Top 10 Scary Perfumes For Halloween 2022 on Persolaise Love At First Scent episode 322

[@tripthipillai445]

It just occurred to me this night be the first Persolaise broadcast I have had the privilege of watching that doesn't feature a Chanel or Guerlain.

[@Persolaise]

Yes! I guess those brands don't go in for 'scary'. Thanks for watching.

[@WendyWickham]

Thank you for encouraging me to revisit Dior Poison. I despised (and resented) this scent in the 80s. It smelled so terrible on me (berry barf), but this teenage goth desperately wanted to wear something called "Poison." I recently stopped at Macy's and revisited this scent. I don't know whether it's because I've aged or the reformulation has made this scent "friendlier," but I can finally wear Poison and now understand why this is considered a benchmark tuberose. I came home with a full bottle. I hope you and Madame Persolaise are having a peaceful holiday and look forward to your videos in 2023.

[@Persolaise]

Ah, that's a great story -- I think Poison is very, very special indeed.

[@famine92]

Not even 20 seconds in and I already have a big smile on my face. Thank you so much, Persolaise! :)

[@Persolaise]

You're more than welcome. Thank YOU for watching.

[@Ecojock]

I am so sorry I missed this live!!!

[@Persolaise]

Well, the recording is here for you.

[@maudline]

This was so much fun and lots of interesting comments in the chat. On the scary scent note I think to me it’s more about an unsettling blend rather than one note, ex metal + blood, smoke + rot

[@Persolaise]

Yes, the comments were fascinating. Thanks for watching.

[@Persolaise]

Yes, the comments were fascinating. Thanks for watching.

[@Sliceisnice850]

Greetings from New Jersey, USA. Zoologist Squid was the scariest to me. Felt like a slimy sea beast was looming just out of view. Wonderful video. I feel a jolt of pleasure every time I spot a new one of yours.

[@Persolaise]

Sounds like I need to check out the Squid! I shall endeavour to ensure all my jolts are pleasurable ;-) Thanks for watching.

[@suleikahorz8651]

Thank you for this entertaining video! I believe I didn't wear perfume on the 31st. For some perfume lovers, not wearing perfume might be scary. :P I regularly like to "pause" wearing it. I remember when I first bought Black Afgano. I've never smoked in my life and I usually really don't like the smell of Marijuana but at that time, I liked the Nasomatto's interpretation. A way to feel naughty maybe? ;-) But to be honest, I didn't wear it very often. After 10 years, my bottle is still almost full. I agree with you. Metallic notes can be quite scary. I'm not fond of them. M/Ink is special indeed. I wouldn't wear it but it didn't frighten me. Neither did Sécrétions Magnifiques even though I didn't enjoy smelling the metallic notes in it. Wouldn't wear it either. As for Panthère I was surprised that you find it "scary". I really enjoy smelling it though it's not really my kind of perfume. I found L'Heure Perdue much scarier. I love vanilla perfumes but I can't stand milk accords. And aldehydes are often scary to me. :-) I have to get my nose on Dior Poison extract. There was a period I loved wearing the Hypnotic Version though it's quite different of course. And same as you I love Alien Essence Absolue. I'm not a fan of the original Alien, too strange to my nose. But the Absolue is so smooth, much more terrestrial than alien in my opinion.

[@Persolaise]

Thanks for this, Suleika. Do try to find some Poison extrait if you can.

[@Lynn-rm2ez]

People are sometimes surprised to hear that Halloween is not new in Scotland, where it is centuries old. It's Old Hallows Eve. We used to carve lanterns out of turnips (swedes), not easy I can tell you, and children go "guising" from door to door for sweets and apples. We used to wear simple home made costumes. When I was young we had to sing a song or tell a joke to get the treats. I always choose a Halloween fragrance. I love your selection. I'm dipping into whats left of my quite old The Unicorn Spell from Lez Nez.

[@Persolaise]

Oh wow, fascinating. Thanks for sharing this.

[@classicalthrasher]

Mr. Persolaise, this inspired me to plan to wear my modern Poison EdT this coming Monday. Poisonous Tuberose! It still causes strong reactions, for better or worse. I am very introverted, so these sort of "demanding" scents are something that allows me to express myself better, without even uttering a word. I love the current version, as it is hard to find an old one in good shape. Smells beautiful and "challenging", and does bring me back to the 80s as child/young teen. Will never be without Poison EdT moving forwards. 🧙‍♀️ As always, thanks so much for your work. 👍

[@Persolaise]

Adel, I'm so pleased that you feel the current version is in good shape. Thanks very much for watching.

