Tuesday, plus the International Day of Happiness, and Fred McFeely Rogers' birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Wasabi Shiso (the old version; Jessica reviewed the new one here but I don't really know how different they are) to match Pantone Lime Punch.
Reminder: on 3/23, to celebrate the equinox, wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone's colors from the Spring 2018 report for New York.
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: the ForLife Teabag Teapot ("An unique design made especially for tea bags to prevent over steeping with a mess-free built-in tea bag rest. The lid stays in place as it pours smoothly. The teapot is made of porcelain for maximum quality and function."), shown in Lime, holds 12 oz and runs about $25.
In Coromandel to face a grey, chilly, windy day. For some weird reason I associate the Pantone Chili Oil with Coromandel.
you smell great and classy!
Thank you! ????
Great choice for the weather and the Pantone color; you smell wonderful!
As Coromandel was inspired by Coco Chanel’s lacquered folding wood screens from China, the Chili Oil association is spot on. Check out the 8th and 10th images (from the top):
http://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2012/07/paris-apartment-of-coco-chanel.html
Thanks for such a wonderful link. I can see the connection between Coromandel and the pantone. What sophisticated and beautiful taste on all the photographs. They are breathtaking!
March is in like a LION!
And it is attacking us furiously…
Yikes! Stay warm!
Thank you! The commute tomorrow will be very challenging!
Stay safe and inside if you can! It’s already really nasty where I am.
Thank you Jalapeno! We are having hail precipitation rightbnow. Hope the commute tomorrow is not so chaotic.
I WAS going to wear Coromandel but at the last minute, No.19 EDP leaped into my hands.
I will be working from home tomorrow because the commute will be hellish. Good luck with yours!
No.19 is always a winner!
Glad to hear you do not have to endure the weather tomorrow. Hope it is not so bad for me!
Cute teapot! This morning I’m trying Amouage Bracken Woman from a tester I got as a sample from Luckyscent along with my prized bottle of Amouage Opus VIII. I felt sure that Bracken would be some sort of green fragrance and was very surprised by how different it is, at least in the opening. It’s a very odd scent, with its sweet-sour, slightly decayed aura. This one has to stay on for awhile before I’ll make up my mind. I was also surprised when I looked it up to see that the bottle is bright red, a dead ringer for Cherry Tomato up above. Thus far I’m thinking it may best be associated with the vivid chartreuse above or even the bright yellow. Or maybe it’s just black! I can’t decide!
I just bought Bracken woman and the bottle is more beautiful in person than in pictures. It is a dark orangey-melon colour which is slightly sparkly. I even saved the box, which I don’t normally do, because of the pretty paisley pattern on it. It’s an odd scent, green and fruity and sour, it took a while for me to fall in love like Interlude woman, but I really enjoy it.
I love the tomato leaf opening! I’m not sure yet if I love the rest of it. Must retest.
This was love at first sniff for me and I have a bottle. The bottle is a gorgeous deep orangey red.
I have a decant of this, have tried it twice and not sure what I think of it. It’s very unusual.
Osmanthus by TDC today. I always read NST about an hour after I have gotten dressed and left the house so I miss connecting to the challenge of the week.
That’s a really pretty scent. You smell lovely!
it is but very faint
I am wearing L’Eau d’Hiver, which in my mind is absolutely the Little Boy Blue color. I was trying to figure out why I associate them so strongly and I thought it might be because of those, like, abstract gemstone shapes on the FM website, which tell you nothing about the perfume and half the time don’t seem to match at all… but when I went to check I found that they’ve been replaced by abstract blurry color rectangles that tell you nothing about the perfume and half the time don’t seem to match at all. Anyway, I smell good in a pale blue kind of way.
one of my favorite scents too
I agree that L’Eau d’Hiver is definitely blue (and a bit of lilac/violet/lavender shade), so Little Boy Blue works very well here. And they both have an early spring feel.
I do not know your scent, Robin, but the teapot on the picture matches your chosen color very well.
I am in Balmain Ivoire (modern version). The bottle’s color looks too warm and “yellow” for Almost Mauve, but I think that the scent itself kind of fits (“gentle petal like touch, delicate and ephemeral”). And I think Ivoire goes well with all this snow outside.
That color connection totally makes sense to me!
It’s a sour-ish (in a good way) green, it probably isn’t a perfect match but it’s close enough!
Oh, Lime Punch definitely looks “sour green” to me!
Out of the scents I have, my best match for this color is Eau d’Hadrien. However, I think that the perfect match is Cedrat Enivrant. (Can’t wear it because I gave away my sample.)
Yes, Hadrien would work, or O de Lancome…
Twilly d’Hermès
You smell great! Twilly is so cheerful.
