Monday! Plus, Loves Baby Soft Day, apparently. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in a dab of Ellie D's Ellie, because Mary Carol mentioned it over the weekend. My supply has seen better days, though, and I might have to top it off with something later.
Reminder: 5/11 will be Musk Friday...you know what to do!
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 Lily of the valley [cropped] by Andres Papp at flickr; some rights reserved.
I am going to have a Guerlain week (which fits the musk project too)
Starting off with Terracotta
Matcha Latte
Bronzed cheeks and cherry lippy today
Really, almost everything fits the musk project!
Beautiful!
I always look forward to Terracotta, will wear it this week for sure.
Terracotta smells like a warm sunny day!
Terracotta has been on my to try list for a long time. I need to get on that.
You looks and smell great!
Love Terracotta!!
Curious about the new Meteorites also.
Winter just started and I already long for my Summer beachy scents!!
There is a You Tube review by Lola Scents..(may be all one word). She was disappointed that it was too far from the original. YMMV.
Bummer! But that is just one opinion…
Yes that is true but I thought that anyone interested may want to look it up.
Not sure if I was clear that I was referring to Meteorites? I’ve never tried either scent. Too much out there to catch them all. ????
I did not ask for asample of Meteorites.It was just meh.
Hmmmmmm… maybe I’ll wear Terracotta later on this week.
I am wearing batch no. 0001 of Andy Tauer’s L’Air du Désert Marocain. Still smells great after all these years!
That’s so nice to hear!
You smell incredible!
Twins! Maybe? If mine isn’t 0001, it’s pretty closed
thanks, cazaubon! I smell wonderful and so do you!
Whoa! First Edition Perfume! Wait on, lady! ????????
*WAFT! Dang spell check!
Beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous stuff! Yum!
I’m wearing the very creative and original Mugler Aura
Lovely. That is a beautiful choice.
Good morning Y’all….
Wearing Burberry Weekend….because I’m not ready for the work week quite yet…
LOVE THIS SCENT!
Bought that one for my daughter. It is now her favorite. Love to start someone onto a new scent.
I’m in Tom Ford Violet Blonde today.
I’ve never smelled VB, but it has got to be one of the coolest perfume names!
It makes me think of detective noir novels.
Beautiful! I love BV.
VB! Duh. ????
Bottega Veneta is pretty nice too. Also Beaulieu Vineyards wine.
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Love it.
Such a sexy scent,if you can describe a scent as sexy…
Oh, I definitely think scents can be described as sexy. I had dinner the other day with a former boss, and asked him if he remembered what scent his late wife wore. He got kind of dreamy-eyed and said, “Oh yes, absolutely.” Turned out she wore Shalimar extrait, and to him it smells very sexy.
What a wonderful memory!
Lol for Loves Baby Soft Day. I remember a cloud of LBS hanging over the high school mean girls table.
I am in Monserrat by Bruno Fazzolari for an unofficial Fazzolari week in anticipation of receiving my bottle of Unsettled. My own personal Fannolari Week.
Ha, the mean girls table. Good times!
Ha! All the mean girls at my school wore Giorgio.????
Please report back on Unsettled!
Mine too!
I think that’s why I’ve never had any desire to wear it- because of the association that I have with it. I was more of a reserved/ observer in high school. My signature scent was the original Lauren in the beautiful red bottle. I wish I had hung onto some, what is on the shelves today is not even a shadow of what it once was.
I loved the original Lauren, still have an incredible fondness for it. It’s so beautiful and timeless.
You’re right about the newer version. Does not even come close.
Too funny! At my school it was a cloud of Heaven Sent.
I loved HS and remember rinsing my hair with it, some idea I undoubtedly picked up in Seventeen magazine.
I’m joining you in Fazzolari Fandom Crowd. Don’t have enough choices to go a whole week, but I hear there’s a pretty good sample set for not too much money…????
The sample set is great. That is how I got hooked. I’m also willing to share samples of the BFs I have.????
My one HS scent that I don’t want to go near is Amarige. For two years, I was sitting next to this girl who must have showered in it or something. Had I known her better, I would have said something, but we weren’t really friends – what with the impenetrable Amarige Force Shield and so on. I wore Calyx which lasted about an hour or two and was no match for her.
Have you had a milestone reunion and did she wear the same scent?
