Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! Welcome to June. And it's Friday, and it's World Milk Day. Our community project for today: in honor of World Milk Day (and the start of Dairy Month), wear something milky or creamy.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
Me: Demeter Egg Nog. Out of season, but still delicious.
Reminder: on 6/8, wear one of your "top 10 of summer" fragrances (unless it's winter where you are, in which case wear one of your "top 10 of winter" scents).
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: you can find White Rabbit Creamy Candy at Amazon, about $18 for six packages.
rabbit rabbit rabbit
Moab for its creamy wood pudding Taueresque vibe
That’s Phlur, right?
YUP
I have had a lot of success with this brand. Greylocke is one of the few vetiver fragrances that I actually really, really like and every time I wear it I get loads of compliments.
I will check them out — eventually!
I am really liking Phlur – I may order a full bottle of Hanami by the end of the weekend.
Hanami is good too. I get a creamy vibe from it also. Enjoy your new bottle
hi cm8! Moab sounds lovely, and is a cool name for a scent.
Hi Tiffanie!
The name IS great and would have worked for last week’s CP as well…Moab, Utah
Rabbit, rabbit,rabbit!
Wearing Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess. I could not find anything creamier for the CP that fits the rainy, warm, muggy, uncomfortable day we are having here. Love BG and it is a big summer favorite.
Be well everyone!
Twins, with perfume & weather!
Hi twin! We smell great! ????
Smelling good Perfumelover67!????????????????
Thank you Johanob! You also smell terrific in Bvlgari Omnia!
Yum, I love that one! Such a tropical vibe- creamy coconutty!
BG is such a good summer perfume!
Love Bronze Goddess. I have worn it so much in the past few weeks! You smell great!
Thank you KellyC! You could never go wrong with BG!
Hope you are just smelling tropical today, and not out in it!
Doing a non-dairy version of the community project with the creamy coconut and ylang in Margiela Beach Walk.
And a beachy tune to go with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vncy40nAMr0
Non-dairy works!
I will probably be busy during the Freebiemeet tomorrow, so I wanted to offer one pre-freebiemeet-freebie (US-only):
One unboxed 7ml rollerball of Elizabeth and James Nirvana White, used only once.
If you’re interested, email me at shelp216 in the land of gmail. If anyone has any samples/minis they’d like to swap for this, that could be fun too!
You smell great.
SOTD is L’Artisan Poivre Piquant. L’Artisan website just mentions ‘creamy notes’, but some sources (like Fragrantica) list milk, and the opening is quite milky to me. A very cosy, comforting scent and surprisingly light and gentle for a perfume built on pepper. A scent for relaxing and recharging.
Ah, forgot that one! Good call.
I love the first hour of Poivre Piquant – it’s both milky and peppery at the same time, which sounds awful, but is quite the opposite. At some point there is a note that comes to the fore (I’m not sure what it is) – and stays for quite some time – that starts to disagree with me. Thus, I’ve never gotten completely through my little 15 ml coffret bottle. Of the spice trio (PP, Safran Troublant and Piment Brulant) I like Safran Troublant the best, but I appreciate some qualities of all three. Seems like these have the intriguing nature of many LAP perfumes I tried early on in my sniffing journey.
Yes, milk and pepper go surprisingly well together in PP. Never thought I could like this combo.
I have only recently tried the whole trio and have worn each once so far. This means that my impressions may change, but so far I liked Safran Troublant and Poivre Piquant, while Piment Brulant disappointed me. What pleasantly surprised me in ST and PP was how soft and creamy they are. I expected super spicy and dry orientals, and they turned out to be something very different.
This was another on my short list for today. It’s really enjoyable and underrated, I think.
Looks like we had the same ideas about this project.
Indeed. ????
Milk of Flowers for me today and just waiting for my best friend and her daughter to show up soon so we can bake my wedding cake. We made this recipe for a friend’s wedding about 20 years ago–3 tiers, with each tier being 3layers of chocolate flecked cake, filled with chocolate raspberry mousse buttercream, covered in white chocolate ganache and white chocolate buttercream. Contains over 5lbs of chocolate all told
That cake sounds de-lish! Is the wedding tomorrow?!
Yes!!! Bounce!
Yay!! Congratulations and best wishes!!????????
Sweet! Hope it’s perfect! That cake sounds divine.
Oh, wow! Have fun!
Five pounds of chocolate ????
That sounds like a masterpiece of a cake. How fun!
That sounds absolutely decadent! Have fun today!
Sounds delicious, have fun with it and best wishes for your big day tomorrow!
Omg, a dream of a cake!
Best wishes for your wedding! Cake sounds incredible.
Yay!! Hope your wedding is perfect, thegoddessrena!
The cake sounds delicious! Please, send some here! I wish you the best on your wedding tomorrow thegoddessrena! Enjoy the most!
