Tuesday! A belated RIP to Jerry Lewis, and we have some writerly birthdays today: Dorothy Parker, Ray Bradbury, Annie Proulx. What fragrance are you wearing?
I did not feel like matching a writer with a fragrance and I did not feel like back to school. I'm wearing a light spritz of L'Artisan Séville à l’Aube. Tea at the moment is good old Irish Breakfast from Upton.
Reminder: on 8/25 we're doing Back to school... wear a fragrance that fits the theme, for whatever reason.
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.
Phlur Olmsted & Vaux because when I wore this yesterday the back to schoolers on the college campus told me I smell “awesome”….might stick with this one for the entire week
Okay, I’m convinced????Which other two should I add to the sample set…? Moab looks interesting.
LOL! I do not want to be an enabler, madtowngirl
BUT I will say yes to Moab (very warm vanilla cinnamon on my skin)…if you are into Vetiver then Greylocke….and I also like Hanami (is it described as an aquatic floral but I do not get that at all….something about it reminds me of Angel Muse without the vetiver…maybe the combo of hazelnut and sandalwood but I really dig it!)…Hepcat is booze and oud and black vetiver…it is interesting but definitely for cold weather, IMHO…..Siano smells fruity to me…..bananas and osmanthus comes to mind…I like it but see it as a warm weather scent….thus far I have been monogamous with Olsted & Vaux and have gotten a huge number of compliments so I guess it really works with my skin chemistry….we will see if I get any compliments when I start to wear the others 
From my recollection of trying them at Sniffa last year, Moab was my fave of what I tried. I’m curious about the one you’re wearing. What does it smell like to you?
From what I am smelling it is citrus, greens and woods….very subtle but it must be doing some magic with my skin because I am getting loads of compliments. I did a bit of research and others have compared it to Xerjoff Nio, Chanel Homme Allure Edition Blanche and Le Labo Bergamot 22. I have never tried any of these three so I can’t say for sure if they are similar to Olmsted & Vaux. and yes, Moab is fantastic…I think those who like Andy Tauer’s work would like Moab.
I was leaning toward Greylocke. I love new discoveries!
A youtube reviewer LOVED Greylocke and he compared it to Guerlain’s Vetiver but said it had a more youthful brasher vibe (versus the refined restraint of the Guerlain). I think you might like Greylocke if you are into vetiver.
You are starting to create a real lemming, CM8, especially after reading about Olmsted in “Devil in the White City” since he designed the gardens at the Chicago World Fair in 1893.
Ha!Ha! Sorry Sapphire! I think I was initially drawn to this fragrance for the exact same reason, knowing that Olmsted & Vaux, the architects of Central Park, NYC, were the inspiration behind the name of it
Another lemming enabled here! I looked it up yesterday, and it’s next on my list to sample. I need to pause for a bit on perfume shopping, but I’m 100% sold after reading your raves
Well, bear in mind that my skin and my nose can be wonky so what I smell may not be what you smell….however, I do have to say that the compliments from others sold me….I will encourage you to pause because I too am trying to slow down on all shopping! But when you do decide to bite the bullet it isn’t such a bad deal on the samples.
It’s the compliments that convinced me!
Have you been tempted to get a bottle of the Olmsted & Vaux? It sounds like it has been a winner with your skin chemistry.
Back to reality, back to WORK! Awful, since I found tons of things waiting on my desk to be done “asap” (sigh!). Super hot and humid day. We will reach 90 but feel it in the 100’s. Summer is almost over so I do not want to complain. Wearing Annick Goutal Quel Amour and having my third cup of iced coffee.
Oh, I’ll complain about summer! It won’t get quite that hot here, but it will feel in the upper 90s due to humidity.
Enjoy the Quel Amour and the iced coffee — I’m about to go see if the jar I stuck in the freezer 90 minutes ago has cooled down enough to be called “iced.”
Hope your jar is iced enough and ready for you to enjoy it. Nothing like iced coffee on a super hot and busy day!
How is the Hawaii plan coming along? I have to admit I’ve wondered how you’ll deal with eternal summer/no snow if it goes through
You’ve also reminded me that I haven’t made any cold brew this summer. I drank it all last summer since I couldn’t drink tea, but this year I’m back on the tea train. But some cold brew is in order, too!
Oh dear…..I am the opposite of you and mals- I will take heat any day over the cold….I hope your day at work perks up a bit…hey, at least you smell good!
Same here, I think we are in the minority though.
Nope! !
HOT HOT HOT.
Me, the weather, the Cure !
Into the flames, Victory!
Hee hee! three hot blooded perfume fiends
Another in the hot camp! My ideal environment would be 80 degrees year-round, inside and out. (aka southern California)
I hate HATE HATE hate being cold (and anything below 75 degrees qualifies.) I was really spoiled for the last 9 years having radiant (steam) heat and don’t know how I’ll survive this winter without it
(or fall or spring, for that matter.)
Oh no! I prefer heat over cold for sure. But there are days….. Not so glad the season is almost over.
Quel Amour is blooming nicely today and helping me to catch up with work
I love warm weather but hate having to slather in sunscreen, hate high humidity and those pesky mosquitoes that come with it.
I do love winter clothes, but could do without the bone chilling cold.
I will say that I love sweater shopping. I’ve bought more sweaters this summer than anything else – but I live in a climate where we wear sweaters year-round. It’s also hard to justify buying any more summer clothing. The season’s so short I never get around to wearing what’s already in my closet.
I prefer the heat too! But I think its because I’m always cold
I am, too, and my appendages start to freeze and lock-up at temperatures that are comfortable for most people. If I ever have to work in an office that doesn’t allow a space heater I seriously don’t know what I’d do.
Ha! same here! fingers toes and nose…always cold! Mr. CM8 and I always fight in the summer as he turns the AC on and I want it off!
and I have been known to utilize my space heater at work in the warm temps of summer if the office feels “too cool” for me …….
