Happy Mad Hatter Day! What fragrance did you pick for the occasion?
I'm in What We Do In Paris Is Secret by A Lab on Fire, from perfumer Dominique Ropion.
Reminder: this Friday, 9 October, wear a fragrance from perfumer Dominique Ropion, if you have one.
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.
Don’t get me wrong baby, I don’t swallow.
That’s not me inappropriately oversharing by the way, it’s my scent of the day, by Etat Libre d’Orange – obviously.
Obviously 🙂
The lady doth protest too much, methinks…
😀
Of course I was talking about the name of the perfume…
🙂
Oh, my. Sometime some of titles from that perfume company makes me just cringe.
To be fair, they have lost the second part of the name by now. Not that I personally had any issues with it.
sotd: The Different Company Oriental Lounge
Have a great day!
Nice for autumn, isn’t it?
Timbuktu (L’Artisan Parfumeur)
Yum.
I’m testing Slumberhouse Sådanne today, not intentionally matched with the mad hatter but it seems oddly appropriate for Mad Hatter Day. It sort of smells like Johnny Depp looks in that picture, and I mean that as a good thing – a colourful, odd and slightly scary combination of sugar and spice. I’d call it a dry gourmet fragrance. I don’t get much strawberry at all, more caramel and burned sugar. There is a woody dryness peeking through the sweetness, and I get spice (cloves, cinnamon?) faint as a whisper. The pink juice and the copy about strawberry made me expect something more sweet & girly, this is more interesting than I expected. Curious to see how it developes after a few hours.
You smell wonderful. This fragrance is on my full bottle list. I remember getting lots of berries, wine notes and forest from this scent.
Oooh that does sound good. I need to get a sample of this now.
You smell great. I really love Sadanne – but to me it is more roses and wine (that, or I always end up drinking wine when I wear it, so might just be an association)
🙂
Funny you should mention roses because this morning (24h after spraying Sådanne) all I get is roses and sandalwood in the drydown, amazing. The staying power of this fragrance is spectacular on my dry, perfume-eating skin. I enjoy the drydown so much, I actually woke up during the night thinking: wow, what is it that smells so good? And I don’t even like rose fragrances.
SOTD Ormand Jayne Woman.
Perfect for fall!
Seconded!
SOTD = Guerlain Cuir Beluga
I’m playing hooky today. Well, not really :-). I have some personal things to attend to and it was just easier to take the day off since I have the days to take; however, I had a meeting last night and then again early this morning so yeah, work is encroaching on personal time but I love my job so no complaints!
Anyway, I haven’t worn this beauty in a while and oh how I love it so. There’s a chill in the air for which Cuir Beluga is perfect!
For this Friday’s challenge, I have a handful (heh, literally 5) to choose from and will participate accordingly.
I have 5 a well, which one’ do u have?
Actually now only 4 because Burberry Brit Rhythm for Her does not count:
Lab On Fire What We Do in Paris is Secret
Portrait of a Lady
Carnal Flower
Portrait of a Lady
Alien
ooh, i don’t know the secret in paris one, will look up!
I also have Portrait and Carnal flower.
Must get round to sniffing Alien too soon.
If you’re in the U.S. I can send you a sample. Just click on my name to get my email address.
I just realized POAL showed up twice. It must be vying for attention!
Thank you very much for the kind offer hajusuuri,
but alas, i am many many miles away in the UK.
B*Men, which cleverly remade A*Men with the same structure but a completely different set of ingredients. I don’t understand why it wasn’t called D*Men but by any name it’s just terrific.
D*Men… Of Course!!!!!! Excellent.
Vetiver Tonka for me today. Yep, it works just as well in autumn as it did in the summer.
I should wear mine. It may be SOTD tomorrow!
A Shalimar ghost is still living in my t-shirt and it smells divine so I will be content with that for now.
The Ghost of Shalimar would be great name for a perfume – linked murder mystery, wouldn’t it?
