Happy Tuesday! If you have a moment, do tell us your fragrance of the day.
I'm wearing Parfum d'Empire Azemour Les Orangers, again.
Reminder: this Friday, 27 March, is Figgy Friday: wear a fig perfume, if you dare. I know some of you won't dare, so partial credit for other dried fruit notes.
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 Oranges on a Branch [cropped] by Winslow Homer, via Wikimedia Commons.
My SOTD is Nuit de Nöel EDT. It’s a sample I’m testing for the second time, and I’m really enjoying its mossy ylang-ylang. Doesn’t really remind me of Christmas though
Such a pretty scent…
There is no other fragrance remotely similar to NdN. It is truly unique and very interesting.
I’m starting the day with Demeter Pineapple. It smells like canned pineapple in light syrup.
Fun! I need to try that one.
The only pineapple scent that I have is Smell Bent’s Ice Station Pineapple. What other pineapple-centric fragrances are out there?
Ananas Fizz (L’Artisan, I think). Jean Patou Colony. Azzaro 9.
Pineapple doesn’t show up much, does it?
I love Ananas Fizz – someone from here, was it Hajusuuri?- sent me a decant and I ended up blowing through it last summer. It was the perfect perfume to wear to outdoor concerts and parties in the hot weather. Another very generous nst-er has kindly swapped me a big bottle of Fizz for some wool. Woohoo for pineapple!
I think Agonist Isis smells just like pineapple candy. I don’t know that it’s supposed to but that’s what I get every time.
Midnight Fleur from Nest smells like pineapple to me but it’s not listed as a note.
I smell fruit in the top notes of Midnight Fleur.
Salvador Dali Laguna has a big pineapple presence (along with other fruits).
CSP once had Vanille Pineapple and it was just delightful. Demeter also had a line of Hawaiian scents, one of which was a pineapple-orange-rum concoction called Blue Hawaiian.
Histoires de Perfume 1804 (George Sand) has pineapple, but it’s a weird one. Has a bit more patchouli than I like, so I passed on my sample. The Non-blonde and PST have reviews.
I did not like George Sand. IIRC, I didn’t smell much fruit and it was too perfumey for me.
I love a smidge of pineapple in perfume, makes me happy. The original Armani edp from the 80’s has a lovely touch of pineapple.
I like Ice Station Pineapple.
Creed Aventus
Fruit Defendu. There is a review at https://chemistinthebottle.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/terry-de-gunzburg-bleu-paradis-fruit-defendu/.
..or how to defend yourself with a piece of fruit. Anyone remember that Monty python sketch?
Yeah! Or was it against someone with a piece of fruit? Eric Idle’s deliberate (and repeated) pronunciation of “pointed stick” was funny.
Pacifica’s Brazilian Mango Grapefruit.
Oh yes! I love that one in the summer!!!
Lovely picture! And lovely perfume. My SOTD is Amouage Ciel which I’m rather enjoying but it does not seem very Amouage somehow.
That was my thought too when I tried it. It’s an older Amouage (pre-Christopher Chong) so it’s quite different from the norm. I still like it though. It’s nice to have such a light fragrance in the line.
But it’s so unlike it’s contemporary Amouages as well, so it can’t just be due to Chong’s influence.
While I do enjoy it I would never spend this much money on this particular Amouage, it smells too much like shampoo to me, even though it is very nice shampoo.
Agreed. It’s still a very “common” sort of fragrance, but it’s the best version of it.
I really like Ciel. I think there are some Amouages like Honour and Reflection that aren’t show stoppers like Lyric Gold etc etc..but I still love them any way.
I find Ciel to be very lovely, feminine…
My favorite is Journey Woman. I am also liking my sample of Fate Woman & Sunshine as well.
I another house had released Ciel, I think it would be a very popular modern white flower fragrance. But it is indeed expensive for that style. Honour is very pretty and reminds me a lot of the Gardenia Passion that AG does.
I agree, it is way to expensive for what it is. I haven’t tried Honour yet, but I’m curious now, I like Gardenia Passion
Wearing Jardins d’Armide by Oriza Legrand today. I needed something powdery and soft today.
And you found it! I like that one.
I think it was my most-worn perfume last year
This one was a powdee explosion on me – like not love. My go to powder is SHL 777 Khol de Bahrein.
Mitsouko. Because it’s Tuesday.
I just received a bunch of delicious rose samples from AnnS (thank you dear!) so I have Ce Soir ou Jamais on one hand and Nahema on the other. Leaning into decadence today.
Have a lovely one, sniffy friends.
Enjoy your decadence.
Oh I AM, dear Mals. Hope you’re enjoying some yourself.
