It's Tuesday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing L'Artisan Parfumeur La Chasse aux Papillons, by perfumer Anne Flipo. I do not match the weather, so I will have to solve that by staying inside. I do match my tea: Jasmine Snowflakes (excellent!) from Tea Trekker.
Reminder: on 1/13, wear a perfume by Anne Flipo, if you have one.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2017, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the butterfly teapot is by Polly George, and it appears to be sold out.
That is an amazing tea pot!
My tea pot is also white, but shaped like elephant and the spout is the trunk. I am drinking MF green tea
Since I don’t have anything from this Anne F. I am doing Chanel all week. No19 Poudre
Playing some Ray Lamontagne for the babies and for myself.
Have a fragrant day
Your elephant teapot sounds super cute!
I would break one or more of the butterflies off within a week…
My thoughts exactly
Same.
Exactly. I have a Lenox tea set with butterflies painted on it, much safer for me.
sounds beautiful
I was gonna say that, too!
I ❤️ Ray Lamontagne
Cute tea pot. I’d totally end up breaking off those little butterflies though because I’m such a klutz.
I’m in Cuir de Russie today – a lot of it.
loud and proud
Ha, you said it first but I said it again before scrolling down
CdR is climbing up my “Top Perfumes List” very quickly. You smell fantastic!
I’d probably leave it in the box and never use it for just that reason.
Haha! Or on a shelf for display.
Cuir d’Ange. Hermes isn’t really my house…except when they do leather
You smell lovely!
Christine Nagel will have a hard time besting that one. I wonder if she worked with him on it, though.
Love love Cuir d’Ange – you smell great.
Good morning Y’all….
SOTD: Grisette, by Lubin. Gorgeous stuff, but still light enough for the office!
I fancy myself today as a “young working woman who is coquettish and flirtatious.” We’ll leave the whole prostitution thing aside! LOL!
I love this description!! I recently fell in love with Kismet from a Fumerie sampler – I must try more from Lubin.
LOL indeed, I love clever perfume names. Grisette is one of the best. I’m imagining you smell perfect for the office.
Nirvana White for me today. I’m trying to wear things I’ve neglected this week.
Good one, an easy wear.
Sweet Morphine
Thoughts?
Oh I really really like it
Reminds me a bit of Pacifica’s French Lilac which I wore several years ago.
I am going to save my travel spray for spring.
Vetiver Royal Bourbon (Oriza L Legrand). Blustery cloudy dreary day today…
I have a sample of this which I need to try.
The drydown is gorgeous, leathery, wait for it!
I will, it’s a great line.
I am very impressed with everything I’ve tried so far (this one, Chypre Mousse, Royal Oeillet, Oeillet Louis XV, Reve d’Ossian); still have several more to get through.
I’m in Tom Ford Fleur de Chine today, from a small decant I got during one of STC’s sales. Oh how I wish I could bring myself to spring for a FB … but I can’t. Even discounted.
Enjoying 24 hours of plain cold rain before it is expected to freeze and create more chaos here. This winter – yeesh.
I am with you, I also love FdC, I was asking around for something similar and someone suggested Chamade. I have never tried that one, so I am not sure if its in the similar family.
Gold by Amouage reminds me a little of FdC, but for the price, you could have the real thing.
Good to know – I have yet to try Chamade, but it certainly gets lots of love here at NST.
Fleur de chine is lovely , I got a bottle for £50 or there abouts on eBay UK, the best deal at the moment is £59.99 + £5 p&p, of course that may be more for international shipping tho.
I understand that it’s January tho, and most of us are still recovering from Christmas spending.
Wow, that’s way under what I’ve been able to find here in the States. I guess I need to reconstitute my hunt for it online!
You smell beautiful. It’s the first thing ever (and so far the last thing) I’ve bought a back-up of.
Well, clearly you have very fine taste and judgment.
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Yes! Thank you so much for introducing me to FdC – I went through the sample you sent me in the blink of an eye, so I figured I deserved at least a decant.
