Your own personalised scent?

I’d design a scent of remembrance. Someone I loved always wore the same perfume, but that scent no longer exists, as the perfume was reformulated and then discontinued. I still have a small bottle of hers that I spray sparingly when I want to feel close to her again. I know that eventually, there will come a time when it runs out and I’ll only be left with the memory. Recreating that scent into a laundry shampoo and conditioner, so I could literally immerse myself in those memories, would be a gift that carries meaning far beyond anything I could put into words. Maybe then, I wouldn’t have to guard those last drops, like Gollum with his precious.

Oh wow…there’s a task! As a Clinical Aromatherapist of over 30 years, I am overwhelmed with fragrance and find it hard to choose a favourite. However I find myself being drawn to blending and choosing oriental and spicy notes. Vertiver, Benzoin and Tonka Bean, hearts of Cedar-wood, Sandalwood, Damask Rose top nots of Bergamot and Basil and Petitgrain (vastly underrated). Frangipani, Tuberose and Jasmine when I can afford them, are something I love to indulge the fragrance of on their own rather than in a mix. Molton Brown used to do a lovely room scent called night tempest, no longer available. I wished I could re-create that! And I wear a scent from Liz Earl No 15 very similar oriental scent…Gorgeous.
But I do love Powderly scents too. I have been wearing Arpegé by Lanvin for the last 45 years!

I love Bergamot As My Fav essential oil .
However my Fav Perfume Right now has to be between Cardamon & Mimosa by Jo Malone and Not A Perfume by Juliette has a Gun . 💚

I like the scent of jasmine, rose and neroli.

Definitely more of a summer scent, and I’m not sure what it translates to in English but in French we call it “Monoï de Tahiti”.