Happy Almost-Friday! It's also Daiquiri Day. (I am heading home from vacation today, so won't be around to comment or answer emails.) What fragrance are you wearing?
My favorite vodka tonic: Charbay Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka, ice cubes made from fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, a couple spoonfuls of Jack Rudy tonic syrup, mineral or soda water, twist of orange peel, dash of cardamom bitters. The matching fragrance that I would be wearing if I weren't about to spend the whole day in the car with my long-suffering son: Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose.
Reminder: on 7/20 we're having a Cocktail Party...tell us about your favorite cocktail (alcoholic or non-alcoholic), provide a recipe if you like, and wear a perfume that would complement your choice. It doesn't have to be a boozy fragrance!
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 mimosa ice cubes by Personal Creations; some rights reserved.
Phlur Greylocke….there is an apple note in this fragrance so I guess it could be paired with an apple cocktail…if such exists?
An appletini?????
that sounds yummy!!!!
When I hear “appletini” it makes me smile because I immediately think of the TV series Scrubs.
Yes! Great show.
My mom likes to confuse young bartenders by ordering a Jack Rose. (Applejack, lemon and grenadine). It’s pretty tasty!
and that sounds yummy too!!!!
Greylocke!!!! Keep going! ????
Do you think your Marzipans will help you finish it?
the middle one is already on top of all the Phlurs in the house….I had been keeping what I have in my room thinking Phlur is MY house but no…..she got her little mitts on it and is layering them
…..this is why nothing ever gets finished….bottles go back and forth back and sometimes end up in the basement….I am determined though to make Greylocke my summer staple so it will be finished solo or with help-LOL!
and keep in mind that next month two will be gone so that just leaves the youngest and I ….I will have a better picture of what is mine to finish based on what the girls take with them to college…..that will help too.
That is of great help! Do they always finish the perfumes that they take with them?
I should actually borrow the Marzipans from you if I really want my collection to go down quick!???? I love the way you all enjoy
perfumes!
Hope you and the youngest can finish as much as you can!
My eldest has been the only one away thus far and depending upon the college year sometimes she came home with a few stragglers (mostly decants and samples) but other times she did not…the middle one “steals” things from me but then returns them but expects me NOT to drain them. It DOES help having lots of folks wearing fragrances (my parents and I swap bottles on a regular basis when they come to visit from the city) and my mom eagerly awaits decants that I make for her whenever we get together…she is retired and goes “Latin dancing” every day and easily goes through 4-5 ml as she ‘refreshes” herself all the time….my dad also goes through copious amounts….it’s a wonder that any of us actually have much of a collection but then again perfume is always part of birthdays, holiday presents, Easter, etc etc etc.
You need to find yourself someone who shares your passion and then pass some of the stuff along! My guess is your husband is not that person
Neither is mine!!!!
Oh my! Even your father and your mother! That is absolutely amazing! My family is not into perfumes at all. My mother is only Tabu. My youngest sister is only Ysatis. She says it reminds her of our grandmother, even though she never worn Ysatis. My younger sister only buys full bottles of mainstream perfumes. She does not get my way to enjoy perfumes, even if samples and decants are more expensive than a full bottle. My father was too conservative and worn mostly after-shave colognes. My husband does not like perfumes. The only one he wears is Hummer H2, no matter how many good perfumes he has received in his whole life. I barely got compliments from him when I wore Oscar by Oscar de la Renta and Pacifica French Lilac. I hope someday I can find some
one close to me who can really share my perfume pasion. My family is a failure! ????
Your family and my family are on the opposite ends of the spectrum (except for my hubby who is more like your family)…but you don’t need a family passionate about perfume…you have all of us right here…we “get” you
…I guess the only benefit to having a perfume obsessed family is that they “understand” why you spend lots of money on perfume….and I have to say that some of those aftershaves and colognes from the 70s were really quite wonderful so I bet your dad smelled amazing! My hubs wore Drakkar when we met, then nothing after we got married and now wears St Clairs First Cut but only once in a blue moon because he can’t smell it on himself even though one spray on his skin is a powerhouse (I smell it and I love it on him….another bottle that was technically mine- LOL!)….and now you have me curious about Hummer H2……
Le Baiser du Dragon EDP Cartier
Gorgeous! I love that one.
Ooh, I was just pretending to buy this the other day, lol. Smelling great!
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A ha ha ha. Would you believe I also considered getting a bottle of this from Fragrancenet not too long ago! Mind meld lillyjo, we’re on the same wavelength!
