Happy Fudge Day! I am unfortunately fresh out of fudge. But do tell us what fragrance you've chosen for today.
I'm wearing a dab of L'Artisan Traversée du Bosphore.
Reminder: this Friday, 6/19, wear a fragrance from perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour.
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 Istanbul [cropped] by Moyan Brenn at flickr; some rights reserved.
SOTD: A Travers le Miroir (Mugler)
Reminds me that nobody is ever wearing any of the new Mugler scents, the Exceptions.
I actually just got samples of Fougere Furieuse and Chyprissime and have worn the FF quite a bit. I am not sure if it is full bottle worthy but I like it.
Good to know…and maybe I just don’t notice them in the scent of the day.
I wasn’t up to Harisssa or Avignon this moring–it is sweltering here–so I am wearing CDG Calamus.
I thought about that one! Might wear it tomorrow. Even Traversee is a bit much for our humidity today, my dab is literally just a dab.
I’m wearing David Yurman. Holding court as the only person who liked this fragrance.
I liked it, but it is extremely powerful and long-lasting, a committment for sure. I prefer the limited edition, a completely different animal.
Powerful and long-lasting are some of my favorites!
I like powerful and long lasting in some things…I will go find a review of this. Within the powerful and long lasting, what does it smell like to you?
It’s not powerful in the way that, say, 80s scents were/are powerful. It’s basically a citrusy rose, and I love a citrusy rose.
I liked David Yurman enough – it’s too bad about that strong woody part – but I’m still nursing a few of my deluxe samples and a small decant! I almost bought the dusting powder. It doesn’t out compete my other roses that I love more, but I always thought it was actually a better masculine frag than fem.
I’m wearing Eau d’Italie Magnolia Romana for the first time and I think I like it better than you did back when it was launched (but I’m still in the first hour). It’s not unbearably fresh on me and I think the opening is beautiful. It reminds me a bit of Gucci Envy, a scent I used to love and wear in my pre-perfumista days.
Also, fudge. The nectar of Gods.
I think in general I don’t like that brand as well as everyone else…other than Paestum Rose, which I liked better than everyone else
I must admit, I don’t know this line well at all. I ordered a sample in search of the perfect magnolia. And although I like the scent well enough, the search is definitely not over.
IMHO the perfect magnolia, so far, is only on the tree in your backyard
I’m also on the lookout for the perfect magnolia (I’ve decided that having a representative bottle of my favorite scents – white flowers, tea, etc…- is the far more attainable goal) and have drawn much the same conclusion. If the two of you haven’t found it perhaps it doesn’t exist… Yet.
I just resniffed Baume du Doge and Bois d’Ombrie and loved both.
Trying LAVS again. I truly wish it lasted longer because I really like it. It really is sweet enough to be different from all the other incense frags I’ve tried. Very soothing.
SOTD is Boudicca Wode from a sample from the lovely Jovoy Perfumes shop in Paris. I highly recommend this shop of you are able to go – fantastic selection and generous samples! I got a bottle of Volnay Brume d’Hiver for about $165 due to the dollar/euro being in my favor. We stumbled upon a Perfumes Nicolai shop in our travels, and at one of the department stores got to sample many of the scents everyone here talks about! Truly a great trip. The Boudicca Wode is woody, earthy, very interesting.
Love Wode. At first i found it repellant but i kept coming back to it until i caved and bought some.
Oops! That wasn’t supposed to be here! I actually just got a sample of LAVS but have yet to try it!
I have a sample of Wode someplace that I haven’t properly tested. Thanks for reminding me!
My experience was the same. I liked it a lot, but for the price it needs to last a lot longer for it to be FB-worthy.
So curious that Lavs doesn’t last long on you, I can smell it two days on my skin, just a tiny spray, even with showering! Are you sure you have the extrait and not the roomspray?
Unless it was terribly misrepresented I have the extrait. It didn’t last long on me again today, gone in a couple of hours.
