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

952 replies

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 · 18/04/2022 00:10

That sounds a wonderful day @ChiswickFlo - a lakeside walk at Easter must have been dreamy. Easter Smile

Tarte tatin sounds delicious @Cantonet. 😋

Had a wonderfully relaxing and happy Easter day here, a huge roast, and lots of chocolate. Feeling very grateful. We have some lilies and multicoloured tulips in for Easter, and the scent from the lilies is absolutely heavenly. ❤️ Currently wondering if my stomach will stretch to accommodate another piece of chocolate. Easter Grin

SOTN is Tobacco Vanille. 🐣

DramaAlpaca · 18/04/2022 01:36

A belated happy Easter to you all. It was very low key here, but we did have lots of chocolate.

@Judystilldreamsofhorses glad your sense of smell is returning at last.

SOTD was Delina.

ChiswickFlo · 18/04/2022 08:44

Meeting a friend later I haven't seen since December 2020...☺️💜

Sotd will be Estee lauder modern muse nuit

ChiswickFlo · 18/04/2022 12:10

Change of plan...I'm in avon lbd weekend..lovely citrus musk

I've sorted my spring/summer clothes and put away the winter ones...so it's bound to rain now...sorry! 😬

I found my old leather jacket. Sigh. In the immortal words of an mner many years ago..."I look like suzi quatro's fat Nan!" ☹️🙄😬🤣

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 18/04/2022 19:26

SOTD YSL Libre. No bank holiday here 😡

ChiswickFlo · 18/04/2022 19:31

Sote kayali vanilla

ChiswickFlo · 18/04/2022 21:23

I've discovered an Avon lbd flanker I haven't got/tried...lbd celebrate (lemon, jasmine and sandalwood...)
So I've ordered one from ebay 🤣
That perfume buying ban lasted about 48 hours...😬

FestivelyScent · 18/04/2022 23:20

SOTD is Spellbound, for a gloriously lazy Easter Monday. 🐣🐇🍫Easter Smile

ChiswickFlo · 19/04/2022 13:51

Sotd kayali vanilla (10ml bottle from ebay)
This is so warm and comforting 💜
Had a lovely afternoon with my friend yesterday.
Been shopping with ds2 today...I'm £100 lighter but he got lots of new clothes

CorneliaStreet · 19/04/2022 14:39

Just home after a five hour journey including about half of the M25, which thankfully was fairly clear.

SOTD Miller Harris Tea Tonique.

20% off at Cult Beauty today, have just ordered 30ml of By the Fireplace and a Sana Jardin discovery set 🙂

FestivelyScent · 19/04/2022 23:24

That sounds quite an ordeal @corneliastreet, you must be exhausted!

I love perfumes that smell comforting too @ChiswickFlo. Easter Smile A hug in a perfume bottle can be so soothing and quite often just what I need.

I've been thinking about it all weekend, but I don't think I have a particular perfume I associate with Easter, at least not like I have specific Christmas perfumes (Cinnabar, Arabie, Obsession). I suppose Spellbound is the closest I'd get to an Easter perfume, with its flowers and spices. I have fragrances I associate particularly with spring like Miss Dior and now Knowing, so by default they are quite Easter-y to me, iyswim. I have actual smells that are just Easter though: daffodils, lilies (though they also smell like the sitting rooms of smart houses to me, nervously visited when I was small. Churches, too.) the light cinnamon and candied citrus of hot cross buns, almondy sweet smells, and the vanilla sweetness of chocolate.

I was given some Easter spiced biscuits as a present for Sunday (and chocolate too! Easter Grin), and if I could find a perfume that captures their smell then I really would have an Easter perfume. Bright citrussy candied lemon, warm cinnamon, rich vanilla with a hint of raisin; they smell wonderful - cheerful, homely and comforting. 😊

SOTD is Angel's Share. I really love this, the slight fruitiness would make it great for warmer weather too. Easter Smile

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 07:46

I may have made a scented boo boo...

I ordered kayali vanilla handcream plus 10mls of kayali Amber perfume in a set (sounds perfect, right?) Except I've checked on fragrantica and it's got cherry in it 🤢

So! If its as hideous to my nose as I fear one of you may be getting a treat 🤣🤣

No idea re: sotd yet. I'm still in bed.

