The Scent of Memory: How I Tried to Recreate My Favorite Sillage

A memory of Givenchy perfume and a step-by-step recipe for a natural rose fragrance inspired by a personal trace.

One of my favorite fragrances in my life is Very Irresistible by Givenchy. The very first one. Before all the variations. It smelled like a rose, and there was some kind of sillage in it that seemed weightless but warm. I felt beautiful without pretending. Over time, the fragrance disappeared from the shelves - and became just a memory. But I still kept it in myself. And one day I decided to try to collect something similar - not a copy, but a response. Natural, alive, my own.

✿ My Basic Rose Perfume Recipe

What you need:

• Glass bottle 10 ml (with spray or roller)

• Jojoba or grape seed oil - 9 ml

• Essential oils:• Damask rose - 2 drops• Rose geranium - 1 drop• Bergamot - 2 drops• Patchouli - 1 drop• Benzoin (vanilla, warm) - 1 drop

• IV drip

• Time and notebook for observations

✿ How to collect perfume (step by step):

1. Pour the base oil (approximately 9 ml) into a clean bottle .

2. Add essential oils in the order listed.

3. Close the bottle, shake gently - without force.

4. Sign the date. Put in a dark place for 3-7 days.

5. Check after a couple of days to see how the scent has developed. Sometimes it changes.

✿ Why am I doing this?

I didn't want a copy. I wanted to create a scent that responded to me: to the one who walked down the street and felt the scent trail behind her shoulder. Natural perfumes don't sound loud. But they speak only to you. And also - you collected them yourself. And this is forever.