Happy Fourth of July! What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing Carthusia Mediterraneo over Tauer Perfumes Rose Delight Body Oil.
Reminder: 7/6 will be Frida Kahlo's birthday...do what you like with the theme! (Kevin wrote about a perfume she actually wore in A Celebrity’s Scent: Frida Kahlo & Dana Emir.)
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 NYC - 4th of July 2012 [cropped] by Sackerman519 at flickr; some rights reserved.
Melograno
You’ve been wearing that a lot!
Every day… let’s see how long this will last ????
And it’s not nu!!
LOL ???? actually the Nu is done
I know this CM8! no more NU
In your honor I am wearing Volutes until the bottle is gone!
Yes, I chuckled with your play on words, in fact the Melograno is old ???? ooo and let us know when you finish the Diptyque!!
I think johanob is also focused on finishing up some bottles…we are doing our own little mini NST community project
Indeed johanob is busy finishing up some bottles!Hehe!Happy 4th CM8!✌????
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Melograno is a great scent. When I first sniffed it, I was surprised because it doesn’t at all smell like pomegranate (the fruit). I think you were right on the nose (har, har) in saying that it reminds you of vintage Emeraude. Just lovely…
It really does have a classic and vintage vibe to it which is why it resonates with me. I could see this being someone’s signature scent .
I love Melograno! I need to pull my bottle out where I can see it!
Yes!! Then perhaps we will be scent twins one of these days ????
You smell awesome, Robin.
I am in Balenciaga Paris. Here is a quote from Frida Kahlo to link my SOTD with the community project:
“They are so damn ‘intellectual’ and rotten that I can’t stand them anymore….I rather sit on the floor in the market of Toluca and sell tortillas, than have anything to do with those ‘artistic’ b*tches of Paris.”
(Son malditos ‘intelectuales’ y tan podridos que no puedo soportarlos por más tiempo… Prefiero estar sentada en el suelo del mercado de Toluca vendiendo tortillas que tener tratos con esas putas ‘artísticas’ de París.)
I hope this does not violate the comment policy.
It probably does but I don’t know that I can stand to disemvowel Frida Kahlo today. Great quote!
Ok I took away one vowel. If Kevin sees this he will roll his eyes (or worse).
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Yeah, that was the only word I was worried about it.
Will he roll his eyes because you disemvoweled?
Yes!
???? I sometimes feel that way about certain people too!
Don’t we all?
Yes Glannys, yes I do.
I love this quote and I think Frida speaks for all of us who get on with it and WORK but who must endure people who babble!
I thought it was a bit mean of her, but still funny. And I do understand that frustration.
Hey does this mean we can swear and call each other names in spanish language?
I love how you matched the fragrance with Frida’s quote!
Shhhh! We do not want Robin do disemvowel Spanish version as well.
Ha, but the original says putas, which is not a NICE word but is also not a SWEAR word. I would not disemvowel ‘whores’, but you aren’t allowed to call each other names in any case!
CSP Vanille Orange. If you have to smell like anything on a hot muggy day, you might as well smell like a Creamsicle, I say.
And I agree! I’ve never tried Vanille Orange, but am familiar with Vanille Abricot and another vanilla, I think the Vanilla Vanilla ( or whatever its name is.
Vanille Orange was a limited edition in the original aluminum can with the blue print (I got it in a swap). Demeter has an Orange Cream Pop scent but it isn’t this good.
It sounds great! I loved those aluminium bottles, and such a sensible way to package perfume. The Different Company’s estagnons are in aluminium as well.
Delicious and perfect!
I never got to smell Vanille Orange but wish I had!
Robin, aren’t those Tauer oils amazing ??
Canada Day was Monday, so I am working today. Wearing l’Eau d’Hiver lotion. It is so nicely scented that spritzing the EDP would just be a waste.
Happy 4th of July to all the American NSTers
Argh, so sorry I did not do a SOTD for Canada Day! Happy belated Canada Day.
Canada Day was Sunday, so it was in on the weekend discussion.
Oh, Canada!
My youngest sported a Roots T-shirt for Canada Day
I bet you smell fantastic! Another body product you had me googling for! It must be discontinued?
