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Portia
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Hi APJ,
A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super knowledgable, have high faluting tastes or be a published author to comment. Just tell us what fragrance you’re wearing, smelling, buying etc. and how it makes you feel and/or anything else about it that tickles your fancy.
You can also comment on everyone else choices too. It’s great to tell someone how much you love their choice, ask for more info about it, the house or perfumer. There’s someone here from around the world 24/7 and perfume people love to chat.
SOTD 5.11 – 11.11.2018
You probably won’t have time to write every scent, every spritz but whenever you feel the mood take you share your current spritz and a few things about it. Maybe you love/loathe it, want it, are excited by the notes/bottle/SA who sold it: WHATEVER! As always here at APJ, taking sides never means taking offence and everyone keeps it respectful and light, even though we can sometimes trawl the depths.
Hopefully you will come back and see if anyone has responded to your comment and you can reply to them.
Go To It Crew.
Portia xxx
continuing the sampling with L”artisan’s Mandarine…perfect for this manic Monday…and I have a cold 😦
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Oh shoo, cold! Leave our Brigitte in peace. Is this the Mandarina Corsica that we wax eloquent about?
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Ha! Honestly, I am not sure…because the vial just said Mandarine…Portia can perhaps answer the question. Whatever the case, it is gorgeous…the mandarine is there but also there is a creaminess….delicious!
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I found where I won it…it’s the original Mandarine which I think is d/c….
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Yes, the original. DCd but still available at the discounters.
Portia xx
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Oh no! Get well soon!
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Uh-oh 🤧. Take a pull off the whiskey bottle. Don’t even bother heating it up. I’m sure it will work and if it doesn’t you probably won’t care anyhow 😉
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Sorry to hear that Brigitte. Stay warm and enjoy the summer in the bottle with Mandarine.
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Damn colds! To hell with you, and don’t come back.
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Stomp out that cold, girl. You’ve got stuff to do.
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Generous glops of Fleur Narcotique so that I may smell wondrous tomorrow morning.
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YUM!
It’s so lovely Jyotsna. I wasn’t a fan originally but am completely won over.
Portia xx
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Alright. Wearing vintage Arpege which I guess is a floral, according to the discussion on Saturday’s Question. But to me it’s an aldehyde. I claimed not to do well with florals, with the exception of Carnal Flower. So now how come I love Arpege as well? Am I a closet floral lover? I think not. I cannot bear perfumes like Amarige. My FIL always used to give me a bottle of Joy perfume at Christmas. The round black bottle with the red-tipped glass wand. I loved how it smelled, but not on me. Same with 1000, also by Patou. Enjoyed l’Air du Temps and Chamade as well, but not on me. Same with Diorissimo.
I really want to wear florals, but they always feel ‘wrong’ on me. But then could someone please explain why Carnal Flower works? And suggest to me more florals in a similar vein?
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Arpege is an aldehydic floral same as No.5 or Fleurs de Rocaille, maybe it having a huge dose of aldehydes trumps the flowers? 🙂 I’m not familiar with Carnal Flower but it seems like a tuberose beast, some other tuberose-loaded scent could work for you. Cassie and Saffy, if I remember it right, like Mahora, pretty sure they’ve got some valuable suggestions for you.
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Ooooo! Maybe it’s just tuberose that’s doing it for me. Exciting!
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Yep, I think Tuberose is the naughty-girl of the flower world.
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Is it really? Or are you just yanking my chain, you sly, not at all old-ish dog? Never know with you 😏
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Not yanking 😉
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Try Le Chasse Aux Papilion by L’Artisan…. a gorgeous tuberose. And my Il Bacio. After the Christmas rush is over I’ll send some of both. Also, Diana,am I sending you a card over to Russia?
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Wow, Saffy, what’d I miss?! I’d be delighted 🙂
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Diana, email me your address and I’ll send you a hand ‘created’ card. my email is; saffronmcg@hotmail.com
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Het Marcella,
The frigid gasoline smell in Carnal Flower makes it so much more than just a floral. Interesting that you don’t like Amarige which I also think of as an aldehydic floral.
Most fragrances have some flowers hidden in them somewhere, don’t sweat it. Wear what you love.
Portia xx
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Thank you Portia! I don’t suppose that means I can label PG Aomassai as a floral tho, does it 😅
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Yep, closet floral lover! Carnal Flower is what I would term a dense and chewy BWF. And as Diana said, Mahora is in a similar vein. It’s built on the Guerlainade base, very recognisably, but is richly floral with Ylang Ylang, jasmine and I think narcissus. And if you ever have a chance to test Neela Vermeire Pichola grab it with both hands. It’s simply stunning, beeootiful. Annick Goutal Tubereuse is also one to try. Though I have a notion that it may now be discontinued, sorry if that’s the case. I am a big Fracas fan but it is in a totally different ballpark to those above, and I put EL Tuberose Gardenia into the Fracas sub-genre of my own imagining.
P.S. I don’t like Amarige either.
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Excellent scoop gang! Thank you all so much. Cassie, do I try the vintage or current Fracas? I hope you’ll say either/or cuz chasing after vintages is both immensely annoying and expensive. I will surely give these all a try. I love my collection but since the summer when I first tried Carnal Flower, I’ve been craving some other choices in a similar vein.
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Either/ or I’m saying. I haven’t tried the vintage, it’s as rare as hen’s teeth, and way off the price scale.
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Ain’t that the truth. Is your dental work this week? 💰💰👑
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Ha, am in dentist chair right now with a mouth full of putty setting😁 prep work begins now. Get my bank ready for the hit!
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I know, the $$$. Crazy.
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I could have done it for you for less than half the cost. I’ve already studied the YouTube video and bought the putty.
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But how are you with micro power tools and water suctioning ?🤤 I’m all done now and celebrated my ‘brave girl at the dentist’ visit by buying two very nice bottles of vino on the way home.
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I’m proud of you Cassie 🙂 Now that’ll be some comforting evenig with the wine. Let us know what perfume you chose to go with it.
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Good girl Cassie. I’m very proud of you for being so brave. Don’t be drooling and dribbling the wine if you’re still frozen.
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Yikes! That EL Tuberose Gardenia costs a phorchewn. Por que? Discontinued? Rare? Made by the lady herself?
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Whaat? It’s not discontinued (don’t think so,anyway) but is more expensive than the regular line. Shop around, definitely.
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Does not look to be discontinued, but over $600.00 for a bottle on eBay? 😬
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No bloody way😡 that’s crazy!
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Trialling Lys Mediterrannee. Nice but rather linear on me.
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Bum
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Perhaps that’s for the best: can’t love them all. It’s very well done, though.
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Oh I love this one! Must wear. Soon!
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You should! It smells like a May morning, alas I burn it out too quickly 😦
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Smells like a May morning you say? I need it pronto cuz it reeks of nasty November mornings lately. Not nice at all.
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Sonoma Scent Studio Bee’s Bliss, continuing with the floral theme. This is quite summery but it’s a warm autumn day here so I think it will do nicely.
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How was it?
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Tonight is Noir de Noir…Tom Ford. I like it but I don’t know why! It is not my usual style, more assertive than I usually wear but it makes me feel delicious!
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You probably ARE delicious in it JackieB.
Portia xx
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Perhaps try it again in different weather clime?
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I should try this! What a fun name!
My affection towards TF has curdled with his recent juvenile naming nonsense.
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I’ve got a stinking cold. My throat feels like broken glass !! I’ve just had a spritz of Black Perfecto to see if it makes me feel any better.
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If not, try hot whiskey. Don’t blame me, it’s Cassie’s idea.
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I’ve already done that Ha Ha. With lemon and honey
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Well then, I’m positive you will have a lovely evening 🥃
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Thank you, but I’ve been coughing something awful all day. I don’t think I’ll get much sleep
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I feel for you Matty. Keep going with therapy: honey drinks, a comforting perfume and tuck up early tonight.
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Yay. Burn that sucker out.
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I’ve run out of whisky so I shall make my bedtime drink of lemon and honey with brandy instead. XX
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Oh bother, Matty…. please get better really quickly….there’s fumes to be smellin’ and life to be livin’
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Well, this is Oudvember; so, it’s daily oud. Day 1 was Hexennacht Hexenhaus oil, Day 2 was Au Pays Neroli Oud, Day 3 was Atelier Oud Saphir, Day 4 was Lancome L’Autre Oud, and Day 5 is Yves Rocher Rose Oud. I’ve worn a few things in the eve to bed that aren’t oud. Last night was Annick Goutal Rose Absolue. Yes, I have more than 30 oud frags and won’t have a problem going the distance this month. Any other oud lovers out there?
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Oops, unfortunately not Gina. I’m more of an oud avoider as Crikey fittingly put it. If “oud” is not mentioned in the name of the scent, the chances are greater that I will try it. So it happend that I’ve tried Hermessence Agar Ebene (agar didn’t ring the bell in my head) and it is an oud perfume I really liked.
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More for me, Neva! 🙂 There are many beautiful ouds out there. I like the Middle Eastern ones but not those that smell like barnyard piss. I like rose/oud combos. But, I love rose! I have not tried Agar Ebene. Hermes last a breath on my skin. I love and own Twilly and a couple of others but they are like cologne.
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Agar Ebene is lovely but unfortunately it is no exception. You need to spritz at least 10-15 times and in a few hours it’s gone. Enjoy your oud month, Gina.
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Gina, what a lovely line up you have there. I’m an Oud lover. Writing down your list to look up later. I don’t have very many oud scents (I am working in it though) my favourite right now is L’artisan Al Oudh. I look forward to reading other oud scents you wear.
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These aren’t my faves even. I am saving those for DEEP COLD November!!! I am going to bring out the powerhitters and clear a room! LOL
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Oudh lover here! Oudvember is a splendid idea! I must check my stash. Except I’m supporting my NaNoWriMo mates by wearing book/writing scents. They are hard to find- not anywhere near 30.
