Happy Tuesday, and a very happy birthday to Donatella Versace! (And pretty sure that means you can buy that bottle of perfume today.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm testing the waters (I'm taking antibiotics and I'm still a little queasy in the mornings after my first dose) with a little dab of Thierry Mugler Cologne. Tea at the moment is my morning standby, Upton Irish Breakfast.
Reminder: on 5/5 we're doing May-bee Baby Friday... wear a honey fragrance or one that contains a honey note. Suggested by happy888cat.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2017, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the Lizzy teapot ("reigns supreme. We couldn't resist a loving nod to the Queen herself. (Lizzy, AKA Queen Elizabeth.) More cool than prim and proper, Victorian-style teapot pours modern in a chic coat of purple silicone over porcelain. Sculptural shape and touchy-feely texture are sure to be the talk of the table.") in Royal Purple is marked down to $12.99 at CB2.
Hang in there Robin!
I decided to wear the last of my sample of Rubj before it dried up completely. it’s quite something for a Tuesday at 7 am.
Oh, I am, thanks! And yes — Rubj is maybe not a 7 am fragrance — but enjoy the ride.
I didn’t get to post yesterday. I was so busy that I didn’t have time to find and inbox my Diorissimo so I had to grab my Coty Muguet des Bois and spray it as I was walking out the door. I was so happy to participate though. I feel like spring is officially here when I have an excuse to break out the LOTV. Today I’m going to find that Diorissimo.
Lizzie. I dare anyone fortunate enough to meet the queen to call her that. Please tell me how it goes over.
Seriously doubt that anybody over at whatever department at CB2 that assigns names to products has ever met Queen Elizabeth
I think it’s the same as when some perfume lovers call Serge Lutens “Uncle Serge”.
A “loving nod” indeed. 
I’ve finished my sample of West Third Brand Tobacco 1812. It seems to be made along the lines of Tobacco Vanille/Tabac Rouge, but it’s much lighter, more watery. Feels right today, because I wanted something light but still with honey in it.
Sounds perfect!
I’ve gotten through most of my backlog of untried samples — the ones I was genuinely interested in, though I admit I still have some manufacturer samples from Sephora rolling around — and am moving onto phase two of Sample Slam 17, re-trying and using up samples I liked.
Beginning in a burst of glory by finishing off a sample of Parfums Delrae Wit. It’s such a beauty! I don’t think I’m going to snap up a decant — I have more elegant florals than I can wear already — but if I could find a good deal on a bottle or they made some kind of minis, I’d probably buy it in a minute.
Wit is gorgeous. That reminds me to get out the remaining 1.5ml in my decant and wear that sucker.
Soon! I packed it up for you at the weekend!
I have a question: I’m thinking of buying Annick Goutal Songes. If you have tried both, would you recommend the EDT or the EDP? Today I am wearing Saffron Troublant (sp?). It seems right on this morning when the weather feels more like October.
Scent twin!
I’ve only tried the EDT a few times, and it’s very lovely. The EDP is more rounded, and slightly heavier on the vanilla. I tend to prefer the Goutals in EDP, especially the richer feminines.
My vote is for the EDP! I just sprung for a bottle recently in fact. It depends a bit if you’re in it for the bright florals (EDT) or the wood and vanilla (EDP), though personally I only really notice the difference if I wear them side-by-side… in regular wear, the EDP just feels MORE. Also I notice The Perfumed Court has samples of both concentrations.
They are both lovely, but I prefer the EDT, since is brighter and sunnier.
I can’t compare as I’ve only tried the EdT just yesterday, but it sure was pretty and I enjoyed it all day!
So it had fairly good lasting power?
For me, both last on clothes the whole day, on skin at least 6 hours.
Thanks everyone for your input. I’m still confused, but may just go ahead with the EDT since it is less than half the pice of the EDP.
I’d try both before buying. I had a sample of another Goutal EDT, wanted a bottle, found a good deal on the EDP, and bought it. I wish I’d bought the EDT as it smells quite different.
EDP!!! It has a better more smooth vanilla base and less skank.
Sometimes mint tea works for me, when my stomach isn’t quite what it should be. Mugler Cologne is great, I was rearranging some stuff in my closet the other day and came across my bottle. One of my earlier purchases.
Sotd is quite a different thing altogether, although still not a big scent. Wearing Chant d’Arômes, and enjoying it a lot.
Lovely!
Thanks! I don’t know why I never think of mint tea in the morning. Will try tomorrow.
Scent twin! This is lovely stuff. You smell beautiful.
on the tops of my feet and the part of my neck that was not hacked up yesterday at the dermatologist I am wearing Saffron Troublant (this is day no 4…..why am I so addicted to this one?) and sprayed up and down both of my arms is Suede et Safran….I am a 93lb spice bomb for sure! I am surprised no one has said anything to me yet at work-LOL!
