Happy Tuesday! What's your fragrance today?
I'm wearing Kerosene Canfield Cedar.
Reminder: this Friday, 9 February, wear something by Guerlain. We already did this in summer, now we're doing it again for winter (or, for some of you, the other way around).
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 Cedar Fence [cropped] by Johnathan Nightingale at flickr; some rights reserved.
Brand twins! I’m wearing Kerosene Black Vines. And wowee, what a weird one! I wasn’t expecting that huge cinnamon note. From a distance it makes me think of baked apples. (I’m working on an article about licorice notes.)
Fun, I love licorice notes in perfume!
Me too! Which is funny because I always hated the taste of black licorice…
Robin, what are your initial thoughts on the Canfield Cedar?
Love. Woody but not just cedar. Smells fantastic over the incense soap from Nesti Dante that Jonas (Jonas, are you here today?) made me buy.
Snort. “Made you buy.”
Mals, “made me buy” is actually pretty accurate. Lol
I kept mentioning this soap not so subtly every time the subject of incense came up and I linked her to an eBay seller with free shipping.
Hey, it’s really great soap! I forgive Jonas for making me buy it. Kevin will hopefully review soon…I sent him half my bar.
Thanks. Your forgiveness takes a great weight off my shoulders.
I’m on a soap “no buy” right now. I’ve got more than 2 kg spread throughout my dresser. Even so, I just picked up two more bars. I found tomato soap and carrot soap (also from Nesti Dante) for just 6 dollars at Winners. How could I resist? These make good gifts so I can always pare down my collection that way. I do need to try their straight up iris soap though.
Ditto for me. I love the smell, hate the taste.
Is Black Vines licorice or anise? I find most licorice perfumes, such as Eau de Reglisse, are the herb licorice (and smell much like licorice root tea) rather than the black stuff, which is aniseed flavoured.
Licorice is actually flavored with anise oil. So it’s the same scent essentially, though licorice candy also has a lot of sugar of course.
Ditto, licorice is great.
Black Vines came out while I was working at MiN. Of course everyone was curious about the new Kerosene, but smelling it all the time cemented its place as one of my all-time least favorite perfumes. I like a lot of anise perfumes (Lolita Lempicka 4 lyfe), but Black Vines makes me completely nauseous. But I hope you’re enjoying it, several hundred miles away from me
Happy to have tried it, and I don’t hate it, but I’m also not sure I’ll ever wear it again! Reminds me a little too strongly of cinnamon gum, which I hate. I like it better from a distance, so I might try to pass it off to my homme.
That opening is all Red Hots and and Necco wafers to my nose! Very interesting……
Huh. I’m imagining that, and NOW I want to try it.
SOTD: Saso by Shiseido.
It’s one of those beautiful classic they-hardly-make-them-anymore kind of aldehyde floral. Elegant and plush and slightly dirty florals with a touch of earthiness and warm civet-amber base. Love it!
Never tried that!
This sounds really nice. I think I need to get a sample of it now.
I agree.
Do give it a try if you can! I find it satisfying and easy to wear without being too loud.
Tauer’s Incense Rosé. I have a leaky sample and figured I should finish it off even though I didn’t like it the first few times I tested it. The rose seems totally eclipsed to me by loud, sharp, prickly cedar(?). Not my thing, but at least it dries to be soft and pleasant enough. Clearly one I don’t “get.”
Oh man, I love that scent. The combo of incense and citrus with a little rose is so uplifting to me.
It seems to be pretty universally loved, so I’m bummed that I’m missing what everyone else is experiencing. The affectionate descriptions are always so lovely.
It’s really terrible on my skin – something about it goes very sour and acrid, unfortunately. As I like to say, a Tauer scent either really works for me or it really doesn’t, very little in-between.
I’m the same way. I love his bottles, style, and the back stories to his fragrances…. but those that I’ve tried just haven’t worked out for me at all.
I’m in green and damp soil: Jean Louis Scherrer (edp). It’s such a great fragrance, and I’m so glad I got my bottle when I did.
Another I have not tried, that sounds great!
SOTD is Cuir de Lancôme. Soooo smooth
You smell faaaaabulous, darlink.
A spritz of SSS Nostalgie for me today. I was craving decadence and warmth, and this fits the bill. The beeswax note in this is a real delight too.
I am ordering a bunch of empty atomizers so I can decant and share some of my perfumes! Yay! Hopefully decanting is not any trickier than I think it is…
Planning a SSS sample order at some point that this is definitely going to be included.
What else is on your list? You can’t really go wrong with Laurie’s perfumes!
