Happy Monday, and happy Absinthe Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
It's a bit early in the day for absinthe, so I'm in Demeter Gingerale.
Reminder: on 3/9, we're doing Is it real, or is it Memorex?... wear a fragrance that photorealistically duplicates the smell of something else. Suggested by Jalapeno.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2018, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is This year's ginger harvest by Benson Kua at flickr; some rights reserved.
St Clair Scents First Cut…..I am in a meadow with lavender and honeyed hay
Glad you made it out of the snow…and into the meadow.????
Actually, my work is closed today. I work in a different county which was hit pretty hard…fallen trees, no power, dangerous driving conditions since Friday.
We lost power on Friday but it came back (luckily…many of my neighbors still don’t have power)…our internet was down for three days, however.
and now another storm is heading our way Tuesday night into Thursday morning…..and now y’all know why I don’t like snow-LOL!
and my tired old body is STILL sore from the shoveling on Friday!
Yikes! My parents live in the northern part of the state and get those kind of extended power outages too. I finally talked them into getting a generator a couple of years ago.
I think we’re supposed to get that storm starting tonight.
Come on spring!
Ironically we have a generator but it may not even work cause we never used it
I think that storm is starting on your end and heading to our end……I am crossing my fingers that the power stays on for us.
Hey that sounds great! The perfume, I mean. Not the weather! Just to be clear ????
Ha! No worries…I got you
The St Clair Scents are fantastic….I have been going ga-ga over them as of late….Jessica did a really amazing review of them not that long ago….they are quite complex and have a high percentage of naturals so they smell true to life (versus synthetic) so I thought they would be good for this week’s CP.
Just got mine today!
OOO!!! Can’t wait to hear your impressions (whether you like them or not
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Just finished a decant of Box of Eels EdT, it felt good to finish something off…
trying on canmake stay on balm, its very nice but I don’t think it stays on…
Congrats to Shape of Water, was very happy to see that movie win
Oh, thank you for the reminder — I need to go see who won the Oscars!
Aw, Lady Bird got nothing! (I am so lazy, it’s the only nominated movie I saw)
I’m not sure I saw ANY movie nominated for anything! LOL We pretty much stick to Marvel heroes and Star Wars!
Next year you’ll get Black Panther, I guess!
The Oscars are so long..sometimes I think: just. get.on. with. it.
Especially for those on east coast!
I’ve loved Guillermo del Toro for years (Pan’s Labyrinth is my favorite movie besides The Wizard of Oz) and am so happy his movie got best picture!
Me too SmokeyToes, I loved his speech when he encourage young artist to pursue their dreams. What an eventful & memorable night for him..
Pan’s Labyrinth is brilliant.
Too bad he did not get to make At the Mountains of Madness.
In Jean Patou Sira des Indes. A forgotten friend that I really love and should wear more often.
Very busy at work and also very stressed because I am running later to take my dog to the vet. For the past two days he has been pacing a lot and he seems to be in pain. I hope is nothing serious.
Have a nice Monday everyone!
I hope your pup is feeling better soon
Wishing you and your dog good luck today.
Thinking of you! Hope things go well!
Good luck at the vet!
I hope everything turns out ok at the vet! Hugs to you
Healing vibes for puppy!
I hope your sweet dog feels better today. I know its hard knowing something is wrong, but they cannot talk to you and explain. Hugs.
Oh, good luck at the vet! I hope work calms down. Sounds like they need to hire you an assistant.
Hope your puppy just has a sprain that needs to heal…..when we adopted our kitten (now cat) 2 years ago, my hubby accidentally stepped on him in the middle of the night. Poor kitty hobbled around for 2 weeks and then recovered completely! (We did take him to the vet for pain meds too…) Anyhoo, I’m rambling….hope it’s a simple recovery!
Oh, that’s always worrying. Hope things go well with the vet.
Oh gosh, I hate it when our furry babies are out of sorts! I hope your pup will be OK! Hugs.
Hope all will be well with your pup.
Sira des Indes is wonderful! Love to your pup.
Best wishes for your furry friend!
Hope everything goes well!
Hope that your dog’s vet appointment went well today! ????
All the best to your dog!
Chiming in late but I hope your puppy is ok. I’m sending healing thoughts.
Not absinthe, but still intoxicating: SL Fourreau Noir, black licorice cigars and lavender. (And I do mean the EXACT smell of black licorice cigars, none of this Twizzlers nonsense. You can almost taste it.)
Love this one, wore it a few days ago.
I got a lot of black licorice out of Fourreau Noir too.
Miller Harris L’Air de Rien – I am waking up in a bedroom ( mine? ) after a weekend of semi-debauchery.
Clean body scent, rumpled sheets, alcohol and pot linger in the air.
This one is a masterpiece.
Robin – Isn’t that Ginger Ale a great scent? It even bubbles
You smell wonderful
It’s fantastic, and it’s cheap. I have a huge bottle, too, so I don’t even have to wonder if they’ve reformulated it!
And great description of Rien
Have you tried Demeter Ginger Cookie? That is also a good one.
Ah, I have not! Is it biscuit-y?
Ginger Ale is ridiculous and wonderful. It was the first Demeter I ever bought and I could not believe how it actually smells carbonated.
…..going on my Demeter shopping/wishlist…..LOL
Dang, hannahmom, been a long time since I’ve smelled like that. Stop tempting me????
I love that description!
It took me a second to realize you were talking about the fragrance, and not your actual weekend.
I wish…..
I thought the same thing! LOL
You smell great, fabulous scent.
