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I'm wearing Byredo Pulp.
Reminder: tomorrow 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 Red fruits [cropped] by Zdenko Zivkovic at flickr; some rights reserved.
Most of Monday’s snow is gone, but it’s gray, raw, damp, ugh. A spritz of Chamade to add some cheer.
Chamade is definitely the herald to spring!
It is going to be very warm here today, but also grey & rainy. I want one nice spring day!!
“Very warm” meaning finally not freezing?!
I remember pining, PINING I say!, for a warm, sunny spring day when I lived in Minnesota. I don’t remember being able to rely on them until May, which just seems cruel.
Yeah – that’s it here. It won’t be warm until the first week of May. I was just saying to my hubbie the other day that I am sick of this and maybe we should move. Of course, he always wants to move back to PDX!
Let me know if we need to make room for you!
We’ve had a week of on-again-off-again showers, but currently, the sun is shining and I see blue skies out the window. Not warm, yet, but it promises that it *might* be later!
Ha! It’s actually supposed to be in the mid 60s. Not bad. But useless with no sun.
Chamade is such a great spring fragrance! I will have to get my sample out and remember to wear it, now that it finally feels like spring.
I wish I was wearing Chamade.
I am wearing Torocco Orange by Crabtree & Evelyn
Rainy day here- but warming up
And hopefully will stay warm!
A very grey and wet day here today. Still continuing with my Amouage exploration; Journey Woman, I like it, I think but I’m very glad it’s not swoon at first sniff like Beloved.
Journey is my favorite. I love my pretty bottle of it
I had the same experience with Beloved, austenfan. It’s such a gorgeous perfume.
Journey Woman was love at first sniff.
What else from the line are you in love with?
Amouage Gold, I also really like Ubar and Beloved. Lyric was a little too busy to figure out in a single wearing of it, and Epic didn’t make that much of an impression. Journey I like ok, but find the opening rather iffy.
Memoir is my fav, but I also like Dia very much. Not enough to buy a bottle, but if one fell into my hands, that would be a different story. If Lyric had a tad less honey, it would be one of my fav roses. Beloved is just gorgeous! I’ve never smelled Journey though.
Gosh, sounds like I need to remember to resniff Beloved next time I’m at Our Lady! I don’t have any memory of it at all. . . And I have big love for my Memoir, Lyric and Ubar!
I have the sample box of from Amouage. I think it has about 12 fragrances. I also have samples of Sunshine & Fate.
Journey I own a full bottle of -I happen to love the opening the dry down is just fab. I find it sexy and classy.
One thing I have found while testing them is that the scent changes a bit. It could just be my hormones or the seasons changing but curious to know if anyone has had a similar experience? One time I tested Epic and it was huge and strong, the next day (it was a bit warmer ie not freezing) I was piling it on like a cologne.
Amouage its my favorite house-it is a bit expensive but you can shop around discount websites.
L-Do I find that the scents change? Yes, absolutely! I love this aspect of the three Amouage scents I own. (Although I find Lyric less of a chameleon than her sisters.) I have also found, especially with Ubar, that dabbing vs. spraying give me very different experiences. I know that some people find Memoir difficult because it can change so much–and apparently not to their liking!–but I just find sometimes it’s boozier and sometimes it’s more leather; sometimes it’s HUGE and sometimes, while not maybe small, LESS huge.
I forgot to get a sample of Memoir, but that can and will be remedied. It’s a chypre isn’t it?
Oddly enough I’m not particularly fond of Dia, in my mind it always reads as “less successful version of Gold”. And I tend to really like what JCE does. I find it a tad heavy somehow.
The few Amouage I’ve tested all kind of change over time. It keeps things interesting!
Yes they do, which is what I like about them. The only one that doesn’t really is Ciel.
Wearing Marions Nous today from Oriza L. legrand
Love, hate?
I like it a lot, though not as much as Jardins d’Armide. I like the muskiness of it– not overpowering but still sort of animalic on me while still being pretty. Occasionally hyacinth pops out
I like this a lot, but my orange blossom love has gone to Seville a l’Aube.
SOTD is Bottega Veneta. It’s still cold…. BRRR! And I had a meeting this morning. Each time I wear BV I am still surprised at how much I enjoy it.
