Light Blue: A fragrance that won't make you car sick

I hate perfume and, like a lot of my quirks, I blame my mother. She was obsessed with perfume, or rather, obsessed with dousing herself in it to the point of causing total nausea to those around her. Ech, terrible memories of desperately trying to roll down the window while she drove me to school. But I digress...

My hatred of perfume left me wearing either no scent save for essential oils. But recently I succumbed to the very fresh, musky -- but not too musky-- sweet -- but not too sweet -- wonder that is Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue.

It's obviously difficult to write about a scent, so here is D&G's take:

A stunning perfume overwhelming and irresistible like the joy of living. (Ed note: HAHAHAH!) Surprising and colored: the liveliness of Sicilian citron, the happiness of Granny smith apple, the spontaneity of Bluebells. Feminine and resolute: the intensity of jasmine, the freshness of bamboo, the charm of white rose. Deep and true: the character of cedar wood, the fullness of amber, the embrace of musk.

I don't know if I can confirm all these claims, after all we don't get Bluebells in LA, but I do know that I love wearing this stuff. And, since it's apparently a 2008 Sephora award-winner and bestseller, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

But a word of caution -- don't be like my mother. Two spritzes on the neck and STOP!

Try it at Sephora.