I'm mystified by the whole fragrance thing. Never worn any in my life, never wanted to.

My mother has no sense of smell. As someone very easily triggered to migraine, I have to keep her in line. Weird, though, to think she got into such a habit of perfume that she still wears it (and the same scents too, I think) even though she can't smell it anymore.

My safest scents that please me are baby powder and whatever Aveda uses in their humectant. Neither of those have ever set me off. Jasmine's often safe, but this morning was a little dodgy with the Lush Flying Fox.

Chanel No. 5 is LUSCIOUS, but I think I'm still to young to wear it.

I was 25 when I got married and wore it whenever I felt the situation was worthy. Teppy, you are worthy of the Chanel.

edit: Bloody hell, in 4 more years I'm having my silver wedding anniversary. That's for old people! Like parents!

then a few years of L'Heure Bleue

I wanted to try this one, because it's what I called my favorite times of day- just before dawn and just after sunset- the blue hours.

Shalimar is my mother-in-law and therefore, I do. not. dare.

I love Demeter, and never had the idea of layering, but that's brilliant, and the Thunderstorm concoction would make me follow you around all day.

I wanted to try this one, because it's what I called my favorite times of day- just before dawn and just after sunset- the blue hours.

It's lovely. It has a similar feel to Shalimar, but deeper and warmer (and doesn't turn on me like Shalimar does). I got married in it, in fact.

I'm allergic to most perfumes, so I've spent my life fleeing from them rather than learning their names. The only perfume I can recognize is White Shoulders, because my college roommate believed in the concept of a "signature scent." Recently more young men are wearing something that sends me into a sneezing fit, even when, as happened the last time, they pass me going the other way on escalators. I think of it as tear gas, but I assume it has another name.

Wow--GOP Representative Mark Foley quits after a brewing scandal about a very squicky e-mail he sent to a 16-year-old page hit the papers/blogosphere yesterday.

I was just coming here to post that. If it turns out that the Republicans lose 15 seats and his resignation makes control of the House flip over, I will laugh and laugh. Can you believe he was chairman of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus?

Though perhaps this explains his rationale in voting for DOMA, as the boys he apparently chases after would be too young to marry legally in any event.

Millionaire father marries his daughter.

Forget it, ita. It's Chinatown.

Forget it, ita. It's Chinatown.

Snerk!

And probably a cable movie just waiting to happen.