It's Friday and the 10th day of Christmas (lords a-leaping). Our community project for today: wear a fragrance to match Classic Blue, Pantone's color of the year for 2020.
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 tried to find a very old sample of Penhaligon's Bluebell, but no dice. I went with Kenzo Air.
Reminder: on 1/10, wear a fragrance by Ormonde Jayne, Olivier Durbano, Odin New York or Olfactive Studio, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter O.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Happy new year to you all!
I’ll be honest I was struggling with today’s project until last night when I opened up the fumedrobe and finally saw the answer right there in front of me. So I’m wearing L’Heure Bleue, Guerlain.
This is a huge coincidence, we do smell great, don’t we? And happy new year to you too!
Ditto. But it’s just my sample, this one is not really “me,” so no bottle.
Happy New Year!
You smell wonderful! I wanted to wear but couldn’t locate my l’Heure Bleue.
Joining you in L’Heure Bleue today.
I considered that one but wasn’t calling out to me today.
Happy New Year BobH! 🎊🎆
I struggled with the colour as did BobH and oddly enough I came up with the same solution. I’m wearing the beautiful and radiant L’Heure Bleue which might just be my favourite Guerlain.
I saw my vintage sample of that one this morning when I was searching..but it didn’t fit my mood today. You and Bob smell great
We smell swell!
I thought of L’Heure Bleue but do not own it. It would have been my first choice!
No perfume for me yet
OMG i am still in pyjamas (its almost 4 PM here) 😂
i slept in and now I am watching Gomorra season 4
I Will probably be wearing something from a blue bottle for this week’s CP
Isnt the blue from the Eau de Narcisse bleu bottle a bit like that pantone colour?
I wore that the other day when I was confused on dates. It’s exactly what I was thinking…
I love days were I can just wear pajamas.
I just wouldn’t bother changing into proper clothes at this time of day 😀
Hooray for the Christmas holiday’s!
I think the color is close enough, and I like this perfume. It goes great with PJs!
This is a stretch..but when I think of blue I think of the ocean and when I think of the ocean I think of the beach..so Songes in my SOTD.
This is very up lifting for todays dreary weather!
I like this logic and the fragrance!
I think of may of over sprayed Songes..is there such a thing? Well, at least the subway will smell good when I get on it this afternoon…
You’ve inspired me to wear Songes tomorrow, it’s really grey and miserable here!
I may join you in a big white floral
I like your connection! I think I will use it too.😉 Songes always makes me think of you. How is your Chai this morning?
Its so foggy and rainy this morning, Songes is lifting me away to some place else.
Thank you for thinking of me
My chai is good this morning..I think I need to give him a bigger thermos, one cup is not enough!
My FIL is turning 71 this weekend, we will take him to lunch and we got him and my MIL tickets to Jersey Boys as well. I like to get out and about this weekend regardless, since its the anniversary of my fathers passing. I always feel melancholy, Songes helps!
Oh ltsg, big hugs to you! I can understand your melancholy. I do hope you can get out and enjoy some time with your family this weekend.☺️
Yes, hugs to you ltsg. I know that feeling. I wish you a lovely day with special memories.
Special thoughts and hugs for you this coming w.e. You honor your father’s memory everyday by bringing up your little ones.
I hadn’t read this when I commented.. thinking of u Lovetosmellgood, sending scented hugs from the UK.
So glad Songes is comforting for u.
A hug from me too. I’m glad you’re getting out. It helps, I think.
Also sending you hugs! I hope you are able to get out this weekend.
I hope you find comfort this weekend! The dreary weather I’m sure doesn’t help a melancholy mood.
Awww thanks guys <3
I also thought of the ocean!
I wore it yesterday. It’s a great mood lifter and just plain gorgeous. I’m sure it will help.
You smelled so good today.
Triple blue: I layered Acqua di Parma Cipresso di Toscana, Mirto di Panarea and Chinotto di Liguria. All three are part of Blu Mediterraneo collection and have a blue packaging.
Perfect!
That is such a great line.
Good idea, you sure smell like Italy
It’s a great collection, isn’t it.
