Happy National Lemonade Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing Parfums de Nicolaï Musc Monoï.
Reminder: this Friday, 21 August, wear a scent by French niche brand Parfums de Nicolaï, if you have one. If you don't, wear a perfume by another brand that you think deserves more attention than it gets.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2015, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
today it’s Houbigant Oranger en Fleurs.
random PSA: On the Dior website I selected ‘alert me’ when Mitzah comes back in stock. I’m letting the Mitzah-lovers out there know that I did receive an email from Dior, they have Mitzah in stock, and I already received my (big) bottle last evening. I will have a very happy ambery scented fall-winter ahead of me!
Oooh, Mitzah is so good. And so fall-appropriate!
I have never tried it- tell us about it
There are a few reviews of Mitzah on the perfume blogs. It’s part of Dior’s La Collection. It’s a gorgeous amber oriental that is easy to wear. I love the more unusual/edgy amber orientals but I can’t wear these to the office (such as AG Ambre Fetiche, PdE Ambre Russe or even SL Ambre Sultan). I find Dior Mitzah to be gorgeous but in a simple and approachable way — similar to HdP Ambre 114 but less powdery. Some found Mitzah to be boring – I found it to be exactly the type of amber oriental I needed – one that was high quality, elegant and wearable at the office or anywhere but still pleases me. Hope that helps!
do you find the new one to be similar to the old?
jjlook,
yes, I do. I no longer have any of my previous bottle before it was discontinued but from memory this smells exactly the same.
I am confused though. Apprently it has been discontinued but from time to time it IS available directly from Dior…?
I’m not wearing Mitzah today, but I am wearing Ambre Nuit which I’ve heard is similar to Mitzah and the most beautiful rose amber scent ever! I do wish it would last a little longer than it does, but it’s not that bad.
Yay Dior!
I don’t find them super similar fwiw — Mitzah I find closer to Shalimar.
Thanks to Merlin, I’ve had a few weeks with Mitzah. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to a signature scent, as I literally wore it day after day, until I drained the decant. Mitzah is so smooth and luxurious and for me, filled with positive energy.
Yup sounds right to me. I suppose I should say I like Mitzah despite a personal vendetta against Shalimar, but I do think Mitzah’s “texture”, especially, has more in common with Shalimar than with Ambre Nuit. AN was a little bit watery on me. (Which I can def understand some folks regarding as a virtue–partly a matter of whether you’re looking for a thicker amber, or not so much.)
I don’t find Mitzah similar to Ambre Nuit either. Oddly, even though Ambre Nuit has “amber” in the same, it’s much less about amber to me. And I also find Ambre Nuit more masculine.
meant to write “Name” not “same”….
Scent twins! 🙂
SOTD is Encre Noire (Lalique)
You smell great!
Twins!
Rubj EDP for me. I don’t even know what I’m smelling, I would never call it a floral scent, it’s just animalic on me and not really nice or pretty or beautiful, but I get such a distinct craving for it, I might eventually empty my big sample and actually consider buying more.
You’re smelling “ravished ballerina”, according to Angie 🙂
Lol, I know! I always remember that when I put it on.
Oh MAN does that sound appealing.
I’m so jealous! On me, Rubj is mostly fruit and I get nothing animalic. Noses are funny like that, I guess. Rozy and Onda, on the other hand, I absolutely get cravings for, even though I don’t always find them pleasant.
I love those 2 as well. And Mito. The only one that absolutely doesn’t work for me is Kiki.
Finally found a bottle of my precioussss on ebay. Love, love, love Soivohle Carpathian Oud Cologne. I didn’t snag it in time during her half off mixed media scent sale so I’d been hoping ever since to find one. I am a happy girl
Congrats!!
Lucky you! I haven’t tried it and am kicking myself for not blind buying it during her clearance, but I couldn’t buy every scent available 🙁 Even the things I wasn’t sure I would like are gorgeous and wearable. I really miss her mixed media collection and hope she feels inspired to re-release a few favorites.
She’s been revamping her site daily but some of the mixed media will be back according to her blog, including Carpathian Oud but I don’t know if it’ll be the cologne form (according to reviews the demiabsolute was different and I never tried that one). Fingers crossed and if it does show up again then I’ll be pouncing on backup bottles
Sorry if I am dollar short and day late–has your cat come home?
No. In fact, I found his collar this afternoon and we are very afraid we should be searching for a little body. We will keep looking, of course, but the clasp hadn’t broken away and it had what seemed to be old blood on it. I’ve been having a good cry and the kittens are most concerned about my sanity. Tomorrow we have to be out of town so the search will continue on Saturday. Thank you for asking.
