french perfume 2013

1. J’adore de DIOR
2. N°5 de Chanel
3. La Petite Robe Noire de Guerlain
4. Angel de Thierry Mugler
5. Coco Mademoiselle de Chanel
6. Shalimar de Guerlain
7. Miss Dior de DIOR
8. Flower de Kenzo
9. Lady Million de Paco Rabanne
10. La Vie est Belle de Lancôme
I am perpetually on the hunt for a new perfume, it seems. Because perfume is so attached to memory, I can only wear one for so long before it becomes associated with a certain time period, or boyfriend. For example, I had a love affair with Coco Mademoiselle for two years, but when I ceased ties with the boy who loved it, I had to cease ties with my favorite perfume. That is the beauty of perfume–in a moment it can take you back to the time period when you were wearing it, whether good or bad (in my case, bad.)
Now that I have made a major move to Los Angeles, and am preparing to move to Paris, I felt the time was right for a new perfume. After trying to research what the top-selling perfumes were in France for what seemed like ages, I was hitting a dead end… no website had quite the information I was looking for. Then I decided to try the search terms in French, and it worked! While I’ve already had love affairs with Coco Mademoiselle, Miss Dior Cherie, and Alien, I think I might try my hand at Guerlain‘s La Petite Robe Noire next…. any favorites out of this group? Let me know if you have any other favorites I should try out.

XX Kat