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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 19.11 – 25.11.2018
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
N°5 parfum again . One spritz. Even more divine than it was yesterday. ❤️
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Divine.
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HdP Moulin Rouge for me today.
This is one of those love at first sniff scents for me.
A few years later and I still love it.
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Hey Sue,
HdP Moulin Rouge is pretty, totally wearable. I had some for a while and maybe there’s still a decant around here somewhere.
Portia xx
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Hi Portia, I know there are quite a few in the lipstick/makeup genre but I really do think this one is something special xx
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Chergui. All day. Wickedly comfortable, After a very variedly scented week.
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CHERGUI! So good Jyotsna.
Portia xx
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So good!
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Always a winner.
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Niral by Neela Vermeire Creations. Using up my Press sample so I can buy a bottle. Roses and iris. Seriously luxurious and yummy.
Portia xx
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Sounds like a must-try to me. You smell fab, Portia!
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Can’t wait to try this one.
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Nicolai Kiss Me Intense. Almond, heliotrope, vanilla dusted with some clove and cinnamon. It’s actually breaking through my clogged sinuses! A little almond cookie-ish but a comfort scent for for a cold rainy day.
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This sounds awesome MMKinPA, looking this one up and adding it to the ever growing samples list!
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Apparently, I’ve started the vintage week we talked about in the previous thread: Mitsouko EDC.
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Wonderful Diana 🙂
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I feel good 🙂
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Nice!
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Still participating in Oudvember; so, today is Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh
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No scent yet. Thinking of trying Fille en Aiguille again. That stewed fruit accord did me no justice the last couple of wearings. Maybe this weather will change that.
Major brain malfunction this morning 😞. I’m disgusted with myself. Arrived at the mechanic’s this morning to have my winter tires installed. Of course, said tires were still sitting in my garage 😳. My SIL was meeting me there to drive me home. He offered to get the tires out of my garage and bring them to the mechanic’s. Off we sailed. Went to open the garage door and realized I had left my keys in my car which was back at the mechanic’s. Yeah. It’s that kind of a day.
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Honestly not laughing. 🤥
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I can always count on you for sympathy and honesty 🤥
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I really hope your Monday improved. I’m sure I heard some very bad language carried on the breeze today.
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Are you sure you’re sure 🤨. Improved it has. I am now prepared and immune to the brutalities of winter. I will drive where no other man has driven before. At least that’s the plan.
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This sounds like a scenario for a comedy but I don’t think it’s funny at all…
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Actually, it’s kind of funny. Now. Tires on. New battery. Shovel, salt, traction aids and extra windshield wiper in trunk. I’m winter-proofed.
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Wohoo. Don’t forget an extra warm blanky.
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Right! And maybe some protein bars? A bottle of hootch? My fuzzy slippers? A good book? Flashlight?
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A series of unfortunate events, indeed 😦
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This begs the question, how do Mr. Laurelhardy and myself EVER manage to get things done 🧐
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😂
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LOL 😀
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No. 19 Poudré. The sun didn’t really appear today so no lawn mowing. Food shopping instead. Hate food shopping with a passion, but my cupboards are nearly bare. I did pick up a couple of Christmas clothing items for the Smallies though. Cute bits. No cute bitsfor myself😉
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Sometimes shopping for food is the only thing that can get me out of my apartment when it’s very cold outside. You smell good, Cassie and I think you really need some cute bits 😉
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Yep, if there is one thing I hate more than cold, it’s sitting home with no food.
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I think I could sit at home without food for over a week and it wouldn’t make any noticeable difference ☺️ Just give me lots of coffee.
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I don’t think I could go two hours without food…last night Mr. Marzipan was amazed at the loud noises my stomach was making…I had to get up and eat something!
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Oooo! Smally stuff. Such fun. Used to love buying anything for the girls when they were young. And I LOVE food shopping! Especially in stores/markets that I don’t usually frequent. And in the U.S!!! The selection there is absolutely cra-cra! You want a container of yoghurt? There’s a bazillion brands, flavours, lactose-free, fat-free, sugar-free, hen’s teeth free. It’s almost as overwhelming as a good sniffing tour of a well-stocked perfume shop.
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Now that is exactly the part that I hate about shopping in the States!!! Way too much of a selection!!!
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I understand that completely. I like it for the novelty. But if I just got to get it done, I’ll go to my regular supermarket where I know the location of everything, fly around buying my usual items and be done with it.
Scouting ethnic markets and shopping in the States is more of an exploration and discovery expedition. Done in leisure with no real agenda.
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I love grocery shopping.
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One of life’s great hassles for me.
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Multiple Rouge by Humiecki and Graef today. Red berries with a cool metalic undertone. I think it is acchieved by the coriander. Strange but very wearable. It’s slightly above zero degrees and I’ve decided to spend the day at home working as usual and later starting with my Christmas wreaths for friends and family.
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Multiple Rouge sounds great, Neva. A red berries perfume that doesn’t resemble jam has become a rare thing.
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Definitely no jam Diana.
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You’re making wreaths? Do tell! What a terrific idea.
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Having a totally non creative job makes me long for creative moments in my life so I’ve discovered I’m good at making wreaths of all kinds several years ago. Now I’ve reached the point where I make them only by order for some friends and family. Unfortunately I don’t have enough time usually so I only do it before Christmas and Advent.
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What a wonderful hobbie/past-time. Ever think of starting a little cottage industry? You could become incredibly rich like me or famous like Cassie. Dream big, Neva! Next thing you know we’ll both have homes in St. Martin!
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I second this!
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Yay! Neva’s getting some solid support over here.
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How do you make your wreaths? fresh foliage? How many do you make? Stay warm.
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Hi Saffy, I do both – fresh and artificial wreaths depending on the wishes of my friends. Mostly silver pine, branches, moss… I usually do 10-15 wreaths because it is rather time consuming. I do it in my free time after my job so I’m not always in the mood 😉
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Didn’t notice the vintage week suggestion until just now… but Shem el-Nessim kinda-sorta counts, maybe? It’s a remaking of an Edwardian scent, cousin to L’heure Bleue.
And now some early eighties Diorama. Yum!
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Shem el-Nessim goes to the “must-try” list. I adore l’Heure Bleue but the modern EDT I have lacks character.
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It’s well worth a sniff if you can find a sample. I seem to remember that Kafka had a rather good review of it some years ago. Yep: http://www.kafkaesqueblog.com/2014/06/19/grossmith-shem-el-nessim-romantic-beauty/
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Thanks for the link, crikey!
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That what you said sounds very, very interesting Crikey. I read some reviews and am wondering how high the powder level is. I’m not doing well with powdery scents lately and should I decide to re-mortgage my house to buy some of this, I’d like to be sure I get it right. Certainly worth a test right? What could happen? I might fall in love with it and……yeah, re-mortgage the house. At least if I did that I could order a whopping big bottle of Russian Tea as well.
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I don’t think it’s that powdery. I got a decant at a very reasonable price, but, I think if it came down to buying a bottle… I’d get a back up of L’heure bleue instead. Shem el-nessim is lovely, but I’m not convinced it’s almost £200-for-50ml lovely.
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Thanks. Yup,that’s a spendy fragrance.
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So true! I get that perfumery is a form of luxury but c’mon!
There is a perfume I’ve found to be very similar to l’Heure Bleue, – Bois de Copaiba, – but the price is discouraging. I’ll go get my LHB instead. Crikey, you might know: if you’re familiar with modern formulae of edt and edp, do you think edp is richer?
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I think the EDP does have more depth and additional richness than the EDT, yep.
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That’s what I assumed, thanks for confirming my suspicions.
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SOTD for me…. Guerlain Insolence.
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Love the name of that. It should be Cassie’s signature scent 😂
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And I have it. But can’t think why you’d think that🤔😇
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😂
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And so, having won the battle of bats in the belfry I thought it worth mentioning that I tested Absolute Aphrodisiac last night. As previously mentioned, I have no need for this sort of perfume. Just ask Pierre.
Another one from Initio Parfums. And another powerhouse in terms of silage and longevity. It’s almost a straight forward vanilla. Very high quality, not too sweet. What sets it apart is the beautiful floral/boozy whiffs that float around the vanilla. The dry down is equally delish. That’s where a plush leather nudges the booziness of the way. Lasted forever.
