Another weekend flew by, and it's Monday again! What fragrance are you wearing?
It will be a testing day for me, but I haven't started yet so I'm still commando. I am burning some rose Papier d'Armenie to see if I can clear the smell of the weekend's bacon out of the house.
Reminder: this Friday, 4/17, will be Dealer's Choice: propose a theme for a Friday community project, and wear a fragrance that fits your theme.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2015, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: shown are Cire Trudon matches. I think these are scented too.
Keeping it simple…Dame Perfumery Peach Blossom, Violet and vanilla paired with the Pawling Trading Company’s Haiku Tea ( a delicate white nuanced with peach). My two full bottles from Dane arrived on Saturday….my favorite of the two (Dark Horse) was swiftly confiscated by a family member who declared it was to be her signature scent but I was welcome to spray from time to time…LOL!
Enjoy the day, all!
Love the name “Haiku tea”!
I received my small sizes of BFMV, Desert Rose, and Dark Horse on Saturday, and I think each would layer nicely with the other. As woody/spicy scents are my favorite, I did especially like Dark Horse with its cinnamon note as a fall fragrance. No one will get that one from me!
How did you like the peach/violet/vanilla? I like all of those notes. I have several samples of his edt’s, but not that one, haven’t tried any of them yet.
Honestly, I now have samples of all and I like all and really love some…..the one I am wearing today starts off with a big blast of peach (reminds me a bit of the Jo Malone Peach blossom and Honey) segues into parma violets (and other florals) and then a nice sweet drydown…. I completely agree that they layer nicely…I have layered Dark Horse with BFMV and will consider layering Desert Rose with BFMV. So far my full bottle contenders are BFMV, Dark Horse (those two I now own …well, sort of if your read above !), Passionfruit, Orange Blossom & Vetiver and Mate, Heliotrope & Patchouli (maybe in the fall I will purchase the latter two). But, surprisingly I also like HerbMan! Must be the oakmoss that I smell….enjoy your samples, Laila!
Oh, sounds good! Thanks, I’ll let you know my thoughts when I’m in the mood to sample. I have too many FB’s patiently waiting their turn in the spring rotation, and I’m trying to focus on them.
Decided it was time to switch to another genre so I’m going to do Ambers this week. Ambre Sultan to begin with. The first Lutens I purchased. Have a great Monday everyone!
My favourite :)! Many ambers are too heavy for me, but Ambre Sultan is just about right in every aspect :).
That’s a great Amber to start with!
I think it may have been my first as well. Quite strange, considering that amber is not generally my thing.
Have you ever tried HdP 1734? It’s one of the driest ambers I’ve ever tried. Mind you, I’m very fond of the genre and my tolerance for sweet is very high, in perfume that is, not in food.
Those are the most stylish matches I’ve ever seen. I wonder if you can buy them wherever you buy the candles, or if they are a harder to find item. Not that the candles are the easy to find, or easy on the wallet! Still deciding what to wear today. It’s my day off, so I feel like I should go big on this wet grey day and wear Cuir Ottoman. Question: tomorrow is a big party for the volunteers at the shelter I work at. I’ll be attending as staff, and was thinking of wearing Jour d’Hermes. Nobody could possibly be offended by that, could they?
Easy to find, I know Beautyhabit has them, and probably anyplace that carries Cire Trudon. Would love to know if the scent really accomplishes anything, but they’re pretty in any case!
And gosh, would think not.
That sounds like a great choice because it’s light and fresh. It’s the sort of thing I tend to wear on any occasion when I might encounter antiperfumists. If anyone ever did take exception, I would blame it on shampoo.
SOTD: Hommage a l’Homme (Lalique). Happy Monday!
And same to you!
Ava Luxe’s Nude Musk here. In love with this lately!
Have not tried it, but glad you love it!
I did a three mile walk with a friend at 7am (so humid I started sweating as soon as I got out of the a/c!) and then got home and blasted myself with 2 wonderfully bracing sprays of Corsica Furiosa from a small decant. Ahhhh!