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We are doing it in the Redolessence group on Facebook! Woot to the oudh!
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I’d love to try/ own a few ouds in my collection….In fact I don’t think I own any….sad face.
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Oh, you need to fix that,stat! 🙂
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My hubby owns Tobacco Vanille and YSL M7 Oud Absolu, so ‘technically’ because they are in my house, I can say I own them, right?
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Not sure if I would classify myself as an oud lover but I do like pure agarwood essential oil and do have some ouds in my collection…Berdoues Oud al Sahraa and recently acquired decant of Atelier’s Rose Anonyme…I also really like Jo Malone Velvet Rose & Oud and Bergamot & Oud. and Portia’s sample win of Montale’s Aoud Amber Rose.
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It was foggy this morning and I needed something cozy to cheer me up. Bottega Veneta Eau de Velours was just right with its warm plush plum.
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Is that the one in the purple bottle Neva?
Portia xx
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Yes, that’s the one Portia.
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Floral heavy-hitter Frangipani. The sky feels like it’s one metre above my head with drizzle all day long so I need this burst of bright summer.
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YAY! What a great way to describe it Cassieflower. I can see it in my minds eye.
Portia xx
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Is it the Ormonde Jayne Frangipani, Cassie?
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Yes, have you had a chance to try it yet?
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Not yet. I’ve tried Tiare, Sampaquita and Champaca and I’ve decided I definitely need one of them in my collection. Strangely i haven’t noticed/tried Frangipani. I’ll correct that soon 😉
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Tory Burch, by Tory Burch for me today. Finishing of my little sample. Lovely orange blossom, some musk, some jasmine and some sandalwood. Sure there’s some other florals in there. I’m rather enjoying it so let’s hope it lasts till at least lunch time!
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I love that Tory Birch bottle Melanie. It’s so pretty.
Portia xx
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Overcast Toozday- pleeeese can we have that downpour?
Vile headache. Vile mood.
Chergui and hot tea.
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Get better
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I know this kind of weather and the feeling that goes with it Jyotsna. I hope the rain has started meanwhile and you feel better. Chergui and tea is a beautiful combination. I love tea and drink it a lot, especially now that is getting colder here.
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Thank you Portia and Neva.
Neva- Yes, tea in winter is heaven. Keep warm and cosy.
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Hope you feel better soon Jyotsna. You can have some of our rain ☔️ 😘
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I’m heading out for lunch today. It is Melbourne Cup Day ,but in Ballarat it isn’t a public holiday ,so all shops/ cafes ect remain open. The weather is cool and overcast, with sudden strong burts of rain occurring intermittently. In tribute to the horse race ,I was thinking of wearing my sample of Gently Jockey Club… but I can’t find it…sad face.
In stead I’ll go shower ,get dressed then choose my scent.
Will report soon.
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Serge Lutens Le Participe Passe. Smells like the curry plant in my garden! Maple/curry – wonderful!
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Hey ElizabethC,
I smelled Curry plant leaves for the first time on the weekend. YUM!
Portia xx
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Headache banished to the centre of the sun! Wearing ELDO YoSLY.
Lovely fresh and it plays hide’n seek with me 😁
(Thanks, Mel, for this one!)
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Just now I’ve scrolled down and found out that you’re better 🙂 YoSLY was love at first sniff for me. Last summer I went through a bottle in two weeks. I just love the fresh peppermint rose!
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I can totally understand. I would go through bottles too! It’s unlike any mint I’ve tried. It just dances and plays around me. Love it!
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Glad you loving it xx
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Melanie— Oh my, yes, thank you! What did you think of this one?
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Yesterday I had another dip into my antiques cupboard. After a discussion here a while a back, and the fact that I am seeing some evaporation, I have decided that I need to enjoy these more while I still can. So Monday I wore some vintage Guerlain Jicky that i found in a flea market, a total lavender bomb that lasted all day on me despite its age.
Today I am wearing Chanel Allure Homme Sport, another flea market find.
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Is that the Jicky in the really old bottle Greg?
Portia xx
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Yep.
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vintage Jicky? Wow. I’ve only worn the modern… how do they compare?
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Funnily enough, I’ve only ever worn the vintage, so I can’t compare them either. 🙂
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Today I’ll stay in my home office. Wearing Oliver & Co Vaninger. It was the one that made me order a sample set from Oliver & Co but in the end I was rather disappointed with it. Vaninger is very interesting – a huge portion of ginger and citrus on vanilla.
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Oh that is sad. Everything seems right except the vanilla. I do not like vanilla in my fumes. Vaninger sounds a bit cheesy, too much like Bennifer (wasn’t it? JLo and Ben Affleck)
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LOL, Jyotsna, I’d never thought of Bennifer but I get your point. Just like you, I have a problem with too much vanilla in perfumes. It gives them a strange sweetness that I don’t like.
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Well I ended up not going to Sweet Fern. I did spoil myself with a lovely lunch though. And sent a 2nd group of Christmas cards out. Before I left the house I applied some Burning Barbershop via a sample. I like it, but not enough to splash the cash.
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The name made me think of the philosopher/misogynist Otto Weininger. The scent itself seems much more attractive.
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Wearing Russian Tea and drinking Cuban coffee. Looking at the dead grey sky, I’m thinking a slug of Irish Whiskey would not go amiss in my coffee.
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What is a Cuban coffee, Marcella? I thought it was made with white rum but then you mentioned adding Whiskey and I thought that would go a bit too far 😀
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That’s cute Neva. It’s just coffee from Cuba, no booze involved. Although, a bit o’ booze might take the grey off this weather.
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You’ve conditioned me Marcella, so every time you mention coffee or tea, I assume there’s alcohol inside 😀 😀
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🤣🤣🤣
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She’s such a bad example😂😂😂 driving us all to drink.
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Like that’s gonna take much 🙄Who came back from the dentist with TWO bottles of wine?????
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I love Russian Tea, both as a perfume and as a drink. (Separate bottles, I should add).
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Thanks all for your well wished yesterday. I literally passed out at 630pm and awoke at 4am. Feeling slightly better but still under the weather. Today will be a very busy day at work. Fortifying myself with the last of the Portia samples- Blanche Immortelle….beautiful.
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Glad you feel better Brigitte. Blanche Immortelle is very nice but wayyyy too expensive for a cologne. I only buy the travel sprays from Atelier Cologne occasionally and use them up in a few days.
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Agree on the pricing, love a few of their scents but the price is ridiculous. They are quite fleeting on my skin.
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Neva and Cassie- I have to say that the Ateliers have decent longevity on my scent devouring skin…there are many high end niche that cost much more and last a nano second (I am looking at you Hermessences)….also, I never pay retail for anything….the Ateliers are everywhere at the online discounters and could be bought for a fraction of the price. I happen to really like the brand and finally emptied my 6.8 oz bottle of Orange Sanguine.
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Oh I’m not saying I don’t like them, just that they’re overpriced imo. I have three of them and I really do like them. Longevity is a problem with me, though.
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Wow, that was a great sleep, will surely help you recover more quickly. How was your man-free weekend?
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It was insanely busy because while the men were not underfoot I did a massive cleaning in the house…I think I overdid it on everything which is why I am now sick.
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Maybe the worst has passed? I hope so
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I do feel a bit better today…thank you.
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Versace Blonde again. (It’s a small bit possible that I could be watching a few of these on evilbay.) Thanks again Portia fir sharing the awesomeness 😁
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And for leading you into temptation. Have a few glasses of post-dentist wine Cassie. Then go check out those bottles of Versace Blonde again. If you haven’t clicked buy, have some more wine and try again 😂
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Hahaha! Just looked up Versace Blonde. Someone described it as a dirty, brash Fracas, with no etiquette, no refinement and loose morals. Seems made for me 🤣🤣🤣
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Why do you think it suits me to a T?😼
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It’s actually a very good stable-mate if Fracas. But then, what do I know? And does anyone even care?😁
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Exactly! The chances of buying on ebay rise proportionally to the amount of liquor you’ve had that evening 😀
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Yup! 😏
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YAY! Versace Blonde is AWESOME! Glad you’re loving it too Cassieflower.
Portia xx
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Bois D’Argent today–soft iris, myrrh, wood, and honey? Yes, that sheeny plushness with do nicely thanks.
Yesterday: Portrait of a Lady. Which did not feel at all at odds with my main strength training session. Huh. Interesting.
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POAL is a strong woman. Original or reformulated.
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It’s only Tuesday and I got lost in the thread already!
I got the winter tyres put on today, it’s going to be real cold here soon 😦 . As a weird tradition, I always wear something leathery when I go to the mechanics, this time I chose So French.
On the way home I dropped by the post office and got my package with Feminite du bois, as well as a big gift set of Noa Perle my friend had me order for her off of eBay. Even though the scent is discontinued, the set is brand new so obviously I couldn’t smell the perfume but my friend is over the Moon now.
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Feminite du Bois is for you, I suppose…vintage or the SL one?
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Neva- what’s the Shisheido one like? I’ve got the Lutens.
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They are almost identical. To me the SL has a slightly bit more cinnamon or so, but maybe it’s just me.
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Neva, I agree. I had a sample of the original Shiseido, as far as I remember it was a bit fruitier and maybe richer than Serge’s but still very close. Great scent.
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Neva, it’s Lutens. I got a travel set in a gorgeous slim black bottle.
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Great! Enjoy your beautiful new perfume Diana 🙂
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Have you got ice and snow already, Diana? Was watching a programme last night, one of our TV presenters was on a visit to Tomsk and Novosibirsk and took a trip on Trans Siberian and on to Ulaanbaatar. Looks absolutely amazing but I dunno if I could cope with the frigid temps. You Russians are hardy folks is all I can say. Your friend got lucky with her Noa set. It’s a fab summer scent, I had it last year, but my daughter took a big liking to it so I passed it on to her.
