If you could only own 10 Fragrances

[southerngardens]

If you could only own 10 frags which which would they be? Only 10. Any 10.

[Kiliwia]

It gives me palpatations just thinking about it, lol, but I'll try to list just 10, they are not in any particular order.

1. Chanel Bois des Iles
2. Ormonde Jayne Frangipani Absolute
3. Chanel 31 Rue Cambon
4. Jo Malone Dark Amber & Ginger Lily
5. By Kilian Back to Black
6. MFK Lumiere Noire pour Femme
7. Guerlain Oriental Brulant
8. Guerlain Apres l'Ondee
9. Hermes Ambre Narguile
10. Serge Lutens Feminite du Bois

These are if I had to pick from what I already own. If you were to pick your ideal 10 then it would be some different, there would be a Malle in there I know that, once I figure out which is my favorite, lol.

[shadesofbleu]

Hmmm ... very tough!

1. Angel
2. Ambre Sultan
3. Bandit
4. Dior Addict
5. Chergui
6. Cuir Mauresque
7. Eau des Merveilles
8. Fumerie Turque
9. L'Air du Desert Marocain
10. Sweet Redemption

But oh gosh, these are some heavy hitters! I would also "need" 10 more with a lighter feel.

Notice: listing may change without warning!

[tdem1961]

Let's see...

1. Shalimar parfum
2. Angelique Encens
3. Chanel #22
4. Angel
5. Caron Montaigne
6. Serge Lutens Datura Noir
7. Coty Emeraude (vintage)
8. Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude
9. Egyptian Goddess
10. Diorissimo

[whimsicaldiva]

Ooh this is hard. This is really hard. So here goes.

1) Mona di Orio Vanille
2) Neela Vermeire Trayee
3) Ormonde Jayne Tolu
4) Frederic Malle Le Parfum de Therese
5) Chanel 31 Rue Cambon
6) Serge Lutens Sarrasins
7) Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire
8) Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque
9) Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumiere Noire Pour Femme
10) Caron Tabac Blond

[JON RODGERS]

Patou Pour Homme.
Lagerfeld KL Homme.
D&G By Man.
Guerlain Vol de Nuit.
Creed Millesime Imperial.
Chanel Egoiste.
Ulrich Lang Nightscape.
Hermes Hiris.
Xerjoff Uden.
Roja Dove Diaghilev.

(Subject to change on a regular basis )

[gandhajala]

Gosh...

Chanel:
Cuir de Russie
Bois des Iles
No.5
Sycomore

Caron:
Tabac Blond

Guerlain:
Jicky
L'Heure Bleue

Sergle Lutens:
Fumerie Turque

Ungaro:
Ungaro II

Patou:
Eau de Patou

I think they more or less cover most bases.

[mikeperez23]

Shalimar (vintage EdC), Jicky (Parfum), Habit Rouge (vintage EdC), Mitsouko (any version), Apres l'Ondee, Vol de Nuit, L'Heure Bleue, Vetiver (vintage EdC), Cumming & Serge Noire.

[kewart]

Feminite du Bois (Shiseido)

Apres l'Ondee (Guerlain)
Mitsouko

Diorissimo
Hypnotic Poison


Le Parfum de Therese (Malle)

Ivoire (Balmain)

Bulgari Omnia

Roma (Laura Biagiotti)

Cristobal (Balanciaga)

[Parfum de peau]

Rochas Femme
Montana Parfum de peau
Chanel n°19
Christian Dior Diorella
Christian Dior Diorissimo
Bvlgari Eau parfumée au thé vert
Guerlain Mitsouko
Jean Patou 1000
Chanel Bois des îles
Acqua di Genova Colonia

Funny how I mostly stick to old-time favourites as time goes by. I hope Jean Patou 1000 will still be in production (otherwise Chanel Coco mademoiselle, not that I think they are equivalent !). First time discontinuations are making my life easier...

