Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Smells Good

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you 
across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived. 
-- Helen Keller


Can't sleep, I guess there's been a lot going on.  I'm thinking a lot about memories lately, how they can come up when you least expect it.  You can pass someone on the street and be thrown back into your past, catching the scent of maybe something your mother baked when you were little, or of a perfume worn by someone who used to love you.  These perfumes all bring memories back to me, at least for a little while.  I took the pics on a warm summer Saturday morning when anything was possible, or at least seemed more so than now in the dead of winter.

ELLE by Yves Saint Laurent: pink berries, lychee, peony, vetiver
 Fiori di Capri by Carthusia: carnation, lily of the valley, oak, amber
24, Faubourg by Hermes: floral amber, sun-drenched, glowing, sensual, light 
IF by Apothia: citrus, exotic flowers, clean pacific musk
Maitresse by Agent Provocateur: lotus, ylang ylang, osmanthus, jasmin sambac
Celestial Maracuja by Molton Brown: tuberose, jasmine, amber
White Patchouli by Tom Ford: citrus, coriander, jasmine, rose, sandalwood
Euphoria by Calvin Klein: luminescent, delicate, sheer, sensual
Eau Parfumée Au Thé Blanc by Bvlgari: artemisia, white pepper, musk, amber
Kim Kardashian: bright, sweet, pale wood, vanilla musk
Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf: an explosive mix of a thousand flowers
Infusion de Tubereuse by Prada: petigrain bigararde, blood orange, dynamone
Chance by Chanel: sweet sensual floral

8 comments:

Unknown said...

i have euphoria! holy moley.. u have so much perfume! I go through one bottle at a time. since ive been sick ive developed a really sensitive sense of smell and the perfumes i used to love - like euphoria are so strong and almost sickening! the only one i can stomach now is d&g 3 - a light summery fragrance.

Craftiness NOW said...

hi Hearthandmade, sorry to hear you've been feeling sick! hope u feel better soon. u reminded me that i forgot to include one i received years ago: d&g feminine, but it's all gone now.

k said...

oh my you have quite the perfume collection! jealous!

k said...

PS. Your shop is great! I especially love the handwritten initial pendants. Very cool.

Craftiness NOW said...

hi Krystal, thanks and thanks so much for following me! i MUST clarify though: the Etsy pics on my page are just a few of my favorite things that OTHER people have lovingly made that are featured on Etsy, not my work. i wish i could make all of those wonderful things tho!!

Craftiness NOW said...

oh, but i JUST bought one of those initial pendants and it was shipped out by the creator today, very exciting!!

Helen said...

Woow, are these all yours!?! I love a love so many of these scents, like Calvin Klein euphoria :)

Craftiness NOW said...

thanks, Helen, sounds like euphoria is popular :-)

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