In my culture, I grew up associating Cala Lilly with funerals. The Lilly in your picture is the one that has a very strong scent and usually gives headaches. In fragrances like Hidden Fantasy I don’t notice it to be bothersome. Claire, you are phenomenal at relaying a wealth of information eloquently and without making it sound boring. Love your content 🌹🤗
Yes, you are right! Lilly can be very different in different fragrances, I think the aromachemicals used vary quite a lot from what I've read and also a lot have now been banned 🙊 here white lillies are a bit of a no no if you are giving people flowers as they are too associated with funerals. Thank you Yulia, I really appreciate you watching! 🥰
Decades ago I mixed essential oils and we had 2 Chamomile oils. German chamomile which smelled like hay and Roman chamomile which smells like floral apple. Roman chamomile smells divine. It contains bisabolol which is anti-inflammatory when applied topically. I believe it is the bisabolol which gives the oil its blue color. It was used sparingly because it was very expensive and you didn't need much. When Gucci came out with their chamomile fragrance I assumed it would be Roman chamomile. I was shocked when I smelled it and realized it was German chamomile. It smells like hay! EDIT: Looked it up and the blue color comes from azulene, another anti-irritant.
That's so interesting! I clearly have only smelt the German chamomile! Wow! And yes I'm sure bisabolol is used for stomach complaints, I've seen it listed in ingredients for sure. And I never imagined chamomile essential oil would be blue! You have blown my mind! I need to smell the Roman one now! Thanks so much for you comment! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume You can probably smell them at a health food store which sells proper essential oils. Not fragrance oils. Good brands are Tisserand and Aura Cacia. Not sure if you have them in the UK. Happy sniffing!
I love the smell of white Dutch clover, milkweed flowers, tupelo, yellow jessamine, honeysuckle, pheasants eye, acacia blossoms, hyacinths, summer is intoxicating around here...
Hyacinths remind me of Keeping Up Appearances, so yeah, headache-inducing is correct for me 😉. But seriously, I actually love that note and I adore a peony note as well. I’m a newer subscriber, and I’m loving this series a lot. 🌸 Kim
Hi Kim! Yes Hyacinth Bucket! 🤣 I love peony, I think most of the fragrances I had before UA-cam had peony rose and pink pepper in, that seemed to be my bag! I am not sure whether to make a third video about floriography, people seem to love these videos and learning about different floral notes and meanings. I really enjoy researching these too! Maybe in a month or two perhaps? Thank you so much for subscribing, that means a lot and I appreciate you coming back to watch a video! Also please let me know if there's anything that you'd like to know bout or have a video on. Thanks again! 🥰
Thanks so much Veronica ❤️ Yes me neither really until I got thinking about wedding flowers, I guess that was what started it for me... I am on holiday right now and we have been visiting lots of castles and houses and the gardens have been stunning and have got me thinking about herbs and apothecary beliefs... I walked 10 miles today on a route that was a pilgrim route for monks. I was thinking about the herbs that they would have carried with them for cures etc.
Peonies are not very common here in the philippines, mostly are imported from other countries and expensive as well. I didnt appreciate the beauty of peonies before until i saw one myself in Taiwan not just the regular size but the huge one.. And in diff. Colors. So pretty..😍
Peonies are stunning for sure! And yes here they are expensive still because they fade and wilt pretty quickly. I almost has them in my wedding bouquet but in the end I didn't. The colours are beautiful and yes some are absolutely huge! Thanks for watching ❤️
You are the absolute undisputed Queen of research 👏 I enjoyed this so much! My standouts fragrances from those you mentioned are RL Romance (pre reform and I have backups lol) and also Baiser Vole. It’s so unique with that Lily note. Xxx
Thanks Lucinda ❤️ I have been buying a few designer green rose fragrances, I think to try to fill the gap that finishingy vintage bottle of Romance left, but so far, nothing is as nice. I tried baiser vole in store and I thought it was very pretty!
This just is soooo good. I love these kind of videos. Orchids are quite alluring I guess 😉 black orchid is lovely. Yes love the relationships to the ancient ideas. Lotus flowers are very magical. Aren't they even if not golden 😉 That dress is lovely matching it 😊
Well I definitely made this one for you. You need to tell the ancient myth around lily too. I forgot in this video... Lotus are very pretty for sure, I get why they would be associated with down there 😂 Thank you 😊
Wow Clare ,you never disappoint ,the marigold flower has such an interesting history ,I’m interested in smelling a daffodil 🌼 perfume because I want to compare what I smell in datura noir 🤷♀️to the real thing White Lilies are my all time favourite flower but unfortunately my family hate them and the smell makes them sick 🤕 Loved this so much Clare Hugs 🤗
Yes! I heard you talk about Datura Noir the other day and I was annoyed with myself because I'd already made and edited this because I was off on holiday! I love lilies, but yes the smell is super strong, so I get that people don't always like them! Thanks for watching Frances! ❤️
Yes daffodils are very special, I wish more fragrances used narcissus as a fragrance note, it's beautiful ❤️ i don't yet have a book on floriography, but it's going on my Christmas list 🤣 thanks for watching, happy Saturday 😀
A fragrance called Funeral Home! Wow! I did a quick mental check to see if it was the first of April 😂 I've heard it all now. Thanks for another really interesting video; I'm finding these very enjoyable.
So happy to see more G Dr Floriography! I really like Basier Vole but I can’t tolerate a lot of lilies because they’re so strong and pungent! Definitely a room filler 😮💨
This video was very interesting, such a good idea 🌷🥀🏵🌺🌻🌹 in my country carnations are associated with funerals, which is such a pity, i love how they smell
Aah carnations were in the first video of this series, I think they were flower no.10. It's very striking how different countries associate totally different flowers with death. I wonder why there is such variation? Thanks for watching ❤️
Hello Claire, I enjoyed your video theme and that you used more unusual flowers as some of the selections. Of the flowers mentioned I prefer peony, bluebell, lotus and the mythical orchid. I don't enjoy chamomile and marigold as fragrance notes. I do associate lilies with Easter and funerals. The remaining flower fragrance I am not committed on. I think the asian flower meanings are much nicer than the Greek and Victorian ones. Thanks again for the time you put into creating this! - Jenn
Hi Jenn! Yes I think the Greek meanings get a lot of the limelight in Western cultures, but we can learn a lot from Eastern ones! I really love peony, lotus and orchid. Marigold is a bit of curiosity for me because it is so rare! Thanks for watching, I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video! 🥰
Good afternoon ! 💖 I watch your videos at least twice, in order NOT to miss any details, I loved to learn so much in this beautiful video, thank you very much for sharing ! Yes, Narcissus/ Daffodil note is expensive and quite rare in fragrances, I can detect it well in Coco Noir , I have Narcissus in my garden, and know and love this flower's smell very much, unfortunately they bloom only during spring-time and just for a short period of time 😭 From this list, besides of Narcissus, I love Orchidee, and my favourite fragrance with this note is L'Occitane Néroli &Orchidée Eau Intense, so warm, sweet, and a little pungent, which I love♥️ Thank you again for the amazing video, enjoy your weekend 💖💕
Thank you! Wow! I am honoured! I would love to smell more narcissus in fragrances, I have smelt Coco Noir but only once, I will go to try it again! I am pretty sure I tried the normal orchidée and neroli but not the intense. It was a while ago though. I did retest a couple of months ago when I bought a fragrance from l'occitane for a friend. Thanks for watching ❤️ and I hope you have a lovely Sunday. Apologies for the slow reply, I am on holiday at the moment and I've been out and about and enjoying the gorgeous sunshine 😍
@@dr.claire.perfume Enjoy your holiday my friend !!! ♥️♥️♥️ P.S.: After I bought the Néroli&Orchidée Eau Intense Version I realised it's a limited edition, I'm so sad, because I love this scent very much, but it's limited, whyyyy they do that?😢😢💔💔
@@VeritasVincitFragrancesVeritas I know! The verveine I bought for me friend was a citrus version that was a special edition and they've now sold out. I think l'occitane do that quite a bit unfortunately... 😔
Hello Claire, Thank you for this so interresting video. I have to add something, you told about Good Fortune that Gentian was the symbol of Belgium. I tried to find it but didn't succeed. As we are quite complicated, every region has his own flower, in Flamish region, it's the Poppy, just as in England, in Brussels it's the Marsh Iris, and in the Wallonia where I'm from it's the Gaillarde ?? Thank you so much, you made me do some very interresting researches. And by the way I also found that Gentian was the symbolism of contempt, disdain. Have a nice day dear Claisre, as you can notice, I'm watching all your videos.🤩
Thank you, yes this is an old video, but one I really enjoyed making! Gentian is something I have only seen listed in one fragrance ever and it probably wasn't the best example 😂 I think it was listed in Good Fortune by V&R, but that's not the nicest fragrance. I'm not sure the poppy is a symbol of England, I think that's more the rose, but the poppy is definitely the symbol of remembrance here. I have no idea what a gaillarde is, I will have to look that up! Have a lovely weekend 🥰
I remember walking through a flower market in India and seeing thousands of garlands of marigolds and thinking, why? They don't smell pleasant. I even saw a man pulling off the petals and eating them. In the US marigold flowers are occasionally fed to poultry to color their skins yellow, as if they had been pastured and absorbed carotene from grass and herbs.
