AND none of them broke in the mail.

A few months ago, I wrote a post where I asked for all of your help with the wedding beauty questions that I was struggling with. And you guys all seriously came through. But I have to say, and I can't imagine that anyone will argue with this, that the person who came through the most? Was definitely Jonniker.

You guys, this woman is a perfume expert. She REVIEWS perfume. She makes MONEY doing this. She knows her stuff. And she is sharing her expertise with me, free of charge. She OFFERED. I emailed her to ask for advice, thinking she might send me an email back with the names of a couple perfumes to try, and she wrote back and DEFINED the concept of "above and beyond" with her response.

To wit:


And a closer look:


Yes, yes that is approximately seventy hojillion little tiny bottles of perfume (actual number: 35), all neatly labeled. And yes, they are divided into two categories: 10 bottles that Jonna thinks I will ESPECIALLY like, and TWENTY-FIVE other perfumes that are mere POSSIBILITIES, mostly there for me to get an idea of other options.

People, this is ROUND ONE we're talking about here. This is what Jonna sweetly seems to think of as a jumping-off point. I START with this, I try them all, I tell her what I think of them, and she uses that information to find MORE PERFUME that she thinks will exactly suit my taste. And all of this so that I can have the perfect perfume to wear on ONE DAY of my life.

And yes, if you were wondering, I DID have to write to her to ask how to put the perfume on. So clearly, I do indeed require this level of hand-holding. It's a good thing I have someone so knowledgeable to turn to. And a good thing that caps lock exists, so that I can even begin to express how grateful I am to her for going to all this effort just for me and my ridiculous cluelessness. Jonna, you ROCK.