Happy Almost-Friday! What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing Demeter Beetroot, which not so long ago I certainly would have thought too weird to wear.
Reminder: 2/9 will be Broadened Horizons Friday...wear a fragrance you initially thought was too [insert adjective] for you to wear. Suggested by Geordie.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2018, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is BeetValencayWatercressElixir [cropped] by H. Alexander Talbot at flickr; some rights reserved.
Good morning! Wearing FM Musc Ravageur today. I might have done one too many spritz – I am hunkering down in my cubicle, hoping no one notices
One spray extra of Musc Ravageur is a lot. I did that when I knew we’d go to an business party direct after work and the woman in the cubicle across the room complained. And it was a large space.
You smell fantastic, though!
…and I realised what I just wrote did nothing for your worries. Sorry!
Haha no worries. I have nice and matter-of-fact coworkers, I am sure they will let me know if it’s too much. I did go to the bathroom and tried to wipe it off a little, can’t tell if it worked.
Hoping that…no one notices you smell great?!
Ha! Good one????
I did the same thing today with Slowdive! This makes me feel a little better
I’ve done that – had to drive to work with the windows rolled down!
???????? adorable!
Hey everyone! I will be dealing with the school again today. Not messing around in No. 19. About 8 sprays, lol. Hey Bear, if you read this, heard Aerosmiths Last Child on my way to work. Thought of you. Rock on????✌????
You smell perfect to deal with anything!
Yes! No 19 is the best armor
Good luck to you, and you smell like Wonder Woman! I would love it if someone came into a meeting wearing No. 19. It’s so funny that so much perfume is purchased and I smell so little of it in real life – it’s a big world!
I smell very little perfume too, I am surprised because I see a lot of people for my work and I rarely smell perfume on other people.
I rarely do either. And it’s to the embarrassing point that if I do smell perfume on someone I immediately say, “you smell great! What are you wearing?” (if I don’t recognize it)! They probably think I’m weird but I’m okay with that ha!
I rarely run across scented peeps in the wild either. On the odd occasion that I do, I don’t really care what they’re wearing – I’m just happy to smell something.
I must have particularly scented cowworkers, then, because I smell perfumes in the wild all the time! Which is funny, because working in clean rooms means we aren’t supposed to be wearing any perfume at all. (No one cares, because our clean rooms are very dirty for clean rooms, but still!)
I had a particularly horrible scent experience last night at the gym. A man wearing roughly a liter of Very Manly Perfume was in the weight room, and with every bead of sweat he produced, I got punched in the face with gust of his perfume. Ugh, I could taste it. I had to leave in a hurry.
Eeeeeewwwwwe! VMP ????
You go girl!????
Good luck (since from your side you did all you could)!
Go get’m lillyjo!
Thanks all! It went pretty well, and I just reapplied more 19!
It worked!
You smell awesome and fearless!
Great to hear that your day went well. Rock on! ???? ✌
In Impossible Iris today as I bounce back and forth between wearing roses for Feb, Iris with Unidia and whatever I happen to grab first in the hurried, harried month of Feb.
Between surgical recovery, a leaky roof and financial auditors at work, life is very busy.
This scent does fit into Broadened Horizons, as a few years ago, the thought of having sufficient variety to follow any sort of a daily/weekly /monthly theme would have been unthinkable.
What is impossible iris? Hope things get less stressful soon.
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Ramon-Monegal/Impossible-Iris-15498.html
The auditors are nice, and we have nothing to worry about, but it is time consuming trying to explain everything you have done all year
I hope Impossible Iris makes your February mission less impossible
You smell great! I will wear this one too soon.
Hang in there, Hannahmom!
Good luck on everything! It sounds like you got nice auditors which is always a relief!
You smell good. Impossible Iris. Undina and I bought the last two bottles from an online perfume company that did not last long. Heh, come to think of it, another perfumista friend (coolcookstyle daisy) and I bought the last two bottles of Iris Ganache from the SFA flagship store.
I had beetroots for dinner yesterday!
We have a crisp blue sky here today.
On days like these I wish I had an outdoor job.
Sotd is Sycomore
And I had a nice beet salad
I’m on a total beet salad kick lately. Sooooo good!
What’s the difference between beetroots and beets? If you say “beets,” does that technically include the greens?
It’s the same thing, beetroot is the British word for beets in America.
I don’t know — when I think of beets, as a food, I think of beet root. I know some people eat the greens, but I am not one of those people.
Wow, I had no idea that Demeter had come out with a beetroot scent! But I suppose it was inevitable, now that rhubarb, carrot, and celery are the main ‘ingredients’ in a number of perfumes. Personally, I’m pulling for rutabaga to be the next starring vegetable in a fragrance
Speaking of rhubarb – one of my favorite notes – today’s SOTD is Idyllwild. HAGD, all.
I’m down with parsnips. They get so sweet with roasting.
You smell fantastic. ❤️❤️❤️idyllwild. Have a great weekend.
yes….”Medieval Market Basket” with notes of rutabaga and parsnips, maybe Fort & Manle can tackle that
Perfect!
