Happy Tuesday! If you have a free minute, do tell us what fragrance you're wearing today.
I'm wearing Annick Goutal Un Matin d'Orage.
Reminder: this Friday, 24 April, wear something from Annick Goutal or perfumer Isabelle Doyen.
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 A Pair of Butterfly Wings by Calsidyrose at flickr; some rights reserved.
Giving my first college try to the original Stella (thank you Sephora for your free sample!), and I’m quite liking it. Might suit for summer. What does everyone else think?
I’ve always liked Stella, and do want to try the new Eau de Toilette version even though I never liked any of the ‘Stella Sheer’ versions they used to do. If you can find it, (if they still make it?), do try the Absolu, that was pretty too.
I smelled the new Eau de Toilette on a strip alongside this one when at Sephora and it seemed to be much more about citrus to me than I was looking for at that moment, but perhaps you’ll have a different experience.
Or maybe you’ll like the citrus it’s dishing out – I think you’re more of a citrus fan than me 🙂
Thanks! I do like citrus but not what I’m looking for from Stella, maybe. We’ll see!
Original Stella is nice, I almost sold it than changed my mind, a couple of times. I heard there was a reform, the newer has a gold ring as opposed to silver? Something like that. Is that the EDT version, the one with the gold ring?
I think the EDT is in a pale pink bottle, while the EDP’s bottle is has an ombre purple effect. I’m wearing a sample from the EDP because I preferred it to the EDT, but I can’t speak to any changes that might have occurred between the silver ring/gold ring change.
I used to wear it in my pre-perfumista days and I still like it. I often recommend it when people are looking for good quality mainstream (rose) scents.
I’ve been so busy focusing on niche perfumery that I completely missed this classic at Sephora until now. It’s really lovely, and I do think I may need a bottle for a summer rose….and maaaaybe also Eau Suave by Parfums d’Empire.
I’ve never smelled it at all. My mall doesn’t carry it, and I never think to order a sample.
I always liked Stella and still wear it from time to time. It’s a great layering scent too. I also have the Absolue version, which is very nice. I would like to try the new edt as well.
Dior Mitzah today. Yesterday I wore the new Dior Feve Delicieuse. The SA said they smelled similar to each other, I want to test that out.
And do they?
I’ve only smelled Feve Delicieuse on paper and it is a gourmand whereas I have never classified Mitzah as a gourmand. I love tonka bean and Feve Delicieuse has a ton of it. I will have to seek out a free sample when I can – my gut tells me it’s FBW for a gourmand lover.
Thanks!
Not to my nose. Feve is sweeter and more gourmand, Mitzah is more ambery oriental. I love both but they are definitely not similar.
I love my little sample of Mitzah, and can’t understand why it was discontinued…but then again I don’t know why most things are discontinued.
Baiser Volé today because my parcel containing BV shower gel and body lotion arrived this morning! Yay! They smell closest to the edp to me, and the fragrance is quite long lasting.
My dont-buy-so-many-scented-pretties campaign must be going well, as my delivery guy greeted me with “long time no see!” … lol
Ha! It’s always good to a have a rapport with your delivery guy for such precious things 😉
OOh, body products sound nice.
Haha – I have given our delivery guy no such break, but on the other hand, I think I provide entertainment in how excited I get each time he brings me a package.
Congrats on your new stuff!
I have the Baiser Vole shower gel, and it is totally trans formative when I use it during hot summer weather. I just feel so refreshed and super lady like when I’m done! I’d love to “afford” the BV body cream! Baiser Vole is hands down one of my most fav recent releases.
I have a weekness for nice shower gels and now I need to try the BV one.
Love Un matin d’orage. I’m wearing Grand Amour, the edp version which I prefer to the edt.
Hmmm. You know, I didn’t love Grand Amour even though the notes are right up my alley, and it was pleasant. Maybe I was trying the edt, though. I don’t think my sample stated either way.
To me it was one of those “swoon at first sniff” Goutals. I don’t wear it very often though. Too many bottles I suppose.
I may as well post here and say a loud and happy DITTO for me. I’m wearing Grand Amour edp as well, and it is just so lovely. I feel so elegant and yet earthy at the same time. I don’t get at all the comparison to Chamade which has similar notes but is more lush and oriental. It may be the same colors on the palette, but it’s a totally different picture. Grand Amour is just a dirty white floral – it smells richly floral with the sappy galbanum and white flowers, and yet somehow fresh and windy, with a slight “dirt” accord at the base. I can just smell things growing when I wear it! It’s like a liquid personification of sunny, cool spring days when the shoots and greens and spring flowers are just coming out. It’s perfect for our weather today. I think the edp is much richer than the edt, which I didn’t care for.