I would personally donate funds to support that perfume-murder-mystery project
I’ve always wanted to write a book! Maybe I should crowd source a year’s sabbatical time…
That title would definitely catch my eye!
Hey, me too, with dreams of writing a book! Mine would be a murder mystery set in a museum!
I think we just came up with Angela’s next novel. 🙂
What a lovely description. And that would be one great-smelling ghost.
maybe you’re starting a whole new wave of flanker names, after the blacks, whites, ouds, intenses and whatever else… let’s wait and see how soon le fantôme de shalimar and others will start popping up
Chilly foggy day here, SOTD=Rose Infernalle, to warm me up.
I like this scent much better when I am taking all my allergy meds, including the inhaler and the NasoCort. I can smell so much more of it, like I get the rose.
When I am not so well medicated all I get is part of the incense. I am very jealous of people who do not have any allergies…
I can relate. When my sinusitis flares up I can’t even smell my Amouage perfumes and that makes me sad.
Amen. I awake in the morning and if my throat is raw, my head full, and my lungs vaguely itchy then I know I’m in the proper reality 😉 Doesn’t help that mold is my nemesis and the area mold count is consistently off the charts.
Mold is the worst! I am constantly washing down our bathrooms with bleach water – adorable hubby is puzzled by this, as I am not a very compulsive housekeeper otherwise. Hmm, maybe TMI! LOL!
Third on the mold. 2 weeks of rain here has been difficult.
Oh, I’d like to try that one! What color is the actual juice?
It’s a rich purpley red, much bluer than the red of La Fille de Berlin. A kind soul sent me a nice decant of it, and at first I was not impressed (probably due to the state of my nose) but over the last few months it has grown on me. Today it is great, the rose goes on and on over woody incense and a hint of campfire. If this description appeals to you at all, it is well worth a sample…
I must admit, the color is so intense in the bottle, I hesitate to spray it around my lighter colored shirts and sweaters, but that is probably just me. I haven’t actually seen it stain anything red…
I love the idea of smoky campfire and rose… ! Thank you for the description.
In keeping to my rediscovery of the hidden bottles at the back of my favorites, today I am wearing Balman.
I love that idea. It’s like catching up with an old friend.
Yesterday, I had a coworker ask if I ever actually wore fragrance, considering that he’s never noticed it. I’m simultaneously pleased and disappointed with myself. That gave me implicit permission, though, to put on a few extra sprays of Gres Cabaret this morning.
That’s right, see if he can smell that! LOL! Did you ask him what he liked?
He wears a fragrance that smells like herbs (rosemary?) and patchouli, but wouldn’t tell me what it was. I have another coworker who sometimes wears Eau des Baux (at least I think that’s what it is) in pretty large quantities. Clearly no scent-free policy here!
So fun!
That is absolute permission to put on more 😉
Yep.
Cabaret has such great sillage!
I slept like the dead last night and am feeling human today. It’s a perfect autumn day out, so I put on the last of my Christopher Street decant. I love this one and a bottle is now going on my wishlist.
Sleep is our friend.
Yes it is. I hadn’t gotten proper sleep in around a week and I was starting to feel really sick. It finally all caught up with me and nothing short of a nuclear bomb explosion could get me out of bed. I always feel better after a deep sleep like that.
Glad you’re feeling better.
Thank you 🙂
Just read the description of Christopher Street on the company’s website, and I do believe a lemming is born. You smell delectable.
Thank you! I really love this one. I remember when it came out and everyone was raving that it’s the most perfect autumn scent due to crisp nature of the lime in it. Lots of people say it smells like the perfect margarita – and it is. It seems like it would be a great summer scent because of that and I do like it in summer, but there’s something about that hefty dose of moss in it that makes it absolutely gorgeous and on point to wear on a chill autumn morning.
I am fascinated by your description. This one was a complete scrubber on me. It’s got to be a skin chemistry thing. Other people just love this perfume and on me it smells like being downwind from a garbage truck. I was so sad when it didn’t work for me. I have smelled it on other people and it’s completely different on them and I’d never know it was the same perfume. Strange how that is.
