...Sorceress:ChapeauClack, enjoy these days...I remember them all too fondly! My three are all grown and have flown the coop now. Back then I never would have...

...ChapeauClack, enjoy these days...I remember them all too fondly! My three are all grown and have flown the coop now. Back then I never would have believed how quickly time flies. :)

...Sorceress:Hello to all. I feel most welcome here vs. the other F site and although I'm not new to fragrance, I am new to a fragrance site. When I decided to...

...Cincy:Hi Scarletting, nice to meet you. :wink: You may like this feature.http://www.parfumo.com/Discover/Classification/TypeThanks Cincy for pointing this out. I'm still learning about Parfumo's wonderful features. I hadn't discovered this yet. Speaking of exiles, has anyone considered the age demographics of the different perfume sites? When I read the reviews/topics sometimes I cringe from the other sites. Words like "loveeeeeee", "hahahaha", or reviews that tell me "I love the designer of the perfume but not the perfume, sorrrrry!" just waste my time as I scroll down. When I want a real review that's informational, I'll come here.

...I have been waiting for my grandson to arrive... :D ... He's anxious and will be my first. My daughter has been in the hospital with early labor, but luckily the docs were able to halt it for her. She's home on disability (which she dislikes) but it's for the best right now and we're all doing the countdown right now. She's at 33 weeks now. How quickly they grow up. I can't wait to see my daughter in action as a mother!

...Sorceress, memories of patchouli and egyptian musk also linger in my olfactory "feel good" memory bank from journeys past in VW buses and crowded Hondas in...

...Sorceress....

...Hi Florette :)

...Yes, I think part is the thrill of the hunt. Nothing beats finding an old perfume that's still in its glory, beautiful to smell, beautiful in its bottle, and of course, at a wonderful price. And of course, to put it on, to dab the precious drops of it onto oneself, is magnificent. To wear the old ingredients, what we call the real stuff, what we know is before the reformulations, is superb. We marvel at the beautiful aromas, we sniff, we inhale, we luxuriate in these bottles. We can collect them, yes, but truly, nothing beats sitting amongst them and opening the different ones and sniffing the wondrous concoctions of perfumers of the past. The new perfumes can't hold a candle to the vintages at all, and those that don't understand vintages or appreciate them have so much to learn. How to explain to someone about old perfumes? They are heavenly to us that do appreciate them for what they are and what they represent.

...Sorceress:Cincy:I have been bad tonight, I ate a big bowl of ice cream.Why is that bad Cincy? I eat ice cream and yogurt every night. It's a ritual for me. I...

...Sorceress:Cincy:I have been bad tonight, I ate a big bowl of ice cream.Why is that bad Cincy? I eat ice cream and yogurt every night. It's a ritual for me. I...

...I've been searching for places that might have decent prices and found:Must de CartierDiptyque VolutesAnimaleL'Occitane AmbreLavanila GrapefruitChopard WishTrue Religion Love Hope DenimVan Cleef & Arpels FirstTattooI'm very happy with these purchases this month and looking forward to seeing what next month brings. :)

...Cincy:I have been bad tonight, I ate a big bowl of ice cream.Why is that bad Cincy? I eat ice cream and yogurt every night. It's a ritual for me. I can't live without it. My current favorite is cookies and cream. :D

...Adorable" isn't quite the word I would have gone for, but then, I'm not called Sorceress ...

...Omg...I almost spit at my computer...that's adorable!

...I just tried Fendi Extreme today and really like it. So much so that I asked the girl to make me a sample and I want to buy it now. The store is a distance, which is why I asked for the sample so I could test it a second time, but I pretty much knew I would love it.I also want L'Occitane's Ambre and it's now discontinued, but my store (which is over 60 miles away) told me today they have 7 bottles left, so the next chance I have to get down there, I want to pick up a bottle of that, too.

...Shalimar was the first perfume I ever smelled as a child and it has since become my signature scent. I was seven years old and my mother had a bottle in her drawer and had dabbed some on and put a little behind my ears. It was heavenly to me! From the time I was somewhere around 19, I began owning my first bottle, and haven't stopped. It is such a luxurious, beautiful smell to me and I'll always remember it as my very first perfume.The second scent in my history is patchouli. I was a hippie and of course, we wore patchouli back then, and musk, etc., and to this day, whenever I get a whiff of pure, fragrant, true good patchouli, I am immediately brought back to my days of being a free-spirit, and I think of how life was back then.

...When I go out, I'll wear less perfume so as not to offend anyone since it seems there are some that are olfactory-inhibited these days. :( But one of my neighbors (a friend) always compliments me on my perfumes, wanting to know what one I'm wearing that day. She's always asking, and telling me I smell so good. She appreciates perfumes. A male friend of mine, grabs my arm, sniffs it, and tries to pick out the notes when he sees me. He's one who enjoys nature and scents. He'll rate my perfumes, and it's fun.Now, my daughter, absolutely detests perfumes. No matter what I wear, will tell me, "that smells powderey". That's the only description she knows. She owns two perfumes from The Gap(enough said?) that she wears and will wear nothing else. I've tried to open fragrance discussions with her, but she balks and just isn't interested.

...Sorceress:http://www.friendlyfur.de/display/product/a-rebours-white-editionImagine opening this box as a birthday surprise! :shock: :shock: :roll: :shock...

...http://www.friendlyfur.de/display/product/a-rebours-white-editionImagine opening this box as a birthday surprise! :shock: