Bedtime scents

[lovethescents]

Sometimes I wear perfume to bed, as I know so many of us do. I'm curious about what people wear when prepping for slumber. I like l'Artisan's Bois Farine, Baghari on the odd occasion and for obvious reasons, and Ava Luxe Ambra Tibet. I wonder what the psychology behind these could reveal!

[kess]

For me it's typically vanilla. I don't wear scents with prominent vanilla notes during day time, but at night I put a bit on my wrists to sniff as I get off to bed. Jalaine Vanilla perfume oil is to die for, but any vanilla works for me.

[Mimi Gardenia]

Anything not too sharp or citrussy - vanilla like kess ,musks,

[tdem1961]

Lovethescents, I enjoy Bois Farine as a sleep scent, too.

Like Kess and Mysticknot, I also like vanillas and musks for bed. Some favorites:

Helmut Lang
Perfect Veil
Vanille Noire du Mexique
Lorenzo Villoresi Musk
Love's True Bluish Light
Note Vanillee

Sometimes I crave some Angel at night, either body creme or a dab of the edp.

[Haunani]

Blue Amber is a top bedtime comfort scent for me. Just ran out of my sample, so looking for a bottle.

Another very different choice is vetiver. I have sprayed my pillow with Sel de Vetiver, and find it both refreshing and calming. Must find a cheaper vetiver alternative for this!

[lovethescents]

Lovethescents, I enjoy Bois Farine as a sleep scent, too.

Like Kess and Mysticknot, I also like vanillas and musks for bed. Some favorites:

Helmut Lang
Perfect Veil
Vanille Noire du Mexique
Lorenzo Villoresi Musk
Love's True Bluish Light
Note Vanillee

Sometimes I crave some Angel at night, either body creme or a dab of the edp.

Vanilla! Seems rather obvious but I didn't think about it. Must try it. I do have a little sample of Perfect Veil that I had forgotten about as I found it a bit too light. I should try it before bed.

[tang]

The idea of drinking warm milk before bed never appealed to me, but I do like the olfactory equivalent: Ava Luxe Milk (milk, vanilla, and musk).

[30 Roses]

Berdoues Violettes de Toulouse EdT is nice and light -- perfect for spraying the sheets (or oneself.)
For day wear I prefer the EdP strength.

[kumquat]

Lavender is supposed to induce calm deep sleep. My favorites are Hierbas d'Ibiza and Delrae - Illuminee

I also like to wear a light floral like Etro - Vicolo Fiori

[Hillaire]

I like deep, festive scents (esp with plum) for bed. I think I have some inexorable sleep associations with sparkling holiday nights as a child, when I loathed to go to bed but had to...
My favorite is Jil Sander 4
and also Knowing

[Asha]

Lavender is relaxing, but does not help me sleep. But, I am one of those weirdos that is not overtly calmed by chamomile tea.

For me, amber, vanilla and patchouli are all great sleeping scents. Jicky has lavender, but it also is heavy on the vanilla and amber, so it actually does the trick. Scents that seem to keep me from sleeping well include citrus, vetiver and extremely spicy fragrances where the spices are not buried in an amber accord.

[potiron]

Gucci EdP works very well for me. Especially after I get past the topnotes.

And also Christian Lacroix Tumulte PH. I always imagine myself lying on the sun warmed ground of a clearing surrounded by a cedar forest (and sometimes I include some wood elves in my fantasy ). A very peaceful image that helps me fall asleep.

[lovethescents]

Blue Amber is a top bedtime comfort scent for me. Just ran out of my sample, so looking for a bottle.

Another very different choice is vetiver. I have sprayed my pillow with Sel de Vetiver, and find it both refreshing and calming. Must find a cheaper vetiver alternative for this!

I don't know Blue Amber...must investigate. Now vetiver IS different! How curious! It's typically not in the 'comfort scents' vein but I'm terribly interested in trying this. Thanks for the idea. My top vetiver scent is FM's Vetiver Extraordinaire....that'll be on my pillow tonight :-)

[lovethescents]

Vanilla seems to be a common theme here, more-so than lavender, interestingly enough...but that lavender and vanilla combination, dear Jicky, is another I should try. I've only really given it a chance once and didn't care for it, but that was in the early days of my 'fumie obsession. Tastes do evolve....

