Hey, it's Tuesday and it's International Falafel Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing Parfum d'Empire Corsica Furiosa, 4 years on my wish list. Tea at the moment is Kusmi Traktir.
Reminder: 6/15 will be Wish List Friday...wear a fragrance that's in the top 5 of your full bottle wish list. Suggested by Katrina.
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: shown is the Winsford teapot ("Our Winsford tea collection celebrates the Britishness of classic afternoon tea.") from Neptune, £30.
Tempo…..and someone PLEASE pass me a falafel
Passes you a falafel
Thank you…hope you included some of your FIL’s chai
Yes, and some Persian rice cookies to dip in the chai
MMMMM……delicious!
I would like to get in on this feast as well!
My FB wish list Encens Mythique
Tea: pleine lune
Beautiful tea pot
I haven’t done a lot of warm weather wearing of this one. Do you notice a difference?
I love it
Yeah, I really like that pot.
It’s a beautiful perfume! I hope you’ll get it eventually.
You smell amazing Robin!
In the last drops of my sample of Frederic Malle Iris Poudre. It is on my long, long wish list of full bottles. I will miss it.
Coffee and more coffee. Barely keeping myself awake on another super busy week.
Be well NSTers!
Sorry you are so busy, and sorry your IP is all gone!
I wore IP a couple of days ago and enjoyed it a lot. You smell great!
Thank you Undina!
Passing you a cup of tea, to drink in between you coffee
I take your tea right away! So much needed!
I saved up three years for a bottle of IP and I don’t regret buying it! I love that one. I tried a number of substitutes (Gianfranco Ferre, and a couple of things suggested to me) but nothing was even *close*.
That is what I am doing lately. Saving for more expensive and special perfumes that I really love. I will eventually get IP and enjoy it.
Iris Poudre is my fancy-dress fragrance. Luckily, I have few enough fancy-dress occasions that my 10ml should last me forever . . .
IP is indeed fancy and so beautiful. I might get another decant before going for the FB.
I was going to wear Heeley Menthe Fraiche but took another Heeley’s sample by mistake – Oranges and Lemons Say The Bells of St. Clements. A nice neroli cologne.
Sounds good to me!
I love a slight bitterness in it – very refreshing. Longevity is poor, typical for traditional colognes. It’s a scent I would like to put in a fridge and spray every hour on a hot day. €130 is kind of pricey though.
I have never eaten a falafel, by the way. Since so many of you like it, I am adding eating a falafel to my bucket list. But I will eat some hummus today. That’s the closest I can manage at a short notice.
Falafel is delicious! Do try some!
Love that teapot almost as much as I love falafel!
Today I will be wearing another summer favorite, vintage Calèche.
I might even take the teapot over a falafel
And you smell great!
Thanks, Robin! It is a tough decision there.
Teapots are nice, but for me they simply will not reach the heights of love I have for falafel.
LOL!
AGREE!
Ahhh vintage Caleche is lovely in the summer. I’ve never worn the modern – it might be great, too!
Wearing my sample of Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d`Iris
This is a beautiful scent, and while I would gladly take a free bottle, drop shipped to my door, I find it quite similar to Prada’s Infusion d’Iris + Orchidee Vanille, both of which I already own.
I had a bottle and just didn’t reach for it — I reach for the Prada much more often!
I’ve often debated a fb of BdI.
I LOVE BdI and it is definitely on my FB wish list for the week.
Hello everyone!
Wearing Oud Palao today, from Diptique. One of the few ouds I want to own and a raucous good time.
I love that one! It’s one of the few scents I made an instant purchase of after first sampling.
I love this one too – it’s my winter oud. Maybe I’ll give it a shot in the heat.
One of my favorites. I bought a set of travel sizes and haven’t regretted it.
Trying Mancera Black Vanilla today.
Surprisingly floral in the opening blasts…will weigh in later with more thoughts…
Do you know how hard it is to find falafel in a small, rural East Texas town? I have to drive an hour to go to a Mediterranean buffet. Yummy! And worth it.
Today’s Hermes is Rouge. Second or third time to wear it and it is a lovely rose and sandalwood fragrance, but I can get Bollywood or Bust from Smell Bent for a lot less. And while Bollywood or Bust may not be as refined as Rouge, I like it a lot.
Yeah, I have to drive an hour to get falafel too.
An hour’s drive, ugh. Now that’s love!
Rouge was love at first sniff for me when it came out. I find the powdery, rose/sandalwood combo both comforting and sexy.
