I enjoyed reading this! Critical engagement with perfume is a new line of inquiry for me and I appreciate the idea of investigating trends in the frequently ignored sense of scent. I like how hopeful + utopian the idea of potential subversive nature of perfume is, but I also feel like it's hard to imagine it as anything but a "millennial coping strategy".
Haha, love this "sugar as subversion" take, even though I still probably won't spritz myself with a liquefied dessert anytime soon.
It's honestly made me reconsider my stance on gourmands! (and I already loved them!)
I enjoyed reading this! Critical engagement with perfume is a new line of inquiry for me and I appreciate the idea of investigating trends in the frequently ignored sense of scent. I like how hopeful + utopian the idea of potential subversive nature of perfume is, but I also feel like it's hard to imagine it as anything but a "millennial coping strategy".
Not sure if you read this piece by the same author; if not, take a look! <3 https://blacklipstick.substack.com/p/smelly-old-things
I'm going to take this as permission to go back to bathing in Body Fantasies Cotton Candy. Please and thank you.