[vintage*red]

I'm with Asha all the way...Jicky is THE one!

[socalwoman]

Blue Amber is a top bedtime comfort scent for me. Just ran out of my sample, so looking for a bottle.

Another very different choice is vetiver. I have sprayed my pillow with Sel de Vetiver, and find it both refreshing and calming. Must find a cheaper vetiver alternative for this!

I reach for scents with vetiver before bed often too. I use Miller Harris Terre de Bois body oil or L'Artisan Jatmansi body oil after a pre-bed bath sometimes because they contain some vetiver and find they ease fibromyalgia symptoms(muscle spasm and lack of deep sleep) a little. The fact that I massage the oil onto myself is probably helping too. But if you google "vetiver sleep muscle" you'll see many references to vetiver being used traditionally for help with mucle spasm and sleep. Years ago I mixed vetiver EO into some Sephora Brown body oil and used that with good effect. I shared some with other friends who had trouble sleeping and they raved about it. Brown has been discontinued though.

Another scent that has been found useful is jasmine. In fact, in one study it was found to be more useful than lavender: http://www.worldhealth.net/news/jasm..._restful_sleep
I had a massage lotion custom blended at The Body Shop containing jasmine and vanilla that is nice to use at bedtime.

Lorenzo Villoresi has some nice bubble baths and lotions that I like using at bedtime: Teint de Neige and Donna. The former is extremely comforting, like a sophisticated baby powder, and the latter is just plain beautiful.

But more often, I grab whatever perfume I haven't put away into its box that isn't too energizingand spray a little on my PJs.

[Haunani]

I reach for scents with vetiver before bed often too. I use Miller Harris Terre de Bois body oil or L'Artisan Jatmansi body oil after a pre-bed bath sometimes because they contain some vetiver and find they ease fibromyalgia symptoms(muscle spasm and lack of deep sleep) a little. The fact that I massage the oil onto myself is probably helping too. But if you google "vetiver sleep muscle" you'll see many references to vetiver being used traditionally for help with mucle spasm and sleep. Years ago I mixed vetiver EO into some Sephora Brown body oil and used that with good effect. I shared some with other friends who had trouble sleeping and they raved about it. Brown has been discontinued though.

Another scent that has been found useful is jasmine. In fact, in one study it was found to be more useful than lavender: http://www.worldhealth.net/news/jasm..._restful_sleep
I had a massage lotion custom blended at The Body Shop containing jasmine and vanilla that is nice to use at bedtime.

Lorenzo Villoresi has some nice bubble baths and lotions that I like using at bedtime: Teint de Neige and Donna. The former is extremely comforting, like a sophisticated baby powder, and the latter is just plain beautiful.

But more often, I grab whatever perfume I haven't put away into its box that isn't too energizingand spray a little on my PJs.

Thanks for this great info. How frustrating to have a condition that interferes with sleep! The older I get, the more I realize just how important a good night's sleep is. I'm at that age when staying cool can be a challenge. Vetiver seems to have a cooling and relaxing effect. I'm been wanting to get some L'Eau de Jatamansi. Maybe I'll go for the oil!

[Agent Provocateur]

Hello lovethescents
both Baghari and Ava Luxe Ambra Tibet
are my favorites for bedtime.
I thought Baghari was a strange choice for bedtime
but somehow it's just perfect from time to time.
other ones in rotation are:
The Body Shop Vanilla
Love's True Bluish Light
L'Eau d’Hiver
Absolu
Amour de Cacao
Farnesiana

[pomander]

In cool and cold weather, Samsara is a favorite bedtime scent of mine. The jasmine, vanilla and sandal wood are very warm and relaxing.

[Agent Provocateur]

I just tested hubby's Burberry London (new one)
what a fabulous scent for bedtime, warm and soothing .
I think I'll definitely be throwing this into bedtime scent rotation!

[mikeperez23]

Many great suggestions.

My one-and-true bedtime scent is Shalimar (the EdC) by Guerlain.

[dimples]

*yawn* it's getting late.

I rotate three guerlains as bedtime scents...
Shalimar
Jicky
Samsara EDP (in winter)

Common theme of the three is the guerlinade which includes vanilla.