Robin, hang in there! Hope the nausea subsides real soon !
Sorry to hear about the hacking – you must smell incredible. I love Saffron Troublant on other people (sadly, it’s too sweet on my skin) and have been wanting to sniff Suede et Safran for a while.
I have been having things lopped off for the past 20 years…unfortunately…so it is standard procedure now every time I go to the dermatologist.
The odd thing about Saffron Troublant is my nose smells heavy cumin at the onset (even though it is not listed as a note on fragrantica) and cumin and I are usually not friends….and yet, I cannot help sniffing my arm constantly when I wear this one…and the drydown is gorgeous…rose and vanilla to my nose.
Suede et Safran is still going strong as I really over applied (I finished the sample)..it is very dry and powdery to my nose…this is my non professional impression :)….I haven’t had the opportunity to research the notes yet….hopefully you will get to try it soon
Oh, it is just from the meds and mostly just in the morning. I am really doing pretty well all things considered. Thanks!
I’m sampling Byredo Pulp and enjoying it very much so far. Something fun for a Tuesday! I hope the crowded metro train also enjoyed it… the hazards of sampling before a commute!
It is such a wonderful, happy scent – and pretty unique.
Doused in Lutens La Myrrhe for a cold, rainy day.
White honey and myrrh for miles.
I just ordered another decant last week.
You smell great.
Adore La Myrrhe.
I had a decant that languished for ages, then I heard an episode of the Fume Chat podcast that discussed it, and everyone raved, so I fug out my decant, and it is now almost gone. I wish I could find a FB that wasn’t a bell jar. Those little dainties are so expensive
I hear you. I keep hoping to find Chene in the export bottle.
From your mouth to Serge’s ears.
Mals – how does it compare to the AG Myrrhe Ardente?
Not Mals, but I find MA is more sweet root beery and the SL Myrrhe has an earthy mushroom note.
SotD = Fou d’Absinthe by L’Artisan Parfumer
This perfume has a fresh and a warm side.
The opening is somewhat green aromatic, but after a short period the woody and warm spicy notes develop and make it a very cosy scent. Love it!
I like that one.
I cant recall a mention of it in the comments here, but i just discovered your review (2006, more than 10 years ago…),
Spot on description!
Though on my skin the spices seem somewhat more prominent.
Btw totally forgot we were doing honey. So now for something completely different:
Poison, Esprit de parfum.
The honey note is prominent.
And I also like this formulation a lot, I think its my favourite Poison.
Its so smooth and less ‘in your face’ than other versions.
This is one of the few ‘big perfumes’ that fits me / does not make me feel ridiculously overdressed.
Someone was wearing FdA here in the past month or so, but of course I cannot remember who! It doesn’t get mentioned frequently, that’s for sure.
Speedy recovery Robin
Orange-Leaves L’Occitane
Ohh – tell me more?? This is a new one for me
This is discontinued from L’occitane. But it is everything, the blossoms, the leaves, the bark..the whole thing! One of my favorites and its a cologne
Ohh, that sounds nice.
I’ve been on a holiday in Senegal (great) and down with a stomach bug (less fantastic). I’m also going through one of those phases where I’m less excited about perfume – I almost didn’t wear anything in Senegal, with the exception of JM Mimosa & Cardamom and TF Soleil Blanc body oil.
What have you enjoyed wearing lately? Anything I should definitely try? I’m in the good old Rue Cambon today, because of important meetings.
And Robin, if you’re reading this – I hope you’re doing well. I went through the treatment of Lyme disease years ago and it’s no fun. I had Lyme arthritis and my knees seemed to me as large as footballs. Fortunately, they did go back to normal after a while:)
Hi Annikky, just popping in to say hi to you and all NST’ers, special message to Robin’s immune system: kick the bugger out!
I am going through a similar phase, mostly because too busy. Last purchase were the last mls of Temps d’une Fete available and I love it and wear it often. Today I am wearing Mona di Orio’s Ambre, it is a lovely amber for a too cold spring (Olfactoria described it as a purring cat rather than a screaming tiger). Best wishes to everyone!
Thank you! It’s good to “see” you. I hope the busy phase will pass at some point. I’ll also be more and more busy up until end December (with a possible breather in August). But I knew this when I took the job and it’s going to be exciting.
Hi Annikky!
Made a Mediterranean feast on Sat (although if memory serves, your dinners put mine to shame!) and was thinking of you. It was a mix of offerings from Plenty, Jerusalem, Persiana, and The Silver Palate (for old times’ sake!).
Senegal? Terrific!
Glad you popped in to say hello.
Your feast sounds great, all those cookbooks are wonderful. Thank you for thinking of me!
I’ve so enjoyed your Instagram posts from Senegal! Thanks!
Thank you! I’ll try to post some less pretty pics on the blog later today.
Oh, that must have been horrid! Knock on wood, think I caught it too soon to have to worry about that. My husband had serious joint pain though, esp. the first time.
