TGIF! Our community project for today: in honor of International Women's Day, wear a perfume by a female perfumer. What (and who) did you pick?
As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you're not participating in the community project.
I'm wearing Diptyque Philosykos, by the fabulous Olivia Giacobetti.
Reminder: next Friday, 13 March, we're doing Old School Niche: wear a perfume from L'Artisan Parfumeur, Diptyque or Frederic Malle. Double bonus points if the fragrance was released before 2010!
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 figs exposed [cropped] by Sonny Abesamis at flickr; some rights reserved.
I was going to wear Bvlgari Black today but changed my mind. So I’ve gone for another of Annick Menardos creations (I think it might have even have been her first) – Xeryus Rouge by Givenchy. Kumquat, cactus flesh, cedar, tonka – it’s a real study in opposites – bitter with sweet, sharp with powdery softness, and when it comes to longevity and projection its a bit of a beast.
On a side note I’m really looking forward to next weeks project and I’m going to make a full (L’Artisan) week of it. Sod it, I’m gonna start tomorrow!
My scent works for old school niche already, so I may beat you to it 😉
I may change to Black tonight. Or maybe Philosykos 😉
Black is sooooooo good!
I’m wearing Black today!
I used to wear Xeryus Rouge back in the day and it was SO GOOD. That red-pepper opening…
Wearing En Voyage Zelda today, I’ve been waiting all week! I really like everything I’ve tried from En Voyage, Shelley Waddington does some great work.
And that’s the one I keep meaning to try, thanks for the reminder!
You smell great, and I agree with you about Shelley Waddington’s creations.
Twins! 🙂
I was wondering which one you would pick for today, Philosykos is a fabulous scent.
I’m honouring the memory of the late, great Germaine Cellier and am wearing Fracas. I’ve layered the extrait with the EDP. I’m not working today so no one will mind.
You smell fabulous, of course! I didn’t manage to wear so many I thought of this week…there are so many fantastic women perfumers.
And would have liked to have gotten to Josephine Catapano…but the only one I have is Youth Dew and sorry to say I do not love it.
Oh- Fracas is a major fragrance! I have a small sample and that’s all I need. I like it in the summer.
I was thinking of wearing this, but I don’t get the “objectionable” notes, so I’m afraid of scaring others away with overapplication..
Fracas has no ojectionable notes 😉
Fact.
I am wearing Fracas today as well, I have it in the rollerball which allows one to apply discretely and get away with wearing it to yoga class. Well, hours and hours after initial application……
I have also started off my morning with some vintage Fracas. I still need to shower, but I’ll be sure to keep it womanly with whatever I put on later. Maybe Patricia di Nicolai….
Another perfumer I almost reached for this morning – Le Temps d’Une Fete would have been perfect. Perhaps I’ll wear that for gardening time tomorrow!
TGIF!
SOTD: Hedonist Rose.
I am loving the juicy peach opening. A beautiful and gentle scent 🙂
Oh, I’ve been wanting to try that one — lemon, clove, peach, and rose? Yes, please!
Putting it on test list:).
Is the Hedonist very musky? Not sure if I’d like too much musk.
SOTD is Ballets Rouges. Real oakmoss and roses! Gah, very pretty.
I need to catch up on Fig frags. I want to smell like a fig grove too 😉
Ballets Rouges is so good.
That is a good one. Too bad I didn’t think of it.
SOTD: Dzing! (L’Artisan Parfumeur). 🙂
I am wearing Le Labo Gaiac 10 (Annick Menardo). AM did both of my favorite Le Labos Gaiac and Patchouli.
Sampling Le Deuxieme–perfumer is Patricia Choux and I think it will be dense enough and happy enough to stand up to temperatures in the teens
Mon Parfum Cheri, par Camille.
I chose this one above all the other possibilities because it is the only chypre I really truly adore.
A Goutal is perfect for today. I was checking my drawer the other day and it turns out that I have by far more Goutals than any other house.
Same here, although for me it’s probably going to be a tie between Goutal and PdN.
Wearing Bill Blass Nude today, by Sophia Grojsman. I really liked this theme, and am sad I didn’t make a checklist of the perfumes I have by female noses BEFORE the end of the week. I realized I have enough that I could have worn one each day of the week…This is an important reminder. I always think perfume composition is such a boys’ club, and I’m glad/surprised to see how many women have made such great scents.
Missionista, I totally agree!–you are so right.
