I'll join you all; as it happens, Fahrenheit is in my pre-festivities rotation.
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I'll join you all; as it happens, Fahrenheit is in my pre-festivities rotation.
Lalique : Encre Noire
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In similar mode, perhaps Prada Infusion d'Iris ?
But No 19 Poudre mostly springs to mind.
Comme des Garcons : Zagorsk. Cold snowy forests.
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Or a eucalyptus note, as there are eucalypts around the path to the penguin-watching area.
Dior Fahrenheit
Hyde is great !
+1 Fougere L'Aube
Francesca Bianchi The Lover's Tale - one spray was more than enough... longevity was too long !
Coming back to The Lover's Tale the following day : still very present as a skin scent in the morning. Don't get this one on your clothing - though I sprayed on my forearm, it had permeated T-shirt...
SOTD : Jacomo de Jacomo
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I am very touched by your posts.
In the UK, apart from Les Senteurs (who have a reputation for being very helpful, and would be my first stop) and Roullier White, you can also buy samples online...
First sample wearing on skin of The Lover's Tale, by Francesca Bianchi. Sample very generously sent by rum.
Goes on powdery (very orris), fresh (aldehydes), and almost minty (geranium - not listed...
Sampling on skin Francesca Bianchi The Lover's Tale
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Of 2019, Rogue - Fougere L'Aube.
I have nothing by Maurice Roucel, though I wouldn't say no a bottle of Iris Silver Mist if one appeared at my door looking for a new home.
Since that's unlikely, I'll probably wear something...
Semi-vintage Hermes Equipage, because it arrived in the post this morning and I wanted to test it. All good :)
Lalique Encre Noire
Boucheron Jaipur pH (EdP for cooler weather)
Jacomo Jacomo de Jacomo (matt black flip-top)
Bentley Bentley for Men Intense
L'Occitane Eau des Baux - don't bother with the EdT,...
Semi-vintage Hermes Equipage arrived by post this morning, so I had to try it out.
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Small town TKMaxx has its Xmas stock in. Burberry, David Beckham, Jaguar, and Miller Harris (Feuilles de Tabac, La Fumee, Tea Tonique). Disappointing.
SOTD : LT Piver Heliotrope Blanc. Barely there; did the job.
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Encre Noire.
Etro Heliotrope. The month of incense is over, and the temperatures are well below freezing. The loch has almost completely frozen over; the roofs, bare branches and hedges are white with frost. It...
1 Million, and also the Issey, are easily and cheaply available in discount/bargain bin stores throughout the UK, in small towns as well as cities. Various Diesel and Boss frags too.
The rest...
Great choice, but what will you wear instead, or do you have a back-up ?
Nice. I'm not familiar with the other frags in your trade, but that seems like a good haul.
Just bought a half-bottle of black-top Hermes Equipage on fleabay. Don't usually do this, but it went for cheap. Hope it's in good condition.
SOTD : Etro Heliotrope.
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November's theme was Incense + Smoke. How did Equipage get in there ? Frags with 2 or more wearings (another 11 worn once) :
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SOTE will be Etro Shaal Nur. My eveningwear alternative to Boucheron Jaipur pH EdP. Bringing to a close this November's theme of incense+smoke.
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December rotation prior to midwinter : Cold/Pale contrasting with Dark/Animalic
Cold/Pale
CdG Zagorsk
Etro Heliotrope
LT Piver Heliotrope
Jacomo de Jacomo
CdG Parfum (cold, or warm ?)
YSL...
SOTE : Odin 07 Tanoke. Bitter orange, ginger, incense, woods.
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Hyde is one of my favourites at the moment too. Really quite complex and subtle, with a kind of Jekyll and Hyde dual identity (leather/animalic, incense/floral; smoky/heavy, airy/light by turns). Not...
Synching as anticipated in Eau des Baux - and yes the vanilla note is more prominent in the drydown, Hazel5. Funny, I don't think of this as an amber scent - at least, not compared to my personal...
Andy Tauer : Incense Extreme. It's not extreme, and it's barely incense. Does not smell of much at all after the opening petitgrain.
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Not my favourite note either, but continuing my incense+smoke November theme, I'll be Synching in L'Occitane Eau des Baux.
Unum : Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino Il Volto. Working from home.
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They're quite complex, quite strong, and take some getting used to, if you're not a habitual wearer of vintage.
