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Yoga for the nose
Somehow the beginning of my year is strange this time: instead of bootees I'm in the mood for pumps; I'm in the mood for music that I usually only like to hear on the balcony in summer; suddenly I start with yoga... and I dig out my summer scents (e.g. Un jardin sur le Nil) at the beginning of february, because I'm totally up for it right now.
Well, that may be because the winter here this year doesn't really get into the hooves. He's more of a... either winter light or autumn intense. But that doesn't explain why I can't wait to get my gym mat out every evening and bend to strange sounds - dear yogis: check me out.
Therefore I blame it also times on the more conscious perception (inhaling... exhaling...) that I like at the moment "Un jardin sur le Nil" very much. I've had him forever, loved him before and couldn't stand him for several years.
I never really found it suitable for a summer scent anyway. Although it's fresh, green and flowery, I always found it very static, not as transparent, fluffy and light as other summer fragrances.
I was never in Egypt, but I find the association dreamlike and somehow fitting: a glowing heat hangs over the land, but the garden on the banks of the Nile is cooled by wells and irrigation. This is what the humid air in it stands for, pressing but filled with the scent of the garden plants: fruits and vegetables, garden flowers and then, from afar, an oriental incense scent. Quiet, static, yet full of life. Well, a little artificial... but I don't care right now.
And then there is the similarity I feel to my current evening ritual: the yoga exercises make me calm, bring me down from everyday life and release new life energies. Yes, I think that sounds rather like an esoteric textbook, but I really feel that way right now.
In fact, the Nile Garden is my feel-good fragrance on the mat in the evening as well. Namaste!
Well, that may be because the winter here this year doesn't really get into the hooves. He's more of a... either winter light or autumn intense. But that doesn't explain why I can't wait to get my gym mat out every evening and bend to strange sounds - dear yogis: check me out.
Therefore I blame it also times on the more conscious perception (inhaling... exhaling...) that I like at the moment "Un jardin sur le Nil" very much. I've had him forever, loved him before and couldn't stand him for several years.
I never really found it suitable for a summer scent anyway. Although it's fresh, green and flowery, I always found it very static, not as transparent, fluffy and light as other summer fragrances.
I was never in Egypt, but I find the association dreamlike and somehow fitting: a glowing heat hangs over the land, but the garden on the banks of the Nile is cooled by wells and irrigation. This is what the humid air in it stands for, pressing but filled with the scent of the garden plants: fruits and vegetables, garden flowers and then, from afar, an oriental incense scent. Quiet, static, yet full of life. Well, a little artificial... but I don't care right now.
And then there is the similarity I feel to my current evening ritual: the yoga exercises make me calm, bring me down from everyday life and release new life energies. Yes, I think that sounds rather like an esoteric textbook, but I really feel that way right now.
In fact, the Nile Garden is my feel-good fragrance on the mat in the evening as well. Namaste!
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No scent for every dress code
For some time now I have been dealing - sometimes more and sometimes less gladly - with business dress codes. Where a few years ago my shirt blouse and blazer would have seemed out of place, they are now part of my daily routine - at least if I don't want to worry about whether I'm dressed appropriately for the occasion. Never before have I thought so much about materials, cuts and lint on my clothes as I did last year.
Admittedly: I've neglected perfumes during this time. With 2-3 scents I was safe and served over the year. Since this winter Fashion Decree is also part of the selection of these business perfumes.
I knew Fashion Decree before, liked the elegant rose and the patchouli touch. But despite the pink color and the name component Fashion, I found it almost a bit old-fashioned.
In the meantime, however, it is exactly what I appreciate about this fragrance: it is an individual alternative to many business classics, it is warm and soft, feminine but not sexy, noticeable but not intrusive, quite mature. Besides, it lasts all day without refill.
Since I know that the name Fashion Decree has less to do with catwalks than with dress codes, I find only the pink colour misleading. Last week I heard that pink and pink are not ideal in business outfits because they symbolize weakness.
Well, what's 100% perfect? A pink fluffy sweater on top.
Admittedly: I've neglected perfumes during this time. With 2-3 scents I was safe and served over the year. Since this winter Fashion Decree is also part of the selection of these business perfumes.
I knew Fashion Decree before, liked the elegant rose and the patchouli touch. But despite the pink color and the name component Fashion, I found it almost a bit old-fashioned.
In the meantime, however, it is exactly what I appreciate about this fragrance: it is an individual alternative to many business classics, it is warm and soft, feminine but not sexy, noticeable but not intrusive, quite mature. Besides, it lasts all day without refill.
Since I know that the name Fashion Decree has less to do with catwalks than with dress codes, I find only the pink colour misleading. Last week I heard that pink and pink are not ideal in business outfits because they symbolize weakness.
Well, what's 100% perfect? A pink fluffy sweater on top.
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Beautiful, but not exceptionally beautiful
In autumn and winter, combinations of patchouli and rose always work for me: as soon as the fog is over the fields, the days get darker and the wool sweaters are taken out of the wardrobe again with pleasure, I begin to enjoy the dark charm of this combination
Depending on mood and situation my taste varies from elegant scents like "Fashion Decree" to more morbid scents like "Midnight Poison".
Probably I also found "Blessing Silence" interesting because of that. It was presented to me as a winter scent suitable for office use. And - discreetly dosed - he also turned out to be such in my case: warm and soft, yet unobtrusive. I could even smell the silence contained in the name. Oud did not play an important role in the beginning, but remained in the base for a long time. It's a gentle oud, not one that screams to the surface.
I like the smell already. It doesn't really bother me. But he still is not allowed to move in with me: for a fragrance in the price category I am missing something... i just don't know what.
Even if the bottle is able to enhance my collection, the fragrance would be only one of many. It would be a shame. I'd rather stay with Fashion Decree.
Depending on mood and situation my taste varies from elegant scents like "Fashion Decree" to more morbid scents like "Midnight Poison".
Probably I also found "Blessing Silence" interesting because of that. It was presented to me as a winter scent suitable for office use. And - discreetly dosed - he also turned out to be such in my case: warm and soft, yet unobtrusive. I could even smell the silence contained in the name. Oud did not play an important role in the beginning, but remained in the base for a long time. It's a gentle oud, not one that screams to the surface.
I like the smell already. It doesn't really bother me. But he still is not allowed to move in with me: for a fragrance in the price category I am missing something... i just don't know what.
Even if the bottle is able to enhance my collection, the fragrance would be only one of many. It would be a shame. I'd rather stay with Fashion Decree.