Now I’m fresh and ready to take on the world, which is just how you want to feel on a Monday morning
Oh, just had to jump back on to say the mailman just delivered my Tauer Vanilla Flash!! Super excited and first sniff is wonderful! Has anyone else received theirs yet?
How fun! Is it over-the-top vanilla?
No, not at all. A subtle warm vanilla with a cooling bit of his incense-y base. Not sticky, sweet, or wet- more of a dry light vanilla/incense/spice that can be worn any season, IMO. Definitely unisex, if any of the men reading are interested. I would say if you like LDDM, you will also like this, as they share some of the same DNA.
I got a quick sniff in a shop, and my first impression was vanilla-medicinal, an unusual take at least.
Really? Have you sniffed LDDM? and if so, do find that medicinal as well?
I’ve sniffed LDDM, but that’s about it. I remember I got a huge walloping amber and decided to keep looking. I thiiiink it was kind of a medicinal amber, but that’s stretching my memory a bit.
Just reading your post is making me feel tired and lazy! Good for you!!!
Heh, I HATE it when the house smells like food days after I cook.
I’m still all about sandalwood … Today is Tam Dao, EDP. I notice more of the pencil shavings aspect to this one compared to the EDT, but the EDT just doesn’t last on me
You smell great! And, I love that pencil-shaving note. Reminds me of helping sharpen my dad’s pencils as a kid: he was a math teacher, and went through a lot of pencils. He had one of those great wall-mounted metal ones with the crank, like the schools had. So much fun, to a little kid!
I do too! And it’s warm enough to open the windows, but trying to keep the pollen level low inside
I’m wearing Coty L’origan today. I wore it last night also. It reminds me so much of my grandmother. She’d smell so nice when she was wearing this.
I know the bottle I bought 2 years ago is not the same quality as what she wore. Hers lasted a lot longer, and I remember it being more complex. But its still pretty.
I love L’Origan, it says ‘fall’ to me. My bottle isn’t vintage but still smells good. A friend of a friend wore this in HS as her signature scent, and I always think of Judy when I wear this, although I haven’t seen her in years.
L’Origan is nice.
Luca Turin wrote that Grossmith Sham-el-Nessim smells like original L’Origan. It is a bit dense for my taste, but certainly worth sampling, if possible.
I think I agree on that. My impression of Shem-el-Nessim (woefully positive) was, “this is what I thought L’Heure Bleue was going to smell like.” Big fan of L’Origan.
Finally felt in the mood for something else than the safest of choices so brought out JHAG Miss Charming. I am trying to decide if it is straight up “pretty” or too much “girly frilly pretty”. The jury is still out.
I like Miss Charming – it’s a more nuanced Stella. I never got a bottle, but it is very pretty. It is definitely pretty. I don’t normally like frilly, but our thresholds may be different – it does get a bit sweet.
SOTM is Pacifica French Lilac. It will probably fade by lunch, but that’s OK I will enjoy it while it lasts.
You smell pretty! The spray bottle is an edp but the roll on is a “perfume” so I find that it lasts a bit longer…it is also purse friendly and when I carry it with me I can easily touch up
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When I replace my French Lilac I will keep your advice in mind – thank you! I have the EDT; I don’t usually like roller balls (I prefer to spray with abandon) but it does sound like the best option in this case.
I love Pacifica French Lilac. The spray last a long time on me. I haven’t tried the rollerball.
The last time I wore this, my husband complimented me on it. This happens from time to time, lol.
Is it the spray or the solid? What I love about the Pacifica solids is, you keep them handy and when they start to wane, which they do, you just slap some more on. I have the coconut and the vanilla for that very reason.
Some of the Pacificas fragrances come in three formats: edp spray, solid and “perfume” roll on…I find the solids have the least longevity and the roll-on the most….
and the solids are great to use as hair tamers or hand cream in a pinch…..
