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Thread Starter 
JR, what's the deal?

Happy Birthday tigrushka.

CDG EdP.
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood morning!

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Happy Birthday, tigrushka!

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post #3 of 79
Rose Absolue

Happy birthday, tigrushka
post #4 of 79
Good Morning,

Happy Birthday, Tigrushka!

Today I'm wearing Oxford & Cambridge.

Have a lovely Tuesday, all.
post #5 of 79
Thread Starter 
I forgot to post my musical mood -- Chopin Etude #3 in E major today.

H., thanks for sharing my love to Tangerine.
post #6 of 79
Happiest anniversary to Fleurine in Paris! Don't buy up everything and leave something for me in April!
I hope G., you enjoyed yourself well at the opera last night! You sure smelled breathtaking. I bet people were eyeing you with an expression of awe. It is such a grand perfume and a sure compliment-getter.
Well, don't ask me what bit me, but I unearthed some Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier samples that were over two years old and guess what, I fell hard for one *roll eyes*. The best part (really makes me laugh) - it is the uber masculine one of the lot...
So, I have on my arms:
Secret Melange - the orange, cinnamon thing going on could turn my stomach. It is a good fragrance, but totally weird.
Or des Indes - why do the reviews here have such a hard time with this? It's L'Heure Bleue whispering all through its structure. Now that Guerlain ruined L'Heure Bleue (at least in extrait concentration) alternatives like this and Bois de Copaiba should not be dismissed. Or des Indes is very nice, understated and maybe easier to pull off for frightened guys.
Bois de Turquie - I remembered I liked this a lot. It is soft, alluring and lovely balanced. A bit too shy (sillage) after an hour, which is probably why I did not buy it.
Rose Opulente - a straight-forward green rose. Well, that's not enough for me.
And... drum roll... Eau des Iles. Want some coffee beans? Yes, always! Myrrh? Yep, sure! Ylang-ylang? Always! Herbs - tarragon? Love since Sous le Vent! Read the reviews here and I see 'my' familiar reviewers here all praising it. I should be able to get this when I next go for a stroll in Vienna. A must-have!
What is it that makes me lemming such dry scents at the moment? Age? I am growing bitter and adstringent... well, at least it is in tune with my humor...
Enjoy your day!
post #7 of 79
Hello everyone. Happy Birthday Tigrushka! Hope you have a lovely day. And belated congrats to Fleurine and 30R on your respective marriage and posting milestones.

Wearing Cuir Mauresque. It's devilkitten's 16th birthday today, so I thought I'd go with something from his birth year of 1996. Can't quite believe how quickly the last 16 years have gone. Not really a kitten anymore (although he always will be as far as I'm concerned)!
post #8 of 79
Happy Birthday, TIgrushka!

SotD: Mûre et Musc.
post #9 of 79
Good afternoon.

Wearing Lumeire Noire pour homme.

Happy birthday Tigurshka.

larimar, I love Eau des Iles. Its otherworldly really.
devilcat, horomones must be raging LOL

Heres an uplifting picture of our garden. My dear mother did a wonderful job this year.

post #10 of 79
Happy birthday, Tigrushka!

It also happens to be my 30th wedding anniversary today, so I am celebrating in vintage Shalimar extrait.

Best to all!
post #11 of 79
Thread Starter 
Terri, have a terrific anni.

What's up, JR?
post #12 of 79
((devilcat)) thanks!

Happy Birthday Tigrushka!

Happy 30th Anniversary tdem! A very respectable milestone!

I'm in Sweet Milk today.
post #13 of 79
Prada Infusion d'Homme






My girlfriend told me in the morning just after leave the house that im smelling good, but very feminine
I cant be happier
post #14 of 79
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Originally Posted by Twolf View Post

JR, what's the deal?

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What's up, JR?

Sorry mon amie, you've completely lost me





Happy Birthday Tigrushka (and devilkitten of course )


Happy Anniversary to Mr and Mrs tdem.


SotD is Ulrich Lang Anvers 2.

