It's Almost-Friday, and I'm leaving on the second of my summer vacations. We are heading north, and will be on the road most of today. Posting may be a little lighter than usual until I return at the end of next week, but starting Monday, Angie will have a series of posts from her vacation, in Paris. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in a tiny, car-trip-friendly dab of Carven Le Parfum, developed by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Tea today will be iced coffee, from the first Starbucks on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Reminder: on 8/5, wear a fragrance by Francis Kurkdjian, if you have one.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2016, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Popular Palm Beach Pier, West Palm Beach, Florida via Boston Public Library at flickr; some rights reserved.
White Aoud Montale.
Pretending I’m a rock star by singing Synchronicity II at the top of my lungs while working out this morning.
Triple strength coffee! Yeah!
I always enjoy your music references Bear. In my book, you are a Rock Star!
Thank you lillyjo !
That made me grin from ear-to-ear.
Carpe Diem!
Oh, how you make me smile???? Sting, Aoud, and coffee. Wish I could join you-notice I left out the gym part????
Thank you Elisa P !
Sometimes I leave out the gym too !
Today is my turn to wear Iris Nobile. I have no idea whether my sample is EDT or EDP, but I although I agree that this is a rather delicate floral scent, I would not call it ‘powdery’ as many reviewers do. It smells like iris + green citrus to me. Nice.
Twins, I’m in Iris Nobile EdP, love it. On my other arm I’m again in APOM which reminded me yesterday of Iris Nobile. There are similarities in feel and texture, but APOM is fresher and softer spoken and also very very nice.
Does APOM stand for something? I’ve been wondering this forever but haven’t been able to find the answer. I need to get some MFK scents so I can participate in the next FK week.
I’m pretty sure it is A Part Of Me.
That’s it, apparently orangeblossom is FK’s signature note (whatever that is) so this perfume is part of him (or something
). But it is very nice!
It’s, “A Piece of Me”.
Yes! that’s the right description. You smell wonderful!
Have a great holiday Robin!
My SOTD is Promesse de l’Aube, which is one of the loveliest florals I know.
Bon voyage, Robin! Last night I finished off my sample vial of Memo Italian Leather and I smelled so good. Still do, in fact. Fortunately I’ve got a backup vial, lol! SOTD will be Italian Leather again.
Love Italian Leather! You smell fantastic!
SOTD: A Taste of Heaven (By Kilian). Went full-force lavender today after Passion for Men last night.
A wonderful Lavender.
That is my favorite Kilian by far…you smell great!
SOTD Chanel No.22. Beauty and romance in a bottle.
Have a happy and relaxing vacation time Robin. Enjoy!
my signature scent 35 years ago…love that one!
No 22 is lovely, isn’t it.
I came home late last night after a lovely evening of drinks and cheese plates with an overwhelming craving for Alahiiiiine, but I have no idea where my sample got to, so this morning I went for something with similar level of warmth – Amouage Fate. I’d love to do a major reorganization of my samples, but I’m continuing to spend as much time out of the house as possible as my roommate continues his search for a new place to live (he and his mother made a bid on a place, but it was declined). He’s behaving well enough lately, but I’m just so over it and want my space that I’m trying to decide if I should ask him to find a place to sublet in the meantime while he searches, but that feels almost….mean? God, I’m a softie.
In any case, the summer has become much more manageable in New York this week, so I’m enjoying my time spent out of the house.
Hope everyone is well and nicely scented
Could he move in with his mother? Radical idea, I know.
If only! She lives over an hour away, and his job is here…
Makes you want to get the cat back, no? By now, you should be able to write a book on how not to get rid of a roommate eventhough you want to -j/k. Be well, my friend!
Haha! You’re totally right.
Time to find my inner Hajusuuri and address it head on, asking him to leave. As much as I hate conflict, this is getting ridiculous.
My son has sublet his room and sublet apartments himself for various reasons and on short notice. I think he also did an airbnb. People do it all the time
through work, school, sport, etc. FB groups and other social media. He really has many options. Perhaps the NYC perfumistas should all come over wearing lots of Diva and strongly encourage him to pursue these options!
I love the skunk-out-with-Diva idea!
Brilliant. And I have a big bottle – I could make the apartment itself reek!!
Update that is also below – I’ve sent him an email saying it’s important to me that he move out as soon as possible. PROGRESS!
Haju, just so you know, you’ve inspired me to write an email saying that it’s important to me that he move out as close to his original deadline (end of summer) as possible.
Thanks for the friendly nudge!
I think the email makes sense. Quite frankly, it has been long enough. You first mentioned this months ago, so you’ve been very generous. He is an adult man. Keep reminding yourself of that. Beyond that, he needs this for himself and will be better off.