I feel like some cardoons should be in that basket
Fort & Manle? Are you listening??
This is what I love about perfume, I learn all sorts of new things, including strange new vegetables
Mmmm, love parsnips! Thank you…you inspired my pick today
Ack, meant this for Downtown Scott. But I love your scent idea and name; I’d buy it!
sigh, you smell beautiful
Thank you! This one is rapidly becoming a favorite.
Lots of talk about Idyllwild lately. I was just in Idyllwild last weekend! And I love rhubarb! I guess I need to try this. Where is everyone getting theirs? I just looked at the Ineke shop online and there are no stores that sell it nearby. I know Anthropologie used to have some but that was years ago. I don’t want to spring for a bottle without trying it.
Tigerlily or Twisted Lily should have samples.
Thanks! Will check!
If you like to check out the whole A – I line, Ineke has a very nice discovery set on her website. Field Notes From Paris is another stunner.
The discovery set is so beautiful – I got it back when it was only A-F
And when Gilded Lily came out, she mailed me one.
Community Project: Open oneself up to flankers! Black Perfecto SOTD
I had a rough night with baby buddha, he was up at 3am with his fever but today he seems so much better, but I am exhausted. Tea today is a cup of French Press coffee. Its going to be a long day…
Hope you and Baby Buddha get a nice cozy nap today!
Yes! Nap time! Coming up soon!
Robin, listening to Caminando for la calle this morning <3
How happy!
Glad baby Buddha is doing better and hope you both get some rest today. “Tea” twins.????☕️
pass me another cuppa~
Glad he’s better today! Rest well.
Thank you, got in a nap myself
Wearing the not at all transgressive or horizon-broadening CSP Vanille Cannelle, because we got a foot of snow overnight and I needed something warm and spicy to banish the chill.
I’d take some of that snow… we’ve had either dustings or cold rain/sleet.
but so deliciously good, you smell great!
A foot!
Atlantic Canada, that’s just how it is.
It is often how it is here, but not so much lately. We have not had a huge snow all year. Not sure if we had one last year either.
I’m continuing my MFK exploration by wearing Grand Soir today. What wonderful stuff this is! It’s amber with some magical touch that broadens it out. Maybe the benzoin + vanilla but it makes me want to take a bite out of my own wrist! My kitty Kayla was quite interested in it and gave me a serious wash earlier, too.
I need to explore MFK more. Always good reviews.
Uh oh…. You got me at “magical touch”!
I have limited experience with MFK so far. My silly non-French-speaking brain had been uninterested in Grand Soir because it had filed it away (unsniffed) as a “leather scent” – gah! Now I will remember: soir ≠ cuir
Going on the to-try list.
If you like amber scents especially, you must try this one.
You are smelling grand for sure!
I wish my cats showed any interest in how I smell.
Mine don’t either. ???????? Maybe I haven’t tried the right stuff yet.
Nice! I did a split of this one when it first came out.
Vintage Shalimar extrait. I love it to death, but today it just reminds me of my mother getting ready for an event, heels clapping on the parquet flooring in nervous anticipation, and it annoys me and feels sweeter than usual. Maybe she wasn’t nervous, but you know in the air that something is different than a regular evening. Amazing, the way fragrance conures up memories.
Thanks for reminding me about the vintage extrait version of Shalimar that I haven’t opened yet! Vintage Shalimar is fabulous.
Good morning Y’all!
Wearing Eliz Arden Green Tea Mimosa, and thinking this might be my favorite Green Tea flanker so far….
PS: I haven’t seen the Green Tea Fig in stores yet….anyone spot it?
no, but the whole green tea line is great, the original is really good but I feel like I have similar scents that fill that same category. you smell great!
Haven’t seen or tried the Mimosa, but it sounds nice. (I hate fig leaf notes so I’ll skip that one.) I remember liking GT Honeysuckle, and then I found GT Yuzu at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago for $6 and snapped it up. I only wear it in the summer, but it’s my version of cologne.
I used to love the original Green Tea but it was so many years ago that I stopped following its flankers. But I would definitely try mimosa if I can find it. You smell of spring.
Woke up with the dry down of Epic. After my shower, I’ll be wearing Chergui or LADDM.
Either way, you will be smelling great!
I don’t have too many perfumes that survive through the night but I love those that do. You smelled great (and you will too
).
Really? I feel like my evening perfumes last longer than my daytime ones. Not sure why. I almost always smell last night’s perfume when I’m making coffee, and often for hours afterward.
Now that I’m thinking about it, it really doesn’t make any sense that my nighttime perfumes last 4x longer or more… For instance, I can still smell the Tauerville When We Cuddle that I applied last night around 7 pm (and topped up a few hours later.) It’s 1p where I am, so that’s 16 hours from the last application. I wore Reminiscence Eau de Patchouli yesterday, which I also applied twice (about 12 decant sprays total) and could barely smell it a couple of hours later.
I had to wait out yesterday’s the-night-before perfume, too. I wore Teint de Neige and was still getting whiffs of it 16 hours later. *is perplexed*
Makes sense to me! Your metabolism plummets while you sleep, so it makes sense that the scent would stick closer to your skin overnight.
