The summer is flying by, as it usually does; welcome to July! What fragrance are you wearing today?
I'm wearing Aftelier Cuir de Gardenia, from Gaia's Top 10 of Summer list at The Non-Blonde.
Reminder: this Friday, 7/3, we're doing scented body products. Skip the perfume if you dare, and wear one or more scented body products.
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: image is Round Nineteenth century French Limoges Compact with Pre-Raphaelite Portrait, $370 (filled with solid perfume of your choice) at Aftelier.
I’m wearing Eau Exotique. It’s a PdN, so duh, I like it.
Very glad to see that you enjoy it. It’s a fun scent I think.
Thank you so much for sending a sample! I get along very well with her summery scents.
In honour of Canada Day, I’m wearing the only thing I have that has any Canadian connection: Encore by Alfred Sung. His first scent was a massive hit but this one flopped terribly, probably because it’s a potent floral oriental that was launched in 1990, a couple of years behind the peak for that style of scent. It’s so great, though: big tuberose in the Poison manner plus a cola accord.
Didn’t know he was Canadian. I bought my friend Shi by Alfred Sung years ago, and now that’s all she wears. Nice light floral, but I haven’t smelled the rest of his line. I bet you smell lovely.
He was born in China but moved to Canada at the age of 24 after graduating from the Parsons School of Design (thank you, Wikipedia). There just aren’t that many famous Canadian designers: the only others I can think of are Brian Bailey and the DSquared brothers.
I didn’t know he was Canadian either. I wore Shi back in the day. Pity our Canada Day celebrations got rained out today.
Happy Canada Day!
Cola, eh? What else has a cola accord? I can’t remember hearing much about that before.
1.https://nstperfume.com/2014/12/04/a-lab-on-fire-parisla-perfume-review/
2. L’Aromarine/Out remedy has a perfume called “Cola,” I think.
That was supposed to be Outremer.
I’ll bet that Demeter has frags that feature cola by itself or with other notes.
They don’t have a cola scent and that is an unaccountable omission. They have a Ginger Ale that — ask anybody! — is a minor miracle, something that actually smells exactly like ginger ale, carbonation and all. You’d think Cola would be a piece of cake, and Root Beer, Cream Soda, and Orange Pop, too.
Scent miracles are the best!
Sprayed Bvlgari’s Green Tea all over my clothes, but the air conditioning inside calls for something else.
My generous rose buddy (you know who you are) gave me a small sample of Mille et Une Rose, and I’m enjoying that loveliness now.
Have a lovely day, everyone.
Sorry about the spill, hope the 2 smell good together!
And the Mille et Une Rose is only on my wrists, where the Green Tea is not, so thankfully, they are separate, and I’m enjoying both.
So sorry — read too quickly!!!
No worries at all!
I was in the mood for roses today too!
When are we not in the mood for roses?
Um… when we’re in the mood for tuberose instead. Or is that just me?
Sampling the coconuts: Vittoria Apuana in the morning, EL Sensuous Nude now, I’ll put on Elle l’Aime later in the afternoon.
Fun day, enjoy!
I am wearing TDC Divine Bergamote which is a Hermessence in all but name and lovely.
Yes it is…now I’m trying to remember which is more $.
Hermès. The cheapest per ml. for an Hermessence is 2€. For a TDC ( when available in the refill bottle) 1€/ml.
I’m a geek, I know, but I was just wondering how much they were.
Well said.
That compact- Wow! Just gorgeous. I have been hankering for a sample of that particular Aftelier since it arrived on the scene- you must smell heavenly!
SOTD is my beloved Zelda in all her waxy languorous beauty. She really works well in the heat and humidity, making me feel very indolent. But off to work I must go…*sigh*
She has lovely antique compacts. Not cheap, but lovely
In preparation for Friday, I’m wearing Caudalie Divine Oil. I like the scent and it has no white flowers (well, I don’t smell any) — yay! Like most moisturizers (scented or unscented) it’s irritating my hands, so I will look for the perfume version. I think that the oil would layer well with a violet soliflore, so I’ll add that later.
I’m wearing ( a very generous amount) of La Haie Fleurie du Hameau. It’s very hot here in this Low Country and my summery jasmine works a treat.
