It's Friday the 13th. Our very lucky community project for today: wear a fragrance by Aurélien Guichard or Jean Guichard, if you have one.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I'm in the quirky gardenia (with a great bottle to match) Narciso by Narciso Rodriguez, by Aurélien Guichard.
Reminder: 10/20 will be Reeking Havoc Friday...in honor of Holly (who is frequently reeking havoc), wear as many perfume samples at once as you can stand. Suggested by FearsMice.
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: image from Narciso Rodriguez Resort 2018 collection.
Perle de Mousse A swap sensation
How come I have never smelled this before
You smell lovely! I swapped my Ann Gerard discovery set but kept that one.
There is an Ann Gerard discovery set?!
oh boy..hahaha
I have two decants from the swap this one and Cuir de Nacre.
Did you try CdN yet? The discovery set is a pretty good deal from the website. 7.5ml sprays of the whole line.
Uh oh. You may be an enabler.
Just sprayed CdN! Gorgeous!!!! wow
What do you think of it?
I liked it but rarely wore it so swapped it a while back. I think I needed a touch of sweetness in it. Very elegant iris-leather, though!
Iris leather?? I’m in!!!
I think its beautiful but I want more more more!
I feel the same way about AG line also, I want more more more..but they are short lived. Or rather maybe blend into my skin too fast. Some more sillage please!
When I wrote the same way about the AG line I meant Annick Goutal. Both AG lines are short lived on my skin..
You smell great, Robin!
SOTD is John Galliano John Galliano (Aurélien Guichard). Incense, aldheydes and flowers. Very chic.
I never got to smell JG’s line but loved his scent for Diptyque — so I’m sure you smell great too!
No scent yet, because
I am going to Chanel beauty cabin in my city for a free surprise procedure! (I mean… I’ve spent my salary there last month, so it’s in all honesty not so free…)
Very excited and going to try one of les Exclusifs there on my way out:) Something that I haven’t tried yet… Bel Respiro? N 18? Who knows.
And I finally overcame my fear of my country post office services and ordered a full set of Zoologist samples. I’m really hoping it’ll cross the globe safely and land to a loving home (to my home!!!)
*fingers crossed*
What a fun thing! Enjoy your surprise.
Thank you! =)
Victor Wong of Zoologist has a very good track record of world-wide shipping . Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the scents.
Thank you! I can’t wait too!
Have fun! What a treat.
Thanks! It was fun:)
That made me LOL about spending your salary there so it really not being free. I always laugh at that too when someone offers me a discount or tells me I’v earned something free- they’re really just congratulating me for spending so much money with them haha. Enjoy it!
Yes, all those free gifts are included in the price of everything they sell.
And all it really means is that when they don’t offer something free too you – you are being robbed of your money and you are obviously overpaying way too much =)
I can bring three guests for a free all expenses paid except alcohol lunch at Nordstrom. Imasked my mom if she wanted to go and all she wanted to know was how much I spent there to get a “free” lunch which is not really free.
Good luck with your Zoologist shipment, and I hope you love it as much as I do.
I hope too. Civet especially is my greatest hope for another favourite!
I am wearing the amazing Knightsbridge – perfect for this time of year.
I was so excited when I realized that this scent had been created by one of the perfumers featured this week.
This scent is simply breathtaking – leather, rose, nutmeg and angel wings, but I never hear anyone talk about it.
A pox on you hannahmom, now you are going to make me want this, too.
Pox me all you want – it is bloody amazing.
It is the only scent I have ever paid full retail + shipping + exchange + expediter fee for TWICE in order to get a bottle.
Are you trying to incite a riot?
Sure
I am trying to convince everyone to try it and then perhaps with the increase in sales, it will be easier to find.
I almost never hear this scent mentioned, and it is stunning.
Oh dear. That does make me want to go sniffing.
Surrender To Chance carries decants.
I have introduced it to 3 fume friends, and all 3 bought a bottle within a week.
Wasn’t that a Harrod’s exclusive? I know L’Insomnuit made it here to Bergdorf’s but I never saw Knightsbridge. Your description of it sounds divine.
It is, but STC has it. Test it, and if you love it, I may be able to help you get a bottle
I think I’ve seen it sold as decants on a FB sales group. Might check there first.
Oh, I was assuming BG would have it. Oh well… I’ll ponder samples from STC. Thanks.
Maybe they have it now? Last I was there was early summer.
I’ve never heard of Knightsbridge! It’s sounds absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Going to the top of my sample shopping list!
You need to try this if you enjoy leather or rose scents
I do, so I must!