Oh wonderful!Your cake sounds delicious!
Enjoy the wedding tomorrow,and congratulations!
WE WANT DETAILS!!
❤️❤️
Yum! Hope you have an outstanding day in every way????
Sounds scrumptious! Congratulations!
Congratulations, and the cake sounds marvelous!
Who needs a royal wedding baker when you have all that? WOW!
That cake sounds amazing. Isn’t it nice the CP on the day before put you in one of your favorite scents? Seems like perfect alignment. All best wishes!
I was thinking that, yes.
Wishing you a wonderful wedding day! You’ll have to let us know what wedding scent you chose, too…
Hope the wedding is FUN!!
How fabulous! Sending hugs and smiles for the big day, and the rest of your life together!!
How fantastic you are making your own wedding cake! And it sounds unbelievably rich and tasty! I hope it goes very well and that you’ll have thousands of happy memories from the day!
OMG, Congratulations! I think I missed that it was coming up so soon. I hope you have a beautiful day, a lovely wedding and a happy marriage. And your cake sounds divine!
Big congratulations on your special day tomorrow, and also on making your own cake! It sounds delectable!
Congratulations! I hope you have a long, happy life together.
Congratulations and best wishes and a lifetime of happiness. Your wedding attire is unique and gorgeous and your cake sounds super decadent!
Have a perfect day & a loving future together.
Woohoo! Have a wonderful wedding!
zomg!1!!!!1!1!!
Wedding cakes are my favorite cakes. All the chocolate and all the happiness, those are my wishes for you!
Gucci “Guilty Absolute” – not remotely creamy. Sprayed it on for another cool cloudy day and instead it’s turned into a sunny scorcher.
For reasons I won’t go into here (else Robin will tar and feather me), I recommend US NST folk either:
(i) stock up on European perfumes before they become unaffordable, or
(ii) stop buying perfumes altogether and keep your money for when other luxuries like food and shelter become unaffordable.
What fun it all is! Still no new contract, so I will go outside and enjoy the sun. Another month off work and things will be serious.
I have come to the same conclusions as well. I plan to buy two SL bell jars this summer and then completely stop buying perfume for several years at least.
Hey, I never do more than a gentle hand slap!
Do enjoy the sun today.
1) On the European perfume bit….a-yup. And that also goes for other fine goods that is imported from Europe as well.
2) I am really rooting for you! Please go out and enjoy our Star.
Hmm yeah. Canadian too. Pondering a blind buy of Zoologist Moth.
With our rubbish exchange rate (Nz$1 is 59 cents euro, US 69 cents) plus crazy shipping ( usually $50) perfume from most countries is unaffordable but we have learned to be stoic and battle on. I hope your job situation perks up soon. I’m sure it will.
???? I should probably buy the 2 Hermes perfume oils now or only buy when I happen to be in Europe.
Good morning lovely NSTers! I’m playing along with Fils de dieu, which isn’t exactly creamy, but isn’t exactly not-creamy either. It’s the closest I can get to milky/creamy notes.
I thought about that one too, but my sample is gone. You smell good!
Thanks, madtowngirl!
Oh, good one! I might copy you.
I’m a house triplet today!
As a resident of America’s Dairyland, I am totally on board with World Milk Day and June Dairy Month. I will take my milk in the frozen form thank you very much. Last night it was a Neopolitan Ice Cream sandwich, yum!
SotD is Lumiere Blanche with notes of almond milk (I know, it’s not dairy, but it’s the best I’ve got) and sandalwood. It’s nice, but I’m still trying to decide how much I like it…????
Happy Friday!
I like your style! I’m planning to celebrate the holiday with some gelato myself.
Your SOTD sounds delicious. Is that Olfactive Studio?
It is! It’s the first I’ve tried from this line, but I would like to try more.
Belated congrats on the job btw!????Read too late to comment the other night. I had noticed your absence and wondered if you got the librarian position. My youngest (you may recall) aspires to be a librarian and she refers to her middle school librarians as her “friends,” which I just love.
Speaking of books…did you watch The Great American Read on PBS?
Thank you! If/when your daughter starts thinking about library school, I’d be happy to talk to her about it!
I’m way behind in my tv-viewing, so haven’t seen The Great American Read. Will check it out!
Hey Twin. I had the same idea!
Happy Friday everyone! I’m off to get my overdue haircut in a few hours; just can’t wait. I almost took the scissors to it, so I know it’s time.
I may just go with something simple like YR Noix de Coco edt and Exotic Coconut lotion or a few sprays of Bronze Goddess. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but my hair stylist doesn’t like a lot of perfume on people. Maybe all the chemicals did some damage to her olfactory system or something. I will try and keep it light today for her as she is AMAZING and knows exactly how to cut my unruly hair.
