Original Fragrance

On the way to Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, I stumbled upon a shop that lets you create your own original fragrance through perfumery. My friend and I stopped by, and the first step was smelling about 30 different base scents. lol Since it was my first time, I picked my top 3 favorites and they let me test how they smelled when mixed. It smelled amazing, even better than I imagined, so I decided to go with that combination. I thought it would be a simple mix, but then we had to decide on the proportions of each scent. With the staff's help, we determined the ratio, with my most preferred scent as the base and the other two adjusted accordingly. After smelling the final blend, I loved it so much I decided on the spot 👏 Finally, we came up with a name for the fragrance. After some discussion, I had them incorporate a word in French that represented both my favorite constellation and my own zodiac sign. It smelled so wonderful that my friend, who came with me, also got the same custom fragrance. I can't believe we ended up with matching perfumes! lol It wasn't a cheap purchase by any means, but being able to relax with my favorite scent and feel happy makes me incredibly satisfied 🥰 The staff mentioned that there are about 100 million possible combinations… it seems like it would be fun to try creating a different one sometime.