I wonder if that’s a good scent to get for the SO in one’s life…
I agree with you on it being a masterpiece. I love it so much and just wore it on Saturday.
I am wearing Bijou Romantique for Memorex… because my one note about it in my perfume spreadsheet says “strong scent memory”. But I’m hardly getting it at all today! I wonder if there’s a difference between my decant and my sample? There is a hint of a tug on some memory from childhood… like the inside of doll’s heads almost?
inside of dolls head..
I think I will pass on smelling that one!
I would like to know the community’s thoughts on getting back up bottles or BUBs please.
I, of course, dread reformulation or discontinuation as much as the next perfume fiend, but, other than a treasure trove of vintage Coco which some may remember that I stockpiled in 2016 like it would keep away zombies
, I don’t actually have many back up bottles. I do have some large bottles like the 200 ml Chanel Exclusifs which are kind of like 4 bottles in one though.
I am debating getting a back up bottle right now…but do I really need if I have a mostly full 2.5 bottle now?
Would love for folks to weigh in on their own BUB counts, logic and thoughts to either push me over the cliff or get me to step back. (Disclaimer: I don’t really want to step back. I am going to rehome and/or sell some of vintage Coco so others may survive if/when the zombies do come.)
Hi, which BUB are you thinking of?
I can tell you that I have a BUB of Songes, not sure if that is shocking or not
That is my only one..
I think you will always find new perfumes you love (or old ones being sold online) if you decide not to buy BUB of anything..
Note Vanillee…it was one of the gateway drugs…err, perfumes into being obsessed w/ vanilla.
I only have a BUB of Omnia – I bought two when I found out it was discontinued and was cheap at discounters, but that was early days of my perfume addiction when I had a lot less perfume. Since my collection has grown, I now wear it only a couple times a year, so I sold/traded of 1 of my BUBs and am considering getting rid of the last one. I guess this means my take is BUBs are not necessary for me because my tastes change and I like to wear variety, so I’m unlikely to use up anything I have a FB of.
I second Regina’s opinion on BUBs. I only buy them if the fragrance has been discontinued and is at a major discount.
I have boat loads of vintage Bal and Mitsouko. Theorema is another that I have at least 5 backup bottles. Having loads of those in backup are wonderful. Current things like Chanel no 5, not so much.
Vintage and discontinued loves are the ones you should hoard.
I used to have a BUB of Theorema, but at some point I swapped it away. It was BNIB (in that cute triangular bag), and I sometimes feel a twinge of regret. Then I go open the perfume cabinet, and I feel better.
I only have one bub, and should be opening it soon. If you wear something alot, I say go for it.
I’m not the best one to ask, as I have two storage bins of backups. But I do buy a backup bottle (or two if they are small, like 30-50 mls) of things that are discontinued or big loves. Sounds like you want the BUB, so just buy it.
Cazaubon, I think we’re not the group to ask!
I have several backups too…
I’m the wrong person to ask as I apparently have no self control but… I subscribe to the philosophy of BUBs, at least for d/c’ed scents that I am in love with, and when I get them at a decent price. I figure I can always sell them again (which I have done once). My primary fear is that we’ll have a massive worldwide economic meltdown and go into a Mad Max type situation where all the “investing” I’ve done in scarves and perfumes will be worthless and I won’t be able to liquidate the collection and will starve.
Since I tend not to use the d/c’ed scents hardly ever. So my logic is clearly flawed and you should not listen.
I keep many back ups of black eyeliner, in case of a Mad Max situation.
Oh my gosh – my stomach hurts from laughing so much!!!
VERYfunny – I envision You riding in a jeep with soot and tangled hair, deeply tanned. Alongside you are scary sidekicks/bodyguards – most missing many teeth, as you stand in the front seat- radiant – wearing silver shiny hoop earrings GLEAMING in the sunlight, your machete in tow , and all the while leaving a projection trail of Guerlain or Chanel mixed in the vehicle’s dust trail!!! Who cares about food, you smell darn amazing!
LOL I love this! In my version I was the one missing the teeth. Yours is so much better!!!!!!
I might have to go for a trial run of this fantasy soon.
MJP, I have only one BUB, and that is of Chopard Casmir. It was nearly impossible to find for a while back in the early 2000’s. So when I came across another bottle of it, I grabbed it.
I have wondered about the feasibility of bartering/selling perfume in an end of days scenario too.
Perhaps perfume will end up being even MORE valuable: Since water will be scarce, no one will bathe, so scent will be required for any decent social interactions!
(See how easy it is for me to justify BUBs??)
Hmmm, a tough one. I guess I’m not a “real” perfumista because my take on it has a definite buddhist flavor: Life (and perfume) is ephemeral. Nothing lasts. Practice non- attachment. Live in the moment. Let life come and go like the flow of water.
However, when my dog was ill, I was sick with worry and anxiety because I’m very much attached to her, so forget everything I just wrote. If you want a BUB, get it. Period.
I think I try to have the same outlook as Deva’s first comment
Deva, I thought you were gonna say that when your dog was ill, you thought about cloning her (Back Up Pup?).
I can so relate to both of your points; I like to think I’m not attached to all my BUBs.
I’ve also thought about cloning my dog, so there’s that.
(I hope my lighthearted comment is not taken the wrong way – I actually really admire people who are into perfume yet don’t hoard! I know I can learn from that.)
You have a mostly full 2.5 OZ bottle? If that’s the case, you’ll probably never get through the first bottle, will you?