It’s Teapot Tuesday! YAY! I have to say, THAT is one of my favorites so far. Two thumbs-up even though I am a tea trader and always opt for Cousin Joe.
SOTD is left over Amber Flush from last night’s shower. I will refresh and call it a day. Have a superb day y’all =)
I opt for Cousin Joe myself once in awhile
Definitely an amber day – in Ambre des Merveilles myself.
Traversée du Bosphore which is great on a grey and wet day in January. I too love that teapot, but just for decoration. Great match with your scent!
I love TDB, you smell great. I am wearing a scent that feels related to it, Dior Homme Intense. It has a sweet powdery iris smell I love. Despite being marketed as a men’s fragrance I think it is unisex.
I’m only familiar with the original Dior Homme but I can see the relationship with that one well.
I can’t seem to wake up this morning so am trying a frontal assault with Amouage Gold and an extra cup of coffee. I have some of my little sample of vintage Gold from the crystal bottle on one arm and a huge spray from a current sample on the other to see if I can tell the difference. So far my nose is rebelling, but Haineko is sneezing in a very ladylike way (cat sneezes are so cute!) so I must at least be potent. More coffee, I think.
Oh, since I have bills to pay and want someone to benefit, Four Seasons Products is having a clearance sale with some nice perfume deals. I haven’t purchased from them but have heard good things and they have some really good prices on Amouage, MFK, and a couple of tempting Diptyque candles. Looks like only one of each in stock. Hope somebody finds a treasure!
I was tempted by the Myths woman by Amouage, lucky for me its out of stock. I would sit on my hands anyways…
Cat sneezes are adorable.
I retried Gold after a lapse of about 6 years… and I still don’t really like it. Which still surprises me.
I just always forget that I DO like it. It smells unmistakably like perfume and nobody is going to be wondering if there’s a farm animal about or if I’m wearing rubber underwear or anything of that sort. Don’t need a bottle but really want to skunk everyone out with it occasionally. Most Amouages are like that for me, to be honest. I expect that one day the coffers will be full-ish and I will stumble across a bottle at a discount and be unable to resist.
It IS perfumy. Which is not a bad thing in my book, but it’s just so… thick? It’s like No. 5 with beard stubble. Shrug. I dunno. Theoretically, I *should* like it. And the sample is here on my desk so I keep getting whiffs from time to time, and I keep getting startled by it.
BTW, thanks a bunch for the Four Seasons sale PSA. I just hopped over there and found MFK Lumiere Noire pour femme, which is kinda my jam
and which I have been saving up for some time to buy, on clearance. With the “join us” code, it wound up almost half off… no box, not that I care! So I bought it. I have been telling The CEO and kids for weeks that there’s nothing particular I want for my birthday, but, um, I didn’t know I’d find LNpf at that price! I’ll have to tell them what I’ve done. 
Now I’m just hoping that I managed to get my order in before the limited quantities ran out…
I’m always amazed by how differently we perceive things. I think of Gold as a bubbly, light as a feather shiny gem of a perfume that always feels right.
Well I hope that they do right by you, as LNpF is just so amazing. I love it.
Kitty sneezes!
Be wary of Four Seasons, I have heard multiple horror stories about very bad customer service and people not getting their orders.
oh crap. I just placed an order.
Crud. I had only heard good things, but have only ever heard great stuff about MiN and had a series of nightmare CS experiences with them so you never know. Sorry if they’re shady. I didn’t know.
OMG, I ordered once from Four Seasons, and I had no end of problems. First they did not ship it for 1 month; every week i would call, and they would say that now they shipped it for sure and give me a tracking number, which was never recognized by USPS and the package never came. Finally, they send me a package with a totally different fragrance inside, and open at that. They finally did send me the correct package, but they insisted there was a return label for me to return the incorrect fragrance, and there was not. Then they started bombarding me with frantic emails “Send it back NOW!!!” So stupid me, I said Id ship it myself, and they can reimburse me the money. They said OK, I paid $10 in shipping, now, almost three weeks later, I am being blamed for opening the incorrect fragrance, no money reimbursed, of course, and they are not returning my emails.
