Someone’s hair drawer has the aroma of warm knickers on the chandelier - Lovely Friendly Perfume Thread 10

[MrsPestilence]

Welcome to the long running perfume thread. Discuss Scent of the Day, fave dupes and scents of ALL price brackets. You don’t have to spend a fortune and we will encourage you to get a sample first. That said, hiding your credit card in the freezer is recommended.

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We also have managed to get a 20% discount on a Perfume Society box and are discussing it on The Big Sniff.

I love womanity! Have a FB of it

Back to work and migraine free so it was a whopping dose of PP Opium.

I went through 80 (yes, 80) pages of ebay last night "watching" various goodies. (search filter being not new, auction perfumes) There was def a bottle of Womanity there too.

Some good stuff at good prices if the bidders don't come out...lots of ridiculous prices as well. 10ml of Dioressence for £129. Don't think so matey. Not when I gave one to my boss because I had 3 and didn't pay more than 18 euro for any of them.

Ironically, this had been Amber Mambo's third run out before potentially entering the swaps pile. I liked it this time! Smells cool rather than warm to me though.

Sote sexiest scent I think

That's a good filter tip - thanks PiaM.

Everyone's parcels are in the post - look out for your fragrant packages tomorrow morning.

Has anyone ever ordered from lulua.com? It's a Polish site I think, which seems to have some interesting hard-to-get brands (eg Slumberhouse) and postage doesn't look too bad.

Happy your kitchen floor is smelling fragrant Mrs G but how gutting

SOTD is 100bon Iris&cedar - am loving it, starts off almost citrusy then the woody and iris scents come through. Less girly than I have historically worn and I bet it would smell amazing on a man. Put it on at 8am and still have a faint smell of it now. Very happy with my impulse buy!

SotD Vetiver de Sel. Does what it says on the tin perfectly but I have 2 vetiver perfumes ahead of it on my FB wish list (Guerlain and AC).

Oh MrsG your poor Amber Mambo

Count yes, that was me with the silver iris. Hadn't read the notes and was quite shocked to be channelling a Ribena berry.

PIAM 80 pages!! I need to work on my patience, clearly!!

SotD for Violetday was Grossmith Diamond jubilee Bouquet. Interesting violet and Amber combo. Liked it but as usual it didn't last long (I fear I have rubbish skin...). Did inspire a layering experiment with Amber Mambo and Goodbye Piccadilly. Nothing like the Grossmith which is more of a Parma violet violet but quite nice to catch whiffs of both all day!

I’m in Addict tonight. I needed something I know hits the spot.

My divine Dior beauty. The gold capped formulation from a few years back is worth scouting around on EBay for...

My finger slipped and I bought the Papillon sample set

fancy 😊 enjoy the Dior

I feel grotty again so am going scentless 😔

SOTD is JM Wood Sage. I bought the body cream to go with it in that promotion they were running, because I do love it but it doesn’t last - it doesn’t make much difference, but I am still totally choked up.

Explodingkittens don't wear salome to work, that's all I'm saying.

I had a sample of La Nuit Tresor today. I liked it more on dry down and it didn't smell overly sweet on me. I got more berry initially than rose or caramel. Don't think I'd purchase but it anyone like a sweet perfume that's not too sweet, it's worth checking out.

I'm terrible at everyone's names sorry but appreciate all the good advice yesterday.

The perfume society website is brilliant for reading up on the technical terms and a the different families. Thank you for suggesting it. The discovery box with the teeny bottle of Donna in it looks perfect. Think I'll treat myself to it. I love perfume miniatures too. I used to work in a dept store years ago and now and again the perfume counter would have a clear out and give sample miniatures and gift sets away to the clothing and home dept women. I had a lot of adorable little bottles.

Thank you very much for all the violets suggestions. I've tried Yardley but you're right, it's quite green. Lovely but I'm looking for that sweet powder. Like the Guerlain Meteorites powder pearls. I bought those just for the scent. (and the packaging). Going through the others now.

Violet and amber sounds very intriguing Cheap. I like Amber in candles. It smells expensive if that makes sense.

Floof If you definitely don't want the insolence sample I'd love to try it. Really kind of you. Afraid I don't have anything I can offer back yet so only if you're sure.

I'm going on now but when looking up things on Fragrantica I noticed I like patchouli, as well as bergamot, as a note. So I do like sweet gourmand scents but possibly also oriental and things with a bit of smokiness or citrus in them. Just thinking out loud.

Mrsr I hope you feel better soon.

Jesus that was epic.

Just adding, I'd also like to see pics of perfume collections/shelf.

Enid there was a Meteorites perfume released in 2000 which is now discontinued...but there are rumblings on Fragrantica that it is coming back this year. So keep your eyes peeled! I love the Guerlain violet scent too and did exactly the same as you; bought a pot for the packaging and the smell.

Enid, sounds like you might have similar tastes to me. I like gourmands, oriental florals and oriental vanillas, a bit of citrus ...but I do like a bit of interest, something a bit darker or edgier now and again. I also love violet (and rose).

Insolence is amazing. The EDP is a Parma Violet bomb. Love it, but I never wear it outside. It’s a bedtime fragrance for me.

Sharing photos of our perfumes might force me to tidy up my shelves. They ain’t pretty .

I'm very much looking forward to Salome, @count. The reviews suggest it's even more animalic than Muscs Koublai Khan (which I haven't tried but love LT's review - 'the armpit of a camel driver who has not been near running water for a week' ) So yeah, probably not one for work!

Kittens it is the most animalic perfume I've got a sample of, smells of unwashed student sex. I've got FB of Dryad but thought they were all interesting perfumes.

Although DH (who hung around with the Christian Union rather than the Grunge Kids as a student) though it smelt of old ladies and antique shops.

Interesting SotW over at 4160s. It's Oriane, one of the Proust special editions. (Made in the style of a late 19th Parisien floral). The 4160 site lists notes as: iris, heliotrope, rose, jasmine, woods, vanilla, bergamot, lavender, violet, civet, musks and tonka. Seem to remember this was Green's favourite?

Have dug out my sample - it's a very pretty, soapy, woody floral, with a slight gourmand edge from the heliotrope and vanilla (understated and not sickly sweet). In fact, one of the most striking things is the balance in the blend - nothing pushing to the front. The lavender in particular is a gentle presence. Will see how it develops...

From Oriane I get a very powdery note. Soft baby powder. It's lovely!

SOTD Terre d'Iris. Love this - one of my most successful blind buys. Dry, soapy, woody iris, really fresh and springlike but with a slightly musky resinous base that means it has good staying power and a bit of 'body'.

Oriane sounds really lovely.