Hey, it's Friday and it's Frida Kahlo's birthday. Our community project for today: do what you like with the Frida Kahlo theme! (Kevin wrote about a perfume she actually wore in A Celebrity’s Scent: Frida Kahlo & Dana Emir.)
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.
For the Frida Kahlo painting Time Flies, which she completed in 1929 (and which you can read more about here), I went with Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose. I ought to provide some detailed exegesis, but really it was just a gut reaction.
Reminder: 7/13 will be Aquatic Friday...wear an aquatic or something meant to evoke the sea.
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.
SOTD is Liaisons Dangereuses By Kilian
The link to the CP is a love affair between Kahlo’s husband, Diego Rivera, and her sister Cristina. Both Frida and Diego had extramarital affairs, but apparently the liaison between Diego and Cristina was very painful for Frida.
Portrait of Cristina by Frida – http://www.fridakahlofans.com/c0030n.html
Memory, the Heart (“In this self-portrait, Memory, the Heart 1937, Frida Kahlo expressed her misery and resent over the affair happened two years ago between Diego Rivera and Cristina”) – https://www.fridakahlo.org/memory-the-heart.jsp WARNING: this one is rather graphic and kind of gruesome.
Memory, the Heart is such a terrible sad painting! Especially how she has no hands. While in some ways I admire what seems to have been an exuberant and progressive open relationship… sleeping with her sister just seems awfully cruel of him.
*terribLY – I do not think the painting is terrible!
I agree. Open relationships are fine as long as nobody gets hurt.
Excellent work!
https://www.google.com/search?q=frida+kahlo+and+pomegranate+painting&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib8c3oyYrcAhWBiOAKHc3ICUMQ7AkINg&biw=1342&bih=949#imgrc=NRMRv_0_dRCtgM:
Melograno
Well i guess the link did not work…the picture is five rows down second on the left
Yay for Melograno! and I like that painting.
I do too and would probably never have discovered it had I not been forced to Google for the CP
My scent of the day is a little different. I used a Dove Crushed Macadamia and Rice Milk Body Polish. It smelled so great I passed on fragrance. I highly recommend the Dove Body Polishes.
Yum! Will check out!
https://bluethumb.com.au/jazhiggins/Artwork/frida-and-the-pomegranate
Let’s try again
I couldn’t think of anything suitably Kahlo-esque (it would also have to be work-appropriate) so I just wore one of my favourite default scents, Casual Friday by Escada.
It is indeed hard to retro fit Casual Friday and Frida Kahlo!
Have a great day.
Fulang-Chang and I included a mirror so that the recipient and Frida Kahlo could be together, so I am wearing Milk of Flowers, the scent that is the best reflection of me
What a wonderful interpretation for the theme today!
Well, I can imagine Frida wearing a warm, dry, leathery scent, or something with gigantic gardenias or tuberose, but what I cannot imagine her wearing is a light fragrance … and I need light today. So I’m wafting lovely layers of Tam Dao over Philosykos.
Oh wow! so pretty!
nice!
Not being that familiar with her work I just chose what I felt like and am wearing La haie fleurie du hameau by Jean Claude Elléna. It’s another great summer scent, mostly about jasmin but with a delightful jonquille note thrown in. Discontinued alas.
You smell beautiful! Need to pull out my decant- I love it as a summer evening scent because it’s so idyllic smelling.
Rozy voile: for the thorn necklace, the flowers in her hair, and her general baddassery.
Oh, perfect!
I combined La Luz Dulce de Leche with Pacifica Spanish Amber.Light and darkness,a duality that I think of for a Frida scent.
And that sounds like you smell good, too.
I was instead on the Finish The Bottle project – goodbye, little bottle of Ivoire! The big backup bottle is now out of the armoire and on the Office perfume tray. There is definitely a sense of accomplishment.
