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post #1 of 51
3/20/13 at 3:26am
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Can't believe I'm the first to arrive... what's going on, people? SOTD is Guerlain Shanghai. Attachment 19768
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post #2 of 51
3/20/13 at 3:39am
Hello everyone, Eau de Shalimar for me.
post #3 of 51
3/20/13 at 3:40am
Morning Everyone,

Love Rita Hayworth, LadyM.
No. 5 (80s EdP) today.
Have a great hump-day all, and sale no mobarak / happy new year to those of a persian persuasion.
post #4 of 51
3/20/13 at 3:45am
Racer by Pacoma Parfums
post #5 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:00am
Morning all!

1000 Kisses Deep by Gorilla Perfumes for me today.
post #6 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:24am
Good morning everyone.

I'm having a late lunch and drinks with a old friend. He has been working abroad so I'm really looking forward to seeing him. He is an old hippy at heart so I have chosen Etro Patchouli for the occasion.

Have a good day all.
post #7 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:39am
Today I'm trying out one of the ones that has arrived this morning, so I'm on Salvatore Ferregamo- Incanto.
post #8 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:42am
Good morning! (But I'm crawling back into bed, having just driven my daughter to school. Too many late nights.)

SotD must wait for now.

I'll be taking my Redbox copy of Argo over to Mom's later this morning so she and the caregiver can watch it before I return it.
post #9 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:46am
Bonjour!
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post #10 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:47am
Morning possums!

I'm in Flowerbomb this fine am.
post #11 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:54am
Good morning !. Joining our first two participants in Guerlain today - L'Instant.





G, I always loved RH too
post #12 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:00am
Spring! Nevermind the dismal weather, Weil de Weil it is! Green dirt like they don't make anymore.
post #13 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:12am
Hello everyone!

No surprises here - I'm in 1932 this morning. ♥




Hi there ladymurasaki, and welcome back! It's nice to see you again.
post #14 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:38am
Bond No.9
Riverside Drive
From a sample
post #15 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:42am
Hello all. Andrea Maack Craft.
post #16 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:48am
Good morning, good smelling persons. It's rainy here but the nice kind. Reglisse Noire by the lovely and talented 1000 Flowers.
post #17 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:06am
Good morning everyone! Love the picture LadyM

Lucasi, I was so so sorry to read your news on the loss of your pet. That's the worst. The only thing that comforted me last fall was when a friend reminded me that if heaven is perfection, then surely our pets will be there. How could it be perfect without them? So just like whenever I took my Max to the park, he'd run on ahead to scout the trail, then turn back to watch me catch up... that's how I think of it. He's just up ahead scouting, and waiting for me to catch up with him. Lots of love to you and your family as you grieve.

I'm wearing my tiny decant of Ormonde Jayne Woman today. It's odd trying to figure this one out because it keeps disappearing on me. I smell it very strongly for a whiff or two and then it's gone. I wonder if I'm anosmatic to a particular note. Hey, here it is back again. I expected it to be this big powerhouse, so I only used two sprays. Instead it's like this elusive green thing. Definitely going to take a few wears.
post #18 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:15am
Good morning and Happy 1st day of Spring!!



It surely doesn't look like spring outside. There's several feet of snow and it's 7 below zero, but
the sun is shining and it's a beautiful day, so that's what is really important, spring temps will
get here eventually. Wearing Diorissimo today, so I can at least pretend winter is over.

Have a great day!
post #19 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:28am
Happy hoppy spring to all! Vernal Equinox today, from today on -- it is all about daylight, sun and high temperatures?

Hermes 24 Faubourg Delicate.
post #20 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:29am
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Baldessarini this morning
post #21 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:33am
Guet-Apens for this first day of spring!
post #22 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:44am
post #23 of 51
3/20/13 at 6:55am
The rain finally stopped and the sun is out - bright & strong. I think for lunch I'm going to go to my gym and get some sun out on the pool deck. I need some Vitamin D.

