posted by EmpressSassy on Jan 25
Do you ever open a bottle of perfume (or cologne) and all of a sudden you have memories of a time or a person based on that scent?
Scents are something that remind of us of people and trigger thoughts. Each person has a unique smell. Houses have smells when you enter them, and we associate smells to people and sometimes memories. I know there is one cologne that is completely my dad. Whenever I smell it I immediately think of my dad.
Last night I found a bottle of lotion in my bathroom that I didn’t remember that I had. When I opened it to use it I was flooded with memories from another time. Why, well it was given to me by someone and I had only used it during that time when I was with them. For some reason I stopped after they were not in my life any longer. So, you’re standing there and just because of this scent, you are flooded with memories of another time and place.
Strange isn’t it? Perfumes, lotions, colognes? They can take you to a memory or another time. They can remind you of someone, or maybe even a scent of summer. Everyone loves the smell of suntan lotion. It takes us to summer, and you long to be outside or at the beach. It’s a calming, fresh smell that makes you wish winter away.
Scents of memories, very unique how or brain holds on to those scents!
January 25th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Songs do this too. I won’t even go into where “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” takes me.
Isn’t it funny?
January 26th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Aaaah yes, music does this too and sadly so do movies don’t they. Our 80’s music can flood the memories back like a waterfall after a hard rain can’t it? I won’t even get into the 80’s memories, those are killers. I used to wear Lady Stetson perfume, how silly is that, oh and Colors perfume! That would bring back memories if I smelled that too!
January 31st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
OK, so Amazon.com has Bryan Adams’ album Reckless (mp3 download) on sale for $ .99 today. I, of course, had this original cassette, but don’t have it on my ipod. Well…. now I do! So as I sit here listening to it being taken back to.. what.. 1985 or so, it’s cracking me up. I’m completely back in the ’80’s! I hope I don’t end up at church tomorrow with a side pony with a scrunchie!!
February 1st, 2009 at 9:48 am
Well if you do let me know because we need to get a photo! We really do need to have an 80’s party. I want to so badly! I have so much 80’s music on my Ipod it’s just silly! I didn’t love the Rock, but I did love the Pop! The rock was just silly! All the hair and the clothes, OH MY GOSH! Anyway, I always listen to 80’s on my Ipod at work when I have those moments when I want to tune out the world!
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:30 am
I would like to know why some people have a scent which surrounds them like a cloud. Now, this can be a good thing or a bad thing. I know people who don’t have to be seen for you to know they’re there.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:28 am
Yes, please see my entry from way back when about cologne, oh my gosh, know when to ease up. I hate men that wear to much. Well women too. It’s just over kill but it’s such a turn off.
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Yeah, Jacob, I know what you mean. Like pheromones or something. And sometimes don’t you feel like you’re the only one in tune with it? But like you said, it’s not always good either. Things that make you go, “hmmm.”