Hey there ULGers, I have this perfume in my collection, Stash Unspoken. It’s not niche leaning, pushes zero boundaries and does not make me swoon with rapture every time I spritz it. So you’d think I would ignore it and wear other more interesting things, right? Nope. It gets the spritz way more often than many of my super amazing, eye rollingly gorgeous, weird and wonderful bottles. I have a theory, probably we have talked about this before. Sorry if it’s old news. While the boundary pushing elixirs are fabulous, fun to write about, share with perfumista buddies and swoon over; what I really want in my day to day life is to smell good. Simple, easy to waft, pretty and friendly fragrances that don’t overtake my mind with rapture in the midst of doing my daily whatever. I also love that it was relatively inexpensive. So if I get really busy or distracted and totally ignore it then so what?
Stash Unspoken by Sarah Jessica Parker 2017
Parfumo gives these featured accords:
Top: Quince, Pink pepper
Heart: Honeysuckle, Peony, Wisteria
Base: Musk, Sandalwood, Tonka bean, Frankincense
Quince? I dunno. Maybe if you squint your nose, from a distance, backwards with a following breeze. It’s kind of fruity, a cross between fig and citrus so it could be quince and the zingy pink pepper berry gives it a lift.
None of the amorphous bouquet heart really seem to match the notes list at all, maybe some fruity rose. Maybe honeysuckle.
The base is a pretty, nondescript waft of sweet-ish woodsy nothings that don’t really have definition as notes.
Sounds like crap? It’s not. Well, not for me anyway. Stash Unspoken is so easy going and stress free. It got a really bad rap when released because the original Stash was so damn good. After that high bar everyone was expecting more fabulosity and what we got was something tame and friendly.
Well, stuff the haters, I really love Stash Unspoken and while wearing it last week noticed how empty my bottle is. So I jumped on FragranceNet (not affiliated) and bought a new one. 50ml for under US$20.
Are you a lover, hater or meh-er on Stash Unspoken?
Portia xx
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I own it & should wear it more. Same with Prive.
I am so over wearing “challenging” fragrances. If I wanted to smell of barnyard I’d have gone to agricultural college!
Smelling good is my motto & if that comes at the cost of £12.99 for 100mls what’s not to love?
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Heya Alityke,
We never got Prive in the shops here. Is it good?
Portia xx
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Prive is in the same family as Chance Eau Tendre. Opens fruity then herbal orange blossom & ends nicely woody. It’s Quince again so related to Unspoken.
I have never seen either in UK shops. They were both blind punts for pennies from Perfume-Click.
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Ah! Sounds very nice.
I may have to blind punt myself.
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I actually prefer Prive, it’s not a whole lot different but just a little fluffier.
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SOLD! Blind buy happening now!
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I bought a bottle after you talked about it, maybe on Perfume Posse? Anyhow, I enjoy it as well. The original Stash is in my all-time top 10 and a huge sentimental favorite (I wore it every week of my son’s senior year football season which culminated in a state championship, perhaps the most fun we have had as parents thus far). But the Unspoken version is pretty, easy to wear and more suitable for the hot weather than the original. Plus it was, in perfume math, almost free!
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LOVE this story of the original Stash MMKinPA. What a fabulous scent memory it must be.
Perfume math is real.
Portia xx
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Stash Unspoken sounds very nice! I need to order a bottle on fragrancenet myself. I have a few cheapie loves like Jessica Simpson Fancy and E. Arden original 5th Avenue, and Stash Unspoken needs to join the party.
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Ooohhhh! I tried 5th Avenue Royale when it was around, oudhy booze riddled leather. By the time I went to buy it they’d DCd it.
Portia xx
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I don’t know this one but the bottle is pretty, and it sounds more of a crowd pleaser than original Stash?
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Hey Vanessa,
I think it’s definitely more General Public than Stash. So easy to wear all times of year.
Portia xx
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Portia, I’m with you! We haven’t discussed it here, but yes, there are perfumes that are fun to talk/write about and there are perfumes that smell pleasant. I prefer to wear the latter ones.
I didn’t see this perfume anywhere when it was released, but it seems parfumista math free… Tempting.
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It really is perfume math free. I think it’s about US$15.
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