Blooming Dahlia! Although I’m probably going too much off the color of the juice.
I like that fragrance a lot. You smell fantastic!
My Pantone COTD is Meadowlark, and my ‘matching’ SOTD is TF Champaca Absolute. This has become my favorite TF, as I find it more versatile and season-less than a few others I own from his line that I find specific to particular seasons.
Champaca is beautiful and never gets talked about. It’s one of my favourite spring scents.
Spring Crocus for Hermes Hiris
Blowing bubbles with the kids and listening to Tracy Chapman
Aww. I love your morning activity ❤️
Thank you!
Hermes Hiris is really lovely..my first time trying
I just recently tried it for the first time too and would agree it’s really lovely. Enjoy your morning!
It wears very sheer on me-but beautiful!
Hermes Hiris is my go-to scent. I just love it and have been wearing it since it was introduced!
Yay, a new convert!
Count me in, since I found a half full bottle for two bucks at my local thrift store!!!
Ooooh, even better at $2!
I love your two-sentence story here.
I also agree, sounds like a wonderful way to spend the morning! Also made me remember: Has anyone tried the MFK bubbles???? That seems like SUCH a gimmick but at the same time I am so curious!!!!
Ages ago, briefly, possibly in NM? Fun, and they do smell, and yes, a gimmick. Being at a MFK event where they do the scented bubble machines is probably great fun.
wow..didn’t know about MFK bubbles
Wearing Mito EDP to match your colour choice of Lime Punch Robin.
This scent is green and arid dry on me – I love it
Great match, Mito is bright green to me too.
I like the International Day of Happiness designation very much, with this insane weather though I doubt many of us are in a state of ‘Happiness”
Little Boy Blue + Spring Crocus = SOTD SL L’eau Froide
A perfect scent for the first day of spring. L’eau Froide was my first experience with Serge Lutens, which is funny because it’s so different from his older, more “classic” scents. If I were wearing L’eau Froide, I would match it with Pantone Arcadia.
Ooh, I like the idea of crossing two colors….
L’Eau Froide is my summer incense. Nice choice!
Yes, I’m pretty much in a state of “enough already” as the snow falls outside my window…
Good morning, NST! Today I’m wearing Annick Goutal Neroli to match Pantone Meadowlark.
Yesterday I wore Nirvana Black – which strikes me as more of a dark, satiny purple than a black – to match Pantone Ultraviolet.
I wanted there to be a Pantone Black!
What to wear on the Vernal Equinox? Ostara, of course!
Good ONE – YES!!! And it’s gotta be Arcadia!
Or Meadowlark.
I’m also in Ostara, which seems very Meadowlark to me! It doesn’t really match with the black-polar-fleece-layered-with-black-puffy-coat ensemble I have to wear to stay warm today, sadly.
Hahaha! Same black puffy coat here. It still feels a lot like winter, but we smell like spring!
I’m sitting in a meeting next to the palliatve care doctor who smells really nice. I’m thinking she’s wearing Twilly or Gucci Bloom or that genre of clean white floral. I’ll have to ask after the meeting.
SOTD Hendley Amora which is instant cheerfulness. I’m noticing the deep rose which is almost wine-y today. One of the few fruity scents I like. Pantone color somewhere between Chili Oil and Cherry Tomato.
ask and report back~
It was Bloom! I’m impressed with myself ????
I’m impressed with you, too! I can never get past “that smells good!” Or “that smells familiar.” ????
Wow, elisap! You do have a great nose, though. Gucci Bloom is good stuff. If I didn’t have CF already, I’d have bought Gucci Bloom by now.
I think I like it better from afar than I did on my skin. But it was rather refreshing to smell it nearby today.
Yes, ask and do tell!
Interesting a dr is wearing scent, so many medical places state no scent. You’re lucky to be sitting next to a good smelling guy.
The MD is female ???? No hospital facility I go to seems to have a “no scent” which maybe they should. I’ve smelled some overspraying, myself.
Mine does. Despite this I have smelled oversprayers of Light Blue and patchouli based fragrances. I try to fly under the radar with low sillage scents either dabbed on the wrist or one spray to the tummy. I save my heavy hitters for days I am home and so far I haven’t been called out.????By the end of the day I end up smelling like Eau de Purell anyway.
Actually, maybe they do and no one listens? Yeah, I keep mine under the radar anyway.
One hospital I go to sells Elizabeth W body products and candles in their gift shop so…
Everywhere I go at UCSF, ‘No Scent’ is posted everywhere, whether it’s at doctor’s offices, hospital or radiology rooms. When I go for my ERCP procedures, I wear something light and comforting.
