Happy Wednesday! What's your fragrance today?
I am heading out for a doctor appointment, so I'm commando other than a tiny bit of Bronze Goddess cream, mixed in with my regular unscented lotion.
Reminder: this Friday, 1/30, will be Oud Friday! Wear an oud 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.
Note: top image is Longwood_2011 09 02_0366 [cropped] by Harvey Barrison at flickr; some rights reserved.
SOTD is Lolita Lempicka.
I still can’t believe Sephora and Nordstrom stopped carrying Lolita Lempicka. It was the best mainstream brand on the market, as far as I’m concerned.
I had no idea they stopped. You’re right, it is one of the best mainstream on the market. I know quite a few of my ‘normal’ friends who like this as well as the perfumistas.
Nordstrom has been kind of strange as they find their “place” in the fragrance markets. The past few years they’ve been adding and removing the Katie Perry frags, Jessica Simpson frags, pathetic on again/off again Guerlain, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Dior selections, no direct links to Chanel, adding unusual niche that don’t get much play or blog press, isolating some frags in their “spa” section, etc etc …. so, aside from the obvious that they are an 800 lb gorilla and still carry plenty, they are also kind of strange about it.
Was just checking Nordstrom for a Goutal, and the only one that came up was the new vetiver one…wonder what’s going on?
Completely agree. Used to love their perfume section, don’t anymore.
So sad, Nordstrom used to be my favorite fragrance spot at the mall, but I haven’t been there in yeeeeeeaaaarrrrs.
I’d never seen LL at Sephora around here. I’ve only ever seen it at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and discounters.
Headed off to yoga, so just the vestiges of L’Occitane’s Almond Shower Oil. Not terribly lingering, but French patisserie goodness while it lasts.
Enjoy the yoga class!
I love that shower oil, and the almond firming cream is great. I love the fragrance and I find the firming cream scent lingers a little longer. I got my mom hooked on it, and now I can’t use it without thinking about her.
Back to Black from By Kilian. It’s a feel good winter’s day perfume. Very nice.
Yum. I have the coffret of this range, and there are quite a few I wouldnt mind a fb of- including Back to Black.
Me too. I’ve got quite a few samples of Back to Black that I’m stretching out but when they run out ….
I’m in Tam Dao edt. I wanted something nice but unobtrusive as a background for a day of studying.
That is a great perfume and fits the description you need it for perfectly
I may get a bottle this year.
I bought my bottle for a steal last year and haven’t regretted it. It’s so versatile!
I think mine is the EDP, but I love this. It can be soothing, comforting, or help you focus when necessary, in my experience. Such a good scent.
SOTD is Ciel
Ciel is lovely. It really surprised me how long it lasted for being such a light sort of fragrance.
I like it too, but there doesnt seem to be much love for it…
When I first tried sampled Ciel, it didn’t make an impression on me at first. It’s really straightforward, and I might have been expecting something really complicated from Amouage & on the other hand, fleeting for a soft floral . But when I wore it, I liked it more & more. And you are right, it does last.
Iris Silver Mist. It’s a gorgeous day in Houston and it called for something celebratory.
Lucky you!
Wearing Chypre Mousse today, the first wear in really cold weather, and it is revelatory! This perfume was made for icy days. Seriously, one an a half spritzes on the torso this morning, and now I’m getting lovely little wafts of it, and got the wafts all through my morning walk through the snow. The cold dampens whatever smells too musty about this, and just lets it shine. I will have to wear it again this winter!
I ended up wearing that one yesterday! It’s such a strange, but invigorating scent.
It is truly like nothing else I have ever smelled and I should get a sample
You need to be a fan of fennel to enjoy it. I don’t think I’d buy a bottle because it’s a bit too much for me, but I do like it enough for a decant to wear every once in a while.
Interesting–I don’t really get fennel out of it. Although it happens that I like fennel (and hate anise–the fennel has the saving grace of greenery, but any other anise/licorice/pernod kind of scent or taste is pure evil in my mouth/nose).