I didn't know that use at all! Wow, I guess yes they are very brightly coloured, but I had no idea that would translate to skin colour! We put them in salads here very occasionally, they taste peppery. I can imagine they are absolutely everywhere in India, they are such a holy flower, but yes the smell is slightly off putting to me. Thanks for watching Michelle 🥰
Another fascinating video, Claire 🙂 I looked into the Victorian lotus meaning. The lotus could be viewed as “a sadder but wiser beauty with a message of estranged love and forgetfulness of the past.” Perhaps descending into the dark mud at night represented forgetting/not seeing one’s love or the romantic past you shared. Regardless, what an interesting way to communicate. I would love to learn more about floriography. 🌸💗🌸
Aah that's interesting and makes sense! Thank you! I am truly down the rabbit hole with floriography. I think a book might be on my Christmas list this year 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume So relatable - I love to research too 😉😂📝 I looked at a sample of the Florigraphy book you showed. It looks very interesting. Definitely one for the wish list.
@@Melissa__F I think I fancy getting a book about perfume too, but I'm not sure which to get! I don't have any reference books on fragrance at all and I think one would be very useful!
Daffodils are sold here to raise money for cancer. I always buy them because both my parents past away with cancer. My favorite flower besides roses is peony! It reminds me of my grand-mother’s garden where I would go around smelling them everytime I got there. 🥰🥰 What we would do without you Claire?! You make us so much more intelligent! 😆😆👍🏻👍🏻
Oh thanks Julie, you're very kind! Yes here too, daffodils are really associated with the Marie Curie charity. They usually sell little daffodil brooches to raise money. My mum used to fund raise for them. Peonies are a gorgeous flower, I love them! ❤️
Hi claire you featured lots of interesting flowers 💕💐🌼🌷🏵️. Such a unique story about narcissus, I personally like the orchid and i love its meaning you are right they love orchids here in japan, also if you believe in feng shui it says that it brings harmonious relationship at home, looking forward for your next video about flowers 💕.
Thanks Rin! Oh I need to learn more about the Japanese cultural view of different flowers, that is really interesting! Feng Shui was a big trend in the UK about 25 years ago, but it's strangely faded in popularity. Many people rearranged their houses here for better energy flow. The story of Narcissus (and the nymph Echo) is one of my favourites because I learnt it at school and learnt to translate it from Latin. I also love that painting that I put in the video. Thanks for watching! ❤️
i really like your Channel.I am a perfume enthusiast and I really like to know this subject from all the sides.not only the must hyped or sexy fragrance of the moment
This was so interesting and fun, Claire!!!🌸🌻🌼I always learn so much from your videos!!! I especially loved learning about the etymology of the various flowers!!💮🏵🌺
Love your Videos about flower analysis. 🥰🌸 A big Fan of your channel, as you do choose interesting topics, not like most fragrance related channels on YT.
Yes, I can see it making a great joke, but I guess it was like that Tarte palette that started as a joke and actually got released in the end! 🤷♀️ Companies and people are strange in what they release and want to buy respectively 🤣
Oh, i like the flowers … I once had an orchid with a very strong smell … but it didn’t look like the orchids that people usually habe a home (completely different petals). My partner actually complains about the number of orchids we’ve got, but I’ll tell him about their meaning. By the way, your video sent me down history lane and I had to listen to a song by Einstürzende Neubauten: Flower. There is a line that says “For you I’ll be chrysanthemum” 😂
Haha, yes, you need to tell him the meanings of orchids. And I've seen your orchids, they are stunning! Mine are looking a bit sad of late, I guess it's been too hot for them. And yes! Wow that song and video are very interesting, I'd not seen it before! The lyrics are very very strange 🤣
I like it in a few things, like Cerruti 1881 and RL Romance but it can be bitter to me. I am not a fan of Gucci Memoire. I do like chamomile and honey tea, but not chamomile on its own, so I guess I love the honey, not the chamomile! 🤣
Thank you! I loved making this! If you haven't seen my other meanings of flowers video, then it is linked in the description box! Thanks again for subscribing ❤️
When I was a child my mother sometimes used Camomile tea on my hair (I had long hair) she said it brightens it. And as you can probably see it didn't work 😹😹 (To be honest when I was younger my hair was a little lighter and not as curly as it's now).
My hair was blonde when I was little and yes, I think lots of blonde shampoos have chamomile in, so there must be something in that belief! My hair has also got curlier with age, it is weird how much it changes, and now as it is greying, it is different again!
@@dr.claire.perfume My poor hair had every color in the book including platinum blonde for more than 4 years, dreadlocks and what not. Only in the last 2.5 years I didn't do anything to it. When I was bored my hair always took the hit and it did effect it's texture
I'm just so fascinated by your second floriography video! 👏 I still wanna come to watch you give a talk on your work, I'd be mesmerized I really do not like lillies at all, stinking, headache, death flowers 🤮 It's a generational, traditional thing for me to dislike chrysanthemums... my Gran never liked them and my Mum and I don't like them either. We're pretty pissy if we get sent a bouquet that's padded out with them 🙈🤣 terribly ungrateful! 😜
Thanks Emily! ❤️ Chrysanthemums are super cheap aren't they? I actually really hate their smell so much when they are in the first stages of decay. It's disgusting to me. I get that when fresh they are just a bit nothingy, perhaps a bit green, petally, but still not very actually floral. I find lillies a bit challenging. I like the smell overall but their associations and the heavy fragrance can feel overwhelming. I am for sure hooked on floriography, I find it fascinating... 😊 Thanks for watching ❤️
Yeess, another 'my kind of' video and it's brilliant as always! 💯Thank you for making another great episode in this topic. It's so amazing how many interpretations flowers/floral notes have in different cultures and areas. 🧐 And thank you especially for the extensive background infos about history and myths. I'm so glad to have such lessons. ❤❤❤
Oh thank you! I love Greek myths and I really need to look into more from other cultures because it seems like there are so many different interpretations and cultural explanations of different florals. I almost wish I'd made a video instead on just Greek myths with florals, they are such lovely stories. 😊 Thanks for watching. 🥰
Yes once, after I saw abiwithlove talk about how much she doesn't like it. I didn't enjoy it. I couldn't imagine Princess Diana wearing it. It wasn't how I imagined at all... You probably should try it though, because it seems that some people find it off putting and others love it. 🤷♀️
I never knew how much I loved floral perfumes. As I smell more and more, I find myself enjoying flowery and sweet, musky perfumes. Very interesting and informative video!
