Welcome to the first joint blogging project by Mood Scent 4! We are four perfume bloggers from France, Holland, England and Wales who will be posting on a different joint subject every couple of months. Each time we will all pick a selection of five or so fragrances to fit a particular mood or occasion. You’ll find links to the other blogs at the end of the post.
We hope you have fun reading our different choices and adding your own in the comments.
I love it when it’s raining outside and I’m cosy indoors with little to do but listen to the raindrops patter against the window pane. Generally I don’t wear perfume on days like these unless I’m testing out a sample, but it’s fun to imagine what would be rainy day appropriate.
Silences by Jacomo
Notes: Orange blossom, Galbanum, Bergamot, Lemon, Green notes, Cassia; Iris, Jasmine, Narcissus, Hyacinth, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Vetiver, Musk, Sandalwood, Oakmoss, Cedar and Ambrette.
This one feels just right for a rainy day in spring, both by name and scent. While most people have retreated indoors, you might want to take a peaceful walk in the rain. A soaking from an April shower seems to amplify the green aroma of vegetation in the air. Silences is a verdant green with a few flower petals and a little powder, that has a calming effect. It is also a bargain if you can find it online.
Celtic Fire by Union
Notes: Pine needles, Fir balsam, Marmite, Birch Tar, Peat and Bog Myrtle.
My dream rainy day scenario would be eating toast by a roaring fire inside a cabin up in the Highlands of Scotland. The next best thing is Celtic Fire with its peaty, smoky aroma and quirky use of a salty Marmite accord. It’s a statement perfume with a certain meaty substance to it. There’s nothing quite like it.
Dzing! by L’Artisan Parfumeur
Notes: Leather, Ginger, Tonka Bean, Musk, White Woods, Caramel, Saffron, Toffee, Candy Apple and Cotton Candy
If you do choose to spend your rainy day with a good book and it’s not the digital kind, then Dzing! would be a good accompaniment. It may recreate the smell of the circus but there’s also a whiff of old paperbacks in there, which have started to curl at the edges and smell of musty vanilla. It’s also a clever, completely unique scent and you don’t have to worry about the soupçon of skank if it’s just going to be you and your novel of choice.
L’Eau Froide by Serge Lutens
Notes: Olibanum, Sea Water, Musk, Vetiver, Mint, Incense, Pepper and Ginger.
I know there’s not a lot of love for the Serge Lutens L’Eau line but I like this one. I can’t handle big incense perfumes like the mighty Avignon by Commes des Garcons, so a gentle watery incense with aromatic touches suits me just fine. L’Eau Froide is a softly refreshing fragrance that wouldn’t be too distracting and could match a contemplative mood on a wet day.
Vanilla Smoke by Aftelier Perfumes
Notes: Yellow Mandarin, Siam Wood, Saffron Absolute, Vanillin, Vanilla Absolute, Lapsang Souchong, Ambergris and Coumarin
Here you get gorgeous, soothing vanilla wrapped up in lovely, rubbery leather. Vanilla Smoke is my ideal comfort scent and will be particularly perfect when autumn rolls around and it starts to get cold and rainy. Enjoy it while taking a rain check – put your feet up and sip one of Mandy’s fabulous Fragranced Teas.
Make sure you check out the other posts at Megan In Sainte Maxime, I Scent You A Day and L’Esperessence.
What are your own Rainy Day Perfumes?
A Bottled Rose 
Hi Tara! Great to read your choices and you like rainy days. Celtic Fire sounds very suited for a rainy day as does Dzing! I thought about Dzing! too. Vanilla Smoke makes you even long for a rainy day 😊 Which I normally don’t. XxxEsperanza
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I have you to thank, Esperanza, for my decant of Dzing! Rain and reading just seem to go together.
Vanilla Smoke is rainy day perfection 🙂
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You’re welcome, Tara. Enjoy it! It really sounds like perfection, Vanilla Smoke.
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Loved your choices Tara – and I don’t know all of these so must investigate. Vanilla Smoke sounds beautiful and seems to be a much loved Aftel perfume. xx Megan
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Oh you must try Vanilla Smoke, Megan. I think you’d love it.
One of the many fun parts of this project is discovering “new to me” perfumes.
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I have a feeling that I would really like this one and you’re right this is one of the good things as we can all find new perfumes via each other. This year Aftelier is one of the lines I’m keen to discover. Everything looks incredible on the website. I want the books, the tea, the flavourings and the perfume. I felt a little greedy looking at the site and then got stuck and couldn’t order anything.
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Oh I completely know what you mean about the Aftelier website. I want everything on there too. Not just the perfumes but the tea and the body oils. I’d even like the Chef’s essences even though I’m no cook! You’d love her books, they’re a must-read. You should be able to get them on Amazon.
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What a timely theme, for after a spell of fine weather it rained in the night.
These are a great and varied selection for a rainy day. I can particularly relate to Vanilla Smoke and Dzing! To the list I would add En Voyage Rainmaker and Miller Harris La Pluie. 😉
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Aha, I see the others have got those covered. 😉
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Exactly!
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Hi V,
As there were a few of us doing this post I tried not to pick anything that was too obviously rain-themed in order not to double-up.
It was raining on my way into work today!
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Just read Megan’s selection and yours is just as appealing. Following your blog now. Big thanks. R
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That’s great to hear. Thanks R.
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Hi Tara, I loved your choices. I was so pleased to see you include Vanilla Smoke as I very nearly used that one myself. It is my favourite vanilla scent ever. What i liked is the fact that none of us consulted each other before writing our pieces so i was dying to read what you three had chosen!
xx
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Hi Sam, yes it was a nice surprise to see what everyone went for on posting day. Fun!
Oh how lovely to hear that Vanilla Smoke is your most favourite vanilla too. I’ve waited for ages to find one that I loved.
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Hi Tara. Love this new twist. Boy do I need these rainy day suggestions in the Netherlands. Dzing! Is just wonderful. Inam already looking forward to the next mood list. Sandra xo
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Hi Sandra,
I’m sorry it’s rainy in The Netherlands. I know you love the sun and heat.
Lovely to hear your enthusiasm for this project!
Dzing! is pretty special.
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What a fun idea in general (looking forward to future installments) and what a great topic for the opening!
I love rain and I’m not sure if I need any special perfume for it… But if I were to try to come up with some, I’d go by weather. For an early spring rain, I’d choose something green… Vert pour Madame, probably. And your choice – Silences – would fit right into the same category. For the warm summer rain, I’d do something light floral: Jo Malone Peony & Suade maybe? For the gloomy autumn rain I’d warm up myself with Tea for Two (but your choices – Vanilla Smoke and Dzing! – would work for me too).
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Much appreciated, Undina!
I wonder if you especially like the rain because you now live in an area that often needs it, or if you’ve always loved it?
Thanks for sharing your own pairings. Peony and Suede sounds gorgeous for summer rain.
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To tell you the truth, I don’t remember 🙂 In the previous four year of drought it became an obsession for my vSO, so rain became an important topic 😉 I need to think more to remember, how exactly I felt about rain before then.
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It’s a very specific feeling to try to recall so that’s understandable. I guess it is just because I’ve read your vSO focuses on the lack of rain on your blog so I was curious if it ptr-dated your time in the States.
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I’m not even sure if it pre-dated my pre-drought time in the U.S. 😉
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Not to worry! I just love it whenever you talk about your life in your homeland
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