One of my nurses and I love to compare notes on fragrance and get a giggle out of ‘breaking the rules’.
California seems to be more conscientious overall.
I like that you guys are renegades ????
Hospitals have such an unpleasant smell, I rather think perfume should be encouraged. The olfactory equivalent of a therapy dog?
The best part of this is that it was a real-time report from IN the meeting — such observations are important enough to capture for us as they are happening!!!
Love it.
Yes! Very, very important on-scene reporting, lol. Clearly the meeting was not very captivating ????
I’ve never attended any meeting that was “captivating.” More like a “captive audience.” ????
I am giving you a solid “AMEN” over here.
Here, here.
Haha! Yes! I get lots if NST time in ????
Live smelling report! And good nose! I am hopeless at recognizing scents in the wild.
I’m not actually good at anything more complex than that.
I want to try Twilly, it sounds like something nice and spring-like.
Nice job ID’ing the perfume that the Dr. was wearing!
Chanel Coco (a match for Emperador), and I am drinking a cup of chocolate peppermint tea.
Excellent pairing! I thought about pairing Coco or vintage Obsession with that one. You smell wonderful!
Thank you
Obsession would be a great choice for Emperador also.
chocolate tea?! Sign me up
I love chocolate mint tea, which one is it? I have the Kusmi and the Republic of tea ones.
The Republic of Tea Peppermint Chocolate. Underneath the name it says “Caffeine-free herb blend of Rooibos with peppermint and chocolate”.
I will also recommend their Peppermint Bark (comes out every year around the holidays) and their new Earl Greyer Vanilla.
Yes on both, just tried them this week!
Yes, that’s the one I have. Delicious!
Have you tried The Republic of Tea’s Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle black tea?
I just tried it, if you like those flavours you’ll like the tea.
I’m in Safari. I think the galbanum in this works with Meadowlark.
You smell gorgeous! Safari is a favorite of mine…
Went with my brand new bottle of L’Artisan Historie d’Orangers for the first day of spring. Now, what to wear for the nor’easter tomorrow?
They said on the news this morning this is the fourth nor’ easter?! Gosh you guys have been hit hard!
Oh yes, that is such a perfect spring scent. Good luck tomorrow
Bergamote 22 to go with Meadowlark. I smell springy.????
madtownkid came home from school yesterday and announced that she has decided she knows what she is going to be when she grows up. A librarian. Specifically, a school librarian, because “ they are always really nice, they get to be surrounded by books all day, they get to make suggestions-which I like doing…” then she paused and smiled, “I’d be a really fun librarian.” She’s still in middle school so she’s got plenty of time to figure things out but I have to say I could totally see her doing this. I hope ScentSpirit is reading today….and I know there are other librarians out there…I forget who? Thank you for all you do. You are inspiring young readers every day.????
Great dreams and ambitions for MadtownKid
She is definitely a dreamer and an optimist. We shall see…
How great! I wanted to be a librarian too. I ended up doing something else but I still have fond memories of my college jobs working in the cataloging department.
Ooh, I would have loved that job too!
Yay madtownkid, you are the smartest kid in the world because being a fun librarian is easy since it is so fun to be a school librarian!
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I admire her clarity and determination!
And you smell bright and cheerful today!
Thank you! B22 is one of my favorites.
Your daughter sounds wonderful! I work in a library, but am not a librarian yet. Been putting in some job applications, so hopefully it will happen sometime soon!
Thank you, I am biased, but she really is a wonderful human being.
Best of luck to you!????Hope it will happen soon!
madtowngirl: Your daughter sounds lovely! I work at a University Library but as an HR/Payroll department head. Our Librarians are a fun bunch, and working with the students is challenging and fun!
Thank you SmokeyToes, she really is a lovely person (if I do say so myself). I bet working at a University library is fun…being around all that youthful energy.
Youthful energy is right, (I wish we could bottle some of that energy)!
Graduation is the best, I work at a University, where many of the students are the first in their family to attend college.
It’s truly inspiring to see them in their cap and gowns with their families looking so proud. Makes it very worthwhile.
Woot! I love being a librarian and my colleagues are some of the coolest people on Earth!
I know several librarians and they are all awesome and interesting folks!
Woot woot Luna Green! My daughter aspires to be one of those cool librarians some day!????
Finishing off my sample of Mon Guerlain, which is definitely a Pink Lavender sort of scent. I actually have a new t-shirt that’s almost this color as well – should’ve worn it.
Yes, right color pick!
SotD is Hinoki by CdG
(I dont feel a match with one of those Pantone spring colours)
Its crazy busy at work. Have to fly again to another meeting…
You smell great, love CdG Hinoki. Have you smelled the new Aesop Hwyl? It’s quite similar but softer, without the terpenes.
