Happy Groundhog Day! And boo hiss to six more weeks of winter. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing Parfum d'Empire Azemour les Orangers. I've been wearing it all weekend after an incredibly kind reader sent me a bottle (!) to celebrate this blog's 10th birthday, which is coming up on Sunday.
And if anyone is free on Sunday (2/8), I'd like to do a special community project: wear a fragrance you learned about on Now Smell This, whether from a review, another reader, a swap, anything. We'll still do our "regular" project on Friday (2/6), when we're celebrating National Grapefruit month. Wear a fragrance with grapefruit; extra credit if Grapefruit (or Pamplemousse or Pomelo or whatever) is in the name of the scent.
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 Triple Spiral One-Piece Orange Peeling [cropped] by fdecomite at flickr; some rights reserved.
SOTD is Eau de Mandarine Ambree (Hermes).
Yum. Plus, you fit my orange peel image for the day.
And, congrats on the anniversary!
Thanks!
Yes, congratulations!
Wearing Tom Ford Back Orchid.
Black Orchid, that is.
Nearly a classic, now!
True!!
A co-worker wears this at nuclear levels every single day. I do like the fragrance but the no relief is making me bonkers!
There used to be someone in my office who wore Coco Mademoiselle at nuclear levels. She eventually stopped, so I think her immediate co-workers must have staged and intervention or asked their supervisor to intervene. It did smell great on her, but it was way too much.
Yikes!! So sorry!
Black Orchid is one of my psychological armor fragrances. When I wear it, I feel like a Valkyrie, like I am inhabiting the skin of a gorgeous Warrior Goddess. There is nothing else like it……
That is so sweet! I love perfume people.
I’m wearing Botrytis, which is almost a dupe for Hedonist (or, I suppose, Hedonist is almost a dupe for this?). Smells like honey wine.
Perfume people are the best people.
SOTD is The Party in Manhattan. I’m not crazy about it, but I do like it (after about 2 hours). Mostly, though, I like the weird name.
It was a great name! I wasn’t crazy about the scent either, although offhand can’t remember now what it smelled like.
I’m wearing Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere.
You smell great, of course.
Hey – this will be my Sunday project b/c I found NST years ago when I was desperately searching for Eau Premiere about the time they first pulled/delayed it. What a revelation to find your blog, Robin!
Oh, perfect!
Oooh, Azemour is high on my to try list! I love citrus and chypre – bet you smell Fantastic! My SOTD is Lalique Encre Noir. Very happy with my choice. I do love vetiver in late winter!
I smell pretty darned fantastic. But then, so do you!
I love Encre Noir. Azemour Les Oranges smells great, too.
(I’m glad you said “late winter,” Rose Pepper…we got clocked with a huge snowfall in Chicagoland.)
I hope winter doesn’t drag out too long for you! I used to live in northern indiana, and sometimes it seemed like winter would just. never. end.
Love Encre Noir! Vetiver helps me imagine summer!
la fille de berlin is my SOTD
I’ve got a big, big crush on that one. May become one of my next full bottles. You smell lovely.
This is near the top of my FB list too. I saw it at a discounter site last fall, and I am kicking myself for not getting it then! I keep checking back, I have hopes it will return.
Me too! It was definitely on a couple of those – Fragrancenet and Beauty Encounter. I was trying to pace myself, buying-wise, but clearly I shouldn’t have
One of my desert island frags…
I’m in ELdO Charogne, very spicy and a bit leathery, perfect for such a cold day.
I discovered, after the fact, an oud fragrance in my samples, so I put it on. Les Senteurs Gourmandes Blossom Oud is my SOTD.
I’m wearing Mohur again after choosing it for oud Friday. I’d forgotten how much I like it.
Congratulations on the 10th birthday!
Thank you!
What a nice surprise and what a generous donor! You’re certainly a deserving recipient. Congratulations on ten years.
Thanks.
My SOTD is my holy grail vanilla: Vaniglia del Madagascar by i Profumi di Firenze. I heard about it on NST, so I’ll probably wear it on 2/8. I am almost finished with a 12 ml bottle, and I just ordered a 50 ml bottle.
My husband hugged me and said “You smell like a delicious dessert that I would like to eat.” He hugged me again and said “Or a delicious cup of chai tea.”
Awesome hubby comments.
Your hubby wins for best comments! That perfume sounds very nice. I’ve heard of it but not tried it yet.
My fiance just comments when I “smell like celery” even though I don’t have any fragrances that smell like it!
