If you have a free moment, do tell us your fragrance of the day.
I'm wearing Aftelier Candide, by Mandy Aftel. I really love this one, and was so sorry to see that it was discontinued. I blame the rest of you for not buying it. (Just kidding, of course. It's on my buy list but I never bought it either.)
Reminder: this Friday, 6 March, we're celebrating International Women's Day — wear a perfume by a female perfumer.
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.
SOTD: For Him (Narciso Rodriguez)
Have a great day!
SOTD: Histoires de Parfums 1876; Mata Hari. I don’t know if this one was composed by Sylvie Jourdet as most of the earlier HdP scents were. It’s an interesting take on rose anyway, and supposedly inspired by a woman.
That works for Intl Women’s Day (week) then.
Wearing Seattle Chocolate from Olympic Orchids and now I think I’ll go bake something
Bake some extra for me 🙂
I didn’t get a chance to post over rhe weekend, but wanted to congratulate you on your special 6-year anniversary and wish you countless more anniversaries to celebrate!
Thank you.
Continuing with female perfumers I am wearing Jo Malone’s Peony Blush and Suede….a signature scent of a good friend who was kind enough to decant some for me to try.
Christine Nagel, right?
You are too good at this! In fact I have been happily exploring NST and reading some of the older articles (including the various female perfumer lists).
Wanted to also add that I see you are wearing a Mandy Aftel creation….I spend a ridiculously large amount of money last year buying not only samples but her essential oil isolates….unfortunately nothing seemed to work for me……and even more frustrating was that the essential oils I bought to add to my coconut oil for a body butter (various fruit isolates) I found for a fifth of the price on another online e.o. distributor after the fact….that really taught me a lesson on shopping around!
I think I may give Cuir Gardenia one more try tomorrow….I really want to love an Aftelier !
I hope, but obviously don’t know, that her essential oils are higher quality and that explains the cost, but it’s an expensive brand in any case!
Today I am sampling Bodicea the Victorious Imperial. This one is a powerhouse, both comforting and fierce. It is difficult for me to pinpoint distinct notes other than a definite wave of amber. The website mentions lavendar and since they pointed it out I notice it too. My sample is a lil 1.5ml dabber. I can see how this would easily be intimidating if generously sprayed. This won’t do the fragrance justice but the best way I can describe it is a more complex, deeper, regal relative of J.Simpson Fancy Nights.
…And more expensive 😉
Lol. indeed it certainly is
I have a very small bottle of Fancy Nights. When I wear it I think, hey this smells like a watered down Coromandel. Then I’ve thought is smells a lot like a more sheer version of the original Prada Ambre for women. So, now I read what you are saying about BTVI. Fancy Nights must be some sort of sweet patch chameleon.
SOTD is Guerlain Chamade edt. I’m dreaming of spring!
I haven’t broken this one out yet but I am looking forward to wearing it soon. Chamade is one of my favorite early spring scents.
Ahhhh, such a great spring scent!
Oh, Chamade! Chamade… sigh. That’s such a wonderful choice when you feel spring advancing but it isn’t within sight yet. I might have to get my bottle out.
We’ve been having weather in the 40s (F) and our snow is melting, but we’re supposed to get more in a few days. All the same, there’s a sense that the earth is getting ready to wake again.
You are not the only one! But at least you smell really good:)
So many are doing a women perfumers week – and I love the idea! I discovered that many of my favorites (IdI, Cuir de Lancome, Therorema, Mille et Une Roses, Putain des Palaces, Amber Fetiche) were composed by women! But then I had to wear Iris Poudre today. Some days a specific perfume calls and you HAVE to answer!
Love Iris Poudre.
I am wearing AG Mon Parfum Cherie par Camille EDP of an unknown vintage (decant purchased from STC a few years ago). Really wonderful. My decant is almost empty and I’m considering a FB purchase. Has anyone tried the reissued EDT in the new packaging? Does it still smell good?
I got my sample maybe 2 years ago. I thought it was to die for. Never tried the vintage to compare.
