Happy Almost-Friday (and Almost-December)! What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Le Labo Bergamote 22, by Daphné Bugey. I smell fantastic.
Reminder: on 12/1, wear something by Annie Buzantian, Honorine Blanc or Daphné Bugey.
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: top image is Myristica fragrans - Nutmeg by ☰☵ Michele M. F. at flickr; some rights reserved.
SOTD: Rahat Loukoum
Drinking a cup of smoky oolong to go with it.
Perfect morning!
I am going to join you in wearing Rahat Loukoum today (from my sample). And in a cup of tea as well. Thanks for the ideas!
You will smell delishhh!
I showered with some new spicy sandalwood soap that I bought from Ten Thousand Villages, the Mennonite Relief Agency’s store, and topped off the spice with Red Carnation from Comme des Garcons.
Oh, that sounds nice!
I didn’t realize that was a Mennonite ministry thing! I first came across it maybe ten years ago when we were going to a Presbyterian church. They have some really nice gifts. I still have some ornaments and a wood serving piece I bought several years ago.
Yes, started out of the trunk of Edna Ruth Bylar’s car (an MCC worker) in 1946. The Canadian headquarters are in the little town where I work (New Hamburg) and the MCC has an incredible quilt auction here every May that earns thousands of dollars for Mennonite Central Committee. I think my soap was 6 or 7 dollars and it smells awesome.
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You smell fantastic!
You do smell good, Robin!! I am in four sprays of Chanel 31 Rue Cambon. I have to go to funeral mass for a friend’s mother and thought this would be beautiful, classic yet comforting.
Oh, do hope it is a comfort to you — sorry for your friend’s loss!
Oh wow, I would have sworn that picture was of some lovely bread!
I’m wearing Idylle EdT and while I like it, I vastly prefer the EdP. The EdT takes too long to get gorgeous.
Hey, that would be a lovely bread.
Yes, it looks a bit like one of those pretzel breads to me.
Lol, I was attempting to process this photo, my brain saw an avocado wrapped with some crazy kind of cracker bread
I, too, thought it was an avocado, then I went creepier and saw a flattened cadaver hand.
LPRN EdT
That’s a nutmeg? It’s beautiful! SOTD is Iris Prima from a new FB. It seems different than the fragrance in my little mini – fainter, and with a coconut note that I don’t remember being in the mini version. Still nice, but not quite what I was expecting. Might layer some Tam Dao over the top before I leave the house.
Right, so if you grind that lacy outer covering, that is mace. If you grind the seed underneath, that is nutmeg. And that whole thing is found inside a fruit (it’s the stone). Good pictures here:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/09/bourbon-peach-and-raspberry-pecan-crisp-recipe.html
Wow, thank you! Mace sounds absolutely lovely, and I’m going to invest some time exploring it in cookery. Assuming Mr. G ever lets me into “his” kitchen. I’m lucky to be married to a former chef, but …
Mace and nutmeg are brilliant in small amounts where you would use pepper. Seriously!
I’m gonna try it!
No Tam Dao was necessary – it just turns out Iris Prima is a bit shy at first. It took maybe an hour for it to bloom a bit on skin, and now (lunchtime) it’s quite a nice and very office-friendly iris.
I’m wearing SSS Nostalgie today- haven’t worn it since last winter and I’d forgotten how much I like it.
You are reminding me I need to pull out my SSS Vintage Rose!
That’s what I wore yesterday! Except mine is the new renamed version (Rose Volupte).
And I totally forgot she renamed it.
Triple strength coffee
Workout
Sycomore EDT, what I will wear tomorrow if I have jury duty (have to call after 4:30pm to determine if I have to serve- fingers crossed judges and lawyers like 3 day weekends)????????????
Yesterday Bois d’Armenie was very delightful and Sycomore is more ‘you have to dress nicely and attend the adult functions, young man! ‘
Aaw Ma do I hafta !?!!
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Carpe Diem
Peace
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Chocolate-covered espresso beans to the rescue! ????????☕☕☕????????
Did you hear that they are limiting the production of Bois D”Armenie
Tell us more?