Ok, that just blew my mind. My hair definitely needs taming lately, and it can smell amazing at the same time?!?!
SOTD: Journey Woman.
while this is not very “Amouage”, it is absolutely “me”! The honeyed osmanthus is so gorgeous. Need to save up…
My favorite
You smell great.
Sounds beautiful!
I’m doing a Mystery Caron week (the mystery being the vintage) for no reason other than I have a bunch of decants that are just sitting there. Today it’s En Avion extrait, and I’d have to guess it’s a post-eighties reformulation because it’s a bit flat — doesn’t have the volume I’d expect from a classically constructed scent. It’s nice, though, lots of carnation and I think some orange-flower on a soft oriental background. The top notes seem to have vanished, assuming they were there to begin with.
Oh, fun! Look forward to seeing what others you have as the week goes by.
En Avion is one of my favs. Such a weird scent!
I started off with Bottega Veneta Eau Legere and now I’m wearing Cuir d’Ange. I get a distinct fecal note about 5 or 10 minutes in, luckily it goes away quickly. Lovely stuff!
BV Eau Legere is just so wearable. I’ve not smelled Cd’A yet, but so many people like it, it seems like I should smell it!
I got that fecal thing in Cuir d’Ange too, and it lasts for a good 20 minutes on me. The rest of it is very good, but I just can’t do 20 minutes of fecal. Cannot. And nobody else mentions that issue with Cuir d’Ange, so it may be a varying-skin thing.
I can’t do one second of fecal! (I have a hyperactive gag reflex…I kid you not!)….thanks for the heads up…I won’t even sample this one.
fecal…. eew.
I can’t do fecal for any amount of time. Saves me a lot of money on perfume
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I thought it was because my brain thinks it’s smelling Eau d’Hiver and then leather appears and it doesn’t compute :).
BV eau légère is one of my most favourites these days. I can’t get enough of it.
I was rather underwhelmed by Cuir d’Ange. Smelt a bit plasticky on me…
I love perfumes like that – easy to wear, but interesting.
Packed up my perfume collection except for 5 samples I’ll be wearing this week. House closing on Friday and then the huge move on Saturday.
It’s kinda odd living in minimalist/ travel mode, but honestly I’m digging it. I know I’ll miss something from my perfume collection, but the rest? Hmm…
Wearing Jour d’Hermes today.
Good luck with your move. Very exciting!
Thank you
Exciting times! Jour d’Hermes is a great choice to include in a minimalist perfume group.
I am excited (but also SO exhausted – so much to pack/clean), but I don’t think it’ll really *hit* me until Friday!
I actually took Jour with me on vacation to Florida this past Christmas too. It’s definitely a good sort of desert-island fragrance.
Are you wearing the original, the Absolu, or the parfum? I only have the original, but I tried the Absolu in a duty-free shop, and the grapefruit seemed amplified, but it wasn’t different enough to buy when I already had a FB of the original. I haven’t tried the parfum.
I have the original and I think it’s great. I normally don’t do grapefruit scents at all *gives stink eye to Byredo Pulp*, but it’s treatment in Jour is so fresh that it doesn’t bother me. I haven’t had a chance to try the others.
Yes, good luck! Such an exciting time
Thank you much! Excitement is building up, but it hasn’t really sunk in because I’ve been so busy!
Good luck with the move! Exciting and exhausting, just like a holiday or vacation. And you smell great in Jour.
Definitely. It’s like a prolonged vacation, but where I have to do ALL the work!
Best of luck in your new home, and may you find the perfect spot for your perfume collection!
Ha! Yes, I’m still thinking about that one. I need to buy a vanity so I have a place for all my ‘fumes.
Marc Maron has a great bit about that transitional moment when you’ve packed up everything but the big furniture, and you look around your house and think–wait why don’t I live like this all the time?? What even is all that junk?? Maybe I shouldn’t move after all, this place is nice now that all my stuff is gone.
