Saturday, February 12, 2011

One Woman's Fragrance Is Another's Stink

I am not much of a perfume fan. Except for my Elizabeth Arden Green Tea one, all perfumes in my room are either gifts, samples or my mother's. Instead, i prefer lotions because in addition to smelling nice, they moisturise my skin.

Before i go on, you should know that my friends tend to think that i have a wonky sense of smell. They think my Body Shop Grapefruit lotion is smelly. Okay, maybe citrus isn't their cup of tea. So i put on an Anna Sui lotion that i thought smelled sweet, girly and 'safe' for my friends' noses. Lo and behold, they didn't like it too.

Before heading out with Joyce and Karen a few evenings back, i slapped on my current fave: Body Shop's Satsuma Body Butter. It smells fruity and makes me feel as if i just spent an hour soaking in orange juice. So as i hopped into Joyce's car, i made them smell my hands, feeling rather confidently that this time, they would approve of the smell. I mean, it's orange. You can't go wrong with orange! And just what was the responses i received? Karen didn't like it and Joyce said i smelled like a taxi.

Say what?

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