Wearing Serge Lutens L’innommable
Happy Fourth of July!
And how is it, the Serge?
yes, how is it??
Shalimar ode a la Vanille (madagascar)
Shalimar tea
If you are going to pick a theme, Shalimar is a good one to pick!
I was afraid initially to wear this one in the heat but it is wonderful! Encens Mythique also holds up in the heat very well…
I might join you later in Mexique!
ok, twin!
SOTD Parfumerie Moderne Belle Rives because it is a holiday and this perfume puts me into a meditative funk every time I wear it (which is a great place to be, but doesn’t really work for a day at the hospital solving other people’s problems…) Lovely incense and iris..I was much of night taking care of an on-call problem, so I am wearing this and napping. Not sure how this fits into the theme…but it is lovely scent for this hot lazy day…
up! up much of the night… see I really do need to go take a nap.
Hope you get that nap! I need one myself despite getting a perfect 8 hours. Not used to this heat yet.
meredifay, I have been waiting and waiting to try this one – is there any seller in the U.S. for this line?
Barneys carries the line in the US.
Thanks!
Eau de Gloire, which is glorious and reminds me of the garrigue in the south of France.
Nice.
SOTD is Yves Rocher’s Cuir Vetiver, from an almost finished first bottle. Let’s see if I’ll have something to report to Donatella soon
CV is good and if you buy another BEFORE you finish your current one it won’t count because then it’s just an extension of the one you already have (that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it).
Kind of like free refills…
I have a similar approach to decants. I only count the ones over 5 ml (5 ml is just a large sample, right?), so sometimes I buy a 5 ml decant in one quarter, then buy another 5 ml of the same scent next quarter. This way I get 10 ml I do not report in damage polls.
These days, I only buy “samples” whether they be 1mL or 100mLs. And we don’t have to report samples bought. ????
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After all, one might say all these bottles are bought for extended sampling.
Just finished a sample of Marc-Antoine Barrois B683. I have enjoyed it, especially the first hours with it are very pleasant.
Happy 4th, NST! Starting the day in CdG Pharrell Williams, but planning to switch to CB I Hate Perfume Burning Leaves for a barbecue tonight- American brand AND smells very barbecue appropriate
Happy 4th, Ari. That was a nice post you did today on American perfumes/ perfumers.
Happy 4th of July to those of you who celebrate it! I’m finally able to comment – it’s hard with the time difference. At any rate, greetings from Switzerland. I’m covered in 4 scents – I got the new guide yesterday, read through it at a fast pace, and have decided to try to sample as many of the 4 or 5 stars as I can (i.e. only really the mainstream ones). Today, I’m trying “I’m Home” and “Smuggler’s Soul” from Lush, as well as Alaia and Jasmine Marzipane. No clear favorite (or perhaps the Marzipane), but I’m having fun trying to match the scent descriptions to what I am smelling.
Happy hump day to those who are not having a holiday.
Oh, have fun with your experiment!
I tried I’m Home at Lush but it was so hard to sort out what I was smelling in the store. Later that day I couldn’t stop smelling my wrist and ended up going back to get it! So, it took 2 trips to Lush but it was worth it!
For me, I think two trips is the minimum – I like to go back and spritz myself all over with a contender and see how that feels.
Eau de Narcisse Bleu
…and of course, Happy 4th of July for those who celebrate it!
Waving back to you… Hope your 4 July is happy, too, for whatever reason you might find!
Thank you.
Well we are enjoying exceptional good weather. Sunshine always makes me happy!
And the scents of summer too. Such a great season….the smell of dried grass, of lavender, dry soil…and of water on hot asphalt/stones. And my favourite: the smell of pine trees baking in the sun.
Going to repost this and hide in a hole.
Hello all!
It’s supposed to rain for the rest of the week here so I’m staying home and working on housework today. If I was going out I’d probably wear CdG Black, but since I’m staying home I think I’m going to wear my Brin de Reglisse. Doesn’t last long and I’m trying to decide if I need another 100ml bottle.
I took care of the other one.
Brin de Reglisse — yum, I might wear that tomorrow!
