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Tuesday scent of the day 3/23

Posted by Robin on 23 March 2021 198 Comments

It's Tuesday and World Meteorological Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I've overslept, and after a good cup of tea (Numi Chinese Breakfast, brewed strong) or two, I'm going to pick a fragrance from the comments.

Reminder: 3/26 will be Guessing Game Friday, edition 4. Describe your perfume to us, OR, give your perfume the name it ought to have had, and we'll see if we can guess what it is. Suggested by Glannys.

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2021, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image is Gruppa rabochikh na sbori︠e︡ chai︠a︡. Grechanki. [Chakva] (LOC) [cropped] by The Library of Congress at flickr; no known copyright restrictions. [From the note for this photo from flickr: "Title Translation: Group of workers harvesting tea. Greek women. [Chakva]. Caption label from exhibit of digital copy in "The Empire That Was Russia" (2001)--People at Work: Harvesting Tea. Workers, identified by Prokudin-Gorskii as Greeks, pose while harvesting tea from plants spreading over rolling hills near Chakva, on the east coast of the Black Sea. This region of the Russian Empire, in present day Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, had a significant Greek minority, some families going back many centuries to the Classical and Byzantine eras."]

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  1. LizzieB says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:02 am

    Getting ready to head out for second jab. Hoping for minimal side effects! I have way too much to do and can’t afford to have down time! Timing-wise I’ll also be just under the wire to get my second Shingles jab before hitting the road.

    Wearing Shalimar Eau de Cologne. This has become a favorite.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:04 am

      I love Shalimar in all its forms

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      • LizzieB says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:18 am

        Yep, and that’s why you got an enabler pin from me when I bought this.

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        23 March 2021 at 11:15 am

        Me too!

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    • lillyjo says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:07 am

      Twins!?
      Good luck with the shot!

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:08 am

      Fingers crossed, LizzieB!

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    • floragal says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:17 am

      Hoping for a good second jab!

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    • She-ra says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:21 am

      Good luck, LizzieB!

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    • Desirae says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:27 am

      I love Shalimar EdC too.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:56 am

      Hopefully no side effects!

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:56 pm

      Good luck to you, LizzieB! ?

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    • Isabella says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:46 pm

      Fingers crossed for minimal side effects!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:36 pm

      Hope that your second shot does not give you any aggro!

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  2. Lovestosmellgood says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:04 am

    Tea is Rose Himalaya

    Guessing Game-
    This is a perfume from a house which uses numbers in its name. For a sweet gourmand, it is also very refreshing and uplifting. Makes me want to dance, soar and I am sure others may want to take a bite out of me like I am a forbidden fruit..

    In this thrift store shirt today https://images.app.goo.gl/nCopgX7MX34HCTi2A

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:51 am

      Nobile 1942 La Danza Delle Libellule?

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:53 am

        Ding Ding!
        I am making mine too easy!!!
        Thanks for guessing therabbitsflower

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:16 am

      Very cute shirt!

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        23 March 2021 at 11:47 am

        Thrift store early b-day gift for me. I usually treat myself to perfume but this year I am not sure ?

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  3. PriscillaE says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:05 am

    I’m wearing Jour d’Hermes Absolu,

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:42 am

      Well that was easy…I’m your sibling now in regular Jour d’Hermes.

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      • SheriG says:
        23 March 2021 at 11:25 am

        😀

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  4. pyramus says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:23 am

    I’m in Andy Tauer L’air du Désert Marocain, which I just rediscovered while digging through a box. Damn but it’s good. I don’t know why I don’t wear this all the time: that spicy, woody amber is exactly the sort of thing I love. It’s not going back in the box, that’s for sure.

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:16 am

      You smell glorious!

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    • floragal says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:18 am

      Such a beautiful scent. It was too much for me to wear but I so appreciate it.

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      • pyramus says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:08 pm

        I know *exactly* what you mean. I feel the same way about Shalimar: I think it’s a marvel of construction, but I can’t put it on my skin because it’s suffocating.

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    • Isabella says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:45 pm

      You smell wonderful!

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    • cazaubon says:
      23 March 2021 at 3:59 pm

      It’s a wonderful classic, you smell great!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:35 pm

      Smelling fantastic!

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  5. lucasai says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:38 am

    My SOTD is named after a goddess from mythology that is neither Roman nor Greek. Her name is surprisingly similar to brand’s name.

    What am I wearing?

