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Friday scent of the day 11/15

Posted by Robin on 15 November 2019 265 Comments

Happy (Chanel) Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by Chanel, if you have one. (This is a repeat from 2014.)

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

I went with good old Box of Eels,* in Extrait.

Reminder: on 11/22, wear a fragrance by Nasomatto, Neela Vermeire Créations, Naomi Goodsir, Nest or Nobile 1942, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter N.

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2019, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image is from the Chanel Fall Winter 2019 campaign.

* Every so often we should explain to newcomers that ages ago, a reader here told her husband she was wearing Bois des Iles, and he said "Box of Eels?", and ever since then people have used it as a nickname.

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  1. perfumelover67 says:
    15 November 2019 at 9:32 am

    I woke up craving for a charming and elegant rose-violet scent. Chanel Misia EdT fits that bill beautifully! 
    Happy Friday everyone!

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    • Hera says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:09 am

      Scent twins, I love Misia !!

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 10:15 am

        You smell lovely!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:07 pm

        Hi twin! We smell wonderful!

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:54 am

      I must have have finished my decant, because I couldn’t find my little bottle of Misia. Such a ladylike scent.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:11 pm

        I find Misia so sophisticated and much softer and easier to wear than FM Lipstick Rose, even though I love LR immensely.

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    • Glannys says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:09 am

      One of my favorite Chanels! You smell delicious!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:11 pm

        Thank you Glanys! ?

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:06 pm

      I meant to wear Misia this week! It will have to be tomorrow.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:13 pm

        Never late to wear it Robin. You will smell terrific!

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:09 pm

      I love this one. Still deciding if it’s FB worthy or not. I have a few bottles on my list!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:16 pm

        It was full bottle worthy for me at first smell, like all the Les Exclusifs. I still have few of them in my fb purchase list. Some day…

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        • SmokeyToes says:
          15 November 2019 at 2:48 pm

          I know, right?? We all can dream. 😀

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    • Laila says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:25 pm

      Count me in as another Misia lover. It was my second choice today but since I’m going to a fancy charity benefit luncheon tomorrow at the country club I decided to save it for that elegant occasion.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:53 pm

        You will definitely smell elegant and sophisticated tomorrow in Misia. Perfect choice. Enjoy the event!

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  2. JadainGA says:
    15 November 2019 at 9:45 am

    Happy FriYAY!

    It’s cold and gray and rainy here, but I’m cozy and warm and comforted in Chanel No 5 Edt! A hug from my grandma every single time. (Miss you Granny! Until we meet again….)

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:06 pm

      Oh lovely!

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    • KellyC says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:29 pm

      Your grandma had class!

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  3. Gabriela says:
    15 November 2019 at 9:46 am

    I was going to wear Rue Cambon again but my hand reached for Bois de Violette.
    More Xmas presents, bought the Dyptique Xmas little triangle with a Do Son, Shower oil and candle, just lovely… wish I was getting it for Xmas! But very happy with my two samples of Do Son and L`ombre Dans L`eau.

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:06 pm

      Nice, congrats on your new things 🙂

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:49 pm

      You smell great and I wish I were on your Xmas list.

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  4. Deva says:
    15 November 2019 at 9:51 am

    Sorry Chanel, I went with Bengale Rouge today, courtesy of a NST Superhero.
    Smelling fine up here in the Cold Zone. ❄️

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    • Petunia says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:16 am

      You smell wonderful!

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:54 am

      Ooohhhh. You smell great.

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    • AngelaB says:
      15 November 2019 at 7:42 pm

      Ha You are a funny girl. (and who could blame you?)

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  5. Lovestosmellgood says:
    15 November 2019 at 9:56 am

    Thanks to a NSTer I am in 1957 today.

    Its a very simple fragrance to me, light, airy, not sure it will last on my scent eating skin.

    Matching it today with a wool sleeveless blue shift dress and a nude lippy by Chanel. I have no Chanel clothing in my closet, but this dress could be Chanel inspired.

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:56 am

      Head-to-toe beautiful today… I was a bit relieved that I was pretty anosmic to 1957, given its my birth year and, therefore, a fun purchase. $$ saved…

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        15 November 2019 at 11:29 am

        Money saved! What is your favorite Chanel?

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:39 pm

      I did a switch for this evening 31RC

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  6. flopper says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:06 am

    Cuir de Russie edp. I have a nude/sparkle lipstick by Chanel, named Ipanema, probably made in 2011/12? So I’ll join ltsg in a Chanel lippy.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:27 am

      I am wearing your beloved 1957
      I just looked up your color and I think we are in the same color family. Mine is Cecile

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      • flopper says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:14 pm

        I’m going to try your color, it’s so pretty!!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:17 pm

      You smell amazing!

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      • flopper says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:14 pm

        Why thank you! And you as well in Misia

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    • skalolazka says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:23 pm

      Me, too! I wore it yesterday too; today it’s just a tiny spray applied from a great distance, making sure not to alienate any of my students — but the good news is that my cold is getting better, because I can actually smell the Cuir de Russie today. Yesterday’s two hefty sprays (I work from home on Thursdays) I could perceive only by planting my nose right on my arm.