I woke up with a craving for something delicate and spring-ish, so it was easy to reach for the last of my decant of:

Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan by Hermes (thanks Larimar, for the decant)



This stuff is ghostly, it comes and then shapeshifts away only to come back again at the oddest moments. I love that about JCE scents. I'm not sure I would really use a full bottle of this but I got a lot of enjoyment out of this decant. Now I have the others in the line to keep me company (Vetiver Tonka, Brin de Reglisse and Paprika Brasil).
post #24 of 51
3/20/13 at 7:21am
That' rich, MikePerez23. Some of us are still in our microfleece long undies and arctic socks. (Do you even know what CuddleDuds and Thorlos are?)

Jujy's in her green dirt, and I'm in my black dirt. Dark, wet humus with mushrooms sprouting all over the place, and hints of tobacco and 100% unsweetened cacao.

Farmacia SS. Annunziata's Patchouly Indonesiano

More thanks to Cacio for introducing me to a great fragrance.
post #25 of 51
3/20/13 at 7:22am
I'm heading over to Mom's with the Argo DVD. We had to cancel her P.T. appointment today as she had a nosebleed. It's the dry air that is the culprit.

SotD is Mary Chess White Lilac. Top nots are not quite right but it used to be Mom's favorite and she may like smelling it again.
post #26 of 51
3/20/13 at 7:48am
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That' rich, MikePerez23. Some of us are still in our microfleece long undies and arctic socks. (Do you even know what CuddleDuds and Thorlos are?)...

((giggle)) CuddleDuds sounds like a Pokemon character. LOL
post #27 of 51
3/20/13 at 7:54am
No scent yet.
Catching up on three days of SotD and just had to give (((Lucas))) a hug right away.

I, too, petition for a heaven with dogs since they clearly deserve to be there more than most of us do. I share a line from Isla Paschal Richardson:

Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you
I loved you so 'twas Heaven here with you.

To keep your spirits up, treat yourself to a regular visit to dogshaming.com.
post #28 of 51
3/20/13 at 9:06am
It's so cold here still, despite being the first day of Spring,
that I am wearing a warming combo - Ambre et Vanille layered
with Nohiba (both by E. Coudray.)
I can't stop sniffing my wrist and just wish my anosmic husband could
smell me too!
post #29 of 51
3/20/13 at 9:27am
Springing it up in Hermes Hiris today!! Finally, spring is here
post #30 of 51
3/20/13 at 9:42am
Molinard Nirmala.
post #31 of 51
3/20/13 at 10:11am
30Roses, did you like Argo? I've wanted to see it and haven't yet.

Wearing Nina Ricci Deci Dela for the afternoon.

post #32 of 51
3/20/13 at 10:39am
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Happy hoppy spring to all! Vernal Equinox today, from today on -- it is all about daylight, sun and high temperatures?

I'll take the first two, you can have option 3 - deal ?




SotE - Odin 04 Petrana.






Maybe I'll milk today's theme just a little more and drift into dreamland for a short while. You're very welcome to join me, G



post #33 of 51
3/20/13 at 11:07am
Evening All,

Aah - thanks for that treat, Jon

Atelier Flou : Eau d'Aviateur ( from a sample ) tonight.

Best to everyone.
post #34 of 51
3/20/13 at 12:06pm
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30Roses, did you like Argo? I've wanted to see it and haven't yet.

It was riveting! I've got the book on which it was based on reserve now at our library.
post #35 of 51
3/20/13 at 12:38pm
We had 0F windchill here this morning (yeah, right, spring ), so I decided to stay with L'eau d'Hiver again. It warmed me up nicely yesterday, but it also gives such a nice shot of violet. I like this one more with each wearing.

