I remember that I promised to share more details on the operation “Moms’ Evacuation,” but I’m still dealing with too much to finish the story – I will. Meanwhile, let’s talk perfumes – shall we?
Saturday Question #106:
What Spring Perfumes Do You Look Forward To Wearing?
I know that it’s not Spring yet in many places. But it is getting warmer, and you can feel at least a promise of Spring. Unless you’re in the different hemisphere – then you’ll have to wait a little bit longer.
Are there any perfumes that you rarely wear in different seasons but enjoy wearing specifically in Spring?
My Answer
Our weather suddenly went haywire: it was quite warm for the last week or so (21C/69F), so we were in our Spring already; tomorrow it promises to be much cooler (13C/56F); and by Tuesday they promise almost summer (24C/76F). I was preoccupied with… life, so I missed the change of the season. And now suddenly I realized that I might not get that much time to wear all those perfumes that I love wearing specifically in Spring.
Chanel No 19 extrait and EdT – both are Spring perfume for me. I can wear them all-year-round but usually don’t.
Guerlain Chamade extrait is also one of those that I prefer wearing that time of the year.
Sonoma Scent Studio Wood Violet smells great on my skin in Spring, and I almost dislike it in all other seasons.
Undina's Looking Glass 
I really look forward to wearing my Spring perfumes
I wore Chamade extrait yesterday in the beautiful cigarette case. I’ve also been wearing Diroella a lot. Soon ill be spraying Chanel 19 parfum/edt and Dryad by Papillon. I love green perfumes.
It’s going to get up to 18C/64F here on Tuesday which is warm for us at this time of year.
I hope things calm down for you soon.
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I am glad to read you are wearing perfumes again. I am too.
Maybe I shouldn’t ask this here, and if not, please ignore, but is CQ oke? Maybe she is having a long time off social media?
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Thanks Hamamelis,
Green spring perfumes have really helped me wear fragrance more regularly.
Hope all is well with you.
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I have had a very difficult time, on all levels. But I am getting better. Thank you for asking. I hope you are as oke as you can be.
You don’t have my mailaddress I think? Is there a way I can contact you? If not, ignore again, all oke.
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I’m really sorry it’s been so tough for you. I hope things improve soon. I don’t have your email but you can contact me via insta @abottledrose or email me abottledrose at Gmail dot com
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I see her retweeting no more or less frequently than before.
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Diorella! Of course! Love this one as well!
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Love your pic, dear Undina. We’re heading for autumn/fall here in Johannesburg, but as the city generally has warm weather during the day in the cooler months, I still wear sunshine-y scents.
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I almost envy you: I prefer winter perfumes :)
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I wore Chamade yesterday.
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Perfect!
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I have a bunch of perfumes that I associate with spring – Goutal Grand Amour and La Violette, Apres l’Ondee, Hiris, Iris Rebelle, SSS Wood Violet and Voile de Violette. Everything violet and iris comes out, and some of the lighter roses may get a turn.
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I agree! Iris perfumes fit perfectly. I will wear Hiris as well.
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The perfume I only wear in Spring is Annick Goutal Eau de Camille. The other ones I wear often but especially in Spring…Mito and no 19, and Moon Bloom.
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If I had Mito, I would have also worn it in Spring! :)
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Diorissimo, Ostara, Jour d’Hermes, Brin de Reglisse, Apres l’Ondee and Vilhelm A Lilac a Day are the ones that I usually wear only in springtime unless I crave for any of them on a particular day in a different season.
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What lovely choices!
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Diorissimo and Ostara are in my Spring wardrobe as well.
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Right now, I’m enjoying wearing my greenest perfumes: No. 19, Dryad, Silences, Cristalle, etc. Also the ones that evoke spring flowers, like Ostara, Chamade, JM’s Blue Hyacinth. Later in the spring is muguet season; as many of you know, I truly love my muguet fragrances and I own MANY of them. I have a couple of samples or decants of new ones, which I plan to review in May! Late spring is also when I lean toward iris scents, partly because that is when iris bloom in my garden and neighborhood. Tiffany & Co. and its flankers come to mind; also Laboratorio Olfattivo’s Nirmal. I also tend to wear 4160 Tuesdays’ Meet Me On The Corner more in the spring and into summer; it’s a citrusy chypre.
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It’s interesting, I also consider LotV perfumes as later Spring ones.
I need to wear Ostara soon! Such a sunny scent!
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Guerlain Muguet, SL Bas de Soie, Masque Milano Romanza, Dusita Cavatina and Bulgari Au Thé Bleu are on the list for this spring.
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I missed SL before they were repackaged (and I’m sure reformulated), so now before buying it, I need to try it again to see if I still like it.
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Hope you’re doing ok Undina and keeping body and soul together. Spring has definitely sprung here this week, lots of sun and blue skies, 14°C today. I don’t really wear perfume according to seasons. It depends on whatever I fancy on any given day. Had a day in Caleche Soie which could be kinda springy then veered off onto Tauer Amber Flush body oil today (suitable on my legs for yoga). No rules really.
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I’m trying to keep it together. I hope it will get easier one day (hopefully soon).
I don’t have strict rules when it comes to perfumes, but some of them just feel more appropriate for the weather or environment.
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Love Mimosa from Amouage. I decided to wear it today. It marks the beginning of spring in my perfume wardrobe. Its time to switch from the leathers and ambers for now.
