All invited *** Sniff 'n' Speak Saturday, June 2, 2012 *** CITRUS

Now this gives me an opportunity to take some of my faves away with me.
Diorella?
Chanel Eau de Cologne?
Christalle?
Oh dear a week in a touring caravan and no perfume buying opportunities

Great! I'll definitely join citrus assignment for the beginning of June this Saturday. Have few citruses up my sleeve

For Citrus SnS I chose the bright and tangy Hermes Eau de Pamplemousse Rose. Manages the neat trick of staying refreshing without going sour or rank, not always easy for a grapefruit scent to pull off.

Notes include grapefruit, orange, rose, rhubofix, vetiver.

I'm wearing Sous le Vent today. It's much more than a 'citrus'. Mostly, it's an aromatic, green-citric chypré with a slightly indolic element in the background (needs liberal application) that seems to come from an element that is also part of honey (I once analyzed the ingredients list meticulously). It is 'currently still part' of the Guerlain line-up, but I expect this to go in 2013. There are only few bottles sitting around on shelves worldwide, so you've been warned a couple of times, if this, one of the greatest secrets in perfumery IMO, is quickly gone for good. Try it now, if you haven't! Have a great weekend all!

It's going to be Eau de Guerlain in the morning and most likely Blu Mediterraneo Capri Arancia by Acqua di Parma in the afternoon...that seems to be a citrus staple for me. Oh how I wish that I had more Acqua Viva by Profumum (sigh)

This morning, before heading out to work, l drained my sample of Escentric 01. This has lemon & pepper in the opening, with a touch of woods. lt dried down more quickly than l remembered from the first wearing, into a very nice mossy ambergris.

After lunch, l topped up with a spritz or two of Sisley's Eau d'lkar, from a sample l originally got for my bf to try. lt didn't work for him, but l really like this on me! To my nose it has a long-lasting grapefruit note, backed up with a sweetish, cool & leafy-green accord, which l think is the mastic. When l first tried this in the winter, it didn't last long, but in the heat it projects & lasts beautifully! l recommend this as a very refreshing, unisex & long-lasting summer citrus.

Quarry, it's obviously this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sologne
Cologne Sologne is indeed fantastic, a great refreshment. Nicolai sells this off their site (under Bath) per litre at a very favorable price. I like being generous with this kind of fragrance.
I'm theoretically still in sync with Jicky EdP. Compared to the former PdT most of the citrus is gone or hardly detectable. It's lavender galore at first (I love that) with the best and dirtiest vanilla Guerlain has ever produced gradually joining in. I like to think I can detect the dash of birch tar that is added for smokiness. One of my greatest loves!

LOL! Only too happy to enable you, Quarry!

I was going to try being original and pick something not yet mentioned, but Larimar's choice of Sous le Vent was just too darn tempting, so I am going to put that on right now!

MPG, Sanguine Muskissime. I just found this bottle in storage. It's really lovely but very light which is probably why I put it away. It smells like orange baby aspirin and light musk.

It was sunny and warm/hot earlier this week so I thought it would be perfect for citrus today. But I forgot about our weather phenomenon here called "June gloom" The fog just rolls in and turns everything gray, damp and cool.

So I'm trying to warm up in my citrus choice- Laura Biagiotti Roma fits the bill perfectly as a spicy light oriental

Launched in 1988, but I had never excountered it before BN. Published notes:
Top: black currant, sicilian bergamot, pink grapefruit, mint and hiacynth;
Middle notes are carnation, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley and rose (I really don't get any of these on my skin)
Base notes are amber, sandalwood, singapore patchouli, musk, civet, vanilla, oakmoss and myrrh. (I get amber, patch,vanilla, and myrrh)

Changed to Annick Goutal-Neroli. It's very pretty and seems to have good sillage, so far. Much better than the MPG.

