On Perfumes

I got inspired to write this because in a meeting last week with the whole team for Project JAJAVAN, I really loved the perfume Lester was wearing.  And when I asked him, it was Clinique Happy for men.

Almost everybody loves perfumes. It makes you feel clean, feminine and seductive (?).  I am a pefume lover myself.  I think this started when my mother would put Johnsons baby cologne on me before sending me off to grade school.  I carried it with me until high school.  And during that time, I liked teeby-bopper's colognes and perfumes.  My most favorite among them are Bench's B/Bare (cologne) and Penshoppe's bottled-up perfume Flirt.

I had the same perfume and cologne brands during college.  When Reymar was still courting me (uy....), he was the one who introduced J.Lo perfumes to me.  He is a perfume addict himself.  He would combine different perfume brands to arrive at the scent he wanted.  He gave me J.Lo's Blue Diamond.  It was J.Lo because he knew that Jennifer Lopez is my favorite actress and performer.

Later in college, I noticed how costly it was to maintain colognes because I would be able to consume a Bench/Penshoppe perfume which costs about 150 within only one month.  And since I lived in a meager allowance, that was quite costly.  I actually looked for several ways to cut on my perfume expenses because this seems unnecesary.  But I can't seem to live without putting colognes/perfumes.

Then a friend introduced Victoria's secret perfumes to me.  At first it was quite costly considering the types of perfumes I usually wear.  But later, I realized that it was actually more practical because the contents are so concentrated you'd use less spray and the scent would last longer.

Now,  it was actually like a year since I bought my last perfume and the following are the scents I am currently using...mixing and matching....

1. Victoria's secret special edition (i forgot the scent but its berry-ish with glitters)
2. CK Into you
3. Marks and Spencer Lavender from its floral collection (though I am not sure if this is for a girl)
4. J. Lo's Blue Diamond (yes, after about 7 years, meron pa cya)
5. Incanto Charms by Salvatore Ferragamo (Reymar's 24th bday gift for me)
6. Bath and Body Work's Sweet Pea (I forgot I just bought this pala and this is my most favorite for now)
7. Victoria's Secret Blossoming Romance

I think a perfume is a part of one's daily wardrobe.  It is nice that you'd look good...but it would be much nicer if you smell good too!