It's Peace Out Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that brings / gives peace. (Thanks to Lovestosmellgood for the suggestion!)
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I went with my old standby, Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate. I'm pretty chill.
Reminder: 11/11 will be Iris Friday —wear an iris fragrance, 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 Wishing peace [cropped] by aotaro at flickr; some rights reserved.
You smell fab Robin and great picture choice for today.
I am in my favorite creamy sandalwood Samsara
My peaceful scent
Fragrant peaceful Friday wishes to you all
Robin and Lovestosmellgood-
you both smell fabulous! Peace out
Isn’t that a great picture? Wish I had that statue in my yard.
Last day of peace=essential oils
SOTD- “ Violet”- an essential oil blend of lime, bergamot, anise, cassie, violet leaf, ambrette seed, cocoa absolute, bourbon vanilla, double distilled vetiver, opoponax, sandalwood absolute, orris butter, amber and alpha ionone
This one is right up my “valley”- to quote Clarissa’s auto”carrot” yesterday !!
And as an aside, the discussion of female perfumers yesterday brought to mind this post from one of my very favorite artisanal female perfumers, Jessica September Buchanan. I love how she writes about her passion and the challenges of running an incredibly small perfume company (a one woman show!)
https://1000flowersblog.com/2016/09/10/september-news-jasmine-tuberose/
Have a blessed and peaceful weekend, y’all!!!!
Thank you for the link. I love her descriptions and understand the process better. You smell lovely.
Really interesting. Have a happy weekend
Yeah I have a lot of auto carrots. Fast fingers and not paying attention ….
Very early morning for me, so my brain wasn’t really connected as I was deciding. But…I chose Poudre de Riz, which is very calming to me.
Seems colder now than it was earlier this morning. Go figure.
Have a great Friday everyone!
Temperatures are fluctuating like crazy here too!
I swear I was going to participate in todays community project, honest, but when I got home last night my latest purchase had arrived and new bottles always trump project plans. So today I am wafting the glorious oriental that is Theo Fennell’s Scent. I got two bottles at £12.95(!) each. Obviously, it had to be two to qualify for the free postage code…
Oh My – may I ask where you found them?
I am hoping to find a bottle from someone who will ship to Canada.
You smell amazing
They were from fragrancedirect.co.uk. Just had a look and they ship to Canada! They only have the edt version on at the moment though – £10.95 or $13.66. Not enabling or anything…
They lead you on, but at the very end of the checkout, you get a big red symbol of an X through an airplane – they won’t ship perfume overseas
Thank you for the potential lead though
So mean! I hate that!
That is a great one, and a great deal.
SOTD: CB I Hate Perfume – In the Library
This scent forever transports me to a cozy, book lined den with a roaring fire and big comfy leather armchairs.
Add a glass of single blend scotch, and a greyhound at my feet
( knowing mine ON my feet rather than at them) and you have this scent.
Oh, and I am wearing it over the new Tauer Amber Oil. A rich, chewy amber. Sweet, but not gourmand.
Lovely picks! Is the Amber as good as the Rose?
Yes – the base is the same, and the scent of the amber is really nice.
Excellent, thanks.
Thanks for reporting/probably enabling!
What an excellent choice!
I was so disappointed that my Amber Flush hasn’t shown up yet. I’m hoping it arrives this weekend, though; you’ve made it sound so enticing!
To my nose, Rose Delight smells almost exactly like Rose Flash. Do you know if the amber oil smells like Amber Flash? (Not that I know what that smells like; I’m just curious.)
I can’t say, as I took a pass on Amber Flash. Sorry.
I almost went with Samsara or Omnia but I have been wearing SSS all week, so Champagne de Bois is my choice. It will last all day and waft its woodsy goodness.
CdB is a perfect choice. You smell
great.
Chanel Sycomore, for peace. I find this contemplative and comforting and peaceful to the max.
Great choice!
L’air du desert marocain for my peace. And off to get my hair trimmed, after feeling scruffy for the last couple of weeks. The only bad thing about a pixie cut is the maintenance.
Love LADDM! You smell fantastic!
I have a pixie cut too but am cheap/lazy… Only cut it every 2 months. You smell fantastic in LADDM! My Coeur du Desert will be arriving tomorrow, can’t wait to compare them side by side.