Definitely Champagne de Bois, even though it’s not my standard style, because everyone praises it. Velvet Rose and Rose Musc because I’m on my rose kick and I don’t have samples of those (I’ve got a little dabber of Rose Volupte already). Incense Pure because that gets rave reviews as well.
What do you think?
To add my two cents, personally, I like Rose Musc, but I want more musk in it (still a very pretty rose, though!). However, I adore Winter Woods in all its sweet, thick, slightly-musky glory. Of course, my SO hates it, probably because I wear too much at once, so it’s clearly not for everyone.
Hautelook’s got Travolo atomizers & rollerballs today–haven’t tried them, so I don’t know whether they’re worth acquiring.
I’ll be wearing a custom scented coconut vanilla body cream and lavender vanilla perfume oil that a wonderful friend gave me for my birthday! Looking forward to Guerlain Friday
That sounds awesome!
How lovely!
And if the birthday was recently, happy birthday!!!
Vintage Nocturnes de Caron….have not worn this one in 25 years… although I have drained hundreds of full bottles of various perfumes Nocturnes de Caron, along with Calyx (the original by Prescriptives) and Heaven (d/c Gap scent), were the closest that ever came to being signature scents for me.
and Happy (belated) 10th year anniversary!
Thanks so much!!
Thierry Mugler Angel EDT. So uplifting!
Copal Azur. It seemed like a morning that just called for incense.
Mmmm, love Copal Azur. It’s cool, and warm toned all at once, which is a strange and fascinating combination. How can an incense fragrance be fresh? My two samples have had lots of skin time:D
I want to try this one…
I just realized I have mot tried Copal Azur! Must rectify!
eep not, not mot!
I’m wearing Xerjoff Esquel from the Shooting Stars collection and I am completely in love with this perfume. It’s taking first place over all the other FB WANT fragrances on my list. It starts off like a men’s fragrance with brisk bergamot and lavender but warms up with opoponax and patchouli. It’s such a gorgeous transition into sultry warm resins and wisps of incense with herbal notes from the lavender. Absolute LOVE and NEED asap. This is one of those sex-in-a-bottle type fragrances for me.
A new lemming is born (and its first word is “Esquel!”)
HAHA, yes. Completely.
Everyone needs at LEAST one sex-a-bottle type. I buy all the ones I find!
I thought I already had a few and that would be enough, but no… I need ALL of them!
although that would be IN a bottle! Oops
I have been studiously avoiding all Xerjoff scents because I am afraid…so afraid to love them and go broke!
But who am I kidding? I’ll succumb soon enough.
I was never going to bother with them because A. EXPENSIVE and B. they make some fugly bottles! (imo) but I ended up getting a few samples from a big Luckyscent order I made. I never expected to absolutely love this, but it took me by surprise.
*le sigh* I’ve definitely succumbed and am counting pennies for this gem.
The bottle is ok but what’s up with that cap? Reminds me of the munchkin hats (and shoes) from the wizard of oz.
Agreed, but some of the bottles themselves are ugly too. I got a sample of Ideal Bouquet from the Cassamorati (sp?) line and the bottle is hideous!
I always thought that they looked like the bottles had shoehorns for caps.
Me too. Ive not tried any. Figured ignorance is bliss. (fingers in ears and going la-la-la-la!!)
I do want to try this but even if I fall in love, I will not succumb. I had an opportunity to buy Xerjoff Irissss at 40% off – still too expensive. I am saving for JAR Golconda (vintage)
We are having some beautiful, spring-like days, so I thought that I would try AG Songes. I’ve had this sample for a while, but never tried it, put off by the vanilla probably. However, it’s vanilla note is not nearly as noticeable as the lovely florals. I’m looking forward to the drydown. Everybody raves about Songes, so I hope that I love it too! So far, so good.
You smell beautiful! I am one of many that loves Songes! It was my gateway drug for white florals and is still a cherished favorite. When I use up my EDT I think I’ll spring for the EDP…
Hope you’re enjoying the Songes. I have the edp and it is also a cherished favorite for me. Funny, I’m the opposite of you, as a vanilla-lover, I tried it because of the vanilla as I am usually put off by white florals (and still am)! But it is a truly lovely composition, and the drydown lingers on and on quite beautifully.
I need to retry Songes as my impression was it was too floral (flowery?)
Chergui on my arms and in my hair. I’m having fun tossing my hair at my coworkers and having them go “ooooh!”
You’re like a human room diffuser. I love that!
OMG, I’m literally laughing out loud in the office reading this!
Patent pending.
This was always my plan.
