“They all love my odour”
by Tissa Hewawitarana
Tom was in a state of
uncertainty what he should give Judy for her B’Day. He realised perhaps
this may be his last B’Day gift as a bachelor. He was confident once she
had skipped her 21st year she was at liberty to grab the man she loved,
whatever obstacles came her way.
Tom had a heap of ideas. For the ultimate sensual secret weapon, to
invest in a bottle of top-quality perfume. One dab of this on warm skin
is likely to send any man into a francy of passion. If flowers turn them
off, this smell seriously turns them on. Scents can be for males or
females and men love and understand them traditionally, a scent is a
great aphrodisiac.
 Tom made a list, jewellery, a wrist watch, a pair of earrings an
elegant dress or perfume. Judy didn’t much care for presents she had
enough. But what was precious to her was his blessings on her special
day. This was evident as daylight. So Tom decided on the last item on
the list. Tom really loved Judy. He believed love is neither a deal, nor
a cover for satisfaction of carnal desires.
Love is not lust. On the contrary love lifts as from the lower planes
of lust to higher levels of divinity within us. Love is basically a
heterosexual phenomenon. This is a fundamental truth that we find in
nature.
The art of perfumery was known to the ancient chinese, Indians,
Egyptians, Arabs, Greeks and Romans. I do not know my parents, but I do
know that I belonged to a family of business tycoons. So from my tender
age, I was moulded to become a commercial commodity, named perfume.
Perfume is a blend of substances made from plant oils and synthetic
materials which produce a fragrant liquid for giving a pleasant smell.
From my infant days I was subjected to many hardships and changes. For a
healthy growth, essential oils are obtained from plants, mixed with
water and distilled. While I advanced in age many components were added
to bring out quality.
My manufacturers sought every advice from expertise to develop my
skills and make me a celebrity. They worked hard consulted advertising
agencies, designed brochures, made T.V. Commercials, to get best
results.
By now I was turned into a liquid and packed in glass cut fancy
miniature bottles of various shapes, a sticker was placed on our body
with names as ‘Elizabeth Arden’, ‘Jadori’, ‘Nina-Ricci’, ‘Kenzo’ and
‘Jlao’ and looked beautiful in glossy glassware with celebrity names
pasted on our backs. Many set eyes on me, and my best lovers were from
the royal families queens, duchess, princes and princesses and glamorous
Hollywood and Bollywood stars.
My adopted parents sent me out to see the world. We all were packed
in cardboard boxes and shipped to world capitals and displayed in glass
showcases in huge shopping malls. Quality perfumes are generally
classified according to one or more identifiable dominant odours. The
floral group blends such odours as Jasmine, Rose, Lily and Gardenia.
Other groups consist of khuskhus, sandalwood and cedarwood. After globe
trotting for so long on a mission to promote my breed, finally I made my
permanent home in Paris, capital of France, which produces maximum
quality of perfumes in the world.
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