Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[Master-Classter]

Hey all, long long time... Currently wearing MMM Untitled on the left and V&R Antidote on the right.

The most interesting thing I've tested recently was Arquist's Anima Dulcis... sort of a thick honeyed vanilla cocoa chilli cinnamon thing...minimal projection, fairly strong longevity.



I have a bunch of bottles I'm looking to sell ideally, though open to swaps... list posted below:

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Tom Ford - 50ml @ 99% retail bottle (no box) Neroli Portofino, 50ml decant Black Orchid Voile de Fleur
ByKilian - up to 150ml Taste of Heaven, up to 50ml Back to Black, up to 30ml Prelude to Love
Serge Lutens - 45ml/50ml bottle of Bas de Soie, 40ml/50ml Fille en Aiguilles, Serge Noir 2x15ml official atomizer w/ pouch @ 90% (x2), Clair de Musc 2x5ml official samples
MPG - 80-85/90ml Jardin Du Nil
Stephaniede Saint-Aignan - Un The au Sahara, 50ml @99% no box
06130 - Lentisque, 100ml @ 95% no box
Montale - Oud Red Flowers 50ml @ 90% no bag/box
Andy Tauer - Carillon Pour Un Ange EdP, 15ml @99%, no box
Etat Libre D'Orange (ELDO) - Antiheroes 50ml @50%, bo box
Parfums de Nicolai - Mimosaique EdP 100ml @95%, no box
Jo Malone - 100ml @20% Amber & Lavender, no cap or box
Hermes - 15ml official sample Jardin Sur Le Toit

 

[colabear]

I went to an Abercrombie and tried on Fierce. I really like it. I think Fierce will be my next fragrance purchase.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Cafe Rose.

I'll be checking out some of the perfume shops today. A lot of them have very good selections of niche fragrances.

 

[HORNS]

Yesterday: Parfums DelRae Eau Illuminee.

 

[STATcurse]

L'Artisan - Tea for Two

 

[Baron]

Shalimar parfum today, trying to figure out which of these Guerlains I want to keep. This is really lovely. Alsom I forgot how close it is to Jicky. This is richer, more vanilla, less bright, but still they share a big chunk of the same stuff.

Shalimar is also at the root of the family tree for all those modern amber scents, and viewed through that prism is still smells pretty modern.

 

[L'Incandescent]



L'Artisan - Tea for Two

I was just at a shop where they had six bottles of that. (It's been discontinued, so the owner stocked up while she could.)

I had a frustrating day checking out fragrance shops. First I went to Verso, which has the best selection in Antwerp. The lady behind the counter acted like the fragrance nazi. She asked me what notes I liked and I said rose. She said "No no, that is too feminine, you can't like that." I tried to explain that this wasn't a hypothetical situation; I actually do like rose. "No, when rose is in a fragrance, that makes it sweet. You don't like sweet." At that point I decided that she did not want my Euros, so I left. I did get to smell Mona di Orio Oud, which was fantastic.

Then I went to a place called In Fine, where they sell their own line of scents. They seemed disappointed to have to deal with a customer, so I disburdened them fairly quickly. There was nothing there that was interesting at all.

Finally, I went to Maison de Parfum. That turned out much better. The lady who ran the place was French; for whatever reason, I tend to get along well with them. (I even get along well with lasbar.) I bought a bottle of Al Oudh, and the lady gave me tons of samples.

 

[Mr Melanzane]

CdG- Original

 

[tps16]

I've been wearing Antaeus for the past few days. I forgot just how good this is for cooler weather. Made a switch to Egoiste for today. Back to Antaeus tomorrow.
Anyone have opinions on Egoiste? In theory, it should be right up my alley, but I've always remained indifferent to it. I don't dislike it in any way though.

 

[L'Incandescent]

^^ I'm one of the only people I know who really dislikes it. To me the sandalwood is overpowering and headache inducing. (At least I think it's the sandalwood that I dislike. I do enjoy other sandalwood scents, though, like Bois des Iles and Santal Blush.)

 

[HORNS]

Today it's cold and over-cast: Vintage Balenciaga Pour Homme.

 

[Thomas]



I was just at a shop where they had six bottles of that. (It's been discontinued, so the owner stocked up while she could.)
I had a frustrating day checking out fragrance shops. First I went to Verso, which has the best selection in Antwerp. The lady behind the counter acted like the fragrance nazi. She asked me what notes I liked and I said rose. She said "No no, that is too feminine, you can't like that." I tried to explain that this wasn't a hypothetical situation; I actually do like rose. "No, when rose is in a fragrance, that makes it sweet. You don't like sweet." At that point I decided that she did not want my Euros, so I left. I did get to smell Mona di Orio Oud, which was fantastic.
Then I went to a place called In Fine, where they sell their own line of scents. They seemed disappointed to have to deal with a customer, so I disburdened them fairly quickly. There was nothing there that was interesting at all.
Finally, I went to Maison de Parfum. That turned out much better. The lady who ran the place was French; for whatever reason, I tend to get along well with them. (I even get along well with lasbar.) I bought a bottle of Al Oudh, and the lady gave me tons of samples.

what, lasbar's French?

I've been wearing Antaeus for the past few days. I forgot just how good this is for cooler weather. Made a switch to Egoiste for today. Back to Antaeus tomorrow.
Anyone have opinions on Egoiste? In theory, it should be right up my alley, but I've always remained indifferent to it. I don't dislike it in any way though.

It took years for me to like Egoiste, and then one day it clicked. I love it, but it's not an every-day type for me. When I'm in the mood, it really works for me.

^^ I'm one of the only people I know who really dislikes it. To me the sandalwood is overpowering and headache inducing. (At least I think it's the sandalwood that I dislike. I do enjoy other sandalwood scents, though, like Bois des Iles and Santal Blush.)

Three words: Camphoraceous Apple Pie.

 

[Mr Melanzane]

As we (in the civilized world) are entering the cool of the fall and winter months, would you care to offer up something like 'the ten best winter fragrances', in case there's something I'm missing. You never know.

 

[b1os]

You would be missing a lot if you just listed ten.

 

[b1os]

Today, I wore Chergui. Now Ambre Sultan. Delicious stuff, both of them. Also @Mr Aubergine.