I saw the “original” (from image at least) of MPCPC at beauty encounter (last time I was cruising for AGs).
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
I’m wearing the sample of Rose Rebelle Respawn I got at Twisted Lily this weekend when Thegoddessrena and LizzieB and I had our weekend sniffing funsies. I really like it, but it stays so close to the skin that I doubt anyone else could smell it. I can somewhat, but not as much as I’d like.
What’s everyone else’s take on this one?
Love that scent! I’d really like to get some more.
I agree, it’s very close to skin and doesn’t last as long as I’d like.
Hey Floragal – hope you’re well!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s had this experience, but it is disappointing. I wonder if there is some way to make it project more – maybe my signature human room diffuser method of spraying my hair and tossing it in people’s direction? 🙂
I like this very much for its minty opening, dusting of cocoa powder, and transparent rose. But if you are looking for projection, this one will disappoint.
I’m wearing Sophia Grojman today, too!
Well chosen!
The three of us (Thegoddessrena, LizzieB and I) each tried it on skin this weekend, and it was wildly different on each one of us. I got no mint at all, and much more rose than the other two. And the chocolate is more than a dusting. So interesting.
It really was an interesting experiment to see how individual chemistry brought out different aspects of the same perfume
wearing my current obsession : Narciso EDP together with just a little huile parfumée. initially i got only the perfumed oil but it was so lovely (and such a small quantity) i caved in and got a bottle of the scent itself. mmmmm
I would like a little bottle of that too…
In view of this Friday’s challenge I decided to go with one of my favorite nose: Annick Menardo.
Today, it’s Jaïpur pour Homme
Oh, perfect.
OMG, she crafted Bvlgari Black, one of my Top Ten don’t-ever-want-to-be-without perfumes! Another candidate for this week’s challenge!
Wearing Barbara Bui again today, it’s gotten lots of skin time this winter. We’re in the midst of an ice storm and I feel the need for all the comfort I can get!
Stay safe. Ice is nasty.
Like ihadanidea, I’m wearing a creation by Sophia Grojman. YSL’s Champagne/Yvresse is a go-big-or-go-home 80s fruity chypre. I’m sure it will last me all day, and probably into tomorrow!
I really like Sophia Grojsman’s output, generally. (Didn’t get on with Champagne, but I think that was just due to my fruity-chypre queasiness issue.)
Love most of Grojsman’s work; Paris in particular. I still need to make up my mind on whether to get hold of some Yvresse or not. I do love it, but have so much perfume already….
A decant is pretty guilt-free…
Yep, but hard to get when you live in Europe!
Champagne parfum is one of my most favorites… fizzy peach with loads of oakmoss. LOADS. Mmmmm. I have a bottle of Champagne edt also, it doesn’t pack as much oakmoss punch as the parfum.
I am wearing the EDT, pixel, but have a few tiny bottles of the parfum. Agree that it is oakmoss heaven!
SOTD for me is Prada l’eau Ambree the fragrance that first got me hooked on amber.
Yep, similar thing for me.
Dense, chewy, cake-like jasmine seems to be the thing I want as I get more and more tired of winter.
I’m wearing vintage No. 5 extrait today, and while it’s really wonderful, I feel very much like I’m in costume.
What do you consider a chewy cake like jasmine?? I love jasmine, and am very interested in this description.
This might just be a weird example of how variable people’s perceptions can be, but jasmine sometimes gives me the very distinct sense of texture and seems food-y/dessert-y even when it’s not particularly sweet. It’s more of a mouth sensation for me than a nose sensation, if that makes sense.
Oh, that totally makes sense. There is a certain musk that I call “mouth musk” because it is like screechy laundry musk in my mouth and I can’t wear those scents. I can’t think of a pleasant mouth-scent conflation, but your experience of jasmine sounds fun!
Have you ever tried AG Songes edp? It is so dense and luxurious – very thick slightly indolic jasmine, tiare, etc.