Yes, I don't think I appreciated the range of florals on fragrance before I started my channel and began learning more about how different fragrance notes are formulated... I always liked particular florals like rose and peony, but my likes have really expanded with trying more new ones! Thanks for watching ❤️
Peonies have grown on me over time, the non shampoo ones. Yes I'd say that had bad luck. Athena was rather fierce tho being turned into a Peony isn't the worst thing they did. Bluebells are my faves too. I think what makes them so special is they are so fleeting, a May flower really. Yes they smell absolutely incredible, the only truly great thing we've given to the world. 😂 You can see why I love so many bluebells about. Yes the Penhaligons is erm... Very unbluebell like. Chamomile I can enjoy at times, not my favourite but if I'm in the mood. Yes they are quite green in fragrance. I'm quite a fan of narcissus, yes I always pick one daffodil, my life makes sense now. I think Narcisuss was treated very badly I feel for Echo but she only fell in love cos he was so handsome... So u know. I love the note in there. Ah yes Hyacinthos. The other tale is the very jealous Zephyrus directed the discus towards him. I love them in real life and in fragrance too. Marigolds I still don't know too well. Them Christians and their ironic greed for gold 🙄. Yes I am surprised I don't have loads of marigolds 😅. Well orchids 🍒 yes they are incredibly pretty flowers aren't they. I'm sure the fathers didn't live long after eating them 🤣. Yes I've just noticed that the flowers looks very erm "female" and obviously the roots a tad man like. I love Lotus too. Such beautiful flowers. I don't think I've ever seen a proper real one. They had very pretty lady parts in ancient China 🤣. It is a very potent smell isn't it. Victorians were just frankly odd. Chrysanthemum is a pretty flower and yes they do smell very distinctive. I've clearly picked too many of them. The ones I've tried with it in have been very nice. Lily's are very beautiful ❤️ wow them Romans were insane, one lily would be enough to fill an entire house. How interesting they are related to Mary? Is that another thing to distract from the memory of Lillith I wonder. Most of their stuff is to gaslight something or hide a complete contradiction. Yes I imagine lilies can also hide the smell of death. Yes sadly lily has disappeared from fragrance I'm sure it will be a "trend" soon enough. I do love this video ❤️ it's no wonder u are at 10k almost
I love this one too! It might be one of my favourite videos 🙈 I love the myths! It's lovely to see the connections with what the ancients believed. I agree, lily needs to make a comeback, so many of the chateaux I've been visiting have had huge displays of lilies in the houses, they smell absolutely intoxicating! 🥰
I’ve learned so much from watching this video. I’ve always thought of flowers just smelling good and being pretty not knowing the story behind them. You make me want to do my own research 🧐 Thank you so much for doing this video.
Yes! I think we all do, I love myths and stuff people have made up to explain what they see throughout history, so these videos are very much me 😊 thanks for watching ❤️
I like chrysanthemums as long as they are fresh, as soon as they start to turn the smell makes my stomach flip 😝 I don't think I've smelt any chrysanthemum in fragrance... It's seems pretty rare! You have an excellent collection of florals Lizzie 👌
I need to smell all these! Sometimes I really want to create a fragrance. There is a lot that goes into making a good fragrance. Fascinating topic💖💖💖 I love RL Romance, I think notes are rose and oakmoss mainly? What does oakmoss do to formulation, making it next level wonderful? Thx so much!
Yes I think creating a fragrance is a lot of people's fantasy isn't it? You can get personal perfume appointments in some places and they mix one for you. I think oakmoss can add bitterness, soapiness, greeness, I think it makes the whole thing more elegant. Romance has done a really good job with the new artificial oakmoss, there's little difference with the older formulation!
Hello Claire, always here for your scientific videos 🤗😀 Although I love flowers, orchids I don't like as a plant, but I love the created note in perfumes 🥰 Orchid Soleil is a beautiful one 😍
Hi doc here watching, trying to catch up. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts, I love listening to you go deep into notes and fragrances. It’s always a good learning video with you, love it. 🥰😘
No wonder I was filled with grief, loss and rejection when I sprayed Adam Levine! 😂😂 The marketing team needs to do a little Clare Smith research before throwing random flower notes in their fragrances willy nilly. 😂😂😂❤️
I don't know why you not enjoying it makes me want to try it, but it does 😂 it's fascinating to try to work out what people don't enjoy but actually, I'm pretty sure I would also not enjoy it! 😉
I heard that Narcisus was desired by many women but he wasn't intersted in any of them and also by his (cousin? ) Echo (the woman in the drawing you had) but he didn't care for her either so he was punished by her father to fall inlove with his own image, so he stared at his reflection for days without eating until he fell and drowned in the water. I wonder why did it never accured that he just might be gay?
It depends on the version that you read. Echo is a nymph added to the story by Ovid (the version I studied at school as part of reading metamorphoses). Echo annoyed Juno who doomed her to only be able to repeat the last part of people's sentences, not to speak with her own words, because she was such a chatterbox. There are lots and lots of different versions. My Latin teacher always maintained that the point of the story was that Narcissus wasn't gay, because he wasn't in love with anyone but himself.
@@silverliningfragrance1434 maybe I need to refresh my knowledge of it then 😂 I didn't even know it came from a Greek story originally because I'd always known it as something from Ovid!
Always love to see and hear about Bluebells, from the delicate blue flowers to all things enchanting associated with them. Especially love them more now after learning they take away naughty children that dare to pick them 🤣. Jo malones Wild Bluebell is very aquatic smelling surprisingly, and wish it had more Bluebell within it, even if it's only bumped up with Hyacinth. And Bluebell from Penhaligons. . Well I'm not a fan. I won't say what i thought it smelt like, but let's say. . Not a pretty floral 🤣. Still waiting for a decent Bluebell fragrance to be created though Lady Blanche from Penhaligons does remind me of Bluebell soap. . Though interesting it does contain Hyacinth 🌸💙
I keep looking for a nice bluebell, I smelt the Penhaligons one and I didn't like it either. I've heard the Jo Malone isn't that close either. I don't know what's so hard 🤷♀️ perfumers can mimic other florals! I think hyacinth is about as good as it gets sometimes... That pop Bluebell was almost tropical feeling and a bit fruity to me, it didn't really make me think of bluebells much...
Super intersting! I love to hear about greek mythology (I have a book about it) The gods were so reserved, turning someone to a flower or a cow... when I'm mad I glad I don't have these kind of powers or else people would be turned into toilet brushes and foot scrubbers😸😸
Interesting! Camomile is used in fragrances. I Didn't know that before. Camomile is my favourite herbal tea 😍 I still need Versace bright crystal in my collection. It's so refreshing and clean. Awesome video as always 💞😘
Yes! For chamomile try RL Romance, it's quite prominent but not dominant there, it's a classic fragrance too. Also there's a lot in cerutti 1881, and that Gucci Memoire too! 🥰
You know I'm not a big Peony lover. They are pretty flowers but I'm not a fan of the shampoo vibe they have. I'm glad bluebells aren't secretly traps... I'd not meaning being in fairy world tho. Altho I'd never pick them 😱 the horror. And you've no idea how many bluebells I've tried turning inside out 🤣. Chamomile, is one I have to be in the mood for. I think people are drugging me with it every day 🤣. Narcissusesesssses are beautiful flowers. Oh dear... I keep picking myself one dafodil 🤣 my life is a Greek tragedy at times tbf. In Narci's defence he's always been depicted as very handsome chap. And maybe Echo was a little full on? I mean we'll never know 😉 😂 Hyacinth is lovely. Yea Hyacinthus really should have worn a hi-vis jacket and hard hat, and stayed within the fenced area... 🙄 They are gorgeous flowers. That Chance I was not a lover of. Marigolds are more beautiful than they smell 😂. And they starve poor insects? Is there any need 😱. Where did Mary get all this gold? What she skimming off J's profits for his speeches that would end up costing many millions of lives through history? Like that Major Tom's fam 😉. Orchids are exceptionally pretty, a heck of alot of fuss tho. 🫐😳 Yes the Victorians were weird. Black Orchid smells fab on you. I do love a Lotus. I feel like I rise out of the mud every morning... Sadly I look like I do z😂. Golden Lotus ey 😳 well... Chrysanthemums are rather lovely. They do make me think of the 80s tho. Them Aussies are smart 😂😂 do they send dads to Trinidad? 😜. Myths man has Chrysanthemum too. That's a gorgeous one. I do love lily. They can be way way too potent tho. They tend to be peppery to me more than pee 🤣. The Cartier was so good. Love this video 😍 You are 牡丹
Happy that you love this one! ☺️ The less said about your interactions with bluebells the better 😂 I agree that camomile is a bit too much sometimes. I don't mind camomile and honey tea but on its own it verges on tasting like pond water for me! Omg Major Tom's daughter! I wonder whether Tom would be embarrassed by it. She doesn't even seem ashamed. I know you love lotus 🪷 it's one of the notes that I associate with you. Yes chrysanthemums are just big and blousey and brash, they fit the 80s well!