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  7. PriscillaE says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:11 am

    I’m wearing an old favorite, No. 19. I got a bottle of this from my grandmother’s stash when she died, and used it up in a year. It’s a great relief from the orientals I’ve been wearing this week.

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:06 pm

      Nice, that’s the second grandmother mention already 🙂

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  8. Petunia says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:20 am

    I kept it on the down low due to appointments today with La Pausa. Thanks again to hajusurri who provided the sample. Love it!

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:07 pm

      You smell (discreetly) great, Petunia.

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:40 pm

        Thanks Robin! As do you in Box of Eels. One of my Chanel loves.

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        • AngelaB says:
          15 November 2019 at 7:43 pm

          +1 girls

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:19 pm

      My favorite Chanel! You smell quietly amazing!

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:42 pm

        It’s pretty perfect!

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    • Gail says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:09 pm

      You are smelling fabulous, Petunia!

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:43 pm

        Thank you Gail!

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    • TeaInTheGarden says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:42 pm

      I’m so glad someone is wearing this one; it’s my favorite Chanel.

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:44 pm

        I can see why it’s your favorite!

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    • skalolazka says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:13 pm

      I love this one, too. I emptied a (small) FB alarmingly fast and I miss it. I think maybe a new bottle will be a Christmas present to myself. You smell beautiful!

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:41 pm

        I wore the EDP today and it’s really good.

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    • sugarvenom says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:07 pm

      La Pausa is lovely, someone mentioned it being like a Sycomore edt Pour Femme. I see in my crystal ball that you’ll be wearing Beige in the near future ?☺️

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 6:19 pm

        Ha! ?
        I hope you turn the corner soon to feeling better!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:33 pm

      Smellin’ good (you got the manufacturer’s sample, right?)

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      • Petunia says:
        17 November 2019 at 8:15 pm

        Yes, I did! Thank you!!!

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  9. neyronrose says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:22 am

    The scent I put on at bedtime last night was Misia. I can still smell it this morning. So some hours separate Perfumelover67’s application of it and mine, but we’re kind of scent twins. lol

    I like this floral fragrance, too, PL67! 🙂

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:20 pm

      Hi still twin! Misia is a great floral scent. We smell fantastic! ?

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      • neyronrose says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:06 pm

        Yes, we do. 🙂 Have a good weekend!

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    • neyronrose says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:42 pm

      In the afternoon, I got my Sephora package. I remembered quickly sniffing the AERIN Ikat Jasmine at Neiman-Marcus on the trip to King of Prussia where I met Jalapeno, and I remembered liking it. However, I didn’t want to get the big bottle. One of the things I got from Sephora today was the travel-size rollerball of Ikat Jasmine. I tried that, and fortunately my memory was correct, and I did like it quite a bit. I don’t love it enough to be craving an 100 ml bottle, but I’m very happy with the travel-sized one. 🙂

      I also got a Fresh Sugar Lemon perfume travel-sized rollerball. The Fresh Sugar Lemon body lotion is very nice, but sadly, the perfume reminded me of lemon cleaning products, and I washed it off. I’ll try to think of something I can combine it with to make it less reminiscent of the lemon version of Pine-Sol.

      So that was half-successful. I got a sample of Atelier Cologne Clementine California with that order. If I still have last year’s Advent Calendar sample of that, I can send one of the samples along to someone who’d like to try it. I’ll take a look.

      I also got my package from LUSH. That was a couple of wash cards in fragrances I haven’t tried yet, and the solid perfume of Vanilliary. I’m very happy with the scent of Vanilliary. I had tried the wash card of that some time ago.

      I looked at the black label perfumes they have online and in the King of Prussia store. I like the Imogen Rose perfume, but I have the solid perfume of that. (Thank you, 50_Roses!) I also have a number of samples and decants and even a couple of full bottles of rose perfumes. I figure I’d better use up some of that, and then think again about whether I really want the Imogen Rose perfume in the “juice” form.

      My order from Luckyscent the other day came with a gift set of Serge Lutens samples. I’ve gotten a number of samples and decants of Serge Lutens fragrances both on my own initiative and from generous NST folks. (Thank you, folks!) I’ll see if I have duplicates with those samples, too.

      Have a good weekend!

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    • neyronrose says:
      16 November 2019 at 1:22 pm

      Oh, I’d wanted to comment yesterday about the Bois des Isles explanation. Thank you for putting the explanation below the main section of the post, Robin. I know quite a number of the NST folks have been around for many years and have a long shared experience on the site, but it’s nice that you put in explanations of in-jokes every so often for the newer people. “Box of Eels” puzzled me for several weeks when I first started looking at NST posts and comments.

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      • Robin says:
        16 November 2019 at 6:02 pm

        Sorry you had to wait so long to find out!

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  10. SheriG says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:25 am

    If I had any warm and cozy Chanels I’d be in one … but I don’t, so I’m in Indochine. My Chanel collection is remarkably sparse ever since it became more difficult to order samples. Guess I need to venture downtown to the flagship department stores and hit their perfume counters. But it’s so much easier to sit in my chair and have things delivered! First World Problems. 😉

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:25 pm

      Agree — it has gotten easier & easier to get niche samples, and harder & harder to get designer samples.

