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Friday scent of the day 3/26

Posted by Robin on 26 March 2021 424 Comments

Hey, it's Guessing Game Friday (edition 4)! Our community project for today: 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. Thank you to Glannys for the suggestion!

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.

My fragrance: a woman in Paris dreams of a lake in her homeland. Update: And yes, Neela Vermeire Créations Pichola.

Reminder: on 4/2, for International Children’s Book Day, name a favorite children's book and wear a fragrance to match.

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 India-7217 [cropped] by Dennis Jarvis at flickr; some rights reserved.

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  1. pyramus says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:16 am

    A crystalline egg clutched in a menacing golden claw holds an ink-black potion so mysterious, so otherworldly —

    nah it’s just a standard-issue fruity floral, absolutely nothing to distinguish it from a thousand others, but it’s the only one I own and perversely I kinda like it.

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    • Petunia says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:18 am

      I love the drama of your clue but I have no idea.. ?

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    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:23 am

      … I feel too lazy to google the exact name (and also don’t want to cheat ;-) ), but didn’t have one of the Lady Gaga ones a bottle like that?

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      • pyramus says:
        26 March 2021 at 9:48 am

        Yup. Lady Gaga Fame. I bought it cheap and I regret nothing.

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  2. Petunia says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:23 am

    A pastel pile of wood shavings drenched in rosewater with a slight earthy/mossy quality, possibly from patchouli. I think the orginal name of this scent suited it perfectly. I have no idea why they changed it.

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    • Petunia says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:05 pm

      Another Hint: The name of this perfume includes a color.

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:06 pm

      Maybe because I am really tired, maybe just because I don’t know, anyway I haven’t got a clue

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      • Petunia says:
        26 March 2021 at 3:39 pm

        I’m not guessing well today either. It’s grey and cloudy outside. Another hint.

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        • austenfan says:
          26 March 2021 at 4:47 pm

          No, this does not help, I’ve made a few good guesses today,but this is not going to be one of them.

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    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:56 pm

      Is it Gris Montaigne from the Dior Exclusives?

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      • Petunia says:
        26 March 2021 at 6:11 pm

        Yep!

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        • Petunia says:
          26 March 2021 at 6:12 pm

          You’re on fire today! ?

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          • austenfan says:
            26 March 2021 at 7:34 pm

            That is a nice fragrance, what was its original name?

          • Petunia says:
            26 March 2021 at 8:42 pm

            The original name was Gris Montaigne. They changed it Gris Dior or Dior Gris. Whatever…

  3. Colognissimo says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:30 am

    For today’s project, I dug out a decant of a scent that might also have been called “La chandelle d’encens” – or whatever would be the equivalent in the language of the brand’s home country.

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:49 am

      Hm. Avignon? Or is it not French?

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      • Colognissimo says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:05 am

        … close, but not quite there yet :-)

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        • Dilana says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:45 am

          Kyoto?

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          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 11:46 am

            No, it isn’t not Kyoto either!

    • Dilana says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:04 pm

      Moth?

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      • Colognissimo says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:17 pm

        No, you’re decidedly moving away from the right answer! After all, we were almost there with Glannys’s first suggestion.

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:22 pm

          So it is a church incense, right?

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

            Rouge Avignon? Cardinal?

          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:25 pm

            La Liturgie des Heures?

          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:35 pm

            No, quite the opposite – the sacred context was about the only thing wrong with your suggestion of Avignon.

        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:46 pm

          Blue Encens?

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          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:56 pm

            Again no – and having eliminated both the Incense and the Blue series I sincerely hope that there really is only on more possibility left ;-)

          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:57 pm

            … one more possiblity … of course!

    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:09 pm

      Ouarzazate, Zagorsk, Bois d’Encens, Passage d’Enfer……

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      • Colognissimo says:
        26 March 2021 at 3:31 pm

        Sorry, but none of those agrees with the additional information I gave above, namely that about the only thing wrong with Avignon was the sacred context (of the name, at least) – although the ABOUT is important, since the perfumer (and the bottle of course) are different as well.

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

          That Just shows hoe much of a pagan I am, I do not associatie incense with churches at all ?

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          • austenfan says:
            26 March 2021 at 5:04 pm

            And my lovely Dutch autocorrect had just added a few more errors.

          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 5:54 pm

            I suppose in the Netherlands you wouldn’t even do so as a committed Christian, given that the mere thought of incense would surely have made poor Calvin turn in his grave ;-) .

            And anyway, CdG would certainly not have wanted you to associate incense exclusively with churches either. After all the whole idea of the Incense series, if I remember correctly, was to celebrate the use of incense in spritual traditions from all over the world.

          • austenfan says:
            26 March 2021 at 7:37 pm

            To me it is just a perfume note, and one I’ve only come to appreciate because of Bois d’Encens. But I guess you are right about Calvijn and incense

    • BobH says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:38 pm

      CDG 2 Man?

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      • Colognissimo says:
        26 March 2021 at 3:42 pm

        Finally!

        I would never have expected it take that long for anyone to guess – not when I did my first post with the candle reference and even less so when Glannys went down the CdG route right away!

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        • Colognissimo says:
          26 March 2021 at 3:45 pm

          … expected it TO take that long … and I think I should stop posting, given that I don’t seem to manage a single post without an error any more ;-)

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    • ScentSpirit says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:46 pm

      Jaisalmer or Ouarzazate?

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      • ScentSpirit says:
        26 March 2021 at 3:50 pm

        Oops too slow and too wrong.

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    • missionista says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:29 pm

      Ouzazarte?

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  4. Glannys says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:41 am

    Two puzzles, because I  am wearing two scents. They both have carnation, because I like the idea of starting and ending the week on the same note. For the second puzzle, I wanted to try interactive fiction/text adventure style, so it may have a lot of replies (if you guys are interested in playing). So to avoid confusion, I will start a separate comment thread for the second scent.

    Scent 1
    The house is French and has an aristocratic name.  This scent smells old school to me, and I would classify it as an oriental chypre.
    Becky Sharp, Marquise de Merteuil and Milady de Winter would probably find this perfume a good match for their personalities.

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    • AnnE says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:14 am

      Oriza Legrand Oeillet Louis XV?

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:16 am

        Nope. The thing that all three women have in common is more like a quality or a type of behavior.

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        • Dilana says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:57 am

          Which Milady de Winter?

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          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 11:00 am

            I know only one – from the Three Musketeers.

          • Robin says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:21 pm

            You might be thinking of Mrs de Winter, from Rebecca?

