Weekend Perfume Sync June 2022 through June 2023

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Synced again with Givenchy Pi, the original ad from the late 1990s has a space-like theme to it.

 

[LiveJazz]

I synced with Pigeut Futur

With the amount we’ve learned about the cosmos just in the last decade or two, I’m excited to see what the Futur will bring.

 

[grayspoole]

Busy weekend so I am reporting back late. I ended up wearing my vintage Caron Infini, introduced in 1970. It is an entirely different scent than the older Caron L’Infini from 1912, and there is a 2018 Infini which is also completely different but is, I believe, the same as the current Infini, but I am not sure since I haven’t tested it. Reviews for the different versions are predictably jumbled.

1912
1970
2108
Current

My Infini is the vintage PDT of the 1970’s version, specifically, this 1984 bottle of the PDT.



I’ve owned this bottle for several years now, and I have been gradually warming up to it. At first I was disappointed in it because many reviewers describe Infini as leathery and I do not perceive leather in it at all. It is quite dry and aldehydic and, initially I thought...oh drat!...it smelled like Calèche (and I do not wear Calèche). After some more wearings, I appreciate Infini much more. Vintage Caron perfumes have such a subtle magic that calling them “well-blended” just seems lame. Infini has the classic aldehydic floral structure but there is also a sly but clear note of civettone frisking in and out of the flowers, a whiff of smoke (that is not at all acrid), and slightly ambered, starchy base of orris and sandalwood.

Is Infini (1970) space aged and futuristic? In its day, it was marketed as such, probably because of its dryness and subdued florality. Today, I’m not sure how most people would perceive it. It doesn’t smell like current perfumery at all but I don’t think it can be dismissed as an Old Lady Perfume. To me, it resembles Dior Dior (but it isn’t as green) and suggests vintage No. 22 EDT (but doesn’t have as much incense).

If you have this or any of the other versions of Infini, I’d be curious to hear your thoughts.

 

[Blue_Eyez]

I am having a sea side weekend in Napier. Trading Auckland sea side for Hawkes Bay full of wineries.
Going away with a couple of friends to stitch and bitch - mainly knitting and drinking wine. And enjoying breathtaking sea views from Airbnb place on a hill. Maybe visiting a local speakeasy. And a general enjoyment of Art Deco vibes of central Napier.
Will create fragrance memories and report back

 

[Ken_Russell]

While owning very few marine and/or aquatic fragrances, might still sync in with something else do personally associate with the sea. Either based on personal SOTD memories while at the seaside or at the very least do connect with an idealized personal idea, rendition, vision etc. of maritime landscapes and experiences.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

For the seaside experience I would reach for something aromatic and bright.

Creed Millesime Imperial would be a go to pick

 

[CookBot]

And a general enjoyment of Art Deco vibes of central Napier.

I once watched a BBC program about the historic preservation of Napier. It looked absolutely charming.

 

[yellowtone]

Ironically, the sea side nostalgia theme comes at the exact moment that the summer long heatwave has broken, so there will be no going to the beach for me, but that's not going to keep me from wearing Nivea Sun EdT, which smells like their famous sunscreen. It immediately transports me to the beach of my childhood; where we could be found every summer even when it was slightly too cold, wearing plastic water sandals, swimming between the jelly fish and eating sandwiches with actual sand in them.

like you, @Ken_Russell I don't enjoy marine notes, although I do hope to find a scent that combines a briny sea note with wild roses. I have vivid memories of visiting the Dutch islands where wild rose bushes frequently grow right by the sea side and this combination, though unexpected, is wonderful.

 

[thrilledchilled]

I’ve been meaning to take this bottle out for another wear. Today it’s Copal Azur, a Duchaufour creation by Aedes de Venustas. Salty, marine-ish but not blue. There is an ozone note but I don’t get it.

 

[thrilledchilled]

Didn’t like Copal Azur. So on to De Bachmakov. Daughter Ellena masterpiece in my eyes. So fresh and ocean air without being marine.

