Perfume Chat Thread

[jblended]

I've learned a few things while playing with fragrances. One is that I love Kilian's L'Heure Verte but I'm very allergic to Indult's Tihota!
I also have discovered that I don't like coffee fragrances on me, but I adore anything with a fig note! Who knew?!
Does anyone have any fig fragrances to recommend?

Oh and side note: my covid anosmia appears to be pretty much gone. This exercise in retraining my senses has really worked for me.

 

[chowlover2]

I've learned a few things while playing with fragrances. One is that I love Kilian's L'Heure Verte but I'm very allergic to Indult's Tihota!
I also have discovered that I don't like coffee fragrances on me, but I adore anything with a fig note! Who knew?!
Does anyone have any fig fragrances to recommend?

Oh and side note: my covid anosmia appears to be pretty much gone. This exercise in retraining my senses has really worked for me.

I went thru a fig scents only this past spring, I will see what I bought and let you know tomorrow night. I did get Parfums de Nicolau Fig Tea,and also her Neroli as I am in a neroli cycle right now, and can’t find enough!

 

[jblended]

I went thru a fig scents only this past spring, I will see what I bought and let you know tomorrow night. I did get Parfums de Nicolau Fig Tea,and also her Neroli as I am in a neroli cycle right now, and can’t find enough!

Thank you very much!
And please take your time, I'm in no rush.

 

[ultravisitor]

Does anyone have any fig fragrances to recommend?

My favorite fig: Christian Dior Balade Sauvage. It really shines in the heat.

 

[jblended]

My favorite fig: Christian Dior Balade Sauvage. It really shines in the heat.

Perfect for summer, then! Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[chowlover2]

I've learned a few things while playing with fragrances. One is that I love Kilian's L'Heure Verte but I'm very allergic to Indult's Tihota!
I also have discovered that I don't like coffee fragrances on me, but I adore anything with a fig note! Who knew?!
Does anyone have any fig fragrances to recommend?

Oh and side note: my covid anosmia appears to be pretty much gone. This exercise in retraining my senses has really worked for me.

Diptyque makes a fig which many see as the standard for fig fragrances. I bought Laura Mercier's fresh fig and quite like it. I scored a partial bottle of Zents Fig on Ebay, and am glad it was cheap. I can highly recommend Surrender to Chance and Lucky Scent as stores which have a great selection of samples at a reasonable price. I will pick a note and then look for those items on Ebay. Sometimes you can pick up partial bottles cheap and it's 50/50 whether it is a find or not. Also read Basenotes or Fragrantika for reviews of any and everything. I think the other keeper fig fragrance was the Nicolai Fig Tea I alsoo tried a Jo Malone in the spring which was a very limited edition that came and went quickly. More will come to me. Right now I am on a Neroli binge. I will write when I think of more.

 

[jblended]

Diptyque makes a fig which many see as the standard for fig fragrances. I bought Laura Mercier's fresh fig and quite like it. I scored a partial bottle of Zents Fig on Ebay, and am glad it was cheap. I can highly recommend Surrender to Chance and Lucky Scent as stores which have a great selection of samples at a reasonable price. I will pick a note and then look for those items on Ebay. Sometimes you can pick up partial bottles cheap and it's 50/50 whether it is a find or not. Also read Basenotes or Fragrantika for reviews of any and everything. I think the other keeper fig fragrance was the Nicolai Fig Tea I alsoo tried a Jo Malone in the spring which was a very limited edition that came and went quickly. More will come to me. Right now I am on a Neroli binge. I will write when I think of more.

Thank you so much! The only one out of those you've listed that I have tired is Jo Malone's 'Fig and Lotus flower'. It was so lovely on my skin but disappeared within 15 mins!

I'll try to get some samples of these (and the Dior recommended by ultravisitor), and will browse online for a few more to try.
Thanks again and enjoy your Neroli sampling.

 

[chowlover2]

Thank you so much! The only one out of those you've listed that I have tired is Jo Malone's 'Fig and Lotus flower'. It was so lovely on my skin but disappeared within 15 mins!

