Old-fashioned Flemish Fragrance Fanciers - Lovely, Friendly Perfume Thread 7

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Our old thread

Welcome to our new lovely, friendly thread for perfume lovers. All are most welcome to drop in and chat, whether dabbling in scent for the first time or as full-blown fragrance junkies.

Tell us your Scent of the Day, or latest discovery, or ask a question - because one of us is almost bound to know the answer.

Dead jealous of your list, kittens.

I have the following in my Notino basket, too! But haven't checked out and have left them there for a weeks or so...
Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles,
L'Artisan Parfumeur Traversée du Bosphores
L'Artisan Parfumeur Les Explosions d'Emotions Amour Nocturne

Also recently rediscovered Dune. Was snotty about it in my youth, but its rather lovely imo (now, as an old gimmer) - lots of notes that are all identifiable at different stages, a real 'unfolder'.

Let us know what you think of Addict. Its become a bedtime favourite of mine .

sherry I was intrigued by Luca Turin's description of Dune as 'bleak', hence the addition! I am fascinated to sniff a bleak perfume

If you need any encouragement/enabling to press that buy button, Amour Nocturne is on there as my first ever re-purchase - it's just utterly utterly lovely imo.

I'm intrigued by Amour Nocturne, kittens. I'm a big baby when it comes to 'weird' notes in perfume. I suppose I'm still at quite an wary stage of my perfume appreciation/obssession, so when I see unusual notes in a fragrance I tend to shy away. But gunpowder in a sweet, semi-gourmand perfume sounds heavenly. I might have to purchase that same in time for Nov 5th .

I love that Luca Turin called Dune 'bleak'. Its an interesting one. Lots of review experience it as quite dry and like a windy, hot desert. Its often cited as very unisex. But I find it very feminine and the vanilla/spice/woods are really prominent for me. Its a journey, anyway. I am still picking out different notes until the very last part of the dry down. Let me know how you get on!

quite an early stage - but 'wary' is a Freudian slip, I think

Blast my typos!

Replace the 5ml Travalo I send it in, Bluebell, and I'll send you some Fire. PM me with your address. I bought an FB and have used diddly from it, so happy to share. It's an autumn winter scent and not great in summer unless you're having a bonfire or BBQ.

SoTD is Uermi - OH ± Denim, a mild aftershave smell with a hint of tuberose. It might just be that, when I wear tuberose, I like be to hit around the head with it. A perfectly pedestrian soapy, floral, soft musk.

Sotd dior addict

SoTD was Dior's New Look, thanks to the Scent Samples website for the freebie. Sadly, it has been overlooked thanks to a clutch failure that saw me loading my car on and off recovery vehicles for most of the time I should have been listening to my wrist. I was only dropping my mum on to the train to visit a friend! New Look is much faded, but pleasant (eight hours on) although I am not certain that the Dior Exclusifs are up to their price tags on my experience so far. It's very well blended, so much that I can't pick out anything distinctive to like or dislike. I haven't googled it to check what I should smell.

Fingers crossed for Judy's DH. My interview sequence was crashed by a totally impossible task (although it was a bit of a blag from the beginning!)

Wary sounds wise OTS.

Funny, I remember Dune, and Obsession, landing as though aliens from outer-olfactory space. Both seemed remarkable at the time for each having a huge, single 'other wordly' smell, that was recognisable anywhere. Previous powerhouses from the same era seemed to be more about complexity and progression?

When I started reading about perfume years later I was startled to see these classed as orientals, as at the time they'd felt like a whole new category.

I was bored of Denim, so had a squirt of my freebie 4160 sample.
What did I think Silk, Lace and Chocolate was going to smell like? Sweet, very sweet vanilla and sweet milky chocolate mixed with sweet fruits. I smell like I have fallen face first into a box of half melted milk tray. I don't like sweet perfumes, I need some umami.

For me SOTD today was fève délicieuse by Christian Dior. Got given two generous 9ml samples when DH was buying his Ambre Nuit.
Lovely and warm, spicy and sweet. Perfect to perk me up this dreary Wednesday

Haha MrsP, that sweet overload sounds like my dream perfume!

Have spent a bit too long browsing EBay today Was just about to take a punt on some Mitsouko but can't bid because the seller insists on you having a linked PayPal account. Rats! Looking at some Miss Diors - I like the PP version but understand that the current formulation is PM so wouldn't mind seeing (or smelling) what the real one used to be like.

PIAM not familiar with the Seville a' L'Aube - will make a note!

SOTD has been Mitsouko. As you might have guessed I do like this one! Still not sure it's bee bottle worthy but could happily pick up a "proper" normal bottle.

Does anyone log their samples and/or ssotd? I love dotted journals and got a particularly lovely one for my birthday. Feels wasteful to use it for "general adminitration" and I'm trying to decide what to do with it. A personal scent bible could be a strong contender...

SOTD is L'Air de Rien. My stupid tooth is really hurting again and it's a fortnight until I go back to the dentist (she's on holiday).

Interview update - the recruiter called today, and feedback was very good. They have one other candidate to see, next Thursday. Hopefully we will hear more at the end of next week.

Scrubbed and replaced with Up the Apples and Pears, that's better.

Little it is your if you want it. 4160 sample bottle sprayed twice.

I understood Dune and Obsession to be categorised as ozonics IIRC. When did that change? Definitely not Oriental in style.

Really?
I always knew obsession as an oriental

Oh god, a scent journal. What an amazing idea. I get to indulge both my longest-standing obsession and my newest!

sherry, if it helps I don't get the gunpowder notes from Amour Nocturne at all - just a lovely smoky, sweet-but-not-sickly, autumnal caramel.

9ml samples littlechou, that is very generous!

I have pencil shavings from Fire now. I have a soft spot for perfumes with pencil-shavings notes (?cedar) but not when I want FIRE!!

I'm excited about Dune. I'm excited about all of them though, tbh.

Thank you Sock where do you find travalos and what are they?

I'm very excited as I've made my first 4160 order today!

What have you gone for Silverhawk?

Travalos in TK Maxx right now Bluebell - they are easy to fill travel atomisers.

Have you tried either of the 4160 Firesides EK?

Thanks mrsmacnally will get some at the weekend

I’ll PM you sock once I’ve got one. Would you like a decant from my collection? What sort of thing do you like?

That makes sense in what made them a departure OC, but yes, Fragrantica has them down as oriental spicy and oriental woody.

MrsPest, I love Silk, Lace and Chocolate and have bought a bottle! To me it smells like a box of rich, dark chocolate strawberry creams and not that sweet either. How weird that you disliked it so much 🤔! But great that we see different things in perfume.

littlechou, Feve Delicieuse is on my list to buy, but it is so expensive I may need to settle for another (large) sample!