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I like the name, longevity and floral/boozy whiffs but the vanilla part worries me. Vanilla is mostly too sweet for my taste.
Yeah, I’m gonna ask Pierre the next time he’ll come by, probably tonight 😛
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Oh good! Say hi from me.
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You do know that he’s stopping by here first? Just popping in for tea😏
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Gads! I’ll be getting wobbly thirds!
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Pierre is such a busy man, I don’t know how he manages to divide his time between you and making a dozen new perfumes per year, lol!
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He’s a Frenchman. He does it while drinking wine, smoking a Gitanes and making passes.
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Gucci by Gucci for me today. Using plenty so I can thunk this clunky bottle and make room for something new. It’s a bit humid here this morning which I detest- nothing irks me more than trying to apply ones make up one while one is perspiring 😆🌦
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What’s going to be “something new” Melanie? I’m sure you have an idea.
I know exactly what you mean with perspiration on the face because I have the same problem…in the summer…which seems very far away right now…
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Very far away. You’re not loving winter either, are you? It’s the short daylight hours that do me in, I think.
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It’s also the cold and the grey skies and the clothes and….
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Hey Neva, my something new is going to be Fort & Manle Amber Absolutely xx
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I don’t know the Fort & Manle perfumes but amber is divine. Lucky you for having an excuse to buy again 🙂
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Ick, sweaty makeup is the worst😬 I have yet to find out how to make it stay where it should in hot or humid conditions- not that I have to worry about it very often here.
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Ha! I wore that one last night! How’s the longevity on you? do you get much of the patchouli or honey?
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Wow! While I was slaving away at work y’all have been a chatty bunch!
Worked through my lunch and now I am home to find over 60 comments! Love this!
typical Manic Monday but I came home to the most beautiful card from Saffy…
THANK YOU SAFFY!!! It is gorgeous and could definitely be sold in a stationery store…Saffy, you need to start your own business!
now that I am home I can waft profusely….lashings of Eau de Lierre which is gorgeous and green and reminds me a bit of my beloved but discontinued Annick Goutal Eau de Camille…think its the shared ivy note.
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It’s not easy to keep up with the comments, I agree 😉
Oh, I can’t wait for Saffy’s card!!! I hope it will arrive soon. Eau de Lierre is very nice. How does it feel in cold weather. I’ve used my sample in the summer and it felt refreshing.
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It’s equally as gorgeous in cold weather..it’s making me think of springtime. I did not wear it out, however. This morning in honor of a good friend’s birthday I wore two of her favorites…one tiny spray of Incense Mythique and two tiny swipes of L’Atessa because I don’t want to overdo it at work least the perfume grinch complains. Then when I got home I sprayed myself silly with Lierre!
BTW, you won’t be disappointed with the card…I think Saffy needs to start her own business….I would surely buy them 🙂
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Ohhh, great!
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I’m so embarrassed.. pleased you like the card.
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Don’t be embarrassed…you are talented 🙂
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We’ll have Saffy doing cards and Neva making wreaths. I’ll manage, of course. Mrs. Marzipan you can be quality control. What job do you think Cassie might like? Entertainment, I’m thinking.
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I’ll do the hoovering up of bits of glitter and ribbon and greenery.
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Great, so long as you do it in an entertaining fashion.
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Fo Sho
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Cassie, you obviously have some experience because that’s what I do all the time. My apartment will look like a warehouse during the next two weeks
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Eau de Camille was very special, wasn’t it? I wore a lot of Goutals right through the 80’s. I almost ebayed-up a bottle of Eau de Ciel not long ago, but then got nervous thinking it may have been reformulated and backed off. One that I remember buying and regretting was Heure Exquise. It didn’t work for me then. Neither did Gardenia Passion. I’ll bet they would now, tho. Too bad the bottles have changed. The old ones were such classic beauties.
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Eau de Camille was amazing…so many of the originals were sadly discontinued…I also liked Folavril (that tomato leaf note! and that was the very first fragrance…it was inspired by a face cream that she sold long before she segued into perfume making) and eau de Ciel (yes, it’s been reformulated..that was the first bottle I bought at the flagship store in Paris…I had never even heard of the brand but when I returned to the States I sought them out and found that they were sold at Saks in the city…Saks would do a buy one get one free event three times a year and I would get TWO 100ml bottles for $98 USD in the mid 1990s…talk about a bargain)….Gardenia Passion is actually a tuberose scent. I also blind bought Heure Exquise and while I didn’t hate it it wasn’t a love and ended up gifting it away….should have saved it! The old ones really were classics as you said.
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Those prices…incredible. I’ve discovered A.Goutal much later so I tried the existing ones in their reformulated versions and I was not impressed. Maybe I’m lucky that I didn’t know them in the nineties. It saves me some money for sure.
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I won’t even begin to tell you how many bottles I acquired at those prices…and drained..at one point I think I had about 20 empties? and then in one fell swoop I threw them out….
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OMG Brigitte, that’s a huge number! I wish I knew about it before but on the other hand I had less “first world problems” 😉
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OMG that was for free in comparison to now😯
Songes is my personal favourite from AG but I have Petite Cherie and Grand Amour too. And had Tubereuse and Vanilla Exquise. I need a bub of Songes in the older bottle!
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Look online as they appear heavily discounted.
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Those prices 😳. No wonder we were awash in perfumes. The glory days!
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I miss those days 😦
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Same here. In more ways than one 🙁
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Just reread this, Mrs. M and I think I’ll seek the Lierre out next time I’m downtown. The last week has lead me to think that I’ll be needing a lot of green and floral scents to drag me through this winter. It’s already weighing on me and my woody/vanilla/gourmand-ish perfumes are not doing the trick. I’m still fighting this weather and have not settled in to it yet.
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Same here…the cold and snow reek havoc on my psyche and it’s just too early for this…I also think I am going to go with lots of spring evoking scents this winter…although I am currently up at the “buttcrack of dawn’ (as Mr. M puts it) and wanted something sweet with my tea so I paired Casmir with Bond no 9 New Haarlem….then topped it off with Rose Anonyme…..a trifecta of perfection….and for the day I may go with Ginger Biscuit from Jo Malone.
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WOW! That sounds like an amazing combination. Truly, the woody sweetness topped with rose, oh my gawd. I’s love to be inhaling that this very second.
I have four of the Hermes Jardins line that are going to be getting lots of use. They yell spring and summer to me. And, I need to be yelled at to remind me of sunnier, warmer days.
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Well the two eldest are home now for Thanksgiving and middle marzipan has already stolen the casmir and bond no 9 as well as Arabian Oils Groob (which she loves as much for the bottle as the sweet scent of the oil)
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YAYYY! The mini Marzipans have landed. Let the good times roll. Get out the Secretions Magnifique and give them all a good hosing down.
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I will wear black opium for the first time, bottle expected to come today. Love vintage opium and just wanted to see what the fuss is all about regarding black opium
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Was it a blind buy? I’m curious what you think of it.
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Really looking forward to your comments, Fazal. I adored vintage Opium. If it’s at all similar, I think quite a few of us might be interested.
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It’s a horse of a totally different colour.
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Hmmm. Well, if vintage Opium was a fiery chestnut, what was Black Opium?
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Too polite to say🤐
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Or maybe a piebald pony?
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Seems like Black Opium lacked the illustrious lineage of it’s forebearer. In that case I would say it was a dun.
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Gawd, I HATE BLACK OPIUM.. Unlike one of my favorite classics which is the vintage Opium, this black opium is a blasphemy, absolutely nothing unique about it, it smells so cheap and so mainstream I am shocked they bestowed upon it the name of opium… As soon as I sprayed, I knew this is going straight to my sale list. I will not wear this perfume again even if I am bribed with a free bottle.
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Oh dear, Fazal. I’m sorry but not too surprised to hear that. Well, you took one for the team and for that, we thank you. Hope it was an inexpensive purchase.
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Hmmm, why am I not surprised? I’m sorry and hope you’ll sell it soon. Most people like such perfumes. I got samples of the flanker Black Opium Nuit Blanche, sprayed once, rubbed it off and gave it away immediately.
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SOTSketchnoon 1932 – inspired by the exclusives post. Looks like rain ☔️ yay!