It is! And the scents layer well with each other.
You’re so right! Dumb me wore Bergamotto di Calabria yesterday and it didn’t even click! On another note I have a parka that colour. I bought it about three years ago to stand out from the sea of black coats on the winter streets!
In Guerlain L’Heure Bleue which for me evokes all the blue shades, from the lightest to the darkest one, not specifically the Pantone’s Classic Blue. As much as I like the name, inspiration and bottle of this perfume, once again I realize that no matter how many times I go back to it, I only like the opening. After that it is quite difficult for me to wear it. To the “good bye pile” the sample goes once again!
It doesn’t work for me either. Sounds like you gave it the old college try though! Happy Friday!
I forgot already how many times I have tried it and how many times I got rid of samples and decants that I occassionally receive. It will never be for me.
Happy Friday Mtg!
Doesn’t work for me either, no matter how many times I tried.
Fortunately, There are other classic beauties to love and enjoy!]
Sorry that L’hB doesn’t work for you. I have a bottle of the edp but don’t wear it enough.
As a classic, I appreciate HB and I find it to be a beautiful perfume. Unfortunately, I have a big problem with drydown.
Count me in as another for whom this scent does not work, at all. When I first began reading about fragrances on the internet years ago, I fell in love with L’Heure Bleu based upon everything I read about it. For my birthday that year, I took myself to Nordie’s to test it – and, presumably, treat myself to a bottle – and I’ll never forget my intense disappointment at how much I disliked it! Since then I’ve tried it several times and, nope, it’s not for me. More for those who love it!
I blind bought a full bottle of L’Heure Bleue many years ago, based on the description and the reviews. I dreamt about it for a long time. I didn’t like it at all from the very first spray. I finally fell deeply in love with the gorgeous opening, but that was it. The rest doesn’t work for me. I still hope that some day I might be able to love it in full. For now that doesn’t seem to happen.
I feel the same about that one. I always try to love it but it’s just not me.
I think it is not an easy perfume to fall in love with.
I remember liking LHB, but I don’t think it was enough for a full bottle. I could see it as an excellent perfume for cosplay, especially steampunk or Victoriana.
I never saw it that way, but I agree that it would be a perfect choice for cosplay, especially fanart inspired.
AdV’s Copal Azur for many reasons, primarily the color, the color of the bottle, the perfume and the feeling it exudes. It is my top 5.
“🎼On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me (via Fed Ex) aah bottle of Centauri’s Gaea Perfume”. 🏹.
😁
Ooo..what is this perfume like? Congratulations!
It’s a lovely powerful perfume. It opens strong with Iris, apple, earth & green and then the lavender joins in and it settles down nicely. There are floral notes generally and some lovely wood again with them and light apple is still present but now I really smell the honey and it is very comfy. I am no expert but it feels very true to the note list.
I literally saw it walk in the front door as I was typing (via hubby) so I don’t know anything about the dry down yet.
I will say it only requires 1 or 2 spritzes.
I chose this one as I was moved by his description on line and it felt so authentic to me. All 3 sound very interesting – I had to honor Mother Earth.
Lol. I like your song.
😁 thanks.
I thought about Copal!
Yay!
I thought of this too but wasn’t sure I could fly under the radar at work since it projects pretty well on me. You smell wonderful!
Yes ma’am I would agree with that!
Thanks rabbitsflower.
Exciting for your new perfume! This is the one I was most interested in too. Update when you give it a full wearing please 😀
Since I am doing Guerlain this week I came very close to twinning with BobH also. In the end though, I wanted something lighter, so I went with AA Gentiana.
Gotta do what you gotta do
Wearing Indigo Vanille today. Thanks to everyone for wishing me good luck yesterday. The demo massage went well but the quiz they give was really tough. One of the main people isn’t in until Mon and then I’ll have to do another demo massage on the owner, assuming I did well enough on the quiz
Good luck!
I bet you did great.
I’ve got nuthin for the CP. Woke up craving Gris Clair but showered it off and put on Nicolai New York instead. Happy weekend, everyone.
