revelation, this Cashmere Mist.

And I also realized that I could not wear it. It simply was not me. Perfumes have a thing about personalities. Therefore I will admire it, love it and never buy any. I prefer to stick with my beloved husband-friendly Coco.

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  2. Hey this one was fun, esecially the sneeze-evaluation ;) I think I told you-- Chanel No. 5 actually smells awful one! Can't believe you're not elegant enough for DK though!

    Guess what else is funny...the comment before mine!

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  3. I swear..ha ha, who knows this may be my chance to cash in. I love Chanel No 5. It has the timeless chic of the little black dress.

    However, between looking for lost bags of jasmine rice and dreaming of Cashmere, I hope to find a touch of much-needed elegance somewhere :-)

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