Scent/Fragrance of the Day - 2012

[erickson]

Main Accords: Citrus, Fresh Spicy, Woody, Green, Herbal
Notes: Orange, Basil, Cedar, Patchouli, Amber

D'Orange Vert Concentre is really different for an orange frag with it's strong green notes. At first I didn't know what to think of it since I was expecting something more along the lines of Orange Sanguine or Odin Owari, but I like this for something different. I hear some people say it only lasts 30 minutes to an hour, but I find it lasts just as long Orange Sanguine and Odin Owari on my skin. I wouldn't doubt that D'Orange Vert Concentre would last all day if applied to clothing. This was a blind buy during Walgreen's BOGO sale back in January and was well worth the gamble.

Orange "Juice" Week

[Lamb Root]

Lorenzo Villoresi Vetiver

[shm]

[chuckr9]

Knize Ten

[BobK1]

Creed - Epicea

[dmachine]

Lubin Itasca

[rearviewmirror]

Aventus

[BRuhling]

Aus Liebe Zum Duft - No. 1

My nose may be deceiving me, but I think I've worn this before. Did ALZD simply repackage Endymion??? I really need to do a side by side of these two...

[BRuhling]

Sounds very interesting based on those notes listed, what's your take on it?

Chris, I really liked it. Of course, it was the first wearing, so I need to get a little better sense, but it opens with a nice citrus and the green accord settles in nicely. Truthfully, I got so busy yesterday, I didn't even think about doing much checking of the dry down, but when I got home, my shirt smelled divine!

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

Maurice Roucel's

DANS TES BRAS



EDITIONS DE PARFUMS
FREDERIC MALLE

[mdevine]

Creed Royal Water

[jakespoppy]

Creed Royal Water

What do you think of the Royal Water? I seem to be drawn to it way more than I would think I would, since I'm usually drawn to the darker, heavier orientals and gourmands. And it easily lasts all day on me, which I always like.

[Ron991]

[The Chandos]

Santal 33
by Le Labo

sandalwood, papyrus, cedarwood, cardamom, iris, violet, ambrox, and leather accord

I hosted a split of this a year ago and I'm just finally getting around to wearing it. Funny thing is that when you make a bunch of decants from a split, you inevitably end up kinda wearing it for that night so I had a sense of what it smelled like but then my bottle was put away and shuffled around and eventually boxed up and out of sight/out of mind. So, this morning I rummaged around for it to finally give it a thorough wearing and I gotta say I'm not very impressed. There's a weird synthetic amber note intermingling with a woody (more cedar than sandalwood) note and there's not much else I'm picking up on. The cardamom is rather obvious but I didn't know what it was until I looked up the notes. Otherwise, my impression is that the violets and ambrox are creating a kind of rubbery note that is slightly turning. BUT, when I put my nose under my collar, I get a very nice modern-gentleman smell that I DO really like. There seems to be a difference perception in the airspace from the up-close experience. Not sure if I need to apply more or if I need to wear this on my arms instead of under my shirt but a second wearing is definitely in order. Still, nothing about this evokes "a man and his horse in front of the fire on a great plain under tall, blue evening skies," or anything of the sort. Instead, to me this evokes those old (feed & seed?) stores that used to spread oiled sawdust over the floors and sweep it up, which would both attract and clean up dust bunnies and other dirt particles while at the same time oil and condition the wood floors.

I'm also reminded of Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle...but I won't go there.

[MarkStar]

[BillC]

Lidge

[p.m.a.]

Aventus

Same here.

[Evbo]

Agar Aura - ​Sultan

[hotreds]

L'Artisan The Pour un Ete. Nice

[dgerson]

Caron 3rd Man