I also have a pixie cut and started having that scruffy feeling yesterday. I scheduled my next appointment for 8 weeks out but I’m not sure I’ll make it. I don’t mind getting it cut so often, but coloring it is a drag. Fortunately my stylist had no problem with me doing it myself – she buys the products and I reimburse her for them. I’d never attempt to do highlights or anything complicated like that but a single color on 1″ hair is easy peasy.
Oh, and scent cousin – I’m in Au Coeur
Scent twins! All week I intended to wear Coromandel, but something led me to LADDM and I’m glad it did.
SotD is Forest Walk, which is almost as soothing as a fall walk in deciduous woods.
I am indulging in a Starbucks Chile Mocha.
I haven’t smelled Forest Walk, but if its similar to Pacific Forest you smell fab
Pacific Forest is the natural version of Forest Walk so they are similar. FW has a bit more violet while PF has a bit more dirt. Both are fabulous though!
Forest Walk smells stronger but both are wonderful!
I went with Tom Ford Nour Pour Femme, which is a very relaxing scent for me. I love the green-man/Buddha photo, though, and if it were summer I probably would have gone with something greeeeeen. Happy Friday all!
I wish there was a better greeeeen incense out there.
Have you tried Parfumerie Generale Papyrus de Ciane? (at least I think that’s the name..) It’s been a while since I smelled it, but it’s the closest thing to green incense that I can think of. It’s very green, at any rate.
SOTD Suleko Djelem comforting, calm, and peaceful. It’s quiet enough for a 3+ hour car ride but also long lasting. Her inspiration for this scent was the joy and passion of the Gypsy and when she presented it at a panel discussion 2 weeks ago she showed a clip from a Russian (B) movie from the 70s called “Gypsies Go to Heaven”. I’m not sure I think the perfume quite matches, but fun imagery, nonetheless.
That movie is worth seeing, IMHO. Will check the notes of Suleko Djelem.
I’ll have to look around to see if I can find it(for free, preferably). The perfume is worth checking out- it’s sort of herbal/hay/lavender up top and then a soft powdery vanilla that smells a little iris-y to me.
here you go – a movie with English subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udkz19ISbZs&list=PLN-OqwyTMPAxs2ZMXxdORqqFWkNOxqzZN
Excellent! Thank you.
enjoy your car ride and the weekend
Thank you! Hope you have an enjoyable, peaceful weekend, too
Enjoy your trip. Have a lot of fun!
Thank you! It’ll be nice to be out of the city.
I am wearing L’Air du désert marocain layered with vintage YSL Paris edt and the result is out of this world.
I am not working today so will go out for lunch.
Interesting combo, must try that out!
A very concrete interpretation of the project is DSH Peace Parfum, from the Peace, Love, and Perfume Project. It’s a cozy incense that is calming and “contemplative “.
Wishing peace to all.
I was up at 3:30 with burning puffy eyes because I mixed up eye drops and put in too many of the one that can irritate. I rinsed my eyes and stayed up to make sure things cleared up. The vials look really similar when you are tired. I’ll put my own distinguishing marks on them. Arrghh!
Feel better Wendysue!
Thank you.
Ouch! Hope it calms down. Sorry I missed you yesterday. Hope you enjoyed your sniffings!
Thanks, Elisa P. the goddessrena and I sniffed the nooks and crannies of Aedes. The Astier de Villate line was a favorite. They now have Liquides Imaginaires Peau de Bete, which I had wanted to test. On the blotter, it was not as animalic as I had anticipated.
Oh no, that sounds awful! I hope it’s all calmed down now. And I envy you your day downtown with all the good perfume shopping!
Thanks. The New Yorkers must have a lot of restraint. There was a Diptyque boutique in Grand Central Station.
Ouch! Feel better soon!
Thank you.
Oh no! I hope it calmed down. So you were out gallivanting
It always brings me peace of mind to know I smell good so I’m wearing Adjatay, my instant love/impulse buy from yesterday’s sniffing binge– I went to Twisted Lily, Osswald, and Aedes (waves to Wendysue whom I got to meet). My bus was almost 40 min late and we’re still in Manhattan. Sigh. At least I smell good and have chocolate chip and cheese strudel from Zabar’s to munch on.
Sorry I missed you guys and congrats on your new bottle. You covered a lot of ground! I love Zabar’s strudels.
The Adjatay smells great on you. Have a safe trip. Luckily you have the Zabar’s goodies to console you through a prolonged ride.
You smell good! I just got myself a bottle on sale at Four Seasons, can’t wait for it to arrive!