YR fragrances are underrated, I think. Love their coconut and monoi products. Enjoy your new ‘do
I’ve been at that point in the past where I really want to take scissors to my hair, too, so I understand the overdue haircut feeling! Nice to get it done.
I booked my next appointment with her this time for the end of July. It was about 6 months ago that my last appointment was, that can’t happen again!
I’ve trimmed my hair before a cut in the past, and somehow they always know! Since I’ve found her, I try to be strong as she understands thick, crazy hair like mine.
I cut my own bangs last weekend. I need to do a touch up because there were some stray hairs that escaped the scissors.
Rabbit, rabbit,rabbit!
I am participating in today’s CP by layering Philosophy’s Fresh Cream over CBIHP Gathering Apples.
I smell like apple pie ice cream.
Oh my! I will try that combo this weekend. The more you describe it the more I crave for it.
I made my daughter an apple pie for her birthday on Wednesday, and we ate it with vanilla ice cream. So yummy.
Yum! A warm slice of Dutch apple pie with ice cream is one of my all time favorites.
Happy birthday to bookworm
Just out of curiosity, did you ever get around to sampling First Cut?
Not yet!
I will be curious to know what you think of it. The bottle that appeared at my house for mother’s day was confiscated by my husband (who NEVER EVER EVER wears fragrance). It smells beyond amazing on him. In his youth he worked for a farmer bailing hay and he says it reminds him of that time period. He doesn’t like chemical smells and synthetic perfumes and says that First Cut smells “natural” to him. And it lasts FOREVER on him.
Sounds like a delicious combo!
The perfume combination and actual apple pie and ice cream sound delicious!
I looked through my collection of samples and as far as I have, the only thing I have on hand that anyone would describe as “creamy/milky” is Philosykos, so I went with that. It really is a great fig scent, and it fits the summery weather today quite well.
My favorite fig perfume. You smell fantastic!
Scent twins! I actually have a lot of creamy options but this seemed like a good bet for a 90-degree day.
It’s working really well in the heat and humidity today!
I went with the creamiest perfume I have today, which is Aquolina Gold Sugar. I smell like a creme brulee.
I keep forgetting that I want to try this, creme brulee is my favorite dessert
Yum!
I didn’t wear a milky scent as it’s suddenly so warm in Vancouver. My plans have been dashed. I might go get ice cream later
I’ve used up all my Goldfield and Banks samples as room scents this morning (Wood Infusion, Blue Cypress, White Sandalwood, Desertwood Rose) and what molecules that landed on me is my SOTD. There should be a bit of milkiness in Australian sandalwood used in their scents although it’s hard to detect as most of the perfume notes are being suffocated and drowned by obnoxious loud woody amber aromachemicals. Is this the trend moving forward?
Yes, I’m afraid it is. With all the IFRA ingredient restrictions, it seems they are loading things up with loud woody amber aromachemicals. Not a positive trend.
Blurgh, yes, I can’t do those sinus burners. And so many perfumes seem to have them now, especially some of the popular niche brands.
haha, sinus burners, that’s perfect!
I sat behind someone at a concert recently who was wearing perfume felt like an ice pick in my face.
Hmm… There are a lot of perfumes I can’t wear because they have a massively huge and overwhelming fresh-cut wood note that smothers everything else out. I wonder if we are experiencing the same thing?
I’ll add that I’ve assumed it’s ME and not an intentional aspect of the perfume structure or notes.
Which ones have that fresh-cut wood note?
You’re kidding about it being warm in Vancouver, right?
I think the high today was like 17? It’s chilly!
I’m wearing a careful single spray of Tom Ford’s Orchid Soleil. It’s deliciously creamy and not too overpowering when used sparingly :))
I learned the hard way on that one to not over spray. One spray is perfect.
I’m obsessed with Orchid Soleil. To me it smells like buttered rice.
I get buttercream frosting. (And I’m not obsessed
but am open to it )
I love Orchid Soleil, and I like to spray it somewhat generously. If the weather wasn’t cloudy and a bit cooler, I’d wear it today. If the weather cooperates, I will instead wear it next Friday for a top ten of summer.
Both ideas sound very good!
Orchid Soleil is definitely a powerhouse!
Like nearly everyone here I don’t have anything super-creamy (CSP Matin Calin would do the job but it’s long discontinued, I think, and I don’t have any anyway), so I wore Bulgari Omnia, which has a sort of creamy voluptuousness about it. Must be that white-chocolate note they say is in there, along with the plush sandalwood.
I just got back from the gym, and on the walk there and the walk back I buried my nose repeatedly in big handfuls of lilacs, which right here right now are in full bloom: the smell is intoxicating. It is just one of the most beautiful scents on Earth, right up there with kittens and freshly baked bread.
I’ve been doing that for the past two weeks, I looove lilacs. Ours are nearly finished here in Montreal, but I’ve been obsessively smelling every bush I’ve passed by.