Maybe I’ll wear this tomorrow. I have a FB. I think barneys has the travel size.
Montale Jasmin Full today. I went through my perfume cabinet yesterday and pulled out a bunch of stuff I don’t wear. I’m hoping I can sell them on ebay for enough to cover a bottle of Wit–this past weekend’s comments didn’t quell the longing.
Dragged my humongous bottle of Histoires de Parfums 1804 out of the perfume cabinet. Pineapple and peach are two notes that I find challenging in perfume. There are a lot of things I like about this scent, but I can’t ever seem to get to any deeper state of appreciation or love.
Oops, sorry for the misplaced post. I was going to reply to you, foxbins, and tell you in a note of solidarity that this weekend’s comments sent me on a shopping spree.
Oh, well that’s the best sign–if you still want it despite all the warnings, then it’s a solid purchase!
And good luck with the eBay sales! Would love to know what your handle is in case there’s something I’ve been looking for! Robin, is that the sort of thing foxbins is allowed to post? Or, alternately, foxbins, if you’re willing, email me! Catherineh789 on ye olde google mail.
I’d sort of rather she email you! Sorry to be picky but many people register here just to talk about their ebay sales and I delete them, so have to be fair.
Totally, thanks for the FYI!
I’m wearing Hermes Eau des Merveilles, the edt. It’s my answer to the insane snowstorm that started Friday night and ended sometime in the wee hours today.
Ah! As soon as I read this I thought: now why didn’t I put that on today! You smell great
This is my February of using up samples. I took my partner to the doc this morning so I am scent-free, but I am going to finish up a sample of Olivier Durbano Rock Crystal, which is a scent I like just fine, but don’t love (so far).
Awesome! Congrats on the lovely perfume!
Today is SUCH a Monday *head*desk*. Exhausted, slushy cold weather outside, and looking like a zombie. I got a sample of Paco Rabanne 1 Million with a Sephora order and read the notes: ooh, a bit of leather? Sure!
BLARRRRRGGHHH!!! It’s not a scrubber but it’s definitely not worth bothering with. Rather odd almost calone-ish opening. The “leather” is more like “pleather” (really synthetic smelling) and has no oomph at all. Definitely a stereotypical masculine scent. I’m ok with wearing men’s fragrances, but this is too mainstream cliche for my taste. It’s utterly boring.
Hope you have something else available to refresh yourself with! And I agree with you on the 1 million. My free sample ended up in the trash after one quick sniff.
I haven’t leveled up or unlocked the “traveling perfumista” badge yet. I don’t take any perfumes or decants with me. I’m still feeling a bit scattered too from when I was mugged. I’m using an older purse now, but haven’t replaced my wallet or half the stuff that was stolen. I’m almost afraid to take too much with me now while I’m still living in the city. But that will change soon! Fiance and I may be putting an offer on a house next weekend.
Anyhoo, I can live with this boring-ness for the day, but will definitely put on something nice this evening. Maybe Vanille Incensee.
I keep perfume in my desk at work – samples and decants just in case. I don’t like keeping stuff in my purse other than 1 solid – I worry they would break and leak!
I keep samples at work too. Whenever I upgrade to a FB or decant, I take the sample vial into work. That way, I can always wear something I know I like, whether I forget or my mood changes
Good idea, Rose Pepper! I keep perfume at work, too.
Mmmm Vanille Incensee is so great. It’s calm and cozy.
Good luck with the house offer!
Good luck with the house offer!!
SOTD is Esprit d’Oscar, one of my favorite soft but interesting office scents (in fact I keep a small bottle of this in my “fragrance drawer” at work).
That one is so pretty! Shame it disappeared out of the dept. stores so fast (well, mine it did); I’m still pondering a mini.
I think you can still find it online for a very good price.
Yes, I saw a 1-ouncer somewhere for like $15… just not sure whether I want to indulge or not when I’m trying to downsize some things I don’t wear. waffle waffle waffle.
I’m also wearing Esprit d’Oscar. It is so pretty! I paid full price for a bottle about 2 years ago. Last month, I bought a bottle online for about 1/4 of the price I originally paid. I’m glad to have a backup bottle of this one.
Esprit d’Oscar is very pretty and it was really my gateway tuberose. Up until I cozied up to EdO, tuberose was always too much for me. Now I can wear Carnal Flower – in small doses!
Safran Troublant for cozy creaminess on a rainy day, but I probably would have been better served by something bright and zesty to perk me up at work.
