Goodbye, 2015! But you have one more tiny little chore before you can start 2016 with a clean slate. Donatella Versace, Our Lady of Scented Excess,1 wants to know what you bought in the 4th quarter (October, November and December) of 2015.
Update: the poll is now closed!
My purchases...
I bought absolutely nothing, nada, all year long. It's my first whole year of buying nothing since I fell down the rabbit hole in 2004, and it was interesting. I may write a post about it soon, but right now I'm too busy plotting my next perfume purchase.
As always, report your purchases in the comments if you dare! And as always, we don't include samples or gifts, and you can count miniatures, decants and bottle-splits howsoever you like (I usually count them as half bottles). Samples don't generally count at all, even though some of us spend considerable sums obtaining them.
1. Why does Donatella host (against her will, mind you) the damage polls? There is no real reason other than the picture of her perfume collection, which shows that she indulges regularly at the perfume counter. The image, by the way, is originally from Allure magazine and appears here courtesy of Blogdorf Goodman.
I amazed myself at true restraint and buying thoughtfully.
1. Tauer PHI rose de Kandahar
2. PdN Ambre Cashmire Intense
3. Diptique Oud Palao
4. JM Orris& Sandalwood
Keepers all.
Smart.
Lovely choices.
I love that Tauer!
Love it
Love PHI! Great list.
How are you liking the Jo Malone? I sprayed on card at Macy’s, but haven’t really spent time with it and I love sandalwood.
Love it
JM Is so meh much of the time., that this one blew me away. Test it on your skin, the card spray didn’t win me over.
Love your no. 2.
Donatella, confessing seems so insincere seeing I enjoyed every aspect of my new purchases, so here’s what I’m celebrating for the past 3 months!
Although maybe there can be too much of a good thing, so while not regretting a thing, I promise to be less hedonistic next quarter and take some time to get to know these:
SHL 777 Khol de Bahrein
Oriza L. Legrand Jardins d’Armide
Vero Profumo Kiki edp
L’artisan Nuit de Tubereuse
Goutal Grand Amour
Burberry Brit Rhythm
Cacharel Eden
Diptyque Essences Insensees
Jasmin
Hiram Green Voyage
Assion Perfumery Chocolatier’s
Fougere
Eau d’italie Jardin du Poete
Tauer Lonestar Memories
Reem Acra
Byredo Flowerhead
Believe me, Donatella WANTS you to enjoy every aspect of your collection
I’ve been amazed at my restraint this quarter – one FB of La Rose by Le Galion, and that was actually my Christmas present from my mother. Lots of 1ml and 0.5ml samples from TPC and STC, so there are lots of things that might appear in future quarterly confessions.
In fact, I’ve been so good, I deserve a reward – maybe a bottle of perfume
And that didn’t end up in the right place! Meant to say here what a fabulous list.
And now I see I posted this in the right place as well! Apologies for early morning confusion.
Hehehe
Love Diptyque Essences Insensees too. Good choice.
Seeya, 2015. Don’t let the door hit you in the backside on the way out. (No, it wasn’t all bad. All the same, I’m happy to see it end.)
I bought one bottle and two decants in the 4th quarter, total $118:
11ml MDCI Rose di Siwa, which is gorgeous
8 ml CdG Zagorsk, which for at least a year I thought I loved, working off a small sample, but the decant either smells different than the sample (I can’t check, I used up the sample!) or my nose has changed, or it was the wrong time/weather/SOMETHING.
50ml Penhaligon’s Ostara, which was 40% off at Haute Look and which was going to be my Christmas present, but then my husband surprised me by actually buying me something, so Ostara will be for my birthday. Lovely stuff.
Total perfume purchases for the year were $633. Ugh. Must spend less in 2016. New budget $200.
MDCI Rose de Siwa is gorgeous. I’ve got about 10 ml as part of the sample set that I bought earlier last year.
It really is.
I recently had that happen- the sample was lovely, but the decant allowed enough more space for me to become aware of notes that had not been obvious before! Hopefully you can trade it for a decant of something you like better!
I may not have bought a lot of bottles (yet), but those few that I did plus the big bags of samples I don’t even what to know this years total!
Wow. $200 perfume budget would be a *serious*, two-shakes-and-a-sensible-dinner sorta perfume diet for me!
A very restrained quarter for me
Ambre Fetiche $42
Vanille-Tonka partial bottle $20
White Shoulders original Hartnell packaging including box partial bottle $38
Fumee D’Or $110
Vintage White Shoulders is good stuff.
It really is. I have a gold label Evyan version that’s great but the Hartnell was the first iteration. Haven’t tried on skin yet but smells good in the bottle
White Shoulders..wow! Good find
Oh, Donatella! We have much to discuss this quarter.
First, there are the mini’s. I bought several this quarter: Canoe Skive; SSS Amber Incense; Dior Grand Bal; By Kilian Liaisons Dangereuses; SL L’Incendiaire; Bvlgari Au The Vert and Au The Blanc; HdP 1826 and Noir Patchouli; La Via del Profumo Oakmoss, Sandalo di Mysore, and Amber Oud; Guerlain Winter Delice; vintage J’Adore Parfum. But according to Pixel’s Rules, minis don’t count, so we will discuss these no more.
Then there are the “is this a perfume” cases. Aftelier Ancient Resins is sold as a ‘hair elixir’, so surely this doesn’t count. And L’Occitane Winter Forest is a ‘room spray’; we can pass this by.
I swapped for a bottle of vintage Ralph Lauren Safari, but it was decidedly less than full, so again, we will set this aside. Same with the vintage Chanel No 5 EdT, less than 10ml left in that bottle, why that’s practically a mini, is it not?
On to slightly more challenging acquisitions: Jessica Simpson Fancy Nights and Roberto Cavalli Oro. Full bottles, certainly; but at $11 each, aren’t these just XXL samples? I could argue yes; but then it is hard to argue that a 100ml doorstop like JS FN can be overlooked. And that Oro bottle is absurdly tall, standing head and shoulders above the crowd; makes it tough to ignore. We may have to count these for something… let’s say half a FB each.
Now we reach the FBs for which I have no wiggle room. But oh Donatella, the sales, the sales!
