Perfume Log


Divin'Enfant

Antoine Lie Etat Libre d'Orange 2006
03 Feb 2024 Night, home 1.5ml sample

Was worked up about the football, so put this on to calm me down. Big powerdery puff of baby oil. Was too strong when I went to bed, had to wash off a bit.


Bergamote 22

Daphné Bugey Le Labo 2006
02 Feb 2024 Afternoon 1.5ml sample

Clean citrus smell to start. I sprayed it on the inside of my elbows and the shirt I’m wearing still has Fig Extacy on it a bit, so cant really judge, they seem like a nice combo though. On my wrist it disappeared really quickly?

Spray again, juicey citrus, a bit lemony, a bit sweet orangey. Turns more like bitter lime, which is nice. I’ve never smelt a bergamot, just drank earl grey~ Smells a little bit like a cleaning spray I have~~~

Like the orange flower one it’s pretty simple, can’t see how it’s worth its price. But i guess its clearly the longest lasting of the citrus ones I’ve tried, especially as it’s just citrus, others go woody (etc).


Fleur d'Oranger 27

Françoise Caron Le Labo 2006
01 Feb 2024 Afternoon 1.5ml sample

Very floral. Never actually smelt orange flowers, now I think of it; reminds me of rose petals, jasmine. Orange leaves. Strong, slightly powdery.


Pink Heart V.6

Jacques Huclier,
Nisrine Bouazzaoui Grillié
Map Of The Heart 2017
31 Jan 2024 - - 1.5ml sample

First impression was of freshly pruned roses, cut stems. Goes powdery and more artificial. Gets warmer, vanilla, maybe sandalwood. There’s a nice touch of fruit. Smokey sandalwood later, still with rose.


Monsieur

Bruno Jovanovic Frédéric Malle 2015
30 Jan 2024 Late night, home 50ml bottle

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 maintained leather in a smoking room. I wonder what it’s be like with a caramely-whisky note…


Obsession Night for Men

? Calvin Klein 2005
29 Jan 2024 Late night, home 125ml bottle

I found a ⅔ full bottle of this at a job. Yuck bodywash smell at first, too sweet, but fresh, weird combo. A little later a mild fruitiness and patchouli, very sweet, bodywash smell still there. Bland. When dry there’s some musk and vanilla, there’s one smell in there I like, dunno how to describe it, almost tobacco.


Fig Extasy

? Mancera 2021
29 Jan 2024 - - 100ml bottle

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.

Bottle’s very bland. Always a fan of a magnetic lid, even if it’s covered in tacky gold paint.


Villa Sorento

Roxanne Kirkpatrick La Perla 2021
29 Jan 2024 - - 1.5ml sample

Starts with a strong lemon smell, but a very cleaning producty one. Gets powdery, a little bitter like citrus skin or candied peel, a bit perfumey, a bit fizzy. Gets more perfumey and old ladyy, I think this is neroli, it’s warm, but still background of cleaning products.

The sample came in a vial with no diffuser. I thought I would like this, but actually it sucks a bit.


Parisian Musc

Aurelien Guichard Matière Première 2019
27 Jan 2024 Warm afternoon 1.5ml sample

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.


White Sandalwood

François Merle-Baudoin Goldfield & Banks 2016
26 Jan 2024 Trying to watch a film ffs 2ml sample

Incense, mostly soap: sometimes soapy carwash, sometimes dog soap. Hideous.


Delina La Rosée

Quentin Bisch Parfums de Marly 2021
26 Jan 2024 Sunny day 1.5ml sample

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.