Happy Almost-Friday! (And I think we in the US of A can all be happy, in a non-partisan way befitting the comment policy, that the debates are finally over?) (And also, by request, a very happy birthday to Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr!) What fragrance are you wearing?
I am wearing olive leaf extract layered with Traditional Medicinals Echinacea Plus tea. There is illness afoot in my house and I am doing my best not to succumb.
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.
ELdO Rien, a weird medicinal floral thing that turns into leathery incense, and I just don’t know. You’d think it would be right up my alley, but it’s not the good kind of weird. I bet it has some real fans, though.
I had a decant of Rien four years ago and drained it in three days…I do remember liking it and not thinking it was as potent as others had commented it to be…..
I have a FB and love it when the temps are frigid.
Oh, I love it, but I suspect that the synthetics could smell really different to different noses.
That one was a scrubber for me and I thought it should be right up my alley. It was very strong and not in a good way.
I am rejoicing about the debates as well. Speaking of that , I saw Amy Schumer at Madison Square Garden Tuesday evening, my girlfriend got tickets and it was a blast, and very funny. Not to mention a surprise visit from Madonna. I was very fortunate that she had an extra ticket.
Speaking of rejoicing, I am wearing a beautiful sample of L’eau Scandaleuse from a generous NST’er. I really do love this one and I normally don’t like leather fragrances.
Have a blessed day everyone
What a treat! I think she’s hysterical.
It was a great break from the babies, I didn’t get home until after midnight which is a first for me in a very long long time…
How lucky. When the kids are much older, you can tell them about the evening you went out to see Amy.
You smell great!
The G-rated version
Ombre Leather 16 Tom Ford,
fantastic!
Waiting for the heater maintenance man for the annual tune-up.
Watching morning TV, unfortunately.
Is it always this moronic? LOL
JEEZ…
So you like the Ombre Leather? I’m wondering how close it might be to Tuscan Leather, if you’re familiar. I do really like TL (and just bought a second 5ml decant, as I have drained the first) for its club-chair leather and cozy sweetness. If you could make a comparison for me, I’d be very grateful.
Sure Mals ! Et al.
Remove the raspberry from Tuscan Leather, and make the leather more intense with bit of petroleum aroma, and there you have Ombre Leather 16.
Occasionally I can discern a subtle Sambac jasmine aroma.
I have a fb of Tuscan, and a decant of 16.
A non-perfumey would probably have one or the other.
I enjoy wearing both.
Thanks! Doesn’t sound like I need to test the OL16, then.
I found Ombré Leather to be rather anemic compared to Tuscan Leather on me. It faded out quite quickly and became a meh skin scent.
It isn’t as strong as Tuscan, so I just spray
More more more! !!!
To quote Andrea True.
Punctuation police, I know that is incorrect in so many ways, oh well!
I also like Ombre Leather. Tom Ford does nice leathers.
It is always that moronic. I mean, just from what I’ve heard ????
So what you’re saying is that your TF is not a “bad ombré”?? ???? Yes, morning TV is always moronic. Painfully so. IMHO.
LOL, I see what you did there!!
C’mon November 9th !!
Warm, earthy, chocolatey, patchouli with a touch of cooling anise for me today. Patchouli Patch by L’Artisan.
A classic! Almost never see mentions of it anymore.
I’m sampling 1876 from my Histoires de Parfums discovery set. There is something familiar about it, as if I’ve smelled it before in some other fragrance. On the other hand, whatever it is that I’m smelling I like very much.
What does it smell like?
I think it reminded me somewhat of Salome, but more masculine to me. It’s that dark powdery rose +cumin or caraway thing that reminds me of it.
Oh, that sounds really cool. I’m going to have to prioritize this one!
It isn’t Salome, but I’m thinking if one likes Salome, your chances if liking this one are higher. I’m more in the “appreciate” camp with both.
OK I saw “cumin”…enough said-LOL!
I think it’s “caraway” that’s listed in the notes, but whatever it is, it’s got that slightly sweaty buzz. Still not tempting?????
Nope-LOL!
Happy birthday, Aragorn! The first Lord of the Rings came out when I was 13, and I was alllll about Legolas, but Viggo looks better and better every time I rewatch.
No SOTD- hoping to make it to Neiman’s to try Byredo Unnamed.