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1932 is my favourite from this line but I still haven’t bought a bottle. Meanwhile it got only more expensive. That’s what you get for hesitating…
What did you sketch now that the monsters’ season is over? 😉
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I kind of regret that I did not buy no 22 back when they first released it as an exclusive…but the fact that I had bought it so cheaply maybe five years earlier made me angry that they were releasing it as an exclusive for three times the price so I boycotted the brand…ah well! Live and learn…plenty of other beauties to love, right?
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Gazackly! And I agree with you on the pricing nonsense.
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And I agree with you and Cassie on the pricing malarkey. Bloody hell, Chanel, don’t be such a$$holes.
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So I did some research and the Exclusifs (all ten) were released in 2007..according to the NYTimes 800 new fragrances were released that year…and the cost was $175 for 200ml…boy, was that a bargain in terms of price per ml.
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Obscene prices! I’ve spent about $200 for 50ml Lutens’ and that it is more than I care to pay. I should buy from discounters.
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I think those 200 ml are now selling for double that…350 USD….
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Bel Respiro is my new love.
Mermaids, cyclops, kraken, sharks, pirates! Ocean & Summer surf themes. 😁
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How playful Jyotsna. I like your creativity.
Bel Respiro was my first love from the exclusives but I changed to 1932 😉
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And another sleepless night. A liberal dousing of Pour Un Homme and a bit of reading here to pass the time. I finished up testing the St. Clair Scents line with Frost the other night. It was in the same vein as Gardener’s Glove. To my nose, lovely florals overlaid with a rawish leather. The florals this time around did not smell as fresh or vibrant. Without a doubt First Cut was my favorite, although Gardener’s Glove gave it a good run for the money. I’m still quite certain that a bottle of First Cut will be joining my collection. For evenings with Pierre, perhaps, à la Marzipan.
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Let us know if First Cut works for you just as it works for the Marzipans. In that case I’ll make a blind buy. Maybe it will attract a nice male specimen 😀 😀
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Hey! You’re already crowding in on my Pierre time. Quite the insatiable little minx, aren’t you?
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hey there insomnia twin!! I have been up since 1am!!!! First I had to go to the bathroom and then I was hungry! Passing the time on APJ as well…one of the many things I love about this blog is that someone is always up and about as we are from all corners of the world!
I got very little floral from Frost…it was extraordinarily smoky to my wonky nose.
Enjoy your evenings with Pierre a la marzipan 🙂 But remember, HE gets to wear the First Cut!
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Up since 1am!?!? What time did you go to bed?
Yes, APJ is the best place to be.
Smoky frost? Hmm.
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Around 7pm…I had a rough day at work so I passed out. I think my bladder and my empty stomach is what woke me up…so I went to the bathroom and ate some toast and then could not get back to sleep.
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Oh I didn’t forget, I took notes, lots of them on that section.
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Oooh errr Missus 😂
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I think mine’s the weirdo nose. That note I smell in both Gardener’s Glove and Frost that you interpret as smoke is probably right. It is kind of acrid to me, so I was guessing a rawish leather, trying to figure out where that acrid bit was coming from. Everyone! Don’t listen to me! Mrs. Marzipan’s right!
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NO don’t listen to me either because my nose has been known to be wonky!!!
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Great! Let’s start a perfume blog. We’ll confuse the hell out of everybody.
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🙂
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Morning, Marcella and Brigitte 😴 Another night of 😟 I’m a dishrag today.
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Oh no! Poor Cassie!
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Well now! Isn’t this just dandy.
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Alright, I’ll play. Cassie’s a dishrag. I’ll be the stuff that’s left in the oven after a self-clean cycle. Brigitte! Pick a part!
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No. You misunderstand. I’m a vacuumer. Nothing I like better than whizzing around with my trusty little shadow tagging along behind me. I get separation anxiety if I don’t do some every day 😃
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Don’t do ovens. Gawd no.
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What’s up with that? I just turn the dial to ‘metal melting furnace’ and Bob’s your uncle. Done.
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you pick one for me , Marcella!!!
and I haven’t a clue as to where this comment will show up!!!
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Well you’re small and weigh nothing, so you can be the dust bunnies, lurking under the bed.
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Cassie, if you live your little dust sucking servant you would be none to pleased with Mr. Larelhardy. I think he busted mine pretending it was his ShopVac. He used it to suck up grease and gawd-only-knows-what-else from the top of my daughter’s kitchen cupboards. Now all it does is spit stuff out and push it around into little piles. And I am not happy 😡
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Even I don’t know what I’m on about😂 I’m not in the right thread here.
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Yikes!!!! We will all crash tonight….
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And there you were thinking you didn’t like florals.
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Go figure! The time has come. This girl’s playing for the other team. Surprised the heck out of myself 😳
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HA
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Portia, I don’t even know which comment you are HAing…which is even funnier to me 🙂
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😂😂😂😂
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I don’t know too. There seem so many reasons in this thread to be HAing but I can’t remember which bit it was.
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Oh but this is just too hysterical!!!!!!
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SoTN – fleur narcotique.
Boo to the poor sleep and insomnia that’s afflicting everyone.
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I thought I’d do another “theme” week. This week I’ll wear fragrances I found for cheap in op shops and flea markets.
Monday I wore Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne. This is a nice citrusy number, perfect for summer. Today I wore Hermès Equipage. This is the vintage bottle with a knobbly cap with marbled markings. It’s a pretty good woody scent but the oakmoss does take over early on. Very good longevity; it lasted at least 12 hours on me.
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You really do hit on some good stuff.
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I love them both! I wish more people wore them…
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Wow! Great fragrances, Greg.
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Hey Greg,
That old Equipage is FABULOUS! Enough oakmoss to sink a ship.
Portia xx
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Indeed. I haven’t smelt the newer version, but I guess it could only be a pale synthetic imitation.
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Oh my! I used to have the Equipage. Your description of the knobbly cap tweaked my memory. And how I loved it.
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Following Diana’s lead yesterday re vintage, today I’m in Organza. It’s vintage according to Portia’s rules! 1998. Nearly at the end of this bottle. I don’t know what the current juice is like.
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Very chic, Cassie 😉 !
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My middle name, Diana😉
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🙄 Insolent AND delusional? Of course. No surprises there 😌
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Now if only Guerlain would make a fume called Delusionist that would suit me finest😃
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YAY! I love that something is “Portia’s Rules” Cassieflower.
Portia xx
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Ah! So we have rules now, do we? This does not bode well for you, Cassie 😉
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Saffy your card has arrived. Wohoo. It’s so cute. It’s a great pastime doing those, I’m sure. You beat my cousin in NY, he gets his out for first of December so a big round of applause. He’ll have to up his game, he doesn’t make his own.
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Your cousin is in NY? Does he ever mule perfume for you 🙂 ????
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I’m sure he would if I asked him. He comes over every year. Now why didn’t I think of that? You’re more in the balk than I am😉
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Jeez even my fingers won’t work today. Should have been on the ball.
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Let me know if and when and I can mail him samples. Do they allow those on a plane? Then you can also share with folks in Europe 😍
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Yep, of course they do. If he can fit it in with the brandy and whiskey from duty free.
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Yeah, we’ve got to watch out for teeny-tiny Mrs. Marzipan. There’s more to that one than meets the eye. Devious, I tell you. Might even have a bit of a rap sheet. And I bet there’s not just perfumes and e.o.’s rattling around in that basement of her’s 🤨
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Wouldn’t you like to know??? Ha !
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I’m glad your card arrived safely and I hope you like it.
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Change of plans…went with Eau de Lierre again…I think this may turn into another Reglisse Noire!
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Cool Brigitte, I like your enthusiasm 🙂 do you have a bottle or is it just a sample?
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A bottle!!!
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I was just thinking, when I get my bottle of First Cut, I’ll be pulling a Mrs. Marzipan. All you’ll read is First Cut, First Cut, First Cut…..get the picture 😁
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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SOTM— Nest Citrine. And we have Rain! All day, I hope.
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Happy days coming your way ☁️ 🌧
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YAY! Rain! We need more of it here too Jyotsna.
Portia xx
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Honestly Joyotsna, I’ve asked you before but you did not reply. What is it with you and rain? I’m completely mystified.