The mean girls at my high school had a cloud of Aqua Net around them (remember ’80’s bangs? ) so I don’t have any perfume associations thank goodness!
Ditto – the predominant fragrance at my high school was Aqua Net!!
???????????? As a teen in the 80’s I remember well. I had a friend who went through a can of Aqua Net every three days. Her Mim bought it in cases.
And how about Dep gel? Let us not forget that bubbly green goop ????
Love it!! ????????????. I seem to remember Dippity Do.
My entire junior high building reeked of Exclamation! I just Googled and you can still buy it.
I do remember that one. I may have bought for my Mom at Christmas. That or Charlie.
I used up a small bottle of Exclamation! but that was in high school/college, not jr. high.
How odd… I don’t really remember much of anything in the way of perfume at my high school or junior high. Lots and lots of hairspray, though!
I want to do Musk Week, though I’ll probably wear lighter floral musks, not super animalic musks.
SOTD is FM Dans Tes Bras. Violet, pine, musk. Musk here is slightly dirty (but mot much) – a bit of sweaty skin effect. It’s a strange scent – cool floral and warm spicy musky at the same time.
Nice! I have an on-again-off-again relationship with DTB. I think it has a gorgeous waft, but I’m not sure I like it on my skin.
I loved sniffing it from the sprayer, but not so thrilled about how it transforms on my skin either. Maybe it’s one of the scents I’d rather smell on someone else.
I have only ever dabbed it. I swear it could be a deep love. I’m just not sure how to get there. It feels to me like one of those optical illusions that you have to relax your eyes to see, and then the second you do see it, you lose it again. In those moments when I “see” it, it’s out of this world good. But then I can’t seem to get there again.
I still really like that one. It is a little weird and polarizing though, and probably why I never invested in more than my sample. Something very sensual about it.
I love DTB, but it is an odd creature and I have to be in the right mood for it.
Now I see what you all, especially lizbee, mean. After my previous comment I went out. It was a windy day and suddenly a gust of wind brought a lovely scent of violets. First I did not even realize that it was DTB. This perfume is a shape-shifter.
I’m joining Scott–well, in spirit anyway, and wearing my sample of Monserrat. Fannolaris unite!
Questions for anyone who has shipped perfume from Canada to the U.S.:
Can you do so legally and how? Like, is there some kind of UPS ground shipping allowed?
Does it cost an arm and a leg?
Thanks!
Super great choice!!
I mailed lots of perfume packages to U.S.
On the custom form, I write used cosmetics, gift and no commercial value, I never had any problems (air mail)
It costs less then sending in Canada.
The other day I tried pairing Tom Ford Venetian Bergamot with Robert Piguet Bandit. Shouldn’t work on paper but I kind of liked it. Mentioned to a work colleague that maybe I had too much “cologne” on…..but got a thumbs up. Going to work this layer combination all week as Florida starts to warm up. Happy Monday everyone!
Happy Monday
Musc Ravageur Monday!
Happy Nurses Week to all my fellow nurses out there. You rock!????????
Much respect for all that nurses do!
Thanks Downtown Scott!
You smell fantastic! Have a wonderful week — nurses are awesome!
Thanks flopper! Beautiful new gravatar by the way.
Thank you ????
I have to ditto madrowngirl- fab avatar!
YAY for nurses.
liberal dousing of Borneo today. Bell jar heaven.
Back atcha!
Have a good one!
Yes, yay for nurses!! (Dietitian here.)
Woot woot!
Right back at you, madtowngirl! Although, when I’m done being a nurse, I’m not gonna be too sad????
Yeah, I’m sure I’ll enjoy being retired when the day comes too, but for now it’s a pretty good gig.????
Happy Nurses Week to you too!!From a fellow Nurse!
We do ROCK.❤️❤️
Rock on johanob!????
*waves to all the nurses* I’m a newly minted nurse and wafting around in a sample of Do Son today since it’s my one day off and I’ll have to be commando for the rest of the week!!! Thank you to all the nurses and an extra shout out to the ones who are so patient with students and new grads!
Congratulations Catanosmia!! Waving right back at ya!????
congrats to you Catanosmia!
Congrats!
Big congrats!
Congrats! I love new grads (though I don’t work directly with any anymore). They have a way of renewing my zest for a minute ????
