It's Monday, and International Mountain Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Prada L'Eau Ambrée.
Reminder: 12/15 will be Wild Kingdom Friday...wear a perfume with an animal in its name. If you don't have one, match your perfume to an animal and tell us about it. Suggested by Elisa.
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 shows 2 of the digital collages for the Prada Olfactories, 2015.
Just back from vacation
Did I miss anything ?
Caron Parfum Sacre today thanks to a generous NSTer
Welcome back! Your gentle wit has been missed. ????
Ooo! Thank you!
Apparently I missed that you were on vacation. I had been wondering. I hope it was enjoyable. Welcome back!
family vacations are always an adventure!
Welcome back! Was wondering where you disappeared to. Hope it was fun (and warm)!
yes and yes! My SOTD for all of last week and the weekend was Songes.
Came back to a winter wonder land…
Glad to see you here on NST, was nervous about some of our NYers with the scare this morning in Times Sq.
Welcome back
You smelled great on your vacation.
Songes was competing with the frangipani flowers around me
Hope you had a wonderful vacay!
Too short but a good one
Welcome back!
Thank you
Diam Blonde today. It seems wintery to me and I spent the weekend getting the house ready to host the staff Christmas party, so wintery fit.
My neighbor arranges her staff party for the investment banking firm she works at and they get to go to the Ritz. I am school teacher, we are in someone’s house because we are on the other end of the spectrum money wise. But hey, it forces me to get the house clean which is the good side to peer pressure. I put a few Trader Joe’s cedar scented candles out but did not do more as some are very sensitive.
I have always gotten more “Spring” cleaning done right before my Christmas company comes!
In my humble opinion, income doesn’t matter a whit as far as entertaining. When a home is cozy and comfortable and inviting, THAT is the vibe that matters! That’s my goal anyway!
thanks
1) YUP! I clean so thoroughly for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and just mop and dust the rest of the year.
2) I have always had people over, broke or not, and it seems when you are all broke, mulled (jug) wine, mushroom/beef stew and homemade biscuits are just as wonderful, if not more so, than smoked salmon and Champagne!
I don;t have to cook at least, just provided the space. I love to cook but this group would be hard to please.
It’s the being together that is important!
Yay to positive peer pressure, that is the only time I really clean my house too
and you get to see people, and use your stuff!
I don’t have much nice stuff, I use my things year around pretty much the same things. I do iron abel cloths when company comes though.
I’ve been to many fancy holiday parties, but one held in someone’s home sounds much more pleasant and welcoming.
I host my preschool teacher party at my house as well. Everyone loves it… we have the fire going, tree up… who needs the Ritz?
I really wish I could have the fire going it would be lovely but we have spare the air days here whenever it is cool, high pressure systems or something. One year I had the same stack of fire wood for 12 months without using a one because every time I though I would it was not allowed.
We actually have a gas fireplace these days. We burned lots of wood at our previous home but my husband decided he was tired of the work of a real fireplace.
I don’t host parties at my place because it is a lot of work. I would rather payfor a reasonable decent meal and not have to worry about clean up before and after.
Believe me they are great about clean up because few of them want to have it at their house. A restaurant type thing does not work for this group.
My husband loves it when we have parties because it forces us to really get everything tidied up. It helps to have a good dishwasher!
Etat Libre de Orange’s Fat Electrician. Lots of coffee to get Monday rolling!
Sooooooo good! Chestnut/vetiver awesomeness…..
Chestnut and vetiver sound like they’d go together well – at least to my nose.
Oooh, forgot about this one. I have a sample somewhere . . .
Lovely!
SotD is Afternoon of a faun, from a sample.
(I forgot about the theme, but hey, a faun is a half goat…
Its been a while since I wore it, almost forgot how amazing it is.
This fragrance does not seem to be available in a smaller bottle (50 ml or less). Why ELdO, why???
I went on a short city break last weekend: visited Reims and Amiens. Both lovely cities, I loved seeing the Art deco architecture in Reims, but when it comes to Gothic architecture, I think I prefer the cathedral of Amiens. We had blue skies and sun on friday and saturday, it was so good to see and feel the sun again!!!
But now we are back to grey and dark skies. Also, snow, and ice and slush (temperatures fluctuate between -1 and 3 degrees celcius, thats just below and above freezing point)
Oh, I thought they were all in 30 ml now, sorry to hear that’s not so! But good choice, I was thinking I would wear that this week.
I suspect 30 ml is for the USA/Canada market only.
Because I never saw that size here in Europe in stores, and they do not list it in their EU shop.
(Afternoon of a Faun seems to be only available in 100 ml, on all continents)
Aha, did not know that.
