This thread is kind of a carryover from another discussion...the issue at hand is the very narrow range of notes we find in most heavily marketed fragrances these days. Lots of aquatics for men and sugary gourmands for women....but we don't all want a clone of Cool Water or Angel!
So, what fragrances to you recommend to new perfume lovers? What about people who don't wear scent at all?
I'll start with a few: One poster on the other thread mentioned that a good many bright young women he knows prefer to wear patchouli oil or nothing at all. But, perhaps these young women only know the perfume that is being marketed to them, and so they wrongly assume that scent has nothing to offer....Well, if I were dishing out some decants to these ladies, I'd start with some Chanel Coromandel for an elegant type of patchouli note, and Serge Lutens Serge Noir for a complex unisex day version.
Also mentioned on the other thread was that sales associates no longer encourage people to wait for the drydown...they want you to buy the bottle before you walk away from the counter, so consumers don't know to reserve judgement on a scent before they have worn it for at LEAST an hour or two. So, that's a bit of advice for perfume lovers to be as well....And, I'd also add that this makes Bond No 9's Chinatown an interesting experiment for those who do respond to an immediate blast of sweet topnotes. Lure in the newbies with the sweet opening, teach them to love complexity with the warm drydown, Mwahahahah!
So, what fragrances to you recommend to new perfume lovers? What about people who don't wear scent at all?
I'll start with a few: One poster on the other thread mentioned that a good many bright young women he knows prefer to wear patchouli oil or nothing at all. But, perhaps these young women only know the perfume that is being marketed to them, and so they wrongly assume that scent has nothing to offer....Well, if I were dishing out some decants to these ladies, I'd start with some Chanel Coromandel for an elegant type of patchouli note, and Serge Lutens Serge Noir for a complex unisex day version.
Also mentioned on the other thread was that sales associates no longer encourage people to wait for the drydown...they want you to buy the bottle before you walk away from the counter, so consumers don't know to reserve judgement on a scent before they have worn it for at LEAST an hour or two. So, that's a bit of advice for perfume lovers to be as well....And, I'd also add that this makes Bond No 9's Chinatown an interesting experiment for those who do respond to an immediate blast of sweet topnotes. Lure in the newbies with the sweet opening, teach them to love complexity with the warm drydown, Mwahahahah!