Oh, I hadn’t realized she did this one! I bought a bottle (blind buy) because it smelled so heavenly on a woman I was next to on the subway one day. On me, nice enough, but not mesmerizing. I still have it just because there’s nothing else like it, and I like to sniff it from time to time. 🙂
1000 Flower’s Narcotic Flowers – gorgeous, creamy and lush…reminds me of a modern version of my beloved vintage Chloe. For an all natural the sillage and longevity is pretty decent and it is also quite affordable. The perfumer, Jessica September Buchanan, is one fo my all time favorites as she pays hommage to classics while giving them a fresh twist ….as I mentioned before Fleur no.1 is a softer no 19 and Ode for Him is a rosier version of Herrera for Men (loved that one from the 1980s). And she doesn’t release new fragrances every three months…to date their are only five in the line and I own all of them 🙂 !!
and I am in trouble for next week …don’t own a thing by any of the three old niche houses…not even a sample! I might have to do “old indie niche” (SSS, Ineke or 1000 Flowers …three that I own plenty of FBs 🙂 !!)
Don’t worry, wear what you want! You could also do Serge…he certainly qualifies and the only reason I didn’t include him in the list is that we already did a Serge Friday. But any pre-2010 niche scent would work as “old school”….
Don’t have a Lutens either-LOL! I will do the “pre-2010 niche scent” as long as indie niche counts 🙂 !!
There are a lot of SSS released before 2010! Vintage Rose, Rose Musc, Champagne de Bois, Tabac Aurea, To Dream, Lieu de Reves, Jour Ensollie, etc etc….
Thanks, Ann! i have four of the ones you mentioned so I guess I am all set for next friday !
Oh, Velvet Rose too – I wore that for my wedding in 2008. 😉
I really ought to try that 1000 Flowers.
yeah, mals…was thinking of you for Fleur no 1 as well as Narcotic Flowers! She sells samples but I would go for the small fbs which I think are 1/2 oz and not really expensive…..
Wearing Lalique’s Hommage à l’Homme. Wrong name for today, but it is by Christine Nagel and Mathilde Bijaoui!
Love that one! Not as fond of the Voyageur version though.
The Voyageur is certainly a different beast. I’m not usually a fan of vetiver, but I can live with the vetiver of Voyageur… enough to buy a FB! LOL
I’m wearing Barbara Bui (Anne Flipo). Sometimes I love it, and sometimes I’m extremely put off by its sweetness. Today, I happen to love it.
Just for fun, I layered it with Passage d’Enfer on one arm, but it was totally overpowered.
Thought about going with Jolie Madame (Germaine Cellier), but in the end my hand reached for Daniela Andrier’s Gucci Eau de Parfum from 2002 – beautiful!
You smell great! One of the few “cumin” scent that I can not only tolerate but realy like.
I adore that stuff. You smell divine! Cant wait for cooler weather to wear again!
Thank you both! It’s my most-complimented fragrance, and I will be very sad when it becomes impossible to find.
I’m wearing White Lilac by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz and dreaming of spring!
That’s a really good one! I bought some in the oil format the first time she released it, don’t have the edp… but it’s got that almost narcotic quality of the Real Thing, you know when you shove your face into the blooming bush? That.
Soooo good! It’s a cheerful scent that reminds me of flowers in the rain. I never noticed white lilacs until I tried this perfume, but now I find them all over the neighborhood in the spring and like them better than the purple ones.
Oh, that’s another one I’ve been meaning to try. I love the scent of lilacs.
have you tried Ineke’s After My Own Heart? I like to pair that with Pacifica’s French Lilac.
I have not tried it, but it’s been on my to-sample list for a while.
MDCI Invasion Barbare, nose Stephanie Bakouche.
One of my favourite fragrances for men!
Wearing TDC Sublime Balkiss. It’s my birthday and if I can’t play Queen of Sheba today, well, when can I? (Thank you, Celine Ellena.)
Happy Birthday, From one fish to another! 😉
Happy belated, Deva!
Happy Birthday! Definitely a day to wear a fabulous perfume 😀
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Yay, happy birthday! Hope it’s great fun to match your scent 🙂
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Nancy, and belated Happy Birthday for yesterday Deva! 🙂
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! Wishing you a wonderful birthday weekend ahead with a great year to follow.
Thanks all, for the birthday greetings!
Happy Birthday!
Ah well for one I am right on the money – not wearing anything atm (fragrance-wise) but going to pick up my reserved flacon of Premier Figuier Extreme in about an hour 🙂
Ladies and gents I need your help – a fragrance that would suit a sexy medieval warrior and rebel – can you please recommend something besides Muscs Koublai Khan? Pleasepleaseplease …
What about Rudis by Nobile 1942? The story is Roman rather than Medieval, but swords and wine and feasting… so its just a technicality 😉
I’m going to recommend Clinic’s Aromatics Elixir – massive, rich, takes no prisoners, and certainly has all the types of herbs and essences that would have been naturally available in medieval times. Also, Lancome’s Magie Noir – massive dose would hypnotize any challenger.
Two suggestions. The first is AG Amber Fetiche (amber, leather, and myrrh). To me it smells strong and powerful – the leather with the dry amber seems appropriate. My second suggestion is ELdO Rossy de Palma – Eau de protection. I could see a sexy warrior wearing this dark rose blend.
