Most worn in January

[tigrushka]

Since I'll wear L'Heure Bleue tomorrow, too, my first stats for 2008 are ready:

6 Antihéros
4 Jasmin et Cigarette, L’Heure Bleue
3 Charogne, Dzongkha, N’Aimez Que Moi
2 Champaca, Eau Impériale, Folavril, Poivre Piquant, Rossy de Palma, Safran Troublant, Sécrétions Magnifiques, Vierges et Toreros, Vraie Blonde

January started and ended with Guerlain scents: Eau Impériale and L'Heure Bleue.

Some L'Artisans were also on the menu. But the main event of the month was ordering Etat Libre d'Orange sample pack. Antihéros became an instant workhorse lavender, Jasmin et Cigarette and Charogne were another favourites.

What do your stats look like?

[Kyra]

All over the map as usual, with very few repeats

Tabac Blond-3
Attrape-Coeur-2
Bois des Iles-2
Cabochard-2
Fifi-Chachnil-2
Mitsouko-2
Moss Breches-2
Neroli-2
Une Histoire-2

[DeeOlive]

Well Hermès won for me this month, Guerlain and Lancome second and third.
Wore less Caron than usual but have found a new Caron love
Will close the month tomorrow with my first love L'Heure Bleue, scent twin with Tigrushka.

2X Oscar de la Renta - Volupte
2X- Hermès - Ambre Narguilé
2X Hermès- Un Jardin sur le Nil
2X Hermès Hiris
Hermès Un Jardin en Méditerranée
Hermès - Elixir des Merveilles
Hermès - Vetiver Tonka
Guerlain - Apres L'Ondee
Guerlain - Parure
Guerlain - Terracotta Voile D Ete
Guerlain - L’Heure Bleue
Lancome - Hypnôse
Lancome - Ô de Lancôme
Lancome - Mille et Une Roses / 2000 Et Une Rose
CB I Hate Perfume - Narcissus
CB I Hate Perfume - Tea/Rose
Revlon - Ciara (Speak and Sniff – Orientals )
Molinard - Un Histoire de Chypre

(Did a lot of testing which I won't count as SotD)

tested: Parfum d"Empire - Ambre Russe
Montale - Aoud Roses Petals
TDC Bois d’Iris & Jasmin de Nuit
Hermès - Concentrée D'Orange Verte,Calèche Fleurs de Méditteranée, Elixir des Merveilles (bought - Mike P's fault), Terre d'Hermès
Hermèssence Ambre Narguilé, Rose Ikebana, Vetiver Tonka, Poivre Samarcande (bought)
Divine edp
Givenchy - Hot Couture
Malle - Lipstick Rose
Caron - Poivre, Coup de Fouet, Lady Caron & Montaigne parfum(2X)
Delrae - Début & Bois de Paradis (bought – thanks Tang)
CB I Hate Perfume Fire From Heaven
CSP- Princesse Muscat

Will buy (as soon as I have money) as a result of testing: Caron - Montaigne
Parfum dEmpire Ambre Russe (TaoLady you are to blame for this LOL)

[Quarry]

Many thanks to Tang, Dee, ComDiva, Twolf and Zibeline for numerous sampling adventures this past month! And I haven't even gotten through them all yet.

4x Guerlain With Love
2x Terracotta Voile d'Ete
2x Molinard de Molinard & M de Molinard
2x Mira Bai
2x Nanadebary Green
1x: Nahema, L'Air du Morocain, Dzing!, Bois de Violette, Stella Rose Absolute, Eleftorea, La Chasse aux Papillons w/ Wet Garden, Rue Royale, Shalimar Light, Black Vetyver Cafe, Divine, Mandragore, Midnight Violet, Lierre, Angelique Noire, Femme w/ Poupee, YSL Enchantees

[chayaruchama]

I've got to admit, I probably wore Burnt Amber more than anything else.
But I also wore many Madini's, and Ava-Luxes- particularly Ambra Tibet and Gardenia Musk.
Lots of Tabac Blond.

[plumeria]

For day:
Vera Wang Princess
Eau d'Hadrien + Body Time Egyptian Musk oil

For evening I wore a variety of samples and fragrances in my collection.

[MorganFay]

Poivre 3
Love's True Bluish Light 2
Musc Ravageur 2
Memoirs of a Geisha 3

the rest is a variety.

