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Thursday scent of the day 8/16

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2018 331 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday, happy World Bratwurst Day and happy Rollercoaster Day! What fragrance are you wearing?

I've got an easy one for you: I'm an angry island.

Reminder: 8/17 will be Guessing Game Friday, edition 2. Describe your perfume to us, OR, give your perfume the name it ought to have had, and we'll see if we can guess what it is.

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 image title is a clue to my fragrance, so I won't add it in until someone has guessed. And... top image is Corse du Sud, Bonifacio 215 le soleil à travers la grille [cropped] by Pascal POGGI at flickr; some rights reserved.

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  1. madtowngirl says:
    16 August 2018 at 9:55 am

    Tree, tree
    dry and green.

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:14 am

      Sycomore?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:21 am

        Sadly, no. I have yet to try that one!

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    • Glannys says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:14 am

      Arbole, arbole?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:22 am

        Yes! I was going to cut and paste the entire poem, but I didn’t want to hog that much screen space.

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        • kpaint says:
          16 August 2018 at 1:51 pm

          I’ve been craving Arbole Arbole lately but am a bit scurred to wear it in the heat. How’s it faring?

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          • madtowngirl says:
            16 August 2018 at 11:02 pm

            Omg, It bloomed beautifully in the heat and humidity today. I just got my sample last week so this was the first real wear for me. It was love at first sniff. Honey is not listed in the notes, but I swear it’s there.

      • yasmina says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:27 am

        Love this one!

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  2. chocolatemarzipan8 says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:00 am

    I could go for a bratwurst right about now :)

    Poor Man’s Cardinal (and THUNK because I am now using it to make solid essential oil perfumes…I was a busy beaver this morning !!!!)

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    • madtowngirl says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:08 am

      C’mon over! Brats are a Wisconsin specialty!

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:21 am

        Oh I would love to come over right now…I am hungry just thinking about it!

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:14 am

      Frankincense oil.

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      • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:21 am

        You are the master…that’s 2 for 2 Bear with 100 percent accuracy!

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  3. PriscillaE says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:01 am

    I finished a sample of The Smell of Weather Turning.

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    • crikey says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:39 am

      I love that weird wonder.

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    • Koyel says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:35 pm

      Oh, that’s the real name? What a marvelous name. Does the scent live up to it?

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      • PriscillaE says:
        16 August 2018 at 3:40 pm

        You know, if we are being literal, Demeter Thunderstorm or Snow smell much more apropos to the name. However, it is a lovely, spicy scent that really bloomed in the heat of Texas. The sillage and longevity are great on my skin. I would love to try this in the fall and winter. This is decant worthy, if not full bottle worthy to me. Unfortunately, I believe that it is discontinued.

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        • Jalapeno says:
          16 August 2018 at 3:54 pm

          No, I think it is available at select Lush stores again. I was recently talking to a sales associate who was a little irritated that his store had been passed over for the black label scents. I felt kinda bad for him.

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  4. Bear says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:03 am

    ☕☕☕
    You’re a superstar,
    Yeah that’s what you are,
    You know it,
    C’mon……????✌????????????????????
    Happy 60th Birthday, Madonna! ????
    I’m a flanker, none of my notes appear in the original. I’m a bad man! LOLOLOL ???? Part of a mini trend for mainstream floral scents for Men.
    Who am I?
    ????????????????☝????✌????✋✋????
    ????

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:05 am

      R.I.P. Aretha Franklin
      Rock steady.
      ????

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      • lillyjo says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:07 am

        ❤

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      • ringthing says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:10 am

        No words on Aretha, too much. Is your sotd Bulgari Black Tea?

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        • Bear says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:16 am

          Incorrect. ????

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          • Petunia says:
            16 August 2018 at 10:23 am

            Dior’s Eau Sauvage?

      • Robin says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:25 am

        I just finally looked at news. Glad she got to die at home with family.

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        • Deva says:
          16 August 2018 at 11:15 am

          Ditto this.

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:20 am

      Is it one of the Dior Homme flankers?

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      • Bear says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:23 am

        No, austenfan. ????

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    • Glannys says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:21 am

      Fleur de Male?

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      • Bear says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:25 am

        Did bad man give it away? ????
        Correct Glannys!
        ????????

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        • Glannys says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:28 am

          Yes! “Male” = bad, evil and “male” – man. Loved your double meaning. :)

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  5. ringthing says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:08 am

    Not playing today because my sotd involves reporting: Stash hair mist. I wanted the holiday gift set with Stash, body lotion and hair mist this past season. It was unavailable on the website and the set my Ulta was selling was different but I was nosing around Ulta last week looking to spend my birthday bonus and lo and behold, the hair mist gift set marked 50% off. With my $10 off, a whopping $17! I gave the 1oz perfume to my mother, who loves it. I do love a bargain :)

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    • Lisa D says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:40 am

      I really like Stash. I got the perfume spray, roll-on and oil combo for around $25 at TJ Maxx, and I have been quite pleased with the purchase.

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  6. Lovestosmellgood says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:09 am

    I am in a perfume from a major house

    It’s a flanker, and fresh!

    Take a _____ , and guess!

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    • madtowngirl says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:12 am

      Chance Fraiche!

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:21 am

        Ding ding ding

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:13 am

      Chance!
      ✌????

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:22 am

        The fraiche flanker

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  7. Glannys says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:13 am

    Robin, your scent is Corsica Furiosa.

