Narciso Rodriguez for Her – Hiding in Plain Sight?
Like the rest of you h-core perfume fans, I have my share of over-the-top fragrances. I have my dirt, my filth, my muck… my Mitsouko… my daft dank church incense, my violets, my leafy greens, fruits, veggies, solar musks, wallflowers, coneflowers, everlasting flowers, power flowers, my other nineteen incenses, my armpit fragrances…
What I don´t have, and have been longing for, is the no-brainer plain-white-tee fragrance, although I hate calling it that. For one thing, I don´t actually own (or want) any plain white tees.
It´s not a “comfort” scent I´m craving, either – not one of those warm cuddly chai-vanilla deals. It´s more a cross between perfect wallpaper and your favorite jacket — a scent that isn´t insipid or boring but reads as background noise in the best possible way.
I am not alone in my quest; let me quote Melissa who describes the problem in a recent comment. “I have the same problem with florals, citrus fragrances and lighter fragrances in general. Too sweet, too lemony, too young, too boring, too flowery etc, etc.” Finding that one good, all-purpose, always-reliable background fragrance turns out to be really hard — much harder than I thought. After all, we live in a vast sea of mass-market fragrances that aren’t designed to provoke or command too much attention.
In the summer, because I live in a humid climate, my selections skew to the light – cologne, herbs, tea. I´ve got probably a dozen things sitting right here I could throw on, all the way down to the ridiculously cheap and cheerful 4711, and be perfectly happy. They all work as wallpaper scents.
The other three seasons are trickier. When the seasons are actually changing I am excited – break out the leathers! Or the violets! Woo-hoo! There´s a long stretch from January to April, though, when I find myself wishing for … something low maintenance in a fragrance, but one that isn´t dull. Maybe it´s an occupational hazard of sniffing oddball scents all the time, but my desire for something nice and normal but still good began to turn into an obsession.
I thought for awhile that D&G The One might be … well, the One. I kept trying it, but … eh. There´s something in there that´s not quite right on me, and it´s too edible. Ditto Coach. Ditto YSL Cinema, which is back in my purgatory bowl for the third time due to vague sourpuss notes. Betsey Johnson was gonna be my BFF but she´s too sweet to be The One. Hil Duff With Love is too woody. My beloved Worth Courtesan has just enough character on my skin (I know, some of y´all are going, what character?!?) some days I just don´t want to deal with that cuminy note. Serge Lutens Clair de Musc wasn´t quite right as the One (too … fleshy or something) but it got me thinking musk might be my answer. Kiehls I quite like but it´s oddly vegetal on me. Ditto SIP Musc Botanique. The closest I come to The One is Barbara Bui. It´s the perfect wallpaper fragrance. I like to layer the perfume with the BB Huile Blanche. But some days BB does that thing where it´s just the teensiest bit doughy, and besides … can´t there be two of The One?
Then Helg at Perfume Shrine did a post on the many iterations of Narciso Rodriguez for Her, and I’d not paid enough attention to realize we were talking about four scent variations. Regular blog readers know I have a running joke about NR: I can´t smell it at all. At all. Might as well be water in those bottles. The additional irritating/baffling fact is, I´ve stopped two different women asking them what lovely scent they were wearing, and both said Narciso Rodriguez for Her, so what exactly is my problem? How can I smell it on others and not on me?
I got to wondering whether I´d even tried the original EDT – the bottles look alike, maybe I reach for the musk version since I´m such a skank queen? Anyway, I went commando (perfume-wise) for two entire days and then ventured forth to smell the Narciso Rodriguez for Her EDT, which sounded the most promising, both in terms of attractiveness and non-anosmia.
To quote Luca Turin without actually checking my copy of The Guide, which has gone missing (probably taken by one of you folks tired of me quoting from it)… if I recall correctly, his review of NR begins with something like: to review perfume as an art form is to be in danger sometimes of missing the point. He goes on to acknowledge that while NR isn´t breaking boundaries in perfumery, it smells great.
And guess what? You, and every other person who has commented on the Posse how great Narciso Rodriguez for Her smells, are right. It smells wonderful. It smells smooth and creamy and good, like perfume on good clean skin. Bloglifting from Helg´s Narciso Rodriguez for Her review (regarding the EDT version): It is soft, “clean” in the most sensuous sense of skin that has been bathed but is living its day along nevertheless; musky in the sense that it beckons you closer radiating harmonious warmth; and feminine all at once. The EDP is more floral (and simultaneously less interesting), and the Musc for Her is … well, muskier. I guess. Because I pretty much can’t smell it.
And thus Narciso Rodriguez for Her EDT, bane of my existence, turns out to be… The One. Along with Barbara Bui. It´s true, folks — the only bottle of perfume I bought in LA for myself was from Sephora, and it was Narciso Rodriguez for Her EDT. (I bought something else for the Cheese at LuckyScent.) Sephora had a great little deal with a purse spray atomizer included. Yep, I paid full retail! Go ahead, laugh.
I´m thinking the new Apothia Pearl Nava just reviewed is another contender for this category, as Nava and some of the commenters suggested on Friday. It seemed awfully nice on my brief sniff in LA, without being either too much or too little. DSH Perfumes’ Special Formula X also falls partly into this category, although it’s such a skin scent on me I think it might be undetectable to anyone around me, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Are there any other perfumes you love that are excellent no-statement scents? Not just Safe for Work, or Comfort, but your ideal wallpaper scent? (Shout-out to the five of you who can smell L´Antimatiere or Molecule! Is this why you wear it?) Or does that style of perfumery not interest you, and why not?
What a great post. Every day I approach my dresser looking for the scent of the day and sometimes I do wish when I can’t figure it out, there was a “go to” scent. For a while I was wearing D&G daily, then I graduated to Michael Kors but even that is only good winter, at least to me. I really enjoyed this post and will now go out and try to find my own WallPaper scent.
I recently discovered a great “t-shirt and jeans” scents. It’s Lacoste Inspiration. “This scent possesses a blend of Mirabelle Plum, Pink Pepper, Pomegranate, Mandarin Orange, Tuberose, Peony, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Iris, Musks, Vanilla, Sandalwood.”
Overall it’s a simple nice little scent.
Those notes sound nice and background-y, don’t they? As long as it’s not fresh, we’re good!
And must add, my HG, Bois Blond – since I don’t really think of it as a white t-shirt scent, I forgot to include it, yet I feel it’s always right, so fits in well here!
