Today, a repeat of last year's very popular Haiku challenge: pick a perfume, any perfume, write a haiku about it. Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun.
You can also, if you like, write your Haiku about a perfume house instead of a particular perfume.
Your host today is Jill. If you've never met, let me introduce you:
Note: top image is A colored version of the Big wave from 100 views of the Fuji, 2nd volume by Katsushika Hokusai via Wikimedia Commons.
Lancome Magie Noire:
Bold bewitching brew
lulls all into surrender
before the fur handcuffs
Oh my, I love it!!
Fun!
Excellent! Love Magie Noire- vintage, of course!
Love it!
Can’t wait to see what you all come up with today. I remember how much fun this poll was last year.
Here’s my homage to Katy Perry Purr:
So you’re generic
So what, you come in a cat
That’s enough for me
Love this! I’m a sucker for that cute cat bottle, too
Too clever!
I’ve considered this ‘fume just for the bottle.
I seriously want that bottle.
Bond no.9 Harrods for Her:
I smell therefore I am
Most delicate Neroli petals
Tuberose is the queen
Lovely!
Hi Jill – thanks for hosting. I thought I’d miss it this weekend, but I’m glad to be here! I have two.
“How to Choose?”
Mimosa pour Moi.
Green and Flowers Spring Chamade!
Diorissimo?
“Waiting to Garden”
Galbanum green spring
Tend the garden on my skin
Grand Amour for now
I love both of those, Ann. Glad you could make it!
Me too – everyone’s are so interesting to read.
Yay, Ann!
oooh, nice! esp like the picture of the 2nd one
Thanks! – it’s true – still to cold here to garden yet.
These were both so beautiful, Ann.
Bond no.9 Fashion Avenue:
Fashion – a bold statement
Concentrated in a liquid form
Ylang-Ylang dances with mimosa
Nice! You are making me want to try some of the Bonds I haven’t tried yet.
Oh yes:)) It’s because I’m trying so many Bonds right now and they are just so gorgeous.
Bond no.9 Park Avenue:
Most beautiful of all
Like an angel’s breath you are
Chamomile scent of heaven
Bond no.9 Bleecker Street:
I wanted you for me
You wanted my man instead
Dessert in liquid form
Wow!
hope I’ve got my syllable counting right
in a hommage to absolue pour le soir (MFK)
“barnyard at sunrise
sweaty bodies at midday
languid evening”
Love it … so evocative!
Bond no.9 Chinatown:
East meets west today
Intoxicating sweetness come
Sweet patchouli mess
Niiiicce …. Chinatown is one of my favorites.
The house of Bond no.9:
Every neighborhood there is
Which of them will choose my skin?
Bottled in a perfume
Diptyque Jardin Clos:
Hidden and forbidden
One spritz opens the gates
Garden of Eden
You’re really inspired today, Lavandula!
LOL yes I guess I an:)) But aren’t our favorite perfumes sooo inspiring?
Absolutely!
Ormonde Jayne Woman:
It’s irrelevant
If you do not desire her
there is no escape
Yay!
Love. It. I can’t believe I *still* haven’t tried OJW. It’s been on the list for ages.
Absolutely lovely, Carrie!
Thanks, everyone! Jill, I hope you get to try Woman soon, it’s my favorite perfume at the moment. I’m pretty obsessed with Ornonde Jayne in general right now. Hopelessly so.
It’s one of the next on the list!
Neat one!
Umm, “Belle de What?”:
Just stop, YSL.
Don’t call that Opium. It’s
pink and insipid
Lol!
Tee Hee
Smiling with the rest!
By the way, Hi, Jill!! Nice to meet you:))
Recently I’ve been exploring all Bond no.9s. It’s always been my favorite perfume house and there was so many fragrances from them I still haven’t tried yet, finally it was the time that something had to be done about it. I started swapping on MUA again and I’ve even been trading my partial bottles and minis of L’Artisan and Serge Lutens etc. for all kinds of Bond no.9 bon-bons. I was being super generous for little bon-bons!! My old time favorites include Nuits de Noho, Chinatown, Little Italy, Fire Island, Park Avenue and quite a few others but thanks to my recept MUA swapping I FINALLY tried Bleecker Street, Fashion Avenue, Harrods for Him and Her, Bryant Park, High Line, Andry Warhol series, signature perfume and a couple others. I am MADLY in love with Fashion Avenue and Harrods for Her. I also adore Bleecker Street for my fiance. This little poll with haiku is like a perfect exercise and made me have some thoughts about the perfumes I just fell in love with.
