Since Mother Eve in the Garden long ago

I kinda stopped wearing scent when I started the new job because I'm already pretty weird, didn't want to also be "the perfume lady". But some days I spend a lot of time alone, so I've gone back to it. Some from the "unreviewed" pile that I've been going with lately:

Languor: An opiate torpor, soporific, trancelike, and sublimely languid. A poet’s morphine dream, a listless journey into a gentle dream and the precipice of intoxicated madness. Paperwhite and black narcissus, three lilies, black poppy and tuberose and a hint of hypnotic opium den haze.

I have categorized this as a more "perfumey" scent because it's not based on florals or foods as far as I can smell, but according to the description above, it, uh, is based heavily on florals. It just smells nice to me, and lasts all day. I guess I get narcissus and lily? All of these flowers are ones I don't really have a particular smell memory for.

Hunger: Evokes sheer, unadulterated carnal lust. An undeniably warm and sensual scent. Black narcissus, orange blossoms, and vanilla.

I always love how extra BPAL descriptions are because I'm so basic. Smells nice! A bit like Languor, but sharper, which I think is the orange blossom. Also long-lasting, nice to sniff at in the afternoon when it's calmed down and soft.

Tushnamatay: Pure internal harmony and spiritual bliss: the perfected meditation blend.

The one I wore today and last Friday. To me, it's a very lush and blooming floral - not that I can pick out any of the notes, but it shouts "flowers!" in a way the others don't, even though they are apparently also florals. People in the forum talk about sandalwood and incense, which I think are what bring out the floral. Also, they're clues that I can't identify smells without knowing what the smells are supposed to be, lol.

The Sportive Sun: Heliotrope, amber, almond flower, frangipani, cedar, and calamus.

In the bottle, it's definitely darker than on my skin. I think the cedar/amber come through loud and clear ... maybe frangipani beneath them? The scent feels warm and dry - not tropical, but "place with a warm climate" more than "summer".

Trying to get back on my reviews!

Arcana: This is a scent that I classify as just smelling like "perfume" to me, rather than any individual notes. (Which probably means that the frankincense and/or neroli are the strongest ones and I just don't know what they smell like, as I can never recognize anything beyond most spices, basic garden flowers, and food.) It has a bite to it, which may be either the rosemary or the neroli (bitter orange flower). I don't get much of a change through the dry-down, either, just a gradual softening/mellowing, maybe a tiny bit more flowery. I do like it as an alternative to the florals I tend to gravitate to.

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Work on my latest dress is coming on apace ... I actually did a couple of skirt seams on the machine the other day! Of course, one of the seams was because I needed to piece the back right skirt panel as I thought it was a scrap and accidentally cut a chunk of it out for the waistband, but still.

I should probably go through and top-stitch all of the scallops on the neckline and pockets at this point, but I hate top-stitching, boo hoo.

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Interview went well. I felt really good about it as I was leaving, but by that night I was like, "well, I always feel like I 'made a good connection with the interviewers' and I still never get asked back, so let's not hold our breath." I really want to get an apartment in Oneonta and have a sweet little black cat named Spock, though.