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Sorry for the name spelling error 😲
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I just love the rain- it makes everything so beautiful! the smell, the sounds, walk in the rain. We don’t get enough rain here. And a good downpour brings down the beastly summer temperatures.
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Okay, now I get you. It really does intensify the smells doesn’t it. And a welcome relief in hot and muggy weather to be sure. Wish I had that problem right now.
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Since it got so cold I’m hiding in my apartment the whole day. Wearing Fragonard’s Santal to keep me warm. In the afternoon I did yoga with youtube, took a shower and now I smell of L’Occitane’s peeling Verveine Agrumes, verbena and citrus. That’ll be my SOT evening. Off to read my book…
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I love your day…yoga on you tube, huh? Any one in particular that you like? I will get my nose on the Fragonards one of these days…. they are such a value for the money and I love sandalwood.
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I love Lesley Fightmaster yoga. She’s a lovely lady from California 🙂 Do check out Fragonard. I was pleasantly surprised this summer in their factory. They also have great scented candles.
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Fightmaster???? Seriously? For yoga?? 😂😂
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Fightmaster? 🤔
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Yes, it’s Fightmaster 😀 strangely I’ve never considered it to be unusual but now that you mention it…
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Thanks for the rec! on both counts!
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Sounds like a wonderful day Neva.
Portia xx
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What a great way to spend the afternoon, Neva. Verbena and citrus are wonderfully fresh scents! Hope you enjoyed the evening. What’s the book?
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It’s a novel written by one of the women who went to school with me. It was published a few months ago and I felt it would be okay to support her by buying it. Until now she published only poetry. It’s nothing special and I wouldn’t recommend it but I know the next time I see the author I’ll have to comment on the book so I want to get over with reading it and have my opinion ready 😉
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How many wreaths have you made? The L’Occitaine Verbena is glorious.
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5 up to now but I still have one week time. My own wreath is usually finished on the first Advent Sunday in the afternoon 😀 I have the one from last year for my door. I still love it and don’t want to change anything.
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Ok gang. Big news! Received Saffy’s beauteous Christmas card today. And it’s got glitter on it! Be still my beating heart. I love that stuff.
Thank-you so much Saffy, you’re a kind-hearted, generous soul 😘
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Aren’ t they just gorgeous? so professional looking! She really does need to sell them.
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So pretty and beautifully done. The last time I received a home-crafted card was from my daughterswhen they were young.
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I can’t wait for the card to arrive…!!!!! It’s like waiting for a perfume order 😀
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I’m sure you will be more than a little impressed. It’s gorgeous.
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I’m so thrilled you like the card…. I really enjoy making them
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Love it Saffy. Thank you!
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Finally home after being snarled-up in traffic and careening around greasy roads for the better part of the day. Was late for two client appointments but both were very understanding.
In Jardin Sur Le Nil. Go away winter! Ten cms of snow tomorrow on top of the 5 we had today. Thursday’s day time temperature will be -21C. This will be my last weather report until we get an awe-inspiring 25cm dump of blowing snow. For now, winter DOES NOT EXIST!
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We are getting that cold snap as well starting tomorrow but thankfully no snow in the forecast. I think Thursday morning will be 0 degrees fahrenheit (don’t know what that equates to in Celsius)
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-18C. You’re right behind us. Godawful.
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😦
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Sur Le Nil is my favourite Jardin. You smell sooooo good Marcella. Hopefully it will help you make it through the winter and the snow. Go away winter!
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Today’s op shop find is Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme Concentrated Cologne. I am a bit of a fan of VC&A PH; it’s a very good leather at the price. When I saw two pristine 25ml boxes of it in an op shop I bought them right away, without looking closely. It was only when I got home that realised they were actually a very rare flanker. With a bit of digging I was able to date one box to 1986, so I’m assuming they are both of that era. CC is not actually cologne, but an EdT with the base notes ramped up. So if you like the leather aspect of the regular fragrance this one is right down your alley.
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What is an op shop and where do I find one? You are digging up some amazing scents!
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Second-hand shop. Usually run by a charity.
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Where does the term op shop come from, I wonder?
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Op shop is short for “opportunity shop”, which is what they were originally called. Opportunity to get a bargain, I guess.
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Oh. I’ve been to several but never saw any perfumes. Too bad.
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They’re called thrift shops elsewhere marcella. I think op shop is Aussie slang.
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WOW! Well jell. LOVE VC&A PH.
portia xx
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WOW! YOu are one lucky guy.
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Swanning around in Madonna Truth or Dare today. It’s vanilla white floral is cutting through the muggy weather. Perfectly.
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Send some of that muggy my way please.
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You’re a fluffy cloud today P.
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I always think of you Portia, when Truth or Dare is mentioned 🙂
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YAY!
Have you worn it Neva?
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Unfortunately not. It was never sold in Croatia and I didn’t seem to stumble upon it elsewhere during my travels.
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Sydney is a little dusty, from what I’ve seen on the news…. hope you can breathe ok
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Carthusia Terra Mia Parfum.
One sniff and I was gone. 1/2 an hour later I had decided I must have a second bottle.
Beautiful.
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Ah such beautiful love too. A second bottle is a must indeed!
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Hi Jyotsna, it has well and truly blown me away.
I will grab another bottle very early in the new year.
Have you tried the edp vs the parfum?
I was going to wear it again today but went with HdP 1969 instead :).
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SOTN Daim Blond because I wanted something gentle but could not open the bas de soie vial (arrgh!)
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You still smell great!
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YUMMY!
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Gorgeous but fleeting.
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Mmmm, both are beautiful but I prefer the light soapy feel of Bas de Soie. Hope you’ll open the vial soon.
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EdL on a base of Nubian Heritage Raw Shea butter (which doubles as an outstanding lip balm) for this incredibly cold morning.
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My Nubian from iherb is a big fat no. The shipping costs one and a half times the cream. Nope.
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Have the mule bring it to you when he next visits…it could probably be obtained at any NY health food store.
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I’ll have him laden down so much he’ll be bent double😉
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Keeping the vintage vibe going in Fidji (this bottle from late 70s or early 80s).
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Le Parfum de Thérèse. I gave this a cursory sniff first go round and quickly dismissed it on account of the opening cantaloupe note. Like most Malle’s have played out, the second time’s the charm. There’s something vaguely Diorella-ish about it. I wore Diorella with fervour in the 70’s, and now I’m on the hunt for yet another vintage.
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Diorella is my friend’s signature scent and I’ve got her a beautiful vintage parfum for her upcoming big birthday. It’s not one that I wear myself but smells fab on her.
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Lucky friend! Bizarre that her name should be Thérèse.
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Isn’t it just! And all mentioned within one comment. Hope it’s a sign 😉
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It’s a sign 🔀🆒 But I don’t know of what 🆎
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Ha, and funnily enough, her name is Thèrése!
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Your nose is not so wonky after all…same perfumer…Edmond Roudnitska (pardon the misspelling if that is the case)….if I am not mistaken Diorella was tweeked a bit so that this could become his wife’s signature scent which only she wore as it was never released (her name was Therese)…Malle asked his son if he could release it under the Malle label when either she or the father passed…or something to that effect…my middle aged brain can only remember so much!
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and yes, I think the tweeking was adding a hefty does of melon….
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Yep, has a big melon opening. But I can forgive that given the way it develops.
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The melon, you say. I’ll admit that’s not a note I gravitate towards. In this, there’s enough tangerine (?), or another sweet, little orange-type fruit to balance it. I wonder what note/s contribute to the Diorella aspect. Just the melon? Must be more?
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Wow. Isn’t that interesting! I never would have guessed. Thanks for the education 🤓
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Oh, that’s one that I loved immediately, even bought a travel spray. The similarity to Diorella was explained by Brigitte already. Is anyone familiar with the latest version of Diorella? Is it okay?
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I don’t know, but my guess would be no. Probably not good if the majority of reformulations are anything to go on. One can hope, tho. Oh, why bother
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Some mid-eighties Miss Dior EDT yesterday, with some late 60s No5 parfum in the evening. I have a wee non-spray bottle, so wore a dab or two in honour of CQ and Portia.
Knize Ten today, and may need to top that up soon to give myself the oomph to go back out into the cold and dark and wet to go and train this evening…
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You are smelling gorgeous!