I’m not a BUB buyer, myself, though there are a few bottles that I worry will not actually last a lifetime (mostly Chanel exclusifs) and some that were suddenly discontinued that I’d have bought more of with a heads-up (Champagne de Bois.) But anything 1 oz+ will likely take me a decade or more to get through even with regular use. And it’s hard to anticipate what I’ll want to wear in 10 years.
But then again you never know what’ll happen. Will it get discontinued and cheaper (Bvlgari Black) or discontinued and unfathomably expensive (Chanel exclusifs in EDT)?
Wearing Mona di Orio Vanille today and to me it is quite close to Bois des Iles…would have to compare properly but definitely in the same genre to my nose. No one independently cited BdI in the reminds me of section on Fragrantica but I could be the first.
I have a few backup bottles, mostly of Fendi original (six bottles), Lancome’s Magie Noir vintage extrait (two backup bottles) and Laura Mercier’s Minuit Enchante (one backup bottle).
That’s not too bad. My FB count is probably around 75 total, including backups.
Your back ups are enviable, and smart of you.
Thanks! I try and be strategic about it, but funny that I think 75 bottles isn’t too bad!!!
My family thinks I’m officially off the rails about perfume.
Your “75 bottles” comment was making me feel pretty good about myself, actually!!
Tell them we think you’re officially on the rails! 75 sounds reasonable
I laud your wisdom in getting backups of vintage Magie Noir! I made the stupid mistake (and I KNEW better!) of spritzing a blotter yesterday with the travesty that Lancome now calls Magie Noir. I nearly burst into tears right there in the store.
Sadly, Magie Noire is a shadow of the beautiful chypre she once was. I wish I had stocked up on the body products, the body cream and powder was so luxurious and fragrant!
I only hoard the one perfume I love most; I say if you can get it for the right price, get all you can!
I don’t normally want BUBs ~~except~~ in the following cases: the perfume is cheapish, perfect as it is, and something I reach for ALL the time (ex: Chanel L’eau). In that case, it just makes sense to get it, because when it’s reformulated it’ll be way more money and hard to find.
I’ll also do a BUB if it’s something irreplaceable, perfect, I reach for it all the time, and a BUB falls from the heavens into my lap (ex: Chanel Cuir de Russie vintage edt).
So in both cases: it has to be perfect and I have to reach for it ALL the time. If I don’t wear it at least once a week, there’s no sense in a back up.
These are also my tests for buying full bottles now. Too often in the past, I bought a bottle of something I respected but didn’t reach for all the time. And those purchases just make me feel icky. I like a wardrobe of things that I wear all the time. I feel guilty having expensive perfumes that I don’t wear. I wish I didn’t have a box staring at me, waiting to be swapped away.
Thank GOODNESS the swapmeet is coming! I have so many things that I need to pass on: Tom Ford Shanghai Lily, Amouage, Le Labo Iris 39, L’Artisan Premier Figuier, Atelier Colognes, Jo Malone set. So many things that are beautiful but I just don’t reach for.
Some Amouage might come up in the swapmeet, you say????? ooooooo!
Yes! Just one of the Opus.
I don’t know how everyone else feels about frag purchases, but I kick myself when I purchase things that I don’t really love and then hold onto them. While with swaps and decants, I don’t feel at all guilty. But I just don’t like having a box of bottles sitting here unloved. It just feels gluttonous.
Good point about reaching for it/wearing it. I am the same way…I feel bad if I have bottles that sit and languish…they aren’t doing anyone any good languishing in my closet of shame…your closet may have a different name but you get the point.
Making mental note that vintage Coco repels zombies … well, you haven’t had any zombie attacks since you stockpiled, right?
You’re right…I have not.
So many great comments about BUBs!!! I am very grateful for all the feedback. Thank you all.
SOTD is SL Sa Majeste La Rose – kind of continuing last week’s theme. This scent is probably too ‘perfumey’ to be photorealistic, but it does smell like a beautiful rose.
Yes it does
Good morning Y’all……Bring on the Monday caffeine please…..
Wearing Juliette Has a Gun Sunny Side Up….sometimes I crave a little Iso E Super, and this is a good one!
I am in the iso e super fan club!
Me too!
*Passes over the coffee*
Iso E Super- what does this smell like/suppose to replace?
Like dry cedar wood.
cool
On my skin, it pulls more like a soft sandalwood, but not exactly. For me, it’s a scent memory of something I’ve smelled before (or similar, anyway), but I can’t quite place it yet. One of the YouTubers I really enjoy (BeautyMeow) says that her skin pulls straight up cedar planks like Elisa P. describes. Fascinating stuff! Some folks are completely anosmic to it!
I meant Iso E in its pure form, ie: Molecule 01. Sunny Side Up has other notes that create a sandalwood accord. The JHAG is a pretty good dupe for Le Labo Santal 33 and less expensive!
Am planning on dragging out my sample of CBIHP Black March on Friday. If I think I can manage it, that is. First time I smelled it, I cried, despite not expecting it to affect me that way. I was a mud pie kind of kid, though. (I should probably garden more.)
Today it’s sunny and I’m starting to feel better after a weekend of feeling like a truck ran over me. Gaze is home this week on spring break and my daffodils are all coming up, sooooo . . . Le Temps d’une Fete. Of course.
Glad you have some time with your son this week!
OMG….I am so jealous of your weather…bulbs comin’ up and all
and you really really need to try First Cut
You smell lovely! I adore Le Temps d’une Fete, PdN is such a great house!
Enjoy your week with Gaze!
You smell soooo good.