That sounds like a great day! I love Adjatay, but unfortunately my person does not. I sneak it on when he isn’t around.
Scent for Friday = Infusion d’Iris Absolue. Peaceful? I think so. I hope everyone has a moment (or more) of peace on this fabulous Friday.
While reading about peaceful perfumes here at NST this week, I caught on to the incense and peace idea. The photo at the top of today’s post helped too. It’s time to expand my fragrant mind. I’m planning an after work trip to the perfume counter at Nordies for some peaceful sniffing.
What are you planning to sniff?
I have Eaux des Baux in mind, and I will ask for advice at the perfume counter. Hoping there will be testers of some wonderful incense fragrances.
Happy Sniffing!
Well, your Friday afternoon sounds great. Good luck!
Commando at the moment. I’m off work today and taking my time getting dressed.
Off topic: I think I’ve passed my perfumista genes to my almost-10-year-old son. When I woke him up for school this morning it was apparent that he had been sampling my Tauer Rose Delight body oil sometime last night. His teachers and classmates will be smelling roses all day! He finished my Lord of Misrule bath gel in short order, and he routinely digs his little fingers into all of my scented candles. So proud, but a little worried. My habit is expensive enough, now I may have to support his as well!
How cute, love it!
He has very mature taste!
Be thankful it’s not Axe body spray!
True dat.
Justification for leaving the good stuff lying within reach.
That is *extra* cute
Just wait ’til he starts commenting on NST! Cute story!
SOTD: A smear of Zukoh (Jap: Applied incense) from Koju, a Japanese incense store with over 430 years history.
This is a dense woody-spicy blend of sandalwood, clove, cinnamon etc. Perfect for meditation, yoga, moment of serenity, and most definitely, peace.
sounds wonderful
Yum!
Wearing Bulgari’s blue tea, which is pretty calm.
Yes, good pick!
I wore Commodity Moss to the Fushimi Inari shrine today (see Robin’s picture from yesterday!). It’s not the most amazing scent ever, but I like it and it suited the place – and the Friday theme, too, I think.
We’ll be leaving Kyoto tomorrow, sadly. Still 1,5 days in Osaka to go and then back to Europe.
I thought you were already home! Enjoy your last days.
Was it as lovely as in photos?
It really is beautiful – the orange-red gates are simple but visually so effective. You just have to be prepared that there’ll be thousands of tourists, so it’s not quite as peaceful as on the photos. Although when you walk higher up, there are moments when you only see the torii, no people. I’m sure going very early in the morning also helps – we tried, but got lost and were late????.
Ah, I should have figured — they probably got that photo first thing in the morning! Glad it was lovely though.
Happy Friday! SOTD Le Labo Ambrette 9 which I received from the swapmeet (thanks Katrina). Very delicate, cozy, clean soft, relaxing, peaceful. Exactly what I need today. It does not last long on skin, but sprayed on clothes it lasts the whole day. Lovely!
Yay!! So glad it worked for you!!
I’m in Serge Lutens La Myrrhe and it’s glorious. I’ve sprayed too much, as usual, so I’m positively radiating “peace” all over the office.
And in a great way too.
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That’s adorable, I cam just imagine it!’
Everyone smells gorgeous today. I’m in Chanel Cuir de Russie because decant arrived fresh in the post. This kind of beauty is a peacebringer, except that I may have to splurge on the extrait at some point…I have not opened its greatgrandmother, I think I will do it this weekend. You’ll be the first to know!
The extrait of Cuir de Russie is out of this world gorgeous, and bear in mind that I’m not a Chanel fan!
Thank you for letting me know, I’m sure an enabler pin is in sight for you
Someday, someday…
Does one have to get the vintage Extrait or is the current one superwonderful?
Current is superwonderful
I second this!
Thanks austenfan and rappleyea! I have to revisit “poopy leather”. I have a decant of the extrait somewhere from a swap and will unearth it!
Meant to grab Tam Dao but ended up packing Tea for Two for a long weekend trip. So delicious and cozy.
I can’t believe I didn’t wear Tam Dao this week!
Luckily for us (and hopefully), Tam Dao will be around for a long time.
There is always some in the drawer of my night table!
Incense bring me peace and comfort, so today I went with the lightest one I own- Marni Marni.
Twinsies! It’s also the lightest incense I own, and very peaceful.