Oh, that’s evil.
Wow!
Noooo terrible story, not okay
Can’t decide, it’s near freezing and pouring rain here and I’m kind of tired of my sweet winter scents. Hey, it just came to me – En Voyage Go Ask Alice.
Love that name.
I’m wearing a bright pink (maybe more fuchsia) wool sweater today and felt compelled to go with SL la Fille de Berlin.
I’ve been on a pink kick myself lately. I’m craving baby, pale & soft pink especially with gray. Wish I saw more out there with that color.
Pink and gray is a great combo.
Perfect. I might wear That one tomorrow, I haven’t got a bright pink sweater, but I’ve got a dress that always calls out for Fille de Berlin. I love matching perfume and colours/clothes/jewellery. Such fun!
Excellent!
You look and smell great!
Cherqui unfolding its multiple facets for me today. I do not know why I have not worn it for so long.
Same for me, but with Chene. I really need to wear it more.
SotD: I have very little by Flipo, but scanning the list reminded me of my mini of YSL Cinema. I smell like a baked apple with vanilla custard. In a good way.
S(ip)otD is Upton Seajuli Assam.
Just got another box from them with a couple new Assams that I have not even yet tried. How is the Seajuli?
Does Cinema smell like apples? I am tempted to get a decant, but was worried that the citrus would would be a strange note.
Woke up feeling a little under the weather, so was extra glad to get an early text that my usual Tues am meeting was cancelled today. No need to rush, yay! 2 cups of coffee later and the easy, breezy, beautiful Lalique Le Parfum wafting around and I’m feeling slightly more human.
Slightly more human is good.
Always!
Take care of yourself, I feel like everyone is getting sick. The weather isn’t helping, one day is in the teens and then this week up in the 50’s!!!
Thanks! I’m actually feeling a lot better now. Don’t feel like I’m getting a flu. I think it was not sleeping well because my stomach didn’t feel great all night but it seems to have passed.
Hooray for a surprise relaxing morning. That seems as rare as a unicorn. Hope you feel better soon.
I know! It was such a well-timed blessing. And thank you! Feeling better already.
SOTD is Anatole Lebreton “Incarnata”, which most reviewers like (or don’t) for its lipstick/ make-up notes. Me, I don’t get that so much: it’s a pleasant enough iris scent for me with a hint of powder and not terrifically good longevity.
Top: raspberry, violet and rhododendron;
Mid: orris root, myrrh, rose and powdery notes;
Base: amber, suede, benzoin and vanilla.
Today is a cloudy day so I have been perfectly content writing stuff about delivery methodologies and (mostly, if I’m honest) reading LinkedIn articles. I am such a geek sometimes. :^)
Yeah, it did nothing much for me either. I should like it, given the notes . . . Happy geeking out.
A day off so I’m doused in Songes.
Just used up the last of my Lush Ibiza Party Shampoo.(A moment of silence for the dearly departed). Does anyone know of any other shampoo that smells of carnations?
Oh, I’m sorry I missed that one. Carnation smelling shampoo – wowza!
My bottle was made in 2011 and I had gotten it when Lush was doing an online section called Retro Lush for some things that had been discontinued in the stores……
Lush products are just sooooooo good! I’ve got Rose Jam and Lord of Misrule in the shower right now (depends on my mood what gets used)….
Sorry I didn’t discover Ibiza Party! It sounds great!
Such a sweet tea pot! Actually some tea would go very nice with the breakfast cookies I made yesterday (only gave them 2 our of 5 stars, unfortunately).
I’m in PHI today! I’ve missed this glorious perfume.
New Yorkers, I think we’re up 10 degrees today! Makes a big difference. Feeling quite cozy in PHI, however.