I’m wearing Pomegranate Noir, which doesn’t really fit the project. I have spring fever really bad today, even though we are expecting snow and cold. I just feel like throwing everything out and starting over! Literally and figuratively.
We may get snow tonight too. Yuck. I’m right there with you on the spring fever!????????
Same here lillyjo….here’s hoping spring shows up soon! But you do smell good !
You smell fantastic! I live Pomegranate Noir.
This winter has been overwhelming. We are also expecting another nor’easter from tomorrow evening until Thursday morning. I feel like we will go straight from winter to summer. This is already getting badly on my nerves!
Fingers crossed this snow warning misses us all!
Yeah, I saw the amounts forecast for my area and just about fell off the couch… 8 to 16 inches??? Are you guys kidding???
On a totally different subject, you smell great in Pom Noir!
SotD is Narciso edp, or White Cube, as I like to call it. This one is like marshmallow creme and wood shavings on my skin.
Today is a day home after a long work weekend. It’s a day of catch up for me. I will do a little laundry, a little cleaning, a little Netflix. ????
Scent twins! Unfortunately, I do have a day of work ahead of me, but this is a nice comforting scent for that.
Hey twin, we smell great! Hope your day goes fast!
You both smell lovely!
Thanks!
I’m a big fan of White Cube. I had a sample size of the body cream once and it is exquisite. Texture and smell, one of the best.
Ooh, I bet it is! I’ve often wondered about the perfume oil too.
Wearing Lagerfeld Chloë. Greener, fresher and easier to wear.
Only tried Absonthe the teaditional way, with molten sugar. It was fun, very strong and quite anisic. Much prefer Ginger Ale. Works very well with Gin. *hiccup*
I used to love Chloe. (I still think it’s wonderful, but it’s High School Drama emotionally for me now.)
Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia — such a pleasant scent
It is! More so than the name would lead you to believe, or me anyway
Agreed. That combo sounds awful but it’s surprisingly nice. I’ll be pulling mine out once some real spring weather hits.
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It also surpised me as I didn’t think it sounded like something I like. It’s the only JM I’ve liked enough to own in recent years
That is interesting to me, as this is one of the few JM’s I have smelled
Participating purely by accident today… in Oeillet Bengale, which is rose mimicking carnation…. I love this and don’t wear it near often enough.
Girding my loins to get my dearest old girl, Penny, in her carrier to the vet. She’s a bit over 17. This is just to check her overall heath…likely more kidney function loss, so I want to know what food to give her and any possible meds. She gets a bit of an acidic stomach but fights like a tiger if I try to give her Pepcid.
That’s about the age our Luna started having those same old cat health issues. Meds were a serious struggle…
You smell beautiful. Best of luck with your old girl, hope all goes well.
My (almost 18 year old) cat was in a rough place this winter from kidney decline. She is now on two supplements (Renal Pro and a joint one) that have improved her life a lot. You just stir them into the wet food–no wrestling!
Kisses to kitty! Hope there is a good (and not too expensive) solution to her kidney issues. I wonder why cats are plagued with this specific organ dysfunction? I’ve had a couple of cats and they both had significant kidney issues.
Our vet said that if they live long enough, this is what they usually succumb to along with high BP and thyroid issues.
Hope everything goes fine with your lovely Penny!
My dear Silvia Pinknose Underfoot had kidney issues from the age of 16 to the age of 20, when things just got beyond treatment. I hope they can find something to make her more comfortable.
Thanks all for kind thoughts and encouragement… Boy, I wish vets were less expensive….
Thanks jjlook- I asked vet about supplements and she said we could discuss after blood work comes back.
Got some free food samples to try out; had vet give her some fluids; got better advice on Pepcid. We will see what blood work says. The fluids perked her up, so that might be something I can do going forward.
I’ve got my fingers crossed for you and your Penny. Glad she’s perkier now.
Amazing what a little fluid will do. Give Penny a scritch for me.
I hope that you get some good results on your kitty’s bloodwork. Best wishes! ????
I hope your kitty cat will be ok!
Woke up in the extreme dry down of Cuir de Russie extrait and found that the largish decant that I had of the EDT had leaked to next to nothing. Good thing that I have the family sized bottle of the EDT. I had forgotten how much I loved Cuir de Russie. Switching to no 5 later on today due to my craving for it.
love car
Diorissimo today, as I think it accurately mimics the smell of LOTV.
You smell great!
Waiting for the weather to warm up to wear my beloved Diorissimo. You smell beautiful!
SOTD Hendley Amora. Photorealistic cherry-berry compote.
Gosh I think I want some! (The Hendley *and* the dessert!)
Ha! Yes, it does sound tasty. There’s a bit if rose swirling about, too.
I’m in a combo of leftovers from yesterday – Baccarat Rouge + Flowerhead. The Flowerhead was one spray only late in the evening and I was surprised by how much I loved its bubblegum jasmine, though that may be only because the BR is so darned subtle. BR does linger forever and right now I feel like my whole life may be mildly tinted by it, but no matter how much I spray, I still feel like it’s never enough of a ‘hit’. I want BR 540,000 instead of BR 5.4 (if that makes any sense). Maybe my nose has grown too accustomed to it just lately.
Ooh, wish we could trade! On me, Baccarat Rouge is a million-decibel dose of ambergris and nothing else. It’s the olfactory equivalent of sitting on the speakers at a rock concert. Wouldn’t mind giving you some of that volume to bring us both to reasonable levels.
