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Do you have a box full of perfume vials and/or a vanity covered in perfume bottles? Are you the Goldilocks of perfume, just looking for the perfect signature scent? Do you want an opportunity to post daily about how your perfume of the day smells oaky and smoky with hints of blackberry and currant, like a cigar in a whisky barrel rolling through a Mediterranean orchard on a breezy summer morning?
If you answered yes to any of the above, or you just want to hop on board for the ride, join us for a 31 days of perfume challenge starting January 1st! Some of us from the 25 days of lipstick challenge wanted to continue the fun and exploration, and since many of us have so many perfume samples, we thought this challenge would be perfect. If you don't have 31 perfumes or hate everything that doesn't smell like Meyer lemons and fresh goat cream, that's fine--we're just aiming to use the neglected perfumes we have laying around and incorporate them into our perfume rotations.
And if you want more perfume vials, there's no better time than now to take a peek at Sephora's samples section.
Edit: Anyone can join in at anytime! We're here to support, live vicariously through, and encourage everyone in their olfactory adventures!
Day 19: Aquolina Pink Sugar
This smells like cotton candy sweets to me. If Unicorns wore perfume, this would be the one. 😄
I used to wear this all the time! It is totally the perfect fragrance for a unicorn @angel7594😍
I re-visited this collection over the weekend while running errands for this thread. I dunno! I am convince I don't care for anything lime, lemon, or citrusy. Or, at least care to smell like it. It all smells like Palmolive (soapy) to me! lol!
The Scent of Peace: Notes: Grapefruit, black currant, lily of the valley, hedione, cedarwood, musk
Park Avenue: Notes: Mimosa, lemon, chamomile, paperwhite, rose, musk, ebonywood, vanilla
Little Italy: Notes: Clementine, grapefruit, mandarin
West Broadway: Notes: Lime, lily of the valley, sheer musk
Hamptons: Notes: Lime blossom, bergamot, white jasmine, magnolia, amber, sandalwood
Day 18: Wildfox by Wildfox.
A nice light floral, musky, powdery, mildly sweet fragrance. It's nice, but sadly doesn't last long on me.
Day 18: Penhaligon`s Blasted Heath
Head Notes:
Aquatic Accord, Seaweed Absolute, Clary Sage Absolute
Heart Notes
Green Leaves, Clearwood™, Tobacco Absolute, Whiskey Accord
Base Notes
Alaskan Cedarwood Essence, Gaiacwood Essence, Vetiver
Argh, I smell like cheap aftershave. Or better yet I smell like this:
Bahahaha @Geminichilde! The notes sound interesting - such a bummer that you smell like the sea captain 😂
Lol, it's terrible!
cool, great content
Day 18: Bvlgari Omnia Coral - this is a really nice scent, well balanced to be sweet and floral without being overpowering. I didn't realize until I was writing this that it's an eau de toilette, so I shouldn't be surprised it didn't last terribly long (4 or so hours on me). I still enjoyed it.
Day 18: Terry de Gunzburg Terryfic Oud
Oud, Amber, fruits, and cumin, all come together to make a very sexy scent that is perfect for a night out, but heck, I wore it to work and got a lot of compliments!
Notes: rose, saffron, agarwood (oud) and citruses.
Day Eighteen: Byredo's Bal D'Afrique vs. Tocca's Colette
I thought I might try these side by side (? wrist by wrist?) given that multiple people have compared them. The fragrances share a lot of notes. I would say on my skin that their openings start off more closely - bright with a gentle sweetness - but they diverge a fair bit in the dry down.
BA's opening is juicy - it's a citrusy/woody pineapple, (pineapple is not in the note pyramid but I read that's from the marigold) which remains luminous into the dry down. Amber also fills out the scent nicely. C has a vibrant citrus opening but it's less fruity (no pineapple) and has a powdery vanilla based dry down.
Other than that, I would say they are similar performance wise so far. C feels thin compared to BA, but interestingly, it seems to project more. This might be because I tend not to like powder or strong vanilla so maybe I was just more sensitive to those notes.
I would say if you prefer juicy, pick BA and if you prefer powdery, pick C.
Day 18: V&R Spicebomb Yes, it is indeed spicy, and like a bomb in that it blew people away from me because I smelled so awful. Now that it's finally fading, it smells like I burned cinnamon hearts and vanilla toffee together in a microwave.
Day 18-
Acqua Di ParmaBlu Mediterraneo Mandorlo Di Sicilia
Notes-Sicilian Almond, Star Anise, Bergamot, Orange, Green Mediterranean Almond, Ylang-Ylang, Cedarwood, Vanilla, and White Musk.
I like this one. I just got it as a sample the other day. It sadly does not last on me at all. Very light scent.
I couldn't help looking at that brand name and thinking that a brand called Water of New York or Water of Nebraska just would not have the same ring to it.
Jan 18: Tom Ford Cafe Rose EDP deluxe sample: I like it. Though I can't detect either Rose or coffee.
Spoiler
i love this one, it'll likely feature in my own challenge at some point, too. but the rose comes through so strong for me ! i won't say more because i'll wait until i pull it out, but it's interesting how people all smell something different.......
Really @blackkitty2014?! I find the rose to be really strong with this one! I can smell the cafe too - I just wish that was the prevailing note 😄
Hehehe ... Yes! I'm still looking for my rose and cafe 🙂
Today is By terry Ombre Mercure.
I thought it would be regular spice on me , but it got very powdery on me and I like it!
I was surprised at this one. Iris and Violet with some warm.
Keeper!
I like powdery!!
Day 18: Nest – Midnight Fleur
Notes: Exotic Woods, Black Amber, Patchouli, Night-Blooming Jasmine, Vanilla Orchid
Another great Nest fragrance!
Compiled
Day 17: Nest – Dahlia & Vines
Day 16: John Varvatos – Artisan Acqua
Day 15: Versace - Dylan Blue
Day 14: Marc Jacobs - Daisy
Day 13: Atelier Cologne – Figuier Ardent
Day 12: Acqua Di Gio Pour Homme
Day 11: Cartier – Vetiver Bleu
Day 10: Atelier Cologne - Sud Magnolia
Day 9: Dolce & Gabbana – Light Blue
Day 8: Escada – Joyful
Day 7: Escada – Born in Paradise
Day 6: Moschino – Moschino Fresh Couture
Day 5: Chanel - No. 5 L'eau
Day 4: Elizabeth & James - Nirvana Bourbon
Day 3: YSL - Black Opium
Day 2: Pacifica - Tunisian Jasmine Lime
Day 1: Juliette Has a Gun - Not a Perfume