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Just so you know Cassie, Montreal gets more snow and more ultra-freezing days than Moscow. Yup, it’s true. And we are expecting 20cm snow next week and my snow tires are still not on! I better scurry off to the mechanic’s real soon 💨🌨🌨💨🌨🌨
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You and Diana can arm-wrestle for the title of Hardiest Hard Chaw
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Why do you think I go through my elaborate hardening-off process each fall? I’m tough now I tell ya. My skin has thickened and I could swear I’m growing fur. Well, at least on my upper lip. Oh yay. At least that won’t get cold 😏
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what??? go away snow!!!
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Yeah 😫. Hey, you’re not too far away from me, maybe you’ll get some too! I know you want it.
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Yeah right-LOL!
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Yes, Cassie, winters in Russia, – as well as in Canada and the north of America, I imagine, – are harsh. We’re enjoying the last days of sun: the temperatures are going to drop to + 5C as of next Monday. I went to university in Yaroslavl which is located 160 miles northeast of Moscow. I LOVED the city, its ancient architecture, the people but the climate there isn’t Diana-friendly at all. Even in the south we get at least two weeks of – 20 degrees Celsius every winter 😦
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I do not have a SOT going to the mechanic’s, but it sounds like I should. What about Dzing! I get a nice leather from that one. Also need to get my winter tires on. We’re expecting 20cm next week here in Montreal. Does your traffic also slow to a grinding halt with the first snowstorm? We have a lot of very steep hills here and without fail the slackers who got caught with their pants down and don’t have their tires on go sliding backwards or get stuck going up 😬
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Yes Marcella, it happens every time again. On the news they always say: the snow caught us off guard…as if they didn’t know it was going to snow in winter. I thought in other countries, especially the ones with a harsh winter, everyone is prepaired well. Ok, now I feel better 😉
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Our cut-off for mandatory winter tires is Dec. 15 which, in my opinion, is a month too late. We generally get at least one major snowstorm in November and multiple ‘regular’ dumps of 5-8cm. At least the police are vigilant about handing out tickets when compliance is lacking. Our snow tires must all be sold with a logo indicating their suitability for winter use, so it’s easy for the cops to see if you’re breaking the law 👮♂️
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That’s interesting. We are in a warmer climate but are obliged to have winter tyres from 15th November till the end of March.
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See? Now that actually makes sense!!
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I thought of Dzing! as my “visit-the-carservice” scent but still went with So French. There are always people who think that winter wouldn’t come this year and yet they go for a drive. Some of those (censored) indivividuals don’t ever change their tyres even when the roads are icy. We now have a law that specifically prohibits using summer tyres but as quite a few laws in Russia, it’s often neglected.
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We have those types of folks here as well, but our police just love giving out tickets.
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We love Feminite du Bois! Happy dance!
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We do! Thanks for pushing me to buy it, Jyotsna 🙂
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I loved Noa and received so many compliments every time I wore it..went through about 4 bottles? Never tried any of the flankers, including Noa Perle.
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Four bottles?! Sheesh!
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Ha ha! I could never quite smell it on myself so I sprayed lavishly…i will say that whenever around children they complimented me the most on Noa!!!
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Lolita Lempicka EdP. I’m having a lazy day till work tonight. YAY!
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Loll about, enjoy the heat SOT bed, Miss Dior edt, thank you very much. Hadn’t had any of this on my skin since 1984! I’ve got the Parfum, but this would be great to layer with. Hmmmmm😏
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YAY! Glad you’re loving it
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Mmmm, Lolita Lempicka…I got it from my boss’s family many years ago as a birthday present and finished the bottle rather quickly. Don’t know why I never repurchased it. It’s such a beautiful perfume.
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LL is a big perfume, you smell fab, Portia!
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Spoke with hubby… says he’ll be home tomorrow.!!! So exciting!!! I’m going to cry… I don’t want to ,though, but I will because I’m a soppy dag. I’m going to be perfumeless today ,because I’m heading to Sweet Fern, then I plan of buying myself a lunch at the swanky Craig’s Royal Hotel, then heading home to do some more housework. Also Neva, I ‘lost’ your email.. it went to the junk area ,then when I tried to find it again it had disappeared. Would you mind trying again ,please?
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Oooh Sweet Fern! Enjoy your fragrance adventure! And lunch. So glad you won’t be lonely.
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Hold yourself together, woman😂
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Happy news, Saffy! Get the house sparkling and put a bottle of bubbly on ice. Oh yeah, better put on clean knickers 🤣
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Happy reunion with your husband Saffy 🙂 Yes, I’ll send the email again, thank you.
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Great news!!!!
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Rain! Yes!
SOTD I tried Nest White Sandalwood (marketed as
mens fragrance). It smells of dead cardboard in a musty attic. Ghastly on me. I too want to cry but for different reasons than Saffy. Scrubber.
Treating my shattered nerves with ELDO YoSLY. And tea.
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Hey Jyotsna! Does dead cardboard smell different than living cardboard 🤣🤣
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LOL Marcella 😀
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Marcella- of course it does! dead, decaying cardboard smells totally different from liviing, breathing cardboard!!.
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🤣🤣very cute, Jyotsna
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Temperature drop today, a full 10 degrees cooler than a few days ago. So it’s back to the winter collection, reaching for Amouage Memoir Man. I’m a bit over the incense bombs from this house, and I prefer this one for its greener opening, although it does dry down to incense later. I don’t think this lasts as well on my skin as a fragrance this expensive should, something that I don’t find with, say, Journey Man.
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I love the house of Amouage for their classical style and longevity, of course. They have so many lovely women’s perfumes that I never came to try the men’s versions. Which ones would you recommend, except Journey Man?
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Greg, Neva- I love Amouage too. Hard time choosing a favourite. Maybe Lyric Woman.
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I love Lyric Man Jyotsna, but I haven’t tried the female version.
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Eden Botanicals Lavender Absolute…this stuff is gorgeous and so different from a traditional lavender (it’s very smooth)
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Maybe that would be the right lavender for me. Lavender usually reminds me too much of the little bundles of dry flowers that people used to have in their closets. The smell was rather strong and I’m fed up with it ever since my younger days.
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Different types of lavender smell different…Seville is very boozy to me…maillette is incredibly sweet…but lavender absolute is my absolute favorite…it’s just smooth and polished to my nose…I would suggest you try different types if you can as there might be one that appeals to you…I love em all!
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Mrs.M!! How are you feeling? Did you buy the Pour Un Homme yet? 😉
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Much better thank you…and I got my flu shot today….
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I hope this year’s vaccination will be an effective one
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Donna Karan CHAOS.
Bloody hell. It’s SO MUCH better than I remember. WOWSAS
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What do you like about this one, Portia?
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Hey Jyotsna,
I love that even in the 1990s Donna Karan was bucking the trend and putting women in highly spiced woodsiness. It’s almost a caricature of a mens fragrance it’s so hyper masculine.It feels quite boozy to me also though that’s not i the notes, very dark rum cocktail.
My memory of it is far less over the top.
Portia xx
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That sounds really great, Portia. I’ve never laid my eyes on Chaos so I’m not familiar with it.
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Is this still in production, P? And what about Black Cashmere? Did you get your sniff on that? Oh how I wish I could get my hot paws on an old bottle of it. They killed off most of their best frags, imho.
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Gloriously cool. Five o’clock au gimgembre, a cup of tea, and watching Kingdom (Stephen Fry 💕) re-runs. Never got to watch when it first aired so I’m pleased GEM is starting from the beginning.
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MMMMM you smell FAB
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P.S (whispering) there’s a few Miss Diors calling to me. . . In the edt. I might have to listen and take direction 😉
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Do it!
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Love that show! I binge watched it one summer.
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Received my St. Clair Scents sample pack yesterday. No time to really relax and try at my leisure so they’ll have to wait. Habanita for another sunless day. Unfortunately this just smells like a nice soap on me.
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BUM
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It’s Wednesday, D day, now don’t be buckling under the strain of empty nest syndrome 😢. Chin up, kick ass.
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Thanks Cassie. It kinda sucks honestly. Missing my little one already, but I know I’ll get used to it. Mr. LaurelHardy…….well, can’t say I miss him yet 😂. He managed to strip the screws assembling an IKEA (of course 😡) bathroom cabinet 🙄. It is impossible to find replacement screws. They have to be ordered from IKEA cuz they’re a ‘custom design’. It will take five days to get them. Have I ever mentioned how much I loathe, hate and despise anything at all remotely connected to IKEA, including their MoFo screws?????
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Hmmm I think you may have made a vague reference to it😉 Your Mr LaurelHardy sounds as if he needs to be banished far far away from any household jobs. Pour yourself a nice glass of whatever poisons you, kick off your hobnail boots, spray yourself lavishly with something warm and comfy and relax.
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May as well take off the boots, nobody to kick anyhow. Trying out First Cut (St. Clair Scents. I believe Mrs. M is a fan girl Very beautiful but honestly I think I need something much more calming. Sedona Sweet Grass works, but I’m wanting Pour Un Homme. Actually just too damned tired to think straight. Having tea, but it should be scotch. But that will just make me fall asleep. I’m all over the map this evening 😒
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I’m fairly handy at self assembly and am on more than nodding terms with IKEA. I know how to twist an Allen key and tap in a dowel. What’s the pay like, and will you cover the business class airfare?😃
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Damned straight I will. I should have done it myself.
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Oh, and today it’s Papillon Tobacco Rose. This is bloody fabulous stuff.
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I’m dying to try other Papillon perfumes. I only know Salome and it is gorgeous.