It’s a great scent.
I don’t wear it much, but it’s always perfect when I do. I should wear it more …
Love BV, still haven’t got a bottle. Always spray myself whenever I see a tester in a shop.
Now that’s the way to do it! Just imagine if you walked by a good shop every day – you could always spray on and never have to buy. I always fantasize how my fragrance habits would change if I worked at some awesome niche shop. I wonder how Ari is doing…………….?
Yes, wouldn’t that be great? I wonder if I would develop perfume fatigue though.
I think having to sniff a lot all day would do that, but if I could get lots of fresh air, I think I’d figure out a way to manage.
That sounds like a brilliant idea, I would go for walks with my dog in between shop duties.
Davidorff’s discontinued Good Life with fig in the top and mid note…getting ready for tomorrow’s fig day
!!!!
I don’t think I’ve smelled that one. At the moment, hardly noticing the fig in Pulp.
it was released in the late 1990s I believe….for this week I wanted to wear perfumes with fig that didnt have fig in the name…I never realized how much I like fig as a note in my perfumes until I researched fragranatica…..
I like lots of them too
The fig leaf is really obscured by the BILLBOARD-SIZED BLACKCURRANT NOTE
(Which I love)
Exactly. I love it too. But totally get why people hate it.
It’s grey and rainy here as well, so I’ve drowned myself in choc-coffee:
Scent by Alexis Body Made Luminous and Sebastiane Espresso Royale.
Sounds like a great rainy day combo!
Getting my fig on early – wearing Atelier Figuier Ardent. It’s good, I like the cardamom and woods. Reminds me of Marine Epice but with fig instead of vetiver. AND they sell a travel spray! I am definitely getting a fig perfume for this spring and summer, not sure if it will be this or Philosykos.
Oh, and the sales person at Sephora who got me the Figuier Ardent sample told me about how she doesn’t like the rollerballs because they crush the perfume
I didn’t correct her, maybe I should have?
Scent twins! I just got the travel spray yesterday from a generous NST swapper
and am wearing it for the first time today. Like you, I think it’s very good and seems to be long lasting, too.
*Eye roll* Impossible to try to teach the SAs about perfume, I think.
Yeah, I say “well, actually …” enough that my friends make fun of me, so I don’t need to be a know it all to strangers too
Farouche, it’s impossible, and yet, sometimes the misconceptions are just crazy-making! My favorite one to bite my tongue for is the notion that a quality (ie. expensive) perfume has more natural ingredients, and either will therefore a) last LONGER, and/or b) NOT change on you (which is apparently a desirable thing). I’ve heard this one a few times, in variation, and don’t even know where to begin. . .
I just smile and walk away…or ask for a sample!
I will continue to practice this. Some days I’m better at it than others! (And I used to think I was a patient person. . .
)
Hah! Natural lasts longer
I also think it’s funny when they tell me there is no difference between edt and edp except lasting power. Like they’re thinking I’m cheap for wanting the edt (which I prefer sometimes, for example Chanel Cristalle)
Yes, Cristalle EDT is infinitely better IMO.
As soon as I got home, I had to go and check my bottle of Cristalle to make sure I had the EDT version. Yay, I do.
I enjoy “Oh the current formula is EXACTLY the same as your vintage bottle from the 80s”. Snort
I feel lucky if they even acknowledge that formulae might change!
It’s a beautiful morning and I’m in Dior Escale a Portofino – citrus and creamy almond. Mmmmm.
I can’t wait until hot summer eau de cologne weather!
I’m wearing Jo Malone Tudor Rose & Amber today, from my brand new bottle that arrived yesterday.
I am curious about this one ….it is from their new limited editions, right? have you tried any of the others? The one with Ivy and lily of the valley interested me for I was looking for a fragrance similar to Eau de Camille (which has ivy and seringa as notes). I already have a FB of Pomegranate Noir so that is one from the collection I am familiar with.
I haven’t tried any of the others. I ordered it from Saks and received it yesterday.
Next time I go to Saks, I want to try the Geranium & Verbena.
They should have sent you samples of the others with your FB purchase
!!