I’m in SSS Incense Pure. I find this so peaceful/contemplative that I keep a sample vial in the pen tray on my desk, and I find myself compulsively sniffing it during the day regardless of which scent I’m wearing. I think it’s the only perfume that I can smell that repeatedly/continuously and not get sick of it.
Peace and love, all!
Nice!
I sometimes wish SSS did home fragrance and/or candles.
YESSSSS! Let’s all suggest it!
I’m surprised she doesn’t already.
Opus VI (Amouage). The only one of the Opus series I have fallen in love with.
Thought about Black Cashmere but too warm today, and I am likely pushing it with the Amouage too.
TGIF!
Wearing my beloved Tauer Incense Extreme. It reliably calms me and soothes me when I am feeling tense. Had a bad night with severe tension headache worrying about a vet appointment today with my favorite dog, suspected heart issue. Praying for a good outcome for my little sweetie.
Adding my prayers. All the best!
Sending my best wishes to your pup, too!
Hoping for the best for you and your beloved!
I hope you will have good news at the vet.
Wishing you and your dog the best. Sending you warm thoughts.
Feel better. Hoping that you have a good report at the vet.
My very best wishes. What dog is (s)he?
She is a cute little Papillon.
Oh, hoping for peace for you and the dog. It’s always a difficult situation.
Sending prayers for your baby. Take care.
Crossing my fingers and sending you both my love <3
Hope the vet has good news for your little one.
Hope all goes well at the vet.
Hope the visit goes well!
Well wishes for you both.
Hoping for the very best–and meanwhile you smell great.
Another prayer and positive thoughts being sent your way for your little sweetie.
Prayers for the both of you.
Prayers for you and your pup.
My thoughts and positive energy are with you and your dog.
Adding my prayers for you both.
Hope the appointment went well.
Thanks to everyone for your kind thoughts. We did not get the answer we were hoping for, but hopefully her condition is not too advanced. We have another appointment with the cardiologist 11/16. Fortunately she feels good, which is all that really matters. I appreciate your support, it means a lot to me.
Fingers and paws crossed here for the 16th!
Hoping for the best outcome for your sweet doggie.
Sending good vibes your way!
There were a few scents that I thought were extremely well suited to today’s theme, but for some reason, I kept getting drawn back to Gres Cabaret instead. In concept, maybe it doesn’t scream “peace,” but in practice, I find it so soft, soothing, and calm.
I got some of this in the swapmeet and really like it. It struck me that it might appeal to Marni fans. What do you think?
I’m definitely a fan of both! Marni’s rosier and sweeter to my nose, but I think they could easily suit the same person’s different moods
Ya, I don’t necessarily think they smell similar – more like a “if you like one you’ll probably like the other” kind of a thing.
SOTD is Omnia Crystalline.
One of my favourites for summer!
I am in CdG Kyoto today, hoping to spread peaceful vibes.
Now I just have to decide what to do about my empty decant…
Peace be with you all today!
Twins! It is interesting how many of us think of incense as peaceful (though not that surprising). I haven’t been raised with incense or even really experienced it much in life but the association is there anyways.
Same here, incense and peacefulness is such a strong association for me too, but not from my own experience.
You both smell serene.
Triplets! Kyoto is one of my favorite incense fragrances, and so wonderfully evocative. I visited a zen dojo last year and noted that it smelled exactly like CdG Kyoto (though it’s really the pefume that smells like the incense, and not the other way around). Wishing a day of peace for everyone, without and within.
I suppose I don’t really smell peaceful, I was in a fall mood, so I used Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay Shower Oil, followed by Birch & Black Pepper and Pomegranate Noir colognes.
Maybe not peaceful, but definitely spiritual. You smell so good!
You smell like a wonderful hug!
Mmm, those are all good. Sounds like a nice combo.
I had planned to wear Byredo Gypsy Water today but I can still smell last night’s MFK A La Rose so I am going with that. My kids love it and it reminds me of a trip to Paris, so that works!
It’s so pretty!
I’m trying SL’s Daim Blond today, which qualifies as peaceful to me.
Also cozy like a warm sweater.
Happy Friday!
i went through a bottle of that, years ago. I wonder why I never repurchased
It’s nice, very close to skin. Reminds me a lot of Bottega Veneta, but no patchouli and stronger on the fruit.
In Diptyque Tam Dao. I’ve been saving this sample for today. Sigh…still on my FB wish list. Wishing you all a peaceful Friday!
Must find my small decant. Are you wearing EDP or EDT? Regardless, you smell lovely.
