Synchronized Fridays 2019

[HouseOfPhlegethon]

Fresh Cream by Philosophy. A fairly simple vanilla.

[Puma]

Joining in today with
Piccolo Amor by Cerchi nell'Acqua

with patchouli, vanilla, and musk

[tdem1961]

In synch with Lancôme Lavandes Trianon. Fairly straightforward lavender and vanilla combo with a gourmand bent, like a lavender-infused crème brûlée. Lovely and cuddly.

[ClockworkAlice]

I'm synching again with my sote: Rabarbaro by L'Erbolario - black tea, saffron and musk. (There should be rhubarb and lemon too, but it doesn't count if I don't perceive it, right?).

[Shycat]

What fun that sounds like! I'd love to smell a pure freesia, one of the few flowers whose actual scent I enjoy.

DSH makes a wedding scent called "Something Blue"-- very delicate but very nice with a freesia heart.

[LiveJazz]

Whoops, I've already started my day with Tom Ford Extreme, which is the opposite of this theme.

But tonight, I'll wear SMN Patchouli.

[Earlyn]

That's cool, Earlyn! Are you going to choose one or will you mix them?

Go for the sandalwood, one of my favorite notes

Everyone smells delicious this morning - so many yummy notes.

Definitely going to do some mixing it up today with the Avon Sheer Essences. In the AM I'm going to do Sandalwood, because I share N.Cal's love for that note, and in the PM I'll do Pachouli, which I often crave, for a cozy end to the day.

The Sandalwood is big and creamy, but I thought it might benefit from a brighter floral so I'll just temper it with Peony.

The Pachouli is surprisingly less potent and I'm hoping the addition of a delicate, sweet floral might help it show its warmth, so I'll do a dab of Freesia or Lilac.

Open to other suggestions for two or three flavor mixes of the Sandalwood, Pachouli, Freesia, Peony, Lilac, and Gardenia Essences as I am not a perfumer!

[Cook.bot]

DSH makes a wedding scent called "Something Blue"-- very delicate but very nice with a freesia heart.

Thank you, Shy. Putting that one on my list!

[Zealot Crusader]

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Montblanc Explorer (2019)

This one uses very few listed notes, just 3 per tier.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Synching with the last of my sample of Xerjoff 17/17 Irisss, which seems like the epitome of orris/iris. Also because samples should be used up and not left to evaporate.

I thought about this one as it's mostly just iris despite a longer note listing. My favorite iris scent.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Everyone smells delicious this morning - so many yummy notes.

Definitely going to do some mixing it up today with the Avon Sheer Essences. In the AM I'm going to do Sandalwood, because I share N.Cal's love for that note, and in the PM I'll do Pachouli, which I often crave, for a cozy end to the day.

Have you tried Chanel Egoiste? It's another soft oriental focused sandalwood scent. Highly recommend smelling it if you haven't smelled it before.

[Earlyn]

Have you tried Chanel Egoiste? It's another soft oriental focused sandalwood scent. Highly recommend smelling it if you haven't smelled it before.

Just happens to be on my testing calendar about two weeks out. I’ll look forward to the sandalwood you’ve described, thanks!

[ClockworkAlice]

This Friday - kbe's peppercorn day!
Does it have to be actual black or some other pepper, or is Pink pepper also okay?

[Darjeeling]

This Friday - kbe's peppercorn day!
Does it have to be actual black or some other pepper, or is Pink pepper also okay?

Oh, damn. I should’ve brought my bottle of Blackpeppef back from Japan. Still, with a forecast of 31 C I’m not sure any of my peppery scents are going to be much fun to wear.

[Zilpha]

This Friday - kbe's peppercorn day!
Does it have to be actual black or some other pepper, or is Pink pepper also okay?

Pink peppercorn is what kbe actually has on his property, but I think any pepper would do in this case.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

This Friday - kbe's peppercorn day!
Does it have to be actual black or some other pepper, or is Pink pepper also okay?

Any one of these should be fine for this week's sync if that helps.

[ClockworkAlice]

Thank you for your answers, Zilpha and N.Cal!

I do love pink pepper quite a lot myself, so this will be easy for me.

[LiveJazz]

I'll go with Lorenzo Villoresi Piper Nigrum! This was an early Basenotes darling that seems to have fallen off the radar (or was reformulated, perhaps). I received acquired a split of an early formula, so I'll give it a spin. Medicinal blackpeppery woody oriental.

[Cook.bot]

I'm going with Caron's Parfum Sacre (1990). Lemon, black pepper, mace and cardamom. I'll feel like a Scandinavian bakery.

And happy sync day to Kbe, one of Basenotes' finest gentlemen and a notable composer of limericks.

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[ClockworkAlice]

Cook.bot, you are making me want to sample Parfum Sacre. I feel like I might like to smell like a Scandinavian bakery.

I think I'll go with Terre de Lumiere by L'Occitane - probably the prettiest and most prominent pink pepper scent that I own.

[incense+heliotrope]

I find I have various peppery options, and might manage more than one :
Black pepper : Comme des Garcons Parfum (the first one); Penhaligon's Opus 1870, Robert PIguet Casbah
Jamaica pepper / allspice / pimiento : CdG Zagorsk; Tom Daxon Riven Oak

[Earlyn]

I tried to search Fragrantica for perfumes with pepper and looked on threads here and didn't find much in my wardrobe, so I think I have to go with the pink pepper in Timbuktu. Was going to save that for Halloween, but close enough.

[donna255]

Oh, I haven't worn Parfum Sacre for ages so that will be the one.

[Cook.bot]

Oh, I haven't worn Parfum Sacre for ages so that will be the one.

Perfect time of year for it with all its delicious spices!

[ineespenes]

For the sych I'll wear Shams oud. It has a very pronounced pepper note But will have to wait after work with that one.

[CuddleCat]

Happy Basenotes day to Kbe!

I went with pink peppercorn note in Bottega Veneta. Later on in the day/evening, it will be L'Agent by Agent Provocateur that also has a pink pepper note.

[Darjeeling]

Sorry, it’s 34C/93F at the moment so nothing peppery from my collection is going to work.
love pepper as a note, so I’ll definitely be paying close attention to what everyone is wearing.

[Cook.bot]

Cook.bot, you are making me want to sample Parfum Sacre. I feel like I might like to smell like a Scandinavian bakery.

It's very much worth sampling. I don't usually care for scents that lean oriental or resinous, nor do I much like Caron's feminines, but Parfum Sacre is a very special spiced floral that's ideal for winter weather and for the holiday season.

[ClockworkAlice]

Happy kbe's day!
I'm celebrating it with honeyed pink pepper - Terre de Lumière by L'Occitane. To me it's a very lovely scent that's great all year round and fits pretty much any occasion. I sometimes see it compared with Mon Guerlain because they're both sweet, lovely, have lavender and are good all-rounders, but to my nose these are the only similarities.

It's very much worth sampling. I don't usually care for scents that lean oriental or resinous, nor do I much like Caron's feminines, but Parfum Sacre is a very special spiced floral that's ideal for winter weather and for the holiday season.

Oooh, I think I saw a shelf with Carons in a local high-end perfume shop. I have never tried any Carons, so I'll start with that one. I'm hoping they'll have it.
I'm pretty much the opposite, as I usually don't care much for flowers (with some pretty exceptions, of course), but I do enjoy scents that lean oriental, resinous or spicy.

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Happy kbe BN Day!

Syncing with Gengis Khan also coincides with hednic's 12th BN Anniversary today.