We’re scent twins today…. hmmm… maybe I should try your room diffuser strategy as well.
Our tag line? “Dare to perfume Sh-sh-sh-hair?”
Dare to Share
Perfume your Hair…
Snow snow, go to (fillin the blank)
I think I’ll wear Coromandel!
Lol!
This morning I sampled Montale Nepal Aoud, which I thought was pretty darn yum. Then I went to the shops and tried Eau de Gaga which wasnt nearly so yum and drowned out Nepal. It wasnt bad but I have other, better fresh summer ‘eau’s’.
At work tonight and wearing Roma. There was a terrible accident at work today, before I started. I drive passenger trains and a maintenance worker fixing boomgates accidentally stepped in front of a train and was killed. Tragic accident and devestating for everyone involved.
Oh, so sorry, that’s just terrible.
So sorry to hear that.
Oh my, that’s awful. I’m so sorry.
What a tragedy :(.
Oh so sorry. As a driver you must be totally rattled. Take good care of yourself today.
I’m so sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you and your coworkers, who have to carry on, despite feeling rattled. Hang in there. Hugs across the planet to you…
So difficult for everyone. I’m sorry.
I’m so sorry.
My sincere condolences. Be careful out there!
Adding to the sympathy and concerns of all.
How awful. My condolences to you and your coworkers.
SOTD is mugler Angel : )
SOTD is Incense Oud (By Kilian). Love this one, been on a rose kick lately, although that note fades fairly quickly in this one.
I am wearing my favorite Vanilla, l’Artisan Vanilia and I am remembering Paris where I first bought this bottle.
I saw this very well dressed beautiful french woman, she was sitting next to me in the restaurant and she was wearing Vanilia where I first knew about l’Artisan and Vanilia.
SOTD is my faithful companion Miss Dior. The original one although I really don’t think it should be necessary to point it out (Dior, I’ll never forgive you for messing up those names).
They are sooo confusing,all those versions.I’ve been to the local retailer for Miss Dior-with-prominent-strawberry-note version…WHICH ONE IS IT!!At some stage they all start to smell like strawberry during muddled,rushed sniffs-and then I just give up and say NEXT TIME!HELP!Which one is it exactly??Thanks…
Sampling Kyphi from Olympic Orchids– its spiciness goes well with cold weather
I have been wanting to try Golden Cattleya..have you tried this one?
I love that one– sweet and rich and pretty. It’s on my FB wishlist
Scent twins! Getting over a cold so showered with the invigorating YR Cedre bleu shower gel, spritzed Pino Silvestre lavishly because it does not last on my skin and finished with Kyphi which I mostly read as cassia and balsam. I am sure I am a resin bomb but I will be enjoying my own company today and need not fear offending others.
I find the Golden Cattleya beautiful as well. A full bodied floral and luxurious.
Memoir Woman, last time I wore it I thought after a while I got some tuberose. Not sure if I like that. I don’t see tuberose as an official note but white flowers are listed. Nonetheless, overall..it’s a wonderful perfume..that’s for sure.
There’s definitely some tuberose in there, and the white floral stuff is really prominent on me. That’s probably one reason I love it so much.
Pomelo Paradis today, which I loved on the opening, but has not lasted. Things tend to wear pretty well/long on my skin, but this has no hang time. May spray more for next testing ;D
The opening is great but it also gets so muted on me afterwards
I’ve not tried that one but want to. I really like several Atelier Colognes, but none of them last on me all that long. I could never justify a perfume purchase that fades after only a couple hours.
Bummer! Most of the Atelier Cologne line last very well on me, and I wear them all the time. I was thinking that I bypass some of my more demanding divas daily for these simple pleasures. I can usually still smell them (very close to the body!) at the end of the day. You have to factor in that I live in Texas, basically in a sauna
Back from the trip to San Antonio, now trying to deal with the laundry (grr) and the nasty cold I picked up from my husband… the cold has now migrated from sniffles and a runny nose into post-nasal drip and sore throat, soon to move into chest congestion. GAAAAH.
Hot tea and Jolie Madame extrait today.
Hope it was at least warmer in San Antonio–feel better soon.
Must try Jolie Madame one of these days.
Hope you feel better soon, Jolie is one of my faves, too.
Well, at least the weather here has been nice. Sorry you’re sick.
Chanel no. 5 edp. Just started loving the edt, too.
Have found myself enjoying samples of no 5 in all its versions. You smell lovely and elegant!
Snowy and windy here today, so I put on Les Nereides Opoponax. which is a nice winter time comfort scent.