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:55 am

      Anubis by Papillon ? Hmm..but the names are similar…

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:55 am

        are Not similar..
        I will keep guessing later

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        • lucasai says:
          23 March 2021 at 10:57 am

          Keep trying ?

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    • Eschmeling says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:56 am

      Hmm, I don’t seem to know any mythological goddesses that aren’t Greek or Roman. Sad lack of knowledge on my part….

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      • lucasai says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:01 pm

        It was something new I learned too. At school only Greek and Roman mythology are discussed.

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    • SheriG says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:33 am

      After cheating by referring to your blog, I’m going to guess Nishane Nanshe.

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      • lucasai says:
        23 March 2021 at 11:41 am

        We have a winner!
        You are absolutely right.

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        • SheriG says:
          23 March 2021 at 12:26 pm

          😀

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        23 March 2021 at 11:47 am

        Ooo.. sounds intriguing. What is it like ?

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        • lucasai says:
          23 March 2021 at 11:52 am

          You can find a full review on my blog 😉

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  6. Dilana says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:49 am

    I’m in a semi-Swedish version of Fracas

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    • Eschmeling says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:54 am

      Byredo – something???

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      • Dilana says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:59 am

        Right on the house.

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    • irisjasmine says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:38 am

      Byredo Flowerhead?

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      • Dilana says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:26 pm

        Yep

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  7. Eschmeling says:
    23 March 2021 at 10:57 am

    Good morning,
    I don’t know much about my scent, but many here will. It refers to a street in the city of love.

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    • Petunia says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:17 am

      34 Boulevard Saint Germain?

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      • Eschmeling says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:33 pm

        nope but a nice scent for sure!

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    • SmokeyToes says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:22 am

      24 Faubourg by Hermes?

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      • Eschmeling says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:33 pm

        I have yet to smell this – on it goes on my duty free list!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:48 am

      31 Rue Cambon

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      • Eschmeling says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:32 pm

        Ding! Ding! Ding!
        To all other people, I didn’t even realize how many “road scents” of Paris there are, so good job!

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    • Dilana says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:32 pm

      ChampsElysee

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      • Eschmeling says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:34 pm

        have not smelled that one, good guess!

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  8. happy888cat says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:13 am

    Sotd is Tam Dao. Providing me with the much needed tranquility and peace. When will it be the weekend!? This week feels so long and it’s only Tuesday… Sorry about the mini rant 😛

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    • Petunia says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:16 am

      You smell great!

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:02 pm

      Tuesday mini rants are always okay in my book. I hope the rest of your week goes more quickly! ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:34 pm

      It’s been a while since I’ve seen anyone here refer to Tuesday as Monday’s Ugly Little Sister…

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  9. Petunia says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:15 am

    spellbound woods made for itinerant royalty. ?????

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    • AnnieA says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:55 pm

      Enchanted Forest by the Vagabond Prince…

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      • Petunia says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:09 pm

        Yes!

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  10. floragal says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:23 am

    Today’s scent is based on a favorite candy of mine, and a flavor that many will leave in the bottom of the jelly bean bag.

    ???

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    • SheriG says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:27 am

      Black Vines?

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      • floragal says:
        23 March 2021 at 11:30 am

        Right flavor but not right scent 🙂

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    • pyramus says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:10 pm

      Brin de Réglisse?

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    • SheriG says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:22 pm

      Or maybe Lolita Lempicka?

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      • floragal says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:39 pm

        Yes! Winner!

        This scent must really have been groundbreaking when it first came out.

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        • SheriG says:
          23 March 2021 at 1:03 pm

          Yay! Having guessed two this morning, I will now retire for the day. 😀

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  11. Desirae says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:26 am

    Wearing Memoir Woman this morning, trying to shake of the chill.

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:26 pm

      Chilly here too this morning. (Oops, it’s already afternoon.)

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    • tannina says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:58 pm

      This must have helped.

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  12. JadainGA says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:28 am

    Good morning Y’all,

    Wearing my favorite discovery from 2020….Living Lalique. I LOVE this one….it’s a childhood memory of a particular department store that my mom and I liked to shop. (Castner Knott). CK is long gone, but this smells like their beauty dept…..

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:26 pm

      I have not heard of Castner Knott! But we had wonderful local department stores when I was young. All gone now.

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  13. SheriG says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:29 am

    SOTM (and maybe the day, if the 12 sprays help it last) is Paris-Deauville.

