"The Genre You Love" Questionnaire!

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Great idea for a post!
Here goes:-

Genre - florientals/fruity chypre

Current favourite - Mauboussin

Latest discovery - The updated Visa

Latest purchase - Youth Dew Amber Nude

Can't wait to try - Havana Vanille

The one that got me started - Mitsouko

The one I thought I'd love but didn't - Aromatics Elixir

Genre: Oriental

Current Favorite: Eau de Charlotte

Newest Discovery: Fat Electrician

Latest Purchase: Fourreau Noir

Can't Wait To Try: Like This

The One That Got You Started: Rive Gauche

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Jaisalmer

Picking our brains?

Genre: Oriental / Gourmand

Current Favorite: L'Heure Bleue vintage edc

Newest Discovery: 24, Faubourg by Hermes

Latest Purchase: L'Heure Bleue edp

Can't Wait To Try: All of the Guerlains that I don't currently have access to

The One That Got You Started: L'Heure Bleue (notice the theme?)

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Guerlain's Cologne du 68

Genre: Orientals , green florals and Chypre

Current Favorite: Mitsouko, Feminite du bois

Newest Discovery: Samsara

Latest Purchase: # 19

Can't Wait To Try: The rest of Guerlain's back catalog

The One That Got You Started: Narciso Rodriguez

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't:Le Parfum de Therese

Wonderful premise(s) for a thread, GB. I really like reading the responses. Don't know if I can fill in the blanks myself, due to scatterbrain.

Great thread!

Genre: ahh so tough to pick just one! White florals - the bigger the better

Current Favorite: Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia

Newest Discovery: Annick Goutal Gardenia Passion (my sample vial is getting a work out!)

Latest Purchase: Dior Diorissimo

Can't Wait To Try: Fracas...more like can't wait to purchase as I've had a tiny dabble already!

The One That Got You Started: Michael Kors

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: So far I don't think I've met a white floral I didn't like

Kewl Thread!

Genre: Florientals/ Vanilla Orientals/Floral Chypres/ Foody Gourmand

Current Favorites/ New Orleans-Bond No.9/ Pilar & Lucy The Exact Friction of Stars

Newest Discovery/ Jil by Jil Sander

Latest Purchase/ Jo Malone Black Vetiver Cafe/ Coco Mademoiselle ( for the 8th time)

Can't Wait to Try / Caron's N'aimez Que Moi pure parfum and Malle's Une Rose OH and Tabac Blond =)

The one that got you started/ Vintage Emeraulde ( not the crap they sell now and SAY it's Emeraulde)

One you thought you'd love but didn't / Gluttony by BPAL ( too much butter on my french toast)


Cheers =)

Thanks, Galamb, for starting this!

Genre: Floral leathers or vanilla

Current Favorite: Habit Rouge

Newest Discovery: Derby

Latest Purchase: Eau de Shalimar

Can't Wait To Try: Guerlain Thierry Wasser

The One That Got You Started: Original Shalimar EDT

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Cuir de Beluga

(You can see I am sampling Guerlains now... )

Fun thread, thanks Galamb!

Genre: Orientals and gourmands

Current Favorite: Bois d'Armenie

Newest Discovery: Tom Ford Arabian Wood

Latest Purchase: Krigler Lovely Patchouli

Can't Wait To Try: Like This

The One That Got You Started: Jean Nate

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Cuir Venenum

What fun!


Let's see.....this particular fascination really isn't all that new, but it's one of my current favorites -

Genre: rich, sweet and creamy florals and florientals

Current Favorite: Loukhoum Parfum de Soir by Keiko Mecheri (It's not just concentrated Loukhoum - it's beautifully floral on me!)

Latest Discovery: Rose Kashmirie by Les Parfums de Rosine

Latest Purchase: a mini of Roberto Cavalli's Oro (hello aogirl!)

Can't Wait To Try: Roberto Cavalli's Oro!

The One That Got You Started: L'Instant de Guerlain

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Tocade by Rochas and Dior's Addict - I've learned my lesson about prominent vanilla.

