Perfume Log


The Afternoon of a Faun

Ralf Schwieger Etat Libre d'Orange 2012
23 Sep 2025 Sunny afternoon 1ml sample

I started having a shitty reaction to perfume, so have had to tone it down a bit. Otherwise I’ve been putting on a little bit of Azemour Les Orangers when I need something.

This is interesting! Pre-overanalysing I’m tempted to say it’s a combination of elements I don’t usually like so much. Powdery flowers, something fruity, something a bit warm like leather, but it’s also a bit grassy, maybe a little sour. Not sure if I like it so much, but I feel like I’d find an occasion to wear it. Would be a nice fit for a Sunny afternoon in the park.


lol someone on Basenotes described it as ‘smells like what might be left on a bed after the tryst of a dowager and a male escort’, and that’s probably about right—but maybe on a picnic blanket.


Sometimes I smell like vegetable stock, but when it’s spicy and grassy I like it.