Whether you want to smell like Alexis Colby, Miffy, Mrs Robinson or a Stormtrooper, come and join the Lovely, Friendly Perfume Thread 12

[MrsGruber]

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It's lovely MrsG! It's only a small sample from the Bloom resins pack, but if you want to try it's all yours

That's a v kind offer PP - but you enjoy it. That resin pack is on my birthday list!

There are so many Bad Things happening on this thread 😆

I’m desperately trying not to make any more purchases for a good few weeks...but the scent addict thing sounds good, MrsG.
I really like TF Eau de Soleil Blanc. I could go for an 8ml of that!

SOTE last night was Bulgari Pour Femme, which I got cheaply on eBay a while back based on reviews. I like it for relaxing at home. Powdery violets and iris with a very ‘pure essential oil’ rose. Sophia Grojsman, so you get the picture. It could be a Guerlain, though.

No SOTD yet as it’s day 2 of doing my exercise DVD at home first (aching from day 1 😩).

Hefting furniture around again today for carpet fitting so prob something hefty to go with it!
Pp opium I think

SotD is Ange au Demon - this rarely makes a daytime outing, for obvious reasons but I was in the mood for something bold today.

SOTD Zoologist Humingbird. I smell lots of fruit and vanilla- it is v sweet but definitely not a pink minger!

Just popped onto fragrantica to look at the notes (finding the new website tricky to use) and says there is lots of fruit (pear cherry apple plum) honey (i got vanilla) and flowers (lily of the valley lilac honeysuckle) plus a big dollop of double cream. There’s also a good lot of musk as you’d expect from the house

It has big sillage- perhaps too big for work

SotD London to Mumbai IDEO. Big zest and lavender opening will slide into tonka and geranium later, mmm

I'm freezing, turned the heating down the other day and am regretting it.

Hummingbird sounds lovely, Liberty. I’m also finding the new Fragrantica layout confusing!

Haven't tried Eau de Soleil Blanc Fancy but it is currently sitting in my July slot because it looks good on paper! You can change your selection up to 48 hours beforehand so I'll sniff some before this choice gets locked down. Think I'll be using SA for a) loves I can't afford as FBs (you can repeat order the same thing) b) for likes that could be loves but need a proper trying out and c) likes I want long term but occasional access to but don't justify a FB. If this had a really wide choice it would be brilliant. As it is, I don't think I'll last more than 12 or so months. Is anyone signed up to the other subscription service - is it Scent Bird? We discussed it on an earlier thread.

Sotd actually obsession

I'm not loving the new fragrantica website

Hummingbird sounds lovely

I'm eagerly awaiting my star wars set 😁🌟

Lol at the star wars set

Not feeling the fragrantica. It did need a redesign but it's not great.

Living the new thread title suggestion!

I just got a couple of eBay parceld in the post that I thought had gone missing. Yay.

Paloma Picasso. Half full old bottle. Crikey, nearly knocked myself out with one spray! Skank galore. Not sure I could ever pull this off, but it’s nice to have finally sniffed it.

Old mini of Knowing. You like this right, mrsr? Can’t believe I’ve never Snow free this. It’s absolutely gorgeous! Definitely a winner.

Snow free = sniffed! 😆

Is the current Knowing any good MrsR? (That might make it 13 months or so on SA .

TFS scent me a sample of the 2017 Miss Dior EDPk and one of the Prada L'hommes, along with the smelly Cat. Miss Dior is now pink, rosy and sweet. Nicely done, but it does smell like a (good version) of a hundred other things. SotD is the old Miss Dior - which is pretty much the polar opposite. What a delicious mossy green soapy heart this has.

Ooh my cocosa order has been packed!

So glad you like knowing fancy
It's utterly gorgeous imo
A true chypre

They killed Fragrantica! I don't like it at all, really put me off this morning.
Sotd is from a sample Parfumaria sent, Blanc de Sienne. It didn't seem to last very long but I really liked it, I particularly loved the powdery iris. So that will be me searching back to hunt for iris fragrances to try this summer, and anything that is classed as a woody floral 😊
I fly to Manchester tomorrow for 3 days, so it may be that I manage to sniff out and grab a Star Wars sample set! 🤔

Anyone setting up the new thread?

I've never smelt pink sugar. Do I need it?

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