Sometimes your favorite perfumes come into your life by complete chance and not by a methodical chosen sample set, a subtle or not so subtle nudge by an Instagramer, or as often the case for me, a rabid note or material hunt (see narcissus, mimosa, and more recently, blue lotus).
What a great write-up - thanks for turning me on to the brand. Big fan of Greece, and it’s fun to think about scents in the context of their original geography. I’ll have to pick up a sample pack.
The “1:00 pm smell of a 10:00 am cigarette” is such a sharp sensory description! This is a very thoughtful essay to match what sounds to be a very thoughtful fragrance. I picked up a few samples of Angelos Creations from Luckyscent, sadly Angeliki isn’t one of them. If I ever come across it, I imagine it would resurrect very similar scent memories that I have of retro floral chypres worn by cigarette smoking aunts … (Aunt Margret and Aunt Agnes for me.)
Turns out Miss Angeliki and I share a birthday! It’s a small, silly detail, but those tiny personal overlaps in a perfume’s story always pull me in closer. I hope I make it to a robust 104 as well. Ha!!
Thank you so much. Ahh. Cigarette smoking aunts, and well everyone in the 1980s. I’m glad tobacco use has declined but there are times when I miss it. You’re right. It was luck that I got a sample. I’m happy to share a sample if you want.
Wow, what a coincidence that you two share a bday. 104? In this economy?
What a great write-up - thanks for turning me on to the brand. Big fan of Greece, and it’s fun to think about scents in the context of their original geography. I’ll have to pick up a sample pack.
Thank you so much. If I think of it, I’ll bring some along in August. They sent me a few samples with Angeliki. I’m pretty impressed so far.
The “1:00 pm smell of a 10:00 am cigarette” is such a sharp sensory description! This is a very thoughtful essay to match what sounds to be a very thoughtful fragrance. I picked up a few samples of Angelos Creations from Luckyscent, sadly Angeliki isn’t one of them. If I ever come across it, I imagine it would resurrect very similar scent memories that I have of retro floral chypres worn by cigarette smoking aunts … (Aunt Margret and Aunt Agnes for me.)
Turns out Miss Angeliki and I share a birthday! It’s a small, silly detail, but those tiny personal overlaps in a perfume’s story always pull me in closer. I hope I make it to a robust 104 as well. Ha!!
Thank you so much. Ahh. Cigarette smoking aunts, and well everyone in the 1980s. I’m glad tobacco use has declined but there are times when I miss it. You’re right. It was luck that I got a sample. I’m happy to share a sample if you want.
Wow, what a coincidence that you two share a bday. 104? In this economy?
What can I say? I’m forever an optimist. Ha!!