Huh. I have never even heard of Hermes Rouge, but I just looked it up and it sounds lovely. I just might have to try some.
My tea is Assam of India and my coffee is….coffee.????
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone!
???? Although after days of bad hotel coffee with powdered creamer (shudders), I’m glad to be back to fancy coffee, lol.
Hotel coffee is the worst! It’s like brown water. Equally as bad are the dehydrated scrambled eggs they serve in many of the “continental breakfasts.” Yuck!
Oh, yes, those eggs. The coffee is worse, lol.
I meant to respond to your powdered egg comment – but I accidentally made it a comment to ElisaP. Anyway, I just wanted to say you can usually ask for eggs cooked to order even with a buffet, pretty much as long as the buffet area is attached to a kitchen.
Even in buffet situations, it never hurts to ask if you can get eggs cooked to order. I use the same perfume sample procurement charm to get fried eggs over hard. If I get a little hesitation, I tell them I have food allergies and really appreciate the accommodation.
You smell wonderful, but of course you know this!
Thanks KellyC! It’s really humid here today- almost 80%????- and it’s hitting the spot.
SOTD is Jour d’Hermes, for a very lovely, sunny day here.
You smell great! One of my spring favorites!
You smell wonderful!
Love that teapot!
SOTD is L’EAU. I didn’t care for L’EAU when I first tried it. For that matter, I am not fan of No. 5 either. This one is growing on me.
When you get it, go for the 35mL. It is really adorable!
I’ve been tempted to buy both L’eau and Eau Premiere just for the bottles.
I think you smell soooo good!
Agua de Colonia Concentrada. I have a mini splash bottle, but as soon as that runs out I’m going for a full-size.
Go on girl (or boy)!
Haha, girl! And thanks for the encouragement
I’ve been sick, and not really wearing anything lately. Today I’m off to the doctors and sprayed a little vintage Zen (Thanks to a generous Nster ) it’s so lovely, and transportive. (I hope that’s a word, or at least you get what I mean) hope everyone has a great day!
I hope you feel better soon and the visit to the doctors goes well.
Hope you feel better soon, li!
Feel better…
Oh no Lillyjo! I hope it is nothing serious and you feel better soon.
Get well soon lillyjo!
That’s one I’ve been wanting to try for ages. Hope you get back to normal soon!
Hope the Zen helps and that you feel better!
I hope you feel better soon, lillyjo.
I hope you feel better soon, lillyjo!
Hope you feel better soon Lillyjo!
Thanks everyone!
Hope you feel better soon!
Eeek, hope you feel better.
Oh noes! So sorry to hear that you aren’t feeling well, lillyjo. Get well soon! ????
If I could find a sample – which I know that I don’t have because I drained every last drop – I would be wearing Vero Profumo’s Rubj, which I love but have never been able to bring myself to buy. I once gave away a bottle of Kiki (lavender is not my note) that somebody had given to me, and swapped Onda for something else (it was ultimately too scary for me to wear), but Rubj – definitely on my wish list.
Good luck on getting some then!
It’s a cool rainy day, and I am happy as a clam in Eau Duelle. Wish I had a falafel! Yum.
I wish I had a falafel too. There is a new Halal Guys shop near me, I may treat myself to lunch out today.
Wearing the drydown from last night’s Cire Trudon Mortel. May just reapply. I like it, but I think the coffret size is enough for me. I can’t think of anything I really want a fb of that I haven’t already bought, which is kind of freeing, for a change.
I like the fact that you have reached that point where you feel you do not need full bottles anymore. I would love to be there soon.
Oh, that’s just right now, lol. I bought 2 in the last several months. I haven’t been sampling much, so that helps.
Ya, there aren’t any bottles that I’m dying to buy either – and it is liberating.
I’m hoping one day I will reach that point lol
Having the urge to NOT buy anything is awesome,and like you said quite liberating!!
Coffrets and smaller sizes have become way more attainable over here as well,which makes my life much easier IF I wanted to buy say,a Le Labo/Malle/Ex Nihilo/Francis K-somethingsomething…IF.lol.
It’s a temporary lull, I’m sure. But it does feel good. Not buying samples really helps until I go sniff in a brick n mortar store. Then I might be in trouble! And I’ve been good about not blind buying, so…
Yes, travel sizes are the best!
I dug around for my Ananas Fizz decant but wasn’t looking in the right box and ran out of time to look further. I wanted to match the white button up blouse with a pineapple print that I’m wearing! It’s a fun, happy day for clothes. I’m also wearing my new gently used sandals from eBay. They’re my favorites from Kork Ease that are really hard to find now. I snagged these for $10.50!
