Scent/Fragrance of the Day - 2012

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L'Occtaine Vetyver

[BobK1]

Givenchy - Vetyver

[The Chandos]

Chris, as usual there is a theme to your wears. While, of course, I understand, how could I not be slightly disappointed we don't get to read the write ups, especially considering the juice!

Of the 4, I'd love to hear your thoughts of Charles St, when you have the time.

It's been a rough week and I've been MIA, so no pithy write-ups today, just a week's worth of summary:

Monday: Pascal Morabito Or Black (vintage)
I'd been considering selling this - after I just got it, recently, actually, but was feeling that it was a bit redundant in the collection. It probably is but it smells fantastic. A leather fougere, essentially, but the longevity is short. I only got about a half-day's wear of it and I'm fairly certain I overapplied in the morning. So, still on the fence, because sometimes we NEED these short lived fragrances and wear them for that very reason.

Tuesday: Creed Cuir de Russie
Nothing much to say except it's probably my favorite leather fragrance even though longevity is short. I keep some in a 3mL travel atomizer and reapply at will.

Wednesday: Charles St. by Mark Birley
Charles St. is what it is: a toned down and less expensive version of Tuscan Leather. That is essentially why I bought it. It's considerably much more affordable (and especially moreso than the Clive Christian version) and smells very close to the same. Charles St. is not as "in your face" as TL, nor does it project or last as long. And it's perhaps a little sweeter and perhaps a little more emphasis on the vanilla, but all in all, it's an excellent choice for a budget control TL. It's another one I'm considering whether I really need it in the collection (I'm going through a purge phase now that we're turning the office into a spare bedroom - which is taking a very very long time to do - and since my eldest son, 6, has been curious about the various boxes and file cabinet drawers).

Thursday: Creed "vintage" Tabarome
It's been a long time since I've worn this and unlike most Creeds it lasts all day long. It really is everything the myths say about it - very masculine without being sickly macho, very gentlemanly without being overly dandified, slightly floral, which I'd never noticed before (rose?), and although I'd noticed the tobacco notes before, this time there were moments of clear, golden Virginia, like Acqua di Cuba but without the honey. Barbershop notes of patchouli and sandalwood were there, too, but it was always about the tobacco. Worth every penny even at $10/mL. I swear.

How's that for a quick summary of the week so far? But I'm not done, today I whipped out my "vintage" Santal Noble by Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier.
No, not because I want to sell it, but because I was really hankering for a rich and manly sandalwood (and almost went with B2K) and could almost smell it. It's always a great feeling when my olfactory memory works that well for me AND I can recall the name of whatever it is I'm conjuring. I'm going to have another one of those days today (not to worry, it's only a 3-day work week next week!) and wanted something special. I have a slew of "special" fragrances that get bypassed for other things that I'm either testing of the first time or still deciding whether to keep, which is a shame. So, it's Friday (sung like Sinatra) and I smell fantastic. Especially now that I've some considerable experience with high quality sandalwood oils, I can say that Santal Noble - at least the "vintage" (older 90mL bottles as opposed to the newer 100mL bottles, although I've honestly never tried the newer one) - has real mysore sandalwood in it. I can also detect some patchouli, and some amber, but that's about it. It's like there were no opening notes, it went straight to Santal - lovely! This and Santalum are perhaps my favorite sandalwood perfumes (not including sandalwood oils or mukhallats in this comparison).

[Evbo]

Today: Agar Aura's Tropica. My bottle's now nearly a year old and the blend is aging beautifully. The main notes of rose, Bornean oud & ambergris -- especially the ambergris! -- have really bonded together in a rich, warm way. It's like a fresh, briny, rosy softness. Brilliant stuff, and perfect for summer!

[BillC]

L"artisan Fou d'Absinthe

[insomniac]

L'Occitane Eau des Baux

[p.m.a.]

Montale Taj - I'm relly enjoying this one today!

[daverasi]

L'Occitane Eau des Baux

I just got a bottle of this and it is currently one of my favorites. It'll be a go to scent in the fall but can certainly be enjoyed year round.

Today I'm wearing MFK APOM PH - If I gave this abbrevation to SWMBO or friends outside of this forum they'd think I was crazy...

[GencoOliveOilCompany]

Proraso ASB followed by TOBS Shaving Shop Cologne. Absolutely brilliant stuff.