Yay! Love that in the summer
La Haie Fleurie is so gorgeous! I had a sample of the “du hameau” from quite a few years ago, and then got a small decant of the LFH without the “de hameau”. I don’t wear it as much as I should. Still – one of the best natural earthy jasmines ever. The only thing I’ve ever smelled that almost got there, but was more polished, is the Jasmine Rouge by Tom Ford.
Have you ever tried MPG Jardin Blanc? Same idea, but JB is slightly heavier, esp. in the drydown.
No but I’ll put it on the list!
I cannot believe it, but it’s HOT in Brussels and I’m wearing Yves Rocher Eau des Vahines and it’s very nice. I bought it yesterday, together with the Monoi body oil and shimmering body oil and hydrating mist and shower gel from the same series, because there was a 50% discount and it was warm and I got carried away. Very happy with it all, however.
I really need to drag my lazy self to our YR store and finally sniff this!
There seems to be a sale in US, too, so this might be a good time
Eau des Vahines and the monoi body products are summer favorites of mine. The Eau is a wonderful inexpensive alternative for the costlier and often elusive Guerlain Terracotta.
Exactly. For me, Eau des Vahines works as a replacement for Bronze Goddess as well (I never liked Terracotta that much) – I actually bought it because my bottle of BG is in Estonia and I didn’t want to buy another.
I’m wearing Heeley’s Cocobello…it makes me feel beachy and like I am on vacation, which is the closest I will get to a vacation this year.
I had a bizarrely difficult time with Cocobello (it reminds me of hair product), but I keep trying. It’s an interesting and calm scent, though, and does a great job of not being sweet despite the coconut.
I used up my sample of Cocobello. I remember that I liked the opening – really leafy and fresh.
The not so summery JHL by Aramis today. Like a slightly more masculine Cinnabar/Youth Dew.
That sounds lovely.
I just smelled Youth Dew at the airport recently. I think when I was younger it was too much or something because I never liked it. But now, wow! It’s beautiful!
You make a great case for JHL!
Parfumerie Generale Isparta for me. It is an overlooked gem!
I have a sample – it’s wonderfully decadent.
24 Faubourg for me today. I am so excited! I bought several minis from an online discounter yesterday, and among them is a mini of Bottega Veneta. For less than $8.00! I just shot last quarter’s damage report all to heck though. Maybe, since I won’t receive the minis I bought until next week, I can claim them on the July-September quarter.
Nice bargain!
24 Faubourg is so chic and classic!
I cannot believe it is already July! Wearing Rodin Bis today.
You smell great! Since I discovered it, it is all I reach for.
Hi JJ!!
You put the kind in crow.
I’m wearing Kerosene’s Unforsaken.
I love this stuff. Mouthwatering.
Oh, perfect description!
Wearing Mohur Extrait, from a sample the incredibly generous hasujuuri sent me. I really am tempted to just buy this and let it be my signature – anyway, a rainy chilly summer day in Michigan and this seems perfect.
I have the same feeling about Trayee, also A sample from the Haj, I believe. Very tempted to sell a bunch of bottles off and just make Trayee my best girl.
She’s a good one, that Hajusuuri.
We love her! I think one of the Friday projects could be “wear something Hajusuuri gave you”
I could participate in that one too
YES! Great idea! That would be an easy one for me
Oh you guys are too much! Maybe it could be something you discovered from a recommendation, a swap or a freebie from an NSTer.
I’m right there with you, and I too have Miss Hajusuuri to thank
I’d love to get in on a split of this one, even 5mls would last a good long time..
Seeking the warmth of vanilla and a balmy tropical breeze on a very chilly morning – it’s barely 60 degrees here – hard to believe it’s July. SOTD is La Maison de la Vanille Vanille des Tropiques.
July! This year is moving rediculously quickly. I’m wearing Chanel Pour Monsieur today in lieu of No. 5 which I was in the mood for but didn’t pack.
We had to get up early for a trip to town for cat teeth cleaning and kitten shots as well as human eye exams so everyone was really cheerful this morning. The chorus from the back seat was hilarious. The big guy was howling because he was hungry and the kittens were squeaking because the big cat was howling and they wanted to get out and play.
I love your kitty stories. I can always picture what’s happening, and often ‘hear’ them as well.
I’m glad I’m not driving everyone nuts with my crazy cat lady-ness! They are just so amusing.
Very funny!
Oh, the tiny, furry suffering. So cute.
Oh god, nothing worse than cats in a car! They are all so cool and tough and hunter-y and “all that” in that cat way, and then you put them in the car. It’s ridiculous how uncomfortable they are.
