We can’t win them all 😩

Firstly, this is a lovely perfume of sweet fruity florals and ginger. I hate yucking peoples yums. I blind bought a 15ml travel because there was no where to test in store and it was at a great price. I expected to love this, perfume friends with the same tastes loved it and recommended trying it out. But unfortunately my olfactory system hates it and on my first wear I ended up being actually sick.

I gave it one more try this morning before shower. And it’s still a hard nope from me. From afar it’s a beautiful sweet, soft and fresh peony, that leans a little aquatic, with fruity and ginger nuances. On my skin it turns overwhelmingly warm, cloying and induces a nauseous that’s reminiscent of my morning sickness days with a migraine to match. I’m jealous of those that get to enjoy this and annoyed at my olfactory system that is hyperosmic to some synthetics.

It happens rarely, but when it happens it’s awful. And it’s not that the perfume smells bad, often they are beautiful fragrances but the effect on my brain and body isn’t good. I’ve tried to figure out the what and why, but have yet to make sense of it. For example, it happens with some perfumes with Cetalox or Cashmeran (like JHAG Not a Perfume and Z&V’s This is Her!, love them on other people, make me feel sick when I’ve had them on my skin) but not all perfumes that use these synthetics. Sometimes in perfumes with couramin and yet there are some perfumes with tonka that I love. I think in this one it might be Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone or calone thats causing the nausea as my nose is picking up the aquatic aspect really strongly. I guess I’ll never get to the bottom of it.

Ah well, we can’t win them all 😩