Happy Friday (the 13th). Our community project for today: Old School Niche...wear a perfume from L'Artisan Parfumeur, Diptyque or Frederic Malle. Double bonus points if the fragrance was released before 2010! What did you pick?
As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you aren't participating.
I'm wearing L'Artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer (1999; Olivia Giacobetti).
Reminder: next Friday, 20 March, we're doing Nouveau Niche: wear a perfume from a new (2010+) niche brand.
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: Grey Flannel (Geoffrey Beene). Forgot about old-school niche day…
Hey, at least you’re old school!
You smell great! Love this one! So heavy on the violet leaf and perfect for spring!
You smell nice. So classic.
I bought a bottle of that in Marshall’s in the ’80s and often wore it to work. Eventually my boss told me it was the scent his wife had bought for him a few years earlier. We smelled good!
I must confess that I bought a bottle of it last night at TJM for $12.99, what a bargain! However, it smells more flowery now than what I remember from back in the 80’s. Still very good, loving the far dry down as we speak.
Not sure yet if I will reapply, but probably will…
Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen, the greatest show on earth is about to begin!
Be amused! Be amazed! Be astounded and astonished by the daredevilry and acts of buffoonery and bewilderment before you. Experience exhilaration and euphoria as the trapezists soar skilfully through the air. Giggle and guffaw at the jesters tumbling tomfoolery. Scratch your heads in wonderment as our puzzling prestidigitators attempt to beguile and bamboozle you. Gasp as fearless fire-eaters devour colossal conflagrations. And tremble with trepidation as the creature cognoscenti endeavour to tame beastly behemoths from exotic empires. We even have a lady riding a tiger – yes, ladies and gentlemen, a tiger!
So step right up, come on in and settle down with your candy floss and toffee apples, close your eyes and get ready to breathe in a crazy cornucopia of delectable delights. Ladies and gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs, I present to you…
Dzing!
*applause*
OMG one of my all-time favorites.Thanks Merlin for introducing me to Dzing!!;-))
*stars in eyes*
*wallet open*
Yes, please!
Hysterical
!!!
Well done.
Well I couldn’t wear Dzing! without a bit of a fanfare now could I?
It’s Dzing! for Pete’s sake!
This is amazing.
AND…scent twins today!
Triplets
Excellent!!
(You did forget to mention the elephant dung, though. Well, not that a barker would mention it, but it’s there… and it’s the reason I can’t wear the thing. Once smelled, can’t be unsmelled, sadly, because I wanted to love this one.)
“beastly behemoths” perhaps…
All righty then.
Totally ama-Dzing!
Tumultuous applause! What a great presentation. I’m longing to try it.
More applause! Thank you for today’s smile.
Bob, I think you officially win at commenting.
Team Dzing too, of course!
Its cold this morning but I’m longing for Spring, so I am wearing La Chasse aux Papillons. Although it doesn’t last long it smells so pretty!
Still one of the best spring florals out there
Same for me. I wore this in 2001 quite a bit and remember it being stronger….
SOTD: L’Ombre Dan L’Eau.
One of my absolute favourites from Dyptique.
Me too. I did not get to Diptyque this week, but since I wore Philosykos for last week’s project, I am ok with it.
Me too! Such a pretty green rose. It’s cloudy here this morning and not quite right for it, but whatever — I’d been planning to wear it all week.
Haha!I was not aware!But I actually AM participating!Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur!I imagine Christian Grey wears this daily.Lol.So good.It got a bit much in the midday summer-heat,but still awesome now!(3:32pm CAT)Happy weekend NST!
I am wearing the same FM Musc Ravageur in oil form. This was one of my first niche purchases and enjoying it a lot.
Of course we both smell FABULOUS!Can only imagine the potency in oil-form!!YUM
The oil was so soft – I had a sample of it and miss it now that it’s gone.
(Did eventually buy a decant of the edp, but would rather have had the oil. Sigh. Doesn’t really matter, my 16-yo son stole it anyway.)
The oil is more close to the skin and very soft. I love it a lot.
Wish I knew about this when it was still around!(the oil…)
I wanted the oil in the worst way but apparently it’s not made anymore and had to settle for the edp, which I love but still, the spray oil…
As always, wearing Timbuktu and wishing it was Dzongkha.
LOL!
I really need to find a discount bottle of Dzongkha. I have no doubt about needing 100ml.
Fragrancenet is usually pretty good for that.
Easy! L’Artisan is the most-represented brand in my collection. SOTD: L’Artisan Jour de Fete. Excruciatingly pretty.
And we’re perfumer twins
Triplets
ELdO Putain des Palaces. not sure if it counts, but I was rinsed of it yesterday and just had to wear it!
En Passant for me today, one of my very first niche fragrances. Bought in the FM store on Rue du Mont Thabor in Paris, this is both a lovely spring like scent and a very happy memory!
Always good when you’ve got happy memories associated! That one only lasts about 2.7 seconds on me but so beautiful while it does.
Also wearing FM En Passant today — to send a “welcome” message to spring!