[@krissyrose14]

Saw the Poison thumbnail and I approve. :) I have been hitting up the flanker Hypnotic Poison for Halloween, which is more of a sorceress choice. Plus for a chocolate/praline fragrance hitting up Carolina Herrera Good Girl as I'm typing this. I think Poison is one of Madonna's favorites too. I had been gazing at my bottle of Mugler's Alien as well, the version I have is the newer version. Mugler's Alien is kind of sci-fi, reminds me of Seven of Nine from Star Trek or thinking of Quorra from Tron:Legacy.

[@Persolaise]

I really like Hypnotic too. Thanks for watching.

[@tinamanske2865]

Love Tilda Swinton, I was sitting behind her at the premiere of "Julia" way back when - two of the best hours if my life! 😀 Great choices for the list, and oh so handy that I have a sample of La Panthère here...

[@Persolaise]

Oh wow, how wonderful. Thanks for watching.

[@phyllisiervello]

I started wearing perfume when I was 11 years old and have been obsessed with it ever since.

[@Persolaise]

Isn’t it a wonderful obsession to have?

[@phyllisiervello]

@@Persolaise it is definitely a wonderful obsession in my opinion even though some of my friends and all of my family think I am an idiot. But my perfumes and the search and discovery of new or wonderful vintage fragrances make me very happy.

[@Persolaise]

@@phyllisiervello I think it's a totally harmless way of trying to find some beauty in the world, and bring it into our lives and share it with others. And that's a pursuit that I don't think should ever be called idiotic ;-)

[@sharonlebond2188]

I love your seasonal Top-10 videos. This episode was wonderfully festive but also very thoughtful. A joy to watch.

[@Persolaise]

Thank you so much, Sharon.

[@PetitOiseau13]

I just love La Panthère, it’s fierce, unapologetically strong, and the bottle and sprayer are beautiful. Poison transports me directly to childhood, such a classic

[@Persolaise]

Panthere is so underrated, right? Many thanks for watching.

[@cutiecamille]

I wore the vintage version of Dior’s Poison + Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle at a Halloween party. What a hit! I got compliments all night.

[@Persolaise]

Oh my word -- tuberose overload!

[@navilight1094]

Fantastic video with some interesting choices! I do feel Noir de Noir is fit for a suave Dracula (I think I once commented before!), complete with bouquet of roses and box of Milk Tray. The ELDO I'm surprised you didn't go for was Hermann A Mes Cotes. There's something distinctly 'gravekeeper' like about it (imagine hulking heavy boots in a wood after the rain). A bit damp and earthy, but also with a rose note burried in there. I also found Penhaligon's now discontinued LP No.9 quite intruiging as a witchy fragrance. I hear it's akin to Dune? There's a herbal feel to it that does conjure up images of cauldrons and spells. Finally, more fantasy werewolf than scary, but Mechant Loup deserves a shout for me - Just enough wet fur in there!

[@Persolaise]

Thanks for watching. Noir De Noir would have been a good one, I agree.

[@phyllisiervello]

I have never been a Halloween fan, but this is a fun perfume topic!

[@Persolaise]

Thank you. And thanks for watching.

[@chippy9822]

Aaaah POISON my signature fragrance I have been wearing it every since it made it grand entrance I love every bit of it I can’t get enough of it it just entrancing

[@Persolaise]

It’s magic. Thanks for watching.

[@MoahGentle]

Great idea and list. I think Trex from Zoologist could be a good one for scary perfumes tho.

[@Persolaise]

Thanks -- I should try to hunt down a few drops.

[@bartderuyck]

Loved your reaction to Sécrétions Magnifiques! It's utterly unwearable, one of the very few fragrances I cannot stand. Funny story: I once wanted to let a few fellow perfume fans get a taste of this and I pull it out of a bag only for the sample vial to break and spill all over my hands, and bag. I raced for a nearby kitchen sink to scrub it off, but the smell was there for hours. The horror! The bag? Well, it didn't survive: I don't know where it is now. Thank goodness!

[@Persolaise]

You can never scrub off the ones you don’t want to smell! Thanks for watching.

[@aleksandraciprijanovic6968]

Ohhhh Akro Night is insaneee. I cannot decide if it's the sexiest fragrance ever or too stinky. But it for sure has some magic in it. It smells so realistically human that it's crazy. I'm glad Akro started making smaller bottles because I think I might get it now:))) Also Black Afgano is one of my absolute favorites fragrances. It's such a cozy woody scent :)

[@Persolaise]

Yes, their smaller bottles are an excellent idea. Thanks for watching.