So the big guy = the big cat?
Yes, our big furry black thinks-he’s-human baby is, in fact, a cat. Just don’t tell him.
Cats & perfume – life in perfect balance.
Today called for something quiet and a little dirty (a genre I need more of), so I went with Dzing! which I haven’t worn in almost a year. Over the weekend, I catalogued my samples, so I was reminded of lots of scents I’d forgotten about.
At the moment, I’m getting less of the zoo and more of the carnival smells, so it’s not quite what I envisioned for the day, but it’s actually kind of fun to get a surprise sometimes.
Love that Dzing. It took me awhile to appreciate it, but now I just get pure dusty leather and spice paper book goodness. It’s good to wear reading, writing, taking photographs or doing bills, I find.
You smell like a naughty librarian!
I actually had to stop and think whether I put any perfume on today. Inner dialogue: “I must have. I always wear something and surely I would’ve remembered NOT putting something on!.. But I dont remember… I cant smell anything on me now.. (sniff wrist and down top) That’s strange.. I’m sure I did!….. ”
Oh yeah. That’s right. It’s body product week. Spicebomb deodorant. My brain has been mush all day today :-/
See what happens when I disrupt my perfume spritzing routine?!
Truly!
Wearing Aromatics Elixir, found the special edition bottle with flower at TJ MAXX yesterday and had to buy it!
Awesome score!
I wonder if it’s the same one I got at Marshall’s over the weekend. Is the bottle a sparkly beige-y color?
Yes, it is very sparkly!
I think there are perfume Nazis upstate: “No perfume for you” in TJ Maxx or Marshalls! Well, maybe if you’re a teenager.
I rarely find anything at those place’s either, not exactly in the most cosmopolitan area either! I saw and almost bought the Balenciaga Perfumed body creme and I am kicking myself now for not since it was $80 bucks cheaper then they what they are selling it at Nordstrom’s for! It was in the men’s section too oddly as if some other perfumista stashed it away to come back for.
I’m trying to finish up samples (or put them in the “to-swap-away” pile), so in that spirit, STOD is Navegar.
I finally tried the Arlesienne hand cream and it reminded me more of Chanel Misia than Beige. It has a great, rich texture!
I may have misled dozens of perfumistas with that Beige comparison.
The connection to me is the honey note more than anything else. I still need to try Misia.
Must be thousands!
31 Rue Cambon for me today. Geez, I love this one. Inexplicable bad back this morning so I’ll take whatever pleasure I can today.
Hope your back gets better. At least you smell great!
Backache can be the worst. Best of luck!
I feel ya. My back has been hurting for a week now. Motrin and massage and hot showers help somewhat. Hope you feel better.
Feel better!
Hope the ache is soon gone!
Feel better soon!
I put on several big spritzes of Bruno Acampora Blu today for lots of tuberose. It just felt like the right thing to do!
Finished my sample of L’Ombre Dans L’Eau today. Great on a summer day.
LODLE is great in the summer. I am bummed b/c my large decant of it evaporated last year! The other similar rose that I really like is the By Kilian Liaisons Dangereuses – has that puckery green mouth-watering accord with the rose.
I’m wearing Demeter Mr. Bubble today. I’m going to be in a car for 5 hours driving to the beach, and wanted something mild. We are staying for a few days to celebrate the 4th of July and my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary
Every time I read Demeter Mr. Bubble, I squeal with delight.
I hope you enjoy your vacation, and congratulations to your parents for 50 years together. That’s quite a milestone!
50 years! That’s wonderful. So few couples can claim that achievement. I hope you have quite the party.
What a great celebration! And Mr. Bubble is totally cool too. I remember the old plastic pink Mr. Bubble bubble bottle. So cool.
Wow, 50 years. Congratulations to your folks!
Congrats to your parents! Mine just celebrated their big 50 last Friday – it’s a real accomplishment.
Have the day off today, and will be putting on Incense Rose after doing a bit of yoga. Looking forward to NOT smelling like sweat and dog poo! Now that I’m working about 30 hours a week, on my feet and walking constantly, I have a hard time getting myself to exercise on my days off. I almost feel like those days are needed for recovery, but I’ve started to worry that my muscles are getting too tight, and I need to stretch to avoid injury. This will be challenging, because I’m the least flexible person I know!
I hear you about the stretching. I hate it, but know I need to do it to keep my muscles from tightening up.
