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Friday scent of the day 10/27

Posted by Robin on 27 October 2017 406 Comments

Happy World Day for Audiovisual Heritage! It's also Guessing Game Friday. Our community project for today: describe your perfume to us, OR, give your perfume the name it ought to have had, and we'll see if we can guess what it is.

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.

My fragrance: sumi ink, spices, incense. Really, I would have called it Ink and put it in a Japanese ink bottle.

Reminder: 11/3 will be Fougère Friday...wear a fougère, if you have one.

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2017, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: the glasses were designed by the same brand that makes my fragrance, and are produced by Cutler & Gross, $440.

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  1. Bee says:
    27 October 2017 at 8:50 am

    This is fun!
    comme des garçon 2?

    Mine is: waiting for something in an Italian iris field, with a glass of champagne in one hand and a bunch of white flowers in the other.

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    • Robin says:
      27 October 2017 at 8:57 am

      Ha, I was too easy!

      Iris with champagne. It’s sad that there’s an iris I can’t guess right off the top of my head, but I think I need my second cup of tea to get my brain working.

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      • Bee says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:02 am

        …grinning fiendishly …

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      • Bear says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:05 am

        Encre Noir Lalique.

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        • Bee says:
          27 October 2017 at 9:08 am

          If you’re answering to me, nope! (yours is very cryptic too, no idea)

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          • Bear says:
            27 October 2017 at 9:15 am

            Actually, Robin…but I think I’m doubly incorrect.
            😉

          • AngelaB says:
            27 October 2017 at 9:19 am

            Masque Milano ATTESA?

          • Bear says:
            27 October 2017 at 9:22 am

            I didn’t realize your guess was correct for Robin..
            More coffee, STAT !!!!
            😉

          • Bee says:
            27 October 2017 at 9:24 am

            AngelaB – yes, of course!

    • Amy says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:34 am

      L’Atessa!

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:34 am

        Spelled wrong!

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      • Bee says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:14 am

        AngelaB was first!

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        • AngelaB says:
          27 October 2017 at 11:33 pm

          You smell marvelous Bee! It is lovely!!

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  2. madtowngirl says:
    27 October 2017 at 8:53 am

    Those glasses are cute and remind me of a pair my youngest had as a toddler. Hers were from baby gap and cost nowhere near $440. No good guesses on your perfume Robin.

    I am in a boozy, cinnamon scent from a niche house that also bears the name of one of my favorite stores.

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    • Robin says:
      27 October 2017 at 8:58 am

      J Crew + Arquiste 57?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:01 am

        Yes! A blind buy success!????????

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  3. Bear says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:00 am

    Triple strength coffee.
    Extra long workout.
    Soundtrack for workout and SOTD before shower…………
    ……..when we turn on the Thin White Duke, making sure white stains…………..
    Metallic.
    Salty.
    Wan flowers.
    😉
    Carpe Diem.
    Peace.
    ????

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    • mals86 says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:37 am

      Okay, I’ll just make a stab: Secretions Magnifiques.

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      • Bear says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:48 am

        Your stab is a bullseye!
        ????
        ????

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        • mals86 says:
          27 October 2017 at 11:42 am

          Metallic/salty/pale flowers is SO NOT what that one was like on me… but the reports I’ve read are either that salty-metal floral or something Completely Different, as I got. 🙂

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  4. sistine says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:10 am

    That’s great it starts with an earthquake
    Birds, snakes, an airplane
    Lenny Bruce is not afraid.

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:17 am

      Apocalypse Now should be a perfume moniker.
      🙂
      I feel fine……….

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:29 am

      Got the song in my head but not the perfume. Will be following for the answer!

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    • holyneroli says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:15 am

      ELDO La Fin du Monde!

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      • sistine says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:08 pm

        Correct!

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    • tiffanie says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:48 am

      nice ear worm for a Friday! 🙂

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  5. Lovestosmellgood says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:16 am

    Peaches, spicy cinnamon, vanilla. Chypre. Classic

    Tea Sakura 2000

    Paint the town lippy

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    • TriesToBeClassy says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:34 am

      Mitsouko?

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:20 am

        Ding Ding
        Too easy!

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  6. AngelaB says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:17 am

    Ok – this is my first try: on a recent motorcycle trip w/ hubby in the southwest, I came across an endless field on either side of the road of the wildly blooming bush, which was very fragrant, especially after the rainstorm that followed us from Wyoming into Colorado and New Mexico. As we crossed the New Mexican border we stopped just to smell them so fresh and clean! This plant also goes by another name, more Mediterranean. You can also burn it in Native American cleansing ceremonies. The second clue: as we made our way to Santa Fe we stayed at a SPA which burned this wood every evening in the fire pit, a local pine, whose incense I am NOW addicted to and is named after an old tv western. Clue #3, part of the name includes what a motorcycle or car does when you start it. Great memories, a great new release and a beautiful new FB!!
    Can you guess it?

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    • ringthing says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:22 am

      I don’t know what it is but now I want to try it, wonderful description!

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    • pixel says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:32 am

      I’m guessing the plant is creosote but I’m stumped on the perfume… La Curie Larrea has a good creosote note but it’s not that new…

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    • Eldiyen says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:37 am

      Dame Monsoon?

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      • Eldiyen says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:38 am

        Wait a sec, that doesn’t go with Clue #3…. Rev, rev something. Hmmmm….

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    • Holly says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:52 pm

      Reve d’Ossian?

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      • Holly says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:58 pm

        Naw, that’s not a new release.

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    • Kanuka says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:20 pm

      Something to do with juniper?

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:43 pm

      Van Cleef & Arpels California Reverie?
      AH..but that doesn’t match the first clues.

      Hmm..
      Fumerie Turque by SL?

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      • AngelaB says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:31 pm

        It’s Idyllwild from Ineke !
        It has sagebrush, also known as Artemisia, and is usd in Native American cleansing ceremonies ( that smells lovely as is burned in many Pueblos too) the smoke is Ponderosa pine- sometimes mentioned in the description but Imhave seen it referred to as fir in the notes also.

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  7. ringthing says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:18 am

    Mine’s easy: popular cosmetics company, it’s name eponymous with it’s female founder, who famously thought women should buy perfume for themselves rather than waiting for a man to gift it. She created this bath product first to ease the way.

