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Fragrance Junkie Central

Mochapj — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:47:57 GMT

I know there are a few of us on BT that are fragrance addicts, so I thought it would be nice to have a dedicated place where we can share our thoughts.

This is not to take away from the lovely What Are You Wearing Today, Fragrance Edition thread, but more a place to post longer reviews, chat about new brands or releases, and just shoot the breeze on anything good and smelly 🙂

For me, I recently acquired 2 new decants that I've been anxiously awaiting. Ever since Lachaton mentioned that MMM was releasing a new scent called By The Fireplace I've been itching to get my hands on it. My decant arrived yesterday, so I'm looking forward to marinating in it this weekend. Secondly, I recently picked up a tiny sample of Shiseido Nombre Noir. Supposedly it is one of the most expensive failures in perfume history - made by Serge Lutens for Shiseido back in the 80s. Of course, with a backstory like that, I was dying to get a sniff 😄

What's new on your scent radar? Do tell!

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lipstick4soul — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:23:07 GMT

Fabulous idea! I love the idea or concept of so many perfumes and love having a sniff, even if I would never wear them. That Shiseido sounds fascinating. I think the ones that I have been curious about are the JAR exclusives. I can't even remember what retailer carries them.

I was was on an iris binge lately and got some interesting ones. Most recent one I tried that I thought was lovely was I Miss Violet by a Different Company.

Any iris recommendations?

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Mochapj — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:32:59 GMT

Well, if you are talking about these jars, Barney's carries them in the US, or you can get them direct from SL.

I have 2 and am dying to get a vanity so I can display them prominently. The bottles are SO PRETTY!

As for iris... let me page back through my fragrance notebook and see what pops out 😉

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lipstick4soul — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:46:04 GMT

Those are so gorgeous!

I should have have been more specific since you were talking about Serge Lutens. JAR (Joel Allen Rosenthal) is a jeweler in Paris (of the echelon that if you know the right people you might get on a waiting list to buy a piece for millions) that did a line of fragrance. Apparently you go and sniff them blind and they tell you after what they are but don't publish the notes. It is both ludicrous and fascinating. This one is Bolt of Lightening. I think the picture of the salon is from kafkaesque (sp?) blog.

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Mochapj — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:56:41 GMT

Wow! That is both ludicrous and fascinating.

That bottle is stunning. The whole packaging is, really.

I am so intrigued by this idea. I will be in Paris next summer... I may have to search this out!

ETA: Ok, I googled - it is Bergdorfs 🙂

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Grahamcrackers — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:00:45 GMT

MMM By the Fireplace??? Oh boy. That has me written all over it. Imma need to sample this!!

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Mochapj — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:08:10 GMT

Here are the notes:

Top Notes: Pink pepper, Orange flower petals, Clove oil

Heart Notes: Chestnut accord, Gaïac wood oil, Cade oil

Base Notes: Vanilla accord, Peru balsam, Cashmeran

It's apparently currently exclusive to Barneys NY

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meganlisa — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:30:57 GMT

I'm playing around with 2 lines right now, both newer French ones.

I have 4 scents from each.

Parfums Nicolas Danila, which centers around the 7 children of Aladdin and then has 7 scents to signify the 7 regions of the world in which they settled.

And Poulage Perfumes, especially Odora Di Femina. Rose, musk, amber and a little black pepper.

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Samtian — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:19:47 GMT

MMM Lipstick On is the one I want to try.

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lachaton — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:32:40 GMT

Dying to hear what you think of this one, Mocha. I'm a Christmas fanatic, so anything holiday-ish has my attention 🙂

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Mochapj — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:43:08 GMT

lachaton, I've had it on for just under 4 hours, so I feel ready to give a few thoughts.

It opens alarmingly smoky. I mean, obviously with a name like By the fireplace it should, but it had that smoke residue smell I get in my hair after I've been using our wood oven. Very, very strong.