[@Sara-qw4hi]

Oh how I love a vintage Poison! Definitely one of my top witchy scents. My others are Amouage Memoir Woman makes me want to have a séance in the forest at midnight. Olympic Orchids Nightflyer (original Bat) for when I want to smell like a melancholy vampire that kinda got forgotten about in a cave. Noir de Noir for the more stylish vamp that like to drink cocktails. Ormonde Woman is my gothic freshie that feels like stepping into a Brothers Grimm tale. And of course Serge Lutens Fils de Joie. Despite the name, probably the most viscous and nightmarish scent I own.

[@Persolaise]

Sara, thanks for your list. I'm glad someone's given another shout-out to Ormonde Woman.

[@More13Feen]

What a line up!!! 😍 all the talk of dead skinn, bodys and rotting stuff DID creep me 😅 I resently bought Magie Noir as a Halloween scent but also cuz I am getting in to the big chypres of the last century. My wish list got some some new editions now for sure! I love and own Like this and I am happy it got a "not scary" mention 🎃

[@Persolaise]

Gosh -- Magie Noire. A name I haven't heard for a while. Thanks for watching.

[@headless.scents]

Ah yes, Morticia Adams, a role model for my dark side 🦇 This is a fun video, Dariush! Looking forward to what you have in store for this year's Halloween 🎃

[@Persolaise]

Thanks very much.

[@annemiekevandenbelt2971]

What a great episode Mr P, I wish I could have engaged in the live conversation as well but unfortunately that was not possible. I’m wearing Rien for the occasion of watching it today, a bit of a scary scent but also very comforting at the same time strange as that may seem. 🥰 I don’t know which scent would scare me really. But so-called skanky and dirty perfumes do take me aback at first, before I sometimes fall in love with them later. Of course Poison is as gothic as they get, and I love it to death 😉 Your reaction to the Secretions was hilarious, and made me so curious, I decided that if I choose the next sample set to sniff out some new possible additions to my collection, this one must be part of it! Thank you for the inspiration, again. 🙏🏻😊🌸

[@Persolaise]

As always, thanks for watching, Annemieke.

[@brandybasisty9736]

Fun review! Midnight Poison is the vampire perfume for me 🖤

[@Persolaise]

Ah, a much-missed flanker.

[@eem2562]

Never thought of black afgano as scary but cant get the image of dracula with a spliff out of by head now🤣🤣❤

[@Persolaise]

Ha! 😉 Thanks for watching.

[@belairscents]

Great selection👌 among all bandit was also my mother's signature scent💝 and I bought for her the last time I was in Paris from le bon marché! I also love fracas by Robert piguet👌 have a spooky Halloween🎃 Cheerio mate🥂

[@Persolaise]

Thank you so much. Fracas is amazing too.

[@belairscents]

@@Persolaise absolutely amazing👌 Robert Piguet has lots of gems in store💎 Ciao

[@StelmaDesigns]

Wearing Bandit will never be the same after that description, lol :o) I'll be looking over my shoulder at night!

[@Persolaise]

Ha! I should think you'll be safe if you're wearing Bandit.

[@StelmaDesigns]

@@Persolaise oh yes, you're right! I guess I'd be the vampire not the victim!

[@camillecosc765]

Sécrétions magnifiques is really my signature scent, and the most complimented fragrance I have! But, on the other hand, 2 of my closest friends have forbidden me to wear it when I see them haha

[@Persolaise]

Well, there you go. It really is a work of genius in many ways.

[@arimira2078]

oh nooo i missed the live 🥲🥲 speaking of spooky scents, i was reading a review about L'Artisan Parfumeur's Fou d'Absinthe (always reading the bad ones first so if i do a blind buy i'll just expect the worst...) and someone said "i would imagine somebody that does voodoo will smell like this" instead of staying away, i got even more curious 😭😭😭

[@Persolaise]

Wow - that’s some review. Thanks for watching.

[@maudline]

That would tempt me even more 😂

[@Sarah-gf9ed]

My witchy perfumes are my favourite Chanels - No19 and Cristalle. I can imagine the Wicked Witch of the West, Mortica and Vampira wearing these fragrances. I feel that they have that bewitching quality about them!

[@Persolaise]

Enjoy wearing them. And thanks for watching 🙏

[@LiaAndrews]

Wonderful top 10! Fascinating how differently we associate scents. When I think scary, I think cold and inhuman. Secretions Magnifiques for me is the serial killer, dystopian AI future scent. When I think more sociopathic CEO cold I think Chanel No. 19 (sorry Mr. P, I know you love it). The more gothic scents that scare many people like Poison (Esprit de Parfum version is fantastic!) and the edgier Serge Lutens, for me feel passionate and intriguing. Even frighteningly skanky perfumes have too much warmth to feel Halloween level evil. Regarding precocious perfume habits, when I was little I fell in love with Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum and my grandma bought it for me 💖

[@Persolaise]

Oh wow -- clever grandma! Thanks for watching, Lia.

