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The friendly perfumistas thread 31: jingling all the way to a fragrant Christmas 🎄

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Opal8 · 10/12/2021 07:40

A Christmas thread 🎄

Wishing all my fragrant chums a very Merry Christmas 💜

Sotd 4160 Shazam!

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FestivelyScent · 13/12/2021 00:52

SOTD is Youth-Dew bath oil. Not SOTD for yesterday, as I was so exhausted I spent most of the day on the sofa watching Christmas films. Feeling very festive now. 🎄Xmas Smile

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Opal8 · 13/12/2021 10:59

Sotd 4160tuesdays shazam!

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 13/12/2021 13:55

SOTD MMM BTF. Feeling much better today - still tired but not awful like yesterday.

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Opal8 · 13/12/2021 19:39

Sote 4160tuesdays MITPG

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FestivelyScent · 14/12/2021 00:12

SOTD Obsession. Xmas Smile

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Opal8 · 14/12/2021 13:32

Sotd pp mmm btf

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MissBattleaxe · 14/12/2021 15:16

Found you! Happy Christmas my fragrant friends!

My SOTD yesterday was 4160 Tuesdays Dancing with Strangers. Today I'm wearing a sample of 4160 Tuesdays Court of Ravens which reminds my of Portrait of a Lady but sexier. Can't find it on the website though for some reason.

I recently had a bottle of Calvin Klein Escape for her come into my hands but it's almost too squeaky clean for winter. Might be good in summer.

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Opal8 · 14/12/2021 17:43

CofR is lovely

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 14/12/2021 23:46

SOTD MMM Whispers in the Library.

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 15/12/2021 05:51

Today will be Avon Far Way Glamour for my food bank session.
Yesterday was Shazam! for a day out with my sister , introducing her to the brand and she loved it.
Monday was my Tauer sample of Incense Extreme which won’t make it to my ‘To Buy’ list.
Still waiting patiently for my Avon Timeless to arrive…

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Opal8 · 15/12/2021 07:29

@FormerlySpeckledyHen

Today will be Avon Far Way Glamour for my food bank session. Yesterday was Shazam! for a day out with my sister , introducing her to the brand and she loved it. Monday was my Tauer sample of Incense Extreme which won’t make it to my ‘To Buy’ list. Still waiting patiently for my Avon Timeless to arrive…
(Fist bump) fellow foodbank volunteer 🙋‍♀️

Sotd AT LADDM

I think you'll like timeless...I hope so anyway!

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madamceladon · 15/12/2021 18:38

I've got a cold so I've been wearing roger et gallet Gingembre and also Bois d'orange which are very enlivening

For blog fans, I did another post about Hannibal lector's sense of smell and also lee Miller 😊

thescentfulapprentice.co.uk/hannibal-lecter/

FestivelyScent · 15/12/2021 21:06

SOTD Arabie Xmas Smile. Yesterday was Aramis JHL. Doesn't time just seem to speed up and the days feel like they go by faster as we approach Christmas? This is my favourite time of year though: these days of preparation and cosy festive-ness before the big day. Am currently sitting by the Christmas tree with a cup of tea and a mince pie trying to make a list of the presents I still have left to buy. 🎄🎅

Hope you feel better soon @madamceladon. Flowers

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Opal8 · 15/12/2021 22:42

@Lalalablahblahblah

SOTE is Court of ravens. You all inspired me by talking about it the other day. I normally love the run up to Christmas too but we've been scuppered by covid this year. We had so much planned - santa trips, nights out, parties and we've had to cancel it all because both DC got sick. Now dh and I are waiting for it to hit us and mean Christmas day plans will have to be cancelled too Sad Really hoping we get lucky and dodge it.
I'm sorry 😞

Ds2 is still at school and dh is at work til next Wednesday....ds1s lectures have all been moved online since yesterday...

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 15/12/2021 23:01

SOTD Byredo Bibliotheque - I think there might be a bottle of this under the tree for me…

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Opal8 · 16/12/2021 12:40

Sotd 4160tuesdays Shazam!

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Form1ess · 16/12/2021 14:33

SOTD Eight & Bob Annicke 5. Wasn't sure about this at first but really like it this year. I was very lucky and won the bottle in a perfume society competition.

MissBattleaxe · 16/12/2021 15:26

SOTD Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps. I'm so in love with this and have been since my first bottle in the 90s. It's a masterpiece.

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Opal8 · 16/12/2021 15:31

@MissBattleaxe

SOTD Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps. I'm so in love with this and have been since my first bottle in the 90s. It's a masterpiece.
It certainly is!
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madamceladon · 16/12/2021 15:45

@MissBattleaxe do you find lair du temps has changed with reformulation? Have you ever tried a really vintage one?

MissBattleaxe · 16/12/2021 15:52

I've only tried it as far back as the 90s. I don't have anything to compare it to, but I like what I smell!

MissBattleaxe · 16/12/2021 15:56

@madamceladon What a brilliant blog article! And what a coincidence that I am wearing L'Air de Temps (but not Evyan skin cream).

madamceladon · 16/12/2021 21:07

[quote MissBattleaxe]@madamceladon What a brilliant blog article! And what a coincidence that I am wearing L'Air de Temps (but not Evyan skin cream).[/quote]
Thanks! I believe evyan was a discontinued skincare line (I'm way too obsessed with silence of the lambs)