Absolutely! Offices are colder in the summer than they are in winter!
…and I’m with you – hate A/C.
Do you have Reynaud’s phenomenon? I have that and my feet and fingers will go numb if the temp drops even to comfortable 60s. My husband teases me about what I think is too cold for ocean temp but if it’s less than like 80 degrees, it’s kind of painful.
Ugh. Vacation is great, but coming back is such downer. Hope Quel Amour brightens your day. Such a cheerful one!
Not easy to be back. An afternoon full of boring meetings is awaiting…. Quel Amour is really bright and uplifting and it is helping for sure.
Oh, you smell wonderful! I heard a couple of weeks ago that Quel Amour is being discontinued so I finally bought a full bottle: it is a joy! I hope you stay cool and slay that to-do pile.
Thank you! I did not know Quel Amour would be discontinued. I will have to look for a large decant or full bottle then.
Trying to be cool and cheerful
That sounds delightful! I enjoy the heat so much, I wore Kenzo Jungle from your kind package yesterday, boy was that potent in the heat, I think I overdid it, but I love the scent!
Jungle is beautiful. I always wear it in cold weather and I find it very comfy. I am so glad you love it. Enjoy!
Well my school is year-around so I have been back to school for 2 weeks of prep and now my second week teaching. My brief vacation this summer did take me though Portland. I was abel to time it (no puppy until the trip home) so that I could visit Perfume House and Fumerie. The first is always great and since I was there at opening, the man working seemed very chatty and shared many fragrances. I could only buy some scented bath gel due to budget but tried a Van Clef and Arpels (spelling?) exclusive? that was great and may be mine one day. At Fumerie I was also the first customer of the day. A very different layout and smaller. The lady who owns it was there and really went above and beyond in sharing scents. I was able to find a small travel size that I could afford. Fig related, very green and I cannot for the life of me remember the name! Highly recommend seeing both. Probably good I have a dog and can;t park in warm weather or I would spend much too much time and money at both of them.
Sounds fun! I’m cirious what fig scent you got when you remember.
Add another birthday to the list…today is my 40th. I haven’t decided if I’m okay with it or not. I am however overjoyed to be on vacation with my family this week at my parents’ house in northern Michigan. I’m getting a lot of help with baby Jack (who turned three last week btw, I guess I need a new name for him), so I’m catching up on some much needed sleep. Jack was diagnosed with Autism last winter, and we’ve been doing nonstop therapies since then to get him ready for preschool, which starts next Monday. I’ve been running myself ragged all summer. I didn’t think I looked or felt 40 a few months ago, but now…
SOTD is Gucci Rush. I bought my first bottle on my first trip to Vegas when I was 23. It is bringing back the wonderful memories of my vibrant, energetic, optimistic youth, and the battle scars I earned back then. If I wear it long enough I just might feel like going clubbing.
Happy Tuesday (?!?!) everyone!
Happy Birthday!???? 40 is the new…20?
Happy birthday Lucy! You smell great! I hope things get better as days pass. The best for you.
Happy bday and what a perfect scent you picked! Agreeing with madtowngirl- 40 is the new 20 (which means 50 is the new 30!) and as I said to hajusuuri yesterday wear your age loud and proud…..we women are like fine wine..the older we get the better we get!!!!
Good luck with everything with your son…take it one step at a time…an autism diagnosis is not a death sentence…atypicals have so much to contribute to the world and they add their own unique spin to it
Always remember that!
I de-aged myself when signing up for stuff…like Sephora. These stores don’t need to know my real birthdate or age since there is a tendency to box in people of the same age AND real birthdays could be used for social engineering. It also extends the birthday celebration
Happy Birthday and 40 ain’t so bad. Much admiration for all your dedication and commitment to your son.
Happy Birthday! You smell fantastic. As a mother of two children with autism, I just want to say how important it is that your baby Jack was diagnosed early. The preschool teachers we had made a profound difference in my kids learning capabilities. Also adding that Northern Michigan is such a great place for a vacation. Enjoy your day!
Happy birthday! I love northern Michigan so much–where are you? Hope you’re having good weather and lots of nice fresh fruit and maybe some good fresh fish too!
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday! 40 is the new 23, amiright
My friend has an autistic son a year older than baby Jack, who is doing great in preschool with plenty of therapy and extra care. It is so fortunate that he was diagnosed at an early age. Best of luck with your son!
Happy bday! Make a choice to be more than okay with it and Celebrate!
Happy Birthday! I’d happily take 40 again….
Best of luck also to Jack next week with preschool. Hope he loves it.
Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing those happy Gucci Rush memories.
Happy Birthday Lucy!!! I hope you enjoy your special day!!!????????
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!
I’m happy to report that my mood has turned up…Mr. Lucy just gifted me the BIG bottle of Le Parfum de Therese!!! It turns out he lied about having a work meeting in the city last week and went to Barneys instead. I have the greatest husband ever.
What a great gift!
That’s awesome!
Happy Birthday Lucy!!! What an amazing husband, such a thoughtful gift, I love that he snuck (sneaked?) out to Barneys
Well, I am 42 and I have a 5 year old named Jack – who has some learning differences, I am you in 2 years, ha. He calls himself “Jacky”. It took us 10 days to decide on his name after he was born, we used to call him “Baby Mango” (from when he was the size of a mango, in utero. I also have a 3 year old who calls all babies she sees “Lucy”
I am trying to take better care of my skin, better late than never, and sort of religiously following Victoria’s recommendations (from Bois de Jasmin) even though I think we have different skin types. I think taking good care of yourself helps in dealing with the psychological effects of the inevitability of aging.
Yay! what a lovely and fabulous surprise birthday present, hope you’ve had a wonderful day!
Awesome! So sweet of him!
That is so awesome! Big kudos to hubby.