    As for mine. This is a fragrance by a US niche designer. As far as I know, all perfumes of this house are created by its founder.
    The scent faithfully reproduces the smell of a certain candy. The name of the scent refers to the color and shape of the said candy.

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:26 am

      Yes it is!

      By “a US niche designer” you mean someone who also makes clothing?

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      • Glannys says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:30 am

        No, sorry for not being clear. As far as I know, they only make fragrances.
        You definitely know this scent. Actually, I learned about it from you.

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        • Robin says:
          16 August 2018 at 11:22 am

          Wow, was totally stumped then it came to me … I hope … Kerosene Black Vines?

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          • Glannys says:
            16 August 2018 at 11:24 am

            YES!!
            And I finished my sample. A very fun and creative scent.

    • stinker_kit says:
      16 August 2018 at 8:01 pm

      I wore this today too! Luca Turin gave it 4 stars in the new guide and called it Atomic Anise. I questioned myself briefly, is it too strong in the hot weather, but fiddle dee dee! I wore it anyway.

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      • Glannys says:
        17 August 2018 at 7:04 am

        Twins!
        Yes, I remember that review. ‘Aromic Anise’ is a good description.
        I think that despite warm and spicy notes Black Vines is wearable in summer. Anise has a cool ‘camphor’ aspect (at least so it seems to me).

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  8. holyneroli says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:14 am

    Robin, I bet you’re wearing Corsica Furiosa!

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    • holyneroli says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:24 am

      I’m in Agua de Colonia Concentrada today.

      Didn’t get to my Berdoues samples last night because I got distracted by some L’Artisan samples: L’Eau d’Ambre and Seville a l’Aube.

      L’Eau d’Ambre is a pretty standard but likeable amber-vanilla-patchouli, which I’ll save for cooler weather. Seville a l’Aube, sadly, still doesn’t work for me. I’ve tried it before, and I still really want to like it (the notes list reads like my dream fragrance) but something about the orange blossom-beeswax combo goes to EXTREME SOAP on my skin. Normally I like soapy scents, but this is just too much.

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      • madtowngirl says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:04 pm

        I really wanted to like Seville too but it goes all corn tortillas on my skin.

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:26 am

      Yep!

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  9. lillyjo says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:16 am

    I’m wearing 3 different patchouli perfumes for comparison sake. One is a new release which is faint next to the second one, which is held in high esteem. The third one is never talked about, but is from my favorite house. Took my daughter to a church fair last night and they had a petting zoo set up. A goat tried to ear my daughter’s pants, I wish you all could have heard her laugh. It was super fun ????

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:22 am

      Tempo
      Coromandel
      Black Opium
      Glad you and your daughter had fun! ????????

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      • lillyjo says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:30 am

        First two are correct, try again for the third.

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        • Bear says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:37 am

          Ahhh, Thierry Mugler!
          An Alien with patchouli, maybe.
          The flankers make my head spin !!!
          ????????????

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          • lillyjo says:
            16 August 2018 at 10:59 am

            Not an Alien, but it is from TM exclusive line.

        • Elisa P says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:44 am

          It’s a Mugler? Angel flanker? The cuir one?

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          • lillyjo says:
            16 August 2018 at 11:01 am

            Yes to Mugler, but exclusive. I think I’ve only ever seen it mentioned once.

    • madtowngirl says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:12 am

      Mugler Over the Musk?

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:15 am

      Mystic Aromatic?

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:16 am

      Chyprissime ????????????

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      • lillyjo says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:24 am

        Ding ding ding!????

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          16 August 2018 at 11:37 am

          ???? is unstoppable

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  10. austenfan says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:19 am

    Wearing a remote white floral that is officially called a neochypre from a Swiss niche house.

    Love your angry island description!

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    • hannahmom says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:24 am

      Sotto Luna Gardenia by Tauer??

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      • austenfan says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:27 am

        Nope

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        • hannahmom says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:35 am

          The Sotto Tuberose??

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          • austenfan says:
            16 August 2018 at 10:42 am

            It’s not a Tauer at all.

    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:47 am

      Manoumalia?

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      • austenfan says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:00 am

        No, not Manoumalia, gorgeous scent though.

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    • Glannys says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:36 am

      Vero Profumo Mito?

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      • austenfan says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:26 pm

        Not by Vero Profumo!

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:48 pm

      Ok, two more clues.
      The house is Swiss and is rarely mentioned here or elsewhere, although two of its fragrances are reviewed on this site.
      It shares its name with a Duke Ellington song.

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      • FearsMice says:
        16 August 2018 at 1:17 pm

        Oh! Ys Uzac? Satin Doll?

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        • austenfan says:
          16 August 2018 at 1:22 pm

          Yesss!

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  11. FearsMice says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:21 am

    Crazy week, but I’ll try to play today:

    I’m a juice with a purpose, but my bitter tartness surprised many during my limited run…

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:24 am

      Stumped!

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:39 am

      Headstrong Pamplelune! ????

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      • FearsMice says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:30 pm

        You might be in the right house…

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    • FearsMice says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:51 am

      Famous lovers have mistaken me for wine…

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      • Glannys says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:46 pm

        Philtre d’Amour (Tristan and Isolde)?

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        • FearsMice says:
          16 August 2018 at 12:52 pm

          You got it!

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    • KellyC says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:27 pm

      Poison Girl?

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      • FearsMice says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:31 pm

        Good guess! but not quite right…

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  12. sistine says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:23 am

    My behavior is unusual or slightly strange. I am the second in line.

