Perfume before Zoom, I presume – The Forward
December 22, 2020 By Ann Kirschner I’ve always loved perfume: the final touch of preparation for a day of work or an evening out. My habit is rooted in memories of my mother and the sweet scent of her beloved Miss Dior. She kept the bottle on her dresser, near a photograph of the woman who protected and inspired her during their time together in Nazi slave labor camps. I think that her pleasure in the small luxury was a silent salute to her friend Ala and a lost world. I graduated from stolen sprays of my mother’s Miss Dior to my own stash of Shalimar, then Caleche, then a long relationsh...
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