Happy National Lighthouse Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
I looked all over for my Astier Villatte samples this morning, but no dice, and so no points for me today. I'm in Diptyque Kimonanthe.
Reminder: on 8/10, wear a fragrance by Atelier Cologne, Acqua di Parma or Amouage, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter A.
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 Sofia Teapot by Astier De Villatte ("A quirky take on a traditional 18th Century design, this tea pot will make a feature of any tea time. With its elegant spout, and decadent handle, Sofia will turn pouring a cup of tea into a true art form.") is £325 at Summerill & Bishop.
Continuing with Acqua di Parma scents.
SOTD is Blu Mediterraneo – Cipresso di Toscana. Sadly discontinued. While it smells quite masculine, I enjoy all these fresh woody and herbal notes.
I love the smell of cypress but don’t really know the AdP.
Fate Woman Amouage
One of my favorite Anouage perfumes, although I do not feel like wearing it on a hot day. You smell fabulous!
that was straight up baby powder on me
Fabulosity itself! ????
I am in Annick Goutal Songes, so I am on the A theme.
I am lemming the body oil in the new style packaging. Anyone try them yet?
Tea is french press coffee and I made some steamed soy milk for my own homemade cafe au lait. Steel cut oats this morning and I put some dried sour cherries and the kids loved it. Heat advisory today in the city, stay cool everyone!
I’ve tried the new body oil for Eau d’Hadrien and it’s lovely stuff. I can even go without the scent when I use this after the shower. I have one bottle of the original Hadrien bath oil (maybe 20+ years old, in perfect shape) that I was scared to use up because I thought they’d never make something like it again. It took them a while but….
You schmell wonderful.
Wow! Ok, good to know
Since I wear Songes a lot in the summer I thought it would be nice to pair it with the oil.
Does Donatella count body oils as purchases?
NO
If she counted shower gels, I would be in dire trouble. Dire. ????
My Donatella does count body oils but not candles or soaps! She is a fickle deity.
Ohhh, Songes is beautiful. There’s a new body oil for Eau d’Hadrien? Oh no oh boy my budget is already blown for this quarter!
Yes, to the new bath and body oil for Hadrien. At approx $70 (for 6.7 ounces), it’s pricey but you only need a little!
You smell super good.
You smell mahvelous! I wore Songes on Friday and since I have the EDP and the EDT, I wear them together!
Wow! Is there a difference?
I think the EDT is lighter and the EDP is more powerful and lasts longer but they definitely smell like the same fragrance with minor differences to my nose. I purchased both bottles from an online discounter when the packaging and bottles were changing. I got them both, well, for a song.
I have Songes mono oil from a few years ago. It’s nice but the oil looks separated or something at this point, though the scent hasn’t gone bad.
It smells like vacation ????
*monoi* oil. Mono oil sounds all wrong ????
Eeeeek! Sure does!
Is there a body oil available for every scent? I’m thinking I would love some Ninfeo Mio oil….
Currently, the body oils are only offered in Petite Cherie, Hadrien, Songes, Rose Pompon, and L’Île au Thé.
Dang! But money saved I guess
SOTD is L’Eau Trois by Diptyque (older bottle) – love the herbs and resins.
Cuban coffee (double shot)
Smoothie is cocoa (unsweetened), kale, Kefir, PB & banana.
Mr L makes a smoothie every morning usually fruit and whatever greens are at the farmers market, banana and PB
Your smoothie …yum….mine was kale, fresh cut pineapple and avocado this morning
I have an avocado that’s going to the dark side, I might want to use it in tomorrow’s smoothie, I bet it is super creamy and delicious.
We have been using avocados all week…it really does make it smooth an creamy!
I bet your skin is glowing too!
Your smoothie sounds delish.
Busting out the vintage Diors this week as I wait for my long-lemmed-but-only-now-seen-at-a-reasonable-price ounce of Diorling to arrive. I could not be more wildly excited; vintage leathers are My Thing and I’ve heard this is the grande dame thereof.
Today I’m wearing Diorama. Either this is a particularly mushroomy patchouli or my bottle has gone off – anyone familiar with Diorama and can tell me?