    RIP Aretha. What a glorious voice.

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:35 am

      Escentric 02?

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      • sistine says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:36 pm

        Correct!

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  13. hannahmom says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:25 am

    Wearing inconceivable purple powder flower.

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:34 am

      Impossible Iris?

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      • hannahmom says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:35 am

        Yep :)

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        • Elisa P says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:36 am

          I bet you smell great!

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  14. perfumelover67 says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:30 am

    In O de Lancome for a super hot and muggy day.
    Have a peaceful day everyone!

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    • Downtown Scott says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:49 am

      I’m a fan of O!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:52 am

        I love O! Isn’t it great?

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    • LizzieB says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:52 am

      You smell great. Perfect for a hot, humid day.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:54 am

        Thank you LizzieB! ????

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    • lillyjo says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:05 am

      You are wearing one of my “pretend buys” of the summer. I love that it’s refreshing plus sophisticated smelling.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        16 August 2018 at 1:33 pm

        O and Cristalle are my favorite refreshing scents for very hot summer days. Beautiful and long lasting even on my scent eating skin.

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:41 am

      Love the O but haven’t worn it in maybe 30 years. The flanker of it was great too…O Intense. My dad bought me two bottles when the SA told him it was being discontinued…. drained those years ago. Happy to see you enjoying your full bottles now.????????

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        16 August 2018 at 1:29 pm

        I never tried the Intense, but I am sure it was as good as the original. Trying my best to enjoy the summer full bottles before the weather starts changing next month. Unbelievable that summer went so fast!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:51 pm

      O de Lancome is wonderful stuff! I was talking to a sales associate at Lord and Taylor about it this past weekend. It goes for crazy low prices on some of the discount sites, too.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        16 August 2018 at 5:59 pm

        It is really wonderful and very affordable. It still has many fans!

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  15. Downtown Scott says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:31 am

    I don’t think I’m creative enough for this challenge but I’m sure the perfume namesake would be with a little help from his cat of six toes.

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    • Glannys says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:33 am

      Hemingway!

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      • Downtown Scott says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:46 am

        Right!! By the way, this scent is outstanding. By far my favorite release so far the year. A little dirty but still very clean. Time to save up my dollars.

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        • Glannys says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:49 am

          So you meant Masque’s Hemingway, not Histoires de Parfums’. I was not sure. :) Thanks for the mini review!

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          • Downtown Scott says:
            16 August 2018 at 10:50 am

            Yes. Masque Milano from a sample. ????

  16. Petunia says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:34 am

    Some people find my scent creepy but I think that it’s just a pretty earthy floral.

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:42 am

      Zoologist Bat?

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    • AnnE says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:47 am

      Messe de Minuit?

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    • Petunia says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:48 am

      Good guesses but no.

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:59 am

      Oriza Legrand Chypre Mousse?

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      • Petunia says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:12 am

        Nope…

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    • Petunia says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:19 am

      Clue, This scent’s name is also the title of a book.

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      • beck_hen says:
        16 August 2018 at 1:11 pm

        De Profundis!

        Commando but trying to decide between fresh samples of two shapeshifters: a snake and a lavender.

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        • Petunia says:
          16 August 2018 at 1:13 pm

          You got it!

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 5:17 pm

        People find the scent of De Profundis creepy?!?!

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        • Petunia says:
          16 August 2018 at 5:51 pm

          If you read some of the more dramatic reviews on Fragrantica. The back story is about loss and death. “From The Depths I Cried”
          People describe it as cold or like a graveyard. ????

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          • Koyel says:
            16 August 2018 at 7:04 pm

            Oh sure, I understand the Wilde letter was upsetting, but the scent–! It’s cold, but just so beautiful that I could never find it creepy.

        • kpaint says:
          16 August 2018 at 7:01 pm

          Isn’t it some kind of religious reference re: death? And whatever the primary floral note is (can’t remember right now) is one associated with funerals and gravestones… or something like that, IIRC.

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          • AnnE says:
            16 August 2018 at 8:10 pm

            Chrysanthemums, I believe.

  17. pyramus says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:37 am

    I’m wearing a couple of drops of vintage Obsession perfume, which I am completely confident that Aretha (RIP) would have worn in the mid-eighties, quite possibly onstage. The top notes are little smudged but the rest of it is completely intact and just as radiantly vulgar as ever. My god, that was a good scent. The current version is not the same.

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 10:43 am

      I love radiantly vulgar!

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:00 am

      One of my favorite spicy ambers. ????

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  18. Elisa says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:43 am

    I’m wearing an 80s rose chypre that would be appropriate for Aretha.

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:02 am

      Mon Parfum Paloma Picasso

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:17 am

      Diva? Can’t remember the house.

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      • Bear says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:22 am

        Ungaro, and I think you’re right! Very nice!

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      • pyramus says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:24 am

        Ungaro Diva is a good guess. I should have worn that for Aretha.

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      • Elisa says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:33 am

        Absolutely right!

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  19. Nancyleandros says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:50 am

    Clue: somebody has a three year birthday coming up! I smell fresh and p-frooty.

    What am I wearing?

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    • Sapphire says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:20 am

      Arielle Shoshanna?

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:23 am

        Ding ding ding!

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  20. AnnE says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:51 am

    My scent is a ride in a carriage made of sandalwood, traveling through morning fields of iris.

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    • Sapphire says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:20 am

      Jo Malone Orris and Sandalwood?

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      • AnnE says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:43 am

        Close!

