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there is truly nothing more gratifying than performing modern alchemy every morning and applying your own scent mix. current combo: baccarat rouge 540 extrait, grand soir, and tom ford vanille fatale <3
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I used to exclusively wear only one perfume at a time until the bottle ran out. This era I wore:
Misia - Chanel
Smells like a 1920s dressing room with powder and violets and roses everywhere
Red Roses - Jo Malone
Just the most beautiful rose smell. I would always get asked by taxi drivers what I was wearing when I had this on.
Now I've gotten into nicher perfumes that are more unisex and a bit weirder so I rotate them depending on season/occasion/time of day.
Current Spring rotation
For the office: Morning Chess - Vilhelm Parfumerie
It's woody and leathery but also very fresh and green. The creator says it was inspired by mornings in a cottage on the swedish coast. Smelling this at my desk makes me remember the world is a bigger place than emails.
For the evening: Mississippi Medicine - DS and Durga
Smells like old churches. Based on the rituals of a death cult from the 1200s. Heavy on incense, cedar and frankincense.
For walks outside: Sakura - Lush
Super clean and refreshing. Feel awake when I smell this. Smells like jasmine and orange blossom and salt. Like being near the sea but also delicate flowers.
I used to really love having one singular signature scent (whenever anybody would tell me I always smelled like roses I would reply "yes, so when I'm dead and you smell roses you'll think of me") but the older I get the more I feel like I have more facets of myself to perfume. I like that I can change my mood with fragrance or have some kind of escapism from reality with it.
Apr 6, 2024
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why not add an extra layer of chaos to your day by choosing a different perfume every morning to set your mood? eo1 by Ensar Oud is good for smelling like a freshly cured piece of leather that people have been smoking cigars aroound all day, perfect for collecting gambling debts, Yatagan by Caron smells like woods, celery and pollen, perfect for cosplaying as an old lumberjack while walking around the mini-Dubai of the Williamsburg waterfront, and pure Laotian Oud, out of the vial, smells like baby diarrhea in an old diaper but in a nice way, perfect for keeping your loved ones at arm’s distance
Jan 11, 2024
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here is my routine whenever i haven’t interviewed in awhile. (I work in tech, so interviews are usually more technica, but the same principles are transferrable)
1. copy and paste the job description into chatgpt. ask it to act as the interviewer and provide sample questions/responses.
2. binge wat self made millennials videos on yt. only series I’ve found to be genuinely helpful.
3. study the unexpected things to impress them (dial in your knowledge on company history, mission, etc,)
best of luck!
Feb 6, 2024
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Open your social media profiles to public scrutiny and confront the global stage like a grown up. Embrace your digital footprint, and hold on to it steadfastly with pride.
Feb 6, 2024
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idc where you’re going or what you’re doing. don’t ever step out the door without an intimate way of consuming audio. you will NEVER regret taking earbuds, but you will always regret forgetting them.
Feb 8, 2024