You're going to be stranded on a desert island...you can take five perfumes, but they all have to be from the same perfumer OR from the same brand. Tell us your picks!
Note: top image is DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Desert island. [cropped] by ronsaunders47 at flickr; some rights reserved.
What a conundrum:
If it was Chanel, that’s easiest:
1. No 5 edt
2. No 5 Eau Premier
3. Coco edt
4. Cristalle edp
5. No 19 edt
If Guerlain:
1. Chamade (any of them!)
2. Nahema edp
3. Mitsouko extrait or edp
4. Vol de Nuit vintage extrait
5. Eau Imperiale
If Annick Goutal:
1. Heure Exquise edp
2. Songes edp
3. Ce Soir ou Jamais edp
4. Grand Amour edp
5. Mandragore edt
I see what you did there – 15 is a lot more bearable to contemplate that five.
Great choices!
Yes…. 15 is more bearable! I think after contemplation that I’d have to flip between Guerlain and Goutal though. My Chanels aren’t very “outdoorsy” picks! How many years am I supposed to be stranded anyway?
Just wanting to say hi, Ann! Nice to see your comments here occasionally when I scroll through.
Thanks Joe – nice to see you too!
So Olivia Giacobetti’s an easy pick for me (…I maybe should’ve considered vintage perfumers, but I haven’t had enough coffee this AM to think it through properly!), but which five?? The first four come easily, but for the last spot…
Dzing
En Passant
Navegar
Idole (EDT!)
Robin, what are your picks??
Just added a list below, but I’m not happy with it yet.
Hermes!
1. Hiris
2. L’Ambre des Merveilles
3. Osmanthe Yunnan
4. Vetiver Tonka
5. Un Jardin sur Le Nil
But this is a problematic list…I have no white flowers and no incense.
Our lists don’t overlap much but it’s good to see another Hermes pick!
I do really wish JCE would do a jasmine before he retires, though florals don’t seem to interest him much.
If he did, it would almost certainly be too light and/or abstract for me anyway. So I sort of wish he would, sort of wish he wouldn’t!
True, it could always turn out poorly. I personally have always imagined a feminine Terre d’Hermes with jasmine instead of orange over that flinty base, but that might be a bit weird for mass market.
Wow, Hermes doesn’t have a white floral? What about 24, Faubourg?
Oh, did not mean they didn’t have one, just meant can’t manage 5 scents and get everything I want!
They don’t really have an all-out white floral though! I guess hermes doesn’t do “all out” anything
True! I will have to smuggle in some A La Nuit or something.
Tauer – Un Rose Chypree, Incense Rose, Zeta, Cologne du Maghreb, and Lonestar Memories. Lonestar Memories would go nicely with the smoke signals I’d be making!
I think could make do on the desert island with URC, Incense Rose, L’Air du Desert Morocain, Dark Passage, and Une Rose Vermeille.
If all from Atelier Cologne:
1. Grand Neroli
2. Cedrat Enivrant
3. Rose Anonyme
4. Silver Iris
5. Santal Carmin
If all from Daniela Roche-Adrier:
1. Prada Amber Pour Homme
2. Carner Barcelona Tardes
3. Prada Luna Rossa
4. Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue
5. Prada Infusion de Vetiver
SotD is Van Cleef & Arpels California Reverie
In Angela’s article this week, I commented something like, “A more conservative me would only ever wear Hermes,” so this question is no sweat. I’d probably go Epice Marine, Jou d’Hermes, Apres La Mousson, L’Ambre des Merveiles, and… oof. Maybe Brin de Reglisse. (Okay, a little sweat. That last one could easily be Paprika Brasil or Iris Ukiyoe.)
I think I’d go with Chanel as well:
Gardenia
Bois des Isles
Coromandel
19
Bronze Goddess (she stowed away on the Chanel yacht)
And my desert island would have a resort on it.
SOTD is vintage Armani (just read Robin’s review of the newest Aedes and inspired to wear some carnation today)
Bois des Iles seems especially appropriate for a desert island
I love Bois des Iles but one of my male coworkers told me it smells like an old lady
and now I think of that whenever I where it.
I like the Stow Away!
Id have to go with house Amouage:
Fate
Dia (Extrait)
Beloved
Lyric (Extrait)
Journey
Or maybe Memoir if the desert isle was cold
Nice!
So far your list is the closest to what I’d love to wear on that island.
