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post #1 of 50
6/20/10 at 1:14am
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Morning lovely ladies ...
sleeping in again, hmm?!


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post #2 of 50
6/20/10 at 1:57am
No, dear, I wake up @ 07:00 GMT+2

but I have a B&B and I prepared breakfast

today Après l'ondée as usual
:-)
post #3 of 50
6/20/10 at 2:53am
Hello everybody Wish a Nice Sunday everyone Happy Father's Day


I am in Chanel's 28 La Pause !I like the soft floral iris scent in this
post #4 of 50
6/20/10 at 3:14am
God morning!
Thit weekend I'm testing Amouage Gold. This fragrance seem so right when whe have a royal wedding in Stockholm.

http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/bi...en_4891013.svd
post #5 of 50
6/20/10 at 3:15am
My SOTD is Christiane Celle Calypso Marine - the BEST marine fragrance.

Notes include nutmeg, bamboo leaf, sandalwood, patchouli, musk, raspberry, bergamot, white amber and lotus.

post #6 of 50
6/20/10 at 3:25am
F. Malle Lys Mediterranee. It is a bit after 5 am here and I have already made coffee and drank 2 cups.

With tart violets yesterday, I have decided on trying to layer something lemony/citrucy with violets. Now I have to comb through our Citrus SnS threads for a couple of years.

Have a nice day and Happy Father's Day to you who celebrate, no matter if you are a dad or not.
post #7 of 50
6/20/10 at 3:26am
Good morning everyone. Today i'm in the gorgeous Sous le vent.
post #8 of 50
6/20/10 at 3:44am
Iris - Santa Maria Novella
post #9 of 50
6/20/10 at 4:08am
Just a lazy day around the apartment today as the weather was drizzly and grey; so I wanted something cozy - L'Occitane Miel & Citron
post #10 of 50
6/20/10 at 4:36am
Happy Daddy's Day to all Daddies!!!

Feeling wistful this morning. Got news yesterday that a sweet youngish biker from our AA group was dead of accidental poisoning and the hardly-sober guy responsible is not to be found. Sadness all around.

So sought what promised to be the gentle comfort of KM's Hanae...."A misty teahouse garden in Kyoto, in a pale spring morning was the set for the inspiration. A chord of fine freshness of hesperides and powdery floral notes confers iridescence and tenderness." (I promise - every word of this is eggsackly reproduced from the booklet copy.)
post #11 of 50
6/20/10 at 4:49am
The story you told was so sad, Taolady. To get into recovery and then die, when life is just unfolding....

Today I'm testing Spiritueuse Double Vanille. It's very pretty, but might not have the vanilla 'oomph' I'm looking for...
post #12 of 50
6/20/10 at 4:53am
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Paco Rabonne pour Homme today
post #13 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:04am
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Originally Posted by Novis2007 View Post

God morning!
Thit weekend I'm testing Amouage Gold. This fragrance seem so right when whe have a royal wedding in Stockholm.

http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/bi...en_4891013.svd

Yeah, congratz on the new prince of Sweden ... I love royal weddings!
post #14 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:05am
Ellen Tracy Linda Allard limited edition today....making expresso cheesecake for Father's Day!

Reine
post #15 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:30am
Hermes Brin de Reglisse this morning. Shockingly beautiful, but oh so fleeting. I wear it on weekend mornings, because I know it will be gone by the time I'm out sweating on the tennis courts.
post #16 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:51am
Taolady, I'm so sorry! How sad.

Thanks to a wonderful friend, I'm wearing Jean Patou Pan Ame
Notes: linden blossom, violet leaves, pear, peach, sandalwood, musk

This is so lovely, a fruity-floral done right. It is delicate and sheer, yet the touches of sandalwood and musk add substance.

Take care, everyone!
post #17 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:55am
Am sending a cuddle to (((Taolady)))

Wearing vintage Fame de Corday. Very fine; like a vintage Patou, to my mind.
post #18 of 50
6/20/10 at 6:10am
Ah, Tao, that's sad. I can imagine that knowing the chap was in recovery must be some comfort to his family - the idea that he had found that strength within himself. But the potential that's been lost... heartbreaking.

I am wearing a fragrance that was a gift from a friend here on Basenotes - Potiron. Bond No. 9 Silver Factory. I like it very much; incense it ideal for summer somehow and it's especially good on drizzly grey days like today.