Prayers that you find him alive
Arghhhh… That is very hard. I am so sorry. I am sure lots of people have told you their miracle stories about kitties returning, so I will spare ya. Am thinking of you and still hoping for the best.
Oh, I’m so sorry to read this. Thinking of you and sending comforting hugs.
Adding my belated sympathies, and joining in with the hope that it will turn out better than you’re expecting.
Really glad I stocked up on Centennial – love that stuff.
Sounds like a PdN week! I’m in Diorissimo this morning – wanted clean and pretty. Still dragging because I was sound asleep when the alarm went off – that’s rare. I think it’s allergies from the humidity here in NYC. (I call these “iron poor blood” days….)
So proud of my sister! She’s in Chicago and managed a visit to Barneys. Came away with Byredo Mojave Ghost and three vials from FM – Lys Med, Carnal Flower and POAL! Hmmm…. wonder if she’ll do damage going to N-M today also.
You smell fantastic, and go sister!
Yay for your sister! The Nordstroms on Michigan right near NM is good, too! They have the Mugler Exeptions and are really generous with samples! And the Saks has a lot of Guerlains I don’t see elsewhere plus the Dior exclusive range.
Tell your sister that in early sept, Barney’s will be having their beauty event (heard it thru the grapevine, hehehe.) The spring gift bag was phenomenal! I didn’t realize they have a promo twice a year and bought several bottles last month….:(
I’m wearing her first creation: Number One, a dusky bouquet of white flowers.
I’ve yet to try Musc Monoï even though I’ve had a sample of it for a while.
Years ago I visited their boutique in Paris. I bought Number One, and I just couldn’t wear it. Wish I still had that bottle… I bet I could wear it now. My Mom still has a little bit of Odalisque left on her dresser. It’s probably 15 years old.
Wearing some rose samples today (surprise surprise) from a generous perfume buddy – Dame Perfumery’s Desert Rose on one hand and Vero Profumo’s Rozy on the other. Put them on seconds ago so not quite sure what my assessment is yet. Will try to report back later.
Which Rozy concentration? The Voile d’Extrait and the edp are radically different scents
EDP. And I am reaaaally liking it.
I liked it enough to buy a full bottle when I was in LA last year
Because you are a right-thinking woman.
I’ve been sampling Musc Monoi this week. It’s got a lot of Calone, which kind of threw me. I’ve been having 90s flashbacks. Still on the fence about that one.
I’m in Atelier Ambre Nue today, which will def work better in cold weather. Now it just needs to get cold!
I thought it was worth giving MM another try, but I still do not love it.
I was expecting a Terracotta/Bronze Goddess type of thing and to me it’s more of a 90s beachy scent. Remember CK Escape? I wore it obsessively in high school. MM is a far better scent than Escape, but I guess the calone note brings it to mind.
Have you tried Juste un Reve? I think that might be more what I’m looking for.
Seems like I must have, but I don’t even remember, sorry!
I agree, the aquatic note in MM is troubling. I also used to wear Escape, so that could be the problem.
I’m sampling vintage L’Interdit from Givenchy. So far I love it.
oh la la
mais bien sûr
Because of Kevin ‘ s review yesterday, I was inspired to wear a Tom Ford fragrance. My SOTD is Santal Blush. This was a “hit” and not a “miss” for me. Love this scent!
I am commando today. Have the day off so I am spending the morning with my little infant- we are strolling the streets of New York-
So my scent of the day is baby head smell.
Aw, baby head smell is one of the best smells ever 🙂
I’m starting PdN Friday early with Odalisque. This is only my second wearing, but I can tell it’s going to be wonderful in the fall/winter – amber-y goodness with a hint of a melon note at the very beginning that lends the whole a tropical/banana-esque aura (not really banana, but you all know what I mean). The dry down is sheer beauty, and I’m looking forward to it soothing me later today
I really need to steal the rest of that bottle from my mom….
Oh, do! Or at least borrow it – I would bet her older bottle is even more wonderful than the current formulation. I only have a little sample at this point, but it’s likely to end up on my to-buy list.
I adore Odalisque! It’s on my bucket list.
CSP Vanille Ambre. Today is probably too muggy for something so warm and vanillic, but it’s just so darned cheerful! It’s the lightest amber I know of, so if you have to wear an amber in the depths of summer, this is the one.
P.S. If I’d known today was (Inter)National Lemonade Day, I would have worn Fendi Life Essence, which has a brilliant green-citrus top that always reminds me of a cold pitcher of lemonade in a summer garden. It’s sublime.
What a great description.
