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post #1 of 54
5/11/10 at 10:17pm
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Good morning!

After Hermès Bel Ami another pour homme scent with leather and vetiver notes: Caron Yatagan

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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post #2 of 54
5/11/10 at 10:40pm
Iris de nuit Heeley
post #3 of 54
5/11/10 at 11:10pm
Shaal Nur ................day.

Mitsouko...................evening.

Aomassai..................slumber with style.
post #4 of 54
5/11/10 at 11:53pm

Chanel N°5

- Eau de Parfum -

post #5 of 54
5/12/10 at 12:16am
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( from samples )
post #6 of 54
5/12/10 at 2:11am
I'm just going to bed now; rather late I might add (it's 2:00 a.m. here), but have every intention of wearing...
Ivoire de Balmain
Have a splendidly fragrant day, everyone!
post #7 of 54
5/12/10 at 3:07am
Felt the need for a "guy's" frag this ayem....specifically spices and woods, with maybe some incense and amber and vetiver thrown in.

Voila!!

post #8 of 54
5/12/10 at 3:28am
Knize Ten
post #9 of 54
5/12/10 at 4:07am
Good morning everyone Today is a sunny and warmer day than for weeks. In the mood for something rosey,so I ended up with Sa majeste la rose.
post #10 of 54
5/12/10 at 4:46am
A cool and rainy day here, made warmer by Rose des Bois by Profumo.it.
This one I have to dab on rather than spray or I find it overwhelming. It lasts and lasts.
post #11 of 54
5/12/10 at 4:51am
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Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet this morning.
post #12 of 54
5/12/10 at 5:04am
Narciso Rodriguez Essence.
post #13 of 54
5/12/10 at 5:06am

['White Lillies', Henri Fantin Latour, c1883]

Penhaligon's Lily & Spice

Head Notes: White Madonna Lily and Saffron
Heart Notes: Hot Pepper and Clove
Base Notes: White Musk, Patchouli, Vanilla and Benzoin

I know lily is a love or hate note - I love it! This one has been on my radar for a while, and stupidly I forgot to try it out in the store. I've been eyeing blind buys on eBay for a while, and it finally came up within my budget! Yays! It's fantastic, not an overblown bunch but a couple of stems just opened. There're cloves keeping it dry, and it's edging towards a slightly powdery vanilla. The perfumer was Mathilde Bijaoui, who has just done Tilda Swinton's Like This for Etat Libre D'orange.
post #14 of 54
5/12/10 at 5:15am
N_Tesla ~ I like to wear Aomassai to bed as well! In fact, I wear it to sleep more than any other occassion! My daughter says it smells like a scented candle.

Today, it's Havana Vanille by L'Artisan
post #15 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:06am
A rainy, chilly morning. I'm wearing the luscious Anné Pliska today.

Best to all!
post #16 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:20am
Zino!
post #17 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:36am
Hello everyone!

I'm in another recently rediscovered rare beauty - Rose Cardin by Pierre Cardin, a lush and sexy rose chypre from 1990. This should really be in the Unsung Treasures thread, but I had almost completely forgotten about it until I actually laid eyes on it again a few weeks ago (in the same store in Sint Maarten where I found the Mystère - it was a very good store!)

Top notes - May rose, Rosewood, Peach, Apricot, Bergamot, Coriander
Middle notes - Blackcurrant buds, Jasmine, Cardamom
Base notes - Patchouli, Labdanum, Musk, Sandalwood, Oakmoss






Y'all have a fantastic day!
post #18 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:40am
Eau Sauvage- Dior
post #19 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:42am
My SOTD is Comme des Garcons Series 3: Incense - Zagorsk.

Notes include white incense, pine, pimento berries, violet, cedar, iris, hinoki wood and birch wood.

post #20 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:42am
Cuir de Lancome this morning. Maybe not really the right weather, but I miss this one when I don't wear it. So it crossed my mind this morning, and I took that as a sign from the perfume gods - "this is the one for you today". Hmmm, now I am hearing voices........
post #21 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:48am
Happy Wednesday to all! I'm wearing my comfy red dress and a comfy red scent...

The Gres Cabaret bottle, in all its garish glory. :-)
post #22 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:49am
Dior's Escale Ã* Portofino for me this morning.
post #23 of 54
5/12/10 at 7:07am
Morning all !

My scent of the morning is Eau de NOTHING ! I had a dreadful migraine yesterday afternoon (the kind where you feel dizzy and want to puke ) , last night, through the night and here I am this morning, with my head still aching a bit - so I dare not risk it. I blame that darned Natori sample I tried yesterday .

Have a great new day everyone and many hugs to everyone ! Love you all as always !
post #24 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:46am
Heritage (vintage Eau de Parfum) by Guerlain



The very last few drops from my decant bottle. I seriously need to find a full bottle of this, one of these days. In a class by itself.
post #25 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:51am
I'm in another Keiko Mecheri sample -- Cuir Cordoba. This must be the most cheerful, unassertive leather/suede ever created, warm and sunny with some kind of apricotty fruit note. If this fragrance met Bandit or even Cabochard in a dark alley, it would get its butt kicked. I'm not really getting violet or green from this, but the suede note is prominent albeit very polite.
post #26 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:58am
Good morning! It sounds like we've pinched the sun for where I am in Canada...?