CM, I’m with you!
Opus 1
Opus 3
Ubar
Dia
Fate
No SOTD yet; yesterday was Dia.
I don’t have to puzzle over this one, it would be five from Mona di Orio’s line. In the order of importance –
All in the Les Nombres d’Or collection
1. Oud
2. Tubereuse
3. Violette Fumee
4. Musc
5. Vetyver
That is a tough one…
To keep a broad pallet I would have to go with Bertrand Duchaufour.
Rose Cut, Avignon, Kyoto, Nuit de Tubereuse, Chypre Palatin, and Enchanted Forest. I see I don’t have any nice smooth ambers on my list though and a couple of incense.
I could also easily go with Olympic Orchids just because I don’t think I could actually be without Tropic of Capricorn. I get a lot of wear out of ToC, Dev IV, Ballets Rouges, Osafume, and African Orchid.
I think these days I will go with Duchaufour as well, but with 5 very different choices: Mohur, Ashoka, Seville a l’Aube, Nuit De Tubereuse, and maybe I will take Sartorial as well to match my tuxedo, since what else to do on a desert island if not to show off… in any case, how prolific of Duchaufour…
I don’t know my lines or perfumers nearly well enough yet, but if I had to choose, it would probably be Chanel.
1. 31 Rue Cambon
2. 28 La Pausa
3. Bois des Iles
4. Cuir de Russie
5. Maybe Cristalle? It would be hot there, so I’d need something cooling. But the rest of the time I’d be reveling in the glorious richness I’d brought along with me
I’m in the same boat (ha!) in that I haven’t tried enough perfumes from different houses, but I know I like a few Chanels:
1) Cristalle
2) Coco
3) Cuir de Russie
4) Sycomore
5) No 19
Cristalle is amazing on hot days! I also want to bring Coromandel …
This would be easy for me. I would like choose Jo Malone fragrances.
1. Nectarine Blossom and Honey
2. BlackBerry and Bay
3. Peony Blush and Suede
4. Pomegranate Noir
5. Vanilla Anise
I think your list is very practical indeed!Think of all the different layering options!
I know, right? Those 5 scents could turn into like 10 or more different fragrances. (excuse my Math skills; was never my cup of tea!) That’s what I love most about the JM fragrances!
I have also fallen in love with Jo Malone’s line “Jo Loves”. So, if I couldn’t have her original line, here are the five I would choose from Jo Loves:
1. No. 42 The Flower Shop
2. A Shot of Fresh Sweet Peas
3. Orange Tulle
4. A Shot of Thai Lime Over Mango
5. A Shot of Oud Over Mango
Oh man that’s tough. My first instinct is to go with Calice Becker so I could have Cuir de Lancome, Donna Karan Gold, and Sweet Redemption. Then I’d maybe throw in A Taste of Heaven and Liaisons Dangereuses. Unfortunately CB hasn’t done a rose chypre. Alas!
Calice Becker is a great choice. I love some of her other BKs, too, especially Rose Oud, Back to Black and beyond love.
I love Back to Black and Beyond Love too!
I see my scent twin Lucas tagged Atelier Cologne which was the first line I thought of.
Atelier Cologne:
Silver Iris
Sous le toit de Paris
Cedrat Enivrant
Blanche Immortelle
Vanille Insensee (this one is a toss up but I must have a vanilla, even a light one)
If by perfumer, I would go with Bertrand Duchaufour:
Parfums MDCI Chypre Palatin
NVC Trayee
L’AP Seville a l’Aube
Ann Gerard Rose Cut
CDG Kyoto
L’AP Vanille Absolument
Amouage Jubilation XXV
(I was not a math major)
SOTD = Serge Lutens Vitriol d’oiellet – meh double meh…moving on to other carnations
I see we overlap with some Atelier Colognes
Hmm, forgot about Vanilla Absolument. I may need to revamp my list.
Vanille Abslument is something I really can’t do without
My Duchaufour’s list is below but if I were to go with Atelier’s perfumes, my list would be:
Bois Blonds, Orange Sanguine, Oolang Infini, Trèfle Pur and Silver Iris. And Rose Anonyme. And maybe Vétiver Fatal.
Looking at your list, I realize that M. Duchaufour has a way with incense. Trayee, Rose Cut, and Kyoto are three perfect interpretations. I first though, “Easy, Chanel,” but reading everyone’s responses is really making it hard. And making me glad I don’t actually have to choose!
