Happy Tuesday, all! (And an update: tonight is the last supermoon of 2016, the cold moon.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in By Kilian Sacred Wood. Tea at the moment is Les Jardins de Gaïa Finest Earl Grey.
Reminder: on 12/16, wear a sandalwood 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 Masala Chai [cropped] by Praveen at flickr; some rights reserved.
Love today’s photo
SOTD is Box of Eels
Just did some damage at one of my favorite skin care lines Paula’s (no affiliation) since they have 20% off. Good thing Donatella doesn’t count beauty in her poll.
Have a fragrant day!
You smell great. And, you must have great skin too! I love Paula’s and the information on the site. What I learn about skin care and cosmetics helps me save $$ for perfume
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It is a great site for reviews…a bit like Consumer Reports for skincare.
I am big fan of there body lotion for bumpy skin. I learned about it on the BdJ blog. It has been my holy grail for moisturizing on those areas. The skin exfoliants for the face are my go to.
Box of Eels is lovely! I am almost done with my decant. It will be nice to actually finish something off for once
Hmmmm… I am looking for couple good skin care items (cleansing foam and moisturizer), will check out PC site.
Have fun!
I like that photo.
I’m in Lyric Woman. Will re-apply later when I go to the hubby’s company party tonight.
Tea: orange lavender earl grey.
Almost wore Lyric to match my burgundy leggings and now wish I did. You smell fantastic!
Aww, I tend to do that too. I have a burgundy sweater and I almost always wear Lyric with it.
I will also be partying tonight! Party twins!
I don’t know what to wear for tonight! I’ve lost over 15 lbs this year so none of my dresses fit anymore. I don’t know if I should just wear some nice black pants with a silk shirt or raid the dress section at TJ Maxx after work.
I would buy something nice that fits your body now.
Congrats to you! I am still trying to shed off my baby weight. I have been running twice a week and doing this asana dance (sort of a mix of yoga and ballet) once a week.
Congrats on your weight loss! Worth a shot at TJMaxx but don’t stress yourself out, especially with the party being tonight. Black pants and a silk shirt is always party appropriate and classy. Have fun!
Wow, that’s a full stone and more. When I lost weight after a more healthy lifestyle, I loved that I could get new clothes that made me look and feel good. Mind you, I wasn’t buying to a party deadline. ;^)
I wish you people would stop losing weight because I keep finding it for you.
Lyric is lovely isn’t it. Was thinking of wearing it today but wore Eau Premiere instead.
Oooh Eau Premiere is a good one too.
I plan to wear Lyric today as well. You smell great!
Unless the party is formal (for years I had one of those), do not spend money on buying something last moment: you’ll look good in whatever you put together from the pieces you already have, and you can celebrate you weight loss achievement by buying something really nice what you’ll carefully choose later, without a pressure. If you wear make-up, better spend that time applying it. Or doing your hair. Or just resting for 30 minutes.
Thank you for such kind words. It is awfully cold out today, so I think I’ll just put on some nice black pants I recently bought and a silk shirt. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype sometimes.
Yes it sure is easy to get caught up and then not enjoy.
Trying to lose that last 10-15 lbs can be the worst. Congratulation on that accomplishment!
I am in no 5 Eau Premiere today wondering why I have ignored this bottle for the last 2 or 3 years. The Sephora website is really bothering me right now. I have a million gift cards to use at Sephora and the closest store is about 45 minutes away, so I don’t get to go to a physical store every year. I load up my online cart and proceed to go to the checkout and enter in the gift cards. The website only lets you enter two gift cards and I have five. I’ve never had that happen with any retailer before. I could have 6 and the websites have let me use them. I did some culling with the shopping cart and used two gift cards. After Christmas, I shall see what happens.
We are so used to on line shopping, that we don’t use the human customer service representatives. When I end up using them , out of frustration with a web site, I usually discover that they are really helpful – they don’t want their jobs to become obsolete!
I would try that too, can’t hurt.
Definitely call for customer service. More often than not they’ll accommodate you and even give you a few tips for the online stuff.
I’m wearing Orchidee Vanille from a sample. It has a lovely gentle presence, that is quite soothing as well.