A lot of times they will give you a boatload of samples if you purchase in the store.
He sent me some other Jo Malone scents. I should’ve requested the Geranium & Verbena.
Plus, I did request a sample of Diptyqye L’Ombre Dans L’Eau, so I could explore wearing this one more. He included 2 small decants of it. Sunshine in a bottle
Bardot, the one I like beat is Birch and Pepper. I tried ordering from Nordstrom but my internet connection was all funked up or the Nordstrom website was having a stupid moment.
Wearing a sample of Mohur by Neela Vermeire. Like it, but not as much as I was expecting. Maybe because it’s not the extrait?
Spray or dab? I much prefer this one sprayed. I love it!
It didn’t do much for me either.
I’m wearing Bois des Iles. Still haven’t decided what to wear for tomorrow…
Twinsies!
Robin, we must live in the same area because the weather is the same here. Although the rain will probably make it feel much cooler than the expected warm temps today.
Also, you brave soul. Pulp was a disaster on me and smelled like bad BO. The grapefruit was so sour and fig notes don’t like me much either.
I’m wearing Opus II today. More manly than the others in the Library collection – a typical fougere, but with a fruity twist.
I’m in SE PA…
Same. Moving to Mont Co in less than a month
Yep, I’m in Chesco. Same thing.
I’m continuing to explore samples and decants that I haven’t touched yet. Today was A Dozen Roses Shakespeare in Love. This one is a generic floral musk on my skin, no roses present. I didn’t expect a rose soliflore, but I did expect some rose. I should have worn either Demeter’s Pruning Shears or Rose Anonyme, two of my favorite roses.
I really should try Pruning Shears.
Pruning Shears is one of my favorite roses, with some green notes, and an odd metallic note.
Today is Five O`Clock au Gingembre which is already at the drydown of musky-amber. I wonder if a little Tibetan Mountain Temple will perk it up.
yes! spray on the TMT
!!!!!
I’m trying the new Neela Vermeire, Pichola. My general response to this line has been “nice/fine.” They just don’t blow me away like they have some others, though I haven’t tried the extraits. (I actually hated Ashoka.)
That’s my impression thus far too, but I feel like I’m missing something because of the degree to which other people have gotten excited about them. But again, haven’t tried the extraits, so maybe that’s the issue.
I feel that way about everything I’ve tried from the line except Mohur Extrait which is straight-up gorgeous.
Yeah, I wasn’t over the moon about (non-extrait) Mohur or Bombay Bling either.
What’s in Pichola?
It’s a spicy white floral.
Sounds like it might be nice…
Oh it’s definitely nice, but not swoon-worthy for me, and I want to swoon at these prices
I hear you there!
Okay. Guilty! Love these. But I too was not fond of Ashoka, except for its back story.
Spent part of the evening quizzing my son on India and Buddhism. Just learned all about Ashoka – how funny to come across it here tonight!
I, too, was disappointed with Ashoka. I find the others a bit too “chemical” for my liking. I blame IFRA.
Vintage Eau Sauvage. Mmmmm
Almost went with it too, but changed my mind and went with Eau Sauvage Extreme instead.
Not twins, but related!
Hi Robin,
I wore Byredo Pulp yesterday. So, we are scent twins who were seperated at birth. LOL!
My SOTD is Slumberhouse Pear and Olive. Love this fragrance. I wish it were a bit stronger. I got a sample from STC the other day. I have only used it today and I have almost completely drained it. (heavy hands)
I hope everyone has a happy “Friday Eve”!
I found that Pear + Olive had excellent longevity and sillage but have always sprayed it from the bottle. Perhaps dabbing or small tester sprays is the problem? It’s one that I actually became too paranoid to wear it to work because the hygenist kept commenting that the entire office smelled like my perfume and she could smell me from her operatory. She meant it as a compliment but still…
Maybe you’re right. This gives me an excuse to buy a full bottle!
Ha!
The original Pear + Olive was an EDP and it got reformulated to an extrait. I wonder if you got old stock?
Another day of figs: SOTD is Pacifica Mediterranean Fig.
You smell great! I will spray myself silly with that one tonight!
