Part 3- Fully fledged perfumistas- share your fragrances

[shoeprincess2]

Part 2 is nearly full!

[coffeeinbed]

There was Angelique Encens.
It was flowers, green top and incense. Beautiful.
Gone now.
Also Fleur Du Thé Rose Bulgare.
Beautiful radiant rose, a bit Eighties though. Lovely if you like lots of roses, but very fresh and green.

[Fuzzybirds]

Niminypiminy you are not alone! I'm a Samsara lover too, it's on my wishlist. I tried Chamade on Saturday and loved it too, yet another one on the list.

Today I'm wearing a L'Artisan freebie sample, mure et musc. I'm a bit underwhelmed with it...it's only been on an hour and a half and has nearly gone. Just getting a slight whiff of sharpish berries and basil now.

[williaminajetfighter]

Fuzzy. I was wearing Mur and musc the other day. A bit meh... Certainly NOT long lasting.

I'm also a bit meh about Creed perfumes. All smell the same to me.

[YouOldSlag]

I'm wearing Fracas today. Wayyyy too sweet and sickly. I find Tuberose almost medicinal smelling sometimes, especially here. I so wanted to like it, but I don't.

[Haberdashery]

Knize Ten today again. The parma violet note is making me crave silly sweets. I may have to go on a search for parma violets and pink shrimps.

[CointreauVersial]

Ooo, Fracas was way too much for me too. I've decided I really don't like tuberose.

I'm trying my sample of Ambre Sultan today. Very incensey and herbal at the start, now much softer with some vanilla notes coming through. Lovely.

Anyway I'm planning a spreadsheet.

I shall rank all my new samples as Scrubber/Meh/Wear Again/Lovely/Buy More Now

[shoeprincess2]

CV- a spreadsheet is a cracking idea. I loved Fracas, but love Tubereuse Criminelle, which started this whole thread off! I like in your face scents (the ying to my personalisty yang), or something like that. I haven't posted in a while- been a bit potty at shoe towers, with DP away for 2 nights and 4 month old developing bronchiolitis. Gah.

Been nice reading the thread though, but sad news that DonaAna has decided to post no more on here . She has been an absolute marvel- I am in awe of her vast perfume knowledge and eloquence when describing fragrances. That said, I understand why she would want a break from MN- some of the snippiness on threads is totally uncalled for!!

I love Ambre Sultan too. I am currently wearing Une Rose Vermeille- I quite like it. Interested to see what Une Rose Chypree is like. Haven't ordered a sample yet. Not sure about knize 10 now. i have it on my list of sample to buy, but the idea of parma violets is putting me off.

[Haberdashery]

Ambre Sultan sounds gorgeous.

I have considered a spreadsheet more than once but haven't got round to it, so I think that probably makes me a lazy nerd.

[Haberdashery]

I don't know if it's just me, shoe. I haven't seen parma violets mentioned by anyone else at all. Maybe some weird skin chemistry thing?

[Fuzzybirds]

Well I slapped on a bit more of Mure et Musc but it's gone again...way too subtle for me I think! Love the sound of Fracas and Knize Ten, I do love a scent that hits me like a sledgehammer

There are a few little mini bottles of Fracas pure parfum doing the rounds on ebay at the mo for very reasonable prices, I'm tempted but worried I might set off an uncontrollable stink bomb!

On the subject of ebay bargains, has anyone tried Caron's Montaigne? I've had my eye on a bottle at only £7.99, all above board business seller etc. and most reviews on basenotes are good....just think there must be a catch at that price!

[YouOldSlag]

Agree shoe- Dona Ana will be a massive loss to the thread. I think I know what kind of snarking she was on about from another thread and it was uncalled for. S and B is a peaceful non argumentative forum and when people come on spoiling for a fight, it's really sad.

CV- I definitely have a list of scrubbers! Halston Catalyst, Ghost Sweetheart, Angel (sorry Angel fans), Poison...

[shoeprincess2]

YouOldSlag- I saw the breton stripe top thread... .

Anyway, I hope this thread keeps going because it is a fantastic fragrant journey for everyone. We all have our loves and hates and I don't think anyone on here judges. Long may we continue!