I'll try to get some samples of these (and the Dior recommended by ultravisitor), and will browse online for a few more to try.
Thanks again and enjoy your Neroli sampling.

I have the same problem with Jo Malones fragrances. Zara makes great fragrances and they are cheap. I love lemon too, and got 3 on Ebay.

 

[jblended]

I have the same problem with Jo Malones fragrances.

Ah, good to know it's not just me!

Zara makes great fragrances and they are cheap. I love lemon too, and got 3 on Ebay.

Zara really is doing some lovely ones. I own Captivatingly Paris (which is a Jo Loves collab). I've also sampled Luminous Nectar and Fields at Nightfall- both were very nice and certainly great affordable options. If I still worked in an office, I'd definitely use Zara for a pleasant daily perfume.

I've had mixed results with citruses. Heeley's Yuzu smelled like a cleaning product on my skin , but Atelier Cologne smelled amazingly fresh and citrusy.

 

[JenJBS]

I've learned a few things while playing with fragrances. One is that I love Kilian's L'Heure Verte but I'm very allergic to Indult's Tihota!
I also have discovered that I don't like coffee fragrances on me, but I adore anything with a fig note! Who knew?!
Does anyone have any fig fragrances to recommend?

Oh and side note: my covid anosmia appears to be pretty much gone. This exercise in retraining my senses has really worked for me.

Here is a list of fragrances with a fig note in them.

Fig perfume ingredient, Fig fragrance and essential oils Ficus (fragrantica.com)

 

[JenJBS]

Meleg Perfumes created a perfume in support of Ukraine. They are doing a cologne to honor Pres. Zelensky, but it's only available for pre-order for now.

 

[Kimbashop]

I recently bought Guerlain Nahema while on a trip to Paris. It's very beautiful rose. On me, the notes that emerge are peach and hyacinth, sandlewood, and a bit of and patchouli on cooler days. While there, we experienced the heatwave, which made for interesting fragrance changes in this parfum. On hotter days I smelled mostly roses, peach, and sandlewood. Cooler days brought out the other notes for me. In all, beautiful. Girl of Fire is how Guerlain translates the name, but in Hebrew I think its meaning is closer to the meaning of soul, or breath. I think "Breath" is how I would describe it.

 

[JenJBS]

LuckyScent .com is having a sale this weekend, and I went a bit crazy. Got 15 samples... FUN15 is the code.


Samples of:
Dark - Akro
Absinthe Minded - Anka Kus
Creme de Cuir - BDK Parfums
Istanbul - Gallivant
Delicious Black Powder - Jousset Parfums
Fou d'Absinthe - L'Artisan Parfumeur
Beaute du Diable - Liquides Imaginaires
Cuir - Les Nombres d'Or - Mona di Orio
Suede de Suede - Mona di Orio
Drama Nuui - Pierre Guillaume Paris
Venom of Angel - Piotr Czarnecki
Anatolia Parfum - PRIN
Dulcis in Fundo - Profumum
Vanitas - Profumum
Chameleon - Zoologist

 

[chowlover2]

LuckyScent .com is having a sale this weekend, and I went a bit crazy. Got 15 samples... FUN15 is the code.


Samples of:
Dark - Akro
Absinthe Minded - Anka Kus
Creme de Cuir - BDK Parfums
Istanbul - Gallivant
Delicious Black Powder - Jousset Parfums
Fou d'Absinthe - L'Artisan Parfumeur
Beaute du Diable - Liquides Imaginaires
Cuir - Les Nombres d'Or - Mona di Orio
Suede de Suede - Mona di Orio
Drama Nuui - Pierre Guillaume Paris
Venom of Angel - Piotr Czarnecki
Anatolia Parfum - PRIN
Dulcis in Fundo - Profumum
Vanitas - Profumum
Chameleon - Zoologist

I was just picking out what samples I wanted-LOL!

 

[JenJBS]

I was just picking out what samples I wanted-LOL!

What did you end up with?