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I put a smell on you.

My Style / January 14, 2020

I THINK THE ULTIMATE EYE-CANDY IS A TRAY FULL OF SHINY PERFUME BOTTLES.  WHEN I BUILT MY CUSTOM CLOSET WITH CALIFORNIA CLOSETS, I MADE SURE TO INCLUDE A SPOT FOR PRETTY AND PRATICAL ITEMS I NEED TO ACCESS EVERYDAY - THINGS I DIDN'T WANT TO HIDE IN A CABINET, OR TUCK AWAY OUT OF SIGHT.  THIS LITTLE LANDING IN MY CLOSET MAKES ME HAPPY EVERYDAY, PLUS I GET TO DIAL UP MY SCENT GAME SEEING ALL MY SMELLS IN ONE SPOT.

Currently I've got 5 perfumes and oils in the regular rotation.  There's my ride or die - Jo Malone.  I've been wearing it for about 7 years and it's got about a zillion memories associated with it from a very transformative time in my life, so it always gives me a little jolt as I put it on.  I'll mix it up with Santal 33 from Le Labo,, which I've been wearing more in the last few years. A woman walked into Furbish one day, looking all interestin and smellin' all good - her scent was so stirring I had to ask - and it was my intro to Le Labo.  Apparently it was the cool girl cologne a la mode, but it takes that shiz a hot minute to get to Raleigh.  These are my two go-tos.

One time, I got into an uber in Raleigh, and the driver told me I smelled good - I was wearing By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela - so now when I take Ubers in Raleigh, I wear that.

And there's L'eau by Diptyque, which personally I don't think smells very good per se, but it evokes crazy nostalgia in me for a great-aunt, and a place in time when I was about 8 and perpetually bored, but imaginative.

Lastly - I've never been an advanced smellstress (made that up) who can layer scents for a brand new one, but I have found success in wearing a base of one of the above mentioned perfumes and then dabbing on a little perfume oil from my friend Lauren Harrell Godfrey - founder of her eponymous jewelry line.  She did a small run of a very musky scent that comes in a small rollerball and it's perfect to dab on your wrist or behind your ear for a luxe layered approach to your scentery.  It's mixed really lovely with everything I've tried so far.

JO MALONE DARK AMBER & GINGER LILY

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LE LABO SANTAL 33

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MAISON MARGIELA ’REPLICA’ By The Fireplace

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Diptyque L'EAU EAU DE TOILETTE

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