When I was a waitress, I used to do what I called my “wall yoga” routine before bed. Stick my legs up the wall at a 90 degree angle, feel the stretch. Slowly lower one knee towards my chest, then back again. Repeat with other leg. Bring feet down towards groin in a wall lotus, etc. . . . I think it really helped with the tightness I’d get in my lower back from stomping around the restaurant for hours at a time.
Thank you for this idea, Majorie Rose. I think one of the worst things about my advancing age is the feeling of my joints and muscles tightening, but I don’t enjoy gyms and I quite inappropriately got the giggles in a stretch class I did and fell over. Chaos ensued! I think I could happily lie on my floor and stretch as you’ve suggested, though. I know I’d have a fascinated audience of cats, and I can just imagine the quizzical expression on my husband’s face, but too bad. The purrs will cope and after 43 years of marriage to a dingbat like me, nothing disconcerts or dismays Himself.
Haha! Yes, I do admit, the kitties find this to be an especially fascinating activity! I always had “assistance” with my stretches.
I hope it helps, if you give it a try. I did feel that I got better/more flexible over time, and it was very relaxing as a before-sleep routine. Good luck!
Oh gosh! I know all about “falling over at inappropriate times.”
I’m old and rickety and have a bad back which I have babied for years to avoid pain and now realize I have done myself a disservice!
So last night was trying to get some range of motion to my back and holy cow! My back sounded like fireworks going off! Oy, no fun at all!
Im going to give this a whirl too
Great! Let me know if you have any questions, need more suggestions, etc., once you give it a try. Hope it helps!
Yoga may very well be the answer to many stiffness and joint problems as we mature. I have found it quite soothing for tendinitis and hot flashes! The nice thing is you can do it at home without fancy equipment….
You wouldn’t say that if you knew me!
Cartier La Panthere today. Struggling today because we had a massive thunderstorm last night and I had a hard time getting to sleep again. However, it’s the fiance’s birthday so I need to buck up because he wants to go out for dinner. I also got him a mini cake and some blu rays he’d been wanting.
Btw, fitbit people – if any of you have the flex and want a nice looking wristband instead of the plastic ones they come with then you should check out http://www.bezelsandbytes.com/. I got the black leather wrap band with gold studs and LOVE IT. It’s a little chunky, but honestly it make me look like a bad*** :p. It’s not as expensive as the Tory Burch ones also available on the fitbit site (although those are really pretty).
Thanks for that link-very nice if you want to dress up your tech. Unfortunately for me, I sweat like *insert adjective here* which would completely ruin these. But very nice to wear during non-exercise times
I’m wearing Wit today, but it’s turning too sweet in this horrible PNW heat. I’ll probably change to a citrus later, maybe Cedrat Enivront–I haven’t worn it in a while.
We are having cool rainy PDX weather over here!
Send it back here, I miss it!
This has been an unusually hot and dry start to the summer, hasn’t it?! I fear for August. . .
I just put Wit into my shopping cart at STC. Do you normally enjoy it, it’s just not right for the summer?
Do get the Wit–I loved it in cooler temps, and when I was at an appointment at lunchtime I got a compliment on it. It just seemed too sweet the first 30 minutes or so in this heat.
Or, I just realized, you could come over to my house and smell mine!
Hey, I’m good with that solution, too.
Wanna email me to set up a sniffie date? I’m marjoriehundtoft at yahoo etc. Maybe I have something I can bring over that you’ve been curious about, too. . .
Vetiver Extraordinaire as it is extraordinairly hot here. Very good scent for a heatwave, not sweet and not bitter either, very cooling. Just right.
Best Vetiver Ever. IMO
I haven’t pulled mine out this summer. Thanks for the reminder!
I need to try this.
If you live in Europe I am happy to send you a sample (unfortunately sending them to the US doesn’t work).
It is very good, I smelled my first sample of this in the BdJ sample box.
My sample order came in yesterday so I chose at random at got Nuit d’ Tubereuse. It’s nice. Still like Carnal Flower and Fracas better. This has some kind of spicy quality (?) that I’m not crazy about, I think. Maybe I’ll try it again in cooler weather.
NdT is really unusual for an oriental and a tuberose. I think it’s a little challenging, and sometimes hard to wear. I only like it on my wrists.
I find it hard to wear, too.