[@ioanam549]

You're amazing!❤

[@Persolaise]

Wow! Thank you so much! I have the most amazing followers ;-)

[@ioanam549]

@@Persolaise ❤️

[@jura_rose]

Filippo Sorcinelli Unum But not today is genuinely spine tingling-ly frightening. It's in a creepy blood red bottle and was inspired by Hannibal lecter in Florence. I won't spoil it as it is one to try blind without any notes and try to figure out what on earth you are smelling. I think you will find it interesting, in fact the whole Unum line are worth checking out. Lavs is the most famous being the scent of the pope's robes. Also, I thought you may have gone for Overture man by Amouage, I agree with you that it is quite vampiric.

[@Persolaise]

As soon as I saw the name 'But not today', I got the reference. I've heard a fair bit about this brand. Perhaps I need to get some samples...

[@valzalel5203]

La Couche du Diable smells like the best version of Hell lol. Totally get a surreal burnt feeling from it too! an eventual full bottle purchase for me

[@Persolaise]

Thanks for letting me know. I think it's a great piece of work.

[@lindie58]

This was my signature scent 1990s club days dressing up dancing champagne 🍾 the best perfume the scent unexplainable intoxicating. Sadly I bought a bottle recently it does not have the same strength. Tomorrow I will wear it on Halloween thank you for this review🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@Persolaise]

Which scent do you mean? Thanks for watching.

[@lindie58]

The formulation has changed so much it smelled a little like tobacco this a.m when I sprayed it. I added old school liz Claiborne curve crush and wallah popped the scent back to almost what it used to smell 👍 To me anyway 😆

[@lindie58]

Poison

[@lindabrokaw1482]

I find when a skunk sprays it is very strong and scary! Also I wonder if you have ever smelled Llancome's Idole i L'ntense? It's discontinued I think but has three jasmines and and is actually quite compelling to me. It draws you in but it's got that Jasmine bite, but I really enjoy it

[@Persolaise]

Linda, no, I never got to try that Idole. Thanks for watching.

[@Jolanta70]

I see that Secretions Magnifique is a cheerful scent - you can't stop laughing:))))) Actually, for me, SM is just a metallic flower scent. From time to time I use it for fun :)))

[@Persolaise]

Well, it certainly made me laugh this time! Thanks for watching.

[@andfragt]

Catching up! 🎃

[@Persolaise]

Better late than never.

[@arriiiaaaa]

oooh I must try Green Spell. For me, Eris’ Ma Bete is almost unbearably animalic (it has that dirty costus note I can’t stand) so I’m interested to see how this compares. anything Antoine Lie does is worth checking out! the scariest perfume in my collection has to be Commes des Garçons 1994 original EDP. it smells like you’ve been dropped in a wasps nest! utterly terrifying. and the animalic honey drydown is the stuff of nightmares

[@Persolaise]

Wow, that CdG sounds incredible.

[@samtan4729]

Oh, I figured the scary factor for this Halloween episode was on compulsive fragrance shopping.

[@Persolaise]

Ha! Good point.

[@marinara5000]

Aaaand I'm dying!!! Ahahahaa!!!!!

[@darkkstar5647]

The overwhelming note I get out of Alien is ROACH SPRAY. I can't get over how it reminds me of bug spray.

[@Persolaise]

Wow! So, pretty scary, then. Thanks for watching.

[@phyllisiervello]

Persolaise, I just received my bottle of Hermes Violette Volynka EDT and I am really liking it so far.

[@Persolaise]

Ah, good to know. Thank you.

[@phyllisiervello]

Update: The more I wear it, the more I like it!

[@viktoria6279]

I wonder what you would think about "lush-lust"

[@Persolaise]

If memory serves, I always thought it was rather fun.

[@allurecholeric]

Would you recommend the current formulation of Dior poison? I am trying to hunt down a vintage bottle but because of the shipping restrictions I haven’t managed yet!

[@Persolaise]

The current version is certainly worth trying.

[@shirleycantoni3152]

Remember Magie Noir? It also reminds me of a Witch’s brew.

[@Persolaise]

Yes! Absolutely!

[@fleskpangkaka]

Hello, sorry to put this in a comment but it seems youtube will not show all of your videos in chronological order from newest to oldest any longer(anyone else seeing this?) and I can't figure out how to turn it back, if it's at all possible. It means I have difficulty finding videos older than a certain date and "recent uploads' has an 11 month old clip at the top of the list. V. confused. Help?