Yes, I’m super glad it’s warmer today! Sorry the cookies disappointed you. If you need a second opinion, I’m always available for tasting. What’s in them?
Ditto, I don’t mind eating cookies.
Very little sugar, but lots of other stuff — dried apples, raisins, cranberry, blueberry, toasted walnuts, coconut chips, oatmeal, white & wheat flour. Only 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 c. honey, and orange zest which I really love. A colleague said they taste like a soft granola bar.
Sounds good to me and it does sound like a granola bar, which is what makes it “breakfast” I guess.
The nice thing about the cookies, though, is you still have multiple recipes to try next. Can’t wait to hear about the five star ones.
I admit to liking the cold weather because I finally got a warm enough jacket that layers are not required. Why is it I love it more because I got it on deep sale?
That’s how I feel about my puffer coat. That was a game changer when I finally bought one.
I love a deep sale too, but only when in season. Sales out of season are not as appealing for some reason.
I’m looking forward to the five star ones too!
I recently got to try PHI and I must say it is utterly addictive…my bathrobe is still wafting of it.
Another -28C AM. Heating with wood is great except for cold mornings when the coals have gone down and you really need to use the bathroom before you rekindle the fire. That is a shock nobody needs.
I have several scents by Anne Flippo, and I am trying to use some neglected bottles, but apparently this morning, I said to heck with any logic and went for Chanel 22 EDT.
I cannot believe I have only recently discovered this jewel.
-28 oC! That’s brutal. Are you in Canada?
Rural Nova Scotia, pretty much plopped in the Atlantic Ocean.
This crud is not unusual in Jan, but no bloody fun either.
Oh well, this too shall pass.
Wow, it must be so beautiful! One of my favourite dramas is Anne of Green Gables, the 1980’s one with Megan Fellows, such stunning countryside.
So late today but we’re twins in PHI today. It is lovely and lasts forever!
It is too late and I obviously shouldn’t be posting…somehow my previous comment reposted..weird.
What I wanted to say is test I love Anne of Green Gables. One of my all time favs.
Chanel No 22 is gorgeous!! You smell great, and hopefully its joyful scent will keep you warm today
Holy cow.I’ll never complain about the heat again,,I swear!!!
Wow!
No 22 is beautiful. I wore a drop last night, and will be doing Chanel this week since I have nothing by AF
My hubby is from Fredericton, NB, which can get pretty cold too.
I am sending you some warm thoughts
I’d tried no 22 a few times but it never clicked until the other week when I spritzed the new EDP on skin at Bloomies and couldn’t stop sniffing it. Have you tried the edp? I’m wondering if the edp just did more for me or it just clicked on skin.
I have only tried the parfum and the EDT, now I am curious to try the new EDP
I have always loved No. 22. Such a beautiful scent.
I friend of mine in Montreal has one of those fancy Japanese Toto toilets with a heated seat, sounds like you could use one right about now!
Lovely teapot. Tea today- Harney Paris.
Eau d’Hadrien body oil.
Everyone smells really really good today!!!
that is one of my favorite teas…mmmm….
Byredo 1996, liberally applied.
I can smell you.It smells gooooood….x
I’m sampling Replica Lazy Sunday Morning. It reminds me strongly of something or maybe two somethings, but I haven’t figured out what yet! I think maybe it’s NR for Her but with (a lot) more laundry musk and more rose?
That one reminded me of Noa a bit.
Good to know…next time I am in Sephora I will sample as I happen to really like Noa (well, OTHERS like it on me as whenever I have worn it I really cannot smell it)
Yes! Now that you said Noa, you are absolutely right.
Lazy Sunday Morning is my favorite of the Replicas. It reminds me of White Shoulders, which my grandmother wore back in the day . . .
I’m re-trying my sample of Amouage Journey Woman and loving it. What I’m getting this morning is spice, spice, and more spice! It’s beautiful and invigorating. I wonder why I’ve set this aside for so long?