I can definitely see it. It’s still in the early stages, but the big, juicy rosiness with the hint of amber in the background is definitely related. And why I am loving this. Thank you so much for this!
I am also loving what is happening with Nahema on my left hand right now….gorgeous.
Nahema is on a planet all by herself.
I’m ready to move there.
But this is the old version, right? I wonder how the new compares…probably not well.
Yes, this is the edp from the black and gold striped box.
I am wearing OJ Ta’if which has been on my wishlist forever and I finally scored some off ebay. Yay! It feels very satisfying to have finally gotten the oldest thing on my wishlist
I love that check-it-off-the list moment. OJ Ta’if is so good. It’s my go-to “nice dinner party” perfume because it’s so scrumptious, but it always gives me a spring in my step. Do you love it?!
I think it’s been on my list for at least 7 years, maybe more. Consistent long term love
Yaaay! Congratulations.
When you’ve wanted something for a long time, you know you really want it. Congrats. Ta’if is gorgeous!
Good morning/afternoon, y’all. I am wearing a snuggly dose of Safran Troublant today. I’m staying in and catching up on the perfume blogs. I was in a car accident last night… my car is tiny, and the car that rear ended me was a big SUV, so you can imagine how that worked out on the expressway. I’m bruised and sore today so I’m grateful for my big mug of tea, my soft pajamas, and my good perfume. I feel so anxious because I had a load of time-sensitive work to do this week and I’m not mentally “there” at all. Wah.
Goodness, glad you’re ok (if a little bruised)! Wishing you a speedy mental and physical recovery!
Oh my word, glad you are okay. Staying in and snuggling up sounds like just the remedy. I’m sorry you have so much work to do; I imagine that is very stressful. But make sure that you have time to physically and mentally recover, too! A cup of tea, favorite jammies, and perfume sounds like the perfect remedy.
So scary! Sending positive vibes your way.
So glad it wasn’t worse! Drink that tea, huff that perfume, and feel better soon.
Glad you’re still with us. Rest up and bask in gratitude for all the good things!
So glad you are ok! Hope the aches go away soon.
Gosh, glad it was not worse.
Gah! So scary. Glad you made it out ok and hope you get the time you need to recover.
How frightening! I’m glad you are OK.
Do the best you can and take care of yourself. Any car impact crash is stressful on the body and causes mental anxiety too, so you need to be good to yourself until you feel better.
Sending more positive ‘take good care of yourself’ vibes your way.
Glad you’re OK! Be gentle to yourself. I hope you enjoy the tea, perfume and jammies.
Bummer about the work piling up, but you do really need a time out. Take care of yourself. Glad you are okay!
Glad you’re ok. Too bad you can’t just take some time to repair, I’m sure you need it. Mental trauma is so hard to recover from when you can’t focus on doing so. *hugs*
Oh so sorry that happened. Rest and restoring equilibrium is way more important than work timelines. Take good care.
Send a big (yet gentle) virtual hug!
Oh no! Sending healing thoughts your way!
Wearing D-Squared She Wood, and thinking I might need a bottle, or at least a large decant. I just finished the sample, and it’s lovely, albeit in a fake wood panelling sort of way.
Interesting. I tried He Wood last year, and liked it but didn’t get it. Now that I’ve been learning to like violet more, I’m regretting it, as it was a great deal. Is She Wood also violet tinged? I’ve never seen it around…
Delacey, she-wood is very violetty.
Random but I remember seeing She Wood sold on Overstock.com and debating a blind buy.. Might still be there. O’s perfume prices are sometimes much higher than Amazon….. So I do not know if it was a good price.
I did a quick look and saw some for around $30 online. I figure I can take some time to decide about this.
I come here to be among people who, like me, can say, “I might need a bottle… it’s lovely, albeit in a fake wood panelling sort of way.”
Wearing Jour d”Hermes today for the first time. Love it so far.
Ahh, LOVE Jour d’Hermes – you smell great!
Jour is such an amazing fragrance! You smell great.
I wore this a lot over the winter; perhaps counter-intuitive, but it felt like so much sunshine on grey days.
Gorgeous watercolor by Homer! My husband, an artist, is actually working on a series of lemon and orange oil paintings… so beautiful!
SOTD is Dune.
It *IS* gorgeous. I almost squint into the hard white sunshine on those oranges.
SOTD = Chanel Les Exclusifs Coromandel
Everytime I wear this, I just want to shout Hallelujah even though there’s nothing churchy about this. This gourmiental is delicious!
LOVE Coromandel! It’s really a delicious scent.
Mmm, Coromandel is definitely a delicious perfume.
