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Wednesday scent of the day 9/27

Posted by Robin on 27 September 2017 222 Comments

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Happy Hump Day! What fragrance are you wearing?

Me: Frédéric Malle Le Parfum de Thérèse. Just the right amount of skank...

Reminder: 9/29 will be Skank Friday! Wear something skanky. If you need help, try here or here. Suggested by Dawn and Ihadanidea.

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.

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  1. Lovestosmellgood says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:21 am

    SOTD Sous Le Vent, a different kind of skank

    One NSTer awhile back said it smells like a feral animal in heat…

    Meow.

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:06 am

      Wow, I don’t get any skank from Sous le Vent. You smell great!

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    • Koyel says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:29 pm

      How does an animal in heat smell differently from an animal at other times? I don’t think I’ve ever smelled/seen an animal in heat (unless a dog humping someone’s leg suggests it’s in heat).

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:17 pm

      I have no idea how that animal smells..maybe when they are in heat they give off more odor to attract their mate?

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  2. perfumelover67 says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:22 am

    In Chanel Cristalle EdT, for the apparently last warm day of the season…

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:52 pm

      Perfect choice!

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  3. Glannys says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:23 am

    Sampling Amouage Jubilation 25, which was mentioned in the skank poll.
    Yes, it’s definitely skanky! I finally realized the meaning of “dirty hair smell” in perfume discussions. For the first 20-30 minutes it evoked the image of someone who had not washed thei hair for a long time and decided to cover it by applying a hair product. Body odor + something chemical. Yuck.
    Then suddenly it turned into vintage Mitsouko with a delicate hint of vomit. Another hour later and it smelled like vintage Dioressence or maybe Diorama. (That was my favorite stage). Around 4-5 hours later it slightly shifted towards Malle’s Le Parfum de Therese.
    Verdict. I’ll try it again one day, but I think this one is too skanky for me, or just not my kind of skank.

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    • sistine says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:04 am

      Wow, that’s quite the progression.

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    • Calypso says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:30 am

      It’s very odd, I find this scent simply beautiful and uplifting. I am astounded to find it on a list of something with skank.

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      • Petunia says:
        27 September 2017 at 12:39 pm

        I have a hard time with it too. It’s a big no for me.

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      • Glannys says:
        27 September 2017 at 10:56 pm

        I actually I think that it’s a well made scent, it’s just my body does not accept it on physiological or mental level. I had a similar reaction to Le Parfum de Thérèse – another well loved scent in perfume community. I wonder what makes me feel that
        way. Mitsouko, modern Diorama, vintage Dioressence – good. Also, I briefly sampled vintage Rochas Femme and thought it was nice. And I doubt it’s cumin, because many supposedly cumin-loaded scents smell pleasant to me. Weird!

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    • flopper says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:33 pm

      I’m still cringing – only because I wore it once at one of my neighbor’s houses fresh in a spritz of Jub 25. Gah – she didn’t comment on it but I wonder if I smelled awful to her?! My skin pulls the cumin (idk it’s a note in there).

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      • Glannys says:
        27 September 2017 at 10:39 pm

        My impression was that it kept fairly close to skin, so I think your neighbor should be fine. 🙂 Anyway, you can’t please everyone, so if it’s not a crowded bus or similar environment (or important meeting with someone), I’d wear and enjoy it. Any scent we like can be unpleasant to someone.

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  4. sterling925 says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:27 am

    I’m wearing Galop d’Hermes today, inspired by the top 10 post last week. It’s great!

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:53 pm

      You smell great 🙂

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    • Lillibet says:
      27 September 2017 at 5:03 pm

      You smell gorgeous!

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  5. hannahmom says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:33 am

    Wallowing in another skank favourite today – L’air de Rien by Miller Harris. I smell like warm human skin and rumpled sheets first thing in the AM.
    I am enjoying this week a great deal. My “skank’ section of my fragrance wardrobe is being utilized.

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    • bastet says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:40 am

      Scent twins! But not identical twins because I added a spray or two of SL A la Nuit.

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Triplets! This is one I tried early in my unpaid perfume sniffing career and found cozy and warm. Then along the way I read all kinds of comments and reviews about its skank/nast/dirty hair angle and it started freaking me out and I’ve not worn it much. I put it on rather trepidatiously this a.m. and ya — cozy, warm and sweet, if not vanilla-centric. No fear! No raunch for me 😉

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      • hannahmom says:
        27 September 2017 at 1:16 pm

        And I get just the tiniest bit of sweetness.
        I find it fascinating how different skins amp different notes.

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    • bastet says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:36 pm

      To me the “dirty hair” note is quite strong. Maybe that’s why I like it better layered with a jasmine perfume- I think the floral notes distract me so I don’t notice the unwashed hair smell as much.

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  6. Regina says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:42 am

    I had a perfume dream last night – you know the kind where your collection is full of magic fragrances that you can’t quote remember after you wake up – so I’m wearing my closest-to-magic, Une Rose. But what I really think this means is that a FB of Sadanne is in my future.

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    • pixel says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:09 am

      Creative dream interpretation 🙂 And correct, of course.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:53 pm

      Une Rose, yum.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 September 2017 at 6:00 pm

      Ha! Follow your dream ????
      I like Une Rose in more recent years. I tried it many years ago and the drydown smelled like urine on me-and I remember reading some reviews that reported the same. I wonder if they reformulated it, because a much more recent trial didn’t do that pee thing and it was all gorgeousness.