You’re too kind!
It’s a lovely lovely scent. It was my favorite for a long time but I wear Paprika Brasil the most.
Wearing SSS Bee’s Bliss and even if I say so myself, I smell wonderful.
Going out to lunch soon and then I will hide in the house – hide from the heat, humidity, and neighbors’ fireworks. Wish me luck.
Good luck! I’m gonna be hiding too!
You smell great! I should probably wear this one too.
Hi everyone, I get today off paid, yay! It was super busy last night at work. I was almost in tears by the time I left. I don’t have any real plans today but am celebrating American perfumery wearing Dame Manderin, Neroli, and Ceder. I dumped the resr of my sample all over my arms and legs, and am getting quite a bit of projection. My daughter chose to wear Tommy Girl, which is her favorite. Hope everyone has a great day!
Yay for paid holidays!!
This is my first paid holiday in almost a decade?
Yay for that!
Hurray for a paid day off! Enjoy!
Paid days off are the best kind of days off! Woo hoo- enjoy!!
Hooray for the paid day off! And I like your daughter’s choice in scent, I rather like Tommy Girl! It’s on my cheap thrills list!
My sotd is OJ Frangipani, from the travel set I selected at the OJ boutique in London yesterday. What a charming, tiny storefront. I had a wonderful SA named Scott who took me through the whole range and then I selected 5 for my travel set- Woman, Champaca, Frangpiani, Ambre Royal and Tsarina. Totally worth the side trip (hubby and son went to Harrods to the technology department instead). My son and I also visited Guerlain in the Harrods perfume salon, where the SA Alex was also lovely. I couldn’t bring myself to stop in any of the other boutiques in the salon, knowing there wasn’t a chance I would ever buy ????. We go to Paris on the Eurostar on Friday, so will continue my shopping there!
Sounds fabulous! Have fun!
A perfumist’s dream shopping spree. Enjoy!
Sounds like a lot of fun and some good choices there. I don’t think I’ve heard of Tsarina–what’s it like?
Oh, what fun!
Ambre Royal hasn’t worked out for my skin but the rest are among my favorites. Enjoy your mini-shopping!
Isn’t it a sweet little store? You smell fabulous, by the way.
Oh, you went to Ormonde Jayne! How fabulous.
How exciting! Have a wonderful trip!
London…paris…what a great trip!
Have fun!!!
You must have gone to the Old Bond St.! I only remembered because I got lost trying to get there! I got several travel sprays there back when they weren’t offering that format for some of the newer scents (they were press giveaways but hey, it worked out for me at a reasonable price).
Have fun and the best is yet to come!
Oh, which ones are your favorites from OJ? I’m considering buying the sample set online. I think woman is not available though.
Luckyscent carries 3 different travel sets from OJ, and Woman is in one of them.
Ooooh, this all sounds fantastic!
Prepping for a bbq we’re having later, which will be followed by a walk down to the east river to catch the fireworks. I’m wearing a spritz of FM Eau de Magnolia.
You smell beautiful!
Thank you!
Psst not sure if you know you’re participating in the CP because Kahlo has a painting of magnolias! Pretty sure it’s called Magnolias. I plan to wear the FM to work tomorrow.
I wasn’t thinking much about the CP when I made my selection, but thanks! May do a repeat Friday…
Orchid Soleil!
Happy Fourth to those in the USA! Have fun and be safe!
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Yes, you smell amazing!
Thank you! ????
Hey, I’m half-twins with you, Robin – SOTM is Mediterraneo, after smelling something very similar, but sharper and fresher, on our wait person at dinner last night. I love Mediterraneo’s soft lemon and tea vibe.
Interesting, wonder what they were wearing?
She told me what it was (sounded like “doo-say”), and I thought I could look it up when I got home. Tried every combination of letters I could think of, but no luck. Any ideas?
Hmmm, nothing coming to mind right off.
Think it could have been “Dolce” as in “and Gabbana”? Maybe it was Light Blue.
Ah, good call!
AG Mandragore Pourpre
You smell great. One of my favorites in AG line, especially in summer.