Oh, so perfume today is Un Jardin Apres la Mousson. It would have fit last week’s top ten of summer. A controversial opinion is that it shares favorite status of the jardin line with Mediterranee.
Second choice is still a good choice…. congrats on the eBay find!
I think so too, and thanks!
Also want to give a shout out to the Hermes 15ml bottles. I love the sprayer on these things. They’re so easy to spray and have a nice stream.
Those are great bottles. I love how slim they are – makes for easy storage. Plus, 15 ml is the perfect size. Everything should come in 15 ml.
Totally agree with all of that.
I have 2 pair of Kork Ease boots that I absolutely love – soo comfortable.
Just had a consultation at the hospital to set up my colonoscopy (YIKES) for next month. My GP’s been pushing me to get one because I just turned 50 this year.
SOTD is 31 Rue Cambon, my third 5ml decant of it. I’m not sure whether it’s on my wishlist or not, but as soon as I drain a decant and think, “Oh, I liked that but I don’t need more,” well … I guess I need more.
mals, I just had one a couple of months ago, and it was a breeze. My insurance wouldn’t pay for general anesthesia – don’t get me started – so I popped for the extra sedation, and it was completely worth it, in my opinion. Nobody wants to be awake for that. The worst part is definitely the prep. Chill that gallon of fluid; it will go down easier.
The CEO (uh, that’s my husband’s nom de blog) just had his first one done in April and didn’t have any trouble with the actual procedure. He complained pretty much nonstop about the “clear liquid diet” part of the prep, though!
Agree. Worst part is the prep. Procedure isn’t too bad. I’m overdue for my second one….
I’ve had many since the age of 22 because of an IBD diagnosis. The anticipation of it all is far worse than it actually is.
Agree with all of the above. The prep is much worse than the procedure.
One small suggestion…the day before you begin the actual prep, eat as lightly as you can. Soup, sandwich, etc. It will make your prep day a little easier. ????
1)Super bright morning and summery day, so I am in Cap Neroli , which was on my wish and I am so glad I sprung for it and a second bottle besides. Guys, get this if you can.
2) Aromatics Elixir shower gel is perfect for summer as well- it’s a great way to experience the scent and leaves the house smelling very nice indeed.
3) Stiff, aching back from weekend activities- delayed pain! Ugh!
Oooh, you smell great.
I think Cap Neroli may be my kryptonite. I am weak. Sigh.
If you have the money, I highly, HIGHLY, HIGHLY suggest this lovely scent. It is a scent that the advertisement copy, for once, undersold the appeal. And don’t be frightened by the eau de cologne designation: It settles down BUT in heat the scent will rise; in a cooler a/c room it becomes a close aura and it is absolutely lovely and the right amount of subtle.
Was going to dive into my lovely Lutens freebies (thanks SarahN!) but then I spotted Saint Julep and decided that was just what I needed for today. Not sure I need a FB but I like it.
You know what else I’m enjoying? My new Pacifica nail polish in Dragon Scale. I rarely wear the non-pink/red traditional colors on my fingernails, but I love this shimmery, subtle green. In fact, I rarely wear nail polish, but I’ve been wearing this the past couple of weeks….
Those polishes are great…the younger Marzipans have several floating around the house….I borrow from time to time….
I feel same about Saint Julep. Got a sample from a monthly box, and liked it better than the other two that were shipped, but not sure I need a full bottle. I’d swap something for it, though.
Good morning. I’m wearing By Kilian Intoxicated. Not sure I have a strong desire for it, given the price, but I wouldn’t say no to a gift of it. Coffee, cardamom, patchouli. Nice, but probably a bit too heavy for our Houston heat. Everyone is freaking out here about a possible storm headed our way down in the Gulf… only a 20% chance, but people are still rebuilding and remodelling from Harvey.
Keeping my fingers crossed that the storm peters out before it hits you. I’m a lifelong Midwesterner who’s afraid of storms so I don’t know how you all deal with those hurricanes.
Yikes! I will also cross my fingers for you and the Gulf, hoping that the would-be storm doesn’t materialize. ????
Cristobal. A not-up-your-nose smokey non-sweet vanilla with a green start. Got an almost full 50mls bottle for £4, possibly because it was in an Avon box.
It was part of one of those mad perfume hauls where someone’s dumped their entire old collection and you’re the 1st one to happen on it. Also bought vintage minis of Ysatis, Knowing, Casmir and Revlon Intimate, in addition to a bottle of Intimate EDC. The perfume gets pretty furry at one point, but the EDC is just wonderful. All for £18 and I shouldn’t be let out after a few drinks.
hey, great luck there! I have an old old old sample of Ysatis that I adore.
