Happy Internet Day! Do tell us what fragrance you're wearing.
I'm in Sonoma Scent Studio Forest Walk.
Reminder: tomorrow will be the Halloween Special: wear the fragrance that would match your fantasy Halloween costume (or your real Halloween costume, or one you've worn in the past).
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 Where the fairies live [cropped] by Julia at flickr; some rights reserved.
SOTD: Bottega Veneta
Nice!
One of my fav go-to scents!
Mine too, it’s always right.
Scent twins!
In Shalimar ode a la vanille flanker today..such a beautiful scent. Last weeks community project inspired me to give the original Shalimar a chance.
Yesterday I really enjoyed wearing Samsara-one dab of the perfume lasted all day until the evening. I don’t know why I don’t reach for this more often.
And just wanted to comment on how beautiful that photo is! Spending time in the woods is very grounding-I don’t get much of that in NYC
I would not mind taking a walk in that picture right now
Narciso edp this morn, then it got too warm for it so switched to Bois d’Encens before work. I do like it but find it a bit too dry and austere usually, so I tend to either layer it with a vanilla in cooler weather or more often wear AG Encens Flamboyant instead.
It is weirdly warm and humid here for October…I might have to switch eventually myself.
Forest Walk seems so nice! I’m wearing Black Cat again (from Velvet & Sweet Pea), with the matching body frosting on my arms and unscented body lotion elsewhere.
And I have been meaning to try Black Cat ever since Jessica reviewed it, eons ago!
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I really need to order a sample set from her. Even if I don’t like any, which seems unlikely, anyone who names stuff for their cat deserves a few of my pennies.
Second day of Chergui for me, this time layered over my now Chergui scented neckerchief.
Nice!
Testing L’Artisan’s Saffran Troublant today. It’s lovely! I’m finding that it does not project very far. I have to put my nose tight up to my wrist to smell it. Beautiful though.
I love ST but need about 12 big sprays for it to last!
Yep. It’s fading fast at the 3-hour mark. Pity. I left my decant at home, so I guess I’ll be topping off with something from my on-the-go stash at lunchtime. JM Cardamom & Mimosa, most likely… or maybe Parfum de Therese… hmmm.
8 sprays = 4 hours for me.
This morning it’s Frapin 1270. I haven’t worn it in ages and I love it. I might continue on with it but do I want to smell like I drank a bottle of cognac while at work?
Depends on your job
I work in a bakery so it might not be a great choice. Theorema is pretty close though.
I was always paranoid about wearing PG Cuir Venenum because of LT’s description in The Guide:
“At the risk of putting off perfume lovers with preconceived ideas, I shall describe it as the wonderful aroma you get when you first bring your nose to a full glass of top-notch Belgian beer (Orval, Leffe) before drinking: a rich, floral, honeyed, bitter, mealy accord.”
I tried Orval and can say that LT was right. Finally, I asked a friend to sniff my wrist to see if it smelled like I’d been drinking, and she said no, it just smelled great. So it might be worth checking.
Twins! I am wearing the same, and the posted photo coincides perfectly! You smell FAB:)
Czech and Speake Dark Rose is my SOTD
Haven’t heard anybody mention that one for a long time. It’s nice.
Just added this to my to-try list.
I’ve wanted to try SSS Forest Walk for some time. My SOTD is Tauerville Incense Flash,
Tried a new sample of NV Pinchola, but no love there for me! Something too buttery turns my stomach – I have had this reaction to another perfume that I thought I would love – Memo Latin Quartier comes to mind. Have to figure out what that ingredient is. so, I oversprayed generously with Rose Musc, which can drowned out anything. So far, my co-workers have not commented… LOL!
Ah- I didn’t like these either! The notes were so promising …
Pichola didn’t work for me, either. All I got was celery.
I’m in the last few drops of a decant of Chanel Cuir de Russie edt, unknown vintage (probably relatively recent), and it’s…okay? I guess? A decent leather, but not really setting my world on fire.
I have only tried the modern EDT and while I love it, I always have the feeling that it’s not really at its best and that I had better try some parfum…
SOTD is Naomi Goodsir’s Or du Serail, and it made me realize that my fantasy Halloween costume (mix of Lauren Bacall and Jessica Rabbit) is actually Ginger from Gilligan’s Island! Not that I have a prayer of carrying THAT off. But … fantasy, right? Her perfume would definitely be tropical and a little bit coconut-y. Not sure where the tobacco is coming from, though – maybe Mr. Howell?
I had a crush on The Professor. I was a dork even way back then…;)
Me too! As to both!