Hi, Debby!! Hearty waves from a fellow Bois Blond lover. Funny, though..I *do* consider it a bit of a statement… 😉
Is it too late to post now that it’s the 25th? We were gone on a ski weekend and I just read this whole string now. I don’t post often, but this is one of my favorite topics – I think of it more as a go-to scent category, but white t-shirt totally works for me as I really *am* a white t-shirt gal (preferably nice quality fabric with a V-neck, thanks).
My suggestions – Eau de Cartier, Le Labo Labdanum, Heeley Iris de Nuit, Frapin Terre de Sarment, DSH Gelsomino. I find each of these to have a subtlety and a bit of earthiness that appeals to me, yet to be light, subtle, sophisticated and interesting in such a way that any of them could carry me from morning to evening through any situation. Oddly enough, I can’t stand Barbara Bui tho it sounded right up my alley. Okay – my 2 cents, so now, off to garden in my Iris de Nuit.
That’s a lovely list. The Heeleys I kind of punted as not strong enough, and they’ve really grown on me.
Hmm: low maintenance, but one that isn’t dull…? Something nice and normal but still good… ?
I know these will probably border on duller than dull for some people, but to me, a few things that really fit the bill in this “wallpaper” category this year were Lancome Magnifique, EL Amber Ylang Ylang, and Kenzo Winter Flowers. Amour, as mentioned by someone else, is also good. All very much background noise, but still smell NICE.
I love these. With the exception of the Lancome, which somehow doesn’t quite work on my skin. Winter Flowers I thought was delightful and am glad to see so many men wearing it. EL Amber Ylang I thought was fabulous for its wallpaper abilities, although I know it got ragged on the blogs. And any friend of Kenzo Amour is a friend of mine.
My go-to scents recently are Prada Iris Infusion, Kelly Caleche and Eau Premiere.
I’ll sit next to you any time.
I’ll second that Kelly Caleche!
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i’ve just bought azzaro orange tonic, because it’s an easy citrusy scent, very linear and refresing and am eyeing eau d’hadrien…among those inoffensive ‘always-right’ scents of mine are ferre GFF for her and trussardi skin (but i ditched that one lately, the violets in it started to protrude too much for my taste and i don’t like violets, what a shame) and tann roka kisu (clean soapy)
hm, and calypso st. barths lea would be perfect for days when you want quiet perfume comfort i think, maybe a tad too sweet but still, very nice
and the new balmain, ambergris seems nice to me as well!
speaking of NR, what a shame, i’ve never tried it :”> i will tomorrow!
ps. and i can smell antimariere heh
and the barbara bui (white oil?) looks soooo nice, we don’t have it here in europe and i’ve seen it on ebay for a nice price, uuuhm, so tempting!! 😉
I’m jealous about Antimatiere. I will keep trying. And I hope you like the NR.
The Huile Blanche is lovely … the scent is very soft. I should clarify (I blogged on it at some point) it’s a spray oil, so it goes on very sheer. It’s not a rollerball … in theory I think you’d put it on after the bath, on your arms and legs for instance, but it’s not particularly moisturizing. In other words, I pretty much use it as a fragrance. Layered with the regular BB gives it more presence. I think it’s quite nice.
Did somebody say they can smell Antimatiere? Hunh. I took the challenge, and failed. Again. Me and that little decant are going to stare at each other for a long, long time. (And the fact that it can stare at me drive me CRAZY that I can’t smell it…)
My go-to scents for fall/winter were KenzoAmour and (believe it or not) Ralph Lauren’s Notorious! I received a bottle of Notorious through NST – a giveaway directly from RL. At first, I didn’t really care for the scent. But then I kept reaching for it whenever I had to go into the office. I usually work from home so typically wear whatever I feel like without fear of offending anyone (except perhaps my husband, who sometimes asks, “did you just spray on perfume and walk around the house?” :d Fortunately for him, he’s usually gone in the morning when I spray, and if he comes home for lunch, most of the wafting has subsided by then). Anyway, back to Notorious. It strikes me as an unobtrusive, unoffensive scent that is easy to wear. I’d much prefer to wear something else when I’m at home, or when I really want to make a statement, but for those “I don’t want to overwhelm anyone or draw attention to myself” scent days, it’s perfect. Same goes for KenzoAmour.
I just moved both of them to my fall/winter drawer, though, and now need to figure out the perfect go-to scents for spring/summer! Last year, Juicy Couture was the frontrunner. I’m guessing this year it will be Premier Figuier, along with the JC. I recently purchased No 5 Eau Premiere. Seems somewhat overpowering to me, so not sure I’ll use it as a white T-shirt scent. Pure White Linen is a contender, though I don’t love it. Hmmm…methinks perhaps I need to buy something else. 😉
Oh! Forgot to add that I’ve had Narciso EDT for a few years, and love it!!! I tend to wear it more in the evening, though. Great scent. I also tried the new Essence in a magazine scent strip. It smelled like Ivory soap! Might be a good contender for white T-shirt scent!
Essence was odd. I tried it in the store, we got a take-home sample, and they smelled completely different! I haven’t made my mind up… the bottle is gorgeous though.
Notorious I found very odd and mildly unpleasant, but I think in general the RLs just don’t work on me very well. But I have read enough quasi-embarrassed “I like it” comments that I feel like I need to go back and give it another try to be fair. It certainly has its fans.
March, I have no idea why Apercu is not both more popular and better distributed. Houbigant seems to be determined to bury it. I really hope it stays in production, I have come to rely on it more than most others as a go-to.
This is one I’m gonna have to try, along with Apothia Pearl and Narcisco. Divine by Divine is also a contender for wallpaper in my, uh, book. Get it? Wallpaper book? =))
Divine is gorgeous. And you are ;))
Awwww, shucks, doll…
I keep expecting it to disappear. I guess Quelques Fleurs or how ever you spell it (them?) is keeping them afloat…
Awwww…I converted you!:)>- And you can smell it too!! #:-s
The white T-shirt and wallpaper analogy are *perfect*! Let’s see, B.Bui is another one I consider in that genre and as I see you like that one, I have another perfect suggestion for you (if you haven’t tried it)>> pay attention, you will thank me later! >:)
……drumroll……
Sonia Rykiel Woman-not for men! (the EDP, *NOT* the pink edt though!!)
Amazing stuff! And I hear it’s cheap in the US as it has ended at the discounters.
