What does it mean to want to be close to someone? Sometimes it is a body, sometimes a scent, sometimes only the memory of one.
A reflection on perfume, desire, intimacy, and why we can remember how someone smelled long after we have forgotten their face

Whenever I tell people I'm into perfume, they assume I own hundreds of bottles. The truth is, I don't really have a collection. What I do have is a shelf full of memories.