Next up might be the rest of the No. 19, also with a backup in the wings. The only difficulty is that instead of discovering layers of perfumed meaning with the same perfume over various days, I just got rather bored. Will think about it.
Good for you finishing that bottle. Oddly enough I don’t get bored. I rather like wearing the same for days and it makes things easier in the sense that I don’t have to think
You know, I was thinking about that lately and maybe I’ll do a little poll on the weekend – I am never happy with just one thing and always want my music on random shuffle, a new perfume every day, etc. I wonder if people are the same or different in different areas of their lives, with regard to the itch for novelty. I wish I could get deeply into one thing the way you do, cm8! I think it speaks poorly of my attention span.
LOL… not sure my attention span is any better but the few times I have truly stuck to one thing for an extended period of time I did feel a benefit
And I also do feel that our constant quest to try so many different perfumes is indeed an attempted to scratch that itch
It’s kind of like a capsule wardrobe…for perfumes!????
Yes!!! exactly… I have already done so with my shoes and clothes. But I don’t want to drain bottles for the sake of draining but more to wear with reckless abandonment and completely enjoy the ride!!!
And I also think that johanob has mentioned turning his perfume collection into a capsule wardrobe hence his selling bottles and draining bottles… I think capsule wardrobe perfume collection would be a great community project!!!! Wear a fragrance that would make the cut for your capsule wardrobe
You have put your finger on it – after I come back from a vacation, where I have been wearing a couple of things, I go crazy and wear lots of other outfits. As much as I like the austere elegance of a capsule wardrobe (in clothing or perfume) it really doesn’t suit me in Real Life.
Finishing a bottle feels so good! Congratulations!
Thank you! I am standing tall – and already wearing another perfume.
A drop of Niki de Saint Phalle parfum from a little square bottle with intertwined snakes on top. Saint Phalle and Kahlo both used their art to transcend physical and emotional pain. The counterpoint of bitter artemisia and tagetes and lush jasmine, ylang and rose in the parfum mirrors that. It’s a bit heavy for this murky, hot and humid day, but still beautiful.
I love Niki and I rarely see it mentioned. You must have the perfume version… I love that bottle
Ohhh, you smell wonderful! That’s another love of mine from the 80’s. I do love that perfume bottle!
I decided to go with Arquiste Boutonniere No.7 today. First because the perfumer, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, is from Mexico, and also because it brought to mind this image of a young Frida Kahlo in a suit:
https://bust.com/images/articles/36524/images/articles/33217/hinds_madrid/Frida_1.jpg
Love that photo. Great choice!
2nd that!
3rding
I thought of Boutonniere too for Flores-Roux but didn’t end up in it today. You smell lovely!
Happy Friday all! My SOTD is Shiseido’s Feminite du Bois vintage extrait. Wafting loads of great cedar, spices and plum notes.
I adore Frida Kahlo, I was fortunate to see her exhibit when it came through SF a few years ago. Her art work really speaks to me.
Vintage extrait ???? you smell great
Thanks Chocolatemarzipan!
Wow! I’ve never sniffed or even seen it. Color me extremely envious.
Hi Koyel,
Below is the link to a NST review, the bottle in the picture is the one that I have.
https://nstperfume.com/2015/11/02/serge-lutens-feminite-du-bois-vintage-new-fragrance-review/
Thanks for the link! Still terribly envious.
Last night I used one of my middle eastern cookbooks and cooked a feast for friends. I even made Arabic flat bread, Barbari for the first time. Came out so so SO good I will never buy Arabic flat bread again if I can just make it at home.
Watching World Cup and doing laundry.
That sounds yummy! Have you tried to make adas polow? One of my favorites.
I made jeweled rice but should try to make this one with lentils that you mentioned
I love the combination of rice, caramelized onions and raisins – sweet, salty and then the buttery saffron rice at the bottom. So yummy!
Yum! I should make that and see about baking it on the grill!