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All three are my faves!
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I hear you! You’re going to need the boost to get out and get it done under those circumstances
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Woo Hoo! What a fragrant triumvirate! You’ve been smelling great crikey.
Portia xx
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Wore Mitsouko the whole day (I’m still trying to decide if I should let go of a bottle, and which one if any), and now, inspired by Crikey, I’ve put some L’Heure bleue edt (recent reformulation) on. Yeah, it’s not what it used to be but it’s still got that Guerlain DNA. Jacques G. was a genius.
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Mitsouko is really beautiful. I’ve discovered it too late so I didn’t get attached to it like I am to the perfumes I used to wear when I was young. I admire it but don’t feel the need to chase a vintage bottle. What a relief 😉
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A relief, indeed 🙂 Colognes are still affordable but extrait bottles are a whole different story.
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yep
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Tokyomilk Bulletproof for me today. Says smoked tea, coconut milk, crushed cedar and ebony woods. Will suit this windy, and still raining day.
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Sounds very nice to me.
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The perfume, not the rain😃
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What an interesting combination of ingredients!
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What? The perfume or the rain?
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Both of course! 😁
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Oooh that sounds so interesting! Hope it’s not too windy.
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How was it Melanie? Good fit?
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Yes it was a good fit. Lasted nearly all day being creamy, yet woodsy. Big storms overnight causing havoc. Sketchy, or no internet and power in the office so makes for an interesting day.
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Interesting combo! Hope you’ve enjoyed wearing this fragrance.
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HdP 1969 today for a cold and slightly sunny day.
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Five O’clock for a long and lazy mid-morning coffee date with my friend on this cool, wet day. (Actually a few hail stones now turning into a stunning pour).
Happy Thanksgiving to APJers who celebrate today!
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Nica plans you have for today. Enjoy your day and your lovely perfume Jyotsna.
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Thank you, Jyotsna!!
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Today’s op shop find is a bit of a mystery to me. I found two minis of this one and it doesn’t say anything on the bottle other than Gucci. I’m guessing it’s an early Gucci by Gucci, but it smells more leathery than patchouli. The bottle is the same as in this ad; if someone can identify this for me, that would be great.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GUCCI-PERFUME-SPLASH-25-fl-oz-MINI-NEW-WITHOUT-BOX-RARE-/292108606733
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Hi Greg, it’s the old Gucci pour Homme that I remember my friends wore in the eighties. It’s a rather typical representative of the male perfumes back then and it’s good 🙂 Wish I could smell it again…enjoy it!
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Thanks Neva. I thought that was a possibility, but all the bottles I had seen had “pour homme” on them. It does indeed smell like an 80s nightclub bomb going off.
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Today I’ve pulled out Cuir Cuba Parfums de Nicolai. It smells like wet tobacco leaves and licorice. Just right for the cool humid weather. Patricia de Nicolai is a great perfumer IMO.
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I agree, she’s got a true gift. Cuir Cuba is great.
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Miss Dior parfum. Nuff said!
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GORGEOUS.
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Yup!
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Queen!
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Woohoo…!!!
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Happy Thanksgiving to those APJers who live in the States.
I am forever grateful for the perfume chatter, friendship and belly laughs always experienced on APJ…thanks to Portia and all you lovely folks for making that happen… I think in 50 years time if this site is still up and readable those reading it will get a kick out of all of our conversations, right?
wearing eau de turkey today…it will be a quiet day cooking in my bathrobe…no entertaining and very very low key which is exactly the way I like it.
I will think on my fragrance choice…maybe Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit or Dame Black Flower Mexican Vanilla…either of the two would go great with food. Or maybe Solstice Scent Estate Vetiver which is all about cocoaed patchouli and bourbon vanilla on my skin…yeah, I think I will go with that one as I had been thinking about it last night.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Brigitte!
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Thank you Diana!!!
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Happy Thanksgiving to you, Mr. Marzipan and all three Mini Marzipans. Enjoy the day lolling around with your gang, they are the best times. Turn the heat up to ‘cozy’ level and revel in your family 😘
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Thank you Marcella! It will be just four of us as the eldest is heading to her boyfriend’s house this morning.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! What a lovely way to spend the day…enjoy every single moment with your loved ones 🙂 Did you bake some cookies too?
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Thank you, Neva! no cookie baking 🙂 I am trying to de-stress my life by doing less so am keeping everything at bare minimum this year. Picked up a pumpkin pie at the store and just cooking a tiny turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy (store bought) and roasting brussel sprouts…that’s it…easy peasy….
We will see my parents tomorrow 🙂
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Anyway, you do enough outdoor work to keep you busy. Let someone else bake the cookies!
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True!!
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Have a lovely laid back celebration.
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Thanks Cassie! It was all done by 2 pm 🤣 and we had the pie for dinner!!
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That leaves you all evening to do nothing 😉
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Exactly 😸
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Sounds perfectly chill.
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Well hello all…. it has taken me TWO HOURS to read this entire forum. I’m glad that the Christmas cards are arriving safely. I had a great 2 nights and 3 days at my caravan. It wasn’t quite warm enough to go swimming, but was lovely to be wearing tee shirts. We arrived home on Wednesday night to Ballarat, which was cold and windy. Today Thursday it was hailing, and felt like winter again…. in fact my Central Heater is back on.
Fragrances I’ve worn throughout the week include, Vanille Gallant, Issara, Samsara, THUNKED samples of Penhaligon’s Dorothea, and Yasmine and I bought one of the Klein’s rollerballs, but at the moment I cannot remember the name!!! I counted all my samples/decants which were sitting around my computer today…..76!!!. I’m off to bed soon and will drain the last ml of my SDV
Apologies for the long post.
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Glad you had a nice trip, Saffy!
76 is a pretty decent number. My sample boxes make me look like a hoarder, lol. I need to get with the thunking program real fast 🙂
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You’re so right Diana 😀 I suppose we’ll never get rid of the samples because they keep coming in all the time…
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I give some away as soon as I get a bottle or decide against it but there are a couple dozen vials of rarest vintage scents I couldn’t possibly give away (Guerlain, Caron, Lancome et al.). I might never buy a full bottle of either, that’s why I cling to them.
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I totally understand you. Vintages are the best!
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Sometimes I think they’re mating in the drawer.
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Cassie, you got a point there 😀 😀 😀
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😂😂
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Glad to have you back Saffy! It feels so good to have a break from the everyday routine. I hope you feel recuperated. I’m curious about the Penhaligon’s. How is Dorothea?
76 just on your working table? I bet that’s only a part of your collection 😉
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Yes I have a ‘sample box’ which is possibly a third full. the box is about 12 by 12 inches. I’m too scared to count them
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I thought so 😉 Just keep them nice and warm during wintertime and maybe you’ll find some new ones in spring 😛
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Nice to see you back, Saffy! Glad you enjoyed your trip. I am afraid to count my samples and decants-LOL! It’s satisfying to thunk them though, right?
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Welcome back Saffy, glad to hear you had a good time away xx
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Hope you’re feeling rejuvenated after your mini hols. But the weather there is very random at the moment! Loving my card.😍
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Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating today. Is Mrs. Marzipan the only American? Speak up if we have any others.
Wearing Jardin Sur Le Toit (and yeah, I’m totally juvenile and still pronouncing it Jardin Sur Le Twat 🙄). Off to the hospital this morning for a couple of routine screenings (boobs and bones) then a proper, long overdue glam-up with my hair dresser. Blonde highlights go in at this time of year. My natural colour is a medium blonde, but tends to darken in winter (much like my mood) and I want to be looking all sparkly and gay for Mr. and Mrs. ‘and-a-home-in-St. Martins’ cocktail party this evening.
And Mrs. Marzipan! A reminder to line up the mini’s for their Secretions Magnifique’s hose-down.
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I know there are a few other APjers that are from the States ….they will reveal themselves if they want too 🙂
enjoy your glam up time!!!!
and yes, SM will be properly applied 😉
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Cocktail party? Nice 🙂 I hope you’re not gonna be wearing your Michelin Man outfit 😛
Enjoy the party and let us know what you’ll wear and what’s gonna be your SOTE.
