It's Almost-Friday, and it's Book Lovers Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm taking full credit in Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile, the original Eau de Toilette. My book at the moment: Rex Stout Over My Dead Body.
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: top image is 20140127-IMG_8142 [cropped] by green at flickr; some rights reserved.
Jubilation XXV Amouage
You are the Amouage King!
My favorite Amouage, other than pre-reformulation Ubar.
Are there different men’s and women’s versions of this?
Amouage logic, not mine:
XXV = Jubilation Man
25 = Jubilation Woman
Silly Bear, we all know the logic: women don’t know how to read Roman nvmerals!
(How odd that they would do that.)
Mojave Ghost…best decision I ever made was to join the THUNK/USE IT UP club and enjoy what I have rather than saving for a rainy day.
today will be multitasking at its best. heading to the eldest’s bank to deposit her first set of paychecks (while she has hundreds of volunteer hours this is her first paid summer job…ten hours a day, five days a week with challenging campers for four dollars an hour….I am so proud of her because despite her exhaustion at the end of the day she says she loves it along with the challenges of being in charge of campers with ADHD and autism). The other two marzipans will be lunching at a Dominican restaurant (which makes smoothies so that might be MY lunch) while I go food shopping. All three (bank, restaurant and supermarket) are in the same plaza.
Stay cool folks! We are getting 98 degrees today!!!
Awesome and efficient multi-tasking!
I try
You are the President of the Use it Up club! Your daughter is doing wonderful work. We need more people like her in the special needs community. I am forever grateful to the volenteers and workers who have helped my kids over the years. When my son was four, I was told he would never be able to speak. Because of special teachers, counsolers, and volenteers, that didn’t hold true. Glad she’s getting paid. She earned it!
That warms my heart to hear this lillyjo. Never say never is my motto and it irks me when folks project into the future with regard to special needs kids. I am happy that the prediction regarding your son’s language skills did not come to fruition.
I am truly proud of her because she has patience and understanding and a good heart which she will need when she embarks upon her nursing career next year.
And actually I think johanob started us on this so I think he should be president…I can be the head cheerleader
Motion to combine terms and call it the Thunk It Up club
OOOO!!! I Love that!!! as long as other THUNKERS approve!!!
Raising my hand in approval.
Aye from me. ????????
APPROVED!
OK folks…looks like we are officially the THUNK IT UP CLUB
Back from visiting family in Florida and so thankful for temps in only the high 80’s. Today both Enabler husband and I are wearing Tom Ford Cafe Rose. I don’t know how it can be that I have never tried it before. Enabler husband layered it over Guerlain Homme Ideal, which smelled great.
Cafe Rose is beautiful and definitely unisex.
Oops! This went to the wrong place but may I add: yay for your daughter! One of my kiddos has needed extra intervention and care and I have nothing but love and admiration for those who help special needs kids!
No worries. It happens ????
I used up Quel Amour last night for bed time. The peach and peony combination were absolutely dreamy.
*THUNK*
What a perfect way to go to sleep…and yes to THUNK
I’m proud of your daughter and don’t even know her! Try and stay cool while out and about!
She is a good egg..actually all three of my kids are good eggs…while teenagers often get a bad rap I think it’s important to remember that they are not all the same. How is your son doing, by the way? I hope his spirits are lifting as the time is passing.
I was in the bank and store both of which were air conditioned so I managed to stay cool!!!
I talked to him this afternoon and he was upbeat and laughing at me, so that’s good ha!
Yay!!!!!
Great choice of perfume and book, Robin. I love Nero Wolfe books.
Acqua di Parma Colonia Oud (left arm) and Colonia Leather (right arm).
Barqs asked what I thought about them, so here is a mini-review of both.
For the first 15 minutes or so they are very similar – bright citrus/herbal notes (as you would expect from a Colonia scent) mixed with warm wood/leather notes. Lovely. Then, citrus notes are gone and we got two warm but very different perfumes. Colonia Oud eventually turns into a synthetic, sharp woody scent – not my cup of tea. Colonia Leather, on the other hand, remains delicious till the very end – yummy, sweet floral leather. The problem is that it is very similar to some other leather scents I already own. In the first place, it reminds me a lot of Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. So although I like Colonia Leather, I do not see the point in adding it to my collection.
