Sublime

Smell a well-crafted perfume. A good perfume has a plot. Perfumes are made up of three types of notes: top, heart, and base notes. Watch how the scent unfolds over time. Try to record the effect of those changing scents on your emotional state, either as notes or a drawing.

His hands were large and expressive, and he had moved easily in his chair, as if he felt it a pleasure to inhabit a body of which he’d never been ashamed – he’d smelt not of soap or fragrance but of clean skin. His lips had looked as if they had ashes on them: ‘He needs to drink more water,’ said Thomas tenderly, ‘or he’ll get headaches.’

verboten;

his scent, barely there, just soap and clean skin;

ersatz.