We're almost to Friday! What's your fragrance today?
I'm wearing Penhaligon's Elixir. It has been on my buy list since it debuted in 2008. I still don't own it. Hey Penhaligon's, travel sprays!!
Reminder: this Friday, 11/21, is Unsniffed Friday: wear a perfume you bought before you'd smelled it, and tell us how it worked out for you. If you've never bought anything unsniffed, congratulations, and do chime in with your scent of the day anyway. The following Friday, 11/28, will be Cheap Thrills.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2014, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
I’m wearing Cartier Baiser Vole EDP.
I have a reckless urge to buy something unsniffed this afternoon and wear it for the first time tomorrow. For Science, of course.
LOL!! If you’ve never bought unsniffed, I’d let others do the science and maintain your perfect record.
Ha! That reminds me of the time my mother said that she was going to attend a family reunion “purely for anthropological purposes.”
I love this :).
My husband was inveigled into attending a baby shower at work and said he felt like Dian Fossey.
Ha! I know how he feels.
Hilarious.
There is no shame in treating one’s family of origin as a socio-anthropological experiment.
It is I think the wisest option to regard family reunions in this light
Ah yes, the “you can choose your friends but you cannot choose your family” moment. I believe we have all had that moment at one time or another.
I used to be a believer in this method but my father has turned this spirit of scientific inquiry into a way to stir the pot–at a recent extended family dinner, he began asking our relatives to share their feelings about health care…climate change… Sometimes it’s better not to ask too many questions!
I think my mom was going the quiet observation route
That def seems like the better way to implement this plan!
That is what I tell myself when I think of some of my relatives cooking…if not for love or money, I’ll insert fork in the name of science…
Yesterday I almost bought a bottle unsniffed! But then I remembered all the xmas stuff I need to buy and figured I can’t splurge like that just yet.
Bahahahaha, this is all too funny. You are tempting me now, too! Maybe I should make a run to Marshall’s or Sephora…
Something with a flexible return policy!
I was having total itchy fingers yesterday! I went home after work (had to leave the dog out) and then headed back out to Marshall’s. I did a blind buy of a cute little bottle of Donna Karan Be Delicious for my teen daughter. She is almost finished with her bottle of Pink Sugar – which she loves! I remember her telling me a couple years ago that she liked the DK fragrance after sampling in at Sephora. I hope her taste hasn’t changed too much. And, the bottle was a bargain. Stashing it away for the holidays.
Heading to California in December for my own anthropological study. Will need to put on my impartial scientist hat.
I am really going to Marshall’s…allegedly for leggings and tights, but if they HAPPEN to have something good in the fragrance section…who am I to say no?
Do report back!
I am wearing MH Geranium Bourbon. I’m thinking that it’s good to wear any time during the year. I enjoyed it this summer and it feels right in 15 degree weather, too. (That’s out temperature today. )
Ah, I’ve always wanted to try that one.
My favorite geranium! I love it especially in fall.
I just looked this one up in Fragrantica and it sounds delicious!
SOTD is Felanilla. It feels like home.
Great scent. I think that’s on my buy list too.
It’s on my “to buy” list as well- blew through a decant quick as a bunny! Just don’t know how I can justify ANOTHER vanilla…;)
I drained a sample in about half an hour last year and raved about it on MUA, and a perfume fairy sent me her BOTTLE! It’s one of my most cherished perfumes for that reason.
Oh WOW! Lucky you! Enjoy it
Can you ever really have enough vanillas? I don’t think so.
I know right?! That’s what my right brain is telling me! My left brain is telling me to get a grip girl
Just tell yourself that it isn’t really a vanilla!
It’s a naughty vanilla, right? That’s a totally different category and therefor full bottle worthy
If one loves it enough it’s always full bottle worthy
I’ve always labelled this in my mind as a gourmand iris. And for what it’s worth I don’t find the smell naughty in the least. The name is a bit ambiguous I suppose, but who cares. It’s just a great fragrance.
We are scent twins today! I first tried Felanilla on a hot summer day and was not very impressed, but in the cold it is wonderful, and the sour note I picked up in August is not present today. Smells like a cozy cashmere throw.