What a lovely trip! I actually prefer Reims Cathedral to Amiens. I love those Chagall windows in Reims. The cathedral in Amiens is stunning as well and not just because of its size. If ever you want to visit another great cathedral in the very North of France, Laon has a beautiful one too.
Yeah, those windows are stunning! Have you seen the Chagall windows in Metz?
Good to hear Laon is worth the visit too! I had a good view on that town from the highway (when we drove from Reims to Amiens). I’ll make sure to stop there next time!
I have, I’m slightly cathedral obsessed
Soissons is very pretty too, just saying.
Laon is gorgeous, perched on that rock or whatever it is. It’s bang in the middle of one of WWI front lines.
Aww thats cool! I love people who geek out over cathedrals – and abbeys and castles (and art history in general)
If I visit France again I’ll make sure to ask you for travel tips
Oh and I saw those Chagalls in Metz cathedral as well, they are fabulous. I really like the whole city centre of Metz by the way. Those pedestrian areas make for relaxed strolling. And the Centre Pompidou is awesome. Visited it twice now and both times it was really worth it.
I think the Chagall Museum in Nice is pretty fantastic. Also, if you ever visit Chicago, the Chagall mosaic at 10 South Dearborn is worth a look see!
It’s Chanel 19 for me today, to substitute for the energy I don’t have.
You and me both! (The energy, not the 19)
You smell great!
You smell great. Hope it gives you the energy you need.
Thanks everybody! In case anyone is wondering, it didn’t help my energy level at all, but having the scent around me did at least provide some incentive to stay awake all day.
Twins, if you wore the EDP!
I did! I always think of you when I reach for that bottle.
Just 2 weeks until Christmas????? WOW!!!!!!!! Sometimes I wonder if I’m in a time machine….
Wearing Demeter Mulled Cider for a holiday vibe….This is my favorite Demeter so far! Santa (me) does have some Demeter Eggnog, Gingerbread, and Snow perfumes tucked away for my girls’ stockings, so haven’t sniffed those yet…..
Smelly deal: TJ Maxx and Marshalls have an abundance of Demeter scents right now, for $7.99 each….
I picked up a few this weekend, too. I hardly ever find good stuff at our Marshalls, but I hit the jackpot this time!
what a fun collection of holiday scents!
Oh you smell wonderful!
And what a great deal- I know what I am doing after work!
I saw the Demeter Golden Delicious at my local TJ Maxx as well as the Stash set with the oil. I do enjoy a nice apple scent. But I resisted both. Mulled cider sounds good though…..
How are you liking the L’eau Ambree, Robin? I’m always surprised how much I like it when I wear it, though I don’t reach for it much.
Anyone have recs on the best place to buy a 100ml bottle of Jo Malone Pomegrante Noir for an Xmas present? Surprisingly, I can’t find a place to buy it on discount that has a box.
Same here — really like it, never remember to wear it.
You know there’s an LE bottle this year, opaque black & white stripes? Sold out at JM, don’t know if you can find it anywhere else or not —
https://www.jomalone.co.uk/product/20627/53682/christmas-fy18/christmas-limited-editions/pomegranate-noir-limited-edition-cologne
Sorry, no recs on your Jo Malone question, but chiming in to say I also like L’eau Ambree more than I realize whenever I wear it. In fact, I used up my decant earlier this year and probably *need* a small bottle.
It can be purchased for SO CHEAP! It’s perfumista free!
I like L’eau Ambree so much and also seldom wear it…..I tend to think of it as a fresh amber, or a light oriental or some light version of my favorite heavier notes, one that can be worn year round. But in the colder months, I crave those heavy notes and in milder weather I want something completely different, until I actually wear poor L’eau Ambree, then I think why don’t I wear this more often?
Agree. It’s the first amber-ish perfume that I ever really liked.
I was surprised to find that I have enough scents with names that fit this week’s project. I’m starting the week with Siberian Shewolf from Smell Bent. In fact, several of Smell Bent’s fragrances would work, but I’ve pulled two. Siberian Shewolf is a vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood fragrance. For some reason, although I don’t care for most vanilla fragrances I can wear this one.
That one sounds lovely.
Perfect!
Love the name of your scent, and the notes sound nice too.
I’m doing the obvious and wearing Zoologist Macaque. It’s one of the ones I liked the least when I got the sample set and tried them all. Today isn’t changing my opinion. It seems to have a dominant very bitter note I can’t identify (Is that galbanum?), making my nose wrinkle up prepared to sneeze.
Macaque does have galbanum in it. I found there is also a very prominent spiky wood note that irritated me when I tried it. Doesn’t seem as bad when it’s on fabric, though. I only know this because one day when I wore it, it got on the seatbelt in my car, so my car smelled like Macaque for a day or two.