Sounds like it’s gone off. I enjoy vintage Diorama, and I’m pretty patch-phobic. Mostly get orange blossom, general “white flowers”, and a hefty dose of oakmoss.
Ah, that’s what I was afraid of. Thank goodness it’s only a mini.
Ahhh, Diorling and Diorama are exquisite! You smell fabulous!
I thought that Diorama smelled like a close relative to vintage Poison, if that helps.
I’m wearing Luctor et Emergo by POTL today. I requested a sample on a whim with my latest Beautyhabit order, because I remembered enjoying it when I sampled it back in 2005ish. It’s very cherry on me. Very cherry. But nice.
Have a great day – stay cool, hydrated and safe!
Interesting on the POTL. Back when I was looking for a fragrance that emulated the scent of Jergens Skin Lotion that one was recommended. Was looking for a bitter almond scent. Sounds like POTL is more about the cherry.
I think you should still try it – I get much more almond than cherry!
And here I thought Sistine was killing a lemming -LOL! I will seek it out next time I see it in the wild
Yes, more almond that cherry and really good. Try it!
Will do when I see it
thanks for chiming in!
Iris Nobile edt, a great summer scent with more oomph than a cologne, but nothing to cloy or annoy either. Speaking of AdP, was browsing new beauty arrivals at Nordstrom, and saw they came out with squeeze-tube lip balms to match some of the Medditerraneo scents. I’m drawn to the attractive blue & white packaging, but doubt I “need” another balm.
are you sure you don’t need another balm??
Mojave Ghost
PSA-
Vitacost is having a 12 percent off sale sitewide with a code that shows up when you enter the site (I will go back and look cause I already forgot it…yikes!)….
I have been craving frankincense and wore the Vitacost 100 % Pure frankincense oil to bed last night…I swear it smells like Heeley Cardinal to me…Mr. CM8 asked, “why does it smell like cut wood here?”
It’s SITESAVE
You have created a lemming with the Vitacost frankincense oil. I will check later today and who knows…
Oh no!!! Don’t do it-LOL! Wait until you thunk a few more!!!
Oh my! Thanks for killing the lemming!
I think is better to stick then with my Zum Frankincense and Myrrh body oil for now! I still have enough!
yes, that Zum body oil will hold you over…Vitacost is ALWAYS having sales so wait a bit longer until a good one comes along…lots of times they do buy one get one half off on the oils.
Is Mojave Ghost the next “THUNK”?
I think so because I have a large decant from a lovely NSTer and it is working well in this horrible heat…it is sweet and fruity on my skin and I spray it lavishly to cool me off….my guess is if I continue it might be a thunk by the end of the week.
Yay for the thunk-in-waiting!
I’m such a goober. ????
You are so funny!!!!!
Testing new samples today for partial A-theme credit:
Aedes de Venustas’ Musc Encense on one arm, and Papillon’s Anubis on the other. Something sure smells amazing, and it might be the combination of both!
That sounds goid! I have a sample of the Musc Encensé coming soon, will have to try that combo.
If you please…from where did you order the sample? I can’t find it on the AdV site, which is strange.
It was tricky to track down, but I read a review somewhere recently (honestly cannot remember, might have been here?) that mentioned samples and full bottles are available from Fumerie in Portland, OR.
https://www.fumerie.com/
I had a great experience, and the shipping was super fast.
Thank you so much, dstsauve! I’ll be ordering a couple of mls so as to decant into an atomizer and give it a good try. I just have a feeling I will love this one.
The Perfumed Court also just received a bottle, so you can also purchase through them.
A friend is sending it.
Thanks, cazaubon! We’ll have to compare notes. ????
Lashings of SMN Eva for another hot and stuffy day here. I love Eva’s black pepper note.
Yum, you smell great SheriG!
You and I seem to be Eva’s #1 and #2 fans.
I wish Eva would find #4 and #5 so they would maybe do a travel spray!
Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli, day 2.
Also having a mug of earl grey, inspired by the daily lemming.
True to your screen name.
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta and drinking Irish Breakfast tea
Long live Colonia line! I wore classic Colonia yesterday and have Colonia Leather and Colonia Oud samples (maybe I’ll use at least one of them this week).
They are just lovely !! Long live !