1. Arquiste J Crew #57 (on clearance!)
2. Arquiste J Crew #31 (on clearance!)
3. Body Shop Smoky Poppy (discontinued!)
4. 10 Corso Como (great deal from FIF)
5. Lubin Idole (another great deal from FIF)
6. Madhat Scents Sandiver (but we should support small independents, shouldn’t we?)
7. Rouge Bunny Rouge Arcadia (on sale!)
8. Tauerville Amber Flash (because)
9. Cartier Baiser du Dragon (Costco!)
10. Yohji Yamamoto Yohji Homme (ahhh…..)
11. Smell Bent Winter Vixen (on sale! AND a small independent…)
12. Smell Bent Incensed Short Fuse (on sale!)
13. Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman (on sale!)
14. Monotheme Boccioli di Limone (on clearance!)
15. Bvlgari Au The Vert (on clearance!)
Mitigating circumstances: I swapped, sold, or gave away 5 FB’s this quarter.
So you see, once we pull out our perfumath calculators, I bought 15 FB’s plus two half-FB’s, minus 5, which leaves me with +11.
I would promise to exercise more self-restraint in the coming quarter, but I have broken that promise already, so let’s not bother, hmm? I *do* intend to behave once the weather gets too warm for shopping-by-mail. But that is a delightful ways off.
Well, there you go.
I count minis in terms of 15mls – so if I bought one micro-mini Guerlain parfum (let’s just say), that’s 1.5ml, then, say, a mini of Poison elixir de parfum, that’s 5ml, than a 4ml of Dolce Vita parfum, and then maybe a 5ml bottle of… oh… Juicy Couture parfum, THEN it adds up to a full bottle. Just sayin’.
Your post is the “post of the day”! I was giggling the whole time!
Excellent use of perfumista rules
Ha, I like the way you think!!
This logic makes *TOTAL* sense!!!
Another fabulous list of acquisitions!
Great perfumista logic.
Love this. May have made my day! Thanks.
Love your logic, Pixel.
perfumath calculators – love it!
Lol pixels rules are going to be my new role model!
your math is impeccable
I agree everyone. This post made me literally lol! Thank you Pixel
My purchase
1. Angelique Noire
I also did a swap for Shalimar Parfum, but also gave some bottles during the swap meet.
You were quite well behaved!
Just one fabulous perfume. Well done! (I’m aspiring to this)
I love Angelique Noire! I should get my decant out and give it some quality time. Congrats on a great purchase!
1. Guerlain L’Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Extrême, 75 ml
2. Fendi Theorema, 50 ml
3. Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque, 75 ml
4. Serge Lutens Chergui. 50 ml
5. Serge Lutens Daim Blond, 50 ml
6. L’Artisan Parfumeur Mandarine, 100 ml
7. Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore, 75 ml
8. Serge Lutens Bois de Violette, 50 ml
9, Pascal Morabito Or Black, 100 ml
10. Serge Lutens Fourreau Noir, 75 ml
11. Comme des Garçons Luxe: Patchouli, 45 ml
12. Soivohlé Oudh Lacquer, 30 ml
13. Fille en Aiguilles, 50 ml (as a side note, I bought this off the US Serge Lutens website, which was offering, that day, free gifts of Le Vaporisateur Tout Noir with purchases of anything over $135, so I received one with Fourreau Noir — an additional 60 ml — free!)
14. Etat Libre d’Orange The Afternoon of a Faun, 100 ml
15. Annick Goutal Mon Parfum Chéri, par Camille, edp, 100 ml
I love your no.3,4, 14 & 15!
Great list!
WOW! I now know whose dresser to raid!
And yet more fabulous purchasing!
Theorema, yes!!!
Now that’s some juice! Gorgeous list.
What a beautiful list….ENJOY!!
Wow! Such a fabsmelling list, lots of Lutens.
Again I agree with everyone! Fantastic list
For me there was just one, Diptyque Oud Palao.
And one I have not even smelled yet! Hope it is fab.
I am not sad to see 2015 to. Blegh.
I only bought two in the last quarter and both from a discounter:
Terre d’Hermes partum 75ml
Dzongkha 100no
Both for under $120. I don’t regret either though the Hermes was given to my boyfriend and he is absolutely demolishing it! It’ll be gone in less than three months since I’ve bought it.
I love both of those! Hope your 2016 is happy
I bought 3 bottles. Noir Epices which I had been planning on getting for over 6 months, and then I tried my sample of PdN’s Musc Intense. So I also bought said Musc and Ambre Cashmere Intense, and a candle, and some lovely Mimosa liquid soap (all PdN).
All are wonderful.
Oh, I really should try the PdN soaps. And is the candle wonderful?
It’s utterly gorgeous. I got the Maharadjah candle. I’ve had a bottle of Maharadjah edp or edt for years and accidentally some of it got on my ironing board months ago which made me realise that the scent works so well as a room fragrance. (And doing the ironing actually became quite enjoyable as a result)
PdN soaps are lovely. So far I had only been familiar with the Eau d’Eté and Cédrat soap, and I forgot to mention that I bought a Rose and Santal soap as well.
Problem is I now want more candles.
I’m really falling for Noir Epices. I might have to bite during the next beauty bag event at Barneys
I bought only two bottles:
Mohur extrait $445.00, but the cost was off set by the two 10 ml splits- but I still look at that bottle on my dresser in amazement. Still my favorite scent ever, and my discretionary bank account has recovered.
Rose Musc $75.00 also a weekend fave, so I am pleased with my fourth quarter acqisitions.
First quarter 2016 will be a challenge as I am coming to the end of several decants and will need to make FB vs 2nd decant decisions! Such pleasant problems to have, I know!
Impressive restraint plus fabulous luxury. That’s what I hope to succeed in this quarter. We’ll see!
Two really incredible choices!
Cheers to you for overcoming hesitation and going for what you really love. (*And* subsidizing with splits!)
Which decants are you finishing off? I find it’s actually quite rare for me to finish a decant, but it has happened (and then the full bottle happened).
Bless me Donatella, for I fell in love with fragrance, started studying it in my free time….and starting buying. A lot. Too much! But I’m back on budget until further notice! These were bought for me or my 2 girls….
Full size:
1. Estee Lauder Pleasures Pop ($9)
2. Balenciaga Paris ($28)
3. Brasil Dream ($17)
4. Samsara ($20)
5. Hilary Duff’s With Love ($20)
6. Oro ($11)
7. Incredible Things ($24)
8. Glow ($15)
9. Very Estee ($20)
10. Sui Dreams ($34)
11. Estee Lauder Rollerball 3 pack ($35)
Glad you don’t include samples….that got a little out of hand….LOL
I will include my monthly ScentBird subscription ($14.95), and monthly Olfactif subscription ($17)…..
That’s IT for quite a while! I have lots to play with, and the monthly subscriptions will keep things exciting! NO MORE FB purchases for a while!!!