    Robin, you smell fabulous, CdG 2 is one of my favorites, just wore it last week and as always had to smile at it’s wonderful weirdness 🙂

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:21 am

      Estee Lauder Youth Dew.

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      • ringthing says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:23 am

        Of course, and it’s the bath oil worn as perfume.

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        • Coin-op says:
          27 October 2017 at 9:51 am

          I have the bath oil but not the perfume – do you think there is any significant difference when wearing as perfume?

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    • Barqs says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:05 pm

      My Godmother’s signature scent is Youth Dew! You smell beautiful!

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  8. perfumelover67 says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:27 am

    Frankincense, woods, patchouli, juicy fall fruits…

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    • Regina says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:35 am

      Is it Black Cashmere?

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:58 am

        Nope!

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    • Michael says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:38 pm

      Patch Flash?

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:41 pm

        No!

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        • AngelaB says:
          27 October 2017 at 11:41 pm

          SL De Profundis?

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          • perfumelover67 says:
            27 October 2017 at 11:42 pm

            No!

    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Femininite du Bois?

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        27 October 2017 at 4:45 pm

        Nope!

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  9. Vegan Girl says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:36 am

    For mine think glamorous Duchess leaving her Parisian mansion to spend the summertime in her castle in Normandy. Her perfume depicts and captures the smell of sweet pea with the most luxurious olfactory rendition possible.

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    • Robin says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:37 am

      Sweet pea makes me think of Francis Kurkdjian. Don’t see how My Burberry is a Parisian mansion or a castle in Normandy. Could be 754, which I’ve never smelled, or even Carven Le Parfum.

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      • Vegan Girl says:
        29 October 2017 at 10:26 am

        Hi, it was Caron Pois de senteur, quite underrated i yet I was told a few times a few years back it was the fountain parfum best seller

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        • Robin says:
          29 October 2017 at 1:37 pm

          Ah, interesting. Would not have guessed it was their bestseller, either.

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  10. Filomena says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:36 am

    This feminine rose is not a thorn in my side.

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    • Robin says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:29 am

      Wow, that’s hard.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Ineke Briar Rose?

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    • Barqs says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Czech & Speake Dark Rose ?

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  11. TriesToBeClassy says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:37 am

    An animal that is also a perfume ingredient.

    Balsamic, resinous, ambery.

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    • lucasai says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:39 am

      Civet? Zoologist?

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      • TriesToBeClassy says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:55 am

        Yes!

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:40 am

      Zoologist Civet?

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      • TriesToBeClassy says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:57 am

        Yess 😀

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  12. Jiji says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:37 am

    Iris pallida surrounded by soft sweet flowers, a dash of spice and woods. A bit quiet, melancholic. Dry. Low sillage, but i can still smell it after 7 hours.
    From a French brand and a very very famous nose.

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    • TriesToBeClassy says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:58 am

      Hermessence Iris Ukiyoe

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      • Jiji says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:05 am

        So close!

        But Ukiyoe is more ‘transparent’ imo, more air and water (if this makes any sense).
        This scent has something earthy, grounded by woods and green (vetiver?).

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        • Bear says:
          27 October 2017 at 10:09 am

          28 La Pausa Chanel.

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          • Jiji says:
            27 October 2017 at 10:20 am

            Nope….
            (Still need to try La Pausa btw)

        • Colognissimo says:
          27 October 2017 at 10:53 am

          since you said “so close” to the first guess, could it be Hiris instead?

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          • Jiji says:
            27 October 2017 at 12:21 pm

            Nope, but ukiyoe is close as in same aesthetic/same perfumer 😀
            Thats a major clue i think 🙂

    • austenfan says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:27 pm

      TDC Bois d’Iris?

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      • Jiji says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:30 pm

        Yesss! 😀

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  13. lucasai says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:38 am

    O, Dark green gemstone
    Submerged in resinous black
    But your face is gold

    This haiku is my idea of the perfume I am wearing today. Did I make it hard for you this time?

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    • Colognissimo says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:48 am

      Atelier Cologne: Emeraude Agar in its golden bottle, isn’t it?

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      • lucasai says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:51 am

        You are correct! Didn’t expect such an early guess though. Well done

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      • Barqs says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:06 pm

        I recently bought a sample of Emeraude Agar. I really enjoy wearing it.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:12 am

      Would have not been able to guess, but love the haiku!

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      • lucasai says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:52 am

        Thank you

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    • pixel says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:35 am

      Lubin Black Jade?

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      • lucasai says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:53 am

        Colognissimo got it right already

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  14. Luna Green says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:38 am

    Lipstick, violets, rose. Bears the name of a complicated woman.

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    • lucasai says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:44 am

      Le Parfum de Therese from Frederic Malle

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      • Luna Green says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:47 am

        Good guess, but no.

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        • lucasai says:
          27 October 2017 at 9:51 am

          Maybe Miriam?

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    • TriesToBeClassy says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:56 am

      Chanel Misia?

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      • Luna Green says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:04 pm

        Correct!

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    • Coin-op says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:57 am

      eau de gaga?

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    • Sebastian says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:32 am

      Misia is my guess too. Is that a complicated woman’s name?

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    • Amy says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:36 am

      Misia? Love it.

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  15. Regina says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:41 am

    A piquant grass-and-hay concoction that is one of my very favorites even though it makes me a bit sneezy. From a small niche house in a particular American city. There’s an article of clothing in the name.

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    • Robin says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:33 am

      Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Celadon: A Velvet Green??

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      • Regina says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:25 am

        No — it is a natural perfumer, but not DSH. It shares its name with a children’s book the NYT review of which describes the main character “wandering in a cypress swamp.”

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    • TeaInTheGarden says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:51 am

      Providence Perfume Moss Gown?

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      • Regina says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:35 pm

        That’s it!

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        • Robin says:
          27 October 2017 at 8:08 pm

          Nice, I liked your clue.

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  16. Petunia says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:52 am

    1)
    My SOTD is a perfume meant to be worn with a sequined, ruffled dress and feathers in your hair.

    2) Bonus:
    I am riding my horse through an iris patch while eating rice pudding that has been dusted with cocoa.

    3) Bonus: Alternate name for a perfume:
    Violetts and Mulch

    I am only wearing the first scent. The others are just for fun. ????

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    • Coin-op says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:05 am

      1) Diva?
      2) parfum de empire equestrius?
      3) SL Bois de Violette?

