Hump Day and World Animal Day! And a few PSAs: the freebiemeet is still open, and so is the Cire Trudon giveaway. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm starting off the community project with the lily-lite Hermès Vanille Galante.
Reminder: on 10/6, wear a fragrance with lily, if you have one.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2017, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the Carmen Uno-Dos key holder is $325 at Hermès.
Rain and wind in the morning; it’s a cold and grey day. So today for the community project I chose a bottled sunshine – Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia. It’s exactly what it says on the bottle – sunny lily. It has that ‘suntan lotion’ feel and makes me think of summer, beach and palm trees.
Wow! Gorgeous
Sounds yummy!
Still no lily, although theoretically I could start wearing lilies today and still have a new one for Friday. I felt like rose however, and am wearing Une Rose Nacrée du Désert, a very beautiful rendition of The Dark Rose!
you smell great.
Black Jade by Lubin
Sakura 2000 tea
At the park with the 2 little ones enjoying the fall light and weather
This morning we jammed to kirtan by Krishna Das
Black Jade is AMAZING!!!!! It’s the most expensive bottle that I’ve ever purchased, and it’s worth every penny!
I have a sample of Black Jade somewhere, I should find it…..and that’s about the 10th time in 2 weeks that I’ve typed that sentence. Really need to get on top of sample organization!
What others from this line have you tried?
I have a sample of Grissette and L for Lubin (spelling may be off)
Ok, at the risk of sounding dumb, what is fall light?
Hi Lillyjo, the light meaning sunlight changes during the Autumn season. You can read more about it in the article https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-autumn-shines-a-golden-light/
Take good care!
Thanks for taking the time to share the link. It gave me a different way to look at fall.
I always notice this change of light in late August. That, along with dropping leaves, makes it feel like fall even if the temps don’t.
That tea… does it actually smell of cherry blossom? Or is it more cherry fruit?
The blossom!
https://www.mariagefreres.com/UK/2-sakura-2000-T8680.html
I have never smelled a cherry blossom with any scent at all.
then maybe its their perception of what a blossom should smell like?
Wearing Stash SJP for the first time today and loving it. Successful blind buy and I’m glad I opted for the large bottle. Its scent is much lighter than the color of the juice would have one believe.
I need to find my rollerball of Stash tonight……I’m craving it now!
Twins! Fragrantica says it has lily, too.
Really? Good to know! Here I’ve had an extra lily all along, I’m saving DK Gold for Friday.
Yay for successful blind buys! Stash is really good.
triplets! Successful blind buy for me too – did you get the oil?
I had no idea it had lily in it, score!
I bought the oil and topped it off with your sample.
I like it, I put in on my arm instead of cream before spritzing the Stash. Haven’t put it in my hair yet – probably won’t.
Strong coffee and Sycomore.
Pass the coffee 🙂
Pass the Chanel 😀
Coffee and Chanel twin!
perfect combo!
Exactly what I need to finish my long day. Please, send me some! 🙂
To honour World Animal Day I’m wearing
Dzing! 🙂
I’ve had it for 4 years but I wear it once or twice a year since I’m not sure I properly understand and therefore appreciate this scent. I’m waiting for my nose to “grow” for it:)
What weather is best for Dzing! you think?
I can only stand it during the cooler months. Also, I can only dab this one
I agree. Cooler months look mo appropriate for this one. I also find that it smells better on scarves and sweaters than on my skin.
Call me crazy but I’m gonna say – hailstorm! [laughs]
Then I better follow weather forecasts closely if I want to wear it in perfect conditions! 🙂
SOTD is Ormonde Jayne Woman. Tea at the moment is a latte. 🙂
You smell fab!
Twins! We smell divine 🙂
We sure do!
Scottish breakfast tea and FM Une Rose. It’s been so hot here the trees have barely started changing colour, but the sunlight is definitely getting weaker. Mornings and evenings are a soft filtered light.
you smell wonderful.
