We Have to Break Up

 

No, I am not quitting blogging nor am I quitting perfume. I have to break up with Bath and Body Works. Bath and Body Works has changed too much for me and it's probably past time to do it.

My most recent purchase from Bath and Body Works was the Cucumber Melon line up. You know, the body wash, the lotion and the body spray. The lotion and body wash are a Christmas gift to someone who loves bath stuff and loves Bath and Body Works. So they had a sale of $5.95 body care items, I got the Cucumber Memo body spray for old times sake. And this is where I have to break up with Bath and Body Works.

Back in the day, I happily wore Cucumber Melon in high school by the gallon. Back in the mid to late '90's, it was all I could consistently afford. But when I went off to college, I couldn't afford perfume and didn't wear it for years. Even when I dropped out, I couldn't really afford perfume. It wasn't until Chanel's Cuir de Russie did I get back into perfume and haven't looked back since.

But back to Cucumber Melon and Bath and Body Works. The body spray bottle must have been updated some time in the past 10 or 15 years. It seems like they are trying to update their image by packaging. The packaging doesn't quite fit the whole vibe in store or out of it. I think when I gave a different Bath and Body Works body spray or two ago, I did get a distinct Play Dough element to it. I didn't notice a Play Dough note in Cucumber Melon when I first sprayed it on. When I first sprayed the whole song lyric of "hello, darkness, my old friend." ran through my mins for some reason. Then a nano second later, that damned Play Dough note came out and then I noped out of the whole thing. 

Even the candles are getting to be a little boring. I am tired of vanilla heavy candles or anything pumpkin. It is rare that I like food based smells that are not actually food and the Honeycrisp Apple or the Fresh Brewed Coffee are the two exceptions to that. I am not a fan on how the packaging changes from year for the same damn smell. Or I might find something really good and then never see it again. So after I redeem my last two rewards, I thing I am going to break up with Bath and Body Works. I think I have really grown up and moved on.