Starting out to find a new scent to replace Miss Dior was an interesting and fun experience. Miss Dior was launched in 1957. Come to think of it, so was I. This put me in the 'mature but not old' age ranks. It was time to find something new, something from this century.
The search was interesting because the human nose can discern maybe 4 or 5 different scents before getting totally confused and muddled. Sniffing coffee beans (many fragrance counters keep them on hand) resets the sense of smell, but after too many I started to get a headache. So every time I would buy toothpaste or whatever at Shoppers Drug Mart I would wander over to the fragrance section and spray two or 3 samples on my wrists. A couple more scents would be sprayed on little paper blotters.
One of the cosmeticians at Shoppers' (Nancy) is actually an acquaintance of mine. We both went to adult's ice skating for a couple of years when my daughter was starting school. Nancy has been a great help, giving me samples of this and that to try at home, which made the search simpler.
The fun part was the hunt itself. There was a staggering number of fragrances to choose from, with new ones being introduced constantly. Which scent would win me over and replace Miss Dior? How many fragrances would I have to try before I found The One?
Starting out, one scent I really liked was Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue, which was a popular scent of choice at work. Unfortunately, it didn't like me - the scent disappeared almost as fast as I put it on. Light Blue was relegated to the 'like it but can't wear it' list.
Around that time my daughter was given Vera Wang's Princess for Christmas. It's a lovely scent, and naturally I tried it on but something was amiss. I liked it, but realized that the vanilla-laden scent was too young for me. This caught me by surprise, but then again, I had been wearing Miss Dior since 1984 and that was 25 years ago. I'd aged as well: I was separated, living in a cosy little house with my daughter and cat. I had returned to the job market after being a stay at home mom, so new experiences and many life changes were the norm.
It was definitely time for "something completely different".
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