[Tavorna]

I've only just started a database of what I wear every day. Even though I have hardly any perfumes, I like doing organised stuff like this!

Revlon Fire & Ice - 8
Miss Dior Cherie - 6
Guerlain Cherry Blossom Fruity/L de Lolita Lempicka - 3
Davidoff Echo Woman/Champs Elysees - 2
Pink Sugar/Midnight Fantasy - 1

5 days are unaccounted for, as I hadn't started recording what I wore each day yet. I can bet those days were PROBABLY spent in Fire & Ice, and maybe a couple in Echo Woman. I'm looking forward to recording next month!

[caviglia]

Those are adorable dogs, Tavorna!

I, too, have only a partial month. Since I'm still a beginner, and I like to know how a fragrance will evolve on the skin, many of these days were testing days. (heck, most of my wardrobe is sampler vials.) Also, I know I didn't document every day.

Looks like Eau de Cartier wins!

January:
x3 - Eau de Cartier
x2 - No. 19, Stella (I know I've worn this more), Mitsouko EDT, Burberry Classic
x1 - L de Lolita Lempicka, Prada, Bvlgari pour Femme

[Tavorna]

Those are adorable dogs, Tavorna!

Thankyou!! Aren't they just? They're my beautiful girls, Sasha (left) and Cocoa (right)

[Brielle87]

I will just say; January seemed to be my month to honour Guerlain.

[Coconut]

Worn 39 different types of scents in Jan 2008, and here is the break down:
Cuir Améthyste x 3
Floret x 3
Teint de Neige x 3
Hypnotic Poison x 2
Musc Ravageur
Rasa x 2
Sequoia 2
Soir de Lune x 2
The rest are single application, and I realised that I fell in love with Teint de Neige…

[beachroses]

My top scents for January were...

Cote Bastide Orange Blossom
L'Occitane Almond Milk scented body cream

[samplermike]

Epicea...I like to smell like pine trees in this cold and gloomy month.

[Artisankey]

Not quite over yet- will probably need to add one or two more of something for the 31st, but for now here is the list:

8- Coco
6- Etro Gomma
3- Lolita Lempicka, Encens et Lavande, Norma Kamali Lavande
2- Montale Aoud Roses Petals, Trouble, Etro Sandalo, Norma Kamali Perfume, Norma Kamali Incense

1 off wearings: Asja, Rumba, Etro Patchouly, Winter Delice, Bandit, Fracas, Le Maroc pour elle, L’Air di Desert Marocain, Feminite du Bois, Agent Provocateur, Malmaison Carnation, Angel Innocent, Chanel No 22, Montale Intense Tiare, Jasmine Sambac Solid.


Tigs- your mention of Safran Troublant makes me once again realize I need to dig out my sample of it and try it again. Now that we can get a bottle by itself, I may have found my first L'Artisan that I really enjoy.

[zatarain]

3x : Chanel Cuir de Russie, SL Cuir Mauresque, SL Fumerie Turque
2x : vintage Cabochard, Kolnisch Juchten, Nuit de Noël, En Avion, Jasmin et Cigarette
1x : Dzing!, Rose Poivrée, Tabac Blond, Habanita, Une Histoire, Bandit, MKK, Musc Ravageur, Rahat Loukoum, Cuir Ottoman, Ambre Sultan, Borneo 1834

Summary: the month belonged to Serge Lutens, but a lot of that was testing; the home fires are still burning bright for Caron and Chanel. Guerlain got the cold shoulder in January; thanks Brielle for keeping her company!

[Indiscreet]

A lot of sampling this month.

OWNED
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Mitsouko 3
Hypnotic Poison 2
Tabac Blond 2
Ambre Sultan 2
Coney Island 2
Virgin Island Water 2
Alien 1
Angel 1
Aqua Allegoria Grosselina 1
Gardenia Musk 1
Kiehl’s Musk Oil 1
Love’s True Bluish Light 1
Madame X 1
Miel de Bois 1
Musc Ravageur 1
Poison 1
Rasa 1
Rousse 1

SAMPLED
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Narcisse Noir 1
Bellodgia 1
Black Aoud 1
Bois de Violette 1
Jicky 1
Nuit Noir 1
Pomegranate Noir 1

[tigrushka]

Wow, great to see so many new stats keepers! Thanks, everyone for sharing your numbers.

