your perfect fragrance collection :)

[iivanita]

if you could make a perfectly wearable collection for yourself, what perfumes would it include? condition is you wear them at least once a month so cant be greater then 30 perfumes in it i have included also things i never smelled but think would fit!!

my perfect collection would go like this atm:

1 Vanilia by L Artisan
2 vintage Shalimar EDP, if i could have it, that would substitute EDT and EDC i have now
3 Sacrebleu, Pdn
4 Le Temps d un fete, PdN
5 vintageJoy perfume, did not try it but i know i would like it
6 from Serge Lutens: Bois de violette...never tried it but wish to
7 Comme des garcons 3
8 La Myrrhe
9 Vero profumo: Onda..not tried yet, but so many positive reviwes
10 Rubj as well not tested
11 Ubar
12 Gold for woman
13 31 Rue Cambon
14 Maharanih intense PdN
15 Frederic Malle L eau d hiver
16 one iris perfume: 28 La Pausa or Iris silver mist, cant decide
17 one citrus cologne: Eau de Guerlain or Chanel
18 Homage
19 Diptique l eau de tarroco or maybe something nicer from that house
20. Bois des Iles perfume

have basicly room for 10 more wearable stunners


from those, i have only 7 .... my 13 perfumes that did not make it:

cuir de russie - dont enjoy barnyard smell that much but could become one i like
no 22 - i would gladly swap it
insolence edp- think bois de violette would be better
fracas - i prefer sacrebleu
visa- too girly
timbuktu- change of heart after wearing it
dia- would gladly swap it
odalisque-...chypre, a bit serious like dia
cologne pour le soire- hm .....indifferent
nicolai pour homme- masculine
breath of god- even more masculine
tommy girl- cheap synthetic
aqua alegoria pamplelune- i would take cologne


how about you? i know it takes some time to write a post here but would be so nice to hear how would you make your perfect one today....or you have it allready?

[Kaelee]

Trish McEvoy Blackberry Vanilla Musk
Trish McEvoy Snowdrop and Crystal Flowers
Something vanilla (I haven't found my perfect vanilla yet)

[Zibeline]

So my perfect fragrance collection would be a small fraction of its current size? I agree. The one I have is more of a perfume museum than a usable collection. The trouble is that I am a dyed in the wool collector. Perfume is only the half of it, I'm afraid, but I enjoy the rediscovery of scents even if I do not wear them weekly, monthly, or even yearly.

Anyway, here goes:

1 Vol de Nuit (my current go to scent)
2 Ava-Luxe Moss
3 Love's True Bluish Light
4 Noa
5 Anais Anais
6 Molinard de Molinard
7 Chanel's Cristalle
8 L'Heure Bleue
9 Mitsouko
10 Chamade
11 La Perla
12 Chloe
13 Fracas
14 Habanita
15 Zibeline
16 Penhaligon's Bluebell
17 Narcisse Noir
18 Farnesiana
19 Miss Balmain
20 Balmain de Balmain
21 Samsara
22 Miss Dior
23 Demi-Jour
24 Lauren
25 Genvieve (where IS that Michael Storer, these days?)
26 Montana Parfum de Peau
27 Femme
28 Diorissimo
29 Eden
30 Bulgari

[Evangeline]

iivanita - nice list! And might I add you're very brave to include perfumes you've never even sniffed! I'll have a hard time limiting mine to thirty I already know and love, lol!

zibeline - I'm going to list the first 30 that come to mind, and I bet we end up with several in common!

These aren't in any significant order, just as they came to me ...which of course means there will be several that I neglect and will probably feel guilty about later.