No, I have not, but Guerlain has a problem.
Fanboy me, lemming both Liu or Lui, @ this point I don’t give a Tom Ford f#&k, has been backordered on the Neiman Marcus site since about, ooohhhh, forever!
Next! !
Black Perfecto, unavailable in the USA unless I stand on my head and sing Bohemian Rhapsody backwards.
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Hands washed and dried, I’m out! !!!!
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Donatella will be upset with my fourth quarter nonproduction.
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Bohemian rhapsody backwards! You just crack me up!☺:-) ❇✨????
Sycomore is perfect for adulting!
Beautiful picture.
I am in boozy and fruity YSL Yvresse.
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Nice, thanks!
SotD is vintage Coco edt (from a swap with a lovely NST’er)
Second wear. Yum…this is good, its better in cold weather.
Does anyone know if is worth checking out the current formulation?
(I have a small decant…not a Fb, thats why I am asking about the current formulation)
I don’t mind the current formulation, the EDP
Thanks.
Also thanks for responding to my lipstick question yesterday. I think the smell/taste of MAC for instance is a bit too strong (and lots of their formulas are a bit drying on me). And I bought a cheap brand a few months ago (Nyx?), Texture was okay, but the taste was just gross, I threw it away.
Yeah I am picky when it comes to lipsticks hahaha
Try the Guerlain kiss kiss or the fancy one with the mirror.
The lipsticks that look like LPRN bottles, the smell is a bit strong but there is not much taste.
I really like the Liquid Matte, it has no smell or taste to me but it may be too drying for you.
Beware of the lipsticks shaped like LPRN bottles, there is so much perfume in them they burned my lips.
I have 2 LPRN lippys and they are heavy on the fragrance but it didn’t burn me at all.
Second Ede’s comment below on Lipstick Queen. I have medevil, great texture and finish but will not last on my lips after drinking a cup of tea.
The one with the mirror looks so pretty!
Didn’t see your question yesterday but lemme join here!
I like Bobbi Brown’s lipsticks and yes to Guerlain too – The Kiss Kiss and Rouge G (the one with the mirror) range. Haven’t tried the LPRN shaped ones so can’t comment on them.
Thank you for the ‘liptips’!
I also will chime in with some favorites here even though I was not asked. HAHAHAHA. don’t know your budget, but some favorites of mine are Hourglass girl lip stylos, and their new confession lipstick. Also, Marc Jacobs does nice lipsticks. As far as I remember, neither have a discernible scent.
Also, the Rouge Dior lipsticks were reformulated last year and really lovely–however, they do have the classic makeup violet scent.
Chanel is always great, I pretty much like all their formulations, the lip gloss, lip stylo, lipstick, and lip crayons.
Bite beauty does some really nice lipsticks (not to mention the agave lip balm and scrub) and a good multiple.
Finally, Nars Audacious are great. again, no scent, and the pigment payoff is amazing. Plus, the packaging is great–a satisfying magnetic closure.
(and for the outrageous end of the pricing spectrum, Tom Ford (lip and boys and lips and girls are smaller and less expensive than the full size) and Serge Lutens)
On the drugstore end, Rimmel did a nice collab with Kate Moss. and Milani does nice liquid lipsticks.
Have you checked out Colourpop? They’re super affordable.
Thank you!
Yes love/have NARS Audacious (yes love the magnetic cap), Tom Ford and Chanel (Allure Ink).
Never tried anything Dior, dont know why…wow they offer a lot of different formulas….
Bite Beauty is not available here in The Netherlands as far as i know, but if they ever start distribution here I will surely check them out.
Agree on the Bite and I have the NARS Audacious in Bette which is such a gorgeous deep/dark blood red, and I never wear it, lol.
I like the current EDP. But then, I have not tried the vintage Coco, so I cannot compare.
They are completely different fragrances. I saw the connection between original Coco and Coco Mademoiselle, but not with the current Coco.
Oh wow.
Wow indeed. The mysterious ways of reformulations.
My current bottle is about 3 years old. I think it’s still lovely.
Good to know. Thanks!