Ah! Thank you for an explanation!
SOTD is Les Liquides Imaginaires Tellus. I seem drawn to fragrances with soil tincture notes and despite some reviews I DO NOT get a manure vibe at all.
And thank god for that. I just tested JM Pomegranate Noir for the umpteenth time and it still smells like dead fish on me.
Strange how notes work sometimes. Bottega Veneta and Dunhill Icon made me smell like I worked in the heat all day. ☹️
Have you tried Chypre Mousse? It’s a kitchen sink perfume with earthy earthy notes. I love it!
I had a little too much fun at bar trivia last night, but I am still sticking to my rose theme with just a small spritz of L’A Drole de Rose. It’s nice and mellow.
Happy Recovery from bar trivia
Thanks – I think I will make it
I even sprayed on some more perfume – this is reminding me of yesterday’s Misia, will have to do a comparison.
Bar trivia fun can sneak up on you.
In Caron Parfume Sacre today.
One of my co-workers told me that I always smell good, but different from other women’s perfumes. I guess she meant I do not smell of the regular mainstream ones most of the time. Nothing wrong with that, anyway. She wanted to know what I always wear. Well, the list is long…, but she made my day with her compliment and I appreciate it!
Compliments are always a pick me up!
You do smell good!
Thank you!
she’s right, you do smell great and you do smell different than most perfumed women she probably smells
Thank you! ;
You have a nice co-worker. There are just a couple of things that I miss from my old place, and one of it are co-workers who wore perfumes themselves and appreciated my.
You smell great!
Thank you! Not so many people here wear perfume, but it is always good when I find someone smelling nice!
That’s a nice compliment. I only occasionally smell perfume on people at work. One woman I see occasionally always smells nice, but she never knows the name of what she’s wearing. This baffles me!
Same here. Usually very few people remember what they wear. I just wonder if they do not want to say it or they just do not pay attention to the name of the perfumes. I assume that as long as they try it in the store and like it that is more than enough to make the purchase?
She just doesn’t want to tell you.
Nah. I know her fairly well by now. She’d tell me if she knew. I think pl67 is right. She goes to a counter, they spray something for her, she likes it and leaves with it and sprays it daily without really caring who makes it etc.
Some women have a thing about not revealing their perfume, so I was guessing she’s one of those.
Perfume compliments are so awesome. How nice for you today ????
That is a wonderful compliment! Both that you smell good and different from other women!
Especially, different!
you smell fab!
Thanks!
Great compliment! You have expanded her olfactory horizons! One at a time, we will convert the rest of the world :D????⚡????????
Let’s hope! At least, she knows now about Parfum Sacre!
That’s a great perfumista compliment!
It was very, very nice!
Your coworker is right. You do always smell good!
Thank you!
The color of beets is my absolute favorite color in the world. When I have a craving for the taste of dirt, I will occasionally eat a beet. ????
SOTD is Naja. Ummmm-mmmm! Happy Almost Friday Day!
that beet looks so good. I’m calling it carmine.
Beet is such a happy color for me and one of my favorites too. I have sweaters, blouses, scarves in that color and I always feel good when I wear them!
I had to de-lurk specifically to reply to you on this because I feel exactly the same way! Beet juice especially is the most beautiful color, and I’ve been drinking a lot of beet/carrot juice lately because the rooty flavor reminds me that spring will eventually come!
Not sure what to wear today—still in the dregs of yesterday’s AG Le Chevrefeuille and eagerly (nervously?) awaiting a sample of Andrea Maack Coven in the mail…between this and the beets, I must be craving dirt myself!
Good for you for delurking! Chevrefeuille is one of my absolute favorites – you smell amazing!
Thank you! I only discovered it recently- AG’s “grassy” accords sometimes really do it for me.
Whatever you decide to wear, you’ll smell awesome. Glad you delurked ????
Thank you!! I’ve been a devoted reader for years but have only ever posted a handful of times.
Nothing like a good beet discussion to make someone delurk???? Do post your impressions of Coven! I have it and really enjoy it (when I wear it).
Yeah, beets themselves could totally be my “I never thought I’d like it” for this week’s theme because until recent years I thought they tasted like a straight-up mouthful of dirt! I’m really excited about Coven, I really like evocative outdoor scents. Do you happen to know if the scent in the black bottle is different from the scent in the clear bottle? Luckyscent has the same notes for both but Fragrantica has two differing entries…
Probably the same. I think she just changed everything over to the new black bottles for uniformity. I prefer the clear bottles, personally.
Don’t be nervous about Coven. It is full bottle worthy to me!
That’s what I’m afraid of!
Welcome!
Going to wear Havana Vanille aka Vanilla Absolument I think….from a lovely NSTer in a cold part of the US right now…will weigh in on it later…
I had an awful thought as I felt asleep last night…what if I woke up in the morning and suddenly couldn’t stand vanilla???…
but it didn’t happen…so Vanilla Quest 2018 continues!!!
My vanilla quest is still underway as well.
I’m so sorry I missed HV/VA when it was readily available. I had a decant that I used up gleefully, and miss dearly.