I took part in the Rogue blind sample pass, and my favourites were (in order)
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Thanks for the offer, mate, but I'm trying to keep the collection semi-reasonable.... !
I steer clear of what I used to wear, because reformed versions don't cut it, and it does no good to be...
Just to confirm, have you tried the silver-top recent-ish Guerlain Vetiver ? The one ifti was talking about, which also happens to be my preferred iteration of the frag. This one.Less moss...
Wearing Heeley Eau Sacree, as I near the end of my self-imposed November theme of incense and smoke.
Not at all bored with this since I have such a variety of incense-driven frags, but starting to...
Heeley : Eau Sacree
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SOTN : CdG Comme des Garcons Parfum
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How do you find the Hechter Caractere ? Any good still ?
Used to wear that one back in the 90s. It's probably been reformed, because of the oakmoss.
I understand it's still widely available/worn in...
Unum : LAVS. This time, the opening was very dark rubbery, licorice, lemony.
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Heeley Cardinal. Into the final week of my self-imposed month of smoke and incense.
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Indeed. I wore current Quorum this afternoon, and it's still good.
This evening I changed to Boucheron Jaipur pH EdP, because it was the end-of-season and awards dinner at the sailing club.
I...
As has your Ambre Sultan ! Cheers !
CdG Zagorsk, for Friday Synch 'synaesthesia'. The colour of snow by moonlight.
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CdG Zagorsk : the colour of snow by moonlight
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SOTD : Tom Daxon Resin Sacra.More incense. Or not, actually.
Testing notes so far :
First wearing : Resin Sacra has a sour, suede-like opening, becoming more resinous and dusty, but still sour. I...
Too much tweed; he's trying too hard to look the part. Something by Penhaligon's would be appropriate (Blenheim Bouquet, English Fern; Douro etc); or maybe a Trumper (but not Eucris). +1 Floris Elite.
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I go to HoF to sample frags, whether on card, on skin, or as samples to take away. Then I buy online.
Agree with you about HoF not being the best place to buy frags.
Welcome !
If you're in the UK, I'd also recommend the online discounters allbeauty (particularly good for the Aramis range) and notino.
Reliable, legit, quick, well-packaged, and good service in...
Robert Piguet : Casbah. Two-thirds of the way through a month of wearing incense/smoke frags, and I have not tired of this theme.
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I use IL as bar soap in the kitchen/after working in the garden, as I also find it too drying.
SOTD : Jacomo de Jacomo
Great choice ! One of my favourites too.
Agreed.
Synch twins ! Always good to find someone else who appreciates Elixir.
+1 GGA
Comme des Garcons : Sugi (lemony, yellow opening, smells like TCP - UK disinfectant)
Comme des Garcons : Hinoki - in similar turpentine mode to GGA (phenolic in a different way)
Fougere; Chypre;
coniferous/woods; purple florals
Guerlain,
Chanel, Dior
desert, mountains, orchards
the fragrance in your current collection that you have been wearing for longest and...
Unum Io Non Ho Mani che Mi Accarezzino Il Volto. Fits with my personal incense/smoke theme for November; having a quiet day at home so this won't frighten the public. I enjoy it, others might well...
SOTD Unum Io Non Ho Mani che mi Accarezzino Il Volto
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Has LT got it in for Giacobetti ? I'm Synching in another of her creations, Penhaligon's Elixir, which he describes as 'cinnamon rose'. I don't get much rose, and though there is warm spice, I mostly...
SOTD and Friday Synch : panned by The Guide - Penhaligon's Elixir (awarded two stars by Luca Turin, who describes it as a cinnamon rose). Yes it has spice, but the rose is not overly strong, and I...
I recently sampled the latest (never tried any other versions), and found it very green, stemmy, florist shop smell. Longevity was good.
What occasions call for wearing Devin ? I couldn't think of...
SOTE - Heeley : Eau Sacree, from a sample. A bit softer, less obviously churchy than Cardinal. Getting a camphor/eucalyptus note as well as frankincense and myrrh.
Much prefer this to the Tom Daxon...
One of the hallmarks of earlier Etro releases is the use of various members of the artemisia family as aromatic elements in the mid or top, including (allegedly) sagebrush in the case of Gomma. I've...
Thank you for the useful links, Clockwork Alice. I expected to sit this one out because of - sssssh ! - not having read The Guide.