Ooh — must try! Just added to my wish list as a reminder…
But what do angel wings smell like? Just sorta … heavenly?
That sounds great! I just recently got Casbah, a lovely incense scent. Knightsbridge sounds appealing too.
This whole line smells lovely on my skin. You know when their chemistry blends with yours….
I’m in Narciso Rodriguez Poudre. Pretty, but I won’t need another bottle when this one is gone.
You won’t care then, but if anybody else does, the 30 ml is dirt cheap at FragranceNet.
Yeah, that’s where and why I bought it.
I have only two Guichards and I wasn’t going to wear Obsession because a) I’m at work and b) it’s been reformulated into mediocrity and isn’t really representative, so I’m wearing lots of Anisia Bella, a fascinating bright-green thing that somehow stays bright and green for hours, much more herbal than anisic to my nose.
Sad I did not get to Anisia Bella this week, and I meant to! I should have worn it yesterday instead of the annoying Madly Kenzo that I ended up scrubbing off.
Scent twins Pyramus! I always forgret about Anisia Bella, so I don’t wear it often, but it is very green and herbal, which I love.
I had to dig through boxes to find mine! I never seem to have it in any kind of rotation but I think about it every now and then, and when I do I have to wear it.
Scent twins! I love the bitter, mellow scent of this one. It’s great for very hot and muggy summer days when you want to spend time alone in the shade with a good book.
To participate 1000 Wishes in Shimmer Mist on my arms (cotton candy pink sparkle in the bottle) along with a lavish dose of Eau de Campagne on the rest of me
Shine on, CM8!
LOL!
Yay! ✨????????➕????????????
You thought I might not wear it , right?
I wasn’t sure! The things we will do to participate in this habit
Ha!
I only have two Guichards and was going to wear Ego Facto Prens Garde a Toi but forgot about it this morning. So I’m wearing Andy Tauer’s Rose Flash over Rose Delight Oil.
I approve. Go on making good choices, Filomena.
You smell fantastic
You smell great!
Ooh, waft this way! You smell wonderful.
Wearing vintage Calvin Klein Obsession (Jean Guichard), thanks to Kpaint. Just wonderful and intoxicating as it was in the 80’s. I have a newer release, but nothing like the vintage.
Just finished a 3 hour breakfast meeting that ended up with so many aggravations and tensions. A new manager trying to prove she can get things done faster and better with many unrealistic and dictatorial ideas. She found lots of resistance. The work environment has become heavy and unbearable lately. Let’s see how all this is going to end.
Have a happy Friday everyone!
You had my sympathy at “3 hour breakfast meeting.” Oof. Stay strong!
Thank you! It was so early and so painfully long!
Oh, dear. I went through that at a job and it didn’t go over well with the staff. It eventually became unbearable and a number of us left.
Well, TGIF and I hope things settle down at your job! At least you smell great! I loved Obsession since a friend wore it in highschool and she always smelled soo good.
Some people have already left. Two were fired early this week for not following properly the new procedures. We never saw this before. Patience and endurace is what we need now.
Obsession gave me the strengh I need it today.
Enjoy your vintage Obsession! As is nearly always the case, the original is SO MUCH BETTER than the most recent iterations. My miniature is about ten years old and it can’t hold a candle to the eighties version: I bet what’s on the shelves now is even less interesting.
My new bottle is around 12 years old. I do not even want to imagine how the latest release smells like.
That’s exactly why I’m always hesitant to try vintage-I’m afraid I’ll be so disappointed in what is readily available currently (not just Obsession, just anything).
The sample Kpaint sent me is from the 80’s and it is glorious! My bottle is 12 years old and it is very good and close to the vintage, but it lacks the magic and beauty of those early years. When I try vintages I always treat them as different perfumes so I enjoy them and the new ones without any frustration.
On the other hand, vintage bottles are almost always cheaper than new ones. It’s not always the case, but the 100 ml of Obsession that I made pl67’s decant from cost less than $20.
I’ve got multiple bottles of vintage Shalimar and Chanel No 5, all of which I bought for ~$25.
Thank you! I am really enjoying it!
Hey twin- we do smell wonderful!
Hi twin! We smell gorgeous for sure!
Ug, does not sound pleasant – obsession sounds like the perfect choice – stay strong PL67!
Thank you Coin-op. It is not pleasant for sure.
I am so sorry about the bad work ambiance, I hop somehow things can improve soon.
Thank you! I hope so too.
3-hour meeting and getting things done faster sounds oxymoronic, in my opinion. I hope it settles down soon, and you all will be able just to work and not to struggle.
Some people say we must survive or go. I hope things can get solved in a less drastic way.