The ylang-with-earthy-breath is wonderful. I’ve tried the reformulated version and while it’s very good it does not quite cut the mustard.
Love Cristobal in spring!a beautiful bottle as well.
Yes. I don’t see how Cristobal’s supposed to be an oriental or a gourmand though. It’s very herbal/dry on me, and definitely not sweet or ‘vanillary’. I don’t really get on with ye typical vanilla. It’s too thick – like sticking cotton wool up your nose.
Casmir now of course is thick vanilla on steroids but I used to wear it as a wee lass in the 90s so I bought it more for nostalgia than anything else.
I do get a prominent vanilla in Cristobal,but I also smell the elements you mentioned.
Casmir is wonderful as well.LIGHT spritzes!????????
SotD = Bogue MEM
MEM feels great today. Lavender + ylang + more good stuff, it’s just odd enough to grab my attention and make me smile. I hope my 3 ml dab sample lasts forever. I sometimes wonder what it smells like sprayed. I should make a pilgrimage to Scent Bar to find out.
Love the dry down. You smell wonderful. I should pull out my sample.
I’m huffing MEM’s dry down right now.
Lovelovelove MEM. I’m still enjoying a 10ml decant, but it will deft be a full bottle before that’s drained. (Do try it sprayed… It’s even more of a shimmering shape shifter that way!)
That’s good to know! I can imagine MEM does wonderful things when sprayed instead of dabbed.
You smell great!
I am also a big fan of Maai.
I tried OE (also by Bogue) not too long ago but it had way too much lemon and other citrus-y stuff….
thanks, Jiji! Maai and OE are on my sample list.
I need to dig out my MEM decant. It is a beauty.
do it! Mem and I think you’ll be glad you did.
ELdO Like This.They have the perfect packaging for this,it does smell radiantly orange to me,like a pumpkin in the winter sun.From a fb.I’m an epic failure at this week’s CP,nothing is really sitting on my wishlist.
Be well all!
X
Same here…not really participating in the CP…However, I see NOT having anything on a wishlist as a massive success for me, rather than an epic failure
I’m in total agreement with you there.I’ve been getting rid of perfumes lately,most found new loving homes!
And I “shop” daily in my own collection.
Confession:I’ve bought many perfumes unsniffed,based on reviews.Some are STILL unsniffed.
Lol.
You buy them unsniffed and then don’t even open them?
Twins! We smell awesome!
We sure do!????????????????
SOTD is Baiser de Russie from the splitmeet. This is not quite on my bottle list, but I would happily welcome a bottle if one fell from the sky. I really like the stemmy green note in the opening.
Well I have not even smelled it, but just for “stemmy green” I would also accept a bottle if they start falling from the sky
I’m in Etat Libre d’Orange Like This thanks to a sample from the freebie meet. I am loving it. First time wearing it so not sure if I need a FB but I could see getting a decant or something at some point. I keep smelling myself and it’s making me happy.
PS Tuesdays suck….worse than Mondays IMO! I may have to get some falafel to get through the day.
You smell great today! I hope your week gets better. ????
It’s not even a bad week really, I just dislike Tuesdays ha!!
Deva and Robin say that Tuesday is Monday’s ugly sister. ????
Yep!
I lived in San Francisco in the late 80s/early 90s and my last apartment there was near a heavenly place called Falafel King. They fried their falafel to order – hot and crisp, moist, light as air, spicy and TDF. A falafel sandwich came with hand-cut, freshly-made thick-cut fries.
I have been looking for a falafel that’s even half as delicious as those were for the last 25 years and failed. They’re usually heavy as a brick, dry, or cooked-off hours earlier and reheated. *Sad face*
I’m wearing Sylvaine Delacourt Florentina from a decant (thank you, petunia!) and it’s lovely. I wore it in very early spring and while temps aren’t much higher right now, there’s enough of a weather change to make it smell quite different. It’s light and airy, dry and sweet at the same time, with lots of powdery heliotrope.
Be well and reek on, all!
Your falafel story is making my mouth water…
So glad that you are enjoying Florentina!
SOTD is Kiki voile d’extrait. It doesn’t quite hit the spot somehow. I like the extrait much better.
Love falafel.
I prefer the Kiki extrait as well.
Fleur Nocturne today. I ❤️ this one!
SotD is Safari
(So good…wearing it makes me happy!)
