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Thursday scent of the day 2/4

Posted by Robin on 4 February 2016 397 Comments

flotsam

Happy Almost-Friday! And winter is more than halfway over. What fragrance are you wearing?

I'm wearing L'Eau de L'Artisan, my favorite (ok, my only) seaweed-y citrus. Luca Turin gave it 2 stars: "If you love Eau de Guerlain but want to pay more while getting a harsher, lower-quality fragrance, this one is for you."

Reminder: on 2/5 we're doing 1 Star Friday: wear your favorite perfume ranked only one star by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez in Perfumes: the Guide (if you don't own the book, you can find a compiled list at Basenotes) or in Luca Turin's Style Arabia columns. Partial credit for a two-star perfume! And if anyone knows where other lists can be found online, do comment. (suggested by Bastet) Update: you can download the index to the 2008 Hardcover version of Perfumes: the Guide here (thanks kpaint!)

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2016, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image is flotsam [cropped] by waferboard at flickr; some rights reserved.

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  1. austenfan says:
    4 February 2016 at 8:45 am

    I’m wearing a zero star fragrance today. My SOTD is PdN’s Maharadjah. Simply not mentioned in the guide.

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    • AnnS says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:13 am

      Maybe that should be my strategy – pick a not reviewed frag in the Guide! But I checked yesterday – I have lots of 2 star frags, so I’ll likely pick one of them!

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      • Robin says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:55 am

        I have an awful lot of 2 star fragrances too!

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  2. Lovestosmellgood says:
    4 February 2016 at 8:49 am

    Sampling Clean Amber saffron and Martin Margiela Jazz club, which is a masculine fragrance but I love tobacco and rum

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 8:54 am

      Also broke my beauty/fragrance rule and bought one a the new Chanel rouge coco lipstick. The sleepless nights have made me weak..

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      • apsara says:
        4 February 2016 at 8:57 am

        Well done!

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      • ihadanidea says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:12 am

        Hey man – you gave birth two weeks ago. I think you’ve earned at least a Chanel lipstick!

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        • Barqs says:
          4 February 2016 at 9:13 am

          Agreed!

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          • Lovestosmellgood says:
            4 February 2016 at 9:36 am

            Exactly!

        • floragal says:
          4 February 2016 at 9:54 am

          I agree too! Plus you managed a move as well!!

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        • dottieNC says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:30 am

          Yes! And Rouge Coco is the best – definitely worth it!

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      • mayfly says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:29 am

        Which one?!

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        • Lovestosmellgood says:
          4 February 2016 at 9:40 am

          The new stylo lipsticks, they are slim. Or did you mean which color? Message and with rouge profond lip liner

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          • mayfly says:
            4 February 2016 at 12:40 pm

            Just looked message up- gorgeous shade!- chanel Rouge coco are my favourite lipsticks, love, love, love them! My favourites are Rouge Alure, and coco Rouge shine, looking forward to trying the stilo’s too.

      • Luna Green says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:46 am

        How’s the lipstick? Do I need one??

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        • Lovestosmellgood says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:11 am

          Yes.
          I love Chanel lipsticks – though they are pricey. This one is non-drying. You should try the next time you are at the counter. The packaging is slim but very chic.
          A friend of mine is has just finished about 30,000 dollars worth of drugs to get rid of her Hep C, so I am treating her to the regular Rouge Coco in Misia- a nice orange/ burnt cinnamon red. As well as a chocolate cake. She is going to help me with the babies-

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          • Oakland Fresca says:
            4 February 2016 at 11:00 am

            Much to celebrate. Lipstick is definitely in order!

          • cazaubon says:
            4 February 2016 at 11:05 am

            You both definitely deserve it!

          • floragal says:
            4 February 2016 at 12:41 pm

            I agree, they’re very good lipsticks and the colors are gorgeous. I’ve got a few in my collection.

      • karen B says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:42 pm

        You need to fortify yourself! No shame in that purchase.

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      • SublimiSomnium says:
        4 February 2016 at 2:49 pm

        Good for you! If you can’t pamper yourself after giving birth and moving the same week, then where’s the hope for the rest of us? ;) Glad you’re still doing well!

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      • galbanumgal says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:40 pm

        Tempted by the Message shade. Tatcha’s also come out with an expensive ltd-ed spring lipstick, which is quite alluring. Splurged on Kyoto when that came out, and love it. My justification is that they’re wayyy cheaper than new ‘fumes.

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        • Lovestosmellgood says:
          4 February 2016 at 3:50 pm

          True! It is cheaper but not that cheap!

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  3. apsara says:
    4 February 2016 at 8:56 am

    JM Orris & Sandalwood. I don’t buy scented lotions, but if one was made for this, there’s another rule I might break!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:05 am

      Rules are made to be broken I guess ????

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    • Barqs says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:14 am

      I’m looking forward to trying this one.

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:30 am

      Is it anything like Heure Exquise?

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      • SublimiSomnium says:
        4 February 2016 at 2:50 pm

        CandyPerfumeBoy just reviewed this one, and I agree it is quite smooth and buttery.

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  4. Koenigsberg says:
    4 February 2016 at 8:58 am

    Today I’m trying my sample of Nanban by Arquiste. I was a bit disconcerted when it went on smelling a bit flat or clayey (that might have been the coffee, I’m not great at recognizing perfume notes yet). But very quickly it changed to wonderful incense and spices and rich flowers. Now in the early afternoon it’s beginning to die down to a skin scent, but for most of the day it popped up every now and again showing some different facet of those notes. I love this, will either get a decant or FB. Someone with a more developed appreciation would get a real kick out of it. :^)

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:56 am

      I need to try it again myself, maybe this weekend.

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    • MikasMinion says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:25 am

      Not sure my appreciation is too well developed, but I always wonder at the opening too. It starts out with a blast of what I think of as “generic masculine”, then it gets lovely and interestingly incensey. I got a decant right away and need to wear it again soon.

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    • Annikky says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:46 am

      Glad to hear you like it! I got a full bottle a while back. I didn’t notice the clay – will pay better attention next time.

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  5. platinum14 says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:02 am

    Encre Noire.
    I already have 2 or 3 fragrances selected for tomorrow. Will have to make a final selection of wear a small patch of all of them. LOL

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    • AnnS says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:14 am

      I sprayed some of this in my bedroom this morning when I was getting dressed. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to wear it all day, but it was certainly invigorating to smell around after my shower! I needed some vetiver therapy.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:16 am

      Such a great scent!

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      • platinum14 says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:24 pm

        It is, and usually I don’t even like vetiver! This one won me over.

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  6. Elizabeth says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:07 am

    Wearing Korrigan again. It’s nice to be able to spray as opposed to trying to finagle putting on perfume from my scent bar samples–which is all I brought with me to training.

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    • Annikky says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:46 am

      You smell wonderful and special.

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    • karen B says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:46 pm

      It’s just recently I think that I read about Korrigan here, and now It’s becoming an itch that I must scratch. Heeeeeelp …

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  7. ihadanidea says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:13 am

    Trying on my sample of Epic today.

    Oh no. I like Epic….

    Somebody hide my wallet.

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    • Doc Sinister says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:33 am

      I opened your wallet…inside there was just a piece of paper saying “IOU wallet, sorry about buying Epic”. :o!

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      • floragal says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:55 am

        Lol! Love this.

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      • ihadanidea says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:09 am

        Heeee…

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      • Jenkr says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:19 am

        HAHA, perfect!

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      • SublimiSomnium says:
        4 February 2016 at 2:52 pm

        :D

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:44 am

      I also like Epic too!
      Isn’t it great?
      Amouage makes some great perfumes. Have you tried Journey woman? Some say it doesn’t have the oomph to be an “amouage” but I adore it

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      • ihadanidea says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:11 am

        Makes me feel rather stately. Sitting up straighter wearing this.

        I know I’ve smelled Journey at Bergdorf’s but not sure that I’ve tried it on skin. There seems to be no hope for me, as I’m falling for more of these (Fate being my latest, as you know! :) ).

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        • Lovestosmellgood says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:12 am

          Ok, I have a full bottle. Let me know if you want a sample when the time is right

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          • ihadanidea says:
            4 February 2016 at 4:00 pm

            That is so generous of you, but I can walk to Bergdorf’s and spray myself, so no need for you to put yourself out! So nice of you to offer.

        • MikasMinion says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:29 am

          I haven’t tried Fate or Beloved. I’m too skeered that I’ll love them as much as Memoir and Lyric.

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          • cazaubon says:
            4 February 2016 at 11:07 am

            You will. Be very afraid.

          • Oakland Fresca says:
            4 February 2016 at 11:18 am

            Mee too. I keep a list of frags I want to order samples of from STC…. my list of Amouages is growing longer and I am growing more afraid.

          • austenfan says:
            4 February 2016 at 12:23 pm

            I have been terrified ever since I bought my first sample sets of Amouage.

          • Isabella says:
            4 February 2016 at 3:45 pm

            I’ve been too scared to approach the Amouages at all thus far…

          • ihadanidea says:
            4 February 2016 at 4:00 pm

            Possibly a wise decision…

        • mayfly says:
          4 February 2016 at 12:46 pm

          Ooh i got Epic for christmas, and adore Journey and Jub. 25.. too scared to try any more!.. what’s Fate like?