I haven’t tried either Colonia Leather or Oud. I am looking forward to seeing what you think of them.
I had 2 cups of Irish Breakfast first thing, and forgot to include it in my post.
Tea Twins
Sous le toit de Paris. This one is supposed to be leather, but I’m not getting it.
I love it, but I don’t get leather either.
It has a “white leather” base note, but never heard it was meant as a leather fragrance — and I don’t notice the note either.
I think what threw me was the listing on Fragrantica, which lists it as a leather fragrance.
Don’t get leather at all from that, more a lot of violet. That may be my Friday scent. I’m careful with it…have just a small 30 ml bottle
You smell beautiful.
Good morning Y’all…..
Projecting just a wee bit loud in Gucci Bloom. Hoping it settles down soon, because I really like it when it’s soft.
In somewhat related fragrance news, my poor kitty cat has bronchitis/asthma (going back to vet tomorrow for treatment), and the vet has told me no candles, aerosol cleaners, diffused essential oils, and PERFUME around him! King Gandalf is totally worth any sacrifice, but he’s messing with my good smelling stuff at home….
Here he is (a few years back), sitting in his favorite throne….
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmLjMsHHPzj/?taken-by=jadainga99
OMG!!!! that photo is amazing!!!! He is a pip!!! (and I spied your bottle of Lovely-LOL!!) Hope he feels better soon …poor kitty
There’s some Bronze Goddess there too! LOL! This was taken in the summertime, maybe 7 yrs ago? He’s a much bigger fella now! This has always been my favorite pic of him though….
King of the house
I hope he feels better soon, and you can start to enjoy your scents.
What a gorgeous cat! Is he a Burmese?
I don’t really know! LOL! A friend of mine owns Gandalf’s mother, but nobody knows who his father is…..typical of cat parenthood! LOL! He’s a “mixed domestic shorthair” on the vet’s records….
Well, he’s a gorgeous mix, whatever his parentage may be! I hope he gets over his current ailment soon.
What a beautiful kitty!
One thing I do to avoid contaminating my apartment with perfume (which would make it hard for me to clearly smell whatever I’m testing) is to only ever spray perfume onto my skin in one location. In my case, this is a bathroom that is basically the last stop for air circulating through the apartment and out through bathroom vents.
If there is someplace similar in your house where your beautiful kitty does not go and where air does not spread to the rest of the house, that might help.
Second, I notice fragrance transfers from skin, even after it has dried, to clothing. Others here have mentioned pets’ fur smelling like their perfume. You might need to avoid perfume on wrists or hands, or maybe wear it under clothing (e.g., chest).
Good luck, Jada!
Excellent advice….noted! THANK YOU! I believe he’s getting a steroid shot tomorrow, which I hope helps. A good friend of mine owns Gandalf’s mother and littermate, and told me that they are having the same issue right now! Hoping that means it’s an allergy? We shall see….
I hope your beautiful King Gandalf feels better soon and you can go back to enjoy all your perfumes.
Adorable photo!
You have a lot of goodies on your bathroom sink
Too many items at any time, my hubs would say! LOL And now that the girls are both teenagers, it’s outta control!
I had a dog with respiratory issues and also could not use any ambient scenting products, but continued wearing perfume. I store my perfumes in the closet and just stand in there to spray.
Oh, that’s adorable! Hope he gets better soon, and I’d sacrifice perfume for my fur(less) babies, too.
What a handsome cat you have! I hope he feels better soon, and hope you’ll find a way to enjoy perfumes without making it worse for your furry kid.
Oh, poor kitty. He’s gorgeous. He reminds me of my Teddy (in my avatar). Hope he’ll improve soon, along with his mom and sibling.
Adorable! ????
Jada, my Otto had asthma (as did his sibling, Zoink), and it helped immensely when I switched their litter from regular clay-based clumping to a low-dust litter (the one we now use is made from corn cobs).
Also chiming in as the human caretaker of an asthmatic cat. Teflon has been using inhalers to manage her symptoms. Or rather, I administer it, and she has learned to tolerate the procedure. The device I use is called an “Aerocat”. It’s an adapter for human inhalers.
I am able to wear perfume around her, and it doesn’t cause any problems. I do apply perfume inside my closet, and nowhere else in the house.