I am still DYING to try Coney Island. I have been searching for a sample of it on MUA, but for some reason I have no luck. Even when I offer items for a lot more of a value and specific wishlist items to other swappers, I got no preplies to my messages! Every other thing I wanted to swap for on MUA was a success just not the Coney Island. I also ordered a set of samples from Bond no.9 website… I ordered all 6 of the samples just to include Coney Island in them… and they substituted it for two other samples with a note they were out of the Coney Island ones!! Can you believe that? I really ordered the whole set (I also got Chinatown, Nuits de Noho, Park Avenue, Fire Island – which I already have and adore but it’s never too much of my favorites) JUST to be able to include Coney Island in them and no luck! I am starting to think I will never be able to sample Coney Island and it’s my NUMBER ONE fragrance on my “to try” list. Does anyone on here have even just a drop of it? I know this is not MUA but I had no luck there… If anyone has any amount of Coney Island on here and would consider doing a “nowsmellthis” swap with me, please reply to my comment! Let me know quickly if you’re interested in anything from Serge Lutens, Montale, Dyptique, Chanel and some other high-end things I have. I am really so desperate for Coney Island… Thanks so much!
I really like some of the Bonds; just wore Bryant Park the other night. Coney Island, I have never tried either — I hope someone here can help you out!
Hi Lavandula, I have a sample of Coney Island (it’s unwrapped, but unused). If you’d like to email me, it’s eyelineronacat at gmail dot com.
OMG!! thank you so much! I just emailed ya!
I didn’t get your email, can you try again?
Never mind- your email got eaten up by my spam filter, I found it and replied.
Oh LOL…cannot you get to a department store…even in Australia the Bonds are in a couple of our department stores…maybe that is why the folks on the boards are not being too responsive to swap ideas because they have mostly tried them already??
Yay! I loved this last year, so glad to see it back!
‘Chaos’
Warm cardamom scent
Stills the air around my skin
The world is muffled
Ahhh … beautiful!
Wonderful! I need to try Chaos, too.
Oud My God! What’s this?
More woods, resins and incense?
I’ll pass, I have 10!
(commentary on the onslaught of Ouds this year)
Too true!
What fun! I have three:
Fumerie Turque
Velvet drapes enfold
As heady smoke wafts upward
Sultan’s eyes are closed
Aomassai
Golden savannah
Dusk releases heat of day
Distant lion roars
Borneo 1834
Jungle surrounding
Explorers breathe in magic
Thoughts of home are gone
These are all GORGEOUS.
yay for Borneo!
Vinery – these are all so evocative – great!
all my favs! nice!
Thank you! Haikus about beautiful scents seem to write themselves.
What pictures these paint!
I am in awe, you are very talented! Those were just amazing – the imagery was so striking! thank you!
L’Heure Bleue
In the bluest light
as day and night breed
a tear is born
Ahhh … achingly beautiful. So much great stuff today!
Awesome!
one of the best , congratulations, you really made me decide to try l’HB again!
Jo Malone Acacia:
Tell me the truth
Your heart is exquisite musk
Takes my breath away
HeI need your HELP!! Here is the thing: I love well-blended, powdery musks and almondy perfumes. This is exactly what Jo Malone’s Acacia Blossom cologne smells like. I have no idea what real acacia smells like although I know Jo Malone’s approach turns out to be the most beautiful musk I ever smelled. I’ve gone through many musks including Clair de Musc, Tom Ford White Musk Collection, Montale Musks and many others… just because I can never get enough of that pure, dreamy, powdery-white muskiness!! Well what a suprise I found my number one musk ever in a “Acacia” cologne accord from Jo Malone. The sad thing is – it’s impossible to find it. I cheerish my 9ml spray bottle and it’s like liquid gold to me.
Here is where I need your help: as impossible to find as it is, why is it impossible to even google it? When I search on google: “Jo Malone Acacia Blossom” all I find is “Nectarine & Honey Blosson” which yes, it does have acacia listed in it’s notes, but it’s not the same cologne I’m looking for. I am so curious to read about it’s official list of notes! Does anyone have any info about this scent? What is the list of notes for this? Why is it impossible to even find a word mentioned about discontinued Jo Malone fragrances? And of course… what does acacia smell like? Is the muskiness and all that powder natural for Acacia blossom? Jo Malone’s Acacia smells nothing like a tree/plant/greenery/shrubs. It just smells like musk and powder and almonds… why if acacia is a tree?
Gosh, this sounds wonderful — I’ve never heard of it and didn’t know it was ever part of the JM repertoire! I really like the haiku!
I assume it refers to the tree blossoms. Some flowering trees are quite fragrant. I remember 30 years ago, a blossoming mimosa tree by the laundromat I used smelled like Juicy Fruit chewing gum.
I see what you mean about it not being mentioned anywhere. The only place I see it is for sale on the ubiquitous online auction site, at a reasonable price if you love the stuff.
I have acacias here in the woods of west central Fla, but they are not blossoming right now. Ours have wicked long thorns that will easily go through your bootsoles.
Hi Lavandula, it looks like your beloved Acacia
is part of a series that Jo Malone calls Fragrance Chronicles.