Hello! Apologies if I'm behind with videos, I'm on holiday right now and it's been a bit hectic, I've been out nearly all of the time... I really enjoyed your beach vlog.
@@AdriennaDC thanks love, you look like you've been having a great time. It must be nice to catch up with old friends and visit places with memories. I'm sorry it's also been associated with less positive things though. 🥰
Well as we know I'm a massive lotus fan 🙄erm 😂. It is an absolutely gorgeous scent and flower isn't it tho. I do love lily too, though same as you it can be a little too potent and yea it does make you think of death but in a nice way I think. I drink chrysanthemum tea quite a lot and enjoy the smell but yes it was a very 80s house flower wasn't it, still pleasant tho. Poor Apollo, it sounds like his fella was a touch pretty but stupid tho. And in fairness he must have been able to throw his discus miles which adds even more to the stupidity 🤣 but love the smell of hyacinth although for me only one association with the name. Bluebells, I've heard they make your house smell quite magical, tho that must in another country 😉 and what is this thing about never being allowed to pick them? 🤔 Maybe one day the fairies will take me away. I quite often have one daffodil 🙊 in my defence they grow everywhere so it would be rude to not go home with some occasionally. And in perfume it's chuffing gorgeous. Marigolds have been in a coupe I've tried, I'm pretty sure I wasn't a fan but I don't think I've ever seen any you know. And just to say Marco Polo 🙄 who knew something he made up turned out to be true. I reckon nowadays he'd probably have worked for vote leave 😉 Wonderful video mate. I mean if a part three happened nobody would complain
Wow, it's an essay! 😂 Love it! I don't think I smelt a lot of lotus. Only a few fragrances and to me it's smooth and cool and fresh, so am I smelling it? I think I need schooling. Yes Hyacinth does tend to make people in the UK think of just one character. And I don't understand how a mortal could have a competition with a god, sure the god would always win? The fairies will come for you for sure, either cos of bluebells or with some absinthe. Don't you find daffodils dribble a bit when you pick them? I love them but I usually forget an end up with it all down my jeans, it looks dodgy 😂 Marigolds are pepper and got computers from what I've tried but I'm not sure that Vera Wang is the height of sophistication in fragrance, not sure, but something tells me not 🤣 And you're right Marco Polo wasn't afraid of a porkie. Probably no one believed him on the peonies. And yes, there could be a part three, I've got more flowers and herbs and I would like to do a fruit one, there are so many dodgy, sorry, no, I mean fascinating cultural details 🤣 on fruits! Thanks for the idea of theming this around "dark" kinda florals!
@@dr.claire.perfume I find lotus quite a sweet strong one with an earthy edge, a lovely one but yes bright. Yes daffodils leak it's probably the way they hold the moisture isn't it. They are too lovely to leave alone outside. And Marco Pollo... 🙄 He cud be a fragrance reviewer I can see him ow with his most used still boxed fragrances 🤣
@@scentedsnowdrops maybe I'm not smelling it then? Interesting! Yes daffodils must need a lot of turgor pressure, even with the strong stems to support those huge heavy flowers. And yes there are a lot of them about 😉 I tried Alien Goddess intense today. It smells like a lancôme fragrance, almost like it would slot right in as a la nuit Tresor or lveb flanker.
@@dr.claire.perfume ooo how exciting they went so "original" 🤣 what happened to Mugler ey... I don't know Claire I imagine designers will use more accords I've never smelt one in the wild, I guess we'll never know 😜
@@scentedsnowdrops yes I can't imagine lotus fragrance is ever extracted but I might be very wrong. And yes, different fragrances, different accords for the same thing. Mugler is just more crowd pleasing now isn't it? Many more people will appreciate it and love it, it's wearable, but it makes them boring unfortunately. I can still smell it and I've had two showers 🤣
Fantastic Claire 💗 I love this series 🥰 I learn so much!! I just got alien mirage in the mail and am excited to try it out tomorrow and experience the lotus note 🪷🧘♀️
Oh wow! You found it! I think I smell it in Mirage because there's a bit of a watery cool smoothness to it, but I wouldn't pick it out blind at all, I would love to know what you think. To me the notes do not tell the whole story with that fragrance! Thanks for watching! 🥰
In my culture, I grew up associating Cala Lilly with funerals. The Lilly in your picture is the one that has a very strong scent and usually gives headaches. In fragrances like Hidden Fantasy I don’t notice it to be bothersome. Claire, you are phenomenal at relaying a wealth of information eloquently and without making it sound boring. Love your content 🌹🤗
Yes, you are right! Lilly can be very different in different fragrances, I think the aromachemicals used vary quite a lot from what I've read and also a lot have now been banned 🙊 here white lillies are a bit of a no no if you are giving people flowers as they are too associated with funerals.
Thank you Yulia, I really appreciate you watching! 🥰
Decades ago I mixed essential oils and we had 2 Chamomile oils. German chamomile which smelled like hay and Roman chamomile which smells like floral apple. Roman chamomile smells divine. It contains bisabolol which is anti-inflammatory when applied topically. I believe it is the bisabolol which gives the oil its blue color. It was used sparingly because it was very expensive and you didn't need much. When Gucci came out with their chamomile fragrance I assumed it would be Roman chamomile. I was shocked when I smelled it and realized it was German chamomile. It smells like hay!
EDIT: Looked it up and the blue color comes from azulene, another anti-irritant.
That's so interesting! I clearly have only smelt the German chamomile! Wow! And yes I'm sure bisabolol is used for stomach complaints, I've seen it listed in ingredients for sure. And I never imagined chamomile essential oil would be blue! You have blown my mind! I need to smell the Roman one now! Thanks so much for you comment! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume You can probably smell them at a health food store which sells proper essential oils. Not fragrance oils. Good brands are Tisserand and Aura Cacia. Not sure if you have them in the UK. Happy sniffing!
@@GrandmaRose9000 I've heard of Tisserand, I will look!
Peonies! Such beautiful flowers. Anger and bad luck? 😩 Noooo! 🤣
Yes, I was shocked that peonies could mean anything bad, but yes! 😂
Hyacinth is actually one of the flowers I really like. Purple flowers are my thing😸😸
I love lilac and violet too! Purple florals are my favourites too I think! 🥰
I love the smell of white Dutch clover, milkweed flowers, tupelo, yellow jessamine, honeysuckle, pheasants eye, acacia blossoms, hyacinths, summer is intoxicating around here...
Wow, it sounds it! You must be surrounded by beautiful fragrance! Thanks for watching ❤️
Yayyy I love peonies. They definitely make me feel happy.
Yes peonies are quite elegant and happy looking aren't they? 😊
Hyacinths remind me of Keeping Up Appearances, so yeah, headache-inducing is correct for me 😉. But seriously, I actually love that note and I adore a peony note as well. I’m a newer subscriber, and I’m loving this series a lot. 🌸 Kim
Hi Kim! Yes Hyacinth Bucket! 🤣 I love peony, I think most of the fragrances I had before UA-cam had peony rose and pink pepper in, that seemed to be my bag! I am not sure whether to make a third video about floriography, people seem to love these videos and learning about different floral notes and meanings. I really enjoy researching these too! Maybe in a month or two perhaps? Thank you so much for subscribing, that means a lot and I appreciate you coming back to watch a video! Also please let me know if there's anything that you'd like to know bout or have a video on. Thanks again! 🥰
Same here 😂 I think more people know Mrs Bucket than the flowers
Another fantastic video! I love florals and never gave thought to their symbolism or history. Thanks, Dr. Smith!! 💖💖💖
Thanks so much Veronica ❤️ Yes me neither really until I got thinking about wedding flowers, I guess that was what started it for me... I am on holiday right now and we have been visiting lots of castles and houses and the gardens have been stunning and have got me thinking about herbs and apothecary beliefs... I walked 10 miles today on a route that was a pilgrim route for monks. I was thinking about the herbs that they would have carried with them for cures etc.
@@dr.claire.perfume what a lovely holiday you're having!
@@VeronicaSays yes there's actually a lot of stuff in the UK that I've never seen and it's good to finally see it!