Late to the lipstick question:
1) What is the finish you are looking for? 2) What colors do you like?
I am kinda over the whole matte lipstick bit and am liking more sheer, satiny finishes. So for that, I am a convert to Urban Decay Sheer/Sheer Shimmer lipsticks and Lipstick Queen.
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I like velvet (if that makes sense, or semi-matte) to satin finishes.
I dont mind a little bit of shine or sheer, but def dont want to go full glitter gloss.
2.
Shades of reds and plums.
Not too orang-y, or too pink.
Brands I use right now: NARS, Urban Decay, Chanel and Tom Ford, but I am always on the lookout for other brands/better formulas.
I think current Coco is ok compared to the 80s. It doesn’t make you feel that something is missing.
Thanks for chiming in, will give it a try…
Also, must wait and see if I still crave it after I drained my sample
I’m resamplimg Do Son edp today. It goes well with the sunny day we are having. Can anyone tell me how the edt compares?
I am wearing Galop d’Hermes and drinking a cup of black tea.
Much later in the day, but I’m now on about my fifth cup of black tea
Tipple of the day is Diet Vernor’s ginger soda. Scent is Parfum Sacre (again), for the twelve loads of laundry I’m facing. . .
you smell great!!! Such a beautiful perfume
I’ll never understand how laundry builds up so fast.
In Chanel No.19 Poudre. It is giving me the strengh I need to end up the day here at work without exploding. Taking a deep breath now and counting the hours for the week to end…
Be well everyone!
Don’t explode! Almost weekend.
I survived the day!
Hang in there!
One more day…..
Memo Shams Oud for a morning at the DMV.
I will no doubt be the best smelling thing in there.
Truth!
DMV attracts all sorts of smells
you smell wonderful! surprised at your choice since I thought you currently weren’t feeling the oud category.
Despite the name, I don’t smell any oud in this scent. It is an ambery oriental.
oh interesting, I definitely get some oud on my skin. I love that one.
I’m wearing What woukd love do? Which is a sweet lavender with a tad of orange zest and vanilla. I went into Lush yesterday and came out with that one, Amelie Mae and Cardamon Coffee….the new label design and the fact the shop was empty of customers had a dizzying effect on my brain. Also I had just tried Scandal in the neighbouring chemist…homework for today’s Friday project ( rabbit x 3 here) . Scandal …say what!!?? Reminded me of LL Sweet with a spoonful of sugar on top…in other words Unbearable. The best thing about being in the chemist was helping an elderly woman reach Anais Anais from the bottom shelf …. The first time in my life I have had a conversation about perfume with a shopper in Dunedin. She took six or so decent sprays from the tester and then asked me to put it back…she was smiling.
I liked their (now) old, illustrated labels. I sniffed through a bunch of them and one smelled very similar to Death & Decay to me but now I can’t remember which. What’s the Amelie Mae like?
It smells like a rough floral with a large dollop of raspberry jam…ylang ylang and raspberry jam, with a bit of dishwashing liquid. Definitely a Lush scent.
I like the old labels too. They were slightly hippy, individual…had personality and character.
The ‘what would love do’ gets a slight chocolate covered licorice as it develops.
I tried Relentless (?) too …I wonder if that was the death and decay one?
Rentless-yes, that was another I sprayed on skin. I sprayed all my fingers with different scents so it’s all a blur…
Same blur here…I plan on giving Amelie Mae to my niece for Christmas
A Lush sa told me that the perfumer created AM for his daughters. I get the sweetness now.
Good morning Y’all….Can’t wait to say goodbye to November! It was a long, busy month of too much to do and keep up with!
Smelling FABULOUS in Aquolina Steel Sugar. Gingerbread and tobacco goodness. Kind of masculine, but altogether good stuff!
I can’t wait to say goodbye to 2017! Steel Sugar sounds decent, never tried it.
Hear hear! Good riddance to 2017 and may 2018 be much better!
Wearing the dregs of a sample of LL Rose 31-the little pump and spring of the atomizer came off in my bag and it must have leaked. No wonder my Ricola taste so bad! So, points for the community project-probably will go light in the AM tomorrow as we have a 7:30 flight to Sacramento.
