Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to April and happy April Fools Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm taking community project points in Prada Infusion d'Iris, OG.
Reminder: On 4/4, wear a perfume that makes you think of clouds, fog, mist or haze. It could be anything that feels soft-focus, silvery, or a little ethereal, or maybe it’s the perfume that wraps around you like a thick, scented cloud. Suggested by Glannys.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2025, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the Blue Bunny Gaiwan Teapot ("Made from porcelain and finished with a charming crackle glaze, this teapot showcases a cute bunny in the distinctive Gaiwan style. Ideal for everyday use, its durable construction ensures that it's both practical and delightful") is $42 at Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse.
I forgot to post yesterday but spent the day in Rouge Perfumery Tuberose and Moss. It’s a more affordable version of Jubilation 25 and I am liking it so far. After my shower I will be in Kyoto. Not looking forward to getting some teeth pulled tomorrow. I think I will be commando for my appointment.
I forgot my rabbits today since I am trying to take care of things beforehand. You know, getting some laundry done, budgeting and bill paying, grocery shopping. But I was excited to get my Parfums de Nicolia sample set yesterday.
A cheaper version is worth finding! Wish I could find a cheaper version of the men’s, XXV.
Good luck at the dentist tomorrow.
Good luck at the dentist tomorrow. You can have one set of my
🐇🐇🐇.
Rogue has a few tuberose fragrances I like, that being one of them.
I am wearing Kurky from a sample, it fits well with the CP. I really enjoy it, very comforting, clean, complex at the same time. It reminds me of something i smelled before maybe a vintage from my collection but can’t put my finger on it. It wasn’t easy to get the sample but after some insisting the SA finally caved in, horrible customer service at this store that opened near my house.
Congrats on snagging a sample! How fruity is it Hera?
I don’t smell much the fruits, i smell mostly musks, vanilla and gummy bears. I find it blends really well with my skin.
Thanks!
Happy April Fools Day Everyone!
My SOTD is Delina by Parfums de Marly.
I only pull this one out every now and then because it is so pricey. It is so good, though. This line makes some extraordinary scents in my opinion. Wishing you all a great day!
Happy April Fools scentfromabove!
No points today in vintage Cristalle EDT, but I smell good.
You smell fabulous, SarahN
Yes you do!
You smell great, Robin. Musk and iris are probably the best suited for this CP.
Today, however, I tried a lily and incense combo. I know many of you enjoy Passage d’Enfer, but – alas – it’s not for me. So instead, I layered Shanaan (sprayed randomly all over) with Baiser Volé (one good spritz on one arm). Both scents have a certain radiance (no fog here), but they feel soft-focus and ethereal – at least to me. Like lying on a bed of lilies, staring up at a blue sky with delicate, wispy white clouds. Today I learned their name: cirrus clouds.
I was thinking of BV for later in the week 🙂
Yes, it is one of those “veil perfumes”, isn’t it?
I remembered my rabbits! And that was even before I looked at email and saw the very amusing April Fool’s greeting from Imaginary Authors. Their Cape Heartache, with its notes of old-growth forest and mountain fog, will be my CP choice later this week. But this morning I chose Kerosene Broken Theories … which turns out to be prophetic, since I formed a theory that the IA email was merely an April Fools Day joke. But it’s not! Bottle ordered. 😆
I cannot honestly even tell if it is a joke, since it does let you put that fragrance in a cart??? And it actually sounds good to me.
Sounds good to me too, I ordered a sample righteous away.
I decided I 85% think it’s real so I just announced it. It’s hysterical to launch it on 4/1 with an email that says Happy April Fools.
ps do report back!
Remembered my rabbits! So far, SOTD is leftover PdN Saint Honoré from yesterday. Will see what I come up with after my shower.
I’m not prepared for it to be April already; I’ve got my Canadian taxes done (much easier) but my U.S. taxes are proving to be a nightmare, especially as I realized this weekend that I did my taxes in the IRS’ easy forms last year, and apparently forgot to save a copy of the file. They erase the whole system at the end of the year…sigh.
Ack, tax season!
ockeghem, I got confused and filed my taxes a month early 🙂
Been wearing more swapmeet goodies the last few days. Aesop Hwyl fits the bill for misty silvery fragrance, which makes me think of silent dark forests where your feet sink into earthy mulch and pine needles while you eat gingerbread (cloves!) , which circles right back to Hwyl. I really love all the Aesop scents and hand creams and soaps and their general botanical vibe. Hwyl is a very witchy fragrance, it is what I thought Mandragore was going to be and it would be perfect for Halloween.
