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| Spending money on [[smell]]s is a new thing for me, but I'm really enjoying learning and smelling more things. | Spending money on [[smell]]s is a new thing for me, but I'm really enjoying learning and smelling more things. |
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| Currently added in the order I've smelt them. | I'm keeping a diary of fragrances at [[https://plog.ryliejamesthomas.net/|plog.ryliejamesthomas.net]], these are some of the standouts and some that means something to me. |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Jovan/Jovan-Musk-for-Men-7469.html|Jōvan Musk]]// ^ Murray Moscona ^ Jōvan | 30? ml | 1999? | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Jovan/Jovan-Musk-for-Men-7469.html|Jōvan Musk]]// ^ Murray Moscona ^ Jōvan | 1973 | |
| | I got this for a present when I was a young fella. I've always liked musky smells. Don't know where it went, can't actually remember what it smelt like. It's super cheap! ||||| | | I got this for a present when I was a young fella. I've always liked musky smells. Don't know where it went, can't actually remember what it smelt like. It's super cheap! |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Frederic-Malle/Monsieur-32590.html|Monsieur]]// ^ Bruno Jovanovic ^ Frédéric Malle | 50 ml | 2022 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Frederic-Malle/Monsieur-32590.html|Monsieur]]// ^ Bruno Jovanovic ^ Frédéric Malle | 2015 | |
| | Smells like a peaty [[whisky]]. Wintery, nighty. Very strong, I usually only spray a little bit, needs to settle before I go somewhere. I like it a lot, and it's what got me interested in fragrances. Feels intimate, not for parties. ||||| | | Smells like a peaty [[whisky]], almost like the ashes of a burned-down deli at the start. Wintery, nighty. Dry incencey, spicey, dark patchouli. Very strong, I usually only spray a little bit, needs to settle before I go somewhere. I like it a lot, and it's what got me interested in fragrances. Feels intimate, not for parties. Really sexy. My fave. Stays strong and dry, musky fullness, old well mainained leather in a smoking room. I wonder what it's be like with a caramely-whisky note… |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Diptyque/Tam-Dao-Eau-de-Toilette-3956.html|Tao Dao]]// ^ ? ^ Diptyque | 50 ml | 2023 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Diptyque/Tam-Dao-Eau-de-Toilette-3956.html|Tao Dao]]// ^ ? ^ Diptyque | 2013 | |
| | My partner has a bottle of this, and I like its cedary, sauna smell. Never tried it on myself. ||||| | | My partner has a bottle of this, and I like its cedary, sauna smell. Never tried it on myself. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Yves-Saint-Laurent/Libre-56077.html|Libre]]// ^ Anne Flipo, Carlos Benaim ^ Yves Saint Laurent | 30 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Yves-Saint-Laurent/Libre-56077.html|Libre]]// ^ Anne Flipo, Carlos Benaim ^ Yves Saint Laurent | 2019 | |
| | I put this on just because it was about and I wanted to wear something when I went for a walk. The initial smell is a bit artificial, but once it settles it has a nice sweetness that I enjoyed smelling on my shirt even the day after. ||||| | | I put this on just because it was about and I wanted to wear something when I went for a walk. The initial smell is a bit artificial, but once it settles it has a nice sweetness that I enjoyed smelling on my shirt even the day after. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Matiere-Premiere/Cologne-Cedrat-59059.html|Cologne Cédrat]]// ^ Aurélien Guichard ^ Matière Première | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/Wood-Infusion-47953.html|Wood Infusion]]// ^ ? ^ Goldfield & Banks | 2016 | |
| | Really beautiful lemon (citron, I guess—) smell when you first spray, but I think the lingering smell is a bit too perfumey for me. It does calm down and sweeten a little. ||||| | | Warm and smooth and a little citrusy, but not heavy. I think I really like patchouli? This is my first time smelling oud, I'm not actually sure which part of the smell it is. Has some of the same qualities I like from //Monsieur//, but not whisky-y; lighter and friendlier. When it settles it's still sweet (musky), with a very dry smokeyness that hits the back of my throat (is this the oud?). Considering buying this, but there're only 10ml and 100ml bottles...\\ Had another test and really didn't like the drydown. But another on a coll evening after a hot day and loved it again. Bought a 10ml bottle. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/Pacific-Rock-Moss-44120.html|Pacific Rock Moss]]// ^ Francois Merle-Baudoin ^ Goldfield & Banks | 2 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Xerjoff/Fiero-11802.html|Fiero]]// ^ Chris Maurice ^ Casamorati / Xerjoff | 2010 | |
