Yep, it's another Monday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing Bvlgari Omnia.
Reminder: this Friday, 2/27, is Spicy Friday. How spicy can you go?
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.
I really want to try Omina, but I don’t want to get attached to yet ANOTHER discontinued perfume ;). Bet you smell great though.
SOTD is JCrew no 57. Happy with my choice – made quickly because I was running late … as usual. And my room is really messy. I need to overhaul my perfume organization. Does anyone have a system to store perfume bottles that they love??
Unfortunately, my loved bottles always end up at the very back of my collection (housed in a couple of tall bookcases)as I don’t want them to risk falling to the ground. Also, I don’t want those bottles to be emptied too quickly, so i don’t reach for them too often. Crazy! I keep wearing the meh! to save the favorites!
Agree with not wanting to get attached to more discontinued perfumes!
Yay Omnia! I just discovered this one not too long ago and it’s such a wonderful, versatile scent- Great for everyday, unobtrusive but subliminally present.
Even though it’s discontinued, it’s easy to find at online discounters for cheap cheap cheap! I think I got a 1.7oz bottle for about $40 and no regrets, totally worth a sniff.
Echoing Deva’s comments, it’s easy to find online for cheap, easy to add a couple backup bottles. Just sayin’ . . .
Hmmmmm … so tempting!
I keep all my bottles standing up in the top drawer of my chest. If anyone walked into my room, they’d never know I am a serial fragrance collector. Thankfully, the drawer is big so almost all my bottles fit, but the very tallest (Kenzo, Guerlain specials). It’s a good way for me to see them easily from the top (grouped by house) and to keep them at hand and out of the light. My decants are also standing up in another different chest with tiny labels on top their caps w/ abbreviated names so I can find them easily. Samples are all stored in small decorative boxes in another drawer. I keep my horde of backups in a box in the bottom of one of my closets that stays very cool. Good luck!
Oh man, anyone who walked into my room right now would know I had a problem
Keeping them in a drawer is a good idea, and it would be a lot easier to implement than getting a shallow cabinet and mounting it on the wall (hard to find and lots of effort)!
You’d also have to worry about weight if you mounted a cabinet on the wall. It’s easier to control the weight distribution with a chest or dresser drawer. This dresser I use is pretty robust, otherwise, I think the combined weight of about 200-300 ounces, plus glass, would crush the whole deal!
Horrible thought!!!!!
I agree it’s completely worth it to seek out Omnia. It’s like no other in my collection and I always enjoy it.
I also worry about bottles falling, especially living on an earthquake fault line. I keep my fragrances stored inside a dresser drawer in fabric covered boxes, a little more narrow than a show box. Each morning I open my perfume draw and pick out a fragrance. It’s not as fun as looking at the beautiful and interesting shaped bottles (hello Omnia), but it’s worth the peace of mind.
I also keep most of my perfumes in dresser drawers, but can’t resist placing a rotating few on a glass tray atop the dresser. I know the light exposure is not good but they are so beautiful!
Yeah, some bottles are too pretty to hide. At least if it is one that you use all the time, you don’t have to worry about it going bad!
Wearing CdG Jaisalmer today.
Last night I sampled No.19 Edp as opposed to EdT. It was interesting to see the development of both, but in the end, I think I will have to go with the EdT-even if it doesn’t stay very long on me. The EdP ends with too much vetiver for my liking.
Have a great week everyone!
I love Jaisalmer but unfortunately it doesn’t last on me for more than a blink of an eye. Sad.
Did you say vetiver?!?
One of the things I like best about the No 19 edt is that I get to enjoy re-applying over and over all day along. There is nothing like that galbanum-iris opening!!! One of the benefits of a frag that doesn’t last a very long time!
I think I notice less vetiver in the EdP than I do in the EdT (well, the vintage stuff anyway). Hmm, but maybe that’s the leather note in the vintage popping up to smooth some of the vetiver down… dunno.
Hey, it’s worth a try right? It would have to steer very far off course for me not to like it anyway.
Right. And it’s definitely 19, how bad could it be?
No 19 has very poor longevity on me in both EdT and EdP. Perhaps it has to do with the cold winter weather but atm but both last roughly 20-30 minutes before going bzzt. Last time I was at a dept store I sprayed the EdP five times on my scarf, then came back an hour later for another five shots . . . and yet it was barely there.
The vintage mini of the EdT is a sharp vegetal leather and lasts 3-4 hours max, very close to the skin, if I use unscented baby oil to fixate it.
