Marta fell in love with perfumes in 2007 when she discovered Serge Lutens Chergui and Frédéric Malle Musc Ravageur. Since then she has been an avid reader of Now Smell This (and she also loves our own Angie’s cozy mysteries).

She’s currently searching for a signature scent for special events, something that will make her feel both chic and professional, like her longtime favorite Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady. She still finds Portrait of a Lady beautiful but she’s overly used to it now, and no other perfume in her collection feels powerful and special enough to be its replacement. Her perfect perfume will be as cold and chic as a Hitchcock blonde, but also with some wit and panache. So, icy and interesting.

Can we help?

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Scentred participated at Now Smell This and other fragrance blogs for some years, but then life took her other places…now, after 10 years or so, she’s back, as Scentred2, and eager to catch up. She’s hoping we’ll help her get back in the game. She loves her current collection, but she’d love to find something new, unique, unexpected and beautifully put together, and she no longer knows what brands or perfumes are worth the time and effort of sampling. Can we help her get started?

Here is what we know about Scentred2…

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