[ladymurasaki]

Caron Tabac Blond vintage extrait

MDCI Parfums Peche Cardinal

Serge Lutens Une Voix Noire

Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady

Van Cleef & Arpels Gardenia Petale

Bvlgari Black

Guerlain Iris Ganache

Robert Piguet Fracas

Annick Goutal Songes

Serge Lutens Un Lys

[teardrop]

Yep this is hard, but ok, here goes;

Samsara
Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia
Carnal Flower
lntense Tiare
Jasmin Full
Le Maroc pour Elle
Ubar
Amber Absolute
Chergui
Fifi Chachnil

Close runners up;

Alien
L'Air de Rien
Rien
Habanita
No.5 Eau Premiere
Virgin lsland Water

[PerfumePorMoi]

Amarige
Aqua di Parma Iris Nobile
Balenciaga Michelle
Calandre
Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia
PDN Number One
Serge Lutens Fleurs d'Oranger
Shalimar
Tabac Blond
Ysatis

Wow. That was difficult!

[30 Roses]

1. L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger
2. Creed Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare
3. C&E Evelyn
4. AG Eau d'Hadrien (earlier version edp)
5. YSL In Love Again
6. Rosine Diabolo Rose
7. JM White Lilac & Rhubarb
8. Coty Muguet des Bois (earlier version; sentimental for me)
9. L'Artisan Jour de Fête
10. Demeter Gingerale


I would hate to have to give up L'Artisan Premier Figuier and Provence Santé Tilleul/Linden, but I realize I don't wear them often.

[C Rose]

In no particular order:

1000
Eau de joy
No 19
Opus IV
Chamade
La rose Jacqueminot
Iris Poudre
Iris 39
Jolie Madam....

Oh, but there are at least ten contenders for number ten -- it's a cruel game, I can't complete it!

[Scentsucker]

Gah!

I'd have to go buy some on my wish list. Here goes:

Guerlain SDV
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
Farmacia SS Annunziata Vaniglia del Madagascar
Bvlgari Black
Donna Karen Black Cashmere
Profumum Roma Acqua e Zucchero
By Kilian Love
Robert Piguet Visa
Creed Jardin d'Amalfi

Phew that was hard!

[Claire811]

Those that I have and prefer:
- Chanel N5
- Fracas
- Fleurissimo
- Coco Noir
- Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum
- Champs Elysèes
- Hypnotic Poison
- Coco Mademoiselle
- Narciso Rodriguez For Her
- Alien

[30 Roses]

I love how our lists are all so different!

[Quarry]

I love how our lists are all so different!

Ain't that the truth -- and evidence that the fragrance arts are a field of exploration, because our individual preferences are so varied, even within a connoisseurist crowd.

As with most things, we can look for patterns, even though we're extrapolating from a tiny sampling:

4x Caron Tabac Blond
3x Chanel Bois des Iles
3x Guerlain Mitsouko
3x Guerlain Shalimar
2x Guerlain Jicky
2x Guerlain L’Heure Bleue
2x Chanel No. 5

... and, big surprise, there are no celebrity fragrances! (insert sarcastic smiley)

From your list, 30R, I see you prefer a certain sharp or fresh edge to your wardrobe. C Rose loves classy feminine scents. Teardrop appears to like what I think of as "big" fragrances. LadyM is into rich juices. In general, the classics remain popular overall.

We've done these lists every now and then, and I know my top ten change by at least 50% over the time before. The consistency, though, is that I like my fragrances to sweeten me up and mellow me out, and if they’re green, so much the better.

1) CdG Jaisalmer
2) Bond No. 9 Mothers
3) Guerlain With Love
4) Jo Malone with Mint
5) Sabi
6) Parfums de Nicolai Cologne Sologne
7) Trish McEvoy Sexy 9 Blackberry & Vanilla Musk
8) Boucheron
9) Nanadebary Green
10) Jo Malone Black Vetyver Cafe

[30 Roses]

...From your list, 30R, I see you prefer a certain sharp or fresh edge to your wardrobe....

Yes, with just a few exceptions.

[Evangeline]

I've come back to this thread a few times now - I'm finding it quite impossible to list only ten. I think I could do ten for summer and ten for winter, and there would be some overlap of course, but I just can't seem to narrow down my favorite categories - I adore too many chypres, orientals and roses to exclude any of them, but I need some fresh greens and florals in there too. Hmm...

Okay - here goes.

Chanel Coco
Chanel Coromandel
Dior Dune
Guerlain Iris Ganache
Guerlain L'Instant or Dior Addict
Guerlain Chamade
Gucci L'Arte di Gucci
Hermès Rouge
Balmain's original (Germaine Cellier) Vent Vert
and since I'm always happy to buck a trend, Catherine Deneuve's Deneuve. Here's that celebuscent you were lookin' for Q.


There - done!