Yep, I’m going through a similar phase. I’m just not so enthusiastic about perfume lately. I still love it, of course, but I am not putting much thought into it. I just grab a no-brainer and get on with life. The upside is that I don’t feel compelled to buy MORE perfume – which of course I don’t need anyway. In any case, I’m sure this phase will eventually pass.
I am wearing my beloved Chanel 28 La Pausa EdT. I had like 20 sprays early in the morning and it is still hanging very, very, softly on my clothes. Are there any perfumes close enough to 28 EdT with that powdery, woody, soft iris?
I wish there were! Bear astutely observed once that 28 is really a vetiver perfume with iris. I love both vetiver and iris, so I find that a dynamite combination.
Angela loves DelRae Mythique for iris, but I can’t smell it very well so I’m not sure how similar it is. Chanel No. 18 has the same iris, but to my nose it’s even softer than 28. You could also try Chanel Cuir Russie for a leather iris. Ann Gerard Cuir de Nacre is a less natural leather iris. It is also a soft scent, though.
Thank you Nozknoz. Cuir de Ruisse is also a gorgeous one. Taking notes of the other 3 you mentioned.
Have you tried Carner Barcelona D600? To me the name sounds like a car track, but a generous NSTer sent me a sample and it is lovely. From the notes you might suspect it is spicy, but I would say it is an elegant, powdery, wood and iris scent.
Oh! that sounds great! thank you. I took note and just ordered a sample.
ha! I just looked up the notes on this one a few hours ago because a good friend of mine really likes it. It sounds wonderful.
I love D600, such an elegant woody iris
How about Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue?
It’s much more creamy and buttery than Infusion d’Iris EdP, so it probably fits a 28 La Pausa theme
You are right Lucas. Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue is pretty similar and beautiful. I need to spray on some later on today to compare it. Looking forward for my samples of D600 and Ann Gerard Cuir de Nacre to arrive.
Imho, few (maybe none?) lines do iris the way Chanel does. From La Pausa to 31 RC, 19 Poudre, 1932 and even the Misia EDT drydown has that haunting iris.
I do love Infusion d’ Iris Absolue too.
I am wearing Iris Fauve today which is a beautiful iris as well.
She-ra, I fully agree with you about the unique magic of Chanel iris. That’s why I am totally in love with all its iris perfumes. It is impossible to find something even close to them. Adding Iris Fauve now to the iris samples I will be getting.
Iris Fauve is really lovely. VC&A Bois d’Iris is a woody iris, but I would say the emphasis is much more on the wood than the iris.
You might also like Serge Lutens Bas de Soie, which has iris and hyacinth, but much heavier on the iris.
Wonderful! I will be ordering a sample. Thanks for your recommendation.
Co-sign Carner Barcelona D600.
Adding Dior Homme.
Thank you Hajusuuri. Adding also Dior Homme to my purchase.
Woke up this morning craving Chanel 1932, like I was smelling it in my dreams last night.
Mom’s back surgery was successful, but she is in a great deal of pain still. I’m driving back down to see her. Thanks for all the well-wishes, I’ll pass them on.
I like when that happens, makes choosing the SOTD so easy! (Hope your mom feels better soon!)
Yes! As long as I remember what the dream was about. I usually have to spray immediately lest I forget.
And 2nd the positive thoughts on your mother’s recovery. I’d think it would take some time to get through. Hope she is doing well.
I’m glad surgery was successful
Sorry about the pain.
I hope your mom’s pain goes away quickly, and that her recovery is smooth.
1932 is in my sea of samples and I am eager to try it…also, Alahinneeee is in there too
I might just do my own Chanel week as I have enough samples now to accomplish that.
Hope your mom’s pain goes away soon.
You smell wonderful…good reminder to wear 1932 this week.
Glad your mom’s surgery went well and she is on the mend.
That’s great news about your mom. Sorry to hear about the pain, hope things ease up quickly. To both of you – be well and be fragrant.
Glad to hear the surgery was a success!
I’m pleased to hear that your mom came out of the operation all right.
Continued healing vibes for your mom.
Good news about your mom. I hope she recovers quickly!
SOTD is Chanel 19 EDP. We’re gearing up for some rather ridiculous weather here in the next couple of days — 90% humidity, temperatures in the 80s, and thunderstorms. Hey, Mother Nature, are you practicing for Chicago in August or something?? Lay off!
You smell very pretty!
Aren’t you in the PacNW somewhere?
Yes, Oregon. That’s why the predicted weather is so weird – it’s supposed to be chilly and rainy until July! That’s our little joke – in June we have Rose Festival, with carnival rides and food tents down on the waterfront, and a bunch of Navy ships dock along the river, and there are a couple of parades, and it usually rains for the whole week. Maybe it won’t this year.
