The choices have been made! Summer of Patchouli Love 2011

Well, it's official: I've made my three choices for my favorite perfumes from the Summer of Patchouli Love 2011 project on Perfume Pharmer. I'm off to the post office to mail my card back to Monica. The choice was not an easy one, as there were five perfumes I loved and it hurt me to the bone to have to eliminate two of them. Honestly, I feel that I could have randomly picked three and I would have been happy with the results no matter what.

With that said, here are my choices, replete with numerological hoodoo:

First choice: #2 THE AMOEBA. There is a terribly sophisticated cocoa note coupled with what seems like well-aged patchouli. It is darkly verdant, and it feels like a living thing when it's on my skin.
Second choice: #3 THE HONEY BUG. This has a wonderful honey linden aspect that lasts throughout the entire wearing, and a slightly boozy top note. A dry grassiness rounds out the delicate patchouli in the base.
Third choice: #13 THE BARNYARD CIRCUS. Sweet, floral incense with a tender aromatic herbal quality. Lots of hay and dry sweetgrasses, sugared jasmine and lavender, this is well-rounded and utterly charming.

I'm very impressed with the variety and inventiveness in the fragrances that were sent to me. Some of these perfumers took the challenge in a bit more literal way, putting a spin on tradition, and others really pushed the envelope. I want to congratulate each perfumer for their amazing work, and thank Monica Skye-Miller for asking me to participate in this project. But it's not over yet! All the results must come in, votes need to be tallied, and mysteries will be unveiled. I am on the edge of my seat because I can't wait to find out who is responsible for each perfume. Talk about torture! My personality dictates that I must know all things at all times, and if I somehow can't manage that, I ask others for help. There's no one to help me right now, I'm all alone, floating on a fragrant patchouli cloud and dreaming the aimless dreams of summer.

**Stay tuned for an exciting draw being held soon right here on this very blog, two of my lovely readers will have some of their very own AMOEBA juice!**