Revived perfumistas thread 2

[maryclarey]

Let's go!

today i am not wearing shop bought perfume but a mix i made of my own from essential oils. it is sweet orange, mandarin and patchouli. the orange and mandarin gave it some lift and some sparkle in the first few hours and have mellowed out the patchouli to make it a bit less heavy and more wearable all day. i put it on at 8am this morning and i'm still catching quite intense whiffs of it when i move now. overall pretty pleased and hoping to be as successful with my next blend

Ah, thanks for the MMM decoding!
SOTD is one of the new samples I just got from LuckyScent (incidentally, SO bored now of samples being so expensive when you factor in the stupid post/customs charges). It's Maison de la Vanille, Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar (or words to that effect).
It's lovely, almost like Mona di Orio Vanilla, but no longevity or sillage, sadly. A really dry, woody, incense vanilla.

SOTD is Lanvin Eclat D'arpege...it's one of my all time favourites for summer! Like a dewy summer morning meadow. And pretty inexpensive as well!

Spent the day at the in laws country villa picking cherries and mulberries so Seville a l'Aube seemed appropriately mediterranean for sotd.

That sounds absolutely idyllic ThenLater, you've inspired me to wear Seville today... I may even trot down to Sainsbury's later and pick up some cherries, not quite the same but the sun is out and I've got a good imagination

I have that Lanvin one too LastGirl, it's a very easy and pretty. Wonder if it's on the discontinued list, the online shops are virtually giving it away!

unfortunately MIL's presence makes it slightly less idyllic but the old girl makes a good foccaccia.

Cresset! I got home today to find 2 packages....one was yours thank you so much, am transported back to 1992 immediately! The other is also yours bloomin' local post office had burst the jiffy bag in their franking machine and it got stopped and returned to sender! The contents are intact though- and I shall repost tomorrow slipping in the tiny few drops of MMM that I still have!

Yes I noticed that MsB. I snapped up another bottle just in case. Should be here next week.

SOTD Gris Clair (SL), which I got a near full bottle of from eBay for £30. Perfect for headachey, cold, rainy day.

I succumbed to the charm of Fire today. One spritz, and I still get it 11 hours on.... for £19.50! It is such a bargain. Very delighted, and to you all. Plus, a 40 minute chat to the delightful Fragrance Shop manager, one to one (9.05 am as I was killing time waiting for DH to be sorted out at the eye hospital) and lots of spraying and sniffing. She even had coffee beans to clear the olfactories in between. I may have to stop being rude about them (though the lady was quite forthright about her average customer).

It's hot and I'm basted in Debased.

And how is Debaser in the sun, MsB? My finger is poised on a decant.

No serious post to offer as DH had one of his eyes fixed on Friday (cataracts) and is feeling needy. We have a couple of weeks before the second is done and he can move on.

Had to mess around with my Travalo bottle today, so the scent is Serpentine, because that's what was in the roll on.

It is lovely, regardless.

I wouldn't know, I don't do direct sunlight It's remained very fresh and green all day though, nothing cloying or sickly about it.

Best wishes to DH, something so very vulnerable about the eyes isn't there...at least he'll know what to expect next time x

SOTD Carven Ma Griffe from Ther Perfume Society Discovery Box. Although mossy chypres are my favourite genre, I don't love it as much as I thought. Maybe it's better in coled weather? Still a great though.

Time to crack open the old Bronze Goddess I think

I'm digging out brambles and smell hot and sweaty.But I'm having a tea break and enjoying the scent of the heady White Wisteria growing up our house.Heavy white lace is glowing prettily in the sun and obscuring our lounge window - it needs propping up.The perfume might cheer the kids up when they're having their piano lesson tonight.
Last night Yves Rocher's Lilas Mauve was sprayed abundantly on the sheets and myself.Its wonderfully cooling in muggy weather.

Prada Infusion d'Iris is wonderful with Flora Psychedelica, I discovered accidentally. I am swooning now; however, but I don't love either separately. I forget I had sampled the Prada, and looked at the FP and sprayed a bit... it is a match made in heaven.

Somehow the combination fills in all the shortcomings. And it's very stable on the skin.

Oh, and there's a superfluous but in my previous post!

I got a sample of 007 for Women in the post today!! It's in a little plastic packet so keeping it for tomorrow. Quite excited! I wonder if I will feel like a female Sean Connery? Let's hope NOT!!!

Has anyone else tried one?

Tried 007 I mean??

Think I automatically chucked my 007 samples in the bin, the name alone put me off

Wearing the Perfume Parlour knock off Neroli Portofino roll on oil today, it's really v good. If only the real thing lasted so well cost so little ,the bottle is to die for!

Hi perfumistas, I randomly lurk on your thred andhave posted a couple of times.

My two favourite perfumes are Potrait of a Lady and L' Air du Desert Morocain. But they're a bit pricey. I've just ordered more samples of each and will buy a full bottle if I ever start working again, but in the meantime was wondering if you could recommend something else I may like in a slightly lower price range?

I've tried quite a few of the 4160 ones too. My favourite is probably the Ealing Green, but none of them have great longevity on me.

Hi Stokey!

If you like long lasting incense-y spice, may I recommend Mary Greenwell Fire from The Fragrance Shop? It's 19.50 and I've been recommending it like a fumehead fiend as it's so good.

I haven't tried Portrait of A Lady, but there are experts on here who I'm sure can help.

Haha MsB...I should perhaps have done the same. It was a slightly irritating scent...a little like Hanae Mori but not as warm or pleasant. I was pretty happy when it wore off and could spray on Green Tea.