We may be filled with despair, but we smell utterly divine. It’s the Lovely Friendly Perfumistas - thread 23. All welcome!

[Judystilldreamsofhorses]

Thread 23 - everyone welcome to join us for fragrant, friendly chat. Previous thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/3611235-The-lovely-friendly-perfumistas-are-riding-the-Freeway-towards-summer-dreaming-of-being-Bronze-Goddesses-while-sadly-still-huddling-By-The-Fireplace-Join-us-for-thread-number-22

Yes, I would like to be included too.

Excellent!

I'd also be up for it!

I'm up for it! I love an advent calendar.

I've been lurking and learning. I'd love to join in, if you don't mind a novice.

Excellent! Welcome Flora!

So, so far I think we have:

Hooo
Teta
Mother
Pots
Flora

With me, that's six of us, so if we're each prepared to send/describe 4 samples, we can cover a 24 day calendar. Hopefully more Perfumistas will come on board and that number will come down. Think there were 13 of us in the end last year and we swapped two each?

I need to check the free online calendar site we used last year is still operating in the same way. (We need an editing function that makes it easy to add daily updates). I am very happy to pass on the baton should anyone want to coordinate this year?

Oh, me for the advent calendar, please. Although last year I was a disaster because I got ill midway through and couldn’t smell my second sample at all. I think I ended up putting a photo of my cat in my window.

SOTD Chanel Coco. What a disgusting day, it has rained non-stop here since Friday morning. Yesterday was Byredo Bibliotheque, but worn only after bath/fresh pyjamas because I didn’t leave the house.

Excellent! We loved that picture Judy.

Yes I'd be up for perfume advent.

Desert Island Perfumes? SO tricky. At present my 8 would probably be:

L'air du desert marocain - Tauer
Givenchy III
Traversee au Bosphore - L'artisan Parfumeur
L'aimant - Coty
Creamy Vanilla Crumble - 4160 Tuesdays
Mitsouko - Guerlain
Habanita - Molinard
5 o'clock au gingembre - Serge Lutens

But that leaves out so many wonderful things, and is really only an autumn/winter list anyway...

I'm going to go and put some Theo Fennell Scent on

Oh and welcome Flora! Stick around and dive in

teta I finished off Unbelievable today when dp and ds were out at the football. It was excellent, wasn't it? The two leads were just so authentic together.

I might give Chinatown a go MrsM. I seem to be kidding myself that regularly buying ebay decants is basically free perfume...it's really not

Nearly went for Givenchy III and Habanita on my list, Maud.

Thanks for the welcome! Although this is not good for my bank balance - I've just ordered another discovery set.

What sort of things do you like, Flora?

SJP lovely SOTD
Only because it's a rollerball - just had a wrist tattoo touched up and I don't want to get scent on it! It's inoffensive but I don't love it

Hello flora

Sote pp by the fireplace

Its just perfect for this weather

Hello, I’m back from a long trip down under 🙂! I wore Mugler Womanity and SJP Covet mostly, as well as various samples. I’ve been catching up with the thread.

I’m definitely visiting Les Senteurs this Thursday 7th, with my sister, and will get there 1030 - 1100. If you remember, we discussed meeting up there for a sniffing session so I would love to see any of you who can make it. With tea and cake afterwards! 🍰

I would like to join the perfume advent calendar. I really enjoyed it last year.

Oh good, a Desert Island list. I will think on it and come up with a list tomorrow.

Thanks to all calendar participants below (please shout if I have missed anyone). Think that currently means sharing/sniffing three samples each, unless we can recruit three more participants, and then we'll be down to two.

Calm
Judy
Maud
Hooo
Teta
Mother
Pots
Flora

Welcome back Calm - we've missed you.

Thanks Mother. I love l'eau d'Issey - it's probably not very sophisticated, but I adore it. Also wearing Good Girl by Caroline Herrera & Coco by Chanel. I love Captured by Candlelight, but thought a lot of the 4160s smelt quite similar, like a sweet shop (sorry if that's heresy round here ). I don't particularly like too much floral or 'pink' perfume.
I've got my eye on the Tauer & MMM discovery sets next, but happy to be guided if anyone has any other suggestions?
Thanks

Good choices flora!

Sotd will be pp by the fireplace

It's raining cats and dogs here :(

Happy Monday all! SOTD is the fabulous Clinique Beyond Rose. This probably needs to go on the Desert Island list, really. Just brilliant.

Wearing Marina Barcenilla patchouli Clouds today. Very appropriate for the autumnal scene today.

Hi 😊 I’m just getting into niche perfumes and I’ve been lurking for a while... well, basically the last two threads... and I’ve finally got up the courage to post.
I like spicy perfumes this time of year, like Chai by Baruti, and also soft ambers. I don’t like anything too floral but, weirdly, I quite like Chypres and Fougeres. I just bought 4160 Emerald Wings and my sotd is Shazam.

Hello zebra
Welcome!
I'm amber lover too! Chypres are also a fave of mine.
If you are after a cheap amber fo try avon timeless - a beautiful ambery chypre - £5!!

I'm in for ADVENT

SOTD L'air de rien mmmmmmmmmm