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  11. austenfan says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:26 am

    I’m wearing Cuir de Russie. A bit of the extrait which I prefer to the EDT. This one wears so beautifully, close to the skin, occasionally producing a waft of pure and sinful luxury.

    Tea is a high grade Ti Guan Yin.

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    • Glannys says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:08 am

      While I wear EDT, I agree this scent is amazing. You smell wonderful.

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      • austenfan says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:17 pm

        I really like the EDT as well, but the extrait is stunning. I haven’t tried the new EDP yet.

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    • Kanuka says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:55 pm

      Sinful luxury is a great description.

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      • austenfan says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:18 pm

        Thank you!
        I mostly do not like the (over) refinement of the Chanels but in this case everything seems to come together so well.

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        • Kanuka says:
          15 November 2019 at 4:34 pm

          I like the exclusifs as perfumes but find them a bit repressed and prim when it comes to actually wearing them – they tend to make me feel like I’m watching life from the sidelines when I wear them – but I have a lovely collection of small samples that Waterdragon gave me

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          • Calypso says:
            15 November 2019 at 6:31 pm

            Do you ever hear from her? I miss her here.

    • Desirae says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:47 pm

      This one might be my favorite Chanel, though I haven’t been fortunate enough to smell the extrait.

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      • austenfan says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:18 pm

        If you ever get the chance, do smell it. And the other Chanel extraits.

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  12. Dawn says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:35 am

    Woke up in Chanel no 5 but about to switch over to vintage no 22. Got an email from Tauer Perfumes about a new perfume called Les Annees 25 BIS and a mini of it can be shipped to the US. Or course I had to snap it up.

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:23 am

      Ditto here on the Tauer.

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      • Dawn says:
        15 November 2019 at 11:31 am

        Andy Tauer said it’s going to smell different but I want to compare the two. I love most of his work.

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    • Coumarin says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:49 pm

      I am positively atwitter about the new Tauer. I was about to buy one of his soaps so that mini may jump into my cart as well.

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    • skalolazka says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:14 pm

      “Woke up in Chanel No. 5” is a great opening line.

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  13. madtowngirl says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:39 am

    I’m in Coco parfum, thanks to a generous NSTer. I smell amazing.?
    The sun is actually out today, which is a much needed relief after the last couple of gloomy days. I’m headed out to REI to start some Christmas shopping for the kids during the sale that’s going on. Sometimes I miss the days when the kids were little and Christmas was a bit more “economical.”

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    • Coumarin says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:43 am

      I have a vintage bottle of Coco parfum and still haven’t opened it. I can just imagine how lovely you smell, regardless.

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      • madtowngirl says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:35 pm

        Oh you really should! Life is too short!

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:24 am

      We’re heading out to REI too! I’m in Coco Noir.

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      • madtowngirl says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:36 pm

        It was insane! 22 people in line when I went to check out- good luck!!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:22 pm

      Gorgeous!

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      • madtowngirl says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:36 pm

        Thank you!

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    • Calypso says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:31 pm

      What is REI?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        15 November 2019 at 6:49 pm

        Oh, it’s an outdoor gear and clothing store.

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  14. Coumarin says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:42 am

    31 Rue Cambon for me! My favorite Exclusif, and pretty close to my favorite Chanel. Just heart-wrenching gorgeousness. I went through a small bottle years and years ago, and finally replaced it this year.

    Have a great day all! (And thank you to all who commented on my SOTD yesterday. I saw them all, but very much later.)

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    • ockeghem says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:58 am

      Scent twins! (Well, we will be later today…) I forgot about the CP as I was getting ready and am in Kormann Eau de Fröhliche 3, but it will only last until about noon and I’ll wear 31 rue Cambon to go out tonight! It’s my only Chanel, and I love it.

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      • Coumarin says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:51 pm

        I have quite a few Chanels and nothing comes close too Rue Cambon. I love every part of it (though I will say, the EdP has better staying power than the EdT, which I have to reapply regularly.)

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    • skalolazka says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:16 pm

      You smell gorgeous! I love 31RC, but didn’t wear it today because I still have a bit of a stuffy nose and do not trust my spray-finger memory for that particular bottle to keep things office appropriate.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:41 pm

      I am joining you..after 1957 went away I sprayed some 31 RC

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    • AngelaB says:
      15 November 2019 at 7:45 pm

      You smell divine, simply divine and elegant.

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  15. Oakland Fresca says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:47 am

    Paris-Venise!

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    • Merrily Row says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:42 am

      Me too!

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    • Kanuka says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:43 pm

      Don’t forget to pack your gumboots…looks pretty wet in the square

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:32 pm

        No kidding! The photos are so sad. I am sure Venice is a global heritage something or other–I hope it get the funding it needs to make the necessary repairs and recovery!

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  16. Omega says:
    15 November 2019 at 10:49 am

    Sad to report that during my recent move, I left my prized gold bee bottle in my rental car. The car was dropped off five days ago and I just realized I left it in there. I won’t be able to afford to replace it. My most beloved perfume.. bleh. I will be calling the rental place but I do expect someone made off with it. Depressing.

