We're celebrating International Museum Day (and Tina Fey's birthday) with our standard issue open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the flowers that are blooming in your town right now, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: top image is Chionanthus virginicus, fringetree 2, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetz_2017-05-26-18.48 [cropped] by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab at flickr; public domain. (My own fringe tree is blooming right now, and I promise you it is the best smelling thing in my town.)
I’m attending a wedding, otherwise I would have gone to visit some museums this evening.
SOTWedding Xerjoff More than words.
It’s already early afternoon in the northeast U.S. and only 2 postings! Where’s everybody???
How does the Xerjoff smell?
More than words smells of easy oud with fruits and roses, it’s extremely pleasant.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I am alternating some brutal editing with time outside in the (so rare lately I’d forgotten what it felt like) sunshine and pleasantly temperate air.
There was no chance to post this morning! I stayed up very late watching Season 5 of Shetland and then slept late and then did my morning chores VERY slowly.
good for you, Robin! sometimes sssllloooooow it the way to goooooo.
Enjoy the Wedding. I like the name of your perfume.
Thank you!
It’s my kind of day – Museum Day. Some day, I will train to be a docent.
I am off to my Naples and Amalfi Coast walking tour! The traffic is pretty bad getting to JFK but we gave ourselves plenty of time to get there. I’m commando right now but may spritz a little bit of something once I am past TSA. Perfumes I brought include my standard No.19 EDP, No. 5 EDT, Cedrat Enivramt and something else I don’t recall. I forgot to bring a watch but will just buy one at the airport; after all, I am due for a new Swatch watch. I’l get a bracelet once I get to Rome. I will not be off the grid but posting will be light. Maybe I’ll do more on Instagram. who knows? I’l be back in 12 days!
I am very excited for you! Have a great time and stay safe!
Have a wonderful vacation!
That sounds like an amazing vacation, have fun!
Wooow, Amalfi! Have an excellent vacation!
Have fun and safe travels!
Oh, what a lovely trip! Buon viaggio!
Have a wonderful trip!
Enjoy!
Have a fabulous trip!
Sorrento (and environs) was our favorite stop in Italy. Say hi to the copious beach kitties for me!
Very lucky you, hope everything goes perfectly!
Have a fabulous time! Safe travels✈️
Enjoy your trip to Italy, that part of it is so scenic.
Hope you have a fabulous holiday, and your eyes, nose, brain, and belly are filled with glorious things.
Have a fabulous trip!
I am so so SO jealous!
The lovers arch in the Almalfi coast has a special place in my heart.
Safe travels! Looking forward to hearing about your adventures when you get back! I hope that JFK wasn’t too bad…
Have a wonderful trip!!!
You are going to eat so well! Ahh, the seafood, and the fruits and veg that actually taste ripe, and charcuterie… Have a blast!
Sounds like a wonderful trip. Looking forward to the photos.
have a fantastic trip! looking forward to hearing more abou it.
I want to be a museum docent someday too, preferably in the EU.
Have fun!
I’m very happy to be off work this weekend. I will be going through the closets again. I already have one bag to donate. I’m wearing Elixir de Merveilles from a Sephora sample. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
I love cleaning closets. Enjoy your day off!
Come to my house madtowngirl, there are some closets waiting for you!
Ha! I would love to! There is nothing like a good purge.
Thanks, I will!
Enjoy your weekend off, Lillyjo, ah yes, going through closets. Elixir des Merveilles is great, you smell marvellous.
Thanks! My closets are very small and there isn’t any light so I really have to pull everything out to even see what is there. I found a blue faux leather jacket I bought 2 years ago, that I totally forgot about.
Hurray for a weekend off! Enjoy! And good for you going after your closets.
Received my blind buys package yesterday, which is always fun. Out of four, a clear winner – Aramis Calligraphy Saffron. The others were super-duper cheap, clearance bin items – Histoire d’Amour and Jai Ose did not work out, but Mackie Iridescence is surprisingly fun (I could see myself spraying this around the house for a fruity-floral, aromatherapy pick me up).