I know from experience that, although it is hard, sometimes forcing someone to move forward does have very positive results. Such that he’ll likely look back and wonder why he didn’t move quicker.
I am loving this suggestions as I have had my 40ish youngest son living with me now for over 13 months. I recently suggested that on August 1st he start paying me a very minimum amount ($60) per week. He said he would if I got rid of everything in that room (including the clothes in the closet) so he could move his own bed in there and all his stuff. When he originally came to stay with me, he had just sold his house (had to because of his divorce) and was supposed to stay a couple of weeks until he found a place. However, he stopped looking a year ago. I do not want to get rid of my stuff–I live in a small condo and that room was my junk room as I have no other place to store certain things (like luggage, etc.). In the meantime I am paying all bills (mortgage, condo fee) while he enjoys the use of my Wi-Fi, Cable, Electricity, etc. Actually, I want him to move out so I can have my privacy once again.
You know what’s funny? How much more protective and fierce I get when other people are being taken advantage of as opposed to myself. Sweet Filomena, I read your story above and thought “Oh h*** no!”
I have cousins I love dearly who are similarly exploiting their generous parents, and it is so aggravating to see. I have no idea what it must be like to be a mother and find yourself in these circumstances, with a child you love imposing on you like that. I wonder if there is a way to say “I love you, but I need my privacy again, and I will need you to be out by a certain date”? That’s kind of what I just did, inspired by encouragement from the good NSTers and personal friends, and I have to say I feel much better for it.
This is actually a reply to Filomena below (we ran out of reply links).
If your son doesn’t consider the room suitable to pay rent for, perhaps you could ask for a contribution to WiFi, cable, electricity, etc. as he doesn’t seem to have a problem using those.
Well, he finds it suitable enough to stay there, so to me, that counts!
Good for you! At work, I have my very professional EXCUSE ME??? ‘tude that a prior manager called going “all Jersey” on someone. I rarely do it so when it happens everyone knows why and no one questions it.
At least you have a deadline. My husband’s very good friend had to go to court to get his roommate to leave, a roommate, mind you, that did not pay rent. She was a total freeloader. It was supposed to be a very short amount of time but turned into 2+ years.
I had to stop hearing about it because it infuriated me so much.
Oh, gee.. hope that didn’t scare you what I just wrote. You are definitely not the softie that this guy is and have shown grace but also been firm with your expectations.
It feels awful to be uncomfortable in your own home. Perhaps you could come to a mutual timeline for him to be out of there? I’m a softie too, I know its difficult. I wish you peace and space.
Thanks Lillyjo!
I hope he can find a place soon. It is a tough situation. I’m not great at that stuff either.
Thanks honey!
Good luck, ihadanidea! You’ve got this!
Thank you so much for the vote of confidence!
I smell like all of NYC
Santal 33
Yes, you do!! Too funny????
Ha! I rarely smell things in the wild, but I have smelled Santal in Brooklyn.
Ha! ????
So funny… I’ve heard that also but like Elisa, I’ve never smelled it in the wild. To be honest, I rarely get much of a whiff of anyone’s scent. Growing up, I remember more wafting….
How has this escaped me? Fragrantica’s description sounds much like TF Santal Blush. Can anyone compare for me?
From memory: the TF is sheerer and sweeter with more coconut and didn’t last very long on me. Santal is drier, and it smells less like sandalwood and more like cedar to me. Some people notice a dill note, which I can see, but blends into the whole. It also seems to last forver and projects across the room from my experience.
Forever and ever.
Your comparison is good. TF is definitely sweeter and more floral if I recall correctly.
And “projects across the room,” no less. See me run for the door.
Haha! I actually prefer it as a room scent, so I have the candle which has lasted me 2 years so far.
Yep, sat next to a gal on the subway recently and there it was!
I’m sampling SMN’s Fieno (Hay) today – thus far it’s pretty powdery on me, similar to Teint de Neige. I’m looking forward to how it progresses! I’ve gotta get myself to the local SMN store some day – any fans of the line?
The weather here in the DC area has been mild for the last couple of days, and the a/c is off and the windows are open yay! I know that it’ll heat up again very soon, but I’ve noticed that the local critters are changing their tune and that always creates a feeling of melancholy in me. When the birdsongs of summer and the crickets’ and cicadas’ chirping shift to different tunes and intervals, I begin to miss looking forward to a long summer and mentally start preparing myself for fall.
I noticed the same sound change as well and started feeling melancholy about the end of summer
Thanks so much for your help yesterday Holly! I’m not sure if you saw my post last night. I did buy the Shangri-La travel spray. I think I bought the last one available and it was on sale! I really appreciate the PSA and the link you sent to me! What a score!!
