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It was the scent I wore to my first date with my boyfriend.
It was the fragrance I sprayed on before a job interview, spritzed on when I needed a wake-me-up, and kept in my hand bag for after-work drink preparations.
It was Miss Dior, and it was all mine.
Until I wore it to a family dinner one night -- and my mother asked after it, then hotfooted it straight to the nearest department store to pick up her own bottle. That’s right: without so much as a “do you mind?", my 60-year-old mother stole my fragrance.
She was a Chanel No. 5 woman for a solid 15 years, and now she reeks of Miss Dior EDP.
The problem is this: Whenever I pop over to mum’s these days, her motherly welcome cuddle smells just like me. And in turn, my beloved fragrance – which used to evoke memories of cocktails on a Saturday or that just-out-of-the-shower feeling – has started to remind me of Wednesday night roasts at the family home. It’s taken the sparkle out of my scent, and it’s stripped the sexiness out of the pre-date perfume spritz.
The last straw came at the weekend, when I snuggled up to my boyfriend after a family dinner, and he casually remarked I smelt “just like” my mother. (Cue: complete horror on my part, and an immediate “let’s-pretend-that-never-happened” panic when he realised the withering effect his comment would have on future snuggles).
Now I’m facing a dilemma. I’m don’t know the rules on fragrance-stealing, but I’m pretty sure there’s nothing more intimate than a person’s scent. It’s like an olfactory signature, and it feels like my mother’s just forged mine.
I need fragrance-etiquette help, people. Can I mention it to her, or is it time to find a new scent?
What should Simone do? Has anyone ever 'stolen' your signature fragrance?
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