Both scents have a medium longevity (I put them on about six hours ago and I still can smell them a little on my skin) but stay quite close to the skin.
Not perfume-related part of my comment. I would like to vent a little. Work woes. Yesterday I emailed a detailed list describing the things I want to be changed in a certain document (formatting and layout stuff). I made screenshots for each change, used strike-through showing what must be deleted, red squares around the paragraphs with bad fonts etc. It was a numbered list explaining everything in writing and saying which screenshot goes with which issue. Today I receive an answer that all changes have been made. Well, they skipped more than a half of the items on my list, ignoring some of the screenshots! And it’s not the first time. Grrr.
Grr! work woes!
Grrr indeed! Hope you can politely lower the boom on the co-worker(s) who ignore(s) your instructions.
Thank you. Several emails later – most issues are now resolved, but new appeared. This will take a while…
Grump. Sorry for this annoyance!
That is my summer project: reading all of Nero Wolfe. I had never read them before!
Ooh! You are in for a treat! I hope you enjoy them.
I am! I’m on #18, although I’m reading a bit out of order since I’m using library ebooks and sometimes have to wait
LOVE the Nero Wolfe series – I think I actually HAVE read them all, and I’m on a quest to own them all, at least in paperback form. I have one hard-copy anthology that has all three of the books featuring Arnold Zeck as the villain. If you haven’t read those yet, I’ll just say that he’s the evil-est villain Wolfe ever meets.
I have read at least one of the Zeck books so far.
Good luck to you, that would be a fun quest!
Thanks for the mini reviews! And UUUUGGGH on the work woes.
I am glad today is going better than yesterday for you. Thanks for the AdP reviews!
I missed the part about new problems today. Sorry — I hope they get resolved !
Mercury is retrograde. AGAIN! I’ve been having really messed up communication issues at work these past 2 weeks. I hope things improve for you soon!
Aha! Maybe that’s why I have had such a bad line on my mobile phone for the last few weeks.
(Although I am inclined to blame my mobile network operator, to be frank.)
I hear you on the work woes. I’m the SME for several projects. For one of them, I’ve asked the business analyst to prepare a file combining two files. I gave detailed instructions. 3x and still no go. I hope what I get tomorrow is right. I refuse to do the work which I probably could do in 1/2 hour.
Craving patchouli so I am wearing and comparing Tempo and Coromandel EDT today.
In some reviews for Tempo, I saw people reference Coromandel…Tempo didn’t remind me of Coromandel the couple times I’ve worn it…will see how they compare today…and report back findings….for Science!!!
I loved Tempo but have never tried Coramandel. Was going to save my Tempo for cool weather testing but it turned green so I decided to use it up…I think it would be a great all season fragrance.
Turned green?!? Aaackk!
It was odd to see that because it was a good fresh batch from a decant that I won in a draw…still smelled great though!!!!
Oh, interesting. I have never tried Tempo, but I love Coromandel. I look forward to reading your findings.
Tempo has violet and sage wafting through the patchouli and is a beautiful floral patchouli to my nose. Coromandel is a spicy and woody patchouli…a bit more masculine in comparison to Tempo although both are plenty wearable for either gender. I don’t know if I’ve worn Coromandel on a day has hot as today before and boy, did it bloom wonderfully in the heat…both fragrances did actually. Perhaps patchouli likes heat.
Thanks for reviewing. Tempo sounds like something I may like.
I wore Coromandel last week, and I agree that it blooms beautifully in the heat. While I would not wear patchouli regularly on hot days (it’s rather overhelming!), I do get why some people say that spices and oriental notes are best worn in summer.
Books I am reading: Empress Nur Jahan and Call me Zebra
Having a Parisian style breakfast with the little ones..croissants, cafe du lait and listening to Mc Solaar. Maybe french rap/hip hop is a little much for the morning but I love it.
SOTD is Ylang 49
This has a lot of projection on me. Anyone have any favorite summer scents with lots of sillage?
I went to sephora yesterday, did they discontinue Chloe l’eau and Love, Chloe? I was looking for them..
Melograno was great in the summer with lots of projection.
Maybe check the discounters for the two Chloes?