Oh Legolas was sooooooo pretty. So pretty dancing on top of that snow. Yes, I was in love with him, too. I was disappointed to see Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean later, where his facial hair and dark hair color went against the purity and innocence with which I had fallen in teenage-love.
Yes. Legolas appeals to younger ladies, but Aragorn’s mighty fine. (My SIL has a crush on Haldir, my daughter likes Eomer, and I have a deep and unholy affection for Faramir. Plenty to go around!)
Faramir was my favorite in the books and I was so disappointed when he became blond in the film, just because it was different from what I had imagined. So Eomer and of course Aragorn it was ????
I love Faramir, too (better taste in women than Aragorn…) and I really liked Eomer in the movie.
I like Haldir, Eomer, AND Faramir. Why pick just one? ????
I tried Unnamed earlier this week, and forgot I was wearing it. So you may want to have a list for Neiman’s, just in case your experience is similarly nondescript!
I quite liked it when I tried it last weekend
ah well.
13? I suddenly feel old.
I like what I see . I am wearing Portrait of a Lady body cream which is absolutely beautiful. I think I prefer this to the perfume, it’s like a solid perfume and a little goes a long way.
I am at work and a little sleepy even though I had my coffee, I just want to go home and sleep.
I feel exactly the same way about POAL body cream. Such beautiful texture, and it lasts forever
You smell lovely. I’m sleepy too today – short night and grey cloudy skies are contributing.
Mmmmm what a yummy picture. I was 14 when I first saw Aragorn, and immediately fell in love with him. I then started to watch everything with Viggo Mortensen in it and realized he had a really high, pinched, tenor voice. He’s better seen than heard. Nonetheless, every time I rewatch LOTR, I fall for Aragorn again.
No trick today, just some Rose Omeyyade from the ever-generous Pixel. It reminds me of Calligraphy Rose, which is good, I think, because the latter is way cheaper at the discounters. Maybe the trick is on the part of Atelier des Ors and their SAs’ assertions that the gold flakes in their perfumes are good for your health.
What? What did you watch? VM can act fluently in three languages and a multitude of voices, most of them as beautiful as he is. (I think he might be for me what Dylan is for Robin! A no-criticism zone! Ha!) But really, he doesn’t have a high pinched voice. Must have been for a role? He’s squeaky in Carlito’s Way.
Haha
Hidalgo first tipped me off to the fact that his voice hurts my ears, and then rewatching all the LOTRs and paying attention to his voice rather than his gorgeous, rugged, kingly looks really pushed the point home to me. Part of the problem is the dissonance between his looks and his voice; I expect his voice to be a manly baritone. Every time I hear his voice (in English) in any movie, I twitch and am instantly less attracted to him.
But good heavens, all these no-criticism zones! I’m in love with many celebrities, but I don’t think criticism of them could ever make me want to disemvowel a comment or argue that feelings are being hurt. Maybe my love doesn’t run deep enough.
Are you the one who requested celebrating his birthday?
Ha! I was kidding. Not sure about Robin????
We take birthday requests very seriously
He was amazing in Eastern Promises. A violent film, but the fight in the bathhouse was so well done. I definitely preferred him over Legolas…
Amazing.
His chemistry with Vincent Cassel is A+++ in that movie.
Yes and yes.
Amy, my girl. If you ever come to Brussels (or Tallinn) we shall put on some Trayee, watch a Viggo movie and discuss Yanagihara.
It’s a date! Have I told you I lovd Tallinn?
I think you have, but I don’t remember when you were there or why…
Very briefly, alas, and without seeing anything else of Estonia. I was in Helsinki for a conference and did a day trip across the beautiful Baltic to Talinn. With lots of Finns going to be buy cheaper booze. They literally had grocery carts with them on the ferry.
I am a huge fan of the Baltic Sea.
Oh I love Caligraphy Rose, so gorgeous, and a real bargain!
Never noticed the voice because he doesn’t say much and I didn’t watch any others with him because well…no beard. But I need to remedy that.
pairing Escada’s Cherries in the Air with Jo Malone Dark Amber & Ginger Lily (thank you, ede, for inspiring this one!)
Robin, I hope you can escape the illness…when disease runs amok in my house I use tea tree oil on everything…including adding a bit to the sponges and dish soap when I wash the dishes…..
