Friday, finally. Our community project for today: as the summer winds down, wear a fragrance that says "Summer 2015" to you. (If it's winter where you are, wear a fragrance that says "Winter 2015" to you.) What did you pick?
As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I am lame, I know, but I'm wearing Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Whipped Body Creme. One version of Bronze Goddess or another is my default / no brainer fragrance every summer.
Reminder: next Friday, 9/4, will be Back to School Friday...wear a perfume that says 'back to school' to you, or that says you mean business, or ....?
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 Bicolor Sunflower [added yellow border] via Swallowtail Garden Seeds at flickr; public domain.
I’m commando for now, but about to be wearing Orange Sanguine. What else for Summer 2015? Will be offline all weekend. Going to go camp and make ice cream in the woods. Hope everyone has a great end-of-summer weekend.
Lucky! (In the voice of Napoleon Dynamite preferably…)
I share your love for Bronze Goddess, Robin, but what I wore most this summer was various Annick Goutals, including my SOTD Rose Splendide. It looks like we’re going to have a beautiful weekend here in Virginia, I wish the same for everyone else!
You smell great!
I am in Terracotta today- along with Kiss Kiss baby rose lipstick
Starting to feel the first flutters of the baby. Happy Friday to everyone
Isn’t that one of the coolest feelings ever? You smell lovely, of course.
Yes- one of the best feelings ever ❤️️
Oh, it really is. How sweet.
Oh – you are reminding me that I need to go to the Guerlain counter at BG to look at the lipsticks. I’m intrigued.
I am out of the loop and only just now learning that you’re pregnant – congratulations!!!!
Likewise!! That’s awesome
How beautiful!!
Congratulations on this special time in your life!
I love that you’re wearing the Kiss kiss baby rose lipstick with Terracotta. Perfect!
That has been my summer lipstick.
Yes- pregnant again! Whoever said breastfeeding is a good form of birth control was lying
We are so happy – and wanted a second baby. The next one is due only one month after my first- here is to a life with 2 under 2!
That is great news! Mazel Tov!
Happy for you!
I’m happy for you. The same thing happened to me long ago. For about two weeks, I had two under 1!
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Congratulations!
My boys are 11 months apart – pretty fierce sibling rivalry, but on the other hand they have a lot in common.
Congratulations!! Such an exciting time! Also in Terracotta, definitely my go-to summer fragrance.
Although my “baby” is heading off for her first year of college I remember those first baby flutters like it was yesterday!
Congratulations!
What fun!
Congratulations! And you know there’s a bunch of us New Yawrkers if you ever feel like a meet-up!
That would be fun!
I am proficient at baby holding.
What a wonderful time for you. Enjoy!
Nothing was quite right today, probably because I ran out of coffee. And the little dab of Lipstick Rose I had put on yesterday evening (and even almost ordered a travel spray because it looked like it was finally working for me – mistake) was still yelling at me from my forearm this morning.
However, I finally had my coffee, two kids are napping at the same time and one is visiting a friend and I am wafting Seville a l’Aube. Aaaahh.
I am glad your morning has turned around.
Caffeine matters
Nice
This has been my summer of sampling. I am wearing Lorenzo Villoresi Ylang-Ylang which I first tried on a hot summer day at Colonial Drug which is now in a much more inconvenient location but which I had to visit since I’m back to living in Boston. My actual sample I obtained at Twisted Lily the last time I visited NY. That sums things up– thrilled and happy to be back in Boston but missing NY perfume shopping
How’s the Villoresi? Curious because I’ve been on a ylang kick.
It will probably be in my possession by year’s end. It smells very “classic perfume” on me, especially the opening but it’s really lush and lovely on me
Despite the fact it came out 8 yrs ago, it’s been an Eau Premiere summer.
You smell fab
That is one beautiful scent!
Winter 2015 was an atypical perfume season for me, with more fresh and green than cozy and sweet. So, as I bought it at the beginning of winter and have worn it quite frequently, Im in Diptyque Virgilio. It does kinda smell like a herb garden in the rain.
I’m curious – do Aussies pronounce the h in “herb” as the British do (and Americans don’t)? (Yes, word-nerd here.)
Yes, like the Brits we pronounce it like it’s spelled
hehe
Do you say the H in honest?
There are so many accents in the U.S., do none of you pronounce the ‘h’?
None that I’ve ever encountered, no. Isn’t that interesting? I wonder why we dropped the h – maybe because of French influences in the southern part of the country?
I always wondered as well, as my husband, from the UK, always starts in with an American version of a Cockney accent when I say (h)erb!
Interesting. I drop the h in honest (awwnest) and herb (‘urb) but I have the h in horse, and house, for example. Never really thought about when the sound goes and when it stays…I am originally from Wyoming, Northern Rockies area…
Not aware of any that pronounce the H in herb (or honest).