Alas, I have no fragrances from any of these iconic brands so my niche scent today will have to be from Annick Goutal. I know many might not consider AG niche today but when I discovered this line in the early 90s it wasn’t so easy to obtain and I always found the scents to be a bit out of the mainstream. I consider AG old niche b/c her first fragrance release was Folavril (1981). Today I am wearing one of my favorites Eau De Camille….the ivy and seringa is perfect for the weather that is FINALLY out of single digits! have a wonderful weekend, all!
AG is on her own planet – definitely niche, beyond niche. I’d imagine her nature inspired fragrances have inspired many other houses. She was doing transparent natural florals that disappear in short order waaay before anyone else was doing them! I love Goutal!
yes, Ann, from our conversations on other posts I kind of figured you were a fan as well
!! I am more familiar with the old stuff : Folavril, Ciel, Camille, Charlotte, Passion, Gardenia Passion, Sud, Hadrien, Ce Soir, Grand Amour, Petite Cherie and Chevrefeuille which was the last FB I purchased when it first came out. I wrote about this in another thread but years ago when I lived in a more metropolitan area the dept store that carried AGs would do BOGOs several times a year and basically you would get two 3.4 oz bottles for ninety dollars……at one point I think I owned about 20 bottles (which have all since been drained). I am not familiar with the current offerings and since it is no longer accessible I haven’t really sought them out….
Oh, gosh- my hears pounds! A BOGO on AG??!! Well, I can only say that the ability to find some AG on deep discounters online kind of gets to the same place, but certainly not as elegant and experience. The “newest” of the AGs that I have are Rose Splendide and Ninfeo Mio, which both came out a few years ago. I don’t think there are as many releases from AG now – maybe spending a lot of time re-doing the line for the relaunch, new bottles, updated formulas, etc. I would like to test the new tea one coming out this year. Oh, and I’ve sampled Nuites Etoilee, and am not sure how I feel about it. But I do have 19 bottles of AG classics already! So I have plenty to keep me occupied.
Ugh – sorry my typing is a mess today – still under the weather and the fingers are on strike.
No worries about the typing (I got the drift
) and do feel better…
yes, I read about the tea one..it is being marketed as unisex….I was intrigued b/c of the osmanthus note (love osmanthus…even the essential oil straight up is pure perfume to my nose!). I am really trying to be good and not buy anything until I start draining some bottles-LOL!
Count me in, too, as a big fan of AG. i would agree, she’s beyond niche.
One of my first favorite niches houses, too.
Wearing the grandaddy of niche scents: Diptyque’s 1968 L’Eau! It’s almost as old as me!!
Just saw the news that Lutens has been sold to Shiseido.I guess it makes sense for Uncle Serge to pass on his legacy to the company who helped to make him a legend?Not sure if he has an actual heir to the throne though?Lol.Is this the end of Niche as we know it?….
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Do not panic, the two companies, now one, have always been joined at the hip. I honestly do not see things changing too much and they might improve!
Stinker Kit – thank you. I went into immediate panic mode.
He has indeed sold the trademark, but already had a financial relationship with Shiseido so I do not see this as dire.
Yeah, it’s not as if he sold it to Estée Lauder.
For example:).
Unlike Malle, A Serge buyout would be bummer news to me.
And I skimmed right past this news the first couple of times I scrolled down the comments.
Serge? Ehhh. (Ducks the pelting with rotten vegetables. Runs and hides.
)
Ha! You obviously hold the new version of Zen in higher esteem than I do
L’Eau d’Hiver (2003; Jean-Claude Ellena) for me. I wore it on my first date with my now-husband. For this past Christmas, he bought me the big bottle! I bet I’ll use every drop.
Wore that yesterday.It’s been a Malle week!Lol!The 18pc coffret was a GREAT investment!
The first one I wanted / but not the first one I got – read a piece in the New Yorker in 2005 and wanted, wanted, wanted. Local Barneys didn’t carry Malle then…
Got 50 ml in 2008 and am now hoarding…
You smell delicious.
Scent twins! Gorgeous scent and for various reasons that stuff is this-time-of-the-year-in-a-bottle form me!
Wearing Diptyque’s Vetyverio today. While some may say it isn’t vetiver-ish enough, my skin must amplify woody notes, because it is strongly vetiver-ish on me. But also floral. Love it.
I can’t wait to sample vetyverio – all the reviews I read about it make me think I’ll enjoy it more during the summer…. so I’m waiting for some warm weather to try it out.
Ann, by the time I got to the sample sale, they were all sold out of the 50mL, so I had to buy the 100 mL. However, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY I could ever need 100mL of this. I would be delighted to send you some. Email me at missionista at yahoooooo.
I love this one, too and now that it’s warming up I’ll start wearing it again.
It’s still going strong over 12 hours since application. (2 spritzes)This one does not mess around.
I am wearing Memo Lalibela- it’s niche do I get points?
I am interested to know if anyone else has tried Memo and their thoughts?