Welcome to the Nursing world!Some days you will want to quit,but they are few and far between.I cannot imagine doing anything else!????????????????
Happy Nurses week to all of my fragrant nurse friends! You all ROCK!
Thanks KellyC!
(p.s. shoot me an email if you still want a split of the Assam of India)
Crap, I forgot! Doing it now.
Thanks KellyC!
(p.s. shoot me an email if you still want a split of the Assam of India)
Whoops. Don’t know how this happened.????
Definitely time to give nurses their propers! Thank you all for taking care of my loved ones, and everyone else’s. ???? ????
Second that sentiment. Nurses are angels on the earth. So grateful for what they do!
I’m doing a week of untouched samples. I have a lot of samples that I’ve never tried, both as free samples from purchases, and from generous NSTers from freebiemeets and swapmeets. Today I am wearing Lubin Black Jade.
Sampling twin! I really like Black Jade, you smell great!
You both smell great!
You both smell lovely.
What are your thoughts on the Black Jade? Yea or nay?
SotD = Chanel No. 5 edp
Going old school this morning. Have a marvelous Monday, NST.
Love No 5!!
I love No. 5 too, it will always have a piece of my heart.
You smell great!
thanks, Barqs! I can count on No. 5 to smell good every time.
Perfect!
thx, pl67!
Sotd is Rouge Malachite from a sample. I had read one review that said it smelled like Alien essence absolue. At that price? No way, i thought, but guess what? Yes way. They are very similar. I also feel the need to say I actually had to go to the window, hold the sample up to the light and squint to actually see what i was sampling. I’m getting so old. Sigh….
Yeah, I can barely read stuff now. (I HAVE glasses… but the bifocal part is so small, and the other part of the prescription is so slight, that I hardly ever wear them. I spend most of the day in cheapie drugstore readers.)
My prescription is for bifocals, I just haven’t gotten them yet. I should try the readers.
The readers are certainly cheaper and easier to adjust to I think. Still, it’s a PITA, especially if your continually changing distances while working.
Ah yes, I remember poking fun at my parents for wearing those Walgreens readers. Turns out, the joke was on me because I too succumbed to wearing a pair of low strength glasses a few years ago.
A wise man once said, “What a drag it is getting old.”
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Well, probably the odd gal out here, but I find getting older incredibly liberating. I don’t like the creaky joints, the failing vision, and the other physical manifestations of aging, but I love everything else about it. I’m fully appreciating every day of continence and mental acuity, because one day, those too will be gone. I’m happy with who I am and the tiny little space I take up on this planet. If I kick it tomorrow, I think I’d be okay. ✌????
It is liberating, in the sense that I am a better “me” now, and am much better at recognizing what’s important. It’s the physical changes that make it hard though.
I’m mostly with you – I think I’m more content now than in my 20ies and perhaps 30ies- but find it super annoying that when I’ve finally found contact lenses I can tolerate somewhat, I can’t see properly with them because of the bifocal thing!
I skipped the bifocal thing. I have an IOL in my right eye to focus on mid/far distance, w/ a contact lens to boot. Left eye has just a contact for far distance. Can’t see squat within 2.5 feet of the old eyeballs. Cheapie readers help for up close, but it’s a constant struggle to get things focused in both eyes. But, I’m grateful to have functional vision since I was originally misdiagnosed with a branch occlusion in my right eye. ????
Yikes! So my complaints are pretty superficial, at any rate…
I’m vain enough still to care that I look way different without glasses. To the extent that people who don’t know me well will usually do a double take when they see me without them. But a combo of dry eyes and thin corneas meant that surgery is out of the question, and most contacts are out, too. And during our last choir concert, I realized that I cannot actually read the sheet music all that well with contacts…
About the only time I DO use my bifocals is during choir practice/concerts: down at the sheet music, up at the director, repeat.
Me too Deva. 65 coming up on Wednesday.
Well, Happy Early Birthday. I say start celebrating today! ????????
Deva, I totally agree with you! I’m in the last year of my fifties and this has been my favorite decade aside from a lot of physical problems. It’s very freeing to enjoy the rewards of finally just being yourself, every day.
I’m not sure if I feel better or worse for having bad eyesight twins here. ????
Makes me feel a little better. I also have “went to one to many rock concerts” hearing.
Wearing Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise. One of those perfumes that I barely wear these days, but when I do I really enjoy.