I have plenty to share, my dear.
Hi there !
I’m in the process of de-lurking (is that a word?) on about every blog I’ve been reading for ages now. I’ve been enjoying NST for well over 5 years now
I am wearing Declaration today, the original 1998 JC Ellena one. Yawn … Wait, there’s a story about it. You see, yesterday I found a vintage bottle of Eau D’Hermès, vintage as of 2006, so that’s saying something about the state of fine fragrances industry but I disgress. The thing is, the sprayer button wouldn’t work. That was a very peculiar mix of joy and disappointment. Anyway, I tried various methods to make it work (I did in the end, yeah!) so I spent the rest of the evening coated in Eau D’Hermès.
I decided this morning that I would rather revisit Eau D’Hermès grandson in the form of Declaration, the Hermes is quite a character to deal with. I’m sitting now happy in my cloud of cedar and cumin, and happy to finally write a few words here.
Welcome!
Happy to have you join us, AirBureau!
Join us often! And your blog is a great new place to discover too!
Welcome! I delurked recently too- it’s a lot more fun this way!
Welcome! So glad you joined us.
Thanks for joining in! And you smell great!
So happy you de-lurked! I’ve been known to lurk here and there…
Hi fellow delurker! Just delurked recently too
Welcome!
Welcome! I’m in an ebb and flow of delurking. Lurking usually relates to too much work! At the moment I am packing, moving and dealing with pet export/import after 8 years in Kenya. Lovely smells and the musings from NST-ers here are what keep me sane in a sea of bureaucracy and all of the rest that comes with a big move.
Wearing Nuit Rouge today. It was a last minute spritz-n-go decision because I was running late. Can never got wrong with citrusy incense though.
I have a sample of this and the black one and a zillion others and am waiting for the weather to cool down enough to try them!! Have you tried the white one?
No the white one is the only one I haven’t tried. I got samples of Nuit and Noir with an order and ended up falling in love with Nuit so I bought a bottle. I’ve heard the white one is good, but can’t say from personal experience.
Wearing Lollia Relax today since it’s a nice cocooning scent
Decided that I was actually going to leave the house so washed off the Relax and am now in Balmain Ivoire (next to last version)
Taking SL Louve for a spin. I like it a lot, but I need to find a cheaper cherry-almond fix.
Louve is a REALLY good one to have though… Lol
Ha! I haven’t tried Rahat Loukhoum yet, though!
Hummm… Rahat Loukoum is so decadent!
I don’t know if it’s still around, since I read that Carol’s Daughter declared bankruptcy recently, but Carol’s Daughter Almond Cookie is an excellent cherry-almond for only $29.
I was eyeing up a set of their Almond Cookie bath and body products that was on sale just after the holidays – now I regret passing it up!
ALMOND BATH & BODY? I’m on that. Off to google for sources.
They arent cheap Mals, but have you tried the Laura Mercier almond or pistachio range? The whipped body butter is such a luxurious texture!
I haven’t, actually… it seemed to me that LM products were considerably more expensive than the Carol’s Daughter.
I have a FB of the LM Pistachio perfume. I have not worn it in ages but recall it being very sweet amd sticky.
SOTD is Jaisalmer, inspired by last week’s review of winter incense frags.
… but unfortunately wore a scarf this morning that S.O. had stored with dryer sheets and that is completely ruining my Jaisalmer!
I know this is going to sound naff but what does everyone mean by dryer sheets??
This sort of thing:
http://www.bouncefresh.com/dryer-sheets/
Thanks!
They’re these disposable fabric things that you put in the dryer to reduce static cling
I see you have an answer about what they are, but do you know that they are evil, horrid things? Not very good for your clothes. I’m on a one woman crusade against dryer sheets.
Ok, why are they bad for your clothes? I used tin foil balls for awhile but they turn out to be problematic for some fibers, so went back to dryer sheets.