          • Calypso says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:25 pm

            No, Robin, there really is a Milady de Winter in Musketeers.

          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:25 pm

            Thanks, Robin. Actually Rebecca (first Mrs de Winter) probably fits too. And Mrs Danvers from the same novel.

          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:28 pm

            Calypso, yes, I definitely meant Three Musketeers’ Milady. But Mrs de Winter kind of has a similar personality.

          • Robin says:
            27 March 2021 at 10:17 pm

            Calypso I did know that, I was trying to say that to Dilana who was asking which one :-)

    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:01 pm

      I think the best known scent from this house has linden blossom.

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      • Colognissimo says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:11 pm

        OK, so it IS L’Intrigante by D’Orsay, n’est-ce pas? Not knowing the scent, I looked up the notes and couldn’t find any mention of carnation, so I didn’t throw in the suggestion.

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:14 pm

          Yes, it is. Fragrantica lists carnation and I could swear I can smell it! Sory for misleading.

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          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:29 pm

            My fault – serves me right for disregarding the most basic rule of information literacy: always check multiple sources ;-)

    • Aurora says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:13 pm

      D’Orsay l’Intrigante?

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:14 pm

        Yes!

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        • Aurora says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:33 pm

          Excellent clues!

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  5. Glannys says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:42 am

    Scent 2 (text adventure style)

    A white marble sculpture of two figures stands in the middle of a clearing surrounded by forest and grass. In front of the sculpture there is an altar strewn with carnations. There are offerings on the altar: a bowl with resins, a bowl with spices and… is it a small piece soap?

    For another hint, type:
    1 – to inspect the bowl with resins
    2 – to inspect the bowl with spices
    3 – to take a closer look at the statue

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:29 am

      Carnations + resins + spices makes me think of Oillet Bengale…

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:32 am

        Nope.

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    • Calypso says:
      26 March 2021 at 12:25 pm

      3

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:30 pm

        (Yay!)

        3 >
        You approach the sculpture. The two figures are of a man and a woman in a close embrace. The sculptor captured them in motion, as if they were trying to escape something or someone. The sculpture emanates sadness.

        Type E to examine the plaque at the bottom of the sculpture.

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        • Undina says:
          26 March 2021 at 12:58 pm

          E

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          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 1:10 pm

            Unfortunately the plaque is damaged and the name of the sculpture is impossible to make out. As for the sculptor’s surname, you can see that it has no more than five or six characters and begins with R.
            There is more text on the plaque though. The only words you can read are “greater sorrow” and “happy time”.

    • Vee says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:28 pm

      2

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:34 pm

        2 >
        You pick up the second bowl. It is filled to the brim with different spices.  You examine them closely. There is a whiteish powder made from a ground root.  It has a fresh, invigorating (somehwat citrussy) smell. Pink berries. A brown spice that
        smells warm and sweet. Finally, there are green pods with a strong and sharp scent. This spice would probably be a great flavouring for coffee or tea.

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:44 pm

          The spices are ginger, pink pepper, cinnamon and cardamom.

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:40 pm

      Inferno by Acqua di Firenze?

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:43 pm

        No, but you are on the right track. The sculpture was inspired by a story from Inferno.

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        • Dilana says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:06 pm

          Passage D’enfer

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          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:10 pm

            No, it is based on a specific story from Inferno. Think of two people together even in death.

        • Vee says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:18 pm

          Eternal Springtime?

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          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:21 pm

            No, but the same sculptor.

          • Aurora says:
            26 March 2021 at 2:36 pm

            Rodin. Paolo and Francesca the two lovers from Inferno?

    • Vee says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:37 pm

      Fugit Amor?

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:44 pm

        Yess!
        For those who wonders what it was all about. Fugit Amor was named after Rodin’s sculpture (Fugitive Love) which in its turn was inspired by Francesca and Paolo in Dante’s Inferno. They had an adulterous affair, were killed and condemned to the second circle of hell (Lust). But even there they remained together.
        “There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time, when miserable” – quote from Inferno. Francesca says it when asked to tell her story.

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:47 pm

          And I just saw that Aurora guessed it too!

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        • Calypso says:
          26 March 2021 at 4:30 pm

          Wonderful game!

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  6. Glannys says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:50 am

    For Robin’s scent, is it a Hermes?

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    • galbanumgal says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:12 am

      Robin: my guess is Pichola.

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      • Glannys says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:17 am

        I think you are right!

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      • Robin says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:37 am

        That’s it, Pichola!

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  7. stinker_kit says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:51 am

    Opening with a most beautiful jasmine, this artisanal fragrance gives us an olfactive glimpse into a pilgrimage to Mecca and is named for the rite of circling the Kaaba, seven times counter clockwise, I always wear seven squirts. Pilgrims wear jasmine sambac and the corners of the Kaaba are drenched with opaponax, the marbles tiles of the surrounding path cleaned with rose water.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:27 am

      wow..I have no guess. But I want whatever you are wearing!

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      • missionista says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:31 pm

        Ditto!

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:41 am

      Tawaf?

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      • stinker_kit says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:43 am

        Correct!

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        • Robin says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:45 am

          And you smell gorgeous.

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          • stinker_kit says:
            26 March 2021 at 10:46 am

            Thank you!

        • stinker_kit says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:46 am

          I think other jasmines have eclipsed it and it does not have the greatest longevity, it is a natural perfume, but I reapply with abandon and love that suggestion of incense hiding among the jasmine petals….

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          • Petunia says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:45 pm

            Tawaf is beautiful. I have a tiny decant which I should check to see if it has evaporated.

  8. BobH says:
    26 March 2021 at 9:52 am

    So, here’s three from this week:

    1. Monday:
    Listen Karen, it’s for a French bloke…

    2. Wednesday:
    A bully boy?

    3. Friday:
    That cheeky French scoundrel deflowered me!

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    • stinker_kit says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:57 am

      1. Pour Un Homme and 3. Histoire de Parfums Marquis de Sade and I am uncertain about 2…..

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      • stinker_kit says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:06 am

        The description for number 3 makes me want to drop everything and watch Dangerous Liasons.

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        • BobH says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:09 am

          1. You’re right – Pour un Homme de Caron!
          3. Nope…

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        • SheriG says:
          26 March 2021 at 11:34 am

          That movie has been remade so many times – do you have a favorite version? I have a soft spot for the one with the alternate title of Valmont, with Annette Bening and a young and yummy Colin Firth, but there were even others besides the Malkovich version. There apparently was a miniseries I’d never heard of, with Catherine Deneuve, Nastassja Kinski and Rupert Everett – fascinating casting.