Have a good week everyone!
I think Beyond Paradise and the flankers have beautiful bottles.
I agree. I have a bottle of Paradise Blue and it is also beautiful. Even the rollerballs have the same color combinations.
Oh I’m going to have to go check out Beyond Paradise! I hope our little dept store (Bealls) has that one. It does carry EL and Clinique frags/cosmetics.
I hope you find it. The bottle is beautiful and the perfume is a very nice floral.
Paradise Blue is a fruity-floral fragrance and the bottle in blue and green is also gorgeous.
Have a good week also perfumelover67!!
Thank you Flopper! I love your new avatar.
Thank you! I did look for BP. It’s in the new “redesigned classics” bottle. ???? Not the pretty color drop bottle. So idk if it’s been reformulated. I like the edp, very pretty. I’ll look on fragrancenet and see if the older bottle is still available.
Oh no! I did not know BP had been reformulated it. I did a quick check and I saw that ebay still has some bottles left. I will definitely keep my bottle when it gets empty!
I found a bottle on eBay and for hardly any $ ????
So glad you find it! Hope it is in your hands soon for you to enjoy! ????
My first perfume purchase as an official perfumista in 2010 was BP!I treasure my empty rainbow-bottle as a good memory.
That was also one of my early perfumista perfumes. I love the bottle and I will probably keep it after is finished. My first perfume purchase as a perfumista was Obsession. I think that could be a good Friday Community Project.
Yes,we should totally do it as a Friday project:wear your first perfume you bought as an OFFICIAL perfumista!????????????????
Always loved the old bottle for Beyond Paradise. Unfortunately, the juice never liked me.
I always like bottle and juice. Even though I do not wear it often, I still enjoy it.
I had a mini of that bottle years ago. Beautiful.
Might join pl67 in an Estee Lauder cousin of something, haven’t decided yet. Maybe Knowing?
Knowing is a beautiful perfume. You will smell fantastic!
Good choice. Loving your floral new image
Thank you all re the new avatar. Blooming cactus smack dab in the hill country. ???? (not that type but the only cactus emoji available)
Oooh blooming cacti! I would to see that
I love the blooming cacti in my yard!
Starting this week on a low note – Prada Infusion de Mimosa.
You smell very nice.
Thank you fellow mimosa lover. I think I’ll get another decant once I finish my current one.
Oh, but you smell lovely!
I’m glad you thought about putting on some Ellie because of my Saturday comment, Robin. Always nice to think that one’s perfume choice has others thinking along the same lines.
It’s going to be in the mid eighties here this afternoon, so I think I may go with TF Soleil Blanc.
Perfect choice. We had a very warm day Saturday so I wore TFSB and it was grand.
I gotta get my hands on some Soleil Blanc. It’s getting to be that time of the year. We got in the pool for the first time of the season this past weekend, and I’m planning a beach picnic for dinner tomorrow. Soleil Blanc would be the perfect scent to go with my commitment to the early onset of summer. ????
I talked to my neighbor in Florida last week and it was 97 flippin’ degrees! I did a happy dance cause I wasn’t there????
I think you wore Ellie Nuit, but I only have the regular at the moment
Been chasing around my puppy for a week and can’t seem to get a good picture of her since she is a pistol and won’t sit still. Haven’t showered yet and in the dry down of Lyric. Have a vet appointment this afternoon and will wear Chanel no 5. I am beyond exhausted at this point.
Puppy Power! I wish we could bottle that energy! ????
Glad you’re enjoying the new pup, even if it’s exhausting. She sounds adorable!
Hi twin, you smell fab!
Hope the vet visit went well.
Hello Monday. I might dedicate this week to figuring out which of Smell Bent’s delightful musks I will eventually buy… today is Commando, which is nice!
Commando is POTENT!But I love it!❤️
I am wearing Love Chloe — lots of pretty musk and purple flowers.
I love purple flowers, and the wisteria note in Love, Chloe makes me especially happy. You smell so pretty!
2nd that!
Le Temps d’une Fete today… because I can! (Four backup bottles say so. And I’m not even embarrassed about it. Money can’t buy love, but it can at least pay rent on the love nest.
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I just started putting a bunch of my mini bottles up for sale on ebay last night and will continue over the next few days. Several of these will be vintage things… I hope I know what I’m doing. I figure, though, that the early listings will be training wheels for when I start listing bigger bottles this summer. ????
