Scent/Fragrance of the Day thread

[tps16]

Today, Mitsouko edp
HORNS, Kolnisch Juchten sounds quite interesting. Do you find it more of a leather or an oriental?

 

[green bastard]



SotD: L'Artisan - Dzing. Just very good. And very good longevity.

At first I didn't like this one at all, but I tried it again some weeks later and was overwhelmed. The hay note is sublime, to say the least. And the longevity is excellent on me as well unlike most other L'Artisan Parfumeur scents.

Frederic Malle: En Passant
Thanks to L'Inc for the recommendation, I like it a lot. Two female friends were fond of it too, but said it would not suit me. "Way too feminine", oh well.

 

[rach2jlc]



SOTD: Chanel No. 22. I have no complaints about this one.

Long time no post. Busy work this month.

Today is Diorissimo extrait. The lily is still a soliflore, but indolic to the point of being nearly rancid. As such, of course I love it. I did a recent inventory and I've got nearly 60mls of extrait. I don't need that much. Stay tuned to the B&S forum.

Sniffed again the les Exclusifs no. 22 and I find it more like the old no. 22 EdC. I have the EdC, the (vintage) EdT, and unfortunately no longer have any left of my parfum. BUT, the EdC has the smallest amount of the incense/spicy vibe, and the EdC has the sweet, almost edible quality to it. The current Les Exclusifs calls itself an EdT, but it plays down the incense. As the concentrations increased, you got more and more of that deep, dark base. It's what made the scent amazing, but the lighter concentrations are still (as you said) without complaint.

Luckily, I still have 120mls of EdC and 50mls of EdT left, so I don't think I'll move to the Les Exclusifs anytime soon.

 

[Thomas]



(...)
Wow, you and I have completely different tastes! There are many words I'd use to describe Sycomore, but I don't think it would ever occur to me to call it too sweet! And my complaint with Rose 31 is that it's not nearly floral enough.
(...)

With Sycomore, I'd recently heard from a contingent that - on them - it goes sweet and chewy and blooms uncontrollably on them. I thought that the strangest thing, but heard it from enough different people that I thought, well. ok. Same with Rose 31: on me it's dry spicy flinty rose-ish carrot juice. feh.

Yesterday - Polo Green and I had an older lady linger in my office for a while, telling me how nice I smelled. Man, that never happens.

Today, a sample of something new to me: PG Bois Blond. This is a sweet spicy-woody-hay, like Chergui but dialed back in the Morrocan Spice Market vibe. Might get a full bottle of this, it's quite good thus far.

 

[L'Incandescent]

^^ Wow, that's very strange about the Sycomore. I can't even imagine it.

@rach: Any update on the Ocean Rain? I'm really curious.

 

[HORNS]

As far as rach's "purging": dibs on any Must de Cartier extrait!!!

Just kidding but you know what I mean.

Concerning the perception of Sycomore's scent as sweeter/heavier/floral/whatever, I suppose that there is something that someone is anosmic towards a component in the perfume. Or maybe we are?

 

[james_timothy]

Yesterdays scent- the day after a night of watching Buddy Guy taking over the set from Eddie Shay at Legends, a day of black tee and new denim, and a day of departures; L'Artisians Dzongkha seemed perfect. Smoky, peculiarly intimate, peaceful.

 

[L'Incandescent]



How do you like L'Artisan's Thé Pour un Été?

I haven't tried this one. In general, I've had so-so experiences with L'Artisan. One of my first real fragrance loves was from them: Mure et Musc. And there are others that I enjoy too, such as Dzing!, Tea for Two, Ete en Douce, etc. But what's happened a lot with them is that I've read reviews and descriptions online and gotten really excited, only to be disappointed when I got a chance to smell them. Nuit de Tubereuse is the best example of that: I was prepared to love it, but instead it's just something I like okay. The reviews I've read of The Pour un Ete make it seem like it's also something I'd like okay.

Pre-shower: Hammam Bouquet. I hadn't worn this in ages. Very good fragrance, but not something I enjoy wearing a lot. Still glad I have it.
SOTD: Speaking of L'Artisan, it's Poivre Piquant. This is very unusual, and I like it a lot. But sillage and longevity are terrible, on me at least.

 

[b1os]

FM - Vétiver Extraordinaire. While it is decent, it's not extraordinary. Similar approach to vetiver like Guerlain's. BTW, has anyone tried the Vetiver pour elle? Looking forward to receiving a sample.
Kilian - Beyond Love. Good tuberose. Worth the price tag? Maybe. Maybe not.

Keiko Mecheri - Jasmine. Good soliflore.
Keiko Mecheri - Musc. I like it a lot.

 

[Baron]

I love Vetiver Extraordinaire - it doesn't remind me of the Guerlain at all (love that one too). VE is the most dank and earthy of all the vetivers I've sampled.

I did try Vetiver pour elle a few years ago in the Paris store. I remember liking it, but I didn't spend enough time with it to get a really strong picture of it. I do remember that I was going to leave with one bottle, and in the end I was choosing between Vetiver pour elle and Derby, and ended up buying the latter. If I had it to do over again, I'd probably have gotten Apres l'Ondee or Vol du Nuit.

 

[b1os]



I love Vetiver Extraordinaire - it doesn't remind me of the Guerlain at all (love that one too). VE is the most dank and earthy of all the vetivers I've sampled.
I did try Vetiver pour elle a few years ago in the Paris store. I remember liking it, but I didn't spend enough time with it to get a really strong picture of it. I do remember that I was going to leave with one bottle, and in the end I was choosing between Vetiver pour elle and Derby, and ended up buying the latter. If I had it to do over again, I'd probably have gotten Apres l'Ondee or Vol du Nuit.

Hm, really? I had a feeling that they smelled similarly. I'll wear them both and compare them, maybe you're right. I thought this was a very clean vetiver, too.

 

[b1os]

True. I don't know what I smelled yesterday. Guerlain's is really really clean. FM's is indeed earthy and animalic (cumin-sweaty).

 

[Master-Classter]

interesting vid here guys - www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qxoXFjisuc

 

[L'Incandescent]



interesting vid here guys - www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qxoXFjisuc

Thanks a lot for that, M-C. Burr's analogy between Mies van der Rohe's architecture and Chanel No. 5 was really illuminating. I also appreciated his comparison of L'Interdit to the effect you get from Santal Massoia and other Ellena minimalist scents. (Now I have to try Santal Massoia!) I'm not entirely convinced that the history of perfumery is going to map neatly onto the history of movements in literature, music, painting, etc., but it does seem like a very helpful way of thinking about it.

Must de Cartier parfum for me today. I'm amazed they sold more than ten bottles of this stuff!

 

[El Argentino]

Bond No.9 - Little Italy.

Orange-y. SWEET beyond sweet. Not as artificial as a popsicle or Sunny-D, but more like sticking your face into a basket of freshly cut mandarins and clementines. It screams for 30 seconds and then dies down. Lies extremely close to the skin, almost no projection. Could work well as a layering scent, but not substantial enough on its own.

Might try a layer with some Chanel Antaeus for a bit more citrus underneath.