You too ringthing!
New York is the best of the best, you smell absolutely wonderful!
Wearing my vintage L’Heure Bleue sample after all and I’m sure I am joining several twins today. I love the name of this fragrance. I like the fragrance as well, but it’s not really my style. And I think of it as a softer twilight blue than the Pantone color, but that’s ok. Happy FriYay, all!
L’Heure Bleue is not my style either.
Did you ever try L’heure de Nuit?
I haven’t tried that one! Do you like it?
I have some and I love it. It’s not as potent as the original and it does have white musk.
I have tried it and I liked it. I found it easier to wear
Joining the L’Heure Bleue club today. We smell fantastic.
Hello fellow club member! I think we smell stunning! The world needs more L’Heure Bleue.
Seconded!
I’m following ltsg’s lead of blue reminding me of the ocean and I’m in the salty JM Wood Sage and Sea Salt. One of my coworkers commented that someone smelled good, and I’m pretty sure it was me.😉😊
I am SURE it was you!
😁
I agree!
You do smell good!
Thanks!😁
Lol, of course it was you!
I’m sure it was you. That’s an easy scent to like!
Funny, though, once I was out with a group and someone said “someone smells good” and I laughed and said “probably me”, and they sniffed me and said “no, that’s not it” 😂😂🙄
LOL! Oops. I’m sure you also smelled good, just that you weren’t wearing the same perfume that that person noticed. I like the scent of Wood Sage and Sea Salt.
I wore that one last week. You smelled wonderful today!
I got nuthin’ for the CP today. The color blue is a bit too cold for my needs. So, it’s Gourmand Coquin on a cloudy, somewhat rainy day.
It’s also a bit of a snoozefest here. Was in bed a long time but slept fitfully, which is my usual in the early stages of a cold. Today is all about the throat. Sore and croaky. Have already cancelled the dinner plans we had.
So much for my determination to not get sick by avoiding people. Problematic when the husband is out and about….and bringing home any number of plagues…. maybe I’ll finish that knitting project today.
I blame my cold on my husband too… he got it first, but mildly, while I got flattened by it. Grumble grumble.
I’ve had that same thing happen with colds. I wonder why that happens?
Awww! Sorry you’re not feeling well. Sadly, I’m a cold twin with you. Felt it come on New Year’s Eve, and stayed home from work today.
Like you, I tried to avoid all the sick folks at work but somehow the germs jumped on me.
Woke up in the middle of the night so I’ve been up for hours. Binge watching Dr Pol now. Hope we both feel better soon!
Hope you feel better soon, knitting sounds like a wonderful option for today. I also usually find the color blue too cold to suit me and am very surprised I found a ‘blue’ scent I love so easily today.
I hope you feel better soon!
I was pretty sure the germ culprit was the guy who got on my fairly empty bus with loads of open seats and decided he had to sit right next to me, sniffling and coughing. I knew right then I was done for, lol.
Hope you feel better soon!
Bleah. I hope your cold goes away quickly. 🤧
I chose Rising Phoenix’s heavenly Blue Lotus Attar.
Like some others, I struggled to match a perfume with this color. Honestly, I don’t particularly like this shade of blue and for me it doesn’t evoke what Pantone intends it to. I coulda gone with blue bottles – Je Reviens, Niki de Saint Phalle, Tauer, Hiris, or the name – Olivier Dubrano’s Lapis Lazuli, Blue Grass, L’Heuere Bleue, Copal Azur, etc etc. What this color reminds me of is the tiles in mosques, and so I chose a contemplative and other-worldly fragrance to transport me to that kind of space.
That makes perfect sense to me, and those blue tiles are just exquisite. Now you’re making me think of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul!
Oh good! Yes, the Blue Mosque is a perfect example!
Happy New Year, Holly! Do tell more about the Blue Lotus attar.