4 BUBs!!!!!! I applaud you. THAT is commitment.
I was lucky to find those! At least I won’t have to try to hoard them, and can spray without worrying about running out before I die.
4 BUB’s says a lot. Just imagine how lackluster your life would have been had you not discovered that little gem????????
I know, that one was love at first sniff.
Wow. And I was proud of myself for buying one big bottle when I heard rumors of being discontinued….
heh. I had bought a big bottle when my first 1-ouncer ran out, and was saddened to find a reformulation inside. A friend offered to sell me her “nice but I don’t love it” partial bottle, and then another friend gave me a partial 1-oz, and I bought two more big refo’ed ones before it bit the dust. So glad to have them, because nothing else smells like it to me.
4 BUBs for something that you wear so often isn’t bad, just smart! That one doesn’t seem attainable anywhere at this point.
Yeah, it’s really gone.
I don’t think it ever had widespread distribution in the US anyway, just Lucky Scent and New London Pharmacy.
How do I find you on ebay (I’m so ebay illiterate)?!
I’ll PM you. Don’t want to turn this blog into an ad for me…
Ha, I THOUGHT you must have done this when I was trolling the listings last night – there was some great stuff!
I decided over the weekend to go back and check out more of the Body Shop fragrances I had found at Marshall’s. I went in TJ Maxx and found them there too, so I picked up Nigritella and Kahaia (which the Marshall’s I went to didn’t have). I mean, $9 each so why not, right? I am wearing Kahaia today. It’s a nice summery white floral and so far I like it a lot.
So glad you found them!
Oh, and which one is best?
Hmmm.. I like all 3 of them, but if I had to pick one “best”, it might be Bowhanti.
Thanks!
What a coincidence that Friday’s theme is musk! I’m wearing Narciso Rodriguez For Her L’Absolu (in the pretty burgundy bottle), which I found at Nordstrom Rack over the weekend for $25
You smell gorgeous! And what a great deal!
That one is my favourite of the NRs.
Oh, musk! I already know what I’ll be wearing Friday. This has got to be a first for me, since I’m hardly ever in sync with the CP, and planning ahead is pretty much against my religion.
Now I’m in Salomé from the flannel shirt I wore 3-4 days ago. Potent stuff!
I have only dabbed Salome from a sample but I think it’s a pretty scent. I am a wus with animalic perfumes. ????
I understand that, and think you have a lot of company there. Weirdly, in cool weather in Oregon I got a bunch of fuzzy flowers, but in the warmer weather here in Napa, it definitely leans more towards fuzzy animal. The longevity is astounding. Seriously astounding.
Woohooo! My samples arrived today, and I can’t wait to try Salomé! (What will my cats think, I wonder?)
All I can say is T-Rex tries to roll on me when I wear it. Pretty sure your cats will find it very attractive. Please report back, because I would love to hear how they react ????
I’m wearing Bottega Veneta Eau de Velours, which I received from the very generous Amy (thank you!). I’m happily doused.
Lovely stuff!
You smell lovely!
At home for the bank holiday, and doing battle with database design Aye, me and my wild party life. So, free to wear a favourite gorgeous filthy skank bomb: Theo Fennell’s Scent. And I am wallowing in the lovely warm saffron-rose and chirrupping back to my sock-hunting small cat to prevent myself banging my head against the desk while untangling my primary keys from my foreign keys.
It’s making my thesis outline writing look like more fun though, so there’s a plus side.
There was a session at the coding camp with the name that made me smile: Where did I put my (primary) keys? I wanted to go but couldn’t make myself to get up early enough that weekend. Good luck with yours
Starting the week in white musk, orange blossom, vanilla, and white cotton – Prada Candy Kiss. Planning to finish up my sample when I reapply later. I think it’s a good cheaper option for those who love Guerlain Mon Precieux Nectar. Warning: the white musk is SUPER long lasting.
My friend gave me a bottle of Love’s Baby Soft because she had an extra, and I’ve been using it as room spray. I’ll wear it on me one of the days or nights this week.
I think the Candy Kiss is the best Candy flanker. I planned on wearing it this week.
I just have such a weird thing with those Candy flanker names lol….”Candy Kiss” is just so off-putting to me but maybe I should get over it and try it.