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    • lucasai says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:15 pm

      I have a bottle of Paris-Deaville. My go-to summer scent.

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      • SheriG says:
        23 March 2021 at 12:19 pm

        I’ll bet it smells wonderful on male skin. Again I wish Mr. G would let me play with scent on him, but he just won’t. Ah well, first world problems, as they say. 🙂

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        • tannina says:
          23 March 2021 at 1:59 pm

          My boyfriend won’t let me either.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:33 pm

      I think that was the only of the Eaux that I liked.

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  14. SmokeyToes says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:29 am

    Good morning all! My SOTD is Eau des Merveilles by Hermès.
    Headed out for my walk, everyone have a great day!

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:26 pm

      Hey cousin! Have a great walk.

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:51 pm

        Hey Cuz! Fantastic walk!

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  15. irisjasmine says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:41 am

    It’s already pretty faded, but I’m in the last whiffs of a perfume by and American Perfumer that might otherwise be called something like Wasteland Flower.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:49 am

      Dame perfumery?

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      • irisjasmine says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:47 pm

        Yep—Desert Rose.

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    • Petunia says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:35 pm

      Cactus Orchid by Dame?

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    • Vee says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:56 pm

      Desert Rose by Dame?

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      • irisjasmine says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:46 pm

        That’s the one!

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        • Vee says:
          23 March 2021 at 4:11 pm

          The point should go to perfumelover67 – I wouldn’t have come up with the guess if you two weren’t twins today

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  16. Oakland Fresca says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:52 am

    This is my fave CP!

    So. My perfume this morning highlights a fragrant grass native to India. The nose for this perfume is local to the Bay Area, and is also a painter.

    I have to say, while I am enjoying testing this one—I don’t feel any compunction to buy a full bottle.

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    • lucasai says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:19 pm

      I guess this is some vetiver but as non-American I can’t figure the perfumer.

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:27 pm

        😉 : https://fzotic.com/about

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    • Petunia says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:25 pm

      Is it Vetiverissimo by Bruno Fazzolari?

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:20 pm

        Ding ding ding!!!!!!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:10 pm

      something by Aftelier…not sure if she is a painter but I know she is in the Bay Area…

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  17. hajusuuri says:
    23 March 2021 at 12:03 pm

    My SOTD is the name of a place and smells like a cross between Guerlain Neroli Outrenoir (without the tea and tobacco) and Kilian, Love don’t be shy Extreme, including the glittery ? ?. No IG post yet (haven’t even taken the picture!). ?

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    • Glannys says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:12 pm

      Sintra?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:33 pm

        Ding ding ?! Was it the unicorn poop? Just kidding ?

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        • Glannys says:
          23 March 2021 at 1:49 pm

          ?I do not remember any glitter, but NGL – Sintra was kind of cloying on me.

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    • cazaubon says:
      23 March 2021 at 4:03 pm

      Did you get it from BG? I have a $250 gift card and no idea what to do with it, any suggestions?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        23 March 2021 at 4:26 pm

        First world problems. Yes, I got the bottle from BG. If you like musky sweet, Sintra is for you! Or maybe you can try to see if you can get Dior Tobacolor; I am very curious about this one.

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        • cazaubon says:
          23 March 2021 at 4:35 pm

          I bought a decant of Tobacolor and don’t want more, maybe I will try for Sintra. 🙂

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:32 pm

      LOL at ??! Thanks for the smile.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:19 pm

        Glad you enjoyed it!

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  18. Calypso says:
    23 March 2021 at 12:30 pm

    I’m trying out one of my Luckyscent samples. They finally arrived yesterday, 12 days after I ordered them. It’s SL FLeurs de Citronnier and is pleasant but doesn’t quite hit the nail on the head.

    Did anyone else notice how many very young girls there are in that tea-picking picture? Something tells me it was not all as bucolic as the photograph makes it look.

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    • Calypso says:
      23 March 2021 at 12:30 pm

      And now that I’ve looked again, young boys, too.

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:12 pm

      I noticed that none of them look at all happy. I have a very old photo of my great great grandparents, and they look so tired, like these folks. Farmers with nine children. ?

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      • Robin says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:29 pm

        I noticed that too.

        Also true that in some cultures & times/places, smiling for the camera was not a thing. So, hard to say: are they unhappy? Just doing their normal expression? Annoyed at having their picture taken?

        Either way, just loved the picture.

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  19. perfumelover67 says:
    23 March 2021 at 12:31 pm

    In Dame Desert Rose.