I haven’t tried vintage or Parfum, but EDT and EDP just vanish on me too!
Love Omnia, and haven’t worn it in a long time. I’m wearing Noir Epices from a sample. It’s potent and beautiful. Good for this time of year.
Have a great Monday everyone!
I have a small decant of Noir Epices that I treasure. I’d love to get a bottle, but then I don’t think I need that much! I’m saving mine for the Friday challenge. I think it is one of the “warmest” fragrances I own.
I definitely want more of this but not a big bottle. It is potent stuff.
It is very warming, perhaps even more so than his Bois de Paradis.
I haven’t made up my mind yet about Friday. I’ve got several options…
To get me out of the winter doldrums and recovering from the flu I have decided to spend the week in spring/summer scents…today is Un Jardin de Med…. a definite mood lifter!
Yesterday I needed the same – I doused on some Ferre – it’s so lovely and soft!
I wish you a speedy and fragrant recovery!
thank you! am much better actually after spending a week in bed!
Yes! I received the new Jo Malone limited edition Lily of the Valley & Ivy, and am enjoying a hint of spring in my late winter morning, too.
How is everyone getting a hold of the new Jo Malones? I am interested in trying 4/5 (since I already own Pomegranate Noire). How are you liking/not liking the Lily of the Valley & Ivy? I wanted to try this one in hopes that it will smell like my beloved but discontinued AG Eau de Camille (with ivy and seringa) but thanks to AnnS I found EdC online along with Folavril….hmmm…maybe two bottles as an early birthday present to myself?
I was at Nordstrom Sunday with my mom and we got to chatting with the Jo Malone rep. They were just getting the new releases set out, and she invited us to try them.
Really enjoying this one, it’s light and warm and green and rounded. Not sharp at all.
YES – it’s never too soon to lock down those elusive AGs… esp. if they have older stock!!!!
I overslept this morning and randomly grabbed a decant from my Chanel tray. I was aiming for No. 19 but ended up with Bois des Isles, which is pretty much perfect for this cloudy, raw Boston day.
I did not oversleep, but I got my son off to school and then fell asleep on the couch, which for me is about the same thing
scent twins! bois des iles parfum for me today. wish it lasted longer…
Rainy here today but for some reason the weather feels comforting. SOTD is Mitsouko.
Eau Claire des Merveilles. I had a very early meeting this morning and wanted something that wouldn’t draw too much attention to itself.
SOTD N°5 Eau Premiere. Did they stop selling this one? Have not seen it on Chanel’s counters recently… Such a good one…
I got a sample last month. I notice that the Chanel counter has a tray behind the counter where they keep most fragrances, and then they put what they want to promote up front (at least at the stores near me). Don’t know why No 5 Eau Premiere wouldn’t be there though … It’s a good one! You smell great today
Just got a sample of this one from the dept store which claimed to not have any samples of anything….I came prepared with empty sample vials and filled up on various Chanels, Guerlains and Estee Lauders….I noticed that Estee Lauder keeps their older fragrances hidden behind the display as well….so while the SA was busy helping another customer I grabbed the Aliage bottle and filled up my vial without her even knowing….if your dept store doesn’t carry no 5 Eau Premiere you can always get it at Sephora.
Yeah, now I know about Estee Lauder, it took me years to understand that not only ebay sells Aliage … a pity, though, since it is sooo good and should be loved and loved
if you like the current Aliage you would have loved the original…much heavier on the green! It reminds me so much of my childhood!
Thank you! I did not know about the tray behind the counter…. I thought only Estee Lauder people hide things from me
I will ask
When I got lucky and made it to Macys by myself the other week, I noticed that ALL of the fragrances in the entire cosmetics/frag area where behind the counter. It’s very frustrating b/c you have to speak to someone – I guess that’s why they do it aside from shoplifting issues. I am perturbed with our Macy’s b/c they still have on display under the counter ONE Sensual Elixir and ONE of the old original Eau Premiere bottles. RRRRrrrr!! I’ve tried to be so charming to get them to sell them to me!!! But no doing.
And yet people in big shops still try to spray me from top to bottom with the stuff I do not want to smell at all. Just because it is new… In my world Eau Premiere was created only yesterday… I just cannot get on top of this speed of current marketing strategies.
Right. I was in Macy’s in the mall in San Antonio two weeks ago, and EVERY SINGLE TESTER was hidden away. Even the Lauders. Even the Elizabeth Ardens. I finally said, “forget this” and walked out.