I added a bit of Z’atar on top of the bread before I put it in the oven! De-Lish
Okay that sounds WONDERFUL. Will try this weekend!
which cookbook? I adore Middle Eastern food but don’t have a truly great cookbook in my collection for that (I suppose Ottolenghi stuff kind of counts – but it’s more an overall veggie book, full of recipes that adults adore and children detest – mine, anyway).
I had forgotten today’s challenge and realized that it’s still slightly too warm for Shalimar Ode a la Vanille. So I went with the next best thing, Jicky (current edp). I finally dated my vintage 8.5 bottle of Jicky to early 1993. I noticed that even the 1993 bottle is skankier than the current version.
which version of SOalaV do you have?
I’m wearing Anima Dulcis today, because it’s from the only line I know of from Mexico (Arquiste), and I love it. Cocoa, chill, cinnamon, vanilla. Very rich and probably too heavy for our weather, but I’ll go easy on it. I’m off to “hip class”–a class at the hospital for people about to have hip surgery–guess I’ll learn more of what they plan to do to me. I hate it when they go through all the risks… ugh… also filling out all that sober paperwork like DNR forms and Power of Attorney forms. I suppose having aches and pains links me to Frida, too!–though my problems are nothing compared to hers.
I’m also in Anima Dulcis, which I love in all weathers. Sending best wishes for your surgery and speedy healing!
Good luck with your class today. I’m sending positive vibes your way!
Best of luck to you! Maybe the kitties will learn to wait on you hand and foot when you are recovering.
I’m going with 100% Love
I don’t have anything for Frida. I’m wearing Macaque from my Zoologist discovery set.
I actually thought about Macaque for today because she has several paintings of herself with monkeys!
Yes, so did I!
10 points to you! Frida had monkeys as pets. In the recent movie Coco, her alebrije is a monkey.
Yes, actually it works very well.
Ha I thought Macaque would work well for the project like others said, but I don’t have any.
Happy Friday!
1) Am working from home today. Hour commute not worth it when most of the building is gone.
2) Am in Fresh Cream w- I think Frida would have liked this – it so lovely and light and would have cheered her!
3) Coffee and a lot of go get em attitude!
Fresh cream for the milkiness of Frida’s cafe con leche… I for one would love a cup of that now ☕☕????☕????
That’s what I had for breakfast!
MMMMM…….
I was too eager to try my Balmain Ebene today, so I am not really participating. It’s a nice quiet very herbal masculine leather, so many herbs it almost smells like an Italian salad at times, but not in a bad way. I do think Frida would have worn a masculine without giving it a second thought!
Agree with that!
I am in Adam Levine for Men (a guilty pleasure thanks to hajusurri) to go with the her painting below. It’s got mandarin, grapefruit, guava, and passion fruit.
https://www.wikiart.org/en/frida-kahlo/still-life-with-parrot-1951
Great pairing, KellyC. That parrot! He’s looking right at us, just like Frida does.
Nice painting! I agree!
Ha! It seems I am on theme in Orange Sanguine with this painting!
Good morning everyone! I have already been out kayaking this morning and am now back home reading NST. I was up early this morning, showered, dressed, and ready for work when I got the call to stay home. It is absolutely beautiful here, so I was disappointed for all of about 5 seconds and then grabbed my Stanley full of coffee and headed out. The heat and humidity broke here overnight and I actually put on jeans and a sweatshirt! It’s lovely!!
Oh, SotD is Bois Blonds again. In spirit I am in NR for her because it is said Salma Hayek wears it, and she played Frida in the movie.
Happy Friday!
And Salma and Frida look extraordinarily similar and beautiful
Yes. I never actually saw that movie (insert red cheek embarrassed emoji) but I loved her in 30 Rock.
And I loved her in Ugly Betty !
Kayaking sounds so wonderful today. It cooled off here as well. We actually had some rain and it dropped into the 60s afterward (it’s been anywhere from 90-100 during the day) so it felt so refreshing and cool. Made for a great walk this morning!