    Commando atm:/

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    • Glannys says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:07 am

      Oh no! 🙁

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:23 am

      OMG

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:27 am

      OMG. A moment of silence for your lost bee bottle. 🙁

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      • Robin says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:26 pm

        Joined in the moment of silence.

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    • chibibrooklyn says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:58 am

      I hope they are able to find it!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:25 pm

      Oh no! That’s terrible! ?

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    • Gail says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:50 pm

      Oh no! I hope you are reunited with your bottle.

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:53 pm

      How unlucky, you never know maybe it was turned in at the rental place.

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:16 pm

      Oh, dear ? I hope they were able to retrieve it for you! Which perfume was it?

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      • Omega says:
        15 November 2019 at 6:32 pm

        It has been retrieved!!! Yay, thanks for the good mojo guys:).

        (It’s Samsara btw) ?

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        • AngelaB says:
          15 November 2019 at 7:46 pm

          Wild. Wonderful, way to kick of the holiday season.

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        • Gail says:
          15 November 2019 at 8:12 pm

          That’s so great! Glad it worked out for you!

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    • Coumarin says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:51 pm

      Oh no!!

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    • skalolazka says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:17 pm

      Oh, NO!!!!!! Fingers crossed for a miraculous retrieval.

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    • Petunia says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:49 pm

      That stinks! I hope you can recover it. Maybe someone honest will turn it in.

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    • Omega says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:35 pm

      Thank goodness it was found, yay:). Is it weird that I may have kissed it after I found it? Haha. LOL. Donatella would understand, maybe. Lol.

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 7:22 pm

        Oh! That’s great news! So happy for you.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        15 November 2019 at 9:31 pm

        Woo hoo. Looks like you should celebrate !

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  17. thegoddessrena says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:00 am

    Vintage BdI extrait. Warm from the oven cranberry raisin pie. Life is good.

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    • Kanuka says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:44 pm

      Life is good!!

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:27 pm

      Ah, your life is better than mine! I have no pie, LOL…

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  18. LizzieB says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:02 am

    Allure for me today, acquired from my parents’ house last year..

    I don’t own that many Chanel but have at various times over the years. I really do need to get Chanel Mo. 19 one of these days, since it was my signature years ago and I miss it. I am totally lemming that soap from the other day.

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    • Dawn says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:34 am

      Which concentration are you thinking of getting? The edt, edp or extrait? I have all three and they smell fabulous.

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  19. Glannys says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:06 am

    Almost twins (siblings?) with Robin – Box of Eels but in EDT (or EDP?).

    Yesterday my doctor told me that I can finally stand, walk and sit a little. So, after five weeks in bed, tomorrow I am going to try moving around my flat. I hope I keep getting better.

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:28 am

      Yay!! Don’t overdo it. Wishing you a successful recovery!

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:20 pm

        Thank you. Yes, slowly and gradually, wearing a brace.

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    • Calypso says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:29 am

      That’s wonderful news! Take it slow, but I hope you’ll improve quickly!

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:20 pm

        Thank you!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:27 pm

      Good news! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:26 pm

        Thank you!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:27 pm

      Good news! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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    • Kanuka says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:48 pm

      What a milestone . I hope you get stronger every day

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:27 pm

        Thank you!

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:55 pm

      That’s wonderful news, you’ve been so patient.

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:28 pm

        I had to! 🙂

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    • austenfan says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:10 pm

      Oh, that must be such a relief! I wish you a speedy recovery.

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:28 pm

        Thank you. I am both excited and afraid.

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    • springpansy says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:18 pm

      Yay – best wishes to recover fast!

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      • Glannys says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:28 pm

        Thank you!

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:32 pm

      I can’t imagine 5 weeks of bed rest ? But happy you can get up! Take it easy…

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:28 pm

      Hey sis!

      And so happy for you.

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    • Laila says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:30 pm

      One small slow step after another on your way back to health. I wish you the very best days ahead.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:48 pm

      Great news Gladys! Healing by resting seems like a very reasonable way to go, but that concept is alien in the land of Medicare…

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      • hajusuuri says:
        15 November 2019 at 9:30 pm

        *** oops that should be Glannys!

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      • Glannys says:
        16 November 2019 at 11:48 am

        But at least you get some medical insurance. In my case, all medical expenses come out of my pocket and while I do not work, I have zero income. Fortunately, I can work in bed.

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  20. SmokeyToes says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:24 am

    SOTD is vintage Chanel No. 22. I wavered between this, Misia, or Coco (or Coromandel)…. 😀
    But I need some incense for today. Happy Friday!

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:30 am

      I happened to sniff Divine L’Âme Soeur last night and was struck by how much it reminds me of No. 22 with the incense & aldehydes. Need to wear it tomorrow.

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        15 November 2019 at 12:10 pm

        Oh, I haven’t smelled Divine L’Âme Soeur, that sounds delicious!
        Have you smelled the modern formulation of No. 22 edt? It’s quite joyous and uplifting. I don’t care for the EDP though…

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        • cazaubon says:
          15 November 2019 at 2:50 pm

          Yes, I have smelled the edt and the edp. The edt is definitely better.