Robin, I always learned that they leave a waxy film on your clothes and that is not good for the clothes (or so we were taught when working in a fabric/textile museum. Woolite was a big no-no as well.) A lot of people seem to be up in arms that they contain CHEMICALS, OMG, CHEMICALS ARE SCARY. I don’t automatically dismiss them because of that though, more because of the waxy film. Here’s a pretty good web article: http://household-tips.thefuntimesguide.com/2011/07/fabric-softener.php
We stopped using dryer sheets at our house 15 years ago because they made my son’s eczema so much worse. When I stopped using them I noticed my skin was clearer, less prone to dryness, and was less itchy. Never looked back. We use white vinegar once in a while when washing towels to fluff them up. Other than that there is no difference in how clothes look coming out of the dryer. And I do not miss the smell of dryer sheets at all.
Thanks for the link. I admit I don’t care about any of that — I use an unscented dryer sheet from the health food store, if it makes my clothes wear marginally faster I can live with it. Only use them in winter anyway, otherwise too much static. The tin foil balls worked for static too but they eventually shred, and then sometimes they catch on fabric.
I haven’t tried Jaisalmer yet but it’s been on my try list for awhile. How do you like it?
Of the whole CdG incense serie, Jaisalmer was my first love. Not churchy, not too challenging- it’s true- but warm and relaxing, with a spicy edge.
Last night, we went through the exhausting process of emptying out the bedrooms so the floors can be replaced today. Thanks to Joanne’s comment on Monday, I made sure all my perfumes were easily accessible (although my food still isn’t). …Priorities…
Now I’m sipping Lapsang Souchong and wearing Tea for Two again, still trying to find the smoke beneath all that ginger that my SO tells me is so prominent.
Btw, only 5 sprays today… for the good of humanity
It’s good to know that you have your priorities straight. When we had to move over the summer, I was the same way. Perfumes were one of the first things unpacked, and while I missed cooking, the kitchen came long after that…
And your morning sounds delightful. I have never smelled Tea for Two but have heard great things, and tea + tea in the morning equals a happy day!
I haven’t decided what to wear today but since I have been in a Chanel mood lately, it probably be 31 Rue Cambon. For anyone interested, I found that Homegoods had tons of those Travolo bottles for $5.99. Might be option for AirBureau’s broken sprayer? Keep the pretty bottle but transfer to Travolo to actually use! I don’t think the sprayer has to work properly to transfer to these bottles. Happy Wednesday, y’all!
Thank you Katrina, that is lovely of you.
But the sprayer works just fine now, had to do a bit of needle voodoo inside the mechanism, and voila.
SOTD is Au Masculin (Lolita Lempicka)
You smell great! One of my favorite licorice centric fragrances.
SOTD is AG Nuit Étoilée.
Had a very early start (for me), teaching at 8 this morning, so I kind of wanted to extend the night a bit!
Warming up to Nuit Etoilée. I didn’t care for it until I noticed it’s discreet leathery supportive notes, leathery as in Madame’s handbag, not Monsieur’s old jacket. A fresh minty leather, uncanny.
Oh! I never noticed any leather… I’ll keep an eye (nose?) out for it next time I wear Nuit Étoilée!
I bought that one blind last summer (the EdP) and it has quickly become one of my favorite.
I find it easy to wear but still interesting. I love the sweetness of the lime
Or I guess it’s citron. With the greenness of the mint and pine, it gives me the impression of lime!
I bought that for the beautiful blue bottle, to be honest, but I do enjoy its resemblance to the Noel parfum d’ambiance.
I have the Noel candle, so Nuit Etoilee is on the to-try list.
Nozkoz, me too! Almost never a victim of prettybottle-itis, but that and being at Winners was a one-two punch. Got more pine than mint from it — will have to sniff again to try to catch some leather…
I love the color of the bottle as well. If I finish me decant, it’ll make a nice addition to my collection!
