La Panthere 😱

So for Christmas I got a Macy's 18-piece discovery sample set and I've been slowly making my way through it. Today, it was time to test Cartier La Panthere.

9 AM: Apply a single spritz to my wrist. Whoa! This stuff is not messing around! Fragrantica says it has notes of apricot and gardenia, but all I'm getting is moss and some unidentifiable vintage-smelling floral. It's really sharp, and really, really aggressive. Not a fan of the opening, but let's see what the dry down does.

9:45 AM: Okay, I've waited as long as I can. This is no doubt a beautiful fragrance on someone, but that one is not me. Time to wash it off.

10 AM: Apparently soap and water will not be the solution here. La Panthere is still very much making her presence known. Time for the alcohol. A big 10 AM glug of rum might help, but for now I'm just opting to apply rubbing alcohol to the offending area.

11 AM: Whew! I think the alcohol trick worked. I can no longer smell the perfume on my wrist, though somehow I'm still getting whiffs of it. But from where?

12 PM: Yep, still getting random whiffs. I don't think there's any way I got some on my shirt, but I'll change it anyway, just to be safe.

4:55 PM: It's! Still! Here! How?!!! It's not constant, but every five minutes or so I'll catch the scent, and it's just as strong as that first spray. Can scents get stuck in your head like songs? Did a drop fall somewhere and become permanently bonded to that surface? Will it ever go away, or has this feline marked her territory and I just need to find a new home now?