My son’s high school marching band show this year is an Alice in Wonderland theme – I just emailed the director to let him know it’s Mad Hatter Day. 🙂 Thanks for the heads-up!
SOTD is Alien, from one of the four or five spray samples I have scattered about. I don’t know where these keep coming from, and I don’t think I’d ever BUY a bottle of Alien, but I enjoy the occasional hit. It’s big and it’s weird, like a refugee from 80s perfumery.
Alice in Wonderland will be such an incredibly fun show! I wish my hs band had done that back in the day
What fun! Ours is some ‘to the moon’ thing. You can tell I’m a really bad band mom since I don’t even know the actual title.
Hahaha, “like a refugee from an 80s perfumery” – that is so true! The marching band theme sounds fun.
I have quite a few of the different Alien flankers, but I haven’t owned a bottle of the original in years. I have been living off the samples. It seems like that is the one sample stores like to give out alot.
I’m wearing Bvlgari Pour Femme which I normally only wear in summer. It feels a bit weird in this autumnal weather. Lovely fragrance nevertheless.
That was my MIL’s scent! It is very pretty. Whenever I wear it, it reminds me of her –all good associations…
I chose Aomassai, which is nutty, therefore mad. Oh ho ho.
Wow, I’d not heard of this one and just looked up the notes.
Seriously, wow. It sounds amazing. It is really sweet due to the caramel?
I need to try that.
It’s actually not super sweet! The vetiver cuts it. It’s really interesting.
I am wearing Serge Lutens de Profundis. I have a small decant. It’s perfect for this quiet day in my house.
Pixel sent me a sample a little while ago. It is gorgeous!
You smell divine.
i’m wearing Silver iris from my ENORMOUS 200ml bottle/gift set my lovely other half bought me yesterday. It was very lovely to receive this, and it was next on my full bottle list, but 200ml + 30ml?!- i can’t imagine anyone getting through that much juice.. i asked my husband why he got the set, and of course it was much better value, and he used a £30 off voucher from Liberty. I have just re sprayed as i love the top notes so much, and really don’t need to worry about using this one up!
Spray away!
Love, love love Silver Iris! Had a sample break in my cosmetic bag and months later, it still smells divine 😉
Last night I was craving bombastic red roses, so my SOTE was Jardins de Bagatelle edp…. crazy morning already and shower is not on the agenda for a while… that said, I am still humming with this Guerlain 80s powerhouse. (Not for the faint of flower!)
Wow, sounds amazing, i haven’t tried this one, love ome red roses, will go on the to sniff list!
This scent feels very 80s despite the wet flower garden mash-up. I think it must be the aldehydes that take the bouquet, stems, and leaves up to 11 in volume. On Frangrantica, reviewers report smelling very different flowers in the top notes… I get red roses foremost, along with other hot house wonders, including carnation–which may be the spices…
I only have a sample of JdB, but I remember getting mostly jasmine followed by “assorted other flowers.” Might have to get out my sample again and look for those roses.
JdB was my first Guerlain love back in the 80s!
I hope this link works – brings back memories!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i2LxjWfjFoU/UxJTUkt-7QI/AAAAAAAALpo/wX37f8FGthE/s1600/$T2eC16F,!yUE9s6NEG6TBR,WnnFdeg~~60_3.JPG
Funnily enough, what I remember about the JdB adds is the woman is frequently smelling her own wrist… A truth in advertising moment!
JdB is great – unfortunately it is so closely associated in my head with my X that I can’t wear it – I put it on and it smells wonderful, and then in half an hour I am crying for no reason at all…. Happened half a dozen times and I gave my new bottle away….
That happens with me with Knowing and Boucheron…. too much baggage.
Yep, some things are not worth dredging up, no matter how good the perfume smells….speaking of perfume, you mention Boucheron. I should get that out and put it in the fall into winter rotation…
It is a very evocative scent! So many other fabulous scents out there–no need to dredge up sad memories!
