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Friday scent of the day 3/9

Posted by Robin on 9 March 2018 286 Comments

It's Friday! But is it real, or is it Memorex? Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that photorealistically duplicates the smell of something else. Hat tip to Jalapeno for the idea!

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I looked really hard for my CB I Hate Perfume At The Beach, but no joy, so I'm in Memory of Kindness. I am a walking tomato plant. Soon, I'll be a driving tomato plant — I'm off to fetch my son home from college for a week. That means no more posts today.

Reminder: 3/16 will be Amber Friday...wear a fragrance with an amber note.

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: the ad above, fondly known as 'Blown Away Guy', was actually for Maxell (you can read about the campaign at Wikipedia), not Memorex. Memorex did Ella Fitzgerald breaking a glass with her voice, and you can find the original commercial here, or two later versions (one with Nelson Riddle) here.

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  1. BobH says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:24 am

    Penhaligon’s. Ostara. Daffodil. Job done.

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    • JadainGA says:
      9 March 2018 at 9:44 am

      My favorite flower. NICE!!!!!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:05 am

      Ostara is so beautiful! So sad it was discontinued 🙁

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      • Ede97005 says:
        9 March 2018 at 11:34 am

        It needed time and space to find the devotees. I remember seeing on QVC and thinking “they are not going to find the audience for this on QVC.”

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    • lillyjo says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:11 am

      I wish i would have kept my Ostara. I only gave it two tries.

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    • nicolasix says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:34 am

      Twins!

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    • tiffanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:16 am

      Triplets!

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:19 pm

      Sweet! I love daffodils.

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    • Petunia says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:40 pm

      Another daffy fan. I bought a few bunches last week and they were lovely.
      Never tried Ostara either. I just never got around to it and the reviews were mixed.

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    • jk123 says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:01 pm

      I gave this one away, and I regret it all the time! Especially with spring approaching in NYC.

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  2. Glannys says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:25 am

    Tomato plant? Sounds like fun!

    Borrowing your idea, Robin, about a holiday at the seaside. My most realistic sea scent is Heeley Sel Marin. I can smell the algae!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:07 am

      I wore Sel Marin last night, one of my favorites marine and summer scents. You smell fantastic!

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      • Filomena says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:33 pm

        Mine two!

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:30 pm

      Glad one of us got to the beach!

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  3. Lovestosmellgood says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:26 am

    Walking down the street in NYC (maybe 2 kids in tow) wafting a scent that takes you far, far away.. to a place of sensuality, palaces, incense and love SOTD Alahiiiine

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      9 March 2018 at 9:41 am

      My make believe scent memory

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      • madtowngirl says:
        9 March 2018 at 11:36 am

        …it could be your real memory in a few years.☺️

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        • Lovestosmellgood says:
          9 March 2018 at 12:08 pm

          That would be nice!

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    • floragal says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:53 am

      Smelling beautiful today!

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    • Ede97005 says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:34 am

      So lovely, my dear!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:09 pm

      Thank you..Alahiiiine took a few wearings before I was under its spell

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 5:40 pm

      You smell so wonderful.

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  4. Katrina says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:26 am

    Robin – happy driving today! I am wearing Miu Miu L’eau Rosee, a birthday gift chosen by my 10 year old daughter. It is similar to the original but very light. I may have to do a side by side comparison to figure out the difference.

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:30 pm

      Thank you Katrina, made it safe & sound both ways.

      How sweet of your daughter!

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  5. perfumelover67 says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:27 am

    In L’Aromatica Kulfi. This is a real kulfi dessert scent to the point that every time I wear it I end up at a indian store or restaurant getting some. So lunch time, I am waiting for you….. Heavenly cardamon, saffron, vanilla and sandalwood.

    Happy Friday everyone!

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    • JadainGA says:
      9 March 2018 at 9:45 am

      I LOVE kulfi!!! You smell soooooo good!!!!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 10:08 am

        Thank you! I am craving badly for it! ????

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        • JadainGA says:
          9 March 2018 at 10:54 am

          I have never even heard of L’Aromatica before now…Another brand that tempts me! LOL!

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          • perfumelover67 says:
            9 March 2018 at 11:15 am

            It is a indie house based in San Francisco Bay. All her perfumes are natural. I have tried many of them before. Madrone is fall in a bottle, Yellow Rose is also beautiful. Kulfi is my favorite of the line so far. They all have a nice sillage and longevity. You should give it a try for sure!

          • Elisa P says:
            9 March 2018 at 1:16 pm

            These all sound nice! Will have to check this line out someday…

    • sistine says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:38 am

      Wow, that sounds incredible!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:37 pm

        It is really good!

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    • Koyel says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:15 pm

      Oooo did you give in and buy some??? I still haven’t, but I’m pretty weak….

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:37 pm

        I do not want to be an enabler, but….. 😀

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:32 pm

      I’d like to sample this perfume and their Daphne. I have a couple limited edition perfume oils from many years ago when L’Aromatica was only selling on Etsy. They still smell great. One is Falling Leaves and the other is a pumpkin scent.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 1:54 pm

        They have the discovery set with all the perfumes in their collection for $50. I am thinking about purchasing it. I have some samples already, but I would like to give a try to the whole line, which so far I am enjoying a lot.

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        • hajusuuri says:
          9 March 2018 at 7:06 pm

          I really don’t need any nore samples but this is perfumath free!

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    • missionista says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:42 pm

      Now I want kulfi!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 1:55 pm

        I had some at lunchtime! The more I eat, the more I want…

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    • Lisa D says:
      9 March 2018 at 2:11 pm

      I had a sample of Kulfi a few years ago, which I quickly drained. I remember it as being really, really close to the scent of the dessert (which I love). You smell delicious!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 2:18 pm

        Thank you!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:53 pm

      Your SOTD story made me hungry too!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        9 March 2018 at 9:10 pm

        ????

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  6. springpansy says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:31 am

    Have a wonderful time with your son!

    Smell Bent January: early spring flowers. I can hear the birds chirping and smell that spring is on its way.

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:31 pm

      Thank you springpansy!

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  7. JadainGA says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:34 am

    Happy FriYAY!!

    Wearing Chanel No 5 EdT today…..a scent memory tied so strongly to my grandma that I could almost swear she’s close by. She’s been gone for almost 25 years, but this beautiful smell brings her right back to me. Happy to be one of millions of people who have worn and shared this scent for the last 97 years! 🙂

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    • Coin-op says:
      9 March 2018 at 9:46 am

      Beautiful tribute!

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    • AnnJune says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:02 am

      Scent twins! Although I have no one to associate with the fragrance, as I’m not aware of anyone in my past or present ever wearing it.

      Enjoy your memories : ) So nice for you to be able to make this connection across the years!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:10 am

      So beautiful connection to your grandma. You smell wonderful!

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    • madtowngirl says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:35 am

      What a lovely scent memory.

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  8. Erin says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:49 am

    I forgot about the community project, as I almost always do, but happen to be wearing Hermes Epice Marine, which is pretty convincingly ocean-like, in this stage, at least. Welcome home, son!

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:32 pm

      Yes it is — not my ocean, but somebody’s ocean!