(http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2007/11/twin-peaks-barbara-bui-le-parfum-rykiel.html)
Other no-brainers: Tocadilly by Rochas, Helmut Lang, the very “round” Gady Musk and the comparable Gosh Musk, the new Fleurs Blanches by Kristen Michele (this smells clean but not lathery, quite nice!), Extrait de Songe/L’ete en douce, L’antimatiere (yeah, yeah…I KNOW!), Angeliques sous la pluie. I plan to devote some space to those I haven’t yet.
And Roma IS very nice! A warm, ambery but not too sweet skin-scent. I find many coumarin-centered scents evoke that white-tee feel for me usually.
Contrary to Bradamante I find Chant d’Aromes so tender, so cuddly, so perfect and so understated too, it’s anything but professional to me (then again my profession is different). It’s the scent of a mother. A very loving one.
And AGAIN with the Rykiel!!! Okay, I definitely have to dig some of that up. I can’t decide whether Louise had me sniff it or not! I’ll make sure to get the right one… and she has Roma too. That sounds very nice.
I love your description of Chant. And thanks for getting me to try NR One.More.Time. @};-
I’m with Musette – another vote for Chanel No 5 here. In all its iterations it has been my go to scent for decades. Somehow going out for the day doesn’t seem right without my Chanel No 5 – it’s like I can’t think straight! Always parfum strength, lately layered with Eau Premiere, sometimes EDP instead. The only exceptions are when it is really hot outside and I switch to L’Heure Bleue for daytime – somehow the heat brings out the anise on my skin and it is perfect for hot, hot summer weather – and when it is really cold outside and somehow Cuir de Russie is really nice on my skin then. Otherwise, I save everything else for when I get home – and then spray with abandon!! 😮
Honestly? I’m kind of jealous of you and your one go-to scent. A little consistency wouldn’t be the end of the world.
ahh – but I really go to town when I get home in the evening – no consistency then!!
Hi – newbie here. I happened on your blog as a result of the g/f buying me ‘The Guide’ for Christmas, I think to shut me up rambling about perfume with no real knowledge. Ha! all that has happened is that I’m trying things like crazy and our credit cards are burning… However, I have realised that I’m a total Guerlain girl – my all-the-timer is Jicky, my ‘Need to be super professional’ tends to be Chants d’arome and for evenings it’s either Shalimar or Mitsouko depending on destination. I’d appreciate any suggestions for things I might like as well. Oh yes, I wore Prada IdI all last year (to great acclaim!) and then suddenly – phhttt, it started to smell like sewage on me. Who knew that could happen? Anyway, thanks for the amazing blog if not my credit balance…http://perfumeposse.com/smilies/yahoo_wink.gif
Hey, welcome to your spendy new addiction! You should, of course, work your way through the rest of the classic Guerlain catalog. Some of the new stuff is pretty drecky. And if you discover that you are falling in love with a particular note (incense, rose) it’s fun to pursue fragrances featuring that note.
My blogmate Patty runs The Perfumed Court with two other women, they sell a ton of samples. You can get yourself into serious trouble on there. :d
I call these my ‘whatever’ scents; if I truly don’t care what perfume I’m wearing, these three are the ones I usually reach for: Tea For Two, Let Me Play the Lion, and, prepare yourselves, MKK. My SO puts on MKK, and the musk rears its head in all its skanky glory. I put it on, and there’s some vinyl-esque funk that quickly burns off and leaves behind a powdery musk with a hint of the animalic. My second string would be 5 o’ Gingembre, Dzing, and Equistrius.
I think that’s clearly a skin chemistry/perception thing with musks, though. I can bring out the skank in almost any old thing. And there are other people who completely kill off the dirty bits. Probably being somewhere right in the middle wouldn’t be all bad.
The oddest things happen to me with musk. I got one of those “notes” kits from Perfumer’s Apprentice, and when I first smelled the Musk Ketone — nada. Like water. Tried it again today and not only could I smell it, it smelled great, and it lasted. So go figure.
I actually read something in a scholarly article a few months back that talked about the fact that there’s some evidence that people who were previously anosmic to certain musks could eventually become sensitive to smelling them after repeated exposure. I found that really interesting. Who knows, maybe that happened to you…
It’s certainly weird with the MKK; I can smell it on my SO, and he can smell it on himself. On me though, neither one of us can smell the skanky bits. I think this would be one of those instances that with the proper lab setup and protocols, we could put the whole ‘Does skin chemistry exist?’ debate to rest.
Hi, March. My current favourite in this category would be Chanel’s Eau de Cologne. Perfectly proportioned, clean, quiet. It doesn’t shout at all, and yet, at least on me, is quite tenacious. While it has the requisite hespiridic notes of an eau de cologne, what really makes it for me are big hits of indolic jasmine, raspy vetiver, and a luxurious (and quiet) musk in the drydown.
I think as we head into warmer weather, Angeliques Sous La Pluie will also play this quiet, understated role for me.
Like Nava, you’ll be hard pressed to find me wearing a white t-shirt – I opt for the black v-neck, instead.
This is actually a tough one. If the idea is a scent that I feel comfortable in no matter what I’m wearing, anytime of the year at anytime of the day, then I suppose it would have to be Chanel 28 La Pausa. Runners up include Guerlain Shalimar Light and ETRO Vicolo Fiori.
-MD
Wow. I don’t really know!
The etheral scents, like Osmanthe Yunan, White Tea and au The Vert tend to last about 5 minutes on me, so sad. Eau Premiere would be a candidate, if I could find it at less than full retail. I’ll see if I can find some NR — don’t know if I’ve ever smelled it. Jean-Louis Scherrer is one I’ve used in this way. Eau de Cartier (and lately I’ve been swiping the Declaration I bought for the DH) in warm months. In winter, Tocade. But I guess I just love the “statement” scents. I’ll have to hit the samples bucket again and see…btw, can anybody recommend a citrus with some staying power?
Giggling at “citrus” and “staying power” in the same sentence. How about Light Blue? That lasts … a lifetime. Thermonuclear grapefruit. (I actually like it.) Now let’s wait for the haters to emerge with their pitchforks… 🙂
Actually, Light Blue was one of the “blind” scents Chandler Burr featured at the scent dinner I went to last year. And, since I didn’t know it was one of those mass-market things that everybody loves to hate, it smelled great. Which is what he said about it too. But I’d forgotten about it until now, thanks!
