Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread - Page 888

is this new?

It is Vintage and discontinued.

I have switched into Bois Rouge for the evening hours. I know this isn't a widely shared opinion here, but even the less popular original Private Blends are really excellent. This and Japon Noir, which people tend not to talk about, are among my favorites. (The two are fairly similar, actually. I prefer Japon Noir.)

EDIT: @ Synthese: I'm glad you liked the Violet Blonde! That's been among my very favorites ever since it came onto the market. (It's about a year old now.)

Midnight in Paris is by Van Cleef and Arpels, and it's about two years old. I wore this just the other day. It's quite beautiful, IMO. The bottle is a real selling point too.
Edited by L'Incandescent - 10/23/12 at 8:44pm

well that would explain why i don't know about it.

Sycomore today. Could swim in this stuff.

The oil had a development form rather oud-centric to more woody-centric notes. I like it.

Today, Opus.
Edited by b1os - 10/24/12 at 6:50am

Last Night: Mitsouko Parfum. You want a chypre? That's the chypre you are looking for.

SOTD: Chanel Allure Edition Blanche.
Would love a good recommendation off the beaten path in similar notes...

Today: Portrait of a Lady because it's cold and rainy. Incense, insanely-integrated patchouli, rose.

Soul Drops by Giulietta Capuleti.

Chanel is either discontinuing this or else making it only available in the boutiques. (I think the latter.) My honest opinion is that there's nothing on the market that does what Edition Blanche does better than Edition Blanche.

Pre-shower: Diptyque Eau de Tarocco. Another underappreciated scent, IMO. (Although Burr gave it a glowing review in NYT.)
SOTD: Parure edt. As chypres go, I prefer this to Mitsouko in any of its concentrations.

I ended up selling off those bottle of Parure, but I have a tiny nagging regret, because it is really a very pretty scent. If I had the patience I could have decanted out one of the bottles and kept a little bit for myself, but that's too much hassle.

PdN New York today. Still my favorite.

So, I stopped by and purchased Midnight in Paris and Jicky today, and while I was in the store they gave me a sample of "Fougere Royale," which I applied post-shower. Now, the internet tells me that this is some sort of re-formulation of a classic, but I have rarely smelled something so horrible. It almost instantly gave me a headache, and I had to scrub myself madly. Even now, I can smell its vile stench on my arm. Good god. It smells like the cheap "Spa" soap you get at a Best Western, or some sort of horrific men's shaving cream. Sickening.


On the other hand, Violet Blonde is, really, really lovely. The Dune not so much, it loses some of its initial fizziness and ends up sort of old-lady-like on my skin (I only had the card yesterday- I know, I know). Not horrible, but not as nice as I thought.

Yeah, that Fougere Royale is hideous.

anyone? these are good fragrances be good for cold weather, right?