PSA: the splitmeet is open until tomorrow morning!
Meantime, we're marking Carrie Fisher's birthday (may she RIP) with another open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you wish your friend would wear instead of whatever they do wear, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
pre-yoga Dame Earth Mother (as it is so subtle and soft)
post yoga Dame Mimosa (I normally save these type of florals for the spring but kpaint reminded me that they might fare well in the fall and to this I agree)
I cannot complain about any of my friends….my best friend is a perfumista and she reeks havoc….my childhood friend has always worn conventional fragrances (Poison and Envy were her go tos for years) but she is open to experimentation and has happily accepted unconventional fragrance samples from me. my yoga teacher wears nothing but my essential oil blends so she is still a work in progress with regard to getting her to “walk on the wild side” (although she did compliment me on Tibetan Mountain Temple once and the following week I gave her one of my full bottles !)
and i think I might spend the entire week in Mimosa as it is just so darn good and will make a safe and office friendly scent after all of the havoc reeking of last week
OOO and question…anyone have thoughts on House of Matriarch?
Worth trying.
Expensive but worth trying. I like Coco Blanc.
How sweet and kind of you to share yours.
I have hives today grrrrrrr so probably no SOTD for me.
Went to Nordstrom yesterday and tested JM bitter orange or orange bitters. I was hopeful, but who knows, maybe that’s why I have hives?
It never developed into anyth8ng on me but sticky orange juice!
I have bought so little and culled a lot this year. I am sorely tempted by Mosaic @ Luckyscent. It’s in my cart but I am afraid to push that button.
Mosaic sounds luscious, and I might buy it just for that bottle – wow. Hope the hives go away quickly – I’ve had them, and it’s no fun at all.
Pull the trigger – on a sample!!
Agreed sample first!
I do love the bottle
I hate paying for shipping on samples
Hives are an ongoing battle for me.
I’ve had trouble with hives, too, beginning around peri-menopause. No fun. And I agree about paying shipping for samples, but I’ve avoided so many expensive mistakes that way, that I feel it’s worth it.
I figure its just part of my very bad worse most terrible year ever and it won’t be over till 01/01/2018.
I still might get that bottle. It reminds me of Satellites Padparadscha, which I know many of you love. I still have half a bottle and the red cap is like a little Fez.
How about if I get a sample and send you a smidge? I’m about to place a sample order from LS and now I’m intrigued. You can contact me via my screen name above.
I just did! Thank you so much!
So sorry about the hives, hope they go away soon!
ouch, hives are no fun. My children have struggled with skin reactions over the years. It is tough to figure out. Hope you feel well quickly.
I hope your hives disappear quickly. Feel better soon!
Enabler husband brought me a sample of Gallivant Berlin, which is not on Basenotes or Fragrantica, so I have no idea of the notes. I smell an orange-y citrus, smoke and an incense-y spice. Leans masculine but I like that.
I have been working with my BFF to find a fragrance she likes. It’s a much harder process than I expected – you would think that after 30+ years of knowing someone, it would be easier. She finally decided on one from Hanae Mori.
Notes here:
https://nstperfume.com/2017/10/04/gallivant-amsterdam-berlin-new-fragrances/
Thank you!!
Hello NST!
The weather is changing again, days get shorter and trees are getting more and more naked.
I am wearing Robert Piguet L’Insomnuit today. It’s not bad, the iris part is nice but the whole perfume becomes a skinscent in a blink of an eye. One hour later I could only smell some woods sweetened with tonka, ale I had to press my nose to the wrist to actually smell it. Such a shame. Not worth the money for me if it is so weak.
Wow. That one was nuclear on me and I could still smell it for hours after trying to scrub it off. (I also didn’t like the scent itself- too syrupy sweet and chemically to me).
Nuclear? Wow, almost hard to believe.
Happy Saturday. Wearing Covet again.
Just saw that SJP is releasing (has released?) Stash SJP Privé. Notes sound interesting: Top notes are pink pepper, quince and grapefruit; middle notes are tunisian orange blossom and sage; base notes are birch, haitian vetiver and musk (per Fragrantica).
And, wait for it – more millennial pink.
Has anyone seen this or tested?
I haven’t seen this one yet but will give it a sniff when I do since I like the original Stash… which reminds me that I should wear it again
Iris Celadon this cold morning. Feels a bit too much for wearing while grocery shopping at Costco, but what the heck
Mmmm. I’d love to smell that if you walked by while I was shopping at Costco.
Yes, usually the smell at Costco is Clorox + the food smell when you go by the food stations. Makes me sick
You smell pretty
I’m wearing a spray of Iris Celadon, received by mistake. Completely new to me, but I like it.
Good morning!
I would love to hear anyone’s thoughts on You Or Someone Like You.
I think I love it. To me, it’s a very happy scent.
I’m surprised at how long it lasts–I could still smell it on my arm when I woke up this morning.
By the way, if anyone lives near Santa Clara, California, the Valley Fair Sephora has greatly expanded their perfume section. They had many ELDO, Hermes, and some Tom Ford. While Nordstrom’s fragrance department get smaller, the one at Sephora looks great and is so welcoming with free samples!
To me that ELdO is quite boring and rather unoriginal. But I know people like it. It’s a crowd pleaser from The brand
I like You! I like the hint of mint. Easy to wear.
Thanks for the input!!
I appreciate it.
