tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post6071629589463177853..comments2024-03-28T05:28:29.786-04:00Comments on The Non-Blonde: Smells Like Coming Home To MyselfGaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-20367232315862344992011-01-27T20:40:06.405-05:002011-01-27T20:40:06.405-05:00This is a good question. For several years I had b...This is a good question. For several years I had been wearing those clean non-scents. Then some unexpected changes occured in my life last Nov and they no longer feel right. <br />So I've gone from the Philosophy Graces to Serge Lutens Chergui & Fumerie Turque. Sometimes both of them together. Totally opposite of what I was wearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-21327552578797258552011-01-26T05:39:59.003-05:002011-01-26T05:39:59.003-05:001) Vtg Chanel 22, perfume
2) Ombre Rose Jean Charl...1) Vtg Chanel 22, perfume<br />2) Ombre Rose Jean Charles Brosseau<br />3) Vtg Magie Noire, Lancome<br />4) Miss Dior<br />I do not wear all these perfumes regularly,but When I do - it's really like coming home -like returning to my roots, cause these are the perfumes my mother, grandma and late greatgrandma used to wear themcatyushokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713775066298357912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-79975502174187339432011-01-25T23:20:19.741-05:002011-01-25T23:20:19.741-05:00Spike, how is Ambre 113 in terms of longevity? Ha...Spike, how is Ambre 113 in terms of longevity? Have you tried 1740? One of my favorites. Great post. I do want to point out that the word verification for my comment is..."tessicle"?!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-47693419638586330522011-01-25T16:53:55.167-05:002011-01-25T16:53:55.167-05:00The perfumes in my collection that always feel rig...The perfumes in my collection that always feel right and very "me" whatever the occasion are DK Gold and Rossy de Palma. To me they could be everyday perfumes (if I didn't have so many others) but are beautiful enough for special occasions too.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-68753918308741015202011-01-25T16:41:55.861-05:002011-01-25T16:41:55.861-05:00Coolio Category you made, Gaia, "Coming Home ...Coolio Category you made, Gaia, "Coming Home To Myself" scentz! :) Well, here's my list of perfumes that, among others I Adore, just have that Thunder-Drum-Pulsing Heart which glues my nose to my flesh, makes me sigh aloud, and drink-drink-drink & never get enough: *BANDIT* Baby, C.B.'s Musk Reinvention (like you wrote "the most dangerous juice I've ever smelled" - I crave this), MKK (Help-Me-This-Is-TOO-GOOD!), Donna Karen Original (with the inexplicable rubber-top), Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir, A.G. Folavril (this makes me crazy-Happy), Angel (it sets my mind on Fire!), & before it was tragically discontinued, Wild Fig & Cassis by Thymes - it was my Fig Home. On the lookout for new Fig-Loves this spring, but there's a definite new room in my Home for A.G.'s Ninfeo Mio. Peace :)Zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569945658750487984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-78904921170364239112011-01-25T00:19:26.375-05:002011-01-25T00:19:26.375-05:00Diorissimo smells like what I want to be on a good...Diorissimo smells like what I want to be on a good, spring day. I still have my 1st bottle from 13+ years ago.<br /><br />Anything with a vanilla and musk note is truly me. Add a little acid-sweat note (lovely, eh?) from being a runner and always too warm and you've got it. Dior's Hypnotic Poison, while potent, reminds me of me at my best and never turns on me. My grandma loved the Poison line, so it's channeling a bit of her.Sophia1105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-48616748885372227062011-01-24T13:47:48.495-05:002011-01-24T13:47:48.495-05:00Same feeling for me about various Tauers. And is n...Same feeling for me about various Tauers. And is not about a single one because more or less it feels the same wearing Incense rose or Orange Star or Le Maroc pour elle...<br />The second place is populated by monster vanillas like Dulcis in fundo and Sl's UBV<br />And third place is occupied by Geste and Clemency from the weird Humiecky&GraafAlexpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-27287974713983981292011-01-24T13:08:13.995-05:002011-01-24T13:08:13.995-05:00I'd say all of yours and add in Annick Goutal ...I'd say all of yours and add in Annick Goutal Eau de Sud and Sables and the original Acqua di Parma.tmp00https://www.blogger.com/profile/07394341047945443955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-62704453187826262272011-01-24T10:52:23.506-05:002011-01-24T10:52:23.506-05:00I don't know. I have a hard time finding perfu...I don't know. I have a hard time finding perfumes I like or that work well with my chemistry. I know what I don't like (vanilla or overy floral). I like my Hermes Eau de Marvilles, BondNo 9 Bleecker St. and Marc Jacobs Ivy. I also like Clean Provence. I am trying to branch out to other perfumes. I really hate dept store ones, but I'm not sure how to go about it without spending a ton of money. Any suggestions?Francesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-9288703796079996872011-01-24T10:46:12.948-05:002011-01-24T10:46:12.948-05:00I know exactly what you mean, G!