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          • ihadanidea says:
            4 February 2016 at 4:08 pm

            Warm, womanly, and wonderful. It’s huge on other people apparently, but not on me. It feels like an ambery floral – a cousin of amber that isn’t amber itself. There’s a chili pepper and cinnamon inflected sweetness to it, but just the right amount of both. Someone else undoubtedly can describe it better than I can.

      • Jenkr says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:20 am

        Journey is one of my favorites. I think it’s got plenty of oomph.

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        • Petunia says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:47 am

          After reading Angela’s recent review, I want to get a sample of Journey.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:23 am

      That’s always the fear when sampling Amouage. :)

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      • ihadanidea says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:09 pm

        Dangerous waters I’m treading in here. Plus, I do love those magnetic caps.

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    • meredifay says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:04 pm

      And then there is the new one, Epic 10 I think, with fabulous packaging! My Amouage love is Fate. I try to avoid the others…

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      • ihadanidea says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:10 pm

        Do you mean Opus 10? I haven’t tried any of those, but maybe I need to beware! :)

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      • meredifay says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:12 pm

        Is it Opus? LOL!

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  8. AnnS says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:15 am

    SOTD is vintage Guerlain Chamade edt. I have early onset spring fever.

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    • Perfume Sniffer says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:31 am

      vinty Chamade is SO GOOD! That will definitely put a ‘spring’ in your step. ;-0

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:45 am

      I have never tried Chamade. :(

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    • mals86 says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:39 am

      Chamade!! I think it works well for late winter/early chilly spring – it’s got that melty soft warm base.

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    • Holly says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:34 pm

      Would you believe I can’t smell vintage Chamade? I’ve bought it off of eBay twice and barely get a whisper. I bought the current version which is lovely, but the vintage haunts me. It could be that I bought two duds previously which I’d kinda prefer as otherwise I’ll be missing out for all eternity!

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      • mals86 says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:28 pm

        To my mind, Chamade isn’t one that’s been ruined in reformulation. The older stuff seems to last longer, and it does vary by concentration, but I don’t think it’s one of those “missing out” cases.

        That said, it’s possible that you’ve just had bad luck on teh ‘bay. It’s hard to tell how bottles have aged and what conditions they’ve been stored in.

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    • Isabella says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:50 pm

      Ahh, haven’t worn my vintage Chamade in quite a while. I recall being surprised by descriptions of it as smelling like warm, greeny-gold spring sunlight, and thinking that to my nose it was all aloof and seamless hauteur. I mean that in a good way — it’s the first thing I’d reach for on days when I might need to pull imaginary rank — but maybe it’s more approachable and goddess-of-the-springtimey than my initial impression…

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  9. bardot says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:16 am

    Dame Perfumery’s Mimosa….diffuse, billowy, ethereal…it is beautiful, perfect to wear in the office and I want a full bottle …..(I read a review that compared it to Caron’s Farnesia but reminds me a bit of Apres L’Ondee but softer and happier, if that makes any sense!)

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:06 am

      Are you sampling the oil or the edt? I just bought the Gardenia oil but Mimosa is next on my list.

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      • bardot says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:49 am

        I bought the EDT purse /travel spray….I prefer the spray so I can spray my scarves and not just my skin…

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:22 am

      I’ve been hearing so many good things about his soliflors that I’m definitely putting them on my list. I have the same question as Petunia about oil vs EDT.

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:31 am

        I bought the Gardenia in the oil form. I just placed my order yesterday so I hope that I chose correctly.

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        • karen B says:
          4 February 2016 at 12:49 pm

          Order twins!

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        • Elisa P says:
          4 February 2016 at 12:57 pm

          Be sure to report back!

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      • bardot says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:50 am

        I bought the spray EDT….you can literally purchase one at a time…one per month…and get free shipping…he is also very generous with samples :)

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      • bardot says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:58 am

        I have also read that the Soliflores layer nicely so that will be my project next week !!!

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    • mals86 says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:41 am

      Curse curse… I was just getting around to buying some Apres l’Ondee, and they went and changed it on me (more iris, less heliotrope, which is exactly the opposite of any change I would actually like!). So now I need this one too?? I already bought the narcissus one. Dang, I need to be getting RID of stuff, not getting more.

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      • bardot says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:53 am

        mals, I was actually thinking about you this morning when I sprayed…thinking you might like this one…..just because you ordered the Narcissus doesn’t mean you can’t order the Mimosa spray….and I would also try the tuberose cause I know you like bwf!!!! there is no shipping charges and no minimum order required……hey, for $8.50 for 5ml I say go for it!

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 11:00 am

        ???? Good luck with that Mals! Participating in this blog is like having junk food in the house while atempting to diet. I have no idea how Robin does it. I wish that I had her will power.

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        • Robin says:
          4 February 2016 at 5:33 pm

          You have to really overdo it first, and then feel disgusted :-)

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          • Petunia says:
            4 February 2016 at 6:49 pm

            Well, I think I’ve made a good start.

          • nebbe says:
            4 February 2016 at 7:38 pm

            Lol!

        • Petunia says:
          4 February 2016 at 6:53 pm

          Ugh, I can’t type on this dang iPad… Attempting .. of course

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 11:02 am

        I don’t know if you’re interested in evil bay, but I saw a few vintage bottles recently. Incredibly expensive though…

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        • mals86 says:
          4 February 2016 at 11:43 am

          I Evilbay alllll the dang time (how do you think I got IN this mess? ;) ), but vintage AlO is too pricey for me.

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          • kpaint says:
            4 February 2016 at 3:00 pm

            I hear you on ebay shopping. It’s quite addictive. I just looked at a summary of my January purchases and was rather appalled at myself. I do love earning ebay bucks, though. Q1 earnings will go toward a vintage grey & gold bottle of No 19 EDT.

          • bardot says:
            4 February 2016 at 3:22 pm

            kpaint-
            They sell those on ebay!!!!! I had one of those when they first came out…the muted silver rectangular bottle with a gold rim? and it was refillable! Loved it! I also had matching no 5 (black shiny with gold trim) and matching no 22 (white shiny with gold trim). That was back in the day when no 22 was not an exclusive and was so affordable…do you ever see those on e-bay?

          • mals86 says:
            4 February 2016 at 3:29 pm

            Vintage No. 19 edt is amazing.

          • kpaint says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:29 pm

            Bardot – I have both No 5 and 22 in the same bottles, which is why I need to complete my trio :)

            I don’t think I paid much more than $25 for the No 5 (mine is the spray cologne, which is my favorite iteration of No 5). No 22 comes up but there’s not much of it so it can be pricey. There’s a lot of No 19 at various price points. I am totally fine with used (and even very used) bottles, and all 3 are fairly easy to come by.

            There’s something so gratifying about the heft and shape of those bottles, and the big spray button, and being able to take them apart, etc etc etc. I also find the design very visually pleasing. The old old 1.5 oz bottles spray via propellant rather than air pressure, which is super fun.

            Watch out for ebay, though. If you haven’t already be shopping there it can be a big time rabbit hole…

  10. Barqs says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:16 am

    Chanel 1932 is my SOTD. This is one of my calming scents and I need that today. Mardi Gras weekend has begun here in New Orleans. Lots of preparations. All fun, but still lots of preparations .

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    • SunnyDay says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:58 am

      I understand how this can be calming. 1932 is my neutralizer. If I spray on something that wasn’t quite right, I layer 1932 with it. Okay, it doesn’t go with everything, but it usually does the trick!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 6:33 pm

        And Le Labo Vanille 44 is my layer for non-florals! My decant of 1932 is easily accessible and I will follow your lead of making it a mistake eraser. Thanks for the idea, SunnyDay. I hope your back is better.

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    • mals86 says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:41 am

      I really like 1932 – doesn’t last long, but it makes me so happy while it lasts.

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  11. girardEAU says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:17 am

    SOTD: Infusion De Vetiver (Prada). I have 2 1-star fragrances to choose from tomorrow, if I remember: Mechant Loup or Bleecker St. Decisions, decisions. ;)
    I may have to settle on a 2-star frag, but haven’t looked at the list yet.

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:57 am

      I saw Mechant Loup on that list and was amazed! I need to go look up the review, I can’t remember it.

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      • bastet says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:09 am

        I think they called it “Wet Dog”.

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        • Robin says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:52 am

          Ah! Well, maybe. Love ML anyway.

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          • Robin says:
            4 February 2016 at 5:34 pm

            And BTW, didn’t mean maybe they said that, meant maybe it is!

      • girardEAU says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:11 am

        Same here. Seems like a 3-star scent to me. Bleecker St was my first Bn9 purchase, and I don’t like it near as much now. It takes a full day’s commitment, and as such it doesn’t wear off as soon as I’d like it to.

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      • Isabella says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:55 pm

        Mechant Loup was a swoon-at-first-sniff for me! So, so good.

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  12. MrsDalloway says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:24 am

    I can two-star with some L’Air du Temps from c 2011. I do still like it though I can imagine it’s a shadow [autocorrect said shiitake] of its former nitromusky self.

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:36 am

      My step mother gave me this recently, when she was having a clear out, was going to give it away unsniffed, but will give it a proper testing now, thanks!