What did you think of the Lavanila from yesterday?
I’d like to know, too. It’s a line I’ve never smelled anything from.
I quite liked Lavanila. I tried the pure vanilla one and have some of the coconut one to try too.
The Pure Vanilla one is straightforward and simple to my nose. It smells on the sweet side initially with some musk but then it branches out with some patchouli in the drydown at least to me. It is very vanilla focused…front and center which I can’t get enough of right now but some might find it too much.
Mmm, sounds lovely! I am a vanilla patch fan.
SOTD is The Precioussssss, Vol de Nuit extrait. Mr. G rolled his eyes back in his head in appreciation.
The day I came across my vintage ‘propeller’ bottle of this for a somewhat reasonable price may have been my happiest day as a perfume lover. It’s liquid gold. Mr. G has exquisite taste!
It’s SO GOOD, isn’t it? My bottle is a decidedly unfancy small tester cube, so no propeller for me … but what’s inside is just pure, unadulterated heaven.
Beetroot, doesn’t it smell like petrichor, geosmin, dust after the rain? I immediately thought of Zoologist Bat.
It’s quite cold today. Wearing Knize Ten. Love the scent, but the current formulation seems to be rather weak.
Oh my, thank you for teaching me those words!! PETRICHOR! What a wonder. NST is awesome.
What a beautiful word isn’t it? I learned this word from a Doctor Who episode.
I think I did too. I have not watched for the past two seasons. It’s on XFINITY but I am too cheap to pay for watching anything onTV because there’s a plethora of “free” shows waiting to be watched.
In plain speak, it is earthy and sweet
SOTD: Bvlgari Ashlemah
Gentle lavender with powdery violet. I really like this and would buy it if the price tag was not so outrageous.
Drinking Earl Grey with a swirl of lavender honey to match
That tea sounds wonderful. Lavender honey–Mmmm.
I’m wondering what the name “Ashlemah” means or refers to.
I tried this at Bloomingdales once and liked it. They are strong, though!
Based on various Google results: the PR says it means “sweet dreams.” One etailer has a longer explanation: “It’s believed that amethysts chase away nightmares and bring clarity to our dreams. This is why amethysts are called ashlemah, meaning “that which makes happy dreams.” But it’s also Hebrew: “to fulfill/make whole/complete, or to bring to a state of ‘shalom’.”
FYI, the individual 10-ml sprays from the gift set sometimes end up on ebay.
Ding ding ding. You get an enabler pin. Just bought a capless 10 ml travel spray for $13 and change on ebay. Lavender, violet and heliotrope? Gotta try that one!
Muahaha!
The ones with caps are still quite reasonable, too. I’ve got one on my wish list…
And another enabler pin from me!
I tried Aslemah in Epcot. It was my favorite of that range.
Acqua di Parma Colonia. My stress level will be high today, and this scent will supply some calmness. Hopefully.
I hope that whatever you are dealing with turns out to be better than you hoped.
Whether it makes you calm or not, know that you smell fabulous. One of my favorites.
Hope your stress level goes down quick. You smell amazing!
Hope the day gets better for you!
Hoping the stress eases up for you.
Here’s hoping that your day got better.
Robin, I bought a mini bottle of Beetroot based on the number of times you wear it and on your review. I got it at the end of summer and haven’t worn it much, but it is interesting. Today, however, I am in the much less weird Theorema.
It is really more of a summer scent to me — hope you’ll get some use out of it when it warms up! Meantime, you smell fantastic.
Wearing Borsari Violetta di Parma. This scent is as cute as the mini bottle (with lavender-colored bow) it is in. Kind of similar to L’Artisan Verte Violette but less green and more makeup-y/lipstick-y. Pretty!
Oh, an oldie but goodie! You smell charming.
SOTD is Iris 39 because someone mentioned it recently and I am craving Iris and spring. Five or six more weeks. Winter seems interminable this year.
Purdy! That one works better in cold weather for me for some reason.
I’m chocolatey today, getting in the mood for an early Valentine’s weekend. Started out with Lush Yuzu and Cocoa body wash, followed it up with a Lush Cherryish (chocolate and cherry) shower scrub, and sprayed on some Gourmand Coquin. Yum!
Yum! Sounds good!
I was feeling chocolatey last night too, wore Mancera Choco Violet. Mmmm.
SOLN Aedes de Venustas Pelargonium, from a sample from the very generous ScentSpirit – thank you!
I love it. But it smells similar or like a mix of terre d’hermes and sel de vetiver – i’m sure mostly because those are two scents that I just happened to have smelled before this one (it’s all about context!). It’s really good, but I don’t see myself springing for a bottle given the similarities.
SOTD chamade edt. Chamade is becoming a good friend of mine. I find it really easy to wear, such a great companion, interesting but not overpowering. A little old fashioned, but not too much. Sometimes I really want to spritz myself 4 or 5 times and I can do that with Chamade and know I won’t stink. Thank you Chamade.
Ah, Chamade.
Sampling JHAG Into the Void (acquired from freebiemeet) and it is definitely not going near my buy list.
Happy blog birthday, Robin with many thanks!