Genre: Floral and Chypre

Current Favorite: Rubj,Fracas,Carnal Flower ,Xerjoff IRISSs

Newest Discovery: Like Galamb - CdG Luxe Champaca,Xerjoff IRISSs

Latest Purchase: Rubj

Can't Wait To Try: Guerlain Vega, Caron Tubereuse, Annick Goutal Tubereuse,etc

The One That Got You Started: Gardenia Musk by Ava Luxe for Floral. Mitsouko for Chypre

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Very disappointed with Velvet Gardenia by Tom Ford.

Genre: chypre/ orientals both so don't make me decide

Current Favorite: Donna Karan Essence Labdanum

Newest Discovery: Jo Malone Vanille & Anise

Latest Purchase: Jo Malone Blue Agava & Cacao

Can't Wait To Try: Infusion d' Tuberose Prada

The One That Got You Started: Coty Wild Musk Oil

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Chypre Rouge

Here goes:

Genre: green chypres, powdery florals

Current Favorite: Flower by Kenzo

Newest Discovery: Estee by Estee Lauder (more of a "rediscovery")

Latest Purchase: Arpege (current version)

Can't Wait To Try: Givenchy III

The One That Got You Started: Chanel No 5

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Arpege (current EdP version... it's awful IMHO)

Genre: florals and florientals

Current Favorite: Shem-el-Nessim and Number One

Newest Discovery: Fleurissimo

Latest Purchase: Shem-el-Nessim

Can't Wait To Try: Well I can wait, but I want to try a sample of Fleurissimo.

The One That Got You Started: 5th Avenue started this fragrance jurney. I don't like it as much as in the beginning though.

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Current Arpège.

Genre: (changing genre to "Note") IRIS

Current Favorite: Iris Silver Mist

Newest Discovery: Iris 39, le labo

Latest Purchase: Iris Bleu Gris

Can't Wait To Try: Not sure...may retest some prior rejects. (any suggestions? Other than Irisss?)

The One[s] That Got You Started: Chanel No 19, Hiris

One[s] You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: : l'artisan Iris Pallida, Chanel 28 la Pausa, Prada Infusion d'iris, Iris Nobile, Iris Donna Karan, Dior Homme

Genre: Orientals?

Current Favorite: L'Artisan Dzongkha

Newest Discovery: L'Artisan L'Eau de Jatamansi

Latest Purchase: Parfum d'Empire Yuzu Fou

Can't Wait To Try: Tauer Perfumes Orange Star

The One That Got You Started: Zino Davidoff

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Guerlain Héritage... also Amouage Jubilation XXV.. I know that is two

I want to go again! (Thanks Galamb - this is fun!)


Genre: peOnies!

Current Favorite: Chemical Bonding by Ineke

Newest Discovery: Rose Kashmirie by Les Parfums de Rosine

Latest Purchase: Chemical Bonding by Ineke

Can't Wait To Try: L'Occitaine's new Paeonia

The One That Got You Started: Taolady!

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Angel Garden of Stars Pivoine, by Theirry Mugler


Hi C Rose! If you don't mind a rich and rather sweet gourmandy type of thing, I'd highly recommend you try Guerlain's Iris Ganache from their L'Art et la Matière line. It's the only really warm and creamy iris fragrance I know of, as they tend to be more cool and powdery. I could just swim in the stuff I love it so much. Another beauty is Iris Poudre from Frederic Malle/Pierre Bourdon - very luxurious, plush and powdery, a lot more femme than the sleek Iris Silver Mist but I find they share a particular accord....probably the iris!

Oops, didn't read instructions!

Genre: Leather

Current Favorite: Chanel Cuir de Russie

Newest Discovery: LT Piver Cuir (not sure I like it)

Latest Purchase: Chanel Cuir de Russie

Can't Wait To Try: Parfumerie Generale Cuir d'Iris

The One That Got You Started: Prada No 3 Cuir Ambre

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Tabac Blond

Interesting thread, Borong!!