But I also wore Etra Gomma last night, which while not an ethereal misty silvery wispy scent, is the softest of leathers. Smells like I threw a bunch of wildflowers onto a saddle, jumped onto the horse and took a leisurely gambol through the countryside in spring. Thank you generous NSTer who sent me this!
Today I’m going with Sung for Women dry body oil then EdT. Not CP compliant, but a beautiful floral jasmine that reminds me a bit of another 80s favorite, Anais Anais. Both are just so pretty. I’m not usually into ‘pretty’ in my fragrances, but these somehow work for me.
Sung had a body oil?! ( I am assuming it’s discontinued) you smell extremely pretty!
Thank you LillyJo, and Sung did indeed have a body oil. And yes, I too assume it’s long d/c. I stumbled across it years ago.
I am a big fan of Aesop Hwyl. My boyfriend has a bottle and I love to smell it both on him and on me 😊
I should get my husband to try it, thx for the idea NinaV. Glad to see another Aesop fan here.
Oooooooh, pretty sure I have a bottle of that Etro!
Im wearing the sadly discontinued Annick Goutal’s Folavril. I’m down to my last bottle, so I don’t wear it much. The tomato note is always perfect on sunny cold days ☀️🍅
Such great stuff!!
I have a tiny bit left, too. It’s a fantastic scent and I wish they’d make some more! And eau de ciel, and mon parfum cherie…. You get the drift 🙂
All those AG lovelies! I agree. I got my sister a bottle of Eau du Ciel once and she smelled marvelous in it and we were both sad when it was gone. I can’t exactly remember Folavril. I had somehow put it in a similar vein as Piment Brulant in my head.
I’m still sad that so many amazing Goutal perfumes are discontinued. I’m still hunting for bottles of Quel Amour edp, but it seems to be long gone now.
I remember Goutal rereleased Eau de Ciel for a limited time and it sold out so fast, that I missed out getting a bottle. I have seen it being sold in Ebay for a ridiculous amount of money, but I am not that desperate.
I don’t understand that Goutal discontinued Folavril. It was Annick’s first perfume and should still be produced as a notch to the beginning, but I guess it’s all about what is selling.
The odd scents from Annick Goutal were the best ones!
Definitely!
Wearing FM Une Fleur de Cassie from a kind NSTer. I find this fragrance ethereal and it’s cloudy today so it checks all the boxes.
I love your sotd, allo 🙂
Isn’t she lovely? This one has always been special to me.
Does it smell similar to Daisy, like some people claim on Fragrantica?
I don’t think I’ve smelled Daisy so I’m not sure. I’d love to send you a sample and you can do a comparison test.
Not necessary, but thank you. Just curious.
I personally don’t smell any similarities between Daisy and UFdC, Kris.
You definitely get all the points!
Yay!😊
Add me to the list of UFdC lovers, and I also think it fits the cp well for an ethereal veil.
Wearing CdG Jaisalmer from my new bottle. Any incense perfume makes me always feel wrapped in a soft, comforting cloud.
Beautiful sunny but windy day in the 50s, after severe rain and thunderstorms last night. I am enjoying watching the magnolias in full bloom, as well as the first sight of tulips! Spring has finally arrived in full. 🌷🌻🌹🌸🪻🌺.
Happy Tuesday!
Yay you got your bottle!
Did you get a credit for the missing one?
I got a temporary credit from my cc company until they clarify the situation with Lucky Scent. The bottle is still in limbo, nowhere to be found based on the tracking number.
I am waiting for my daffodils to bloom in my pot. Not sure what I did wrong 🙁
Good luck with those daffodils!
You smell marvy, perfumelover67. I got my husband a bottle of this one for his birthday last year because he fell in love with a sample. (sometimes I wear it too).
Thank you, DeniseH! Jaisalmer is a great perfume. I love the whole CdG incense series.
Glad to hear that your second bottle showed up!
Thank you, Jalapeno! I am really happy.
Whoo hoo! 🎉🎊✨
All of my tulips are blooming. Most of the daffs, still waiting on the late double daffs but have at least 5 varieties already in bloom. My magnolia is out.
Now if it were not so chilly!
My neighbor’ small hawthorn tree is also in full bloom. I have not paid attention to the cherry trees, but they must be ready very soon. I agree it is so chilly. The highest tomorrow here is only 43 degrees and windy. Winter is refusing to go!
