I miss those times when we used to have group posts with several bloggers. From time to time we still try to do it, and there is a great group that does Mood Scent 4 series (Portia at A Bottled Rose, Esperanza at L’Esperessence, Megan at Megan In Sainte Maxime and Samantha at I Scent You A Day). So, when Vanessa (Bonkers about Perfume) first and then Tara (A Bottled Rose) posted their Top 20 and Top 15 perfumes correspondingly, I jumped at the chance to use this topic for the Saturday Question.
Saturday Question #34:
What Are Your Top N Perfumes?
We’re using a variation on the “burning building speed grab method”: don’t try to choose perfumes that would cover all possible basis or fit logical categories of “perfumes for work,” “summer wear” or “irreplaceable,” but rather an emotional selection of perfumes that you’d like to “save” from that proverbial burning building, even if all N of them are just a slight variation on the “little black dress” theme.
Name your top 5-10-15, etc., whatever feels right. I suggest to limit the selection by 20 bottles – not because I think we all could live just with that number, but just because otherwise others would probably just skim through your list – and all that after you would risk your other valuable possessions to save those N bottles!
My Answer
I played this game many times before, but it looks like I’m more or less set in my loves: I selected a list of 30 perfumes I like the most, then sorted it by their importance to me at the moment and chose the top 20 perfumes:
- Lancome Climat
- Ormonde Jayne Ta’if
- Amouage Ubar
- Chanel No 19 EdT
- By Kilian Amber Oud
- Krigler Lieber Gustav
- Jo Malone French Lime Blossom
- Dior Miss Dior parfum
- Guerlain Chamade extrait
- Armani Prive Le Femme Bleue
- Puredistance Antonia
- Les Parfums de Rosine Rose d’Amour
- Tom Ford Fleur de Chine
- Jo Malone Sweet Milk
- Yosh Ginger Ciao
- Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
- Amouage Dia
- Guerlain Cruel Gardénia
- Serge Lutens De Profundis
- Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom
When I compared this list to the list I did 3.5 years ago, interestingly enough, also prompted by Vanessa’s post, I discovered that today’s list contains 16 out of the 20 perfumes that I’d chosen then. The other four are not new, they just moved slightly up and replaced four perfumes that I still like, so, they are still in the top 30, which also includes several new perfumes that joined my collection since I created the previous list. And while I liked them enough not only to buy but to consider for this important exercise, they haven’t replaced any of my old favorites.
I won’t be linking perfumes in the list to posts I previously published about them, but just in case anyone is interested, they are all linked on My Perfume Portrait page (which reminds me that I need to update it with my new loves I accumulated in two years since the last update).
How about you? How fleeting are your perfume loves?
Undina's Looking Glass 
This requires me to think, and I’m not ready for that right now, but will try to put my mind to this! However, I wanted to say that you list some of my favourites, and that I love the photos, particularly those featuring Rusty.
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All those pictures I’ve used previously for the corresponding posts, but figured nobody would object, especially since many of them featured Rusty :)
I would be extremely curious to see your list.
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1. Masque Milano L’Attesa
2. Guerlain Encense Mythique D’Orient
3. L’Artisan Un Air de Bretagne
4. Comme des Garcons Avignon
5. Gallivant Istanbul
6. Teo Cabanel Alahine
7. Amouage Opus VIII
8. Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur
9. Guerlain AA Herba Fresca
10. Byredo Pulp
11. Tom Ford F* Fabulous
12. Chanel No. 28 La Pausa EdT
13. Chanel No. 19 EdT
14. Hermes Hiris
15. Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose
16.Donna Karan Black Cashmere
17. Calvin Klein Obsession
18. Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist
19. Tauer Phi Une Rose de Kandahar
20. Hermes Myrrh and Tonka
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I like 12 from your list (own and wear 8 or 9) and haven’t tried 4 (so, these are also potential “likes” :) ). But I knew already that we have a lot of intersections in our tastes.
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Beautiful list! There are many I haven’t tried, so now you’ve piqued my curiosity. I love No. 19 too, and although Iris Silver Mist isn’t on my own shortlist, I have and love it too.
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Great list. I like many of these as well, Comme des Garcons Avignon is my favorite incense scent, hands down. Alahine, of course, Chanel No. 28 La Pausa, Chanel No. 19, Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose, Iris Silver Mist and Tauer Phi Une Rose de Kandahar are all gorgeous.