Chandler got me started on Quartz, which he says he used to wear in college. Very reasonably priced, but you don’t run into 1,000 people wearing it everywhere you go. It’s good stuff 😡
Oh, QUARTZ! Do I ever love that stuff! I used to wear it all the time, totally love the Basil in it. Maybe a bit too heady for Wallpaper, but for everything else, yeah! Hard to find now, should be easier since it’s so fabulous. Please say they still make it?!
And Light Blue – my Nemesis. Truly. Gack. I don’t care what Chandler says, it’s hid-e-ous. :-&
Yep…well, probably yep. Last time I looked it was on Amazon and a total bargain. Maybe I should shut up about it now. Never mind…:d
See? See?!?! And he did the same thing to us with YSL Elle, which I think is a tart floral, you might want to check that one out. I thought it was Light-Blue-ish. The problem with stuff like AG Hadrien is it’s gone SO fast.
Lasting citruses, huh?
OK, I rec these:
O de Lancome (crushed lemon leaves)
Philtre d’Amour (bergamot and then some, lasts amazingly!)
Vie de Chateau PdN (smells like cedrat on vetiver)
In Love Again (sweeter grapefruit)
Un Jardin sur le Nil (tarter grapefruit)
Pure White Linen Light Breeze (sounds horrible, but it’s very cute, honest)
Must be others too…
Crushed lemon leaf? Sounds promising…I guess it is the lemon I’m looking for, my long-lamented lost love, Love’s Fresh Lemon from the 70’s (I hear the new version is dreck.) I have Nil and wore it — a lot — last summer but, you know how it is, I want something new.I’ll start looking for samples of the others. Thanks E!
Now that’s a great list, thanks. Isn’t Philtre dreamy?
I’ve only smelled it on a strip but I’m thinking that the new Perry Ellis might be an easy go to for me. I’ll have to try it at Saks or Nordstroms.
And I’ll definitely give the Rodriguez another shot.
Someone above mentioned that she couldn’t smell Lovely. Neither can I; it’s like air without the ozone.
I can smell Be Delicious for about ten seconds and poof it’s gone. Unfortunately, I bought that one and it’s gathering dust on the dresser.
Yvresse is a great everyday one for me, but I’m trying to hoard it a little.:(
That was me. Lovely. I think it’s canned air. :d But now that I can smell NR I’m going to retry it.
(butting in here) I could always smell Lovely – though far prefer the Liquid Satin version – but never could smell any iteration of NR. At least, I thought I couldn’t. Am now determined to try – once I can find any…
I have two :
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Giardini Secretti. Top notes: Bergamot, Bitter Orange, Honeysuckle, Italian Neroli
Middle notes: Egyptian Rose Geranium, Gardenia, Grandiflorum Jasmine, Mimosa, Orris, Tuberose Absolute
Base notes: Amber, Ambergris, Galbanum, Musk
and
M. Miccallef Gaiac
Both thse are skin scents on me with a bit of presence.
I took a pass on the Gaiac, went for the Black Sea, and have now fallen back to the Gaiac…
Finally received my decant of that Gaiac thing today. Talk about one-hundred-percent cozy. Nice stuff. I know for a fact it was a commenter here somewhere that tipped me off to it.
My perfect scent for any time of day, any occasion, and any companions is CdG 2. I find it totally impossible to pigeonhole, and it’s both inoffensive and yet weird enough to suit my own off-kilter personality.
I’ve only ever tried the pink NR, and only on paper, since I suspect it would give me a raging headache on skin. Will try the EDT, but I think I’m the opposite of anosmic — hyperosmic, maybe? I smell all kinds of nasty things that no one else does, and occasionally I have “phantom smell” episodes. Hmm, “phantosmic” has a nice ring to it…
I like hypernosmic and phantosmic! I’m stealing them. [-(
Did I say hyperosmic and phantosmic? I meant hyperosmicTM and phantosmicTM ;).
The TMs were supposed to be superscripted, sigh… So hard to be witty in HTML!
Okay, I’ll stand down. :^o
Vivienne Westwood Libertine. Fruity but not sweet, musky but not in your face, persistent but not aggressive. I just plain LIKE it and feel like I could wear it anywhere and be comfortable, but not bored.
Hm. I think I’ve missed that one.
Be happy to send you a sample….
Oh hey, Louise – I wrote my post then saw that you had a couple of mine in there, too. I adore Cadj., but it is sometimes a tad too woody, innit?
March – argh! Have likewise believed myself NR-anosmic so maybe I, too, should try the EdT (again, again~). You and Helg sure make it sound tempting…
My non-white-t-shirt-white-t-shirt scents (I don’t wear ’em, either): well, funnily enough, The One *was* one, about a year ago. However, Sonia Rykiel Woman (a Barbara-Bui-alike, so I hear) superseded it; then the pepper / /leather / soap (?!) began to annoy me every so often; so I switched to Bulgari Omnia, which was terribly soothing right when I needed it. I wore it as my ‘no-brainer’ for a good couple of months (oh, gimme a break: you don’t expect these phases to last *much* longer, do you? Anyway, it was a rather specific period of my life, so I need time to get over my association of it with Omnia, and vice-versa).
Currently – and for the past 2 months or possibly more (shock! horror!), it’s Kenzo Amour EdP, Prada Infusion d’Iris, and Eau Première. All 3 currently seem to be non-offensive (except for my mother, who has a v poor sense of smell but wrinkled her nose when I shoved my KenzoAmour-schmeared wrist under it), appropriate for multiple occasions as for no occasion whatsoever, and not causing nausea / headache / sneezing fits in me or my beloved. All v important things. Oh – No. 5 Elixir Sensuel** was also in the line-up; but He to Whom Attention Must be Paid said it was a mixture of soap + baby lotion, so…
** I can only wear this and Eau Prem. in the No. 5 line-up
You have great taste in comfort scents. 😡 And I know I’ve said this before, but I was thrilled when the Prada caught on big around here. I smell it everywhere, and who can complain? It’s lovely. And it’s not Too Much.
Okay, Rykiel came up four+ times today, I need to bug Louise about that.
I can enable you on the Rykiel + Roma fronts, if you like… (hey – where are the emoticons when you want ’em? None available to me now; I want one wiggling its eyebrows suggestively~)
I *knew* there was an iris wallpaper…Prada is a good ‘un…
For me, it’s the perfect black t-shirt. I tend not to wear a lot of white because I’m so pasty fair, but the other problem is that I always seem to get some kind of schmutz on me whenever I wear anything white; hence the arsenal of stain removers I always have on hand.
