Happy Friday and happy Halloween! Birthdays: John Keats, Ethel Waters. Our community project today: wear your quirkiest or weirdest or spookiest fragrance.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
No points for me. I'm still out of town and still commando (other than my DIY lotion with sweet orange and ylang). I will head home later today.
Reminder: there will be a community project on 11/7, and I will post it online by Sunday.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2025, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Autumn Pumpkins [cropped] by tdlucas5000 at flickr; some rights reserved.
Sotd Serge Lutens La Couche du Diable for the CP.
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Perfect!
Thanks!
I am SCCAAAARRRREED!
🤣👹🎃
I’m wearing Coven from Andrea Maack, which leapt to mind for Halloween.
Thank you, PL67, for the suggestion of La Couche du Diable, I might wear that later.
Oops, that was supposed to be a separate comment, but it works here too 🙂 .
You will be smelling perfectly Halloweeny! 🎃
Great choice!
Thanks!
Happy Halloween, PL67! Has the wind died down where you are at?
Thank you, Jalapeno!
It is still very windy here. It has been feeling in the low 40s the whole day. I hope it dies down by tomorrow.
Samhain perfume oil from Alkemia, from their Halloween sample set.
Nice, PriscillaE. I am not familiar with that specific one but I like many of the Alkemia scents I’ve tried.
Happy Halloween everyone!
I am wearing a vintage perfume by Strange Invisible Perfumes that is strange even by their standards and that’s saying something. It’s called Vine. Very intriguing mix of grapefruit, osmanthus, lavender absolute and black currant bud absolute. It is very animalic and feral scent with a very unique, narcotic and somewhat unsettling floral note. I have never smelled anything else like it. I have a tiny bit of pure parfum from a sample that I got years ago, sadly it was after Vine was already discontinued. Wonder if anyone else ever came across this one!
Happy Halloween akimon! 🎃🐈⬛
I tried quite a few of their early scents but do not remember Vine…sounds up their alley though!
Akimon, I have a bunch of small Strange Invisible vials filled with perfume but unmarked. I *might* have it. I have been sitting on these vials a long time trying to ID them but am not familiar enough with all of o the SIP fragrances to decode this mystery. If you know these fragrances, let’s talk. You can reach me at denise (then type the at signe) denisehamilton dot commmmm no spaces.
Hi all! Happy Halloween! My SOTD is Magie Noire Extrait by Lancome. I’m working from home so no work costume, but I’m feeling rather witchy, so that’s my choice.
Hello and Happy Halloween
Hello there! Happy Halloween back!
What a great choice .
oh yes that’s a witchy one indeed! Smelling great, SmokeyToes.
Smelling gorgeous and yes, very witchy today!
After allo mixed Cuir Mauresque with roses yesterday, I decided it had been too long since I’d done that, so this morning I layered CM with a tiny bit of Rose Anonyme. Mr. G approves. 🙂 Later on I’ll switch to IA The Abandoned Mansion for the CP. We haven’t gotten many trick-or-treaters the last few years, and all of my Halloween costumes died in our garage flood a couple of years ago, but I’m still kind of excited for Halloween this year. 🎃
You smell divine!🌹
SheriG I’ve been meaning to ask if you’ve tried any perfumes from LVNEA for your forest scent quest? They have a few that might hit the right spot for you. Some of their perfumes just come in oil format but they also have an EDP line. The ones I’m thinking of are Holy Oak, Foret Dormante, and Feu Follet, which are EDPs. The oils that might fit are Ghost Pine and Fern and Moss.
Oh, that’s a huge bummer about your Halloween costumes! 😢
Inspired by springpansy yesterday, I’m going to wear SL La Fille de Berlin for its metallic (some say blood) note. The color certainly fits the fragrance and the Halloween theme.
Looking forward to the Splitmeet tomorrow and the chance to try new things!😊
Love this one! You smell great, allo.
The color of La Fille de Berlin is perfect for Halloween.
Made a grocery order that will arrive after I get off work tonight. My place of employment is a little too expensive for my taste. Wearing CdG Avignon today. It fits because it’s probably one of the stranger perfumes I own that is work legal.
Avignon will be perfect for All Saint’s and All Soul’s Day.