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😂No Michelin Man. Sapphire blue wool crepe. Boat neck. Carnal Flower. Spiky patent pumps with toe cleavage 💄
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Go you, ya girl ya💄💍💃🏼💅🏻
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I did my civil duty, and voted after hubby came home from work…one minute I was snug in bed about 5 minutes later I was standing in front of a polling booth!!! I had managed to clean my teeth and spray on perfume, which will be my scent of work…EL Amber Mystique.
Oh and I had to make my own democracy sausage at home because my polling place wasn’t having a barbie.
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Barbies at polling stations? What???
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Wow!!! Gorgeous Marcella!!!!!!
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Well shucks 😊Thank you!
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Wohoo fancypants. Stun them with your glowing locks and witty repartee. Hope it results in some more contracts!
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Knock’em dead, Marcella.
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Ooo. Ze cocktail! You will look and smell magnificent!
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SOTN- ADP BM Mirto di Panarea & some Cambodian OUD oil. My mood lifted immediately. The ADP opening is so strong. It’s like a lemon blast on your face. On top the basil leaf gives another direction. Almost feels like neroli plant and flower.
The oud oil is a bit skanky and oudy.
The freshness of the lemon and the darkness of the OUD are very well balanced under a windy full moon.
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The fragrance combination and the atmosphere sound stunning (windy full moon!)
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Hahaha! Windy. Full moon. Sounds like Mr. Larelhardy on a typical evening 😂
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The weather and the atmosphere was great
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Everlasting, from Christophe L’s Zoo. oh, WOW. Narcissus-laden resin-amber chypre concoction. Another one to wear a few times to get my head around–and probably try in greater and lesser amounts to understand more about how it unfolds. But, yes. (This sample pack was a damn good buy, especially given the size of the samples. I’ve not yet found one I don’t want to wear multiple times.)
Evening: breaking out the box of eels extrait. Because I can. I have a hot date with my research notes, after all.
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Eels? These are notes about photographers, right? Enjoy!
Everlasting does seem worth a try. I think I’d enjoy narcissus with ambe!
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Hmmm… what fragrance *would* Francesca Woodman wear if she could choose one now?
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Interesting question. (Such an introspective artist. Surreal, beautiful and tragic.)
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Dark Rum, Malin+Goetz for me. Big day playing catch up in office so went for something I don’t know much about nor have worn before! Bit risky. Initial notes fruity, reviews say plum. Cream. And something a little sharp. It’s a bit smooth right now so will see later if the woody, spicy notes come out.
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Sounds like something I would wear! You smell glorious, Melanie 😉
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Sounds gorgeous, Mel!
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The last drops of Lyric Woman. Should’ve worn it more in the summer, cold doesn’t become it. Still, an outstanding perfume.
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😮 Lyric Woman is very much a winter scent for me. So warm & spicy.
Jeez skin chemistry is a fascinating subject.
Hope you enjoy the last drops- it has fantastic longevity
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Jyotsna, I prefer earing orientals in summer, with a few exceptions, of course. If I wore Elephant now, I’d feel as if an actual elephant stomped on me 🙂
You’re absolutely right, Lyric’s longevity is spectacular.
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Lol- that visual almost made me snort my coffee. 😁
I wear florals and greens in summer. I find summer quite oppressive and so many orientals feel heavy.
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Winter has come back… it is 8C but feels like 2,5C because it is also windy and wet. Off to work this arvo, but I haven’t quite decided which scent to wear yet. Wishing the Americans in the group a Happy Thanksgiving. Neva, I did quite like the Dorothea however I made a silly mistake and only purchased 1ml samples in the dabbers. Next year I shall order the same scents again in 3ml sprays.
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I agree, spray vials are more practical. By next year you mean next month, right? 😉
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LOL!
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Well if you saw half a bottle of the original Tea For Two in a flea market, you’d buy it too, right?
This stuff is fantastic. One of the best tea fragrances.
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I’d suggest you’d be silly not to buy it Greg. I have chosen my scent to wear to work…. Dame’s Desert Rose body oil from Melanie.
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Beautiful choice!
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Greg- you are some kind of a magician! Of course, you would buy it!
I’d be lucky to find a flea at the flea markets. Grumble. Grumble.
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Most times I’d be lucky to find a flea as well. You just have to keep going, and keep your eyes peeled.
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HA! Indeed I would Greg.
Smokiest tea ever. Excellent scent.
Portia xx
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Sure would!
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I’ve not smelled that one yet. Have a mad crush on Russian Tea, tho. Don’t think that’ll be showing up at any thrift store, tho.
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I love Russian Tea as well. Given how rare Masque is in Australia, I’d be gobsmacked to see it either.
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It is winter for a day. I realise that not many are pleased but I am. Fort & Manle Charlatan over some Lush Cardamom Coffee. Two massively important applications to work through. Wish me luck, please!
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WHOA! Big guns today Jyotsna,
Good luck with your applications. You got this.
Portia xx
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Fingers crossed Jyotsna! The weather is on your side so everything will be fine.
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Good luck 🤞🤞🤞
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Very best of luck!
I sprayed some cardamom coffee the other day… so rich!
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Casting a spell for you Jyotsna. One of those applications will yield results!
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Best of luck, Jyotsna!!
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Paprika Brasil for me today. I need a hit of Woody Iris.
Vitacost is having a massive sale that I could not resist so I bought their cedarwood essential oil to see if I can concoct an Iris Accord with the carrot seed oil my friend sent me.
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Oooh. That sounds very nice. Let us know how it works out!
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I will 🙂
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If anyone can, it’s you. The Mistress of essential oils. I see you’re wearing your favorite Hermessence. Hope it’s mingling nicely with the lingering odours of turkey. I bet you’ll be dining on hot turkey sandwiches soon and I. Am. Jealous. Such a great comfort food.
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We had brunch with my parents today but turkey leftovers are dinner tonight!
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Oh yum! 😋Your Thanksgiving sounded perfect. Low key and no stress. The only way to holiday imo
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Because work is so insane my new mantra is “stress free on the home front”….thus far everyone is co-operating!
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All’s well on the home front then. As it should be. Chill on, Mrs. M 😎
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Is it still from a sample vial or do you have a travel spray of Paprika Brasil Brigitte?
I hope your experiment will work out fine. At least the longevity should be better with an oil.
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I have me more than a sample vial thanks to fragrant peeps 🙂
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Thanks for the info, Brigitte.
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You are so welcome…I went a bit crazy and bought two Nubian Heritage Raw Shea butters because they were both on sale and I got 15 percent off!!!
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😢Want.
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Talk to your mule!!!
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I got some too!! And a big bottle of sweet almond oil so I can start oiling up like those in the know.
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Oh. I think I already told you 🙄 I suppose I should have waited till Black Friday, huh.
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No worries…you will know now for next year to wait 🙂
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Thank you, all 💕Worked on my applications all day.
Now, I’m toning it beautiful with the SOTN Annick Goutal Encens Flamboyant. (A beautiful MelScent). I have had way too much coffee today so I’ll need to do something quiet – like fold the laundry and listen to an audiobook?
Wish you all a perfectly happy weekend!
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Thanks Jyotsna. I filled out an application today too, just for the hell of it. It will be interesting to see if they bite.
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Well, good luck! I should hope they have the sense to bite!
I’d forgotten you have the whole Victorian thang tomorrow- hope it’s not too cold and that there’s a decent sausage sizzle.
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Thanks. I hope you’ll have a wonderful weekend too 🙂
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Good luck with your applications Jyotsna. and Greg. Yes it was very wintery in Ballarat today…I’m home now wearing a sample of Anateus….oh and I’m enjoying flashbacks to the late 80s.
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Love Antaeus saffy, good choice.
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Antaeus is amazing! I must have boasted before but anyway, I’ve got my cousin hooked on it. He’s worn three 100ml bottles in the span of three years. I also introduced him to CdG 2 Man which he loves to bits. I’m very proud of myself 🙂
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Off to a big Gatsby performance. A party re-enactment with the audience members as party animals😉 Got my party girl gear on with my feather flying. Don’t have any Shalimar to keep in time with the era, but have her great grand daughter Souffle.
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Party season has started! I’m jealous Cassie. The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite books and taking part in such an event seems like a wonderful dream. Have lots of fun girl!