The only U.S. “h” variation I can think of is when it’s followed by a “u.” My father (of Midwestern/Great Plains parentage, although a Californian) says “yuman” and “yumid.”
Kiwis are the same –we say h-erb, but onest.
Perthgirl, the temperatures in Perth are far higher than here, and I’m curious: do you think that you could wear “winter weight” perfumes in your summer, or can you only reverse seasons in one direction?
Waterdragon, even the thought scares me
If i get the odd craving as im apt to do, i can satisfy these on cool nights. If there are any. I do love some of what most folk would think as winter scents in summer, such as Epic, and a whole list of heady white florals. But not likely gourmands or ambers etc.
Last night was cool so i did wear my ‘other’ winter 2015 regular, Ambre Dore, so i guess it hasnt been a totally unseasonal winter
Had planned to wear Bronze Goddess, but rainy and cool today so decided on BV Knot. This was another one I wore a lot this Spring and Summer.
Almost twins
BV Knot was my summer scent too! It’s an easy scent and wears lovely… I adore the bottle as well.
I’m excited to try the BV Knot Eau Florale soon.
I contemplated Terracotta, because it was something I loved this summer. EL BG was looking at me also.
But…I went with OJ Frangipani, because it was something I wore quite frequently this summer. It probably represents my go-to this summer. I wasn’t too sure about it when I got it (blind buy) but it grew on me.
I had quite the floral summer I think. Other favorites were Diorissimo, Stella McCartney, Seville a L’Aube.
I see we share some favourites! You smell (and did smell) great!
I thought about various flowers but what really says summer to me is green and classic Mitsouko! Summer all year round..
That’s interesting. I have Mitsouko edp but always consider it more a winter scent. I should reconsider – it’s been a while since I wore it.
Great choice!
I wear Mitsouko on pulse points in the winter. In the summer, I tend to spray once into the air and walk through it, and then later when I shake my head, I get a little whiff of green goodness…
I’ve spent much of the whole summer in Terracotta, Un Lys Lys Soleia or Ostara , it seems. But I dabbed on Mitsouko last night and was loving it. I always remember the first time, 40+ years ago, that I sprayed it on at a friend’s apartment before work and loved it but was overwhelmed [a few sprays!] by the strange, different, peachy oriental. But I’m getting it now!
Dior’s Escale a Portofino is my quintessential summer fragrance.
Gah, I can’t believe I didn’t wear it even once this year! I will do it tomorrow.
I love this one too! Tried it for the first time, believe it or not, in Epot in Disney World. It was in France where they had a boutique of all the major French brands. My husband was so pleased that I went without perfume for one day and then I doused myself in Portofino and thank goodness he approved
I love this story!
I’m wearing Yves Rocher Neroli. Someone (I can’t recall! remind me?) gave me a large sample in a swap and I wore it a lot this summer, especially while traveling. SUCH a nice orange blossom with a sweet background, like a more low-key version of Sweet Redemption.
Oh, now really… a subdued version of Sweet Redemption? I’m suddenly interested. That, along with Seville a l’Aube, is one of the few OB scents that don’t go soapy on me. I have some SR, but someday it’ll run out.
It’s not soapy at all! Just warm and very pretty. I *think* it’s discontinued, but I found a mini on Amazon.
I had to go with Eau Suave, as I wore it for such a huge percentage of the summer. Pretty, happy, rosy – we’re past the honeymoon phase but I’m still in love.
Also – though I didn’t have a chance to respond yesterday, I noticed that Petunia said the Natori doesn’t last on her, and I was so surprised because it’s one of the few that actually lasts on me. I wonder what might be causing the difference, because my skin always eats everything else…
Also, Karen B., I second what everyone said yesterday – wear whatever you please and forget the haters. Do you
I have scent-eating skin too, and I remember Natori lasting for hours on me as well, when very few fragrances do that.
I’m so grateful for that aspect of it, particularly as it doesn’t seem to ever overpower, but just last in its sweet, pleasing way.
Thank you, ihadanidea. I now know this is a very supportive community, and I see and appreciate the wide variety of likes and dislikes. ❤️
Hey there ihadanidea, I just bought my bottle about three months ago from a discounter. Is it possible that your bottle is prereformulation? It’s a beautiful scent but I really can’t smell it after an hour. It does last a bit better when sprayed on my clothes but even then, it’s a soft scent. I guess I could be anosmic to some part of it. I can’t smell Bruno Acampora’s musc after 10 minutes either. ????