I have a FB of that one.
I’m wearing a top that has outer space graphics on it and thought Amouage Journey would be a good fit – but I’m wearing OJ this week so I skipped it
I’ll have to give it another go soon – I don’t remember being wowed by it. I just have a small decant!
It didn’t work for me either. I got apricot band-aid. I was crushed.
Oh u lucky thing!, it’s on my birthday list.
Isn’t it wonderful, and it has such beautiful silage too!
Another Le Labo today: Labdanum 18, my favorite.
You smell great. It’s so good for a January day.
No Flipo here. SOTD vintageish (c 2001?) no 19 EDT. I put it on nearly 8 hours ago and it still smells lovely when I move.
19 will smell lovely forever.
No. 19 is always good.
Yes, always a perfect choice!
Robin, you smell wonderful. I have a small sample of Chasse aux Papillons, and one day I know I will buy a full bottle of it.
I’m wearing Hermes Hiris today.
I hope they have not reformulated it! It has been a favorite for a long time now. As has Hiris!
I need that teapot in my life.Gorgeous!!!SOTD Alaia Paris,the original.It struck me today how different it is from anything mainstream released during the same time.Loving it.At one stage though it really smelled like 24 Fauborg on me.Which I did not mind.
Oh,tea!!Apple.Iced.Honey.Yum.
You can showcase that teapot in your perfume room
Oh that is a great idea.And will then always remind me of the awesomeness that is present here at NST!
You smell great!
Thank you!
I love your picture! 40 my butt!
Lol!!And thank you!Almost 41,just so you know!(June)x
Almost twins: I nearly wore my Alaia (courtesy of the lovely Perunia) today. You smell great!
I’ve been wearing FM Portrait of a Lady for the last couple of days and thinking about how much I almost like it. I love the rose but the patchouli is too strong and a bit unpleasant. In a just perfume world I could order up a version with one tenth the patchouli, and real instead of fractionated.
FYI, I just noticed this interesting Q & A section on the FM website:
http://www.fredericmalle.com/about-us/questions-answers
Hah, I just had a flash of Captain Picard standing in front of the replicator, “Portrait of a Lady, Frederic Malle, patchouli real, 1/10 original.”
But Vash would wear lots of patchouli
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So true!
Agreed on the Big Patch in POAL. It’s just too-too.
I’m always leaning in to smell the rose, and the patch hits me in the nose, like when you lean in to get a closer look at something in a shop window and your nose hits the glass.
more for me then ????
Thanks for the link! And like mayfly, more for me on the PoaL. I love it. As for Monsieur Malle, I like to put perfume on the back of my hand . . . But it’s all interesting.
Wearing SJP Stash. No need to say too much about it, since everybody seems to love it. I find it pleasant, nice and for sure a no-brainer. I like the opening more than the rest of the composition. Unfortunately, it does not last more than 2 hours on me, even though I had 3 sprays on my sweater and 1 behind each ear. I enjoyed it for the time it lasted. I am thankful that my scheduled site visit for today was postponed for next week. Yesterday was painfully cold. Drinking a cappuccino and waiting to attend a dinner retirement party later on. SOTE Chanel Cuir de Russie.
Wow. Stash lasts for me until I wash it off, especially on clothing. I actually need to wash a jacket I was wearing a few weeks ago because it is so strongly Stash-ed that it can’t be worn with anything else.
I tested Stash last night. On me, it never changed, and lasted until my shower.
Maybe my sense of smell is not so good today. The first time I tested it it lasted much longer. I hope I am not coming up with a cold…….
I hope you aren’t getting a cold too, but I have to say, Stash didn’t do much for me either. It was very indistinct when I tried it.
The difference in Stash from nose to nose is blowing my mind. It was almost nuclear on me with a half-life to match. Not quite Angel strength, but in that neighborhood.