Once that cools off, it is a little sweet and a little spicy. I get the clove, pink pepper and chestnut with vanilla. I also get the strong muskiness of the cashmeran (which is a note I'm never a fan of)

It has a familiar smell, but I'm not quite sure it's Christmas, per se. I can't put my finger on it.

So far it's a like but not a buy. I'll try it a few more times to know for sure. I did see Barneys will ship it to Canada, (since it's exclusive to them) so at least that part is good!

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AnneMCC — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:43:10 GMT

Fun thread! I am a huge fragrance junkie. Before makeup I was actually into perfume. My first love since I was 14..I probably have about 15-20 bottles. I just recently got Tom Ford Noir from Barney's. Love that for fall. Today I was at the Nordstrom Beauty Trendshow and tested out this from Diptyque

Essences Incensées - Jasmin' Eau de Parfum (Limited Edition)

Pardon my French I dare not try to pronounce or type that so I copied it 😉 It's really pretty. I have a few bottles of Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum and it reminds me of Terracotta. Jasmine, orange blossom, and basil. The Diptyque regional rep was there and told me there are only like 1000 or was it 5000 bottles made. They do a limited edition fragrance every year. Which probably means I'll break down and buy it.

The other thing on my radar is I'm dying to get Chanel Les Exclusive Beige and Gardenia. And interestingly, I discovered it costs a heck of a lot less in France! So do a lot of perfumes that are manufactured there. I bought Maison Francis K Aqua Vitae Forta at Neimans and come to find out later from my contact in France it's less there than in the US!

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Mochapj — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:44:05 GMT

Oh, if you do Samtian, I would love to hear your thoughts on it! I was both intrigued and a little scared of that one.

Powdery fragrances aren't usually my jam, but the description still had me curious.

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Mochapj — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:47:42 GMT

Wow, the Aladdin tie in is an interesting concept. How are you liking them so far?

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed ATM. I have 2 fistfuls (the size of the one pictured) of new vials to sample. The fistful there is mostly some of the less commercial scents from L'Artisan and L'Antichambre, but I have another fistful of TF, Histoires de Parfums and Etat Libre to work through.

Am getting that feeling like I don't have enough spaces to apply perfume to!

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Libellules — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:58:19 GMT

That is super ridiculous, but such a great idea and wow - so gorgeous! There is one parfumeur I came across recently who is apparently a pompous *ss and will not tell you the notes at all - so this is a vast improvement :P.

Wow, that bottle is beautiful!

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Libellules — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:03:05 GMT

Lachaton, I got a decant of this as well that arrived last night. I immediately put a little on last night in the crook of my elbow and immediately liked it a lot. The smokiness I got was very minor for me though (I want more of it!), and I didn't pick up as much on the spices. To me, everytime I took a whiff, I could literally hear the chestnuts crackling on the fire. I can still smell it this morning, and I get more of a lightly woodsy but incense smell (which I could smell a bit of yesterday).

What makes me hesitate is that when I tried Replica Beach Walk, I really disliked it because it had a strong soapy smell to me, and I'm picking it up just a little bit in By the Fireplace. I am planning on full on trying it today though, once I actually get off my lazy butt and shower :x !

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lachaton — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:11:34 GMT

Good to know!!

I feel like I haven't had much luck with MMM in general, but both of the new ones sound very appealing to me.

I think it's the chestnuts in this one that tempt me. Yum ❤️

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Libellules — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:35:51 GMT

I definitely want to hear more about these meganlisa :).

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Libellules — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:36:20 GMT

Great idea for a thread! Thanks for starting it 🙂

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meganlisa — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:39:01 GMT

I'm overwhelmed too! And our lovely Libellules sent me some decanted scents (that she bought at your recommendation....). Problem is...they can smell so different on than just whiffed from the bottle.

I love the Aladdin concept and I really like the scents. Both lines have so far been complex but still not heavy. Much as I'm crazy for skin care, followed by makeup, fragrance is still the category that I love the most.

No favorite out of this bunch for me. You from your double hand full?