A
lady friend and I were talking about perfume this morning over coffee.
We both declared perfume addicts, but with a big difference. She is a
one perfume woman (as signature she said) and collects lovers, changing
them frequently. I am the exact opposite, I change perfume often, but a
one man woman once I am happily committed.
Her
explanation to the one perfume is clear and simple, her signature; her
many lovers need no explanation; totally her own business. I think she
was hoping I would ask why, but I didn't!
For
me, perfume speaks. And it's not just the pleasant smell or that it
makes a woman feel feminine. It evokes emotions and memories. People can
sense your presence before you come close enough for them to actually
see you, and your presence lingers after you had gone. Very much like
music often does. It lingers in your mind and stored in your memory
which often pops up when your emotion of the moment calls for it
without your consciously doing so.
I
change my perfumes depending on occasions or moods. Fresh and floral
for day, sensual and musky for night, and a variety of subtle difference
in each category for different occasions. Most women put on perfume
for others; I do for myself, with company or not, and I spray perfume
every night even on my pillows.
Why
should I use just one perfume, when there are others better suited for
my mood, and better express how I feel for certain days, nights or
moments? Music too. If one likes rock, one can be equally fond of
concert music of Bach, no?
Like
all other delightful things in life, why limit yourself to one thing
only? If you adore steak, it doesn't mean you don't enjoy the change of a
lamp chop, right?
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