I don't have any of Turin's * star frags, but several that only...
SOTD : Tom Daxon Resin Sacra. Getting mostly patchouli and sandalwood, some (frank)incense. I would not necessarily call this an incense frag.
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Boucheron Jaipur pH EdP
Robert Piguet Casbah. Shower the next day, and it will still be there after.
Etro Heliotrope. Break sweat wearing this seemingly innocuous floral that smells like ice-cold...
+1 CdG Hinoki
Rogue Perfumery Fougere l'Aube is another, where a camphor note provides amazing radiance and uplift.
Glad you did sample Fille en Aiguilles, and even more pleased that you have found a scent you enjoy so much. It is very Xmassy.
It's always worth sampling for yourself whenever possible, even when...
Jacomo de Jacomo : smoky, clovey fougere.
Monday : raining, cold, windy; annoyances to deal with - Unum LAVS. If I were not having an incense+smoke-themed month, it would be a Gucci Guilty Absolute day, no contest.
An incense suitable for Monday : Unum LAVS
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CdG : Zagorsk
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Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur
+1 Etro Gomma
But Knize Ten is the most cost-effective.
I really don't enjoy Messe de Minuit. The longevity and sillage are, of course, stellar.
In a small TK Maxx in the west of Scotland : Aramis Tobacco Reserve now on clearance at £20. Also, one solitary 100ml bottle of current version of Guerlain Vetiver £28. Rest was the usual...
SOTD, for November Incense+Smoke month, and Friday Synch : Prague - Etro Messe de Minuit, from a sample. Still on the fence about this, even after several years. I know I don't want a FB.
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How about a bunch of samples ?
Tauer : LADDM or ACDD (ambery)
Knize Ten : floral leather
Hermes : Bel Ami (maybe) - citrus leather/Bel Ami Vetiver; or Equipage/Equipage Geranium
Which scents of Xmas were you seeking ? Pine, incense, woods, nuts, spices ? All together or separately ?
I still think Fille en Aiguilles is worth sampling, even if to confirm that it's not to...
It's popular on BN as a seasonal frag. Sample first !
I personally (but many do not) find the Lutens base of dried fruits a bit too sweet and syrupy. I wanted the Christmas tree, but not so much the...
Geo Trumper : Eucris
Jacomo de Jacomo
Hiram Green Hyde
SOTD, continuing this month's theme of incense : Etro Shaal Nur. Radiant citrus and aromatics incense.
Apart from Penhaligon's Elixir, it's one of the more public-friendly incense frags I own.
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Jacomo de Jacomo : one giant clovefest
Have you tried CdG Ouarzazate or Jaisalmer ? (from the Incense series, so obvs incense but also spices lively / culinary)
Cacherel pour Homme has massive...
I found the same source as teardrop, with reference to old sweat, onions and pilsner.
In keeping with my current month's incense and smoke theme, I will Synch in Etro Messe de Minuit, which to my...
Comme des Garcons Parfum (EdP) - the first one. I suggest that you sample first, but it certainly has honey and various spice notes.
+1 Etro Vetiver
SOTD : Robert Piguet Casbah
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SOTD : Jacomo de Jacomo
SOTD : Penhaligon's Elixir. Very wearable incense, nearest I have to a daily driver for that accord.
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SOTE : finally finishing up...
Joining you in Cartier Le Baiser du Dragon, as my SOTE. The first thing that struck me was a similarity to Boucheron Jaipur pour Homme.
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I would have to agree with you. Back in the early 90s, it was my signature scent. I should think buying vintage might be problematic these days because of the importance of the topnotes to the scent...
SOTD : Penhaligon's Elixir
SOTE : Papillon Anubis
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Most worn in October (2 or more wearings)
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Jacomo de Jacomo Original by Jacomo
5 wears
SOTE : Papillon Anubis
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October's leather/autumn vegetation/smoke rotation included :
Gucci Guilty Absolute
Jacomo de Jacomo
Knize Ten
Caron Yatagan
ELdO Eloge du Traitre
Aramis Tuscany
Puig Quorum
Etro Vetiver...
Looks as though I have three choices : GGA (today's SOTD - I don't often wear this on Fridays); a sample of Gucci Memoire d'une Odeur, which I've not yet felt the need to try; and a sample of the...