I canNOT believe they discontinued it. Fendi had an AMAZING stable of scents — Asja, Life Essence, Theorema, Fendi (original), Fendi Uomo: I’m sure there were others I never got to try that were good, like Theorema Uomo, and even Fan di Fendi wasn’t bad at all. And they just threw them all away!
I am in I love les Carottes today, and I love it. Drained my sample, and will buy a bottle once I return from my holiday. Tomorrow I will be wearing PdN Weekend, seeing as I am headed for Normandy. I don’t think I will be able to chime in here. Next week neither, I think I will be wearing Cristalle Eau Verte then, it is in my holiday bag. Have a good weekend everyone, till in a few weeks!
Ahhh, Normandy! Where are you going? And enjoy your holiday!
We will be on a road trip of sorts, Gent, Mont st Michel, Nieuil, Pyrenees, into Spain. The way back via Grasse, Macon and Reims. Are you back in Brussels? Hope your SO’s ankle is better…!
This sounds absolutely lovely, we plan to go in October (only the Normandy bit, though). And the ankle situation has improved, thank you 🙂
Bon voyage!
Musc Maori today. I smell deliciously chocolaty, though I’m struggling yet again with the musk making my throat scratchy. It’s a shame because I’ve encountered a number of scents I liked, but that basically just choked me. I wish I knew which musk had this effect (I hope it’s not a lot of them).
I’m retesting PdN Number One on one wrist and still finding it very very soapy (it’s the orange blossom. sigh.) – and on the other is Just une Reve, which seems more musky than I remembered it.
Can’t find my small 3ml decant of Kiss Me Tender or I’d be wearing that today.
As time went on, Number One got more tubey, less OB, and way more comfortable for me. Very nice. Just une Reve, on the other hand (literally!), pulled up this astringent baby aspirin thing that I a) did not remember and b) DO NOT LIKE. Bleargh.
I’m giving up on this and hauling out my bottle of 2013 Le Temps d’une Fete. Love love.
Wearing Do Son today. I love tuberose!
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I’m wearing The Pour Un Ete from a L’Artisan sample that I received several years ago. I’m really liking this one, although it is very light.and since it’s rare that I really love a L’Artisan fragrance, I may have to spring for a decant.
Started off with Eau des Merveilles, then upped the ante later on with L’Ambre des Merv 🙂
Seville a l’Aube today….aahhh…
Scent twins, Robin! I’m also wearing Musc Monoi but I layered it with L’Eau a la Folie, which perks it up a bit.
Ah, I should try layering it with something.
Wearing the very, very last sprays of my sample of Boudicca Wode. I really need more of this; it is perfect for this chilly pre-fall day!
Yum! I realised after the event that I couldve worn this for the fools rush in friday. I tried it and after the initial shock i was so entranced i went back the next day and bought it 🙂
I’d love to hear more about this one.
I was in a ‘nilla mood this AM so wearing Shalimar EDP. I was outbid on a 15ml parfum in the last min of an eBay auction 🙁 It would have been a great deal…
Yesterday’s JCB Ombre Bleue and memories of the Mediterranean prompted my SOTD choice of AG Les Nuits d’Hadrien to continue that vibe, but instead of the sea itself, I’m thinking of the starlit sky above the cypress woods looking out to the sea.
SOTD is Fragrance Republic 01/06 – lime, fig, vetiver, sandalwood. This has been one of my favorite scents this summer. Might have to get the bigger bottle of this one.
I got an email from them a few months back saying they were going out of business–you might want to act fast.
Thanks for the heads-up, I’ve wondered why no new frags in a long while.
That one was my favorite of the FR’s I tried.
Lolita Lempicka for me today. This was an unfortunate blind buy (yes, it was mainly for the bottle). It isn’t unpleasant and what I can smell, I like, but there’s something here that I seem to be kind of anosmic too, methinks. I hear this is a powerhouse, but all I get is a very faint sugared violet. There are moments when It fades out altogether, but I sense that there must be something there like a ghost in the room. Very eerie.
I love LL, but not sure I’d call it a powerhouse. It’s mostly anise(Good n Plenty) initially but quickly dries down to a soft vanilla. It actually doesn’t last super long on me. Maybe there’s a musk in there you don’t register? Those bottles are very alluring.
It’s much cooler here today so I brought out Fracas for some great tuberose. I love my tuberoses!
Tomorrow’s PdN will depend on the weather–I’m tempted by Odalisque but may go with something else…I was surprised by how many of her scents I have.
You smell beautiful.
I should actually own more PdNs, given how much I like them and how decently priced they generally are.
Thanks to thegoddessrena, I’m wearing Soivhole Harbinger today and wishing I had bought two bottles when I had the chance.
