"Perfume is the most intense form of memory" - Jean Paul Gaultier

Scent is a very personal thing to me, always have and always will. I could stick with one scent for so long that even when people compliments it I would not notice. When I was five, my aunt sprayed me with her favorite perfume of all time, Chanel No.5 and since that day I always associate the scent with her. My mom on the other hand once gave me a whiff of her favorite perfume up until today, Christian Dior Poison, the red bottle reminds me of the poison apple that evil queen used to poison Snow White. 

I gave perfumes as presents for the ones I love and the feedbacks until now are good, they love the perfumes. I cannot explain how I could get the perfume right, in my mind I'm just picking out what I think they would like but in truth there is a major science about that. Each perfume felt personal to me, because one or maybe a few of the notes within the perfume reminds me of a certain situation where this person and I were involved in. Such as lounging around one summer afternoon in July with my best friend since middle school which resulted in me buying her Eau de Iceberg Pour Femme for her birthday present.

I am a huge hoarder of perfumes trust me, from classics to slightly unconventional, if I like the dry down of the perfume I would not think twice about purchasing it. In the sea of so many scents, how could I pick which ones are my go to? Here's my pick for 2017 perfume favorites, some I bought, some are gifts.

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1. Tom Ford, Tobacco Vanille

Reminds me of an Englishman Club and the sillage is amazing, fell in love with it since the first time I sniffed the sample.

2. Tom Ford, Black Orchid

This is my third bottle so far, the very first bottle was a gift from my (then) boyfriend and became a favorite ever since.

3. Giorgio Armani, Si Intense

I owned the regular Si but switched to this after I ran out of it, the smell is divine for a night out with friends and it lasts throughout the entire night.

4. Yves Saint Laurent, Parisienne A L'Extreme

I wanted to cry when my (then) boyfriend managed to get his hands on this, this is by far my signature scent, but since it is super hard to get it here in Indonesia, I use this occasionally now.

5. Yves Saint Laurent, Black Opium

My mom used to own the Opium and when I tried this on me, the sillage blew my mind. It lasts until I took a shower in the morning.

6. Yves Saint Laurent, Mon Paris

This one was a gift from my boyfriend even before the perfume is officially sold here, I managed to wear this to my classes and get plenty of compliments in the process.

7. Valentino, Valentina

I bought this because it is a good everyday scent, nothing to special, yet the sillage lasts pretty long.

8. Dolce & Gabbana, La Lune

I used to love the L'Imperatrice but switched to this because over the years, after parting with L'Imperatrice for so long and I caught a whiff it made my head dizzy, so this is a suitable replacement for it. Even though this is an EDT it lasts pretty good on my skin.

9. Balmain, Ivoire

Again a day to day scent for me to wear without the hassle.

10. Fragonard, Fleur d'Oranger

I bought this because it reminds me of the spring, and it is one of my favorite spring scent.

11. Estee Lauder, Modern Muse Le Rouge

I was given a sample at first this and the Modern Muse one, but my heart was set to buy this because it is so unlike Estee Lauder to come up with a scent like this.

12. Hermes, L'Ambre des Merveilles

A gift from my boyfriend after we resolved an issue together, I wear this on date night mostly.

So there you have it, 12 of my favorite scents.