This is fascinating – but I’m so sorry it doesn’t stick around for you! All of my bottles (I bought several from December of 2014 to May of 2015 because they were so cheap) were purchased from different places (HauteLook, Amazon, and I think Beauty Encounter) and they all smell the same to me. And as I mentioned, this is one of the rare scents that actually sticks to me, so I’m grateful. Do we know when the reformulation happened?
Always interesting to see what different noses do and how each person’s skin responds.
I thought I read somewhere that people noticed a difference in the scent’s longevity but I don’t remember if they mentioned when it happened. So I don’t know… I wore it to bed last night and was sure to spray it on my PJ’s and I can still smell it this morning. This scent is so pretty and a bit retro. It reminds me of plum champagne because it smells so effervescent, even hours later.
I bought my small bottle last fall from-Amazon and then liked it so much I got a bigger backup. My sister did the same. I haven’t opened the bigger one, but the small one lasts a long time on me. There are a number of us here who love the plummy goodness!
Hello all! I haven’t been around lately but poked my head in to see I’m wildly off topic – it was so cool out when I dropped my boyfriend at work at 6:30 am that I came home and doused myself in Coco. Just totally over-the-top, ready for fall. It’s supposed to be muuuch warmer later today so we’ll see how that goes!
Had I checked, I would be in Terracotta or Orange Sanguine I think
Maybe my Alien flanker…Eau Extraordinaire? They all got a lot of wear this summer 
I hope Coco blooms in the heat and doesn’t try to smother you!
Providence Perfume Company Summer Yuzu for me. I bought this in May when my husband, my best friend, and I were staying in Providence with my brother and his girlfriend. Such an amazing weekend, and I’m glad I have this scent to remind me of it!
Nice
I live in RI and have been to Charna Either’s lovely shop. I don’t remember trying that one. What is it like?
That is Ethier…. Ugh..
I keep finding myself grabbing the mini of Le Galion Snob so that is what I chose today. It is bright and lush. I would say o need a full bottle but honestly, I don’t need a FB of anything at this point!
It’s been a difficult year and summer has been rather bumpy as well. So most of the time, rather than going for my usual fruity/tropical floral choices, I’ve practically been living in the original Narciso Rodriguez For Her edp. I can’t think of too many other perfumes I own that are so comforting to me, and I treated myself to a set with a 100ml bottle for Mother’s Day and wear it all the time.
It’s one of those lovely perfumes that goes everywhere, lasts well, and smells wonderful on the sheets. I love slipping into bed and getting a gentle waft of it as I settle in to read before sleep.
I hope everyone’s had a great summer (or winter) and that the next season is even better.
We of the perfumes are lucky to have a hobby that can always provide a list. I hope your next season is a better one!
*lift
We can always provide a list as well
Love lists.
I hope The little comforts help somewhat. I need to email you!
Thanks, everyone. Perfume is such a fine way to boost the mood or provide comfort when needed, isn’t it? I’m thinking of treating myself to some Chinatown or Pure Poison since they’re so perfect for the upcoming autumn here. Especially Chinatown, which blends so well with the fragrance of burning leaves and crisp autumn air.
I think what I’ve worn most often this summer has been Safari – which is actually a little heavy for summer, but I do love it.
I went with My Lemon Blend, which ended up being my go-to scent for sleep all summer. It’s jojoba oil with a bunch of EOs, most prominently lemon, black pepper, ylang and sandalwood. Other contenders included DSH Pompeii water-based spray, my hydrosols, Hindu Honeysuckle from Providence Perfume Co., and 4711.
Is that the name you decided on for the perfume you developed?
More like not a proper title, for this not a proper perfume. This blend was a mistake. Since I hate chucking perfume, I kept trying until I found the perfect use for it: sleepytime, summer edition. Could be a flanker for the tea…. except it truly doesn’t merit a title as it is. However, it could be tweaked.
I might do that after I complete the perfume I’ve been working on that has the snazzy title. I love my latest top accord, so now I need to bite the bullet and mix it with my base accord (1:1? decisions, decisions!) and find out if that ruins everything. From what I’ve learned so far, it often does.
The joys of creation!
I am wearing LeLabo Ylang 49. I have been using the body oil version a lot lately during the day, then using a light spritz or two in the evening.
Ah, so the body oil is nice? I have not tried any of the oils.
Yes, very nice. Ylang 49 can be a heavy hitter, so the oil is a good alternative to wearing the perfume sometimes. Plus its very moisturizing. I even rub some on the ends of my hair to help with the frizzies sometimes.
I still love the perfume, but two sprays of it in the evening is enough.
Thank you!
Wow. Completely spaced on the CP, and went with lightly applied Lyric. It is going to be a scorcher, so what happens with this perfume should be interesting…
I like it in summer, but it doesn’t get crazy hot here, of course.