Word to the wise: if you spray on Lubin Akkad, be careful of clothing — unless you really want your pajamas to smell like Akkad all week. Fortunately, it does smell very good.
I saw this fascinating Twitter thread that begins:
“Just realized that since we read serial nineteenth-century novels only as whole books, we are basically binge-watching the nineteenth century.”
https://twitter.com/KHandozo/status/1026178793478615040
One of the comments links to a website where you can read some of these originally serialized books in serial installments.
It’s easily one of the most interesting threads I read on Twitter. Thanks!
I’m a librarian who deals with electronic serials, and this tweet pleases me
Thanks for sharing!
great thread, thanks for sharing it! (I am a binge reader)
You’re welcome, everyone — her observations really tickled my brain! ????
I am a tuberose/jasmine walking bomb in Child perfume oil. I dabbed it a couple of weeks ago and I could barely smell it. This morning, I applied the almost full sample on my arms and chest and it was very, very quiet, until I hit the scorching heat outside and Child started growing like a monster. Even though I am at work now, freezing to death, this perfume is refusing to quiet down. No complaints here so far, perhaps, because one of my coworkers is walking around in a huge cloud of Givenchy Amarige and is killing my Child. I really hate to make my perfume so noticeable, but Child will not disturb anyone, anymore: “THUNK”. I do not want to see it in my life anymore…????
Yikes–thank goodness someone else is out-sillaging you (cowering at the memory of Amarige).
I am very relieved to be under the radar…..
Ha! Well, at least you are overshadowed by the Amarige monster who is killing your child. RE: cranked high A/C at work- I would suggest getting a small space heater. I keep on in my office for this reason…especially when the heat gets turned off too soon in the late spring!
I wish I could have a space heater here, but unfortunately it is strictly prohibited to avoid the risk of fire. It seems like in the past people forgot to turn them off at the end of the day and that caused some issues. I always have a wool sweater or a shawl with me. The AC here is on whole year round, which is not fun at all.
All year long??? i would be cranky as he// if that were the case …you already know I DO NOT LIKE THE COLD
You are smart for keeping extra clothes at work….maybe even a blanket?
Now I want to see a monster movie “AMARIGE vs THE GIANT CHILD”
Ha! That would be the best horror movie in history!
“Killing my child.” Love it! Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.
Wow, you had a battle of the perfume titans today at work!
The Child dissapeared late in the afternoon, but the Amarige won the battle! ????
No points for me today, either. I had ordered a tiny bit of (discontinued) Balenciaga Cialenga last year from TPC, put it away without trying it (aka forgot about it), found it again and to my horror it was nearly all evaporated!
So, this morning I put on the last, lovely bit…
“Aaaand another one’s gone, and another one’s gone…”
Lesson learned, right? so now you can use up your other samples with less guilt
Partial credit for wearing Andy Tauer’s Incense Rosé today? This afternoon I’ll be flying back to CA from my parents’ house near DC. Unfortunately for my fellow travelers, I’ll be doing so with a mild cold
I expect I caught it on my flight over last Thursday, or maybe from hanging out at a germ-infested airport for eight hours.
Anyway, the cold isn’t too bad (I can still smell!), and hopefully it’ll clear up in the next day or two. Wish me no delays on my flight back!
Wishing you a good flight home and a speedy end to the cold.
Get well fast and safe travels!
Have a quick and safe flight!
Fingers crossed for travel luck! Feel better soon!
Safe return home! Feel better!
Safe and speedy travels home Koyel! ✈
So…my flight was canceled. So there’s that. Still a little sick, too.
Oh crap!
Well, thanks for the sympathy, Jalapeno
it could be worse! I could be stranded at a place that ISN’T my parents’ house!
Eek! Feel better and hoping no earache because ouch when flying.
I always have issues with my ears when flying. To remedy that, a tip is to spray some nasal antihistamine in your ears before your flight. I have one strictly for that; It sure helps me.
Sampling Le Labo Jasmin 17 today. I don’t like it, but I don’t know why. There seems to be one note that is unpleasant and I can’t put my finger on it.
Happy (?!?) Tuesday everyone.
I never did fall in love with that one, but can’t remember why.