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  7. Bear says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:42 am

    Experience has made me rich and now they’re after meeeeeee
    Triple strength coffee.
    Extra long workout because the leather, plum, cinnamon drydown of Femme Rochas on my exercise warmed skin smelled so wonderful!
    Femme redux, apres la douche.
    😉
    I have discovered a delicious nightcap.
    Crown Royal Vanilla, sipped neat.
    The internet whisky-o-philes liken it to a Britney Spears flanker of Mitsouko !!!
    😀
    LOLOLOL
    I like it alot !!!!
    Mitsy baby one more tiiiimme.
    😉
    Carpe Diem.
    Peace.
    ????

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    • shellyw says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:53 am

      the Britney Spears of Mitsouko is hilarious and I don’t even drink whisky.

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    • lillyjo says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:06 am

      Mitsy baby one more time, omg I am cracking up laughing!

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    • mals86 says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:18 am

      Love this post, just laaahhve.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:35 am

      😀

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    • Filomena says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:41 am

      I love this post…and I must try that whiskey.

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    • sistine says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:05 am

      I love Madonna and I love Crown Royal. I will listen to her while having some Crown Royal tonight in your honor!

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    • Ede97005 says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:46 am

      This is awesome and made laugh like a loon. And yes, Crown Royal Vanilla IS a very nice nightcap indeed- especially if you are soaking the tub.

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      • hannahmom says:
        27 September 2017 at 1:21 pm

        The last time I took an adult beverage into the tub with me, my Galgo puppy ( in my avatar) came in to give Momma a smooch. In the process he knocked the wine into the tub. This noise made him so happy, he grabbed the sheet mask off my face and did laps in the bathroom. 😀

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        • holyneroli says:
          27 September 2017 at 2:13 pm

          I cracked up imagining that scenario. Thanks for sharing!

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 3:37 pm

          Wine AND a sheet mask in the tub! You were doing some serious multi-tasking 😉

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        • Ede97005 says:
          27 September 2017 at 6:20 pm

          Oh my! So much for spa day! ????

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    • Jiji says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:16 pm

      “Mitsy baby one more time”
      Hahaha 😀

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    • mayfly says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:00 pm

      Brilliant, u crack me up Bear,Hee hee!

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    • Bear says:
      27 September 2017 at 6:54 pm

      Thanks for the compliments, Everyone !
      I’m happy you enjoy my posts!
      😀
      Yes hajusuuri, I was the recipient of Prada No4 Fleurs d’Oranger, which can sometimes smell a bit urinous.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        27 September 2017 at 9:32 pm

        🙂

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    • Jalapeno says:
      27 September 2017 at 8:50 pm

      Ooooh, I might have to try that Crown Royal Vanilla, if I can find a small bottle of it. It sounds interesting. Maybe over some really good vanilla ice cream?

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      • Bear says:
        27 September 2017 at 8:57 pm

        Yes, Jalapeno !
        Vanilla is my favorite flavor of ice cream, too !
        🙂

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  8. shellyw says:
    27 September 2017 at 9:56 am

    Robin, it is hard for me to think of anything Frédéric Malle as skanky. I think it is because I think skanky and cheap must go together which of course they do not. And I have never bought a FM that is cheap. So much so that the few I have are just travel size. Extra hot here today so skank would be unbearable. I am wearing a green, foggy thing that I can never remember the name of but had a lovely time at Fumerie buying this summer.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:55 pm

      Oh, I do not think of skanky as cheap at all — at least, not in perfume! Therese is a little over ripe and has that little bit of leather adding some animalic undertones in the base — it’s perfect skanky 🙂

      But one of the interesting things about this week’s project is finding out how differently we all interpret “skanky”.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:38 pm

      Bigarade Concentree and Une Fleur de Cassie smell skanky to me.

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  9. austenfan says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:11 am

    Musc Nomade for me today, my favourite musky perfume.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:00 am

      Enjoy your day in musk!

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:46 pm

      Best musk ever! You smell great.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:47 pm

      One of my favorite (white) musks, too.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        27 September 2017 at 8:51 pm

        Seconding this!

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  10. Calypso says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:16 am

    Robin, you smell delightful! That perfume is one of the most beautiful there is!
    I’m not doing skank now because later this morning I have to shower and go to Pilates and I don’t want anything weird lingering. But I’m wearing some Phlur Siano, which I’ve gone ahead and ordered, because it became increasingly addictive.

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:06 am

      I can see why as it smells so good 🙂

      do you detect a tomato leaf note in Siano? or is it just my wonky nose? And the drydown of it on my bathrobe is fantastic.

      You smell good and you will like the heft and magnetic cap of your full bottle 🙂 (Plus no light shining in!)

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      • Calypso says:
        27 September 2017 at 11:34 am

        Ha ha I knew you would like the fact that I succumbed. No I don’t pick up any tomato leaf. I really do love this, maybe it’s especially that strong orange it has.

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          27 September 2017 at 12:15 pm

          Hee hee…I am so predictable 🙂

          Siano is such an unusual scent which is why I like it…my nose picks up lots of fruit, including bananas as well as the tomato leaf (at the onset)…for me it is akin to vintage Calyx and Pulp……when I wear it again I will try to tune into that orange note!

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:56 pm

      You guys are trying to make me try Phlur 😉

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        27 September 2017 at 4:51 pm

        LOL! My offer still stands….jlmk!!!!! maybe next month???

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        • Robin says:
          27 September 2017 at 11:30 pm

          I should just trade you all my untried samples for your Phlur, LOL…

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  11. PriscillaE says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:16 am

    So today I am in Atelier’s Gold Leather, which is more suited to the season, if not to the weather which is still hot. This reminds me of Jungle L’Elephant, except I like Jungle better.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:56 pm

      Still hot here too, possibly even too hot for Gold Leather! Supposed to cool down tomorrow.