Way to go Mr. Lucy!
Happy Birthday! I’m 42 and I also have a three year old, so I feel your tiredness. Hopefully these babies are keeping us young . . .
….let us pray
Happy birthday! Gucci Rush reminds me of my wild youth too. (Not THAT wild…)
I turned 40 in January. It ain’t half bad.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday! 40 was great for me, hope you enjoy it!
Happy birthday! I’ll be the voice of dissent and say that getting old sucks big huge fat ones. Every.Thing.Is.Harder. and it gets worse every year. But whaddya gonna do? It beats the alternative…
Thank you, kpaint, for saying this!!! From how I experience my body (it certainly may not be true for everyone!), I wish people could have been more honest with me when I turned 40, and just said how much it sucks. It really does! Not because anything else but, as you said it, “everything is harder”!
Lucy, happy birthday, and life is great, but be also prepared–it is going to get much harder soon.
Sort of true for me in some areas but my father who is 81 is in better shape and has more drive and energy than I do. So I think it’s the genetic luck of the draw (I got my mother’s genes).
Happy Birthday, Lucy! 40 seems in some ways so long ago and in others just yesterday. I had a 3-yr-old (and a 5-yr-old) then, too. The time goes by too fast. Good for your hubby!
Happy scented Birthday! Have a great one!
Hey LUUUUCEEEEE, Happy Birthday. Good luck to you and baby Jack! My mom still calls a friend’s daughter baby Catherine even though she is now 15 years old :-). The name stuck because my nephew used to call her that to make sure that EVERYONE knows he is NOT the baby anymore and that he is a big boy!
A cool rainy break in the hot humid weather today made me crave Gris Clair, which has nothing to do with back to school or anything else beyond the fact that I want to smell it. Enjoy the day, everyone
You smell wonderful.
Mmmm, lovely choice!
Triple strength coffee.
Workout in the high humidity backyard.
Watched a bird catch a cicada midair and gobble it down.
Beautiful rainbow last week after Friday’s storms.
Life is good.
Santal Blanc Serge Lutens.
Reminds me of the pencil sharpener by the cubby hole in elementary school, where everyone stored their coats and lunches.
Wood, fenugreek, coconut, green.
Carpe Diem.
Peace.
It sounds like your fragrance is something I might want to eat
…peace back at ya!
Thanks CM8!
You’re tougher than me – cranked the AC and did my power yoga workout indoors. We are having heat, humidity and drenching thunderstorms. It’s fun to watch but you don’t want to be out in it.
So that’s where the cicadas in my neighborhood went!
I think that will be my friday scent.
I’m going with an old favorite Eau des Merveilles today.
If I really wanted to get in the back to school theme I’d wear Molecule 01 which literally smells like pencil shavings on my skin.
I went to Sephora Saturday and got another sample and sprayed myself. I am still loving EdM! You smell awesome!
SotD is Iris Nazarena, from a sample
It does not last very long, and thats sad because its quite beautiful.
I love this one! Up there among my favorite irises.
Fleeting but beautiful iris. You smell amazing!
Thank you!
I took the sample with me to work, so I could go for a second round after lunchtime.
Wearing a light spritz of Le Labo’s new Mousse de Chene. Disappointing. Smells linear, like very dark green leaves. Not very ambitious or even outright nice-smelling.
Hmmmm. That was one of 2 exclusive samples I bought. I liked it a lot the first time I tried it in the store. On second testing I agree, very linear and there’s a detectable amount of one of those screechy, woody ambers that I didn’t notice the first time. I do like what it smells like overall but it almost smells like what the cumulative smell of all Le Labos might smell like. And the color I imagined was a darkish sage green.
Oh, too bad. I really love it! I found it has a beautiful floral, slightly sweet note, of some sort, that gave it a lot of dimension. Didn’t you smell that at all? Hmmm?
We went to see Midnight Oil last night and clearly I’m not as bouncy and fit as its 65 yo front man as we got home after midnight and I feel wrecked this morning. But it was a great show, so worth it.
Back to school theme is: summer vacation is over so time to start studying my own collection and the freewheeling spending will come to a close. I managed to accumulate a lot of decants and a couple of small bottles this summer. In tribute I’m wearing my recent acquisition of a Le Labo Baie Rose 26 sample (12 bucks for a measly sample?!) Anyway, it’s quite nice- kind of light and deep at the same time. It’s not the rose to end all roses but I will enjoy the sample.
Omg, Midnight Oil!! That takes me back to my dorm days.*sigh* I had no idea they were still touring, I bet it was a great show.
They’re doing one big tour- not sure they’ve toured much otherwise. The crowd was funny, though. I felt like I was at a convention for bald men, lol. I wonder if they shaved their heads just for the concert so they cloud look like Peter Garrett. He’s really fun to watch. I love his quirky, convulsive dance style dance style!
I shaved my head the day before my 25th Birthday.
Not a good look for me.
And 2 of my gifts were the Faberge Wheat Germ and Honey shampoo and conditioner.
LOL
I loved their aromas !!!
Thanks for making me reminisce, Elisa P !
Ha! Isn’t it ironic, dontcha’ think? I remember that shampoo. Wheat germ was quite the trend for a while. Eat it, bathe with it…
“And they’ll tell two friends and so on….”. Sorry, now I’m reminiscing:)
holy cannoli! I remember that shampoo as well!!!! Lordie we are all dating ourselves! and I loved the smell but hated the commercial -LOL!
I loved that S&C, too
They had a very distinctive aroma (eau de 70s hippie?), much like the smell of health food stores that were around in the same era.
I, too, remember the shampoo and I didn’t like it because my mom thought it was good for me :-). I went to the other extreme with Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific.
My husband is a huge Midnight Oil fan.
Is he bald? ????
SOTD Extrait de Songe from a swap decant. This is lovely and radiant!