Thanks CM8 for the Melograno suggestion.
I wasn’t looking to buy the chloe’s I was just surprised to not see them there..
I think Love is d/c but is still floating around discounters. Not sure about L’Eau (which was my favorite), but I haven’t seen that one at Sephora for a few years. Same with See. Maybe Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s has it? But Sephora has cut back on perfumes over the years and seems to be pushing their “niche” offerings these days.
And you smell beautiful!
L’eau was my favorite too..
Sephora has changed a lot with its perfume selection and I have been to an actual store in quite sometime
There is a weird little perfume shop on 42nd bet Madisin and 5th, a few doors down from Sephora) that is inside a hair salon. They have a bunch of oldies (Guerlain, Patou etc.) and had Love, Chloe last I was there, which was awhile ago. They have testers for most perfumes.
You know, I think I may have passed by there once or twice but never went in. Good to know next time I am in the city.
It’s fun, especially for old 80s stuff. Right near Grand Central, and they don’t bug you in there. You can sniff in peace ????
I think they’re both axed.
You can also check Fragrantica, they have a list of discontinued scents.
Your kiddos are so lucky to have such a cool, cultured mom!
They will probably not think I am so cool in 10 years! HA!
No, but that will only last a couple of years, then they’ll think you’re cool again!
THIS
Ylang 49 and Blanche Immortelle are my two favourite summer scents with lots of projection.
I know that Love, Chloe is discontinued. It would be a bit of a bummer if the Chloe L’eau was too.
I’m wearing Atelier Mandarine Glaciale, perfect for the hot weather.
Sounds it!
One of my favorite Atelier Colognes. You smell great!
My favorite Atelier. I was able to get a couple of minis using Sephora points last summer – I was hoping they’d have something like it this summer but no luck (so far).
Wearing Amber Flash for partial credit – not a favorite for me from Tauerville. I much prefer Rose, Vanilla and the Incense flashes.
I did not love the Amber either.
I’m wearing Clementine California today. Did Kanuka say that Thursday is like Monday’s kind old great-uncle (or something similar)? Hope it works out that way for everyone!
Me too!
Twins!
I am more an adherent of Douglas Adams, myself. “‘This must be Thursday,’ said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. ‘I never could get the hang of Thursdays.'”
Ha — did not read Hitchhiker, but I like that!
I’m sporting my recent purchase of Mugler’s Cologne Fly Away. I decided to blind buy as I’m a HUGE fan of the original and I’m glad I did. Perfect summer cologne with lemon, grapefruit and woody notes. There is also a zingy note I’m still trying to figure out. I will be wearing this quite a bit. ????.
Oh yay, so glad to hear it’s good!
Love a blind buy that works out!
That zing must come from the “Secret ‘C’ Note”
Seriously though, I’m happy to hear a good review about the new Mugler colognes. Can’t wait to try them!!
Thanks for the review on that new Mugler.
I love hearing about blind buys that work!
I’m wearing a spritz of Bottega Veneta today, just cuz I had a hankering. It smells less peppery in the heat.
Books of the moment:
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty. It’s like Anthony Bourdain, but death. Fascinating look at death rituals around the world. And funny!
Calypso, David Sideris.
Saw a movie in one of the parks last night (Dr Strangelove) and it was a mosquito fest! I rummaged through my sample stash and spritzed us down with Bergamote 22 and it worked! No bites! Expensive mosquito repellant ????
That is one super pricey mosquito spray. ????
I know, but desperate times call for desperate measures. At least it smells good.
And you smelled great!
Thanks! And a good way to use up a decant.
How was the movie?
It’s a brilliant movie. I’ve watched it multiple times and also own it. But I like the outdoor movies (except for the mosquitoes). This one was at a park in Brooklyn on the East River so amazing sunset and city views to boot!
The Caitlin Doughty book sounds interesting. I like her YouTube channel, Ask a Mortician.
Yes! Glad to have company here ???? She’s an interesting person and inspiring as an entrepreneur, also. I recommend both her books, if you’re not too squeamish about death and decay. There’s a wonderful humanity in her writing and she could probably also do standup comedy.
