Joe is hosting this weekend's poll. Here is what he wants to know: let's say you're going to get three fragrances for free. They've got to be regular perfumes that you could easily buy online โ nothing ultra-rare or vintage or so exclusive you'd have to travel somewhere to buy it. What would you pick?
In case any of you haven't met Joe, let me introduce you:
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oh am I the first comment?
Thierry Mugler Angel
the new Jimmy Choo perfume
and maybe the new Agent Provocateur
no wait, change the AP to Vivienne Westwood Naughty Alice ๐
Those sound good, Owen. I wouldn’t mind having just a tiny bottle of Angel myself someday. Have you smelled the Naughty Alice?
yes I have smelled Naughty Alice, I really like it
I think it’s aimed at a wider audience than boudoir & sin garden because while them two are kind of quirky and weird, Alice is pretty normal for a VW fragrance.
you can still tell it’s VW scent though, the base is just about the same as the other two.
you know like nearly every perfume created by a brand smell similar to some extent, they have their own kind of trademark scent that they incorporate into their perfumes so you know who created it? I hope this makes sense.
How is the Jimmy Choo?
I don’t know I haven’t smelled it yet lol
hopefully it will make it’s way down to Harvey Nichols because it’s currently exclusive to Harrods and Selfridges
but I’ll post on here when I do smell it ๐
I tried the Jimmy Choo today. it’s basically a sweet fruity cocktail, you can even smell the alcohol. so it would be nice for summer. it’s not what I expected at all, infact I was rather diddapointed with it.
SL Chene
CdG Carnation
Norma Kamali Jazmin
Wow how cool would that be to have these show up at my door!!
Hi Tara. You know, in my opinion, everyone should own a bottle of Chene. It’s really great.
I agree…Chene is spectacular!!
Fun!
Bois des Iles
Champagne de Bois
…and Lyric, just because it’s free ๐
I do reserve the right to change my mind at least ten times, as soon as I see what everyone else wants! ๐
Oh, Dee, reading about your Lyric made me realize I forgot to request my Epic Woman. Do you think my genie would grant a fourth wish?
Heck yeah! Mine’s going to grant ten times three, or so I’ve determined. ๐
Hi Joe! Thanks for hosting!
Manhattan The Party
L’Heure Bleu in parfum
Vero Profumo Rubj edp
I haven’t tried the other two yet, Dixie, but I’m with you on the LHB parfum! I’d love to own a bottle someday.
Ah, I would also love to have that beautiful TPiM presentation, if price were no object!
Guerlain Shalimar Ode de la vanille
Chanel Coco mademoiselle
Creed Acqua Fiorentina
…ans Jessica Simpson Fancy love
I see what you did there, Anna. Maybe the fourth one doesn’t count because it’s so reasonably priced. Gift with purchase!
Exactly my dear Watson ๐
Great question – thanks, Joe! Mine would be:
Missoni EdP
Estee Lauder Private Collection
Knize Ten
Olenska, of those three, I’ve only tried Knize. I’ve been meaning to try Private Collection forever; it must be a good one!
…and I’ve only tried the Missoni, but keep meaning to try the other 2.
They’re both wonderful– PC an intense chypre, and KT a glossy modern patent-leather. ๐
Hope you get to sample PC someday… it’s greener than green and life-changingly beautiful. ๐
Olenska, I’ve got a bottle of Missoni I don’t want. Maybe we can do a swap–that would be sort of like getting it for free! Email me if you want to talk about it. smaakest at yahoo dot com.
Ooooooooh! Thank you! I will email you!
Oh look, Private Collection is fantastic. And to think you can stroll into any shopping mall in the world and buy a fragrance of that quality for not a huge amount of money. Or, if you like, you can snap up a mini online, for peanuts. And reformulation does not seem to be an issue, as far as I’m aware. It comforts me, ya know?
Haha, as others have said, I reserve the right to change my mind… but these currently are at the top of the very incomplete buy list:
TDC de Bachmakov
ELdO Like This
Piguet Bandit
I need to pull out my sample of Bandit and see if it works its charms on me some day. I’m still really curious about the polarizing DeBachmakov… of course Like This is pretty polarizing too!
Hmm, and see, scrolling through the comments, I think I should probably swap out the “inexpensive” Like This for a FB of Guerlain SDV, which has been getting a lot more wear from me than I would have expected. I’m not sure my decant will be enough, long-term.
…death by maple syrup….
oh come on, you knew I wasn’t going to let Like This be mentioned without inserting a comment about syrup!
Yes… yes… we know! Bring on the pancakes, okay!?
it’s how you know I care ๐
Not a fan of immortelle?
immortelle is iffy on me. In Like This, the immortelle grows and grows and GROWS! until I feel like I’m swimming in maple syrup. Love maple syrup on pancakes….but the smell nauseates me really quickly. 15 minutes of Like This makes me feel like I’m about to hack.
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l’occitans immortelle face cream has a gorgeous smell
Hey, happy Saturday, everyone! And thanks to Robin for letting me guest host this poll… it should be fun. Imagine a free shopping spree or gift certificate of pretty much unlimited amount? Sounds good to me.
I confess that until yesterday’s mail, one of my bottles would have been Guerlain Attrape Cลur, but that’s my latest real purchase, and one I’ve been wanting and thinking about for a LONG time.
So I think my three would probably be:
– Chanel Nยฐ19 extrait
– Guerlain L’Heure Bleue extrait
– Serge Lutens Fleurs de Citronnier
Have a great weekend, and I look forward to seeing everyone’s answers.
Oooooh!!! Congrats on the Attrape Coeur. I might even say my three bottles would be:
Attrape Coeur
Attrape Coeur
Attrape Coeur
I already have a bottle and some decants, but man oh man. I think I could wear this one every day for the rest of my life. But I’ll stop being so greedy and think of three others. Afterall, a true perfumista can’t only wear ONE perfume (and I surely don’t…).
BTW, Joe – this thread may inspire swapping! If someone wants a free bottle of one thing, and someone else has a bottle they’re willing to swap away…well, all sorts of good things can happen.
That’s a good thought Karin. ๐
L’Heure Bleue is so beautiful!
Hi, Joe!
At the moment, I would want:
Balenciaga Paris
Ambre Passion Elixir by Laura Mercier
Plum by Mary Greenwell
I could have mentioned SL Tubรฉreuse Criminelle, which I (being in London) can quite easily get, but I don’t want to make everyone else green with envy. ๐
Hi Bela! Those are three very nice scents that will get you through a variety of seasons. I really enjoy Paris a lot, and I think the Mercier is a delicious rich amber.
I myself am content with a small decant of Criminelle, but I am dying for a bell jar of El Attarine or Rahat!
Funny you would mention El Attarine in connection with Bela’s post, because whenever I read that name I hear her voice saying it. ๐
Ooh, that Criminelle really is a special one, and I’m intrigued by what I’ve heard about Plum!
Whhaaaaaaaaa from Australia! Don’t get me started on the unavailability of the sacred Bell Jars outside of Europe!!! Its especially bad because I am sure the export versions are getting refomulated and dumbed-down day by day…I am quite happy with my brand-new a La Nuit, but even In the last 18 months, during which I went through 3 samples, it noticeably changed. And I would have to say that my new bottle of Cedre is quite acrid compared to samples of the same time frame….I felt it used to have a little of Criminey’s amazingness in there somewhere but it has a rougher, cheaper feeling to it than the samples…I was going to finish my summer vanilla splurge with Un Bois Vanille but I’d be really disappointed if it too has gone off…has anyone bought it lately??
First time here. Mine would be:
Angel Extrait
L’Artisan Mure et Musc Extrait
L’Artisan Nuit de Tubereuse
Welcome Mutzi! Nice choices! ๐
… and NdT was my Scent of the Day today! ๐
Yes, welcome, Mutzi! I really like Mure et Musc and have never tried the extrait.
Hi Mutzi! I bought a full bottle of Nuit de Tubereuse last summer. It’s in my top five list of favorite perfumes. It’s never boring. I hope you get one for free!
Maison Francis Kurkdjian – Aqua Universalis
Lisa Kirk – Revolution
Bois 1920 – Come La Luna
Really nice and unusual choices!
Hi Joe, what a great idea for a post!
Off the top of my head it would be:
Chanel Egoiste
Tauer Une Rose Chypre
Caron Parfum Sacre
Hi Ruth! Those sound great. Do you prefer Parfum Sacre in extrait or edp?
Does it matter for purposes of the poll, or are you “just asking” about the Parfum Sacre? Cos they DON’T MAKE THE EXTRAIT ANYMORE, the SOBs.
(And why is my comment awaiting moderation, but not really???? Weird.)
Oh, I didn’t realize that, Mals. So not even the big Caron boutiques in Paris & NYC have the extrait? I’ve sampled both but don’t have a major preference. It’s sad when favorites are discontinued, isn’t it?
I haven’t tried the extrait but I loved the edp sample I just finished and trying to justify a purchase by telling myself it is discounted and much cheaper than the other two on my list.
I am currently infatuated with roses – any other suggestions?
I have been testing a few roses lately. Among them:
OJ Ta’if , C&S Dark Rose, Teo Cabanel Oha, TC Early Roses, YOSH Sottile (oil form), and SSS Cameo, Velvet Rose, Rose Musc, and Vintage Rose. The SSS scents are all available for really reasonable prices, or will be when the cart comes back up. Rose Musc is just what the name suggests. Velvet Rose is more nearly a soliflore. There are other notes, but the rose is center stage. Vintage Rose is darker and more complex. Ta’if is a spicy rose, perhaps more spice than rose. Sottile is a tea rose soliflore with incredible lasting power, at least in the oil (I haven’t tried the EdP). It lasts 12 hours or more on me, and I have perfume eating skin. Early Roses is rose + other florals, and I find it somewhat similar to Cameo. My favorite so far is Oha. It is definitely a rose-centered scent, but with enough other notes to keep it from being either too simple or too sour.
