Right now I'm actually feeling very much in the mood for nice, warm fall fragrances with a hint of spice...and nice sweet winter fragrances, too. I know it seems appropriate for the season, but I'm still a ruthlessly fruity/fruity floral kind of girl, even in winter. (Last winter I wore my D&G L'Imperatrice almost nonstop during the coldest months of the year, which is okay but maybe not the absolute most appropriate choice for bitterly cold days with blowing snow...) Not a lot of those fragrances I described above have *really* done it for me in the past, and now that my sense of smell is maturing (and I'm in the mood), I'd like to revisit some of these fragrance families - woody, especially, but also warmer, spicier base notes (definitely in moderation). So I want to visit a few fragrances I'd like to smell.
Givenchy Poetry of a Winter FragranceThe one shown is called
Ange ou Démon Le Secret Santal d’Hiver, and Now Smell This describes it as "a fruity floral with sandalwood and gaiac wood." Fruity floral is a family I've been really fond of in the past, and right now I'm kind of being eaten alive with curiosity about woody notes after my girlfriend bought D&G Anthology #6, which has a nice, comforting woodiness at its base. I'd like to see how the two blend, and I'd like to see why they call this a winter fragrance. I'm excited to smell it.
Edit: A quote from Fragrantica: "The Poésie d’un Parfum d’Hiver collection reflects the magic of snowy landscapes: light blue sky, trees sprinkled with white captivating glitters, the magic of hot burning fireplaces...an imaginary journey into the heart of winter.
Ange ou Demon Le Secret Santal d’Hiver depicts the contrast of ice and heat of burning fireplaces with its notes of cranberries, Sambac jasmine, green tea, sandalwood and Guaiac wood."
Clinique SimplyI've blogged about Clinique Simply before in this blog (my first entry if I remember right...) but never in any detail. Detail is a little difficult, because...Clinique discontinued it! Clinique Simply is nothing if not a sweet fragrance - the soy milk flowing its way through the composition is its signature note, the thing everyone always notices first (and, from what I can tell as a novice perfume lover, a fairly uncommon note for a perfumer to use). Smoky woods also linger in the fragrance, making the combination of those two a strongly winter fragrance, one that is really comforting to some (and cloyingly sweet to others that can't stand the buttery soy milk smell). Supposedly, though, the perfume wears well...it fades into one's skin nicely but stays with you all day to comfort you. It's also alarmingly unique according to just about everyone, whether they love it or hate it - according to
Fragrantica, instead of using the traditional top, middle, and base note system, "designer Raymond Matts developed a composition on three equally represented lines: clarity, comfort and intimacy." Since they discontinued it, I'm sorely tempted to buy a really cheap sample on ebay so I can sit down with it and really see how I feel about it. I smelled it once after its debut in 2004, and despite the chilly weather and the coming Christmas season, my friend, shopping with me at the time, shook her head firmly. No-no. I think I'd like to try it again, this time judging with a slightly more trained sense of smell.
I hope Lindsay doesn't mind me taking a list to Nordstrom when she comes up to visit in a few weeks...there seems to be a lot I'd like to try out this season.
Givenchy Poetry of a Winter Fragrance