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Don’t have access to my perfumes right now but from memory I’d say Byzance, Fate, Feminité du Bois, Mon Précieux Nectar, Mitzah and LADDM.
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Mitzah and LADDM are my strong favorites as well.
Is your FdB the original one or a later version?
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Original only, don’t like the current version.
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A good question…..
Fils de Dieu
L’ Air de Rien
Salome
Memoir Woman
Niki de Saint Phalle
Fille en Aiguilles
Calligraphy Saffron
Theo Fennel
My vintage Gucci No3
Dzing!
There are scents I would buy again like Aromatics Elixir, Batucada and Chypre Mousse or Untitled L Eau but they could be replaced
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Ahhh, the beloved Gucci No. 3 is gorgeous!
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A babysitter nicked my brand-new Gucci 3 in the late 80s. It was expensive so I didn’t replace it but did buy a mini, which I still have!
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We share love to Memoir Woman, Niki de Saint Phalle and Fille en Aiguilles (the last one was close to make a list, and I look forward to the holiday season to wear it). I remember liking Dzing! when I tried it, but I haven’t got it back then, and now when my sample is long gone, I wouldn’t dare to buy either an old bottle or (even less) the new one.
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Of course I have to respond to any post that features Rusty! I do have to ask a stupid question…what does the N stand for? I don’t think I can count to 20, but here are my top 5:
1. Guerlain Vol de Nuit
2. Guerlain Chamade
3. Puredistance White
4. Shalini – Shalini
5. Guerlain Mitsouko
I guess Guerlain wins :)
Kisses to Rusty. xoxoxox
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In math, N = Natural numbers (all positive integers starting from 1 (1,2,3….inf). Since I didn’t want to impose any specific number (Top 10 or Top 20), I left it as a variable :)
I like your first 3 and very curious about #4 (I think you did a nice review for it).
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You can clearly see that I had a communications degree in college! LOL. Math escapes me for sure. As for Shalini…all of her perfumes are gorgeous and crafted by Maurice Roucel, but the original Shalini is just ethereally beautiful, albeit it grossly expensive. But it is a dream perfume.
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Do you hear that sound? No? Try putting your ear to the ground. I think it’s an enormous lemming galloping into my direction from you ;)
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I adore Puredistance White as well as Opardu and Sheiduna. I wish they weren’t so pricey, but I understand why they are.
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You should participate in the draw (from the next post) ;)
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Okay, before I even start thinking about my list — your photos!!! How long did it take you do them, and to get Rusty to pose so photogenically? The one where he has the ribbon in his mouth is especially fabulous.
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The pictures aren’t new :) I’ve previously used them in the corresponding posts, so this time it was fast. But back at the time… Before I discovered iPhone’s Live Photos, it was a nightmare to try and catch Rusty from the good side with the regular camera :)
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I love the photos!
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In no particular order, here are my current precioussssses:
Chanel No. 22
Guerlain Parure
Guerlain Muguet 2016
Ormonde Jayne Ta’if
Jean Patou Heritage Chaldee
Vintage Diorella
4160 Tuesdays’ Clouds, Clouds Illusion, Clouds Both Sides Now
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Muguet Blanc
Hermes’ Muguet Porcelaine
Guerlain Apres L’Ondee
Jo Loves Rose Petal 25
Guerlain Vol de Nuit
Papillon Dryad
Papillon Bengale Rouge
Laboratorio Olfattivo Decou-Vert
Penhaligon’s Ostara
Abdul Samad Al Qurashi Ta’if Rose attar
Chanel No. 19
I’ve only listed ones of which I have a bottle; I have some precioussss sample sets from St. Clair Scents and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz.
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Guerlain’s Parure is gorgeous.
Why do they discontinue the beautiful perfumes, I will never understand. I wish they’d bring back Philtre d’ Amour. It was such a beautiful spicy citrus perfume. I think they had a newer version in the Bee bottles for $499 but I refuse to pay that price.
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I agree! The most expensive bottle I have is the Guerlain Muguet, and I got that on Amazon with points, if you can believe it. That’s also how I got the OJ Ta’if. I never tried Philtre, it sounds beautiful. And yes, Parure is gorgeous.
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I see that you have a serious LotV crush :)
We share 6 “loves.”
