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Do You Have a Favorite [Secret] Fragrance?

By: Jacinta O’Halloran (View Profile)

In this month’s Scent Sommelier column, Jesse Rutherford shares her delicious discovery of Mistral’s new line of eau de parfum. While we may all have our favorite big-name fragrance designers, it’s often the small, lesser-known designers like Mistral that allow us the freedom to express our fragrance personalities. Do you have a secret fragrance designer? Are you a Chanel No. 5 girl or do you have a special and secret fragrance designer you love? Pray share your fragrance secrets!

 

 

08.21.2007 Report
Yeah "Addict" by Dior, Smells Excellent,or "Ralph"
08.21.2007 Report
Since my 20's (i'm 49 now), I appreciated the beautiful fragrance "Coco" by Chanel.

Recently i've been tracking down the retro fragrance "Chemere" - oh how i've wished i got cases. What started out 20 yrs ago for 4.99 is now $50+ ... when you can find it!

While still faithful to Coco, i've recently experienced found "Chance" (also by Chanel) and CASHMERE MIST For Women By DONNA KARAN. Both are a better choice for day wear ;)
A friend turned me on to Luckyscent.com and every so often I order random $3 samples. It's a fun and inexpensive way to discover a new scent and the sample sizes are perfect for travel. My favorite right now is L'infante (Chinese jasmine, peony, blackcurrant leaves, ivy, ambergris, vanilla, musk, tonka bean) made by Divine --- a small fragrance maker on the north coast of Brittany.
08.16.2007 Report
Vanilla and Amber mixed together. L'Occitane used to have my favorite two scents in a solid form, but for some reason they forgot to check with me first when they canceled these two scents. So now I try to find them used (weird, perhaps...but barely used) on eBay. I also found a little vial of Vanilla at Whole Foods which works between shipments.
08.16.2007 Report
I hate commercial perfumes because they make me instantly allergic. Very rarely, I'll use a very high-quality jasmine oil.
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