Tea is a black jasmin tea, or black tea with jasmin. It’s really great, although I can’t quite remember what it’s called.
Is it FBW? I was curious after this perfume, and it sounds lovely. Did you happen to smell the patchouli one as well?
No, I just got a sample of Orchidée Vanille from a Dutch site. Is it FBW, not for me, as I have a lot of vanilla’s, and this one is sort of a more foody version of Bois d’Iris, of which I also own a partial bottle. It is very gorgeous though, but I would sample first, it’s quite pricy.
SOTD: Arden Men Sandalwood. Yum, and reminds me of my grandpa.
How nice!
SotD: TF Santal Blush–another of my best non-buys. I almost bought a bottle after emptying a sample, but I have just now finished my second sample after four years? I should get another sample to have around. That isn’t to say that it isn’t very, very nice and easy to wear after it settles down, but if I can’t be bothered to dig out a sample, how often would I shift around my bottles to spray it on? I wonder how many FBs I would have if I had to empty two samples before I pulled the trigger on the buy button?
S(ip)otD: MF The de l’Aventurier–one of my favorites from my most recent Mariage Freres haul. A lightly citrus scented black tea (mostly Ceylon, I think) that is just right on many mornings.
I love your S(ip)otD!
Will have to try that tea.
That tea sounds lovely. I love a good Ceylon.
You smell lovely! I find Santal Blush really pretty and comfy. I will wear it within the next three days
I’m in the same boat with Santal Blush. I really like it and am on my second sample (generously sized thanks to a NST pal!) but not sure if I would ever get through a bottle!
Dame Perfumery Desert Rose.Such a yummy plush rose.LoveLove.Happy SupermoonTuesday!X
Oh yum! Dame makes some great scents!!!!
nice one!
OJ Woman, and for the first time I get more jasmin than sandalwood. Still gorgeous though, but after 5 or 6 hours it always wears me out a little, like most OJ’s.
You smell fantastic.
They do go on a bit don’t they? I love Woman though.
And funnily enough, now that I have identified it, I find the violet the dominating note
Me too. I wish it didn’t give me a headache as I love the violet note.
It’s not my most favorite perfume in the line – but only because I love a couple of other scents. But I enjoy wearing OJ Woman from time to time (don’t remember jasmine to be dominant though).
I’m in Guerlain Encens Mythique d’Orient which is more drinking- herbal-tea-with-honey-in-a-dusty-old-library than mythical-incense-from-the-East. But I really do enjoy a musty library.
I bought a nice Lalique le Parfum gift set for myself after ploughing through a decant-enabler pin goes to Petunia for introducing me to this lovely ???? Now I’m on a no-buy til the end of the year. Hope I’ll make it!
I hope you make it too!
I was on a Guerlain kick yesterday, I wore Samsara in the morning and by the late afternoon I put a few drops of Shalimar perfume. I haven’t worn that in awhile and it was really fitting yesterday while walking with the babies in the cold gray day.
I love a lot of Guerlains, too.
I love that one–you smell fantastic.
Thanks! Hey, congrats on winning the vanilla draw- that was you, wasn’t it?
You smell really good!
Muchas gracias!
Yay! So glad you liked it! ????
It’s really lovely. I think you’re the only one I’ve seen mention it! I can see it being an easy go-to for all occasions.
I tried this in summer and it was too intense for me. I wonder if it would be more mellow in colder weather..
Oh, I would never wear this in the heat. And I use micro doses. I find it can get overwhelming pretty easily. I spilled a sample last year and mopped it up with my wrists and it was just too much. It put me off of it for a long time. But I’m liking it today.
It’s interesting how differently we interpret the same perfume. Though I never wear it from a dab vial in small doses – so maybe mystery comes from the dose, if one can stand the intensity?
Anyway, you smell great!
Thanks! It’s actually a spray sample but I distribute like 1.5 spritzes evenly. Even that small amount is starting to be a bit much for me 6 hours later. I shouldn’t have gone for my neck.
Tableau de Parfums (Tauer) Miriam today. The CEO just finished up giving the exams to his classes yesterday so he’ll be home for the next month… where’s the emoticon for “Lord, give me patience”? An eye roll would do, because he will spend the next four weeks wandering around the house thinking up things for me, and for the kids, to do. Grr.
