Dear all,
Yes I noticed that I have disappeared for quite some time. Have been trying to catch up with my proper work and I am still getting over the fact that I failed one of my ACCA papers in the June 10 sitting. It was the Law paper. So I will be retaking it, on top of another paper, in Dec 10, and I haven't started any revision so far. Anyhow, don't have to wish me luck because I believe luck will only happen when there is sufficient preparation.
I had F5 classes over the last weekend of August & I swear it totally drained my energy. The class was okay but the intensive hours of paying attention in class, which was followed by driving on the road for about 1.5hrs. I was only fully recharged after a week. And this is going to happen again this weekend. I am still thinking what I should do to make myself less tired. Age is really catching up. Haha!
Back to the topic, I know a lot of people would like to give others perfume as a birthday gift. Honestly, do you know what kind of smell the other person loves or loathes?
So far I have received 4 bottle of perfumes as follows. They are arranged in the order I received them:
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| Davidoff Echo |
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| Davidoff Cool Water Wave |
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| Armani Code |
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| Dior Addict 2 |
First three perfumes were given to me as my birthday gifts, not the same year of course. I am grateful to receive them as a gift, as perfumes are not cheap. But this is where the problem lies, you are grateful to receive such presents but the scent is what the person who offers the gift likes, not you yourself. For sure they will not get you something which makes you feel like throwing up whenever you dabbed on them for the day. You know it comes from their heart, when they bought it for you, they thought of you, thinking that it suits your personality. But deep down in your heart, you will know immediately whether you like the scent or not. The scent may be bearable but it lacks the kick, the excitement, the confidence generated from deep within when you wear it. To be honest, I have seen friends who use the perfume given to her as a gift to spray on her shoes / heels. I will never do that because everything given to me is precious to me, even if it lacks the Omph!
Personally I like scent which is vibrant, lively and has a hint of men's musky smell, like my all time favorite CK One. I have fallen in love with Dior Addict 2 for a long while, I think it has definitely been more than 12 months and recently, someone who owed me a gift (very much long overdue, btw) was going overseas, and she asked me what perfume I would like. See, this is the trick, if you want to get a perfume for someone, always ask for any preferences. So I told her to get me Dior Addict 2, complete with a Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream.
(The ice cream is out of the topic but it is making me drool again!Trust me, I got both the perfume & ice cream in the end...)
When I received the Dior Addict 2, I was overwhelmed with happiness, and whenever I wear it, I can feel happiness from deep within. Even if I am just sitting behind my workstation, being alone & idle, when I smell my wrist, I will grin from ear to ear. This is the level of impact your favorite perfume has on you & your day.
Recently, I fell in love with this:
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| A Scent by Issey Miyake |
Do I have to wait for another 12 months to have this sent to my doorstep? Haha. Honestly, I rather splurge on clothes and food, rather than perfume. At the moment of fidgeting in the store, I will always tell myself I have other perfumes sitting in my cabinet and I can always come back and get it.
So next time before you buy a perfume for your friend or other half, it's better to ask first. Although you may have diminished the "mystery" but imagine how loved the person will feel while using his/her favorite perfume, it is all worth the trouble.
Love. Eid Mubarak to all Muslim friends out there. Enjoy spending quality time with your loved ones.
(I actually started this post about a week back but last week was a total crazy week for me, crazy load of work and had to help out with my mom in her shop after work. Was totally in sleep deprived mode.>