You smell fabulous! I get mainly evergreens. This was my Xmas-holiday frag… lovely, just wish it lasted longer.
Thanks!
For me, my “evergreen Christmassy” fragrance would be Fille en Aiguilles rather than this one, because I find the pine note a lot more discreet in NÉ.
I’m wearing TM Oriental Express, it seems so familiar, but I’ve tried spritzing several I thought were the same, and they are really not. It’s beautiful.
I find that Oriental Express, and Fougère Furieuse, both have a very Guerlain-esque feel to them.
SOTD Seville a l’Aube. I have figured out that every time I get an orange blossom forward fragrance, I use it all up rapidly. Another one to put on my to buy list.
But I seem to be in frugal mode – I look at my bank balance and I like what I see, and I don’t want to spoil that by buying something!
So my to buy list is growing, as is my pile of empty sample vials. Guess I need to think about decants.
Eau Aimable/Cologne of Love by Le Couvent des Minimes is a very pretty orange blossom that is long-lasting, inexpensive, non-soapy, and non-indolic. Give it a sniff, and it might go on your to-buy list (for when you are ready to buy something).
Interesting! !
It lasts most of the work day on me.
OH, this sounds lovely. I will look it up! Thanks for the suggestion.
I like that one a lot too. I almost got it when I bought my bottle of Eau des Missions but I resisted. Still might go back and get it.
I’ve seen this and wondered about it. Perhaps I’ll give it a try as well.
I purchased a sample of this one and can’t locate it now
I really did like it and came pretty close to buying a bottle during the sale last week but decided to buy another sample and see how I like it over time.
SOTD is Rochas Femme.
Lilac Path by Aerin. Sunny day and wearing this makes me feel like its spring time. May reach for something “more” later in the day.
I woke up desperately craving the smell of hot dust and beeswax, so I dabbed some Balenciaga Rumba and am waiting out the stewed fruit for the drydown.
Needed some deep dark rose today so TDC’s gorgeous Rose Poivree is wafting about me ~
Oh man, I’ve always wanted to try that. I’ve heard it’s a wild ride! Sounds very interesting.
It really isn’t. I’ve always been amazed at some of the reviews it gets. It is just a lovely lasting dark rose to my nose and I always get lots of compliments on it.
SOTD is TDC’s Osmanthus, odd and lovely.
No SOTD yet, but I am waiting on some wonderfully fragrant quince, rosewater, and cardamom jam to finish simmering so that I can can it. It smells incredible in the kitchen right now, and my hands smell like cardamom from crushing the pods.
Yesterday, though, I tried SL A La Nuit and I fell in love hard. It’s one of the best Jasmines I’ve smelled, and it’s rather delicate on me. It smells exactly how I want a summer night to smell.
Today, since it feels like a beautiful spring day, I’m thinking either Beige or Temps D’Une Fete.
Oh, your kitchen must smell glorious. Swooning …
It really does.
I wish I could waft some of the smell your way!
Your jam sounds truly amazing. Yum. I wish I had a good source for quince! And I too have been falling in love with A La Nuit. And I didn’t go into it thinking I was a jasmine person.
I lucked out on the quince front. I was in Dallas last weekend, went by an Asian supermarket to pick up a few things on our way out of town, and saw the quince as soon as I walked in. I got a bunch, having no clue what to do with, because they smelled so incredible! Hopefully this jam turns out, but even if it doesn’t, it smells amazing!
And I’ve never thought of myself as a jasmine lover either. Sometimes jasmine can come on a little strong for me, and be a little too indolic, but A La Nuit is totally working.
That sounds really lovely.
ADORE LTdF – and I know I’ve heard people sneer at Beige for being not terribly interesting, but I expect I’d like it. Might have to scare up a sample one of these days.
If you like, I’ve got an extra sample of it floating around! You can email me at ashley anstaett att gmail dawt cawm if you’re interested! I LOVE LTdF. When I first got it, I thought, “Oh, this is great for spring!” Then in the summer, “Oh, what a great summer fragrance.” And so on, and so forth. It really is perfect all of the time and often suits my mood.