Off to do a bunch of errands. Still haven’t finished the shopping.
Haven’t you prepared a nice list of odd jobs to keep him busy yet? :^)
Send him out to clean the garage/basement/attic, that works in my house.
I guess he’s fulfilling the promise of his name
Good morning! Only 7 more days until school is out….Not that I’m counting or anything…..
SOTD: Clean Skin, layered with Clean Air. Have a bit of a barometric headache this morning, so nothing too serious will work today!
I have clean air, when I visit central park
SOTD: Uncle Serge’s Jeux de Peau.
This scent + a wooly sweater = comfort.
I’ve just received a sample of jeux de Peau, I’m going to dab some on now!
It’s one of a very warm and comforting scents for me as well. And it does pair nicely with a sweater.
Happy 888cat- mmm comfort scent sounds great! Have you tried Santal Majuscule? If so, how does Jeux de Peau compare? I was surprised at how I loved S. Majuscule. I fairly zoomed through two big samples of that!
Tuscany per Donna today.
Oh I loved that one when it first came out…did not know it was still around…
I know the Aramis version is available on Ebay. I don’t know if they are available at the discounters. The Estee Lauder version is a lot more expensive and hard to find on Ebay. I assume that they are essentially the same scent.
I’m wearing SSS Champagne de Bois. It’s an uplifting accompaniment to the task of cleaning out the refrigerator
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I’m doing that to accomplish something concrete so I can avoid other work that is more complicated and frustrating. If I keep stopping to sniff the spices and bright woods, this could take all day
That is sandalwood to the max! You’ll smell great all day, and then some.
I have to try that one!
This is one of the fragrances I’ve been complemented on by complete strangers.
She’s so great with sandalwood! I’m wearing Tabac Aurea — I have just a *wee squidge* left in my small bottle from maybe 6-7 years ago. Luckily I already have a backup.
Yay Tabac Aurea!
She is great with everything
Thanks for reminding me to return to the shopping cart. I’d been waiting to get that one.
Yes, thumbs up for Tabac Aurea! It’s lovely. Sadly the Champange du Bois was unbearable on skin for me. I’m always surprised when a list of perfect notes is a scrubber.
And this one is banned from Chez hajusuuri. The scent-phone screamed bloody murder when I wore the tiniest spritz.
Fat fingers strike again! Y’all know I meant scent-PHOBE, right?
A scent- phobe in Chez hajusuuri? Living in the mailbox
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Equistrius due to doctor’s appt.
Beautiful!
Iriiiiiiiiiis [you get the excitement]
You smell great
I haven’t tried that one yet.
Completely unaware that super moons are still super. I did notice last night that it was quite beautiful, so large and bright, when I took the dog for a walk. That explains it.
SOTD is the lovely PdE Musc Tonkin. I’m trying to avoid housework, but is seems to be stalking me.
Tea of the day was two strong cups of java to motivate me. Still hasn’t kicked in, but I remain hopeful.
IT was still light when I drove home from work yesterday. The moon was so low it looked as if it was perched on some trees in the distance ahead of me as I drove over hills…and in my rearview mirror was a deep orange sun setting also quite low..it was surreal….and breathtakingly beautiful (both the sun and moon…..)
and my new avatar is a cup of cocoa for you Deva…with cream in the shape of a heart
(sorry, no marshmallows 
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What a beautiful image! Both your drive home from work and the hot cocoa avatar! Thank You! ????
unfortunately the mug is upside down…in order to show the heart
Oh and I thought it might have been a marshmallow I was dipping in my fondue from yesterday’s avatar…but when I inspected my photo from my archives it turned out to be a piece of baguette (although I have been known to dip marshmallows in fondue!!! and eat chocolate covered bacon!)
Sounds like you were a participant in a very expensive but alt-cool music video. I would love to see the moon and the sun like that.
Busy, busy, busy at work. I wish it were Friday already. SOTD SL Santal de Mysore. Love the sandalwood here and enjoying it a lot. So behind with my Christmas shopping and hoping I can find some time this week to finalize it. Just hoping…….