I brought Safran Troublant to put on when I got to work this morning (I was little nauseated when I woke up, so didn’t want to spritz before driving in), but instead of applying it once I settled into my morning, I wound up using my Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange lotion – definitely a cheerful citrus to combat the Mondays…
SOTD is DSH Jacinthe de Sapphir. LOVED the first five minutes’ worth (little hit of galbanum, tiny sparkle of aldehydes, big hyacinth), and also the next half hour (could have sworn it was a floral chypre at that point). Now, however, it’s all woody basenotes and I’m bored. Also, it’s starting to head for the Dreaded Youth Dew effect.
May have to bag it and respritz yesterday’s RL Safari.
I’m kind of disappointed that neither Jacinthe de Sapphir nor Deco Diamonds worked for me–didn’t get Youth Dew, but that would be a sure-fire deterrent. The other sample I got is WANT, which screams summer, so I’ll wait to test that one.
Safari is the perfect warm green for this time of year!
SOTD Coeur de Vetiver Sacre. Great for a sunny day filled with snow – also strength for a Monday…
Looking forward to Friday – and to Sunday as well. I will have to think what to wear that day.
I love sunny days with snow, and vetiver is a great choice
My world today is all blue-and -white and my Keep-it-Simple Monday scent CM’s Pure Frost perfectly captures the day outside my window. It was our turn in the Midwest this weekend for a blizzard, we got 19 inches of snow Sat/Sun + 8 degree temps this morning. But the sun is shining brightly today in a clear blue sky, we’re all plowed out, backyard birds all fed and watered and gracing us with their presence, and so the week begins with another snow-day-for-kids and WFH-day-for-parents.
Congrats, Robin, on 10 years! Your scent sounds wonderful, I must try, I love zingy oranges.
Wow, that’s a lot of snow. You don’t seem too bothered by it, which is great! Once again we were supposed to get snow, but ended up with another near-miss situation. It snowed a little and now it’s all cold rain. Enjoy your wfh day!
I’m not bothered by it because 1) we had lots of warning so we could lay in food supplies and get errands done, 2) I’m not the one who pushes the snowblower (I do shovel when it’s an inch or two,) 3) all our neighbors pitch in and help each other out and 4) most of all, I didn’t have to drive in it! Plus today it’s absolutely beautiful and peaceful to look out on.
Thank you, and do try it!
Glad to hear that you’re safe and sound, Laila. What birds are you seeing? On my walk during lunch I had White-crowned Sparrows, a Black Phoebe, Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Nuttall’s Woodpecker, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and an Anna’s Hummingbird.
No warblers, kinglets or hummingbirds here until May at the earliesr. Only the usual assemblage of many cardinals (they’ve been here for generations!), blue jays who alert all when there’s a fresh supply of peanuts, a few woodpeckers (downy, red-headed, flickers), an occasional white-breasted nuthatch accompanied by the cheery black-capped chickadees, always the ubiquitous sparrows, and the sweet family of mourning doves who gather to warm their feet on the rim of our heated birdbath just before sunset.
This year I just might participate in the Great American Backyard Birdcount over Valentine’s weekend and give more than just a passing glance to what’s out there – perhaps I’ll be surprised!
Oh, I forgot the house finches and goldfinches. Dressed in their winter plumage now, I tend to overlook them.
What a handsome cast of characters you have in your yard! Thanks for sharing.
I feel your pain with the snow. We got another foot today. I have no where to put it anymore.
Tom Ford’s Fleur de Chine.
Happy.
DSquared2 Potion for men EdP… and layers upon layers of wool sweaters!
SOTD is Lipstick Rose. I seriously doubt Misia will be better than this!
I only recently tried LR. It was interesting but I wasn’t smitten. I adore Drôle de Rose which is done on a similar idea.
I have yet to try Drôle de Rose. I love Putain des Palaces, which I think is on the same vein. There really are quite a few strong contenders for Misia to beat!
Yes Putain is another violet-rose. I haven’t tried that one in a long time so ought to do so again. I really need to retry LR as I love these candied roses and am very partial to the Malles on the whole.
I love Putain des Palaces (it’s on my FB list) as well. I wanted to like Lipstick Rose more that I do … it wasn’t very strong or long lasting on me. I felt like I kept waiting for something to show up, or like something was missing. Maybe I am anosmic to something in it?? I do love a good rose and violet combination though, maybe Misia will work out better.
I love Lipstick Rose and an eagerly awaiting Misia.