Thank you, I am doing my best but feeling very tired and draggy today. If I escape with nothing more than that, I’ll feel very lucky.
I put a few drops in a giant bowl of just-boiled water and steam my head with it. Works like a charm.
Oh that is good too! I use tea tree oil for just about everything ….lucky for me I happen to like the smell….
I’m in Eau Lente today. Spicy, resinous, but sheer, which is kinda perfect for this mild autumn day.
That’s a great idea! I keep forgetting about Diptyque Eau Lente, which I really love.
Enjoying the heck out of Serge Luten’s Baptême de Feu! Absolutely fabulous! Gingerbread with a beautiful orange sauce…and gunpowder? YEP!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLyR2Vmg-07/?taken-by=jadainga99
Is that a desert you are eating?
Unfortunately just a picture I grabbed that matched my scent! I wore Alahine yesterday!!!! It is BEAUTIFUL too!!!!
I tried this the other day and loved it too
Interesting. Might have to sample.
My father’s favorite dessert ever is gingerbread cake with lemon sauce, and now I’m thinking I might have to whip up a batch. I even have fresh lemons in the house, for a change!
My mother-in-law used to live in Winston-Salem, NC, and there was a restaurant there that served the BEST warm gingerbread EVER…with a scoop of lemon ice cream!! Nom nom nom nom nom……
It wasn’t entirely my thing, but I thought it was fascinating and much more interesting than most SL’s recent stuff.
Wearing 7% Solution from EnVoyage.
This scent always reminds me of Miller Harris’ L’Air de Rien – both are very biological ( in a good way – skin and breath), but the 7% is a bit more straight-laced – more laudanum than marijuana.
Well, you just created a lemming. I think I had 7% Solution on my list of things to try to get a sample of eventually but it has just jumped to the actual, written list of things I want to sniff.
I have an appointment today so had to dial it back. I am wearing a small spritz of Vanille 44 from the splitmeet. I thought Viggo’s name was Strider in the LOTR series? I also loved him on Hildago. 8
Strider was a nickname – not sure if it was to protect his identity or what.
Ah@ Thanks!
Right. Early on, he’s incognito and wandering the border between The Shire and Old Arnor to the north, as a Ranger, using the name Strider. (This was after his childhood in Rivendell, where he was given the use-name Estel, meaning “hope.”) It was only later that he began using his given name and publicly claiming his birthright as the heir to the throne of Gondor.
(gah. such a geek i am.)
Could not have said it better. *cap*
I really appreciate that this is the kind of blog where we can talk about perfume AND freshen up each other’s LOTR knowledge.
AND get book recommendations
A community of all-around nerds. I love it.
The good news is that there are many of us living in the land of LOTR Geekdom!
He was also exceptional in “The Road.” The book was outstanding and the movie was the rare exception in that it was *amlost* as good as the book.
Must watch. I’ve read the book a number of times and not sure why I haven’t seen the movie.
First time wearing of Sycomore, thanks to a generous NST-er. How lovely! I now know what all the fuss was about. Woody, yes, but soft and fresh at the same time. A hint of citrus. Office-friendly. We have a winner! Oh, Chanel Les Exclusifs, you have my undying love – and soon my paycheck. Last year I invested in a FB of 31RC – who will be next? Cuir de Russie? Sycomore? Coromandel? If only they weren’t all so spendy. Thank the Gaia for swaps and splits!
I’d say Cuir de Russie, but I love Sycomore almost as much. All would be fabulous choices.
Yes, I think a bottle of Coromandel is in my future…
I’m wearing a smidge of Perris Monte Carlo Absolue d’Osmanthe which is playing nicely with the warmish day today.
Ahhh, Viggo. He can do no wrong in my book. I really liked him in his latest role in Captain Fantastic.
Mine either as is obvious by now in today’s comments!
Ahh, Viggo – happy birthday!
SOTD is Cuir Mauresque layered with Rose Anonyme. I’ve been experimenting with proportions on this combination, and the one I like best is a “normal” application of CM and just a whisper of RA. I’ve tried CM alone to compare against the combo, and the tiny amount of RA really does add something, much as vermouth adds just the right “something” to gin in a well-made martini.
That’s an interesting layering idea.
