It's Wednesday, and winter has begun in earnest where I live. It's darned cold. What's your fragrance today?
I'm wearing Hermès Brin de Réglisse and for double the licorice, I'm drinking a nice warm cup of Kusmi Tsarevna tea.
Reminder: this Friday, 1/9, is Foody Friday: wear a gourmand or foody fragrance.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2015, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
It’s unreasonably hot here, and I’m wearing lovely and surprisingly long lasting Ananas Fizz.
I will trade my unreasonably cold for your unreasonably hot
Im pretty sure that if i lived in the U.S. Id be one of those people who’d pack up and move south if i lived in a cold, wet, dreary state… nice for visiting but i dont do cold very well
Me too. I’d be in Florida, or South California. I know it’s nothing, but Parisian winter was already too much for my Latin American complexion.
I am in the US icebox right now, Minnesota, where it is 6 degrees BELOW zero, not counting windchill. School was cancelled today because of dangerous cold. We have a saying “It weeds out the weak”. LOL But no one is happy right now. To keep warm I am wearing Volutes and drinking a cup of Kusmi Violet tea and counting the hours before I can switch to Hot Buttered Rum!
Not me! While I can’t say I ‘enjoy’ extremely cold weather, I absolutely ‘hate’ extremely hot weather. I’m an outside-loving person, so even when it’s really cold, I can still go outdoors briefly by adding as many layers as necessary. But when it’s really hot, there’s only so many layers of clothing one can remove and I can’t bear to be outdoors at all.
Sort of ditto! I live in a temperate zone, so no extreme cold. But I do cope much better with cold weather. My skin doesn’t like too much sunshine.
Nice! I stupidly missed snagging a bottle of that when they brought it back in 2013.
Yup I missed it too. I had a small decant that I totally used up last summer.
I only have a decante, which will soon be gone.
Decant, of course.
Fans of Ananas Fizz should try Smell Bent’s Ice Station Pineapple. I described it at https://nstperfume.com/2014/11/18/tuesday-scent-of-the-day-1118/.
Im onto fragrance #4 for the day!
Early morning walk was Calyx.
By the time i returned it was already quite hot, so post-shower was Jour D’Hermes.
Went to see Penguins of Madagascar that a friend wanted to see this evening, and wore Mito VdE
and now it’s bedtime, and it’s JHAG Midnight Oud, which is one of my favourite bedtime scents.
4 perfumes in one day! *blinks*
That’s impressive.
Lol! Well, it has been a long day, and, after reading all these perfume-related resolutions lately, and perfume bequeaths
i feel like i need to be using MORE perfume! More spritzes, and More often!
I can do 4 in a day with one hand tied behind my back, so there! :p
I clearly fail as a ‘fume head :p
lol!
You know you’re not doing well when all you have to brag of is your scent-negating skin…
If I’m in the right mood and wear a frag or more than doesn’t really last, I can get 3+ in a day too. Or even ones that layer well together.
I’ve layered a couple perfumes and even worn two perfumes in a day with a similar base note (iris), but 3 or 4 distinctly different ones? I’m having a hard time digesting that. I WISH I could do that, but I can’t wear overnight perfumes b/c my fiance doesn’t like smelling them in bed. I also don’t feel like I have enough time in the day to wear many.
Oh – I’ve never layered 3 or 4, but I’ve worn 3 or 4 during the course of a day! Usually I’ll just layer 2. I like opposites: like a rose on the neck and a green on the arms, etc.
Sounds like you have the kind of skin I do. Easy to do 4 in a day!
Yep! and in this heat it just kind of disappears..
The clothes i wore out still smell strongly of Mito, but as i got changed for bed i figured i was good for a fresh start
Lovely!! Everyone should get to enjoy such fragrant day. Sounds like you’re like me – scent-eating skin that allows you to change it up on the regular.
I usually do 2 a day but I am a envious of your 4! I even sometimes avoid the ones that last TOO long and don’t allow me to change!!
I had the remains of some other SSS on my sweater and was craving tobacco, so I went with Tabac Aurea. Mm-mm-good!
And perfect for winter.
Yes it is.
Warm!
Since it’s foody week I especially notice the lovely clove note.
Very nice elegant choice! TA is one of my fav SSS.
me too!
SOTD is Oud Imperial (Perris Monte Carlo)
Hi Relleric! What do you think of this scent? I have seen it but not tried it. Is the range in general quite good?
