Eau Dynamisante by Clarins

Today I’m wearing Eau Dynamisante by Clarins. My friend Donna gave me this, and despite not passing the “Flies Aint Dying I Aint Buying” test, a more subdued perfume can sometimes be a good thing. For days when you’re dressed in a tracksuit (ie today), when you had an exuberant drinking session the night before (ie yesterday), when you woke up to find your (beige) carpet covered in red wine vomit (ie this morning), when your Aunty Norma suggested dousing it in white wine vinegar to soak up the smell (ie this afternoon). Yes sometimes, just sometimes the idea of adding say Mugler’s Angel or Versace’s Crystale Noir to the heady red-wine-vinegar-vomit-febreze combo in your bedroom just doesn’t sit well.

Fortunately the good people at Clarins are prepared for days like this: “Vitality, Freshness, Firmness” is what it says on the bottle – it’s as if they somehow knew.

Hangover Sunday was a good day to track reactions to this perfume, notably because the palpable absence of my usual trappings (2 layers of foundation, a shit hot concealer, 6 inch heels and a sturdy pair of control tights) meant that the only way I could possibly garner any sort of favourable reaction from the opposite of sex, or in fact anyone at all, was in the way I smelled.

Pat Heap gave me the knowing “rough night” nod on the landing earlier when she smelled it (though this was quickly replaced with a look of absolute horror as the door to my bedroom opened and the aromatic chaos within was revealed). The acne-ridden teen on the counter at Morrison’s seemed pretty pleased about the perfume too – though I think he was just relieved to see somebody else with weeping spots and a hint of a ‘tache. The scent probably didn’t register.

Still, I really like it, and it makes me feel sporty and fresh in a hint-of-tanned-midrif way, not in an intense-sunday-gym-session way.

Tomorrow I’ll return to the knock outs. But for now, I must turn my attentions to the dark stain on the carpet….

x Heapnose x