A little bit about me...

Hello parfumo community!

Just like you, I'm absolutely passionate about the wonders of perfume. I never wore perfume until my mid-twenties, where the passion hit me after deciding to mail a stranger my old perfume collection because I did not love it. At this time in my life, I did not love the idea of perfume but I had a strong want to be beautiful... I had already spent countless hours learning how to use makeup properly (a skill I did not pick up until I 23), apply nail polish perfectly, and wear clothing to fit my body type. I was on a quest to transform the "ugly duckling" that I was into a beautiful, adult swan and thus my discovery of perfume became my passion.

I eyed several perfume sets at Sephora online and ended up blind buying a set of manufactured minis that contained Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy, Michael Kors Michael, Dior Addict 2, and Versace Yellow Diamond. I liked Viva La Juicy, I disliked Versace Yellow Diamond, and LOVED Michael Kors Michael and Dior Addict 2. I was faced with a dilemma: in my kit came a redeemable in-store coupon for a full sized bottle of one of these perfumes. Should I go with Michael or Addict 2? I galloped to the interwebs and discovered that most people preferred Dior Addict 2... so it was settled.... I was going to march into Sephora and get the full size of Dior Addict 2.

UGH! And then I get to Sephora (drove 4 hours away as my town did not have one) only to discover that they were sold out of Dior Addict 2. I felt a wave of anguish! Reluctantly, I picked up a box of Michael Kors Michael and looked at it. The box was small. I shook it. The perfume pleasantly thumped back at me. I decided it was not so bad that Sephora ran out of the perfume I drove so long to get and I walked over to the sale associate with a smile.

"Do you like tuberose?" She made small talk.
"What's that?" I said.
"It's a white floral. Michael has a lot of it, it smells very expensive." She nudged at me.

I drove home thinking about the difference between smelling expensive and not. The concept had never occurred to me before! I took the bottle out of the box and aimed a single glorious spray of my 1.0 oz perfume at my chest and truely experienced "tuberose".

I was in love.

My journey with fragrance had begun.