That sounds like the same weather we have been having, which is funny considering how far away you are!
You’ll have to let me know if you get out and do some kayaking! Being out on the water, in the sunshine is an instant mood booster for me.????
Nice to have an unexpected day off, no? And I’m thoroughly impressed that you went kayaking before intending to go to work! Enjoy your great weather!
Yes! It’s kind of like a “free” day. This happens a few times a year and I always feel a bit like a kid playing hooky, but hey, on a day like today- I’ll take it!
I guess I should have phrased that better…I meant I was ready for work but then got the call, so went kayaking instead since I was all up and ready. I was out on the water by 7 though! I got back home and my girls were still sleeping and didn’t even know I had been gone. Teenagers????
Ah, ok. 7am is still impressive, though! And very peaceful-sounding.
Jealous of your fine weather. I can’t come up with what NR is. ??
Oh, sorry! Narciso Rodriguez.????
feliz compleanos, Frida!
SOTD – Volutes.
Wow! You are really working towards finishing that bottle ????
I am, CM8! I want a new EDP when this one is gone and want to get it during the Nordie anniversary sale.
Plus I put a little Vientiane behind the ears.
Nice!!!
I love Frida Kahlo’s work, and was recently AT the Casa Azul! I had planned to wear La Chasse aux Papillons, because of the butterfly connection (see here for a concise explanation: http://lustloveleitmotif.com/?p=70) But when I looked for my sample, I couldn’t find it and remembered that I had used it up! ARGH!
So now I’m in ELdO’s Jasmin et Cigarette because that seems like a Frida sort of scent. Unfortunately, I’m still not getting any cigarettes, just a very sweet and ever-so-slightly indolic jasmine.
Love that and Patti Smith ????
I’d like more cigarette in that one too! Good choice though.
Montale Sweet Vanilla and Profumum Acqua e Zucchero today.
It has been quite a week. Happy Friday, all.
Glad your quite a week is over!
In my mind I had thought of Habanita as being a Frida scent. But since I don’t have a decant, I went with Lolita Lempicka (original), since it felt soothing today.
Really do need to add Habanita to my next order of decants…
Yes, it would be a good fit! Plus, she was always smoking.
SOTD = Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine
I’m on vacation at The Berkshires…just as hot here as it was when we left NJ yesterday.
I wore No.19 EDP yesterday pre-shower and also post shower. Post shower, it was no match for B&BW Coconut Lime Verbena, the hotel’s toiletries amenities.
So now, I’ll participate in CM8’s Use It Up Already campaign and keep wearing OS until my 4mL travel spray runs dry.
I’m off to spray more and head out for the rest of the day!
LOL ???? glad you are enjoying your vacation and staying fresh in Orange Sanguine…a perfect scent for a multitude of spritzes ???? stay cool ????
Enjoy your vacation.
I almost wore Orange Sanguine today as well. You smell great. Enjoy yourself!
Have a great vacation! You smell great!
SotD = Vanille Galante
The ylang in VG reminds me of bananas, so this scent is for Frida’s still life paintings of fruit.
I will wear many light scents today. We’re likely to break a 20 year old high temperature record today. Whoo! hot!
Oh yes that fragrance is full on banana for me but I love it ????????????
Have you tried Sira des Indes? It’s got a definite banana vibe.
No I haven’t ….yet ????
But now I see that fragrancex sells it for 20 bucks…..
Sira des Indes is a banana-fest!✌????????
Mmmm????????????????
yes to bananas! We’re all about the fruit.
It was the third or fourth day you wore Melograno that I remembered it means pomegranate.
Yup a fruit salad ????????????????????????
I don’t find Melograno very fruity at all (which is fine with me). The only banana scent I can tolerate and even love is Bat. I get a lot of banana from it. I actually hate bananas and their smell.