Gosh, that sounds like my programme for the last 3 weeks, with the additional stress of legal threats. Makes for an unpleasant atmosphere and tiring days.
It is very stressful and tiring for sure. I would not be surprised if legal actions are taken at some point. Thanks God is Friday and we will have some rest
Hey, twin, you’re smelling great! (Technically, I’m non-vintage, but whatever.)
You smell wonderful too!
Oh geez, so sorry to hear about the downturn in your work environment. It sounds terrible.
It is. Hoping for the best.
You have my sympathies. I have been through that with my job as well. Hope that things improve quickly. Maybe have your new manager do some of the grunt work and she may change her tune.
Vintage Obsession is amazing. You smell wonderful!
Thank you Gail.
Hey, Robin – we are twins! We smell like dry, musky marshmallow fluff. In a good way.
Hey twin!
I totally get marshmallow fluff too! You smell great!
Another twin! I also get a fluffy feeling from this and wonder what gives that impression.
Twins with Robin in Narciso. Only Guichard I have. This is an interesting one for me. Based on reviews, I made a point of trying it in Bloomies right after launch. There was something that seemed harsh to me, and I was shaking my head. Tried a couple of times. Many months later, I tried it again. Although I still had a reaction to something screechy (to me) in the opening, it quickly went away. And I began sighing. Had to have it. I discovered the creaminess that others mentioned. Funny how that works.
Hey, we are triplets (at least) — see just above.
I have a feeling we will be more soon… ????
It’s a party!
A big party! I didn’t like it much until it grew on me after a few tries. I always loved the bottle…perfection!
I still have nothing by either Guichard, so unable to meet today’s challenge. Instead, my SOTD is Equistrius. It’s all sweet leather on me, no cocoa in sight (smell?). Lovely for another crisp fall day here. The trees in my office parking lot are turning quickly this year and are just beautiful right now so I’m taking my “real” camera to work with me.
Happy FriYAY!!!!
Wearing a Jean and Aurélien collaboration: Prends Garde a Toi. I’m not sure how I feel about the nettle note. I don’t love it, but I don’t dislike it either….
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Nettle? An original not, in any case…
My only Guichard is Robert Piguet Calypso so I’m wearing that with pleasure. Love this soft, antique rose. Cozy and perfect for the cooler temps and my new burgundy sweater.
I went on a bit if a shopping spree since I decided I need to up my professional look- I’ve gotten rather lazy over the years. Why don’t I ever shop at Ann Taylor LOFT? Such nice tops and great sale deals…
On a different note, I got the new little Le Labo body product discovery set: Hinoki shampoo, conditioner, and body cream, and mandarine shower oil. I’m kind of meh about them. The hinoki smells like generic synthetic wood smell to me and I think I don’t like shower oil, period. It has this ammonia smell that lingers in skin afterwards. Had the same issue with L’Occitane almond shower oil.
The Le Labo basil shower gel smells really good but they didn’t have sample sizes. Anyway, won’t be needing full sizes of any.
I have that problem with the almond shower oil, too! How does something smell so good out of the bottle but leave such a weird smell afterward??
Good to know! Thought it was just me. I don’t know what the heck that is that makes them smell that way. I had to throw out the L’Occitane.
Me too! It makes my skin so soft, but it smells like a wet dog. Blech.
They are moisturizing but I can find less offensive ways to do that. Been using a salt scrub now that has oils in it. That really softens my skin and helps gets rid of any little bumpies.
I love Ann Taylor LOFT. Now that I’m back from Korea, I’m going to spend a little money on clothes in the coming months. I need to get rid of some old and replace with new things. I bet you look and smell great!
I just did a closet purge which felt good. Got rid of stuff I haven’t worn in over a year.
Calypso is so pretty! I still have a tad in my sample vial but couldn’t find it.
It is really pretty and kind of a no-brainer for me.
Probably half of my wardrobe is from Loft.
It’s never on my radar since I don’t see them in my work surroundings. Great work clothes without looking too business-like.
Somehow I missed Calypso when I went through the list, and nothing else from what I have (in samples) spoke to me and I thought I’d have to skip the CP. But I have a decant if Calypso (had a bottle but gave it to a friend who loved it more than I did), so I’ll wear it later today – thank you for the idea!
Happy to inspire ????
My mother shops almost exclusively at LOFT because the clothes are nice and fit her so well, and their deals are sooo good. (My longer limbs send me elsewhere, alas.)
Hey Twin! Calypso was my choice today as well. It’s a perfect scent for work too, so soft and pretty.
That picture disturbed me when I looked at it quickly – I thought the model’s head was on backwards!