Was at the dentist this morning, and can’t ingest food til the anaesthetic wears off. I could really go for some lemonade right now…
Wearing Ael-Mat, which is a lovely bit of summer frippery, just right for today.
Burberry Brit Sheer. Crisp, fruity. Is it Friday yet?
It is here! Five a.m., and all’s well.
Happy Friday!
Today, 24 years ago, Estonia regained its indpendence, so we are celebrating over here. I went to a promenade (an event with lots of walking, live music, hats and cafes) in a park near my childhood home. The residence of the Estonian president used to be there after the WW1, before it was burnt down in WW2 by the Soviet army and then blown up for good measure by the Germans a couple of years later. The park was a bit neglected during the occupation, but has now been beautifully restored – although not finished yet and pretty wild in places. And I accidentally provided you with a pretty accurate metaphor for the last 100 years of Estonian history.
I wore Mohur extrait, as it’s the most special scent I have with me.
Ah, you’re not back! Happy Estonian Independence day, especially now!
No, not yet ( and not really in a hurry to get back). Btw, this day is not the official independence day – that’s on 24 February, marking the first time we announced a free state, in 1918. But I guess we deserve two days off, especially considering that we hardly have any religious holidays 🙂
Is the second Independence Day the date when the USSR broke in pieces? Can that have been 24 years ago?! Whatever the occasion, your celebration is much lovelier than our July 24, likely because more recent and meaningful.
You are right, although it’s not the last day of USSR, just the last day of us being a part of it. The process of becoming independent had of course started earlier, but it was one day after the military coup (that later failed) that our republic was declared.
Mohur extrait makes any event special…
Hello, everyone. I’m in PdN Sacrebleu Intense, and its happy melange of fruit and vanilla and incense is filling the apartment. My husband said, “Err….?” when he got a whiff of me, so I’ve obviously been too generous with my spraying, but it will have softened and diminished a little by the time I go to work. And if doesn’t, well, there are worse things in the world than one spray too many of Sacrebleu. It’s perfect for the cold but bright day that is about to dawn here.
You are just educating the world as to good perfume!
Wearing PdN New York, from one of the oldest niche bottles I have. Lovely, as always, and surprisingly weather-appropriate, given that it’s raining to beat the band, so things are cooling down.
Have you smelled it side by side with more recent iterations of New York? I got my bottle somewhere in 2008 I think. Such a stunning fragrance. Sorry about your rain, but plants will be happy.
My bottle is maybe from 2006? Not quite sure. I haven’t smelled any of the more recent versions — I’ve been afraid to, in case they made me sad. 🙁
Don’t mind the cooling off, actually, it was way too hot and muggy yesterday.
I’m wearing this, too. From the very first crop of samples I bought when I first started to get nutty about scents. Still think it’s great, still don’t know if it’s perfect for me (it gets more muddy on my skin less spicy) but I would love to smell this on the person sitting next to me.
I am wearing Voyage d”Hermes in body balm and deodorant. It lass pretty well.
I sprayed myself generously with AA Anisia Bella earlier, but now it’s gone and I’m going to compare my two different samples of 31 Rue Cambon. Still terribly humid and hot in western N.Y.
I’m wearing Lolita Lempicka by Lolita Lempicka today after reviewing Montale’s Ginger Musk. Let’s say that Ginger Musk didn’t blow over well.
Elie Saab le Parfum today. It’s been nasty outside, so the brightness counteracted the weather nicely.
SOTD is Honore des Pres Sexy Angelic, which I liked the first time I tried it but dismissed as not at all “me”… Turns out, if it’s appealing enough, I’m willing to be flexible on what constitutes me-ness! Totally woke up with an itch for it.
And as a bonus, in looking for my sample, I also found an I Love Les Carottes sample I didn’t realize I had in my possession! Excited to try that next.
That is because you are a complex multifaceted creature so one scent can perfectly capture you-ness
🙂 Such a kind way to look at it!
DRAT has this been discontinued?! I remember it went on sale, was it last year? But I didn’t realize it was gone completely… blarg.
SOTD Sutra Ylang by Bois 1920 from a sample. The more I wear this scent, the more I like it. Craving fall. I may need a decant of this for the fall.
Craving fall too!
Me three!
I’m wearing Safran Troublant today; it’s one of my favorite ‘bridge’ scents as summer transitions into fall. Alas, it’s still rather hot here in Denver, but I can close my eyes and imagine those mid-60s days of late September if I try. Unlike most L’Artisans, ST lasts all day on me, and it’s one of my go-to scents on days when I just can’t decide what I’m in the mood to wear. It’s never a wrong choice.