I have a bottle of Bois d’Oud and Oud Imperial, and had samples of a couple others that I gave to my sister (Ambre Gris and Musc something-or-other).
I am one of those people that really likes oud, and this Oud Imperial is a skanky one for sure, but after an hour or so of calming down is wonderful.
Ok, thanks for feedback! I will have to try it next time
I’m not a licorice fan, but that Bassetts container cracks me up.
Feeling super casual (and it shows since I wore my hiking shoes, which also double as good snow shoes) and wearing Tobacco Rose by Papillon Perfumes today.
I like licorice but have never had allsorts — that tin cracked me up too though!
allsorts are so good! I love licorice. I can’t let myself have them b/c I just can’t stop eating them! I love that rich and powerful flavor.
I love the scent of licorice and love to eat it, especially Allsorts, but for some reason dislike it intensely as a perfume note, even though I enjoy foody and gourmand scents.
Interesting. I dislike eating licorice, but have discovered I don’t mind it in perfume.
Wearing Slow Fire from One Seed. Very yummy and appropriate for the cold weather
I love it. You always mention houses I’ve never heard of. Thank you dear!
Hope you’re well!
(Thanking, by the way, for introduction to new things – hope that was clear!)
SOTD: Chanel No. 22, one of my favorite winter perfumes. Winter is here in Texas. Hopefully we emerge in a few weeks.
A few weeks! Good luck! What a dream. I’d be happy it it stayed 38 degrees all winter with little snow to shovel.
Wearing Bal a Versailles today. It is freezing here so it suits.
But later I am going to switch to Terracotta La Parfum in total defiance to the weather
Boyfriend turns out to be a candle-sniffing fiend and when he presented me with his latest purchase for a sniff, I said ohhh, you’re going to love this one perfume I have! I think it is the ylang ylang factor. So, I will test out that theory this evening 
Love it!
Report back, please.
Wearing Bal a Vesailles in the cold weather is like sitting in a sunny window, sitting near a blazing fire, sitting near some awesome flower arrangment, cat or dog in lap…. when it’s only 10 degrees outside! BaV is liquid heat!
Wind chill of -23 this morning–schools are closed. I like Tsarevna, but my favorite Kusmi is Russian Morning (already polished off a pot).
Continuing my Luckyscent sampling with Maai pre-shower. Smells expensive, not sure it’s my thing though.
I just checked to see if we have Kusmi in Australia. One stockist it seems, and the small tins are $25… is it like, 5x price of other teas over there?
hmm, not 5x, but you’re right, not a bargain! Fortunately stocked up on cybermonday. I think Mariage Frerers is even more expensive.
I just checked- right you are! 125g/$25 vs 100g/$32. But, thanks for the mention, its nice to know i can get some over here they look lovely!
My favorite is probably Violette and/or Traktir. Really like Tsarevna though.
Perthgirl, it is not a bargain brand, and I think they recently raised their prices in the US — the small tins here are between $17 and $20 now. I have an easier time splurging on tea than perfume.
And yes, like Mariage Freres — both the tea equivalent of niche perfume brands.
Wearing alien essence absolu.
Mmmmm!
Nice! I need to get this back in rotation. I love how persistent the drydown is.
Yes, agree, it’s lovely!
Another Chanel Egoïste day. Low pressure weather with wet snow and the clouds coming down to hang on my brow. Have slept more than 9 hours and still feel tired *yawn*…
Trying the original Agent Provocateur, but there is this note in it that is bothering me….it’s in Absolue Pour Le Soir as well. Could it be cumin? Some kind of spice. I’m still new enough at this that I don’t know what it is I’m smelling.
could be.. the dank, dirty note? I get that with patchouli too. (although i find APLS to be kind of masochistically appealing..)
Also, Robin, thank you so much for mentioning Natori’s discontinuation. Looking at Amazon right now and trying to decide how much to hoard…
De nada! No idea of its shelf life — I’m always afraid to buy more than 1, but I’m a chicken.
No cumin in AP, but the saffron and patchouli do have a bit of a sour effect, especially initially I find, before it warms up.
I thought so after looking at Fragrantica – maybe it’s saffron I’m smelling. Thanks Elisa!
I’m wearing Dzing, and now wondering why I don’t reach for Brin de Réglisse more often… maybe tomorrow!
SOTD is Hove Radiance. This is a perfume I save for the coldest days, when it smells so nice and crisp.