Good morning Y’all…
Calvin Klein Truth is the SOTD….projecting just a bit loud again, but it’s sure to settle down in a little while….
You smell great!
Truth is a great scent.
I always liked Truth. I also had Truth Lush which I think was the only Truth flanker.
The Truth shower gel used to smell exactly like the perfume. I haven’t seen it in years, though. And it was a little bit drying.
Partial credit in Annick Goutal Chevrefeuille
That’s a gorgeous honeysuckle scent!
One of my favorites, any time of year. You smell great!
Full credit for me today, in Atelier Rendez-Vous. This reminds me of the awesome Bottega Veneta, in a way. It’s a little sweeter, and better for warm weather.
Rendez-Vous sounds rather pretty!
Nice! I know where mine is but it’s a pain to get to!
I’ve been ridiculously busy at work all week, and wearing nothing but Atelier’s Pomelo Paradis. I am perilously close to using up my 7.5mL, and I was not even trying for a THUNK!
Anyway, just to change it up, I’m back in Fils de Dieu today, so no credit for the project, but it’s good in the hot and humid weather. We had such severe thunderstorms last night, they woke the household!
Not enough coffee in the world today…
You smell fab! I wouldn’t mind a full bottle of that one ????
Not playing CP this week… so much home and health stuff going on.
At the endocrinologist today for the full thyroid panel I’ve been requesting for the past few years.
Missing Gaze, who went back to Va Tech on Sunday for cadet leader training.
Gearing up for Taz’s senior year of HS. Preparing for cross country scrimmage meet tomorrow.
Forgot to say, SOTD is Guerlain Floral Romantique. Love this one.
You smell fab
Good luck with your thyroid panel. (((HUGS))) for missing Gaze. Hope Taz has a great senior year!
Hugs for you mals86. You do smell beautiful !
Good luck and I hope you find some answers to your health issues.
Hope all goes well with the thyroid panel! I hope you learn something helpful!
Wow, that’s a busy week! Good luck with Taz, Gaze, and that thyroid panel.
Back from a brief trip to Santa Fe – I highly recommend Meow Wolf to anyone who’s in the area! There’s also a small bug museum called Harrell House that was surprising good. My 4 yo held a tarantula and a giant millipede; I did not.
Giving Atelier’s Iris Rebelle another shot today. It’s . . . still okay.
Holy smokes! You were so close to me! Let me know anytime you want to meet up!
We love Meow Wolf!
Ooo, I didn’t realize. We want to come back some time – I’ll let you know when it happens!
Yikes! Brave 4 yo. I was at a flea market recently that featured a bug petting zoo. People were holding these massive Madagascan hissing cockroaches. Shudder
She held one of those too! Not sure where she gets her enthusiasm for bugs, my husband is terrified of them and I am definitely what they used to call an ‘indoor kid.”
I’m gonna dream about that it ight. I just know it. Yikes.
There’s a bug exhibit here at the botanical gardens in Albuquerque. You can go to that also when you buy zoo tickets. I took my son and his gf when they visited and it was fascinating! Though I am CERTAIN I do not want to hold a tarantula OR a cockroach!
Honestly, the giant African millipede was the most disturbing. It was 6-7″ long and about 1″ wide, more like a small snake than a bug. Also, the insect wrangler mentioned that the millipede was a new addition and that he hadn’t been able to hold it yet, so part of me had to wonder if it was going to gnaw my kid’s hand off . . .
Wearing Le Labo’s Iris 39 today. I think I over-applied just a bit. I’ll open my office windows for air circulation. Under applied, it’s rooty iris and patchouli, today I’m smelling soap!
Books currently in rotation are:
Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol
Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel
The Panther by Nelson DeMille
On The Shortness of Life by Lucius Seneca
And no smoothie today, I was running really late. Home made Gluten-free muffin and a banana. No coffee yet and I really must fix that!
Ha! and I had my smoothie made for me at the Dominican cafe as I got the kids
It was called The Good Habit with spinach, pineapple, banana , honey and orange juice.
I think that smoothie sounds yummy! I will try that out tomorrow.
I’m on a ‘Y’ theme.
Perfume this morning for work: Yves Rocher Neroli.
Perfume to decompress after work: Youth Dew.