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  12. Dawn says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:18 am

    It’s a little cooler today but not cool enough to wear vintage Bal. At the car dealership fixing a ding. So I am in Kyoto today and probably will switch over when Kyoto wears off.

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    • apsara says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:37 pm

      I read this and thought you were actually in Kyoto getting your car fixed. Duh!!
      You smell great!

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  13. mals86 says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:24 am

    I want pumpkiny spicy things. But it’s supposed to be 90F today (yes, count ’em, NINETY FRICKIN’ DEGREES), so I am grateful I turned the AC back on yesterday and settling for pumpkin spice creamer in my iced coffee.

    SOTD is un-skanky Smell Bent Florist’s Fridge. I would really like to be IN the florist’s fridge right now, along with those flowers.

    And maybe a slice of pumpkin pie. Cold. With whipped cream on top.

    And a fork.

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    • holyneroli says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:59 am

      Yes to everything in this post! So ready to say goodbye to summer temps. I have a November birthday, and my favorite thing about it is that I can request that my mom make a pumpkin pie for me 🙂

      Florist’s Fridge is one I’ve been meaning to try. Does it smell like the real deal?

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      • mals86 says:
        27 September 2017 at 11:06 am

        I think it needs more rose. Maybe a bit more greenery OOH IDEA LAYER WITH SILENCES…

        Oops, sorry. 🙂 But anyway, it smells cold and floral, and although it’s supposed to be orchids and hyacinths, it smells carnationy to me. I like carnations.

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        • holyneroli says:
          27 September 2017 at 2:16 pm

          Mmm, I like carnations too – and don’t usually care for rose, so that’s a plus for me. I’m definitely going to get myself a sample now.

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      • Lisa D says:
        27 September 2017 at 11:38 am

        To me, it definitely smells like a florist’s fridge. As mals86 noted, cold and floral.

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    • Koyel says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:34 pm

      I have got to try Florist’s Fridge one of these days. I LOVE that scent and stick my head in as many florists’ fridges as I can. Even if it doesn’t have quite enough rose.

      It’s supposed to be 90 where I am, too! I do not mind. I spend the hot part of the day indoors, and enjoy not being too cold on my way to or from work 🙂

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Love this post! It is 90 here too and I also rurned the AC on yesterday. Would love a slice of cold pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:57 pm

      I don’t even require the fork 😉

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:49 pm

      I had Flavia Pumpkin Spice Latte today! For the uninitiated, Flavia is one of commercial grade coffee makers. I have only seen them in offices. I still prefer Starbucks…

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  14. JadainGA says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:25 am

    Good morning!

    Wearing Terre de Lumière by L’Occitane. This is reminiscent of Angel, but much lighter and daytime/office approved. This will be better in the fall/winter though, methinks! Good stuff….

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    • Ede97005 says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:47 am

      Agreed! It’s really lovely and no one could find fault with it.

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        27 September 2017 at 3:52 pm

        Whispers… it didn’t work for me.

        But hey, perfume would be boring if we all liked the same thing!

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        • Ede97005 says:
          27 September 2017 at 3:57 pm

          No need to whisper, friend! It’s ok! 😀

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  15. Katrina says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:29 am

    Finally able to join the game as it it finally NOT going to be over 90 today! Hooray!! SOTD is Marlou L’Animale Sauvage, which I fully expected to be animalic but I keep thinking it smells like some kind of floral rubber. Prettier than it sounds but not something I need a full bottle of.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:30 pm

      Wow, that name wins anyway!

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  16. Deva says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:40 am

    Still hot as bejeesus here. Went to a spin class last night and surprised I am not sore, but also delighted!

    SOTD is my fanatically hoarded sample of Naja. Not skanky but who cares?! I smell soooo good!

    OOTD is an old pair of tattered boyfriend jeans, a black T-Shirt, and my favorite new thing- a pair of Alegria shoes in Spin Dr pattern, which I bought for work but love so much I wear them all the time. And they were FREE!!! Sweet????

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    • hannahmom says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:54 am

      Isn’t Naja fantastic ???

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      • Deva says:
        27 September 2017 at 11:28 am

        It is! I’ve currently got my nose burried in my cleavage because I’m at CVS to get my flu Vax, and I have some how managed to walk into an atomic cloud of fart! Ugh, Naja, SAVE ME!

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        • AnnE says:
          27 September 2017 at 12:52 pm

          ???? I often wish it were fashionable to carry around a scented hankie for just such occasions. Then we wouldn’t have to resort to cleavage huffing.

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          • Ede97005 says:
            27 September 2017 at 3:58 pm

            Do it anyways. I do that- especially since I take public transit to work and there are times when preventive measures are necessary!

    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:03 am

      just looked up that shoe brand! very cool, enjoy

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    • sistine says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:01 pm

      Free shoes? That’s awesome!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:51 pm

      Wait, you haven’t bought a bottle yet?

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  17. Elisa says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:43 am

    I’m trying Masque Tango. So nice! Supposedly has cumin in it but it’s not coming out to play yet.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:06 pm

      I really, really like Tango and an going to use my decant more as soon as the weather gets more fall-like. I wish MM made travel sizes.

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      • Elisa says:
        27 September 2017 at 1:09 pm

        I’m still exploring this line but there are many good ones and yes, ALWAYS travel sprays!!

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 3:39 pm

          Hear, hear!

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  18. Filomena says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:43 am

    No skank on this the last hot day we are going to have for a while (according to the weather gods). So my SOTD is a beach scent: Replica’s Beach Walk Dry Oil topped with the fragrance.