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      • MrsDalloway says:
        4 February 2016 at 11:07 am

        Hope you like it! Definitely worth a sniff.

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  13. Perfume Sniffer says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:30 am

    sotd: Divine L’Inspiratrice

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    • austenfan says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:33 am

      Gorgeous!

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      • Perfume Sniffer says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:39 am

        Thanks. L’Inspiratrice is in my top 10. This imaginary top 10 list that I will never be able to definitively write-up ((the pressure))….but it’s a fave of mine.

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        • austenfan says:
          4 February 2016 at 9:40 am

          The extrait is even better!

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          • Perfume Sniffer says:
            4 February 2016 at 9:59 am

            I had no idea there was an extrait. For reals?!

          • austenfan says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:29 am

            Yep! The Original Divine, L’Inspiratrice, L’Ame Soeur and Spirituelle have an extrait version.

        • Doc Sinister says:
          4 February 2016 at 9:43 am

          I’d love to read people’s top ten lists…maybe in the weekend thread!

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          • Perfume Sniffer says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:00 am

            having to select 10 and only 10 makes my mind explode.

          • bastet says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:10 am

            Or maybe a fun Friday project – wear one of your top ten and provide your list . . .

          • dottieNC says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:21 am

            That’s a great idea!

          • austenfan says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:29 am

            Yes, I agree!

          • MikasMinion says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:33 am

            It would be fun, but only if we could choose a current top ten since mine evolves with frightening speed.

          • bardot says:
            4 February 2016 at 3:24 pm

            I love this idea but all but two of my top ten are either vintage (I won’t wear current formulations…makes me too sad…no 22 and Cristalle are just not the same) or discontinued!!!

  14. PriscillaE says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:32 am

    2 stars aren’t a problem for me, but I only have 2 1-star fragrances. I know which one I’m wearing although in this iteration I’m not sure it qualifies. SOTD is Pleasures.

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    • Doc Sinister says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:41 am

      I have a single 1-star fragrance (Tabac Blond, though the version with amber drydown rather than green chypre) that I got as part of a sampler pack. So much of my early buying was based on The Guide that it’s hard for me to tell how much I agree with it versus just having had my taste shaped by it.

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      • PriscillaE says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:05 pm

        I know! I purchased several scents based on their guide rating. Most of them I like, several I love. In fact I bought the Pleasures that I’m wearing today because of its rating in the guide.

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      • Isabella says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:00 pm

        Luca Turin’s comments about Tabac Blond in The Emperor of Scent were so positive that the 1-star rating is completely confusing for me. I wonder if the bad rating was for a reformulation, or for the EDT or EDP? I have a (recent) bottle of the parfum, and it’s fabulous, and so “old-timey” smelling that I can’t believe it could be too far off from the original…

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        • mag20 says:
          4 February 2016 at 5:07 pm

          It was for the reformulated version current in 2008. The Tabac Blond review was written by Tania Sanchez and both she and Luca Turin felt that Richard Fraysse had ruined Caron’s back catalogue with his reformulations.

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  15. JadainGA says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:33 am

    Today it’s Fils de Dieu. Oh wow….I love love love this one. I’m on a rice note kick this week….

    Tomorrow I’ll take it down to 1 star! :)

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:39 am

      I got a sample of this with my purchase of Azemour les oranges, (PDE) excited to try it now!

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    • Elisa says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:55 am

      Not sure what hemisphere you’re in but it’s SO good in summer.

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      • JadainGA says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:49 am

        The suburbs of Atlanta! Yes…this is a winner for sure. Might layer it will some Pacifica Indian Coconut nectar next time…..

        I am SO far down the perfume rabbit hole now……Good thing I have a tight budget to keep me in check! :)

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    • sweetgrass says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:40 pm

      I’ve been meaning to revisit this one. I remember smelling it on paper and thinking it was fun. And I’m generally a fan of ELDO and as these things go, their prices aren’t too bad.

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  16. Doc Sinister says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:35 am

    I’m in No. 5 parfum, with the EdT to top myself up. Aldehydes (and galbanum) are a note that, after years of not getting, I suddenly can’t get enough.

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    • meredifay says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:45 am

      You smell great!

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    • bastet says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:12 am

      I love to layer the parfum with the EdT – what a perfect combo (works well for No. 19 also).

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:40 am

      I am enjoying a sample of No. 5 parfum under EdP. I wore it yesterday evening and can still smell the dregs this morning. Just lovely.

      Eau de Cologne over No. 5 is another recent layering favorite.

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  17. meredifay says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:37 am

    Comparing NV Ashoka and Box of Eels today…After Mohur, Ashoka is my favorite NV. I am new to Box of Eels, although of course, there are other Chanels I love.
    To my nose, now Ashoka is sweeter, with more body that Box of Eels, but at this point, about 3 and half hours in, Box of Eels is more expansive on my skin. But I also have a sample of an LOTV on my arm, and the LOTV smells better than both of them! LOL!
    For tomorrow, I thought I had a 1 star (Ange ou Demon), but I apparently gave that away in the freebie meet. I do have two 2 starts, Cashmere Mist and Spiriteuse Double Vanilla.
    I am so allergic to SDV, I probably will wear Cashmere Mist tomorrow.

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:18 am

      Ahhh! You just reminded me that I have a little wiper sample of an Ange ou Demon flanker. I was trying to find a one star to wear tomorrow. That might be it.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:19 am

      Oooh, I’m not sure which I would choose, if forced: Box of Eels or Ashoka. I love both in different ways. Both are comforting, BdI is more refined and Ashoka is more unique.

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      • meredifay says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:17 pm

        Many hours later, I am still preferring Bois d’Isles, over Ashoka, which surprises me.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:54 am

      LOTV?

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      • Lindaloo says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:10 pm

        Merlin, it’s Lily of the Valley

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        • Merlin says:
          4 February 2016 at 5:55 pm

          Thanks Lindaloo! Is there a LOTV essential oil, or is this a particular soliflore?

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          • Lindaloo says:
            5 February 2016 at 11:44 pm

            No, Merlin,
            There is no LOTV essential oil that can be extracted from the flower, so any perfume with a LOTV note (whether soliflore or just as part of the florals will have that note created from scent molecules. Many would say the best LOTV is Diorissimo. Many companies put out an inexpensive LOTV soliflore, eg Yardley, Crabtree and Evelyn. Penhaligon’s has one also.

            Lilac is the same, no natural extraction.

            Not sure exactly which LOTV scent meredifay was talking about. Maybe ask again on the weekend poll.

  18. floragal says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:41 am

    In the very lovely Ambre Nuit and screamin’ happy it’s Thursday!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:47 am

      Happy Thursday

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:24 am

      I woke up Tuesday thinking it was Thursday so this week has felt extra long. TGIT!

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      • kpaint says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:41 pm

        That happens to me occasionally. It’s very disorienting. And yes, makes the week drag by.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:23 am

      You smell great! Happy Friday eve!

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  19. Deva says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:46 am

    Today seems to be Wonky Weather Day here in the swamps. Hot hot hot the past couple of days and now everything is dead still- like the calm before a terrific storm. Everything seems to be is suspended animation with not even a leaf stirring. What kind of perfume does this call for?

    I went with PdE Corsica Furiosa because that opening blast is very stabilizing and fortifying. The Gates of Hell could bust open, loosing the worst on me and I’m as prepared as I’ll ever get. This is a very courageous perfume :)

    Plus I have T-Rex as an indomitable sidekick.

    Cheers and happy Almost Friday Day.

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    • floragal says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:03 am

      I still need to try this one.. I could also go for another courageous perfume in my collection. I’d say 31 Rue Cambon is my most courageous scent. That oakmoss/chypre gets right into my spine and lasts all day.

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      • Deva says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:29 am

        I am so behind with the les exclusifs- no access here in the swamp but would love to try them all some day…

        CF is quite spine stiffening in the opening and drys down to a soft sweet hay on me. I love the progression of that contradiction! I have a itty bitty decant and love it- I think I would wear it more frequently if I had a larger decant or full bottle, but seems when I have just a bit, I am much more stingy with application.

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:59 pm

      I love the rear view of T-Rex! Looks a little like the rear view of my naked kitty.

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 1:58 pm

        I was just thinking the same thing. Sooooo cute.

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        • Deva says:
          4 February 2016 at 2:44 pm

          Thank you! I thinks she’s adorbs, but I am biased.

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          • jjlook says:
            4 February 2016 at 4:43 pm

            Those ears! I lean more to the cat side of the spectrum (well she is leaning on me right now) but I can’t argue with the indisputable.

      • Deva says:
        4 February 2016 at 2:42 pm

        Thanks! Her ears are so disproportionately huge I’m convinced they must be some top secret ACS (Alien Communication System)! I think your kitty and my T-Rex share the same ear DNA ????

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        • Petunia says:
          4 February 2016 at 7:06 pm

          Part dog, part bunny wabbit. ????????

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:10 pm

      That sounds like very moody weather! I have to confess, I was at lunch with my dad today, and I brought up T-Rex, because I love her name, and your posts about her, so much. My dad agreed that T-Rex is an amazing name.

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  20. dottieNC says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:48 am

    Wearing calming and cozy Shalimar Oda a la Vanille Mexique.