I decided to take the week off work in conjunction with the long weekend. I have to say, 8+ hours of sleep is really working for me.
SOTM will be Lys Méditerranée, my go to scent for walking on the sea wall. Anyone else have perfumes devoted to specific activities?
1) I will be working from home on Friday and Monday in conjunction with the holiday.
2) I am impressed you have scents devoted to activities! For me, it does depend on my mood and how I am feeling that day.
In the car driving from Seattle to Sonoma with some friends. (They will drive home from there and we will fly back!) Wearing a light spritz of OJ Osmanthus.
Have fun! You smell great!
Happy 4th to USAers, and hello to everyone else!
1) Slept in, and gave myself spa treatments: Rose/Jasmine hair shampoo & conditioner(Amazing Jasmine, git it at TJ MAXX), Lavender body scrub (Trader Joe’s) and a dollop of Rose Otto cream all over (from a sample) . I smell very relaxed and chilled out for this holiday, and the house smells wonderful!
2) Cloudy day BUT t will clear up and become sunny. Will be making pitchers of rum spiked flor de jamaica and shandies for people dropping by. I am lazy and will be making big Med style salads, hummus and grilled pizza- no ribs, no jerk chicken, no pork shoulder- too much work for a dew drop inn situation.
3) Gives all youse big scented hugs and glasses of booze (virtual)
What a great day you are having. Your food sounds perfect.
It really turned out nice! Roast veggie salad, tomato/cucumber salad with mint and basil, hummus, labneh with ras al hanout and ready to grill pizzas. Plus homemade rose sorbet, plus drinks!
Come by.
What is flor de jamaica? It sounds lovely, but I have never heard of it before.
It’s a type of hibiscus flower that is used for tea. It’s VERY good!
I never thought of pairing hibiscus with rum. Hmmmm, could be a very interesting experiment!
We’re just being inundated with rain in the Houston area today and it’s very very dreary and gray. I’m supposed to go to a 4th of July party at a friend’s tonight. She has a rooftop deck from which we can watch the downtown fireworks–but we’ll have to see if that’s going to happen at all. I wanted a bit of comfort and put on a spray of Penhaligon’s Elixir for its smoke and spice, but it turned out to seem to spiky for my mood, so I scrubbed it. Maybe I need something sweet like Daphne. Still no news about my friend’s sister, and I’m sure they won’t be out searching today. Equusearch is directing the search, which is good in one way as they’re experts, but they’re looking in some woody and grassy areas, which doesn’t bode well. I can only think of her family worry about her being somewhere out in this rain either hurt or worse, and it’s too bleak and sad.
So very sorry that her family and friends are going through all of this.
Very upsetting Calypso. Will keep you all in my thoughts.
that’s heartbreaking, I truly hope things are resolved soon.
So sorry to hear that, I hope things are resolved and she is returned home safely.
Oh Calypso. All I an do is offer a virtual hug.
*can
Such a dreadful situation for your friend and her family… not knowing, still hoping… I wish for the very best outcome possible.
So sorry to hear about this awful situation, and hoping for strength and comfort for everyone involved.
Fingers crossed for the best. ????
Adding my sympathies for you and your friend, Calypso, that’s just awful.
Oh no.Hugs!!What a horrible ordeal to go through!
I’m wearing Scorza di Sicilia today, from another untried discovery set.
Do you like it? I just saw that parfum1 carries the entire Berdoues Grand Cru collection, including the latest, Peng Lia and the have a 25percent off sale
Today’s SOTD is Antonia’s Flowers Tiempe Passate, salty warm amber mixed with rock rose.
One of my favorite warm weather scents, it’s beachy without the Coppertone vibe.
Oh, and everyone who celebrates, have a fun and safe July 4th!
Gino and SmokeyToes are both hiding under the bed – they aren’t fans of fireworks.
oooh, poor furry babies, I hope they get through today without too many scary moments.
Me either, I would like to hide under the bed. I hate how animals get frightened and runaway.
I did not care for the noise of the fireworks either. Woke me up and I was deep asleep.
I wore the original Antonia’s Flowers but never Tiempe Passante… I think it has a bit of a cult following.