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    • beck_hen says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:13 pm

      Calèche?

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      • AnnE says:
        16 August 2018 at 8:11 pm

        Yes! You got the “carriage.”

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      • AnnE says:
        16 August 2018 at 8:12 pm

        p.s. love your avatar

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    • kpaint says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:09 pm

      Equistrius?

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      • AnnE says:
        16 August 2018 at 8:11 pm

        Ooh, good guess, and sorry I couldn’t make it back sooner!

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  21. PekeFan says:
    16 August 2018 at 10:55 am

    SOTD – I’ve got my tomato leaf.

    So sad to lose her…
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ifw8JhDBvs

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    • AnnE says:
      16 August 2018 at 8:19 pm

      Aedes?

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      • PekeFan says:
        16 August 2018 at 9:08 pm

        Good guess but no – AG Ninfeo Mio

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        • AnnE says:
          16 August 2018 at 10:42 pm

          Ah, good one!

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  22. foxbins says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:08 am

    I’m wearing Rundholz 20 Mars 2022.

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  23. Deva says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:22 am

    SOTD is a super cheap, super underrated, super royal perfume…I’ve raved about it here a lot! Robin gets an enabler pin because it was her review that convinced my to blind buy it.

    There. I gave it away again????

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    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:24 am

      Queen for a Queen. ????
      Rock steady.
      ????

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:25 am

      Queen!!

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    • lillyjo says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:26 am

      Queen?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:48 pm

      Totally Queen! And yes, you are one of its biggest advocates here.

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    • Deva says:
      16 August 2018 at 6:21 pm

      Prizes all around! Tomorrow, I’m going to really challenge everyone…????

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      • hajusuuri says:
        16 August 2018 at 9:26 pm

        ???? I probably should start now – is it Ummagumma? ????

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        • Petunia says:
          16 August 2018 at 9:36 pm

          You are too much, ????

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        • Deva says:
          17 August 2018 at 4:48 am

          Ha! No, but the original Ummagumma is related to my upcoming Friday clue in a very oblique way????

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  24. Barqs says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:24 am

    My scent’s bottle looks like a black Easter egg with a pretty gold top, with a mother and daughter drawn on the front of bottle.

    This week has been crazy with doctors appointments with my parents. I have just been listing my scent of the day, and not even having time to read all of the fun hints for the guessing game. I have spare time today, so I get to play !! Yay !!

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:25 am

      Arpege :-)

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      • Barqs says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:38 am

        Yes :)

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    • tiffanie says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:33 pm

      Fun clues, and that is a beautiful bottle. :)

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  25. monica404 says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:43 am

    I mixed Annick Goutal Neroli with Artisan Parfumeur Ambre Extreme. Not bad at all :)

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    • hajusuuri says:
      16 August 2018 at 9:23 pm

      We’re layering twins today!

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  26. crikey says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:47 am

    Guessing game: I am wearing this perfume three days early.

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    • Petunia says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:07 pm

      Sunday Cologne?

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      • crikey says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:24 pm

        nope… even more specific than the day of the week :)

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    • lillyjo says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:00 pm

      No. 19?

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      • crikey says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:02 pm

        Yes! 19 August for her birthday.

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        • lillyjo says:
          16 August 2018 at 3:04 pm

          Yay I got one right! ????

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  27. therabbitsflower says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:50 am

    Posting before I get really busy today!

    I’ve been in a sweet mood this week continuing with this sweet citrus floral gourmand. It’s a limited edition flanker from a legendary perfume that knows how to flanker. The fragrance it’s based on was released in 2003, and according to my perfume’s name I’m seasonally appropriate.

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    • kpaint says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:43 pm

      Is it one of the Omnia flankers?

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:58 pm

      My guess was Paraiba!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 2:07 pm

      No, not Bvlgari.

      I see I made a mistake. I meant to say legendary perfume HOUSE. The perfume itself isn’t legendary. ????

      Also, I’ve never seen this perfume mentioned here so this may be a toughie.

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    • Regina says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:20 pm

      Terracotta Voile d’Ete?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        16 August 2018 at 3:26 pm

        No, but you got the perfume house right!

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        • therabbitsflower says:
          16 August 2018 at 3:27 pm

          Oh, and you got the seasonal name right!

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          • kpaint says:
            16 August 2018 at 3:41 pm

            Quand Vient l’Ete?

          • therabbitsflower says:
            16 August 2018 at 4:16 pm

            Nope, not that one kpaint.

    • lillyjo says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:27 pm

      Givenchy irresistible summer bloom?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:17 pm

        No, it’s a different house (Regina guessed the correct house above) and the season is in French.

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:24 pm

      L’Instant de Guerlain Fleur de Mandarine?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:41 pm

        Oh so close! It is a L’Instant flanker just not that one.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 8:40 pm

      I’m wearing L’Instant d’Une Ete, which smells so lovely and I’m almost certain I’ll never find again after this decant is gone.

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  28. Elisa P says:
    16 August 2018 at 11:51 am

    My SOTD refers to a paint color, not a place. I’d rather be wandering the streets of Italy looking at frescos(and maybe catching a whiff of one in progress), but this perfume will have to do for now.

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    • crikey says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:03 pm

      Sienna?

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      • Elisa P says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:40 pm

        Nope, but nice color!

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    • FearsMice says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:18 pm

      Orris Ochre?

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:29 pm

      Monserrat?

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      • Elisa P says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:40 pm

        You got it!!

