Happy Vetiver Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance with vetiver, if you have one. (Need ideas? See 5 perfumes: vetiver fragrances for fall, winter, spring, summer.)
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'm in vintage Guerlain Vetiver, and yes, I do smell pretty fantastic.
Reminder: 8/18 will be Fugly Friday. That's the opposite of bottle porn Friday...wear a perfume you own (or just like) despite the ugly bottle. Suggested by Nebbe.
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.
Dame Perfumery’s Passion Fruit, Orange Blossom & Vetiver…this one is so good
happy Friday!
Oh, that does sound nice!
That’s my favorite Dame. You smell terrific!
It really is lovely…the passionfruit is juice, the orange blossom light and the vetiver is not so grassy and damp…it’s great training wheels for a vetiver newbie or one not drawn to vetiver (that would be me -LOL!)
that would be “juicy” NOT “juice”
Tauer’s Vetiver Dance for me. This was my breakthrough Vetiver – so creamy underneath the vetiver.
Have a fantastic day my excellent smelling friends.
You too!
I’m wearing a fantastic (but a bit neglected) scent: Guerlain L’Homme L’Eau Boisée.
That one (and Guerlain Homme in general) really is neglected. You smell great!
L’Eau Boisée is the only worthying in the line.
Mugler Angel Muse, I’m using the sample I have today, vetiver is listed, it’s nice but I can already tell I like the original Angel EDP much better.
Muse had to grow on me, now I love it. I see them as (or smell them) as totally different perfumes.
Nice gravatar!
I confess I’m not much of a vetiver fan at all! SOTD is Chanel No. 19, where the vetiver is noticeable to me but not intrusive.
Sorry! But you do smell great.
Guerlain Vetiver too, though I think mine is not vintage. Love it.
I always forget how much I love it.
I’m scent twins with you, Glannys. We all smell sooooooo good!
Robin you smell wonderful.
SOTD Hermessence Vetiver Tonka.
Hey, so do you!
Love Vetiver Tonka.
French Press coffee this morning and today is my day “off”
Planning on heading to The Strand bookstore where I will get lost for hours and hours in books..then maybe a tea somewhere..
Confession, I don’t own a single Vetiver.
Was going to do a Haiku instead..will write one later when I finished my coffee
Happy day off!
enjoy your day of freedom!
Enjoy, mama! Looking forward to your haiku!
That sounds like a delightful ‘off’ day. I like to get lost in Powell’s here in Portland as well!
Enjoy your free time!
Vetiver Royal Bourbon (Oriza Legrand). Yum.
Plus, you might win the best packaging sticker for the day.
Red Vetyver for me today. Probably my favorite vetiver, so I am only too happy to oblige on vetiver Friday. And I think I may owe thanks to Robin for this lemming.
Not me!
Dzongkha today, my absolute favorite L’Artisan. A bit well-blended for the challenge perhaps but “straight” vetiver is hit or miss with me.
Happy Friday.
Oops, I never thought of Dzongkha. Could have worn that this week. Oh well, you smell great.
Tak for long weekend! Tuesday is a public holiday here so I took Monday off to stretch the weekend to 4 days.
I’m in Carner Barcelona D600. Not a typical vetiver but it’s there.
Enjoy your four days off! Have you tried the Atelier Cafe Tuberosa?
yes, I also want to know your impressions of the new Atelier..heavy on the coffee note? If so I will have to seek it out.
The notes do look very good, don’t they? I’ve liked quite a few of this line.
I am particularly interested in the coffee….for some strange reason coffee and tobacco are on my radar these days (maybe my psyche knows that we are approaching autumn soon?)
I just tried the Cafe Tuberose – very heavy coffee.
@lillyjo, marzipan – I have not had a chance to try it yet. New Ateliers don’t make their way to Poland fast these days so I might need to wait for a while. Or I’ll ask Sylvie if she could send me a sample.
Let us know when you get to try it. I haven’t seen it in my Sephora yet.
You smell great.
Thank you
Vetiver Tonka. Why mess with perfection? ????????
Hear hear! You smell perfect!
Seconded!
FriYAY FriYAY FriYAY!! The 1st week of school is almost over and I think we can call it successful…..
Loving me some ELdO Fat Electrician today. It’s the only scent that comes to mind when I think of vetiver. I have a Scentbird vial and will definitely buy a full size bottle when needed….
Have a great weekend y’all!
The full bottle will last you. You smell great!
Twins!
Carthusia The Essence Of Central Park. Splendid, happy, lighthearted floral with a feminine interpretation of vetiver.
I still have not tried that one! Glad to hear it is good.
Magazine Street by Strange Invisible Perfumes, a perfume that proves vetiver can be voluptuous when combined with magnolia, vanilla, and ambrette. Lovely stuff.
That sounds lovely!
love Magazine St. you smell great!