I live in Moncton, which is a bit cooler so things bloom a bit later: a few years ago I was in Montréal just as the lilacs were erupting, and then got back home in time to have them bloom all over again, which was bliss. I can’t walk past a lilac bush without grabbing a bunch and inhaling deeply. It’s one of life’s purest pleasures.
Ah, I just realized I’ve never known what part of the world you’re in. Clearly, one where spring comes very late!
I’m in Truro, so we are practically neighbours
Twins!
We smell fabulous!
Yes we do!
Omnia is great and you smell fabulous!
2nd this! To me Omnia smells like a perfect cup of chai.
Mmm, lilacs. Ours are pretty much done blooming here in Cleveland, but for the past few weeks I walked by a couple of lilac bushes on my way to work everyday, and would consciously lean in for a sniff everytime I passed by
SotD is Vetiver Blanc
A has a bit of a tropical vibe that matches our almost tropical weather.
It was so warm and very humid last night, I slept uncomfortably. But its raining now and its slowly cooling down to 19/20 degrees Celsius (68F).
I hate to see the sunshine and warm temps go, but its okay if the rain chases away some of the humidity.
If the day had started out cooler Id have worn Under my skin to match this week’s theme, it is slightly milky/creamy but its not foody. Its a very interesting scent as well!
And yay, its almost weekend here…4:20 PM…let the countdown begin
I haven’t showered yet, but I’m planning on wearing Santal Massoia after. I have a sample, which I have never worn, but the notes list milk, so it fits the project.
Hope you enjoyed your Santal Massoia sample!
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit!!Bvlgari Omnia!
Bought back in the day before it disappeared.Saffron!Cardamom!Love it.
Happy Friday Everyone!
Omnia is delicious! And you smell wonderful!
Very hot and humid here in Montreal, and the only creamy scent I have, Dries Van Noten, is not suitable for the weather. So I’m wearing SL Une Voix Noire, a big syrupy gardenia.
You smell wonderful!
Thank you for my email!
I love “The Wisteria Picture”-I named it that just now…lol.
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I thought about wearing the last of my decant of Hilde Soliani Ti Amo: Il Tuo Tulipano, which smells to me like those creamy frozen fruit salads you get at Southern church potlucks taste. Peach, berry, kiwi, passionfruit, freesia and jasmine, and some soft milky woods.
But instead I am in Guerlain Charnel Elixir Floral Romantique, which despite being roundly panned for being overpriced for a boring floral, I love. I’m not sorry.
I need to revisit this!
I’m in the creamy, waxy, dark flowery beauty of En Voyage Zelda today. I wouldn’t say it’s milky, but it’s definitely creamy so maybe partial points?
Mmm Zelda is wonderful and definitely creamy, so you get full points in my book.
Ava Luxe Love’s True Bluish Light, a soft musky, milky vanilla that I haven’t worn for an age. The milky note is supposed to be white amber.
Ava Luxe has some good milky perfumes.
Oh I haven’t smelled that in years, my decant ran out ages ago. I remember it smelled lovely.
I am twins with madtowngirl today in Lumiere Blanche. It is described as a milky scent on Fragrantica.
Hey twin! We smell good, if I do say so myself.????
Love LB! If you test any other scents by this house, I’ll be curious to read your response.
SOTD is SP Parfums (Sven Pritzkoleit) Sunmilkflowers, which is described as “floral greens, milk, skin”. The first hour is a bit, ummm, industrial on my skin, but the drydown is lovely and goes on for hours.
TGIF! Just back from a few days in Yosemite, which is always good for the soul. We did some new (to us) hikes — long ones — and now need a vacation to recover, lol.
Isn’t odd how you ned a vacation to recover from a vacation?
Omigosh, we wore ourselves out! And now there are drifts of vacation detritus all over the house. Where’s my staff to clean up this mess?!
LOL Right?
This is me every Friday:
“What a mess! Where is my housekeeper”
*silence*
“Oh, that’s me!”
LOL!
How long were the hikes? I found it tough to find many medium length hikes (4 hours plus minus) in Yosemite (especially when high altitude places are not open yet) and the only one we did that I would repeat is Nevada Falls. Always happy to hear other suggestions!
Tioga Pass just opened up about 10 days ago; we were waiting for that, since that’s our preferred part of the park.
We hiked to Wapama Falls & back at Hetch Hetchy on a pretty hot day (low 80s); that’s about 5 miles, a flat-ish but rocky path. We made lots of stops for photos. The falls are rockin! And the paths were covered in butterflies, amazing.
The next day we hiked from Tioga Pass out to North Dome and back, which was about 9 miles. Significantly harder in spots than the trail guides claim. Excellent views of Half Dome and Yosemite Valley.
The third day we just walked around Yosemite Valley in our sandals, we were toast by then
I should have given you the times… Wapama Falls hike was about 3 hours with lots of photo stops. The trail continues on past the falls so you can lengthen it as you like.