Thank you!
No havent tried Hwyl yet. Thank you for mentioning it, it sounds interesting! i will try to get my hands on a sample or maybe test it in a store…
Oh, that perked my ears up too!
My SOTD is MFK’s Feminine Pluriel.
Ah, I liked that one a lot, along with Amyris and Petit Matin. Ultimately I think I I would opt for the Petit Matin, but they are all such great everyday scents.
That teapot definitely looks like spring to me! Stayed up late doing another batch of decants for swaps and I think I smell like all the Pantone colors together now! No decant disasters but some tricky moments with renegade sprayers.
Totally OT but wanted to mention, this weekend I finished the book The Trouble w/ Goats & Sheep which I first heard about at least a year ago if not longer on some SOTD thread here when I was in undercover-lurk mode. Thank you belatedly to all who recommended it then!!! I’m now reading Bringing Home the Birkin which is lighthearted and cute and will probably be finished in no time. I’m committed to 2 books/month in 2018 (which by standards of some here is probably nothing!!) so if anyone who loved TTWG&S has other recommendations for something equally charming, well written and engaging I would love them.
I think I wrote that one down, too (TTWG&S)! I’ll have to download it to my kindle. Thanks for the reminder!
Sampling Amouage Fate via a generous grab bag sent along from madtowngirl (thanks!!). This one is flipped from my typical A. experience: I love the open but then it goes into something rubbery? Dunno, need more time with it.
Good morning Y’all….
Springy and floral in Chanel Gabrielle today! LOVE this one….the drydown is sooooo nice!
I liked that one more that I thought I would. Nice.
PSA there’s a 15% off eBay code good today until 7 pm PT. The code is PSPRINGTIME. No affiliation. Full terms in their site. They did this a week ago or so with a 20% code so maybe it was successful. I got myself a much needed BUB (backup bottle) with that code. ???? don’t remember them ever doing these codes before but I like it.
I’m in Jeroboam Insulo today again. Yesterday I was too busy to properly sniff and experience it fully. I shall not make that same mistake today.
Thanks for the psa! Which bottle did you get? Looking forward to hearing about Insulo.
I Just went to eBay and there’s new code PRETTYDAY up for 20% off now good until 3/26. Full terms if you go to the site and click.
I am happy to share some Insulo with you. I bought a BUB of Note Vanillee with the first 20% off code. Not sure what to get with new one!
How do those coupons work? Can you apply them to any purchases? eBay confuses me.
I Just went to eBay and there’s new code PRETTYDAY up for 20% off now good until 3/26. Full terms if you go to the site and click.
That one doesn’t work for perfume, and the pspringtime is a one-time use coupon.
Yes apparently the prettyday code is only for certain sellers/vendors maybe.
I just tried to use the coupon and it said « looks like this coupon isn’t ready yet, try again later. »
Just tried it again and it works!
So what did you get?!?
I got the last bottle of Micallef Note Vanillée from the same seller She-ra did.
Yay! Commerce! Perfume!
SHE RA The enabler!!!! just spent a lot of $$$ on ebay! AHHH
On what??
Happy to help the economy. ????
Thank you, She-ra! 15% off was just what I needed to pull the trigger on Masque Milano L’Attesa: Twisted Lily was sold out (I was disappointed since I had a 20% off coupon from them) and with Luckyscent I’d have to pay not only the full price but tax as well). With this coupon (that I would have missed otherwise) I got the best possible price.
Excellent!
Maybe eBay will have these kind of codes regularly.
That would be pretty sweet.
What is the Twisted Lily coupon code?
Thanks for the reminder. I got that email this a.m. but forgot about it. I bought sunscreen. woo-not-hoo
Vanille Galante today! I’d been thinking about it because I put some in a swapmeet package, and it did not disappoint one bit. Why don’t I wear this more? And why do I smell iris in it?
Hermès does such a perfect job matching its Hermessence scents to colors that I can’t think of VG going with any color besides that soft orange-yellow.
I don’t know why I don’t wear it more either.
MFK Aqua Universalis Forte. Goes with Pantone Lime Punch for me. This fragrance is very “bright.” Very. Still deciding what I think about it.
I unexpectedly love this scent. It has (on me at least) great lasting power and has become a go to scent, especially in summer or when I need a lighter fragrance zone scent.
It’s still amber week here! Yesterday was AP Ambre Soie, which I love; today is AG Ambre Fetiche… eh, not so much love for this one. May scrub later and move on to Yet Another Amber.
Ambre Fétiche can be a bit musty. Love Ambre Soie. How do you feel about Ambre Eccentrico?
Yeah musty is the issue. I found Ambre Eccentrico too harsh for me.
