Her Purse

Somehow, even though you mention berry lip gloss flavoring, I get an impression of spiced apple pie with the leather. It sounds stranger than it seems in my imagination

Pie crust evoked by iris, soft baked apple accord, woody and balsam notes verging on both vanilla and tobacco, soft spices and lots of creamy leather.

Mmm, the comforting purse smell. I tend to find most (if not all) leather fragrances just have this 'warmth' to them that is completely contrary to the scent of a loved purse (my own, at least). If there was a 'cool' leather, not created by means of mint or ozone, that would be a refreshing change.

Nothing smells better than a well-worn leather purse that has contained things like perfume & powder, breath mints & candy, cigarettes & a butane lighter... What a wonderful mix!

Congrats, Quarry! Can't wait to smell this!

Oh Quarry - big congrats, hugs, kisses! I am so excited to read that you are picked out as one of the three that I´m jumping up and down with Joy!

Had to smile when I saw Dzing! as a reference. Remember when you were all excited about this scent (with the more proper name Wet Hamstercage), sent a sample to me, and I found it one of the most repulsive scents I had ever smelled?

Hope there will be a prominent note of cassis in it, but I guess this "figgy" girl and I just have very different tastes when it comes to scents...

Good luck with your parfumeur, honey-pie!

Thanks, thanks, thanks.

I like all the variations you envision. Spiced apple leather, coolness leather, powder/candy/mints/cigs/butane leather. Others have talked about old-fashioned lipstick leather. It all sounds good to me.

Whatever direction the perfumer and talented reviewers shape it, I'll be content.

I just plain old love you, musse.

Quarry I fondly recall digging in my mom's purse for pennies. So long long long ago.

Ahhh. Right now I am smelling the loose tobacco shards buried in the seams, half-open wrapped candy and packs of Sen-Sen, definite traces of several different perfumes, the supple, worn interior leather itself. Every fold, every pocket, every crease and corner held treasure...just wonderful memories. If only I could go back to right there--right there!--for a day. For an hour. For a moment even.

I miss you mom.

Thanks Quarry.

I am also SO excited to see the direction this takes Quarry! Last Mothers Day I wrote a blog titled "Scent Profile of a Mother" which is very pertinent to this theme. I can't wait to sniff these samples.

Quarry- I just read your description of "her purse". It's coincidental that I'm putting stuff into a new purse this hour from an old one today. The new handbag is a camel skin purse from Iraq, sent by my husband . I think your description of a perfume sounds very inviting.

What fabulous inspiration you came up with!!! I absolutely loved that melange of breath mints and candy, cosmetics, perfume and tabacco (back when I used to smoke) that accumulated in my leather purse....I can smell it already in my mind. DIVINE!!! I SO want to sniff your creation, will newbs like me get the chance? Congrats!