Thanks! I overlook this one to often, so I figured it would be a good time to wear it, what with the theme and all.
It’s Testing THursday for me: Houbigant Apercu on one wrist, AG Nuit Etoilee on the other. Really not enjoying the NE, though I admit I was not expecting to.
Apercu, on the other hand (literally!) is nice. I have a vague memory of trying it before, but I think maybe I lost my original sample. It’s a gentle chypre which I found too dry for me last time around (maybe five years ago?), but it’s just really pretty at the moment.
Are you wearing NE in edp or in edt? I think the edp is much more balanced and interesting. I like the edt, but not enough to purchase but wouldn’t mind a bottle of the edp.
EdT. I had to check the sample (it was a freebie from some purchase or other)… I’m just not a big citrus-woody fan. It gets nicer, the longer it stays on my skin.
I have a tiny bottle of Apercu parfum. It took some time to grow on me as well, but now I really love it.
Apercu, yum.
I like (and own) them both. NE says “Christmas” to me.
Comme de Garçon x Pharrell Williams Girl today. Love it on cool wet days.
I got this as part of a niche sampler from Sephora and did not know what to make of it…the first blast was really plasticy and off putting but the drydown was lovely.
I find the bottle disturbing.
Me, too. It discourages me from trying the perfume.
I agree. Reminds me of a cartoon character with his/her lights punched out. I much prefer the creepy Marni doll, having just the right combination of cuteness and weirdness.
I only bought the 10 ml, in part because I wasn’t a fan of the bottle.
SOTD is Le Labo Rose 31. Maybe not a great choice with a sick child at home but I don’t think the poor girl can smell!
I’m basking in the joy of a (relatively) liberal spray of my new FB of Seville a l’Aube! I think I could alternate between this and Maroc pour Elle for a long time and be satisfied. With an occasional day of Iris Poudre. And an occasional LOTV day, although I have not chosen a champion LOTV scent yet. And then of course the Black Flower Mexican Vanilla which my husband now asks me to wear, but then I would want a day of Spirituese Double Vanilla, for all those flowers, which reminds me of Noontide Petals, and Attrape Coeur and Mohur Extrait…oh, dear! How did this happen? LOL…but today, Seville a l’Aube! Mmmmm!
Will you quit it already with the BFMV?
Dame is going to wonder why the spike in sales all of a sudden – going there right now to git me a 7ml travel spray unsniffed.
Actually, it’s meredifay who inspired me to peruse the line and I like what I see
Jeffrey Dame also sounds like a really nice guy so I wouldn’t mind sending him some business….and I love that they sell all the fragrances in 7ml for a great price and free shipping! The shipping can make a difference…I was going to order a bottle of Fig Tree from SSS for the late spring and when I went to calculate the shipping it came to thirteen dollars which seemed kind of high for a sixty dollar bottle (that was the only thing I was ordering).
meredifay- thanks for your input yesterday on the other Dame you have tried…..I am supposed to be getting a sample of BFMV (hopefully soon, as I did send a postcard) and I am sure that I will love it….the fact that your husband likes it (mine isn’t so easy to please when it comes to my fragrance choices
) is also giving me hope! I remember reading somewhere that men like the smell of pumpkin pie and vanilla!
Bacon.
Ha! So true!
LOL!
and cinnamon rolls
Heat wave forecast here in NorCal today so I’ve declared it the first Hawaiian shirt day of the year, and busted out a lighter scent. Which is also a figgy scent: Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Fico Di Amalfi (think the name is long enough??) Citrus + figs, very nice.
I tried, but failed, to find my sample of that!
SOTD Chanel Bois de Iles. Mmmmmm!
This stuff gets even better if you wear it when you workout! Who knew increased body heat and profuse sweating could take an exceptional scent to the next level?!?
The next level being PNH (Pure Nose Heaven!)
I noticed that too! In fact, several Chanels are fantastic after a workout. La Pausa is another one that really surprised me after a run and Coromandel had me nearly gnawing off my arm it was uber delicious!
Hah. Perfume-induced auto-cannibalism.
Oh, I totally believe that! Bois des Iles has become one of my summer go-to fragrances because it blooms so lusciously in the heat!