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Happy Birthday Tigrushka!
Happy Anniversary tdem1961!
Celebrating the milestones with vintage Mitsouko edt layered with the edc version, thanks to a darling basenoter xoxo
post #17 of 79
Happy diamond anniversary teem.
Wife and I recently celebrated our wood anniversary.
post #18 of 79
Just to make everyone jealous, I am wearing Victoire Gobin-Daudé's Biche dans l'Absinthe.
post #19 of 79
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Originally Posted by Larimar View Post

Happiest anniversary to Fleurine in Paris! Don't buy up everything and leave something for me in April!
I hope G., you enjoyed yourself well at the opera last night! You sure smelled breathtaking. I bet people were eyeing you with an expression of awe. It is such a grand perfume and a sure compliment-getter.
Well, don't ask me what bit me, but I unearthed some Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier samples that were over two years old and guess what, I fell hard for one *roll eyes*. The best part (really makes me laugh) - it is the uber masculine one of the lot...
So, I have on my arms:
Secret Melange - the orange, cinnamon thing going on could turn my stomach. It is a good fragrance, but totally weird.
Or des Indes - why do the reviews here have such a hard time with this? It's L'Heure Bleue whispering all through its structure. Now that Guerlain ruined L'Heure Bleue (at least in extrait concentration) alternatives like this and Bois de Copaiba should not be dismissed. Or des Indes is very nice, understated and maybe easier to pull off for frightened guys.
Bois de Turquie - I remembered I liked this a lot. It is soft, alluring and lovely balanced. A bit too shy (sillage) after an hour, which is probably why I did not buy it.
Rose Opulente - a straight-forward green rose. Well, that's not enough for me.
And... drum roll... Eau des Iles. Want some coffee beans? Yes, always! Myrrh? Yep, sure! Ylang-ylang? Always! Herbs - tarragon? Love since Sous le Vent! Read the reviews here and I see 'my' familiar reviewers here all praising it. I should be able to get this when I next go for a stroll in Vienna. A must-have!
What is it that makes me lemming such dry scents at the moment? Age? I am growing bitter and adstringent... well, at least it is in tune with my humor...
Enjoy your day!

I will now! And I will come back later when I have more time to have another look at this great synopsis!

Happy and Congrats to all our celebrants and to 30 Roses.

Tubereuse Criminelle today, on a whim.
post #20 of 79
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Originally Posted by Larimar View Post

Happiest anniversary to Fleurine in Paris! Don't buy up everything and leave something for me in April!
I hope G., you enjoyed yourself well at the opera last night! You sure smelled breathtaking. I bet people were eyeing you with an expression of awe. It is such a grand perfume and a sure compliment-getter.
Well, don't ask me what bit me, but I unearthed some Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier samples that were over two years old and guess what, I fell hard for one *roll eyes*. The best part (really makes me laugh) - it is the uber masculine one of the lot...
So, I have on my arms:
Secret Melange - the orange, cinnamon thing going on could turn my stomach. It is a good fragrance, but totally weird.
Or des Indes - why do the reviews here have such a hard time with this? It's L'Heure Bleue whispering all through its structure. Now that Guerlain ruined L'Heure Bleue (at least in extrait concentration) alternatives like this and Bois de Copaiba should not be dismissed. Or des Indes is very nice, understated and maybe easier to pull off for frightened guys.
Bois de Turquie - I remembered I liked this a lot. It is soft, alluring and lovely balanced. A bit too shy (sillage) after an hour, which is probably why I did not buy it.
Rose Opulente - a straight-forward green rose. Well, that's not enough for me.
And... drum roll... Eau des Iles. Want some coffee beans? Yes, always! Myrrh? Yep, sure! Ylang-ylang? Always! Herbs - tarragon? Love since Sous le Vent! Read the reviews here and I see 'my' familiar reviewers here all praising it. I should be able to get this when I next go for a stroll in Vienna. A must-have!
What is it that makes me lemming such dry scents at the moment? Age? I am growing bitter and adstringent... well, at least it is in tune with my humor...
Enjoy your day!

i have both bois de turquie (sophisticated, elegant, wears very close to the skin) and eau des iles (my favourite of them two), cannot recommend them enough; yes, very masculine but hey, so what, whatever tickles your fancy. pissed off that i have to return bois de turquie (got a very good deal on it via ebay) as the spray atomizer is defective and barely sprays anything, i'd finish the bottle in about 100yrs in this way, i spent 10min last time desperately trying to get something out of it. oh well..

ps i love the dryness (in humour and perfumes)
post #21 of 79
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Originally Posted by Prince Barry View Post

Just to make everyone jealous, I am wearing Victoire Gobin-Daudé's Biche dans l'Absinthe.

wow, that's a mouthfull!!.. can i dare ask for details? never heard of it.. is it one of those niche within niche within niche and uber expensive??..
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Chaps (original) this morning.
post #24 of 79
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Originally Posted by Prince Barry View Post

Just to make everyone jealous, I am wearing Victoire Gobin-Daudé's Biche dans l'Absinthe.

Oh wow, so good to see a very familiar name from old threads I have come accross in my searches ever since. Good to see you back. With regard to jealousy... nope, not my cup. Tested it very recently. :-P

Thanks danny for your comment. Maybe you are to fault that I revisited my samples. I did pick up on your Bois de Turquie fondness. Too bad about the sprayer! Masculine is funny to me, because my taste is more into great 'feminine classics'...

