Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[Baron]

I bought a bottle of Apres l'Ondee on ebay and it just came, wearing it for the first time. A very pretty floral. Lots of violets, it's nothing like anything else I wear but it seems perfectly appropriate for a man - it's floral like a stroll through a flower market, not like a perfume. Very bright and fresh, it doesn't smell particularly old fashioned either. Good projection and longevity so far, too.

I'm curious about the parfum now. It's impossible to find but I'm having a hard time picturing how such a bright fresh style of scent would be interpreted as an extrait.

 

[sjmin209]

Idole de Lubin today

 

[stayhealthy]

Welcome. I have fond memories of Scent Intense; had a bottle or two way back when. You are right that it lasts forever! I found it much better for evening wear than day wear (felt a little too "dark" to wear in daylight hours), but a lot of fun. If you like it, you may also want to try Ungaro III.
Never tried the Beluga; for a Guerlain fan, I've never ventured beyond the classics. So, while I can go all day long about Jicky or Shalimar, I know nothing about Cuir, Double Vanille, etc. (most of the rest of that super pricey line in the rectangular bottles). If it ain't got a bee on it, I ain't tried it.

Speaking of Mitsouko, anybody else want any pre-reform parfum before I leave Japan? PM me ASAP if so.

thanks for the tip although i am done with buying perfumes. i got so many and i don't wear the stuff that often since at work there are some people who are really sensitive to perfumes resulting in them getting migraines.

 

[b1os]

Jubilation XXV for the day. Still going kinda strong after 10 hours. Simply great.

For the evening, AbdesSalam Attar - Sharif.

Not sure whether most of my perfume aged extremely in the past week (unlikely), or my nose changed noticeably (more likely), but I get different notes than usual from fragrances I though I knew. Not always with a positive result (for example, I had this sharp/biting note in Bois des Iles parfum, Cuir de Russie parfum and MKK -- just for a timeframe though, luckily), but generally it's fascinating. It really is different for about a 5-7 days now.

 

[rach2jlc]



I bought a bottle of Apres l'Ondee on ebay and it just came, wearing it for the first time. A very pretty floral. Lots of violets, it's nothing like anything else I wear but it seems perfectly appropriate for a man - it's floral like a stroll through a flower market, not like a perfume. Very bright and fresh, it doesn't smell particularly old fashioned either. Good projection and longevity so far, too.
I'm curious about the parfum now. It's impossible to find but I'm having a hard time picturing how such a bright fresh style of scent would be interpreted as an extrait.

The only three real "full on" floral extraits I've had were Chamade, Chanel Gardenia, and Diorissimo. The first two, I felt, worked better as an EdT. The lightness and freshness of the florals felt a little heavy to me and overly-sweet when full-on in the parfum (probably an inevitable result of parfum-strength vanilla/tonka in many florals). They were still lovely, of course (especially Chamade). Diorissimo, however, was amazing as a parfum; the bright lily/jasmine was grounded with some dark, indolic funk (becoming almost unisex).

Orientals and chypres are my favorites in extrait; they get to play up the dark depth of their bases and so take on a whole different character (like Coco, which is LOUD and sweet in EdT, is a dark, smokey liqueur in parfum). LIkewise, Mitsouko becomes woodier, darker...

 

[olivier.nyc]

Hi,

I am very curious to smell the AbdesSalam Attar creations after reading the nyt article
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/t-magazine/22face-scent-t.html
From the article i guess its very hard to compare his creations to anything out there...

Is it carried anywhere in NYC ?


Thanks.

Olivier-


Wearing today to match the rainy fall weather: Un bois Sépia, by Serge Lutens.

 

[b1os]

At least Surrender to Chance carries some. So for sampling that's good. I'm not familiar with the shipping rates from ilprofumo to the US, but if it's too high, maybe some sort of proxying may be cheaper? I don't know, but let me know if you've figured it out.

Like I said, I only tried Sharif so far, which is interesting. I wish it had a little less "cinnamon" but otherwise it's very enjoyable nonetheless. The fact that they're 100% natural adds something too.

 

[Maquis]

So, I finally got a chance to wear Patchouli 24 yesterday. I really like the *idea* of it, but in reality it kind of smelled like over-oaked bong water...

(edit: HORNS, I just saw your post. I think a barbecue would be a great place to wear Patchouli 24!)

 

[L'Incandescent]

I switched into Je Suis un Homme for the evening. It's a citrusy cologne-type scent that's also fairly dirty. I like it quite a bit, but it doesn't make it into my rotation very often.

 

[HORNS]

Today: Geo F Trumper Sandalwood.

 

[Crat]

: )

http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/hedione-50-years-anniversary-perfume.html?m=1

 

[Homme]

Stinking hot in Sydney today (stark contrast to last friday, the coldest october day in 60 years), Philosykos provided some relief

 

[Thomas]

Burning the candle at both ends today, and decided to wear A*Men Pure Havane for a chilly morning. hell yes.

 

[L'Incandescent]

Pre-shower: Ombre de Hyacinth. I don't think I'm going to warm up to this one.
SOTD: Fumerie Turque.

 

[rach2jlc]

Nice choices, fellas. The 50 years of Hedione above sounds interesting. I enjoy those kinds of things, conceptually if not as an actual scent (anybody remember Helmut Lang Velviona?)

It's almost time for bed and I'm nursing a small cold... so not feeling like wearing much of any fragrance. I shall make sacrifices, however, for I haven't NOT worn a scent to bed in years. Maybe a little Arpege to tuck me in.