This combo sounds interesting. I was debating letting my CM go as it is too much for me, but might be able to redeem it
Um. Well, I don’t think the Rose Anonyme tones anything down – if anything it amps the deepness of the CM up a bit. Not that I want to discourage you from trying the combo, because it really is beautiful … but it will still be a dusky, slightly masculine leather with spicy rose. Maybe you could try layering CM with a brighter rose, and adjust the proportions to two thirds rose and one third CM? Actually, I might try that myself!
If you want to off load it/swap it, just let me know????
I might wanna do that – it has not been getting much use!!! And I am trying to trim things down (not very successfully!!!. How would I get in touch with you. I am marianna_r in the yahooooo land.
Just emailed you????????
Are you dabbing or spraying CM? I always thought it was too much for me until I tried just wearing a couple of dabs and voilà, I could finally appreciate it.
This sounds exquisite!
Happy Birthday Viggo!
The weather’s playing tricks on us (maybe it’ll be summer today?) so I’m playing along. It’s Hawaiian shirt day, and I’m wearing Olfactive Studio Still Life in Rio: citrus, coconut, rum, yum yum yum.
Sounds like a good match for Hawaiian shirt day.
Mmmm…..that sounds good!
Oh, I liked that one very much.
Today I’m wearing Lancome Miracle and drinking a cup of rosehip, hibiscus and cherry tea.
I’m glad its Thursday. Only one more day until the weekend.
Sampling some stuff from SIXTEEN92 today, an indie perfumery I came across mention of on perfumesilove, Luca Turin’s blog. These are oils, which I generally don’t love, but some of the scents you can get in parfum instead.
So far it’s a mixed bag. I can see BPAL fans loving some of these, though.
Happy birthday, Viggo, and thanks for looking so good all disheveled and travel-worn!
Also, I am trying to stay cheerful. Bookworm did *not* come home for Fall Break as originally planned. She took a fall in an ultimate frisbee tournament on Sunday and hit her head, and although she does not appear to have a concussion (no loss of consciousness, no vision disturbance, no memory loss), she’s been having headaches off and on since. Just couldn’t face the 10-hour trip – even taking the train was going to be a hardship for her, poor baby. So she’s in CT, and I’m missing her but hoping she can get some rest and feel better soon.
Sniff.
So sorry to hear that…I would keep track of those headaches she is having…
Right. She did go to student health, and they don’t seem terribly worried about her condition, but if the headaches don’t go away in the next couple of days, I might have to get on my horse and go to the rescue, Mom style.
Of course. ☺
Oh, man, that’s really tough. I hope she feels better soon, and I’m sure Thanksgiving break will be here before either of you knows it!
We’re actually taking a family vacation – the first time we will have had all five of us in the same place away from home at the same time in seven years! – over Thanksgiving, so it will be extra special to see her then.
I hope your sweet girl’s head injury heals. Head injuries frighten me.
Yeah, pretty scary. Thanks for the good wishes.
That kind of thing is always nervracking. Missing the visit plus worrying at a distance is tough. I hope all resolves quickly.
Thanks! I do hope she is better soon.
Oh what a bummer. Hope the headaches disappear quickly.
Hope you’re daughters feeling much better soon, and that u all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
Being a parent is so tough!
Oh no
Fingers crossed for her speedy recovery <3
Hope your daughter feels better soon. I’m sure she’ll be fine! (I say that as someone who has decades of experience knocking the heck out of her noggin.)
They have a couple of interesting ones. which ones did you liked? I liked Baba Yaga (being From Russia it was a treat to get something named after that fairy tail villain)
Urgh tale not tail
SOTD is my new Yves Rocher Rose Oud from the splitmeet. Its pretty but faint and doesn’t last long. Oh, well, I’m glad I got the chance to try it out anyway.
I just got some in the swap meet and really like it, but agree it doesn’t stick around as long as you’d think considering the hefty notes. But I can smell it pretty well on myself for the first hour.
I really wish it was available on the US site!
ELDO La Fin du Monde. The caramel popcorn element feels very trick-or-treatish to me
Hah, funny!
Fun scent!I should wear that one asap!Eating caramel popcorn on a burnt-out ferris wheel,stuck right on top!????
Happy birthday Viggo! Seeing his beautiful face may have turned my morning around for the better.
Woke up this morning with the headache I went to bed with still going strong. Wearing Orange Verte for its tonic effects.