Ha! Yes, although the other choices would be Gilligan, the Skipper, or Mr. Howell. So…
True that! But really, the Skipper wasn’t bad…;)
Forest walk sounds lovely. I sampled two piney scents this week that didn’t work for me (SL Fille en Aguille and OJ Woman) but I like the idea of them.
Today I’m in Dior Gris Montaigne. I’m on my second 3ml decant. If I go through this one fast, maybe I’ll get…a 15 ml decant. A FB is so big.
Not wearing it today, but Pixel sent me a sample of Yatagan (Caron) and I wore it the other day. I thought it was a lovely, dry, woody pine scent. It would fit in many niche perfumers’ repertoires.
Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll add this one to my sample list.
The pine-iest pine scent I know is Slumberhouse Norne. Truly a fir forest in a bottle.
There are a couple of Slumberhouse scents I’m interested in. Maybe it’s time for a sample set.
After my recent colder-weather snuggles with Champagne de Bois and Nahema the past two days, I wanted something woodier, so I’m wearing Ormonde Jayne Woman.
Ooh – Nahema! Now I think I’ll have to pick that for tomorrow. I haven’t worn it in so long.
Mimosa and Cardamom today – nice but somehow not what I’m in the mood for, although given my tired and slightly queasy state not sure what would work! Hope to get my head down and some work done asap so I can head off early…
Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well – good luck with work and resting!
Thanks-definitely feeling better and at home under a fluffy blanket!
Glad you’re feeling better!
I’m in Hermes Ambre Narguile and smell like apple pie.
Yum! One of my absolute favorites!
YUM!
I’m wearing L’Enlèvement au Sérail. It’s the most expensive bottle I own, but it was so worth saving up for.
EaS is very lovely. We all have to splurge on something very special once in a while.
I’m smelling of roses and leather in BPAL’s Whip.
Last night, I wore LADDM and Lush Lust to bed and liked the combination enough that I’m wearing both again today. I really want to treat myself to a FB of LADDM, but I also feel like I should wait until I meet at least some of my workout goals. Sigh.
The 3x15ml explorer set is a very good deal, and would be more than enough of LADDM to last a person a while–plus you get 2 other scents. (Or go in on a split). This could be a more short term goal
I hadn’t thought of that, but that is a *fantastic* idea!
jj the enabler…
Donna karen Gold edp for me today, woke up with nasty head cold, but this is cheering me up a little.
I smelt Un Lys for the first time on sat, which was gorgeous, i didn’t think i was a fan of lily at all until i sniffed Gold, but obviously i am!
Another gorgeous lily is Lys Méditerranée, and Shanghai Lily is very pretty too. The latter is more similar to DK Gold.
24 Faubourg today.
Was wearing Ta’if by Ormonde Jayne and then my J. Crew No. 31 rollerball arrived (when the price goes down to $4.99, it’s time to buy, whether you’ve smelled it or not) and in the first few minutes, I’m loving it. Like a plummy, rosy cocktail right now. Definitely sweet, but the kind of sweet I can get into.
I actually want to add just a little gin note to this thing to cut the sweetness a bit.
This is probably what happens when your skin takes everything into the dry down in minutes – it went from a good sweetness with the sparkle of some alcoholic beverage to it to a bit too sweet for my usual taste.
When I first tried 31 and 57 last year, I thought they were too sweet. I actually ended up getting more tolerant of the sweetness, though, and now own both. Either way, though, for $4.99, it’s no enormous loss if it never ends up working out. (And I’m jealous of that price!)
I really think just a bit of something bright (like a gin note) might freshen it up a bit. Maybe I’ll do an experiment if I can track down a “gin” scented oil.
To add the “gin” note how about Juniper Berry and/or Lime essential oils. (Just watch out that whatever skin you put lime on doesn’t get exposed to the sun — nasty sunburns possible from citrus oils.I once got “bergamot burns” from a perfume dabbed on each side of my neck. )
I was thinking about Juniper, but I don’t think I have that yet. There’s a good place called Save on Scents where I ordered a lot of fairly decent (synthetic) oils when I was in my perfume class, and maybe I’ll see if they have a juniper or gin one. No idea why I’m fixating on it so much
Just to continue the fixation: Demeter makes a “Gin and Tonic.” Probably doesn’t last long, but it’s pretty cheap to re-spray.
Ta’if will kick it’s a$$!! LOVE Ta’if!!
Haha – it is doing so presently.