Im wearing EdT but like both! I’d love a decant as well! Maybe for the next split meet?…
You smell not only peaceful, but very beautiful. I love Tam Dao in the summer.
Thank you! Today has been frenzied and every once in a while I catch a whiff of this lovely fragrance…perfect choice for today.
I’m in PdN Maharadjah again. I actually intended to wear Balkis but as the bottles are similar, and as I take a long time to get my brain into some sort of working order, I’m wearing yesterday’s scent again. It doesn’t matter, both are lovely and lavender is supposed to make people feel calm and therefore peaceful.
Tea is Damman Frères Earl Grey Yin Zhen.
And I had an Earl Grey with lavender today, so we are almost-sorta cousins, or something. Your tea sounds much fancier than mine though!
I love Earl Grey with lavender. Well I’ve only tried the MF version of it, and that one is gorgeous. The Yin Zhen is the best Earl Grey by DF.
Two meetings today after a very rough day yesterday, where Bois d’Armenie was pretty bolstering. Maybe it’ll be that or my LL Tuberuse 40 sample today. Both are pretty peaceful and inobtrusive.
Hope today is better! I am sure you smelled amazing throughout.
thank you
Hope it went okay. Bois d’Armenie is great stuff.
Cristalle today from the swapmeet…
I had a bottle of this years ago (feels like a lifetime
) and it smells wonderful…just as it did then.
It was my signature a lifetime ago!
SOTD is Timbuktu, which makes me feel like I’m in a quiet, dry, still room somewhere far away with no particular claims on my time. So, I’m not exactly waiting in that room, but I’m just there . . . It is really very peaceful, even with the sour fruit start.
I like that room.
I always feel calm and peaceful by the sea. I’m too busy today to drive to the coast, so SOTD is Eau de Merveilles.
Oh good idea. I may go spray some Sel Marin now! The ocean is definitely my zen place. I like my incense on the rough and acerbic side, so not exactly peaceful . . .
Would have been a great day at the coast- it’s sunny today!
That was my thought process as well! But I chose Wood Sage and a Sea Salt. It’s incredible how peaceful the ocean can make you feel.
I almost wore Eau des Merveilles today. I love being near the ocean.
I’m in a puffy cloud of peace, Lempicka L’Eau en Blanc.
I wore this last night. Love. I have a (dab) mini bottle but just ordered a FB so I can spray lavishly, which is what this one needs, I think (to enhance the puffy cloud effect.
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Spraying is essential for this one!
I’m in Pear and Olive by Slumberhouse, and I could come up with various convoluted ways to tie it to today’s community project, but let’s just say that an olive branch is an offering of peace.
Ha! Very creative approach to community project!
Nice! I think it fits the theme!
About to step out in Au Coeur du Desert. L’Air du Desert Morocain has always made me think of being in the desert in a windstorm, with air whipping through date palms. The extrait has less movement: perhaps the desert at sunrise after said storm. It’s smoother, rounder, and almost creamy compared to the original’s dry desert air. The calm after the storm?
Which one do u prefer?
PSA – House of Matriarch is running a 50% sale on Devotion (including small bottles) with coupon code: DEVOTION2.
SOTD – testing a sample of above mentioned Devotion.
Thank you!
I’m not sure it’s a peaceful scent to anybody else, but I’m in the soothing to me Tropic of Capricorn and heading out to take the kitties for a stroll around the pasture with my favorite cousin.
I was going to wear Cuir Ottoman today because it’s a comfort scent to me, but I couldn’t find my decant. So while digging around I found my travel spray of Lush The Smell of Freedom. I decided it fit the bill well enough, so that’s what I’m wearing today.
You smell great! I’m so bummed that Lush doesn’t sell it in the US anymore.
I’ve been thinking about this project, and there are many frags in my collection that bring me comfort, but then I thought that that isn’t exactly the same as peace, so I tried the incense route that so many have taken this week. The winner is 10 Corso Como! Never hear much about it anymore (maybe because of the reformulation), but I still have my old pre-reform bottle, and it’s fabulous stuff.
Have a peaceful weekend, everyone!
I wore 10 Corso Como this pass Sunday for Diwali. Very peaceful indeed
oh man I need to try some of this stuff, I’m sure you smell great
I don’t know if my stuff is pre- or post-reformulation, but it’s pretty magnificent
Do you know when it was reformulated?