Oh, that’s no good about the headache
Hope the OV helps.
SotMorning = Eau des Merveilles. I’ve been missing it, plus the weather turned hot again, so EdM is perfect.
And speaking of perfect (putting all politics aside, I vote both ways), I must give a woot-woot! to Mrs. Obama and the Versace gown she wore to the US president’s final state dinner.
So I’ll wear a spritz of Versace Versense later. Going to run down a long list of errands and shopping today, I’m sure I can find a tester. Or maybe Yellow Diamond, that one seems to be everywhere lately.
That gown! It deserves the honors you’re giving it.
It was amazing.
Wearing Penhaligon’s Elixir today – I smell like spice drops! It’s “chilly” this morning, so the spice drop sensation is welcome.
Really must get some cover letters done today. Honestly, the academic job market is enough to make one want to leave academia.
That’s my favorite Penhaligons – you smell great.
Did you notice they’re discontinuing it? You might want to keep an eye out for a bottle!
No!!! Will have to see if I can find one.
ARAGORN! I had such a teenage crush on the Aragorn of the book and then later the film version. Perfect casting, in my opinion. I’m a fan of Viggo in general, both as an actor and as a person.
Well, back to perfume – Byredo Unnamed kind of fits the theme of the week, right? Even if in a roundabout way.
Scent twins! and I thought the same thing about the theme.
Did I ask how you like it already? Very curious.
see below!
The funny thing about my love of VM is that I have never seen an entire LotR movie. It’s just not my thing. I have likely seen every other movie, arty or mainstream, he’s made. Oh not The Road but I will someday.
Meanwhile how do you like Unnamed?
I do like it and bought a bottle (I did a little review on the blog, if you’re interested). As Elizabeth says, it’s a little sharp in the beginning – I think it’s the pepper and cedar. But I like the lush violet/sharp wood dynamic. It’s not the greatest violet ever, but it’s worth trying. If I owned a bottle of Bois de Violette, I would not have gotten this, but have no regrets.
I think the LOTR casting was excellent across the board. Those movies are such a gift–made by fans for fans. ????
I’ve got an exercise class followed by a long walk, so I won’t get to perfume until late this evening. Wore AG Eau du Sud on Tuesday but it’s too unseasonably humid for it. Dzing! is on my mind this AM. That’s sort of a trick perfume, isn’t it?
A circus trick!
yes!
Oh Aaragorn … today I’m wearing Black Tourmaline. It’s what I wear when I watch Lord of the Rings. I saw that picture and had to put it on
I love Black Tourmaline, haven’t worn it in ages, need to rectify that.
I love that you have a LOTR perfume
+1!
I am radiating Jo Malone Oud Bergamot body cream layered with Mona di Orio Oud. May have over done it a tad.
hmm haven’t smelled the MdO, but the JM body creme is lovely!
SOTD: Galop
This is very much a JCE scent to my nose even though Nagel is it’s creater. It’s lovely, not as much staying power as I tend to like, but in that skin scent, no-brainer category. I love the quince in the opening and definitely good for rose, non-rose scent fans.
The leather is exactly the leather in Cuir d`Ange.
Thanks for doing a split on this one, hjusuuri!
Scent twins! Yes, another thanks to Hajusuuri on the Galop and also Mon Precieux Nectar.
I put one on each arm yesterday when they arrived. A visitor arrived and asked what smelled so good, and I realized it was one of them, or more likely, the combination!
Nectar is wonderful stuff. I can see the combination working.
I bet it’s the combo!
Yes many thanks to hajusuri
I was surprised by how much I liked Galop on the first try. Also I put it on at night and it still smelled ambiently lovely the next morning.
did you like the opening?
I didn’t like it at all; the drydown was okay.
I didn’t have strong feelings about the opening, then enjoyed the mid-range, than was very pleasantly surprised in the morning. Will try again tonight and see if the results are the same. I think I think people are being a little mean about this one! It’s pricey, though, and a change in a house beloved by many, so I it.
I am so kicking myself for not getting in on that split
Yay, glad you enjoy Galop!
I’m wearing JUL ET MAD Secrets du Paradis Rouge today.
I swear it smells like loukoum candies on my skin.
Byredo Unnamed.
What do you think of this one? I have a sample on the way!
how is it?