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        • hajusuuri says:
          15 November 2019 at 5:50 pm

          I have the EDT of No.22 and I am sticking with it!

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    • chibibrooklyn says:
      15 November 2019 at 11:59 am

      You smell great!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:31 pm

      No. 22 is such an amazing perfume. I love how it smells on other people, but sadly it never worked for me.

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  21. cazaubon says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:32 am

    Coco Noir for me today – chilly and sunny, off to yoga at 9:30. Fortunately no one there minds scents, they burn incense and spray essential oils all the time. 🙂

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    • Deva says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:49 pm

      Sounds like my kind of place. However, I would need a lot of assistance with many of those poses. I’ve never been flexible, and the older I get, the better I get at “plank” position.

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      • cazaubon says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:46 pm

        LOL. 🙂 My personal challenge is to keep up enough strength and flexibility to stave off old age creakiness as much as possible. Since I’m retired, this is my « job » now.

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    • Gail says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:52 pm

      That sounds like a great place!

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      • cazaubon says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:46 pm

        It’s a very happy place. 🙂

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:56 pm

      You smell delicious.

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    • Laila says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:35 pm

      My yoga teacher anoints our neck with essential oil (only if we want). This week the blend was heavy on frankincense, which mingled nicely with the Pacifica Mountain Temple Incense, a spritz of which I always wear to that class. She also offers bite-sized pieces of crystallized ginger at the beginning of class which we enjoy.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:52 pm

      Nice! I got stressed out by the corpse pose ?

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  22. Dorsey says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:38 am

    N. 19 EDT today. Last night I had a dream that I got fired so this will protect me.

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:11 pm

      OH, I hate those dreams…. No. 19 will rectify that!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:32 pm

      Hope No 19 makes you feel safe and beautiful!

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:47 pm

      I dreamed last night that my house burned down. Let’s hope we’re both wrong!

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      • Gail says:
        15 November 2019 at 8:15 pm

        Oh no! Glad it wasn’t true!

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  23. AnnieA says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:45 am

    Wearing No. 5 Eau Premiere from yet another generous nst-er.

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:57 pm

      That one is so effortlessly elegant.

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  24. Merrily Row says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:48 am

    Paris-Venise for me today, although it would have been vintage Coco if I’d managed to sort my fragrance rotation for the – finally! – cooling L.A. weather. My 17 year old son is in vintage Allure Homme, which I rather self-servingly gifted him last year.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:34 pm

      Paris-Venise is my favorite from Les Eaux. You smell great!

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:22 pm

      Well done, on both counts!

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      • Merrily Row says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:31 pm

        Thank you. You smell delicious too. It’s been fun getting my son interested in fragrance, and smelling some of my favorites on him. He made his first solo purchase while traveling in Europe this summer – YSL’s Y Homme EDP. At first I wasn’t so sure, but I’ve come to appreciate it. Most importantly, his girlfriend loves it.

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  25. hajusuuri says:
    15 November 2019 at 11:56 am

    SOTD = Chanel No. 5 L’Eau

    I’ve been wearing Chanel all week so why stop now. I have added to my L’eau collection…like I said previously, I am powerless when it comes to cute:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B44yVsHBGY1/?igshid=dyfjdgj7hdk8

    Looking forward to the weekend! Also, it I can leave early, I will stop by Bryant Park Holiday Shops as I still have yet to visit 50% of the stores.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:35 pm

      My morning cute!: https://www.instagram.com/p/B45WdSVASRV/

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      • monica404 says:
        15 November 2019 at 2:41 pm

        adorable!

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        • Petunia says:
          15 November 2019 at 5:20 pm

          So cute!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        15 November 2019 at 5:54 pm

        Cute!

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  26. chibibrooklyn says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:00 pm

    No chanel for me today, keeping it sweet in escada cherry in the air.

    Birchbox is having a 60% off clearance so I blind bought some molinard vanille fruitee for $28, reviews say it smells like bubble gum so that’s good enough for me.

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:29 pm

      Oh, nice price!

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  27. lucasai says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:16 pm

    Joining Chanel bandwagon with Boy!
    Boy do I smell good!

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    • Glannys says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:19 pm

      You do!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:36 pm

      No doubts! You smell awesome!

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:37 pm

      Yup. That is a good one. Wish I could get a decant somewhere. Not sure I would prioritize it for an FB, but a decant would help me decide… maybe I should just. . . 😉

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:55 pm

      I see what you did there!

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  28. Nancyleandros says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:21 pm

    I’m in No. 5 Elixir Sensuel this morning after a little decanting session. I might top it off later with some Eau Premiere.

    Y’all have a fabulous Friday!

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:29 pm

      You too Nancyleandros!

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  29. Kanuka says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:29 pm

    The sun has just risen and I am sitting outside eating from a bowl of fresh strawberries, listening to the blackbirds, looking at the lush overgrown garden. Bel Respiro feels just right

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:37 pm

      Perfect choice! ?

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:59 pm

      Agree, it’s a perfect choice for what sounds like a perfect setting. Not even winter here yet, but I’m jealous of your Spring!