Oh, I should have planted a hawthorn!
Hello.
Sotd is TF Rose d’Amalfi.
Fitting as I’ll be having Italian for lunch with my mum. I am so ready for carbs!
Enjoy your lunch!
I am a carb queen
Me too!
Me three!
I’m in 4160 Tuesdays Hush Hush. I have the edt on one arm and the parfum on the other. Notes include iris, violet, woods and musk. I’m getting more of the woods on the edt side and more of the iris and violet in the parfum.
Now I am thinking of the song “Voices Carry”. BTW how violet is it?
It’s a mid-range violet, I’d say. I compared it also to the Hush Hush edp (I got the trio when it came out, couldn’t decide!)
To me, the edp gives the most violet out of the trio. It’s similar to the violet in Guerlain Meteorites edt (I have the older bottle).
Good one with Voices Carry!
Ah, Guerlain Meteorites in that pretty 30 ml bottle. I could use a 100 ml of that d/c beauty.
Seriously! I should have bought a couple more at the time. If I’m not mistaken, I think it was $20.
Wearing the office-ready VCA Vanille Orchidee.
One of my morning walks takes me down a long alley of Lombardy poplars that are golden yellow and dropping leaves. The smell is beautiful, a real “ autumn” mulchy but also ozonic scent . Wearing Cloud for the CP. A bit sugary sweet so I will change to Ambre des Merveilles later.
Sounds lovely
Such a cute teapot.
It’s finally clear and sunny, cold but that’s ok. I’m wearing Estee Lauder White Linen and White Linen body powder. Both are on the older side and smell wonderful, the powder is very well scented and feels nice. I love scented body powders and I wish more brands made them.
I bet the powder feels great on a hot day.
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Aegea
This is the new one, how is it?
Hello-
I was commando most of the day as this morning I began my horse lessons. I am not sure of my schedule, so far this is the only one of the week. Perfumes for an equestrian enthusiast could be a fun community project. Something with apple, or hay..carrot..leather…
for the CP I am in a cloud of No 19 Poudre
Great cp idea!
There was a horse scent with apple once…it will come to me later.
Aha, came to me as soon as I hit post…Brandy!
I’m in Galop. I had the original bottle, and it’s still surprising to me that I splurged for the beautiful stirrup bottle. I have a refill too-it seemed to be getting harder to find so I bought the refill. I still can’t believe it’s a spray for a pure parfum.
What is this one like?
LTSG I really love it. It’s a strong scent-not like fill every inch of space. It’s leather and quince and rose. I don’t find it changes much over time. I will still be able to smell it 24 hours from now, even after showering. I think it’s beautiful and I even loved the advertising, which showed a woman dancing wearing a leather dress. Her hair was flying like a horses’ mane would fly when you were galloping. I have nice memories of horses from when I was less than five years old so it’s possible the entire campaign appeals to me, not just the scent. I think it received favourable reviews when it came out but seems to have died down a lot in popularity since then. I’ve been wearing it since it came out and it still feels really special to me. Have you tried it?
I haven’t – but want to now
The stirrup bottle for Galop was a very tempting one, for sure.
Galop is beautiful.
Clouds, fog and mist say “iris” to me, and I have quite a few choices. I’m wearing Angélique from Papillon Perfumes today.
Iris to me too…
I totally forgot the rabbits today which is nothing unusual. Oh, well.
SOTD is Dame Cassis, Rose and Sandalwood. I feel like I am in a cloud of rose petals. Maybe partial points for the CP. I am still not too happy that this was discontinued, but I still have a lot left so I think I will be okay for quite a while.
I remembered my rabbits in the elevator first thing this morning..
I’m still bummed out about Mate, Heliotrope and Patchouli being axed. Never did get a bottle of it.
That is one I never did try.
No points for me today, since I went for Diptyque Do Son, which for me evokes images of clear water and white flowers floating on it.
But I got some ideas for the CP from you and I will probably participate in the following days.
I love tuberose, and Do Son is gorgeous. Wish people around here wore more fragrance-I’d love to smell a variety of things.
That is a beautiful fragrance.
Gosh, what a gorgeous and appropriate Gai Wan!
Wearing one of the Cartier Heures, a green and minty one, can’t remember the name.
Sounds beautiful
🐇 🐇🐇 x 4! I gave a set to Dawn so only have 2 left.