SotD = La Chasse aux Papillons
Thank you to Robin for the inspiration. It’s grey and rainy here, but I’m thinking of the smell of sunshine and flowers in a yellow and green garden.
Have a terrific Tuesday, NST.
Hey twin! We are the perfect antidote to crappy weather.
Amen
La Chasse is a truly perfect perfume.
No. 57 by Arquiste for J. Crew today. Although I’m not sure why I bothered… I think the sense of smell is losing its battle with congestion from a cold. Thankful I recently included four boxes of Kleenex in an order from Target….
Sometimes the hope of a lovely scent is enough to dab on even though we have a cold!
Yes! I was generous with the spraying and can only catch a glimmer. The husband also has a cold (he kindly passed it to me) and he can’t smell either, so I’m good…
Feel better soon!
Happy Tuesday! La Chasse seems like just the thing to evoke springtime, as long as you stay indoors.
I’m wearing Le Labo Iris 39 as I make my way through my breakfast pot of Harney English Breakfast mixed with Decaf Assam.
You smell great! I wore Iris 39 on Sunday and it smelled especially good in the cold air.
Thank you, Elisa! It’s been a while since I wore it, and I’m really enjoying it today.
Tuesday!
1) Am wearing another Jo Malone sample- this time, it’s Oud and Bergamot. Basically, it’s like a warm, light cologne! Very nice, but you can get something very similar for way cheaper!
2) Tuesday cheap night, so seeing Hidden Figures tonight!
I heard that was a good movie, in a feel good kind of way. Lord knows I could use a feel good experience these days. It’s on my list… Report back, please!
I heard that Hidden Figures beat Rogue One in the box office figures over the w/e!
Question: has anyone tried Prada Infusion de Vetiver recently? Kevin reivewed the limited edition in 2010, but it was reissued in 2015 so I wonder if it’s changed. A version in black, white and gray packaging seems to be widely available on discount sites right now; not sure if that’s new or old, actually. It’s not the version on the Saks 5th Avenue website currently.
The Nordstrom in Montgomery Mall has all of the Prada Infusions, which I quickly sprayed all over both arms a few days ago. They seemed true to their names, but lasted for about 5 minutes. Perhaps they would behave differently with more liberal application.
Thanks! I usually find that Infusion d’Iris lasts forever, but I haven’t tried any of the others yet.
Wearing Le Labo Musc 25. I smell awesome. I still can’t believe I caved last year and bought a city exclusive, but it makes me so happy to wear it that I can justify it. (Although I just bought the teeny weeny size bottle, not the bigger 50 ml one.)
I bet u smell gorgeous!
You do smell gorgeous.
SOTD is NV Mohur extrait. I got this as part of a split and was starting to worry it was evaporating, so I plan to make sure I use this gorgeousness up!
I’ve been kicking myself for not getting in on that split! You smell heavenly!
You smell amazing!
Good morning, all! I’m in Galop today and smell just right.
You DO smell just right! Excellent choice!
I really want to get some of this . . . it’s just so nice in a none fussy way, and the bottle is amazing.
SOTD = Noontide Petals. I love this stuff, it’s like No . 5’s hippie niece who just got back from Morocco.
So, its like I am taking a tiny vacation to a warm place every time I sniff my hand. I loved Morocco the last time I was there.
I need to get out of Michigan and travel! Says the woman who hasn’t managed to make it to Windsor…LOL!
I need a new passport. I am stymied by the need for a passport picture. Will they accept selfies? Or just take one for you like the DMV? Geez, I need to stop being such a slug.
Happy 2017 to all you lovely people. Hope it is going well for all you so far.
It’s got to be better than last year.
Grump, grump. Love the teapot.
Oh, gosh, I need to renew my passport too! I’d better check the expiration date, not sure if it’s my birthday or the end of January…
We just got the boys their passports this past fall, and had photos done at CVS. Under $10 for both, so it’s not that expensive. We have to apply at the county courthouse, and they do NOT take pics there — it might depend on where you are applying.
