Happy Friday, and happy World Standards Day! Our community project for today: wear one of your Top 10 of Fall fragrances.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I'm wearing Etro Shaal Nur, from Erin's Top 10 of Fall 2009. Erin says "...Shaal Nur smells both exotic and comfortable, and despite supposedly being named after an Indian princess, it feels unisex and very, very French." Yep!
Reminder: 10/21 will be Trick Friday — wear a fragrance that smells entirely different from its name (or feel free to interpret "trick" in some other way). Suggested by Happy888cat.
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: detail from Etro Blue Oriental Scarf (wool and silk), $330 at Etro.
Mitsouko. Of course, I can and do wear it in other seasons, but something in this perfume smells of autumn to me. In terms of colours I would describe it as golden but still slightly green – kind of like autumn leaves.
a classic kind of fall
Twins!
Yusss!
Mitsouko does indeed smell like fall – all that golden richness. Perfect for fall.
Hi, twin! Yes–ditto what you said!
Coco edp layered over the body cream. It’s only 5C here, perfect for this weather.
So lovely!
i adore Coco. So beautiful!
Yum!
Coco is perfect in the fall. Layered over body cream, you smell doubly wonderful!
I layer that one a lot. Probably will wear tomorrow, but didn’t think I better wear to work today. It is pretty strong, in my opinion, if working close to others.
YUM. Your aura is wonderful!
Coco is my numero uno fall fragrance, so I think you smell divine!
Coco is definitely a perfect autumn scent.
You smell gorgeous!
You smell wonderful.
Are you wearing vintage or a current one? I have a bottle from the late 80s/early 90s that is getting low and so I have been scouring eBay for vintage. It is fairly plentiful and about the same cost-wise as the current. I briefly sniffed the current a week or two ago and it seemed sharper but I only sprayed it on paper.
It is the current version. Not the same as vintage, but I enjoy it in its present state too.
5C! So cold already – hope Coco keeps you warm.
Excellent choice! That’s on my top 10 list over at Bois de Jasmin today
You smell wonderful.
Alahiiiiiiiiiiiiine
Mic Drop
Love Alahine.
It’s not yet cold enough for me to wear it – when all the leaves have fallen, I’ll get my bottle out.
When I visit NY, I will know it is you walking past me because I will smell that lovely Alahiiiiine
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Perfect!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You smell delish????
I’m going to join the chorus of cheers. My small spray of Alahine yesterday lasted until I washed my hair this morning. Beautiful, reliable, elegant, perfect!
Always think of that as a ‘date night’ scent. Marvelous.
Oh gosh, I REALLY need to try this one…
Sample coming from Luckyscent early next week! YEAH!!!
Mine too. Why didn’t I order it a week sooner?
what else are you sampling from Luckyscent?
Aroma M. Geisha Noire and Rouge, P de N Amber Oud, Ambre Cashmere Intense and Incense Oud, ELdO Like this, and L’A Timbuktu. I wish I had remembered that I also want to try Dzing and Dzonka (sp?).
I miss my bottle, it is in San Diego and I’m in Montréal, but we will be reunited next month.
You smell so good!
FM’s Dreis van Noten – I am not sure if it is fall exactly but I tend not to wear it in warmer weather. Someone said it smells like waffles which seems nice although I don’t get it myself. Waffles should not offend scent police too much
You smell great! I don’t get waffles either. I do get a slightly burnt caramelized sandalwood.
Me three.
You smell fab!
This one is really amazing. First time I tried it I was not vowed (it was from a dabber). Then I tried it from a sprayer and it is on my FB list. And, OMG, the bags he makes – I bought one on consignment (no way can I afford a new one), and it is the most stylish bag I own
where do you find perfume on consignment?
I think she’s talking about the designer Dries van Noten(for whom the FM perfume was made)and his handbags.
Yum! You smell great, so I’m going to blatantly copy you today.
I had to try this one a couple of times until it clicked but now I love it. Got the body butter too – yummy stuff.
oh man, I bet the body butter in this is incredible.
Twins today!
Love DVN but have never quite understood the whole waffle thing. If there actually WERE a fume that smelled like fresh waffles I would be SO all over that!! Closest I found is Sunshine and Pancakes from 4160T.
My forever go-to fall scent: Yves Rocher Homme Nature Millenaire (from 2000, as the name suggests). Dry leaves, spices, humus, slightly decaying wood: it’s the smell of autumn in a bottle and it’s genuinely great. If a bigger house had launched it you’d still be able to buy it and it would be acclaimed as a classic, a staple of men’s perfumery.
YR makes some very nice scents. Their Vanille Noir is a favourite of mine
The whole Secrets d’Essences line is high-quality (though I haven’t tried the last couple). I just wish YR didn’t discontinue everything: there isn’t a single scent in their line that was in production twenty years ago. They used to have a whole lot of great men’s scents — Aztek, Samarkande, Trimaran, Tel Quel, all gone.
They should copy L’Occitane and start re-releasing a few classics.
If we get to vote, I say Cantate for women (cinnamon-caramel floral oriental) and Aztek for men (spicy tarragon-lavender fougère). Although really I’d settle for almost any of their mid-eighties through mid-nineties output.