“Spiky” is exactly the word for it!
Cousins (in Civet)!
Chanel Sycomore today. I can’t personally smell anything, but I know it smells amazing in a non-offensive office way, which is good cause I maaaayyy have over applied. We’ll blame it on the allergies.
You smell great!
You smell glorious!
You smell awesome!
SOTD: Myrrhe Impériale
Maybe it’s the cold weather, I am feeling the urge to turn on the oven and bake, all the time. Maybe I will make some caramel sticky buns or cinnamon rolls with extra filling and extra frosting
I’m coming over now!
ooooh, yummy. You and your kitchen will smell great today.
SAve a few for me! I love sticky buns of any description.
I love(d) baking this time of year too! Really miss it and wasn’t really expecting to. I always gifted friends with cookies, breads, cheesecakes and pies. Really, REALLY miss it! Sticky buns are the absolute bomb! Hot out of the oven….! ????
Started this week with Diptyque Pud Palao. Good thing is that I finally have all the presents for my family. Also I’ll be off from work on Friday because I’m traveling to the seaside to take my Granny home for Holiday season.
LOL Pud Palao. ????????????????????
Enjoy your holiday, lucasai!
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That’s the plan!
Oud Palao of course
I love Oud (or Pud!) Palao as well – it’s my winter oud.
Same, I love it in cold season
Safe travelling to you and your Granny!
Thank you
Happy holidays and safe travels.
Donna Laran Gold today. Shopping my collevtion yesterday and I saw it. Almost forgot I had it! Lovely stuff. I can’t believe it couldn’t sustain a place on the market.
On a related note, inspired by the poll yesterday, I went to my favorite used book store* and picked up some excellent little short story collections from both Egyptian and Brazilian writers. Short stories are all I have the focus for these days but I love them fiercely.
(*Kaboom Books for my Houstonians or curious parties. Their store is like a labyrinth of books and I love it!)
don’t you love used book stores?!
My favorite is the Strand they have new and used..and it goes on for miles and miles
Wow, that sounds incredible!
Where is it? My favorite Houston bookstore is Murder by the Book–and they do have a lot of used mysteries, thrillers etc. there.
I like Murder by the Book a lot but I don’t read mysteries very often.
Kaboom is in the Heights, on Houston Ave right before it ends at N. Main. It’s worth a trip if you’re in the area. The owners are very nice, and the neighborhood cat Oliver can be found snoozing on the stacks more often than not.
Starting the week of in RL Safari, get it?
Nice!
Good one. I may have to default to that since I don’t think I have a single animal in my perfume menagerie!
perfect choice
YAAAAAS.
Okay, I’ll get the Safari back out. (I put it in the cabinet so I’d have room on the dresser for all the things I only wear in winter. . . but yeah. Safari all year round.)
After days of vanillas, need to break out some florals. Comparing French Kiss to Misia EDP today…not sure which arm smells better.
Ack…two weeks to Xmas. Much shopping to do. Amazon and Nordstrom…here I come!
This is a hard one. Both are amazing in their own right.
I prefer the Misia. Something in French Kiss bothered me unfortunately.
☕☕☕ Triple strength coffee
Extra long workout
Shaal Nur Etro
Opoponax
Lemons ????????????
Coumarin
The Anise Biscotti were a sensation at the Christmas brunch I attended yesterday.
Will bake a double batch this weekend. ????????????????????????
????Carpe Diem ????
Peace ✌
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I need to find time to work out..all I do is eat and eat and eat these days. But chasing around the 2 littles ones is a workout in itself
Chasing two toddlers is an occupational workout! ????
Deep breaths
Straight posture
Stretching while playing with the children
All good until you have time for a “proper” workout, whatever THAT is!
LOLOLOL ????????????????
Enjoy the seasonal food, there will be time for restraints in 2018.????????
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Double what Bear says! Toddler chasing IS a workout!
Yes to the toddler workout! When my kids were both small I had good upper body strength from all the lifting.
Totally digging your SOTD, Bear. It is on the FB wishlist! ????
Thanks Jalapeno !!!!
Hope Santa is listening !!!!
No scent yet, as I am still trying to clear my head – had one of those “Too-abrupt waking to the sound of the garbage truck rolling past my house as I’ve simultaneously realized that I forgot to put the bin out last night” mornings.
Yikes, that was a tough wake up. Hope you’re nerves stop jangling quickly.
Earlier this am sampled DSH Hannukkah Candle – so cozy and elegant, love it
Just found Stella McCarney in my handbag, ordered from ScentBird, very lovely!