Oooh, that does sound lovely! I’ll have to put it on my sample list.
Ormonde Jayne Woman – my favorite OJ, and just heavenly.
I wore this last night for the first time in ages and rediscovered how much I love it. I could still smell it in the shower this morning!
You smell sooooo good! One of my favs!
I so want to love this one, but the vetiver comes up all hazelnut-y on me. Blech. I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
Isn’t it wonderful? It is timeless. One of the first bottles I ever bought.
Such a great scent…
You smell amazing!
Originally I was going to go for either Guerlain Vetiver from a sample or Vetiver Tonka ( also from a sample ) but as I’m sorta craving a bit more sweetness I’m going to go for a all out layering of shower gel, body creme,and edt of BBW Black Amethyst . Have a great day everyone!
House twins as I have BBW Snowflakes and Cashmere body lotion under my Dame perfume
TGIF!
SOTD: Vetiver Tonka
Love this and is big bottle worthy for me from the collection. (Dear Santa, if i get it will you please give me the sleeve?).
Hey, ask Santa for both!
TF Grey Vetiver for me today, from a sample. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it. I have six sprays on, and I’m thinking I maybe overdid it. So last night at work, my eyeliner was melting down my face, a woman customer told me, and as I started to wipe under my eye with my finger, she reached over and did it for me! A total stranger touched my face. I believe it was a well intended gesture but it freaked me out. I am starting to think that the strange people hajusuuri commutes with, are the same people who shop at my store. Lol
Ack! I have sensory integration dysfunction and that DEFINITELY would have freaked me out!!!
Glad I’m not alone in the freak out. I try to be respectful of people’s space. I’m constantly reminding my kids that they don’t need to stand so close to people.
Whoa!! That’s definitely unexpected and odd. Did the person have a particularly motherly thing going on? Your story makes me think of how some moms (including my own!) never quite let go of wiping faces and straightening people out.
Unfortunately, no, it was not motherly. If I hadn’t been at work, I’m certain I would have said something or even removed her hand. Instead I just finished our transaction and said have a nice day.
Yikes!! Well that is just downright creepy!!
Totally unacceptable! She should have asked you first if it was ok to help you wipe under your eye. What is wrong with people????
There really seems to be a lack of social etiquette going around.
That is really weird! I’m right there with you that freaking out is a good response when a stranger touches your face. WTF was she thinking?
Right, I would understand if maybe a spider or something was on my face, but it was harmless eyeliner.
Yikes! That person’s actions may have been well intentioned, but I would have been weirded out by that too!
Haha, but really, I would have freaked out – eeeek!
Vétiver pour elle, who else?
Me! The best.
A cool gray day in Minneapolis, so I’ve gone for the cuddlest vetiver, Habanita. Happy Friday!
Hello,
Is it a vintage version? I haven’t smelled the new one yet but I love the old one. I was in Grasse in the early 80’s at Molinard’s and my grandmother bought a bottle that I would always get a sniff from the bottle. It did not become her favorite, Samsara did but I always associate that perfume with this period and my grandmother.
Have a great day!!!
I’m not sure! I got it in an NST swap, but the label makes me think it was originally from one of the decant sites so probably modern? I can’t imaging any other version smelling better! but am open to surprises.
Oh how lush and lovely!
Happy Friday! I bet you do smell great, Robin.
I’m in Prada Infusion de Vetiver. Someone posted a link to the Prada Infusions sampler set on Fragrancenet a week or two ago, which I purchased soon after (whoever you are, come forward and claim your enabler pin!). I’ve ended up liking nearly everything in the set and I highly recommend it! Once I finish the samples I plan to choose two or three to buy in mini bottles.
Oh I think that might have been ede
Did you call? *curtsys*
It was you!
I owe you thanks for the fun I’ve had with the Prada sample set so far.
Isn’t it fun? It’s great way to wear and appreciate all of the current Infusion scents. And it lasts for while, which makes it really good value.
LOL! you get the pin for sure
Twins on the Infusion de Vetiver. I also recently purchased these due to the comment on here, so a double enabler pin is in order.
We are getting ready for a garage sale with my in-laws tomorrow in their city, about 1/2 hour away from us. It’s going to be a street-sale so hopefully there will be lots of customers.
I’ve done some culling of my collection for the sale tomorrow (mostly pre-perfumista products) so that will lighten the load.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Hello! Guilty as charged- I mean, that was me! *buffs enabler pin with pride*
And look- scent triplets! It’s a lovely scent, isn’t it? And perfect for summer!
Hey holyneroli, after reading your post, you might be eligible to earn a shiny new enabler pin.of your own! ????
Ha!????
Seriously love Guerlain Vetiver but decided to go with Bel Ami Vetiver because it seemed a better match for this morning’s extremely foggy weather (one-half of a block is as far as I can see at the moment).
