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post #1 of 45
1/15/13 at 12:28am
Thread Starter 
Good morning fragrant-smelling friends!

We have none of the widely predicted snow
here, just a cold, dark start to the day.

I have just rushed to get ready so as to
take my youngest son into work but now I can
think about a SOTD. I think I shall go with
Imperial Opoponax by Les Nereides. This is a
warm, comforting, smooth delight - maybe a bit
on the male side for my usual taste but very retro and
wearable by a woman. It is like a warm duvet of incense,
citrus, sandalwood and benzoin enveloping the wearer with it's
enticing, original smell.

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post #2 of 45
1/15/13 at 2:49am
Good morning kewart & everyone!

A mixture of sunshine & cloud here today, cold but dry.

l'm off to work in a bit, wearing original Ghost; rosy, incensy loveliness.

Have a great day, all.
post #3 of 45
1/15/13 at 3:03am
Good morning all !. Quite relieved to get to work unscathed today. Snow partially melted and froze overnight, so the journey was a treacherous obstacle course with the constant threat of going arse over elbow at any time. A healthy dose of caffeine has since worked it's magic and tranquility is now restored

Creed Himalaya today.





post #4 of 45
1/15/13 at 3:15am
Paco Rabanne POur Homme
post #5 of 45
1/15/13 at 3:48am
Bonjour!
.
........Midnight In Paris
post #6 of 45
1/15/13 at 3:51am
Sampling another golden Histoires de Parfums - Vidi.
post #7 of 45
1/15/13 at 4:07am
Hello everyone, I am wearing Dior New Look 1947 today.

Notes include peony, ylang-ylang, pink pepper, jasmine sambac, rose, tuberose, iris, benzoin, and vanilla

Best to all.
post #8 of 45
1/15/13 at 4:59am
By Kilian Sweet Redemption today.
post #9 of 45
1/15/13 at 5:26am
Hello all. FM L'Eau d'Hiver.
post #10 of 45
1/15/13 at 5:45am
Hello everyone -

I started off my day with a much-needed hard run in Bulgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Rouge, and now, after a long soak and a quick shower, I'm in vintage Gucci No3 for the morning. Y'all have a great day!


post #11 of 45
1/15/13 at 6:00am
Sampling Tilleul D'Orsay today. Hm. Well. It's tilleul. Starting fresh and bloomy as if it was June, plain tilleul, getting a bit more creamy in the drydown and I can smell the honey that is listed. Still tilleul. Nicely done, but a bit too mono for me.
post #12 of 45
1/15/13 at 7:04am
post #13 of 45
1/15/13 at 7:12am
Good morning!

Wearing Coco this morning, this one always starts the day off right.



Have a great day!
post #14 of 45
1/15/13 at 7:45am
Globe by Rochas
post #15 of 45
1/15/13 at 7:45am
Don't tell Mike I'm sneaking up behind him.

Ambush Hug, Mike!
BOUCHERON ... two days in a row. That almost never happens.
post #16 of 45
1/15/13 at 8:59am
Good afternoon.
SotD is Etro Gomma. Still waiting for the snow, here....
post #17 of 45
1/15/13 at 9:31am
Good afternoon!

Chergui today. An early meeting then running around buying floors, tools, and other necessities.

Where is my sister -in- leau Quarry! Oh, there she is. OK dear Quarry. You asked about the house. Well, the new house is of no interest actually, but it is going to be a good design challenge. Our old one was the one that you would have been interested in. You see we are going from a huge city flat built about 1890 to a small house built in the 1970's.


The old apartment is a listed building. It has giant proportions. It's built of red sandstone. It has 14 foot high ceilings with some of the original cornicing and plaster ceiling light roses. The doors are about 8 feet I think. The front storm door is bigger, about twelve feet. The windows are sash and case, some with wood panelled shutters. The floors are all stripped, sanded and varnished. The floorboards are very wide and they have a beautiful colour to them, as have the big deep skirtings and the panelled doors and window frames. We did a lot of work to it and a lot of love went into it over many many years. I'm sure that you would have liked that house. The new one by contrast is of no actual interest. But it was time for a change. It's exciting. I had to live elsewhere for a wee while then back home then we had to make a temporary move after we sold but before we bought. So I have had several moves in two years. It doesn't suit me. I get attached to houses. I think that you do get attached to them when you do a lot of the work yourselves.

All of our stuff is HUGE. It's going to be like trying to stuff an elephants ass into a shoe box. Actually we will need to change a lot of things, but as I said, the design challenge is great! A cool contemporary interior with the best (and smallest) of our older or period stuff to mix things up? What says you?

Take Care everyone. Be good to each other.
post #18 of 45
1/15/13 at 9:38am
Well, my time as a juror is over. The victim/witness did not show up to testify and the defendant pleaded to a lesser charge so my services were not needed after all. I'm wearing Cuir de Lancome today because I thought it would be suitable for court.

hugs to all ...
post #19 of 45
1/15/13 at 10:00am
Chanel Bois des Iles for a hopefully less stressful day at work.
post #20 of 45
1/15/13 at 10:18am
Hello everyone!

It really is cold here, so trying to keep warm in Montale Blue Amber
post #21 of 45
1/15/13 at 10:24am
SotE - Chanel Pour Monsieur.





Whitefluffy, you smell warm and wonderful
post #22 of 45
1/15/13 at 11:04am
Chloe for the afternoon.


post #23 of 45
1/15/13 at 11:39am
Another day below freezing here, wearing Histoire d'eau. I usually don't mind cold weather because we almost always have sun, but below freezing temps day after day just makes me cranky. lol
post #24 of 45
1/15/13 at 11:48am
Thank you, Jon! I usually avoid ambers as they have suffocating tendencies, but Blue Amber truly is wonderful .
post #25 of 45
1/15/13 at 12:39pm
Joining the amber-fest in Amber Absolute this evening.
post #26 of 45
1/15/13 at 1:00pm
Hi all! Wearing an old fave of mine today; Volupté by Oscar de la Renta.

