What's your fragrance today?
I'm wearing Penhaligon's Elixir, and having a second cup of Irish Breakfast.
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.
Note: top image is Glazed Tile Squares [cropped] by A.Davey at flickr; some rights reserved.
SOTD is L’Occitane Vetyver. Nutmeg, bergamont, and vetiver. I really enjoy this one.
Nice
oh, is nutmeg really a primary note? i love nutmeg…
It is listed as a primary note. It is warm, spicy, and cozy. definitely worth checking out it you like nutmeg!
Try L’Eau de L’Occitan too. It’s a fougère with nutmeg.
SOTD: Breath of God.
Planning to do some yoga later.
It’s only Wednesday and I need a break already!
Always wanted to try this one but never got around to it! I have read mixed reviews. I think it is a great name for a perfume to wear in yoga class
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Enjoy the yoga!
SOTD is Parfume Sacre edp Intense. It’s so sheer and rich at the same time!
I have never smelled the Intense. I will never catch up.
Neither will I! It smells just like PS original version, but with just a bit more sweet, soft rose, and a tad more vanilla in the drydown.
SOTD: Duel (Annick Goutal).
Yum, you smell great!
Keeping it spicy with Worth Courtesan.
Perfect!
Elisa, I love that you have so many older brands you throw into the mix. I wish you’d write something up about great old perfume houses you thought you were too young to love, or some such!
Errr… in my personal case, “young” is a state of mind
This is a good idea!
Scent of the day is Journey Woman. I can never get enough of this fragrance.
Does anyone know if they will re-release Terracotta perfume from Guerlain this summer?
Good question! Thought they planned to, but haven’t seen or heard any updates recently.
I stayed in line with the spicy Friday challenge: Black pepper, star anis and galangal…
I went with Opium pour Homme today
… and my regular lapsang souchong.
From what company do you buy your tea? My father-in-law is picky about his Lapsang… We got him a tin of TWG recently which he loved.
I buy Fortnum & Mason when I can get my hands on it, but David’s Tea carries a good, slightly smokier version of it that I also enjoy.
Kusmi carries Lapsang Souchong No.210, but I haven’t tried that one yet.
I love Lapsang Souchong – I get mine from Upton Teas.
I was hoping there was a scent by that name when I saw your post, Platinum14…
I get mine from Upton too. Excellent.
In theory, Bvlgary Black is Lapsang based, but ends up smelling like rubber! LOL
Melon and spice for me with Un jardin apres la mousson. It’s gorgeous, though you have to like melon.
Hooray! Today it hit the one degree mark this morning…so in keeping with my summer escape theme I am wearing my own invented body butter of extra virgin coconut oil blended with pear isolate e.o. and a few spritzes of Replica’s Beach Walk inspired by yesterday’s conversation of old drugstore favorites (as this one really reminds me of the original Coty Sand and Sables).
For all of you battling the cold weather, stay warm! I will join Robin with another cup of tea
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Congrats one going above zero! Enjoy the beach!
Yes, enjoy that virtual beach! It sounds lovely.
Neela Vermeire Trayee. I’m not sure this counts as spicy, but it has spice notes, so I’m going with it because it’s gorgeous.
I’ve tried three of the four EDPs in the series, and all of them are stunningly beautiful. If they end up being appropriate year-round, I might end up saving up for one of these. They’re all so pretty, though, that I’m not even sure which one I want. (Of course, I have to wait until I can sample the new one.)
I liked Mohur and Bombay Bling but surprised myself by enjoying Trayee the most of the original three, as it’s just not my “usual thing.”
Not my usual thing either, but it’s so vibrant that it’s hard not to love.
I consider Trayee SPICY. This was what I was going to wear this Friday but changed my mind because I have to dig it out from Mount Sample. I actually have this in the 9 ml (I think that’s the size of the atomizers that came with the coffret of the 3 original perfumes) but. It is small enough for me to me tally tag and physically store it with the samples.
Mount Sample made me smile. My samples are all loosely alphabetized in a box, but the A-H section is completely un-navigable.
Ha! I’m glad you understood my point despite the nonsense “tally tag” which should have been mentally tag!
Every time I decide on one that I like the most and think I can commit to a full bottle…. I reconsider by retesting her others and fall in love with another one. My husband bought me that three bottle coffret that was available a year ago (it probably still it) of (I think) 10 ms each. When I just checked the bottles they had almost the exact amount left in each…. The one I have tried and did NOT fall in love with was Ashoka… which I ordered as a separate sample from one of the sample companies.
