Touch

It turns out that finding a signature perfume is very much like falling in love. I’ve heard people describe scents as being “signature worthy” and I haven’t understood what they meant. I always assumed that anything could be a signature scent if you just wear it often enough and people associate it with you. I picked the fragrance that was my “signature” for my Fragrantica profile by objectively assessing which one I wore more than others (Halston), and now I understand that I didn’t quite know what a signature fragrance could be in the same way that a person could legitimately not know what it is to fall in love. Before falling in love, one might imagine it is a thing that happens when we finally meet someone who checks all the boxes and has all the qualities we are looking for. We might not even realize that we could be looking for someone with all sorts of traits that aren’t even necessarily good for us. Until one day, we meet someone who just IS our person. They might not look like the person we thought we wanted. They might meet various qualifications in various degrees, but all those things are irrelevant, because what matters is the recognition. OH, right, you feel right. You are the person for me. And it is undeniable. So back to perfume, and this fragrance, Tous Touch, after years of various perfume “loves” and all the things I like in a perfume, and all the things I look for, the moment I smelled this, I felt the undeniable recognition of myself. This sounds extremely arrogant, or maybe melodramatic, but the scent feels almost subliminal to me, like I can’t even objectively smell it beyond feeling that this is what I smell like, or perhaps have always smelled like, and maybe it does smell a bit like a baby’s head, so really I might have been born smelling like this, but probably not. It just feels like home, like I feel that I am smelling such a human and natural smell in a way that makes me want to only wear it for the rest of my life, and to hoard every bottle I can find, to liquidate the rest of my collection, to forbid anyone from wearing this besides me. Anyway, I fell in love, am marrying this scent, and even though the relationship is fairly new, I can already tell that it is different than my other love affairs. Thank you for reading.

I can't believe it but I think I found my signature perfume! I never thought this would happen, especially with a blind buy. I had been eyeing this one for literally years, but there were always other fragrances to buy. Lately I've been going back to my old wishlist and retesting some things, but this one was a deal so I got a 30ml without testing. Bingo! I'm not even sure I would have appreciated it back when I first added it to my wishlist - back then I was all about gourmands, and this is not gourmand at all. It is great for those who like me want an easy-wear light fruity chypre for beginners or a very light patchouli (not in the pyramid, but definitely there- the official description mentions leather, which I think is actually patchouli). Very well blended and well balanced, I perceive all the notes at the same volume, none louder than others. The sillage is there but it is polite and refined. I'd say this is a modern fruity chypre, very feminine, sophisticated without being ott. Raspberry and berries in general smell like black tea on my skin for some reason, it is also the case here and I love it! The unlisted patchouli note is muted, slightly bitter but soft, it almost smells like suede (which to me adds to the whole black tea illusion). The drydown is sweet but not gourmand, and the blueberry is definitely there! It's been 5 hours and I can still smell the heart notes on my sleeve but on my wrist it's gone down to base notes already. It's the bottom of the tea cup, with all the sweet berries macerated in black tea. Slightly woody, but again I don't see any woody notes in the pyramid. It's perfect for spring imho, today is grey and rainy, and this fragrance really sparkles! Update: the review was for a bottle from a 2020 batch, bought another 50ml from Jan 2022 and it's just not the same...I'm disappointed!

Oooh la la 💋 this is such a pretty little thing. I love the taire flower so I knew I would really love this scent and I do 🌸🌷🌸 I have never smelled lotus however there is a lotus note listed in this perfume and I think I detect it and its very lovely and " airy and watery soft"....Lets first let's talk about this exquisite bottle. The elongated golden🌠 metal pounded cap is just gorgeous and how darling is the cute bear charm dangling?? ( tip= if you do not like the bear charm just simply remove it.). It reminds me of Egypt. First thing I get when i spray it is a fruit 🍾champagne Fizz... but I can really smell the freesia too on me on this one along with the apricot , 🍓raspberries and blueberries.. but it is also lemony !!!🍋 Oh yes it's very buttery and creamy but also has it's very uplifting vibe about it that I can explain it is absolutely incredible. Its a fruiter version of my beloved NOA. Its delicious like 🍊fruity jam or jelly with a hint of vanilla🍦. Fun and uplifting. Very girlie. Night or day. Any season. I got it for 21.00 off Ebay what a steal. This golden juice will now be a must have and I will by more bottles. I hope its never discontinued. Its buttery classy and fun all of what I love ⭐ The only downside this is a eu du toilette not a parfum so it is not as vibrant and rich. There is very little sillage, therefore I have declared this a skin scent. I love skin scents but this one is barely there noticeable. It is a beautiful scent I just wish it had more projection because I can not see this scent offending anyone it is very light and clean even though it is fruity.

To my nose this scent is in the same class as Narciso edt, SJP lovely, Guerlain Idylle edp. All of which I love. Compared to the other 3, I think this is a bit more sensual. Some times I even think it's more mature, but just by a little bit and not in an "old-lady" kind of way. If I were to compare it one by one: Compared to NR edt, it's less musky and more floral-fruity. Compared to SJP lovely, it's less powdery and more airy-frutiy. Compared to Idylle, it's more sensual and has more depth. If you enjoy either 3, I would definitely recommend you try this too. The bottle design is also worth mentioning. The cap and suede pouch gives it a rustique feel and the teddy bear necklace adds a chic touch to it. I can detect an eensy bit of earthy bitterness at times, but I really have to stick my nose to it and find it. I actually haven't noticed the bitterness until I read one of the reviews mentioning it here. sillage is arms length, longevity is great. I can put it on in the morning and still smell it on my skin the day after.

This is my signature scent and has been my signature scent for three years now. I wanted to find a fragrance that represented who I REALLY am. No more ultra sweet and shy scents. I wanted to feel sensual, bold and feminine. This perfume did that for me. It truly does remind you of sand, leather, roses and gold. It's empowering and it's not shy and overly sweet. This perfume also has the best perfume bottle I've ever owned, I simply haven't gotten tired of the bottle, thus far. I love the hammered golden top that makes you think you're handling a potion bottle from Ancient Egypt but then that playfully contrasts with the little hammered gold teddy bear dangling on a leather string in front! I love how it comes in its own leather drawstring pouch, which just adds to the sand-dune-in-Egypt feeling. It's mysterious and yet equally playful at the same time and I must say that the spirit of the bottle expresses the precious fragrance inside it very well.