I’ve now applied a dose of Acqua di Sale for testing. It isn’t at all what I expected and I didn’t like it much at first – too sweet and clean. My husband asked why I smelled like watermelon. Now, I’m either experiencing some kind of perfume Stockholm Syndrome or it’s calming down a bit.
Today is a grey and windy day, so I decided I could finally sample Brecourt Haram (Farah). It is not as sweet and heavy as I expected – a nice comforting combination of honey, spices and dried fruit, slightly musky. A soft honey scent.
Ayalitta from Ayala Moriel which is lovely and mossy. Can anyone recommend some smaller natural houses? I’ve tried some Aftelier, Ayala Moriel, Anya’s Garden, Roxana Illuminated Perfume and Soivohle
I would recommend Veritas Inlustrat Perfumes but they don’t have an online store…at least I cannot find it. They are high quality and very affordable. They are available to me at local stores.
Are you looking for only essential oil blends? I have worn and liked several from Pacifica fragrances but I am not sure that they use just essential oils (I believe there may be some fragrance oils that are utilized in the eau de parfums).
Also, if you are willing to part with the money, Sonoma Scent Studio has three fragrances in their natural line up that are all quite good.
And April Aromatics…although those bottles are quite pricey as well.
Finally, Providence Perfume Company…I have tried a few and they did not appeal to me but everyone is different so you might want to give that company a try.
Oh, and I forgot, one more…Fiele Fragrances…love them too and they make a nice sampler pack.
DSH Perfumes is not an all-natural line, but offers some all-natural fragrances.
House of Matriarch is a natural perfumer and has some good, interesting scents.
I second Sonoma Scent Studio. Also there’s a small line called Herbal Apothecary in Brooklyn who uses only naturals. I took several perfume blending classes with the perfumer and had a chance to smell some of her perfumes. Mostly not my taste preference but everyone is different.
I’ll add AbdesSalaamAttar, Phoenix Botanicals, MCMC and Sweet Anthem.
Sweet Anthem definitely isn’t– her webpage says that any musks used are man-made so that she can have vegan products
I think Mandy Aftel’s Aftelier Perfumes are all natural – at least she has many all natural offerings.
Still scentless as of yet, and I’m debating what to choose from my little stash of samples and decants here at work. Cuir de Russie? Santal Carmin? My recent standby of Eau Suave? No idea yet…we’ll see where this goes.
I vote for Cuir de Russie.
Sold! Time for some “blurred luminous abstraction.” I think it was Luca Turin that said that to describe the Chanel style, and I think it suits.
I vote for something that can stand up to the a/c in the office, yet will bloom nicely in the heat outside.
This is always the challenge. Let’s see how Cuir de Russie fares.
Hope you’re well, dear Missionista!
I also love CdR … And would love to hear how this wonderful leather handles the heat!
It’s actually only in the 70s today, so it wasn’t too much of a challenge. On another day it might be a different story, but this is actually always fairly light on me.
CdR, but I’m biased because I love that one.
As do I. I enjoyed what I could smell of it all day.
Timbuktu today, in (early) honor of Duchaufour. Beautiful as always, but maybe a little strange for work.
Wearing Orange Sanguine.
Fantastic summer scent.
It’s humid here- even the heavy rains yesterday didnt seem to take the stickiness out of the air.
In Cristalle Eau Vert
Un Jardin Sur le Nil. Considering where I live, it’s mind-boggling that this is the only refreshing scent I own (and I got this from a swap!). I need to remedy that soon.
Girl, we have to get you some Atelier Cologne! Have you tried any?
I’ve tried a few and have been meaning to sample more of the line. I might just need to drop by Sephora on the way home. Which are your favorites?
The ones I’ve worn the most often in the heat and love love love are: Sous le toit de Paris, Cedrat Enivrant and Mistral Patchouli. Others are lovely and easy to wear…i just have not worn the heck out of them
I would recommend my 2 summer faves: Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca and Mandarine Basilic. Reasonably priced and available at Sephora.