Ashoka’s actually the one I haven’t tried, but I don’t really like fig, so I’m not too tempted. I wish they still had 3-bottle coffrets instead of 4-bottle!
I am wearing vintage Chanel No.5 eau de cologne. I am really blown away by this, this is better than any concentration I have and it also lasts whole day, more long lasting then the extrait. I bought a big bottle at an antique fair years ago.
I am always blown away by the tenacity of those vintage colognes! and I am so jealous of your find
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Thumbs up!
I’ve found that a lot of vintage No 5 holds up well and is super enjoyable to wear. The drydown for vintage No 5 is just amazing. I have some vintage extrait and a vintage-ish (probably 80s) edp. All just gorgeous!
I am wearing vintage No. 5 edp today! My perfume tracker says I haven’t worn it in more than a year. I am down to the last 1/4 of my bottle and I don’t want to use it up because it’s so lovely.
Question – is this perfume tracker a spreadsheet thing that you use?
No, I found out pretty quickly in perfumistahood that I wasn’t the spreadsheet type. I put my perfumes in a Basenotes wardrobe and then use their SOTD feature, which tracks the date I wear stuff, tells me what I wear the most, and breaks it down by month, quarter, and year. So easy!
Cool. I should obviously pay more attention. I had no idea one could do that.
Not spicy at all in several generous spritzes of Diptyque Eau Rose – I smell like I just got out of the best bubble bath ever!
SOTD is L’Air du désert marocain for the second day in a row. This is such an interesting and unusual fragrance!
I like to layer L’AdDM with soft rose fragrances. It’s a wonderful fragrance!
Ah, now I want to try it even more! My to sample list is soooo long
Oh! That’s a good idea! I might try this this afternoon.
I’m sampling Nevada by Possets Perfume today. PriscillaE mentioned it a few weeks ago.
It starts off like a spicy orange creamsicle. The vanilla does not last very long. After 15 or 20 minutes, it smells like Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange Spice Herbal Tea. I like it.
YUMMY
!!! (to both the fragrance and the tea)
Glad you’re enjoying the Possets Nevada. I am in the process of trying some of the other “state” scented oils. I just got Washington, which is supposed to be a very apple scent, but haven’t tried it yet. I also had Texas, but it dried up before I could use it. I also have the Arizona one, which is supposed to be sagebrush and honey. That is one of my favorites so far. i just got another order of samples, which I am looking forward to trying. The perfume oils that Possets does last forever on my skin, which is great.
Oh, sounds nice! My knd of fragrance, my kind of tea!
SOTD – Black Flower Mexican Vanilla. Love this stuff. Is Vanilla spicy?
Thanks for reminding me…vanilla is the second most expensive spice (following saffron)….I now have a few ideas in mind for spicy Friday!
I seem to recall that one has some cinnamon too, no?
I don’t notice cinnamon, really. Vanilla, then vanilla with flowers, then flowers and a little incense and some amber and more vanilla with the amber in the long haul. This is really very nice. Not flashy, but purposefully done.
SOTD Omnia, inspired by Robin’s Monday post.
I have untried samples of Coco in both EdP and edt. Would either if those work for spicy Friday?
The Coco I remember was a spice bomb!
YES! If you want to do notes research, fragrantica has visual notes and is a great tool for finding out what’s in your frags.
I wore Coco EDP last night. It is definitely spicy! Also strong – just one spritz on my wrist and one on my neck was definitely enough. Very enjoyable
SOTD is Bottega Veneta edp Its been awhile and I’m enjoying this one.
I thought about this one on the way to work today. Need to pull it out again!
Neela Vermeire Mohur EdP. I’m so glad it looks like the split for the extrait now has enough people to go ahead. Like Eleebelle, I’m anxiously waiting to try the new one too.
Another Penhaligon’s – Castile.
Current Jolie Madame. Diet version of a favorite dish, why not eat a salad (or wear a cologne) already?
Apparently I only like the extrait of Jolie Madame. It smells literally like nothing else I’ve ever smelled – equal parts combat boots and blooming garden.
Lol, I love that description! So true.
I’ve never tried Jolie Madame in either of it’s states, I love the diet version comment though. Like baking cakes without real butter.
Have you tried Une Fleur de Cassie?
Eau de Baux for me today. In a fit of insanity, I bought this for my bf knowing full well he has no interest in wearing scent. When I tried to give it to him he asked if I thought he smelled bad. He really does not understand this hobby!