I’m surprised – In many ways it reminds me of Seville a l’aube, which I know you love dearly.
Atelier Vanille Incensee from a Sephora free gwp travel spray. I think I may stick with this all week in an effort to use it up. It’s one of their longer lasting scents on me, but not too much of a heavy vanilla for summer.
Dreary, uninspiring sky here this morning. Hoping the sun will peak out this afternoon. The most exciting thing on my agenda today is laundry and a much needed pedicure.
I would actually love the excitement of a pedicure. Just can’t seem to get one done and it’s badly needed!
Lutens Un Lys. Fresh and pretty in a good way.
I only have two options for the CP: a decant of Amouage Lyric Woman and a sample of Atelier Orange Sanguine. I just can’t do Lyric in this much heat, so the Atelier it is and I’m saving it for Friday!
I’m saving my OS for Friday too!
Triplets with KellyC on Friday!
Theoretically I could be a quadruplet on Friday with all of you in OS but I am enjoying Mojave Ghost and will stick with it….
Not terribly hot today, but exceedingly wet. Wearing Traversée du Bosphore by L’Artisan, for the A theme.
Yum.
Diptyque Eau des Sens today. Termometer bar is back at 30*C… Send help!
Too hot!
Still not really participating in this week’s CP. Wearing both Bigarade Concentrée and Géranium pour Monsieur. A Dutch perfume shop is selling their Malle travel sets at half price so I couldn’t resist.
Both are great, especially in this warm weather. (36C)
Excellent find!
I’m in LDDM from a sampler pack. Seems appropriate for the dry desert environment here.
“Moving Day” today, so pretty sure I won’t be smelling so great later. The forecast for today in only a moderate 100*F. I may need to unearth a sweater or light jacket.
Bon courage. I hate moving and heat.
Yes, add stairs to the mix and I’m ready to give it a miss. Not much stuff per se, but moving the mattress and frame up the stairs is not my idea of fun…????
Is there a service like Task Rabbit that can help you move or do other heavy stuff since it is probably to late for this move?
https://www.taskrabbit.com/
I only found out about this service when my brother was telling my nephew how he can earn extra money since Americorp pays minimum wage.
Hoping the moving goes fast. Good luck!
Good luck with the moving in such a hot day!
Good luck and stay cool !
I hope that your move went as smoothly as possible! Stay hydrated! ????
Red sunrise this morning from the high level smoke. Better than low level, I suppose, we had that for about 2 hours mid-day yesterday.
Remember how yesterday (ah so long ago) I said it was Monday+++? Oh my, how optimistic my younger self was. No, it was Monday++++++++++++. Spent the evening in the ER; Mr Pixel has a broken elbow
So now we embark on the joys of surgery, PT, etc. Well we will at some point, once the referral that was supposed to be sent last night from the hospital actually shows up at the doctor’s. And since he broke it on the job (working on a recalcitrant pump on the fire engine) he has to go thru The Process instead of just using our personal healthcare which is immensely more efficient.
And we’re meant to go on a Big Trip in 5 weeks, so I have to call the tour company and throw myself on their mercy to see if we could possibly postpone. Officially we are of course 6 days past the latest cancel date so… should be a fun chat.
Tuesday is certainly Monday’s ugly sister in this house, this week.
SOTD is Atelier California Clementine. Need a little cheerfulness here.
Oh, how awful! So sorry, but hoping it’s a smooth recovery. Good luck with the tour company-hopefully they’ll show some mercy. A doctor’s note might help?
Oh no! That is the Monday to end all Mondays! Hoping for quick resolutions, easy healing, and a much better rest of the week!
How awful, first day back and he breaks his elbow, with a big trip planned! Wishing you strength.
Ugh, that sounds painful. What a Monday. Best of luck with it all!!
Oh no!!!! Wishing him a speedy recovery and wishing you strength to get through it all.
No doubts this Tuesday is your terrible Monday’s super ugly sister!
I wish your husband has a speedy recovery. Be strong! Sending healing thoughts!
Yikes! hope it all works out for the best.
oh, poor Mister Pixel, and poor you. That sort of thing brings so much chaos. Hope you both cope magnificently, and all the Admin Gods clear an easy path for you.