Well that was a week I hope never to repeat. There was a lot of reeking (smoke) and havoc (evacuation) but no reeking havoc with perfumes.
Monday around midnight we got the call from the Sheriff for mandatory evacuation due to fire in the canyon below us. My husband had already left to go work the fire. I woke up our Napa-refugee friends and kicked them out; packed up the cats and some clothes and a few odds and ends and flew out of here. Spent the first night in a motel, then a couple of nights at a friends… me and two miserably unhappy cats. It was so wonderful to get home again on Thursday! No damage in my community, just plenty of smoke and scorched bits of trees scattered around. Phew…. it is so strange to get back to ‘normal’ life.
Grateful for friends, no matter what they smell like
Oh, so glad you (and home) are ok! We have both relatives and friends affected by these wildfires. It’s been an awful few weeks for them.
So glad all is okay! Cats don’t like their routines disrupted. They prefer to disrupt others’ routines.
Wow, those fires are just never ending! I’m happy your home and belongings weren’t damaged. Sis you leave your perfumes behind when you evacuated?
I am glad you are OK.
I am glad to hear that you and the cats are sound and safe!
So glad that the Bear Fire stayed smallish and contained.
Glad that all is OK with you and your community.
We could smell the smoke in Capitola and even that was very unsettling after all the Wine Country fires.
I’m glad you, Mr. Pixel, and the kitties are okay. And your poor Napa friends, evacuated not once but twice!
Wishing you enough rain to douse the fires but not enough to cause landslides.
Glad you and your family are safe!
What a relief that you all are safe and back in your home. You and other Californians have been through a lot this year. I haven’t seen any updates on the fires. It’s been pouring down rain where I am for the past couple of days – any sign of it down there?
I’m so glad that it wasn’t worse for you. Hopefully, it’ll be slowly getting back to normal in all affected areas. Poor kitties! I can’t even imagine moving my cat (I would in a heartbeat if there was a hint of a danger).
Did you have any perfumes with you?
What a tough week and what a relief to be back home.
Thanks all! So nice to have your support
We were so fortunate not to have wind throughout the early days of the fire; if we’d had conditions like the Napa/Sonoma fires, the outcome would likely have been very different. Then we had a little rain on Thursday night… heavenly. It’s still early yet for the winter rains to start, but hopefully in a few weeks they will arrive.
Nope I didn’t take a single perfume with me. No time! I had to spend more bugging-out time than I wanted dragging cats out from under beds. But I did have some Pacifica solids at work. Yep I went to work — beats staring at the wall or the TV all day. My vet was kind enough to take my cats one day (no charge!) and then my friend kept them the other 2 days. The cats are even happier to be home than I am.
Oh my goodness, I was thinking of you and wondering how you were doing. Thanks for letting us know!
Damn. Virtual hugs from PDX, where we have plenty of rain.
Whew, so glad you and kitties are back home safe & sound!
Very glad to hear that you’re back home and all is well.
That sounds extremely stressful! So happy that your house and community are okay. It was such a relief to get a spot of rain on Thursday. Although we need so much more to damp down trees and grass to keep us from another fire this season.
Very glad you’re home again safely. I hope you + kitties have time for a nap.
I hope you have a very peaceful weekend and a very uneventful rest of the month! Glad to know you are ok. Give the kitties lots of extra pats and cuddles.
Wow. That is really scary. Glad you and your home are safe!
So glad you’re back home and ok. I hate evacuations! My cats are long gone now, but they hated them too – my diva cat never stopped telling me that. It has been quite a year of disasters, hasn’t it? Hoping for better days ahead.
So glad you and yours are safe!
Wow! Really glad you are safe and that house and cats are okay.
Wow!! Glad you’re safely back home!
Glad you are okay and safely back home!
Fiori di Capri again for me. Meeting a friend for lunch and a wander. Not sure what scent she wears. I know she owns TF Jasmin Rouge but doubt she’ll be wearing that. She’s been a fan of AG and Jo Malone in the past.
(reminder I have a split of Seville a L’Aube for anyone interested.)
Excited to get my hair cut tomorrow. It’s the little things…
Greetings from Idaho! SOTD is SSS Winter Woods because it’s winter and we’re headed into the woods.
Worst day ever driving yesterday! Left Butte and headed south on 15 because the sky was looking a bit unfriendly. Headed down through a beautiful valley with hills gently rolled and tucked into the base of the mountains, everything a gorgeous fall gold, then soaring up the green mountains covered with evergreens and spruce, crowned with sparkling caps of snow. In a hot two minutes, the entire valley was socked in and the WIND!! I got a great upper body workout trying to keep the van on the road. Had to pull over for a bit then decided to risk it since I didn’t want to end up in snow. The grey gravid belly of the clouds descended like a blackout curtain, obscuring the entire valley. I boogied down the valley as quick as I dared and when I glanced in my rearview mirror, it looked like Mordor behind me!! Good grief, so glad to be at lower altitudes!
Happy travels to all, T-Rex is having a fit over some tumbleweed that just blew next to the van! She thinks she a Rottweiler or something????
Yikes! Weather is so changeable out West. Glad you got through it. White knuckle driving!
Scary! But glad you and T-Rex came out of it without any problems. Take care and keep having a safe trip.
You smell good!
Enjoy your trip and stay safe.