I think it is sharp, not necessarily in a bad way, however. On me it is all violet, iris, hendrick’s gin, and pink pepper. I like it, and it lasts on me. Definitely one to try though before buying, especially if you’re not keen on violet.
Sounds interesting, I love violet.
Cuir Beluga for me today – sample from a generous NSTer. I’m like a kid in a candy story with a couple new splits and samples. As well as a new bottle of Alamut from my gift certificate.
Such a perfect analogy! But you can try so many perfumes without regret.
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Yes, thank goodness no calories especially on these sweet scents!
What do you think of Cuir Beluga?
Cuir Beluga is so yummy. I bought another bottle before they switched to those horrible bulb sprayers.
I hope BG still has the old bottles. I have gift cards I want to spend!
SOTD is Granville (Dior). Temps are falling, probably should have chosen something more “cozy”.
It’s perfect for summer though right? Something in the Dior fancy perfumes doesn’t totally agree with me, but I love how this smells.
Wearing Louboutin’s Trouble in Heaven today…
There is an aquatic or marine element going on in an otherwise patchouli/amber mix which is kind of displeasing me w/ this one…
Sounds like it was aptly named, then.
Wearing Chanel 5 L’eau – because it was in my purse (yay, I had something with me, finally).
Didn’t put anything on at home because I had a mammogram this morning. I am celebrating because last year at this time the mammogram started off a whole series of biopsies and worries, and this time, all looked fine. (The radiologist was there and read the films right then for me.) Happy!
And a very happy birthday to Viggo, who is my age and still sexy!
Great news! So happy for you ????
Excellent news!
Congrats on your good news. ????
So happy to read some good health news, really glad for u.
You must be relieved. I went through a similar thing and mine have been fine every year since. Cheers and enjoy L’eau worry-free!
Thanks K!
Hooray!
Thanks Koyel!
Such a relief and definitely something to celebrate!
Thanks everyone. I’ll definitely have a glass of wine tonight!
Hooray for great news!
: D
What excellent news!
Thx! It’s nice to get good news for a change!
Yay! I go through that almost every year so I know the feeling.
Very happy today– my relationship has hit the stage where my new guy was telling me how I’m an amazing woman. To celebrate, I am wearing the equally awesome Iris Ganache
Congrats!!!
Awwww. Awesome????
Awww! That’s so nice to hear! Happy for you.
Wonderful. I have to get my old guy to start telling me that!
I agree, mine stopped telling that after a while, so enjoy
Ooh missed that, sounds wonderful!
Perfect celebration scent for a minor(major??)relationship milestone!
That’s fantastic, and u smell fantastic too!
That’s wonderful
I can get my guy to say it if I say, “Tell me I’m amazing! Say it now!”
Ha!
Yay! And you smell great too.
Nice!
That’s sweet!
SOTD Rose de Petra. I do not know why I need so many roses – this one is still the best one. Oh never mind – one cannot have too many roses or ambers or irises.
Robin I hope you feel better. There is always someone in my household complaining of sore throat or runny nose
One can never have too many roses. They are over-represented in my collection. Rose de Petra is a beautiful one.
What are your other favorites? Just asking for a friend (wink wink)
ELDO Rossy de Palma is my most worn, Tauer Rose Delight, Une Rose Chypree, Providence Perfume Co Rose Boheme(don’t own), Dita von Teese, and just got a decant of Yves Rocher Rose Oud which I like a lot, Habit Rouge Dress Code, which is growing on me, Perris Rose de Taif, and Armaf Club de Nuit intense woman which is a pretty good dupe of TF Noir de Noir and I actually prefer it to the TF. I’m sure there are others I can’t think of right now.
Oh, and I like Ann Gerard Rose Cut but it’s a little on the flat side, to me.
Thank you Elisa. I have to revisit my Club de Nuit – it has been neglected
Rossy de Palma has been on the want list for ages, and I have been meaning to get a sample of Rose Boheme for years as well!!! And Perris – I have to thank you for introducing me to this house, but my wallet is not letting me – I will be getting a FB of one of their bottles for my upcoming bday!!!
If I can get the SA at Bergdorf’s to be extra generous with samples at Sniffapalooza on Sat, I’ll send some your way.
What note CAN one have too many of? (Genuine question)
I think it depends how much you like a certain note. I don’t need a whole lot of vanilla, for instance.