I put on some Perry Ellis Reserve and either it’s gone weird or I have but I suddenly HATED the top notes (I’ve always loved them, and it, before) so I scrubbed it off and put on some L’Instant du Guerlain Pour Homme, which is just about one of the most perfect things ever. It’s SO ridiculously good.
I don’t suppose that you’ve recently bathed in or moisturized with something that might turn the topnotes weird? I’ve had occasional strange interactions with new shower gels.
Have also had the problem with the first couple of spritzes of a scent I haven’t sprayed in some time smelling funky, with it going back to normal once the exposed-to-air bit is cleared out of the spritzer.
Or it could just be you – taste or skin.
I think it is the bottle: the last couple of times I wore It I thought there was something just a bit off about it, but this time it really struck me, and it was really not pleasant. The bottle is almost 15 years old and half full, so I guess it’s come to the end of its useful life.
That’s a shame.
At least you got half a bottle and 15 years’ worth of enjoyment.
Am with you on the L’Instant du Guerlain Pour Homme…
It is genuinely great — not just “terrific”, although it is that, but “classic of men’s perfumery” great.
Burberry Body today – 1 spritz, under clothes. Feel that I am on my first perfumista plateau: i have enough, going to wear my bottles for awhile, maybe even the same scenta couple days ina row.
Possibly. But as i swype this on my phone, i begin to doubt.
Nebbe.. 1 spritz? you’ll be there forever!
Ha ha – indeed!
long time no post, today I layered Eau De Gaga and Nirvana Black. Really good and cheap too!
I wanted something sweet and powdery for this freezing, grey day, so I’m in Fragonard’s Capucine.
It’s cold and snowy – finally! Yay!!! Embracing the cold and wearing the dry and austere Timbuktu and it’s amazing.
I finally got around to trying my sample of Brin de Réglisse a weekend or two ago. I really liked it, despite being not that fond of licorice. Love the lavender! But, I feel like it would be SO much better sprayed lavishly than dabbed from a small sample…
Timbuktu is wonderful in the winter. It is very “sunny”.
A little chilly down here- I may have to forgo the flip-flops and submit to socks because me feet are cold!
Felanilla again for me today- warm, fuzzy and oh so smooth!
Keep warm folks (or cool, depending on where you live!)
It’s cold here too! I put on LDDM and I’m off to see the Goya show.
Jealous!!
Fantastic show. It’s ending soon, so if you are in the Boston area and interested, try to get over there to see it. I have a new appreciation for Goya’s wit and humanity. He documented the craziness of his time (the French invasion, the inquisition, the horrors of war, vanity, aging, bullfights, etc) As well as gratitude and redemption. Plus, he seems to have been a lover of kitty cats, they are in a bunch of his works.
My SOTD is Vanille Intense by PdN. Very sweet and a bit trashy, but in a good way. I can’t wear very sweet scent on Friday because of my schedule so I’m getting my gourmand-sweet fix where I can.
“Trashy in a good way.” Sometimes I really like that, you know? And sometimes it’s just trashy. The worst is when I think it’ll be in a good way, and it turns out the other way. (Vamp a NY comes to mind.)
I mean, some days/ some weathers it’s great. Other days, I’m all “WHY did I pick this? I’m an adult.”
Funnily enough I don’t find Vamp trashy at all. Lighthearted, cheerful and fun. Very Giacobetti. Perceptions differ a lot though
Wearing a BPAL perfume oil sample today, Hecate. It’s a linear, slightly flat scent but I find it rather comforting. Its a fuzzy musk and myrrh blanket with a strong undercurrent of bitter almond.
Licorice is one of my favorite candies, and I especially love Allsorts -great tin! Actually, I’m not sure I’ve met a candy I do not like
Lately I’ve been on a jelly bean kick.
Brin de Réglisse is lovely, and I’ve got a good stash of it, but I hate that it is so fleeting. Spray in the morning and its gone by late morning.
SOTD for me is Armani Privé Rose d’Arabie, a nice rose & incense scent, although I think its oud not incense that’s listed in the notes. It’s a sample and that’s all I really need of this one.
Wearing Eau My Goodness I Still Haven’t Showered …. and it’s nearly 6pm here. Disgraceful.
Eau no!
bwahahahaha <3 this. this has happened to me on several occasions now that i'm living life with a baby, hehe. no judging here!
Hahaha!!