Is that a new classification “gourmiental”
? I love it! I am a “gourmiental fan too !
I totally made that up
and a bit off topic but do the Sephoras in Manhattan carry the Commodity brand perfumes? If so, have you sampled any? My local Sephora is really limited in their selection…can’t even get the Alteliers colognes unless I order online.
I have never seen that brand! My local Sephora is now carrying the Atelier Cologne line and I was able to sample them leisurely and acquired samples for a blogger-friend. I liked 2 of the 4 (the 2 citrus ones).
So true.
SOTD is Miller Harris La Pluie. My decant is almost empty and a FB is on its way, yay!
I’m getting a FB of Azemour some time this year as well :).
Oh, I really like La Pluie, need to get that out!
It is lovely to have a FB of Azemour
No SOTD yet, but after work, I am thinking about some Apres L’Ondee. It’s a cool, stormy spring day and I think that will hit the spot. I’m getting into my jammies and putting on “The Leopard” as soon as I walk in the door.
At this point, I am looking for something comforting. It’s either Chanel no 5 or Shalimar. I just can’t make my mind but that isn’t unusual.
You could do No 5 for the day, and Shalimar for the evening…. Either way you can’t go wrong.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
Envious of all of you getting to spend the day in warm, soft jammies. I’m in Tabac Blond, getting ready to head to work and slay the paper dragons (filing, ugh). Have a lovely day, all!
All my daffodils have popped open, and in honor of that I’m wearing Le Temps d’une Fete.
Ah, jealous! You smell great and I can’t wait for spring flowers up here. Daffys have just arrived at all the grocery stores so that’s still good.
Oh hurray! Le Temps d’Une Fete is a perfect way to celebrate your happy daffodils. Ours look like they’re going to bloom in a day or two, and I may have to copy and celebrate the same way!
Nerola Orange Blossom from Pacifica….I needed a pick me up today.
SOTD: Hermes 24 Faubourg Extrait.
Feelin’ good!
Atelier’s wonderful peachy leather Rendez-Vous, a lovely osmanthus that lasts all day.
Good morning! My tulip and daffodil sprouts are covered in snow and waiting for a warm up. SOTD is Jacomo Silences, and listening to old 80’s goth bands. Seems kind of a perfect match; PIL and Silences!
OMG, I used to love PiL! I saw them a couple of times, and they put on a fun show.
Pandora has been great – “Rise” followed by “Bela Lugosi Is Dead” and then “Waiting Room” by Fugazi. And Silences is perfect for it! Wish I wore this scent back in the day!
The bats have left the belltower…Ah, such memories.
SOTD= Iris Poudre. Just love this! Looking forward to a wrist to wrist comparison with Scent of Hope, which should get here any day now…
Ooh, I’d love to hear how they compare
I expect I will be unable to restrain myself from telling everyone what I think! LOL!
On me they are very different like night and day but I love them both. I would put Iris Poudre and AG Heure Exquise on one end and Scent of Hope and Iris Silver Mist on the other.
Robin, I had an idea for a poll — wear something with a beautiful bottle (or something you bought in part for the bottle).
I’m wearing my sample of Equistrius — continuing low-key quest for an iris that moves me. As it happens, this one I can barely smell.
That is on my list! I’ll try to move it up to sooner rather than later.
Oh! Maybe it wasn’t my idea at all!
Well it wasn’t mine either…it’s on my list from one of the early polls asking for ideas. We’re going to do a “Dealer’s Choice” next month too — propose a theme for a Friday community project, and wear a fragrance that fits your theme.
I love a dealer’s choice idea! A spring perfume, love at first sniff, rose perfume, complimented perfume, and if I’m not feeling those I could always revert to random sample
I figured it would be a fun way to collect more poll ideas
That one disappears pretty quickly on me, too…
I can actually smell it more after the opening, but it’s pretty quiet.
Oh, I love so many for the Parfum d’Empire line! So miffed about the loss the of the 50ml bottles (still!). I may never get over it.
So I will have to settle for decants, it seems.
SOTD is Chanel Bois de Iles. Nuff said
Bois des Iles – excellent choice.
Everyone needs to start offering travel spray sets!
I meant as opposed to just huge 100 ml bottles :).
I agree 100%! Especially considering the rapidly rising costs…..
AGREE!!
SOTD: Chanel no 22, starting with bath powder and body lotion, then a bit of vintage parfum. Pampering myself.
SOTD is JCrew No 57. I’ve been so busy lately that it is easy to just wear my go-to fragrances.
I am wearing AG Mandragore. It’s nice in the spring (and any other season, too.)
