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Iām really into fragrances. I have 30 bottles on my dresser as we speak. This is one of my main go-toās lately, a blend of citrus and almond and leather. I blind buy all my fragrances from Fragrancenet for the most part, usually basing my decisions off of reviews from Fragrantica which is like the perfume nerd mecha. I know ordering something without smelling it in person is a risk, but scared money never wins. Iāll usually buy anything that mentions the adjectives āmasculineā or āelegantā in the reviews, and this is just that. I donāt really jive with the āsignature scentā mindset, especially when outfits and seasons come into play. You mean to tell me you use one perfume bottle all year round? Thatās fine, but I hate you. Variety isnāt just a river in Egypt, ya know.
Dec 14, 2021
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Might be a bit of a hot take but Iāve never taken to the idea of a āsignature scentā. I donāt wear the same clothes all the time; why would I want to wear the same perfume?
That said, the perfume that most of the people who know what I smell like would associate with me, and the one I almost always reach for when I donāt know what else to wear, is Vettiveru by Comme des GarƧons. Itās part of their āCologneā line, three perfumes that highlight a particular note ā amber, citrus, or vetiver ā against a classic eau de cologne accord. (They reformulated it a few years ago so the official name is āVettiveru 2ā but they didnāt mess with the original too much.) Vettiveru starts out as a juicy, slightly woody/spicy citrus and dries down into one of the softest, most lovely vetivers ever. (I probably have more vetiver-forward perfumes in my collection than any other type, so the fact that this is my favorite is really saying something.) Even better, itās weirdly inexpensive for a niche perfume - less than $100 for a 125ml bottle, which is a lot of perfume. Iām in constant fear of it being discontinued and if I didnāt already have a couple of backup bottles squirreled away Iād be anxious that itās currently out of stock on Luckyscent. Worth hunting down - give it a try if you have the opportunity.
That said, the perfume that most of the people who know what I smell like would associate with me, and the one I almost always reach for when I donāt know what else to wear, is Vettiveru by Comme des GarƧons. Itās part of their āCologneā line, three perfumes that highlight a particular note ā amber, citrus, or vetiver ā against a classic eau de cologne accord. (They reformulated it a few years ago so the official name is āVettiveru 2ā but they didnāt mess with the original too much.) Vettiveru starts out as a juicy, slightly woody/spicy citrus and dries down into one of the softest, most lovely vetivers ever. (I probably have more vetiver-forward perfumes in my collection than any other type, so the fact that this is my favorite is really saying something.) Even better, itās weirdly inexpensive for a niche perfume - less than $100 for a 125ml bottle, which is a lot of perfume. Iām in constant fear of it being discontinued and if I didnāt already have a couple of backup bottles squirreled away Iād be anxious that itās currently out of stock on Luckyscent. Worth hunting down - give it a try if you have the opportunity.
Apr 8, 2024
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Although I have a pretty extensive perfume collection ā around 200 bottles, plus hundreds of samples and decants ā for the last several years I've only worn a handful of them on a regular basis. Lately I've found myself gravitating to older and vintage scents, particularly classic Guerlains (Jicky, Mitsouko, Shalimar) and Caron (Yatagan, Caron pour Homme). Often dismissed as "old lady perfumes" (which is both ageist and misogynist!) they're the best examples of perfumery as high art I know. There are decades-old vintage samples out there if you know where to look or get lucky at an estate sale, but even the contemporary reformulated versions are more interesting and intricate than 99% of what you'll find at Sephora or even a niche shop like Luckyscent. I'd much rather smell of something that would have been familiar to Proust (that would be Jicky, a spiced lavender-vanilla considered to be the first "modern" perfume and one that has been in continuous production since it was released in 1889) than Santal 33 or whatever Maison Francis Kurkdjian everyone else is wearing.
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On rare occasions being assaulted by sales associates with fragrance samples in department stores pays off. Balance between masculinity and femininity is key in fragrance selection for me, and Iāve been an amber aficionado for some time now, so this oneās my go-to these days.Ā Ā
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