Hi, Almost twin! I’m wearing my forever go-to fall scent, the women’s version of YR Nature Millenaire. As a woman who prefers woods and spice to most florals, especially in the fall, I adore this one. I still have the catalog page from all those years ago that lists NM as a “woody, spicy scent, with scents of earth, bergamot orange, cardamom, coriander, cinnamon bark, cedarwood, incense, myrrh, and benzoin.”. Yes, it’s all about the earth, soft wood and tender roots and your description is apt; the women’s version is not that different from the men’s. I paid $10.95 for my bottle and, luckily, I have a back up. Otherwise, if you can even it on evil bay, it’s 10x more.
Yes, YR has had some great fragrances that they d/c all too quickly. I also love the Voile d’Ambre for fall and the Rose Absolue with its soft but haunting cinnamon trail, also d/c. (And, yes, I have back up bottles of these, too.)
That should be, ‘if you can even find it on evil bay”
The original KL. Spicy heaven. Please release this again, Uncle Karl!
A bit off topic, apparently the Brazilian film Aquarius is being screened at the NY Film Festival. I strongly reommend it, it’s wonderful.
That was fantastically good, wasn’t it? Just about the spiciest thing ever, without being heavy or aggressive in any way.
Yes, so deliciously spicy, and it feels truly adequate to contemporary tastes, since it’s transparent, yet long lasting and interesting. And comfy!
KL is one of my top five all-time favourites. Perfect for fall, and should definitely be brought back. You smell amazing.
I can’t remember ever trying it. talking of spicy, have you ever tried the original Comme des Garçons? Or Diptyque’s L’Autre? Probably more streamlined than KL, but very much worth sniffing.
Hi Austenfan! Never heard of them. Will keep my eyes (and nose) open.
I’m also a big fan of the original KL, and one tiny squirt keeps me company each year as I prepare our Thanksgiving Day feast. The spices in the KL perfectly harmonize with the foodstuffs of the day!
I only know Thanksgiving from Norman Rockwell and Hollywood references, but I can get it’s a great fit.
I remember the KL bottle so well but don’t know that I ever smelled it. Will have to rectify that some day.
In Hermes 24 Faubourg. One of my Fall favorites. Flowers, amber, woods. Beautiful, delicate, elegant. I love it!
Beautiful! On my want list????
I used to infatuated with this fragrance when it came out. The packaging! It is a real classic beauty, and orientals are perfect this time of year.
Another amazing Amber
You smell gorgeous! I love Maurice Roucel.
That’s on my list too!
I remember buying that years ago because my company’s president, a lovely, very feminine, very smart woman wore it. It was my aspirational scent. ????
Love this story
Beautiful indeed!
You smell great.
Today I am wearing Le Galion Aesthete; just smoked and lovely!
Smokey!
“just smoked”
Vintage Noctures de Caron (which is in my top 10 of all time)
lovely!!
Parfum or PDT?
EDT…..I have a huge bottle of it…limited edition that I think might have been 10 oz??? There is about 20 ml left….I also have an EDT spray…..I wish I would have bought the perfume in the 1980s when it first came out….must have been gorgeous! It is probably the closest thing to a signature scent as it has been with me since 1983 and I cannot even count on two hands how many bottles I have drained over the years….only vintage, though….don’t know what the re-formulation smells like…do you?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-VINTAGE-NOCTURNES-DE-CARON-6-7-OZ-200-ML-SPLASH-EDT-WITH-GLASS-STOPPER-/181809080431
Ok so it is 6.7 oz….I paid $49 dollars for it about 3-4 years ago…selling on ebay for $200!
Guerlain Metallica — carnations and vanilla seem appropriately autumnal (plus I smell gorgeous!)
I have a small decant of that, and it is truly lovely. (There’s not much left of it. Sigh.)
I got 10 ml worth when STC had their Guerlain sale so I’m good for a while
I’m in Chergui again. I can’t say this is my favorite fall scent, because I’m not sure I even have one, but this seemed to fit the bill for today.
Thanks for all the support yesterday! I was so awed by all of your kind words over something so simple and yet so important to me.
Great choice!
You smell amazing!
Love Chergui.
I was actually intending to wear Nicolaï pour Homme mentioned in Top 10 Fall favourites by Erin in 2009.
However I forgot to put out that bottle last night and somehow had completely forgotten about my intention this morning. So I’m now wearing Mitsouko. Which is great as well.
that is a great one for fall..perhaps it was good that you didn’t put out that bottle after all!
Mitsouko is in my top ten Autumn, Winter and Spring scents! And not just mine, I know .
Pour Home is wonderful, but so is Mitsouko. It took me some time to be able to appreciate it (as well as Goutal’s MPCPC), but now these full on chypres feel nothing short of wonderful. Enjoy!
Mitsouko is perfect for fall!
Twins! You smell fabulous!
Sycomore
Of course. The perfect ‘wrapped in a cosy sweater’ scent!
You smell fantastic.
Sycomore is so, so great!
Yes!
Very nice!
Ahhhh…lovely.
Sooo good.
Teh Hubs left wearing Halston Z-14. Wow, such good stuff, and appropriately autumnal.
I’m wearing SSS Tabac Aurea, a favorite ever since I smelled it seven years ago.
Love Tabac Aurea and so do my cats!
You both smell fantastic! My younger sister used to wear Z-14 in high school. I love those old school men’s oakmossy fragrances.
Gah! Another one I LOVE. You smell most fabulous!
Great scent! You smell fab.
Tabac Aurea sounds wonderful, u smell gorgeous.
I’mean sampling Like This for the first time.