I am a fan of Ambre Fetiche..sorry it didn’t work for you
Wearing PdE Aziyadé. The label is dark blue, but the juice is a a greenish colour. I’m going with the green pantone colour.
I’ve never tried this one, but I am a huge fan of PdE in general !!
It’s kind of Lutens-ish… spices and stewed fruit.
My Amazon Prime is figured out, I had to wait until 7:30ish last night to redeem the gift of Prime for some reason. So now, I have Prime for another year. Spent the morning in Jubilation 25 for men. It’s almost a dead ringer for Avignon. I will spend more time with it tomorrow to really see if it is. Since I am post shower, I’m commando and thinking of wearing Arabie or go with Une Rose Vermielle. Andy Tauer is selling Une Rose Vermielle on his website in the Swiss Vault part.
Jubilation 25 smells quite different on me to Avignon. It’s more animalic and dry. Rose Vermeille is gorgeous, a big favourite Tauer Rose.
I still keep going back and forth between the LADDM flanker and URV right now. I’m making myself say that I must wait until the 5th after my sister leaves to go back to California and I must have a decision made.
SOTD Aesop Hwyl, probably matching Arcadia.
Eating scone and drinking coffee for early desk lunch.
Tomorrow I will eat scone and drink tea for another early desk lunch.
I like your culinary agenda!
Yum. I wouldn’t mind lunching on coffee and scones.
MFK Grand Soir from my sample. Enabler pin to Calypso – bottle ordered last night. PSA: I’ve mailed some of the freebie items today, and I hope that I have mailed everyone the correct item! I’m missing one bottle, so hopefully I just put it aside and didn’t mail it by mistake. Will finish mailing hopefully tomorrow. Thank you again.
Hey, you smell great! I have a decant and love it! Does it wear very big on you?
I’m wearing a sample right now so I’m excited about the spray. But several swipes have lasted all day. How many sprays do you use?
Just one if I’m working. Two if I’m not. That being said, the last time I did wear 1 spray to work, someone walked in the room and said, “It smells like a man in here.” So. Apparently, it has great sillage! ????
This has been my fear all week – are the right packages going to the right people?? At the same time, that could lead to some lovely new discoveries for all…!
I put all my swaps and splits into excel spreadsheets. It makes the chaotic manageable (for me, anyway.)
This time around I printed my spreadsheet, then snipped off each individual’s order (with their address) as I packed it. I slipped the packing list in with the items I’ll be shipping.
Next I’ll print shipping labels and secure the labels to the envelopes/boxes. Before I tape everything up, I’ll have each person’s packing list to check against to make sure I’ve got everything right. ????
I’ll admit that I was super overwhelmed by the number of swaps I’m doing, but once everything was in an excel spreadsheet it started to look doable.
Ha I cannot even post the replies in the right spot! Your excel spreadsheet idea sounds really good I’ll try that next time!!
Yes! Plus I try to be with it! Good luck with your mailings!!
Gahhhhh!! I am green (or let’s see… “lime punch”?) with envy! Grand Sooooooirrrr I love you so much! Does anyone know if Saks or Neiman is going to have a good beauty event coming up?
I looked at both Neiman and even the MFK website to see if there was any sort of deal. I chose luckyscent for the tax savings.
Gotcha-thank you for the info. I think I will hold out and see what kind of sales/promos Easter brings. I keep trying to tell myself a decant will do, but no, no it won’t. Sometimes I need the whole experience, bottle and all.
Wow, I think that’s my first enabler pin. I feel so proud! Do you love it?
Yes so much – your mention of it really got me inspired so thank you!!
Not feeling too hot today because pollen. I’m wearing Dune, which in my mind is two colors, so the pantone matches would be Blooming Dahlia and Arcadia, which happen to be right next to each other in the picture.
Hope you feel better.
In my mind, Dune is inseparable from the coral color of the box. Really interesting to think about it as a green…
Yeah for some reason to me, it’s a coral color like the box, but also a kind of an aqua/teal color.
I’m in SSS Equestrian today and treasuring every little whiff. This is one I would have like to have a full bottle of. So wearable!
I’m off for coffee and catching up with comments, then to the park to wear out my arm with the Chuck It ball in a futile effort to get T-Rex just a teeny bit winded. Beautiful sunny day here ????
enjoy your coffee!
I did enjoy it, thanks! But then managed to lose my debit card????
Oh no! I hope you find it!
Nope, re-walked my 2.5 mile hike, too. ????????
Oh no! Can you freeze it from your phone?
I called the bank right away, so no problem there. But now they have to overnight me a new one, and there was a lot of drama from the bank because of course don’t want it mailed to my home address. Now I’m trapped in town until it gets here on Thursday (I hope!)
in Ambra Aurea layered with Amber oil – this really has no association with any of the spring colors :). Amber week continues …..