I’m wearing Wood Sage and Sea Salt today. It’s been an extremely trying week, and I just needed something comfortable and not too complicated.
Ugh! I have a rule here about models with their heads on backwards, promise I will never post one.
I had exactly the same impression from the picture!
You smell good. Let’s hope the next week is easier.
Had to dig into the samples to find Guichard. Gucci Guilty Black. Ok to start, berries and such, and then it is all…. peach. Which increasingly is the note of death for me. Gets in my nose and stays for days, not in a good way. Sad, because I have several peach forward perfumes I used to like.
Comparing original 2009 formula LPRN to the new Black Perfecto today…will weigh in later with copious thoughts… ????
I love Black Perfecto! What are your thoughts?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
Everyone has been gushing about Black Perfecto so much that I am starting to wonder if I need to try it. Hmm.
Try it. Its everything I wanted LPRN to be
In the spirit of brevity, they are almost identical to me which I think Monsieur Guerlain said as well.
I think the 2009 has more patchouli, is fuller somehow and overall preferable but they’re about 90% or so similar. The new version has more rose to my nose.
Not sure if BP is available in the states yet but I’d say buy it when you can as, sadly, we know that Reformulation (and Winter) is Coming! Within a year or two BP will get an inevitable formula change as well. Enjoy it while you can…good life advice in general… ????
“Enjoy it while you can” is absolutely excellent life advice! I need to work on that. Can’t wait to compare the two. I’m thinking I’ll try on Saturday!
I haven’t smelled the 2009 version but I like BF. I got it from the swap and I am enjoying it so far. May spray some on when my SOTD wears off.
SotD = L’air du Temps edt
Checking in early and keeping things simple ahead of a busy morning. Looking forward to reading comments and perhaps learning about the Guichards. Hope it’s a wafting good Friday for everyone.
Participating in a community-of-one project: what to wear when it (finally) rains:
Atelier’s Sous le Toit de Paris .
Beautiful.
Vintage Obsession.❤️I dabbed from my mini that is probably 25-30 years old. The juice has gotten very dark with age. I also have a 100ml bottle, so I should be set for life because one spray lasts all day on me.
If anyone tuned into this week’s PBS Nature series on foxes, part of it was filmed right in my neighborhood!
<3 foxes! My parents live in rural MI and they frequently spot foxes in their yard.
Mine live ~10 miles outside of Washington, DC and they sometimes see foxes in their yard, too
Foxes really are the cutest. I’d like a pet fox.
Have you seen the PBS show about the Russian research project to breed domesticated foxes? Your dream may be within reach.
I haven’t!!!!! Must seek it out immediately!!!!!
Foxes = Squeeee!
Obsession! Oh you smell lovely!
That was one of my favorites back in the 90’s
I like how you put “Vintage”..makes Me feel OLD!
You smell great, twin!
Oh, darn! I only caught he last few minutes of that Nature episode! I’d meant to watch it all, but I was watching the baseball…????
Oh how cool about that Nature episode! I missed it, so I ought to look for it in reruns. I have a friend who LOVES foxes, so I will mention it to her as well.
Bond No 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory for me!????
You smell great! Love that one.
You smell great! I wore that one yesterday.
By the way….complete off topic note here. Sometime back when various books were discussed, the Southern Reach Trilogy came up. I ended up reading them. When I saw Blade Runner 2049, a preview came on, and I thought, “I know this.” The first book Annihilation has been made into a movie. Can’t remember release date. Natalie Portman.
Oh, I didn’t know the series was mentioned here. I’m usually pretty good at looking into many of the books people here recommend to see if they sound right for me. It wasn’t until after seeing the movie trailer that the trilogy got on my radar. Did you like the series?
Wearing some neon pink lipstick and Narciso Rodriguez For Her L’Absolu. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but something about this whole line is pretty irresistible.
Loved L’Absolu when I tested it. Somehow I have resisted buying, but you never know what can happen.
Twins! L’Absolu is my favourite NR.
Same here.
I am much too lazy this morning to look through the list and see if I have any Guichard-formulated perfumes. Instead, I went with my favorite CdG, Jaisalmer.
You smell fantastic! Love that one.
Forgot-I-had-it Friday turned into Find-it-Friday. Success! LouLou by Jean Guichard.
Gorgeous!
Thank you
If I counted correctly, I’m a quadruplet! Narciso white bottle today. Like LizzieB, it took me awhile to fall for this one. The gardenia/musk combo feels a bit va-va-voom on me at times, so I usually wear it in the evenings. Looking forward to having it on all day today!