My aunt lived briefly in some kind of valley in Idaho with weather just as you are describing. I wonder if it’s the same place, or if that’s commonplace throughout the state? Be safe – not just from the weather but also generally speaking. I will admit to my own bias in thinking that Idaho is full of wackos
but it’s probably just that their wackos make the news.
That sounds like an epic day, must have been exhausting. I hope you get some rest and manage to enjoy getting out in the beautiful landscape.
You are a rockstar, driving the van through those winds funneled through the valley. It’s not easy, I know. Hugs to T-Rex for keeping you safe from those dangerous tumbleweeds.
That sounds wild!
I’m glad you’re ok! I grew up in that kind of territory, and the weather can be crazy. Is it odd that I really miss it?
Not odd at all – I miss it too.
Yeesh! I have done driving like that, and it’s no fun!
I’m envisioning Into the Wild here. Sounds like quite an adventure and glad you finally getting the winter you’ve longed for. Stay safe!
When my SO and I moved from Ohio to Washington, we drove through some pretty scary mountain and valley snow, wind, and rain in Utah and Idaho, one bout of it at night even. I’m glad you made it through ok!
Blue skies, sunny day, warm temperature. Perfect day. However, it so warm to wear any fall scents. It is really confusing. I wearing O de Lancome.
I am with my mother now at the doctor’s office waiting for her to be seen. We will have bruch after and then I will have a hair cut. Hope to have a quiet day at home tomorrow.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Have a lovely brunch and hope the haircut was perfect!
Thank you. We had a nice brunch and my hair cut went from below shoulders lenght to my neck. Nice and refreshing change, but it always grows fast.
My hair grows really fast, too. I have to get mine cut every 4-5 weeks.
I usually let my hair grow during summer time because it is easier for me to handle it during hot days. Once colder temperatures arrive it annoys me terribly.
Mmmm, O de Lancome. You smell great.
Thank you!
SOTM is Eau Clair des Merveilles, which seems extra fluffy-powdery this morning, and exactly what I was after. Two errors on the crossword puzzle Mr. G and I are doing (competitively) means he has a chance to beat me, which he always enjoys. Happy Saturday, all.
Aww, crossword puzzles with the mister are so much fun.
It’s our weekend ritual. And he beat me twice yesterday! I hope to even the score today.
I am wearing Miss Dior Original. I wore this the night before last, also. I was at a wine tasting event, and two of my friends complimented me on it. One of the friends is a true perfume lover. She said she has a bottle of Miss Dior and it doesn’t smell the same on her. I wondered if she has the newer version of this scent.
My other friend is someone who rarely treats herself to perfume. A few months ago, for Mother’s Day, I was her husband’s secret shopper when she received a brand new bottle of Chanel No. 19 EDT. She had often remarked how much she loved No. 19 on me and he doesn’t like to shop. Maybe her husband will need me to be his secret shopper for Christmas
So many iterations of Miss Dior now, it’s impossible to know!
Today is my last day in Hawaii, it has been a wonderful trip. I will miss the Hawaiian food (except Spam) and the ocean warm enough to swim in without my lips turning blue like they do on the Oregon coast. I cannot face another Olympic Orchids scent today so I’ll probably go back to the duty free shop and spritz on some Twilly.
Have a good weekend, all!
I haven’t tried too many of OO’s scents but none of those that I have was of the tropical-wear type.
I’m sorry your vacation is over but glad you’ve enjoyed it.
Have a safe flight back home.
What are the highlights of your trip ( apart from the delicious food ). Some of the OO perfumes seem very bitter and almost murky to my nose ( like Bay Rum ), rather like the perfume equivalent of chartreuse, almost medicinal and with a hint of tar. Others have a sweetness that is equally ‘thick’ almost turgid …the orchid scents. I have three that I wear but I like them less and less the more I wear them as they seem a bit monotonous after a while. They all start bold and simple, and cling: blackbird ( sharp pine and berry. I used one bottle quite quickly, got a second and have barely touched it as the pine is too christmas room spray), California Chocolate ( milk chocolate coated in orange , more a flavour than a scent in some respects ) and woodcut (woody but with a stickiness). I have started scrubbing them as they stick in my nose. They were all blind buys. I think there was one that was sent as a sample I quite liked but I can’t remember its name…it was a forest after the rain scent.
So many things! I love the reefs and the tropical fish (I scuba dive). I love the breeze that cools you off, the raindrops that hit even with the sun shining brightly (and the accompanying rainbows). I like that all the beaches are open to the public. I like the hiking trail up to Diamond Head. The public bus system goes practically everywhere, so no need for a car. The people are wondrously friendly and in Waikiki there are more perfume shops in one square mile than I have seen anywhere outside of Paris.
Sounds wonderful. I hope you can return one day.
Sounds awesome!
Nice to hear that you have had such a lovely time. I spent must a few days in Hawaii (Honolulu and Maui) in July for a wedding, it was a great experience and I can envisage all the things you describe. I sniffed a lot of perfumes in those few days
My first trip to Hawaii around 1978 was very disconcerting as all the fruit was in the Dole factory and yep, Spam.
My first trip to Hawaii was in 1970 and I’ve been back so many times I have lost count: probably close to 20. Monday we leave for our annual vacation in Maui. At our age, we appreciate a more quite isle. I will take my Britney Spears’ Maui Fantasy and Biotherm L’Eau.
That’s “quiet” isle!
Wearing Knightsbridge, perfect for today.