Etat Libre d’Orange Rien, and I second Aromatics Elixir.
Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 O’Hira – AMBERGRIS. resins, leather, labdanum. It is. heavy perfume fit for a warrior.
L’Eau by Diptyque is supposed to be based on a medieval pot-pourri recipe…
Thank you ladies these suggestions are fantastic!
And I got my PFE!!!! I’m in heaven!!!! 🙂
Ambre Russe? Kinski?
Something by La Via del Profumo – Sharif, Mecca Balsam, Tawaf – plenty of others. Natural perfumes by a mystic.
SOTD = Attrape-Coeur, by the fascinating Mathilde Laurent. She has recently done Cartier Le Panthere, which I have not bought yet. I am sort of holding out for the intense or extreme version. In the meantime, I think Attrape-Coeur is sort of perfect in every way!
Another Mathilde Laurent here — Cartier Baiser Vole EDP. I hear there’s a rich extrait of La Panthere.
I love Cartier Baiser Vole edp. It made me have hope for very good releases. It’s my favorite lily.
I smelled the Panthère extrait. Gorgeous, but not different enough to the EDP for me to want to own both.
My skin just tends to eat scents so I like to opt for “richer” versions whenever possible. I didn’t know there was an extrait! I’ll look for it.
Such a shame Attrape-Coeur is gone. My decant is nearly gone, too.
Email me, Mals at rappleyea11 with a yahoo address and I can take care of you.
Thank you, sweetie, but I think I will bide for now. I have so many other things to wear… I do think it’s a shame that AC was d/c, as it was wonderful.
Mandy Aftelier’s Palimpsest. It smells a lot warmer and brighter than the weather today.
Oh man, I’m so curious about Palimpsest. Is it really like bottled sunshine?
That’s a pretty good description! I get a lot of peach or osmanthus and honey. It’s one of my favorites of Mandy Aftel’s.
I’m sunk. Off to buy a sample now.
On this viciously cold day I had to wear something warm and cozy and delicious, so the obvious choice was the incomparable Spellbound (vintage) by the incomparable Sophia Grojsman, empress of perfumers.
My older sister used to wear Spellbound years ago.
Sel de Vetiver by Celine Ellena.
Totally off topic, Jonas, but I never got to reply to a comment you left a while ago regarding Eden Botanicals….I say “go for it”….looking at the listings of offerings and keeping count I can honestly say that I have tried over 100 of their e.o.s and have not been disappointed….I use them with/in just about everything (homemade shampoos, body butters, body oil blends, perfume blends, added to conventional perfumes, etc.). They have an amazing selection of some unusual oils and the quality is outstanding….I can give you a list that would be a mile long of the oils I love from this reputable company (and they really don’t mark up the prices as some perfumers do who also sell essential oils on their sites).
Thanks. I think I just need to decide exactly what I want and then go ahead and order it. As soon as I start browsing their catalogue I start to feel like I need one of everything. I know that i want the lavender sampler and one of their 10% nerolis but I’m not sure what else to get. What are some of your favorites and how do you use them? The most advanced I’ve gotten with blending is lavender+distilled water=room spray, lol.
There are some great books out there. Ive had ‘The Fragrant Pharmacy’ by Valerie Ann Worwood for years, and have had great fun getting ideas and creating some very useful products.
I’ll check if my library has that book, thanks.
oh my gosh..where to begin? I make my own shampoo with equal parts mild castille soap and distilled water and then add a few drops of e.os. I make body butter using coconut oil melted in the microwave and then add a few drops of e.os. A body oil ,which I make for my yoga teacher to use at the end of class, is basically a carrier oil ( I usually use sweet almond oil) and drops of her favorite e.os from Eden (wild lavender, bitter almond and dark patchouli). I like so many of the Eden oils but the staples in my house are usually dark patchouli, amber pure and simple, new caledonia sandalwood absolute (sweeter than their other sandalwood offerings) tobacco, cocoa absolute, oakmoss, galbanum, ambrette seed, orange essence (pairs great with the coconut body butter), lavender absolute, coffee bean oil, tonka bean, Bourbon vanilla, and orange blossom fine ….I have made my own perfume blends with their tuberose, osmanthus, yuzu (the first two oils are pricey so I recommend purchasing samples)….I could go on and on but I will stop here! And I definitely recommend you try the sampler packs. and if you love vetiver I recommend the double distilled vetiver…smoother and more tolerable to my nose.
Thanks for all these ideas. I think that I just need to find one recipe for a room spray or something and then order based on that.