The notes look good… especially the Montauk rose which is described as a salty rose…spent many summer’s in Montauk and my eldest is there right now… this sounds like a perfect summer evening beach scent.
I think the original AT had a lovely Freesia note which I found enjoyable. I finished my one bottle and didn’t purchase another; it didn’t speak to me like Tiempe Passante did, I’m currently on my third bottle of that one.
Wow! Must be really good then!
I love Tiempe Passate and will wear it tomorrow. You smell wonderful!
My cat gets scared by fireworks every year, so we’ll be staying in and keeping him company (not that it helps).
I just thought of earplugs for Rusty! Looks like he’s in for some snuggles.
I haven’t noticed my cats freaking out when fireworks are going off, but they sure were scared last night during the thunderstorm we had. All 3 of them bolted into hide-y holes. ⚡????
Yum. Never understood why that one didn’t find more fans.
SotM = Oeillet Sauvage (red carnations)
SotA = Jardins de Bagatelle (white flowers)
SotE = Hiris (blue bottle)
I chose French perfume houses because our countries’ flags share the same colors. It’s my low-key way of thinking both nationally and internationally today.
Also I wished I was wearing Hiris when LisaD mentioned it yesterday, so this evening I’ll scratch that itch.
And that’s my big frag plan for the 4th. Hope all who celebrate will enjoy the day.
tiffanie,
Despite the current tenor, our countries share so much alliance I hope is never broken.
Enjoy your lovely selection! Vive la France!
thank you, apsara! I too hope for good things in the future.
CSP Vanille Pitahaya to match Frida’s Pitahayas painting. The perfume has long been discontinued, and it was in my get-rid-of box, but I’m putting it back into rotation, along with Vanille Pineapple. They’re both sweet things in very different ways, Pitahaya more sultry and musky, Pineapple bright and sweet. They take me back to when I first got into collecting and discovering perfumes that weren’t mainstream. I think they still have a place in my collection. ????
As others have remarked, NST is always educational… I had to look up pitahaya to learn that it is a dragon fruit, then I had to look up the Kahlo painting! You’ve done good work here, trf! And I think it’s rather nice that those CSPs haven’t been banished from your collection.
Wow, now that sent me on a Google search that was rewarding, since I had no idea what a pitahaya was, nor of her having painted them. Very interesting! Like what’s called “Dragon fruit” in China and a very weird-looking little fruit indeed. I have eaten that in some fruit salads in China but don’t remember it having a very strong taste, and can’t quite imagine what it would smell like either. But that’s a great choice on your part!
Enjoying the perversely wonderful 4th tradition of watching Jaws this morning as I putter around. We went to see it 4 or 5 years ago on the big screen, and I had forgotten how great it is…perfectly paced and far scarier in a theater.
Sampled a bit of Olfactive Flashback this morning – was considering it as a way to prepare myself for the rhubarb crunch (crisp) my sister is making from my grandmother’s recipe (she grew it in her backyard garden.) But, I’m not sure I care for the dry down, so we will see after I shower. Looking forward to playing with my nephew’s Doberman, Loki, later and eating corn and hamburgers…
I suspect I’m still too much of a scaredy cat to watch Jaws without my hands over my eyes…Doubt I could putter through it.
Your evening’s menu and entertainment (Loki!) sound great. Hope you find a scent that suits you as well.
What’s really entertaining about seeing it in a theater today is there are so many people who haven’t seen it on the big screen. Their screams are fabulous.
After shower and bbq scent is Neroli Outrenoir. Sprayed it quite a long time ago, but I can still smell it if I snuffle close. Quite lovely.
Dame Orange Flower day 2. I’ve decided that this sample is definitely the perfume oil. I mixed it with my daily neutrogena sesame lotion today and it smells almost tropical. I think when the sample is gone I will get a travel spray.
It is deathly hot and humid again today. It will probably be a low key day spent in the ac, with bbq sandwiches and strawberry shortcake later on.????
Mmm . That homemade lotion sounds delicious
I got a big jug of Neutrogena’s sheer oil-lotion, light sesame formula at Nordstrom rack and I love it. I know you are MUCH more familiar than me with carrier lotions and oils, but it worked pretty well to spread the scent over arms and legs. Of course it’s faded by now, but it was nice while it lasted.
