So, it's almost the end of the year and I think it's time to reflect a bit. So, what scents in your wardrobe do you love much more than you did at the beginning of the year, and which scents do you love much less - perhaps even falling out of love completely - and why?
Also, what new loves have you acquired this last year?
For me:
New Loves:
TDC Un Parfum des Sens et Bois - never would have guessed that this frag would be the best match to my search for a scent that smells "ethereal and sheer like a veil." Amazing and transcendent.
Versace PH - my go to frag. Clean and fresh and evocative of the mediterranean with a great woody drydown, and with more depth than most fresh frags. Always invigorates me and leaves me happy.
Caron Yatagan - A masterpiece. If you've smelled it, you know that's true. If you haven't.. you need to!
MPG Grain de Plaisir - fields of dry grain in the summer. And lemons. A great summer scent.
Fallen deeper in love with:
Prada Amber - My ultimate comfort scent. Seemingly simple soapy scent (ah, alliteration!
) but with hidden depth. I also happened to be wearing this as my SoTD when me and my g/f got back together after taking a month apart, and so it holds sentimental value, too.
Caron L'Anarchiste - I'm still discovering new facets of this fragrance. This autumn was the first autumn of mine since I've had the scent and it is simply the best, and damn near the only frag I'll wear while the leaves are changing colors.
Ungaro II - I used to write this off as stuffy. I was going to swap it for something like Le Roy Soleil (a good frag, but.. c'mon!). I didn't wear it for a good 3 or 4 months and then randomly sampled it one day and the magic hit me. Possibly the most interestingly blended complex scent I've ever come across. A true masterpiece.
Not so sure about anymore:
V&R Antidote - There's something in the base that I find a bit grating, and the jasmine in the heart can be a bit much too. It smells far more synthetic to me than it used to. I just wish I could enjoy it like I once did!
Ungaro III - This too smells far more synthetic to my nose than it used to, and I now detect a strange petrol-like note on some wearings. This has led to me wearing this far less this year.
Santana - nothing wrong with the scent, but it's so closely linked to an old relationship that I find I can't wear it without those memories surfacing. They're not bad memories, but still, I don't feel entirely comfortable invoking the past like that.
Fallen completely out of love with:
Passion for Men by Elizabeth Taylor - I think my bottle went off, it smells funky now. But even when it smelled good to me, it always reminded me of visiting my father's as a child. I think this is the scent he wore, and his whole apartment would reek of the stuff as he oversprayed while preparing to go out on a date, which he always seemed to do on the weekends he had me. What a way to spend every other weekend.. some real quality father son time.
Also, what new loves have you acquired this last year?
For me:
New Loves:
TDC Un Parfum des Sens et Bois - never would have guessed that this frag would be the best match to my search for a scent that smells "ethereal and sheer like a veil." Amazing and transcendent.
Versace PH - my go to frag. Clean and fresh and evocative of the mediterranean with a great woody drydown, and with more depth than most fresh frags. Always invigorates me and leaves me happy.
Caron Yatagan - A masterpiece. If you've smelled it, you know that's true. If you haven't.. you need to!
MPG Grain de Plaisir - fields of dry grain in the summer. And lemons. A great summer scent.
Fallen deeper in love with:
Prada Amber - My ultimate comfort scent. Seemingly simple soapy scent (ah, alliteration!
) but with hidden depth. I also happened to be wearing this as my SoTD when me and my g/f got back together after taking a month apart, and so it holds sentimental value, too.Caron L'Anarchiste - I'm still discovering new facets of this fragrance. This autumn was the first autumn of mine since I've had the scent and it is simply the best, and damn near the only frag I'll wear while the leaves are changing colors.
Ungaro II - I used to write this off as stuffy. I was going to swap it for something like Le Roy Soleil (a good frag, but.. c'mon!). I didn't wear it for a good 3 or 4 months and then randomly sampled it one day and the magic hit me. Possibly the most interestingly blended complex scent I've ever come across. A true masterpiece.
Not so sure about anymore:
V&R Antidote - There's something in the base that I find a bit grating, and the jasmine in the heart can be a bit much too. It smells far more synthetic to me than it used to. I just wish I could enjoy it like I once did!
Ungaro III - This too smells far more synthetic to my nose than it used to, and I now detect a strange petrol-like note on some wearings. This has led to me wearing this far less this year.
Santana - nothing wrong with the scent, but it's so closely linked to an old relationship that I find I can't wear it without those memories surfacing. They're not bad memories, but still, I don't feel entirely comfortable invoking the past like that.
Fallen completely out of love with:
Passion for Men by Elizabeth Taylor - I think my bottle went off, it smells funky now. But even when it smelled good to me, it always reminded me of visiting my father's as a child. I think this is the scent he wore, and his whole apartment would reek of the stuff as he oversprayed while preparing to go out on a date, which he always seemed to do on the weekends he had me. What a way to spend every other weekend.. some real quality father son time.
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I remember a few years ago, when I always read the reviews on perfumeemporium.com I noticed you were, one of the "go to" guys on that site, and Minotaure was on of you favorite fragrances. I'm really surprised how you've had a falling out, but the old leaves and the new come in. 
