Scent of the day with the friendly perfumistas spritzing again - thread 5

[IDontHateRainbows]

Link to previous thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5346931-scent-of-the-day-part-four-the-friendly-perfumistas-still-perfuming?

@BakeOffRewatch I can't quite remember, but it wasn't even like a oh I don't mind it but it's not for me, I absolutely hated it 🤣 I think someone described it as mouldy peaches and I thought that was being nice 🤣

@IDontHateRainbows I'm going to try to pick up a bottle of the fervo, I think I'll like that one. I really need to start thinking about how I'm going to store all these fragrances 🤣 I like vanilla powder too, it was in the HN FAC but I've not opened it yet, only smelt it in store. So it may not sit well with me when I do come to use it. We'll see.

You need to smell them all before you decide which FS to go for 🤣

@JoRaRaRa that was me. I still stand by the mouldy peach comment but weirdly as it settled after a while I kind of liked it. So I ended up keeping that one after all. 😄

I can see that, overripe peaches was the smell of Ludeaux. Again a bit schnapps-y boozy, fermented.

@OvaHere I thought it was you, but I didn't want to rely too much on my memory 🤣

@BakeOffRewatch Maybe I'm not a liker of boozy perfumes 🤔 I'm still quite new to trying out different perfumes, I usually just go for the same ones. It's only been since I bought the Harrods FAC in August that I've then gone a bit mad 🤣 although I do like the m+g dark rum.

If you have mainly the travel size these little organizers are great.

Hit me up with your byredo recommendations please any byredo fans as im going to start with the grand discovery kit today!

Ooh! I had the grande discovery for advent last year and it was a great advent ( much better than t their ACTUAL advent this year). It’s similar contents this year but either 1-2 new ones. I still have a few eking out

I think @IDontHateRainbows we probably have different smell preferences but my favs were:

-black saffron
-de los santos
-biblioteque
-slow dance (grower)
-gypsy water
-oud immortel (weather dependent)

if you like the laundry smells Blanche is a fav of a friend who likes that vibe.

there’s a lot of dill and violet openings to byredo to my nose - some fade.

enjoy! It’s back in stock for anyone that is interested. Though I see no free samples this year, the big meanies.

Ah perfect, thank you 😍 they are mostly travel size, but I've already got some bottles, and then the full size bottles that are coming in the advent calendars. I think I'm going to have to clear a drawer 🤣

My plan is to buy a lovely tray for my full bottles. At the moment they're in an organizer but slightly hidden from view.

Not a fan of blanche, which is a shame as the absolu came with SNK but looking forward to trying the others, thanks

Kayali vanilla 28 today. I was craving this scent for some reason, weird as it’s not a favourite but when I’m feeling a bit low I find myself wanting sweet more gourmand scents. This hits that spot. Glad I brought this with me as I was thinking of giving it away when I moved homes.

Yeah, I'd like to display them too, a shelf above my dressing table would be good, but my walls are made of straw so they don't hold anything. It would have to be something that sits on the dressing table but goes up above the mirror 🤔

I like the blanche, but it feels more spring summer to me. I've put it in the Harvey Nicks ac to open in spring when I'm bored of winter fragrances 😊

Acqua di parma spice and oud for me today. I'm loving this one.

SOTD is Witchy Woo, inspired by this thread. It’s a horrible stormy day here, so it’s perfect.

I’ve mentioned this before but I store my perfumes in an old cocktail cabinet, next to my dressing table that I’ve spruced up a bit. The top shelf has those clear Perspex make up organisers with a slanted, sectioned top and drawers underneath with perfumes and some lipsticks. I saw some similar storage in Dunelm recently very reasonably priced. The other shelves have my ‘going out’ heels and bags. Not that I wear heels much these days 😁

Oh lordy! Liberty have another scent edit out...

I don't feel like it's a must have one.

Do you mean the Overnight Edit, which is more skincare than perfume, or is there another one I can't see?

There is another one, link on the advent calendar thread

I’m looking at other peach perfumes now to try. Has anyone tried Tom Ford Bitter Peach? Sounds right up my street from the notes. The reviews say it’s very harsh though. www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Tom-Ford/Bitter-Peach-62707.html

Mine are all in boxes away from heat and sunlight. Only empties go on display, which is very very rare.

Tried an experiment today. Layered the fugazzi purple over Matiere P Vanilla Powder. J H Christ! The mother of all room fillers, thank god I’m wfh this morning!

Still nice though and the nurses in the room when I have my biopsy later this afternoon may wince a tad. Just like me when they stick the vacuum needle into my booby

🤣 Hopefully it'll ease off by this afternoon. I do like the sound of that mix. But the purple is just not lasting on me at all.

That's a good point actually, maybe I should go back to the idea of clearing out another drawer to put them all in 🤔

Spacenk scent heroes christmas crackers (they also have a lip one and skin one)
https://www.spacenk.com/uk/christmas/gift-sets/scent-heroes-MUK200057331.html
I already have the hair perfume and it's gorgeous 😍

Found it. Very tempted, as I love Sandalwood Temple and don't think that I have any of the other contents, except maybe Valaya.

However, I don't know if I can justify the expenditure, even though it seems good value. DH will go mad, too - mainly because of storage space - I can't find anywhere to put the two huge Advent Calendar boxes I've got and there's another one to come next week.

I've recently bought the HN and SNK advents, an Escentric Molecules Discovery Set, and some of the M&S ones mentioned a couple of pages back (you enablers!) and while I was there, it seemed rude not to add the M&S beauty advent at the discount price...

I'm not even wearing perfume most days now.

Soir de Lune by Sisley today, it billows around me in the wind.

Sounds amazing! I love the description and reviews on Fragrantica. Adding to my " must try" list. Where can I get a sample?