Lisbeth Salander is a modern hero and one of most brilliantly written characters to emerge in this or any decade. If you haven't read the books in the Millennium trilogy or seen the brilliant Swedish language films then do. The stories are gritty yes, hard yes but also totally consuming- and at once modern and timeless. I haven't seen the new English language film made by David Fincher but he seems the perfect choice- though Noomi Rapace is Lisbeth for me.
I asked the question on twitter of what perfume Lisbeth might wear. Okay she isn't perhaps the first women you think of when you wonder about how they smell- and as one person said of cigarettes is pretty likely. She is such a real character though that I think she would wear a scent of some kind- perhaps not a terribly conventional one. I have suggested Bvlgari black for her and Penhaligon's Sartorial was also suggested by @SalwaAzar and I can see that.
So what do you think, what fragrance would Lisbeth Salander wear?
I don't think she would wear one. If she would, then it would be something very screechy like Angel (Mugler), or something almost non-existent as Like this (Etat Libre d'O.).
ReplyDeleteIn fact, I found the character of Lisbeth very irreal - her skills (computer, mathematics, etc.) exaggerated/overdone.
I can't imagine it would be any thing easy, No. 88 Czech & Speak all dark by and gothic, or Yatagan by Caron I'd prefer her to wear Avion by Caron just to confuse every one.
ReplyDeletePatchouli. No brand, not even Neil's Yard. A bottle of patchouli, maybe bought somewhere near Brick Lane.
ReplyDeleteooh maybe a slightly feminine mans cologne, or something unisex like Acqua di Parma Colonia. x
ReplyDeleteThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a great movie. I think she is wearing this pheromones for women. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced Lisbeth did wear perfume, but only for herself, and whatever she wore is what her mother wore and shared with her when she was a girl.
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone, very intesting thoughts- thank- you for them. She's really a very enigmatic character, it's a shame we can't ask the author what he thinks.
ReplyDeletePepper! It's the first thing coming to my mine! Something spicy, warm, strong... A bit explosive! Soft and sweet at the bottom, so to speak, kind of rounded up with some rose and vanilla for exemple. Oh and what about some tobacco/boozy notes too! I can't think of any perfume that I know of that would fit exactly... Maybe something like Decadence & Debauchery by For Strange Women, or Tabac by AbdesSalaam Attar... 1697 by Frapin is quite boozy to me but a bit too sweet for such a woman, maybe!
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