Scent/Fragrance of the Day - 2012

[p.m.a.]

Ensar's Oud Emerald

An Indonesian oud oil with a deep, rich opening. Then suddenly pretty tame to my nose. No barnyard smells in this one. I get mostly leather and woods, with a light herbal note.

[daverasi]

Caron 3rd Man

[insomniac]

[shm]

[the_edski]

Grey Flannel

[nEver-Ready]

Polo Sport

[erickson]

Love the Terminator image! I can hear George Thorogood singing "Bad to the Bone" as I look at this.

Revolution looks and reads like it might be similar to Knize Ten, except the "Warm Spicy" sounds like it might take it in a different direction?

You'll have to read the comments that I have added. Noses change so I may need to dig out my K10 and give it another wear, but from what I can remember that one smelt like an old shoe shop and I wasn't too fond of it.

[BobK1]

Lalique - Encre Noire

[The Knize]

Good points, all. Right or wrong, I suppose I do think of designer scents as those (1) with a label of someone who also makes clothes, and (2) are widely distributed in department stores, usually where you can find the same clothing brands.

And thanks for sending me to the dictionary to make sure I know what perjorative means, Robbie! And yes, I probably do categorize most scents available in department stores as generally not quite as good in quality as those that are harder to find, although I know that is not always the case, and of which Guerlain's Vetiver is a good example.

I like your thought of a separate category, Jason. Not that all fragrances have to be categorized, but we do have a tendency to do that.

You might not have to go to the dictionary if I could spell! Should be "pejorative." Interesting etymology and the OED does not have text using the current definition until 1928, while most dictionaries, at least on-line ones do not reference any others.

Useful word. Similar words seem largely much stronger, which is not always what one wants to be.

To the extend I was disparaging any frags, and I am not sure I was, it was not frags found in department stores, but "designer" frags. But if frags from some of the major French houses are desginer frags, I do not mean to disparage designer frags as a group, either. I sure cannot dis Guerlain, Dior, or for that matter Boucheron. Must be lots of others. I think Knize actually makes clothes. DC does.

For me, today, current version of MPG Santal Noble.

[MarkStar]

And for this evening's perfume... One that is quickly becoming a real favorite of mine...

[The Chandos]

Diorella
by Dior

Lemon, basil, bergamot, melon, green note; Peach, honeysuckle, jasmine, rose, cyclamen; Oakmoss, vetiver, patchouli, musk

Diorella is to Eau Sauvage what Vetiver pour elle is to Guerlain Vetiver. I was surprised by the opening notes, which was so familiar until I realized it smelled just like Eau Sauvage, but not long after figuring that out, Diorella takes a slightly floral & musk direction. The drydown is a very green chypre recalling Profumo, Givenchy III, Heure Exquise, or even Chanel 19. The transformations from opening to close are amazing, fun, and superbly constructed. Diorella is a masterpiece and quite possibly the coolest chypre I've ever experienced. I just wish I knew whether this was vintage or reformulation.

[daverasi]

L'Artisan Tea For Two this evening.

[Optometrist]

Lorenzo Villoresi Sandalo

[chuckr9]

Tabac EDT

[dmachine]

Norwegian Wood.

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

vintage

[jakespoppy]

[mdevine]

Eau Sauvage

[Evbo]

Agar Aura - Tropica

[the_edski]

Burberry London...nice fit for a windy 53 degree Chicago spring day!