You might want to try the new Atelier at Bergdorf’s–Rendezvous is a nice osmanthus suede
Ooh, a toughie. But I think I’d go with Editions de Parfums/Frederic Malle, because I’d neeeeed these top two:
1. Lipstick Rose
2. Iris Poudre
3. En Passant
4. Portrait of a Lady
5. Cologne Bigarade (for really hot days on that island)
Lets get stranded,Jessica!Lol!Almost scenttwins,we can share!!
I think this is the answer…I need to be stranded with other perfumistas!
Plus, maybe some people who know how to fish, and a chef, and a few musicians, and…
I could help with the cooking!
Well THIS perfumista can fish,AND split a coconut!Lets go boys and girls!Survivor The Perfumista Edition…
Ok, you guys are my team. But you’ll probably vote me off the island before long, my survival skills are not exactly stellar.
Your extensive knowledge of perfume will be good enough reason to AT LEAST take you to the TOP 3!(With me and Boston Rob of course…one can dream,yes?)
It’s a tough question, but it could be Malle too, but with a different selection
1, Lys med
2 Iris poudre
3 vetiver extraordinaire
4 Dries van Noten
5 Portrait
Vintage; Guerlain:
Mitsouko
Jicky
Apres l’Ondee
Djedi
Eau de Guerlain
Current; Christopher Sheldrake:
Chanel Eau de Cologne
SL La Myrrh
SL Iris Silver Mist
SL Bois de Violette
SL El Attarine
Soivohle–
Honeysuckle Bird
Lilas et Narcisse
Centennial (why don’t I have a bottle of this yet?)
Amon Ra
Rose for Beacon Free (though this might change depending on my current batch of sampling)
That’s a great list. You created a nice, wide variation of perfumes for your mood if you were stuck for a long while. BTW, you do need a small bottle of Centennial, it’s gorgeous! Keep an eye out for discounts–I delightedly nabbed mine with one of the 20% off plus free shipping specials. It can be yours. (BTW, hope your scratch is much better!) Be well.
Chanel
Bois des Iles
Coromandel
24 La Pausa
Coco
Bleu (hey why not?!)
OH This is EASY!!Lol!Frederic Malle!
1.Portrait of a Lady
2.Portrait of a Lady
3.Iris Poudre
4.Le Parfum de Therese
5.Carnal Flower.
Yes,Portrait of a Lady features twice!(and I’ll need 100ml bottles of each,thanks very much!)
You made me laugh. I could have gone with four bottles of Iris Poudre and one Carnal Flower, myself.
Nice!!I’d like to be stranded with you(if there was a choice of scented company!)
Malle is for wearing on my ‘other’ island. I’m down for
Iris Poudre
L’eau d’Hiver,
iris Poudre,
lipstick rose,
Fleur de Cassie
And this island is the perfect 70 degrees with delishiously cool evenings.
Guerlain:
Vol de Nuit
Attrape-Couer
Vega
Parure
Apres l’Ondee
One thing, though–is this “desert island” hot most of the time? I ask because my list has some heavy hitters that might be too much in hot weather. I’m not sure what my alternative list would be, though. My tastes are rather eclectic, and I find it hard to limit myself to just one house or perfumer.
I was imagining more of a nice, blustery, slightly cloudy, moderate-cool island off the coast of Maine, or in the San Juans… I’m not a hot sandy beach kind of gal. I was thinking Mitsouko goes best with a beach bonfire and a nice cashmere sweater….. So then I think I must choose Guerlain for my selections!
Well, since Bar Harbor is on Mount Desert Island, I guess it then becomes a question of choosing five perfumes for my visit to Bar Harbor, right? I actually was in Bar Harbor last year in early October. I don’t remember exactly what perfumes I took, though, but they weren’t all from the same perfumer or house. I’ll stick with my Guerlain list for my return visit.
The CEO and I honeymooned there in mid-May, right before the summer “season” started… a bit chilly.
I´d go Guerlain:
Shalimar
L´Heure Bleue
Chamade
Rose Nacrée du Désert
Eau de Cologne Impériale
And I´d be happy enough with them, specially on that island!
Rose Nacrée would make me miss Mohur, though.
I’m glad to see Rose Nacrée mentioned. I have a sample and I keep trying to convince myself that I own plenty enough roses so I don’t NEED this. Personally I favour Eau de Guerlain over Cologne Impériale but Impériale does win on crispness!