That sounds fabulous. Goodness, I’m so far behind when it comes to white florals!
I don’t think it would ever be possible to smell every white floral out there. There are just so many.
Would SL’s A la Nuit hit that chewy jasmine feeling for you, or is it too sweet? Just wondering. I had a craving for it last night.
I haven’t had a ton of luck with SL so far (although I’ve only sampled a few, since they don’t seem to be readily available in my area), but the notes sound delicious. No fear of sweetness here!
Hermes Rouge for me! After admiring it for years I finally bought a small bottle.
You know, I had a large decant of Rouge a few years ago and I really loved it. I almost bought a bottle then, and wished I had. It is very similar in structure and drydown to Guerlain Chamade (which is what I’m wearing today). I love that incensey rose opening. You smell wonderful!
Thanks Ann! I have a friend who is also a prefumista with a large tray of different scents in her guest bathroom and I usually gave myself a spritz of Rouge whenever I was over at her house. I finally decided to give her a break and just buy my own bottle!
Hey, I take empty vials with me when I visit my family. Just sayin…. 😉 Friends and family are a moochers paradise for fragrances!
ROTFLMAO!
I’m wearing Champagne de Bois by the divine Laurie Erickson.
You smell great and agreed that Laurie is divine 🙂 !!
3 cheers!
Love that one! It may be my Friday scent.
I’m saving a SSS for Friday – either Femme Jolie or CdB.
Speaking of SSS and the divine Laurie, how did you get on with the Cocoa/Sandalwood? Inquiring minds want to know. 😉
I loved Cocoa Sandalwood ….enough to drain two full bottles! It isn’t so sweet to my nose and the natural sandalwood is so different smelling from synthetic! The only complaint I have heard from others is the longevity and sillage….
So glad to see it has its fans!
Coco Sandalwood is very lovely! I know that naturals don’t hold on very long, but it ended up a very nice skin scent. It also kind of reminded me of Palmer’s Cocoa Butter! I’m sorry I didn’t report sooner.
No need to apologize! I’m glad you liked it though. It lasts a pretty long time on me too. And the new Incense/Amber (which I’m testing another mod today) lasts even longer!
Isn’t Femme Jolie discontinued? Please wear it and give us all the details! Would love to know what it smells like!
Yes it is, which is really sad b/c IMHO it was very different from the other frags in her early collection and the base is also smells different than the others. I don’t wear it as much as I should (my mantra for pretty much all my frags really), but it is lovely. Soft, spicy, musky. It is very pretty, softly sensual. It doesn’t really smell like anything that’s out there b/c Laurie has a way with her musky bases. But it’s definitely in the oriental family with Theorema (the orange parts), Coco (the spicy & cinnamony parts) , and maybe something floral-oriental, creamy, musky like PdN’s Sacrebleu. I’ll also add that I heard once it’s similar to something like DK’s Chaos or Black Cashmere, but I can’t smell either of those b/c of musk anosmia.
Hey Laurie – if you are lurking – BRING BACK FEMME JOLIE!!! 🙂 😉
Today is Hotel Costes (Olivia Giacobetti). Mmm, spicy woody goodness.
I dug out a tiny sample of Haus of Gloi’s Horseman perfume oil today! It’s very long-lasting – seven hours at least – and smells rather like a freshly soaped saddle. Unfortunately it was a limited edition (halloween I think) but I’ll definitely get more if it reappears this year.
Leather and saddle soap are truly some of my favorite scents – I’ll have to look to see if they release it again this year because it sounds delightful!
I had not heard of this house, but I found a cute review of the Horseman and some other ‘fall’ scents they did. Sounds very promising. And their samples are only $2.00. I might have to check it out the next time I buy samples….
I missed spicy Friday and every day since due to a terrible cold that kept me in bed. I’m finally feeling like myself again and going light on fragrance today with easygoing Adam Levine for her.
SOTD: Shalimar 🙂
Just made huge tray of potato egg mayo salad for this afternoon’s pot luck! Cooking had never felt so elegant! 😛
Mmm…I love potato salad made that way. Is it lunchtime yet?