Am envious of your weather and pending fall colors!
I’m wearing Rendez-Vous from my Atelier Discovery Set. I skipped Orange Sanguine, since I wear that already. So far I am really loving this one. Unfortunately, it seems to be discontinued.
You smell lovely! I love the combined facets of apricot flavored osmanthus and suede in this one.
I rushed to their website and I cannot find it anywhere! I’m going to ask Sylvie about it if you want?
I think it is discontinued.
I think it was a Bergdorf or Neiman Marcus exclusive or something similarly high-falutin’
Neiman’s/BG exclusive. Offered it in the last split meet. No takers. ????I don’t think it’s been discontinued.
I’m wearing Jo Malone Orris & Sandalwood and drinking a steaming cup of chamomile, honey & vanilla tea.
What kind of tea is that, or your own blend?
It sounds delicious, doesn’t it?
Google says that it it’s good old Twinings USA.
Yep! Twinings.
Not sure which one she is drinking but Celestial Seasonings Honey Vanilla Chamomile is our favorite non-caffeinated tea. It’s delish!
I’ll have to look for the Celestial Seasonings Honey Vanilla Chamomile in the grocery next time I’m there.
Both the tea and the perfume are lovely!
🙂
I adore Orris and Sandalwood????
Decided I wanted some apple blossom, so I went with See by Chloe Eau Fraiche. It’s wearing a bit heavy at the moment, but it dries down to a really cozy scent!
Have you tried the new My Burberry Blush? I think you will like it. I think it is very office appropriate and smells lovely.
I haven’t seen that one yet! I will defintely keep an eye out for that one!
Thank you to all the lovely NSTers who expressed kind thoughts and condolences yesterday. My mom was an avid gardener who could coax pretty much anything to grow (unlike me, sadly…). She never wore perfume but adored scented plants and flowers. I’ve had success with peonies and irises, and will try again with gardenias and lilacs in her honor.
Be well, all!
I did not see your yesterday comment. Very sorry about your mother. What a hard time for you.
I missed it too. I’m so sorry. Gardening sounds like the perfect way to honor her.
I’m very sorry to hear about your Mom’s passing, it’s such a difficult time, my condolences to you.
Gardenias and lilacs sound like a lovely way to honor your mother. So sorry for your loss.
So sorry for your loss. *hugs*
I did not see this!
I am so sorry!
I can relate to your pain, loosing a parent is really heart wrenching. Just try to remember the good times and the influence your mom had on you. Take good care
Hugs, loves
So sorry for your loss. Nice memory even if you didn’t get her green thumb, but maybe it encouraged your love of scent. Hugs to you.
I’m so sorry to hear of you’re loss.. Glad u are taking comfort in gardening.
Didn’t read yesterday’s thread. So sorry about your mother. Losing a parent is so hard.
Thank you, all — you are tremendously kind!
Sorry for you loss. I hope that you will have wonderful memories of her as you garden.
Just posted a couple of freebies– I was not home at all on Saturday and totally missed the freebiemeet posting.
SOTD is Dame Sky Father. Wanting the spices but it’s going to heat up to mid-80s today so I didn’t want anything too heavy.
There are other new items too — freebiemeet is far from over!
Do the keychain doodads look to y’all like those little paper crowns that go on a roast?
Haven’t yet decided on a SOTD, but I might go with a spritz of Jaisalmer before morning meditation – I always find it a very calming scent.
Lol yes, now that you mention it 🙂
Those doodads look exactly like those roast thingies! They must have a real name but I have no idea what it could be. Pretty expensive doodads, too!
The little paper things for a crown roast or turkey legs are called panties. 😯
Well, of course! ????
Haha! Yes they do. I like multiuse items-especially when they’re $300 ????
Exactly! Hermes is really the go-to house if you have cash you need to (literally) burn.
HA! Now that you mention it…
Those and also the frilly paper things people put on the end of poultry legs to cover up the gnarly end of the bone. Great timing Hermes! Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend and you’ve come to the rescue. Please, put a couple of these aside for me in orange leather and one of your Turkey motif silk squares. I’ll be in tomorrow!
