I wanted to write about the fact that there are some perfumes that have a very different scent when smelled from 1 inch away than from 4 feet away. The first time I became aware of this was when I created a scent of my own. It was one of the first things I had ever made and I wasn’t expecting much out of it because I was still learning (and still am).
After creating something I thought might be nice, I put it on and it smelled pretty unremarkable. Not bad exactly, but just a random scent that didn’t smell like someone would have wanted to make it. I let one of my room mates smell it and put my wrist out and she smelled it and tried to say in the nicest way she could that it wasn’t great. But then when I back up and had a conversation she now that she was smelling it from farther away said she really liked it.
I wore it again outside and I kept getting whiffs of a very nice smell that I didn’t think was my cologne at first but it kept following me around.
I’ve since realized that is sometimes the case with some designer and niche perfumes as well. Sometimes when you smell it right off your wrist you’re not getting an accurate representation of what it smells like to others. This is why it is so important to try on a cologne and walk around with it for a day before purchasing it no matter how much you like or dislike at when you first try it on. It’s also why it’s a good idea to get other people’s opinions. Especially if you have a significant other who is going to have to live with your decision as much as you do.