With that said, here are my choices, replete with numerological hoodoo:
First choice: #2 THE AMOEBA. There is a terribly sophisticated cocoa note coupled with what seems like well-aged patchouli. It is darkly verdant, and it feels like a living thing when it's on my skin.
Second choice: #3 THE HONEY BUG. This has a wonderful honey linden aspect that lasts throughout the entire wearing, and a slightly boozy top note. A dry grassiness rounds out the delicate patchouli in the base.
Third choice: #13 THE BARNYARD CIRCUS. Sweet, floral incense with a tender aromatic herbal quality. Lots of hay and dry sweetgrasses, sugared jasmine and lavender, this is well-rounded and utterly charming.
I'm very impressed with the variety and inventiveness in the fragrances that were sent to me. Some of these perfumers took the challenge in a bit more literal way, putting a spin on tradition, and others really pushed the envelope. I want to congratulate each perfumer for their amazing work, and thank Monica Skye-Miller for asking me to participate in this project. But it's not over yet! All the results must come in, votes need to be tallied, and mysteries will be unveiled. I am on the edge of my seat because I can't wait to find out who is responsible for each perfume. Talk about torture! My personality dictates that I must know all things at all times, and if I somehow can't manage that, I ask others for help. There's no one to help me right now, I'm all alone, floating on a fragrant patchouli cloud and dreaming the aimless dreams of summer.
**Stay tuned for an exciting draw being held soon right here on this very blog, two of my lovely readers will have some of their very own AMOEBA juice!**
Sounds like your scents are very different one from the other, and also very interesting. You really can pair pretty much anything with patchouli, can't ya! I feel inspired to dig out a random patchouli sample from my stash and join in :)
ReplyDeleteI will be hosting a giveaway on my blog very soon for two silver atomizers of #2, which I just found out about. I'm excited for two of you guys to try The Amoeba!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I love patchouli. What a great way to discover new options.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue: It's a fabulous way to try and recognize the signatures of perfumers you know, and discover perfumers you don't- this is a totally win/win type of thing. I'll let you know when the drawing for the silver atomizers of #2 has begun!
ReplyDeletePatchouli is an interesting note: I've gone from completely repulsed (if you lived in Oregon, you'd understand), to appreciating it, and finally... To liking it. I still need it to be carefully blended, but the three that you've selected have me chomping at the bit :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to find out who made them!!!
Dee: Being involved in a project like this can really change the way you think about a given note in perfumery, it's been really eye-opening for me.
ReplyDeleteCarrie, so nice to find out we share a certain taste in perfumes -- it was amazing how different they all were. It was hard to choose between 13 and 14. Yes, it is a learning experience to have all these variations with such a high percentage of patchouli, and most interesting to try in this blind test way.
ReplyDeleteLucy- I also struggled between #13 and #14, and I also loved #5. My top five choices were all so beautiful that it really just came down to deciding which three spoke to me with the most clarity. I think the only thing that would have been more fun with PLAP is if we all got to do it together in person, a whole day of patchouli festivities. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I know that like me, you're going nuts with this. I love to plan,etc. I want to know what is what!
ReplyDelete#2 - You're right about #2. It is a shifter. Sometimes I like it and I get chocolate-patchouli. Other times I get something powdery. Each time I wear it, it changes.
#3 - It's beautiful, get something figgy in there too. (And I "get" what you "get")
#13 - I'm calling this the "tropichouli" ;)
Still haven't decided. Have it narrowed down to 5.
Yes, I DESPERATELY want to know what's what! And I'm also mourning the fact that I couldn't choose more than three, because the two I had to eliminate I also loved a lot. #5 and #14 were SO close to making the cut, but what it came down to was, I had to ask myself what I would consider to be the most unique and inventive yet still wearable.
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