Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

gwolf · Apr 28, 2011

testing out terre d'hermes in really humid weather today.

btw any recs, aside from the caron puh and jicky, for a simple lavender?

not that i don't like the 2 mentioned. i've never seen them in a store. will probably hunt one down overseas and buy blind and wear for a few months to see whether i actually like them..

Master-Classter · Apr 28, 2011

Originally Posted by MyTailorIsRich

Tried Santal Noble last night, another knockout sandalwood. A little bit of vanilla in it keeps it from being too dry. Had some alcohol and coffee notes in the opening that, combined with the vanilla, reminded me of Kahlua. But that disappeared pretty quickly and left a gourgeous smooth sandalwood. Looks like it might be hard to find a bottle of this.
nice stuff huh? Apparently the vintage juice is much better, not that the new stuff is bad per se.

Originally Posted by gwolf

btw any recs, aside from the caron puh and jicky, for a simple lavender?
well, there's always Le Male... vanilla and lavender. Czech & Speake - Oxford and Cambridge is a minty peppery fresh short lived lavender. only 100ml bottles, but there might be interest in doing a split if you pick one up. If you email the company they will send you a free set of samples of the whole line, just cover the $5 shipping.

L'Incandescent · Apr 28, 2011

Originally Posted by gwolf

btw any recs, aside from the caron puh and jicky, for a simple lavender?

not that i don't like the 2 mentioned. i've never seen them in a store. will probably hunt one down overseas and buy blind and wear for a few months to see whether i actually like them..

I'd suggest Antiheros. (Etat Libre d'Orange) It's a very straightforward lavender--much, much less complex than Jicky. That said, Jicky is truly wonderful!

I'm wearing New Haarlem today.

willpower · Apr 28, 2011

Originally Posted by gwolf

btw any recs, aside from the caron puh and jicky, for a simple lavender?
Nancy Boy Signature Scent Body Spray - Lavender, Peppermint, and Rosemary. I really, really like it. Good price as well. You have to mail order it, unfortunately. http://www.nancyboy.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=152 Gendarme 20 - This one is surgery room clean lavender. I've seen this on the shelves at Bloomingdales. If you want the smell of fresh linen, this is it.

MyTailorIsRich · Apr 28, 2011

Originally Posted by Master-Classter

nice stuff huh? Apparently the vintage juice is much better.

Seems like that is always the case with fragrence! This is one where tracking down a vintage bottle might be worth the effort.

tps16 · Apr 29, 2011

Today, CPM (original)

GreenFrog · Apr 29, 2011

cool water.

amazing how this has such great longevity.

MyTailorIsRich · Apr 29, 2011

Originally Posted by willpower

Nancy Boy Signature Scent Body Spray - Lavender, Peppermint, and Rosemary. I really, really like it. Good price as well. You have to mail order it, unfortunately. http://www.nancyboy.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=152

Gendarme 20 - This one is surgery room clean lavender. I've seen this on the shelves at Bloomingdales. If you want the smell of fresh linen, this is it.

Both look very interesting. May have to try G20.

gwolf · Apr 29, 2011

well, there's always Le Male... vanilla and lavender.

i love le male.. how far is it though to the pour un homme and jicky? they're both lavender vanilla frags.

Gendarme 20 - This one is surgery room clean lavender. I've seen this on the shelves at Bloomingdales. If you want the smell of fresh linen, this is it.

i was just at the gendarme counter and they didn't stock it. saw gendarme original, sky, V. i've been looking into these.. l'occitane l'occitan

acca kappa blue lavender

and whatever crabtree and evelyn replaced their lavender water with..

willpower · Apr 29, 2011

Originally Posted by MyTailorIsRich

Both look very interesting. May have to try G20.

I like it a lot. It's a one note show, but what a note.

lcmm01 · Apr 29, 2011

Acqua di Parma Colonia

Classic cologne a la Cary Grant.

El Argentino · Apr 29, 2011

Originally Posted by GreenFrog

cool water. amazing how this has such great longevity.
That and price are the two reasons I'd take it over GIT. SoTD = Aventus

Dane · Apr 29, 2011

Originally Posted by gwolf

i love le male.. how far is it though to the pour un homme and jicky? they're both lavender vanilla frags.

i was just at the gendarme counter and they didn't stock it. saw gendarme original, sky, V.

i've been looking into these..

l'occitane l'occitan

acca kappa blue lavender

and whatever crabtree and evelyn replaced their lavender water with..

Etat Libre's Antiheros is my fav lavender...but Caldey Island is a close 2nd for its simplicity (and low cost).

Dia Man for me today.

Eason · Apr 29, 2011

I think this thread needs to be referenced: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...=240583&page=3

MyTailorIsRich · Apr 29, 2011

Originally Posted by Eason

I think this thread needs to be referenced: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...=240583&page=3

Thanks for sharing.

I was trying to think of something to wear that relates to the royal wedding. All I could come up with was Penhaligon's English Fern from my sample box. Soapy fougere, but wearing it anyway. Meh.

Speaking of sample box, what about organizing a sample box pass around? Pretty sure that has been done here before? I was thinking everyone that wants to participate sends me minimum 5 samples they want to share. Everyone that contributes goes on the list. I publish the list, collect everything and send it to the first person. Everybody gets to keep the box for like a week (or two?), then sends it on. Any interest in this little project?

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