Great deals! Plus, you can divide the total by three for you and your girls.
Your perfumath is impeccable
I can definitely groove with some perfumath!! LOL
I like With Love a lot! Still have my bottle from the Lizzie McGuire days
Just one full bottle of scent – Tom Ford Noir pour Femme ( and I bought as part of the gift set, so I got the scented lotion for free, a great value)
I bought some amazing bath products:
Lords of misrule and Rose Jam shower gels (BOGO so a great value)
Smoky Poppy Shower gel and scrub- on clearance
Chanel 5 bath oil (from Goodwill in Beaverton! Unopened! $10!)
This winter, my baths are gonna be REALLY AWESOME.
Those bath products sound lovely. I love taking baths, but don’t have many special products. Perhaps a trip to Lush is in order!
Oh wow, No. 5 bath oil… why doesn’t MY Goodwill sell fragrances? (It doesn’t take donations of them, either. Nor, bizarrely, does the local women’s resource center.)
I have found no Texas thrift or resale shops who will accept or sell fragrance either. I was told it’s against the law but have yet to find such a law.
Where in Texas are you? I’m in Houston and while I haven’t had any luck with thrift stores, I have occasionally found stuff in resale shops. Most of my good finds have been at antique shops, though.
Usually Austin/San Antonio and surrounding Hill Country, but as far south as the RGV a couple times a year.
I don’t thrift that much, but like to take a quick peek now and then and I do donate stuff fairly regularly and nobody accepts what they consider “personal products”. I’m pretty sure it was a huge thrift store in Dallas that gave me the story about the law, and our local battered women’s shelter can’t take perfume because it’s considered hazardous. Guess there’s a gray area and it isn’t worth the risk.
Wow what a score with that Chanel bath oil. I never find anything like that at thrift stores.
Yeah Rose Jam!!
No more BOGO online
Bottles – Shalimar Ode a la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique, Repetto
Splits – Dior Gris Montaigne, Profumum Italia Ambra Aurea
Decants – Hermes Ambre Narguile, Parfum d’Empire Ambre Russe, Dries Van Noten Par Frederic Malle (travel spray)
Not too bad, money wise, especially since the two bottles were from discounters. All the splits and decants were fragrances that I’d been wanting since last winter. For the new year, I want to cut out decants and splits and focus on buying a select few full bottles.
I have mixed feelings about decants. I’m very glad to have them but, on the other hand, it’s marvelous to have a FB of a true love. I consider my FBs my “real” perfume collection.
My new strategy is to only buy a FB if I can wear it at least six months in a year. A few, like Dior Eau Noir, which I love, have a very short wearing season for me. That seems like a good way to control decant and FB spending. We’ll see!
And the most likely way a bottle would get used up. Seems reasonable to me.
My feelings are mixed, too. Buying decants has been a great way to obtain perfumes that are too big and expensive as full bottles. All the decants and splits I bought this year are things that I enjoy immensely but do not wear very often. For example, Ambra Aurea is the perfect ambergris fragrance, but I would never use up the 100 ml bottle or pay $240 for it.
That said, I want to grow my “real” FB collection and focus on those perfumes that I want to wear over and over again, all through the year. All those little bottles can make my perfume mind feel cluttered. The six month minimum is a good rule!
Not a bad strategy. There are also those scents that you don’t spray, just dab, and a little at that, and so a FB is nuts. Decants can last a good long time with those fragrances.
I bought Repetto this quarter too. I like it but find the longevity not so great.
I made only one purchase, a 100 ml bottle of Guerlain Vetiver.
Good choice for your 1 bottle!
Yes it is. I had been planning to buy it for about a year prior so I think I will call it a deferred purchase from earlier quarters and, in the spirit of fuzzy bookkeeping, assign it a value of 0.25. Retroactively, I add 0.25 to my counts from the three previous quarters.
I think that was my most used perfume last year! And will probably be this year too.
Here’s hoping I get as much enjoyment from my bottle as you do from yours. I’ve heard it’s lovely stuff in the heat so I can’t wait to try it out this summer.
It is the perfect classic vetiver!
I’ve been amazed at my restraint this quarter – one FB of La Rose by Le Galion, and that was actually my Christmas present from my mother. Lots of 1ml and 0.5ml samples from TPC and STC, so there are lots of things that might appear in future quarterly confessions.
In fact, I’ve been so good, I deserve a reward – maybe a bottle of perfume
You definitely deserve a bottle.
Two FBs:
Chanel Misia
Prada Infusion d’Iris edp. Thanks to you lovely swappers I’ve had decants of this for years. It was finally time to commit to a bottle.
Both of these are perfumes I can wear 9-12 months out of the year which makes them great investments. (And the Prada was cheap.)
Two decants:
5 ml Misia (before I bought the bottle)
5 ml Dior Eau Noire, for the frosty days of winter!
It feels like I must be forgetting something, but I think I only bought two bottles:
– Aedes de Venustas Iris Nazarena
– Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre
I absolutely love both. I have decided not to buy any perfumes, skincare or beauty products in January. There’s so much skincare I need to use up (I have something like 15 cleansers) and I want to sort and wear my fragrance samples, so I’ll focus on that.
I remembered! I also bought Kerbside Violet.
Maybe there’ll be more
This was not a good quarter for me – I have a feeling I am going to be the worst offender here. I was doing pretty well, but the Roja Dova outlet clearance has gotten me off track. I have justified that I have saved a lot of money by buying it on sale, but truth is, I would have never bought it at the original price, so the whole ‘saved money’ argument does not hold water.
So, here is the damage
1.Amber Extract
2.Vetevier Extract
3.Liliac Extract
4.Begamot Extract
5.Danger – Femme
6.Enslaved – Femme
7.Scandal – Femme
8.Unspoken – Femme
It was also a quarter of my birthday, so the following were given as gifts to myself by myself
9.Hiram Green Voyage – got an excellent deal on it at FiF although the time between order and delivery was 1+ month – it was sitting at the customs
10. Anatole Lebreton L’Eau Scandaleuse. Quite impressed with it, and again, it was an excellent deal at FiF
And on top of it, the Parfume Shoppe had a 50% sale, and sadly I was able to find something there
11.Yosh Sombra Nera
12.Yosh Ginger Ciao
I ended up hiding the bottles so that my husband does not see Roja – I told him I only got 2 bottles.
No purchases for me until next Fall, unless it is a split or a swap.
Marvelous! These opportunities are rare, so no need to justify.