Kerosene Pretty Machine — and it sure is pretty, and very long-lasting. Also, Kerosene probably makes one of my most favorite perfume bottles, they’re so cute.
Also, if anybody was wondering, this last month selling perfume decants on Ebay has been really quite lucrative (surprisingly so) and fun! I haven’t been flagged yet so we shall see how it continues in the future!
Congrats!
a Friday day off…..all casual, sunny Florida day……I think it will be Hermes Jour d’Hermes Absolu, ready for a toe dip into the floral pool today. Have a great weekend everyone!
good choice!
I wore twice as much Kulfi by L’Aromatica today as yesterday. Every few minutes I ask myself “What smells so good?” Then, I remember that it’s me!
I am surrounded by a cardamom cloud accented by milk and coconut.
I wanted to add that I am pretty stoked because, after months of dealing with a Labor Relations/Reasonable Accommodations person our HR office who has been unhelpful, unresponsive, and treated me like a burden, I finally got an automatic door button/disabled access button on the door to my workplace.
(Are you in the US?) That is super. Sorry it was such an advocacy ordeal!
Thanks. I am in the U.S.; I work for the government, have a doctor’s note, and have approval by my management for the door button. I was on the verge of filing a complaint with Fair Employment and Housing. Thankfully, it did not come to that. When I broached the topic with Fair Employment and Housing, they told me that, even if your reasonable accommodation request is approved by your manager, that your employer has no deadline for actually acting on it.
It was an ordeal, and I can only imagine how much harder it is for folks who work in the private sector
The ADA… it is changing all our lives… but very slowly. Hopefully it will be easier for the next person at your place of employment because of your experience.
Oddly enough, it might have been easier in the private sector – at least in a big company. Threat of law suits or regulatory disobedience seem to carry a fair amount of weight. It may also vary by region. I’m often surprised by the lack of accommodation in NYC vs SF. Some of that is just older infrastructure I think… For example, no handicap stall on my floor here – unheard of in our SF office.
Well done! It shouldn’t be so hard. I’m hoping that successes like yours will eventually add up to making it easier in the future.
Thanks!
Congratulations, kindcrow!
Glad you got it resolved. It feels like a case of the shoemaker’s children not having any shoes. I don’t even think the button should be considered reasonable accommodation. Unless the government and/or a workplace with fewer than x workers are exempt, providing a way for the physically-challenged to enter a workplace is a requirement – why dud you even have to ask for it (asking rhetorically)?
Amazing that it was so hard to get something that is so basic. Something is really wrong with this HR and agency leadership.
Yaaay!
Hmmm….got my attention!
You might be able to sniff it in person. Here is list of stockists: http://www.laromaticaperfume.com/stockists.
Atomic Garden! I go there with some frequency. I’ll keep my nose out for Kulfi!
I’m so glad you’ve been mentioning this, kindcrow! I love Indian food, and kulfi is the only Indian dessert I can tolerate and it’s wonderful! I’ve seen they offer samples – have you tried anything else of theirs?
I have samples of Madcap Violet (don’t know if it’s still available ) and Big Sur. I will report back when I try them. I want to try their Yellow Rose, too.
I’ve had good gulab jamun; it’s so sweet that you only eat one or two
Thanks!
Cardamom, you say? Sounds like I’ve got to try this.
This was a summer – I should say is a summer – because in Texas summer lasts into October sometimes… anyway this summer I wore a lot of different things because I have been buying decants, samples and minis like crazy. But what I’ve been reaching for the most consistently are my 4711 Acqua Colonias. I have several, and some I love and some are just so-so. This summer Melissa & Verbena moved from just so-so into the love category. However, today I chose to wear Blood Orange & Basil, possibly in response to missionista’s post. In my opinion, Blood Orange & Basil is just as good as Orange Sanguine, and boy is it cheaper. I have Orange Sanguine, but when I want a juicy orange scent I go for either Mandarine & Cardamom or Blood Orange & Basil. I love them both.
Where do you find all the 4711s? I’d love to try two or three.
I just ordered a jug (5.7 oz) of Mandarine & Cardamom from FragranceNet.
These are really nice! I bought the plum one for my sister and she loves it.
Carthusia Mediterraneo.
Summer trip to Capri. First scent of the year 2015.
Reminds me of the best lemonade I have ever had.
I adore that one, and used to wear it more frequently in the summer than I do now. I may put some on now!
The dry down lasts for 3-4 hours, but I miss the Coca-Cola ‘zing!!!’ lime and lemon top notes.
I brought the whole 50 ml with me to work and sneakily sprayed it every 3 hours. Good at fighting stifling rodents’s piss smell at work!
Nick, I have to ask. Are you referring to your colleagues, an infestation of rodents in your workplace, or are you in some field where you work with rodents? I’m sure I’m leaving out other possibilities … but I love the phrase “stifling rodents’ piss smell” regardless.