    This morning we got a counter-offer on our home bid. There’s now a second offer on the table, which is exactly what happened last time we bid on a home (and lost) in November. *sigh* We’ll go back with our best, final offer and hope it’s the stronger one this time. If not, back to the drawing board.

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    • Barqs says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:14 am

      I hope it all works out for you. Fingers crossed.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:15 am

      You smell fantastic!

      The right house will come along for you- don’t worry. Sometimes things have a way of working out if it’s meant to be.

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:30 am

      Fingers and toes crossed for you!

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:51 am

      How nerve wracking! Wishing you much luck.

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:52 am

      I hope you have the high bid!

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    • SublimiSomnium says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:56 pm

      Fingers crossed for you, good luck!

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    • sweetgrass says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Good luck! Hope you get it.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 6:41 pm

      Thanks, everyone! Still waiting. :-/

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  21. mayfly says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:50 am

    I went a bit crazy with my new samples while decanting them into spray samples from dabbers; finished my 5ml decant of Black orchid, which i like, but find the cucumber/watery element to it jarring.
    A little dab of Maroc pour Elle and a spritz on my silk scarf, while decanting, and some more dabbings of my second sample of Incense Rose, which i absolutely adore. MPourE. is gorgeous, i think i will be surprised when i sample a Tauer i don’t like, and such a good house for scent eating skin!

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:07 am

      Mmm, I bet you smell great. :)

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:27 am

        Like the inside of your perfume storage area where the scents mingle so beautifully.

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        • Deva says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:31 am

          Exactly! Whenever I open my perfume storage door, the most lovely waft of air escapes! Delicious!

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          • dottieNC says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:34 am

            Yes!

          • mayfly says:
            4 February 2016 at 12:53 pm

            Ooh i love that!

          • SublimiSomnium says:
            4 February 2016 at 2:57 pm

            Love that!

    • cazaubon says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:25 am

      You smell wonderful! Tauer roses are the best.

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      • mayfly says:
        4 February 2016 at 1:01 pm

        Thank u!, Yes, they’re wonderful!

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  22. stinker_kit says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:51 am

    After a fellow perfume lover suggested layering Bvlgari Black and Caron pour Un Homme to suggest a lavender tea I had to try it. It does suggest that is a happy marriage of scents. I would suggest applying the Caron first and the Bvlgari second.

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    • stinker_kit says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:52 am

      and is a happy marriage of scents. I should never type without my glasses……

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    • girardEAU says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:13 am

      Interesting… I don’t usually layer scents but I will have to try this.

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  23. Luna Green says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:53 am

    This morning called for something soft and soothing so I went with L’heure Bleue. Ah… that’s the spot.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:07 am

      Nice.

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    • Jenkr says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:48 am

      It’s such a good feeling when you get the perfume right for the day and totally satisfy the mood.

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:04 pm

      Do u have the modern or vintage?- i think the modern is lovely, but hear that vintage is so much more distinctive..- what do u think?, thanks

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  24. Elisa says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:57 am

    I’m wearing Lolita Lempicka Eau de Desir. I ordered a few random samples in STC’s recent 40% sale and this was one of them. I generally like the LL flankers.

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    • kpaint says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:47 pm

      I wore L’Eau en Blanc last night and love it. It reminds me of the way my winter parka smells after soaking up a few months of different perfumes. I wish L’Eau en Blanc projected on my skin more, though. I was actually just going to check out prices on FBs and got distracted…

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      • kpaint says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:51 pm

        I meant to say I have a mini, and wanted to look at a full-size spray bottle. Found one for a little over $20. Hmm…

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      • cazaubon says:
        4 February 2016 at 1:03 pm

        I am interested in this one too, sounds yummy.

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    • Kanuka says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:04 pm

      I wore Sweet quite a few times last Spring and thought it was very well done…it had a lovely, smooth dry down ….the cherry ( raspberry on me ) note kept its identity and the richer base of bitter chocolate brushed against my skin, like a cat rubbing up against my legs. It was nice ….I saw it as being similar but better than Diesel Lover Tattoo ( I.e. Smoother, like good quality chocolate wrapped cherry) but a bit too sweet for me. I got rid of it as I decided I preferred SL Rahat Lokoum…and I didn’t really need more than one example of that type. But if you’re a fan of LLand can handle fruity, I would recommend it. I should have kept it, probably.

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  25. monkeytoe says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:57 am

    Down to the two star list. I am wearing Fou d”Absinthe, which I should wear more often. What a lovely crisp fougere with a twist. I would give it three and a half or four stars.

    I am drinking ginger tea to settle my stomach a bit.

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    • Barqs says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:04 am

      Fou d’Absinthe is such a nice fragrance. Every now and then I use some of my husband’s bottle of it.

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:53 am

      I like that one too!

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    • Isabella says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:04 pm

      Me three! I’m not a big fougere fan, but this one has enough of a twist to win me over.

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  26. hajusuuri says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:58 am

    The countdown to 1-Star continues. For 2-Star Day, SOTD = Dior Feve Delicieuse. The notes are: Bergamot, Tonka Beans and Vanilla.

    This was a 2015 launch and LT’s review / rating may be found in the Style Arabia website. According to LT: Boring Beans”, “Expensive version of a cheap perfume, like one of those little town cars with a burl walnut trim option for snobs.” (Maybe in HIS circle, this is an option)

    To me, it is simple and brilliant. In hajusuuri’s guide, this is a 6-Star perfume.

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    • SunnyDay says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:04 am

      Since we are nearly scent twins, I would definitely buy the hajusuuri guide! ;)

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:16 pm

        You’re right, we ARE scent twins!

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    • floragal says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:07 am

      Hey, early bird!

      I’d welcome a Hajusuuri’s guide to perfume.. :)

      Can’t wait for tomorrow when I wear what LT calls a “sad iris”

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      • dottieNC says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:14 am

        Lol.

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      • newbiebex says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:15 am

        I would also love to see a Hajusuuri guide!

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      • Isabella says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:05 pm

        Love me some sad iris!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:17 pm

        I’m debating about sad iris. I have a huge decant!

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    • Katrina says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:12 am

      That is a good one; and thanks for the sample! I rarely agree with Mr. Turin buy his reviews give me such joy; and have made me rethink reviews I have read of everything else!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:19 pm

        I actually ended up using the spreadsheet more and read some of the reviews in the book. Bah! It’s highly entertaining.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:15 am

      I totally agree. Feve Delicieuse is scrumptious!

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:28 am

        I second that. Plus, it’s such an easy scent to wear.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:20 pm

        I could have described ot as “simply scrumptious”!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:17 am

      I love your guide better

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:21 pm

        :-)

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:34 am

      I’ve never read any perfume guide to date, but I’m sure I would read yours! And pretty sure I would agree with you a 100%!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:22 pm

        We are scent twins in many ways!

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    • LaDomna says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:19 am

      Fève Délicieuse was one of my favorites of last year’s releases! It’s unexpectedly quite smokey and aromatic on me which makes it a rather unique gourmand. Definitely not a boring one!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:22 pm

        Did you end up getting a FB?

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        • LaDomna says:
          5 February 2016 at 8:55 am

          I have a decant that I’ll be using up first before making any decision. But I doubt I’ll buy a bottle, they are to huge! I just can’t do anything larger than 50 ml without it feeling redundant. If I still want more when my decant runs out then I’ll try to find another decant.

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:26 am

      I agree, FD is fantastic! Love at first sniff for me.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:25 pm

        Oooh, mine too! I ended up getting it at Sniffapalooza and it was free because I used gift cards. Bergdorf had ran out of the ginormous bottle so I had no choice but to get the 125 mL bottle!

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    • Wendysue says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:50 am

      The whole project is very liberating. Love reading LT reviews for for insight and literary/ entertainment value. I’m so glad to have your ratings as a counterbalance.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:16 pm

        I have never read it prior to this project and I find it highly amusing.

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:06 pm

      Hee hee.. it sounds wonderful!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:25 pm

        It’s yummy!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:25 pm

      LOL you guys. It’s my mini guide. Looking at the handy spreadsheet, it is clear that I don’t have any experience with many brands and even for brands I am familiar with, i only know (or care about) a tiny fraction of the portfolio. Heh, I don’t have to pander to any business. Noticeably lacking are the niche and indie brands, some of which are really maintream at this point – e.g. Atelier Cologne.

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    • monkeytoe says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:27 pm

      I ws bored by this on the first two wearings, but liked it better as I finished my sample.

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      • kpaint says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:05 pm

        I have a small decant and tried it a couple times and decided I didn’t like it. I can’t really remember why, though. I should probably give it another go.

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        • hajusuuri says:
          4 February 2016 at 9:31 pm

          You should revisit, bit then again, I am kinda biased :-)

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:30 pm

        Was your sample dab or spray? IMHO, this one is best sprayed. I used 3 sprays today and I probably could have gotten away with four!

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    • SublimiSomnium says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:59 pm

      Wish he’d stated what the cheaper option was so we could compare. You smell great!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:27 pm

        What a great odea, especially considering his comment that a search on the notes yielded over 6,700 perfumes with the same notes!