I wear it pretty much year round. And that’s saying something, given the bounty of choice in my fragrance wardrobe.
That’s a very kind offer, thank you.
Wow, that jam sounds heavenly!
A la Nuit is wonderful – I was never into jasmine perfumes but I wanted something that smelled like when I lean over the jasmine plant. I got many samples of different jasmine perfumes and A la Nuit is IT – there is a balance between the pretty floral, indole, and green that the real plant has.
I wonder if you could bottle the quince, cardamom, and rose water because I would wear that
Did you use a recipe or just make it up?
That’s exactly how it has been for me! I LOVE the smell of real jasmine but all of the jasmines that I have encountered until now are either too indolic, or too sweet, or too…something. This one is just perfect. As soon as I put it on I knew it was love.
I would love to smell like this jam! I used this recipe, which I found when looking for things to do with quince and rosewater:
http://turmericsaffron.blogspot.com/2011/11/moraba-ye-beh-persian-quince-jam-with.html
Hopefully it will turn out!
Thanks for the link. That recipe (and blog in general) looks really good!
I knew that recipe sounded familiar. Everything I’ve tried from the T&S blog has been great. I have made her recipe for Shevid Baghali Polow with Morgh (Dill Lima Beans Rice with Chicken) enough that my family considers it one of “my” recipes. Don’t tell them the only change I make is picking the meat from the chicken and mixing it in
Oh yum! I can only imagine how divine that smells!
Last autumn i poached quinces with sugar, vanilla pods, cloves and star anise and my house smelled just like Safran Troublant! It was like eating perfume I was so disappointed to not find any more quinces!
Oh man, I wish I had more quinces! That sounds heavenly. That’s why I wanted the rosewater and cardamom…I want to feel like I’m eating perfume!
Im smitten with any dessert using persian spices and flavours… sigh!
If you bake at all, Persian Love Cake is The Best. Im using my phone so I cant link, but I use the recipe on the blog Cauldrons and Cupcakes. Divine.
Oh my word, I am in love with that cake already. I just pinned it, thank you! I also have some nice orange flower water that seems just right for something like this.
Ah, me too! I love floral and spice desserts. I recently bought some rose water and orange flower water to experiment. I added some orange flower water to a cranberry butter cake and it was pretty good …
SOTD is Une Fleur de Chanel. Sad that this one is discontinued – I may have to do some searching for vintage.
I’m trying out By Kilian Intoxicated (coffee and cardamom). It’s QUITE yummy.
I don’t drink coffee but I love the way it smells … and that sounds amazing!
With you 100% on that! And added cardamom sounds fabulous!
I like the taste AND the smell and rarely think coffee perfumes really smell like coffee. I think Calice Becker handled it well here.
Completely random: A little while ago I read Anthony Shadid’s (R.I.P. Anthony) House of Stone. In it he has a friend who says that coffee without cardamom is like a bride without a dress… I keep meaning to try it.
Lovely! My D.H. sometimes buy coffee with cardamom for Christmas, they grind it in the shop with the pods. It is scent heaven just to have it stored in a cupborad.
That sounds quite delicious
that sounds wonderful! when I make coffee at home, I often add some spices to the french press to steep with the coffee grounds.
I used to do this with cinnamon in the winter, before I switched to a single-cup maker.
That sounds yum! I dont think there’s enough cardamom in perfumery..
This is a really good cardamom note too.
I agree there isn’t enough cardamom in perfumery … putting this on my sample wish list!
Just emerged from a hot bath and doused myself in Voyage d’Hermes, which is my favourite cardamom scent ever. Alas it is not long lasting in wintertime, I’d love a version for cold weather.
boy, that sounds good…
I tried this recently in Saks and really liked it. Coffee was not too strong, but I could still smell it. Yum!
