knit - congrat's on the new CRV. I get a new car next week too (my 2002 car is on it's last leg). Yay!!!
Thread: Today I Bought - December 2012 |
knit - congrat's on the new CRV. I get a new car next week too (my 2002 car is on it's last leg). Yay!!!
"When you become comfortable with uncertainty. infinite possibilities open up in your life"
-- Eckhart Tolle
Fracas
Bosque
Leva
Miriam
Rubj
Iris Silver Mist
Rahat Loukhoum
M/MINK
And the reasons for my choices hereThe result of many many months saving and a trip around Europe!
Just discovered QVC have Tea for Two and Seville a l'Aube in stock so did what had to be done
Attrape Coeur by Guerlain
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My blog: http://scentedpassion.blogspot.com/
L'Artisan Mon Numéro 10, 100 ml, plus, as a gift at purchase, 15 ml of Fleur de Narcisse!
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Yves Rocher- Les Plaisirs Nature, Framboise Bio
I was hoping to get this perfume for Christmas but few weeks before holidays parents told me they would like to buy something else for Christmas. I was a little sad, but rather OK with that so I bought it myself right before Christmas.
Parfum d'Empire Cuir Ottoman. A perfume closing my 2012 achievements.
Oh, lucasai, that is a beauty of a leather! And a great close to the yearEnjoy, and congrats!
Thank you cello! I'm not a leather fan but I love the way the leather is pronounced in this one. I also like few more light leathers. It's a second Parfum d'Empire in my collection. There are few more from the house on my wishlist, I will be slowly adding them to my collection in 2013.
Wow, so many inspired buys and great hauls this month! All y'all smell fabulous... :-)
Here are my buys for December -- Koto Shisiedo was a blind buy inspired by Knit's post on the unsung treasures thread -- it's a lot like "Y" and I LOVE it! (fairly inexpensive on ebay, a "make an offer" listing.) Thanks Knit!
Also got some lovely decants -- most from a fellow basenoter, and the Une Voix Noir from a friendly ebay seller in Paris. I've got one more 10ml coming... Opus V from a split) You can probably see from the labels, but the others are Chanel 18, 22, 28, Different Co Rose Poivree vintage, Ubar vintage, and Caron Parfum Sacre extrait. (it's awesome...)
I add the paper and labels on the decants myself.
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Shalimar EdC. It came in the box with the white background and black fishnet design. It has to be from the 60s or 70s.
Slightly used for a very good price.
Evenstar
What I've Been Wearing:
Finally took the plunge and got myself Guerlain's Spiriteuse Double Vanille for Christmas. I was doing a spot of online Christmas shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue, and they had a code which gives you $100 off if you spend $500. After the discount, the Guerlain was $202 down from $250. Which means even after tax, I ended up paying less than the $250 it retails for.
The downside is that I won't get it before the seventh of January. Oh well.
Merry Christmas, all.
"When you become comfortable with uncertainty. infinite possibilities open up in your life"
-- Eckhart Tolle
Ah the sales have arrived.
So SpaceNK Diptyque 100mls Virgilio for £10, for some strange reason the 50mls was also £10. Thought what the hell.
Estee Lauder Private Collection gift set 33% off in House of Fraser
Prada Candy gift set 30% off.
Oh I did have gift voucher for House of Fraser anyway.
DONNA
C Rose, I did not know you are making them pretty houses for your treasures yourself! As a crafter, I appreciate the thought and care you put into the process, not even mentioning the time here. And I know first hand you are using hand-made rice paper. Very very nice. And thought-provoking for these itchy hands, you know? LOL
Hit the sales
LAP The Pour Un Ete
LAP Vanille Absolument
Penhaligons Amarinthine
AG Myrrhe Ardente
EldO Rien
No more for a minimum of 3 months
Estee Lauder Azuree EDP
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Narciso Rodriguez for her Musc intense. A crowd (and husband) pleaser![]()
Siiiigh! I love reading about other people buying perfume. It's so dreamy and vicarious.
Hah, I know just how you feel! I try to keep my purchases to a minimum, so it's nice to live through other people's perfume purchases
HOWEVER, Christmas money + sales = yellow_cello can actually buy perfume! My Christmas purchases:
~ Various (ie lots) of samples from ZOMG smells (http://www.zomgsmellsshop.com/). I've had my eye on them for a while - I'm not sure what the quality will be like, but the fragrances look interesting. I love their relaxed, tongue in cheek attitude to perfume - the fragrance industry can take itself too seriously sometimes, so it's nice when perfumers have some fun with their art!
~ Penhaligon's Amaranthine - been keeping an eye out for a bargain bottle, and what should I find in the Penhaligon's sale reduced to £27...
~ Penhaligon's Orange Blossom EDT and solid perfume set, another one I've been keeping an eye out for.
Seriously tempted to blind buy L'AP Vanille Absolument and make it a truly Duchaufour Christmas, but I should be good...
Nice, yellow-cello! I love me some Amaranthine! What a bargain.
And Im about to click on this zomgsmells site. There goes my no-buy promise.
Oops, sorry about that! Let me know what you get and what you think of them (there's a thread here: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/309...one-tried-them)
Abdul Samad Al Qurashi - Oud
Les Déserts d'Orient - Songe d'un Bois d'Été by Guerlain