I have several samples and not sure what to make of it yet
I love their Shams Oud, the best in the line for me.
Tam Dao EDP, in all of its woody glory. This scent is so effortless; I have yet to find a situation in which it doesn’t work.
Also, a question – wouldn’t Serge count as old-school niche by now as well? I thought he started before Frederic Malle did, but I could be wrong.
Scent twins! I drained the last of my decant of it for today. Need FB!
You smell maaaarvelous darlink. One of the first bottles I bought myself when I started leaning in to this hobby. Not as pretty a bottle design as it used to be, but man do I love this scent.
It’s been on my FB list for a long time since it was one of the first fragrances I said: I NEED a FB of this. It was one of my first niche scents I tried as well. I think I need to rectify this very soon.
Dooo eeeeeet. It’s kept me warm this winter, and that is no small task.
Scent triplets!
You too smell marvelous. Well chosen.
Quadruplets!
Good work Delacey!
I think robin said she didn’t include Serge because we did a Serge Friday recently.
Aaaaah. I must have missed that, and what a week to miss! Serge is my boy.
Yep. We’ll get to everybody eventually
Another Tam Dao here. It’s such a zen fragrance.
It really is.
If that is Amy Sedaris in your profile picture, you are my new favorite.
Tam Dao (though in EdT version) was my first favorite from the brand. I love smelling it on my SO though don’t feel compelled to wear it myself.
SOTD Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain. I sampled this a while ago and liked it, but not enough to re-sample, so this is a great reason to give it another whirl. I am going with a heavier hand so let’s see…! I had smelled a really heavy, spicy Diptyque fragrence in a store once but can’t remember what it was and never did get to try it! Thoughts anyone? It was shockingly spicy and incense-y and I did not sample it right then and there because I was on lunch break from an offsite work meeting.
Was this a long time ago? The most “shocking” knock the socks off, may even be stronger than Aromatics Elixir type, Diptyque I think of is L’Eau Trois which is a real take no prisoners balsam, resins, spices, incense. More recently? I don’t know?
It was last year but I will look for this! Thanks!
I think you tried Volutes. Love it! If you decide to try, test both – EdT and EdP: they smell different and you might prefer one or the other (I like EdT more).
I got 34 Boulevard Saint Germain travel spray as GWI at Diptyque’s boutique and didn’t even think about it until I tried it – and unexpectedly liked a lot. Probably not enough to go for a bottle of it but enough to enjoy the travel spray from time to time.
Oh! I will look for this! Sounds lovely!
My SOTD is Une Fleur de Cassie. One of the first of the Malle collection.
I needed something to soothe me and get me through today and tomorrow. I’m taking 4 exams tomorrow and I’m getting really nervous!
Good luck! You smell great.
I was curious if anybody else would wear it today
Good luck with your exams!
I’m wearing this too and for similar reasons! I have had a couple of big work days with stressful issues arising from new responsibilities. I find Une Fluer quite calming for some reason.
I asked for a small bottle for Christmas and my husband got the big one
very happy.
Good luck on your exams!
Scent twins
Good luck with exams.
I will pull out my Feminite du Bois samples and give it a whirl again. Maybe I will layer the Shiseido and Serge versions together….
I’ve never smelled the Shiseido – what do you find the difference to be?
On me, the Shiseido version is woody (cedar) and fruity (plum and raspberry-although not listed) while the SL is more cedar/cumin, not always in a good way. But that’s just me…
Thank you! The modern FdB is plummy and woody on me, and is one of my favorites, but maybe the original would be even more so…
You are absolutely correct! The cedar note in the Shiseido is much nicer and makes me like it. But naturally because it is hard to find! I have a suspicion that there is cedar in both but different kinds! This is major news! One is more like cedar shavings and the other is more animalic and cuminesque. There are hundreds of different cedars so who knows which one they use in these fragrances…..
Maybe we could see a re-issue of Nombre Noir now??Lol.One can only dream….
Went with a dark horse–Une Fleur de Cassie, sparingly applied with a q-tip, as I’m about to face the public. Really love it, though I usually reach for it in fall/winter.
I just bought a smallish bottle of this at Marshall’s for $4.95. I can’t wait to try it.
Darn, the reply went to the wrong place. It was the grey flannel that I bought for $4.95!
LOL! I was wondering if that was a typo
and the original Grey Flannel was heavy on the violet leaf…oh I loved it…not sure how the current reformulation is…..(as I am assuming it has been reformulated)
That would have been QUITE A FIND!!
Galbanumgal – I just bought the 3-pack of Une Fleur de Cassie and will swap one of the travel sprays. Great choice for today!
Barneys Beauty event purchase? I refrained this year, but will make up for it during triple points next week!
Yup! And then I went back a second time because I needed to replenish something from LaMer and I got the men’s dopp kit – i bave yet to dive in to see what lovelies are in the bags!
One is mine!
Triue dat!
See, I fat fingered it again! True true true
I was choosing between this one and Tea for Two. But since I wore T42 a couple of times recently while writing about it and it’s a nice warm spring day here, I decided to go with Une Fleur de Cassie.