Genre: Mossy Woods

Current Favorite: Garrigue by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier (1988)

Newest Discovery: Creed Bois du Portugal and Ulrich Lang Anvers 2

Latest Purchase: Creed Millesime Imperial

Can't Wait To Try: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris Lumiere Noire Pour Homme

The One That Got You Started: Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Guerlain Vetiver

Genre: Huge White Florals

Current Favorite: Tubereuse Criminelle

Newest Discovery: all the lovelies from Lili Bermuda

Latest Purchase: Poison again, of all things

Can't Wait To Try: Carnal Flower, I've only sniffed it on paper

The One That Got You Started: My mother's White Shoulders, when I was really little (long time ago)

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Fracas, it's just okay.

Oh, you're in trouble! All three are magnificent! I actually wore Goutal's Tubereuse today; pure tuberose and nothing more...nothing more...siiiiggghhh!
And Vega...well imagine Chanel No. 5 EDP but with a grassy tonka (ala Vol de Nuit extrait) drydown! Yummm! Caron's Tubereuse is the smoothest, most velvet-like tuberose I have ever smelt. It has that signature Caron marron-glace signature drydown. Reminds me a bit of Feminite de Bois in a way. It doesn't smell like it, but the overall smoothness and the rich, decadent plum is somewhat akin. PM me, I'll send you a sample of these!

Running to add even more tuberose to my huge test list....

Thank you Evangeline!! I've put the Iris Ganache in my TCP basket, it sounds lovely! I hadn't heard of it before. (I already have the Malle Iris Poudre... you're right, it is lovely and I adore it!)

Genre: Oriental Woody

Current Favorite: 2 by Soprani and Venezia Laura Biagiotti

Newest Discovery: Genny

Latest Purchase: Le temps de Reines (Derroisne)

Can't Wait To Try: Illya (Derroisne)

The One That Got You Started: Venezia

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Kenneth Cole New York Women

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Genre: White Florals

Current Favorite: Pou'Pee (Rochas)

Latest Discovery: Sand & Sable (Coty)

Latest Purchase: Grace (Oriflame)

Can't Wait To Try: no white expectations at the moment

The One That Got You Started: never really got started in this category, it is not my favorite category

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: actually, a lot of american houses make their core 'white', all those typical perfumes I do not think are special enough

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Genre: Oriental Spicy

Current Favorite: XS Extreme Girl (Rabanne) - my signature fragrance

Newest Discovery: Organza Indecence

Latest Purchase: Lolita Lempicka Midnight Sun (OMG what a fragrance!!)

Can't Wait To Try: Alexander MqQueen Kingdom

The One That Got You Started: Laura Biagiotti Roma & Kenzo Jungle

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Yves Saint Laurent NU

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Genre: Floral Green

Current Favorite: Nature EDP Yves Rocher + Trussardi Action (my signatures in this category)

Newest Discovery: Not a new perfume, but only recently discovered it's beauty in the full potential: Magnolia vintage Yves Rocher

Latest Purchase: Vintage Vent Vert (already swapped with a true lover of this perfume)

Can't Wait To Try: actually can't wait to have a large bottle of Estee lauder Beautiful

The One That Got You Started: Trussardi Action

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: New version of Chanel N 19, actually I seem to adore only the EDP first release.

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Genre: Floral Aldehydes

Current Favorite: Madame Rochas & En Avril Un Soir vintage (Yves Rocher)

Newest Discovery: Caron Infini (vintage)

Latest Purchase: large bottle Molyneux Vivre (vintage)

Can't Wait To Try: not waiting for a specific one at the moment

The One That Got You Started: Chanel N 5

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Ricci Farouche

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Genre: Oriental Floral

Current Favorite: Venice vintage Yves Rocher

Newest Discovery: Gala Loewe

Latest Purchase: Pour L'Amour De L'Indie (Derroisne)

Can't Wait To Try: can't wait to have Lettre a Anna (Derroisne)

The One That Got You Started: Yves Rocher Venice and Orchidee vintages

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Fendi Fantasia

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Genre: Oriental

Current Favorite: Sonia Rykiel le Parfum

Newest Discovery: Emeraude Coty (vintage)

Latest Purchase: Queen Latifah (what a perfume, just fantastic!!)