Hi SFGuy. Is it true that the fog has a name, Karl? Although I often tired of the foggy Richmond district, it did become its own character in my mind. And the old foghorn …! I wonder if one could create a foggy perfume?
Yes, and his instagram page features some flattering photos.
Robin, I like Guerlain Vetiver vintage but not so much the new version.
I was thinking about what vetiver fragrance to pick for wearing, but I went with pure vetiver instead. I have created a perfume spray a few months ago at the extract or pure perfume strength from bourbon and java vetiver oils diluted in 99 pharmacy ethanol that I wear from time to time.
So today I’m in pure bourbon+java vetiver. It’s very raw and smoky!
OOOO! I love the sound of your homemade concoction
Nice!
Ooh, would you mind expanding on the differences between the two formulations? I’ve never smelled the vintage!
Robin, you smell wonderful!
Finally a Friday SOTD I can participate in! (I never seem to have whatever’s featured, but I love vetiver, so today I have choices.) Still at breakfast, and pondering whether I should use vetiver day as an excuse to dig out an old sample of Les Nez Turtle Vetiver. Given the heat and humidity around here, though, it feels like a beach day (though I have to spend it at work), so I’ll probably go with The Different Company Sel de Vetiver, which always feels beach-y to me.
Wow, I should dig up my Turtles too. Not sure really if I have any left. Those were great scents though.
Still on my Noir Epices – I get the real bottle today, so I wonder how that will compare to the decant, if any difference. Read an article about Tom Ford so I might spray Black Orchid in the air since that one is a favorite of mine. I do have AG vetiver from the generous perfumelover67 so will spray that in participation for half-points. ???? Have a great Friday!
I’m glad you are showering your affection on Noir Epices, such a distinctive and wonderful scent.
thank you!
mmm Noir Epices, you smell wonderful! Enjoy your bottle!
Thank you and you as well if I remember you got a new FM bottle!
Twins later on the Sel de Vetiver! Enjoy it!
???? have a wonderful vacation!
Thank you!
I had to get a sample of Guerlain Vetiver, because my mini had run out and I have yet to get the full bottle I plan on getting. So I’m probably wearing the current formulation, but it smells great to me!
I’m liking the new version , twin, but imagine how good Robin must smell in the vintage.
I was looking forward to wearing Vetiver Extraordinaire all week; HOWEVER a storm ripped the carport off of my house yesterday, so I am currently in a perfume-less hotel room waiting for my insurance agent to call. Here’s hoping today is better than yesterday . . .
Oh no! Thank goodness you are safe!
Oh how horrible, i hope no one got injured. All the best with repair men and insurance and all that…i hope it gets fixed swiftly.
How scary! Glad you are safe. Hope you are back in your home soon.
Thanks all. There was a lot of damage in my neighborhood but no injuries that I am aware of, so we’re grateful for that. My toddler and I were home at the time and she found the whole thing pretty exciting – she RAN into her preschool class this morning to tell her teacher about it. We also lost a solar panel (for a water heater) and have a small hole in the roof, so hopefully our insurance will get things moving quickly.
Good luck with it all! I’m so glad no one was hurt.
Where are you? So glad everyone was okay–but the headache of repairs and sorting out insurance is not to be sniffed at! Best of luck!!!
This is horrible. I hope you get a good insurance check and get it all straightened out!
hoping the repairs go smoothly, glad you’re safe!
Oh no!. Terrible! I hope the repairs get done fast so you can get back to the comfort of your house.
Glad everyone is OK.
I’m so glad you’re all OK!! Sorry to hear you got caught in that! (A tree came down across the street from my grandparents; my neighborhood was untouched. But then there was that apartment complex that got attacked by its trees… Crazy.) Today’s supposed to be better. Good luck with the insurance!
That apartment complex is right down the street from me! I think my neighborhood was ground zero yesterday. At least no one was hurt.
So glad you are all ok, even if the house and garage aren’t!
Yikes! Glad everyone is OK.
Oh that SUCKS having to deal with insurance after an accident! Thank goodness nobody was injured… it sounds like you went thru a monster storm.
Very good luck to you with the insurance and repairs, and so glad nobody was hurt!
Yikes! Glad everyone’s safe!
SotD is Dryad.
It has a little bit of vetiver
But for tonight I planned Vitrum, by Sammarco. Its very vetiver. And also very smoky.
Btw, i tried Nuit de bakelite a few days ago.
It was fascinating: with a very green and vegetal opening, a bit of a boring (and not very easy) plastic note in the middle, and a great finale with tuberose, woods and tobacco.
I really want to try nuit de bakelite, since there have been such mixed reviews! Also, you smell great!
Thanks!
Yeah you should really try Nuit de bakelite. It is interesting. And even though its not to my taste from a-z, i really liked the experience.
I’m looking forward to trying both Dryad and Nuit de Bakelite. I haven’t yet found a Naomi Goodsir that appeals to me, but always keen to try.