I couldn’t agree more in all respects. I’ve been feeling great wearing this. We’ve been having the most wonderful spring weather the past week or so, and Grand Amour fits with this season so well.
I’ve got a small bottle of EDT that I received as a gift with an ebay order a long time ago. It’s nice enough but Grand Amour benefits enormously from a “thicker” formulation, just like Heure Exquise in fact.
Yes, totally agree the the edp for GA, HE are superlative. The edts are just too think to do the floral parts justice. I’d also toss in Ce Soir ou Jamais. The edt for that is thinner and gets much skankier (though not that skanky) than the edt, which is very wet and rich.
Yep, CSOJ is better in EDP as well. I’ve never tried Quel Amour in edt, but I imagine that scent could work well in a thinner formulation.
I can never make up my mind about Quel Amour, but I’ve only ever smelled it in the edt. It must be the pomegranate, but there is a type of waxy smell that I can’t quite get over. I wonder if it’s better in the edp? I think Quel Amour is one of the ones that got discontinued.
I bet I was testing the edt. Hmmm.
(Not that I neeeeeeeeeed any more perfume. 🙂 )
Ha. 😉
Hi Robin, I am your scent twin today. I like Un Matin d’Orage very much. It reminds me somewhat of Un jardin apres le Mousson, I think it is mostly the ginger note that is quite prominent on my skin. Have a lovely day everyone!
Hey twin!
Hey 😉 !
Going to try to locate/excavate a small bottle of Heure Exquise that I got as a GWP some time ago. So many people rave about it, and I think I’ve only tried it once.
GAHH. Yes, go locate that sucker. From what little I know of your tastes, I think you will enjoy.
It’s not a copy of No. 19 but proceeds along similar lines (with a muskier, less vetivery drydown), and it’s rare for somebody to like one and not the other. The edp of HE is a little richer, I think, but both are nice.
Hi Mals and Galbanumgirl, I get sandalwood in the drydown, not musk. And I don’t think I will get over HE…just never loved a fragrance that instantly and wore one so often without losing the love…curious to hear how you will like it!
Rave Rave.
Yes, sandalwood too. But the musk stands out to me.
I get a lot of the sandalwood too, esp when I wear the edt.
I am one of the rare people who love No. 19 but dislike HE – there is some unidentified note in HE that just doesn’t smell good to me. And I am generally a big fan of Goutal fragrances.
I stand corrected. 🙂
Goutal uses a bitter accord in a bunch of her early florals. I’m not sure what it is either, but it can get strident.
Found it–it was hiding in a gold drawstring bag, along with a little gold funnel. I like it–it’s a more femme version of no 19, sans vetiver and aldehydes, more powdery. Drydown is very sandalwoody. This is the edt.
Like Ann I also get more sandalwood from the edt, but I love the edp also very much. Glad you like it.
I’m in Amouage Opus II today. Although the opus collection is meant to be unisex, this one clearly veers more masculine in the traditional fougere style.
I like Opus I
Any you prefer?
I love opus III the most. Then I. Then I cant remember them all clearly after that.. 😉
I do like III, V, and VI. I’ve not tried VII or VIII yet.
I am wearing Mandragore. I was looking for my decant of Mandragore Poupre, but gave up and sprayed the original on and it is a perfect office scent.
Ha, I can’t find my MP either!
I am wearing Mandragore too. It’s early in the year for me to wear it and it was a big jolt when I spritzed it right from out of the fridge.
Taking the new Neela Vermeire’s Pichola for a spin today, or should I say it is taking me for one since I’m trying to get my head wrapped around this one. Luckyscent’s description says ‘Pichola is a fragrance of luxurious depth, gorgeous light, and immense character.’ I have to agree, it is all of those things and more. Should be an interesting day of wafts.
Looking forward to having my Pichola split portion show up in the mail.
Scent twins today! But my experience with Pichola is disappointing. From the notes, I should be in floral oriental heaven. Instead, I get…celery. First watery celery, then later in the drydown spice-dusted celery. I think I am giving up on Duchaufour, his nose and mine are so very different.
CELERY??? w#_-75 JOPIq#$570_@!!!!
Ahem. No more bad language today. 🙂 But I absolutely hate it when I’m expecting florals and celery shows up, as in Iris Ukiyoe. Dang it. I’m going to try my best to not get celery out of it.