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  27. olenska says:
    4 February 2016 at 9:59 am

    Eau de Givenchy. My mini was gifted to me by a very beloved friend who passed away, and I wear it in tribute to her. Zesty and full of verve, just like her.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:15 am

      A lovely tribute.

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:34 am

      What a wonderful way to remember a friend????

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  28. newbiebex says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:06 am

    SOTD is PHI. It felt right this morning.

    I’m going to order the Tauer sampler tomorrow. Other than PHI and possibly L’dDM, any suggestions on what to choose? Or avoid? I have a 1ml sample of Lonestar Memories that I haven’t really fallen in love with yet, so I’ll probably avoid that one, but I’m not that familiar with his other fragrances. I’m interested in his Gardenia, since I love them so, but I’m always wary of gardenia scents because they’re easy to mess up.

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    • floragal says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:08 am

      OH, fun! PHI, PHI and more PHI. Sorry, that’s my only suggestion for you. :/

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      • Deva says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:35 am

        Ha! Love this ????

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    • bastet says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:16 am

      I love all of his roses.

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:24 am

        He has a way with roses.

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:19 am

      I also like his Rose Chypre and Maroc Pour Elle. I do not care for his gardenia but Noontide petals is a pretty floral. PHI, LdDM and Rose Chypre are my favorites of those that I have tested so far.

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    • Doc Sinister says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:20 am

      If you like roses, I find that his various roses are different enough to make them all worth sampling.

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    • mals86 says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:48 am

      My favorites are URC and Carillon pour un Ange, with URV high on the list too. However, Tauers either really work for me or they really, really don’t, and a number of the ones that other people love from the house just tend to smother me. (It’s always personal. SIgh.)

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    • LaDomna says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:14 am

      I remember really enjoying his Gardenia. Creamy, coconutty, a little green and a bit narcotic. Quite complex for pretty much straight up gardenia. I also really like Pentachords White which to me it smells like Guerlain Iris Ganache should have (never understood the hype for that one), creamy white chocolate ganache with iris and violet.

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 11:22 am

        Thanks for that description. Pentachords does sound nice. Off to check it out.

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        • cazaubon says:
          4 February 2016 at 11:30 am

          The Pentachords are discontinued. I would recommend Incense Rose, Rose Chypree, L’Air du Desert Marocain, Noontide Petals, Rose Vermeille and Tuberose Sotto la Luna. If you love incense, Incense Extreme is great, as is Orange Star.

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          • Wendysue says:
            4 February 2016 at 11:52 am

            Oh no, I hear the wallet trying to open!

          • Petunia says:
            4 February 2016 at 12:19 pm

            Which would explain whyI don’t remember seeing it on his website.

    • kpaint says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:10 pm

      Do get Desert Morocain if you haven’t tried it yet. Even if you don’t love it, it’s an amazing experience. He managed to get moving air into liquid form, which I find fascinating.

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    • Isabella says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:07 pm

      I’ve only tried a handful of his fragrances so far, but Rose Chypree really grabbed my heart (and went straight to my to-buy list!)

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:52 pm

      Wow! Thank you for the input, everyone! Due to unexpected costs at work (blasted CE credits), I may have to wait until my next check to get the sampler, but now I have a better idea of what to look for. And thanks to an extremely generous NSTer, I won’t need a larger sample of PHI, which frees up a slot for something new!

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  29. Katrina says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:14 am

    SOTD is HdP Ambre 114. This is so lovely, I can’t remember why I don’t wear it more! Oh. Yeah. Too much choice, that *might* be the problem!

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:34 am

      Ha, yeah. I have that issue, too. ;)

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      • Katrina says:
        4 February 2016 at 10:06 pm

        ????

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  30. bastet says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:17 am

    SOTD is Infusion d’Iris – I would definitely have given this one more than 2 stars!

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    • Vanie says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:01 pm

      I so agree with you! You smell great!

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  31. MMKinPA says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:22 am

    SOTD: L’Air du Desert Marocain. Tauer samples day 3. This is the kind of scent I was looking for when I ventured into the world of perfume blogs – I wasn’t finding anything interesting at my suburban mall. Tauer seems to sit very nicely in my skin.

    I have a couple of 1 star options for tomorrow from my extensive mainstream mini collection. I may choose based on which has the funniest review in the guide…

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:23 am

      You smell great!

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:31 am

      Yum, that one is great and always gets me compliments.

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  32. Petunia says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:22 am

    SOTD is Bois des Iles. I had a craving and woke up thinking about it. I layered the Extrait with the EDT. Mmmm…love this scent. Def. a top ten scent for me.

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    • dottieNC says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:33 am

      Mmm, indeed. I’m so tempted to splash out for the extrait one day to layer with my EdT.

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:37 am

      Yes, a top 10 with many, many people I think. It has such a broad appeal, which I think is one of the many reasons it’s so unique.

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  33. Annikky says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:31 am

    I’m wearing La Pausa, because I was late and distracted and forgot to put fragrance on in the morning – I happened to have a bottle of 28LP in the office. I haven’t been sleeping much, as I’ve been taking the puppy out at night. Not complaining though, I like the night shift much better than the early morning one. Lumi (the puppy) is so cute that it’s almost unbearable.

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:39 am

      I know that unbearable feeling. It’s quite possible I could hug my T-Rex to death. ????

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:28 pm

        Yes, this is it :)

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 10:54 am

      Yup! I tell my kitty she going to have us arrested for harboring the criminally cute. And 3 years later I feel the same way.

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:29 pm

        :) What colour is your cat?

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        • Elisa P says:
          4 February 2016 at 1:00 pm

          It’s the one in my Avatar: she’s calico which is mostly white with black and orange patches.

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          • Petunia says:
            4 February 2016 at 7:16 pm

            I love her face. She appears to be sporting her super hero mask. I say this as my own cat is licking my wrist as he snuggles into my side.

    • bardot says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:01 am

      Off topic a bit but your post today on soaps is killing me! I now have a new obsession and want them all :) !!!!

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:27 pm

        Sorry (not sorry)!

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    • Ede97005 says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:21 am

      I like La Pausa quite a bit- and you are right- it’s the perfect bottle to keep at the office (or at least a travel bottle of it!)

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:27 pm

        I usually have Cristalle here, but I have mislaid it and brought in La Pausa until I find it again…

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    • Jenkr says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:45 am

      That’s a cute name for the puppy. You smell lovely.

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:29 pm

        Thanks & thanks :)

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:05 pm

      Your post on tiaras the other day made me SO happy. I LOVE tiaras, and I am a magpie at heart. I have a lovely costume jewelry tiara that I got at Claire’s. I’ve worn it around the mall, just to go shopping. But only once or twice. I need to dig it out and wear it again.

      Your tiara is stunning. I love the originality of it.

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:26 pm

        Thank you! And yes, please do wear your tiara!

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        • newbiebex says:
          4 February 2016 at 4:53 pm

          You’re welcome! I will! I might just go wild and crazy and wear it to work tomorrow. Or turn up at my next tabletop gaming session wearing pajamas and a tiara, because why not? My friends expect that kind of thing from me.

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    • Doc Sinister says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:06 pm

      My pups exceed the cute speed limit pretty much all the time.

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      • Annikky says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:25 pm

        I think this is pretty much the definition of a pup…

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        • newbiebex says:
          4 February 2016 at 4:54 pm

          Agreed. My baby boy is 13 now, and he still blows cute out of the water, every single day. It’s just who he is.

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  34. Elisa P says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:49 am

    I gave my 1 star Boudoir a test run last eve and I still love it. I’m a fan of LT reviews and even if our likes don’t match, he makes me laugh and sometimes I prefer a good laugh to validation. They’ve also prompted me to explore things I wouldn’t have considered trying in mainstream perfumery.
    Anyhoo, today I’m sampling A Lab on Fire What we do in Paris is Secret. It’s right up my heliotrope alley and reminds me of Kenzo Amour but a bit sweeter with more vanilla. Definitely a comfort scent to me.

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    • Isabella says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:10 pm

      I surprised myself by liking What We Do in Paris is Secret — sweetish gourmands aren’t really my thing, but this was definitely comforting, and yummy…

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      • Robin says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:35 pm

        That’s a nice one.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:37 pm

      It’s one of my comfort scents as well!

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  35. Oakland Fresca says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:49 am

    My perfume is making me giggle. Canned pineapple (not listed in the notes), pink flowers, candied orange peel, and a dollop of sugar. I’d love a hair conditioner that smells like this. . . except my husband and I kept sneezing this morning and I am pretty sure my pink pineapple was the culprit. What is this frivolous frilly fragrance?

    Pivoine Suzhou, Armani Prive.

    Don’t start with the blah blah for the Asian market. I don’t believe that discriminating perfume shoppers in “Asia” would jump at this any more than discriminating shoppers in the “West” are shelling out their shekels for it.

    Pivoine Suzhou is truly the petite barbie of Armani Prive. It is supposed to be a peony scent. Well it is pink. I think any girl or boy who loves a white wooden canopy bed with pink gingham fringing on top to match its pink gingham coverlet will love this one.

    Aaaaaaaachhhooooooooooo!

    Giggle!

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:16 am

      I think you should write your own perfume guide Oakland Fresca. I enjoy your sarcastic wit. ????