Still full of cold and wearing Mimosa and Cardamom again today – I can sort of smell something and the spice is comforting wafting about.
Cool Picture! Is that Johnny Depp? Looks like him.
I found my bottle of Sensuous Noir hiding in the back of my perfume collection. I ended up draining the remaining drops I had left 🙁
I ended up mixing it with Black Orchid – which honestly smells quite nice together. I think both scents are appropriate for the fall weather we are having here in Texas during the morning.
So, my SOTD is Sensuous Noir – EL / Black Orchid – TF.
I assume that’s Depp…
Yes it is the secret love of my life, Johnny Depp. I have this picture autographed and framed in my office from when I worked at Disney. Along with my Captain Jack Sparrow autographed ones for talk like a pirate day.
SOTD – TF Santal Blush
Can’t say I *love* Johnny, but I do enjoy his work. And those pictures must be fun.
But Santal Blush, that I love.
Love Santal Blush as well!
The cologne of the guy sitting next to me at a cafe is battling with my Cristalle (which was a lovely birthday present from my sister). The cologne seems to be winning.
Apply more. It’s a duel to the death.
I won, because he left.
😉
Ha! To the victor goes the air space…
SOTD is Safari, which is also one of the five Ropion fragrances that I have. I was pleased to realize that I had enough to wear during the rest of my work plus Saturday, since I wore Cabaret yesterday. However, I have doubts about Jungle L’Elephant, which is one of the five. It is supposed to be back in the 90s this week, and for me Jungle L’Elephant is only a cold weather scent.
I totally agree, i love jungle, but it ha to be really cold- if it’s even slightly warm or muggy, it feel suffocating, and makes me feel sick.
As our temps warmed up yesterday, it got to be A Bit Much for me.
That also would be a great name for a perfume done by one of those vaguely oppositional niche houses, like Kerosene A Bit Much, or CB I Hate Perfume A Bit Much! LOL!
A bit much! I love it!
I am wearing Miss Dior edt vintage, a bottle i found at an estate sale this past weekend and this smells really different then the one I have from early years. I love this one so much, it is less green and more powdery and smells unbelievable.
Lovely!
No. 19 for a big day of commuting and, ostensibly, working.
Nothing better for working ostensibly or otherwise:)
FM Geranium Pour Monsieur for me today. I loe the minty opening and the drydown is no slouch either, but I need to remember to have something to spray by mid-morning as it is all but gone on me after three hours.
SOTD is Bottega Veneta Eau Légère
Nice!!
Jasmin et Cigarette by ELDO.
That’s one on my buy list. I might dig out my sample tonight…
I’d highly recommend that course of action!
Love this one. Glad to see it worn.
I’m in Fleur de Chine, because I’m wearing an ivory blouse that looks vaguely seventies and I think TF aesthetic often has that late seventies feel.
But I do realize this is something that only makes sense in my head.
Absolutely not – I often match scent to wardrobe, especially by colour…
I do, too, but more the attitude of the clothes than the colour. It’s just that in this case, the connection isn’t very obvious.
Received the decant and it is gorgeous. It reminded me of Ysatis which I wore early eighties so your matching blouse makes total sense. I love how it unveils itself throughout the day. Thank you for your mentioning it so often. Pinworthy.
Two pins in two days! Result! But more seriously speaking, I’m very happy you like it.
Ah one of my favourites I am starting to think. Like the idea of matching it to clothing although for some reason I keep on thinking of a cheongsam which probably makes no sense.
I definitely have the Asian asssociation with this one as well. Most perfumes can have an affinity with several looks, I think, at least the more complex ones.
And there seems to be some overlap in our taste 🙂
I do that all the time, Anniky, match perfume to colour in particular but also to the “story” my clothes tell on a particular day. Even if the match is meaningful only to me, it’s fun to do, and it helps me feel that I present the world a coherent whole.