You smell great! What kind of amber oil are you using?
This is by Envoyage – they have this Amber bath and body oil which is just a dilluted version of Ambra Aurea
Sounds wonderful!!
I’m joining the Chanel club here today with Bois des Isles. Not sure what color it is. It seems too upbeat for Chili Oil.
I keep thinking I’d better enjoy my winter perfumes one more time while I still can…and then it gets really cold again.
To me, it’s “Warm Sand” but it looks like that color is only in yesterday’s link and not included with the swatches above.
Continuing down the carnation path today in vintage Le Galion Brumes parfum. I hope to eventually get around to trying some of the re-issued Le Galion scents.
Yum, carnation. Hope the Brumes is gorgeous — I do miss old-style carnations.
I’m in Dune today. Not sure any of those colors evoke’s the mystery that this scent feels like to me. Never get tired of Dune.
Taking a brief break from a very busy day, and eating some Cheerios in light of it being International Day of Happiness.
Great news announced at my firm, we have a new CEO who is a woman! This is a first for me in my 20+ years career. Interested to see what difference having a woman leading will make.
That is good news! Will be curious to hear how it’s different.
Are you WFH today? If so, you’re lucky. It was a real commuting nightmare this morning on multiple lines (unfortunately due to a fatal accident).
And you’re smelling great today!
No, I made it in. I heard the announcements but haven’t looked into what really happened.
And now we’ve got snow coming again!
An MTA worker in the tracks at 125th st. Sad…
That’s great! I’d love to hear about any changes if you continue to share.
I will look for something that matches Emperador after my water aerobics class – it is cold and windy and maybe that will warm me up. We are leaving for Iceland at the end of the week – does anyone know if there are Icelandic perfumes I should look into while I’m there?
have a great trip!
Oh my goodness, have a great time!
Enjoy!
Oh goodness, enjoy! Iceland is on my bucket list!
I only know this from NST, but isn’t Andrea Maack in Iceland? We’re doing a stopover in August (2nights), so I will look for your trip report!
Oh, wow! Have a wonderful time. Methinks there will be much beauty to explore even without perfume shopping!
Enjoy your trip!
Have a fantastic vacation. That sounds so great!
Sitting here, waiting for snow in Ineke’s Idyllwild, which I am matching up to Arcadia–verdant and cool with that opening green blast. love it. Dreaming of summer….
You smell wonderful! I should wear it soon: it’s a very happy perfume.
I’m in Carner Barcelona Cuirs, and remembered right after I sprayed myself down that I need to go the PO to mail swap packages. Geez, I do this every time! I prefer dealing with a human, and not the self service kiosk, so I’ll have some tuna and wheat thins, do some exercising, and then get to the PO once I’m not quite so fragrant!
This really is beautiful, one of the best leathers I’ve tried. Smooth, soft patchouli…not sure how dear the prices are. Scared to look.
Oooooh, that sounds like something I’d love.
And it is definitely unisex, so you and your guy could both enjoy it…
That is a good one. I don’t think the prices are too bad. Reminds me I have a package to send.
I checked, and you are correct, not bad. And Parfum1 has a spring coupon for 25% off, code is SPRINGNOWPE.
Not affiliated, but tempted. Must resist.
Hello to all of my NST friends! Its been awhile since I’ve had the chance to come through and comment. I will have to dig around to see what scent I have with “violet” or seems “purple” to me. My SOTD is Chloe. I tend to go for that one when I wear some nice slacks and a blouse to work. Kind of makes me feel fancy…lol
Hey, welcome back! We missed you!
Thanks! Missed you guys too.
Welcome back!
Thanks!
Has anyone tested Arquiste Sydney Rock Pool? Just curious.
We have a bumper crop of cranberries in the garden and I was picking them yesterday when Sprocket the Rocket (dog) came to see what I was up to. I gave him a few to taste and he wolfed them down and then started eating them straight from the bush, ripping them off the branches like a goat. Never seen anything like it.
Wearing night scented stock so maybe that pink lavender colour?
I love your Sprocket story!!! Are the cranberries tart? I know some dogs love some berries and I am so enjoying imagining your guy doing this.
I always pick him a few blackberries on my morning walk and he likes those. The cranberries are much sweeter, almost sugary like jam. It was the strangest thing and I had to pull him off because i didn’t know if they were toxic to dogs (they’re not).
I have tried Sydney Rockpool, I went to the pre-launch in Wellintgton a week or so ago. I didn’t like it at all, but I don’t like salty, marine scents, so I’m not the best person to comment on this. I did get to say hello to Carlos Huber. My favourite Arquiste is Anima Dulcis, but it’s never quite made it on to my buy list.
