Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! Welcome to August. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Parfums de Nicolaï Eau Exotique (mango), which I pulled out while looking for my Parfums de Nicolaï L’Eau à la Folie (peach). I could have sworn I had a decant, but maybe I used it up, or maybe I never did, who knows. I am very sure that somewhere I have a sample.
Reminder: on 8/3, we'll celebrate Peach Month! You know what to do.
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: the Peachy Peach Bunny Large 18" by Douglas is $22 at Amazon.
Starting the day right with Vetiver Tonka.
Yep, that’s starting the day right.
Dolce Vita Christian Dior
Swoon ????
I love that one. Like hot fruit compote.
Love Dolce Vita
Can you imagine a peach week without Mistouko? I can’t, so I’m wearing it today.
I came across a sample of Mitsouko this morning and thought – “Hey, it’s peach week!” – but I couldn’t bring myself to spray it. Mitsouko and I do not get along.
Ah, that’s a pity. But I bet you smell lovely in Vetiver Tonka.
You smell good!
Thank you!
Me too!
In Mitsouko, I mean!
I understood. You wanted to say that you too smell good.
You do!
Scent triplets! I found a bottle at the duty free in the airport and sprayed myself. It’s not 100% love, but I like it. We smell great!
Fragrance-free after 4 days of Privet Bloom, which elicited compliments from the friends I stayed with in rural Hampshire at the weekend! Funny you should be wearing PdN, Robin, based on our last discussion – made a point of going to the Seymour Street location when I was in London earlier in the week to find it’s no longer there! Website is still showing it as one of two London stand-alone locations, so I have contacted them asking why this is, when it closed & also suggested I may not be the only potential customer rocking up to find it gone – moreover, their Fulham Road location is not remotely in the same area as Seymour Street, so it’s not just a case of “popping round the corner”, especially if you’re pushed for time. I await their response with interest…& will of course let you know what they say.
Oh shoot!! That’s crazy they haven’t even taken it off their website.
I had quite forgotten which of the Nicolaï eaux had peach, I plan to wear a collection of them tomorrow. Anyway, mango is nearly peach and Exotique is lovely.
I’m wearing La promesse de l’aube from MDCI, which according to The Guide is a peach rose. I don’t think I really get either, but it’s stunningly beautiful anyway.
Tea is Lune Rouge
Mango is nearly peach, and yes it is lovely! I am not sure if I’ve smelled your MDCI.
You might like this one actually, although I think you did try it near when it first came out. In your review of Un coeur en mai you mention that it was the first MDCI that you fell in love with and that you had dutifully tried the first 5 or so. And these days the MDCI’s are not as outrageously expensive as they once seemed. The rest has caught up.
HA…so there you are, thank you for the reminder.
You’re right that they’re less outrageous now in comparison, but they never did come out with small sizes so they’re out of my league anyway.
They have the 12mL splash coffret and you get to choose your perfumes. I haven’t looked lately though so perhaps not available anymore.
Thanks, did not know or forgot!
I like Promesse. Very pretty stuff, but not particularly peachy to me either.
No, more of a general hint of fruitiness somewhere along the lines. It’s very, very lovely and very wearable as well.
Mango is nearly peach!!!!!! Either you haven’t been eating the right mangoes, or I haven’t been eating the right peaches.
Tresor
Smelling good CM8!
You always wear so different perfumes with so much enjoyment. Do you have any favorite note? or a favorite perfume that you will keep in your collection forever?
I will survive only with iris perfumes and Chanel 28 La Pausa EdT as my favorite ever.
You already know that I am a wash , rinse, repeat kinda gal so I have no problem sticking with just one fragrance for a while. I think my tastes are fairly eclectic and I pretty much enjoy all different categories…chypres, greens, florals, woods, gourmands, freshies, etc, etc….over four decades of perfume wearing I have worn and enjoyed them all. There are two fragrance bottles that I will probably keep in my collection forever. A mini of vintage Nocturnes de Caron ( a staple in my wardrobe from age 18 to 30) and a half used travel spray of Heaven by Gap (the scent I associate with Mr. CM8). Keeping them for reference and memories. Otherwise, everything else can pretty much be a “THUNK” eventually
Iris is a gorgeous note…I find it to be incredibly soothing.
I’m really curious about when it became possible to buy perfume samples in the US. You wore so many perfumes back in the 70s and I keep wondering if you had to buy all of them in full bottles, or if you were given over the counter samples ( manufacturers samples) or was there another way to get samples pre-internet? I wore several Lancomes Climat, Magie Noire, Tresor and Poeme
Samples were handed out freely…mostly manufactured samples. I don’t know of any other way to get samples pre internet or before decant sites came into existence.