G, my apologies for not responding earlier to your question about Dries Van Noten. It's been crazy busy at work. I'm taking a quick mental health break to post now, in fact

In any event, here are my reactions:
  • This is like, not love, for me, which is surprising; it should be smack in the middle of my olfactory wheelhouse;
  • I don't see cocoa listed as a note, but it is prominent on my skin;
  • I don't get a blast of citron/lemon at the opening -- it seems to be used to brighten the sandalwood, more than anything;
  • I get ZERO florals;
  • The sandalwood is smooth and nice, but it doesn't bowl me over; I prefer the sandalwood in Tam Dao and 10 Corso Como, but I like this better than the sandalwood in Santal Majascule and the sandalwood/rosewood in Cadjmere;
  • This is a *very* linear fragrance on me -- no progression through top, heart, or base; it basically shows me everything all at once and then gently sits there (this does NOT bother me in the least, especially if I like something, but I know it drives some people batty, so I thought I'd mention it);
  • Longevity is solid, but it wears very closely on my skin;
  • I find DvN *very* similar to Sonoma Scent Studio's new "naturals" release, Cocoa Sandalwood, except Cocoa Sandalwood has more intensity and the cocoa is even more pronounced (which is why I don't care for CS, but I'm OK with DvN).

All-in-all, I don't like this enough to lay out the $$$$ for a full bottle, but I might buy a decant of it.
post #36 of 51
3/20/13 at 12:43pm
I'm in Annick Goutal's completely adorable Eau de Charlotte for the afternoon. I haven't worn this in such a long time ...since October, according to my records. It's nice to be smelling like this again.


post #37 of 51
3/20/13 at 12:49pm
Went back to the drawing board had been wearing cashmere mist for a week or so. Today I just happen to glance at VW Boudoir, Ooooh I am back in love again. The sillage is sooo wonderful. this frag is the next best thing to being a woman.

I will try to articulate what it makes me feel like. First of all I would like to own it in a 1/2 pint size. but 1 spray will do it.
I feel like you should only put it on after a shower. It makes me feel pink, grown, ladylike but womanly, feminine and superduper Se xy!

Boudoir all things woman!
post #38 of 51
3/20/13 at 12:54pm
^ Hooray for nosemolester in her bewitching Boudoir - let's hear it for the power of perfume!
post #39 of 51
3/20/13 at 1:44pm
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^ Hooray for nosemolester in her bewitching Boudoir - let's hear it for the power of perfume!

l'll second that!

Gigi again for me this evening.
post #40 of 51
3/20/13 at 2:27pm
Continuing my PM in another Hermes -- Faubourg 24, not delicate, wonderful and rich.
post #41 of 51
3/20/13 at 2:48pm
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Boudoir all things woman!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Evangeline View Post

^ Hooray for nosemolester in her bewitching Boudoir - let's hear it for the power of perfume!

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l'll second that!







post #42 of 51
3/20/13 at 2:55pm
VW Boudoir is a favorite here too, I can deal with its copious amounts of musk, even.
post #43 of 51
3/20/13 at 3:19pm
LOL, Jon that is so cute, l want a t-shirt with that on!

High fives to all my Power Perfume Girls!
post #44 of 51
3/20/13 at 3:28pm
Arso by Profumum
post #45 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:09pm
I love Boudoir, too!

Wearing Hermes Rouge tonight. Have a nice evening, everyone!

post #46 of 51
3/20/13 at 4:47pm
In celebration of the Equinox, I'm wearing BPAL Dragon's Eye (Dragon's Blood resin, lilac, lily of the valley, and galbanum). So delicate and pretty!
post #47 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:11pm
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SotE- Comme des Garçons 2 by Comme des Garçons (from a sample)



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post #48 of 51
3/20/13 at 5:34pm
I'm scent twins with elizrj today in OJ Woman I worked late last night and then all day today, but I'm off for the next FOUR days! I try to always take time off for the first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament ... it has become a ritual! Hubby will be off too ...

I love Boudoir too ... I will have to wear it soon!

hugs to all!
post #49 of 51
3/20/13 at 7:14pm
I'm wearing Amouage Al Mas again.
post #50 of 51
3/20/13 at 8:44pm
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Guerlain Heritage Edp tonight
post #51 of 51
3/21/13 at 1:27am
ExtremeK: Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on the new Malle. I'll have to sniff it again soon, but like you, I wasn't bowled over by it. A french blogger commented that they found it lacking a soul, and I can see what they mean: for something so gourmandish, I found it strangely distant, not an especially comforting scent as I'd expect from the notes. Perhaps it mirrors the Dries van Noten aesthetic in that regard (?). A sideways thumb rating from me (for now).
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