Help me find a perfume?

[PerfumeToLove]

I'm looking for a new perfume. My reason for not posting on the big perfume thread is that they are very knowledgeable, whereas I don't know what I am talking about .

As I am allergic to fish and shellfish I steer towards vegetarian perfumes, it's not a principled stance. Some of the ingredients in high street perfumes give me a migraine, I like Chanel Coco, sadly it induces a migraine.

I don't like the smell of magnolia, I don't think I like honeysuckle and jasmine can smell meh when it is blended with certain other fragrances. I like fruit fragrances individually, I'm not looking for a fruit punch smell, I particularly like pear, fig, peach, orange and others.
I don't like the smell of oud/aoud.

My favourite perfume ever was Aveda's Shampure when it was sold as a perfume oil. The EDT version is not even close.

I'd like an EDP. Florals I would especially like a perfume centered around Ylang Ylang, something spicy, musky and sensual. Heady without being headachey.

Also I like rose, particularly old English rose or Turkish rose, lavender, frangipani, violet, sweet pea. I could go on naming flowers I like. In particular I prefer a blend of complimentary floral fragrances, around a central fragrance, preferably Ylang Ylang.

Recently I have noticed a move towards overwhelming amber and vanilla fragrances. Everything seems to be amber or vanilla!
I like them both as part of a blend. If I only wanted one or another I would buy them as an individual fragrance, or one with few added notes.

Years ago I liked Obsession, Samsara, Poison and others, th

Off the top of my head I can't think
I'm not sure what else I should mention.
Please ask if I need to clarify.

Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

I used to like Si but then started to find it a bit too cloying and sweet.

The Hermes one looks promising @AntonFeckoff thank you.
It doesn't have to be vegetarian necessarily, it's fish that I'm allergic to.

@Definitelynotme2022 Floral Street perfumes don't last on me, if they smell at all.

Rituals Fleur de l'Himalaya - has wild Orchid and Himalayan Peony.

A drop d'issey

It sounds like ordering blind might not work for you so I’d look at places that do sample sets so you can try before you buy? Particularly if you’re looking at spending a bit of money!

Juliette has a gun
Penhaligons
Aqua di Parma
Malin + Goetz
Kayali
Maison Margiela
Jo Malone

You can also order from fragrance samples https://www.fragrancesamplesuk.com/

And scent samples https://www.scentsamples.uk.com/

I'm a vegetarian who is really allergic to shellfish, but I must admit it's never occurred to me to worry about perfumes containing an allergen I'll react to. Nor have I ever thought about whether perfumes might not be vegetarian. The closest I've been would probably be the ethical concern about musks in vintage perfumes.

I think I've sampled somewhere between 800 and 900 perfumes and never had any kind of allergic reaction.

I hope you're able to find perfumes you love, OP.

I know nothing about perfumes, don't ever use them, never have, but came here to say that Aveda's Shampure is my favourite smell ever, and if it was sold as a perfume, I'd break the habit of a lifetime and wear it!!

Off the top of my head

Try one-off Liz Earle’s- I particularly like 100

Tbe Clean Reserve perfumes are nice sold at space nk

@NeitherKilnerNorMason there's a Pure-fume mist coming out soon with the same scent as Shampure. I think technically it's a hair mist but nothing to stop you misting that bad boy all over

I have NO sense of smell and miss it so much. I need someone to pick out a perfume for me but it's so personal I do t know if I would like it!

I love fig scents and wear Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier day to day. For going out I use Acqua Di Parma Fico di Amalfi.

I'm interested to see an Aveda fragrance mentioned. I don't know what Shampure smells like but I love the smell of the hair thickening tonic - does anyone know if they smell the same? I'd love a body spray of that scent.

@HolyMoly24 it is the old Pure-fume oil spray that I like.

Aveda did bring out a Shampure mist after they stopped making the Pure-fume. The Pure-fume was more like EDP, the mist was a weak EDT and really didn't smell great by comparison. My guess is that the new hair mist will be like the EDT.

@skilpadde I'm not a vegetarian and I don't need a perfume to be vegetarian. I have had allergic reactions to perfumes in the past and it is a horrible experience.

It sounds like you don’t like Aldehydes from your description of silver sharp smell… Chanel is well known for Aldehydes - it’s what made No 5 such a success

I think you need to get yourself a Perfume society discovery box and study their notes and see what it is you like/ dislike. This is the best way to find your perfect perfume. They’re cheap as chips - about £20-25 for a box of fragrant delights. Love the Perfume society

Link to Perfume society discovery box here:

https://perfumesociety.org/product-category/discovery-boxes/

I second Arran perfumes, I have Wild Gorse (coconutty) and Grapefruit (which dh has now claimed as his own!)

@NeitherKilnerNorMason yes, it's the Aveda Hair Tonic (Tonique) smell.
That's the one I'm looking for.

I'm ok with Chanel no 5 @LoadsToLose, I don't love it on me which is why I don't buy it, though I can wear it.