I thought the scent was repulsive the first time, and now I own a bottle. Definitely a slow burn!
I do own and love Hermes Concentre d’Orange Verte by Jean Guichard, but today I decided to drain my decant of Chanel No. 19. Since I promptly crawled back into bed with my tablet to read NST, I think I chose well. Still no work and both kids are home today for various teacher development things, so it’s murky hot dandelion drink ( my nothing like coffee “coffee”) and NST in bed for me.
Enjoy your time in bed!
My recipe for somewhat-better (to me, obs.) hot dandelion drink, for my 18-oz teapot:
Throw about 10 or so cardamom seeds in a mortar and crush, put in bottom of pot before putting in the strainer
in the strainer: 2 scant spoonfuls of roasted dandelion root, 1/2 spoonful roasted chicory
steep about 7 1/2 minutes. take out strainer. the cardamom stays in the pot so the cardamom flavor gets stronger on the 2nd cup.
sometimes I do this with bits of cinnamon bark instead.
Hmmm… you are way ahead of me. I have been drinking Dandy Blend, Roma Kaffree, and various flavors of Teeccino–variety if not quality
. Where do you buy the roasted dandelion root and roasted chicory? What is the consistency of each?
And I have never tried any of those, so I may actually be behind you! I started with Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Root tea bags and moved on from there, because I drink a fair amount of dandelion, so cheaper and more convenient to buy loose. Plus, not surprisingly, the loose tastes better. But maybe you won’t like them as well as what you’re drinking! I think all of those are geared towards trying to taste like coffee.
Frontier Natural Organic Roasted Chicory Granules and Starwest Botanicals Organic Dandelion Roasted Cut. Both available on Amazon in 1 lb. bags. Consistency — the Dandelion is a fairly rough cut, the chicory is a bit smaller, but not so small it goes through a tea strainer.
Happy Friday! I was inspired by somebody’s SOTD earlier this week to pull out my mini bottle of Dior Dune today.
Can’t wait to see what craziness you folks come up with for next Friday’s project
Narciso Rodriguez For Her L’Absolu today. Cuddly and warm without being overbearing. The perfume, not me.
Wearing Chinatown body creme, which works as a perfume. I will have this jar forever.
Ha I can imagine. I finished off the last 20% of a sample vial earlier this week, and that was plenty for one wearing.
All I have for today is Gucci Guilty. I like it but don’t love it.
Happy Friday, all!
I wore Guilty yesterday. Like you I just like it, but I do not wear it frequently.
I wore Guilty as well yesterday. Like you guys, it wasn’t a love.
Couldn’t find my bit of Calypso today, so I went for a throwdown: on my left wrist, a goodly drizzle of Douglas Hannant, and on my right, a like amount of Petit Fracas (both Aurelien Guichard, for Robert Piguet). Both are Fracas offspring and both are pleasant, though as time goes on I’m beginning to prefer the Douglas Hannant for not being sweet and cocoa-powdery.
Narciso for me, too. I have two travel sizes of this from some long ago Amazon deal, and I’m glad. I have Anisia Bella, too, but it seems to gray and chilly today.
too
SOTD is my only Guichard, Chinatown. I quite like its spicy aspect. One of my favorite perfume bottles anywhere.
Story: My mom has sung in her church choir for at least 40 years but recently it’s become a challenge to go to choir practice. Apparently she sits next to a woman who wears some very strong perfume and as soon as she is there my mom’s voice starts to get all froggy and her head stuffs up and she can’t hit the high notes any more. I can still hear the frog in her throat when I talk to her afterwards. When I suggested she just tell the lady nicely about this problem my mom said “Oh no, she is so sensitive, I couldn’t do that.” She just doesn’t know what to do. I told her to explain it to the choir director so she could provide some reason for moving my mom. I’m telling this story because I know sometimes on here we feel exasperated by other people’s perfume sensitivities–and I’ve felt the same–but there really are times when it’s a problem for someone.
I’ve been equally exasperated but yeah, I’ve relaxed about that. I sat next to a woman in a movie theater who was wearing nuclear amounts of a perfume I find very cloying and I had to move. So I get it. I hope they can work something out for your mom!
She should talk to the director not to her directly, this way it will keep the peace
Agree she should talk to the director, who can set / announce a generic policy. I was in a class once where it was announced frequently that we needed to not wear scents because of severe allergies. My good friend was the incredibly sensitive one, and I’d see her reactions. I never wore scent around her. Not even lotion. It could be an absolutely gorgeous scent, and still create a problem.
