Shania by Stetson

A letter to an all but forgotten fragrance: Shania, i miss you. I really, really miss you. You still sit on my vanity untouched because i'm just so afraid to use you because i never want to be without you. You were my "first love" in a sense, you introduced me to a world that i never thought existed. You changed my opinion on florals, you broke down the walls i had up about certain smells and opened my mind to scents outside of my comfort zone. Many scents have tried to replicate your beauty, but none have succeeded. Viva La Juicy Rose got close, but there is still something so incredibly unique about your DNA. I have loved many fragrances, but you will never be replaced by any other. Every time i smell you, it takes me back to those early middle school mornings when i would run across the street to the walmart next to my school and douse myself with your tester because i couldn't yet afford you. When i finally saved up enough by seventh grade to buy you, you sat proudly and openly on my desk, way before a 'collection' was even thought of. You were shown off every chance that i got, and everyone around me had the pleasure to smell you. Years later, you still sit in my room with your half full bottle and remind me of a time when everything was simple. When i had no bills or car payments to worry about, when i could just be free and enjoy every second with you shooting the breeze. You remind me of a time when i was innocent, where everything that people would say affected me. You wore on me proudly and protected me before i had tough enough skin to protect myself from the world. It was you. You've been there since the beginning, and no matter how many people forget about you, i will never. You'll always be my "first", and i will never put any other before you. You may not get any usage, but that's only because i don't want you to be but a fossil. You may have passed, but with me, you will live forever Shania.

I love, love, love it, I have worn this scent since it came out, I am a 46 yr old tomboy at heart, not a girly girl at all BUT when I wear Shania I feel like a beautiful butterfly floating through a flower garden, and still can go hunting, mudding, whatever I want to do and it fits. It has become my "signature" scent which is great with me. My Mama is known by "Passion", my Aunt is known by "Wind Song". Its getting harder to find and I buy it up whenever I can, and it is the #1 present I get for birthdays, mothers day, Christmas, can never have too much lol. It has a sweet smell with a softness to it, sometimes a fruity accent comes across depending on my natural scent mixing with it. I dont care for the Twilight scent though, its too alcoholly to sharp, not my taste at all.

I actually really like this fragrance as a daytime, wear it to work kind of scent. I get complimented on it frequently when I wear it, although it's a huge departure from the chypre type scents I typically wear. It does have a "musty" rose smell to it, I will agree with some who have said that, but it's because it's prairie rose and not tea rose, or some rose absolute. I much prefer it though because it gives it an earthier, grounded smell rather than a hoity-toity rose smell. It smells like something I could wear hauling hay bails or out on a date to a county fair...definitely not a "sophisticated" fragrance, but more a girl-next-door scent. My husband likes it, so long as I don't spray so much he can taste it! LOL!

The cool thing about this perfume, is that it fits in EVERY occasion, time of the year, day/night, and everywhere you go.. I love this scent! I always get complimented when I ́m wearing it and I never get tired of the smell. It ́s definately one of my favourite perfumes!!

The rose and raspberry shine through with this perfume for me, a delightful light yet seductive scent perfect for summer dates. It lingers very well but is not too overpowering.