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  9. She-ra says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:52 am

    I am happy to report my daughter’s fever is under 100 this morning and it’s Friday. 😉

    I am going to wear two dueling scents from my Maison de la Vanille sampler this morning…just not sure which ones yet…

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    • Calypso says:
      9 March 2018 at 9:59 am

      Good news about your daughter!

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    • JadainGA says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:03 am

      We have the bug at our house too….My middle kid had 102 fever yesterday, and still 100 today….UGH!

      HURRY UP SPRING!!!

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    • sistine says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:43 am

      I hope she feels 100% better soon!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:10 pm

      This winter has been so hard with colds, fevers, flu! I don’t remember being this under the weather my self in a really really long time

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      • Jiji says:
        9 March 2018 at 4:36 pm

        Yup it seems like this year’s viruses leave no one untouched. I had colleagues and friends who are usually unphased by cold or flu call in sick. Myself included, i also stayed at home for two or three days (after a cold that seemd to last almost 1,5 month).

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        • Jiji says:
          9 March 2018 at 4:39 pm

          Correction: unfazed
          But i dont even know if its right to use it in this context…

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    • floragal says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Good to hear! Maybe 100% by Sunday?

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 5:42 pm

      Happy Friday and good news on the fever dropping! We need to meet up before I leave and do a vanilla recap.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:54 pm

      Glad to hear She-ra fille is on the mend.

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  10. SheriG says:
    9 March 2018 at 9:59 am

    I chose Azemour les Oranges, a photorealistic representation of something that is probably pretty hard to find in real life – an orange grove caught when the trees still have some lingering orange blossoms, but also lots of ripe oranges too, and damp moss clinging to the bark. And maybe a gorgeous, shirtless, slightly sweaty farmworker gathering the fruit. 🙂

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    • Calypso says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:08 am

      Mmm, I was already enthusiastic about the orange grove smells, and then your last line got me very eager to try this!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:12 am

      Wow! It sounds good! I also need to try this.

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    • morejasmineplease says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:45 am

      That is an enticing description all around!

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    • JadainGA says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:11 am

      Great ad copy for this scent! 🙂

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    • floragal says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:09 pm

      I’d buy this!

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      • Eschmeling says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:19 pm

        Another scent on the “must sample in the near future list” – I’m a sucker for a good orange scent but find them hard to come by.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:51 pm

      Uh oh… that description could make me add another perfume to the “sample” list.

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  11. Calypso says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:06 am

    This morning I’m wearing Mimosa pour Moi from L’Artisan. It’s pretty realistic smelling, almost to the point of making me want to sneeze. I’ve just spent 20 minutes looking up mimosa online and learning a lot. We have mimosas in Texas but they’re pink not yellow like the ones most people associate with this name. I think the pink mimosas must smell about the same. While to me they are very delicate and beautiful, come to find out they are an invasive species and very fast-growing, which makes them all the more of a pest. Now I feel sad about this scent. The bright yellow ones, which I’ve seen in England, are awfully pretty and cheery. Hope people have a cheery Friday and a nice weekend. Next weekend is our spring break–Hurray!

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    • mals86 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:54 am

      The pink-flowered things we call “mimosa” in the US are a completely different species. (I like them. They smell nice, too, but not the same at all.)

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  12. jirish says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:13 am

    I am wearing Absolue Pour de Soir and smell like a smutty beehive full of naughty bees.

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    • hannahmom says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:28 am

      You also smell wonderful. That scent is breathtaking

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    • Coin-op says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:38 am

      🙂 oh, that gave me a good chuckle, thanks

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    • sistine says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:44 am

      My original title for my master’s thesis was “Slutty bees”. My advisor made me change it. (It was probably for the best.)

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      • SheriG says:
        9 March 2018 at 10:10 pm

        Your advisor is no fun. 😉

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        • unseencenser says:
          10 March 2018 at 9:54 pm

          I agree. And didn’t appreciate a really catchy title.

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  13. lillyjo says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:17 am

    Officially wearing Honour woman, thanks to a generous Nster. Which I’m enjoying very much. I sprayed a bit of Orange Sanguine on the back of my hand for today’s project. I think it smells like Orange Laffy Taffy, more than real oranges.

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    • lillyjo says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:22 am

      Oh, I should add that last night I saw Lucky Scent has Amouage 20% off. Code Amouage20

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      • Calypso says:
        9 March 2018 at 10:55 am

        OH WOW, I’m going there now!
        Also, Honour is one of my favourite Amouage scents, one of only three I own (but that is about to become four!).

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        • Calypso says:
          9 March 2018 at 11:11 am

          I have to decide whether to push the button for Opus VIII which is now down from $360 to $288–whew–still a lot….

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        • lillyjo says:
          9 March 2018 at 12:25 pm

          How do you feel about Fate? I’m tempted.

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          • morejasmineplease says:
            9 March 2018 at 12:36 pm

            Tempting fate…. (lol)

      • lillyjo says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:42 pm

        Story of my life…

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      9 March 2018 at 5:34 pm

      I thought of you when I saw this..this is the one you want, right?

      http://www.cafleurebon.com/mugler-cuir-les-exceptions-impertinent-jacques-herault-2015-fragrance-review-leather-and-spice-draw/

      Maybe you will get lucky and win the full bottle 🙂

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      • lillyjo says:
        9 March 2018 at 7:28 pm

        Yes, that’s the one! I watch this channel sometimes too, but missed this one. Thanks! Funny, I thought of you watching a video on notes the other day on Fragranceview channel ( sorry, don’t know how to link, without my son, lol) anyway, if you don’t already know it, it’s a cool channel.

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          10 March 2018 at 6:09 am

          I love Peter (Fragranceview) and watch him all the time 🙂

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  14. AnnJune says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:18 am

    Not in keeping with today’s project, but I’m in No. 5 (EDP) again today.

    Enjoy your son Robin! I picked mine up last night with a fever of 102… home from college for at least the weekend with the flu despite the vaccination. Poor kid.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:23 am

      Hope your son feels better soon!

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    • mals86 says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:01 am

      Oh dear. Hope your kid’s better soon.

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    • Elisa P says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:27 am

      Poor guy! At least it’s probably more comfortable to be sick at home. Wishing him a speedy recovery!

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    • JadainGA says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:12 pm

      This mess is neverending! My kid has fever and nasty symptoms too. HURRY UP Spring!

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      • AnnJune says:
        10 March 2018 at 9:38 am

        Yes! Can’t come soon enough. Hope your child is better today.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:49 pm

      Oh ICK! Best wishes for a speedy recovery to all the sick folks.

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:33 pm

      Oh no! I hope that fever has come down a bit by now.

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    • AnnJune says:
      10 March 2018 at 9:38 am

      Thanks all! Happy to report the fever is down this morning from 102.8 last night. Hoping he continues to improve throughout the day.

      Wishing all of our loved ones a speedy recovery!

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  15. hannahmom says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:31 am

    I debated amongst my Demeter and CB I Hate Perfume decants before finally deciding on Slumberhouse Pear + Olive.

    This scent perfectly captures the 2 things in its name – rich without being greasy and fruity without being sickly sweet.
    Happy Friday.