Evangeline, the Rose Cardin bottle is very pretty, and I like the Gres Cabaret bottle too, Haunani!

I'm flying medium today in Vera Wang's Bouquet again. I've been bummed the last couple of days because I'm being 'displaced' from my job. Boo! So, YSL's Baby Doll will follow later as a pick-me-up.

Oh, almost forgot to say how much I like C Rose's Annayake pour Elle bottle from yesterday's SOTD.

I'll lend some of our sunshine to all. Have a fragrant day!
post #27 of 54
5/12/10 at 9:05am
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Originally Posted by Evangeline View Post

I'm in another recently rediscovered rare beauty - Rose Cardin by Pierre Cardin.

I have that in my collection, haven't sniffed it in 10 years or so,
literally, so it's probably gone bad by now. I'll look into it!


SotE;

Hot Couture
de Givenchy

- Eau de Parfum -

post #28 of 54
5/12/10 at 9:08am
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Seems like quite a few people are having headaches/migraines & veritgo lately. {{{{{{{{hug!}}}}}}}}

The weird weather isn't helping. I know it only 47 degrees & drizzling here. My poor iris are not faring well in this. The flower petals are so fagile, the slighest wind or rain beats them down. That's one of them in my new avatar.

SOTD is DSH perfumes Cafe Noir.
post #29 of 54
5/12/10 at 9:21am
Le Baiser Du Dragon today.
post #30 of 54
5/12/10 at 9:34am
Following Roberto's lead from yesterday.

Diptyque Vetyverio

This is a very good vetiver fragrance from Diptyque it is reminding me of a similar contruction to Tam Dao but with vetiver as the spine of the fragrance instead of sandalwood as in Tam Dao. Really want to wear this on a blazing hot day because I think it is going to be fabulous in those conditions.
post #31 of 54
5/12/10 at 9:39am
Joining RHM in sending out (((hugs))) today. So many luscious scents, many of them florals, being worn -- you folks are a veritable walking garden of delights. Haunani, I love that bottle! It looks like Jeannie's bottle!

I haven't chosen a scent for today; will repost if I do. Take care, all.
post #32 of 54
5/12/10 at 10:13am
Marilyn Miglin Goddess, a lovely blend of rose, osmanthus and fruits.
post #33 of 54
5/12/10 at 10:21am
Gosh, what terrible weather. Cold rain is ever so much more diappointing in the spring, after one has actually been warm. I continue to need a musk-cuddle, today from Auric Blends' Vanilla Musk.
post #34 of 54
5/12/10 at 10:22am
Guerlain's Samsara vintage Parfum. LOVE THIS MAJESTIC JEWEL!

post #35 of 54
5/12/10 at 11:04am
It's an overcast morning on the Oregon coast, so I needed a pick me up. Couldn't even decide on a scent, so turned to this thread and thought of becoming a scent twin with someone. Ooolala30, today I was a step away from becoming a scent twin with you since I considered trying on my sample of Le Baiser Du Dragon, but no... I have a sample of Narcisso Rodriguez Essence, it's been sitting in my drawer forever, so for a minute I considered that one... but RHM set my mind to the right idea! I was just recently at DSH studio, and I smelled Cafe Noir there, and something in it didn't appeal to me, and the very friendly person there suggested me to try Lumiere, another fragrance with coffee and spices. Oh dear!! This is the pick me up I needed. It's delicious. Now, back to work!! I feel the rush of energy all of a sudden!

Ah yes, almost forgot -- I am testing a Notre Flore Neroli on my other arm. Variety is the spice of life.
post #36 of 54
5/12/10 at 11:24am
On this very hot day, some refreshing Ma Griffe.

My SOTE last night was Mitsouko. I find it so comforting to "retreat" to it after confusing my nose by sampling this and that.

Hope you feeling very much better, very soon, mysticknot!
(& thank you WhiteLace! I'm having fun shooting my bottles -- with my iphone! but then lots of tweaking in photoshop.)

post #37 of 54
5/12/10 at 11:32am
Everyone smells so wonderful today.

Mysticknot, I hope you'll be back in the pink soon and headache free.

Wearing No 5 Eau Premiere today.

Happy Wednesday, all!
post #38 of 54
5/12/10 at 12:24pm
Mysticknot - Hope you are feeling better. I would blame the Natori, as well.

Today is my little girl's 6th birthday! Left work early yesterday, because she wanted to get things ready for tomorrow. We baked a big bunch of brownies (from scratch!) and also made little goodie bags for the entire class. She's very excited. Tonight, we will have a little dinner (her request: spaghetti) and then cake and a few presents.

