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My grandmother passed away about a year ago, but it's been years since she was the person I remember--with Alzheimer's, it took ten long years for her to finally be at peace. As I was going through her things recently, I found old vial of her perfume. The smell instantly flooded me with brief moments, intimate details when I was young--that same smell when I hugged her, sat in her lap, played card games with her on her bed, etc.
Our memories are more than just visual--they're olfactory. And our olfactory memories are surprisingly strong. Ten years made my memories dimmer, but the smell of her perfume was uniquely hers. I want to have a signature perfume--not just a handful of perfumes I use whenever I feel like it, but a single scent that--in a sense--becomes part of who I am. I don't have one, and I barely even wear perfume, but that moment inspired me to look for one.
So.. Do any of you have a signature scent? Just one perfume you use more than any other--something that, if anyone who knew you smelled it, they'd think of you?
Our memories are more than just visual--they're olfactory. And our olfactory memories are surprisingly strong. Ten years made my memories dimmer, but the smell of her perfume was uniquely hers. I want to have a signature perfume--not just a handful of perfumes I use whenever I feel like it, but a single scent that--in a sense--becomes part of who I am. I don't have one, and I barely even wear perfume, but that moment inspired me to look for one.
So.. Do any of you have a signature scent? Just one perfume you use more than any other--something that, if anyone who knew you smelled it, they'd think of you?