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    • morejasmineplease says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:39 pm

      I saw that Slumberhouse come up on ebay once and was tempted, but got scared by the olive. I’m still intrigued whenever I hear it mentioned. Pear is a note I’m always pulled by yet have often been disappointed.

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    • missionista says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:44 pm

      Agree the scent captures them both perfectly. It was a weird but pretty good scent. Glad I got to try it.

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  16. nicolasix says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:36 am

    I pulled out my spring scents over the weekend, so my decant of Ostara was ready to go! I really love this, as well as Night-Scented Stock; not sure why Penhaligon’s discontinues the good stuff so quickly . . .

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    • tiffanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:17 am

      Smelling great! Ostara is a beauty.

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  17. Barqs says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:38 am

    I am wearing Atelier Jasmin Angelique, which always reminds of hot smoke coming from a cup of jasmine green tea.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:48 pm

      I have always really liked the aroma of jasmine green tea. Sounds like I should check this one out next time I’m at Sephora.

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  18. Regina says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:40 am

    Is it L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Caligna, with notes of sage, fig and pine needles?

    Or did someone around here just take a bite of a really good nectarine, the perfect kind you get at the height of a New Jersey summer, that my mom used to track down at farm stands and leave in bowls around the house?

    I’ve no idea why my scent hallucination for Caligna so totally ignores the listed notes, but I love it.

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    • nicolasix says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:03 am

      Mmmm, both descriptions sound good to me – will have to check this one out!

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    • mals86 says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:03 am

      What a fabulous hallucination, though.

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    • shellyw says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:54 am

      I love the bath gel of it

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  19. Oakland Fresca says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:45 am

    I am in Ambra Aurea this AM. Struggling to connect to the Friday project though… Potent stuff the AA. I think I acquired my decant at the last swap meet. I smell like a cloud of salted, spiced, sweet amber oil.

    My totally unremarkable remark about decants: There are some 5 mls that I blow through in a few wearings. And others, like this, that one needs so little that they last a very long time.

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  20. Dawn says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:47 am

    Still haven’t taken a shower yet and I am still in L’Heure Bleue. Just filed my taxes and getting a nice refund. That means that I can keep Amazon Prime and get Au Coeur du Desert. I keep debating on if I should go through Luckyscent or go through Andy Tauer’s website. I’ve used both and with the shipping through Andy Tauer’s website, the cost would work out the same.

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    • Coin-op says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:37 am

      yes, I’m surprised AT’s website offers reasonable shipping to US – I guess it depends if you prefer more AT samples or non-AT samples? Or check exchange rate?

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      • Dawn says:
        9 March 2018 at 11:50 am

        I checked the US rate and it is cheaper on Andy Tauer’s website. With the shipping and all, it turns out that ordering from his website is a little cheaper. I love Andy Tauer’s work even though some of his work doesn’t work out, so I don’t mind have all AT samples.

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:29 pm

      It’s better for Andy if you order directly from his website, distributors take a large (up to 80%) of his profit margins. I always buy from him directly after I found that out.

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  21. morejasmineplease says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:48 am

    Gosh there are amazing descriptions of scents today! I’m in Slowdive which opens with a touch of cinnamon and then goes fully HONEY on me in a way that is always so surprising. I get none of the tobacco that others do. This is just HONEY, as if I was smelling the pot. It’s everything but the sticky part.

    It’s nice seeing all the Ostara references today, I may dig that one up to ride along with you later.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:55 am

      Slowdive is amazing! I tried it a couple of days ago with some caution thinking it would be too much, but it is a perfect honey scent, soooooo delicious!

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    • morejasmineplease says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:03 pm

      I’ve inadvertently continued the Memorex project by dabbing Xerjoff Renaissance onto my other arm — perhaps the best citrus opening ever?? It’s full and almost sweet, like fresh-squeezed orange juice. The first blast does not last long but it’s making me re-dab over and over for more. I’m not usually a citrus girl but this one, mmmm.

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    • Stephanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 3:04 pm

      Slowdive is the purest, strongest, most photorealistic honey I’ve ever smelled! It’s gorgeous. I wish I lived in a colder climate, so I could have the chance to wear it more often. You smell divine!

      For me Slowdive opens on a pure whisky note which lingers for maybe 30 seconds, and then turns to pure multilayered honey for a solid 8 hours.

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      • morejasmineplease says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:37 pm

        Slowedive is amazing isn’t it? I had been wondering what it would be like in warmer weather since it didn’t really last today as I had hoped. Any comments on what Slowdive does in the heat? I don’t get the whiskey though I’m not sure I’d like it if I did (Xerjoff Irisss opens like that to me and it’s challenging).

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        • cazaubon says:
          9 March 2018 at 11:31 pm

          Slowdive lasts all day on me. I don’t get whiskey from it, just a hint of tobacco then tons of honey.

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  22. Aparatchick says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:49 am

    I’m sort of scent cousins with SheriG above. I’m wearing Lush’s (sadly discontinued) Orange Blossom, which is exactly the scent of the orange trees in my backyard when they’re in bloom. It is in reality and in this perfume, a glorious smell.

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    • Ede97005 says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:36 am

      Oh, but there is something really lovely about orange blossoms in bloom on a warmish day!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:28 pm

      Oh, I love Lush’s Orange Blossom. I wish they hadn’t discontinued it.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      9 March 2018 at 9:24 pm

      I should dig out mine!

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    • KellyC says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:58 pm

      Love the smell of orange blossoms in Florida!

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  23. pyramus says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:49 am

    Demeter Gingerale, the most unbelievable thing: it smells carbonated, and I can’t even imagine how that was done, but it’s thrilling and hilarious in equal measures.

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    • mals86 says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:04 am

      Such a good one.

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  24. TriesToBeClassy says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:54 am

    I was going to do a dab of Box of Eels extrait from my tiny bottle, but I accidentally dribbled some on my forearm.. I cry. But the rest of the day will be spent in a cloud of sandalwoodsy fumes in the privacy of the study 🙂

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    • madtowngirl says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:30 am

      You smell great!

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  25. floragal says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:57 am

    Hate to say it, but I chose Geisha Vanilla Hinoki (from recent splitmeet!), for its photorealistic take on a citronella candle. Yes, today I’m a walking citronella candle. Hoping it changes to something different over time as this is my first full wearing, I had just dabbed previously.

    Happy Friday!

    (Enjoy picking up your son, Robin, and a whole week with him!)

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    • Elisa P says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:25 am

      Ha! Though, I actually like the smell of citronella. Save it for summer! Might be useful. I actually wear Diptyque Geranium Odorata outside on summer evenings. I think it does, indeed, repel mosquitoes.

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      • floragal says:
        9 March 2018 at 11:36 am

        Haha. Too funny.
        Citronella is a strong scent, and I have this image of flies stuck in the candle wax their fate sealed.

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    • madtowngirl says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:29 am

      Yes, I get citronella candle too!