I stress-ordered the pretty Berdoues sample set from Sephora (also partially to quench my desire to purchase the Le Labo city sampler) and am excited to try them all soon.
OOO Berdoues!!! One of my favorite houses
That’s great to hear!
Plus the Berdoues is practically free compared to the Le Labo. I mean, do those city exclusives reeaally have to be so expensive?????
That’s what I told myself
I just got my Berdoues sampler (which I also stress ordered). Haven’t been able to give them a good testing yet, but I really liked my small sample spritz of Selva Do Brazil, which was soothing and green.
“stress-ordered”
I am “stress-commenting” now
I am wearing Aromatics in White. OK, but nothing great. I love the original, and I really like Aromatics in Black. This one is probably not worth another decant, let alone a full bottle.
Good to know since I will probably never manage to try it!
Dorothy Parker is one of my favorites, and if I had a bottle of Penhaligon’s Juniper Sling (or gin) at hand I’d dab it in her honor, but I’m already at work, wearing Diptyque’s bright, beautiful Eau Rose. Yesterday I decided I needed to be wearing L’Ombre dans l’Eau during the eclipse so I ran out to the Diptyque shop and ended up buying a discovery set of five!
Eau Rose! You smell lovely.
Eclipse shopping! Great and without regrets
Totally! And on my way out a kind person offered me a look through her eclipse glasses!
Fun! I’ve never worn Eau Rose, but I’ve smelled in multiple times in shops and it always reminds me of a rose perfume I wore in my late teens/early 20s (the elusive Victoria’s Secret Her Majesty’s Rose.)
School equals fall so I am wearing Oriental Express. The next time I mention a sale, could someone, or everyone enable me? Please, lol I love this one!
Oriental Express is beautiful…I drained my decant quite quickly as soon as I got it.
Do you want us to talk you INTO it , or OUT of it? (cause I can do
BOTH-LOL!)
Oh and I forgot to say that Oriental Express brought vintage Emeraude to mind….wondering if current Emeraude might be enough for you? It would be a heck of a lot cheaper, no?
I’ve tried the Emeraude and current Chantilly, but they are both now very chemical smelling to me. Tom Ford Noir actually does smell similar IMO. You tried it the other day, right? What did you think?
Current Emeraude is nasty. (I love the vintage.)
Ah yes, you are right! Noir would make a great substitute
I am going to have to steal back my Sephora sample spray from younger male family member 
too bad about Emeraude and Chantilly as well…I wore them both back in the day…..late 1970s before reformulations…well, I won’t go out of my way to sniff them as it will probably make me very sad.
Into it! I really want to start wearing scents I love instead of just like. I still have a sample and a half, but would love to be able to spray away .
Ok next time there is any sort of sale and you are on the fence I promise to push you in the direction of making that purchase
I am kinda feeling the same way…tired of hoarding the stuff I really love so I am trying to wear what I love first but still leave time and skin for sampling…I also have a goal of spending more time with just one fragrance instead of flitting all over the place or wearing 20 fragrances at the same time (my reeking havoc a la Holly days may be numbered!) if that makes any sense. Last year I took Angela’s challenge to try to finish one bottle which lead me to wearing Assam of India for 7 weeks straight and it was a very interesting exercise to say the least.
7 weeks! It’s been a long time since I wore the same fragrance for that long. The thing I find I am missing is “this time of my life” association. Since I wear something different every day, no one scent attaches itself to the moment (I really hope I’m making sense) I might just start with 2 or 3 days in a row.
yes..I completely hear you on that…years ago I always had 7 or so fragrances in my rotation…I would alter them from time to time but then there were those that were seasonal…so something like vintage Calyx I associate with summers in my 20s….I miss having those associations as well…..
You are on the Thierry Mugler e-mail list, I presume.
OE was the only Exceptions I purchased, liked them all but my oil fields are dry LOL ;), and they were included in 25% off sale.
Christmas will probably be the next one, start saving!
Cheers, lillyjo !
Yes! I almost went for it for that sale. It would make an excellent Christmas gift to myself.
I love it too! Definitely FBW.
It’s hot and humid in Cleveland today. Woke up this morning with the dry down of the original Lolita Lempicka. I think I might continue on with it. Or I might go with Deneuve today. I’m post shower and scentless right now.
Hot and humid here too, but supposed to cool off tomorrow
Wearing 31 Rue Cambon today – EDT on the left, EDP on the right.
I’m going to test myself and see if I can tell the difference
Oh please let us know your findings – so curious! Any early thoughts?
6 hours in, both are still easily detectable.
The EDT is more iris and labdanum.
EDP is more present (which you would expect from an EDP) but is throwing off more patch, rose and ylang. Also, the EDP strikes me as somehow flatter.
Disclaimer – my skin loves Chanel and holds on to their scents fiercely. YMMV
Thanks so much. Most fragrances last well on me, too.
Twins! I’m in EDT. Curious as well on the difference.
The EDP is stronger, but somehow flatter to my nose. All the sparkle has been dialed down
Yes, I found it quite flat too.
“Flat” would be a good word for Coromandel edp. As would “boring.”
11 hours in both are gone. I prefer the EDT – it is brighter.
Today I’m wearing my beloved ‘Sahara Noir’ by Tom Ford.
You smell great, HerrKirsch !
SN and Amber Absolute are fantastic!
I received my Tauer mag in the mail yesterday, along with the sample of the new Flash fragrance: Patch Flash!
In the back of the mag, these notes were listed: spices, warm flowers, leather, patchouli and benzoin.
I’m not good at all with describing notes, so I’ll admit that up front. The patchouli is light and dry at first, not sweet/cloying like a headshop patch. It is arid, like you’d expect from Andy. There is something a bit sharp at the 15 minute mark, but it goes away. An hour in, it softens and feels more unisex. It lasted almost 8 hours on me, and was a lightly spicy skin scent when I went to bed.
