Dearest basenoters,
It's been quite a while since I've been here! It's good to see those of you who are still active as ever -- and now, it is time to test the depths of your knowledges once again
It's hard to believe with the cold weather (mid-fifties in Seattle -- and it's JUNE!), but Summer is rolling around... sooner or later. And we all know what that means -- revamping our wardrobes to include some fresher alternatives to our spring and winter scents; and here lies my quandary, which happens to be particularly difficult, for I have found nothing that quite suits what I'm looking for.
Something that's fresh and doesn't feel like a cologne -- a sort of divine body odor. Something that represents lush fruits swept up in a breeze of airy-fresh flowers and soft woods and musks; but with a semi-manly twist to it. I've got samples of MPG's Fraiche Passiflore, Cereus no. 4, CdG#5's Peppermint, and 06130's Yuzu Rouge, with L'APs The Pour un Ete, Sauvignonne, and Creative Universe's Vita ready to order... I just need a couple more samples.
Nothing so far is quite as I envision my perfect summer scent to be. MPG's Fraiche Passiflore is too clean of a fruit, while CdG#5's Peppermint is too short-lived (mixing them = bad news!), and I have yet to try Yuzu Rouge and the rest of the samples. If it helps any suggestions, I put on Cereus no. 4 and really liked it, but the marine notes clash with the green apple, so it translates into a rather flat scent. Perhaps if there was a tiny tiny hint of minty freshness to it, it would be perfect. Not "mint", per se, but that sparkle that adds a certain vibrancy to a scent.
If there's any suggestions you have, or if there's anything you need to clarify / ask, please do so. I've hit a roadbump here in determining what to add into my collection!
EDIT: Perhaps a cross between Cereus No. 4's relaxing accords with CdG#5s sensible dosage of tantalizing mint (although very minute... just enough to keep the scent electric, not transform it into hempfest for mint-lovers)... and a hearty waft of frankincense from Un Jardin sur le Nil
It's been quite a while since I've been here! It's good to see those of you who are still active as ever -- and now, it is time to test the depths of your knowledges once again
It's hard to believe with the cold weather (mid-fifties in Seattle -- and it's JUNE!), but Summer is rolling around... sooner or later. And we all know what that means -- revamping our wardrobes to include some fresher alternatives to our spring and winter scents; and here lies my quandary, which happens to be particularly difficult, for I have found nothing that quite suits what I'm looking for.
Something that's fresh and doesn't feel like a cologne -- a sort of divine body odor. Something that represents lush fruits swept up in a breeze of airy-fresh flowers and soft woods and musks; but with a semi-manly twist to it. I've got samples of MPG's Fraiche Passiflore, Cereus no. 4, CdG#5's Peppermint, and 06130's Yuzu Rouge, with L'APs The Pour un Ete, Sauvignonne, and Creative Universe's Vita ready to order... I just need a couple more samples.
Nothing so far is quite as I envision my perfect summer scent to be. MPG's Fraiche Passiflore is too clean of a fruit, while CdG#5's Peppermint is too short-lived (mixing them = bad news!), and I have yet to try Yuzu Rouge and the rest of the samples. If it helps any suggestions, I put on Cereus no. 4 and really liked it, but the marine notes clash with the green apple, so it translates into a rather flat scent. Perhaps if there was a tiny tiny hint of minty freshness to it, it would be perfect. Not "mint", per se, but that sparkle that adds a certain vibrancy to a scent.
If there's any suggestions you have, or if there's anything you need to clarify / ask, please do so. I've hit a roadbump here in determining what to add into my collection!
EDIT: Perhaps a cross between Cereus No. 4's relaxing accords with CdG#5s sensible dosage of tantalizing mint (although very minute... just enough to keep the scent electric, not transform it into hempfest for mint-lovers)... and a hearty waft of frankincense from Un Jardin sur le Nil