Very nice sharing dear. I enjoy watching. Stay connected
Thanks for watching ❤️
Peonies are not very common here in the philippines, mostly are imported from other countries and expensive as well. I didnt appreciate the beauty of peonies before until i saw one myself in Taiwan not just the regular size but the huge one.. And in diff. Colors. So pretty..😍
Peonies are stunning for sure! And yes here they are expensive still because they fade and wilt pretty quickly. I almost has them in my wedding bouquet but in the end I didn't. The colours are beautiful and yes some are absolutely huge! Thanks for watching ❤️
You are the absolute undisputed Queen of research 👏 I enjoyed this so much! My standouts fragrances from those you mentioned are RL Romance (pre reform and I have backups lol) and also Baiser Vole. It’s so unique with that Lily note. Xxx
Thanks Lucinda ❤️ I have been buying a few designer green rose fragrances, I think to try to fill the gap that finishingy vintage bottle of Romance left, but so far, nothing is as nice. I tried baiser vole in store and I thought it was very pretty!
RL Romance was my signature scent years ago
It's a lovely one, very classy and elegant. My bottle is already finished unfortunately. 🥰
This just is soooo good. I love these kind of videos.
Orchids are quite alluring I guess 😉 black orchid is lovely.
Yes love the relationships to the ancient ideas.
Lotus flowers are very magical. Aren't they even if not golden 😉
That dress is lovely matching it 😊
Well I definitely made this one for you. You need to tell the ancient myth around lily too. I forgot in this video...
Lotus are very pretty for sure, I get why they would be associated with down there 😂
Thank you 😊
@@dr.claire.perfume I did appreciate it. Another part wud be good 😉
How many myths are there left? 🤣 I will investigate 🧐
I love camomile tea ☕️
It's soothing and relaxing, but I need some honey with mine, it can be a little bitter for me! 🥰
Wow Clare ,you never disappoint ,the marigold flower has such an interesting history ,I’m interested in smelling a daffodil 🌼 perfume because I want to compare what I smell in datura noir 🤷♀️to the real thing
White Lilies are my all time favourite flower but unfortunately my family hate them and the smell makes them sick 🤕
Loved this so much Clare
Hugs 🤗
Yes! I heard you talk about Datura Noir the other day and I was annoyed with myself because I'd already made and edited this because I was off on holiday!
I love lilies, but yes the smell is super strong, so I get that people don't always like them! Thanks for watching Frances! ❤️
Really enjoyed watching your lovely video ❤. A big thumbs up from Chris and Jane 👍🏖❤
Thank you for watching ❤️
Wow peonies the size of a cabbage. That is huge! Interesting
Yes Marco Polo claimed he'd seen some really random things but this one actually turned out to be true 🤣
Hi beautiful Claire! Not the peony lol. It’s such an innocent and beautiful smelling flower 🌸
I know! The myths aren't happy at all... 🥰
Great video Claire I learnt quite a lot and enjoyed watching 💗
Thanks Abi! 🥰
I learn something new every time I watch your videos
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us
Thank you so much! I am so happy to read that! ❤️
Ooh this looks exciting. . Need to grab a cuppa and watch 👀
Hey Lizzie! This was Jon's request. Can you tell? 🤣
Hey Claire!!!! I'm here to learn some naughty things. Lol
Always 🤣
I love floral notes 🥰 great video gorgeous I hope you have a great weekend 🥰
Thank you, you too! 🥰
I hardly ever read anything but fiction but I think I am going to order a copy of Floreography. I love the smell of daffodils by the way.
Yes daffodils are very special, I wish more fragrances used narcissus as a fragrance note, it's beautiful ❤️ i don't yet have a book on floriography, but it's going on my Christmas list 🤣 thanks for watching, happy Saturday 😀
Good morning Clare ☕️
Hey Frances! 🥰
A fragrance called Funeral Home! Wow! I did a quick mental check to see if it was the first of April 😂 I've heard it all now.
Thanks for another really interesting video; I'm finding these very enjoyable.
I know! I am not quite sure why people might buy that, but I guess it provokes curiosity maybe? 🤣
And thank you! I've enjoyed making these.
So happy to see more G Dr Floriography!
I really like Basier Vole but I can’t tolerate a lot of lilies because they’re so strong and pungent! Definitely a room filler 😮💨
Thank you! I've really enjoyed researching these videos. And yes lily is a note that I've struggled with too, they are very strong!
Yay!!! These are my favourite Claire videos!! I always learn so much! Just outstanding, Claire! 👏
Hi Julija! Thank you! ❤️
I am in Cerne Abbas! You would love it! Look it up and see what it's famous for on the hillside! 😂 I can't wait to see it!
I love how well researched your videos are. You are a genius always serving quality content. Thanx Claire ❤️
Thank you! You too, you recent videos with the equivalent dupes are so so helpful! The comparisons too! 🥰
This video was very interesting, such a good idea 🌷🥀🏵🌺🌻🌹 in my country carnations are associated with funerals, which is such a pity, i love how they smell
Aah carnations were in the first video of this series, I think they were flower no.10. It's very striking how different countries associate totally different flowers with death. I wonder why there is such variation? Thanks for watching ❤️
Great video Claire! Thank you! 💙💙💙
Hi Carolina! Thank you! 🥰
Hello Claire,
I enjoyed your video theme and that you used more unusual flowers as some of the selections. Of the flowers mentioned I prefer peony, bluebell, lotus and the mythical orchid. I don't enjoy chamomile and marigold as fragrance notes. I do associate lilies with Easter and funerals. The remaining flower fragrance I am not committed on. I think the asian flower meanings are much nicer than the Greek and Victorian ones. Thanks again for the time you put into creating this! - Jenn
Hi Jenn! Yes I think the Greek meanings get a lot of the limelight in Western cultures, but we can learn a lot from Eastern ones! I really love peony, lotus and orchid. Marigold is a bit of curiosity for me because it is so rare! Thanks for watching, I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video! 🥰
Good afternoon ! 💖 I watch your videos at least twice, in order NOT to miss any details, I loved to learn so much in this beautiful video, thank you very much for sharing !
Yes, Narcissus/ Daffodil note is expensive and quite rare in fragrances, I can detect it well in Coco Noir , I have Narcissus in my garden, and know and love this flower's smell very much, unfortunately they bloom only during spring-time and just for a short period of time 😭
From this list, besides of Narcissus, I love Orchidee, and my favourite fragrance with this note is L'Occitane Néroli &Orchidée Eau Intense, so warm, sweet, and a little pungent, which I love♥️
Thank you again for the amazing video, enjoy your weekend 💖💕
Thank you! Wow! I am honoured!
I would love to smell more narcissus in fragrances, I have smelt Coco Noir but only once, I will go to try it again!
I am pretty sure I tried the normal orchidée and neroli but not the intense. It was a while ago though. I did retest a couple of months ago when I bought a fragrance from l'occitane for a friend.
Thanks for watching ❤️ and I hope you have a lovely Sunday. Apologies for the slow reply, I am on holiday at the moment and I've been out and about and enjoying the gorgeous sunshine 😍
@@dr.claire.perfume Enjoy your holiday my friend !!! ♥️♥️♥️
P.S.: After I bought the Néroli&Orchidée Eau Intense Version I realised it's a limited edition, I'm so sad, because I love this scent very much, but it's limited, whyyyy they do that?😢😢💔💔
@@VeritasVincitFragrancesVeritas I know! The verveine I bought for me friend was a citrus version that was a special edition and they've now sold out. I think l'occitane do that quite a bit unfortunately... 😔
Another GREAT video!!! Thank you for all the information! 🥰🥰
Thank you 💕 really happy that you loved it! 🥰
Hello Claire, Thank you for this so interresting video. I have to add something, you told about Good Fortune that Gentian was the symbol of Belgium. I tried to find it but didn't succeed.
As we are quite complicated, every region has his own flower, in Flamish region, it's the Poppy, just as in England, in Brussels it's the Marsh Iris, and in the Wallonia where I'm from it's the Gaillarde ?? Thank you so much, you made me do some very interresting researches. And by the way I also found that Gentian was the symbolism of contempt, disdain. Have a nice day dear Claisre, as you can notice, I'm watching all your videos.🤩
Thank you, yes this is an old video, but one I really enjoyed making! Gentian is something I have only seen listed in one fragrance ever and it probably wasn't the best example 😂 I think it was listed in Good Fortune by V&R, but that's not the nicest fragrance. I'm not sure the poppy is a symbol of England, I think that's more the rose, but the poppy is definitely the symbol of remembrance here. I have no idea what a gaillarde is, I will have to look that up! Have a lovely weekend 🥰
Golden lotus 😱🤩 interesting.