SOTD = Hermes Eau des Merveilles Bleue
Wonderful and the 30mL size is supercute!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DH6ns_RRKXy/?igsh=Mzk0N3hyeTNuYXBu
I may have mentioned that an unknown person’s car was parked on my Reserved parking spot, designated by an R in front of the number. I came to find out it was my neighbor’s nephew who had come to help his aunt, who apparently either broke her foot and/or ankle. Long story short, I had to get the Management company involved (they do not know whose car it was) AND I needed to teach the person to never park on my spot. I have not seen the neighbor for a few weeks and finally saw her this morning. Well, wouldn’t you know it, she DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE my friendly question of how’s your foot? Therefore, since I already did my part, the ball is now in her court to talk to me. By the way, she NEVER apologized – granted it’s her nephew’s “honest” mistake, but would it kill her to apologize? I was wronged!
As a palate cleanser, here’s a nice little picture …
https://www.instagram.com/p/DH6owXBxTcu/?igsh=MWx4aGZwYWR6OHJodg==
The 30mL bottle for EdM Bleue is ridiculously cute!
It is! I was able to bring it with me (in checked luggage) to Vancouver in 2017 (I think) on my way to an Alaskan cruise.
That’s crappy that she didn’t acknowledge you.
I thought I gave it enough time. No more.
I need a set of rabbits too. Like usual, I forgot about them this morning.
Yours!
A nice, sunny daywith white clouds but still on the fresher side(13C).
Frozen cherries and yogurt smoothie.
Chose a freebie mini almost finished, I Profumi Di Firenze Osmanto, a very pleasant freshie which explores the fruity side of osmanthus, no leather that I can detect. Tonight it’s Weil Suki Essence, smelling delicious as usual, incense, plum, cinnamon and dates mostly, the oud listed is almost undetectable.
Glad you had a sunny day!
🙏 hope you are also enjoying Michigan’s spring.
I seem to be experiencing your famous British weather lately.
😀Ah, it’s rather unpredictable, I’m following your reports too with all the ups and downs.
We’re still out of town (and will be until end of April). I’ve got a few bits and pieces of perfume with me. One of those bits which is my SOTD just happens to work well for the CP: Guerlain Iris Torréfié (a decant from a lovely NSTer, BTW). Iris fragrances, generally, make me think of mist and clouds. This one, in particular, has iris, violets, musk, powder, a bit of leather and a very tiny bit of coffee. Gorgeous. I don’t know why I don’t hear about it much?
I love your SOTD.
I was away the last two weeks and brought Gardenia and Comete by Chanel with me-my little samples
Nice choices!
Wasn’t Iris Torrefie discontinued?
I think so. But I never heard much about it even before.
I think it’s the accents on the name…
haha!
Happy to be back (at home and on NST both) after what felt like a full month of work travel in March. SOTD is a sample of Frassai’s Ajedrez. It reminds me of an older brother to Bottega Veneta. Similar supple leather and powdered floral vibe, but with a lightly dampened — almost creamy — tobacco note. If BV is the leather handbag, this is the leather wallet sitting on a mahogany dresser next to an unlit pipe. Have to say I’m impressed and will explore more Frassai as a result. I don’t think I’ll need more than my sample of this. But time will tell.
Tea today is Clipper Ships Scottish Grey, which is a beautifully complex and balanced tea compared to the random english breakfast tea bags I had been pilfering from hotels and conference rooms recently.
Some scent-related events from my travels:
I got to meet Arielle Shoshana at her shop and she was nice as could be.
At a bar last week, a woman standing next to me smelled great. It was familiar but I couldn’t quite place it. She told me she had layered PdM’s Oriana (which was the familiar piece) with a spritz of Kayali Marshmallow. I have no talent for layering, but wow did that combo smell good.
Also last week, as my boss and I walked into the lobby of the Hyatt where we had a conference, he commented “It smells like a bordello!” Which led me to think (1) a “bordello”? What century are we in? (2) You know what a bordello smells like? and (3) I’m sure Hyatt paid a lot of money to have that scent designed just for them.
Ahaha – loved the story about your thoughts on your boss’s comment. And the Oriana plus Kayali Marshmallow is an intriguing thought.
Welcome back!
Snickering at your boss’ bordello comment. My older relatives used to use that expression quite a bit, so maybe it’s a generational thing?
Ha! Nah, he’s too young for that excuse. I think he thought if he used a fancy word it would be less crass? 😂
The spicier version of that expression I also heard when growing up can’t be posted here. 🤣🤣🤣
I laughed at the Boss story!