I found it on the JM site. I only know this because I was
trying to find an unusual JM fragrance and it turned out
to be part of one of these sets. Here’s the link — hope it
helps!
http://www.jomalone.com/templates/products/sp_nonshaded.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY10099&PRODUCT_ID=PROD16107
Paco Rabanne 1 Million
You said you were rich
yet you smell like a cheap
barbershop. Shame!
————————————-
Miss Dior
A houndstooth tailleur
My mother wore always
and you on her neck.
These are both awesome, and I’m dying at the Paco Rabanne one!
It just popped into my mind.. I just cannot understand how something so generic sells millions. I guess it is a marketing triumph.
If you want to sell a generic frag like hotcakes, hire the people that did the 1 Million campaign.
If you want to create a succesful celebrity scent line, good scent but still, you want it to sell like hotcakes..hire the people that did Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku lovers line (and the cute flankers)
Kaos.Geo, 1 Million sells a bllion because it’s sweet and sweet fragrances are suscessfull with girls. Its popular campaign works a lot, its fragrance is not bad and is a little bit feminine, what’s rare on the men’s perfumery.
Good haikus.
GOOD ones, Kaos.geo!
Thank you! the one about my mom is very special.
She always wore a houndstooth tailleur to PTA meetings and school plays.. and It stuck on my mind as the print on the bottle was the same as her suit. I loved the Miss Dior, and she used to rub a little in our noses, literally, before we left for school on those occasions.
Nowadays she wears Miss Dior Cherie, and suits her very well!
Wonderful!
Mitsouko
I want to love you
you smirk and lower your eyes
coy little tease, I’m lost
Love.
Good one! She’s tough and beautiful!
How true!
Remind me of my
dad’s Fancy Fruit Lifesavers
Miss you, old Calyx
This is great!
Clever!
Bond no.9 Gramercy Park:
Green with envy you are
My green english ivy you crave
Bottle of green treasure
Nice! You are in super-creative mode, Lavandula!
Haha thank you:) Im just having a lot of fun here today!
SSS Champagne de Bois
How could I have lived
So very long without this
Magic elixir?
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Divine L’Ame Soeur
Sweet powdered sugar
Mingles with lovely flowers
I can’t help but smile
————————————–
Teo Cabanel Oha
Rich velvet roses
Growing in a mossy garden
At the forest’s edge
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1st Quarter 2011
“Just one more bottle!”
Vows the broke perfumista
“Or seven or eight…”
LOL @ your 1st qtr. lament!
I love all of these, but the first quarter lament is classic!
The first quarter haiku is spot on!
I don’t have such creative talents, so I’ll just sit quietly and read all of these wonderful gems!
Bond no.9 Nuits de Noho:
Jet black navy dark sky
Jasmine – the king of flowers
Midnight stars shall shine
Another lovely one!
Vintage Emeraude
Smoky speakeasy
Shalimar’s baby sis?
Big trouble more like
whoops should be
Smoky speakeasy
Shalimar’s baby sister?
Big trouble, more like
Oooh, I love it!
Nice – I like Emeraude better than Shalimar – more secrets behind that cozy exterior.
Made me smile so much!
Bond no.9 Little Italy:
Colors of sunshine
Summer comes all year round
Tart orange sweetness
Bond no.9 High Line:
Most beautiful melody
Captured in a scent of nature
Birds will sing with me
Chergui
Indian summer
Honey and hay in the loft
of new memory
Beautiful–great fragrance, too!
Lovely – perfect for that fragrance!
Bandit, you give me strength
before the world to stand
and to love myself.
Love it. Isn’t it amazing how a great perfume can make you feel?
What a testimonial!
two thumbs up!!
Frapin 1697
On wings of desire
we fly to forbidden places
only in our minds.
Love this!
“Only in our minds”… that’s where it counts the most, anyway. Beautiful, Birgit!
Solange Cosmic
Cosmic time travel.
Glamor of old Hollywood.
I am transported.
_____________________________
Diaghilev
The Russian Ballet –
epitome of beauty.
Dove’s tribute to art.
_____________________________
Attrape Coeur
Flee the ‘heart catcher’!
Her beauty belies the pain.
She’ll never be true.
_____________________________
And two for Laurie:
SSS Incense Pure
Gift of the Magi:
resinous pearls, rich and deep,
embraced in its warmth.
SSS To Dream
It is gentle work
to dream our future into
our reality.
Aw – so nice!
Thanks, Ann.
Love the SSS To Dream one, such a fab sentiment!
With a nod to the great Dr. King.
I especially loved that one, too.
Rappleyea – These are wonderful!
Thanks!
Eden by Cacharel
Top smells like plastic
Humid tropical fruit heart
Still, it intrigues me.
So true!
The Haiku is lovely.
And I’d agree about the fragrance, but to to me the plastic note gives me a headache!