This would be nice as for layering, and lasted well in the oppressive heat and humidity yesterday. Today, I’m in Noir Epices thanks to our lovely flopper, so I’m staying with the dry spicy theme.
Y’all have a good one!
Just seeing this! Glad you liked the Patch Flash. I did not. Very strong on me and ugh, too much! Definitely has longevity as I still smelt it after washing it off and taking a shower.
Excited to read the mag!
Yes, it does have lasting power. Did you notice he’s bringing back the attar? I missed it the first time around.
Did not. Was that in the magazine? Will read on a flight to TX tomorrow.
Yep, in the magazine. You’re headed to my part of the world. Have a safe flight!
My magazine is en route – excited to spell the new Flash
This is the first one of his mags that I’ve ordered, but if he typically encloses samples, I’ll be ordering more often. ????
Hope mine gets here soon. Will definitely test the Patch Flash with the rose and amber body oils.
Ok, I was on the right track, because I was thinking of layering it with a rose fragrance, like La Fille de Berlin. Or even Sa Majeste.
Tauer mag? I must look into this. And get the Patch Flash. I was *just* looking at Fruitchouli Flash and decided it wouldn’t work because of the apricot/peach note. The straight patchouli might be closer to what I’m looking for.
Wait – can someone link me? I can’t seem to find the Tauer Mag anywhere…
Hopefully this gets you in the general vicinity:
https://tauerperfumes.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Tauer+mag
Fruitchouli Flash was a no for me and gave it away to an NSTer!
I’m tempted to wear it unsniffed to work tomorrow. Maybe not…
Go for it! The first 15 minutes might ward off the ‘pit crew, so time your sprays accordingly. ????
Profumum Acqua Viva today. Sort of back to school in the sense that it’s a great fresh citrus/cedar for that late August back to school time of year. I love the fragrance and this time of year!
I’m also in Aqua Viva. Im getting lemon gummy from it, in a good way.
Yay, fragrance twins!
Une Fleur de Cassie, from a decant. To my nose it opens similar to Clive Christian No. 1 for Women – which I love but will never ever buy a bottle – then UFdC dries down to almost nothing. Really surprised by how short-lived it is. An hour?
Une Fleur de Cassie is long lasting on me. Almost half a day. Definitely YMMV. It is a beautiful scent.
Ha wow isn’t that something?! Maybe it’s still present but I’m unable able to smell some of the notes?
Another cool-ish day here, heard some reports about bad rainstorms around the country.
Wearing Atelier Cologne Rose Anonyme.
NIce! I will be curious about your thoughts on Cafe Tuberosa as a little birdie told me you are not a fan of tuberose
Good day to all
SOTD is Flor de Naranjo by Coqui Coqui, which I’m loving for the happy childhood memories of bathtime and cologne it brings back. My nephews are getting this bottle
House twins with Robin today.
Bois Farine for me though.
Anyway, just had an email from Jo Loves. They’re launching, of all things, a fragrance gel brush in September!
http://www.joloves.com/fragrance-paintbrush?utm_source=The+Jo+Loves+Newsletter&utm_campaign=871b4fe6de-GLO+-+NEWSL+PAINTBRUSH+TEASER&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_39b835a318-871b4fe6de-45432697&mc_cid=871b4fe6de&mc_eid=be8f436e41
Do you think it’ll catch on?
I love the idea! Anything in small amounts and travel friendly gets 2 thumbs up in my book!
Huh. I feel like I saw something similar to this elsewhere – sephora, maybe?
I thought I read it somewhere and indeed:
https://nstperfume.com/2017/05/23/the-daily-lemming-90/
I don’t know why I torture myself reading the Daily Lemmings and getting, umm, lemmed?
Yum, you smell fantastic! I wish I’d bought a bottle of that.
Sottile for me today…I’ll be hanging out with Dad for my final day in CA. Will do a bunch of cleaning for him and pack up…hoping the small number of things I bought will still fit in my carry on. I hate leaving but it will be nice to see my husband and kitties again.
Enjoy your final day and time with Dad!
Sweet memories for you to remember in the days and weeks to come.
My eyes hurt. You know what I did yesterday. Bad.
SOTD: 31 Rue Cambon
Received my Tauer magazine yesterday along with the latest flash — Patch Flash! Sorry folks, it was a true scrubber for me. Way too much patch. Oh, well.. Rose Flash is still my favorite.
Hoping today the tuberose soap arrives.
Twins!! Hope your eyes are recovering nicely
Naughty, naughty. I did the same thing, but only for a few seconds. I seem fine though. My ears are in worse shape from last night’s concert. You do smell great today!
Really was quite amazed at how generous NYers were with their eclipse glasses. One guy came over to me and a few others and passed them off for us all to have a look. And another women did the same later on. Total strangers.
Wearing Clinique Beyond Rose today which I believe was a Middle Eastern geared fragrance released at Harrods a couple years back.
Quite lovely. Some comparisons to Calligraphy Rose on Fragrantica but they are different to my nose. Will have to do a side by side comparison.
I remember reading about that one, looking for a sample, and coming up short. Where’d you find it?
I got a 10 ml manufacturer spray off the Bay of Evil and would be happy to send you a decant…I think I have your email from a swap…will send you message!
I’m still up north and it cooled down a lot which makes it very pleasant today. I will be helping my mom visit and make decisions about assisted living options later this week, so it’s a bit of a tough time. Today I am wearing Zoologist Civet from my travel sized bottle. Really nice.
Those decisions are always tough. Good luck and the best.
Your kitty avatar is beautiful!
Ditto on the avatar…love it!!!
Yes, love the avatar! Such a cutie.
Thanks everyone about the change of avatar. This cutie-pie is Peanut who was my favourite kitten in the recent litter of four that I fostered. I am happy to report that all four were adopted–two of them together!
