Matching perfumes and moods | EPI 025 Podcast All Paths Lead to Aroma

The podcast 'Todos os caminhos vão dar ao aroma' is a podcast sponsored by Jarilo. In this podcast, Mariana, Jarilo's founder, explores the world of perfumery and tries to discover how perfume is made.

This article is the transcript of EP 025. Combining perfumes and moods

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↳ Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Todos os Caminhos Vão Dar ao Aroma.

↳ Last week we talked about how to choose a perfume — so, it makes sense this week to talk about how to combine a perfume with our mood.

↳ Yes, because I believe that perfumes can be great allies to positively influence our own mood.

↳ And, as usual, I'm burning a Jarilo candle — this time it's the AcquaViva scented candle, which has a very green and fresh fragrance and helps me both deal with this summer heat and improve my attention.

↳ As you may have noticed, there are days/occasions when we feel more comfortable wearing a fresh perfume and others when we clearly prefer warmer scents.

Such variations in our preference are directly related to the general weather on a given day — but many times these variations are directly linked to the functioning of our own psychological realm — that is, they are intimate preferences, intrinsic preferences, originated within emotions, that is: our momentary preference for a certain type of aroma functions as an emotional symbol, which truly represents what we are and/or wish to feel.

↳ It is, in fact, a complex issue — involving climate, emotion, and intention.

↳ For example, whenever I go for a walk in a more natural place, with a green landscape, I always use perfumes with notes of freshly cut grass, and in that aromatic-emotional context, my favorite [perfume] is Philosykos by Diptyque.

↳ Although I've been told that this scent has [colloquially] a strange smell, it's a perfume that makes me feel very energized in terms of good emotions — I feel a strange and very welcome happiness when I wear it on my skin.

↳ Citrus, green, aromatic perfumes [but Morza, defining/describing a certain perfume with the word 'aromatic' wouldn't be comparable to the redundancy of saying 'climb up'———?] are great when we want to feel energized/happy — more expansive.

↳ More minimalist perfumes, from the musk family, which smell clean, act like a second skin and allow us to calm down and refocus.

↳ Opulent perfumes with jasmine, rose, and vanilla are generally used for more romantic/sensual occasions or where one wants to show some dominance, such as in an important business meeting.

↳ Out-of-the-box perfumes, bolder and less mainstream, are perfect for moments where creativity and inspiration are immediately needed.

↳ Sweet perfumes, with so-called edible notes, are perfect for those nostalgic days when we need to feel welcomed, comforted.

↳ These suggestions are just a guide for us to experiment, because what really matters is our own subjective experience.

Imagine [for example] which intense floral perfumes are very comforting and calming for you — and which perfumes with lavender notes make you feel more sensual ease.

↳ What matters is how each/certain perfume makes you [personally] feel.

↳ I also reinforce the message I conveyed in the previous episode:

We don't need to have a quantitatively immense collection to elicit distinct emotional moments within ourselves.

↳ Keep for yourself that Olfactory Diary [which I have talked about so many times] in which you will record your various/determined emotions when using each perfume.

↳ Allow yourself, moreover, to use a perfume simply because you consider that it makes you feel good emotionally — even if no one else understands your taste, your preference, your choice.

↳ A perfume we wear can change/shape our day, that is: by altering our aromatic-emotional context, we reformulate the way we relate to ourselves and to the world.

↳ All this is not limited to perfumes — it also applies to scented candles, soaps, shampoos, etc.

↳ During this week, choose a perfume [or an aromatic combination] per day, according to your mood or the feeling you want to awaken in yourself.

Then record the experienced emotions in the Olfactory Diary:

Describe how you felt and what improvements in your daily life were noticed.

 

↳ Wearing a perfume is not just an aesthetic choice:

It can [and should] be a tool to improve our mood, as I have explored here.

But it can also [and should] serve as a means of self-expression.

↳ Perfumery — just like clothing — is also a second skin we wear — it's a way of communicating with the world, of expressing ourselves.

↳ And also a form of self-care.

For example, I love wearing perfume even when I'm at home, even when I'm alone.

Wearing perfume makes me feel more self-represented, and turns any mundane moments into something more special.

 

↳ In the next episode, we will study and record 5 more ingredients — and I will continue to give body to my Olfactory Diary.

↳ Thank you for listening to this episode of the podcast 'Todos os caminhos vão dar ao aroma'.

If you liked it, don't forget to subscribe — share with friends — leave a comment — or send an email to todososcaminhosvaodaraoaroma@gmail.com.

↳ I would like to inform you again that at JARILO we have launched a free ebook — the complete guide where you can learn all the tricks to enhance the aromatic diffusion of your candles.

I will leave the respective link in the notes of this episode.  

↳ Send me an email telling me what perfume you use when you feel sad or need a hug. 

↳ See you next time.

Good olfactory experiences!

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