I’m also wearing No.31! The booze is very prominent, which made me feel a bit self-conscious about an hour into it (when it suddenly turns up the volume on my skin). But I am actually enjoying the sweetness from the plum with the alcoholic twist.
La Panthere for this morning. I seem to forget I have this, sometimes it seems too bright or something but I’m enjoying it a lot today. And that bottle!
Forest Walk is my favourite SSS… One of the very few fragrances that capture if not the actual smell, then the atmosphere of a forest to me.
It’s sunny and warm in Sevilla today and I’m wearing SL Fleurs d’Oranger. Beautiful.
Lovely sunny day scent! Sadly, I’ve packed away my bottle for the winter already.
Yes, despite my refusal to categorize scents by season, this one makes so much more sense in the summer.
Sounds great!
It is pretty great, indeed
Anikky, when I was in Sevilla in the late 1990s, some shops had a Sevilla-themed perfume that had been created for Seville Expo 92. I found it strange at the time, which I now realize was due to my lack of previous exposure to the distinctive scent of orange blossom. Since I’ve learned to love that note, I’ve often wondered if they still made it, and if I’d like it now.
I haven’t really done much shopping, but I’ll keep my eyes open tomorrow!
Annikky, I do hope you see this, because I want to thank you for a couple of book recommendations I found on your blog. Well, actually, first of all, thank you for the blog–I found my way to it and have had lots of fun in the last couple of days reading your opinions on life, the universe and every little thing. Anyway, I bought and enjoyed The Emperor’s Soul and Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Stairs, and will keep returning to your list to see what I can see. Both of these are good writers– they turn a tidy sentence, always a good place to begin appreciation.
Dear waterdragon, thank you for the kind words, I’m very glad you’ve found something to enjoy. But, but, but – I’m especially glad that you liked these two books, as they are not exactly mainstream (and because I love them myself, of course). If you can do Science Fiction, I highly recommend Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice as well.
Yes! I’ve already read Ann Leckie! Did you know that the next one is available? I enjoyed it, possibly, even more than the first two.
Yes, I know, but haven’t read it yet. I should in fact buy it tomorrow. If you say it’s as least as good as the other two…
I haven’t been in Andalucia since 1988, but you are inspiring me to consider the region for our next family vacation… It is so beautiful!
You know, I was just thinking that it’s not that it’s so much more beautiful than some other places or that the food is the best in the world or the palaces the biggest, but it’s very enjoyable. I feel good here.
And so glad to meet a fellow fan!
Well, that was obviously meant for waterdragon, but it’s past midnight here…
I think it’s at least as good. I’ve just pre-ordered City of Blades. Eggzellent!
SOTD is Mitsuoko. I wanted something to give me strength for a hard day at work. I thought first of No. 19, but since its packed away for the winter I went for Mitsi – so far its working.
Still one I have never tried..
Mitsouko is steel wrapped in silk. Good luck!
SOTD is SSS Champagne de Bois – just a dab on my throat. It is so rich! It’s bizarrely warm here today so to lighten things up a bit, I layered some of the Diptyque Essences Incensees Jasmine on my wrists. CdB and the Jasmine play very nicely together.
Inspired by yesterday’s discussion?
Yep. Actually I was going to make a little sample vial, but ran out of time. It looks like I may need to reapply later.
Wearing Laboratorio Olfattivo Noblige, a bit woodsy, citrusy to brighten up the grey weather
Forest Walk is a nice one. My SOTD is Imaginary Authors Memoirs of a Trespasser which I dearly love on the coldest and windiest day we’ve had so far. Goodbye leaves!
Piney forest here too, with Fille en Aiguilles, to honour the Blair Witch – a film I considered highly entertaining when it premiered, being a camper myself. I find the opening sharp, but the dry down is just lovely.
Have you tried Wazamba? ( Parfums d’Empire). They came out at the same time, more or less. I preferred it to FeA actually but remember that they shared some notes, although I don’t remember which ones
I’ve been curious about this line for quite a while. Should order some samples, sooner rather than later… Thank you for the heads up!
Commando still
Am waiting for fasting lab work appointment with a no coffee raging headache. Grrrrrrr
Will test PdN Ambre Cashmere when l get home, Kevin, your review was pure delight!
Also much warmer out than I expected. Was craving cozy so SOTD is Reminiscence Tonka. It fits the cozy bill with its tonka and honey but better for cooler weather, methinks. Also testing out Vero Profumo Rubj on my hand which I’m liking. Glad it’s just my hand because it’s fairly sweaty on me.