Hahaha literally rodents. My not-so-likable colleagues? Noo that would be too mean. I work – or rather, worked – with them in my field. Biology. So, there was usually pungent urinous smell. The worst part is that it sticks to you if you have been to the facilities. Shower before I leave work!
Hi everyone,
I’d forgotton about the theme today, and am wearing vintage Diorella, which i purchased with much excitement and anticipation from ebay.
I am reluctant to admit that i was rather disappointed, i didn’t get ‘garbage’ exactly, but something faintly urinous in the heart, this wouldn’t have put me off however, if the rest was wonderful, but no, i just don’t like it that much, so sad!. I sampled cristalle edt for first time last week, & loved that one, wish i’d got that instead..
On the subject of garbage, i have been searching for my precious sample of By killian’s Beyond Love, my toddler has put it somewhere and i am desperate [like a drug addict, going through the bin!] to get it back, this really was love, but sadly also unaffordable right now!
Whoa, hey twin!
Message me if you want to talk about possibly unloading that – my email is my NST name plus “doublemint”, all at gmail.
Oh man, this summer. Finished grad school; took the summer off to temp and live with my beloved partner to store up some good memories for the year we must now spend apart while I complete my clinical fellowship a millionty-twelve miles away. It is also the summer I fell in love with vintage perfume and with Diorella in particular. So that is my choice for Summer 2015 – fleeting and complicated and hard to pin down, a little melancholy, but also joyful and also just right.
And also good for packing.
Congrats for finishing grad school!!
Congratulations on finishing grad school!!
My husband taught in Maine while I worked in DC for the first year after our marriage. Hang in there! And congratulations on grad school!!
Ah, I love stories like that!
Congratulations on finishing grad school!
Congratulations!
Congratulations! And vintage Diorella is amazing.
Amazing! I finish in May of 16 and it can’t come soon enough. I salute you, Madame.
Congratulations!
And you guys will survive this! Skype and Facetime will help get you through (thank you technology!).
I have been mostly lurking around here for the past few weeks since I was so busy preparing my wedding as well as the new semester. I got married last Saturday and it was honestly one of the most amazing days of my life. It turned out to be exactly how we hoped it would, and I do believe everyone had a great time (even those who were slightly skeptical about the non-traditional way we wanted to celebrate). I ended up buying a bottle of Bois des Iles extrait for the day (which is also my SOTD), after having used a Mysore Sandalwood soap, since it was the one my now husband liked the most among those I made him sniff. (Another choice for today’s theme would have been Beige, as it probably was the sample I tested most often during the Summer). That little bottle seems so precious to me now!
That is wonderful, and a lovely perfume to mark a fantastic day!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!!!
Congrats!
Congratulations! (and great scent choices)
Congrats! On both the wedding and the perfume!
Congrats and wishing you much happiness! Great choice for your wedding perfume
Comgratulations, Vanie! Boes des Iles extrait – great choice
Congratulations! I wish I had worn something I really liked at my wedding. Glad you will always have a great perfume memory!
Thanks everyone!!
Many happy years together, Vanie.
How sweet, and I wish you a lifetime of love and happy scents.
Congratulations to you both, especially for doing it your way! And what a scent for that day – something truly special.
How lovely! Your husband obviously has good taste all around
Haha! I guess he does!
Thanks
To my surprise it’s been Cartier Zeste de Soleil. I bought it at a discounter last year thinking it would be good for the occasional spritz, as a I am not a cologne fan, but it’s been in fairly constant use during this hot, dry summer (which seems to have ended abruptly toothy – thank goodness for rain).
I’ve worn this a whole bunch this summer too. It’s really very good fun. And for the price at the discounters, it’s hard to beat.
Summer was all about orange blossoms or vetiver. Sotd was Houbigant again, now I’m off to an openair and in Passage d’enfer. Have a good Friday eve everyone.
The Houbigant Orangers en Fleurs? Gorgeous. PdE is pretty nice, too.
Commando right now but most likely going to participate in the challenge today. Couple days ago, my grandmother had her knee replacement after putting it off for 15 years and I am going to visit her today. I’m debating on using Lyric bath products for SOTD or wearing Memoir.
Hope she is on the mend!
Strangely, my most-worn summer 2015 perfume wasn’t BG or Terracotta, but a tie between Eau de Merveilles and California Reverie. I’m wearing Reverie today. Reverie is so pretty and undemanding, it’s great in summer because it’s never too much in the heat.
Twins! California Reverie won the summer scent sweepstakes in my house, by a wide wide margin.
That was one of my most worn this summer too!
I smelled it in Paris and absolutely loved it.