Ah well, smells great on me
Hahaha! I love Eau de Baux and would buy it for my husband if he would wear scent, but he doesn’t either!
Eau de Baux is really nice.
I just bought Eau de Baux directly for myself!
Lol! Sounds like my husband
Glad I’m not the only one out there with a guy who does not get it!!
Yay! I just reviewed this on Bois de Jasmin last week.
Enabler pin for you Elisa! Your lovely review is what sent me to l’Occitane to sniff this.
I wear it proudly!!
Offer to do his laundry. Spray his clothes as you fold them.
You might just get an enabler pin for this idea…will try when I next do laundry.
Thanks but I think I’d be too ashamed to wear a pin earned for enabling such an underhanded trick.
Moon Bloom today. I bought my decant to work with me to top-up, as it does fade from my skin, but i can still still my tuberose shirt clearly after 8hrs. I also got a compliment from a guy at work who said my perfume was really nice and that it smelled like jasmine. I guess there isnt a huge difference on the flower scale ( and kudos to the guy for even knowing! Lol)
You smell good, he’s definitely got that right!
Thanks Mals
it is really nice, and Im glad I bought a decant. I do really like that bottle it comes in but I cannot justify adopting yet another tuberose into the family. Sigh.
Wearing Krazy Krizia today. I forgot it was a splash bottle, and it splashed all over me. The sillage is a little much.
but it IS fabulous sillage!
Caleche eau Delicate for me today – it may be a bit too delicate as it’s fading fast. I’ll have to see what samples I have in my bag today to give myself a boost around lunchtime.
Today I put on Marie Saint Pierre B for some caramel and maple. Now I’m hungry for something sweet, so I think I’ll eat a Kind Almond & Coconut bar.
Elixir! I have a sample of that somewhere. Should dig it out and add it to my list for Spicy Week, although by now the list would accommodate a Spicy Fortnight. (Also, I can never see a mention of it without thinking of Brian’s hilarious comments on I Smell Therefore I Am… link here, and please remove if I’m overstepping: http://ismellthereforeiam.blogspot.com/2009/09/dozen-roses-12-more-to-file-under-rose.html )
It’s cold here, so I’m in DK Black Cashmere, which I find incredibly cozy.
OH, and meant to say that I love, love the image of the ceramic tiles. Gorgeous.
Is that what they are? I thought it was a scarf! But I love it as well for blue is my favorite color!
Yup! I am officially a dingbat! The name says it all “Glazed tile squares”!
That *is* hysterical. It does not have quite that effect on me.
Oh, me either. But Brian cracks me up.
Hahaha! <3 Brian Pera
Absolutely. I wish he and Abigail were still blogging regularly.
That link was terrific. Ummmm…. “I’ll have whatever he’s having….”
Oh my god – I don’t care if it IS overstepping! “Hilarious” is an understatement! Thanks for the link and the belly-laugh!
I like perfumes that are characterized as fresh spicy and usually they are good in summer too. Lately, however, I’v been feeling a bit weak and queasy. Probably because its just SO hot this year. The only scent I’v been able to enjoy for the last few weeks (months?) is either vetiver or citrus. I feel best with a bit of both! This morning I layered Pamplalune with vetiver EO (very nice) and this evening I’v added Sel de Vetiver to my shoulders!
Oh – and my point was – not sure if I’m going to manage spicy on Friday
I think the only spicy fragrance I’ve ever managed in summer was CSP L’eau du Gouverneur – primarily citrus, nutmeg, and cedar. It got me through a whole muggy hot week of chaperoning band camp.
I’v not smelled that one! I do like Bois de Filao, but not got round to actually buying it. It has pepper, but probably still doesn’t have a spicy profile!
I used to think CdG Black was nice in summer, and Piguet’s Casbah which has angelica. But lately I have not been able to tolerate this kind…
L’eau du Gouverneur is discontinued, I think. Sorry to mention the unobtainable…
You can still buy Gouverneur on the French CSP website! Don’t know if you can get it here, maybe.
No problem at all! I’v definitely heard it named before
And I know to move on it if I see it somewhere!
How about Sonoma Scent Studio’s Spiced Citrus Vetiver?
Bardot, I’v not tried this one!
You might like it given it has the two notes you are looking for…I am not big on vetiver dominant fragrances but I do like this one…it is part of her all natural line-up.