[@Persolaise]

Oh gosh, sorry, I don't think I can help with this one. I certainly haven't changed any settings from my end.

[@fleskpangkaka]

@@Persolaise No worries! I suspect it's some "improvement" KZbin has chosen to inflict upon us...

[@FrazzledVirgo]

The Pearl...... thats my fav novel lol

[@Persolaise]

😊

[@alishahjewellery3373]

Thank you

[@Persolaise]

Thanks for watching.

[@Prague4Introverts]

Good evening. Would be so great to refresh Halloween scents for 2024. What say you?

[@Persolaise]

Let's see what we can do...

[@FrazzledVirgo]

you dont like horror? what about Bowies the Hunger!? or the good dracula or anything Argento!???

[@Persolaise]

Okay, I should have qualified: I don’t have much time for ‘generic’ horror. But if the movie is trying to do more than be frightening, then I’m happy to go along for the ride.

[@chippy9822]

I had a friend who wore Alien and it smells so strong of artificial vanilla I can’t stomach the smell of it

[@Persolaise]

Oh dear!

[@mayflowermatriarch5284]

DE PROFUNDIS!

[@Persolaise]

That would have been a good one too.

[@MrHollydymock]

Most disturbing fragrance I’ve smelled was ‘Douleur!’ by Bogue, a metallic rose/cotton candy. I think it’s discontinued. Truly the smell of despair! To me it was the feeling of your heart sinking from fear. Had to wash it off!

[@Persolaise]

Oooh, I’ll have to seek it out. Thanks for watching.

[@phyllisiervello]

I love most Bogue fragrances but Douleur was more than disturbing, and very macabre.

[@shirleycantoni3152]

I love my Bandit. Doesn’t scare me😅

[@Persolaise]

Excellent.

[@jeantesc812]

Coven By Andrea Maack is Halloween to me

[@Persolaise]

Oh yes! I remember thinking Coven was superb.

[@FrazzledVirgo]

and ive made a 100 comments about posion but its stilll relevant today and beats the flankers!!! i have yet to meet a man who doesnt nuzzle and stay in my neck when i wear it!

[@Persolaise]

Oh wow - that’s quite a claim.

[@Perfumedmemoirs]

I wonder why Mr Elon went with “Burnt Hair”, when he could’ve rather cleverly and conveniently named his perfume “Elon’s Musk” 🤔

[@Persolaise]

Who knows! 😂

[@nastyfyme]

🤣 Splendid idea - you should patent that name!

[@kozziezeeable]

*cough* Hemlock 🧙‍♀️.. *cough* Ormonde Woman 😄

[@Persolaise]

Ah, yes. Good one!

[@originalboxelder]

I’m wearing couer de noir by Beaufort London. I smell like a pirate.

[@Persolaise]

Brilliant! 😊

[@lazysusan7767]

Asafoetida - scary as hell.. instant dry retch 🤢 🤮

[@Persolaise]

Ah! Great in cooking, though 😉

[@deluxelex9056]

even Halloween is starting to get canceled in the U.S.

[@Persolaise]

Really? Why?

[@deluxelex9056]

@@Persolaise some schools are doing it because they consider Halloween "non-inclusive" because some students choose not to participate for whatever reason. It's woke-ism gone mad.

[@Sliceisnice850]

This is news to this American.

[@Saffron-sugar]

The banning of perfumes: Ok, so The Safe Quality Food (SQF) program is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). The SQF states in their “Personal cleanliness and clothing (12.3.3)” that restaurant staff must have good hygiene, clean clothing wear deodorant and only a light amount of perfume or cologne. This is only for the staff though. Not customers. But, Federal law in the U.S. says businesses have a right to refuse service to anyone, so long as it’s not on a discriminatory basis. so, if a restaurant doesn’t like a certain perfume, it can refuse anyone wearing it. When I was in secondary school almost all the girls wore either Giorgio of Beverly Hills, Poison, or Obsession. I myself wore Opium. Grown up perfumes on very young women was the fashion. The boys were dowsing themselves in Polo. The school didn’t seem to mind. Restaurants with chefs that took themselves quite seriously, would probably be annoyed by some perfumes, particularly the hideously overpowering Giorgio, filling the room with its acrid scent, rather than the scent of the cooking. I do remember seeing signs of it being banned in certain stores and in an art gallery. mostly so as not to exclude those with fragrance allergies, real and imagined. Those with imagined allergies only complain if the fragrance is overwhelming and if they don’t like it.

[@Persolaise]

Thanks for the info. Your secondary must have smelt amazing!