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  29. SmokeyToes says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:11 pm

    Hi all! SOTD is Cool Water Wave by Davidoff. I wanted something fruity and light today. :)
    I wish I could ride my favorite rollercoasters in honor of Rollercoaster day. My favorites are Kumba, Montu and SheiKra (the beginning of that ride begins with a straight drop into a loop), all at Bush Gardens (and they are loop coasters).

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:21 pm

      I always loved Cool Waters…back in the day when it was new and very few were wearing it.

      I cannot do rollercoasters at all….you are very brave!

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:24 pm

        Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved them, my husband refuses – he worries about neck and head injuries. I always joke that I have very few brains to rattle and I’ll be just fine! :lol:

        My smoothie today was kefir, spinach, oranges, limes and mangoes. It was zippy and very tasty.

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        • tiffanie says:
          16 August 2018 at 12:34 pm

          I love roller coasters but I’m learning that as I get older I can only do a couple in one day, otherwise my neck gets sore and my head aches from all the rattling around. ;)

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        • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
          16 August 2018 at 1:20 pm

          Planning on mid afternoon smoothie of spinach strawberries and kiwis :)

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:46 pm

      I’m with you on loving roller coasters. However, it’s been ages since I’ve been on one. I honestly don’t know how my body would respond to all those G-forces.

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      • Robin says:
        16 August 2018 at 11:30 pm

        I can’t ride them anymore — have weird motion disturbances (a kind of vertigo, I guess) for hours after.

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    • LizzieB says:
      16 August 2018 at 6:32 pm

      Unfortunately, I can’t do roller coasters either. It’s the height thing. Generally it’s that first high climb that makes me want to claw my way out of the seat… (I freaked out in Soaring over California at Disneyland’s California Adventure….it’s not even a real ride…it’s a movie!!)

      I can do Space Mountain though. In the front car. Why? It’s dark, and I can’t see how high I am. I love the speed, just not the height.

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        17 August 2018 at 12:18 am

        It’s been years since I’ve been on a rollercoaster, I wonder how I’d react now or if I’d get verdigo…

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  30. LizzieB says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:12 pm

    I can’t think of a good clue, so…. wearing Hermès Narcisse Bleu from a sample. I plan to reapply all day and then hear the thunk at the end of the day.

    I really need to go through the samples… I have so many and rarely try them.

    Rolled $360 in quarters the other evening in front of the TV. Now I have to haul them to the bank. Ugh.

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    • KellyC says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:17 pm

      That is an impressive amount of quarters!

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      • LizzieB says:
        16 August 2018 at 12:35 pm

        Yeah…the last time I did this was three years ago.

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    • LizzieB says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:30 pm

      Oh and by the way… may I just share that one of the FINEST meals I had was at the old Metrodome in Minneapolis. A brat with sauerkraut and mustard, popcorn and a giant Gatorade. I still remember it. 1992 Final Four. Worst hangover ever. Best cure ever.

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      • holyneroli says:
        16 August 2018 at 1:44 pm

        Gatorade really does the trick when you’re dehydrated, doesn’t it? I distinctly remember drinking a yellow Gatorade around mile 35 of a 40-mile bike ride (at the time I was pretty physically unprepared for that) and it was like nectar from the gods.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:44 pm

      $360 in quarters? Wow! That must have been a heavy container! ????

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    • kpaint says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:57 pm

      I bow down to your quarter collecting! I read years ago about a couple who saved jars of change and eventually had enough $ for a trip to Europe.

      I get antsy once my (massive) jar gets about 1/2 full, but do empty it out for travel purposes. I cash in my change when I travel and usually have enough for a couple hundred bucks in pocket change.

      I suspect it won’t stack up so quickly now that I’m living in Cleveland. The parking meters here require coins (!) thus one must carry change. But the meters even take NICKELS (!!!) My H & I crack up every time we have to pay a meter ;)

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      • LizzieB says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:25 pm

        None of these are mine… all my husband’s… but I’m the cheapo in the family, so it makes me twitch to see money laying around….

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        • SmokeyToes says:
          16 August 2018 at 6:31 pm

          We have quarter-rolling parties twice a year. It makes a nice little bump in our savings account. One year we had over $600 in coin lying around!

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          • kpaint says:
            16 August 2018 at 7:04 pm

            My husband tends to leave it in piles around the house so I scoop it up and throw it in a jar. Come to think of it, the piles may have been in response to my calling him the “human vending machine” since it used to be constantly falling out of his pockets.

    • hajusuuri says:
      16 August 2018 at 9:08 pm

      Good job you! All I can say is thank God for coin counters in banks where there is no fee for using if you have an account at that bank. My dad COLLECTED state quarters and he bought state quarter books, filled up and gave away many books (every teenager working at Wegmans got one, as did young children and grandchildren of workers, my cousins and their kids, etc.) . Theoretically, what we found around the house, in drawers, cabinets and under the stairs storage could fill 1,000 more books…no joke.

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      • LizzieB says:
        16 August 2018 at 10:30 pm

        Yeah…what was up with the state quarters? I have a set, as do my sisters. I rolled $200 of them at my parents’ house this last visit…. I do need to find out about coin counters for the rest of the smaller coins….

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  31. KellyC says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:12 pm

    I could seriously go for a good bratwurst right now.

    My perfume is one of the classics and my fav. I’m sure you’ll have no trouble guessing ha!

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    • chocolatemarzipan8 says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:20 pm

      You and me both on the bratwurst…I am seriously craving one right now…and Shalimar.

