Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[Baron]

I should sniff the feminines, because the masculines have fallen out of my favor. I really liked L'homme Sage at one time, but it's become one of those that I can't stand to wear - it causes intense scent fatigue for me. l'homme de coeur is another that I liked at first but I got bored with it. I haven't smelled that one in a while so I'd be curious to revisit it. I remember my gf really hated it, and she rarely hated anything I wore, so that might have contributed to my feelings.

 

[SmartySFO]

Fragrance of the day today - Carthusia Uomo!

I've always steared clear of really strong masculine scents like Brut and the likes. Carthusia Uomo has it just right.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Welcome to SF, SmartySFO!

Today I am wearing Portrait of a Lady. It is a fragrance by Frederic Malle. A fragrance about which I have strongly positive feelings about. (Sorry, I just graded a bunch of exams; I've absorbed my students' style of writing.)

 

[fungz0r]

Mark Birley for men today, mixed in with the chlorine smell after a morning swim.

 

[Rambo]



Welcome to SF, SmartySFO!
Today I am wearing Portrait of a Lady. It is a fragrance by Frederic Malle. A fragrance about which I have strongly positive feelings about. (Sorry, I just graded a bunch of exams; I've absorbed my students' style of writing.)

Thems some literary geniuses you're working with there.

 

[L'Incandescent]



Thems some literary geniuses you're working with there.

They are actually Mass Communications majors! Apparently they're de-emphasizing the communication part of the major nowadays.

 

[Baron]

Next up with my samples, Etro Gomma. This is one of the most leathery of the leathers I've worn. It's a bit like Knize Ten, but drier and less floral. It's a fancy, handbag/accessory leather, not a greasy saddle of stinky moroccan tannery kind of leather.

 

[HORNS]

Chanel No 19 EdP today - I got myself a sample from Nordstrom yesterday along with a shitload of other scents. Tomorrow I will try the EdT and see how different it is. My first sense of the two differences is more vetiver and overall more dryness in the EdT while the EdP is more rich? What would you guys say?

 

[b1os]

Friday: Malle - En Passant
Saturday: I don't remember.
Yesterday: Creed - Aventus
Today: sampled Santal Blush and Amber Absolute. I really like them both. The former from the very beginning. The latter I just "liked" but the dry-down after like 3-5 hours is much more to my taste.

 

[DorianGray]

Nasomatto Duro

 

[rach2jlc]

Horns, Hmmm... I'll wait until you try both no. 19s to give you my opinion. I'll also make you up a small sample of the parfum to try when you come to Nippon.

My SOTD is Givenchy L'interdit (the original).

A unique scent and an interesting history... the original from 1957, made for Audrey Hepburn, is a floral aldehyde that is much warmer and creamier than Chanel no. 5. If you could blend Bois des iles and no. 5, and throw in some strawberry/peach from Guerlain mitsukou, and finish up with Caron Bellodgia, you'd have something like L'interdit. If you got teh cojones to wear a feminine floral aldehyde, it's worth the effort.

And then the strange history: it was discontinued in the late 1980's/early 1990's. Then in 2002 LVMH reintroduced the name on a completely different scent; they turned this masterpiece into strawberry shampoo from Bath and Body works. It was promptly discontinued and fragrance fans have never forgiven them. The Les Mythiques one from 2007 or so is the closest now to the original, though it's not the same. The original has a soft, springlike warmth and freshness that nevertheless is incredibly subtle.

 

[b1os]

Essential oils alter a lot when exposed to air (and even more so with possible toxic byproducts when shaken up regularly). This should be the case with parfums, too, shouldn't it? Rach, some of your vintages are pretty old, right? Aren't you afraid that the age changed the parfum too much? Or is this process stopped after a short time because of the sealed bottle? I'm not sure how much air exposure is neccesarry to dramatically transform the essential oils.

 

[HORNS]



Horns, Hmmm... I'll wait until you try both no. 19s to give you my opinion. I'll also make you up a small sample of the parfum to try when you come to Nippon.
My SOTD is Givenchy L'interdit (the original).
A unique scent and an interesting history... the original from 1957, made for Audrey Hepburn, is a floral aldehyde that is much warmer and creamier than Chanel no. 5. If you could blend Bois des iles and no. 5, and throw in some strawberry/peach from Guerlain mitsukou, and finish up with Caron Bellodgia, you'd have something like L'interdit. If you got teh cojones to wear a feminine floral aldehyde, it's worth the effort.
And then the strange history: it was discontinued in the late 1980's/early 1990's. Then in 2002 LVMH reintroduced the name on a completely different scent; they turned this masterpiece into strawberry shampoo from Bath and Body works. It was promptly discontinued and fragrance fans have never forgiven them. The Les Mythiques one from 2007 or so is the closest now to the original, though it's not the same. The original has a soft, springlike warmth and freshness that nevertheless is incredibly subtle.

Thanks, homie!

 

[Baron]

Next sample - Comme des Garcons Odeur 71. I've sampled this before, and I used to date a woman that wore it on occasion, but I don't think I've ever really worn it myself all day. I more attracted to scents that bloom in combination with skin and sweat than I am with synthetic and linear scents like this, but Odeur 71 is definitely interesting. From a distance, the sillage is fairly conventional, like a floral feminine perfume. Up close to the skin you pick up the smell of ozone and electricity and ink and metal. The downside of all this is that at times, it can smell like an an office that's just been mopped with a fragrant floor wax.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Bois des Iles for me today.