I’ve tried a few rose scents recently although I am not a huge fan but a couple that peeked my interest were Le Labo Rose (31-I think) and Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady. Both on the spicy side which I think is why I enjoyed them so much.
I was on a rose kick over the spring but I never sampled Ta’if. I need to rectify that. Does it have oud? I think I lost interest after one too many rose ouds.
Here are the notes of Ta’if, taken from the OJ sits:
Top:
Pink pepper, saffron and dates
Heart:
Rose oil, freesia, orange flower absolute
and jasmine
Base:
Broom and amber
So–no oud listed. I can’t swear to it otherwise, as I’m not sure I can pick out oud from a mixture of other notes.
Seconding the SSS Cameo, and would add Guerlain’s Nahema (rose, peach and Guerlainade) and L’Artisan’s Safran Troublant (rose and saffron).
My fav roses are BK Liaisons Dangereuses (plum rose) and Rose Oud – Calice Becker is a genius!
She is a genius – that is one of a couple of rose ouds I love. I really like rose/oud but it became so ubiquitous a while back and there were so many bad ones that I was turned off.
Joe – Lucky you! I can’t bring myself to buy Attrape Coeur, but it’s on my “list.”
Attrape Coeur
Vega
can you believe these are the only two? There’s nothing else that I’m dying to have (at the moment, at least).
Hi KRL. Vega is another great Guerlain, and the bottle is really gorgeous. I would take several Guerlain bottles, come to think of it!
Thanks for hosting, Joe!
If I could truly have ANYTHING, it would be a Xerjoff carved rutillated quartz bottle filled with Irisss. Or maybe the amethyst bottle…. ๐
Aside from that, the scents I love whose prices have really held me back from the beautiful FBs are The Party in Manhattan, Parfums MDCI Enlevement au Serail and Amouage (either Jub 25 or Homage Attar).
I also love the luxurious Kilians, but have already managed to satisfy my longings with the less expensive travel sets and discounted partial or boxless bottles. Patient hunting does pay off!
Wow, Noz, you don’t mess around! I think you win for most luxurious “off the shelf” pick! I hadn’t seen those quartz Xerjoff bottles; I think I like the lapis one. I’d love to own an MDCI too; Enlรจvement is a good one. Do you like the bottles with the busts? I’d be happy with the refill. Great choices! I’m totally on board with your shopping spree!
Joe, as they say in Spanish: El que pide a Dios y pide poco, estรก loco. ๐ (Roughly, whoever makes a request of God and only asks for something small is crazy, but it rhymes nicely in Spanish.)
I’ve never seen them in real life, but the photos of the MDCI bottles with the bust tops look very pretty to me, so that’s what I’m asking for. If course, I’d be thrilled with the refill!
Amouage Jubilation XXV
Epic Man
Mary Greenwell Plum
If only My good Perfume Fairy Godmother would come through.
I need a godmother too, Neens. I’m having second thoughts about my choices when I look at your list, because I’d really love bottles of Jubilation XXV and Epic Woman.
bond no9 harlem
chanel coco edp
opium
Nice range of choices, Zara. Do you like the current formulation of Opium, or does it have to be vintage for you? I don’t know it well.
Although I haven’t sampled the new one (and despite to YSL’s claims that they did not reformulate), I’d go for the old one. Some say the new Opium has lost some of its spicy goodness.
I have not sampled the new yet either. I bought my Opium a few years ago when I spotted a 30ml bottle going cheap at a discount perfume shop. Back then no-one was talking about Opium much. It had been around for centuries and was all rather taken fro granted. Now that it seems to have been re-formulated, the perfume blogoshpere is humming with indignation and my bottle has become something to treasure!
Good Morning Joe! Thanks for hosting.
Three? only THREE? **stresssss**
okay, reserving the right to change my mind but not cheating outright….since I know you’d call me on it right away (you’re wise to my 1, 2, 2.25, 2.375, 2.5 etc tricks.)
1. FM L’Eau d’Hiver—one of those big honkin 250ml bottles…and I’d spray til wet…then just lay there on the floor enjoying my cloud of sillage.
2.Balenciaga Paris—keep watching on ebay for a nice cheap bottle that no one notices…
3. ooo last choice, need to make it a good one….I’d say Agonist Liquid Crystal…but that’s not really “readily accessible, go to the store and buy it”… or Xerjoff XXY…but that’s not terribly accessible either…but since we’re already dreaming, why not dream big?
But both the Xerjoff and the Agonist are available from Lucky Scent, so they qualify as something you can easily buy online.
Oh, I like the new Agonist bottle that looks like a coral reef! No chance of buying this, but I did just order a sample. Luckyscent deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, IMHO! ๐
A giant bottle of L’Eau d’Hiver would be heavenly!
I know….le sigh…..
Hmmm…I Have a giant bottle AND the lotion which I haven’t touched in a while due to my extreme frenzy of decant buying. I guess I must need to go back and revisit it as it has been mentioned a few times in this post! Not only that but now I have added about 10 new scents on my list to try!! This is fun!
Hi, Daisy! This is a funny exercise for YOU… mmm hmmm. You rarely need to give in to fantasy to get any bottles you want. Well… okay, maybe the Agonist! I didn’t know Malle came in 250ml bottles. Cool.
You know, I want a little bottle of the Balenciaga too; have any 30ml bottles been turning up on evilbay? The actual bottle is really attractive. Ok, now I want one! I think all this poll is doing is creating more cravings. ๐
fun poll = evil poll.
I’d have to check to be sure but I think only the d’Hiver and Bigarade come in the hugemungous 250ml size….all the better for the full body spray down, my dear.
the agonist Liquid Crystal bottles is beautiful….but I’d be plenty happy with the droppered refill… see? it’s not like I’m demanding or anything.
Wow Daisy…u good girl!
Thanks for hosting Joe, this is a fun idea. Also congrats on the Attrape Ceour, that’s going to be one of mine. The other two are unsniffed as it’s free, hope that’s allowed. So the three are –
Attrape Ceour
Cartier La Treizieme Heure XIII (that’s the birch tar one right?)
Tauer Une Rose Chyree
Wow, Tortola, I’d be quite happy with your three choices!
Thanks Rappleyea, it’s nice you agree! Isn’t it funny how easy it is to make great choices when money’s no object ๐
Uh oh.. bc I have the last 2. LOL!
Hey, free bottles are the perfect time to get something unsniffed, in my opinion!
Joe, it’s probably the only appropriate time to go for unsniffed, but hey, we’ve all been there right?!
We’ve all been there even when we’ve had to pay good money for them unsniffed!
Well, since they’re free, I might as well choose the three most expensive on my wish list. My three choices for “I would love to have these but they are way beyond my budget” perfumes are:
Amouage Gold Woman
Xerjoff Ibitira
Guerlain Vega
50, I have a feeling many of the Xerjoffs are going to end up listed here today. I’ve only smelled a few… I wouldn’t want to fall in love with any!
It’s a dangerous line to fall in love with, that’s for sure! The chances of finding a Xerjoff at a discount would seem to be approximately zero. I tried the entire sample set of the Shooting Stars line. I noly really fell for one (Ibitira), but even one is one too many for my budget. I don’t even want just a decant, even if one were available, as I really do like the bottles. Sigh!
There are SO many but my 3 would be~
Clive Christian- “C”
Le Labo- Musc 25
Chantecaille- Vetyver
It really is hard to pick just three, isn’t it? I’d love to try that Le Labo Musc.
Oh my, what a poll! I have to say that I’ve been whittling down my wish list significantly. But there are definitely purchases that I just can’t bring myself to make because of the high cost. I may end up hosting splits, but until then:
Vetiver Pour Elle
Oriental Brulant
Either Jicky or L’Heure Bleue extrait (which to choose???)
Oh yes, K! I said Vetiver Pour Elle too. And I’ve never even sniffed it – and don’t think I will due to the price! I’m afraid I’ll love it – very afraid.
I recently purchased a sample from Perfumed Court, and…I love it. Perhaps if we get enough interest, we can all go in on a bottle. ๐
I tried vintage Jicky extrait in Paris last October and it blew me out of my socks. Damn ๐ first there was the startled look mixed with fascinated repulsion (this is skanky!!) and then it was constant sniffing aka nose glued to wrist (mmmmmmmf, lovely) ๐
Mmmm….Jicky. I have a set of vintage samples in little glass tubes that you break the tip off. I would love a whole bottle of vintage Jicky along with a bottle of Apres L’Ondee extrait.
Vetiver Pour Elle is one of my choices, too. Yum!
L’Air du Desert Marocain
Bois de Violete
and Amouage Gold
What a delightful and creative black cat, macska, and wonderful perfume choices!
Those really are some classic choices, Macska.
Fun!
Well, I only have 4 things on my wish list right now so this shouldn’t be too difficult. Chanel Sycomore is not available online in UK which leaves me with Amouage Dia, Jubilation 25 and Diorella. All 3 can be purchased online and if I’m getting it for free then I can live with the current formulation of Diorella and pay for an earlier version myself, right? ๐
Absolutely! You can never have too much Diorella…
My thoughts exactly!
Shalimar
Coco
L`air du desert marocain
Another mention of L’Air du Desert… and the classic Guerlains are popular too.
Ooohhh fun question! ๐ I think my three would be:
Serge Lutens MKK
By Kilian Pure Oud
Chanel No. 5 (parfum)
(But I might have to change my mind a few times, too!! ๐ )
Poetria, No. 5 parfum seems like it should be in almost every serious perfumista’s collection.
Estee Lauder Jasmin White Moss parfum
Chanel Sycamore
Frederic Malle Iris Silver Mist
I’m sooo ready for spring!
Those sound really good, Aleta. I love Jasmine White Moss and would love to smell the parfum formulation.
So much fun, though it was difficult to choose. However, I feel confident in my three selects:
1) Serge Lutens Bois de Violette
2) Acqua di Parma Magnolia Noble
3) Chanel Coco (parfum)
Makes me want to believe in a Fragrance Fairy Godmother ๐
A fairy godmother gifting free bottles would be sooo nice. Looks like Coco is a bit popular today too!
