Nights are getting colder and longer and cocooning at home in front of a fire with a good book and a cashmere blanket seems incredibly attractive and preferable to braving wind and rain outside.
Which perfumes are your best companions for stay-at-home cosiness?
What perfume completes this scenario for you?
My Answer:
I love cuddling up with a soft blanket, a book, a cup of tea (yes, and chocolate) and a warming perfume.
My favorites this time of the year are Nabucco Amytis, JHAG Calamity Jane, Guerlain Tonka Imperiale and Mon Precieux Nectar and of course my beloved L’Ambre des Merveilles.
What can you recommend as the ideal cosy perfume?
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L’Ambre, definitely. Or a few dabs of Chanel No. 5 parfum, circa 1945. Not kidding, I know it’s provenance. Smells divine. Stay warm! Summer is nearly here where I live.
Wow, 1945, how gorgeous! Are the top notes still on good condition?
Always glad to read your love for L’Ambre is still going strong. 🙂
Top notes are a little musty, but there is nothing of the usual ‘nail varnish’ effect you get in perfume that has turned. It has been kept in its box, but it is still extraordinary that it has survived. A sign of great raw materials used to make it.
Fabulous! What a find!
I have that new The 7 Virtues juice, Patchouli of Rwanda which is the most beautiful, radiant patchouli scent I’ve ever had or heard.
But if I want to really have the whole home cosy and warm, nothing beats the smell of delish food from the oven or, when lunch or dinner time is over, the scent of my Japanese insense sticks invading the crisp air of a thoroughly vented house – those sticks have notes of rosewood and cherry blossoms, so heavenly.
Hmm, your comment makes me not oy want to sniggle in but hungry too! 🙂
The new 7Virtues Patchouli sounds good!
Haha! The powerrrrr of scent 😀
As it is not yet totally and awfully cold I enjoy Shalimar Initial l’Eau, I confess… The moment it will get towards zero, I think I will make the switch to Lolita Lempicka au Masculin, Teint de Neige, Parfum d’Hermes or Bois des Iles
Lovely picks, Profumina.
Good morning! Ah, even if it is a bit early, I really like the idea of a quiet afternoon on the couch with a book and a cup of tea. My favorites are: Plum Japonais – Tom Ford, Fiore d’Ambra Profumum Roma and Bois D’ Encens – Armani Privè (the latter with a bit of Bach on the background😊). I really like it that you mention Calamity Jane. My husband gave it to me on my birthday a couple of years ago. I was a really moved, because he doesn’t think much of my hobby, but also a bit dissapointed because I really wanted Midnight Oud. Calamity Jane grew on me though (to show my appreciation, I have worn it regularly). Have a nice Monday!
Calamity Jane is such a nice and wearable perfume, good choice, Husband of yours, even if by mistake. 🙂
Bach and incense – great combo!
L’eau d’Hiver or Santal Majuscule or Bois Farine
Cosy indeed!
Great question, B. I love cosying up with my Kindle, a cuppa and yes, definitely chocolate!
My perfect perfume for this would probably be Tea for Two but I’d also add Bois de Iles parfum.
Perfumes with a carmelised note like PG’s Aomassai and the sample I’m wearing today, El Born by Carner Barcelona, are great for chilly evenings in too.
Looking forward to reading everyone else’s faves.
Looking forward to hearing more about El Born at some point!
Love your choices, Tara.
Thanks, B. You’ll hear all about it soon 🙂
Great! 🙂
Great question indeed! For me it would be Parfumerie Générale Musc Maori and Asrar of Amouage (attar oil). The former for its incarnation of Chai Latte in the best possible way and the latter for a very warming up saffron… Well and for a rainy and melancholic day under the blanket — l’heure bleue, what else.. 😉
Hmmm, lovely perfumes. Cold weather has a plus side, doesn’t it? 😉
Indeed — I cannot imagine wearing amouage or l’heure bleue under 32 degrees! I wish the autumn lasted 4 months not just 2 (or 1)….