Also have a spritz of an Atelier Poivre Electrique sample found in my bag on my hand. Not bad but not wow-smells like Jo Malone Oud and Bergamot sprinkled with pepper.
Sorry/not sorry.
Do Ricola EVER taste good?
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Hahaha! They’re certainly not gummy bears ????
Hi all!
1) Recovery continues apace! I sleep A LOT- I have energy to work, to walk during breaks and ride my bike during the day on weekends. But coming into the party season of the year, I find that I need to sleep at night for a good 9+ hours. Party Not so Hearty!
2) Am in Infusion de Prada Amande, which is perfect.
3) I can barely squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze back into my 28/27 jeans WITHOUT DISCOMFORT which is nice! Very little exercise (am cleared for mid December) but it is evidence that the fibroids are shrinking off and dying off and that thyroid is back to normal.
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Good health is the best party!
Cheers, Ede! !
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Good health really is the best! Thanks so much Bear!
You’re doing really well and by spring you’ll be really perky
Oh I certainly do hope so! Am looking so forward to being 100%!
Glad to hear you’re recovering well!
Thank you!
Great news!
Good morning. I have been stupid, given how bad my sleep patterns are. I stayed awake till after 1 last night reading the third in Catherine Fox’s Lindchester series and now I am tired, and it’s self-inflicted. I think the book was worth it, but how daft could I be?
Today’s perfume is Oeillet Bengale. Oh, gorgeous! It’s a scent of childhood summers to me, walking bare footed up a hot concrete path and having to step around the carnations growing all leggy and tall, falling over one another and tangled up, spilling their spicey scent into the shimmering air. I bought some carnations at a florist shop the other day. They had winsome faces, very disciplined stalks and a pleasing but overly polite perfume. I think I prefer the slightly ramshackle, sprawling flowers of my childhood, casting their scent prodigiously all around and about.
Kitten breakfast calls. Eric is supposed to be on an elimination diet — rabbit only. He just won’t eat it. WON’T. Our wonderful vet prescribed an appetite stimulant that was supposed to make rabbit appealing, but he has had a dreadful reaction to the drug, and it didn’t make him eat rabbit. Poor little guy. We’ll get his poor tummy sorted out yet, but it’s a project of some considerable longevity.
Be well, all.
Time to fess up. I have kitten envy.
I am right there with you.
I wish you could meet them. They are the sweetest things in nature, but naughty. Well, not naughty, just kitten-esque, but the outcome is the same. The house is strewn from one end to the other with toys and blankies and oddities that have caught a passing fancy, and the sitting room furniture has taken on a decidedly angora look. I live in a constant clean mess now, but I wouldn’t change a thing, except to get Eric well.
Sounds like most homes with young children! ????
Yup, me too!
Kitten envy and perfume envy here.
Poor little Eric!
Another dreadful weather day and hey, we’re expecting snow tonight! I’m in Puredistance Black today. I remembered it as less spicy that it actually turned out to be when I put it on in the morning
Snow! I am not ready for snow, you have my sympathies.
Wearing Violaceum by Daphne Bugey. I know I wore this to fit another community project theme some weeks ago, but I can’t recall which one. Anyway, I really like it. It’s easy to wear but a bit quirky, so it keeps me sniffing it.
Ack, I still have not tried a single one of that series.
I bet you’d like Violaceum. The only other I’ve tried from the series was Tenebre, and it was very meh on me. Honestly the only reason I bought a decent is because it shares a name with one of my favorite Dario Argento movies. Which is really a terrible reason.
My random pick is AG Vanille Exquise. I could have sprayed a few more times, just a bit left.
I meant to say light!!
Love that photo up top today, it made me think of delicious smells. Years ago I bought whole nutmegs and mace (nutmeg’s lacy covering) for cookie-making. Rose’s Christmas Cookies by Rose Levy Beranbaum has some of my favorite recipes.
Commando, day 22, though last night I dreamed of perfume. I think my nose will be ready tomorrow. I have a decant of Lys 41 standing by for the community project thanks to a marvelous NSTer. Wish me luck.