 

[Ken_Russell]

Syncing with Next Limits by Myrurgia - one of the most beautiful vintage citrus aquatics with marine notes do actually own, wear and/or enjoy

 

[knit at nite]

My Fragonard Ile D'Amour (2005) is working for this sync theme
BN doesn't list sea water in the notes. But the marine quality, also mentioned in reviews on BN & notes listing on FG, is there to my nose.

 

[CookBot]

I'll be sitting out this sync because I just began a week of perfume sabbatical to give my nose a rest, but if I were participating, I would definitely be wearing Bruno Acampora's beautiful Azzurro di Capri, for its soft, sunny evocation of the Amalfi Coast.

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

I'm wearing one of my seaside faves, Bulgari Aqua Pour Homme. Although it was surely not designed that way, it smells a lot like the American gulf coast beach in the summer.

 

[thrilledchilled]

Dune Pour Homme makes me feel like I’m at the beach. For whatever reason, it is just such a mood elevator

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Now switching to a scent which is literally about seaside nostalgia in the northern Atlantic, Seabreeze by Bluehill. One can really sense the cooler ocean and shoreline in this one.

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

One more aquatic - Atlantic by Bath & Body Works. This has an interesting sourness in the citrus that I do like on occasion.

 

[knit at nite]

Revisiting 2 marine scents lost in my perfume drawers, started this morning with Michel Germain Deauville. Meh
Switched to Guy Laroche Horizon. Mucho mejor para mi.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

Went with Creed Virgin Island Water, something more tropical, sweeter and less salty for the seaside.

 

[Blue_Eyez]

I wore Black Saffron by Byredo and Cuir Velours by Naomi Goodsir this weekend in Napier. This was girls knitting retreat a few of us do every year. Next year we may pick another seaside location in New Zealand. Thankfully, in a long, narrow country surrounded by water it's an easy task.

Fragrances matched the mood of unpredictable weather and suited a range of activities we had over 3 days. Friday was a really wet and wild day outside, so knitting curled up on comfortable sofas and drinking local wine most of Friday afternoon and evening was a no brainer.
On Saturday a walk through the Napier historic cemetery and then through botanical gardens in early bloom - full of rhododendrons, freesias, camellias, birds of paradise, winter flower beds filled with decorative grasses and cruciferous plants. Then cruising through the Marine Parade and watching the shoreline. Blustery winds prevailed on Saturday, but thankfully, very little rain. Plenty of hot tea and coffee after this outing. Dinner on the waterfront - local seafood (pacific oysters and fish) and local wine. Followed by more knitting and more wine later in the evening.
Meeting friends on Sunday morning and spending time with them at a local cafe over coffee, chatter and knitting. Then cruising to the Church Road Vineyard for lunch with, you've guessed it, more wine and good food. And then cruising to the airport with more wine before the flight home. And damn, it's Monday and back to reality. No livers were damaged in the course of this trip. Two knitting projects completed, with two more started.

 

[Blue_Eyez]

I once watched a BBC program about the historic preservation of Napier. It looked absolutely charming.

It's a nice small town with history associated with one of the largest earthquakes in New Zealand. Napier was flattened by this earthquake and rebuild in Art Deco style. It's a charming, quaint and friendly town. The Art Deco festival that runs annually in summer is a great event to visit. The region is known for its fruit and wine industry. Hawke's Bay Chardonnay and Merlot wines are often commended and win top tier prizes.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

B%tch slap

 

[Ken_Russell]

Since personally considering that a fragrance that can slap/snap one out of the summer mood has a quite permissive definition and provides a wide selection of possible choices, have enough autumn and cold (er) weather fragrances to choose from.
Especially among the ones that are "loud and proud" at standing out like statement-making beast modes and thus oppose the fresher, lighter, almost more hesitant or at least milder, less overpowering summery scents.

 

[yellowtone]

I wore Black Saffron by Byredo and Cuir Velours by Naomi Goodsir this weekend in Napier. This was girls knitting retreat a few of us do every year. Next year we may pick another seaside location in New Zealand. Thankfully, in a long, narrow country surrounded by water it's an easy task.