Philosophy Amazing Grace is total wallpaper for me. Whenever, wherever; it always works. Apothia Pearl definitely falls into that category as well. You definitely need to re-sniff.
Ugh, I look terrible in white, same deal. Only it makes me look even pinker (although I can usually keep it clean.) 🙂 Those pale creams are even worse. Ecru. Shudder.
Pearl may be my spring go-to, that’d be fun.
Let me join in with the pale pasty choir; anything oatmeal, beige, greige, light grey, light purple, light pink, etc. looks horrible. Those colors just make me look like one big block o’pale. All colors must be saturated at all times, which leaves me rather unfashionably attired come spring.
I dunno, we’re having a big 80s moment right now. Trot out the electric blues and pinks!
I love to wear color in the warmer weather, but I draw the line at stonewashed anything. I’ll dig out the mousse and the Sebastian Shpritz Forte (was there anything greater than that hairspray?), but I will hurl at the sight of anything stonewashed.
I’m also a blonde, very fair-skinned “black tee” gal. I’m six months into my second pregnancy and FINALLY able to tolerate perfumes again. Unfortunately, my former faves — Tocade, Habanita, Kiehl’s Musk, Alliage — have been completely tainted by the instigation of violent heaves and migraines in the first trimester. Bummer! I’m keeping them in a box under the sink until my memory clears. In particular, I recall the “vegetal” aspect of the Kiehl’s edt with a shudder.
On a positive note, I’ve discovered a very lovely and fresh scent that works beautifully as an every- day, no- brainer — “Shiso” by Roget & Gallet. It has a clean, lemon/pepper/mint top note (similar to Eau du Cartier but lighter and not as “masculine”) that fades to an all-over freshness that doesn’t head into dryer-sheet territory. A pretty bottle and a very reasonable price seal the dea. I also like Aveda’s “Yatra” for Yoga class, although it’s very pricey and has almost zero staying power on me.
Yes, yes!! Perfect! White tee and wallpaper…couldn’t that be a title, too? Ooh, and let me toss another random comment in which is connected for me today…I’m *stripping* wallpaper today!! I get your scent idea…I’m in the wallpaper literally & metaphorically!!…
Hmm. You’d think I drink coffee, and too much of it. 😕 8-}
Now that I’m all settled down, here’s a couple for me, both recent additions to this category, and both the sweet tee of summer: Parfums de Nicolai Le Fete d’une Temps, and DKNY Gold edt. I have to echo the comments on Jolie Madame, though my heart yearns to have a bigger supply of the vintage. (Who’m I kidding? A supply, period. I only sampled it once. But I do like my new FB.)
Interesting…when I first got heavy into perfume, I don’t think this style of perfume would have particularly interested me. I was leery of scent/headaches, and way into having a “something to say” if I was going to bother to wear it. I still enjoyed time away from perfume (I know, gasp), and in fact, do enjoy respites even now. But there is something nice about a no-brainer that’s not cr@%, to fill in the space on those days when you want to smell good but can’t take the time to think about what you want to say. Maybe it’s like just humming a tune (on key), rather than choosing a full performance–be it orchestral, daft punk, jazz combo, what have you?
I love your musical analogy. Yes, humming a tune. Sometimes that’s all we need, right?
I’m impressed you are stripping wallpaper. What are you putting up? More wallpaper?
PdN Le Temps du Fete < :-p was the other scent I was pondering for this topic. Really good, versatile stuff. Lately I wear FM Dans Tes Bras because it dries down into a skin scent that does this really interesting floaty thing around your body. Not sillage, but not not sillage. Sort of here, then it's over there, now it's wafting around that cute guy standing next to me in the elevator :-b . Plus, the violet that's almost a ghost of a violet. There's something strange and magical about that concoction ~o) and even if I didn't actually like it so much for its smell, I'd love it for its entertainment value >:d<
These emoticons have scary little minds and wills of their own. That Temps de Fete one was supposed to the the party hat one and I don’t know what the heck it is that I ended up with there.
Well, now that it’s been a while since the brouhaha of release, Dans Te Bras had fallen into the periphery of my “try it” radar. Guess what you just hoisted back up… /:) >:d< I was seriously into trying to find my perfect violet a while back...had been hoping the Stephen Jones was it...and while that has a funky flower in space and dirt thing going, it never rested anywhere "me." Love the idea of your DansTB wafting about those around you...guess it's not only in *your* arms...;) Funny about those emoticons, no? So many surprises 😮 you never know if you'll get %%- or if they'll somehow make you look like a :o) ... methinks the wee imps have been at play for many a moon now. >-)
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Thanks for giving the ol’ emoticons a good workout. :)>- Otherwise they get :-< and >:p
FM Dans seems to be either a love it or hate it. Mushrooms or Heaven. (although mushrooms are sort of heaven, but not necessarily in perfume)
Carter, I fall in love with DTB more and more every time I wear it. You’re right about that sillage thing — I keep catching whiffs of it all day long when I least expect it, since it’s so light. But seriously, heaven must smell like this if there is such a place. Pity for the mushroom folks.
Joe–
It’s almost like it sneaks around behind you and taps you on your shoulder, isn’t it? That does it…I’m spritzing as I type…
I’ve been on this hunt for a couple of years, but I suspect that my “white t-shirt” may be JM Wild Fig & Cassis. I’ve had it for a while, it’s one I turn to when I don’t want to think, and I’ve successfully used half a bottle without completely losing interest. (I have the NR rollerball; that purchase helpfully identified an allergic skin reaction to some musks. Still sad about that one.)
Lately, I’m considering Osmanthe Yunnan; it strikes me as a lovely, unobtrusive scent. Decisions, decisions… I have and enjoy Elizabeth W Sweet Tea, but it’s sometimes toooo sweet.
OY is an excellent wallpaper scent, isn’t it? And several of the JMs are completely wearable.
My go-to scent is one that Louise mentioned–Sonia Rykiel Woman not for Men in EDP. It reminds me of Barbara Bui but is a little more interesting and a LOT more available and affordable. The lotion is also wonderful!
Thanks Sara. I need to nag Louise into a retry. :d
My year-round no-brainer wallpaper scent is Jil Sander Sun. Smells like an inoffensive mix of expensive soap and suntan lotion, while still being interesting enough to the wearer. I like how it conjures up a cuddly aura and never ever elicits negative reactions.