Hah! That’s hilarious and totally relatable. My husband has a ton of stuff and when we moved a few years ago, I was so tempted to just do a quick run to the dump instead of dropping it off at the new place that felt so nice and clean before his crap took over!
When we moved to CA from DC, I left a bunch of stuff in their boxes. When we moved the next time, to what is hopefully our home forever, I just chucked out the boxes without even opening then… goodness knows what I tossed (not photos or letters–I’m careful about those!)
Love seeing these “moving” stories. I’m with you, Jenkr, CH, elamo and Oakland F! I am only occasionally delurking here because of THE BIG MOVE from Kenya back to South Africa – which is just taking weeks and weeks of my life — but there IS the occasional forgotten gem to disover. Seems like I am also simultaneously merging several eras of my life (old abandoned storage/new things bought in Kenya, boyfriend’s clutter – sorry, that’s what it is!). Yes, the best feeling is the release after a trip from the dump. Hey, the only thing getting in the way of being a minimalist is …. all the stuff! Wearing Lust 25:43 – sticky lemon
That’s a HUGE move Ida!
I totally get that. I recently read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up by Marie Kondo and got rid of a LOT of stuff. It was perfect timing for just before our move, but even as I was packing I thought: wait, why am I keeping this? I might need to do some purging.
However, I will NOT ever regret moving. After living in an apartment with NO amenities I am way WAY too excited to have… a garbage disposal. LIFE CHANGING! And a guaranteed parking spot.
Yes! Garbage disposals are wonderful but you don’t know until you live somewhere without one. I’d rather have that than a garage …
One of the first real spring days here in Boston (yes, all that snow is gone!), so I’m wearing Wit.
Congrats your snow is gone – ours is almost too except the remainders of the biggest piles in the shade. Wit is perfect for spring!
HA! That’s also one of my samples for this week and I was *this* close to wearing it today
You smell great.
And thank goodness all that snow is gone!
Congratulations on that, you must have been so tired of it!
Thanks to all! My daughter who lives in NH is still dealing with mounds of snow in her yard. Yuck.
WIT!!! THat’s what I’ll wear today.
I almost wore Wit today. Sampling DelRae’s this week… today is Bois de Paradis. Quite nice though I’m not sure I need a FB. Perhaps tomorrow is for Wit
It’s our first real warm day up here, so everyone is happy! I’m wearing No 5 eau Premiere b/c it’s Monday and I have lots to do. It seemed like a focused choice.
Agreed, it’s a great “focus” scent. In fact, I plan on wearing it on Friday for our house closing.
Good luck with that!
I’m so happy I bought a pre-loved bottle last month. It’s such a beautiful, classical fragrance. You smell great!
Used bottles are the best bargains ever!
I love buying used, both for the cost savings and the fact that I’ll never be able to finish a 100 ml or even a 50 ml bottle without doing lots of swapping!
Went for my morning walk today to my local wildlife reserve just down the road. It’s a little piece of fenced bushland in the middle of an ugly suburb with nothing but tranquility, and kangaroos
Devastated! Then their website kept freezing on me so i couldnt phone to ask what the hell was going on. Not happy 
Except, it’s been locked up!! Big chains and massive padlocks across the gates, with the Shire’s logo on them
So I wore the nice but nothing special Diptyque Eau de Lierre for a walk down random streets, and cheered myself with Aesop Geranium shower gel and body balm, and Mito VdE for work after.
The image of a kangaroo in suburbia – here in mid-America – made me smile. Hope your day gets happier, but thank you for brightening mine.
I couldn’t really say thank you a few days for your analysis of Big shampoo. Something was terribly wrong, and my messages were truncated after 1-2 sentences. I thought you were right, though, and appreciated your help.