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          • AnnE says:
            26 March 2021 at 5:39 pm

            Never heard of that last version, but now it’s a must-see! Thanks, SheriG. ?

    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:39 am

      For number 2 I started thinking along the lines of Vierges et Toreros, but maybe if it was, one should have expected the clue to reference the virgins as well … moreover: you just mention a single bully boy while the toreros are decidedly plural, so probably I’m completely off the track.

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      • BobH says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:41 am

        Good deductive thinking, but not right!

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        • Colognissimo says:
          26 March 2021 at 11:58 am

          … still with the idea of “bully” as adjective to “bull” in mind: is it Minotaure?

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          • BobH says:
            26 March 2021 at 11:59 am

            Right, that’s the one!

    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:51 am

      Continuing stinker_kit’s ideas, Liaisons Dangereuses for 3?

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      • BobH says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:00 pm

        Sorry, no…

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    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 12:13 pm

      … and taking the “deflowering” just as litterally as the “bully boy”, could no. 3 be Voleur de Roses?

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      • BobH says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:05 pm

        Absolutely!
        And right again, it’s L’Artisan’s rose thief – Voleur de Roses.

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    • ringthing says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:08 pm

      3. Putain des Palaces?

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    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:13 pm

      Congratulations – those clues were just brilliant!

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  9. Holly says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:07 am

    Pichola, Robin?

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    • Robin says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:37 am

      Yep!

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  10. Dilana says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:09 am

    SOTD Clue
    Named for the Italian who took a crew of personal perfumers when relocating to Paris

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    • AnnieA says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:05 am

      Catherine de Medici

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      • Dilana says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:57 am

        Yep.

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      • Robin says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:22 pm

        Oh thank you, I was stumped.

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  11. PriscillaE says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:17 am

    It could be named English Spring.

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    • madtowngirl says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:22 am

      Ostara?

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      • PriscillaE says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:53 pm

        Madtowngirl is correct. I rarely wear this, but I really like it.

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    • Robin says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:37 am

      Or Bluebell?

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    • AnnieA says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:06 am

      Yardley’s Lavender, hee!

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    • MossyBerry says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:15 pm

      You smell wonderful!

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  12. madtowngirl says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:20 am

    I’m in a salty, sparkly fragrance from a French house. I know, that was really easy, lol.
    I have an appointment this morning with an aesthetician that I’m looking forward to. It’s cloudy this morning but I’m hoping the sun will come out later. A good day for paper writing.?

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:24 am

      Eau de Merveilles ?

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:29 am

        Something from Hermes?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:30 am

        Yep!?

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  13. JadainGA says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:20 am

    Good morning and Happy FriYAY!

    Because I’m not awake enough to write a clue, I offer this poem for the solution….

    There was a pop star singer
    who liked her perfumes sweet
    And several of her offerings
    smell good enough to eat

    So today I’m wearing her 2015 release
    Eponymously named
    It has a puffy on the cap
    _____ is it’s name!

    :)

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    • madtowngirl says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:23 am

      Ariana Grande?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:24 am

        Also, I love your poem!?

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      • JadainGA says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:30 am

        Ari for win! :)

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          26 March 2021 at 9:54 pm

          You smell pretty!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:24 am

      Brittany Spears?

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      • JadainGA says:
        26 March 2021 at 10:30 am

        Close, but no puffy ball on the cap! LOL Happy FriYAY!!!

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    • MossyBerry says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:14 pm

      I vote extra credits for a poem clue!

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  14. Lovestosmellgood says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:23 am

    Yesterday since there was no guess, it was Amouage Fate

    Today I was crushing some cloves to add to my French press coffee. It made me think of spice and I chose this perfume (no coffee note) which is all woods & spice some tobacco & vanilla. The nose behind this perfume is the name of the house, the inspiration comes from the nose’s middle eastern /african roots . This a bold, sexy scent…so long lasting it goes and goes for 12+ hours.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:52 pm

      I will add another hint. The name of this perfume is in French, part of the name of this perfume comes up in many Italian idiomatic expressions.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:17 pm

      Wow, Fate did not smell like your description to my nose at all! I was stumped.

      Is today’s scent from Serge Lutens?

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:39 pm

        Nope, it’s a female and niche.

        hajusuuri has a photo of this bottle on her Insta feed back in January , if that helps

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  15. Coumarin says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:36 am

    Hello all!

    Today I’m wearing a thrice-discontinued classic with a problematic name. If I told you it has pineapple you’d probably guess it right off.

    Stay safe everyone!

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    • Robin says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:39 am

      Jean Patou Colony?

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      • Coumarin says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:26 am

        You got it! Pineapple vetiver heaven.

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  16. Dawn says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:47 am

    Wearing a skanky jasmine with loads of leather. Color of the perfume is unusual.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:58 am

      Sarrasins!

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      • Dawn says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:42 am

        Yes!

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  17. Hilde says:
    26 March 2021 at 10:58 am

    The makers of this perfume are pretend and they are actually writers. The perfume is rather vague and not from the present….

    To me it smells yummm and like a big strong brother to Ariana Grande’s Cloud.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:18 am

      Imaginary Authors Yesterday Haze?

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      • Hilde says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:25 am

        100% correct!!!

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    • cazaubon says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:21 am

      O Unknown?

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  18. LunaGrrrl says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:04 am

    Wearing one by self-proclaimed Queen of Gourmand, it has an image of her laughing on the label.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:36 am

      I am guessing it is a Kyse perfume, but I don’t know which one.

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      • LunaGrrrl says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:32 pm

        Nope, the Queen of Gourmand is Italian!

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      • Colognissimo says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:08 pm

        So – having had a small look at her bottles on the internet – it would be Orgasmo by Hilde Soliani, wouldn’t it?

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        • LunaGrrrl says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:54 pm

          Si!

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  19. hajusuuri says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:07 am

    Clue #1 – I’m in an everything but the kitchen sink woody boozy gourmand from this barely 3 years old eponymous Australian house.

    Clue #2 – ??‍♀️

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    • lucasai says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:57 am

      Something from Goldfield&Banks?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:38 pm

        Close …

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:21 pm

      La Whatever by Rasei Fort? :)

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:35 pm

        Hey, how did you know? ?

        I love how the triplets got together for this❣️

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        • Undina says:
          26 March 2021 at 1:41 pm

          I love puzzles :)

          It’s a funny name.

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    • Petunia says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:10 pm

      Is the house Criminal Elements?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:04 pm

        No, Undina got it right – Rasei Fort is the house name as well as the perfumer. The perfume name is La Whatever. I got a partial bottle from a Basenotes splitter.

