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Lotus Avatar

Tonka Bean, sandalwood, ….. The more pure the extracts of the notes are, the better.. So while there are many notes I like to see, most of them require too much typing about to secure what they are. 😀 Depending on how and what notes are mixed with, certain notes can be easily rendered undetectable thus the extract and method is a necessity, origins included, for me to make this note worthy. Ha, pun. Yet the two I put first are generally in mostly everything I own or make to some degree or resolution. 🙂 <3

Kayra Avatar

tobacco & leather & rum (preferably buttered) & incense make scents seem so personal, so those.
pure vanilla note. not sugary, but earthy and lovely vanilla bean. so little perfumes have this, all are fake gourmand vanillas.
similarly, indolic and animalistic pure jasmine note without notes surrounding it that water it down.
blood orange makes an interesting combination with lots of notes.
white flowers like frangipani, combined with honey. honey in floral perfumes generally.
winter spices like nutmeg, ginger. and cumin, cumin smells so humanly.

Lotus Avatar

Woohoo!! You are speaking my language! Thank you so much! 😀 I couldn’t figure out how to explain this in less than a few novels.. AMEN! xo <3

Nirmal Sheikh Avatar

Hey, I have been a silent reader for a while now and I Love your blog
Especially questions of the day.

My fave notes are pink pepper, musk, Lilly of the valley, aqua(marine)and sandalwood

ilovemakeup Avatar

I love gardenia, lilac, rose and lavender. Sometimes those remind me of my grandma, so I wonder if wearing them in my 20’s is a good idea! I do love honeysuckle, too, which is a little more youthful but seems to be easy to wear too much of.

I also really like patchouli, especially in the winter time. For some reason I am not a fan of spicy fragrances that can be too heavy or musky. Usually those make me a little nauseated.

keg Avatar

There is nothing wrong with wearing “old fashioned” scents. They endure today because they can be timeless if complex notes are added. I’m not crazy about heavy scents either! Patchouli is wonderful-I love it mixed with citrus

Jaime Avatar

Ho wood, oakmoss, benzoin, good quality patchouli, vetiver, raspberry, pomegranate, neroli/orange blossom, osmanthus. I love bursts of citrus like clementine and lime, but they tend to burn out pretty quickly.

Sadra Avatar

Iris, suede, hawthorn, incense. Lately I’ve been drawn to heavy tuberose scents (By Kilian “Beyond Love” and Madonna’s “Truth or Dare”)

Erin Avatar

Cedar, Tonka, Vanilla, Oud, Tobacco, Labdanum, Black Currant, Incense, Leather, and Citrus. I love spices and some florals but they have to be done correctly. My favorite perfumes are BVLAGRI Black, Geurlain SDV, TF Tobacco Vanille, Eau D’ Italie PR, and Hermessence Osmanthus Yunnan. There are a lot of others I like but those are what I prefer to wear when I can 🙂

Amy Avatar

Coconut, vanilla (or better, vanilla orchid), tea, snow, incense, sandalwood… if there’s patchouli in it there has to also be a death note alongside to keep me from wanting it!

My biggest favorite is the red musk/red fruit family of scents that BPAL puts out occasionally. I can’t wear red musk until it’s aged a good long time, but then it is amazing!

Pteetsa Avatar

Jasmine, amber, citrus, sandalwood, rose, white musk, vanilla, patchouli (incredibly most of my favorite perfumes have patchouli notes, even though I can’t stand patchouli by itself!)

One of my favorite perfumes, Illamasqua Freak, has an unusual composition that I don’t think I’d like in any other perfume: Black Davana, Opium Flower, Belladonna, Poison Hemlock, Datura, Queen of the Night blossom, Frankincense, Oud, and Myrrh.

kellly Avatar

Labdanum, honey, woods, incense, patchouli.
Extra comment: my “get it off me!” note is musk. Although I’ve been very surprised in some blends that the musk is actually wearable, it’s generally a deal breaker for me.

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