🤣 yes that was a bit of a shock to me. I didn't know that at all 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume I was like ok 😂🤣
@@nikamarks4u 🤣🤷♀️🙈
This is so interesting, packed with information. Always brings a smile and learning so much from your videos 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you! ❤️
How am I only now discovering your awesome channel??!! Love this!!
Oh thank you! Check out part one, if you loved this! ❤️ I subbed cos I love finding new channels! Welcome! ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume awww thank you Claire!! 🤗 will definitely be watching part 1 as well!
I hope you enjoy!
It’s so interesting how Marigolds are used for celebrating in some cultures and used for sad occasions in others.
Yes marigolds are a complete contradiction in many ways! I think they are really cheery to look at though! So bright!
Great video hun, I really enjoyed watching.
Thanks Nika! 🥰
I remember walking through a flower market in India and seeing thousands of garlands of marigolds and thinking, why? They don't smell pleasant. I even saw a man pulling off the petals and eating them. In the US marigold flowers are occasionally fed to poultry to color their skins yellow, as if they had been pastured and absorbed carotene from grass and herbs.
I didn't know that use at all! Wow, I guess yes they are very brightly coloured, but I had no idea that would translate to skin colour! We put them in salads here very occasionally, they taste peppery. I can imagine they are absolutely everywhere in India, they are such a holy flower, but yes the smell is slightly off putting to me. Thanks for watching Michelle 🥰
Interesting that in chinese culture there is also a few flowers linked to funerals/ death/ not good for fung shui at home. Great video again ! Txs !
That makes a lot of sense! Very interesting! Thanks 🥰
Thanks for this lovely videos. I always enjoy the research pieces. Really enjoyable.
Thank you! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Another fascinating video, Claire 🙂
I looked into the Victorian lotus meaning. The lotus could be viewed as “a sadder but wiser beauty with a message of estranged love and forgetfulness of the past.” Perhaps descending into the dark mud at night represented forgetting/not seeing one’s love or the romantic past you shared. Regardless, what an interesting way to communicate. I would love to learn more about floriography. 🌸💗🌸
Aah that's interesting and makes sense! Thank you! I am truly down the rabbit hole with floriography. I think a book might be on my Christmas list this year 🤣
@@dr.claire.perfume So relatable - I love to research too 😉😂📝 I looked at a sample of the Florigraphy book you showed. It looks very interesting. Definitely one for the wish list.
@@Melissa__F I think I fancy getting a book about perfume too, but I'm not sure which to get! I don't have any reference books on fragrance at all and I think one would be very useful!
What a great idea for a video. This was so informative! ❤️
Thank you 💞
Daffodils are sold here to raise money for cancer. I always buy them because both my parents past away with cancer. My favorite flower besides roses is peony! It reminds me of my grand-mother’s garden where I would go around smelling them everytime I got there. 🥰🥰 What we would do without you Claire?! You make us so much more intelligent! 😆😆👍🏻👍🏻
Oh thanks Julie, you're very kind! Yes here too, daffodils are really associated with the Marie Curie charity. They usually sell little daffodil brooches to raise money. My mum used to fund raise for them.
Peonies are a gorgeous flower, I love them! ❤️
🎉🎉🎉🎉 I've been waiting for this video! Thank you!!!
No problem! I hope you enjoyed it! 🥰
Thank you so much for this video! Excellent 😊
Thank you so much Susan! I'm really happy you enjoyed it! 🥰
Hi claire you featured lots of interesting flowers 💕💐🌼🌷🏵️.
Such a unique story about narcissus,
I personally like the orchid and i love its meaning you are right they love orchids here in japan, also if you believe in feng shui it says that it brings harmonious relationship at home, looking forward for your next video about flowers 💕.
Thanks Rin! Oh I need to learn more about the Japanese cultural view of different flowers, that is really interesting! Feng Shui was a big trend in the UK about 25 years ago, but it's strangely faded in popularity. Many people rearranged their houses here for better energy flow.
The story of Narcissus (and the nymph Echo) is one of my favourites because I learnt it at school and learnt to translate it from Latin. I also love that painting that I put in the video. Thanks for watching! ❤️
Loved that! Thank you, really informative 🙏😍
No problem 👍 thank you so much for watching ❤️
i really like your Channel.I am a perfume enthusiast and I really like to know this subject from all the sides.not only the must hyped or sexy fragrance of the moment
Thank you 💖 yes me too. I love a different kind of video where I learn something 🙂 thank you so much for watching and for your comment 🥰
Great video. Thank you 😊
Thank you Yulia! Happy Saturday 😀
This was so interesting and fun, Claire!!!🌸🌻🌼I always learn so much from your videos!!! I especially loved learning about the etymology of the various flowers!!💮🏵🌺
Thank you Joss! I am loving floriography right now! I never realised just how much I didn't know about flowers! 😂 Thanks for watching ❤️
Love this subject. Ty 🧚♀️🌺✨
Thanks Tina! Me too! 🥰
Love your Videos about flower analysis. 🥰🌸 A big Fan of your channel, as you do choose interesting topics, not like most fragrance related channels on YT.
Thank you ❤️ I love the flower videos too, they're some of my favourites, especially this one 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume I am looking forward to more creative Videos like this 🩷🧚♀️
I first came across the Funeral Home perfume on Demeters social media as an April Fools joke and then I saw it was a real thing. Lol.
Yes, I can see it making a great joke, but I guess it was like that Tarte palette that started as a joke and actually got released in the end! 🤷♀️ Companies and people are strange in what they release and want to buy respectively 🤣
Very nice
Thanks for watching ❤️
Oh, i like the flowers …
I once had an orchid with a very strong smell … but it didn’t look like the orchids that people usually habe a home (completely different petals). My partner actually complains about the number of orchids we’ve got, but I’ll tell him about their meaning.
By the way, your video sent me down history lane and I had to listen to a song by Einstürzende Neubauten: Flower. There is a line that says “For you I’ll be chrysanthemum” 😂
Haha, yes, you need to tell him the meanings of orchids. And I've seen your orchids, they are stunning! Mine are looking a bit sad of late, I guess it's been too hot for them.
And yes! Wow that song and video are very interesting, I'd not seen it before! The lyrics are very very strange 🤣
Chamomile is a very unpleasant scent to me. I can’t even drink the tea. When I see that note in a fragrance, I stay away from it lol.
I like it in a few things, like Cerruti 1881 and RL Romance but it can be bitter to me. I am not a fan of Gucci Memoire. I do like chamomile and honey tea, but not chamomile on its own, so I guess I love the honey, not the chamomile! 🤣
Very entertaining as always, makes me want to smell every flower I see, lol 😆😉💕
Yes! So many don't smell though, that still shocks me 😂
@@dr.claire.perfume that’s true, 😅
New subscriber!!!
Am so so so interested in your content I just loved this video so informative and interesting!!!
Thank you
Thank you! I loved making this! If you haven't seen my other meanings of flowers video, then it is linked in the description box! Thanks again for subscribing ❤️
When I was a child my mother sometimes used Camomile tea on my hair (I had long hair) she said it brightens it. And as you can probably see it didn't work 😹😹 (To be honest when I was younger my hair was a little lighter and not as curly as it's now).
My hair was blonde when I was little and yes, I think lots of blonde shampoos have chamomile in, so there must be something in that belief! My hair has also got curlier with age, it is weird how much it changes, and now as it is greying, it is different again!
@@dr.claire.perfume My poor hair had every color in the book including platinum blonde for more than 4 years, dreadlocks and what not. Only in the last 2.5 years I didn't do anything to it.
When I was bored my hair always took the hit and it did effect it's texture
@@silverliningfragrance1434 wow, I cant imagine the blonde, but I can imagine the dreds, I think they would really suit you actually!