Adding to the chorus–between Lipstick Rose and my beloved Attrape Coeur/Guet Apens, Misia has to set an awfully high bar to keep my attention! But, of course, I will still be happy to sniff if some crosses my path!
Who am I kidding, I’ll be taking three subways to smell Misia… But as you say, if the bar is set high.
No if, this makes no sense… sorry.
Malle’s lovely Iris Poudre
Love that!
Scent twins! It is one of the most beautiful fragrances I know, still I don’t wear it as often as I should.
I have been wearing it when I can’t think what else I want. very luxurious choice…
That is a wonderful gift; Azemour is such a gem.
I’m wearing Eau de Charlotte, it’s nice and comfortable.
Like Foxbins, I have been sorting thru frags for ones to sell on eBay. Found a few that although I like them, I am not really wearing them any more. I thought my No. 19 Poudre would go the way of the other unpopulars… But I have been wearing it all weekend and again today, so it seems to have escaped the cut
Elie Saab edt today. Such a happy little tune.
I can’t decide if I want to go with vintage or current Mitsouko but it is definitely a Mitsouko day. She has the tendency to repel people.
ZING!
Byredo Blanche to be neutral enough to go perfume testing at Lush.
Sprayed on Sikkim Girls on my hand based on the review here and got a sharp green, vegetal iris scent out of it. Went back, was told it was me and my pH. I asked the SA if I could wash it off and if she had unscented soap at hand to do it. Nope.
Then sprayed Lust on one hand and Imogen Rose on the other. Hm. Lust is nice but a bit too linear. Might do an evening of Vivienne Westwood Boudoir to forget it all.
I’m wearing Memoir Woman today for the first time. Wow! What a big fragrance from a tiny dab sample! I think it’s love.
Memoir is a wonderful perfume!
BTW, I got Truth in the mail. Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Hey, we’re twinsies today! I LOVE Memoir! It was one of my first swoons. I guess it can be a hot mess on some people, but for me, it’s all leather and boozy wine/grape jelly (in a classy way)! I love that it changes so much as I wear it, and from wearing to wearing, so it’s quite difficult to pin down. (In case you find yourself in need of a lifetime’s supply–as you say, a little goes a long way!–I have seen it at discount sites from time to time, making it slightly less ridiculously priced. :] )
We do smell good! I can’t imagine ever needing more than a largeish decant of this, though. Especially given the size of my collection. I do have a FB of Lyric, though it is more wearable I think.
I know, I saw a 100ml tester recently for only $150, and it was really hard restrain myself, even though I know perfectly well that the amount I’ve already got on hand will last me a decade at least!
(Now, if someone wanted to split the set of 10ml travel sprays…)
That one took me about twelve wearings to comprehend and to fall in love with, but it IS love. Has been love for a good eighteen months now…
Memoir is definitely love and definitely big! I can do one spritz and it will last me all day long. Very gorgeous!
I have an untested sample of this – after reading all these comments, I hope I’ll be prepared! 12 tries! Wow, I don’t think I’d have that much patience!
It was love at first sniff for me, so maybe you won’t need so much effort to appreciate it!
I was all like WTH IS THIS??? What is even IN THIS THING?? it took me several wearings… maybe eight instead of twelve if I’m being serious about it… and I was going to review it for the blog, but finally I realized there was a honking big white floral in the middle, sandwiched between the weird Serge-Noirey topnotes and the leather on the bottom. I love it, I do.
Oh, and I have great affection for Serge Noire, too! (And giggled when I read Kevin’s total pan of it!)
Another Serge Noire fan, here! I know the cumin chases a lot of people away, but once the scent calms down, it’s beautiful. And, agreed on Memoir Woman – quite the heavy hitter.
Happily wearing Tubereuse Criminelle tiday : )
SOTD = Le Labo Iris 39
It’s bright and perky and salty, just right for this drab grey snowy drizzly slushy day in NYC. The street are just bleh muddy and dirty and I swear that cabbies purposely drive on the puddles and spin their wheels to spray everyone within 20 feet.
As the official NST newbie iris-lover, how is it compared to other irises? I’ve heard mixed things, and something about Le Labo (super expensive, city exclusives, unwilling to come up with damn names for their perfumes, blah) irks me.
However, if it is something phenomenal, I am willing to sell out, of course!
Kelly, if you’re in the U.S., email me by clicking on my name; I’ll hook you up with a sample.