That is so fascinating! Why did I assume that this is light on everyone? I wonder if it has something to do with the sprayer, and/or the colder weather. I am going to investigate! If only I had your full-on rock concert experience even just once, so that I can better appreciate what I get instead!
Hm, I wonder if maybe it does have to do with the application method. I’ve only ever had dab samples, so that’s how I’ve applied in the past.
Yes to the cold weather as the culprit!
Wearing Aroma M Geisha Vanilla Hinoki from the split meet. I love the Uber bergamoty opening but then it just seems to disappear after that.
Yesterday was my birthday but it didn’t count because I had to work, so celebrating today by heading out to the coast for the next four days.
The sun is out. ????
Happy birthday! I happen to love Vanille Hinoki, although it’s not getting a lot of love here lately.
I only spritzed once yesterday because, you know, work. Today I did two hefty spritzes and it’s lasting better. I guess I just need to be more generous with my application. I DO like it a lot though ????
Both Vanilla Hinoki and Geisha Noire wear like iron on me. Major projection & last forever. This is extremely rare for me. Go figure!
Happy birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEVA!!!!!!
Go out and get yourself some Sam Adams Orange Blossom lager
Happy birthday Deva! Enjoy your trip!
Happy Birthday Deva..how do you find VH? I have some from the split meet as well
See above! I like it, especially the opening, which is similar to Shalimar. I’m just realizing I may need to apply more generously. It’s a rather quiet scent. No gourmand vibes at all. So that could be a plus or a minus, depending on how you feel about vanilla.
The opening reminds me of bug spray..
Laughing out loud thinking how the same scent can smell so differently…
I am going to keep trying this one. I didn’t give up when I first applied Alahiiiiine, it took me several wearings to swoon..
The opening reminded me of “bug candle” the first couple of tries- I really got a citronella note.
Thanks for sharing that, now I know I am not going mad…
Enjoy your birthday day! And the sun ????
Happy belated birthday, Deva!
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great 4 days!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Deva! Enjoy your vacation.
Happy birthday!
Happy happy birthday. ???? and many moooooreeee.
Happy -one day late- Birthday!???? Enjoy the coast!
Super Happy Birthday to you!
Woohoo!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
Happy birthday, Deva, have a safe and fun trip! Please give T-Rex some ear scritches for me.
Happy birthday!!!
I hope you celebrate for the next four days!
Happy birthday Deva!
Happy Scented (and belated) Birthday, Deva! Enjoy both your extended celebration and your road trip.
happy birthday, Deva! The coast (any coast) is my favorite vacation destination. There’s something about standing where the land and water meet that feeds the soul.
Love your SotD, GVH is one of my favorites.
Belated happy birthday, Deva. Another Piscean!
Feeling chocolatey today, in Gourmand Coquin.
you can come sit next to me, maybe it will curb my sugar craving today
mmm. you smell wonderful!
Boozy chocolate!
In AG L’heure exquise, a decant from the freebiemeet (thanks Erica!). I can’t claim it’s photorealistic of anything, but: in my grandmother’s apartment’s bedroom, there was a dresser on which she kept her perfume bottles. They must all have been fairly old, because to my young self, they all smelled more or less the same (I have no idea what they were, though 4711 is a safe bet, maybe along with a scent called Tosca that seemed popular with grandmothers in the 80ies). Everytime I walked (ran?) by the dresser, the bottles would all rattle because the floor was uneven. L’heure exquise reminds me of that experience because to me, it has a strong vintage vibe.
Happy Monday!
I love hearing people’s childhood fragrance memories. Thanks for sharing!
Yum, gingerale. As a born Michigander, I’m partial to Vernors.
SOTD is Agua de Colonia Concentrada ’cause I needed something with a little zip this morning. It just so happens that the opening lemon note in this is quite realistic (as opposed to the unfortunate fake-lemon floor-cleaner note that appears in some other lemon fragrances)
Oh, forgot to mention that I visited the Cleveland Museum of Art over the weekend and they have a scent-based artwork! (I think it’s new? Or possibly I missed it the last couple times I was there) Here’s a description: http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.403
You open up the door, pop your head inside to take a whiff, and… yuck! Both fragrances were made to be unpleasant (words like stale, moldy, and rotten come to mind), and both were designed by Christophe Laudamiel. I was at the museum with my bf and he thought I was a total nerd for recognizing the perfumer’s name
One wonders why they decided to go with unpleasant smells? In the right context, any scent can be thought-provoking, but something pleasant-smelling might make people more eager to engage.
And yes, you are a nerd. As are the rest of us
What kpaint said. We are your people.
Oh what fun!
SotM = Masque Romanza, a dab from a sample
Romanza is diffusive and lasts. I wore it yesterday and could still smell it on my wrist this morning so I added more. It smells of spring flowers and dusty hay, and feels pensive and a bit dark. Fitting for a Monday morning.
You smell great!!
thanks, clarissa!
We were on the same wavelength this morning because I chose Romanza too. Definitely fitting for a Monday. Only difference is I sprayed from my decant and worried that I sprayed too much for the office. But no comments from the coworker whew.
Hi twin! I like the Romanza wavelength we are on today.
Romanza is so interesting, it smells like “yes, I’m wearing a grand perfume,” but it isn’t overwhelming to me.
Your office is lucky to have you to grace the air with your presence.
You smell great!
Today i spotted some narcissuses in the flower section of the supermarket, and immediately thought ‘i have to wear Romanza again soon!’
Thanks, Jiji!
I saw narcissus plants and bunches of cut daffodils at my Trader Joe’s grocery store today. Almost bought some but decided to wait a week.