But, the Aramis Calligraphy Saffron makes the entire purchase worthwhile. What a gorgeous scent. I have always thought of Aramis as a retro department store fragrance, that always brings to my mind soap-on-a-rope, so this is a welcome surprise.
Calligraphy Saffron is a rich and spicy oriental, with marigold, saffron, tonka, and rose notes. Definitely middle-eastern inspired, but doesn’t present me with any of the challenges I sometimes encounter with ouds or saffron/rose blends. Strong, and long-lasting. I am so happy with this – I’ve been doing that “stick the nose in the chest while while making a tent with the shirt” move all morning.
You’re creating a lemming here!
Lemming!
Calligraphy Saffron sounds marvelous!
That sounds fabulous! I’ve always loved Calligraphy Rose but have never tried Saffron. You’re making me think I should
In the true spirit of the blind buyer, after my exciting initial experience with the scent, and followed up with some perusals of various perfume reviews, I went and blind bought Calligraphy Rose and the original Calligraphy, as well as a back up bottle of Calligraphy Saffron.
Now that I am reading what I just wrote, it occurs to me that I might have a teensy problem (as if the size of my perfume collection wasn’t a clue).
Ahahaha yes, many of us here do have such problems
if you would like to alleviate your problem slightly by maybe selling or swapping me 5ml decants of both, do let me know!
Amiga, you know you can have decants of all three of them from me, no money necessary. When I get the next package in the mail, I’ll send some off to you.
Gosh that is so terribly sweet of you! Thanks <3
Good for you! A blind buy that worked out. Should I be embarrassed or ashamed about the amount of blind buys and just plain plowing through dough on wants?
I blind bought Book, based on reviews. It kept getting compared to Santal33. Naturally, that was today’s blind buy. When I wore Book, it smelled exactly like Wrappings. Exactly. Which I already have a few of. I wanted to compare the three. That’s my excuse!
Quick note:
I haven’t been too impressed with Commodity. Each one I’ve sniffed has smelled exactly like other perfumes. It is like a luxury dupe perfume brand, to me. Their Rain could be Terra Nova or Auric Blends.
That said, still perfume!
I’m on the hunt for another bottle of Commodity Mimosa. It’s very good imo. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen it since it was discontinued.
I’ve been putting Histoire d’Amour and Jai Ose in and out of my cart for months – can you describe them more? Do they smell “screechy”? Will you test them out more? I’m curious. There are a few written reviews of Histoire d’Amour, but I only found 1 video in Russian, which I don’t understand.
Coin-op, do you want me to send you some sample vials? Send me a holla at lisadarty in the land of haute mayle.
Wow, thank you Lisa!
Just had brunch at a new-to-us restaurant in a neighborhood we’ve never explored. Now we’re going to walk along Lake Washington on a sunny 65 degree day. Perfect. Then heading to another neighborhood to thrift and vintage shop and eat ice cream! I’m in Infusion d’Iris Absolue on top of the last drops of an IdI decant.
You smell great!
A lake walk, thrifting and ice cream! Sounds perfect!
Ok folks, my 4711 doorstops arrived, and hallelujah! They are screw-top bottles! So let’s do some splitting. I have:
– 4711 Pink Pepper & Grapefruit
– 4711 Myrrh & Kumquat
– 4711 Lime & Nutmeg
– 4711 Mandarine & Cardamom
I’m offering 30ml splits, US only. If you buy one, the price is $10. Two is $17. Three is $24. Four is $32.
I’ll do up to 3 splits per flavor; will update this post as splits close.
Contact me at emc dawt 7 1 1 7 in the land of gee-mayle.