Bois de Jasmine review;
Although this spring we have several new orange blossom perfumes, from Lancôme à de l’Orangerieto Guerlain Floral Romantique, I still pledge loyalty to an orange blossom fragrance that offers the most authentic tribute to the beauty of this marvelously contrasted note–Annick Goutal Néroli. Néroli is not a complicated fragrance, yet with a few carefully balanced accords, it conveys both the sparkling innocence and the languid warmth of orange blossom.
Created in 2003 by Camille Goutal and Isabelle Doyen, the dynamic duo behind the Annick Goutal fragrance line, Néroli is built around the combination of orange blossom absolute and neroli. While both come from the bitter orange blossom, different processing methods result in different olfactory profiles. Orange blossom is darker, richer and more voluptuous, while neroli is greener and fresher. Their complementary qualities make for a particularly multifaceted orange flower accord. The composition is accented with aromatic basil and bergamot, while vanilla and cedarwood create a smooth, polished base. While the initial impression of Néroli is effervescent and green, it becomes velvety and floral as it dries down.
In fact, the main reason I prefer Néroli over many other orange blossom fragrances is its pronounced floral aspect. It gives Néroli a delicate, petally feeling, which contrasts with the sharper, greener character of fragrances like Tom Ford Neroli Portofino, Christian Dior Escale Ã* Portofino andAtelier Cologne Grand Néroli. While Néroli does not quite reach the exquisite richness of L’Artisan Parfumeur Fleur d’Oranger, it has an exhilarating quality that makes it suitable as a refreshing summer fragrance or an uplifting cologne. On the other hand, this winter it has been among my staple fragrances, which is probably why I fared so well through our incessant snows. Néroli reminded me that the spring is not that far away.
Néroli includes notes of bergamot, petitgrain, neroli, orange blossom, cedarwood, and vanilla. Néroli was originally released as a limited edition along with Le Chèvrefeuille, Des Lys, Le Jasmin, Le Muguet and La Violette. Since then, Néroli has joined the permanent collection. Available from Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, Aedes and other retailers. $115, 100ml.

In the end, I went to Philtre d'amour, of which a generous BNer sent a sample. Citrus, on a bitter background and with some flowers.

Given Quarry's suggestion, I was tempted by Cologne Sologne, but cologne are too fleeting, so I wanted something a little longer lasting. I have been however wearing Cologne sologne as a freshener after the gym this week.

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I will do Cologne Sologne this morning - as a refreshment - for breakfast outside and before I leave wearing something different for the day. To me it is straight-up diluted neroli essential oil, which is a good thing, also because it is natural. I am so put off by Tom Ford and the kinds with their synthetic amplification. Their strength is too much and they almost invariably end up being screechy.

I was traveling all day yesterday so I didn't get to sniff 'n speak. I love citrus scents, especially the astringent colognes that are meant to be splashed around as aromatherapeutic refreshers. I like the idea of lying down in a darkened room with a cool cologne-drenched cloth on my head. I've never actually tried that, but it appeals to me. Annick Goutal's Hadrien has been a favorite of mine for years now. I think it is a perfect citrus scent. I understand it has been reformulated. Other citrus scents I've always enjoyed are citrussy florals because they lift my spirits. Clinique Happy and D&G Feminine are a couple that I've enjoyed - I mean really worn consistently and used them up. There are so many in that genre, but they have to hit me just right: a friendly floral/citrus, and not too artsy to be happy go lucky. Mango is not *officially* citrus but it affects me the same way. I looooove mango. You know, I've never sampled the Hermès Jardin Nil scent but everybody raves about it so I suppose I should some day. I'm just afraid that it is too austere and classy to be the type of citrus scent I can relate to.

Sur le Nil is a most wearable scent. I especially love the lotus blossom.

I agree with kumquat- it's doesnt feel austere on skin to me. Try it!

I wore bond Little Italy yesterday for citrus SnS day. What a treat! Little Italy is a simple, yet happy orange fragrance. On a cloudy day, it's a ray of sunshine ... on a hot, sunny day, it's a refreshing drink of orange soda.

From the Bond No9 website:

With two such reliable recommendations I will definitely give it a try!

Hee! Thanks Quarry!