CK, I hope you cook these stuffed peppers and if you do let me know how they turn out! :)

Thank you for this contest. :) My favorite perfume flanker is the recentChloe perfume. You reviewed it and I commented but the web-site got messed up and it didn't post. I was really surprized when I tried it and I think it's great. Estee Lauder fragrances and I have a long history. My mom love Beautiful. It's her fragrance. I used to like Pleasures though I don't wear it anymore. I tried Sensuous a few times but I'm not convinced. Pleasures is my favorite Estee Lauder fragrance.

A few days ago I tried Infanta en Flor (artquisite) and liked it. I wanted to smell it again and again. The flowers combined with the leather are addictive. The new Cavalli fragrance is very beautiful too.

My favorite perfume is Carnal Flower. I don't pay much attention to ads of any kind but I like the one for Coco Mademoiselle. I used to wear that perfume.

Thank you so much for educating us! I feel so sophisticated that I now know what sillage means. :) Actually I read that in one of your previous post but I don't remember which one. :)

I will try this one for sure! :)

I was given a sample of Dans Tes Bras when I bought Carnal Flower and love it! It seems to stay close to the skin which is why I don't wear it often. I keep the sample in my cosmetic bag and I can smell it whenever I open the bag which is weird given that I cannot smell it on myself when I wear it. It is very, very nice and certainly different. I also have a sample of Musc Ravageur but I have more trouble with that one. I'm not sure if I like it. May be it's my nose. :)

Classics are not usually my thing and part of me feels guilty about it. I do like Chanel No 5 but I'm not mad about it. No matter how hard I try, I still don't like Mitzouko, Shalimar, L'Heure Bleu etc. The only Guerlains I like are Champs Elysee, Attrape Coeur and Idylle. Recently I sampled Cuir Beluga from L'art et la Maitiere collection and I like it. May be it's just a matter of skin chemistry as my mom and I have similar taste. But I'll keep sniffling and who know what will happen. Thank you for your wonderful writing! :)

I would say she wears Carnal Flower. I certainly can't imagine her wearing a perfume that's too fruity/floral.

I guess that makes sense. If we like to smell good we should also want our surroundings to smell good as well. I'll have to take that step soon! :)

I have to agree on the price.I get my candles from Whole Foods or Anthropology and they smell great!

I find that perfumes sometimes allow to escape on a daily basis, just for a sniff. It doesn't matter where I am, I can just change the routine with a sniff. Perfumes can also change my mood. Perfumes are part of the outfit. It's like an accessory that can change the outfit from plain to fun. :)

Unfortunately, I don't get gifts anymore, I just give them. I bought Marc Jacobs by Marc Jacobs for my mom as she always admires it on me and for one of the nurses who takes care of her I got D&G The One. For myself I ordered Noel Au Balcon by Etat Libre D'Orange. I have a sample of this perfume and absolutely love the dry down.

I tried this a few days ago and really liked it but I agree with you that there's nothing special about it. It is a lot like Love & Tears by Killian. SL A La Nuit is a much better fragrance.

Anne, I tried Idylle and I really liked it even though I'm not big on Guerlain. The reason I suggested Shalimar Parfum Initial is because someone compared it to Idylle. I also just thought of Tresor and Poeme. I know Poeme is v. strong but I do like it. Recently I started to like Chanel No 5 (perfume) and I find it suitable for the winter.

I love, love, love Iris Poudre!! I almost bought it. In the winter I also like the classic D&G but mostly to go out. I find it very comforting. I know it has no relation to Iris but may be worth a try. I recently saw it at Saks. Have you tried Shalimar Parfum Initial? Might be worth a try. Organza by Givenchy is also nice. I'm also looking for winter fragrances so enjoying this post. I tend to go for flowery fragrances and have a hard time finding heavier scents appealing.

Raluca I love, love the way this fragrance smells in the beginning but after that it turns powdery on me. Very powdery! Must be my skin. I'll put it on again as I have a sample from sephora.On an unrelated note, last night I bought the last bottle of Tubereuse Criminelle from Barneys. :)

V- you probably know this, but Tubereuse Criminelle is available at Barney's. I smelled it today. They didn't have it a few months ago when I bought Carnal Flower. At first, TC smells just like you described it, like gasoline. After that it turns into something amazing! I love it! I think I like it better than Carnal Flower. I actually went to Barney's in order to try Musc Ravageur which I read so much about. Interesting scent. To me it smells like a mixture or horse manure and baby powder. What is all the hype about? What do people go crazy over it? I think I like Noire Epice better but the reaction others have to Musc Ravageur intrigues me. I have to say that those working at Barney's are not very friendly. It's too obvious that all they care about is you making a purchase right than and there and they somehow look down on you. I may just order my fragrance on-line. :) Happy Thanksgiving! :)

I like the smell of burned leaves in the fall. Back home when I was little, ppl would burn the dead leaves. I also like the smell of blue cheese.