Another thank you for this fabulous list. Their prices actually don’t look bad. I’m a little afraid of what the duty would add up to. Its almost impossible to work that out in advance. So far I have stuck to South African manufacturers, but would love to compare them with ones people discuss on this blog. I’v found that the same EO (lavender/vetiver) from different SA brands tend to smell very different. I’m not sure its always a matter of quality…
I’v enjoyed using both vetiver and lavender but I find the sandalwood I got to be a bit off-putting, and I seldom use the Patchouli. I assume Eden Botanicals have more appealing variants of these.
I want to add that I layered the Sel De Vetiver over Jardin en Med body lotion. I think it’s a nice combo. Do I get bonus points for the father daughter thing?
Jonas, snap! I also wore Sel de Vetiver this morning. Then I went past a department store and tried some Guerlains, thereby losing all my brownie points!
I’m also in an Olivia Giacobetti scent, Fredric Malle En Passant. Not the best match for the 8 inches of snow we got yesterday, but it’s getting me ready for tomorrow’s trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show!
Twins! The cooling cucumber works for our summer heat wave here
I love this theme! Went with Etat Libre d’Orange Bijou Romantique by Mathilde Bijaoui, who also did their fabulous Like This.
Just curious about next week–why doesn’t Parfums de Nicolai count as old school niche? According to fragrantica the first scents in the line were released in 1989 which predates Malle
Nicolaï, Goutal, Divine and L’Artisan are all older than Malle.
I think I’m with you to add some more houses/noses to diversify our old school niche for next week. I would definitely vouche for Goutal and even now, aside from the discounters, AG is still not widely distributed in the US.
See below…absolutely wear what works for you! In the mid 2000s you could get AG in Bloomingdales, among others, and I did not think of it as hugely niche. But that was my reasoning and does not have to sway anybody else 🙂
And still thinking about this: didn’t see this as any different from days when we all wore the same brand, actually since it’s 3 it’s more inclusive. Annick Goutal / Isabelle Doyen is on my list already, although hadn’t scheduled a date for it.
It was more that the theme was old-school niche which was why I asked about PdN. I’d be pretty happy with a Nicolai day
Will add to list, but of course wear one next Friday if you like!
I’m OK with Diptyque and L’AP anyway. Actually I think I can make the entire week pre-2010 L’APs! I have mostly decants, but it still counts!
Absolutely wear PdN if you like. I was picking what I thought of as the “biggies” in the mid-2000s.
(and again, would have included Serge except we already did Serge)
Sophia Grojsman is well represented today! I’m wearing Yvresse after someone wore it a couple days ago and Ive been craving it.
I see she was also responsible for Exclamation! I loved that when I was 12, but I dont think I’d ever rush to revisit it.. (Colours by Benetton however, Im rather curious to sniff in perfect, c1988 condition 🙂 )
I wore the original Exclamation as well….fascinated by that bottle! did not know it was Sophia Grojsman’s creation (back in the 1970s and 80s it wasn’t exactly public knowledge)
I liked that one too, and not surprising that it was a Grojsman.
I wore and adored both Exclamation and Colors way back then too! Had no idea about Grojsman, etc.
My older sister wore the original Colors back in high school? college? when it first came out. It always smelled good then! I actively avoided wearing the fragrances she wore b/c of sibling competition. But she had a pretty good track record early on: Colors, EL Beautiful, RL Safari…….
I had that sister thing too.. I wasnt allowed to wear Chloe… but I think that even though I wish now I had some vintage Chloe, I was always into the brasher orientals and she the prettier florals so we didnt clash much over perfume.
My sister wears much tamer frags these days. I think her sig frag is now Light Blue, and then she likes Infusion d’Iris, etc. She’s in a very corporate situation and I think she has to keep it mild. I am lucky that it doesn’t really matter.
I almost veered off plan today and went with a Goutal – but I wear them so much all year that I wanted to stick to the plan and wear a Sonoma Scent Studio fragrance. Yesterday I put on To Dream and Lieu de Reves to remind my nose about them. I like Lieu de Reves just a little better b/c of the super dry incense. But today I decided to go with Femme Jolie b/c is such a happy fragrance and it’s very special to me. I can’t wait until next week’s challenge! Cheers!
Femme Jolie was discontinued before I discovered SSS (same for Opal which I hear was quite good)……how does it smell? and I love TD and LdR (sad that she discontinued the latter one…..)
I used to have a bottle of Opal that I swapped about a year ago. It was a lovely sweet musk fragrance. Femme Jolie is a light musky oriental with spices, light mulled fruits, cinnamon, etc. Did I mention this the other day? I’m nuts for sure. It’s very similar to something like DK Chaos or Black Cashmere.
You probably did but I never got around to reading it…sorry! I looked on basenotes and was amazed by how many other SSS fragrances were made that are now discontinued…..
I wanted to wear lieu de R – which is my favorite SSS. But it was a little too warm and sweet for the heat wave we are having. Interested in your saying dry incense – now I need to go re-smell!
