The Power of Scent

As I was dusting my bottles of perfume, I began thinking about how long I have had some of them and when I started wearing them . What I like about wearing perfume apart from the scent, is how it can evoke memories, good memories...

I thought that I would share with you what my perfumes/eau de toilettes remind me of.


31 Rue Gambon - Chanel: Monaco, where we celebrated our first wedding anniversary (My FAVOURITE scent!)
Eau du Soir - Sisley: A gift from my parents (another favourite)


Coco Mademoiselle - Chanel: Alan and I when we first met (One of Alan's favourites)


April Violets by Yardley: My Belgian Grandmother Gabrielle
Jack Wills for Women: A day out to Salcombe, Devon with Alan
Dior Addict Eau Fraiche: Similar to a perfume my Aunt Suzy used to wear
Angel Innocent by Thierry Muggler: When I was expecting Miss P


Un Jardin sur le Nil - Hermes: France (What I have been wearing over the past couple of weeks, a wonderful scent to wear in Spring)
Pomegranate Noir -Jo Malone: Alan, I bought it for him and occasionally wear it
Blue Agava & Cacao - Jo Malone: A weekend break in London with Alan
Chevrefeuille - Yves Rocher: The first eau de toilette I ever bought myself at the age of 12


Amber & Lavender Body Crème - Jo Malone: A weekend break in London, I preferred to have that scent as a cream rather than an eau de toilette.


Patchouli Antique - Les Nereides: I first discovered this scent when living in Cannes, France when I was 13.
Ambre - L'Occitane: My sister, who also wears it
Caribbean Vanilla - Perlier: Bought on honeymoon in Sardinia
Boudoir -Vivienne Westwood: No particular memory, I like the bottle


Well... I couldn't leave out Alan's scents.. Where as I wear eau de toilette every day, Alan just wears it from time to time.
Rocabar - Hermes: It reminds him of a weekend we spent in London where I bought it for him. (My favourite!)
Promegranate Noir - Jo Malone: Same as above
West Indian Lime - Crabtree ans Evelyn: No specific memories

What is your favourite scent and does it evoke any memories?

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

Belated Kreativ Blogger Awards...

DOUBLE AWARD!



Thank you so much to Nicky from Hollypops who passed this award to me and also to Maggie from SweetScarlett who passed this award to me a couple of days later.

THE AWARDS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND MADE MY DAY!

Being new to this, it took me a little while to get my head around what to do. I should have posted this about a week ago really , so a bit belated here are the Kreativ Blogger Award winners:

PASSING ON HOLLYPOPS AWARD

Seven things I love, in no particular order. (I haven't included my family as that goes without saying)

1) Chocolates from the 'Chocolate Line' in Bruges
They do fantastic window displays. The second picture
depicts Cyrano de Bergerac, all made of chocolate!)



2) My Daughter's laugh (It's a good hearty laugh!)


3) Freshly made Belgian Waffles (The ones with lumps of sugar in)


4) Chanel's '31 Rue Gambon' Eau de Toilette


5) Wearing vintage clothes -I love this faux fur coat,
I bought it on Ebay (Here shown modelled by the
seller or seller's model)


6) Anything relating to Grace Kelly/ Princess Grace


7) Garden flowers in vases throughout the house


Here are the seven blogs whom I am passing the award on to

Stephanie from Bonjour Madame
Laura from 52 Flea
Marie Reed from My Vintage Wedding
Carole from Maynard Greenhouse
Beth Niquette from The Best Hearts are Crunchy
Mate from Bleu de Lavande
Clare from Daisy Darling

Not sure if I have to do 2 lots as I have received 2 awards??? I'm sure someone will tell me if it's wrong.....and I will know for another time.

PASSING ON SWEETSCARLET'S AWARD

Seven things I love, in no particular order. (I haven't included my family as that goes without saying)

1) Walking around the Helford River (Cornwall) area


2) Morris Minor car in cream or green

3) Afternoon tea


4) Bruges, Belgium


1940's/50's Glamorous look


6) The Song of Bernadette (Film)


7) Niki's book Living with Nostalgia
(That book was made for me!)



Here are seven blogs whom I am passing the award on to

Denise from A Bun Can Dance
Ruth from Oh So Vintage
Ann from A Vintage Mood
Bashayer Make Room for Living
Robin from Robin's Nest
Julia from Julia Crossland
Diane from Lavender Dreams


REALLY HARD to chose, there are many more I feel deserve the award too!

A NOTE TO THE BLOGGERS I HAVE PASSED THIS AWARD ONTO:
Whether you wish to pass the award on to another 7 bloggers and list 7 things you love is entirely up to you. Please don't feel obliged, only do it if you feel like it!

A bientôt!

Isabelle x

P.S If you live in Somerset, you may be interested in this Afternoon Tea Invitation post from Denise A Bun Can Dance