There is pomegranate as a note but the overall vibe for me is fresh musky power… I have been enjoying it splashed on rather than sprayed and find it to be a great non citrus summer freshy
Powder ….silly spellcheck!!!!
Nice choice! VG was one of my options for today because banana.
I’m combining the Frida Kahlo CP with CM8’s unofficial “Finish The Bottle” CP and wearing Eau de Magnolia from a little decant that I’d like to finish by next week.
I think it was Laura who kindly sent the decant, along with some others that I’ve really enjoyed. Thanks Laura!!
????????????
And I’m sort of hoarding my travel spray which only has like 5ml left. You do smell wonderful!
Fort & Manle Fatih Sultan Mehmed to go with:
https://goo.gl/images/ziEqdD
This perfume smells like an earthy embrace.
That painting is giving me John Lennon & Yoko Ono vibes:
(warning, nudity) https://ebth-com-production.imgix.net/2017/08/31/15/57/58/fd7e9676-3827-4575-86a8-960439750f75/1504209372605-f5871140f387d366976aea5256f506a919d80f64c4d2eb6f0352e48e2f6c55f4.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=880&h=880&fit=crop&crop=&auto=format
Ha! Yeah, and Yoko Ono looks a little Kahlo-esque.
And now that I’m perusing the reviews for the Fort & Manle scents, I think I was given the wrong perfume! This smells much more like the description of Mr Bojnokopff’s Purple hat or maybe Charlatan and not at all like the description of Fatih… It reminds me a little of L’Instant de Guerlain pour Homme.
Fatih Sultan Mehmed is next on my list from Fort and Manle, after buying Suleyman le Magnifique. I bought the discovery set and love fully half of the eight. I can never describe perfumes in words, but Mr Bojnokopff’s Purple Hat was what I call classic aftershave to my nose, ans Charlatan had something very pungent almost sharp.
I’m totally baffled by what I’m getting, then. It smells like chocolatey-dirt! I wish one if the many boutiques here carried the line so I could sniff through all of them.
That’s a great painting.
MOST EXCELLENT WORK!!
Participating in the CP with Amouage Memoir Woman, which strikes me as being quite like how I imagine Frida: strong, dark, mysterious, adorned with narcotic flowers and smelling of smoky leather.
Ooh, nice one!
Thumbs up!
not on theme. it’s supposed to be 105 degrees here today, so I went with eau de soleil blanc.
The heat wave in my area broke just this morning. I can’t imagine wearing a heavy scent in that heat.
SOTD is Manoumalia. I think Frida would like it, with its big white flowers and hint of rotting vegetation.
Agree!
Like holyneroli, I went with magnolia, but in my case it’s Atelier Sud Magnolia. Mexico is south of here, so…
That works
Habanita! I have no direct link but it just felt right for the cp. Happy Friday/Saturday all!
Frida did smoke and painted still life portraits of fruit.
Years ago, my Paris-born friend and I happened upon a Frida Kahlo art exhibit. My friend had not heard of her and was amazed by the art show. As we were both perfumistas, we were mesmerized by a scent in the gallery and followed a woman until we dared to ask her what she was wearing. Pure patchouli oil! And I thought I didn’t like it! it was fabulous!
I think (as a few others have commented) that Frida would have worn a big white floral like Fracas, Beautiful or Jardins de Bagatelle.
what a great scent memory
Thanks to this CP, I’ve developed more of an appreciation for Kahlo’s work.
No specific painting, but just because she wore so many flowers, I decided to be a flower bomb. Wearing Narciso on one arm and Stella on the other.
I think that’s a great fit! I should have thought of Narciso, I have that one.
Hello all and once again greetings from the London-Birmingham train, where today’s wine is red and the aircon is positively arctic.
SOTD is hopelessly off theme: Parfumerie Generale “Hyperessence Matale”, a great Summer cologne in our current heatwave. I have an idea I was less positive about it last time I tried it, but context is everything. It doesn’t last all that well, but what cologne does?