I only got the dry incense particularly when I was arm to arm testing it against To Dream. It really jumped out at me. Woods too? I don’t know. Something dry and powdery that I was really enjoying. I think the similar notes in To Dream got knocked out of my sniffer and I was only smelling what was different.
Ann S, after my first Goutal of the day wore off I switched to another: Encens Flamboyant, from a sample. Sadly, I still don’t like it. Maybe it’s too “flamboyant” for me, haha. In truth, I’m trying to find “my” incense perfume. It could take awhile.
I’m not too keen on big incense either. It’s ok when it’s part of a good supporting group of middle and base notes in a strong and well mixed oriental. I appreciate it when I smell it on others, but I don’t enjoy wearing it as a major note. Probably Memoir Woman is my strongest incense frag, but there’s a lot of other things going on too.
Zelda by Shelley Waddington of En Voyage- Waxy, Lush and Creamy! Not something I was expecting to like, but I fell head over heels for this one. It’s so grand and reminds of the Antebellum period for some reason. It feels old school, in the best way possible.
It’s such a contradiction to me- very ladylike and feminine, but at the same time devastatingly seductive. If this scent had a face I think it would be Elizabeth Taylor, although I know it’s an ode to Zelda Fitzgerald.
So happy with my beautiful full bottle!
This has a bunch of ecstatic reviews. I’ll have to look for it.
I went with Dune today. Until last night I didn’t even know who this was created by, was excited to find out. Co-authored by Nejla Barbir.
In that research found that I had many created by women…great theme!
Twins! At least or a little while! I wore Dune pre-spin class and switched to Zelda after my shower. You smell great 🙂
I think Olivia Giacobetti was one of the first perfumers I learnt the name of when I started to follow NST and lose myself in the review archives. Sadly I don’t love all of her creations as much as you do, Robin :)! For today I dug up and revisited an old sample of Dzing!. The verdict is still the same: I like it but doesn’t love it. Happy weekend everybody!
I liked Dzing! enough based on a sample to buy a full bottle once, but it got old fast, I found, and I don’t think I had it more than three years before I swapped it away.
That’s ok! And you’ve given it a decent shot.
Cuir de Gardenia–finally breaking down and using my extremely expensive but lovely Aftel minis… I was holding out for a special occasion. Today seems as good as any!
You smell wonderful! I was sampling some Afteliers last night, and Cuir de Gardenia is amazing! I want the mini trio with that one, Cepes and Tuberose, and Cocoa.
Sadly all of the Afteliers I sampled don’t work for me…when I should be getting leather and gardenia my skin emanates rotting flowers 🙁 !!! But maybe it is a blessing in disguise as Aftelier is completely out of my limited perfume budget!
The lighter more floral ones don’t seem to work on me … Skin chemistry is so fascinating!
I won the gorgeous Cepes and Tuberose in a competition but its small and precious so I tend not to use it 😮 Do naturals spoil quicker than other scents?
Yes! Use it (says the woman struggling to use her own).
My SOTD is Lumiere Blanche by Sidonie Lancesseur. This is one of my “perfect for all occasions” scents. It’s warm and bright, yet it still works when it’s hot out.
So many good things to choose from today! But I went with a favorite today, cozy Vanille Tonka by Patricia de Nicolai.
You smell great. I wore PdN’s on Sunday and Monday.
Vanille Tonka has been hovering on my “to buy” list for many years now. It’s one of my favs. I love that limey citrus in there. Very nice.
Just so you know… a couple of years ago VT was reformulated to diminish that wonderful lime. Sad. It’s still there, but very mild now.
Boo-hoo. Blink and it’s all over. Well, I’m sure it’s a very pretty vanilla anyway. It was different.
Need to try that one. Went with LTDF, continuing my de Nicolai week.
Noticed the house is now going by Nicolai Parfumeur Createur. Will have to train myself to switch acronyms!
I thought about LTdF, but it was very icy earlier and I couldn’t face it. But now, the two inches of ice/snow has melted off – it would be a great choice now.
My SOTD is Fox by Meredith Smith of Sweet Anthem. Notes: ginger lily, peach, gardenia, beeswax, and black tea.
I’m off to meet a friend to see a Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit, have lunch, and perhaps buy something from the Art-o-mat 🙂 http://www.artomat.org/. Ta ta for now.
That sounds yummy!
I have yet to try any Sweet Anthems, but that one sounds very appealing.
My SOTD is Rose De Grasse by Aerin Lauder. This is the fragrance I won in the drawing here at NST. I like it a lot. It is very clean (as is all of Aerin Lauder fragrances). Rose De Grasse is a lot lighter than her Evening Rose. Rose De Grasse is a wearable fragrance for anytime.
It sounds so pretty! I’m glad that roses are in style.