Yay and you’re so welcome, Petunia! I saw your post last night, but the thread was so long that I figured any more comments might not make sense. I’m so glad you were able to buy your Shangri La – I have that one and Voyage in the 5ml size.
My holy perfume is from the SMN mothership in Firenze :-). I need to figure out how to pop off the dropper/stopper top and insert the atomizer. Any clue?
I just use a butter knife. Wedge it between the plastic stopper and the glass and wiggle it off.
Thanks for the suggestion!
I use the tine of a small fork…into the hole of the stopper and lever gently.
Thanks for the suggestion – this may be easier with my clumsy hands!
Nozknoz is a fan and recommended several in the line. We should all make a pilgrimage there ( Friendship Heights- some day Florence
)
I’d love to, Wendysue! Mark Behnke did a great post on where to start:
http://colognoisseur.com/?submit=%E2%86%92&s=santa+maria+novella
The only SMN I have is a decant of Vaniglia, which I love. Unless, of course, I have a jumble of SMN samples floating in the sample sea.
My brother was in the Florence store a couple of years ago and was completely overwhelmed, being a minimal Italian-speaking non-perfumista. I feel the need to rectify this one day.
Holly, come August I immediately notice the appearance of cloud cover (NM and NC), but never critter sounds. I’m jealous and will have to pay more attention.
I associate the shift to autumn with starlings. They become restless and their call dominates the garden. Spring is blackbirds and grey warblers. I heard the first long trill of a grey warbler this week and instantly thought ‘spring’. They have to mate and lay their first eggs early in spring so they can raise one young before the shining cuckoos fly back from the Solomon Islands….in late October . The shining cuckoos lay their eggs in the grey warbler nest, and the young cuckoo boots the young warbler out…in typical cuckoo fashion. Sorry, bit of a bird rant!
Thanks, Kanuka – I find birds fascinating, too!
Wearing no 19 edt today, eagerly waiting my vintage L’Heure Bleue.
SOTD- Assam of India
!!!
TORW- (testing on right wrist) Desarmant….thank you Holly….I am really enjoying this one
And Robin….enjoy your vacation!
You smell great. I’ve got the Assam sample in the shopping cart. Just looking around the site before finalizing the order.
What is Assam like ? Do tell
http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2016/06/berdoues-cologne-grand-cru-assam-of.html
Above is a real review by a professional (unlike me :)!!)
To my nose it is very lemony and brings to mind some of my favorite summer citruses from the past…vintage O de Lancolme, vintage Cristalle, vintage eau d”Hadrien (you get the picture)
https://nstperfume.com/2015/08/17/bvlgari-eau-parfumee-au-the-bleu-with-an-aside-on-berdoues-assam-of-india-fragrance-reviews/
And I almost forgot…Robin’s mini review!
Yay!
You smell amazing. Looking forward for a full bottle by the end of the year.
Joining the FK train – pour le soir
So yummy!
Testing Hiram Green’s Dilettante today. I’ve already had to refresh as it disappeared after two hours. It’s pretty but it doesn’t thrill me. Thank goodness!
Enjoy your vacation Robin!
I just tested that one on paper. Pretty, but a bit too soapy for my liking. I’m very picky about orange blossom. Congrats on your Shangri-la score! That’s also my fave of the line.
There’s something in the opening that I’m not crazy about, the heart is pretty though…. and it’s gone again except for the barest hint on my shirt. Money saved!
And thanks!
Where did you score your Shangri La?
Holly steered me to Indie Scents but I bought the last travel spray of Shangri La last night.
Orange blossom is my favorite note, and I knew for sure I would love Dilettante – I almost did a blind buy. I wasn’t thrilled, though. I like it a lot, but it’s not fbw for me, and it does fade quite quickly on my skin. Maybe I’ll get a 5ml if that size becomes available.
SOTD is 24, Faubourg. So good.
One of my favorites from Hermes. It is delicious!
It’s been a long while since I’ve posted here. Scent of the day is Hermès Brin de Reglisse. It’s one of my favourites for summer. Does anyone have an opinion on Etro Sandalo? Etiket has a bunch of Etro perfumes at half price in the 50 ml size and I am severely tempted by this one.
Welcome back
Thanks. I’ve been a regular reader but with one thing and another I never get around to posting.
Loooooooooove Etro Sandalo. Not to enable or anything
It is very tempting. I’d be buying blind so I probably should let it go but at that price I’m finding it very hard to resist. They also have Arquistes going for $95 but alas, no Anima Dulcis.
They do sell samples there, I see
I don’t think the sale will go much longer though. I don’t think there there would be time.