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    • tiffanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:44 am

      You smell great! For me the citronella note looses the initial brightness and settles into a realistic cypress like the trees in my neighborhood. Sometimes I see cypress cones on the ground so I pick one up and give it a sniff. It’s got a citrus aspect that regular pine cones do not have.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:15 pm

      The opening of VH is bug spray on me but I am not giving it up just yet

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      • floragal says:
        9 March 2018 at 1:16 pm

        Eewww.
        I’m not giving up yet either. Too many fans of this one 😉

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      • Lillibet says:
        9 March 2018 at 7:21 pm

        Was it Victoria of BoisdeJasmin who wrote about someone comparing her No. 5 to a certain brand of bug spray and she was so intrigued she went and fiund it and found – yes – they’d imitated No. 5 as a functional fragrance?

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        • Lillibet says:
          9 March 2018 at 7:22 pm

          I guess I mean is it ‘nice’ bug spray or revolting bug spray… LOL

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    • missionista says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:45 pm

      Ugh, that sounds terrible!

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  26. Jiji says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:59 am

    Re: Amouage sample project with husband,

    Yes i am blessed with a guy who is not afraid of perfume!

    We started yesterday evening and we decided to use the following method:
    1. Pick a fragrance (we chose Fate for the first run)
    2. We both spray Man version on left arm, and Woman version on right arm.
    3. We both mumble / shout / whisper / yawn / sneeze our impressions (i take notes) while watching Netflix, haha, and compare the development every 15-30 minutes

    Fate Man
    Mr Jiji said: i smell red, black an grey (he ‘smells colours’ first, kinda fascinating).
    We both agreed on ‘spice cabinet’, cumin, liquorice. I also picked immortelle.
    On both of us it turned quite woody after 1,5 hours, cedar and incense. Nicely done but not very special so far.
    But itt lasted til morning on me, and ….surprise!!! the immortelle returned, smoothing out the woods. Making this an unexpected but wonderful dry down. (On mr Jiji it was almost gone).

    Fate Woman
    Mr jiji on the opening “this is very feminine”. Colours: white, yellow and later on more green. We both said rose and narcissus. Mr jiji said peach.
    I detected cinnamon, pepper and of course, vanilla.
    On his skin it was more ‘open’ (room to breath), with the greens (patch/moss?) more prominent. While I got more powdery vanilla with hints of incense.
    1,5 hour later he called it “totally wearable for a guy”.
    I wish it was more chypre on my skin, (maybe the amount of sprays influences the way it develops, but yes, skin chemistry def plays a role). I could still smell it this morning when i woke up. Totally cosy musky vanilla.
    A Plus here for Amouage for making the vanilla weareable (lots of vanillas are scrubbers on me). On mr jiji’s skin it was gone this morning.

    This is a fun project!

    (Sorry, no memorex experience today, had Soliflore Narcissus by Dame in mind, but Sycomore callled…)

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    • Elisa P says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:22 am

      Gosh, how fun! You’re a lucky lady.

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    • Coin-op says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:34 am

      best post ever! love this!! Looking forward to more his/her impressions 🙂

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      • Jiji says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:45 pm

        Thank you! Yes will do my best to post all our findings.

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    • Petunia says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:53 pm

      Love this!

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      • Jiji says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:49 pm

        Thank you! Yes its fun to do.
        We are now doing Memoir. I probably will report back tomorrow, because I already found out those Amouages take their sweet time when it comes to development.

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        • morejasmineplease says:
          9 March 2018 at 11:43 pm

          I’ll be very interested to hear what the late drydown was like for the each of you. I think that may be Memoir’s finest hour(s) — it’s where it is most distinctive IMO.

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    • missionista says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:46 pm

      What a nifty experiment, and the added bonus of synaesthesia makes it even more interesting to read about.

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      • Jiji says:
        9 March 2018 at 4:26 pm

        He is not convinced it is synaesthesia, but he thinks these are just associations that come faster than other ones.
        Either way its a fun experiment! His skin is way warmer than mine, it makes for interesting differences. So far he has the better and smoother experiences haha.

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    • Laura says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:56 pm

      What an awesome project! Pls continue to post your results.

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      • Jiji says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:56 pm

        Will do!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      9 March 2018 at 2:02 pm

      So much fun to read about the experiences you both had! I hope you’ll do more posts like this as you work your way through the perfumes.

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    • morejasmineplease says:
      9 March 2018 at 3:38 pm

      I also vote for more of these, please!!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:46 pm

      Oh how cool, that the two of you are doing this, and that your experiences with the same scents are so different! It’s fun to hear about.

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    • KellyC says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:56 pm

      Such a fun project!

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  27. Gail says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:15 am

    I will be putting on my CB At the Beach 1966; luckily I have a large sample size so the bottle is fairly easy to find.

    It’s supposed to warm up to about 10 C this weekend during the day. Snow be gone!

    Have a great Friday everyone!

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:37 pm

      Yay, glad someone is wearing it! Enjoy.

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      • Gail says:
        10 March 2018 at 12:10 pm

        It’s a good one; kind of reminds me of old-school Coppertone. Unfortunately it doesn’t last too terribly long on me but I’m trying anything to will Spring here.

        Maybe I can layer with Bain du Soleil orange gelee next time.

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    • KellyC says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:55 pm

      I need to try that one. I enjoy a beachy scent from time to time and am always looking for the perfect one.

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      • Gail says:
        10 March 2018 at 12:20 pm

        I’ve tried quite a few.. Beach by Bobbi Brown, Fire Island, Guerlain Terracotta and At the Beach 1966. Obviously I’d rather be at the beach 🙂

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        • KellyC says:
          10 March 2018 at 12:56 pm

          How do you like Fire Island? I’ve been waiting to try that one?

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          • Gail says:
            10 March 2018 at 3:14 pm

            I like Fire Island. It has a bit to of musk in the base and it is a nice beachy floral; no coconut notes. It somehow radiates around you; the last time I wore it was in the middle of summer when it was nice and humid out.

            If you like beachy scents it’s worth a try!

  28. Wombatant says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:19 am

    Safran Troublant for me, which is a photorealistic representation of pure perfection.

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    • floragal says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:57 am

      I concur. ????

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    • pyramus says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:19 pm

      Such a great way to describe it! It really is perfect.

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    • Luna Green says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:20 pm

      Hey twin!

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      • Wombatant says:
        9 March 2018 at 9:32 pm

        Hey there! You smell great!

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  29. Elisa P says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:21 am

    SOTD is a bit of FM Une Rose which smells less like a real rose and more precisely like a stock photo of a single dark burgundy rose, perhaps (cheesily) laid across a black grand piano keyboard.
    (My other choice for actual dewy, cool morning pink rose was SL Sa Majeste…)

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    • Stephanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 3:06 pm

      You smell amazing! And your description of Une Rose is so precise and correct to me too. Definitely a stock image of a single burgundy rose.

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      • Elisa P says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:12 pm

        Thanks! And maybe a crystal clear glass of red wine resting in top of the piano (cue Kenny G here).

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        • hajusuuri says:
          9 March 2018 at 9:37 pm

          Oooh, love KennyG!

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  30. madtowngirl says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:27 am

    Mr Blown Away Guy hung on many a dorm room wall back in the late 80’s. I had mix tapes on both Maxell and Memorex and I bet I could find an old one or two if I rummaged through some boxes in the basement. RIP the days of the mixtape.

