Scent of the Day - Maison Francis Kurkdjian Cologne Pour le Matin

When I was a kid, I loved the candy Jujubes. For the uninitiated, they were hard little pellets, about the size of a pencil eraser, that one could chew if one didn't mind picking them out of one's teeth, but were best sucked. My very favorite were the purple ones, which were violet flavored. (Apparently they are grape now, but they still taste like violet to me.)

Cologne Pour le Matin smells to me like purple jujubes, even though violet is not listed as a note. Perhaps it's the combination of citrus, musk, and lavender that tricks my mind, I don't know. What I do know is that I LOVE love love this stuff and am glad it comes in a honking 200ml bottle because I'm going to use a lot of it this long, hot, sweaty summer.

Notes: bergamot, lemon, white thyme, lavender, neroli, musk

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Scent of the Day 6.3.10 - Parfums 06130 Yuzu Rouge

I decided to not make this a Hermes week and chose a completely different perfume company today - Parfums 06130 (that's pronounced Zero Six Cent-Trente, as in the zip code for Grasse, France, a capital in the world of perfume).

Yuzu Rouge was one of the first perfumes I obtained when I started my frenzied exploration of niche scents back in 2007. I love the combination of citrus and tea with a touch of rose and find it slightly reminiscent of a scent I wore quite often when Mr Minx and I were still dating - Lancome Aroma Tonic. Yuzu Rouge is far more sophisticated and much lighter, without the zing of maté, but it has a similar citrus/tea vibe that I enjoy very much. And like Aroma Tonic, it's perfect for hot weather because it's as refreshing as a glass of ice water with a squeeze of lemon or lime. Refreshing, but not bracing, and not pungent. One can spray YR with abandon and offend no one few.

Notes: yuzu, tea notes, verbena, grapefruit, bergamot, rose