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I’m not afraid to say it: I’ve spent hundreds—and then some—chasing my favorite compliment of all time: “OMG, you smell amazing !” I want strangers to chase me down the street and beg me to tell them what perfume I’m wearing. I want people to ask, “What are you wearing?” so they can buy the same one for their wives, sisters, best friends. But most of all, I want him to notice. My fiancé is the one whose validation I crave the most—and ironically, he’s also the hardest to impress when it comes to scent.
Sometimes, I fall head over heels for scents that don't earn me a single compliment. (I'm looking at you, Carolina Herrera Very Good Girl —the perfume everyone told me would be like catnip for my partner.) They don't jive with my skin chemistry, I guess. Or perhaps the