Canadian Beauty

Heritage is in. It’s either a heritage brand, a brand revival, or bringing back a piece that was once beloved. Of course, this also applies to perfume. Today’s example: Initio’s new Power Self.

If you loved the Chloe perfumes of the early 2000’s then you’ll like this too. A touch of litchi, sweet peony-rose, and a lot of musk was a popular scent profile 20 years ago, and now it’s back. In keeping with apparent consumer demand, the musks are dialled up, and there’s a good amount of ambroxan to give this more oomph. It’s also an extrait de parfum so a little goes a long way. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

The truth is that I wore a ton of the Chloe perfume 20 years ago and I even wore all its flankers. It was a time when a signature scent was the way to go, and that one was mine. Now those old Chloe bottles are discontinued and harder to find, but maybe people will find their way to this version of it. and there’s no doubt that this will wow a whole new group of people who never smelled the Chloe of the 2000’s. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

And so what’s old is new again. Let’s remember that the early 2000’s were without smartphones, digital cameras were everywhere, and when you made plans with someone, you just showed up at the meeting time. We ate lots but never took pictures of our food, walked lots but didn’t count our steps. Screen time didn’t matter because screens didn’t matter. The person who is smelling Power Self for the first time will be nostalgic for all of that, even if they didn’t experience all of that. These are the good old days. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