I was brazen….I asked for the testers and then samples…when the SA said that they don’t carry samples of the ones I wanted I proceeded to make my own with the empty vials I brought with me….
Almost every dept. store in SA does that and they are horrified if you actually want to spray yourself with a tester. They MAY dispense a tiny squirt if they approve but you’ll never hold the bottle in your hands. I lived and worked less than five minutes from North Star for years and within walking distance of La Cantera prior to that and have always ordered samples on line rather than deal with the security measures at the malls. In you go back, Saks actually has their testers out but the service is hit or miss. There is a nice older lady who will let one shop in peace and gives out samples if asked and a younger female vulture who I can NOT stand who has been there forever and is incredibly pushy and rude.
Wearing Clinique Beyond Rose.
Is it new? I haven’t heard of this one.
Yes, it’s fairly new. I think it’s been out for just a few months.
What’s your take on this one?
I like it! It’s a spicy, middle eastern style rose fragrance. First time wearing it. I like the rose in here. As it dries down, however, the rose does get more delicate.
Sounds very pretty!
It is!
And a new lemming was born…:)
Yay!!
Hi Everyone,
I just got back from a week of vacation and draining samplers of several spring scents and it is COLD here. I’m in Union’s Celtic Fire to warm up.
Go someplace fun?
San Francisco. Fun, but this time it was sort of quietly fun.
Quiet fun = still fun. Jealous of your trip!
Just sprayed some Ormonde Woman from my Ormonde Jayne discovery set. Everyone raves about this, so I’m going to give it a decent try. Right now I’m enjoying the fresh greenery in the top
Hope you’re all well!
I have scent eating skin, and tend to not project very far, no matter what I spray, but one solid spritz on my wrist of this and my coworker – who loves my perfumes – said “WHOA! That is strong.” I was all the way across the room. I went and rinsed it off a bit and it’s more tame now, but that’s a concern for me. I don’t want my scent to project quite that intensely that far away from me. Subtlety is more my jam. Anyone else experience this?
OJ Woman has a very big base. It is a gorgeous fragrance, but there is a lot there. The base is also very tenacious. I used to want a bottle of this as I have two of the regular store samples. I’ve been milking them for about 4 years!! Seriously, when I want to wear Woman, I use one tiny squirt from a sample and kind of gently dab it around. That is more than enough for me for an entire day. A full on spray from the regular bottle would send me to Mars! Try and just put on a tiny bit and you may have more luck. Also, if you really like it, then you might consider the creams OJ sells, which are outstanding. It may provide more control. FYI – I also have a fb of Ta’if, and it needs similar control when applying. OJ scents are very rich!
Ta’if has been my favorite of this line, though I didn’t have to be quite so cautious about spraying. This one is also nice, though hasn’t grabbed me as Ta’if did. None of the florals have really captured my attention either, but I don’t tend to be a floral person. Also as I got the set in October, maybe the weather just hasn’t been appropriate for them.
GUESS WHAT FINALLY ARRIVED.
Ihadanidea + This Bottle of La Fille de Berlin = Love
Yay!
Yeah!
BTW – Ta’if is my hands down fav of the entire OJ line. I never got captured by any others. Every year I struggle with wanting Tolu, but then it almost never quite makes the cut.
Finally is right! Congratulations
I don’t notice a huge sillage on myself. I normally do about 2 sprays from a decant. No one has ever commented about it from a distance of more than 2 inches away. (And if anyone is that close, they can just deal with the perfume…)
I did smell it once when a guest walked into my house. But it was not a bad thing at all–it projected maybe 6-12 inches from her, nothing unreasonable.
Maybe my skin happens to amp up some ingredient that is missing from my other scents. Who knows? The mysteries of scent science…
I love Woman, but it is very quiet on me. Especially after the top notes go. I have to put my nose almost on my skin to smell it, and thats with several sprays from a full bottle. Also, I’v asked others and they can also only smell it on me with their noses right up to my skin!
I am POLLUTED with flu viruses and have almost no sense of smell, so I figured, okay, even I would have to be able to smell Clinique Wrappings, which can pretty much blow a hole through spacetime. Nope! Just a vague chypre background for maybe ten minutes and then nothing. If I can’t even smell all those nuclear aldehydes you know I’m pretty far gone.
Oh gosh! Sorry your sniffer is on strike! Hope you and the aforementioned sniffer are back in action soon.
Yuck. Hang in there…. tis the season!
You are funny. Wrappings is indeed, major. I hope you feel better soon. (I almost actually typed: I hope you smell better soon, lol!)