Ok, here’s mine – I realize Coco hasn’t been out for quite thirty years, but close enough
Chanel Coco
You’ve made my husband
smile, sigh, breathe deep in rapture
for three decades. Thanks!
I love Coco – I love this one too! My husband especially likes when I wear Coco b/c it’s what I wore most when we first knew each other. Liquid golden resins. Great!
What a nice description! I’ve been having a belated renewed love-affair with my 18yr old bottle of Coco.
“Skin Games”
Crazy Jeux de Peau
You smell very different
On each person here
Cool! And I really want to try this, it’s at the top of my list.
Bandit by Robert Piguet
Leather tobacco
Tied with a green rubber bow
Ends warm and mossy.
‘Green rubber bow’ is great!
Jill – thank you for hosting – I’ve always found your gravatar so delightful! This sort of reverses the theme, but here goes:
Ode to a Judd Viburnum and the Nose
In the spring night I
follow my nose – indoles and
vintage Bellodgia!
(A Judd viburnum is a flowering shrub I’d never even noticed before following its scent to the source last week.)
Oooh, I really like what you did with that! I had not heard of a Judd viburnum. (And glad you enjoy my avatar!)
Giorgio by Giorgio of Beverly Hills
Bubble-headed scent
You’ve been stinking three decades
Please go away now.
LOL!
Your amazing blog about Giorgio and now this haiku actually reminds me so much of Olfactoria lately (not because she wears it), she found a cheap bottle of Le Feu d’Issey, a long lost love of hers (and mine) buried behind a dozen bottles of Giorgio. It pays to plough through those yellow and white stripes sometimes.
HA! Love it.
Fillle d’Eve by Nina Ricci
Lover’s dirty hair
Skin plus yesterday’s perfume
Chic can be sexy.
I’m nuts about Fille d’Eve, and your haiku is just right!
Flowerbomb
my signature scent
I will love it forever
it’s absolute perfection
Nice!
Diorella by Christian Dior
Shows you how to look
At both garbage and flowers
Vintage one’s better.
“garbage and flowers” — love it!
Bond no.9 Bryant Park:
Sweet Kiss Raspberry lips
Her touch Her bare skin brings
HIM down to her feet
Nice! Captures it well — I like Bryant Park a lot.
Chocolate Greedy, by Montale
Chocolate chip, Olé
To whiff of Cocoa, to cheer
Through snow, and sleet, Ah…
Yum. I haven’t tried this one, but I want to now!
Bond no.9 Fire Ilsand:
An Island of fire
Turns your skin to golden brown
Inhale the smell of skin musk
Another really cool one, Lavandula!
Muscs Koublaï Khän
Untamed beast you seem
Velvety musk dare I deem
Warm fur reigns supreme
Awesome! I love the rhyming.
I love, love, love this haiku!
Unusual and beautiful!
OJ Woman
you found me hidden
in a forest in winter
I brought you to life….
Beautiful! I really need to try OJW now.
Lovely, Elise! Woman has captured my heart.
This one hits home for me – OJW seems to like to play hide and seek with me, so as beautiful as it is, it’s also quite elusive….
F. Malle Bigarade Concentree
Crabby little fleur
Spitting mean, green pith at me!
Don’t be so cranky!
It does spit green pith, doesn’t it? Great haiku.
Fun! I love the fragrance, too, though what you write is true!
My Sin
Irresistible.
She lures me in. Can’t say no.
Devilishly good.
Wonderful!
This is a favorite fragrance of mine and you captured it perfectly.
Off topic (sorry Jil!), but it’s so interesting that Bond No 9 has featured a lot today. Yesterday I walked past the Bond counter at my local department store (I’m in Australia), which for some time has decreased the amount of counter space that it devotes to this line, and noticed that everything was half price. This is the only retailed of Bond No 9 in this city , and it looks like it is on the way out. I’m not Bond fan, but still, it’s a pity,
That is a shame, Annemarie. I do appreciate the Bond line … although an overwhelming amount of them don’t work for me, they have a handful that are really keepers for me and I think they do some interesting stuff.
The Tale of a Budding Perfumista:
Naïve December
Bang and Givenchy begins
The quest for beauty.
In need of joyous
Scent experiences,
Researching begins.
Shameless scent hopping
Between Nordstroms, Sephora,
Online sampling.
Rapidly adding
Potions, elixers, bottles
Now a “collector.”
A cache of fragrance
Perfumista adventure
Pure pleasure and joy.
(epilogue)
ISO HG
I <3 NST
A n00b thanks U!
What a terrific poem–love it!
I love the way the chain of haiku tell your story!
this really resonated and spoke to me, thank you
You’re welcome!
Bond no.9 signature perfume:
The brave male you are
Such strong and powerful oud
Yet well behaved
Vintage Fendi Uomo
Why they called you ‘loud’
is, to me, as much of a
mystery as math.