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        • Petunia says:
          26 March 2021 at 8:44 pm

          Never heard of that house.

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          • hajusuuri says:
            27 March 2021 at 12:00 am

            It’s a side project of Rasei Fort whose main brand, Fort & Manle, is better known.

          • Petunia says:
            27 March 2021 at 2:51 am

            I need to look up this house.

    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:11 pm

      “La Whatever” sounds like someone was tired of thinking up perfume names that day! ?

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:33 pm

        True!

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  20. AnnieA says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:08 am

    This morning I decided against buying jewellery, but instead settled in with a nice cup of unusually-coloured tea…

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    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:20 am

      … that would be the blue one, then, wouldn’t it?

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:21 am

      Bvlgari au Thé Bleu?

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    • tulipani says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:39 am

      Bvlgari Au The….. Bleu?

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    • AnnieA says:
      26 March 2021 at 12:26 pm

      Well done, everyone!

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  21. Oakland Fresca says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:10 am

    SOTD: “I am unmarried OR I am feeling the absence of someone.”

    And, I do smell lovely, if I do say so myself.

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 12:22 pm

      Is the name in English or in another language?

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      • Oakland Fresca says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:31 pm

        English :-)

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 12:36 pm

          I miss Violet?

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          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:50 pm

            I suppose, you, too will have noted the ambiguity of “Miss” / miss”! So what else is there? Miss Dior, perhaps …

          • Oakland Fresca says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:54 pm

            Yes!

          • Glannys says:
            26 March 2021 at 12:56 pm

            Yay!
            Colognissimo, great minds… ;)

          • Colognissimo says:
            26 March 2021 at 1:00 pm

            … in your case, yes – with me the penny only dropped when I read your suggestion :-)

  22. lillyjo says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:16 am

    Posting and running today.
    Riddle me this: I am wearing a gem of a leather perfume.
    Be back later. Happy Friday! ( it’s my second Monday this week!)

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    • madtowngirl says:
      26 March 2021 at 12:14 pm

      Bottega Veneta? Sorry it’s your second Monday.

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      • lillyjo says:
        26 March 2021 at 12:56 pm

        Nope not BV, but smells just as good. I rarely wear this one, so not a usual suspect, lol

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:10 pm

      Is it one of the pricey Armani Cuirs?

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      • lillyjo says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:21 pm

        It is!

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        • Jalapeno says:
          26 March 2021 at 8:04 pm

          Cuir Amethyste? (Had to look up the spelling of that one!)

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          • lillyjo says:
            26 March 2021 at 8:46 pm

            You got it!

          • Jalapeno says:
            26 March 2021 at 9:48 pm

            Yay!

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

    A dancing bouquet of white flowers that smells pink. Warm, sunny, springtime optimism, fresh air, honeysuckle, and gladness.

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    • MossyBerry says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:12 pm

      Jardins de Bagatelle?

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      • Isabella says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:40 pm

        Nope. This one is from a popular niche house that started me down the path of perfume obsession, years ago (Demeter was a gateway drug, but this one taught me that perfume could be so much more interesting than the standard department store fare).

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    • Aurora says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:38 pm

      La chasse aux papillons?

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      • Isabella says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:40 pm

        That’s the one!

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  24. cazaubon says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:26 am

    I’m wearing an animalic scent named for the northern part of Vietnam.

    Happy Friday!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:45 am

      PDE Musc Tonkin?

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      • cazaubon says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:54 am

        Bingo!

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  25. She-ra says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:35 am

    A recent release that is also cookie.?

    Happy Friday to all!

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    • LunaGrrrl says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:39 pm

      Is it Masque Milano Madeleine? I’ve been wanting to try that one!

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      • She-ra says:
        26 March 2021 at 3:12 pm

        Ding ding ding! Yes it is. ?

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  26. therabbitsflower says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:47 am

    My perfume is the most ridiculously named perfume in my collection, one I would be too embarrassed to say if someone asked what I was wearing. As for the scent, it’s sweet citrus and fluffy musk with a savory note tucked in there.

    My boyfriend has a vaccine appointment tonight! Very excited for him as an essential worker who has been using public transit to go to work everyday of this pandemic.

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    • tulipani says:
      26 March 2021 at 12:10 pm

      Is it the Sexiest Scent on the Planet? I’d be mortified if anyone asked me what I was wearing and I had to say that! ?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:01 pm

        Incorrect guess but also a cringey name!

        Clue: my perfume name has a scatological association.

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      • Isabella says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:41 pm

        Oh heavens — so cringey!

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:16 pm

      Poopoo Pidoo (such an unfortunate name in English!) ?

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:27 pm

        Correct!

        Also, in my endeavor to reduce my perfume collection, I’ve decided this one is going up for swap at the next swap meet. Not due to its name though! I’ve got about 10ml left in a manufacturer’s travel bottle is l if anyone’s interested prior to the swap meet.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:02 pm

      Yay for your boyfriend’s vax appointment! Hope it goes smoothly.

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        27 March 2021 at 12:15 pm

        Thanks, it went very smoothly!

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  27. lucasai says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:47 am

    My perfume comes from a brand owned by a real life couple and named after their nicknames.

    The perfume name has 2 words. One has something to do with water and the other with number 6 or with a bedroom activity lol.

    What’s the perfume?

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:51 am

      I’d guess D.S. & Durga but I can’t make any of their current lineup fit that clue…

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:51 am

      Jul et Mad Aqua Sextius?

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      • lucasai says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:58 am

        That’s the winner.

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:15 pm

      That was too easy! :) (and you smell nice :) )

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  28. Isabella says:
    26 March 2021 at 11:50 am

    I’d guess D.S. & Durga but I can’t make any of their current lineup fit that clue…

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:51 am

      Oops — this was meant for lucasai, above. :)

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  29. tulipani says:
    26 March 2021 at 12:05 pm

    Happy Friday! I’ve so enjoyed the CP this week, many thanks to Glannys!

    My SOTD: a smoky tea with leather and rose. It sounds overwhelming, but it’s actually airy and very well blended, as are most of the scents from this house which is famous for something other than fragrances.

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:06 pm

      Bvlgari black tea? Eau parfumée au thé noir?

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      • tulipani says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:25 pm

        You got it! ?

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  30. Calypso says:
    26 March 2021 at 12:30 pm

    My scent should have been named Tires on Fire.

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    • allo says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:00 pm

      Bvlgari Black?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:01 pm

        Nope.