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      • Petunia says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:07 am

        You have both bonus questions correct!

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        • Coin-op says:
          27 October 2017 at 10:29 am

          whoop whoop!

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    • mals86 says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:42 am

      Rumba?

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      • Petunia says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:45 am

        Good guess!

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:11 am

      Is it HdP Moulin Rouge?

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      • Petunia says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:44 am

        Yes! Elisa is right!

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 October 2017 at 12:55 pm

          Yay!!! ????

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        • LizzieB says:
          27 October 2017 at 2:51 pm

          Elisa P would be cleaning up if we had $$$ riding in this….

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          • Elisa P says:
            27 October 2017 at 4:17 pm

            Haha! Since I have no natural talents, I’ll take it where I can get it.

  17. Bill says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:57 am

    What I’m wearing: a classic, (I’d even say symbolic) perfume of a woody note.

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    • lillyjo says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:14 am

      Samsara?

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      • Bill says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:16 am

        No. Hint: that woody note doesn’t exactly come from wood.

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        • Bear says:
          27 October 2017 at 10:22 am

          Something vetiver, since vetiver is classified as a woody note, but is botanically a grass.
          Guerlain ?

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          • Robin says:
            27 October 2017 at 10:31 am

            Or patchouli.

          • Bear says:
            27 October 2017 at 11:03 am

            True dat, Robin.

    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:45 am

      Guerlain Vetiver?

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    • Bill says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:41 am

      Yes it’s Guerlain Vetiver!

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  18. SheriG says:
    27 October 2017 at 9:59 am

    I smell of an orange grove – orange leaf, orange blossom, orange rind, orange pulp, orange bark, a bit of moss at the bases of the orange trees, maybe even a touch of soil. Love it.

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    • TriesToBeClassy says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:00 am

      Diptyque Eau des Sens?

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      • SheriG says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:27 am

        Oh, man – now I have to try that one!

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        • Regina says:
          27 October 2017 at 11:27 am

          It’s true, this guessing game is a great way to find other perfumes one might like!

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    • Regina says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:05 am

      Azemour?

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      • SheriG says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:27 am

        There it is! Ding ding!

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    • holyneroli says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:18 am

      Dilettante?

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      • SheriG says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:29 am

        And will have to try this one too! (Robin, was that your plan all along?!?)

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  19. lillyjo says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:10 am

    Riddle me this: launched in 1999, some call it a synthetic mess. I say it keeps me flying high with its peachy keen notes. This Friday project is so fun!

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:27 am

      Rush!

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      • lillyjo says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:33 am

        Haha! Yes!

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 October 2017 at 10:36 am

          Lillyjo=Rush ????

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  20. JadainGA says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:19 am

    A poem is the clue:

    There once was a gal named Gabrielle
    whose fragrances always smell swell
    100 years later they thrive
    (My SOTD is in the bestselling top five)
    I’m wearing _________ EdT by Chanel! 🙂

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    • lillyjo says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:41 am

      It’s gotta be No.5?

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      • JadainGA says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:46 am

        Yes indeed! 🙂 GOOD STUFF!

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    • tiffanie says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:53 am

      +1 for No. 5, you smell fab.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:59 am

      +2 I wore some of the edp after a shower last night.

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    • KellyC says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:02 pm

      Love the poem!

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    • Barqs says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:08 pm

      I enjoyed your poem 🙂

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  21. Elisa P says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:20 am

    I’ve never been to Morocco but this perfume makes me want to go to this place. How do you pronounce it again? Did I spell it wrong AGAIN?! And layered with this, Hallelujah it’s good!

    Yesterday was my Friday and will be spending the day with my niece who is visiting. Maybe drop in to Twisted Lily this eve for the Sniffapalooza kick-off. I’m not attending the main events this year but no ticket necessary to drop by TL for sniffing and eats and bevvies and perfumistas! Anyone going?

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    • holyneroli says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:30 am

      I think you’re wearing the same thing as me!

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      • holyneroli says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:36 pm

        Nope, I guessed wrong 🙂

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    • sterling925 says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:46 am

      Is it Ouarzazate (I had to look up the spelling, hah!)

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:57 am

        Haha! Yes!! Thankfully it’s in my keyboard memory since I’ve typed it numerous times.

        The layering agent is still to be guessed…

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        • sterling925 says:
          27 October 2017 at 11:14 am

          Hmmm… Avignon?

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        • therabbitsflower says:
          27 October 2017 at 12:24 pm

          Your favorite layering agent for your SOTD is Aftelier Ancient Resins. ????

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          • Elisa P says:
            27 October 2017 at 12:56 pm

            Yes!!!! I might have mentioned that once ????

    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:08 pm

      Tauer’s LDDM?

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:15 pm

        Sterling 925 got it!

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  22. holyneroli says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:21 am

    I’m in a well-loved niche that is something of a modern classic. It’s inspired by a part of the world that I’m guessing many of us have never visited.

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    • Colognissimo says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:30 am

      Dzongkha ?

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:06 pm

      Timbuktu?

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:07 pm

      Timbuktu?

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 6:56 pm

      LADDM?

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      • holyneroli says:
        27 October 2017 at 8:56 pm

        You got it!

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  23. PriscillaE says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:22 am

    Istanbul!

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    • Regina says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:27 am

      Rahat Loukhoum?

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    • pixel says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:38 am

      Not Constantinople. 🙂

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      • Undina says:
        27 October 2017 at 7:38 pm

        :)))

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    • sweetgrass says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:00 pm

      L’Artisan Traversee du Bosphore?

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      • PriscillaE says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:34 pm

        Ding! Ding! Ding! Sweetgrass is correct. First time to wear this from a decant I got a few weeks ago. It went on and seemed too sweet, but in the dry down, I’m getting the spice and possibly the tobacco.

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  24. Sebastian says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:27 am

    What i am wearing today: I am not a fan of the genre, but this one is pretty good: a fresh breeze; salty and oceanic.

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    • SheriG says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:29 am

      Sel Marin?

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      • Sebastian says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:09 pm

        Exactly! Wanted to be an easy one 🙂

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        • SheriG says:
          27 October 2017 at 9:23 pm

          Yay!

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:08 pm

      Eau de Merveille?

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  25. jirish says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:30 am

    I’m wearing a chilly beach. Behind me is a marsh with wildflowers and herbs.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:38 am

      Hmmm. Dune?