Laila and Karen, you’re both most welcome
I’m wearing Eau de Merveilles. I like this scent so much, but for some reason, never seem to wear it. My goal for the spring/summer is to make noticeable progress on this bottle and either fall in love with it, or make space in my collection for its replacement.
Im like that with it too. I really love the smell of it but for some reason never pick it up… But in my case, once perfumes and books come to live with me I can never send them away unless they’re seriously awful…
Hear hear!
Wearing Centennial since I could at least smell it in the bottle and even a teensy bit on skin. I can’t wait until the congestion goes away and I can smell again for real.
Centennial is so great.
It’s a nice sunny day here after a night of storms, and I thought SL Fleurs d’Oranger would be nice, so that is what I am wearing.
I’m doing a BWF extension since I couldn’t really participate last week; wearing Marc Jacobs (from a sample) layered with Beyond Love.
SOTD=Séville à l’Aube. My first day back at work, and tempers are pretty short for Monday. I have less and less tolerance for ego-generated drama. I need to start looking for a new job..but, I smell great!
Oh, I have to wear that one tomorrow…just love it in the spring.
I was trying to break up my relentless rose obsession, and sprayed some of my sandalwoods (Santal Carmin and Chanel’s Box of Eels), but despite my love for them, they are just too powerful for today. But I don’t want to scrub them off – too wasteful. So instead I’m laughing at myself for my profoundly first world dilemma.
Hope you’re all well, lovelies!
Oh, yes, I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to commiserate with your first world problem!
Oh yes, been there many times where it’s a waste to wash off, but the sotd did nothing for me. I offer my first-world-problem regards to you.
I love rainy Mondays like today, they reflect my usual quiet, introspective mood after a busy weekend and bring me peace. SOTD for Keep-It-Simple Monday is Anthousa Fig & Vetiver, green fig and grassy vetiver reflect the coming-to-life world outside my window.
I have never even heard of the brand, but green fig and grassy vetiver sounds perfect.
Have to drive an hour to my dad’s office to take him some tax documents and pick up some beef from the local meatcutters (we had an old cow go down a couple of weeks ago… this is why I have a big freezer).
Dad is doing my taxes for the first time in probably, oh, 25 years. With the farm and investments and stuff, it just got really complicated – certainly more complicated than when Dad checked over my 1040EZ from my early employments!
It’s gray outside, but Wit ought to keep me company.
Totally random!!! The other day when I got cold feet about wearing White Diamonds, you mentioned the parfum. I only have the edt… it is evocative of the first floor of Hink’s, a department store that went out of business in downtown Berkeley about 40 years ago (okay, I WAS a kid then
)… I bought it on a whim, cheap, off eBay, but haven’t mustered the courage to wear it yet.
There is something old-school and serious about White Diamonds… plus it has this animalic note that sometimes pops out and, er, frightens the horses. I think the parfum is smoother maybe? Less diffusive, anyway.
You guys are seriously tempting me with talk of White Diamonds. Since I had success with Diva, I’m more willing to try the vintage cheapies.
I have the White Diamonds in parfum form, a mini I received as a GWP. I’m not a BWF fan at all, but this is very nice, very smooth as Mais says, and I do wear it on occasion.
Wearing Infusion d’Iris Absolue today. This is the one that sent me down the rabbit hole, and I still fall in love again every time I wear it.
I received my spray samples this weekend of Balenciaga Paris so thought I’d go with this today. I really love the opening and wear over the first hour, but then it quickly starts to go away. I like my scent to last all day! It’s a great violet leaf, however. Glad I have the samples to enjoy, but not sure I’ll purchase more.
Balenciaga Paris is pretty evenanescent, even on those without perfume-eating skin…
Wearing Dame’s Verbena, Freesia, and Musk. It is so darn pretty and lasts quite awhile on me. It isn’t the kind of scent I usually choose, but I think it will be a summertime favorite.
I wore this over the weekend and would agree…for an edt it has excellent longevity….I am going to retry it when the weather warms up some more….definitely a summer scent for me!