I have Duchaufour issues from time to time too.
I get absolutely NO celery mals, so don’t worry too much, this is a true masterpiece and knowing the other things you like, I think you’ll love it too.
I’m happy to hear that, as I got parsley from Ashoka!
Triplets! I am getting light florals. Started out too sweet but that phase passed quickly. Some hints of eau de celery too, but it’s behaving like a light green background to the florals, for me.
Do report! I’m very curious about this one, I love the original trio.
I’m in Matin d’Orage as well today, the last of a sample applied generously. Such a pretty thing, and yet I don’t feel the slightest urge to buy a bottle.
(Speaking of which, now that I’ve got my Iris Poudre that I was saving up for over three years, a bottle of Wit is next on the list.)
She does beckon doesnt she? Im so glad I paid crazy shipping for a bottle of Wit- it was a no-brainer 🙂
Only tried it once a long time ago, and remember being bothered by a watery aspect. Will have to try again the next time I run across it.
There is definitely a watery aspect. It’s not bothering me because it’s very much in the background for me, but if you’re sensitive to it I’m not surprised you noticed it.
I got a lot of ozone out of Un Matin d’Orage, so it was a pass for me.
SOTD is Diptyque Volutes edt- it’s been a while and I have missed this one. Happy Tuesday to all 🙂
You smell great!
Hi, Deva! I notice you missed the Volutes edt – sounds like one you really enjoy – and I know how much you love PHI and the new Vanilla Flash. On me the Volutes edt and PHI are strongly ‘tobacco’ and I’m skipping the Vanilla Flash, having noted the dreaded (at least to me) tobacco note listed. I’m wondering if you enjoy tobacco as a note and if you smell a strong tobacco note in any or all of these fragrances? (Or is it just me?)
Hi Laila, I guess you could say I like tobacco as a note. But, mostly I like it in the mix with other notes. The only “soliflore” tobacco perfume I have it SSS Tabac Aurea, which I love, and doesn’t hide behind any other note. It’s very graceful, undulating, and well…golden.
I don’t get a prominent tobacco note in PHI. It just seems so well blended I can’t pick out a particular, single note, but the amalgamation is just magical, at least for me.
I don’t get any tobacco from Vanilla Flash, which was disappointing to me. However, each time I have worn it, it seems to morph into something a little bit different and I haven’t had enough time to wear it yet to really “get” it.
I like Volutes, but mostly because it is so soft and sinuous. I don’t get tobacco per se, but I do get a wonderful a acridity that really juxtaposes the softness and makes for fantastic contrast.
So, I think it’s safe to say I like tobacco in general. But there are perfumes with tobacco notes that I don’t like, too. For me, it’s more of the end result rather than individual notes.
More than you ever wanted to know 😉
Many thanks, kind Deva, for your thoughts, I really appreciate it! I dislike (a lot!) tobacco, grapefruit, or tuberose notes in perfumes. Even when used as minor notes that are barely discernable to others, any of these blossom to dominance on my skin and ruin the fragrance. Such was my experience with Volutes and PHI! Very disappointing as I was prepared to love both. I will give them another try, after a lengthy pause, just for the heck of it. Enjoy them for me, and the Vanilla Flash, I’m sure that on you they are all they were meant to be!
I’m wearing Guet-Apens, which I got from a wonderful swap, and I can’t/don’t want to stop smelling myself.
Guet Apens/Attrape Coeur is my favorite discontinued/vanishing perfume. It just seems perfect somehow.
SOTD: Honour Man (Amouage). Must admit that I’m not loving it, blind bought a 1oz bottle of it that arrived yesterday. Is cumin listed anywhere in the notes? No, but that is what I’m getting, it reminds me of Cartier Declaration, which I admire but cannot wear because it induces an immediate headache. 🙁
The good news is I didn’t spend that much on it (considering it is Amouage), so may be looking to sell or swap it later.
I can actually do a week of Annick Goutal, because I have a couple of full bottles and several samples. Working on getting rid of my samples, today I’m wearing Eau d’Hadrien.
I’m trying to work down those samples, too!
I’m continuing my Lush spiel with Kerbside Violet today. In a spray bottle as opposed to the loathed dropper! I love it, it really does smell like its name. I find it suits the Swedish spring: rather bracing, not mild-mannered, but with brief interludes of something sweet and balmy…
I dropped in to my local Lush last week excited to try Kerbside Violet and was disappointed not only because they don’t have it, but also because they don’t expect to carry it. I wonder if this will be a European release only. No doubt you smell fabulous!