I forgot to put anything on before work, but I’m thinking of spraying something cozy for the rest of the night. Maybe something along the lines of SL Santal Majuscule…
So excited about the individual FM spays – I’m getting Carnal Flower as soon as I get paid, 10ml is exactly how much I need!
Ooo Santal Majuscule, I love that one… coincidentally I suggested it for one of my gorgeous sisters, I did a little perfume homage to her yesterday on my Facebook page, http://facebook.com/Irridessence
Sorry Robin, maybe I shouldn’t have put in that link?…feel free to delete if it breaks the rules. So cold here now, need a hot bath and a dab of Coco to infuse some luxury to my day which has been lovely but quite a lot of chores and running about.
Nope, it’s fine!
Thank you!
Carnal flower is so, so good! I like my white florals green
22F here today, with wind chill feeling like 9F. I know, some of you have it way colder, but my arthritis is NOT. HAPPY.
SOTD is Amouage Memoir, though, so I smellz gud.
Memoir is so wonderful in the cold weather! My joints need some serious hot soak to loosen up too. Tonight, when I get off work, our wind chill is supposed to be -25 F!! I am not looking forward to this. I am so glad this is only supposed to last for less than 24 hours. Ugh.
Mmm you do smell good.
I went hog wild with Memoir for a party on New Year’s Eve and my scarf I wore that night still smells of it. I love it!
24, Faubourg for this really foggy day. Everyone stay warm (or cool, as the case may be) today!
SOTD is Bottega Veneta – I wanted something warm but soft and fuzzy. It’s going to be a long cold day!
Scent twin! And for pretty much the same reason. Glad I’m wearing it, and glad I went with 4 solid sprays.
That’s what I do like very much about BV too – you can get kind of all spritzy b/c it’s reasonably sheer. Most of my orientals and woods are one spray only or tiny dabs. I think this morning I actually did 6!!
I’m wearing Demeter’s Chrysanthemum, one of my favorite floral Demeters.
I love Demeter scents but they only last about an hour on me. I wish they would last longer because I love their Honeysuckle.
For what ever reason, my skin and Demeter fragrances get along, and I get more wear from a Demeter cologne than I get from many an EDP.
Most of them last a lot less than an hour on me, although there are exceptions— Incense and Amber just keep going. But I like that they’re so short-lived: sometimes i put on three or four in the course of an afternoon.
I love their Honeysuckle! It is just like when you walk by some blooming nearby and get a glorious waft
But, yeah, it doesn’t last long on me either. At least they are reasonable affordable so you don’t feel bad about reapplying as needed!
Someone talked up Kenzo Flower Oriental (Robin), so I dutifully sprayed some on this morning. Had a dramatically misty morning, followed by a flash of gold, followed by non-raining greyness.
Ah, you have a bottle! At least it isn’t static
Hermes Kelly Caleche is my SOTD – haven’t worn it in awhile and decided to give it a spin again today. I’m not usually one for florals (my bottle was a gift) but I guess the leather notes make it more appealing to me.
I like this one…floral with some leather elegance.
SOTD = Guerlain Cuir Beluga
It’s so nice and fluffy yet stands on its own in this ridiculously cold and windy day.
When I have a few minutes here and there when I’m home, the great spring cleaning in winter continues. On the books front, I am up to 460 books donated and the DVD list is growing (so far only 7 but I haven’t focused on DVDs yet). In the process of this cleaning, I unearthed a long forgotten box of perfumes! I had been indulging myself with perfumes before I officially annointed myself a perfumista. I even found my long lost Burberry Baby rocking bottle and I just read the label and it states “no alcohol” — I’ll have to try it again to make sure it is worth “saving”. I found quite a few EL minis (hello freebiemeet) as well as a mini of B&BW Sensual Amber and it still smells pretty darn good through the sprayer.
P.S. My I-DON’T-KNOW-WHAT-I-WAS-THINKING bottle of Paris Hilton (Paris Hilton!) is in the donation pile.
Wearing MY I-Don’t-know-what-I-was-thinking “perfume” today!!Lol!!
Still thinking of this as Cuirass Beluga
Haha – i don’t even know where the spell checker got that from!
The bizarre-est auto correct ever and I’ll never forget it.
Ha! That’s funny, and very much needed a laugh.
SOTD…not sure I should actually say it…but…LOL!Woody’s Quality Grooming Love Grenade.It’s a fun lightweight Vanilla-Musky-thingy,not very longlasting,but really refreshing in the current heatwave-conditions we have here in SA!
