WS Guest Post: Ti

Frequent Whine Sister reader and commenter Ti pops in to offer us a guest post, all the way from the UK. Welcome, Ti! 

My name is Ti, like tea, opposite of coffee. In case you have not had the joy (or pain) of reading me before, I am a very outspoken, punk, mom, wife, zookeeper, YA wanna-wanna-be-author Floridian living in England.

Lately, I have been thinking about something my mom said a long time ago. Our body chemistry evolves and changes every 7 years, so things that you can use and wear like perfumes and makeup as a teen you may develop allergies to when you are older and vice versa. Things that you are allergic to as a child and or teen you may actually adapt and be able to use as an adult.

As a teen, I used every makeup brand known to man (or woman!). I could wear 7 (yes 7) earrings in one hole, and wore any perfume that tickled my fancy. Now, anything jewelry or buttons with nickel breaks me out. Avon breaks me out in hives. The scent of Beautiful or Rose Garden makes me sick to my stomach.

For years, I wore Christian Dior’s Poison daily. An exbf liked the scent and it became a part of my life. I never bathed in it, but I always wore it everywhere and all the time. Then one day I just could not stomach the scent any more. I branched out. People bought me new scents. Aqua Di Gio and Deep Red (Hugo), Clinique Happy, Hugo Orange.

At Manchester or Orlando International Airport, I discovered the new ‘me.’ DKNY Be Delicious green apple. I absolutely love the scent which is funny because I have always disliked a fake apple scent. But this, this stuff makes me yummy. Plus, an extra bonus, Lynx (Or Axe in the US) has a scent for women that is similiar. I even put Lynx or DKNY on before bed!

Certain scents can take me back to different times in my life. I found White Shoulders, Charlie and White Diamonds remind me of my Mom. Warm blackberries and baking biscuits (the kind you put ham and sausage in not cookies) remind me of my Great Grandma Ginny, and cut grass, shoe polish and used motor oil reminds me of my dad.

What about you? What scents transport you back? Have you found your body chemistry changed as well? Do you wear the same perfumes you always have or did you dramatically change too?

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