Romanza is a great spring perfume, different from most, and very beautiful.
I’m wearing Cristalle edp today. I got some sad news yesterday. One of my brothers, who is mostly estranged from the family, passed away on Saturday. Just waiting for my sister to call me about the funeral arrangements.
Oh, that’s terribly sad! My deepest sympathies to you and your family.
Oh so sorry! Sometimes being estranged makes the grieving process even more complicated and painful. Hugs to you!
Ditto on what Deva said..so true!
Hugs!
I am so sorry! Sending hugs.
So sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear that. Wishing you comfort through whatever feelings you might be having.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Wishing you and your family comfort and peace in the days ahead.
I’m sorry to read that, my condolences.
Oh, I’m so so sorry.
I’m sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry, wishing you comfort & peace.
I am sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss, PriscillaE. Sending hugs to you at this sad time.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your brother.
So sorry gor your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
My condolences to you. That’s a difficult situation to be in.
Very sorry to hear the sad news, PriscillaE. I hope things are worked out quickly and easily for everyone in your family.
So sorry for your loss, PriscillaE.
Oh PriscillaE, that’s so hard. We are all thinking of you!
So very sorry for your loss. Wishing you comfort and peace at this difficult time.
A lovely NSTer recently sent me some vintage perfume nips, so I decided to try one this morning. I randomly chose Black Satin by Angelique. The only description of it that I have found is at Cleopatra’s Boudoir (and I don’t really agree with her impression of it). Anyway, to me it is aldehydic and sorta chypre-ish, and I would surely have loved to have a bottle back in the day. It was created in 1946 and discontinued probably sometime in the 1970s.
Coming back to the present: it’s sunny out, and I spotted some daffodils in bloom yesterday! Yay!!!
Oh, fun! Perfume vending machines are really ready for a comeback
Yes, I wish they would!
Poivre 32, with a lot of photorealistic black pepper at the top, and will eventually get pretty creamy.
Mmm, ginger. Does anyone know if ginger greens are edible/yummy? I suppose Google knows, if I’m particularly curious.
I’m in Douce Amere, which is a photorealistic version of nothing at all. It is quite delicious, though, and was perfect for the 35degF morning we suffered through (that’s cold for March in the Bay Area). Mostly I wore it to finish off my sample. It’s so satisfying to throw those little vials out. One more down, about eleven thousand to go.
Gosh, I never even thought about that — I guess I should google too!
I love Douce Amere.
Today’s SOTD is Oscar de la Renta’s Live In Love, a gift from a FL friend and it’s (surprisingly) quite nice!
A spicy green/floral, with hyacinth, galbanum, bergamot, lily-of-the-valley, orchid, jasmine, orange flower, rose, sandalwood, cedar, woods, amber and musk.
I think it wore better in the FL heat and humidity, but it’s a lovely spring scent – each time I wear it, I’ll be reminded of my lovely vacation with friends and family.
I love Oscar de la Renta’s Santo Domingo and Sargasso. His scents don’t get much attention in the online perfume world, but they’re nicely done.
I also love Oscar de la Renta’s Ruffles, a romantic powdery floral, from the late 1980’s.. No one seems to have heard of that one though…
Oh, I wore Ruffles when it came out, it was beautiful. Then, sometime in the early 2000s came across a bottle and bought it, sadly, it had gone off.
Ruffles! I had that one. My hubby bought me a bottle years ago too! I also got a body powder and brush to apply it with as a gwp; I still have the brush (with blue, pink and purple bristles).
I’m so glad to hear Ruffles getting love from other perfumistas! It is so soft and pretty, one of my favorite comfort perfumes.
Happy Monday!
1) SOTD: Prada Fleur d’Oranger. Perfect for today’s mild temps.
2. My Oscar card was actually 70% on this year! Shape of Water of course won for Best Pic, and it really was the best amongst all of those nominated. My congrats to Jordan Peele- I know want to read his screenplay. Of course Coco won- as it deserved to. Sorry, DDL- Gary Oldman was gonna get it (although Denzel did turn in a stellar performance). Francis McD deserved her nod, even though 3 Billbords…was a LifeTime movie made in the 90s (both compliment and insult) Allison Janney deserved it for I Tonya. And that dude got the jet ski!
I wanted DDL to win, but only because seeing him on TV before I went to bed would guarantee sweet, sweet dreams
DDL was marvelous but I just knew GO was going to get it- GO somehow is able to act the hell out of a role while buried in makeup and props, and he completely disappears in a role.
BUT I feel you for DDL – this was his last role before retirement from film, and Phantom Thread was absolutely bomkers and deserved a Best Lead Actor nod!
The Darkest Hour seemed to have been designed to win an Oscar for the leading actor, which is always hard to compete with.
That said, I’ve not seen Phantom Thread. Doesn’t DDL already have an Oscar or two? I was surprised Gary Oldman was only getting his 2nd.
Oh, The Darkest Hour was complete Oscar bait; so was Phantom Thread. The thing is timing. So while both films got awards, it did not have the feel of the zeitgeist like Shape of Water did.
DDL already has Oscars and numerous other stage and screen awards; it would have been nice to send him off with another, though.
Santal Majuscule again today. This stuff is really growing on me, though I like it when the sandalwood is a little more prevalent than the rose. That’s the case on Right Arm, but Left Arm is rocking the rose. Go figure.
This one didn’t work for me – not sure if you have a FB, but I’ll have a FB up for grabs during the swapmeet.
I’ll keep an eye out!