Oh, reading this the next morning and thinking how good you smelled all summer! I love both of those and have considered the splurge for California Reverie. The Van Cleef ones seem to fly a little more under the radar. But why wouldn’t they make great scents? Their jewelry windows are like viewing beautiful art. So creative!
I’ve been commando the last week or so for no rational reason I can discern. The weather has recently been beautiful here in DC, but this is usually my least favorite time of year as the summer is ending and it reminds me of the yucky feeling I always had about returning to school.
I sampled a LOT over the summer, and found a few new loves, some definite big fat NOs and a ton of mehs. Later on today I will dump on the rest of my eensie sample of Iniezione di Morfina from Twisted Lily to decide whether or not it is fbw, as their $30 off expires 8/31. I’m not sure whether or not I want to love it as much as I have thus far, or whether I’ll be relieved to pass on it for now and hope it shows up at STC.
Decants are the way to go if you are not totally committed to something being FBW!
Yes, I could be rational and wait. Ugh.
I know, so boring, right?
I do tend to think that if you’re not head-over-heels, you likely won’t much notice its absence if you don’t get it… And, for that matter, Twisted Lily seems to do specials a few times a year, so you could just wait a few months to see whether you miss it…
BUT. I also note that a splitmeet is coming up. You could go ahead and order the bottle to hold ’til then, with the idea that if there’s interest, you could make a few splits and “spend down” some of the 100ml of juice (since that’s a lot, it’s true.) It’s not a guarantee, but maybe a way to make buying a bottle *feel* more sensible?? Just, if you need encouragement in that direction
Yes, you’re absolutely right on all counts! Two votes for sensibility!
L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Mandarine (by the wonderful Olivia Giacobetti). I don’t usually go in for soft feminine fragrances, but this is a beautiful exception.
Oh nice–makes me want to try this one!
I am over summer and refuse to pay it ANY sort of homage by wearing a favorite perfume!
Instead, I want to welcome fall and hurry it to this southern clime by wearing Kalemat! So looking forward to opening windows, breathing fresh air, and not working up a sweat by simply blinking. I love fall and all things associated with it! I am keeping a sharp eye on Erika and hoping it dissipates before making landfall. Yep, I’m over hurricanes and tropical depressions too!
Have a great weekend all!
LOL! You have a different sort of summer than I do, apparently. Glad it is cooling off for you…
Hope Erika fizzles out!
Goutal’s Vetiver cologne for me this morning. I have to repeat myself, but it has been the Summer of Vetiver for me. We had an extraordinarily hot and dry summer and vetiver felt so cooling and bracing in the heat.
It is finally raining today and forecast to continue through the week. I’ve never been so happy to hear that, hoping this will put out the hundreds of fires in the province!
Vetiver is great because its crispness is like opening the door of a freezer, and at the same time it stands up to AC.
O de L’Orangerie today! I’ve worn lots of scents this summer, but looking back, this and Chanel’s Bel Respiro were probably the VIPs of Summer 2015. My summer scents and transitional scents are likely to come in handy for at least another month, since September can be very hot here…
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
Is anyone surprised? It is so easy to wear, works well in the heat, transitions well from heat to cool, work to play, etc. my second choice would have been Atelier Cologne Sous le toit de Paris.
No, we know you are a No.19 woman!
After about a year I have at last made very good friends with Chanel No. 5 EdP. I think I need to move on to No. 19.
I’m wearing NV’s Ashoka today…I love all of her scents but wish the price for a bottle wasn’t so steep.
I wore NV a lot, too, because I bought the 4x8ml set. This might be an option, unless you own it already.
Of those NVs, which do you appreciate the most?
So, today I’m wearing Hermes Jour d’Hermes.
But it’s been the summer of some really good Guerlain Aqua Allegorias for me, such as: Lys Soleia and Flora Nerolia. I’ve also worn Annick Goutal a lot, such as Gardenia Passion and Le Chevrefeuille and Songes. Oh, and Atelier Trefle Pur for those really hot days.
Evidently I’m into the sweet treats this summer: Demeter Gingerale and Honore des Pres Sexy Angelic are my new-in-2015 summer scents. Neither’s something I ever thought I’d want to smell like (soda, French pastries), but I’m happy to be wrong on the matter
This summer was hot as hell in the PNW. This was my summer eau de colognes of various sorts, topping off with a bit of eau de perfume.
So I am wearing Eau Universalle from L’Occitane and them that was topped off with Lust on pulse points
Funnily enough, today is rainy and moderate in temp!
This spring I got a bottle of I Profumi di Firenze Limone di Sicilia in Florence, and it instantly became my Summer 2015 go-to: it’s very simple and linear, but incandescently lemony, with a big helping of bitter pith. Italian sunshine in a bottle. Glorious.