I won’t be answering any email on Sunday morning… I am working the kitchen at my husband’s fire department’s pancake breakfast. Here’s hoping my helpers don’t flake like they did last year… I ended up solo! I made pancake batter, juice, and watermelon slices for 250, on my own. I was sure tired at the end of that event
Hi, I don’t need any 4711 but love the picture of baking pancakes for the fire department. Good for you!! And good for your husband doing such a special job 😊
I hope you get help!!
Good luck with the firefighters’ breakfast tomorrow!
Hi Pixel, sent you an email, comment back here if for some reading you didn’t get it.. Thanks!
That is so sweet of you
hope you don’t have to go it alone this year!
Solo pancakes for 250 is above and beyond! i’m so impressed you managed it!
Such a gorgeous day today! Bright, sunny, warm, breezy. Spring is finally here! We really deserve it! I am at the park right now with my doggy and enjoying the walk outside the most. I am in Gucci Envy.
Tonight, I will meet some friends for dinner. Looking forward to having a great time. I am going to wear Tom Ford Fleur de Chine. Is there any perfume similar to Fleur de Chine? I will finish my sample today and I am not thinking about replacing it, especially if it is discontinued. Any suggestions?
You smell great! I had a sample of Fleur de Chine and to me smells very Chanel Lex Exclusifs like. Not sure what I would recommend, but if I would had to guess blindly what it was, I would have said something from Chanel.
I will keep an eye on all my Exclusifs, next time I wear them. Hope to find something close to FdC soon!
You are smelling great, the whole day! I sprayed a bit of FdC about an hour ago, trying to come up with something similar. It has such an old school vibe, without smelling dated. I haven’t thought of anything yet. Have a great time tonight!
Thank you, Lillyjo! Enjoy your free weekend!
Hope you have a lovely evening, M. You certainly deserve it. Hope the Puppy is good, too. You’ll get my mystery package on Moan-day. Weather here in the Mid-ATL was excellent today, too. We have a cooling t-storm slowly rolling in right now. I’m freshly showered & wearing Demeter’s New Zealand, which smells like a storm after the grass has been freshly mown. THE BEST! 😘😽 Laney
I started writing to you yesterday morning, but I didn’t finish. I will today, for sure. 😊
I had a nice time with my friends! Doggie is not good, unfortunately.
You smell great! I love New Zealand! I need to try now Demeter Grass, Dirt and Thunderstorms. I will try to get my hands on some in summertime!
If you find something similar do tell the rest of us!
I love that one
I will!
Gorgeous weather twins today! I hope you can find something similar to TF Fleur de Chine. Wish I could help.
Let’s enjoy Sunday also. It is going to be beautiful!
My SOTD is Heure Exquise.
The flowers that are blooming in my town right now – lilac and chestnut trees.
You smell fabulous, I love Heure Exquise.
My lilacs are almost over already — enjoy yours!
My lilacs barely have little buds, very late spring.
Sotd is Confetto, from a sample. This is the second time I’ve worn this and today I pretty much dumped the rest of the sample on myself and boy do I smell good. This one checks all the boxes for me: almonds, musk and powder. I’ve read lots of comparisons to Hypnotic Poison, but I’ve never worn that one so I can’t speak to that. What doesn’t check the box for me is the price. Oof. I love the color of the juice too, so pretty. If I were to pair it with a song it would be The Psychedelic Furs Pretty in Pink.
I’ve never smelled Confetto but if it matches with Psychedelic Furs, you are smelling good 🌞🤘
Thanks! I think this is one of Luckyscent’s best sellers- it has a lot of reviews anyway- and I can see why!
I ended up not buying Confetto because it smelled so similar to Hypnotic Poison.
HP is definitely more affordable. I need to try it on skin the next time I’m in Macy’s.
hmmm..sounds like a beautiful scent
It really is. 12 hours in and it’s still going too!
Jour d’Hermès on one wrist, Rhubarbe écarlate on the other. I doubt I will ever purchase either, but it’s fun to sample. (But if a FB of Hiris landed in my lap, I would be happy.)
I need a new bottle of Hiris myself…
Hello everyone! I hope no one is suffering from the extreme weather that’s predicted this weekend.