Almost wore Passage d’Enfer today, and sorta wish I had because Tea for Two–which somehow matched my outfit better–now feels a bit too autumny for this lovely pre-spring day. Guess I’ll just have to extend today’s theme into tomorrow!
Not from L’Artisan Parfumeur, Diptyque or Frederic Malle, but still old-school niche (I think): Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanilla Mokha.
I think that qualifies, too. I remember trying this whole line at Henri Bendel back in the “old days.”
L’Artisan’s Vanilia. It was a tough decision between this and Dzing.
Oh,Vanilia is a goody….lovelove.
For me it was the tough decision between Vanilia and L’Eau du Navigateur and the navigator won. Barely!
Scent twins!!
I’m wearing Premier Figuier today. I got one of the L’Artisan discovery sets late last year, and so far I’ve only tried Mure et Musc. I wanted to try this one for the fig. Maybe I just don’t like fig. The only other fig that I have is a sample of the solid Pacifica Mediterranean Fig, which I don’t like. They both smell soapy and a little musty to me.
I’m with you, I don’t much care for fig either. But it’s often described as “milky” and I’m a sucker for anything milky/creamy, so I keep getting pulled back in, even though I totally agree about the mustiness.
I hate fig leaf. I mean, I REALLY Hate Fig Leaf. Didn’t know that for sure until after I’d tried Philosykos and Premier Figuier, but there is something horribly bitter and unpleasant about it and every time I encounter fig leaf elsewhere I have a knee-jerk UGH NO reaction.
(Got supremely suckered by Oriza L LeGrand’s green floral Deja Le Printemps, where the description I read mentioned green leaves but didn’t say that some of them were FIG leaves.
Green florals are my very favorite genre, so I was not expecting to find the Dreaded Fig Leaf in it – but there it was, making the fragrance completely unwearable for me.)
I love Déjà Le Printemps, but I enjoy figgy fragrances in general.
I have never found a fig fragrance that I could tolerate, so you’re in good company. Or at least some kind of company. But you’re not alone.
Oh good!
I like fig briefly – it does have a nice milky quality – but then I want it to go away. My fav “fig” is the AG Ninfeo Mio, but I get tons more citrus, boxwood and musks from that than the fig which only appears for a few mintues.
Ninfeo Mio…yes! Some figs are too coconutty for me and become cloying after awhile. Ninfeo Mio is fresh and bracing, and I don’t get the dreaded cat pee note that some people experience.
Every once it a while the boxwood migrates over to cat pee, but I just try to tell my nose to ignore it and think about the ivy and musk accords and ususally I can deal. If that accord were any stronger, NM wouldn’t work for me. I loathe boxwood hedges even though they always look so nice. I really think NM captures that cool woody old garden vibe well. It is definitely unique.
You guys know figgy friday is coming up soon, LOL…
Well then, Ninfeo Mio it will be. I do like eating them…. How about a freaky friday?
Mals and others, do you dislike the fig scent on others, or only on yourselves?
I dislike it wherever I smell it, sorry. It’s only truly unbearable on me, though.
Someone recently gave me a candle produced by a company that just moved into our town, very nice of them… no label on it, or maybe it was some nondescript label like someone’s name, can’t remember. Anyway, no notes list or anything, but THERE WAS FIG LEAF IN IT along with some florals and a light vetiverlike wood. No way was I going to burn that thing in my house. I gave it to my SIL, who thinks it’s nice.
I am in the minority as I do love fig fragrances….Pacifica’s is an inexpensive thrill and SSS Fig Tree is also a favorite.
I think you’re more in the majority, really. Those few of us who dislike fig just seem to dislike it intensely. I don’t mind the fruit; for me it’s just the leaf.
(FWIW, I love to eat dried figs – have never managed to eat a fresh one. Well, to FIND fresh ones, actually. You can’t find them where I live, not even at the fancy grocery stores.)
I’m with you Mals – I like fig, but not fig leaf in scents. I love Jardin en Med, but Philosykos is a big no.
Mals I love fresh figs! My local supermarket is really getting on the ball with exotic fruits/veggies and tons of organics (I buy alot of that!) and they started stocking fresh figs last summer…the texture inside takes some getting used to but I just wash and eat them!
and as an aside, when did Plum become so readily accessable? on a whim I googled it (last time I looked many online retailers were no longer carrying it) and I found it on amazon for 47 dollars! I read a few reviews that went either way so I am not sure about buying unsniffed if it smells like grape jam.., white flowers on the other hand are right up my alley.(although i keep saying no more bottles!) Also, have you tried Lemon? if so how is it?
WHAAAAAT?? Plum back on Amazon at a discount? Which, yay, accessible… and yet, does that mean that it’s on its way out? Eep.
