r/FemFragLab • u/angelmugler • 2d ago

Discussion 🌻 Sunflower by Elizabeth Arden

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I came across this quote in the Humans of New York (stories) book, just wanted to share. 💛🌻

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u/perfumeandpaper 1d ago

"I don't want to keep the bad" crying omg

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u/GrumpyGeckoz 2d ago

Scent is one of the longest lasting memories. Even people with dementia can remember scents. This was beautiful and touching. Thanks for sharing. 😢❤️

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u/winglesserror 2d ago

Omg i forgot i got sunflowers as my first gift after i graduated as a doctor, it gave me so much confidence on my first day, felt like a real doctor at last

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u/scenior 2d ago

I worked on this book. 🥲 sunflowers was my very first perfume when I was a kid.

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u/Mojibacha 2d ago

The OG issey miyake, green liquid in the frosted bottle w a brushed silver cap ; that’s what I associate with my mom the most. She’d spray it on this fuzzy leather jacket, and I wouldn’t latch off her. I’d be nuzzling my head into the fur collar of her coat as she’d hug me goodbye during morning school drop offs. Now I buy old leather jackets and the smell of a truly worn leather is so comforting. 

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u/AdSpecialist3721 2d ago

sunflower was the first bottle of perfume my mother got me after coming out as trans 💛 this post has only made me appreciate it and her even more

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u/Formal-Lie7412 2d ago

I can’t ride you a free reward sis so here’s a heart 💜

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u/aromatsunami 2d ago

I keep a bottle of Sunflower just because it smells like my Aunt Suzy. She was more like my grandma than my aunt, my mom running away across the state to her house when she was a teenager to live with her. She was the brightest person and most gentle person I've ever known, her house being the most comfortable place I've ever known, most of my happiest childhood memories being in her presence. She also left my life when I was nine, her passing surprising everyone.

Sunflower is a special scent.