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      • jirish says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:15 pm

        Nope. Think of a beach in Brittany.

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 October 2017 at 1:14 pm

          Fleur de Sel?

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          • jirish says:
            27 October 2017 at 1:48 pm

            Yes!

  26. Colognissimo says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:31 am

    An ode to the flower of antiquity’s Grasse.

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    • nozknoz says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:41 pm

      Eau d’Italie Paestum Rose?

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      • Colognissimo says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:54 pm

        Spot on! I already started to fear I picked something too difficult!

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  27. austenfan says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:38 am

    A soft, delicate, pretty and very expensive rose.

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    • mals86 says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:48 am

      MDCI Rose di Siwa? (I love that one.) Or that Shiseido Japan-exclusive thingy, what is it… White Rose?

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      • austenfan says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:25 pm

        Yep! You got it in one! Rose de Siwa it is.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:50 am

      MDCI Rose de Siwa?

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      • austenfan says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:26 pm

        Yes, see my answer to Mals above. It’s such a beauty.

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 October 2017 at 12:58 pm

          Yep, she beat me to it. You smell lovely!

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:16 pm

      FM Une Rose? But maybe that’s not so delicate…

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      • austenfan says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:28 pm

        No, Une Rose is great, but delicate it isn’t, very expensive though and big.

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  28. loledinburgh5 says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:50 am

    Hello
    I am enjoying reading all the comments.
    I am wearing a very luminous perfume , the nose has a daughter who is also a perfumer.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:51 am

      VC&A First?

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    • Bee says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:31 am

      Something by JC Ellena? Many are quite luminous, so I’m stuck

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:10 pm

      Is it a Goutal?

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    • Sebastian says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:12 pm

      JC Elena surely. Hermes? Muguet Porcelain?

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    • SheriG says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:19 pm

      I’m going to guess 24 Faubourg.

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  29. mals86 says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:52 am

    Parent-teacher conferences at the high school today. Wearing this sadly-discontinued scent that smells of buttery-soft leather handbag with face powder.

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:57 am

      Cuir d’Lancome (wrong spelling)

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      • mals86 says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:35 am

        Got it! And not wrong spelling, though I think it’s “de” instead of d’Lancome (I can’t do the diacriticals on this keyboard).

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  30. sterling925 says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:57 am

    Ok, here’s the name my perfume should have had: Lys épicé dans l’eau salée

    (Please pardon the potentially bad translation!)

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:04 am

      Donna Karan Gold?

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      • sterling925 says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:13 am

        Nope!

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    • Bee says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:24 am

      Lys med?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:52 pm

        This would be my guess too.

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      • sterling925 says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:09 pm

        Close! I also have and love Lys Mediterranee… this one is a little sweeter.

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    • austenfan says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:08 pm

      Vanille Galante?

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      • sterling925 says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:08 pm

        Yes, you guessed it!

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        • Koyel says:
          27 October 2017 at 9:07 pm

          Wow, it is really different on me than it is on you and austenfan!

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  31. sweetgrass says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:57 am

    Guess my SOTD:

    This perfume is named for the animal that might have been used to transport some of its fragrant ingredients through the desert in times long past.

    Bonus hint: Dromedary or Bactrian

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:01 am

      Camel Zoologist.

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      • sweetgrass says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:57 am

        Ding ding ding!! You are correct!

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    • Calypso says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:42 am

      Zoologist Camel

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      • sweetgrass says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:57 am

        Yes!

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  32. tiffanie says:
    27 October 2017 at 11:02 am

    SotD could have been named Beach Walk, or more likely Promenade à la Plage.

    Hope this is an easy one to guess. The answer is over on basenotes as my SOTD. I’m tiffanie there too.

    tgif! I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s clues, guesses, and answers later today.

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    • Bee says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:27 am

      Your basenotes clue is easy… so I’ll let someone else spell it out 🙂
      (based on the description alone I would never have guessed it, btw)

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      • tiffanie says:
        27 October 2017 at 7:07 pm

        yeah, there’s no sunscreen, coconut, or tropical flowers in this one.

        After I posted I thought perhaps I should have said the scent is my idea of a perfect beach walk – walking on sand and past driftwood, eating an orange, while salty air meets the breeze from a pine forest.

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        • Bear says:
          27 October 2017 at 7:31 pm

          There you go Hermes Eau de Merveilles.
          😉

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          • tiffanie says:
            27 October 2017 at 11:51 pm

            yes! Glad you chimed in. 🙂

  33. thegoddessrena says:
    27 October 2017 at 11:15 am

    Creamy rich violet with animalic presence

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    • sweetgrass says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:58 am

      Jolie Madame?

      Whatever it is, that description sounds good.

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    • SheriG says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:21 pm

      Mmm, Le Dix?

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    • thegoddessrena says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:25 pm

      Hint-American female perfumer

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        27 October 2017 at 6:07 pm

        Maybe it’s by Soivohle, but I can’t seem to figure out the perfume.

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        • thegoddessrena says:
          27 October 2017 at 6:28 pm

          Nope

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    • thegoddessrena says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:07 pm

      SOTD was Indigo Vanilla from EnVoyage

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:18 pm

        Oh, good to know. I’ve never tried it and would never have guessed it.

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  34. pixel says:
    27 October 2017 at 11:29 am

    The head of a famous fashion house claims that my “privé” SOTD was made just for HIM but clearly he’s deluded since it was made for ME.

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    • sweetgrass says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:58 am

      Armani Prive?

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      • pixel says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:03 pm

        You’ve got the right line. Now which scent? You have to remember my favorite notes to get this. Hint: I find it calm cool and collected. Theoretically it’s masculine, but foo on that.

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        • cazaubon says:
          27 October 2017 at 12:08 pm

          Bois d’Encens

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          • pixel says:
            27 October 2017 at 12:09 pm

            Ding ding ding! We have a winner! 🙂

  35. Calypso says:
    27 October 2017 at 11:42 am

    Malle Dries van Noten?

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    • Calypso says:
      27 October 2017 at 11:43 am

      meant for Pixel

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      • pixel says:
        27 October 2017 at 11:52 am

        Nope. Hint: the fashion house is Italian.

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  36. SmokeyToes says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:01 pm

    Hi all, my SOTD has spicy greens, florals, leather, oceanic notes and lavender.

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    • Calypso says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:35 pm

      Whatever it is, I want some!

