Rec me a perfume!

[lunabee34]

I think I'm going to ask for an order of perfume samples from Surrender to Chance for my birthday in a couple months, and I'm looking for some inspiration.

Rec me your favorite (non-BPAL) perfume. Or maybe tell me about a perfume you think is important that everyone ought to try. Or something that you've always wanted to try but never gotten the chance.

Thanks in advance, everyone!

Comments

[splix]

Ooh!

Some of my favorites, broken down by cold/warm weather:

Cold weather frags:

Avignon by Comme des Garcons
Messe di Minuit by Etro
Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens
Twilight by Sarah Jessica Parker
Eau Duelle by Diptyque
Paisley by Etro
Obsession by Calvin Klein
L'Origan by Coty
Tokyomilk Dark Bittersweet #83
Matins Calins by Comptoir sud Pacifique
Coco Noir by Chanel

Warm weather:
Covet by Sarah Jessica Parker
Vetiver by Diptyque
Jasmine Bergamot by L'Occitane
Elixir of Love by Caswell Massey
Cristalle by Chanel [actually smells a lot like Covet, so I'd just buy Covet and save a bundle]
Lalique by Lalique
Jessica McClintock by Jessica McClintock
Jardins de Bagatelle by Guerlain
Crabtree & Evelyn Eau Fraiche [discontinued *sob*]
Molton Brown Revitalizing AB&C eau fraiche
Penhaligon Ellenisia

I've always wanted to try Chanel Beige - I hear it's quiet but lovely. And I'm still looking for a perfect rose. I've tried Tea Rose by the Perfumer's Workshop, Demeter's, a Middle Eastern perfume I can't recall the brand name of, and Pacifica's Persian Rose and the Pacifica's the best so far but not quite there yet.

ETA: And I'm dying to get my hands on some unspoiled vintage Tuxedo by Ralph Lauren, Deneuve by Catherine Deneuve, and the original Colors by Benetton fragrance for women. They reformulated it and it doesn't smell at ALL like the original. :(

[dejla]

I HATE it when they discontinue perfumes I love.

My mother, when I was very young, used to swear that when she really liked something and bought it frequently, that someone followed her around to find out what she liked and discontinue it.

[lunabee34]

Ha! I have that feeling about TV shows.

[splix]

Oh, that is the most annoying feeling. I concur with your mother in regard to lipstick. Vexing. -_-

[lunabee34]

Chanel Beige is really nice. Here's my review of it:

Beige was a wonderful surprise. It's a white floral, so I assumed it would be an instant back-button. Notes include hawthorn, frangipani, freesia, and honey accords. It's glorious, though. For the first ten minutes, it skirts the edge of possibly becoming too cloying or too sweet. But after that initial ten minutes, it settles into something a little spicy and a little floral that is just beautiful. It smells awful on Emma. It goes way too sweet on her; it's the caricature of a white floral on her skin chemistry. But it is divine on me. Tony Stark gives Pepper Potts a bottle of this for Christmas every year, and even though I do not think the scent comes in this kind of bottle, I imagine it has one of those sexy glass stoppers that slides along her throat and between her breasts. *happy sigh*

Now I get to go look up all the things you listed here and see what looks good! Thank you.

[splix]

Lovely review! Many thanks!

[lunabee34]

The Comme de Garcons Incense series is already on my list. I love Black. It's so divine. I should see if Surrender to Chance does a sampler pack of that series.

I added a bunch of these to my list, mostly the cold weather ones. I really don't like jasmine, and I have to avoid anything too floral as it bothers my husband. I wish I had a rose rec for you, but for that reason, I don't.

Thank you so much!

[splix]

I think probably re. the warm weather ones, the Vetiver and Molton Brown would suit you best as they're not flowery. Good luck!

[lunabee34]

I adore vetiver. It's my favorite single note.

We used to live somewhere with a boutique that carried Molton Brown, and I remember really liking some of their shower gel scents. That was before I got into perfume.