confession:

i have a hard time remembering what perfumes smell like when they're not right under my nose. most of the time.

there is a guerlain shop here in toronto, so you'd better believe i went there the other day to close some serious and embarrassing gaps in my perfume knowledge. tried these: jicky, l'heure bleue, and chant d'aromes. the jicky dry-down was soooo surprising and modern; it is exactly like something you'd see coming out of some crazy plastic bottle marketed to tweens, only obviously genius and perfect. it's absolutely sweet, woody vanilla in the dry-down--it's bulgari black with no rubber. i love it.

my favorite smell right now is the apple sauce simmering on my stove. hmm... apple notes in perfume? time for some research...