That post on all the NR iterations definitely has made me decide to go back and test them all. I do smell all versions (I think) but they’re such a yawn that I never gave them proper attention. Maybe I need to revisit, but in a “wallpaper” frame of mind.
It’s frustrating to me that notwithstanding the oodles of musky scents I’ve tried, I never found The One Musky Love. They’re always so “meh”, even the ones advertised as dirty. The prospect of a skin-mimicking scent is so attractive, and I never seem to find one. *Pout*
I have samps of a bunch of the Jil Sanders, I don’t think I’ve ever tried Sun. I bet I’d like it. I like those soft beachy scents, as long as they’re not too fresh.
I think you should keep looking for that one musky love. 🙂 Given the rampant, weird anosmias people have to musk, you may well trip over your beloved one day where you least expect it. Did you try the Annick Goutal Musc Nomade? That was surprisingly saucy on me. But I am apparently a musk magnifier (not that I’m complaining about that.)
Musc Nomade is still on my to-try list (which is getting longer and longer…) as my local AG stockist decided to skip the Orientalistes. Yah, no idea.
And what I wouldn’t give to be a musk magnifier… Musk minimizer is what I am. I turn all those roaring lions into tame pussycats. Hopefully Nomade will do the trick!
Do try Sun! It’s not fresh (as in aquatic) at all, quite resinous/powdery with a blend of tropical flowers. Not at all exclusively a summer scent as the name would imply.
How about Eau de Ciel? That’s all salt and air, with excellent manners. Or maybe BLV Notte? The last may sound like an aggressive choice for a no-brainer, but it seems to dry down quickly and then become quite companionable in a wall-papery way…
Ciel is also an excellent choice (I think I got a mini of that, remember their cute wee bottles?) And I don’t think I’ve ever tried the other, to be honest.
Well if you do get around to trying BLV Notte, tell me what you think with your expert nose. I can’t quite describe it–it’s supposed to be iris and chocolate and something called galanga(?), but I can’t make it out. Then again, it was a TJ Maxx, land-of-the-abandoned perfumes find, so maybe I should look for a fresher bottle to snuffle.
Imagine what it’s like to live in a Southern college town where your highest end perfume counter is a Dillards that caters to the local sorority girls. That’s a whole lotta kiwi and caramel! Thank God for the internets…
Yikes. You’re fearing me with the chocolate … with galangal? That would be an odd combo.
Galanga is a relative of ginger. Blu Notte very pretty. It can be plasticy if you over-apply, but the dry down is a gorgeous musky thing, very close to the skin.
Am definitely going to have to try this NR! Am thinking I might have missed it as I have that anosmic thing going on w/ whatever version of it I have tried. My wallpaper scents include BB (love it!), Jalaine Ocean (nothing at all to do w/ the ocean – it’s a very soft, light floral), L’Antimatiere, San in the red bottle (desperately miss this one and can’t believe I didn’t stockpile it), Prada Benjoin or Opoponax and maybe Etro Relent.
Huh, you can smell L’Antimatiere? I have my decant, will have to dig it up and retry it. Those are all really gorgeous choices. BTW I am still rolling around in your sample box, thanks!
Forgot to add on the parfum version of Parfum d’Hermes. And just read your Sunday post and wanted to say that I have that Kiss Me mascara and it really is fantastic. And could Andy possibly be more lovable?
Andy is a lovely guy. And I had no idea so many of you were on the Kiss Me bandwagon! I should have broadcast my issues on the blog earlier, you all would have steered me in the right direction. 🙂
As you probably guessed, my current wallpaper fragrance is Apothia Pearl. Bright, crisp, soft, warm, simple and elegant all at once, but never overbearing. Others that I like for this category include Eau Premiere and Arpege.
Thanks for reminding me of Clair de Musc. I spritzed on the last of a sample recently and loved it. Louise, who said she is anosmic to it, was able to smell it (on me anyway) at Art with Flowers last weekend. This could be a contender for “best wallpaper musk” along with the hard-to-find Jean Louis Gady Musk Oil. The latter is a very pretty, slightly floral musk with a deceptive name. It’s really an edt, not an oil. Ask Louise about our rather amusing attempt to procure a few bottles of it from a vendor in Italy. The translations between our two languages were priceless. =))
I’m going to have to get over to AwF for a retry of that Pearl!
Clair de Musc is also a nice fragrance-improver to spray on top of things, for some reason. Things that have gone boring.
OK, coming clean here. Through the title and first paragraph of this post I thought you were going to talk about wallpaper scents. Does wallpaper have a smell I thought, maybe the glue, maybe as it ages and peels…. What? No, come on, stranger scent discussions have happened here!
Sure, wallpaper has a smell. Maybe Demeter makes it, right next to Library. (Or is that CB I Hate Perfume?)
We watch House/Garden TV shows all the time, DIY porn. They have this bathroom re-do show. On of our favorites was where they replaced the FLOCKED, scratch-n-sniff floral wallpaper! What do you suppose it smelled like? 😕 Glade florals? Shudder.
…but wait, it does have a smell, wallpaper does! Depends on type/manufacturer, and I sure do remember the smell of the glue when I helped my mom with a wallpapering project a while back…I guess quite a while back…thirty years? I was -12 at the time, of course. b-)
Chopard Madness, of course. Spicy, delicious second skin, no-brainer, always smells good, can be worn anywhere, anytime. I second the gorgeous Biagiotti Roma for summer, and Thierry Mugler Cologne is the perfect “don’t have to think about it” scent for travelling (supremely inoffensive, and it smells as if you’d just emerged from the shower, even when you’re grubby after seven hours on a hot train).
I actually like “Five 0’clock au gingembre” as an office background scent. I’m wearing it today – it goes well with Monday morning, black pants and linen jacket.
Have a great week, everybody!
Another vote for Roma! I’ll have to retry. And I KNOW I have a samp from you of Madness, I’ll have to dig it up (is it filed under C or M? Hmmm……)
That Mugler is a great unisex cologne with surprising longevity, isn’t it?
I’ve worn Gingembre to my yoga class. Wonder what Serge would think of that.
I don’t know about Serge, but 5 o’clock is an admirable choice for yoga!
I’m absolutely slackjawed with admiration: your samples are classified alphabetically? Oh MY! I just have a big box of them which I upend on the bed about once a month when I’m looking for something specific. You’re my new hero!