I’m not I’mean.
And do you like it?
I’m smelling aldehydes more than anything. It might be better sprayed.
OK, so I am five hours in and I am really liking it now. Drydown is very nice.
SWINTON.
I love Like This! Have a sample nearly gone….
SL Santal Majuscule, courtesy of a generous NSTer. It’s a breathe of fall- just a favorite cozy scarf before coat weather. I haven’t been a perfumista long enough to have a favorite list, but I’m so glad to have some of this.
I’ve missed reading the posts. It’s been a challenging week. I’ve had some unsettling post operative sensory symptoms and also feel like something is not quite right functionally. No one wants to really address my concerns. My exam is ok compared to a minimal baseline, and they use that measure instead of measuring me against my baseline. Since I’m in the health care field, it’s quite frustrating! Hopefully, I am an aberration, and it will just resolve.
I hope that resolves soon! Best wishes for your comfort.
Thank you.
Nothing more frustrating than not having your concerns addressed. I hope it’s just post-op wackiness that will resolve with time.
Wackiness would be great
. Thanks.
Sorry you have to deal with those frustrations, and hope you are feeling better soon!
Thank you.
Get well soon!
Thanks!
Well wishes to you
Perhaps Alahine has some restorative properties, Lovetosmellgood?
I am certain it does.
Agreed
I hope it gets resolved. Great choice on the fragrance
Thanks, Clarissa. Loving the RO.
It’s so frustrating when you don’t know what’s wrong and aren’t being taken seriously
I hope you feel better soon.
I like Santal Majuscule as well – it’s a great as a comforting fall scent.
Thank you- another for the get more list.
Wishing you a speedy and complete healing. You smell lovely.
Hope the health problems resolve themselves quickly.
Thanks, mayfly.
I hope your health issues resolve quickly.
Thank you.
It took me 35 years to identify on my own the problems I was having. Hope you get a better response (or resolution) soon. Take care.
Hmm….I’d better go through a time warp, or I’m in trouble
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I hope you are doing well now!
That is incredibly frustrating! Best wishes for you, Wendysue. I hope all your concerns are addressed and resolved soon!
I hope your symptoms get better soon.
Hello NST – I seem to have had a bit of an uninspired perfume time of late but a present of No5 EDP from my husband has really helped.
I’ve enjoyed reading but haven’t felt I had much to add (plus work has been rather intense) but feeling revitalised today and thought I’d take part.
Appropriately FdB today – it feel right for a long work day but whispers to me of freedom in autumn forests, a good antidote to a long week.
Oh, nice husband!
Work gets to me too. Glad you could make it today, and No 5 is a great gift!
Best husband is best. Happy Friday! And you smell great!
Your husband is amazing. Enjoy No.5. You smell great in FDB.
Your husband is a gem. Hope you have a nice relaxing weekend! FdB is wonderful, I’ve been wearing it since 1992 and it never fails to feel just right.
What a wonderful present!
Hope u have a nice and relaxing weekend, after busy times at work.
Very sweet! And nice to see you ????
Lutens Encens et Lavande today. The combo of the 2 melds the spring like quality of the lavender with the winter vibe of the incense to make a perfect fall scent.
One of my favourite Lutens.
So many lovely fragrances on you all. I nearly went with Alahiiiiine or 24 Faubourg, but that giant bottle of L’Ambre des Merveilles jumped into my hand instead. C’est la vie.
I was considering that so I’m sure you smell good
L’Ambre is lovely!
I thought about doing that one too.
And it is a great choice as well.
Haven’t broken that one out yet, will wear it next week. U smell lovely!
One of the best ambers! You smell great!
Thanks, y’all! It’s lunchtime now and L’Ambre is still there in all its glory, wafting sweetly.
I need to try this one. I just recently fell in love with Eau des Merveilles, and I have a feeling I might love the amber iteration too!
Friday Friday Friday Friday!!!
Well, I definitely would have worn Stash today, as my favorite fall fragrance, but the Office Perfume Grinch’s nose might spontaneously combusted (not to mention his mood). LOL
Here is a pic of the Office Perfume Grinch, wearing a mask a few years back, when the housekeeper was mopping with a fragrant floral floor cleaner. (Fabuloso?) This is what I have to deal with on a daily basis!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLi8QZOA0DJ/?taken-by=jadainga99
So anyhooooooo, SOTD is Bvlgari Black! I ordered a couple of weeks ago when a bunch of you were talking about it, and I LOVE IT!!! It’s soooo different, so good!!! Great fall fragrance!!
There is a woman at my husband’s place of work who wears the mask and goggles whenever she smells something that she deems “too much”. Life is too short.
Oh, love to hear an unsniffed-buy success, good for you!
Yay on the Black success! I think it’s surprisingly versatile.
Believe it or not, BB works great in the hot Southern summer too. You smell great and congrats on your previously unsiffed success!
Oooh, a blind buy- and a great choice!
And yes, Stash has now become one of my favorite fall fragrances, if not a staple.
HA! love that photo
Love the photo!! Congrats on your BB.
I sprayed on some Stash a few weeks ago while at an Ulta. For some reason, I could barely smell it, but then I received several compliments.
Wow, some people are just so dramatic
He looks like a real grinch. I think I would douse myself in Angel if I had to deal with that on a regular basis.
Sweet!
LOL! He agrees with you!!! HA HA HA (He’s looking over my shoulder as I type!)
