...Not sweet for me . I l love florals and big perfumes - but not cloying ones - so moss, leather, galbanum - anything with some added bitterness or dissonance works for me. With big florals from the pre 90s era, sweetness is less of a problem for me than certain floral notes e.g. big tuberose or big vanilla/amber are not for me. Interestingly, many contemporay men's frags are much sweeter than those marketed to women a few decades ago. I much prefer fougeres and dry masculine leather/woodiy perfumes to some of the modern men's orientals with lots of sweet tobacco and amber/

...OK, here we are. Two perfumes, different names, different houses.You can't deny this trio's fameBut only two have perfume names.

...Oh well, I was half on the right track. After auditioning some possibilities, I thought that 'scary' might be a near-rhyme too far. With an American accent it works much better than a Strayan* one!Will return with something.(*How to pronounce 'Australian')

...I can't find a suitable rhyme for 'bowl of cherries' so I will just make up something else.The perfume "Secretions Magnifiques"Is for sadists and masochist-iques.The aroma is shit (or crappy, or wrong)It's no bowl of wit (or happy, or song)This Etat Libre d'Orange is for freaks!

...Hmmm, I'm pretty sure I have the perfume (such as it is) but trying to reconcile those middle lines is proving tricky.

...I have the answer but I'll give someone else a shot....

...You got it Cryptic! Apparently she is the highest selling (living) author at the moment and the fourth biggest seller of all time. That's a lot of family-saga-airport-fiction.

...When you've sold so many booksYou're ranked as number one,A perfume seems superfluousBut this is what she's done;There's just a single title,Selling cheap, without much hype,An uninspired formulaTo match her fiction type.?

...The talented nose GiacobettiWas French so she ate no spaghettiHer fragrance called Dzing!Might make your nose sting (sing?)From circus cologne merd-a-lietti!

...That's very interesting Scentfan - seems you're a bit like the canary in the coalmine!I owned J'adore many years ago before it was reformulated, apparently it's changed for the worse. I never repurchased after my first bottle because of longevity issues. Poison has too much tuberose for my liking and ironically, given your comments above, Hypnotic Poison has a synthetic, playdough-y note that prevents me pursuing it as an almond fragrance option. I guess hypersensitivity to smells is a blessing and curse. Rather like putting on magnifying glasses and marvelling at all the crisp detail until one looks in the mirror (horrors!). Myself, I often like fragrances that are a little rough and angular but I don't think my sense of smell is particularly acute - maybe I need the crayon rendering rather than the fine watercolour.

...I like Dior, I really do. I only own three but would happily add others to my collection."Miss Dior Originale" is one of my favourite perfumes. I've never smelled the vintage so I am happy with the reformulation I own. Gorgeous floral chypre that lasts and lasts. "Dune" and "Pure Poison" were both gifts. If the mandarin/jasmine was pitched any higher it would be borderline screechy for me but as is, both are very likeable and easy to wear year round. Dune has incredible projection and tenacity and, remarkably, is only an EDT.I love "Diorella" and "Eau Sauvage" and both are on my to-buy list. That's what I like most about the brand - the old chypres that are still available, albeit not as they once were.Fahrenheit is a probable future purchase as well.Haven't tried any of the private collection stuff yet, they're a bit late to the party really. I feel rather cynical about the concept of 'private' and 'exclusive' lines from designer houses; it all seems a bit pretentious and reeks of marketing spin. Are they just trying to get consumers to pay more for the sort of quality that used to be mainstream? Regardless, I hear good things about Dior's take on the idea and thought Cuir Cannage (why do I always read that as 'Pure Carnage') might be worth sampling, though I doubt it will trump Chanel Cuir de Russie or Cuir de Lancome, both of which I own and also cost less than the Dior option.

...Oh Cryptic, that's got to be it! (or it should be). All I came up with was "Marry Me!" by Lanvin but it doesn't explain the role reversal.

...Epimedes wins the prize!The clue was "Sticky Fingers" - the name of the 1971 Rolling Stones album containing the hit song "Brown Sugar". The Stones themselves have got to be about 71, surely/ Either way, they're all very Rich (ex) Hippies. Curiously, there are at least six perfumes with this name and quite a number with extra toppings.Your turn, Epimedes.

...Greysolon, no glue is involved! This stuff is edible (as in, actually edible, not like school paste).Flaconneur, that is a great answer but not correct. I left out some clues as I thought it was too easy. If I capitalise Sticky Fingers would that help? This is a sweet thing.

...Many apologies for clue delay! Using the Marcia Brady excuse, "something suddenly came up" and I totally forgot about it. Anyway, we are looking for this:You'll have sticky fingersWhen using this stuff, But which brand to choose?There are more than enough!The one with the seventies Vibe is the brand,As it matches the songAnd the age of the band.

..."Panda" "Rhinoceros" and "Beaver" by Zoologist.I only know of these because someone brought samples to a local fragrance group get together that I attended. I didn't end up smelling them though.

...Sorry, thought I clicked it. Done now.

...I pretty much need oakmoss in a perfume to make me swoon. Times being what they are, I have to settle for chypre facsimilies. I would tick most of the categories except the tuberose and vanilla options. Love roses, vetiver, jasmine, sandalwood, oud (not the really rugged stuff), civet, aromatic notes and on and on.....

...'Fervent hobbyists". Love it!

...Pierre's granddaughter surely? And yes, that young man is surely averting his gaze and thinking of England.