I love the idea that everything should be a “THUNK”. Try the most you can, use it, enjoy it and go to the next without a second thought. I need to reach that point very soon!
I am trying hard not to be a hoarder anymore
Tresor is my stepmom’s “signature”. She always smells great and you do too!
So pretty! ????
Yup, I like it
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!
Early in the morning I sprayed a whole sample that was labeled Bamboo H. THUNK!
I remember getting it from a NSTer. I tried to check for it online, but could not find it. It was a pleasant green scent, very soft and fleeting. It did not last more than an hour.
After I sprayed on some Pacifica Mediterranean Fig which will be present for many hours. I always enjoy it!
I love Med Fig too and cannot understand why it was d/c. There is a solid of it floating around our house somewhere.
and YES to another THUNK!
Do you prefer the solid or spray Pacifica’s? I’m finding myself being drawn to more “natural” fragrances lately….Phlur and St.Clair are definitely on my try list, but I can find Pacifica right at WF or Ulta.
I like both but some folks say that the longevity is poor on the solids. Also, the solids are d/c now but they do show up from time to time at brick and mortar stores. Pacifica has massively revamped their fragrances and discontinued so many of the older ones to make way for a new line that they are promoting (something having to do with crystal power). I am wondering if this has affected distribution at Whole Foods and Ulta? I am a fan of Phlur (although many folks don’t like the ad speak but I will say I enjoy the juice) and a HUGE fan of St. Clair Scents as they remind me so very very much of Sonoma Scent Studio and Diane St. Clair is a lovely person (like Laurie Erickson) and a one woman show (like Laurie Erickson was) so I like to see support going her way.
I *really* need to try the St. Clairs.
Mals- I KEEP TELLING YOU THIS!!!! and then do a review on your blog…pretty please
ULTA has a whole new revamped section for Pacifica now. Are there any St. Clair perfumes that are on the deep spicier side?
There are only three scents in the line up right now. There are reviews on Cafleurebon and Serenity Now and Jessica also reviewed them here on NST. None of the three are spicy.
If you have a Riley Rose store near you, they seem to have all the liquid perfumes. I have no idea why, especially since the one close to me opened 3 weeks ago. (It’s the cosmetics store of Forever 21.)
I have a back up bottle of the perfume and the body butter. I was lucky to have put my hands on some of their scents before they were discontinued. They will last me forever!
The body butters of the older scents are impossible to come by now. I had several of them when the came in the jar versus the tube but I enjoyed them and used them up!
I’m going to posit that the Bamboo H could be By Kilian Bamboo Harmony? I’ve never tried it, but it sounds really nice.
Yes! It is By Killian Bamboo Harmony. Thank you!. I just checked the notes and they match. I got neroli and bergamot in the opening and then fig leaves and some oakmoss. Not much white tea. Nice scent. Unfortunately, it does not last.
I’m saving some Pacifica Persian Rose body butter for the winter. It’s a great pick me up for those cold, short days!
OOO that’s a good one!
The body butters of Persian Rose, French Lilac and Mediterranean Fig are great for those freezing days when you have lost the hope of spring arrival! I wear them more often in winter than spring or summer.
I have yet to try the French Lilac. I should think about getting some, just in case…
Fluttering around in Moth today.
Lovely imagery.
I so want to try Moth. It just sounds great. I am hoping it is nicely smokey.
I saw some very hoppity bunnies in a field from the train this morning. Does that count?
Vintage Fracas today. Because why on earth not? A good dose of fabulous helps put ridiculous clients’ ridiculous demands into perspective. (And thanks to Mals86, for getting this gorgeousness to me.)
Oh, and there was Mitsouko on Monday, and MEM yesterday.
I’m so glad it’s happy with you!
I think it’s extra good luck.
yay! I really like catching a glimpse of wee beasties in the fields as I go by. That’s luck in itself
Because why on earth not? That’s one of the best reasons. And you smell fabulous.
MEM’d myself on Monday. It was amazing.
isn’t it? I bought myself a bottle for my birthday. I had *loved* every wear of a 10ml decant, and it seemed like just the right thing for a present from me to me.
Ohhhh, Fracas is so lovely.
Rats – once again I have forgotten to rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. And I could have used a lucky month.
Wearing my sample of the new Boyfriend and enjoying it. Funny story: I ordered it on the Boyfriend website but via our Amazon prime. My husband gets those confirmation emails and texted me: Did you order a boyfriend from Amazon?? They have everything!