I couldn’t decide on what to wear that would signify summer of 2015 to me. So I went with an old favourite Delrae’s Amoureuse. A gorgeous perfume but I loathe the name. Far to cheesy for my tastes. “The Bombe” would have been more to my liking
I’m commando due to a raging headache. I got too hot yesterday and am paying for it today
Really ready for out summer to end but…Texas. We’re in for at least another month of baking. I was planning to wear either Musc Tonkin EDP or Trefle Pur as I think those were my most worn this summer but I don’t dare even sniff them today.
Migraines are such a bummer. Do you take that herb that is supposed to help, feverfew I think it is?
I haven’t ever tried feverfew. I never have found any medication to be as effective for me as a skin-blisteringly hot shower, a dark quiet room, and a huge handful of ibuprofen (yuck, but sometimes you gotta take bad stuff), and two B complex vitamins. No Rx has ever worked and been worth the side effects. This, thankfully, didn’t turn into a migraine but it was plenty bad. A nap on the sofa under a kitten seems to have mostly kicked it’s butt.
We went on a Bat Cat hunt yesterday in neighbors’ yards, looking for clumps of fur or remains of any kind, and it was incredibly hot and stressful. I don’t know if I mentioned it but we found his collar and it was bloody but we have found no fur, blood trail, or signs of ground disturbance so we are braced for the worst but not giving up on finding something conclusive. I did hire an expert cat finder as a consultant and it was worth every penny. If anyone ever looses a cat I can’t recommend her highly enough! I have game cameras out and motion detectors and the neighbors think I’m loon but I don’t care.
Oh no! You found his collar? I would be getting headaches, too. Hang the neighbors, a family member is missing! I’m so sorry you haven’t found him yet.
Oh no that’s really sad news about Mr B. I know how distressed I’d be wondering if my darling boy was hurt and lost, so big hug to you. Was his collar found far from home? I wonder what couldve happened? Hopefully you find something either way, to at least get some closure and allow your heart to rest. X
Oh I’m so sorry…how stressful to find his collar! I have four fur babies and it breaks my heart to think of your distress over your baby…
So sorry to hear about the kittie. ..
Having spent the summer moving & dealing with dust, mold, cigarette smoke and a tenacious virus (11 weeks), I was blessed to find Chanel Bois d’Argent, mild enough that I didn’t have to go commando for months. Anybody know who the patron saint of fumies is? I should send up a thank you.
Isn’t there St Theresa of the Flowers (French)?
Denyse on Grain de Musc has quipped that it’s Mary Magdalene.
HA!
I love it!
I’m not sure which I”ll remember most, Orange Sanguine or Bronz Goddess, but I’ll go with OS. Mmmmm.
OS was my summer fragrance last year. Great stuff!
My Summer fragrance for 2015 is without a doubt Bronze Goddess by Estee Lauder. I loved the fabulous whipped body cream. It lasts all day and longer than the perfume itself. I hope that now summer is coming to an end it doesn’t mean I have to stop wearing it. I love that stuff. That was the best thing about summer for me.
Finally, a twin!
Yay!
It’s not really a summer perfume, but I was delighted by Skive, from Canoe Goods, the first 2015 launch that I’ve loved. Other scents I particularly enjoyed this summer were Bruno Fazzolari Lampblack, AG Ninfeo Mio, Miller Harris Fleurs de Sel, and EL Private Collection.
I also chanced upon two layering combos:
EL Private Collection + Azemour
Prada Infusion d’Iris + CSP Bois de Copaiba
My Summer 2015 scent and scent of the day is Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles. This mildly sweet and salty amber has worked wonderfully during our mild summer here in San Francisco.
Hello. I’d love to be at a party with all of you–it would be like being in the best sort of scented garden. And the conversations would be fabulous fun! My scent of this winter is a true love: Black Cashmere. I’ve worn it a lot in this unusually cold season, and I’ve enjoyed every aspect of it every time. That said, I thought I’d organise my perfumes a bit better today and start putting my winter loves up higher so as to make room at eye-level for cooler ones. Of course, I’m hoping to start a new perfume affaire with a re-discovered wonder.
I hear near-universal praise for that one so it’s high on my to-try list. I’m sure you smell amazing.
Black Cashmere is great stuff.
I’m late to the party, again – these are the last days of my vacation, so I’ve been running around, away from the computer. Somewhat surprisingly, I think my scent of the summer was A la Nuit. I knew it was gorgeous, of course, but when I bought a bottle, I didn’t really think I’d wear it several times a week. One reason for this might be that I drained my bottle of SL Fleurs d’Oranger, usually a summer staple for me. So I guess another SL filled the gap. Anyway, I have adored wearing it. A few days ago I smelled my blouse that still held the scent of A la Nuit and felt a stab (seriously, it was almost physical) of intense pleasure – a reminder of why I’m into this perfume thing.
