Hi guys, I'm new here. 23 year old woman from England, literature and fine art graduate...blogger, bookseller, amateur magazine editor etc.
My 'problem' (delightful problem that it is) is that I'm searching for a perfume that's complex and striking, preferably without a big vanilla note squatting in the middle like the usual suspect. I adore vanilla in food, in the home, but I want a perfume that's built differently.
'Kingdom' is close to my idea of perfection. Except I can't wear it! It's the scent of a room. Not a human being. Particularly this one. Last night i sniffed my shoulder, then the bottle. I thought: "that's why". My skin and 'Kingdom' seem to have nothing in common.
I like to taste/smell...
licorice & anise
woodlands and 'cold' smelling flowers
lavender
cedar, sandlewood and pine
cut grass
petrol
'new car smell'
medicinal smells
Yesterday I tried and liked:
Byredo - Bal D'Afrique
Byredo - Pulp
Penhaligons - Artemesia
Penhaligons - Lily and Spice
Serge Lutens - Cedre
Serge Lutens - Fille en Aiguilles
Byredo - La Tulipe <-- which sits somewhat outside of the above group perhaps? It's so wispy and lite. Maybe this is where I need to go to find something wearable. I love an unusual perfume, however.
Any ideas folks?
Iggy x
My 'problem' (delightful problem that it is) is that I'm searching for a perfume that's complex and striking, preferably without a big vanilla note squatting in the middle like the usual suspect. I adore vanilla in food, in the home, but I want a perfume that's built differently.
'Kingdom' is close to my idea of perfection. Except I can't wear it! It's the scent of a room. Not a human being. Particularly this one. Last night i sniffed my shoulder, then the bottle. I thought: "that's why". My skin and 'Kingdom' seem to have nothing in common.
I like to taste/smell...
licorice & anise
woodlands and 'cold' smelling flowers
lavender
cedar, sandlewood and pine
cut grass
petrol
'new car smell'
medicinal smells
Yesterday I tried and liked:
Byredo - Bal D'Afrique
Byredo - Pulp
Penhaligons - Artemesia
Penhaligons - Lily and Spice
Serge Lutens - Cedre
Serge Lutens - Fille en Aiguilles
Byredo - La Tulipe <-- which sits somewhat outside of the above group perhaps? It's so wispy and lite. Maybe this is where I need to go to find something wearable. I love an unusual perfume, however.
Any ideas folks?
Iggy x





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