The few I’ve tried from JHAG just don’t work for me, I think it’s just not my house.
Ditto.
Double Triple Ditto.
Quadritto!
Thank you! We are 13 today, and I forgot all about it until Erin emailed me.
Happy sweet 13!
Congrats and THANK YOU for building such an incredible little spot on the internet for all of us. I cannot even imagine how much work you’ve put into it over that time. Grateful!
Happy Blogoversary Robin! This is a fantastic spot on the Internet, and I appreciate it so much.
Happy 13th Blogversary!
Lucky 13! Awesome and thanks!
Thanks guys!
Sunny and just above freezing here. Vanilla Search continues with Perry Ellis Oud Black Vanilla Absolute. Which is quite nice — and cheap at the discounters, running about $36 for 100ml — without being my Vanilla Holy Grail material.
Just got a letter yesterday from the Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech recognizing Gaze’s Dean’s List 1st semester GPA. I’m so proud.
…and I love beets. Laaahhhhhve them. (Nobody else in my house will eat them, so — more for me.
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Mmmmm, beets! We are a roasted beet-loving household.
The four ingredient wonder: roasted beets (red and gold), arugula, balsamic vinegar and choice of Bleu or Goat cheese.
Sounds delish!
That sounds delicious.
I happen to like beets just about any way they’re prepared. Plain steamed is good, even.
This. Feta works, too. And I like a nut in the mix, too — walnuts, pine nuts, etc.
I really hate dealing with beets for some reason, though, so I have to talk myself into being willing to cook them.
Me too! My bf won’t eat anything that comes out of the ground lol, so more beets for me!
Why not?
Have you tried Tihota?
Hooray for Dean’s list!
I don’t think I have gotten around to Tihota yet.
A letter from the Commandant sent home! Talk about positive reinforcement of achievement all around. That’s definitely something to be proud of, especially for the first semester which must be so difficult in so many ways. Go Gaze!
I have to say it’s been gratifying to me to see him thrive, after his medical DQ kept him out of West Point and he was *so crushed*.
Yay Gaze! Good that he’s bounced back from the West Point disappointment so well!!
Congratulations to Gaze! And to you Proud Mama!
Congrats Gaze (and mama)!!!!!
Congrats proud Mama!
Congrats!!
Woot woot for Gaze!
Big congratulations to Gaze and you! ???? ????
Hooray for Gaze making Dean’s List!
OMG OMG WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Roccobarocco/Mouse-2988.html
The few reviews for both the men’s and women’s versions are positive, but obviously not many people got past the name to try it.
I’m looking through the fragrances by the perfumer, Maricio Cerizza, and realizing I haven’t tried a single one. I’ve been curious about Lye by Maison Gabriela Chieffo and something from the Profumi di Pantelleria line.
Has anyone tried any of his fragrances?
https://www.fragrantica.com/noses/Maurizio_Cerizza.html
Some of those scent names (and houses!) are too much. Luxury Overdose? The House of Arrogance? And naming a scent Lye? I have a perverse attraction. Please share what you discover!
SOTM is Un Matin d’Orage, which was totally random. Usually this one is tucked away with my warmer weather scents. I like it, but it has the feel of bridesmaids about it. Bridesmaids not forced to wear the same outfit, but wedding accoutrements none the less. So this is a fragrance I would have thought was too wedding to wear
Nice interpretation!
SotD is La Chasse Aux Papillons. If I wear it, spring will come right?????
I was out at the local mall the other day wasting time and decided it has been ages since I’ve been in a Victoria’s Secret so I wandered in. Well, apparently they’ve changed their sales strategy since my last visit. I was immediately approached by a sales lady who introduced herself to me and asked my name. She then handed me a large shopping bag and asked me what size bra and panty that I wore. Um….excuse me? I mean, I know it’s her job and everything but I was just a little taken aback. Call me old-fashioned but I’ve never been asked that before within 30 seconds of meeting someone. I think a better approach would have been to offer to help me find my size, or offer to measure/fit me if I was unsure of my size. I left with nothing and won’t be back. Humph.
I used to love Victoria’s Secret. Now, it’s terrible. Most importantly, the bras are not good quality. I’m not going to pay their prices for crappy bras. And the stores are loud and bright and just awful. I buy mine online or in department stores now.
Oh, agreed. I think I’m older than you are, O, but I remember the days when they sold nightgowns and underthings one might refer to as “elegant.” I once owned a beautiful turquoise satin chemise with three-inch ivory lace trim from VS (I think it might still be in my cedar chest somewhere…) that was really well-made and a joy to wear. They don’t sell anything like that now.
They used to play classical music in the stores! I have a box set of classical CDs from them that I used to listen to quite a bit. Pretty floral tissue paper, fake London address on everything – it was a gimmick then too but at least it didn’t feel trashy!
Yes! I have silk teddies bought there back when they sold real lingerie.
I know you loved a perfume of that era (Victoria) and I cherished a bottle of Her Majesty’s Rose.
Their bras and underwear never fit me well so I can’t say I ever spent much time shopping there. And the hard sell on the bra that the OP experienced would be totally offputting.