Chanel Coco
Chanel Coromandel
Chanel No5
Chanel Bois des Iles
Dior Dune
Dior Addict
Guerlain L'Instant
Guerlain Iris Ganache
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial
Guerlain Chamade
Balmain vintage Vent Vert
Krizia K de Krizia
La Perla La Perla
By Kilian Rose Oud
Tom Ford Noir de Noir
Gucci No1
Gucci No3
Gucci L'Arte di Gucci
CK original Calvin Klein for Women
Yves Rocher 8e Jour
Catherine Deneuve Deneuve
Hermès Rouge
Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
ELdO Rossy de Palma
Ava Luxe Pivoine Rose
JHAG Lady Vengeance
Creed Fleurs de Bulgarie
Faberge Babe
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica
Molyneux Quartz
Patou 1000
Clinique Aromatics Elixir
Fragonard Belle de Soleil
Ralph Lauren Safari
Cartier So Pretty


...that's 30, right?

[Zibeline]

8e Jour is a great scent and so hard to find, like my Zibeline. I tend to hoard and not use these hard to find gems, but included Z as is my idea of perfect. We seem to share a lot of houses.

[iivanita]

thank you girls for taking time! i have not tried many from your list...

and in 1 year time my list will probably look a bit different, i still did not make to the 30
wheras your lists with more experience might stand the test of time better

so nice to see Montana entered the list ...i was thinking of Lou Lou ....

[Zibeline]

Iivanita, I had the pleasure of visiting Croatia this summer while on a Danube cruise. What a lovely countryside I saw. We went to Osijek and also spent time with an agricultural entrepreneur.

[iivanita]

oh really? interesting!! becasue thats usually not the part where many tourists go , did you go to Kopacki rit maybe?

if you ever come again i suggest one totaly different part: Plitivice....its beautiful lakes and waterfalls all in turquoise colours like this :


hehe its not the best angle but i could not fix it.....

[SaNielsen]

1 Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanilla
2 Diptyque Eau Duelle
3 Ormonde Jayne Tolu
4 Serge Lutens Chergui
5 Miller et Bertaux A Quiet Morning
6 Roger & Gallet Blue Carnation
7 Anne Klein (I)
8 Madeleine de Madeleine
9 Fresh Sake
10 Love Cosmetics Khaki
11 L'Artisan Premier Figuier
12 L'Artisan Safran Troublant
13 Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Tonka
14 Miller et Bertaux Green, Green, Green and Green
15 Ineke Hothouse Flower
16 Keiko Mecheri Bois de Santal
17 Keiko Mecheri Ume
18 MDCI Peche Cardinale
19 Tokyomilk Tainted Love
20 Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman
21 Faberge Babe
22 Lancome Cuir
23 Diptyque Tam Dao
24 Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Pomander
25 Origins Ginger Essence
26 L'Artisan Mechant Loup
for my last four, things I haven't tried yet but will probably crave:
27 & 28 CB I Hate Perfume Fir tree and North Atlantic
29 Christian Dior Granville
30 Indult Tihota

My son would say, "Treat Yo Self!"

[Zibeline]

We were limited to areas near the Danube. The pictures are beautiful.

[cacio]

Tough choice. Let's see, in no particular order:

1. Bandit
2. vintage Diorissimo parfum
3. vintage Schiaparelli Shocking parfum
4. vintage Joy parfum
5. Sarrasins
6. ELDO Rien
7. Muscs Koublai Khan
8. Paco Rabanne Metal
9. Paco Rabanne Calandre
10. vintage Tabu parfum
11. vintage Coty Chypre
12. vintage My Sin parfum
13. Amouage Gold Man
14. Tabu vintage
15. Chanel Eau de Cologne

Interesting you compare Sacrebleu to Fracas. I just smelled it last month, and to my nose the comparison is more a lighter powdery heliotrope like Heure Bleue, but with sassy notes - I agree with you in the direction of Fracas. But to me it is not up to either one - I vastly prefer vintage Heure Bleue, which, of course, should have been in my list. Cuir de Russie barnyard?

cacio

[whimsicaldiva]

I can't quite imagine whittling down my wardrobe to 30, seeing as I buy FB's carefully and after giving it a lot of thought. The only scents I can do away with are Montale's Black Aoud and Aoud Red Flowers, Lutens's Tubereuse Criminelle and Ralph Lauren's Romance.

That said, there are some scents which I absolutely can't wear during certain seasons. They come an almighty cropper on my skin. For instance, wearing Fumerie Turque or Musc Ravageur on a hot 25ºC day is a recipe for disaster. Likewise, some scents are so thin that they just dissipate into nothingness during the nippier days.