Always happy to share a wavelength with you ????
Very nice.
You smell wonderful, Bear!
Lovely scent and a gorgeous bottle to boot!
Songes…
Guggenheim museum and coffee at a cafe for my “day off” today
oh..and more Gipsy Kings this morning…my oldest is obsessed
With good reason. Had a wonderful summer night a few years ago seeing them at an outdoor concert venue
I saw them in a similar setting, but like… 25 years ago. *gulp*
I’m with you – I remember when they first came on the scene…..
I’m right there with you. *Gulp* O_o
I saw them in Boston 2002 outside in the half shell
Do you have a favorite song? I can have my oldest monkey take a listen
It sounds like you have a great “rejuvenation” day planned. Enjoy✌????
Enjoy your day off!
Oh, I wish I were in NY, I love the Guggenheim, enjoy your day off!
What’s a day off? Mr. CM8 and I haven’t had one since our first one was born-LOL! Enjoy yours, ltsg!!!!
The kids will have camp today from 1-5 and that is my “day off”
Ah perfect ????
You smell wonderful! Have a great day off.
I’m jealous of your proximity to the Guggenheim
Sticking with Chanel Deauville. Has become my summer go to.
You smell great!!
Have you tried the rest of them? Opinions?
I’ve tried Biarritz which is good but not as good.
I’m also willing to share. ☺️
In the spirit of using it up, I wore Glossier’s You for the past three days. Yesterday my tiny decant was finished. It is a very pleasant work appropriate scent and if I didn’t already own Diptyque Fleur de Peau, I might have considered a bottle.
Today’s SotD will be Bois Blonds. The humidity has finally broken here and today is the kind of weather I enjoy.
I have a travel spray/Sephora freebie of California Clementine if anyone is interested. To my nose it is quite similar to Happy, and I don’t need both. Shoot me an email at pkwisdom in the land of yahooo.
I’ll take your humidity, please. A couple of weeks ago I said it’d probably be the last time I was looking forward to a heatwave. Not so! BRING IT. It’s been cool here, particularly at night, and my apartment is freezing cold. 68 or 69F this a.m. and I can’t bring myself to turn the heat on in the middle of July. Instead, I got back in bed and turned my heat pads on.
Where are you? I thought you were one of us Seattle-it’s, but it’s been hot here until yesterday.
*Seattle-ites
I was until I moved to Cleveland about a month ago!
Looks like y’all are having nice weather, though. West coast summers really are the best.
Oh wow – quite a change. And I just moved to Seattle from Colorado. Darn – was hoping to meet you at a Seattle perfumista get-together, but I hope all goes wonderfully in Cleveland.
Same! But not to be, apparently
And thank you!
Noooo! I’m loving this low-humidity, cool-at-night weather!
Me too…HATE humidity! ????
I love the warm evenings! More, please!
My apartment seems to be naturally cold for some reason(s) that I haven’t quite figured out. And although I’ve closed all the vents and intakes, our neighbors’ A/C blows into our rooms nevertheless and makes it even colder. On days when it’s warm enough, I’ve been opening all the windows to let some heat in. That’s the only way to warm this place up, as I really cannot bring myself to turn the heat on.
I’m inside right now wearing a long sleeved tee, thick sweater and sweater coat. Winter clothes in summer are not what I’m about.
Strange that your apartment is so cold. I’m having the opposite problem, where my apartment traps heat, so it gets pretty stuffy in there while I’m at work with the windows closed. Want to trade??
YES
Humidity broke here too. It’s been gorgeous. We are expecting rain for the weekend, but it’s badly needed.
Ugh. Our humidity will break in November. I’m glad you’re getting rain! Send some of it our way. ????
Wow! You are going strong with that Bois Blonds! It will be finished in no time! Would you believe I found a sample vial of it hiding in the basement? I will get to it eventually!
California Clementine is a beautiful fragrance…I finished a travel of it not that long ago..it wears forever when sprayed lavishly….I am adding my two cents so that someone takes you up on your offer
(not me, though as I am a member of the USE IT UP Club)
Oh, I’ve been wanting to try California Clementine for a while! If no one else has asked for it, I’d love to take that off your hands. Will send you an e-mail shortly. (I do everything shortly, at 5’2.5″.)
Hi K – haha – I do things shortly as well (5’3″). I owe you an email. Sending hugs.
