Weekend perfume sync June 2023 - June 2024

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

For Ken, I'd recommend giving Creed Baie de Genievre a try. It's a spicy aromatic with juniper berries, cloves, cinnamon, vetiver. Based on some of his choices in the wardrobe, I think it could work.

 

[Pheusinger]

Ever since you began posting that one I've been enchanted by the name. But....



...sounds like it's difficult to lay hands on!

Yes...technically the whole Hylnds line is discontinued. So tragic to like something that's supply is so scarce.

 

[Pheusinger]

And since @Pheusinger was next on the docket, I figured I'd dig through his wardrobe and see if I could find something in mine he might enjoy.

I'm going to recommend a few things from the sweeter side of your list:
- Mercedes Benz Club Black - A spicy "airy" vanilla that wears beautifully
- Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud and Shaghaf Oud Aswad - The sweeter side of the rose oud continuum. The gold bottle has a great saffron opening. The black bottle is rosier. The drydowns on both are lovely.

- Aaron Terence Hughes Homme - One of my favorite current iris scents. Recommended because I saw a couple irises in your collection.
- Misensir Mythique Vetiver - A beautiful vetiver with a lovely citrus top. Actually, this whole line is worth sniffing.

I must admit, you've read my tea leaves quite well and given me 4 intriguing ideas! Just what i need...4 more fragrances 🤣
But who am I kidding.

 

[CookBot]

Yes...technically the whole Hylnds line is discontinued. So tragic to like something that's supply is so scarce.

Yeah, I avoid even sampling them anymore. Who needs the heartbreak?

 

[Pheusinger]

Yeah, I avoid even sampling them anymore. Who needs the heartbreak?

Lol! Soooo true, so true.

 

[sagebrush]

Thought I was safe from this Big Pink Frilly Synch. Then I realised I have Etro Dianthus, so there is no excuse not to join you.

 

[yellowtone]

Indeed, no excuses!

June 10 & 11 Peony season Wear something big, pink and frilly

I currently have a beautiful bunch of peonies in my house, but they do not smell particularly great. In fact, they smell kind of stale, like faintly bad breath. As far as I know there are also sweet smelling kinds, but the ones I buy generally are not those.



I remember peony notes frequently showing up in the fruity florals of the noughties, but I don't actually have any scent that feature this note myself. What I do have is the extremely pink YSL Baby Doll, an early example of the fruity floral genre that was one of the 2 fragrances I wore for years, before I joined Basenotes and expanded my collection. I still have a bottle that I barely touch, but I'll break it out for this weekend. It's a bright pink rose, with lots of sharp grapefruit and some grenadine syrup. It's a wonderful fragrance that brings back memories.

 

[Ken_Russell]

Might have certain male/unisex floral scents available that could at least marginally (just enough to qualify) follow this note pattern and its specific style.

 

[sagebrush]

Penhaligon's did a scent called Peoneve, which I assume had a peony note (would else you call a scent something so odd ?). Never smelled it though. Discontinued but not that many years ago.

@Ken_Russell : will be interested to see your choices for this. There may be something obvious I have missed.

Vintage Equipage, for the carnation, as an alternative to Dianthus (which I originally bought to layer with Gomma, to see whether I could approximate Equipage, and also to amp up the carnation/pinks note in other scents).

 

[CookBot]

@yellowtone , if there is a peony flower that smells good, I have yet to encounter it. Beautiful flower, weird smell. In fact, whenever a perfume lists peony as a note, I never know what they're talking about. My beloved Dior Dune is a prominent example.

and also to amp up the carnation/pinks note in other scents

I had completely forgotten that some people refer to carnations as "pinks". Good pointer for a sync scent. I love a spicy carnation note, but don't really think I own anything prominent with it.

My wardrobe is so lacking in pink, frilly scents that I think I'm limited to just one. And it might collaborate well as a double-duty for a second Friday Sync scent, as well (happy and frivolous).