Thank you Clarissa!
I played a trick on myself–I thought I grabbed and sprayed Demeter Gingerale, but instead it was Pruning Shears.
Oops! But not a bad mistake I hope. I like PS.
Suddenly occurs to me that maybe they would layer?
Or maybe not.
Hey , nice photo! I betcha he smells…umm…manly!!
SOTD is Hermés Vetiver Tonka to get me through a long, long work day.
The rumor of cooler weather is what’s afoot down here. I am SO ready!
Van Cleef & Arpels Orchidée Vanillée: There is no reason I should like this; on me it’s fruity and sweet vanilla with a good bit of what might be Iso-E Super – BUT- I love it, it’s fun and girly and young. Reminiscent of strawberry ice cream in a good way.
Never would have tried this on my own, a generous NSTer sent me a sample, thank you!
This one is deliciously creamy and sweet.
Wearing Chanel Bois des Iles. Beautiful, perfect for autumn with lots of sandalwood, that in this particular fragrance does bother me at all. Unfortunately, like with most of Les Exclusifs, it does not last too long. I have already reapplied it 3 times, since early this morning. Wonderful while it lasts.
Tom Ford Rive d’Ambre: the trick is that it’s actually a citrus scent.
Following a comment by Robin yesterday I pulled out Une Rose today. For Viggo later today I’ll go for something a little funkier. ????
You smell incredible.
You saucy minx!
I have a morning of errands and of being around other people, so I’m wearing En Passant today. I’m pretty sure it won’t offend anyone.
you smell lovely.
A person offended by En PAasant must be the grumpiest human ever.
Sorry about this typing mess.
Viggo should do a perfume ad.I would buy into that!SOTD!smell bent is keeping me occupied this week,today I’m in Celebrity Garden Party.They do green florals and fresh,Spring-smelling perfumes very very well!!
Have you tried Florist’s Fridge? Smell exactly like the name – cool, and floral.
Yes!I wore Florist’s fridge earlier this week!!Totally in love with it as well!Perfect description:cool and floral!
P.S,this perfume also kept me calm today,as I was informed the transfer papers and title deed to my sold house is already with the lawyers!!And I don’t have a new house yet!!!And I have to pack!!!*slight resurfacing of a huge panic attack ensues*
After nearly a year in a hotel we are finally settled in a house again, so I can sympathize! If I was closer I’d come help you pack – so much easier when the move is not your own. No emotional baggage!
Thanks for the sympathy.Yes,I have 3 generations’ stuff to pack up/sort out.Not that easy to curate.I shall not even mention my own perfume collection…
I placed a Smellbent order last night because of you.
Yay!!Hope you like what you ordered!!My second enabler’s pin for the week,I am on a roll!!Haha!!
In Mimosa & Cardamon inspired by comments yesterday.
Ah Aragorn, may be time for a rewatch or reinstate an annual tradition of reading all the books during Christmas vacation.
So glad to see so many fans here. Although maybe a bit jealous, too
That’s a great tradition. I believe Christopher Lee used to reread them every year. (Didn’t he know Tolkien?)
Layered Tam Dao with Mimosa & Cardamom. Nice! TD adds a woodiness to M&C’s honeyed floralcy. However neither adds to their longevity. Any suggestions on what to layer with M&C to bring out a little bit more of that sweatiness? Thanks.
I don’t have any immediate great ideas, but your combo sounds fantastic!
teaching a workshop for the scent-averse colleague again, so skipping scent until after…
this is a particularly fun diversion if I’m living vicariously today
Stopped in Nordstrom’s on my walk home, sprayed my arms with Bois d’Argent (like a nonsexy swoon) and made a slightly drippy sample of Iris Nobile, so I am plenty compensated for earlier scentlessness.
Best of days to you, NST. It’s Friday here, and why should I celebrate? Let me count the ways: long weekend, last day of the teaching semester, and on Tuesday next week, the dear man and I are going to Australia for two weeks. Sydney, then a week exploring Tasmania, then Melbourne. Lots of rest, lots of walking, a little shopping. I do intend to re-buy my back-up bottles of Vanille Galante and Ambre Narguile, and if I love it, Angel Muse, but other than those plans, I have none. Hurray for an unstructured life!
