Scent of the day part 9 with the friendly perfumistas - cheapies or niche we're smelling divine!

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Sotd granado citrus basilis
I wore this yesterday day as well. Love it. Getting near the bottom. Had to get camera on a zoom in to see what it was as I think I have others and dont want to sell on if I love it.

Ive a new foot stool and have started spraying it so I get a lovely waft rather than smelly wet dogs when im sat on the couch 🤣

Same here @Doglover73 for the Granado yesterday and today! It really doesn’t last on me - almost gone now and I only sprayed it at 8am…

Ooh I'm interested in this... I don't suppose you remember roughly what was in it the last time you had it? (I'm assuming you used this deal previously!)

Yes, there's about 15 or so 2ml samples from the likes of BDK, les eaux primordiales and Elie Saab. There was also a 7.5ml Billie Eilish Your Turn mini dabber.
It's a massive bag for no min spend. postage is £5 or so. If you are a new customer I think you can get a 10% discount if you google for a welcome code.

Getting excited for my liberty Ex Nihilo experience tomorrow. I've managed to persuade my relative who I am staying with to come with me, trying to get them interested in perfume.

I purchased the trio travel sizes. Love them to be honest but poor longevity is annoying. The beetroot is my favourite out of the 3

SOTD one umbrella for two, payday treat. Its rhubarb, blackcurrant, toasted nut to me. I love it

Have a wonderful time! I’m looking forward to some vicarious experience and hearing all about it!

Have a lovely time tomorrow @IDontHateRainbows 😘

I'll be sure to do some live updates! Hoping for another bottle of prosecco + large gin glass to fill up.

SOTD &other stories blank pages

And sold! :)

Me too! I bought the Les Eaux discovery set... I've been increasingly drawn to Couleurs Primaires - not my usual sort of thing, but a real grower. Looking forward to seeing what their other frags are like.

Looking forward to hearing about it! I totally couldn't handle the intensity of an experience like that - I can't quite imagine what happens, but I'm guessing at least part of it is someone organising fragrances for you to sniff, and then talking about them, and sort of watching you while you try them. Argh!! You must be made of sterner stuff that me. I would get totally in my head about what my face is doing 😆. Not to mention feeling obligated to buy stuff? I am an absolute wet lettuce in these situations 😆😆

SOTD MH Lumière Dorée - so that's what neroli smells like! Reminds me of French sunscreen/insect repellent in that nice citrusy floral way.

@MotherWol I was on holiday in Dubrovnik a few years ago, the air smelt fabulous. Then I realised that the trees were orange trees (the huge oranges were a dead giveaway!) and what I could smell was Neroli! It was a real ‘oh, so that’s what it is’ moment!

SOTD is vintage Dioressence. I love it and rarely wear it. It was first bought for me in 1997, by a lover. I didn’t know it was one of my scents, but he thought about me and my skin and what I liked and he chose it. Totally unexpected and a big surprise. Our affair was a secret - neither of us were attached elsewhere but it was complicated.

Ffwd a few years and I met Mr Muse and then felt I couldn’t really wear a scent chosen by another man, it felt weird and icky and disloyal. So I stopped wearing it.

But we’ve been married 20 years. And he’s secure enough in my affections to not be bothered. And had a poor sense of smell!! So I have reintroduced it to my life again.

Love it!

My parfum muse order came yesterday. Very impressed. 🤩
I thought it was my space nk 😊
Edited to say can put pick on if wanted

@MiaN /Shakes fist - would love it if, just for once!, Jo Malone could make a scent with longevity. Little travel kit sounds like a great idea though.

Ooh yes I'm up for a "spoiler" pic!

Yes please. I'm still waiting for mine.

Are all the bags usually the same or do they vary?

Howdy

Well the liberty ex nihilo experience was fun! Managed to persuade brother to come with me.

Again, the glass was topped up with free prosecco so I still maintain it's the cheapest way to get sloshed in central London..we has 3 glasses each!

But on to the perfumes

About 40 mins going through all Ex Nihilo's finest.

They had the extraits set but was 275.
Got the fascination set at £120 instead.

Currently wearing gold immortals. Brother took the hedonist.

Also has santal calling citizen x and outcast blue.

Would recommend these experiences!

Sounds great @IDontHateRainbows I really like Gold Immortals.

My Parfum Muse order just arrived. The outer box was huge for a soap and perfume samples. I wondered what on earth I'd ordered that I'd forgotten about. 😂

Great selection of stuff. A few are repeats of samples I have but not many.

First time ordering.

I love the bag. 🤩
Ive marked as sensitive just incase anyone want to see it. Hope it works x

@OvaHere
Yes the box is huge. I thought it was space nk order. I expected a box like perfume society or thereabouts. Interested if its the same as mine. X

Looks to be the same as far as I can tell.