I would not have seeked it out to try because the name is so goofy, but I got a sample as an extra in a swap or purchase. I’m glad I was able to try it.
Another perfume I can compare it to is Ego Facto Poopoo Pidoo.
I would not have seeked it out to try because the name is so goofy, but I got a sample as an extra in a swap or purchase. I’m glad I was able to try it.
Another perfume I can compare it to is Ego Facto Poopoo Pidoo.
MDCI Cio Cio San today. Matches my kimono style top.
Such a great name for a scent…
It is a fun name. It’s more interesting than the perfume itself, methinks.
You smell purdy!
Why thank you, and I have you to thank! It’s a simple perfume, but it’s lighthearted and cheerful.
I’m waiting forvthe hot weather to wear it. It’s pretty light.
It is but it lasted surprisingly long on me today.
In OJ Frangipani this morning – a pretty floral, I think OJ has a very strong signature in all their floral scents, but this one I like a lot better than Tiare or Osmanthus. I’m looking forward to a normal work week – we had a big PTSA fundraiser/gala thing this past weekend, and I was so stressed out about it – but it turned out to be a fantastic party, though perhaps not as fantastic a fundraiser (lots of rookie mistakes, this was a first for us). Happy Monday!
You smell wonderful. One of my top summer scents.
Yes, I think all the OJ’s have the same base and it really agrees with my skin and nose. You smell lovely!
You smell wonderful. Frangipani is one of my favorites.
It’s a pretty one, for sure. I love the lime note in it.
Today I’m wearing Tiziana Terenzi Laudano Nero.
SOTD is Creed’s Fleurs de Bulgarie – Bulgarian roses, ambergris and musk. Wafting powdery roses today.
Oh I like that one! Lovely.
Thanks! I’d totally forgotten I had it! And it has both musk and roses, a win-win!
This is going to be a fun week of musk scents.
House twins! You smell lovely.
Nice!
Sampling Winter Oak from Raw Spirit. So far it’s nothing special on my skin
Did you like any of the Raw Spririts? I sniffed through them all at Barney’s and nothing really grabbed me. I love the names though.
Smelling mighty fine in Arielle Shoshana today.
And yes, it has vanilla. ????????
You do indeed smell mighty fine!
I smiled just thinking of Arielle Shoshana. So cheerful.
happy monday! i’m taking it easy in no. 5 l’eau, but i wish i had some baby soft! i also enjoyed petite nate as a wee tot.
expecting some samples in the mail today, so i’m excited to get out of work and get to sniffing.
You smell lovely! What are you going to be sampling…?
douce amere (hope i don’t fall in love with this one, but i’m sure i will), note de yuzu, and jo malone cherimoya!
SOTD the oh-so-Springy-I-want-to-get-married-in-it Oscar de la Renta Live in Love.Sunshine,dewy grass and delicate white flowers in a bottle.Love it.It always reminds me of those white little flowers they put in bouquets to make them look bigger,think is called baby’s breath in the US?(Gipskruid in Afrikaans over here)…
Have an AWESOME week everyone!
Friday SOTD already picked,thanks Uncle Serge…❤️✌????
Yes, baby’s breath. You smell lovely.
Haha!Apparently the universal english name for it is Baby’s breath,not only “in the US”…sometimes I’m really stupid.And blonde.Lol.
VERY pretty SOTD! ????
Wearing my own personal force field, AP Bois d’Encens, waiting to be called in for jury selection…
????!
Fingers crossed!
Ack! ????
California Rêverie for me today. Doesn’t last near long enough, but I’ll just keep spraying.
That’s such a pretty one. A friend of mine was wearing that yesterday when we walked on the beach, and I kept getting beautiful wafts of it on the wind. Lovely.
I’m going to have to go with scents with some white musk in the base or something, as I don’t have any true musk scents I don’t believe (although now I really want to try some!). Starting the week in Burberry Brit Rhythm.
It’s Monday, y’all. Let’s get through this week as strong and fragrant as possible!
You smell great! Have a great week KellyC!
BBR is a fantastic under-the-radar scent for just about anything, IMO.
HiA l! Late to this:
1) SOTD; I found Tramp shower gel in a suitcase (how OLD is this????) and so I am in that after a much needed morning shower.