Diptyque:
L’Ombre dans l’ eau EdT
Tam Dao
Don Son
Oyedo
Philosykos
Jean Claude Ellena:
Bulgari-Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert
Frederic Malle-L’Eau d’Hiver
Hermès-Vétiver Tonka
Hermès-L’Ambre des Merveilles
The Different Compan-Bois d’Iris
L’eau D’Hiver and The Vert were my next two on my list!! Love JCE
Cdg
Jaisalmer
Avignon
Black
Palisander
Wonderwood
Garage
Diptyque
L’autre
L’eau trois
Tam dao
Eau duelle
Eau de lierre
Lartisan parfumeur
HavanA vanille
PassAge d’enfer
Dzing!
Al oudh
Traversée du bosphore
That pic above? I was there last summer, it’s Paradise Island off the North Coast of the island. It’s a sand bar with great snorkeling. Everyone should go! But I digress. If U were stranded on a desert island I assume it would be hot, so it’d have to be ‘cool’ fragrances .
My pics:
Chanel Bel Respiro.
Cristiano Fissore Rhapsodia en Blu
Profumi del Forte By Night: White
Frederic Malle Bigarade
Hermessence Vanille Galante
Ugh! Missed the same brand/perfumer part.
Ok.
Jean Claude Ellen’s. His clean and simple, light style is perfect for heat.
Jardin Après La Mousson (yes I like this one and it’s lovely on me)
Vanille Galante
Bigarade
La Haie Fleurie
Pamplemousse Rose
Ugh! Ellena. Autocorrect grrrrr!
Oh how cool! I am jealous, it looks lovely.
I must have done something wrong as my first attempt didn’t get posted; here I go again:
If I would have to choose only 5 Goutals I would choose:
1. Heure Exquise
2. Songes
3. Eau du Fier
4. Mon Parfum Chéri par Camille
5. a tie between Vétiver, Eau du Sud and Ninfeo Mio
If it would be my beloved Parfums de Nicolaï I would bring:
1. New York
2. Sacrebleu
3. Nicolaï pour Homme
4. Le Temps d’une Fête
5. Eau d’Eté
Guerlains:
1. Eau de Guerlain, one always needs a great citrus and Eau de Guerlain is as good as it gets.
2. L’Heure Bleue
3. Mitsouko
4. Shalimar
5. Chamade
Editions de Parfums:
1. Le Parfum de Thérèse
2. Carnal Flower
3. Noir Epices
4. L’Eau d’Hiver
5. Une Fleur de Cassie
Just one nose: A tie between JCE and Giacobetti, so I am bringing 5 favourites from both:
1. Dzing!
2. Vamp à New York
3. Hiris
4. Thé pour un Eté
5. Drôle de Rose
6. First
7. Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert
8. La Haire Fleurie du Hameau
9. Déclaration
10. Un Jardin après la Mousson
But I clearly need someone on this island who is enamoured with a few more Amouages than just Gold, and more familiar with Parfums MDCI.
Found it in the spam queue, not sure why but sorry about that!
No worries, just glad it got posted, as I was getting ready just now for a 3rd attempt.
I see your list as a great indicator that your deserted island would be more like a Eva Gabor kind of green acres situation luxury beach resort with lots of luggage and a porter….
Comptoir Sud Pacifique:
Aqua Motu
O-Pomelo
Cool Tropic Palm
Cool TropicTurquoise
Eau de Lagons
Perfect!
Uff, very difficult. Bearing in mind that it’s a desert island, I’ d probably want something refreshing so Atelier would seem very appropriate:
Grand Néroli
Cedrat Énivrant
Tréfle Pur
Vanille Insensée
Sous le Toit de Paris
or Hermès
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Eau des Merveilles
24 Faubourg
Vetiver Tonka
Kelly Calèche
but wait…I feel another list coming on: L`Artisan
Traversée du Bosphore
Timbuktu
Dzongkha
La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême
Bois Farine
I think that will be enough.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to send that twice…once was more than enough.
Uff, very difficult. Bearing in mind that it’s a desert island, I’ d probably want something refreshing so Atelier would seem very appropriate:
Grand Néroli
Cedrat Énivrant
Tréfle Pur
Vanille Insensée
Sous le Toit de Paris
or Hermès
Un Jardin sur le Nil
Eau des Merveilles
24 Faubourg
Vetiver Tonka
Kelly Calèche
but wait…I feel another list coming on: L`Artisan
Traversée du Bosphore
Timbuktu
Dzongkha
La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême
Bois Farine
I think that will be enough.