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Salome is a powerhouse!!!! Smelled like dirty nickers to me when I first tried it…I sent my eldest off to university with that sample to try with all of her friends-LOL! The newbie perfumistas!!!
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Oh! I had a sample of that and totally adored it!! Yes! Maybe I deserve a decant. It might help deal with IKEA rage.
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SOTVEM – Charlatan. Hot caramel tea (smell bbetter than it tastes) and some job applications.
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You’re up and at business early! Good luck with the job applications. I hope it rains copiously on you, since you love the rain😉
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Thank you, Cassieflower! Was up at 5 trying to complete them. No rain but delightfully overcast.
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SODE – Olympic Orchids Amber and Labdanum Bath Oil (thanks Portia 🙂 ) I took a bath, read a captivating book in the bathing tub until the water got pretty cold and now I’m continuing with the book, smelling great.
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Sampling St. Clair Scents First Cut this evening and it’s beautiful. I’m getting sweetish hay over something greener and an occasional drifting of rose. But it’s the most realistic smelling rose I’ve ever smelled outside of a garden. Very impressed.
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See? I told you you would like it!!! There is also lavender absolute in that one…and yes, hay and vanilla too…when Mr. Marzipan wears it for me (that is the only fragrance he agrees to wear because he knows it makes me frisky so win win for both of us) I go nutso….and one spray lasts foreeevvver on his skin…(he does NOT have scent eating skin like me)
btw, the Caron is still in the cart…but it’s there…I haven’t removed it….which means I will get it eventually…
meanwhile I am sampling Gris Clair for THE VERY FIRST TIME…..does anyone know if Gris Clair is similar to the Caron Pour Un Homme????…because to my nose it smells like sweet lavender and I assume the Caron is the same as Portia refers to it as “lavender lollies”….anywhoo my friend sent me a decant of this one as she says it is too masculine on her…on my skin it is sweet and delightful…I am going to wear it again tomorrow….
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Yes! The lavender! I couldn’t pick it out, but thanks for pointing it out. Now that you mentioned it, of course it’s there! And it’s really lovely.
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Brigitte, I wouldn’t say Gris Clair and Pour un homme are similar: on me GC starts as an iris-lavender combo which morphs into the woody notes with prominent amber presence whereas PUH is what it says it is: lots of lavender, a bunch of vanilla and some musk to keep them together. The one scent that really comes close to PUH is Boadicea the Victorious Exotic. I don’t think you’ll regret buying PUH, it’s the friendliest masculine fragrances ever made, and even though it seems simple, its scent is unique. Just get a smaller bottle 😉
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And just so you know, Diana’s style (St Clair Scents) to me is extraordinarily similar to Laurie’s style (Sonoma Scent Studio) which is why I think I am so smitten. She mentioned that she might be coming out with larger bottles too which I am hoping because the little one I have given to Mr. M is almost half way done!
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Do you not wear it yourself? Or is it reserved for those ‘special’ moments with the mister?
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Listen..he refuses to wear any perfume…but he agrees to wear First Cut…I think the hay note reminds him of his teenage years when he used to work in the summer baling hay…and it doesn’t irritate his nose to wear it like some other mainstream or even oddball niche offerings…I think Diane uses a high percentage of naturals…whatever the case he likes it or rather tolerates it and he knows I LOVE it on him…so right now that bottle sits in his medicine cabinet…because God only knows I have enough of my own….and yes, we need to save it for those moments!!!!! I want my aromatherapy in the throws of passion!!!!!
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🤣🤣🤣 OMG! Hilarious!
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Is it me or do you also pick up a similarity between First Cut and Pour Un Homme? To me they’re both refined, soft and as you pointed out, they have that lavender thing going on 🤔
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Marcella- haven’t smelled Homme so can’t make the comparison but my guess would be yes? was also wondering if SL Gris Clair smells similar to Homme????
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And I forgot to say that my current e.o. project is homemade amber by adding two vanilla beans sliced horizontally into Eden’s labdanum oil…will let it marinate and will get back to y’all on how it is turning out…hopefully good 🙂
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Woweee.. Tis Thursday. My baby is coming home soon. I have found your email , Neva…thank you. And yours ,also, Diana….wow those Russian addresses are long and very hard for me to pronounce!! I was woken from a deep sleep by my lawn mower…. I’ve not quite decided my fragrance for the reunion…Won’t reach higher than 14C, so I might wear Samsara, but not set in stone….. will report later.
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Do you have a remote lawnmower? 😂. It’s running while you sleep? Well anyhow, enjoy your happy reunion Saffy! Let us know what The SOT husband’s return was.
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I meant to say my ‘mowing man’ lol
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My address is rather long even by Russian standards 🙂 Whenever I send a letter or a package, I spend more time writing my own address than the recipient’s.
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Well I need to know. I’m overwhelmed with all the choices. Many times I’ve looked on their site intending to buy something and I get confused/intimidated. I need recipes, please!
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Don’t get overwhelmed. I would suggest you pick up a few samples of notes that intrigue you or notes that challenge you. They also have themed sampler packs which are more cost effective (such as a lavender sampler pack or neroli/orange blossom sampler pack). any questions before you order just let me know. I have probably sampled well over 100 of their oils.
I will let you know how it turns out. You could always experiment yourself. Get the 10 % Labdanum and get a vanilla bean and just slice the vanilla on the top and plop it in…shake vigorously every day and give it a couple of weeks/month for the beans to settle into the oil.
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Also, I wish you would try Sedona Sweet Grass. I’m dying to know what you make of it.
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I will…and if I do I will certainly let you know 🙂
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Just yesterday I was taking a bath in Olympic Orchids Amber-Labdanum Bath Oil. It smells heavenly! I bet your oil will be as beautiful.
What do you mean by “homemade amber”?
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my interpretation of amber…labdanum absolute essential oil reminds me of amber but it needs a bit of sweetness so I am experimenting by adding some vanilla beans…”homemade amber”
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Daim Blonde is now on my other wrist…does it remind anyone of Bottega Venetta?
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I luvz Daim Blonde. Never tried more than a sample of BV ages ago, so can’t say. Neva wears BV not unfrequently, I think. Maybe she can tell us.
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Every time I see the name of that fragrance I misread it is “Damn Blonde”.
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Same!
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Which is exactly what I am 🙂
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You and me both, at least for the moment.
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Ha ! Diana, somehow I pictured you as a brunette…I have only recently become blonde again…for about three years I stopped dying my hair and it was white…so white it looked like bleached blonde…now I am reddish blonde, thanks to some hair dye.
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Brigitte, my natural hair colour is light brown but no one really knows it 🙂 I used to be a brunette (a-la Dita von Teese), a redhead, plus there were experiments (scarlet red & raspberry red) and hair dye mishaps, but now I’m a platinum blonde.
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Hm, I have the BV Eau de Velours which is sweeter than the original BV. I’d have to try Daim Blond again, because it’s been a few years since I’ve tried it.
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Yes!
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So today I am wearing a scent called “Gregory”, which is something I made up at a perfume workshop that I got given as a birthday present. It has everything but the kitchen sink in it, but is mosty lemon and mint in the opening, vetiver and other woodsy middle notes and kinda cedar-amber whatsits as the base notes. To be honest, I’ve lost the list of notes and forget what’s in there; I’d probably describe it differently next time.
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It sounds very good anyway Greg.
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“Gregory” sounds really great. Now I’m trying to remember if there’s any other fragrance with mint and vetiver.
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There’s a few according to Fragrantica, notably Bleu, Roadster and CdG Green.
https://www.fragrantica.com/ingredients-search/
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Wow, thank you, this is really helpful!
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SOTE Bond No 9 New York Oud. A bit fruity but dry.
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I’ve never tried a single Bond No 9 perfume. They have so many perfumes that I don’t know where to start…
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Chinatown!!!
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Ugh. Chinatown is the elusive one. Never been able to get my hands on it!
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Jyotsna, sometimes you just gotta know the right people. I’ll send you a sample!
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I found a big bottle of Bond No 9 Manhattan in a flea market once. Like a fool, I sold it on instead of keeping it. One that got away.
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today for me was Perry Ellis Oud Vetiver Royal. Plenty sprayed so lasted all day. I did have SL Ambre Sultan in my hand but changed my mind last minute. Yesterday Modern Muse Nuit and because that didn’t last, some Le Labo Santal 33 for the movies. Saw Bohemian Rhapsody. Loved it! Got my Queen songs loaded on the IPod ready to sing while driving .. la la la
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🎶🎶🎵Love Freddy Mercury. I’m singing along with you 🎵🎵🎶 Now, what perfume do you suppose he wore? Something flamboyant for sure.
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If Freddie were around today I see him rocking Carnal Flower. He would have worn it well.
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I was thinking along the same line. A big white boisterous floral.
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Mind you, he would be a lot older now, so he may have been mooching around in pipe and slippers, wearing Old Spice.
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Surprisingly tame choices, as far as I can tell. L’Interdit, Aramis, Lagerfeld, Clarins, Armani, Givenchy.
https://celebrityfragranceguide.com/what-cologne-does-he-wear/freddie-mercury
http://www.freddiemercury.com/en/ask-phoebe/blog-85
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Huh! Not at all what I would have predicted.
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Santal 33 is a good idea for Bohemian Rhapsody. I’ll have to watch the movie as well. I really appreciate Freddie Mercury.
Marcella, I can imagine Freddie wearing plenty of patchouli that people used to wear in the seventies.
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Oh yeah! That too!
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I’ll have to wait until they release a DVD version, our cinema decided not to show the film 😦 Bohemian Rhapsody is one of those songs that you can’t help singing along to even one is tonedeaf af.
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Hahaha. I was doing it this morning.