Hey, dreaming about perfume is a step in the right direction, I think! Good luck with your scented adventures tomorrow.
Agree, dreams can be a sign of good things to come.
Best of luck on scent re-introduction. Go easy on the Lys! It’s kind of big on me. Oretty, though, and hopefully cheerful and uplifting.
heh heh, I will go easy on Lys 41 for sure. The last time I wore it I took the top off the decant and dabbed. It was very pretty that way.
I used to love her cake books!
Rose’s Cake Bible is one of the best books I’ve ever eaten from.
I recently bought her Baking Bible, and have one of her cake books too. They are so well done and instructive.
Rose’s recipes are fabulous, some are like little master classes in baking.
Perfume mojo coming back – woohoo!
I feel good perfume juju in the air. Also, the arrival of FriYAY always helps.
Still craving cozy scents so I am in Terveer’s Incense. It is a dense, animalic incense, and I love it. If you only like your incense/orientals sheer, or powdery, this is not for you!
But it does give me an idea for a community project. Perfume unicorns. Wear your most obscure scents– scents you believe few have ever tried, let alone own.
I love that idea
Nice!
Where did you get it? I have an oddball animalic incense I love too, Rundholz 3.April.1968, bought in Germany (but now at Luckyscent).
We’re in December here already – I know the years pass faster as I get older, but this is just ridiculous.
Another beautiful day here, it’s quite unbelievable, November has been better than our whole summer last year. Waking up to a sunny day is just bliss, even when I have to go to work
Celebrating the weather and Friday with Le Temps d’Une Fête. (And my tablet has finally learned to remember that name!)
You smell fantastic, and jealous of your weather
PSA: I was searching in vain for Annick Goutal Noël candles on the web last night, and I eventually realized that the limited edition Une Foret d’Ôr in black and gold packaging is probably the classic Noël scent. At least, it has the same notes.
If anyone has sniffed it, please advise. Saks Fifth Avenue has it, and also a festive boxed set of three mixed votives: one Foret d’Or, one Ambre, and one Eau d’Hadrien.
I also found the AG Noël candle in the original packaging on the Celeste Parfums (Netherlands) site. They always have a great AG selection. When I ordered from them a few years ago, they included really nice free samples that compensated for the shipping costs, I felt.
Un foret d’or….oh i just looked it up, i think another lemming is born.
Celeste is a lovely shop! I visited them a few times and they are really helpful and sweet.
*Une
Sorry, I would have told you if you asked! Already have it in the holiday gift post. No idea if it’s the same as Noel, though.
The AG website appears to confirm your supposition, nozknoz. It says: “Renamed Une Forêt D’or by Camille Goutal, the addictive Noël candle is wrapped in a midnight blue glass, lushly covered with white leaves and gold.”
Still using my Scent Bar samples although I might have been through them for now if I hadn’t been sick. It took me a while to get back into even being interested in perfume/candles after I was sick.
Wearing non-perfumes so far this week. Totally White yesterday and Milky Musk today. I actually am really enjoying Milky Musk–fig, musk, and sandalwood. Totally White was a nice clean lilac as well, but I don’t feel a need to own it.
I don’t seem to have room in my brain for perfume when I’m not feeling well.
Glad you’re doing better. Milky Musk sounds enticing.
Glad you are feeling better. I love lilac, but it’s hard to find a good one. We have tons of lilac bushes in Montreal and when they bloom it’s heaven.
Deva and I went sniffing yesterday at The Perfume House and Fumerie. I smelled Eris Mx (nice) and Fazzolari Ummagumma (too prominent a chocolate note for me) Tauer Attar (too smoky) and Papillon Angelique (too much angelique, I was hoping the name didn’t refer to the plant.) I didn’t buy anything but I’m thinking about the Mx. Today I’m wearing Carnal Flower. Hope I don’t gas out the chorus at rehearsal tonight.
Fun! I’m liking Ummagumma. It is chocolatey. The drydown is sweeter than I’d like…
Funny, I don’t register CF as BIG. You smell fantastic nonetheless!