SOTD is Obsession, just sprayed on at my local department store – it’s not agreeing with me, I do love strong scents so I thought I would like it, but it just smells like super spicy aftershave to me
Reading all of the comments about the vintage helps me to understand why this was such a bit hit, I can’t imagine anyone really enjoying this as it is now – but they must still be selling it.
There was also a big display for Opium, which I thought was interesting – I sprayed it and it smelt like Youth Dew to me.
They also re-arranged the entire perfume display giving the most real estate to “fragrance for women and men”, as far as I could tell they just intermingled all of the same bottles that used to be under the headers “fragrance for women” & “fragrance for men”
Maybe you can scrub Obsession off and find something else..
Twin! Sorry Obssession wasn’t working for you.
I can sympathize. Obsession doesn’t work for me at all either. Hope you found something you like better!
Bond No.9 Chinatown.
Have a great Friday !!
TDC Oriental Lounge today, which smelled just gorgeous right up until I stepped outside into the smoky air. I’ve been complaining about the air quality a bunch here on NST, but someone reminded me that in many places, this is just…normal air. Specifically, the air smells and feels to me like the air in Delhi just before the rains. Millions of people live their entire lives like this, perpetually a little under-oxygenated and with reduced lung capacity. Gives me a new appreciation for the importance of clean air efforts. Does anyone have tips for good clean air charities to donate to? Preferably in poorer countries, where my money could have higher impact, but I know there are places domestically with terrible air, too.
On another note, I participated in a workout class yesterday for the first time, and today, my entire body is in agony. Augh.
Crazy to think people live that way..
My heart breaks for all those poor people in CA, I have so many memories from my life in SF and going to the wine country…
I used to live in Yountville, and also have fond memories of the landscape, and the food.
Hello twins out there – I am trying my sample of Narciso For Her- I just found a newly purchased box in my daughters bedroom but can’t open THAT one. I suits my mood- calm introspective & centered.
Happy lucky Friday all.
Peace
Turns out I had more Guichards than I thought. I apparently didn’t really read Jean Guichard’s list when I looked at it because somehow I managed to miss that Obsession and L’Air du Temps were his.
I have a little mini of L’Air du Temps that I picked up in an antique store a few years ago, so I decided to wear that today. Totally not me, but it’s nice nonetheless.
hi twin! I’m wearing EdT from an old-ish bottle of L’air du Temps.
I need to get out more! I don’t have a single Guichard! I think one of the only ones I’ve tried is Chinatown, which I know everyone loves but it left me cold, like every Bond I’ve tried, for whatever reason. Maybe I should come back to it now, years later, but at that price point…maybe not.
I’m wearing Aftelier Ancient Resins. Was listening to Leonard Cohen last night and really just need to remind myself today to chill out (ha! with the kind of season I’m having at work). This scent grounds me.
You smell fantastic, and nothing better than listening to Leonard Cohen.
Could have worn Narciso for the challenge, but somehow my hand went for Lonesome Rider instead.
You smell super!
Yes, you do! Perfect for today, at least where I am…
Ooooh, I should dig out my sample for the cooler weather. Thanks for the reminder.
No Guichards for me, I enjoyed Cuir de Russie so much yesterday I’m wearing it again today. Happy Friday!
I had planned on wearing Lou Lou today but at the last minute decided to drain my sample of Chinatown. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Chinatown reminded me of something I couldn’t put my finger on. I thought, “It’s really nice, but it’s just like… something.”
Only Guichard I own is – Loulou in the amazing blue bottle. Haven’t sniffed it for years. I quite like it, first appeared 1987, and very much of that era. Powerful so glad I only spritzed once!!! Think it would be cozy on a winter day. Cheap as chips too.
I’m not in the mood for Lou Lou or Baghari, my only Guichards, so I put on Hummingbird. The opening is much too sweet for me but the drydown is lovely. I’m glad to see that Camel has a release date, too. I enjoyed it when I tested it. It’s much softer than the notes imply.
Montana from the last third of my vintage bottle (that I’m hoarding like it’s the apocalypse ????) Oh my word this stuff is incredible! I haven’t worn it in years. Only sniffed the sprayer occasionally. I remember wearing this to work! I think people working in an office environment today would be horrified with this one. ????
I’m in the only Guichard scent I own: Jean Guchard’s Obsession. One spritz only, ‘cause I don’t wanna kill anyone with my silage.????
Continued wishes for safety and health for anyone in the path of or downwind from the CA fires! And wishes for a great weekend to all!
One spritz definitely does it! You smell great, twin!
Thanks!