Yesterday’s mention of Ruth Reichl reminded me of one of my favorite books of hers: Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise. She went to restaurants in disguise so that she would get the same treatment as everyone else. And sometimes those disguises were not attractive. The results were very interesting. Highly recommended.
Ha! They really do have almost everything!
Hysterical! I like your husband’s sense of humor
LOL!
Amazon Prime and Target for the win! My sister and I share an on-going joke that we are competing to see who can go the longest without leaving the house to go shopping.
Speaking of online shopping, I was delighted yesterday by getting groceries delivered straight to my door within 2 hours by Instacart, after selecting them online from the HEB store near me. It was my first time trying it and quite easy to do, and I felt overjoyed to have some fresh veggies, strawberries, salmon, etc. People have of course offered to shop for me and bring things, and some have done it, but I hate to be so dependent. The selections made were very nice also. (No affiliation, I promise.)
Yes, my son (who works for Amazon and works on Prime Now operations, BTW) does this a lot. We’re in Seattle, so it’s not HEB obviously, but he’s not afraid to use any online delivery service (not just Amazon) to save himself time and has been mostly pleased. Which is good because he seems to work 24/7 at his job…
That’s great to know, Calypso. I have been tempted to use grocery delivery for fresh fruits and veggies but have held off so far. Maybe it’s time.
I’m so happy to hear it worked so well. That must be a huge relief to you.
You husband can retaliate by ordering Maitresse.
Ahaha!
I love this
What a service! And afterwards you can leave a review or answer questions from potential buyers. Amazon’s return policies are also generally very good if something doesn’t work properly
Ha – perfect!
Thank you, that is one I had not yet read.
I love your husband’s reaction!
Great response from your husband!
Used up a sample of Tam Dao.
You smell so good!
I love that scent. Had a full bottle a few years ago. So understated and elegant.
Mad Madame for me today.
I am not sure if you read my comment to you yesterday, since I posted it very late at night. Let me know if you would like me to send you some Terracotta for you to try in winter. I have worn it in cold weather and it is really good.
I didn’t see it. Thank you, that would be great. I’m thinking, as with Cristalle, I would enjoy it more in the cold. (There’s gotta be some reason for cold, right?)
Mojave Ghost today. Wishing I was in a desert – I am tired of extreme humidity.
Thanks for reminding me that I have a travel spray of that one. Might be on my next USE IT UP project as I think it would be a fantastic fragrance for this hot weather.
Mojave Ghost, love that name.
Reminds me that at some point I thought about collecting perfume samples with a California theme, then got distracted by other things and never did.
I like the idea of that theme.
California Reverie, Coldwater Canyon, and Mulholland were on the list. There were others I can’t recall. Just as well!
California Chocolate is the only one I have
I started collecting samples for that theme, and amassed: Oliver Peoples, Mulholland, California Reverie, California Snow, Limette 37, Musc 25, Paris*LA, Mojave Ghost, Clementine California, Yesterday Haze and Violet Disguise. There are so many more to try, but I have loved all of the ones mentioned above. I have full bottles of California Reverie, Oliver Peoples and Musc 25.
I so hear you on the humidity. ????
I like this one – though not sure if I like it “beyond the sample” much. We’ll see. But you smell great.
Come visit NM!
I could be there by Friday. What should I bring for your lovely bird?
Cheez-Its and popcorn would make you friends for life.
I think I am your bird’s spirit animal. I love popcorn and cheeze-its! ????
Chant d’Aromes EdT, a modern formulation. Somewhat girly peach, though this style is so out of date, it’s not too girly. I prefer the reissued L’Interdit in the same style, but I’m glad to have both.
Oh! I have that one somewhere. If I can find it I will wear it today. Thanks mentioning it.
PdN are so lovely. I like having fruity perfumes that don’t smell … generic.. I’m in Just un reve myself (coconut and apricot!!).
Miss my PdN Eau Exotique. Gave it away years ago, and now it’s not available.
Oooo, I like Juste un Reve, too!
Juste un Reve is very nice.
Speaking of rabbits, we have a baby bunny living in some bushes in the backyard. I’m assuming the mother is near but stays hidden, but we see baby quite frequently. Yesterday my husband was able to get a live photo of him nibbling on some clover. So cute. My youngest usually ends up naming these yard bunnies.
Meeting a friend later for an outdoor lunch so decided to go with the refreshing Assam of India.
Aww… my daughter and I look for neighborhood bunnies every morning. They really like my neighbor’s yard and he hates them, because they eat his plants.
Our bunnies do not bother to hide, so I guess there are not enough predators around here. You could catch one if you wanted to, they don’t stop munching even when you walk towards them.