Joining you in ginger today. Feeling a bit psychic as I didn’t know the project for this week before putting on my scent and am wearing Origins Ginger Essence. And it smells like ginger. And after I put it on, I was thingking that some Demeter Gingerale would be nice on top of it! And then I started thinking I should make some homemade ginger ale, which I’ve done once before and I think it was you who posted the link for the recipe! Great minds
Oh that’s funny! We are twins in spirit.
In Mx today. This is becoming one of my favorites – it has been getting way more wears then anything else!!
Urgh, mondays.
I wore Vetiver Extraordinaire this morning/afternoon.
And Bottega Veneta Eau de Velours for the evening (after work I made a quick visit to our local perfumery). It does not disappoint!
Urgh is right!
Wearing the controversial and polarizing Oud Palao today. The new Diptyque Iris candle is really nice. I’m interested to see how the throw is when I burn it.
I love Oud Palao, and I didn’t even realize it was polarizing. You smell great!
To me it smells like vomit. Sorry. I really tried, but after smelling it on paper strip several times, I gave up.
Didn’t know that one was controversial either. I have a general question about these love it or hate it scents: is it due to skin chemistry or noses that people pick up the awful notes? Even if something smells pleasant to me I don’t want to subject people near me to vomity smells if that’s what it’s like for them.
Cold, so SSS Winter Woods. I scored a bottle – looks to be 100ml – of Atelier Pomelo Paradis for $20 on a local Facebook group, picking up later today. Barely used, an unloved gift. Even if I don’t love it, $20 is free in perfumista math, right? (I know I have tried it but it’s been awhile).
Heck yeah, that’s free!
Great price – congrats on your deal!
You smell great!
Twenty dollars might be cheaper than free in perfumath terms…
I almost felt guilty when I picked it up!
I have a mild but persistent cold that’s dragging on and on, so I needed something energetic and sparkling. Wearing Yuzu Fou and eating an orange – surely this combo will do the trick?
Surely!
Yes, I also highly recommend Whole Foods brand vitamin C fizzy packets that you mix with water. Nipped my cold right in the bud.
I’ll try that
I’ve been doing hot water and fresh lemon juice with honey, but I’m starting to fear for my tooth enamel.
I like to add in turmeric and ginger to the honey lemon mix. I use powdered ginger when I don’t have fresh, it’s more pungent. I feel that helped keep my last cold mild.
I actually have a bunch of turmeric (I attempted to make turmeric lattes A Thing in my house) – I’ll add some!
The colds have been bad this year…
Its sort of gross but I take apple cider vinegar (with the Mother) with honey and hot water in the morning and I feel like it helps when I am sick..
I don’t mind the taste of vinegar, but I worry that it will give me heartburn . . .
This! Me too!
Though I have to say— I read about ACV on the people’s pharmacy, while searching for a treatment for my son’s bad skin condition. Multiple doctor’s visits and prescription creams did NOTHING after over year of trying. But two weeks after trying ACV topically, it was GONE. I now think ACV is magical juice.
I used to keep a stash of Emergen-C or some other vitamin C drink mix for colds like that.
I took the day off today, not for fun. Heading to the dentist in about an hour. I think I will put on something easy and comforting like Prada Infusion d’Iris or something vanilla.
Have a great week everyone!
I sympathize, that was me last week. I went with Caron Pour un Homme for the lavender. Hope you find a comforting scent.
Dentist twins.
Hope that your visit went well!
Paestum Rose for me today. It’s not photo-realistic for any rose I’ve met, but it leapt into mind when I woke up.
Plus, it smells so good!
I’m wearing eau des merveilles body lotion, with eau claire sprayed on top. I’m having a crappy time at work and needed its quiet confidence. Tea is Kusmi Almond Green Tea.
Isn’t that just the best layering combo ever? You smell great.
Hoping works improves for you.
SOTD is Frederic Malle Lys Mediterranee. Not sure if this photorealistic or not.
Either way you smell pretty!
Sisley Eau de Soir from a new bottle. I also asked for, and received, a sample of the EdS Orient.
Cabotine has ginger notes I think, might spray later. I do love Cabotine.
Nice. You smell great!
Thank you Petunia ????
Kicking off the new week in Acquasala by Gabriella Chieffo. I like the freshness of this marine-incense combo.
SOTD is Gris Montaigne.
You smell absolutely lovely, Petunia.
Aww..Thanks!
I just put on a sample of Burberry Brit Rhythm and love it. Fresh .
I like that one too
Rising from the ashes of The Crud that Would Not Go Away today – I’m still clutching my cold meds and packets of Fisherman’s Friends, but at least I can breathe and have a bit of my energy back. Like mals I’m enjoying watching bulbs break through and start to form buds, but instead of Le Temps d’Une Fete I chose to celebrate in Le Galion Iris.
I can sympathize with you..feel better
You smell pretty too SheriG! I hope your health continues to improve.
Nice to hear that you are starting to feel better. Hope you kick the rest of that cold to the curb!
Gosh — glad you are coming around!
SOTD is Apoteker Tepe’s Pale Fire, which I snatched up from their website just after they announced their closure. Some of their fragrances were challenging, juxtaposing some usual notes in ways that didn’t end up working well on me, but Pale Fire is one I really like (and I love the bottle). It kind of anticipated Ummagumma, as they share the rich labdanum-chocolate-tonka/vanilla vibe. And while Pale Fire does not officially contain any incense notes, I swear that I smell the same frankincense vibe that I get from Ummagumma.
