#parfumerie

[cosmonautroger]

[parfumeux]

I went to my local Nordstrom one day to do a bit of personal research on designer cologne. My original goal was to familiarise myself with a vast array of different fragrances as it occurred to me that my impression of men’s colognes lacked any depth. I thought of them as all the same, having no real discernible qualities from one another other than what someone has described to me as— a barber shop sort of smell. I came away stepping over my ignorance and gaining a newfound appreciation for men’s colognes, but that’s a different story. Today, I wanted to talk about the special treat my nose indulged in when I came across the Tom Ford Kiosk. 

I’d like to start with Tobacco Vanille, as it was my first impression of the brand when I smelt it a while back. I was a blind buyer back then, and I came across a good deal on a coffret set that also included Soleil Blanc, Deep Cherry, and Oud Wood. Sadly, out of the four, I only ended up keeping Oud Wood, and regifting the others to friends and family as I found that they weren’t really to my tastes at the time. I remember my disappointment with Tobacco Vanille, finding it pungently sweet and nauseatingly cloying on my skin. I have the delicious misfortune of being a regular smoker, so I had this expectation that the scent would have an essence of smoke or perhaps something sharp to balance out those richer notes. Though this scent isn’t for me, I have a deep appreciation for what it perfectly achieves— an intimate Turkish smoker’s lounge with complimentary bite-sized hors d’oeuvres of sweet treats for their patrons. It’s a scent I can see myself returning to at a different point in the future, but as of right now, I’ll appreciate it on those who walk past. 

As for Vanilla Sex, which despite my critical opinion of the sickeningly sweet quality of Tobacco Vanille, I found Vanilla Sex’s burst of vanilla to be deliciously pleasant— a vanilla scent that would agree with any gourmand lover! However, I will say I think this fragrance lacks a certain depth compared to her siblings. I personally find that the bitter almond and the floral notes do a lovely job of balancing out the rich foundation compared to Tobacco Vanille, but despite it, it’s a very one-dimensional scent. What you see is what you get, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I would consider Vanilla Sex to be the bubbly, and charming little sister that folks dote and fawn over, whereas Tobacco Vanille is the try-hard, suave middle brother. 

Now, while I personally found Vanilla Sex to be comparatively more pleasant on first sniff, Vanille Fatale has a fascinating depth and complexity throughout the entirety of its wear. If Vanilla Sex is the little sister, and Tobacco Vanille is the younger brother, then Vanilla Fatale is the elegant and mature older sister. Vanille Fatale is the perfect blend of her sibling fragrances— sweet but not cloying, and well balanced by its bouquet of florals and side serving of fruits. The rum, myrrh, and saffron on top give her an air of sophistication that avoids being egregious thanks to the thoughtful bursts of citrus, and the barley, coffee, and plum in her heart beautifully carry that air of sophistication as it settles alongside the base. The vanilla and tobacco in its foundation are lovingly cradled by the mossy, sturdy mahogany and sensual suede, complimented by the patchouli, and brightened by the violet. A lovely fragrance through and through that had me tilting my head and beaming each time my nose came across a different note. 

Vanilla as a fragrance personality is notorious— beloved or belittled by those who come across it. Tom Ford’s olfactory range is unsurprising given their large arsenal of fragrances, but the noses behind each fragrance and the way they choose to interpret the impressions of a single note never ceases to amaze me. This scent journey reminded me that regardless of any aversion or preconceived notion I have towards a fragrance, I will at some point find an exception due to the vastness of the world of parfumerie, and it makes me absolutely giddy for all the new fragrances I’ll come across. 

[iliadicjasontodd-moving]

Jason Todd fragrances:

- After Every Ounce of Joy (Leaves My Body) by Chris Rusak

- it is perfection, read the description, I’m begging all of you

- Fighter by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

- Jasmine et Cigarette by État Libre d’Orange

- Incense Avignon and Incense Ouarzazate, both by Comme des Garçons

- Blood (Layering Note) by The Strange South

Strange indie scents are the most suitable for him honestly.

[cagaglalal]

wearing czernobog by black phoenix and i smell like... hmm i smell like a very large and well-groomed lumberjack butch in nineteenth century poland who is a baker by hobby and a noble by birth. kind of. or like a heavily powdered oracle in a room of bead curtains and ornate mirrors with sleepy eyes and dishonest intentions despite a pure heart. i make every perfume smell powdery tbf but there is something distinctly arboreal and foggy about this one... pretty sweet, mildly alcoholic/fermented, overall warm with a chilly edge running through it. like looking out the window of a wooden cabin in the very late autumn, feeling a slight draft & knowing the cold fog is pressing against the other side of the windowpane. am reading the haunting of hill house also <3

[lebn]

Parfum de Paris🌷

The Maison Goutal in the upscale Saint Germain, Paris, shop displays the brand's signature scents amidst the airy composition of Badminton Chinoiserie (the European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other East Asian artistic traditions, especially in the decorative arts), hand painted onto a brilliantly crisp ground of 12 carat White Gold gilded paper. 😱

[vogelmeister]

can’t explain it but same energy

okay Jaques 😭😭 why is this so funny

[mmarki1122-blog]

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[trucsdemec]

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[fragranticareviewers]

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[parfumeux]

The scent of the day is the first ever fragrance i’ve ever made which i’ve dubbed Fumée Douce— or sweet smoke. A sweet, smokey, boozey tobacco scent that I’m not satisfied with, but I feel shows a lot of promise. It’s very one dimensional to me, but I’m hoping to refine it soon!