Hi again!
Love Brin too.
I have some Sandalo in a swapped decant (so it’s probably an older version) but it’s great. In fact, I might go put some on now.
I finally organized my tiny samples and realized I had some I had never tried, including one by Frances Kurkdjian! SOTD is Indult Isvaraya. The notes are plum, patchouli and jasmine. Not my usual thing, but very pretty. Jasmine has this creamy thing that sometimes doesn’t work for me but I am finding that I am liking it more.
I really liked it yesterday. You smell great.
That sounds lovely!
Lutens Borneo 1834. I have come to really like this scent after I fell in love and wore a lot Bond-T by Sammarco, even though to me, they don’t even smell all that similar, unlike to, it seems, everybody else
You smell fabulous! I love Borneo-probably my favorite Lutens. I wish it weren’t so spendy. It smells close to Coromandel to me, but more earthy and less polished and powdery.
I find them similar as well, and prefer Borneo (I agree on the cost thus only have a decant) because it lasts forever, unlike the Chanel which disappears on me in no time.
You smell fantastic !!!!
I love Borneo so much I curse the day I bought only one bottle. This may have to be a bell jar at the next Barneys event.
What Barneys event are you talking about? Sale?
Beauty Bag Event Feb/Mar and Sept/Oct – if you’re spending anyway, consolidate them to meet the minimum ($200 I think or thereabouts) and you get a decent bag with a lot of samples. I usually pre-order, including requesting the SA to get me specific samples. I used to work with Le Labo SAs but they ticked me off so now I work with a wonderful La Mer SA.
I’m having a slow start to my day. Wearing Bond No 9 Central Park West. If I can stop myself from buying perfume I only like and don’t love, I will buy this one. I absolutely adore this scent.
I like that one too. I’d recommend saving for things you adore rather than just buying mere likes
Today I’m wearing Yves Rocher Neroli.
The Yves Rocher brand has some very nice scents, and at an exceptional price. The Neroli and Vanilla Noire as favourites of mine.
You smell so nice.
MFK A La Rose. It’s soft and wearable for summer, but not really representative to me of FK. Everyone has motivated me to organize samples while I wait for repair people and do back exercise.
Have a good vacation, Robin.
I am wearing FM Portrait of a Lady today by mistake, I thought I was spraying Eau de Magnolia, anyways I am happy with it, it is a little intense but nice at the end.
Hah! That’s pretty different
But a great perfume.
Quite different and hopefully you didn’t overspray as POAL is one spray will do ‘ya whereas EdM exercises the finger a little bit more to make it worth wearing
Enjoy your vacation, Robin!
No SOTD yet but it will have to be something perfume-phobe family friendly and last all day. I may wear MFK Ciel de Gum again.
Warm and humid here again, can’t wait for fall. Wearing Micallef Rouge No.2 today.
Agreed, fall needs to hurry up.
Have a great vacatiin, Robin! I’m sad mine will be coming to an end tomorrow. It’s been so gorgeous here, weather-wise. Saw a deer with her fawn yesterday (a big deal for us urban dwellers). I’m lazing on the beach, doused in ELdO Fils de Dieu. I even got my hubs to sport a spritz of PdN Eau d’Ete, which he said wasn’t bad. Small perfume triumph ????
Vacations always fly by too fast. I hope you enjoy the time remaining.
It does. I’m savoring it.
Enjoy every last drop of your summer vacation
Drinking it all in. Took some beautiful walks today.
You both smell really good.
Thanks, and I agree!
You’ve had some great weather the last couple days. Enjoy your day today!
It has been beautiful. It’s actually chilly in the evening. I did not come totally prepared for that.
Everyone smells good with a bit of Eau d’Ete’s lime cocktail
Thanks, lady????
Hope you have a lovely vacation Robin.
Woke up after too little sleep to a dreary, rainy day.
Wearing vintage No. 5 EDC to give my mood a boost.
Wow, the double whammy. Hope your day improves.
I’m wearing the next-to-the-last (I hope) application of Diptyque’s Satin Oil from one of those huge samples in that I didn’t know I had. I see they’ve stopped including these in the little travel collection and wonder if it’s because the coated paper packets drip and leak like crazy once opened and have a week’s worth of product in them, or if they were just loosing money. I do smell nice, but the fragrance is surprisingly strong and long lasting and I haven’t figured out what to layer with it.
I’ve been super-curious about the Satin Oil. Can you tell me about the scent, and about how well it works as a body oil?
Ditto. I am also very curious…have not sniffed it but was debating buying anyways.