Thank you for ushering in spring. Such a lovely floral.
Haven’t been in a VS in forever. I would be turned off too by an SA who approached that way.
I’ve had some retail aquantices that say VS puts alot of pressure on them to make sales goals. I hope your sotd will bring spring!
You smell lovely! And I wish you better luck on your next shopping adventure. If you have a Steinmart near you sometimes they get in a bunch of nice stuff (or that’s been my experience)?
Good morning, all. I’m beginning to get the new job into my head, and that’s enough horizon broadening for me at the moment. My SOTD is the well-known and much-loved Bel Respiro, not weird, not a learning curve, not anything but gorgeous damp flowers in a dawn garden. I’m too tired to rise to any occasions right now, even perfume ones, so this week’s project is beyond me.
I’ve been awake since before two this morning, and when Eric cried quietly at the bedroom door, I let him in. He purred until I thought he would fall over, and snuggled in. Then the Stripies arrived, and it all went down hill. Titus attacked Alexander, Alexander fought back, Eric took on both, and war broke out on the bed. Naturally, the dear man woke up (grumpy), the cats were ejected, Some Words Were Said ( fair enough; I think I deserve them, actually) and peace ensued. Everyone in the household is asleep again, except me. Heigh ho…goodness, but Bel Respiro is beautiful. I keep catching whiffs on my clothes, and then I huff my wrists. It’s just perfect: it’s the scent expression of an Impressionist painting.
Well, it’s early, but I’m hungry. I shall find an apron and make the dear man a strategically apologetic breakfast. Be well, all.
We have just two cats, and they’re both adults. Leaving the bedroom door open is typically the strategic thing to do, or they cry and scratch until we do. With the door open, they rarely cause a ruckus. Though sometimes they streak across the room and the bed (and my legs in it) lies in their path, and once in a while, they feel the need to knead their mommy at 4am.
I have had the same experience with all my cats. A closed door is the worst thing in the world for them, especially at night when their humans disappear.
Hi, I’m new here. I love perfume and only recently discovered this blog, it looks so nice!
I’m wearing Diptyque Eau Duelle in EDP strength, much smokier than the EDT. Perfect for a cold day, and it’s especially important to have something nice to smell when your one year old has a diaper disaster as you’re getting ready for daycare drop off
Well you certainly smell lovely now!
Hi and welcome nastywoman! Hope the rest of the day went better.
I just joined this week after lurking for years — we can be NST Newbies together.
Hello nastywoman!
Welcome aboard! It’s always nice to have more people that have the same passion.
SOTD L’AP La Haie Fleuri du Hameau. Honeyed jasmine and flowers near a horse stable on a warm summer evening. Such an idyllic and calming scent. L Turin thought it was a boring jasmine, lol.
Dang, that sounds kind of wonderful to me….
It does sound lovely.
I think it’s pretty wonderful. Not sure why they discontinued it ????
One of the most gorgeous scents scents of all time boring?
Maybe he was having a bad day.
He has a lot of bad days.
Hahaha!
I love that one, you smell great!
Thank you!
Your scent description has me longing for summer weather.
Ah, me too…
I brought out OJ Orris Noir since I knew I’d be wearing it at some point this month (thanks Undina!) and wasn’t yet awake enough to make a bigger decision than that. One spray only, as I was nervous about carrots for breakfast. Now I’m wondering if my OJ carrots memory was misattributed here from Vanille d’Iris. ON is so far lighter and sweeter than I had remembered. Will see how it goes.
I’ve become enraptured by the drydown of ON. I had not remembered this. There’s been no need for another scent yet so far today (which is saying something!).
Yay!
I enjoyed it today as well (and I also do not get on with Vanille d’Iris, though I plan to give it another chance during this month).
Your Iris Month has been fun! Way back (all of two years ago) when I was a wee perfumista babe, I got Xerjoff Irisss based on some recommendation somewhere, and I was like, WTF IS THIS??? NONONONONO
I’m loving this chance to go back and explore everything iris now.
I am debating about reforming Vanille d’Iris as I did not enjoy it; however, I think I wore it in summer so I really should try it now while it’s cold.
Eeek, I meant reHoming it, but reforming it may be in order as well.
I was thinking you had some mad scientist-like operation going on in the basement ????
(giggles) When I read “reforming” I though about it in terms of “reforming criminal offenders” and thought that it was somewhat fitting for that perfume (though I plan to give it another chance later this month; but after that – “three strikes…”)
Caleche today. I’d been kind of off this scent for a little while, which is weird, because it was what led me down the rabbit hole in the first place. But today it’s perfect!
Yum.
I am not always in the mood for it either, though — sometimes it feels too elegant and maybe even a little stiff? But I do love it.
I’m still on my Iris kick…today I’m wearing Cire Trudon Bruma.
You smell lovely! I’ve decided to not waste my travel spray further during the cold months. It’s soft and fairly fleeting on me and gets totally buried and snuffed out by all my bulky layers of clothing. Feels wasteful!