    Attempting to recreate the scent of the Gonesh sticks I burned in college I am in LeLabo Gaiac 10 layered over SL Feminite Du Bois. It’s close.

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    • Coin-op says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:32 am

      I am from the mix tape generation as well. They might as well call us that – mix tape generation – its so much more descriptive. Such a relatively short lived phenomena. But, the experience of making and sharing mixed tapes was so much more personal and interactive than other music sharing options since, imho – even if the quality was poor, the experience was rich.

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      • sistine says:
        9 March 2018 at 11:47 am

        I think that’s a great idea for a generation name – it was such a specific time and task. I remember spending hours and hours crafting mix tapes to create a particular message. There was one debate between “Bring on the dancing horses” and “Changes” that made me have to consult my older brother, who voted for Train in Vain by The Clash instead.

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        • lillyjo says:
          9 March 2018 at 12:37 pm

          Train in vain! Perfect ????

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      • missionista says:
        9 March 2018 at 1:48 pm

        The whole mix-tape experience–making them, giving them, agonizing over what to put on them, listening to them, etc. just brings back so many memories!

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    • tiffanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:40 am

      Nice combo! Right now I kind of miss burning incense.

      I don’t have a tape player, but I still have some of my high school BF’s mix tapes. He was fond of Tom Petty, David Bowie, and The Go-Go’s to name a few.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:13 pm

      I use to make mixed tapes for my boyfriends and girlfriends back in the day…memories!!!

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  31. Coin-op says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:27 am

    PG16 Jardins de Kerylos….sample from the very generous ScentSpirit!

    Well, its very nice but I’m not sure what I am smelling. I suppose fig leaf if the notes are to be believed. I guess I would say a light woody scent? Seems maybe these are notes that might be more familiar to Europeans? Anyway, very nice, but not very long lasting.

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  32. tiffanie says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:30 am

    SotD = Ostara

    Agree with Bob, Ostara is a fun choice for today. The scent captures the green nectar-y sweet richness of spring narcissus and hyacinth without turning unctuous.

    Trader Joe’s has their bunches of cut daffodils now, I must buy some soon.

    Loved today’s project. Seeing the Memorex ads and Maxell’s Blown Away Guy takes me back to the days of mix tapes, teen-aged optimism, and RL Lauren perfume in that beautiful burgundy cube. Mine was a splash bottle that I spilled most times I used it. I reeked of cut grass and lilacs. Good memories.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:12 pm

      I love TJ’s! One of my favorite grocery stores

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      • tiffanie says:
        9 March 2018 at 7:21 pm

        My family runs on TJ’s groceries! 😀

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    • KatieP says:
      9 March 2018 at 2:10 pm

      Oh, that beautiful glass cube of Lauren. That is the Memorex smell of high school. I still have my original bottle tucked away….I should pull it out and see if it matches my memories….

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      • tiffanie says:
        9 March 2018 at 7:22 pm

        Oh, I do hope Lauren takes you back. 🙂

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  33. pixel says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:36 am

    I had that poster, back in the day. But then, who didn’t 😉

    Work has been madness since I got back from the Spring Break Wedding In Cancun. I’ve been doing leathers most of this week… not really with the project, but hey, I’m doing well to remember to wear perfume at all some days. Wednesday was Cuir de Lancome; Thursday was Lillyjo’s Leather (Cuir Impertinent) and today is Kanuka and Nozknoz’s Leather (Skive).

    TGIF!!!!! Fingers crossed I won’t have to work ALL weekend. Urg.

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    • sistine says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:48 am

      How was the outfit received? Did you pass inspection?

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      • pixel says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:21 pm

        Will report on the wedding this weekend when I have more time (theoretically) 🙂

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        • Robin says:
          9 March 2018 at 8:40 pm

          Oh please do, I can’t wait to hear this story!

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    • Kanuka says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:59 am

      Oh, I love skive. I might need some more now autumn is almost here. How was the wedding? I hope it was a lot of fun and they all loved your outfit.

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      • pixel says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:26 pm

        Have you tried more of the J Hannah & Co scents? She’s the perfumer behind Skive. Tigerlily in SF carries her line, and she has her own website. I quite liked Upton which smelled to me like a greener less smoky version of Skive.

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        • Kanuka says:
          9 March 2018 at 2:56 pm

          I was interested in sunset boulevard and more skive but had trouble finding shipping. I need to look into it again…Canoe and J Hannah no longer/ don’t ship to NZ so I will look at tigerlily. Thanks!

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    • KellyC says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:54 pm

      Can’t wait to hear back about the wedding!

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:38 pm

      Hope you don’t have to work, I’m dying to hear how the bridezilla wedding came off.

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  34. Ede97005 says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:43 am

    Happy Friday!

    SOTD: Jasmine by Molinard- which is a perfect musky jasmine; the rose & white musk amps it up. Not indolic, and not green.

    2) I just bought jeans at Buffalo Exchange ( second hand clothing) They are Athleta brand. I love them- they fit perfectly, with no sagging, and the texture of the denim cloth is soft, soft, soft. When I looked up the website I found out that these jeans are sold for $98.

    But I bought these barely worn ones for $20.

    *cries* I wanna another pair!

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    • floragal says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:01 pm

      So funny, just yesterday I overheard a colleague gushing about BE and I went and marked it on Google maps to visit. I’ve never heard of it.

      Nice job on the jeans! Finding the best fit can be so infuriating.

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      • Elisa P says:
        9 March 2018 at 12:25 pm

        I’d also recommend Crossroads Trading Co, which is near the 26th st Buffalo Exchange. I’ve found some good higher end stuff for cheap at that location.

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        • Ede97005 says:
          9 March 2018 at 1:49 pm

          I am gonna check this store out as well, and also look on eBay.

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        • floragal says:
          9 March 2018 at 3:45 pm

          Thanks! I’m not good with these types of stores but “Second time around” has gotten me more interested.

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  35. Eleebelle says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:48 am

    At Sephora the other day, I got some Sol de Janeiro lotion because I was so charmed by its over-the-top, sweet scent, so since then, I’ve been wearing scents that complemented it. Yesterday it was Salt Caramel, and today, it’s Fils de Dieu. Coincidentally, both work for this week’s project!

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    • Ede97005 says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:58 am

      Yummm.

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    • Laura says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:51 pm

      I love the smell of their Bum Bum cream! I’d buy the body mist, but reviews say it has zero longevity. ????

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      • Eleebelle says:
        15 March 2018 at 7:54 am

        This is from a few days ago, so you might not see it. But I took a chance on the spray despite the reviews making me nervous. I sprayed it before bed and could still smell it in the morning. Everyone’s skin is different, but you might get lucky!

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  36. sistine says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:49 am

    I’m wearing Dzing! today. It’s not a photorealistic memory, but it does bring hay to mind (although hay that has seen a lot of crazy things). I just wore it because it smells so darn good.

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:41 pm

      Yes it does!

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  37. kaos.geo says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:51 am

    Serge Lutens Fleurs de Citronnier (specifically the one that was being sold in 2007)
    Smells exactly like I remember standing in springtime under a blossoming lemon tree in my grandma’s courtyard. Uncanny.

