This is an open thread for participants in the Monday Mail articles to share their experiences, and hopefully let us know if they found what they were looking for (or went bankrupt trying). I’m sending out emails today requesting feedback from everyone who took part between September and December of last year, so check back over the next few days to see what we can find out.
Here are links to the articles for each participant…
Today we’re helping Lilian, who lives in Brazil and wants to find two new fragrances that will work in Brazil’s hot weather: one for work and one for not-at-work. She can buy online, and is also planning a trip to the US so will have other shopping opportunities. She isn’t worried about the price. Here is what we know about Lilian:
She’s a doctor in her early 30s, is active all day long, and says she is happy but introspective.
She wears “colorful but not fancy clothes” ranging from high heels to jeans and t-shirts.
She loves reading, watching movies, running, going to the gym and practicing yoga, and she also loves nature and camping with her boyfriend.
Lilian would like her daytime fragrance to be “fresh, a bit elegant and remarkable”, and she’d prefer something other than citrus…
Today’s subject is Jonathan. Jonathan lives in Berlin, and is looking for an evening fragrance — something to wear dancing at night. His perfect scent would combine traces of the grilled hazelnut from Hermès Vétiver Tonka, the floral aspects of Le Labo Rose 31 and the spices, the flint and the non-musk of Terre d’Hermès. He’s willing to spend up to $140.
Jonathan is in his 20s, and works in the engineering business. He compares himself to the man in the Terre d’Hermès commercial: a grounded dreamer…
Denise, who says she is an “amateur perfumista at best”, is getting married in early May:
It will be a late afternoon Catholic mass in a beautiful chapel, followed by a reception at an inn built in the 1700s. So, it will be traditional but not super formal, with whimsical touches.
She wants to find something that will make her feel classic and elegant. It should be substantial but not overwhelming, and although she has a number of perfumes in her current rotation, she wants something new and special for her wedding. She can pay up to $200, and she lives in New York City so has excellent access to perfume stores. Here is what we know about Denise:
She’s in her late 20s, and doesn’t like to go to bed on time…
Today we’re helping Lauren. Lauren is interested in perfume, but says she’s not yet a perfumista. She works as a nurse, and she wants to find a versatile signature scent that isn’t so strong that it will nauseate her patients. At the same time, she’d like it to be flirty and chic. She hasn’t set a budget for her new fragrance. Here is what we know about Lauren:
She’s in her early 20s and lives in Chicago…