I am staving off ghosts and goblins by wearing ELdO Eau de Protection. Plus, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think it is quirky.
Lovely dark rose scent for you today, Kris.
Definitely different.
I’m wearing Chypre Mousse. I smell like a crypt!
Nice!
And a lovely smelling crypt at that!
I remember Deva calling your SOTD “Eau de Crypt”.
Hello, Fragrant Ones. It has been a few minutes.
Wearing Niki de Saint Phalle parfum for the marigold note, since marigolds play a role on the Day of the Dead.
Nice to see you and smelling fabulous, as usual!
Thank you, I *do* smell fabulous : )
Hiya scent twin!
👯♀️
Happy Halloween !
I am wearing Guerlain Shalimar L’ Essence and drinking a cup of peppermint tea.
Smelling great Barqs!
Happy Halloween, Barqs! 🎃
Hello fragrant friends,
SOTD is Guaic 10. And to think I almost sold this bottle.
Not big on Halloween. Bigger fan of Dios de los Muertos.
Flu shot later today. Last years was a doozy.
And since we have fans on both sides of the the baseball game, let’s have an exciting game and may the best team win!
My family and I are big fans of the Day of the Dead. After a trip to Mexico many years ago, we fell in love with the holiday. A celebration of life after death. Very comforting!
very much so, pl67.
As the kid who grew up in the funeral home, it speaks volumes to me.
Plus it echos everything that is wonderful and multicultural about Los Angeles.
Good luck with the flu shot!
This year’s World Series has turned out to be one of the best in recent years. I’ve been quite happy with it.
Hello fragrant friends,
SOTD is Guaic 10. And to think I almost sold this bottle.
Not big on Halloween. Bigger fan of Dios de los Muertos.
Flu shot later today. Last years was a doozy.
And since we have fans on both sides of the the baseball game, let’s have an exciting game and may the best team win!
Hopefully you don’t have any side effects this year.
Rabbit rabbit rabbit. Saturday, and I’m in a resort-town hotel room with a view of a lake and snowy mountains ( even though it’s November there was a lot of new snow last week) -here for a writers and readers festival. I’m wearing Cra-yon Art Life ( a Swedish brand) which is a citrus scent, a bit in the style of Abel perfumes ( not much heft). My session is not until later this afternoon so I will go for a walk around the lake. The water is crystal clear but very cold – perfect for ‘ wild swimming’ though I’m more of a stay warm and dry type myself. No Halloween experiences to share but happy weekend!
I think I’d prefer wild swimming in the Caribbean. But it does sound like a beautiful setting. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and the conference and you can’t go wrong with a light citrus scent when inside with lots of people.
If you’re doing a reading, hope it goes great! The setting sounds wonderful.
Happy Halloween! I am wearing Swedish perfumer Stora Skuggan Hexensalbe, a witch-inspired perfume with notes of salty licorice, wormwood, angelica, rosemary, pepper, tuberose, herbs, earthy notes.
Keep your posts coming, NST, I am enjoying all the creative approaches to the holiday.
That sounds perfect!
ROAR and HISS, people–I’m wearing Tyrannosaurus rex and I’m pretty scary! In fact I’m even going to wear it outside the house, which I don’t normally do. Just had my shower and sprayed it on (two big sprays); so far I am getting cade and civet. This perfume has a boatload of notes and in my experience they unfold in a very long process, ending with a really beautiful combination.
Side note: I read in this morning’s Washington Post about a new scientific agreement about dinosaurs, reached after decades of controversy: there is a somewhat smaller version of T Rex that heretofore was argued to be just juveniles of the big guys, but has now been recognized as its own separate and distinct species. How about that?! I’d share it here but don’t know how to do a free gift post to this site. The name is good: Nanotyrannus.
I don’t do anything for Halloween except buy some candy and put it out for the neighbors to share. There are kids living here but they don’t go around our little community–they must go somewhere else to do their trick-or-treating (in safety, I trust).
I wore T-Rex this week as well although I did not report it. Unlike you, I went for the howmanysprays8howmanysprays 🤣!
But you have tiny T-rex arms, Calypso!! 🦖🦖
Very cool about the new species of dinosaur!
I love the name! Had not heard this news either.
