Aromascope

21 Comments

• 1. newproducts  |  November 9th, 2006 at 6:40 am

  For possible HG status, I have just two so far:

  Parfum Sacre
  Alamut

• 2. Lucy  |  November 9th, 2006 at 7:16 am

  For me, the definition of a holy grail perfume is one that I am looking for, to match what I am privately hoping for in a perfume, something that will capture the essence of deep violet (the color) with an uplifting top note element (undefined). From the desriptions I thought it might be Diamond Water by JAR, but tried it, and no, that’s not it, though very complex and interesting nontheless…

• 3. Judith  |  November 9th, 2006 at 7:34 am

  Oh, this is so difficult (particularly when I’ve only had one cup of coffee)! Off the top of my head:
  Guerlain Mitsouko
  Guerlain Jicky
  Caron Poivre
  Chanel Cuir de Russie
  Creed Angelique Encens
  FM Musc Ravageur
  SL Rose de Nuit
  SL Encens et Lavande
  SL Fumerie Turque
  Kolnisch Juchten
  Le Labo Patchouli
  L’Artisan Fleur d’Oranger
  Caron French CanCan, Tabac Blond
  JAR Golconda
  Ambre Narguile
  SMN Nostalgia

  Is that too many? I’m interested in the fact that, despite the fact that I do love every scent on your list, we have no overlaps. (Though I am loving my decant of CO more and more. . .

• 4. chaya ruchama  |  November 9th, 2006 at 7:42 am

  HG’s are tough to come by, my pet…
  On the right path, though, are the following:

  Mitsouko
  L’Heure Bleue
  Ambre Russe
  Tabarome
  Cuir Ottoman
  Ambre Sultan
  Feminite de Bois
  Un Santal de Mysore
  Tabac Blond
  Jolie Madame
  Bois Oriental
  Cabochard
  Iris Silver Mist
  Guet-Apens
  Sortilege
  Bel Ami
  Doblis
  Crepe de Chine
  Replique
  1000 de Patou
  Scandal
  My Sin

  We could go on ad infinitum, and probably will-
  But others need their turn, too..

  Love you !

• 5. Leopoldo  |  November 9th, 2006 at 8:04 am

  Because I know I’m never going to find ‘The One’, it has to be those I return to again and again, with love and a little booty shake of delight.

  and they are:
  l’Air du Desert Marocain (my amber of choice)
  Encens et Lavande
  Chergui
  Guerlain Vetiver
  Arabie

  how hard was that to stick to five? Ouch.

• 6. Leopoldo  |  November 9th, 2006 at 8:06 am

  …and how much do I now have to try Cuir Ottoman?

• 7. Marina  |  November 9th, 2006 at 8:16 am

  And the nominees are:

  L’Artisan Dzing
  Guerlain Guet-Apetns / Attrape-Coeur
  Guerlain Bois d’Armenie
  Shiseido Feminite du Bois
  Chanel Cuir de Russie and Bois des Iles
  Dior Miss Dior, Diorling
  Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan
  Malle Musc Ravageur and Therese

  And lots more that I am forgetting now because my brain needs more coffee at this hour.

• 8. Flor  |  November 9th, 2006 at 8:18 am

  I’m still searching, but here are the nominees:

  L’Heure Bleue
  Mitsouko
  Apres L’Ondee
  Iris Silver Mist
  Iris Poudre
  Chanel 19
  Cristalle
  Encens et Lavande
  Guet-Apens

  Just to name a few. Han’t tried Cuir Ottoman yet. But I will as soon as possible.

• 9. March  |  November 9th, 2006 at 8:43 am

  You guys are killing me. How can you do this in the a.m.?

  I can barely remember the names of my kids.

  I’ll check back later … until then, I’m borrowing Judith’s list, you can kick the Caron off there and put on Andy’s orris.

• 10. Elle  |  November 9th, 2006 at 9:12 am

  Does your blog cut off obnoxious commenters when their lists go on for far, far too long? Mine really could, but I’ll try to give you the severely edited version:
  Cuir de Russie
  Bois des Iles
  #19
  Mandarine Mandarin
  Bois et Fruits
  Fumerie Turque
  Iris Silver Mist
  Encens et Lavande
  Rose de Nuit
  MKK
  Diorling
  Miss Dior
  Dioressence
  Sous le Vent
  Guet-Apens
  Mitsouko
  Bois d’Armenie
  Chant d’Aromes
  En Avion
  Tabac Blond
  Poivre
  French Cancan
  Scandal
  Goldmund
  KJ
  Rive Gauche
  Givenchy lll
  Untitled #1
  CB Violet Empire
  Jalaine Vetiver….brutally cutting self off here…sigh.