I'm just so fascinated by your second floriography video! 👏 I still wanna come to watch you give a talk on your work, I'd be mesmerized
I really do not like lillies at all, stinking, headache, death flowers 🤮
It's a generational, traditional thing for me to dislike chrysanthemums... my Gran never liked them and my Mum and I don't like them either. We're pretty pissy if we get sent a bouquet that's padded out with them 🙈🤣 terribly ungrateful! 😜
Thanks Emily! ❤️
Chrysanthemums are super cheap aren't they? I actually really hate their smell so much when they are in the first stages of decay. It's disgusting to me. I get that when fresh they are just a bit nothingy, perhaps a bit green, petally, but still not very actually floral.
I find lillies a bit challenging. I like the smell overall but their associations and the heavy fragrance can feel overwhelming.
I am for sure hooked on floriography, I find it fascinating... 😊 Thanks for watching ❤️
@@dr.claire.perfume Totally agree, they smell just a bit stemmy and then they smell really awful after a day or two in the water! Rank!
@@ems_h.eartnotes yes that smell is 🤢
Yeess, another 'my kind of' video and it's brilliant as always! 💯Thank you for making another great episode in this topic. It's so amazing how many interpretations flowers/floral notes have in different cultures and areas. 🧐 And thank you especially for the extensive background infos about history and myths. I'm so glad to have such lessons. ❤❤❤
Oh thank you! I love Greek myths and I really need to look into more from other cultures because it seems like there are so many different interpretations and cultural explanations of different florals. I almost wish I'd made a video instead on just Greek myths with florals, they are such lovely stories. 😊 Thanks for watching. 🥰
Have you tried Bluebell ? (Penhaligon) of course I want to smell it now and the bottle is so adorable.
Yes once, after I saw abiwithlove talk about how much she doesn't like it. I didn't enjoy it. I couldn't imagine Princess Diana wearing it. It wasn't how I imagined at all... You probably should try it though, because it seems that some people find it off putting and others love it. 🤷♀️
I never knew how much I loved floral perfumes. As I smell more and more, I find myself enjoying flowery and sweet, musky perfumes. Very interesting and informative video!
Yes, I don't think I appreciated the range of florals on fragrance before I started my channel and began learning more about how different fragrance notes are formulated... I always liked particular florals like rose and peony, but my likes have really expanded with trying more new ones! Thanks for watching ❤️
Peonies have grown on me over time, the non shampoo ones. Yes I'd say that had bad luck. Athena was rather fierce tho being turned into a Peony isn't the worst thing they did.
Bluebells are my faves too. I think what makes them so special is they are so fleeting, a May flower really. Yes they smell absolutely incredible, the only truly great thing we've given to the world. 😂 You can see why I love so many bluebells about. Yes the Penhaligons is erm... Very unbluebell like.
Chamomile I can enjoy at times, not my favourite but if I'm in the mood. Yes they are quite green in fragrance.
I'm quite a fan of narcissus, yes I always pick one daffodil, my life makes sense now. I think Narcisuss was treated very badly I feel for Echo but she only fell in love cos he was so handsome... So u know. I love the note in there.
Ah yes Hyacinthos. The other tale is the very jealous Zephyrus directed the discus towards him. I love them in real life and in fragrance too.
Marigolds I still don't know too well. Them Christians and their ironic greed for gold 🙄. Yes I am surprised I don't have loads of marigolds 😅.
Well orchids 🍒 yes they are incredibly pretty flowers aren't they. I'm sure the fathers didn't live long after eating them 🤣. Yes I've just noticed that the flowers looks very erm "female" and obviously the roots a tad man like.
I love Lotus too. Such beautiful flowers. I don't think I've ever seen a proper real one. They had very pretty lady parts in ancient China 🤣. It is a very potent smell isn't it. Victorians were just frankly odd.
Chrysanthemum is a pretty flower and yes they do smell very distinctive. I've clearly picked too many of them. The ones I've tried with it in have been very nice.
Lily's are very beautiful ❤️ wow them Romans were insane, one lily would be enough to fill an entire house. How interesting they are related to Mary? Is that another thing to distract from the memory of Lillith I wonder. Most of their stuff is to gaslight something or hide a complete contradiction. Yes I imagine lilies can also hide the smell of death. Yes sadly lily has disappeared from fragrance I'm sure it will be a "trend" soon enough.
I do love this video ❤️ it's no wonder u are at 10k almost
I love this one too! It might be one of my favourite videos 🙈 I love the myths! It's lovely to see the connections with what the ancients believed. I agree, lily needs to make a comeback, so many of the chateaux I've been visiting have had huge displays of lilies in the houses, they smell absolutely intoxicating! 🥰
@@dr.claire.perfume yes hopefully those French perfumers will go round and sniff them
@@scentedsnowdrops absolutely! ✨
I’ve learned so much from watching this video. I’ve always thought of flowers just smelling good and being pretty not knowing the story behind them. You make me want to do my own research 🧐 Thank you so much for doing this video.
Yes! I think we all do, I love myths and stuff people have made up to explain what they see throughout history, so these videos are very much me 😊 thanks for watching ❤️
Chrysanthemums are one of my favourites. Ormonde Woman always makes me think of this flower even though it's a nuance, and not listed.
I like chrysanthemums as long as they are fresh, as soon as they start to turn the smell makes my stomach flip 😝 I don't think I've smelt any chrysanthemum in fragrance... It's seems pretty rare! You have an excellent collection of florals Lizzie 👌
I need to smell all these! Sometimes I really want to create a fragrance. There is a lot that goes into making a good fragrance. Fascinating topic💖💖💖 I love RL Romance, I think notes are rose and oakmoss mainly? What does oakmoss do to formulation, making it next level wonderful? Thx so much!
Yes I think creating a fragrance is a lot of people's fantasy isn't it? You can get personal perfume appointments in some places and they mix one for you.
I think oakmoss can add bitterness, soapiness, greeness, I think it makes the whole thing more elegant. Romance has done a really good job with the new artificial oakmoss, there's little difference with the older formulation!
Hello Claire, always here for your scientific videos 🤗😀
Although I love flowers, orchids I don't like as a plant, but I love the created note in perfumes 🥰 Orchid Soleil is a beautiful one 😍
Yes orchid in fragrances is beautiful. I really like the whole Tom Ford Orchid range. Thanks for watching ❤️
Hi doc here watching, trying to catch up. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts, I love listening to you go deep into notes and fragrances. It’s always a good learning video with you, love it. 🥰😘
I'm trying to catch up too Nika, I'm on holiday with intermittent WiFi, so apologies for the late reply! 🥰
No wonder I was filled with grief, loss and rejection when I sprayed Adam Levine! 😂😂 The marketing team needs to do a little Clare Smith research before throwing random flower notes in their fragrances willy nilly. 😂😂😂❤️
I don't know why you not enjoying it makes me want to try it, but it does 😂 it's fascinating to try to work out what people don't enjoy but actually, I'm pretty sure I would also not enjoy it! 😉
Hi dr. Claire ❤🤗
Hey Souad! 🥰
I heard that Narcisus was desired by many women but he wasn't intersted in any of them and also by his (cousin? ) Echo (the woman in the drawing you had) but he didn't care for her either so he was punished by her father to fall inlove with his own image, so he stared at his reflection for days without eating until he fell and drowned in the water.
I wonder why did it never accured that he just might be gay?
It depends on the version that you read. Echo is a nymph added to the story by Ovid (the version I studied at school as part of reading metamorphoses). Echo annoyed Juno who doomed her to only be able to repeat the last part of people's sentences, not to speak with her own words, because she was such a chatterbox. There are lots and lots of different versions. My Latin teacher always maintained that the point of the story was that Narcissus wasn't gay, because he wasn't in love with anyone but himself.
@@dr.claire.perfume Yes! (this is the version I know).
@@silverliningfragrance1434 maybe I need to refresh my knowledge of it then 😂 I didn't even know it came from a Greek story originally because I'd always known it as something from Ovid!
@@dr.claire.perfume I don't know why I thought it was greek 🤷♀
Always love to see and hear about Bluebells, from the delicate blue flowers to all things enchanting associated with them. Especially love them more now after learning they take away naughty children that dare to pick them 🤣. Jo malones Wild Bluebell is very aquatic smelling surprisingly, and wish it had more Bluebell within it, even if it's only bumped up with Hyacinth. And Bluebell from Penhaligons. . Well I'm not a fan. I won't say what i thought it smelt like, but let's say. . Not a pretty floral 🤣.