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Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme….gorgeous, long lasting and a great starter oud…and it sells for a song online…70 USD for 3.3 oz…I am fairly certain it is of EDP or at least EDT strength which would explain the longevity on my scent eating skin.
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I love this one too.
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oh my,P! the first time I tried it several years ago I did not understand what all the fuss was about..but today it was glorious in the morning cold! I think I am going to wear it again tomorrow!
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What? Oud? That’s it!!! I’ve tried so hard to like this scent – and always something felt wrong. It had this cold metallic smell that I did not enjoy. And I went through three samples. OMG, I’ve never realized it’s the oud until now…
I’m happy you like it and it lasts so good on your skin. There are very few Ateliers that manage to pass the longevity test in my book.
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I don’t think it’s the oud though..at least not for me..the metallic note is separate and it reminds me of the metallic rose in Rive Gauche or Calandre and Metal ..none of which contain oud.
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I love Rive Gauche, Calandre and Metal 🙂 maybe the oud emphasizes the cool note?
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Oh me too, had both in the 80s.
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Oh I hated this on me…..After about 5 hours it began to ‘annoy’ me, however I had to endure it for at least another 10 lol
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First Cut, St. Clair Scents. Beautiful. Reminds me of my FIL’s vast gardens in the Eastern Townships. They were surrounded by hay fields that were let out to a farmer to work and the paddocks for the horses that were completely ungroomed and replete with wildflowers. And yes, there is a stunning lavender as well that Mrs. Marzipan helped me pick out. This is a welcome hit of summer on another miserable, gray and drizzly November morning and will probably become my first full bottle purchase, hopefully in 2019 if I can hold out that long which is unlikely.
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Holy cow!!! Did I just earn another enabler pin???? LOL!
all kidding aside, if I had won that billion dollar jackpot I would be buying gallons of First Cut…and everyone on APJ would be getting a bottle from me….yeah, it’s THAT good!!!! And meanwhile none of the St Clair Scents are even showing up on fragrantica!!!
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Lolita lempicka Sweet, which was totally a blind buy for the bottle- I wanted the red version of the Apple bottle. It’s not bad – Anne Flipo – not as sweet as you might expect. “Cherry cocoa lipgloss accord” is fairly accurate for the opening, then it goes into some florals and musk. I don’t wear often but I love the bottle. I noticed on LL’s Instagram that the newer bottles are all faceted and not as interesting. (Not that I could find them anywhere locally anyway!)
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Lauren Style, a gentle white floral, but has great presence. Discontinued too. Am I the kiss of death to perfumes🤔 so many that I love are discontinued. Hey, Carnal Flower I HATE YOU😉
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Phew! You saved my favorite. Just make sure you don’t like Eau Duelle, Indochine Or Musc Ravageur. I WILL find you.
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I absolutely hate Musc Ravageur as well!
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Thank Gawd! I guess you hate most Malles eh? I know I do.
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Hey, think of all the money the two of you are saving!!!!
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Oh and for the sake of Mr. & Mrs. Marzipan, you best not like First Cut. That would spell death for their boudoir shenanigans. Yeah, ask her 😏
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Yep, she needs that stuff!
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She sho does 😂😂
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LOL!!!
No curses on First Cut!!!!
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We wouldn’t dare!!!!
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One would think people get used to perfumes being but no, it doesn’t work that way.
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I started my day with Daim Blond, too but then I tried some Gris Clair, and my SOTNs are Cuir Amethyste on the right wrist and Daim Blond on the left: I’m trying to find the similarities between them.
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We were scent twins one day apart!!! I had Gris Clair and Daim Blonde on each wrist last night 🙂
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Oh and Diana- I forgot to say thank you for making that comparison for me!!!
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Any time, Brigitte!
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Finished to-ing and fro-ing for the day. All boxes unpacked. The despicable Musc Ravageur is on board while I wait for yet another delivery. Not taking chances with MR. I might be the angel of death as well.
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More Bottega Veneta Eau de Velours for the evening. I can’t get enough of the cozy warmth that permeates my skin.
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Even that name sounds cosy.
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Everyone seems to be loving this one. Is it a leather thing? Or something more soothing. I need soothing.
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Think of it as a relative of Feminite du Bois. To me it is plum and woods. When I take a long breath, I smell the leather only at the end and it’s a very soft leather.
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Niiiice! You make that sound very, very good indeed. One of these days I’m going to get myself downtown and have a good sniff-around. This will be on the list. Thanks 🙂
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I had a stinkin’ work day and am so glad to be home at last….I might just put some of my marinating labdanum on for the evening…..
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Just make sure you pick the right marinade. You don’t want the stuff the chicken was sitting in 😳
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You know, tonight at work I had the best bitchin’ session with one of my colleagues who I have been working with for the past 23 years. We’ve had a tough couple of weeks and were venting to each other. We came to the conclusion that staff morale is low at the moment because of recent incidents so dammit, tomorrow I’m going to suggest we have a full staff meeting to send management a message. It is at this time of year when we are all working with one solitary nerve left😉
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Totally. This is not the time of year for management to mess with staff.
Hope you find decadent, fragrantly soothing comfort. Sleep well!
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I’m wearing my suit of armour at work today, Magie Noire, my protector and saviour 😉
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Keep that nerve intact Cassie. Generally speaking it seems that management behaviours/decisions have deteriorated drastically across the board in numerous sectors. Low morale is becoming the norm. Amongst my friends and contacts there appears to be a collective sense that management just does not give a $hit. Egos and the bottom line apparently count for more than the well-being of employees. This makes my head spin. It should be obvious to these management morons that happy employees who feel appreciated and valued are more productive employees. It’s a no-brainer. 🤓 Now class, let’s draw a parallel in the perfume industry. Loosen your purse strings Mr. and Mrs. Management. Encourage your ‘noses’ to use materials of their choice so that they a) can produce perfumes that are unique and b) can therefore derive some joy and satisfaction in exercising fully their creativity. Quit with the boring, derivative ‘brief’. Quit with the reformulations. Quit with the discontinuations. And bloody hell, quit with the exploitative pricing strategy. Oops, this was supposed to be about you, not me 🤭 Good luck at the meeting. Stir the pot! Sling some $hit! Mobilize the forces!
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Well now, had a productive morning. There have been ongoing niggles with our new system here, and we are getting someone to come in on Tuesday to iron out these niggles. Ha, you should see the ‘shit list’. It isn’t the board of management that’s causing the problems, more their lack of acknowledgement of difficulties us folk on the ground are having. They haven’t got one iota of what happens here day-to-day, they just show up for monthly meetings and times when the press are here taking photos. The general manager is swamped with her own work and doesn’t really understand because she’s not dealing with ‘the public’ very much. I’m not one to keep my mouth shut when something is bothering me, because if I were to do that i think I’d explode. So if anyone ever asks me how things are going, I tell them straight. It’s probably the seasonal grumps with us as well as end of year lack of patience for any more crap. Phewww.
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Ahhh! Feeling a bit better, Cassie? I hope so. Guess it’s more a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. And yes, this weather can make us all a bit grumpy and negative. It takes quite a bit of getting used to especially after the glorious summer we had.
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Good luck with the meeting, Cassie.
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Did it work Mrs M?
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Yes 😁
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Burrowing back into the antiques cupboard I pulled out a fragrance I reviewed here a while ago: A Gentleman’s Cologne, by Chanel. This is Chanel Pour Monsieur packaged up and sold in the English-speaking market during the 1960s, so it’s about 50 years old. It still has a nice colour, much the same as the modern juice, but the top notes have long since gone. It is now a mild spicy scent, with cardamom and ginger dominating. Not turned yet, and quite wearable still.
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Wow! A fifty year old cologne and not turned yet? That’s impressive.
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It’s not strictly speaking a cologne; in the sense of strength it might actually be an EdT. Using the word “cologne” was just branding for the US, I think. No opening notes and bugger-all longevity, but it is still wearable. Pure dumb luck I guess, I bought a Pour Monsieur bottle in the same lot that is about 20 years younger, and it has gone seriously bad.
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Interesting that the older scent survived much better than the more recent one. I wonder is that speaks to the use of better quality materials 🤔
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Mild spicy sounds very nice, Greg. Only I’m very disappointed when the top notes are gone because over the years I’ve realized that I love many perfumes just for the top notes.
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Funny Neva, I’m more of a base note girl. It’s all about a nice, long, lingering dry-down. YUM.
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I want it all..top, mid, base….
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That is some rare juice, you’re lucky to have it, Greg. I love Pour monsieur, I’ve heard the American vintage might be the best version of PM.
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Chanel Bel Repriso. It’s the one exclusif I never cared to try. I’m a such a dope.
This is silt and brine and lotus stems in the spring rain in coastal India. (I’m pretty sure none of those are the actual accords). There is something so beautiful here, I cannot even begin to explain. Perfect for today, green, Spring but sadly un-rainy.
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This is another one from Mel. 💕 Thank you!
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Bel Respiro. Bah, Jyotsna!!
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Bel Respiro is my complete favorite of the exclusifs line. It really is a ‘beautiful breath’! Although I will admit to several other loves as well. Coromandel, 31 rue Cambon……gosh, wish I had full bottles of all of them. In this case I say projection and longevity be damned. Too beautiful for words.
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Coromandel was. Until now. Projection, longevity- pooh, don’t care.
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Bel Respiro is beautiful. I like the aquatic part in it. It was my favourite from the exclusive line until I’ve tried 1932.
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Neva- the aquatic in Bel Respiro is sheer magic!
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Oh right! 1932, another stunner.
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Stash to work today.
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Mmm. Nice. From everything I’ve heard about it.
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Great choice Saffy 😀
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You smell great, Saffy. I’ve yet to get a bottle of Stash…
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SOTE YSL Y. Drinking chilled rose sherbet. Friend staying over. Cooking a yummy Indian meal for all. Maybe watch a Bollywood movie later. Happy weekend, friends.
