Like this:

E., L., M., and I went to Avignon yesterday (there are some pics at the end of this post, more, as always, on my facebook page), and we stopped by Sephora while we were there. I love stores like Sephora because they give me a chance to try perfume that I normally would never use otherwise, and this time was no exception…

…I have absolutely fallen in love with the Serge Lutens line of perfume (technically, they’re eau de toilette, but whatever). If you read anything about him online, the general opinion is that his scents are funky, original, and definitely not for everyone, but I am amazed with him. My favorite so far, ‘miel de bois’, has a lot od dry wood notes, honey and beeswax. It’s very heavy at first, and rather off-putting (a lot of people compare the smell to urine), but after a while it dries down to a nice, velvety finish.

Quite honestly, I spent the entire evening yesterday with my wrist up to my nose, and when I woke up this morning and could still smell it, I immediately planned a trip to a perfumerie when school starts again. I admit that MdB is not for everyone (out of dozens of reviews I’ve read so far, only a handful liked it, and even less adored it), but it is very surprising. In fact, I so liked MdB, that I’m planning to get some of SLs other scents (A la Nuit and Ambre Sultan, probably- they impressed me when I tried them in Avignon).

Here are the pictures I promised- the Palais des papes, some random church, and a telephone booth donated to Avignon by the English