Can't Wait To Try: I am a huge fan of orientals, so whatever I do not have at the moment is welcome

The One That Got You Started: 8e jour vintage Yves Rocher

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Flowerbomb

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Genre: Leather

Current Favorite: Trussardi Women (original), also my signature in this category

Newest Discovery: La Perla

Latest Purchase: One of the recent Trussardi's.

Can't Wait To Try: Just like the orientals, I still have to find the one i REALLY do not like

The One That Got You Started: Marbert Scarf

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Intil now every leather was welcome

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Genre: Gourmand

Current Favorite: Lolita Lempicka

Newest Discovery: Fragonard Fleur de vanille

Latest Purchase: so many of this category

Can't Wait To Try: so many again

The One That Got You Started: Chopard Casmir

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: I really love this category

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Genre: Citrus

Current Favorite: Andalucia (Derroisne)

Newest Discovery: Leonard Eau Fraiche (vintage)

Latest Purchase: Andalucia Sensuelle (Derroisne)

Can't Wait To Try: not my favorite category, so i am not waiting at this moment

The One That Got You Started: O Oui (Lancome)

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: it's hard for me not to like a citrus, it is just not really me

Genre: oriental, fougère, woody

Current Favorite: Cocktail by J.Patou

Newest Discovery:by Kilian A taste of Heaven (already my new favorite lavender!)

Latest Purchase: Chocolat Amère by Il Profvmo (what “Angel” wants to be..)

Can't Wait To Try: Orange Star!!! And I will, very sooooooon!

The One That Got You Started:Jicky and Feminité du Bois

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Pure Oud, by Kilian...instead, I’ve discovered his “Cruel intentions”..cheaper, has the same oud-note and..nicer!

Smashing thread!

And love your taste, Hillaire!

Genre: greens / rose chypres

Current Favorite: Bandit, always

Newest Discovery: Paul et Joe Blanc (floral, almond, milk -- I love it, though it's a complete aberration for me)

Latest Purchase: Vintage Diorissimo

Can't Wait To Try: Farouche

The One That Got You Started: Soir de Lune and Eau du Soir

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Mitsouko -- not love, just 'tolerable'

Genre: orientals

Current Favorite: Rykiel Woman Not for Men!

Newest Discovery: Laetitia Millesime by Rance

Latest Purchase: Rykiel Woman Not for Men!

Can't Wait To Try: Vol de Nuit (properly)

The One That Got You Started: Apres L'Ondee

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Nahema

Thought I'd throw out a couple more - ahem -

Genre: Floral Aldehydes

Current Favorite: Dia Woman and Vintage First

Newest Discovery: Balenciaga Cialenga, Apogee by Les Senteurs

Latest Purchase: Vintage First

Can't Wait To Try: Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps vintage parfum

The One That Got You Started: Rive Gauche, Calandre , First, Vivre

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Ricci Farouche, Ricci Nina, Le Dix


Genre: Oriental

Current Favorite: Amouage Ubar, Amouage Jubilation

Newest Discovery: Josie Natori Natori new

Latest Purchase: Judith Leiber Leiber

Can't Wait To Try: Anything from Ajmal or Al-Rehab

The One That Got You Started: Cartier Panthere, Sublime, and Mackie

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Dior Hypnotic Poison


Genre: Citrus

Current Favorite: E. Coudray Givrine

Newest Discovery: Sous le Vent

Latest Purchase: Ineke Chemical Bonding

Can't Wait To Try: Rochas Eau de Rochas PH

The One That Got You Started: O de Lancome, Loewe Acqua di Loewe

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Escale a Portofino (just okay on me), Vintage Nuit de Longchamp


Genre: bitter, soapy chypre

Current Favorite: Niki de Saint Phalle

Newest Discovery: Tom Ford Arabian Wood

Latest Purchase: Sisley Eau du Soir bath gelee

Can't Wait To Try: anything like this!!