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Same to you Jyotsna. Still Diwali celebrations, or some other occasion?
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Yes, Greg, still Diwali! Spilled into the weekend. Lots of cardamom in the air- made me think of your delicious cologne.
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Mmmm, yummy cardamom. Are you also in a cloud of bright colours?
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Cassieflower- I was. Kind of. Deep red churidar suit. Colourful bangles almost up to my elbow.
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Mmm cardamom. Possibly the second best spice in baking, after cinnamon!
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Sounds like a great plan Jyotsna. I’m pretty sure I’d prefer the smell of your meal than the perfume 😉 Happy weekend to you too!
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Aww, thank you. That is such a lovely thing to say! I adore cooking (all cuisines) and am sad that there are not enough people to feed 😁
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And I’m sorry I don’t live closer to you 🙂 I adore eating, also all cuisines. I live more or less alone for two years and cooking for one person is no fun so I don’t cook regularly anymore 😦
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If I lived closer you would be feeding me all the time!!! Like Neva I love to eat 🙂 ….anything and everything!
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Now that sounds like fun! Fun! Fun!
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I’m home alone so have pizza, wine, tunes, recipe books and perfume! Ameer Al Oudh by Lattafa left arm, L Fursan right side. Ameer is lovely, bit soft. More vanilla than oud. Might make a good base for layering. Right side reminds me of Mancera Roses Vanilla – it’s delicious. And much more affordable. Has that Montale Honey oud style. Yum yum pigs bum as our dear Portia would say 😉😍🍷🍕
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I’d be a happy human with pizza, books, and perfume. Those perfumes sound fab!
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Sounds like a perfect evening, Melanie! Hope you’re enjoying the hell out of it 😉
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SOTN nameless rose attar. Very old and concentrated, like an oil now. I shall dream of Delhi.
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Step aside, I’m coming through! Yep, am wearing Magie Noire, so don’t get in my way.
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Don’t forget your jousting lance and grab a mace while you’re at it. Charge!
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I can still smell my Stash, after applying it 10 hours ago, and doing my work. Hubby wore Coromandal to his work because I could smell it on him as I kissed him good bye. I have also applied a drop of De Profundis because I feel terribly sad.. a possible terrorist event took place in Melbourne.
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Was just reading about that awful incident, Saffy. The world really has gone bloody mad.
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But on a happier note, your hubby is home!
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That’s a great one Cassie! I wish I could smell the vintage one again.
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Cassie, what are you doing, you devil woman (C) ?! Every time you mention Magie Noire I pretend I haven’t seen those words and thus I don’t have to go searching for it on eBay and coming back with nothing.
I’ve read that modern formula is far from true magic but does it bear any resemblance with the vintage?
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😈hee hee, I know, I’m a meanie. But I was waiting for a few years to hit on my little bottle of perfection, so don’t give up the search! I was incredibly lucky with this one, virtually no deterioration and it’s been going today for over 12 hours. Don’t waste your time or money on the new version, it’s anaemic and missing its balls😉
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OK then, I’ll just lie in wait until I find a perfect vintage bottle. Thanks!
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And pounce! Like a panther.
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And congratulations on your win. Another Portia Perfume Pack is winging its way around the world.
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First Cut again because I still need to be reminded of summer. This is the second of two little samples that I ordered. It’s kind of making me nervous that it’s almost gone. I should probably order a full bottle and pretend that this hideous, continuous day after day grey weather is not really happening. It is seriously grating in my nerves 😬
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After a lovely day yesterday that saw myself and four-legs power walking along the canal bank today has done a complete 360 with deluges of rain, and gusts of wind to drive it right slap bang into your face. Did I ever mention that I hate winter? No? Well I DO. I’d share my nerve with you but I’ve only got one left.
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Jeez but I sound like the moaniest old biddy.
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You can keep your nerve Cassie. I’ve still got one and a bit 😏
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I feel ya, Marcella. It’s been only a week (or less) of grey skies and fog and I feel slightly terrified – where’s the sun gone? Will it ever come back?
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Ugh. I know. It’s soul-destroying, isn’t it? At least come December the snow lightens the general atmosphere. And when it starts to get really cold (-15/-20ish) it’s too cold to precipitate so the skies are usually blue. It’s just November and March that are truly gloomy and disgusting.
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I find the entire winter gloomy…and a pain in the a$$ because of the constant snow removal.
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That is such a pain 😖Do you have a snowblower at least? I figure if you have the mechanical horse, you must have a mechanical snow-eater. Are the cars in the garage?
We have a ‘guy’ who does snow removal. My husband is never here all winter and I got fed up doing it when he’s away.
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The sun is here to torment me. Please take it back.
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It’s scary, but I think you’re serious!
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OMG, has anyone seen the Advent Calender from Atelier Cologne??? 24 samples of colognes, body products, soaps, even a travel spray – for 59 USD! There’s also a luxury version for 350 USD. I’m afraid even to look at it…
This inspired me to wear something from Atelier Cologne so I emptied a sample vial of pure lime joy to chase away the grey skies – Cedrat Envirant.
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Well of course I’m going to have to look at it now🤓
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Want it, isn’t it just darling? Unfortunately it US Sephora so I will look but not touch.
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I can understand your use of the Cedrat. I’ve been needing florals,(except I claim to be a floral avoider, but I am obviously not), lavender and that sort of stuff. Oh! I think I’ll wear PG Arabian Horse later. Smells like galloping through summer meadows surrounded by hay fields. Either First Cut or Arabian Horse will be getting my full bottle nod next month.
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I vote First Cut 😈😈😈
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That advent calendar? Not even looking! Your dollar is too mighty right nowand the exchange rate is pathetic. Won’t look. Not doing it. No way. I’m not even gonna peek. Uh-uh, not happening. Nope.
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So I looked 😳. One reviewer said there are not as many perfumes as previous years. Leaning more on the bath and body products this year. I chose to interpret that as a negative comment which made it (relatively) easy not to buy. Besides, I’ve tried some Ateliers and while they’re nice and the advent calendar is totally cute, I guess I can convince myself to resist. Maybe I’ll go to a Patisserie and pick up a few advent calendars filled with some rich, decadent European chocolates instead and give them to my daughters. When I was young my parents always bought filled chocolate balls wrapped in Christmas-themed foil from Europe. They had gold string loops and we decorated the tree with them. And yeah, the tree always looked a little sparser come Christmas Eve. I haven’t seen them for many years.
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I love the idea of getting the bath stuff Marcella. Perfect for travelling. That’s what made it even more interesting to me. It’s always so nice to have little glam branded products in my on board wet pack.
Portia x
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I understand that Portia. You really enjoy a luxurious bath. I get bored in the bath 😬. More of a hop in the shower and get it done kind of girl.
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I’m so glad they don’t have that Advent Calender from Atelier Cologne here in Oz. I’d be buying the big one for me and the little one for gifts. They look SO GOOD!
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Lalalala. Covering my ears. Can’t hear this chat about advent calendars.
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🗣 ADVENT CALENDARS!
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Advent calendars…… of perfume? How bloody marvy….. Where does one buy such a thing? and the cost?
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Last year I had one from L’Occitane and it was fantastic! So many little gifts for friends and some travel sizes for me 🙂
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I was in the l’Occitane boutique last week. That shop smells so incredible. There’s a home fragrance, I think called Winter Forest that’s gonna be mine.
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Went fragranceless through the day (didn’t have the time to choose any in the morning) but having read Portia’s New Sniffs am wearing Anthracite Noir. Unimpressed.
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BUM.
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I’m going to give my sample to my cousin whom I’m trying to convert into a legit fraghead, it might work on him.
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Turn ‘em, turn ‘em!
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Diana— Uh oh. But then, not surprised. TF is getting silly.
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There are so mnnay great reviews on NA, I guess, it just doesn’t work on me.
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Getting???????
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This thread has just blown up! I can’t even read it all. SJP Stash today for a travel day – in Connecticut for the Yale-Princeton football game tomorrow.
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Hey MMKinPA,
Yeah. SOTD becomes incredibly convoluted. I find it hard to follow sometimes too. It’s so fun though.
Portia xx
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I second this….all part of the fun!!
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So many rabbits here digging a hundred holes at once, lol.
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🤣🤣
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Duracell Rabbits jackhammering holes all over the place, the sneaky little blighters 🐰
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MMKinPA-
The SOTD thread is one the best, most delightful things in my life. I grin the whole time reading it.
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I’m barracking for Princeton…… just because.
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Rose Anonyme for the cold wet day…Brasil Paprika to warm up my night…time for some shenanigans-LOL!!!!!!
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Excellent choices Brigitte. Both loves of mine, though I rarely get the Hermès out.
Portia xx
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LOLLL! Don’t forget First Cut!
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Gosh all this talk about First Cut- earwormed.
But when it comes to being lucky, she’s cursed
When it comes to lovin’ me, she’s worse
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🎶🎶 The First Cut is the deepest 🎵
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Love the Rod Stewart version.XX
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Love Rod Stewart.
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😁
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We did not 😈😈😈
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Fun and games ensued…..
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oh yes!!! Reminds me of when Portia praised the old folks for their bedroom shenanigans…I thought to myself “he must be talking about Mr. M and I” LOL! Cause we are old 🙂
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Yep! Me too! Lots of experience, tho!!!! 🤣🤣
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Whoop de dooo🦊
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Violetta di Murano (Italian Journey No. 4) DSH Perfumes
Violet with greenery, mimosa and reins woods. Beautiful.
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Jeez Portia. Sounds blissful. I WANT.
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It is really lovely Jyotsna. Next time you win something remind me and I’ll send you a bit.