Tried out the 3 Olivine Atelier samples I ordered last night:
She Belongs There edp: a nice greenish, non-indolic jasmine. Very bright and summery and reminds me if the Voluspa Jasmine and Amaranth. Nice and I’ll probably use it, but it didn’t rock my jasmine world.
Gigi oil: I had a hard time getting a sense of its character, but I found it to be a pleasant fruity floral. Maybe a tad too fruity (pear) for me. Will retry.
Full Regalia edp (SOTD): a musky vanilla+jasmine. Reminds me of parts of both TBS White Musk and MH L’Air d’Rien. Pleasant, soft, kind of snuggly.
Love the name She Belongs There — too bad it is not more jasmine.
Yeah, it could use a splash of mothballs. It’s pretty, though. I like the name(s) too. Full Regalia is named after her grandfather’s racehorse and she has a sweet story about it.
Only a perfumista would say “it could use a splash of mothballs” — and I know just what you mean.
Doing a week of honey notes turns out to be a breeze for me. Elie Saab in edt this morning and loving it.
Nice pick!
Today I drained my sample of Reverie Au Jardin from Andy Tauer. I’m going to miss it. Maybe I should invest in a travel bottle?
Sounds like a good idea! RaJ is really lovely.
I would also take more Phi as backup. When it was first launched I did a bottle split and don’t have much of it left either.
Honey is one category that I don’t have much of. I have one of the MAC honey scents from several years ago, and I think of La Via del Profumo as having a wonderful honey-beeswax note.
BTW, I’ve mentioned before having the opportunity to smell individual Chanel ingredients at Saks Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase, MD, thanks to Wendysue and Chanel rep Akil. The beeswax essence did not smell at all like what I expected, although I did recognize it as a note I’ve smelled in perfumes. That is, it did not smell like beeswax candles or honey to me.
I gave my bottle of M.A.C Africanimal to a college roommate as an apology for never cleaning the apartment, and have regretted it ever since. Should have just cleaned the gd apartment…
That’s a cautionary tale, Ari! Mine is Naked Honey.
Just realized, Friday might also be a good day for BK Back to Black, which is supposed to be tobacco but smells like honey to me.
A day late — cause that’s how I seem to roll these days — in AG Le Muguet. This one’s so soft I think you could splash it on from a bucket and no one would notice… I cut and brought in some bearded irises last night to enjoy before the rain spoiled them; they have a very light, delicate scent sort of similar to this AG.
I have some bearded iris that have a lovely buttery soft fragrance. Too bad they only last for a few days before they are gone.
Are those iris in your gravatar? (Sorry, I can’t always make out the proper details in such small pics.:))
Good morning Y’all!!
Something is blooming and making my allergies wonky, so scentless today! Scent nekked!!
But my jacket has just a little wee bit of yesterday’s Moschino Fresh Couture still happening…..
Have a great day everyone….Feel better Robin!
I hope your allergies calm down soon.
“Scent nekked!” Love it. That’s a new one for the perfume lexicon.
My son’s allergies are awful this week too. We are on attacking on triple fronts now — nettle/quercetin caps, flonase, + allegra when all else fails.
Continuing on with a week of honey – today I’m going full out honey in Philosophy’s Pure Honey.
Perfect!
Illuminun Tomato Leaf is my SOTD.
I’m sorry you’re feeling queasy with the medicine. I hope it is working to fight the yucky lyme disease. You smell very nice
I hope it is working too! And have not smelled that version, but love tomato leaf.
Cold and wet again today! Staying cozy in Prada Candy, layered over BBW Honey and Praline body creme.
Nice! (the fragrance and body product, not the weather)
I know you and I both love the brown sugar and fig line. I think I like this one even better. It’s part of the BBW Tutti Dolci collection. There is another one, white mocha kiss, also fantastic. Have you tried them?
No actually…and now I am sorely tempted
Robin, I am glad you are doing better and hope you will continue to do so. I have been on a kick with Stephane Humbert Lucas fragrances for the past month. Any one else a fan? I have another question, have any of you purchased perfume on the Notino site? That’s where I have purchased the few SHL fragrances I bought, but I’m wonder if it’s legit. I googled it and have there were pros and cons but more pros than cons.
I am a HUGE fan. I got a couple from Notino but their prices are not as competitive as FIF or EN – although with the higher shipping prices I think all the savings go away
What are your favs? I am a huge fan of Rose de Petra and Khol de Bahrain. Soleil de Jeddah is another favorite for spring/summer. And of course O’Hira is amazing!!
What are your favs?
Another big fan of Khol de Bahrein here
My three favorite are the same as yours and I own all three! However, I haven’t even sampled O Hira because I know it will be amazing and could never own it at close to $800 a bottle. I don’t think it’s even carried by Notino (I’ve never seen it in the line-up).
Yeah O’Hira is crazy. I bought a 5 ml decant off someone, and that is one of my treasures.