It’s a cool, rainy day, so I’m pretending it’s not spring yet and wearing the warming Nombril Immense, which has to be up there for amusing perfume names, whether or not you know its meaning.
The name of that fragrance makes me smile
Lol. I think i’d feel more embarrassed saying my perfume was called Giant Bellybutton that Hotel Slut..
The weather forecast here in Houston, TX claims that it will rain everyday this week. That means NO RECESS for all the kiddos at my school. I feel bad for our teachers. Well, to have a little sunshine in my life, I chose my favorite fragrance. My SOTD is Nectarine Blossom and Honey by Jo Malone. Hopefully, it will spread a little happiness.
You smell sweet! i wore that to my yoga class on Saturday!
Thanks!
Scentfromabove-
I have noticed over the past several weeks that you seem to like the same scents I do. I had to comment today because I have on the same thing as you do except I am using the lotion. For cologne I am wearing the JM Sakura Cherry Blossom. I really like the two together.
Glad to know that there are others who enjoy the same scents as myself. I absolutely love Jo Malone fragrances, but seem to be in the minority. The new “blossoms” line that just came out, not too crazy about, but there are so many that she has that I adore! So we were scent twins!
Sudden allergy onset–don’t know if it’s from the dust stirred up from moving, the incoming rain and moulds, or the cuir de lancome I can’t quite smell.
Bummer-I hate that sensation of starting to get a full blown allergy attack, and not knowing what triggered it!
I bought the Bronze Goddess body cream a few weeks ago, and since it’s suppose to be a high of 20 degrees C today, I thought it could work, surely! I feel *slightly* silly smelling like I’m going to the beach, but I kind of love it!
I think I prefer the scent from the cream than the spray; it’s less overwhelming.
I agree with you Vanie. I like the lotion better than the spray too.
And its scent is very long lasting as well, with good sillage, leaving the skin velvety smooth… I’m impressed!
I am wearing S02E07 from Chandler Burr: The Untitled Series bought on Luckyscent.com. I love the scent but have no idea what it is. I’ll find out this Friday!
Let us know!
I have it, too, and am equally clueless, but I liked it when I tried it.
I’m sampling PG Intrigant Patchouli today, from a gift vial that was sent with a swap (thank you! I love surprises!) If I needed a patchouli “soliflore” this would definitely be in the running, but sadly I feel my headband and tie-dye days are over. However, I am enjoying the heck out of it on this rainy, kind of cold morning.
I managed to catch the SAs at the local L’Occitane when they were unpacking the Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc and promptly proceeded to spray it all over myself. Unfortunately, I’m underwhelmed. Not that it’s actively bad or unpleasant, it’s nice enough, just uninspired. Maybe it’s me, but I have to make an effort to smell the iris, it’s all nondescript fruits followed by nondescript flowers followed by nondescript woody musc. Give it a go, but if you like iris, I doubt it’s for you. And Infusion d’Iris is available for a similar price…
PS I of course bought the shower gel regardless of all this complaining.
Oh, too bad! Was hoping it might be a good one.
Me too
But I might be too harsh, as iris is one of my favourite notes. Or maybe my skin amplifies the boring aspects of it.
No, nothing to do with your skin. It’s a bland scent.
I rather enjoyed the lotion! I think it will be quite a nice layering fragrance but not something I will spend serious money on. I got my (400ml bottle) of Infusion for a little more than what they are charging for Iris Bleu et Blanc. My favourite of the Grasse collection is still the vanille narcisse. Did you ever try that one? And I really like L’Arlésienne.
Yes, I gave the mini set of the originals to my sister as a gift and I thought all 4 were quite nice. L’Arlesienne is a bit too sweet for me, but I smelled it today after the IBIB (just had to do this, as my father is called Ib) and it seemed glorious and full of character in comparison
Perfume can never be too sweet
Happy Monday! Just put on some AG Eau de Charlotte from a a very generous PFG (thanks AllGirlMafia!). More floral than I was expecting, for some reason I thought this was more gourmand. A little soapy now – looking forward to some cocoa in the drydown.