The only one I have tried from the natural line-up was cocoa- something. Unfortunately it took on the smell of rancid nuts on my peculiar skin! But yes, this one does sound ideal
Merlin, I’m with you. I am having a hard time finding spicy things in my collection.
Have you tried Marine Epice? Dry spices and vetiver, and fairly light – it is an hermessence after all. I love it in the heat. It’s also not sweet and all (which is a big no no when I’m queasy).
I very much want to try this and Vetiver Tonka, but there is no Hermessence in South Africa. When people go to America or England I ask them to get me samples from the Hermes boutiques, but I have not tried these two yet. I have to admit that the Hermessences I have tried tend to dissipate before they make it to my nose. Ambre Narguile is the exception, and it would figure that I don’t like the scent!
SOTD for me is 31 Rue Cambon. So good.
You smell fabulous dear. I’m waiting for my decants of that one and Bois des Iles to arrive…the last purchased before my no-buy.
That one is just so stately.
Continuing the spicy theme, I’m wearing Serge Lutens Santal Mysore today.
This week has been a roller coaster of FEELS. Good and bad news abounding in crazy amounts.
But to focus on the good: The fiance and I have an accepted offer on a house! Signing is mid April so far. Fingers crossed everything goes smoothly.
Needing something soothing and comforting and easy going so Cuir de Russie it is.
Yea about the house. Creating a home is such a totally wonderful experience. Mazel tov! My fingers are crossed for you guys as well.
Congratulations! Finally on the house!
Rock on for the house!
Yaaaaaaaaay! Congrats on the house AND smelling fabulous!
Congratulations on the house!
Congrats on the house!
Congrats on the house!! May you have many years of happiness there
Congratulations! I’ve had fingers crossed for you.
Congratulations!
Congratulations on the house!
SOTD is Infusion d’Iris Absolue…. which smells very pretty, but for my money I prefer the regular ol’ edp Infusion D’Iris… more distinct I think.
Agreed 100%, I like the regular IDI as well.
Chanel Egoïste, a perfect spicy perfume. I can wear it but think it would be better on a man.
Love that one.
Dewing it to the max today! Vintage Youth Dew perfume mixed with unscented moisturizer, then a tiny dab of the vintage cologne on pulse points and then spray the modern formula in the air and walk through the cloud of spicy wonderfulness! I know many people do not care for it but I believe judicious application is the key.
You probably won’t see this as it’s rather late in the day, but what unscented moisturizer do you use for mixing?
SOTD Pamplelune – good for an I’m-sick-of-winter day…
Definitely so.
SOTD = Amouage Jubilation XXV
It’s plenty spicy and GORGEOUS! I
My SOTD is Chloe. I have been weraing it everyday this week. have gotten so many compliments on it. I know NST readers have mixed feelings on this one, but on me, it is absolutely beautiful! I think my nose has become immune to it now, so I will probably wear something different tomorrow.
I like Chloe as well- both the original from the 70s ?? (the tuberose extravaganza) and the current one which is light and rosy.
I like the original as well. But now I think I enjoy the more updated one a bit more.
Wearing Chanel Misia, aka my new favorite thing ever, and drinking Osmanthus Oolong tea. Putting myself in a relaxed and happy state before my job interview tomorrow!
Good luck!!
Thanks!
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Awesome! I really want to try it now! From what I’ve read it sounds heavenly.
Good luck!
Thanks! You should try it, it’s great.
More good luck being sent…
And thank you, too!
Sa Majeste La Rose today. I like it, and thought it would be appropriate for dealing with a morning meeting. I only put a dab or two on my chest, and wow, I could smell it in that meeting. Turned out to be a little stronger than I thought.
Yeah, you really get bang for your buck with that one! I love it though.
Irish Breakfast is my favorite. Well-chosen.
I went to my first bris this morning, which, while I know it’s a normal event for others, was new for me, and I found it particularly odd choosing a fragrance considering where I was going.
I went with Cuir de Lancome, as that seems to suit everything, all the time.
CdL has never steered me wrong, except that one time I wore it to a choir concert where we were performing in tight quarters… and the AC had gone on the fritz. Oh dear. That said, I wear it all the time and it seems right for just about any social situation.
Oooh…..this suggests that miserably hot New York summers may lead it astray, and this is good information to know. Thanks Mals!