Drat!
Lush today too!
I actually like the dropper because I can “aim” and accurately place the fragrance on the exact spot. The other “splash” bottles however, LOATH. Why do they even…?
It is nice, isn’t it? And I cannot stand the droppers either, I love spraying.
Wearing Le Labo vanille 44. It pwas perfect for the rainy, misty morning we had here. But now it is becoming warmer and sunnier and I’m not sure what will happen.
You smell great! LL Vanille is my favorite of all vanilla scents. I gave a sample to my brother after my trip to Paris several years ago. He was kinda mad that this was so great, but that he couldn’t just order it both because of weird rules and cost. I need to bust it out. I always associate it with my trip 😀
Pre-shower was the reminants of Worth Courtesan and now it’s either Chanel no 5 or Amouage Gold. But I am leaning to no 5 just to finish a bottle or two. I need to create space somehow.
Go with No 5!!! You can always put Gold on in the evening.
Hey AnnS, did you see the email from Chanel about limited ed boxes for Eau Premiere? Went to the site for a look, and wasn’t very impressed. The only one I liked was the pin dot design, but I’m not a box afficiando, so I don’t get it–the bottles are all the same.
Eh, box shmox. I just took a look. Eh, and double eh. Give me a limited ed of the *original* Eau Premiere, and then they’d have my attention!!!! They don’t seem to be doing much for mother’s day promotions…. It seems like the whole “you’re the one” campaign is kind of stepping on the toes of D&G The One.
A squirt of Misia, again, trying to ‘get the love’ of this. I just don’t like it, it’s just not for me. Can someone make Drole de Rose without so much sweet? That would be perfect:).
We’re in the same place with Misia. I with it was more rose and less violet. I like DdR too, but you are right – we need a dry powdery rose. Maybe there is something in the Rosine line….
Yes, needs more rose, less dirt:). Idk if there is anything dry and powdery in the Rosine line..but several are really nice. I’d like a dry, powdery rose with no incense.
Omega, just read your Chanel Chance vs. Misia “rant” from yesterday – the Gold Bond comment had me laughing! 🙂
Yeah, I can’t get over that note..oh well. There are always the other Exclusifs to love..except for 22 and EdC, 22, I couldn’t love it, it’s not a bad scent, very well done..just a bit loud, even for me! And EdC, not why a citrus is 150 bucks. Just me though. If I liked really citrus-y scents, I’d go with a Goutal or something else, save some money.
SOTD Terracotta day 4. Rapidly losing perfumista status.
Wow! Day 4! Kudos to you! I have a problem making it to HOUR 4! 😉
It is the *only* scent I brought with me when I went to Cuba last month for a week – and I regret nothing 😀 You smell great!
It must be a true love for you. So nice !
It’s funny…it’s not absolute devoted love like I feel about exquisite no. 19. It’s more like extreme puppy love because it’s so sweet and creamy and easy to wear. And darn it, it just makes me happy!
Thanks for removing the shame. 😉
I bet it smells fabulous when the weather warms. A week in Cuba sounds fascinating!
The re-issued Annick Goutal Eau de Ciel on one wrist and Jo Malone French Lime Blossom on the other. Both are very similar.
Those two are, so far, the only fragrances with linden blossom that don’t make me feel as if I’m wearing toilet cleaner. I have issues with perfumery linden.
The Ciel is a bit drier and a tad more floral but zero longevity…it disappeared after an hour and I dabbed on heavily…the Jo Malone was a tad more citrusy and “clean” smelling than the Ciel and the lasting power is really good. I did not think I liked linden afterI sampled Tauer’s Zeta but the French Lime Blossom might be a full bottle purchase for me somewhere down the road.
I really like linden, and can almost always wear it. I have a bottle of the original Eau de Ciel. I ‘m wondering if they just had to eliminate the rosewood notes and that’s why it’s so fleeting? Does it smell different from the original?
I had the original many years ago and based on memory alone it doesn’t smell much different…maybe a bit more floral? Yes, the rosewood is probably gone from the re-formulation. I had the same issue yesterday with Ile du The…I liked it but it did not last long at all (maybe an hour?). I am going to test Songes or Passion tomorrow and we will see.
I tried the “new” AG Vetiver edc. It only lasted for 8 minutes on me. A very lovely 8 minutes, but still. I love the house of Goutal, but at least 2-3 hours, right?