I’m not sure, but I think I bought it first around 2006 or so, so I probably got my second bottle a couple years after that, and it definitely wasn’t the same. Not bad, of course, just thinner.
You smell fantastic! Love 10CC. I have a pre-reformulation bottle too, it’s magic.
Yum. And you’re right, almost never see it in the SOTD.
Such a nice theme. We all need a little peace right now. Sotd is Atelier Silver Iris.
Sorry I’ve been AWOL from here for awhile. Lots going on and getting ready to go back to India for the Winter. A very generous NSTer swapped a small bottle of JM Red Roses to me as well as a small decant of Hadrian and a perfume oil that smells like the old Jovan Musk oil which I love. I decided to bring all three of those in addition to some Santal Carmin for my perfume rotation while in India.
You smell lovely, and I like the assortment you picked for your trip. Bon voyage!
Most of it was from the swap! Red Roses is perfect for India, it has that little bit of honey in the dry down that turns slightly urine in a way that really brings out the beauty of the rose.
Missed you in these here parts, Sajini…the New Englanders including poodle and farouche! For how long will you be in India?
Aw thanks Hajusuuri. I’m leaving in the beginning of December and will be back in March.
Wow! That’s the life!
Jasmin et Cigarette.Yes,Marlboro’s do make me more peaceful.Lol.I really should stop smoking.Happy weekend!
Ha! You smell fabulous????
I’m right there with you on that.
Oh I just sniffed the sample I have and I Love that one!! You smell fabulous- and peAcefully chic I might add!
Sadly, I know exactly what you mean about cigarettes bringing peace!
My Smell Bent samples arrived last night so I am as peaceful as can be while wearing four scents at once. There were two surprises with my order…generous gifts…and one of these is Smoked Ambergris which I was super curious about having smelt the local,museum’s ambergris collection. The perfume captures the buttery caramel boozy aspect perfectly. I was also interested in Artist’s Studio following JonNbob’s description…and it is certainly worth smelling as it is the only perfume I know that carries a strong hit of fresh plaster of paris. Quite cool. Incensed and She Wolf remind me of Lush perfumes in their resiny, jasmine boldness. Florist’s Fridge is perfect for my green spring. All good fun but I am not smitten…but they might all grow on me and I am glad I ordered them. They seem a little rawer than Lush and not as polished or complex as Dame in terms ( the oils). Would love to hear if anyone else wears these.
Yay!Enjoy!They certainly are fun.Lush is a bit overbearing sometimes to my nose,the Dame’s I have a problem with:two of my perfumes’ from Dame’s consistency changed.They now look like watered-down wallpaper glue.The scents are still fine,but I do not like my perfumes going all mushy-yuck.
I hope you’ll let him know if you haven’t already. He seems like the kind of perfumer who would be very concerned to improve his quality control and formulae as needed.
I concur…and it wouldn’t surprise me if he replaces them free of charge…he’s that kind of a guy
Hi Johanob! I think the Artist’s Studio is the most original and interesting, and it’s also wearable – as you’ve been saying. I will wear it this weekend for a proper test. Thanks.
That’s been my impression, too, Kanuka. It’s fun to have sample sets like that just for variety.
Happy peaceful Friday, all!
1) Am in the las spritz of Breath of God, which was wonderful, supplemented with Stash Elixir in my hair.
2) Took the day off – I need to get work done on my helllstrip. But I forgot to tel my sup I was taking the day off, yikes!
3) All right so I see that my homegirl*, Gwyneth Paltrow, has released pre ordering for a natural perfume, and I see you guys have dragged on her already. Which- fair enough. The notes are lovely, but at the price point you can get small batch oil based perfumes for far lower, and the larger niche makers like Nasomattu will give more for the money.
*not my homegirl
2) girl – that’s job abandonment
I must be out of the loop (gloop? goop?) on why the hate?
2) I know! It was a major stupid oops because I usually let EVERYBODY in the office know if I am out or even running late (because of the commute on mass transit, previous health issues and being a single woman). Fortunately, my sup got very concerned and texted me, so it’s all good.
I don’t get the dragging on GP (thus the moniker GOOP). I have to think it’s because of the seeming indulgence in woo (which, tbh, many wealthy people do out in California and in certain circles in NYC) and the fact that she is wealthy enough to indulge in a type of lifestyle that requires many Presidents to maintain, at a time where income inequality feels very real for many, and broadcast said lifestyle. I don’t know; I find her amusing, her trainers’ workouts very exhausting (in a good way) and her recipes rather delicious. She’s harmless.
