Perfume.
Bane of my life.
I have to be very, very careful.
My personal aroma has a hard time with artificial scents.
I had no clue that I suffered from this condition until the following episode occurred.
We were going to Crete on vacation in 1989 and stopped by the Duty Free in LHR.
I wanted to buy Samsara perfume.
It was new,one of my girlies had it and it smelt divine. (on her)
Me - I'd like to try Samsara please.
Samsara rep (SR) - Of course miss ( *sigh* I was a Miss in those days)Now I'm a HIT!
SR proceeds to spray her wee bottle of scent on my wrist.
I nuzzle my nose down for a smell.
Me - yeugh,yeugh,yeugh
SR - What? What's wrong?
Me - *gagging*
SR - Miss are you ok?
I offer my sacrificial wrist, she inhales.
SR - YEUGH That smells like cat pee.
Me - *nodding*
SR - (calling over every other perfume rep) You've got to smell this on this girl, it's awful.
Now I am engulfed by sniffing reps each making varying noises of disgust.
Me - (Nose tucked into elbow) You need to get this off of me.
SR - Absolutely you can't go around smelling that bad.
A wet wipe was produced and the stench somewhat abated.
A humiliating discovery of a bodily condition. In a feckin airport! Not a lot of witnesses!
This poor wee innocent baby is probably still in Therapy!
I now only use Izzey Miyake, DKNY, Gucci and Clinique.
Just in case any of you are struggling with ideas for my Christmas present!
Lordy, that was a long drawn out affair just to get to the two lines directly above.
Happy Shopping darlings. Mwah xxxxxx
8 comments:
Chemistry is a freaky thing. Glad you found what works for you.
"engulfed by sniffing reps"
I think I may want to visit this place.
So we've gone from boobs to scents. What next? Don't answer that!
I have the same effect with certain deodorants. It is like my arm pits are a science lab.
LA - Thank you hon, I hope they work!
More yumms than yeucks so that
has to be good right?
Mike - They'll only sniff you if
you stink!
WC#3 - Beeeyooteeful voice!
Bilbo - My lips are sealed. Lips?
Double entendre ?
Narm - At least your
"Test aye cals" aren't
giving you grief!, every
cloud/science lab... :-)
I'm not sure I understand the difference. If you smell like cat's pee, then it's bad, but if a wine tastes like cat's pee, it's a good thing. I don't get it.
Gilahi - Maybe I should dab a little of the wine on my wrist, it could negate the whole "pee" thing and I'd come out smelling like roses!
This is hilarious- and I sing that Phoebe song all the time!
Now it's in my head...
<3
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