I’ve had a big ol’ rabbit hanging out in my flower beds lately. I can’t tell it’s eating any of my good plants so I just enjoy watching it.
There’s a nearby bike path where I always see bunnies! In NYC! Amazing…
how adorable! I do love baby bunnies.
I usually associate baby bunnies with spring. Just recently saw one that looked rather small here in the height of summer, so maybe I should rethink that. ????
Strange Invisible Perfume’s Dimanche. It is delicious.
I miss SIP!
Well, my mom has pneumonia and my dad is having surgery tomorrow and can’t have anything to eat today because of it. It’s his birthday today too. They found that his colon cancer had developed in scar tissue. Good thing that they found it early. It’s been a fun couple days. I am commando right now and thinking of wearing the original Coco today.
Oh no! Your poor dad. I hope y’all can celebrate the birthday with him soon after surgery. Coco should be a good strengthener for you today.
I hope your mom’s and dad’s health improve soon. I know how difficult it is to handle that kind of situation, but you are strong! Sending healing vibes to them and a hug to you. Take care of yourself.
Whoa, very sorry to hear things are difficult all around you. Take care, many hugs to you and your family.
I hope your folks feel better soon! Best wishes to you and your family.
Best wishes for your parents… hang in there!
Hugs, Dawn … hope all goes well today.
I’m sorry that your family and you are going through all this at the same time. I wish you all luck, strength and health. Many more more happy birthdays to your dad!
That sounds like a difficult time. May your perfume be soothing and luck and health find their way to your parents!
Oh, dear! That’s a lot, Dawn. Sending healing wishes to your parents.
Sending thoughts and best wishes for your parents and for you as well.
Sending healing vibes for your parents!
Oh dear, so sorry. Sending hugs and will be thinking of all of you.
All my best wishes for a special birthday, successful surgery and recovery from pneumonia. Whew! You smell great.
So sorry for your parent’s health challenges. I hope they both recover quickly and completely.
I hope things improve soo Dawn
I am so sorry for this terrible news and day. I hope your family heal as quickly as possible.
That is a lot of things to be dealing with at once, Dawn! Sending you thoughts of strength and hope, along with healing wishes for your parents.
I’m wishing both your parents good health. I’m sorry for your difficult time.
Yikes! Sending healing thoughts to your mom and dad and to you for strength in dealing with the situation.
Dawn, my thoughts are with you and your parents. Hugs to you.
Best wishes to your parents, sending healing thoughts!
Bunny! Forgot about the RRR today until I just saw the photo.
In Corsica Furiosa today for another hot smokey day. They have condensed 2 rooms of people into one. Standing room only!
Fun times????
Oh, I don’t like that – too many people, too close for comfort.
I didn’t like it either????
A friend is at a big family gathering in Tahoma area. Said it is smokey and more crowded than he’s ever seen it up there….
A crowded hot room sounds like one of my versions of hell. ????
It was exactly that!
Welcome to my commute home. I travel in long tubes full of strangers who emanate odors I would like to eradicate with smoke.
This whole town eminates terrible odors. I will never be coming back here, that’s for sure! Ugh! The heat is the least of the grossness that is Reno! Granted, I haven’t gone exploring because if you’re out in the air, you can’t breath without supportive respiratory equipment. The hospital is in a “bad” area, but I think that describes the entire town. The WORST locale I have traveled to so far????
Ayiahyiah
I hit Comment too soon! How long do you expect to be there? I’m sorry you have to endure the awful conditions.
I was on a business trip once and the hotel put me in a room right next to the pool (as in I can open the sliding doors and be in the pool area). The stench of chlorine was so bad my eyes watered as soon as I opened the door. They refused to put me into a another room so I left and rebooked at another hotel – much nicer / well appointed rooms and closer to the office!
Good for you! Chlorine is horrible and I don’t blame you a bit for checking out.
I’m here for 13 weeks (only 12 more to go!). I’m sure it’s not quite as bad as I’m making it out to be, but I’m really disgruntled about not living in the van and not being able to live “on the cheap.” I’ll get over it!
Trying out Eau de Givenchy today. I’m digging it! It’s exactly the kind of thing I was looking for back in May when I wanted to smell like everything that was blooming.
The unboxed mini I ordered was described as “vintage,” but there are no markings on the bottle to indicate just how vintage (or not) it might be. I’m definitely getting a retro, musky-floral vibe from it. The drydown is slightly animalic, in a way that reminds me of honey or beeswax.
Does it have a cerulean blue cap that you pop off? Then I think it is vintage. I had two of those and drained them so fast because I just loved the juice.
