Anyone else do this?

I've been having so much fun since I stopped reading scent notes.

When I fully grasped that at this price point its 100% synthetic fragrance oils (except the aromatherapy line which is a combo of essential oils + synthetic fragrance oils)

  • combined in such a way that our noses/brains 'perceive' certain florals, fruit, food etc. and that the sole purpose of written scent notes is to steer our perception so we'll learn to first categorize and then recognize a particular chemical combination as (for example) 'strawberry' or 'amber'

I decided to just wing it.

I LOVE to sample FFMs directly on my skin and just note whatever I smell (not what I'm 'supposed' to smell) in the opening and during the dry down - at 20-30 minute intervals (noting longevity as well).

p.s. Wowzers! I can still smell Madame Mystique after 5 hours?!

I've been having so much fun since I stopped reading scent notes.

When I fully grasped that at this price point its 100% synthetic fragrance oils (except the aromatherapy line which is a combo of essential oils + synthetic fragrance oils)

  • combined in such a way that our noses/brains 'perceive' certain florals, fruit, food etc. and that the sole purpose of written scent notes is to steer our perception so we'll learn to first categorize and then recognize a particular chemical combination as (for example) 'strawberry' or 'amber'

I decided to just wing it.

I LOVE to sample FFMs directly on my skin and just note whatever I smell (not what I'm 'supposed' to smell) in the opening and during the dry down - at 20-30 minute intervals (noting longevity as well).

p.s. Wowzers! I can still smell Madame Mystique after 5 hours?!