Hey Twin. I wore Knightsbridge today too. It was great company while I cleaned.
Happy Saturday Everyone! Go Astros! Excited about our game today against the Yankees. Wearing Jadore this morning. Just finished working out and running errands. On my way home to get ready and enjoy the game.
The Astros just won!!!
GO ‘STROS!!!
Getting ready to head out to brunch and then shopping downtown for new raincoats for me and my SO. And of course, it will be raining all day. I’m wearing Parfums Delrae Panache, finished off another decant.
Finishing a decant is an accomplishment. I’m even happy finishing a sample
Yes! It gives me great satisfaction.
We both found raincoats, so the day was a success! Also, we went in Nordstrom, and I saw a SA dressed to match the Twilly bottle and trying to get people to try it. I found the outfit coordination to be too much.
I’m spending the evening in Hungry Hungry Hippies.
Haha! I bought umbrellas for both our cars Friday
The Twilly outfit sounds cute to me 
How do you like Hungry Hungry Hippies? I’ve been on a patchouli kick and curious about the Smell Bent ones. I’ve not smelled much from that line. But I do love a chocolate-y ganja patch
I was really exhausted and unamused from traipsing around in the rain with tourists, so I was extra grumpy when I saw the Twilly SA.
I really like HHH. It is the epitome of chocolate-y ganja patch. From Smell Bent, my faves of what I’ve tried and what are still available are Praire Nymph, Never Never Land, Florist’s Fridge, and Pepper Ylang. There are still quite a few newer ones I’d like to try.
Love Carrie Fisher; I just finished re-reading Wishful Drinking. SOTD was vintage Diorella; a new partial bottle blind buy purchase from eBay. Really like it and relieved it doesn’t actually smell like garbage, as some reviews suggest! Now a bit of vintage Caleche PDT for a blustery autumn evening.
Robin, my blind buy Theorema is gorgeous! I can see why you’ve laid in a lifetime supply.
Oh yay, so glad you love it!
A moment of silence for my bottle of Arz el Rab. I bumped my dresser last night, and the bottle fell off and shattered. Luckily (I guess), it was in the box, so while the box obviously provided no protection, it at least contained the glass so it didn’t go all over the floor.
On a happier note, I got my Zoologist sample order yesterday and got a surprise. They threw in a sample of Camel! I thought I’d have to wait til December or whenever it’s supposed to be out to get a sample.
Oh no! I am so sorry about your bottle of Arz el Rab. Such a beauty!
I hope you like and enjoy your Zoologist samples! Let us know what your favorite is.
I ordered samples of Elephant and Dragonfly since those weren’t out yet when I got my original sample set. And Beaver and Panda have been reformulated, so I got those too, to see if I like the new versions better than the originals. So I have Camel on one arm, Elephant on the other and Dragonfly on the underside of one wrist. Loving Camel and Elephant. Not sure yet if I like Dragonfly.
I have not tried the reformulation of Panda, but it has been my favorite so far.
I really liked the top notes of the original Panda, but the drydown was kind of thin on me. I like the new one better, though it lost some of the greenness of the original. The “earthy notes” in the new version of Panda give it a slight resemblance to Bat.
Oh, no! So sorry. At least it wasn’t crazy expensive.
True. It just sucks. My bedroom smells really nice now though!
It broke inside the box? Dang! That must have been some awfully delicate glass! I’m so klutzy I can’t believe I haven’t lost more bottles and samples that way. What a bummer!
Best of good mornings, all. Eric and I are lying on the bed, him washing his face earnestly (Titus has joined us and is now helping Eric with the washing) and me drinking a truly excellent cup of tea. The dear man seems to be watching some rugby. Alexander is systematically removing socks and bras from the drying rack and towing them around the house. All is well chez Waterdragon, then.
I’m wearing Cristalle for clarity and concentration because I’m working on a sewing project today. When I intended to retire, I didn’t do anything much to the house, knowing we would be selling and would make one massive effort to paint it all clean and fresh then. The sitting room furniture is comfortable, but old: with the attentions of the the feline triad, it has rapidly become slightly tattered as well. Now we’re staying for a while longer, I need to do something to tidy us up, but I can’t be bothered re-upholstering the sofa and chairs, because we definitely won’t be taking them with us, so I’m just making loose cover ups out of dark soft fabric. I’ll scatter interesting cushions on top and add some throws (yesterday I saw some fabulous cotton-on-linen fabric that would work, and I think I’ll go back and get some this afternoon), and that will have to do for the time being.
Why is Cristalle such a great choice to help with sewing? I don’t know, really. It might be because it warms up so beautifully that I’m always aware of it, and so focus more intently. Maybe it’s because it’s very pure and uncomplicated and therefore smells like clear thinking. Maybe–much more likely!– I just like it under any circumstances…be well, everyone. Enjoy what you do.
That sounds like the EDT of Cristalle? I prefer it to the EDP but Australian retailers only ever seem to carry the EDP. So if I take the plunge it will be online. The ‘plunge’ is because I do already own … ahem … quite a few summer eaux. I don’t NEED another. ????
Happy sewing!
New fabrics and cushions can do a lot to completely change the feel of a room. Have fun!
I wear Cristalle EDP and it has a certain “tightness” to it that I associate with a cut emerald. In a good way, of course.