I wish you all a happy day with - however it may manifest itself in your life - a positive paternal element.
And for the Solstice tomorrow, blessed be.
xxx
post #19 of 50
6/20/10 at 7:46am
Taolady - hugs.

This morning I am testing out a load of scents so I am 'O Smelly One' .
Amongst all the smellies I sprayed lately- Dior's Eau Sauvage is by far a big love for me.
post #20 of 50
6/20/10 at 7:50am
Le grand Duc, your queen Margrethe was handsome and impressing as always.
post #21 of 50
6/20/10 at 8:04am
Serge Lutens Daim Blond, from a sample.
post #22 of 50
6/20/10 at 8:06am
Encre Noir.
post #23 of 50
6/20/10 at 8:42am
Hello everyone!

I'm in the vivacious and glamorous (and very rosey) Lipstick Rose today. I can't help but feel posh and sexy in this ultra-girly cloud of hot pink...so I'm not sure what made me reach for it on this particular morning, but it was the perfect choice none-the-less. Fiance likes it, too! ♥




Many hugs to you, (((TaoLady.)))

And to the Dads out there - Happy Father's Day!


Y'all have a wonderful day!
post #24 of 50
6/20/10 at 8:55am

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

Caron - Infini

Delightful in the original formula
with its 'Caron' carnation base.
Not to be discounted in the more recent
version with more aldehydic emphasis.
Powerful, almost gaseous to start,
I am fueled as for lift-off.
Jungle florals and sandalwood mingle passionately.
There's nothing to stop me as I soar to an
all-time high at the next dinner dance!

Created in 1912 by Ernest Daltroff in collaboration
with Gerad Lefort, taking 15 years to perfect.
A soft rich floral aldehyde parfum with notes of
jasmine, jonquil, lily of the valley, tuberose and sandalwood.
post #25 of 50
6/20/10 at 9:16am
((((Taolady))))

A little moist towelette of L'Occitane Cherry EDT Cerisier. I don't think it does justice to the fragrance, but I am yet to experience it from the bottle -- just when it got discontinued! Well, but bought it on sale, that's a plus!

It's rainy day here.
post #26 of 50
6/20/10 at 9:28am
Oh, Taolady, I am so sorry It is so hard to bear witness to such losses.

I am wearing Giselle, Carla Fracci. I can't explain it, but I seem to be in a floral period.
post #27 of 50
6/20/10 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by TaoLady View Post

Hanae confers iridescence

Sounds like Hanae's radioactive! ( And we have to laugh, don't we? Because fate is torturous with irony, tragedy is always just around the corner, and we must forever lift our spirits even as our best comrades fall beside us, because there's usually nothing more we can do.)

Bigarade Concentree, for another leisurely day with cool temps and impending rain. 2010: Best June weather ever! (Sorry, Evangeline.)

Pomander.
post #28 of 50
6/20/10 at 9:53am
((Hugs)) to Taolady.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Quarry View Post

(… And we have to laugh, don't we? Because fate is torturous with irony, tragedy is always just around the corner, and we must forever lift our spirits even as our best comrades fall beside us, because there's usually nothing more we can do.)

I was thinking the same thing, Quarry. My father was an alcoholic who died in a car accident. Funny thing was, he had sobered up and was a pedestrian hit by a driver. That was certainly not the phone call we had expected. It doesn't always work out the way we think.

I'm wearing Prada L'Eau Ambrée today, it's sheer and lovely in hot weather.

Here's to all the fathers (biological and otherwise) on Basenotes! I hope you enjoy the day. ♥

Later all you cute little gators!
post #29 of 50
6/20/10 at 10:18am
Eau d'Hadrien Annick Goutal
post #30 of 50
6/20/10 at 10:36am

I was reaching for Avignon but swerved and went with Love In Black. All those little last minute choices and derailments that make up our fates - may we never zig when we should have zag-ed!
post #31 of 50
6/20/10 at 10:38am
Summer by Kenzo again
post #32 of 50
6/20/10 at 10:48am
Today I'm sampling Xerjoff Nio. I don't usually like scents that fall into the "men's cologne" genre, but I'm liking this.

Le Grand Duc - Samsara is one of my all-time favorites, so I know you smell wonderful. I have a FB of the original formula.
post #33 of 50
6/20/10 at 11:08am
Finally I smell of ONE fragrance only, today- Joy parfum extrait ( P & G )
post #34 of 50
6/20/10 at 11:11am
Fumerie Turque
post #35 of 50
6/20/10 at 11:31am
Happy Father's Day to those celebrating it!