Portia xx
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Wow, thanks, Portia. Will do. 😘
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Damn, that sounds good!
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Feminité du Bois. Because I still believe in magic.
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YUM
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The magic is right there 😉 You smell gorgeous.
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And because it’s so comforting 🙂 you smell divine, Jyotsna.
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Truth, Neva. And comfort is Real Magic! The wise know. Yes.
Jyotsna xx
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And I still believe in Santa😉
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Saturday…. wearing Ostara because I want to smell ‘pretty today. Saddened to find out that the owner of the famous Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar was killed yesterday.
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That was so sad. Ostara is lovely.
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Tried Cornaline by Anatole Lebreton yesterday evening. The top notes were very shrill on my skin and sort of ruined the experience. Not really anything in the notes list that I would avoid at all costs, but still not a hit with me. However, have heard good things about other perfumes by Lebreton, so will keep looking for samples.
Not the best day today. Stayed home with a migraine, just had to sleep it off since it had come too far by the time I woke, so tripatans didn’t help much. Tried Le Labo Tonka 25 in the evening. This is a good one, but I think I still prefer the Fève Délicieuse from Dior. That is a bit of a relief, since the smaller Le Labo bottles are so downright expensive. I can see it says Dior reformulated Fève Délicieuse , my samples are all from 2016 and 2017. Have any of you done a side by side comparison of the different versions?
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Migraines are bloody awful. Hope you’re feeling better.
I’ve never tried the Dior or LL. But then, Le Labos don’t do anything for me so I don’t own any.
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Ugh, migraines…I have never experienced them but some friends really suffer from them for years so I know the development. I hope you’re better by now and no, I have not tried FD from Dior so I can’t help.
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Bad news on the migraine Ingeborg. I only had one in my life. The night before my wedding 🤨. I still remember it. I had to lie down motionless in the complete dark with all sound/noise off. It didn’t last long, but, Lord it was horrible.
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One does get used to migraine, in a way. And medication is better than it used to be, so there’s that. Thankfully I have the weekend to relax. Didn’t make it to the post office on Saturday, so still havent picked up the samples I ordered from Germany. Also have some packages to mail out to pen friends and online friends so need to og there on Monday afternoon.
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Get used to migraines? Sounds as appealing as getting used to weekly spinal re-alignment 😳
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Spent the afternoon at City Perfume with TinaG. We smelled SO MUCH PERFUME. we helped customers, made some videos, tried everything and generally had a fabulous time. I now smell like a perfume store.
SOTD: EVERYTHING!!!!
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Portia- My fave way wear perfume!
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Did other customers buy anything on your recommendations? Did you get the commissions ,instead of the SAs?
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Looking forward to the next New Sniffs post 🙂
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If there is a person who can smell like that and still pull it off, it’s you! I’m having an everything-ish day myself 🙂
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Nice!!!
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Me: “Portia, how do you wear your perfume?. Portia: “all dressed!”. Sounds like fun!
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SOTN Rose Nacree du desert. Again. Such a beauty.
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Home from work…. went to give hubby a hug.. he recoiled and said ..you stink lol…which I already knew. Into a hot shower using the Nantucket Briar shower gel. Now I’ve just thunked a 2ml sample of Erawan by Dustia
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Did you like Erawan, Saffy? I haven’t tried it yet but it seems pretty great.
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Like Diana, I’m also curious about the Dusita line. It seems to get much love in the perfumistas’ circles.
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Neva, I’ve tried all but Fleur de Lalita and Erawan, thanks to Val the Cookie Queen. They all are superb: each scent sounds like a statement of the perfumer, but Pissara’s respect for some of the great vintage perfumes: I wouldn’t be the first to draw a parallel between Le Sillage Blanc and a Germaine Cellier’s masterpiece, Bandit. Melodie de l’amour reminds me of Joy de Patou but is a bit more cheerful. I’d love to have them all, but if I had to choose, I’d buy the pine-needle chypre Issara and Oudh Infini which to me is the smell of warm sunlit tree bark. Douceur de Siam is big fruity/floral bouquet: I detect ylang-ylang, rose and vanilla/sandalwood in the basenotes but really, it smells like a summer morning.
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Oh my gosh Diana! You make those sound sooo good. I’m sorely tempted.
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They’re truly great, Marcella.
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Mmmmm…I wouldn’t know where to start….but maybe with Issara. I love chypres. Thanks, Diana.
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Spent the day in Melbourne, in the hipster environs of South Melbourne and Fitzroy. Way too cool for me, but I tried my best with Nasomatto’s Black Afgano.
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Our Greg is pretty damn 😎! Black Afgano sounds absolutely fab.
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It is fab Jyotsna, one of the best woody fragrances going, I reckon. As to whether it smells like its inspiration, well how would I know? 🙂
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Well, I don’t know if you were rocking the beard or man bun, but you were certainly rocking the fragrance!
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Ha! I did once rock a beard – it was a total embarrassment and I shaved it off. I left the moustache on though. When I came home form the barber, my wife said “oh, you’ve grown a moustache”.
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LOL! Love it!
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You’re wife sounds like a real firecracker! Lollll
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LOL, usually it’s men who hardly recognize a change in women 😀
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Did a bit of sniffing and perfume researching this morning…need to shower and then may go with Paprika Brasil .
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I must try it the next time I’m on an international airport.
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I don’t know why I love it so…it did not even get good reviews when it came out..but I tried it not that long ago and it clicked…it dries down to a woody iris…maybe that’s why?
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Sounds good to me…but where’s the paprika? 😀
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Not sure? Maybe in the beginning? All I know is I love it 🙂
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Brigitte- I’ve been reading this as paprika BASIL and was thinking of you as I grilled eggplant. Sheesh. Embarrassment.
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LOL!
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No wonder Jyotsna, you’re the cooking queen 😀
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SOT Saturday night – Amouage Epic Woman. Going out for a big birthday celebration of a girlfriend. I know very few people from her circle of friends so I’m looking forward to meeting new people.
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Happy Birthday, Neva’s Friend!
Hope you had a ton of fun! Epic woman is marvellous.
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Thanks Jyotsna, it was a great party. And I smelled fantastic although no one commented on it which is strange. Epic is very potent and I’m not shy with spraying.
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And you’re smelling mahvellous, dahling!
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I smell at least a dozen perfumes again: I’m going through my perfume drawers trying to weed out the perfumes I don’t actually need anymore. So far I’ve decided that I’m going to have to let my bottle of Nuit de Noel. I feel that I ought to try harder than that but then again, I don’t want to have any regrets afterwards.
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Try it in a different season before you give it away. Sometimes that does it for me.
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Good point, Brigitte, thanks for the advice. The thing with NdN is, I’ve had this bottle (30 ml! it’s not even that big) for five years and it’s still got at least 20 ml. It needs a new home (LOL, I accidentally typed “homme”. Why not, it’s not feminine).
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Erawan is pretty. however I’m still in lust with Fleur de Lalita. I also have a sample of Issara and Oud Infini, which I will try next week. I woke at about 3AM after a bad dream and applied some Opus X, and promptly went back to sleep. When I woke a few hours later, I was ‘hit’ with an ‘ oudy rose ‘. I didn’t like it. Will be showering soon, so I can get public ready and head into the pits. I will wear, and thunk my sample of Chanel Sycamore.
I wish everyone a peaceful Remembrance/ Armistice Day.
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Rosy oud sounds like something I’d quite like.
Hope you have a bettter day today, Saffy.
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Right now testing Terre d”hermes on one wrist and L for Women on the other. Both nice but very different. TdH is really versatile…this would make a great grab and go scent…I can see why Evan drained 300 ml of this one.
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Terre d’Hermes is gorgeous but it doesn’t last enough for my taste. What do you say?
L for Woman is the Clive Christian one?
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I was just testing the TdH so I only did one spray in the evening….when I wear it for real I am going to do many sprays and I will let you know of its longevity…although not too many things read strong or last long on my skin…and yes, it is the Clive Christian one..I have a mini bottle of it.
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I’ve tried L. CC has this classy style which I like very much but I’d better not fall in love with his perfumes because the prices are Amouage level
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Le Labo Patchouli 24 for me today. Still in its early stages so it’s big, smokey, and rubber.
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Patchouli is a big fave of mine! Have a lovely Sunday.
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House twin!!!!
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Reading A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny enveloped in an enormous cloud of vintage Arpege this evening. The wind is howling and crazy wild outside. This novel takes place in Montreal (where I currently live) and the Eastern Townships (about a 1.5 hour drive south and east of Montreal and where I used to live). An engaging, well-written murder case that is very faithful and accurate in describing the local environs. A fun and entertaining read.
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I haven’t read any LP but murder’s very much mah thing, dahling. (So grateful when the setting is authentic)
I adore Arpege. You are a gorgeous being.
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Mine too, Jyotsna, in fact I think that I may be a latent serial killer😂
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Love Louise Penny….Binge read the entire Inspector Gamache (sp??) series one summer. I think it was Hajusuuri who recommended it to me. maybe I should re-read it again now that I know someone who used to live there 🙂
btw, we got sleet on and off yesterday so no yardwork for me…however, it will commence today 😦
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Gamache! Quite right! And it’s a wonderful depiction of the Townships. Gentle, calm, civilized and beautifully pastoral.
Surely it’s time to put the horsie mower out to pasture for the season? You’re overworking that poor beast.
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Nope…we gotta mulch the last of the falling leaves…a homeowner’s work is never done!
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Ha! Or never started!
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🙄 hate yard work or gardening. Wish I had someone to just come in and do it all. But not prepared for the huge expense of that. Hence, we have a crappy-looking garden.
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Cassie we have a crappy yard too…no more bushes or flowers or anything…we ripped everything out…the only thing we do now is mow the lawn…my girlfriend asks me where all my energy comes from…I told her we have no choice..it’s the life of a homeowner…I told her I need a groundskeeper!