[iivanita]

Tough choice. Let's see, in no particular order:

1. Bandit
2. vintage Diorissimo parfum
3. vintage Schiaparelli Shocking parfum
4. vintage Joy parfum
5. Sarrasins
6. ELDO Rien
7. Muscs Koublai Khan
8. Paco Rabanne Metal
9. Paco Rabanne Calandre
10. vintage Tabu parfum
11. vintage Coty Chypre
12. vintage My Sin parfum
13. Amouage Gold Man
14. Tabu vintage
15. Chanel Eau de Cologne

Interesting you compare Sacrebleu to Fracas. I just smelled it last month, and to my nose the comparison is more a lighter powdery heliotrope like Heure Bleue, but with sassy notes - I agree with you in the direction of Fracas. But to me it is not up to either one - I vastly prefer vintage Heure Bleue, which, of course, should have been in my list. Cuir de Russie barnyard?

cacio

hehe yes....i would not say Fracas and Sacrebleu are simmilar in notes...not at all...but that sweety exotic feminine thing i liked in fracas-tuberose- is more wearable for me in Sacrebleu, that composition is so uniquely done, that i could not compare it to any other perfume i have tried, it amazes me and i can wear it wherever i go, feeling confident...Fracas is the league on its own...its just the matter of my taste

Sarrasins should have made on my list too becasue i was eophoric when i tested it 1st time! but vintage Joy perfume is in competition, must try that bois de violette then i will make final decision...

Bandit i found very interesting when i first smelled it, in the drydwon was so gorgeous, but i was new into fragrances and realized i could not pull it through...maybe now i could
L heure bleue is warmer and drier desert then Tauers dessert Maroccan ...i would like to include it but was trying to be more realistic , dont want to be hooked on vintage stuff where ebay is my only resource, its so not for me so far Shalimar is still my unfullfiled wish

Yes cuir de russie is like barnyard at the first sniff....still hehe...its bitter, then too much iris i am thinking vintage stuff was more like buttery less dry...but cant know, so for me its bit mechanical we share Chanels Eau de cologne its so so nice!!! my summer wish!

have not tried diorissimo vintage....but the new one is so fresh , spring , green....for that purpose i chose from PdN Le temps d un fete....my goal would be then...when i make my perfect collection to use it up full

@whimsicaldiva......i agree , some scent just cant be worn on hot days and some are pale on cold days....thats the truth...would be probably on average that i would wear cologne more often during summer days and Onda perfume or Homage, or Gold for woman during cold days....i have tried the last one on a warm day,it was so suffocating
....the ones i bought during winter i like more in the winter! ...i did not buy Le temps d un fete, because tested it on a hot day....it doesnt work well then

[mr. reasonable]

It's quite difficult for me to walk past a list Thread . . . and this is more interesting than the usual Top 5 or 10

In the order they come to me:

01. Patou Pour Homme
02. Tiffany for Men
03. Santal Noble (MPG)
04. Balsamo della Mecca(Dominique Dubrana)
05. Granville(Dior)
06. L'Heure Fougueuse(Cartier)
07. New York (Nicolai)
08. Ubar (Amouage)
09. Gold Men (Amouage)
10. Homage Attar (Amouage)
11. Vetiver Tonka (Hermes)
12. L'Heure Bleue (Guerlain)
13. Shalimar (Guerlain)
14. Apres l'Ondée (Guerlain)
15. Sous le Vent (Guerlain)
16. Eau de Guerlain
17. L'Ames d'un Heros (Guerlain)
18. Myrrhe et Délires (Guerlain)
19. Une Fleur de Cassie (EDP Frederic Malle)
20. L'Eau d'Hiver (EDP Frederic Malle)
21. Tonka Imperiale (Guerlain)
22. Derby (Guerlain)
23. Mitsouko (Guerlain)
24. Onda (Vero Kern)
25. Bois des Iles Extrait (Chanel)
26. Coromandel (Chanel)
27. Sandalo Inspiritu Extrait (DSH)
28. L'Air du Desert Marocain (Andy Tauer)
29. Pour Un Homme (Caron)
30. Arabie (Serge Lutens)

