Welcome to the weekly Perfume Chat Room, perfumistas! I envision this chat room as a weekly drop-in spot online, where readers may ask questions, suggest fragrances, tell others their SOTD, comment on new releases or old favorites, and respond to each other. The perennial theme is fragrance, but we can interpret that broadly. This is meant to be a kind space, so please try not to give or take offense, and let’s all agree to disagree when opinions differ. In fragrance as in life, your mileage may vary! YMMV.
Today is Friday, March 28, and last Friday was International Fragrance Day, which I totally missed! OTOH, I did visit the niche fragrance boutique that opened a few years ago in a nearby suburb, Indiehouse. I had first visited its pop-up store before it had its fixed location, and I’ve been to its intown location, which isn’t far from my house, but I hadn’t yet visited its main store. I’m delighted to say that it was lovely, with many interesting rinds, and the staff could not have been nicer.
I bought a discovery set I’ve been eyeing for a while, from the brand Grandiflora. If I can’t get to Australia this year, I’ll wear Australian fragrances!
The two sales associates were very warm and welcoming, and managed that great balance of offering help but then letting me wander around sniffing until I had a specific question. They were both knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and we had a great chat about Christian Dior, his sister Catherine, and the original Miss Dior.
I haven’t p,urged into my new discovery set yet because I’ve been enjoying the Rosarine by Parfums Dusita that I was “ given” in February. I’m using quotation marks because as usual, I bought it for myself then handed it over to my patient, nice husband to give me for Valentine’s Day! He’s a very good sport. Next up: Cavatina, for Mother’s Day, lol. The lilies of the valley I grow here (barely, they don’t seem to like the heat here) are already in full bloom and very fragrant.
Spring is in full swing now, and I’ve been very busy caring for all the roses and other plants I put in last spring and summer. All seem to have made it just fine through our erratic frosts, and I’m tackling the usual bugs and diseases early and preventatively.
Have you discovered any new stores, fragrances, or plants recently?
Serenity Now Scents and Sensibilities 
No new anything but I’ve now completed a full inventory of ALL my fragrance stash, I’m ashamed of the almost 600 samples stuffed away in various boxes. I’m like a scent junkie hiding it all away!
To be honest now I’ve counted them all it feels out of control & overwhelming
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Good for you for taking inventory! That’s very brave. I started to do that then I got overwhelmed too.
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That looks like a good store to browse. Enjoy the Grandiflora discovery set. They’re a great brand. Saskia is probably my pick from the house, but all their scents are well composed. Rosarine from Dusita is a good one too. I haven’t discovered anything new myself, but on the subject of Dusita, I’ve been wearing Pelagos quite a lot lately.
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I like Pelagos a lot too.
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That does look like a cool store, especially as parts of it look like a laboratory. I haven’t been sampling as much, instead wearing my bottles. I’ve worn the sparkly iris L’Attesa by Masque Milano three days in a row! Flowers are starting to bloom in my area, which is lovely.
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L’Attessa always sounds so appealing. I deliberately haven’t plunged into Masque Milano yet, because I think I’d want it all, lol.
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Nothing new for me recently. Not for the lack of trying! Earlier today I checked the local Nordstrom – nothing new or interesting! I even tried (on skin!) two Parfums de Marly that I heard a lot about but haven’t tried before – Valaya and Valaya Exclusif. No and No. I can’t see what others might like about these. Oh, well… Same as others, I have more than enough bottles to wear and samples to try, so I’ll stick to doing just that for now.
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What a lovely shop! I like Rosarine very much and Pelagos is on my radar for a possible smaller bottle purchase.
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Any others by Dusita?
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