Yikes, sorry about the elbow! AND The Process which may be more painful than the injury and subsequent surgery! Hope the travel folks are understanding…
Bletch!! What a terrible thing for Mr. Pixel and you to deal with now! Good luck with the whole nine yards.
Ouch! Pixel, if you paid via credit card, you may have travel insurance coverage. The one for my credit card company just changed it (for the worse, of course) to coverage up to $1,500. I used to routinely sign up for travel insurance but no more, unless the trip cost more than $2,000 ( which many of them do!).
OH NO! This is horrible
I hope he mends quickly AND that you are able to postpone the Big Trip! (What is this year’s Big Trip?)
Ugh, more sympathies! Hope they will get it taken care of quickly.
Partial A credit for Aroma M Geisha Blanche. This usually lasts well but the heat and humidity seems to squash everything. There’s a vague halo of soapy, just-showered clean, which is useful today.
I love Geisha Noire so much I should try others.
I’m not so into the tea ones, but I love the ones I own (Noire, Blanche, Nobara-Cha, Vanilla Hinoki- all in the oil versions) and Green is on my theoretical buy list.
I have only tried The vanilla
SOTD = Seville a la Aube – there is an “A” in there – does that count?
My bottle of this is getting down there – may be 15% left. I love it but could use a change – what orange blossom perfume is even better than this one? I’ll do a little sample testing while I have some left for comparisons….
I am so surprised to feel politically activated….
Today is Primary voting day, at least here in Michigan. Go vote! If there are no candidates you love strongly to vote for, go and vote against the ones you don’t love at all.
Do try Sweet Redemption by By Kilian. A gorgeous wistful orange blossom.
U just convinced me to order a sample!!
MFK APOM is a wonderful orange blossom! Do try it. It seemed very understated at first and I passed it by, but after trying the sample for a few times and letting it develop, I had to buy a FB. I find it a bit lighter somehow than SalA, which to me is too overpowering.
In fact, after recommending this, I decided to wear it today! So thank you, in an odd way! (At least it begins with an “A”, right?
Amouage Reflection today. Floral melon aquatic loveliness, very refreshing and pretty. I didn’t asleep well last night, but this perfume is helping me perk up a little.
Hope tonight is better!
Not participating today. Am in No. 19 because it’s that kind of day.
My co-workers are happy with me at least, though. We have a nectarine tree in our yard and I picked 6 bags of nectarines off of it this weekend. I made a huge cobbler with some of them and brought it in with some vanilla ice cream. A nice treat to help us all through Tuesday.
Wow, you can drop some of that off to me!
mmmm….delicious…send some my way ….
I saw your Instagram photos and was ready to come knocking on your door. The cobblers look delicious!????
Wow, your coworkers had a GREAT Tuesday thanks to you!
Partial credit today for Anatole Lebreton Eau de Merzhan, which I can’t spell but I love.
No credit gor me today kn Box of Eels.
Full credit for excellent taste, though
Agreed!
scent twins: we smell good!
As always, smelling FINE!
Wow, I seriously can’t type on this phone. You’re all great interpretors! ????
SotAM = La Chasse aux Papillons
SotPM = Assam of India
Pulled weeds and trimmed plants in the garden this morning. It was already warm at 8 am. Phew! Looking forward to an “A” for Assam later today.
An odd thing: I’ve not worn La Chasse in some time. A tiny exploratory spritz smelled very stale. I took the bottle outside and sprayed four times into the air. Then I sprayed my arm, and it smelled right again.
Wonder if what was in the atomizer had gone off and it just needed to be cleared out? we are having brutal heat here as well…96 yesterday and comparable today with very high humidity….makes the yard work ever so fun (NOT )
I bet you’re right. I think clearing out the spritzer did the trick.
I just pulled Assam out of its hiding place!
Assam of India for the win! especially on a warm day. Hope you had some lovely wafts today.
Zero points in Tuscany per Donna. One of those scents I like enough to never feel like swapping away completely or otherwise losing but I only wear it a couple of times per year and have much more than I need.
love tuscany per Donna…no one ever mentions it…wore it when it was under Aramis and then got another bottle under Estee Lauder…don’t swap it…keep it for yourself to enjoy even if you don’t wear it that often.