Yes, I’ve purchased form Notino with no problems.
Many purchases from Notino. it is legit.
Busy weekend for me ended in the ER. I managed to smash an antique crystal shot glass into the crook between my thumb and index finger (carrying it, I hit my hand on our sideboard) and had to have the glass removed and get stitched up. It hurts, and I feel extremely stupid about the whole thing. AND I really liked that glass…
Having had no plans to visit the ER that evening, I was doused in Knowing, and had some Stash oil in my hair. The nurse was complimentary… but I am sure I was wearing well above the perfume decibel level for hospitals.
This morning I am in the fresh and elegant Osmanthe Yunnan–which I love for the New York minute it lasts.
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear that. Hope you heal quickly!
Oh dear!!! Hope you heal up that hand soon!
I hope your hand heals very soon. Sending you positive vibes! You smell beautiful in Osmanthe Yunnan.
Ouch! And to lose the glass too is just the worst. I hope your hand heals quickly. You smell incredible.
A glass like that will most likely be irreplaceable.
Here in the Netherlands we have this saying “shards bring luck”, dont know why exactly, maybe it is for the same reason why on jewish weddings they break a glass..?
At least I hope it did not ruin your dinner making plans!
Hmm somehow I managed to accidentaly removed first scentence of my comment:
Sorry for the glass and your hand, and of course i hope for a quick recovery!
In Brazil too. Good luck all the way.
Dinner plans on Sunday were scuttled, but the Sat feast worked out terrifically. It was warm enough to eat out on the deck under our oak trees canopy, and was all in all a lovely evening.
As for the pre-dinner aperitif, I wound up tweaking the Cheeky Negroni recipe. Here’s the final–was for 6 adults:
1 cup gin (I used Tanqueray)
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1 cup Lillet (white!)
1 cup Aperol (
Strips of blood orange peel from two oranges
juice of two blood oranges
A very large handful of fresh, aromatic mint leaves, crushed
Mixed this together and poured it over ice for individual servings.
The color was crazy.
Actually, before the mint and blood oranges, the color was a dead ringer for Scotland’s Irn Bru!
http://www.amberley.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Irn-Bru-low-res.jpg
Glad all turned out great!
I wish we had warmer weather here. Eating outside is out of the question right now.
Oh and the Cheeky negroni sounds awesome!!! Thanks for sharing
I will try this soon (i think its more suitable when temperatures are somewhat higher).
That sounds lovely! but so sorry about your accident.
The worst accidents are just that. At least you smelled good! I hope your hand heals quickly. Nothing worse than a hand injury.
Ouch! Hope your hand gets better soon.
Sorry that happened. I hope your hand heals soon.
Yikes! So sorry! Hope the pain subsudes soon.
It’s pretty apparent at some of the hospitals that I frequent for work that there are no restrictions on fragrance, and sometimes even *I*think there should be.
And I mean the staff, not the patients.
I suspect I was wearing too much for public!
Some people obsess on having on clean undergarments in a medical emergency. . . I shall now worry I’ve applied too much perfume for a medical emergency!
Owww! That spot on the hand sounds like a particularly bad place for an injury. I hope it gets better very soon.
So sorry about your hand and the glass…heal fast!
I have been eyeing vintage Knowing on EBay for some time but have yet to pull the trigger. I am sure the ER nurse encounters far stronger and less pleasing scents some days.
Vintage Knowing? Do you know circa what? It still smells much like it always did to my nose… if you pull the trigger, let me know how it is!
ow ow ow ow ow ow ow! My hand involuntarily seized up when I read of your misadventure. I play the piano almost every day so hand injuries always make me cringe. I’m so sorry for your hand (and the glass).
Typing and driving has put me in an irritable mood with these stitches… there are many worse things that could happen to a piano player, but you would not be happy with this! Grrrr… I hope it heals fast.
Ouch! I flinched when I read what happened to your poor hand. I had to have stitches in one of my fingers back in my teens, and that hurt like Hades. Sorry about the glass… that was the insult to the injury.
Ow! And darn! Hope it heals quickly and sorry about the loss of your glass.
Doing ‘proper honey from now to Friday after a beeswax cheat yesterday. SOTD is Phaedon “Tabac Rouge”.
Notes are ginger, cinnamon, honey, musk, powdery notes and benzoin. I love the honeyed tobacco scent. Longevity is so-so. It seems like I tried this one before, so I must look up my previous reaction! :^)
So I tried this in January and noted it was too fleeting. I guess it does a bit better in warmer weather. :^)
This afternoon I dropped into SAC Perfumes in Malaga, a must-visit if you’re in town. And now I am an honorary member of the reeking havoc brigade.
LH: Parfums de Marly “Byerley” and Robert Piguet “Fracas”
RH: “Black I” and Robert Piguet “Bandit”.
Except – I might have got Facas and Bandit mixed up. One of them is sharp and green, the other warmer and sweeter. Which is which?