[joshmpdx]

How's that for a quick summary of the week so far? But I'm not done, today I whipped out my "vintage" Santal Noble by Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier.
No, not because I want to sell it, but because I was really hankering for a rich and manly sandalwood (and almost went with B2K) and could almost smell it. It's always a great feeling when my olfactory memory works that well for me AND I can recall the name of whatever it is I'm conjuring. I'm going to have another one of those days today (not to worry, it's only a 3-day work week next week!) and wanted something special. I have a slew of "special" fragrances that get bypassed for other things that I'm either testing of the first time or still deciding whether to keep, which is a shame. So, it's Friday (sung like Sinatra) and I smell fantastic. Especially now that I've some considerable experience with high quality sandalwood oils, I can say that Santal Noble - at least the "vintage" (older 90mL bottles as opposed to the newer 100mL bottles, although I've honestly never tried the newer one) - has real mysore sandalwood in it. I can also detect some patchouli, and some amber, but that's about it. It's like there were no opening notes, it went straight to Santal - lovely! This and Santalum are perhaps my favorite sandalwood perfumes (not including sandalwood oils or mukhallats in this comparison).

As usual, Chris, awesome!

I really enjoyed the Charles St, but would never pick it up for the same reason, it smells 'toned down'.

Montale Taj - I'm relly enjoying this one today!

Love it!

[NoFoam]

Today, Trufitt and Hill "Freshmen".

[insomniac]

I just got a bottle of this and it is currently one of my favorites. It'll be a go to scent in the fall but can certainly be enjoyed year round.

Today I'm wearing MFK APOM PH - If I gave this abbrevation to SWMBO or friends outside of this forum they'd think I was crazy...

LOL, I'm not even sure what that stands for outside of the "PH".

Anyway, the EdB is pretty relaxing to me (perhaps the incense + vanilla combination) and this is going to be a stressful day at work, so it helps.

[Toddy]

Trumper GFT

[chuckr9]

Burberry Brit

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

What are your thoughts on this one, Humberto? I really like Sables, but for some reason I haven't been anxious to try this or Eau du Sud.

Hadrien Absolu is a stronger version of Eau d'Hadrien, whose citrit notes last all day on the skin ( at least on my skin).The notes are, as per Annick Goutal site, sicilian lemon, citron, grapefruit, green mandarine, cypress, aldehyde notes, ylang-ylang. But on my skin the lemon is the dominant note.
Eau du Sud is also a citric scent, but i can detect in the dry down a smooth note of jasmine. IMHO Eau du Sud is more sofisticated and i really love it.
But they are both very very good and Fantastic Summer scents

[MarkStar]

A sleeper!

[The Knize]

How's that for a quick summary of the week so far? But I'm not done, today I whipped out my "vintage" Santal Noble by Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier.
No, not because I want to sell it, but because I was really hankering for a rich and manly sandalwood (and almost went with B2K) and could almost smell it. It's always a great feeling when my olfactory memory works that well for me AND I can recall the name of whatever it is I'm conjuring. I'm going to have another one of those days today (not to worry, it's only a 3-day work week next week!) and wanted something special. I have a slew of "special" fragrances that get bypassed for other things that I'm either testing of the first time or still deciding whether to keep, which is a shame. So, it's Friday (sung like Sinatra) and I smell fantastic. Especially now that I've some considerable experience with high quality sandalwood oils, I can say that Santal Noble - at least the "vintage" (older 90mL bottles as opposed to the newer 100mL bottles, although I've honestly never tried the newer one) - has real mysore sandalwood in it. I can also detect some patchouli, and some amber, but that's about it. It's like there were no opening notes, it went straight to Santal - lovely! This and Santalum are perhaps my favorite sandalwood perfumes (not including sandalwood oils or mukhallats in this comparison).

Absolutely wonderful notes, Chris. Immediately above, and the previous set for sure.

I hate to hear that vintage MPG Santal Noble had real Mysore sandalwood in it. I always say that I do not know enough to know what smells likes real Mysore SW, and what does not. It has a wonderful sandalwood accord, but I completely agree that sandalwood is about all there is to it. It is almost not scentmaking. An enormous contrast with the current MPG SN, which is very complex and very much toward a masterpiece of scentmaking to my nose. I have said in the past that I like the current version better than the vintage, and I think that is still true. But is sure is not because of the sandalwood in the new version. The smell of good sandalwood is just so, so special. The loss of reasonable access to Mysore sw, is so said. The day may come when the same can be said about oud.

I completely agree re St. Charles, Creed Cuir de Russie, and vintage Creed Tabarome. I do not know the Pascal Morabito Or Black. Who is it around here who said he wanted the coffin he was buried in to be filled with CdR? Something about that scent goes straight to my lower brain stem and sets off sparks!

Today for me, Creed "Feuille Verte." Some wag somewhere said "I think that's the scent you smell passing the Gates of Heaven." I'm not saying that he is right, but I sure as heck "understand."

[Stevew443]

Today may be a non-shaving day. I have not decided yet, but if I do shave, I will use Pinaud VIBR. If I do not shave, I will apply a bit of Pinaud Flesh colored talc and get a slight scent from that.

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[Archerfire]

Josef Statkus EDP

[BillC]

Trumpers Wild Fern