North Dome was 6 hours, kinda pushing the whole way since thunderstorms were threatening. Most of the trail is not hard — wooded pathways — but the sections across the granite domes were something in spots!
I grew up near Yosemite, and I second Tioga pass as an underrated gem! PS: The Mobile Mart by the turnoff to the pass has a restaurant attached to it that’s got the best food for miles.
OMG YES!!! Tioga Toomey’s
We made a special trip there for dinner after our big hike to North Dome.
I went to Yosemite many years ago. I can still remember it’s surreal beauty. I felt like I was dreaming.
I’m not an outdoorsy type at all, but after watching Ken Burns’ documentary on the national parks, I really want to visit Yosemite.
Yosemite is on my bucket list of places to go. Lucky you!
SotM = Santal Massoia
That’s about as milky as I can find in my sample stash. I don’t know many scents in this genre so will enjoy reading and learning from everyone’s comments today.
I want those milky candies.
And Yay! I remembered to rabbitx3 this morning.
Terracotta Le Parfum is on deck for later and will be my constant companion for the warm weather this weekend.
I rabbited in my head. Does it count if I don’t say it out loud?
I’d say it counts, especially if you don’t want to wake someone up at oh-dark-thirty in the morning.
ha! I agree with Jalapeno. I whispered my rabbits when I checked the time at 4:30 am.
Shhh, I didn’t do the rabbit thing until I was on my way to the train station. I really should place my (nephew’s) little poseable bunny on top of the alarm clock so I don’t forget!
heehee, on the way to the train station counts when you commute early!
I’m planning on wearing Lostmarch Lann-Ael (breakfast in faerie).
That is one of my favorites – I might join you in that as well!
you smell delightful! i know because you generously shared this with me
I also started my day in Lumiere Blanche. It’s lovely but has the worst staying power ever and was gone by lunch.
Now I’m sampling Mugler Flora Futura on the left – it’s nice- and Proenza Schouler Arizona on the right. Arizona is much more interesting, a dry and sweet solar scent with a salty mineral…something…note that’s new to me.
I’ve been curious about Arizona. Thanks for the mini-review!
On our drive to VA today (now at a rest stop in Maryland). I brought a handful of decants and 3 full bottles- nothing creamy save for Carnal Flower, but I’m wearing Monserrat which doesn’t annoy my husband. Have a great weekend all!
Have a nice and safe trip Elisa P.
Thank you pl67!
Have a wonferful weekend!
Thanks Petunia! You, too!
Safe travels! I hope that you have good weather for your weekend. ????
Echoing the safe travels and enjoy the wedding (I think you mentioned you were going to one).
This morning my daughter says “guess what today is” I was so tired and racking my brain, birthday? Christmas? I just didn’t know. She finnaly got irritated enough with me to yell out June 1st rabbit rabbit rabbit! Lol, I totally forgot. Anyway sotd is Angel Muse , which to me smells like homemade whipped cream. As close to milk as i could come up with. Hope everyone has a great day.
You smell wonderful. I love AM!
AM is gorgeous and delicious, you smell great.
Nice of your daughter to remind you. ????
OH yay, scent twins!
I have a few sandalwood scents that could probably be described as creamy but they’re tucked away for winter. Wearing Mugler Cologne, my summer standby. Happy Weekend to all!
Hard to beat MC as a summer standby.
I’ve been checked out all week so am pleasantly surprised to find myself playing along with the community project, SOTD EL Sensuous Nude, which I think it creamy-ish. So glad it’s Friday…what a long week it has been!!
That’s a great choice! I definitely see it.
Ah you smell lovely summery!
That was on my list, too, but it’s a bit cool here for it. It’s a summer scent to me.
I’m in Chanel Boy today, which I consider a creamy lavender fragrance.
It is VERY smoothy indeed, and close to the skin.
Mmm, I’d not thought of it that way, but now that you point it out – yes.
Also happy International Children’s Day! All of us are somebody’s children afterall.
I found I only have one sample (in the whole sea) that I find truly milky, so I used that up today – Tea for Two. Giacobetti is a wizard. It is perfect for the overcast weather today.
Oh nice, I almost never hear that one mentioned these days!
That Eggnog sounds yummy! I just realized I had the perfect scent for this week, but it is at the office and I am working at home today – Roca Nuvol Llimona (Lemon Cloud). It is a sweet creamy lemon. Guess I’ll just wear CSP Matin Calin again!
That sounds delicious. One of my favorite foods in the world is a lemon cream sorbet they make at Halo Farms in Trenton – if anyone lives nearby you must try it immediately.
It’s very yummy Regina – I just have a decant and would spring for a bottle but it’s pretty similar to my Fresh Brown Sugar (sweet lemon minus the creaminess).
note taken, thank you!