It’s a tiny splash bottle with a cheap-looking dark blue, plastic cap (it looks like maybe there’s some glitter embedded in it?).
Here’s a much-larger-than-life-size photo: https://5.static.fragrancenet.com/images/photos/900×900/195049.jpg
Yes that is the one!!! I am fairly certain it is vintage.
I think you are right. I wore it in 1994 and it had been changed to a square cap.
I had a mini of that, too. It was so very pleasant.
I hope your mom’s and dad’s health improve soon. I know how difficult it is to handle that kind of situation, but you are strong! Sending healing vibes to them and a hug to you. Take care of yourself.
Started out in Fragonard Verveine on one arm and Rose de Mai on the other. I broke down and bought the cute little pouch with four 15ml bottles from Beautyhabit during the sale last week. Sooo, I’ve been participating in my own Buy It Up project as well as the Use It Up project.
On the other hand, I drained 2 7ml dabbers, 7 small decants and 11 samples during July. I probably purchased as much as I used. Incorrigible! ????
Wow on the usage and LOL on the repurchasing.
I’m hopeless!
You’re doing better than I am on using up samples, though! I’ve only sent 2 off to the “Give” pile in recent days.
Hey, every little bit helps!
FYI, I’m going to try D&G The One this week again, and try to detect the peach. I checked the batch code, and couldn’t find a date, and I’m thinking I purchased it when it first came out (2006). So, you may be right…the top notes might just be gone. ????
I am failing miserably at the cp’s the past week or so. I ran out and forgot perfume Friday and then this week, I can’t think of a simple peach perfume I have except a little Mitsouko at the bottom of a sample. Will try and remember that Friday.
In the meantime, I am in Angel Muse and loving every minute.
Oh, and yesterday stole a few spritzes of my guy’s Grey Vetiver. Not my favorite vetiver, but I do enjoy it sometimes!
I am saving my one peach fragrance for friday..too lazy to look around and see if anything has peach in it
I really wish Basenotes would have a way to search one’s own perfume collection by note… but then I have so many ideas for Basenotes (an app!)
I think they are soliciting funds to help keep the lights on.
I’m back in peachy-rosy Ines de la Fressange today and will probably continue to wear it all week. It’s so good in summer.
I’ve never smelled it, but the namesake is amazing!! What a dame.
SotD = Chant d’Aromes
I like it! I smell dry/soft peach, woods, white florals, resins and spice. Definitely a proper perfume, very much a Guerlain. It has bits of Mitsouko, Vol de Nuit, Jardins de Bagatelle, and even Shalimar, all in a single spritz.
Thank you to Coumarin for mentioning Cd’A today and to a wonderful NSTer for sending me a generous spray decant from a vintage bottle.
Summer funk, doldrums, malaise, or whatever it is, this too shall pass. Here’s a short article I enjoyed:
http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog/4-ways-to-beat-the-doldrums
And butterfly-turtle cuteness:
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/07/amazonian-butterflies-sip-salty-tears/
You seriously make Chant d’Aromes sound like something I need in my life! And thanks for both links.
you’re welcome, KellyC! the internet is a never-ending source of cuteness and smiles.
Perhaps it’s because the Chant d’Aromes I’m sampling today is vintage, but when I spritzed again it smells of Shalimar even more. It’s the Shali-light I’d hoped to find in the recent Shalimar flankers. I’m really tempted to buy current Cd’A (so inexpensive online!), but I’m trying hard not to buy any more bottles. Maybe I’ll find a tester bottle at a perfume counter someday.
I will have to look for the peach note in my sample of Chant d’Aromes the next time I wear it.
for me Chant d’Aromes has the fuzzy-dry smell of peach skin, probably from the aldehydes. hope you enjoy it.
Today’s SOTD is Coco by Chanel, I don’t get a peach note (and this is one I never realized had one!) but for once I have a fragrance that squarely falls into the Community Project category.
MMMM …fantastic…I always look forward to hearing what you are wearing
I had Coco in the early 90s (??)…don’t remember peach either…it was a spicy oriental on my skin.
My memory of 90s Coco (EDP/EDT) is cloves + peach +rose + amber + sandalwood. Defo peach in there.
I love applying the lotion, it has a great spicy/amber vibe.
spicy on me also and packed a lot of va va voom…
Hi Lovestosmellgood, I’m at the vava voom stage right now! I’m liking it (a lot!).
Twins! I didn’t know Coco had a peach note either until Calypso mentioned it yesterday. Now that I think about it, I think I get it, but I’m not sure if that’s just me being suggestible.