Nothing is really sparking my imagination perfume-wise this morning…so I’ve just reached for the fail-safe mimosa and cardamon while I decide what to do. In bed: two dogs , toast and vegemite, grey day, green garden. In a minute I will get up and make breakfast for everyone and go to the supermarket. I feel in need of an adventure or a bit of stimulation today.
You smell great! That’s one of my fail-safe perfumes too. I hope the adventure you deserve finds you soon.
A sunny Sunday morning here, with the happy knowledge that tomorrow is a holiday. Doing some housework in a haze of Heure Exquise.
You smell fantastic!
In Musc Monoi (from a tiny sample I inherited somehow) I made a huge pile of pancakes for our exchange student and the family. Maple syrup, butter, pancakes and Musc Monoi–good smells this sunny bright AM!
In other random news, our old crotchety cat has become a serial killer. Did I tell you guys about the juvenile hawk, rat, mouse, and sparrow he brought home about 10 days ago? Its started again with a sparrow.
Gah!!
A juvenile hawk? Eeks!
No kidding! There was a loud bang in our kitchen, so I am pretty sure the hawk was flying too low after something and careened into one of our kitchen windows, and that is how the cat managed to get it. The hawk and cat were about the same size, so whole thing was fascinating and horrible all at once. Once I got the cat to stop trying to bring the bird inside, I took it away from him (quite dead at this point) and boy did he howl at me.
Yes, I have been singing . . . Psycho Killer . . . Qu’est-ce que c’est . . . Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better . . . .
Run run run run run run run away oh oh
Wow, hawks are pretty big. My cat is almost 14 pounds and he wouldn’t go after a hawk. Well, maybe he would if it was incapacitated. My cat is constantly hunting. He killed a small bird today. I over feed him so he won’t be as interested but he does it anyway. I feel bad when he kills the birds although he can have all the mice that he wants.
SOTD = By Kilian Gold Knight
After yesterday’s 1937 L’Heure Bleue, anything else with similar vibe pale by comparison, as was the case here. The Candy Perfume Boy loved this though so I will re-test. How did I come by my sample of this and the woman one? A BG SA mailed me 2 sets! I’m either on two separate lists OR she got distracted when preparing the mailers. I’m not complaining
And now, for Commuting Woes No. 400 — Noise Pollution!
A guy standing in front of where I was sitting could not get away from texting for a 10 minute ride. Every so often, I heard a little girl’s voice saying “hello? hello?” I thought it was cute until I realized that this was his incoming text alarm. How annoying!
A guy walked in with a pail containing varying sizes of what looked like galvanized iron siding or roofing. He then proceeded to take one piece out, laid it across the top of the pail to make a makeshift seat. How clever! All was well until this poor girl bumped into him (I would like to think by mistake because the dude was scary-looking). He then stood up and started to curse out the poor girl who apologized but he kept taunting her with “No, you’re not.” and the girl decided to just keep quiet. He then turned his attention to an obviously Jewish guy and started to spout off bible verses with references to Judaism of the fire and brimstone variety. As we neared our stop, many people started to get up and away from the guy as he was spinning himself into an explosive frenzy. Thank goodness nothing came of it!
I miss the East Side, the West Side
The North Side and the South Side
So, take me back to Manhattan
That dear old dirty town . . . !
Heh, this happened in New Jersey…we get our fair share too!
Yes, thank goodness. A little craziness for your morning ride!
The evening ride home usually yields the more remarkable events. Of the two relayed here, the hello? hello? alarm was on the way in to work and the other one was on the way home.
Yes, thank goodness. A little craziness for your morning ride!
Yikes. I bet everyone was really happy when the train reached his stop!
Yep, it definitely got uncomfortable!
This is why I carry a box cutter and Mace on the MAX. Yikes!
Eeeek, I would think a perfume atomizer could be a weapon as well!
Scary commute you had!
Yesterday, commuting back home a woman sitting in front of me decided it was time for a snack. She opened her back, took out a plastic fork and a plastic container with apple and orange slices. It took her around 10 minutes to finish them. Then…. she proceeded to clean her teeth with the plastic fork slowly and careful. Gross!!!!! I was thankful to be just 3 stops away from getting off, because I was already getting nauseated.
I always think of your Commuting Woes when I see all that craziness.
Most, if not all, public transportation have signs that say No Food or Drink but no one ever pays attention! I once had someone eating spicy Chinese food. He got off the first stop but the smell lingered long after he left and the smell got stuck on my clothes.
On the teeth cleaning, that is truly disgusting. I can probably top you — a co-worker used to floss her teeth in her cubicle. Yuck!
Oh boy! Flossing the teeth in her cubicle everyday? Just to think about gives me chills! Horrendous!
@hajusuuri and @perfumelover67, I had a boss who flossed in meetings after lunch! Horrifying. I still see her occasionally, and she still does it, so I try to avoid meetings that involve food.
I used to work with a tooth-flosser, too. I mean, I’m all for dental hygiene, but there’s a time and place, and it’s not in the office in front of your co-workers.
And people complain about perfume in the workplace!
That sounds truly frightening. An incident like that really makes one reconsider the safety of public transportation and the role of chance.
These days it is not even just commuting that puts one in unexpected danger…
SotD = Geisha Vanilla Hinoki. SO GOOD. I love the gentle development through citrus-aromatic then woods and vanilla.
hello, NST weekenders, it’s good to be among online friends and come here for my perfume fix. I have just a few friends nearby who wear scent. One wears essential oils exclusively. I’m slowly winning her over with Infusion d’Iris.