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    • Laura says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:49 pm

      Wow, sounds like heaven!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      9 March 2018 at 2:07 pm

      I wish I shared that scent memory, but I’ve never been around a blossoming lemon tree. I do love Fleurs de Citronnier though, and my bottle is similar in age.

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  38. FearsMice says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:53 am

    I’m wearing Belles Rives, from Clarissa’s split. Oooh, this is nice!! Iris lovers: have you tried it?

    Happy TGIF!

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    • Undina says:
      10 March 2018 at 3:26 am

      Lucas (Chemist in the Bottle) had a nice review for this perfume, and he likes it a lot. For me it was a little more unisex than I’d prefer. And I think it’ll wear better in warmer weather – so I plan to try it again later.

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      • FearsMice says:
        10 March 2018 at 8:21 pm

        Undina, thank you for the pointer to Lucas’ review; as much as he loves iris (you, too!) I should have know that y’all would have tried it. Hope you like it better in warm weather.

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  39. cazaubon says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:07 pm

    Great photo! I’m in TF Amber Absolute and comparing it to the Oil Perfumery dupe. Report later.

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    • Laura says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:45 pm

      Pls do! I really really want Amber Abolute….???? But I also really need to stop buying perfume….????

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      • cazaubon says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:08 pm

        Me too! Comparing the two, I would say there is maybe a touch less incense in the Oil Perfumery dupe, but it’s really close. I definitely plan on going with the dupe when my AA decant runs out as the bottles are crazy expensive on ebay.

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  40. Koyel says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:13 pm

    I’ve done very poorly in this week’s CP. I’m wearing Hiram Green Voyage, from a sample kindly provided to me by Laura. Only three HG scents left for me to try! Though at this rate, he’ll come out with something else by the time I get around to them. I don’t even know why I have such a strange fascination with HG. Voyage smells like a vintage chypre to me, though the Internet doesn’t seem to agree that that’s how it’s supposed to smell. So really my nose is just a weirdo.

    Speaking of Memorexy things though! I have been meaning to mention this for the past month! I highly advocate the Burt’s Bees Orange Essences Facial Cleanser. Smells exactly like you’re peeling an orange right in front of your face and then rubbing the peel all over your face. It is the BEST. It’s kind of thick–like a soft beeswax consistency–and I don’t really know how well it cleans (I assume it’s fine), but it smells so good that it really doesn’t matter.

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    • Laura says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:48 pm

      I had mixed feelings about Voyage. I love “vintage” scents, especially chypres. But this one had something I didn’t love. Not sure what the offending note was.

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      • Koyel says:
        9 March 2018 at 2:48 pm

        So you also find it to be a vintage-y chypre?? That makes me feel so much better!

        I also don’t love Voyage, but I can’t stop smelling it. I dislike vintage-style scents (and actual vintage scents), but they are so darned fascinating. Does that make sense? That I dislike them but want to keep sniffing them?

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        • lillyjo says:
          9 March 2018 at 5:29 pm

          Ok, first i have so many funny replies to that last sentence, but I’m just going to say, yes it makes total sense. When something is fascinating, you keep going back. Boring isn’t very compelling.

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          • cazaubon says:
            9 March 2018 at 11:41 pm

            Like when you try on a really stinky sample and you run and shove your arm under your husband’s face and say, Smell this, it’s horrible!

          • Koyel says:
            10 March 2018 at 1:02 am

            Ahahahahaha you two are the BEST! Yes, lillyjo, I had lots of things to say that I thought were maybe not NST-appropriate. Yes, Cazaubon, I do that so much!!!! The boyfriend asks, “Is there, like, a support forum for people like us?”

        • morejasmineplease says:
          9 March 2018 at 11:56 pm

          This makes me feel so much better that I missed out on Voyage! And I also agree with everything you said about vintage. I have acquired a number of them because I feel like I should have them, in order to appreciate the origins of this whole obsession I’ve developed, yet there are few that I actually like (Joy being one). That being said, when a perfume is very modern yet with a vintage-y vibe, I may fall head over heels!

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  41. Elizabeth says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:13 pm

    Wearing CdG Lily for the project today.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oWOsxlYtPg

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    • tiffanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:19 pm

      Great video! I particularly like his explanation of the smell of a real flower compared to the smell of a soliflore perfume.

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    • morejasmineplease says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:57 pm

      I liked the video too. Steve is very easy to listen to. Thanks for posting. 🙂

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  42. Kanuka says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:14 pm

    I hope you have a happy week with your son, Robin.
    I am wearing JM primrose and rye which is pretty but I don’t I would be able to pick out the rye or primrose without the benefit of being given its name. I bought it and some other JM fields when I was at my mothers as I’m a sucker for grasses and grains. Later today I am going to a botanical illustration drawing class ….for the next ten Saturdays. I picked some yarrow and yorkshire fog from my walk yesterday . I really just want to draw the plants I encounter up on the hill so I can make a kind of illustrated map . Also collected boletes yesterday and had them in a risotto last night. Happy weekend everyone and keep well!

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:43 pm

      Hey Kanuka,

      Here’s another book you may be interested in. Actually, it is impossible to order–I think the waiting lists must be huge because it has been ‘temporarily out of stock’ everywhere since last November.

      But anyway!!! It is an amazing book of maps of California, and flora and fauna, hand-painted, 600 pages. The author/artist is affiliated with Juniper Ridge perfume company somehow as well–I once knew how…

      http://www.7×7.com/california-field-guide-2454610862.html

      and

      http://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/feb/28/california-field-atlas-love-story-obi-kaufmann/

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      • Kanuka says:
        9 March 2018 at 2:52 pm

        What an amazing book and project. I know that 600 pages sounds a lot but when you think about the size of California, the changes of seasons, weather, floods and fires…you know, it coukd be a 20000 page book. Just on my walks this week I have noticed that the pines now have big bright green cones, masses of fly agarics in various shades of red and irange, boletes, blackberries, brown rollrims, russet red dying ferns, bidi bids in flower, a dead and rotting blackbird, tomtits, fantails, karaka berries from green to yellow, crocuses…..and heaps more in what is probably only 5km of ambling along. Don’t you love watercolour paint sets…so beautiful. Thank you.

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      • morejasmineplease says:
        9 March 2018 at 3:44 pm

        Thanks for posting those links. That guy’s insta has some cool stuff too

        https://www.instagram.com/coyotethunder/

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:45 pm

      Thank you Kanuka, and enjoy your drawing class!

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  43. Eschmeling says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:17 pm

    Not participating in Memorex because I have to sit in close quarters soon and felt Rose Royale would be too much for neighboring (student) noses – so I’m in eau chic, which I think is just great! And a blind buy, to boot….never would have picked it up based on the reviews, but it came with the eau fraiche trio and it’s fabulous.
    Next task: Husband is running out of Terre D’Hermes and I want to replace it – perhaps with a Nicolai scent because I like the house and want to support it. Happy Friday and I hope all those flu and cold bugs will scuttle away over the weekend!

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:46 pm

      I would recommend Eau de Sport but have not smelled a new version (my bottle is in the prior name, Balle de Match).

