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smokingbootWoke on Sunday with an itchy rash and faintly peeling skin at one of the lymph sites. Looks like sunburn. Common side-effect apparently. The earache - another common side effect - has been around for days and I've no idea how to get rid of it. Can't wander round all day pressing a pillow against my ear. Right now I'm taking pain killers every morning, very irritating.
Strange dream last night; a man captured me intending my murder. We were in a place similar to a graveyard, but more like ruins, grey stone remnants of buildings in the grass, crumbled walls one had to climb over. I could see it from above as well as from my own eye view. I think the man must have thought me stupefied because he seemed astonished when I ran towards people, and an old mate suddenly appeared with her phone and called the police. It was all very easy to deal with though I was terrified at first.
Because of Storm Eowyn, treatment was cancelled on Friday so I spoiled myself with just a dab of experiment utterly forbidden for most of this experience of operations and treatment; they barely accept me using soap and deodorant's a total no-no.
R wants me to create a spreadsheet of acceptable perfumes. I can start by listing testers he need not get again. Time to abandon hope of anything remarkable coming from Escentric Molecules, even if I find the bottles cute enough. 2023 he got me a sample of their Molecule O1, (https://smokingboot.dreamwidth.org/1063333.html) which is basically Iso E Super, a very well known note in perfume. Anyone who has ever worn Calvin Klein's Obsession or Eternity will know the smell even if not familiar with its name. It smells like cedar/wood shavings, but its super power is that Iso E Super is great for longevity. You spray this first, then on goes your actual perfume, and it lasts a lot longer as well as being slightly intensified.
This year he got me a sample of Molecule O1+ Iris. By 'Iris' they mean orris root which gives off a very powdery scent often treated to bring a touch of violets. Somehow the staying power of Iso E Super has just plain disappeared and this perfume has hopelessly weak staying power, especially given a price of £124 per 100 ml. However when I was clearing out the cafetiere I got some grains on my wrist and the combination with violets was delectable. So I'll keep an eye out for coffee/violet combos, see if they suit me.
Strange dream last night; a man captured me intending my murder. We were in a place similar to a graveyard, but more like ruins, grey stone remnants of buildings in the grass, crumbled walls one had to climb over. I could see it from above as well as from my own eye view. I think the man must have thought me stupefied because he seemed astonished when I ran towards people, and an old mate suddenly appeared with her phone and called the police. It was all very easy to deal with though I was terrified at first.
Because of Storm Eowyn, treatment was cancelled on Friday so I spoiled myself with just a dab of experiment utterly forbidden for most of this experience of operations and treatment; they barely accept me using soap and deodorant's a total no-no.
R wants me to create a spreadsheet of acceptable perfumes. I can start by listing testers he need not get again. Time to abandon hope of anything remarkable coming from Escentric Molecules, even if I find the bottles cute enough. 2023 he got me a sample of their Molecule O1, (https://smokingboot.dreamwidth.org/1063333.html) which is basically Iso E Super, a very well known note in perfume. Anyone who has ever worn Calvin Klein's Obsession or Eternity will know the smell even if not familiar with its name. It smells like cedar/wood shavings, but its super power is that Iso E Super is great for longevity. You spray this first, then on goes your actual perfume, and it lasts a lot longer as well as being slightly intensified.
This year he got me a sample of Molecule O1+ Iris. By 'Iris' they mean orris root which gives off a very powdery scent often treated to bring a touch of violets. Somehow the staying power of Iso E Super has just plain disappeared and this perfume has hopelessly weak staying power, especially given a price of £124 per 100 ml. However when I was clearing out the cafetiere I got some grains on my wrist and the combination with violets was delectable. So I'll keep an eye out for coffee/violet combos, see if they suit me.
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Date: 2025-01-26 11:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-26 01:57 pm (UTC)Obsession is a strange one. There have been several iterations of it. I can't recall which ones include Iso E Super... possibly not the latest. You might be responding to the underlying vanilla/cinnamon/musk combo, delectable!
The problem you describe with Obsession is an issue with so many perfumes. Either the top notes are gorgeous but the dry down is generic or the top notes are dull and you have to wait ages before the luscious endnote emerges. The worst I found for this latter was Russian Oud II by Areej Le Doré. Russ described this as being like a French delicatessen, all meats and cheeses. When the initial pong dies down it is delicious but this only happens some 12 hours after you put it on!