smells of smell...

Those feelings that a scent can provoke,that you sometimes might confuse with love.
You know when as soon as you pass by THAT person and catch that smell you get that tingly feeling in your stomach?You just want to kiss those lips.
Smell can do a lot, make you feel happy or sad,relaxed or excited even hungry or full.
A specific scent can remind you of a very specific moment,it can bring back memories and intrigue any kind of feeling.
Smell is endless,if you pay attention to a smell and try carefully to dissect it,sometimes you can discover that the one odour that caught your attention is actually made of a few different aromas...from the delicious smell of grandmas banana bread baking in the oven to the sexy cologne THAT person is wearing.
When you start to wonder about perfume you can get really surprised,the best way to explain it would be through an old Spanish saying;"Todo lo que brilla no es oro" wich means "all that glitters is not gold".
Starting to wonder about perfume at very young age,I've made tried making it mixing my favourite flowers with water in my mamas empty perfume sample bottles,but I was never satisfied since my homemade perfume wasn't cutting it compared to the one my parents bought for me when they went on a trip to Tetuan,a city in Northern Morocco.My perfume wasn't strong enough,it didn't have that kick to it,something was missing.So I just forgot about my method and turned to brand name synthetic perfume,always aware of the latest products by the biggest designers and collected men as well as women scents.At the age of 18 I moved to Toronto where I slowly started to become more environmentally aware and adopted a more organic lifestyle,starting by making my own cleaning products,a very dear person handed me a special book,"Fragrant Pharmacy"by Valerie Ann Worwood that's when I started getting involved with essential oils and started to make my own perfume.
I was amazed how beneficial essential oils are and and found out about the way to make real perfume,the natural stuff,the truth.Now,why did I have to go through all this to find out how the real stuff is made?I have no idea...Any how,I got to it eventually and It's extremely interesting,reading about essential oils and history of perfume making is always amazing.(Make sure you read essential oil CONTRAINDICATIONS before using them).
Freestyle is always best,in a dark vial mix your essential oils ,add your carrier ,let it sit for 6 weeks...and enjoy!.Was it planned?,No...just came up with it ;)




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