It was great! But I think I made some people steak-hungry 😛 Ha.
I’m wearing Ann Gerard Rose Cut. The patchouli isn’t giving me attitude.
I wanted to like this one so much. The rose was just so strong and overpowering on me. But, I know a lot of people on NST love it.
Ah, but that just frees you up for other perfume loves!
An ugly day here – snow/sleet/freezing rain/rain! A good day to hibernate, sort seed packets, and dream of planting. Like Mais, I know that the earth is beginning to stir at its core despite the still- frozen snow cover. SOTD is YR Neonatura Cocoon, dry, dusky cocoa, patchouli, (non-sweet) vanilla: a scent that is primal, loamy, earthy. Perfect for waiting, patiently, seed packets in hand, for spring . .
This made me smile 🙂
loamy…love that word 🙂 !!
Ugh – we won’t see real earth stirring spring until the very end of April. I live through my garden books and catalogs all winter.
Does anyone know if it’s true that deer won’t eat tree peony? Those bambi-bast@rds eat EVERYTHING! I want something substantial in my garden that I don’t have to put a cage around.
no kidding, had 2 hang out in my backyard all morning yesterday. Spread some deer repellant around in the afternoon, now it’s snowing/drizzling, so it was probably all for naught. They’re so hungry at this time of yr that they’ll eat anything. Grrrr!
You might want to try this list:
http://tinyurl.com/pd83haa
The problem is that deer don’t read the lists of stuff they’re not supposed to eat – LOL
I plant lots of supposedly deer-proof things… then give up on the stuff they eat after all.
I’ve had one lately that even eats MINT. Maybe I can identify him/her by the minty fresh breath ;^)
I use a rather common term for the fact that our deer will eat anything! The only things I’ve never seen them eat are catmint (nepeta) and russian sage. So… now I’m planning an garden of two plants, lol!
HdP Tubereuse 1 on one arm and Tubereuse 3 on the other. I havent tried no2. Not sure of no1, and earlier when I tried no3 i really disliked it as I found it heavy and cloying. Was brave enough to try it again and now im enjoying it! Really spicy. I get cinnamon, but the notes dont mention spices at all…
I really like Tubereuse 3 (one of the few tuberose scents I wear). Could it be the immortelle that seems spicy?
Maybe.. maybe its just my nose, because it does smell rather different than it did before! But I do have immortel in other things that dont smell like cinnamon..
Oh well, it doesnt matter really- im just glad its decided to smell nicer than before! 🙂
Wearing Aroma M Camelia Oil. Very pretty, but very close to the skin on me, as most oils seem to wear for me. Yesterday I wore Fireside Intense, so I’m trying to make this a week of woman perfumers.
Camellia is pretty. I want to try the EdP and see if it pushes out better, but I really have enjoyed my sample. You smell great.
Today it is Guerlain’s Heritage, as close to a signature scent as any I have. Even more than Habit Rouge, this seems to me to be the male counterpart to Shalimar. I stick to masculines (vive la difference) but like it when they reference much loved feminines as Heritage does in this case.
Aftelier cuir gardenia. I’m not often drawn to pretty (or brief) scents, but this one is so nice. It will be the end of this sample…
I love this one. This is the only super-animalic base perfume that I like out of the entire universe of perfumes.
Unless the pricing changed, the per mL price for the samples is less than the one for the 2 mL mini.
SOTD is Sycomore. It’s nice on a “wintery mix” day like we’re having today in Chicago…
I am also in a Chanel exclusive, Beige. This is my Lady scent. I feel feminine but also in charge. Don’t know if i would splurge on a FB (although if it were $50 less spendy I might) but will always have a sample around.
I wish they had a 4 pack like the Hermessences…
I love the smell of Sycomore, esp. in the spring. It’s what our woods smell like here when the trees start to come in. Sycomore is wonderful stuff. It took me a long time to appreciate it, but now I love it and other deep vetivers.
this sounds lovely, AnnS. I’m looking forward to that scent…
I know – anything green, verdant, vegetal that doesn’t look like cold or snow is all I’m thinking about!