2) The reason I found it in a suitcase: There was a fire in my neighbor’s garage, on the opposite side of the firewall hat connects the two structures- so the suitcase was my emergency preparedness bag. This was on Saturday, after I had did a pro/con spreadsheet to determine whether I should do a cash out FHA refinance or apply for a HELOC. Man propose, and G-d dispose…
No VISIBLE damage to my structure, but I stayed home today and spoke to my insurance company, who advised getting an inspection within their network.
Add to all this: The owner is on vacation in Las Vegas- but has a boneheaded housemate WHO DID NOT HAVE A PHONE, so it was I and neighbors across the way who called Portland F&R (big ups to the firepersons on staff).
Tomorrow, back to work, but my nerves are rattled, for sure!
So glad you’re safe! Fires are terrifying!
So scary! Ugh, I am grateful for my life BUT am still shaken and kinda pissed , tbh. I will calm down about it in about a day!
Egads, what a weekend you had! Good to hear that you are safe.
Glad you are safe and unharmed!
HOW is that Tramp Showergel?
When I packed up the farmhouse last year,I discovered Coty Mazumi powder,pristine and still in its box,untouched.I gifted that to my grandmother around 1987,she passed in ‘89.It still smells wonderful.I decided to use it up.She used the perfume that came with it so I know she loved the scent.
Tramp STILL smells earthy and rich- more of a green patchouli /herbally punch than ever. Cheered me up considerably this morning.
Wow- what a find! And yes use that stuff UP- it is meant to enjoyed!
Thank heavens you didn’t come to any harm! Hope the adrenaline stops pumping and your distress abates soon…
Oh yes, thank you!
I just took a deep bath with lots of lavender oil- hopefully I will relax and sleep well.
Glad you’re safe, ede. Was this the no good no fence neighbor?
Rates are going up…
1) Yes!
2) Girl I know!
My goodness. So glad this did not turn out worse.
Indeed, I am grateful!
SOTD = Puredistance Opardu
No musk, just FLOWERS. Maybe I’ll challenge myself this week to wear only perfumes with no musk
Well, no musk per Fragrantica, that is.
There is musk in Opardu, and indeed there is musk in almost everything.
Darn!
You smell beautiful today!
So beautiful! Opardu is really gorgeous.
You smell great and very season-appropriate (I just got a bunch of lilacs for my house
).
Opardu is just lovely… You smell fantastic.
I went for a long walk yesterday afternoon, and shamelessly pushed my nose into every lilac bush that I encountered. Nothing better.
I love lilac too, but it’s still pretty cool here in Montreal, it will be a while before ours blooms. We are just getting tulips and daffodils.
I went with Equistrius today. Violet leather with a dab of cocoa.
That scent is Classy Lady with a Whole Lot of Money. You smell fab????????
Awww, thanks Deva!
It’s a firm favorite,I should wear it more often myself.
It’s hard to rotate through them all when your collection is large. ????
What a nice photo, as always! I need a leap out of bed and take the dogs for a walk perfume . It’s not cold but it is dark and the sun is still an hour away and I’ve been having ‘issues’ with Sprocket the pinecone OCD dog recently as he barks at me to throw something but when I do he can’t find it because it’s too dark and then I have to grovel around in the bushes hunting for the pinecone while he nuts off . …just chill, already! It’s rather tedious . Okay…get up! Yard next door for me. I have no idea what Loves Baby Soft is but it sounds like something I need
LBS is a tween perfume. Some kids have it for their first perfume. I think I had a bottle in junior high school. It’s an inexpensive soft floral baby powdery fragrance usually found in drug stores.
I had a couple of bottles way back in junior high. I loved it then. Not sure I want to smell what the current stuff is like, though.
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https://nstperfume.com/2010/08/13/dana-classic-loves-baby-soft-fragrance-review/
Interesting! Sounds like the inspiration for Poison Girl. I had to look up Chess Pie yesterday…so much to learn!
Yesterday was my 23rd wedding anniversary… hence, the ribs for dinner. The smoke was not overpowering, and I didn’t overseason them. However, Mr. Jalapeno and I are split on whether the ribs needed a little more time. Will need to eat more ribs to get a better idea about that. ???? I had a really nice beer to go with them, and life was pretty darn nice.
SOTD = SJP Covet, from the sample stash, and a lovely NSTer. This has lemon, some herbs, a bit of unsweetened chocolate, and a touch of musk to my nose. Perfect for the finally seasonal weather in my part of the world.