And for once not a single "how can anyone possibly keep stats?!" post in sight.

Tigs- your mention of Safran Troublant makes me once again realize I need to dig out my sample of it and try it again. Now that we can get a bottle by itself, I may have found my first L'Artisan that I really enjoy.

It's very nice, it took some time and testing for me to get it, but I'm glad I did give it a chance.

[ineespenes]

4 x: Narciso Rodriguez edt

3x: Feminite du bois, Egoiste.

2x: Omnia,Crystal Noir,Aromatics Elexir,JLO Glow after dark(!),Mitsouko,Shalimar,Trouble,Pure Poison,Chergui.

1x: La Myrrh,Champs Elysees,Parfum Sacre,Coco,Nu edp,JPG Classique,Nahema, Gaultier 2 , Attraction,Bois d'iris,Angel,Hypnotic Poison,L'heure bleue,Tam Dao,L,Jicky,Contradiction and Fracas.

Tested: Bulgari rose Essensielle and Heritage.

Mostly worn woody or musky scents,but also been a bit more floral than usual. Alo tried to wear most of my scents + more use of decants this month.

[alba]

Passage d'Enfer -4
Poivre Samarkande -2
Musc Ravageur-2
Bois Farine-2
Tam Dao-2
Ambre Extreme-2
Tres Russe- 2
Patchouli Patch-2
Vanille tonka -2
Idole - 2
Violette Precieuse
Mitsouko
Tea For Two
Safran Troublant
Feminité du bois
Daim blond
Dianthus
timbuktu

And also some sampling, ie. Osmathus Interdite, Blue Amber, Lys Mediterrané, Poivre Piquant.

[Agent Provocateur]

My most worn, were only worn twice each
all others - just once (so no need to list them)

Oud Queen Rose - Montale
Maîtresse - Agent Provocateur
Amour de Cacao - CSP
Scent - Costume National
Aomassaï - Parfumerie Generale
Bois de Paradis - Parfums DelRae
Cashmere - Susanne Lang

[Dulci]

I've never kept stats, this is interesting. It's been a Caron month for me (7x) followed closely by Gres (5x).

3x - Caron Parfum Sacre
Gres Cabochard

2x - YSL - Y
Eau de Cartier
Caron Aimez-Moi
Balmain Jolie Madame
Gres Cabaret
Balmain de Balmain
Guerlain Terracotta Voile d'Ete

Guerlain Mitsouko
Patou Sublime
Caron Tabac Blond
Royal Bain de Caron
Hermes Eau de Merveilles
Carven Ma Griffe
SL Cuir Maresque
Mugler Cologne
Patou Colony
Penhaligon's English Fern
Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Hermes Un Jardin Sur le Nil

Caron - 7
Gres - 5
Balmain 4
Hermes - 3
Guerlain - 3

[tvlampboy]

I wore YSL's Kouros quite a bit, and also Clinique's Chemistry.
(The latter is undoubtedly one of the best "sleepers" out on the market today).

[lilyb79]

my top fragrance in January would have to be Saks for Her by Bond- i realized this after i picked up the bottle last week and realized it was half empty.

debating on what my fragrance in feb will be.. any recs?

[EmmaGrace]

All my doubles were Creed this month.
2 Royal Delight
2 Fleurissimo
2 Green Irish Tweed
2 Silver Mountain Water
2 Tubereuse Indiana
My singles were Mimosa pour Moi, Orginal Santal, Royal Ceylan, Vanisia, Virgin Island Water, Chantecaille Frangipane, New Haarlem, Original Vetiver, Sweet Oriental Dream, 2000 Fleurs, Green Valley. Bois Farine, Love's Baby Soft, Acier Aluminium, Ambre Cannelle, Anne Pliska, Jasmal, Chocolate Greedy, Fashion Avenue, Patchouli Patch, Calypso Ambre and Botrytis.

[shadesofbleu]

Only two repeats this month: Dzing! and Coney Island with two wearings. How is that for complete opposites? Serge Lutens was the favored house, with 4 different fragrances worn.

I tested three new-to-me fragrances: Chinatown, Rose 31, and Maharadjah.

[sameasalways]

Black XS pour elle paco rabanne X6
Cashmire Mist X1
Burberry X1
Pink Sugar X1
Champs Elysees X1
Chanel #19 X1
Shalimar X 3
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oh yeah how could I have forgotten...Fracas X 6