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A perfume for this 'story'..

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Tsukiko · 24/10/2023 21:20

It will sound completely nuts but humour me Grin

This is fiction, just so you know:
I live on the edge of a vast forest. I am romantic yet brooding, and my days are usually spent playing the cello or the grand piano in a draughty turret in the westernmost wing of the house. I have long wavy hair and like to wear velvet, silk and soft leather. I am middle aged, slim and fancy myself riding on a wild boar through the forest with leaves in my hair. I like Leonora Carrington (the surrealist painter) and Renoir.
In the evening I sit by the glowing embers and read. I have company only on rare occasions, but it is special. I have 2 cats and a silly dog. I used to keep horses but they grew tired of my indolence and left.
My house is a castle, but I am skint. I am of indeterminate class and shudder at the thought of polite society.

What is my perfume??

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ferretface · 25/10/2023 07:29

Maison Crivelli Lys Solaberg
Perfumer H Ink

Trickofthetrade · 25/10/2023 07:32

Jo Malone. English Oak and Hazlenut.

Trickofthetrade · 25/10/2023 07:33

Hazelnut!

SpringMeadows · 25/10/2023 07:40

Opium. Or Youth dew.

TheClitterati · 25/10/2023 08:07

Mushroom Forest by Foras would be a great day scent for you.

foras.shop/products/mushroom-forest-50ml

TheClitterati · 25/10/2023 08:09

Feminite du Bois for after 5.

Petrine · 25/10/2023 08:18

Elizabeth Taylor Passion

a real beauty

ButDaddyILoveHim · 25/10/2023 08:25

Interested to see Dryad pop up here - on me it has an overpowering green sage note that I can't imagine fitting with your story. However, Papillon's Salome might!

Other suggestions:
Penhaligon - Artemisia
Guerlain - L'heure bleue
Molinard - Habanita
Miller Harris - L'air de rien
Comme des Garçons - Avignon

piscofrisco · 25/10/2023 08:29

You want Paperback by Demeter I think.

AutumIsOrange · 25/10/2023 08:35

Memoir D’une Odeur from Gucci (not a perfume house I usually like)

A beautiful, soft scent of camomile but with musky, woody and powdery almond notes. Underrated, underused and amazing. It smells like curling up in an armchair in a secret library at the back of the V&A whilst wearing velvet cord.

Not a scent you’d expect from a house that normally produces BIG perfumes.

Pigeon31 · 25/10/2023 13:18

Van Cleef and Arpels Moonlight Rose

Supersimkin2 · 25/10/2023 13:20

L’air de Rien

Tsukiko · 25/10/2023 13:23

So much more to explore here, thanks everyone!

I noticed the small Mitsouko seems to be out of stock, although I should try to visit and sample first.

Love the word 'petrichor', the scent of rain...I am very interested in the Rain Wood by Perfumer H, too, but so expensive.

I also LOVE Jane Birkin, so will look into that!

Off to google some more of these. I sometimes think the descriptions of perfumes are a work of art in themselves. So, so easy to fall in love with something prior to buying it!

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Watchthedoormat · 25/10/2023 13:28

Clinique Aromatics was my first thought.
I also keep being drawn to Chopard Madness when I think of your blurb.
Not sure if it's still available.

Milknosugarta · 25/10/2023 13:33

Guerlain Heritage or Paloma Picasso.

sadie42 · 25/10/2023 13:38

Riding a wild boar? You'll need something pungent.

CircleofWillis · 25/10/2023 22:52

L'artisan perfumeur - 'Mure and Musc'. It is perfect for absentminded meandering through the dusty wings of a manor house or moodily scraping away at an ancient cello.

Stoic123 · 25/10/2023 23:36

Sounds like Jo Malone Velvet Rose and Oud to me

https://www.jomalone.co.uk/product/25946/110452/colognes/velvet-rose-oud-cologne-intense?size=100ml

Mumoftwosweetboys · 26/10/2023 03:41

Hermes eau de Merveilles

HazardLights · 26/10/2023 03:52

Clinique Wrappings or L’eau D’Hiver.

Mitsouko smells like the inside of your mum’s handbag after a glamorous night at the opera in 1987 when you’re looking to see if she brought back any after dinner mints.

HazardLights · 26/10/2023 03:53

Also, I’m picturing the lady of shallot, sitting up surreptitiously, and glancing around before spraying herself quickly with a hidden bottle, and then lying back down in the boat again, with a hand at her brow.

Tsukiko · 28/10/2023 13:01

HazardLights · 26/10/2023 03:52

Clinique Wrappings or L’eau D’Hiver.

Mitsouko smells like the inside of your mum’s handbag after a glamorous night at the opera in 1987 when you’re looking to see if she brought back any after dinner mints.

This is so spookily accurate, although my dad was a Mario Lanza man Grin

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Cantonet · 28/10/2023 13:09

Clinique Wrappings - yes.
Although it's been unavailable for a while & I'm not sure whether it's been discontinued.
Pure Distance Antonia ( green) or Pure Distance White ( warm & so smooth) are other suggestions. Plus Perfumer H Gold - a spicy warm citrus.

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