Roja Dove outlet clearance?! I just fell out of my chair. Totally justified, you had no choice.
I know. I don’t know how I missed the news about it–I can only imagine it was some act of perfume sabotage on the part of my wallet
I was all set to pull the trigger on a blind buy until I saw the shipping charges, yikes! I mean, still a good deal but not quite the bargain it could have been.
Yeah the shipping charges were horrific, but someone on basenotes organized a group order, so the charges have gone down significantly
Roja Dove OUTLET CLEARANCE?? Whaaaattt! (Insert crying face emoji)
Oops, I accidentally pressed 2-4 bottles. Sorry, but I went over this amount. Here is what I bought over the last 3 months. Full bottles:
1. Hermes Hiris
2. Marchesa Parfum d’Extase
3. Bvlgari Au The Bleu
4. Estee Lauder Cinnabar
5. Rochas Eau de Rochas
Decants:
1. Chanel No. 22
2. Guerlain Pamplelune
I also bought Lush R & B Hair Moisturizer. I included it in here because I bought it 2 weeks ago, and each time I wear it, I’ve had people ask me what perfume I have on. It is very fragrant.
I have been enjoying these scents very much. I’m going to focus on enjoying that, and try to resist buying any fragrance for a little while.
Ooooh…I may have to go get a sample of that conditioner! How would you describe the smell?
Its a beautiful tropical smell. Lush website says its orange blossom and jasmine. I thought I smelled gardenia and coconut. Maybe it has coconut oil in it.
Its a leave-in conditioner, I put it on the ends of my hair when the frizziness happens.
Lovely, thanks!
That’s it. I’m heading over to Lush this weekend for the very 1st time….it just happens to be near where I’m getting an oil change done. My car might just have to find Lush, and the hair conditioner!
Have fun!
I left a bag of lush goodies in my car one weekend. My car smelled fantastic for the next week, truth
I was so bad this quarter – I think I really should not buy any more perfume this year or ever, really. At least nearly everything was heavily discounted. Here goes:
Amouage Beloved, Epic and Lyric (the last two were travel sprays)
Atelier Rose Anonyme
Annick Goutal Rose Absolue and Nuit Etoilee (both EDP)
Estee Lauder Knowing and Private Collection
Guerlain Mitsouko EDP (replacement for a bottle I drained) and L’Huere Bleu EDP (because I am determined to learn to love this one)
Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits
Chanel No. 5 EDP
Mohur EDP
Oh Gosh! I forgot Arquiste J Crew #s 31 and 57. This is looking really bad all together like this. I need to hide my credit card.
It doesn’t look bad, it just shows that you enjoy perfume
All are gorgeous! You have wonderful perfume taste!
What a beautiful and romantic selection!
Well, thanks to swaps, actual gifts, and purchases I was able to foist off to family as did-you-need-help-figuring-out-what-to-get-me?? gifts, I can totally distort the number of bottles I acquired this quarter and claim it was only TWO! $65 on two backup bottles of disappeared-from-retailers, discontinuation-status-unclear Honore des Pres Sexy Angelic. Slightly nutbars, but 1, it really is a very light, fleeting fragrance, so I’ll go through it more quickly than I do most of my bottles, and 2, the shipping cost was going to be the same either way, so the second bottle was only $26. How could I turn that down?!
(We shan’t speak of what I acquired through other methods.)
(Oops. Just remembered something else–but thank goodness other kinds of fragrance products don’t count
)
We will accept your response of 2 and not inquire further.
I saw yesterday that you mentioned wanting to try Papillon. I have a bit left of my samples of Anubis and Angelique and can refill the Tobacco Rose sample from my bottle. Happy to send them along, if you want. You can contact me at brackett at geemail.
Ooh thank you!! I will!
Technically, I didn’t buy anything this quarter, although I committed to about 15mLs of a split. But I won’t lay out the cash for that until sometime in first quarter 2016.
I did pick up just under $50 worth of scented things from Lush in the BOGO sale, including some Rose Jam and Lord of Misrule shower gel. Does that count, Donatella?
Shower products are beneath Donatella’s notice.
Good thing…I stocked up on Rose Jam too.
I used Robin’s idea to count minis and decants as half-bottles, so I got eight. And I keep ignoring 5 ml decants considering them samples.
Shalimar EDP 30 ml. The only FB I bought during the fourth quarter. I thought I would escape buying a FB this time, but I could not resist the discount.
By Kilian Sweet Redemption 7.5 ml (refill)
Pacifica Inc. Tahitian Gardenia 10 ml (rollerball mini)
And the rest are decants:
Comptoir Sud Pacifique L’Eau du Gouverneur 9 ml
Diptyque Eau Lente 9 ml
Frederic Malle Lipstick Rose 10 ml
Le Couvent des Minimes Cologne of the Missions 20 ml
Penhaligon’s Castile 7 ml
Pierre Balmain Ivoire 2012 10 ml
Pierre Balmain Jolie Madame 10 ml
Robert Piguet Fracas 7 ml
Serge Lutens L’Eau Froide 20 ml
Serge Lutens Fleurs d’Oranger 10 ml
Serge Lutens Sa majeste la Rose 10 ml
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino 10 ml
And yes, I did get some Lush bath and shower stuff too. Donatella, does it count too?
Nope!
Good, because I stocked up on Lord of Misrule sg. Thank you, Robin and Donatella.:))
Love Sweet Redemption. And Eau du Governeur, too (such a bummer that one’s discontinued). AND Jolie Madame.
Not too bad, though I’d like to slow it down to 1-2 bottles per year.
Chanel No. 19 edt
Chanel Sycomore, 50 ml split
Fresh Cannabis Santal
Think there may have been a gift or two in there, don’t quite remember……
No of course not, gifts are not subject to official perfume accounting, so how could we be expected to remember??
Mostly samples (far too many samples)…FBs were:
1. SL – Gris Clair
2. SL – Fille en Aiguilles
3. Olfactive Studio – Panorama
4. Bruno Fazzolari – Au Dela
I got some vintage Guerlain micro-minis, but as those are 1-2 ml, I’ll count them as samples. I also picked up a few full minis antiquing one of which (Estee Lauder Private Collection) I’ve been wearing.
How do you like the Panorama. I am trying to figure out the staying power but have been down with the cold, so not sure it it is really light or I can’t smell anything because of the cold
Staying power is not good! I get about an hour of lovely sharp green and then it dies down to a faint fig(?) sort of smell. I love it while it lasts but TBH I probably would not have bought a full bottle if I’d not also been supporting a local shop because of the low staying power.
