Guess that scent. A game:

Hmmmm . . . okay, now let's break it down. There's a scent that's a mystery, it's in a vial and everyone gets a trial?

The Question:

1. This fragrances is an oasis in a desert of interesting.
2. One of the notes in this fragrance can make a great Seven and Seven.

ummmm do you put bitters in a Seven and Seven, I am thinking out loud.

A typical Seven and Seven is 7 Up and Seagram's 7.

Cumming?

*cowers in anticipation of the inevitable "Wrong!"*

Was Cumming your guess, Cryptic?

What a rascal you are, Flaconneur.

Yes, that was a guess.

What a rascal you are, Flaconneur.

Yes, that was a guess

You all are so funny.

Give it another try, Cryptic.

I would put a little lemon with seven and seven.

My new guess:

Siwa
by Memo

Brilliant deduction Watson, er... Dulcemio!



There are actually a number of mystery vials, A-J last time (we'll see how many I do this time), and we collectively solve the mystery of the perfume's identity in a collaborative effort not unlike this thread! Well, except that the clues derive from your direct testing of the perfume from the vial, marked only A, B, C, ... etc. I also post poll questions to try to help you to figure it out.

We do one each Saturday, starting at noon EST or 6pm in Germany. That's the best day and time that I've been able to come up with. It won't work for people who have "other priorities" on Saturdays, but it's one day when most people are at least not working...

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know so that when you see the thread go up you'll sign up, assuming that you're interested in participating. There are obviously limited places. Last time we had twelve players, but about half of them were MIA for nearly the entire game, so this year I'm not inviting Facebook groups. Instead, I'm only posting here, so that already active Parfumo members will sign up and hopefully be able to show up for the sessions.

You're getting pretty good at this, Greysolon. Correct!

Your turn.

Hold on just one minute, please. For the slower players, Flaconneur, would you mind explaining how this perfume corresponds to the clues????

Whiskey is a middle note, I do believe.

You asked for it, Sherapop:

1. Siwa is an oasis in Egypt. Siwa the fragrance is uninteresting at best.
2. One of the heart notes is Whiskey, and it is also an ingredient in a Seven and Seven.

Wait. You said that the perfume was an oasis in a desert of uninteresting. That suggested to me that it was the best perfume of a house all of whose other wares are boring!

And where does the popcorn note fit into this scheme??????

1. Siwa is an oasis in Egypt. Siwa the fragrance is uninteresting at best.
2. One of the heart notes is Whiskey, and it is also an ingredient in a Seven and Seven.

I took the clue "desert of the interesting" literally and since Siwa is located in the desert in the middle of nowhere it fits in that way too.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwa_Oasis

I was thrown for a while because I took you're constant response of, "Wrong!" to be a hint!

That was clue number three but someone guessed the answer.

I thought of Cumming because everyone seems to think it is one of the more interesting celebrity scents. I know that's lame, but it ticked the whiskey box, at least.

This is what I posted, Sherapopl Go back and read it again.

1. This fragrances is an oasis in a desert of interesting.

Otherwise put, the fragrance is Siwi (an oasis) in a desert of interesting (meaning Siwi is not interesting).