I thought about decants and samples, but then I decided that if I haven’t bought a bottle of perfume yet, I can’t claim that I don’t want to be without it :)
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Yes I do! It all began with Diorissimo.
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I love the Van Cleef muguet as well. Very lovely. Have you tried Parfums de Rosine Rose and Muguet? I really love it.
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Love this question. It doesn’t require too much thought, the top of the list ones don’t change for me. Of course I’m going to cheat a tiny bit 😉
1. Magie Noire – (the whole family, all vintage, comprises edt and extrait.)
2. Fidji – Same story as no.1.
3. JPG Fragile- yep, the whole family, with the addition of body lotions and oils.
4. Opium – See above.
5. AG Songes.
6. OJ Frangipani.
6. The Bronze Goddess family.
7. FM Carnal Flower.
8. DK Gold family.
9. Calligraphy for the hubby.
10. Dior Homme Parfum for us both.
11. Organza vintage.
12. Fracas.
13. Samsara.
13. E. Coudray Ambre et Vanille.
14. Tauer Rose Flash.
15. Orange Sanguine.
16. D&ag Sicily.
Phew, it required a little thought after all.
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Was a double-six one of the tiny cheats? ;)
We have in common your #5, both sixes and #13.
From the childhood I knew the name Fidji, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever smelled it.
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☺️ OMG in my haste I totally lost the ability to count.
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This is going to be a fun Saturday poll! Mine are below and are all vintage. In the event we have to evacuate, which I’ve had to do previously, all of the precious collectables are in one box and ready to go.
1-Farouche in the Lalique frosted heart perfume bottle
2-Vintage Niki de Saint Phalle Perfume
3-Vintage Gucci No 3
4-Vintage Shiseido Feminite du Bois perfume
5-Vintage Lancome Magie Noire perfume
6-Vintage Fendi Perfume
7-Vintage Shiseido Murasaki
8-Vintage Ralph Lauren’s Lauren
9-Vintage Ralph Lauren’s Safari
10-Vintage Samsara perfume
11-Vintage Opium Perfume
12-Vintage Estee Lauder’s Aliage
13-Laura Mercier’s Minuit Enchantees
14-Patou’s Eau de Patou
15-Vintage Chanel No. 22 EDC
16-Henry Jacques Femme
17-Vintage Halston perfume by Halston
18-Vintage L’ Arte di Gucci EDP
19-Vintage Fendi’s Theorema
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And three bonus perfumes that I forgot.
20-Vintge Annick Goutal’s Eau de Camille (from the mid-1990’s)
21- Chanel No. 19 perfume
22-Hermes Amazone perfume
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How interesting… I think I haven’t tried most of perfumes on your list. Maybe some of them happened to get into the circle of perfumes I smelled in late 90s, if they were still around then, but most I recognize only by name. Maybe it’s for the best: it’s a recipe for a heartache to love vintage perfumes :)
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I wore 99 percent of your list when they weren’t vintage. You really are my scent twin.
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Great list! I’m another fan of No. 22. What is Eau de Patou like? I have some of the Patou Heritage collection but not that one.
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Smokeytoes, let me know your address, I’ll visit you…ehm, when you’re not home :-D
In my younger days I’ve had almost all of your mentioned vintages except Murasaki, Lauren and L’Arte di Gucci. And I love them!
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Let me know if you ever need a perfume sitter–oops I mean house sitter.
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I’ll try and see how many I can do from memory.
1. Vol de Nuit
2. Atrappe Coeur
3. Après l’ondee
4. LHeure Bleue
5. Patou Vacances
6. Patou Que sais je ( surprised myself)
7. Feu d’issey
8. Sycamore
9. Metallica
10. Guerlinade
11 HdP animale 1
12. Mouchoir de Monsieur
13. Marron chic
14. Unter den Linden
15. Saffron Troublant
16. De profundis
17- 20 reserved for crazy vintage perfume stash
Tabac blond if I had a bottle :(
Great fun reading people’s lists
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I’m always fascinated by people’s choices when they are made not from a limited list – it always shows how different we all are.
I wanted to say that our tastes were quite different, but I realized that I haven’t even tried most of the perfumes you listed, so I wouldn’t know if I’d like them or not. But we share love for Vol de Nuit, Under den Linden and De Profundis.