[Brielle87]

I love to wear many, many different scents for bedtime. Some of the favorites are;

Eau d'Elide
Fête
31 rue Cambon
Joy
2000 et une Roses
Guerlinade
Prélude
Ambre Sultan
Arabie
Youth-Dew
Shalimar
Le Temps d'Aimer
Chloé (original 70's)
Ombre Bleu
Zibeline
Vivre
Sheherazade
Bal a Versaille
Tulipe Noire
Bois des Iles
Belle-Epoque

and oh so many more, but these are my first choices.

[Hillaire]

I love to wear many, many different scents for bedtime. Some of the favorites are;

Eau d'Elide
Fête
31 rue Cambon
Joy
2000 et une Roses
Guerlinade
Prélude
Ambre Sultan
Arabie
Youth-Dew
Shalimar
Le Temps d'Aimer
Chloé (original 70's)
Ombre Bleu
Zibeline
Vivre
Sheherazade
Bal a Versaille
Tulipe Noire
Bois des Iles
Belle-Epoque

and oh so many more, but these are my first choices.

Brielle, can you please tell me about Fete and Vivre??
Also, do you know Initiation? Or Gauloises(sp?)?

[Quarry]

Every night, for weeks now, I want the very purple Yves Rocher Iris Noir at teeth-brushing time. It's the time of day I want something lip-smacking sweet and patchouli-related.

Fragrantica says it's a floriental with chypre accords. Notes from OsMoz: Bergamot, Coriander; Iris, Rosy Notes, Floral Notes; Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Ambrette Seed.

[moondeva]

Like Brielle87, I have a diverse and quite eclectic bed time wardrobe. In my case the most common denominator is musk - It seems I am truly a wild one at heart. Another commonality is nostalgia a few of my favourite sleep well scents were HG / signature scents for me back when I was young, beautiful... with a sweet powder tooth.

Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars (winter usually)
Dana Tabu
Lentheric Baroque
Coty L'Aimant PdT
Estee Lauder Youth Dew bath oil
TBS Japanese Musk
Spiritual Sky Ambergris
Spiritual Sky Violet
Yves Rocher Ispahan (vintage)
TBS Mostly Musk
Andy Tauer Reverie au Jardin
Ava Luxe Milk parfum
Crabtree & Evelyn Nirmala (modern twin of my first bought perfume - Max Factor Le Jardin)

[jacona]

I don't usually put on scent before bed, but on a rare occasion I'll spritz Molinard Vanille.

[RHM]

BTW...According to reknown aromatherapist, Patricia Davis, vetiver is "deeply calming".

I wear lots of different scents to bed, here are a few of the most common ones:
LHB parfum (for deep relaxing sleep & waking up still perfumed)
Bois Farine (light weight sleep comfort scent)
VISA parfum (when my daughter wants to snuggle)
Timbuktu (if I feel a chill coming on)
DSH Cathedral (winter only)
Bourbon French Mimosa (for dreaming)
BPAL Incantation (deluxe vetiver for deep sleep when jittery)

[lovethescents]

Thanks so much for the vetiver suggestions. I tried Vetiver Extraordinaire last night and could NOT get over how fantastically relaxed and comforted I felt. It is really soporific!

[Novis2007]

I usually only apply once a day if I'm not sampling in the evening. So my bedtime scent is the scent of the day spritzed on my body and still there in the evening under my clothes. It's so lovely to get the smell of the drydown when in bed. There are fragrances that already has disappeared at that time of the day but many stays. Right now I'm wearing English Lavender and it's still there. It's a bit metallic and harsh in the opening but soon it becomes rounder and warmer and the dry down is warm and lovely.

[lookingglass]

All time favorite bedtime scents:
Pot LeE
Lea St Bath
BPAL Inez or O
B&BW Jasmine Vanilla

Vanilla, vanilla, vanilla!!!

[Nostalgie]

Most scents sort of wake me up and distract me, or make me feel alert. I've just tested Ubar on my arm and was going to wear it to bed, but I feel it sharpening my senses.

This is strange...but Bal a Versailles has been known to cure my insomnia. I think it makes me feel languid, as if I've already expended energy and now can sleep.