That’s my Friday scent – I only have 2 sandalwood perfumes, it turns out, and they will do for Thu and Fri for the communiuty project. :^)
SOTD = NVC Mohur Extrait
Lovely to infinity! Rose, Cardamom, Sandalwood
Jo Loves sampling report:
Fresh Sweet Peas – I didn’t expect to like it and I didn’t. If I wanted Sweet Pea, I would get the B&BW cheap shrill version. B&BW forever ruined Sweet Pea for me when it kept burning Sweet Pea oil all day every day for months on end and it permeated the entire mall with a sickly sweet flowery yuckiness.
Green Orange and Coriander – there is hope for this! It is very citrusy tempered by pepper. Out of the 6 I’ve tried to date, this ranks second after Smoked Plum and Leather.
You smell fantastic – but of course you know this!
Thank you! I keep getting whiffs of this and going mmmmmgood.
Thanks for posting your Jo Loves reviews
I wonder how Smoked Plum and Leather compares to TF Plum Japonais and/or Bond No 9 Andy Warhol.
It sounds like I need to stop by Saks. I remembering smelling the TF and the Bond No. 9 but don’t recall how they smelled.
You smell divine!!
Thank you, my dear!
Ooh my ears perked up at ‘Smoked Plum and Leather’, is it at all similar to Tom ford’s Plum Japonaise?
I will find out!
You smell terrific. See, I think this is what Black Jade is, but a lot more sheer.
Do you mean the Jo Loves is more sheer?
YES. Early morning coffee! I think the Jo Loves is more sheer!
Twins today! We smell amazing I must say.
Hooray for twins!
Oh good, Green Orange and Coriander was one of the ones I was hopeful about. Waiting to hear about Pink Vetiver
I have 3 remaining to test! Who knows, maybe Pink Vetiver will trump them all!
Mmmm.. smoked plum and leather? Is it one perfume? I should try some ASAP!
It’s all in one!
You smell lovely!
Thank you!
SOTD = Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur. Mmmmmm.
Pretty, pretty. You smell lovely.
Lovely!
I love Cuir Pleine Fleur.
you smell good
I got this on Black Friday, but it is still somewhere in a shipping limbo 
Ohh, I hope it shows up on your doorstep soon!
That one’s gorgeous!
Wearing Hermes Galop today. Does anyone else find it similar to Mohur? Mohur’s paler, more demure cousin perhaps?
I didn’t like Mohur, I know I know, I am in the minority here.
Galop is really light on me, and I like it, though I can hardly smell it after a hour. Perhaps I am not the best one to help you with that question.
I don’t get he almond milkiness and sandalwood of Mohur in Galop, although the leather in the latter might have a certain sandalwoody feel? I’ll have to compare!
I finished my sacred woods sample ages ago, and since then it’s been on a mental sticky “to-buy-or-not-to-buy?” note. SOTD Shalimar eau de l’eau premiere , or whatever it’s called
There are so many flankers I am not sure which one you are talking about but you sure do smell good! I was cracking up when I read eau de l’eau premiere…
it is of course Shalimar parfum initial l’eau (eau de toilette), my brain is too small to retain all these flanker names. But thanks anyway to someone here on NST who nudged me into buying a FB before it was discontinued.
L’Artisan Passage d’Enfer today. The spices remind me of clove and pine. Very Christmas-y
Oh, that does sound seasonally appropriate!
My favorite of 2016 – you smell great!
My mood for today is Emeraude Agar by Atelier Cologne.
Words were forming on its own when I was wearing it, so I’ll be posting my review tomorrow.
Looking forward to uour review!
Happy Tuesday!
1) One of my friends FINALLY had her baby- a sweet, pretty little baby boy. He is so, so tiny!
2) In Jo Malone’s Incense & Cedrat; will layer later on with Black Jade. Have a quick drinks date followed by the musical Allegiance (produced by George Takei)
3) Outfit of the day: An oversized boho top with lacy hem and sleeves, layer over skinny jeans and short boots.
COngrads to your friend!
I really love your OFTD, I adore anything boho styled.
Hey there!
1) The baby is a really sweet, pretty little dear, and think my heart could burst with happiness for my friend and her spouse.
