So in Chicago this past weekend, Mr. Mock bought me new perfume. It’s like a new version of a perfume I’ve worn forever called “Pleasures” only this one is “Pleasures Intense” - which you might think is just a stronger form of Pleasures but in reality it’s a totally different fragrance altogether. And can I just tell you how completely AWESOME I smell?
I’m serious. This is the first scent I’ve ever worn which makes me want to sniff my own wrists all throughout the day. I’m an intense pleasure to be around, quite frankly.
Mr. Mock is not a scent-wearer. When we first dated, I bought him some cologne of some sort as a surprise gift, because I figured that was what new girlfriends were supposed to do, and he was totally sweet and acted like it was the best present he’d ever received ever, when in fact it was every bit as useful to him as, say, a box of tampons.
Mr. Mock is, happily, one of those ridiculously gorgeous guys who does absolutely NOTHING to himself in order to look good. He emerges from the shower, after using some totally generic shampoo like Prell and totally normal soap like Zest or Dial, shakes his head a few times to get rid of the excess water, brushes his teeth and is ready to apply clothing. That is his entire bathroom routine. He does not even own a comb. In fact, I am not completely confident he could correctly identify a comb in an accessories/toiletries line-up. And it’s not because of a lack of hair. Anyone who knows Mr. Mock can attest that he has more hair on his head than any man is really entitled to have. It’s my most favorite feature of his (that I can talk about and still stay kid-friendly, that is).
Anyway, his routine is in STARK CONTRAST to MY bathroom routine, which naturally involves many sizes of bottles of products and potions and creams and ointments and astringents and moisturizers and lotions, most of which do absolutely nothing except make it really difficult to pack lightly for trips. That said, I am amazingly quick at readying myself in the mornings. I can be showered and made-up and coiffed in about 40 minutes. Still, this is an ETERNITY compared to the 3 minutes it takes Mr. Mock. And it is totally aggravating that he looks as good as he does with absolutely no effort whatsoever.
Men. They have no idea how good they have it.
I love perfume. I wear a bunch too. I’m that obnoxious woman that walks in the building, and you know I’m there because you can not only smell my perfumy goodness, you can taste the perfume cloud that lingers around me. I smell like a French whore. I will definitely do a sniff check at this new stuff and promptly marinate myself in it if I like it.
So let me see if I got this straight…. You had to go all the way to Chicago for your husband to give you intense pleasure?
Olivia J. Snarkypants- Your post really interests me. I have always assumed women who wear “clouds of perfume,” only do it because they can’t smell themselves anymore, and by the time the amount of perfume smells right to them, it is deadly to others. But you say you do it on purpose. You wouldn’t, presumably, enter an office and kick everyone in it, followed by screaming until everyone’s ears ring, but you do deaden everyone’s sense of smell and taste with your perfume quite regularly, you say. I’m not trying to get all personal-attacky on you, by any means, it’s just that any time I’ve asked an extremely heavy perfume wearer why she wears so much perfume, every single one has said, “I don’t wear that much perfume.” So your awareness that you wear an excess of perfume is a rare and wonderful thing. Why is it okay to make someone *taste* your perfume, it’s so heavy, but wrong to, say, blow an airhorn at them repeatedly? Do you believe that on some level people actually enjoy being overwhelmed with the smell? I’m really interested to know your thoughts.
I LOVE good perfume, too. I have about 15 different bottles on my dresser and I am always on the lookout for a new one that I like. I LOVE when a man has on a lot of GOOD cologne. There is a big difference between someone who wears a lot of stinky perfume/cologne and someone who wears a lot of good perfume/cologne. Of course, I realize this is just a matter of personal taste, but I did not realize it was wrong to repeatedly blow an airhorn in someone’s ear.
All kidding aside, Mock, can you describe what it smells like and save me a trip to the mall? (I order online) I love most kinds of Estee Lauder perfume, except Youth Dew, which makes me think of my grandmother. Also, 40 minutes is an exceptionally fast amount of time to get ready, especially if you have little ones running around.
It reminds me of fresh lilacs with a touch of really clean soap. It’s got a really super clean scent and it’s not overly flowery. It’s the best smell ever.
I myself do not wear clouds of perfume. The rule that I employ is simply that you should only be able to pick up on my perfume if you’re within 12 inches of me. Otherwise - too much. At least for me.
If you like Pleasures, you’ll love this. I also like Dazzling Gold, but don’t like Beautiful - if that helps you any.
OK…people like you irratate me. I think women who wear too much perfume should be banned from public buildings like smokers. I get migraines…bad ones…and I actually left a job because one woman would not stop it, even tho’ she was asked politely by the bosses. Sorry, Mock, I don’t care how much you like it, if I can smell it, I am in bed for days….
@sbarros-I think you meant to direct your comment to Miss Snarkypants. Mock said she doesn’t wear too much, and I said I love good perfume. Miss Snarkypants (or Madamoiselle Snarkypants, if you will) is the one who admitted she smelled like a French whore. But wow, if you get migraines from perfume, what does smog and pollution and bleach and cigarette smoke and diesel fumes and(you get my point) do to you?
Ah, yes, mlm, I live way way out in the country. I avoid everything. Yet I experience a plethora of migraines which has left me quite incapacitated therefore I work at home, do not use chemical cleaners, etc. I am trapped in my little world.
And you are also correct that I was directing most of the comment to Snarkypants. I got on a rant (plus I am bitchy because I am melting in my own skin today) on this topic because many people just don’t understand that others can be scent sensitive and just bathe themselves in perfume or cologne. Cigars, pipes, and cigarettes are just even more problematic.
Forgive me for the rant.
I love when we all make up and get along.
I’m not a fan of being able to smell people from yards away either - and that means people who reek of manufactured scents AND people who are suffering from a severe LACK of manufactured scents.
I may be assuming too much here, but I think snarkypants was kidding. I totally laughed at her french whore and marinade comments. Snarkypants - confirm or deny, if you’d like!
I thought she was kidding, too. I think her name probably indicates she can be a little sarcastic, which is one of my favorite qualities in a person. (”tasting” the perfume cloud almost made me pee) I am still going to totally buy this perfume, though, because the way you described it, Mock, it sounds like it will be one of my faves! Most of my perfume has a clean, light scent.
Do you hear that Estee Lauder? Send me a check at once for the free advertising you just got.
Yes, BO can be even worse than other odors. (My mom can really reek of both perfume and BO at the same time, I don’t know how.) Lemon and lavender are two scents I use a lot for cleaning and personal hygiene. For some reason these natural oils are tolerable.
If I pissed off Snarkypants, I am sorry for that too…this humidity is really getting to me today. I sent my husband out to purchase an a/c unit for my office.
I’ve never had anyone give me anything but compliments on my perfume. I am fluent in sarcasm. And I have thick snarky skin.