You smell great, scent twin! And I can imagine it wouldn’t be so great in the heat.
Today, I’m trying Smell Bent’s Bollywood or Bust for the first time. They describe it as “an intoxicating blend of red rose absolute, robust sandalwood and rich, savory spices.” I am glad that I only applied one spray. I almost like it, but the spices really do have a savory/umami vibe, and while I like that in food, that is not the kind of gourmand perfume I enjoy wearing. It’s only been 90 minutes, so we’ll see what happens.
Can’t remember if I’ve tried it, but such a great name!
Perhaps you’ll start to like it more, but I think life is too short to waste on scents you don’t like until 2 hours + in…
I concur.
I like this one, although I just get wood&rose. I hear you, Sun Mi! I am passing along a whole bunch of sample whose drydowns are fine, but have not-so-hot starts to them.
Ooh, I’d like to try this. Penhaligon’s is such a hit or miss line for me, but when they hit, they hit.Cardomom and Orange Blossom are two of my favorite notes, and Giacobetti is the most represented nose in my FB collection, so I suspect I’d like this quite a bit.
The last time my husband was in London he stopped into Penhaligons and bought me a travel atomiser, which the SA graciously filled with a fragrance of his choice. So while it doesn’t fulfill your above request, it’s…close?
http://www.penhaligons.com/travel-atomiser/
My SOTD is Love, Chloe – which I used to wear regularly. My god, it’s so boring. I smell like a scented panty liner.
“scented panty liner.” Ha! I’m glad that I wasn’t drinking anything when I read that.
Or this! I nearly fell out of my chair!
YES!
Hahaha!
I think this is the only one from the brand I’ve ever really wanted…and knew they sold an atomizer but not that they’d fill it. Wonder if that is policy or if he got lucky?
He’s pretty cute, imo – so maybe it was a special deal. ; )
If I recall, he was also treating himself to a bottle of Opus 1870, so maybe the SA was feeling more generous?
You let me know next time he’s going to Penhaligon’s, LOL…
Hahaha great story!
Actually, I quite like Love, Chloe. This and the new Ivoire are probably my most worn easy, inoffensive yet still lovely office scents.
If the new Ivoire is inoffensive and office-friendly then it must not by anything like the old Ivoire, because holy cow, that thing was a big-ass floral chypre with a ton of personality.
Snort! Old Ivoire was sort of a cross between Dove soap and aggressive moss. No Kim K posterior on it from my point of view, but it’s not exactly shy.
./giggle
I like these, too, they are in my office wear line-up.
Scented panty liner is a pretty funny description, even though that’s not my experience necessarily.
I hope I didn’t offend those of you who wear Love, Chloe (hey, clearly, I have a bottle too). All in good fun. : )
*she says, hoping to preserve the nicest commenting forum on the internet*
I have and wear Lush’s Imogen Rose solid, and the last time I wore it I was trying to work out why it seemed so familiar- then i realised it was the smell of scented panty liners too. I’ve never mentioned it as I didn’t want to offend any IR lovers, but hey, you went first so the least I could do was join you
…yep, totally failing to reply here; tried, caught an unintended pun just before I hit “post”, now seized with uncontrollable giggles. Sorry y’all, let’s just say, I am not offended by the comparison
No offence here!
My theory is that if some can absolutely love Dzing, and others compare it to an elephant’s ass (Full credit to BobH’s hysterical comment yesterday) we can understand that fragrances are interpreted differently!
Maybe this just means that scented pantyliners are starting to smell pretty damn good?
Scented panty liner! Bwahahaha!
Now there’s a million dollar idea: scented panty liners made by niche lines that actually smell interesting. uh oh, tmi…..
Would that be safe for your, you know, your lady’s undercarriage parts? Because even scented and/or coloured toilet paper is supposed to be very bad for down there.
That’s what IFRA is for (jk!)
Haaaaa!
Lmao! That’s true. But there’s always worse things than fragrance, surely….. :-0
I’m sure ELDO is working in this idea as we speak..