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    • Ede97005 says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:23 am

      It always amuses me when pink, sugary fragrances are said to be geared to the (East) Asian market, when they are literally the home of resins and spices!

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:27 am

      Bless you!

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    • SublimiSomnium says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:05 pm

      :D Reminds me of Kenzo Amour – wear when you don’t need to take anything too seriously. Very difficult to keep a straight face when you know you smell like rice pudding! Very fun, nonetheless – enjoy!

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    • nozknoz says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:23 pm

      “the petite barbie of Armani Prive” – love that!

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:55 pm

      Perfume that makes you giggle sounds awesome. I love your review of it!

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:13 pm

        Hey Newbiebex, if you email me your coordinates, I would be very happy to pass along this sample of pineapple giggle! There’s still over 2 mls in the sprayer…. I am ann dotty eisenberg attagirl comcast dotty calm

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        • newbiebex says:
          4 February 2016 at 5:36 pm

          Thank you! That’s so sweet!

          I am clearly illiterate in email addresses. I tried yours twice and it didn’t go through. If you can email me maybe it might work? Mine is matchboxalien atsign in the land of yahoo . com

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  36. mals86 says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:50 am

    Supposed to be in the 50s here today, but it’s cloudy/misty and I feel cold… it’s too chilly for Apres l’Ondee, so I’m wearing the wistful-but-warm Tableau de Parfums Miriam.

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    • meredifay says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:37 am

      Ah, I had a sample of Ingrid, but it wasn’t quite what I wanted. I need to get a sample of Miriam – I will put it on the list…

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      • mals86 says:
        4 February 2016 at 11:47 am

        Ingrid smells sort of murky to me and I can’t get a handle on it. And then there was Loretta! Holy moses… Vintage Dior Poison crossed with this hallucinogenic, caterpillar-on-a-mushroom-with-a-hookah patchouli. Freaky.
        You do have to like aldehydes to get on with Miriam, but it’s a beautiful woody floral.

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        • She-ra says:
          4 February 2016 at 1:14 pm

          I did the Kickstarter thing Andy did a few years back and got Miriam, Loretta and Dark Passage.

          Miriam was reminiscent of No. 5 and Loretta is very much Poison to me as well.

          I should try Dark Passage again…it didn’t really please me at the time but I’d like to think my nose and tastes have evolved perhaps since then. ;)

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          • jjlook says:
            4 February 2016 at 5:05 pm

            oooh I’d really like to try dark passage, the notes look great to me, but it came out just prior to my descent into the hobby…
            I do have an explorer set of Tauers, which is a deal I highly recommend.

        • meredifay says:
          4 February 2016 at 5:24 pm

          I do like aldehydes and a woody floral sounds wonderful! Thanks for the helpful description!

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  37. Jenkr says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:54 am

    One of those roll-out-of-bed days again. Put on a lot of Nirvana White because it fades and I’m not bothered by using up this sample. I like it, but it’s not worth getting more of it.

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  38. Vanie says:
    4 February 2016 at 10:55 am

    The theme of the week and my purple t-shirt inspired me to give another chance to my sample of Mure et Musc Extreme. I find it too tart.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:47 am

      Because I am sort of embarrassed by how much I like this scent I am a bit of a pusher… but to me it becomes a fruity (yes, it does… even if it is berry fruits) skin scent that makes me happy. See! I am pumping the purple sunshine!

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      • Vanie says:
        4 February 2016 at 7:07 pm

        Don’t be embarrassed!
        I don’t think it’s bad at all, it just annoys me after a while. I wish it were smoother, somehow.

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    • kpaint says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:16 pm

      Oh? I find it not tart enough. I have been forever searching for a blackberry perfume that smells like a blackberry bush – green leaves and tart purple fruit. It does not seem to exist.

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      • SublimiSomnium says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:11 pm

        The Body Shop blueberry products smell like the bush, but I’m not sure if they are fruity enough for your description. You could always layer so it is worth a try.

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      • Isabella says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:13 pm

        I’m admitting to a guilty pleasure here, but Fresh has a fragrance called “Falling in Love” that’s a sort of sun-warmed blackberries kind of thing. I like it because to me it smells more like a blackberry picking expedition than fruity-blackberry-body-product, like so many berry fragrances.

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      • thegoddessrena says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:32 pm

        Olympic Orchids’ Blackbird has a lot of blackberry in it but not sure about including the bush

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      • Vanie says:
        4 February 2016 at 7:10 pm

        My favourite is JM Blackberry and Bay. I quite like also Yves Rocher Mure body products, thouth these are much more on the fruity side.

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      • Vanie says:
        4 February 2016 at 7:12 pm

        Oh, and maybe the musks are playing a trick on my nose and are making Mure et Musc smell more sour?

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    • nozknoz says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:28 pm

      I can only smell that series subliminally after the initial sniff. I think I’d be fond of them if I could smell them better. Same for L’AP Mimosa pour Moi.

      And by the way, I accidentally mixed the two once, and I think it might be a combination worth trying for anyone who has them and can smell them.

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  39. LaDomna says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:04 am

    My scent of the day is Slumberhouse Jeke. I was wearing a brown dress so I anted to wear a “brown” perfume. My first instinct was Slumberhouse Ore but I’ve been wearing that so much that I felt compelled to put on something else. So I ended up with Jeke, the next bottle over. But all day I’ve felt like it was a bit dissonant with my outfit… Jeke is just not a dress sort of frag, it demands rough leathers and an attitude to match!

    Jeke was the first niche perfume that I fell in love with, it had such an atmospheric tobacco/leather/woodsmoke sort of scent. It reminded me of my mother, it reminded me of bonfires, it reminded me of home. And the longevity of the old edp version was simply beastly, 36 hours or so for me. But back then I was too poor to buy a bottle.

    Then Jeke became my first perfume heartbreak when it was reformulated into an extrait and became unwearable for me because it suddenly had a lot of labdanum. For a couple of years I mourned it and tried to put it out of my mind.

    But then, last summer, I bought some wonderful limited edition Slumberhouses and with my order a received a free mini bottle of Jeke. At first I was disappointed, why did they have to send me a perfume that I found so unwearable… But then I tried it anyway, and it was lovely! Not quite its former self but wearable and enjoyable! I still mourn the old edp, and finding some of that formulation would be a dream come true, but at least I have found another Slumberhouse that I can love and wear!

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    • nozknoz says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:30 pm

      Fascinating! I think I resent it the most when they reformulate things right away, as they did with 1999 J’Adore.

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      • LaDomna says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:36 pm

        About the only thing that I dislike about Slumberhouse is the tendency to constantly reformulate. And if it’s not reformulation then it’s natural batch variation. I have a bottle of Norne and have owned four samples too at various times, and they have ALL been different! It’s both a delight because I’ll never be bored and not a single drop of Slumberhouse is ever redundant (every new bottle is like a new fragrance, even when the name is the same), and a frustration because I can never trust that a beloved perfume will stay the same.

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        • nozknoz says:
          4 February 2016 at 4:49 pm

          I guess that’s a challenge for all perfumers but more so for a small company using natural ingredients than the big guys and synthetic ingredients.

          I’ve read that Chanel (or was it Guerlain? perhaps both) own their own fields of certain key ingredients like jasmine in order to ensure quality control and reliability.

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          • kpaint says:
            4 February 2016 at 10:46 pm

            I think I read that the only flowers grown in Grasse anymore are for Chanel and that all of the other naturals come from other continents where labor and products are cheaper. It creates issues with consistency, whereas the Chanel fields are tightly controlled and monitored. I could be remembering wrong though.

  40. Carolyn says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:05 am

    Of my current two open bottles, I’m wearing Trish McEvoy’s Snowdrop & Crystal Flower, as I thought while getting dressed this morning that Penhaligon’s Bluebell might be too ‘in your face’ for the funeral I was attending – my best friend of 40+ years’ mother-in-law; however, given that my best friend married an old boyfriend of mine (albeit it from my teenage years!), I had known the lovely lady in question, named June, for almost 40 years myself. Chilly, frosty, sunny & bright here in Aberdeen (Scotland) today, & both the service & the family & friends gathering held afterwards in the cafe/bistro in a local park hit just the right note – regret that June is no longer with us, & a celebration of a life well lived. Those of us who knew her over the years will never forget her, & a fair few of us will raise a glass to her this evening, I’m sure.

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:19 am

      So sorry for your loss.

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      • Carolyn says:
        4 February 2016 at 11:33 am

        Thank you so much.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:52 am

      Here’s tae us… wha’s like us?

      …Damn few.

      I am of an age when the generation ahead of me is passing on. I miss them all.

      Sorry for your loss!

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      • Carolyn says:
        5 February 2016 at 8:08 am

        Thank you so much – & I appreciate the Burns quote!

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  41. Gi says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:14 am

    Random sample grab this morning, Miller Harris Fleurs de Sel. I had tried this before and wasn’t wowed, but today I’m really liking it a lot. Salty vetiver!

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    • nozknoz says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:32 pm

      Love that – it’s really unique and perfect for certain weather.