I’m wearing two Vetiver creations by Isabelle Doyen, who is capable of creating really bold and daring scents. The first is her original Vetiver for Goutal and the second is the even more powerful Turtle Vetiver Back.
I’ve never even tried vintage Vetiver by Guerlain, I love the current version of it, so I’m sure it used to be even better.
This combo must be amazing!
It’s powerful although not that long lasting.
I’m in Sycomore today- my only true vetiver. It’s great though!
love Sycomore. I was tempted to wear this one today, but I like it more in the fall and winter.
I do too but it’s unusually chilly here today and rainy so it fits!
Twins!
We smell good!
You smell fantastic! And to answer your question about yesterday’s SOTD, yes, I do like Nirvana Rose. Quite a bit. However, the first time I tried it, I did not get much longevity from it. Yesterday was better in the “perfume hanging around” department.
It hangs around for a while on me, especially if any gets on my clothes.
Lovely! I got sample of that earlier this week and couldn’t resist trying it out today even though I’ve put Fat Electrician on the other arm
I gotta try Fat Electrician. I see it’s mentioned a lot and the notes and reviews make it seem like something I’d like!
Vetiver Extraordinaire today.
+1. We smell fabulous
Joining you both!
Rained last night and to quite Christopher Robin, tut tut looks like rain, for then foreseeable future. Not wearing any scent at the moment, Pilates is harder than it looks, but I’m enjoying working out first thing every morning, part of a healthier life goal I determined to maintain. Post shower I think, L’eau Froide, perfectly refreshing for what looks to be a muggy afternoon. Happy day all!
Pilates actually looks very hard to me.
It can be hard as hell- even if you are a seasoned practioner. Which is part of the point.
I’ve been doing Pilates for just over a year now and really love it. It has helped me so much with my joint issues (bad hips and a bad shoulder). It is always challenging.
Yeah, it definitely helps with pain, I have had occasional sciatica, especially after long car rides, and this is the only thing that makes it go away. And it’s really rewarding to Finnish the workout for the day.
also sorry for all the typos earlier!
Someone earlier this week mentioned Reglisse Noire has vetiver, so I went with that, as it’s been ages since I’ve worn it.
That is such a nice one!
That was me..I wore it yesterday
Joining the crowd in Vetiver Tonka today! We smell good y’all!
Hello everyone,
So many great vetiver perfumes listed and being worn today. Vintage Vetiver Guerlain is always a must. So yes Robin you definitely smell heavenly. I didn’t see Encre Noire which is so good too IMO. I like vetiver but I find it too manly, dry and earthy in general for me to wear. That’s why I usually like its component, vetiveryl acetate much better that makes a wonderful bottom note for floral perfumes such as N 19 for example.
Besides Habanita that I never wore but like, I became quite bewitched with the Baiser du Dragon by Cartier !!! A Woody Oriental as its best IMO. Warm, elegant, voluptuous. Even though, it’s still very hot in Austin, that’s my SOTD.
Have a lovely vetiver day.
What a wonderful post and yes, that note in N 19 is very grounding, and keeps the green scent fresh!
Thank you very much. I also love White Linen and its lovely woody drydown.
Happy Friday!
1) Am in Infusion de Vetiver by Prada, from my mini collection. Perfect for today- it is not going to be as hot (indeed, rain is predicted for Sunday) but it is very muggy and smoky still, and the airy, slightly green, slightly rooted and spicy quality is perfect for such a day.
2) Wallet alert: There are these scented soaps at Fumerie in PDX:
http://www.fumerie.com/soap/ortigia-sicilia/glycerin-soap
The Prada infusions are very nice indeed but Daniela Roche Andrier is a very good perfumer. Those infusions are elegant and distinctive yet easy to wear. Good pick.
Indeed! It’s been great fun rotating between the current offerings.
Oh wow on those soaps!!!! all three sound lovely but the amber one…mmmmm…..
The amber one is BOMB.
Oregon = No State Tax
Must resist, must resist…between you and Robin, I am getting a resistance workout!
They are VERY tempting, ti be sure! If you buy the 4 pack it knocks down the price to $5/bar. Plus you can put them in your closet or dresser and scent your clothes! ????
Off-theme, but content in Chanel No. 19 edt. I was concerned over earlier reports about No. 19 not working its expected magic, so I had to test for myself. Happy to report that, for me, the thrill is still there.
Happy Friday, everyone!
I love that one so much. You smell divine!
Thanks, KellyC! Your move to NM must be getting close now… Sorry to see you leave AL (I grew up there, and I’m certain you and Shalimar made it a much, much better place
) but NM should be full of wonderful surprises!
Thanks so much! I’d like to think I helped Bama be a much kinder, accepting, better smelling state! The move is in two weeks and I’m getting so excited. Only if me more week of work.