Sunny and 3 degrees here in Happy Ann Arbor! Burr…so I tried the “velveteen cloak” of Noontide Petals today – perfectly pretty and cozy. My favorite Tauer at this point. Need to try some of the other, esp. L’air du Desert Morocaine, spelling to be clarified at some point in the future. LOL.
I’m in Les Parfums de Rosine Ecume de Rose today. I don’t wear a lot of florals, so I feel oddly conspicuous in this. I guess I gravitate towards scents that are a bit more abstract, but today I definitely smell like rose.
And such a pretty rose at that! I only wear it in warmer weather, it has a very summery vibe to me.
It definitely does have a warm-weather thing going, a nice beach-y rose vibe! Today was a case of ‘grab a random sample,’ so I wasn’t thinking much about how it fit the weather, but I do think I’ll like it more in warm weather. Though given that the forecast calls for snow on Thursday and Saturday, I think I’d like *anything* more in the warmth right about now!
I just found a whole bunch of samples I forgot I had so I am going to power through them come hell or high water. Today I wore Voleur de Roses, which I have been trying very hard to like for at least twenty years, and it’s just no use: it hates me. (Durable stuff, though: after seven hours I can still smell it clearly. Too bad it’s so awful on me.)
Spoken like a true perfumista–continuing to try fragrances that have been difficult or that others praise, in order to understand them. I admire your spirit. I do the same thing, trying things in different seasons, to see if it would wear better, or if my mood/attitude will be different. Have fun with your forgotten samples! Hope you find a hidden gem (of purest ray serene). Be well.
Since Friday is a Guerlain day, and I happened to wear Apres l’Ondee yesterday, I think I’m going to do a Guerlain week. I’m in vintage Chamade today, from an old tester mini I found in an antique shop. Not much of the top notes left, but the base is still nice.
I’m sampling Oriza L. Legrand Chypre Mousse today and now I see where all the love came from. This is, to my nose, far and away the best of the scents I have sampled from the line. Green and mossy, and I don’t generally care for green, but I like this one. It’s not a sharp green, more like a fallen leaves smell–a little earthy, but still plant-like.
It’s a very green fragrance. I got quite a lot of fennel from it. It’s such a unique fragrance.
That does sound really nice. Fallen leaves is an evocative scent to me…I would like to smell like fallen leaves in the sun….
Home a 2nd day with a sick kiddo. Yesterday we watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off which was hysterical – as always! Today we’re planning to watch School of Rock, another favorite.
SOTD – EL Sensuous Nude. Light and inoffensive, goes well with a sick child and the glimmers of sunshine I see trying to poke out through the clouds.
What I mean about Sensuous Nude is that it’s pretty and light – and inoffensive in a way that I can snuggle my little guy (who is 12 and taller than me) without the scent bothering him.
School of Rock is one of my favorites. It’s hard to believe it’s been more than ten years since it was released.
Hope the second day does the trick!
thanks, me too !:-)
Haven’t had cuddles like this in a long time though…
Starting Guerlain early with Shalimar edp.
Very frustrated today because the world is run by inefficient systems and my patience has worn thin.
Thank the stars above for Shalimar!
I have a sample of this in anticipation of Friday. Anxiously awaiting sampling until then!
Hope you like it- it’s such a classic!
Belated sotd: Arquiste Aleksandr. I dabbed on a tiny amount to begin with and it smelled just like Atelier Sous le Toit de Paris. Now I’ve drenched my arms and it smells very different, much more masculine.
I’m craving a natural smelling Lily of the valley perfume for spring…Tried Chanticaille Tiare but it’s too much $$$. Any suggestions?
Diorissimo, Jessica McClintock, beyond that, I am very interested to see other people’s suggestions as well. I love Lily of the Valley – it tends to wake me up, but Diorissimo only lasts an hour on me, and Jessica McClintock even less.
An elderly and elegantly dressed lady walked by me in the Main Lobby of the hospital once, smelling so fabulous I went after her and asked her, “What was she was wearing that smelled so good?” She laughed and said, “Oh, it’s Diorissimo!”
I laughed and said, “Of course that is what that is!” Probably a vintage bottle from 1961 or something. It was great.
Yeah, that’s my useless suggestion also–make a time machine to 1950 and buy some Diorissimo, ideally enough to bring back and share with me
(Ha sorry that was bizarrely phrased–not “also”, because you had a useful suggestion, it’s just me who did not
)
Hey, that could have been me
I love Santa Maria Novella Mughetto
Yeah,it’s a goody,and I know Merlin enjoys it as well!
What about Yardley?