Brilliant! You’re in charge of marketing!
That might be a fun Friday theme– wear something on your to buy list. Or even more fun– you could post your list and then we could all smell of something you like
Oh, great idea, adding to my list!
I would love to know what’s on everyone’s buy list. Bonus points to a fragrance that’s been on a buy list for multiple years. I need inspiration, plus I’m sorely lacking in willpower when the days are short and the temperatures start to drop.
I’m wearing calvin klein euphoria gold
SOTD is Bergamote, by The Different Company. Wish I had a FB of this, it’s a pretty perfect cologne.
It’s probably my most worn citrus fragrance. I’m so glad I got the estagnon of this when prices were still reasonable.
You smell wonderful!
Mmm. One of my all-time favorites!
SOTD is Indochine- meant to wear it yesterday but my chest got hi-jacked by Musc Ravageur instead. But that’s ok, I smelled great yesterday and wonderful today!
I might have had a tad bit of a heavy trigger finger today, so I’m glad my only plans for a public appearance is much later this afternoon. Hopefully, things will have died down my then:)
Enjoy your beautiful perfume cloud :)!
Thanks and I apologize for my very poor sentence structure (and all my future misspellings and typos!) in my comment above. And to think I majored in English…oy!
I saw Memoir yesterday and thought: yes, that’s what I need to wear today! Love it. Making this dreary day a bit cozier.
So perfect for bad weather.
SOTD is Lancome Climat (la collection). Many people commented yesterday how great this is. It is an old-fashioned green floral – but I mean old fashioned in the best way! Not so ubiquitous. Although I don’t feel off by wearing it now, this will be perfect in spring.
So, after perusing reviews of Climat, I read on Muse in Wooden Shoes that that many perfumistas like the smell of cat fur … I thought it was just me being a weird cat lady >^..^< Anyhow, it might smell similar to civet. Interesting. I knew someone who used to have ferrets and I always liked the way they smelled. It was a very strong smell, but not bad. I like how a tiny bit of animalic smells can ground florals.
The idea that someone _wouldn’t_ like the smell of cat fur is what’s bizarre to me. Cats smell lovely!
Then again, I’m the girl who, upon tasting lingonberry jam for the first time, exclaimed, “Oh, it’s tastes like how kittens smell!” – yeah, that got some weird looks from my brunch partners…
Haha! That’s awesome. I always thought if I designed a perfume I would want it to smell like kittens. Guess it wasn’t such a novel idea
Have you ever tried thimbleberry jam? It is pretty good stuff.
I’ve never heard of a thimbleberry – interesting!
They are native to the US, similar to raspberries but since they aren’t cultivated they are very flavorful. My boyfriend has family from the upper peninsula of Michigan, and thimbleberries are a big thing up there. I think they might also grow in the pacific northwest, but I’m not sure.
I tend to have jam on the brain at this time of year since I always order some for my dad and other people for the holidays.
That is so interesting to me because my daughter and I love to sniff the cat because he smells like a wonderful bit of nothing! I will admit my weirdness – I love the smell of the dog’s paws after he has been out in the grass. But I don’t think they should bottle that.
Mmmmm cat fur smell. My guy thinks one of our cats smells like popcorn, and sometimes maple syrup.
my dog’s paws most definitely smell like popcorn!
Yes! The paws smell like popcorn, the neck ruff like maple syrup.
Someone, probably here, described puppy paws as a favourite scent. That sounded pretty adorable, even for someone on Team Cat.
Tomorrows challenge will be the easiest for me so far, by a long shot. Shameless blind-buyer I am but they always work out if I go by the reviews of a couple of reviewers with similar taste to me. Only some ‘omg! discontinued! Cheap!’ buys haven’t worked out quite so well… Lol. So I’m spoilt for choice!
Today I smell like Aziyadè which is usually an autumn/winter frag but I was just so cold today and needing some cozy.
Yeah, my “informed” blind buys have turned out really well! What were your best blind buys? Mine are Cuir de Lancome and Lalique Encre Noire.
They were 2 of my good ones too!