It’s similar to the Nuxe in texture and scent, but is less creamy-floral and more saffron spicy. It also might be a tad heavier. If you have vats of Nuxe you probably don’t need both, but I think the LE small bottle is very tempting and a reasonable price.
Enjoy vaca number 2, Robin.
I’m in EL Pleasures today. Needed something nice, but basic for a doctor appt this morning.
Good idea! I have a dentist appointment coming up and will wear Pleasures.
Forgot the scent today – Office Bottle of Cristalle to the rescue. Every single time I wear it I think: OMG, it’s such a great scent.
I love it too but on me it disappears in about half an hour.
Ah, bother.
It is a great scent. You smell lovely today.
Thank you!
It is such a beautiful scent. I wear it a lot in the summer but seem to forget it is there the rest of the year though.
It work year-round for me and I cannot think of an occasion it wouldn’t suit. That’s why I keep it in the office for emergencies: it’s always appropriate.
It really is. And I like the Verte too, I think it is the emptiest bottle in my collection.
I should retry that one, don’t remember it well.
Pretty Machine for me today. Hurrah!
I so like the name of this one, must try for that reason alone
SotD = Promesse de d’Aube. Sniffing the sample vial, great. Sniffing on paper, nice. Sniffing on wrist, not sure yet. I don’t quite know where this one is going, but I am intrigued.
Chain saws and backhoes, ahoy! Tree trimming continues in our neighborhood, so we’re battening down the hatches against the noise, dust, and pollen clouds. Thankful for the hard work going on to keep the trees healthy.
And thank you, nozknoz, for sharing the corpse flower livecam link at the US Botanical Garden. It is charming to watch people take selfies with the big flower. Yesterday a woman in a tiara showed up. And last night after the garden had closed, staff members took candid photos. One of them wore a titan arum costume with a big yellow pointed hat and a reddish robe. Hilarious!
de l’Aube. so tired.
Twins!
Hi Twin!
Pdl’A is completely backwards on me. Strong sandalwood and tonka to start, then it settles down and flowers begin to appear, without a bit of citrus so far. No vanilla either. Fascinating stuff.
I definitely start smelling citrus and flowers first. It’s such a tender perfume. I really love it.
SOTD is FK’s Narciso For Her EDT, first time I’ve worn it this summer but it seems to be behaving itself in the heat (and my air conditioned office).
You smell great. I don’t know how it does in high humidity, but For Her works for me in a desert summer.
SotD = Olivier Durbano Pink Quartz
SOTD is Olympic Orchids “Dev #2”, which on me is resinous smokey boozy spice, but *not* Clove Central as many reviewers find. This was great for an early start in cloudy London, and on the plane (where it behaved itself with low sillage). It’s less well suited to 35C Malaga sunshine, but I love it anyway.
On the Auphorie thread, Nozknoz mentioned the problem of already having 2 perfumes closely enough related that it’s impossible to justify a 3rd from the same scent family. She was talking Osmanthus/ Leather; I think Dev#2 falls into that position for me in the incense/ resins family. I’ll add it to the longlist, but I have a bunch of other similar FBs (Rudis, Rundholz, Nanban and more; they are not the same as this or as each other but have the territory covered between them). I may never get around to getting this one.
At least you are enjoying your SOTD even if you don’t buy.
Trying the Rose Delight body oil this morning. Love the texture, love the scent. It is quite strong even on its own for me. So much so that I’d even hesitate to wear it to work.
*I am a big chicken on that front since there is a person at my work that makes quite a fuss if she smells any perfume at all. I had to take Bottega Veneta off of my wear to work list because of a “situation” and I find that very low key myself.
I agree, I’m quite sensitive and find BV relatively mild.
I’m doused in it now, pis5t shower. It is a proper perfume all by itself.
Lush Orange Blossom for me today. I needed something cheerful and energetic that does well on a warm, sunny day. This may be the closest dupe I know to the Florida Water souvenir perfume that my mom brought back home from our Disney trip when I was a kid. It’s sharp and sweet and simultaneously indolic and a bit soapy. Ahh…
Yesterday was kind of bogus, so I’m wearing Lyric today to try and inspire today to be better…
Let us know how it goes….
We’re pulling for you and so is Lyric, I’m sure!
SOTD Aedes de Venusta Oiellet Bengale.
You smell great!
I haven’t worn this one in ages but it’s lovely! My perfume cabinet is too small — I forget about the little bottles that lurk in the dark in the back, which is where this one is lurking, next to Palissandre d’Or.
Great choice!!!
Filomena, this relates to your comment above: I agree with others that your son is being unfair. He’d have to pay more than $60 just for WiFi if he were living on his own. Asking you to move your things out to better accommodate him in your apartment is definitely a step in the wrong direction for a 40-year old.