Math is a mystery to me too
TDC de Bachmakov:
tendrils spring from earth
chilly ground yet warm sun
nature will prevail
SHOULD have read:
TDC de Bachmakov:
tendrils spring from earth
chilly ground yet warm sun shines
nature will prevail
You just hit the Post button too quickly, but it’s beautiful.
I agree, this is beautiful.
Jolie Madame
Smart slap of leather
leaves my cheek blushing, burning–
as you wish, Madame.
I was just trying to think of one for JM. Good job!
Ah, terrific!
Revlon Intimate (vintage)
Sly smile, bedroom eyes
Beckoning across the room
Resistance? Futile!
That’s a really good one, Roses. I love that you incorporated our motto here: Resistance is futile!
Hello Kitty
childhood memories
back to me in a bottle
cute as cute can be
My sentiments exactly!
Here is my own little contest for everyone on Nowsmellthis:
Write s little haiku about any Hermessence – it can be any one of them. Hermessences seem to be little haiku perfumes anyways, right?
The prize: Brand New 4ml vial of Osmanthe Yunnan.
I will announce the winner by Tuesday, April 14th midnight estern time
.
The winner can contact me at yvresse_ysl@hotmail.com.
I am so inspired today but also in a very giving mood!
Oooops… Tue. is actually April 12th. Silly me! My bad. So I will announce the winner by April 12th then!
Iris Ukiyoe,
My vial lost in the toilet…
Damn toddler dumped it!
LOL! Can I just vote for Jenmeade to win it?!!
the sample had only been delivered a few hours prior to me finding the empty (untried) glass vial floating in the crapper. Sigh…
Bond no.9 Chelsea Flowers:
Most romantic memories
Smiling she in held up to her nose
Bouquet of white peonies
Bond no.9 Hamptons:
A man of my desire
I love the way you smell
The smell of money
Bond no.9 Eau de New York:
New York City bottled
The essence of the capital
Captured in one scent
Bond no.9 Central Park:
Green park meets city noise
Peaceful sanctuary welcomes us
Midday hour getaway
This is a blanket response to all your haikus, Lavandula: awesome!
Mon Numéro collection
Eight new L’Artisans!
Can you guess the perfumer?
Betrand Duchaufour.
Jealous!
You’ve got great taste, Rick!
Bond no. 9 Coney Island:
What is your problem?
So hard to catch you, you see
Yet soon you’ll be with me!
The vial is sitting right here, calling out your name!
Wonderful! I am so excited:) Thank you so much once again!
Bond no.9 Andy Warhol Montauk:
Yellow purple shades of blue
Setting sun spectacle tonight
Mesmerize me might
Bond no.9 Harrods for Him:
If you are the star
Then what am I to you?
We both make this one
Bond no.9 H.O.T. Always:
Red like love – Always
Cinnamon madness I crave
Hot like you – Always
Bond no. 9 Saks Avenue for Him and Her:
Me plus you that’s us
You minus me that’s incomplete
Black and white together
Bond no.9 The Scent of Pease:
If my dreams could smell
Sweet Fruit with musk they would be
Peaceful melange of dreams
For the lovely Hermessence Vanilla Galante:
“Vanilla,” you say?
Well yes, but I would name you
“Sheer Lily Surprise”
Wow! so spot on!
Nice, Haunani, and I would agree!
Bond no.9 Riverside Drive:
Cool crispness fresh breeze
Freedom spirit they represent
Bottled in aquatic scent
For my beloved CdG Stephen Jones:
A time bomb ticking
In a posh little hat box…
Violet attack!!!
Love it, H! Great image at the beginning….
Perfect!
Bond no.9 Madison Soiree:
Lady-like chic inspires
Elegance cannot be improvised
You are born with it
Bond no.9 New Haarlem:
Jazz central of New York
Night full of suprises awaits
Like dark rich coffee
Bond no.9 Harrods Rose:
The one of all beautiful
Rose the queen of all flowers
Shall never betray you
Bond no.9 Broadway Nite:
Violet rose legendary combo
Then classic treasure one expects
Neon-lit New York invites
Bond no.9 West Side:
A harmony of notes
A melody of suprise awaits
Played by perfume accords
Bond no.9 Astor Place:
Yellow red purple blue
What color shall we choose?
All blended to perfecton
Bond no.9 So New York:
Gourmand makes me crave
New York’s tasty little treasures
In one spritz of flavor
Bond no.9 Brooklyn:
Bright melange of fruit
Graffiti in every single color
Complete the neighborhood
I am thoroughly convinced to try the Bonds next on my perfume journey. I loved all of your haikus – great job!
Second this, and now I wish I had tried them all!
I agree, you are making me want to revisit this line and try the ones I haven’t yet!
Annick Goutal Sables
Sweet maple syrup
A hint of bacon–perfume?
Or is it breakfast?
Still have never tried Sables, but want to!
O Womanity!
