The Friendly Perfumistas Thread 35 - ❄️ ☃️ Winter may be here, but our scents will keep us warm!

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Oops! Looks like we ran out of space on the last thread - I hope you all find your way over here.

Anyway, welcome fragrant friends to a shiny new thread!

As always, everyone is very welcome - we're most definitely open to Newbies. Come and discuss your Scent Of The Day (SOTD), old favourites, new infatuations, the best dupes and scents of any price point. We are very friendly! 😊

I periodically check EBay but it never seems to come up. Not surprising really, but a bit gutting that not even eBay is coming through for me 😭

Slow Explosions is lovely, but you’re right that it’s lacking that ‘something’ that made Traversée so special. Currently trawling through Etsy to see if there’s any perfume oil dupes of it on there.

@whumpthereitis No19 is one of my favourites, too! And it's just the definitive green for me. It sort of melts into my skin, so that it's me that smells of galbanum and iris and moss, rather that my perfume iyswim. That's what the perfect fragrance should do, in my opinion.
My first SL was Ambre Sultan, too. It made me fall in love with his creations. I have a sample of la fille de Berlin somewhere, I must get it out tomorrow and have a sniff.

How did I not know about the existence of the Turkish delight genre? That sounds right up my street.

SOTN is Miss Dior Originale, more greenery inspired by Chelsea. 🌸🌼🌷

SOTD Diptyque Philosykos. I forgot I had an oil roller ball thing of this as well as the proper perfume so it was nice to chuck that in my bag for work.

SOTD Traversée du Bosphore 🌞

Looking at the handwritten label on the bottle, I think this may actually have been a present from a Perfumista...

Sotd narciso poudree

It’s absolutely the queen of greens. I’ve got an old bottle from the 80s that I use veeeeery sparingly. I do still like the new formulation but it is more watered down compared to the vintage. For me it’s the archetypal female villain perfume, I could see Medusa or Maleficent wearing it in all their terrible power. It’s like nature reasserting herself following nuclear winter. I’m in love with it and I could wax lyrical like a fangirl for ages 😩

I’m just getting into Turkish delight too. Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau Fraiche has a note of it that’s just delicious, so does Lancôme’s Parfait de Roses. I want to get hold of Rahat Loukhoum by Lutens, as well as the Mecheri mentioned earlier. Apparently Kayali’s Yum Pistachio Gelato is worth a try too, although I’m wondering if that might be a bit ‘young’ for me. A sample wouldn’t hurt I suppose. Gah, there’s too many on my list currently 🤦🏻‍♀️

SOTD is Tom Ford Bitter Peach

I'm persisting with Love in White but not really enjoying it. At lunchtime I had a cheeky spray of Fragonard Santal and Cardamom while I was in M&S which is delicious and a lovely sort of gingery cardamom ( I can smell no sandalwood at all) but it lasts about five minutes on my skin. Terrible longevity for something that says it's an EDP.

SOTD Violette - Fragonard

No 19 is my favourite Chanel, it sits perfectly on my skin.

I tried out some of my Zara fragrances. Brief verdicts:

Leather Jardin - not for me, I like leather but this has too much. I think it leans too masculine on me.

Red Temptation - not keen, if this is a BR540 clone I know not to bother trying BR540.

Red Vanilla - love this

Bohemian Oud - love this too, just enough leather plus warmth and spice

Sultry Pear - gorgeous, a JPG La Belle clone which lasts well so is great value

SOTD Penhaligons Orange Blossom. I had a migraine earlier so needed something light.

19 is also my favourite Chanel. If I was forced to pick a signature scent that would be mine, and it’s definitely the only one DP can identify blind.

Hope your migraine is better now @Judystilldreamsofhorses

SOTN is Ambre Orient.

Sotd narciso poudree again
Rather pleasant powdery musk

Guerlain Nerolia Bianco is Sotd.
I was inspired by Judy's choice to wear Orange blossom today. As I used to love the Penhaligons Orange Blossom. I've only just retrieved my Summer Perfumes out of the cupboard - rather late this year🌞

SOTD Mimosa - Fragonard

I've layered Penhaligon's Halfeti with Elizabethan Rose. No idea why. It's good though.

SOTD: YSL Y - I don't really understand why it's labelled for men because it's just a nice aromatic/ woody type of perfume. I had this sample in the back of my perfume drawer.

My sotd is Sisley No 1 an aromatic green that smells very nice. I have come to appreciate this with age. I would not have bothered 10 years ago.

SOTN is MH Violet Ida. Gorgeous, warm, powdery thing.

I love Violet Ida!

SOTD Lush Kerbside Violet. I bought this as a decant last year and really like it, but I hate Lush as a rule and the price of a full bottle is criminal.

SOTD is Guerlain Vol D'Nuit. This is new to me, from a sample, but I can hardly smell it. Maybe every so often when I turn my head I get an impression of greenish chypre-y powder, but it is so thin and ephemeral as to be barely there, and I feel as though I am straining my nose to detect it.

If I hadn't ordered from this sample company before (Tiny Fragrances), I'd have thought they'd watered it down or supplied a dupe, but I have (I got yesterday's Violet Ida from them) and trust them. I think Guerlain recently reformulated some of their classics before placing them in a new bottle design. I hope this neutered thing is not the result.

Will have to try overspraying next time.

SOTD Neroli Sunset - ZARA

SOTN is Miss Dior Originale, for that green chypre blast I had wanted from the Vol D'Nuit.

SOTD Fluffy Lemon Top 4160 Tuesdays. It's one of my favourites and I got two compliments on it today.

SOTD Dans tes bras . Haven't worn it in ages and it was like meeting an old friend.

Oh, I'm a big fan of theirs!
I love that one, too for summer ☀️
I've got a few I want to sell...is it better to try their fb page?
I went a bit mad and bought 2 lots of customised trios! 🤣
If any of you are interested I can list here first?
Sotd will be 4160tuesdays Sexiest scent on the Planet ever imho