I’m sampling Naomi Goodsir Cuir Velours today (from a set of samples i acquired via the FreebieMeet!). The opening was almost acrid on me, but now it’s a much sweeter, incense-y tobacco.
Just wrote a gigantic comment and it was lost when the system decided I’d logged out. Aaaargh.
Anyway – I’ve been working with oils most days for my perfume class (I can confidently say I am no Jean Claude Ellena), which I think is why I keep returning to my standbys and may be in a kind of rut in terms of what I’ve been wearing lately. Maybe I should apply for the Monday Mail and shake myself out of it.
Sorry
Robin – not your fault! No worries!
Ha…pretty sure anything that goes wrong here is my fault, one way or another
It’s so much fun to do the Monday Mail. Go for it!
You should totally go for the Monday Mail! I would be really curious because I run into this problem all of the time. I work at a fragrance store that does custom blending, and we also handle a lot of essential oils. On days when I work there, it’s hard for me to wear perfume and I sometimes get into a perfume rut when I’m working there a lot, which almost seems funny. And I miss it and get grumpy on days when I don’t get to pick out a perfume!
Good Wednesday Morning to everyone! My SOTD is Aedes de Venustas Oeillet Bengale. Fo some strange reason, I enjoy this spicy fragrance in the Fall / Winter. I think that here in Texas (Houston to be exact), it would be too much for the summer. It tends to get in the 100’s here in the Summer and its humid. So, heat and spice doesn’t make a good combo in my opinion.
Not strange, in my opinion. Humidity and heat often make things “too much.”
That said, I think OB might be one of the few incense-floral scents I might want to try in summer. We get humidity here… but not like in TX.
Sampling AdV Copal Azur today. Its great just wish it would last longer on my skin.
This is appealing to me – but disappearing scents in general are not. How long does it last for you?
I’d say about 4 hours. But it seems i have scent eating skin and its lovely while it lasts.
Finally a day on my own working from home. Mum has stayed here for nine days and I am enjoying some solitude with the rest of the family also out of the way for a few hours. Returned to my sampe of Parfums d’Empire Azemour les Oranges. Feels kinda wild on me, definitely not demure and staying in the background.
The remains of SL Rahät Loukoum over some candied violet body lotion. I smelled like fancy candy but it’s wearing off, so I’m gonna put on some Byredo 1996 for the night, it’s raining from all directions and I’ve been dashing around all day so I need something more substantial to warm me up!
Who makes the body lotion? (I might need such a thing)
Rose & Co Apothecary! It’s in their Patisserie de Bain line. It’s pretty runny but still adequately moisturising. Scent is very convincing but unfortunately not very long-lasting! http://www.rose-apothecary.co.uk/acatalog/Sugared_Violet.html
Thank you!!
FANCY CANDY!! I love that description.
If there were candied violet+rahät loukoum flavoured candy out there I’d buy the entire stock……..
I started off this morning with Dior’s Vetiver, but it got increasingly rainy, so I added some of Mugler’s Pure Havane for an extra snuggly effect by afternoon!
Is it hot as well as rainy there too Merlin? We dont ‘usually’ get any rain in summer..
The Gauteng province is known for its summer thunderstorms! Today it’s more just drizzly. To be entirely honest, I much prefer rainy grey weather to hot summer days, unless I have to drive
SOTD is Natori edp. I wanted that yummy spiced fruits accord. It’s my fav of this type.
Jacomo de Jacomo. Classic eighties men’s scent. Just about perfect.
My baby is struggling with his top two teeth coming in and due to the extent nature of his clingyness I feel like I’ve been dead to the world The last few days. But today I am stealing a few moments while he takes an extended nap (thank goodness!) and I am trying boxeuses today!
Extensive nature, I mean!
Argh, teething. Hang in there, mama.
Thanks, I’m trying!
Today I saw his gun was actually bleeding from the tooth, so sad.