Strange brew of fish eggs and figs
I’m rather smitten
Ha! “strange brew,” indeed! I can’t decide if I like or loathe this one! (Now if we could work in the phrase, “Oh Womanity, the humanity!” into a poem, we’re golden!)
Oh, goodness! Haven’t tried this one either — do I want to?
You know, I do like it! Try it with a light hand…
Womanity is really the strangiest fragrance I’ve ever tried. It’s smells what it´s supposed to. It’s a strange smell of dirty socks with some sweet and salt… but that bottle worths a buy… it’s a shame the liquid is pink…
Eight samples of serge bottled doors to unknown lands opening slowly
Just right for Uncle Serge and the joy of new SL samples!
Sorry about the spacing! I’m writing on my cell
Ahh… you shouldn’t have admitted it – I thought you were being artistic. Good one!
Nice, and so true about Lutens.
Perfume…
beloved sense of everything meaningful
if only you could now be truly art
As You Should Be
and not smeared and bleared with the toils of man
(Apols to Gerard Manley Hopkins)
Mitsouko
The Amazon, Goddess, Empress
Who guarded my heart
And never let me down
Tubereuse Criminelle
Sell my Soul
for a
Bell Jar
All great ones, Winifrieda, and I especially like this last one!
Vol de Nuit
Well hello, night flight
melded, rich, brown elegance
adieu, little prince
Dear House of Guerlain
my perfume vault has grown fat
while my wallet has grown thin
Ooops! That last line was meant to read:
my wallet grows thin
Shouldn’t try to count before I’ve finished my first cup.
I need to sign my name to that House of Guerlain peitition as well!
Count me in, too!
Really like both of these!
Me, too!
Missoni
Roucel’s “Inception”
Up-Down, Forward and Back
A Cinematic Floral…
GOOD one, mgrazulis!
Excellent haiku, and so true.
Oooh … what a cool one!
MKK
Some say raw. Sex. Vile.
Nasty and dirty. On me,
Purring soft kittens.
******
Windswept desert. Warm breath.
L’air du Desert Morrocain.
Dusty dry spice jar.
****
Fresh Canabis Rose
I wanted Mary Jane
What I got was a migraine
Tobacco scrubber
*****
Jicky: herbal skank
Thick, viscous, flowing purple
Fragrant poetry
*****
Languid forest rose
Tauer’s Une Rose Chypree
Holiest of grails
Mmm. . . .purring soft kittens!
Oh wow, I love that MKK is kittens on you (though it’s kind of unfathomable to me!
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I may be incredibly anosmic to it. Who knows? I asked hubby how I smelled, and at first he said “like a donkey”. But I asked again later and the next day, and he loved it both times…??? I haven’t worn it out in public yet. lol
I cannot and will not wear it in public … and yet, I do have an affection for it.
I totally agree with your Fresh Cannabis Rose haiku, it gave me a headache too! And yes, I scrubbed.
This is so much fun! What a talented bunch we are!
So – true! Very glad to see the haiku poll reappear!
I hope this can be an annual event.
I totally agree, these are all fabulous. So much creativity in this group!
D&g rose the one:
empty starlet eyes
cotton candy and short skirts
pink lips asking, ‘huh?’
Nice! You captured that one very well.
Funny!
Rosine Pour Homme
Lavender, roses,
patch…But wait! What goes on here?
Jicky’s great-grandson!
Aha – cool haiku and great idea for what to try today!
I loved RdH, but it did read very much like Jicky on my skin. I’m interested to hear your impression.
Don’t know if it’s my skin or my Jicky, but to me Jicky is clearer, with high notes – that amazing combination of lavender, lemon and civet really sings. Rose d’Homme is woody or smoky, in a lower more uniform register. But they do have a lot in common – at least as much as most grandkids!
Nice!!
Neat!
I love all the haikues about MKK. I have never tried it yet though:)I’ve tried so many other musks but just not that one. I get the feel from all description, but can someone actually compare it another fragrance?
Iris Silver Mist
Music from the earth
Easily misunderstood
Comforting coldness
I have GOT to try this…
Please do. It’s wonderful to find things of beauty in life. I hope this perfume will be one of them for you too
Another one, completely differrent
Jo Malone White Jasmine and Mint
The sun is shining
Drinking tea in the garden
Scent lifting my mood
I love that mental image.
Lovely … WJ & M is one of my summertime favorites!
Les Nez The Unicorn Spell
Magic Unicorns?
Enchanted fairy kingdom? Nay–
Enchilada sauce!
Oh, too funny!
Etro Messe de Minuit
Ancient Gothic church
Incense of one thousand years
Mingled together
Very nice!
I’m on roll today, must be the sunny weather. This is fun!
Mandragore
Happy spell, no gloom
Beautiful gold and purple bottle
And soon spray again
Oooh, I like it … and I adore Mandragore, another summer favorite that will be part of the rotation again soon!