Good morning all! I just spritzed on some L’Occitane Honey Gentle Water, just because. To play along, I would say I probably thought this was too simple or sweet when I first tried it. I didn’t buy a bottle at the time and of course, I am kicking myself as it is discontinued. A lovely friend who relocated gave me her bottle when she moved away, so I think of her when I wear it.
I think L’Occitane is one of the biggest offenders with discontinuing/regrets, though I guess it is because most of their stuff is limited edition.
I didn’t buy a bottle when it was in stores, either, and I’m so bummed! You smell great!
I’m starting on an exploration of new scents, courtesy of the huge sample freebie-pack I received from therabbitsflower yesterday! First up is Waterlily Sun, which strikes me as being very reminiscent of a few Hermessences (which is not a bad thing).
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I really enjoyed Waterlily Sun even though I gave it away. If I didn’t have too much perfume, it could have stayed. IIRC it is similar to Leslie Blodgett Bare Skin that was released some years back. I have a bottle of that one.
SotD = L’Heure Bleue edt
Enjoying Madame L’HB on this chilly morning. I tried it in the heat of summer. Ugh, no. I have on my very warm turquoise Stopover* sweater, fresh from the cedar chest. I smell antique-y today.
I love the L’Heure Bleue 50 ml bottle, it’s a treat to look at and to hold. I wish there were a 30 ml spray bottle, but only the splash parfum is in that size, which is about 10 times the price of the edt. Wowza!
Thought I’d wear Mythique today, but I will wait and enjoy it this weekend. I’ve been called in to work to cover for a colleague who is sick.
Stay well, NSTers! Perfume is our penicillin.
*here’s a link for the knitters:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stopover
Oh, lovely sweater! I will take the purple one
Thanks Robin! The hardest part of making that sweater was choosing the colors.
And happy blog-iversary! I’m so glad NST is here for all of us to learn from and enjoy the wonderful community.
Beautiful! Make mine a turquoise body with purple arms, please!
One spritz of O, Unknown from another sample provided by my sister. Robin, your review seems pretty spot on. Right now, I’m getting mostly tea. Which is very nice. Not a floral tea. Just tea. Tea is a note I’ve only just started to appreciate.
Anyone in NYC going to the Sniffa thing at Olfactory this evening?
I’m not going. I did a drive-by through there in the Fall and it wasn’t my thing. Kind of reminded me of the scents at Sabon or some of the other soap shops around the city.
I do want to go to this place at some point and even better if some of our locals want to join up:
https://perfumarie.com/
I walked by perfumarie awhile back but didn’t go in. I’m losing energy on the Olfactory event….
The website annoys me. Nice concept but it seems the monthly reveal is. cocktail party. I may be interest in the casual sniffing.
Not sure I want to go to an actual event either. Prefer an off day with no crowds.
I’m in Heeley Iris de Nuit today.
It taught me that I can love this kind of iris as well.
Hiris today from a teeny sample. I think this needs to be sprayed. Still searching for the perfect iris; I like this but need more to determine how much!
What are your favorite irises thus far?
I really like VCA Bois d’Iris; I’m enjoying Hiris. Iris Nobile is very pretty. I also love Heure Exquise. There are so many I haven’t tried though!!
I bought a 3 ml decant of Hiris that I only got 2 wears out of and could still barely smell – so I’d guess you’re probably not getting the full experience from a little dab. If it had had better projection on me, I’d have been close to finding my HG warm weather iris. It is really lovely.
SOTD: Chanel Cuir de Russie edt from the Exclusif line. I also have a 90s edt and a 10-15 year old parfum, and I really love ALL of them.
Any CdR lovers who can compare the edp?
I can’t give you a comparison, not being a CdR expert, but the edp smelled quite good to me.
No scent for me yet as I am still trying to figure out what orange scent it was that I loved from my freebie meet package from eswift – I misplaced it, cannot recall the name, but I loved it, and I recall that the review by Robin said something along the lines that it smelled like the whole orange grove, not only the flowers – does that ring a bell for anyone? It’s driving me a teensy bit nuts.
PdE Azemour les Orangers?
I figured it out – not PdE, but somehow that got me looking again and I found it – it was Fleurs d’oranger by L’artisan. Thanks for trying to help!
Ha, that would have been my first guess too!
I’m wearing Stash this morning. I got up at 5:30 to get ready to ski but checked the weather on the mountain. It was 45F. I didn’t want to ski in mashed potatoes or slush so I went back to bed.
Smelling great in Stash!
Working to use up some decants and in Heure Exquise today. I love it so much. I am trying to talk myself out of a bottle of it since I have No. 19 but there’s just enough differences I think I need one anyway!
You smell terrific in Heure Exquise!
Having both is definitely justified. Personally I don’t find them to be terribly similar, as HE is lacking the green notes that are so prominent in 19.
Heure Exquise is lovely!
I think it comes up in fragrancenet from time to time although I could be mistaking it for Nuit Etoilee EDP which I got for a fabulous price in the original deep blue ribbed bottle!
I’ve just now put on a few sprays of Iris Nazarena. When I first received a sample of this a long time ago from the very kind hamamelis (whom I never see here anymore!