    Very busy day. Back to read comments later.
    Happy Tuesday! ?

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:29 pm

      Happy Tuesday pl67!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        23 March 2021 at 6:15 pm

        Thank you, Robin!

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    • irisjasmine says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:48 pm

      Hi, Twin!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        23 March 2021 at 6:26 pm

        ? We smell great!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:09 pm

      I’ve heard good things about Desert Rose.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        23 March 2021 at 6:28 pm

        It’s a very pretty sweet, spicy rose with a nice powdery touch. It is in my full bottle list already for some day.

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  20. Vee says:
    23 March 2021 at 12:45 pm

    I’m enjoying this CP!

    I smell like I just walked out of a pickle shop and into NYC (circa 2015).

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    • Petunia says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:00 pm

      Le Labo Santal 33?

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      • Vee says:
        23 March 2021 at 1:02 pm

        Ding Ding Ding! I guess the pickle was a a give away 🙂

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        • Petunia says:
          23 March 2021 at 1:10 pm

          It really was! ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:31 pm

      Thankfully, I did not get pickle from that when I sniffed it!

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  21. AnnieA says:
    23 March 2021 at 12:53 pm

    Continuing my perfume resolution to start Using It Up, I am starting to work on decants. Right now it’s my travel decants, i.e. items I have a bottle of, and today it’s Meteorites. If I get wildly ambitious, there are a couple of close to empty bottles of which I have back-up bottles. Will see whether those get tackled this year.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      23 March 2021 at 4:28 pm

      I found at least one unopened box of decants from a splitter. I may have 2 more ?

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  22. Glannys says:
    23 March 2021 at 1:09 pm

    Late for the guessing game.
    A short puzzle:
    Signet Rest.

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    • Glannys says:
      23 March 2021 at 3:03 pm

      Ok, I dropped an apostrophe. Does it help?

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    • Glannys says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:48 pm

      The house is French, and it makes a lot of leather perfumes. The scents are pricey. This one is not from their leather line, it is from their “artsy” line. hajusuuri definitely knows this house.

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      • SheriG says:
        23 March 2021 at 6:22 pm

        Has to be Memo Tiger’s Nest, right?

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        • Glannys says:
          23 March 2021 at 6:23 pm

          Yes! ?

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    • Merlin says:
      23 March 2021 at 6:36 pm

      I’m thinking Memo…but they’re not French…or are they…

      Not very good at this game ?

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      • Glannys says:
        23 March 2021 at 6:46 pm

        Yes, Memo Paris. Tiger’s Nest – SheriG guessed it.

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  23. Nancyleandros says:
    23 March 2021 at 1:19 pm

    More from The Harmonist today, Metal Flower and Guiding Water. I’m wondering how they keep track of all of these similar names! Metal Flower is very pretty in the drydown, but I’m not in love.

    Tea is Taylor’s Assam plus a decaf chai, the usual. I’m starting to wonder if this box of tea is like Jalapeno’s sample: never ending!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      23 March 2021 at 4:29 pm

      LOL. I know about the perfume names and it’s enough to stress me out ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:08 pm

      Hope that you get a “Tea Thunk” sometime soon!

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  24. therabbitsflower says:
    23 March 2021 at 1:38 pm

    SOTD is a green juice flanker released in 2007 from one of the big French brands. It’s not super popular among perfumistas, but I’m trying it again for nostalgia since it was one of the main perfumes I wore in the year or two following its release.

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    • Isabella says:
      23 March 2021 at 1:47 pm

      Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:11 pm

        You got it!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:29 pm

      I had a sample of that flanker and found it a rather likeable summer scent.

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        24 March 2021 at 9:37 am

        Yes, I enjoyed wearing it yesterday. However, I think for both it and Allure, which I wore in high school – they belong to the past for me.

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  25. austenfan says:
    23 March 2021 at 1:41 pm

    I’m wearing a perfume that shares its name with a book written by an author who managed to twice win the same literary award. He is so far the only writer to have done so.

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    • tannina says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:04 pm

      Hemingway?

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      • austenfan says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:14 pm

        Nope. Did he ever win any awards?

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        • Glannys says:
          23 March 2021 at 3:02 pm

          Nobel Prize in Literature. But only once apparently.