What a fantasitc idea for a poll!
– Hermessence Vetiver Tonka
– The Different Company Osmanthus
– Tauer Lonestar Memories (for my husband… his favorite!)
Thanks, Eswift. I thought it might make a fun poll — total realm of fantasy stuff. Nice of you to share one of your 3 with your husband!
Thanks for hosting, Joe. Great question!
Hmmmm……looking over my decants and deciding what I’d like to have a full bottle of:
Tauer Incense Rose
Chanel Coromandel
FM Musc Ravageur
I’d LOVE to have the perfume fairy sweep down and gift me with a bottle of Mary Greenwell Plum, but alas, the one retailer that carries it doesn’t ship to the US. ๐
Hey, it appears to be available from House Of Fraser and I think they ship to US?
http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/null+Mary+Greenwell+Plum/maryplum,default,pd.html
Actually, I just double checked and while they do offer international delivery, it looks like it’s not available for this item.
I’m in UK, though, so I’d be happy to help you get hold of it if you’d like.
I see the mobs forming already… this one has had a lot of mentions as a highly desired (and hard to get) lemming of late.
Lol ๐ I noticed that it was getting a few mentions lately but I didn’t realise that it was so elusive. I wonder if my nearest branch of HOF stock it, it sounds interesting.
I also just had a quickie look on ebay and they appear to be selling below retail there so that’s another possibility which might be worth exploring.
SPLIT. SPLIT. SPLIT. ๐
LOL Rapple, if that’s directed at me, I’m not among the masses… haven’t even smelled it yet.
Nah, not necessarily at you Boo. But maybe the Supreme Splitter will read and take note. ๐
Yeah, Plum would be already be winging its way to me if they shipped to the US. I may have a line on getting some, though…
Abyss, I managed to get my hands on a decant and loved it, only to find that HOF doesn’t ship this to the US. I emailed them recently to ask if they anticipate that changing any time soon, but haven’t heard back yet. Plum is lovely!
Well, my offer stands so if, at some point, you decide to take me up on it then by all means let me know ๐
I really wouldn’t know where to start with a split. I’d consider it but would need someone to talk me through it and hold my hand ๐
You know, a split is one of those things that seems so intimidating, and then when you’re done, you wonder what on earth you were so nervous about. My first (stupid me!) was Lyric, so I was a wreck. The worst was worrying whether it would survive the shipping or not, and of course, it did.
Wow, Lyric as your first split. That takes some serious balls! ๐
one of the mobs arriving here…just went to check this and the notes sound amazing…would love to know more…
Love your choices! Just got Incense Rose for Christmas and have gotten compliments on it every time I’ve worn it.
Have you smelled it? It’s gorgeous. They announced a 7.5ml purse spray, which has so far failed to materialise. I’m trying to be patient. Not easy.
Hi Joe and everyone! I’d go with Ego Facto Poopoo Pidou, CdG Daphne, and CdG Avignon.
There is something really addictive about Daphne, certainly in the drydown anyway. Think I’ll cave and get a bottle soon, even though its longevity is bordering on the nuclear!
It really is addictive! But yes, a little definitely goes a LONG way!
A couple of weeks ago, I missed spraying some Daphne just before getting out of the car to a party and the spray hit my coat. Now, my coat collar smells like Daphne.
Moral of the story: Daphne smells great with sheepskin leather.
Sounds wonderful!
I’d really like to own a bottle of Daphne myself. Actually, I might be happy with just a decant because I know it would take forever to use 50ml!
Good question! Seeing as they’d be free, I suppose it’s ok to dream…
By Kilian A Taste of Heaven
Amouage Memoir Man
Bond No. 9 New Haarlem
3 perfumes I absolutely adore but simply can’t afford! ๐
It’s definitely ok to dream about things you normally wouldn’t be able to afford! Nice choices.
Hi Joe and fellow perfume lovers! I am enjoying reading all the replies.
Van Cleef & Arpels First
Tom Ford Noir de Noir
Amouage Gold in the EXTRAIT
Have a great weekend everyone!
Oh, I forgot about the TF Private Blends…
VC&A’s First in its pure perfume form (from the late ’70s) is truly a spectacular fragrance. I received a carded sample of the perfume the year after its introduction, and as a teenager, was blown away by its beauty. It’s still one of my all time favorites.
Wow – fun poll. A tad frustrating too, to narrow it down to three – but still fun! Well, let me see now…
1 – CdG Daphne
2 – Guerlain Vetiver Pour Elle
3 – FM Noir Epices
Oh wait – does SL Santal Blanc come in the bell jar?! If that’s not considered too hard to get – I want that! ๐
Oh no – I forgot Amouage Jub XXV!! Oh the humanity!
oh i forgot jublation 25 as well..oh no…
Oooh Daphne! I do like Daphne. I think Santal de Mysore is the exclusive and Santal Blanc is the export?
They switched out about a year ago. Mysore is now in export. So glad I got some Santal Blanc before it went back into exclusive.
And RD, it’s true, narrowing it down to three is difficult! I must have one of those beautiful Jub XXV bottles someday.
Ooooh, this is hard…
Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur
CdG Avignon
Solange Stoned
(… and then throw in the Opus Series!)
I just got that Heeley – it’s fab.
Strangely, it left me cold, and I often like Heeley. I’ll have to try it again at some point…tucked the sample away for future reference.
These kinds of questions are fun, because, who doesn’t like to dream about perfume? I know I literally dream about perfume, more often than I’d like to admit.
1. Le Labo Oud 27- a 100 ml bottle (my 15ml is going to run out soon)
2. Byredo Oud Accord- sensing a theme here?
3. Ormonde Jayne Woman- for something a little different
OJ Woman is beautiful and unusual. That was one FB purchase for which I have absolutely no regrets. I would rank it among my top 10 favorite perfumes of all time.
Hi Carrie. I think the Byredo is one I sniffed on a test strip when I was shopping a couple weeks ago and it smelled really good. I’ve still not tried so many of the Ormond Jaynes, including Woman!
i would agree with 50roses…it is one of my top perfumes and definately fbw
I would love to have:
The Pink Room Darkly Audacious
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
L’artisan Al Oudh
Sniffit, I think Portrait is definitely full-bottle worthy. I’ve heard lots of good things about some of The Pink Room scents but I’ve never tried any. I hope you get the bottles someday!
Hi, Joe & everybody! My three would be:
the biggest bottle of FM Musc Ravageur I could buy
Chanel Coromandel, which already comes in a mega bottle
Serge Lutens Bas de Soie, which I am saving up for atm. I’m hoping that Parfum1 does a 20% off sale for Valentine’s Day and I can buy my preciousss BdS that smells so wonderful on my skin. I’m on a strict no buy – nailpolish, perfume, clothes, thrifting, everything – until it’s mine!
Oh, you’re being GOOOOOD. Hope your perfume fairy notices.
Rosarita, two of yours are on my list too!! Coromandel and Musc Ravageur. Now I think I’d better sample your third choice. Maybe I’d want it too.
Same here – perhaps we’re scent triplets?
Obviously we all have great taste! ๐
Hi Joe! That IS a fun question.
1. Le Labo Vanille (kay, totally cheating on the rules, as I can’t simply order a full bottle of this online)
2. Guerlain SDV
3. Farmacia SS Annunziata Cara
Le Labo Vanille is probably one of my ABSOLUTE favorites!!!! My decant is running too low- I would have put that on my list too but added Musc 25 since I’m in U.S. That scent just makes me smile all day long!
Really? I’ve never actually smelled it. I just figured if 3 bottles could magically show up on my doorstep, I’d want Vanille to be one of them. ๐
Do you tend to like vanilla scents? How would you describe it in terms of sweetness / spiciness / smokiness, etc.?
Hmmm- this is tough. It’s not super sweet at all- I would say it is more on the spicy side. The Vanilla is in there but not very prominent after a while. For me, it gets slightly powdery- there is musk in the dry down. It sits so nicely on my skin- very warm. My other Vanilla scent I was in love with was Creed’s Sublime Vanilla until I smelled this one of course. I almost want to say there could be some slight similarities between the 2 but then again someone with a more “trained” nose may totally disagree-LOL. It is definitely worth buying a small decant to see if it is something you enjoy. I would SOO love to have enough of it that I could spray it all over me!!!
Thank you for hosting, Joe!
Armani Prive Bois d’Encens
Guerlain Derby
Amouage Homage Attar
Oh, what good choices!
Agreed Nozkoz, I could live with that list.
Mmmm… you should be able to get two bottles of that Homage Attar since they’re so tiny, don’t you think? That’s some beautiful stuff.
i second that idea joe…def 2 botlles
Hi Joe, thanks for hosting!
Great poll, difficult choice.
My 3 would be:
Amour Dia
Chanel 5 Eau Premiere
Lacoste pour Femme
(parfumliefhebber)
Yeah, well, I mean Amouage Dia….. So sorry.
Hi Tulp! We knew you meant Amouage. I like the Dia Man, but I’m unfamiliar with Dia Woman. I think I have a sample; I have to give it a smell.
It is really lovely!
That’s a very insteresting poll. I would chose :
Serge Lutens’ Arabie
Issey Miyake’s Le feu d’Issey
and Annick Goutal’s Petite Chรฉrie
Nice to see a fan of Feu d’Issey… it’s such an odd one. Arabie is also a really great fragrance; I love so many Lutens.
Doesn’t exactly meet the easy to acquire requirement, though! I still kick myself occasionally for not nabbing some samples of that when they came up at a reasonable price on evilbay.
Hi! fun poll,thanks; Joe;okay here are my choices:
1.Lyric Men
2.Angeliques sous la pluie
3.Bois des Iles
Those are some nice choices that one would never grow tired of, in my opinion.