Haha his gum…
Today I wore Jardin Apres la Mousson for about 5 minutes until I sweated it off :-/
There’s a tropical storm somewhere so this week is HOT and humid and storms coming in. To go along with the tropical theme I just showered with coconut shower gel, then coconut oil body butter and a generous spritz of Pacifica Indian Coconut Nectar. Such a fun scent!
I find Apres la Mousson quite nice and cooling in the heat. Once the melon-ey notes wear off, I usually find there is still a spicy haze remaining which I enjoy too. But in general, I’m also finding my perfumes disappear into the heat (or as you say – get sweated off!)
And it sounds like your weather is much more humid than where I am… Gauteng is quite dry generally. I’m always needing eye drops, lip balm and stuff.
SOTD Vetivert from Hove in New Orleans. Remembering my delightful vacation there last March…
Hmm, I don’t remember smelling that one when I was there. I loved their quirky little shop with the rock floor…and I love the perfume I got from there, the one called Carnaval.
I like today’s greenery picture. I am wearing Omnia Platino for a little sweetness.
It is way prettier than the view outside my window at the moment
Lyric Woman today. Mine is from 2013 and clearly reformulated. I get no incense, no spice, and almost no rose. I smell ylang-ylang, sandalwood, and vanilla, with just the tiniest bit of rose. It’s sweet and pretty but I would have liked to smell the original.
Oh no. Really?
I didn’t realize that one had suffered the evil plastic surgery… that’s so sad. I was reading the review of LW on Kafkaesque and marveling that she didn’t get the rose and silvery incense, but instead lots of ylang.
I have a 15ml decant (well, now about half gone) from 2010 or so, and I treasure it. It’s such a meditative fragrance.
Really. I might have to hunt down some older stuff just to see what it used to be. I so wanted a smoky, spicy rose.
Decided to try an untested sample I’ve had for ages – L’Artisan Fleur de Carrotte. It’s light and herby and fresh and will probably be gone in about 20 minutes. But it’s nice for now! Don’t really get any carrot, which is fine by me.
SOTD = MPG Ambre Precieux
3 sprays today and it got me through the commute and the some.. There’s a yucky sewe-like odor in my building today and Ambre Preciuex is trumping it, thank goodness!
I left the house in a hurry today as I wanted to give myself extra time to drive to the train station. Silly me thought I could wake up at the same time and be done getting ready 10 minutes ahead of normal. Pfft. The result was that I forgot to wear earrings and I feel nekkid!
I sympathize with you on that no earrings, naked feeling! I hate forgetting to put on jewelry. It’s such a little thing that can throw off my day!
I’ve actually gone out and purchased earrings in the past just to get through the day! Such an odd feeling and can stand forgetting my watch more than forgetting earrings.
OMG, I hate forgetting to put on earrings. I always feel naked without them as well. I’ve had at least 2 holes in my ears since age 10 (current count is 6 (asymmetrical) and a cuff), and I just don’t feel like me without earrings.
I am wearing DK Cashmere Mist again. I am realising that I am not the type who can wear the same scent all the time, I am already bored.
Wearing Jour d`Hermes Absolu. It’s holding up quite for an Hermes – L’Ambre des Merveilles doesn’t get chomped by my skin either. I admire (ok, envy) the sunny-natured, scent-eating-skinned people here who can say, “Great, then I can try another perfume this afternoon!” Instead, I get cranky and want my money back…
I often get frustrated as well. I mean I’v spent all this $$$ on perfume and no one can smell it unless I stick my wrist right under their nose! But then I also go though stages where I just tire of anything very quickly and appreciate the fact that I can re-boot without too much trouble
Also, very occasionally I will spray too much of something that is a bit too strong, and being strangled by ones own perfume is the very worst thing of all. What gets me envious is people saying things like ‘one spray and I got compliments all day long!’
Philosykos!! Why don’t I wear this more often?! I say that every time I wear it!