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  19. Kyril says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:47 am

    My bottle of Mitsouko arrived last night (wedding anniversary present from my sweetie), so that’s my scent today. There’s a scent memory wrapped up in it that I can’t quite catch – something about being very young at a favorite aunt’s house . . .

    I don’t understand why some folks call it a difficult scent; it was love at first sniff for me!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:03 am

      Enjoy your new bottle. You smell great in Mitsouko.

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    • Filomena says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:11 pm

      I agree, but perhaps the original vintage scent is somewhat difficult. Unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of smelling the vintage version.

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    • Koyel says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:34 pm

      Hmm, I find it oily and headache-inducing (in its modern form; I’ve never tried any vintage ones). It’s just so heavy. Yeesh, I feel grossed out just thinking about it. But since you love it, that sounds like a wonderful present to receive 🙂

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      • Kyril says:
        27 September 2017 at 2:09 pm

        Isn’t it funny how the same scent hits different folks in different ways?

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    • Coin-op says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Happy Anniversary! It’s a lovely bottle too. I imagine it’s the mossy note that is difficult? That’s the part I have a hard time with, but I do appreciate it.

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      • kpaint says:
        27 September 2017 at 3:42 pm

        I can’t do moss; don’t love Mitsouko and don’t feel the need to. That said, I love Chanel No 5 and feel the same way about it that Kyril does about Mitsouko. How can anyone not love it? 😉

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        • Coin-op says:
          27 September 2017 at 6:37 pm

          That’s how I feel about Joy! 🙂

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    • Jalapeno says:
      27 September 2017 at 8:53 pm

      Happy anniversary! What a wonderful gift to mark the occasion with.

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  20. flopper says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:57 am

    Acqua di Parma Profumo, vintage. I smell super-glam while wearing my Magellan fishing t-shirt.

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    • Calypso says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:36 am

      Oh that is the most fabulous scent! It’s just terrific especially the vintage. I want to come over and sniff you.

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      • flopper says:
        27 September 2017 at 11:40 am

        Come on over! If you’d like a decant I’d be happy to send some your way. My email is beas dot Beverly att geee mail dot com

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        • Calypso says:
          27 September 2017 at 9:16 pm

          That’s a really nice offer! I do have a pretty good-sized decant of it so I will pass, but thank you!

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    • Filomena says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:11 pm

      Profumo is definitely one of my all-time favorite scents.

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    • AnnE says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Vintage Profumo is glorious! Enjoy!

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      • flopper says:
        27 September 2017 at 6:44 pm

        Thank you all! 3 sprays have lasted all day!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:55 pm

      Hey flopper! Regarding Arabian Oud, yes, I have shopped there! It has a wide but very shallow store front with the perfumes displayed in all their glory for you to gawk at and sniff.

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  21. pixel says:
    27 September 2017 at 11:06 am

    Gonna be a scorcha here today. Summer is laughing at ‘fall’. SOTD is Olfactive Studios Still Life In Rio. OOTD is a flowing skirt in a big floral print of coral / yellow / pink / white, with a coral top and red slides. Stick a fruit basket on my head and I’m Carmen Miranda 🙂

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:52 pm

      LOL. Hot here too, but (crossing fingers) this is supposed to be the last day, back to our regularly scheduled fall weather tomorrow.

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:00 pm

      Fun! Flowy skirts and dresses are the best in hot weather.

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    • Koyel says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:36 pm

      Isn’t it supposed to be cooler down where you are? Seriously, what is with this heat?

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  22. lillyjo says:
    27 September 2017 at 11:10 am

    A big cool down to 70 degrees today, with a little bit of a jump later in the week. Sotd is Miu Miu, apparently I’ve already started next weeks project. Oops! I will try a little skank tomorrow, since it’s my day off.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:33 pm

      And lily is the last one on the list of projects…I need to get that list updated!

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  23. ringthing says:
    27 September 2017 at 11:21 am

    Yay, it has cooled off in the lower Great Lakes! So those to the east, it’s coming your way. All the windows are open to welcome the 65 degree F breeze, 25 degrees cooler than yesterday. Doing a little decanting today but after a shower it’ll be Lubin Idole for me 🙂

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    • Petunia says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:49 pm

      We’re looking forward to cooler temps tomorrow…still 80 here today, which isn’t bad, but the humidity is 100%.

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      • kpaint says:
        27 September 2017 at 1:01 pm

        Oof! sounds miserable

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  24. ScentSpirit says:
    27 September 2017 at 11:39 am

    Vintage Femme de Rochas. Oh my!

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    • Petunia says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:50 pm

      Yum!

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  25. sistine says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:02 pm

    I’m wearing Eau des Merveilles today – not skanky, just lovely.

    Have a wonderful day everyone!

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    • tiffanie says:
      27 September 2017 at 7:24 pm

      You smell great!

      EdM is guaranteed zero skank. 🙂

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  26. Jiji says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:13 pm

    ScentOfTheLateAfternoon is MAAI, by Bogue

    I LOVE it!

    Some folks say it is skanky, so it counts for this weeks theme.

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    • Deva says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:04 pm

      You smell fabulous! I love that one and don’t find it “skanky” either. I think one or two here complained that it made them heave…????

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      • Jiji says:
        27 September 2017 at 2:16 pm

        Oh really?! Wow…i never had that experience with a fragrance.
        The only physical reaction I sometimes get from fragrances are minor headaches.

        The smells that make me queasy are rotten food, gasoline/petrol/very strong cleaning products, dead animals, hospitals, stuff like that.

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 3:46 pm

          Lucky you! I’ve worn all kinds of stuff that’s made me violently nauseated. It happened last weekend, as a matter of fact. I finally learned to test perfume on the tops of my hands. Forgot that lesson when I drenched my wrist with AC Cafe Tuberosa at Sephora; spent the next 20 minutes desperately scrubbing it from my skin.