I use this every day in the shower. Love it.
Sheesh. I went to the pool this morning, and even that was hot…
Scented in residual sunscreen while making my dish to take to a cookout later this afternoon. No idea what I’ll put on after my shower, but hope it will provide instant AC.
Happy 4th, everyone!
I can believe it. I am sitting this July Fourth out.
Hades-hot and humid here today, too. I wanted to find an American-made perfume for the holiday, and the first one I laid hands on is a little bottle of « Mint 26 » by Josh Meyers (Imaginary Authors). It was a mod he had in his studio when several of us from Portland visited him a couple of years ago. A precursor to Saint Julep, perhaps? When we all swooned over it, he gave us little bottles. He’s the nicest guy. And it’s perfect in this weather!
Happy 4th to all of my compatriots here, and happy Hump Day to everyone else!
Slept really late today and saw that it was noon. Wore Sarrasins until I took a shower. I’m having a hard time picking out what to wear perfume wise. Most of my collection isn’t geared for heat. I think I will continue on with Sarrasins.
Good choice!
Happy 4th to all the USA peeps.
I am relaxing in the air conditioning and avoiding the heat and humidity. SOTD is Lilylang from my new travel decant. It’s very pretty but Florentina remains my favorite from Delacourte’s line. Sill, It was a lucky blind buy.
Would you consider getting another travel decant of Lilylang? It seems to have become a favorite this summer.
I think that I am done for the moment. I do like Lilylang but will have to test further in cooler weather. Delacourte’s website sells travel sizes that are only 7.5 mls each. Their smallest “custom box” is two travel sizes for a total of 15 mls. This is what I ordered. You can order two different scents or get two of the same in your custom box. My second scent is Smeraldo but my initial impression is not favorable. I’ll have to test it further. Anyway, 15 mls is only around $40 at full price. It’s really pretty reasonable even without a discount.
Happy Fourth! Today I’m wearing Serge Lutens Fleurs D’Orangers. It really blooms in the heat and humidity!
You smell perfect!!!a Summer favorite of mine.
30*C kicked in today. I was wearing La Parfumerie Modernes Annees Folles – its multidimensional lavender note smelled quite refreshing in the heat.
Wearing the original version of Terracotta, the one that smells like carnations at the moment but will eventually smell like a milkshake. My husband and I will be going to the fireworks in Boston.
If anyone in the Boston area is interested in doing a live swap party, let me know– my username is my yahoo address
No SOTD yet. I have been relaxing and enjoying a rare day with not much I need to do. A few days ago I finally got to smell SJP Stash, and snagged a rollerball of it. So far I really like it–a warm, woody scent that is still subtle.
Our trip to New England is coming up soon, and I plan to visit Providence Perfume Company during our time in Rhode Island. I never did get around to ordering any samples, so I will have a lot of sniffing to do. I figure I can justify buying a bottle if I find something I love because (1) it is a souvenir of a vacation, not just another bottle of perfume, and (2) I recently finished the bottle of JM Orange Blossom that was my souvenir of our trip to Seattle in 2014. One old one out, one new one in, right?
I like hindu honeysuckle from PPC
“One old one out, one new one in” is some rather impressive discipline!
I used to make myself finish a perfume before getting a new one. I had alot of fun sampling and testing in anticipation of draining a bottle.
Happy Fourth or Wednesday/Thursday, depending on where you are!
SOTD is Lush’s The Smell of Freedom.
Today’s plan: Wimbledon, baseball, swimming pool, hot dogs, ‘adult beverages’, fireworks.
Have a good one, NSTers! Keep cool and stay hydrated if you’re in a heatwave!
Excellent plan for the 4th! ????????????????????
SOTD = Eau de Reeking Havoc
Ha! Not really, so far only 3:
– CdG Lily, from a dabber. It smells of indistinct flowers to me…and as experienced by ElisaP, very light. So it probably was not fair for me to pit it against the next perfume as it got clobbered by
– CdG Concrete, from a dabber. No cement to speak of here. When I looked at Fragrantica, it only lists sandalwood which had zero presence to my nose. Instead, I got an initial powdery lipstick vibe and it has now dried down to a woody, high-pitched musk. Me don’t like.