Parfümerie is a new hobby of mine, and I’ve never really fathomed making my own scent, but lately I’ve been thinking of fragrance as an art form, and how scents are able to provoke guttural reactions and transport people into different worlds. I’m an art major entering my senior year at my university and I’ve had my final exhibition in mind lately so I was thinking of finding a way to incorporate scent into my work in addition to my visual media. But, it’s not enough for me to just find a fragrance that I feel would pair well with my art, I want to do things the hard way and make a scent of my own! So this is my first step in my journey.

I attended my first fragrance making workshop today at Portland’s Artemisia and the course gave each attendee over 50 absolus, oils and extraits to play with over the course of 2 hours. The first hour was dedicated to tutorial, and the final dedicated to experimentation. I could have spent hours tinkering on this. Playing with ingredients and concentrations, but I was strapped for time and any ingredient in addition to the 5 included in the starter package would be an added $10 💀

I learnt a lot in that workshop, and even more so afterwards with the research and notes I took. I’m not satisfied with this scent as I find it cloying and one dimensional. Though, I found that spraying it on my fingers after a smoke actually gave it a certain depth I was trying to achieve. It’s akin to TF’s Tobacco Vanille which unfortunately, is my least favourite of the tobacco based scents I’ve smelt. So afterwards, I took the time to research what made the other tobacco based fragrances I’ve enjoyed stand out to me, and the obvious answer (which I eventually came to find out in the middle of the creation process) was citrus— something tart or sharp to balance out the sweetness of tobacco and wine currant. So by the end, I was thinking to myself— What if i had bitter peach or a sour cherry or cranberry as a top note ? Or oud smoke rather than birch tar as the base? But unfortunately, even in a collection of over 100 extraits and absolus, there are still limitations to what is available to me so i can only wonder 😔

The workshop I attended has play and experiment sessions where you can spend any amount of time with 5 free scents with an added $10 for each scent you’d like to play with, and I fully intend on returning to fine tune this fragrance. I feel like this fragrance shows a lot of promise, and I hope to report back soon! 🫡

[iliadicjasontodd-moving]

i actually already detailed some of this here but! Batmanesque fragrances include:

- Poivre Noir by Serge Lutens

- Musc Khublai Khan by Serge Lutens

- those top two are layered. which i detailed in the last parfum post for those of you who have done the reading.

- Opium by Yves-Saint Laurent

-for sex and dates.

- Magnificent Black by Zara

- La Haine by Moth and Rabbit’

- This is the Bruce Wayne essence, second only to the Serge Lutens combo.

- Vetiver Pour Homme by Issey Miyake

[cagaglalal]

WHO wants to follow me on fragrantica. @briarhips do you want to follow me on fragrantica. where are my perfume mutuals... please. perfume bottle emoji perfume bottle emoji beautiful woman emoji.

[lilias42]

J'ai choisi mon starter ! Entre le crocodile de la Seine, le cochon puis sanglier gaulois et les fleurs et parfumerie française, mon coeur va à Germignon !

(bon, en vrai, je choisit toujours mon starter selon leur forme finale mais, ça va être dur de détrôner Méganium, sauf s'ils loupent vraiment sa méga / évolution régionale ^^')

[girderednerve]

i got the "blood box" from heretic parfum & i really truly dk anything about perfume but here are my notes!!

i am aware that real perfumeheads say that you must wear a perfume for a while to notice how it works on your particular body & i have not done that yet so really this is just me trying to figure out how to describe smells & not especially succeeding <3

blood cedar. okay just getting this out of the way none of these perfumes actually smell like blood at all to me (maybe they would wear into it? i am not sure they were going for that anyway?). i was confident that i would like this one because i really like woody scents as a rule & i do like it a lot! its woodiness is clear, sharp, & warm, split wood or a church pew rather than a forest, to me; it had a sense of dimension that i really liked. i want to wear it everywhere

dragon's blood. they describe this as "leathery and mysterious," and i did not at all get a leatheriness but i suspect that much like e.g. coffee tasting notes this word is contextual jargon & has nothing to do with my memories of scrubbing grubby lesson saddles (&c.). anyway! i did get mysterious, in the sense that i am not exactly sure how to describe this smell & i did not immediately care for it. it was quieter, less assertive & imposing than i expected. it reminded me a bit (sorry) of the credits tone at the beginning of the vampire show: dense & building; it quits just before it gets grating, but it is clearly on its way there. it might wear in an interesting way

blood orange. this is described as very light & floral, which i did not expect to like, but i immediately liked it a great deal. i am not sure i want to wear it most of the time? often i am spritzing on a scent that i like which is just for me & i find it affirming to have one which reads as masculinish because i am usually taken to be decisively feminine & don't like it. anyway!! the citrus is bright but not sharp; the floral sweetness is very raw to me, not especially culinary & definitely not jammy or marmalade-like. citrus scents can feel extremely artificial to me & bad ones remind me immediately of the soarin' ride at disney, in which one sits in a goofball simulator thing & gets wiggled around in the air in front of a big screen & at one point blasted with cheap citrus fragrance (because you are "soarin'" over the orange groves, you see! #oldflorida!!!). digression. anyway i want to call this scent vivacious; she has places to be & she is glad to be going there

[trahoalai]

yknow that cartoon where the lady forgets to pay a bill so she gets sent to hell, but then she comes back as a skeleton and her niece is like wtf!!!!!!! and she goes "dw Im back bc I forgot to bring my purse w/me 😘" I cant even blame her bc thats how Im gonna be if I ever get my hands on this perfume