Happy New Year honey! I know you’re familiar with some of JK’s stuff, and this bears the same signature style. Here are the listed ingredients:
2019 Thai Blue Lotus Absolute
2017 Omani Frank Special Reserve
2019 Kush Myrrh
2019 Mysore Deep and Buttery
Cambodi Oud Reserve
Socotoran Ambergris
Since you’re familiar with frankincense, myrrh, sandalwood, oud and ambergris, here’s Ayala Moriel’s description of blue lotus: “a sheer, light woody-floral, nutty, musky, aquatic/watery, subtle, slightly green, refreshing, hyacinth-like, violet-like, sweet-aromatic, clear, light, effervescent, ephemeral.” I’d add that on its own, it is slightly spicy and narcotic in the way that hyacinths are. The history of the use of blue lotus is fascinating!
I think I’m in trouble…
Nah, trouble would be Blue Kyara. 🤤
You are right about Blue Kyara 🔥
Oh, Je Reviens, I never thought of that one! It was the first classic fragrance I fell in love with decades ago, I think of it as a favorite springtime ‘blue’ scent.
It’s great to hear from another fan, Laila. It’s funny – I think of it as blue but I’m not sure why! It’s been quite a while since I last wore it – I will look for my mini and see if that still holds true.
Holly, completely agree about this shade of blue! And we have company:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90443036/pantones-color-of-the-year-is-awful
Oh good – thank you!
After reading that article, I noticed at least 3 corporate logos which had that color in it. Eeeeeek!
I love this shade of blue. To me, it evokes very deep water. So I chose Dame Perfumery’s Earth Mother, in honor of our watery planet.
Interesting perspective on today’s cp! I love Earth Mother.
I do not like the blue but I like your take on it!
I think Earth Mother is my favorite Dame Perfume.
I couldn’t locate l’Heure Bleue so I went for Hiris- Iris is blue, and the label is blue at least
So beautiful, I sampled Hiris in Fenwick a few days ago, absolutely lovely.
Hi scent twin!
Encens et Lavande, my best attempt at matching Classic Blue. Based on the Pantone decryption calling it a reflective color, I thought of incense perfumes plus the lavender I mentioned yesterday. A calming scent was a good idea for a busy Friday at work.
Nice job, as always!
Oh how I love that perfume. You smell Grand!
Nuit Etoilee! Chosen because of the bottle’s color😬
Same reasoning here, Laura! That said, one sniff and it is extremely green.
The fir and peppermint remind me of winter. Like walking through the snowy cold woods. I tried it once on a hot summer day and it struck me as too much.
That is a beautiful bottle, and you smell wonderful!
Thank you!
That one was on my short list for today.
Early this morning: went with Blue Encens again, as I said I would.
Done!
I had no idea what perfumes would go with 2019’s color, living coral, but I thought it was a very pretty color, and had meaning. Blue was easier to match, but I agree with the commenters above who feel that it’s not a particularly nice shade.
This is good weather for incense perfumes.
Yes, it is. I think many of us are getting tired of the gray and dreary weather around here, though I’d rather have that than storms. But I’m still volunteering at the local SPCA, and puppies make everything better.
I’m sure you would say that kittens make everything better. 
Sometime in the early evening: Tried a sample of The Different Company’s I Miss Violet. That one struck me as a cold violet. I still have Violetas Francescas (sp?) splash cologne from some years ago when I shopped at a Mexican grocery in Delaware every so often, and Royal Violet cologne, plus various samples of violet fragrances. I go for the sweeter fragrances (of course). But I’m glad I tried the sample, so I know.
Woke up in Chanel no 22 extrait but since I am going to work, I dabbed the teeniest little bit of L’heure de Nuit.
Hope work goes quickly Dawn!
I’m wearing blue’s complement on the color wheel – Armani Prive’s Orangerie Venise (thanks, springpansy!). It’s a mood lifting, sparkling citrus, perfect for this chilly but sunny day in the desert.
House twins! You smell nice!
Thanks! What are you wearing, Undina?
I like the complimentary color idea!
Niki de Saint Phalle, thanks to Tannina’s suggestion yesterday.
+1!!!
Both the bottle and the perfume are amazing.
