Your top 10 for this summer?

1) VCA Bois D'Iris
2)Lys Soleia
3) Carnal Flower
4) No19 Poudre
5) Vetiver pour elle
6) Eau de Shalimar
7) Mauboussin
8) Seville a l'Aube
9) Rose Ikebana
10) Songes

Mine are
Lys Soleia
Molinard Vanille
Blu Meditteraneo Madorlo di Sicilia
Chanel Beige
Amouage Ubar
Guerlain Terracotta Sous le Vent
Sisley Eau de Campagne
Aromatics Elixir
Chanel Cuir de Russie
Versace The Dreamer

Okay, let's see.
Habit Rouge
Calandre
Carven Vetiver
Bandit
Belodgia
Cristalle
Eau Sauvage
Eau d'Hadrian
Roma
Silences

In no particular order, in the heat I seem to be most often reaching for:

L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger 2007
Rosine Diabolo Rose
AG Eau d'Hadrien
Creed FdTRB
JM Fresh Mint Leaf
YSL In Love Again
L'Occitane Verveine (from 1990s, different formulation)
L'Occitane Verbena Summer Secret
L'Artisan Iris Pallida
C&E Lily of the Valley (1990s)

Ten? I tend to keep a few in long rotation and change from time to time:

#1 Volupté fabulous green by Oscar de la Renta
#2 Maderas de Oriente by Myrurgia dirty sandalwood dries down powdery sweet
#3 4711 universal splash on under anything. Necessity
#4 Antilope my go to
#5 Mollie Parnis for nights out
#6 Carlos Santana for salsa night
#7 Miss Balmain daytime energy
#8 Mayotte beautiful floral
#9 Magie Noire vintage sultry
#10 Nueva Maja a delicious vintage Myrurgia, cool carnation in a spinach-colored (no kidding!) juice for hot summer nights

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Wow, I did come up with ten, tho about 5 of them get 80% of the wear (sorry, the mathematician in me makes everything into a story problem!)

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Also noticing hardly any dupes in these first 5 posts. We are a diverse bunch. Wonder which olfactory family is winning (again with the story problems!)

Only 3 dupes. Beige, Eau d'Hadrien and Lys Soleia from 6 lists of 10. Definitely a group with varied tastes.

Probably a group with a wider knowledge of available perfumery too so maybe a cross over of 3 is a sign of the quality of those 3?

AA Lys Soleia is just such good work it deserves to become a permanent member of the AA line and join Herba Fresca and the wonderful Pamplelune

1. Nasomatto Narcotic Venus
2. Serge Lutens Datura Noir
3. Thierry Mugler Alien
4. Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
5. By Kilian Water Calligraphy
6. Guerlain Shalimar Initial L'Eau
7. Acqua di Parma Magnolia Nobile
8. Narciso Rodriguez For Her EDP
9. Chanel No.5 Eau Premiere
10. By Kilian Bamboo Harmony

In no particular order...

Insense
Geranium Pour Monsieur
Calamus
CDG Play (original)
L'Eau De Tarocco
Sous Le Vent
Givenchy Vetyver
Vetiver Extraordinaire
Estroverso
Anbar

I've been wearing these 10 quite a bit this summer so far:

Angel (even though it's not really "summer-y")
Andy Warhol
Blue by Morgane Le Fay
Coney Island
Cuir de Lancome
Eau de Star
Eau des Merveilles
High Line
Sweet Redemption
Traversee du Bosphore

1. Garner James Orange Cologne
2. Dior Escale a Portofino
3. Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia
4. Hermes Eau des Merveilles
5. Tom Ford Violet Blonde
6. Ormonde Jayne Frangipani Absolute
7. Cartier Baiser Vole
8. Jo Malone Iris & Lady Moore
9. Bvlgari Omnia Coral
10. Saffron James Le'a

I'm not ready for the top 10 yes, I hope this thread will be going, I'll tell my top 10 in Sept