So, I was successful at last week’s interview and I started my new contract on Wednesday. Gosh, was I ever wiped at the end of day 1 – I went back to the hotel and fell asleep in my suit right away. Then woke up long enough to get out of the suit, call TOMK and back to sleep again. I was slightly alarmed by a series of loud bangs util I realised that it was the 4th of July in an international finance district
Yesterday I got an invite to a reception in the penthouse of New Zealand House (hi Kanuka!) on the corner of Pall Mall and Haymarket. A NZ company I worked alongside in the Midlands from 2011 to 2015 was rebranding and they very kindly invited me along to the reception. It was lovely to meet people I had worked with and catch up on what they were doing. I took a bunch of pictures as we were on the 17th floor with views all over London – Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s, the London Eye. Amazing! :^)
So today was day 3 in the new job and I think the client is happy, so that’s a burden off my mind. For the weekend I am making a flying visit to Malaga to pick up the keys of the remodelled apartment (the videos are great and I can’t wait to see it in person). I’ll bring a few little bits over with me and go through a snagging list. Then Sunday morning it’s back to the airport and fly home.
Kia Ora ! Hey, that’s great news about the apartment and the contract (and the wine). Smellin’ good, my friend …well, I imagine you are smellin’ good.
So happy that things are going well for you!
I went with Tropic of Capricorn to pair with Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. Sticky overripe mango and dark jungle inspiration.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portrait_with_Thorn_Necklace_and_Hummingbird
And my Eau de Magnolia travel spray’s spray mechanism is super broken inside the bottle, and I can’t get inside the bottle. Tried a bunch last night but will eventually need to try and remove the top with pliers or break the bottle as carefully as possible to extract perfume. I’ll save this endeavor for another time and will set aside the bottle for the time being.
I love that painting, it was on my short list!
Great thinking!
I could still smell the gorgeous dry down of MAAI this morning when I woke up, decided not to add something new.
I think I can match MAAI’s animalic drydown with this painting by Frida:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portrait_with_Thorn_Necklace_and_Hummingbird
Made a fantastic trip today.
1.
A David LaChapelle exhibition in Groningen (I really wanted to see his work irl, so beautiful, those colors really pop….)
2.
Huge botanical garden in Haren
3.
And toured Giethoorn in a small electric boat
( finally…this is one of the top tourist destinations in the Netherlands…as a Dutchie, I felt I needed to see it once in my life haha)
What a great day!
I wish I had Vol du Nuit for today’s project. I have never smelled it but it has always captured me in some way, the romanticism of adventure that seems to fit Frida…and I see a small aeroplane in Robin’s painting choice. I must buy this perfume one day.
Wearing Smell Bent Artist in the Studio which has a note of plaster .
Strange start to the day. Bizarre warm weather after days of frost (16C) and stormy and my dog has just vomited on my duvet ( and then eaten it up ) it’s not even dawn yet.
Yes, and the sense of progress / modernism in the painting and the inspiration for the perfume.
Sorry about your early morning!
No pairing today,I concluded my own mini “just finish it already” project with draining Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit this AM.Mission accomplished somewhat,I emptied three bottles this week(Ginger Biscuit,Cafe Chantant,Queen Latifah).Happy Weekend!!x
Wow!!! That’s a lot of empty bottles!! What are you working on next?
Zara Man Black
Lush Orange Blossom
Valentino Uomo
Serge Lutens Muscs Khoublai Khan(this is gonna take a while…lol)
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess
Guerlain Terracotta
Angel Innocent
From the top of my head,these are the ones I’d like to JUST FINISH in 2018.The last three are summer scents so they will take a while!
You are ambitious but I think you can do it!!!! Let us know how it goes…right now I am still working on Melograno….I am loving it for the summer in the heat…I have been splashing it on so not sure if it will last until the end of the summer…I do have something waiting in the wings
I finished off a bottle yesterday, but that pales in comparison to your work. I perfumista-salute you, johanob!????