Here’s another pic of my pharmacy staff….Mr. Grinch ruined this really good pic of our pharmacy staff by that redonkulous expression on his face…..HA HA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLjVW8lg915/?taken-by=jadainga99
NAH. Gotta be truthful….he’s actually one of the nicest guys I know. He just enjoys being grinchy!
That is the original “Life isn’t short enough” look.
ahahahaha my dad loves fabuloso, and it is a strong, strange scent. though I’ve never taken to masking for it
I love fabuloso
Sorry you have to work with a grinch 
I must follow you’re example and buy a bottle of Black, my husband tried it a few months back and smelt so good!
You’re boss looks really mean and grumpy, poor u!
Always fun to see people’s photos, thanks!
You smell great! So glad it worked out for you.
Casmir! One spray is usually enough????
Gorgeous & so true! I have a bottle that will last for 50 years!!!
Casmir is one of my fav fruity sweet orientals.
Me too, it’s the one and only fragrance I have purchased after smelling it on a test strip inside a magazine when it came out in the early 90’s.
My bottle has seen many years as well!
I remember when I smelled it on a mag test strip when it came out too. I just was instantly smitten and coveted a bottle for years. I can’t remember why I was not able to buy a bottle at the time, but I never forgot how good I thought it smelled. And I made up for lost time about 4 years ago when I finally broke down a bought a bottle.
Beautiful scent.
I’m in Eau Duelle EDP. I love this scent so much when it cools down a little bit.
I’ve read all the posts this week, but always around midnight because things have been nuts. It sounds like so many people are having a really difficult week, and I just want to give everyone a big hug and pour you a glass of whatever you’d like.
You smell great! I need to find my bit of that one.
I wore this yesterday. What I do is use Bath and Body Work Warm Vanilla Sugar shower gel before applying. It is a good combination.
Youve inspired me to dig out my neglected sample, it’s just the thing for a cosy Friday night in beside the fire.
U smell great!
I’m wearing Memo Italian Leather. Days when I wear this are always good days. You all smell so good too!
While I cannot claim it as my favorite fall fragrance, nor do I wear it often, but for some reason I had a craving for it. So my SOTD is JM Blackberry & Bay.
Great choice. I find BBB is a good introductory fragrance for my friends who think they don’t like perfume. I think they imagine all perfume to be the girly fruity florals or the older ” big” fragrances.
I wore that a few days ago. That is another good one for the cooler months.
Gorgeous! I like it in the spring and fall especially, and will wear it to my nephew’s soccer game tomorrow.
I have so many Fall favorites, but I was feeling chocolate today so I went with the rosy, peachy chocolate of HdP 1969 layered over Lush Soft Couer(sp?) massage bar. On its own it is cocoa and honey. Together, it’s deliciousness!
Do you use the massage bar as lotion? I love the idea of cocoa and honey.
I do. A couple of swipes on my arms and then rub it in. I have a couple of them-the one that smells like Lust, and the Rose Jam scented one. They’re pretty oily so I use them more in cold weather.
Yum! I just tried 1969 in Sephora recently. Sounds like a great layering.
I recommend! Are they carrying them in the stores now?
SOTD is Cale Fargranze d’Autore “Fulgor”. This was, in retrospect, a poor choice for Autumn as it’s all about green leaves, soil and stone. Perhaps that might be evocative in Spring, but in Autumn it just smells bitter and melancholy.
Top: tangerine, fig leaf and cassis;
Mid: narcissus, saffron and magnolia;
Base: patchouli, amber and incense.
Its lasting powers are middling, so I’ll swap to a better SOTE later. Flying tonight to Wroclaw in Poland to meet some people i worked with on my last programme.
Bon voyage! I kind of like bitter and melancholy – that’s when I reach for Bois d’Ombrie.
Thanks! In Amouage “Interlude Man” now for the journey. I’m getting a delicious sweetish citrus from this tonight that I don’t recall before, along with the gorgeous incense and smoke. :^)
Enjoy the trip! I love Polish food and am fortunate to have plenty of it in my hood since it was a predominantly Polish neighborhood for many years.
Well, still hot here, but since I like to live on the edge, imma bustin’ out Chergui. It’s on today’s top 10 fall list and on my own All Time Top 10.
Happy Friday!
Hey twin!
*waving* ????????
Damn the torpedoes! Sometimes you have to say to hell with the temps and declare it fall.
Indeed! Since I’m going on 52 in March, I’m running about 10 degrees hotter than most other bipedals. I’m seriously considering Alaska. Or Antarctica. I’m enjoying everyone else’s cooler temps vicariously through this blog. So thanks, Robin- this has become a dual purpose blog for me ????
You make me laugh so often!!
One of my besties is close to 50, and has started going to the local convenience store to hang out in the walk-in beer fridge when Mother Nature turns up her temp! HA HA When the hot flash hits, she says that’s the best place to be….. 
Yes, I totally sympathize with your bestie. Freezers are great places to meet new and interesting folk ????
Shaal Nur is a wonderful scent – I get a lot of rose and vetiver. You smell great! My SOTD is a top fall/winter/spring scent for me that is a real go-to: Bottega Veneta edp.
Love love love BV, you smell great.
Turns out we both smell great!
BV, yum…
I’m in Amouage Ubar. It brightens up even the gloomiest day. Works better in cooler temperatures than in the heat of summer, so I take it out of its cage more often and parade it down the street like my pet tiger.