I’m justifying taking CP points in Tam Dao by linking how serene I feel wearing it with Pantone’s description of the color: something about the sky after dusk but before full nightfall – my favorite shade of blue, and always serenity-inducing.
Tam Dao is very serene indeed! You smell peaceful.
Nice one! I think I will spray some on for a cosy evening in.
Yesterday i tested Les Annees 25BIS, but i dont love it. So i chose my other blue bottle and wore Niki de Saint Phalle Eau Defendu today. This is such a warm chypre, thappioy can happily wear it in the cold.
I still have not tried 25Bis!
I’m wearing Boucheron Jaipur Saphir partly because of the blue bottle and the name, but also because I do really like the scent. Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I’m happy because my brother and sister-in-law will be coming, although it’s only for a flying visit. Mom will be delighted to have them come see her.
I’m so glad they are able to make it! Enjoy your visit. 😊
Saphir is a great perfume!
Enjoy that visit, brief though it may be.
I haven’t smelled that one
Happy Friday! I’m in Tabac Tabou, thunking this sample, and am happy to say I don’t need any more of it. I totally spaced out on the cp, but was planning on wearing Hiris. Oops!
Partial credit for good intention, I would think!
Happy New Year to all, especially those headed back to work. I’m off for 5 days, have a full tank of gas, and a good night’s sleep under my belt, so we’re off to explore.
SOTD is SL Chergui.
Enjoy your time off and you smell goooood!
Full tank of gas invariably reminds me of the Blues Brothers 😂
” There’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses.
Joliet Jake: Hit it!”
First thing that came to my mind too!😂
Enjoy!
Hope u have a lovely holiday, Chergui is wonderful!
Enjoy your days off! And you are smelling great in Chergui!
You smell great Deva! Happy exploring!
🎶 “On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again!” 🎶
SOTD = Lubin Kismet
I considered a number of blue bottles and perfume names with blue, but none felt right for today’s damp cool day. I happened to spot the Lubin Kismet manufacturer’s sample and the rest was history!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B63bf1fBdA2/?igshid=1w1a5le7fm9ad
For those who wished me a safe flight home, thank you! I arrived home around 9pm. As to drama-free, that’s another story. We got to the airport so early we had a lot of time to walk around. The gate printed on the boarding pass was 36 but, unbeknownst to me (although I would have checked at least an hour before) was changed . I lucked out seeing fellow travelers walking towards a different direction. About 20 minutes before boarding, we lined up to turn in the 2nd half of a visa. A guy came running by cursing the change in gates and how there was no announcement and he was at gate 36 for quite a while. A fellow traveler said there were 4 announcements. The guy told her she was lying and kept muttering about how it always happens at this particular airport. He also made a comment that he thought she lied but because she’s old, she is always right and this is why the U.S. had gone to shreds. We wisely just left it alone because 1) he was clearly inebriated 2) he was possibly on some type of drug and 3) hello, if it ALWAYS happens at this airport, shouldn’t he have been more alert to a change? Whatever. The other drama was a passenger who originally had an exit row seat but due to the assistance during an emergency expected of a passenger seated at exit rows, he would not have qualified due to his size. He ended up at my row (I had the window seat), with a guy in the middle seat built like a football player who had gone soft (I believe they knew each other). Before takeoff, a flight attendant came by and said that due to the logistics of the snack cart, would he mind moving to a seat at the back of the plane. He asked if the middle seat was empty (it was) and agreed to move. I was hoping this meant that the guy next to me would be able to move to the aisle seat, but no such luck. I just decided to take this in stride because the plane was full and there really was not another seat and if I complain, it would just foster animosity; however, if I had the seat next to him, I would have asked to move elsewhere because the arm rest had to be lifted and he spilled over to at least half of the middle seat – I would have objected vehemently to this because I paid for a seat, not half of one. In any case, I suppose there really is no way for an airline to know if accommodations may be required unless the passenger volunteers the info.
BTW, I will continue to post pictures on IG and will include links when it makes sense.
Despite how much fun it was to be on vacation, I am glad to be back! I have a busy weekend ahead and I am happy to be home today to recover.
Welcome home!