I love Forest Walk. One of my the few fir-centric scents that doesn’t read as Xmas candle or cleaning products to me.
Inspired by missionista’s SOTD yesterday, I’m wearing Vanille 44 today. It’s drizzling here and it DOES work well with rain.
Glad you like the combo of 44 + rain.
Internet Day! The one day that I could in good conscience dedicate all day to roaming the internet, and I have lots to do. Perhaps I could say I celebrated early by closely following the story of the runaway Aberdeen Aerostat yesterday.
Favorite photo:
http://i.embed.ly/1/display/resize?key=1e6a1a1efdb011df84894040444cdc60&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FCSbxrDAUEAA9Nll.jpg
And the blimp’s own twitter account:
https://twitter.com/aberdeenblimp
No word on the blimp’s SOTD. What perfume would YOU wear while making your great escape?
The the horse drawn carriage in that photo. Makes me think Voyage by Hermes would be a great escape perfume.
Aha! Yes!
If the Aberdeen Aerostat ever signs up for the NST Monday Mail column, I think we could confidently recommend the original “’nomad’ object bottle… conceived for voyages and symbolic of movement.” (Hermes website)
That is a great photo! I can just imagine the perplexed look on that poor pony’s face!
It’s priceless! And my favorite @AbderdeenBlimp tweet was, “I’m going to be so grounded after this.”
I might wear L’AP Timbuktu, myself. It’s such an unapologetic, free perfume. Or Gucci Rush.
You guys are too funny. En Avion? Memoirs of a Trespasser?
Great ideas, Siciliana!
SOTD = SL Chergui
Ha! I have been wearing this a lot! Honeyed amber goodness – PERFECT. I looked back on my comments regarding Chergui in this and other blogs and my first mention was on Kafka’s blog in January 2013!
You smell great! I always have a back up bottle of Chergui tucked away should an apocalypse happen.
Your comment about an apocalypse amused me, and reminded me of my dear mama. I recall that one of the first, and therefore most vivid, things she ever taught me about surviving was this nugget of wisdom: “Dear, if there is another war, stockpile elastic.” I gather that she had to manage without knicker elastic for a couple of years, and that wooden buttons were always uncomfortable, no matter how small or flat. I can see how I might well feel prepared to cope with anything, knowing I had several packets of elastic and a spare bottle of Chergui!
And moisturizer!
Toothpaste too?
Perhaps we need a “what to wear for the apocalypse day” ????
Damned zombies are so dry, they just suck it right up.
Cedre by Serge Lutens. I blind bought it yesterday after a few drinks at a discount. Top note to my brain is strawberry. Then it reminds me of original Feminite du Bois (cedarwoord) although it’s allot sweeter. I’m not really into ‘sweet’ but I like tuberose and Cedre’s a nice addition in that regard. Methinks I like it. It could be a bit thicker, but you can’t have everything.
And then I added Shalimar on top just so to get smokey for the evening.
Ha! I read your comment the first time as, “blind bought it yesterday for a few drinks and a discount….” and thought, now perfume shopping has really entered a new realm!
Ya it’s a pity you can’t edit posts. I always write ridiculously long sentences and look at them afterward thinking, erm, that’s not really clear now is it?
Did I have a few drinks at a discount and then buy perfume or what? Did the man who hit the woman with an umbrella hit the woman with an umbrella?
Well, at least after the discounted drinks, I hope she hit on the man who smelled good rather than the one with the umbrella!
If there’s a lag between the time you write a sentence and the time you question it’s structure, there clearly were not enough nuns involved in your education.
Oh my goodness! I love that. I will ponder that wisdom when I am struggling with my writing. Thank you for the evening chuckle!!!!!
Wine consumption and fragrance-net browsing has gotten me into trouble before.
Had an in-person swap, which is much more fun than simply popping stuff in the mail. Tried samples of Floris Seringa (bridal) and Slumberhouse(?) Sadanne (a bonk on the head of sweetness, now calming down).
Ouch.
Good morning, everyone. I’m still at home, and loving it. I’m not able to work at a computer for long, but I’m not sick at all, so I feel the way I used to when I truanted as a kid: 1% guilty; 89% free and indifferent to anyone’s opinions; 10% curious as to the shape and delivery style of the inevitable retribution. Anyway, I decided that Bill Blass Nude would be a good scent to skive in, and here I am, wafting a gentle cloud of soft goldenness. Love it!
Wow, I just realized how long it’s been since I wore BB Nude. Time to rectify that. It’s a lovely autumn day here and I don’t feel like wearing anything at all demanding. Apt comparison, and I hope you escape any sort of retribution.