I liked Herba Fresca when I tried it. Will have to check out Mandarine Basilic, as well!
I vote for Mandarin Basilic as well. Pair ot with Terre d’Hermes and it becomes sexier.
Wearing Philosykos EDT. Perfect for the nice weather were having – such a great office summer scent.
Tested The Different Company Kashan Rose at bedtime last night, and liked it well enough that it’s my SOTD today. I might like it even better this morning – it’s spicy and a bit earthy-dark, and yet somehow still light.
Good Tuesday Morning Everyone! Well, down here in Houston, Texas we are experiencing yet more rain again! Tropical Storm Bill is trying to make his way over here and is currently in Galveston, TX. The stores and the gas stations were almost sold out of everything while everyone braces themselves for the worst. Please keep us in your thoughts. Because I have been glued to the television set since I woke up this morning, I have not picked a SOTD. I will probably go with Atelier’s Orange Sanguine. To me it represents happiness and sunshine.
You could do with a bit of sunshine today, I’m sure.
Your choice is perfect for today. Stay safe.
I’ll keep fingers crossed for you.
Keeping you in my thoughts.
Thinking of you. Stay safe.
I’m in Florida and totally empathize with your distress. Been there, done that with the weather! Hoping all turns out well for you and everyone else in the area.
I’m with you scentfromabove, yesterday was a truly scary weatherday in my area, too. May you be safe!
Orange Sanguinw sounds like the perfect scent for you today. Stay safe.
Stay safe!
I don’t know what part of town you’re in, but I hope everything is ok where you are. It’s not raining in my area right now, but my office is not far from areas that flooded around Memorial Day, so I’m keeping an eye on the Weather Channel.
I’m on the NW side of town. It has been raining off and on over here. Luckily, we haven’t experienced any flooding over here yet. The news reporters have been on all day and have been saying that it isn’t over. I had a doctors appointment today but one of the nurses called and said that all appointments were canceled for today. Stay safe, sweetgrass.
You too. I’m on the SW-ish side of town, and it’s been raining off and on here, but nothing too bad.
Stay safe and dry!
Thanks everyone for the support!
Today I am sampling Moss by Veritas Inlustrat Perfumes….my nose is definitely detecting galbanum, violet leaf and oakmoss….pretty unisex and quite long lasting.
I did some fairly heavy googling after you told us about this line yesterday. I couldn’t find it either. Enjoy your local product! There are so few in existence now.
So true, leathermountain! Local and homemade is hard to come by these days! And unfortunately when something takes off greed often takes over and companies lose sight of their original mission and/or are bought out.
Next time I am in my local shops I will see if I can get some more information…..(perhaps it is intentionally being kept under the radar? works out for me as I am not wearing a mass marketed scent!)
Just drained the last of my 3rd decant of Osmanthe Yunnan
I don’t think I can put into words how much I love this scent. One of these days I’ll have to spring for a full bottle. It’s just so pricey…and fleeting.
I love this one, too.
Scent Twin.
Blisteringly hot here – I really have no idea why I was feeling aldehydes this morning and not, say, a citrusy rose or a summery floral. But there it is, I wanted aldehydes. So: Guerlain Vega. Beautiful as No. 5 but less formal. (I mean, it IS aldehydes, so “formal” is relative here.)
Aldeys hold up very well in strong heat! I love to wear No 5 in the summer. Vega is lovely.
yeah aldehydes! You’ve inspired me to put on Liu–have Vega as well, but it’s harder to get to.
Testing out Byredo Mojave Ghost today. Verdict = meh. Not liking the soured fruit note (reminds me of overripe musk melon) and it’s gone faster than a NY minute on me.
“The food was terrible. And there was so little of it.”
I really hate an overripe fruit note, myself.