Busted out my small decant of Onda parfum today, and feeling fierce in it!
Oh yeah, fierce is the word!!
En Passant, also by Olivia Giacobetti. I have tried plenty of lilac perfumes; this is my favorite.
Still testing Amber/Incense for Laurie, but couldn’t resist putting Patch 24 on my wrists on this frigid, snowed-in day. Stay warm all!
P. S. Robin, this is such a great poll with so many options (more than I ever realized) that I hope you do it again sometime soon.
Glad it was fun!
Dying of jealousy here on your testing. I hope she feels satisfied with it soon ’cause I know I will love it.
I think she’s almost finished. This mod was just switching out one ingredient. She’s an incredible nose – she was right on this call. This mod is definitely better than the previous one.
In Cuir de Lancome today. Fortunately, someone mentioned earlier this week that this perfume fit the bill for this Friday. It made me realize that I have no idea who has created which perfume, which makes me think there isn’t any one perfumer who has created several favourites of mine.
In case you are curious, there’s a set of pages here for perfumers – just go up to the top and click on “Perfumers.” They’re alphabetized, and you might find who did your favorites that way.
Incidentally, Calice Becker and Pauline Zanoni did Cuir de Lancome. 🙂
I decided to wear YSL Paris today, since it was mentioned several times this week and I recently received a decant from STC. It fits the weather very well since we are having a rare sunny day.
You smell wonderful!
Sampling La Religieuse, not in synch. This isn’t full bottle worthy to me, much prefer A La Nuit.
Omega, I am so curious about that one. Can you share a little more of your impressions?
Sure,
I can say that to me, this isn’t a feral or stanky jasmine and that it’s not just about the jasmine as far as florals go, there seems to be a few florals in play..like lily and/or lotv..perhaps even a lilac and a green rose..but a sharp, green, floral bouquet, Estee Lauder actually came to mind. There is a synthetic smelling note noticeable fairly quickly, not sure what it is. But I don’t care for it. The jasmine is noticeable mainly when first applied, then the other florals take over..which has me digging for that jasmine some. What happened to that jasmine?
There is some incense, not very smoky..but a subdued, sweetened incense. Reminded me of the incense in Short Fuze by Smell Bent. The smokiness is noticeable for a pretty short time. Then it’s all about the florals. It’s pretty musky as well. I wouldn’t say very civet-y, not a dirty civet..more like a warm, soft civet. Or white musk civet. It’s pretty feminine and will be too feminine for some males for sure. I am sure many will prefer La Nuit or Sarrasins over this one. This wouldn’t satisfy a serious jasmine craving, I wouldn’t pick up this bottle if I wanted a jasmine soliflore.
* Perhaps I shouldn’t say, ‘for some males’..more that it will be too feminine for some people in general. But I do see males preferring this on a female rather than wearing it themselves. The musk is cloying some to me and I just don’t care for it. This makes me want to revisit my A La Nuit sample…this makes me want to buy a bottle of A La Nuit actually.
Today I’m wearing Euphorisme d’Opium by Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. It reminds me, just a bit, of my old wildin’ days when I slathered myself in YSL Opium, Coty face powder and Tres Tres Dior lipstick. I was a bit of a Goth strumpet.
lol! your old wildin’ days sound much like mine.. 😉
The Sisterhood of the Wildin’ Opium.
I was in the sisterhood of the Poisin, I had a little leopard hat and black leggings I was fond of in those days.
Like the Dylan song 🙂 http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/leopard-skin-pill-box-hat
I’m wearing Fracas. At the office! Haven’t gotten any funny looks yet. I think this my first time wearing Fracas in cold weather, and it’s nice. Pretty sure I prefer it when it’s hot out, it’s almost beachy on me, like old school coppertone scented. Hope everyone has a great Friday.
Scent twins!
I’m also in Olivia Giacobetty today: Eau Blanche from her IUNX-line. It is such a lovely iris, perfect for the cold and crisp early spring outside, a little frost biting the grass in the morning and slowly warming upp to a warm and comforting day.
My favorite gardenia fragrance is VC&A Gardénia Pétale by Nathalie Feisthauer, and that is what I’m wearing today.
I tried that one a long time ago and remember it as a very refined, white floral.
I am wearing Passion by Annick Goutal. I love these themed fridays, I learn so much and makes me wear the perfumes that I haven’t worn for a long time. This is a big love for me, smells elegant and classy. Have a great Friday
I’m wearing Catherine by Sweet Anthem (perfumer is Meredith Smith). It kind of reminds me of SL Datura Noir.
My very first idea was Philosykos but I’ve been wearing it a lot lately, so I went for The Different Company Sublime Balkiss by Celine Ellena instead.