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      • Eschmeling says:
        9 March 2018 at 10:56 pm

        I was thinking of that one! Thanks for the suggestion. New York sounds like it might be too classic/traditional even though it’s so highly reviewed.
        Sitting in a campus movie theater with 4 tweens/teens. Schedule said they’d play the greatest showman but they got the wrong film and now it’s Daddy’s home 2. ..oh boy.

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  44. SmokeyToes says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:19 pm

    SOTD is Magie Noire by Lancome. Happy Friday schmoopies.

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    • tiffanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:16 pm

      You’re schmoopie! 😀

      Happy Friday, and you smell great.

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  45. Filomena says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:35 pm

    SOTD is SL’s L’Orpheline. I feel very nostalgic when I wear this perfume, but don’t know why.

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  46. Petunia says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:37 pm

    I guess that I’m not a huge fan of photorealistic scents. I went with Smellbent Florist Fridge. It really does mimic that awesome smell. A green floral with plastic doll head.
    My only other option was Tearose by PW but since I use it as a powderoom airfreshner, I wasn’t feeling it.
    Happy Friday/Saturday everyone!

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    • Coin-op says:
      9 March 2018 at 12:41 pm

      I think I’m sold now, you have me lemming this…and the plastic doll head is just a bonus!

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      • Petunia says:
        9 March 2018 at 1:03 pm

        It is so affordable if you buy their 4ml travel size for $8 to try it out. It is really free by perfumista standards.

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        • Coin-op says:
          9 March 2018 at 1:11 pm

          done! well, this weeks project has me lemming several fragrances, I think I might be a photo-realistic fragrant person, who knew? I DO want to smell like a tomato plant, and Kulfi and many other things 🙂

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        • Stephanie says:
          9 March 2018 at 3:09 pm

          You’re an excellent budget-minded enabler, Petunia!

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          • Petunia says:
            9 March 2018 at 3:32 pm

            ????

    • SmokeyToes says:
      9 March 2018 at 1:27 pm

      I think that’s the most apt description yet!

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  47. therabbitsflower says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:45 pm

    I wanted to smell like the daphne that is blooming right now all through my neighborhood in Seattle so I’m wearing Wit. My back up choices of Memory of Kindness and Ostara are making a nice showing here today.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      9 March 2018 at 2:10 pm

      Has anyone tried the new Antica Farmasista Daphne Flower perfume or other products? Or L’Aromatica Daphne? I’d like to try these and compare to find my favorite daphne perfume before I decide whether to buy a bottle of Wit after I use up my decant.

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      • Robin says:
        9 March 2018 at 8:47 pm

        You smell great! I have no other recommendations for daphne but hope you’ll report back if you ever find anything to rival Wit.

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      • Undina says:
        10 March 2018 at 3:58 am

        I like Wit but, to my nose, it didn’t come close enough to the wonderful smell of Daphne. I’m also curious to try the perfumes you’ve mentioned. Whoever finds a perfect Daphne first should tell the rest 🙂

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  48. jk123 says:
    9 March 2018 at 12:58 pm

    A la Nuit today. To my nose it smells exactly like night-blooming jasmine. So beautiful!

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    • Jiji says:
      9 March 2018 at 4:06 pm

      You smell fabulous!

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  49. Undina says:
    9 March 2018 at 1:22 pm

    I’m in Jo Malone Sweet Milk that reminds me of the condensed milk from my childhood (I told that story 7 years ago on my blog, if anybody is curious: https://undina.com/2011/05/27/sweet-milk-jo-malone/ ).
    Two people who, from time to time, object to some of my perfumes, are not in the office today – so I’m in a Sweet Milk heaven 🙂

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      9 March 2018 at 5:19 pm

      I love that one…should have bought a full bottle when I had the chance.

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  50. LizzieB says:
    9 March 2018 at 1:23 pm

    Repeating because I couldn’t resist wearing Oeillet Bengale again. That first blast is so carnationy….

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    • Petunia says:
      9 March 2018 at 2:04 pm

      Love carnation. Added to my sample list.

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      • LizzieB says:
        9 March 2018 at 2:21 pm

        The scent is actually rose, but it mimics carnation. Spicy!

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        • Petunia says:
          9 March 2018 at 3:34 pm

          I like spicy rose too!

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  51. Laura says:
    9 March 2018 at 1:40 pm

    Bigarade Concentree. I smell like I’ve been peeling oranges! The zest and pith notes are incredibly realistic, imo. Love!

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:48 pm

      I love that one on paper, but it does something awful on my skin, I don’t know why.

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  52. missionista says:
    9 March 2018 at 1:51 pm

    Wearing Crabtree & Evelyn’s Jasmine de Provence today. This smells as close to the scent of jasmine in Spain in 1990 as I could possibly find (back in 1991, when I tracked down the bottle). I had been to Spain and had this wonderful experience sniffing jasmine in the air everywhere. I came back to the US and auditioned many jasmine oils and perfumes before finding the one that really smelled right. I still have a half bottle of this discontinued scent, and though I don’t wear it often, I still love it.

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:48 pm

      How nice!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:17 pm

      This perfume sounds wonderful.

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:46 pm

      I have an ancient bottle of this too, it was really well done.

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    • morejasmineplease says:
      10 March 2018 at 12:10 am

      Sigh. Yes I just went to ebay and bought this. Someone on ebay is selling one for $500 (obv that’s not the one I bought).

      I’m sorry/not-sorry that I have been spending so much time on NST lately.

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      • missionista says:
        10 March 2018 at 10:35 am

        WAT!?!? $500???? Ridiculous!

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  53. foxbins says:
    9 March 2018 at 2:04 pm

    I’m wearing Desarmant today, the most realistic lilac scent I’ve found.

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  54. Gaynor says:
    9 March 2018 at 2:08 pm

    It’s Saturday morning here, so I have a little more time to read NST over breakfast, it’s so nice not to be rushing off to work. I don’t have much that I’d call photo-realistic, but I think Annick Goutal’s Le Chevrefeuille is very good imitation of honeysuckle. It doesn’t last at all, but worth regular re-applications, so that’s what I’ll be wearing today.

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    • Stephanie says:
      9 March 2018 at 3:10 pm

      Oh, that is a lovely scent. I hope you have a great, relaxing Saturday!

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    • Jiji says:
      9 March 2018 at 4:05 pm

      You smell great!
      When I tried that scent, it immediately brought me back to my childhood. I think my mom used a honeysuckle scented soap or shampoo when I was young

      (was honeysuckle a thing in the 70s/early 80s? Havent smelled it that much in bath and body products after that period)

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      • Jalapeno says:
        9 March 2018 at 5:00 pm

        Yes, honeysuckle was a thing back then! I remember a few perfumes and maybe a shampoo with that scent here in the US. Childhood memories for me.

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  55. Stephanie says:
    9 March 2018 at 3:12 pm

    I hadn’t picked a fragrance before checking NST now, so today I managed to actually meet a Friday challenge! I chose Bruno Fazzolari Monserrat. It is the most photorealistic grapefruit I have ever smelled, down to that slight funky mustiness. It’s such a surprising and realistic scent, and I’m glad I’m wearing it today since it is unexpectedly sunny and summery outside today.