AdV Aèdes de Venustas. Like walking through an overgrown vegetable garden. I’m getting mostly rhubarb and tomato leaf, but the vetiver is present.
That sounds lovely
Wow, everyone is going strong today, I have a lot of reading here to catch up on and it’s not even noon yet!
I was so excited by my Le Labo cities exclusive purchase yesterday that I had to try some of them this morning. I checked and found that yes indeed, two of them have vetiver as a note, so I have Limette 37 on my left hand and Musc 25 on my right. Limette went on deliciously and was so bursting with citrus but now it has become gentle and I definitely can detect the vetiver in it. However it is less interesting to me now. On the other hand, the Musc 25 has improved and I am really enjoying it. It’s not at all overwhelming but definitely a beautiful blend with the musk and lily of the valley as a really beautiful soft note.
But neither of these comes close to Mousse de Chene, an absolutely phenomenal perfume, one I might even have to invest in when available in September, despite the horrific price point!
Interesting. I was in New Orleans and stayed at the Ponchartrain hotel a couple of weeks ago. I was thrilled to see that they had the Labo Santal 33 in the bathroom : body lotion, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, all in 40ml/1.4oz. As expected it doesn’t smell as sandalwood to me, at least not the divine oil from Mysore. Instead, it’s a nice mixe of woody and smoky notes of, I would say, vetiver and oak moss. Smells great and a real surprise in a hotel bathroom !!!
My daughter and I stayed at the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, and they also had Le Labo Santal 33 toiletries. It was nice and my daughter wears that perfume so she was thrilled with the extras!
New Orleans is a womderful city hope you had a pleasant time!
I bet your daughter was thrilled.
I had, thank you. We were on our honeymoon. Then we headed to Savannah, such a beautiful city, Charleston, Asheville and Memphis before going home, here in Austin.
Congratulations! What a great honeymoon! We are almost neighbors, I live in the Hill Country! Yes she was so excited to see the le labo goodies.
Thanks for the mini-reviews! Mousse de Chene will ow go on my must-try list. Can you give any more details on it?
I am very curious about Mousse de Chene.
I’d love to know what you think of it when you get a chance to sniff!
Also I like Limette’s opening but agree it goes away fast and is less interesting.
I love that one too… but the fact that its glory is so brief is disappointing.
I speed sniffed through most of the exclusives last week and quite like Mousse de Chene myself and committed that one to skin in the store. Oddly I could not smell Gaiac at all. I also liked Musc and Baie Rose.
I haven’t looked but perhaps Monica in Basenotes may have splits available for a reasonable price.
Switched to Vetiver Tonka after Red died, but I don’t like the opening. We’ll see about later stages.
YES! Finally on vacation! Waiting for departure. We are not planning any activities for the day, so I can rest and feel better. Wearing TDC Sel de Vetiver which I always enjoy for the beachy vibe. Happy Friday!
A very interesting perfume indeed.
Have a fun and safe vacation!
Thank you! We will!
Hope you’re feeling better. Enjoy that vacay!
Thank you Creosote. Feeling better today.
Safe travels!
Thank you!
Hope you have a wonderful time!
Thank you!
Enjoy your vacation, oh and you smell great!
Thank you Jiji!
Have a great vacation!
Thank you Hajusuuri!
SotD = Onda EdP from a spray sample
Vetiver plus gently spicy fruit and honey. Delicious, rounded, and smooth, I will wear this again.
I’ve learned much from everyone’s scent choices this week. Guerlain Vetiver is on my list for the next time I pass by a perfume counter.
Vetiver, also immortelle, for me they feel more like ambient place scents than perfume notes to wear. Both are tied to childhood memories of trips to dusty flea markets and second-hand furniture stores with my mum.
I would love to have vetiver scented window shades, that’s such a pretty picture up top today.
Hope everyone has a happy fragrant day.
The picture is just a collage made from the Guerlain Vetiver bottle
Ha! Thank you for the explanation. I knew something looked familiar, and I love the color.
It must be the older Vetiver bottle that has the frosted stripes and the new one is tall and narrow.
I’m not wearing vetiver today. I think of that note in cooler weather, plus my plan for August is to wear nothing but beach scents as I’m not going on any vacation but in my head and my nose. Today I’m wearing Replica’s Beach Walk.
you smell like tropical vacation!
Thanks, the body oil makes the fragrance much more potent (and beachy)!
You smell great!
I can still smell it from applying it this morning with the body oil.
I like that one. You smell good!
I think I was put off vetiver as a note early on in my perfumistahood when I put on way too much Turtle Vetiver Back and ran screaming to the sink. (That’s an exaggeration, but not by much.) However, I like vetiver in a blend, like D600, Reglisse Noire, and Aedes de Venustas. As the starring note, I have found that I like Mazzolari Vetiver enough to No Fumerie sample. I put more on today than the last time I wore it and I’m getting a little of the bitterness I associate with vetiver. Not enough to scrub, thankfully, and the drydown does become very pretty.