This is exactly it. And not only to the world, but to yourself as well. One can intentionally mismatch things, of course, but there needs to be an idea behind it.
Exactly. I’m not at a demure person, but every now and then, I do dress in quite a ladylike way. However, I can’t quite bear to wear a prissy little perfume those days–that feels like a total deception. I’ll sometimes do the,”Yes I really am a girl,” thing in conjunction with a big hitter–maybe Femme or an Amouage or even Coromandel.
Love fleur de chine! And I too do the same thing. Makes total sense.
Ostara alll day, because the longevity is fabulous! I blind-bought a bottle of this, because it was $60 and it would cost me a third of that to even get a sample! But very pleased with myself, because it is as beautiful as the reviews say it is!
Bedtime, and Hypnotic Poison edp. I have many Ropions, but maybe I’ll start tomorrow… maniana maniana… 🙂
Beautiful – and what a great price!
My SOTD is Essences Insensées Mimosa by Diptyque. It’s one of my top three perfumes.
My fav mimosa…..
I am so interested in that one – how does it compare to other mimosa’s you’ve tried?
I really find it hard to describe. It is almost identical to the L’AP Mimosa pour Moi, except where MpM has that dry almond accord in the middle, the Diptqyue stays more linear in the heliotrope & very bright fresh mimosa. It’s a very cheerful fragrance – lots of green notes like fresh snapped twig. I don’t know if this helps. It is very pretty.
That does help thank you for the description- as LAP is one of my favourites I shall definitely endeavour to try this one too!
The post about Ari’s collection yesterday made me hanker for something sweet. SOTD is Badgley Mischka edp. Yum!!
After reading about the red or purple juice others are wearing, I decided to go with Olfactive Studios Ombre Indigo. which is dark blue green in color. I like it in spring and think it will be good in cooler weather this fall, too.
I should retry it. I like this line a lot and have a sample somewhere.
Good morning. Back at work after a few days off for sick kiddos. Clearing out the accumulated emails is such fun. Just put on some Roca Nuvol de Llimona (Lemon Cloud). So sweet and yummy.
I’m a fan of Roca Lemon Cloud. It smells just right – not too sweet nothing else in there that hides the lemon. There is some musk, but it doesn’t overwhelm.
I’m glad I’m not alone – never see this one mentioned, though probably due to distribution. Think only Luckyscent had it – I got it from a split.
‘Lo, everyone. I was thinking, as I made breakfast just now, that there are some everyday events that suggest the day will pootle along smoothly: the tea is perfect, not too much milk, very hot and exactly the right colour; a sort of annoyed snort sounds from our bedroom, where my husband battles Dakkie for his glass of water — Dakkie prefers to drink from a glass; he’s that sort of cat; my hair doesn’t start the day looking like an anguished toilet brush, though it will certainly finish that way; my perfume choice falls into place with no thought on my part and is perfect for my clothes, my diary, the weather. So, long story short, my SOTD is Cristalle. I am revelling in its clean, crisp lines and interesting, energising structure, and I hope my students and colleagues appreciate it as it deserves.
Afterthought: and I meant to say that today I know more of your perfumes than usual, and you all smell wonderful! Enjoy what you do, ‘cos you smell fabulous doing it.
I really enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing!
I love this glimpse into your day. I also love the word “pootle”.
Poodle, I think that word might be a family invention. Apparently, when I was little, I used to talk about putting on my “pooters” — meant gumboots. I suspect that my mother or sixtes turned it into a verb, but it’s quite descriptive of a mode of progression, isn’t it
Waterdragon, my cat only drinks from glasses too, and at least twice a day refreshed please!
I love days like that and completely understand the cat battle. My mom’s very elderly cat will struggle up on the bed, limp across, and even risk the perilous leap (only about 3″, but she’s really old) to the night stand for a drink if anyone’s dumb enough to leave an uncovered glass out. We all have adult sippy-cups of some sort so as not to be awakened by a glass-full of water to the face. Hope the rest of your day is a smooth as the beginning.