I love this fragrance too! I think it has a small and passionate fan base. I layer it with it’s masculine partner. Heaven!
OOO , Interesting combo!
ha I should get some of that!
LOVED Tuscany per Donna in college. I never got a bottle, though, since I was a poor college student at the time. Pre-rabbit hole memories.
Still no word on when my parents are getting out of the hospital. The tentative date for my dad is tomorrow. I’m still hoping that I can hitch a ride with a friend so I can go grocery shopping or at least finish it. It’s just a whole lot more drama and had to take another week off work due to all of it. Right now, I am stinking up the house with Mitsouko.
Sorry you are having to deal with parental medical drama and worrying, and the logistics of it all.
A giant cloud of Mitsouko sounds like just the thing.
I hope the decisions are made soon on their release! It’s always so hard to not know. Take care of yourself as best you can. ((Hugs))
That waiting and not knowing sounds horrible! I hope good news comes your way soon!
Thinking of you and your parents.
Blanche Immortelle again. I’m liking this better in warm weather.
My first Uber ride today! Took me to BART to head into SF to stay the night for flight home tomorrow. Nice driver. We talked about NYC and horse racing.
My friend is working from home but I’m going to ditch her to take the bus over to ZGO. Looking forward to the nice cool temps for one afternoon. And some sniffing.
Ooo, let us know what you think of ZGO. I’m thinking I should visit there on my next sniffing trip to SF.
Have fun on your sniff trip, and safe travels getting home!
Interested to hear your take on ZGO. Have a safe flight! ????
Have a safe flight LizzieB…I sent you an email regarding Diptyque.
It’s “A” for Aedes de Venustas original today. Tart rhubarb for a day in the mid-nineties sounded good. Had a dr appt this morning and I’m having an endoscopy on Friday. I hope they knock me out good.
I’ve been getting the most overwhelming craving for rhubarb crumble lately–very tart, no added sugar, possibly a smidgen of ginger. But, of course, it’s out of season and I can’t find any rhubarb *anywhere*, damn it!
Good luck with the endoscopy, those things are nasty.
I’ll be in my one Acqua di Parma today, Iris Nobile EdP. It’s a heavy enough floral to be sufficiently robust on a winter day.
I’m late to the tea party as usual. SOTD has been Frederic Malle’s Magnolia.
I’m in Fig Tea today, not with the program. Showered in Harry’s fig shower gel and an ancient Laura Mercier fig body scrub, so it seemed like the thing to do.
LT loves Fig Tea, (4stars), but I’m not too impressed. Doesn’t seem to be much to it, but maybe that’s the point.
Jif cinnamon peanut butter and banana slices on toast for lunch. I’m addicted to this peanut butter, and yes, deep inside, I am 12 years old.
All the talk over the weekend about shower products “made” me head to Ulta today to pick up a good smelling shower gel. ????
Ditto on he sandwich. I love a good grainy bread smeared with PB, sliced banana, and a wee drizzle of honey. I’ll try a little sprinkle of cinnamon next time because that just sounds dang good????
I love peanut butter with lemon curd on white bread. I used to call it a “nappy sandwich” for obvious reasons. Some day I’ll make a pile of them with the bread cut to a nappy (baby diaper) shape and put safety pins at the side. :^D
Hey, you deserve a little somethin’ somethin’. You’ve been moving in desperately hot weather!
Oh it’s been ages since I’ve had a PB and banana sandwich! That’s one of the few ways I like(d) eating bananas. ????
I eat banana and peanut or almond butter in a wrap, like this:
https://www.wegmans.com/products/bakery/pitas-flatbread-wraps/wrap/flatbread-wraps-multi-grain-with-flax.html
I use a Justin’s peanut or almond butter, smearing it diagonally, peel a banana and place it on one end of the flatbread, then roll to close it up.
had to smile at this, your wrap sounds delicious. I had banana slices with almond butter on wheat bread for lunch today.
Cinnamon peanut butter? oooh, a lunch lemming is born.