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    • austenfan says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:10 pm

      Great choice! It’s one of the greenest Chanels.

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:52 pm

      What a beautiful morning!

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  30. ringthing says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:32 pm

    Vintage Coco edt, my favorite iteration of Coco although I love the edp too. Yummy.

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:59 pm

      The vintage edt is my favorite too, so clove and other spices heavy.

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  31. FearsMice says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:34 pm

    My last date with Eau Premiere.

    (Our love affair may be re-kindled if I spring for a purse spray. The cute minis don’t seem to be available in the Eau Prem version. 🙁 )

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:30 pm

      Yeah, there doesn’t seem to be much Eau Prem left at all!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:28 pm

      The minis are not even in the website unless I totally missed it. I got mine at Macy’s with 15% off. Chanel’s site does have the Eau Premiere regular size purse spray ?

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  32. springpansy says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:35 pm

    Chanel No. 5 in parfum concentration. It’s not really me, but so classic.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:39 pm

      Absolutely amazing! I am hoarding what is left of my full bottle!

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      • springpansy says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:16 pm

        Yes, mine is a tiny bottle brought to me be a friend who went to France not long ago. It still feels special.

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    • Suzy Q says:
      15 November 2019 at 12:50 pm

      I had to scroll all the way to the end to find my scent twin! We smell amazing. Mine is the current version, which suits me just fine 🙂

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    • Aurora says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:00 pm

      Twins.

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      • Suzy Q says:
        15 November 2019 at 1:15 pm

        YAY!!

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        • springpansy says:
          15 November 2019 at 1:16 pm

          😀 Triplets!

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  33. Elisa P says:
    15 November 2019 at 12:58 pm

    Out of the handful of Chanel options I have, I was only in the mood for Egoïste, the brother of Box of Eels.

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:30 pm

      We are family!

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  34. Sebastian says:
    15 November 2019 at 1:09 pm

    Allure Homme Edition Blanche today. I was inspired by yesterday’s post!

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    • springpansy says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:15 pm

      My only other bottle of Chanel – love it!

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:31 pm

      Yay, you smell great Sebastian!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:58 pm

      I love this!

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  35. Aurora says:
    15 November 2019 at 1:21 pm

    In Chanel No 5 vintage extrait, a few dabs on my wrists and it seems to have a nice sillage today.

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  36. Desirae says:
    15 November 2019 at 1:44 pm

    I’m in No. 5 extrait, perhaps the most Chanel of the Chanels, unless No. 19 is the most Chanel of the Chanels.

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    • Suzy Q says:
      15 November 2019 at 1:45 pm

      TWINS!

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  37. MMKinPA says:
    15 November 2019 at 2:01 pm

    Was going to try No 5 EDT but it seemed like too much for my preschool teaching so I went with Paris-Deauville. Which is always just right.

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    • KellyC says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:27 pm

      You smell perfect!

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    • Holly says:
      15 November 2019 at 3:50 pm

      Twins!

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  38. lillyjo says:
    15 November 2019 at 2:18 pm

    Sun and 38 degrees! I’m wearing No. 22, no denying I smell beautiful and like I know what I’m doing, or what I’m supposed to be doing ?

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    • KellyC says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:27 pm

      If I’d had any No. 22 left I probably would have gone with that one today. I was craving it.

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    • madtowngirl says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:38 pm

      Weather twin!? We are 39, let’s enjoy it!

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:54 pm

      You do smell great! That would’ve been my next choice today.

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    • Petunia says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:23 pm

      Yay sun! ?☀️? You smell elegant in 22.

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  39. KellyC says:
    15 November 2019 at 2:26 pm

    No. 19 edt because, ya know, it’s gorgeous! Happy Friday, friends!

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    • Gail says:
      15 November 2019 at 8:18 pm

      Smelling great Kelly! It is gorgeous!

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  40. Gail says:
    15 November 2019 at 2:36 pm

    Just put on several sprays of Paris-Riviera. It was on my dresser and within reach.

    This morning I was making a couple of decants to take along with me. For my niece, I made one of Guerlain Insolence edt; she just loves that one! She will be meeting us in Fla a week after we get there with her Dad. Still have to decant my Chanel No. 19 and I will probably take my samples of Paris-Venise and Riviera; my niece should experience those ones too.

    Happy Friday everyone!

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    • Petunia says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:26 pm

      You’re giving your niece a sophisticated perfume education. Have a great trip!

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      • Gail says:
        15 November 2019 at 8:07 pm

        Thanks Petunia! I am trying to show her different options. It’s fun when she asks me if she can have a spray of something.

        She looks forward to this trip all year, as do I. It’s become an annual now!

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  41. monica404 says:
    15 November 2019 at 2:39 pm

    In Coco Mademoiselle from a random sample – for some reason I never bought a Chanel fragrance. They feel well done, just also very much unlike me.. too posh or too serious somehow. more for a ‘blazer’ kind of woman, whereas i’m very much a ‘hoodie’ kind of girl 🙂

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    • cazaubon says:
      15 November 2019 at 2:53 pm

      I’m a hoodie girl too, maybe that’s why Chanel rarely resonates with me…

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      • monica404 says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:59 pm

        now i wonder what is the perfume equivalent of a hoodie.
        Comme des Garcons?