Hahaha, perfect quote.
I’m not a fan of fruit notes in perfume to begin with. It has to be really on point for me to take note of it and like it. But overripe fruit – blech!
I didn’t care for it either. Something about it felt suffocating, but it resisted several thorough scrubbings on me!
I can see how it would be suffocating at first. I sure do hope this washes off. I’m at work and it’s faded enough to not bother me. We’ll see what happens when I get home.
I tried that one a few months ago (from some of the samples I got from NM) and wasn’t really impressed. The only one I like from this line is Pulp.
Demeter Mr. Bubble is what I’m wearing today. It is so pleasant, it makes me smile. I wish Demeter would make a body lotion for it.
Reading this made me smile!!
Ditto
Patchouli 24 today
Just a wee bit from a rollerball many hours ago and it still lingers. I sprayed some HdP Violette over the top an hour or so ago and they play very well together!
Interesting combination…
It wasnt intentional.. I thought the Patch had gone but nope- poked its smokey lil head up through the violets
On this humid-might-rain-might-be-super-hot day I decided to wear Ferre’s Bergamotto Marino.
Sounds refreshing!
Amouage Sunshine, first test. I’ve only had it on for about an hour, but I’m finding the tobacco note to be much more intense than I was expecting. Then again, most Amouages turn into headshop on me, so maybe this is somehow a fitting transition.
I generally get on well with most Amouages but this one was almost instant dislike. I can’t remember what it smelled like, but I do remember not enjoying it.
Fruity tobacco. I tried Sunshine too. Not my cup of tea either. Love Lyric though.
I think it might actually be pretty close to La Vie est Belle, but with less prominent patchouli. Thoughts?
Sapphire, I’ve never tried that one, and if it’s similar to Sunshine I’ll pass. Normally I can appreciate a tobacco note, but it was quite assertive for hours on me and by the time the other notes appeared I just felt exhausted.
To me, the similarity lies in the blackcurrant note, but La Vie est Belle is heavy on patchouli in the drydown, whereas Sunshine IS all about the tobacco. Luckily, I like that, but will like it more in fall and winter.
I’m going to attend a surprise lunch for a friend, and it’s pretty humid. I went with Cristalle – can’t go wrong with this one!
I see so many rave about this one for warm weather. I really need to try it.
Good luck! I wanted to love it but I cant get past the ashtray note
Oh my! I’ve never gotten that – ashtray is the opposite of refreshing …
Cristalle is perfect for humid weather!
Love, love, love Cristalle! Great choice!
I’m wearing MadHat Limed today. Not an in-your-face citrus, but a dry, cool blend of lime, sandalwood, incense, something herbal, and a tiny dab of coconut. My little bottle is almost gone and it’s been discontinued…
Too bad, that sounds wonderful. Enjoy!
Wearing vintage Jolie Madame and feeling like one.
Two thumbs up!
excellent!
I’m wearing Strange Invisible Perfumes Dimanche.
I love that photo–is that the Blue Mosque?
Atelier’s Mandarine Glaciale for me today, I get so many compliments on it and its a crisp yet not cool fume that seems perfect for a 70’s degree day. The combination of citrus and ginger in it is just so terrific.
I love ginger! But not so keen on mandarine. Is it strong or more of a general citrus note?
It is bright rather than a sharp citrus, I haven’t liked other mandarine fragrances but this one I love
FM Iris Poudre which is my go-to when I don’t know what to wear. Seems to suit any weather for me.
I love it all the time too
I’m on vacation with extended family in SW Michigan. We rented a beach house and are staying for a week. I packed two of my favorite sunny, spring scents, En Passant and Wit.
And it has poured the entire time we’ve been here. The kids are stir crazy. Hell, I’m stir crazy. And neither of my scents seem to fit the way I wanted them to.
Oh, well! Off to a museum for some indoor fun.