So fatigued today from not sleeping well because I got devoured by mosquitoes last night during a TNR mission and was up most of the night scratching. We got an APB yesterday about an injured kitten in the neighborhood so a few of us went searching for it in several backyards. We never found the injured one(who sounded like it was hit by a car from a witness’ description), but did find the mom and her other kitten whom we attempted to trap unsuccessfully. We’ll have to go back, but heartening to meet so many caring neighbors who allowed us into their homes in an attempt to help.
SOTD is BF Monserrat- no peach listed, but yes to apricot and osmanthus! It’s cheerful in any event ????
Sending you some coffee through the wires and a big thanks for looking out for the kitties! ????
Gratefully accepting your virtual caffeine ???? It can be overwhelming this time of year-sooo many kittens. A recent mission resulted in trapping 10 out of 22 counted cats in someone’s yard! And several of the cats were pregnant, yikes! All now neutered and returned ???? I love my feline friends and try to do what I can. It’s also great to be part of a community- I’ve met some awesome folks.
passing you a cuppa…
trapping cats is hard work!
Gladly accepting!
Do the cats settle in ok once you return them? I don’t know much about cats and how attached to their terrotories they are.
They do since that’s the home they know. They’re usually only gone for 2 days before they’re returned or 3-4 days if it was a pregnant cat (they abort them in addition to neutering, which is the humane approach). Generally they’re also well fed daily by neighbors or organized volunteers. It keeps them from roaming and getting hit by cars etc.
That is truly priceless work you’ve done. My heart breaks for the non-neutered cats. I’m (almost) okay with them living ferally….just need to be neutered.
I’m ok with them living outdoors- there are too many cats in shelters already living in cages with not enough adoptees. That, to me, is more heartbreaking. Some of the colonies that are organized have little cat shelters with straw for the bad weather. The downside is when the landscape changes because of construction/demolition. The colony I volunteer for which is on the East River by the NYC Ferry pier is being pushed out because another monstrous 40 story apt building is going up there. We’re still trying to figure out a relocation plan and trying to get the oldest and friendliest cat adopted out. She’s been there at least 8 years! If you know anyone… ????
Oh dear…. I know what my husband would say…
I do know someone whose cat recently passed away… hmmmm.
Ha! Yeah, I’ve heard your husband is a crazy cat lady. I do think this cat is indoor adaptable.
Oh bless you for looking out for the little furry babies! I do that in my little area in Pacifica and it’s both challenging and rewarding.
We got a neighborhood APB for an injured kitty in our area last night too, we weren’t able to find the kitty though.
And much appreciation to you, too! Yes, it’s a very mixed experience, but last night must have been The Night! Hope your little guy shows up.
Good for you with all that work you do with TNR! I hope that your injured kitty shows up when it can still be helped. ☕
Good luck capturing the injured kitty. Ditto to the sentiments which have already been expressed so well by previous NSTRS. You have a big heart helping both two and four legged friends. ????
This is truly a labor of love!
Thank you for all the work you do for the kitties. It is such a wonderful thing you are doing. My tabby wants to send extra snuggles to you as thanks!
Liberal sprays (12 in total) of English Rose for work. Verry verry nice rose. Not too sweet, not too dry, a bit spicy, very natural-smelling rose. Would rename this ‘Goldilocks Rose’
Longevity is good if you can bear to spray on enough. Not a problem for the price I would say.
And then Champagne for home. Ahh.
Who makes English Rose?
Yardley. I don’t know about the availability in the US but you can buy it at B**ts in the UK.
Been reformulated many times as it (and Yardley) is as old as the hills. One source says English Rose was introduced in 1913 but according to Fragrantica 1996. Probably the year the brand was re-relaunched or something.
You sprayed like you meant it.
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Wearing PHI Rose de Kandahar, which doesn’t have peach, but I believe has apricot, so we’re close.
That’s a nice one!
Plus, you smell great.
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
French Press Coffee
Sweet Chypre: Tenue de Soirée to start August off on the right fragrance
Took both my toddlers today on a cross town bus and they are now back home and everyone is alive and well, and no major meltdowns (from me)
Very brave! It’s a challenge without toddlers, especially during am and PM rush hours. Ugh.
yes, they got to witness some crazy commuters too.. One woman got snippy with another woman right in front of us. Ah..New Yorkers!
I was thinking about you yesterday, remembering back to when you were counting down the days until you finished work. I reckon you made such a good decision on that as your life always sounds so full and happy .
Thank you!
Full, happy and fragrant!
Happy August, friends! It’s still pretty chilly out here in the Bay Area today–a far cry from the sultry east coast Augusts I grew up with.