Hmm. I can see how one might find both sharp and green. Bandit should be powdery and leathery while Fracas is a white floral, but has some sharp edges. If I had to guess, sharp & green is Bandit; warmer and sweeter is Fracas? I’d never describe Fracas as warm and sweet, but next to other scents it might seem that way.
Based on my scent memory of both I would agree with you…
I have Bandit EDP in my desk drawer for green hue week (in two weeks)….this smells green to me….Fracas, from what I remember, was all about a creamy tuberose on my skin…sweet and creamy…
I tried Bandit a few days ago.
And yes to my nose it starts out green and sharp. A bit too sharp maybe. I did not love it instantly.
I went on with my day, running errands, and kinda forgot about it. But after 2 to 3 hours I suddenly noticed something smelling good. And then I realised it was Bandit.
After the sharpness wears off I actually like it a lot. Smooth, leathery, musky (not cleam but a bit dirty), vegetal. And now I wonder what the vintage smells like…
Only have a couple of honey scents, so saving them for later in the week. Working to finish off some samples still in the meantime. I’m in Baruti Nooud today. I love this, particularly the sharp opening. Somewhat sad the sample is gone!
Finished a rather challenging real estate deal, so I am feeling pretty accomplished today. It was a tough one, but I got through it! May have to celebrate with a new bottle….decisions, decisions!
Congrats!!!!
Yay for you!
Awesome!
Donatella says go for it!
Yay and huzzah! Any ideas for what your celebration bottle might be?
Feel better soon Robin!
I’m in Miu Miu L’eau bleu today. Very springy!
Love that bottle!
I have the first Miu Miu, and I have to say I enjoy Miu Miu L’eau Bleu better. It really does feel springy and happy!
Yes, it’s a very happy scent. I didn’t really like the original.It didn’t really fit me, and I guess I also expected something completely different from Miu Miu, something sweet and whimsical. I must sample it again and try to see/smell it from. different angle.
very pretty!
Has anyone smelled Jacomo for Her? I saw it on a list of musk perfumes, I like several other Jacomo fragrances (but not all), and discounters are practically paying you to take it off their hands, so I am curious.
I’d never heard of that one, but then the only Jacomo I’ve really smelled much is Silences. I looked it up and found its Fragrantica and Basenotes pages and this review: http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/2007/06/salammbo_no_sorry_jacomo_for_h.html, and I dunno.. I think I’d take a chance on it, if it’s a good enough deal, but your mileage may vary, obviously.
After reading that Scented Salamander review, now I’m tempted to check it out.
It can be had for around $20, sweetgrass!
Of course, my main concern with reviews from ten years ago would be the possibility of an unfortunate reformulation in the years since.
I think my body has been subjected to an unfortunate reformulation during the past ten years. I guess it had to happen.
Ha! Mine too.
I finished off my sample of Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom today. I really want to love this fragrance. I love the opening. I love mimosa and I love cardamom. But the lasting power is zilch and I can’t bring myself to spring for a whole bottle. SIGH.
Sorry! More fish in the sea, right?
I’m wearing an old favorite, Escentric 2 today. I have samples of molecule and escentric 4 that I still haven’t tried, but I just really wanted the familiar.
How do you like Escentric 2 compared to 1? I have a sample of 1 and enjoy it, I just wish the opening lasted a little longer.
To preface: the molecules 1 and 2 didn’t hit any pleasure centers for me. But the escentrics? Yowza!!
I like #2 far more than #1. I bought it at Barneys Scottsdale, where the wonderful saleswoman picked it out after I told her my favorite drink was a gin and tonic. She spritzed, my soul sang, and I bought the biggest bottle. The opening of #2 lasts about 2 hours on my skin. The entire perfume lasts 8-10 hours for me. The quiet purr of the base notes is just lovely.
However, my husband thinks that escentric #1 is the bee’s knees, and cannot understand why I didn’t buy it. If you like elder flowers and gin, try #2.
I am sampling Messe de Minuit today. I can’t believe I’ve never smelled it before, but somehow I overlooked it when I was doing incense. I might need more. Also, I have had an awful headache yesterday and today that I think signals the need for new reading glasses. I never get headaches and this one seems worse after I’ve been reading.
I am so there with you. I am way overdue for some new glasses. I have an appointment next week. I know exactly what you mean about the headache that kind of sneaks up on you before you think: of course! glasses!
My sister was having splitting headaches every weekend and finally figured out that it was from reading on her tiny phone screen on lazy mornings. Have you recently started using a new device or anything along those lines?
Good morning all! Just prayed on some CdG Rhubarb. Been thinking about making a rhubarb pie so it’s been on the brain. I have a few honey scents but it’s a little warm now for them. I think I’ve got one light one for Friday.
You smell great!
Mmm, rhubarb pie!!
Iris Fauve today.