2) I love this blouse. It was overpriced at Anthropologie and I waited for 2 price cuts (making that mortgage, you know!) to buy it, but I have to say I do love it and it can hide a host of holiday eating sins!
can you post the link to the blouse? Anthropologie seems to be doing an awful lot of “x% off sale” sales lately. A lot of their things are so luxury-priced that even after 2 discounts, they would still be out of my range, LOL…but I did snatch a beautiful sweater
Hi there!
I hope you can see this link:
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/laced-high-neck-blouse?category=sale-tops&color=010
So it was that with a 40% the sale price. Which THEN made it reasonable. Hah!
OMG, that is beautiful!
Congratulations to your friend! Kids bring so much joy in our lives!
They really do! This little one is a just a sweet little dear, and he smells so good on top of his head!
Congratulations to your friend. This will be a special holiday season for her. And you
I am so deeply happy! He’s a treasure that both of them at first did not realize they would have in their lives. But here he is. I am going to get an appropriately silly Christmas outfit for him!
What fun! A new baby needs a new hat to keep that little noggin warm.
Scentless for now. I am out of coffee and can’t seem to wake up. Will spritz Sisley Eau du Soir- it always helps me stay awake, focused and it smells beautiful.
Hope you got your coffee by now!
I ran out the door this morning and forgot perfume, so I’m wearing my backup, which is a violet perfume oil that I had in my purse. Probably not what I would’ve picked had I been thinking before I left the house, but it’s ok.
Not wearing any today, as I just got home late yesterday evening from my annual London jaunt, where I alternated between the generous samples of Rose Green & Rain Cloud I obtained during an earlier, much shorter trip recently. Didn’t get to the Bulstrode Street stockist of Arbole Arbole, unfortunately – indeed didn’t manage any of the fragrance departments in Liberty, Harvey Nicks etc at all – we were focused on areas slightly further afield, & pretty much every market there is at this time of year! Popped in briefly to Penhaligon’s on the King’s Road, & Bloom in Covent Garden, but that was it. Quick visit to Whiteleys in Bayswater, which is soon to under go a massive refurb, where there’s a shop called Beauty Base – all sorts of weird & wonderful stuff can be found here, including fragrances not readily available elsewhere – & guess what? – I smelled Tabu in the flesh (as it were!) for the first time in years. People who know me will remember the ‘instant brothel’ moniker bestowed upon it by a late friend of mine. It didn’t smell nearly as potent as I remember it being, although Diane was never an exponent of the ‘less is more’ policy when it came to applying her all-time favourite perfume. It took me back to our young, free & single days instantly – fond memories.
Sounds like you managed to fit a lot in. The only time I’ve ever worn Tabu was when I was on the dole and it was the best of the cheapest perfumes I could find ( in the early 90s). Just the thought of it makes me depressed – not that the perfume was bad but that life was a bit bleak. You’re in Aberdeen aren’t you?
On the go from when we arrived on the redeye on Thu to when we left early evening Mon! My friend Diane wore Tabu in the mid 70s, so probably reformulated at least once since then. I’m sure it was absent from shelves for a time between then & your unhappier times in the 90s. Yes, I am indeed in Aberdeen – for my sins!
I’m giving D.S. & Durga’s El Cosmico a second try today, and it’s still not working on me – very sour and vinegar-y on my skin. L’Artisan’s Fou D’Absinthe smells the same way on me; maybe I can figure out what note they have in common and avoid it in the future.
A lot of there regular line are sour on me. Alas.
I tried one of the Hylnds scents as well (Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black Lake). It didn’t go sour, but there was a sweet floral note (violet? heather?) that I suspect was meant to be subtle that was completely overpowering on me. D.S. & D and I just don’t get along . . .
I can’t say that this is my favourite line, but actually El Cosmico worked for me much better than the others…I even would be tempted to buy it, if only I did not already have such a long list of wants!
I’m glad it worked for someone! I really want a scent that reminds me of the American Southwest (where I live) but it’s tougher than I expected. Oddly enough, Clinique Wrappings is my favorite so far – the pine and herbal notes have a desert vibe.
Keep me posted on your search! Sounds like that would be a great perfume!
You’re brave to give it a second try! If I actively dislike the opening notes, it goes in the toss pile…????