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:05 pm

      CdG Black or Tar?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:12 pm

        No

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    • MossyBerry says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:09 pm

      Lampblack?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:13 pm

        No

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:42 pm

      Lonestar Memories?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:54 pm

        Are those really perfumes?

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        • Calypso says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:54 pm

          Oops, I meant that for LunaGrrrl.

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          • LunaGrrrl says:
            26 March 2021 at 4:02 pm

            Yes! Perfumology – Clutch, 4160 Tuesdays – Freeway

      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:55 pm

        No

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    • LunaGrrrl says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:44 pm

      Clutch? or maybe Freeway?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:54 pm

        Funny, but no.

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:58 pm

      Le Labo Patchouli?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:32 pm

        Ding Ding, you win!

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    • Petunia says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:14 pm

      TRex?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:33 pm

        No, another good guess though. I enjoy them both despite the, or because of?, the stink! See above.

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  31. pixel says:
    26 March 2021 at 12:34 pm

    My SOTD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:00 pm

      La Nuit Etoilée, Goutal?

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      • pixel says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:07 pm

        Of course :)

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  32. anngd says:
    26 March 2021 at 12:35 pm

    We live underground in a flooded land, celebrating release in a dead language.

    Love the clues!

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:58 pm

      Luctor et emergo?

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      • anngd says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:07 pm

        Ding ding!

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    • Colognissimo says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:02 pm

      For the “release in a dead language” I would have said Luctor et Emergo and the “We” at the beginning would also fit the People of the Labyrinths, but “underground” and “flooded”? I’m not sure where that’s supposed to come in.

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      • austenfan says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:56 pm

        Well the Netherlands would be largely flooded were IT not for the dykes

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        • anngd says:
          26 March 2021 at 4:10 pm

          Exactly! A lot of the land is below sea level but for the dikes. But they have tulips, and Luctor et Emergo :)

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        • austenfan says:
          26 March 2021 at 4:44 pm

          I knew I had the spelling wrong. About

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          • austenfan says:
            26 March 2021 at 4:44 pm

            29 % of my country is below sea level.

      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:56 pm

        Flooded land makes me think of Egypt and papyrus but I don’t have any perfume ideas.

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      • anngd says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:09 pm

        Perhaps I should have chosen canals instead of flooded/underground, but that was too easy!

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 4:19 pm

          Yes, “release in a dead language” was the easiest clue. It made me think of Luctor and Emergo. Then I saw that it was made by People of Labyrinths from the Netherlands, and this explained the clue about “underground in a flooded land”. Very clever.

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        • Colognissimo says:
          26 March 2021 at 6:08 pm

          I hadn’t been aware that People of the Labyrinths was a Dutch brand – but then I probably should have made the connection when I saw that the nose was Alessandro Gualtieri from the quintessentially … erm, whatever … brand of Nasomatto. And just now I have even found that “Luctor et Emergo” in itself is actually the motto of one of the Dutch provinces!

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          • austenfan says:
            27 March 2021 at 4:25 am

            Actually of the province that has the highest percentage of churchgoers. Without incense though.

  33. Dorsey says:
    26 March 2021 at 12:37 pm

    Wearing my newest Scentbox pick, which is supposed to be a woodier flanker of a popular designer iris…I’m not getting much iris at all though, just the namesake wood and neroli.

    Tomorrow me and the Mr are going on a 2 week trip to visit our parents and lock down housing/employment in Vancouver, WA. Haven’t done any travelling since the pre-covid days so I’m excited and a little nervous. I’ll try to keep checking in, even if my perfume wardrobe will be limited!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:07 pm

      Are you in Infusion d’Iris Cedre?

      Good luck on your trip! If you venture into Portland, you can try to do some sniffing at Fumerie and The Perfume House, which you probably already know.

      Also, I finally watched Promising Young Woman last night. Wow… as good as I expected and I felt anxious through the entire movie.

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      • Dorsey says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:50 pm

        I am!!

        Thanks! Our Airbnb is actually in Portland so hopefully I can convince him to do some sniffing around with me. If not, we’ll be moving down permanently at the end of April so I have all the time in the world.

        Glad you liked PYW!! So honest and stylish all at once.

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:03 pm

      I’ve heard nothing but good things about Vancouver — I hope you find something wonderfully suitable!

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      • Dorsey says:
        26 March 2021 at 6:47 pm

        Thanks Isabella! We have some good leads so I think it’ll work out nicely.

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  34. tannina says:
    26 March 2021 at 12:39 pm

    The name of the scent is not a real name, it’s a green smoke, citrus scent for summer, made from a French fashion house.
    By the way, I found a nearly unused BUB of L Air de Rien on the bay for less than at the perfume discounters, so I finally bought it. Sadly I procrastinated too long, I would have paid way less in January…

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    • MossyBerry says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:05 pm

      Good find for LAdR – FragNet still has .27 travel sprays for a decent price…at least they did yesterday….

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:43 pm

      Glad you got your BUB but sorry you had to pay more.

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:04 pm

      Green smoke and citrus! Sign me up for whatever it is!

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      • tannina says:
        28 March 2021 at 6:31 am

        Untitled layered with Untitled L’Eau

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        • Robin says:
          28 March 2021 at 10:59 pm

          Thanks — I was stumped!

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  35. MossyBerry says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:04 pm

    I waft a fruit of an ancient civilization, but its allusion to a bureaucracy may be correct as to the decadence of its current form.

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    • Aurora says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:03 pm

      Byzance?

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      • MossyBerry says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:17 pm

        No; on the right track; different culture.

        I would expand my hint: But, the memory of a description of odd syntax – not my writing style! But can we love that which we are not?

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        • Robin says:
          27 March 2021 at 10:22 pm

          Stumped!!

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  36. austenfan says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:04 pm

    I’m wearing a perfume that on the one hand is very aptly named after the flower it so beautifully portrays but on the other hand does not quite live up to its name. The name suits the flower to a tee, but this fragrance is better behaved than the first part of its name implies.

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:20 pm

      Maybe Carnal Flower?

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    • AnnieA says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:22 pm

      Malle Carnal Flower?

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    • Dorsey says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:52 pm

      Cruel Gardenia?

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      • Calypso says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:57 pm

        A good guess!

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:02 pm

      Carnal Flower it is.

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  37. tiffanie says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:09 pm

    SotD = light and shadow via Milan :D

    This is the one and only new FB I can recall purchasing in the last year. I really need to go through the perfume cupboard this weekend to see what I might have forgotten. Does perfume cause amnesia?

    Happy FriYAY, fragrant friends!

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:28 pm

      Luci ed Ombre!