FYI, the New York Times Well blog today is highlighting a “Habit Personality Quiz” developed by Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before. The quiz was interesting and easy to take. But the reason I’m mentioning this here is that Ms. Rubin’s website offers a series of podcasts on building “happier habits into your life, and podcast #5 is “Stop and Smell the Happy.” The blog notes that the unconventional perfumer she mentions is Christopher Brosius, and shows a photo of her Shrine to Smell.
So far today, I’m just contemplating traces of perfumes I sampled yesterday – old Lanvin Pretexte extrait, Amouage Dia, and LesNez Marron Chic. The disadvantage of Marron Chic is that it’s such a delicious-smelling fragrance that it prompts me to look for some kind of sweet treat to eat.
Vintage Le Dix edt… Maybe too liberally applied. This is a scent that makes me feel like I am wearing someone else’s perfume, but that can be fun too occasionally. I am also home with my still sick little one. Yesterday I had to take him, sick, to the doc for a battery of booster vaccines. His immune system is shot from years of treatment for brain cancer and his docs are super worried about him picking up measles or chicken pox. He really struggled with whooping cough two years ago, even though he had been vaccinated. I’ve been entertaining him by sprinkling cat nip on my bedspread and watching our CFKAK (cat formally known as kitten) go nuts!
Boy, do you have your hands full! Sincere best wishes for your child’s quick recovery.
Let me echo farouche in my best wishes for your little trooper. Hoping the docs and cats can make the difference!
Sending positive vibes and healthful wishes to your little one.
Aww you’re a good mom. Your love for the little one comes through in your post.
Poor kid! Hope he stays free of pox/measles.
What challenges you are facing. Entertaining your son with cat on catnip is brilliant!
We are all about the healin’ power of kitties!
Aw. Hope he is much better soon, that’s tough.
Echoing the positive vibes and good heakth wishes being sent your way.
Hope you’re little one is feeling better! Sending all good wishes your way!
6th day of a serious case of Heure Exquise!
That *is* a serious case… fortunately, no deleterious side effects.
Wow! Dedication!
Heading into work, scentless, on my first day upright after two days of a nasty, feverish cold. Feeling weak but determined to get something accomplished. It’s my busiest time of year, and the absolute worst time to be out of commission. Not going to push it to hard, though. Can’t chance relapse!
Celebrating the ability to smell in general – although it is slightly overwhelming.
Take it easy! No good winding up back in bed sicker than before.
Thanks, mals, promise I will!
A super hot one here today. That along with a partially sleepless night due to sick kiddos (that seems to be going around, doesn’t it?) calls for Mandarine Basilic to wake me up and keep me refreshed.
Wearing Lady Levine a grey, but at least not yet rainy, day.
How do you like it? I’ve seen it at TJMaxx but have had too many unsuccessful blind buys. Reviews have been generally good but…
It’s cozy – I’m bad at describing notes, but saffron was listed and I do notice it, along with general woodiness. What I like is that the drydown doesn’t get cheap, as happens too often in mass-market perfumes. It seems to have replaced the now-too-faint Parfumerie Generale PG06 L’Eau Rare Matale, even though it’s not very similar, for my cozy-blanket winter scent. If TJMaxx does the crazy $17 perfume pricing that sister company Winners does in Canada, I’d say it’s worth a try…
Still home sick. Feeling a little better, but my throat is still an inflamed mess. So I had to cancel my clients for most of the week. Some of them are quite elderly and I don’t want them to catch this.
Feeling a little bit guilty about perfume indulgences. I was really really good for most of the first quarter, but then along came some good prices on Coach Leatherware and I had to get #2 for my husband. Then came the swap and although I was happy to offload a few misfits and trade for non perfume stuff, I still ended up with four more bottles of perfume which I am totally thrilled to be receiving. Three of them were on my wishlist and the fourth is an unsniffed. And now I’m about to get some Black Flower Mexican Vanilla. Am I being a greedy pig?
SOTD is Dzing! which I read somewhere reminds a reviewer of “elephant butt”, but in an adorable way. It is mingling with a trace of LDDM from yesterday’s shirt. On me, the dry down of Dzing! is creamy vanilla with a hint of crayola and book dust.