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          • austenfan says:
            23 March 2021 at 3:38 pm

            Oh, dear. I feel like an ignorant fool. I don’t like Hemingway much myself so I will claim that Ad An excuse

          • Glannys says:
            23 March 2021 at 3:52 pm

            I am not a big fan either. Although I recently read Snow on Kilimanjaro and enjoyed it.
            Don’t feel bad about Nobel. I did not know either, I researched after your puzzle. 🙂 (Although I dimly remembered that he won something.)
            And I have no idea who the author in your puzzle is.

          • austenfan says:
            23 March 2021 at 5:31 pm

            O actually did enjoy The Old Man and the Sea. The author I was referring to was Romain Gary, who won the price Goncourt twice

    • tulipani says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:17 pm

      Portrait of a Lady? Although I’m not sure if Henry James won an award twice….

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      • austenfan says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:38 pm

        No, not him either

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    • austenfan says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:39 pm

      I’ll give an additional clue: this author was only able to win the same award twice due to something he did with his name.

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      • Glannys says:
        23 March 2021 at 4:21 pm

        Is it a modern author?

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        • austenfan says:
          23 March 2021 at 5:03 pm

          No he died in the last century

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      23 March 2021 at 4:23 pm

      If I get this correct, I must confess that I did a little research! If I did not, well then there are more than one who fit your criteria!

      La Tulipe?

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      • austenfan says:
        23 March 2021 at 5:08 pm

        No, not at all. The only wat that the author I AM referring to was able to accomplish this, was by creating an alias

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        • austenfan says:
          23 March 2021 at 5:08 pm

          Wat = way

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          • Oakland Fresca says:
            23 March 2021 at 5:11 pm

            Same author, diff book/perfume: La Promesse de l’aube?

          • austenfan says:
            23 March 2021 at 5:19 pm

            Yesssssss!

          • austenfan says:
            23 March 2021 at 5:52 pm

            I had confused La Tulipe noire (by Dumas) with Tulipe, sobI thought you referred to Dumas. I still think Gary was clever in exposing the French literary establishments’s bias against him in this wat.

    • austenfan says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:10 pm

      The perfume I am wearing was created by a perfumer who had since created his own brand. What this perfumer shares with this author is roots in Eastern Europe.

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      • austenfan says:
        23 March 2021 at 5:10 pm

        had = has

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    • Glannys says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:37 pm

      I just read your answer. I never even heard about Romain Gary! It was sneaky of him to send a relative to pick up the second award. ?

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      • austenfan says:
        23 March 2021 at 5:41 pm

        He was a very unusual man. Born either in Russia or Lithuania. Hisvreal name was probably Gary Kacew. He was a fighter pilot in the French-British army in WWII and later became a diplomat for France.

        La promesse de l’aube is beautiful. It has been translated into English

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  26. Isabella says:
    23 March 2021 at 1:42 pm

    I’m loving the guessing games! Mine today will probably be easy: I smell like apple cider spilled across hot slate, puffs of powdered almonds and sugar, and whiffs of the inside of an old, carved Lebanese cedar box in which someone once stored one saffron-stained leather glove.

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    • tulipani says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:03 pm

      Wow, whatever you’re wearing sounds incredible! Is it Traversee du Bosphore?

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      • Isabella says:
        23 March 2021 at 2:19 pm

        Yes indeed!

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        • tulipani says:
          23 March 2021 at 5:58 pm

          Yay! I loved that way you described the fragrance!

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    • Vee says:
      23 March 2021 at 6:01 pm

      Oh, that sounds lovely. Apple notes seem to function like salt for me, I can’t isolate them, but they elevate whatever they are mixed with. This sounds great even before factoring in my apple elevation.

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      • Isabella says:
        23 March 2021 at 7:46 pm

        I love it. And zero Jolly Rancher in the apple-ness; it’s warm and golden rather than green-candy scented.

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  27. She-ra says:
    23 March 2021 at 1:46 pm

    Trying two from Maison Tahité from a generous NSTer today: Vanilla2 and Vanillade. Both nice but not wowed by either so far.

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    • cazaubon says:
      23 March 2021 at 4:07 pm

      They are all pleasant but none are earth-shattering. I wear them when I am not up to anything challenging, same with the Boucheron Vanille de Zanzibar.

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  28. Barqs says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:00 pm

    Chanel Le Lion

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  29. Dawn says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:02 pm

    Dropped Jake off at the vet early this morning in no 22 extrait. Since I have showered, I am in Coco Mademoiselle Intense. He made it through like a champ and will be leaving in about a half an hour to pick him up and see what the damage to my bank account will be.