), I thought I hated the scent because it smelled like stale cardboard. Then I took a spray from a friend’s decant, and it was quite lovely and interesting. So I jumped at a generous offer from flopper of a travel spray of IN, and I’m glad I did, because it never smells like stale cardboard. A nice, carroty, rooty iris with some elegantly cool leather, incense, and a kind of oriental warmth at the base. It’s terribly interesting, which was not a positive descriptor in my book until maybe a year ago. Geez, I can’t believe I’ve been on NST for over two years.
I’ve been trying to justify buying a bottle of Iris Nazarena, while waiting for my tax refund. Just way to out of reach, but you are smelling beautiful and interesting!
I’m certainly not attempting to influence you, but I will remind you (perhaps needlessly) that the AdV bottles are quite beautiful!
I think it also comes in a travel spray set although I think you can’t buy individual ones like Frederic Malle. You could host a split…just sayin’
Continuing the iris theme in Bruno Fazzolari Feu Secret.
How is it?
I would describe it as a woody iris. Dry, no sweetness. Not as severe as Iris Silver Mist but along the same lines.
Continuing a month of iris perfumes with Strange Invisible Perfumes Dimanche. The listed notes are iris, hydro-distilled rose, honey, amber & cacao. I have a hard time describing this one other than to say it really smells like a botanical perfume, and it’s very lovely. Very pricey though. I have the older bottle design, and I got it on eBay for under $100 years ago.
Nice price — they are so expensive!
Wearing VCA Midnight in Pairs on one arm and MH Fleurs de Sel on the other. The drydown on the former is is softer, and the latter is more sage-y.
Enjoying the bright sunny weather today while it lasts. Long range forecast is for a lot of rainy days in the next week. Sigh.
SOTD = Dame Passionfruit, Orange Blossom & Vetiver. This matches the bright sunshine so well! I’m looking forward to what it will smell like in spring or summer weather. Still working my way thru Dame samples, but this is looking like it might be a favorite.
Sounds very good – with the sunsetting later and a sunny yet cool day – I can feel the first hint of spring !
SOTD was The Different Company “Adjatay”.
Top: ylang-ylang and mandarin orange;
Mid: tuberose, jasmine and heliotrope;
Base: castoreum, styrax, tonka , sandalwood and musk.
Mostly harmless, sadly.
That is a shame, The Notes sound promising!
I received a bottle of Galop d’Hermes that I ordered from eBay. I’m 99% sure it’s legit. The bottle didn’t come with the leather cord or a booklet/insert, but the box was sealed (re-cellophaned?) has anyone purchased from a retailer Galop and how was your bottle presented. It smells fabulous and price was good… Both NM and Nordstrom near me don’t have any in stock, otherwise I’d swing by there and check them out. I might see if they have a tester at least. Thank you ????
Well in reading, I think the cords are in different colors, and the buyer can choose a color. So I’m probably ok.
Hard to believe anybody would “fake” that bottle — it would not be cheap to do!
I bought one from ebay as well, and it didn’t come with the cord
It did come with the booklet, though (I think?) My bottle is definitely legit, and Robin makes a good point about counterfeiting the bottle.
I’ve never met a beet I could like.
And as for borscht, well, let’s not even go there.
Grrrr!
(I was grumpy about Nutella the other day, and now I’m being grumpy about beets–but I honestly DO love many many things, including parsnips!)
And okra!
Mmm…the gut is making a strong bid for curried okra now!
Mr. Jalapeno is also on Team I Hate Beets. Although I think one time he had a brownie made with them that was OK at a restaurant.
Evil food twin. Yes to borscht! Hot or cold. It’s a staple. Nothing could get that slimy okra past my borscht hole ????
SOTD was enough Fracas to /really/ get noticed (at least from my perspective). I’m still not sure I’m comfortable wearing more than a dab or two of this one, but I smelled fabulous today!
I’ve gotten bolder over time, well, except for the more masculine scents as I do not want to smell like a man. Two days ago, I wore a copious amount of Iris 39 and I had a scent aura of roses around me!
Ooh, can definitely get behind a cloud of roses!
SOTD = Dior Homme EDT
I am participating in Undina’s Month of Irises
This also fits the Broadended Horizons theme. There was a time when I was brainwashed to the gender exclusivity of perfumes. When I went to Department Store perfume counters, you would never see me in the men’s section. Anyway, IIRC, it was an NSTer (sheriG, maybe?) who mentioned liking Dior Homme and the rest was history – a lemminged bottle which I got on the cheap side from an online discounter. Dior Homme is often compared with Carner Barcelona D600. To me, while they both hav iris and vetiver, Dior Homme ileans quite masculine and the lavender stays prominent throughout its wearing. It also packs quite anounch that I did not dare go more than 2 spritzes. D600 is silky smooth, has no la ender and dries down to a soft vanilla.
Both of those scents sound really good.
I probably should never comment while on a train. It should have said it packs quite a punch. Anyway, yes, they are both very good. IMHO, D600 edges out Dior Homme.
It might have been me, but my recollection is that you and I discovered Dior Homme more or less simultaneously (and independently). But of course I could be wrong.
Going to try Dior Homme now – from a Sephora sample