So sorry — get better!
Feel better soon. yep, if you can’t smell Wrappings, you are definitely ‘polluted.’
Poor thing. May all be better soon
I can’t believe I STILL haven’t smelled Wrappings. I’m such an aldeho.
Feel better soon!
Today I grabbed randomly from the sample pile and ended up with Vamp. It’s going to get scrubbed off shortly. At first it was giving me a headache, but now it just smells like scented disinfectant for a bargain or something. Ah well, I wrist what I’ll get next try!
A bathroom, rather, not a bargain!
Ugh and wonder, not wrist. I fail at Swype. Fail fail fail…
Vamp a NY? I’m having a hard time reconciling what I think it smells like to “cheap scented disinfectant.” Hmmm. (I know, skin chemistry matters.)
In this case, there is probably no connection, it’s called Vamp and it’s by Alkemia Perfumes. I just couldn’t remember the house earlier today. It smells like a heavy amber with a medicinal lemon edge. I reckon a lot of people might like it but heavy ambers suffocate me. I’ve yet to try Vamp a NY!
Ah, Alkemia. I couldn’t think of another Vamp.
I have neglected my handful of Oriental fragrances this winter so today I stopped neglecting and started with Mauboissin Histoire D’Eau, perhaps the best cheap thrill ever and one of a bevy of beauties created by Christine Nagel
I love the regular Maboussin! It was my first fruity vanilla. I’ve wanted to smell HdE…. I’ve read a lot of good reviews about it!
You should try it! It has more orange at the top then the original but is a great example of the style with lots of stewed fruit notes(I reference my Mom’s stewed fruit which she made with lots of butter and curry)and a cedar backbone.
Today’s SOTD is L’Artisan Poivre Piquant. I like it, but now that I’m out in the world (instead of sampling at home on my sofa), I’m not sure it’s complicated enough. At the moment, it reminds me of Passage D’Enfer, which I already own. Still, the pepper’s great, though I think I’d like a little more sweetness today.
The three L’Artisan Epices scents are pretty stripped down, for sure: I fell in love with the red-pepper one first, then thought it was too simple so I went for the white-pepper one and started feeling the same about that, and finally decided I liked the saffron one enough to buy a full bottle.
Today I’m wearing Jo Malone Tudor Rose & Amber. I am liking the warm, tomato-ey (sorry, I made up this word) rose in this one.
Trying to decide if I will buy a full bottle of it.
Are these out already? I thought they weren’t debuting until March?
I am intrigued b/c I am always on the lookout for a good tomato leaf note (sadly the two I loved AG Folavril and Pucci Sole 149 were discontinued)…
You can still find Folavril at some of the discounters. It’s not my thing, but I’ve seen it when I was cruising for Eau de Sud, etc.
Thank you , Ann! Not only did I find it deeply discounted but eau de Camille (which I also love!) was there as well! Now if I could only find Eau de Ciel! I really wish they didn’t discontinue the original AGs to make room for the new ones!
BTW – I’ve read reviews (when I was doing research a la Cristalle, Eau de Sud, et. al. ) that the Sisley Eau de Campagne has a strong tomato vine accord.
oh thanks again! off to research……
I don’t know if they’re still available. Target carried an Orla Kiely Tomato Vine gel hand wash. The smell was that of tomato leaf – herbaceous and fresh, reminiscent of tomatoes just plucked off the vine.
You guys are the best with all of your suggestions! hand wash that smells like tomato leaf from Target is definitely on my budget!!!
I have a small sample from Saks. I think it is officially for sale on Feb 28.
Its not overly a tomato smell, I just detect a little every now and then. Very warm also.
Another rose scent I find smells tomato-ey and warm is Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau.
For tomato leaf try I Hate Perfumes Memory of Kindness or Laura Biagotti Roma. Demeter also has a tomato vine scent.
SOTD is Grey Vetiver (Tom Ford).
Wonderful and briny! I can’t make up my mind with this one as it stays so close to the skin… And yet I love its chewy density
I’m in Angel. It seemed like a good choice to go with my magenta cardigan – something fragrantly loud to fit the loud color.
My skin is eating scent this time of year since it’s so cold and dry out. But two sprays this morning and Angel is still chugging along nicely. Maybe that’s also why I chose it, if anything can latch on and remind me I actually did spray myself, it’s Angel.
Heck yeah!
I’m wearing a Posset’s perfume oil, called of all things My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose. It is quite nice, but not as deeply rose as I thought it would be. More generic floral than definitely rose.