Wow, you make this sound really great! Thanks for the brief review – I will definitely look into this one. We have a couple sycomore trees in our wood lot. I love their bark in the sunshine…
At home sick today. My BP was through the roof. I haven’t had a chance to choose a fragrance yet. Just checking into see what everyone else is wearing. I will try to post my scent just as soon as I get a chance. Hope everyone has a fantastic day!
So sorry, hope you’re better soon!
Thanks so much!
I hope you feel better. We have a cold cycling through my family. Ugh.
It’s snowing where I am today, and supposed to get a lot colder, so I got out Lostmarc’h Lann Ael and put some on, as it’s both a comfort scent and one that kind of makes me think if more spring-like weather (as that’s when I normally wear it).
Ha! I thought I’d be the only Aftel-gal (and/or guy–sorry guys!) today and I am so not!
Am wearing Mandy’s Wild Roses…. A candied, spicy rose with dusty patchouli… I splashed out and bought one of her 2 ml minis… for $50. That’s my problem… it is so expensive. I am sure the price is appropriate for the labor and materials, etc. etc. but I would dearly love a full bottle… but it is so dear!
I smell amazing.
I guess I should be happy that the Afteliers I tried didn’t work on my skin! 50 dollars for two mls? ouch!
I am going to try Cuir gardenia one more time tomorrow…..(the last two tries I had to wash it off)….
Mohur today. I will probably wear something by Mandy Aftel on Friday. I’m sorry I never tried Candide before it was discontinued!
Continuing my sample a day expedition, SOTD = Maroc pour Elle. In the beginning I got strong incense and flowers, now it is faded away (more than I hoped) to a close to the skin amber-ish, vannilla-ish coziness with an occasional hint of chocolate, which I did not expect. I expected maybe a bit MORE, but this is very nice. Doesn’t beat out Seville a l’Aube, tho – seems that is my favorite scent right, and I find myself comparing each of the new ones I have tested to that.
I love Maroc pour Elle. I have a bit of a large decant left, but it is definitely FBW. It is so nice!
I had the opposite experience! Maroc was opulent and lasted forever on me, and Seville was light, pretty, and ephemeral. Isn’t it interesting how the same perfume behaves differently or is perceived differently depending on the wearer?
Yes it is entertaining! Séville gives me 10 hours or so. Maroc only 4 or 5 hr but the intensity lasted only an hour at most.
Maroc will last into the following day on me! My bottle is quite old, though–I wonder if it has been reformulated?
Maroc would last a week on me if I didn’t shower (and went all elegant hippie). I’m sure if you asked nicely Mr. Tauer would say whether he had to reformulate it or not. Or maybe you just didn’t put on enough when you were testing, lol!
SOTD is CSP Vanille Mokha. I don’t like to drink coffee, but love the smell so love this one – and it’s not as sickly sweet as most other CSPs. I only have a decant I got from swapping so just looked around and see it was discontinued. There are some reasonable ones on ebay, so I just may have to get some more!
I am ashamed that I don’t know the perfumers of most of my scents! Except my SSS and Aftelier samples. So will have to look at the lists and see what I have for Friday.
Just looked at some of the perfumer lists and there are a few easy ones – any BK (Calice Becker) or Annick Goutal (Isabelle Doyenne)! Now I have lots of choices.
Today I’m wearing Indult Tihota. I don’t know what I’ll wear on Friday, I’d rather not go for the obvious so I’ll have to do some research between now and then!
No scent yet, as I’m pondering running by the mall to try out Bronze Goddess. Still deciding about this one.
We’re having a weird ice/snow/rain mix today, but it’s warming up. I’m calling it ‘pre-spring’. I realize that calling the 30’s ‘warm’ might be a stretch, but it gets warm enough to melt some of this snow, so that’s good by me. I consider pre-spring to be a time when we still get winter precipitation, but it doesn’t stick around for long. Also, the cat shed her winter coat, which strikes me as a good sign.