SOTD is Tom Ford’s Oud Mineral. I am still wearing “summer” fragrances and will continue to do so through most of September.
I am like you. I always wear most of my summer fragrances until September. I refuse to accept that summer is gone, especially if the temperatures are still warm.
I try to hold out, too, but there’s only 1 good thing about winter: winter perfumes. (Okay, 2: cashmere.)
Agree on both!
Fall and Winter, I will welcome you with 10,000 odes, songs, poems, and perfumes!!!
I’ll join you :-). The only thing good about Summer is Fall is coming.
As a kid, back to school always meant getting new stuff. New clothes, new class supplies….I LOVED picking out a new trapper-keeper and the new boxes of crayons with their perfect tips. I thought I might wear Luctor et Emergo for the play-do note, but alas, it seems the bottle has gone off…which almost brought a tear to my eye as this was my first niche purchase approx. 10 years ago!! So instead I wore something brand new–my Dryad that came yesterday. 10 years ago I probably would have found this weird, pickle-y and outdated. Now I just adore it. Amazing how our palates change over the years!
Ooh. You lost me at pickle-y. That’s a smell I have a hard time with in perfume. Amouage Epic Woman smells like pickles to me. I’ll still try Dryad next time I’m at Twisted Lily.
Trapper keeper ????
Be sure to give it some time! The drydown is totally different from the opening on me. I can’t even describe the drydown–I’m not well versed in vintages so maybe it’s the magic of oakmoss and I’m just now understanding it? More investigation may be required, but for now, I just know I love it!!
+1 on Trapper Keeper
I totally loved Trapper Keepers and school supplies.
I’m wearing Jacomo No. 9, with notes of mango, citrus, berries, and wood. It’s very summery and I like it a lot. The winds have shifted and the air is all smoky again from the forest fires. It’s nasty outside so I am staying in and baking quiche and gingerbread.
Spinach quiche would make an excellent dinner.
I will have spinach salad instead, still excellent!
Popeye would be proud!
;)d. Sorta looks like a pipe!
LOL
I’m too old to emoji! !
LOLOLOL
I’m planning on making a spinach frittata for dinner. Okay, it’ll actually be with kale and chard, but same thing! (And also potatoes and corn and queso fresco. And a tomato and basil salad.)
Thanks Robin! Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin made a great team. I wish I could think of better words but there’s just something really special about old Hollywood. ????
I love their movies, too! I’ve seen most of the Jerry Lewis solo films, but he’s just not as good without Dean (he needed the foil and someone to rein him in a bit.) I’m also an old Hollywood fan – I rarely watch movies made after 1968, which has been the case since I was in my early 20s.
And thank you for reminding me!
Hey kelly 4, thanks for your comment yesterday. I don’t know how you do it. I have a niece who was born with the worst extreme of a super rare disorder that her doctors said was “incompatible with life”. Thank goodness my sister worked for a pharmaceutical company that agreed to waive the $2mm lifetime cap which she never had to get to as the orphan drug company ended up donating the drugs. I am happy to note that my niece is now 25 years old and is a hard working road warrior CPA. She will never be cured but there have been advances in the medical field dealing with her type of disorder and she is careful to not get into a situation that could turn into a medical emergency.
Hi hajusuuri, That’s really encouraging about your niece and sister. I’m glad she’s doing so well. I bet you are a fun aunt and keep her smelling good!
Recently my 15 year old son and I have been looking into a gene editing program called crispr. The boys cardiologist told us about it. Also my son is starting a foundation called Destroy Duchenne. He has 4 board members and an attorney helping him. He’s a 4.6 student in the international baccalaureate program at his high school. His dream is to go to Stanford University. We’re reaching out to people in the muscular dystrophy community to find out any new treatments and ways to prolong his life. He wants to find a cure so badly and is definitely smart enough to do it. We’re just trying to find a way to give him that chance.
My husband is a professor, so he’s back to school this week. This leaves me in charge of our ongoing insurance claim from some storm damage earlier this month (I work at home, so this stuff tends to fall to me anyway). As a result, I’ll be enjoying assertive perfumes all week – today’s pick is Calyx.
I’m the one who deals with all that stuff, too. Isn’t that almost always the case with married couples, regardless of where they work? Or maybe that’s just me and the people I know…
Few things are worse than dealing with insurance companies. Hope the perfumes help!
I was complaining to my mother earlier and she said, “Yeah, I think women always dealing with this stuff is in the part of the marriage license you don’t read.” It’s also one of the downsides of working at home.
And me. My husband is phone-call phobic.
Oh, maybe my hubby and yours are in the same club. Drives me crazy!
Women always seem to end up the secretaries of the couple. But that’s okay, in exchange he has to do the yard work and fix it jobs.
El Rehab Saat Safa for me today.
I’m wearing A*Men Pure Malt — the only bottle I can’t spray with my left hand. Riffing off ugly bottles, maybe we should do a poll based on our most dysfunctional bottles!
I still maintain that the stupid Omnia bottles would take that prize! They’re just plain daft!
Agreed!
I’ll third that one.
I don’t think I have a bottle I can’t spray but I almost always have a hard time spraying decants with my left hand!
Very good morning, all. Thank you all so much for your condolences yesterday. You know, I kinda thought that post might be my last: I was inching towards just giving up perfume-thinking altogether, because it seemed simply too much effort. At the back of my mind, though, I knew I was very tired from getting up every hour for four nights to treat Dakkie, and I suspected that with enough sleep, I might find my equilibrium again. And then, your kind thoughts were so gentle and sincere that I knew I would miss this community, so last night I gave up on the theatre, went to bed at 8, and here I am today, wearing Oeillet Bengale, because who wouldn’t if they could, and putting a foot forward, even if it’s not quite my best foot.
