I Smell the Smelly Smell of Something that Smells Smelly.

I do deeply apologize for the Spongebob reference in the title. I don't even like that show. Truth be told I should have come up with a prettier title for this post, because it it about something that I think is really..well.. beautiful.

Wedding Fragrance.

A few years ago I was at a Mary Kay party with a friend who was engaged. The consultant gave her a tidbit of advice so amazing I knew I needed to tuck it away for future use. She said that sent is the sense most strongly tied to memory and emotion. As such, the bride should wear a fragrance on her wedding day that she has never worn before and then, forever after it will become her "wedding fragrance" and every time she (or more importantly the groom) gets a whiff of it they will be magically transported back to that beautiful day.

It did not take me long to realize this was, of course, totally true! For me, the smell of solvent, and rubber takes me back to my childhood in my dad's bicycle shop, the smell of garlic bread and old books is my grandma's house, and Victoria's Secret Love Spell is totally the girls' high school locker room.

I knew I wanted to find something that was different from my daily fragrance which is Amazing Grace by Philosophy.

Image from Sephora

This is a very soft, light, clean fragrance with just a bit of floral. It is perfect for me for everyday because people often think is smells like soap.

On my wedding day however, I wanted something... More. Something stronger and more sexy that is not over powering or slutty. (Can a smell be slutty?) Something that was bold but feminine and a distinct break from my everyday. I thought this would be a daunting task, but it was surprisingly easy. I got a bunch of perfume samples in the mail one day and one of them stopped me in my tracks. According to the packaging,

"the fragrance opens with energetic citrusy accords and dries down to a daring yet wearable cloud of complexity that smells of fruit, woods, granite, and salt."

I was really everything I had been looking for. Hive, my wedding fragrance would be, Womanity.

Image from Sephora

I may have also been influenced by their awesome bottle!

A few weekend's ago when I went down the Chicago, I picked some up at one of my all time favorite I-could-spend-way-too-much-money-here stores, Sephora.  Sadly, my logical brain won out and I did not get the huge bottle pictured above, but a more reasonable sized (I mean, I will only be wearing it for special occasions) and less badass one below.

Image from Womanity.com

I have to keep telling myself that it was not worth doubling the price to get the cooler bottle.... the contents are the same. And I am SO happy with them!

Do you have a wedding fragrance? What is it?