SOTD: Ninfeo Mio, one of my favorite summertime fragrances but quite fleeting on me. I’m doing a figgy week since I generally like this note.
I’ll be wearing NM on Friday for sure.
That will be my Friday pick as well. Luckily, it lasts a good long time on me, although the dry down is very close to the body. I love my little frosted green bottle and it’s a wonderfully refreshing scent on hot humid days.
NM stays with me all day! And to me it’s not fig at all, but lavender. So odd…
I’m in L’Artisan Aedes. What a gorgeous scent, it always lifts me up.
I so thoroughly enjoyed Vent Vert yesterday (and received so many nice comments here on NST) that I decided to wear it again. I usually only reach for it later in the spring, you know, when it’s not just “technically” spring but when you can actually feel it…
But wearing it now seems to bring out some of the creamy side of VV.
I wanted to dive into a frag I’d not worn in a few months that was happy, flowery and warm all at the same time, so I picked Thierry Mugler Alien Essence Absolue.
Draining the last of my decant of Chanel 28 La Pausa. My nose seems to pick up a violet note that warms up the cool iris, but perhaps it’s just wishful thinking since I love violet but iris not so much.
TF testing continues… Sahara Noir today. Nice but… it’s reading as “fattier” than I prefer for my incense. If that makes any sense. (Just as well since I need another incense perfume like….)
I wore Cuir d’Ange today and it is bliss: a soft, supple, creamy leather, very close to the skin.
We went all over Berlin today (Reichstag, former East Berlin, Potsdamer Platz, and many others besides). I stayed at Galeria Kaufhof while Jim went back to the hotel to get a jacket, and I ended up in the fragrance department, and I am almost ashamed to say that I bought some more stuff. But it was cheap! And limited edition! And you can’t get it in Canada! The German cologne line 4711 has a line called Acqua Colonia, and I got a set of five wee 8-mL bottles of Lemon and Ginger, Blood Orange and Basil, Pink Pepper (yes, I know) and Grapefruit, Melissa and Verbena, and Mandarine and Cardamom. As well, they had ONE BOTTLE LEFT of the limited-edition Hazelnut and Tonka, and obviously after trying it from the tester I had to have that, right?
They also had much of the Serge Lutens export line, and after trying but not wearing L’Orpheline and La Religeuse, I can pretty definitely say that I don’t need them. They also — unsurprisingly, I guess — had a ton of German lines that I used to see in Canada but haven’t in years, such as Otto Kern and Jil Sander.
And though we have another nine days to go on our trip, I am done shopping for scents, partly because really that has to be enough and partly because nothing else is going to fit into my luggage.
Your souvenir perfumes will remind you of your trip each time you use one. I bet I would have gone perfume crazy in similar circumstances. Sounds like a great vacation
Agree!
Oh what’s fantastic time you’re having! Sometimes it just makes no sense to say “no” to a wonderful perfume deal. That hazelnut and tonka sounds right up my alley- if you fall out of love with it, you know who to call
And if you can’t reach Deva, call me! Mmmmm, hazlenut + tonka . . .
I’ve fallen hard for Cuir d’Ange. I’m either getting another decant or just going for it.
I went to Berlin prefumista. One of these days I will make it back there. Enjoy your perfumes!
That would be PRE-perfumista
No need to correct yourself. I thought that you had purposefully created a portmanteau word
Oh, I saw those Acqua Colonia frags on-line. Wish they sold them in the U.S.!
Wearing Burberry Brit Rhythm for Her today, from a sample that languished untouched until I read some good reviews and remembered I had some. I do like the lavender tones, rather washed out and warmed up, compared to fresh garden lavender.
I find this cheerful and soothing. Sometimes I
I put some on a little while before I go to bed, to help unwind…
A bit late, but yes, I agree. And also, for how soft a scent, also very tenacious: the few sprays I put on 12 hours ago are still very present on my skin.
Scent twins with Deva today in Bois des Iles edt. This is a pale sister of the parfum, but smells nice nonetheless.
^5 Scent Sister! AnnS sent me some of her precious extrait along with the edt, and when I tried the extrait yesterday, I almost died! No joke, I think I had a neurological event and went out of my mind! I started speaking in tongues again and that hasn’t happened since I experienced Onda VdE!
You smell beyond beautiful!
Yes, the parfum is really something special. Wish I had a vat of it.
For Keep It Simple Tuesday it’s the all-star Ferre.
Hey, AnnieA — I remember that you wore Adam Levine for Women a lot on Keep It Simple days during the winter — so when I had a chance to get a sample, I went for it — and I like it! Wore it yesterday and today to fend off the still-chilly air here.
Ferre is great, too.