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I’m amazed at these lists, how many of these perfumes I haven’t smelled yet, or maybe smelled and didn’t like. We all have such diverse tastes/preferences.
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I only have 20-something full bottles and many of those are replaceable, so I’ll do a top 5:
Le Labo Ylang 49
Givenchy Rêve d’Escapade
Penhaligon’s The Duchess Rose
Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio
4160Tuesdays Red Queen
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Ha! From your list I’m familiar only with Ninfeo Mio (I almost bought a bottle when it was released, but then I persuaded myself that I liked the bottle more than perfume itself. I should have bought it…) – so, I can’t even say if our tastes are close or not. I’ll have to keep reading your posts to figure it out :)
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I wasn’t at home when I commented, so I had somehow forgotten to include Parfum d’Empire Osmanthus Interdite. I think my loves are generally rose, fig, and osmanthus perfumes. With Ninfeo Mio, I got the last bottle in the store, which was an unopened tester. At the time (early last year), the SA said she thought it might get discontinued, but a few months later I saw it elsewhere in the new bottle design.
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Red Queen is great! Have you tried White Queen? I love that one. I’m a big fan of 4160 Tuesdays and was able to meet Sarah McC. in person on a trip to London a while ago.
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I didn’t get to try White Queen, as it wasn’t available when I took her perfume-making workshop last summer, a delightful experience. Do you have a favorite from 4160Tuesdays, or is it too hard to choose? 😊
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I love the Clouds perfumes: Clouds, Clouds Illusion, and Both Sides Now. Also Meet Me On The Corner.
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1. Annick Goutal Heure Exquise
2. Chanel no 19, all versions & vintage
3. Chanel no 5 vintage EdT & parfum
4. April Aromatics Calling All Angels
5. April Aromatics Unter den Linden
6. April Aromatics Pink Wood
7. April Aromatics Irristible
8. April Aromatics Purple Reign
9. April Aromatics Vetiver Coeur
10. Hiram Green Dilettante
11. Hiram Green Lustre
12. Hiram Green Vivacious
13. Sultan Pasha Irisoir
14. Sultan Pasha Sohan D’iris
15. Vero Naja
16. Vero Rozy
17. L’Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha
18. L’Artisan Parfumeur Saffran Troublant
19. Chanel Cristalle
20. Guerlain Vol de Nuit
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I see that you’re a fan of natural perfumery. I struggle with all-natural perfumes, and so far there are just a couple that work for me – Under den Linden is one of them. Arbole Arbole is the second one. Maybe Vivacious. But the rest… But I keep trying :)
Heure Exquise, No 19, Vol de Nuit and Trayee are my favorites as well.
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Oh I forgot Neela Vermeire’s Trayee…maybe I would swap it for Saffran Troublant. Or for Sohan D’iris.
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Vanessa, Tara and Undina thank you all for your posts, can we do this once a year? Or twice, spring and autumn? For those of us who don’t keep lists…? I would be very curious if my list would change, and if so in what way.
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We’ll do it again in 12 months :)
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I’m so glad you did this as your Saruday Question because seeing your and everybody else’s answers has been so much fun as well as really interesting.
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It is so fun! I’m looking at everyone’s list and saying, wait, I forgot to add this and that one. Spoken like a true Gemini I guess!
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Exactly! It’s just as well I was limited to the bottles I own because otherwise I’d never have settled on anything.
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I agree! I love reading everybody’s lists… But I’m a person who likes checking out other people’s shopping cart content as well ;)
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I’ll have to do this from memory since I am not at home to look at my collection.
1. Atelier Clementine California
2. Atelier Pacific Lime
3. Jo Malone Wild Bluebell
4. Jo Malone Peony and Blush Suede
5. Jo Malone Rain & Angelica
6. Chanel No. 19 Poudre
7. Gucci Guilty
8. Ineke Hothouse Flower
9. Ineke Derring Do
10. Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline
11. Burberry Baby Touch
12. Philosophy Amazing Grace
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I considered both Clementine California and Hothouse Flower for my list: like and enjoy wearing both.