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Wow, that party sounds like fun, enjoy, Cassie. Don’t forget to tell us the details 😉
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Oh that sounds like big-time FUN! Release your inner flapper!!
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Hope you are having LOADS of fun!!!!!
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Oh absolutely fab,Cassie, Hope you had a delighful time! Do tell us!
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Predictably posh cocktail party last night. No Prosecco. Proper champagne for these folks. Oh! And the most stunning floral arrangements. It was like walking into a greenhouse. I was going to wear my go-to ‘you best be taking me serious’ perfume, Chanel No. 19, but at the last minute, decided eff it, and wore Carnal Flower.
This morning, it’s Fracas. I remembered it immediately. I must have tried it in my 20’s. Still not a fan. Love the ‘in your face’ of it, but I’m getting nothing but a rather stuffy gardenia. Where’s the green? Or anything else to give it lift off.
A couple of very good contacts last night. I smell some work coming my way 🐽
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excellent on the good contacts 🙂
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Carnal flower! Excellent! Ah sweet, the smell of work!
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Well done on the networking Marcella. Carnal Flower is very much an effyou fragrance, isn’t it?
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Agree with you on Fracas and hope that you’ll get the renovation of the St. Martin house 😉 I’ll start saving for the ticket 😀
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I’ll meet you on the beach 🏝⛱
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Feeling poorly again, so off work again for two days. Together with a co-worker I have an important deadline on Monday afternoon, before an equally important meeting on Tuesday. So, hoping the last of migraine and an upset tummy will be gone by Saturday morning, so I can finally put in some serious work during the weekend. Cutbacks at work lead to no staff with extra time on their hands and a possibility to step in and give a helping hand.
No pefume today, but Tauer’s perfumed body oil, so lots of amber!
Also have to report the safe arrival of Saffy’s Christmas card. The first Christmas card to arrive this year, and it is very decorative. No glitter, so I think Saffy must have paid attention to what I said about interior design, the card has a simple, cosy design with attention to detail and it looks great on display.So thank you so much Saffy for good wishes and a beautiful card!
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Oh sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon. Stress and tight deadlines can’t be helpful. Sending soothing vibes and a gentle fragrant hug.
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Thanks Jyotsna! i’m SO much better today. I’m going to make some tea and then start working. Luckily we have remote access, so I can work from home when needed.
I hope you will have positive responses to some of your applications soon!
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my parents came to visit today and we went to our usual place for brunch…they brought up all my favorite holiday goodies (Marcella you will know many of these)…speculatius, marzipan stollen, lebkuchen and gefulte hertzen zabitter…the only thing missing is my dark chocolate covered marzipan…but Aldi’s in NYC still does not have it in stock 😦
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I am positively drooling!! I don’t suppose your parents would like a wee drive up to Montreal? And stollen……so good. My Mum used to make it. She was a fantastic, prolific baker. Loved it. Cooking? Not so much. Do you have Dutch? German? Belgian? heritage? How come you know of all these treats?
And more importantly, have you instilled a love of these goodies in the mini M’s?
I’ll be starting the traditional cookie baking this week. Mostly Austrian/Czechoslovakian recipes. But then I’ll switch countries and closer to Santa day will bake a traditional Dutch Krentenbrood.
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Well, we used to think we had much Western and Northern European heritage until I did some DNA testing and boy were we surprised at what showed up-LOL! However, these were the treats that my parents grew up with so love of them has been passed down to me and now to my children who look forward to my parents bringing them up every year. They usually buy them from Aldi’s in NYC.
Marcella, if your mom used to make homemade stollen I am beyond impressed…it must have been amazing. did she make it with marzipan? That is my all time favorite…I think I could eat marzipan paste straight out of the package 😉 And thank you kindly for the offer of authentic chocolate covered marzipan but the shipping from Canada is ridiculous and my parents are already on the hunt for some to get me for Christmas !!!!
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and your cookies!!!!! Please let me know what you bake! If we lived closer I would happily be your “sampler”…just to make sure they are good, ya know? 😉 😉 😉
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Well, do tell us what you are baking! The recipes for many of the special Christmas treats are so fragrant.
I am waiting to see if my sister has picked up any goodies from the German Lutheran church’s Christmas market today.
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I forgot! What I can always find very easily and without going out of my way are chocolate covered marzipan logs. Imported. The good stuff 😉 If you’re in need, let me know. It would be a pleasure to package up a load and send it on it’s way to you!
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Oh, the traditional German stuff. I love it! I sometimes do my Christmasstollen at home but usually without marzipan but with various dried fruits. Lecker!
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oh no mine NEEDS to have the marzipan 😉
and I am so impressed with everyone making this from scratch!!!
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Of course 🙂 you’re Lady Marzipan 😉
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On this clear, warm Sydney morning I’ve chosen Petit Guerlain. Lavender, mimosa and tonka create a very pretty overlay to a morning bed head smell.
Off to the movies with my BFF Kath to see Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Oh wow- heard it’s great! Have a fab time! You smell so lovely. Mmm.
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A wonderful perfume for a wonderful movie 🙂
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SOTA – Bottega Veneta Eau de Velours. (This is a MelScent). Beautiful rose. Enveloping warmth. Something creamy? Nose glued to wrist. Is there leather?
Thinking of you, Neva. I can see why you love this so much.
None of my friends or family are willing to venture out today. 🙄 I shall stay home and sketch some flappers with fabulous feathers. (H/T Cassie and her Gatsy party.)
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I’m glad you like it Jyotsna 🙂 They have 30 ml bottles which is just perfect.
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Today’s op shop find is Amouage Dia. I don’t normally where the Amouage women’s fragrances, but this one is quite a well-balanced floral that ins’t too overwhelming and girly. I guess that’s the woods and musk in the base notes.
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You found DIA in an OP SHOP! Greg, OMG!
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It was a boxed set of Amouage samples (I think maybe 3ml each). They included Gold, Ciel, Dia, l’lEau and l’Esprit. Not a FB, but heck, I’ll take them.
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What???? !!!!
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😮
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G’day, I’m back from my swanky time-travel party. OMG I can’t even begin to describe everything that went on. Jay surely knows how to throw a party! It’s an outstanding production in which the cast members play out events in the midst of the audience. The venue is set out as different rooms in Gatsby’s mansion. Some members of the audience are brought into the live action and directed to different areas to get different perspectives on the story. My own story is that I’m a wealthy property developer with oodles of cash to invest in some nefarious schemes😉. I may also be guilty of an offence after the fact. All the staff and most attendants were in costume, and the floor was fairly bouncing to the strains of the Charleston. The run has been extended until at least February so my hubby and daughter will be getting tickets in their Christmas stockings. I cannot wait to go again! Wonder which rooms I’ll get to see next time?
Anyway, back to perfume. I’m in my gorgeous Cocoa Dreams today. I have an idea for layering with Stash for work later. This big idea was inspired by Tara on abottledrose.
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Oh and someone in the crowd was wearing something that could have been Neela’s Pichola. I got puffs of it here and there.
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That evening sounds like a ridiculous amount of fun and frivolity! I’m glad your persona did not require too much of a stretch of your acting skills 😏 Were the paparazzi hot on your tail? I’ll be scanning the TV channels…
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No paparazzi to cramp my style☺️
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Wow, this must have been an absolute dream ❤ Where does it take place? I assume the tickets are pretty expensive for such a huge production…
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In Dublin. And tickets aren’t wildly expensive given the production setup. I thought it was well worth the price!
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Scored a fabulous deal this morning as I was lying in bed. A fantastic gift set of Black Perfecto florale for my daughter. And of course she will give me a large decant!!!
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I seem to remember scoring some fabulous deals in bed as well 🤭
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Yeehawww, ride ‘em cowboy☺️
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Tiger’s Nest from Portia’s Perfume Pressies. It’s wearing perfectly this morning.
The sweeping saga of the gripping and suspenseful IKEA Bathroom Cabinet series is airing it’s last episode today. An outsider, a ‘guy’ has been hired to fix the cabinet to the wall. Marcella, the cranky but fiesty protagonist has lost faith in the amiable but bumbling Mr. Laurelhardy’s skills. The daughter, in whose apartment this series plays out, wonders why her wall looks like it was used as a target in a shooting gallery. She wonders if she should call in the police. Roll credits.
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ROFL Marcella, I love your descriptions!!!!!