And very crafty Robin – a rabbit for the new month that also happens to be a milky candy!
Took me a good long while to find something so thank you for noticing! All the bunny creamers were too meh.
Lemon cloud sounds dreamy.
I’m in CdG Series 7 Sweet: Sticky Cake today which is very creamy and milky to me. I like it more each time I wear it.
Happy Friday, friends!
Smelling great! I really like that one. Maybe it’ll be my Fall treat.
Ooh! Sounds delicious! (Both to eat and smell
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Bunny Bunny Bunny!
1) SOTD: Almond Milk& Honey Body butter and Fresh Cream. I smell very, very cosy indeed- which is welcomed, as I woke up feeling chilled from the rain we had last night. I smell like the very best warm milk drink.
2) Thanks to youse guys for the bank v CU advice! I really do appreciated hearing from people who have a range of experiences. What I have decided to do is to with one of largest of the CUs, OnPoint. They have really good financial products, are sound AND are open on Saturday(!) Plus you don’t need to be a Daddy Warbucks to have a money market/mmIRA, which is nice. I open my new account tomorrow, and should switch over completely by the middle of the month.,
I like how the picture today has both the rabbit (for June 1) and reference to something creamy/milky.
I was looking for Lann Ael today, but instead saw Roca Lemon Cloud, which makes me think of a lemon cream dessert, so that is my SOTD.
Hello everyone, I am newby. Glad Robin picked something I am very familiar with- we used call it THE big white Rabbit, every kid would know what it is! It was indeed very creamy and milky – you should try it! My childhood favourite!
Hi and welcome vallyorchids!
I don’t have anything creamy or milky with me…maybe a sample of a Carnal Flower. If I were home then I’d probably reach for Palo Santo by Carner Barcelona. Very milky to my nose.
Ha, I just posted about Palo Santo below you!
What did you end up wearing?
Carnal Flower.
So many posts already! I chose Carner Barcelona Palo Santo (thanks cazaubon) for its milk note and general creaminess. I’ll have my nose glued to my wrist today.
Perfect!
I considered this too!
I’m drinking milky tea, does that count?
Still debating my choices – either Safran Troublant (still working on the decant Monica sent me – another thank you to you!) or Lavandes Trianon (much richer than I remember). Or perhaps I’ll just put on Chanel 5 again, because the dry down feels perhaps creamy to me, and I’ve had such fun exploring that one. Happy Friday!
Decisions, decisions, and so many nice options.
Chanel No 5’s dry down is one of my most favorite smells. The sandalwood smells just slightly creamy to me. I think I’ll wear some tonight.
I know I said I wouldn’t be participating in today’s CP because I would be busy drowning in SSS, buuuuut I also ordered a bottle of l’Aromatica Kulfi from Tigerlily at their 15 % off Memorial Day sale, because I am a dreadful and acquisitive person, and because the sample I got from Tigerlily last year AND the sample a nice NSTer sent me just kept tempting me instead of sating my desire for it. So. Now I smell like creamy, creamy Indian dessert. Talk about a cardamom bomb! It’s even cardamomier than Cardamom Coffee. And so much saffron. And cream. Mmmmmmmmm.
In other news, my right thumb stopped working last night. Is this what it means to be in your 30s? That vital body parts just arbitrarily stop working? How long will my thumb continue to not work? Has this ever happened to any of you?
Ooh, that sounds delicioussss! Thumbs should be in working order, regardless of age! Did you do something to overstress it? (Vital body parts do just stop working right once you hit a certain age, though. But you’re not there yet
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So my coworker thinks it’s the beginnings of carpal tunnel, which is horrifying. I’ll try out a wrist brace and see if that helps. In the meantime, I’m doing about 50 % of my work in lab; I physically can’t do a lot of the things I need to do. Grump.
Your SOTD sounds wonderful! And it’s going to be a bummer to hear this, but body parts shouldn’t just up and quit working in one’s 30’s. You might be dealing with something like carpal tunnel.
Aha! Yes, that’s what my coworker thinks, too. I think it’s encouraging, not bumming, to hear that hitting 30 doesn’t mean my body stops working!
My right thumb stopped working when I was 26 – I was in grad school, and running so many PCR reactions each day that the motion of depressing the plunger of the pipette eventually made my thumb sieze up. I imagine your injury is similar.
It took about 4 days of resting my right hand to get it to revive – in that time, I took 1 day off and then spent 3 days doing everything left-handed. Once I was able to use my right thumb again, I very consciously switched back and forth.
(I’m now 42 and my thumbs are perfectly fine. My ankles? Another story. But my thumbs are fine.)
I’m thrilled to hear it was so short-lived! I’m happy it’s the weekend, so I can just avoid working for the next two days
hopefully it will be back to normal by Monday or Tuesday!
Sorry about your ankles, though
Just a far out thought … if you are still experiencing foot problems, how you walk may be pressing on the part of your foot where acupressure impacts the thumb.