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:47 pm

        Clinique Wrappings!
        I have several bottles, let me know if you want some!

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  37. chocolatemarzipan8 says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:06 pm

    head to toe in body cream, hair oil and EDP in a soft, diffuse, sweet, “earthy” musk scent from one of my favorite American perfumers.

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:10 pm

      Dame Earth Mother?

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:29 pm

        Correct!!!!!

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        • Barqs says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:11 pm

          I love to wear Earth Mother after a shower. Such a snuggly fragrance.

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          • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
            27 October 2017 at 3:18 pm

            yes! it is definitely a “cuddlefluff” fragrance…but also a great wear to the office no brainer.

    • Koyel says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:18 pm

      He doesn’t sell scented body creams & oils, surely? Did you make the scented body products with the perfume, then?

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:51 pm

        No, he actually sent me the body cream and the hair oil as a “Lab tester” but they are now on the website…man, I am loving all three (including the EDP) but once my travel sizes run dry I am NOT going to make full bottle purchases even though I might be tempted because the prices are really good. I actually use the hair oil everywhere including as a base to prolong the EDP on my scent eating skin. I had an important meeting this morning and Earth Mother was PERFECT because it smells great but sits close enough to the skin so as not to offend anyone.

        After meeting four sprays of Tauers LDDM….the Tauer’s are a bumpy ride for me but the drydown of the four samples I have are sublime….AND two sprays last 12 hours, which is a miracle for my scent eating skin.

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        • Koyel says:
          27 October 2017 at 1:57 pm

          OH NO, this is going to make my life so difficult. He’s got hair oil and body creams in Dark Horse & Desert Rose, which might be my favorites. Ahhhhh why did you tell us?!?! He even has small sizes of the lotions 🙁 What kind of container does the body cream come in?

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          • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
            27 October 2017 at 2:42 pm

            I am so sorry!!!! i am also trying to avoid temptations these days 🙂

            The travel container is plastic and white.

  38. Nancyleandros says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:09 pm

    My SOTD is a lovely and hard to obtain comfort scent by an independent perfumer who is much loved by perfumistas. Notes are vanilla, benzoin, musk and amber.

    It should have been named When I Break My Arm and I Need Something Snuggly to Help Me Sleep.

    Yup, fell down, went boom on Tuesday. ????

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:10 pm

      Ow, sorry about your arm! When we cuddle I smell your perfume on my clothes by Tauer?

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:17 pm

        You are correct! ????

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:17 pm

        And thank you.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:09 pm

      Oh no! So sorry about your arm. But lucky you to have gotten your hands on some of that. Do you like it?

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        27 October 2017 at 4:06 pm

        I love it. Swapped for some in the swapmeet, which really birthed a lemming. It’s very soft and easy to wear, and I can still detect it in the morning.
        Luckyscent is carrying this one plus the other two Stories, for a month only to celebrate their 15th anniversary. I’m very remiss in not posting the info as a PSA!
        I’d be more than happy to send you some if you’re interested. I still owe you some dark chocolate, if I remember correctly. Pretty sure I can train the hubster to make a decant. ????

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    • Koyel says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:20 pm

      Oof, how awful 🙁 Sorry to read this!

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    • Kanuka says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:44 pm

      Ouch. Hope you heal soon.

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    • Barqs says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:13 pm

      Sorry about your arm. I hope you can get some rest over the weekend, to let your body heal.

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:17 pm

      Heal quickly, Nancyleandros !
      I say to the Gods, (they don’t listen often, but nothing ventured, nothing gained).
      Cheers!
      ????

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    • Undina says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:35 pm

      I hope you heal quickly.
      But at least you have a fitting scent to accompany this process 🙂

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:50 pm

      Ouch! I hope you heal quickly! Comfort scents are in order…

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    • hajusuuri says:
      28 October 2017 at 12:25 am

      Yikes! Hope your break heals well and quickly!

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  39. cazaubon says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Luxurious Italian leather done just right. 🙂

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:15 pm

      Bodega Vendetta?

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      • cazaubon says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:16 pm

        LOL on the auto correct! Yes, Bottega Veneta. 🙂

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      • Luna Green says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:17 pm

        Ha! spelled it sooo wrong but made it funny!

        Meant: Bottega Veneta

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 October 2017 at 1:01 pm

          I liked the first spelling better???? It’s definitely a contender for my fantasy band name.

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  40. KellyC says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:20 pm

    My SotD does not get a lot of love here and rightfully so haha, but I’m wearing it anyway to use it up. It’s mainly sweet vanilla and fruit to me with a little flowers. It’s by a French design house and is a flanker to an iconic perfume, but is nothing like it (in my opinion). It’s not what I’d consider a scrubber, just terribly sweet and boring.

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    • lillyjo says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:34 pm

      Black Opium?

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      • KellyC says:
        27 October 2017 at 12:44 pm

        Ha! Yup!

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        • lillyjo says:
          27 October 2017 at 12:56 pm

          Yay! I wear It a lot. To me it’s the perfect mix of sweet and boring. Lol!

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          • KellyC says:
            27 October 2017 at 3:20 pm

            Ha! Like I said, it’s not bad to me, just so many things I’d rather be wearing! Someone gave it to me though, and I’m sentimental, thus keep it and wear it occasionally and think of them. 🙂

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      27 October 2017 at 3:14 pm

      You smell lovely.

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  41. Calypso says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:34 pm

    I’m wearing something that has a Russian allusion, is by a French exclusive/expensive perfumer, and has a lot of amber.

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    • austenfan says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:51 pm

      Ambre russe?

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:05 pm

      MFK Ciel de Gum?

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      • Calypso says:
        27 October 2017 at 6:27 pm

        Right! Thanks to a very generous package from Wendy Sue.

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    • nozknoz says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:25 pm

      Chanel Cuir de Russie?

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  42. She-ra says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:34 pm

    I just bought a 2006 batch code bottle of this off eBay. Hairspray at first then violets galore. This is the EDT. Luca Turin gave the 2008 EDP five stars…must hunt down an old bottle of that one too.

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    • Elizabeth says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:44 pm

      Insolence?

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      • She-ra says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:14 pm

        Correct!

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    • cazaubon says:
      27 October 2017 at 6:01 pm

      Love that one, you smell great!