If I had to do it, I would probably go with Olivia Giacobetti:
IUNX Eau Blanche (can wear it always)
IUNX L’Ether (woods, spices, smoke)
Hermes Hiris (flowers)
L’Artisan Ete en Douce (for the super warm weather on the island, when one feels like not wearing a perfume)
Diptyque Eau de Lavande (leather, when feeling homesick and for its weirdness)
But this would break my heart as I would be leaving behind my very best friend (and signature for over 10 years) CdG Odeur 53 –would need to cheat and sneak in one of those huge bottles …
Ooh exciting–I also picked Giacobetti, I guess I really need to smell the IUNX fragrances, huh? But I do like Eau de Lavande, somehow I didn’t realize it was hers! Also this absolutely makes me want to try Odeur 53–if another Giacobetti fan likes it so much, I probably need to sniff it!
Yay!
If you like Giacobetti, you really should try IUNX. I hate that it is so difficult to get to them, but they are amazing. If you decide to order samples from STC, keep in mind that they will give you a rather skewed impression because IUNX scents come in huge bottles with enormous sprayers (btw, IUNX has the best packaging ever!). This means that a STC sample will seem much weaker than the actual fragrance that you would get from IUNX.
For Odeur 53, I am not sure whether to recommend it or not. I used it every day for at least 12 years, so I have a very special relationship with that fragrance … but I totally accept that to most people Odeur 53 is not so appealing …
And so glad you enjoy Eau de Lavande!! I also liked it before I figured out that it was Giacobetti’s (I read it on The Scented Salamander), but then it made sense since it is a special one, isn’t it?
I managed a Chanel list pretty easily: No. 5 Eau Premiere, No. 19 (LOTS), Bois des Iles, 1932, and… oh, I suppose 31 Rue Cambon.
Did a Guerlain list by including a d/c scent and one that I’d only want a less-recent version of: Shalimar Light (d/c), Chamade, AA Pamplelune, Apres l’Ondee (pre-2012), and… gah. Vega. That, or Floral Romantique.
Could do a Coty list that I would actually be happy with, assuming that I could get vintage versions of these: Chypre, Emeraude, La Rose Jacqueminot, Muse, L’Aimant. Or maybe some fresh 1990 Aspen for Women.
I’ve tried, but I can’t come up with a perfumer-specific list. Tried Sophia Grojsman, Pierre Bourdon, Yann Vasnier and Francis Kurkdjian, but couldn’t get five each. MAYBE Calice Becker: DK Gold*, Ines de la Fressange, Cuir de Lancome, BK Sweet Redemption, Tommy Girl or BK Rose Oud. *Becker was part of a team for Gold, according to Fragrantica.
Lol…You are not gonna survive Mals,I’m afraid!The perfumed baggage you’re swimming with to shore,are gonna drown you halfway there!!hehe!
Well, yeah. But I’d die happy. And smelling WONDERFUL.
THE TRUTH.Are you on the survivor Perfumista tribe then?Lol!Strength in numbers!;-)
Maybe you and austenfan above can just open a small fragrance boutique on the desert island and the rest of us can just visit every day for our fix!
I’m choosing 5 before reading the rest of the comments to avoid being influenced by everyone else’s choices. Here goes with J-C Ellena frags:
1. L’Ambre de Merveilles (Hermes)
2. L’Eau d’Hiver (Malle)
3. Vetiver Tonka (Hermes)
4. Rose Poivree (TDC)
5. Un Jardin sur le Nil ( Hermes)
Today I’m wearing Masque Tango, a sample from a generous swapper, and I’m loving its smoke and spice. Just right for a cool, rainy day.
Ooh nice question – but I think I am not informed enough on the perfumiers to respond … OK, brands – like many above, Chanel:
Coromandel
31 Rue Cambon
Cristalle
Bel Respiro
Bois des Iles
Fun post! Here are mine….