Heh, glad to see a fellow short person <3 Looking forward to your e-mail when you have some time!
Foin fraîchement coupé by Oriza L.Legrand. I never drink cocktails but love the scent of freshly mown hay and I love Oriza’s interpretation of it. Plus the bottle has a tassle.
Drinking MF Lune Rouge.
I love that one! That and Heliotrope Blanc are my favorites of the Legrands, but Heliotrope Blanc doesn’t have a tassle.
That’s odd, the bottle on the Oriza website shows a bottle with tassels.
Today’s SOTD is Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune – bitter zippy citrus with a patchouli drydown. It’s the closest thing I can get to Guerlain’s Philtre d’Amour without the $600 price tag.
Your cocktail sounds delicious Robin!
Scent twins! You smell great ????????????
I think I will join you and Coin-op in Pamplelune!
Excellent!
CB I Hate Perfume’s In The Library
Gentle smoke, vanilla, leather and paper.
Sounds wonderful.
I love this one.
beautiful!
Nice!
That sounds awesome!
Wow!
I’m going to make some grapefruit juice ice cubes when I get home tonight. Thanks for the inspiration, Robin!
Back to Annick Goutal Neroli for my SOTD. Small decant is almost finished.
There’s a Thursday farmer’s market near me with a booth that sells fresh pierogi. That’s my lunch plan for today (which, I admit, I’ve been dreaming about since yesterday
)
I tend to put food on that kind of pedestal, as well. My girlfriend and I are taking a small road trip today (a medical appointment out of town, into the big city), and we’ve been planning our lunch via text for the past 24 hours.
That’s my kind of lunch!
My local farmer’s market sells them frozen, so we’ve got some in the freezer. Yum!
Ooooh, I love pierogi…
I love pierogi. There ‘s a small Polish restaurant near my work place …well actually it’s a restaurant / deli / video tape rental place
.
The 4 tables they do have, have paper place mats on them, the lady serving is grumpy. I feel I get the full Eastern European experience when I go there (and hey I can make that comment since I am orginally from Eastern Europe and find it funny / nostalgic at this point).
I’m wearing a sample of Eau de Tarroco from Diptyique which is quite faint on me.
Haha! The picture you paint of that Polish restaurant makes me smile.
Eau de Tarocco smells like pure happiness (for all of 30 seconds, before it disappears).
Agreed with the 30 seconds!
plus they have a huge selection of 1$ chocolate candy.
now i crave pierogi too. that’s one of my favorite places – casual, unassuming and familiar
Yum! The hubby occasionally makes them from scratch – heavenly
He also makes pelmehni from scratch which are so yummy.
SOTD: Bellogia on wrists and neck; Lonestar Memories behind knees.
Weather is gorgeous here; hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Gorgeous weather twin!
Yes, I plan on going out for a walk in just a bit. Must enjoy while we have it!
AA Pamplelune…headed to the coast today with my sons and parents ????????????????????????????????????????????????
I’ll get the chance to visit Fumerie at some point when we get back from the coast…I’ve never been! What should I smell? Are there any secret protocols I should know about? I imagine myself being overwhelmed ????????
I visited Fumerie last month and it was so fun – the SA was very patient and knowledgeable and showed me tons. It is close to PokPok if you want to get a delicious Thai lunch after
Thanks Yasmina for the lunch recommendation – that sounds perfect!!
Glad to hear they were so cool and helpful
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I met up with AnnE and Ede while I was there in August 2016 for my niece’s wedding reception.n the staff is very knowledgeable! And the best part? No sales tax for anything and everything in Oregon!
Bonus, for sure!
I wanted desperately to wear Kyoto yesterday but couldn’t find my decant – turns out it was right under my nose and I had been hunting for the wrong bottle shape. Bleurgh. Was irritable yesterday in … what did I wear yesterday? no idea … but today am serenely happy in Kyoto. I’ll try to finish the little decant before ordering a FB, but no promises.
I spent a few harried moments looking for a round sample that I’d forgotten was still in it’s rectangular box. I left it in the box so it
would be “easier” to find. Faulty memory, brain fade, smacking my head.
Glad you found your Kyoto.
Me too. And good to know I’m not alone.
Guerlain Homme for me today which has an intended Mojito vibe.
The only cocktail like scent I have is Arquiste’s No.57 – smells exactly like a Manhattan and deliberately. Jessica had a great review of it: https://nstperfume.com/2014/09/05/j-crew-arquiste-no-31-no-57-fragrance-reviews/
Not sure why the collaboration with JCrew ended but I got my bottle on clearance for $20!