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          • Elisa P says:
            27 September 2017 at 3:55 pm

            Yeah, I now spray my fingers when testing unkown scents. I had a similar experience with AC CT. I loved the coffee blast for a minute but then it made me super queasy.

          • kpaint says:
            27 September 2017 at 4:32 pm

            That was exactly my experience. Yum – coffee! Uh oh – hork! 😉 *feels less crazy now*

  27. LisaInDenver says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:18 pm

    Day 5 of cool and rainy weather here in Denver (not complaining, we need it!), so I opted for a cozy favorite, L’A Tea for Two.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:33 pm

      Good, you keep the rain 😉

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  28. dstsauve says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:27 pm

    My skin cranks skank to 11, so Friday’s participation will be at home, rather than in public 🙂 Thinking a small sample of Areej le Dore’s Siberian Musk will fit the bill.

    Today is FM En Passant, pretty and easy on a cool (for us) day.

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    • Jiji says:
      27 September 2017 at 12:59 pm

      Siberian Musk is also on my list for this week! I think its gorgeous. 🙂

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:57 pm

      And I did not think Siberian Musk was skanky.

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  29. Koyel says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:28 pm

    No skank for me today. I thought I’d run with the dirty-as-skank interpretation that led me to wear Neroli Outrenoir yesterday, so I wore CDG Vettiveru, another swapmeet treasure. However, vetiver appears not to be dirty in a skanky way at all, which I guess reinforces the idea of neroli being skanky. Interesting. Well, this is just clean, citrusy earth. Not terribly dissimilar from Guerlain Vetiver on me, actually. It does seem to have all but disappeared from my skin in the past two hours. Sigh.

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    • holyneroli says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:24 pm

      Do you interpret neroli as skanky? I’ve always thought of it as soapy and clean. Although orange blossom can sometimes go skanky in an indolic way.

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      • Koyel says:
        27 September 2017 at 2:30 pm

        I honestly cannot keep track of the difference between neroli and orange blossom, so maybe it’s more the latter that I find skanky 🙂 Neroli Outrenoir (which presumably has neroli and not OB) is only the teeniest bit skanky on me; something like the Mona di Orio neroli/OB scent or Dilettante is much skankier!

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          27 September 2017 at 2:50 pm

          Neroli essential oil can be sharp and soapy as holyneroli mentioned above in a fresh & clean sort of way. Orange blossom essential oil is really really potent and can be skanky straight up if you aren’t used to it….I can only wear it diluted in a carrier oil…once diluted it is lush and creamy and gorgeous.

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        • holyneroli says:
          27 September 2017 at 6:26 pm

          Agreed, Dilettante is skanky on me too, in an overripe kind of way.

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  30. LizzieB says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:40 pm

    Don’t own anything I consider skanky. Wearing Poudre de Riz, which interests me because I dislike the opening but quite love the dry down. It becomes such a soft skin scent on me.

    Have I said I’m over this weather? Where is Fall???

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    • Deva says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:02 pm

      No kidding about the weather! High of 91F here and I’m SO OVER IT! I have one frazzled nerve left and it’s about to give way…!

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  31. Ede97005 says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:41 pm

    Wednesday!

    1) Am in Cuir 28, from Le Labo city series (Dubai) (SAMPLE YO I HAVE A MORTGAGE)This one is more smoky/vetiver/hay like and not that heavy at all. It is VERY nice, and settles into a skin scent that would radiate in heat. If you have the money ( this is not cheap) and live in a hot climate then this could be a leather scent you would wear in heat. Not so much skanky as it is smoky.

    2) A small return of the summer sun- homemade fig syrup ice cream and bike ride!

    3) Coffee, yogurt and trying to figure a new system. ARGH!

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    • Eldiyen says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:40 pm

      *ears perk up* Leather for the heat, you say???

      Devil on shoulder: This could be right up my alley. This could be PERFECT!!

      Angel on shoulder: But I’ve managed to ignore Le Labo for sooooo long!! Don’t give in now!

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        27 September 2017 at 2:19 pm

        the price tag is high..listen to the angel

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          27 September 2017 at 2:50 pm

          I second that….

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      • Ede97005 says:
        27 September 2017 at 3:47 pm

        1) Devil: It is hot today in Portland Oregon (87F) and this has held up beautiful. It settled into a skin scent indoors at the lab, then radiated beautifully when I was outside eating lunch and doing a walk with co-workers. And it does NOT turn sour. I can see why this would be something for citizens of Dubai!

        2) Angel: a) There is a big dose of Ambroxan b) This is some expensive, expensive stuff- $460 for 3.4 ounce or $122 for 15mL. Compare that with a full 2.5 ounce bottle of Cuir De Russie for $200 or Cuir de Lancome off eBay for $89.

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 4:37 pm

          O_O

          ????????????

          I don’t even try perfumes in that price range. If I hate it it’ll make me angry; if I love it I’ll be even more furious.

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          • Ede97005 says:
            27 September 2017 at 5:01 pm

            Hahaha! I feel you!

            Thankfully, my favorite perfumes ( I think I did a list for fall?) are relatively affordable and the expensive ones I do have last a hell of a long, long, long time!

    • Elisa P says:
      27 September 2017 at 4:02 pm

      Oh man! That Cuir was all BO and skunk or weed on me until it dried down to a vetiver ala Encre Noir. But not sure I could wear it in the heat-I also found it a tad oily smelling.

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      • Ede97005 says:
        27 September 2017 at 4:35 pm

        Hmmm- I think that may been a bad batch . Six hours on, it has dried down to a mostly smoky vetiver.

