We all dream in our sleep. Some people remember what they saw in their dreams, some don’t. They say, as we get older, we dream less. It doesn’t feel like that to me, but it might be.
Saturday Question #58:
Do You Dream About Perfume?
I don’t mean constantly and repeatedly – that would be probably extremely unusual even with our shared hobby. But have you ever had a dream that involved perfume – buying, smelling, finding a “treasure trove”?
My Answer
I came up with this question a while ago when I woke up remembering a dream. In that dream I found myself in a deceptively recognizable perfume store (it’s a non-existing one, outside of the dream I cannot place it, even though I still remember a little how it looked). As I was walking around, there were many perfumes in different parts of the store, grouped by their brands, I think. I was evaluating what I saw and planning where I’d start testing, but as it often happens in a dream, I was constantly interrupted by something else and couldn’t get to smelling those perfumes. And then the store was closing…
Another time I remember smelling something in a dream. I woke up thinking that it was an unusual experience: I didn’t remember ever smelling anything in my dream before. I even told about it to my vSO. Unfortunately, I can’t remember now what it was that I thought I smelled in a dream.
Speaking of dreams (not perfume-related though), once I had a dream that I was telling something to Rusty, and suddenly he replied. I mean, he didn’t meow but actually said something. At that point, still sleeping, I told (? him),“It’s clearly a dream! No, cats do not talk!” To which he replied defiantly, “Yes, they do!” In our household this “Yes, they do [talk]!” became a recurring joke.
Undina's Looking Glass 
Yes I do. And my close perfume pals too.
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Interesting! Are perfumes in your dreams those that exist, or are they something that you imagine?
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Existing….and usually involves some sort of shopping. ;)
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I have done. Once I could smell a perfume so vividly I could remember it when I woke up. It wasn’t an existing perfume and I can’t recall the context but I still remember how clearly I could smell it.
Probably like most people, I don’t remember snelling anything in a dream before that.
If any cat can talk, it’s Rusty!
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I’m positive that Rusty thinks that he’s talking but his not that bright humans just don’t understand.
Isn’t it interesting how our memory catches those unusual situations? And now it’s “documented” here as well :)
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I can’t remember about dreams, but I’m sure Vega tells me a lot of important things, as does Rusty to you :-)
The other day when she insisted on being with me while I sang, she kind of ‘sang’ too… 😂Too funny!
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Oh, yeah: he talks a lot. Especially when he’s hungry, but not necessarily :)
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I don’t think I have! I may have smelled something in a dream before, but don’t really remember. I did taste food in a dream though, which is unusual for me.
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I think I might have had a dream of tasting, too; but I’m not remembering the details.
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I think, I tasted food once (maybe twice) in a dream. But usually it doesn’t come to eating: I see some food (usually sweets – something like chocolate), but before I can actually eat it, something interferes.
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Same!
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Interesting about food dreams – mine always seem to be abouting eating something disgusting, then I wake up feeling nauseated.
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Not recently, but I have on occasion. Sometimes I’m shopping, sometimes I just smell things in the dream. Even while I’m awake I will suddenly get the holographic smell of something that I’m not actually smelling.
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I don’t think that ever happened to me. But I can remember some scents I smelled years ago, sometimes it’s perfumes, sometimes some other aromas.
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I don’t recall dreaming about perfume but I do dream about being a perfumer and about things I’ve been “working on” in these dreams
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It makes sense: I dream a lot about work-related activities.
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Yes, one in particular was a wonderful dream. I was in my Granny’s house (she’s been departed for 36 years now) and in her porch there were shelves and shelves of vintage perfumes and I was amazed at this find. They were all for me, and I was just about to pack them into boxes to bring home, and then I woke up. I was deeply disappointed. I have a recurring dream where I’m in the place I worked in as a teen, where I’m polishing the display shelves and cases of all the perfumes. The mirrors are always sparkling. For some reason the two perfumes that stand out are Pierre Cardin and Balenciaga. Why that is I have no idea, they weren’t of any particular interest to me at the time.
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I know that feeling! I had similar dreams, not just about perfumes but I think that perfumes were among those “wonders” I found in my sleep but couldn’t bring with me :)
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I’ve thought about this for a few hours while I went about my day. My first thought was no, I have never dreamt about perfumes; after some reflection, I think that is correct. I have been fascinated with perfume for almost 10 years, but I have yet to dream about them. I was surprised to find that true – so, good question!! Regarding whether cats talk, I think Rusty, in your dream, got to the more foundational truth.
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I have to admit that I dream about Rusty much more often than about perfume – even though perfumes were in my life for much longer :)
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I have definitely dreamed about my mom and smelled her perfume – Perfumers Workshop Tea Rose. Don’t recall any other perfume dreams, though.
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It is a good dream, I think.
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I think Rusty can definitely talk and I have dreamed about perfume also. I have dreamed about wearing perfume, smelling it and about going somewhere and wanting to buy perfume but things kept happening that prevented me from buying the perfume. That was a frustrating dream!
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I had that type of dreams! Usually, those are some magical “finds,” and you anticipate getting them… Very disappointing, indeed.
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I don’t recall ever dreaming of smelling perfume.
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Do you usually remember your dreams?
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Sometimes I do remember my dreams.
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I’ve been thinking about this since you posted this question, and I don’t think I’ve ever dreamt about perfume! I have had experiences like the one you describe, which is realizing you are dreaming while you are still in the dream.
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Isn’t it a strange feeling: knowing that you’re dreaming? I was always fascinated by what’s going in the brain when that happens.
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Yes, it is odd. But useful if the dream starts getting unpleasant!
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I had oddly vivid dreams last night and Friday night as well. It must have been something I ate. :D Perfume visits me in dreams often, at least one a month or so. I sometimes dream of other smells – of people, places, food, outdoor air and flowers.
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This is amazing! Look at everybody else’s responses. You’re very unique :)
Do you taste food in your dreams as well?
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I used to think everyone had taste and smell dreams, but I’ve learned that it’s not that common. And yes, I do have food dreams, too. Not very often, and they usually follow a holiday meal or a celebratory dinner. My dreams get more vivid when I’m unusually busy with social events. Not surprising because I’m an introvert who has learned to play the role of an extrovert. ;)
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I may have done, but I am sorry I can’t remember!
Weirdly, only yesterday I asked myself whether – given that I have spent a year mostly in her company – I would wish Truffle could talk. Given how much she hisses(!), I couldn’t quite make up my mind. ;)
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From time to time we ask Rusty something… and then I say to my vSO: Can you imagine how we would have been surprised had he actually answered now? And then he reminds me about that my dream :) And then we both remember that clip (I do recommend watching it: it’s hilarious!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bujy6a957BA
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Sadly I’m not a big dream rememberer. It has to be particularly strange or terrifying for me to remember. Probably less than two a year.
Never in my memory is it about perfume. BUMMER!
Portia xx
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It looks like you’re a sound sleeper, which is probably good – even if it means that you have to enjoy your hobby only in RL :)
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Yeah, fully lights out for me.
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