The Kayali smells really good on its own. I was just thinking about it for the upcoming Sephora sale.
I don’t pay much attention to that brand, but I made a note to try the Marshmallow the next time I see a tester bottle.
I had a PT appointment today and then went for a walk before the rain starts again. I am wearing Assam of India.
Hope the appointment went well!
Hope it went well foxbins and that your recovery is getting along nicely.
Testing Vetiverissimo today. So far it’s like but don’t love. I picked up a Fzotic sample set in January minutes before contracting a pernicious sinus infection that required me to be fragrance free for several weeks and then I got distracted by other things. I have only now broken into it.
What else did you get in your Fzotic sample set?
Vetiverissimo shines in hot weather. Maybe retry it then?
Yes, I’ll certainly try it again.
Let’s see, here are the others, none of which I’ve tested:
-Monserrat (because grapefruit. and wet plaster.)
-Lampblack (ink!)
-Ummagumma (because everyone keeps mentioning it)
-au delà Narcisse (chypre!)
-Room 237 (vinyl shower curtain! +green)
Do you have particular faves?
LOVE Au Dela Narcisse! I have a travel spray of it and Vetiverissimo.
Crazy mad windy today. The horizon is completely obliterated and if I didn’t know the Sandias were there, I wouldn’t know they were there. Took the dog out and got dust and sand stuck to my lip gloss! Gross! 🫦
Wearing the fluffy, cloud like Shalimar MVP, probably my favorite iteration of the OG ever. If you’re a very literal person, which I sometimes am, and you have Ariana Grande Cloud I think you should win the prize for this weeks CP. I do not have it, so will have try to wing it, although I’m sure it will tax my very limited imagination. 🙃
Sandblasted lip gloss? Ewwwwwwwwww.
I gave away my Cloud. Everyone in my city wears it, and I got tired of smelling it.
Hey! (Hey!) You! (You!) get offa my cloud! 🎼
🤣👍🤘
I don’t know that it gives me the impression that’s described for the cp, but it does have it covered in the name! I’m talking about my SOTD, Rain Cloud by Perfumer H. It smells like a continuation and refinement of her La Pluie for Miller Harris, and I actually prefer Rain Cloud. I compared the two some months back. So this made me happy to have an even better version of a discontinued perfume available to me. 😀
Yesterday I finished off a sample of Ånd Fragrance Får, which smells like a delectable lemon dessert except it’s got an overdose of litsea cubeba instead of straight up lemon. I looooove it and wish Indigo would restock the 10ml travel size.
The lemon perfume sounds great!
It is really good to me! Too bad it doesn’t have better distribution in the US.
Oh yes, “cloud”, “fog” etc. in the name should definitely count. Nice pick!
Oh, now I want some Får…
It’s really good! And Indigo still has samples available… I’m thinking about getting another myself.
Songs of the Day:
https://youtu.be/apTy_Wez4V4
https://youtu.be/JUQDzj6R3p4
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit for April Fools Day! There were a couple of events that seemed to fit right in. My brother said that there was a bit of thundersnow over by his house. I am about 15 minutes’ drive away from him, but I saw neither snow nor heard thunder.
Speaking of my brother, I hope his dentist appointment went well today. He was looking forward to it…
SOTD = Black Opium Neon. It’s chilly again, so I am wearing perfumes that suit the current temps.
Are you Tommy Shaw or Dennis DeYoung lead vocals fan?
For me it’s Tommy all the way.🤘
Back in the day, I much preferred the Tommy Shaw songs to Dennis DeYoung. But now I would say I like both vocalists 50/50. And one of my favorite songs by Styx has James “JY” Young doing lead vocals.
Hoping it went well for your brother. Some of BO flankers are better than the original.
He was in good humor when I talked to him last night. He has a temporary crown on a tooth and will get the permanent one next week.
I’ve smelled Neon when it first came out and it smelled good!
I really like the pop of bright pink on the Black Opium Neon bottle. Wish the floral notes would last longer than a nanosecond on me, though.
I forgot my rabbits. It’s been such a hectic day I had to stop and think what my sotd is. It’s Chloe Rose’s de Chloe. I can’t even smell it anymore.
I made a small grocery run tonight since we are expecting more severe weather tomorrow.
Hajusuuri has spare sets of rabbits, so she can help you out.
I had the teensiest bit of rain earlier this afternoon. It’s been gloomy here.
Ah, that happens to me sometimes. Hope you had a restful night.
The last set of rabbits is yours!