Hey all!

[a_lang_face]

Hey! I've been active on a couple of fragrance-related subreddits for a while now (my username on there is the same as here) and wanted to give Basenotes a shot.

I live in the midwestern US and have a huge love of classic perfumes. A minor goal of mine is to find a perfume I really like from every decade from the start of the 20th century to present day. So far I've fallen for L'Heure Bleue (though I really want to try vintage on this because I've heard that it's quite different), Shalimar, Joy, Cabochard, Equipage/Private Collection/No. 19 (impossible to choose), Coco, Fils de Dieu du riz et des agrumes, and No. 19 Poudre.

That leaves 1900s, 1940s, and 1990s. I've gone back and forth with Apres l'Ondee and Rochas Femme - brief love followed by ambivalence, you know how it goes - enjoyed brief samples of Chant d'Aromes and Bal a Versailles, and admired Angel at the mall without necessarily wanting to bring it into my life. Not looking for recommendations per se, just wanted to share where I'm at!

Shalimar is my favorite, especially in concentrations that really let the bergamot shine a light through the sweeter base notes. I have a vintage bottle of the EDC which just amazes me with how beautifully balanced and airy it is.

My favorite movie: L'Argent (1983), but I also have a lot of love for Billy Wilder and Samuel Fuller along with Bresson
Best movie I've seen recently: Vampyr (1932)
My favorite book: Titus Groan
Best I've read recently: The Kreutzer Sonata
Other art I love: the paintings of Felix Vallotton, Francois Boucher, & Van Gogh

 

[hednic]

Welcome to you a_lang_face! Enjoy your time here at Basenotes!

 

[JON RODGERS]

Welcome aboard, a_lang_face 🍻

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Welcome aboard a_lang_face! 🍺

 

[Ken_Russell]

Hey, welcome to Basenotes!

 

[Lyric82]

I used to be on Reddit, I deleted my account close to a year or so ago… but I lurk and I always look forward to reading your write ups. I remember you have written extensively on chypres. And where I am is that I do enjoy them as well, but some, not so much at first. For the longest time, Mitsouko didn’t appeal to me, but now it really does! I have found though that Amouage Jubilation 25 is a really good modern interpretation that doesn’t make me feel isolated in the modern world. But anyway, I enjoy reading your thoughts on fragrances, and have noticed that we sometimes share common ground.

Oh, I don’t mean to be unfair here, my name on Reddit was CalmDate. You probably don’t remember me, but on the off chance you do I didn’t want to be shrouded in mystery lol.

 

[JakeStiebs]

Welcome to 'Notes!

 

[a_lang_face]

I used to be on Reddit, I deleted my account close to a year or so ago… but I lurk and I always look forward to reading your write ups. I remember you have written extensively on chypres. And where I am is that I do enjoy them as well, but some, not so much at first. For the longest time, Mitsouko didn’t appeal to me, but now it really does! I have found though that Amouage Jubilation 25 is a really good modern interpretation that doesn’t make me feel isolated in the modern world. But anyway, I enjoy reading your thoughts on fragrances, and have noticed that we sometimes share common ground.

Oh, I don’t mean to be unfair here, my name on Reddit was CalmDate. You probably don’t remember me, but on the off chance you do I didn’t want to be shrouded in mystery lol.

Hey, nice to be recognized! Your username sounds familiar but I can't recall if we interacted. I plan to keep posting on reddit for the immediate future, at least while I get more of a feel for Basenotes... but it was getting frustrated to try to balance longer posts getting stuck in the Automod queue and potentially stymying discussion (because realistically, long posts can be off-putting to people on a busy subreddit), versus shorter and more open-ended posts not meeting engagement standards.

You know, even after my chypre deep dives I still feel like I'm trying to find my ideal fruity chypre! Jubilation 25 is too bold for me but I respect the artistry (and hats off to people who wear bold, tart, spicy chypres). And then the really lactonic ones mess with my head because I lose sight of the larger composition in the face of the sweeter/richer side. Still definitely have a lot to discover out there.

 

[Lyric82]

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Hey, nice to be recognized! Your username sounds familiar but I can't recall if we interacted. I plan to keep posting on reddit for the immediate future, at least while I get more of a feel for Basenotes... but it was getting frustrated to try to balance longer posts getting stuck in the Automod queue and potentially stymying discussion (because realistically, long posts can be off-putting to people on a busy subreddit), versus shorter and more open-ended posts not meeting engagement standards.

You know, even after my chypre deep dives I still feel like I'm trying to find my ideal fruity chypre! Jubilation 25 is too bold for me but I respect the artistry (and hats off to people who wear bold, tart, spicy chypres). And then the really lactonic ones mess with my head because I lose sight of the larger composition in the face of the sweeter/richer side. Still definitely have a lot to discover out there.

don’t think I’ve ever come across a lactonic chypre. Or maybe it’s just something that’s so far removed from what I know from a modern lactonic scent, that my brain doesn’t categorize these as lactonic chypres??? Do you have an example of one that you would say is that?

 

[a_lang_face]

Actually Mitsouko is a great example of what I mean by a lactonic chypre - the peach skin effect is created by lactones! It's a different though related sense of the word compared to lactonic as in "milky", if that's what you were thinking of.

There's a Bois de Jasmin article (this reply actually got stuck in mod limbo for a few days because I included a link originally lol) where she talks about lactones as a family of molecules spanning peaches, tuberose, and mozzarella... and I think I've read other sources talking about lactones as a component of pineapple and coconut. When I smell Mitsouko (specifically the EDP) I get an intense peach skin note, but it's done in a way that makes me understand how there could be a connection between peach skin and all those other things I mentioned as having lactones. It's luscious, rich without being heavy, and sort of has a "melts on the palate" feel, if that makes sense? Been a while since I got my nose on Mitsouko but it felt like it was opening a door to me where I could see this shared undercurrent between multiple different aromas & flavors.

 

[a_lang_face]

Actually Mitsouko is a great example of what I mean by a lactonic chypre - the peach skin effect is created by lactones! It's a different though related sense of the word compared to lactonic as in "milky", if that's what you were thinking of.

There's a Bois de Jasmin article (this reply actually got stuck in mod limbo for a few days because I included a link originally... I'm submitting it for the second time now) where she talks about lactones as a family of molecules spanning peaches, tuberose, and mozzarella... and I think I've read other sources talking about lactones as a component of pineapple and coconut. When I smell Mitsouko (specifically the EDP) I get an intense peach skin note, but it's done in a way that makes me understand how there could be a connection between peach skin and all those other things I mentioned as having lactones. It's luscious, rich without being heavy, and sort of has a "melts on the palate" feel, if that makes sense? Been a while since I got my nose on Mitsouko but it felt like it was opening a door to me where I could see this shared undercurrent between multiple different aromas & flavors.

 

[Adonna]

Welcome to Basenotes @a_lang_face . ☮️
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