Somehow I remember the older (non reform) Goutals lasting longer but maybe because I had full bottles and was able to spray lavishly? (versus dabbing with a sample? But then again I got a spray sample of Isle du The from the SA so I did spray that). Yes, from what I have sampled thus far I am lucky to get two hours. I have a feeling that Songes or Passion might have longer longevity?
Oh, I did NOT get on with Zeta! It was full-on Comet powdered cleanser on my skin (much nicer on paper, but I don’t bother with anything I can’t put on my skin).
My Eau de Ciel mini is older and it does last at least 3 hours even though my skin eats perfume.
I totally got COMET from Zeta too! I wonder what that is? I was practically running away from the spray as I was spraying it on. It was immediate and very strange. Normally I always get some blissful plushy wonderful linden from about any linden out there, but not with Zeta. I am pretty miss with most of the Tauer line, sadly. I love Maroc pour Elle, but the rest that I’ve smelled get all weird on me. My fav linden of all time is Trish McEvoy Citrus Petals #8, which is discontinued for a while now.
SO busy this week!!!
SOTD: Lush Furze. My go-to “unwind” and “holiday getaway / tropical dessert” scent.
The stress!!!
Uggg…hopefully your week mellows out!!
SOTD is Annick Goutal Le Chèvrefeuille – so pretty.
It’s such a gorgeous scent. Discontinued now, right?
No it’s still in production. So no worries there.
I love Un Matin d’Orage, it’s probably my favourite Goutal. But I’m going to go now and buy a travel set of En Passant 🙂
It’s spring, why not?
And it’s been on my list for so long and it’s so lovely. I just got back and and sprayed some on.
Joining in the Matin d’Orage party! I have a fistful of AG samples but haven’t tried one on skin until now, so this week should be a good motivator to check more of them out 🙂
I’m intrigued, so far – I’m finding I like ginger in scents more than I expected I would 🙂
SOTD Eau de Gloire. It’s one of my husband’s favorites (on me) and today is his birthday. He requested Demeter’s Dirt – “a big bottle” – and he got it: 120 ml. Of course, I couldn’t order just one thing so got little splashers of Tomato and Beet. Looking forward to trying them.
Friday’s community scent will be tough for me. I think there’s a tiny bit left in the sample of Eau du Sud that I got in last year’s swap (thanks, generous NSTer!). I may need to go downtown for a refresher…
Oh geesssh! I have nothing from Annick Goutal or Isabelle Doyen. But, I am very interested to see what fragrances are chosen by the perfumistas. 🙂 I will definitely have to try the line out.
My SOTD is Jo Loves “No. 42 The Flower Shop”. This is a floral green fragrance that is just absolutely breath-taking. I love the description that she gives about how this fragrance came about. She worked at a florist shop when she was younger and the street was No. 42 in London. She said that this fragrance reminds her of all the beautiful scents from that flower shop. Hence the name…..
So, if you are in to BIG floral fragrances, you would probably love this one. Have a great day everyone!
…adding it to my list. I adore the smell of a flower shop.
This sounds very nice, thank you for mentioning it.
First Goutal sample to be tried this week: Mandragore.
I’m liking the minty lime so far. But not much sillage at all unfortunately (maybe it’s because I dabbed it, rather than sprayed?). I’m hoping I’ll get some more anis later on.
Mandragore is the kind of fragrance that, happily, can be totally dumped on, bathed in, doused, etc, and then it has good sillage! A dab is not gonna cut it. 😉
I was generous with the dabbing (maybe a third of a ml), but I guess I should have dumped the whole sample over me to experience it to the fullest! Maybe I’ll be braver after work and do just that!
It needs generous spraying!
I am wearing AG Vanille exquise today and it is perfect for this rainy and miserable weather, it is comforting and nice and the staying power is great. I love AG, I have so many that I love from this line.
I love Vanille Exquise. I went to the effort of getting a back up bottle of the original. It is so pretty and plush.
SOTD = AG Nuit Etoilee EDT
I have the pretty dark blue bottle. The citrus in this is very prominent for the spring weather we’re having today and I love it. I think this fragrance works in all weather except at the height of hot and humid. In fall and winter, the citrus is less prominent and I get more “space between campfire smoke” (i.e. not the smoke itself but the space in between the smoke, if tbis makes sense to anyone).
Yay! This is one of the two bottles of AG I have (the other being Le Chevrefeuille, which screams spring). I fell hard for the campfire (fir, pine?) accord and the minty freshness. I like that doesn’t stay fresh but turns out very smooth, almost balsamic.