– NVC Niral, from an atomizer sample from a wonderful NST perfumista, you know, the queen enabler. It reminds me of Mohur, but with Iris and Violet’s blended in. The drydown is very similar to Mohur’s. I would go for a decant of this as I prefer Mohur Extrait.
I may wash these off to try a few more…
Have a good Fourth to those in the U.S.
Wait… what? You dabbed? I thought you only sprayed?????
I’ve ventured into dabbing samples if I only have 1 vial, usually the freebies from the online retailers. What’s a girl to do?
Holly would be proud of you, Hajusuuri!
Yes she would because I tried on 4 more…report to come a little later. I miss seeing her in these here parts!
1) ElisaP could have a second career as a nose. Her sense of smell is very refined. At least when compared to mine. I always wonder what she gets that I don’t? ????????
2) I like powdery lipstick vibes but also usually dislike high pitched scents.
3) Niral didn’t work for me. Others have mentioned that it smells like Mohur but I don’t get that. The list of notes should make it a slam dunk.
Reek on Hajusuuri!
I agree with you re: ElisaP and her discerning nose!
Concrete was a disappointment but hey, we can’t love them all!
As to Niral, it smelled different when I dabbed vs. sprayed. I like the sprayed version better and I got cardamom which was not listed as a note in Fragrantica!
I will report on 4 more later, one a scrubber which I hope to never smell again.
I didn’t care for Concrete or Byredo’s Elevator Music (yuck!)…now I’m curious to hear what the scrubber was.
Anatole Lebreton Grimoire. Shudder…
Hello NST! Happy 4th of July to the folks in the USA, and happy Humpday to the rest of you.
Laying low and staying out of today’s heat and humidity. I did manage to walk to the grocery store this morning before the worst of the weather rolled in. Not as bad as yesterday was, but that’s like comparing stubbing your toe to stepping on a Lego. Both unpleasant!
SOTD = back in Tauer LAdDM. After reading KellyC’s comment about her experiences with Tauer scents in NM, I am looking forward to someday trying my samples in a drier climate. Until then, they will smell pretty darn fabulous in the summer muggies here on the East Coast.
You smell fab!
I had to laugh at your comparison, I’m guessing you’ve stepped on a few legos?! That is a very distinctly unpleasant sensation, I’ll take the stubbed toe. Lol.
You need these:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-lego-slippers-will-spare-parents-the-unique-pain-they-know-all-too-well_us_564a4cc5e4b06037734a6857
????????omg, those are hilarious! I needed those about a decade ago, my son is now 21 and sadly the legos are all packed away in Rubbermaid totes in the basement. Thank you for the laugh though!
Haha!Funny
Those are perfect!
It’s been MANY years since I have stepped on a Lego… pretty sure that it belonged to one of my older cousins, since I don’t recall either me or my brother ever having Legos ourselves. It is a uniquely painful experience for sure!
LOL! I ventured out to the mall and Wegmans. It is MUGGY OUT THERE. The mall was pretty empty but there was a line at Chick-Fil-A which my brilliant brother always called Chick-a-Fil.
Heat index was “only” 101 today for my area. Definitely beats yesterday’s 108!! ????????
I used to know someone who signed her emails, “May your floors be free of Legos in the middle of the night.” Or something like that.
A Lego-free floor is a good thing. ????
Scent twin!
Hello scent twin!
Almost made it to the local farmers’ market and then back home before it really started raining hard for quite a while this morning. After that, it was muggy, then it rained again and I don’t now what is in store for the rest of the late afternoon (and then evening). If they shoot off fireworks in my community, I will watch them from my front yard. Decided to wear OS Ombre Indigo, as somehow I don’t it will appeal to any mosquitos I may encounter this evening.
The photograph that accompanies Ombre Indigo is so beautiful!Love the scemt as well!
Happy 4th NST USA!Happy Humpday!????