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  42. thegoddessrena says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:16 am

    Sampling Gentlewoman today, a nice but uninspiring neroli scent. Of course, most neroli and orange blossom scents don’t do much for me so I’m not surprised

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  43. She-ra says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:22 am

    Sampling Epressa today…

    In the vein of Coco Madamoiselle or a lighter, fresher Nuits de Noho I’d say…

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  44. Eleebelle says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:23 am

    After comparing Lipstick Rose and Guet-Apens last night, I’m wearing Guet-Apens today because it’s just that addictive. Knowing I’ll never own more than a decant (which I need to ration carefully because it’s hard/expensive to replace), I feel like I need to find another lipstick/cosmetic fragrance to love instead. Maybe it’s Lipstick Rose, but I’m looking forward to exploring the genre since I’ve always liked the smell of makeup anyway.

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    • meredifay says:
      4 February 2016 at 11:41 am

      Nothing compares to GA/AC/Evasion and whatever else Guerlain has called this over the years. Maybe there are licensing problems with Mathilde that make it hard for them to actually sell it! I have a small roller of AC, and I treasure it!

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 12:23 pm

        AC?

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        • Eleebelle says:
          4 February 2016 at 12:31 pm

          Attrape Coeur. It was rereleased and had a few different names over the years.

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          • Petunia says:
            4 February 2016 at 2:19 pm

            Oh yes, right!

    • kpaint says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:18 pm

      I’m with you on this. I’d love to get my hands on some Meteorites.

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      • nozknoz says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:52 pm

        I have that. It’s a super light and short duration lily of the valley, not what I usually think of as a make-up scent. You do see it on ebay from time to time.

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        • kpaint says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:49 pm

          Wait, seriously? So it smells nothing like Meteorites the makeup? (Which smells of violets and powder – not LOTV.)

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    • SublimiSomnium says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:15 pm

      CandyPerfumeBoy just did a comprehensive review of makeup fragrances on his blog that you should totally check out! Good luck finding a more affordable alternative :)

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      • Eleebelle says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:44 pm

        How did I miss that?! Thanks, off to read it now!

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  45. Ede97005 says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:28 am

    In the spirit of the week I am wearing something from my shameful 20s- Baby Phat Golden Goddess. (I found the last dreegs of a bottle sometime ago and thought I tossed it) It’s obvious as hell, which made it perfect for layering on after putting on your clubbing clothes and putting on sparkling makeup and making sure your lace front wig is attached securely.

    It actually smells lovely, if cheap. I was surprised it was on the perfume list!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      4 February 2016 at 9:51 pm

      I think LT does not like the word phat in a perfume name.2 out of 3 got 1 star amd the other one got a 2 star!

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  46. cazaubon says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:36 am

    Another 1 star Mona di Orio today – Vanille, a dry non-sweet vanilla. Deliberating between Chanel Gardenia extrait and Cartier Délices for tomorrow. I will wait and see if I feel like boring floral or cherry cough syrup in the morning.

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    • Petunia says:
      4 February 2016 at 12:23 pm

      Ha!

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:12 pm

      One star? I loved my sample of that. I guess I have absolutely no taste when it comes to perfume ????

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      • Petunia says:
        4 February 2016 at 2:21 pm

        That could be said of all of us. However, your taste in pooches is first rate.

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    • LisaInDenver says:
      4 February 2016 at 6:32 pm

      I have an old version of The Guide, so I had no idea that LT had gotten around to reviewing MdO Vanille, much less that he had given it a 1-star rating. Heresy! Of all of the vanilla-centric fragrances out there, this one has been my very favorite. I even bought a backup bottle years ago, when Mona passed, in fear that her House might be discontinued. I had tomorrow’s 1-star all picked out (apparently I have had several moments of poor taste in my perfume-buying history), but now I may have to reconsider my choice!

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  47. longlegs2 says:
    4 February 2016 at 11:43 am

    I am wearing Romance, which Turin gave 2 stars. It’s ok, pretty, eh, good for the office. It was a gift, not something I would buy. I do not have any of the 1 star fragrances he listed, but I have an old Liz Claiborne Fragrance called Curve Soul Vintage, a floral patchuoli heavy purplely type fragrance I got because it was cheap, and I liked the bottle. It kind of reminds me of Euphoria, more powder. I’ll wear that tomorrow.

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  48. Wendysue says:
    4 February 2016 at 12:04 pm

    SOTD turned out to be Angel. I was reading some LT reviews and was so surprised that it was a 5 because I was always turned off by it. Last night I found a manufacturer’s sample and tested it. Still difficult. Then tried on a new work- out shirt that I wore to a Pilates class this morning. Today I smelled vanilla and sandalwood that were quite satisfying.

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  49. SublimiSomnium says:
    4 February 2016 at 12:27 pm

    Wearing Coco with leopard print d’Orsay heels, which sounds like a terrible clash but is amazingly chic. High spirits today once I realized I can see the light (aka the completion of this work project).

    Good luck to everybody today!

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:25 pm

      Sounds like such a fabulous combination!

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:10 pm

      I love d’Orsay heels- they make any lower appendage look elegant and classy! You also smell great ????

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  50. waterdragon says:
    4 February 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Hello! It’s a rainy Friday and it’s a long weekend! I didn’t know how to take part in this project, because, as you know, our access to a range of niche perfume houses is very limited down here in A-NZ, and it seemed I had nothing that would let me participate. But then, as I scrolled through that very convenient spread sheet, I saw Loukhoum, by Keiko Mecheri, and it was praised with faint damns : “powdery candy”, opines The Guide. “Exactly!”” I muttered, spraying madly. “That’s the whole point!” I thought, adding a belly spritz for good measure. The dear man happened by at that moment and said,”Oooh. You smell like baking. Will you make me some more chocolate chippies?” Then he said A Thing that made me smile very much and think that one star of powdery candy will do just fine, some days…

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    • cazaubon says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:09 pm

      I just love those kind of comments from my husband… Lights up my whole day and warms the heart. And I love loukhoum too!

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    • MikasMinion says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:16 pm

      :D

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    • SublimiSomnium says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:09 pm

      :D Exactly!

      I tend not to take the ratings to heart because they are quite arbitrary. Regardless of whether I fully agree or not, I find there is always a grain of truth in those reviews and I learn something. Although, as you stated, our interpretation of “powdery candy” can be positive rather than negative. You smell wonderful, enjoy! :)

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  51. Kanuka says:
    4 February 2016 at 1:16 pm

    I think I might have to spray myself with a mixture of malt vinegar and bleach as I have no LT one star perfumes (it’s Friday here ). I suspect that LT, being somewhat contrary, would give it five stars though ( it might remind him of his step-father’s Bentley on the day the grocery bag exploded) so I’ll stick with Kyoto

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    • mayfly says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:26 pm

      Ha!

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    • kpaint says:
      4 February 2016 at 1:30 pm

      lolol!

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:51 pm

      Ha! Probably true about a 5 star rating.

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    • Merlin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:17 pm

      Oh my gosh! I’ve been looking forever for a scent that smells like my step-dad’s Bentley the day the grocery bag exploded :o

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      • Kanuka says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:42 pm

        Oh, you are naughty!

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        • Merlin says:
          4 February 2016 at 5:58 pm

          I had nothing to do with the grocery bag exploding :(

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  52. MikasMinion says:
    4 February 2016 at 1:23 pm

    I’m back to my one-star week today with a huge blast of 212. I’m joining Ede97005 in the perfume version of cheap stripper heels and a bebe dress that shows too much leg, feeling very slightly nostalgic for the time I could pull off all of the above.

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:45 pm

      LOL!

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  53. Gaynor says:
    4 February 2016 at 1:37 pm

    Another person who has reached Friday morning! My only one star perfume is Hiris, which I certainly think warrants more than one star, not least because this was the perfume that sent me off down the rabbit hole.

    A few years ago, browsing in a bookshop, I picked up a little book about perfume, no idea of its title, and that author gave Hiris five stars. I was keen to try an iris perfume, but couldn’t find it locally, and started some on-line research.

    And here I am now, loving perfume to an irrational extent, and realising how many other people share my enthusiasm. So much enthusiasm that I have to save reading everyone’s comments till after work :)

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    • Deva says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:07 pm

      I give it 5 stars too! One of my all time favorite iris-centric perfumes.

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:45 pm

      Long time favorite of mine! You smell fantastic.

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  54. foxbins says:
    4 February 2016 at 1:43 pm

    I am still trying to plow through some of the stuff on my dressing table that I haven’t smelled yet. I swear, these samples and minis and swap atomizers multiply in the dark. Today I’m wearing the four star Mauboussin in the too-cute triangular mini bottle. It started out soooo fruity, but is calming down now and I’m getting some patch and amber, way more my taste. I put on two tiny dabs and the projection is enormous.

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  55. kpaint says:
    4 February 2016 at 1:43 pm

    LOL! Love the LT synopsis of L’Eau de L’Artisan.

    Haven’t decided on a SOTD yet. Am testing AG Grand Amour on one hand and Tauer Carillon Pour un Ange on the other. As it turns out, Carillon is exactly the kind of springy floral I realized I was craving yesterday after I’d already put Arquiste Nanban on.