I am wearing AG Eau du Sud today for some citrus and herbal notes. It brightens up the gray day we’re having where I am.
Love Eau de Sud!
I’m wearing Annick Goutal Eau de Charlotte today.
Lots of great-smelling people wearing Un Matin d’Orage. I have a sample around here, and I’ll look for it and wear it tomorrow. I’ll join in on the fun!!
I’m saving my favorite AGs for later this week.
Today I’m trying Dame Perfumery’s Black Flower Mexican Vanilla. So far so good! I tend to prefer chypres and green florals, so this one is a little outside of the box for me with its warmth and vanilla-ness. I could see wearing it on date night or on Christmas morning. It’s very cozy.
I might spring for a bottle just because it’s so very different from everything else on my shelf.
Any recs for something similar? Warm, cozy, vanillas? TIA!
I like Diptyque Eau Duelle edt. I’ve not smelled the edp though.
Tauer just came out with Vanilla Flash in either a 10ml roll-on (in case you don’t want to commit) and a 30ml spray. I bought the 30ml unsniffed (I MUST spray perfume, a dab just doesn’t do it for me!) and I am really enjoying it. It’s not a sweet, cupcake vanilla and there are a few twists and turns as it progresses. Very versatile and wearable. It’s not a huge pushy fragrance either but does have subtle sillage.
Thanks! I’ll look them up.
I love dry, cozy vanilla. Not a cupcake fan, even in winter. Love Atelier Cologne Vanille Incensee, i wonder if it would strike your fancy as well.
Cold spring days like today often make me reach for one of my favorite chypres, and vintage Miss Dior with its delicious oakmossy drydown suits the day perfectly!
Once my Matin d’Orage wore off, I put on some of my 80s Coty Chypre (which reminds me a bit of older Miss Dior). Good stuff.
Today I decided to break out the long-neglected Agent Provocateur L’Agent.
I am in bed, snuggling puppies and hiding out from the howling wind. SOTD is NV Mohur. The weather has me flip flopping between my winter and spring scents – spring-y Vent Vert yesterday then wore Creed Royal Oud to bed and now this.
Testing Mito extrait for the first time today. Did not love the first 20-30minutes, but the rest has been heavenly. Pollen, flowers and GREEN, perfect for a bright spring day.
I have only tried the edp of Mito, and I didn’t love it. Liked, didn’t love, not sure why. But it is really pleasant.
Mito EdP was the first, right? Everyone loved it, but it was meh for me. There is some biting quality that I didn’t love. Next I tried Mito Voile d’Extrait, which I liked much better, Breck or Herbal Essences shampoo up top, but settling into a beautiful floral. I think the Voile is my favorite. You know I am a sucker for green florals 😀
It reminded me to some degree of Cristalle. More floral, maybe.
Oh, I love Mito.
Wish I had it on right now, actually. 🙂
Yea! Another green fan. Have you tried the three different iterations of Mito? Each is a different fragrance, with a very different balance to me. Which do you like best?
Hey everyone! Seems like spring is finally and truly here :). I’ve been gone for the last week, for my best friend’s wedding. Was supposed to come back yesterday but the flight got cancelled and we had to stay at a hotel. Luckily, we got a flight back first thing today. I doused myself in Tam Dao last night and this morning for the soothing sandalwood.
Mmm, you smell great!
SOTD = DSH’s Oeilets Rouges…carnation and spices and more carnation. I love it. I am comparing it to Aedes Oeilet Bengale but this has something in it I am allergic to…smells hot and harsh compared to the DSH.
I love Oeillets Rouges. I like the Bengale as well, but it’s considerably more incense-y, just a different beastie.
Myrrhe Ardente. Fulfilling the AG thing, and also my using up samples thing. It’s a nice, dusty incense, but very faint on me.
Today I’m wearing one of my favorite scents for summer, AG’s Ninfeo Mio. I sprayed generously, since this one tends to disappear on me.
Love! This is what I’m planning for Friday. Sorry it doesn’t last long for you, but it’s a beauty for as long as it hangs around.
Oh my, this one lasts a scary long time on me and too much gives me a headache, but I do love it.
I found the body oil for Eau Aimable from le Couvent des Minimes in the clearance bin at Ulta. This is a really nice creamy orange blossom oil so I layered it with John Varvatos Artisan and it stayed! Yes, the body oil allowed that perfume to last a good seven hours. It was orange blossom heaven and no soap! I might try this body oil with Yves Rocher Neroli perfume to see if I can get that to linger longer too.