Great question! I dread the cold months. I have been wearing a lot of Bois des Iles Extrait, Cuir de Lancome, Amouage Fate and Feminite du Bois. As soon as the temperature drops further I will bring out Cuir Beluga, Tihota and my new love La Danza della Libelulla. Winter will be filled with cozy perfumes, rooibos chai latte and my sketchbook or my iPad which is full of books. xo
Don’t dread them, enjoy the pleasures they bring – you mention many of those! 🙂
More an acrylic or bog standard wool blanket in this house, hehe, but I do like to snuggle on the sofa. Or on the floor next to the sofa, to be exact, as I am still keeping my sofa ‘for best’, two years on! I wore Cuir de Lancome the other night as it happens, and am starting to reach for vanilla-centric, smoky or woody perfumes even though the weather hasn’t quite made up its mind what it is doing here. It was quite balmy for October these last few days and I gather that in Steiermark, where ex-Mr Bonkers was gigging yesterday, the temperature reached 25 degrees!
I second Tara’s picks of Aomassai and Bois des Iles, though I recently drained my sample of the former. Am wearing Parfum Initial today, on a mission to drain that one too, though I have a new bottle in the wings. It is also time for Volutes and Eau Duelle, though I wait till there is frost on the ground for the likes of DSH Cimabue or Poivre 23.
I’m afraid I took a bit of a liberty with my trusty old fleece blanket, but that’s a writer’s prerogative isn’t it? And cashmere sounded so much better suited to the purpose. 😉
Cosy choices, I miss my Aomassai decant…
And please: Use your sofa!!! You are the best that’ll ever happen to it!!!
‘Poetic fabric licence’, fair enough…And re the sofa suggestion hahaha, you are very kind! 😉
Poetic fabric license – exactly. 😉
I’d like to second Vanessa with Volutes, which is great in cooler weather. Also, DH just gifted me with By Killian’s Rose Oud, in the 50ml refill, and although it’s lovely in the mild weather we’ve been having, I know from past sampling that it’ll be equally beautiful in the cold. The far drydown has this wonderful warm blend of candied roses, saffron and vanilla.
Absolutely, Rose Oud is wonderful in cold weather. You’ll love it!
Organza Indecence is my favourite, also L’ambre des Merveilles, MdO Vanille, Tom Ford Tabacco Vanille, EldO Divin Enfant, and I’d like some Tihota too..
Those wonderful perfumes make the coming winter that much more enticing.
I’m wearing Tonka Imperiale today and it really feels cosy and delicious. I just needed to buy again a bottle of L’Ambre des Merveilles – who could live without it 😉 I think Coromandel is cosy, too, and often at home I wear Shalimar Ode a la Vanille for the same reason – and Bois des Iles, Cuir Beluga, Angelique Noire… Aren’t we happy to have such lovely perfums available! What about Cuir de Lancome – should I blind buy it? I have Cuir de Russie and Cuir d’Ange – waiting for your review, dear Birgit – but isn’t it quite different? Cosy, too, is it, I don’t know… yet! But you are so right, Birgit, calling Tonka Imperiale the ultimate security blanket 🙂
Yes, I think Cuir de Lancome is very different to Cuir d’Ange. But if you ask me, I’d blind buy the Lancome, it ks fabulous and if you really don’t like it, I bet there are plenty of Perfumistas wanting to buy it from you, as it has become so rare.
You smell great today! 🙂
It is much to warm here still. I am longing to pull out the sweaters and the winter scents. Volutes, Heodonist, cuir de russie all go well with our mild winters, should they come.
I hope the right weather comes along soon to wear those lovely cosy scents.
My perfect cozy indulgence is a bath in San Francisco Minera Dead Sea salts, while burning Shoyeido Baiki-Ju (plum Blossoms) incense. My perfume of choice is my new love and HG vanilla scent, Dame Perfumery – Black Flower Mexican Vanilla!! Heaven…
Ah, yes, a bath is the best indulgence when it is cold outside. Your combo sounds great.