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      • tiffanie says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:09 pm

        yes! :D I love the name as much as the perfume inside the bottle.

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  38. Laila says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:18 pm

    For today’s cp I chose a classic fragrance that seems to be well-liked here. But, unlike its name that evokes sun and sand, my response to it is like the world outside my window today: cloudy, rainy, melancholy. I’m reminded of past trips to a rocky Atlantic sea coast; a salty earthiness and warm woodiness envelop me like a hug, and I like to layer it over Caswell Massey’s Sea Grass body lotion to enhance its mossy, licheny elements and take me back there!

    Happy Friday to all!

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    • Aurora says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:44 pm

      Fleurs de sel? Or Dune or Wood Sage and seasalt?

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      • Laila says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:09 pm

        Possibly one of those . .

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:45 pm

      Bronze Goddess?

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      • Laila says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:09 pm

        No, ?.

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:06 pm

      I vote for Dune, which likewise induces a kind of odd melancholy in me.

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      • Laila says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:52 pm

        Yes, you’re right! ? I know I’m not the only one who feels it this way, as I remember seeing at least a couple of posts on various sites expressing similar thoughts. Dune is one of my favorite scents and the first one that came to mind for this project.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:15 pm

        Yep, Dune is a melody in a perfumed minor key for me as well.

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        • Laila says:
          26 March 2021 at 6:15 pm

          Well said! ? ?

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  39. ringthing says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:19 pm

    My perfume is two words. Synonyms are dark softness.

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    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 1:50 pm

      Dark softness? Is it a black cat? ? (No real ideas yet.)

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      • ringthing says:
        26 March 2021 at 1:51 pm

        First word correct!

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 1:55 pm

          Black Cashmere?

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          • ringthing says:
            26 March 2021 at 1:58 pm

            Yes! ? thanks for suggesting the CP, I enjoy these even though I am bad at solving them.

        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 2:05 pm

          I am glad you (and other NSTers) like it.
          I think there were several projects with a similar idea and I just suggested it as one ultimate “guess the scent” CP.

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  40. Aurora says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:50 pm

    I am wearing a flanker to a classic perfume whose name takes its inspiration from the faraway east. This flanker is the name of an art and a country

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    • tannina says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:56 pm

      Shalimar route Madagascar

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      • Aurora says:
        26 March 2021 at 3:04 pm

        No, not from Guerlain ?

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:42 pm

      I went through the complete list of countries, and other than “China” (as in “Ceramic art”), I don’t see any names that would sound like art to me, at least in English. And I don’t know any flankers with that name. I give up :)

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      • Aurora says:
        27 March 2021 at 1:39 pm

        Sorry for the difficulty, Chine was right.

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    • lillyjo says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:44 pm

      The Shanghai version of Opium?

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      • Aurora says:
        27 March 2021 at 1:41 pm

        You were very close, right pillar but it is Opium Poésie de Chine.

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  41. missionista says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Super busy at work, so can’t play now, but…

    Named after a warrior, it should have been called Lemony Joyful.

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:51 pm

      Eau d’Hadrien?

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      • missionista says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:38 pm

        You got it!

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:07 pm

      “And then the Dread Lemony Joyful swooped down upon the hapless village…”

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      • missionista says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:39 pm

        Even the dung of the warrior elephants of The Dread Lemony Joyful smelled like lemons and sunshine!

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  42. Ede97005 says:
    26 March 2021 at 1:57 pm

    Friday!

    1) SOTD: Iris Goddess by Floral Street – from a sample. It’s should called Designer Shampoo.

    2) My friend who is going through the separation & divorce has now an extra bit of sadness: her MIL passed away last night. It was not unexpected; she had been in decline for some time now, but no one in the immediate family wanted to confront this or get social services to help. When my friend tried her husband told her it was ‘none of her business’. Finally on Monday social services came to help with a health directive; the family was told they had a year.
    But they only had three days.
    I will be going this afternoon to help give the house a deep clean (wearing PPE from work because the FIL is also in frail condition) and see if I can comfort my goddaughters in some way.

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    • ringthing says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:02 pm

      I’m sure just your being there will provide comfort. What sad circumstances.

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:32 pm

      Oy! This week (two friends lost close relatives to COVID on Tues). So sorry for your friend, and the added bitterness of the separation no doubt is not making any of this easier. Both of my grandmothers died within two months of each other during my parents’ final separation and divorce–I am especially sorry for your goddaughters. It is a lot to take in. Echoing ringthing–your caring will mean a lot.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:06 pm

      This is so sad. Your friend is very fortunate to have you in her life.

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    • Laila says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:54 pm

      I’m sure your kindness will bring comfort to all. Bless you!

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    • tulipani says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:06 pm

      Condolences to your friend. You are a gem, and I’m sure she appreciates it!

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  43. irisjasmine says:
    26 March 2021 at 2:21 pm

    From the brand that can’t stop giving its perfumes trashy names, my SOTD is spice-swallowed flowers.

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    • austenfan says:
      26 March 2021 at 2:52 pm

      The house is probably Etat libre d’Orange?

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      • irisjasmine says:
        26 March 2021 at 2:57 pm

        Oh good guess, but only the last few years from this brand have been especially smutty.

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    • Aurora says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:06 pm

      Tom Ford? Shanghai Lily or Jasmin Rouge?

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      • irisjasmine says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:02 pm

        Shanghai Lily it is!

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  44. thegoddessrena says:
    26 March 2021 at 3:08 pm

    A tropical fruit meets creamy softness

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:35 pm

      Bombay Bling?

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      • thegoddessrena says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:10 pm

        Right fruit wrong scent

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 6:12 pm

      Mango Skin by Vilhelm Parfumerie?

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      • thegoddessrena says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:57 pm

        Nope

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:29 pm

      That sounds like how I experience Arielle Shoshana Saturday, but it has passionfruit, so that can’t be it.

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:43 pm

      Let me try once again, but I go by the description, I’ve never smelled Dirty Mango by Heretic Parfums.

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      • thegoddessrena says:
        26 March 2021 at 9:50 pm

        Nope again

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    • Oakland Fresca says:
      27 March 2021 at 12:14 am

      Its the creamy softness that is stumping me!

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  45. Gail says:
    26 March 2021 at 3:44 pm

    A designer fragrance. Several other scents from this house have similar names that can cause some confusion. I’m wearing the original.

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    • Petunia says:
      26 March 2021 at 3:58 pm

      Narciso Rodriguez For Her?

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      • Gail says:
        26 March 2021 at 4:17 pm

        Good guess; but sorry, no.

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 4:25 pm

          Chloe?

