Ok so who doesn’t love to smell great? I am one of those people who are olfactory motivated. If a guy walks past me and smells really wonderful sometimes I could care less what they look like. Smell is a funny thing. It can bring up many memories, some you didn’t even know you had.

There are certain colognes that I can tell you just from the scent which boyfriend wore them, what their name was and who makes them. I also can tell you what perfume my ex wife wore just from the smell. (Giorgio, Ocean Dreams) Keep in mind I’ve been with my soldier for 7 years now. Your brain just holds onto this stuff like your mother’s guilt does when you didn’t show up for Thanksgiving that one year.

I will always associate Calvin Klein’s Obsession with my father. One whiff of that and I’m 11 years old sitting in his car smelling the bottle that he kept in the glove compartment. He used it to freshen up for his dates. My mother and Grandmother always wore the same scent, Chanel #5. They always insisted on the perfume too, never the cologne.

When I was in South Carolina a few weeks ago for my soldier’s graduation we stopped at the local Bath and Body Works. He picked up a few things that would help him feel a little more human. It had been 2 months since he had used real soap or shampoo and he wanted something that he could take back that didn’t look to “girly.” We settled on BBW’s C.O. Bigelow line Elixir Blue. It has a musky, sexy smell that smells clean but has that take me here, take me now scent that really gets me off.

I got this text message on Saturday night letting me know that he had just gotten out of the shower and was smelling really good. I could instantly remember what he smelled like. (I’m sure it was a hell of a lot better that what he smelled like before.) Well, as I was laying there all hot and bothered thinking of him, I made my mind up that I was going to go get some for myself on Sunday.

On Sunday, I went to the store and as is prone for BBW to do, they clearance everything out as fast as they make it. They only had a few bottles left so I snatched them up at the bargain price of 6.00 each. I don’t think they carry many lines that they keep consistent. What is a guy to do when he finds something that he really likes? There are still a few items left from the line on the website, but it is admittedly a brief selection.

BBW

Last night I took my shower and tried them for myself. I was instantly taken back to South Carolina and our time together. You know those montages they do in television to show you someone’s life passing before them, or remembering a million moments in 20 seconds? I had one last night. My mind was all over the place from our strolls in Charleston to the romantic times alone in our room. It was almost like he was all over me, right there and then.

I guess in a sense he is all over me. His touch, fingerprints, thoughts and feelings are a part of me and can’t be washed off with soap and water, no matter how wonderful or luxurious the soap may be. Like smells that you can recall years later it’s comforting to know that even though he may not be here in person for the time being, he will always be here whenever I need him. All I have to do is open a bottle and inhale.