Still cold outside & inside - hopefully the electrician will stop by tomorrow and have a look at the Ampere/fuses/power stuff (I hate wearing mittens while cooking and watching telly!!)
post #27 of 45
1/15/13 at 1:25pm
Hey y'all -

I'm in Mauboussin Pour Elle this afternoon.

post #28 of 45
1/15/13 at 1:49pm
SOTD - Patchouli Imperial
post #29 of 45
1/15/13 at 2:11pm
Madares de Oriente by Myurgia (from a sample - thanks jujy54)



A vintage 'sandalwood' that recalls old bits of Vol de Nuit, Miss Dior (the vintage of course, not that new crap) and other vintage orientals. They just don't make 'em like this anymore, people.


Thank you for the hug Momma Quarry. Feeling a little better today.
post #30 of 45
1/15/13 at 2:15pm
L'Artisan Cur de Vétiver Sacré.
post #31 of 45
1/15/13 at 2:24pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Foustie View Post

Where is my sister -in- leau Quarry! Oh, there she is. OK dear Quarry. You asked about the house. Well, the new house is of no interest actually, but it is going to be a good design challenge. Our old one was the one that you would have been interested in. You see we are going from a huge city flat built about 1890 to a small house built in the 1970's.


The old apartment is a listed building. It has giant proportions. It's built of red sandstone. It has 14 foot high ceilings with some of the original cornicing and plaster ceiling light roses. The doors are about 8 feet I think. The front storm door is bigger, about twelve feet. The windows are sash and case, some with wood panelled shutters. The floors are all stripped, sanded and varnished. The floorboards are very wide and they have a beautiful colour to them, as have the big deep skirtings and the panelled doors and window frames. We did a lot of work to it and a lot of love went into it over many many years. I'm sure that you would have liked that house. The new one by contrast is of no actual interest. But it was time for a change. It's exciting. I had to live elsewhere for a wee while then back home then we had to make a temporary move after we sold but before we bought. So I have had several moves in two years. It doesn't suit me. I get attached to houses. I think that you do get attached to them when you do a lot of the work yourselves.

All of our stuff is HUGE. It's going to be like trying to stuff an elephants ass into a shoe box. Actually we will need to change a lot of things, but as I said, the design challenge is great! A cool contemporary interior with the best (and smallest) of our older or period stuff to mix things up? What says you?

Take Care everyone. Be good to each other.

How I wish you were a sis-in-law as well as sis-in-leau.

Old or new, house talk is interesting. The home you exited sounds pretty fantastic. Scale is a really tricky thing, isn't it? The house Mr. Q and I lived in and completely remodeled before inheriting the schoolhouse was small. I still look forward to hearing about how you go about making your new home represent you. I bet you'll treasure showcasing your favorite things that fit. You have a new color palette in mind, too, I'm sure. What tiring fun you and Mr. F will have.
post #32 of 45
1/15/13 at 2:37pm
Hello, good-smelling friends!

Foustie, you have just described my decorating style: eclectic! I say yes to mixing antique and contemporary pieces! The new home will be absolutely lovely; have fun making it yours, my dear!

I'm "Like Mike" today, sampling from jujy's pass. DK Jasmine for me. A wonderful, pure, natural smelling jasmine. Yes, from DK. Who knew? Probably some of you did!
post #33 of 45
1/15/13 at 2:58pm
Quarry congrats for your beautiful bag:-) ! Love the picture!

I was wearing Ubar today, and in the evening went to test again some of my samples, found Tabu vintage edt:-) , its ambery too:-)

This will keep you warm on a days like this:-)




Goood night and sleep tight everyone:-)
Haha just noticed Tabu Ubat:-) from the back:-) and Ubar
post #34 of 45
1/15/13 at 3:01pm
LTBL today it always makes me happy
post #35 of 45
1/15/13 at 3:20pm
Wearing a dab each of Stella by Stella McCartney and vintage Diorissimo.
post #36 of 45
1/15/13 at 4:11pm
post #37 of 45
1/15/13 at 4:20pm
Hi DavePro, welcome to Basenotes!!
post #38 of 45
1/15/13 at 4:32pm
Sampling Tauer Incense Extreme today.
post #39 of 45
1/15/13 at 5:25pm
Good evening, goodsmellingpersons.

Today wore Jailia over coconut body cream (yes finally got some without the glitter!). Very nice.
post #40 of 45
1/15/13 at 6:02pm
I am starting a new book ('The Magicians' by Lev Grossman) and I have been waiting all day to come home and curl up in bed with it. So I tried to find the most 'magical' scent in my sample/decant pile and decided on this one:

La Treizième Heure XIII by Cartier



Those mate/bitch/leather notes just catches my breath, every time I wear this. I always got a headache from Bulgari Black and Patchouli 24 but this one is much more wide open and well...still manages to be dark, mysterious and mythic. Off to my book!!
post #41 of 45
1/15/13 at 6:22pm
SOTD: The Third Man by Caron.
post #42 of 45
1/15/13 at 6:50pm
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Joining Kiliwai in Chanel Coco, edp for me.

post #43 of 45
1/15/13 at 8:02pm
Hello everyone!

Ivoire for me today.
post #44 of 45
1/15/13 at 8:14pm
Mitsouko EDP
post #45 of 45
1/15/13 at 10:53pm
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