Highschool was an odd time wasn't it" You reach the ripe ol' age of 13, adulthood beckons (or so you think) and suddenly there's no telling you nothing; you have your very own bus pass and a scientific calculator. Watch out world, there's no problem you can't solve nor place you can't discover (well as long as it is accessible by the bus). In reality, you were nothing more than a slightly, acne-plagued youth, that made some really questionable life choices which were not limited to the world of fragrance but that is a good place to start.

Scents I associate with my highschool experience" The ever so recognisable, pungent pong of hair, slowly burning on cheap hair straighteners - coupled with even cheaper hairspray that lingered in the bathrooms. The mixed aroma of just about every body spray Impulse could dream up, clouding the P.E changing rooms; which would in turn, slowly seep out and merge with whatever Lynx body spray, the boys across the hall happened to be passing around, forming some kind of sensory mutation that would leave you gasping for air. Good times all round.
And then there was all the odd fragrance trends...

A lot like fast fashion, I grew up in a bizarre world of passing trends that extended to the world of perfumery. When I was really young and perhaps not old enough to wear - let alone enjoy- scented products, I can recall the world of Benetton Hot & Cold fragrances taking the aisles of Superdrug by storm. Then we all slowly mo...