| | Ew yuck. Definitely fresh smelling, but mostly it just smells like a fancy version of teenage boy shower gel. Is that what they mean by 'marine' smell? I hope not! Having to smell this on my clothes made me feel almost sick. ||||| | | Fresh, citrus, a little bit of that marine body wash smell but not too bad, later a warm sweetness that's woody and earthy-floral, a little femme and powdery, but still has that sharp freshness. It's nice. Like a nice afternoon outside drinking prosecco smell that settles down elegantly as the sun sets. Not something I would wear often, but I like it. Hopefully I don't have to go to another wedding in my life, but if I did I'd wear this. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/Wood-Infusion-47953.html|Wood Infusion]]// ^ ? ^ Goldfield & Banks | 2 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Diptyque/Philosykos-Eau-de-Toilette-72040.html|Philosykos]]// (EDT?) ^ Olivia Giacobetti ^ Diptyque | 2016 | |
| | Warm and smooth and a little citrusy, but not heavy. I think I really like patchouli? This is my first time smelling oud, I'm not actually sure which part of the smell it is. Has some of the same qualities I like from //Monsieur//, but not whisky-y; lighter and friendlier. When it settles it's still sweet (musky), with a very dry smokeyness that hits the back of my throat (is this the oud?). Considering buying this, but there're only 10ml and 100ml bottles... ||||| | | Smelt lot of things at Mecca today, this was what I went in to specifically try. Put some on my wrists and walked round for a bit. It's a very true-to-life fig tree smell and nothing else. Mostly I smelt leaves, but at times a creaminess and vanillayness that's not really for me. I love the smell of fig leaves, but on their own it's a bit boring in a perfume. If it wasn't so expensive it'd be a really nice hanging out at home smell, I enjoyed it a lot more in that context. There's one of those straightforward Demeter ones that's fig and those are cheap. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/Bohemian-Lime-60923.html|Bohemian Lime]]// ^ Givaudan ^ Goldfield & Banks | 2 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Etat-Libre-d-Orange/Divin-Enfant-4514.html|Divin'Enfant]]// ^ Antoine Lie ^ Etat Libre d'Orange | 2006 | |
| | I was looking forward to smelling this one, it's supposed to be like finger lime. But it's another one that smells strongly of shower gel after spraying (the only listed note this and //Pacific Rock Moss// have in common is a type of cedar). Aftershavey lime comes through once it settles. After a half hour it's a bit nicer and woodier, but still yuck. ||||| | | Felt like putting on something soft for bed. This is very powdery and sugary, kinda like a marshmellow. Fragrantica has coffee, leather, tobacco, tonka notes, but I haven't got them yet(?). I think I'll have nice dreams.\\ Reminds me of that Johnson's Baby Oil. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/Ingenious-Ginger-81895.html|Ingenious Ginger]]// ^ Hamid Merati-Kashani ^ Goldfield & Banks | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Miller-Harris/Powdered-Veil-51605.html|Powdered Veil]]// ^ Mathieu Nardin ^ Miller Harris | 2018 | |
| | I got sick of //Bohemian Lime//, so showered it off and put this on. Fizzy, powdery, sticky-sweet lolly smell. Very sweet, but a nice amount of wood and musk and patchouli underneath I think. I don't notice the citrus, and only a little ginger via its sharpness. Later it's still powdery, but more floral, kinda old-lady-y. My partner hates it, but I like smelling like lollies, so— ||||| | | Trying another pink powdery one for nighttime/sleeping. I don't quite know how to describe it. Like a sour floralyness, sweet and sugary and powdery, but yeah there's a sourness or citrus somewhere which is really interesting. Oh, I think it's smokiness, there's patchouli in the notes. I keep thinking 'it smells like a bee', but I don't know what that means. Only lasts a few hours. It's getting discontinued so is heavily discounted and very tempting...\\ Ended up buying a bottle. Smelling the diffuser reminds me of musk sticks. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/Desert-Rosewood-44119.html|Desert Rosewood]]// ^ Francois Merle-Baudoin ^ Goldfield & Banks | 2 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Matiere-Premiere/Parisian-Musc-59063.html|Parisian Musc]]// ^ Aurelien Guichard ^ Matière Première | 2019 | |
| | Smells of sandalwood (apparently rosewood) and strong, thick, powdery floral notes like lavender. I don't like it much, too much like incense in a hippy shop or drawer liners, but with a sparkly little sweetness underneath. But it was okay wearing this outside going to the shops when I didn't have to smell it much/often. I don't think I like lavender(/iris?) unless it's in the background tying other smells together. Five hours later the main smell is a creamy vanilla. ||||| | | Musky, a little powdery, very green and bitter like dandelion and freshly cut flower stems, gets more figleafy as it dries :) Later it's just vanilla, maybe a little caramel. The dandelion and fig was nice in a musk, just a little disappointed with plain vanilla, but it was pleasant. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Xerjoff/Fiero-11802.html|Fiero]]// ^ Chris Maurice ^ Casamorati / Xerjoff | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Mancera/Fig-Extasy-69859.html|Fig Extasy]]// ^ ? ^ Mancera | 2021 | |
