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The Scent of 23-Degree Mornings

I smell like freshly cut grass and I'm not sorry about it. Tokyo Bloom by The Different Company captures something most fragrances miss—that exact moment when spring gives way to summer, when the air tastes green and hopeful. Most floral fragrances feel like someone's idea of pretty. This one smells like stepping outside after rain, when dandelions push through sidewalk cracks and basil grows wild in forgotten corners. The opening hits like morning air through an open window—green, alive, unapologetic. Then jasmine blooms in the heart, but not the cloying kind that screams "feminine fragrance." It's jasmine like you'd find it in real life, mixed with cyclamen petals scattered across grass. Sweet but earned, pretty but grounded. The dry down surprises me every time. Warm musk and wood that somehow doesn't compete with the green notes, just deepens them. Like finding shade under a tree on the year's first hot day. It only lasts three hours, which used to frustrate me. Now I realize that's the point. Some beautiful things aren't meant to overstay their welcome—like spring itself. #beauty #fragrance #greenscents

The Scent of 23-Degree Mornings
Rachel Martin

Spring Smelled Like Grass and Ghosts

Spring always makes me restless. Like I’m supposed to begin again, but I don’t know where to start. So I reach for scents that smell like fresh starts: grass crushed underfoot, mist on leaves, steam off a teacup. My go-tos? Buly 1803 smells like moss clinging to stone in the Highlands. Chanel No.19—cool, distant, like green silk you can’t touch. Diptyque Ilio is all sun-drenched air and fruit skin. Penhaligon’s Steam Bath and SMN Potpourri bring plants indoors: wild, structured, strange. Akro Haze? Like someone smoked in the garden and left the windows open. Memo Inlé and Bvlgari White Tea are calmer—like floating. And Chanel Édimbourg, again, always, like wind in wet pine. Some days, I wear them just to feel like I’m somewhere else. Somewhere softer. Somewhere green. #beauty #fragrance #PerfumeJournal

Spring Smelled Like Grass and Ghosts
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My go-to summer perfumes (aka I liked them but don’t know how to describe scents lol)

Dior Eau Fraîche Don’t ask me why, it just smells… clean?? Pretty. Chill. I feel like it’s universally nice. There are 8 million reviews out there already anyway. Acqua di Parma – Bergamotto Smells like a lemon that’s about to burst. Tried it with a friend at the counter, and this one hit the hardest from the whole Blu Mediterraneo line. Acqua di Parma – Colonia Pura It smells cold. Like, emotionally distant. Cap is loose and the packaging flakes a bit, but I still love it lol. Dior Sauvage Same perfumer as Colonia Pura. Also: I love grapefruit. I blind bought it and had zero regrets. Addictive. Acqua di Rosa – Uomo If Eau Fraîche had a wild twin — sharp, citrusy, almost aggressive. But in a fun way. Cerruti 1881 Lemon + lavender. Gets woodier later. Fresh but also soft. Guerlain – Eau de Guerlain Citrus + green floral = a bit elegant? It smells like a garden in a linen shirt. Atelier Cologne – Pomélo Paradis Amazing first spray, but then it kind of tries too hard?? Still nice, but feels like it’s performing. Acqua di Rosa – Rosa Smells exactly like the detergent my mom used when I was a kid. Like sun-dried t-shirts on a clothesline. Weirdly comforting. #beauty #fragrance #summerperfume

My go-to summer perfumes (aka I liked them but don’t know how to describe scents lol)
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Scents That Know My Secrets

My skin tells different stories depending on the day. These five fragrances understand my moods better than I do. Acqua di Parma Opera 2 opens like morning light through venetian blinds—bright grapefruit that doesn't apologize for waking you up. Then basil and spices settle into something unexpectedly sophisticated, like finding poetry in a business meeting. The wood base stays close to skin, confident without shouting. Chanel Sycomore wraps around me like a favorite sweater that's seen too many seasons. Bitter vetiver and juniper that somehow feels comforting instead of harsh. It's the scent of someone who chooses solitude over small talk. Fümeur Aqua Vitae confuses everyone, including me. Jean-Claude Ellena's genius in a bottle—iris and watercress that turn warm and honeyed just when you think you understand them. It's the olfactory equivalent of a person who reveals themselves slowly, deliberately. Chanel 1957 is my armor for important days. That aldehydic brightness that makes everything feel possible, then soft white flowers that remind me I'm human. Cedar and cashmere in the base like expensive sheets after a long day. Byredo La Tulipe is my favorite contradiction—fresh laundry scent with roots in dark earth. Light enough for Beijing's deceptively warm autumn afternoons, complex enough to keep me interesting. #beauty #fragrance #scentjournal

Scents That Know My Secrets
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My Pillow Perfumes: So Good, I Sleep Like a Baby

Since summer started, I’ve barely had a single sleepless night—and I’m giving full credit to the scents on my pillow. These two “skin-but-better” bedtime perfumes? They knock me out and make me feel like the softest version of myself. — 🧖 JOURNAL – Galanga This one’s my go-to on sticky, humid nights. The galangal (South Asian ginger) isn’t sharp, but lingers just enough to slice through the heat. Imagine: a clean, just-showered beauty wrapped in linen. That’s what this smells like. The floral-soap undertone + soft spice = comfort in a bottle. I wear it day and night. — 🌙 SMN – Muschio Oro (Golden Musk) My long-time love. A musk that smells like skin, but better—warm, golden, quietly sexy. It’s subtle enough to feel like it’s yours, not your perfume’s. Also… if you believe in a little fragrance astrology: this one’s for gold-lovers, Earth/Water signs, and people manifesting love or career wins. (Don’t ask me why. Just trust.) #beauty #fragrance #softnightmagic

My Pillow Perfumes: So Good, I Sleep Like a Baby