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Oh boy. This is tough. These are all over and now I have to think about consolidating them in one place with their boxes and a bag, box or suitcase next to it. 😱
So my list but I am not listing all and limiting myself to up to 2 per house, no dabbers, not in order and only 10: Chanel No.19 EDP, Guerlain 190th Anniversary, Le Labo Vanille 44, Tauer Dark Passage, Puredistance Opardu, Dior Dune, 28 La Paus a EDT, Scents of Wood Plum in Cognac, Guerlain Cuir Beluga and SSS Bees Bliss. Of course if I answer this tomorrow, a few will likely get swapped out!
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I haven’t tried Dark Passage and Plum in Cognac (not sure about smelling like that but would love to have it as a drink ;) ), but the other eight I like. Probably not to the extend to do any reshuffling of my list, but I could wear them.
I missed this year’s opportunity to buy V44! I was going to… and then it was 0:25 AM on October 1st. Maybe the next year.
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Plum in cognac sounds like it could be a great drink. May have to see if I can get the ingredients in small bottles.
As to the perfume, it’s Scents of Wood #2 in the swap box. Trrrrryyyy it. I need to get a FB when it becomes available in mid-November.
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Dammit, I forgot my SSS Jour Ensoleille. Ok, I’ll add that now😉
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This is a tough one!! My list includes the following top 10 and then the next ten below that. No particular order in the two sections.
1. Guerlain Shalimar
2. Heeley Iris de Nuit
3. Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille
4. Guerlain Angelique Noire
5. Guerlain French Kiss
6. Ormonde Jayne Ta’if
7.Parfums de Rosine Glam Rose
8. Chanel Jersey pure parfum
9. Chanel Beige pure parfum
9. Prada Purple Rain
10. Hermes Ambre Narguile
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11. Neela Vermeire Pichola
12. Hermes Jour
13. Keiko Mecheri Attar de Roses
14. Serge Lutens Las Filles de Berlin
15. Parfums de Rosine Rose d”Ete
16. Initio Parfums Privee’ Atomic Rose
17. Teo Cabanel Alahine
18. Ormonde Jayne Vanille d’Iris
19. Carner Barcelona Besos
20. Annick Goutal la Nuit Etoilee’ EDP
21. Maison Lancome Parfait de Roses
22. Maison Lancome Iris Dragees
23. Maison Lancome Jasmins Marzipan
24. Viktoria Minya Hedonist Iris
25. Viktoria Minya Hedonist Cassis
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As you can see from this list above, I love iris and rose notes in my perfumes and I’m addicted to the Guerlinade and a good vanilla as well.
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I love Angelique Noire… I’m curious how badly it has been reformulated: in a year or so I might need more.CDV is nice, but I have several vanilas that work better for me (but I’ll finish my decant of SDV). Chanel Beige was/is underappreciated, in my opinion. And Nuit Etoilee I like more and more with each year :)
Lists are hard. I only hope that our perfumes cannot read, so they won’t get offended being excluded or moved down the list ;)
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What are the vanillas you like? I’m always interested in good vanillas. I have Van Cleef & Arpel’s Vanille Orchidee’ and I just bought Jo Malone’s Vetiver and Golden Vanilla. I love a good vetiver, too.
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I have to preface the list by saying that I’m not a huge vanilla fan :) Having said that, my number 1 vanilla is Mona di Orio Vanille Les Nombres d’Or. Other favorite vanillas are: Aftelier Perfumes Vanilla Smoke (like it a lot but for me to pay for it $25/ml it should be in a baccarat bottle), Ava Luxe Milk, Diptyque Eau Duelle, Jo Malone Sweet Milk, Sylvaine Delacourte Valkyrie and Virgile, Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille and Vanille Fatale, Yves Rocher Venice.
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Thanks so much!! I’ll have to check out the Mona di Orio Vanille and the Ford Tobacco Vanille. I have L’Antichambre Le Tabac, which is another gorgeous tobacco and vanilla.. I also have Yves Rocher Venice, a small little bottle, and haven’t worn it in a while. Got to remedy that!
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Gorgeous list! You have some of my favorite roses on it, and some Maison Lancôme I have and love (Iris and Jasmin). Haven’t tried the Parfait de Roses yet, but it’s on my hit list to try!
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The Parfait de Roses is a strong,beautiful rose, but it’s very gourmand so I would definitely sample it first. I can sent you a sample if you’re interested. The Orange Biogarade is beautiful, too. I was torn between it and Guerlain Neroli Outrenoir and will have to decide before too long as I’m saving for one of them.