RE: every vanity perfume on the shelf at Target or Sephora:
Apparently, all
celebrities smell just like
circus candyfloss.
Totally.
Nice one!
That’s excellent!
Of course I meant to say: I’m on A roll …..
Dzing!
Some may say sawdust
Or vintage library books
But yet I say–Dung!
Hee!
Another Dzing!
Bored in the stable
Sister raking the manure
Horses’ sweet hot breath
I’m loving these different takes on Dzing!
Dzing
Between leather whips
and apples, strength and sweetness
she walks the tightrope
Wow, two very different odes to Dzing! in a row. I love it, Dominika!
as a Dzing! fan, this is my favorite too!
Oh, may I play too? I’ve said this before, but Dzing smells exactly like my skin does after being out at the horse sales. Therefore….
Dzing
Horses, leather, hay,
disinfectant in the air.
Kentucky horse sales.
I like this one too! Dzing! may be the “most-haikued” scent this time!
Either Dzing or OJ Woman. We ought to do a tally.
“Un Jardin Sur Le Toit”
garden compost note?
weekend sojourn to Nordstroms
a fraud by Jean-Claude!
My fav so far is Lexy’s ode to L’Heure Bleue.
“A fraud by Jean-Claude” — say it ain’t so!
Oh, Mr. Ellena has a big number of enemies!!!! But he also has a bigger number of fans!
I’m one of the fans!
Me too, Jill!
I’ve really enjoyed reading these. You are very talented! My husband helped with mine:
Vanilla Orchid Signature Scent by Caswell-Massey
“You smell good,’ he says
And kisses me on the neck
Glad he likes it, too
Oh, I love that, kindcrow! So sweet. I have not tried this particular Caswell-Massey scent, but it sounds nice. I really like their Elixir of Love and Freesia scents.
That IS sweet!
Inspired by Lexy’s beautiful L’Heure Blue haiku
I really do enjoy all the others as well!
Apres L’Ondee
The spring rain has stopped
Many times before, a smile
Straight to my old soul
Beautiful. I love the line “straight to my old soul.”
Perfect for Apres l’Ondee and perfumistas who love her!
This is difficult,
O, What to do? What to do?
Spray some Shalimar!
This is wonderful and totally has me laughing!
Roxanne Villa’s Vera
Sunlit lavendar
Languid honey bees buzzing
Herbal flower laced breeze
Sarah Horowitz “Bliss”
Hypnotic white flowers
Narcotic scented embrace
Sweet hot lips to skin
Both beautiful! Can we have more talented writers here?!
Amouage Opus IV – a startling scent!
Maghrebi spices
hit the skillet sizzling
male sweat in the air
Those roman numerals didn’t ever inspire me to try any of those, but you make that one sound really good
Dominika, I also find it hard to get excited about numbers, or to remember which is which after I try. Had to try this one, though, because the nose is Jacques Flori who did Etro Messe de Minuit and Shaal Nur. Not what I expected at all but I’m appreciating cumin this time.
All the more reason to put this one on my to-try list
I love Messe de Minuit — I’ve been wanting an FB for awhile, but somehow I’ve held back because I feel like I should be buying sheers or florals for spring at this time of year 
Love this! It’s so active!
Wow – I can smell this just from your words!
So far so good Nozknoz!
Here’s my take on Dzing!
softer than leather
a circus bareback rider’s
cheeks kissing the horse
Another terrific one for Dzing!
Voile D’Ete:
A veil of summer
Brushes the cinnamon land
With vanilla strokes.
Chant D’Aromes:
Effervescent fizz
Melody of spring flowers
Love’s springtime bouquet.
Chamade:
March winds blow a kiss
Shoots shudder at their caress
Hushing hyacinth.
Great job! All beautiful!
Oooh …. love them all, especially the Voile d’Ete one!
Same here! Now I’m craving Voile d’Ete.
Vol de Nuit
“Nut Flight,” the salesgirl
Called you when we first met. Yes,
You’re sweets for the sweet.
Un Jardin en Mediteranée
The Greek summer sun
Toasts the grass and leaves and blooms
Crickets buzz; I nap.
Both great!
Well It’s because I love Bond no.9s so much and they all inspire me, they are reminders of my childhood memories etc. I’m just very emotional about Bond no. 9s!!
Fantastic everyone!!
Ormond Jayne Woman
Barefoot in the woods am I
Casting magic spells.
Lovely, lovely! If I’m taking anything away from this poll, it’s that I must try OJW!
I like the way you made yourself the OJ Woman!
My informal relationship with Mitsouko born of long years acquaintance:
Mitsy, my old friend,
you’re a walk through mossy oaks,
eating a sweet peach.
Great haiku – I love Mitsouko but sometimes when we take a walk she likes to trip me or shove me down a riverbank.
And she won’t walk with me at all…
Umm, I love how you made her a person!