I wanted something sweet today, and went with my sample of Angel Innocent. It’s wearing a little light though for this cool and gloomy day.
I had a bottle of that long ago – might be one of the few that I actually drained. It’s quite nice – I should sniff it again.
That key holder is adorable and I love that color blue. It reminds me of my vintage Pyrex bowls from the 1960’s. For 325 dollars though, I would expect it not only to hold my keys, but to drive me home after a long day of work. Clearly outside of my tax bracket, lol.
SOTD is BdI. The last of my EDT. Now I need to try the EDP.
Just posted a couple freebies. I am a procrastinator by nature.????
Thanks for posting a note here about your freebiemeet offers, madtowngirl.
You bet, just shoot me an email with your address and I’ll get it in the mail tomorrow.????
Lovely leather tassels (?), my mum would love one like that attached to her purse.
Cold & cloudy all day but no rain so far.
I’m in Guerlain Lui for the last time, as my sample has been drained as I applied it in the morning. I could have a little more of it in my wardrobe but I refuse to pay it’s hefty price, not to mention I would have to go to Paris to get it. Guess that settles it all…
You smell fantastic!
It’s cool and damp today so I started out in Le Galion 222. I was up super early, so that has faded and now am in Le Galion Snob. It’s super bright and cheerful for such a gloomy morning.
Wearing Penhaligon’s Ruthless Countess Dorothea today.
That is a long name..can you say that in one breath!
I know! I find the names to be a tad ridiculous in the portraits line, but I think some of them are pretty well done. This one is a nice tea scent, a bit like earl grey. Perfect for fall. Too bad the prices aren’t the same as the other Penhaligon’s…
That one was nice, but the longevity wasn’t too good on me. Plus $$.
SOTD is leftover PHI from yesterday. This perfume is sturdy stuff! If I had the money to buy those tassel thingies, I’d skip it and buy myself some Onda VdE or Naja. Now THAT would be big money well spent????
It’s a nothing special day, a bunch or running around, errands, packing, culling stuff I won’t be using or needing, etc. T-Rex behaved like and angel at the dog park today so as a treat, I let her accompany me into Home Depot where she soaked up all kinds of attention and loving. She has this rather unique talent in that whomsoever she decides to focus on feels like they have just been crowned king or queen of the world. Even people that don’t like dogs find her irresistible. I’m a bit jealous????
Waft some of that PHI my way, you smell fab!
Moved into my Staten Island studio on Sun and while most of my possessions are in storage in Boston, I hand carried my favorite perfumes down. I have no furniture except an air mattress but it feels like home now that one of the wide window ledges contains perfume, one has a few pieces of art propped up and one has a few books. My bathroom smells fabulous from the bars of Tom’s of Maine orange blossom soap
SOTD is Rosa Sur Reuse
Congrats on the move! Staten Island?! I thought you were moving to NYC ???? Hope we can get a meetup together soon.
I’m free Tues nights
Tues nights are usually a good eve for me, too.
That sounds wonderful 🙂 congratulations on the move!
There is something so nice about making a generic empty space your own. It’s a very hopeful process. Hope you enjoy your new digs and hood.
Nice that you don’t have to contend with a roommate.
Decided to use my Memoir bath stuff today. Well, just the body wash so I can spritz my full bottle.
Continuing with my week of the Rising Phoenix masterpieces – today is More Beauty than the Beast. Very Boozy animalistic on me, quite impressive.
Great name too!
SOTD is MFK Lumiere Noire pour Femme from a decant. It is so beautiful.
I washed my car this morning at the car wash. I used the foaming brush and to my surprise the soap is scented!! Why??? I got some on my hand accidentally. It smells amber-y. So weird.
Possibly it’s scented because it would smell terrible if they didn’t disguise the inherent scent of the ingredients.