I love it that you call Ubar your pet tiger. It’s not a very tame fragrance is it?
I actually prefer wearing it in warmer weather, although it doesn’t get all that hot where I live.
It’s just so powerful! And I think it has a “cat” note. Maybe that’s what civet is, I’m not very good at getting separate notes out of the whole, but yeah, that’s the impression I get. I need to steel myself every time before spraying it.
I hadn’t pictured it that way but I think you’re right. Maybe that’s why I like it so much.
you smell fab
Yum.
SotD = Ambre Narguile. Yummy. Missed you perfume peeps this week!
I’ve woken from a scentless nightmare, a fragrance-less fever dream that began on Sunday. A zombie virus invaded and took control. All perfumes made me shudder. I recoiled in horror from the wispy, faded scent on a sleeve of my dressing gown. A musky red rose in my garden made me shake, sweat, and cower. It is . . . flu season. Gah.
Happy Friday, fragrance folks. Be alert, be well, and be fragranced!
Well, you certainly picked a barn-burner for your re-introduction to scent. Ambre Narguilé is so great, maybe my favourite Hermessence.
Ambre Narguilé is the most Hermessence-y or least Hermessence-y of the watercolor-y collection. Either way, I agree, it is so great.
Glad you’re on the mend!
Thanks a bunch for the well wishes.
Ugh, but glad you’re better!
Thank you! I’m glad and relieved. It was strange to live in a headache-y, fever-y world where any scent at all made me turn my nose away.
U poor thing, hope that’s done with for this year!
I told my family I hadn’t been this sick in over 20 years, and I’ve taken care of the next 20 years, too.
That must have been frightening! Glad you are better!
Hope you feel all better soon!
I am wearing Chanel Coromandel today. I have really grown to appreciate this scent. It is lovely for this season.
Isn’t it wonderful? I love Coromandel AND Sycomore!
I need to try Sycomore.
You smell so very good!
I love it more, and get different facets from it, each time I wear it. I am really looking forward to trying the EDP but also hoping I didn’t make a big mistake in not buying a bottle of the EDT.
Wearing one of my go-to fall scents today…Kelly Caleche.
Good choice! My favourite Hermès for fall.
You smell great!
It’s 60F here in Cleveland and I am wondering what to pull out and wear. Amouage is more of a winter thing but I still want to wear Lyric but I am leaning to wearing Theorema today. Theorema is great for fall.
Agree – Theorema is great for fall. I also love Lyric!
Gosh, I’m disappointed not to join in on this one – once again, I have rushed out the door without fragrance and have none with me. The plan was to wear PG Bois Blond, one that I think should appear on more Top 10 of Fall lists – it’s so perfect with it’s hay and ambery woods.
Ack, its not it’s. I’m apostrophe-anal – usually!
I think I could be completely happy with justmchoosing scents from this line and PdE. Wait, I need some Serge… And some Malle… oh heck! Nevermind ????
I’d blame autocorrect–its “corrections” are often just the opposite. In fact, it just tried to add an apostrophe to the “its” in the previous sentence.
Happy (typhoon) Friday!
1) In Jo Malone’s Dark Amber and Ginger Lily. This is a favorite of mine year round BUT especially now- the creamy soft amber+pepper+hint of floral sweetness really does the trick. This layers well, perfect for scarf+sweater weather, and also for playing with other scents (it comes in a body oil and a scent).
2) We are getting remnants of a typhoon here in the PDX Area, so lots of warmish wind, rain and thunder. I am hunkering down – will be doing sketches for interior design, taking the sauna at the local gym, and drinking lots of tea!
That Jo Malone was the only one I’ve ever owned and I actually finished the bottle! A blind patient complimented me on it, so it holds a special place in my heart.
Okay, so that is best thing I have heard all week. If not all year. How marvelous.
It was pretty moving at the time. He went on to descibe what ge smelled in an almost tactile way.
Wow! What a great connection.
That’s really special, what a lovely memory, his description must have been fascinating.
enjoy your tea & the rain!
Happy Friday, all! It was a pitched battle here between Black Cashmere, Noir Epices, Ambre Sultan, and Dzing!, and Dzing! won out. It’s been a very emotionally difficult week ’round here, and Dzing! is a perfume that I find supremely comforting and that always makes me giggle.
Dzing! is a very mood lifting and downright funny scent. Giacobetti is great at creating fragrances with a sense of fun. I hope it works its magic on you!
Hopefully you can recharge over
the weekend. Giggling is definitely therapeutic.
I love Dzing! definitely on my top 10 for cool weather list. I hope your weekend is wonderful to make up for your week!
Dzing! is so good! I almost wore it today. Just thinking about saying the name makes me chuckle. Entertaining and good-smelling is a winning combination! Hope your weekend is good!
Mmm, soo many great fall scents! I am wafting Ambre Loup by Rania J, my current fall favorite*. Smoky, boozy ladbanum and tobacco.
*Subject to change without notice
Yes, scent twin!!!! Isn’t it amazing? Have you tried other fragrances in her line up?
I haven’t. I want to try the new jasmine…ok I want to try all of them! I have much on my sample list that I haven’t made my way back around to Rania J.
I now start with one scent from a house after I learned the hard way that some perfumers use ingredients that dont agree with me in ALL of their perfumes.
Botrytis! Probably my favorite fall scent at the moment
Good stuff!