Was in a hurry this morning, no time to think about this weeks theme.
…and now I want falafel!! ????
You smell amazing.
Thank you!
falafel is great..I want some too!
Aedes Pelargonium today, it really fits the bill of an unusual summer scent
You smell great!
That is a beautiful teapot. And yum! Falafel! Now I’m lemming it, with pita and some tzaziki.
????I finished off a bottle, which is one of my 2018 resolutions. ???? Caudalie The Des Vignes eau fraiche is empty! I wore it in the evening before bedtime, so it got good use. Now, I’ll focus on Lavanila Vanilla & Lavender, which I use in the same way.
In Mugler Cologne today, bottle was marked down at Marshall’s, so I had to get it, right? It’s keeping me cool on this busy Tuesday.
Tzatziki is so awesome.
sooooo delicious and awesome
All this talk about falafel…and now tzaziki….I think I am going to eat it tomorrow
And I will prepare the tzaziki myself, of course,… with fresh herbs and cucumber….yum
Sounds lovely!
You absolutely had to get it!
Hey, congrats on finishing a bottle! ????
Thanks! I’m rather charged about it.
Good morning all, another dull wet day here, it seems ages since I saw the sun. Actually, it is only five days, but it feels like a lot longer. I’m hoping something warm and ambery will perk me up, so will shortly be heading off to work in Thameen’s The Amber Room. It is quite like Ambre Narguile, so I’m telling myself that I don’t need both
Hope the Amber Room worked to perk you up Gaynor!
It’s AG Gardenia Passion for me today. I find it to be a pleasant gardenia scent and not too overwhelming.
Warm and very windy here. Just a few small spritzes of Sarrasins.
I keep thinking Oh no she’s spraying poison on herself!
SOTD is VCA Bois d’Iris. Hard to go wrong with this one. I was lucky to pick up a BUB cheaply at Fragrancenet awhile back. Picking up my EL Tuberose Gardenia on Thursday! I think I dodged a bullet trying to order from a place called Four Seasons Products in Boca Raton. They claimed to have Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum Parfum du Soir, which I have been coveting in a major way, and which is sold out at Luckyscent and MiN NY. I couldn’t get payment to go through on PayPal or my credit card. Then found multiple reviews saying people hadn’t received what they had ordered. I will just have to wait until Luckyscent gets it back in stock and hope that it hasn’t been reformulated (the rep at Luckyscent said they had been told the packaging might be different).
Hey Sapphire! I too have a BUB if VC&A Bois d’Iris.
I commented below on my take of TF Vanille Fatale.
And thank goodness you didn’t get taken in with Four Seasons. Paying by credit card would have protected you anyway; however, if a place cannot be trusted to send merchandise, how could you trust them with credit card data?
Very true. Luckily, nothing has shown up on my credit card when I check my account online. I’m going to monitor it closely for awhile.
I ordered some AG Musc Nomad minis from them via ebay, and they were both off. They did send me a return slip and refunded me. Hope they didn’t resell them…
Egads, I am late today!
SOTD = Guerlain Mahora, from the decant stash. I am liking it much more in summer weather. Today was a fantastic sunny day to go along with it.
Now to catch up on everyone’s comments.
You know, I don’t think I had ever consciously smelled Mahora! What do you like about it?
In summer weather, it is similar in feel to Guerlain’s Terracotta, but there is something spicy in Mahora that I don’t recall smelling in Terracotta. It’s a dry tuberose scent that works with my chemistry.
Lots of Iris frags it seems today! I reached for SL Iris Silver Mist tonight. I am partly on theme because I’d like a BUB (if one was to fall into lap).
Ha, and so would I! Except I keep hearing it is reformulated.
SOTD = Tom Ford Vanille Fatale
(Sapphire, I wore this for the first time today so here’s my take on it)
Just slay me now. I managed to get a sample when a kind SA agreed to decant it into one of my own atomizers. I should have saved this for Friday. Anyway, I had reserved a split portion of this on Basenotes and it had been a longish wait…I had followed up twice and received responses; however, I want it now and may need to rescind my request.
It is a vanilla-forward perfume that reminds me of a threesome between TF Noir Pour Femme, F*cking Fabulous (minus the Tonka) and Safrant Troublant. It leans masculine, warm, incensy, spicy, courtesy of the saffron. My nose detected the coffee but not the leather. In the late drydown, I detected the sometimes pencil shavings vibe of rose. Yes, please!
Oh, my! That sounds fabulous! If you decide you want to split any out, just let me know!!!