Okay here goes,
Tauer Carillon pour un Ange
MDCI Peche Cardinal
Bois des Iles
The MDCI is purely based on one wearing I did roughly a year ago and I loved it so much I was scared to try it again for fear I would have to have it.
Oh grrr, forgot about Onda.
Yep, I want Onda too.
And I loved Honey Blossom.
I think we might be scent twins, Tama! ๐
GOOD CHOICES, T!!!
Tama, I got that 10ml sample set MDCI was doing — not sure if they still do it? It was a bargain. I didn’t get Peche, but I’ve sampled that one and it’s nice. I like that line!
I’ll have to look into that!
Scroll all the way to the bottom, Tama:
http://parfumsmdci.free.fr/index.php?language=en&page&id=82
I would like to get
1.Un Lys (SL)
2. Havana Vanilla (LAP)
3.Tilda Swinton Like This (L’ELO)
Thay are alll available online….
Behemot, I’m a big fan of lily fragrances, but I’ve yet to try the SL.
i love wishes!
1. CdG 2 -100ml
2. Ormonde Jayne Tiara
3. I need a dark rose here -FM Une Rose maybe? indecisive
Czech & Speake does one called ‘Dark Rose’ which I hear is good!
FM Portrait of a Lady is dark, I also find SSS Vintage Rose pretty dark.
It’s really fun to read everyone’s choices. My three would be
CdG Laurel
Dzongkha
and Onda (extract)
I should probably just buy the first two. I’ve been very, very good, for a very, very long time.
Do it!!!!
mmm.
Un Jardin Sur Le Nil – Hermes
Tea for Two – L’artisan
Daphne – CdG
Lots of votes for Daphne… you all are going to create a lemming here!
It’s true, Daphne is popping up a lot. It’s creating a lemming in me for a decant, most definitely.
This is really fun. Nervewracking, and the limitations are killing me – does it count if I have to call up some fancy-schmancy store and give them my credit card number and promise them my first grandchild? And I HATE it that I can’t just order up some MG Plum, because I already woulda done that.
Also, I’ve recently gotten my hands on some things I’d been dying to have for a long time: I got a partial bottle of La Myrrhe, and just made arrangements to trade an unloved bottle for some Champagne de Bois. So those two are crossed off the “I want it, I need it, I must have it” list.
And that leaves – Oh, House of Fraser, are you absolutely sure I can’t convince you to send me a bottle of Plum on a slow boat? No? I’ll have to twist my friend’s arm then –
Guerlain Vega – gorgeous bottle, gorgeous fragrance
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumiere Noire pour Femme – no idea what the bottle looks like, and I don’t care, it’s the sexiest thing I own a decant of
F Malle Carnal Flower – which I would bathe in if I had more than a decant. Oddly, it is not particularly radiant on me; it just settles down and shimmers.
Lovely choices Mals, I want those too<3
Mals, I’d be more than happy to let you count MG Plum as one of your choices!
But your other three are great too. Lumiere Noire p F is an awesome fragrance. And I confess that before I shipped off your decant of Vega, I had a twinge of regret thinking, “This is lovely.” I hope you get a bottle some day; the bottle is stunning.
mmm backup bottles of champagne de bois would most def have to go on the list…plus samples of all Lauries others….
Hello Joe,
Nice to see you hosting…
HA.
This is easy peasy, as you know since I’m falling in love all over the place!
TF Noir de Noir and Amber Absolute
VC&A Gardenia Petale
I know there was another one that you just were recently teasing me about???????? Can’t recall.;)
But may I cheat and sneak LL Iris 39 in there too ??????????????
Wait! I want Attrape Couer as well! lol
You know that’s five, right?
(Or are we counting on the fragrance fairy not being able to count, either bottles or $$?)
Yes Mals, I’m hoping just that! ๐
I think the fragrance fairy is so busy with orders today that a few might just slip through the cracks.
I’ve gotta find my vial of Noir de Noir, Tamara, and see if it’s ALL THAT! ๐
I just tried Noir de Noir again and liked it quite a bit.
Guerlain Apres L’Ondee
Chanel 28 La Pausa
Tauer Une Rose Chypree
Nice picks!!
Why thank you, Tama. ๐
Oh, nice thought…
1) Vero Profumo Kiki (extrait), will be my next buy anyway
2) Amouage Homage Attar
3) Serge Lutens Boxeuses (semi-unsniffed, I just smelled the wax sample)
Three’s tough. But I gotta go for some of the expensive stuff on my wishlist if it’s free!
Chantecaille Kalimantan
SL Muscs Kublai Khan
Amouage Jubi 25
MKK is next on my “to buy” list…
Mine too! I was so sad when yet another box of scrabble arrived for Christmas and not MKK.
Pretty much had the same experience. ๐
Gotta say, Tania’s description of it in Perfumes: The Guide really, really, REALLY makes me want to try this. (I believe I have a sample on the way from ReiRien.) As much as I love the Coleridge poem, I much prefer Tania’s idea of Kubla Khan!
[Ahem, full disclosure: my complete picture involves the tv show Xena. Lol! Stay with me. I actually hated the show but one night I caught an episode with the NZ actor, Marton Csokas as this character “Borias” whom I think was based on Attila the Hun and the Khans. If you can bear the cheesiness, here’s a YouTube fan video. It’s actually much more bearable in this condensed form with a lovely Sting song than it is to watch the episodes entire! ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k7_xpzEAB8
LOL —ooops, I used to watch Xena…I remember that episode!
~signed, a proud warrior princess wannabe.
Yay! So glad someone else is aware of this little pop-culture moment. I remember this was on when I lived in Seattle and couldn’t afford cable, so inevitably I’d watch an episode here and there. But being an ancient history and mythology student and fan, this show used to give me *headaches* of frustration. lol But I will always be thankful for their use of hunky Auzzie/Kiwi actors. ๐
Hi Joe!
CdG Daphne
Attrap Coeur
Amouage Tribute
Hey E! Daphne is great. I still haven’t tried the Tribute!
Hi Joe!
Amouage Ubar
POTL Luctor et Emergo
SL Gris Clair
AnnGD: I think Ubar is one of the most lovely florals ever created. There are so many Amouages worth owning, and it doesn’t hurt that the bottles are so beautiful too.
The new bottle is an improvement on the first. I may have to break down and buy a FB. Samples are too much of a tease.
Great thread, it’s given me a whole new list of things to try.
Cuir de Russie parfum
Iris Silver Mist
Une Rose or Portrait of a Lady (I haven’t smelled POAL yet, so I can’t decide)
I thought about Tihota since it’s free. I get the smokiest, burning rubber smell from it that I can’t seem to find anywhere in B. Black – it almost reaches Lonestar Memories levels and it tempers the sweet vanilla very nicely. However, I find Indult’s original “exclusive club” concept tacky and the price insulting.
Oops, I guess I should remove Iris Silver Mist because it is a non-export. I will change it to TDC Bois d’Iris.
Hey Julia, good to have you back! Is everything OK?
JULIA!!! OMG welcome back!! How are you????
We have all missed you Julia, and are SO glad to see you back here. Still sending our best wishes and prayers for your continued healing.
Julia, it’s so good to see you on here! I’ve been thinking about emailing you, but didn’t want to bother you. I hope you’re doing much, much better! xoxo
Hi, Everybody! Things are going along. I only have two more chemo treatments left, thank goodness, but I will probably continue one of the drugs on a maintenance schedule for a couple of years or so. My oncologist is pleased with my progress and my prognosis is very good. I’m ready for things to get back to ‘normal’ and I’m looking forward to having hair again. Maybe I will celebrate by going to Paris and buying a bottle of Iris Silver Mist since I’m hoarding my last drop like liquid diamonds. I can name more than three ‘non-exports’ I would like the perfume fairy to leave under my pillow. ๐
So good to see you here!
That Paris celebration sounds like an excellent idea.
yes, you deserve a celebratory trip to paris!!
hey Julia, excellent!!
definitely go to Paris for the Bell Jar!!
Talking about ‘exclusive’…what does the price of an air ticket add??
missed you a lot Julia. even tried Shalimar ๐
so happy you are much better ๐
big hugs to you
Hi Julia and welcome back. I think of u often and am glad u have returned with a good prognosis…my best friend is in final stages of cancer after 4 years of battling. She was told in the beginning it was not curable, only manageable..it is so good to hear u r doing well.
Besides Shalimar..i have this need to lay my hands on ISM…haven’t even tried it yet…but my gut knows i will need a bell jar of that!
It’s great to hear that you are doing well. By all means, treat yourself to that trip to Paris and get that bell jar–and a few other things while you are at it. You deserve it!
Aw, you guys are so sweet! And if I inspired somebody to try my beloved Shalimar I’m thrilled! I’m embarrassed to say how many bottles I own. I scored a 1968 blue enamel bottle of EdT that’s been kept sealed in a closet all these years. Simply removing the cap was a revelation.
You go girl!!!!
Great to see your gravatar on these pages! Welcome back.
Welcome back! So nice to “see” you here ๐
Julia, it’s really nice to see you here, and I’m glad to hear things are going well with your medical issues! I think you should definitely treat yourself to a bottle of ISM in Paris at some point! Take care!
Yay!!!! you’re back! So glad your treatments are going well..
Enjoy your trip to Paris. You deserve it. Best wishes.
This is a fun poll.
1. Musc Ravageur
2. Coromandel
3. Traversee du Bosphore
Mmm, your first two are favourites of mine. I haven’t tried #3, but I am sadly coming to the realization that B. Duchaufour does not like me.
BD and I are “like this” (crosses fingers)! So, you probably wouldn’t like TdB. But when I get my free FB I’ll send you some. Lol.
Believe me, it’s not for lack of trying! I forgot what a disaster Havanna Vanille was on me when I went on a vanilla binge last month and I ordered another sample of it with predictable results. Let us not even speak of Al Oudh.
Glad you are better and back on the boards!