Ooh la la!
Dang!
I am wearing Czech & Speake Dark Rose. I got dressed and picked my scent earlier today, and I forgot about today’s project.
I plan on watching Frida tonight. I’ve had it recorded for a while now. Tonight will be a good night to watch it
You smell great Barqs!
I’m wearing the near final drops of my sample of Wit. It’s a lovely uplifting floral, which goes with my happy mood – we’ve finally got a functioning shower after two weeks of bathroom renovations!
Oh, congrats! I remember being thrilled to have my shower back after our bathroom remodel.
SOTD is Jean Charles Brosseau Ombre Rose. I decided to give some love to a neglected decant instead of coming up with something for today’s project. Sorry, Frida.
I finally got around to downloading The Guide 2018 yesterday! Must pace myself so as not to go through it all in one sitting. Reading 3 or 4 reviews daily will, respectively, make it last a bit over or under a year…????
Enjoy your day, all y’all!
Frida forgives
Not participating because I’m still in mad sampling mood – but started the day in Ciel d’Opale because of a very rainy forecast (and I truly love that scent), then did a 1 minute sample run at a Douglas Parfumerie where I retried Narciso edp, which gets I think a 5* in the guide, which baffles me – nothing wrong with it, but seems just super similar to lots of other stuff that’s out there. I keep wondering whether I’m trying the right thing. 5 hours after sampling, all the scents have reached the stage of pleasant, but fully unexciting dry down. Happy Friday, everyone!
Imo, Narciso white cube, and the L’absolu are the best of the bunch.
I was looking for my bottle of Piment Brulant, with its notes of peppers and chocolate, but couldn’t locate it. I went with M Micallef Gardenia instead because somehow a big white floral seemed like it would work.
Oh, I had not thought of PB! But Gardenia works.
Not participating in the CP since I do not get what fascinates people with Frida Kahlo’s paintings. I must be not seeing something.
Wearing Puredistance Antonia. I had an appointment with my hair stylist today, and I remembered that I planned to bring a spare sample of this perfume for the other stylist in the same salon who colored my hair while my regular master was recovering from the surgery. Her name is Antonia. So since this perfume was on my mind, I decided to wear it. Love it. It’s still my favorite from this brand.
Except for ElisaPs link, her artwork isn’t really my taste either. Did Antonia like your perfume?
I don’t know: she was busy with a client, so we’ve just exchange a couple of words, and I left her with a sample to try later.
Posting late today, and I’m not sure why. My schedule wasn’t THAT off kilter…????
SOTD = Penhaligon’s Amaranthine, from the sample stash. It smells of tropical flowers, which are a recurring motif in the paintings I have seen of Frida Kahlo’s. I had originally considered a bit of my vintage Femme, but when I sniffed the sample, it was a big NOPE!
I am afraid of Femme.
Lol, me too!
Still feeling crushed with grief today so all I did was spritz on something random – it ended up being Samsara edt.
I’m so sorry, cazaubon. The grief of losing a pet and the unconditional love they give can be so intense. Sending you a big hug and rest assured that your beloved Dot is surrounded by all of our beloved friends on the other side of the rainbow bridge.
Thank you so much, we had a very close relationship, closer than any other pet I’ve ever had, so it’s extremely hard. She was always there to comfort me and now I don’t have that. But I like to think she is running free and happy at the bridge with our other furry friends. I am trying to focus on all the good years we spent together.
That is a nice thought.
I’ve been thinking about you today. I am truly sorry for your loss.
Thank you lillyjo, it’s really hard to lose a love like we had, she was a special dog, a heart dog. I miss her terribly.
So sorry for your loss, Cazaubon.
So sorry about your dog – they become so dear to us, don’t they? But I’m sure yours had a good life with you!
