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Hello Fellow Fumies,
At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking offence and everyone keeps it respectful and light, even though we can sometimes trawl the depths.
The idea is you’ll see it on the weekend or chime in through the week. Hopefully you will come back regularly and see if anyone has responded to your comment and you can reply to them. The aim is to generate real conversation and connection even though we are scattered around the globe.
Saturday Question: What If You Could Only Own 3 Perfume Houses?
It’s a dystopian future. The fragrant police are jailing, maiming and killing people who have excessive perfume collections. It’s like Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury but instead of books being outlawed it’s personal scent. You are only allowed three houses in your collection. What do you choose?
My Answer:
DSH Perfumes
Dawn has a brilliant range. It’s depth and breadth are astounding and I think that I’d be able to have some excellent choice if it was one of my three houses. I also really love the way her perfumes smell on me. Almost every one I’ve tried has been a success. From the incense/ambers to the sharp green florals, icy to cozy and all the way out to oudh.
Guerlain
Obviously for me. i would be lying if I left them out
Parfumerie Generale
Pierre Guillaume is a totally under rated perfumer. His work is good across the board. Not afraid to do both ends of the spectrum. He hits the mark with mainstream styles and freaky fragrance. Dry as a bone to sweet and luscious. His range of creation leaves me breathless. I also like how he comes back and reinterprets his own work with the balances changed or new highlights. Clever.
I think everyone already knows my answer
Sonoma Scent Studio
St Clair Scents
1000 Flowers
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I definitely could have predicted your list!!
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😀
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I would have chosen SSS as my third choice, without hesitation, if it were still in business. All the line was/is amazing!
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I would have chosen SSS without hesitation if it were still in business. The whole line is fantastic!
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I still have faith that someone will take over the business. 🤞🤞🤞
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Let’s hope for the best!
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I don’t own any niche perfumes. I’ll have to stick with Guerlain, Chanel and Dior.
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Matty, you and I are scent twins! My three choices are Guerlain, Chanel, and Dior as well. xx
And Happy Mother’s Day to all of you beautiful Moms!
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Hehe I thought the question was ‘how many perfume houses would you actually own’ and my first response was I would be happy with one!
What a dag!
Umm, Guerlain.
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😂 think big
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I thought so too! Haven’t had enough coffee yet. If so, I was going to choose Dior, so I could restore the classics to their former glory, and save Joy’s good name from interlopers!
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Vero Profumo, Hiram Green, Chanel, and April Aromatics and Annick Goutal would be hiding behind these bottles to be part of the fun as well.
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My favorite houses: Chanel, Hermes and Bruno Fazzolari.
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Your last one is a surprise to me…. Did not know that you are a Bruno fan😃
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I am a big fan of BF. However, the third choice was not easy, because I also love Hiram Green and Andy Tauer.
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Tauer is very popular here 😃
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Vero.
Hiram.
Chanel.
Hermès.
Malle.
The last three count as one. 😀
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We’re all done for😱😱😱
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Chanel
Malle
L’Artisan Parfumeur. Since I can only have 3 houses, LP was chosen for strategic reasons. Dzing! Première Figuier Extrême, and Safran Troublant are great fragrances, and there are 50 + fragrances I have not tried yet.
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Since I only own one from each house – hmmm.
Vero
Puredistance
Malle
For myself, I’d really rather have my SL than my Malle, but CF is my husband’s absolute favorite, and I cannot survive a dystopian future without the ability to catch my husband’s attention!
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I loved Enchanted Forest and M by Puredistance
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Nicolai
Tauer
DSH perfumes
(Sonoma Scent Studio would have been at the top if it was still obtainable!)
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I cheated by putting it on my own list
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So that would be three SSS on top of the list.
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😁😁😁
Hope someone is reading who might be inspired to resurrect the house!
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Sonoma Scent Studio
Ormonde Jayne
Guerlain
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No, wait😯
Narciso Rodrigues
Freddie Malle
Annick Goutal
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Vero
Bogue
Chanel or Guerlain or Dior if only for Mitzah and old Miss Dior? Or Piguet so I can keep Bandit? Nah, it’s going to have to be Chanel.
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Awww I dunno. Too hard😩
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Have you changed your mind again? LOL 🤣 😂
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Yep. The worst thing you can give me is a choice 😉
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Oh, Cassie, you make me laugh 😂😂 😂!!!!
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Penhaligon’s, Annick Goutal and Tauer
or
Boadicea, Caron and Serge Lutens
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Great question!
1) Amouage (no question)
2) Serge Lutens
3) Mona di Orio
It was easy to pick the first two but the last one is so difficult!
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I was in the same situation! The first two just came out naturally (and our #1 is the same) but the third one was harder.
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Dior, Guerlain and Serge Lutens 👌🏻👌🏻. Anyways it’s really hard to choose only three houses 😜
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Very tough question. Guerlain, Tauer and Lutens I suppose.
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I knew Andy would be on your list!!! I always think of you when it comes to Tauer.
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Amouage
Ormonde Jayne
Chanel
But in that hypothetical future we all should visit each other often… you know, just to say Hi on our way to work or some party. I meant, say Hi to each other’s perfume collections 😉
I’m also thinking… If I were to borrow for a day or two a bottle of Mitzah from one of the Dior owners, it wouldn’t count as “owning,” right?
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Helmut Lang: For Cuiron alone since that is the closest to being my signature fragrance
Shiseido: Feminite du Bois, Murasaki, Inoui, Nombre Noire… these are just few of the classic gems from the house (I only like Shiseido’s original releases, not the new ones that are too commercial and aimed at younger audience)
Christian Dior: vintage eau sauvage, vintage eau sauvage extreme, original dior homme, fahrenheit, vintage dioressence, just to name few…
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Oh yeah, the vintage Diors ❤️
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Some thinking required here I am going to cheat a little lol For designer/ niche I am saying Guerlain Penhaligon” s and Caron However for the other category of Unique/ Indie my choices are Neil Morris Criminal Elements and Opus Oils
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Some thinking required here I am going to cheat a little lol For designer/ niche I am saying Guerlain Penhaligon” s and Caron However for the other category of Unique/ Indie my choices are Neil Morris Criminal Elements and Opus Oils
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L’Artisan, ELDO and Montale – so many Montales, I probably only need that one 🤣😉🤪
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Guerlain, of course, Parfums Dusita and Dior (Miss Dior).
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I feel i need Guerlain AA Pamplelune and I love Chamade. So Guerlain is on the list, then Dior (wish I owned vintage Diorissimo and love the Escale lineup and the couturier/exclusive line) and lastly L’Artisan Parfumeur just because of the variety of scents they present.
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And I really wanted to cheat the way CQ did. And numerous others! I mean, Tauer,Malle, Atelier Cologne, Nicolaï, SL…
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Might be easier for everyone if we simply stated; I WANT THEM ALL
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I agree! In fact, what I need is the variation based on mood, occasions and seasons.
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Guerlain
Chanel
Ormonde Jayne
Gosh, that was hard!
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L’Occitane
Guerlain
Hilde Soliani
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