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Yardwork. Ugh. Hate it.
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Arpege, even the name is classy don’t you think? Love it, I pretend I’m a lady when I wear it😃
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And I’m giving you an Academy Award 😏
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Richly deserved (taking my bow).
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Gawd Damn! You’re funny! 🤣🤣
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SOTSundayMorning with a MelScent (aka gift from Mel)
Fort & Manle Suleyman Le Magnifique. Sweet powdery cinnamon slightly rosy incense. Smells of a sweet shop in India that I used to go to. I have smelt many like it before but not so pretty in the opening.
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That sounds good, Jyotsna. I love cinnamon in a perfume. Would you say that scent is an oriental? I’m always on the look-out for a cinnamon laden oriental 😋
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Marcella- definitely middle-eastern but the cinnamon did not last. Hardly any of the scent did. Will spray bigger and bolder next time and report back. Based on today’s trial, I’ll say meh.
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If it wants a place on my shelf it’s gotta have legs!
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Holy mother of batman that sounds magnificent.
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Sunday, sunny day, a session at the blues and roots festival coming up. I felt like leather was the go, and sprayed myself with HdP 1740. My wife is already complaining, so I guess a bit too much …
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😂😂😂
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Having trouble sleeping, so decided to report on scents worn Saturday. First, tried for the second time Aqua Profumata Salina from Tocca. The freesia note is clear to my nose, otherwise this is a light floral with some citrus. Supposed to evoke summer in Italy, I think. Nice enough, but I can see why I didn’t finish the sample at the time it arrived, not so evocative for me.
I’m testing Madagascan Jasmine from Grandiflora. This one is sooo good, possibly better than Dior’s Grand Bal. Madegascan Jasmine reminds me of Enlèvement au Sérail, but the latter had more rose mixed in, didn’t it? Anyway, must try more from Grandiflora! Or try to get a decant of this, it is not something I would have a lot of use for, but I love this jasmine.
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Oh boo! First migraine, then insomnia! Jasmine! Does it have any vanilla, almond or gourmand notes? Not a fan of those.
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I looked the notes up on Fragantica, and i’s supposed to be only green notes and jasmine. But commenters say Madegascan Jasmine is not technically a jasmine flower, they call it stephanotis which I would not know what is. Also, some see the perfume as clean rather than indolic, so I guess you should try before buying a larger quantity. No trace of vanilla or any gourmand notes and at the same time not much trace of anything very green.
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SOTN Terralba by Masque. Fresh green cool. What the outdoors ought to be like!
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And rainy! Don’t forget the aquatic note 😉
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Dulcis in Fundo. I love this gooey gourmand, but it was the wrong choice for this morning. I needed something energizing and uplifting instead 🙄
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That sounds like my cup of tea – fresh, green, cool…yummy!
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Testing the recommended layering of Suzanne Lang’s Tamboti Wood and Red Ginger…this combo is a powerhouse!
Also testing Youth Dew Amber Nude and Arabian Diamond – two excellent very cold weather scents.
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oh I missed the boat on Amber Nude and after I’d fallen for it, I found it had disappeared. A real regret.
I’m heading to bed soon. a tres stressful shift… this company wants blood out of a stone…. anyway days off now. SOTSleep Sweet Oriental Dream.
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Sleep well saffy!
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Enjoy your days off Saffy.
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Oh double bah to managers! Stooopid. Rest and have fun, Saffy.
😘
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Ooh, I love amber Nude, it smells amazing all-year round!
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good to know!!!
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No.5 Eau Premiere today, one of the old batches. What I like about all the no.5 versions is that they perform equally well in all weather conditions.
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Started off with Dulcis in Fundi. Wrong choice. Covered it with Santal Nabatea. Too thick and heavy today. Striking out here this morning. Maybe I’ll try some Arpege on top.
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Yesterday SOT workplace followed by night out with friends was Superstitious. A huge hit with my friend’s hubby. He thought it was fabulous and kept asking what it was called. Helen may be seeing this in her future.
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I’ve tried Superstitious only once and I remember liking it very much. I should revisit it.
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Neva— I remember you liking it. I think it was you.
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Ya, but do you like it? I’m kinda superstitious ya know. If you like it, it’ll probably be discontinued or blown-up. I reckon I better test it fast.
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Marcella- yes. I was nervously waiting for Cassieflower to post her top five scents. Prayed and offered sweets to all three hundred million of my gods and goddesses that she and I would have zero overlaps! Phew!
Rough, rough night.
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🤣🤣Funny stuff, Jyotsna and perfectly apt. You can breathe a sigh of relief now!
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Glad not to endanger any of your big loves. I just couldn’t cope with the responsibility ☺️
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I’m not saying it out loud just in case. . .
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Say no more. I get it.
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OK done with the mowing…post shower testing Le Labo The Noir 29…and while I have always boycotted this company for the snobby SAs that ignore me in the city and for the exorbitantly high prices and exclusivity I rather like this one…it reminds me a bit of the discontinued Jo Malone Wild Fig & Cassis, which was a quirky little number that seemed out of place in the Jo Malone lineup.
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Snobby SAs. Ugh. Can’t stand them.
Wild fig and cassis, hmm. Very nice.
Le Labo does nothing for me. Neither does Byredo. Fab on paper, dishwater on me. Unless I decide to collage myself, I can happily stay away from that House.
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Same here on the Byredo. Most of what I tried did not make it to full bottle status.
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OMG! Those stupid SA’s! Don’t get me started!! They’re just a bunch overly made-up, overly (and badly) dressed minimum wage earners living in a crappy apartment somewhere. And half of them don’t know the difference between a dry-down a rub-down and a dryer.😈
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And I still think they are the ones selling the manufacturers samples on eBay …the ones that I always see as bulk sales.
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I think you could be right. I wondered why bulk sales were being offered.
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Yes! Good that you reminded me about their wheelings and dealings. It will make my contemptuous sneer even easier to conjure up next time one of those hoity-toity SA’s tries to lay on the snobbery.
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Monday Morning – more job applications!
MelScent Tokyo Milk Dark Fame & Fortune Destiny. Watch out, World! Armed in ginger! And honeysuckle! Maybe jasmine(?).Nothing dark here. Fresh & astringent in a lovely way.
I overapplied it.
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Send those applications out by the bucket load and good luck!
Hope it’s raining there. Or at least cloudy. Either way I am sure you are smelling delightfully.
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You go girl 😘
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Wow I have just spent a FULL HOUR reading this forum, from first comment to last. I’m really tired today. I’m wearing Laguna.
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Realax on your days off, but remember to do some stretching. How did your husband like the new look of the hallway? I hope he was pleased!
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Hello Ingeborg, Yes hubby was quite thrilled with the hallway. Thank you for asking. Now we need to find some new artworks to put on the walls because the previous ones were my departed MIL’s taste
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Just put on the last drops from a large sample of Jardin du Poete. This is delightful and a real change from all my citrus fragrances. Herbal, green and still easy to wear. Too bad it doesn’t come in smaller bottles.
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Evelyn & Crabtree Taracco Orange. Fresh, citrusy, green. Hoping to cool down.
Thanks for the nudge to look for more aquatic notes- Marcella, Neva!
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I’m not being deliberately silly here, but do you really call it Evelyn and Crabtree? We’ve always referred to it as Crabtree and Evelyn. Not that it matters, but very curious. The C&E soaps are the only ones my husband will use. Since about 1980. He’s a loyal fan.
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I have adored Crabtree / Evelyn possibly as long as your husband. I’m curious did you ever buy him their Mysore Sandalwood range? I miss many of their original ranges ie Gardenia, Sienna, Nomad Vanilla
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Yes! The sandalwood is what we first started with. They don’t seem to make them anymore. Or else, they simply don’t carry them here.Shame. That was a lovely range.
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Mysore Sandalwood was discontinued YEARS ago, sadly. As was their original Christmas range… Noel ,their current ‘staple Christmas scent’ to my nose is gorgeous.
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Testing two from the house of Mona d’Orio… one on each wrist… Oud and Tubereuse… nice…
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Tiger’s Nest from the PPP. When I first tried this I thought I was smelling a fairly straight on Amber. But wait! I got it today. Incense. This is all about incense with just a touch of amber. Some time ago I was complaining that I had never tried an incense fragrance. This has been corrected, thanks to Portia and his Perfect Perfume Pressies. Consider me an incense fan. It’s beautiful.
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Overnight I have applied 3 different scents. I had a restless sleep…. His Highness kept rolling onto his back, and would immediately snore, which woke me up. Grrr. Before bed I sprayed EA Green Tea, later in the morning {about 2AM} it was L’Occitaine Cherry Blossom and the third, {around 6AM} it was Stella Summer Rose. When I shower soon, I will wear something not quite as ‘delicate’ as these 3.
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Now don’t you be complaining about snoring, Saffy. You remember how much you missed him……😉
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I know , I know…. hehehe. Hubby did apologize. To smooth my frazzled nerves, he took me to lunch and then we went shopping for the ingredients for our dinner; delicious oven baked salmon…. Soooooooooooo yummy. I wore Night Blooming Jasmine by Floris during the day, and in the evening Theorema. Wednesday morning has arrived and I had a great sleep, so I’m full of vim and vigour!!! Wearing, and thunking a small decant of something named Ombre de Hyacinth… sweet fresh and I have no clue who makes it or from where this sample arrived lol
p.s it turns out that I do indeed have an OUD based perfume in my collection!! And it is a love. So much that I actually have a back up 30ml bottle!!! Guess ya wanna know , eh? A clue.. discontinued.
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Oy! Me guess an oud fragrance? And discontinued at that? It’s not happening girl. You best be dropping some big hints!
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