I’m wearing PHI Une Rose de Kandahar from a sample. I like it, but honestly the drydown smells so much like Chergui on me that I don’t think I need to own it. I need to actually compare side-by-side to see if they’re as similar to me as I think they are.
Might have to sit this Friday out.. I had a sample of Aftelier Oud Luban, but I’ve either given it away already or I’ve misplaced it. Not sure what I did with it, but I can’t find it.
That’s so interesting regarding PHI’s drydown on you. It’s not like that on me at all. I did a wild 5 sprays of PHI this morning and so loving the drydown right now
I’m enjoying it, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that I already own Chergui. I think my skin amps something that Tauer uses in his bases, though. In a lot of his perfumes, especially those with balsamic bases, the base tends to dominate and nearly drown out everything else. This one isn’t quite as bad on that score as some others I’ve tried, though. I think my favorite Tauer is Vetiver Dance for that reason.. it doesn’t have that thing.. kind of like Pixel’s relationship with Aftelier.
Huh. I have base issues with Tauer too. Skin twins?!!
I could not find a sample of Borneo 1834 I wanted to wear this morning so I wore the rest of my Phi sample and I want a bottle. It is gorgeous! I get lots of tobacco and vanilla in the drydown and I find the Chergui so much less rich and fulsome, in comparison.
Oh, I really like Aftelier’s Oud Luban. I got to it at the end of trying out several samples of her scents… most of which weren’t working on me, it seems my skin just causes the ambergris she likes to explode like a mushroom cloud, I can hardly smell anything else
but then I tried the oud luban… no ambergris! Lovely!
I liked it too, though oud isn’t my favorite. One of her others that I really loved (that unfortunately is discontinued) was Haute Claire. That one also didn’t use ambergris. It was a really gorgeous green floral with a base of vetiver and vanilla.
Oh, interesting! I love ambergris, and I have not tried anything from this line yet. I’ll have to look for it.
If you love ambergris, then you’re in luck with Aftelier. Want my not-working-for-me samples? Email me: emc dawt 7 1 1 7 at gggmail.
SOTD is Chanel no 5 in EDP form. I probably should jump for a bottle of the parfum version.
Yes! The parfum is pretty great, even in it’s current formulation.
SOTD is the tiniest spritz of Angel Violette (my favorite Angel). It’s already lingered for hours w/o being overbearing, but at the rate I’m using this up there’ll be some left for my great-great-great-great granddaughter! Wish everything had such wonderful staying power . . .
SOTD is Providence Perfume Co Ivy Tower. Or at least it *was* SOTD… 4 hours into the work day (west coast) it’s nearly gone. Ah well!
Burberry Body again. It is old reliable for me in wintertime.
Orange Sanguine is my only scent today. I had a dental appointment this morning. Nobody noticed (I think) that I was sniffing my wrists while blotting water off my face.
I couldn’t smell anything through the left side of my nose for a while. The dental work was on a left upper molar, and that side of my face was very numb. I guess half of my nose went to sleep for a bit, but it’s awake again, even though I can’t quite feel my cheek yet.
I’m in Shalimar Parfum Initial on this frigid day in NY. Robin, that Bronze Goddess cream must be delicious! By the time I got around to get some last summer, Bloomingdales had already sold out. I was able to get the shimmering body oil, maybe I should use that tomorrow
Tonight’s SOTN is my newly acquired Cuir d’Ange which after trying last week I became obsessed with. Fab!
A little PSA I heard from the store is that the prices will be going up next month, not sure if that applies to all their fragrances or just the travel set.
A lab on fire Paris LA as the sample was sitting next to my bangle and I was in a rush. I do love the fizzy ginger cola aspect especially as it was a day of running errands and school uniform shopping for my son!
Chiming in super late! I went with Kenzo Amour Le Parfum, from the gold bottle, today. I like the parfum version much better than the original; it’s deeper, warmer, and darker. It’s also a bit of a powerhouse – I dab this one on.