The pandemic destroyed the need for some things for sure, lipstick and perfume topping the list. The first was done in by the mask, the latter because the assumption is that you wear fragrances for others, not yourself.

After the first few weeks of embracing the slacker lifestyle during the lockdown, I started dressing up for Zoom calls, dabbing on some perfume too. With social life on hold, certain scents brought back memories of holidays and freer times, taking me back to a feeling of normalcy.