Thank you, lillyjo!
Sorry to hear about ur stressful flight! Hope u have a relaxing time now ur home.
I am and have to get moving as I have a few things to check off from my To Do list!
Oh and I want to mention that I had underwear on this morning that’s very very close to the Classic Blue and I am wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt. ..
Naturally…
😁 Total CP commitment.
Wow, plane drama is the worst. It’s always so nice to get home!
You are so right!
I really hate flying. Welcome back!
Welcome back! Intoxicated mean passengers on a flight are one of the things I dread. Fortunately, I haven’t crossed paths with very many of them.
I hope that new regulation about larger airplane seats becomes a reality soon!
I thought I had samples of both This Is Not A Blue Bottle and Dylan Blue but no, I cannot locate either, so I’m in HdP Irreverent because I was thinking about them due to looking for Not a Blue Bottle and anyways no community points for me, I’ll make it up next week probably maybe?
Since there is nothing to do with the points but enjoy them, and presumably you are enjoying the Irreverent, I’d say it’s a wash
I got nuthin. Except this cold that just won’t quit, so Eau de Cough Drop it is. Kooky the cat has been enjoying all the lap time he’s been getting since I’m sitting around so much on this holiday break. I should be well in time to go back to work on Monday, I’m guessing. Pbbbbbbbt to that!! Well 2020 is my retirement year so sometime soon (ish), every day will be a holiday
Ugh, sorry it is lingering!
Do you have a firm retirement date?
August 14
Which seems like an eternity away 
I bet!
Wearing Armani Prive La Femme Bleue. Love the perfume and the bottle. Should wear it more often.
I’m so glad it’s Friday: working after holidays/vacation/being sick (all together
) seems especially tiring.
I may have a sample of this somewhere. Hope you’re back in fighting form soon!
No form yet but already fighting
Let me know if you cannot find the sample, and I’ll send you some.
I thunked a decant of Hiris but I have a blue bottle backup. It was chosen solely for the bottle color but I keep forgetting how very nice the fragrance is.
The sun keeps going in and out of the clouds but it’s not raining, so I’m going outside for a bit, the next week is supposed to be all rain, but snow in the mountains, yay! Ski season starts for me on Thursday and there should be a couple feet of new snow. Skiers native to this area refer to it as “Cascade cement” but I learned to ski on the mud, ice, and rocks of Vermont, so anyplace that has the bushes covered up is heaven to me.
Enjoy your skiing and I hope you get a good dump of snow. We had interesting photos of our glaciers and alps the other day…all a pinky caramel colour instead of white because they are covered in ash from Australia. It is predicted the ash cover will speed melting of the glaciers over the summer as it captures heat rather than reflecting it ( as bright white would)
I love Hiris in the blue bottle!
Isn’t the blue Hiris bottle beautiful? You are smelling great!
Enjoy your ski season!
CDG Blue Cedrat ( from off-site storage, yesterday) a nice citrus, juniper, cedar for summer. I tried Blue Encens as well , which is a decent summer incense. When I get up I will wear Un Jardin de Nil for the Blue Nile
I was in Lush yesterday and they had some new perfumes in store: Pansy, 1000 Flowers, Love, Ginger ( I am guessing at the names as I have not checked them before commenting). They were okay but there was an element of sameness between them, or to previous Lush perfumes in my collection.
The off site storage makes me laugh everytime 😂
The funny thing was that yesterday I got better service in the posh designer shop that sells CDG than I usually do. As I was leaving I looked down and noticed I had my black dog-walking jersey on inside out, with the seams showing ( no labels as it iwas second hand when I bought it, with the labels cut out). I suspect the assistant noticed my holed, laddered, seamed jersey and probably assumed it was vintage Martin Margiela
I love this!
LOL!!! Excellent.
That’s a great story! I think you’re right!
When ripped, hole-y clothes first appeared in stores I remember seeing a sweater on the top of a pile thinking it looked like a cat had attacked it. Then as I flipped through the pile I noticed the damage was indentical to each sweater which made me think, gee – that cat is really talented!