Atelier Cologne Mandarine Glaciale. It smells very fizzy, like Jamaican ginger beer mixed with San Pellegrino Clementina.
Yum to both the drinks and fragrance!
This was one of the two that I liked from the 4 that launched recently!
What was the other one you liked? I picked up samples of mandarine, figuier, and cedre at sephora. I really like mandarine glaciale and will likely pick up the travel spray. Cedre was disappointing but I’ll give it another chance. I found it very syrupy which was pretty unexpected.
I’m with today’s folks in PJs. My little one is home sick so we are hunkered in bed together with his cat formerly known as kitten (now 14 pounds and NOT fat, just part lemur) reading. SOTD the original Prada, the Amber one. I am the rare Ambree detractor.
Oh no! My guy was feeling better by dinner time yesterday, hope your kiddo is feeling better just as quickly!
Part cat part lemur sounds fascinating!
Doing an Hermes week this week. Today I went with Rose Ikebana, which I don’t give nearly enough wear time for some reason. Very lively and refreshing today, though I don’t think it will make it to lunchtime. That might be the reason.
Wearing Demeter Ginger Ale today. It’s so sparkly, my nose tingled! It’s not long-lasting of course, so may spray more later or another one, like Wet Garden.
I looked in the Demeter site over the weekend but ended up abandoning my cart because of the overwhelming number of options.
There really are too many! And they are pretty cheap and most have smaller sizes, so you can go a little crazy. I only have 3 and found them on overstock.com. Not sure if they still have them or not.
I’m wearing No.5 today. We have plumbers and air conditioner folks coming to the house today and it just stresses me out to have people around. I never know what to do with myself and end up hovering.
I am currently at one of my least favorite places, the laundromat, washing the too-big-for-our-washer coverlet and wondering what the lady next to me did to make her laundry smell that terrible. My stomach actually heaved when she opened the plastic bag and put her stuff in the washer and I have a pretty strong stomach. In fact, someone must have complained because the attendant has just asked her to leave after her wash cycle.
I hope your No 5 helps you power through your day. It sounds like one to forget and put behind you.
What a day! No. 5 was a wise choice, indeed.
AND, I came home and had the great idea to go out and tackle the patch of poison ivy I noticed in the side yard so my super not fun day is complete. The neighbor’s side yard is absolutely full of gorgeous green rash-inducing vine and the previous tenants here piled rocks on the bits that came through the fence instead of spraying it or cutting it out so it has happily rooted on our side and sent runners beneath the grass. Every time I thought I had gotten it all I saw another piece. I have no idea at what point I tore my glove but it was on my less-involved hand so here’s hoping I don’t end up covered.
I have now taken a cool shower and, in honor of our air conditioner still not working as they didn’t have the part, sprayed on some St. Tropez Dispenser. I think I’ll crank the oven on anyway and make some brownies.
OMG, the invasion of the poison ivy sounds like a horror film!
I was very surprised to see a front yard in my neighborhood where someone has allowed poison ivy to flourish one a front corner of their yard next to the street and neighbor’s yard. There’s no fence either. It seems distinctly unneighborly, possibly hostile.
What’s irritating is that I can’t get into her yard to finish the blasted stuff off. I would happily go over and cut it out, pour stump killer on the remains, and provide her with spray for when it tries again. I think she works nights and just doesn’t care about her house or yard as I haven’t ever seen anyone outside and they have no pets. In fact, we have only seen her once, when we first moved in and she came over to say hello. She seemed nice enough, but…
I picked up a bug on vacation so can’t smell much today. Just hunkering down and resting.
Thanks to everyone who swapped with me!
Amouage Memoir for me today. I don’t know what is wrong with my nose – I put on these huge heavy-hitter perfumes lately and can’t smell them after a couple of hours, when usually I can smell them all day with no problem. Must be hormones.
Iris Poudre. This can sometimes seem too sweet or too elegant for me but today it’s perfect.
Well, I finally cracked and bought Azemour. I really only needed a decant, and I had one, but it evaporated. It’s not like I’m ever going to forget about Azemour around here.
LOL — no, you’re not likely to! Congrats on your bottle.
One should never forget about Azemour; it’s way up on my wishlist as well.
I’m wearing Maroma Olibanum Citrus for Men, a cheap “natural” fragrance that I really like, and usually wear on weekends as a comfortable kind of thing. I don’t know why, because I’ve got such a terrible cold that I couldn’t even taste my cup of Lapsang Souchong last night, and certainly can’t smell a quiet little essential oils cologne. I got a couple of whiffs of it at times when blowing my nose.
Oh I love the MAroma for men line…my favorite is Lavender Cedarwood!