I’m in DK Gold, a heavenly lily oriental. I always forget how wonderful it is.
You smelled great yesterday Coumarin … ha, I am very late.
Tigers Nest today, I get compliments every time I wear this.
Last episode of GOT almost here.
Vacation! Almost here for you, too! 😀
28 days Deva!
You smell great!
SOTD is PHI. Delicious! You all smell fabulous! 👍🏼
PHI. Num.
You smell fabulous.
In Indult Tihota from a dabber. Very sweet vanilla – like cake batter!
Yummy! One of my top vanillas.
I like that one but I got Cocoa Pebbles instead of cake batter.
I love the smell of Cocoa Pebbles!
Perfume-free as yet as I make breakfast, but I can still detect the traces if last night’s Rose d’Arabie. That was the first Armani Privé I tried, and it turns out I like quite a few of them, which is a bit hard on the finances. At least I have the comfort of a whiff of perfume, as I wrestle with some very unsuccessful pancakes. It’s the same recipe I always use, but they’ve come out rather soggy.
Aw, that’s too bad about your pancakes. 🥞
Happy weekend, all!
No SOTD today, although maybe I’ll venture upstairs to spritz something–conversation here may inspire me!
Tuesday I joined Team NoUterus, and I have been at home resting since that evening. Amazing to me that it is an outpatient procedure (when performed laparoscopically). It means I am out of my classroom the rest of the year, and now I can lay around our new house wishing I could pick more things up so I could begin to properly unpack them. . .
You certainly deserve the rest, hope your recovery will be swift.
Thanks! I am already feeling stronger than I did a few days ago. Each day is a bit easier (and perhaps a bit easier to overdo it, as it is surprisingly easy to *not notice* the internal changes).
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thanks!
Feel better soon!
I’m ready to walk more than 2000 steps in a day without feeling winded.
Oh wow. I did not know your procedure could be done via laparoscope. Best wishes for a speedy and smooth recovery!
I tried to explain to my mom that the surgery was being done by robots, but I don’t think she understood how I meant it . . . imagining some Jetsons/R2D2 amalgamation in the operating room instead of people.
Oh Marjorie Rose! I joined that club the hard way at 49. Took me a year to feel like myself. So glad you were able to have laparoscope.
Take care and rest as much as you need.
I have learned that it’s a big club! And I’m there early–just 41. Looking forward to spreading my feminine products like wildflower seeds somewhere where they may bloom for others. (Eww. Sorry about that! 😉)
And meant to say, I’m sorry that you had the other kind of procedure. My mom did, too, and she also said it took a year to feel right. I’ve been told to expect 3-4 months, which still sounds long, but a lot better than a year!
May the force be with you!
But I wanted to go to Tashi Station to get some power converters!
Oof, feel better soon! My mother is scheduled to join your team in September o.o o.o
Best of luck to her!
Thanks
Hope you continue to recover quickly Marjorie Rose!
Thanks, Robin!
Rest up. Order a perfume or 10 so they are on ground level. You are dealing with enough.
Hope you feel better soon.
This is a very wise suggestion. 😉
I hope you have a quick recovery.
Thanks!
SOTD is Vanilla Vibes, my buttery vanilla. I’ve craved it since I heard of it and decided to treat myself to it after I drained a sample.
Eurovision song festival is on tv. Must admit it’s awful, but we seem to have a chance at winning….
Oh glad to hear VV is good!
And good luck with the Eurovision.
Thank you, “we” won! I’m not a fan of this event, but the Dutch singer did very well. And wasn’t famous before. So that’s a kick start for a career 😀
Oh nice!
Nice review. I have yet to try my sample yet. That’ll be tonight thanks to you!
O how exciting!! Please tell if you like it or not!
Irises and chestnut trees in bloom and I noticed some early roses today. I’m back from the library where I volunteer and was wearing Guerlain Chant d’Aromes.