Good choice. I am so glad I got a split of it – it is really amazing
I’m thinking about wearing this post-shower.
Oh, and I’m thrilled the splitmeet participants are enjoying it!
Bvlgari au The Rouge. I like this one better in the cooler months.
You smell great. …Yeah, I don’t think I could wear it in warm weather.
Interesting! I’ll have to try it before the weather heats up again next week.
If making a list of the top 10 perfumes for Fall, how could one of them *not* be Mitsouko?!? TGIF–and TGFM (Thank God for Misty)! ????
Indeed!
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hear, hear!! you smell delicious
Thanks!
Went out on a limb and tried the new Van Cleef & Arpels: Moonlight Patchouli. It’s a clean modern middling-dark fruity rose chypre, the fruit is rather plummy. There is No Patchouli. Sad!
HA! that is sad..don’t mean to laugh…but seriously! No patchouli!?
My skin gets piles of patchouli from that one! You’ll have to try it out on yourself.
Just a bought a sample of this to try…looking forward to it.
oh I hope you like it better
gosh lucky you! I love patchouli and was really looking forward to this one
right? I am rather demanding when it comes to patchouli scents but surely a distinct note should not be too much to ask from a perfume called Moonlight Patchouli…
Oh no!! This one has been on my list to try because of patch and rose. Where did you find it? I have really hard time trying to find a sample to try
it was not prominently displayed or anything but easily available in my local fancy department store
You made me choke on my tea.
Good to know, thanks!
Sorry there was no patchouli. It’s like the Monty Python cheese shop sketch!
I am wearing PoaL today.
I am also compulsively sniffing Chanel No 5 L’Eau I sprayed on a card at lunchtime yesterday. I left it on my desk overnight and my office smelled lovely this morning.
I wonder how close it is to Premiere. I have shall to do a side by side to see if I need both. This one seems to have oomph on paper at least…didn’t try on skin.
I asked the SA for a sample and she looked at me like I had three heads.
Such stinginess and high-handed attitude with samples nowadays yet they are in abundance being sold on eBay…go figure… 
I think one of the reasons SAs are so stingy is people getting the samples and reselling them on eBay!!!
I was at Cartier a few months ago and I wanted to get samples of some of their frags – I mean those things are expensive and just buying one on the spot makes no sense. The answer was ‘oh we do not have samples’ – which was very bizarre to me, as again, their fragrances are not cheap and they are not returnable. I actually carry a bunch of little bottles with me, so I asked if I could decant some into a bottle – the SA literally was counting how many sprays I was putting into my tiny 1 ml vial. This pretty much killed any interest I had in the line.
I can’t wrap my head around this attitude. It’s like waving a tube of lipstick at someone and expecting to make a sale without letting them try it on. Samples are the best way to ensure future sales, and if manufacturers don’t have their own on hand to promote a product, they should make one by hand for you. The excuses some of these perfume counters come up with are mind-boggling.
You smell great! I sprayed POAL on at night for comfort and in the morning it smelled just perfect. I enjoy the opening punch, but the spicy rose drydown later on is elegantly tame.
If you’d like a sample of this one I’d gladly send you one!
I find it to be quite different from Eau Premiere, and I believe they’re different enough to own both (if you like both).
I agree Elizabeth. I just bought L’Eau the other day as I find them to be quite different as well.
They are quite different (Eau Première and L’Eau). I love PoaL.
I agree with everyone ^. To me, they are “kissing cousins.” Imo, Eau Premiere is closer to No 5. L’Eau is a floral abstract of No. 5 and I really like it.
“Floral abstract” is my experience with it, too. I don’t really notice the florals in the original iterations, and L’eau smells like they brought them to the forefront. I don’t really get a strong connection to the original until the deep drydown (like 6-8 hours in) and then it smells like the No 5 I know and love.
I’ve not spent much time with Eau Premiere so I can’t speak to it.
Perfection for Fall weather.
Too rushed to read yet, but Bois d’Ascese for the almost there fall day!
you smell fabulous.
Love that one. So smoky.
Also in Coromandel. Just 2 sprays to keep it office friendly. I must love patchouli, so i have to try the VCA one above.
I wore Coromandel yesterday and a teacher came in and said, “This library always smells so wonderful, I just love coming in here. It must be your tea.” Maybe I overdid it, so I said, “It’s really good tea.”
VERY good tea????
Yes, we have others on staff who think that wearing perfume is akin to child abuse, so I don’t always admit that it’s me, not the tea.
My list of #1 fall fragrances is really long
– of course it has ambers and leather and smoke. Upon much thought (and I am tired of all the thinking about what my number is), I would have to nominate Rania J Ambre Loup.
I hope this house is not a one hit wonder. I tried the rest of the line up and was not impressed – some were nice, but not as mind blowing as AL.
Looking forward to the swap meet tomorrow. Hoping to finalize the long list of treasures looking for new home tonight
I am looking forward to swapmeet too, need to find new homes for some lovelies that deserve more attention.
I am intrigued – and adding this to my “to try” list.
wearing Vol de Nuit extrait and then walked through a spritz of Creed Royal Oud for some freshness (no oud there to be found, it’s a misnomer).
That would work for next week’s challenge
Mohur!
Wearing JM Velvet Rose and Oud. It’s not on my regular list of autumn scents, but for some reason is suiting the monsoon we are currently having.
I love this one. You smell delish.
I second that!
