Find Me (No.2/Seek) Folie à Plusieurs 2019

The second expression from LFaP's little experiment: giving the same inspiration to two different perfumers and seeing what each comes up with. In this case, the inspiration being Andre Aciman's "Find Me" - the sequel to "Call Me By Your Name"

For version #2, we get David Chieze, the partner of Mark Buxton who did version #1. This is a sexier, slightly darker concoction, and unlike Buxton's "Find Me" (which I found more overtly feminine) this one reads much more unisex.

It's definitely floral, but not explosively. The lily here drifts in through a window, mingling with the aroma of bedsheets and musk. Nothing body-odorish about this musk, though - maybe that's their patented "skin accord" that's shown up in a few of their recent blends. The tobacco is distinctly of the green variety, nothing smoky or ashy to it. There's a sleeping-in-with-your-partner with the windows open vibe here. It's like a sexy, lazy, morning haze that drifts with you throughout the day. Good stuff.

Morning sunbeams in a dream-time structure.
Caressing memories, tender, gentle.
Sleepily closing the eyes and drifting back, sinking.
Our eager glances. Love-hungry, full of serotonin.
Tossed linen sheets; feeling the textures. Skin on skin. Naked.
Your smile, your eyes. Like rolled tobacco leaves. Dried and preserved in eternal fascination.
Your skin. Warm. Clean. And yet so wicked. Like a subtle glance. And a feeling, like ginger tingling, that flows through my body when you touch me. Undressing me with your looks.
We wallow in purity, spilling white wine on our bodies.
No question of the later, when we laugh between kisses.
The last cigarette afterwards was far too long ago.
It is the scent of blooming lily of the valley that won't let us go.

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Find Me (No.2 Seek) aims to capture the scent of the morning "after" and was created by Folie à Plusieurs to reflect a scene from the novel "Find Me" by Andre Aciman, which is a sequel to "Call Me by Your Name."
This novel, too, fundamentally deals with longing, desire, intimacy, and the eternal search for love, which can sometimes last a lifetime and is often as painful as it is beautiful.
Seek begins with a puristic burst of delicate lily of the valley, followed by a powdery-soft skin accord that dances between clean/fresh and slightly animalistic-wicked in the nose. Always warm, cuddly, beautiful, and familiar. The purity and freshness meant to evoke clean sheets is skillfully realized, also thanks to the refreshing splashes of bergamot. At the same time, a skillful scent of white wine appears, fitting and very realistically rendered. The scene of playful lightness that arises from enjoying wine is immediately tangible in thought. Over time, one noticeably perceives a slight sharp tingling of ginger, electrifying.
Towards the base, Seek becomes warmer, which certainly arises from the delicate scent of tobacco, yet the aforementioned accords continue to shimmer gently throughout. Especially the lily of the valley gives the scent a hovering depth.
Seek is a beautiful fragrance, and I would say the theme is well captured here. It is not a loud scent; Seek wants to be found, and so it hovers closely, like an aura, around the wearer. It lasts a good 6 hours.

(With heartfelt thanks to Gandix for this beautiful experience)

Actually, this is a statement …..but it didn’t fit into the statement field ;-)….

Wine and coffee are initially quite present….sounds odd, but it’s not unpleasant…..

The combination of lily of the valley + wine creates a slightly sour impression in my perception…..likely enhanced by bergamot…..towards the base, the tobacco note becomes increasingly prominent…..however, more in an “ashy” manner…….

The classification as floral-leathery doesn’t resonate with me like that…..to my nose, the scent is for the most part rather lightly sour-fruity, fresh-spicy-ashy, and “skin-like”……

Only after almost 3 hours, when all the notes have fully blended together, does it develop a warm, cozy, and quite pleasant aura for me…….all in all, filigree and special…

A big thank you to Gandix for the opportunity to test :-)

Time and again, the question arises: "Is white even a color?"
And just as well one could ask: "Is white a scent?"
“Find me” is white and “Find me” is light!
Is this a scent, and if so, what does it have to tell us?

“Find me” is, first and foremost, an image dominated by white linen, dried in the wind and sun in an old-fashioned way, bleached on the meadow.
A festive table has been set with one of these white linen cloths: polished, sparkling crystal glasses, shiny silverware, small vases casually placed with bouquets of intensely fragrant lily of the valley, and an artistically crafted centerpiece filled with ripe citrus fruits (only the aroma of bergamot seems a bit lacking) as a tasteful focal point of this table.
The room we are in is bright, airy, and pleasantly scented with spicy ginger and pink pepper; the view from the large windows is vast and seemingly endless.
Thus, a wonderfully pure impression of a magnificent scene is already created before the last guests arrive.
Here they are, and their warm, sun-kissed skin radiates fine, slightly animalistic musky nuances; the atmosphere in the room changes again, tingling ever so slightly.
This is not the last shift in this interesting scent progression, in this so cleverly arranged scent “tableau vivant.”
This exquisite gathering in bright scent tones transforms; the served white wine is noble and subtly perfumes the air, the coffee served at the end is aromatic, and the pleasant, spicy scent of finely cut, light, selected tobacco harmoniously adapts.

“Find me” is yet another scent magic from the house of “Folie à Plusieurs,” which one doesn’t really know what to make of until it unfolds on the skin, enchants, and captivates.
I have often tested scents of purity, of linen (in varying fiber thickness, ironed and un-ironed/crinkled) and have been more or less impressed.
But this feel-good ambiance, this spatial sensation of “Find me,” which radiates pure enjoyment, I have never encountered before. I would love to settle into this celebrated, extraordinary scent image, lingering over exquisite wine and pleasant conversations.
Here I did not seek, but was found, and I marvel once again at this fascination that a skillfully composed scent entity can radiate.

Familiar
Sensual
Vulnerable
Elegant
Graceful
Independent
Free
Warm
A memory. A wish?

Delicate, silky, enveloping.

Cuddly and pure.

Human-spicy-sweet.

Protective.

Secrets that want to remain uncovered. Feelings that cannot be named. Memories that never happened. I will not find them, but I feel at ease.

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Find Me (No.2/Seek) might appeal to those who enjoy (especially more unusual) skin scents. Tobacco remains in the background, slightly spicy and sweet. However, I do not think of cigarettes, smoke, or ash. The wine can only be sensed through a light tingle. Coffee, pepper, and ginger provide warmth. Linen, bergamot, and lily of the valley prevent the scent from becoming dirty. Skin accord and musk create closeness and coziness. I prefer to apply it subtly, as I favor a hazy aura, and the spicy notes are otherwise too intense for me.