I love those Guerlain microminis.
Me too, it’s about the only way I can afford parfum-strength anything.
I have mostly bought vintages and minis.
Balenciaga Le Dix extrait 100$ vintage
Miss Dior edt vintage 5$
Balmain Ivoire 5$
Bal a Versailles extrait 5$
Minis
Hermes caleche soie de parfum 3$
Chanel no.5 edt vintage x2 5$
Armani Armani vintage 2$
I bought all these at estate sales and also I did some damage in
Chanel Bois des Iles extrait 250$ and
CD J’adore touche de parfum
I think I am good for some time now. My new resolution is not to buy new ones and enjoy the ones I already have.
Lovely mix — you are doing well at estate sales!
Bois des Iles extrait.. so gorgeous, congrats!
I bought a Le Dix bottle for cheap at a local antique mall. The glass stopper was stuck and I didn’t want to break it, so I bought without smelling…fool me! It was filled with colored water! However, it was very inexpensive, so I’m just using the pretty bottle for face oil instead.
I don’t know how to find estate sales! Any tips?
The 4th quarter was a blur but I know I bought 2 coffrets…the holiday Diptque Eau de Parfum Discovery set and the Byredo La Selection Parfum Discovery Set. I haven’t tried any Byredo fragrances yet and I’ve only tried a couple random Diptyque scents but not any of the staples included in the set. Very excited to break the shrink wrap on both this month.
I bought NR Narciso gift set. Coco edp. Boucheron Place Vendome, and Prada Candy. The last two at steep discounts. Full disclosure, I also purchased Bill Blass Hot. It was 5 dollars, and I had to buy SOMETHING. Oh, and a sample set of Jhag, but if I understand you all correctly, that doesn’t count.
I bought four:
Nanban
Papillon Angelique
Byredo A Rose in No Man’s Land
Neela Vermiere Pichola
Oh these are really nice. How are you enjoying Byredo Rose – I got a sample at Neiman’s and it reminds me of something, but can’t figure out what
Clarissa,
I really am enjoying Byredo A Rose in No Man’s Land. From my first spray it reminded me of something as well, and although I have sprayed it many times since, I still cannot figure out what it reminds me of.
It reminds me of Agent Provocateur but softer and a tad more refined.
And I like it too
Oh.
So, this quarter was not my best, but seeing everyone else’s lists reminds me that what we’re really doing is compiling joy, and that made me feel much better.
Rollerballs:
J. Crew 57
J. Crew 31
Nirvana Black
Bottles:
Bijou Romantique
LADDM
Vintage Shalimar parfum
Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme
Mohur EDP (on sale, though!)
Shalimar Parfum Initial
I intentionally refrained from making any purchases after my trip to the duty free store after Christmas solely so I wouldn’t have to add anything else to this list.
Oh gosh and you got such nice things!! I call that a great quarter, you’re going to be enjoying those for a long time to come
Oh dear…I should really stop sniffing altogether as I keep finding stuff I must have. 4th quarter purchases were:
100ml Theorema
100ml Kerosene Unforsaken
20ml Hiram Green Voyage (split)
50ml Cuir Mauresque
40ml vintage Organza Indecence
50ml Roberto Cavalli Oro
10ml DSH Oeillets Rouge
50ml Un Bois Vanille
10ml Origins Ginger Essence
50ml Roja Dove Lilac extrait (from his outlet sale)
Total was about $800. There was also a bottle of Lorenzo Villaresi Sandalo, but it doesn’t count because it was a souvenir of my Thanksgiving in Phoenix, and according to my perfume logic souvenirs don’t count. I got it at the Perfume Shoppe, a lovely place to visit.
How is the Sandalwood in Villaresi? I have been on the sandalwood kick (esp enjoying SL Santal Majuscule) and wonder if I should try Villaresi.
It doesn’t smell like Mysore, it’s more on the Australian end of the spectrum, and it smells more “aromatic woody” than sandalwoody. There is no sweetness to it and I think it will be wonderful in summer when other sandalwoods can seem cloying or oppressive.
Ooh, good job with the Organza Indecence!
I am quite envious of your list! You scored several on my wish list.
Meanwhile Robin, I am dying to hear your thoughts on your no-buy year–and what makes the list for 2016!
I will write something this month!
Super looking forward to it.
Ditto!
I bought 4 bottles: Seville a l’Aube, Bottega Knot, Eau de Merveilles and Infusion d’Iris EDP. I also got two small Lush solids and was thinking about a Tauer, but it will have to wait for the next poll
And since bath products, advent calendars etc don’t count, I and my credit card are going to pretend it never happened…
Lovely choices everyone!
For me, I just had a couple of new buys that I added to my small but growing collection.
NV Mohur extrait split
PdE Tabac Tabou split
PdN Weekend 30ml
Samsara edp mini
Decants of Dzongkha, Sycamore & PdE Ambre Russe
That Mohur extrait is really swoon worthy! I mean, I actually did swoon when I smelled it the first time.
It is a luxury, that’s for sure. And a little goes a long way.
Only one bottle this quarter! It was sort of an impulse buy at the airport- Gucci Oud. I’ve worn it quite a lot though, it’s a pretty uncomplicated casual sort of perfume- at least compared to my usual Amouages and Guerlains!
Next quarter will probably be worse, I have several bottles in my eye…
I bought a few things I love and have wanted to own for a while:
Smell Bent Never Never Land
Sonoma Scent Studios Incense Pure
I Profumi Di Firenzi Miele Rosa
Roberto Cavali Oro (backup bottle)
Tauer Une Rose de Kandahar (decant)
I’m really enjoying reading everyone’s lists. You all smell wonderful!
That Miele Rosa… ooh la la.
Congratulations, Robin, on making through the whole year without a purchase! I hope you have made a nice dent in your collection by giving what you already own some good wearings. I, myself, keep thinking I’ll have a quarter without a purchase, but something always comes up. This quarter I bought two things I’m just loving and wearing the heck out of: Guerlain Ylang & Vanille (such a wearable and easy everyday type of fragrance) and vintage Bellodgia PdT (my long-time favorite in extrait–but I always wanted to be able to spritz that stuff). I hereby vow not to buy anything this next quarter, unless, of course, I come across a chance to buy a vintage or discontinued treasure (my downfall).
I never come across any fabulous vintage stuff or I would not have made it through the year! If I’d seen that Bellodgia, it would be mine
Glad you saw it and are enjoying it!
More than I thought, actually. And I’m quite happy with my haul.