Rivak Ozbeck. Honeyed white flowers, a bit in the same vain of Songes. Good stuff.
Rifak, this autocorrector is full of ideas…
But generally not good ideas! Stupid autocorrectors!
I love the idea of an autocorrect that is full of ideas! I know they’re mostly annoying, but still, it seems rather companionable.
Yeah. My autocorrect was racist and abusive, so it had to go. It was insulting everyone I text! Lol
I was going to wear something Ropion today, really I was, but Yvresse called my name.
Wearing Freschiiissimo today since I can still smell it despite being congested and mildly feverish. I am hoping it gives me enough oomph to leave the house so I can buy some chicken soup and orange juice
Unlabeled sample vial. Turns out to be Iunx L’Ether, upon comparison with a decant that is labeled. It’s pleasant and very natural and very, very subtle. It’s been a decade since I visited Muir Woods, so you can take this with a grain of salt, but it reminds me of standing in Muir Woods on a cool, foggy day. I think the scent of the woods was stronger and more definite, but it has kind of that feeling. It alternates between being just right and not quite right. Whatever gives it that foggy feeling sometimes feels too strong against my nasal cavity even though it’s a very slight aroma.
Layers, today.
First- Lust in the solid form, rubbed right into the skin after a quick, warm shower. Then the last lingering spritzes from my sample of Tom Ford’s Noir for women. If it was possible to smell like a sexy birthday cake, than I smell like that today.
Sounds delicious.
Gucci Rush today, for what turned out to be a bleh day. The weather is starting to improve, which pushes my mood along to improving.
There’s nothing bleh about Rush! That one always makes me feel like it’s time to get the party started.
We’re having the most beautiful 70 degree day today. So abnormal for this time of year. In celebration, SOTD is Calyx. This may be the last time I feel like wearing it for awhile.
I’m so proud of myself. I felt like absolute hell this morning with nausea and dry heaves and such and I actually called in sick. I very rarely do that. I usually just pull myself together and go in but as I was staring at my reflection in the toilet bowl I thought what on earth is so important that you need to go to the office today. I couldn’t think of a thing. So I called my boss and put my jammies back on and went back to bed. Shortly after my hubband almost killed me with his strong fragrance selection before he left for work. My tummy couldn’t handle it. So no perfume for me today yet although I am feeling a bit better this afternoon.
Get well soon!
I’m sorry you’re feeling sick, but I utterly applaud the decision to take sick leave and look after yourself.
Byredo Green today. Especially nice for fall.
I always think of it as a spring scent but you smell great.
The weather is absolutely gorgeous here in the Pacific Northwest lately – Indian Summer, I guess – and it’s throwing my whole switch-to-fall-scents program off kilter. I’m not complaining about the sunshine at ALL, mind you … it’s just that I’m having trouble choosing scents these days! SOTD today is Dior Escale a Portofino, which is just a little slice of heaven.
I’m wearing Dries van Noten today. I’ve tried it before, and although the note list contains some of my favorites, there is something not quite right about it on my skin. It’s so odd, I find most of the other Malles so wearable.
SOTD = Tabacco Vanille by TF. Very nice and boozy.
I’m wearing Rochas Femme today (EDT – modern version). I was in the mood for cumin today. 🙂
Chiming in late today ’cause I was commando earlier. We have to go to a film screening and, since I’m terribly overdressed anyway, I’m gonna skunk everyone out with Musc Tonkin EDP at nuclear levels. I was having a don’t-know-what-to-wear meltdown so my husband stepped in and chose my outfit. He actually did well, if it wasn’t almost 90 degrees. In doing my best to rock a slinky black sweater dress, ankle boots, and one too many necklaces.
????. Have fun.
Unseasonably warm today and a squishy stomach so I went with YR Monoi shower gel, body oil and a dab of Gardenia oil by Olivine on my wrist.