Perfume Recommendations - Looking for a perfume that smells like...

[fashionista-ta]

miu miu: Thank you for the link. I'm gonna check it out.
fashionista-ta: Really? I wonder which one.

It's Live. It was meant to smell like warm yellow cake, a baby's head, and a redcurrant candle. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Jennifer+Lopez-6317.html

Btw, I am wearing Pure Coffee on a tFS recommendation, and I love it ... it does smell like coffee, among other things.

 

[seanutbutter]

^ A coffee fragrance? I must know details!

 

[satin chic]

I love rose perfumes and in particular Paul Smith's Rose. But I want something a bit heavier and sexier - any recommendations?

Some suggestions:
Very Irrésistible by Givenchy
Les 4 Reines by L'Occitane
Rose Essentielle by Bulgari
The Rose Angel by Thierry Mugler
Rock'n'Rose by Valentino

 

[GannetGuts]

^^ Rock 'n' Rose is gorgeous and I'm not really a rose scented person.

 

[Navygreen]

Rock n' Rose is so... meh, a bit boring
Rose Essentielle smells like cough syrup
[just my humble opinion]
Try 'Stella' or 'Stella Rose Absolute' by Stella McCartney

 

[Platinum Blonde]

It's Live. It was meant to smell like warm yellow cake, a baby's head, and a redcurrant candle. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Jennifer+Lopez-6317.html

Btw, I am wearing Pure Coffee on a tFS recommendation, and I love it ... it does smell like coffee, among other things.

Thank you!

 

[Navygreen]

I'd like a perfume that smells like the sea, something "summery" anyway, any suggestions?
Has anyone tried the Comptoir Sud Pacifique scents?

 

[Navygreen]

I'd like a perfume that smells like the sea, something "summery" anyway, any suggestions?
Has anyone tried the Comptoir Sud Pacifique scents?

Bump

 

[tangerine]

I'd like a perfume that smells like the sea, something "summery" anyway, any suggestions?
Has anyone tried the Comptoir Sud Pacifique scents?

The closest thing I can think of is The Different Company's Sel de Vetiver; while it is predominantly a vetiver fragrance, there is a salty component reminiscent of seawater dried on skin. If you like vetiver you are likely to like this, I think.

A knowledgeable friend suggested Estée Lauder Beyond Paradise. He describes it as "aquatic floral." I have never smelled it myself, but I am guessing it shouldn't be too hard to find a sample.

I have no experience with Comptoir Sud Pacifique.

Let us know if you find something that satisfies!

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ A coffee fragrance? I must know details!

It's by Thierry Mugler, and it's under the Angel brand I believe--it's a men's fragrance. If you do a search, you should find the original discussion--Alejandro told me about it. I think he said other notes are tobacco & patchouli. It's quite nice ...

 

[seanutbutter]

^ Thank you for the information. Going by your description and others I've read, I'd love to smell it in person!

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Nordstrom's has samples ... if they have one near Alcatraz

 

[seanutbutter]

I'll have a sample sent to me by ferry.

 

[tangerine]

You might ask the ferry to bring you a sample of Bond No. 9 New Haarlem, as well; it is another coffee fragrance, with amber, cedar, lavendar and vanilla.

It costs about three times as much as the Mugler, though. I haven't tried either, yet, so can't say more than that.

 

[GannetGuts]

^^^^ Damnit, that's another I want to try and of course it's not available here. I don't like buying things without smelling them first (especially at Bond No. 9 prices).

 

[MissMagAddict]

Anyone have experience with Ineke Artisan Perfume from San Francisco? I saw their ad on tFS & thought about ordering the sample kit. They sell their perfumes in the US & overseas so I thought perhaps someone here might have used it.

 

[MissMagAddict]

Another fragrance w/a coffee note is Black Vetyver Café by Jo Malone. I love it & I know men wear it also...I love all Jo Malone's fragrances

Here's the description...

Born from Jo’s passion to create the perfect coffee note, Black Vetyver Café is a rich, sensual scent. The bitter character of the coffee bean is steeped in earthen notes of vetiver, temple incense and sequoia - one of the oldest and most awe-inspiring trees in the world.

 

[fashionista-ta]

You might ask the ferry to bring you a sample of Bond No. 9 New Haarlem, as well; it is another coffee fragrance, with amber, cedar, lavendar and vanilla.

It costs about three times as much as the Mugler, though. I haven't tried either, yet, so can't say more than that.

Sounds yummy ... this thread is actually doing the nearly-impossible, making me want to shop for fragrance

 

[pomo]

if you like incense, i can recommend "Cardinal" by "heeley paris"
its awesome and smelles like pure incense without anything.
i wonder why its more expensive than other perfumes. (80,- EUR)

 

[fashionista-ta]

Rock n' Rose is so... meh, a bit boring
Rose Essentielle smells like cough syrup
[just my humble opinion]
Try 'Stella' or 'Stella Rose Absolute' by Stella McCartney

Just what everyone wants I'm sure ... don't we all want to be reminded of good times in the infirmary

seanut, have you gotten a chance to try any of the coffee fragrances?