The Perfume Challenge

[txcatx]

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!

[txcatx]

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.

[blackkitty2014]

Jan 18: Tom Ford Cafe Rose EDP deluxe sample: I like it. Though I can't detect either Rose or coffee.

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Jan 1: Acqua Di Parma Rose Noble EDP sample vial.
Jan 2: Chanel Coco Mademoiselle EDP.
Jan 3: Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme EDP sample vial.
Jan 4: Armani Prive Rose Alexander EDT sample vial.
Jan 5: Hanae Mori Hanae EDP.
Jan 6: Dolce & Garbana Light Blue EDT
Jan 7: Tom Ford Shanghai Lily EDP deluxe sample.
Jan 8: Tom Ford Orchid Soleil deluxe sample.
Jan 9: Atelier Cologne Mandarine Glaciale sample vial.
Jan 10: Aerin Ikat Jasmine EDP sample vial.
Jan 11: Atelier Cologne Pomelo Paradis mini.
Jan 12: Hermes Le Jardin De Monsieur Li EDT sample vial.
Jan 13: Ralph Lauren Midnight Romance EDP sample vial.
Jan 14: Marc Jacob Daisy Dream EDT sample vial.
Jan 15: Jo Malone Nectarines and Honey Blossom.
Jan 16: YSL Black Opium EDP sample vial
Jan 17: Versace Eros Pour Femme EDT.
Jan 18: Tom Ford Cafe Rose EDP deluxe sample

[jemly]

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.......

[Libellules]

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 😄

[blackkitty2014]

Hehehe ... Yes! I'm still looking for my rose and cafe 🙂 

[luvgloss13]

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!

[Anonymous]

I like powdery!!

[Titian06]

Day 18:  Nest – Midnight Fleur

Notes:  Exotic Woods, Black Amber, Patchouli, Night-Blooming Jasmine, Vanilla Orchid

Another great Nest fragrance!

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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

[angel7594]

Day 18: Elizabeth and James Nirvana White

Notes: Peony, Muguet, Tender Musk

I like this one, and would consider buying a rollerball of it! 🙂 It has great staying power, too.

[Anonymous]

Yea!  This one is fun!

[WhereYouStand]

 fell behind on posting

Day 16 - 

La Vanilla - Vanilla coconut 

Notes:
Creamy Coconut, Tahitian Tiare Flower, Madagascar Vanilla

Day 17

Bobbi Brown  - Beach

What it does:

 jasmine, sea spray, and mandarin, 

Day 18

Dior - Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet

Notes: Sicilian Orange Essence, Pink Peony, Damascus Rose, White Musks. 

[jen143xo]

Day 18:

Jo Malone -Nectarine Blossom & Honey Cologne

Description: London's Covent Garden early morning market. Succulent nectarine, peach and cassis and delicate spring flowers melt into the note of acacia honey. Sweet and delightfully playful.

LOVE this! I got a DS sample of this from a special friend 😉

[alexasteph]

This one sounds very yummy. 

[AMHWKI]

Day 18:  Prada Candy Florale (sample card)

I like the Candy part.  The Florale part needs a little work.

[jemly]

Day 4 - TOM FORD santal blush EDP

this smells of sweet pencil shavings. in a good way.

this was a present from my mother for my birthday a year and a half ago. i'm an absolute sucker for dry sandalwood scents and the refined allure they give. 'santal blush' feels more glamorous than my earlier sandalwood entry in this challenge, diptyque tam dao, which is more of an everyday skin scent (in my opinion), due to the various 'indian spices' which give it a slight spicy stank. the good kind of stank that helps these sorts of scents melt into the skin so well (oud is infamous for this as well, and is a base note). santal blush is tam dao's promiscuous sister that ya can't judge because she's just too much fun.

Top: Indian spices of cumin, cinnamon, carrot seeds and fenugreek.

a floral middle of: jasmine, ylang-ylang and rose.

Base: Australian sandalwood, cedar, benzoin, musk and oud.

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DIPTYQUE tam dao EDT
TOCCA colette
ISSEY MIYAKE l'eau d'issey EDT

[Smeegle]

I wanna try this! sounds right up my alley!

[michelleshops]

Day 18: ELd'O Jamin et Cigarette

My notes - It's ok. Floral but not sweet. I don't smell like an ashtray which was a tiny concern. Not the longest lasting scent which is a bummer.

Real notes - Jasmine, Tobacco, Tonka Bean.

[pocketvenus]

I love this one and sadly, I also don't find that it lasts as long as other ELd'Os :'( I definitely get a hit of cigarette smoke on the opening but it's short lived. I makes me think of late nights out in hidden smoky clubs. Good memories!

[jemly]

@michelleshops jasmin et cigarette is my favorite jasmine fragrance of ever, i think. i think it's so pure, with a slight suggestion of something provocative. the 'cigarette' in the name scares people, obviously it's alluding to tobacco, which is a much loved fragrance note. i like the vibe and image the name gives, though, personally.

the jasmine is definitely feminine-leaning, but i think it could be totally used as a unisex fragrance too. the first time i wore this a friend of mine (for context, she is my mother's age) dropped everything and had to smell me. i watched her have this visceral experience and then she looked at me and told me i smell of her father (who had died a few years earlier). she went out and bought a bottle right then and there. i was so incredibly charmed by witnessing that that it instantly became a favorite.

[Titian06]

@jemly - Thanks for your great description and wonderful story!  I love jasmine and I really like tobacco when it's done correctly.  I'm going to have to look into this scent!

[heartsmyface]

I have to admit the name of this would have completely turned me away.  I'm super curious about this scent now.