If you have some dry time and need a change from beach, hope you can visit Fernwood. It’s lovely and the kids will enjoy their train garden. Also, for adults, Journeyman Distillery is terrific.
Send the kids off to play and go drink? Lol! Sounds like a plan!
There’s also a microbrewery in Watervliet…
Oh, and Tabor Hill Winery has a wonderful restaurant suitable for families, great food and atmosphere (tours, too). Go at sunset, fantastic view from restaurant overlooking the vineyards, you won’t believe you’re in sw Michigan.
Wearing Jour d’Hermes Absolu.
I’m still on the CSP Amour de Cacao bandwagon. I don’t think I have been this monogamous in a long long time.
It’s a perfect fit for Fudge Day for sure
Scent twins! You and I have similar tastes so when I saw how smitten you were with this, I said “Self, go get yourself a bottle”. Thanks for the link.
If Deva can wear this in the Florida heat and humidity and a/c, so can I. We smell delicious enough to eat!
You go girl! Hope you’re enjoying the heck out of it
I just have to say it: Congrats to the 2015 Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks! And hats off to the Tampa Bay Lightning, a truly formidable opponent. What a wild ride!
At least the night ended well. After a day of intermittent downpours, flood warnings and weather alerts, a tornado warning – a rarity here – was issued for the county around 5 p.m., just as Cubs fans were gathering in Wrigleyville for the ballgame and Hawks fans were on their way to the United Center in pouring rain. Sirens started going off in Chicago itself and some suburbs, and I started making room in a closet for me and the cats. Then, as suddenly as it was issued, the tornado warning was cancelled but heavy rains and flooding and more storms were predicted for the entire evening. So we cancelled our plans to watch the game at our local watering hole and stayed home to keep one eye on our basement, lest it become a real watering hole as it has in years past. Luckily, we escaped unscathed, but my veggie garden sat in water for hours and part of my herb garden is still flooded.
Today is a gloriously cool and sunny day, windows wide open, a one-day respite before the next 5-day storm cycle begins anew tomorrow. I’m celebrating the day and the championship with Dame Perfumery Desert Rose, its opulence perfect for the sudden cool, dry weather. I don’t get any hairspray note that someone mentioned, just a lush, velvety almost smoky rose at first, then a little jammy, with a delightful geranium note giving it some verve. Long-lasting and only a little is needed.
Watched the third period of last night’s game. They put on a good show, for sure! (Although I must confess that I was rooting for the ‘hawks strictly because I’m a Portland Winterhawks fan, and they have the same jerseys. As good a reason as any, I suppose!
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Thanks! Hockey lesson for the day: must remember to say ‘sweater,’ not ‘jersey’.
Go Winterhawks! I had season tickets for 4 or 5 years a long time ago, and occasionally manage to drag my soccer-loving spouse to a hockey game. I can’t watch hockey on TV though – I can’t find the puck, and they never seem to point the cameras in the direction I want to look.
I was completely torn with this line up! I was born and raised in a suburb of Chicago but have lived in the Tampa Bay Area since early ’80s and went to a ton of Lightning games the first couple of years we had a team.
My mother and father’s first date was a Blackhawks game and my mother never let him forget the fact he bought cheap seats! I grew up watching the Blackhawks and was very bitter about their long history of losses.
But I do think the best team won
Well, then you got to root for both teams! Seriously, the Lightning were an excellent team and I really thought they’d win, and kudos to Bishop, the goalie who played through injury. You’d be surprised then at how Blackhawks fever has swept the city and suburbs in the past decade. There are no longer any ‘cheap seats,’ a standing room only ticket for the finals was well over $1,000 and the wait list for season tickets supposedly numbers 13,000! I went to one game as a kid long ago when there were cheap seats, that’s it. Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita are my heroes, yet I love thus current team, especially its captain.
SOTD Eau de Gloire. It went with my outfit – and also seemed perfect for celebrating our Stanley Cup win.
