So far I'm wearing Pure Poison.
Thread: SotD Sunday 4 March |
Jicky for me
Have a superb Sunday!
"Wovon man nicht lesen kann, darüber muss man schreiben."
So far I'm wearing Pure Poison.
A very lazy sunday for me... I pulled out all my decants and samples and decide to test a few.
Midnight: Himalaya and then switched to Michael Kors, Michael for Man
AM: Burberry, Brit Red
Late AM: Mona di Orio, LUX (thanks musse)
Lunch: (nothing)
Afternoon: CK One Scene
I think my nose has done enough testing for today... but my brain was telling me to continue with it...![]()
In honor of the spectacular lunar eclipse last night/this morning, I'm wearing HM's Magical Moon!
Marc Jacobs Amber
Light delicious amber now spring is almost here. And the esteemed Mr. Jacobs had the bright idea to release this in 300 ml. bottles![]()
How I love a man that reads my mind.
to lovely LIB for introducing me to this.
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp
i didn't wear any scent today - my SotD/SnS from yesterday (Aromatics Elixir) ended up giving me a migrane! And, what's worse, it wouldn't wash off!!! I can still smell the drydown on my wrists, and I applied it over 24 hours ago - and have tried to wash it off over a dozen times!!!
Anyway, I shouldn't be on the computer with this migrane...couldn't resist coming in and reading what everyone else tried for Chypre day though :P
I wear Bois des Iles today.
Some books are undeservedly forgotten, none are undeservedly remembered - W.H. Auden
PATOU POUR HOMME PRIVÉ
One of the best fougères (or men's fragrances in general) ever made. I prefer it to Patou Pour Homme but Sublime EDP (Patou) beats 'em both.
Testing SL Arabie today. I feel as though I've just inhaled the spice rack!
Indiscreet: that's exactly how I felt when I tested it earlier this week!
Serge Lutens GRIS CLAIR
Decided on another chypre. Melodrama.
DONNA
Wearing Anglomania today. My poochies are avoiding me, seems like there is something here that they don't like. I'm catching the beginnings of a cold, so it's tough for me to sniff right now.
Chanel Gardenia--wearing it as a result of sorting all my frags and samples: use, swap, or give things away. I like this Chanel more than I remembered.
"I live in the garden, I just sleep in the house." -- Jim Long
Guerlain's Vetiver Glacee
In an opoponax kind of mood today, wearing two!
Les Nerides Imperial Opoponax
notes:
opoponax (sweet myrrh), amber, vanilla, sandalwood, benzoin, citrus
And our own Annette Neuffer's Avicenna
Notes taken from her site:
Head: Black Pepper, Cinnamon Bark, Cardamom, Ginger, Macis, Mandarin, Bergamot, Tunisian Neroli
Heart: Saffron Absolute, Tunisian Orange Blossom absolute, Turkish and Bulgarian Rose Otto and absolute, Moroccan Rose Absolute, Russian Rose Absolute, Jasminum Grandiflorum Egypt, Acacia Farnesiana, Indian Tuberose, Broom Absolute
Base: Beeswax Absolute Supérieur, Opoponax, Elemi, Labdanum, Benzoin, Vanilla Absolute, Mysore Sandalwood, Copaiva Balsam, Hibiscus Abelmoschus.
Very different takes on the theme, but I smell GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!![]()
Last edited by ComDiva; 4th March 2007 at 03:20 PM.
It’s thought that people who hope too much will just waste their life away and never get down to doing any real work. They’re confusing Hope with Wish, its lazy cousin... When Wish whispers, “Something is just around the corner,” what comes or not is never what was wished for. When Hope whispers “Something is just around the corner,” something always is. -- Charlie Elberson
I'm wearing Oscar today, in honor of my late step-mother's birthday. Oscar was her signature scent. It doesn't get talked about much on BN. Here are the notes from the osMoz site:
Top note : Peach, Galbanum, Gardenia, Bergamot
Middle note : Rose, Honey, Orris, Cyclamen
Base note : Cedar, Sandal, Moss, Benzoin
I've trademarked the color bleu
Today is my birthday and I am wearing Chanel no 19 over Weleda's Wild Rose body oil.
I love the seamless sheer quality that this Chanel has. Revisiting my seventies love.
Happy day, all. Sunny here in NJ after that cool lunar eclipse last night.
(shades, happy birthday to your late step mom. Oscar is a beautiful fragrance. I can no longer wear it well, but I love it and notice it on others.)
"Like a lobster with a pearl in its claw, the beet held the jasmine firmly without crushing or obscuring it. Beet lifted jasmine, the way a bullnecked partner lifts a ballerina, and the pair came on stage on citron's fluty cue. As if jasmine were a collection of beautiful paintings, beet hung it in the galleries of the nose, insured it against fire or theft, threw a party to celebrate it. Citron mailed the invitations." Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins p. 189
What I am loving right now: Shalimar vintage extrait, Chanel Bois des Iles, Chanel no. 22, Le Labo Iris 39, Guerlain Iris Ganache
Based soley on it's name, had invested nine whole dollars (or was it ten?) in a bottle of Azarro Pure Cedrat at Marshall's, not knowing what was in it (although the ingredients are plainly listed on the box) hoping it would qualify for SnS yesterday. According to Osmoz technically (!!) it does not (:wave: LIB!!!) (Clary sage, neroli, litsea cubeba, mandarin at the top. In the middle, jasmine d'eau and calone; at the bottom dardamom, ginger, lichen and patchouli.
But I tell you, it started out like sucking a tangerine on a quick visit to the piney woods, coming upon a neglected but fully blooming flower bed and settling into a downy duvet impregnated with the flowers and an ambery (!) sachet. :bounce:
I am going right back upstairs and spraying this beauty all over! "Guys frag" indeed!!!![]()
"The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering." Lao Tze
Wearing Jean Couturier Lilas Mauve. Happy Birthday to rtamara, please enjoy your day and treat yourself to something smelling nice!
Starting my day in L'Heure Bleue
I'm sampling Miller Harris, Fleur Oriental now.
Some books are undeservedly forgotten, none are undeservedly remembered - W.H. Auden
I'm wearing Baghari by Robert Piguet on this chilly March Sunday.
I purchased this as a blind buy ("bad kitty!") and I'm relieved that I like it alot. It is a very soft floral with the rose dominating, but the vetiver keeps it from becoming too "ruffles and lace".
According to osMoz:
Top note : Bergamot, Violet, Neroli, Aldehydes
Middle note : Centifolia Rose, Damascus Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom
Base note : Vetiver, Iris, Vanilla, Amber, Musk
Tendenza for her (van Gils).
Happy Birthday, rtamara!![]()
Youth Dew--the dark juice full of cinnamon, balsam, and patchouli, and an undercurrent of melded florals and orange.
Coco Mademoiselle
Malin + Goetz Dark Rum Candle
I'm experimenting with samples today:
Ange au Demon by Givenchy: can't smell lillies or any other floral. This is just a chemical factory on me - no thanks
Eau de Cartier Concentree : dries down pleasantly enough, like an old fashioned aftershave. Nothing offensive and nothing remarkable. Not for me.
En Sens de Bois by Miller Harris: Dries down nicely but not sensuous as described. No character. Rather unremarkable.
Cuir d'Oranger by Miller Harris: my goodness, what a gorgeous fragrance! Utterly divine, seductive, addictive leather. This will be a regular from now on. I can't wait to smell this on a man.
And a happy birthday to rtamara.
Vol de Nuit for me today.
Still feel a little funky from the end period of my cold, so I went with the familiar & comfortable for me, Kenzo Jungle.