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When you need something comforting or cheering

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You know the type of day: you're awakened too early by a phone call that didn't leave a message, or by the sound of the cat hacking up something that you are sure to step in as soon as you get out of bed. In the shower, you drop a 20-pound bottle of conditioner on your toe, and forget to put a towel within reach. It's going to be hot and everything you think of wearing just irks you for a number of reasons. Your day hasn't even started yet, and you just hate everyone and everything on the planet.

 

What scent do you wear?

 

For me, it's Alice, and I feel better already. :P

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Oh, for me it is not what I wear that necessarily cheers me, but the scent of Dracul left behind on my husband's pillow that can cheer me. But, if that doesn't cure my woes, a bit of Dana O'Shee seems to help me quite a bit. Very comforting scent, especially when the kids are acting up as it reminds me of a fresh, clean baby which reminds me that they will always be my little babies, no matter what.

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Sudha Segara is my main comfort scent. If I really want something joyous, I add a little Bewitched. Yummy, spicy berries and cream... :P

 

I can think of a few others, like Milk Moon or White Rabbit...all of which are somewhat similar. I think I like milky scents...:D

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That would be a Water of Notre Dame day. A calm-down-and-feel-zen sort of scent. Believe in the voodoo! :P

 

I believe, I believe! And there isn't a scent here I wanted to love more than Water of Notre Dame, truly. But it just goes so foul on me, though I like it in the bottle. This might be one for a scent locket at some point.

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After discovering Alice recently, I think it would do the same for me.

Also Dorian is very cheerful and comfortable, and Maiden, and Santa Muerte, which is like a huge, sunny, yellow rose on me.

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something light.

dorian, aunt caroline's joy mojo, sybaris, etc.

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The Dormouse made me very happy and girly feeling yesterday. I need some now to wipe away my annoyance with blood lotus today....

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For rotten cranky apathetic days, I go for Haunted. When I'm gloomy and sad, I find that Lady Macbeth serves to put a spring in my step. It's difficult to be irritable when you smell like an evil juicebox.

Admittedly, that's about 1/3 the BPAL I've ever tried, but it still works like a charm.

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Corazon made me capable of going to work when I was having a truly craptacular day several weeks ago.

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Chaste Moon always makes me feel warm and happy. It's my snuggle smell.

 

If I'm feeling really bitchy for no good reason, Szepasszony usually makes me chill.

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Sudha Segara is at the top of the list for moments I want to just snuggle into a blanket and just disappear. If I need something to cheer me up or lighten my mood, I'll go with Embalming Fluid, although Phantasm is very similar. I've tried Nanshe only once, but lemongrass is such a familiar, cheery and comforting scent that I wouldn't be surprised if I deplete my imp soon.

 

I would normally recommend Dorian as well, but... the first time I wore Dorian I had to be taken to the hospital. No, not because of Dorian, but in any case, it's hard to shake it as a bad-luck scent for me. The next time I wore it, I had a really bad day: the water for tea wasn't hot at work, I was cranky with my boyfriend, etc. Maybe I somehow got some bizarre cursed imp or something.

 

Wearing Dorian at work did make everyone who smelled me want cookies, though. That reminded me that I had a cookie in my bag, stashed away. So maybe it's not cursed after all. I'm still a bit leery, though.

 

-doreen

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