Got myself a FB of Bronze Goddess last Friday. Gave me a silly grin all day :^)
I bought a bottle of Bronze Goddess almost immediately after first smelling it. Waiting patiently for it to get warm enough to start wearing it again 🙂
Giving vintage Jardins de Bagatelle a spin in cool weather. I’ve always thought of it as a spring/summer scent, but something about it has always reminded me of My Sin so I thought it should work on this late winter day (calling for another 5″ to 10″ of snow!).
Hmm. My Sin = JdBagatelle… hmmm. You have given me, as Hercule Poirot would say, furiously to think.
I’ve never done a side by side, but the first time I smelled JdB, I thought of My Sin.
“Furiously to think” – I’d forgotten that. Good one! 🙂
I love that one! Reformulation diminished it a bit, but it is lovely.
Heheheeheee, she says gleefully. I’ve got a vintage bottle. 😀
I am starting to think more and more that we are fragrance twins!
I think we are Ann!
JdB was the first Guerlain I ever really wanted – back when I was about 15 or 16, so I have a very fond place for it in my heart. I remember the old print ad with the blonde girl running? riding a horse? I have an older bottle (chevron box), but I hardly ever wear it. I still have the nearly empty bottle of JdB fragrance talc that I wore to my senior prom sitting on my dresser. I was yearning to be sooooo sophisticated back then! Ha, ha. I’ve never smelled My Sin, so hmmm….
Here’s a poll: what you wore – dress (tux?) and frag – for your senior prom!
Just put on some Mate, Heliotrope& Patchouli by Dame Perfumery. This is surprisingly a nice, calming fragrance. Not too sweet, not too powdery, but just enough of all the right things to soothe the spirits. I like this more than I expected to. I am using a sample of this, but will see how it wears throughout the day. If all goes well, this could be a contender for a FB.
This is perfect for anyone whose feeling under the weather and wants to wear a scent to make them feel better. Maybe its the patchouli.
I have a sample of that but have not explored it. Not a big patch fan. I really like the Black Flower Vanilla he has done.
(Hides secret amusement that there are people who would find patchouli makes them feel better.)
(That’s okay. One perfumista’s Joy – er, joy – is another one’s Poison. 😉 )
Nice one, Mals!
Haaaaaahaaaaahaaaaaaa!!!!
Well, I have felt totally BELEAGUERED the past week and half!
So it’s back to my swap sample of Saffron Troublant- it just flips the right switch at this particular point in time.
On the upside, I have been waxing and waning over the purchase of a FB of Onda VdE when my “no buy” restrictions have expired in April and have had a complete turn around.
Instead, I decided to use that money for personal training to add to my spin routine. Health, both physical and mental, comes before any perfume, even one as gorgeous as Onda.
I have really come to enjoy working out and pushing my limits physically. I’ll never be the proud owner of a 6 pack, but that’s not what I’m going for.
I’m going for balance and attaining my exercise induced transcendental health and well being.
Sorry this is so off topic, but it’s good to make a decision one can really be happy with!
Wishing all happiness, health, and wonderful smells!
Your healthy decision will pay dividends loooong after that bottle of Onde has been used and forgotten. Congratulations!
I need to get healthy too. I’ve got too many old sports injuries that are exacerbated by my lack of fitness. Isn’t typing exercise?
LOVE exercising and feeling strong! This last year, I switched up my goals to go for straight-up strength–no namby-pamby stuff for me any more–and it feels like such a liberation. And as you say, the goal is strength, not a six pack (although I wouldn’t mind some obvious bicepts! :] ). Keep up the good work! (And maybe treat yourself with a bottle of perfume for reaching some milestone down the road!)
Chergui today. It’s hitting the right note.
