An extremely interesting post, particularly on the issue of the molecule size of certain ingredients and its impact on longevity. I’ve learnt quite a bit from Scent Bound on the more scientific aspects of perfume, so give it a look!
Creed Millesime Imperial is like a workaholic girlfriend: you’ve barely spent 20 minutes together and she has to run. Millesime Imperial and I had a great time together but it never lasted more than half an hour at a time. The blog community warned me that’s how Millesime Imperial is – it smells great but it doesn’t last very long. I thought, well, that’s them, maybe with me it will be different. I fell hard for it – the fresh melon note, the salty calone, the mild iris, it was just perfect…for 20 minutes.
First, I got on this guilt trip. Maybe it’s me. I’m not good enough. Maybe if I make my skin oilier, it will stick longer. No such luck. Okay, what if I put more of it and spray it on clothes. I got a 10-minute improvement. I figured, okay, then I guess I’ll have to…
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Kafkaesque 