| | Fresh, citrus, a little bit of that marine body wash smell but not too bad, later a warm sweetness that's woody and earthy-floral, a little femme and powdery, but still has that sharp freshness. It's nice. Like a nice afternoon outside drinking prosecco smell that settles down elegantly as the sun sets. Not something I would wear often, but I like it. Hopefully I don't have to go to another wedding in my life, but if I did I'd wear this. ||||| | | Blind bought this because it was figgy and on a big discount. Initially not super keen, pretty sweet, fig fruit, spicey, but it's a bigger smell than other figs I've tried, which I like. Later it has interesting woody smells, almost smokey floralness, warm, fig leaves. Gets smokier actually, bitter tobacco. About as much sandalwood incense as I can take, ie just a hint. Not Summery, more Autumn. Hmm maybe a real hot Summer evening outside would be good actually. fight fire with fire. It's not casual. Fig's still here.\\ Always a fan of a magnetic lid, even if it's covered in tacky gold paint. |||| |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Diptyque/Philosykos-Eau-de-Toilette-72040.html|Philosykos]]// (EDT?) ^ Olivia Giacobetti ^ Diptyque | - | 2024 | | |
| | Smelt lot of things at Mecca today, this was what I went in to specifically try. Put some on my wrists and walked round for a bit. It's a very true-to-life fig tree smell and nothing else. Mostly I smelt leaves, but at times a creaminess and vanillayness that's not really for me. I love the smell of fig leaves, but on their own it's a bit boring in a perfume. If it wasn't so expensive it'd be a really nice hanging out at home smell, I enjoyed it a lot more in that context. There's one of those straightforward Demeter ones that's fig and those are cheap. ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Etat-Libre-d-Orange/Divin-Enfant-4514.html|Divin'Enfant]]// ^ Antoine Lie ^ Etat Libre d'Orange | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Felt like putting on something soft for bed. This is very powdery and sugary, kinda like a marshmellow. Fragrantica has coffee, leather, tobacco, tonka notes, but I haven't got them yet(?). I think I'll have nice dreams. ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/BDK-Parfums/Citrus-Riviera-61925.html|Citrus Riviera]]// ^ Ralf Schwieger ^ BDK | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Zesty citrus, floral, later it's bodywashy and a little soapy, from a distance I smell musk. The citrus smell turns more clearly orange, which is nice. Nothing remarkable. ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Miller-Harris/Powdered-Veil-51605.html|Powdered Veil]]// ^ Mathieu Nardin ^ Miller Harris | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Trying another pink powdery one for nighttime/sleeping. I don't quite know how to describe it. Like a sour floralyness, sweet and sugary and powdery, but yeah there's a sourness or citrus somewhere which is really interesting. Oh, I think it's smokiness, there's patchouli in the notes. I keep thinking 'it smells like a bee', but I don't know what that means. Only lasts a few hours. It's getting discontinued so is heavily discounted and very tempting... ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Laboratorio-Olfattivo/Decou-Vert-19067.html|Décou-Vert]]// ^ David Maruitte ^ Laboratorio Olfattivo | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Powdery, floral, and fizzy, greener than the other ones like this I've tried. ALmost like lime cordial, but not actually like lime. Gets warmer and vanilla-muskier. ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Parfums-de-Marly/Delina-La-Rosee-64667.html|Delina La Rosée]]// ^ Quentin Bisch ^ Parfums de Marly | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Initially a sharp floral scent, fresh water, smells like a vase of freshly cut flowers as it dries, or a bath full of flowers and bubbles. A little citrus, maybe crisp, sugary fruit. Can imagine wearing for casual drinks, though maybe it's a bit too florist shop for me to wear often. Oh, now it's getting a little ambery. Want to try it layered with something orange. Getting soapy now, almost dishwashing liquid, sticks in the top-front of my mouth the same way D: Damn, I was enjoying that. ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Goldfield-Banks-Australia/White-Sandalwood-44121.html|White Sandalwood]]// ^ Francois Merle-Baudoin ^ Goldfield & Banks | 2 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Incense, mostly soap: sometimes soapy carwash, sometimes dog soap. Hideous. ||||| | |
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| ^ //[[https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Matiere-Premiere/Parisian-Musc-59063.html|Parisian Musc]]// ^ Aurelien Guichard ^ Matière Première | 1.5 ml | 2024 | | |
| | Musky, a little powdery, very green and bitter like dandelion and freshly cut flower stems, gets more figleafy as it dries :) Later it's just vanilla, maybe a little caramel. The dandelion and fig was nice in a musk, just a little disappointed with plain vanilla, but it was pleasant. ||||| | |
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