Hello Joe! love these dreamy polls! ๐
I’d want
Bois des Iles
Bois Blond
SL Cuir Mauresque
I’m glad you love them, Ladyslipper. Open polls really are fun. And I also love Cuir Mauresque.
shalini
lyric
the costliest vanilla I could find
costliest vanilla….that would probably be Indult Tihota…I shudder just thinking of it. If the Perfume Fairy brings you a bottle, would you kindly give her my name….
I just looked this up on Luckyscent and it is SOLD OUT! So you’d have to sell your soul to one of the 999 who bought this LE and are entitled to buy more – wish I’d thought of that!
Are they still selling the original 999 bottles? I thought Tihota came out a few years ago and assumed that they decided to make more bottles available. I really like it, but the price and the “exclusive club” thing turn me off.
Gosh, alot of people seem to be picking things which I would consider exclusive. As far as I tell Lutens Iris Silver Mist was never available in the U.S. (If you know, other wise let me know). Not, that I would object to a free Killian.
Mass Market Fantasy: Bvlgari Jasmine Noir,L’Heurre Blue (sp?) EDT; Tom Ford Black Orchid
Hi Dilana. I think something like ISM is stretching the concept of “easily available,” but when I first thought of the poll idea, I just didn’t want people trying to stock up on 800ml bottles of Guerlain Djedi from 1930, which hasn’t been available for decades. We perfumistas manage to get our hands rather easily on things that are semi-exclusive — of course they always come at a price! As Noz said above, if we’re going to dream, we might as well dream big.
I do like Black Orchid though. Nice choice.
Oh, understood, I was about to list my niche choices when someone walked in with a question.
So here goes:
Creed Fleur de The Rose Bulgare
Killian Straight to Heaven
CDG’s Stephen Jones
Hello Joe,
my choice would be
Homage by Amouage
Secret Oudh by Caron
Josephine Baker by Etat libre d’Orange
Cheers
Safran
I haven’t heard of that Caron, Safran. Now I’m curious to look it up. Thanks for sharing your choices!
Hello again,
I had the chance to try it in London in August at Les Senteurs. To me, it’s a very soft and mysterious oud scent. The start reminded me a lot of the Borneo topnotes, but then it took a totally different direction. It’s so well blended that I couldn’t detect single notes. And it confused me in a way, so I couldn’t make up my mind to buy. Which I regret now, because I keep thinking about it. But I heard from a friend, that it should be more widly avaible from March on.
Cheers
Safran
That sounds fabulous! I wish Carons were easier to find.
hmm…..
Penhaligon .Amarinthine
L’A -Dzing
PdE -Cuir de Ottoman
Merlin, your first two are favorites, but I can’t believe I still haven’t tried Cuir Ottoman. Many people have recommended it to me.
CdG Avignon, Guerlain Homme Extreme, don’t have a third on my list at the moment… maybe Michael Kors for men or a back up bottle of Gucci Pour Homme
Hi Joe!
Iri$$$ by Xerjoff
Iris Silver Mist
Richwood by Xerjoff (and haven’t smelled it yet)
Lynne, I like that you went BIG considering these are on someone else’s tab. That’s the way to do it. And I like the renaming of Iri$$$… I’m trying to avoid those Xerjoffs like all get-out.
Great poll, Joe!!
Hermes Hiris
Caleche Soie de Parfum
FM Vetiver Extraordinaire
Hi there, Dzingnut. Vetiver Extraordinaire really lives up to its name. I’d take one of each bottle in the Malle line, frankly.
Oooh, good question. Makes me feel like a kid around Christmas time. I’d choose:
Musc Ravageur oil – I find this absolutely heavenly in the oil, and it’s so good for layering.
Vero Profumo Kiki EDP – I had no real expectations for this one, the notes didn’t sound like something I’d be that into, but every time I spray the tiny sample I have on my wrist I spend the rest of the day huffing it like an addict. This stuff is beautiful; I must try the others ASAP (I’ve never tried the extrait; I can’t afford to, unfortunately).
SIP Fire and Cream – This one has been a long-time favourite of mine. I like to spray it in my hair and catch unexpected whiffs of it throughout the day.
It’s really hard to choose just three! The first one on this list would be on my list any and every day, the second one is a current obsession, but the last one could have been one of any number of perfumes, and only ended up being Fire and cream because of my current mood, I think. ๐
Veroushka, I’m a huge fan of Musc Rav and I’ve been very curious about the oil. I’m glad to hear you like it. I’ll have to look into sampling a bit of it somehow one of these days.
Hi Joe
Ya know? I’m pretty happy with the things I have already, especially as I treated myself to some lovely things at Christmas. I have some of my heart’s desires, including Chanel No 5 extrait vintage and modern, and Chanel No 19, Chamade, Coco and L’Heure Bleue in various vintage and modern concentrations.
So I will name just one: Apres l’Ondee. It sounds like my most perfect fragrance, and for that reason, even tho’ I could order a sample from TPC in the next five minutes, what if I discover it is NOT my heart’s desire, my perfume soul mate? Where would that leave me? That would remove a cherished desire. Sounds stupid, I know.
I have to confess that I was pretty good to myself over the holidays, as were my dog, cat, husband, and son.
I understand about keeping one special thing a mystery. I dreamed of Homage Attar for two years before trying a sample and it turns out it isn’t made of unicorn kisses like I expected. I feel so jaded now.
“unicorn kisses,” LOL
That’s it exactly – preserving a sense of mystery. Harder to do these days when it feels as if just about anything can be bought on the internet. I’m a fan of the novels of Ngaio Marsh, the New Zealand crime writer of the golden age. Probably I could buy any and all of her novels online, but I have a rule not to. I just pick them up at markets or second hand bookshops whenever I see them, in the old fashioned way.
Homage Attar does sound amazing.
That’s really an interesting concept to me, Annemarie — having an ideal of the Holy Grail perfume in your head, but not sniffing it for fear of ruining the fantasy. I admire your willpower!
I understand the feeling behind this though … how many times have we been salivating after reading about a perfume for weeks or even years, only to end up singing “Is That All There Is?” in the end?!
Hey, sweetie!!!
Hmm….my three? hmmm….
Guerlain Imperiale (can’t ever have too much of that stuff – esp in summer)
Diorama (well? it’s at Saks. So that counts, right?)
Chanel No 5 Perfume
how’s that? and it only took me a hot second to come up with those ๐
xoxoxoxoyour ex-fiancee
Well hello, ex-fiancee! You know, in addition to never having smelled Diorama, I don’t know a thing about it — whether it’s a floral, a leather, a chypre, or what. My education is lacking! You did pretty well, I think, off the top of your head. Now where’s that fairy godmother with the goods??
I could “ditto” many of the above, so nothing new under the sun here:
1. Cuir de Russie
2. Chene
3. Chengui
Let’s see…. this is a toughie, but I’m going to go with
1. Guerlain L’Heure Bleue extrait
2. Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
3. Chanel Bois des Iles (although I may change my mind to 31 Rue Cambon on any particular day).
don’t you have Tonka Imperiale already? are you just being GREEDY?? **gasp** (it appears I may have been a bad influence…)
I do have a half bottle of Tonka Imperiale – but a girl can never be too careful, right? I have some Bois des Iles and 31 Rue Cambon, too. :p
You know, I’d be hard pressed to choose between Tonka Imperiale & Angelique Noire … they have similar gourmand vibes, which would make it hard to justify owning both, but I don’t know how I’d pick just one.
Hail the L’Heure Bleue extrait!
Hi Joe!
1. Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
2. Guerlain Spirituese Double Vanille
3. By Killian Back to Black
But I could go on and on…
Hi Janet! It would definitely be easy to go on and ON when making our bottle wish lists!
1.Lyric
2. Ambre Sultan
3. Meerchaum by Soivohle…
Hi Joe!
This is a fun idea, ok here goes:
Parfums MDCI: Invasion Barbare ( not in a fancy bottle)
Tauer: Une Rose Chyprรฉe
LesNez: Manoumalia
Great you are hosting this Joe!
Austenfan: When reading the MDCI choices of others, I was toying in my head with a bottle of Invasions Barbares. It’s so good!
Fun poll Joe! Hmm, just three??
Ok then,
1. Shalimar extrait
2. Ormonde Jayne Woman
3. L’air du desert Marocain
I think I will have to just go
Buy Mary Greenwell Plum- so lovely!
Have a lovely weekend all!
Hi M, love your No. 2 and 3 choices (but can’t weigh
in on No. 1 since I haven’t tried it and regular Shalimar
hates me). I’m with you on trying the Mary Greenwell Plum,
it does sound divine and you’re lucky you live where
you can buy it.
and i am with u anne, both on the first two loves and the plum
Hi Ann,
When I break down and buy it, I will be very happy to share!
Hi Joe,
This poll is getting long already – looks like we’re all about getting 3 free perfumes!
At this moment, I’d choose:
1000 Flowers Reglisse Noire
Guerlain Gourmand Coquin
Aaaaaaand (the third one is harder)
How about Parfumerie Generale L’Oiseau de Nuit
Thanks for the poll!
Springpansy: I think people like opening up when it comes to talking about fantasy perfume windfalls!
I do believe in Santa, so please
SL Bois de violette
Dioressence (the latest version, but it’s already hard to find)
Dior Eau fraiche (the latest version)
Santa Claus better take notes for next Christmas!
My wish list is going to be:
Chanel – 31 Rue Cambon
L’Artisan – Traversee di Bosphore
Something from Amouage (I’ve only tried the Opus ones, so for such an occasion, I’d take a sniff at the entire line first)
I’m surprised nobody is cheating along the lines of 1 Hermessence discovery set with the following 4 fragrances… I was tempted to do it :-))
Oh yes, I was going to cheat and say 30 mls of Patou’s Colony, but that is discontinued (for the second time in its life). Okay, so now I have cheated …
Diptych Vetivirio
SL Borneo
Varvatos Artisan
vetivero is fab…
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
L’Artisan Tea for Two
Chanel no. 19 edp
Ask me tomorrow and I may wish for different things — I’m fickle — but at this precise moment in time, I’d like the following to drop from the sky (onto something nice and cushioned):
*Tauer Une Rose Chypree
*Chanel No. 5 extrait (I’d prefer vintage, but if it’s free, I’ll take what I can get)
*Cartier Xieme Heure (the horsey, smoky, gin-y ones have gotten all the love, but I’m really digging my sample of this tart berry scent — I’ll be darned if I’ll shell out $250 for it, however)
That Cartier sounds interesting – I’m not one for the smoky leather scents . However, unless it’s free, I guess I won’t be getting the berry one, either!