Desarmant for me today but not really warm enough for it. Should have worn it yesterday
I’m off the swap stash program for today and went with an oldie but a goody- Bronze Goddess- because apparently it’s summer here today.
Two days ago I was under an electric blanket with my blanket hogging but heat radiating dog, and today it’s so hot and muggy she’s panting like she ran the Iditarod.
Crazy weather, but BG is great anytime. I used a bit of the oil spray this morning and its wafting softly and gently, with just a little hint of shimmer. Just perfect
Mine hogs the bed, but not the blankets
SOTD is Chanel Coco extrait. I don’t go for this bottle very often (b/c I have to dig it out of my drawer), but wow. It’s just perfect for today. Coco always makes me happy!
I have been wearing Coco EDP quite a bit this winter – the extrait must be fabulous!
I’m sampling Neil Morris Prowl today. From the name I was hoping for something indolic and animalic, but whatever is prowling has been neutered. I get bergamot and black pepper followed by tuberose and jasmine, with some patch in the base. It’s nice, but not what I was expecting. The notes say civet!
BTW, my swapmeet offering for La Liturgie des Heures still has spots open if anyone want some.
SOTD is the last of my FM Portrait of a Lady sample. Love it, but can probably live without a FB as I already have so many dark and complex roses. Maybe just a larger decant?
Absolutely! For when the mood strikes
Feeling disconcerted by SODRIK (smell of dead rat in kitchen discussed in earlier posts) I just wanted to wear something strong and familiar–I have a deadline for work so am stuck in my home office, rooms away from the kitchen–but not the idea of SODRIK, which is all pervasive… so drained a mini of Anais Anais I bought on eBay a while back. I bought it for nostalgia. My first roommate in college wore it all the time. But perhaps it has been reformulated, or my cheap mini is not authentic… but the fragrance reminds me of nothing… just vaguely floral. I’ll need to re-up with something more soul-singing in a little bit.
I love that you have the acronym for the stench. I am sad that you have reason to have the acronym.
Yes, exactly.
With regards to Anais Anais, it’s definitely Not The Same as it used to be. My mom used to wear it, back in the day.
When I was in college was definitely “back in the day!”
We’ve had dead mice in walls and air cleaners with charcoal filters help get the stench out a bit.
P.S. Robin, your picture above reminded me of the Oscars last night. I am hardly an aficionado, but I’ve been to a couple of iconic jewelry exhibits at art museums. So much of what women were wearing last night looked like classic Bulgari. Did anyone else notice this or know more about what I am talking about than I do (not a high bar
!) ?
I was not watching so can’t comment on the jewelry, sorry!
I only watched a bit, but think I know what you mean (though I don’t know Bulgari jewelry very well!). Gwenyth’s enornmous red jeweled earrings made me anxious they were going to fall off her ears, they looked so heavy!
It’s a Monday:
1. Didn’t get any sleep last night so I’m functioning on low-battery powered auto-pilot today.
2. Our poor asthmatic cat is ill and won’t stop sneezing. Already contacted vet.
3. Putting an offer on a house today, but there are two other offers as well. Anxious, nervous and still thinking – is this the one?
Wearing Journey Woman.
Good luck with cat and house (and staying awake all day)!
Hope kitty feels better soon! How exciting about finding a house – good luck!
Starting the week off spicy with Mahjoun extrait.
My SOTD: Smell Bent – Dr. Dreidel 3000 (vertiver and oud) from the Winterrific! series. I’m really enjoying it in today’s cold and gloomy weather.
I always love the Smell Bent names, even if the fragrances generally don’t do much for me.
I am in Rance Eau Royale today. It’s floral, but there’s enough there to stay with me on this cold day that we’re in for where I am.
SOTD is Lyric for women and eagerly anticipating my 8.5 ounce teardrop bottle of Jicky. But wondering where the bottle of vintage Mitsouko is. Checking ebay, it’s been in Kent, WA and the lady messaged me saying something with fky and I have no idea what that means. I haven’t heard anything back yet.
I recently sold several bottle of perfume on eBay and all but one was prompt. No idea why the one was held up in a Florida PO for several days. It finally arrived at its destination.
I’m wearing L’Ambre des Merveilles today, with great excitement: I found a gift set at the local Winners, with 100 ml perfume, travel spray, shower gel and lotion, marked down to $25! I think this might stay at the top of my best bargain scores for a long time
And it’s perfect for today. It feels like it amplifies the cold spring hazy sunshine that we have, turning the day warmer than it really is.