Kanuka, I just came back from Lush, and boy do I stink! I have every new one on me, and you are exactly right about how they smell. I will go back and smell them again, maybe 2 at time. I was happy to see Rose Jam in a perfume bottle instead of that body spray bottle.
I liked the Rose Jam body spray the one time I smelled it, but that bottle was just too much volume. Lush could get a lot more of my money if they had travel sprays for their perfumes.
Yes! I didn’t feel like I needed 6+ oz. of their more expensive body sprays, even if it’s relatively cheap per milliliter. But I would go for travel sprays of several of their fragrances.
Nothing blue that I could think of but loving another day in Cacharel Noa.
Wishing everyone a Happy new year!
Happy 2020 Nightingale!
Thank you Robin! And thanks for sharing this wonderful NST community!
Happy New Year Nightingale! 🎉✨
Right back at you Jalapeño!
I was in the non-CP compliant Fragonard Fleur d’Oranger for an hospital appointment. This evening I sprayed Lyn Harris La Poudree which is closer for the CP, a powdered kind of blue though.
Hospital appointment? Hope all is well!
Thank you, Lillyjo. Yes, my ankle fracture has healed, I will still have to wear the orthopaedic boot outside, now on to physiotherapy.
I hope that you are OK Aurora!
Thank you Jalapeno, yes, it was a follow-up appointment, my ankle fracture has healed nicely. I just have to have a course of physiotherapy.
I thought about blue bottles, I have some of the Thameen range which come in a lovely cube-shaped blue bottle, but the perfumes are so not blue to my nose. They are mkre about spices and wood, which say warm tones to me.
So it will be Hiris – blue bottle and blue iris.
Wish I could join you in Hiris!
I had planned on wearing Dylan Blue or Dior Addict. I went to Sephora though, and sprayed on Dior H’omme, because I was debating on getting a bottle before the new version comes out. If it stays on the shelf until February, I just might. In case anyone other than me was wondering how Black Opium Neon smells… it is a lighter version of the original. Cool bottle though.
Uh oh… They’re messing with Dior Homme? May be time to take action…
Yeah, apparently a new version comes out this month and I don’t think it has any iris in it. Then the current version that we know will be repackaged as “original ” idk.. but seems dumb all the way around.
Grrrr… I’ve never forgiven them for the “Miss Dior” crap almost a decade ago. Or recently for “Joy” (Patou owns that, in my book.) And now Homme. Without iris. They’ve gone beyond the pale now.
That’s what I’ve heard, but I haven’t seen or smelled it yet so… idk for sure. I agree, the Miss Dior thing is ridiculous.
I take it you weren’t terribly impressed with the Black Opium Neon?
No, it seemed boring. I am a fan of the original, and I liked the Intense.
You know I enjoyed the Black Opium. I’ll have to try the Neon!
Pantone says Classic Blue is “[s]uggestive of the sky at dusk.” Helloooooo! What else could I pair with it, then, but L’Heure Bleue?!? I imagine there’s a whole gang of us wafting its sublime powdery goodness today. Hooray for that!
Have a fantastic first Friday of 2020, all!
Yep, you are not alone!
So my dream perfume for today’s classic blue challenge would be Guerlain L’heure Bleue but as I remember it from 1979 and the bottle my parent’s brought back from Paris for me. I am instead wearing Esprit de Oscar which reminds me of this scent memory. I really should look for a vintage bottle of the Guerlain.
I like that you found a viable substitute though! But good luck finding a vintage bottle.
I only had to look at the color, read the description, ‘suggestive of the sky at dusk,’ and I didn’t have to think twice about my choice of scent for today’s cp, for it was already on my dresser as one of my favorite winter holiday fragrances. A little sweet from the cacao, a bit spicy from the ginger, soft and powdery from the iris yet with a fresh sparkle from its vodka note, its deep blue bottle and luscious scent of Bvlgari Blv Pour Femme – Fragrantica calls it ‘a sensual and mysterious scent of the night’ – is my choice for SOTD.