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    • Calypso says:
      15 November 2019 at 3:13 pm

      Yes, I feel the house is not for me either, but I think it’s because it’s just too French, and I’m not a chic French woman!!

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      • monica404 says:
        15 November 2019 at 4:58 pm

        fair point. my SIL and MIL ( both French) can pull off a cloud of Chanel around them, even with converse sneakers and a tshirt.

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    • Gail says:
      15 November 2019 at 8:23 pm

      I’m totally a hoody girl too! But I think I was a Chanel No. 19 girl from when my Mom was gifted a bottle from my Dad.

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  42. tiffanie says:
    15 November 2019 at 2:42 pm

    SotD = Chanel Paris-Riviera

    Feeling very delicate and lovely in this scent. I like transparent fragrances, this one is delightful. There is a particular floral accord that Chanel does ever so well, and it’s blooming on my skin right now. Thank you to perfum-enabler-extraordinaire hajusuuri for the hosting the split that put this precious perfume within my reach.

    Very chilly weather here today. I need a sweater, so Paris-Riviera is a little against the grain but wonderful even so. Later today I’ll spice things up with 31 Rue Cambon from an old old old sample. I did a deep dive into my stash and found a sample of Gardenia too.

    A little bird mentioned Tauer’s Les Annees 25 BIS to me. The notes make me think it might be a good one, I adore old school grand perfumes. If anyone has thoughts please share? 😀

    Have a fantastic FriYAY, you beautiful people of the perfume! You smell like heaven.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:25 pm

      Glad you’re enjoying Riviera! I’m curious as well about the new Tauer. The Swiss Alps one didn’t work for me.

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  43. Calypso says:
    15 November 2019 at 3:17 pm

    I know I have both Coco and Coromandel but couldn’t find either one this morning. I’m in the midst of serious closet cleaning and too much stuff is in boxes right now. I was going out anyway so I stopped by a Sephora and sprayed on Coco EdP with a heavy hand. Mmm! Then on my other hand I sprayed some Gabrielle EdP. It’s pleasant but kind of like a little schoolgirl next to Coco. It’s a beautiful sunny day here!

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    • Laila says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:01 pm

      Catching up on yesterday’s posts, just wanted to wish your kitty well, it’s so hard to see them hurting.

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      • Calypso says:
        15 November 2019 at 6:36 pm

        Thank you. I think he’s already feeling better from his shots yesterday.

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      • Calypso says:
        15 November 2019 at 6:45 pm

        https://www.instagram.com/p/B43efKFpsEr/?igshid=nvjayp2q0ne9

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    • Calypso says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:40 pm

      Update: after three hours, I’m finding the Gabrielle hand pretty screechy and offensive. It has some sharp chemical smell. I might try to scrub it and let Coco reign. She reminds me of Miss Fisher in the TV mysteries. I love her (and I love her police detective man friend even more!).

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      • lillyjo says:
        15 November 2019 at 10:37 pm

        Gabrielle turns very sour on me in the drydown. I need to see if that happens with the new version.

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  44. Baby Dumpling says:
    15 November 2019 at 3:47 pm

    I have no Chanel anything, so I took a long nature walk and smelled flowers instead. Found tea olive in 2 new places. To non southerners, that’s Osmanthus.

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    • monica404 says:
      15 November 2019 at 5:00 pm

      gorgeous smell, i love love osmanthus but am way too far north to have the real thing around.
      i do remember smelling it in the air in a trip i did to New Orleans.
      lucky you!

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      • Baby Dumpling says:
        15 November 2019 at 5:26 pm

        I’ve lived in this house for three years. I just figured out I have a bunch of cape jessamine next to my door. It’s fixing to bloom soon. There’s night blooming jasmine on the other side of the house, and we had some corn plants which bloomed last year. Thousands of flowers. Almost too fragrant. Luckily they don’t bloom often.

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        • monica404 says:
          15 November 2019 at 5:40 pm

          sounds dreamy!

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  45. tannina says:
    15 November 2019 at 4:02 pm

    Vintage Miss Dior, because i did not want to wear my Chanel No5 today. Had dinner with the boyfriend at our greek restaurant, because i did not want to cook today. Have a nice weekend!

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  46. therabbitsflower says:
    15 November 2019 at 4:23 pm

    I was between Boy and Sycomore this morning and ended up in Sycomore. I’m having a rough day at work and think I have to stay later than usual to provide support to another department. The weekend can’t come fast enough.

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:38 pm

      I need to revisit Boy…
      Sorry about your extended Friday ? Hopefully you’ll be able to decompress this weekend.

      On another note, I ended up buying a couple of Klorane travel-sized conditioners cuz of you. Smells great, but smells more to me like the Songes monoi body oil I have.

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        16 November 2019 at 1:11 pm

        I stayed at work even later than I imagined I would – 7 p.m.! What a stupid Friday, and then I just kept thinking about work when I got home and even thought about it in between sleep. Thank you for your well wishes though.

