Comments on: Perfumista tip: on lists of fragrance notes, why they matter & why they don’t

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:07:06 +0000

I’m so glad you found it helpful!

By: ishtinkgute

ishtinkgute — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:32:28 +0000

Posting my gratitude months and months after you ever wrote this. Thank you for a terrific and utterly useful post–for your hard work!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:29:00 +0000

HI Wendy —

So sorry for the late reply, I accidentally “mis-filed” a whole group of comment notifications.

I know I've become perhaps TOO cynical, but I do wonder if those are really the complete formulas. Either way, how cool that you tried to make one! Thanks for the link.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:18:00 +0000

Robin, I just ran across this fascinating post of yours from March, what a great compendium of ideas and information! The only exception to the notes-listing is the new group of By Kilian scents, which have the exact formulas listed on their site. I did a perfume experiment of my own with the formula of my favorite scent from the line, you might be amused by the results!
http://qwendy.typepad.com/shoescakeperfume/2008/10/noxious-natural.html
Thanks for a fascinating post!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:44:00 +0000

Hey Gabigabi,

I briefly wore the BBW Breathe Romance a couple of years ago, and have a nearly full bottle of the fragrance mist, as well as a partial 'wash' and self- tanning lotion that i'd be more than happy to send you if you want them. (too linked in my mind to an 'ex' to wear again, for me!) let me know if you'd like them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:54:00 +0000

Some particular synthetic musk chemicals have been banned — but no, not all, not by any means.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:42:00 +0000

synthetic musk is banned too?!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:51:00 +0000

Thank you! I will add them to my “want to sample” list!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:41:00 +0000

Haunani, there really isn't any way to find out. You're lucky if they list aldehydes in the notes at all, but none of the brands list the particular aldehyde. So all you can do is smell, sorry to say.

But some recs for iris: Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist, Hermes Hiris, The Different Company Bois d'Iris, Prada Infusion d'Iris.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:58:00 +0000

Thank you for this amazing article, Robin. I'm learning a lot from your blog! I found this one doing a search for “aldehydes” . I was just about to start asking everyone about fragrances that contain aldehydes so that I would know to avoid them (big sheepish grin).

Today I sampled Iris Poudre, and was SO disappointed because it immediately turned me off in the same way that Chanel No. 5 does. Because I recently tried several fragrances that seemed to list iris as a predominant note (including Terre d'Iris and Pot aux Roses, both of which I truly loved!), I thought that something called Iris Poudre would be a sure hit. But I didn't like it at all, not at the beginning, middle OR end (though a bit of the middle was mildly enjoyable).

Anyway, the world of perfume is more complex – and even more interesting – than I imagined. I will end with a question: How do I find out what fragrances have the PARTICULAR aldehyde(s) found in No. 5 and Iris Poudre, so that I can avoid them?