Trying Dove Grey by Regime des Fleurs for the first time.
It is quite sharp and soapy to me so far…maybe some lavender too which is not always my friend. 😉
I have a cold, so I haven’t been wearing perfume, which boring. I would do some research on whatever perfume topic comes to mind, but have also been busy with other things. Still enjoy dropping in occasionally to see articles and what people are talking about. Happy fall or spring, everyone! (Or other season, if you’re in the tropics.)
Have you ever come across a helpful definition or article about the meaning of ‘aromatic’. I am doing a bit of plant research reading historical letters from C18-19 botanists and often plants/ ferns/mosses are described as having ‘an aromatic scent’. The problem is that that can seem to cover a very broad range from mossy/herbal/ bitter through to sweet/pleasant/fragrant…so not very helpful in pinpointing an actual smell. I thought you might have seen something in your reading journeys?
Kanuka, I don’t remember reading anything specific about how the term was used historically. This article on Perfume Shrine is interesting, though:
http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2012/07/perfume-term-definition-aromatic.html
I’m noticing that she relates the term aromatic the notes in to traditional eaux de cologne. EdCs go back to the 17th century. If your explorers were gentlemen, they might have traveled with an eau de cologne or two. (Or maybe they even more economically accessible than that, as Florida Water is today.) Here’s Elena’s article on the traditional eau de cologne:
http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2009/02/bergamot-in-fragrances-and-in-eau-de.html
I had a chance to try Napoleon’s recipe, and that reminded me of 7-Up (the soft drink). I wondered if the mix of herbs and spices in 7-Up descended from medicinal EdCs. I think the recipe for Coca-Cola came from a tonic, and EdCs were originally also imbibed as tonics as well as being used externally.
ThaNK you. Very helpful. I was getting frustrated yesterday with the liberal use of ‘aromatic’ (I think of it as bitter herbal/fern, I guess). Reading about a plant being ‘aromatic’ is about as helpful as reading that it has a pretty colour. There is such detail in describing and classifying a plant and then just a quick ‘strong smell’ reference as an add on.
I’m not sure about 7 Up but I think aromatic bitters might be related to coco-cola? I’ve been reading about Joseph Banks and the Hookers and all the plant samples taken from Botany Bay (Sydney). Really interesting. The Kew Gardens site has a lot of scanned original letters. I’m also reading a good book by Andrea Wulf called the Brother gardeners about botany and empire – good for John Bartram fans.
Participating in lily week with VC&A Gardenia Petale which smells like it has a good dose of lily in it. Has a bit of a non-coconut suntan oil vibe and it’s warmish here today so it’s working.
Attended an event at the Museum of Food and Drink last eve with some fellow perfumistas. It was a talk given by Mandy Aftel and chef Daniel Patterson. They have a new cookbook out and the talk centered on the crossover between aromas and cooking. Afterwards we got to sample some of the dishes from the book. Tasty! Mandy is really delightful, as was the chef. Both have a great sense of humor and are really down to earth. It was a fun time!
Sounds like a great evening. As much as o love being in the sticks, I miss being able to attend functions like that.
I like that stuff, too. Sadly, I’d never been to this museum which is only about 6 blocks from me. I act like I live in the sticks!
I have their first cookbook – it hadn’t occurred to me prior to its purchase to use essential oils in cooking, but once you think about it, it’s a no-brainer.
Right? She talked up black pepper EO especially so I think I’ll hunt some of that down.
For flavor or for scent? (or would she say they’re one and the same?)
For flavor. She said it adds the flavor of black pepper without adding extra heat.
Agree on the lily in the VCA. It’s not listed in the notes but LOTV is (?) I primarily get lily, and no gardenia. I get caramel along the way, too, but haven’t noticed the suntan lotion. I’ll look for it next time.
It doesn’t smell like gardenia to me either. It’s more “solar” lily with maybe a melange of other white florals.
I’m really terrible at picking out perfume notes. I would never have guessed that there is lily in Gardenia Petale.