I *wish* I got No. 5’s just-back-from-Morocco-hippie-niece from Noontide Petals! It’s rather gruesome on me — one of the Tauers that’s led me to believe that he must use an ingredient that either smells like incense or bilgewater depending on the sniffer’s genetic makeup. Apologies to Mr. Tauer — I do love some of his perfumes immoderately.
Alas, you have to provide the picture and it has to meet some official standards, so selfies don’t work. But lots of places are set up to take them for you. I want to that unheard or thing, a photo shop eight or so years ago.
Ah Mals has it! CVS!
You can totally use a selfie – I use them all the time for visas and my passport, and I travel internationally for work!
I edit it in Photoshop to make sure the background is white and my face is rightly proportioned 
I print them out on photo paper and that has worked just fine!
Ok so I’m totally wrong about this! Oopsie. I know they made me take my glasses off and not smile, so it seemed more official!
CVS will do passport photos!
As does Costco but the woman who took it came to a out 5 inches from my face and used the wide angle setting. No. No. No. i finally landed one I’m happy with from Walgreens.
You smell fabulous! Noontide Petals smells like an aldehydic floral incense on me. The Tauer base really works for me.
Today I’m in Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris
Love!! This is on my short list!
One of my favorites!
Happy Tuesday everyone! It’s raining raining raining here today – dark and gloomy out but imagining what everyone smells like brightens me up!
I’m continuing Ormonde Jayne week and wearing Tiare. It’s been quite a while since I’ve worn this one (I have a small decant), and it’s not thrilling me like others from her do – I loved wearing Ta’if and Tolu the past two days – which is probably a good thing! This winter I’ve been tending toward sweeter, more ambery, vanilly, resiny scents – I think this one might do better on a warm day when a crisp green white floral is desired.
I’m so ready for crisp green floral weather after all this rain! I’m expecting to see a boat sail past my office window!
Seriously!! I wouldn’t be surprised!
Yo! Dunno why, but I feel exhausted, yet I think I slept pretty much all night through. I’m a bit grumpy and fed up, too, but again, have no discernible reason for feeling that way. SOTD, therefore, is the ever-inspiring 31 Rue Cambon: I have to live up to it, so I’m making an effort, putting my best foot forward, etc, etc, and how utterly DREARY that is! I don’t want to be grown up, I want to wallow and smell fabulous while I do it. The cat Dakkie has brought me not one but two knitted mice and is looking at me as though to say, “Make them do something interesting.” I’d rather play with him than join the adult world today.
house cousins
Just play with your cat, forget the world today
I have a t-shirt I sleep in and wear all day for days like this. ‘I CAN’T ADULT TODAY.’
I need one of those.
So do I!!!!
Oh, I want one! A student runs a little business on the side doing one-off T-shirt prints. I’m going to order one in an elaborate curlicue script, the sort of handwriting I earnestly tried to cultivate when I was a teenagers, to the lasting detriment of my cursive writing now. I fancy a deep maroon legend on a cream T-shirt, but I seem to remember giving her a D on an essay, so I’ll probably end up with mustard writing on muddy brown…goodness, I REALLY am gloomy today. I might wander off and stare at the dear man for a bit. That often cheers me up!
You do smell lovely, though.
The rain is so cold today it should be called snow. Sotd, the perfect Narciso edp.
Thatnis one of my favorite things,”cold rain”.I get you.Hehe.x
You smell gorgeous.
My perfume resolution for 2017 was to test samples as I get them rather than saving them “for later.” The old strategy led to a bowl brimming with little vials and duplicate purchases, since I keep track when I wear a sample but not the ones I buy. Today’s is Parfum d’Empire Aziyade. It started out smelling like fruity sweaty feet but now I’m getting fruit and a thread of cumin. Not going on the buy list. The recent ice storms have messed up my painter’s schedule and he’s not coming today, but next week. So I could paint some trim, or go to the movies, or read, or nap…Have a good day, everyone.