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  43. Koyel says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:42 pm

    This week’s community project may have been my favorite one yet. I so enjoy reading everyone’s comments, and found myself checking back many times to see what the answers were. (It helped that I spent most of the week in a training I didn’t pay 100 % attention at.)

    Today’s scent: Rose and suede, there we are agreed, but while I was promised angel wings, I got a big blast of cinnamon and tobacco, neither of which is a listed note. Super-hyped by a regular commenter here on NST. I like it a lot, but a decant is plenty for me 🙂

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    • Elizabeth says:
      27 October 2017 at 12:45 pm

      Alahine?

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      • Koyel says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:01 pm

        Nope! Though that one is certainly hyped by nearly everyone here 🙂

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:06 pm

      Hmmm. That’s a toughy.

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      • Koyel says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:22 pm

        🙂 No cheating!

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    • nozknoz says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:33 pm

      April Aromatics Calling All Angels?

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      • Koyel says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:40 pm

        Nope! The angel wings don’t come from any official source.

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    • austenfan says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:04 pm

      I was thinking either Traversée du Bosphore or Mohur.

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      • Koyel says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:28 pm

        Incorrect! I didn’t think my SOTD would be so hard!

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:22 pm

      Your notes sort of suggest Chergui, but it is too hot in northern CA, I think, for Chergui.

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:25 pm

        I think you are right..I think it is Chergui which I also wear in warm weather even though I “shouldn’t”

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      • Koyel says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:29 pm

        I actually do quite enjoy a light application of Chergui in hot weather! Howeveer, that is not my SOTD.

        Here is a big hint: the angel wing note was suggested by hannahmom, if I’m not mistaken!

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          27 October 2017 at 4:56 pm

          knightsbridge??? although I have not a clue as to what notes are in that one but I do remember she was gaga over it!!!

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          • Koyel says:
            27 October 2017 at 5:52 pm

            FINALLY!!! We have a winner 🙂 🙂 🙂

    • Robin says:
      27 October 2017 at 8:20 pm

      So glad it was fun! I wasn’t really sure it would work.

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  44. Amy says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:55 pm

    Melancholy delicate flower with a melancholy name.

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    • Elizabeth says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:12 pm

      De Profundis?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:25 pm

        Oh good guess and I love it, but no.

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    • Luna Green says:
      27 October 2017 at 2:28 pm

      Lush Death and Decay?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:25 pm

        Nope!

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    • austenfan says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Love and Tears?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:26 pm

        Great guess!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:21 pm

      L’Heure Bleue?

      Or maybe Apres L’Ondee?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:27 pm

        Also great guess. More info. A flower scent often associated with make up, here with a suede edge.

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        • therabbitsflower says:
          27 October 2017 at 5:51 pm

          Lieu de Reves? I’m thinking it will be a violet perfume.

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          • therabbitsflower says:
            27 October 2017 at 5:53 pm

            Or iris as others are guessing. Maybe Iris Nazarena?

          • Amy says:
            27 October 2017 at 5:53 pm

            It is Violet, but not this one!

          • therabbitsflower says:
            27 October 2017 at 6:01 pm

            Ooh I Miss Violet?! I even own that one, and it’s a suede violet, duh.

          • Amy says:
            27 October 2017 at 7:21 pm

            I Miss Violet it is!

    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:09 pm

      Lonesome Rider?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:54 pm

        My clue isn’t very good!

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    • Bill says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:20 pm

      Iris Silver Mist?

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      • Amy says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:54 pm

        A lovely one, but this is violets.

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  45. Aparatchick says:
    27 October 2017 at 12:55 pm

    SOTD is what I’d wear if I were sitting in my cozy drawing room overlooking the Neva, listening to the samovar bubble away while drinking my tea and while my husband eyes the cognac then pours himself a vodka.

    (It’s also been christened “Rasputin’s Armpit”, so there’s that.)

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    • jirish says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:03 pm

      Ambre Russe?

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      • Aparatchick says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:24 pm

        🙂 Indeed!

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    • nozknoz says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:31 pm

      That’s so odd — I don’t get anything funky from Ambre Russe!

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      • Aparatchick says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:02 pm

        I don’t either (“Rasputin’s Armpit” is a March-ism). It’s all amber and booze with some tea and tobacco in the background. My favorite amber.

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  46. nozknoz says:
    27 October 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Is anyone familiar with the French colissimo package shipment system? I bought a cologne on French ebay recently, and got the following email today:

    “Colissimo vous informe qu’un colis portant le n° EWxxxxxxxxxxFR est sur le point de vous être expédié par XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

    “Pour enregistrer ce colis dans votre espace personnel sur colissimo.fr, veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant : Enregistrer mon colis [link]

    “Si vous n’avez pas de compte sur le site colissimo.fr, vous pouvez en créer un gratuitement en cliquant ici. [link]

    “La Poste vous remercie de votre confiance.”

    I translated it on Google clearly enough. My question is whether I HAVE to register before it will ship, or if that just allows me to track it, and isn’t mandatory?

    I really don’t like creating any more accounts than I have to.

    Thanks!

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    • Koyel says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:03 pm

      No, you don’t have to. It just lets you track it. I registered myself because I looooove tracking my packages 🙂 but if you can handle uncertainty, no reason to register! (IIRC, once you have the account, new packages are automatically saved into it.)

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      • nozknoz says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:27 pm

        Thanks so much, Koyel!

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    • Bill says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:13 pm

      No you don’t need to register. You can open their website and paste in the tracking number to track any time. I think they are just trying to get you to register.

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  47. foxbins says:
    27 October 2017 at 1:19 pm

    My SOTD has nothing to do with the Little Rascals character other than the name, but beware light-colored clothing.

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    • nozknoz says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:36 pm

      Guerlain Elixir Charnel Gourmand Coquin?

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      • foxbins says:
        27 October 2017 at 2:04 pm

        Sorry, no

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    • Kanuka says:
      27 October 2017 at 2:09 pm

      http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/balenciaga-rubber-skirt-car-carpet-protector-luxury-design-brand-a8020831.html

      Are you branching out to fashion?

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      • foxbins says:
        27 October 2017 at 2:23 pm

        I wish I could be as creative!

        The one year anniversary of my car mat aquisition is coming early next year. I will commemorate the occasion in a suitable manner–perhaps with caviar and champagne.

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        • foxbins says:
          27 October 2017 at 2:25 pm

          no, sorry.