Yesterday I visited my employer’s human resources office to do some paperwork. The woman who helped me had on a beautiful floral scent. It was a perfect halo around her. If I had not been in the HR department (hello, sensitivity training!) I would have asked her what it was. It was like White Diamonds but smelled even better on her.
Loved seeing Leia Organa up top today. Carrie Fisher, what a piece of work. She still makes me smile.
You could de-personalize the question:
Instead of “You smell nice! What perfume are you wearing?”
Use “The perfume you’re wearing smells nice! May I ask which perfume you’re wearing?”
Excellent strategy. I have another meeting with the same HR person next week. Hope she wears the same scent.
I’m wearing L’Heure Bleue edp this evening. So glad you mentioned it. It’s perfect when the temperature dips down into the 50s at night.
I hope so — we all want to know!
I finished off a sample of Vanilla Hinoki the other night. I thoroughly enjoyed it every time I wore it (it even garnered a compliment from my niece.) There’s something rather soothing about it. Good stuff; wouldn’t mind having more.
I started today in Dzongkha, which was a beautiful peaceful way to start a relaxing day. After a shower I tried L’Anomyme by A Lab on Fire. The opening was very sharp and I didn’t care for it too much, but after 30 minutes or so the most beautiful soft amber became dominant. I smell wonderful right now.
One of my best friends always smells like Aveda products. My other best friend loves Replica’s Lazy Sunday Morning and Beach Walk. They both smell really nice – hugs are always a treat!
I am so behind on Lab on Fire — glad to hear that one is good.
HI NST’ers, I have a question: My 24 year old daughter purchased the current Mis Dior recently and likes it although feels it has no lasting power at all. Perhaps we could layer or add an oil, or body creme to help bring out the character of this fragrance.
Can you all help guide me here with some recommendations on what to do. I don’t want the new full bottle to lanquish on the shelf.
Money already spent and all.
Thanks!!!
Depending on where you purchased, perhaps you can return it? If not, maybe try layering it with another scent or find vintage on EBay to layer it with? I often layer modern Cristalle with vintage.
Lots of good advice here: https://nstperfume.com/2012/02/27/perfumista-tip-how-to-make-fragrance-last-through-the-day/
I use Neutrogena unscented body oil (which is sesame oil) then spray for those perfumes that just don’t want to stick around. For me, that works.
Thank You Petunia and Aparatchick these are all great suggestions! I use a fragrance free Burts Bees for babies for the same reason. I grew up on Neutrogena! It’s the best. I need to extend AND amp up at the same time…. I guess I could pick a major note in the heart and use that to magnify the scent. I think it’s the peony that she loves.
I had forgotten about the article you posted apartachick- I think I can play with layering first with a EdP with another fragrance with a more powerful peony or rose- even an orange then add the lotion. Wasn’t sure which note to accentuate on…..
she bought miss Dior bloom as it turns out…….
Hey all-
Am home recuperating from surgery. Current scent is a combo of Ortigia Sandalo soap + Sandalwood /Vanilla dry body oil (Pecksniffs?) that I got from Marshall’s for $5.99. Subtle, warm, comforting and not challenging at all. Perfect for recuperation.
Am in serious pain, guys, no joke, so thank goodness for Oxycodone, tea, bowls brimming with figs/plums/walnuts and down quilts.
Right now, my Japanese friend has come over and simmered whole citrus on the stove and my new tenant has ground whole lavender buds into a powder and sprinkled that in the carpet. So the house smells softly of lavender and orange, which is so soothing and calming.
Heal well Ede! What a lovely way to scent your home.
Feel better soon. Your house smells heavenly!
I hope you recover quickly. Healing after surgery is no fun.
I hope the pain goes soon and you recover quickly
ouch ouch ouch, so sorry, and hope you’re feeling better as the days go by. I would love to smell that citrus/lavender combo, sounds yummy.
Ouch! What great friends to do that – Hope you heal fast!
Trying out Naja and heading to the pumpkin patch!
What fun!
Happy Saturday! Today was a gorgeous, warm, sunny day which I largely spent indoors since what I was hoping was just a temporary reaction to the flu shot is actually a bugger of a head cold. Boo. And fortunately, my music recital, which was tonight, was rescheduled for December because the venue had to bump us. So relieved about that.
I’m wearing a slathering of Ancient Resins and burning a candle from L’Occitane that smells like the Bienvenue Chez room spray-bright citrus/aromatic. Enjoying smelly things while I still can!
Boo to head colds!
Well, surgery is less of a picnic. Health and healing all around!
Boo is right. Get better soon!
Thanks haju!
It was gorgeously gorgeous outside today. I hope you feel better soon and in better shape for work on Monday. Take care!
I know! I did get out to run a few errands so got to enjoy it for a bit. And thank you! Work on Monday? Ugh.
Ugg! Feel better Elisa. Happy wishes to you.
Take care Elisa and feel better soon!
Thank you Petunia!
ugh, hopefully you’re getting your turn at having a head cold out of the way before winter sets in. Feel better!
Thanks! I wish it worked that way! Like you get a certificate that says you’ve completed your obligation for the next 6 months.
So sorry about the cold! Hope you recover quickly. Sleep is the magic elixir.