EdC was my first AG and I love it in the spring. It’s a real shape-shifter on me. Sometimes the black currant is more noticeable, sometimes the flowers, and sometimes the cocoa. And I like to layer it with different lotions in any of those notes to enhance them. Lasts a long time on me and the drydown is lovely. Hope you enjoy it!
I’m in the ambers this week with AustenFan… Wore Histoires de Parfums Ambre 114 on Sunday, and even after my shower this morning still could catch hints of it on my wrists. Recharged with Chergui for this cool spring day.
Great minds think alike
I will wear Ambre 114 as well at some point this week.
What other ambers are you considering?
Russe, Precieux and Fetiche
I will. Thanks.
SOTD is EL Private Collection, which goes perfectly with spring. I’m on my way home from a whirlwind trip to see Wolf Hall (both parts). If you’re a fan of the books and will be in NYC before it closes (in July, I think), go see it. The plays are very engaging and at times funnier than the books.
I agree! (about the perfume; I’ve no clue what Wolf Hall is) In that general department but with a very different take, I’m wearing Goutal’s Eau de Camille.
Wearing Parfum Sacre. I keep catching whiffs of something that smells great, and then I realize that’s what it is.
That is on my list to sample. What do you get mostly, incense or what?
Parfum Sacre is so great!
I tried out a Demeter layering combo I’d been thinking about: Tomato + Honeysuckle + Beeswax. It’s a really good combo.
So creative!
Sounds nice!
What a great idea! Is that tomato more like a tomato leaf smell? I find most things called tomato are really about the leaf. The fruit doesn’t have such a distinct smell, does it?
OOOOOH.
I am wearing Aramis Perfume Calligraphy Rose, which to me, smells almost exactly like that rose Papier d’Armenie you’re burning. I never thought I would willingly apply an Aramis scent to my body, but I smelled this on a 1/2-off sale table in a shop (think it is being phased out) and fell in a swoon. Didn’t buy it, but managed an even better bargain on eBay. And I’m happy I did.
Very happy for you, but disappointed they are being phased out before I’ve even managed to try them. Sheesh!
Oh, then wish I’d find it half off! Congrats on your score.
Definitely have a look on eBay! I’m in Europe, though, so it may only be reduced here. Although I have also seen it in a department store since at full price. So maybe it’s only being phased on at the store I was first in.
I bought some Kusmi Petrushka tea at the Hillwood Estate gift shop on Saturday. It’s a blend of China teas with scents of almond, rose, vanilla, orange and spices, which sounds great, right? Oddly, just sniffing the cellophane-wrapped tea in the tin, my brain is interpreting this as a salad with basil, tomatoes and baby spinach. I hope it turns out differently when I brew it!
You never know, it might be the greatest flavouring of tea all together.
I guess tomato-basil-spinach flavored tea would make an interesting soup base for soba noodles.
I actually have a tomato mint tea (as with fragrance, the weirder the combination of flavors, the easier it is to talk me into it!). And it’s definitely pretty weird, but I’m still charmed by it, and it does work well for flavoring light sauces.
Is this also more about tomato leaf or fruit? Just curious all of a sudden.
The tea is tomato-fruit, but very light. Definitely not a soup on its own.
That is pretty weird, and does sound pretty fascinating!
Eleebelle, that does sound interesting. Mint is a sweeter scent, and, actually, little yellow grape tomatoes make a wonderful jam, so I can see the combination working for tea.
Now I’m starting to get a mental ‘smellage’
Have not had that one — good luck!
As usual, my mind went blank when suddenly faced with the options, and I could not remember which ones you and NST commenters had enjoyed. I’ll let you know how it turns out!
SOTD = Chanel Bois des Iles Parfum
Gorgeous.
That’ son top of my to-try list!