Katie’s Letter to Laurent
After Laurent sent his response to my proposal, I replied back to him with my thoughts…
Dear Laurent,
I believe I understand what you mean by that “aromatic minty note” in Frankincense & Myrrh. Though, admittedly, I liken that “aromatic minty note” more to the way it feels when you catch an ungodly cold and in desperation smear nose-tingling Vicks VapoRub across your chest. (I lack a poetic soul. Clearly.) I do like it, but solely within the context of that specific fragrance. I can see why you might not be so crazy about it, and I concur it’s best to not use that sort of note for our perfume project. Your description of a “raw woody” note is one I quite like, because I deeply enjoy the arid quality about the woodiness.
The “burnt note” you sense in Cuir de Russie is nothing I’m overly enamored with, but I do like a wee bit of wickedness in a fragrance. Is it possible to use something else that might smell somehow naughty in the base? I think I the fragrances I love best all seem to have some sort of small conflict hidden inside them, perhaps for the same reason that all good music has a degree of tension to it. Cuir de Russie’s trace of smokiness is enjoyable for me, but pehaps this perfume can possess but a small wisp of smoke that smells rather transparent, and not quite so, well, burnt smelling? Or maybe you have something good in mind that is even better? I must defer to your vast knowledge and sense of balance here. It will be interesting to discover what you decide upon for filling out and widening the scent with… Please, go just a little nuts! I am hoping for a fragrance with funny little angles to it, something that beguiles with a few odd quirks here and there.
Hopefully, this is more helpful than not, and I sure hope I’m not being difficult!
Yours,
Katie
9 Comments
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Marina
Bravo on the wickedness and the naughtyness. Can I please have some of your scent when it’s done, pretty please? π
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Andy
uiuiui…that’s goona be a tricky one, Katie. You want a little bit of wickedness! That’s gonna be a thin line, I guess.I am curious to see the raw woody note and the non-smoky leather. The wood sounds interesting. Vetiver, Sandalwood, Cedarwood (texas I’d guess?). That sounds like I will like it, too.
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Katie
Prince Barry, I kind of like that. Naughty angels. Heh. I was really after angles, but you know wicked and funny little angels sounds awfully fun, too. Too funny.
Marina, oh that’s a given. Of course!
Andy, I think (well, I hope) it will be something that will appeal to you, too. I gotta have just a smidge of wickedness! I’m not sure how he will pull that off, either, I hope it’s not too difficult. Eeeeep.
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Dusan
It’s funny how I, like Prince Barry, also misread “angels”. Katie, this is my first post and I just wanna say how megaexciting this project of yours is. Truly groundbreaking! Hope you and Marina get your Holy Grails.
Re letter: transparent smokiness sounds great to me, but what did you have in mind when you said naughty, something animalic perhaps? I wonder what quality nougat might impart to the scent, though not the chocolate/sugared one, but rather the paste that’s at once buttery&dry. Just a silly thought.
Anyways, best of luck in the pursuit of your dream scent π ! -
Katie
Dusan, hullo! I dunno about what “naughty” means precisely. “Naughty” always depends on the other notes and the composition as a whole. In some it means animalic, in others it means something that has a little funk to it, like orris butter or birch. It all depends, and I’m open to whatever Laurent wants to do. The thought of nougat vaguely scares me, but I think this is mostly because I really don’t like eating it, heh. Fun idea, though π Thanks!
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StickyKeys
I’m loving this, and I finally figured out how to add you to my feed list so hooray!
I’m the same with the burnt vs. smoky smell. It’s why I love that Fiorenza you gave me, but not Taboo. Heh.
ps. Between your blog and Glark’s blog and me never being able to log in the first time, WordPress can bite me!
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Flora
Hmmm – what ingredient would just add just a “whisper” of smoke? I understand the concept – too much smoke can be off-putting but just a little can be intriguing. Such a fine line!
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Katie
StickyKeys, oh good – for anyone else who needs it, the feed addresses are:
Atom 0.3:
http://whatwedoissecret.org/madebyblog/feed/atom/RSS 2.0:
http://whatwedoissecret.org/madebyblog/feed/So glad you really enjoyed the Ambre del Nepal fragrance. It is a real charmer.
Flora, I hope it will all work out, it will be a fine line. *Keep your fingers crossed!*
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Prince Barry
It’s funny Katie that you mentioned wanting a bit of naughtyness to it and then you mentioned funny little angles.
The heat has got to me and I read ‘angles’ as ‘angels’ and thought to myself, yes, that would be perfect. A perfume that is angelic, but angels with tiny horns growing to add a bit of naughtiness.
Keep us posted!