My 'aha' moment with some fragrances

[makinalist]

I have long wondered what to do with scents I have and like well enough, but that don't last very long.  I have two in particular - musk oils - that I don't reach for because they just disappear so quickly.  One is Kiehl's, the other Alyssa Ashley.

Tonight I figured it out...I have decided to wear them to bed!  Don't laugh, now - musk is a comfort scent for me, and these will last long enough for me to get to sleep if I hurry.

Problem solved.

[Poppyfields]

Good thinking, Listy.  Musk seems to just fit for the fall and winter seasons.
I love a comfort fragrance to fall asleep to.   

[milla]

Well,at the moment I am enjoying wearing Chanel no. 19 (yes, I bought the EDP in the duty free) and I love the scent on my pillow at night! I also love it on my sweaters and scarves.

[Styyna]

For years I loved Chanel No. 19. Then I moved away from it and tried other scents for a while. Just a few years ago I got a new No. 19 EDP and was shocked at how much I disliked it, especially when I wore it. It wasn't just "eh" - it was an active dislike.

I was inspired by your post, milla, to give it a whirl a couple of days ago and guess what? I love it again. It smells exactly as I remember it from all those years ago too.

All I can figure is that menopause, medications, and/or stress over the past years affected the way the fragrance smelled on me and/or my sense of smell.

I, too, love to use it exactly as you do, milla. Bedtime and sweaters - not sure why those 2 very different times and places are so appealing.

Now I'm looking forward to trying some other scents that I used to love but had given up on, including No. 5 for evening.

[msd67]

Serge Lutens Gris Clair (w/lavender) is my comfort scent.

[milla]

The other day I went to the Guerlain perfume counter and asked to try Mitsouko-the perfum! I normally wear the EDT. I have had the EDP, which I like, but I had never tried the 'real' thing. She dabbed, I sniffed and I nearly fainted. It is so beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes. I told my DH about my olfactory experience and the darling man said: 'well Christmas is coming up!' and I said 'No way, it costs such a lot of money, I could buy a sewing machine for the price'.
I am not going to get the perfume (not yet anyway), but I must get me some Mitsouko EDTvery soon. It is getting colder and I love it in Winter...

[makinalist]

Would a sewing machine make you this happy?  Just asking...

[milla]

Yessss! If I had the time to sit and sew

[SusieQ]

Yes, I have to say that my Husqvarna does make me happy. 

Back to the subject in hand...Lavender scent is the only thing I want at night and that brings comfort.  Hmm....pardon me while I take a nap. 

[milla]

Lavender is nice... I also like Neal's Yard essential oils, which I use with the oil burner. Not in the bedroom, just in the living room after dinner, but the scent drifts up to the bedroom. I love the geranium oil.

[makinalist]

There's that Neal's Yard again!  Now I know something else to check out there.  I use and love an oil burner - it just seems simpler than candles and not as powerful as incense.  I also like the wax tarts, but they can be messy to clean out.

My oil preferences are the same as my perfume...amber, musk, sandalwood and the like.

[Styyna]

The other day I went to the Guerlain perfume counter and asked to try Mitsouko-the perfum! I normally wear the EDT. I have had the EDP, which I like, but I had never tried the 'real' thing. She dabbed, I sniffed and I nearly fainted. It is so beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes. I told my DH about my olfactory experience and the darling man said: 'well Christmas is coming up!' and I said 'No way, it costs such a lot of money, I could buy a sewing machine for the price'.
I am not going to get the perfume (not yet anyway), but I must get me some Mitsouko EDTvery soon. It is getting colder and I love it in Winter...

This post and the follow-ups to it convinced me that I simply must test this so I ordered a sample from The Perfumed Court today. Since shipping is about $5 I had to get more than just this so I also ordered a Chanel 4-pc. sampler to see if my renewed appreciation of No. 19 transfers to No. 5 and to try a couple of others I've been interested in.

I can't wait!

[makinalist]

I can't wait to hear what you think about everything!  I had a small sample of Mitsouko once and I thought it was beautiful.  One of those scents where I could not stop sniffing my wrist all day, KWIM?

I look at The Perfumed Court often, but have yet to order anything from them.  One of these days...

[milla]

One of these days, if I can be asked, I think I'll go to Harrods for a little foray in their fragrance department. I'd love to meet Roja Dove!The only thing is, I wish I had someone to share my passion with; none of my friends shares my interest in scents. They like it, but just as something you put on before a night out or a special occasion, whereas I love scent and I wear it every day, especially in Autumn and Winter. In the Summer, I am happy with a beautifully scented shower gel, but in the Winter, I need to be 'cocooned' in a beautiful haze of fragrance. 

[makinalist]

They like it, but just as something you put on before a night out or a special occasion... 

I don't understand this at all!  I wear fragrance to do housework, to grocery shop, and even to go to sleep.  I would no sooner go without it than I would my basic makeup, and would not feel dressed without it.

I wish I could go to Harrod's with you, milla!