Thanks to everyone who offered me a hug yesterday! I appreciate it so much and it helped me soldier through a difficult meeting with dignity and courage:)
Today I am continuing the comfort theme with Saffron Troublant- it’s another warm and fragrant hug! Also trying to decide about Friday’s SOTD- I love spice and have a few to choose from. Wouldn’t it be great if the ENTIRE blogosphere wore the same scent on the same day?!
It might solve all the world’s problems
I missed the chance for a hug
Can I take it up now?!
Me too! Glad you liked the Black Cashmere, it’s one of my most favorites
Thank you Pixel! You have a started a couple of new lemmings- appreciate your package so much
Absolutely! Hugs are always welcome! Thank you, Merlin
Just made it! Yay. I’m definitely a hugger…
Sotd: Jardin en Med shower gel + body lotion. It smells great, especially the lotion. The shower gel is one of those extra gentle ones that barely foam and leave your skin feeling slick. I’m sure some people like these gentle formulas but for me (and at the risk of sounding indelicate) they just don’t do the job for certain body parts…
LOL!!!!
I definitely want my soap/gel to do its primary job of actually cleaning me. So I’m glad to know I won’t be missing out on this one (as its way out of soap budget anyway
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I actually had to do touch ups with a bar of Irish Spring soap that happened to be in the shower, lol.
Seriously annoying! I’m all for a soap that is moisturizing and leaves the skin soft and smooth, but what’s the point if it doesn’t leave you feeling clean. Grrrr.
I am sitting here at my wooden desk and getting whiffs of something absolutely glorious that I can’t identify… is it this sample, or this one? nope. And it’s actually cutting through the Black Cashmere, too.
Bet it’s just the combination of things that have accidentally dripped onto the wood over the past few years. All I can do is enjoy.
Actually went into town today so wore Penhaligon’s Bluebell – determined to get this bottle finished so I can move on to 2 other relatively recent purchases! However, will be in Edinburgh this weekend & am aware that Harvey Nichols is stocking AG’s re-released Eau de Ciel, which I wore years ago. I’m also aware it’s been reformulated to some extent, so am interesting in smelling how different it is now to then.
Eau du Ciel smells to me like line-dried cotton sheets, in the best sort of way – sunshine and fresh air.
Oh my goodness, on me all I used to get was the clover & beeswax!
OM goodness…I loved Eau de Ciel! That was my first AG purchase…thought I was buying Eau d’Hadrien when I walked in the store but walked out with Ciel instead….nonetheless I got Hadrien later , along with Folavril, Camille, Charlotte, Sud, Grand Amour, Petit Cherie, etc, etc…needless to say I was a big AG fan in the early 90s…that was my first segue into I guess what is now considered “really old” niche….. (and yet I know nothing about L’Artisan, FM, Diptique ) I would be afraid to try Ciel again if it has been reformulated…..
Eau de Camille was my favourite from AG & I wore it for years – my first AG was it & Ciel, along with which purchase I was given sample vials of Charlotte, Sud, Folavril & a few others. I’m slightly nervous about the reformulation too…
Please report back. Eau du Ciel was my sister’s signature scent and I’d love to know if you find the re-release good.
Lindaloo – if I get to Harvey Nicks please be assured I will indeed report back – have no idea what we’re doing over the weekend away, except we are eating at Tom Kitchin’s restaurant tomorrow evening & very excited about it too!
A SL Santal Blanc day. I really enjoy the spices in that one.
SOTD Late in the day I got a few samples in the mail. Tried Beige first and ooh-la-la! I love it. It’s so gentle and wearable. I don’t have anything like it, and maybe there isn’t anything like it.
Wearing no 19 in edp form. It doesn’t exactly go with temps in the teens but it smells wonderful.
Today my rose is on the jammy side, pale pink rose petals kissed by a touch of cinnamon in YR’s Rose Absolue. I love that its warmth is soft and light yet very long-lasting, with that delicious cinnamon trail all the way to the bottom. One of my favorite cool weather wear anytime/anyplace scents, appropriate for all occasions.
It’s a really pretty rose, although I hadn’t ever noticed any cinnamon…
Wore no perfume for this morning’s yoga class and this afternoon’s financial meeting, but when I got home I applied two healthy sprays of PdN Sacrebleu. Yum!
Wearing Bois de Paradis, which is still hanging around after a full day of work.
I’ve been working my way through a decant of this, and I think it may be FBW.
Madame Rochas for me today.
Tauer Noontide Petals for me today, for the evening I have switched to AdP Mandorlo di Sicilia.