Stella lives in my purse too! LOL! It’s works in any situation, so it stays with my all-purpose lipstick…..
Yeah, I could see that, it’s very pretty, but versatile.
BTW, what is your all-purpose lipstick?
Revlon Cherries in the Snow is my fave red lip! Drugstore cheapie makes it even better….
what a cute name! I will check it out – I am late to the red lip party, but am having fun with it.
Every time Revlon goes on sale that one is first to be sold out…
well..atleast in my hood it is!
Oh, that is a classic! Back in the day, Cherries in The Snow was the thing to have in my purse and doubled as a blush!
Ooh, I need to sample Hannukah Candle!
Hi all,
Today’s SOTD is Chypre by Coty.
OOOOOOOH.
The 80s rerelease, or earlier?
Earlier, the juice is pretty dark too.
SOTD Blackbird Y06-S, reviewed by Kevin recently.
It is a very, very nice, pleasant, shanky jasmine, which in my case dominates from the start to the end. I wore it the whole weekend and it is so appealing that it keeps me going back to it. I do not get the banana note that much, as I was expecting. There is some metallic aspect in the drydown that makes it more interesting. I see myself wearing it a lot in warmer temperatures, but it is also good in colder days.
Oh, I want that one!!
Working from home at the miment since my boss doesn’t want us going into Manhattan for now secondary to the terrorist attack this morning. Thankful there were inly minor injuries and they were able to bring in the culprit. Scary prospect and luckily it was a failed attempt.
SOTM is Bruno Fazzolari Lamblack. Leathery grapefruit. I love it!
Now you are at home you can keep spraying your perfume! Stay safe
Yeah, I probably wouldn’t have worn this to work. You too! I’m thinking it’s probably fine to get in the train safety-wise at this point, but I’m sure the service is a chaotic mess, so I’ll wait until it calms down.
Chaos! Not to mention south street seaport, apparently that is where all the bus drop offs are happening now that Port Authority is closed. Good Grief
Oof.
Glad you are safe. Hopefully they’ll get some good info from the moron who attempted it. That’s all I can say here….
Thanks! Hope so.
I’m glad you’re safe!
Thanks!
I was two blocks away from it heading to a 8am meeting. Scary, chaotic. I am on my way back to the office. The trains are running normal now. Not an easy morning, but everyone showed up for the meeting. Nothing stops. Glad everyone is safe!
✌Happy everyone is safe.
I ???? NYC !
A 24/7 whirlwind, in the best possible ways! ????
Have to visit in the New Year. ????????????????????
Thanks and yes! NYC could use your presence!
I have never been in Times Square for the New Year. I am not fond of crowds, and being standing there for hours freezing… no thanks. But never say never…..
;D
Wow, glad you’re safe! But good to hear the trains are back to normal. I didn’t hear about it until my boss called me. I’m grateful my employer looks out for us.
I reached the area by 7:00am, having in mind to have some light breakfast nearby. I was ready to order when the whole thing happened, so I left the place quickly when I saw the commotion and walked to the building where we were having the meeting. Coffee was and will be more than enough until I get home tonight. (sigh!)
Thank goodness you are safe and they caught the culprit.
Fortunately, it sounds like he didn’t really get all the explosives instructions down very well.
Holy crap! I had no idea! I woke late then, well hell..! Let me go see the news. Stay home and stay safe.
Thanks! It’s probably fine to go in to the city now, but strict instructions not too! Don’t want to defy my superior’s orders????
Joining the chorus . So glad that our NYC friends are safe!
Thanks, me too!
Take care of yourself, New Yorkers! Glad you are ok!
Thanks gvillecreative!
Vanilla Botanique by DSH. Very smoky, great longevity, win-win all the way
That sounds really good!
Agreed. Smoke + vanilla = fun.
I like Dawn’s vanilla too. It’s not too sweet.
To take advantage of the cool weather while we have it, I’m wearing Shalimar Ode a la Vanille.
ah! love love that one
Smellin’ amazing! Love that one as well!
It’s a pity that Ode a la Vanille was discontinued. You smell wonderful.
Ha! Decided to try out Civet before I even saw Friday’s theme. Not sure about the amount of citrus in the opening but I’m liking it overall. However, DSH’s Chinchilla is still my new animalic love.
Oh, another I could wear this week! I like Chinchilla.
I am wearing Providence Perfume Violet Beauregarde and drinking a cup of jasmine tea.
Sounds like a perfect tea&scent combo. I love the clever name Violet Beauregarde.
You smell very pretty today!
Thanks
It is such a mood lifter for me.