Thanks to the storm mentioned by Laila above, it seems like the humidity has broken.
Eau de Gloire is very good!
Nice choice for celebrating!
Someone mentioned Lipstick Rose yesterday, so it is my SOTD today. I think it’s so, so pretty!
I think it’s interesting that folks have called this one a “difficult rose,” when I find it so easy to wear. It isn’t one that I love close up, nose-to-skin, where the cosmetic powder note can overwhelm, but a foot or two out, that gets leveled with the sweet rose and violet. I always feel a bit more glamorous when I wear it.
This was my first choice for today but I left my sample at my boyfriend’s place. Settled for Broadway Nite because I am clearly in the mood for rose & violet! I just love the hyper-girlie glam vibe of the notes together – you smell lovely!
Too busy today, but managed to spray a little of OJ’s Tiare, a Cristalle alike, so lovely, I may end up with a full bottle as it is longer lasting than both Cristalle EDP and EDT.
Have you tried EL Private Collection White Moss? People compare it to Tiaré, and it is much cheaper.
Oh austenfan, EL’s Private Collection White Moss is absolutely gorgeous! I need to get me a bottle of this one!
Thank you for the suggestion! I have a soft spot for EL, did not try JWM, will do. I do have Tuberose Gardenia which I like very much.
I’m wearing Amouage Fate Woman, which I seem to admire more than like. I tried Eau de Mastenbroek today. Funnily enough it comes as an oil. It is supposed to represent the smell of a polder. I find it odd, green, a bit of a hay note. I think it would work well as a room spray.
What’s a polder? Odd, green and hay sounds like the kind of room spray I would wear on my skin!
Polders are roughly 40% of the Netherlands. “A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments (barriers) known as dikes that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually operated devices.”
Flat, green, heavy clay and never ending…won from the sea. You need wooden shoes to walk in the polder!
Thank you!
Scent twins! I’m testing L’Artisan Traversée du Bosphore. I carefully dabbed a little bit on this morning, because apple is usually a deal breaker for me, as well as any overly gourmand notes (like nougat), so I was slightly afraid of this one. However, the whole turned out to be more than the sum of its parts here and, although I probably wouldn’t buy it, I find it quite nice and comforting.
Nice, hey twin!
Aloha! Just back from vacation in Hawaii. Currently testing Cristalle vs Cristalle Eau Verte, which was kindof a mistake since EV isn’t much like the Real Thing, and is currently getting its lightweight butt kicked in this match-off. Will have to try EV on its own sometimes, with a re-adjusted mindset ignoring the ‘Cristalle’ in its name.
I took several frags to Hawaii but hardly wore them. I found that I didn’t need to wear Bronze Goddess and its ilk when I was already slathered in sunscreen :^) And my fig scents that I like so much in a California summer were a bit heavy in Hawaii’s humidity. Live and learn
I would only wear Cristalle Eau Verte if I was stranded on a hot train and I hadn’t taken a shower for three days. It cannot compete with the balanced beauty of the original. It smells like the rinse cycle. A good rinse cycle. High end dryer sheet? Very clean indeed.
Interestingly, Cristalle lasts about 10 minutes on me and the Eau Verte version something like 7 hours! I agree that there is not much similarity between them. Personally I love the mild lemon tea that is the Eau Verte, but I know I am in the minority
That being said – I do only wear it in hot weather…
Today I’m wearing Cuir d’ ange by Hermes. Such an interesting scent the combination of leather and heliotrope make. I thought it was love but having given it more time my 4ml sample is probably all I need.
SOTD to off set the massive rain and humidity is AG Rose Splendide. I haven’t worn this in well over a year and it was just a burst of refreshing beauty when I sprayed it on this morning. I like this one too b/c I can really spray it on without it being over powering.
I’m wearing PG Cuir Venenum today, so orange blossom 2 days in a row. Could wear Reem Acra tomorrow and (sort of) make a theme of it, but I think 3 is all I’ve got.