Um, well, there reaches a point where… you know. They’re sorted into plastic tubs with lids. I try to do it by house, so they’re all together when someone pops by to try all my Serges, but then I forget whether I put them under S or L :”> or I lose my mind completely and file Datura Noir under D.
I have the *same* problem, March. Particularly with Frederic Malle…I never know whether I put them under F or M.
In theory everything should be the first letter… but then I can never remember what I decided. For instance, where is L’Artisan? I think it’s under A.
I’ve been looking for my wallpaper scent for ages now. NR edt was kind of it but I’m also partly anosmic to it :d I can only smell it for the first half hour or so. I used up the bottle fairly quickly because I would constantly re-apply. (I’m sure my office mates did not mind at all, hmmmm)
So, despite the lovely half hour I can actually smell, I will not repurchase this one.
Iris is the closest I have come to a wallpaper note. Lovely, elegant, doesn’t scream its presence, never causes a headache, etc. My fave at the moment is Ferre, by P. Bourdon. (I find it similar to Iris Poudre but less sparkling and fizzy)
I have never tried Ferre. Must remedy that. 🙂
My no-brainer “easy” fragrances are Dolce Vita, Je Reviens by Worth, Eau Fraiche de Rochas is awesome for hot tropical weather, Tova, Samsara,Champs-Elysees, and Allure which changes nicely on me…Youth Dew amber nude is great for cooler weather.Winter I will do one spritz of YDAN and one spritz of classic Youth Dew–they combine beautifully–then I wait a while (coffee, makeup etc.) before going out in public–so the stronger ones I just spritz on early on so they fade nicely.Not a floral gal as you can tell!
I like your combo of YDAN and regular, I can see how that would smell gorgeous. And Dolce Vita is a wonderful scent.
Great post, Marchele 😡
I too have been confoozled about the NRs but sprayed the “black bottle” one a while back and remember wondering what smelled so nice. Time for a Sephora run after work?
I am still seeking that go-to scent; like CC, I have been using Eau Premiere to fulfill this category-and lately, #5 lotion-perfection, long-lasting, delicious. Since I have difficulty smelling BB, I also think that Rykiel for woman is truly an easy, throw-on scent-I wear it to meetings when I know I’ll be seated near my boss, who has bad allergies.
Now, what to wear for today…I need easy now, too. I think Cadjmere will be perfect, if a tad woody 😉
I know you’re often in the position of finding something that’s work safe — and you have some great choices. I bet that No. 5 lotion is stunning on you.
The NR EDP is the PINK bottle. It’s floralated, I don’t care for it. The NR EDT and Musc For Her are both Black bottles, but the musk version (to which I’m anosmic) says Musc for Her. The EDT just says For Her.
Okay A) you really wrote this one GOOD, March (*)and B) I know I just posted this, so at the risk of being even more boring than usual |-)but I’ve gotta go with Jolie Madame. It has to be the vintage one, though, and the only reason I’m volunteering this information is because I’ve stockpiled enough of it to last me the rest of my life so go ahead and knock yourselves out on Ebay ’cause I’m good to go.
I first started wearing Jolie Madame when I was in high school way-way-way back in the ’70s. My brother-in-law had been in Paris and brought a bottle home for my mother, who didn’t much like it and I stole it from her bathroom drawer. What I loved about it then was that it was pretty like I thought a fragrance should be, but it had this other, semi-ugly thing going on — just enough to get on my teen-aged nerves and keep me from boring myself to death. I realize now that it was the leather mixed in there with the violets, but in those days and at that age I didn’t know from leather and thought that only sweet and pretty little flowers were what perfume was supposed to smell of. We’re talking White Shoulders sweet, Anais, Anais sweet.
I do happen to have my ragged and dirty copy of The Guide handy (okay, I sleep with it) so I’m going to let Luca ‘splain how I feel about JM, because his description of it is dead-on and because he is God ^:)^
“…Jolie Madame was unusual in avoiding both plush and butch via a big fruity violet note that made what could have been a harsh, bitter leather in the style of Bandit instead the easiest to wear of the classic leathers, simultaneously girlish and tough, like a patent-leather Mary Jane. It was pretty but with plenty of spine: just about pefect. In fact, when I was asked by friends which perfume I’d choose if I were condemned by a heartless judge to marry one fragrance and stick to it, I said I’d take Jolie Madame, because it always seemed to hit the spot…”
JM Vintage is gorgeous, gorgeous stuff and LT’s description is perfect. I was surprised, given how cheap it is, that the current JM (at discounters) isn’t half bad either. It’s my lightweight go-to when I don’t mind more violet, and suede instead of leather. 🙂 It’s a nice handkerchief scent.
Luca must be talking about vintage Bandit or else I am losing my mind/nose/nose/mind: Bandit now smells alarmingly of grapefruit! All GrapefruitAlltheTime!
>:p
I actually like grapefruit – a lot! But not when I’m expecting something else.
I was thinking about your One scent and figured I would choose a Guerlain for that but you know what? Nope! Not even my beloved Mitsouko, which is so go-to for me it’s like a second skin. But sometimes Mits can be a Big Cat – and it’s always on those days when I’m feeling too Big Cat myself to share the cage.
I think my One fragrance would be a Chanel, either No5 EdP or 31 Rue C. Other option would be Diorling, which does the trick without getting in my (or anyone else’s) face. 31C probably trumps 5 because of that light floral underpinning that keeps it quietly elegant (you know how 5 can bitch-slap sometimes?) I’m wearing 31 today, as I struggle to get the hell out of this office and on my way to deal with my psycho dad in Chicago (and possibly test-drive Pearl). It’s a very ‘grounding’ fragrance. Like a lovely, elegant gal-pal who has no problem horking down 2 or 3 cupcakes with you, when you’re feeling like that!
Lighter version of The One would be l’Artisan Verte Violette but to be honest that doesn’t always work for all occasions, whereas the Chanels do.
Yeah, yeah, I’m as 😮 as you are. Life is weird, innit?
xo >-)
I totally agree about 31 Rue Cambon.
I seem to always have one Chanel fragrance that I’m crazy about, and fall back on when I can’t decide what else to wear. I remember last year thinking, “Coromandel is perfect for ANY situation or weather!!” Haha. Right now I think Cuir de Russie is pretty fabulous for any situation. It’s sort of soapy on me and I got a compliment on it at work recently. I personally spritz No. 19 a lot, too, when I can’t decide what to wear. But I have to admit that No. 19 is not exactly a white t-shirt.