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    • LizzieB says:
      16 August 2018 at 2:16 pm

      I’ve got a craving too…

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    • Glannys says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:03 pm

      Chanel No. 5?

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    • Petunia says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:19 pm

      Shalimar, of course.

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    • KellyC says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:24 pm

      Shalimar of course!

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  32. pixel says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:20 pm

    Picture this: a tall cool drink made up of citrus, coconut, ginger and mint sits on a table in the shade, looking out over a beach in Brazil. What’s my SOTD?

    Wish I were there. Having my own bummer of a week; husband’s broken arm surgery is postponed due to infection. And we’re in trouble with workman’s comp for having had the audacity to get a prescription filled without asking permission first. &%#& that. Don’t ever get injured on the job, people.

    RIP Aretha.

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 12:46 pm

      Still Life in Rio?

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      • pixel says:
        16 August 2018 at 1:04 pm

        We have a winner!

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        • Elisa P says:
          16 August 2018 at 1:25 pm

          A trip to Rio, please ????

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      • Elisa P says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:21 pm

        And sorry about your husband’s setback. Yeah, workman’s comp is a huge bureaucratic nightmare. I had a former colleague go through that after a fall at work and got the play-by-play. She did get a decent comp settlement in the end, though

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        • pixel says:
          16 August 2018 at 5:24 pm

          No possibility of a comp settlement here. Since he’s a volunteer. No pay. All we want is for them to stop obstructing the medical process. :(

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          • kpaint says:
            16 August 2018 at 7:04 pm

            Oy vey.

    • Glannys says:
      16 August 2018 at 5:33 pm

      Speedy recovery to your husband.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      16 August 2018 at 8:47 pm

      Hope the infection clears up soon. I think some of the worker’s comp case workers are on a power trip.

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  33. nicolasix says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:22 pm

    RIP Aretha. I Googled around and learned that Aretha liked to wear both Bijan for Women and Bijan DNA perfume, and was once seen buying 8 bottles of Clive Christian fragrance.

    I’m wearing En Passant for a cool-ish (only 80 degrees!) and damp desert morning.

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2018 at 11:31 pm

      You smell great! (Although I’m so late your En Passant is surely long gone.)

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  34. AnnieA says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:25 pm

    Have a day off and am working on the Orange Sanguine, as I can re-spritz at will.

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  35. tiffanie says:
    16 August 2018 at 12:41 pm

    SotD = from an old French house, traditional cologne done “mojito style,” a hint of mint makes it great.

    Wish I could visit Corsica to find out why it’s furiosa. Everyone, you smell marvelous.

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:24 pm

      The only cologne that I can think of with mint is Eau de Guerlain.

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      • tiffanie says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:53 pm

        Eau de Guerlain is the one! :D

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        • austenfan says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:09 pm

          IMHO the best cologne ever!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:31 pm

      Guerlain Homme?

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      • tiffanie says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:55 pm

        oooh, good guess! I just looked up the notes, will try Guerlain Homme next time I see a tester bottle. :D

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    • kpaint says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:49 pm

      Herba Fresca

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      • tiffanie says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:56 pm

        very close to Eau de Guerlain! I like Herba Fresca a lot. :D

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:42 pm

      A mojito style cologne sounds perfect for sweaty summer weather! ????

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      • tiffanie says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:02 pm

        yes, Eau de Guerlain is very nice for cooling off. :D

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  36. Koyel says:
    16 August 2018 at 1:00 pm

    RIP Aretha Franklin. What an incredible voice and SPIRIT.

    I wish I were wearing a perfume that could honor her, but I am not sure an Aretha perfume would be…a good summer pick.

    Instead, I’m wearing a lovely, woody, incense-y neroli (well, the Internet says neroli; I get a hearty citrus blend). It’s from a French line that taught me that colognes are not just for men.

    I think Project Look Nice is floundering a bit–it was a struggle to put on a lace-graced blouse, floral skirt, and leather belt. It was a super struggle to take off my socks so I could wear snakeskin flats instead of sneakers. It’ll be all I can do to dress nicely through tomorrow, I think. Monday will likely see a return to my usual dress code. Sigh.

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:25 pm

      Is it from Atelier Cologne?

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:21 pm

        Yup! Holyneroli got the exact perfume from them below :)

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    • holyneroli says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:46 pm

      AC Bois Blonds!

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:19 pm

        You got it! I can count on the person with neroli in her username to get this one right :)

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        • holyneroli says:
          16 August 2018 at 2:46 pm

          :D

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    • Elizabeth says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:48 pm

      something from Hermes?

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:21 pm

        Nope, it’s Atelier Cologne Bois Blonds as holyneroli guessed above :)

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:41 pm

      Hey, propers to you for giving it a shot for the whole week!

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 5:11 pm

        Thanks, Jalapeno! I’ve appreciated your encouragement and practical advice :)

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    • Calypso says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:04 pm

      What a voice, what spirit, and what LEGS!!

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 5:13 pm

        Oh, yes. Those too will be missed.

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  37. hajusuuri says:
    16 August 2018 at 1:28 pm

    SOTD = Handsome Guy Wearing Seersucker Suit Sipping Lemon Tea

    Today, I experimented with layering. First up is a gender bender (for me since I am a ????????) from an eponymous fragrance house and my perfume name includes a reference to not noir. I then paired this with a perfume with a series of colorful nose to tail images. What am I wearing? ????