Thank you all for your very, very sweet birthday wishes yesterday
Now that it’s August, I should just accept the fact that I am now ripe as a peach at the age of 31 and move on with things. (See how nicely I tied into the CP there?)
I’m wearing Gulbahaar, a gorgeous, silky, fresh-cut rose scent from Sugandhco. Thanks for reminding me to wear it, coin-op!
I go to the east coast to see my parents tomorrow! I wonder if I should bring some perfumes, or avail myself of my mother’s scents. She does not believe in casual perfuming, though, so we can look forward to many exclamations of “why are you wearing perfume?? we aren’t even going anywhere!” over the next few days.
When I’m not going anywhere is when I enjoy wearing perfume the most!
Me too! My mother, less so
I’m doing paperwork at home and may have more runs to Goodwill. But I also smell very rosy…. yours sounds gorgeous.
Hey there, rose twin
we both smell great!
Have fun with your parents. I LOL’d over your mom not believing in casual perfuming.
Heh
thanks!
Could you do the “but I have gone somewhere special, mom. I’ve come to visit you!” thing?
p.s. happy birthday and a bit!
Hahahaha! You’re a genius! I HAVE to try that!
And, thanks!
Tell your mom that some of the perfumes you are wearing are for traveling! ✈
I’ll try that and see how it goes
Enjoy your visit with the ‘rents. Have you been to Ari’s boutique? I haven’t.
Thanks, hajusuuri! I haven’t, but I’ve been meaning to ever since I learned of it. I’ll try to get out there this time
Happy belated birthday! I’ve always believed prime number birthdays are the luckiest, so enjoy this lucky year!
It’s so nice to find another prime number aficionada
Thank you, sistine!
I also have a prime number birthday!
SotD is Vitrum, by Sammarco
Smoky vetiver and rose.
Rose is a difficult scent for me in perfumery, but in Vitrum I enjoy it a lot!
This sounds really good. I will ask for this with my next LuckyScent order (nothing in my cart yet).
I really like Sammarco’s style. I think Alter and Bond T are lovely as well. I Have not tried his newer releases yet. They sound very fruity….
That sounds spectacular. I’ve got to ty it!
I had several peachy options today but Opardu lept into my hand. Of course I had to wear it.
Can’t argue when a bottle does that!
I did not resist.
Nice choice it made for you!
Wish that happened daily.
After all the Perfumes The Guide talk yesterday, I was inspired to wear Opardu, but my hand had other ideas.
Well I tried and failed with the CP today. I’m wearing Rozy in the voile concentration, which I thought had peach, but only the EDP has peach. Oh well, I still smell good. This one is so well blended I can’t really pick out specific notes. It has a classic perfume/ powdery vibe that matches the Kniepp Almond Blossom body wash I used today.
Last report on St. Clair testing: Frost is also so good! Smoky but not too smoky with florals and rose in particular chiming in mid development. I could honestly see myself purchasing bottles of all three of their perfumes eventually. I’m so impressed with how tight the collection is and how accomplished of a perfumer Diane St. Clair is already with these three. I’d recommend Frost to those who enjoy Anubis.
I also tried Margiela Replica By the Fireplace. So far it’s tied with Lipstick On for first place in my sample set. I think I still have four more to try.
YUP! Frost is great too…I said the same thing…could definitely see owning all three in full bottles. And from what I hear her fourth release is going to be even better
Ooh do tell about the 4th release!
Don’t know much but from what I read somewhere online that it is going to be REALLY good…if it is anything like the first three I believe it!
I have resisted so far but this is weakening my resolve to wait…
August already…jeepers better get cracking as my brain is still back in May. Wearing Daim Blond as it seems to have a peachy texture, a little soft and fuzzy. The grape hyacinths have popped up in my garden. And the camellias, early rhodos, wattles and gorse are now flowering. There are also more moths around at night.
I finished a bottle of Daim Blond many years back. It is beautiful
Wow, that was fast. You wrote fairly recently that your temps were freezing. Does your weather change quickly as your seasons shift?
Suddenly we’re in spring because we had a few warm North Westerly days (foehn) but we usually get snow in August…so it’s a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. It’s definitely getting lighter and the days longer. No new leaves on the maples and no magnolias yet.
I am wearing Hermes Eau d’Orange Verte today.
I love that one. You smell good!
In cobalt Amber by Abel, an all natural line out of Amsterdam. A soft sweet scent.
Huh, looks like they sell in the US too.
I wore Au Bord de L’Eau from L’Artisan Today.