I really love this perfume. It’s astonishingly carnation-like, considering it doesn’t contain carnation, and it’s very pretty. I don’t know that I would say it’s complex or sophisticated, but for sheer untrammelled prettiness, it can’t be beaten. I’m wearing warm colours today, a tunic in a vaguely tribal print, whatever “tribal” means in fashion –it certainly isn’t remotely Maori — and the warmth of the perfume seems to match the colours and intensify them further. Hmmmm….that might mean I’m wearing too much perfume. Oh well, there are worse things to inflict on the world than two sprays too many of Oeillet Bengale.
Eric has just presented himself to me, along with the Pink Fur of Destiny. That means he has Things to Discuss–why I don’t stay home and deliver all-day tummy rubs, why he can’t live exclusively on chicken, and how come he’s smaller than Titus and Alexander, even though he’s a week older. Difficult questions to answer, but he’s a serious kitten, slightly worried all the time, and it behoves me to enter into discourse with him. I think I had better set my day in motion. Be well and stay fabulously fragrant, all.
waterdragon, I am glad that you are back and you seem to be in better spirits. I think it is fine to take a break every once in a while from social media and recharge your batteries if that is what you choose to do. Sometimes we all need to disconnect and channel our energies inward for healing and recovery.
Please give Eric an extra belly rub from me (as well as an extra piece of chicken
!!)
and, you can share with Eric what my best friend used to tell me all the time “good things come in small packages”…
Water dragon, I missed you’re post yesterday..but I’m so so sorry for you’re loss, and sending healing thoughts to u.. Hope you’re furry friends are a great comfort to u at this time, and perfume of course.
Must try Oillet Bengale, it sounds lovely.
I did not have a chance to stop in yesterday, thus missed your post. My thoughts are with you and I am sending you virtual hugs during this trying time.
Eric is asking very serious questions, and they deserve a lot of thought. I’m certain he won’t mind if you rum his belly while you think.
I am so very sorry for your loss.
Very glad to see you posting today. Eric has the right idea about all day tummy rubs! Be well Waterdragon.
You smell wonderful, that Oeillet Bengale is next up on my purchase list.
Awww…is there anything more delightful than a kitty with Things To Discuss? (Hint: NO! LOL)
Take care of yourself.
Waterdragon, take time to give your little kittens plenty of pettins! I think that would do all parties involved a lot of good. Be gentle to yourself, too.
So glad you are feeling just a wee bit better, Waterdragon. I would really miss reading your posts. Chin up, Eric!
Im so sorry for your loss. I didnt read NST yesterday so only seeing this today. Im glad you posted (id miss your posts) and joining the others in sending good thoughts.
Sending condolences and was so sad to read your news yesterday. I hope your kittens are a comfort to you.
SOTD is D&G Dolce.
A typical, searingly-bright summer day here. Can’t help wondering how many people across the US damaged their eyes looking at the sun yesterday despite all the public warnings…
See floragal’s comment above. Hope nobody ends up with damage.
Late to the party today. SOTD is sweat and road dirt from hiking this morning and biking this afternoon. Will soon be hitting the shower and then will wear PdE Corsica Furiosa because I love it, in all of its stages, from first spritz (with the BEST spray mechanism in the WORLD!) to the soft dry down hours and hours later. I feel refreshed just thinking of it????
Christened the bike today and somehow managed to lose braking power halfway through my ride and had to apply the Fred Flintstone Braking System for the rest of the ride, which is kinda sketchy on hilly terrain. But, it felt really good to get back on a bike! Amazing how long it takes to get into shape and how quickly you become a floppy couch potato mess!
The exlipse yesterday was absolutely amazing! So happy I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
It is infuriating to me how it takes 6 weeks to get into any semblance of shape and 1 week to get out. If exercise is so good for you why doesn’t the body hang on to muscles more? You smell great. Can’t wait to get back in range of my CF decant again in October, you are giving me huge lemmings.
I think I will wear my decant tomorrow
How scary about losing brakes!
Long day at work, Journey woman helped get me through!
Hope it’s over now and you still smell good
i’m wearing a heavy layer of KORRES OLIVE VERBENA BODY CREAM which has a potent sillage. i’m very special about verbena scent and this one is just great, very green and realistic but with a citrus kick which makes it smell modern and oh so refreshing. the kind of scented cream that makes me feel clean and energized. it is so pretty it reminds me of annick goutal’s grassy florals.
That sounds lovely!
Crazy busy, but had a goodbye lunch with some friends on Saturday and ran into Sephora next door while I waited for them. I’ve been working my way through some Hermes lately (it seems I like quite a lot of their stuff). I got more EdM, 24 Faubourg, and Un Jardin Sur Le Nil.
I wore 24 Faubourg Sunday and upon first spray I was not sure if I liked it- seemed musty to me. Then it dried a bit and I could not stop smelling myself. I enjoyed it enough that I repeated it again yesterday. Not sure I need a full bottle but I certainly am going to enjoy this sample.
Today is the Un Jardin Sur Le Nil. Now THIS I could see buying a decant or bottle of. Where has this been my whole summer?! I smell great, if I do say so myself!
Oooh! Sur Le Nil is a summer favourite of mine. You smell gorgeous!
Trayee for me today, I think. It’s cold, but a clear sunny day, which is lovely to look at over breakfast.
Hot, humid and rainy. Went with Angéliques sous la Pluie.
Robin, even though you weren’t trying, you did in fact match a writer with a perfume! Writer Denyse Beaulieu was the inspiration and muse for Séville à l’Aube which she worked on with Bertrand Duchaufour.
Hey, true enough!
Episode 2 of Back to School. In episode 1 our hero was surprised to win a scholarship to an ancient and exclusive school – especially as he hadn’t applied for one.