I think I’m falling for Carnal Flower. . . Cuz I totally need another Malle. :-}
SOTD a is Sienne L’Hiver from a sample from a very generous NSTer ( thanks sllat!). It reminds me of Silences; I like it! So green it makes me think of the fern room at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Or a bouquet of stems and leaves with no flowers!
What an image! It made me think of Vent Vert, except the flowers eventually bloom in V.V. in the most luxurious way. That said, I love both Vent Vert and Silences and wear them on very different kinds of occasions. (I have no experience with SL’H)
Ooh, I love both of those and I would group the three together as similar
Because of the coolish, damp weather I wanted something sort of spicy, herbal and Mediterranean. So Nuits d’Hadrian it is! I haven’t worn it in quite awhile and I’m picking up an aquatic note I’ve never noticed before. Anyone here have the experience of revisiting a perfume and smelling new notes in it?
All the time! For me it’s usually not in a good way. I guess I’m bamboozled by novelty.
Yes and also the opposite experience: smelling certain notes the first time and then not being able to find them subsequently. This happened recently with Chanel 18 and went from love to not-love.
SOTD = DSH Oeillets Rouges
I’m continuing my American perfumers theme week leading up to the Fourth of July. I had to transfer the contents from the original bottle to one of my own atomizers because the spray mechanism on the original one went wonky and just would not spray! Anyway, Oeillets Rouges is a spicy carnation solifiord, and is actually cooling on a warm summer day!
Oh, I liked that one too, but it didn’t last long at all on me, so it’s not FBW.
Really, it is brief on you – I get 8 or 9 hours out of it, and just love it. It is at the top of my next full bottle to buy list.
I’ve yet to find a carnation that lasts more than half an hour on me.
Hajusurri, did you ever try to talk to them about this? I am still hesitating about buying it because of your bad luck with their atomizers…
Yes, that is concerning.
The only spritzer I own from DSH is on one of her water-based scents, so that comes in a large metal bottle with large plastic spritzer that dispenses generously (appropriate to the product) and without fail. It’s not the best-looking bottle I have, but it does the trick. It’s a shame if she doesn’t have good spritzers on her other bottle styles.
Actually, the original failed and this 2nd one did too. I did not email again but may do so just for the principle of it.
And to give her a(nother, I guess?) chance to correct the situation. If I were her, I’d want to hear from you.
I was hoping to garden today as I am off of work, but the clouds and chill weather may thwart that. So, I put the garden on my wrists. Today I am wearing Creed Vetiver . . . the last of my sample bottle
I’m wearing ELDO Like This. It’s nice, but not sitting well with me today. It doesn’t seem to portray the “orange” it was designed to, more like a muted squash yellow. I may be putting this away until the fall.
Eau de Squash Jaune is genuinely unappealing.
Good description. And not pumpkin pie, either. That one was sent off to someone who hopefully appreciated it more than I did. But I still love Tilda Swinton.
Headache today, so no perfume. Just put on some Thymes Agave Nectar hand cream, so early for Friday’s theme. Maybe if it goes away by this afternoon, I’ll spritz some of the matching perfume.
I get terrible sinus headaches, and usually can’t wear perfume then, so I feel for you! By accident, I actually found one scent that I can stand with a headache – Mythique, a scent I had previously dismissed as being too insubstantial. Turns out, insubstantial is just right for my headaches. I actually found it comforting. How weird is it that I’m considering a bottle just for those days when I have a bad headache?
Not weird at all! A lot of my perfume started out as some variation on pain relief.
What a gorgeous compact! Bargain too! Not!!
Nice gift idea for a very special someone…
New scent for me today, just picked it up yesterday at
&Other Stories… called Moroccan Tea
I actually went with the body mist of this scent and it is my new summer easy-breezy, and very pretty scent! For a body mist it lasts long too, which I didn’t expect.
Has anyone else tried this line?
No, but I adore the smell of Moroccan Tea. It’s minty, yes? I’ve been working up the guts to put the Cire Trudon room spray on my skin or at least clothes. I think it’s called Abd El Kader. I would love to find a proper Moroccan Mint Tea perfume! Hmmm, maybe wearing room spray will be my tweak on Friday’s project.
I would totally spray those room sprays on me! What could they put in it that could be so toxic? That Moroccan tea is wonderful.
It’s spearmint and it is just he right amount of it, not overpowering but it’s definitely there. They list a bunch of other notes but the mint and tea are all I really get. It’s pretty simple but just right for warm days.