The One That Got You Started: Silences, Niki, Ivoire, Safari

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: I have never not loved one of these!

Fun topic! I'll add my favorite category for now, but may come back to add others later.

Genre: Chypres (to include Chypre Floral and Chypre Fruity)

Current Favorite: Niki de Saint Phalle

Newest Discovery: Silences de Jacomo

Latest Purchase: Thymes Goldleaf

Can't Wait To Try: Deneuve

The One That Got You Started: Guerlain Mitsouko

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Parfums de Nicolai Odalisque

Ooh, fun! I'll start with my very own made up genre, and I'm sure I'll be back, too.

Genre: Salty Scents

Current Favorite: Miller Harris Fleurs de Sel

Newest Discovery: Hermes Vanille Galante (not an error – it's salty!)

Latest Purchase: Annick Goutal Vetiver

Can't Wait To Try: Parfumerie Generale Bois Naufragé

The One That Got You Started: The Different Company Sel de Vetiver

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Beth Terry Creative Universe Mare

Just popped by to say hello and the thread caught my fancy. G_B, this thread is such fun. Such fabulous fragrances listed.


Genre: Floral/aldehydic

Current Favorite: Eau de Fleurs-Nina Ricci. An all but forgotten about 80's scent by NR. Was released around the time of Fleur de Fleurs

Newest Discovery: (re-discovery) Maxim"s Paris. Found this one, which I had completely forgotten about. Extrait, mmmm lovely.

Latest Purchase: (gift ) Farouche-Nina Ricci. From a wonderfully generous friend, whom I adore.

Can't Wait To Try: ??? Still looking for a new [and wonderful] floral/aldehydic scent that will take my breath away. But am intrigued by the adverts for Ricci Ricci.

The One That Got You Started: L'air du Temps-Nina Ricci, as a little girl.


One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: No 22 Chanel in the EdT version. I used to wear it in extrait and the warm creaminess that I loved is missing in the EdT version; but that is probably just my olfactory system being fussy

Be well all.

My favorite genre is Orientals and Chypres. Current favorite, now and forever, is Mitsouko. My most recent purchase is Cristalle by Chanel. I have discovered the beauty of Vintage Vent Vert. I can't wait to try all of the worlds fragrances that I have not yet experienced. Viva La fragrance!

Beautiful thread
Genre: everything orientals , spicy orientals, floral orientals
Current Favorite:Kenzo Elephant ( obsessed with )
Newest Discovery:Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia ( i've just discovered the fat white florals and seems i love them )
Latest Purchase: Chanel no 5 eau premiere ( im waiting for this one to be delivered )
Can't Wait To Try : Dioressence vintage
The One That Got You Started:Opium YSL
One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Shalimar , so sad about this one , i've tryied so much to love it even after got the EDT and found out its not working fine with my skin , i bought an EDP just hoping there will be some love but nope ...ohh well

*Bump* l just stumbled across this thread & thought it'd be fun for some of us newer members to chime in, & also maybe get some updates from those who've posted here before?
Here's mine;

Genre; white florals, sweet, creamy tropical florals & florientals

Current fave; lntense Tiare

Newest Discovery; Black Orchid

Latest purchase; Organza

Can't wait to try; Jardenia (in my dreams!)

The one that got me started; Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia (not my first, but the one that led me to basenotes!)

One l thought l'd love but didn't; Beyond Paradise

Genre: Leather florals

Current Favorite: Cuir Amethyste

Newest Discovery: Cuir d'Oranger

Latest Purchase: L'Occitane Jasmin

Can't Wait To Try: L'Heure Bleue parfum

The One That Got You Started: Cabochard

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Fracas

I am all over the map.