[Merbert]

I have two approaches to bedtime scents. The first is when there is no pressing need to fall asleep quickly. On those nights, I get out my box o'samples and dab both wrists with different fragrances. My husband and I spend time getting to know them, fragrance-stimulated free associating, and trying to put into words what we gather from each fragrance.

When it is more critical that sleep come quickly and remain deep, I choose fragrances for the following predominant notes:
vanilla
heliotrope
almond
vanilla
musk
mimosa
linden
talc

These notes, when well framed, almost guarantee a deep and restful sleep.

[VM I hate civet]

I am not sure anyone has mentioned this yet, but I tend to wear to bed scents I am slightly ashamed of owning - one cheesey example would be Jasper Conran Mistress. If you saw me in my wincyette pyjamas, "mistress" is the last description that would spring to mind!

[Mimi Gardenia]

The idea of drinking warm milk before bed never appealed to me, but I do like the olfactory equivalent: Ava Luxe Milk (milk, vanilla, and musk).

Totally agreed there- milk and I don't get on - so no wonder I go for the creamy vanilla musks at bedtime - a kind of replacement.

[GourmandHomme]

None on myself - but every few days a few sprays of either Shalimar or Coco on to the pillow (by that I really mean on the pillow, under the pillowcase). Because their basenotes are actually quite soft and have a half-life of 200 million years.

[petruccijc]

I like to use The Body Shop White Musk for Men.

[Asha]

I am not sure anyone has mentioned this yet, but I tend to wear to bed scents I am slightly ashamed of owning - one cheesey example would be Jasper Conran Mistress. If you saw me in my wincyette pyjamas, "mistress" is the last description that would spring to mind!

I wonder how your scenario compares to my LLBean flannel tartan night shirt worn with Shalimar extrait

[Sunnyfunny]

I've recently really been liking Pink Sugar at bedtime. It's so lighthearted, sweet, and comfy, and gives me fluffy, pink bedtime visions.

[VM I hate civet]

I wonder how your scenario compares to my LLBean flannel tartan night shirt worn with Shalimar extrait

Very similar, I should think. Were we not all scattered to the winds, we could hold an "ironic perfume slumber party"... : - )

[cbstarker]

(I'm going to post this also on the male fragrance discussion board, too).

I often find myself wanting to apply a spray or two of something just as I'm going to bed. I don't think there's anything odd about this, I chalk it up to aromatherpy, but naturally I can't enjoy this as much as I would if I were awake. It gives a whole new meaning to OSmosis, huh? Does anyone else feel this way? Does anyone have a "nightcap" fragrance they'd recommend?

[cbstarker]

I guess I should have told you mine: I like a spray of Lolita au Masculin just before some shuteye! I'm going to do that now...

[Asha]

There were very recent threads on both the men's and women's boards which covers this topic...short answer is "yes"

[Mikelap]

I generally don't. But if it do, I would wear something fresh, low, calming so that I can relax myself :P

[fragranceman88]

Anything quite heavy in vanilla. It is one of my favourite smells and taste

[kewart]

I tend to oscillate between vanilla (Douceur de la Vanille or
Cuir Beluga) and Heliotrope (Etro Heliotrope, Piver Heliotrope Blanc
and Lullaby by Jeffrey Dame.) I will try a spritz of my hubbie's
Vetiver by Guerlain after all those recommendations that vetiver is a
sleep inducer.

[Evangeline]

When I don't already have another fragrance on, I almost always sleep in Teint de Neige. I've worn it to bed for over five years now, and it's gotten to the point where it actually has a somewhat narcotic effect on me - my Pavlovian response to it, I'm sure - but now I can't imagine wearing it during the day. It's beautifully soft and fluffy, feminine, tranquil, dreamy, warm, cozy and cuddly, all the things a good bedtime scent should be ...and my husband loves it, too.

[krazybone]

Tom Ford Black Orchid
Really nice for bed time,
Very strong though.

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[GelbeDomino]

Teint de Neige. I wear it almost exclusively to sleep

[Rüssel]

Molinard Vanille, Lolita Lempicka L, Bvlgari au The Rouge. I don't put them on as bed scents but tend to wear these more at home to relax then when out and about, so, in a way, they can become bed scents.

[JDBIII]

Chanel's Eau de Cologne is my favorite sleepytime scent.

[Nymph]

Kiehl's Musk oil. Incredibly cozy and nuzzling.