Zoologist Hummingbird today, it has the most delicious cream note in the basenotes. Wearing it makes me think of cherries and cream.
Wow, I never noticed that. Will have to try it and keep my eye out or nose out, I should say.
Struggled with this, but ended up wearing A la nuit for most of the day, and have since switched to Une fleur de cassie. Mimosa feels a bit opaque to me somehow. Love your choice of image for today Robin!
As I said above, took me forever to find something appropriate so glad people noticed. I have never had that candy but I think the same company makes the haw haw flakes we used to love as children.
We had haw haw flakes. How funny, haven’t thought about them for years and years.
I bought some a few years back and either they weren’t the same, or I wasn’t the same.
Color me intrigued! I must try some haw haw flakes. I love candy and cookies from outside the US.
We kids all thought the edible rice paper on those milky candies was such a thrill.
Oh, I remember that too…so I guess I am wrong and I have had these.
Oh my! I remember having the haw haw flakes too but they were not popular with mom because invariably, at least one of us kids (there’s 4 of us) would get a sore throat the very next day and she blamed it on the haw haw flakes.
Oh, interesting, wonder what that was about?
White Rabbit Candy! A blast from the past!
SOTD = Mugler Angel Muse + Philosophy Fresh Cream
I smell fragrantly delicious without gassing anyone out. Nutty fragrances tend to smell creamy to me.
Looking forward to reading everyone’s picks!
Commuting Woes No. 431:
hajusuuri’s pet peeves:
– people so addicted to their phones that they cannot stop using while exiting a train, walking up/down stairs and/or ramps. If you bump into someone while doing so, it’s your fault so you have no right to be annoyed.
– drivers who do not use turn signals
– Where I park, 2 left turn lanes turn into 1 left turn lane and 2 right turn lanes. Quite often, cars would go to the right turn only lanes to either make a left or cut off a car on the left turn only lane to make a left. They think that gesturing with their arm gives them the excuse for behaving badly
White Rabbit candy is like white tootsie rolls, right? I feel like I’ve had them before but maybe I’m making that up…
Yes, with a condensed milk taste so super sweet.
Nothing worse than getting caught behind a hipster in Williamsburg exiting the subway and checking phone while walking up the stairs.
Off topic: I just noticed that my local UPS store has shredding services. Either by pound or by bankers box. Check it out.
Thanks. I was going to drop quarter sheets in several locked shredding bins at work.
Even better!
It’s not commuting woes, but I swear I would go nuts if I had to navigate shopping center parking lots all the time. They are death traps.
Parking lot death traps are the reason why I don’t go to some ethnic food stores no matter how fascinated I am with the food selections.
SOTD is Ninfeo Mio, because it does have a milky quality to it, at least to my nose
Love that little bunny, Robin.
I sometimes get a milky “feel” from fig perfumes.
Yes! I wore that last night after my shower and thought “I love this creamy, sherberty stuff!” You smell super excellent!
Wearing VC&A Bois d’Iris, which is kind of creamy, I guess. But it’s all I have with me — traveling this week.
You smell amazing. Safe travels Springpansy!
Friday, woot!
I’m in Hermessence Santal Massoïa for today’s project. It’s the lone milky scent in my collection.
Have a good day, my fragrant friends!
You smell incredible. I love Santal Massoia.
Yes to Hermes! **wink-wink**
I liked wearing Santal Massoia so much today that I briefly wondered if I would enjoy a 15 ml bottle. Then, poof, the dream ended when I remembered my no-new-bottles pledge.
Gosh, thanks!???? I’m actually not a huge sandalwood fan, but if I were, I think SM would probably be a favorite since it’s such a lovely version.
Hi scent twin, we smell really nice today. I didn’t like Santal Massoia the first time I sampled. I’m glad I tried it again.
Hi, twin! Yes, we do. Aside from definite scrubbers, I think second tries are a good idea. You never know if there was something amiss with your skin, nose, etc. the first time around. I’m glad you tried it again and liked it!
Copying Missionista in Fils de Dieu, which I’d been thinking about recently but hadn’t connected to today’s theme. I’d considered Fat Electrician or Vetiver Fatal, but it’s too cool here for either. I’m a bit of a vetiver-phobe and really only enjoy it in warm or hot weather.
Happy Friday!
I sometimes get the smell of sausages from vetiver which puts me off.
Yesterday I was changing my bed and decided to spray Fils de Dieu on my mattress pad and pillows–it was delightful! (Helps dispel Eau de Feline, too).
You smell great, twin! Embrace the power of vetiver…
House twins! I did consider Fils de Dieu briefly this morning, too.