Hermes:
1. Eau de Merveilles
2. Vetiver Tonka
3. Un Jardin Sur Le Nil
4. Vanille Galante
5. Jour d’Hermes
Frederic Malle
1. L’Eau d’Hiver
2. Une Fleur de Cassie
3. En Passant
4. Lys Méditerranée
5. Une Rose
Ormonde Jayne:
1. Ta’if
2. Champaca
3. Ormonde Woman
4. Frangipani
5. Sampaquita
Jean-Claude Ellena:
1. Frederic Malle L’Eau d’Hiver
2. Hermès Hermessence Vetiver Tonka
3. Amouage Dia Pour Femme
4. Hermès Jour d’Hermès
5. Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert
Bertrand Duchaufour:
1. Comme des Garcons series 3, Incense: Kyoto
2. Eau d’Italie Paestum Rose
3. L’Artisan Poivre Piquant
4. L’Artisan Vanille Absolument
5. L’Artisan Dzongkha
Dependent on the desert island’s climate, two choices.
For the tropical island I’d go with Bertrand Duchaufour:
1. L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversee du Bosphore
2. L’Artisan Parfumeur Seville a l’aube
3. Neela Vermeire Creations Bombay Bling!
4. Neela Vermeire Creations Trayee
5. The Vagabond Prince Enchanted Forest
For the colder weather I’d go with Amouage:
1. Amouage Gold
2. Ubar
3. Memoir
4. Lyric
5. Dia
My Island Holiday experience so far(Mauritius,Maledives):25deg celsius MINIMUM temps at night!Days around mid thirties.The only perfume wearable was Eau Sauvage!But a fun holiday it sure was!
I have to cheat and place my island someplace chilly; I can’t do hot sandy beaches, either!
So I’ll choose an island off the coast of British Columbia or perhaps Scotland, even and I will pack my beloved Carons, all pre-reformulation, please!
Nuit de Noel
Poivre
Or et Noir
Bellodgia
Tabac Blonde
You can choose Caldey Island,and be set with Lavender perfume for the rest of your stranded stay!
Please sign me up for Caldey island too! I was there about 20 years ago before I had any interest in perfume and so I never even considered looking for lavender. Now one of my favorite notes :/ I perched myself on one of its chalky striped cliffs and watched gulls wheeling above the green-glass sea!
And where is your desert island list,M?
Below, I somewhat tentatively went with Lutens!
Oh, count me in!
Great list, I had also come to the conclusion that Tabac Blond would be essential!
Good choices. I’m with you on a cool blustery island! We can double our take then.
There’d definitely be stuff I’d miss, but I would be just fine on my island with the following Duchaufour scents:
Eau d’Italie Sienne l’Hiver
CDG Sequoia
CDG Harissa
Eau d’Italie Paestum Rose
L’Artisan Seville a l’Aube
If I had to take a perfumer’s work…
It has to be this marvelous perfumer who makes mostly women’s scents that are so good that I want to wear them regardless.
Many are florals, which I associate with femininity, but they are so well made… that I don’t care.
Sophia Grojsman
Outrageous! -Frederic Malle/Barney’s Co op
Calyx – Prescriptives/Clinique
Sun Moon Stars – Karl Lagerfeld
Volupté – Oscar de la Renta
Bulgari Pour Femme – Bulgari
And JCE’s….
Eau Parfumee au The Vert Extreme – Bulgari
Eau de Campagne – Sisley
In Love Again – YSL
Declaration – Cartier
Hermessence Brin de Reglisse – Hermes
‘Nuff said!
I’m so glad you thought of Sophia Grojsman, I could have chosen her as well.
My choices would be slightly different and would include Paris, Trésor, White Linen, Pour Femme and Calyx.
Yeah I tried to stay closer to the ones I think I could pull off wearing, being a man, but I like your choices too. Tresor is a beauty indeed.
Have you tried “tresor In love”?
I think its a lovely reinterpretation, but keeping the original spirit.. Like Chanel n 5 eau premiere.
Caron!
Alpona
Acaciosa
Narcisse Noir
Tabac Blond
Yatagan
Great list – with Narcisse Noir and Tabac Blond one can face anything!
Personally I’d also need Parfum Sacre and Troisiemme Homme.
Oh, now you make me want to sample some of the Troisiemme!
I love Parfum Sacre!
I didn’t want to cheat, but Yatagan would definitely be smuggled in with my other Carons. And Narcisse Noir occasionally goes wonky on me, so I had to leave her home, but I’d probably soak a hanky in it to bring along!
I’ll go with By Kilian:
Love (my SOTN)
Beyond Love
Incense Oud
Liaisons Dangereuses
Straight to Heaven
A little bit of everything.