Genre - creamy or snowy

Current favourite - Fracas

Latest discovery - Bois Farine

Latest purchase - Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood

Can't wait to try - Ava Luxe Angel Face

The one that got me started - Love's Baby Soft

The one I thought I'd love but didn't - Carnal Flower

Genre: Sweet vanillic/dessert

Current Favorite: Pink Sugar

Newest Discovery: Vanille Dîvine des Tropiques (florals + vanilla)

Latest Purchase: Vanille Dîvine des Tropiques

Can't Wait To Try: More from La Maison de la Vanille

The One That Got You Started: Not sure...???

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Vanilla Extasy by Montale

This is fun!


[but I'm with Quarry--scattered!]

Genre: greens all sorts

Current Favorite: Yerbamaté - light green swirl

Newest Discovery: Absinth (Nasomatto) - dark green and bittersweet and Ma Griffe (new formulation) chypre. I guess I enjoy all ends of the spectrum !

Latest Purchase: Pepper Jasmine Gaïac wood by Korres - I get a green feeling, really nice and easy to wear, more sweet than bitter.

Can't Wait To Try: a vetiver that works on me - a lot of fun ahead and also Calamus, Green Green Green and Green, Fleur de Liane , Papyrus de Ciane ...

The One That Got You Started: Coriandre (a few fb's ages ago) and the opening of Yatagan (could not wear it but makes a great home fragrance !)

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Roger & Gallet Vetyver

Genre: Orientals, probably, but I'll try anything!

Current Favorite: Dune/Eau Fraiche/Escale a Pondichery by Christian Dior

Newest Discovery: Traversee du Bosphore by L'Artisan Parfumeur - on my skin it comes out vanilla, amber, a touch of spice, and a dash of salt. Light enough for the London Underground, too!

Latest Purchase: Ambre et Vanille by E. Coudray - the directory lists the notes as orange, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Can't Wait To Try: The samples the SA at the L'Artisan store in Covent Garden gave me, with instructions to layer them - Voleur du Roses and Patchouli Patch.

The One That Got You Started: Aqaba by Aqaba - the very first LuckyScent sample I tried.

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: I didn't immediately love Shalimar, but we've since become the very best of friends.

Genre: Oriental

Current Favorite: Tabac Blond

Newest Discovery: vintage Emeraude

Latest Purchase: Bulgari Blu Notte, for my May Blind Sniff (I needed a good excuse. lol.)

Can't Wait To Try: I actually just received a care package of some samples high up there on my To Test list, so I'm sated.

The One That Got You Started: Started with fume in general? That was Dune. Started on BN and the whole internet fume craze? Lolita Lempicka. The one that opened the floodgates? No.22.

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Aomassai. Deadly sweet and controversially different translated to camphor and burnt grasses and actually showed me something early on that I've since realized-- I'm not really a niche type of gal.

Genre: Florientals

Current Favorite: Roma

Newest Discovery: Visa

Latest Purchase: Jour de Fete

Can't Wait To Try: l'Enlevement Au Serail

The One That Got You Started:Jicky/Mitsouko

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't:Theo Fennel Scent

Genre: Chypre, especially greens.
Current fave: Miss Dior.
Newest discovery: Ormonde Woman from Ormonde Jayne. Love it.
Can't wait to try: Badgley Mischika, DSH Vert Pour Madame. Second samples which I already love-Party in Manhattan, Promesse L'Aube (heard it was discontinued) and the current Bandit.
Got me started: Jean Marc Sinan in the 1980s. When it was discontinued, I found Knowing.
Thought I'd love: EL White Moss Jasmine. A salty jasmine. Interesting? Yes. FBW? No.

Genre: Fruity Orientals/Gourmands. I´ll try anything though when I feel like it.

Current Favorite: D&G L'Imperatrice 3 by Dolce&Gabbana. A summer thing, I don´t do really hot weather very well.

Newest Discovery: L´Eau d´Issey by Issey Miyake

Latest Purchase: Eternity by Calvin Klein, miniature - I keep picking up the bottle and sniffing even when I don´t wear it. There´s something compelling about it I can´t put my finger on, or my nose. Must study more.