Oddly enough, I AM one for smoky leather — I even shelled out for a bottle of the XIIIieme Heure! This berry one is way outside my usual territory, but it’s so appealing.
Lilydale, now you have me curious about this berry Cartier X… most of that line is totally off my radar (overload), though I do have a decant of the smoky XIII.
Three, you say?
1. SL MKK
2. Chanel No. 5 Extrait
3. Agent Provacateur
It looks like MKK is getting a lot of love here today too. It’s been chatted about so much that I sprayed my left arm with it this evening. I definitely don’t need a bottle, but it sure has it’s charms.
FM Portrait of a Lady
Amouage Dia
Ormonde Jayne Tiare
Living on an island with limited access to niche perfumes I would choose Fracas, CDG Red Carnation & Frederic Malle En Passant.
Oh, En Passant! That is a dream of a fragrance. I would love a bottle of it!
Hi there,
It’s my first time posting on your site. And what a fun day to do it!
Let’s see…the three I would love for free…, today, right now…
Ormonde Jayne’s Frangipani Absolute
Amourage Homage Attar
SL Chergui (I see a partial bell bottle available at Perfumed Court)
(or Chene)
I suppose that will do for now ๐
hi Lyapp, and welcome ๐
so nice choices ๐
Thanks for commenting, Lyapp. Welcome! It would be so hard to choose just ONE bell jar, wouldn’t it?
I’m sure later on I’ll regret really not thinking this through before I posted. (As if anything is really going to magically appear on my doorstep.) Right now I’d have to go with BK Cruel Intentions, Amouage Ubar, and Chanel Sycomore (in the big-ass bottle, please!). HOWEVER… in the spirit of trying to be a better person, I might swap out the Ubar for a bottle of TF Tobacco Vanille for my B.
Sweet of you to think of sharing the fantasy wealth with your significant other. ๐ Ubar would be hard to part with, but TV is also nice.
good on u miss kitty, now i will go and do that two…problem though, which one wold i be prepared to give up?hee hee
Hi Joe, great topic — thanks for hosting it!
Ah … decisions, decisions.
Guess I would go for:
Puredistance (Internet available but oh-so pricey!)
Clive Christian “C” for women
Le Labo Gaiac 10 (oh wait, since it’s not readily available, guess I can’t include it)
so No. 3 will be the lovely and shimmering Carnal Flower
My first instinct is to ask for three back-up bottles of Party In Manhattan (worth every penny, BTW) but I think I’ll take the opportunity to ask for things I don’t like quite enough to spring for a FB, but am lusting after the bottle….
Feerie, VC&A
Stephen Jones/CdG Violets
Any of the Vera Wang heart shaped bottles/Juicy Couture bottles with all the charms/or the Happ & Stahn’s
JF: I would gladly take the Stephen Jones CdG bottle — for the bottle AND for the juice inside. I find it addictive.
I too love the juice – but tooooo pricey!
Narcisso Rodriguez Musc Oil For Him
Frederick Malle Outrageous
Gucci Envy
I just picked up a mini of Envy online, and like it very much. Does anyone know if it is or has been discontinued? It is not on the Gucci website any more, and a couple of department stores near me don’t stock it. I did see it at a pharmacy. (I’m in Australia.) I’m still undecided if it is FB-worthy, but maybe II should stock up anyway, just in case. Lovely bottle.
Gucci Envy is not in stores anymore in Germany. I would also like to know what is happening.
so hard to name just three …..
Penhaligon Amarinthine
Bois des Iles
Chanel No. 19
I’d have
Amouage Gold
Vero Profumo Onda EDP
L’Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons
On the other hand, maybe I should ask
SSS sample set
Ormonde Jayne Discovery Set
and a discover set for Tauer line? ๐
Discovery sets are the way to go! Good idea ๐
now that I think about it….I’m almost certain my perfume fairy is FRENCH….so maybe she could bring me a few bell jars from Paris! Maybe some Mandarine- Mandarin? 3 bell jars might overtax her wings….so just the one would please me. ๐
(see? I can be reasonable!)
Well, if we are let to add French Perfume Faeries in to the equation, I’d like to add a bell jar of Serge Lutens Sarrasins in the uber fancy bottle, not that I have ever even sniffed it but how can one possibly go wrong with gorgeous purple juice in a fancy bottle??
Ok, so while the fairy caravan is at it, I’ll take El Attarine in the bell jar with the arabesque filigree design. Boy, I could get used to this.
Jolie Fleurs, that’s exactly the one I’d ask for too! I hope the French Perfume Fairy has a fleet of strong-winged friends!
JolieFleurs, I am lucky enough to have a bell jar of Sarrasins and you know it actually does smell purple! Indolic jasmine petals and apricots floating in inky wine with a swirl of smoke. Sigh.
Wow.
actually daisy, she is a fairy and a godmother…methinks she can get ANYTHING from ANYWHERE!!!
No bell jars, then? Rats! SL Mandarine Mandarin would have been my first choice. If I couldn’t have that, I would get Divine Eau de Parfum ( I recently fell madly in love with a sample!), a big bottle of Hermes Rose Ikebana (I only have the travel size now) and a replacement of my beloved Annick Goutal Neroli, which is running dangerously low.
I think it may depend upon if you have a French Perfume Fairy….I’ve decided that I definitely do…
Mine has a time machine.
Julia: Excellent!
Sigh, just reading everyone’s posts gives me hints of beauty, which partially lifts my spirits away from my deadline crashing, Saturday night at the office (working on the most unlovely project you may imagine).
Sorry you have to work today Dilana ๐
Late to the party, but I have a good excuse – been at the opera in NYC and just returned home (well, and dinner and time with the family, etc). So off the top of my head:
1. Sa Majeste La Rose – Which seems to have fallen off everyone’s radar of late
2. Lyric – Just because well, it’s Lyric! (Dang, should have worn this today! But I wore Attrape Coeur, which would have made the list if it was still available)
3. Angelique Noir – Because every wish list needs a Guerlain, and because I’ve become quite taken with it
Thanks for hosting, Joe!
That’s a great list, OperaFan, and it sounds like you had a pretty terrific night!
Which opera?!? I’d trade ALL of my three wishes for your evening!
It’s the new Willie Decker (modern) staging of La Traviata at the MET that was initially presented 5 yrs ago in Vienna. Really eye-opening interpretation and some glorious singing. I didn’t agree with everything he did, but was quite thrilled with seeing it overall.
The creamy, dark quality of Lyric would have matched Marina Poplovskaya’s voice perfectly.
Was that the version with Netrebko and Villazon? I bet it was great!
I meant Salzburg, not Vienna, and yes – the DVD from the original premier does feature Anna and Rolando. I believe both were originally tapped for the MET, but Rolando backed out a while ago and Anna followed more recently. The “official” reason was that she didn’t want to compete with the DVD, whatever that means. Frankly, this was a great cast – not perfect, but great. I’d be glad to chat opera with you anytime, Rapple!
Hi
My first pick would be
Dior Addict
jicky
Jadore
These are perfumes that I don’t already have, right?
It would take me six weeks to choose the three among everything I want. So I’m going to change the rules to say that I have fifteen seconds to rattle off the names. In that case:
Bois 1920 Sutra Ylang
Heeley Cardinal
Serge Lutens Chene
OK, my fifteen seconds are up. It’s too late to say, No! Chanel Cuir de Russie! No! Cepes & Tuberose! No! Tubereuse Criminelle! No! _Tihota_!
Sutra Ylang, Cardinal, Chene.
PerfumedChicken/ChickenFreak
ChickenFreak, reading your comments all over the place always make me laugh ๐
Chick just get em all, you won’t be sorry!!!
yeah chicken..get them all
I love it! And I’m with Wini… just have them all delivered.
Hi Joe, thanks for hosting! Ormonde Woman (can’t stand to pay international shipping), Bond No. 9 Fire Island (love it, it smells great on me, but I think the Bonds are overpriced), and Jean Patou Joy extrait (saving up my pennies now).
i got mine on the thanksgiving code with no shipping!!! love the juice
Excellent poll. For me:
Chanel No5 parfum
Guerlain Les Secrets de Sophie
Farmacia SS Annunziata Kama
Hi Joe!
Amouage Homage
Les Exclusif Eau de Cologne
Dior New Look 1947
Carlos, If you are worried about the rumour that Homage has changed, don’t be, my recent decant is just drop dead beautiful, just like Luca describes in his book….
Hey Carlos! You’ve really fallen for that New Look 1947, haven’t you!? And Chanel Cologne must be something else if it’s not too light for Papi Sillage. HA!
Wini, I hadn’t heard rumors about Homage changing, but it’s good to know it hasn’t.
After much careful consideration…
1. Joy extrait
2. anything by Amouage. They all get such great raves that I’d be happy just to see one in person.
3. Chanel Sycamore. Finally got to sniff it on my last vacation and am in love.
I would love it if my perfume fairy could bring :
A vintage bottle of “Evening In Paris”. Cobalt blue bottle sat on my mom’s dresser when I was a child. I have never smelled it and I’d love to. I’m sentimental that way.
FM Carnal Flower
Chanel Coromandel
really nice choices, especially the first!
Julie, Evening in Paris is readily available in many shapes and sizes on ebay – undoubtedly the exact type of bottle that your mother had is there, and it is not expensive since it was so very popular. Nonetheless, someone else posted here that she preferred NOT to sniff her Holy Grail scent – often mystery is more beautiful than reality.