Nirvana Black today. The air conditioner in the office is set low enough that I can pretend that the weather outside is grey and crisp, instead of grey and muggy.
Hi everyone! I have several perfumes i like to wear for fall. Gucci Rush, Coco, now Narciso EDP. Today, however, I went with Black Opium. I’m a disappointment, I know, I’m sorry.
If you like it, why would it be a disappointment?
I’m sure it smells lovely on you.
Thanks, I really do like it, I only said that because i know Black Opium doesn’t get much respect. Kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of perfume. Lol, just kidding. Now I’m laughing because my comment made me realize how far away I am from BO target market.
I haven’t tried Black Opium, but you’re other 3 are among my autumn favourites.
Love your choices for fall!
Thank you!
I really enjoy Black Opium! Proud owner of a rollerball. If I like it, I wear it!
If you love it, it doesn’t matter at all how much smelling it enraged me. (I should have known better, anyway.) Coco is beautiful, and I keep forgetting to try Rush. The next time I’m at Sephora, they will no doubt have stopped carrying it.
SOTD is FM Dries Van Noten.
I haven’t been wearing scent much this week. On Sunday night, we had to say goodbye to our sweet kitty Miss Girl. It was very unexpected, she had congestive heart failure and there was nothing we could do. She was only three but I’m glad we got to spend the last two years cuddling with and taking care of her.
It does seem like a lot of us have been having a tough week. I hope the rest of everyone’s fall goes better.
Oh no! So sorry and so young. The heatbreak…Sending you a virtual hug.
Oh dear, I’m so sorry!
oh, condolences, scent twin. I would be a wreck. *hugs*
Oh, I’m so sorry. It hurts so much even when they’re old but to lose one so young. Adding to the virtual hugs being sent you and wishing you much comfort in the memories of those special cuddles.
So sorry for your loss. More hugs for you.
Oh, I’m so sorry! Hold on to the memory of those cuddles!
that gut wrenching! So sorry.
I’m very sorry for your loss.
So sorry Rose Pepper!
Pets are like members of the family, so sorry.
I am a fellow cat lover, we take in some rescues and have lost a bunch over the years. Lucky we have one that is staying around, he is a cool guy. I use to have him as my gravatar.
Oh dear, so sorry for you’re loss, so hard losing pets, like lovetosmellgood says, they are part of the family.
Strongs!Tough year for a couple of people on NST…xo
I am so sorry. 3 is far too young. Sending you fragrant hugs.
Thank you for your kind words. It is so nice how supportive this online community is.
Deeply sorry about your kitty. Sending you warm thoughts.
Sending more hugs to you. So sorry about your kitty.
Oh no. I’m so sorry.
I’m so sorry! Hugs to you!
It’s never really fall here (the joke is that we have two seasons: southern summer and northern summer), but I do have some fall favorites: Coromandel, Champagne de Bois, Parfum Sacre. I picked Mary Greenwell Plum today, a modern chypre seems just right for “fall.”
Those of you in the PNW and BC, hunker down!
Love Plum.
I really need to try Plum. I would almost buy it for the packaging alone.
My last day of a 10-day trip (I’m at the airport, so ready to be home!) and I don’t have anything from my official 2016 list on me (find it here: http://boisdejasmin.com/2016/10/10-fall-perfumes-with-a-retro-accent.html). Instead I’m wearing Kate Walsh Boyfriend. Good stuff.
Lovely list Elisa! And you smell great.
I like Boyfriend too. You smell great today!
That’s an excellent-smelling list!
A favourite warm/cuddly fall/winter combo: ancient resins oil and a little dries van noten. One day I’ll get a little more of each of these.
Oh, perfect!
Nice combo. I have been wanting to try that ancient resins oil forever, but heard it was short lived, which is unusual considering it’s an oil. How does it wear for you?
Lasted two seconds on me
It is close to the skin but actually lasts a long time on me…the other day I wore it by itself, and noticed it 8 hours later!
Yum! I love Ancient Resins but haven’t tried Dries yet. I wish AR came in perfume.
Sotd: Shiseido Feminite du Bois
Rationing out this bottle like its the End of Days…????
I never smelled this one.
I don’t want to because I don’t want to be tempted. Then I would have to find something similar.
I heard the reformulation is not like the original.
U lucky thing- u must smell incredibly wonderful!
Finishing a bottle of that IS the End of Days!Haha!Enjoy the last drops
Today I am back in Ombre Mercure by Terry de Gunzburg. Again. Still one of my favorite Iris scents, and I’ve worn the HELL out of it all week.
I’m glad you mentioned this because I’m always looking for a good iris. Is the violet prominent?
I don’t find the violet so “in your face”. This and L’Attesa are two of my favorite Iris, but this one is less smoky and sweeter.
I think I’ve got a sample of this one, must dig it out tomorrow!
I really like your Gravatar thingy.
Thanks!!
I forgot about the fall scent thing, but I sprayed on my sample of Angel Muse…that works for fall! Just about to head out with my husband on a long walk. He has a meeting other side of the park so we are going to wander through…
Sounds like a lovely afternoon!
It was, but long. Which was good for me. Pretty much the length of the park from north to south on the bridle trail.
I’m wearing Cavalli Oro, just heavy enough for fall but too light for winter. Happy Almost-Weekend, everyone!
That scarf is gorgeous but I have a drawer full of scarves I don’t wear.