Inspired by Jessica’s review of 4160 Tuesday’s scent (NYC 1955?) I wanted to put on Chantilly, but decided to wait till after I organize the garden shed. No sense inviting the bees.
What bees? I have not seen many this year. We’re thinking of planting clover in hopes of enticing more of them to our yard.
Bees love herb flowers too – thyme, chives, sage, oregano, hyssop, lavender – so you can have a double purpose bed.
SOTD was Tam Dao EDP this morning followed by Vetiver Tonka in the afternoon. I don’t have anything to qualify for the theme, sadly. But I love those two.
I have flower beds, vegetable beds, an herb bed and lavender. I’m seeing mostly bumble bees and hornets but not as many I used to. I don’t think I’ve seen a honey bee this summer. Between the unusually cool spring and gypsy moths, this wasn’t a stellar growing season in New England. Thank you for the suggestions. ????
SOTD Dame Gardenia soliflore – rather liberally applied (by accident!! I turned my head for just a minute and, you know, it’s a sample so . . .). It’s lovely – waxy and heady. Mmmm.
I’m a little stressed about money at the moment, but this is helping me think about other things.
That Gardenia is really beautiful! Sorry about the money stress.
Continuing on with Last Summer’s Favorites, I’m wearing Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi today. So nice!
I’m wearing Shalimar in honor of my Mother who passed away on Wednesday morning.At least I was with her,and she was safe,warm with little suffering.I don’t think I will ever stop crying though.Perfume keeps me sane.I decided to write here today,because my Mom knew how much I loved perfumes.And she was very interested in my collection too.Never forget to tell your loved ones “I Love You” at least once a day.xo.Johanob
So very sorry for your loss. Hugs.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
I’m so very sorry Johanob. The loss of your Mother changes the world and my heart goes out to you.
I am so sorry. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
Jonahob, I am so sorry for your lost. Good memories will always be with you. Sending you warm wishes. We are all here for you. Hugs.
My condolences Johan.
I wish you peace.
I miss my mother much and it will be 8 years in September that she passed away.
She loved Habit Rouge on me though I prefer Shalimar.
Oh, so sorry Johanob. Wishing you much comfort and sending you a big hug. My mother died last October and I’m also fortunate to have been there, with minimal suffering at the end. And thanks for the reminder to not take our loved ones for granted.
That is tough! I’m glad you were able to be there with her till the end.
I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure you will carry wonderful scent memories of her. condolences to your family.
Shalimar is a perfect tribute. Hugs to you.
So sorry for your loss. I hope that your memories bring you comfort.
My condolences. I’m sorry for your loss. Wishing comfort to you and yours.
I’m so sorry. My condolences too. I lost my mom in June. I miss her and always will. But I am at a stage where I like to just stop and think about her.
Very sorry for your loss and hope Shalimar helps a bit.
I’m very sorry for your loss. Sending my thoughts to you and your family.
I’m so sorry for your loss. May you find comfort and peace in your loving memories. Sending you a big hug …
I’m so very sorry! Remember her good times with love and be very kind to yourself!
Condolences on your loss. What a lovely way to honor your mom! And, small comfort though it may be, you smell wonderful.
I’m very sorry for your loss.
Please don’t let anyone tell you when grieving should end. In my experience grief is a rollercoaster. There will be days, even months or years, when you think things have settled, then all of a sudden the feeling can come crashing in again.
Good memories always help. I don’t feel someone is ever completely gone. My parents died 30 tears ago and I still find myself thinking “this is something Mom/Dad would have liked.”
Your wise advice about saying “I love you” is so true. My sister and I don’t talk daily, but in the last couple of years, each time we do the conversation ends with us saying “I love you.”
I am so sorry. Thinking of you.
I am so sorry to hear about you mother. It’s lovely that you were with her.
I am very sorry for the loss of your mother. I’m glad you were able to be with her. You are in my prayers.
So sorry for your loss johanob. May Shalimar give you all the comfort you need.
I’m so sorry for your mom’s passing, johanob. What a lovely way to honor her in Shalimar.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
So sorry for your loss.
Condolences, and thanks for your kindness in the midst of your grief.
I’m very touched by your loss. Thanks for reminding me of how much our mothers are important… Still have mine and will remember to say I love you. Hope my kids do too as its real hard being a mum sometimes, so much easier being a daughter…
I will wear Shalimar tomorrow to honor your mum.
Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your mom. I know from personal experience that losing a parent, especially one that you are close to, changes everything. Be kind to yourself, and look for those little bright moments in your grief, if you can.
I’m sorry for your loss. It was good that you were with her and that she was comfortable.