FBs:
1)”Vintage” Samsara EDP
2)”Vintage” Organza
3)Organza Indecence dry oil (comes in the perfume bottle so it goes in this category)
4)Armaf Club de Nuit intense
5)”Vintage” Chanel Cristalle EDP
Minis:
Shalimar PDT
Vivienne Westwood Boudoir
Jil Sander No 4
RL Safari parfum
Casmir
Hermes Un JardinApres la Mousson
Bath products:
Lush Don’t Rain on My Parade & It’s Raining Men (a lovely honey!) shower gels
Lady Godiva shampoo bar (Lust flavor)
Fracas shower cream
Candles:
Diptyque Baies
Voluspa Gardenia Colonia (loving this one)
Several Nest candles from a sample sale
Godiva shampoo bar? Wooooo..oo
Nice picks!
Thanks! Since you left me no Rose Jam
I’m content with the massage bar, though. Have you tried the Godiva? I can’t wear the Lust(which I have) but it’s fab as a shampoo/soap. I recommend if you haven’t tried it yet.
Yes, the Rose Jam massage bar is really good too!
I’ll have to see about this Godiva option.
Cosign the scent on the Godiva bar! Smells terrific. Quick notes of warning that 1, it dried out my hair, and 2, I’m afraid it turned before I could finish using it. So I recommend using it as a soap, and next time I get one, I’ll be sure to use it freely rather than saving as special treat–very use it or lose it.
This year I only bought 4 full bottles in 2015, and none were in this quarter. I’ve bought loads of minis, discovery sets, coffrets, perfume oil samples, etc. I was appalled at what I had spent for the year, which was over $1,000. Thus my resolution not to buy anything until I have worn everything in my collection at least once. Hopefully, I won’t let this resolution fall by the wayside, as have so many others. Oh what I could have done with $1,000 dollars last year (other than buying perfume).
Foxbins list and perfume logic emboldened me to make a list :
Souvenirs ( for which you paid) that friends bring back for you from their trips “just in case you are in the neighborhood otherwise don’t bother”, probably don’t count…OJ Vanille D’Iris
I was drawn in by sales and promotions during the end of 2015.
Now I will see how long I can limit myself to only using the gift cards I earned. Really looking forward to Robin’s post!
Hiram Green Voyage
Le Labo The Noir 29
FM Carnal Flower ( travel)
Blocki This Grand Affair
Neela Vermiere Trayee
Amouage Jubilation
Roja Dove Creation – R ( missed the outlet sale but have a generous gift card)
Tauer Le Maroc Pour Elle
PHI Rose De Kandahar
Reverie Au Jardin (50% off)
In Rose Chypree (50% off)
You got some beautiful perfumes! Enjoy,
Thank you. Really happy with them!
Half price Tauers?! Green with envy!
I feel like I must be forgetting something, but… I think I may have only bought one bottle this quarter, which was Kenzo Flower for about $30. I know I bought some samples from STC, but I think that might be it otherwise.
Hey, me too! I had forgotten (already!) about purchasing Kenzo Flower. Probably not a good sign, huh.
I’m not the worst “offender”, but I did more damage than usual.
PdE Equistris (2x50ml = one FB, right?)
PdE Eau de Gloire 100ml
PdE Azemour 50ml
Madhat Royk 15ml
Madhat Fur 15ml
Nobile 1942 La Danza Delle Libellule 75ml
Penhaligons Amaranthine 100ml
Miller Harris L’Air de Rien 100ml (partial bottle)
I expect I’ll have a slower next quarter whether I like it or not.
Full bottles:
SL Chergui 50ml
L’AP Safran Troublant 100ml
Rollerballs:
j. crew No. 31 and No. 57
Decants:
5ml each, Amouage Beloved, Lyric, and Jubilation 25
5ml each, Guerlain Mitsouko EdP and L’Heure Bleue EdT
3ml each, Chanel Rue Cambon and Misia; Hermes Jour, 24 Faubourg, Caleche; Lush Kerside Violet
Samples: too many to mention.
Woohoo, welcome 2016. The last quarter of 2015 I bought 3 full bottles and 3 minis, here goes:
Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille (I was in a warm vanilla, sweet mood)
ELdO Putain des Palace
L’AP Saffran Troublant (was cheap)
Miller Harris woods collection trio of minis (15ml each and was cheap)
Total damage £164. 3 is not great, but less than the quarter before. And I know I’ll definitely enjoy these lovelies. I’m hoping this year will see me through fewer purchases and to use up the lovely perfumes I’ve been since falling down the rabbit hole.
My slowest quarter in ages, which reflects the slowing of my hobby and also the decline in the Australian dollar against the USD.
Givenchy Amarige 30mls + a mini of same
Patou Sublime 30mls
Chanel No 19 EDP 35mls (a Christmas present to myself)
[all bought at discounters and/or with rewards points]
A small bottle of Lush Lord of Misrule shower cream
No samples.
Amazing! I’m proud of myself.
Last month I bought Cuir de Lancome and Lolita Lempicka L’Eau en Blanc when FragranceNet offered 30% off, and ordered a bottle of Timbuktu for $30 from Hautelook (still waiting for it to arrive)!
I voted although there is really not much reason to leave this comment as I bought as much as Robin did this quarter! Nada! I am pretty content with my collection and enjoying wearing what I have.
Happy and fragrant 2016 everyone!
I admire your restraint.
Ha! I’ve just been at this way longer than most here.
Although most of the year was quite spartan, perfume-wise, I went a little nuts in November and December buying five full bottles and four decants. The decants were Atelier Cedrat Enivrant (10 ml.), Diptyque Oud Palao (10 ml.), Annick Goutal Le Chevrefeuille (8 ml.), and Mona di Orio Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolue (5 ml.). Full bottles were Tom Ford Shanghai Lily, Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li, Lutens Five O’Clock du Gingembre, Chanel Bois des Isles, and Amouage Memoir. All bottles were from discounters or part of Sephora 20% off sale.
Just one! I’m amazed.
Hiram Green Voyage, and I had to because it is LE. #nochoice
I did also get in a split but since that is still in progress I won’t count it until this next quarter. That’s right, right?
Only two this quarter for me. I’m waiting for my bottle of Onda EDP to arrive and I bought a bottle of Tresor Midnight Rose.
I doubt I can go through all of 2016 without any perfume purchases but I’m going to try to get to my birthday in July at least. I probably won’t make it.
Well done on the restraint!
If you are fully committed to no-buys until July, I have no doubt you can do it
Poodle, my birthday is also in July – I usually start buying myself presents in May.