Anima Dulcis is fantastic. Salty, marine scents wouldn’t be on the top of my list either and I’m not a fan of coconut either. I do like Sydney though. And rockpools.
I love Anima Dulcis but it has such poor sillage and longevity on me I can’t buy.
I did not even know they had a new one out!
I am in No. 19 today because I just desperately needed some strength. I’m going to match it to Lime Punch, but honestly to me it’s more like the color of that teapot.
I’m working on my son’s graduation invitations and it’s making me so melancholy…
(( KellyC )) sorry about the melancholy, No 19 is beautiful, I hope it brings you comfort.
Thanks! It’s not too bad, it just hits me every now and then how old he is. So thankful for my relationship with him though- now that he’s a bit older we are closer than ever! Those 13-16 years were tough though ha!
Color-wise we are in harmony. More specifically, No 19 looks like this to me: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FnnS2KDI6cQ/hqdefault.jpg
Yes!!!! Totally agree, that’s the perfect color!
Twins! I chose Lime Punch.
I’m a little “blooming dahlia” in colour feel if not scent with my semi-unintentional mix of monoi oil, a few splashes of bottega veneta from a mini and vintage diorissimo I just decanted.
Lucky people on the bus who will be sitting next to me.
Yum — was just thinking about Diorissimo to make up for the spring we are not having here!
SOTD is Perfect Nectar, allergies are acting up so want something easy and mild that won’t set them off.
Boo hiss on the allergies.
I sprayed La Chasse aux Papillons this morning before the husband informed me that it would be snowing by midday. So much for spring! Undersprayed as I had a performance with the kids, so I may find something cozier for the rest of the day.
You’ll be catching snowflake butterflies!
That’s a cool mental image! ❄ ???? ❄
I would really like to find which SOTD for me matches that Blooming Dahlia color – I’m a big fan of coral pinks. For now, I’m enjoying the last bits of “Autumn Harvest”, which I decanted for the swap (headed to the Post office this afternoon). This fragrance really reminds me of Ireland, and the weather his pretty Irish too (rain, chilly), so maybe I’ll just spray on some more.
Speaking of Irish, I watched Ladybird last night. Really enjoyed it, highly recommend. I was trying to figure out why I liked it so much and realized a part of it is that these coming of age movies are often either with
1. unrealistic characters who are too decent or too over the top or too Disney.
2. if the characters are relatable/realistic, they are male.
Anyhow, a big 2 thumbs up and hope spring will come all of our ways soon (or fall, if you’re on the other side).
I’ve been wondering about Ladybird. Thanks for the review!
It’s so SO good! You really need to see it since you will be sending your son off to college too. I saw it in the theater with my daughter (a hs senior too) and we both loved it.
Totally agree, awesome movie!! I related to that character so much it was almost uncomfortable to watch ????
I loved Ladybird.
Working from home today and indulging in two tiny dabs of Amouage Ubar. Love it but even two dabs are a bit much. Seems like a purple scent?
Love Ubar! But for me it’s between Fallow and Raw umber (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_brown).
Interesting! It is dark. Thanks Undina!
For the wonderful grey rainy day wearing my less favorite Amouage – Epic (I like and wear it from time to time but I don’t think I’ll need more than a decant that I had for the last 5 years). It is spicy and on the darker side – so if I had to pair it with the color (I’m not good at that), it’d be probably be the Emperador.
I’m in Hiram Green Arbole Arbole today. Spent almost 3 hours after work visiting various opticians and trying LOTS of different frame types. I think I’m starting to know which ones I might want.
PS. We got snow here again. Where is that spring that starts tomorrow?
You smelled great! Arbole Arbole is such a unique scent!
Thank you & yes, yes it is
Glasses shopping is so much easier with a friend in tow. As long as that friend has good taste and will be honest about what works.
You smell wonderful. Hope spring comes soon!
I kept sending photos to my mum to ask what she thought
Black Perfecto today courtesy of very kind hajusuuri. I don’t think I can match it to any of the Pantone colors, though.
PSA-my Nordstrom rack had a very cute set of Hermes Jardin soaps on sale for about $35. I didn’t get it as I don’t like bar soap, but it was super cute.
Maybe the Spring Crocus?
Of all of them, Spring Crocus definitely matches the best!
It’s still too cold for my spring scents so I went with Lyric.
Another snow storm is coming in tomorrow. Come on spring…I’m feeling very impatient!
I drowned myself in Lyric on Sunday….I think I can still smell it when I enter my bedroom!!
Smelling great with Lyric!