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 September 2017 at 6:04 pm

          Maybe, but it was a spritz in a boutique at the beginning of the month. I think it was more my perception.

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          • Ede97005 says:
            27 September 2017 at 6:27 pm

            Oof! I am sorry you that experience! Ugh!

          • Elisa P says:
            27 September 2017 at 7:00 pm

            I didn’t actually hate it! Not something I’d wear on a regular… I can take some funk-depends on the blend.

    • Eldiyen says:
      27 September 2017 at 5:49 pm

      Thank you, all, for your input! The angel’s voice has spoken and I am determined to NOT seek this one out – mostly due to what you said, Ede97005 about the Ambroxan. I’m sure I have plenty of perfumes that contain it, but ones I’ve tried that purport to have it in large doses (JHAG Oil Fiction and Lutens L’Orpheline come to mind) are abominations on my skin. I will be content with my other leathers for now 🙂

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    • flopper says:
      27 September 2017 at 6:36 pm

      Have not done the math, but the decant service, Scent Split, has Cuir 28 for $39.99 (not incl tax/shipping) for 5 ml and $79.99 (not incl tax/shipping) for 10 ml. Not affiliated – and they issue coupons to your email. I’m sure it is more expensive this way, but it is an option. Their bottles are glass and I’ve had a wonderful experience with them.

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  32. Petunia says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:54 pm

    SOTD is De Profundis. No skank here either but I love it.

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  33. cazaubon says:
    27 September 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Testing an original release bottle of Byredo 1996 against a brand new bottle. I am sad to say it has been watered down and has lost that wonderful sweet woody richness. Cross another one off the list as dead. This reformulation business is killing me.

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:51 pm

      It means you just have to find new stuff to love 🙂

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:35 pm

      Oh no, really??? It hasn’t even been out that long.

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  34. sweetgrass says:
    27 September 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Day 3 of cumin skank is Serge Lutens Fleurs d’Oranger. Maybe slightly less cuminy than the last 2 days, but I think I oversprayed a bit and have given myself a slight headache.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:35 pm

      So sorry about your headache, but great choice!

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  35. Veronika says:
    27 September 2017 at 1:20 pm

    I was testing Dans Tes Bras on my right hand, but this experiment turned out to be a disaster.
    That smell is a smell of a very cold woman, aristocratic and powdered and all… in a silk night sleeping gown.
    Maybe a mother of the author but the always busy kind who gave all her nursing duties to a hired nanny. So the little guy feels neglected and maybe scarred for life…enough to become a writer =)
    Not sexy at all.

    So I soaked myself in l’Heure Blue just to stop smelling like that story.
    And l’Heure Blue is way better.

    I have to say…I still mostly like the classics and sometimes I can appreciate a modrrn niche fragrance but it rarely moves me really.

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:49 pm

      This makes me want to try Dans Tes Bras even more now 🙂

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  36. TriesToBeClassy says:
    27 September 2017 at 1:25 pm

    In Jul et Mad – Stilettos on Lex. I randomly grabbed it from a sampler (thanks for the swap, wonderful NSTer- you know who you are :D) and can’t get enough of it. I have smelled the opening before, no idea when but I had a visceral reaction to it. The heart and drydown is all feminine, powdery and musky, and might be close to one of the Sylvaine Delacourt scents.

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    • Eldiyen says:
      27 September 2017 at 1:44 pm

      You smell wonderful! I love that one. I haven’t smelled the Sylvaine Delacourt scents yet, but Stilettos on Lex reminds me a bit of Kenzo Flower — but way better.

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  37. karen B says:
    27 September 2017 at 1:45 pm

    Wearing Queen of Hearts, which seems skankless to me and therefore OK in the continued heat. I think I’ll enjoy it even more when cool/cold weather arrives (tomorrow).

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  38. Colocha says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:00 pm

    Delurking today. Wearing Fendi Furiosa, a TJ Maxx find. Also recently purchased Clinique Aromatics in White there too. Every so often they have some really nice fragrances mixed in with the celebuscents. Both have a bit too much amber than I prefer, but still rather pleasant.

    Off topic, someone mentioned doing a split of Arielle Shoshana Eau de Parfum. I would be interested in participating. Where do you all congregate for splits, is there a specific website? Thanks!

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:51 pm

      Welcome! There will be a splitmeet some time in October, date to be announced. Just watch this blog and you will see it posted.

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      • kpaint says:
        27 September 2017 at 3:50 pm

        You can also look at the threads for previous splitmeets to get an idea of how they work.

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    • lillyjo says:
      27 September 2017 at 4:05 pm

      How do you like Fendi Furiosa?

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      • Colocha says:
        27 September 2017 at 8:19 pm

        To me, it has an 80’s vibe. In contrast to its name, after the opening notes, it’s quite understated. I smell mostly amber and absolutely no floral notes. The more I wear it though the more I like it.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:10 pm

      Welcome! I just bought two bottles of Arielle Shoshana and will likely split off 120 mLs altogether in 5, 10 and 15 mL increments. I got them at 20% off using the coupon code for the boutique’s 2nd birthday. I haven’t worked out the math yet but I jumped at the opportunity to offer the splits at a discounted cost.

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  39. springpansy says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:02 pm

    Not much of a skank girl.

    Wearing the incredible Profumum Ichnusa which is just right on this bright early fall day.

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    • Jiji says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:19 pm

      You smell great, and i agree Ichnusa is perfect for warm weather!

