Love In White Creed 2005

I got to know the scent when it wasn't long on the market.
The saleswoman raved about it and called it a masterpiece of perfume art. She sprayed it on me. I didn't think it was bad, but it wasn't good enough for the price (and at that time I was just starting to take an interest in niche fragrances, so Creed was still unknown to me). He smelled indefinable to me, nice, but that's all he smelled.
Since my visit to the perfumery was during the lunch break, I went back to work afterwards.
My colleague found him penetrating.
I got a bad headache after 1 hour, I suspected the smell and washed it off, but it stuck like glue.
Creed was through with that for me: Association penetrance, headache and much too strong. Manifest in my head.
So whenever in the future a saleswoman wanted to show me a Creed fragrance, I waved it off. No, thanks
Today I know I was actually still too young and immature for this perfume.
Although it was conceived for the wedding and a certain degree of maturity is required of women who choose a bond for life, I believe that this fragrance is not perceived as it is under 40.
I was in my mid-30s and even though I had been married for a long time, had children and felt very grown up, it wasn't me. Still unfinished and no maturity for Love in White.
When do you grow up? We learn anew every day.

Yesterday I ran into the scent again. I was in the little niche perfumery and the salesgirl was wearing it. Without knowing what it was, I told her she would smell wonderful and asked what it was.
She said creed love in white and I didn't want to believe it. And it was right back to my defense. My brain reported: Attention, headaches...penetrating...
But my belly reported: wonderful, tender-blooded, innocent, airy, powdery, very fine with a hint of freshly grated orange peel. Very natural and absolutely accurate. I didn't even feel it chemically or artificially.
I dared to be sprayed with this scent and went out into the cold.
It got better and better, so delicate the flowers, so lively the orange and so cuddly the milky base for me. So balanced and unlike any scent I've ever tasted.
I remembered almost 15 years ago. To the words of the saleswoman, who was about the middle of her 50s: "A masterpiece"
Yes, now I smelled this masterpiece too. And I realized how much time has passed since then. And what's changed.
In my present life, hardly anything is the same as it was then.
Strokes of fate, changes.
But I have become more mature and adult, more adult also for Creed love in white.
Arriving at home, he had developed to a dreamlike beauty and close to his body, but still very present with a light, completely sufficient sillage.
Like when you sprinkle the flowers on the bride and groom...

I went back to town and bought him.
I couldn't help it, despite the price, which was halfway bearable at 30 percent.

And I've been enjoying it all day. I guess I grew up more than I did then.
I guess we never will...