Well, I have already scrubbed off my first attempt at fitting in the theme today. I tried Naja for the first time, and on a work day much less, and it was awful on me. Thankfully, I only dabbed it because I was wary after sniffing it in the decant bottle. It smelled like sickly sweet fruity and powdery spearmint on me. The closest perfume I can compare it to is Diptyque Kimonanthe, though that works better on me. To the swap pile the Naja decant goes.
Luckily, I grabbed a sample as I was leaving home because I was already regretting my choice. So now I’m in House of Matriarch Albatross. I smell like salty sea air.
Naja didn’t work for me either.
I don’t think linden and I are friends at the end of the day.
I like linden soliflores a lot, or even better, those blended with mimosa. However, I didn’t get the linden note in Naja due to how it was used or what it was paired with. I also remember Tauer’s Zeta not working on me, though it’s been a long time since I’ve tried it. I think my favorites are Astier de Villatte Grand Chalet and Aftelier Honey Blossom.
I love linden, and Naja & Zeta did not work on me either.
I’m wearing Atelier Silver Iris today. I’m really liking it. Now that I’ve been exploring iris, I’m finding it very calming. We put the Christmas tree up last night, my son isn’t happy, because I put different lights on it. I told him we will switch back next year.
That’s a great Iris scent. One of my favorites!
Wishing you peace and tranquility (even with the light issue).
Thanks! My son is very rigid when it comes to tradition. I can already hear him next year ” mom, don’t forget the REAL lights this year”
You smell great! Silver Iris was my wedding scent.
Smiling a bit about the Xmas lights. I am kind of picky about them, myself.
SOTD is Guerlain Songe d’un Bois d’Ete.
For me, it’s a forest with lots of animals: birds, monkeys, big cats, hippos in the water…
Thanks everyone who replied to my Saturday comment in the lazy weekend poll. I was not feeling well during the weekend after I fainted, so I went to the doctor today. As expected, lots of tests and other diagnostic stuff awaits me. But I am more or less fine today.
Hope the doctor has good info for you soon. Glad you are feeling better now. And you smell great today.
I hope you get some answers as soon as possible. Take care.
Hope all turns out well in the end! You smell great! My husband thinks Songe duBdE smells like a Christmas tree. You smell fab! The saffron note in that is divine.
You smell wonderful. Hope you are feeling better and it’s nothing serious.
Too bad about having to go to the doctor. Fingers crossed that you get answers soon. Hopefully it is nothing major.
My SOTD is Heeley’s Iris de Nuit.
Fantastic!
I’m in Zoologist Macaque this morning. I considered Civet, but it might annoy my physical therapist this afternoon.
I was at Marshall’s this weekend, and found a whole raft of Demeters. Picked up Oud, Frankincense, Myrrh, New Baby and Eggnog. Jackpot!
The rejects: Salt Air, Kitten Fur and Baby Head (I think that was the name).
Fun haul! Huh, wondering what the difference between “New Baby” and “Baby Head” would be?
I had the name wrong, duh. The reject was Baby Powder, not Baby Head! Although, I have a distinct smell memory of the top of my daughter’s soft, downy head when she was little. If they could only bottle that smell!
I haven’t tried Eggnog or NB, been too busy playing the incense. ????
Oh, yeah, I’d reject baby powder, too. I thought New Baby was suposed to smell like infant baby head? Did they nail it? That is a precious scent.
Oh, it’s nice. Creamy, a little lemon at the start, just really soft. A little sweet, but not too much.
Playing *in* the incense. ????
I saw a bunch at Ross last week too. Seriously tempted by Gingerbread, but resisted. The Frankincense is a nice addition, especially at this time of year. ????????
Ooh, that sounds good. I could layer it with Eggnog. [Stop it, Nancy, stop it right now.]
Nice batch of Demeter goodies!
Thanks! They’ll keep me busy for awhile.
I sniffed some of those today. Demeter Frankincense is quite nice. Kitten Fur does not smell like a kitten’s fur. The Demeter scent has more of a sweetish-musky smell. It felt like a softer version of one of the Narciso scents. I might have bought it for laughs but the only bottle had a busted sprayer. Oh well, saved me $7, lol.
Maybe just as well. There were several comments on Fragrantica that it turned a little artificial smelling after a bit.
We are still in Orlando until Wednesday. A bit cooler here the last few days. My hubby and his brother are golfing (again)! My father-in-law and I have been spending a lot of time together going for walks around the resort and going to the gym.
I bought a couple of Goutal fragrances here (Eau d’Hadrian and Ce Soir ou jamais). I sprayed both on today so that is my SOTD so far.
We are off to the pool shortly to save spots for the golfers and enjoy the last few days of sun.
What fun, enjoy your last few days!