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  40. waterdragon says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:17 pm

    Hello, all. It is a tired Waterdragon who speaks today–last night I went to. Pub Quizz fundraiser (happily our team came second equal; it would have been embarrassing to have failed utterly in front of the students who organised it) but now I have a slight headache and a slight malaise and a slight all sorts of things that are making mevoff centre. What all this is leading to is that I just can’t play with skank today. I wanted something undemanding and unreservedly pretty: I chose Misia. It’s not quite right, but I suspect that nothing would be quite right today, so It’s fine.

    The dear man is going to Whanganui for two nights, to see his mother. I wish I were keeping him company, but I can’t go. What I can do though, is go and make him a picnic lunch for the journey and help pack the car. I will do those things, then. Be well all.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:14 pm

      I hope you feel better today.

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  41. clarissa says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:19 pm

    Too hot for skunk today. Chanel 22

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:53 pm

      Oof. I love No 22 but absolutely cannot do it in the heat. I’ve tried 2 years in a row and both times was miserable. I think I’m totally alone in this, though, so enjoy! You smell beautiful!

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 September 2017 at 4:06 pm

        No, I can’t wear it when it’s really hot either. The base is too dense or something. Love it in cooler weather.

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 4:40 pm

          Yep, that’s exactly it.

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  42. johanob says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:23 pm

    Aromatics in White,was the SOTD.Some kind of under the radar skank going on in this one,it might be indolic jasmine!

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:52 pm

      LOVE your new picture 🙂

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  43. mayfly says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:27 pm

    SOTD; L’Ambre des merveilles, a firm autumn favourite.

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:36 pm

      Yum.

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  44. She-ra says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:29 pm

    Jasmin de Nuit today.

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:49 pm

      Gorgeous scent, you smell great!

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      • She-ra says:
        28 September 2017 at 12:13 am

        Thanks! 🙂 and so far so good with the job. Some dysfunction like with all complex, family-type systems ????…but nice people and I am learning a lot.

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:54 pm

      Yummmm. Do you get skank from it? It’s one I find cozy and warm and mostly wear to bed.

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      • She-ra says:
        28 September 2017 at 12:17 am

        No skank for me…it is beautiful and something about it reminds me of how my aunt smelled in the 80s.

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  45. flopper says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:35 pm

    So I went to the boutique in town that carries the Berdoues (sp?) line to test some of the fragrances. Come to find out, not only do they no longer carry it, it was also clearanced out. Bummer

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 September 2017 at 2:53 pm

      Bummer is right 🙁

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  46. foxbins says:
    27 September 2017 at 2:56 pm

    I’m in the honeyed gloriousness (is that a word?) that is Absolue pour le Soir. It doesn’t smell skanky to me, or of urine, but of golden, spiced, smoky honey.

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    • Koyel says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:57 pm

      I believe the official term is “gloriety” (rhymes with “piety”).

      (Your description sounds wonderful.)

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      • Lillibet says:
        27 September 2017 at 5:25 pm

        ‘Gloriety’ is my new favorite word 😉

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        • Koyel says:
          27 September 2017 at 5:46 pm

          🙂

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 September 2017 at 4:58 pm

      Scent twin…I get skank in the cooler weather but honeyed amber resins in the heat (today it is 88 degrees in my part of the world)

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  47. Oakland Fresca says:
    27 September 2017 at 3:01 pm

    I feel pretty
    Oh, so pretty
    I feel pretty and witty and bright!
    And I pity
    Any girl who isn’t me tonight

    Okay. Far from it. But my perfume is singing. I’m in the skankless, oh so pretty En Passant.

    Random sighting: (Maybe this has already been noted)–Last episode of Big Little Lies, the scene where Laura the Dern character is getting ready for the evening: About 8 shelves of Lalique bottles and perfumes… There may have been others, but the Lalique were the standouts.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:06 pm

      Laura the Dern??? oh dear.

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 3:58 pm

      I totally missed the bottles! I often, uhhh, multitask *phone or tablet in hand* while watching tv though, so I’m not surprised I missed it. I did check out Claire Underwood’s collection in one House of Cards episode, though – lots of Penhaligon’s for some reason.

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    • Coin-op says:
      27 September 2017 at 9:31 pm

      You smell lovely! I don’t watch BLL, but I love spotting perfume on TV. I beleive Jennifer from “Hart to Hart” had a huge bottle of Caron Nuit de Noel in her dressing room. And I saw this Jerry Lewis movie, it might have been the family jewels, where a girl has a massive bottle of what looks like Diorissimo and sprays it all over Jerry Lewis’s face.

      How is life without coffee going?

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    • hajusuuri says:
      27 September 2017 at 10:17 pm

      Ooh, we can do a Spotted in Movie/TV community project!

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        28 September 2017 at 4:56 am

        OOh I like that!!!

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  48. MMKinPA says:
    27 September 2017 at 3:46 pm

    Dame Soliflore orange flower. I’m glad it’s gone already because I’m sitting in the sweltering 92 degree heat to watch my son’s 8th grade football game. Please, fall, arrive soon. This is horrible. (And imagine how the kids in helmets and pads feel!)

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  49. therabbitsflower says:
    27 September 2017 at 4:14 pm

    We’re having a brief bout of summer weather before it settles into fall, so I wore another pretty floral blend, Amouage Reflection. It’s a green aquatic floral.

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  50. Elisa P says:
    27 September 2017 at 4:15 pm

    I wore L’Eau d’Hiver today since I had a work meeting. Also retrying it before I send what remains in my travel spray to my niece in LA. I seem to jave gallen out if love with it. My brother actually wanted some perfume advice for her since I guess *he* doesn’t like what she wears. Mostly PINK body sprays or other sugar bombs. But I’m not making too much more of an effort other than to send her some samples since it seems to be his distaste, not hers. I think if she likes what she wears, good for her. She’s a junior in high school, for goodness sake.