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Oh! I should wear it! Thank you for the reminder! :)
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I’m starting to bring in the greens. No 19 EdT, Cristalle EdT, Sisley Eau de Campagne & Eau de Soir, AG Eau d’Hadrien, vintages of Miss Dior, Choc de Cardin & Givenchy III. Vintage & early 2000’s Diorellas will be out in a month or so.
When I want something “prettier” I’ll go for Floris Madonna of the Almonds, Aerin Lilac Path & Penhaligon’s Bluebell. Bluebell used to be green but it’s now warmer & more blossomy (and bosomy).
My reality is that I don’t rotate my fragrances but reach for what I fancy. I admit that as the sun gets higher I fancy greens
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Eau de Soir, Miss Dior (vintage) and Diorella are my favorites as well.
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I don’t think seasonally about perfumes, nor too much that perfumes are seasonal. But I like to read and think about how others do: lots of Chamade fans here. I’ve come to think of Tocadilly and Champs Elysees as perfumes that I revisit for Spring. Ostara and its beautiful package of course invite a Spring wearing, too.
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Champs Elysees is my Spring perfume, but it’s a late Spring for me (because of linden).
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I haven’t been choosing perfumes by season, although I suppose I start gravitating toward florals as the temps get warmer. This past week I’ve still been wearing heavier scents than I normally do, namely Maison Crivelli Hibiscus Mahajad and Hiram Green Hyde, mostly to use up those samples. They’ve also been kind of an olfactory equivalent to the increased amount of work that’s been piled over me. Reading this thread has inspired me to start wearing more green perfumes.
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We’re a really useful bunch: we share our habits and neuroses ;)
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Love my spring perfumes, but the spring feels too short to wear them all… Loads of lilac perfumes, and some lotv. Jean Patou Vacance, chamade, parure, lillia bella, Angelique lilas, jo malone white lilac and rhubarb, diorissimo…. I’m sure there are more. Most of these only work on warm sunny spring days, and usually there aren’t too many of those.
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Usually, I wear lilac perfumes in April. And yes, Spring is too short for all spring perfumes even here. :)
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Lilac, yes!
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In spring i like to wear Covet, Scherrer EdT, No19 and Niki de Saint Phalle. Plus a bunch of other chypres from my collection.I am not so much of an amber person, so even in winter i depend more on darker chypres, vanilla or incense scents.
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I like ambers, but as soon as it gets a little warmer those “winter” scents just don’t smell right.
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I see there’s lots of love for Chamade for spring. I need to add it to my collection. I’ll be wearing some mimosa scents, Jo Malone’s Mimosa & Cardamom is a spring favorite, and Swan Princess, along with some of my iris fragrances. I’ve been wearing Christian Provenzano’s Iris d’Orient and my beloved McQueen My Queen. It’s very springlike, I think. Also wearing Van Cleef’s California Reverie with lovely orange blossom.
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Yes, mimosa perfumes are among my Spring favorites also. I will be wearing all of them.
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Hey Undina.
Glad it’s warming up for you.
There is SO MUCH spring perfume in this house, I never got to even half of it this year.
What did get wear was
Serge Lutens: Vetiver Oriental, Bas de Soie and Santal Blanc
CHANEL: No 18, 1957 and Sycomore
DIOR: New Look1947, Granville and Gris Dior
Also a bunch of chypres like Piguet Futur, Niki de Saint Phalle, No 19, Silences and more.
Portia xx
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New Look! I totally forgot about it! I used to love it so much. Should wear it soon!
And I will wear your Niki.
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YAY on both counts Undina.
Portia xx
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Spring weather in Chicago is usually like an uncontrollable yoyo. Once it warms up a bit, I can’t wait to dive into something more fresh and green and retire the warm and wonderful for a while.
I would say my favorite spring go to is Trèfle Pur by Atelier Cologne. It’s such a pleasure to wear. I also love Cannabis Santal by Fresh. I enjoy the commentary I receive when people ask “What’s that amazing fragrance you’re wearing.” It’s always a humorous exchange.
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Trefle Pur was one of the two first AC perfumes that I bought for my vSO, and I still like it on him.
I can imagine those conversations! :)
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I guess that some people forget that cannabis is a plant, Undina. 😁
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:)
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It is supposed to snow here tomorrow but I have chosen to leave winter behind. Yesterday I cleared away all the winter scents off my perfume shelf and brought out the boxes of spring fragrances. I was so happy to see their beautiful pastel juice colors again. Go going forward, it will be citruses, beachy, ginger, fig, light florals, and green themed fragrances. A lot of Aqua Allegoria, L’Occitane, Dame, Jo Malone, Simone Andreoli, Ellis Brooklyn, Pacifica, Floral Street, Hilde Soliani, Ligne St. Barth, CSP, Lili Bermuda, and the like.
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And also Zoologist–the original Dragonfly is a top fave for Spring, and the new Cow is an enjoyable wear.
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I have so many Jo Malone perfumes – it’s perfect time to wear them. And I should have a couple of AA minis. That will be a good set for a couple of weeks.
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I am glad you are taking some comfort from perfumes, though I know the situation is still horribly fraught and uncertain.
I was going to say Chamade in fact before I read the post itself! Ostara is a good choice though I don’t have it. I would love Mimosa pour Moi at this time, if I had that. I seem to have all the wrong perfumes. ;)
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