a perfume a day


"Go and sit in that far corner by the door so that I can't smell that damn' perfume. Even a poor old nonentity like myself has a right to pure air," Aunt Becky was telling poor Mrs Artemas Dark, whose taste in perfumes had always annoyed Aunt Becky. Mrs Artemas did use them somewhat too lavishly, but even so, the clan reflected as a unit, Aunt Becky was employing rather strong language for a woman - especially on her death-bed.

l.m. montgomery, a tangled web (1931)

perfumes - 2025


date name description notes
16 jan lady of shalott "The scent of calm waters just before a raging storm, limned with achingly-beautiful blooms, an icy scent, but somehow warm, and mirror-bright: bold gardenia, crystalline musk, muguet, water blossoms, clear, slightly tart aquatic notes and a crush of white ginger. heaps of gardenia and wet broken blossoms, an undercurrent of ginger. solitary but resolute
17 jan 51 "Luminescent, glowing, and otherworldly: green mandarin, neroli, honeydew, white amber, guava, freesia, white and green musks hovering over desert scrub, smashed wood, and the dry, biting scent of night air over the Groom Lake salt flats." pale green, clean smell, reminds me of dew on spring leaves. the honeydew and guava impart a light, sparkling feeling
17 jan serpent's kiss "Dragon's blood, vetivert and spice." the vetiver mostly dominates and then the spice feels very dry - not really my favorite, a little odd, maybe from age
18 jan tiefling therapist "A soothing, centering blend of white and red sandalwood, champaca attar, frankincense, and brimstone." dominated by the sandalwood at first, then settles into mostly champaca. temple-ish
19 jan yggdrasil "Nine woods, nine leaves, and three herbs each for Ratatosk and Vidofnir, with three final herbs to placate Nidhogg." sort of cleaning product-like, in a nice way because of the herbs
20 jan sjofn "Our song to the Norse Goddess of Love is scented with apples and birch and bound with apple blossoms." crisp & fresh & sweet. beautiful
21 jan jack "The scent of warm, glowing jack o’lanterns on a warm autumn night: true Halloween pumpkin, spiced with nutmeg, glowing peach and murky clove." peachy
22 jan water of notre dame "Brings peace to the spirit, a sense of calm and fulfillment, and attracts the aid of beneficial spirits.." settled down thick & floral, not really my thing
23 jan the scales of deprivation "Thin, dark, and shadowed. A scent that offers no sustenance, comfort or satiety: lemon peel, white sage, frankincense, lavender fougere, sandalwood, vetiver and labdanum." strangely love this - the sandalwood and the lemon peel make it very earthy, but light and it isn't very heavy