So far L'Ombre dans L'Eau by Diptyque is one of the top 10

1. Farouche edt - Nina Ricci
2. Baghari - Robert Piguet
3. Vettiveru cologne - CDG or any good lighter vetiver
4. Zen Original EDC - Shiseido
5. Noa - Cacharel (the body products mostly)
6. Vent Vert - Balmain (Calice Becker formulation)
7. Vivara - Pucci (vintage)
8. 3eme Homme - Caron (vintage, I hear the reform isn't so great?)
9. Tocade - Rochas (only like the dry down: it's my poolside smell-good insect repellant)
10. And I second Songes - Annick Goutal

Not very summery choices, as I don't get along well with most citrus or light scents. jujy, I'm currently battling long summer day insomnia, so I might just tally up those olfactory families, 'counting chypres.'

1. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
2. Gucci Guilty Intense Pour Femme
3. VC&A Midnight In Paris EDT
4. MPG Pour Le Jeune Homme
5. Shalimar EDP, current
6. Balenciaga L'Essence
7. Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur
8. Dior Hypnotic Poison EDT
9. Ormonde Jayne Frangipani
10. Jicky EDP

Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio
Chanel Cristalle
Lalique Encre Noire
Eau de Guerlain
Eau de Rochas pour Homme
Concentré d'Orange Verte
Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune
Annick Goutal Eau du Sud
Annick Goutal Les Nuits d'Hadrien
Villoresi Yerbamate

Escale a Portofino (Dior)
Roma (Laura Biagiotti)
Ivoire (Balmain)
Un Jour Se Leve (Yves Rocher)
Omnia (Bulgari)
Ferre de Ferre
Douce Amere (Lutens)
Rive Gauche (YSL)
Y (YSL
"O" de Lancome.

Egyptian Goddess
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist
Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude
Prada Infusion de Fleurs d'Oranger
Guerlain AA Jasminora
Bottega Veneta
Shalimar
Diorissimo
Annick Goutal Musc Nomade
L'Artisan Nuit de Tubereuse

Yes, very interesting to hunt for trends. Lys Soleia was on my to-sniff list, as I always feel obliged to smell the AAs, but now I hold out actual hope that it's something special, unlike most of the AAs.

I have only three serious go-to's so far this summer. Like Warum, whom I miss like candy, by the way, it may take more time to make a top ten. The big three are:

CdG Jaisalmer
PdN Cologne Sologne
JM Fresh Mint Leaf (waves at 30R)

I love Jo Malone Nectarine, Blossom and Honey for day (it just makes me happy) and Bond Madison Square Park

No19... N19.

I'm not sure I have ten that have been in heavy rotation this summer but here are the ones that I can't get enough of:

1. Estee Lauder Tuberose Gardenia
2. Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
3. L'Artisan Nuit de Tuberose
4. Serge Lutens Fleur d'Oranger
5. L de Lolita Lempicka
6. Eau de Cartier

I've been all over the place with my fragrances this summer. There are a few that I have worn more than once this summer.

Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien edp (before the reformulation)
L'Artisan Mure et Musc edt & Mure et Musc Extreme
Guerlain Rose Barbare
Hermes Eau Claire des Merveilles
Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau
Creed Fleur de The Rose Bulgare
Miller Harris Vetiver Bourbon
Robert Piguet Casbah
Robert Piguet NoteS

Parfum d'Empire Azemour
Keiko Mecheri Bal de Roses
Keiko Mecheri Ambre Mirabilis
Cartier II L'Heure Convoitee
Chanel No. 19
Chanel No. 5
Diorella
No. 5 Eau Premiere
DSH Bourbon Vanilla
Soivohle Jasmine Summer

Oh yes, I'm still here.
I just don't post as often
as I used too.