Fragrances matched the mood of unpredictable weather and suited a range of activities we had over 3 days. Friday was a really wet and wild day outside, so knitting curled up on comfortable sofas and drinking local wine most of Friday afternoon and evening was a no brainer.
On Saturday a walk through the Napier historic cemetery and then through botanical gardens in early bloom - full of rhododendrons, freesias, camellias, birds of paradise, winter flower beds filled with decorative grasses and cruciferous plants. Then cruising through the Marine Parade and watching the shoreline. Blustery winds prevailed on Saturday, but thankfully, very little rain. Plenty of hot tea and coffee after this outing. Dinner on the waterfront - local seafood (pacific oysters and fish) and local wine. Followed by more knitting and more wine later in the evening.
Meeting friends on Sunday morning and spending time with them at a local cafe over coffee, chatter and knitting. Then cruising to the Church Road Vineyard for lunch with, you've guessed it, more wine and good food. And then cruising to the airport with more wine before the flight home. And damn, it's Monday and back to reality. No livers were damaged in the course of this trip. Two knitting projects completed, with two more started.

I love this idea of a knitting weekend with friends! And I don't even knit, but now I want to. What did you make?

B%tch slap

Fantastic choice, and very appropriate!


I will of course break out the one, the only Azuree, a b%tch slap in a bottle if there ever was one. I imagine her as a woman of a certain age who wears tweed, drinks gin, and doesn't give a single living F. If I had to scent Olenna Tyrell, Azuree would be it. Very shut up the grown ups are talking energy, and sometimes that is exactly what is required

 

[knit at nite]

Azuree is represented so I will wear Carven's Ma Griffe (vintage).

 

[grayspoole]

Not sure why we are doing B%tch slap perfumes...because, hey, it’s Labor Day Weekend here. The last gasp of summer and time to relax. I’ll rejoin reality on Tuesday.

But I’ll play. The prompt immediately made me think of Paloma Picasso’s eponymous perfume (1984). Here she is, ready to B%tch slap us into our senses.



This is a scent that, while not terrible in its current drugstore incarnation, is decidedly better in a good vintage version. It is my favorite of the 1980’s dark, witchy rose chypres. (Nombre Noir?....pffft!) I tend to prefer dabs of the vintage parfum to sprays of the vintage EDP (which must be applied sparingly...one spray spread around is usually more than enough). The Parfum, always vintage and in the round white bottles, seems to round off some of the sharper edges of the EDP. This morning, still in my pajamas, I put on a few discreet dabs of Parfum and headed back to the study to finish my coffee and newspaper. From across the room, my typically perfume-insensate husband said, “That smells nice.”

B%tch slap accomplished.

 

[ClockworkAlice]

There are several ways to look at this theme - to snap yourself into the autumn as in "get back to work, bitch", or as in "get ready for rain, cold and dark, bitch". I really do not care about the first one as (apart for my few weeks of holiday and long weekends in festivals) I worked very hard this summer while being severely understaffed. This bitch would love more holiday and definitely not more work. As for the latter one... Well, that one is doable!

I was deciding between my three autumn loves - Bois Dore by Van Cleef and Arpels, L'eau d'Ambre Extreme by L'Artisan Parfumeur and Bvlgari Black, and sprayed the first one. It's woody, warm, slightly sweet, slightly mineralic and very cozy.
And I'm working a 10 hour shift in the fair today, so I'm actually synching with the work part, too. (I took a coffee break to post this, of course.)

Have a lovely weekend, all!

 

[thrilledchilled]

I think in some ways Fahrenheit edt is a "snap out of Summer" kind of scent. It has that gasoline top note and some leather and a little lavender and this and that...it is one of the greatest masculines in my mind ever created, and I wouldn't call it seasonal...to me it is outside of any season, hence a good choice for the "tween seasons" we are in in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

[Blue_Eyez]

I love this idea of a knitting weekend with friends! And I don't even knit, but now I want to. What did you make?

Thank you! Knitting is very relaxing and meditative.
I’ve made a hat for dad - Father’s Day present. The yarn is a mix of merino, silk and alpaca, and feels luxurious.