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          • foxbins says:
            27 October 2017 at 2:27 pm

            Meant for kanuka’s guess. And I misspelled “acquisition” above.

        • Kanuka says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:25 pm

          I noticed a patch of lichen growing on the roof of my car yesterday which seems rather extreme even by my standards. Looking forward to the car mat birthday. Have a happy weekend

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    • Kanuka says:
      27 October 2017 at 2:20 pm

      Farina eau de cologne….but doesn’t fit with the light clothing clue. Which leaves specks…

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:18 pm

      I’m stuck on Alfalfa (horrible name) and Spanky. Not connecting to perfume for me! Fun clue tho.

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      • Elisa P says:
        27 October 2017 at 4:11 pm

        Haha! Buckwheat and Darla had me stuck. Though Darla would be a sweet perfume name.

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        • foxbins says:
          27 October 2017 at 4:17 pm

          You are on the right track–think in French, though.

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          • Elisa P says:
            27 October 2017 at 4:27 pm

            Well, I had to Google it and I had no idea that’s what it meant, but it crossed my mind by the clothing warning:
            SARASSINS!!!

          • foxbins says:
            27 October 2017 at 6:38 pm

            Yes!!

  48. Kanuka says:
    27 October 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Don’t let William Carlos Williams near my perfume ( just sayin’)

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    • Koyel says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:50 pm

      Mary Greenwell Plum?

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      • Kanuka says:
        27 October 2017 at 1:56 pm

        Yep

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        • Koyel says:
          27 October 2017 at 2:12 pm

          Woohoo! High school English class for the win!

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        • Oakland Fresca says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:13 pm

          This is just to say!

          Nice call Koyel.

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    • jirish says:
      27 October 2017 at 1:51 pm

      Peau de Peche?

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  49. waterdragon says:
    27 October 2017 at 2:16 pm

    Morning, all. I’m wearing a bright perfume for a rainy day. Sharp lemony citrus follows sharper lemony citrus, and in the dry down, sharp lemony citrus softens to a less sharp lemony citrus. The name sounds as though whiskey might have been on someone’s mind, though in another language and another country. If you wanted a perfume to bring you back to life the morning after the night before (I do; heavy duty party last night!) this one might do it for you.

    No more clues: Breakfast has arrived, courtesy of the dear man. He is a quieter partier than I am, so he has less headache, more voice, and a whole heap of photos that I must delete from his phone….I wish Eric would not purr QUITE so loudly. Inconsiderate kitten!

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    • Kanuka says:
      27 October 2017 at 2:29 pm

      No idea what your perfume is (Bourbon …hot toddy….) but it sounds appropriate. How did the viva go? Did you have to roll up your sleeves?

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      • waterdragon says:
        27 October 2017 at 2:39 pm

        The viva is Wednesday next. These meetings are to try to get the student to park her aggression and convictions of superiority. She yelled twice yesterday. The first time I warned her I wouldn’t tolerate it; the second time I acted on my promise and finished the conversation. She rang me in the afternoon, and her mood had altered into a particularly unattractive whining: “It’s not fair…the examiners hate me…they don’t even understand what I’m trying to do…” etc, ad infinitum. I think the whining is even more tedious than the tantrums. All up, Wednesday afternoon cannot happen soon enough.

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        • Regina says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:12 pm

          Sounds awful but I LOVE your strategy; good on you for enforcing that boundary.

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        • Kanuka says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:32 pm

          Crikey, what a horror and how irritating. Unplug your phone for the weekend.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:07 pm

      Cristalle? I was thinking Krystal vodka, though.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:10 pm

      Profumum Acqua Viva?

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      • waterdragon says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:09 pm

        Yes! Again, as I said yesterday to Odonata, if we lived close, I’d bestow some baking on you. I just made raspberry and white chocolate friands, which I can’t eat, of course, but the dear one has managed three and thinks they’re good.

        I love to bake, but I pretty much hate cooking meals these days. Fortunately for the Watedragin ménage, the dear one likes to do the shopping and the meals. I do the rest: i5 works well for us.

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        • therabbitsflower says:
          27 October 2017 at 5:46 pm

          Yum! I wish I could take you up on that although I’ve brought home 4 different pastries from my favorite bakery this morning. I will be in a sweets induced coma.

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  50. Barqs says:
    27 October 2017 at 3:03 pm

    My SOTD:

    Lily, lily and more lily
    Stolen Kiss
    Lovely breeze blowing over a field of green with lilies 🙂

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    • austenfan says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:09 pm

      Baiser Volé 🙂

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      • Barqs says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:14 pm

        Yes !!

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:26 pm

      You smell lovely!

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  51. mayfly says:
    27 October 2017 at 3:04 pm

    I don’t think any more aldehydes could fit into a perfume.. this may well be the most aldehydic floral of them all..

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    • Regina says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:12 pm

      Is it Fleurissimo?

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:22 pm

      Chanel No. 22.
      I love that stuff (so insolent, calling Chanel “stuff” !
      LOLOLOL
      ????

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      • KellyC says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:26 pm

        I was going to guess 22 as well!

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        • mayfly says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:31 pm

          Yes as well!

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      • mayfly says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:31 pm

        Yes!

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      • mayfly says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:32 pm

        Heehee!

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  52. jjlook says:
    27 October 2017 at 3:11 pm

    Mine is equal parts dirty and clean orange blossom…

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:14 pm

      Fleurs d’Oranger?

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      • jjlook says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:21 pm

        Nope, but I’d like to really smell that one, I suspect I’d like it 😉

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:28 pm

      Dillitante?

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      • jjlook says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:53 pm

        Yes!

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  53. Oakland Fresca says:
    27 October 2017 at 3:12 pm

    My SOTD: This 1990s perfume is the more elegant but still bold ‘n brassy little sister in style to those big 80s bombshells. The name of the fashion house that this perfume is from means “”staircase” or “ladder” in a romance language. Its bottle suggests a heart.

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:21 pm

      something by Escada? The original Escada ? ( I have almost every limited edition bottle of the summer scents and know that they come in a heart shaped bottle) and if it is the original Escada you are smelling gorgeous!!!!!!

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        27 October 2017 at 3:23 pm

        That’s me. Smellin’ gorgeous today 🙂 !

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        • Oakland Fresca says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:24 pm

          PS I KNEW you’d know it!