Best Ever is Roma Imperiale by Profumi del Forte, based on the list of notes, and it being found cheaply. One of my Top 5.
Other great successes:
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Amaranthine
Nasomatto Nuda
Baghari
La Fille de Berlin
Tea For Two
Krazy Krizia
Habanita
(I could keep going you know
Teatro a la Scala from Krizia was an ‘on-a-whim’ buy for me and turned out to be something I absolutely love. Wish I had found it before it was disconned. Arrgh.
The cold weather’s been doing a number on my skin, so I doused myself in Lush Karma Kream this morning. It seemed gratuitous to wear perfume on top of that, and boy, am I fragrant.
I love that stuff! My Husband recently buzz cut his hair to show solidarity for a friend going through chemotherapy. His scalp was in the kind of shape one would expect a scalp that had endured too much sun exposure and dry winter weather to be in, not good. He rubs Karma Kreme all over his scalp at night and smells divine into the next day and this stuff really works!
I’m wearing a sample of Prada Luna Rossa Extreme, and while it is certainly not a timeless classic, it’s not terrible, either, which I suppose is all we can hope for these days.
I’m a rather shameless blind-buyer myself, and will have a hard time choosing tomorrow. Luckily I have broad tastes in perfume (and also rely heavily on trusted reviewers) so it has mostly worked out well for me.
Today I’m wearing Coco by Chanel. I’ve had a small bottle of the EDP for quite a few years (a little goes a long way) so in this case I don’t even remember if I tested before purchasing. I was inspired this morning by some of yesterday’s NST commenters; they were absolutely right, Coco is great in the cold!
I’m at a loss today but am thinking Diorissimo. It’s so cold, and bright and sunny so I feel like a sparkly Lily-of-the-Valley may hit the spot. Otherwise it may be Fille de Berlin. I need some flowers in my life today!
Oh! Maybe that will be what I wear for tomorrow’s blind buy day–ordinarily I never buy blind at all (alas grad student budget does not allow that kind of a margin of error), but I sometimes make exceptions for vintage finds. Diorissimo was such a winner in that way!
Today I’m wearing the Italian Patchouli Antique and I smell like sweet pipe tobacco that’s been stored with a bundle of vanilla beans in a dusty old cupboard made of Indonesian hardwood.
FYI it looks like there is a run on Une Rose de Kandahar on Luckyscent. It is already backordered with a 14 day wait till shipping. So I decided to pull the trigger this morning and ordered a bottle. A couple of kind perfumistas gave me the free shipping code for this month. It is Fall14.
My worst blind buy was a bottle of Hippie Chick from Marshalls. Sorry to offend anyone but I think it’s the perfume equivalent of trailer trash. And sadly, up till a few short years ago I probably would have liked it! I guess that makes me a perfume snot, and even worse, a perfume snot who has only been doing this for a couple years. I left it on the lady’s room sink at the library.
Hey congrats on the best perfume buy you will ever make! That might be a tad bit hyperbolic but I love that stuff to bits! Enjoy your beautiful FB when it gets home to you!
All I seem to want to wear in this cold is cozy, sandalwoody goodness – today, Santal Carmin. It’s all sweaters, ambers and woods over here – forget everything else.
Also – I’ve started my second level perfumery class, and I am having a woooonderful time. I have no expectations of ever being able to create a masterpiece, but it’s such a pleasure to sit with people who love and care about scent, and can happily discuss it for three hours every Tuesday night in a Brooklyn loft. Definitely an opportunity I wouldn’t have almost anywhere else.
Ooooh, I almost wore Santal Carmin today, but went with 24 Fauborg instead.
I’m so happy that your perfumery class is going well. We should do a meetup to sniff your creation when it’s finished!
Thanks! My little creations thus far have been rather blunt and decidedly amateur, and I’m fine with that. I don’t aspire to perfumery greatness, but I’m learning so much about notes, blending, and everything else, and having so much fun. If you see SVA offering the class I again, I can’t recommend it enough.
Hope that you’re very well, and loving your new job!!
A perfumery class sounds like so much fun! There is nothing like discussing something you are passionate about with people who feel the same rather than just patiently listen.
