His and Hers Nostalgia

Posted on June 11, 2009
Filed Under Fall in Love | 16 Comments

Before The Boss and I got married, we decided that each of us would buy a new fragrance that we’d never worn before, and use it during the weeks leading up to our wedding, on our wedding day, and then on our honeymoon — after that, we only used them as decorative pieces. We did this so we’d be able to recall all those beautiful moments that the human sense of smell has the power to recreate. I’m taking these bottles to L.A. with me, and yesterday, right before I was about to pack them, I closed my eyes and took a whiff of my perfume. The memories were so unbelievably vivid, I swear I felt a Caribbean breeze glide through my room, and sand between my toes.

Our choices:

Adventure by Davidoff and Stella by Stella McCartney.

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16 Responses to “His and Hers Nostalgia”

Arielle on June 11th, 2009 5:28 am

Wow that actually seems quite brilliant actually.
nashe on June 11th, 2009 5:56 am

Aaww… what a wonderful idea.
zoora on June 11th, 2009 8:56 am

aouuuu.. that is so sweet.. and romantic ….
Nurah on June 11th, 2009 11:49 am

Stella’s a fantastic fragrance! And what a fantastic idea that was. May the whiff always bring you special memories…
Xey on June 11th, 2009 1:38 pm

I’ve never smelled either of those. That’s such a sweet idea!
mona on June 11th, 2009 2:43 pm

That’s sweet. I love Stella McCartney. It’s amazing how much scent is connected to memories.
Humaira on June 11th, 2009 3:56 pm

Thank you for adding another thing to my to do list when I Inshallah get married!

What an inspired and romantic idea!
Sarah on June 11th, 2009 5:21 pm

wow, thats such a sweet idea. i’m going to adopt it.
Jen on June 11th, 2009 5:45 pm

that’s a great idea! what a nice way to remember such a special occasion.

p.s. forgive me though, on first reading, i thought the one bottle said “Hasselhoff” and i was really perplexed.

i’m making an eye exam appointment right now….
mommy on June 11th, 2009 10:05 pm

Hey Sabrin! Thats what we did! My hubby says he could never forget that scent and it really does ‘take him back’….he got me a new bottle when I had used up the first.
Sunrise Waaberi on June 12th, 2009 2:09 am

i love this idea!
Aamina.. on June 12th, 2009 9:41 am

Aww.. That is such a sweet and romantic idea, and makes the occasion even more special =D
xxx
S on June 12th, 2009 7:54 pm

Aw thats so cute:) A wonderful idea.

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noora on June 13th, 2009 4:09 am

What a great idea. Wish I would have thought of that!
Alisha on June 13th, 2009 2:38 pm

Human’s sense of smell really is amazing…my sister says that whenever she takes a whiff of the perfume she wore on her wedding night it brings back all the *ahem* memories!
Fatima on September 4th, 2009 3:27 pm

Awww this is kinda spooky, because The Hubby and i did the same thing. Only in our case i had to force the poor guy into doing this. But he does thank me for it now. Our special fragrances were Burberry Tender touch for me and Lacoste Red for him. Just reading this post of your reminded me of them and i took them out of the draw to smell them and i can swear that for a moment it felt like i was back on my wedding day.
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