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 07:52

...and my hay fever is off the charts 🤧 😪 😩

Ugh

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 08:33

Sotd avon lbd

MissBattleaxe · 20/04/2022 12:33

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been around for a while. SOTD Molton Brown Coastal Cypress and Sea Fennel. I felt like a dose of sea! I've got some new Avon frags on the way. I'll report back!

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 19:23

Hi @MissBattleaxe 👋

Looking forward to your avon reviews!

Sadly, I absolutely hated far away royale 🤢

ThatsMyJam · 20/04/2022 19:36

Hello! Haven't posted before but am a perfume fan (not an expert by any means though) so very interested to read all your reviews.

SOTD Valentino Voce Viva. I like it just as an everyday scent but it's not very unique and it doesn't last a particularly long time on me.

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 19:44

ThatsMyJam · 20/04/2022 19:36

Hello! Haven't posted before but am a perfume fan (not an expert by any means though) so very interested to read all your reviews.

SOTD Valentino Voce Viva. I like it just as an everyday scent but it's not very unique and it doesn't last a particularly long time on me.

Hello and welcome

I quite like some of the Valentino scents...my favourite is probably Valentino poudree

isthismylifenow · 20/04/2022 20:10

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 07:46

I may have made a scented boo boo...

I ordered kayali vanilla handcream plus 10mls of kayali Amber perfume in a set (sounds perfect, right?) Except I've checked on fragrantica and it's got cherry in it 🤢

So! If its as hideous to my nose as I fear one of you may be getting a treat 🤣🤣

No idea re: sotd yet. I'm still in bed.

Ooh we will have to have an update when it arrives. If nothing else, cherry is quite summery (got a find a positive in everything 😊)

I received my order of which I spoke a few days ago. So today's SOTD was JHAG Not a Perfume. I love this.

I returned 2 that weren''t right, I was quite gutted as the JM. Tonka and Myrrh was a big nope (it had clearly been in the sun and smelt nothing like it should) and swapped that and the TF extreme lavender from my last purchase, which was, well extreme. Now replaced with Black Opium (we are going into winter so it just seemed right) and for my dd JPG Scandal. She always has a squirt when we are out anywhere that has a tester, so she is a very happy gal too.

Oh I got the Modern Muse Nuit as well. Does anyone else find that opening note a bit odd? It's almost plasticky. It does fade as it dries down, but it's a bit weird.

ChiswickFlo · 20/04/2022 20:12

isthismylifenow · 20/04/2022 20:10

Ooh we will have to have an update when it arrives. If nothing else, cherry is quite summery (got a find a positive in everything 😊)

I received my order of which I spoke a few days ago. So today's SOTD was JHAG Not a Perfume. I love this.

I returned 2 that weren''t right, I was quite gutted as the JM. Tonka and Myrrh was a big nope (it had clearly been in the sun and smelt nothing like it should) and swapped that and the TF extreme lavender from my last purchase, which was, well extreme. Now replaced with Black Opium (we are going into winter so it just seemed right) and for my dd JPG Scandal. She always has a squirt when we are out anywhere that has a tester, so she is a very happy gal too.

Oh I got the Modern Muse Nuit as well. Does anyone else find that opening note a bit odd? It's almost plasticky. It does fade as it dries down, but it's a bit weird.

I really like modern muse nuit but the very top note is cassis I think? Can be sour sometimes.

Love the drydown though!

ThatsMyJam · 20/04/2022 22:49

Hi and thank you ChiswickFlo. I haven't tested Poudree yet so will add it to my list to try.

FestivelyScent · 20/04/2022 23:46

< waves > to @MissBattleaxe 🙂

Welcome to the thread @ThatsMyJam 👋

I'm not really liking the new mumsnet platform atm - it's so glitchy! This is my fifth attempt to post 🤞. Hopefully they iron out the kinks soon.

SOTN is By the Fireplace, because its quite chilly here this evening.

ChiswickFlo · 21/04/2022 10:13

Avon lbd celebrate has arrived.

It's gorgeous 😍

ChiswickFlo · 21/04/2022 12:27

Sotd avon lbd celebrate

CorneliaStreet · 21/04/2022 13:00

Welcome ThatsMyJam.

SOTD is the PP version of Neroli Portofino. Good for a sunny spring day but I think I prefer the similar Lumiere Doree from Miller Harris or the M&S Autograph Riviera Neroli is also pretty good for the price.

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