If the Greed Fairy from Chanel appeared before me right now I’d ask for 31 RC. Also giggling at your comment on 19. It’s not my idea of a plain white tee, for sure.
Yeah, the original Bandit. I have several bottles of the vintage stuff (in boxes!) and it is much stiffer drink than the new version, which I also happen to love, but the new one is not going to put hair on your chest the way the vintage brew will. But I don’t get grapefruit in either case, although I can hear a little grapefruit influence when Luca says that the new one is “a mite too clean…but the magic is all there: bitter, dark yet fresh, beguiling without any softness, and several unlit streets ahead of every other leather chypre around.”
Good Lord, I’m replying to myself now l-) but I wanted to add that I actually far prefer original Bandit to Jolie Madame, but since the topic today is that ONE go-to when in doubt fragrance, for me it always comes down to JM 😡
Musette–
5 bitch-slaps me EVERY damn time, and I really wish it dint.
I love NR, but I have a bottle of Lovely and to me they smell so similar that I can’t bring myself to do more than a decant of NR. Lovely was my go-to forever though.
Lately, I am all about Kielh’s (but the oil roller ball, it doesn’t get weirdly vegetal), Eau de Merveills, and Magie Noir EDT.
That’s funny, I had no idea so many people wore Kiehls. I guess it’s such an old standby. And I suppose since now I can smell NR, I should go try SJP, which I could never smell either. 🙂
Count me in the Narciso anosmics… All I get, honestly, is the orange blossom.
I know what you mean about the white tee scent for women who don’t wear white tees… Mine is, more or less, Chanel N°5 Eau Première. Or their Exclusives in the Eau de Cologne, though that never hangs on for long. They’re my “can’t go wrong with these” scents.
I have almost bought a bottle of Premiere several times. It becomes just rosy enough on me to be …. one iota less than perfect. For me. Although it’s a glorious scent and just right for the job at hand.
Such good timing for this post! I have recently been mulling over the same idea, as I really only have two perfumes that I can turn to, regardless of the season, location or mood. The first is Kiehl’s Musk, a fairly recent acquisition, but my absolute reliable is Tocade. What I find amusing is that I’m a fan of neither dominant rose nor vanilla, except for this perfume. Tocade always makes me happy and never makes me sorry I put it on. I’m intrigued by your description of Narciso Rodriguez, and will give it a go.
Tocade is an incredibly cheerful fragrance, isn’t it? I need to put it on with a light hand, of course.
Now there’s an idea – Tocade has been on my mind as a possible addition to my collection! I may have to re-rty to make sure I really do love it enough to go for the FB. 😡
L’Antimatiere is one for summer. AG Musk is one for winter. They’re white t-shirts, but ones that are hand finished and made of the nicest cotton available. The last one is Eau de Sud, which is most likely a bit redundant with my topsiders-and-lacoste lifestyle. But it’s a delight, and that’s enough.
I always worry that I over apply though. You two were trapped in a car with me twice within about 20 minutes of me spritzing: what did you think?
Those old Annicks are so great. I’ll never tire of Hadrien, I don’t think. I don’t care if it’s practically a cliche. And NO you don’t overapply. The only ones that really get on my nerves now are five sprays of that Abercrombie dreck, or Euphoria Man, on some man-kid. /:)
Interesting idea – I generally don’t intentionally choose that sort of fragrance, but it’s actually necessary sometimes, quite often in fact. When getting through the average workday takes all my focus, I don’t want to be thinking about what might be bothering someone else, so I need something that stays close and behaves itself. I can’t be the White Floral Queen at the office, nor can I go crazy with untried samples or my preferred bombshell perfumes.
My go-to scents for this reason are Houbigant’s Apercu, a dry chypre that never loses its manners, and for summer it’s the 1999 Ines de la Fressange, a subtly fresh floral with just enough spicy carnation. In fact, I was perusing my fragrance collection recently and I decided that I do need another basic fragrance, indeed a “wallpaper scent”, to alternate with those two. especially since Ines is discontinued now. So much of my collection is outside the mainstream that it’s hard to grab something “civilized” when I need it. Bal a Versailles? Um, no! Gardenia Passion? Not for work! Something in a men’s version? Sends the wrong message, perhaps. Datura Noir? Yeah, right. Max Mara? Close, but a bit sweet and un-serious in some situations, though I adore it. What I really want is something that smells wallpaper-ish without it being too mainstream, so the hunt is on! 😕
Houbigant Apercu would probably go on my list of the Top 10 Frags that deserve more attention. Thanks to Gail I got another decant and my first thought is, why aren’t more people talking this up?
Yes, Max Mara I have the same problem with — nice but too sweet. True of so many mainstream scents. And in addition to the distraction of others around me with my weird stuff, it’s the distraction to *me* — noticing the development of some leather frag, for instance. There are days when I need a break from the suspense. 🙂
Great post on a neglected topic! Barbara Bui is my “can wear it anytime” scent, but, though I have a huge bottle, it is discontinued, so I am stingy with it. My other one is LB’s Roma, everyone seems to like it, it’s very soft, but not invisible. It’s also very reasonably priced in Europe, so I can wear it frequently with no worries. I am anosmic to most macrocyclic musks so I have never smelled NR of any kind on anyone, ever, and I probably never will. Everyone says it’s nice, though….
Masha, I haven’t had my coffee yet, but maybe somebody will jump in here … I thought I heard BB was being manufactured again? Of course there’s no guarantee it smells the same… I really should try Roma, I know our interesting little perfume joint sells it.
For me, Musc Bleu by IL PROFUMO, is the epitomy of “white t-shirt” frag. I’m generally not a musc girl, as I, also, have trouble smelling musc. This just smells clean to me. I can even where it when down with a migraine, as I discovered this past week. Also, SL’s Daim Blond. On me, this is a “fresh out of the shower” scent.
I got some Roma…remind me ; )
I really need to haul myself to a local drugstore and try Roma. Every American parfumista raves about it, and for me it’s just one of those sad little bottles sitting there eternally next to Naomi Campbell’s Kitty Cat Paws deLuxe Twilight Claws and Van Gils Puur Summer Fresh Seaweed Bubbles.
Summer Fresh Seaweed Bubbles. Snerk. Promise me you made that up. :-&
Totally. :d