ash madrone

Marta & Fina - Sueños de Libertad

In real life, many perfume makers have believed their client wouldn't notice the reformulation of their perfumes. They have been wrong all the time.

People do notice.

It's not only about the smell, but also about the projection, sillage, and longevity.

The Lavanda de la Reina reformulation reflects this trend that has been killing perfumes since a long time ago. One example is the multiple reformulations that Thierry Mugler's Angel has suffered, especially after Mugler was bought by L'Oreal (a change that was a stab in the back for Angel's lovers)

But here is the thing: sometimes we stick to the perfume because it is still "Angel" (for example), even if the smell has changed.

I don't know if the Lavanda de la Reina reformulation will mean more trouble in the show (like a sells drop), but if it were the real world, the issue would be, at least, discussed in perfume lovers forums.

The Lavanda de la Reina reformulation was due to cutbacks, but that's not the only reason why a perfume can be reformulated. There's also:

- Change of animal based ingredients for synthetic ones resembling them. Why? I think it's obvious. I mean, ambergris came from sperm whale stomach... You may accept that in the 19th century...

- Switch from allergenic natural ingredients to synthetic ingredients resembling them but without the allergenic component.

The cutback reason sounds greedy, but the other two sound eco-friendly and immune system-friendly, which is good. But still, the perfume quality drops.

POV 1: You take the Circular Line in the morning, coffee in hand, with hastened steps and determined to finally speak to the mystery woman on the metro with a certain fall of hair who does not leave your mind. Neither do her Jeans. You probably counted the hours. Even more so since she was not there at her regular spot yesterday. After finishing your coffee, you separate and recycle cup and lid with a fluid, practically automatic motion.

POV 2: You missed the usual metro connection in the morning (again, regretfully) where you were hoping to reencounter the most beautiful business shark on the face of the earth. (Marta. Her name is Marta. And that was her brother on Friday! Also how can her eyes be so Blue?) So you're trying to catch her after work at the station she boards every day except wednesdays. You wait sitting on the platform bench close to the exit, reading source material for your dissertation and looking up at each incoming train, scanning the crowd, hopeful and anxious to see Marta step off.

POV 1, later: You see the incredibly pretty mystery woman with the books across the train tracks on the platform where you usually would step off from work. Are you hallucinating? Very likely, though then she calls out to you and you tell her to wait before the incoming train prevents further immediate communication. In a rush to catch her on the other side lest she board the train, you practically leap up the stairs, nearly cause an accident and then another as you see her at the bottom of the escalator, smile widening. And those 100+ hours you counted have long been forgotten.

Inspired by @mrsdaphnefielding's Metro and Metro: Nuevos Ministerios

(some (blurry) extras under the cut)

“Wells and Bering solving puzzles, saving the day!”

"LOVE LOVE LOVE... and forget the rest."

[Chacel, Rosa. (1989) Obra completa. 2, Ensayo y poesía. Edited by F. Pardo. Valladolid: Centro de Creación y Estudios Jorge Guillén, Disputación Provincial, 506.]

Author: ash_madrone

Fandom: Warehouse 13

Ship: Myka Bering/HG Wells

Rating: M

Summary:

Myka huffed. “I’m a journalist and a visitor, you know I can’t get involved in anything illegal.” “You are going to wait on the sidelines of the revolution for your journalistic ethics?” Helena was leaning towards her now, eyes sparkling a challenge. “Helena.” Myka was trying not to smile back. OR Journalist Myka Bering meets Helena Wells in Santiago, Chile in March of 1973 as they both try to find their way towards revolution.

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