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Thanks so much!
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You have many fragrances in your list that I like a lot :) Amber Narguile, Taif and Angelique Noire are all gorgeous.
If you are looking for a nice vanilla: Mona di Orio’s Vanille is the one that I would recommend as well!
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Am so glad you did this as a question and I greatly enjoyed reading everyone’s choices. I think my own picks are most closely aligned to Cassieflower.
Through the lists I remembered perfumes I have also liked very much – DK Black Cashmere, Patou Vacances and Bvlgari Omni Crystalline to name but a few – and one elusive scent I hunted down for a friend on eBay – vintage Ralph Lauren’s Lauren. With a pineapple note if my memory serves me!
Above all, I learnt that with the odd exception, you could give me **anyone’s list*[ and I would never be short of things to wear!
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You’re a constant source of ideas and inspiration! :)
Out of all the lists published so far, Perfumelover67’s is the closest to my tastes. But, in general, I agree with you: I wouldn’t mind to get on the same island with the most lists… I mean, people who created those ;)
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I was thinking of adding my post on the same subject as well. Can’t think of all 15 now, only the first 6-7 are clear in my mind at the moment. 🙂
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You should do the post! Portia is going to also do it in a separate post this Wednesday.
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28 La Pausa. Chanel.
1957. Chanel.
Misia. Chanel.
Galop. Hermès.
Cuir d’Ange. Hermès.
Musc Pallida and Cardamusc oils. Hermès.
Doblis. Hermès.
Le Parfum de Therese. Malle.
Superstitious. Malle.
Rose et Cuir. Malle.
Rubj EdP. Vero.
Rozy Extrait. Vero.
La Myrrhe. Lutens.
ISM. Lutens.
LFdB. Lutens.
Fallintostars. StrangeloveNYC.
Lustre. Hiram.
Eau Blanche. IUNX.
Burn baby burn.
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And Neela’s Mohur.
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Surprisingly, you and I have more intersections than I would expect :)
1957, Musc Palida, La Myrrhe, Mohur and ISM – like and wear; 28 La Pausa, Le Parfum de Therese and Rose et Cuir don’t mind, could wear.
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Misia and Rozy = love
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First of all, I loved reading everyone’s lists.
My “top 3 perfumes” test was pretty accurate: Half a year ago we had a severe earthquake and after the first shock when I ran out of my apartment in pyjamas, later I went back to pack a bag with the important stuff. I was in a state of shock the next few days so at that moment I took really instinctively what I thought I needed:
1. Antonia’s Flowers Tiempe Passate
2. Vintage Clinique Wrappings
3. Gucci Rush
I guess that was it…
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That sounds scary. I hate earthquakes. The last serious one I ran downstairs to save the cat… who was sound asleep :)
From your list I love the first one, haven’t tried the second, and the third (if you mean Gucci Rush for women), it was my first scrubber.
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Past #1, in no particular order:
1) L’Occitane Citrus Verbena
2) Ineke Idyllwild
3) Farmacia SS Anunziata Cara
4) Zoologist Dragonfly
5) Atelier des Ors Lune Feline
6) Atelier des Ors Choeur des Anges
7) Dame Dark Horse
8) Byredo Seven Veils
9) Dolce & Gabbana The One
10) Profumun Roma Confetto
11) Hilde Soliani Crema di Latte
12) Hilde Soliani Tulipano
13) Jo Malone Nutmeg & Ginger
14) Fendi Theorema
15) L’Occitane Verbena Sorbet
16) Kate Spade TRULYjoyful
17) Ligne St. Barth Vanille West Indies
18) Solstice Scents Sun Warmed Honey
19) Solstice Scents Snowmint Mallow
20) Pilar & Lucy The Exact Friction of Stars
21) Maria Candida Gentile Syconium
22) Maria Candida Gentile Noir Tropical
23) Sarah Horowitz Perfect Veil
24) Origins Ginger Essence
25) Tauerville When We Cuddle
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Wow… Your list is the most surprising: I know (and like) just 3 of perfumes on your list – ## 2,13 and 25. And I haven’t even tried the other 22 on your top list!