I’m in Nirvana Black layered with a patch of Icy Hot (all I did was stretch weird this morning and my back lock up!). I’m hoping the perfume covers the Icy Hot smell!!!
Oh, no! I hope Icy Hot and NB do their jobs and you feel better.
YIKES! I hope your back gets better!
Thanks! Already feeling better and now wondering if I’ll ever get the Icy Hot smell out my sweater!
Yesterday’s handyman to fix the closet doors turned out to know less than I do, so round two will be today. I’m wearing Musc Ravageur for both fortitude and warmth. More snow is supposed to be on the way, but the forecast isn’t saying how much.
Ugh, I understand the handyman issue completely! The best defense is smelling great????
My handyman wound up buying new glides/slides/guides whatever they’re called for 2 sets of sliding closet doors, rather than trying to fix or use the old ones. Wish I’d had it taken care of a couple of yrs sooner!
Wise!
I grew up with sliding doors and they are a pain. I wonder what the difference in cost would be to change the doors to a wardrobe unit? I’m not suggesting anything, just musing.
I’m drinking my usual STASH Chai Green Tea and wearing Lillipur.
I am wearing vintage Madame Rochas edt. This is perfection to me, really enjoying it.
SOTD is Silver Iris, which I love, but shortly after applying, an exciting perfume parcel arrived from a very generous NSTer, thanks again!
I’m going to dab on something lovely now from my new stash, serge Lutens Jeux de peau.
Tea is a rather disappointing Ceylon orange pekoe.
Wearing Kilian Single Malt since my decant seems to be evaporating faster than it’s being used so I’ll need to keep wearing it on my days off…..
You smell great!
Single Malt is super-good!
SOTD is Atelier Bois Blonds. I love the brightness in the opening of this one, and I’m guessing it must be the neroli. I usually wear it in summer, but it’s working just fine on this bright and snowy day too.
Bois Blonds is one of my favorites from Atelier. So invigorating and still smooth. You smell great.
I agree…and thank you!
Wearing Pear+Olive, by Slumberhouse, with aknowledgements going to clarissa for pushing me to buy it in time
I am very much liking it!
Yay, you smell great. Such a unique fragrance!!
Since I am so addicted to my amyris now wearing the amyris & orange essence blend on my wrist…but in order to participate in sandalwood week wearing Assam of India on my sweater…gosh, I had forgotten how great Assam is!
Eeeek, I initially read this as “I am so addicted to my armpits”. Nice avatar!
Oh goodness…leave it to you to give me a good laugh at five in the morning…
the avatar is hot cocoa and I am changing the avatars to keep y’all on your toes
I’m wearing Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt today, and drinking a cup of peppermint tea.
Nice- to both !!!
Rahat Loukoum today . I am going through a revitalised Serge phase after trying a couple more of his perfumes whilst up in Christchurch. I must be tapping into my gurly side ( that was meant to be ‘girly’ but gurly captures it better ) as I tried and liked La Vierge de Fer which was lily-esque and not something I would usually go for ( didn’t buy it ). I must start Christmas shopping soon – for my 14 (15 ish) year old son ( born just a few seconds after midnight New Years Day – where was the champagne on the one occassion I Really needed it ). He’s been fascinatedby American politics and Brexit and I suspect he will get several copies of 1984 from various relatives. Could I buy him perfume? It’s very tempting….Eau de Team Fortress 2.
He would probably like The Watchmen (graphic novel), unless he was unfortunate enough to see the film. Or more in the vein of 1984 is the Russian novel “We”.
Thank you for the tips. Keep them coming.
Great recommendations, but wouldn’t V for Vendetta be an even better fit?
Yes!
Apparently The Handmaid’s Tale is having a revival of popularity after the recent US elections.
Hah! (That’s actually a bit scary.)
I could get him that and a copy of Herland
I haven’t actually read it yet, but Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hardcover by J. D. Vance has very positive reviews.
Thanks Nozknoz. That looks really interesting so I will read it. It just reminded me of the time in the 80s when I came across Studs Terkel’s books about workers and how fascinating I found them.
Hi everyone. I have been AWOL, doing other stuff that was neither more nor less exciting than blethering about perfume. So I have some catching up to do.
