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Scents I Reach For When I Want to Disappear

Some fragrances don’t announce you—they soften your edges. These are the ones I wear when I want to feel like mist, like a memory someone almost caught. 1. MAD et LEN – Vetyver Bucolique Smells like standing barefoot in wet soil at dusk. Raw, unsweetened vetiver. Patchouli’s cool bitterness winds around thick black honey—it’s nature untouched, not romanticized. 2. Neandertal – Light A sharp inhale of cypress smoke and crushed pine needles. Green, biting, metallic. The leather and ambergris come later, like dusk after a storm. It’s a forest with teeth. 3. Meo Fusciuni – L’Oblio It tells a story of forgetting. River incense, yellow immortelle, and sun-warmed citrus. The iris here is paper-thin and mournful, wrapped in oak and sandalwood. It smells like something you once loved deeply. 4. Orto Parisi – Stercus It opens with rot—yes, really. Animalic, smoky, primal. But then something strange happens: the dirt turns warm. The musk softens. It’s like hugging the earth, sweat and soil and all. #beauty #fragrance #PerfumeForIntroverts

Scents I Reach For When I Want to Disappear
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2024 Perfume Diary (a.k.a. me trying to “buy less”)

I told myself I’d buy less this year. I didn’t. I mean, I tried. I even switched to samples and decants toward the end of the year—something about hoping to travel more, not wanting to drag full bottles around. But if I love something? Yeah… I’ll probably cave and get the full size when the sample’s 1/3 gone. My perfume of the year: MDCI L’Amoureux. Soft, ink-toned, warm, familiar in a way I can’t explain. People keep complimenting it. Year-round wear, zero aggression. Just… gentle. Sample of the year (tie): — Yalann’s Wild Garlic: a bit green, a touch soapy, oddly expensive. I feel a little scammed but also adored. — Byredo Blanche: people say Clean is cheaper and better, but I smelled it in-store and something clicked. It’s fresh. Half gone already. Worth it. Biggest heartbreak: Zegna Iris. I found it. Loved it. Realized it was discontinued. Resellers want a fortune, so I settled for a decant. If you know a soft, non-powdery iris with zero dirt vibes—please recommend. I’m mourning. #beauty #fragrance #realreview

2024 Perfume Diary (a.k.a. me trying to “buy less”)