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child-of-hurin · 1 day ago

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An addition about theater: most theaters are well-built enough that even with one of the shittier seating tickets, you can actually see everything happening on stage!

Don't get discouraged if you can't afford the prime seats. Give it a chance!

man it sucks so many people on here have absolutely convinced themselves that entire categories of consumer goods like perfume are bougie. you are depriving yourself of little treats by just assuming you cant ever afford anything! this isnt an avocado toast post either im not saying 'just save up and buy it lol', i would never say that, what im saying is perfume (that is: scents in liquid, paste, oil or solid form intended to be worn as a personal adornment) as a commodity starts at "free" and gradually increases in price from there. my favorite perfumes are priced everywhere between $0 and $300. one of the most lauded amber scents in the world (regrettably JUST discontinued), "Amber Paste" by Kuumba Made, is one of those little hippie oils you get at Whole Foods and it cost $10.

and im not telling you to wear perfume, obviously people have allergies and shit, or just dont care for it, im talking to the people who WANT to own fragrances. im saying they aren't all going to cost $150.

you can also get unlimited (unlimited over a long enough timeline, they limit you to a couple or three per visit) free samples at a lot of sephoras and nordstroms if you live somewhere that has those stores (this depends on the location and a lot of other organic factors, you'll have to check ahead of time or just try it if you're nearby, it's sort of random). if you're actually buying something at sephora (and they have a lot of stuff that isn't a million dollars as well, despite their branding) ask for every free sample at checkout that they have. they will often load you up, and not just with perfume. secondhand outlets like Value Village and Goodwill also do huge business in perfume because people are ALWAYS donating it.

sephora also does perfume refills. if you actually do buy a full size bottle, they can refill it for much less than buying a whole new bottle of the stuff. i don't know exactly how much it costs because i havent used this service myself. and idk how careful yiou have to be about reeceipts either, but look into it if you bought a full size and its running out

idk it just bums me out there are all these people who actually want perfume and seem to think it's out of their price range. the really basement-tier dupes of popular brand scents are so good these days it's often worth dropping the $10 at Walmart or Rite Aid too.

some of my favorite ever perfumes were some weird crap i got in a crystal wizard store, or a drug store, or a goodwill, or whatever. if you want perfume you can get it

#this is a little more controversial so i'll leave it in the tags:#going to a classical music concert and daydreaming or even taking a little nap is not a disaster or a defeat -- quite the contrary #i mean if you go to free or really cheap concerts and afterwards you can't actually remember the music -- that is also a way of appreciatin #IMO and a way of giving yourself some quality thinking/leisure (ócio) time #which is rare and rarer this day #my point being... give yourself a discount and let yourself find and BUILD your way towards enjoyment and appreciation for art #this for the visual arts too -- going to the museum and staring at a painting that doesn't make sense #IS GOOD FOR YOUUUU do it! The point is that there is no end goal. Let your mind wander and let yourself become familiar #And in time you will build a meaningful relationship with it even if it's one of incomprehension #it goes for perfume too and food and all the sensorial ways to explore the world... let yourself enjoy and explore it #You don't have to be an expert at first or even at last #don't let this sense of 'this thing is for Real Understanders/the Rich/There is a Proper Way to engage with this" stop you from #appreciating the finer and more beautiful and frankly pointless (positive) elements of cultural life #taking this as my wake up call for perfume too tbh. This saturday I will go to a store and smell things and get a perfume finally.#i used to wear my mother's perfumes and since I moved far away I stopped... this feels meaningful too somehow #anyway!#art #ócio #leisure #perfume

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fieriframes · 3 days ago

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[I made a reservation at the restaurant of love. Where they only have tables for two. Instead of taking my order, the waiter gave me a kiss. Instead of food, I ate perfume. The love restaurant failed its recent health inspection. Because the kitchen is infested with rats. I'm not talking love rats; these are regular rats. And they're biting all the customers and staff. I got food poisoning at the love restaurant. Pretty sure it was caused by the rats. I posted a one-heart review on Yelp.com/love. Then the business owner contacted me privately. He said, 'Why'd you give my restaurant a one-heart review?' I said, 'Because it was full of rats.' He said, 'This is a small business, and this review could ruin me.' He cried over the phone and said he was trying his best.]