SOTD = Imaginary Authors The Abandoned Mansion
Nice! Very Nice! I believe it is the 3rd time I am wearing it. It is very appropriate for today because HALLOWEEN 👻 🎃!
I attended the financial seminar on Social Security. It was a “good” presentation and there were ~ 25 people. The information was too basic in my opinion. I will let the advisor know that at the very least, the presenter should have mentioned that Medicare (assuming you are taking it) will be taken out. I learned something though which is that 35 years’ salary will be taken into consideration in calculating your benefit. I had a good number of years of barely making it past GO but there you have it. The good thing about it too is that there was a couple whom I thought looked familiar and indeed they were! — we went to the same church pre-COVID!
In other news, I’ve never had this before but for those who choose to have a beverage and have the ingredients, this looks good:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/dining/obituary-cocktail-new-orleans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU8.xRrg.r3i0QfngX9nV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
BOO!
Sounds like you could present a financial seminar with the experience you have. 😉
It’s pretty funny that you met people you knew there.
So true!
Serge Lutens 5 O’Clock au Gingembre – much more comforting than spooky! But feels seasonal still. Like a spiced hot drink on a cold day.
You all smell spooky scary!
You chose a treat over a trick!
Lol – exactly right!
I’m wearing my quirkiest perfume, Commes des Garcons 2, the one with the ink note. I have really enjoyed it today.
I’m going out of town tomorrow and will miss the split meet till Sunday. If anyone is splitting The Abandoned Mansion, please save me 5ml, I promise I’m good for it!
I think I have you down for 5mL!
Thank you hajusuuri, I figured I could count on you 🍁
The Abandoned Mansion was one of the samples I got. I figure that should be enough for me. Because lots and lots of perfume.
I love CdG2, glad to see it make a showing today 🙂
Happy Halloween !
Sotd Zara Cocoa Bliss which will get a matching dessert: dark chocolate, vanilla, peaches and passion fruit.
Chocolate twins!
Trick or treat!
My usual quirky Halloween scent – John Galliano EDP.
Tough week at work. I spent a huge amount of time doing one important task and I am not sure even I did a good job. A totally new project was dumped on me, with high quality expectations but not enough training. I did my best, but I don’t think it was enough. Well, sometimes you have to roll with the punches.
Since you did your best, there’s nothing else to do. Try to leave it behind you this weekend and get some rest in if you can 🌹
Thank you!
Ringthing is right. You did your best to meet the project parameters. They can’t ask for more than that.
Hugs for a rough week.
Thank you!
Sorry! But meanwhile you do smell fantastic!
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
I’m in the spooky named Grimoire by Anatole Lebreton, an herbal, resinous animalic with a rustic vibe that I love. Yesterday I smelled like a chocolate Halloween treat in CSP Amour de Cacao.
Wednesday we went to see an opera version of The Pirates of Penzance, which was a lot of fun. I wore Carnival of Souls by Marissa Zappas since it’s subtle enough to wear to the theater but also spooky and somber for this week’s theme. I love the perfume!
My Mother saw that play back in the early 80s. She brought me the Playbill back autographed by Gary Sandy ( of WKRP in Cincinnati fame) I rediscovered recently while going through a box from the basement.
What a cool find you had in the basement! I keep my playbills too.
Grimoire is a fantastic name for a Halloween perfume!
It sure is! It definitely drew me to try the perfume, and it was love at first sniff.
SOTD Amouage Memoir, a bit of a strange scent I’ve always thought.
I am sorry to say I don’t think I ever smelled that one, but I’m sure you smell strange in a great way.
Oh, I love Memoir so much. It is a beautifully strange scent.
SOTD is Parfumerie Particulière Black Tar. Definitely a weird and wonderful one! Happy Halloween to all!
P.S. I have been following this site for a while but I think this is my first post! So hello! 🙂
Hi AmyVA, I’m so sorry your first comment happened to be on a day I was travelling so it did not get approved quickly…please do comment again and I’m sure more people will welcome you!
Goodness, no need to apologize! And thank you so much for the warm welcome! I admit I didn’t come back over to this post to see everyone’s lovely replies until now, so mea culpa! (NOW I notice the option to subscribe to responses via email, which is clearly the way to go, lol.) I am very happy to be in such a friendly, knowledgeable, and beautifully-scented community! 🙂
Hello and welcome!