I haven’t heard of this one being orange blossom. How does it compare to Seville a l’Aube?
Which one, Cuir Venenum or Reem Acra? They’re both pretty different from Seville a l’Aube. CV is mostly leather with orange blossom. The notes also list myrrh and coconut. It can be kind of an oddball. Some people think it smells like beer (I’ve seen Belgian beer mentioned), but I can’t say I really get that association myself, and I love Belgian beer. Reem Acra is a bit more mainstream. It’s orange blossom with amber and patchouli. I tend to wear it more in the fall because it’s kind of a warm and cozy orange blossom.
Decided to go all out today – Bond No 9 Broadway Nite. Date night later for our six month anniversary – seems like I was JUST picking out our first date scent (Serge Lutens’ Un Bois Vanille – loved this scent already but now I will keep a stockpile because I love scent-memories!). I love Broadway Nite but I’m also glad I have dabber samples because you can still smell me from space
Couldn’t decide what to wear today, so just grabbed a decant. Lostmarch LannAel it is! Nice and fun, love that bready note at the beginning.
After Days of Rain, we have hot and sunny today, so I am wearing Apres l’Ondee! I have a new smallish office that I share with one (scent tolerant) person, but this is unassumingly pretty, and not too pushy. This fits in with the current fashion for light, sweet scents. What is some new scent that is as pretty as this?
Trick question, right?
Ha! Well, something has to come along some time…. I still owe you notes on the lovely vintage Coty’s, I know. My life has been crazy. Maybe tonight I will have time to contemplate and compose…
Wit and Baiser Vole in small doses? Most of the Hermessences (although not new), Hermes Jardin Monsieur Li?
Azuree, oh Azuree. A perfume buddy encouraged me to try this in summer and I feel like I just got a whole new perfume and it was designed exactly for me!
Azuree is some powerful potion! I remember being at the EL counter a year ago wanting to sample this but not finding a tester. The SA had one hidden behind the counter but kept trying to steer me towards the current offerings instead. When I finally insisted I foolishly over sprayed on my jacket and you could smell me a mile away! Yet, the scent remained on my jacket for weeks and I would secretly sneak to my closet to take whiffs of the jacket sleeve as often as I could without seeming insane…wow! fantastic!
Really? I wasn’t aware – I’ll look for that one! Thanks.
There is a woman I work with, who I totally admire anyway, but she’s been wearing Azuree which is her signature scent since I’ve known her and long before that. Her sillage cloud is just amazing, and I always make sure to tell her how awesome she smells.
Went with Essences Insensees today, but somehow mimosa no longer feels right. Guess its more of a spring scent to me.
EI is so beautiful! Maybe it’s a summer bedtime scent.
Testing Amouage Sunshine today from a sample vs my purse spray of SSS Tabac Aurea. It’s muggy as heck outside with the fallout from the tropical storm reaching even us in Arkansas, but I’m indoors working from home. I had put on TA last night when I got home for an after work perfume and there was such a strong resemblance to the tobacco note from Sunshine that I had to do a double take (having just ordered Sunshine from a discounter). Love TA (really need to get a FB sometime), but now am not so sure I should have ordered the Sunshine. Will have to bite the bullet and ask my DH what he thinks of it. Luckily, the discounter looks like it has a good return policy. Wondering how some of you who have similar tastes to me (help, Hajusuuri!) have found Sunshine.
Too funny :-). I love Sunshine. The fruity opening needs a little pep but the middle bits and the drydown are vanilla/tobacco heaven to me. SSS Tabac Aurea is more resinous, heavier and the to acco gets equal bllling with amber. For me, Sunshine is for spring, summer and early fall whe TA is for when the days are shorter and a chill is in the air.
Thanks!
It was cool and rainy today, went with Ambre Nuit. I think I will switch this evening to Angelique Noire.
Sahara Noir, such good stuff.