Chanel, since still working on knowing my perfumers. And, love Chanel.
For my deserted island:
1. No. 5 Eau Premiere
2. Beige
3. Chance Eau Tendre
4. Bois des Iles
5. Cristalle Eau Vert (haven’t tried this or Cristalle on skin, but I like the way this one smells in the bottle better, and I need a green scent to balance out the group)
Whoops – how did this
Ha ha posted too soon!
Meant to say, “whoops – how did this bottle of Kelly Caleche get here?”
I have been thinking about this all day! and here is what I have come up with (limited largely by my lack of experience with specific perfumers and/or perfume houses):
From JCE (very popular so far, it looks like!):
Hermessences Vetiver Tonka
Voyage d’Hermes
Hermessences Epice Marine
TDC Rose Poivree
L’Artisan Bois Farine
This is for a not super wintry island, of course.
Oh it’s easy.
L’Artisan, of course, they give such a great variety.
Can I take discontinued ones too?:)
Then the list goes:
1. Tea for Two (cause I can’t live without her)
2.L’Ambre extreme (an amber is required, right?)
3. Figuier extreme (Summer! Figs! Coconut!)
4.Santal (I only wish I had this long-gone gem)
5.I’d need something floral, right? Then I’ll go for La Chasse extreme, not bc. I love it *that* much, but a desert island with no linden on it would qualify as the purgatory for me:).
And this list is chosen half by heart and half common sense. Am I proud of me? Yes.
Happy weekend Everyone!
That’s a great combination! Good work
You’re right, L’Artisan is really ideal for this because of the range and quality. One could come up with three or four different lists from this line. I might take these, for example:
Dzing!
Seville a l’Aube
Timbuktu
Mure et Musc
Fleur de Narcisse 2007
Oh… Can I also bring a friend with Dzongkha in her case?:)
Good idea! Maybe she could also bring Traversee du Bosphore, Vanille Absolument, Voleur de Roses, and Al Oudh?
L’Artisan:
Dzing!
Tea for Two
L’Eau de Jatamansi
Dzongkha
Al Oudh
Another great L’Artisan list!
Someone on this island smells really great. Wait… is that Dzongkha?
Can we arrange a campfire-spritz-swap event someday? You can have some Santal.
Parfum d’Empire:
Ambre Russe
Osmanthus Interdite
Wazamba
Azemour
Corsica Furiousa
Good pick!
I’ve been meaning to try Corsica Furiosa! I could survive on Pd’E if I had Cuir Ottoman.
This is hard. I’d almost rather I was limited to one (Chanel No. 19). But Hermes is the brand I have the most of…
Vetiver Tonka (to remind me of my husband, who swam away and left me)
Rose Ikebana (to remind me of food, of which there is none)
Osmanthe Yunnan (to remind me of tea which is not available on the island)
Brin de Reglisse (to calm me down, since being stranded is stressful)
Ambre Narguile (to fantasize of cashmere blankets and buttered rum, since it’s cold at night)
Let’s hope the rescue ship that picks me up has a stock of Chanel No. 19!
I agree,just 1 might be easier!lol
Vancouver Island for me – I am an oriental fangirl.
Guérlain:
Songe d’un Bois d’Été
Encens Mythique
Spiritueuse Double Vanille
Cruel Gardenis
Iris Ganache
No tropical sandy beaches for me – I want a cool one, thanks. Perhaps I would go with Lutens:
1)Chergui
2)Tubereuse Criminelle
3)Iris Silver Mist
4)Encens et Lavende (if it smells as good as the wax sample – if not them Fourreau Noir)
5)Cuir Mauresque (again – if it smells as good as the wax)
and I also plan on smuggling SaMajeste La Rose – its going in with the my medical supplies.
Weird – I don’t actually own several of the perfumes in my desert island list – despite having an extensive collection. He he. What can I say – I’m fickle
good list!I’ll just put ISM as nr 1 of course!
I thought you would choose Lutens – just to have ISM, lol! I guess ISM lost out to POAL
unfortunately,yes…If it was random like from any house/perfumer,you know what my top 3 will be!!lol
Merlin, you and I are apparently on the same island so we can pool our scent libraries and you get to have some Fourreau Noir.
Sure – and if you are also bringing a first aid box… lol!
