Bad Shiseido! BAD Shiseido!!

I went back to Feminite du Bois, because after the last post, once I had identified the smell that was making me not like Black Cashmere, I wanted to see if I would mind the clove note as much now that I had identified it.

I have a terribly symbol-driven mind, and once I can put words on something, it often feels very different to me.

The problem is that I now really, really like Feminite du Bois.

Which, of course, Shiseido does not sell in the United States. Making it awfully expensive, and very hard to find.

This perfume thing is rough. I also like Attrape Coeur very much, and Guerlain has apparently discontinued it after reissuing it as Attrape Coeur, when it used to be Guet-Apens.

Well shoot. I guess this is what they sell decants for.

Eureka!

I have identified the mystery scent that I hate! I think.

I ordered a sample of Black Cashmere, and just found it way too loaded down with a sweetish spice note I could not identify--I began to describe it as a combination between cinnamon and anise, and then just as a 'red-brown' smell I did not like.

Then I ordered a sample of Feminite du Bois, which I had heard raves about, and dabbed it on. It was really nice initially--and then the red-brown smell surfaced. Not horrible, but prominent enough that I really couldn't ignore it.

Clove. I think it's clove. I DO NOT LIKE IT.