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    • tulipani says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:07 pm

      Yay, terrific news about Jake, I bet you’re relieved! Fingers crossed that the bank account damage won’t be too brutal.

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    • Isabella says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:56 pm

      Hooray! Glad to hear he’s doing well!

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    • cazaubon says:
      23 March 2021 at 4:08 pm

      Glad to hear Jake did well! Best wishes for a quick recovery.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:06 pm

      Thanks for sharing the good news about Jake!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      23 March 2021 at 6:39 pm

      Great news about Jake! So happy!

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    • MossyBerry says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:19 pm

      Scent twin! And, so happy Jake did well!

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  30. tannina says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:05 pm

    Pour la Belle by Schlossparfumerie Stuttgart. Nice mossy chypre

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  31. tulipani says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:06 pm

    No guessing game for me today because Lovestosmellgood did it so well with this scent yesterday, even injecting a reference to the handsome Thierry Wasser! I’m in Iris Torréfié.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:16 pm

      Love it!

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  32. TeaInTheGarden says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:09 pm

    Scent: Parfums de Nicolai Eau de Yuzu from a sample. Went with about half the sample today in order to get a better feel for it. It’s nice.

    Tea: Upton Christmas tea, for warmth. It’s in the mid 50s today, which is really nice, but I’m generally a lizard and require additional thermal support.

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:44 pm

      Oh, I need to try that PdN, I keep forgetting!

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  33. foxbins says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:20 pm

    I’m wearing Theorema today; yesterday I was scentless because the whole day got away from me. I was up late Sunday night reading, then slept late Monday and spent the rest of the day trying to catch up.

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    • Isabella says:
      23 March 2021 at 2:59 pm

      You smell heavenly! I seem to only reach for Theorema around Christmastime/midwinter but it’s such a beauty.

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        23 March 2021 at 8:28 pm

        I’m realizing that I haven’t worn Theorema once this winter. That’s a crime against perfume!

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        • Robin says:
          23 March 2021 at 11:44 pm

          Yes it is!!

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  34. Calypso says:
    23 March 2021 at 2:43 pm

    Ok post-shower I’m trying another one of my new samples. Think of an elegant gentleman strolling the streets of Vienna.

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    • Glannys says:
      23 March 2021 at 6:01 pm

      Knize Ten?

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      • Calypso says:
        23 March 2021 at 9:29 pm

        Ding ding!

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  35. Aurora says:
    23 March 2021 at 3:08 pm

    A lovely spring day and I’m wearing Cinema.

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    • MossyBerry says:
      23 March 2021 at 11:18 pm

      You smell very spring-like!

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  36. cazaubon says:
    23 March 2021 at 4:10 pm

    MFK Grand Soir layered over Tauer Wowilla oil. 🙂

    I need some help, got a Bergdorf Goodman gift card and no idea what to buy. Ideas?

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      23 March 2021 at 5:01 pm

      Perfume!

      Your question reminded me of the time when my husband took his cousin from Glasgow (he must have been about 20 years old at the time) to a diner in New York City. The waitress came to their table and asked how he wanted his eggs. He looked at her–completely blank. A moment passed. Then another. Finally, he seemed to grasp the significance of the question. “Cooked!” he said.

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      • austenfan says:
        23 March 2021 at 5:24 pm

        ? ?

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  37. Jalapeno says:
    23 March 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Oversleeping twins with Robin today. I took advantage of the nice weather to get outside and do a bit of weeding. The landscaping guys sure won’t do it… they’ll just mow it down, which doesn’t really solve that issue.

    SOTD = still in Wrappings.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      23 March 2021 at 10:15 pm

      Wrapped in Wrappings!

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  38. hajusuuri says:
    23 March 2021 at 5:44 pm

    Glannys guessed my SOTD! ???

    Here’s my post, including Marshmallow ? !

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxrvy4BkMC/?igshid=z7dc8asd90cl

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      23 March 2021 at 6:36 pm

      Beautiful! ?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:14 pm

        Thank you!

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    • Petunia says:
      23 March 2021 at 9:46 pm

      The scent didn’t work for me but that bottle!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        23 March 2021 at 10:14 pm

        It is very pretty for sure!

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  39. MossyBerry says:
    23 March 2021 at 11:17 pm

    SotD is Coco Mademoiselle edp Intense. Off to read the comments and seek inspiration for Friday’s CP.

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