SOTD: Annick Goutal Heure Exquise

Last time I wore this, I didn't like it. This was dismaying, because I'd just bought a bottle.

My dislike was based on dryness and powder. From past experience I know that the cure for that is often what I call "nose distance" - spraying the perfume in places where it has to travel at least several inches to get to my nose. These days, that means the back of my neck and my stomach.

So that's what I did today. It worked. There's just enough powder to give me that black-and-white-photo classic-scent feeling, but not enough to annoy me. Today it's lovely.

Review Roundup: Is here.

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SOTD: Annick Goutal Heure Exquise, and puzzlement

I read about this on Muse in Wooden Shoes, and for some reason walked away with the idea that it was hard to get. Trying a tester at Neiman Marcus and finding that they didn't actually have a bottle for sale cemented the impression, plus I loved it. So when I saw it on BeautyEncounter, I promptly ordered some. It arrived today. Now I suspect that it's not all that hard to get, but, hey, I've got it.

But today I'm highly disconcerted to find that I'm not enjoying it. Today, it's all aggressive powder. But I recall that I was dubious about Jasmin 17 the other day, and I wonder if I'm oversensitive to powder right now.

So I'm going to review it properly another day.

Review Roundup: Muse in Wooden Shoes and Aromascope and I Smell Therefore I Am and 1000 Fragrances and Perfume Shrine and Basenotes and MakeupAlley and Fragrantica and EauMG and Bois de Jasmin and then there's a lot of sheet music clogging up my Google searching.

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SOTD: Annick Goutal Mandragore

As part of the shift to warm-weather scents, I sprayed on a plentiful dose of Annick Goutal Mandragore today. I remember liking this scent a lot - the bergamot, and the vibe of a thirties office girl in tappity-tap heels.

However, it appears that the weather isn't warm enough. Today, it's just a rather annoying citrus. So I'm going to skip the Review Roundup and the review, and try it again in late spring.

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