Well, I’m officially on sick leave, of which I have nearly two hundred days accrued, so there won’t be retribution, but I have a big project on, and LOTS of ordinary stuff, so I have this sense of really and truly bunking. But the computer screen still flickers unpleasantly at the edges of my vision, like strobe lighting on a tiny scale, so I’m not going to push myself. Monday will do.
Enjoy BB Nude. It is very pretty and soft: a perfume for lounging in, I always think. It’s another one I acquired unsniffed on the strength of excellent NST reviews, this time from Angela, I think.
Me, too – I bought it unsniffed after reading that review and frequent positive references by NST commenters.
Several of the happiest days of my life occurred when I was remanded to bed rest with prescription pain killers following dental surgery.
I was exceptionally overworked in those days, and that was when I finally had time to read Denyse Beaulieu’s book, The Perfume Lover.
They will never thank you for not using all of your sick leave, or apologize if you get out of shape or develop high blood pressure from too much sitting or stress. It sounds like you care about your work, too, and you are wise to put your health and wellbeing first.
Applied Timbuktu early this morning, but looking forward to a wrist to wrist comparison of Houbigant’s Orangers en Fleurs (my decant arrived yesterday) and Hanbury. It is going to be a citrus and orange blossom extravanza!! (Orange blossom-phobes beware…!)
You know, I try and try to love orange blossom in perfume, but I just don’t. I gave away my bottle of Seville a L’Aube; I wanted to like Knot, but I didn’t. Maybe it’s because I grew up with smell of the real thing in every backyard on our street, and nothing bottled comes close? Dunno, but I thought being a perfumista (for I now tentatively use that label) would have made me more open-minded to all notes, but it’s not happening.
I’m not very fond of proper Orange blossom fragrances. I do like it in a few colognes. And no it doesn’t come close at all to the real deal, but neither do rose perfumes and I adore those.
Well, maybe these should be my Halloween scents–consider me officially scary in orange blossom! Bees will follow me down the street…..
Queen of the Bees, different from being a Queen Bee? I’d love to see you!
We didn’t traditionally celebrate Halloween in A-NZ–it’s just beginning to take off now because of the spread of all forms of popular culture– so I won’t be dressing up, but I rather wish I could! My think I’d choose an outfit I could swagger about in, but I’ve got no imagination today, and can’t even begin to think what it might be.
Internet day, huh? I have cousins beginning to arrive today for “hunting season reunion 2015” so no hope of lounging with my iPad for me. Decided it is a good day for testing Fleurs d’Oranger, which I’ve been afraid to try since citrus blossom can be really bad on me. Fortunately, it’s gorgeous! I smell great.
I’m thinking Bois de Violette for a Friday of meetings. It’s not too sharp, but has a pointy feeling that will keep me alert (I hope!).
Oh, good luck with the meetings and staying alert. I love Bois de Violette! Great choice.
I spritzed on Korrigan today, which is nice, I think, in the fall.
It is! A great scent.
Help! I need a fragrance intervention! I see that Tom Ford Sahara Noir has been discontinued. It is the most well behaved frankincense and myrrh perfume that I know of. I have several things in my collection that are similar but less well behaved v like Anubis and Olympic Orchids Dev 1. Do I just go ahead and purchase the Sahara Noir or does someone more sensible assure me that there is something similar and similarly priced?
If memory serves I recall thinking Sahara Noir was similar to Tauer’s L’air du desert marocain. Have you tried that one?
I think you are right! I blew through my initial sample of this pretty quickly so I will order another.
I found it quite close to one of the CdG Incense series, possibly Avignon.
I am ashamed to admit that I have not tried any of these. I need to order samples!
My SOTD is MFK’s aPOM. I have had it for a while but seldom wear it.
It’s very pretty.
I’m wearing a spritz of Pacifica French Lilac today, that I got from a tester at Whole Foods this morning. Nice but I don’t think I need it.
I was really craving Malibu Lemon Blossom for some reason. I didn’t have it, so I thought this sounded like an excuse to get breakfast tacos at Whole Foods this morning. The only tester out was the lilac, so I bought the lemon blossom roll-on (the Whole Foods by my office seems to have really reduced the amount of Pacifica fragrances they’re carrying).
I have the rollerball of Malibu Lemon Blossom at work. It’s simple and pretty…and I just put some on. There, that’s better.
I just had to spray on some SL Cedre this morning…one spray only, because it’s a monster on me, but it sure is helping with the grey and rainy day we’re having in Seattle!