I slowed down on perfume this quarter, but picked up knitting and crochet, so the money is getting spent! So many lovely balls of yarn to buy!
Not the best 4th quarter for me as far as not spending but I’m very happy with what I added to my small collection.
Chanel Les Exclusifs Beige
Vilhelm Parfumerie Smoke Show
Annick Goutal 1001 Ouds
Aramis Calligraphy Saffron
A Lab On Fire Mon Musc A Moi
Montale Intense Cafe
État Libre d’Orange Fils de Dieu
Atelier Cologne Santal Carmin
I was also given ÉLdO Eau de Protection by my partner for Christmas.
Needless to say, I intend to make 2016 a much slower fragrance purchasing year. Wish me luck!
two! shalimar edp 50ml, in a gift box on sale. Came with a pretty good mascara with ridiculously heavy packaging. I wonder what they put in their cosmetics’ cases, they all weigh a ton. Etro Palais Jamais, big 100ml vat of bright green perfume. On clearance, which is bad for my nerves. I’m likely to sneak back and get a small bottle of Messe de Minuit or Patchouly. I have no resolve.
lord of misrule made waking up early slightly more bearable this quarter, ensuring I got to work on time. Obviously not a purchase for pleasure, rather a prudent investment in my career!
I was very good–perfume-wise at least!-this quarter. I bought two partial bottles, 4/5 full 1.5 oz Hermes Terre de Hermes edt and a 1/3 full bottle of YSL L’Homme edt 2 oz ( or 20 ml) there were a couple of travel cosmetic bags and a couple of partial Jack Black after shave balms in the lot too. All for the princely sum of 150……..pennies! With another $9 for shipping.
Lest anyone think I am some paragon of self restraint,let me assure one and all that the ladies and gentlemen of the fragrance counters have Not failed in making sales . The counters of Estée,Arden,Clinique,and Sephora have had tribute(s) paid this quarter. My wallet is crying about it, and my cosmetics drawer is burping.
As far as next quarter is concerned, I should probably slow down. Three days into the new year and I’ve already bought three perfumes and a matching lotion for one of them!
Confessionisgoodforthesoul,confessionisgoodforthesoul,confessionisgoodforthesoul….etc.
Love your burping cosmetics drawer! I also have a bit of a makeup problem, especially for eyeshadow palettes in pretty packaging.
Gosh, how did I miss the damage poll today?!
Let’s see. . .
Tolu, which doesn’t count because I’d drained a decant AND it was on sale.
A la Nuit, which was under $100, so that’s like free.
The Malle Coffret, but those are all 15mL, so they don’t count.
Une Rose Chypree, which I’ve almost drained the first bottle of, so this doesn’t count since it’s just a replacement bottle.
Beloved, as a large sample, so it doesn’t really count.
So, all told. Nothing, really!
Hah! Nicely done.
Lol! And congrats on finally getting the Malle coffret!!!
Wonderful acquisitions. And nothing counts, especially the Malle!
Bwhahahahaha! I’m so glad we have the same accountant. Me too I totally acquired only two bottles or ACTUALLY arguably negative one bottle, because I just realized I divested myself of three! I’m basically a candidate for perfume sainthood.
Two years into perfumista-hood, with only samples and a few minis, and then this quarter, BAM!
Cologne du 68 (the only one I hadn’t sampled before, but I was at Colonial Drug and I want to support neighborhood shops)
NV Mohur Extrait split
Misouko EDP and Encre Noire (buy one, second one half off at Target online)
Azemour les Orangers (half off)
Bois des Iles extrait (my gift to myself for getting a new job)
AND one of my sisters gave me Cristalle EDT for my birthday in October, but that doesn’t really count.
I’m really pleased with how my perfume wardrobe is shaping up.
Wow. Those are some great choices to round out a collection! Lovely!
I was a little appalled once I tallied everything up until I realized that the only full-price purchase on my list was Cuir de Russie (which I made my H buy for me as I couldn’t make my finger click “buy” on my own.) I haven’t bought anything bigger than a rollerball in ages. I’ll always choose the smallest packaging available (this applies to all beauty categories – skincare, makeup, hair products) which in fragrance terms usually means minis, so this quarter was a big change in buying habits.
Full bottles:
Cuir de Lancome
Shalimar Ode a La Vanille Sur La Route De Mexique
ELd’O Fils de Dieu
Chanel Cuir de Russie
Small bottles:
15 ml Hermes Cuir d’Ange
20 ml Balenciaga Paris
30 ml Atelier Sous le toit de Paris
30 ml Kenzo Flower
30 ml Esprit d’Oscar
15 ml Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise
EL Bronze Goddess rollerball
Various full and partial bottles of vintage: Oscar de la Renta, Chanel 5 & 22, Opium, Vanderbilt
Minis: Cacharel Lou Lou, Lolita Lempicka
Sets:
Ann Gerard discovery set
ELd’O sample set
Decant Orders: 7, each around $40-50, but none larger than 3 ml so they go down as samples
I’m not counting my late December purchases of Ormonde Jayne and Rosine sets, my Sonoma Scent Studios order, or vintage Ungaro Diva mini, as they are my January bday gifts to myself. Also not counting the 10 or so ebay purchases I’ve made in the first few days of this year as a last dash before my new year no/low-buy starts in earnest…
I have bern really bad about keeping my spreadsheet up to date lately, which means I can’t remember what I bought last quarter. Sweetgrass reminded me about the bottle of Kenzo Flower, and I’m reasonably sure there was one more (Eau des Merveilles perhaps?), but that was probably all. (Oh, wait – a bottle of Grey Flannel … but seriously, $12 surely doesn’t count.) I’m thinking that means I can indulge a little THIS quarter, yes? Tabac Blond in extrait, you will be mine, soon!
And Azemour! I had it wrapped and waiting for a month or so, and apparently it FELT like I waited six months or a year to open it, but it really did arrive during the 4th quarter.
Late to the party as usual. I did buy quite a bit and I’m thinking about 13 bottles and I got a lot of vintage Mitsouko and more vintage Bal. But now, the party is over for a couple months.
I am late to this party as well….
I purchased 5 bottles for the fourth quarter:
1. Deseo by Jennifer Lopez (got a FB for really cheap) – October
2. Leiber by Judith Leiber (since this scent has been discontinued, it is hard to find; 2 refill sprays off of Ebay) – October
3. Nectarine Blossom and Honey by Jo Malone ( got a FB – always have some on hand; my favorite) – November
4. Dark Amber& Ginger Lily by Jo Malone (got a FB) – November
5. Amour Nocturne by L’Artisan (got a FB for a great price at HauteLook) – November
Total: $439.00 (YIKES!)