We are still in Orlando until Wednesday. A bit cooler here the last few days. My hubby and his brother are golfing (again)! My father-in-law and I have been spending a lot of time together going for walks around the resort and going to the gym.
I bought a couple of Goutal fragrances here (Eau d’Hadrian and Ce Soir ou jamais). I sprayed both on today so that is my SOTD so far.
We are off to the pool shortly to save spots for the golfers and enjoy the last few days of sun.
Enjoy your time in Orlando!
Thanks KellyC. We’ve had so much fun, it’s impossible not to have a great time here!
Morning, all. The weather is pretty much perfect here, all cloudless skies and golden sun. It’s perhaps rather too hot, but you get that in summer….the pohutukawa are bathed in crimson and the jacarandas are dark purple in the silver air. This is not my favourite season, but the rest of the country seems happy.
One more week, just four more days. I can do anything for four days. I landed reading the names at graduation again, I’m very late writing the presentation for a conference in London in January, and I have another meeting with That Student, but even with those things on my plate, I’m happy, because just four more days! I think our weather is too hot for my very few animalic scents, so I’m in the cool waters of Ninfeo Mio. It’s pleasantly green and, well, pleasant. Not madly interesting, but very pleasant. I rather wish I’d worn L’Ombre dans L’ Eau now, but maybe tomorrow.
I can hear the dear man saying “No!” with increasing desperation, which suggests he and Alexander are locked in a battle for ownership of his toes. The Beetle has a thing for feet. I had better go and help by distracting Alexander with his puppy toy, which I saw somewhere odd, like the bathroom vanity, I think. Be well, all.
Hope your last four days go quickly!
SotD = Carnal Flower, just a few dabs from a sample. Heavenly.
Weather here in the southwest US has been dry, dry, windy, and dry with cold nights and warm-almost-hot afternoons. Lip balm and hand lotion are applied all day long.
The dry air makes perfume more intense and fleeting, as though I am smelling them in fast forward.
Many thanks to the NSTers who have mentioned the Biomains hand & nail treatment. It works great and smells similar to 24 Faubourg, a nice bonus.
Hope all of us will be well, be safe, and be well-scented on this Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day.
It has been that way here as well. Not sure where in the Southwest you are. Last week was rather cold but this week is back warm again (at least in the afternoons).
I’m south of Los Angeles. We often have warm days in December. The recent combination of quite cool nights, hot afternoons, wind gusts, and super low humidity feels unusual.
I got my exercise this afternoon raking the thick carpet of windblown pine needles off the lawn. I filled a big trash bin to the top. Go, me!
Very hot, dry and dusty here in San Diego, can’t wait for the Santa Ana conditions to break. My whole body feels parched with humidity in the single digits.
I am slathering on creams, oils and my new favourite lip balm, Bite Agave.
Bite Agave looks yummy, couldn’t resist googling it.
The dryness is intense. On Saturday I put moisturizer/sunscreen on my face every two hours. I was outside doing yard work, but even so, that’s dry air.
I live in the desert and Bite Agave is the only thing that worked for me this extra-dry fall! I’m tempted to get all three colors (right now I only have Champagne).
You smelled like all sorts of wonderful today ????
Just woke up and it’s almost 10AM!! Still smelling good from yesterday’s Salomé.
Time to hit the shower and get it in gear✌????
Why even shower when you smell so nice?
Because my bottle of Ummagumma arrived and I really want to break it open????
Hahahaha! Do report on your opinion of Ummagumma. My bottle hasn’t even shipped yet (wail). Twisted Lily must be inundated with orders after their sale coupons.
Really? I wonder if they over sold that scent? Mine has been waiting for me to pick up since the 8th, but between work and post office being closed on the weekend, I had to wait until today to pick it up.
I knew when the note list came out I was probably going to like it. I actually had a chance to test it when I went sniffing with Foxbins in Portland. I wanted it right then, but didn’t want to be too hasty as I hadn’t experienced the dry down. Later that night I kept getting lovely whiffs of it, and when that 20% off appeared, I hopped right on it. I love it. I don’t really have any incense perfumes and this one dries down to a nice soft warm incense. I don’t care much for cold ones, and while I liked some in the CdG incense line, they just didn’t last on me.
I hope you get your bottle soon! Maybe give them a call and see what the hold up is?
They obviously heard me whining, shipping notice came through after I posted this comment!
Hey Guys!
1) We are just two weeks away from Christmas! WHOOP! Although this year no baking- I bought Danish butter cookies in the tin and I actually bought a mini fruit cake for entertaining. So much easier for entertaining with coffee or hot cocoa.