...but now I must take a page from teardrop's book and include a few runners-up because I just don't know what I'd do without them: K de Krizia, Molyneux Quartz, Malle Portrait of a Lady, Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial, Tom Ford Noir de Noir, By Kilian Rose Oud, La Perla, Yves Rocher 8e Jour and Gucci No3. And the original Calvin Klein for women. And No5, of course.

That's better.


Sigh ...I know I'm not fooling anyone, lol. I don't even know why I try ...I like a challenge I guess, and to participate (I just can't resist making a list!) but I knew I couldn't do this one. I suppose I'm just too indecisive when there's absolutely nothing at stake.

[gandhajala]

.

As with most things, we can look for patterns, even though we're extrapolating from a tiny sampling:

4x Caron Tabac Blond
3x Chanel Bois des Iles
3x Guerlain Mitsouko
3x Guerlain Shalimar
2x Guerlain Jicky
2x Guerlain L’Heure Bleue
2x Chanel No. 5

Thanks for doing the maths, Q.
My kind of list !

[mimili]

Currently it looks like this:

Deneuve
Libertine-V.Westwood
Doblis-Hermes
Chanel No 19,vintage
Secret de Venus oil-Weil
Niki de St Phalle
Mito-Profumo Vero(a new favorite)
Sikkim-Lancome,vintage
Bottega Veneta
Amouage Homage Attar(this the only one that I don't own,but hope to sometime...)

[Quarry]

Greetings and a hardy welcome, Mimili.

[cello]

I actually cannot decide, but I know these would be in there:

Chanel Bois des Iles
Chanel 31 re Cambon
Chanel Coromandel
Malle Iris Poudre
Dior Homme

Those are my only cannot do without loves to date. I feel incredibly comfortable and myself in all of them, even though they are somewhat different. The rest of the list would probably consist of some easy summer scents and a gourmand.

[teardrop]

Teardrop appears to like what I think of as "big" fragrances.

Yep! That's why l had to put Eau Prem in the runners-up, because l feel l should really have something "quieter" for work.

Thanks for an interesting analysis, Q!

Sigh ...I know I'm not fooling anyone, lol. I don't even know why I try ...I like a challenge I guess, and to participate (I just can't resist making a list!) but I knew I couldn't do this one. I'm suppose I'm just too indecisive when there's absolutely nothing at stake.

I hear ya, sister!

[ExtremeK]

Sigh ...I know I'm not fooling anyone, lol. I don't even know why I try ...I like a challenge I guess, and to participate (I just can't resist making a list!) but I knew I couldn't do this one. I'm suppose I'm just too indecisive when there's absolutely nothing at stake.

THIS!!!

What the heck -- I'll take a whack at it. I already know my list won't include any of the favorites Quarry compiled. I'm contrary that way.

My goal is to make sure I have at least one fragrance that satisfies each of the very definite seasonal olfactory urges I experience. I would have preferred a list of 15, but I think I've largely got it:

Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
Serge Lutens Daim Blond
ELdO Divin'Enfant
Givenchy Organza Indecence
LMdlV Vanille Givree des Antilles
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower
Diptyque Tam Dao
Mazzolari Lei
Sonoma Scent Studio Voile de Violette
Serge Lutens Gris Clair

[jujy54]

OK, I'm doing this quickly, no backsies (;
•Mollie Parnis, of course!
•Miss Balmain
•Weil Antilope (vintage)
•EL Private collection vintage extrait
•Shalimar
•Oscar de la Renta Volupté
•Nocturnes de Caron
•SL Sarrasins
•Rive Gauche
•Guerlain Chamade

I think about 7 of those would be consistently listed, three less so (not necessarily in the order I posted them)

[carolina girl]

Could I just say "about anything Guerlain" ? Okay, here is a list subject to change.

Shalimar
Mitsouko
Chamade
Nahema
Jicky
L'Heure Bleue
L'Instant ph
Vol de Nuit
Tocade (not Guerlain, but wonderful!)
Yvresse

[Whitefluffy]

I am a bit late to the party, but I will give it a whirl

1. L'Artisan Iris Pallida
2. Heeley Iris de Nuit
3. Chanel No 19
4. The Different Company Jasmin de Nuit
5. Le Labo Rose 31
6. Montale White Aoud
7. Halston EdC
8. Lancome Cuir
9. Chanel Cuir de Russie
10. L'Artisan Coeur de Vetiver Sacre