I have already made a vow that I will buy more decants and try even more things and slow down on my spending on FB. We will see how it goes.
I checked 2-4, but I’m really not sure.
In december I got:
Jo Malone Tudor rose & amber, 30 ml off ebay.
Jul et Mad Néa, full bottle
L’Artisan Mure et musc 30 ml
Penhaligons Iris prima 50 ml
I’m still waiting on Mure et must & Iris prima, as they both are from allbeautys great christmas sale. Was around 70 euros for both.
Full price for SMN Vaniglia (100ml) and Lush Sikkhim Girls (10ml)
And then I bought the following from a friend who was no longer enamored:
Miller Harris: L’air de Rien; Balmain: Pour Monsieur and Patou: 1000
I also found Creed’s Fantasie de Fleur – a tester with about 20mls left and scooped it up for about $20
Also got two bottles of perfumes as gifts and made one happy swap.
Laid out like that it almost looks reasonable
For better or for worse, 2015 was a slow year. I still managed to buy about 18 bottles (as opposed to the 64 fb of 2013).
I’m usually more accurate than that as I normally record my purchases, but this year I didn’t… and my memory is fuzzy this morning.
So, to the best of my recollection:
-TFPB Tobacco Vanille 50ml
-TFPB Black Violet 100ml
-TF Noir edp 50ml
-Atelier Cologne Gold Leather 100ml (and got 25 ml of Oud Saphir as a bonus)
-Calandre
-Fendi (THE original)
-Potion Royal Black
-Eau d’Ikar
-Ted Lapidus Creation
-Eau de Rochas pour Homme
-Coach Leatherware #2
-Costume National Homme
-Silences
the rest escapes me!
I should read better. That was for the whole year, not just for the 4th quarter.
Really light (but successful) quarter for me in terms of FBs:
FL Parfums Don d’Amour
Diptyque Essences Insensees 2014 (mimosa)
vintage Jean Couturier Keora
I also acquired a large number of samples, decants and splits. Based on price and the weight of the heavy lead crystal bottle, I ought to count the half split of Thierry Mugler Oriental Express (with huge thanks to hajusuuri!).
It was a very slow quarter for me, totally by choice. If my memory is correct, the only purchase I made was the solid of Diptyque’s EI Jasmine, I think, in October. I didn’t even get anything for Xmas present to myself. I realized I desperately needed a new snazzy work hand bag and some new shoes…. Sometimes, fragrance has to wait when the rest of the wardrobe is getting a little shabby. I think I’m going to get thrown out of the club, lol.
I slowed down a little in the fourth quarter, but still bought 6 bottles;
Cuir de lancome
L’Air de Rien & Rose en Noir,
miller Harris
safari
Ambre des Merveilles.
The only new/full bottle was Cuir de Lancome.
I bought three new ones this quarter,
Frederic Malle Dans tes Bras
The Different Company LE 15
Lush Gorilla Perfume Smuggler’s Soul
and got some lovely smellies for Christmas, that I did not have to buy myself.
CDG2
Narciso Rodriguez Narciso EDP
Balmain x H&M
I used a lot of restraint and only purchased 3: SL Fourreau Noir, Roja Dove Lilac extrait in the outlet sale, and Nirvana Black. Bought some bath and body products too but apparently those don’t count.
Hmmm, trying not to think too hard about this. I believe I added just two adorable leetle bottles to my scent library last quarter: travel sized Vanille Galante. Love, love, love.
(Wafting many fragrant thank yous to Our Scented Lady of the Infinite Perfume Splits . . .
yes, you know who you are!)
I see that I’m in good company this quarter! When it comes to perfume I subscribe to the 3 R’s:
– (No) Resolutions
– (No) Restraint
– But, there ARE Rules (mine) – samples, decants, minis, used / vintage purchases, candles, body wash, soaps, shampoos are excluded
1. Adam Levine For Her EDP (too cheap to pass up at Marshalls)
2. Adam Levine For Him EDT (ditto above)
3. Aftelier Perfumes Bergamoss EDP (x2), one was from an NST Santa Claudette
4. By Killian Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi (I hesitated with this one because I bought the clutch and it came with the perfume; en plus, I bought this with gift cards.)
5. Chanel No. 19 EDT (for science)
6. Frederic Malle Coffret (eh…all travel sprays so technically none count; also see Marjorie Rose’s list)
7. Huitieme Art Shermine
8. Isabey Lys Noir (Sniffapalooza, for science)
9. Jacomo Silences (a gift from Santa Claudette)
10. Le Galion Iris
11. Marc Jacobs Bang (too cheap to pass up at Marshalls)
12. Patricia de Nicolai Ambre Cashmere Intense
13. Penhaligon Juniper Sling (Sniffapalooza, for science)
14. Philosophy Fresh Cream (bought during a Sephora discount event)
15. Rania J Ambre Loup (back-ups don’t count…remember, MY rules)
16. Tauerville Amber Flash
Portions of these ended up getting split, so they don’t really count. I’ve created a new category called Community Service Perfumes:
1. Chanel Sycomore (the BIG 200 mL bottle)
2. Hermes Hermessence Iris Ukiyoe (1 from the 4-bottle coffret)
3. Hiram Green Voyage
4. Parfum d’ Empire Tabac Tabou
5. Thierry Mugler Oriental Express
I also gave perfume gifts:
1. Atelier Cologne Gift Card Tin (x2)
2. Hermes Hermessence Cuir d’ Ange
3. L’Artisan mini coffret
4. Philosophy Fresh Cream ornament (x2)
I love your new category called Community Service Perfumes. If you’re giving to the community that’s considered a charitable gift, right?
Yup! And gifts don’t count!
This has made my day!
How are you liking the Nicolaï?
It’s a bit sweeter vs my expectations but it is absolutely wearable in and out of the office! I generally have no issues with sweetness (hello there Tihota).
Wonderful list. How do you like the BK clutch? Free gift of perfume with purchase is so appealing ????.
Have you seen the clutch in person? It is swoon-worthy! Two gold snakes frolicking on a sea of black.
I could go for a “will wear perfume for science” t-shirt. Hee-hee!
I have absolutely loved reading everyone’s posts! So fun. I was a very good girl this past quarter and only bought two bottles (my penance for previous quarter):
Repetto
Tom Ford Noir de Noir