In honor of my little girl and her big day, I'm wearing one of her favorites (on me) as my...

SOTD: Juicy Couture
post #39 of 54
5/12/10 at 12:33pm
Declaration Cartier Pour Homme
Gary
post #40 of 54
5/12/10 at 12:54pm
I'm sampling some YSL Opium Poésie de Chine this afternoon, which a kind fraggie friend sent. I'm in love with it. It is luscious. I just finished making a huge batch of chili for my husband's office potluck party tomorrow. I don't know what we'll be having this evening...maybe some quesadillas from leftovers. I don't want to spoil him too much!

Mysticknot, hope that mean beastie migraine is gone. Poor baby!

Happy Birthday to RainDropSparkle’s little girl!

Have a nice evening, all!
post #41 of 54
5/12/10 at 2:06pm
Caron Pour Un Homme
post #42 of 54
5/12/10 at 2:36pm
Started off the cloudy overcast morning in a perfume schizophrenic mood... so side by side (as opposed to one after the other like yesterday) comparisons of Dzing! and Chanel Cuir de Russie. I LOVE them both, but they are very different versions of leather.

This got me craving some tobacco and so I snuck a tiny dab of SSS Tabac Aurea on the back of one hand, which seems, to my newbie nose, to have a touch of leather as well. Tabac Aurea has really grown on me, might need a bottle.

Finally showered and the sun has come out, yippee!

I tried a sample of Chanel 28 La Pausa. Such a beautiful-earthy-sheer-ethereal IRIS..... which had absolutely NO lasting power on my skin. There is one of the Les Exclusifs that I don't have to lust over.
post #43 of 54
5/12/10 at 2:39pm
My kind friends ! Thanks for the well wishes The migraine has gone now thank goodness .

So... scent of the afternoon has to be Carnal Flower. I am sorry to be boring sometimes with my scents but I am truly addicted to this now. It's the scent of the inside of a florist's. Now at one time I would have turned my nose up to that smell because of negative associations but I have gotten over that now.



***Marit - welcome to Basenotes- please check your PMs and my many apologies too.
post #44 of 54
5/12/10 at 3:34pm
Wow, what a gorgeous Ma Griffe bottle, C Rose! And Mr. G's vintage Samsara one!

That's it. I'll have to hop over to the thread on perfume bottles.
post #45 of 54
5/12/10 at 4:00pm
I'm wearing Chergui today.
post #46 of 54
5/12/10 at 4:18pm
SoTD was Amazone, a somewhat season-neutral scent on me, for an "unsettled" weather day. This evening I'm wearing Anthracite, which is proving too much a cold-weather scent, and as much as I love it, am thinking of replacing it with something more suitable and comforting for warm, damp weather.

Hugs all round, and gee whitelace, is THAT what they call it now, "displaced?" Not a very good euphemism, is it.

GLAD the migraine is done, mysticknot! Migraines suck, so very much.
post #47 of 54
5/12/10 at 5:15pm
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I'm just going to bed now; rather late I might add (it's 2:00 a.m. here), but have every intention of wearing...
Ivoire de Balmain
Have a splendidly fragrant day, everyone!

Scent twins with Lyndy Hop! I just scored a vintage Ivoire and it is truly amazing! (New version smells similar but with less depth. I like both.)
post #48 of 54
5/12/10 at 5:32pm
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...and I like the Gres Cabaret bottle too, Haunani!!

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... Haunani, I love that bottle! It looks like Jeannie's bottle!...

I love it, too. It's garish in a good way! And I adore what is inside. It's a Goldilocks-just-right fragrance, in my book.
post #49 of 54
5/12/10 at 5:33pm
Worked in Tilleul by D'Orsay, had a dull headache too, cold and drizzly here.

E., I wore it for our Chypre day, congratulations on your both finds (Rose Carden and Mystere). Any more fragrances to speak about?

MK, Asha -- you guys feel better. People with sore feet and vertigos -- please also.

PG Bois de Copaiba for me tonight.
post #50 of 54
5/12/10 at 6:00pm
SotE is Penhaligon's Amaranthine. I've ignored this one of late, but it is a lovely, weird floriental. The dirtiness is not too dominent on me I think, just a tad of cumin to make this a not-too-pretty fragrance. I'll need to pull this one out more.
post #51 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:06pm
started this morning with a tiny spritz of vintage Ma Griffe Something in it re-activated my sinus headache, but i was definately in the mood for something green, so I scrubbed and applied Marc Jacobs Ivy without incident.

Weird how we are all getting headaches at the same time
post #52 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:07pm
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Vintage Havana tonight.
post #53 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:48pm
Went shopping today, but bought no fragrances. I did retry J'Adore, which I liked and Jasmine White Moss which I will live without. It smelled nice, but faded quickly. The J'Adore is still sticking around.
post #54 of 54
5/12/10 at 8:58pm
My Sote is a sample from Bond No.9.....Central Park.....And I really like this alot!!!
Gary
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