Wow! That’s a terrific bargain…I love L’Ambre des Merveilles.
WOW! Fantastic haul!
That is a frickin’ find!
Wow. What an incredible bargain! That’s got to be at least 80% off.
SOTD is Encre Noir – so glad I have an actual bottle. Such a bargain via online discounters…and so good.
Encre Noir is a wonderful vetiver at a good price. It helped to to cope with my lust for Sycomore….
oh yes…
I’m probably one of the very few who prefers it to Sycamore!
Saturday was down in the teens (Fahrenheit). Sunday was 50F. Today it’s sitting right at 32, and I’m freeeeeeezing, even though it’s well warmer than it was on Saturday.
Shrug.
SOTD is Tabac Aurea. Because I’m COLD.
You smell great!!!
Although I have to say that I am so done with cold weather,snow, shoveling, being sick that I am not reaching for my usual comfort fragrances but rather for those that remind me of spring!
Wearing Tagetes Femme from a sample. Sweeter than I like, but helpful, too, on another near-0 day.
SOTD is SL Clair de Musc, very cosy but doesn’t really last since I am dabbing. Horrible winter weather with heavy rain. Glad to be home again.
Clair de Musc is so, so pretty but perfect for being home
Wearing Philosophy Falling in Love since someone mentioned it last week. I do love it’s sweet berry goodness. Also think I’m starting to come down with a cold and am slightly congested, so didn’t want anything new or complex as I doubt I would be able to smell it!
Have you ever tried the FIL summer version? The sweetness of the original FIL is tempered with just enough floral to make it more enjoyable on a warm summer’s day. I was surprised by how much I liked it, and it has become my favorite form of the fragrance.
I have not, and don’t think I even knew it existed! Sounds good – I will check it out next time I am at Sephora!
It’s called Fallng In Love Summer.
SOTD = NVC Mohur Extrait
Too gorgeous for further word :-). Someone (not yours truly) is hosting a split of this so get it now before it’s too late. I am debating whether or not to top off my decant!
Even though I’ve only tried the EDP and not the extrait, I keep eyeing that split. So tempting!
Brrr! Single digit temps here today, but the sun shining brightly keeps alive the sensory memory of yesterday’s orchid show. SOTD for Keep-It-Simple Monday is YR Vanille Bourbon, a ‘simple’ but very pleasant Madagascar vanilla. I smell like the pure vanilla extract I purchased there yesterday.
Always an unapologetic vanilla lover, I was fascinated by all I learned from the vanilla exhibit at the show. I didn’t know that the ‘plain’ and ‘simple’ vanilla is not as bland as one might think, as the product of the orchid genus Vanilla, V. plantifolia actually contains 25 different scent components. My favorite cold-weather note has a greater degree of sophistication than I knew!
High five from another die hard vanilla fan! I wonder why vanilla has such a huge fan group? I always think in evolutionary terms why would specific things have such a compelling draw to large numbers in any given population? Why does the scent molecule seem to fit so many receptors in a mass of people who have no evolutionary history with the scent?
I love unsolvable mysteries like that, but then I’m a dork
I was disappointed to discover that I am not a huge fan of vanilla in fragrances (with some notable exceptions a la Shalimar, etc.) because I LOVED that bit in Crossing Delancey when Amy Iriving’s character starts to figure out there is more to her pickle man than meets the eye…she notices he smell nice and he explains that he washes his hands with vanilla every day after working in his shop.
As I discovered yesterday that teaching and coughing are not compatible activities I am at home with (hopefully) the last of a flu. I just read Victoria’s review of Misia at Bois de Jasmin and I’d like to order a decant of Misia right now, but alas, the budget says no. I am hoping Lipstick Rose, which I own and haven’t worn lately, will make me feel better about both the flu and the budget!
Has anyone tried Misia yet?
I’m trying to restrain myself from making a blind buy of Misia…. just a few more weeks and I hope there will be lots of reviews.
Victoria’s review was very helpful. I think I’m going to put Misia on the slow train for now. It sounds so beautiful, but I already own FB of Drole de Rose, Traversee du Bosphore *and* Ombre Rose!
It is an expensive one for a blind buy – especially if you own several other lovely and similar things!
I have a trip to Melbourne planned for April. I might put it on the ‘must smell in store’ list for then.
Cheerfully cheap today in Queen by Queen Latifah. While I usually avoid gourmand/sweet scents, I rather like this. Do Not Ask Me Why…
Wearing Prada Candy on a blue rainy Monday.