Getting Off Outside
I've come across some perfume in my time that truly is repellent, but mostly repellent to myself and other humans.
When I started to prepare for the party I'll be attending tonight and was warned not to wear any perfume or hairspray or I'd end up a bug buffet, I remembered seeing Christopher Brosius' concoction Outside somewhere online and thought "aha!" Perfume to repel bugs! Perfect!
Christopher Brosius' company CB I Hate Perfume is based on the premise that "Scent is Life." The title was created with tongue firmly planted in cheek I suspect because it's obvious that Christopher has brought his love affair with scent to the business of creating wonderful, hand-blended perfumes. And as with most clever products, these are displayed on a clever website, filled with pithy quotes and sensory-tingling descriptions.
On the perfume with the power to repel bugs. The description for Outside begins with:
“One is much nearer the simple life living at the Ritz and touching a bell than lying like sardines, cooking meals and avoiding cow pats.”Cecil Roberts, Gone Rustic
If I'll be avoiding any pats tonight they will be of the equine variety. But, armed (and legged) with Outside, which smells delightfully of Lavender, Bergamot, Geranium, Marigold, Oregano, Cedarwood & Patchouli, I feel confident that bugs will be kept at bay.
As for humans, I will have to wait to see if Outside is as alluring, say, as Chanel No. 5. But Christopher probably hates Chanel No. 5.
Posted by Angela-Eloise at 1:12 PM
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hello! recently I started the website "blisschick: be the change. live your bliss." My mission statement: "Believing that eco-consciousness and self-consciouness are one and the same, blisschick weekly explores how to find and live a blissful and artful life. Through informative essays, exercises and challenges, and interviews with artists, yogis, writers, and others, blisschick demonstrates how happy people create a happy planet." I would love to interview you! I have interviewed some renowned yogis and some amazing artists so far, so you would be in excellent company. As my site has a definite "green" edge, I would love to get some pagan/shaman voices on it. Yours would be the first. The interview is easy as it is done by email. Let me know what you think. Peace & Bliss, Christine
Posted by: blisschick | June 16, 2008 1:56 PM
Oooooo.
I want some. Thank you for the tip.
I used "Skin So Soft" from Avon when we were in Belize and it kept the bugs off very well, but this sounds ever so much nicer.
Sia
Posted by: Sia | June 17, 2008 3:34 PM
HELLO? anybody home?.......I read your blog every day and am missing your wonderful wordage and wit......here's hoping that your absence is due tothe fact that you had a REALLY good time at that party and not because something is amiss....(however, if you're STILL having a good time because of that party (i.e.: met someone) then please, please, please disregard this whole message and fun on.....
Posted by: Michele | June 25, 2008 11:52 AM
Ditto to Michele... Write on!!! Hope to hear from you soon !!
Posted by: Holymotherofgod | June 26, 2008 10:58 AM
I make my own big repellent with essential oils, too, in a rosewater base. Mine includes lavender, peppermint, lemongrass, patchouli, cedar and vetiver. I never thought to call it a perfume (I make those, too).
Posted by: Peg | June 28, 2008 8:56 PM