Fri SOTD was Bassomatto “Black Afgano”, which was pleasant but not as long-lived as I’d have liked – also it didn’t ‘speak’ to me if you know what I mean.
Sat SOTD was N-Cigale “Pin Mystic” from a FB. I wanted to see if this pine-and-incense fragrance, so refreshing in Summer, would work in colder weather. I think it does, and it was appropriate to a jaunt down to the mysterious Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds, with the added spookiness of very localised fog and mist around the stone circle itself.
Sun SOTD was Amouage “Interlude Man”, which brings out new wonders every time I wear it. This time the juicy citrus and fresh herbs were prominent all day, and the smokiness more in the background.
SOTD yesterday was Chanel “Jersey”, a perfectly unisex lavender-and-tonka to my nose, fresh and uplifting, and so short-lived that it could only be justified as a room spray. But only in some other Universe would I dream of using a Chanel Exclusif as an air freshener.
Which brings us to today, where I am theoretically in Ormond Jayne “Zizan”, which despite the exotic name turned out to be a common-or-garden variety citrus cologne, aimed at men but not determinedly masculine. I forgot to bring the sample to work for a re-spray, so I am only theoretically wearing it now.
8 more days to go! :^)
* Nassomatto. Unless you hab a code in de node. Which I don’t – just fat fingers. :^)
Ha! Naughty fingers. Sometimes my fingers get ahead of my brain.
Feeling dry and austere today, ready for the cold moon. I am wearing Armani Bois d’Encens.
Beautiful in an austere way.
On my last few mls of a Box of Eels edt decant today. Had anyone tried the edp yet?
I have the extrait which is fabulous, the edt just doesn’t last on me, wondering where the edp falls?
The edp is good, it lasts just fine on me. A worthy purchase I think, but do try it yourself first.
Hello, NST! Graduation day! We’re nearly there! Today, then two more days, and then I can just let this. year go!
Ummm. So. It’s like this. Oh dear….if I tell you something now, do I still have to tell Donatella later? Robin, I need a size 2 font so I can whisper this: I bought Galop. I weakened, yes I did. I caved. I succumbed, but I glory! I loved him from the first, I loved him through many encounters, and I love him still.
Off to face the day, wearing black because my academic robes are maroon and crimson, and nothing but black looks OK under them. Oh, and I’m casually trailing Galop, of course. Whoever sits beside me on the stage will be very lucky, in my opinion.
Hee! Hee! I KNEW that you were going to buy it
I’m so transparent, and such a child…I wonder how I’d behave in a lolly shop?
Congratulations!!!! Galop is fitting for graduation day. Seductively elegant and rearing to face the world
I hope your day is as wondrous as how you smell.
What????!!!!!! I don’t believe it!
Yes you do! I was ALWAYS going to do it, I knew it and you knew it too!
No!!!! Really? or Nah…yeah.
This nearly made me snort my lemondrop cocktail out my nose.
I just looked up this magical Galop…..very nice!!!! Merry Christmas to you!!!
And to you…the dear man is a bit indifferent to Galop, but doesn’t hate it. I’ll wear beloved for his merry Christmas…
Galop doesn’t seem to be for me, but I’m very happy for you.
It works. Easier than Bandit, but somehow has a little of the same tough-girly vibe.
I had a feeling you’d crack. Enjoy it, you earned it!
thank you. I am loving every sueded rose moment.
Congrats to you, and so then you needn’t be whispering about Galop, you deserve it!
SOTD – Anubus. I have a feeling I might have oversprayed – oh well, hopefully I am not suffocating office mates
They should be thanking you! Anubis is fabulous. :^)
They really shouldn’t complain, considering how good you smell.
On me it starts out loud but quietens down quickly. I’m sure you smell just fine.
What is it like? it has a really interesting list of notes, but I already figured out that I cannot correctly guess what perfume smells like from olfactory pyramid
I will send you a sample when I get your package ready – which perhaps is this weekend
It is a jasmine immortele leather.
La Peau Douce by Jolie Laide for me. I’m liking these samples…there’s something old school and rich. Notes are listed as Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, Clove Absolute, Nutmeg Absolute, Saffron Absolute, Guiaic Wood, and Patchouli.