In Bvlgari Black for men (Or somesuch – it’s not worth remembering the details). Pleasantly tired after swimming. I hope everyone is doing well – I’ve been neglecting NST and shall probably continue to do so until the end of the year. Too much going on and as there’s no money for perfume at the moment I’ve slightly lost interest. Hence using up samples from Bvlgari (who will probably not use the advertising tagline I would give them: “the perfume you can wear when you want something too dull to notice”)
How’s the reno going?
Pretty much done, thanks for asking. I’ve been shopping for ‘new house’ stuff like plates, glasses and saucepans. We have a bed, a sofa and Wi-Fi so the place is livable at a basic level. Next step: move our things over from England. ;^)
Heat advisories, watches, etc. have been extended to Wednesday. At least it felt a “little” less humid today. ????
SOTD = back in Alien Aqua Chic EdT Legere. I’m liking this quite a bit! Much more my kind of scent than its Angel sibling.
I added another sample to the “Give” pile over the weekend, so some progress is being made on “Use It Up”!
This heat is unbelievable! Happy AAC is working for you????????
Thanks, Deva! You have me beat hands and feet down with heinous weather, though. I remember that blast-furnace weather from a couple of trips to Las Vegas. Watching water that you have poured onto a sidewalk evaporate before your eyes is simultaneously interesting and horrifying. ????
SOTD = Atelier Cologne Pomelo Paradise
OK, not in my Top Ten Atelier Cologne Favorites which means it is squarely in the bottom half of my collection and in danger of being kicked off the island were I to do a perfume collection reboot ????
Commuting Woes No. 443:
So it was not just my imagination that NJ Transit had been randomly cancelling trains. There was a lot of talk of it on the radio last night and this morning and apparently, there’s a shortage of train engineers. We’re basically screwed:
1) leaving “earlier” (between 4:45 and 5:15) the trains are VERY crowded – we’re talking about being so close that, on the way home today, the hair of the woman standing behind me kept brushing the back of my neck – YUCK!
2) leaving later (between 5:45 and 6:15), still crowded but not like #1; HOWEVER, the trains around this time are the ones that often get cancelled without much info to passengers as to whether or not the alternate express trains will make additional stops.
So, I will experiment with leaving earlier than earlier and see how I do.
So, by earlier than earlier, does that mean 4:30 in the morning?? The only saving grace would be getting off work at 3ish in the afternoon. Seriously, you have my sympathies.
I should clarify — leave work to go home between 4 and 4:30.PM. I am almost always in by 7AM and barely take a full hour for lunch so I would have put in my 8 hours (excluding lunch). As my boss likes to say, the nature of our role ends up being 24 x 7 no matter where we put in the time (and I keep reminding him sure, except when I’m on vacation).
Yeah, I heard about the NJT engineer shortage last month. Seems that quite a few of them have either reached retirement age, or they are leaving for better paying jobs with other rail lines.
NJT is suspending train service to Atlantic City for 4 months starting September 4 to get trains and personnel to other lines. Also to install PTC on that stretch of rail. What a d@mn mess!
Yikes. I wonder if it is the least used line? No matter, I hope they provide bus service for those who do use it. Truly a mucking fess!
They will be cross honoring passes with buses and PATCO, but I can tell you from personal experience that the bus from AC takes about 2.5 times as long as the train does. I feel so sorry for the people who use the AC line to commute.
I swear stupid spellcheck mucked up the perfume name – should be Paradis!
You smelled amazing for the first few minutes! Pomelo Paradis has one of my most favorite citrus top notes ever, but after that it’s kind of “meh-pffft”.
Sorry about the commuter woes, gotta feel bad for everyone. Truly awful for train riders, and I imagine train staff are straining to keep things running while maintaining their cool. yikes.
Late, late, late today.
Tried Jo Loves Pomelo today for the first time and compared to Mistral Patchouli…very much in the same vein to my nose. I have a travel spray of Mistral Patchouli that I was going to swap away but I like it more and more each time I wear it. Blooms in the heat!
Very interesting. Based on the names and descriptions, I would have thought them to be very different.
Acqua di parma Iris Nobile edt for me today. Tried the edp the other day. Liked it, but more for autumn/winter. Then wondered if the “new” edt is like the old edt (found my bottle of 14 years old which turned bad but brought back memories ????). Got a sample of the current edt and I really think they smell alike! A bottle is on its way ????