 

[Blue_Eyez]

This weekend is a bit of a bItch slap in a category of its own.
This is my last weekend at a current job and of course it has to be a working weekend with my last hurrah - a double migration and upgrade project for an Aussie customer. So I was up and at it at 9am. Stopped for lunch and a quick drive to the yarn shop. Of course I had to wear a fragrance for this mini outing. Day felt like spring and L’ombre dans L’eau by diptique sounded like a good idea. Until it wasn’t. Roses were terribly metallic and harsh. And almost gave me a headache.
After returning from the shop with yarn and getting back to work, hit a few roadblocks with the upgrade. Finally got it going by 8pm. Result - 9 hours of work with upgrade completed in full, and a fragrance that I wanted to scrub off. Sure is a bitch slap of a day. Happy the work is done. Softened the blow with a couple of glasses of red.
Have to test on Sunday. Let’s hope it won’t be another full day of work.

 

[Ken_Russell]

Syncing in (or at least attempting to do so) with Lancetti Uomo.

This one being among the few vintage and/or discontinued masculine scents that work quite well for summer (at least damp and/or late summers).

While also fairly good at marking the transition to colder seasons this fragrance is able to cover and stand out as THE quality SOTD choice.

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

As promised Shocking Schiaparelli this evening

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

I decided to bitchslap myself with a first wear of SJP Stash Privé.

It's clearly a "pink" flanker of Stash, but not girly - more femme-leaning unisex. Easy wear for a guy, easier for a gal.

I think this may be a compliment-getter. Cheap as dirt at Marshall's.

*slap*

 

[grayspoole]

As promised Shocking Schiaparelli this evening

I have to admit, I don’t find vintage Shocking to be all that shocking. It’s a warm and cuddly scent to me and very wearable but then again I seem to immune to all sorts of vintage animalic notes.

What do you think of it?

 

[CookBot]

I think my scent today qualifies as a bitchslap. At least, its voodoo reputation is that it can remove curses, repel your enemies, and dispel any demons that are holding you back. All of which describe the way that summer heat makes me feel.

Florida Water by Murray & Lanman (1908)

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

I have to admit, I don’t find vintage Shocking to be all that shocking. It’s a warm and cuddly scent to me and very wearable but then again I seem to immune to all sorts of vintage animalic notes.

What do you think of it?

I chose it purely for the name and you're right there's nothing shocking about it.

I get a strong animalic presence mainly along with some florals, spices, and woods supporting it. The later versions are supposed to be more sweeter is that right?

 

[grayspoole]

I chose it purely for the name and you're right there's nothing shocking about it.

I get a strong animalic presence mainly along with some florals, spices, and woods supporting it. The later versions are supposed to be more sweeter is that right?

‘Nothing like good marketing, right? I agree with your description of the vintage, and I enjoy it immensely. I’m not familiar with the newer versions.

There’s a fantastic memoir of growing up in the 1950’s with a fashionable mother who always wore Shocking....Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me by Patricia Volk. Here's a good review...

https://www.npr.org/2013/06/10/189222503/in-shocked-patricia-volk-honors-two-formative-femmes

 

[sagebrush]

Back to school/new term ? The smell of new dance shoes - leather, suede, and solvents/glue.
Nothing I have is quite right, but I'll go with the nearest : Knize Ten today (gassy, aldehydic leather), and Dior Fahrenheit tomorrow (gasoline leather)

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Not sure here. Ink smells may be appropriate!

September 9 & 10

That new book smell

Back to work or school with some fresh supplies

 

[sagebrush]

Not sure here. Ink smells may be appropriate!

September 9 & 10

That new book smell

Back to work or school with some fresh supplies

That'd be CdG2, the silver bottle.
Encre Noire for the name, if not the smell.

Perhaps the CdG that smells like a photocopier
Or a papyrus note, which seems to crop up in quite a few scents at the moment.
Library-evocative scents - surely must be several.
New satchel/briefcase leather smells; new school shoes (leather again); new plimsolls (rubber).

Fahrenheit EdT really does evoke the smell of my newest, as yet unworn, dance shoes.