My white irises are up this weekend! My ugly bearded irises have barely come up.
Ugly bearded irises. *snort*
Wore VCA Bois d’Iris from my bottle yesterday and today. So lovely! Very thankful to have swapped for it. I love this site and community.
Sniffed Hermes Merveilles Blueue at Sephora today and was very intrigued but didn’t get a sample. I need to go back and try it on skin. I love Eau Claire.
What a great swap! You smell lovely!
Hermes’ Eau de Merveilles Bleue is one of my faves. It is fantastic! Refreshing and feminine, yet not “girly” in the least. Reminds me of the smell of Big Sur – – a gorgeous combination of ocean and green flora, crashing together harmonically…
What a great description! Now I definitely must try it.
Buy a big bottle, because you need to spray a lot of it to last!
Just bought VCA Bois d’Iris a couple of months ago and has become a favourite office scent, although I might retire it until the autumn.
Started off in Bottega Profumiera Gourmand, then later added some Vanille 44. I will top off with more Gourmand shortly. Saw lots of pretty daffodils and tulips on my dog walk today. Dark and grey here with more rain on the way though. The lilac buds are still tiny and tightly closed, but the magnolia flowers are unfurling nicely.
Wherever you are is about 4 weeks behind where I am–tulips and daffodils are done, lilacs are fading, and we’ve moved on to rhodies and azaleas doing the best show. I do love the succession of glorious flowers this time of year! Like opening a new present every week!
Omnia today..its been my go to the last few weeks. Though I can’t smell it after a bit I think it is still there..
I did some thrift store shopping today. Now that its been warmer I have a been buy more spring and summer things..I picked up a few things and 2 pairs of shoes for a little over 200 bucks.
Other than that, the usual farmers market, compost etc etc
I bet you are right that it is still there. I think Omnia is very hard to smell after an hour or 2.
Posting a little late today.
SOTD = E & J Nirvana Rose. Wow, this stuff is great for a warm and sunny spring day! I’m looking forward to seeing how it handles summer weather. So far, it’s worked in every season that I have tried it. 🌹
Interesting, I think of all the Nirvanas as cool weather scents, except White. It’s probably more bottle color association than the actual scents though. Glad you had a nice spring day🌞
Picnic today with a friend and a family friend of hers at a state park. We sat near the lake and watched people and their dogs. There was *actual sunshine*! Also, there was cannoli for dessert.
Now trying Baiser Vole Lys Rose. I think this was from a swap with Elke? (Thank you!) This is nice. I didn’t want to wear a floral scent while we were outside at the park, but I’m inside now and there’s a screen between me and the wildlife. It’s a nice evening, too.
Happy for you that you got to enjoy the outdoors today. Keep that screen shut, lol!
Thanks, lillyjo!
Robin, if you live in Kennett Square, mushroom capital of the world, where the smell of mushroom soil can waft for miles, best-smelling thing in town could be a low bar. lol
However, I’ll take your word for it that the flowers of the fringe tree smell good.
Hope you’re having a good weekend!
Ha! So true, although we only smell mushroom soil maybe a few times a year now. In fact we smelled it very briefly earlier in the week and I was realizing how rare it had become.
We’re getting some massive rain right now. Fortunately it wasn’t so heavy earlier in the day when I had to drive to and fro (and through) the city. Now I’m snuggled up in bed, because house is cold (In May! In Northern California!) and contemplating catching up on GOT.
Started out in Ineke Fieldnotes From Paris with a dab of No 19 parfum. Later some Coromandel (soon will thunk my sample).
Has anyone tried Molinard Cuir? I’m quite liking it.
I had thought that California could badly use moderate amounts of rain at a time, on a regular basis. I saw on the news last year about the terrible wildfires in California because there had been a drought for a long time and the brush and trees were so dried out. It doesn’t seem like there’s much of a happy medium on the West Coast regarding the rain so far this year. But I guess it’s good that you’re getting rain in California?