I’ve swopped the freezing south for the wet north ( Tauranga ) for an arts festival where I am on a panel this weekend with a New Zealand perfumer and we are talking about our shared creative process ( writing and perfume making ) , getting inspiration from landscape/ nature …so I’m a bit nervous but as long as my brian doesn’t freeze ( or get a migraine and lose the power of speech ) it will be ok. Today I’m running a writing workshop trying to encourage participants to think beyond the ‘visual’ in their fiction…e.g thinking about how sound, smell, touch etc. can add depth, texture, atmosphere blah blah . The main thing is really just to encourage and motivate emerging writers to keep creating. Thinking about the state of publishing here is such a downer I won’t mention that part of the process! Wearing Coromadel as I am not too far from the Coromandel Peninsula.
I’m fascinated by this double-barrelled panel and look forward to hearing how it went. Also I’m going to look up those places on the map. I was teaching environmental aesthetics last semester and an early assignment was for the students to describe an aesthetic experience of nature, and then we went back over them and re-described them after reading articles, some of which also emphasised the other sensory dimensions beyond sight. It was a great experience and I was impressed by the range of responses I got. (I don’t teach writing, so it would’ve been good to have an actual writer there with us!)
I would love to learn more about environmental aesthetics and the idea of nature being appreciated on its own terms. This is where the idea of scent mapping my neighbourhood really originated. The panel is tomorrow and I hope the chair ‘gets’ it…will make a big difference.
Safran Troublant this morning.
Yum.
SOTD is Havanna Vanille and it’s awfully pleasant. I went very light because it can be overwhelming and I had a lengthy appointment for a bone scan (the kind where they inject dye into a vein then you have to wait two hours–I was able to go and eat lunch there). It didn’t hurt at all and was not like a big MRI scanner (for which I need Valium) and so I’m happy. Haven’t read others’ posts yet but will now. Clever Robin to find something featuring both a rabbit and something milky!
Wow, so glad to hear it didn’t hurt at all because I cringed just reading it! I am a wuss. And time never passes so slowly as it does inside an MRI.
Rabbit rabbit rabbit!
SOTD Gulbahar attar from my Sugandhco order, it’s a lovely rose!
I used to love Milky candy from Japan, but I don’t see it often. Of course, I don’t go to Japanese grocery stores often either. I was so sad when Anzen closed down in Portland – it was my favorite store. I’m glad I got to bring my son there before it closed. I would love to have a perfume that smelled like Milky
QUESTION: has any one here tried Dame Perfumery’s solifore Rose de Mai? I’m curious about this one, please let me know if you have tried it, like it and/or what you might compare it to?
????????????! And if those rabbits don’t understand emoji, then Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit!
SOTD = ELdO’s Fat Electrician. So very good! And it’s supposed to have cream in there somewhere. Works for me.
I almost wore Fat Electrician today. Perfect for this weather!
It is! I’m thinking that if this summer is going to be a wet one, then Fat Electrician is going to see a lot of wear. Cuts through the soup!
Your emoji-buns are adorable.
Thanks! They’re part of a Windows 10 update, of all things. It’s been rather fun being able to pop in an emoji when the mood strikes.
I wore Champaca Absolute today. It was on a list of creamy fragrances that someone linked earlier this week, and it seemed like a good pick for a possible triple-digit temperature day. I liked it a lot, but I don’t think I need a full bottle.
I’ve been reading very late this week, but I just wanted to say that everyone has smelled and been fabulous. I am very grateful for this gracious corner of the Internet.
Have not smelled Champaca Absolute, so I’m imagining you smell great!
I’m also feeling grateful, NST is a wonderful place.
Popping back in for a PSA…. zullily has alot of niche right now, including TF Fleure de Chine. Only mentioning because it seems alot of people were disappointed in it being discontinued, I’ve not smelled it myself. Also no affiliation.
Late to this…started a comment this morning and then never finished. But then, I’m not participating in the CP anyway, though it sounds lovely for a cool day like today here in Vancouver. I got my small bottle of Tauer Les Annees 25 yesterday, so that was a no-brainer, though not really milky or creamy, but still lovely.
In another ZOMG Smells sample today: Cheesecake Hunting Saddle. Very nice!☺️Soft sweet and creamy. It’s the first leather scent that actually smells like leather to me. Iv samples quite a few Cuirs trying to understand this note ???? and all others just smell like straight up smoke to me. Campfire, bbq pit, etc. even cuir de Ange just smelled like faint smoke. And to my nose leather has a very smooth cool faintly sweet/vegetal vibe. Maybe my sniffer is slightly off. Or my brain. Lol that’s a definite possibility. ☺️The longevity on this was amazing and the silage very understated. Might just have to get his one. Happy weekend all!
I love White Rabbit candy. Brings me back to my elementary school days when I was first introduced to this brand by my friend Susan, and Asian American, who’s dad would bring them home from Chinatown in nyc. Good memories. Great job, Robin, in connecting both rabbit and milky.
SOTE: Rose Jam shower wash
‘night!