    I feel like a vampire. It is so hot with the sun shining brightly that when I went out to get lunch, my skin hurt where the sun hit it!

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    • FearsMice says:
      16 August 2018 at 2:17 pm

      Allure homme edition blanche and Assam of India?

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      • Koyel says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:46 pm

        (1) Great guesses!
        (2) I only just realized that your icon is an elephant, and your username is FearsMice. So cute! I never made the connection before.

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        • FearsMice says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:47 pm

          :D :D

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      • hajusuuri says:
        16 August 2018 at 3:31 pm

        You are 100% correct!

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        • FearsMice says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:48 pm

          Bet you smelled great in that combo!

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          • hajusuuri says:
            16 August 2018 at 9:48 pm

            It was really good!

      • tiffanie says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:06 pm

        “Handsome Guy Wearing Seersucker Suit Sipping Lemon Tea”

        “Allure homme edition blanche and Assam of India”

        You’re a perfumista genius. I look at those words and imagine many people would find them utterly incomprehensible!

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        • FearsMice says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:54 pm

          H. gave awesome clues :D

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:38 pm

      Weather is supposed to change again in the next 24 to 48 hours. ????

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      • hajusuuri says:
        16 August 2018 at 9:47 pm

        And for the worse!

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  38. kpaint says:
    16 August 2018 at 1:47 pm

    I spent yesterday with a chubby power player.

    Today I’m with a Dominican designer who was no grouch.

    Fun CP!

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 1:54 pm

      Fat Electrician and Esprit de Oscar?

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      • kpaint says:
        16 August 2018 at 2:49 pm

        99% there for 100% credit. I’m in the original Oscar de la Renta, but I guess there wouldn’t have been any way to differentiate it from Esprit given my clues.

        I grant you a trip to Rio! ;)

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        • Elisa P says:
          16 August 2018 at 3:17 pm

          Ha! Thanks???? I think I associate you with Esprit for some reason.

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          • kpaint says:
            16 August 2018 at 3:45 pm

            I wear Esprit more often (good memory!) but woke up thinking about the original for some reason. I love all of the versions, particularly the vintage parfum. But, naturally, rarely wear any of them ;)

        • tiffanie says:
          16 August 2018 at 5:52 pm

          great clues for a grand perfume :)
          I adore Oscar!

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    • kpaint says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:45 pm

      Clue #3 for my SOTE: Wreaking havoc in another classic tuberose…

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      • Jalapeno says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:01 pm

        It’s not Fracas, is it?

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        • kpaint says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:10 pm

          Indeed it is!

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          • Jalapeno says:
            16 August 2018 at 4:27 pm

            Hurray, I got one!

  39. JadainGA says:
    16 August 2018 at 3:04 pm

    Late to the game today!

    Testing Clinique My Happy Peace and Jasmine today. I LOVE it, but it’s so fleeting on my skin that I’m not sure I’ll buy it. I do have a lock on the Cocoa & Cashmere one the next time I’m in Belk….

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    • lillyjo says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:30 pm

      Wait for the gwp event.

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      • JadainGA says:
        16 August 2018 at 3:31 pm

        Always! LOL! :)

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  40. Regina says:
    16 August 2018 at 3:16 pm

    Checking in late on a funny, hectic day.

    Continuing my theme of making you guess based on bad Basenotes reviews: “My husband made fun of me, for wearing this. He said, ‘You smell like our old basement.’ Yes, this is true.”

    An extra clue: I am wearing it in honor of the thing that’s made my day so hectic, as its discovery has resulted one animal getting a trip to the vet and another animal, sealed inside several baggies, getting a trip to the diagnostic lab at our local university. (Don’t worry, my pet is fine!)

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:23 pm

      Bat? Glad your pet is fine. Sounds like the other animal didn’t fare as well ????

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    • SFguy says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:23 pm

      “Rodent”? No, wait, there’s probably no such perfume. So how about “Bat.”

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    • Regina says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:25 pm

      You’re both right! Yes, the bat alas was dead when we found it, and by “found it” I mean “had it proudly displayed to us”. I like bats, so it’s sad – no idea how it got in here, but there have been rabid bats in our area lately so we are taking every precaution.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:35 pm

      Good to hear that your pet is fine! Too bad about the poor bat, though. ????

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  41. Jalapeno says:
    16 August 2018 at 3:34 pm

    Joining in the CP today. My scent is from a niche house. Its name is both very accurate and totally exaggerated. What is it?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:40 pm

      Forgot to also add in my RIP for Aretha Franklin. A bit of an eerie coincidence… the radio station I was listening to this morning had just played some of her songs right before they broke the news of her passing.

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    • kpaint says:
      16 August 2018 at 3:48 pm

      Fcking Fabulous, obviously.

      (I kid. Kinda. ;))

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      • Jalapeno says:
        16 August 2018 at 3:55 pm

        Nope, not a Tom Ford. Good guess, though!

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        • kpaint says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:04 pm

          The “niche” reference threw it. But I still had to throw in my guess ;)

          Oh, I know: Secretions Magnifiques!

          (This time I really am kidding :) )

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          • Elisa P says:
            16 August 2018 at 4:25 pm

            ????

    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:27 pm

      FM Outrageous! comes to mind, though the name suits the price more than the scent IMO.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:28 pm

        Not something from FM, either.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:47 pm

      Green, Green, Green and…Green?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        16 August 2018 at 5:17 pm

        Sorry, that’s not it.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 6:09 pm

      Vetiver Extraordinaire?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        16 August 2018 at 6:15 pm

        No, but you have hit on the idea behind my first hint. The perfume name has 2 words, and one of them describes what it smells like.