Ooh, nice buy!
The Manhattan is one of my favorite cocktails!
Mine too!
Another vote for Manhattans. And for No. 57. I also got my bottle on clearance. It was obviously flawed because the top broke away from the bottle when I picked it up. Thankfully, it didn’t hit the floor, so I was able to decant into smaller bottles… I’ll need to read that review.
Sounds like a brilliant match!
I got my roller for a song on sale back when it got discontinued and enjoy it a lot.
You smell great!
Yesterday, I finished my sample of the AdP I was trying. Very short longevity on me. Today I’m going to finish Woman in Gold, which is reminding me of Lutece by Dana. CM8, can you back me up on this? So, funny/ironic story: there is one lady at work that I stopped speaking to, unless it was a work related conversation. She is a big talker and makes me crazy. For the last few weeks she has been trying to engage me, to no avail. Yesterday, she comes to me and says ” hey, I know you like perfume, can you recommend a good one for me?” Well, I was halfway through asking her tons of questions before I realized she had gotten me! Omg and LOL! She turned my perfume love against me! I’m so gullible…. It’s ok though, tomorrow I will wear something BIG, and go back to work only talk. ????????✌????
Haha, she got you! I’m like you in not wanting to chat in the office. I love my coworkers but it just makes me antsy. (Somehow chatting on NST doesn’t have the same effect; hmm….)
Yes I back you up on that comparison…. and also a bit of Ombre Rose… the Lutece that is..????????????
You are so right! I could never wear the Ombre Rose, as hard as I tried. Instant headache. I should try the current version.
Ha! YOu would have hated me…I pretty much bathed in Ombre Rose when I wore it in the early 80s.
Robin, your cocktail sounds delicious! I’m unscented this morning but I did join the use-it-up club by finishing my Bandit shower gel, which has somehow lasted for YEARS, this morning. I will dab from my sample of Branch & Vine in the afternoon.
I just love perfume shower gels. They’re so luxurious.
Good for a shower gel gone! ????
I have been very diligently using up my body products, but just like thegoddessrena’s breeding program, my shower gel collection acts like a very fertile hermaphrodite.
LOL!
I’m wearing Assam of India, my favorite of the Berdoues discovery set so far. It has a good tea note, which can be hard to find.
*Googles Berdoues discovery set* Yup, I need that.
Holyneroli, I have one of those sets that I am finished trying. Would you be interested in it?
I absolutely would be!!
OK! Email me at my screen name @overlordgaming dawt com, and we can work out details.
The grapefruit cocktail sounds great–grapefruit is one of my favorite notes in beverages.
Today I am smelling like a mojito in Your or Someone Like You. Fits the theme perfectly. My kid thinks I smell “weird” because she doesn’t like mint. How are we even related?
You smell lovely not weird. I love Eau de Guerlain because it has a touch of mint to it. A few times my kids have said I smell like toothpaste when wearing that one. Little heathens.
My middle one told me that I smell like cilantro “but in a good way” this morning.
LOL! Cilantro haters ARE passionate about it!
SOTD is Guerlain Vetiver. It does not smell like any drink I tried (but my experience with cocktails is really limited). Maybe something gin or vermouth based?
Anyway I spritzed it because I wanted to wear it today.
It’s a very good reason to wear it!
AG Nuits et Confidences, from a friend’s loaned bottle. Pleasant, but a bit light. No need to buy.
I don”t think I’ve ever smelled this and it sounds like just as well!
Good morning Y’all!
Pairing Jo Malone Blackberry and Bay with Wood Sage and Sea Salt. GOOD STUFF!
I have a blackberry briar patch that I am constantly fighting to keep mowed down (it never really produced anything more than a handful of berries, but plenty of thorns!), and everytime I mow it down it smells EXACTLY like Blackberry and Bay. Jo Malone really nailed that scent!
It smells FABULOUS when I mow the new green upstarts!
Those blackberry thorns are brutal. I know firsthand!
You smell great! I like and wear these two JM as well.
TDC Sublime Balkiss. I love it in summer weather. Would go with a dry white wine or maybe the Campari and soda that Robin mentioned the other day.
A Kir Royale, perhaps? I’ve been meaning to buy more of Sublime Balkiss for ages…
Kir Rouale is my safety beverage as in if I can’t think of anything else that is what I’ll get!
Ugh, that would be Kir RoYale!