Sniff sniff sniff… someone smells good today
Indeed I do.
Your review is spot on w/ the comparison to Infusion Absolue too…”Iris Fauve smells like its close relative with the main difference being the fact that the latter puts more accent on velvety side of iris. It has a beautiful smell, very elegant and glamorous.”
Yes, yes and yes.
Ding ding ding! Going on my ‘to try’ list.
Nancy, it’s totally worth it!
Thank you so much! Glad you liked the review
I finally did it and used up the very last of my precious decant of Chanel Sycomore EDT (the original Exclusif one). It is just so perfectly gorgeous! Truly the only bottle that I don’t have that I wish I did, even though I have it’s twin in Encre Noir. Why Chanel? Why? I know why, but shame on you for messing with perfection in trying to “fix” the Exclusif line. Boo.
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why Chanel doesn’t sell the exclusifs in both edt and edp. That’s what they do with all of their other pillars! It gives me hope that maybe the grand plan is to bring back the edts someday and sell them side-by-side with the edps. And hopefully sooner than later.
Yeah I have much anger about the EDT to EDP transition in general especially w/ the butchering of certain beauties in the EDP.
Which ones didn’t fare well? I don’t think I’ve smelled any of them *clutches edts*
31 RC was almost not recognizable to me. La Pausa also smelled very different. I believe people have liked CdR in the EDP.
The thing w/ the conversion to me anyways is, the EDTs were beautiful. Some people had sillage and longevity issues w/ the EDTs but I personally found decent longevity and sprayed more for the lower sillage ones. The EDPs are in many ways new compositions…not just attempts to address sillage or longevity and there’s the rub. Changing things that weren’t broken.
You can also pour through this old 9 page Basenotes thread in your spare time.
I love comparisons and discussions but realize everyone else may not be as enthused…many different posters pick apart differences between the EDTs and EDPs.
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/427820-Les-Exclusifs-de-Chanel-EDPs?
I’d better make my full bottles of the EdT last forever….
I really don’t get this move either. The Exclusifs in former formulas were really loved. Raving reviews and loyal fans everywhere! Why wasnt that enough?!
…and you smell fantastic, Sycomore is one of my favourites!
Happy birthday, Donatella!
Wearing Sables. This is so good it’s moving.
I love that one…I have Kevin to blame for making me try it…you smell delicious!
Kevin is always spot on when I’m concerned.
Such awful phrasing, sorry. I mean I tend to agree with Kevin’s reviews.
No worries! I got what you were saying
and I agree!
You smell awfully good! From when Goutal still did great things.
Agree new offerings don’t sound nearly as good.
That’s on my list for the week! Yesterday was Songes….
Hum, Songes is another beauty!
It’s cold and wet out and I am in the original Coco today.
Coco is beautiful
You smell wonderful!
You smell fabulous.
So nice
Coco is a such a classic beauty!
It’s cold enough that I can bring out my (fairly) new bottle of L’AP Vanille Absolutment for another run. For some reason to my nose, the spices don’t smell like Winter/Christmas spices but more like carnation, which makes it work on a cold May day.
You smell great!
My hubby got back last night from a trip to York PA, so we’re going to lunch soon to celebrate his return.
I’m in AA Ray of Light and Unter de Linden, both from samples from a generous NSTer.
Ray of Light is a nice, refined citrus – crisp, but with a heavier vetiver base. Unter de Linden is a citrusy floral on me. Honey is a note in this one, but I can’t detect it. Both work well together, and are quite nice for the hot weather.
I hope y’all have a lovely Tuesday!
Love both of those!
Overslept this morning and ran out of the house in a rush, but still remembered perfume! I’m wearing DK Gold.
Great pick
Equistrius for a busy Tuesday.
Beautiful!
I threw a fleece on this a.m. that smelled like PHI, so I sprayed some on. It doesn’t list honey as a note but I can imagine a bit of it might be included. It’s a beautiful warm spring sunny day and PHI wouldn’t usually be my choice for this kind of weather, but PHI smells good under any circumstances, no?
Yes!????
Vert D’Encens for the sailing lesson with my fiance
That sounds fun!
One of the nicest honey scents I have tried for a long time is a cheap body wash and lotion by a organic German brand called Lavera. It’s almond milk and organic honey and is almost like a milky, sweet clover honey tea. It’s quite simialr to the old L’Occitane honey splash/cologne that came in a pretty box about ten years ago…and discontinued.
I’m wearing Le Parfum de Jeanne. This is a gem of a perfume in my opinion. It opens with a brisk lemon/ mandarin that quickly turns spicy at which point jasmine enters. At first the jasmine is floral and heavy but then it gets quite fecal at which point coumarin and vanilla ramp up the base. My husband described it as a meaty floral…so don’t know where that fits on the perfume wheel. It is a Ys-Uzac. Perfume. Vincent Micotti also sent me a bottle of distilled courmarin to smell….and it is very much like almond icing, or marzipan. I had sent him a bunch of karetu grass and a book on Maori plant use…as somehow we got corresponding about plants and perfumes. The coumarin is almost identical to the grass, though the grass also has a hay note. Interesting stuff!