Can't Wait To Try: Nirmala by Molinard, when I finally give up the fight and order some samples online for the first time.

The One That Got You Started: L by Lolita Lempicka. After a long nearly perfumeless existence I´d forgotten what a perfume does for you

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Black Orchid by Tom Ford. I like ´em heavy sometimes but this is just too extreme.

My tastes are spread out, rather than tending to obsess over particular types/genres. Here goes:

Genre: Greens/Chypres/White florals

Current Favorite: Difficult to decide, there are usually half a dozen jostling for top spot in my affections. Let’s go with Givenchy III since it’s always there or thereabouts

Newest Discovery: Calamity J

Latest Purchase: Bulgari Omnia

Can't Wait To Try: Robert Piguet Calypso reworking

The One That Got You Started: L’Air du Temps

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Nina (Original), Different Company’s Osmanthus

Tee hee! I am so glad to see this thread.
I was a too embarrassed newbie to post on it when it just came out, so I posted the answer in my blog instead.

Here's the old answer from April 17, 2010:
Genre/Note: Honey

Current Favorite: Poeme by Lancome

Newest Discovery: L'Instant de Guerlain

Latest Purchase: L'Occitane de Provence Miel et Citron Pailette Shimmering

Can't Wait To Try: Botrytis, Rose Barbare, Hiris

The One That Got You Started: first Burts and Bees Milk and Honey body lotion (oh sweet memories!) and then hand creme by L'Occitane Miel et Citron

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: after I tried the hand cream, I rushed out to try L'Occitane's Miel et Citron fragrance. That didn't work. I also didn't detect honey either in White Linen or in Creation.


My answer today: Let's do honey again for now, even though I have more, many more favorite genres.
Genre/Note: Honey

Current Favorite: L'Occitane de Provence Miel et Citron Pailette Shimmering

Newest Discovery: Aftelier Perfumes, Honey Blossom, Vero Profumo Onda EDP.

Latest Purchase: DSH Mahjoun, by no means a pure honey by genre, but also has some honey presence.

Can't Wait To Try: Ava Luxe honey, Jailia

The One That Got You Started: first Burts and Bees Milk and Honey body lotion (oh sweet memories!) and then hand creme by L'Occitane Miel et Citron. And Poéme, this perfume got me crazy for honey (and is not making me realize that I like the honeyed feel of florals more than honey itself).

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: disliked Botrytis, Tokyo Milk Honey and the Moon, a wildflower honey accord from CB I Hate Perfume. I liked but didn't love Iris Taizo and Vohina.

having fun with this game

Genre: reminiscent

Current Favorite: Nasomatto Absinth , reminds me of a delicacy from childhood, namely candied angelica.

Newest Discovery: Sables , smells exactly like that lane behind the dunes at that special place (where immortelle is a protected species by the way)

Latest Purchase: Insolence , reminds me of a dear friend who lives far away and wears the classic Guerlains

Can't Wait To Try: Heliotrope, for all the scents associated with almond from schooltime glue and play-dough to frangipane cake.

The One That Got You Started: Five O'Clock Au Gingembre ,brings back the home smell of ginger bread by Mum and smoke by Dad

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Spellbound used to remind me of the stone terrace in the sun with the pink clove all wafting but it has changed or I have.

Yippee! What fun! Thanks for bumping teardrop. Like others, I can't resist playing with a few of my favourite notes/genres/houses:

Genre: Leather

Current Favorite: Dzing!

Newest Discovery: Sarrasins, Rien

Latest Purchase: decant of Sarrasins (snap Sugandaraja!)

Can't Wait To Try: S-eX, Visa, Bel-Ami, Bandit, Patchouli 24

The One That Got You Started: Knize Ten

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Never met a leather I didn't love...

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Genre: Supermassive White Flowers

Current Favorite: Tubereuse Criminelle

Newest Discovery: Sarrasins, vintage Poison

Latest Purchase: as above

Can't Wait To Try: all the tuberose in the world!

The One That Got You Started: Amarige

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Joy. It just smells of perfumey mess to me.

