Do I Smell?

In the never ending quest to become the most desirable woman in the world, the female race need to consider numerous factors: Clothing, hairstyle, waist to hip ratio, and perhaps the most important factor is, a woman's scent.

Putting the natural smell of raging hormones to one side, each woman has their own smell. Some smell musty (mainly elderly women who cover their mustiness with Yardley's Lavender perfume), some smell toxic-sweet (largely 10-16 year old high school girls using too much Impulse Body Spray or Body Shop's Vanilla perfume), and some smell just right (in a Baby Bear kind of way, not the popular Kellogg's cereal).

It's this 'just right' that I think I'm still searching for. I've used many perfumes in my time, and at the tender age of 18 found Noa by Cacharel which was perfect for me. Unfortunately, Cacharel decided to stop making it - was I consulted? No. Once I'd gotten over the anger of this clear crime against me, I realised I needed to find my new Baby Bear scent. I visited Chanel, Yves St Laurent, Jean Paul Gaultier and Issey Miyake - all to no avail. But I believe now I've stumbled across a pair of perfumes that might just fit.

Agent Provocateur's Maitresse and Stella McCartney Rose Absolute.

Two very different scents; The former is distinctly earthy and woody, the latter is flowery and sweet. After testing both on the men in my office, I believe the 'woody' element of the former may prove literal, while the 'flowery' of the latter may be less, um, confronting.

So, do I want to create a veritable brothel around my person, or an air of comfort, sweetness, and all things pleasant?