We don’t get hot summers in my part of the world – I read lots of your comments about the awful heat of summer and dream of being too hot!! I spend most of summer feeling cold, because I am so determined to wear summer clothes in summer that I don’t dress at all appropriately for the conditions.
I go for perfumes that make me think of flowers and sunshine (even if heavy and warm would be more suitable) and as the weather warms up here, I’m looking forward to Chant d’Arome, Le Temps d’Une Fete, a few Annick Goutals …
Where are you, if you don’t mind me asking?
Wellington, New Zealand. A lovely city, but the weather is not great. A few hundred miles south of Waterdragon, and noticeably closer to Antarctica!
I was wondering that too….
Gaynor, I must admit that I’ve been dreaming of a long, really hot summer too. Mind you, you have more cause than me to yearn for warmth : you have to contend with the famous Wellington southerlies, and I skip those. When I live in Whanganui, I’ll feel the difference!
Maybe you could try dressing in seasonal colors, rather than fabrics or styles. It’s what I tend to do here in Southern California, where I miss the fall and winter seasons (and clothes).
I couldn’t decide on what was summer to me this year, so I looked to tropical storm Erika (headed my way) and am wearing Un Jardin apres la Mousson.
Hope Ericka is merciful to you and yours!
Just back home from a few days in the Big Smoke – Auckland (NZ) – where I had one hour to speed date all the perfumes I have read about but never sniffed.
At one point I had all of the following on various parts of my arms…if you had one of those UV light/luminol gadgets i would have been glowing in a dangerous way:
Arquiste: Anima Dulcis, Flor y Canto
L’artisan: Traversee du Bosphore
Olfactive Studio: Lumiere Blanche, Auto Portrait
Bella Freud: 1970
Serge Lutens: Bas de Soie.
Plus various paper tests…
In one shop I was told I smelled great and was asked what I was wearing ( proof that layering your perfumes does not have to be a fine art). Saved myself over $1000 by not buying anything – though was tempted by Traversee du Bosphore (except it was in 100ml only) and Lumiere Blanche . Fantastic art exhibition by Lisa Reihana …somehow perfectly matched by my perfume.
Today the very first daffodil has opened in my garden.
What a happy perfume end to winter!
Isn’t that exhibition great. It showed me another way to look at us, if you can disentangle my muddled expression. And it sounds as though you found at least one of the World boutiques.
I was in Newmarket – so World and Mecca and a perfume discounter – rubbing shoulders with the Louis Vuitton/ hot yoga demographic
I have never tried Black Cashmere so that’s my plan for today.
Hope you love it too! It should be a great scent down in the cold, cold, South–it’s generous with woods and incensey spices. BTW, mad autocorrect offered me “incensed spices” just then– that’s not a bad turn if phrase!
Sounds like a bad case of perfume rage
Oooh, I would buy a perfumed called that!
I’ve been wearing a lot of Elizabeth Arden Green Tea and Lavender this spring/summer so here it goes once more!
Burberry Brit Sheer is my scent of the summer. Drained 1/3 of the 1.7 oz, possibly because i need more than 5 sprays to feel it.
My alternates are new Balmain Ivoire, Alien Eau Extraordinaire, and Beige. All loves.
I’m wearing and wore Nuxe Oil the most this summer, having found it for 7$ at a drugstore just as I was running out of Aftelier Ancient Resins oil…the bottle is 2/3rds finished, just since the early spring. Besides that, this will probably have been the summer of Poivre 23 (almost ran out of my decant) and Vetiver Pour Elle (thanks AnnieA). I’ll probably put on one of those two soon.
Nuxe has such a nice scent. I sniffed a sample bottle of Nuxe dry oil at Target this morning. It was $29, so you got a great deal on yours.
Summer 2015 has been Guerlain Lys Soleia. I’m wearing my last drops today to say goodbye to the season. :'(
I wore Heeley Menthe Fraiche quite a bit this summer, so I have it on today, and I plan to keep on wearing it as long as we have warm tempertures where I live.
I was torn between Eau de Rochas and Au Dela. SOTD is Au Dela, I purchased it within a week of sampling and wore it frequently.
Fils de Dieu for me today. I need to just buy a bottle of it already…
I thought today would be a day for Terracotta. Nope. It is too, too hot for all that sweetness.
It is a wonderful day for Eau des Merveilles, all day and into the evening.
Etro Shaal Nur for me (boy, autocorrect hates every part of that name). This is the first summer that I have a whole bottle, and I have made a dent in it. It is also perfect for what turned out to be a 100*F day with a broken air conditioner. I cannot recommend it highly enough.