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Fragrances, Colors and Seasons

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Looking back on what Ive worn this past year, it occurred to me that I very often make my choice of SOTD based on the color of the clothing I am wearing that day. For instance, if Im wearing lighter colors, I tend more to the citrus type fragrances like LEau dIssey PH. I'm more likely to pick Himalaya when wearing blue. If I have business meetings, and Im more likely in white shirt or french blue with a blazer, Ill gravitate more to something in the classics like Bois Du Portugal. But when wearing earthier tones, browns or darker colors, I go for the woods, spices, leathers and tobaccos.

It may be that the colors I wear, and the fragrances I choose, are more a reflection of the seasons of the year which are a big influence on the colors we wear. Lighter colors in spring and darker earth tones in winter.

Do any of you tend to think of fragrances in terms of colors, or am I just making an association with season via the dominant colors of that season?
post #2 of 4
Absolutely, I do the same thing. I posted a thread on this a long time ago. I actually feel like it clashes to wear the wrong colours with the wrong fragrance!

I don't know if my main influence is the colour of the bottles or the actual properties of the fragrance.

A few of my combos

GIT goes with purples and blacks
Cuir Mauresque for oranges and reds
Vetivers go with Browns and Greens
Things like Bois du Portugal and Equipage also browns
Black Aoud with purples and blacks
Chergui, Red Vetyver, Fou d'Absinthe with reds
Tea for Two with greens, browns, reds
Encens et Lavande and Gris Clair with turquoise, grey, blue

I could waste all day on this!
post #3 of 4
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It's good to know that one's selection method isn't totally nuts!
post #4 of 4
I didn't say that - I just said I do it too!
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