Where I live, summer weather can come in Sept or Jan, even more than June and July. Here's what I've been wearing mostly since the summer solstice:

1.slumberhouse Pear & Olive
2 Perlier Acqua Serena
3. Villorosi Iperborea
4-6. Olympic Orchids- Carolina, Red Cattleya, Golden Cattleya
7. Elizabeth Arden Provocative Interlude
8 Eau de Lalique
9 Tauer Cologne du Maghreb
10 Gres Cabaret
Honorable mention- Adrienne Vitadini Amore

Nice to see you Your Royal Duckness.

Well, it took me about a week to figure out what I like this summer. In May we went to Morocco to be home in early June, then it was miserably hot including the first week of July when we were moving and now it is even more miserably hot. With my entry I am going to plummet one fragrance on top of the charts (*khm khm*) and one entry goes into my To Test list -- AA Lys Soleia. OK, here goes:

1) Garner James Orange Cologne (*Ding ding ding we have a winna*) -- How well do you know your oranges? Not well enough after Orange Cologne, complex, multifaceted, wearable and enjoyable overall. Once again, please do yourselves a favor and test it, unfortunately his website was under construction last time I checked, and a cherry on top of a cake is that he is our own and a nice guy;
2) Perles de Lalique -- Morocco was covered, the roses with cedar base bloom in dry heat;
3) Gres Cabaret -- roses with ambrette bloom in humid heat, long lasting, refreshing and pretty;
4) Hermes Hiris -- a lot has been said about it, but citrus keeps it fresh and vibrant, the whole thing is tenaciously fragile;
5) FM Iris Poudre -- I like it sweet, I like it muted/pastel/watercolor, always;
6) HdP 1876 -- for sultry nights out -- as if we go anywhere anyway -- for cuddling/hugs/more;
7) Balmain de Balmain -- because I like it in general, for the fruity (pineapple-raspberry) vibe, for the long-lasting drydown, indispensable;
8) Bottega Veneta -- why not? soft and supple, quiet but with presence, took me time to understand it as it went totally introverted during the colder months of the year;
9) Violettes de Toulouse -- got a new pre-loved bottle in EdT, does not last long but it is just enough for the scorchers;
10) I leave this spot empty as I am planning to include it in the forthcoming Blind Sniff.

The discovery of the summer was: Knize Two (thanks Haunani!) and the whole Ineke Floral Curiosities line.

Hmm, I'll follow Twolf's very thoughtful post with my much less so one.

I've been a bit off of the perfume wagon lately, so I've really been reaching for some simple, easy to wear stuff that I am already very familiar with. I'll regain my enthusiasm soon, I'm sure. Maybe it's just too hot!

Chanel #5 Eau Premiere - always easy to like and wear
Ava Luxe No. 23 - I've gotten a little obsessed with it lately
SL Douce Amere - out of the blue summer choice, but I wear it to work. It's comfy and it fascinates me at the same time.
Lalique Eau de Lalique - another that is just easy and that I enjoy
Hermes Hiris - I've always loved this one, and I've worn it often lately
L'Artisan Premier Figuier Extreme - odd ball choice, but I enjoy the creaminess of it, and the woody drydown

I've pretty much stuck to a short rotation, but I do feel the urge to bust out a bit now

So far this summer...

Sa majeste la rose
Angel
Crystal Noir
L'ombre dans l'eau
Midnight Violet
Mitsouko
#19
Feminite du bois
Jicky
Shalimar

Looks like I like roses, green scents and chypres in summer....and patchouli.

Cello, nice to see you! I have missed not seeing you after our move and my resuming active participation. Whatever, you know what I mean? I owe you a package: with an iris cover and Mona's samples, will do when I can and I am sorry to keep you waiting.

Jujy, I love some of your choices.

I don't think I can come up with ten, as I haven't brought much (comparatively) with me to Florida. These are the ones that seem to be working well for me...

Chanel No. 19 Poudré
Chanel No. 5 edp
Chanel No. 22 edt (current)
EL Pleasures (hot weather staple)

The Chanels are wonderful in Florida! Their cool aloofness suits the heat, while the warmth releases their more voluptuous notes. I think Beige would be nice down here, too.