        Isn’t it funny how smell perception differs among people. I’m glad you like the Klorane Ylang Ylang though. I also really enjoy their citrus pulp shampoo and mango butter line. I’m now using their peony shampoo for its scalp soothing promise. My scalp gets really dry in the colder seasons.

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  47. Laila says:
    15 November 2019 at 4:44 pm

    Most. Chanel’s, especially any of the ‘No’s. ‘ don’t work for me but I do enjoy Coco and the Les Exclusifs line. Today I’m joining the Box of Eels crowd, a nice one for a cloudy, still-cold day.

    This week I renewed my passport and today my driver’s license, both documents now meet the new Real ID standards. So I’ll be ready to travel the world next year. This year we hardly went anywhere, thanks in part to Mr. Laila’s job change, finding a motherless baby kitten that had to be bottle-fed and nurtured to maturity, and then, once we got there, having one of the other cats break her paw and be (unhappily) restricted for 8 weeks. Fingers crossed, no impediments to travel in 2020!

    Wishing everyone a lovely weekend ahead.

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    • Laila says:
      15 November 2019 at 4:49 pm

      P.S. Belated birthday wishes to you, Robin. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead and thank you for all you do to make this a wonderful place to visit!

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      • Robin says:
        16 November 2019 at 6:04 pm

        A belated thank you Laila!

        What’s on your bucket list for travel??

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  48. Jalapeno says:
    15 November 2019 at 5:11 pm

    Nice enough weather today, but for some reason it totally felt like Mercury is/was in retrograde today. A bunch of stupid little annoying things popped up. Most of them have been resolved now.

    SOTD = back in Coromadel EdT again. I’m getting hints of chocolate in it today, which has never happened before. Maybe the warmer weather has something to do with that?

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    • Petunia says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:13 pm

      I hope tomorrow is a better day!
      I don’t get much chocolate in Coromandel but I do notice a cola note.

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    • Holly says:
      15 November 2019 at 8:16 pm

      The reason it felt like like Mercury was in retrograde today is because it was! It actually still is until November 20th.

      Hope you enjoy your weekend!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:18 pm

      I got a lot of chocolate yesterday and it was probably because of the ummm 8 sprays.

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  49. Koenigsberg says:
    15 November 2019 at 5:28 pm

    I am (contrary to plan) in Chanel “Sycomore”. The plan was Égoiste (since the old ad was posted) but the day went by so fast, by the time I thought of it is was evening and I chose something TOMK could live with. SOTM for my now regular 06:30 flight was Maria Candida Gentile “Elephant and Roses”, which to me smells of hay with a fair proportion of meadowsweet and other wild flowers. A few people mentioned yesterday that they liked the stable smell of Cuire de Russie – they might like this one too. :^)

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Seems like I should avoid this then because I’m not a fan of barnyard. Also, I got my Beaufort discovery set ?

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      • Koenigsberg says:
        16 November 2019 at 4:03 am

        Excellent! I shall enjoy reading your reactions, as – whether goid or bad – you have a vivid way of expressing yourself! ;^)

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        • Koenigsberg says:
          16 November 2019 at 4:04 am

          *good.

          Where’s Autocorrect when you need it? ?

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  50. sugarvenom says:
    15 November 2019 at 5:56 pm

    Bundled up in bed with my cat nephew Ricky keeping me company while I recover from this nasty cold. Still scentless but craving something uplifting, might wear Paris-Riviera or Sunday..

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      15 November 2019 at 6:51 pm

      Feel better soon!

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      • Petunia says:
        15 November 2019 at 7:21 pm

        Adding my get well wishes!

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        • sugarvenom says:
          15 November 2019 at 9:24 pm

          Thank you! Ended up wearing La Pausa too! It’s very comforting.

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    • Gail says:
      15 November 2019 at 8:29 pm

      Cat nephews sound like the magic key! Hope you feel better soon.

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      • sugarvenom says:
        15 November 2019 at 9:25 pm

        He’s been really sweet but also still “alright dude, that’s enough affection”. >.<

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Feel better soon!

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      • sugarvenom says:
        15 November 2019 at 9:25 pm

        Thank you for all the well wishes.

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    • lillyjo says:
      15 November 2019 at 10:35 pm

      More get well wishes from me!

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  51. AngelaB says:
    15 November 2019 at 7:51 pm

    Late again, but in my personal vintage of Allure EdP from the 80’s and all the fun memoiries that go with it…. somewhere out there I have a NST twin who was to wear it with me. I hope I find them above.
    This was a difficult call since I received my sample No19EdP from Hajusuuri yesterday and I have been dying to try it. I am very excited. Tomorrow then.
    Gosh if you had to choose because you could only afford one bottle of Chanel in an EdP and your choices where between RC31, No.19EdP and BoI what would you do?

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 November 2019 at 9:14 pm

      Buy the No.19 for yourself because it’s the cheapest, then encourage a gift giving entity to give your RC31 for the holidays and BdI for your birthday.

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      • AngelaB says:
        15 November 2019 at 10:45 pm

        Brilliant!
        thank you 😉

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  52. besar_bears says:
    16 November 2019 at 3:23 am

    Allure Pour Homme. The longevity and sweetness isn’t like how I remembered it though…

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