Wearing Mandragore today. I think I have only one or two more wears left before the bottle is finished. It will only be my second bottle used up since starting this obsession. Other bottles close to being gone – Green, green, green and green, Un Rose Chypre, and Fireside Intense, which unfortunately can’t be replaced.
Mandragore is delightful. Hope your broken finger is on the mend.
Use it up is going strong for me lately, at least with samples and decants. Today I used up my little decant of PdN Violette in Love. It’s perfect with the cool, cloudy morning. I’ve never had a violet cocktail, but I’ll take one using the gin in the daily lemming.
go go go…right now I am working on my bottles like johanob ….
Great! ???? I am also working heavily on summer samples and decants. I feel I will be done with those by the end of the month. Keep going! ????
I *have* had a violet cocktail.. some kind of martini-type concoction, IIRC.
Good job on Using It Up!
I have, too. It was an Aviation, which is kind of like a martini. I can’t remember where I had it, though.
To be fair, I also don’t order cocktails often and am typically a beer drinker. But I plan to start trying more, and I’ll keep my eyes out for a violet one. I tend to go for the ones with perfume like ingredients when I see them.
Love that photo! Soothing as a tropical sunset!
I girded my loins with Vetiver Tonka again today (about a bajillion sprays!) and nuclear strength coffee to prepare myself to make an unpleasant phone call. Just as was getting ready to “dial,” I got an email basically stating, “We’re sorry, we made a mistake and you will get paid this week.”
Ha! They must have know I was getting ready to fight the good fight! Happy Thursday, also know as Friday’s Adorable Little Sister ✌????
Love your “Friday Adorable Little Sister”. I completely agree! ????????
Well, I hope someone doesn’t take issue with it like they did/do for Ugly Tuesday ????
Yay for getting paid!
No kidding, sister! ✌????
The Universe decided to cut you a break today! Hurray for not having to make that phone call.
Conflict makes me very uncomfortable and I generally try to avoid it, but this was a big issue. Lucky for me, I was able to side step the whole thing. Thanks Universe ????????
So glad it got resolved. Assuming you are still in CA, in case you haven’t done so yet, you may want to look into all the employee friendly regulations.
The company I work for is based in Ohio. The hospital doesn’t have any say in pay, because I’m not employed by the hospital. This contract has been a nightmare since the beginning, and I’m really tired of hearing “I’m sorry.” Ugh, if you only knew! Anyway, the whole thing is resolved because my next contract is with another company. I like to be proactive, especially when others don’t value my time, effort, and skills.
Perfect drink and scent combination Robin! I love your choices.
My SOTD is Acqua di Parma Colonia.
Oh you smell gorgeous…
SotD = Parfums Delrae Debut
Perfect green citrus floating above lily of the valley and ylang over light woods. I should wear this more often.
Yesterday’s sampling of Epidor was good! I like it, though my nose was confused. I wore Apres L’ondee the night before and combined with Epidor I was reminded of Infusion d’Amande.
Sample for this afternoon is CdG Synthetic Soda. Looking forward to that one.
Enjoyed this article that popped up in my news feed this morning:
https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/guerlain-master-perfumer-thierry-wassers-favorite-scents.html
He loves the smells of apricots and jasmine, as do I, so I wonder if I’d like his signature scent? It’s Habit Rouge.
I enjoyed reading that! I love my Habit Rouge as well.
lovely. so many white flowers in his taste though ! i’m surprised.
It was that article that made me bake my first of several apricot pies. Now the eldest of the mini Marzipans keeps asking me to bake more ????????????
Which then led to my peach tart experiment…. the thread continues….
Hee hee…that’s right!!!! and you did such a good job that your hubby was happy too, correct? and I bet he wanted more!!!
Wearing one little spritz of Safran Troublant since I might need some skin space for my Boston swap tonight. If anyone is interested, use my screen name as my yahoo address, to get details. I have a sample breeding program, so if anyone wants to swing by and get some, that’s also ok
Have fun tonight! You smell great!
Have fun at your swap!
Enjoy the swap! Would love to be there if I could.
“sample breeding program”? Ears prick up…
(Come on, where’s the “supportive environment for sample addicts” when I need you?
)
Seriously, I bet we’d all love to be there tonight; I hope your swap is a raving success!! Will look forward to your after-action report.
I started the day dumping on me a sample of Shalini Parfume. I don’t know where I got this from. First time trying it and what I got was a big blast of cat pee in the opening. An hour later it was a wf bomb, very animalic, lots of civet. Fortunately two hours later it was gone. Terrible.
