I haven’t written here in a while. It’s not that I haven’t used my nose, that is simply inevitable.

I was discouraged.

Overwhelmed.

Weak in front of all the wonderful creations that I dipped my nose into.

Humbled.

Yes, I thought at that time that my knowledge is frail, that I scratched only just below the surface, tiny drops in a vast ocean of perfumes, with so many new perfumes airing every single day.

How can I possibly grasp them all? The quantity led me to pull away, shy away, retreat to my safe zone of familiar scents. I didn’t write for some time, I was happily enjoying my collection, wearing perfume, and not even looking at any of the new releases.

And then, a kind of a wake-up call happened. I was so happy to sample Le Jardin Retrouve perfumes, and I enjoyed them!