I have been pondering over this for a couple of days.
Donna Karen Black Cashmere, Jo Malone Pomerganate Noir. or Sonoma Winter Woods.
I can almost smell the savory turkey and stuffing roasting in the oven, the tart cranberry-orange peel relish, and the spiced apple-mince, and pumpkin pies....
What heavenly fragrance will you wear for this traditional holiday meal? Even if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, which of your favorite scents would you choose to complement such a grand meal?
First to mind for me....
Chanel - Bois des Iles - to smell as savory sweet as the food.
Hermes - Caleche Eau Delicate - as a complementary dry white wine of fragrance.
L'Artisan Perfumeur - Timbuktu - for the spices and incense.
Dior - Hypnotic Poison - just because it's so beautiful.
EDIT: I'm auditioning some additional candidates in the "refreshing, white wine" category to counterbalance the richness of the meal....
Guerlain - Aqua Allegoria Anisia Bella
Hermes - Eau de Pamplemousse Rose
Chanel - Bel Respiro
What say you?
Last edited by pomander; 17th November 2012 at 09:35 PM.
"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future."
"Three essentials for a good life: Someone to love, somewhere to go, and something to look forward to."
I have been pondering over this for a couple of days.
Donna Karen Black Cashmere, Jo Malone Pomerganate Noir. or Sonoma Winter Woods.
"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future."
"Three essentials for a good life: Someone to love, somewhere to go, and something to look forward to."
Divine l'homme Sage.
My favorite for the holiday is Bois des Iles. It always smells good and doesn't overhelm the people I spend the day with, like some of that genre tend to do.
Castile by Penhaligon's.
Will be celebrating at the restaurant trying to feed some 300 people (we hope), by choice. Something comfortable and beautiful, Coriandre or Bottega Veneta or Rouge or my new Fetiche or Nuit au Desert. Gonna be a warm snowless Thanksgiving this year, seems like.
For me, it's always a difficult balance--how to enjoy a holiday or special event with a favorite scent without interfering with anyone's enjoyment of the smells and flavors of the food and drink. Over the years I've found that a drop or two of Shalimar or No. 5 extrait sticks close to the skin and melds well with food. Also, "foodie" type scents like Angel Liqueur de Parfum (VERY lightly applied, though) and Ambre Narguile work well.
Maybe the all natural scent of gravy that has dripped on my shirt probably, lol.
T-that is really awesome being involved in the community like that, good for you. Thanks for your charity!
"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future."
"Three essentials for a good life: Someone to love, somewhere to go, and something to look forward to."
Habit Rouge or Heritage
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Now why did 2 basenoter's go ahead a beat me to the punch? Yes, +3, Chanel's Bois des Iles. I purchased this fragrance a couple of months ago and I am learning to appreciate it more and more. Very refined. I don't know why, but I think of Egoiste when I am wearing BDI.
It used to be Arabie but it soon got replaced with Fille en Aiguilles also by Serge Lutens.
"When you become comfortable with uncertainty. infinite possibilities open up in your life"
-- Eckhart Tolle
Ralph Hot goes well with pumpkin pie. Really.
What do insomniac perfumers do to fall asleep? They count chypres!![]()
I never know until the day of what I'll feel like, but here are a few candidates:
SL Arabie
HdP Ambre 114
Ava Luxe Madeline
Ava Luxe Bois Exotique
SL Daim Blond
Organza Indecence by Givenchy
Warm, comforting and delicious!
Ambre Narguile
"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future."
"Three essentials for a good life: Someone to love, somewhere to go, and something to look forward to."