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I only have about 20 bottles, so I try to give you my top ten :) (in no particular order)
1 Profumi del Forte – Roma Imperiale
2 Hermes Un Jardin en Mediterranee
3 Hermes Ambre Narguile
4 ELdO Rossy de Palma
5 Guerlain Eau de Shalimar
6 Ormonde Jayne – Ormonde Woman
7 Amouage Epic Woman
8 Narciso Rodriguez For Her EdT
9 Chanel Sycomore EdT
10 Oscar de la Renta Esprit d’Oscar
Honorable mention: Malle Lipstick Rose and Jul et Mad Aqua Sextius.
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Great list, Marie!
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I like and wear your ## 6, 7 and 8. 20 is such a great number! Try not to grow it too fast :)
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Gap Heaven
Sarah Horowitz custom blend Brigitte
Reglisse Noire
These are the ones that are exclusive to me. I love many others but they are worn by family members.
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Forgot…Au Couer du Desert
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I could have guessed your response… but wait… how about St. Clair s scents?! :)
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Those I associate with hubby LOL. Somehow it’s become his house.
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Lists! I love them. It’s taken me half the week to come up with mine ;) I chose from among my most worn perfumes of the last three years. Here it is in no particular order:
1. Amouage Opus X (a resinous rose–my most worn perfume of 2019)
2. L’Artisan Parfumeur Passage d’Enfer (most worn of 2017 and 2018)
3. Comme des Garcons Sticky Cake (this will probably be most worn 2020)
4. Chanel Misia
5. L’Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine
6. L’Artisan Parfumeur Tea for Two
7. L’Artisan Parfumeur Vanille Absolument
8. Prada Infusion d’Iris edp
9. Paco Rabanne Calandre
10. Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere
11. Frederic Malle En Passant
12. L’Artisan Parfumeur Nuit de Tubereuse
13. ELDO You or Someone Like You
14. Byredo 1996
15. Parfum d’Empire Tabac Tabou
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Ha! I sure have a lot of L’Artisans on this list. I’ve been able to pick up bottles at a discount, which is probably one reason I wear them often–I’m not worried about running out of 100 ml!
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Your list is difficult for me: I love, own and wear #6 and #8, do not mind ##4, 11 and 14, indifferent to #7 & 15 and haven’t tried the rest – so I can’t even estimate how similar or different our tastes are :)
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I see once again tho?
I’m an oddball 😔
LOL
Okay, welp?
First off?
Ima DIEHARD Vintage fanatic❗️
That being said? Anything on my list that is currently STILL being made …. NOT those! ONLY either original or early formulations 😉
* Oh & Parfum preferred
20 is hard ….. maybe I CAN still.do 30 though?
* deep breath *
NOT in order either ;)
● Molinard “Habanita”
● Lucien LeLong “Tempest”
● Corday “TouJours Moi”
● Boucheron “Trouble”
● Vigny “Heire Intime”
● Guerlain “Shalimar”
● Guerlain “Fleur de Feu”
● Guerlain “Parure”
● Guerlain “Apres L’Ondee”
● Guerlain “Sillage”
● Guerlain “Bouquet de Faunes”
● D’Orsay “Le Dandy”
● Worth “Dans la Nuit”
● Caron “Narcisse Noir”
● Caron “Nuit de Noel”
● Roger Gallet “Blue Carnation”
● Caron “Tabac Blond”
● MFK “Baccarat Rouge 540” Extrait de Parfum
● L’Occitaine “Ambre” EDT
● Max Factor “Golden Woods”
● Houbigant “Raffinee”
● Rocher “Venise”
● Chanel “Coco Noir”
● Hermes “24 Fauborg”
● Weil “Zibeline”
● Weil “Cassandra”
● Faberge “Tigress”
● Dana “Tabu”
● Fragonard “Belle de Nuit”
● Lempicka “Midnight Eau de Minuit”
● Dior Miss Dior “Le Parfum”
● Dior “Hypnotic Poison” elixir
● Frederik Malle “Musc Ravegeur”
● Maison Margiela [Replica] “By the Fireplace”
to bed only 😉
● Nina Ricci “Deci Dela”
● Micallef “Vanille Orient”
● Cher “Unhinhibited”
● Dior “Diorling”
…. oh, forget it 😔
Too many …….
Oh well 🤷🏽♀️❓️
As I always say :
” So many fragrances ….
& so little time to experience them all ….
…. at least in ONE Lifetime ❓️
Can I get an “amen” ✋️ ❓️
🤭
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