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Genre: Lavender

Current Favorite: Oxford and Cambridge, Pour un Homme

Newest Discovery: Oxford and Cambridge

Latest Purchase: decant of ELdO Antiheros

Can't Wait To Try: Belle en Rykiel

The One That Got You Started: Pour un Homme

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Never met a lavender I didn't love...

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Genre: Serge Lutens

Current Favorite: Rose de Nuit, Tubereuse Criminelle, Cuir Mauresque

Newest Discovery: Sarrasins

Latest Purchase: decant of Sarrasins

Can't Wait To Try: Fourreau Noir, Iris Silver Mist, Encens et Lavende

The One That Got You Started: Chergui

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Bois de Violette

Genre - chypre
Current favourite - Mitsouko
Latest discovery - none, really, trying to go outside of this genre
Latest purchase - Niki De Saint Phalle
Can't wait to try - Rochas Femme
The one that got me started - Halston, Aromatics Elixir
The one I thought I'd love but didn't - Niki de Saint Phalle - Chypre plus marigold - why did this not wow me? Also Diorella, but it's growing on me.

Genre - Oriental
Current favourite -L'Air Du Desert Marocain
Latest discovery - Sacre Bleu
Latest purchase - LADDM - decant, soon to be FB.
Can't wait to try - Ambre Gris
The one that got me started - All of those Aveda spicy old-school frags, or going back further, Old Spice?
The one I thought I'd love but didn't - Shalimar

Also, current least favorite:

Genre - Gourmand
Current least favourite - Angel
Latest discovery - Fresh Sugar
Latest should-have-known-better purchase - Marciano by Guess, did a nice trade on MUA
One I'll keep trying to see if I change my mind: Bulgari Black
The one that got me started disliking this genre: Angel. Actually my husband wears A*Men and I like it on him, just hate beyond all reason it on my own skin.
The one I thought I'd dislike but didn't OR one I thought would be an exception but wasn't - Shalimar

Genre: Oriental or Woody

Current Favorite: Bois D'armenie, Guerlain.

Newest Discovery: Ta'if, Ormonde Jayne

Latest Purchase: Fumerie Turque, Serge Lutens.

Can't Wait To Try: Gaiac 10, Le Labo

The One That Got You Started: Lou Lou Blue, Cacharel (Lou Lou Flanker, discontinued).

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: anything aldehydic or indolic florals

I love this thread but dislike making declarations of devotion to one scent over the other so this will be tough for me... besides there are sooooooo many thousand of scents I haven't sniffed yet. But I shall "unscatter" myself to play this fun game

Genre: Floriental, Aromatics

Current Favorite: Citizen Queen

Newest Discovery: Olivier Strelli (thanks Twolf)

Latest Purchase: Demeter oil roll ons Soap and Baby Powder

Can't Wait To Try: Caron urn scents

The One That Got You Started: first purchase original Zen but the one that really got me trying everything looking for a suitable replacement when discontinued is Vallee des Rois by Mira Takla

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: most recent Sweet Redemption, Shalimar Initial In the past- Chanel #5, Samsara Shine, Diva

As of this moment (these answers will be changeable):

Genre: Gourmand, Oriental, Odd/No category

Current Favorite: Honore des Pres Sexy Angelic (it's that almond/calisson note cut with anise, I LOVE that)

Newest Discovery: Lutens La Myrrhe

Latest Purchase: Illuminum White Gardenia Petals (blind bought a bottle...hmmm)

Can't Wait To Try: Lutens Jeux de Peau

The One That Got You Started: Burt's Bees Baby Bee solid perfume

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Lann Ael

Genre: Fougères, Leathers

Current Favorite: Knize Ten

Newest Discovery: Guerrilla 1

Latest Purchase: Comme Des Garcons For Stephen Jones and L'Anonyme ou OP-1475-A

Can't Wait To Try: Unfaith (MoslBuddJewChristHinDao)

The One That Got You Started: Cacharel Pour Homme

One You Thought You'd Love But Didn't: Serge Noir