Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

L'Incandescent · Feb 9, 2011

ELdO Divin Enfant.

Notreknip · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by Dane

Are there any other Canucks on this thread other than myself & Master-Classter?

Present!

Dane · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by Rambo

Today - Dane's Cartier Declaration - I don't get it :-/

Really??? It's so good!

rioni · Feb 9, 2011

Amouage Dia today. After sampling almost the entire line, my favs are:

1. XXV / Memoir (tie)
2. Dia
3. Reflection

Dane · Feb 9, 2011

Originally Posted by rioni

Amouage Dia today. After sampling almost the entire line, my favs are:

1. XXV / Memoir (tie)
2. Dia
3. Reflection

I love XXV, but I find it wears you...Dia is more subtle and easier to wear regularly. Reflection is gag-worthy.

Master-Classter · Feb 10, 2011

Today, Juicy Couture Dirty English... a good spin here and a cool bottle and it's cheap, but somehow I just don't think this will make the cut since it's good but not great in any way.

tonight - left hand Trumper's Astor, super green/mossy thing. not my cup of tea at ALL, but i'm sure someone will like this. right hand - Royall Lyme, this is growing on me. a bay rum + musk. Very old world and I suspect I'll probably appreciate this more in 20 years.

Rambo · Feb 10, 2011

Originally Posted by Dane

Really??? It's so good!
Yeah, I don't know about that. I got sort of a nutmeg-y/cumin-y smell and it just really wasn't anything special. I got a nice sized sample so I'll give it another shot.

Originally Posted by rioni

Amouage Dia today. After sampling almost the entire line, my favs are: 1. XXV / Memoir (tie) 2. Dia 3. Reflection
Dia then XXV so far. Didn't get a Reflection sample but I did get a Lyric to try out.

boo · Feb 10, 2011

Montale Black Aoud today

Sesame Seed · Feb 10, 2011

Originally Posted by Thomas

The general guideline is that you keep them from light and heat. Light is generally more damaging than heat, which is why a lot of folks who have a number of bottles tend to keep them in their boxes at all times. Also: exposure to air (e.g. - splash bottles) tends to allow the scent to start degrading in the bottle.

That said, mine stay in either a drawer or the closet - both of which tend to be pretty cool.

Some folks with really rare/irreplaceable scents use a fridge - again, keeping it in the box as well.

For reference, the Osmotheque in Paris (perfume library/museum, for lack of a better way to put it) uses refrigerators to preserve the scents they've amassed over the decades, and access to their scent library is tightly-controlled.

That said, even with those precautions, bottles can still turn for any reason or no reason at all.

Originally Posted by Rambo

Fridge is a pain **********. I just keep mine on a closet shelf and out of the bathroom light.

Thanks, guys. We've had about 5 consecutive days of 35+ degrees and very humid. They didn't have a chance. It's a shame really because it makes me think twice about what I keep. I guess after this month, I have a nice stretch of 9 months, but next summer might see a few more casualties.

T, I have to thank you for suggesting CSP O'Pomelo to me a while back. It's a favourite "˜stinky' citrus (along with Pamplelune, and maybe Bigarade Concentree). There is a pomelo effect in the accord similar to that of the outer skin of the fruit. It's no pomelo tree but it's nice enough. Longevity is shockingly bad. I still like having it on hand, though. Unfortunately, it's one of the many that turned.

Today, it's Iris Silver Mist. This is the mother of all irides.

Thomas · Feb 10, 2011

CDG Avignon. Spicy, smoky, and dry dry dry. Not yet sure if it's a keeper. Might have to layer with something like Kiehl's Musk next time.

Dane · Feb 10, 2011

^^ I used to layer it with various Montales.

Yvresse today...Mitsouko yesterday...life's a peach.

Thomas · Feb 10, 2011

Originally Posted by Dane

^^ I used to layer it with various Montales.

Yvresse today...Mitsouko yesterday...life's a peach.

Montales are a big no-go for me. I don't even like having their samples around.

Dane · Feb 10, 2011

Originally Posted by Thomas

Montales are a big no-go for me. I don't even like having their samples around.

Ya, me too...but I own one that I found a bit bland after a while, so I mashed them together.

L'Incandescent · Feb 10, 2011

Lolita Lempicka today.

Rambo · Feb 10, 2011

Originally Posted by L'Incandescent

Lolita Lempicka today.
The original? Good lord.

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