[Haberdashery]

Am scared to look for the breton top thread now, but tempted just so I know what you're on about. What on earth could be so controversial about a stripy cotton top?

[shoeprincess2]

Quite. I read it because I wanted to know what had been said. I was quite appalled. Anyway, I won't drag down the mood of this thread, as we're all lovely and I, for one, love it as an escape from sickly children, tantrumming toddlers etc.

[YouOldSlag]

It was just someone who wanted a rant and instead of going on AIBU for one, barged into peaceful S and B and was very mocking and sarcastic. Without any need to be.

It was like kicking a football into a flower bed. S and B is peaceful and non confrontational and some bitter idiot had to spoil it and make fun of it.

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Shared feelings of sadness about Dona Ana here - I've not posted here before but have learned so much, and been so inspired by, her posts. I adored her recommendations of Annick Goutal's Ninféo Mio and Tauer's L'air du désert Marocain.

Went into Selfridge's today for a smell of some Serge Lutens (too early for Les Senteurs close by to be open, or I'd have tried that). Very nice SA sprayed several things for me and talked me through them - I particularly loved Fleurs d'Oranger and put some of that on my wrists, hoping DH will tolerate it. Infuriatingly, he hated L'Artisan's Seville à l'Aube, which made me feel really happy and of which I was planning to buy a FB.

So I've come home with paper sticks sprayed with Serge Noire, which is sweet wood + incense: like it a lot; Jeux de Peau - far too reminiscent of popcorn; Arabie - very Christmassy, with a lot of dried prunes and figs: delicious.

And had already tried a few at House of Fraser - Feminité du Bois (loved but possibly the drydown is less attractive than that of Chergui), À la nuit (overwhelming, overpowering jasmine, still far too strong five hours later), Sa Majesté la Rose (very rich rose with good longevity), Chergui (lovely warm amber drydown) and Un Bois Vanille (far, far too much like candyfloss).

The SA said that there'll be a new Lutens rose in at the end of February, accompanied with a lot of new samples...

[Haberdashery]

Ooh, love the sound of both Serge Noire and Arabie.

[Haberdashery]

And maybe everyone should PM Dona and tell her how much we miss her?

[Haberdashery]

God, I'm such a bird brain. I forgot what I came here to say. I bought myself a lovely scented candle today so I came to recommend the brand. It was Papillon Rouge and it smells amazing. So many scented candles are a bit, well, not very scented at all.

[aJumpedUpPantryBoy]

Thank you Habadashery - I spent ages recently trying to find that brand - i had a candle from them as a gift and it was lovely.
For some reason I had remembered the name as 'Little Red Bird' candles, which, of course wasn't bringing up any results

[MrsSchadenfreude]

I don't particularly like any of Serge Lutens perfumes. I wore Eau d'Ivoire today - a shadow of Ivoire, but less dirty knickers-y, and very long lasting. It's the acceptable face of Ivoire.

Many years ago I used to wear Lanvin's "My Sin" which was probably much too adult for me, but it contrasted nicely with Jovan's "Sex Appeal for Women" which I wore as a 17 year old too. I don't think you can get "My Sin" any more, but I would like to smell it again.

[coffeeinbed]

Bal a Versaiiles is dirty knicker-y .
Just saying, so you can try/avoid (delete as applicable)

[Haberdashery]

Glad to be of service, Pantry! I am very favourably impressed with how lovely and lasting the fragrance is on this candle. It's Orange Benzoin and very warm-smelling and spicy. I think the rain made me buy it. I quite wanted the cut grass one, too, which was amazingly sharp. If anyone lives near Kew/Richmond, they're £22 reduced from £34 in Mia Wood in Kew at the moment. They had quite a selection of them - quite big candles in an attractive glass jar thing.

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And on candles: currently in residence here are Diptyque's Figuier and Mad et Len's Terre Noire. Sharply contrasting and both strongly recommended.

[IsabelleRinging]

Very frustrated here, really want to try my samples but have a nasty cold and can't smell or taste a thing!

My soon to be 70 mum rang today, she has asked me to get he lancome's La Vie est Belle, not sure what to think about that really .