    Totally OT, but I felt the need to share this story with a group of (mostly) women (my H wasn’t a great audience):

    Yesterday I went to the doctor to get a depo shot and as the nurse was walking me to the room, she said, “So you’ll need to do a urine sample first so we can run a pregnancy test. It’s just standard protocol before we’ll give you a shot.” I said, “No; I’ve never had to do one before.” She insisted again, and again, and finally I said, “I’ve been on depo for over a year, my husband is sterile, and I’m 45.” That ended the conversation.

    [If she had looked at my chart first, she’d have known all of these things and seen that I’m not on depo for birth control.]

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    • mals86 says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:36 pm

      Carillon is so interesting, I think, and I find it a real mood lifter.

      Don’t get me started on medical professionals who don’t really listen to you.

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      • kpaint says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:53 pm

        I didn’t end up wearing it but I am looking forward to doing so. All of his scents that I’ve tried are interesting – he definitely has a very individual and unique. Even if you don’t like them, they’re worth smelling.

        And ya, don’t get me started either. I could go on for freaking days. But this was just silly, as opposed to something that could have serious implications.

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        • kpaint says:
          4 February 2016 at 10:15 pm

          individual and unique approach, that is…

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:10 pm

      I’m putting Carillon on my definite list for my Tauer sampler. you and mals have convinced me!

      Ooooh, I hate it when doctors don’t listen. Or at least read the chart before they go in. So frustrating! I used to be a medical assistant, and I never called a patient back without glancing over their chart, just so I had an idea of what was going on. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect doctors to do the same.

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      • kpaint says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:50 pm

        It was a nurse. I assumed she hadn’t been there long because if she had, she’d have known that’s not the standard protocol for depo shots. I was on it for 15+ years prior to my recent use and got shots at half a dozen clinics over those years and never once did a pregnancy test – even when I was single, free-wheeling, and of an age where fertility was an actual issue.

        Turns out she’d been there at least a few months, but it was such a ridiculous interchange I couldn’t help but want to share…

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  56. pixel says:
    4 February 2016 at 2:14 pm

    I’m bunkered down, working from home til the Superbowl is over. Yesterday at work (2 miles from the stadium) the helicopter traffic was non-stop. Ayiyi!

    So that means lots of sampling for the next few days. I’ve finished going thru Twisted Lily’s Best of 2015, now working my way thru their Spice samples. Reaching the conclusion that whoever picks their sample packs is my evil scent twin, since there’s very little I like in either of these sample packs.

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:46 pm

      Why helicopter traffic already?!?

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      • pixel says:
        4 February 2016 at 7:54 pm

        Media, security, fun for all.

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        • pixel says:
          4 February 2016 at 8:04 pm

          Also, my office is midway between San Jose International and NASA’s Moffet Field (aka Google’s private airfield) so there’s always plenty of air traffic. The NASA traffic tends to be interesting (and loud): fighter jets, Russian cargo planes, even a Super Guppy recently.

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  57. Mary Carol says:
    4 February 2016 at 2:18 pm

    Wearing POTL (Luctor et Emergo). Saw the bottle today and just had to put some on.

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:46 pm

      Yum :-)

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  58. ajellyfish says:
    4 February 2016 at 2:31 pm

    Salome today! I’m finding it recalls more Norma Desmond than a sweaty dancer – not a complaint! Not sure what the rest of the world smells, though.

    (Hello! I’m a long-time reader, but just decided to try the waters in the comment section today.)

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    • pixel says:
      4 February 2016 at 2:52 pm

      Welcome! The more the merrier :)

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      • ajellyfish says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:14 pm

        Thanks!

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    • MikasMinion says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:13 pm

      Welcome! You smell great.

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      • ajellyfish says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:37 pm

        I’m looking forward to participating here!

        Thinking about Salome is giving me a nice break from “more important” things. So glad I’m trying it out!

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    • Holly says:
      4 February 2016 at 3:18 pm

      Welcome!

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      • ajellyfish says:
        4 February 2016 at 3:41 pm

        Thank you so much!

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    • Gaynor says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:36 pm

      Welcome!

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    • Elisa P says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:39 pm

      Welcome! I sampled Salome the ther day for the first time as well. It did make me imagine the sweaty dancer, but also has an overripeness to it and something dark and slightly sinister that could conjur Norma Desmond.

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:57 pm

      Welcome! I’ve never tried Salome, but it sounds intriguing.

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  59. nozknoz says:
    4 February 2016 at 3:50 pm

    Went to the Renwick Gallery and had lunch with my Ladies Who Lunch group today. I spritzed a little FL Parfums Don d’Amour on the name of my neck. That perfume has rapidly shot to my top ten (which admittedly contains more than ten perfumes, sort of like the Tardis).

    Museums are the only places around town where I’ve smelled really interesting perfumes on other people. Recently at the Museum of Women in the Arts, I sniffed out the wearer of an interesting perfume but was deterred from asking the woman what she was wearing because she and a guy were so absorbed in photographing and discussing the art together. I hesitated to intrude or risk embarrassing her. Curses! Good thing the perfume was only interesting rather than indispensable. ;-)

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    • sweetgrass says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:14 pm

      I like the idea of a perfume TARDIS.. all kinds of storage, and you could go back in time and get original formulations of things. :D

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      • nozknoz says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:45 pm

        YES! I would love to smell the great perfumes in their original contexts, find out what the ancient Egyptian perfumes really smelled like… I could go on and on about this!

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      • newbiebex says:
        4 February 2016 at 4:56 pm

        I think a perfume TARDIS would be amazing. But then, if you regenerated, would the perfume get lost? Wind up in the swimming pool? Hidden in the library?

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  60. Isabella says:
    4 February 2016 at 4:17 pm

    Stupidly and horribly sick today, so no perfume, but it’s so nice to read everyone’s choices and imagine all the good smells…

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    • newbiebex says:
      4 February 2016 at 4:55 pm

      Hope you feel better!

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    • Robin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:46 pm

      Get better!

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  61. rachsmellzzzz says:
    4 February 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Hello all, I am new to this, so I wasn’t aware we were supposed to be wearing two stars today…but my sotd today is malle’s lipstick rose, which I used to find cloying but has grown on me in a major way. I think it something about the cold weather and the violets…

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    • Merlin says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:24 pm

      There is a theme of one star tomorrow, though everyone is welcome to participate regardless. People just begin playing with Friday’s theme early :D

      I’v had the opposite reaction to lipstick Rose. Started off loving it but found it slightly cloying the last few times I wore it. Hopefully its just a question of the weather! But who knows – I seem to be extraordinarily fickle…

      Oh, and welcome, of course!

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    • Lindaloo says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Hi Rachel,
      The community project on Friday is to wear a 1 star fragrance. Many people have chosen to do a countdown starting with 5 stars on Monday.
      There’s never any “supposed to” here. It’s always okay to state your scent of the day, even if it has no relationship to Friday projects.

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      • Lindaloo says:
        4 February 2016 at 5:46 pm

        Oops, I didn’t refresh the page before replying so hadn’t seen Merlin’s reply.

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        • Merlin says:
          4 February 2016 at 6:01 pm

          You are ‘supposed to’ refresh your page here!

          Couldn’t help myself :D

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  62. sweetgrass says:
    4 February 2016 at 4:31 pm

    I decided to go for a 1-star a day early. I’m wearing Elizabeth Taylor Gardenia. It comes right after Chanel Gardenia in the Guide, and I gotta say, the review is less harsh than the Chanel’s. ET Gardenia is really not bad, especially for something that you can pick up for $8 (which I did, at TJ Maxx). It’s just a nice white floral on the lighter side. I don’t think it’s as “not gardenia” as the review says, because in the earlier stages I do get a little mushroomy note that says gardenia to me. But there is some LOTV in there too.

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    • mag20 says:
      4 February 2016 at 5:39 pm

      Yes, I love the fact that there are three gardenias listed one after the other in the Guide and all are labelled “not gardenia”.

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      • kpaint says:
        4 February 2016 at 9:43 pm

        LT has a “thing” about gardenias, as explained in one of his Folio columns. In his opinion, there have only been 2 gardenia perfumes that smelled like gardenias (can’t remember which – but one is long-discontinued) so I’m assuming that’s what’s up.

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  63. jjlook says:
    4 February 2016 at 5:16 pm

    A little bit of tea for two because it was a physio morning, but after lots of errands and houseworky things I’ll but on something bolder for going out.
    I’m thinking my Bois d’argent decant plus a little something smoky on top…

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  64. Mariann says:
    4 February 2016 at 5:46 pm

    Was in Eau de Merveilles today. I always forget how much I like it. My only gripe is it should last longer.

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    • tiffanie says:
      4 February 2016 at 7:04 pm

      Merveilles (“salty orange” per The Guide) is marvelous every day of the week.

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  65. LisaInDenver says:
    4 February 2016 at 6:25 pm

    Late to the party today, but I have been enjoying wafts of Donna Karan’s Essence Wenge since early morning. This is one of my very favorite woody incense fragrances. I loved the original Black Cashmere, and this is kind of its less brash sister. I don’t know if it was sigificantly reformulated in the switch from the original brown translucent bottle to the current opaque black bottle, but fortunately, a little of the original Wenge goes a long, long way, so I’ll probably have my old 100 ml bottle for several more decades. I used up the last of my pebble-bottle Black Cashmere a while back, so I’m happy to still have this wonderful fragrance in my wardrobe.

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