Oh honey. I am so, so sorry. Sending you all good wishes for comfort in your grief.
You will eventually stop crying, but right now the tears are washing out the pain, so that one day you will be able to think of her and smile rather than cry. Sending my condolences.
I’m sorry. Hugs, hugs, hugs.
So very sorry for your loss. It is wonderful that you were able to be with her until the end. She must have been a beautiful person.
Oh I am so sorry to read this. I’m so happy you could be with her.
I am so sorry. A mother’s love is the best love. May her memory be a blessing.
Jonahob, I am so sorry for your lost. Good memories will always be with you. Sending you warm wishes. We are all here for you. Hugs.
I am wearing Wit today. I last wore this in February, when I felt it was too sweet, but today it is perfect.
Robin, enjoy your second vacation!
Have a good vacation, Robin!
I was feeling lazy today and wanted something simple, so I went with EA Green Tea Honeysuckle.
Nice
AG Rose Pompon from a sample. So very fleeting! Need to spray again….
You smell lovely, perfume cousin!
Have a good vacation, Robin!
SOTD is AG Quel Amour! because it’s the opposite of the grumpy mood imparted by various news stories this morning. I’m sniffing my way to cheerfulness.
Happy Friday, everyone, when it arrives for you up there or as it begins down here. NST, thank you all so much for the kind words of sympathy and support yesterday–I wanted to reply at the time, but my vision went wonky (technically correct term!) and I quite soon spiralled down into utter migraine misery again. In fact, my dear papa would have told me that I went all “little, weak and helpless”–not an expression of approval, I can tell you–and I did nothing all day but lie very, very still, and worry about stuff! Anyway, please forgive my ragged manners.
Today I’m feeling a bit better,,but curiously fragile, and I want to smell of something cheerful, but you know what? I don’t own a single scent I would describe that way. I have interesting perfumes, elegant perfumes, refreshing, encouraging, warming, happy (which seems different from cheerful, somehow), even sexy perfumes, but there’s an odd absence of “cheerful” on my shelves. I’m going to wear Ambre Narguile, because it’s the closest thing I can think of to what I want, but it’s not quite right. Humph. Do I never set out to be cheerful, I wonder?
Poison Girl! i suggest you read Candy Perfume Boy’s review ( because it ties in with my own thoughts …and is therefore right on the button).
Be well! Well, weller, wellest…
Hope you’re fully better very soon. Cheerful in perfume is an interesting idea, I’m not sure if any of mine are so. I have some friendly and bracing vetivers though.
Friendly and bracing is a close substitute for cheerful. I’ll think on vetiver and also rose and ylang. I wonder why I’m not reading citrus as cheerful? Perhaps I should get a sample of Sunshine and Pancakes and challenge my perceptions. Jessica’s review of S&P was certainly intriguing.
Do you have any of Annick Goutal’s roses (rose splendide, quel amour, etc.)? I love them all and find them quite cheerful.
Glad you’re feeling better today! I missed commenting yesterday, so I wanted to say I know what it feels like to have a ‘public’ experience like that. But we can’t choose when and where physical misery strikes, and other people understand that.
You should definitely get yourself a cheerful perfume! Citrus–especially lemon and grapefruit–induce cheerfulness. Rose and ylang ylang are good, too.
I hope you feel better. Migraines are so awful. My husband gets them (not too often, luckily), but when they happen, he is in terrible shape.
I think Rose Ikebana is quite cheerful – give it a try! Also JM Blackberry & Bay,
I’m sorry that you had such an awful experience yesterday, and hope that you are on road to feeling much better. I know exactly what you mean by your vision getting wonky – I was once watching the news when I had a migraine coming on (although I didn’t quite realize it yet) and Al Roker (a famous weatherman in the USA) looked like a demon because half of his head was distorted. I was very happy to find out that it was just my weird vision and that the poor man’s head hadn’t been twisted in a vise!
Cheerful perfume? My cheerful perfume is L’Ambre des Merveilles.
Ambre Narguile is a comforting scent for me. I hope it is working well for you today.
Cheerful fragrances that I love have citrus or floral notes with hints of green, yellow, and orange, such as
Parfums DelRae Wit and Debut,
Jour d’Hermes, Le Jardin de Monsieur Li, and Muguet Porcelaine,
Atelier Colognes Cedrat Enivrant, Trefle Pur, and Grand Neroli.
“Cheerful” is one of those descriptors for perfume that I think are very personal. I had to think a bit to come up with even one. My suggestions would be Calyx or AC Orange Sanguine. YMMV.
Hmm, “cheerful perfume”. Sounds like a worthy Friday project, wear a cheerful perfume and share why it makes you feel that way. Offhand I’d pick Rose Ikébana or Urura’s Tokyo Café and I agree that cheerful is distinct from happy.