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        • FearsMice says:
          16 August 2018 at 7:11 pm

          Hmmm… L’Artisan Ambre Extreme?

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          • Jalapeno says:
            16 August 2018 at 7:39 pm

            Sorry, the perfume is not from L’Artisan. Good guess, though!

    • Bear says:
      16 August 2018 at 8:27 pm

      Tauer Incense Extreme

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      • Jalapeno says:
        16 August 2018 at 8:30 pm

        You are half right! It is not a Tauer, but it is an incense perfume.

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        • Bear says:
          16 August 2018 at 8:42 pm

          Annick Goutal Encens Flamboyant ????????☕

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          • Jalapeno says:
            16 August 2018 at 8:55 pm

            Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!! ????✨????????

            And it is fantastic in hot weather!

          • Bear says:
            16 August 2018 at 9:04 pm

            ????????????????????
            YAY !!
            I love incense scents in hot weather.

          • hajusuuri says:
            16 August 2018 at 9:46 pm

            Good job! And I have a partial bottle of this…

  42. lucasai says:
    16 August 2018 at 3:43 pm

    My other name could be Lunar Orris but someone decided to put other ingredient in my name. I’m dressed in black and I have a jewellery background.
    What am I?

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    • Elisa P says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:10 pm

      Moonlight Patchouli VC&A?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:11 pm

        Jinx! You are the queen of this game.

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        • Elisa P says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:21 pm

          Great minds! I just love a good distraction from work ???? I think I get more wrong than right, though.

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          • kpaint says:
            16 August 2018 at 7:11 pm

            Are you a crossword puzzler? It seems like there’s some crossover skill with this game.

          • Elisa P says:
            16 August 2018 at 9:29 pm

            Yes, but only Mon-Wed

      • lucasai says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:23 pm

        Yep

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:10 pm

      Moonlight Patchouli?

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      • lucasai says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:23 pm

        Correct

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  43. Creosote says:
    16 August 2018 at 3:45 pm

    Music makes the people come together
    Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel

    Happy Birthday to the Queen of Pop, and Rest In Peace, Queen of Soul.

    SOTD is Fracas, in honor of Madonna.

    Aretha, in one of my favorite movie scenes ever:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY66elCQkYk

    M, your tour remixes/mashups are the best. Make us dance, girl:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2fpBMl3aGE

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    • austenfan says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:02 pm

      @Aretha: I especially love the pink slippers in this. Oh, that voice!

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  44. Calypso says:
    16 August 2018 at 4:02 pm

    I’m a personal favourite of my French creator, but my name isn’t right. It’s not very descriptive. I ought to be called “Heaven of Honeybees.”

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:13 pm

      By Kilian Back to Black?

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      • Calypso says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:32 pm

        No, but a good guess! (Come to think of it, that is an unapt name.

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      • Calypso says:
        16 August 2018 at 4:34 pm

        I don’t have any honey in me, either. I’m the source of the honey!

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        • therabbitsflower says:
          16 August 2018 at 4:40 pm

          Ahh I wasn’t sure if that was the case or not. Back to the drawing board…

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    • hajusuuri says:
      16 August 2018 at 7:04 pm

      Is it by MFK?

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      • kpaint says:
        16 August 2018 at 7:10 pm

        We might be thinking along the same lines… Ciel de Gum?

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        • hajusuuri says:
          16 August 2018 at 8:24 pm

          This or Baccarat Rouge 540.

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          • Calypso says:
            17 August 2018 at 1:59 am

            No

        • Calypso says:
          17 August 2018 at 1:58 am

          No

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      • Calypso says:
        17 August 2018 at 1:58 am

        Yes

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        • Calypso says:
          17 August 2018 at 1:59 am

          APOM!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 7:14 pm

      Le Parfum de Therese?

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      • Calypso says:
        17 August 2018 at 1:58 am

        No

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  45. nebbe says:
    16 August 2018 at 4:05 pm

    Burberry Brit Sheer. It’s another fly under the radar scent. In summer my other option is Chanel Chance Eau Tendre. Pretty stuff.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 4:26 pm

      Always a good idea to have a couple of “under the radar” scents! ????

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    • hajusuuri says:
      16 August 2018 at 6:52 pm

      I actually thunked a Burberry Brit Sheer Bottle about 5 or 6 summers ago!

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  46. MMKinPA says:
    16 August 2018 at 5:08 pm

    I thunked my Premier Figuier yesterday, and then thunked Jo Malone French Lime Blossom today. One more lined up for tomorrow, going to try to come up with a clue and actually post in the morning….

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    • Jalapeno says:
      16 August 2018 at 5:17 pm

      Good job! Two THUNKS in a week!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      16 August 2018 at 5:35 pm

      Perfect! Keep going!

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  47. meredifay says:
    16 August 2018 at 5:11 pm

    My perfume smells wonderful, and it is named for a flower, but the name means something like “bad house” and I think that jinxed it. It iss now sadly discontinued. What is it?

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      16 August 2018 at 5:25 pm

      Floris Malmaison?

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      • meredifay says:
        17 August 2018 at 5:01 am

        Yes you got it!

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    • Calypso says:
      16 August 2018 at 5:30 pm

      Malmaison Floris?

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      • meredifay says:
        17 August 2018 at 5:02 am

        You got it too!

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