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Happy to entertain! Thanks, Neva 😃
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I have scored some sweet almond oil and apricot kernel oil at 25% off the normal price today. Sadly, I’m not sure it’s food grade quality, but from a reliable supplier at least. Did not buy any EO this time around, but saw essential oil made from Siam benzoin gum. Would that be good on its own just mixed with a carrier oil, I wonder? Or should I look for other woody notes as well?
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That Siam benzoin OE sounds great. I suppose it might be just perfect on its own but with some floral or citrus oils it’ll be even better.
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I’ll be checking out what sort of suggestions you get. I, too have ordered a large bottle of sweet almond oil, ostensibly to roll around in and reverse the hands of time, but also to take my first shot at essential oil blending. Both Mrs. Marzipan and Cassie seem to be the pros in this area. In spite of some solid coaching, I’m still feeling rather intimidated.
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Don’t feel intimidated. I learned by experimenting.
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I guess. But it’s still like asking someone to bake an Opera cake and saying ‘you can use any ingredients you like’ Well, to me it is. I crave clear-cut instructions with plenty of detail. It satisfies my OCD nature and need for control!
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You can always ask us and we might be able to help 🙂
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I always mix my eos with a carrier. Is it 100% eo?
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I guess the oil I spotted was pure EO, it was suggested not to use more than one percent in a mix. I have sensitive skin so would never apply EO directly on skin, apart from rose oil perhaps.
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The only oil safe to apply neat is lavender.
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I read somewhere years ago that lavender oil is one which when it reacts with air is very likely to cause a skin rash. Anyhow, not a big fan of lavender other than outdoors, smelling the plants.
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Good to know. Going in my EO notebook.
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I guess every source has different information-LOL! YMMV…I apply everything neat and thus far no rash. I guess I am lucky.
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No SOTD but currently am wearing Oudh Infini Parfums Dusita. I can’t quite put my finger on it but it reminds me of some tree blossom, can’t think which one. So good!
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I’m very interested in Dusita, but have not tried any. Have you gotten your nose on Erawan yet?
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No, not yet 😦
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I’m wafting all sorts of layers around me. Overspray my Cacao Dreams with Stash and another layer of Cacao Dreams😮 I just got a message that they can smell me from Mars
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Yeah, but do you smell good? I don’t know Cacao Dreams (but I have them) and have smelled Stash on my daughter. I liked Stash very much, but it was a real power player. My daugter did say she had oversprayed it, tho.
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I smell flippin’ fabulous 😃 And Stash needs no more than 3 squirts as it has a definite presence.
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That sounds very good indeed.
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HA! Was it a complimentary message or a complaint Casieflower?
Portia xx
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Complimentary, thankfully.
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Was the message from somebody in the nearby cafe? 😀
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The nearby office 😉
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Galop this morning (thank you Hermes for your large samples, but now I have to quell the craving for me. Though… not at non-duty free prices for sure.)
Rozy this evening, for pottering about in town trying on things I don’t need, and getting a bit magpied by all the shiny things in the windows (ooh! sequins!) when I *really* don’t need any glam party frocks. I may, however, have acquired a replacement bottle of L’Heure Bleue at a decent discount (17% ain’t nothing). The Guerlain lady decided I smelled very nice, so gave me a bunch of samples too.
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Result!
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I’m figuring by now you’ve shaved off some weight for competition. If that isn’t a catalyst for a clothes trying on/buying binge, I don’t know what is!
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I’m just happy to be fitting back into more of my own wardrobe again! I’m still at an in-between size though. When I get back to proper Crikey shape… yes. Though that’s such an odd little size I might have to go and chat up the nice dressmaker round the corner from me…
What I did buy this weekend, though, was a new singlet for competition. Not a glamorous look.
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Right. Those singlets you wear for competition 😬. Not exactly a femme fatale look are they? Perhaps you could get your sneakers bejewelled and bedazzled? Add a bit of a personal touch 😉
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YAY for extra samples Crikey.
portia x
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Nice on all accounts!
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Galop is beautiful but I just can’t pay for a full bottle…how do you like it?
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My last op shop find for the week was the first perfume I found in an op shop: Dior Jules. It was on the counter next to Chanel Pour Monsieur and Antaeus. I snagged the first two but, in a classic newbie mistake, I left the Antaeus behind.
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OMG you win the prize for op-shopping. How do you get so lucky?😯
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Lee Trevino is supposed to have said “the more I practice the luckier I get”. That’s the secret; spending a lot of time looking.
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In my case, Greg, the more I practise, the more money I spend.
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That too.
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Still two excellent pick ups Greg.
How have you enjoyed your Op Shop week of frags?
Portia x
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It’s been good fun and inspired me to fish out some that I haven’t worn in a while. There were loads that I could have worn but weren’t that interesting (e.g. Eau The Rouge, which is everywhere), and others that are just way too femme for me to wear (e.g. Balahe or Climat).
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It’s been fascinating to follow along, Greg!
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OMG! Do you all have any sort of a mega-bucks lottery system going there? Wanna go halfsies on a ticket??
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My finance professor described the lottery, and gambling generally, as a “tax on stupidity”. Hard to disagree with him.
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Both he and Trevino are spot on! 👌
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Or, a ‘tax on the poor’. Yeah, we all know that. But did you know that ‘you can’t win if you don’t play’? 😂
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Yup 😜 I will skip the cup of coffee and spend two dollars on a lotto if it is high. On various occasions I have won very small amounts so I consider that a break even.
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I won big on your recommendation of the Nubian Raw Shea Butter with Frankincense and Myrrh (hereinafter known as NRSBFM). That’s glorious stuff! The smell is completely addictive and my skin is very grateful. I already tried to order more this morning, but it’s out of stock 😱 Don’t suppose you had anything to do with that, did you?
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Umm…..I took advantage of it being on sale and also 15 percent off so I bought a few more!!
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You should probably buy shares in the company 😉
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C’mon Greg, it’s incredible what you find in your op shops. Those are very fine perfumes. I miss it so much. We don’t have this kind of shops around here so I pay like a fool on ebay.
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Yeah. Snap.
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SOTE Terralba by Masque. Fresh and green!
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Mmmm, I should try this one. I love fresh green scents!
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Midnight in Paris. It often sits in the back of my perfume drawer but every time I wear I always think: “gotta wear it more often!”.
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I don’t know this one Diana. What’s it like?
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I smelled magnificent going to bed last night. Early evening bath followed by a generous basting with Nubian Heritage Raw Shea Butter with Frankincense and Myrrh and vintage Shalimar perfume. Then a couple of spritzes of Tiger’s Nest just before diving under the duvet. Bliss.
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Yum. Did you feel tacky from the Nubian Heritage? I woke up this morning with the bottoms of my feet feeling like a baby’s bottom because I slathered and then covered with socks
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Not really tacky, well-oiled perhaps? But it absorbed very well with a bit of massaging. I used it everywhere 😄 cuz I don’t do anything by half measures. The smell is totally yummy and my skin is incredibly soft this morning. Thanks for the tip!
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Sounds like your skin was drinking it in which is excellent. You will have baby skin in no time!!!
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Oh and I use it everywhere too… even on my lips and hair…
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I’ll get this. By hook or by crook!
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Alert the mule!! Tell him to check the health food store. If I am not mistaken the company is in NY
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Wonderful Marcella, I’m not a fan of layering but a mixture of body butter, perfume, oli and the rest sounds really fantastic!
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Thanks Neva, it really was beautiful.
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Today was a Mmmmmmitzah day. Thank you Crikey. I have just enough left for one more wear.
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Mitzah. Mitzah. This has quite the following. I’m having FOMO 😳
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Ain’t FOMO just a MoFo😏
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Well done 🤗😂
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Cassie- that was excellent!!!
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SOTVeryEarlyM- Dior Granville. Surprised I hadn’t tried this before. Bright, fresh opening. Seemed appropriate for the up omping sunny day.
But then, poof! It vanished! Gone! I only dabbed so might pour on some more juice the next.
Amped up with with Resina by Oliver & Co. Love the oh-so-resinous star anise.
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Oh Noooo Jyotsna,
I think Granville may need to be spritzed.
Resina will last you all day, dabbed or spritzed. YUM!
Portia xx
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