Do I Smell Younger To You?

Today in my endless pursuit of prettiness I stopped by a new store called "Ageless Beauty" that opened off of Inner Perimeter Road last April. They carry the full line of Bare Minerals, Jane Iredale, and Smashbox cosmetics, as well as Obagi and a few other high end skin care lines. I would link you too them, but like most Valdosta businesses they have no website.

Why, why, why is this place so far behind the times??? I've even tried to sell the concept of web branding to a few of my favorite store owners and they don't see a need for it. I could make a decent living here if some of these folks only took me up on my offer to assist with their public relations.

But that's a whole 'nother story.

Anyway I was intrigued by the perfume they were selling called appropriately enough "Ageless Fantasy". It's concept is to take various fruit fragrances, mix them with a touch of musk and jasmine, and one will instantly be perceived by men as being eight years younger than your actual age.

No, I don't know how they did their research or what were the ages of their control group. But that didn't keep me from rubbing it all over myself. I've used many anti-aging products with far less research than that.

I know that smell from somewhere. The description of the perfume's layering is: pink grapefruit, mango, pomegranate, musk, and jasmine. I read an article a year ago that claimed women smelled younger when wearing a scent composed of pink grapefruit. So I ran out and bought a bottle of grapefruit scented body spray from the Bath and Body Works. I don't know if it actually worked as no one came up to me to guess my age.

And anyone with sense would know not to guess anywhere close to my actual age anyway.

So I came home this afternoon reeking of "Ageless Fantasy" to see if perhaps when I walked past the Teenager and his crew, someone would go "Wow Miss Cult Diva, you smell so young!"

But no.

However something must have triggered the olfactory part of the Teenager's brain because he remind me that we were out of juice. Again.

Now I know why the perfume is so familiar though. In the dry down it smells exactly like the original Lauren perfume formula, not the one they use now.

I now smell exactly like I did in high school, which makes me years younger.

It also reminds me a lot of Calyx, it has a very fruity floral sillage. It's a nice, clean scent that is not overwhelming.

But at $120.00 a bottle, I'd just as soon save the money to my filler fund. I know that works. Still I would take a sample bottle just in case.

Love and Kisses,

Cult Diva