More roses and spice for me today: Pacifica Persian Rose + Mountain Temple Incense. First time for this combo and I’m surprised. I thought perhaps the Mountain Temple would overpower the Rose with its incense but the rose sings through loud and clear. I’m pleased, it’s a nice cold-weather combo. Think I’ll try Persian Rose + Tuscan Blood Orange in warmer weather. Rose + blood orange + raspberry = 3 favorite notes for me.
Later, I’ll add a touch of L’Air Desert du Marocain (I don’t know how to spell it either) in anticipation of tonight’s special Valentine showing of Casblanca at my local Art Deco theater. As a history and classic film lover, watching the greats on the large screen in a theater that showed it the first time around adds an extra dimension of enjoyment, not to mention our young but extraordinarily talented film historian host, who often adds a special guest or two (usually a relative of someone who appeared in the film) as well as a prize drawing relative to the film being shown. Tonight we’ll also be treated to a pre-show pipe-organ concert from the lovely restored instrument original to the theater. (And I’ll be discreetly huffing my Desert hand throughout
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OH, so funny, the perfect scent to match that Movie! This would be a fun topic – Tell us your favorite movie and the scent that goes with it…
Oh, I do this all the time for my book discussion groups and classic film get-togethers. I wear a scent (often, very discreetly, of course so I’m the only one who can smell it) that somehow relates to the book/film. Adds to my enjoyment of the event and makes me feel like a kid with a secret :-).
Ohh perfect scent, and so fun! Very jealous, please enjoy double for me
The Stanford Theater? How I wish I still lived in Palo Alto. . .
No, sorry, I’m in the midwest. Just a little local theater in my town.
It sounds as though the theaters date to the same era, though: pipe organs, Art Deco styling.
Mine is from 1928.
SOTD is Versace Versense. It was an early purchase on my perfume trajectory and I don’t wear it a ton now, but I smelled it on someone in my yoga class yesterday and found myself wishing I had it on too! As per Robin’s review, it is super clean but very likable. Feels like the scent equivalent of fluffy, catchy pop music–perhaps not the most substantive of artistic accomplishments, but has a certain appeal
SOTD is Fidji – in parfum, bath powder, and body lotion (all vintage evilbay buys). Taking a break from my cold-weather favorites.
In my quest for the ultimate carnation scent:SOTD Serge Lutens Vitriol d’Oeillet.Too tame,I need more cloves,more spice!!I imagine-for my personal taste-the smell of a dentists’ office to be close to my ultimate carnation perfume.I think this was discussed a couple of weeks back also.Any new suggestions for a great stinkbomb-carnation?Happy Tuesday NST!:smile:
P.S:I clearly suck at creating a smiley-emoticon…lol
I tried a new one recently (for me that is) by L’Artisan called Oeillet Sauvage – very pretty! Do you know it?
SOTD for me is Dune… love.
It is a wonderful perfume and a bit under appreciated.
Wearing Ferre (again) for keep-it-simple Tuesday. P.S. 1000 Flowers did get back to me and will be sending out another parcel tomorrow.
Oh, so glad–finally!! Hope it is safely in your hands soon!
Happy belated birthday, NST! I wore Guerlain Parfum du 68 yesterday, today is Tauer Rose Chyprée. Will have to contemplate my Guerlain choice for Friday…
Thanks!
SOTD = FM Carnal Flower
Two healthy sprays from a decant and the fragrance lasted all day. I like Carnal Flower but not enough to buy a FB unless it’s at a deep discount.
Tomorrow, I will wear a FM favorite – the fabulous Iris Poudre!
I’m in Bulgari Black today. And Kenzo Flower Oriental. And VC&A Midnight in Paris. My cats won’t come near me, I’m so smelly. I got a Fragrance Net order today, the result of a lemming episode triggered by reading the recent “Support your perfumista friends in their efforts to NOT buy a bottle” posts. Ironic.
SOTD was OJ Osmanthus for the first time, and I have to say I’m not a fan. I was expecting the scent of the pale orange-colored osmanthus that I so loved in Japan, and this just wasn’t it. Oh well, there are plenty more osmanthus perfumes out there to try…
Today was a workin’ on the farm type day so I started with Wit on one arm and Flowerhead on the other. Yeah, they are different enough that I ultimately need both. Then, since I had worn through the florals with the vehicle repairs, I sprayed some Jalsimer which got me through the tilling and compost spreading nicely. After the surprise chainsaw project (yay! We found huge a downed cypress branch that my husband needed) I showered and decided on some vintage BAV to go with my whiskey and well deserved sofa time.