Same here. As our summer only began (finally! ) 4 days ago, it's a bit too soon to tell!

Long wait until summer, but this is what I used the most last year:

Chanel #5 Eau Premiere
28 La Pausa
Annick Goutal Les Nuits d'Hadrien
L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger 2007
Eau du Soir Sisley
Hermèssence Osmanthe Yunnan
Annick Goutal Le Chèvrefeuille
Sycomore Chanel
Thé Pour un Été L'Artisan
Lipstick Rose FM

Hi lilybelle, thanks for your kind remarks. I'm not a vintage snob, at least I don't think I am, yet only 4711 and Volupté are in production, 4711 being simply ancient, and Volupté dates back to the early 90s. VOlupté's drydown has vintage-y qualities in it's depth, persistence, and complex subtlety; I sniff the crook of my elbow all the time when wearing it! Mayotte and the Santana, while discontinued, date from the aughts; the rest are old they-don't-make-them-like-they-used-to vintage.

An interesting exercise for myself would be to buy three fragrances less than 10 years old and see how long I could limit myself to them without pining for the old stuff. Is it IFRA, or is it changing tastes over the years, where I'm locked into Antilope for the same reason I turn to that radio station with Sarah Vaughan and Frank Sinatra? Probably both.

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TWolf, I've been revisiting some of the samples you sent me, and I have to say you have a knack for the summer scents, and florals in general. They take me out of my more leathery element, and it's a pleasant contrast to my susal tastes.

Eau de Guerlain
Philtre d'Amour
Sous le Vent
Derby
Tiffany for Men
L'Heure Fougueuse

New discoveries:

Myrrhe et Delires - great unusual mix of cool pear, spicy aromatic myrrhe undercurrent, very cooling.
Interlude Man - magical, I have been wearing this since the release and still enjoying the ride.
Opus VI - serious smoky oriental accord with amber that, against all logic, just shines in serious equatorial heat and humidity.

Fewer than 10, but here's my top list this summer:

Hermessence Rose Ikebana
Hermessence Santal Massoia
Margiela Untitled L'eau
Chanel Chance Eau Tendre
Chanel 5 Eau Premiere

Jujy, thanks but mine are not all strictly floral. Out of the 9 listed -- and the 10th one is ambery-leather -- I have got:
1) an aromatic woody-fruity, a luxurious 26 per cent concentration sold as perfume;
2, 3, 7) chypres, some are with various degrees of fruity elements;
4) citrusy floral;
5, 9) two florals;
6) semi-oriental;
8) semi-oriental with leather.

I've been enjoying sultry, tropical florals this summer ...jasmine, in particular -

Annick Goutal's Songes
Badgley Mischka Fleurs de Nuit
Alien Sunessence and Sunessence Or d'Ambre
Guerlain Samsara
Guerlain AA Flora Nymphea
Marc Jacobs Blush
Gucci Rush
Lush Lust

a few green florals -

Balmain (Cellier) vintage Vent Vert
Estee Lauder's vintage Private Collection
Liz Claiborne LizSport
Paco Rabanne vintage Métal
Gucci Envy
and my latest acquisition, Chanel Bel Respiro

and summer orientals -

Dior Dune, as always
Hermès Eau des Merveilles
Rochas Absolu
and a big surprise addition, Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial

...as well as L'Instant and Magnolia Nobile for my regular magnolia fix, and Gucci No3, Molyneux Quartz and La Perla for my chypre moods. Oh, and Bottega Veneta, for soft, sultry leather.

That's way more than ten - sorry 'bout that kalli. I really went overboard but now I just don't have the heart to eliminate any of them.

Creed Feuille Verte
Creed MI
Creed GIT
MFK Aqua Universalis Forte
Creed Jardin d Almalfi
Eau Savage
Philosykos EDP
Creed Aventus
MFK Lumiere Noire Pour Homme
Eau de Guerlain