I’m not sure what the official note list is for this one. It’s just what jumps out at me. For all I know, it may have no lily in it.
In honor of World Animal Day I’m wearing Zoologist Perfumes Bat. It’s strange and slightly off putting and I love it. Others? No so much. I had coffee with a friend this morning and she exclaimed “WTF are you wearing?” Of course she’s used to my odd scents and even though she SAYS she doesn’t like most of them, she the first person to grab my arm to smell the latest LOL
I like Bat, it definitely deserves the WTF.
The moon is huge and casting long shadows over the garden and I’m wearing Fleurs des Oranges because it’s big and beautiful. I really love the colours of the juice in a lot of SL perfumes: oranges, deep violets, lilacs, ambers, berry reds, and how they line up like samples of coloured glass. I haven’t seen the new bottles but they seem to have a large black sticker over one side which will dampen the pleasure I get just from looking at the colours.
Happy animal day!
I love the SL colours too, they are nice and visible with the old bottles. Hadn’t thought about that aspect of the new packaging, which I don’t like.
I wasn’t thrilled with the new labels, either. I think I would have liked them better if they had more ornamental design on them, instead of being all about the typography. I mean, the limited edition bell jars. They’re gorgeous. House Lutens couldn’t print some filigree on a label?
Happy Animal Day back at you! Haven’t seen the new SL bottles/labels, so can’t comment. I do hope your hubby is making progress on the road to recovery. ????
I’m always impressed with your dog obedience/dog park skills. I hope T Rex enjoys her new cross country adventure and you have all her paw print documents in order
I also like the colors of the juice in SL bottles. I’m sorry to hear their going to cover it up.
I’m wearing Mohur extrait this beautiful morning. Cold, clear, and sunny.
You smell fantastic!
Hello, NST-ites everywhere. Life is very busy on all fronts at the moment, and I am seeking perfumes with substance and backbone. Now that I’ve had that thought, I can’t call suitable ones to mind. I know I have many, but I just can’t think what they are. I always used to go to Femme and No.19, but right now, F doesn’t appeal, and my unequivocal love for and confidence in 19 has never been fully restored after my experience with it last year. You know what? I think I’ll go commando…did I just write that? Oh my! I did, I did, I did. How did I go from “perfumes with substance and backbone” to “no perfume at all”? And why? Answers to these big questions are not forthcoming, but I will report back if I ever sort my head out on these points bin the meantime, I shall pootle off to work wearing a smoky blue top and jeans and the faint rosemary-and-other-herbs scent of Trilogy body lotion. Any backbone in play today will have to be my own!
Not that I have met you, but I kinda think you have said backbone in spades.
Have a good day with or without perfume! I bet the magnolias are looking good up there.
I think you can handle it, waterdragon!
I like vetiver for spine, especially Guerlain.
I walked off today and forgot perfume, so I’m just wearing a perfume oil I had in my purse. It is a violet perfume oil I picked up at the Renaissance Festival, I think last year.
Late to the party today. I am having a super crazy day full of meetings and non-sense. Wearing Chanel Misia EdT. Beautiful, soft and it is giving me the comfort that I really need!
I’ve been wearing Misia edt a lot recently, so beautiful and comforting.
Love Misia EDT!
SOTD is Guerlain “Mitsouko EdP”
Top: citruses, jasmine, bergamot and rose;
Mid: lilac, peach, jasmine, ylang-ylang and rose;
Base: spices, amber, cinnamon, vetiver and oakmoss.
First – and last – tried in May 2016, so a re-test was overdue. Liking it a lot. :^)
Wonderful at this time of year isn’t it!
Enjoying my 5ml decant of Coromandel edt, it’s still as lovely as I remember, but much softer and short lived, I’ve used 3ml up in 2 or 3 days! I wonder how the edp compares? Maybe the edt was reformulated?