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          • Gail says:
            26 March 2021 at 5:09 pm

            Sorry, not Chloe.

    • happy888cat says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:41 pm

      Miss Dior?

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      • Gail says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:09 pm

        Ding Ding Ding! You are correct!

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        • happy888cat says:
          26 March 2021 at 5:58 pm

          :D

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  46. foxbins says:
    26 March 2021 at 4:23 pm

    I could be called Gilded Female instead of my real name.

    Got my second vaccination today, really happy and relieved.

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    • tiffanie says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:13 pm

      Amouage Gold Woman?

      yay for vaccination #2! :D Hope you feel all right.
      Mine is next Monday. I’m a little nervious.

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      • foxbins says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:49 pm

        A good guess, but no.
        Don’t be nervous about the vax. I had a sore arm for 1 day after #1, and I feel fine right now. I heard I might be tired tomorrow.

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    • AnnE says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:41 pm

      TF Woman in Gold?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:46 pm

      Is it a by Killian perfume?

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    • foxbins says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:19 pm

      AnnE and Jalapeno split the win! Kilian Woman in Gold.

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:22 pm

      Scandal by Jean Paul Gaultier?

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    • Isabella says:
      26 March 2021 at 10:52 pm

      Congratulations on your second vaccination!!

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  47. Jalapeno says:
    26 March 2021 at 4:36 pm

    Song of the day: https://youtu.be/6yP1tcy9a10

    Strong winds are howling and shaking the house today. Small children and animals should be tied down or kept inside to ensure that they don’t blow away! Haven’t lost power yet, but that is an unfortunate possibility until things calm down.

    Guessing game: I am from a grand old French perfume house. My name contains something that can be considered either a fruit or a color. I am often referred to as one of the best of my kind. What am I?

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    • lillyjo says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:48 pm

      Stay safe jalapeno!
      That song has one of the cheesiest lines in all of metal. Still a good anthem though ?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:20 pm

        Some of those cheesy 80’s metal stadium anthems still sound pretty good!

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 6:06 pm

      Orange Spice by Creed?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 6:29 pm

        No, I am not a Creed perfume.

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      26 March 2021 at 6:27 pm

      Purchasing Cristalle, Jalapeno!

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 6:30 pm

        Nice! Which version, EdT or EdP?

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          26 March 2021 at 6:45 pm

          EDP!

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          • Jalapeno says:
            26 March 2021 at 7:47 pm

            Oooh, I’ve heard that one is getting scarce. Time to get while the getting’s good!

      • lillyjo says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:42 pm

        From where!?

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          26 March 2021 at 9:01 pm

          Hi!
          I called a Chanel boutique and they had it. I got the big bottle. ?

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    • hajusuuri says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:26 pm

      Thinking I may have roof damage but who knows? I did not even go walking as I was afraid of flying debris!

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:50 pm

        The wind seems to have died down now that the sun is down. I am surprised that the lids on the Dumpsters and the Recycling Bins didn’t fly open today.

        I sure hope that you DON’T have roof damage!

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        • hajusuuri says:
          26 March 2021 at 11:49 pm

          I’ll know tomorrow.

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    • missionista says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:45 pm

      Orange Verte by Hermes? If so, you smell great!

      Also, the 80’s were a weird time and the Scorpions were funny-looking people.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:48 pm

        Not Hermes, sorry. Hint: the fruit/color combination is related to orange but isn’t.

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        • Undina says:
          26 March 2021 at 7:54 pm

          Then Orangers en Fleurs by Houbigant :)

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:53 pm

      Orange Cannelle by Molinard?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:09 pm

        Nope, not an orange nor a Molinard. Try related fruits. ?

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        • Undina says:
          26 March 2021 at 9:11 pm

          I went through all the fruits that can kind of be considered a color, and the only other combination that could fit your puzzle that I found was Mandarino by the brand that I refuse to consider “grand” (it starts with “L”). But if no, I give up :)

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          • Jalapeno says:
            26 March 2021 at 9:53 pm

            Mandarino (or a variant) is definitely on the right track.

    • MossyBerry says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:11 pm

      Is it something with lime?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:13 pm

        Not lime. But in the citrus family!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:45 pm

      Time for a SOTD recap: French perfume house, contains citrus in both the name and the scent. New info: is good in warm/hot weather, has a 2-word name, and is favorably mentioned on NST.

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      • AnniePerfumes says:
        26 March 2021 at 9:12 pm

        Neroli Outrenoir?

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        • Jalapeno says:
          26 March 2021 at 9:51 pm

          Sorry, it isn’t Neroli Outrenoir. But you did get the house right!

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    • socks says:
      26 March 2021 at 9:11 pm

      Could it be a Guerlain? One of the Aqua Allegorias? Pamplelune?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 9:50 pm

        Ooooh, someone’s getting really warm! Yes, it IS a Guerlain, and it IS an AA! It is not Pampelune, though.

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        • socks says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:03 pm

          Ooh! Mandarine Basilic? If not, Limon Verde?

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          • AnniePerfumes says:
            26 March 2021 at 10:11 pm

            You have to have this!

          • Jalapeno says:
            26 March 2021 at 10:20 pm

            Mandarine Basilic is it! Yeehaw! ??✨

  48. perfumelover67 says:
    26 March 2021 at 4:40 pm

    Late to the party! I had a very busy morning with work and then I decided to take the afternoon off to enjoy the gorgeous 82 degrees temperature with sunny skies and winds we are having today. I went outside to run errands and I am now in the park enjoying a long walk with an iced coffee. Perfect day!

    Wearing Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio.

    Happy Friday, everyone! ?

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    • lillyjo says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:44 pm

      82! I’m stuck in the forties for the next week!
      Enjoy your weekend!?

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:08 pm

        Thank you, Lillyjo! I hope our weather is on its way to you soon. We will be back again to the lower 60’s/upper 50’s tomorrow, but at least we had a nice touch of early summer today! ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 5:21 pm

      Good scent pick for our early taste of summer!

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

        Thank you! NM is one of my favorite summer scents!

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 6:01 pm

      You smell great! Enjoy the weekend!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        26 March 2021 at 6:34 pm

        Thank you, Undina! Enjoy your weekend too!

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    • tulipani says:
      26 March 2021 at 6:12 pm

      Wow, 82? Hope you enjoyed the warmth before the cooler weekend. You picked a good scent for 82 degrees!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        26 March 2021 at 6:37 pm

        Thank you, Tulipani! I had a very nice afternoon out. Back home now!

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:58 pm

      Happy Friday ?!