I had to look it up since I like Moroccan tea as well – some of the names are fun! Punk Bouquet! Where did you get it or just order online?
I got it in their NYC Soho store but you can purchase via the online store too. Prices are very good.
Desarmant today. So utterly perfect on a rainy workday
JLO Still, for that “yeah, i washed my hair today, you’re welcome” effect.
I crack myself up.
Also, why does my phone insist on capitalizing Crack? Very strange. And annoying. Not that i use Crack often.
I should hope not!
Audible giggles and chortles from me. Thanks!
Perhaps if you used crack more often, it would stop capitalizing it?
Only one way to find out!
Your *phone* must be on crack.
SOTD is Caron Parfum Sacre eau de parfum. It’s still cool and damp here after about 3 inches of monsoon like rain yesterday. So I wanted something warm and dry. Roses too. I want some roses!!! My Oklahoma rose is about to go – I have like 8 buds on it – and I think they are all going to ball up in this damp. I am very perturbed. It is the most powerful smelling rose ever and so beautiful.
Oooh, what color is this rose with the wonder scent?
Oklahoma is a very deep dark red.
It took blind sniffing for me to even notice the rose in Parfum Sacre, and once I did, it never hid from me again. A delight. That’s a very fun game to play with one’s own stash.
It’s funny b/c a long time ago, I went for Parfum Sacre because I only smelled the rose, and now when I wear it, I mostly smell the silvery woods and spices. Funny how that goes!
Gosh, I wish I got more rose and spices from this one! I mostly get dry, DRY incense and ashes.
Ashes, though, it almost sounds romantic.
Yes, I’m very deep and emo when I wear it.
How do you play blind sniffing?
You need an accomplice, or a few, who preferably find it hilarious that you have too many perfumes and who are sure you can’t tell them apart. Then you spread out your perfumes (I like to do it in sort of a category-type circle, from totally unnatural to smoke to woods to herbal to citrus to rose to other floral to sweet, give or take), and look away while your accomplice spritzes something. One time we cut out ‘blotters’ from watercolor paper, I think. Then you sniff and identify. If you get it wrong everybody laughs, and if you get it right, everyone everybody laughs. I just realized that this would make a great drinking game!
Ooh, fun! Now I want to play!
Sounds like old fashioned pajama party fun.
I went with ELDO Vraie Blonde today. It’s been rainy and ick the last couple days, so I’m wearing something sparkly.
That’s a lovely scent I need to wear again – need to pull out my bottle!
Morning, all. I stood in front of my collection and dithered; I trawled through your comments for ideas, and I vacillated; I went away and came back again and STILL I just dunno. Not a clue. Everything looks appealing and nothing stands out. So, maybe for this Thursday, I’ll just smell of body lotion and rosehip oil, because for sure, if I put something on, I’ll just wish half an hour later that I’d chosen something else.
Today I think I’ll bathe vicariously in all your gorgeous perfumed-ness. I do love reading your choices. I make heaps of notes for things to try when I visit the other hemisphere.
Do come visit when you can – we’d love to have you.
How are you doing today?
Thank you for asking — I’m OK. I think. It’s hard: I’m vacillating here too, swinging between dealing with emotions from the loss of the man and certain strictly practical decisions about daily STUFF that used to be in his job.
I missed your post yesterday on this and just read it now. My sincere condolences on your loss. May you find some comfort here in the ‘gorgeous perfumed-ness’ of a big NST hug.
Thank you, Laila. You might not see this, but I hope you do, because I’m grateful for the care this community offers do generously. The timing of my posts must be all up the paddock for most of NST. It’s just even get on Thursday here; I guess you guys will be in the middle of the night by now, or just beginning Thursday. Hope it’s a good one!
Honestly, my finger problems! I meant ” just evening” not “even get on”. I have No idea how that happened!
Heat wave here this week. SOTD is Teo Cabanel Meloe, very summery to me.
Stopped by Nordstrom’s yesterday and sniffed Tom Ford Fleur de Portofino. Brought home a sprayed card which is perfuming my home office. I might need this one. Hmm.
sooooo humid… Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia
Very rainy here, felt like a violet oud so I spritzed on a combo of Kilian Incense Oud and Sous le Toit de Paris.
Cool, some rain here, and a new sample of Palissandre d’Or seemed fitting. I think normally I’d wear this in the fall. Reminds me of incense, but there’s something vegetal in there early on. I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!
