A family affair
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS THE MOST COMPELLING TRUE LOVE OF ALL; CARING ABOUT THE HAPPINESS OF ANOTHER WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT FOR WHAT WE MAY “GET IN RETURN”. “I BELIEVE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN A CHILD AND THE PERFUME WORN BY THE MOTHER OR FATHER
WILL MARK HIS/HER LIFE, ALBEIT UNCONSCIOUSLY,” SAYS PERFUMER ALBERTO MORILLAS, CREATOR OF HIS PERSONAL Mizensir PARFUMS COLLECTION. “MY PERFUMES ARE THE STORY OF MY LIFE,” HE SAYS, “EACH ONE A SOUVENIR OF A CERTAIN MOMENT.” TAKE Little Bianca: AN ODE TO HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, WITH SUBTLE CITRUS AND ROSE OIL. “IT TRIGGERS OFF AN INTENSE EMOTION: THE JOY I FELT THE FIRST TIME I LAID EYES ON HER.”
soul discovery
“WHILE A PERFUME IS NOT WORN, IT HAS NO PERSONAL NOTE,” SAYS MORRILAS, “IT SMELLS GOOD BUT THAT’S ALL. IT IS ONLY THE PERSON WHO WEARS THE PERFUME THAT DEVELOPS ITS PERSONALITY: THE SUBLIME SOUL OF THE PERSON.” I CAN RELATE TO THIS. IN HER LATER LIFE, MY MOTHER WORE BYZANCE BY ROCHAS. THIS VIVID BLUE BOTTLE, THOUGH NOW EMPTY, IS LIKE A TALISMAN TO MY SENSES, AND AS I INHALE THIS EMBALMED TREASURE, MY VIBRANT, EFFUSIVE MOTHER STEPS OUT AND CHIDES ME WITH HER HUMOUR AND A KISS. MY HUSBAND’S OWN MOTHER NEVER WEARS PERFUME (I WRESTLE WITH THAT DEEP DOWN). HE HAS NEVER TRULY ASSOCIATED SCENT AND MEMORY REGARDLESS OF HOW PASSIONATELY I ENTHUSE, SO I TEST HIM. MY MOTHER DIED 16 YEARS AGO. HE TAKES ONE SNIFF, LOOKS ME IN THE EYE, AND EXCLAIMS, “THAT’S HER!” MY EYES FILL INSTANTLY BY HIS OWN REALISATION. SHE IS LONG GONE; AND YET, WE’D BOTH SWEAR, SHE HAS ONLY JUST LEFT THE ROOM. >>