Witches brew root canals and carrots; Lovely, Friendly Perfume Thread - 8

[MrsPestilence]

A continuation of our Long running thread. Think this is just in time.

Lots of lovely things to smell.
Everyone is welcome.

I'm in MrsM's corner. SoTD is Tam Dao, and again, I still luffs it. It might be a candidate for 50ml, as the balance of sharp and sweet and woody and endurance. It was a complete skid when I bought the decant.

Going back to yesterday's chat, DvN does not smell of catsick....

DD and BFF found the strangely labelled samples. They like Bluebell A (Miller Harris Noix de Tubereuse)and MrsMc C (Jane Packer Red Rose, Black Violets and Cyclamen).

Of the Zoologists, I like Macaque and Elephant, and Rhinoceros is a possible but there are similar scents I prefer, notably PdE Ambre Russe. I have B*t, Beaver and another I would pass on, if anyone is keen.

Knackered.
Opium.
Placemarking

TF Tobacco Vanille today, stick a wick in my gob and call me a candle. 10mls will probably last me two lifetimes, monstrous sillage, really obnoxious.

OC, it was milky cat sick and I liked it enough to buy a bottle.

Can't think of many things prettier than a bluebell carpet, post a pic if you can, BluebellGal, I want to see if I can spot any fairies.

SOTD was Byredo Gypsy Water, which lasted about seven seconds.

bluebell,floofy, it is such a relief - I have been so worried. I rarely ever see my manager, last academic year I didn’t clap eyes on him between summer and Easter! floofy, that was a lovely thing to say, I bet you ran yourself into the ground before you actually left. There’s real pressure not to be off ill at my place as it then means either someone else covering your classes - worst thing - or you and the students falling behind which means even more pressure when you go back. So many staff left under voluntary severance (Scottish Government cost saving) that it’s a skeleton crew/house of cards.

In other news, my tooth that had the root canal really hurts today. She said it looked good on Tuesday, but surely this can’t be right?

Oh, shame about the Byredo judy - still at least your curiosity has been satisfied! Sorry to hear tooth is still bad - is it just settling after the RC dyou think, or worse?

SOTD is Avignon as am back at Somerset House today. Crikey it's chilly this morning!

Morning All.

My tobacco jag continues....on my left we have ELdO Jasmin et Cigarettes (thankyou Bluebell)...and on my right, Jardins D'Ecrivains George. The latter is one of my all time best blind buys (10mls from eBay). Bananas - grab some!

Judy - if it's still very sore after 7-10 days I would have a chat with the Dentist.

Bananas I am an amateur on this thread really but my suggestion is Halfeti by Penhaligons (or any of the Penhaligons colognes really - they are very old fashioned “smoking my pipe in a leather armchair in the library of my private club whilst talking about the Empire, Old Boy” kind of thing

I love Penhaligons and have people seen (of course you have ) they are doing some 5 x 5ml Christmas boxes for £32 which looks extremely reasonable and tempting to me...

Judy I’m beginning to think you need the Tom Sawyer tying your tooth (teeth?) to a door handle method. I can totally see why previous generations just got them all whipped out and got dentures. Just think with no dentist bills how much perfume you could buy! Probably not helping am I, sorry

Janet TF Tobacco Vanilla is just bloody** overpriced Vicks to me. I sat next to a woman wearing it in a hospital waiting room and frankly was ready to kill her by the end of the afternoon. You haven’t been frequenting any hospitals recently I hope?

I’m very jealous of all the DH/Ps who admire your perfume (the catnip thing especially!) I judge my DH’s responses to my perfumes by the number of sneezes he emits (1 for excellent, and so on up to 80 8 in a row being a PM). But then I think he must love me to uncomplainingly do this and also put up with my beloved Floofy Cats who also feature highly on the DH Sneezing Scale I must be horrifically selfish as I still wish he could wear lovely aftershave and** smell like a Lebanese Business Man worth licking especially in a small lift

Ahem.

Oh FFS I hate the bloody app and my total inability to format with fucking it all up

Perfume-booky people - is the Lizzie Ostrom worth buying? I will be lurking around the SH shop today looking for Xmas presents for loved ones, obviously

Gawd
I've just bought a 250 MLS bottle of perfume as a blind buy.
Why did I click on Tk Maxx today

Haha teta - what was it?

What sort of perfume would you recommend with a hangover? Oh and it also has to mask the smell of garlic.

Not guilty your honour, even I have a modicum of fragrance decorum in a hospital setting...although the thought of a nice young doctor offering to rub Vicks on my chest is a not altogether unpleasant. PS. I don't think your nose is at all amateur.

Ambre Narguile today, very festive.

MrsSchadenfreude parsley and Cardamom are good breath fresheners so maybe herbal or spicy, with some freshness?
Or possibly ginger?
But then you might run the risk of smelling like Curry

I love very old fashioned masculine scents (probably cologne over perfume), and am looking for recommendations for warm, spicy, woodsy scents. Cedar, maybe cinnamon. Ones that smell like someone smoking a pipe in a cottage full of old leather-bound books, deep in a forest.

Check out these at 4160: The Lion Cupboard, A Kiss By the Fireside, Time to Draw the Raffle Numbers, Maxed Out (though you might find Maxed Out to be super weird). I love all of these - lots of tobacco, quite unisex/masculine, and gorgeous.

My new fav scent is almost complete opposite of these however, much to my surprise it is the Rhubarb & Custard @ 4160 again. I can't get enough of it & has been SOTD all week long.

Yesterday I picked up a ‘The Library of Fragrance’ fig leaf cheapie in TK Maxx. When I Fragrantica it, it seems the brand name also goes by Demeter. Anyhoo, I love it and in the Fragrantica reviews people talk about similarities between Diptyque Philosykos. I have always wanted to try this but nowhere near me have a sample. To me, the fig leaf I have smells very like JM sage and sea salt, if a bit sweeter. I’d love any advice.

Dlp you can get a Philioskos sample at Scent Samples. Do check out the Aldi JM style candles, they are very good.
'The Library of Frangrance' =UK name
'Demeter' = USA name
There have been lots turning up at TKMaxx recently. They are good for layering.

I'd be tempted to go straight for 4711 MrsS light, clean, fresh and antiemetic

Yeah, they had honeysuckle and peony there too. I’m sorry I didn’t get them but I didn’t know if they would be pure muck or not. I might go back and get them now, it’s realy nice to be able to smell individual notes.

I think Library of Fragrance has been discontinued in the UK and Demeter are just selling in USA now? Not 100% sure though. I just bought their Gingerbread one for a Christmas obsessed DD. I wanted the 5 o clock one but my budget was LofF

MrsS you have just reminded me of the time I told my extremely sexy consultant that he smelt edible In my defence lots of morphine was involved (and he did smell gorgeous). He was very kind and patted my hand, and never referred to it again Although he did retire shortly after...

Hangover perfumes? Got to be strong enough to drown out wine and garlic breath - a big behemoth? 4711 is far more sensible though, and they have the ice cologne you can use if you get the Fear Sweat of What You Did The Night Before

Kittens I haven’t read it I’m afraid, green may be along though and she may well have!

I’m a little behind the times here I know but I finally got my paws on some Elizabeth Taylor’s and Diamonds and Rubies is right up my street. Kitsch and almonds. What’s not to like?!