Dunno what happened to my post–It should be “…enough to own a bottle. Today I am wearing Lubin Le Vetiver from a Fumerie sample.”
All of the Turtles should probably have been labeled “for confirmed vetiver fans only”
I finally laid hands on my sample of KM Vetiver Velours, and it wears as the name implies – a kinder, gentler vetiver.
I’m not finding much complexity, however; it’s faded to just powdery vetiver. Will be switching to the Lubin and keeping foxbins company!
Fri-yay!
My experience so far suggests I’m not really a vetiver person, so for today’s project I’m in Guerlain Chant d’Arômes, where the vetiver is a supporting actor. Besides, it’s a lovely scent for warm weather. Win-win.
Have an excellent weekend, all you fab NSTers!
I chose Kenzo Air, which is lovely but a little too light and airy (see what I did there) for a work day when I can’t reapply. It’s definitely a summer vetiver since it’s not cloying or heavy. I’m a bit bummed out that I can already barely smell it, and I won’t be home to put something else on for at least 6 more hours!
Ooh forgot about the rosemary essential oil on my desk. That will come in handy when I need a boost today.
Yes! to rosemary essential oil, such an energizer.
Was planning on wearing Vetiver Tonka today but felt like something different so went with Sultan Pasha Vetiver Blanc. I can’t actually make out any vetiver though but it is a gorgeous tuberose/iris.
Yes you smell fantastic, its one of my favourites!
Wore Sonoma Scent Studio’s Spiced Citrus Vetiver this morning (thanks Coin-Op) but it was gone in an instant so I switched to Shaal Nur. I confess I sprayed it and then checked to see if it has vetiver, but it does!
Saturday, and I’m re-trying J’ai Ose, which I loathed at first but am definitely warming to as I get to know it better. I don’t adore it yet, but who knows where love will go?
Had an odd conversation with my new boss: she asked me why I feel the need to buy something every day. I thought that was an almost unclassifiably impertinent question: I don’t buy something every day, but if I did, it would be no one’s business but mine and the dear man’s. Then she asked me for the name of a hair dresser, and obviously I gave her my hairdresser’s name and phone, so she asked me how much a cut costs, and when I told her ($90, which may be expensive for all I know; I don’t care), she criticised me for spending that much on a hair cut. This was in public. I deflected the topic as much as I could, but I felt unsettled by such a very, very personal discussion. I’m perfectly sure that my mother would have delivered a stinging snub, but I’m not ready to do that yet–I have too many loose ends to tie up for my programme, and staff to settle, before I swing into battle, especially a personal one like that. But….what, exactly, was that about?
Housework now. Kitten chaos everywhere! Oh, and you know what? In fact, J’ai Ose is just right for today. It’s really quite pretty! Be well, everyone.
I guess she was trying in a very ham-fisted and rude way to establish herself as your boss. Dogs do that in a much more obvious way, they try and pee as I high up on the tree/pole or whatever to let everyone know who’s boss.
I’m glad you are enjoying your perfume, bosses tend to be a nuisance anyway.
Yep, there was an element of look-who’s-got-the-power in the conversation, but I’m not sure why she would bother. I was on her appointing committee, so she knows I favoured choosing her, and besides that, I’m leaving at the end of this year. It’s all very odd.
But her behaviour is not rational so you’ll never understand it if you rationalise it. I agree with Kanuka below, possibly insecure and just hitting at anything that she thinks might be in her way. People are odd.
A friend of mine is very good at dealing with that particular behaviour, she just starts asking questions: why do you want to know? Do you want to change hairdressers? Stuff like that. I’m not very good at that myself, so I mostly just keep my mouth shut if people are impertinent.
Are you looking forward to quitting work?
Looking forward to it haps and mountains. I’ve had my doubts from time to time, usual stuff about “Who am I? Will I still be me?” but with every passing day, the decision looks better and better.
That should be “in heaps”….Eric is NOT an asset right now!
I call those sorts of people “velvet-gloved bullies” (yes, I know “passive aggressive” is another name for it!). Oish. When it comes to purchases and money questions like that, I have learned to lie. Haircut? oh I cannot recall. Maybe $25–hmmm no it must be more. . . not sure. My father and his wife are frequently very curious about how much I’ve spent on something (ironically it is frequently dinner for them. . .) I have learned to wildly under report and that usually solves the problem. The new cover for the BBQ? Oh I can’t remember. Maybe $15? The hand soap? I think it was $3.
You’re a true comfort! I’ll try that if she persists. It’s the strangest conversation I’ve ever had with a Head of School, but hey! It’s all part of life’s rich tapestry, I suppose. Except it felt like a mis-stitchthat will eventually unravel and ruin the pattern.
