Do You Gatekeep Your Favorite Fragrances?
Are you a gatekeeper? Do you gatekeep your favorite fragrance or, gasp, your favorite makeup like concealer, foundation, or even blush?
I was watching Ghostbusters: Afterlife for the second time this weekend, sobbing my eyes out, because no spoilers, but, Spengler’s appearance made me think of my childhood and how I had (still have) the biggest crush ever on Egon Spengler and how he shaped the type of men I’m attracted to today.
I mean, really, the man had a brain the size of a small planet, great hair, and the cutest glasses plus he knew a hell of a lot about slime and loved Nestle Crunch Bars what’s not to love and aspire to?
Our rewatch also got me thinking of Louis Tully running around Manhattan saying, “I am the Keymaster are you the Gatekeeper?” Seriously, when I first saw the original Ghostbusters as a child it resonated with me so strongly. My city, cute nerdy men, ghosts, there was just so much to take in.
That all inspired this article. Several months ago I was reading this great article on Reddit about how people were sooooo upset at fragrance gatekeepers and how they felt it was petty behavior to gatekeep a favorite scent and I sat back and I thought to myself, “Have I gatekept my favorite scents?”