My top it's-j...I know exactly what you mean, G!<br />My top it's-just-me fragrances are...<br />Bellodgia (before the latest formulation, sigh)<br />Etro Dianthus (more carnation)<br />Lipstick Rose<br />Poussiere de RoseJessica Mhttp://www.nstperfume.com/author/jessica/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-87109438349365825282011-01-24T10:30:23.927-05:002011-01-24T10:30:23.927-05:00The last one that felt like coming home to me was ...The last one that felt like coming home to me was Byredo M/Mink, an odd, compelling mixture of austerity, coldness, smoke, honey, mineral and animalic notes. Unearthly, is the word I keep associating with this fragrance. Somehow it fits. <br /><br />Youth Dew, especially in parfum, also strikes a chord that nothing else quite does - the parfum may be the most carnal thing I own, in a wardrobe that also contains Bal á Versailles and Fracas. Demanding, complex, anachronistic and quite incredibly smutty even on my skank-taming skin.<br /><br />Trying Habanita for the first time felt like coming home. I couldn't believe I hadn't just sprung for that inexpensive bottle, sight unseen, before.<br /><br />Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate still makes my heart skip a beat, while also feeling like home - an entirely different home, though. <br /><br />Finally, vintage Bandit. It's the most glorious thing there is.Pimpinetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253317515828585697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-16207066231361620052011-01-24T10:23:15.800-05:002011-01-24T10:23:15.800-05:00There are a few that I wear that make me feel that...There are a few that I wear that make me feel that way, they are like my second skin. <br />-The original Fendi is at the top of my list, I have several backup bottles. <br />-Tom Ford Moss Breches, it's heartbreaking to see it was discontinued...<br />-Magie Noire vintage extrait.<br />-Shiseido Feminite du Bois or Murasaki.<br /><br />Love the pic! Hilarious when kittys sit like that....Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799815810869706346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-10918014127697639752011-01-24T09:34:47.955-05:002011-01-24T09:34:47.955-05:00Opium. When I was 15 on school trip to France, the...Opium. When I was 15 on school trip to France, the perfume-shop lady sprayed it on me (along with a dozen other scents--that was a fun shopping experience, LOL). I ended up buying L'Air du Temps because I thought it was appropriately sweet. But then the next day, I couldn't stop smelling a certain spot on my arm. I was just drawn to the scent. A friend eventually identified it as Opium, and to this day it is the scent I wear when I want to feel "real" and powerful.<br /><br />I've always been drawn to spicy scents. My mother didn't like me wearing them, which of course made me like them even more. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-40499861232063120022011-01-24T07:52:50.921-05:002011-01-24T07:52:50.921-05:00Despite loving some other smells even more, 'C...Despite loving some other smells even more, 'Cristalle' and 'Eau de Rochas' are instant 'welcome home' perfumes - incisive and brisk without being clean and 'shower fresh'. And, partly through a developing Guerlain habit through reading this blog, 'L'Heure Bleu' is increasingly what I reach for when I haven't got time to think in the morning but know the diary is complicated and that I'm going to have to differentiate often in the way I relate to people. If there could only ever be one, despite the fact that I rarely wear it in normal routine - probably 'Arpege'; now there's a thing! Perfumey, grown up, not too sweet, has an edge on my skin,sillage not overwhelming for the job, but smells as though I've bothered to try .... and the bottle, of course. What an interesting subject!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-6890831347978503832011-01-24T04:59:56.963-05:002011-01-24T04:59:56.963-05:00I've recently discovered your blog. For me, Bu...I've recently discovered your blog. For me, Bulgari Black, Missoni de Missoni, and Dior Dune and J'Adore. I don't see much in common amongst the four, though Missoni and J'Adore are invigorating florals, but they're simple, pleasing scents for me - not occasion or outfit or texture and color (gray cashmere) or mood scents, like my others.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889025305446530534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-42030281327811931932011-01-24T04:35:33.617-05:002011-01-24T04:35:33.617-05:00First five that came to my mind are:
1.Yohji (the ...First five that came to my mind are:<br />1.Yohji (the original discontinued Yohji Yamamoto scent for women)<br />2.Bandit<br />3.Messe de Minuit<br />4.every Lutens I own (Encens et Lavande is the one I wear most often)<br />5.anything by Jacques Guerlain<br /><br />(but there are of course more...)tigrushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082709077132165554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-28015390996610829112011-01-24T04:19:07.460-05:002011-01-24T04:19:07.460-05:00Right now, it's a decant of Jicky (EDP) I got ...Right now, it's a decant of Jicky (EDP) I got in February '10 from Perfumed Court. To me, it has a lovely incense feeling, and a take no prisoners attitude, which is probably why Alice B. Toklas, cultural observer and Gertrude Stein's wife, wore it.<br /><br /><br />Also, Givenchy Pi. Or, as I call it, "Warm Oatmeal Cookie." I am known as a very good home baker, and I am often asked to bring cookies, breads, cakes to committee meetings and the like.<br /><br /><br />I'm looking forward to this coming February, when I will have a little extra money, and I plan to venture into Christopher Brosius's work, (In The Library) and possibly Mandy Aftel's. (Tres Vert).