Oi, and I’m reading Dead Souls. I’m a stop-start-stop reader. I’ll devour half a book in a week, then leave it lingering, then restart and so on. I’ve renewed this gem three times already. Verry sarcastic, excellent writing. Its poking of 19th-century Russian bourgeoisie and corruption is hilarious. (The message itself is not ‘funny’ but the way it is told rather is.)
Me too with the start-stop. The new books at my library can be kept for two weeks and renewed once if not on reserve by someone else.
Have not read Dead Souls since college…great book but not one I seem to re-read as much as some of the Russian novels I read then.
SOTD is SL Vetiver Oriental. I think I confessed to Donatella, but can’t remember. So, in case I didn’t, here you go Donatella! Better late than never.
A generous NSTer sent me a decant of this one and it took me a while to really give it a whirl, but when I did, I was hooked. I’ve had a bottle in my fragrancenet cart FOREVER and finally came to the conclusion that 30% off was the biggest discount I was going to get, so pulled the trigger. Plus, it was the old packaging, which makes me think I’m getting the original umtampered with formula. I experienced a bit of ambivalence when I did purchase, I must say. I don’t need more perfume, and this is diametrically opposed to my minimalistic life these days. But there was room in my little perfume box, so that how I rationalized it????????
Much running around to do today to pick up some essentials for the novelty of sticks and bricks living for the next three months. I dug out T-Rex’s crate and she hopped right in today after I set it up. It may have helped that her full food dish was in there! ???? First in the list to pick up is some type of rug deodorant or room refresher.
Happy Almost Friday! I have a killer schedule this week- three on, one off, three on. Gah! I hope I make it…
If there is room in your perfume box, you really love it and you will wear it often then definitely pull the trigger and go for it!
were your ears ringing? My middle one who starts university in a little over a week as a nursing major was talking about traveling nursing on the way home and I was telling her all about your adventures
I just read that in your post above! I wish her the very best. She needs a good couple of years of experience before she travels, but it’s a great way to see the country. There is also international travel nursing, if she’s so inclined.
I will give one word of warning: travel companies can be sketchy and downright unethical. There are countless companies and it’s very competitive. Be very careful about the contract and make sure EVERYTHING is in writing. The travel company gets paid a certain amount by the hospital to place a traveler. The nurses contract is not with the hospital, but with the travel company. They pay the nurse out of that lump sum provided by the hospital. I hate to infer that the travel company will rip off the nurse, but just be aware that the less they pay the RN, the more their profit. No one is you friend and she had to have a strong backbone to stand up for herself.
I’ve had a couple of bad experiences and I have switched companies. My eyes are wide open now, but the pros still outweigh the cons for me.
There are tons of young travelers so she will meet others in her age group with similar interests wherever she goes! She’ll have a blast! ????????
Ah!!! thank you so much for this valuable information…I am going to share it with her…the kid up above is the eldest who will be graduating next year as a nurse…the middle one is just starting as a freshman…there will be two nurses in the house! The middle one is more adventurous and I think this would be an experience she would enjoy. She was originally thinking international but I told her to think about national as I conveyed all the fabulous places you have traveled to.
That’s awesome! Makes me happy to hear ???? One of my nieces is starting a nursing program in Boston this year and the 1st semester is a required international study. She chose Ireland (don’t remember what the other choices are). Wish I could’ve had that experience as a student.
Wow Elisa! Ireland! that is fantastic!
Hope you don’t mind Deva but I just showed her your instagram…don’t be surprised if she ends up following you
I started looking at it again myself…my goodness gorgeous photos and T-Rex is absolutely adorable in all the videos!
Oh, thanks! I started the IG account when I started traveling. Haven’t posted too much related to Reno yet because it’s just too hot to be out and about. I try to get as much done before 10am because after that, it’s just he!!ish. Definitely would recommend travel within the US first. There are many things she will be confronted with that she is unable to anticipate and having some solid experience as a foundation is key. Most hospitals will not even consider you if you don’t have a couple of years of general nursing under your belt. And even so, Is isn’t always easy to find an assignment that will consider a first time traveler. I submitted to about 10 hospitals for my initial assignment and was only made an offer by one, and I’ve many years of experience behind me.
Thanks Deva!! I will share this with her as well.