I might take a quick nap right now, actually. Didn’t have much time earlier since my husband’s nephew and his fiance visited today. We went for good pizza, though.
I hope you feel better today than yesterday! Take care. ????
Thanks! I don’t feel too bad, at least from the neck down.
SOTD was bel ami, perfect for the fall. I wait tables at a fancy restaurant here in SLC and a player for the Utah Jazz came in for dinner, he was wearing something I definitely recognized but couldn’t remember the name. It was definitely niche, argghhh it’s driving me crazy. His VERY french mother was wearing Shalimar… it smelled fantastic.
I mentioned this to my husband who, of course, had to go searching to see who it was. Seemed likely to be the one whose mother is well known herself. Shalimar….yum.
Is she well known? I have no idea lol, I don’t even understand the rules of basketball let alone recognize any of the players. Although this particular one is insanely tall.
Here in Malaga The Other Mister Koenigsberg and I have been plunged (very willingly I might add) back into High Summer, with blue skies, hot sun and the occasional light breeze. Perfume-wise it’s a bit of a disaster – it’s only worth a light spray in the morning and then sun protection takes over for the day and mosquito protection for the evening. How those of you in hot climates ever get to enjoy your scents is beyond me. :^)
SOTD yesterday was Penhaligon’s “Orange Blossom”.
Top: neroli, bergamot, lemon, pink pepper, violet leaf and cardamon;
Mid: jasmine, tuberose, rose, orchid, peach blossom and orange;
Base: musk, sandalwood, virginia cedar and vanille.
I’m not a fan of Penhaligon’s in general, but this one was acceptable if unmemorable.
SOTD today is Etat Libre d’Orange “Cologne”.
Top: blood orange, bergamot and green notes;
Mid: orange blossom and jasmine;
Base: musk and leather.
Another unmemorable citrus cologne. Truly not my favourite genre, but it’s fine for the heat here and a finer perfume would be ruined by all the lotions and potions I mentioned above.
Today TOMK and I went back to look at a house we were kind-of thinking of buying earlier in the year. Seen afresh, our decision not to proceed was vindicated, which is good. We’ll be looking at some new places Tue and Wed.
“Acceptable if unmemorable” is about my take on Penhaligon’s too.
Glad you did not regret the house! I am still sulking over the house we tried to buy earlier this year and did not get.
Ah yes, “the house that got away”. We have one here too; unfortunately viewed it the day before an interested buyer was due to make an offer, which in Spain means putting 10% down irrevocably. I’m not sure I’d ever buy a house on a day’s notice but in this case we hadn’t even checked we could get the mortgage, so had to let it go.
I unfortunately have to drive by this darned house every day. Without wishing any harm on the undoubtedly nice people who bought it, I sort of wish it would burn down or something so I didn’t have to look at it anymore
In La Chascona, the house that Pablo Neruda bought and adorned for his red-headed lover, later wife, Matilde Urrutia — the perfume of the greatest love poems…
“The bed is covered with a simple white cloth. On the dressing table: a bottle of Chanel No. 5 and a hand mirror, not a lot more. Still, a scent of passion emanates.
“’Two happy lovers make one bread, a single moon drop in the grass. Walking, they cast two shadows that flow together; waking, they leave one sun empty in their bed.’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/travel/pablo-neruda-chile.html?action=click&contentCollection=Americas&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article
“Dos amantes dichosos hacen un solo pan,
una sola gota de luna en la hierba,
dejan andando dos sombras que se reúnen,
dejan un solo sol vacío en una cama.”
https://www.poemas-del-alma.com/soneto-xlviii.htm
How lovely, thank you for the link!
I’m belatedly reeking in the rose garden today:
Stella on wrists
Rose Omeyyade in crooks of elbows
Sa Majeste la Rose on décolletage
La Fille de Berlin on insteps and knees
Oh, this is fun.
Nice! I love rose.
Insteps! Now that’s creative perfume application
although I did have to pause for a moment to figure out why you weren’t wearing shoes and socks in winter… and then remembered where you are 
Ha! Yeah, I had slacks on today, but still my trusty flip flops.
Fall allergies. So bizarre. I bought local honey yesterday made with Fall flowers to help build tolerance.
Poudre de Riz today as I head out soon for haircut. I’ve pretty much been a short hair girl for 35 years, but I let it grow out this past year. First cut since February. I still struggle with the feeling of hair on my neck. And the general floppiness.
I do like this scent. I want to load it up!
Love Poudre de Riz. This is the perfect time of year for it.
I’ve also been a short-hair gal most of my life and can’t stand having hair touching… anything! Face, neck, shoulders, collarbones – yuck yuck yuck! I did grow it out a few years ago (which took a few years) and once it was long enough to pull back into a ponytail, that’s pretty much how I wore it. I could only deal with wearing it down for a few hours at a time.
Didn’t get a chance to post yesterday but I finished my Amouage week with Jubilation 25. Now I am debating if I should go to vintage Bal or LHB
Second post…
We finally bought a new computer, and in the transition, my Excel fragrance matrix was somehow blown away. Whoosh.
I’m trying not to be too upset about it, but it had all of my notes on frags I’ve tried, what I have on hand, what I’ve received in swaps or just in kindness, what I’ve sent to others, addresses, samples I want to order, everything.
I can recreate a lot of it from email correspondence and how I have my stuff organized, and in truth, I wasn’t completely happy with how I had the matrix structured. So I’ll try to create a more practical matrix this time!