Happy anniversary! Ribs and a beer sound like an excellent way to celebrate!????
Thank you! Ribs and a beer can have wonderfully soothing properties…
Happy anniversary!
Thanks, Petunia!
Happy Anniversary, Jalapeno!
Thanks, lizbee!
Happy Anniversary!
Thank you, perfumelover 67!
Happy Anniversary!
What perfume did go well with ribs?
Thanks, Undina! Unfortunately, I had a total fail with my perfume-rib matchup. Rossy de Palma and the smoke from the ribs didn’t work together at all, ????
Glad you had a good anniversary
Thanks, Downtown Scott! It helped that the weather cooperated, too. ????
Happy anniversary! Ribs and beer sound delicious!
Thank you KellyC! It was nice to have a no-fuss, tasty dinner for a change. It’s been fun learning how to make ribs… there is a bit of a learning curve with them.
Wow.23 years!That is a lifetime!I admire that.Happy Anniversary!Smoked ribs and beer sounds like the perfect anniversary dinner.
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Thank you, johanob! It is, in many ways, a lifetime. A complete sea change from what was before. On the other hand, I had a few aunts and uncles who were fortunate enough to celebrate their 50th anniversaries before they passed on.
Ah, Happy Anniversary, and may there be many, many returns of the day!
Thanks, FearsMice!
Happy Anniversary!
Thank you, lillyjo!
Happy anniversary to you! I hope someday to celebrate a 23rd anniversary, but whether I do or not, I am glad to be happily married.
Thanks, cazaubon! I do hope that you get to your 23rd anniversary happily married.
Happy anniversary and many more! The ribs sound great. We haven’t invested in a smoker yet, but I’m sure my husband will (he does all the meat cooking).
Thank you, Elisa P! There is a way to smoke ribs on a grill via the indirect cooking method. I think Alton Brown did an episode of Good Eats about that. I will say that if you have the room for it, a dedicated smoker is a nice thing to have on one’s deck or patio.
Happy anniversary, Jalapeño! 23 x 23 more!
Thanks, hajusuuri!
Happy anniversary!
The CEO’s and mine is today: 26 years.
Beautiful sunny day, Creed Jasmine Imperatrice Eugenie. Every time I wear it I confirm to myself that it was a good decision to get this bottle for my collection – I enjoy it very much.
Creed does make some beautiful perfumes.Glad you enjoy your purchase,it sounds like Spring.
Turin and Sanchez were so scathing in their review of Love in White that it frightened me away from trying any Creeds (well, that and the prices…) in my early days of perfume mania. I’ve since learned that I often disagree with T & S, so I think I should seek out some Creeds to try. The name of yours — Imperatrice Eugenie — sounds lovely…
Chiming in to say Spring Flower and Fleurissimo are my faves. I have a decant of Aventus for Her, not sure if I like it. And I have a decant of Love in White heading my way. What did Luca and Tania say about Love in White?
I believe Luca said he’d rather have lice than wear Love in White.
You reminded me: I have tried Aventus for Her, and don’t like it.
Is Fleurissimo the one that was created for Princess Grace of Monaco? I definitely should try that some time.
Hahaha oh no! Well hmmm… lice huh.
Yes you are correct about the Fleurissimo and the Princess Grace connection. I’ve read that.
Since I do not pass the official judgement on perfumes but buy them to wear, I do not really care what any “authority” think about those perfumes that I like (well, unless those are people subjected to me wearing said perfumes – then I would consider personal preferences
).
Most Creed perfumes that I tried didn’t move me enough (and those prices are steep!) but this one was really nice on me, and I found it at a good discount.
The cold weather is finally here! Wearing Galop d’Hermes for its salty saffron rose leather warmth…
A salty saffron rose leather sounds lovely. I sometimes have problems with salty notes, though.
I tried out Zadig & Voltaire’s This is Her! today, courtesy of a lovely NSTer. I’m chagrined: when I sprayed it, I thought Fruity Floral. Turns out Fragrantica classifies it as a gourmand Vanilla Oriental. Clearly, my nose is broken, and I have absolutely no cred as a perfumista. Sigh.
Sometimes I think Frangrantica’s classifications for scents are way off base. Trust your nose. ???? ????