What are you wearing, Fragrance edition!

[MikuNerd65]

I'm one of those gals that are obsessed with fragrances and have about around 50 60 70 80 and still collecting...(if you want to call it that.) So I would like to know what are you wearing today?

I'm wearing Obsession...(hahaha kinda fits this thread, doesn't it? :D)

[nikkisparxx]

I've worn this before (and I still have it along with the limited edition bottle)... I was okay and now I get a headache also. 😔

[DoctorLisa]

*The* thing that sets me off (usually result in a noxious smell) is ambroxen.  Not sure if it is in Alien, though it is an amber, so it could be. Ambroxen is a cheap synthetic version of ambergris.  Also, the only ingredient in "Not a perfume" so if you have a Juliette has a gun discovery set, you can quickly find out if ambroxen sets you off.  I am on a perfume forum on facebook, and a couple of women there have spent thousands setting up to mix their own perfume.  One has answered "synthetics" time and time again.  Initially I found it annoying and thought it wasn't that simple.  For me, it was, as it turns out 😉

All that said, Alien does not set me off.

[Vmaster]

@GG84

 From what I have read on other websites, you are not the only one getting headaches from Alien.

My money is on the Cashmeran Wood note.

[GG84]

@Vmaster

 Very interesting, I just dived down a rabit hole I had no clue about.

[pocketvenus]

I always come back to CdG's first perfume, there's nothing I've smelled like it

[lyravega]

I agree, @pocketvenus . It's so beautiful! Can't get enough of it. I am wearing it today. 

[elise222]

I'm noticing a pattern in that the scents I seem to love the most include fig in their notes.

Today I wore TORY BURCH - Tory Burch Nuit Azur

Key notes: Fig, Freesia, Cedarwood Heart, Patchouli Heart

I absolutely love it, but wish it lasted a bit longer and had a stronger sillage.

[pocketvenus]

@elise222, have you tried Diptyque's Philosykos or L'Artisan Parfumeur's Premier Figuier? They are both classic fig scents. I own the latter one, it's a versatile, easy, polished wear.

[elise222]

Thanks for the suggestions! I haven’t tried those, but I’m adding them to my list 🙂

[Vmaster]

Happy Friday everyone!

Santos de Cartier Concentrée

by Cartier

Top Notes:

Bergamot, Basil, Lavandin, Verbena

Heart Notes:

Geranium, Nutmeg, Chili pepper

Base Notes:

Patchouli, Sandalwood, Amber

[angel7594]

I was in the mood for something uplifting today, so I am wearing Bvlgari Eau Parfumee Au The Blanc. 

Notes: Artemisia, Musk, White Tea

BVLGARI - Eau Parfumée Au Thé Blanc

[Vmaster]

Today the San Francisco East Bay "should be" in the 90s.

Dior Eau Sauvage 1.7 oz/ 50 mL

[pocketvenus]

@Vmaster, not sure what you're referencing, but I like Eau Sauvage 🙂

[Vmaster]

@pocketvenus 90 F (32 Celcius). If you look at a map of the San Francisco bay, there is the area North of the bay (the North bay), East bay and South bay.

Yes, it is a great fragrance! I purchased it back in 2014, though I do wish I had the vintage. From what I read, it was created the same year I was born, which is interesting (and makes me feel old). 🙂

[pocketvenus]

@VmasterI'm Canadian so I thought you meant 1990s ha ha!

It's like it was made for you 🙂

[Vmaster]

@pocketvenus  🙂  I totally understand your confusion. 

It sure does seem like it was made for me.

[elise222]

I’ve been using a sample of PHLUR - Hanami Eau de Parfum

This in no way gives a description of the scent - but it smells comforting to me. Like it would be worn by someone give a hug when I’m having a bad day.

I will say on initial spray, I hated it. But once it settles in and dries it’s lovely.

[badgirl2]

@elise222 I sampled this as well and agree it's hard to describe, but it just smelled 'creamy' to me.  that's all I could think of to describe it! Was very nice but didn't last long enough, maybe 2-3 hours.

[elise222]

@badgirl2 Yes! To me it’s sweet, but in a “grown up” way, as well as creamy. I wore it a second time and actually smelled some of the noted hazelnut within the creaminess.

[pocketvenus]

Beaufort London's Vi et Armis today. I don't know why, I just felt like it. Once the BBQ meat thing passes, it's lovely.

[Vmaster]

Jubilation XXV

by Amouage