Love Oro. You smell wonderful!
I love Oro too, but never think of it as being too light for anything. I need to remember to make note of your choices for winter!
I’m in Aedes Iris Nazarena, one of my favorite Autumn irises
Love this one, u smell wonderful.
There are two map.e trees outside my window and the leaves are just beginning to unfurl. They are still slightly limp….like new butterfly wings….but vivid green. In the next day they will plump up but I love the fragility of rebirth and first growth. All the talk of leather has nudged me towards Daim Blond. Perfect for cool spring mornings
Yummy!I wear it often in Summer as well.
Hi everyone, I am way behind on my NST reading and have lots of comments to catch up on. Meanwhile, I just wanted to share my birthday surprise from yesterday. My beloved gave me a FB of Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille
He had said how much he liked it when I tried it a few weeks ago, but I’d never expected him to buy it for me. What a darling!
What a nice gift, and happy birthday!
Oh, that’s so sweet! Happy birthday!
That’s so thoughtful of him. Happy Birthday!
How awesome! Happy Birthday!
Nice choice, lucky you! :^)
Happy Birthday! Your beloved took good care of you!
Points for him noticing AND making it a surprise. Enjoy your lovely gift!
Happy birthday Gaynor. I hope you have a great weekend and get to play in the sun.
Wishes to you!
Happy Birthday!What a lovely gift!x
Happy Birthday! What a lovely present!
What a fantastic present, I really love Tobacco vanille!
Yay! Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday, Gaynor! And well done, hubby!
Happy Birthday and enjoy your new bottle!
Happy Birthday!!
What a great gift! Happy Birthday!
SOtD,although not a fall-favorite and it is Spring here:smell bent The Artist’s studio.Oh my goodness,I can see I am going to go through a couple of bottles of this in my lifetime.Strange pseudo-iris,wet oilpaint and tuberose!Love it!Happy weekend everyone!X
I really like the sound of this one…and their grey ambergris scent. Aarrgh.
Lol!Yes the Smoked Ambergris was part of my recent smell bent purchase.I’ll let you know once I open that one!????
SOTD- Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero. I fell in love with it from the first try and it became one of the favorite scents for fall. My decant is almost empty and I should receive my FB in about 2 weeks
Hooray!
Ooh, I’d never heard of Nero and now I’m dying to try it! The notes on fragrantica seem so cozy and romantic, it’s definitely going on my to-try list.
I chose L’Air d’Rien, Miller Harris, which is definitely one of my all time top 10, and particularly good in the Autumn, it can make me feel a bit queasy in warm weather. It’s also one of the first perfumes that really intrigued me as a budding perfumista.
SOTE; Eau Duelle, lovely and cosy for evening by the fire.
Swoon! Someone sent me a sample of this and I was repulsed the first time I tried it. I tried it again when a freebie meet came around and I was going to send it off and it was a total 180 experience. But I tend to not wear it to work because it does seem polarizing.
Well, SOTD was to be SL Chergui, but at the last moment I swerved to Lalique’s Encres Noire (the men’s version). It amazes me I enjoy this as much as I do, synthetic bomb that it is, but I do. There’s a lush dryness to it, and a weird, sinus-clearing effect, but it’s also empowering. Perfect for cleaning out the garage in preparation for a neighborhood tag sale. I smell very can-do!
Late to the party as usual. Since I have not read any of the comments yet, I am going to make a prediction that we have at least 5 people who chose Coromandel to wear today, which is my SOTD.
So this week has got to be full moon week because people had been coming out of the woodwork with the strangest questions and/or behavior. There’s another major work event this weekend but thank goodness our work depends upon successful completion of hundreds of other activities and we’re not required to be on standby to immediately begin our part; we start fresh on Monday morning.
I may list a few things for the Swapmeet but will make it more like a reverse swapmeet as I have speicific perfumes I am looking for and I know some of you have FBs
I am going to Sniffapalooza next Saturday and wilml also likely go to Twisted Lily on Friday night (also part of Sniffa).. In the past, there was a good discount on that day’s purchases. If you are interested in splitting something available from there and are willing to take half (or be responsible for finding takers to make up half), send me an email and we may be able to work something out.
I will complete all the Splitmeet stuff this weekend as I received the Hermes goodies yesterday..
Now onto reading about your fragrant day!
Have a great weekend.
That Friday night event is always so lively – unfortunately not ready to galavant next weekend.
So late today. I wore a Rose Boheme from PPC this morning and now I am wearing Bruno Acampora’s Sballo. It’s one of my HG fragrances but guess that most people aren’t aware of it since it’s been around since the 70s.
I didn’t really get a chance to comment yesterday, so I just wanted to say I’m sorry about the sad news about your colleague.
Thank you.
Once again wearing Eau de 1000. My winter wear version is only an edt (seems quite strong), but for fall this “eau” is perfect.
I’m in Hermes Vetiver Tonka. It was underwhelming the first time I tried it, but was much improved when sprayed liberally. The hazelnut comes through much more, for one thing. It’s a shame I can’t afford a whole vat of it. (Now I’m wondering if I posted pretty much this same thing recently for another Friday challenge. Apologies if so.)
I always think of Shaal Nur as a perfect summer perfume. I’ll have to try it in cooler weather and see if it wears differently.
Wishing you had a full vat of Vetiver Tonka could surely cover more than one Friday project!
And I think of Shaal Nur as spring. We all make our own categories