I get zero grape out of it. In fact, it doesn’t smell like plums to me either, unless you mean the yellow ones you can eat in Europe. (I don’t think we grow them here. Or can’t import them, or something.) Plum is largely floral on me, but in a gentle sense. The top is very TART fruity/citrusy, then the flowers – there’s rose in there along with tuberose and jasmine – and then a soft woody base with a bit of moss. It is not really a chypre to me, although it has more moss than, say, another modern chypre like Coco Mlle has. And it doesn’t have the glorious drydown that so many of those old florals did.
It’s all about the flowers on me, but that’s okay, because *I* am all about the flowers too.
I have not tried Lemon. A friend bought it and says it’s quite pleasant – not simply citrus, but also floral, with a naughty streak under the skirts somewhere. Mind you, this was the friend that described Secretions Magnifique to me as “straight-up boy juice.”
Mals- funny thing is I was asked this morning if I needed anything from Amazon and I almost said “Yes a bottle of Plum EDP please” but then I knew I would get the “don’t you have ENOUGH perfume already?”….after I posted the price here I thought to myself, by the time I get to order it it will be sold out!
I love fresh figs! It is great with prociutto and shaved parmesan with a little bit of balsmic vinegar.
You are making me very hungry right now
!!
Figs are great with goat cheese as well… Or bakes on a flatbread with goat cheese, prosciutto and red onion. Or… Ok, I have to stop – it’s a perfume thread after all
I loathe the taste of dried figs (fig newtons are like kryptonite for me), but to my great surprise, fresh figs are actually pretty delicious.
I love fig fragrances too, my favorite is Dambrosia. I use a very small amount though since it is very potent
I’m wearing L’AP Mimosa pour Moi today. So perfectly pretty! All hail pretty, soft, powdery florals!!!
Yay!
Tea for Two (2000) Lovey smokey Lapsang Souching with a faintly savoury note – a touch of umami that is making me feel hungry
It was my second choice for today but then I decided against it since I gave it enough skin RE in the last week while writing about it. But it’s a great perfume!
It’s FM Iris Poudre for me, and I’m trying like heck NOT to fall in love because it’s a little out of my price range, and I have a feeling De Profundis is going to snare me in its net any day now.
One cannot NOT fall in love with Iris Poudre.There’s something about that fragrance…Desert Island stuff.
For me, too.
Although there do exist people who can’t manage it.
ha, we diverge on Iris Poudre–can’t wear it, and I think it may be rosewood–a no-go note for me. But yeah, I can’t handle fig leaf either, despite its deliciousness as a food.
Scent twins here, I knew somebody else would also be redolent in the gorgeous elixir
This is what I wanted to wear today, but when I reached for my sample, it was bone dry
That is what I’m wearing too!
Scent quadruplets!
I really like IP but it was a little too much for the office wear – so I didn’t consider it.
The first L’Artisan I ever bought, and only the second niche scent I ever bought, was L’Eau du Navigateur. It was love at first sniff and I still love it immoderately. It’s probably the L’Artisan that gets the most wear in my collection (not that I have that many).
Haie Fleurie du Hameau–I know this is a fairly old scent since I once saw a bottle on ebay that was under Jean Laporte. My bottle though is from L’Artisan. One of my all time faves
Oh, I love that one! Best jasmine ever. I wish I still had my bottle.
Jean Laporte founded L’Artisan, maybe that explains it.
I know
I thought you must have ! Anyway, I got La Haie Fleurie a few years ago. The last bottle in the shop that sold it. No regrets, it’s a great jasmine, so you smell gorgeous!!
I have a large decant of Haie Fleurie – it is such a perfect jasmine. I only wear it in the summer b/c I am hording it. You smell wonderful!
I don’t own any old school niche perfumes. Does Bond #9 count? I’m in Scent of Peace today.
Bond is definitely a type of old school niche – if it means/used to mean – hard to come by and very expensivo!
Tried Opus VI for the first time last night before bed and woke this morning to utter beauty. It is still quite strong hours later and is my SOTD.
That is a really good one. I was also amazed at how long it lasted.
This is my first time trying a fragrance by Amouage and now I see what all the fuss has been about. It is a very beautifully made fragrance.
Iris Poudre today, because I love it and it was an easy pick!
You smell lovely and so do I, scent twin
Yay, scent twin!
I actually sort of cheated just now and added a bit of AG Heure Exquise next to my IP. They are playing very nicely together.
I can only imagine the swoon!
I’m wearing Geranium Odorata by Diptyque (released after 2010). It’s been almost two hours, and I have not noticed the “fresh” note that Kevin mentioned in his review. So far, so good.
Wearing my first L’Artisan and first niche- La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême. So beautiful for this Spring weather.
FM Lipstick Rose, and I still love it.
I have and love this too! I purchased mine in Paris about 18months ago. Was a wonderful trip.
It was my other possibility today. It wasn’t right for the day’s activities though. Maybe on the weekend
SOTD is Diptyque Philosykos (I’m always tempted to call it Philosophykos!)
I have a couple of spritz from a decant that *I think* is from the EDT on my left arm, and some EDP on the right arm. So far, I can smell the EDT better (I hope it’s not a “reformulation made it weaker” kind of problem!). What are your opinions on the differences between the two? (I see a full bottle of one of them in my future!)