CF is big on me too, I usually tone it down with some orange blossom lotion and less sprays. Jealous of your outind with Deva, I must make the trip to Portland soon!
Just tried Mx today, it was nice but not swoon-indusing.
Jealous about you and Deva meeting!
I’m wearing B de Boucheron for the first time. Lovely, and good for Autumn.
I only have two things from any of the perfumers for tomorrow, and only Honorine Blanc at that. So I’m wearing the first of the two, which is Lady Gaga Fame.
Coty judged that one wrong, didn’t they? Wonder if they lost a ton of money on Lady Gaga.
SOTD is Ottoman Empire (2017) by Areej le Doré, from the end of a split that I got in on here recently. This stuff is POTENT. It goes on with tremendous musk, civet, and honey. For awhile it’s all about the rose. Then there’s some white florals, on the skanky side. And subtle out and sandalwood. It’s reminiscent of Amoureuese and one of the Roja Doves (Scandal? Enslaved?), but I’d say even more potent. Whew. You can knock ’em dead with this. But I forgot to say, it’s beautiful! I’m up in the cold north now getting my mom helped with her packing to fly back to Texas with me on Sunday for Christmas and the winter. Our Houston weather has been too warm to try to flaunt this perfume but I’m loving it up in the cold. Please send warm thoughts and crossed paws for my dear cat Xena at home who is over 15 and just not doing very well. A friend and neighbour are stopping in to look out for her and treat her with fluids. It’s not good though. I feel guilty leaving her but I do have obligations to my mother.
Aw, my 17 year old is having a rough moment, too. Paws crossed for all sweet old cats.
Healing vibes for your sweet kitty too.
Praying for your kitties too. I also have a senior fur ball and get anxious about her health.
Sounds good, such an interesting perfumer!
Too bad ottoman empire was not available when i ordered a small amount of Siberian musk at Stc ..(its quite potent as well).
Xena will be glad when you’re home again. =^..^=
Wishing the best to Xena. I hope she feels better soon!
Fingers crossed for Xena kitty! And for jjlook’s furry friend as well.
Sending warm wishes to Xena! Hard to leave but sounds like you’re leaving her in capable hands. Good luck with mom, too!
Crossing fingers and sending healing vibes for Xena.
I hope Xena feels better soon.
Your fragrance sounds lovely.
Bois d’argent, to smell like a bright, clean moment, in a stressful week.
Hope it is working for you, and hope the week ends better than it started!
I felt a small earthquake in my locale a few minutes ago. They are NOT a common occurrence on the Eastern Seaboard! Philly-area news is confirming that a 5.1 tremor was measured near Dover AFB in Delaware.
SOTD = back to Boucheron Jaipur, to check my reality. Today, it is a lovely and elegant floral with some aldehydes, but nothing like yesterday’s soapfest.
A bit of an update to my post: the USGS has updated their numbers for the Dover event, and now they are saying it was a 4.1. I know that is nothing to the folks in California…
I felt the earthquake, thought either a large truck was idling on my street, or my heater was exploding.
Thank goodness it was an earthquake, hopefully no damage for anyone.
I did not feel anything, however many people here have reported they felt it pretty strong.
Good to hear you are ok Bear.
Thank you, perfumelover67.
Bear, I thought at first that my washing machine had an unbalanced load… until I realized that I wasn’t doing any laundry!
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Yes, it had that feeling too, Jalapeno !
I did not feel it — and yes, 4.1 is NOTHING. Was just laughing that it made the evening news here. I think there was a 6 point something the second night I lived in San Diego
Also, they showed this weird montage of earthquake footage on the news of the Dover quake, with tumbled down buildings — clearly totally unrelated to what actually happened here. Thought that was really weird!
I was in San Francisco for the big quake of 1989, it was 7.3 or something like that. 4.1 is nothing next to that, but probably noticeable to those not raised with earthquakes.
I’ve been so overwhelmed with my new job that I haven’t posted much. I even forgot to put on perfume yesterday which is the first time in many years…that actually scared me a bit! Loving Bottega Veneta tonight and am really aching to try the Eau de Velours. Maybe this weekend, I deserve a treat