It simply surprised me because the scent was not what I expected from common hotel toiletries. Instead of smelling typically clean and fresh, it's rich, floral, and complex. I even questioned whether it was too feminine to wear outdoors. Little did I know that was the entrance to the niche fragrance rabbit hole.
— Victor Wong of indie brand Zoologist on Le Labo Rose 31. Read more in Discussing Creatures and Creativity with Zoologist’s Victor Wong at BeautyMatters.
That’s great! I love this story.
My ‘rabbit hole” scent was Donna Karan Chaos. It was already d/c by the time I discovered it at a thrift store ($29.95 for the boxed 100 ml), but it opened up a whole new world. That and finding two Ava Luxe frags at the same thrift store. $4.95 each. I hadn’t known DK made fragrances and I’d never heard of Ava Luxe but I could tell both were quality so I bought them. Looking them up online, which led me to MakeupAlley and its reviews and swapping, which eventually led me…here.
Hey, that was a good thrift store! And a really good “first” fragrance.