Absolutely. Plus, the people in this class are fascinating, and all so warm. Again, a uniting characteristic among fumie types appears to be an openness to experience and lack of judgment. It’s a great environment, and a wonderful space to begin to be creative in this area.
Testing Bottega Veneta for the second day and loving it.
Hard not to love this one
Wearing a wee bit of Bois de Paradis since I just came into a new sample. I always remember Luca Turin’s description of this as “piping hot sangria”
That sounds really great! How rosy is it?
The lovely bright Honeysuckle Bird for me today.
I am wearing Tom Ford’s Velvet Orchid today.
My blind buy was Encre Noir which I received this week and love it.
I bought it on line–a brand new 3.4 oz. bottle for only $37.00.
Great deal and wonderful when those blind buys work out well!
I’m wearing Bvlgari Black today having seen it mentioned so often on here lately. I knew it was gorgeous, but had nearly forgotten how easy to wear this one is.
Tomorrow I will be spoiled for choice as I’ve got loads of bottles that I got unsniffed. I still can’t make up my mind whether it will be a Goutal, or a Nicolaï or something else entirely.
I’m wearing a small spritz of Coromandel on this cold, sunny day. Wish I had applied more, but that will have to wait until I get home from work!
Mmm, Coromandel is good for a cold day. I hate it when I put too little scent on and then wish I’d applied more after I get to work. I run a lot of errands in my car for my job so if I lived close by then I could just refresh, but I have an hour commute. I think they’d notice if I was gone that long
Enjoy more of your lovely Coromandel at home!
Thanks, Jenkr! I just reapplied and smell so good.
Scent twins! My enabler husband gave me a flyer from Neiman Marcus’s latest scent event and I am wearing Coromandel to prove to myself there is no need to go as I have such wonderful things in my cabinet! (How long do you think I will last?)
Triplets! Wearing it inspired by the recent comments here. It made me realize how blessed I am: the fact that I so seldom wear something I like so much – means I have a lot of choice. Coromandel is truly in my top 10 at least – warm and cosy and interesting and sexy all at once. WE smell good
Yes, we do! Coromandel is one that I couldn’t be without either, though it took me awhile to learn to love it.
Wearing Habit Rouge EDT today, a blind buy, and thinking it works rather well in cold weather.
You smell lovely!
Don’t laugh – today I’m wearing Ed Hardy Love & Luck. It’s fun and not too trashy – maybe a bit sweet for my tastes now. Couldn’t decide what to wear today and it is an old favorite. Not sure what I’ll wear tomorrow. Do decants count? Pretty much all my decants from splits are unsniffed. I think most of my unsniffed bottles didn’t work out, so I either swapped or sold them! Try before you buy, people!
Hey, I like that one too!
Yay!
This morning I started out wearing VS Rapture for Mr. Ab. Scent since it’s one of his favorites, it’s his birthday and that perfume has lots of old-school sentimental value. After showering, I’m currently not wearing any perfume since I have more cooking to do, but will be wearing Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille later. It’s so boozy, warm, sweet and feels right for celebrating… Especially with cake.
Mmm cake.. how did the black forest turn out?
Hi Perthgirl.
It turned out really well, though had to do a bit of hunting to track down some Kirschwasser rather than schnapps. I wanted my first try to be as close to the recipe as I could get. I used Valrona for the cocoa powder and it was really good. Even the kids seemed to like it, though not as much as the adults probably because of the brandy flavor. It was fun to give it a go and I’m already imagining what sorts of variations I can try next time for the fun of it. Thanks for asking and I hope you have a wonderful Friday. 
Sounds delicious! Hope Mr Ab Scent had a great birthday and realizes how lucky he is
I’m wearing a sample of Monteil’s Bakir a friend sent me. It’s from the scent’s original run, not the Long Lost Perfumes re-do. Wow this is a powerhouse, which is just fine by me as I like my ‘fumes big and bold. I’m surprised I don’t remember this from its heyday back in the ’80s, I believe, but perhaps it got lost in the cloud of big ole ‘fumes and big ole hair and big ole shoulderpads.