So. A tricky perfume? Fate has always seemed mis-named to me, or at least mis-packaged. The perfume is too golden and full of light for all that portentous symbolism on the box, though there’s no reason. I suppose, why a fate has to be dark and brooding. I find Safari mis-named too–it’s too green and crisp to match my idea of the heat and heat and very hot heat of a safari–but I don’t want to wear either of these lovelies today. I’Ve decided that my tricksy perfume is going to be Number 22, and that because it goes through so many personalities on my skin. It starts feminine, in an opulent, silk-and-lace cleavage kind of way, gets all demurely floral and virginal (quite a trick, when you think about that) at about the twenty minute mark, then changes again into an equivocal glow of strong-minded, you-want-trouble? sandalwooded personhood, neither feminine nor masculine, just gorgeous. It deserves a name, not a number. It should be called Harriet or Esme or some such slightly old-fashioned name that suggests individuality and character.
All that is just my happy nonsense, of course, but I have to tell you, my fragrant friends, I smell wonderful! Esme and I are going out to conquer the world!
What a good choice!, and I think Esme really suits No. 22.
I jusr resred the No. 22 edp today, a friend thought it smelled quite different from the previous version. I think it does too, but it’s still nice.
Have a fabulous restorative vacation! Sounds like a great itinerary.
Have an amazing vacation!
Congrats on making it through the semester. Have a wonderful vacation!
Just a little rose eo so far today, still trying to drag myself into the shower.
Robin, hope you feel better.
I hope you are feeling well too!
Cuir d’Ange for me today, just because I felt like it and it is great.
SOTD; Mon parfumerie Cherie Par Camille- plummy, patch- violet gorgeousness.
Great stuff! You smell beautiful.
Well, my attempt yesterday to entice spring to arrive by wearing Chamade has backfired badly – it’s back to winter again
I will comfort myself with generous amounts of Safran Troublant.
Always a good choice.
Aragorn!!!
Stay healthy, Robin! I hope you can wars of whatever bug is trying to get you.
SOTD is Anna Sui.
Argh, that’s “ward off”! Good grief, autocorrect!
But it is also wars, right? And I think I am winning, we shall see. But it’s been a long day of tired.
Wearing a heavy dose of Chanel no. 22.
Possibly too heavy. But I’m not planning to leave the house for a smidge so all’s well!
I’ve been meaning to wear Dzing! for a few weeks now, and here I am. So yummy! More treat than trick in my book. Happy almost-Friday!
You smell great!
SOTD was Eau d’Italie “Bois d’Ombrie”. I was kind of surprised to see no actual wood listed – I guess it’s the vetiver-and-leather that give a woodsy impression? I liked this, but not as much as I thought I might.
Never heard of Viggo Mortensen. f pushed to answer, I’d have guessed the lead singer from A-ha! – a quick Google reminds me that was Morten Harket. My life feels suitably enriched by all this knowledge today. ;^)
I think that means you weren’t an impressionable teenager prone to silly crushes back in 2001.
He was also married to Exene Cervenka of the band “X” for a few minutes.
omigosh, I LOVE John Doe, and thought he and Exene had been married (they had) but she’s been married 3 times. Admire her taste in men!
Yes! His cool factor is off the charts for an actor.
Whoa!
SOTD = Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme
I find this neither noir nor femme so it’s a trick. Fragrantica categorized this as Oriental Floral so while it may technically be one, it smells more like a fruity gourmand in the best possible way. En plus, it is fan me Sexee and yes, I wore it to work for no reason other than I wanted to. Although I realize it is not for everyone, you should at least smell it before dismissing it as just another mainstream Tom Ford. Mainstream has its advantages because the time from launch to appearance at the discounters is usually short which makes buying a large sample very appealing
An acquaintance wears Noir pour Femme and calls it “delicious cuddles in a bottle” because she gets all the hugs from all the people small to tall when she wears it.
A 30 ml bottle of NpF would indeed be a most excellent large sample.
I like that – delicious cuddles!
Viggo!!! You remembered! Thanks Robin! :o)
Greetings from Perth- another city that spring forgot. There’s actually sunshine and no rain today which is a miracle in itself.
PdN Juste un Reve today, Bellodgia tonight (Thurs) as it’s actually now Friday but I couldn’t miss Viggo Day.