<br /><br /><br />I hope everyone will stay warm and scented!<br /><br /><br />Lawrence in OhioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-25722144611941460932011-01-24T04:07:14.153-05:002011-01-24T04:07:14.153-05:00Shalimar is on my list as well. Vent Vert feels li...Shalimar is on my list as well. Vent Vert feels like it's made for me. And Frapin's Caravelle Epicee to end the list.Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-16157661722554407572011-01-24T03:58:05.951-05:002011-01-24T03:58:05.951-05:00MKK, Vetiver Oriental (I'm wearing it now), an...MKK, Vetiver Oriental (I'm wearing it now), and Chanel No. 19.Li Wenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704116527776708335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-68004660362531528872011-01-24T03:52:12.657-05:002011-01-24T03:52:12.657-05:00I have so many to try! But I really liked what you...I have so many to try! But I really liked what you said about Tauer Perfumes, it happens with me too. It brings me a new concept of remembering and discovering. It is very original.<br /><br />Shalimar mais oui! I love Shalimar. And I don't wear the same perfume all the time. Not even Shalimar which is my favourite. <br /><br />Bandit, it is very me. But especially Habanita by Molinard, that is really like I am. I feel very connected with it.<br /><br />I want to try Black Orchid by T.Ford and I cross my fingers it will be also special to me. I don't like the scents that are just floral. I love very very much Hasu-no-Hana, more than Phul-Nana, on me. I really feel Hasu is for me.<br /><br />Parfum Sacre is one of the perfumes that I would put from time to time only for very especial moments like reading a book. It fits my concentration and relaxation.<br /><br />Opium by YSL. <br />More..<br /><br />KissVintage Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360008343132814160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-40187703413560405372011-01-24T03:42:05.496-05:002011-01-24T03:42:05.496-05:00I love these types of questions!
The perfume that ...I love these types of questions!<br />The perfume that smells the most like "coming home to myself" is:<br />-Femme by Rochas<br /><br />Honorable mentions are:<br />-Casmir by Chopard. I haven't smelled this one in a while. Does anyone know if it's been reformulated?<br />-Ambre Sultan<br />-Arabie<br />-MKK <br />It's pretty obvious that I'm drawn almost exclusively to florientals & orientals. I wouldn't have it any other way.Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431253610618436619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-11074828612540292392011-01-24T03:34:05.215-05:002011-01-24T03:34:05.215-05:001.Une Rose Chypree- Beloved to me and a comfort sc...1.Une Rose Chypree- Beloved to me and a comfort scent of sorts ,at least for me. It's so beautiful,and I spray it heavily darling-I laugh at people who think it's so strong. <br />It's a brickhouse and so am I.<br />2. vtg. Miss Dior parfum- what I wear to elevate my mood, to give me strength and character, to remind me that I am a strong woman who never really belonged in this day and age anyways.<br />3.OJ Woman-This perfume is special , first because it spoke to me about my forest runs that I cherish daily and then because my oldest daughter Alexandra who is the lovely age of 17 adores it on me.She says it's me, through and through..Such a compliment!<br />I love so many scents but these three are for now, the most important.Tamara*Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-17303399620915151742011-01-24T02:35:27.758-05:002011-01-24T02:35:27.758-05:001. Gucci Pour Homme (the 2003 cognac colored juice...1. Gucci Pour Homme (the 2003 cognac colored juice, not that similarly named blue crap from a few years later)<br />2. YSL Nu EdP<br />3. Tom Ford Tuscan Leather<br />4. Bond No. 9 Silver Factory<br />5. Histoires de Parfums Ambre 113<br /><br />It's kind of funny to look at my list a see the patterns involved. There's spice, there's incense, there's a bit of sweetness, and 3 out of 5 were overseen by Tom Ford. I guess that makes me kind of predictable (not to mention a bit of a fanboy) but I always feel very comfortable and effortless and, yeah, myself when I wear them.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255263661645642863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-31737098842907964532011-01-24T01:18:07.590-05:002011-01-24T01:18:07.590-05:00Femme by Rochas -feels like an extension of me .
G...Femme by Rochas -feels like an extension of me .<br />Green Tea by E Arden-this and 4711 are go to citrus<br />Dreams by Tabu-my first mine scent and soon discontinued<br />Tabu<br />Y by YSL<br />Opium-Love the spice<br />Parfum Prive by La Perla<br />Replique by RaphaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27044110.post-3217242252949371202011-01-24T01:02:06.021-05:002011-01-24T01:02:06.021-05:001. Like you I love the Tauers - L'Air du Deser...1. Like you I love the Tauers - L'Air du Desert Marocain feels like it was made for me.<br /><br />2. Almost anything by Jean Patou fits me like a glove, at least the older ones. <br /><br />3. Caron Parfum Sacre claimed me at the very first sniff and has never let me go, or let me down, for 20 years.<br /><br />4.Lucien Lelong pour Femme is my go-to "sexy" perfume along with Parfum Sacre. Its affinity with my skin chemistry is nothing short of uncanny. Both of them are also oddly comforting at the same time.<br /><br />5. The 1999 version Ines de la Fressange perfume - the happy accident of buying unsniffed for once has led to my stockpiling it so I will never run out. It is just so right for so many things, and it's just so pretty.Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510346346502906435noreply@blogger.com