SOTD!My quest to finish some bottles is going fairly well,Ginger Biscuit is almost drained.I think I might eek out another wearing out of it.Ginger Biscuit smells like love,comfort food and good memories.Love it.Winter sucks.That is all.Lol.
CM8!I ADORE Melograno.
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You and CM8 are inspiring me….I think I’ll join the two of you tomorrow.
Yay!It really is an accomplishment for me!Which ones are contenders for “just finish it thursday”?????✌????
Yes!!!
Count me in too! I was just going through my bottles to see what I at lesst could put a good dent in.
Let’s go girls!I wanna hear what you are trying to finish with me on Thursday!✌????
Oh and P.S,somebody asked what I would consider cold here in Africa…well,we rarely experience plummeting temperatures here.Nights might go below freezing sometime,but days are usually around 18-21 degrees celsius.That being said,daytime temp yesterday was 9…unusual and uncomfortable.
It was me, wondering about the temperature. Thanks. You are so right, winter does suck! It sucks so much, that it’s the 4th of july, and 100 degrees and I’m dreading winter. I really want to try Ginger Biscuit now too!
You really should!It’s a delightful perfume
You smell great! I bought the middle marzipan the bottle for her birthday last year
And yes it does smell like love
❤️❤️
So what’s next for you after Ginger Biscuit is gone?
Haha!That’s a HEAVY epic question!!Lol!!…there are a couple of contenders.I’ll list them on the Thursday thread!✌????
I am in Bees Bliss and am practicing the recipe for Bee’s knees which is my favorite drink.
Ooh what’s in the drink? Hope it gives you a nice buzz
It’s one part gin to 2 parts honey simple syrup to 1 part lemon juice. It is deceptively simple, and you do not feel like you are drinking something boozy.
Twinies!
Another P.S….lol.It’s Thursday July 5th 00:26 am here.Everything is so quiet and peaceful.I love this time of night.Actually wondered:I scroll upwards from the last comment to the first comment when I’m reading NST this late.Am I weird or does anyone else also do this?Lol!!
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This is what I usually do – scroll up twins!
Haha!Yay!
I frequently read the comments backwards because I usually post late in the day.
Exactly why I do it as well!
Not weird at all! I scroll top to bottom in the morning, bottom to top in the evening.
I like your methology!!✌????
I’m wearing Profumum Acqua Viva today and reading a biography of Robin Williams. I was planning on going to a new Peruvian restaurant this evening but checked their website and they are closed for the 4th. It’s leftovers for me!
Reeking havoc, Part deux,
Taking advantage of skin space after scrubbing off this morning’s samples…
1. Anatatole Lebreton Grimoire – NO.NO.NO! I should have trusted my nose when I popped open the vial. Cumin, anyone? But I soldiered on. Big mistake – Cumin AND Body Odor. NO! I grabbed Technu and WASHED.IT.OFF.STAT!
2. Parfum Satori Satori – very subtle almost no smell at the beginning, but dried down to a smokey incense, leaning masculine. Needs further assessment.
3. Parfum Satori Iris Homme – The initial blast of lemon / Smarties / Vitamin mist have drowned out Satori. Very nice irisy thread and drydown after that initial lemony blast. This may join the family. Have you tried this?
4. Vero Profumo Naja – I’ve had this on skin via dabber and it didn’t do much for me. Enter a manufacturer’s spray sample (courtesy of LuckyScent) and POW…whatever it is I smelled (and I could not tease out the notes), I must have a bottle. I won’t be mail ordering anything while it’s hot out so hopefully there’s still a bottle left when I trigger the buy. In the meantime, I’ll move it in and out of my cart and maybe, just maybe, a bot will provide me with a magic discount code! Anyone up for a split?
#3 – I meant Vitamin C…and that combo must have drowned out the top notes of Satori Satori.
Grimier did nothing for me. I think the only one that I clicked with was Eau Scandalese. Coraline is somewhat debatable, I might need to get it in a spayable form.
Naja is quite amazing. Extra points to Vero For creativity
Of those you sampled part deux, I’ve only tried Satori, Satori. It is subtle but I still love it.
I have never tried Naja, but maybe I should have.