Love the OJ Woman haikus!!!!!
Infusion d’Iris
A good friend of mine
Never heavy, always deep
Her story is sheer
Hiris
Strange carrots, green rose
Iris jingles her silver bells
She reigns, pure of heart
Very nice … you nailed Infusion d’Iris, one of my faves!
These are all amazing–evocative and gorgeous (or LOL funny)! Not only are they fabulous haiku, but they make me want to rush out and try lots of new scents–even more than Lucky Scent descriptions!
For Tubereuse Criminelle:
La Belle Criminelle
icy warm melts in my skin
Thrall diabolique!
I love that, and I totally agree that these are making me want to try new scents!
Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris
Far from the ocean
Driftwood floats through the air and
bumps me in the nose!
I love this scent, and whenever I wear it I catch whiffs of it even the next day! It’s also delicious on my husband – the only scent we share!
Very nice … this is one I haven’t tried and I love that both you and your husband like it!
Iris Silver Mist
Gigantic dirt clods
Decayed, six-foot-tall carrot
The stuff of nightmares
(To all the ISM fans–sorry, but it was the worst scrubber I ever tried)
This is hilarious! ISM doesn’t work for me either, unfortunately.
One spray on my throat
my knees buckle in sheer bliss
Carnal Flower love
Ahhhh … I love this!
You sound like a pretty willing victim, Tama! Very nice.
Love this one
Soivohle Underworld~
Dark earthen balsam
Persephone meets Pluto
Vetiver story
Imagination!
Havana Vanille, take me
Sinful delights await us
An Ode to Perfume Haiku Writers
These are amazing
It’s hard to choose a fav’rite
More perfume haikus!
You said it, my dear
So many lovely perfumes
Summed up succinctly
I’ve never seen so many beautiful haiku in one place–and so brilliantly capturing each scent! And they are all so interesting, too. Here’s one more:
A La Nuit
Jasmine ecstasy
Intense charisma! Luscious
Perfume for my soul
And one more before I belatedly go to bed, after this addictive bedtime reading:
Lipstick Rose
Saucy ingenue
Not me–yet you always bring
Smiling happiness
Tauer’s “ZETA”
Whispered sweet words
Under linden blossoms‘ veil –
Chanting nightingale.
Nice – haven’t tried it yet.
Jo Malone Blue Agava & Cacao:
My latin lover
Primitive raw love we make
Scent of love and dark
Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir:
Pure incense pure sex
Fruit of love in a silk dress
Red silk on bare skin
Jo Malone Black Vetyver Cafe:
My cappa coffee
Drenched in incense so rich
Drives me crazy
Jo Malone Grapefruit:
My senses awakaned
Standing in a garden breathing in
The air of summer
Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin:
Caribbean sea breeze
Why are you so stubborn?
Come off my skin!!
So from Jo Malone I’ve tried and own: Blue Agava & Cacao (numero uno!! my new signature, most beautiful gourmand you can ever imagine, I’d die for it that’s how much I love it:), Black Vetyver Cafe (an all time favorite of mine, adore it so much always), Pomegranate Noire (newest discovery, suprisingly beautiful incense just like in Black Vetyver Cafe, adore it), Graperfruit (the only nice grapefruit that never turns bad on my skin, very well-blended, none of the cat urine stuff, just a beautiful, tart, summery citrus), Acacia Blossom (the most GOR GE OUS musk I’ve ever smelled, almondy-powdery dream), Cassis (very nice, slightly green – but not too much, fruity in a very deliscious way, very natrual and ulifting) – all very very nice and definitely worth a try. There was one more I’ve sampled before… Lime Basil & Mandarin. Oh what a horrible scrubber! A nightmare! How could one of my most favorite perfume houses create such a mistake? There is no juicy mandarin/orange note at ALL in it. All I ever got was a sour (yes sour, not tart but sour) green herby note and… nothing else. I love deliscious mandarin note in perfumes that’s why I bought a couple of samples of it on ebay. I thought I was either going to love it, like it or just be ok with it… well I would have never thought I was going to hate it with passion! There is very few fragrances I ever say that I HATE. Well Lime Basil & Mandarin… I hate you. I cannot stand you at all. How is it possible anything I try from Jo Malone i instantly fall in love with, I love the simple yet so elegant spirit of them all, except for this one… ugh.
Eau de Kitteh Breath (my dream fragrance)
Cat yawns in my face,
A blast of stinkiness,
Won’t someone please bottle this?
love love love
So cute!
YSL Baby Doll
Pink cotton candy
with a whisper of seaweed–
Rhode Island State Fair.
Après l’Ondée
Rainy gray morning,
Heliotrope seeks the sun.
This one’s for Easter.
Douce Amère
Strange yet familiar,
Root beer’s apotheosis.
So this is absinthe?
No shower perturbs
this summ’ry somnolence
but Apres L’ondee.