2) SOTD: TF Venetian Bergamote. I needed something fresher and lighter, even as we have cold, windy weather here in Portland. This is just lovely, soft fragrance with lots of white flowers, citrus and spice, so it’s fresh & light enough YET has a grounding of spice to it. Love this fragrance, not the price tag!
3) BONUS BONUS BONUS Tom Ford drive by review! Warning: Adult concepts and language
Fckng Fabulous (yes, I spelled it out, apologies, but that is what is on the sample bottle)
Y’all.
Y’all:
So like most private labels this lays close to the skin, so when the body is warm and lightly sweating ( from….you know what) the scent rises.
It’s a luscious vanilla with leather and cookies. You’re doing it, doing it RIGHT, with your pretend boyfriend Idris Elba. There half eaten tiramisu that is smashed on the floor, and you did not even bother to remove your boots, you savage.
So basically that’s Fckng Fabulous- a combo of leather and sweet, with a teeny bit of skanky whoopee.
To put this to the test, I wore a deep v cut cashmere sweater (with a push up bra) and leather pants (with Spanx underneath) and slicked back hair with big earrings. High heels of course. Then I applied several drops from the sample bottle, and tried looking sexy with a Manhattan at bar party
Several older ladies complimented me on my bosom, most of the older men scurried away to the safety of their spouses (who also complimented me on my bosom) and three phone numbers I did get turned out to be out of towners. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So there you have it: Fckng Fabulous is a leather with cookies and vanilla. Buy yourself a Chanel Cuir de Russie, and shower beforehand with Philosophy French vanilla and spray a base of Philosophy Fresh Cream before the Cuir de Russie. You will get a similar effect and save about $300.
My thanks to my college friend in NYC who sent this sample to me after buying it for her husband.
[Ed note: sorry, but I’ve disemvoweled the perfume name.]
F%#&*g fabulous sound like a win win for you
It’s VERY nice indeed and kinda brilliant: I can’t believe no one has done a leather x gourmand cross before. Or if they have, it is not to my (very incomplete) knowledge. Off to Fragrantica I go!
Having said all that, apparently it looks like Philosophy may have a gourmand x leather/musk of it’s own- Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere, being sold at QVC. Stay Tuned!
Dying over here! ????
A single girl needs ALL THE HELP she can get!
Hahaha i love this review!
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Hahaha! 50 Shades of Fabulous ????
LOL!
With Spanx, anything is possible! LOL!
Lol! Except eating a huge meal.
I am loving this review sooooo hard! Thanks!
You are welcome! And real thanks goes to my friend Krishna, who snagged this tiny sample for me.
Your review is AWESOME!!Made my day!FF!
This may be a candidate for best review of 2017!
Nah! But for real- if you have access to a Chanel CdR AND a vanilla-ish scent- mix the two and you kinda get a n approximation!
I’m on the 2nd day of my vacation and I still haven’t made it to the shower yet. While I am taking care of a couple things, I’m in SDV and it’s starting to annoy me for some reason. I ordered some stuff from Amazon and two of the items are supposed to be delivered today and they haven’t even shipped yet and the 3rd thing is out for delivery. I am a little annoyed because I am a Prime member and this is starting to happen more and more. I’m fighting with Sephora about an order I made with a gift card in November and something was sold out and naturally, I don’t have the gift card anymore because I threw it out after I used it. I think that I might do 1270 after my shower and I will give myself a break on doing what I need to do.
As per the usual way things go, Amazon has gotten too big for its britches. Its success is slowly ruining it…
I’ve had a few Amazon delays recently and other mail, in general. All my stuff was delivered, though. I think it’s this time of year when USPS is on package overload during the Christmas rush.
Sorry to hear about the hassles. Everything seems to be going slower and slower as Christmas approaches. As for the gift card, twice in the past month I made gift card purchases that had to be shipped to me from Nordstroms and the SA told me to be sure to hang onto the gift card until the item arrived. I guess the store has no way to give credit if the gift card is not in hand. I hope you can get a good resolution.
A neighbor had an Amazon delivery yesterday. The driver/delivery guy got out of his car and tossed, yes, TOSSED the box to the top of the steps that he was too lazy to climb.
Alahine. Because it’s warm and cozy and I’m cold!
You smell super wonderful.
I’m enjoying my first official day of December vacation. No scent just yet, but had a very nice shower with some of the lovely items from my l’Occitane advent calendar. This is my first time to spring for one of the scented advent calendars, although I have wanted to every year. Somehow I always waited too long and the ones I was considering
sold out. It is so much fun to wake up each morning knowing that a nice little surprise is waiting for me.
Yes – sounds so fun – maybe next year I’ll do it, too!