Been avoiding gift shopping, but I have to do it. Have mapped out a route at least…
This is such an interesting brand. My only issue with it is longevity (I have perfume eating skin), but I think the person behind it is extremely talented.
I’m intrigued bt the Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood note, must do some research on that.
I’m wearing Femininite du Bois. It has sandalwood
I was looking for my sample of Nirvana Black, which was no where to be found until after I applied FdB … but that’s ok. Tomorrow is another day!
You smell perfect.
Has anyone tried the Pinrose fragrances? I have this $20 off $50 Sephora code, and I just haaaate to waste a good code….. hee hee
They have a 10 piece rollerball set of the Pinrose collection for $60, so a good deal with my code! Just wondering what your impressions of Pinrose might be, if you’ve tried!
I tried them, but was not impressed. They felt really watery and there was nothing special about them
I used similar coupons to get 2 elizabeth and james rollerballs – you end up with 25-30 for the two rollerballs, which is quite a good deal
I’ll keep looking….reviews do agree that these have no longevity at all! LOL! I like collections, so I can try as many new things as possible!
Meant to add that I bought the N & J Bourbon rollerball recently, and really like it a lot!
I agree with the watery and nothing special about Pinrose.
Im using my coupon for Bumble and Bumble hair products…They used to make this absolutely awesome shampoo+conditioner which worked wonders for me, but then they discontinued it, and I tried a couple different ones, was not too impressed.. so this time I wrote to a Bumble “expert”, got tons of advice and am gonna give them another chance..
I ended up getting the newest Sephora sampler, which will give me several new samples and a full bottle of perfume! I can dig it….
I wish they did a sampler with only hair products LOL. I completely neglected my hair since my son was born, to the point of using drugstore $0.99 shampoos/conditioners, and now all the ones I used to love are discontinued and I am lost
That sucks. DO you have curly or straight hair (can help with curly hair advice, as I have done a lot of first hand testing)
Straight and thin… Although now that I cut it short, my hairdresser is trying to convince me that it is sliighly curly
I’m wearing Violettes du Czar, so far – not surprisingly – my favourite of the Oriza Legrand fragrances. Initially, it smelled to me like a cruder, more robust Apres L’Ondee – but it seemed to disappear so quickly. Did I spray too little? Or is this how it is?
In other violet-related news, I’ve bought the Kurkdjian violet soap bubble thingy, as this is exactly the kind of thing I would buy. The bubbles are very decent and smell (close up) of violet candy. I’m very happy with it, but do not expect luxurious packaging.
Sadly none of the Oriea Legrands that I love last on me (Rêve d’Ossian, Rélique d’Amour).
Oh, good to know about the bubbles!
Sandalwood week continues for me. Yesterdays Le Labo Santal decant got compliments (as it has is the past). Someone at work said it “smelled natural,” which I never think it does…
Today is Feu d’Issey. I only have a tiny bit of this weirdo, and you have to spray it generously to get the wood part. Supposedly it’s the real stuff, too.
Yum, Feu.
I really like today’s photo. It’s a lovely warm color, and it has shiny things!????
SOTD is Shalimar.
I think all my Christmas shopping is finally done. It’s sort of hard to believe it’s that time of year since the weather here has gone warm again. I had the sunroof open in my car! December my eye!
Warm and shiny is always good
Whoohoo! A perfect perfumista / coffe lovers day. I’m wafting my birthday gift about and swooning! SL Santal Majuscule came in the mail today! ????
Drinking Churchill Sinless Pastry Coffee ( local coffee) with half and half.
I’ve got a bunch of replacement , and new, samples- in various carts- Beige, Rose Desert Nacre,, Mohur, Galop, Seville L”alube and Carnal Flower.
. ???? Our last day of school is tomorrow. I’ ll have all winter break to test the new samples. Perfectly delightful!
What fun, enjoy your birthday present!
SotE = Ambre Narguile which smells delicious. I no longer feel the need to eat another cookie.
I need to try that. I had two homemade and truly delicious frosted biscotti today, and now I feel quite guilty.
Adored the lovely Fleur de Chine all day. Love to wear perfume that I love, hehehe.
Ohhhhh, Fleur de Chine. Love, love, love.
Me, too!!