Wonderful garden, hedonist. I'd love to beam me over with a basket full of fumes to spritz ourselves merrily. Maybe you could offer some Blue Mountains espresso?

Happy anniversary, tdem! Let the champagne flow!

SotA is a spritz of my just arrived Mitsouko PdT tester. Wow! Fresh like it couldn't be more and very much along the lines of the current extrait. Surprisingly! However, it is deeper and takes the sometimes icky fruity pitch out of the extrait if layered, I assume. That was my plan and I'm proud of my blind buy!
post #25 of 79
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wow, that's a mouthfull!!.. can i dare ask for details? never heard of it.. is it one of those niche within nich with niche and uber expensive??..

Haha, Victoire's fragrances reached cult status in 2003/2004. The bad news is that Victoire failed to get backers for her line and the company folded a few years ago.
The whole line was amazing Danny, but Biche was my favourite.
post #26 of 79
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Haha, Victoire's fragrances reached cult status in 2003/2004. The bad news is that Victoire failed to get backers for her line and the company folded a few years ago.
The whole line was amazing Danny, but Biche was my favourite.

damn.. another one to obsess over.. indulge me and give me the notes and your impression.. just for fun.
post #27 of 79
Hello everyone -

I'm going for a long run in Liz Sport, an inexpensive little gem with the lush green freshness of ivy, and surprising longevity ...it smells perfect this morning.


Wolfie - soft, fresh greens just seem to be doing it for me these days ...they go well with sweat!

Happy 30th Anniversary to tdem - wow! Here's to the next 30 lovely years!

Happy Birthday tigrushka - I hope you're having a special day!
post #28 of 79
Prince Barry !!!.

It has seemed an awful long time. Welcome back
post #29 of 79
Ooh, many thanks for birthday wishes!

Celebrated it with seeing Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and my scent today is the very lovely Heure Exquise.
post #30 of 79
Happy birthday Tigrushka

Tdem, Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary


From a 10 ml miniature bottle.

post #31 of 79
White lilac and rhubarb.

I own that Gobin Daude.
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Paloma Picasso Minotaure
post #33 of 79
Thank you Larimar

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Originally Posted by danny1967 View Post

damn.. another one to obsess over.. indulge me and give me the notes and your impression.. just for fun.

It's listed in the frag directory Danny. Ayala does a very good review and a list of the notes.

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Prince Barry !!!.

It has seemed an awful long time. Welcome back

About 2 years Jon. Thanks for welcoming me back
post #34 of 79
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Thank you Larimar


It's listed in the frag directory Danny. Ayala does a very good review and a list of the notes.



About 2 years Jon. Thanks for welcoming me back

thanks, will have a look (lazy me, not even bothering looking!!)...
also, looks like I HAVE TO jump on the bandwagon and welcome you back as well!! everybody's been missing you...
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Today I'm treated to a ridiculous amount of Jicky EDT




Happy Birthday to Tigrushka (possibly the most passionate Comme Des Garcons supporter ever)!!

Happy 30th Anniversary tdem!
post #37 of 79
Happy Birthday Tigrushka and a happy anniversary tdem1961!

Have a lovely day both of you.

I'm wearing Mona di Orio's Tubereuse this morning .
post #38 of 79
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thanks, will have a look (lazy me, not even bothering looking!!)...
also, looks like I HAVE TO jump on the bandwagon and welcome you back as well!! everybody's been missing you...

Thanks Danny for the welcome back too Hope u enjoyed reading about Biche. Ive been hitting the gym more than ive been wearing fragrance lol
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trebor
- congratulations on 4000 posts !
post #40 of 79
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Thanks Danny for the welcome back too Hope u enjoyed reading about Biche. Ive been hitting the gym more than ive been wearing fragrance lol

lol, well, whatever works for you. me, i prefer wearing the fragrances but then again, i cycle 23 miles a day (home-work & work-home) so don't feel guilty. btw, i checked it out, omg, it's so super niche! found one on the US ebay, is this how much it sells for these days?? in that case i'm well priced out:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gobin-Daud...item3373092646

also, she's selling caron en avion 'vintage pre-reformulation' (looks like she knows her stuff, probably one of us), if anyone's interested, for my american mates (or should i say pals). i saw somewhere on the sotd thread that someone is wearing it quite often (can't remember who).
post #41 of 79
Wow, so much going on today! You have a beautiful garden, hedonist. I think I would like your mother very much!

Happy Birthday, Tigrushka!

Congratulations to the tdems! Happy anniversary!

And 30R, great job on 7000 posts. You know I want to read at least that many more from you!