Know many people who have lost homes in wildfires the last couple of years. My mom is a nurse; her hospital had to evacuate (Santa Rosa fires), buildings immediately next door completely gone, hundreds of employees lost their homes. Dozens of doctors have permanently left after losing homes. My parents had their bags packed, ready to evacuate, could see smoke on distant hills from their windows. I was glued to the online fire maps for days as those fires burned, tracking containment percentages. But we were lucky.
“No happy medium.” Err, yep. Tons of rain over the winter, many people within a few miles of me have had to sandbag multiple times over the winter. On the news tonight, in different communities, people sandbagging. Russian River overflowed a few months ago, loads of people’s homes flooded.
Don’t think this current rain is doing us much good, reservoirs already full.
And then, after years of drought, the tree root systems all dried out, we get trees coming down with the rain. I live on a cul-de-sac, we were blocked in 3 times this winter due to downed trees and power lines. Some people have been killed from falling branches.
In sum: yep, the weather’s been bonkers here for a few years.
Oh! And I clean forgot about the house that fell down a hill (woman still in it, thankfully she’s ok), and crashed into a bunch of other houses. Mudslides.
Wow. Down here in the South Bay, we thankfully haven’t experienced any of this, but I hadn’t heard about any of these overrain problems
Yeah, we finally caved and turned the heat back on a couple nights ago. Feels crazy doing that in mid-May, especially when we had temps in the 80s several weeks ago, and since the winter was so incredibly mild. This week has felt like February!
I went to a party on Thursday and I wanted to make an impression on a certain someone, and I realized I don’t have a flirty, sublty suggestive option. So, any recommendations for such a frag? I know I can’t handle very big white florals…
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend, I’m way behind on my to-do list so I’m trying to catch up.
Worth Courtesan is probably the only remotely flirty that I have. I either have vintage BaV for straight up skunk or Sarrasins for a little more in your face kind of sensual.
Thanks for the suggestions, I haven’t tried any of those so I’ll put them on the list to sample.
One of my go-to fragrances when I was dating was FM Lipstick Rose. It is soft, pleasant and just a bit unusual, which I think translates into flirty pretty well. I also liked soft, musky oriental fragrances like the original Omnia or Jacomo #8. Something about spices reads “sexy” to me, but without the cougar vibe of an 80’s big-hitter.
I agree about spices. I have yet to tried Lipstick Rose, I will definitely sample it!
What do *you* feel flirty in? Musk? Spices, as MR suggested? I had some Different Company Jasmine de Nuit which was rather “rrrow”, but that sounds too bwf for your taste.
Just had a look at my perfumes, and the most come-hither perfume might be Lancome’s Oud Bouquet. I think Prada Candy might be in the same neighourhood – again, if you yourself like it.
Not musk, spices more like. I’ll try all of your suggestions, thanks!
What perfumes are currently among your favorites?
An unexpectedly flirty fragrance I love that isn’t a white floral is Tom Ford Noir Extreme. Or really, it might be a little more sexy/suggestive than innocently flirty…
Woke up this morning in Chanel no 19 EDP. Now it’s off to bathe one of the dogs since his coat is too oily for my liking and he smells a little doggy. The puppy rolled in something a couple weeks ago, so she is good on her bath. I think I will wear Sarrasins again today after Jake gets his bath and I get a shower.
We lead a strange life split between Tennessee and Florida because I work in FL and my husband works in TN. It’s our last weekend in TN for a couple of months and it is SO BEAUTIFUL here. In April and May, it feels like we are living in a botanical garden— so many green bushes and trees and flowers and birds. I will miss it this summer.
I went through my clothes closet and drawers. I had to finally admit that I have become a little fluffy (as Deva puts it) I also had to admit that I’m just to old to wear certain things. Sigh… I’m not a clothes hoarder, so I’m left with work clothes and some jeans. I threw out my worn out jean jacket, which was hard. Sotd is Aedes de Venustas for another rainy day with storms approaching. I also spent a little time searching for a deal on Cuir Cordoba. My current obsession. I came up empty.