Take the nap.
It has quite a bit of cumin… It smells like pretty spicy very fancy cherry cough syrup to me, but I like it a lot.
Considering my taste, this is probably the most surprising bottle I own. I went to Place Vendome perfumery with the intention to buy an iris scent, possibly No 19 extrait, and ended up buying Aziyade.
Life is a mystery.
Yesterday I wrapped up in the warmth of Khol de Bahrain and today the more austere but gratifying Small Grey Mountain – or whatever it is called. I love it and the talk of D. S. and Durga last week reminded me to wear it!
I have a sample of that mountain thing that I need to test – thanks for the reminder!
It’s really good to me, even though I can’t remember its name!
You guys are funny. We should have a list of what do you call this perfume compared to what the company calls the perfume…
Sampling continues: wearing Ex Idolo Ryder and smelling pretty good.
You smell great! :^)
One of my favourites today – Le Temps d’une Fete. I’m hoping the day will be warm and summery, we’ve been a bit lacking in appropriate weather so far this summer.
One of my favourites, u smell of spring!
I love that one so much.
That’s gorgeous. I bought my bottle in Paris, and every time I wear it, I remember the vicious cold of the December weather and contrast it with our temperate climate here. thank you for reminding me of it: I’ll wear it tomorrow and let it lighten my shroud of gloom.
SL L’Incendiaire today. I have a mini which is all I’ll ever need… good thing that, considering the $.
Horrid commute today, 1.5 hours. My internet’s out at home due to storm damage over the weekend, so I’m stuck actually coming in to work, which is oh so fun on a stormy rainy day. Should be even more fun driving home, since we are scheduled for high winds and heavy rains starting around noon. I’ve got boots, gloves, shovel, and loppers in the truck. Hope we don’t need them.
Tired of winter already. Yes I know we need the rain, but all at once???
Stay safe out there!
SOTD is PdE Equistrius. Experiencing some massive yawns despite 2 cups of coffee and a perfectly decent night’s sleep. Sheesh.
Have a good day, all y’all!
I’m glad(??) the tiredness is global,despite enough sleep,eating healthy(ish…)I thought it was just me!!Have a good day!x
I’m wearing Epic woman today, so good on a cold and drizzly day.
My 3 yo and I both woke up with a cold. Currently watching Thomas with a grumpy child and wearing Orange Sanguine. Surely smelling like oranges will cure us both.
Oh dear, hope you are both on the mend soon! (And I cannot believe it, but I actually miss Thomas.)
I’m coming around to Thomas, but I’d rather watch Octonauts . . .
I thought L’eau d’hiver would be appropriate since the wind and snow we had to drive through this morning is supposed to turn to freezing rain in time for the drive home. I bought a full bottle last winter, but I swear I can no longer smell it AT ALL. What could be going on?
Perhaps it is feeling particularly delicate today…
Tauer Maroc pour Elle: had a luncheon today with a group of ladies so I decided it was ok to wear something powerful.
Go for it!
Enjoy
You smell delicious! I hope they appreciate it (and you).
Still in my sleeping bag in my tent looking at the view of a hill through the open door. The dogs keep bringing in pinecones and I chuck them out… Been playing this exciting game for ages. A tuft of thyme hangs above my head and fills the air. Yesterday the rose hips from the briar rose made the hill smell of rose jam. Perfect summer holiday.
Wow. That is a perfect holiday. The thyme idea is great.
Sounds fantastic!
Heaven!
LAP Fleur de Narcisse layered over an older version of Guerlain Vetiver. This combo seems to match the wacky weather here. Single digits and snow this weekend, rain today….blah.
SOTD = Vetiver Tonka
Needed warmth today and it worked! Anyone else smell a strong resemblance with Carner Barcelona Palo Santo?
You are veritably *forcing* me to return to the store where I bought the CB Cuirs to have a sniff of the Palo Santo…
Oh do please let me know when you do so. I promise I was not enabling