Happy weekend or Friday 13th, depending in where you are. I am in bed drinking coffee made from coffee beans ( soon to be my second cup ) and wearing Zadig & Voltaire This is Him ( young Guichard…smells a bit like JM Myrrh and Tonka with vetiver added ) and Loulou ( mature G ) but plan to switch to Diptyque Moheli for a ylang ylang burst ( thanks to Lilibet and the fact that I could find this perfume in NZ ). Moheli reminds me of Body Shop Moringa but much better and it layers really beautifully with VC& A Orchidee Vanille. Another grey morning …. Endless winter skies but with a fluro zap of cerise rhodendrum and new leaves on the maples and silver birches. I watched the movie Personal Shopper last night and felt a little underwhelmed by it. It has had such dazzling reviews that I think it must be me ..so I might watch it again. I had a similar underwhelmed response to Nicole Krauss’s latest novel .
Happy Weekend to you, too!
I am sitting up straighter with your description of This is Him.
I really like Eau Moheli. It’s great in the summer when I can’t take another day of smelling like grapefruit.
Friday! Couldn’t be happier. 4-day weeks always seem extra long.
SOTD: Saftra Troublant, again. Still needing cozy comfort.
Thought about Narciso as that’s pretty cozy too but it’s a different kind of cozy. Yes, there are categories of cozy.
You are so right. We librarians have categories for everything!
In my next life I want to be a librarian! I adore libraries, books and learning.
Starting my birthday with a small pre-shower spray of Thameen’s Amber Room. It’s my birthday present to me from my mother, chosen by me obviously
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Gaynor! Have a great year and lots of good adventures.
Hapoy birthday!
Happy birthday Gaynor!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your present!
Happy birthday. Today was my birthday as well. I celebrated by ordering the Zoologist Discovery Set.
And a belated happy birthday to you too!
Happy birthday to both of you!
Happy birthday, PriscillaE!
Happy Birthday!
Nice gift to self, Petunia! Hope your birthday was a good one.
Ack! I’m sorry, I should have typed PriscillaE! Maybe this will teach me not to multitask. (insert embarrassed face)
Happy birthday!
Happy Scented Birthday, Gaynor! Enjoy the day.
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your perfume pressie!
Happy birthday, Gaynor!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday!
I don’t have anything that fits today’s theme, so I’m in Amouage Silver Man. Apparently discontinued, so I really need to get a bottle while I can. It’s like an jet-setting 1960s gentleman to me.
Love those early Amouages — perfect description.
Decided to wear my Fifi Chachnil extract as Kenzo UFO would be a bit too chilly today. Happy Friday the 13th, y’all!
I wore both, kinda
SOTD is another Robert Piguet, “Alameda”, by Aurelien Guichard.
Top: bergamot and lily;
Mid: rose and orris;
Base: patchouli, amber and castoreum.
It goes on fresh and sweet, then is just sweet, and now is SWEETDIDYOUHEARMEISAIDSWEETSWEETSWEEEEEET.
Wait, I’m not clear on this. Is it sweet?????
????
They could at least have thrown “caramel” or “praline” in the notes to warn you.
SotD Black gemstone, SHL
SotE Fille en Aiguilles, Serge Lutens
Evening scent twin!
SOTD = Diane EdT by Aurelien Guichard. This is definitely a no-brainer scent for me. A soft, cosmetic powdery floral that hugs the body. Good for wearing when people might freak out about scent.
I wore Gucci Guilty early this week and then went my own way. Wearing Eau de Missions courtesy of a lovely NSTer and the freebiemeet. Oh, and Cuiron, from my Scentbird subscription.
I wore Calypso today along with ElisaP and a few others. I am a bit under the weather today but new samples arrived so I am testing L’Erbolario Meharees on the back of one hand and SL Fille en Aiguilles on the other. FeA is so strong that I can’t smell the other scent without pressing my hand directly against my nose. From what I can tell, Meharees is similar to Shalimar. FeA opened with spices, pine and sharp incense. The mid has settled down but gingerbread has added to the mix. It’s a little overwhelming and sharper than I expected. My sense of smell is probably off but It’s not working for me. I may have to scrub the Serge.
I hope you feel better soon.
Bummer that you aren’t feeling 100%. Get well soon!
Try FeA in December – it’s a perfect Christmas scent. If it doesn’t work for you then as well, spray the remaining juice on a cotton ball and use as an ambiance scent.
Thanks everyone! It’s just my annual allergy fest or possibly a sinus infection. You know, stuffy nose, body aches, sore throat and painful ears. Also sluggish and tired.
I will try FeA again when it is colder. I didn’t like Chergui the first time I tried it either but now It’s a cold weather favorite.
What Undina said and hope you feel better soon!