Huh. The edt is huge and long-lasting on me, so I’m surprised to hear that. I’ve smelled the edp and to my nose, they tamped down the earthy-chocolatey-patchouli. There’s a big whiff of it in the opening but it quickly recedes.
I was sniffing at Holt Renfrew yesterday, (Canadian department store). The Serge Lutens bottles caught my eye- the little black ones with the gold label. When the SA told me that they were perfumes and cost CAD $800 +, I promptly put down the tester and moved on to the much more “affordable” By Kilian line, which I had never seen in person. Vodka on the Rocks, and Rose Oud were really nice, but sadly still pricey.
Is that really what they cost there?
Yes, it was $800 something. How much are they in USD?
Around $600. I ended up getting L’Incendiaire at 40% off from Twisted Lily. Heh, I forgot about this when I made my semi-confession yesterday.
Reporting back on the Cire Trudon fragrances – nothing compelling amongst the five. I tried Revolution and II (pronounced Deux) on skin. Revolution is smoky and dark, quite nice, but very much like other things that I can’t call to mind. II is woody, pleasant, but again much like many others. I will try the rest, but I expect I’ll have much the same response.
Going with a tried and true favourite this morning, Bois de Violette.
Today is ELdO Like This for a bright autumn day. One of the unexpected hits from their sample set I bought last year. I keep getting whiffs of it and thinking it smells so good!
This was one of my two standouts from the sample set, too (along with Fat Electrician).
I just saw this. I’m so sorry for your great loss. Hugs and healing wishes to you.
Thank you, Missyl.
Hmm- sorry Robin,
I don’t know what happened. That comment above was meant to post for Fearsmice.
I’m wearing Santal Majescule on our rainy day. I’m getting lots of joy from this cozy. I’m anticipating SL possibly becoming much more expensive or inaccessible.
Anyone have any ideas for alternatives to this and his roses- especially Fille de Berlin?
Keep an eye out for them on the discount sites. Am almost out of Chergui and found it at a fantastic price.
Thank you Laura. 🙂
Dithering this morning, and unable to pick a perfume, I ended up choosing my scent today based on the colours I was wearing: mostly black with some greyed-violets in a scarf and make up. Fourreau Noir was a perfect fit. (I don’t often associate based on colour–does anyone else?)
It sits on the odd side of comforting, with the potential screech of the lavender smoothed and burnished, by tonka and almond (though it doesn’t go into over-sweet territory for me, thankfully, and hits that good balance of being both lofty and rich. One of my favourites from Lutens. And thirteen hours later, it’s still whispering tendrils around me. And it’s still raining…
I definitely associate scent with color. For example, amber and spicy scents with orange, red, and brown. I can’t wear one of those scents with blue or green. I’m not going to wear a light or white florals with orange, red, and brown, either. Fortunately, I have a lot of black and gray clothes that are fairly neutral.
This might be partly because we associate both colors and scents with different seasons.
this is really interesting, thank you. While it’s never occurred to me, the thought, not you mention it, of wearing, say, Mitzah with a bright blue is… horrible. Like you, most of my clothes are black so maybe I’ve just never really bumped into this before!
I sometimes associate particular scents with colors… but sometimes I instead associate them with textures. Or sounds.
Oooh, it sounds like you get a multilayered synesthesia! (Your mention of the connection with sounds made me think of this: http://www.4160tuesdays.com/blog/read_167745/the-sound-of-scent.html )
Textures makes sense–some are definitely spiky, or smooth, or crispy, or weirdly squishy/swampy.
I’m glad you mentioned associating scent and colors. I Imagine sceneries full of them when I smell perfumes. My clothing also needs to go with the colors for me to feel comfortable.
Also your description of FN sounds worth checking into.
it must be quite a strong association if it can make you feel uncomfortable if it’s wrong. (I’m really glad I asked… this is fascinating!)
I love FN–hope you get to sniff it. (I found it to be very different on paper, though.)
I smell delightful in Wit thanks to a swap with floragal. I’m crazy about daphne since moving to the PNW four years ago, and Wit captures it well. I never saw any daphne in Ohio.
