Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[HORNS]

Today I'm wearing Indochine by Parfumerie Generale. It's a very sticky, resinous scent with a woody note that is in the ballpark of sandalwood, but darker. PG is one of those houses I tend to overlook, but I've enjoyed nearly everything I've tried by them.

One of my favorite irises is from this house: Iris Taizo, which is actually perfect, like much from this line, for this time of the year; it’s an extremely cozy iris.

Today I ended up wearing Comme des Garçons Sugi, which is a very green and somewhat bitter non-pine evergreen - it’s almost gin-like. I like to wear my woody fragrances on Sundays since the types I prefer within this style of fragrance are more austerely woody, more simple, and more straightforward in their “message”, so they fit this day of the week for me.

 

[losrockets]

REALLY enjoying Ava Luxe's Johri. Here's the description:
Opening top notes of crisp Italian lemon - fresh Sicilian bergamot, and spicy Chinese pepper blossom ... followed by green fig, Virginia cedar, sandalwood, coconut milk, tonka bean, vanilla, and white musk.
NOTES: Green Fig, Sicilian Lemon, Chinese Pepper Blossom, Galbanum, Coconut Milk, Cedar Virginia, Sandalwood, Tonka, Bourbon Vanilla, White Musk

And it's pretty accurate. It's got a bright, citrusy and sharp opening and then it mellows out into a soft, comfortable scent. Even after a sweaty workout there's still a couple inches of projection and the white musk isn't headache-inducing (which happens to me sometimes). If Tabak Kretek reminded me of something Slumberhouse would put out, the tasteful blend of fig, sandalwood, coconut milk, tonka, and vanilla in Johri reminds me of Diptyque's Philosykos, except I greatly prefer this and can smell the fig better here. Maybe not best for the most humid days of summer, but a warm weather fragrance for sure. If/when I buy full bottles from Ava Luxe, I'll be ordering one of Johri in addition to Cafe Noir. And every AL fragrance I've tried has excellent longevity!

 

[L'Incandescent]

Villoresi Musk for me today. This has been in my short list of favorites for many years now. It's a dusty potpourri rose and musk scent.

 

[erictheobscure]

CdG Incense Ouarzazate. Which did not strike me as a "challenging" scent in the least, and thus seemed appropriate for a day of getting an oil change at the car dealer and meeting with students.

Spoiler

Scare quotes used to distance myself from a life of such decadence that the scent of rose or cumin or whatever can be said to constitute a challenge. My defensiveness obviously arising from the fact that my life is relatively unchallenging.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Ouarzazate is nice. In my opinion it's the berry notes that really make it work. I think it would be unremarkable otherwise.

 

[Guitar Preacher]

Tried a sample of Mefisto Gentiluomo by Casamorati over the weekend and really enjoyed it. I’m sure I can search around and find something close to it for less but don’t really care to invest the time. I don’t own anything in this category and it lifted my mood.

 

[HORNS]

CdG Incense Ouarzazate. Which did not strike me as a "challenging" scent in the least, and thus seemed appropriate for a day of getting an oil change at the car dealer and meeting with students.

I have a bottle of this and really like it while it lasts. It has a frustratingly short lifespan on me, though.

 

[losrockets]

Miller Harris - Fleurs de sel. Doesn't project much from my dab sample and the top notes dont' stick around long enough for me to consider this something I would purchase. It dries down to a rather generic powdery soft floral too quickly. Inoffensive, at least.

 

[erictheobscure]

I have a bottle of this and really like it while it lasts. It has a frustratingly short lifespan on me, though.

I noticed the same thing. It completely vanished after several hours.

 

[Big Pun]

Opium EdT. Nice to use in the winter. I used to own almost every YSL cologne for men then sold most of them. Kicking myself for that when I see the prices for the discontinued ones

 

[HORNS]

Opium EdT. Nice to use in the winter. I used to own almost every YSL cologne for men then sold most of them. Kicking myself for that when I see the prices for the discontinued ones

The original or the one for men?

 

[sood]

tried Sisley eau de campagne -- don't have the sophisticated vocabulary of this thread to describe it but it is very fresh (good for spring maybe) starts strong but settles down nicely.

 

[L'Incandescent]

I'm wearing The Night by Frederic Malle. There are a number of oud scents that I really love, but this one is the best. It's a very barnyardy oud with a beautiful rose note that emerges a bit later in the drydown.

 

[erictheobscure]

Papillon Salome. I like it because it lives up to its name. I smell like a dangerous first-century dancer.

 

[dieworkwear]

actually, what i'll probably wear in spring: ds & durga's debaser. fig, coconut, tonka bean, and white woods. very sweet and creamy. im wearing it today and really like it, but can also imagine it going with things i want to wear this spring.