FeA was too sharp for me, as well. So far Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee edp (with thanks to Elisa P) is the only thing with a pine or fir note I can actually stand to wear.
Too bad about FeA. Its one of my favourites and the one that sent me straight down the rabbit hole. After a long no-perfume-wearing-period, i wanted to try perfume again.
And i started looking online into the whole fragrance market, i wanted to find brands that were more serious about their scents (Meaning: doing more than slabbing a logo on a bottle of candy-water and hiring well known actresses to promote it).
I saw the name of a guy named Serge Lutens mentioned a lot…and the rest is history
I love FeA year round, but most people safe it for winter/cold days.
Late to the party as usual. I’m in LouLou from a mini that I got at LAX awhile back. It seems sweeter than the original so I’m thinking it’s been reformulated big time. The bottle is so cute though.
All the other fragrances in the same collection were reformulated as well- Lauren, Anais Anais and Paloma Picasso. It’s heartbreaking.
LouLou has definitely been reformulated, but to me it is still LouLou. Unfortunately, I could never wear the original, even though I loved it so. It gave me very sharp headaches. I can happily wear this newer version.
I forgot I have a mini. The bottle is truly adorable.
I’ve been reading, but too crazy busy to post (probably too late now, even!). But: still participating, wearing an oil I made from some of my Fifi Chachnil decant, and a couple of sprays of UFO today, and despite not much in common besides lineage, they really got along!
Not too late for me! I’m still reading.
Me too! I’ve missed reading your posts. Nice to see you here! ????
Still reading from the West Coast as well. It’s never too late.
SOTD = Chanel Coromandel EDT
So good. It is my first 2017 Fall weather wearing (and Fall, I hope you are here to stay). I wonder what happened to all the Les Exclusifs EDTs that have not been sold by the end of the EDT phase-out?
Commuting Woes No. 399:
I saw the most egregious behavior yet today and made me lose faith in humanity. I generally see some of the same commuters depending upon which train I catch. There’s a hard of hearing guy who speaks at the top of his lungs because he thinks no one can hear him and he talks to this guy who really ought to be a star in My 600 lb. Life (ok, I am exaggerating but I’m probably off by about 100 lb.) Every single time I’ve seen 500 lb. guy, he’s waiting for the train to arrive, gets on and all is well as he has his choice of seats (he takes up two seats). This morning, he jiggled in after the train had partially filled up and there were no adjacent seats. He saw his hearing impaired friend who happened to be seated with an open seat next to him. He went over and started up a conversation. After a minute of chit chat, he decided to sit on the single seat and practically crushed the guy seated on the other side of the bench! The guy who got sat on quickly got up and sat on another open seat. I saw this unfold and I can only shake my head at how inconsiderate and rude 500 lb. guy was. He easily could have waited for the next train, or asked his friend if he wouldn’t mind giving up his seat (or his friend could have voluntarily given up his seat). He could also have just stood the entire time – not pleasant but the rest of us do that when there are no seats. There were no apologies to the guy who had to move.
You smell delightful! It must be very hard to witness this type of behavior everyday.
Yikes! So sorry your new boss is a jerk. At my company, just about the only things that could get one fired without a warning and failure to adhere to an action plan are fraud, sexual harassment (but this takes a while to prove), intolerance of diversity (this, too, requires internal investigation). Incompetence or failure to follow procedures are not grounds for immediate firing.
I have the same Obsession from kpaint but I have not tried it yet. I hope to find my mini of it from almost 30 years for comparison.
Eeeek, how did this happen? Ignore this please.
At least I have NST!
TGIF! It means that you get a break from the Commuter Zoo that you have been reporting on.
Coromandel is gorgeous! Great pick for today’s weather, too.
I want it to keep being Fall!
I want it to start being Fall!
(I miss coromandel and all my other autumn perfumes)
As for your #399, just imagine the same guy on a plane…
Wow, I wore Coromandel tonight too, maybe for the first time this year though it is probably top 3 all time for me. I’m so worried about running out! I wonder how the EDP stacks up? You and I smell outstanding.
I had nothing. My sample of Chinatown and decant of Futur are both long gone (but were fun while they lasted), and I didn’t make it to the mall for a sample of Gucci Guilty. (Did everyone else know that GG has lilac in it? Why is this the first I’m hearing about it?) So instead I’m in Lancôme Poême from the Freebiemeet, with thanks to Katrina. It’s a big yellow floral, and I’m enjoying it. I never seem to hear much about yellow florals, unlike the white variety. Maybe we could do a yellow floral community project? Anyway, have a great weekend, everyone.