SOTD was Cristalle EDP which was bright on this warm, somewhat humid day.
Love that one – you smell(ed) great!
Wearing Angel Eau Sucrée three days in a row now. It is a zero calorie indulgence and I am hooked!
Late to the party on commenting today. My SOTD is Knot by BV. Perfect scent for summer.
Off topic, I wanted to let everyone know the power of fragrance. I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday. One of the nurses and I have just recently bonded…….because of the love of perfume. Every time I go in, we both ask each other if we have tried anything new. She’s a “Bond” girl and I am a “Jo Malone” freak. Well, when I walked into the doctor’s office, a patient was screaming at the nurse and everyone else in there as well. After the screaming patient was taken to a room to see her doctor and things calmed down, I reached in my purse and handed my new friend a small make-up bag. I was sitting in the waiting room patiently when my new friend came up to me with tears in her eyes and a huge smile on her face. She gave me a HUGE hug and told me that I had totally turned her day around. She said that her day was soo bad that she had already made up her mind that it would be her last there. She said that she had taken the make-up bag with her to the bathroom (thinking that there was tissue or something for her face). When she opened it, she realized it was full of samples of a lot of the fragrances we had discussed. I tried to put several samples of the scents she wanted to try (including Jo Malone, of course) for her enjoyment. The best thing about being a perfumista is sharing with other perfumistas so they too can enjoy the wonderful world of fragrance. After I finished with my appointment and was on my way out, my new friend said, “See you next week!” I told her that I would be there. The power of fragrance: touching souls, one scent at a time!
Hey, that’s a fabulous story. Scent can be very grounding — I often use my perfumes that way — but it wasn’t just the gift of the samples that made her day, you know: it was your absolute thoughtfulness and kindness. It’s nice to be able to use perfume as the medium to carry warm human connections the way that you did.
That was so nice of you! What a lovely way to cheer someone up, even if they aren’t having a terrible day.
Very touching story, especially because, being an RN myself, I can relate to those kinds of days. Just having someone notice and act kindly can really lift your spirits. Thanks for bringing care (and perfume)!
And thank you for all that you do for people. I know that personally I am not always the easiest patient to deal with (I am completely horrified of needles) Nurses put up with so much stuff and always remain calm , cool, and collect!
This is such a touching story, scentfromabove. Not only did you transform her day, but her life. It’s always fun to have the opportunity to share our love of fragrance with others, but the thoughtfulness of your gift is truly inspiring.
Thanks!
I am an RN as well and love to hear stories like this! It renews my faith in people in general, and the medical profession in particular
She will never forget you, and your kindness will keep traveling through her to others. I have been a nurse for over 25 years and some of the wonderful folks I have met along the way taught me what it really means to be brave, courageous, and kind.
Hope all is well with you health wise and I send good vibes and thoughts your way
Thank you so much! I am getting stronger by the day and healing nicely! And thank you for all your years of service and putting up with people like me. You are greatly appreciated!
Beautiful story, thank you so much for sharing! Wishing you a speedy road to full recovery..
Thanks so much!
Scent from above. What truth in that. You really are a Jo Malone scented angel
Great story! Sharing is awesome, especially a whole little bag of wonderful samples. It will be something she can enjoy for many days. Thanks for sharing with us your great story.
Scented kindness on exactly the right moment! Pay it forward…
That was a fabulous thing to do, scentfromabove. Being a doctor, I am usually not on the receiving end and people usually calm down by the time they see me. But that’s because they have already torn some nurse or front office receptionist to shreds. Believe me, it’s patients like yourself that make medical professions the reward that they usually are. Hope you are making good progress in your health.
I am wearing Gigi perfume oil by Olivine today.
Iris Poudre for a gray afternoon in Auckland. Actually managed to sleep some on the plane, for once… but still tired. Wandered around downtown some (I am definitely not dressed for wandering into the Prada, Dior, and Gucci boutiques) but didn’t buy anything. Looks like the only sniffery I’ll have time for is at the Duty Free.
Oh well. I don’t even get that at home; best I can do is Macy’s.
Oh – and I keep smelling those modern patchouli-musk florals on people downtown today. You know, Narcisco Rodriguez and La Vie Est Belle and Coco Mlle… better than Eau de City, but everyone smells the same.
Mals, it’s positively FREEZING for Auckland, not just grey. But welcome to A-NZ anyway. Hope it proves to be a super break for you.