Testing Caron's Narcisse Noir today. I'm kinda disappointed - I thought it was going to be a big booming floral with incense undertones, but all I'm getting is a little orange blossom.
post #36 of 50
6/20/10 at 1:06pm
Horizon - Guy Laroche
post #37 of 50
6/20/10 at 2:11pm
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post #38 of 50
6/20/10 at 2:15pm
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Taolady, I'm so sorry! How sad.

Thanks to a wonderful friend, I'm wearing Jean Patou Pan Ame
Notes: linden blossom, violet leaves, pear, peach, sandalwood, musk

This is so lovely, a fruity-floral done right. It is delicate and sheer, yet the touches of sandalwood and musk add substance.

Take care, everyone!

Pan Ame sounds intriguingly lovely tden1961- must seek out.

Hugs to TaoLady

My choice on this lazy sunny Sunday (after much indecision) is Le 3e Homme by Caron.
post #39 of 50
6/20/10 at 2:34pm
EL Tuberose Gardenia smelled better the first half of the day, not quite as good the 2nd half.

Off-topic: I just took a photo of my deliciously fragrant daylily "Hyperion". Click on the link in my siggy to see it!
post #40 of 50
6/20/10 at 2:46pm
Songes from a sample....the first few minutes were iffy, but it turned out lovely!
post #41 of 50
6/20/10 at 3:28pm
My SotD is Jean Charles Brousseau Fleurs d'Ombre Violette Menthe, from a sample sent by a fragrance friend. Twolf, you may want to try this one sometime. It's not citrussy, but it does have some green zing from the top notes. I like it!

Found these notes listed on various websites: bergamot, wild blackcurrant, peppermint, mint leaves, parma violet, peony, hawthorn, white flowers, rose, sandalwood, oak, sweet notes, and musk.
post #42 of 50
6/20/10 at 4:51pm
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Chanel Égoïste tonight
post #43 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:09pm
After a lovely day of sniffing and testing, I am mostly wearing Violet In Love by Parfums de Nicolai
I also have some leftovers in my arms of Fumerie Torque, Cuir Ottoman, Amaranthine, Dzing, Iris something or something by Heeley.

Hugs to Taolady
post #44 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by lilybelle View Post

..... My father was an alcoholic who died in a car accident. Funny thing was, he had sobered up and was a pedestrian hit by a driver. That was certainly not the phone call we had expected. It doesn't always work out the way we think.....

Oh geeze Babes - that's AWFUL. Special thoughts for you on this Father's Day.

Continued with Keiko - Passiflora, "Passion Fruit, Floral Notes, Lychee, Green Mango, Yellow Fruits, White Musc". Although described as "sparkling" on me it is more ethereal and elusive. Like Hanae, not very lasting. Maybe it's my mood.

P.S. Pardon thoughtlessness...many thanks for hugs and healing vibes.You guys are the BEST.
post #45 of 50
6/20/10 at 5:25pm
Happy Father's Day to everyone at Basenotes!!!
Big Hugs to Taolady!!!
Wall Street by Bond No.9
Gary
post #46 of 50
6/20/10 at 6:27pm
Late to the game today...drove to Vermont and back today and am finally home. Today I wore Hermes Kelly Caleche. tonight, after a cool bath (hot and humid in these here parts!) I'll wear No 5 Eau Premiere.

Sweet dreams to all
post #47 of 50
6/20/10 at 6:54pm
Sampled today:
L'Artisan Nuits de Tubereuse
Parfums del Rae Mythique
PdN Violette in Love

See all the details in the dedicated thread:
http://www.basenotes.net/threads/254...-and-Arwen_elf!

I hope everybody had a nice Father's Day!

ETA--ooh, Taolady, what a tragedy and what stupidity. Perhaps the fellow will have peace, at least...
post #48 of 50
6/20/10 at 7:13pm
Normandie by Patou.
post #49 of 50
6/20/10 at 8:11pm
Thank you for the Father's Day wishes. My two girls are the joy of my life.

Today I wore my Father's Day gift to myself:

Creed Erolfa

I absolutely love this one. I wore it several times (from a decant) last month, and it smelled great. Unfortunately in the extreme heat it kind of goes into hiding on my skin. Now that I'm inside this evening I can smell it again (great as usual). I may just have to wait until some slightly cooler days to wear it. It may be a spring/fall scent for me, or at least not a mid-summer scent.
post #50 of 50
6/20/10 at 9:24pm
Chanel Gardenia for my night.
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