I assumed it was because the warm inner values and sense of naivety sit uneasily with the peddling of luxury goods with their huge profit margins. (And hasten to add this is the first time I’ve commented in any way:) )
One of us! One of us! ;^)
What’s more peaceful than lavender? Not much. So my scent for today’s project is Guerlain Jicky, over lavender body oil.
Have a great Friday/weekend, NST. Peace Out!
I thought about wearing Jicky today for the same reason. You smell great!
‘Almost-twins’? ‘Potential-twins’? We should have a NST term for that! ????
Ooh, you smell incredible!
Thanks!!
You smell fabulous.
I put a bottle of lavender essential oil on the bathroom counter so I’ll remember to enjoy it this evening.
Kind of annoyed with people today so not feeling very peaceful. Couldn’t find the sample of Kyoto I have (I might have used it all already), so I put on CdG Wonderwood from a sample that I found while looking for Kyoto. It’s helping
Hope your day improved!
Bohemian Spice, by April Aromatics, as part of my continuing quest to try everything in the exploration set. It’s good, more woody than spicy to my nose. It won’t dethrone Nectar of Love as my favorite so far, but I think it would really work for many people. Definitely worth a try.
Natural fragrances make my brain happy, so this line fits with the peace out theme, too.
I’m also thinking Bohemian Spice is sort of an incense, as well. Sort of like Tauer’s L’Air du Desert Morocain without the patchouli. Nice stuff! The problem for me with this line would be narrowing it down to one. I need a coffret!
Or split partners! You know, I think it wouldn’t hurt to email Tanya Bochnig to see if she would consider repackaging a few sets on a trial basis.
Yes to both ideas!
I have Erdenstern bought from Twisted Lily at 20% off this past May (I think) but I have not opened it yet because to me it’s a cold weather fragrance. LMK if interested :-).
Lovely Saturday here, so I’m feeling happy and peaceful from the get-go. I’m thinking of Ubar for my hair appointment this morning, something that can compete with the smell of bleach.
Ubar is gorgeous and should be able to counteract hair fumes.
Like many of you, I associate sandalwood and incense with a ‘peace’ fragrance but I would also add the color blue. My SOTD, the long d/c YR Ode au Reve, with its lovely soft blue flacon that fits comfortably in one’s palm, and its soft notes that include sandalwood, cedar, labdanum, gurjum, musk, vanilla, and incense, is my choice for today’s theme.
The notes of grapefruit and LOTV seem an odd choice for a fragrance intended to celebrate peace,but these notes are found in Bond No. 9 Scent of Peace, which this theme prompted me to try yesterday from a sample I received from a trip to NY years ago but have never used. Although I would agree with the Fragrantica reviewers who said it was similar to Light Blue and I did enjoy its cedar note, this fragrance that was created to inspire peace in the post 9/11 world missed its mark with me.
I have not even heard of that one, sounds lovely.
The YR ‘Ode’ line was from the early 2000’s and featured 4 scents: Ode au Reve in the blue bottlle, as described above; Ode a l’Amour, in a pink bottle, a warm spicy/plummy amber; Ode a la Vie in a green bottle, the one that introduced me to what has become a much-loved note, galbanum; and Ode a la Joie in a yellow bottle, bright and sunny as its color implies, with ‘solar’ notes, jasmine, and a touch of pineapple. The bottles lay flat and fit nicely in the palm of the hand, a tactile touch I always enjoyed but many did not. I liked that there were 4, one for each season, and I still use them that way, Reve in the fall, Amour in winter, the bright green of Vie in spring, and sunny Joie in summer.
Thank you so much for the descriptions! They sound like they would sell now…
PEACE! Huh!
(Good God, y’all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing!
(Say it again?)
Okay, I might not have got those lyrics 100% right. A very fraught day at work, and peaceful SOTD “Neon Graffiti” from Jazmín Sarai was no use whatsoever. The peace that passeth understanding, indeed.
Hey, I’m impressed! You must have been channeling Bear.
A singular honour, indeed!
Although Bear would get the lyrics right, of that I am sure. :^)
I forgot to list the notes: bergamot, grapefruit, cardamom, mint, ivy, indian jasmine, mimosa absolute, sunflower, cedar, incense and ambroxan. If I bury my nose in my wrists it is just lovely. But if I spent my day like that, I’d (a) get no work done and (b) be led gently away to the lunatic asylum. With my wrists doing what they’re paid for (mostly getting my fingers onto the keyboard) I can’t smell a thing.