The iris in Le Labo Iris 39 is bright and fizzy, helped along by “clean” patchouli, ylang-ylang, lime amd civet.
Ramon Monegal Impossible Iris has a similar bright iris.
Love that color on the orange peel!
SOTD for me: 31 Rue Cambon, and loving it!
Scent twins!
It is seriously yucky out there. I’m wearing Byredo Green, hoping that will encourage the spring shoots to grow.
Oooooh, I’ve been wanting to try that one!
Love Byredo Green as you know
After showering, I layered Lush T for Toes powder over L’occitane almond milk concentrate on my feet. Wow does it smell good. Someone needs to bottle this scent. I then went with Diptyque Oyedo to continue the citrus theme.
Le Labo Iris 39.
One of my favorite scents, and I just replenished my supply with a large decant, so I’m thrilled to be able to wear this again — with the lotion, which I picked up a few months ago. So delicious.
Wow. Almost two in row for Le Labo Iris 39. I was in their shop in SF about a year ago, but cannot remember trying this scent. Will have to make a go at it next time!
haha – AND I just posed a question about it in the former post.
I’m an iris lover, and frankly, this is one of my favorite irises and favorite scents, period. It’s different though — I’d say it has a good hit of a sort of “clean” patchouli, but it’s a long-lasting scent with a lot of projection. The earthiness of the patch and the rootiness of the iris work well together. I just replenished my supply with a very large decant, and last summer I bought the lotion, which is terrific. I certainly recommend sampling it first, as with any fragrance.
Spritzed on some Tory Burch from a sample I found. Nothing too exciting – I do get a bit of vetiver from it, but I’m not that crazy aobut vetiver. Other than that, standard department store stuff. Into the swap bin!
I like the bottle on the Tory Burch so much that I keep trying and retrying the scent….but meh! Too bad.
Agreed!
You smell great, Robin!
I’m wearing/testing MPdG George Sand.
The snow is gorgeous here today, and the sun just came out. Enjoying a snow day
Thank you, and of course so do you!
Dentist appointment today, so just some leftover nirvana black on my scarf for now.
Good enough for the morning! Will probably apply that again on the way back to the office.
Day two of Memoir for me today. I go through long periods when I don’t wear it, and then it’s just *right* and must be worn. Apparently, right now it is what must be done!
For me, Memoir is definitely a cold weather only frag.
I can’t imagine wearing it in the warm weather. Great on this snowy day, though!
I risked this once, to see what I thought, and it wasn’t *nearly* as nice as some of my other big scents in hot weather! It sort of fell apart and lost that full-bodied, voluptuousness that I love about it so much. So, only in the cool weather for me, too!
SOTMORNING PHI Un Rose du Khandahar, but this is just not for me, no matter how much I want to love it. Last time, it was great for an hour and then turned to vinegar. Today no vinegar, no nothing! It’s just gone.
I will spritz again with Noontide Petals, which was good the last time I tried it. We are snowed in so I can test generously!
I’m testing sample of Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather. The orange blossom is more subtle than PG Cuir Venenum. Oddly, this combination of cologne and leather keeps reminding me of strawberry – a bitter strawberry. I think I like it.
I remember liking it, but I don’t remember the word ‘strawberry’ coming to mind! Could have thought ‘fruity’? Sigh, I need to re-smell…
I am wearing SL Sa Majeste la Rose today, it is unbelievably cold and I am enjoying it a lot.
We got nearly 3 feet of snow in our area in the last week and expecting another foot or so today/tonight. We are lounging about with our hot choccies and pilsbury cinnamon rolls. SOTD is L’air ddm.
Cinnamon rolls! Brilliant idea for today
Ugh – yes – we got about 13 inches of snow over night. It took me and my hubbie about 4 hours together to dig out. Blah. I can’t wait for winter to be over!
Yuck! We just keep turning up the heat and pay someone to plough our driveway. After they plough, my husband goes out to shovel the walk while I lay on the couch and feed myself grapes.
Robin, I’m so glad you finally got Azemour!!! My one difficulty with it is that the opening juicy notes do not last and it becomes a little dry on me. I think I need to try layer it…
I’v had a variety of perfumes on today but right now I’m in Tarocco Orange
Gosh it’s good–I am going to be sad when I finish this hand cream, may need to reup!
I’m tempted by that hand cream and their lavender one! The body spray comes in 100mls and its pretty good value when the sales come round
Luckily I love the dry part too
Robin, given the way my taste seems to change, I may ‘grow’ into it. I’m glad you love it all the way through!