Just adding that it was Anne Marie, above, discussing Apres L’Ondee. Personally, I always have to know. But the choice is yours ๐
Oooh…let’s go with Chanel No 22, AG Heure Exquise, and SL Chergui!
Heure Exquise is fabulous. My samples (of the EDP and EDT) are nearly finished, and I’m not sure whether to go for a FB, or a big decant. It’s a bit spendy.
Nothing new on my list:
LHB extrait
OJ Woman
Epic
Might as well put the heavy hitters on the perfume fairy list! I really want to get some Clinique Wrappings and Cristalle EDP but I feel silly to blow my 3 wishes on something I could pick up myself.
Byredo – Rose Noir
Frederic Malle – L’eau D’Hiver
Serge Lutens – Gris Clair
I am so glad to see that there are more people out there that love Gris Clair. I am living in constant panic that it will be discontinued for lack of interest.
I haven’t even heard of that Byredo, Muzikchick. This poll is a learning experience.
I’ve been searching for the perfect “dark rose” perfume. I have Voleur de Roses which I do like a lot and thought Une Rose would be the one but after trying that and the Byredo at Barneys, I think Byredo might be more what I am looking for. The FM Une Rose smelled more like a true rose on me – no earthiness whatsoever.
Hi Joe! What fun! Let’s see…
1. Vetiver Pour Elle
2. Amaranthine
3. Amouage Homage
I haven’t even tried Homage, but it sounds SO wonderful and it’s SO expensive!
oh dear, now i need homage as well
Haunani, I sampled Homage Attar and then bought a small decant from TPC (just 1.5 mls I think). It is very Arabic and very potent to my nose. I love it and want to have it on hand always, but just a tiny dab or two from the dinky vial dabber is best, to my nose, so I think the decant will suffice. I must confess, though, that I also have BK Rose Oud, a more classical French perfume version of the theme, for abandoned spritzing. ๐
By the way, I’m testing Stephanie de Saint Aignan Royal Palm this morning, which you’ve recommended before. I also enjoyed sampling her Embruns d’Ambre. SdSA is really a unique talent, I think – glad you brought her to my attention!
Nozknoz, perhaps Homage wouldn’t even be my style. I may follow suit and get a little decant to satisfy my curiosity. I’m glad you’re trying Stephanie de Saint-Aignan! Embruns d’Ambre is one of my very favorite fragrances. Wonderful stuff!
H, I still haven’t tried Vet p Elle… can you believe it? I need to hit up Tama ๐
And if someone’s giving away free perfume, why not nab Homage unsniffed!
See, my greedy gut instinct was to name the 3 most desirable, expensive things I could, and then swap them away for a bunch of things I actually want. ๐ Figured that was cheating though, so I just went with the first 3 wants that came to mind.
Hi Joe. Since it is winter now in Riyadh where I am based, I would choose the “denser” fragrances, such as:
1) SL Rahat Loukum
2) By Kilian Back to Black
3) Amouge Lyric (Woman)
Reading backwards from my post and just realized we are apparently scent twins. I thought about adding SL’s Rahat Loukum as my 3rd bottle. Been hungering to try it since realizing that it’s probably somewhat similar to Traversee du Bosphore, which kicks up a wicked craving for Turkish Delight. I believe Daisy is responsible for my introduction to TdB! I bought the candle recently so my whole house can smell like it. L’Artisan mini-candles are $20, which of course equates to free! ๐
Nice choices, Pinoi. I really like Rahat as well.
Bogsc: I didn’t know about the L’A candles. You are evil. Rahat is much different from TdB, in my opinion… much more almond extract-y.
Well, let me think….I’ve been wanting to try:
Carnal Flower
Cuir de Lancome
Musc Ravageur
Of course there are scads more I wish to try, but those were the three off the top of head.
Taffy, I love Cuir de Lancome and it’s pretty cheap on Ebay, in the UK anyway. Birch tar and saffron – lovely!
Somewhere on a shelf is the last remaining bottle of Djedi…
notwithstanding *that*
Onda, I think the extrait but I do like soaking the sox
Rubj extrait
Killian Rose Oud
stop stop stoppppp
strangely enough getting these online is easier than making a trek to Sydney for Shalimar O D L Vanille (hey does anyone else get the barnyard in it, it has struck me more so than vanilla???)
Hi Wini. I don’t know that I get “barnyard” in Ode, but perhaps a little hay?
Your choices sound good!
Oh Joe
I am a gemini, so I have to make two sets of three.
Attrape
vetiver pour elle
vega
ISM unsniffed
La myhrre unsniffed
arabie/chypre rouge
Just cant help myself…I mean for free in my imagination
what fun, thnx…oos forgot carnal flower
Hongkongmom, I love your Gemini excuse! ๐
HKM: I like your Guerlain list! I’d think taking unsniffed bottles is risky — not that you’d ever have trouble selling them away to fans. ISM and La Myrrhe really are both nice perfumes though!
Great excuse! I’m a Gemini, too, so maybe I should think up a secoond set (or just get twin bottles for my one wish list).
Eau des Merveilles
Prada Infusion D’Iris
Le Labo 18
18 is the Labdanum, right? Very nice.
I would love to have the following;
He Wood Ocean Wet Woods by Dsquared2
M7 – Yves Saint Laurent
AMEN – by Theirry Mugler (Gasp!!!! lol)
M7 is so yummy!!!
Hi Joe! Let’s see…
MBJCHD by Elternhaus
Cuir de Russie by Chanel
French Lover by Frederike Malle
All of them for different reasons. And if I couldn’t get one of them, I would go for Coco Chanel.
Querelle: Great list! I’ve been curious about that Elternhaus for a long time. Is it terrific?
Hmmmmmm………
SL’s Tubereuse Criminelle
Bandit Parfum
Portrait of a Lady
That was oddly hard to do……..i had to rack my brains really hard, and I realised it’s because there are very few perfumes I actually WANT to have full bottles of these days! I’ve become very picky, and end up sampling lots but rarely finding ones that I want to wear regularly. I’ve got a very restrained scent wardrobe these days! Very pared down to the most essentials!
I hear you, Blimunda. I have TONS of decants, and I’m kind of happy with small quantities. However, there are still things that I’d love to get my hands on a bottle of… if for nothing else the fact that I know it would keep me supplied for 5-10 years.
Oh, Joe, can’t these people read? “Theyโve got to be regular perfumes that you could easily buy online โ nothing ultra…”. Then they list SL Chene, CdG Carnation, Norma Kamali Jazmin, Naughty Alice, Bois des Iles, Champagne de Bois, and LโHeure Bleu in parfum. L’Heure Bleu as easily available? There are only two stores in America that carry it. And there is noting “regular” about L’Heure Bleu let me tell you. When I think “regular” and “easily available” I think Beautiful , Charlie, Chanel No.5, These people need to get back in touch with “regular” once they finish their comprehension classes.
Well, if you can call up the store and give them your credit card and have them ship to you, that’s easily done.
Hi! L’Heure Bleue extrait is readily available for quite good prices (if you don’t want vintage!) on eBay! Several of the large discount sellers have the 1 oz. tester bottles (those cute little cubes) for sale.
I read it as available on sites like luckyscent and theperfumedcourt. How accessible things are, via shops, depends a lot on where you live. And, yeah, I guess if all it takes is reading your credit card it hardly seems inaccessible!
I think that a perfumista definition of “regular” and a regular definition of “regular” are two different things. Everything that you listed as being not “regular” or “easily available” is actually both – it did say that you could buy online and, as other have pointed out, you can. L’Heure Bleue in extrait maybe be uncommonly beautiful, but it isn’t an LE or vintage or particularly rare in perfume circles, so it definitely fits the criteria.
I’d probably take a bottle of No. 5 for free, although I already have one, so I didn’t pick it – but I’d pass on both Charlie and Beautiful. Anything under $100 and available in any department or drug store is too easily attainable, so if I’m going to wish for things to fall out of the sky, I’m aiming a little higher.
Hello Newsitian09,
I’m sorry to say I didn’t appreciate your snarkiness about this.
Maybe you didn’t mean too, you being exasperated and all but your comment sounded rude. Don’t make a mockery of people’s choices just because supposedly they did not follow the rules.
It’s all in fun and fantasy.
Hi Everyone,
In the interest of not escalating this further, I’d like to suggest ending this particular comment sub-thread. Let’s just agree that everyone has a different definitely of “availability,” and this is supposed to all be in fun anyway. Thanks!
er… that’s “a different definition of…”
Hi Joe.
My three would be
OJ Woman Parfum
OJ Osmanthus for the spring
Lyric – by Amouage
That’s OJ and Amouage done to finish my favourites of those 2. On to the next house!
Sounds really good to me, FO. The question is, “How do you decide which should be the next house?”
Hey, Joe – Are you tabulating? I think OJ Woman is far and away the most wished for bottle from the perfume fairy!
Haha… I have not been tabulating, but you may be right. I’ve gotta try some of that OJ Woman, I think!
Now that IS a good question. Trying “every perfume known to humanity” is quite a daunting task. I try to apply logic and rationality in making this decision – but that is not going very well.
I start with my attraction to any note that strikes my fancy at the time. Then I try to explore that note. Out of that fall one, or more, perfumes and somewhere through that process I get distracted to discover “what else they make”. What I have noticed is that “houses” tend to have a kind of character. Sample sets are great for that – hence Amouage and OJ.
My mistake, at the begining, was falling for Guerlain and Chanel. *Sigh*. Those are places I never want to leave (also very expensive places!). I don’t think I’ll get through those in a hurry. But then…..who wants to hurry this process!
I’m gonna go with things I’d otherwise not be able to afford so…
Lyric for Women
Back to Black (Kilian)
Something by Strange Invisible Perfumes…Magazine Street or Fire & Cream are the two I have in decants that are swoon worthy.
I could go for something by SIP myself.