I found the EDP a little too sweet and intense; the structure doesn’t seem to support the extra weigh. Too bad, because Philosykos lasts about 20 minutes on me. I do love it, but it lasts much better on my husband.
That’s too bad! I’d say it last average on me; I haven’t noticed it being unusually long-lasting (like some Tom Ford’s or Tauer’s are on me), nor does it disappear very fast.
Yes, that is the EDT I gave you, and it was from a bottle purchased in the mid-2000’s, so sort of vintage.
Best to go down to Holt Renfrew and smell the current version of EDT before making up your mind. 
Oh, thank you Cazaubon! I’m almost at the last drops of the decant and I really enjoyed having it. I have a Holt Renfrew gift card, so I was thinking it was the best justification to finally get the bottle, but I’ll make sure to give the new version some skin time before I do.
Oh! I forgot to say: a year after our meet, I was still haunted by the scent you wore, L’Air du desert maroccain. I recently got a sample, and wow! This is such a captivating fragrance!
It is one of my top 10 favorites, great stuff indeed. You can get it from Indiescents or Luckyscent who both ship to Canada.
Double bonus points for both of us, scent twin here with Diptique Philosykos, 1996, the quintessential fig fragrance. I’m wearing the edt, less intense (less sweet, more green) than the edp, long-lasting for an edt and suits me just fine!
Yay!
I think I’m going to do a fig themed week next week to see which of my samples I like better (I have both Philosykos, PG Jardins de Kerylos, JM Wild Fig & Cassis, Hermes Jardin en Mediterranee and AG Ninfeo Mio, so pretty much a whole week, minus Friday’s community project!)
Forgot about the Jo Malone! It’s a weird one but I like it…I have a funny feeling it might be discontinued soon b/c there is very little of the product they are offering anymore (Ie: no body wash. body creme, etc)
And, as bardot mentioned above, the Pacifica and SSS fig scents are very nice, for the money.
My reaction to the two seems different to others… I find the EDT to be quite milky with a sweet coconut aspect. Its bright and happy. It was the first fig scent I ever smelled and is still my favourite! The EDP smells more WOODY to me and has a drier undertone and does not have the same casual levity. Though it’s heavier in tone I find it to have less sillage than the EDT, and also to last less well. The EDT has average to good longevity on me and my bottle is about 5 years old
Almost went with Passage d’Enfer for the third day in a row, but in the end decided to go with Do Son.
Tried out Dzing today, Tea for Two then later on.
Today I’m wearing the light-hearted Vanilia by L’Artisan (Jean-Francois Laporte, 1978). Although I generally prefer vanilla in the role of supporting player, this one just makes me happy!
I believe that this is discontinued, or renamed or something. Fortunately I have a full bottle.
Yeah, Vanilia is toast. They replaced it with Havana Vanille, which I found WAY too sweet, and then renamed it Vanille Absolument (and I think reformulated it too). Treasure your Vanilia because I don’t know of anything that’s quite like it. So so gorgeous.
SOTD is Diptyque Eau Duelle- the very last spit from the edp sample and then topped off with the edt. Don’t know when it came out, but I wouldn’t mind having a bottle of the edp if it wanted to come live with me
Happy Friday all- it has been a loooong week and I am happy it’s the weekend
Eau Duelle edt kept me very happy yesterday. I’ve used up nearly half of my 1.7 oz bottle, and I keep getting nervous that if I wait too long to get a replacement, they will no longer make it. Unreasonable perfumista anxiety!
No, I don’t think that’s unreasonable at all! It’s a very unusual vanilla fragrance and really versatile. It has all the hallmarks of “vanilla” for us vanilla lovers, but without being heavy and cloying, which why most “non-vanilla” people like it. AND it’s done in such a refreshing, jaunty manner.
I am endorsing the BUB plan!
Eau Duelle is very nice (though I tried only EdT version so far). I discovered last year that it smelled very beautiful in hot and humid weather – which is a rare quality for perfumes I own.
Exactly why I like it! It’s kind of hard to wear heavy oriental type vanillas down here in Swamplandia. This is a vanilla I can wear year round. I prefer the edp to the edt as it seems just a bit deeper and richer without losing any of the freshness and lightness. I really should get a bottle- it so easy to talk myself into it!
It’s a good bottle to have. But since you cannot usually get any discounts on this brand, it’s better to get it either from a friendly SA (if you have one) or from the big online store when they have some special event – to get additional “goodies” with the purchase. It means you do not really *need* to get it right away – start hunting for a good deal!
Did I help?
I got out the L’Artisan Ananas Fizz today. It fits our theme, and also it’s supposed to be warm (for March anyway) here today, so I thought it would be a good choice.
Hot here this weekend, so I wanted something tropical (plus it’s Friday!). I am wearing Serge Lutens Datura Noir from 2001. Lovely.
Diptyque L’Eau Trois. 1975 baby!
Wow! I can’t believe how far back Dyptique goes…1975? and why haven’t I worn any or had any full bottles? I was definitely a perfume addict back then!