I just sprayed a whole sample of By Killian Good Girl Gone Bad. I am enjoying it. Nice, but not memorable. Two more samples gone and also money saved!
Beautiful, sunny, pleasant day and very busy, where coffee is my boss…☕☕☕☕????.
Take care everyone!
Yeah!!!! And yay!!!
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Thanks for the mini reviews. I haven’t tried the Killian but didn’t like Shalini either. The price tag sort of facinates me. I don’t get anything special from it at all.
The Killian is a regular floral perfume. I got mostly jasmine and tuberose with a nice woody drydown. It is just pretty.
I had to dump my sample of GGGB on me, because I had a hard time smelling it dabbed. I thought it might make a great lotion. Sorry about the cat pee, that really is the worst.
GGGB became a skin scent very fast. It is almost gone by now. I can still smell a little of what I sprayed on my blouse.
I am grateful Shalini didn’t last much! ????
Well…that means when you get home you can apply more of something else
I left a sample of Child Oil outside this morning. I have not sniff it yet, but the name sounds comfy and relaxing. Hope not to be wrong!
I had a sample of Shalini which I didn’t love, mostly just a soapy white floral, but it also went bad pretty quickly and I ended up tossing it. Sounds like maybe your sample spoiled?
I cannot tell since it was the first time trying it and I was not aware that I even had it. I would not be surprised if it was already spoiled, at least the opening was very bad. Then it became a strong white flower scent that I did not like at all. Kind of shock about how pricey it is, but
I am sure it has its fans.
I can’t rhink of a much worse smell than cat pee! Ugh????
We must be co-workers because coffee is my boss, too ????
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Cat pee is the worst! I’ve only ever gotten that from Dries Van Noten, which then went bye bye in the freebiemeet.
Ew, cat pee! Very thankful I haven’t had that happen testing a scent…yet! I figure it’s only a matter of time before I get “lucky”.
I remember the same cat pee note in SL Miel de Bois, but not as strong and unpleasant. After a while MdB was quite nice. Shalini was bad from the beginning to the end.
As we know I am abstaining these days, I am wearing Assam of India to go with the Arnold Palmer I had with dinner last night. It was super refreshing just as Assam of India is!
bravo for your abstinence
I’m finding all kinds of yummy non-alcoholic drinks! I actually am feeling great, too!
That’s wonderful! Arnie Palmers are deliciously refreshing anytime…
I put on HG Moon Bloom today and am enjoying it.
You smell great!
Wearing FM Angeliques Sous La Pluie today. It’s going in the swap pile–I don’t get anything but pepper and juniper, which I suppose might make a nice cocktail with gin.
Same with me, as in wanted to like it, but it didn’t work…
SotD Iris Nazarena
I loooove cocktails, as long as they are not too sweet.
Bloody Marys and Gin Tonics are the ones I order the most when in a bar or restaurant.
I often have a bottle of vodka in my fridge. I add it to blood orange juice
or to a water melon/ice cube mix I put in a blender.
You smell lovely!
Yum!!!
Used the sadly unavailable L’Occitane Bienvenue Chez soap which put me a citrus mood, so I topped it off with lashings of LL Bergamote 22. Kicking myself for not getting the L’Occitane in the room spray when they had it as I totally would’ve worn it as a personal scent. It’s almost my perfect bright citrus with a sprinkling of aromatic herbs.
I love their discontinued orange leaves cologne https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/L-Occitane-en-Provence/Orange-Leaves-Eau-de-Cologne-2004.html
Sometimes I find it on the evil bay…maybe you can have luck with your soap there.
That one sounds nice! I haven’t checked ebay yet…
Citrus and herbs….nice!
I’m still mourning the loss of Blossom Dew.
That one sounds cozy!
This one was very close in smell to the LL and only like $30. Can’t fathom why they pulled this one from their home collection. I do have the candle, though!
Bergamote 22 is a favorite of mine, you smell so lovely!
Might have to switch over to to the Samples edition of Use It Up! since unlike CM8 and possibly others, I don’t sniff wonderful variations of the same perfume day after day. Instead, I feel deprived and cranky at not being able to chose, like having to wear the same shirt. Have put out a couple of almost-finished samples on the mantlepiece to tackle, if I want, later this week.