It really is fun, and the l’Occitane calendar is one of the less expensive advent calendars (the “Signature” calendar, not the Luxury calendar), and I got it during their Black Friday sale for $52 with free shipping. I like that they are large enough sizes for multiple uses each.
I’ve hardly worn any perfume in the past 2 weeks or so. At first because of a cold, and then as a result of some stomach bug I felt too queasy to put anything on.
I’m finally back to normal and wearing Patou Vacances.
We are having lots of snow today. It looks great but my drive to work will be interesting tomorrow :S
I’m not very good at typing emoticons:
Next attempt
Glad you are feeling better✌????
Alot of snow for me too. Stay safe! Glad you are feeling better ????
Glad to hear you are better. I’ve been having a hard time too, due to hormonal issues. It’s no fun when you can’t enjoy your perfumes.
Nice to hear that you are feeling better and enjoying your perfumes again. ????
I am wearing En Passant, just because. A friend and I are making a little road trip from Sacramento to Anaheim this week, so I am packing and cleaning up so the petsitter doesn’t think I’m a total slob. It seems rather odd to be going toward wildfires instead of away, but we planned this months ago and so will make the best of the smoky conditions.
Hope the trip goes well. I’m so sad about more terrible fires! You do smell wonderful anyway!
Safe travels on your trip.
I hope your trip goes well despite the smoke!
I’m in Edward Bess Genre today and LOVING it! Wishing I’d sprayed a tab more lavishly!
Had a busy weekend at the company Christmas party Saturday night (wore Bois d’Iris and black sequin pants- felt quite fancy ha!) and then lunch and the ballet with my sister yesterday (wore Shalimar). A wonderful pre-holiday weekend!
Sounds like you had a marvelous weekend of fun and fragrance.
I happened to wear Shalimar yesterday too. It had been a while since the last time I wore it. I had a nice moment of “hello, dear fragrance friend, I’ve missed you.”
I’ve been meaning to get a sample of Genre. Your weekend sounds delightful!
SOTD was Violet Blonde,a favorite violet perfume!
Continued the theme of violets with Insolence Edp as my SOTE.
It’s been a rainy weekend/Monday here,great relief from the usual African heat this time of year.The violets seemed perfect for that reason.
Happy Week everyone!
X
I love violets too! Enjoy your rain. We could use some too here in southern California.
Hello Johanob! Good to “see” you!
I am testing the new Tauer Oud perfume. I am way over oud so I am not the intended customer, but it smells nicely done, with real oud oil. There is a mushroom note too. Worth a sniff if you love oud I think.
This is the Attar AT? I think I am over oud myself, but it sounds nice.
No, it’s a new perfume called L’Oud.
Very happy to hear that the NYC NSTers are all safe and sound after this morning’s events. I’m also happy to know that Deva has a fire extinguisher for her van. It’s the one piece of kitchen equipment I haven’t used yet, and here’s hoping that it stays that way.
SOTD = back to the sample stash, trying Badgley Mischka EdP again today. I rather like this slightly anachronistic perfume… smells like the big 80’s to me, but according to Fragrantica, it came out in 2006.
I like Badgley Mischka, too. I thought it smelled more 90s or whatever the J’Adore era is.
It’s been a full couple of days–sick kid last night and this morning, then chaos and bombs on the subway (although thankfully no one I know was anywhere near it), and a full day at work! Thank goodness for 24 Faubourg to take me away from all that. But I finished my bottle today–whatever shall I do? 50mL gone, from a scent I wasn’t even sure I liked when I first tried it, but had to buy it because I found the edp on sale for $30 at a rummage sale.
24 Faubourg is beautiful, what a great rummage sale find. Was your bottle EdT or EdP?
I associate that perfume with you so you have to get a replacement!
SOTD was Iris 39.
Nice. Almost wore that today. The ideal day for that one for me is cold and sunny, which was today.
Scentless today (again) due to colds in the family, but dreaming of Chanel 19, Cuir de Russie, No 5 L’eau, 31 Rue Cambon, 28 La Pausa, and now, thanks to Robin, L’eau Ambree. Mostly, it’s been a very Chanel year for me.
Perfume is such a joy!
Yes it is! Hope everybody gets better quickly.
SOTD = Chanel number nineteen eau de parfum
Ha! Other than samples of the Zoologist line, I don’t think I have perfumes with animal names. I decided that I will wear No. 19 for as long as I can string together letters from the letter set above.
Today’s animal is APE.
I’m glad all was safe from the terror attack earlier today. I was busy today (when am I not?!?) and the incident wasted 3 hours of my time with post incident reporting.
Perfect, I look forward to seeing how many animal names you can tease out of there! (And was wondering why you’d written out the 19)