Actually, other than your ad lib substitution, exactly correct.
Come to karaoke, Jim Beam approves !
I had forgotten about the Friday project, but Filles en Aiguilles seems to fit the bill, it’s very calming and comforting, perfect for a cold and damp autumn day, and cozying up by the wood burner in the evening.
Oh, you’re right! I think it smells like being in a still, quiet forest.
Well girls my SOTD is: Atelier des Ors Cuir Sacre from our splitmeet and It is SSOOOO AMAZING! It is like a glass – make that a goblet, gold of course, of a nice dry red wine, that I am enjoying while seated by the fireplace on my softest leather couch, and somehow I feel so elegant at the same time.
That sounds perfect!
I am wearing Chanel Allure EdT. It’s a favorite that I discovered last winter. A few years ago I tried the EdP: did not work for me, so when the EdT made me happy and melded with my skin and personality I was pleasantly surprised.
So this is the scent that brings me peace today. Hope everyone has a good Friday and a peaceful weekend.
I was actually searching for a tester of the edt today, but only found the EDP. Would love it, if you would compare them.
SOTD = Le Labo. Vanille 44
Non-gourmand vanilla with incense. Cozy for a coolish day.
Looking forward to:
– the extra hour this weekend but I’ll be discombobulated for a few days, but I hate that the darkness happens so early
– Tauer Rose Oil and Amber Oil. Should I worry that I have not yet received a shipping notice? I was enabled last Saturday and I took action immediately!
– Fragrant goodies from Solstice Scents. The whipped body soap is AMAZING x 1,000
Did you order directly from Andy? I regularly do and have never had a problem. How was Sniffa this year? Any new must haves?
I ordered directly from him. I’ve never had a problem before either.
Sniffa was different this hear as we started our day at Symrise, one of the largest suppliers of fragrance and flavorings. I think BG ought to make amends wirh Sniffapalooza. There wasn’t any new must haves but I ended up buying a back-up of Cuir Beluga which came to almost free because I used Amex points goft carda. I also did some damage at Twisted Liky – Kiste and Grand Soir for splitting and Assam of India and L’Atessa. Missed you!
Hmm, I ordered the Rose Oil last Friday and received it on Wednesday. I guess I’m just one country over.
And I should have added, there was never any shipping confirmation.
Good to know! I hope the package is waiting for me when I get home.
Wahhhh, no package.
I received a shipping confirmation within 24 hours. You may want to ping him to see if everything went through okay.
I should check my PayPal account to see if the amount was taken from it and I will send him an email if the package is not waiting for me when I get home.
I bet that he’s overloaded with a new scent and a new and very affordable oil. Still a good idea to check into it.
I ordered the Amber Flush oil and a sample of the Au Coeur late on Wednesday and received a shipping confirmation today. I previously ordered the Rose Delight oil and received a shipping confirmation and the shipment itself, very promptly. Hope yours arrives soon!
SOTD–Rose Delight body oil followed by Rose Flash. These two just belong together. I always feel at peace in Andy’s stuff. I’m going to have to get the Amber Flush as well as a sample of Coeur du Desert. So glad it’s Friday even though I have a very busy weekend ahead.
You smell delightfully rosy. You and my son are twins!
You smell so good. I love Andy’s stuff too, nearly all of them are winners for me. And he is so nice.
I wish that I could say that my day was peaceful. I did’t have a minute to add my post today. I chose DeProfundis as I always find it peaceful and beautiful. Now to read the comments.
We have a new guy in the office and he’s nosing around and pissed off one of my colleagues by suggesting ways for her to improve a presentation deck. This was the guy our manager said will help us navigate senior management while she is on leave which was really a stupid thing for her to say because 1) he is brand new and won’t know his front end from his back end and 2) we already regularly deal directly with senior management two heartbeats away from the CEO. Anyway, my plan is to be courteous and gracious and bore him and I will choose one of the projects from the bottomless pit of work and engage him to push it forward and make him feel involved and important.
And I should add that I am sorry your day was not peaceful but you smell wonderful!
Thanks H! I hope the new addition to your office is more of a help than hindrance. Nothing worse than dodging bullets while managing a heavy work load.
You smelled great today too. Vanille 44 is very zen scent of for me too. It was one of my choices for today’s project.