I owe you and Foxbins emails. I will give myself that pleasure when the housework is done.
Definitely an odd conversation, I would be very uncomfortable with that in a new manager. I’m about to go and spend nearly $200 on a cut and colour, so lucky I wasn’t having that conversation!
I love your hair! It would be worth every penny if it were twice that price.
I was uncomfortable. I would have been slightly iffy about that even with a friend, but with my boss, in the middle of the admin office, it was definitely disconcerting. I wonder if was her intention to make me feel off-kilter? Again, though, why? I’m actually a unit that runs trouble-free: I do my job, I’m efficient, I don’t make demands or waves, and above all, I’m not a permanent fixture.
Enjoy your hair doings.
She sounds very insecure and is masking her envy of your professional authority, coolness, and experience with scornful remarks. In six months you will be free!
Next time she asks for the price of a haircut double or triple it… She’ll get the message. And tell her you are planning to shop four times a day from now on.
Yes, or six!
Hey, I’m gutted that I’ll be in Oz when you’re next in Auckland. Will you be up again this year?
Hope so! I love the note book you gave me. It gives me so much joy. You rock!
agreed!
yes, don’t let her shame you; it is absolutely none of her beeswax. and I HATE that! I’ve had people do that to me too with the hair thing, and now I learned to just tell them the name of the salon, and if they ask the price I just say that it depends on the stylist you choose. If they keep on I just continue to be vague, I figure they can find out the price on their own if they even bother to look further into it. What gets me is they compliment you, and then criticize you for the very thing they profess to admire…
and obviously, your hair must be fabulous!
Wow, what an inappropriate line of questioning from you new boss! I wonder, did she come off as not having any social skills when you interviewed her for the job? I am in total agreement with Elizabeth about “None of your beeswax” as an answer to some of the questions you were being asked.
She came off, and often still does, as charming, effective, intelligent, focused…all that, and now this too. Hmmm!
Drat! Another typo… should have said “your new boss”. Spellcheck is so not my friend. Hopefully you won’t have more conversations like the one you recounted.
Already plenty of responses but let me say I was horrified to read that. How one spends their money is absolutely no one else’s business. Buy all you want and enjoy your haircuts!!!
I can empathize with the awkward conversation. She has no business asking such questions! My friend’s ex boss would say similar things to her, often questioning why she would purchase things. As it turned out, the boss was in dire financial straits, and as we figured it, she wanted to make someone else feel bad about their financial decisions, instead of looking at herself. Hopefully for the next six months, the conversations will be strictly business.
OMG, this line of questioning and comments were so inappropriate. Perhaps she was just trying to be chummy with you and it came out all wrong. I like the suggestions of being vague and then turning the conversation to other less personal topics.
My Mother would say to fix her with an astonished look and say, “Really, why would YOU need that information?”
Am I the only one in Lampblack so far? Hmm…thought there might be a few of us. Still enjoying this from samples… if money were no object, I’d have a bottle in my collection (it is not super expensive, but the love to cost ratio is just not quite sufficient for a purchase for me, for now. . . ).
ha for l/r! love to cost ratio is good perfumath.
I totally get love to cost ratio!
I’m clearly not a vetiver fan, though I didn’t realise the extent of that – I looked through the list of vetiver perfumes on Fragrantica and I don’t have a single one of them! It’s getting a bit more spring-like here, so I’m thinking of Jour d’Hermès Absolu.
New Zealand perfume High Country Tussock with a New Zealand poem High Country Weather by James K Baxter. The poem is one of this country’s ‘classics’. Perfume shopping in Christchurch today!! Beautiful drive past snowy mountains yesterday. Not a single lamb in sight. Happy weekend.
Scent twins with JadainGA and ELDO’s Fat ELectrician. This one morphs and changes on me: starts off a little nutty and sweet and ends up with a bit of grass, some wood, and maybe even a hint of smoke. It is on my FB list. For now I am making do with a couple of samples.
Perfect description.
No vetiver for me today. Went to a funeral mass this morning for a colleague’s mother, so I wore JM English Pear & Freesia which seemed appropriate. A colleague who kindly gave me a ride took an accidental detour on the way back and we ended up in NJ instead of back down to Manhattan so my work day started very late and I had to play catch up. Looking forward to a relaxing evening and a visit from my father and his new-ish girlfriend who I’ll be meeting for the first time this weekend.
Woof! That sounds extremely hectic. Hope your weekend is an improvement.
Oy! I hope the meeting goes well. A colleague and I accidentally took an Amtrak train south to Baltimore instead of north towards New York. The conductor was very sympathetic and called ahead to Baltimore and told them not to charge us anything to correct our train tickets. We got home 2 1/2 hours later.
It’s still 96 degrees outside and going strong right now, so I opted for less vetiver this morning with Vetyverio.
The perfect less vetiver choice!