Soooo, my old matrix had several tabs: for FB’s on hand, samples on hand, samples to order, swapmeet/splitmeet activity, etc. There was confusion between tabs, and it was starting to become more than a bit disorganized.
I’m thinking of having ONE tab only and just having drop downs for the names/houses/perfumers/bottle size/formulation/date of purchase or receipt/source.
Any advice from fellow perfumistas on how to track all of this fun?
And I will put this puppy on a flash drive only. I’m not going through this again.
Ohhhhh nooooo! That is really distressing. I have excel spreadsheets for all kinds of stuff and would be at an absolute loss if I lost any of them.
Tip 1: I save all of my documents (and everything else) to the cloud. That way I can access them anywhere and if any of my devices crash, all of my data can be retrieved.
Tip 2: I developed my perfume spreadsheet from an excel compilation of “Perfumes: The Guide” that had all of the fragrances listed in the book in a spreadsheet. I made some changes here and there, but it was a good starting point as it already had hundreds of perfumes compiled in one spot. It used to be available online but the link I have no longer works. If you’d like I can email you the actual document that the link led to.
Good idea about the cloud. Unfortunately, my IT expert, who lives onsite …..????……is deeply distrustful of the cloud concept. I’m not sure we have anything on the cloud right now.
Now about that Guide-based spreadsheet . . . I would love to use that as a starting point! If you’d send it my way, I’d be most grateful! Thank you!!
I am so sorry, @nancyleandros. I’ve lost data due to hard drive failures and it’s wrenching. Cloud copies are a good idea, and Google sheets is a reasonable substitute for Excel. That said, I wonder if you could find a copy of it in the Documents subdirectory? If you have a Mac maybe try Spotlight search? Or go into terminal and search on file type or filename strings. My SO is a computer guy so I get (grudging) extra help with lost files and IT catastrophes.
Hi anngd, I need to do some research on Google sheets, and digging around in the subdirectories is a great idea. I’ve done some of that, but it never hurts to check again. I’m a little calmer now than I was when I first discovered the problem.
I have nearly 20 years of professional files and a horror of losing them. I used to back up (irregularly) onto a hard drive. Now my solution is also to put everything in the cloud, right from the start. I moved to Microsoft Office365 for work reasons anyway, so I have OneDrive, but DropBox is also easy to use.
I’ve gotta talk to my IT guy about this! We need a better solution than how we’re handling things now. Thanks for the suggestions. They are going on the list!
Oh no on losing all that data! I feel sick just thinking about it. For extremely important information, I have paper printouts stored in a safe place. Every so often, I print out an updated version of those files if I have added or edited the data they contain. I have just backed up some of my other documents and files onto a flash drive after reading your post.
Ya know, I thought about printing it out, but never took the time to format it properly. So it never got printed. Lesson learned!
Wait, don’t “just” put it on a flash drive, have a minimum of 2 copies, maybe 3! Another possibility is to put it in something cloud driven, like Evernote.
Yes, I’ve thought about multiple copies! Multiple copies in multiple locations. ???? And Evernote is definitely on the list to research further.
Since I’ll be having a trip at the end of the week, this weekend I had to take my cat to my mom’s, who lives in my hometown 70 km away from the capital.
First snow this autumn came on Saturday and my hometown looked like a fairy tale with it’s golden dome churches, two storey buildings and wooden houses.
I’m feeling very nostalgic and I already miss the cat
I was wearing Organza Indecence and it’s warmth seemed very appropriate for the mood and the weather.
When I came back home very good news were waiting in the mailbox: zoologist samples have arrived and tomorrow after I pick them up at the post offfice I’m going to reek of civets and bats and pandas and maybe more!
Your hometown sounds absolutely beautiful.
Would love to know what you think of the Zoologist samples.
SOTD is Queen, which warms me to the cockles of my little heart.
Freshly showered and now doing laundry at a local place in Ontario Oregon. Never do laundry in a public laundromat on a Sunday. This is now one of my Top 20 Rules of Hoboism. Some other rules include: 1) Wander about looking disheveled and lost- no one will pay you one bit of attention. 2) Never pass up an opportunity to fill you gas tank and/or empty your bladder. 3) Give your dog a bone to keep her busy.
Cheers all! Have a great Monday ✌????
So you’re officially in Oregon! Wait until T-Rex gets to the beach! (It was a huge shock to us when we moved to Florida where dogs are generally not allowed on the beach).
Since it’s been so dang warm out where I am, SOTD is BeachWalk. Put it on about 10:30 this a.m. and lasted a good portion of the afternoon; can still catch whiffs of it now as I type. It’s quite pretty.
RIP Princess Leia. Was just listening to the soundtrack for Episode 4 this morning on my way to work.
I have a miniature crisis (I mean, let’s keep perspective), and I’m hoping you can help. As you might recall, I’m splitting 10 Corso Como for the splitmeet. The sprayer, however, doesn’t seem to work properly. The first spray or two go fine, and then it peters out to almost nothing, and instead, the juice flows out the base of the sprayer all over the bottle. I’ve decanted about 7 mLs and have probably lost 2 mL to this horrible mess (and also it took about an hour).
What should I do? How do you remove the top from a permanent bottle? I got it from fragrancenet.com. Do you know if they replace defective bottles? Are they much less likely to replace if you explain that you were spraying multiple times because you’re making decants?