Not advertised all the time on their splash page, but Fragrancenet almost always has a 37% off coupon, right now I think it’s GEPL18, but you can check it on retailmenot.
Oh, good to know! Although, I don’t NEED anything….????
It may be time to go through my perfumes again and cull the ones I’m not reaching for in order to make a teenyweeny bit of room for something new.
Grump! I spent a while looking for a higher % code last week when I ordered a bottle. I’m sad I didn’t find this
Anytime you want to place an order from FragranceNet, Google the name of the perfume and then “fragrancenet” – the price which includes a 37% discount will show up in the search results – click on link that takes you to their page – the 37% coupon will already be in your cart and you can check out from there
Someone mentioned that months ago, and it worked once for me, but it hasn’t worked more recently! I think they’ve gotten wise to our games. Or have you successfully used it recently?
I’ve never had a problem getting that 37% code into my cart – in fact I wonder if I Google FragranceNet 37% and the name of that perfume. But, the thing I wonder about is how much do the actual prices of the perfumes fluctuate – I wonder if they raise the prices when they give more access to that larger discounted coupon… Who knows?
Good luck settling into your new schedule! Sounds challenging.
Partial credit again today in Aroma M Geisha Noire. I LOOOOVE this one so much. I have a decant thanks to a split, but I hoard it. Does anyone else hoard the samples and decants they love? I don’t know why I do that when I can easily just get more…
Thanks for the positive vibes for my son yesterday. I think he’s better. He still sounds down when I talk to him, but hasn’t cried anymore or anything. It was over a job he thought he had bagged and then something came up and he can’t take it. It was good paying and would have gotten him out of retail, which he’s been working since he was 15. Plus, his girlfriend said she thought he was a bit lonely and having to adjust to living on his own. Growing up is just hard sometimes…I’m going to fly out for his birthday in a few weeks and spoil him as much as possible. Ugh, I love that kid…
Got the new edition of The Guide yesterday. Laughed and laughed reading it. As usual, I agree with some reviews, some I don’t!
Hugs to you Kelly C! Parenthood is hard …but sometimes we have to let go and expect the best of outcomes. I have faith that in the end things will work out for your son..you know that expression..one door closes but another one opens. Hope you enjoy your time with him on his birthday.
Oh and don’t be afraid to use things up…this is true, you can always get more…I am trying very hard not to hoard anything these days.
Yes, that’s the hard part, just letting go and letting them work it out. He’s super smart and hard working so I know he will be fine. I just want HIM to know he will be fine, if that makes sense haha. Like his girlfriend told me, I think he’s just adjusting to being on his own and stuff. It can be a tough transition but he will get through it!
yes it does make sense…and yes, I am sure not having you around can be tough at times but he is also blessed to have a wonderful girlfriend who is caring enough to let you know what is going on as well and I am sure very supportive of him.
Awww, hugs to you Mama! And his girlfriend seems very wise.
You are a wonderful mom! He’s lucky to have you????????
Oh no
Sorry to hear about this!
Hang in there, KellyC!
Kinda like growing pains but at least he has mama to bounce it off.
Last day of 95F temps before we cool down to “only” 85F. I got a call last night that the shelter is expecting 300+ kitties displaced from California shelters by the wildfires. Local shelters are sending their adoptable animals to us so they can temporarily house animals whose owners have evacuated (or shelters that have evacuated). I may end up with a new pet….
Books–Recently I read The Corner of the Oval, Dear Mrs. Bird, and presently The Line Becomes A River. Also some very, very bad mysteries involving caterers/cooks/chefs with recipes included. Some of the recipes look good but the books are almost laughably bad. Might need some Nero Wolfe as a palate cleanser.
Perfume today is Cedrat Envirant (I keep wanting to call it environment) and I’ll wear my last Atelier tomorrow. I had no idea I had a week’s worth.
Good luck with kittie rescue! You’re wonderful for doing that.
Lots of prayers and good thoughts for those faced with this tragedy. Hope the pet relocation goes well.
So sad for all the humans and animals who have been displaced. I hope they can find new homes! And any kitty that finds it’s way to your home will be very lucky ????
I know! I just hate to think about it. Such a beautiful area filled with all kinds of life. ????