Their first was L’Eau in ’68. Perhaps the first niche scent?
Going back that far? yeah, must be the first niche perfume!
I had very little to choose from. My Iris Poudre sample had dehydrated, so I was left with a choice between Carnal Flower and Tam Dao. I choose Tam Dao for today, but if I go out tonight, I’ll keep to the theme and choose Carnal Flower.
Well, I had intended to wear Parfumerie Generale No. 6, in the niche neighbourhood, but it looks like I grabbed the Travalo for Lady Levine instead. Ah well, I am going out for lunch today and that at least will suit the venue.
I am wearing my old-school Diptyque love, Virgilio. I just ran out of the Virgilio shower gel I scooped up several years ago. Fantastic.
Wearing l’Eau de l’Artisan today – and I bet I’m not alone.
It was my first niche purchase..
It was a tough call trying to pick something out. I had a hard time trying to pick between Iris Silver Mist, De Profundis and Sarrasins. It’s a pity that the non export line is a lot more difficult to obtain. I haven’t tried buying from the Serge Lutens website but the price in US dollars is a little scary.
A little scary – they are all becoming a little scary!
I’m thinking of just biting the bullet and spend the money on Sarrasins or Iris Silver Mist. A La Nuit only goes so far but I also want the carroty, hissy iris. What scares me after doing the currency conversion, I would spend almost $100 more on any one of the ones I want. Serge should release the whole line in th 1.7 ounce bottle.
I think the travel spray set is well-priced. It’s not a available in all the scents but I am 100% sure that ISM comes in this format.
L’ombre dans l’Eau for ever; time when Diptyque was a location you had just heard about, down by boulevard Saint germain, somehow hippy, somehow chic, with the most delicate giftwrap in papier de soie coloré…it already was a concentrate of Ellena’s talent, garden’s, air, water, black current and tomato,crushed leaves and fig tree, an illsuin of the chic-est journey…Merci Diptyque, merci monsieur Ellena
I feel bad spoiling this impression but LODLE is actually not an Ellena; it’s by Serge Kalouguine who did a number of Diptyques. (I’m wearing this lovely scent today too.)
I’m in traversée du Bosphore! Almost went with tea for two but Bosphore smells more spring like. Yummm
I wore TdB earlier in the week. It is so pretty!
I like Traversée du Bosphore and would have bought a bottle if L’Artisan if I had found a 50 ml bottle at the time I wanted it. But since there were only 100 ml – and who needs 100 ml of any scent?! – I went for a decant. I like wearing TdB in warmer weather – rather summer than spring.
Wearing FM Angelique Sous La Pluie. Just finished up a small decant I got in a swap. Love the name, like the perfume but don’t need more. Certainly refreshing and fits on this warm day. Happy Friday everyone!
I’m wearing the same thing today, and my feelings on it are totally mutual. Happy wearing it, but I don’t feel I need it in my collection.
You smell great!
It’s a Philosykos day for me.
I have a question for Canadian readers. Has anyone been to one of the new Nordstrom locations yet? They’ve opened stores in Ottawa and Calgary so far. I’m wondering what their fragrance department is like.
Really, I hope they will open in Montreal soon
It doesn’t seem like they have any plans for Quebec at the moment. Their next openings will be Vancouver followed by three Toronto locations. At least you have the HR/Ogilvy project to look forward to.
I am planning a field trip to the Ottawa store when I am there in June. I doubt they will open one in Montréal with Holt/Ogilvy covering that territory. If they had to merge, the market is probably not big enough to support another store.
Thanks for the reply. I actually saw a rumor that a few floors of the downtown Hudson Bay would be converted into a Sak’s (similar to what’s happening with the Toronto store).
SOTD = Dzongkha, a soothing fragrance for an aggravating day. Love this stuff….
Hope the day gets better.
L’Eau du Navigateur L’Artisan Parfumeur – coffee, myrrh, evergreen shrubbery, cedarwood, and smoke. Evokes Christmas for me, but not so heavy that it could not be worn in warm weather (not that it is warm here). Smells great!!
If I may, a little OT first world complaint. Does Chanel care about marketing, or cultivating a positive relationship with their customers?
I’ve wanted to sample Misia and sent an email to request one from Chanel.com.
No response – at all. Now I’ve pointed out in my email that I’ve purchased twice from Chanel.com, and don’t really want to visit a boutique. Chanel has sent me unsolicited samples of the ‘new’ Eau Premiere (appreciated) and skin care and lipgloss (appreciated, and given to friends). You would think someone would put 2 and 2 together and get 4. I MIGHT BUY their outrageously expensive scent if I could smell it.
Plus, when I go on *bay and look at some auctions, it seems some of the Chanel SAs are selling the samples (view seller’s other listings and everything is a Chanel product, sample size). HHHRRMMPPPPHHH!!!
Now I need to DRINK more coffee, to remove my crankiness, and match my SOTD.