The only vetiver I really have in my collection is Fat Electrician, which I wasn’t really feeling this morning. Instead, I’m wearing Berdoues Assam of India, which I LOVE and need to buy the FB ASAP considering my sample is almost empty. I have it in my Sephora shopping cart and my trigger finger is getting seriously itchy.
On another note, has anyone tried either of the new E&J Nirvanas yet? I was at the mall last weekend and didn’t see it anywhere. I’m hoping they release a new mini roller ball pack with all six in the series because I want to try them, but don’t want to commit to a full-size, even in just a normal roller ball.
I posted earlier this week that I had tried the Amethyst. It was very nice, spicy with tobacco. Unfortunately on me longevity was a big zero. Wait for the Christmas sets to start coming out, I’m sure they will put out some type of coffret.
Good to know! The few reviews I’ve seen for Amethyst have compared it both favorably and otherwise to Bourbon (which I wasn’t wild about, but I loved Rose.) I’ll be curious to see whether they push the layer-ability of the new ones like they’ve done with the last two sets.
Finally home after a week long work trip andback to my samples. Vetiver Extraordinaire now, ahhhhh.
So nice to be home, isn’t it?
SOTD = Carner Barcelona D600
Fantastic. Someone (IIRC Oakland Fresca, I think) mentioned that D600 was not on her radar because of the name. I agree. Every time I see D600, my brain processes it as WD-40 and while I have never smelled WD-40 (for real, I am not a DIY gal), I imagine it smelling unpleasantly oily and tarry. I smelled this at Twisted Lily and decided I must have it.
The highlight of my weekend is a meetup with cazaubon! Exciting times ahead!
Commuting Woes No. 377:
I’m a creature of habit. I used to sit in the first car of NJ Transit trains in the morning because it is the quiet car. After one too many train crashes where the lead car was smashed, I resolved to never sit in one regardless of the type of train and regardless of its convenience to the exit on a platform.
Since my office moved to just outside of NYC and I now also take the PATH train, I have a specific spot on the platform where I know a set of doors will open when the next empty train comes. Well, as you can imagine, there are other creatures of habit so day in and day out, I see a similar set of 8-10 people going into the same train car. Two of them have an ongoing dialogue about sports figures. Unfortunately for the rest of us, one of them is hearing impaired so both of them always end up speaking at the top of their lungs while the train is on the platform AND, if the conversation is not over by the time the train leaves the station, the volume goes up 10 notches because they have to try to speak above the noise of the train. I suppose I could switch cars but that would mean having to get used to a different “perfect” spot!
I really must unearth my sample of D600–hope it hasn’t evaporated!–and try it again. My notes from 2013 indicate that I liked it…
WD-40 is like patent medicine for my house. I use it on everything.
It does smell oily, but not tarry.
You and Cazaubon will have a grand time this weekend! Photos, please?
We’ll see. You already know what I look like
You smell great! Thanks for introducing me to that one! I wore it twice this week and like it more each time I wear it.
Good evening – I wasn’t really super sure if I liked vetiver or not. So after a bit a researching I discovered I did have samples of at least two fairly common vetivers, the ELO Fat Electrician, and Byredo’s Bal d’ Afrique. Since I hadn’t tried the ELO, I went with it. It was nice, but didn’t grab me. After it wore off – 3 hrs or so – it was just a sample, so I was dabbing – that never seems to last long for me… I then went with the Byredo, I had worn it before and knew I liked it – or at least I liked most of it – the final dry down a few hours in sometimes doesn’t agree with me. Someone mentioned in an earlier post that they put this one on their legs as it tended to sometimes be a bit much – Elizabeth maybe – and I thought that a rather ingenious idea. But thanks to you guys for this project, I realize that I do like vetiver in subdued form – I find it comforting.
I enjoy Bal d’ Afrique. It had to grow on me though. I am anxious to try Fat Electrician. It’s mentioned here a good bit!
I went with The Different Company Sel de Vetiver, and I suspect I had company. I like it, but haven’t been using up my decant very fast. It’s very rooty, and the salt/iodine component is there as advertised. The things I’ve been wearing for the last few days (Etro Shaal Nur, Lorenzo Villoresi Yerbamate) have vetiver in their bases, but it would be a stretch to call them vetiver perfumes. Looking forward to coming back tomorrow to read about everyone else’s picks.
I wore Commodity’s new Orris. Per Fragrantica: Top: Carrot Seed Orpur, Pink Peppercorn, Italian Bergamot, Coriander Seed. Mid Notes: White Lily of the Valley, Tea Blossom, Patchouli Oil, Moroccan Cedarwood. Base Notes: Italian Orris, Vetiver Oil, Vanilla Madagascar Orpur. The vetiver note comes through very clearly! I really like this fragrance, based on the sample I have. It comes in a 10 ml size, which is tempting.