That’s a great idea! Whittle down your samples….still makes you a USE IT UP member
I cannot commit to the same perfume everyday, because I get bored fast. That is why I am working on samples and decants first to start getting rid of as many perfumes as possible. When the time comes for me to work on full bottles, I will have to choose a couple of them and do a rotation every day so I can finish them without being too boring. Do whatever makes you feel more comfortable in Using Up your perfumes.
Totally get the “deprived and cranky” feeling! That’s why I have a summer samples rotation in my closet. Oh, and it prevents the cats from making off with said samples, too. ????
Rahele to celebrate the gorgeous weather today.
I stayed up late last night to watch Gone With The Wind. Totally worth my complete lack of focus today. Fiddledeedee, I’ll think about it tomorrow!
You smell pretty! Beautiful here, too. I recorded GWW a few years ago when TCM ran all the Oscar winning classics in alphabetical order. I need to watch it! (I only watched Gigi which I didn’t love as much as when I 1st saw it when I was young-it was actually kind of creepy, lol).
Glad I haven’t run across Gigi then. I’m not much for the creepy stuff. I love some of the classics like GWTW and Pride & Predjudice. I never tire of watching them.
I have never seen Gigi, but when I hear the term creepy movie, the first thing that pops into my head is Blue Velvet.
Blue Velvet is so creepy, I always stop on it when it comes on though.
We recently rented Red Sparrow. It looked so good in the previews but we turned it off within ten minutes. It was so disturbing.
So creepy. Yuck!
It’s creepy in that an older man pursuing a teenage girl doesn’t seem as charming as it might’ve in the 50s.
It’s not intentionally creepy.
The song “thank heaven for little girls” for instance.
Gotcha
It’s amazing what used to be considered normal.
Fiddledeedee, indeed!
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My favorite cocktail is a mojito – I’m too lazy to make them at home, so only order them when I’m out (which is not very often) and when it’s warm weather. Today would be a nice day for one! Pairing that with AA Herba Fresca. It’s a mojito in a perfume bottle!
I didn’t realize tonic syrup was a thing. How is it better than tonic water? My husband loves tonic in his summer drinks so maybe I should get some! Happy Thursday everyone!
I have a bottle of tonic syrup that I totally forgot about until this conversation. It’s made by The Strong Tonic Company.
I’m in JHAG Miss Charming, which doesn’t work for me today for whatever reason… Probably I’m not in a charming mood (talking for two hours with a group of stubborn software developers would do it to you
). It’s good that I have just a ScentBird atomizer of it.
I’ve always liked the name of that one. In my dreams, I spritz it on and I am magically transformed from a snarling, impatient harridan to a serene and gracious Cinderella. If wishes were horses…????
I bought Fiele Viola yesterday. I’ve tried it every time I’ve gone into town and it was the last bottle in the shop. To me it smells like a green fig (that’s not the notes)…like Philosykos with the addition of, say, daffodil stems. I like Boswellia too. Is it spring yet?
I just recently learned of this line. I’m interested in their use of natural materials and eventually I would like to try them all. I’m specifically interested in Santalum, have you tried it? How is the longevity?
Longevity of all of them are quite good because they are not 100 percent natural …they have musk in the base…I bought a sample pack about three or four years ago and tried five of them…I noticed that the prices of full bottles have gone up substantially…back then they were somewhere in the 75 dollar range…now I think they are well over 100 dollars.
They didn’t have santalum here but I did try Boswellia (frankincense) and Cedrus and liked Boswellia . Viola is very similar in projection and lasting power to Ostara – if you have that. Quite similar in some ways. I haven’t noticed the musk in the base; I would say it becomes more green/woody in the drydown.
Used up a sample of l’Ombre dans l’eau today. Since I’m nowhere near using up any of my decants or bottles (did not help that process with my shopping on vacation!)
You smell wonderful.
Another gorgeous summer day here, with almost perfect temps and humidity. ???????????? I wouldn’t mind at least a week of this. Not gonna happen, though… storms in the forecast for next week. Good thing I fixed that downspout today.
SOTD = back in Tempo! Digging this very much. I’ll see how many days I reach for it. Not going to use it up, though… I’m a light user of scent. I also get antsy if I stick to one perfume for “too long”.
Tempo! that’s a good one! I used half of my decant and saving the other half for testing in cooler weather…I think I may have worn that one four or five days in a row…it was that good
Tempo IS good stuff for sure!
In Kevin’s review he compared it to Coromandel, which I own. Have you tried Coromandel? If so, do you see any similarity?