Where Pale Fire diverges from the richer, slightly spicier Ummagumma is in its boozy whiskey note and the oakmoss note that gives it a greener tinge (whereas Ummagumma is woodier). The overall effect of Pale Fire is lighter and airier than Ummagumma. They are different enough to justify owning both, and I think that Pale Fire can probably work later into the spring season than can the deeper, thicker Ummagumma.
I’m sorry to see Apoteker Tepe go – I hate seeing any indie perfumer close shop – and I’m happy that I had the opportunity to catch Pale Fire before it disappeared for good.
I am in No. 19 today just because.
Will probably not be commenting much this week. Leaving tomorrow for Florida….3 days for work and then then (joy of all joys!) I will get to spend the weekend with my guy! Trying to decide what will be mild weather and beach appropriate for the rest of the week! Will be at a gulf coast beach Tues-Thurs and then an Atlantic side beach Thurs evening through Sunday.
Enjoy your time together!
Awesome – have a great time with your sweetie!
Enjoy!
You are smelling amazing! Have a fantastic time in Florida.
Have fun in Florida! I just came back from 10 days there. If you love Cuban food, try the Columbia restaurant, their Cuban black bean soup, 1905 caesar salad and Sangria are stellar!
Safe travels to Florida! Enjoy! ✈
Twins!
No 19 is spectacular, and just because is a great reason to wear it!
I’m in Black Cashmere, from a decant purchased on ebay. I really like this, and finally understand why it gets so much love here. It seems to strike the perfect balance between a comfort scent and a spicy incense scent. Wondering about the age of the bottle…but that’s what you deal with when you love the discontinued, eh?
Black Cashmere is a beautiful scent. I bought a vintage bottle from evilbay but it was too degraded to be wearable. I gave up after that. I would love it if a bottle fell in my lap.
Bel Respiro EdP for me today. Gorgeous! Why don’t I wear this more often? *sigh* So many beautiful scents…
I’m wearing the insanely beautiful Romanza this Monday. Last week when I wore L’Attesa, I told myself to wear Romanza again soon. This is the perfect day for it. Why did MM have to make two beautiful perfumes that may be full bottle worthy after mt decants are gone? I may even add Tango to that list for 3 FBW scents from them.
Let’s see you have a birthday and if it had already passed, you can always celebrate half birthday. Then there’s half Christmas on June 25 and finally Christmas . There you go, 3 gift-receiving holidays!
NST can be such a dangerouswonderful place for me. I’ve never heard of these two. Just looked up Angela’s review and she mentions Romanza’s “mix of purity and filth” and why does that get me so? Going on the to-try list!
I also love hajusuuri’s reasoning…
Today has definitely been a “Phooey!” worthy Monday.
Woke up early to the sound of one of our cats throwing up. Then I had a dentist appointment which, unfortunately. had a bit of an issue. I had mentioned that something felt “Weird”. Not painful or uncomfortable, just not normal. My dentist did not like what she saw in that area, so I now have a consultation appointment with a periodontist next week. Oh joy.
SOTD = Jacomo Silences, from the sample stash and a generous NSTer. Thank you! I have been enjoying it all weekend, and might very well wear it back to the dentist’s office. It is exactly the kind of scent I have been wanting to wear right now.
Oh dear. That’s definitely a horrible start to the week for you and kitty
I hope your periodontist appointment goes ok.
I have a bit of dental fun ahead of me for the next few weeks and just got back from a 2 hour cleaning and check-up.
Oh, the cat is fine. I suspect she either had a hairball or ate her kibble too quickly. ????
Dental troubles are the worst! I’m wishing you the best and least expensive outcome!
Good luck, jalapeño!
The sound of cats vomiting is soooo unnerving to me, even though it happens not infrequently. Sorry about your dental woes. I hope it’s something that’s easily remedied and hope your week looks up from here.
So sorry about that the teeth! Glad kitty is ok.
SoTD is la Femme Boheme thanks to Melisand61 at the split meet.
I have been curious about this one for awhile , and it took me a few tries to figure it out, not enough sprays I guess – thanks also to Hajusuuri from last Friday’s post for the recommendation. This was too soft, just honey – weak at first and a faint trace leather that I normally adore but seemed too pale, so I added creme to give it more Omph, no go. Next I tried amping up the Jasmine with Face oil by Mandy Aftel – hoping to bring out the sweetness of the Amber. It worked well – still no personality. Many sprays -5 did it. I guess I really have scent eating skin. This is perfect now- shows itself but not loud. I smell my Jasmine And my Amber, a little leather too on me! Body chemistry is a trip!
More is more!
If ginger looked like that at the grocery, I may run away screaming like a girl.
SOTD = Chanel No. 19 EDP
For spine-strengthening. It is going to be an intense next few days at work, even more so than usual..
I’ve begun to wear my Splitmeet spoils. First up yesterday was Aroma A Geisha Noire. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you to cazaubon for hosting the split!
Useless things people do that annoy me:
It was way after 5PM, people are bundled up in their winter coat, scarf and hat with their bag in tow. One person got in the elevator with me (we’re on the top floor of an elevator bank). I pressed the button to get down to the Lobby and the L lit up. The elevator stopped halfway down and a woman with HER winter coat, scarf, hat AND gloves got on, took one look at the panel and presets the lit up L AGAIN! Why?
People are dumb. It’s really the only answer. My store has closed for a week due to remodeling. We have a six foot sign in front of the door that says CLOSED. Yet, at least once an hour, people come banging, banging! On the door asking if we are open. Sigh…..