05/01/2021

Gingeralena
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Gingeralena
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Dryer smell in a bottle
I grew up in a small village in Bavaria.
There were many children living in our street and our free time was spent romping around the various gardens, playing badminton in the street and climbing trees.
The summer scent of my childhood is composed of the smell of freshly mown grass, elderflowers, petrichor and just also the smell of freshly washed or dried laundry.
My one friend lived at the end of our street in her grandparents' house and once a week was laundry day. In the summer, we would hang out in front of the tilted window that led to the laundry room with our noses like junkies so we wouldn't miss the delicious smell that was coming out of there. Even then, I wished we could preserve smells for bad times, so we could sniff them when needed and remember the good times.
That's exactly what Byredo has done for me with this fragrance.
I can not perceive the individual fragrance notes listed here, I smell only the comforting, warming smell of fresh laundry and feel directly 20 years back.
So there is also no scent progression on my skin at all, but that doesn't bother me. Our house was unfortunately sold last year and my playmates from back then are of course now also all long grown up.
This fragrance catapults me but directly in the then, carefree time back and alone therefore he may probably move in. Whether I myself would like to smell like this, I do not know yet, but the calming, soothing effect that this smell has on me, I would not want to miss.
There were many children living in our street and our free time was spent romping around the various gardens, playing badminton in the street and climbing trees.
The summer scent of my childhood is composed of the smell of freshly mown grass, elderflowers, petrichor and just also the smell of freshly washed or dried laundry.
My one friend lived at the end of our street in her grandparents' house and once a week was laundry day. In the summer, we would hang out in front of the tilted window that led to the laundry room with our noses like junkies so we wouldn't miss the delicious smell that was coming out of there. Even then, I wished we could preserve smells for bad times, so we could sniff them when needed and remember the good times.
That's exactly what Byredo has done for me with this fragrance.
I can not perceive the individual fragrance notes listed here, I smell only the comforting, warming smell of fresh laundry and feel directly 20 years back.
So there is also no scent progression on my skin at all, but that doesn't bother me. Our house was unfortunately sold last year and my playmates from back then are of course now also all long grown up.
This fragrance catapults me but directly in the then, carefree time back and alone therefore he may probably move in. Whether I myself would like to smell like this, I do not know yet, but the calming, soothing effect that this smell has on me, I would not want to miss.
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