SOTD is Meme Paris “French Leather”. Our hero is feeling more and more excited as the first day at this mysterious school draws nearer. The days are spent in a flurry of buying the books and equipment listed on embossed notepaper. Today he’s buying his leather schoolbag. He’s not sure he’s ever noticed this shop before, and wonders why a leather goods shop would have quite so many roses, spilling from vases or lining old display cases. And the rose tattoo doesn’t entirely suit the pretty shop assistant, while her bright glinting eyes and red lips in turn don’t quite match the deep voice. If he wasn’t so busy glancing at the young assistant, he might have noticed the pair of gnarled old sailors studying him with cool appraisal. Turn around, fella! No, he’s already off out the door, mind racing. But as fast as he moves now, his fate will catch up with him…
Notes are lime, pink pepper, clary sage, juniper, rose water, cedar, resin, vetiver, white musk and suede. Or so says Memo. On my skin the powdery roses smother everything in their path.
Whenever I think of UK schools i always have a sense of foreboding and dread.
Don’t know why…………..
Yes! Perhaps because in so many books, movies, and tv shows they’re the setting for all manner of horrors and nastiness? I’m anticipating that by the end of the week, the hero will suffer some kind of beat-down!
(not sure what perfume would go with that, or whether one would want one that would…)
Eagerly awaiting episode 3! Powdery roses sounds good to me…
Late to a party today in Slumberhouse Pear and Olive.
An odd but nice perfume!
Running late today. However, I can vouch that the Wegman’s by me DID have the Fentiman’s Rose Lemonade (one of Robin’s recent Lemmings of The Day). I tried it with a couple of friends. They both said that they did noticeably taste rose in with the lemonade. Me, I got a nicely tart, not too sweet lemonade with the barest hint of rose in it. It is worth seeking out, if you like fizzy soft drinks of that type.
SOTD = the very last of my sample of Alaia Paris EdP. Good thing I found a nicely priced bottle on one of the discount sites.
I do like fizzy soft drinks of that type and will keep an eye out (no Wegman’s here, though.) Congrats on your bottle! Just another thing I love about Alaia edp – super easy to find at a low, low price!
Oooh oooh I have a Wegmans near me! I will have to look for it! Thanks for the heads up!
Thank you, because of course I have not dragged myself to Wegman’s yet!
Went back to school this a.m. in Bois des Iles [Perfume Education 101: Classics]. Sprayed myself down with Dame Perfumery Orange Blossom this afternoon [Perfum Education 101: Soliflores]. If I were in the market for an OB perfume, I would choose this one. Straight-up orange blossom, and a very pretty one.
SOTD = Annick Goutal Heure Exquise EDP
Very nice! Smells like a combination of No.19, Iris 39, then add a smidgen of violets to mimic slightly piwdery vintage. The only connection to school is tbat Heure Exquise exudes old school perfumery in a good way.
I am skipping Commuting Woes today, ah no wait, yes I do!
Commuting Woes No. 384:
Don’t you hate it when people behind you walkthisclose to you? It’s not like doing so will make me walk any faster if there is someone directly in front of me. Distance, people, Distance! A former co-worker with whom I had lunch last week said she was so sick of the personal space offender in a crowded train that she once remarked loudly “the only person who came this close to me was someone with whom I had a sexual relationship”. She immediately got her personal space back.
Distance, space???? Back to my commute today a very young, heavy girl forced her way to sit in the narrowest gap between me and of course the person next to me. Annoying and abusive? Yes. But the worst part was that the skin of her arm touching me was like the roughest sandpaper ever. I never experienced that. Her skin did not look dry at all. Very weird. Since she was playing games with her cell phone her arm continuously moved. Lots of anxiety grew up on me to the point like in a matter of 20 seconds I almost got a panick attack. I basically jumped from my seat and the rest of my 20 minute commute I was standing. I preferred that. I just could not take it.
Heure Exquise EdP is gorgeous. I am wearing now and it is a real pleasure!
When we meet one day, I will tell you my puffy coat story.
I would have done what you did. In the hottest days of the summer, I can’t bear sitting hip to hip with some people. I have a tabloid or magazine at the ready that I would put between me and the person next to me and explain that I don’t want to sweat into them.
Ooh good one! But might not be of much use here, the concept of personal space is different here in South America (and I suspect in some parts of Asia) never mind the metro.
Yep, personal space dimensions vary quite a bit!
I have had extremely close encounters on the Paris metro during rush hour, including one time when I discovered I had flattened my backside into some poor guy in the intense crush, which I didn’t even notice until he politely tried to extract himself to exit at his stop. I thought I was pressed up against the wall of the train.
My personal space pet peeve is people who ram you in the rear with their shopping cart at the supermarket. Do they think they are going to get through the line any faster by doing that?
Eeeek, well, the crush of bodies could be brutal and there are many times when body parts can be mistaken for objects being carried by the commuter.
Heure Exquise sounds like something I’m going to need to try…
After your move, please email your new address and I will hook you up with a decant. I won’t be using up 100 mLs anytime soon
Awesome, thanks! Do you have the edt or the edp? I’ve never smelled either so just curious.
I have the EDP and I got it about 2 years ago.
Oh, and not that it would make a difference, my bottle was signed by Isabel Doyenne!
Well, the BOX was signed…not the bottle itself.
Love this! ????
That was suppose to go under today’s commuting story.
Crazy day at work. SOTD was Rahele.
You smell great.
SotD = Infusion d’Amande
Amande makes me happy. I also cadged a spritz of my mum’s vintage L’air du Temps this afternoon. Pretty, powdery, and perfumey are the words of the day.
Hope everyone had a terrific Tuesday.
L’Air du Temps was my mom’s scent too… wish it still smelled like that, it was so lovely. Lucky you to still have some vintage around!
Well, the day got away from me, but I’m checking in and happy to report I finished my decent of Diptyque Eau de Lierre. Another one bites the dust!
Congrats! I have finished 4 so far this year for the first time in at least 10 years. Okay, they were really small bottles, but I’m still counting that as a win.