SAs selling the samples online…that is outrageous! That would explain why they claim to not have any available when a potential customer asks for one!
OMG – you can *always* tell when one of the Chanel SA’s has rampaged through the drawers and decides to put it all on *bay!!! It’s pure madness- “look at the other items in my store” – ha. B***S!!! I mean, it’s nice access for some of us depending on what it is and how much they warn to charge, but really. It’s a dead giveaway. (And normally a good way to tell they aren’t fakes, right?) But what a joke. I’m with you on this Bear – madness indeed. You should be able to get good samples from Chanel.com. It just shows how mad the whole sales and marketing model for fragrances has become. You should try and call Nordstrom Seattle b/c *normally* their frag department people are pretty good and they carry the LEs, but who knows if they are pulling back too. Good luck. And crank on!
Bear, do you have a Nordstrom account? If so, I recommend calling the flagship Seattle Chanel counter for all Exclusif (and other) samples and purchases. Don’t live anywhere near there, but I did buy my 31 RC from them. Every time I’ve called, the SAs have been generous with samples. It helps to be specific–one time they sent samples I had to re-home!
Thanks for the replies, bardot – AnnS – galbanumgal !!
I will call the Seattle Nordstrom after I forget the annoyance of Chanel’s arrogance.
As I said, first world problem. Have a nice weekend, everyone!
Surrender to Chance (StC) has Misia samples, and I have always had good dealings with them. I intend to order a sample of Misia from StC when I have reached a critical mass of stuff that I want to sample.
SOTD = Diptyque Eau Duelle EDT
I felt like wearing vanilla and this hit the spot!
I love this one. It carried me all through my day yesterday. So pretty, so fresh, so different from the other vanillas.
It’s a nice one! I should wear it soon.
Am I the only one wearing FM Musc Ravageur? I love this, the spicy cloves and cinnamon, with the vanilla and wood.
Not wearing it, but I’ve recently fallen in love with Musc Ravageur. I love its warmth and animal-fuzziness.
Uhmmmm..,see above??Lol.
In celebration of the arctic tundra (my backyard) slowly melting, I am wearing L’AP Fleur de Narcisse (2006). Spring is coming!!
I was thinking about Philosykos for today, since I didn’t wear a Giacobetti last week, but when I went to choose this morning, Iris Poudre was calling to me. It’s just so pretty.
Love the dry down!
I dug out my sample of Portrait of a Lady, which I think is gorgeous in small doses.
Great choice.
You smell great!
I dabbed on some Safari this morning, not having sniffed or worn it since the late 80s. Wow, what a difference. My memory is trying to scrub the original and adapt to the new. Don’t know how I feel about it yet.
My SOTD: Angéliques Sous La Pluie by Frederic Malle, which is ideal for this super warm day we’re having. It’s the perfume equivalent of a pimm’s cup, with maybe a dash of sweat thrown in for good measure (um…yum?).
I’m wearing L’Artisan Safran Troublant today – I always want to like this more than I actually do. A little too simple and light for my old-school nose.
Forgot to collect my bonus points – Giacobetti, 2002.
Aren’t you in March Madness fever already. Collect all the 3-pointers!
Yes! I wish there was an emoticon for the 3 goggles! I’d be using it.
I find that Safran Troublant has more body and staying power than most other Giacobettis: it is light but doesn’t read as pale or wispy, which is why I love it so much. It lasts hours and hours on me.
I agree – I’ve got a nice spicy vanilla going now. But it reminds me very much of my Terracotta Voile d’Ete so I don’t think I’ll need a bottle of this.
La Chasse aux Papillons, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Anne Flipo, 1999. Breathtaking.
Like a butterly went, “Oh, you’re tired of winter? Well then, BAM! Here’s instant spring for your nose.”
Late to the party today, didn’t put on any scent until the evening. I’m falling asleep on the sofa in a cloud of Une Fleur de Cassie.
So I went to go see Cinderella today, and wore Princess. Yes yes, I’m a dork. Haha! Sorry for not participating, but had to share my silliness. Lol!
Not silly at all, I’m taking my Little Ones tomorrow and was wishing I had ‘Princess’ to wear (but don’t) so, see, you’re not the only silly dork. :-). Not sure what I will wear, will have to find something to suit the fairytale theme. How did you like the movie? I saw the coming attractions and they were enchanting and the reviews are good. I’m really lookng forward to it!
Hey thanks! Haha! What about Fantasy or one of the Taylor Wonderstrucks? Lol! Sorry for my juvenile taste!
I thought it was very cute. Your kiddos will love it, and I hope you do too! I’m 24 and I found myself smiling with joy when she transformed for the ball. Lol! And Cate Blanchett, enough said right? Ha!
Writing this on Saturday in the morning at 9.30, so Friday 13 has already been here: I was wearing another l’artisan: oeillet sauvage. I bought that bottle after one sniff but also Dzing at the same time.
Haven’t been around for a while, so I wasn’t aware of Old School Day. Nevertheless, I wore Parfum de Therese. Best friend wore La Haie Fleurie. Old school enough?