Smellydance

I have said before that my thing is smells. I have an incredibly strong sniffer, and as I stepped outside today and smelled the sweet clover and the fresh cut grass I felt a moment of bliss. That moment of bliss was followed by my way-too-active-mind when I asked myself the question " What does bellydance smell like to me?"

Here is what I came up with:

Snuggles dryer sheets.

You are like...Wha? I use dryer sheets in my veils. I have not had much success with static guard or anything else, so I layer dryer sheets between the folds of my veils, to keep the static to a minimum. You smell clean laundry, I smell bellydance.

Auric Blends perfume oils-Black Opium

I have worn these perfume oils since I was fourteen. I pretty much have them all;they smell amazing and they last forever. The scent I wear when dancing is Black Opium. To me, it is what a bellydancer should smell like, spicy, exotic. All I have to do is take a whiff and I am in front of a crowd shimmying.

MAKEUP!

I am pretty much a minimalist when it comes to makeup on a day to day basis. But when it is time to don the costume I pull out all the stops and utilize products that I would otherwise never ever buy/wear. The cheap chemical Wet n Wild smell mixes with the high end Benefit stuff and the scent is heavenly. It is kind of powdery,sweet,bitter, and well, the smell excites me. Weird, I know.


O.k., I lied when I said that the only scent I wear when performing is Black Opium. A few years ago I discovered Conjure Oils-The Souk.


image found at conjureoils.com

 They have a whole line of perfume oils made for bellydancers! I chose and LOVE the "Radio Bastet" scent, inspired by.....Radio Bastet, the vintage bellydance site. ( worth checking out if you haven't already).
    The great thing about conjure oils is that you can sample most of the oils for pretty cheap. I can't wait to try the others in this line. For what it is worth the Radio Bastet scent is what you would imagine Samia Gamal smelling like. Feminine, sexy and with that old school Shalimar feel to it. 

Peanut butter.

I realized that if I don't eat something before performing I feel pukey-sick. But I am nervous and excited and not at all hungry. The only thing I can get down/keep down is half a peanut butter sandwich. It holds me over till after whatever show, then I can eat my ass off. Yep, that is usually what happens.

Exotic Fabrics

You guys know what I am talking about. Assuit, metalskin, lurex, etc. All of these fabrics smell completely different than the normal cotton blends we wear everyday. They smell like a costume. I love it.

So that is about it. Please feel free to post your own, as I am sure these are unique to each dancer.