SB is a strange beast. I normally hate black currant, violet leaf and lily-of-the-valley with passion, and have a difficult relationship with rose and patchouli. Obviously, SB looks like a nightmare on paper, but ever since I received a bonus decant of it with a swap, I’ve been smitten by its charms. Today I’ve actually contemplated getting a full bottle!
I am wearing Union Gunpowder Rose, by Anastasia Brozler who created all the Union scents. Later I think I will change to En Passant for coffee with a non-perfume-loving friend.
I’m also in Annick Menardo today: the original Lolita Lempicka, which I love but hardly ever wear. Thanks for the push! 🙂
It’s Prada Amber Pour Homme from Daniela Roche-Andrier
Lucas, I forgot all about the Pradas!! I wear them so often that it was fun to pull out something different today.
Wearing Champagne de Bois, by the lovely Laurie Erickson of Sonoma Scent Studios.
And I just switched over to Manoumalia, by Sandrine Videault whom we lost far too early.
Wearing AG Le Chevrefeuille (Isabelle Doyenne and Camille Goutal). This was probably the first thing I bought a sample of online, once I realized you could actually buy samples online (which I learned here of course!). I love it so and only have a decant. I really should get a bottle since it is discontinued and hard to find online (I see beauty encounter has it,so perhaps after looking for some disocount codes…). It just got moved up on the to buy list! Loved looking through the perfumers lists and agree, didn’t realize there were so many females – I think the guys tend to made a bit more noise (Betrand, JCE, Kurkdjian).
If you see one of those old AGs now, get it before it’s gone forever or only on ebay. I’ve been trying to catch up while the catching is good. I am very happy that I just got a bottle of the original Eau de Sud. So gorgeous! Goutal is the best and my favorite house. I have some Chev too – it’s a real zinger in the summer!
Oh, you got your Sud, good for you! It’s a brilliant fragrance. I love it especially in summer!
SOTD = Sonoma Scent Studio To Dream
To Dream is by the fabulous Laurie Erickson. It’s one of my favorites and just perfect for today’s post-snow storm cold.
Peony and Blush Suede by Jo Malone, nosed by Christine Nagel. Loving this one!
Wore this one the other day…very pretty and a great office scent!
SOTD for me is Oeilette Sauvage by Anne Flipo, inspired by Jessica’s review yesterday.
I really should make it more a point to know the noses behind the perfumes I like. Turns out, I had more choices than I first thought!
I had planned on wearing Infusion d’Iris, but I really wanted roses this morning, so I went with Jo Malone Red Roses instead. However, I am not enjoying it to its full potential because of my sinus infection. Might put a drop of Rozy later and see how that works!
Love love love this theme! As I kept reading down the thread getting more and more giddily happy about all of the brilliant female perfumers.
When I get home it will be a massive book sort and discard a la konmari while wearing AG Muguet.
I’m wearing Centennial today and loving it as usual. It is a good gardening scent as it’s strong enough that I can smell it through my allergy-induced sniffles. We are jouse sitting for my mom and I’m enjoying a gorgeous cool sunny day with-get this-Bat and Titania (the pretty little no longer stray calico) sitting on adjacent chairs playing the “I’m ignoring you” game. Happy, happy, no hissing!
I haven’t heard of centennial before, but I looked it up and it sounds right up my alley! Another on my list to try.
Oh, and lucky kitty 🙂 – is she the one that you got fixed?
Yes. She seems completely unfazed by the experience and has made herself at home. She hasn’t quite figured out the litter box so will need to remain an outside kitty for now but she gets to go in the garage apartment at night. She really wants to come in the big house and keeps trying to sneak in. We are trying to teach her that when humans yell “kicking” as they open a door, she should move. Our cats have all been educated to scram when we say it (we do NOT actually kick cats but have been known to accidentally step on one). Sorry for too much cat talk…again.
Can there ever be enough cat talk? Jury is out for me.
ditto!
Wearing Fire and Cream by Alexandra Balahoutis of Strange Invisible Perfumes. I got my bottle at an amazing deal when they were re-doing their packaging design. This morning I also used a touch of the Lavender Vetiver body wash sample that came with it as a free gift. Lovely all around!
I kick myself on a weekly basis for not buying Fire and Cream. It’s been discontinued. Glad you got a good deal on it!
I’m going women all the way around on this–Marni by Daniela Andrier, for Consuelo Castiglioni’s fashion brand via an Estee Lauder license!
It is so fun see all the other picks here–I really hadn’t thought through just how many of my favorite perfumes were created by women. Makes it a lot harder to countenance statements by people like Frederic Malle who claims he’s just focused on making the best possible fragrances, and if that means 95% of his scents are made by men, we should accept that… http://persolaise.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/the-achilles-heel-in-our-business.html
I’m not a huge Malle fan – but I just dropped 20 degrees in fan-hood!
