princess-y scents

[concrescence]

i just got a new job as a children's birthday party performer. most of the time i will be playing a fairy princess, cinderella, snow white, or sleeping beauty. i'm looking for a good scent to go with my new princess persona.

 

since i'll be working closely with kids, i don't want something that has too strong of a throw or is too "sexy" or "dark" smelling. i'm only recently learning to like florals (i've been mostly a resin person), so they have to be mixed with something else. i have imps of othello and alice that i like and am considering ordering bottles of, but thought i'd get some other suggestions, too.

 

i'd prefer GC scents. TAL could be fine, although i don't yet have a paypal account. CD is ok, too, since it will be available for a while.

 

thanks for your help!

Edited December 3, 2007 by ivyandpeony
tweaked title to reflect the direction the discussion has taken

[PirateMaggie]

i just got a new job as a children's birthday party performer. most of the time i will be playing a fairy princess, cinderella, snow white, or sleeping beauty. i'm looking for a good scent to go with my new princess persona.

 

since i'll be working closely with kids, i don't want something that has too strong of a throw or is too "sexy" or "dark" smelling.

 

Alice (but you have an imp already)

Regan--a gentle, non-foody vanilla

La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente--soft fruit/aquatic with a tinge of florals

Tiger Lily--golden lily dipped in honey

Prague--cool, sharp lily and crocus with aquatic tinge

The Unicorn--yes, it's a floral, but it's very green and on me it's more herbal than flowery

Katharina--apricot with white musk; delicious, fruity, and effervescent

[olympia301]

Snow White

Alice

Underpants

Beaver Moon

Milk Moon

Regan

Antique Lace

London

Tamora

Fae (though this one might be too sexy because of the musk)

Maiden

Kumiho

[concrescence]

wow! thanks for the quick and prolific recommendations. a lot of vanilla scents, which is both apropos (since it's reminiscent of birthday cake) and good with my body chemistry.

 

i think i'm going to have to order and imp pack (or seven!).

[kwsix]

Euphrosyne might be good for you, even though you're wary of florals. It's very soft and the florals are tempered nicely by the vanilla. It reminds me very much of a princess.

 

And maybe Eat Me? You've gotten some very good recommendations.

[Taniwha]

I wear Maiden to my weekly volunteer visits to my daughter's kindergarten class. It's light and non-offensive, but spicy enough that I feel like I'm still an adult, if that makes any sense.

[deleahrium]

Aglaea struck me immediately-- it's sweet but not cloying, light, friendly, and HAPPY! I think it's how a princess should smell Kids wont sniff you and want to eat you (as I think might happen with a lot of the overly foody & rich scents like Underpants, Beaver Moon, Gluttony, Bliss, etc) but it's still sweet and feminine.

 

On another note-- best job ever!? haha

[impadua@aol.com]

I like Maiden for you too. It is clean, kind of sweet, but not candy like, and like Taniwha says, has enough spice so you still feel grownup. (well, a little, anyway!)

[gwynhwyfar]

These are all fairly sweet and light and make me happy, which is why they're here. Also, they're the scents that I could see a little girl wearing without me blinking about it at all.

 

Aunt Caroline's Joy Mojo

Antique Lace

Fae

Lady of Shalott

The Unicorn

Tarot: The Star

Dragon's Milk

[theseagrows]

i agree with the regan, alice, maiden and the mouse's long and sad tale seem very princessy to me. i also find morgause and glasgow a bit princessy.

[smallvoice]

You've gotten really great recommendations already, but I wanted to throw my support behind Mouse's Long and Sad Tale, Alice, Katharina, and Eat Me- plus add a suggestion for Drink Me, possibly. Black Opal is another one that is beautiful and still grown-up.

[porcelina]

bumping this thread because i want to smell like a princess, too, hehe- i'm actually thinking something girly and sparkly and glittery. i'm very into spices and resins and darker smokey scents so i'm in totally new territory here. help me out!

[inurbanus]

Titania is my go to pretty-princess BPAL. It's very sweet and ethereal. I also think Maenad (strawberry and orange) would work.

[devilbunnyart]

When I think pink pretty princess, I think of Hermia!

 

It's so...PINK!

[LadyLuckless]

The first BPAL I ever tried, Snow White! The first words out of my mouth were "WOW, I smell like a Disney Princess!"

[concrescence]

well, i guess i'll update and say what i tend to wear while princessing: alice, mouse's long sad tale, maiden, persephone, pink moon 07, hermia.

 

 

porcelina- i would second hermia for you because it's quite pink and girly, but that pink pepper gives it a spicy kick. it really captures the sort of feisty yet girly attitude of hermia.

 

 

i'm poor right now, but snow white is definitely on my list. i might get it for christmas.

[evilbee]

My first thought was "Titania"! And now I can't think of anything else because it's so perfect.

[Ina Garten Davita]

My Pink Princess scents are Pink Phoenix, Privilege, Cottonmouth and Snow Angel.

[Rouge]

Titania is my go to pretty-princess BPAL. It's very sweet and ethereal. I also think Maenad (strawberry and orange) would work.

 

 

I second this! It's the ultimate fairy queen scent. On me it's a lovely pale pear and white floral scent, but I don't think it ages very well and in fact mine turned rather muddy and sour after a while. I'd get an imp and use it liberally on your skin and hair for a month or two.

[crimescenecleanup]

Can I third Titania? It's gorgeous and adult and definitely a fairy-princess scent.

[Christine Daae]

I'm totally stalking this thread because I love the idea of smelling like a princess!

 

The most sparkly princess scents I've tried so far have been Fae (I don't know why I don't have a bottle yet, actually), Lolita, Glitter, and Bon Vivant. They're the most "sparkly" feeling, to me.

 

Other princessy scents: Alice (of course!), Hermia (so pink!) and Kindly Moon.

 

 

And reading these recs I really want to try Titania now.

[Scylla]

I was going to say Titania as well as The Unicorn and Katharina. All light, sweet, regal and dainty.

[lookingglass]

Dana O'Shee, and I'm thinking Haloes is going to be on this list too (squee!).

[oddly]

I work with young kids a lot *ages 6 to 11* and they love it when I wear foody dessert scents, Gingerbread Poppit, Eat me, Gluttony, Enraged groundhog, Bliss... One of my favorite compliments, while wearing Eat Me, was from a little girl who said 'Yum! You smell like a cupcake!' and all the other kids ran up to me and wanted to smell me upclose...cute!

And another of my favorites was from my boss while I was wearing Midwinter's Eve 'Wow, it smells like Jolly Ranchers in here!'

 

It always makes me feel like a little girl smelling of cupcakes and candy and warm cookies; its so much fun!