Winter holidays are nearing the end, and soon we’ll start waiting for next year’s season. But while we’re still in the current one, let’s talk about it.
Saturday Question #287:
Christmas & Perfumes – Did You Celebrate? What Did You Wear? Did You Give or Receive Any Scented Presents?
Please share your holiday stories – as much or as little as you’d like, whether those include perfumes or don’t.
My Answer
I’m sure I wrote about this multiple times, but I don’t expect anyone to remember or, if you do, to mind me repeating myself. While not being religious, I kind of celebrate Hanukkah, and for many years, on Christmas Eve, we celebrated the birthday of our Christmas cat, Rusty. Which we quietly did with my vSO this year as well. On Christmas Day, we went to our friends’ house for another celebration. But since none of us can claim this holiday, it was more like an extended family gathering without a traditional gift exchange. I wore Lancôme Climat and loved it, as always.
I’ve got a small perfume gift for Christmas: the Harrods‘ Beauty Advent Calendar that I chose this year had a travel bottle of Etat Libre d’Orange Uruk. But even though I was opening a box every day to see what was there, I decided not to use any of the gifts before the New Year. So, I still haven’t tried Uruk (and based on the notes, I do not expect to like it – but we’ll see).
For the New Year, our main celebration that includes gifts, I expect a bottle of perfume (as a present from me to me). This is my only full-bottle purchase this year! I will tell you more about it next year, once I officially find it under my New Year tree. Other than that, I do not expect to receive or give any perfume-related gifts.
How about you?
Undina's Looking Glass 
We celebrated Christmas with my family, a gathering of 15 people. It was lovely, everyone brings a part of the dinner, we sing lots of carols and my father at 91 still reads a Christmas story. We don’t do presents. I wore Epona, I’ve been wearing it a lot. Yesterday we had another gathering with friends, and I wore April Aromatics Pink Wood. It fits the cold weather we’re having so well. Wishing everyone well, and for sure peace on Earth!
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Christmas already seems to be fading ….. my husband bought me Stephanotis by Floris, which I used to enjoy. I think this might be a revived, special edition. Hope I still like it!
I miss my Christmas cat too, dear Undina, and all the others.
Wishing you all a happy new year, and hoping (like Hamamelis) that 2026 might be more peaceful!
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Enjoy your remaining time of the holidays, unless you’re already back at work (ughh). As usual, nobody would dare buy me perfume, they know the situation here😉 I only gifted perfume to my daughter, one that I know she loves and has had in the past, Narciso Poudrée. A group of nine of us went out for dinner and some dancing for Christmas Day. First time I’ve ever done so and it was hugely enjoyable. I wore vintage Opium. For the coming year I wish for an outbreak of peace.
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