I have tried a bit of Coromandel, and I personally do not see the resemblance. Tempo does not have any gourmand notes at all to my nose, but does have floral and powdery ones. Coromandel has some dark, bittersweet cocoa in it, along with spices and smoke. I also think that Coromandel is a “heavier” bodied scent than Tempo.
No resemblance in my opinion.
Thanks for the insights guys!
Grrr… why do the homeowners have to fix the things that the work crews mess up?
I really liked my sniffing/scent strip of Tempo, and when I next get brave enough to go to the mall, I hope to wheedle the Nordie SA out of a sample.
I hope you get it!
Thank you, and I hope you get to compare it against your magnificent Coromandel, too.
You can wheedle a sample out of me ????
Awww, that’s just ’cause you’re the bestest.
Well, technically, I “could” have had the HOA fix the downspout. But they are not known for being either responsive or speedy. I was able to fix it in 10 minutes with some duct tape.
Nice! I am debating what to wear tomorrow and Tempo is a possible layering contender.
That cocktail sounds so good! I love a good cocktail. Such a treat.
SOTD: Dune
Perfect weather day in NYC today. Blue sky, 80 degrees, and no humidity. Just perfect. And lots of sailboats in the water which is lovely to look at.
Sounds lovely!
I love Dune. Mine’s snuggled at the back of the cabinet and I always forget to dig around there. My resolution is to mine it out tomorrow, maybe even tonight before I forget
SOTM was Iris Rebelle, for the gym.
SOTA was Barbara Bui, because we all know how long IR lasts!
SOTE is Pomelo Paradis, because we all know how long BB lasts!
I’ve exhausted most of my supply of Orange Sanguine, but keeping a 4ml sample spray, since it layers so well with Assam of India. So, the USE IT UP project is in phase 2, now focusing on some Olfactif subscription samples and the Arquiste sample set, which has evaporated to a dismaying degree.
I checked my notes, and by the end of June, I had drained 32 samples. Not bad, but I’m pretty certain the 2H18 number will be bigger. I like the sound of little bitty clunks. ????
I really like your M, A, and E — despite the longevity. You smelled great!
Thanks, FearsMice! I like being able to switch it up during the day.
Iris Rebelle is on my “To Sniff” list for my next trip to Sephora.
It’s nice…starts out earthy and with lots of carrots. ????
SOTD = Mad etc Len Petits Papiers
From a decant from the fabulous cazaubon! No more hoarding because a FB is winging its way to me. 10 sprays and I am in a heavenly cloud of spicy heliotrope and benzoin. I kept catching wafts if something good and it is I. Me and myself! Curiously, other than Fragrantica, I have not seen any reviews. One of the commenters used “sticky sweet” 4x in 2 short paragraphs. To each his own of course but to me, it is spicy rather than sweet.
I think I may have mentioned that one of the projects I had been working on will be delayed by a week. The not so funny thing is some teams (not my workstream) actually have a critical path milestone to meet tomorrow but a final decision has not yet been made! I predicted a 3 month delay so tomorrow will be the moment of truth.
This Saturday, I am attending a prayer session for the soul of a friend’s housekeeper’s grandson. 4 years old and dead of a bacterial infection- his life barely begun. Very sad.
Heliotrope and benzoin? Sounds yummy!
Good luck on the day of reckoning at work tomorrow. Ugh.
That is so sad about the little one’s passing. You are right… 4 years old is just barely getting started on life.
Re: the worst part about the delay has nothing to do with not being ready.
So sad for the little boy and his family. It hardly seems fair.
It’s exciting to get a perfume that you really love. Enjoy!
BTW, idle curiosity strikes again. I was just checking the reviews for Petit Papiers and it looks like Mad et Len has two perfumes with similar names. I think you read the sticky sweet review for VII Petit Papiers Nobile….or something like that. I checked out all of their scents and there are two different PPs. The first was released in 2011 and I think the version you like is from 2018. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Oh gosh, so sad about the little boy. I’m off to double hug my children right now.
Really much too young!
That would be Mad ET Len!
Late as usual.. wearing jour d’Hermes edp. I have a tiny 7.5 ml mini so I poured a considerable amount on in an effort to ‘use it up’. It’s really nice tonight. Maybe more is more with this because I just barely dabbed before and it wasn’t as nice. Once this is gone I won’t need a bottle though.
yup! sometimes more is MORE
glad you enjoyed it with heavier application.