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 4:46 pm

      If she lived with you, you might adopt your brother’s POV 😉

      Nice of you to help out. I’m sure she’ll appreciate it. My aunt was my first perfume connection and still the only one in my family (excepting my H) who wears it.

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 September 2017 at 6:12 pm

        Well, my brother’s a bit of a snob, as much as I love him so not sure if it’s that or self-preservation, lol. Then I can be more sympathetic. We were walking in Brooklyn last Friday night and I was suddenly overwhelmed by some cloying sugar-bomb and no one was in front of us. The culprit was about 20 ft *behind* us. I wanted to take that young woman shopping…

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 7:09 pm

          Right – I was thinking youngsters tend to way overspray so whatever she’s wearing, your brother probably can’t escape from. And by that, I mean 24/7, it probably wafts all over from her bedroom, bathroom, and thus the entire house.

          When I was younger I lived with people who bathed in their signature scents (and were probably anosmic to them), instilling in me a lifelong loathing of Tresor and CK Eternity (neither of which I started out hating.)

          You’ll turn her around! 😀

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    • lillyjo says:
      27 September 2017 at 5:51 pm

      My aunt gave me a bottle of Ysatis when I was 18. My first “real” perfume. To this day, one of my most treasured gift memories.

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 September 2017 at 6:15 pm

        I was thinking about what my friends wore in high school and it just seems that the perfumes of that time were generally more sophisticated (Ysatis, Paris, Paloma Picasso, Giorgio were popular).

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        • kpaint says:
          27 September 2017 at 7:04 pm

          Ya, there wasn’t a “teen” market and “women’s” market so much. So we wore a lot of sophisticated stuff. Much of which I still love wearing.

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          • Petunia says:
            27 September 2017 at 8:03 pm

            So true. I used to borrow my mother”s perfume when I was really young. Scents weren’t labeled as old lady back then. I thought nothing of it.

  51. Eldiyen says:
    27 September 2017 at 6:03 pm

    SOTD has been NR for Her EDT. I could still smell a touch of it after applying last evening and wanted it to continue. One more outing for the day and then I intend on testing Salome again tonight. The last time, just a drop ranked too high on my personal skank-o-meter, so I’m interested to see how I feel about it this time.

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  52. Jalapeno says:
    27 September 2017 at 6:07 pm

    No skank for me again today. I’m taking advantage of the summery weather to try some scents for next summer, maybe.

    SOTD = AG Le Chevrefeuille, from the sample stash. I like “older” green perfumes… there is something in the latest green scents that makes me wants to run away and hide!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      27 September 2017 at 6:08 pm

      Argh, that should be “want to run away”, not wants!

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 September 2017 at 7:02 pm

        I liked the Gollum “wants” ???? I think I know what you mean. Sometimes I find them a bit shrieky.

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        • Jalapeno says:
          27 September 2017 at 7:52 pm

          Yes, shrieky and sometimes stabby for me. Right in the sinuses!

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    • kpaint says:
      27 September 2017 at 7:12 pm

      What older green perfumes do you like? I love green notes.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        27 September 2017 at 7:55 pm

        I have a vintage bottle of Balmain Ivoire, the old formulation. Chamade and No. 19 EdT are also firm favorites. There are probably others to add to this list, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

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        • Gail says:
          27 September 2017 at 9:18 pm

          Love the vintage Ivoire, I have a bottle that I hoard. Guess I should pull it out once it finally cools down and spray with abandon.

          Chanel No 19 was a love when we were kids for my sister and I, stealing spritzes from my Mom’s bottle.

          Must investigate Chamade!

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  53. Lillibet says:
    27 September 2017 at 6:13 pm

    Thursday….like Arthur Dent I never could get the hang of Thursdays. And it is the Thursday before a long weekend which makes it both better and worse LOL.

    SOTD: Bandit EdP

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    • Robin says:
      27 September 2017 at 11:38 pm

      I was just thinking I might wear Bandit tomorrow!

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  54. tiffanie says:
    27 September 2017 at 7:52 pm

    SotM = Cologne du Parfumeur
    SotE = Infusion d’Iris Cedre
    Skank = zero to negative five

    I wore CdP because a decant was in my purse this morning when I was called in to work to cover for a sick coworker.

    I like Iris Cedre very much. It’s a lot like the original but less citrus more woods. Easy to wear, and makes me smile.

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  55. hajusuuri says:
    27 September 2017 at 10:31 pm

    SOTD = Chanel 31 Rue Cambon EDT

    This one has a teeny teeny tiny bit of skank but it is oh so elegant! I had a longish commute today on Amtrak to go to one of our offices. It was not as crowded as it used to be but this is how I like it. And no armpits today, BUT:

    Commuting Woes No. 395:

    Does anyone remember airline flights with a smoking and a non-smoking section? Ha! Now there are Quiet cars where one is supposed to only speak in their library voice and NO CELL PHONE conversations! If I’m in a Quiet Car and must take a call, I go to an OUTSIDE vestibule. We’ll, this guy must have been shooed away from where he sat because he spent a good 45 minutes at the end of the car INSIDE the train yapping away, so much so that he did not realize we were at a train station that was enclosed and did not have cell phone service; he only noticed when he noticed that the other person was no longer responding to any of his pronouncements.

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  56. Old Herbaceous says:
    27 September 2017 at 11:18 pm

    SOTD was Laboratorio Olfattivo’s Nirmal. Sprayed it this morning before work and it’s still present 14 hours later! And it’s lovely. It suits these hot days at the end of September, which are less humid than the summer weather and cool off nicely at night.

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