A big thanks to the NSTers who wished my cat Pixel well with her vet emergency last night. I did get a phone call this morning that she had come thru the procedure and was ready to come home. BIG vet bill from this, so no more perfume buying for me for who knows how long. I will update on Pixel kitty as needed.
On a semi-related note, I did get another phone call from my brother last night. He was reassuring me that he was healing well from his auto accident last week, and that it no longer hurt for him to sneeze. He is dealing with insurance adjusters and all that, too. So, crazy times.
SOTD = commando. After a rather rough night, and the uncertainty of this morning until the vet called, perfume just did not sound like a good idea.
*hugs* and glad to hear things, although expensive, are ok.
Thanks for the hugs! They are very much appreciated.
Great news! Hope everything settles down now.
Yes! I could use a little bit of boring in my life now.
Wonderful news!
Thanks! Pixel kitty is due for a follow up exam in 3 to 5 days with our regular vet. She has to wear the cone of shame until then, and is not at all happy about it.
Glad to hear that your kitty and your brother are both on the mend!
Thank you, FearsMice!
Sorry, I missed the kitty last night, but very happy to hear things are going in the right direction for both the 2 and 4 legged ones!
Thanks!
Great news about pixel-kitty and your brother.
Yep! Now I get to see how good of a patient the cat will be. She’s already escaped from the cone of shame once tonight.
Yay. Hope everything settles down now, and a pile of money drops in your lap.
I had a perfect perfume day yesterday. You know how that happens sometimes – everything lines up exactly right and you smell utterly dreamy in something you’ve worn a hundred times before but for some reason, on that particular day it’s a slice of heaven?
The afternoon was spent in Habanita L’Esprit. A good chunk of it was also spent at the Department of Licensing, happily standing in line smelling myself 🙂 SOTE was Shalimar Mexique. I wear other Shalimars year-round but save (i.e., ration) this one for cool weather. Divine & worth the wait.
Today is a testing of Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom. It is pretty with a clear mimosa note and no spices. If I needed an office scent, I’d buy a bottle right now. But I don’t and this lacks some excitement for me, as it were. I do think it would layer well (I may top it off with Hutieme Poudre de Riz) and make a lovely home fragrance or body butter. Actually, I’d love to walk into my closet and smell this. Hmmm.
Will celebrate a beautiful fall day with a dinner of quickie choucroute – german sausages, onions, sauerkraut, the last of the farmers market fingerlings, served with fancy mustards. I would not love for my closet, or bathroom, or office to smell of this 😉 but I will enjoy eating it.
commando all day….now in Corsica Furiosa for the very first time…channeling Deva….this is great stuff…I could literally swim in a vat of it 🙂
Omg!! Isn’t it fabulous?! I’m having some anxiety over the fact my bottle is only 3/4 full!! You smell the BEST!!
My SOTD was Phlur Hanami which I concluded was a scrubber for me. It is sort of pleasant at first. The website says the notes are fig, white florals, and sandalwood. They use a new created molecule to add the sandalwood and pride themselves on not using scarce resources. Now, I’m not ordinarily one to recognize synthetic scents. I can like things quite well even though other people say they are put off by the synthetic notes. I just can’t detect them. However either it’s the synthetic sandalwood or something in there but it just truly burns my nose, it’s that screechy. It’s too bad because I liked the idea of it a lot. And other people may not find that same objectionable note that I do.
Yes, your response to synthetic sandalwood is not uncommon. Many other folks have complained about the screechiness of the synthetic version and assume they don’t like sandalwood as a note….I always say try real sandalwood e.o. to get a true picture…..
However, I don’t mind Hanami….my skin picks up the fig and hazelnut….it kinda reminds me of a neutered Angel Muse and I actually like it better that way-LOL!
Busy day for me today with meetings and training.. so I chose my “busy workday” scent, 28 La Pausa!