You know when you make a sound and a dog cock’s its head to the side, like “eh? what was that?” My fiance and I call it a “baroo” (term from cuteoverload.com ages ago) and that was pretty much my reaction when I read that title. I immediately had to look it up.
Hahahahahahahaha!!I needed a good chuckle after today!!
I need that – JUST FOR THE NAME!
Wearing Roca Nuvol de Llimona, so I smell like a lemon cupcake! So sweet, but it isn’t overboard. Getting started early for foodie Friday. Not sure what i’ll wear, but I’ve got plenty of vanillas and such so shouldn’t be too hard.
BPAL’s Blood Rose. I usually go for gourmand scents over florals, but this is nice; it has an almost “jammy” note to it.
I went with ELdO Bijou Romantique today. Going gourmand(ish) a little early. I’m excited to see that Malle is now offering the travel sprays individually. Makes them more tempting now that they are attainable without doing a split (which might not really be a good thing from my bank account’s perspective.. lol). I might have to get a travel spray of Iris Poudre after I use up my mini, which isn’t far off, I think.
Wore a green sweater today and decided I needed a spritz of Bel Respiro. Fingers crossed for an early Spring.
Bitter cold today with a high of 0° degrees and windchills in the mid -20’s with record-breaking cold tonight, but I’m winter camping today! There’s nothing as invigorating as a trek through a snow-covered forest, with the amber sun streaming through the pines and their fragrance scenting the air. And then settling down in front of a blazing campfire for a night under the stars. How lucky I am, though, to be enjoying all this indoors, with my SSS Winter Woods and SSS Fireside Intense as my ‘camping’ companions today.
Where is that emoticon for really big eyes?
I’m in awe.
SAME HERE!
Are those big eyes because i’m wearing both SSS scents together, or because I’m winter camping (but you did read that I was winter camping ‘indoors’, I hope!). I have tent-camped some nights when the temps have been in tbe 20’s and it has snowed but once November arrives the camping gear is tucked away until April and we stick to the The Great Indoors except for an occasional winter hike through the nearby woods.
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Just tried my sample of Iris Poudre body butter– not blown away by the scent but the texture is fabulous– silky and nongreasy. Think I may need to get samples of other scents. So pricey though…
I’m in Violet Blonde today – sweet, warm and cuddly.
L’Air de Rien today. Turns out the 20mph winds are out and 40mph with up to 60 gusts are in so…uncovering all my plants and hauling most of them into the house. Am very grumpy but great smelling. Hate having to make snap decisions about where the plant hooks should go but can’t possible get them all in without hanging the largest Hoyas and cacti (which were already in the house taking up space)
I know what you mean about the houseplants. I have many, and even though some look near death indoors after our long winters, they summer outdoors until mid-September and remarkably rejuvenate even though I pretty much ignore them. We came home this fall after a week’s trip and had to lug them indoors before we even unpacked the car because the weather had changed so unexpectedly. Didn’t even have time to clean them off like we usually do, so who knows what’s lurking inside them this winter . . .
My mom had two mice and a cute little tree frog in her bathroom last winter so hope you fare better. The frog wasn’t a problem, he mostly just slept, but the mice were a bit of an ordeal.
Well as I was leaving the house, I put on some Ineke Angel’s Trumpet. Then I saw that some mail had come and it was 2 scented packages – a VCA collection extraordinaire sampler from ebay and my very first swap (swapped LPRN for L’Artisans Vanille Absolument – hope I like it!). I immediately tried the VCA Orchidee Vanille (lovely!). But then I didn’t want to confuse the 2 vanillas so I instead am trying some Sacrebleu (which came as a sample in my swap). What an exciting and fragrant day! And I just got notice that my STC order shipped. Whoopeeeeeeee!
YSL Nu for me today.
It’s hot and humid and stormy here today so rose ikebana for me, it makes me feel less hot and sticky and icky!
This morning’s scent was Eau des Merveilles and this evening it’s Mon Precieux Nectar. The faint traces of Eau des Merveilles seem to amplify the floral-ity of Mon Precieux Nectar. Accidental layering is fun.
SOTD was Oriza L. Legrand Relique d’Amour, very interesting and also easy to wear despite notes (musty incense, pepper) that I sometimes find challenging. Light enough, though, that I’m not sure it’s going on my wish list. Now I’m thinking of putting on some Natori–I only have a mini, and I guess I need to make up my mind about a FB.