She had a wonderful life, I spoiled her rotten and gave her everything she wanted.
Super late today. I’ve been struggling alot lately, and received news today that just made things a little harder. Sometimes I just get tired. Sorry, I’m kinda a bummer. But, I made a cup of tea, and sat down to read what you guys were up to today, and it makes me feel better. Today I wore Angel Muse, and smelled fabulous, a coworker told me I smelled like bubble gum, what!? I actually said no I don’t, I smell like vetyver and whip cream. Lol. Tonight I put on Cuir Amethyst, because it just felt right.
I’m sorry things are hard for you too right now. I love Muse and Cuir Amethyst, two great choices. Hoping for better days ahead. Hang in there.
Beautiful words, cazaubon. I have that hope too.
I hope for better days for you too. Thank you.
I’m sorry to hear of your struggles. I hope that you can do whatever it is that raises your spirit (for me, it’s music, or a long walk, or meditation -and chocolate, always chocolate!).
Chocolate is a touch of magic!
Hang in there, Lillyjo! Sending good thoughts your way and you smell great. We have to take our comfort in small, personal treats like perfume and nice sunsets.
Thanks, I’m a sunrise person, myself. It brings alot of hope to the day.
Lillyjo, I have been thinking A LOT about you lately, like for about 2-3 weeks. Hang in there! It’s your favorite season!
Thank you, I’m going to take you thinking about me as a good sign, since I aspire to be more like you, strong and independent. Even with the stress, I never let a summer go unappreciated ????
… or I just have a large mouth ????
Ha!
When it rains it pours, right? You *did* smell fabulous.
Thanks Robin, there’s alot to be said for “at least I smell good “
Hang in there my friend. It looks like bad news have been knocking badly on our doors lately. In my case this stressful situation will last for a long time. You are strong and I hope that whatever you are facing now is over soon. Sending big hugs.
Thank you, I’m sending you a hug right back!
hang on, lillyjo, I’m rootin’ for ya’!
I know you are, and thank you for always encouraging us to share here.
Sending you some more supportive thoughts. I hope it will get better for you, whatever hardships try to defeat you.
Sorry about your bad news, Lillyjo. I do think that this (NST) is a place where it’s okay to say things are not always peachy. I guess a lot of us have the scars from all the cr*p that real life brings us. In retrospect it’s character-building but it isn’t fun going through it.
I’m wearing a few sprays of Terracotta now that I’m home from work.
For dinner we tried a home-made savory yogurt bowl. It was your favorite Greek plain yogurt as the base. Then loaded up with chickpeas drizzled with lemon juice, olive oil, seasonings and fresh dill and parsley. We added chopped onions for flavor and chopped celery for crunch factor, topped with roasted sunflower seeds and almonds. My hubby brought out another yogurt from the spare fridge; this one turned out to be a vanilla flavored one. Yet, somehow it was MY fault (in a joking manner!). Next time we should have it down pat.
This sounds good and healthy! Did you use raw chopped onions? For a little bit of sweet & sour, I suggest adding some dried cranberries.
Yes, we used a red onion, finely chopped. I forgot to add that we used a cucumber too. I think this will be added to our repertoire for lunches or a light, healthy dinner.
Good call on the cranberries! A nice touch. That’s the beauty of these recipes, you can add whatever you like. We regularly make a quinoa salad for lunch which has been modified numerous times.
SOTD was Angelique Noire because it’s one of my all-time favorite vanillas and Mexico is known for great vanilla extract.
Nice! I was sitting next to someone in my tour group who was wearing Shalimar and I told her about the Mexique edition. Also, my Orange Sanguine and her Shalimar smelled really nice together. I will need to try this layering recipe.
Accidental perfume layering is wonderful! glad you’re traveling with well-scented companions.
Let us know about the layering.Orange Sanguine also layers nice with Black Flower Mexican Vanilla or Fresh Cream