 

[CeeTee]

Okay, guys and dolls!
I would love it if you would be so kind as to review my collection and see what you think? I could use the leads. 💚😇
My collection reflects things that no longer suit me and they are on my swap list. However, marking them as swaps still keeps then in your collection. I dont know if you can open this link but these are my year to date wears: https://basenotes.com/sotd/charts/?&page=own&time=alltime

 

[ClockworkAlice]

Okay, guys and dolls!
I would love it if you would be so kind as to review my collection and see what you think? I could use the leads. 💚😇
My collection reflects things that no longer suit me and they are on my swap list. However, marking them as swaps still keeps then in your collection. I dont know if you can open this link but these are my year to date wears: https://basenotes.com/sotd/charts/?&page=own&time=alltime

The link opens our own recently worn scents, so I looked up your most recently worn in your wardrobe and you have the absolute perfect choice for this synch, and it is...

Delina by Parfums de Marly!
It fits everything - it's pink, it's frilly, it's girly, and it's a peony scent!

If you don't care to wear that during the weekend, what about Coco Mademoiselle, LPRN or Insolence? They all lack peony but they don't lack in pinkness and frilliness

 

[yellowtone]

@yellowtone , if there is a peony flower that smells good, I have yet to encounter it. Beautiful flower, weird smell. In fact, whenever a perfume lists peony as a note, I never know what they're talking about. My beloved Dior Dune is a prominent example.



I had completely forgotten that some people refer to carnations as "pinks". Good pointer for a sync scent. I love a spicy carnation note, but don't really think I own anything prominent with it.

My wardrobe is so lacking in pink, frilly scents that I think I'm limited to just one. And it might collaborate well as a double-duty for a second Friday Sync scent, as well (happy and frivolous).

Interesting, so perhaps the 'peony' note idea is just based on looks then? And pray tell, what is your single pink frilly scent?

@CeeTee I agree with @ClockworkAlice , Delina is perfection for this theme. A second option might be the La Petite Robe Noire scent: pink bottle and a pretty pink note pyramid.

 

[CookBot]

Interesting, so perhaps the 'peony' note idea is just based on looks then? And pray tell, what is your single pink frilly scent?

Saving it for tomorrow!

 

[CeeTee]

Sorry, I was referring to last week’s being perfume-analyzed recommendations. I wasn‘t picked for the team. (flashbacks from dodgeball in 6th grade.) Lol
Here’s think link if anyone has a burning desire….Just sayin’.

EDIT! Call off the search party. @Pheusinger made a recommendation for me. Thank you, Pheusinger!!

 

[yellowtone]

@CeeTee, @Pheusinger made you a recommendation last weekend, it's on the previous page! I see you wear quite a few Chanels, which is why I think you might enjoy the Ormonde Jayne line (the older stuff, the range in colored bottles is pretty meh). I'd also wager you might like MDCI's Promesse a L'Aube, a rich, sandalwood based peach and jasmine.

 

[sagebrush]

Indeed, no excuses!

June 10 & 11 Peony season Wear something big, pink and frilly

I currently have a beautiful bunch of peonies in my house, but they do not smell particularly great. In fact, they smell kind of stale, like faintly bad breath. As far as I know there are also sweet smelling kinds, but the ones I buy generally are not those.

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I remember peony notes frequently showing up in the fruity florals of the noughties, but I don't actually have any scent that feature this note myself. What I do have is the extremely pink YSL Baby Doll, an early example of the fruity floral genre that was one of the 2 fragrances I wore for years, before I joined Basenotes and expanded my collection. I still have a bottle that I barely touch, but I'll break it out for this weekend. It's a bright pink rose, with lots of sharp grapefruit and some grenadine syrup. It's a wonderful fragrance that brings back memories.

Talk about synchronicity : Peonies : a waste of space ? From today's Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...peonies-are-for-you-but-do-you-have-the-space

 

[CeeTee]

@CeeTee, @Pheusinger made you a recommendation last weekend, it's on the previous page.

Thank you! That makes me very happy!! 😊😊😊😊😊

 

[fanny]

Thankfully, the neroli in Amelia is more dominant than any frilly pink (I now can't help but wonder if that lily might have been wishful thinking ).

 

[sagebrush]

Got my Big Pink Frilly on, aka Etro Dianthus, and will be spending the day gardening. Whilst it is mostly a clove-carnation scent, there is also orange and a slight rose note in the opening to fill it out.
In reality, it's not the biggest, showiest carnations that have the best scent (these days they're bred for looks not fragrance), but rather the smaller, plainer pinks.