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    • Lillibet says:
      9 March 2018 at 7:09 pm

      Ooh sounds delightful!

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  56. Lillibet says:
    9 March 2018 at 3:42 pm

    Demeter’s Wet Garden for me this morning which smells like…a lush wet garden after summer rain has fallen.

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  57. thegoddessrena says:
    9 March 2018 at 4:07 pm

    Scent of the week has been salt water, sunscreen and happiness. I’m going for the real version –a vacation in St Kitts. I so don’t want to go back to New York tomorrow…..

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    • KellyC says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:50 pm

      Oh that sounds wonderful!

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:48 pm

      Wow, lucky you! Have a safe trip home.

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  58. Jalapeno says:
    9 March 2018 at 4:58 pm

    SOTD = Soivohle’s Lilacs and Heliotrope EdP.

    A case of “Exactly What it Says on the Label/Bottle”. To fill in a few more details, the lilacs are the pale purple (lilac) ones on a large bush. Some of them are open, while lots of fat buds are scattered among the blooms. It is late March or maybe early April, and it has rained either in the overnight hours or wee hours of the morning. So there is a hint of that “After the Rain” smell I remember from Colorado.

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    • Petunia says:
      9 March 2018 at 5:20 pm

      Your scent sounds lovely.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        9 March 2018 at 7:42 pm

        Thank you! ????

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  59. MMKinPA says:
    9 March 2018 at 5:32 pm

    Not really part of the CP, I chose SSS Fig Tree today. I have never actually smelled a real fig tree but I love my travel spray of this one.

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    • Undina says:
      10 March 2018 at 4:06 am

      It is a very realistic smell of a freshly broken fig twig. My travel spray went off, unfortunately. And now I cannot get a new one. So do not wait too long – enjoy your perfume before it spoils.

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  60. Eldiyen says:
    9 March 2018 at 6:39 pm

    You all smell sooooo good!! My goal to reduce the perfume media, and therefore lemmings, has been, well, only somewhat effective. I have still been lurking and lemming. Sigh. But I had to comment today because of the picture you used, Robin! I have undertaken the task of researching and purchasing the a/v components to get our prewired audio up and running (when we bought the house, we had no idea it would have been a good idea to get the components included in the purchase. Lesson learned!) I have learned so much and am quite excited about it, and am hoping once I have it set up, it will be blowing our socks off and our hair back 🙂

    SOTD is Traversee du Bosphore with mid-day spritz of Cuir de Lancôme. Not on-project, but mmmmm I smell good!

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    • Robin says:
      9 March 2018 at 8:50 pm

      What fun, even if it’s a pain! Good luck getting the proper blown away effect. Meanwhile, you do smell fantastic.

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  61. Luna Green says:
    9 March 2018 at 8:33 pm

    Very late to the party but I’ve enjoyed reading about everyone’s exploits today. I started the day with a light spritz of Safran Troublant (rice pudding with rose petals). Needed to go buy a birthday present for my MIL so ventured to the mall, where I sampled the new JM English Fields collection. Wasn’t blown away by any of them but they’re nice enough. Ended up buying Crocus and Honey for the MIL. Came home later to find my new bottle of Apres L’Ondee waiting on the porch. Yay! So now I smell like a little bit of everything.

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    • KellyC says:
      9 March 2018 at 10:44 pm

      Circus and Homey sounds like a delightful combo. Hope your MIL enjoys it!

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  62. KellyC says:
    9 March 2018 at 10:43 pm

    I’m Concentre d’Orange Vert which is perfect for sunny Florida days like today and also makes me think I should make a cocktail out of orange juice and vodka muddled with mint or something! I think it’s delicious smelling. Hope everyone has had a great week. I’m enjoying my time in Florida for both work and also have been thrilled to see my guy of course! Happy weekend, all!

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  63. hajusuuri says:
    9 March 2018 at 11:01 pm

    SOTD = Annick Goutal Heure Exquise EDP

    This is a photorealistic version of Chanel No. 19 EDP, with an added vintagey vibe.

    Smelled in the wild – Rose Jam perfume or at least, a photorealistic version of it!

    At work, we have phone rooms that are tiny enclosed rooms with a phone + a computer or a telepresence monitor that doubles as a computer. Anyway, there are 2 near where I sit but they were occupied. I went to the next section of the floor and opened the door to an empty one and almost gagged that I had to walk right out and blurted out to the person sitting right outside OH MY GOd, what is that horrible smell? It had to be someone’s perfume that was animalic musky skanky. I went back a minute later and could not take it and decided to use an empty office instead. Later in the afternoon, I relayed my experience to my co-workers and they were amused at my description. I took the opportunity to say I love perfume but what I smelled in there must be banned. One co-worker said She loves perfume and another one said she hates perfume. OK, I now have another person with whom I can discuss perfume-related stuff. Woop!

    Update on the slip and fall – Thanks for your comments yesterday. I keep Arnica gel* at home and used it on the elbow and took two Tylenols. Other than slight soreness on the right side of my body and elbow that is starting its technicolor journey, I was lucky, very lucky it was not worse! I went to Wegmans to get Arnica pills and will have the 5 pellets 3x a day (if I remember).

    * I got wistful yesterday looking for the Arnica gel as the drawer where I thought it was had the Laughing Cow container of coins dad selected specially for me. Each of my siblings got one as well. It had my initial in his distinctive handwriting and it was clearly for me as it contained a gold coin embossed with my zodiac animal.

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    • cazaubon says:
      9 March 2018 at 11:56 pm

      Sorry to hear about your fall, hope the arnica works well for you. I gave some yesterday to my husband who hurt his back, he felt better this am. And how cool that you found a coworker who loves perfume!

      Love the story about the coins selected by your dad. What a sweet memento. I save letters from my parents, it’s nice to see their handwriting and think of them writing to me.

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    • Undina says:
      10 March 2018 at 4:17 am

      I missed it yesterday, but I’m sorry to hear about your fall. I hope there is no unpleasant surprises as the time goes.

      From time to time in our office building (well, let’s be more specific – in the restroom) I meet women who wear perfumes that 1) make me feel happy that I do not work with them; 2) keep me wondering how those abominations got created and sold and 3) make me self-conscious about perfumes I wear to the office.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      10 March 2018 at 7:27 am

      I missed your post. Hope you are feeling much better today and that this crazy, problematic winter goes away very soon!

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    • Coin-op says:
      10 March 2018 at 9:27 am

      Sorry to hear about your fall – I hope your right side and elbow are better very soon!

      So, did you find out what the smell was? Sounds like you work in a really big office. Usually when I smell awful perfume cologne in the wild it is from a man overdoing it trying to smell sexy

      Love your photo realistic description 🙂 when I smell Heure Exquise I hear
      http://youtu.be/CSPacDUm5dk

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    • Jiji says:
      10 March 2018 at 10:43 am

      It is always good to find a co-worker who likes/loves perfume!
      One of my co-workers wears Coco as a signature and I love it. But yeah, when someone wears something ugly it can ruin the mood.

      I hope your elbow returns back to its normal state very soon, and I love the coin-story, that is so sweet!

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