One of the very first scent-based memories I have is of my mom bending down to tuck me into bed when I was a little kid. She was wearing Emeraude, a deliciously scented perfume that is still available. I didn't know what it was called when I was a kid, and I am not sure I was even that aware that she was wearing perfume.\; it was just the scent that I associated with her. When I get a whiff of this perfume today, I am instantly transported back to my childhood and although the smell is not at all kid-like, it soothes me and brings me enormous pleasure when I smell it.
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| Me and Mom |
It is still a perfume I enjoy as an adult. In fact, I wear it often. The smell is amazing, and I get the added bonus of it bringing me the instant memories of my mom. I wear a lot of different scents, depending on my mood and I didn't realize that I was out of Emeraude until I decided to wear some the other day and I discovered the bottle was empty. I knew that the department stores don't carry it. In fact, the one time I "foolishly" asked about it in a department store, I was told by the haughty (
bitchy) saleswoman that Emeraude was only sold in drug stores. Can you say perfume snob?!?
I wonder if that is why more women don't wear it. Does wearing a perfume purchased in a drug store/Wal-Mart/Target make it less appealing than one purchased at Macy's/Nordstrom's/Saks? I have perfume that was bought for me and that I myself have bought. I don't care where it comes from. In fact, the less I have to spend, the happier I am. I guess I am going to enjoy my little secret and continue to wear Emeraude. (I just ordered two bottles of it to be sent to me from Amazon...less than $20 bucks - SCORE!!)
I didn't intend this to become an ad for Emeraude perfume. I just think it is amazing how memories and smell are so intrinsically linked together. There are many other scents that take me back also, but this is one that I can revisit with just a quick spray! Thanks Mom!!