Merlin, this is my response to Azemours exactly! Way too dry in the dry down to keep me interested. (And then I have to work through my aversion to orange blossom, but it was acceptable at the start, mixed with oranges!)
MR, we seem to have a similar reaction to various scents! As well as Parfum Sacre, I also find Tauer’s Incense Rose too dry; even with all the mandarin! Do you also find that?
Yesterday, spur of the moment, I decided that I needed to be in Boston to root for my team with friends rather than at a bar with strangers. Of course, I am now sort of stuck here because of snow. However, I always have perfume samples with me so I am in Floris Mahon Leather which is quite nice. Had to brave weather for a few blocks so I can go to Pru and buy clean clothes (and sniff at Barney’s and Saks while I’m at it)
Ooh look for Gareth at Barney’s fragrance department–when I was there last summer, he was great, so generous with samples and really knew his stuff (other SAs were purveying the more typical, um, shall we say, “creative” information on their fragrances, although to their credit, when I pushed back a little, they did go and look up the correct answer for me. Gareth tho really knew what he was talking about, and was candid with his opinions on the offerings! Fun to talk to him.)
Cold, snow, grey skies eau d’hiver. I like it more and more.
Today I am sampling Richard Luscher Britos Calabria.
It smells a little bit like AG Eau du Sud to me, but is softer.
Well, since I knew I’d be in for some serious shoveling today – beautiful, big, super puffy, massive white snow – I chose my fav for this endeavor: vintage Vol de Nuit edt. And then, FOUR HOURS later, when we were finished, I wanted some hints for spring. I put on some Chamade edt to chase the cold away.
It’s not looking all that pretty to me anymore. I’m glad it’s the fully stuff again at least.
I went with Si Lolita today. I hadn’t worn it in a while, and the peppery opening hit the spot this morning.
Black Flower Mexican Vanille today- a rather inauspiscious start, weather wise, with grey skies and gusty winds with a spit of rain here and there. But a magical metamorphosis occurred and I just got back from walking the dog under sunny skies with a light refreshing breeze.
Gorgeous day and I wish I could Fed-Ex it to all you folks struggling with deep snows and bitter temps!
Wearing David Yurman extrait today. It is a rose-oud floating on a
carpet of saffron, geranium, sandalwood, vanilla and a bit of suede. Originally selling for $250.00, it can be had for as little as $25.00. In the most interesting kind of reverse snobbism, some would insist that your $25.00 bottle is not as good as there $250.00 bottle, when it is exactly the same thing. You saved $225.00 and smelled great while doing so!
SOTD was HYLND’s Spirit of the Glen. After an unpromising opening (blagh — what was that?), it quickly settled into a richly fruity, oaky, vanillic, slightly liquory thing that, somewhat to my surprise, I enjoyed all day at work. I didn’t get the smoky vibe from the scotch that I expected, but that’s okay. Now that I’ve changed out of my work clothes, I think my wrists smell musty-sour –scrub!! — but the sleeves of today’s sweater still smell wonderful.
4160 Tuesday’s urura’s Tokyo cafe. It’s pretty but maybe a little bit too much violet.
SOTM was Mohur – I needed those crisp green leafy roses to get me going. This afternoon I sprayed on Volnay Brume d’Hiver to perk me up. We got a ton of snow and everyone was home but I had to work so perfume saved my day!
SOTD is Chanel 31 Rue Cambon, and I think it’s citrusy enough at the beginning for your photo to work. It also fits your Sunday theme, as I got it in a swap from the generous Audreylicious. I’m not always good at remembering exactly where I read something, and if I’m interested in a perfume I tend to read a bunch of reviews, so I’m going to have to give the topic some thought, and maybe make it a theme for the entire week (except Friday). The 31RC does seem to be gone now, though, so maybe I’ll go to bed with some Yves Rocher Vanille Noire, or maybe something else.
Your Azemour les Orangers sounds lovely, and now I feel I’ll get the chance to try it, with thanks due, as they so often are, to the lovely Hajusuuri. She recommended the Parfums d’Empire sample set to someone in a post last weekend, and I knew that it had become unavailable shortly after I became aware of it in 2013. I checked back occasionally for the next six months, and then wrote it off as yet another thing I had just missed. I was going to reply to her post to let her know it was no longer available, but thought I’d better check one more time, and hey presto! It was back! Huzzah!
I’m late. I spent the day with Daim Blond. The name dosen’t give enough credit to the juice. Amazing.