Thank you, Laila (and apologies for my slow response!) I appreciate the warm welcome!
Hi AmyVA! I’m so glad you posted and I hope you continue to join us. It’s an amazing and very fragrant community💐
Thank you so much, allo! I am so happy to be here and am very pleased to “meet” you! 🙂
Welcome AmyVA! And Happy Halloween!
Hello, Jalapeno! I am a little late to the game, but appreciate the warm welcome. Thank you!
I do not care for Halloween. The next day half off candy doesn’t even excite me anymore since the regular prices are just crazy.
I decided to wear some candy for the cp. My sotd is Prada Candy Night layered with BBW Chocolate Amber body cream.
People here must be candy fiends. By November 1 there is almost no leftover Halloween candy to be had, and the stores are loaded up with Xmas stuff.
I bet you smelled good! I may trawl for something at Home Goods.
Sounds like a nice combination, lillyjo! How you find the Chocolate Amber?
I am joining you in not caring for Halloween. Who needs more spookiness and pressure to dress up in costumes? Why don’t we have a celebration of Autumn, a Harvest Fest for the rest of us?!
Songs of the Day: “Welcome to My Nightmare” by Alice Cooper, “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo, and “Castle Walls” by Styx.
So Teflon had both a trick and a treat today. The trick was her vet appointment. The vet was very happy about how Teflon looked; her fur is shiny and she no longer has bare patches on her legs. The scabs are gone, too. However, she has lost a little weight since the previous appointment, and she has yet another ear infection. The vet thinks it could be chronic allergies. More ear drops.
Teflon did have a tiny bit of sour cream as a snack/treat when we got home.
My Imaginary Authors sample set arrived today. That brings my total of samples from IA to 10. But I am wearing something that is going to stick around into tomorrow morning and is the witchiest scent I have.
SOTD = Niki de Saint Phalle, from The Sample Stash. Boo! 🎃💀🐈⬛👻
Do you have the snake 🐍 bottle. I am pretty sure I have it (somewhere).
Nope. The bottle I have is from the Zodiac series and has Capricorn on it. I wish I would have been able to get Aquarius instead but it was sold out.
Sorry about yet another ear infection for Teflon kitty. Nice that she got a special treat. My 2 sisters 😻😽 came to us from friends with a proud Greek heritage and were used to plain Greek yogurt as a special treat, so we have kept up that tradition.
I bet Tef would enjoy Greek yogurt, too. Dairy has a cautious OK from her vet.
Honestly Teflon Kitty is just like my son when he was young…chronic ear infections.
The vet thinks that Tef’s recurrent ear infections are an allergy symptom. So an allergy panel will probably be in her future.
And more sour cream😋
More than likely!
For today’s cp, I’m going with ‘quirkiest,’ J. del Pozo’s Halloween. It’s quirky for 2 reasons: Although there’s an unidentified quote on fragrantica that it was ‘dedicated to a mysterious woman, a vamp,’ I’ve read that the only reason for its name is because that’s the date the fragrance was released. Indeed, it’s really a floral scent, rather violet-centered, with only a few deeper base notes that hide under its strong florals. My second reason for calling it ‘quirky’ is really its mosh-mash of notes. Joining the strong violet note is banana leaf, of all things, some sea notes, and a number of white florals including tuberose. I’m not sure when or why I bought it and I only wear it on Halloween. I mainly smell the violet that’s a little powdery yet somehow translucent.
Because we live on a 1-block long street and all the little kids here are all grownup now, as usual we’ve had very few trick-or-treaters. Three little kids just now and 3 adorable boys earlier- HS freshmen! They were so cute and told us this is the last year they’ll be doing this. Nice to see they still can be just ‘kids’ sometimes!
Happy Halloween!💀👻🧙♀️🎃
Plus, points just for the name!
We get almost no trick or treaters either, but today I got home after it was all over anyway.
I wore Midnight Poison, courtesy of an amazing NST’er! It’s definitely a special fragrance; I feel privileged to have it.
So far we only had one trick-or-treater at the door. It’s windy out but at least the rain held off.
Yep, great Poison, still surprised they’ve never brought it back.
I’m glad I have Midnight Poison, too.