Daydream Of Someone I Knew By Far
Fragrance Story
Daydream of Someone I Knew by By Far is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Daydream of Someone I Knew was launched in 2022. The nose behind this fragrance is Caroline Dumur. Top notes are Ambrette (Musk Mallow) and Earl Grey Tea; middle notes are Jasmine and Rose; base notes are Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Oakmoss and Amber.
Composition Profile
About the Perfumer
Caroline Dumur
Caroline Dumur is a perfumer who has collaborated with a wide range of houses including Bastille Parfums, Boucheron, By Far, and Carolina Herrera. Her catalog includes Demain Promis Bastille Parfums, Boucheron Singulier Boucheron, and several Daydream fragrances for By Far. She demonstrates versatility across both niche and designer perfumery.
Fragrance Notes
Character Profile
The Wanderer Archetype: Portrait of Daydream Of Someone I Knew By Far
Essence
To wear Daydream of Someone I Knew by Far is to carry the scent of nostalgia-not the heavy, melancholic kind, but the kind that lingers like the last rays of a setting sun, warm and golden, just out of reach. This fragrance is for those who dwell in the liminal spaces between memory and imagination, who find solace in the ephemeral. The archetype that best defines them is The Seeker-the restless soul driven by an insatiable curiosity, forever chasing the horizon, yet never quite arriving.
Shadow
Yet, for all their beauty, the Seeker is haunted by their own nature. Their fascination with the intangible can become a prison-a refusal to commit, to choose, to plant roots. They romanticize the past to the point of distortion, turning people into myths and moments into relics. Their relationships suffer from this tendency; lovers and friends often feel like mere figures in their personal mythology, not fully real unless viewed through the lens of memory.
They are prone to melancholy disguised as wisdom, mistaking detachment for depth. When reality becomes too harsh, they retreat further into daydreams, constructing elaborate inner worlds where they never have to face disappointment. Procrastination is their quiet rebellion against time, but it is also their undoing-projects remain unfinished, promises half-kept, potential unrealized.
Their greatest fear is not failure, but ordinariness. They would rather live in the realm of possibility than risk the banality of a settled life. And so, they wander, always searching, never arriving, intoxicated by the perfume of what could have been.
Conclusion
Their world is one of soft edges and whispered possibilities. They move through life with an air of quiet introspection, as if perpetually lost in thought, yet acutely aware of the beauty in fleeting moments. Their tastes are refined but never ostentatious-they prefer the understated elegance of vintage linen, the texture of well-worn paperbacks, the muted hues of dusk. Their home is a sanctuary of curated objects: dried flowers pressed between pages, a record player spinning jazz that sounds like rain on cobblestones, a half-finished sketchbook filled with abstract impressions rather than defined forms.
Philosophy is not an academic pursuit for them, but a lived experience. They believe in the sacredness of the intangible-love as an act of devotion, art as a form of prayer, time as something to be savored rather than conquered. They are drawn to poets like Rilke and filmmakers like Wong Kar-wai, artists who capture the ache of longing without succumbing to despair. In relationships, they are tender but elusive, offering deep emotional presence yet always maintaining a quiet distance, as if afraid to be fully known.
Their lifestyle is one of deliberate slowness. They rise early to watch the morning mist dissolve, take long walks without destination, and find meaning in the smallest rituals-brewing tea with care, tracing the spine of a favorite book, lighting a candle just to watch the flame flicker. They are not ambitious in the traditional sense, but they possess an inner richness that others envy without understanding.