SotD is Penhaligon's Victorian Posy. Discovered this during the Penhaligon's sample pass a little over a year ago (already?), one of my favorite sampling groups I've joined. Then, of course, found out it was discontinued. Had to grab it fast, so glad I did. I feel very spring-y and like a proper Brit!
post #42 of 79
Three Cheers for the "Three T's" -- Happy Birthday to you, tigrushka! Happy Anniversary to you, tdem1961! Congratulations to you, trebor!

I'm in Heure Exquise today. Take care, all.
post #43 of 79
Wow, lot's happening here today:
Prince Barry - a big, hearty WELCOME BACK. Nice to hear you've been hitting the gym - I find that fitness and Basenotes are two of my favorite passions also.
Happy 30th Anniversary tdem1961! In 1982 I was 12 years old.
Hedonist - LOVE the picture of the garden, your mother has real talent.
Larimar - Congrat's on finding another scent to obsess over - I don't think I've ever smelled EdI, but just reading the reviews it does not seem like something that I would like. The coffee note in Santal Noble rubs my nose the wrong way for some reason.
Tigrushka - HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I will wear some CdG scents, in your honor, this evening. Hope you and your hubby are doing something fabulous to celebrate your special day.


My SOTD this morning is:

Midnight Oud by Julette Has A Gun



Every time I wear this I like it more and more. It is a fruity, easier-to-wear Black Aoud. Sort of a precursor to Portrait of A Lady by Malle. And it's downright tenacious, like I have come to expect from those rose/oud/saffron fragrances, but in a gentle, pleasing, non-abrasive way. Definitely my favorite JHAG scent, whereas most of them come across as pompous and a bit overpriced and derivative.
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Good afternoon.

Wearing Lumeire Noire pour homme.

Happy birthday Tigurshka.

larimar, I love Eau des Iles. Its otherworldly really.
devilcat, horomones must be raging LOL

Heres an uplifting picture of our garden. My dear mother did a wonderful job this year.


brill, love the garden!! i have quite the green fingers myself, but damn, that's a masterpiece. anyone for the chelsea flower show?
post #45 of 79
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial L'Eau (testing that over the weekend)
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial
Coromandel by Chanel
Cologne Blanche - last night
Black Aoud by Montale today
post #46 of 79
These milestones are coming thick and fast at the moment.

Congratulations teardrop

post #47 of 79
Happy Birthday, Tigrushka!

post #48 of 79
Also wishing Terry and hubby a Happy 30th!!! I'm happy and green in Calandre today.
post #49 of 79
ooooo lovely.

Lovely anniversaries
Lovely birthdays
Lovely welcome back to missing in action pal
Lovely garden
Lovely lots of posts milestones

Best wishes to all of you celebrating!!

so guess what ...feeling rather lovely in Heeley: Ophelia.

OOooofeelya Luverly.
post #50 of 79
WEaring Carolina Herrera today.
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Hey y'all - I'm in Eau de Charlotte now.



It's good to see you posting here tigrushka, even if it's just this special occasion. More and more ladies seem to be jumping ship, and I'm glad you haven't joined them!

Haunani - YUM! I've had lavender cake, and ice cream ...and lavender martinis, too! So delicious and different. Now you've gone and made me hungry!
post #52 of 79
Thanks everyone.
My mother's palms are truly blessed. Food and foliage touched by her palms are unrivaled.

Coincidentally here is this season's prized flower and said palm:

post #53 of 79
Thank you everybody for the welcome back messages. Even though the pic of the Count has been my trademark pic for years, im considering replacing him with a hench pic of myself lol.

@ Danny, I never realised they were selling for so much. My bottle is my original one from 2003. I still have a copy of the email that Christophe and Victoire sent me when I ordered it.
post #54 of 79
Lacoste Essential
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SotE - VC&A Cologne Noire.

post #56 of 79
Quick drive-by post: 24 Faubourg today.

Hedonist, my only tan lines are from my sunglasses.
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SotE is a full wearing of Eau des Iles (Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier).
post #58 of 79
Bois des Iles for me today.
post #59 of 79
More spring time in Azuree.

My office mate for the day came in took a deep sniff and said "have you just sprayed something? It smells rather good in here".
A man too!

I hadn't sprayed for over 3 hours
post #60 of 79
Good Evening,

Big Congrats to the tdem1961s Woo-hoo !!! What a scent to celebrate with.
Congrats too to Larimar on his newly acquired Mitsouko PdT (I know it was much anticipated).
Happy Birthday to Devilcat Jr..

Fumerie Turque for me tonight.
A cup of tea, cinnamon bun and an early night I think are in order.

Take care, everybody.
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