Vanilla Theodoros Kalotinis

I am an 80s child. So, a generation that still went outside and had to entertain themselves. I'm not saying this because I think the current generation is living wrong or we are right. Just for the understanding of my story. I have oriental roots. That's why some things were simply not possible back then. For example, pets. In my youth, I made it my mission to help elderly people and at the same time fulfill a wish that my parents would never have fulfilled for me. As I said, a pet. Whenever I saw older people with a dog, I befriended them, and over time I learned when they took their dogs for walks, where, etc.... until I finally asked them if I could take their dog for a walk.

Well, that's how it happened that over time I got about 4 German grandmas and 3 grandpas. Plus 7 dogs. Of course, not all at once. This all happened between my 12th and 17th year of life. I have many memories of that time and all those people. But when Vanilla arrived at my place and I smelled it for the first time, this scent transported me back to those apartments. When I had to go to them every year on Christmas Eve morning to get my presents that they had for me. The apartments of these people smelled exactly like this vanilla. I felt so comfortable and at home with these people back then. For me, they were my grandparents. They were there for me more than my real ones. That's not a reproach, rather a fact. I saw my real ones once a year for a few days. But these people helped me with school, gave me food when my parents were working, invited me to celebrations, took me into the city. All of this came back to me when I smelled this vanilla. Theodoros Kalotinis is an amazing perfumer. There are so many good perfumers out there, I don't know anyone who can present such realistic scents like he does. I find gourmands are not scents you can wear for a specific purpose. They are simply too realistic for that. A Coffee Addict can make the person next to you wonder if someone spilled coffee, for example. But what they definitely do is trigger memories and comfort. For me, Kalotinis is always a clear recommendation. The price-performance ratio is fantastic. I have nothing to complain about.