Love Dzing! It’s special
Pigs are said to be highly intelligent.
Personally, I consider it a public service to buy from indie perfumers, sort of like supporting one’s local public radio station.
Ahh thank you. You have eased my guilt.
Really it’s a fabulous deal to get a 7ml travel spray of a well liked Indie scent with gorgeous original artwork image done by a family member, and free shipping.
i second that!
De Profundis today, it’s wearing a tiny bit sweeter than usual, maybe because it’s warmer outside? Anyway, it’s lovely. I have the most terrible earworm of “Mad World” since I went to see Taylor John Williams last Friday at a club here. He was on The Voice last fall and if you like folk/alt you should listen.
Continuing with the figs, today i’m in Au Pays’ Figue Fruitee. I’m not at all sure about this one. The initial blast is SWEET, but thankfully that calms down quickly. Then it is very fruity, and even shampoo-like. But at the same time, it has this quality that reminds me so much of summer camp–one week a year, my day camp would do a sleepaway thing, and this perfume smells like the smell of the cabins (musty, humid, wood) with lots of fruit. It is a very juvenile smell. And then a few hours later, the fruit turns over-ripe. I tested it last night, and I’m giving it a shot today, but I have a feeling this tester might be up for grabs.
Now I am post workout and post-shower, SOTD is Tauer’s Zeta, which smells of spring and summer to me. It is projected to get up to 70 degrees today, and the sunshine will feel good after a week of rain!
Oh, I have a scent-related gripe to share (with the only people I know who might sympathise!). My facial lotion, which used to be unscented, or at least innocuously scented, now has this odd “fresh” scent to it–like a pale version of watermelon gum! Ugh! Thankfully, it goes away almost immediately, but I nearly gack every morning while I put it on.
Ugh, I hate it when they change products I was really happy with!
Yes, and since I only need a dab, I will be putting up with it for a while!
LOL! So I will no longer be the only one sniffing facial creams before buying them! The one I currently use has a nice/normal orris root.
… smell
Well now you HAVE to name-drop the Brand of said cream to me!!Lol!Orris-obsessed!!
Well, I just might be in the market for a new product!
It was a tough call on what to wear today between Deneuve, the original Lolita Lempicka and Bal a Versailles EDC. The original Lolita Lempicka won out. I kind of did need something cheap and cheerful.
Cold and rainy here, so Noir Epices.
Beautiful!
It was somewhat rainy and a little warmer here today (although the cold front is coming through again tonight). I am wearing Imaginary Authors’ Yesterday Haze. I spritzed a little on this morning (have to keep it subtle for work) but I can still smell it on myself. I really do like this scent but probably should have saved it for tomorrow because I can detect lots of fig.
I am wearing M Micallef Vanille Fleur. It feels just right for this time of year and I am really enjoying it.
Sending feel good wishes to everyone needing them today.
SOTD is Dior Dune. Mmmmm . . . I love Dune. That’s all.
Day 2 of testing L’Occitane Iris Bleu/Iris Blanc.Today I found a nice powdery drydown!Slight resemblance to Crabtree&Evelyn Iris.Really like the blackcurrant note as well.
Wearing Metalys today; perfect for a sunny, slightly breezy spring day. I am so glad my bottle is still half-full. I can’t bear the thought that someday I will wear this beauty for the last time. Why oh why did Guerlain discontinue this one?
Naomi Goodsir’s L’Or du Sérail for me today. Just lovely.
I’m testing a set of samples I just received from Perfumes by Terri. Today it’s Douceur Brulee, which is a heavily gourmand (unsurprising, given the name), sweet (again, same) mix of caramel, beeswax, coconut, and lemon. Definitely on the edible side of gourmand – it’s kind of making me hungry. I’ve taken a quick sniff of the sampler set, and many of them seem to land solidly in gourmand territory. Not a bad thing, since I do love the genre. Anybody else have experience with this line? I’ve got to say, the pricing alone makes me want to buy six bottles.
I’m so late, the party’s over and the lights are out, but I’ll post anyway. I’m smelling great today in Vetiver Tonka. Something about the temperature or humidity or something is bringing out all the best in it. Love me some Vetiver Tonka!