Something about this time of year just makes me feel like going feral. Maybe it’s the pile of work in front of me, the anxiety that it will never get done even though it always does get done one way or another. Maybe it’s because the weather is warm and I want to be outside. All my self-destructive voices are competing for attention and I’m struggling to focus.
But I’m wearing Bel Respiro by Chanel, and so I smell like a responsible adult. This is a green perfume, but different than No. 19, if that’s your Chanel green of choice. Bel Respiro is sweeter, and more floral. Unlike many other green perfumes in my collection, this one is light on the galbanum and has a touch of leather, but the galbanum and leather are soft on the skin, not suede but worn in. It would be cliched to say this smells like a meadow, but it’s definitely like being outside in the sun.
Office appropriate: suitable for click-clacking at your desk, fake-laughing at jokes around the water cooler, and pretending to care about everyone’s weekend. My disguise is complete.