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          27 October 2017 at 3:26 pm

          Oh please, waft some my way 🙂

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    • jjlook says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:22 pm

      Diva?

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 3:25 pm

      Escada Collection.

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        27 October 2017 at 7:27 pm

        Yes. The indomitable Margaretha Ley! My signature scent circa 1992.

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  54. LizzieB says:
    27 October 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Laying low as the coughing phase has arrived, and I’m trying to avoid further development. This has been so much fun to read! Both the clues and the guesses.

    Letting Josephine Baker show me the warmer aspects of Vetiver.

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    • LizzieB says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:16 pm

      That last line is my clue on SOTD.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:30 pm

      Ok, I may have done a little research to trigger my memory, but is it Bal d’Afrique?

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      • LizzieB says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:51 pm

        Yes! From a sample, which I’m quite liking….

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      • LizzieB says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:54 pm

        And the reference is from Kevin’s review….

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  55. therabbitsflower says:
    27 October 2017 at 3:51 pm

    My perfume name is a color repeated as many times as the brand thought they could do without being too annoying. And yes, the perfume lives up to its name.

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    • Glannys says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:10 pm

      Green, Green, Green and… Green?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        27 October 2017 at 4:20 pm

        Yes! I love the heck out of this one, and my decant is almost gone. Considering a full bottle.

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        • Elisa P says:
          27 October 2017 at 4:31 pm

          What’s the brand? Don’t think I know this one.

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          • Glannys says:
            27 October 2017 at 4:40 pm

            Miller et Bertaux

          • therabbitsflower says:
            27 October 2017 at 5:21 pm

            To me it shares similarities with Hermes Jardin en Mediterranee.

          • Regina says:
            28 October 2017 at 7:12 pm

            therabbitsflower, I agree, they have much in common! I don’t know if M&B have ever worried about being annoying in a name, so they must have had some other reason for stopping repeating “green” 🙂

  56. Bill says:
    27 October 2017 at 4:02 pm

    It’s so much fun this week. Guess my SOTN I’ve just put on. It’s a language.

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    • Elisa P says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:34 pm

      Arabie?

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    • Glannys says:
      27 October 2017 at 5:10 pm

      Something with “Mandarin” in the name?

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      • Bill says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:59 pm

        No. No one has got it yet.

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 6:47 pm

      Dirty English.
      French Kiss.
      Burberry Brit.
      😉
      LOLOLOL
      ????

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    • Glannys says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:03 pm

      Maybe Castile (Castilian – Spanish)? Although it would be ‘Castilian’ then…

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    • Undina says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:14 pm

      Javanese Patchouli?

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    • foxbins says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:16 pm

      Russian Leather?

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    • Calypso says:
      27 October 2017 at 9:35 pm

      SL Rousse?

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    • Bill says:
      28 October 2017 at 1:49 am

      I see this is a tough one. It’s L’Artisan’s Dzongkha, guys!

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  57. Glannys says:
    27 October 2017 at 4:08 pm

    Very late to the party, but here is my SOTD –
    http://savepic.net/10239348.htm
    It’s a new fragrance. Originally released in 2016 as limited edition, recently released in the permanent range. I do not think it is sold in the USA yet.

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    • Glannys says:
      27 October 2017 at 4:54 pm

      I suppose that since most of you haven’t tried it, I should add that the picture (see my link above) describes not just the main notes but also the name of the scent.

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        27 October 2017 at 5:10 pm

        Oh, Lush Cardamom Coffee! I didn’t look at the picture at first.

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        • Glannys says:
          27 October 2017 at 5:13 pm

          Yes!

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        • LizzieB says:
          27 October 2017 at 5:53 pm

          Thanks for getting that. I couldn’t for the life of me pull the word cardamom out from the photo. I could virtually taste it but couldn’t think of the name.

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  58. elvanui says:
    27 October 2017 at 5:17 pm

    Late also, but here it is: mine is fit for a King:).
    Apple, then vetiver, then smoke. In the heart of an abandoned Medieval apple orchard, grown over by the ancient Forest.
    I loved this game! Fun to read all the riddles.

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    • Glannys says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:06 pm

      Salvador Dali Le Roy Soleil Extreme for Men ? I do not really know this one, but the notes (vetiver and apple) and the name fit.

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      • elvanui says:
        28 October 2017 at 3:46 am

        Hello, nope! Didn’t know that one.
        A little help: it is an indie one, and the scent is pretty close to Encre Noir pH.
        😉

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  59. eldora says:
    27 October 2017 at 6:25 pm

    She may be packing heat, but her new scent is “egg”cellent- warm sandalwood with a soft creamy vibe….

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    • foxbins says:
      27 October 2017 at 6:42 pm

      Juliette has a Gun Sunnyside Up!

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      • Undina says:
        27 October 2017 at 7:04 pm

        🙂

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      • eldora says:
        27 October 2017 at 9:02 pm

        Bingo! I really like this new JHAG. Reminds me of TF Soleil Blanc.

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    • Petunia says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:45 pm

      Wow, I haven’t even heard of this one.

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  60. Undina says:
    27 October 2017 at 7:26 pm

    If anybody is still reading this thread and is not riddled-out…

    I’m wearing perfume from, probably, the most loved brand. While people argue as to the flower featured in the name (it is one of those flowers, the presence and “trueness” to life of which in any perfume is usually questioned passionately), everybody agrees that the adjective used to describe that flower has little to do with the nature of this perfume.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:33 pm

      Guerlain Cruel Gardenia?

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      • Bear says:
        27 October 2017 at 7:37 pm

        Your guess is better, probably correct.

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      • Undina says:
        27 October 2017 at 7:42 pm

        Yep 🙂

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    • Bear says:
      27 October 2017 at 7:36 pm

      Carnal Flower, tuberose is lush and heady but not in this composition (I like tuberose). YMMV

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  61. hajusuuri says:
    27 October 2017 at 10:00 pm

    I am wearing a perfume from a line notorious for perfumes with anemic sillage and longevity; however, there are exceptions such as the one I’m wearing. This shares similar notes as Memoirs of a Tresspasser. What am I wearing?

    On my way home after doing damage at Twisted Lily. Saw. thegoddesrena, ElisaP and Daisy!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      27 October 2017 at 10:15 pm

      Jo Malone Myrrh and Tonka?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        27 October 2017 at 10:46 pm

        Ding ding ding! Great job!

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