It’s nice for a cold day and since I don’t have perfume-a-phobes in my office, I can’t rock it.
Oh this sounds good. I do love “huge” perfumes, especially during winter. Is it relatively easy to find?
I’m wearing Lorenzo Villoresi’s Musk and love it! It actually reminds me of a softer and lighter version of Santal Carmin mainly smelling sandalwood and vanilla with a touch of rose. Quite cozy.
Ooooh…you have my attention! You wore LV Sandalo yesterday, right? Did you get a set or something, or is it just a Villoresi kind of week?
Hope you’re well!
I did get a set – just 5 samples off of STC. Fun to focus on one brand or perfumer. My nose isn’t sophisticated enough to recognize the unique style of this line, but its something new and different.
I checked out the SVA’s site for the class you are taking – wow! great idea, and something I’d be interested in. Not sure they do one in Manhattan, but if they did I might sign up.
This one was in Manhattan…there’s a story behind how we ended up in Brooklyn, but shhhhh….
Just emailed you.
I’m wearing Chanel Coco in edp and in pure parfum today. This is one of my ultimate favorites and I seem to wear it only two or three times per year. It’s just so gorgeous. I think I’ll commit to a full week
I wore Calvin Klein Reveal today. Last time I wore it, several hours after application my guy said he knew I was nearby because he smelled something good.
What a nice compliment! I need to try this. I’ve read several positive reviews and haven seen positive vlogs. I keep forgetting to track it down. That may be my mission for the weekend.
You guys are all so funny today! Is it the cold? Also glad I was not sipping something while reading through the scientific enquiry, family anthropological studies, Diane Fossey and panty liners! Waaaaaah!
I’m also fond of “blind buys” (which often go hand-in-hand with “cheap thrills”). Wearing one that fits both categories today, Ellen Tracy Bronze edp, got it for a pittance after reading many favorable reviews. As a violet lover I am intrigued by this scent and not disappointed at all. A bit bright upon opening (bergamot + ‘lemonade’ + a tiny bit of green apple), at first it reminds me of AG’s La Violette, which I have and love. Then, as the sweet violet melds with the powdery heliotrope, the greenness disappears and it resembles Cashmere Mist but with violets (I find CM cloying and suffocating and dislike it, but the powderiness of Bronze mixed with the sweet – but not sugary – violets is instead warm and comforting, I don’t get the choking sensation that I do with CM). Haven’t not quite gotten to drydown stage yet, I’m hoping I catch a whiff of the cedar in its base, another favorite note for me. All in all, very enjoyable on another cold winter day – but at least we have sunshine and I’m grateful I don’t live in Buffalo!
Hmmm, I might blind buy Bronze if I saw it at Ross or Marshalls.
I was inspired by yesterday’s post to pull out the Prada Amber Pour Homme, which I haven’t worn in ages. It is really very good and imho totally unisex, maybe a tad too well behaved in this grey November weather.
Yay! Glad you think it’s unisex, too. In the cold, it does not project as much, but I still caught whiffs of it all day. It really lasts. I think I like it better in summer and spring, but it’s very easy to wear. You smell great.
Wearing Adam Levine for Her, a cozy scent and miles above the usual drugstore sniff.
I’m wearing Fille en Aiguilles layered with Eau des Missions. It’s a nice combo. I like Elixir too.. I have the Elixir body scrub that I found on clearance at TJ Maxx. I don’t use it a lot, but I really like it when I do.
Wearing the last drops from my sample of Ambre Sultan, which, I have to say, is rather ideal for this overcast day. Wonderfully warm and spicy.
Jardins de Bagatelle for me. EDP. A big syrupy this fine damp day so it is bright red lipstick for me to balance things out.
Continuing my cuddly comfort scent week, I’m wearing Beige. I enjoyed it. It was a good choice for a stressful day at the office. Honeyed musky goodness. Ok, there’s powder, too.
Be well.
Amouage Fate woman – needed something beautiful but not loud to get me through an unpleasant trip to the dentist. It worked out well!