• 11. Sara  |  November 9th, 2006 at 9:44 am

  these are the ones I’d call HGs!
  Mitsouko
  Chergui
  Rose de Nuit
  Tabac Blond
  Rumba
  Coco
  Opium
  JPG Classique
  Cuir Mauresque
  Shalimar

• 12. IrisLA  |  November 9th, 2006 at 11:33 am

  This is hard! The nominees are:
  Chanel Bois des Iles
  Guerlain Mitousko parfum
  Guerlain Shalimar parfum
  Mazzolari Alessandro
  L’Artisan La Chasse aux Papillons

• 13. Tom  |  November 9th, 2006 at 12:24 pm

  Well, the ones that I am grabbing if there’s a fire are
  MKK
  Rahat Loukoum
  Chene
  Borneo 1834
  CB I Hate Perfume Musk
  Kolnisch Juchten

  If I had the ultimate perfume “Sophie’s Choice” that is

• 14. violetnoir  |  November 9th, 2006 at 12:55 pm

  Shalimar parfum
  MItsouko
  POTL body cream
  Bois d’Iles parfum
  Carnal Flower
  Attrape Coeur
  Fracas
  Chaos
  1000
  Songes
  Cristalle
  Lipstick Rose

  Hugs!

• 15. Patty  |  November 9th, 2006 at 3:32 pm

  No can do… too many, but there are a few that are close:

  Caron Montaigne
  Caron Coup de Fouet
  SL IRis Silver Mist
  Gucci EDP
  Parfum de Merveilles
  Carnal Flower
  Ormonde
  Orris Noir

  um, how long can I go here?

  Vetiver Tonka
  Dzing
  PG Harmatan Noir

  Okay, i’ll stop there, these are the top of the HG list

• 16. greeneyes  |  November 9th, 2006 at 3:35 pm

  My list is short…too much I haven’t tried!

  Vol de Nuit
  Iris Poudre
  Orchidee Blanche
  Parfum de Therese
  SMN Citta di Kyoto

• 17. benvenuta  |  November 9th, 2006 at 9:18 pm

  It seems that I am really picky. I have only two: La Chasse aux Papillons and Parfum Sacre.

• 18. CindyN  |  November 9th, 2006 at 10:19 pm

  Here are my save from the peril of fire list:
  Attrape coeur
  Cuir Amethyste
  E. Duse
  Apres L’Ondee extrait
  Carnal Flower
  Songes
  Jasmin Full
  Isabey gardenia
  Chergui
  Fumerie Turque
  Ormonde Woman
  Organza Indecence
  Nuit de Noel
  PdN Number one

• 19. griff  |  November 10th, 2006 at 7:18 am

  Hmm, right now:
  La Chasse,
  Mure et Musc,
  Nuits de Noho,
  Perfect Love,
  White Moss,
  Fracas parfum,
  Marc Jacobs,
  Diorissimo,
  Fire Island

• 20. Ina  |  November 11th, 2006 at 11:19 pm

  Thanks, everyone, for your lists! Absolutely enjoyed reading them.

  Newproducts, I envy you for having just two candidates! Parfum Sacre is to die for, though.

  Lucy, I *adore* DIamond Water and can totally see it being a HG candidate.

  Judith, I could adopt quite a few from your list!

  Chaya, what a gorgeous list!!

  Leo, I’d do a booty shake of delight to Chergui! Oh, and you do need to try CO badly.

  Marina, I can barely forgive myself for omitting Musc Ravageur!

  Flor, I’ve really been enjoying Mitsouko parfum recently. Total HG material.

  March, you should know your HG candidates even if woken up in the middle of the night!! Tsk, tsk.

  Elle, I knew you’d have the longest list ever. But I forgive you – I can adopt your list easily myself.

  Sara, Cuir Mauresque is another HG material.

  Iris, I’ve recently tried vintage Shalimar parfum, and, oh, it is ever so gorgeous!

  Tom, MKK is so worth getting out of the fire, for sure.

  Robin, Carnal Flower would be my recent HG candidate, too.

  Patty, Orris Noir – yes! And I need to revisit Harmatan Noir.

  Greeneyes, I love your list! The shorter, the better, I think.

  Benvenuta, I bow to you.

  Cindy, Isabey Gardenia – but of course! So gorgeous and so pricey…

  Griff, lovely nominees! Diorissimo is so beautiful.

• 21. esprit libre  |  November 18th, 2006 at 7:56 pm

  Cuir de Russie *
  Iris Silver Mist
  Dioressence
  Sous le Vent
  Mitsouko **
  En Avion *
  Poivre *
  Fumerie Turque
  Clair de Musc
  Fleurs d ‘Oranger (Serge Lutens)
  Nuit de Noel **
  Chant d’Aromes**
  Musc Ravageur
  Le Parfum de Therese
  Santal de Mysore
  Seve Exquise ***
  Sous le Buis ***
  Biche dans l ‘Absinthe ***
  Nuit au Desert ***
  Nombre Noir ***

  * extrait de parfum
  ** extrait de parfum vintage
  *** discontinued