Kanuka, I’ve really enjoyed reading about your explorations and listening to the interview you did which you provided the link for here a short while back. Reading your post today, I was just inspired to look for my coumarin and then got sidetracked by my Indian attars from White Lotus Aromatics which is a wonderful company here in the states. Their blog is utterly lovely, and I think you might enjoy reading it as an affinity for place and where we reside and what resides in us as a result is evident in what they write.
http://www.whitelotusblog.com/
thank you for that, Holly! Several years ago I explored White Lotus as it was recommended to me by Laurie of SSS…I had forgotten what great stuff they have and what a wonderful blog.
You’re welcome! While I appreciate and purchase from other sources for natural aromatics, this particular company has captured my soul like no other.
Thank you! I sat down to work a few hours ago and have been reading this blog ever since. It’s so interesting, thank you. And now it’s lunch time! Life in the fast lane.
Very interesting stuff…and I perked up when I read that it smells like marzipan!
It is so cool that you have connected with Vincent Micotti AND gotten to smell coumarin, Kanuka! There is something very special about artists (I’m including both musicians and writers in this) who love scent.
Of course I rushed to check, but Le Parfum de Jeanne isn’t on the Ys Uzac website. I think maybe it was only sold in Switzerland, as it was a special project.
https://www.fragrantica.com/news/YS-UZAC-Le-Parfum-de-Jeanne-6254.html
There is something very genuine about Ys Uzac. I’m glad you reminded me of it, as I love to wear Pohadka in the cool, green part of spring, even though they see it as an autumn scent.
I’ve been really lucky to have entered into a correspondence with him. The more I learn the less I know…and all that. Interesting about the Jeanne. It is sunnier than Pohadka, more like Lale and Jasmine. I also like Metaboles (tomato leaf) and Immortal Beloved (a bit boozy).
I should revisit all my samples, actually. I bet he feels lucky to have you as a correspondent, too.
I love their Satin Doll.
Robin, hurray for a teensy dab of scent today! It’s progress!
SOTD = ELdO’s Fils de Dieu… from the sample stash. It’s working perfectly with today’s summer-ish weather.
Onwards and upwards! And you smell great.
You smell great. I really need to try it again soon.
I have a dabber vial, so first I need to transport it to a sprayer.
Kinda silly ELdO chose to offer their official samples in dabber vials. I discovered their scents perform better when sprayed…
Agreed. I wish they’d done that too and have transferred their samples to sprayers – made a huge difference.
Thanks, Robin and Jiji! And nice to know that ELdO’s have a bit more oomph when sprayed. That makes their cute little 1oz bottles more interesting.
1 oz?!
Thats a great size and if i ever saw them I’d buy at least two bottles in a heartbeat.
But I’ve never seen those smaller bottles here in The netherlands or on the official ELdO webshop…only the bigger ones (50 and 100 ml)
Only place I can find them here in the US right now is on Sephora’s website.
Still cold and windy here, but at least the rain stopped for a while and we are getting a few rays of sunshine.
Whoops! Forgot to mention I am wearing Tauer Incense Rose.
Lovely choice for cold and windy weather.
SOTD is Serge Lutens Bas de Soie. Very elegant, but I’m not so into it today. May add a touch of something warmer.
Glad you’re on the mend, Robin. Doxycycline can cause some wicked nausea in some people. Hang in there!
SOTD = Chergui
Love! It has honey! I am on the train and kept thinking what smells so good and it was I, me and myself. I seem to have this same reaction every time I wear it. It is perfect today as it js not scorching hot nor humid. I should have worn it more often when it was cooler. Anyway, this is probably my favorite of the Serge Lutens export line. As I have commented before. scrimping on the sprays may make you think it’s bug spray. More is more and I am wafting 5 sprays!
I would sit next to you on the train because smell awesome!
Hmm, need to try extra sprays… most Serges are so strong I tend to wear less rather than more.
Dang, I missed posting yesterday, but I’m making it happen today! I’m wearing a honeyed floral, Grand Chalet by Astier de Villatte. I love it so much. Honey, linden, mimosa. Amazing. Yesterday I wore Desarmant because some of the lilacs in the neighborhood are blooming.
Kevin reviewed Grand Chalet and really liked it. I have Eau Chic and really enjoy it in summer.
I’d like to try others from the line. Maybe an Aedes sample pack is in order.
sotd = Chanel Eau de Cologne
So perfect, but whoosh and it’s gone. So . . .
Just keep spritzing,
just keep spritzing,
what do we do?
We spritz?
Right!
la la la la la!
Hope everyone had a terrific Tuesday. You smell marvelous.