Good luck in your quest lilyjo.
Sorry, tired tonight… lillyjo!
Hope you get some good rest, Petunia 🛏🌚
Yesterday I cut a bunch of lilacs, so today is a no perfume day for me (none necessary!). I’m drinking some green tea and enjoying the lovely scent of fresh lilac while it rains outside. I put some in every room in my house, it feels so luxurious!
I hope everyone is having a lovely late-spring weekend!
Just went for a spin around the garden and noticed that some of the irises are finished as are the tulips; the bleeding hearts are starting to fade. My daylilies are going to be massive this year so looking forward to them!
I put on some Love’s Lemon this morning but can’t smell anything anymore. Not sure if it’s from the oil I used to make scrambled eggs; my hubby said it smells like motor oil.. ugh. It was grapeseed oil, but I think it may have to be refrigerated or at least kept in a dark closet. Going outside for some exercise and fresh air to clear my nose.
It poured rain here last night and this morning is patchy sun/clouds. I’m wearing D600 to sweep out the garage and tidy things up.
I fell in love with Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry over the weekend but I certainly can’t afford that price tag, so does anyone have some recommendations for cherry or almond based scents? It turns out I love that note, unexpectedly.
I’m with you in those notes. No real recommendations, though. My main almond ones are Elie Saab L’eau Couture, which is pretty sweet and a fresh almond. And Jasmins Marzipane from Lancôme. But neither is cherry. Love cherry.
Guerlain La Petite Rose Noire Black Perfecto has cherry and florals and a bit of leather, and I think its cheaper than most Tom Fords.
I’m going to check this one out.
Well, i mostly don’t like cherry perfumes but I love almond. PdN Kiss Me Tender. A slightly silly name but the notes I get are marshmallow-almond, hay, and a touch of anise. A little sweet but very pretty. Also Lumiere Blanche by Olfactive Studio. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.
I adore Lost Cherry too. I also have Mancera Black Cherry and it is very nice, but no clone of LC. I don’t have any empty vials or I would send you some.
Thank you for your generous offer, ScentSpirit! But it’s okay that you don’t have any, I’m going to check out Black Perfecto since that one apparently has a good cherry note in it.
Wearing Silk Road Caravan today. Nice light scent for a warm and rain-free (finally!) day.
In Matin d’Orage all weekend since I want to thunk this bottle by end of summer. It was gloriously warm and sunny, so perfect weather for it.
I love museums! And I will be in Madrid next week, so definitely going to see some world-class art museums. Is anyone on the lis in or near Madrid? Want to meet up? Does anyone have perfume recs for Madrid? Sadly, I will not get to Barcelona at all.
Have a wonderful trip! Sorry, I don’t have any perfume recs. for you.
Le Secret du Marais, Calle Hortaleza 75, Madrid is a really nice perfume store. They have a website so perhaps you can decide what you’d like to try beforehand. They have a huge selection of niche perfumes. It is easily accessible from at least two metro stops. There is a nice food market in a neighbouring street, the Mercado San Ildefonso. And go to the Thyssen Bornemisio gallery for the Impressionists and a couple of Lucien Freuds.
A smile and wave to everyone who wore an iris scent today. My SOTWeekend is Lancome Iris Dragees. Its new to me, and I’m in love. Reviews have said that its faint but yesterday I was overdressed and warm and that scent traveled.
We finally had decent weather this weekend. It even hit low 70s with sun all day on Saturday! Woot! Today was not as nice but not terrible either. I cleaned house all day on Saturday and today I started raking over and weeding my raised garden beds. Three down with three to go. I use a tool that looks somewhat like a hoe but it has tines rather than a blade. It’s pretty heavy labor but works well to turn the soil into powder while churning up weeds so I can remove them more easily.
SOTD was FM Ead de Magnolia. It was so perfect.