Also, according to Fragrantica, I did not know this scent was d/c, so I will treasure my bottle, which I only bring out during the winter holidays, and I also did not know it contained a tobacco blossom – nicotiana – note, another reason to love this fragrance. My favorite night-blooming flower, nicotiana scent my summer night-time garden, where they self-seed and grow even more abundantly each year.
Blv Notte Pour Femme mirrors the quiet and peaceful New Year we’ve had thus far and I think I’ll keep it as my fragrance for the remainder of the last of this holiday weekend, hoping to maintain the zen as long as possible. Wishing peace and beauty to all this weekend!
It’s Blv Notte Pour Femme, I’m wearing, not Blv Pour Femme. Sorry for any confusion.
I’ve never seen that one in person, but the pictures I’ve seen of the bottle are lovely.
SotD = Hiris
Because “Yes to Hermes!” and my blue bottle came to mind as soon as Robin mentioned Pantone Classic Blue a week or so ago.
And Hiris feels like a blue scent to me.
Will go to bed wafting L’Heure Bleue tonight. Thank you to everyone for the inspiration.
Happy Friday, perfume people.
It feels like a blue scent to me too.
I went with Dear Polly, not that it’s a blue perfume but that it makes me feel similar to how that blue makes me feel, sort of clean and chic.
That works!
Like for many, L’Heure Bleue was my most obvious choice, but I wasn’t in the mood for it (and rarely am).
I went with Lavande Velours today because it smells richly saturated like the blue color, and I thought the Pantone shade would be lovely in velvet 🤷♀️
Nice workaround. I think many lavender scents smell more blue than purple.
That would make for a beautiful velvet or velveteen fabric.
I really have nothing but opted for L’Air Du Desert Marocain for the pretty blue bottle. My only other option was RL Pure Turquoise which I don’t thing fit either. No points for me today.
Hapoy Friday All!
Excuse fat fingers…
I think blue bottles do count!
There are no rules, so anything counts!
Blue bottles TOTALLY count! Blue smells are difficult to come up with, and very subjective.
I wasn’t feeling L’Heure Bleue this morning and my sample of Slowdive caught my eye so I went with that. May replace with my Mandorlo di Sicilia later – blue bottle and the root beer ought to go nicely with the remnants of honey.
mmmm, sounds delicious! 😊
Was planning to wear Ombré Indigo for the cp but couldn’t find it, just as well, it’s too strong for work. Decided to wear the soft and happy Essences Insensées Tiare.
Haven’t smelled the perfume, but mercy! what a gorgeous bottle!
It really is! Hoping it shows on evilBay in a year or so. Kind SA at diptyque gave me plenty of samples so I’m good for now.
On sale at LuckyScent…
Whoa! That’s a great price, thanks for the tip!
You’ve very welcome.
I was just hoping you weren’t one of the people who said they’d be on a no-buy for 2020, because then it would have been mean for me to say anything!
I went with both a note match and a colored bottle match for today’s CP.
SOTD = Dior Midnight Poison. The bottle sure looks like the color swatch at the top of the page, and the camphor note does smell “blue” to me. I think it has something to do with childhood memories of Vick’s Vapo-Rub…
Since I have ZERO aptitude for the CPs, I’d never have come up with Midnight Poison myself. But I’d say you nailed it.
Agreed!
Thank you both! 😁
That’s a great bottle! I haven’t ever tried MP, but I bet it’s fantastic. Is it quite different than the original Poison?
Very much so. No tuberose in Midnight at all. On me it is a bit of bergamot and camphor for top notes, and amber plus patchouli the rest of the time. Other folks get a rose note, but I never have. This one is unisex, and sadly discontinued.
Ahhhh, the childhood Vick’s Vapo-Rub memories…
Easy to remember that smell and the container it came in, right?
What a great choice, Jalapeno. I have a 30ml travel spray of MP and forget about it, will wear it more this year, thank you for reminding me of this great scent, it’s about that patchouli for me.
That color reminds me of the ocean at night. I’m wearing Fire Island to dream on tropical nights lol.
perfect! I love blue ocean at night.
*dream of