The predicted icky weather has shown up on schedule. ☹ ❄ ☃ Since lunchtime it has been oscillating between snow and the dreaded wintry mix. Mr. Jalapeno bugged out of work early with management’s OK due to deteriorating road conditions. He has already been told to work from home tomorrow.
SOTD = Caron Violette Preciouse EdP, from the sample stash. Violet and I usually don’t get along, but I am liking this. Something about it gives off a similar vibe to L’Heure Bleue. The corresponding color for this is between Pink Lavender, 14-3207, and Little Boy Blue, 16-4132.
Stay warm and safe! It will start for us around midnight. It is terribly cold now. Let’s hope once again this is the last Nor’easter we have to face…
Thanks, PL67! I’m crossing my fingers that we won’t lose power with this storm. Widespread power outages are being predicted for most of the Philly area due to wind and ice on the power lines. Bleah!
I can’t even imagine having to drive in that stuff! Stay safe and waft generously????
I’m in the last drops of my sample Forever and ever Dior. Very simple scent. And lovely. Sometimes simple and lovely is just what you need. The full bottle just arrived today, happy me ????
I think it matches the Pantone color pink lavender.
SOTD: Un Jardin un Mediterrinee which I’m going to match to Little Boy Blue for the Mediterranean sea and sky…
In Love, Chloe thanks to a wonderful NSTer. I initially thought Almost Mauve captured it, but I think it’s actually more of a yellow-tinged sandy beige to me. At least today
So Meadowlark + Warm Sand + Coconut Milk.
Has anyone tried YSL Cinéma Festival d’Été ? I love the original Cinema and am wondering if anyone has thoughts on Festival d’Été.
I’ve wondered about it also. I never hear it mentioned.
Trying to talk myself out of blind buying based on my love of the original.
Trying to talk you into it based on my love of the original and desire to hear a report back.
It’s nice stuff–see below!
Hey, lets blind buy together! We would be blind buy twins. LOL!
See below for a little mini-review!
I have a little mini of it. It is much lighter and more citrus-y, though the original Cinema DNA is definitely there. Probably a little easier and more versatile to wear.
Late today, wearing Mad Madame because I wanted to choke everyone out at work today ???? wishing everyone safe from the storm. Honestly, I feel so bad you all keep going through this winter hell. We’ve had quite a reprieve here this month. Wish I could share it.
Ha! Better to choke everyone out than to…choke everyone.????
That was my exact thought as i was choosing my sotd. ????
I figure that the current weather is payback for the mild February my area had.
I have had that same thought with every new storm.
MAJOR bummer, isn’t it? ????
Yep. I know that many of us who live in this area feel the same but man, I’m so sick of this weather! Grumpy face ????
Sorry you had such a crappy day! Maybe there was something in the air because I felt the same. Serenity now ????
And I am sad to report that i did NOT win that bottle of Cuir Impertinent for you
The fact that you entered the contest for me is truly the best prize! Thank you, it really was so nice of you ☺
SOTD is Lipstick On from a Sephora sample. I think it would match Blooming Dahlia or Pink Lavender. Love seeing everyone’s color matches.
SotM = Iris Ukiyoe to match Pantone’s Almost Mauve
I love this scent. It’s perfectly happy in and of itself, with a wholeness that feels delicious.
Yay! for Mr. Roger’s. I asked at the post office yesterday if the stamps were there yet and was told to check the website. I want those stamps, and I want to wear that red sweater!
And seriously, he is just dishy, could have been a movie star. (Sorry, not sorry.)
Ahahaha… Thanks for the laugh tiffanie! Won’t you be my neighbor?
SOTD = Chanel No. 19 EDP
Perfect any day. It goes with Lime Punch!
I’ll be working from home tomorrow due to the weather – again! I hope I don’t lose power as I have a TON of work to do!
I needed to have a professional looking picture for work and I turned to the Portrait setting on my iPhone 7 Plus. I asked my sister to take the pictures but they were not coming out right. I finally decided to practice with her as the subject and measured out the perfect distance to get the sharpest focus (Answer: 3.5 feet). We did it under different lighting conditions, background and poses from the chest on up. The picture outdoors (with end of winter daylight saving time 5PM lighting) came out the sharpest, but highlighted a multitude of sins. The best one of the lot was a picture taken indoors against a wall with flat paint. I used my mac’s sharpen tool and enhance tool, cropped, then centered the image. I wore a pinstriped lime green (!) single breasted jacket, and tied a gauzy translucent cream with brown leaves and scrolls vine cut out pattern scarf. The end result came out quite nice (if I may say so) and my co-workers amd even a manager thought it was taken by a professional photographer!
You’re a star ????
And a good smelling one at that!