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        26 March 2021 at 9:11 pm

        Thank you,Annie! Happy Friday to you too! ?

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  49. happy888cat says:
    26 March 2021 at 4:43 pm

    Sotd is jewelry house feline.

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    • lillyjo says:
      26 March 2021 at 4:45 pm

      Cartier Le Panthere?

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      • happy888cat says:
        26 March 2021 at 5:57 pm

        Oui! :D

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        • lillyjo says:
          26 March 2021 at 8:40 pm

          Yay! I finally got one!

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  50. AnniePerfumes says:
    26 March 2021 at 6:45 pm

    SOTD:
    Something that furbabies give so much.

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    • foxbins says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:10 pm

      House of Matriarch Devotion? (Because AFAIK there’s no perfume called Hairball :-) )

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      • Undina says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:11 pm

        That was my first thought “I hope it’s not hairball” :)

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          26 March 2021 at 7:14 pm

          Cleaned up my fair share. ?

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      • AnniePerfumes says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:12 pm

        ????

        Nope. But Hairball would be a fun name and a horrible smell.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:45 pm

        LOL at “Hairball”!

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 7:10 pm

      Joy? :)

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      • AnniePerfumes says:
        26 March 2021 at 7:13 pm

        Sweet! But, not the perfume.

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        • Undina says:
          26 March 2021 at 7:43 pm

          Purr?

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          • AnniePerfumes says:
            26 March 2021 at 8:33 pm

            Thanks for playing!
            From a House with known for a perfume named after a prayer. And my ?.

  51. hajusuuri says:
    26 March 2021 at 7:42 pm

    Since Undina guessed my SOTD (Rasei Fort La Whatever), here’s my IG post:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5nF_IBZx5/?igshid=1fi8y5htrjl38

    In other news, we’re going to attempt Family Zoom again tomorrow. Wish us luck!

    I was able to get in a walk yesterday. With the days being longer, I can be done with work for the day and do the walk (3.5 miles yesterday) and still get back with plenty of daylight left. So yesterday, the security guard came out of the office building and wanted to chat. It must be pretty lonely in there because I never see more than 20 cars scattered around and the building can fit maybe 600+ people. Anyway, we had a nice chat and he said he refused to be vaccinated and the reason he gave was that there wasn’t enough testing done and he heard that it could cause someone to become sterile. Now, if he could read my ?, he would have read “Oh my, this guy aged really badly to think that he is young enough to father a child and still be able to enjoy the child for a good long time.” I suppose there are longer expiration dates.

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    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:00 pm

      Let’s hope the guy is young and strong enough not to regret his decision (and I do not mean his plans for procreation) ;)

      I really liked that perfume name :) Somehow it just hit the spot. Nice picture! I should probably post my SOTD on IG since I can’t think of a puzzle for it… Or can I?.. Let me think.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:47 pm

        Lol, I hear you.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:12 pm

      I guess that some guys never outgrow that “I am invincible and indestructible” frame of mind. Pity.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:46 pm

        Yeah, pity is right. I encouraged him to read about the J&J vaccine.

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    • lillyjo says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:39 pm

      Good luck with the family zoom!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:45 pm

        Thank you. We cannot bring up politics!

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:49 pm

      Just started following you on Instagram! Thanks for the giggle and I’m with Undina, hope he stays safe and healthy.

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      • hajusuuri says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:45 pm

        Woo hoo!

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  52. socks says:
    26 March 2021 at 8:12 pm

    Hey all! Today, I took a warm and spicy trip, with cardamom and sandalwood and maybe some ginger.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:14 pm

      That sounds like what I wish I got from Pacifica’s Tibetan Mountain Temple…

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      • socks says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:31 pm

        No, but I should try that one! Sounds nice.

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        • Jalapeno says:
          26 March 2021 at 8:42 pm

          Unfortunately, it was d/c’ed a while back and now goes for CRAZY money on Evil Bay if you can find it.

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          • socks says:
            26 March 2021 at 9:49 pm

            Boo to that!

    • Undina says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:25 pm

      Voyage d’Hermes? (not sure about ginger though)

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      • socks says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:32 pm

        Correct! Now, I smell ginger, but it’s not usually listed with the notes. I have an old bottle from soon after it first came out though, and I think it’s been reformulated since then (already).

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        • Undina says:
          26 March 2021 at 8:39 pm

          It has been reformulated at least a couple of times! :(

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          • socks says:
            26 March 2021 at 11:15 pm

            Boo to that too! It’s only been around since 2010.

  53. Undina says:
    26 March 2021 at 8:13 pm

    I’m wearing perfume from a well-known niche brand, though this perfume isn’t one of the first… at least five (but probably more) anyone would name from this brand if asked. It is still in production. Unlike it happens with some of Le Labo’s perfumes, the name of this perfume tells you exactly what you’ll smell – some of the most expensive ingredients in perfumery (not oud, ambergris or rose though).

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    • Jalapeno says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:30 pm

      Is L’Artisan considered niche at this point?

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      • Undina says:
        26 March 2021 at 8:40 pm

        I’m not sure… But we do not to go there since it’s not the brand I chose for today.

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      26 March 2021 at 8:56 pm

      Serge Bois de Violette?
      Roja Dove Gardenia?

      Why am I thinking floral?

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      • Undina says:
        26 March 2021 at 9:15 pm

        It is floral perfume and from the brand that loves their florals. It’s not one of the two you’ve mentioned.

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          26 March 2021 at 10:23 pm

          Amouage?

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          • Undina says:
            26 March 2021 at 11:37 pm

            Nope. Slightly more approachable :) (though, I love Amouage)

    • Glannys says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:03 pm

      Something from Parfums de Rosine? Although I do not know whether rose is an expensive ingredient. Probably not.

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      • Undina says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:38 pm

        Rose might be quite expensive, but the hint was that it was NOT rose.

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        • Glannys says:
          26 March 2021 at 11:44 pm

          Oops, I missed not rose part.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      26 March 2021 at 11:44 pm

      Ormonde Jayne?

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      • Undina says:
        26 March 2021 at 11:55 pm

        Yep! How about perfume? (unless you already know the answer ;) ).

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        • hajusuuri says:
          27 March 2021 at 12:05 am

          Vanille d’Iris!

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          • Undina says:
            27 March 2021 at 10:56 am

            Correct! :)

        • hajusuuri says:
          27 March 2021 at 12:06 am

          And I didn’t see your IG post until after I guessed ?

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  54. MossyBerry says:
    26 March 2021 at 8:19 pm

    This is a fun game: I am learning more about how niche perfumes are experienced!

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