Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera 2007 Eau de Parfum
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You can't be what you're not...
With this quote from the wonderful song "Drag me to hell," I want to describe the perfume sharply.
From the very beginning, it was not my scent. Of course, it is pleasant, nice, and... And then I think to myself, nice is the little sister of... Oh, you know what I mean. But I am not really doing justice to the scent!
For a long time, I lurked around this rather attractive bottle, smelling it here, testing it there. But buying it? Maybe someday. Additionally, a friend from university always reached for this perfume. She never smelled bad, but could I have said that she wore a perfume? Back then, I loved everything with patchouli and didn't shy away from the fragrance oil either. Maybe you can understand me if you consider this detail. THUMP against tickling - My fragrance preferences back then against CA.
At some point, I arrived in life, university was over, just like the friendship with the aforementioned fragrance wearer. It was shortly after Christmas, and our drugstore offered all sorts of scents on sale, which came in special gift boxes. So also CA.
The perfume and a body lotion for 10 euros, why not? I had spent a lot of money on Christmas gifts, and the vacation had just been paid for, so why not? New year, new luck, new perfume. Back then, I was already using Parfumo for research purposes, and it had a better rating than today, I think even over 7 points. So many people can't be wrong?
Enthusiastically, I applied the perfume. After my Magnifique by Lancome was used up and I didn't want to pay astronomical prices for a scent I didn't necessarily need, I really wanted a new scent that would define me. And I am always excited about new purchases at first!
At first, I even liked it. It is clean, well-groomed, nice... But I don't want a nice perfume, I want one with character!
To give it that, I took it with me on vacation in the spring. It is a quirk of mine; every vacation I have a different perfume and then wear it with memories of the vacation. They are basically liquid vacation memories, and that is exactly what I want from them.
But even this charging with memories only managed to bring me back to the hotel bathroom. I see the brown bathroom, beautifully done, oriental, large shower. But no, that's not how I imagined it!
There is still a small remainder in my bottle, and when I wear it, I often ask myself: "Why?"
The last few days, we were visiting family on my husband's side, the other side of Germany, almost a short vacation. In my cosmetic bag in my handbag is the remainder, and even now I only smell the scent, but not images.
When I wear this very nice scent, it stings my nose. Something is synthetic, then a moisture comes that threatens to tip over into spoiled fruit at some point. From the comments, I could gather that I am not alone in this perception. But luckily, this spoiled note dissipates quickly (it doesn't last more than three minutes), and what remains is an arbitrary vanilla note. Vanilla, that always works, right? Yes, mostly it does. Still, this note reminds me more of cheap vanillin than of a fresh vanilla pod from Madagascar.
The longevity of the scent is rather modest, which is convenient for me regarding using it up; otherwise, it might have already ended up in the trash. But when I reapply after four hours, it is perceptible again (never more than two sprays!), without being intrusive.
After almost three years, I will be glad when this scent leaves my collection. And it is as Lord of the Lost sings - you can't be what you're not. It should be a lesson for me to buy a scent that doesn't really convince me just to fit in with the mainstream. Not that I usually wear particularly special scents - but any girl can wear that. If my 17-year-old niece wears it, I find it suitable. She is beautiful, graceful, and a bit shy. Maybe that’s why the scent fits, while I am no longer shy.
In a maximum of two weeks, CA should be a thing of the past. And I will not shed a tear for it. It is like my friendship with the old fragrance wearer: quite nice, and even in retrospect nice that it was there. But nice is not enough, and so CA will no longer teach me. And if someone walks by me wearing this scent, I certainly won't recognize it. Then that person smells well-groomed, nice - and for me, imperceptible as perfume.
From the very beginning, it was not my scent. Of course, it is pleasant, nice, and... And then I think to myself, nice is the little sister of... Oh, you know what I mean. But I am not really doing justice to the scent!
For a long time, I lurked around this rather attractive bottle, smelling it here, testing it there. But buying it? Maybe someday. Additionally, a friend from university always reached for this perfume. She never smelled bad, but could I have said that she wore a perfume? Back then, I loved everything with patchouli and didn't shy away from the fragrance oil either. Maybe you can understand me if you consider this detail. THUMP against tickling - My fragrance preferences back then against CA.
At some point, I arrived in life, university was over, just like the friendship with the aforementioned fragrance wearer. It was shortly after Christmas, and our drugstore offered all sorts of scents on sale, which came in special gift boxes. So also CA.
The perfume and a body lotion for 10 euros, why not? I had spent a lot of money on Christmas gifts, and the vacation had just been paid for, so why not? New year, new luck, new perfume. Back then, I was already using Parfumo for research purposes, and it had a better rating than today, I think even over 7 points. So many people can't be wrong?
Enthusiastically, I applied the perfume. After my Magnifique by Lancome was used up and I didn't want to pay astronomical prices for a scent I didn't necessarily need, I really wanted a new scent that would define me. And I am always excited about new purchases at first!
At first, I even liked it. It is clean, well-groomed, nice... But I don't want a nice perfume, I want one with character!
To give it that, I took it with me on vacation in the spring. It is a quirk of mine; every vacation I have a different perfume and then wear it with memories of the vacation. They are basically liquid vacation memories, and that is exactly what I want from them.
But even this charging with memories only managed to bring me back to the hotel bathroom. I see the brown bathroom, beautifully done, oriental, large shower. But no, that's not how I imagined it!
There is still a small remainder in my bottle, and when I wear it, I often ask myself: "Why?"
The last few days, we were visiting family on my husband's side, the other side of Germany, almost a short vacation. In my cosmetic bag in my handbag is the remainder, and even now I only smell the scent, but not images.
When I wear this very nice scent, it stings my nose. Something is synthetic, then a moisture comes that threatens to tip over into spoiled fruit at some point. From the comments, I could gather that I am not alone in this perception. But luckily, this spoiled note dissipates quickly (it doesn't last more than three minutes), and what remains is an arbitrary vanilla note. Vanilla, that always works, right? Yes, mostly it does. Still, this note reminds me more of cheap vanillin than of a fresh vanilla pod from Madagascar.
The longevity of the scent is rather modest, which is convenient for me regarding using it up; otherwise, it might have already ended up in the trash. But when I reapply after four hours, it is perceptible again (never more than two sprays!), without being intrusive.
After almost three years, I will be glad when this scent leaves my collection. And it is as Lord of the Lost sings - you can't be what you're not. It should be a lesson for me to buy a scent that doesn't really convince me just to fit in with the mainstream. Not that I usually wear particularly special scents - but any girl can wear that. If my 17-year-old niece wears it, I find it suitable. She is beautiful, graceful, and a bit shy. Maybe that’s why the scent fits, while I am no longer shy.
In a maximum of two weeks, CA should be a thing of the past. And I will not shed a tear for it. It is like my friendship with the old fragrance wearer: quite nice, and even in retrospect nice that it was there. But nice is not enough, and so CA will no longer teach me. And if someone walks by me wearing this scent, I certainly won't recognize it. Then that person smells well-groomed, nice - and for me, imperceptible as perfume.
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For me, perfume is something you wear or gift, but never throw away.
I also push through less loved products (15ml isn't too hard), because I deeply reject the idea of waste. Once I've decided, I stick with it as long as I can tolerate it. And the perfume doesn't smell bad; it's just not for me. But that's just how I am. :)