Same. My stance on FM used to be, well even if in the end most of them don’t quite work for me, I admire what he’s doing… The admiration piece is feeling a lot harder to muster!
I agree with you. I was surprised to find out how many of my favorites were done by women. His comments make me sad. It’s great to go out of your way for quality and vision, but different points of views and experiences can only enhance artistic creativity …
And even to intimate that quality might be at odds with hiring women… I mean, previously I had assumed perhaps there was a “pipeline” problem, with fewer women trained to be senior perfumers…but obviously when you look at this list, it’s no longer possible to argue that there aren’t any female creators he could be hiring.
Totally agree — thought it was very odd that he had Sophia Grojsman make that one-off thing for Barneys, Outrageous — nothing like her best work. Perhaps he simply doesn’t work well with women.
Neither her best work nor his–doesn’t really signal his having taken the project as seriously as he takes his main line, which sure could be an impediment to working well with anyone!
Odd that he sold his line to a company started by……..a woman.
What strikes me is that he wants to sell his products in large part to…women! Does not feel great to me that he’s happy to take women’s money, but is significantly slower to extend to women the auteur status he pioneered for the men he works with…
SOTD is SSS Voile de Violette. Laurie Erickson shares my love of violets and cedar. Like a walk in the springtime forest with violets and wildflowers blooming. Ahhhh!
Will amp up my violets tonight and honor Germaine Cellier with Pierre Balmain Jolie Madame. So much character – and attitude! – in this one.
Sampled Hiris (Olivia Giacobetti) this morning and now 4170 Tuesdays Sexiest Scent on the Planet (Sarah McCartney) tonight. Love reading about all the scents by woman today!
I was going to wear Infusion d’Iris this morning but I just had to have Balenciaga Paris or some reason, so I went with that, but tonight I am switching to Vero Kern’s Rubj extrait.
Bois d’Argent, the last of my decant. Love this stuff. Annick Menardo is brilliant 😀
Agreed, you smell fantastic!
I wore Sel de Vetiver earlier today, but while I was out I tested a few Guerlains. Just now I was sniffing one part of my arm and thinking – this is nice! But which one is it?
Sel de Vetiver! 😀
I am wearing the magnificent Carnation by Mona di Orio. I remember buying a sample of this, not really reading up on the notes, but simply adding it to my Luckyscent cart instinctively because I assumed (wrongly, as it turned out) that this fragrance would be a bold, spicy, carnation scent, which I love. I was, of course, completely taken by surprise when it turned out to be something very different (taking its name, Carnation, from the French for complexion, or color of the flesh), and yet I fell for its sultry, white floral warmth, embraced by an ambery-resinous drydown. I was relieved to nab a bottle right as it was being discontinued.
It’s wonderful to see that Mona’s business partner Jeroen is planning to bring back her original line. I don’t know if it was a lack of successful marketing, or if they just weren’t the ‘right’ scents for that particular time, but I don’t think her first collection was fully appreciated for its vision and innovation. They are not ‘easy’ scents to wear; I find them rather cerebral and intense, and there are days for which they just aren’t the right fragrance for the occasion or my mood, but on the ‘right’ day – like today – they are a wonder.
It is so tragic to me that Mona died so young, just as her remarkable gifts as a perfumer were finally being recognized, and her Nombres d’Or line was reaching a broader market. She achieved so much in a life that ended far too soon.
I’m wearing Vero Kern’s Rubj Voile d’Extrait this evening, while falling asleep on the sofa.
Well, better late than never! I, too, am wearing a fig fragrance -Royal Green Fig and Vanilla Wood ( I think), by Lucy B, a gift from a generous NST member. It’s a beautiful, cool, not too sweet fragrance, which I would never have tried were it not for this group. Have a great weekend!
I just got my Memo fragrance sampler from Luckyscent the other day, so I’ll be wearing Scents created by a woman perfumer (Alienor Massenet) for a week, at least. I’ve wanted to try them for so long, and so far: Siwa, Moon Fever, and Lalibela all get thumbs up!
Robin, thanks for this theme today – it’s been renewing my faith in the power of women to keep moving upward and onward, no matter how slowly it may seem at times.
HAGW, everybody!
Glad you mentioned it, I’ve been meaning to order it. I had a sample of Manoa that I liked, a few years ago.
Just left for vacation and coincidentally chose to wear PdN Kiss Me Tender today. Loving the swirl of deliciousness surrounding me in a suddenly warm, tropical and UNhostile weather environment!!
I always think of Calice Becker as my fav, but we had a snowstorm yesterday and bright sun today, so nothing fit. Maybe Annick Goutal Passion extrait tonight.
This was a great SOTD project. I don’t think about noses often enough. Not only did I wear a scent I liked (Calice Becker’s Intoxication, for By Kilian), I learned more about what she’d done – and a few other noses as well, looking at others’ responses! Brava!