I’m testing out Encre Noir today. Thanks again Sajini. I really like it but I think I’d have to give the edge to Terre d’Hermes in this contest. That Lalique bottle though…
I keep my bottle near the bed in case I have to throw something at an intruder… 😉
I can see how it would make a good projectile. Btw, is the lid wooden or plastic?
Plastic
Agree with you both – the bottle is both substantial AND beautiful. (Would also make a great weapon with the corners!)
I haven’t done a side by side but I don’t find it that similar to Terre d’H. They both have vetiver but while Terre is warm and expansive, I find Encre Noire to have a quite bracing feel. Its like hot sand on the side and bitter black roots on the other. Some people compare Terre to Sel de Vetiver and while there are similarities I find the latter to be brighter and more effervescent while the former has more depth.
Clearly, I think more about these things than is strictly healthy…
Oh yes, they are very different. When I say ‘contest’ I mean that I am trying to decide on a vetiver fragrance to add to my collection and Terre d’Hermes is still the front runner. Ideally I’d have both plus the Guerlain, Sel de Vetiver, and Vetiver Tonka.
I only have a small sample of TdH, but I agree, they don’t smell anything alike. TdH is woody, creamy, with a dash of the veg salt of vetiver. EN is very smokey, etc.
Oh, ok, I see what you mean!
I’m going to wear scents by women all week long. Yesterday was Mona do Orio Nuit Noire and today I’m in Moon Garden by Strange Invisible Perfumes. I’m so glad I have a bottle of this discontinued beauty.
Poivre piquant today since a very long time – for some reason I always thought this was very feminine, the kind of perfume that men would love on women 😀
I was actually looking for my sample of Passage d’Enfer this morning, but found this one instead.
Here at Keep It Simple Tuesday it’s Encens Mythique d’Orient, in a DvF-style dress, pretending to be a rich lady.
Fun, but seems a little complicated for keep it simple. I think I understand the impulse, though. I like to look at some of those horsey Ralph Lauren ads and pretend that is my life, but I am out of Safari at the moment..LOL
SOTD is Teo Cabanel Alahine. I love its plush, naughty sweetness.
Alahiiiiiiiiiine! I love it.
I pondered Chamade, but the dregs of last night’s Tabac Aurea decided me on Safari instead. So gorgeous.
Mals, do you like Mecca Balsam? It’s got a fairly prominent tobacco note.
Never tried it. I generally do badly with balsamy things.
Ahhh… I should have remembered that. I think you and I are generally Evil Scent Twins.
Safari and Chamade may as well be sisters! I always think of No 19, Safari, Chamade, Heure Exquise, Temps d’une Fete….. all so nice and close to each other.
I’m wearing Possets Samarkand today (the perfumer is Fabienne Christiansen). I don’t like it as much as I remembered. It’s a nice enough rose but a bit metallic.
SOTD = Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Oeillet Rouges
This is a wonderful spicy carnation soliflor and very long lasting. I am somewhat freaking out that the 2nd atomizer top for this is malfunctioning like the first one – first plunge was fine, 2nd was sticky (so only a little came out) and the 3rd one was just plain stuck. I guess I’ll have to write them again — it was probably a bad batch of atomizers OR the perfume itself may be more viscuous than normal.
Oh, that’s a shame. Equipment malfunctions are so annoying.
SOTD was Le Dix. I barely get any fruity top notes; it goes on all florals and aldehydes on me (or maybe mine is too old for top notes), then has a long creamy drydown. Love it.
Naomi Goodsir Cuir Velours… Today was its first wearing and I am impressed. It has been going strong for 12 hours now. Expensive but worth it.
Voyage d’Hermes has been a delight today. Thanks for the reminder, Robin. I love the bit of mineral note there.
Whoops, meant to comment under the review of M. Li and his garden. I guess here is ok, too. 😉
today I am wearing Faith Hill True
Looking for a perfume consultation of sorts 🙂 – if I like Cinnabar and I like Faith hill true -(and only those two …) _ what third would you recommend 🙂
You might email and apply for the Monday Mail and ask that question. You’ll get lots of great advice. Good luck!