Of course this will change tomorrow

[flathorn]

No particular order, but I had to leave out some I don't want to go without. It's good these lists are fantasy -

1. Montale Black Aoud
2. SL Tubereuse Criminelle
3. Heely Sel Marin
4. Nasomatto Narcotic Venus
5. SL Rose de Nuit
6. Le Labo Musc 25
7. Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire
8. Nanadebary Green
9. L'Artisan Nuit de Tubereuse
10. Susanne Lang Vanilla Coconut
11. Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur
12. Diptyque Opone
13. Guerlain Djedi
14. Les Nez Let Me Play the Lion
15. Love's Soft Earthy Musk
16. Guerlain Apres L'Ondee
17. Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
18. L'Artisan Mimosa Pour Moi
19. Serge Lutens Bois de Violette
20. Agent Provocateur
21. Hermes Doblis
22. Guerlain Jicky
23. Jean Nate (vintage)
24. AbdesSalaam Muschio de Quercia
25. L'Or de Torrente
26. Chanel No. 19
27. Popy Moreni
28. Fendi (vintage)
29. Mitsouko (extrait only)
30. Chanel Rue de Cambon

[sandrin]

1. Cacharel - Eden
2. Versace - Crystal noir
3. Nasomatto - Nuda
4. R. Piguet - Fracas
5. Amouage - Honour Woman
6. Jil Sander - Sun
7. T. Mugler - Alien
8. Nasomatto - Narcotic Venus
9. BVL - Jasmin Noir
10. Etat Libre d Orange - Jasmine et Cigarettes
11. Kenzo - Jungle L elefant
12. Kenzo - Fower by Kenzo
13. Chanel - Madmoiselle
14. Chanel- Allure edp
15. Dior - Poison Tendre
16. Dior - Pure poison
17. Tauer parfumes L air du desert Marocainmarokanac
18. Cacharel - LouLou
19. JPG 2
20. Shiseido - Zen edp
21. I. Miyake - L eau d Issey
22. Dior - Addict
23. Lolita Lempicka Lolita Lempicka
24. Givenchy - Pi
25. Givenchy - Very irresitible
26. Cartier - Baiser Vole
27. Montale - White aoud
28. Clinique - Aromatics elixir
29. Gievenchy - Organza
30. Guerlain - L instant Magic

That is my list...some of them I dont Have, some of them I couldnt use (like Aromatic elixir) cause thay smell bad on me, but I"d like to have them

[heavenscent1]

Interesting lists, I haven't tried a lot of those mentioned yet, so lots more sniffing to do. Here's my current fave list in no particular order.
1. Knowing - Estee Lauder
2. Noir Divin - Stendhal
3. Ambre Gris - Balmain
4. Yvresse/Champagne - YSL
5. Burberry Classic - Burberry
6. Pirate's Gold - Hove
7. Rue Royale - Hove
8. Coco - Chanel
9. No. 19 Poudre - Chanel
10. Mitsouko - Guerlain
11. Shalimar - Guerlain
12. Dune - Dior
13. My Sin
14. Demi Jour
15. Bal a Versailles - Jean Desprez
16. Tea Rose -Taylor's of London
17. Racquets - Penhaligons
18. Chinatown - Bond No. 9
19. Tabu
20. Omnia Crystalline - Bvlgari
21. Velvet Hour -Kate Moss
22. Fendi
23. Hypnotic Poison - Dior
24. Miss Dior - Dior
25. "1000" - Jean Patou
26. Baryshnikov - Mikhail Baryshnikov
27. Obsession
28. Lady Million - Paco Rabanne
29. Eternity Aqua for Women - Calvin Klein
30. Belladogia -Caron

[Twolf]

I will take E.'s list, chop it in half to have 18 and what do I get? Almost exactly what's listed in My Wardrobe with some variations/substitutes!
30 is too many.