I had the same type of day but at least you smelled good!
I began my day with Equistrius. After it wore off I used a spritz of Back Jade.
BLACK Jade…
I wouldn’t mind if a FB of Equistrius fell into my lap. Good stuff, and you smell great!????
It’s good stuff! ????
I really felt like sniffing around today so went to Sephora to check out the Black Perfecto, whose bottle I’ve been lusting after. Glad to realize that I really would never wear it (though it is nice, just not me) so my feelings have abated. Smelled Gucci Bloom too, which is well done but my tuberose itch is well scratched by Moon Bloom on the rare occasion it strikes.
Then across the way to Lush where I had to refresh my Rose Jam supply and picked up a little solid of Lust for when I want to smell like bad breath followed by gorgeous jasmine. The SA told me that it is to be discontinued so it might be a good time to grab some for those of you who love it!
The Black Perfecto bottle is really something but I know that I would trade or sell it if I didn’t like the scent. I’ve done it before.
Do the SA tell you whether just the solid of Lust is being discontinued or the scent itself?
The scent! She said they are bringing in a bunch of new ones and Lush will be out. Not sure which other ones might be going, too.
Hi nst, commando so far, and I see I am not the only one today. Perhaps the evening will bring scent inspiration.
I was interested in the keyfob until I saw the price.
SOTD = Guerlain Tonka Imperiale
Wispy at the beginning and got heavier as it marched towards dry-down. It has a woody-vanilla-amber drydown. Very nice!
Petunia – Drydowns of Angelique Noire, Iris Ganache and Mon Precieux Nectar. To my nose, they all share vanilla as the common thread. IG and MPN are musky and sweet, with MPN sweeter than IG; AG is nutty.
Commuting Woes No. 396:
Fidgeters galore today! 1) guy standing dangerously close to the edge of the platform twisting his body (and his bags) while scrolling through his cell phone; 2) toddler whose dad refused an offered seat, getting off his stroller, pressing his nose repeatedly against the dirty glass door, babbling away, while dad was, you guessed it, scrolling through his cell phone; 3) guy sitting next to me listening to music tapping his foot and drumming his fingers against his leg. The only one with an excuse to fidget was the toddler, but shame on the dad for not paying more attention to his child. Some people get so mesmerized by electronics that they lose sight of their environment and when something bad happens, it is always someone else’s fault.
Someone whose work and work ethic I admire got news today that her job was being eliminated. She must have had an inkling because her manager was inexplicably in town (she knew he was coming) and she was relieved after a meeting with him this morning that it was not the news she was concerned about. This afternoon, I went to a meeting with her and her manager on a real topic and we were done in less than 15 minutes. We both got up to leave and he asked her to stay. Anyway, I don’t worry about her because she is happily married, is financially secure, one child left to put through college (with $s already socked away) and has interests up the wazoo that she will probably enjoy a little bit of respite before searching for her next role which could be very different from what she does now.
I do NOT understand people who ignore their children (or pets in the dog park, for that matter)! I have seen children just about stand on their head in an attempt to interact with their parent. I find it incredibly sad. However, I am happy you didn’t have to put up with anyone blowing their nose into the wind, or passing wind for that matter! And spitters! Ugh, the worst!
Someone passed wind yesterday – it had to be the big guy sitting next to me. You know what they say about dogs – the bigger they are, the bigger the p00ps so the bigger the guy, the bigger the …
???? Ha!! I hate to say it, but it tends to be true. Although sometimes I am completely caught off guard by the odors that can come from my precious little 3 year old girly girl. She looooooves her dairy- I tend to restrict dairy a bit, but when I make exceptions–watch out!!
This type of thing is to be expected from a toddler but adults on public transportation?
Thanks for the info. about the Guerlains. I was curious.
Wouldn’t it be great if you told your fellow commuters what you’re thinking? I’d love to be a fly on the wall if you ever did.
I live in a small town so I do not use public transportation but I really don’t understand the lack of manners.