Serge Lutens! Although it kills to me to leave behind so many other great scents, on my cool, shady desert island I get to have
1) Un Bois Vanille
2) Jeux de Peau
3) Chypre Rouge
4) Miel de Bois
5) Fourreau Noir
and I would be happy as could be expected under the circumstances.
Just for fun, here’s a rough tally as of Merlin at 12:08 pm:
Amouage 3
Annick Goutal 2
L’Artisan Parfumeur 6
Atelier 4
By Kilian 1
Caron 2
Chanel 8
Comptoir Sud Pacifique 1
Coty 1
Diptyque 2
Guerlain 7
Frederic Malle 7
Hermes 5
Jo Malone 2
Olympic Orchards 1
Ormonde Jayne 1
Parfums d’Empire 1
Parfums de Nicolai 1
Parfums MDCI 1
Serge Lutens 1
Soivohle 1
Tauer 2
Calice Becker 3
Bertrand Duchaufour 6
Jean Claude Ellena 7
Olivia Giacobetti 3
Sophia Grojsman 2
Mona d’Orio 1
Daniela Roche Adrier 1
Christopher Sheldrake 1
This is a bit rough because I did not doublecheck. Also, while I usually only counted actual lists, rather than general endorsements of lines or perfumers, I may have been inconsistent occasionally and counted myself or someone else seconding a list.
Interesting!I hope to be stranded with the Lutens/Malle/Chanel people!
And surprising in some ways!
I mean, Chanel in the lead and Malle and Guerlain tying, just behind!
I agree, I found there were some surprises, for example, I would not have predicted the strong showing by Jean Claude Ellena and Hermes. They’re great, obviously, but many also complain that JCE’s compositions are too light or fleeting. Perhaps on a desert island one would need perfumes that aren’t likely to grow tiresome?
And I’m going to do a Dior list just because it was left out!
Perhaps. I agree that for long term constant use a more subtle perfume is preferable, lol!
I was also thinking about Dior: Mitzah, Eau Noire, Pure Poison, Hypnotic Poison…
I think I liked New Look 1947, too.
Also, I would have expected more for Serge Lutens – there are only two, adding in Pyramus. One could almost count the Sheldrake list, too, since all but one were SLs. Still, I’m surprised that Uncle Serge was way behind Frederic Malle. I guess the line is a bit heavy on orientals, and his more recent perfumes are a bit cerebral.
Yes, who would have thought!
I do think that if the same question were asked in winter, people would be more focussed on warmer and heavier fragrances.
Great idea! You are going to be stranded on an ice floe….will add that to the calendar.
LOL, Robin!
Merlin, good point!
He he – give me Ambre Russe, lol!
For me, Hermes:
1. Eau de Merveilles
2. Un Jardin en Méditerranée
3. Brin de Reglisse
4. Bel Ami Vetiver
5. Eau de Pamplemousse Rose
I was a bit shocked that no one chose Dior. How the mighty have fallen! Is it because, like Coty, they ruined their classics? Or because they’ve bored us with floods of weak launches and confusing flankers? Nonetheless, one could not only survive but triumph with a cache of vintage Diors:
Miss Dior (1947)
Diorissimo (1956)
Eau Sauvage (1956) (and/or 1972 Diorella)
Diorling (1963)
J’Adore (1999)
You need to get washed up with a suitcase of vintage
I’m definitely hoping to find a vintage perfume collector’s steam trunk buried in the sand!
Oh, I’d say because their classics are all ruined…did not even think of doing 5 vintage, but I could live w/ 5 vintage Diors too!
I came close to choosing Dior (Vintage):
Diorling
Diorama
Eau Savage
Diorella (yes, I need both E Savage and Diorella)
Eau Fraiche
Tough, very tough … I’d pick Christopher Sheldrake / Serge Lutens:
Cuir Mauresque
La Myrrhe
Sarrasins
Muscs Koublai Khan
Daim Blond
OR Tom Ford:
Tobacco Vanille
White Suede
Tuscan Leather
Noir de Noir
Gucci Rush
and hope to find a bottle of Azuree Soleil somewhere!
I was thinking of doing an Estee Lauder list at one point but got distracted. Plenty of range there.
Also a Santa Maria Novella list, because I’d need Melograno. I think that brand would work but I’m not familiar enough with it.
Chanel 5
Cuir de Russie
Cristalle EDT
No22
Coromandel
or
Rose Barbare
Rose Nacre du Desert
Mistouko Extrait
Le Petit Robe Noir Extrait
Vetiver Pour Elle