Flathorn, so nice to see you posting again! Wheels or skies on your chopper these days?

[Evangeline]

I will take E.'s list, chop it in half to have 18 and what do I get? Almost exactly what's listed in My Wardrobe with some variations/substitutes!

Well, even with a few substitutions this is flattering. You honor me, Wolfie - Thank you!

30 is too many.

We'll just have to agree to disagree about this one.

[Francolino]

mine!

[flathorn]

Hi Twolf -

How nice you remember the plane - it gives you a wing wave!

It would be nice to be a more consistent presence on this forum - it's so good, the best one imo, but my internet is in and out. Besides, if I'm around too long, my wish list goes crazy - so many lemmings, so many beautiful descriptions. It's such fun, but a true passion.

To redeem this post - I have one other fragrance I would need to wear from time to time, if I could have access to it. On day 31, I'd wear vintage Caron Narcisse Noir. My mother wore this for special occasions - it was a serious fragrance with serious smolder.

[Twolf]

Oh yeah, this is a beauty. A rare one at that, too!

[redrose]

I like my own current rotations: N'Aimez que Moi; Parfum Sacre; Ta'if; Youth Dew; Paris; La Rose de Rosine; Or et Noir; Samsara; Sa Majeste La Rose.

Yes, heavy on the roses and the Carons, but that's what I like and wear most.

But if I were rich I'd add these vintages: First; Mitsouko; L'Heure Bleue; Mille.

If only.

[LiliB]

I don't know if I mentioned it before, but talking of Fracas, the vintage pure parfum is a revelation. Such subtlety, such complexity and depth. It doesn't scream pure tuberose, but speaks of tuberose as part of a blend of many white flowers. It has a subtlety that is more in keeping with the 1940s when it was conceived. Anyone who is a fan of the modern, do try to get hold of a quality vintage pure parfum. It's an experience

From what I have experienced of the reformulations/reorchestrations of the Piguets, the moderns are only a slight nod to the classics of the past. If you don't believe me just compare the modern Baghari with its vintage equivalent - yes they have orange blossom in common, but to my mind, little else.

[latelittlesleeper]

For me:

Annick Goutal - Songes (need full bottle, stat!)
Guerlain - vintage Shalimar edc
vintage Vol de Nuit
first edition Shalimar Light
Lanvin - Arpege (vintage Eau de Lanvin)
Caron - vintage Tabac Blond extrait
Vintage Nuit de Noel
PdN - Sacrebleu
SSS - Tabac Aurea
Winter Woods
Nostalgie
Champagne de Bois
Knize - Ten
Patou - Joy
1000
Desprez - Bal A Versailles
Donna Karan - Black Cashmere
Lancome - Magie Noire
Balenciaga - Michelle
Amouage - Epic Man

And that's all I can think of right now.

[kewart]

O.K here goes:

Visa
Theorema (Fendi) - nothing else comes close.
Shalimar Ode a la Vanille
Cristobal (Balanciaga)
Ivoire (Balmain)
Mitsouko
Rive Gauche (YSL)
Loulou (Cacharel)
Roma (Laura Biagiotti)
Bulgari Omnia - my "go to " scent.
Mauboussin
Angel
Cuir Beluga (Guerlain)
Diorissimo (Dior) - my Mum's favourite flower.
Fleur de The Rose Bulgare
L'Infante (Divine)
l'Heure Bleu
Apres l'Ondee
Le Parfum de Therese (Frederic Malle)
Iris Poudre (Malle)
Molinard Vanille
Fleur d'Oranger (Serge Lutens)
Feminite du Bois (Shiseido) - because it made me realise perfume was an art form.
Eau Sauvage (Dior) - for the memories.
Eau Noire (Dior)
Havoc (Mary Quant) -simply for the nostalgia!
Sienne L'Hiver - because it takes me on an olfactory journey.
Jicky

[Claire811]

Fracas
Chanel N5
Sa Majeste la Rose
1000
Joy
Carnal Flower
Shalimar
Fleur de Rocaille
Champs Elysees
Paris
A la Nuit
Coco
Coco Noir
Pure Poison