My ultimate scent for cuddling up is Tolu by Ormonde Jayne, discovered through your amazing blog.
Thank you, Zivile, I’m so glad you enjoy Tolu. It is truly gorgeous.
Homage Amouage, Youth Dew Amber Nude, Petit Robe Noir Extrait
Now I have to try Calamity J again! is it not really patchouli heavy?
There is patchouli of course, but for me it is mostly a soft amber with smoky touches, smooth and warming.
Love your picks, Cybele.
I’d vote for Nabucco Amytis – but in fact, I most probably would go with a nice scented candle instead of a parfume : my newest favorite is Cire Troudon.
Cire Trudon candles looks fantastic, glad to hear you love the smell too.
Every time I think we are headed toward autumn we get another run of really warm days. I keep hoping for cooler weather and plenty of rain. My go to cozy scents are Bois des Iles, Portrait of A Lady and L’Ambre des Merveilles. I really love the L’Ambre des Merveilles and am really happy that it’s affordable. While I hoard my Bois des Iles, I find myself reaching quite often for the L’AdM.
It always makes me happy to hear someone say they love L’Ambre. 🙂
Hope the weather is more to your liking soon.
Chanel Coromandel, L’Artisan Tea for Two, Arquiste Anima Dulcis are the tree that pop into my head at the moment. But your question has me turning thoughts in my head about buying a bottle of Serge Lutens Five O’clock au Gingembre, as that one is just the perfect representation of cozy to me. Stay warm, Birgit. 🙂
Go for the Lutens, it is such a warm perfume.
I love Anima Dulcis too.
Guerlain Gourmand Coquin, Arquiste Anima Dulcis and Amouage Fate Woman are some of my favorite cosy perfumes, and my new favorite SHL 777 Oumma. I need some cosyness, we already have snow!
Snow already? It’s going to be a loooong winter in Sweden… 🙂
Gorgeous choices, Eva.
Oddly enough, I have found 10 Corso Como quite comforting this chilly fall (prior to obtaining my new-ish bottle, I thought of it more as a cool summer perfume). Of course, Tauer LdDM and vintage Shalimar are on my list too 🙂
I fid Corso Como quite autumnal too.
My cozy perfumes are Frank No.2, Coromandel, Mitzah and Shalimar. Volutes is lovely too!
Cosy AND elegant choices, Lanier.
The one I pretty much use lately, also when I have that stay-in kind of day is from a brand called Wild Olive and the perfume is Plantifolia Lignosa. It’s a vanillary scent mixed with subtle woody notes. Simply imagine a fireplace, a blanket, a hot cocoa and a good book and you can smell it! 😉 xx
Hmmm, sounds lovely!
And the packaging is so minimal and lady-like at the same time! Looks amazing on my vanity! 🙂 xx
I’m almost always testing fragrances but occasionally there’s a stay-in opportunity to wear oud oils. Some oils are just too stinky to wear in public.
Hehehe. Good to know you like to stink in the privacy of your own home. 😉
Parfumerie Generale Indochine, Jul et Mad Amour de Palazzo, Profumum Ambra Aurea, Mona di Orio Vanille and Indult Tihota are mye favourites for cozying up. Usually I hate the colder seasons, but just thinking of these scents make me almost long for frosty days and nights.
Vanilla, amber and patchouli are my all time favourites, so even though I dislike being cold, I welcome the opportunity to enjoy wearing them even more! As always, Sultane de Saba, Shalimar, Spiritueuse Double Vanille, Ambre Sultan, Patchouli Intense Molinard and Mona di Orio Vanille are in order. With a hot coca. By the fire place (or oil stove as it turns out). After taking a long hot bath as we are at it! Under a nice blanket…. With a good book. And a loved and patient one to stroke my back!