Still waiting for a decent Bluebell fragrance to be created though Lady Blanche from Penhaligons does remind me of Bluebell soap. . Though interesting it does contain Hyacinth 🌸💙
I keep looking for a nice bluebell, I smelt the Penhaligons one and I didn't like it either. I've heard the Jo Malone isn't that close either. I don't know what's so hard 🤷♀️ perfumers can mimic other florals! I think hyacinth is about as good as it gets sometimes... That pop Bluebell was almost tropical feeling and a bit fruity to me, it didn't really make me think of bluebells much...
Super intersting! I love to hear about greek mythology (I have a book about it)
The gods were so reserved, turning someone to a flower or a cow... when I'm mad I glad I don't have these kind of powers or else people would be turned into toilet brushes and foot scrubbers😸😸
Haha, yes I sometimes think I must be missing something... I guess I don't think like a Greek god! 🥰
oof the adam levine one is especially topical considering the name of the flower now isn't it
I have no idea 😂 I don't really know anything about him other than that he was in maroon 5.
Personally I prefer Mary Jane flowers😉😹
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Interesting! Camomile is used in fragrances. I Didn't know that before. Camomile is my favourite herbal tea 😍
I still need Versace bright crystal in my collection. It's so refreshing and clean.
Awesome video as always 💞😘
Yes! For chamomile try RL Romance, it's quite prominent but not dominant there, it's a classic fragrance too. Also there's a lot in cerutti 1881, and that Gucci Memoire too! 🥰
You know I'm not a big Peony lover. They are pretty flowers but I'm not a fan of the shampoo vibe they have.
I'm glad bluebells aren't secretly traps... I'd not meaning being in fairy world tho. Altho I'd never pick them 😱 the horror. And you've no idea how many bluebells I've tried turning inside out 🤣.
Chamomile, is one I have to be in the mood for. I think people are drugging me with it every day 🤣.
Narcissusesesssses are beautiful flowers. Oh dear... I keep picking myself one dafodil 🤣 my life is a Greek tragedy at times tbf. In Narci's defence he's always been depicted as very handsome chap. And maybe Echo was a little full on? I mean we'll never know 😉 😂
Hyacinth is lovely. Yea Hyacinthus really should have worn a hi-vis jacket and hard hat, and stayed within the fenced area... 🙄 They are gorgeous flowers. That Chance I was not a lover of.
Marigolds are more beautiful than they smell 😂. And they starve poor insects? Is there any need 😱. Where did Mary get all this gold? What she skimming off J's profits for his speeches that would end up costing many millions of lives through history? Like that Major Tom's fam 😉.
Orchids are exceptionally pretty, a heck of alot of fuss tho. 🫐😳 Yes the Victorians were weird. Black Orchid smells fab on you.
I do love a Lotus. I feel like I rise out of the mud every morning... Sadly I look like I do z😂. Golden Lotus ey 😳 well...
Chrysanthemums are rather lovely. They do make me think of the 80s tho. Them Aussies are smart 😂😂 do they send dads to Trinidad? 😜. Myths man has Chrysanthemum too. That's a gorgeous one.
I do love lily. They can be way way too potent tho. They tend to be peppery to me more than pee 🤣. The Cartier was so good.
Love this video 😍
You are 牡丹
Happy that you love this one! ☺️
The less said about your interactions with bluebells the better 😂 I agree that camomile is a bit too much sometimes. I don't mind camomile and honey tea but on its own it verges on tasting like pond water for me!
Omg Major Tom's daughter! I wonder whether Tom would be embarrassed by it. She doesn't even seem ashamed.
I know you love lotus 🪷 it's one of the notes that I associate with you.
Yes chrysanthemums are just big and blousey and brash, they fit the 80s well!
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Hello! Apologies if I'm behind with videos, I'm on holiday right now and it's been a bit hectic, I've been out nearly all of the time... I really enjoyed your beach vlog.
@@dr.claire.perfume Hey same here! I’ve been MIA 🫣bigtime so I’m Trying to catch up period. But no worries love. Enjoy your holiday!🥂🥂🥂
@@AdriennaDC thanks love, you look like you've been having a great time. It must be nice to catch up with old friends and visit places with memories. I'm sorry it's also been associated with less positive things though. 🥰
Well as we know I'm a massive lotus fan 🙄erm 😂. It is an absolutely gorgeous scent and flower isn't it tho.
I do love lily too, though same as you it can be a little too potent and yea it does make you think of death but in a nice way I think.
I drink chrysanthemum tea quite a lot and enjoy the smell but yes it was a very 80s house flower wasn't it, still pleasant tho.
Poor Apollo, it sounds like his fella was a touch pretty but stupid tho. And in fairness he must have been able to throw his discus miles which adds even more to the stupidity 🤣 but love the smell of hyacinth although for me only one association with the name.
Bluebells, I've heard they make your house smell quite magical, tho that must in another country 😉 and what is this thing about never being allowed to pick them? 🤔 Maybe one day the fairies will take me away.
I quite often have one daffodil 🙊 in my defence they grow everywhere so it would be rude to not go home with some occasionally. And in perfume it's chuffing gorgeous.
Marigolds have been in a coupe I've tried, I'm pretty sure I wasn't a fan but I don't think I've ever seen any you know.
And just to say Marco Polo 🙄 who knew something he made up turned out to be true. I reckon nowadays he'd probably have worked for vote leave 😉
Wonderful video mate. I mean if a part three happened nobody would complain
Wow, it's an essay! 😂 Love it!
I don't think I smelt a lot of lotus. Only a few fragrances and to me it's smooth and cool and fresh, so am I smelling it? I think I need schooling.
Yes Hyacinth does tend to make people in the UK think of just one character. And I don't understand how a mortal could have a competition with a god, sure the god would always win?
The fairies will come for you for sure, either cos of bluebells or with some absinthe. Don't you find daffodils dribble a bit when you pick them? I love them but I usually forget an end up with it all down my jeans, it looks dodgy 😂
Marigolds are pepper and got computers from what I've tried but I'm not sure that Vera Wang is the height of sophistication in fragrance, not sure, but something tells me not 🤣
And you're right Marco Polo wasn't afraid of a porkie. Probably no one believed him on the peonies.
And yes, there could be a part three, I've got more flowers and herbs and I would like to do a fruit one, there are so many dodgy, sorry, no, I mean fascinating cultural details 🤣 on fruits! Thanks for the idea of theming this around "dark" kinda florals!
@@dr.claire.perfume I find lotus quite a sweet strong one with an earthy edge, a lovely one but yes bright.
Yes daffodils leak it's probably the way they hold the moisture isn't it. They are too lovely to leave alone outside.
And Marco Pollo... 🙄 He cud be a fragrance reviewer I can see him ow with his most used still boxed fragrances 🤣
@@scentedsnowdrops maybe I'm not smelling it then? Interesting!
Yes daffodils must need a lot of turgor pressure, even with the strong stems to support those huge heavy flowers.
And yes there are a lot of them about 😉 I tried Alien Goddess intense today. It smells like a lancôme fragrance, almost like it would slot right in as a la nuit Tresor or lveb flanker.
@@dr.claire.perfume ooo how exciting they went so "original" 🤣 what happened to Mugler ey...
I don't know Claire I imagine designers will use more accords I've never smelt one in the wild, I guess we'll never know 😜
@@scentedsnowdrops yes I can't imagine lotus fragrance is ever extracted but I might be very wrong. And yes, different fragrances, different accords for the same thing.
Mugler is just more crowd pleasing now isn't it? Many more people will appreciate it and love it, it's wearable, but it makes them boring unfortunately. I can still smell it and I've had two showers 🤣
Fantastic Claire 💗 I love this series 🥰 I learn so much!! I just got alien mirage in the mail and am excited to try it out tomorrow and experience the lotus note 🪷🧘♀️
Oh wow! You found it! I think I smell it in Mirage because there's a bit of a watery cool smoothness to it, but I wouldn't pick it out blind at all, I would love to know what you think. To me the notes do not tell the whole story with that fragrance! Thanks for watching! 🥰