Hi Joe! nice to see you hosting!
Ok here we go>
1) Oud Wood – Tom Ford
2) Route du thรฉ – Barneys New York
3) L’eau Bleue – Issey Miyake
I like the newish gravatar, P.!
My picks would be:
– Eau d’Italie Baume du Doge
– Serge Lutens Cedre
– L’Artisan Traversรฉe du Bosphore
Oh, I wish they were free! ๐
Isa: Baume du Doge has been on my mind a lot recently too. I think I need at least a decant at some point.
I have a sample but that’s not enough for me. Now I think that I need a full bottle ๐
Eau Sauvage,
Mouchoir de Monsieur,
Chanel Antaeus
I love Eau sauvage and I am working my way halfway through a bottle of Fraicheur cuir (love it) else it would be on my list too. ๐
I must say that I believe Antaeus has been reformulated (that or my sense of smell has changed over the years more than I care to admit)
We had a bottle at home in ’89 (my dad brought it from france, we were thrilled) and I shared it with my brother.
I tried it again several times but sometime after 2000 it changed (at least for me) ๐
Hmm, think I want …
Etat Libre dโOrange Like This
Chanel Bel Respiro (oh, or maybe Beige?)
Divine LโHomme de Coeur
L’Homme de Coeur is a really nice one. I also enjoy Beige a lot.
True. Iris Silver Mist is easily available, if you consider $12/ml easy, but full bell jars are harder to come by.
What I really wish for is a perfume fairy with a time machine to bring me a bottle of Emmeraude parfum circa 1921 so I can smell for myself the debt of gratitude Jacques Guerlain owes for Shalimar.
A time machine fairy would be nice, but if I had one, I might use it to get some Apple stock at the 1980 IPO price.
Ha! Good one, and then you could be the fairy godfather for all of us…not just our gracious, peacemaking host!
So good to see you here again, Julia! This is a great wish, and olfactory time travel DOES exist at the Osmotheque in Versailles – which you could also visit when you treat yourself to Paris. ๐
I would trade all 3 of my free bottles (are you listening, perfume fairy?) for a visit to the Osmotheque. I would love to sniff some of those long-out-of-production perfumes.
as our dreams are expanding…I would love to spend a few weeks there and be able to sample all of them!!!!! then go and eat croissant and bagette and coffee…now theres a dreams
Oooh! I had no idea! And this begs the question, don’t they have the original recipes sitting around in the vault somewhere? Coty is still making something called Emmeraude – even if many of the original materials are unavailable or restricted surely they could come up with something closer to the real thing.
Yes, they could surely get closer – LT’s review of Emeraude in The Guide notes that Coty even replicated it once for a corporate event! It is sad that Coty is so careless of their heritage, in contrast to Patou which issued that amazing collection of tiny bottles of their classics.
Hi Joe,
Love your question.
My three picks:
Amouge Epic Woman
By Killian Love and Tears
Profumum Vanistas
Ooh, Vanitas is a great one!
Love your picks. I need to try Vanitas.
I swoon at the thought of 3 free bottles and wanted to cover all the bases for all occassions. If only there was a classic fresh/ heliotrope/ sandalwood scent out there… I’d take 1 bottle!
L’Artisan – Saffron Troublant (something delicious and fresh)
Guerlain Apres L’Ondee EDP/Parfum (something classic)
10 Corso Como (something sandalwoody)
I have a sample of Apres L’Ondee parfum and it is magnificent. The EdT is still available but I don’t think they make any other concentrations now.
Here are my choices (in two categories):
Mainstream department stores:
Michael Kors Island Palm Beach
Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere
Coach Signature EDP
Dior Hypnotic Poison
Online purchase/high end store:
Honore de Pres I Love Les Carrotes
Chanel No. 22
Atelier Cologne Bois Blond (though I can’t wait to try the vanilla one…)
whoopsie, just realized I chose 4 department store ones.. HAHAHA. I guess scratch the Dior!
I had forgotten eau de Premier – I would have had to have one of those too – and cancel something else!
Hi Joe!
I’m a day late , but I guess I’d pick CdG’s Red Carnation, Kilian’s Rose Oud and for cheap thrills;Coty Wild Musk Oil.
Oh yes- and Amouage Dia Man.
Sorry, I know that was 4.
Well, if I were you I’d swap out the Coty Musk for the Amouage! ๐
Joe, this has been a excellent poll, but it’s made my “to get” list grow ridiculously long again! *sigh* And just when I thought I was getting good at editing.
Well, the good thing about long lists is that they make for good editing practice.
Jo Malone Red Roses
INeKE Field Notes from Paris
CB I Hate Perfume Lavender Tea
Wondering how you think the Jo Malone compares to SL Sa majeste larose? (sp?) If you have smelt it, that is. I have tried both but not at the same time and think I prefer the Lutens but not sure!
My three picks would be:
Attrape Coeur (unsniffed)
Traverse du Bosphore
Amouage Gold extrait
You’re being adventurous going for Attrape Cลur unsniffed, even though I think it’s definitely worth it!
Eek! Late to the party, I wish I had the money to buy more samples-everyone’s picks are so more advanced than mine, but, with the knowledge that I have:
Amouage Reflection Women
Guerlain Cruel Gardenia ( I can here the boos now)
Frederick Malles En Passant
I’m a floral girl….shrug.
I was gonna say a big bottle of Pure Poison, but then I’d just be laughed at. But, guess what? My oxymoron PP with it’s mandarin opening, soft jasmine, gardenia heart, and jasmine amber musk dry-down got 28 positive reviews on Basenotes and only 5 thumbs down. PP isn’t complicated, but I always get a ton of compliments and I almost swoon when I wear it.
I know this rambling won’t make anyone here like it, but I feel almost ashamed that I love it so. One big reason is I actually got a comment here that people were so glad and relieved I liked Black Orchid…now what could that mean?
It would be fun to have more polls Joe-One on 3 guilty pleasures and one on 3 mainstream perfumes. People would really have to brain strain!
Thanks for listening and the poll.
Joy,
Becca
Oh, B, I wouldn’t worry about getting laughed at. I think most of us have “mainstream/unpopular” loves and guilty pleasures that are all over the map. And I know quite a few people who like Cruel Gardenia. I have a sample that I think I should fish out. There’s no shame in being a floral fan! Or an any-kind-of fan!
I’ve actually had Pure Poison on my “to acquire” list for some time now – I think that it would be a lovely choice.
I love Pure Poison the big white bottle and I have never sniffed Cruel Gardenia. I love FM En Passant…it’s new to me, I got a sample of it from a good friend and I got to tell you I need a decant of it. Like Joe said, I would’nt worry about getting laughed at.
Thanks you lovely people. I guess we never know what strokes our nose.
But…perfume snobbery does exist and persist. ๐ But it’s o.k. because there are enough open minded people here who are supportive no matter what, so blessings to thee.
well, I’ve not sniffed pure poison so wouldn’t be able to say a single word about it, yea or nay. As for Cruel Gardenia–I love the stuff. Really, I adore it….I have a bottle AND a back up bottle. It is just a pretty, pretty floral that does not turn soapy or screechy like so many florals do on me! If it was fabric…it’d be a light and airy peach colored chiffon with a little satin trim caught in a warm breeze…
Huh, who’d a thunk it, you usually like such sophisticated things! This means a lot-love ya Daisy! ๐
The three I would pick are:
Chanel No.5 Eau Premiere
L’Artisan Tea for Two
Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio
Nice choices, Queen.
I’m a day late but I have a list like this already by the computer as what I’m looking for! Not too fantastical, but these showing up on my door would make me more happy than any others right now…
Etat Libre D’Orange – Like This (Tilda Swinton)
Parfums De Nicolai – Sacrebleu
L’Artisan – Dzing!
Good choices, Amanda. I’ve seen Like This several times on this poll — I’m happy to have a bottle!
As queen of dreams, I would like to make some order in my head for lemmings, and to summerise! It goes like this: Joe gets the 1980 stock, becomes fabulously wealthy…we all get all we desire from him, plus he helps us all to meet at the osmthetique for one gigantic meeting of all us us. On the way back, I will join rappple and opera in NYC to pick up my dad and go with them to the opera! After that i may just have to come back to my CEO and 4 kids!
That sounds like a nice dream, HKM! ๐
Amen! ( :
One never knows if one keeps wishing that such wishes might come true one of these days! Bergdorfs is on 57th St on the East Side and the MET on 64th St on the West Side, and it’s a pleasant 20-25min stroll from one venue to the other…
Oops, and the Osmotheque is about mid-way in between….
๐
Double oops!
I meant – Center for Olfactory Art at The Museum of Arts and Design, that new exhibit that Chandler Burr is supposed to curate.
SOLD SOLD SOLD
BOND-CHINATOWN
LORENZO VILLORESI-TEINT DE NEIGE
LA PRAIRIE-LIFE THREADS RUBY
DSH Antiu (if it’s free, I’ll take the mummy bottle)
SL Un Lys
CdG Avignon
I think Antiu is the one with almond I’m very curious to try. Nice choices!
Joe – sorry I missed your party! My picks would be Coco by Chanel, Guerlain Mitsouko edp, and Annick Goutal Mandragore or Mandragore Pourpre. Cheers!
Hi Ann! Those all sound good, but for some reason I thought you had backups for your backups of Coco!
My three freebies would be Joy, Habanita, and L’Heure Bleue, all in extrait.
You don’t fool around, do you?
Late to the party here, but I was thinking my choices would break down into two categories: the freebies I’d get because it’s hard for me to imagine paying full price (Lyric and the patchouli scent from Pro Fumum,) and the freebies I’d get because they’re drugstore scents and therefore common to the point of boring, but still great (Angel.)
Later yet! Such is my life right now…Fun poll Joe! Loved reading everyone’s three perfume wishes. MIne:
1. Bois des Iles
2. SIP Black Rosette EdP (when did this miracle occur?!)
3. Ormonde Woman