On Friday I’m going to my cousin’s 40th birthday. I bought her a nice gift today but I still haven’t made up my mind about what perfume I’m going to wear. I expect it’s going to be 30-ish *C on Friday. I wonder what NST folks would suggest
One of your Atelier Colognes?
The new Chanel colognes?
A light but elegant iris?
Prada Purple Rain!
Love the bunny!
SOTD + La Douceur de Siam
The only connection to peaches is the color of the juice. 5 sprays and it faded after 6 hours but I am still getting occasional whiffs!
My password at work is expiring and I always find a happy word. I switch between vacation destinations and perfumes. It is a perfume’s turn!
I love your password idea so much tbat I am going to borrow it. Plus, you smell great today!
Thank you!
I can’t believe I never thought of a perfume password! Now I can’t wait until it’s time to change mine.
LOL! Now we have password lemmings!
Great system for generating new passwords!
Since we have to use the password many times a day, I wanted to make it happy and memorable.
Thunk and smaller thunk… finished my 30 ml bottle of Stella and the sample of Vera Wang Embrace.
Fabulous! ????
Nicely done!
Clap, clap, clap!
Woohoo!
Awesome!
Yaaaaay! ????
In Fils de Dieu today, and happy with that choice on a ridiculously humid afternoon.
That lime top note is pretty darn good, isn’t it?
Hey missionista! When do you leave for Scotland?
First things first: pixel gets an enabler’s pin for her announcement on the remaining SSS goodies. I caved.
SOTD = back in Angel Aqua Chic. The far drydown of it this morning was fantastic! Unfortunately, Angel Aqua Chic is a little too heavy for today’s swampy. muggy, grody to the max weather. Time to break out light and refreshing things.
And I forgot to add these up above: ????????????! Said it at 4am this morning.
Ha ha! But SSS is a “good” cave!!! Which bottle did you get?
I asked about a couple of the travel sizes that were left. So I picked up Fireside Intense and Nostalgie unsniffed.
I haven’t tried Fireside but Nostalgie is lovely. I hope they are both winners for you.
NICE!
Gosh, yesterday got away from me and I forgot to post. Today is also flying by, but I’m reveling in 80 degree temps after 10 straight days in the upper 90s. Today I’m sampling Jul et Mad Mon Seul Desir, a floral leather that’s quite nice. There are some woody notes, too, and I think some musk. My floral leather craving is satisfied by Sarrasins, but if you’re looking for one this is very nice, better than Cuir de Lancôme to me. I didn’t get much leather in CdL.
Oooh, sounds like I need to try this.
I sprayed a bit of Coty exclamation for my peach badge before my shower. (I had a bottle of this in college – I think the only bottle I had at the time.). After I went with the no alcohol Songes sample I got the the Goutal boutique. It’s hanging in there pretty well, I figured it would be fleeting.
I loved Exclamation in middle school. I keep looking at bottles in the drug store … dare I, 30ish years later?
Gosh darn it! My train just got cancelled so it’s going to be a super terrible ride home because a trainful of people just got displaced and the next one is sure to be beyond full. Ugh! And to use jalapeno’s words – it is grody to the max disgusting out with the mugginess!
…and the alternate, which was supposed to have been here 12 minutes ago was just announced to be 20 minutes late. NJ Transit st it’s finest!
TOTAL YUCK on your commute tonight! ????
It took me almost an hour longer to get home! I had a call scheduled at 9 but I cancelled it and offered up a slot for early tomorrow. Oy!
Glad you made it home finally. Was wondering are the morning commutes just as bad? How do you plan for these things, in order to make it to work on time?
Ugh. I had one of those journeys on Friday. I did a mad scurry across town to my train, and just missed it by a whisker. Next one was cancelled. The following one… they didn’t have a train. So change platforms. Then a train arrived. But then no driver was available, so we all had to get off and change platforms. Third train… eventually, and late. Which then had three trains of people on it. On a boiling hot friday evening. UGH.
Ironically, I had managed to get away an hour early by skipping my lunch break… and still ended up being late to meet my visitors.
Late posting today – it was Jour d’Hermes for me. The heat wave is finally breaking here – yay!
Whoo hoo! ???????? How long is your weather respite expected to last?
Oh, I’m a little afraid to look. At least through the upcoming weekend – after that, probably all bets are off.
I don’t have too much peach in my collection except for Mitsouko. I wore the edt on Monday. I may have a sample of vintage edp somewhere here. It’s still super hot, but we are expecting a break in this soon. So I may be able to weather the edp on Friday.
Tonight I’m wearing some Atelier Oolang Infiniti, yesterday was Jasmine et Cigarette. Stay cool everyone!