4.24.2008

Annick Goutal, Les Nuits d'Hadrien, Eau d'Hadrien

Summer scents from my Annick Goutal haul.

Eau d'Hadrien
: Lemon Pledge comes to mind, which brings back wonderful memories of dusting my great-grandmother's piano but is not entirely desireable on the skin. A hint of grass somewhere in the drydown, but it still smells a bit too much like fruit-loops.

Les Nuits d'Hadrien: When I want to smell like a dude, this is the dude I want to smell like. The bitter orange peel note - bergamot? I still don't really know what bergamot is - accompanies a slightly aggressive oakmoss, which then dries down to mild spices. A light, brisk, pleasantly acidic cologne that doesn't take itself too seriously, plus the bottle matches my hair.

Of course neither of these last longer than a heartbeat, but maybe in the middle of the summer reapplying throughout the day will feel refreshing rather than annoying.

3 comments:

captain birthday said...

lovelovelove it! cheers to grandmonthers' pianos.

dusting wood was always the only household chore i really enjoyed. Also, "dusting wood" sounds like a soft-porno. maybe involving golf in the wild, wild west?

and yay Eric Stoltz! i love you and your glowy autumn hotness.

oedipa said...

everyone else (ok, just lubna) thinks he's gross. but he's not!! he's my fantasy college bf.

i'd like to dust HIS wood, if you know what i mean . . . .

captain birthday said...

creepy, ok i can see it. Especially in Kicking and Screaming, which i'm assuming is her reference. But can a person love james spader, but reject stoltz on grounds of creepiness? I mean: Sex, Lies, and Videotape!

i love them both, but I draw the line at crispin glover.