Hi, Waterdragon! It feels like Friday to me, but it’s only Thursday evening. I really get a kick out of how far ahead of us you are.
Hi Waterdragon, glad you’re feeling better. Hopefully that’s the last of the migraines (at least for a good while). I agree with whoever said cheerful perfumes should be the subject of a Friday challenge. I think my vote would go with Bottega Veneta Knot or maybe Marc Jacobs Daisy.
Read about your ordeal the other day, and so glad you’re on the mend. Migraines sound dreadful and like such a helpless situation. I can barely deal with a bad headache…
I think I can really only think of 2 things I wear that I’d consider cheerful, or giddily optmistic and playful. Loulou (which could be migraine inducing in the first 1/2 hour) and Tauer’s Gardenia, neither of which I wear often enough.
Ostara? Bombay Bling? Glad you’re feeling better
We’re snowed in. Love it! The sky is orange ( from street lighting ) and the ground white, the dogs are under the duvet (big softies…I will read White Fang to them later ). I woke up in the night thinking about Guy Laroche J’ai Ose…one of my first perfumes, wore it to school until opium came into my life.
It’s time to reunite with Poison Girl…sorry Hypnotic. I love PG once the first 30 minutes have passed. It is one of those perfumes that gets better as the days rolls by.
Happy holiday Robin!
Ooh, snow. That sounds great. …I’ve only seen orange skies during sandstorms in Egypt. Enjoy your Poison Girl!
You’re making me feel a yearning for Winter snow here in hot Summer. The truth is, I love the bit where the snow is falling and the sky glows and all sound is hushed. It’s when it all turns to compacted ice on the pavement and dirty slush on the roads that I lose sympathy with Winter weather. And the killer is the months of grey dreariness that surround the fleeting moment of snow.
We now have bright blue sky and bright white snow. If only we had red breasted robins …. could make Christmas cards.
Beautiful! I take photos (when I remember to and if I remember my camera or phone) and the better ones end up on a rotation of desktop pictures on my laptop.
So glad you got your snow! I love the white (or peach) nights, the intimate feeling and the silence. Nothing else makes the world more beautiful so quickly.
Sounds great right about now… 35C here today. I will enjoy it vicariously!
Late to the party today, but at least I arrived ????
SOTD is the gorgeous Zelda from En Voyage Perfumes. Every time I wear this, I’m astounded by its longevity and complexity. It’s a very intense perfume which requires the right mood, and today was the day.
Wonderful day off filled with baking and cooking for a work function this weekend. My part of the menu consisted of chocolate/vanilla marble cheesecake with chocolate crust and a spicy Southwestern Chicken pasta salad. I will also take a fresh mixed fruit salad for the health-o-phobes. I am occasionally a health-o-phobe myself, but when cheesecake is involved, all bets are off. Cheers!
Mmmmm, cheeeeesecaaaake. I imagine that you, Zelda, and your kitchen smell fabulous today.
Cheesecake. I think Cheesecake Factory now has Nutella Cheesecake which I must have soon!
I made some real, good old American cheesecake for my French lab mates for my birthday last week (with a crust made of imported crushed Graham crackers!), and they absolutely loved it! Their gâteau au fromage can’t hold a candle to proper cheesecake.
Cold here today, snow is forecast for tne hills, brrr!
I’m joining a few others in Iris Nobile, my only other FK is Absolu Pour Le Soir, and that’s a bit overpowering for work
I’ll save it for my SOTE.
Thank you everyone for the kind messages!I always feel the love and warm embraces from you all at Now Smell This.xo
I’m in Terracotta today, lots of it. Sat outside at lunch in the sun.. such a gorgeous day and cannot deal with the AC anymore.
Anyone try Balenciago B Skin? I received a sample in my Sephora order and thought it was quite nice. It’s very much a tea scent on me.
FdB this morning. Lady Vengeance this evening. Deciding what to wear to,or row to mark the start of holiday.
Ah, holiday! What will you do? And you smell great.
I had the most unproductive morning – I was in some kind of weird funk and could not do anything except drink coffee and stare out the window at some magpies. Finally kicked myself in the butt, went for a run and am now trying my mother’s Blackberry and Bay. On my mom, it smells fruity and happy. On me, it smells exactly like tomato leaves. Which I love, but was not expecting.
Skin chemistry is such a mystery. I smell mostly bay leaves with just a bit of fruit and sweetness when I wear Blackberry and Bay.
SOTD was Indult Manakara by FK. It was a new try for me, and I liked it ok – sweet and fruity, but not FB worthy for me – thankfully!