Good luck with all the cats! It’s awesome that you’re helping out.
Good luck with your kitty influx!
Scent of the Day: Reve d’Anthala by Evody. Reminds me of one of those Pure Something scents, can’t remember which one. Grace? Something.
Pure Grace by Philosophy? It is fresh and soapy smelling.
That’s the name I was thinking of, but I still don’t know if that is the smell I was thinking of…
Fresh and soapy isn’t my thing, but one of my best friend uses the Pure Grace perfume along with all of the associated hair and body products and she always floats in a nice cloud of freshness haha.
It’s a perfect scent for an office that does not permit perfume.
Whoops, picked up an unmarked decant and ended up some Encens Mythique, which I usually don’t wear in the dead of summer.
Hope it faded quickly to summer appropriate levels!
SotD is Jul et Mad Aqua Sextius. Feels very refreshing in this 36*C heat. Hopefully starting tomorrow temperature will go down, at least that’s what forecasts promise.
Day two of Acqua di Parma, this time in Ginepro di Sardegna. I like this one a lot! It starts off with lots of juniper, as the name indicates and then turns into a warm, sour, balsamic blend with a little bit of an incense quality – it reminds me of SL Encens et Lavande or Gris Clair in that sense. Yesterday’s Rosa Nobile has gone in my give away pile. It just didn’t make any impression and I have way too much perfume to waste time with those kinds of scents.
Gearing up for a couple long feeling days at work. Today and tomorrow it’s just my closest coworker and I working in our department. One person is on vacation and another took an unexpected day off to spend time with her daughter and new granddaughter in the hospital PLUS my boss decided to stay home because she’s not feeling well. Is it the weekend yet? Oh, and a 90 degree day to look forward to in Seattle argh.
Good luck at work, hope it goes smoothly!
I am wearing Caron Aimez Moi for the second day in a row. Partial credit for me. I had no idea today was National Book Lovers Day. I am going to tell my daughter. This will be right up her alley. She says she loves the smell and the sound of turning pages of a new book. I read books on my nook tablet a lot. But, she says she will never do that.
Never mind the partial credit
The perfume house has to be an “A”
Extra credit if you read a book?
I thought I’d never switch to Kindle either! When the books finally took over my living space, I ended up switching
Super busy today! I can barely breathe! Looking forward to the weekend because I am very exhausted!
In L’Artisan Premier Figuier Extreme. Few drops left in a sample that I just finished. THUNK! Then, I sprayed on some more from my full bottle. Love it! I never get tired of fig scents!
Does anyone know if Iris Silver Mist was discontinued? I was checking online and I see that only Barneys is the only one selling it in the bell shaped bottles. Kind of panicking now, since I have no more than 2-3ml left on my decant.
Breathe!!!!! and hang in there!
While I am not an SL expert I was under the impression that some of the fragrances were no longer sold in the regular bottles but were now only in the bell shaped ones and harder to come by. someone else more knowledgable will surely chime in. If that is the case maybe the bell will be your birthday present to yourself this year
When you have time read this- pretty comprehensive…i guess at one point ISM was sold in the more affordable VAPO line but that is no more….
http://www.kafkaesqueblog.com/2017/06/12/major-changes-at-serge-lutens/
Thanks for the info. So many confusing changes and the prices are outrageous! There are still some of the old bottles at the discounters, but I do not need any of them.
Thinking probably about the set which is 60ml and more affordable. I am not crazy about the bottle, but the juice.
I know Aedes has all the bell jars, in the shop, anyway. They had last time I was there like 1.5 months ago.
Aedes has many bell jars, but unfortunately ISM and A la Nuit are not available. I called the store directly, but they think they will not have those back.
Parfum 1 still has A la Nuit discounted + 25% off. But, yeah, I think that one has been discontinued. SL is becoming a very confusing line with all its transitions
They have now brought out a new packaging called Gratte-Ciel (skyscraper) which are 100 ml black glass Art Deco style bottles. The scents that are now in those bottles are no longer available in the bell jar bottle. However, I don’t see it listed in that collection. I can’t believe it’s discontinued though. I would order it from Barney’s since they have it for sale. You never know what’s going on at SL nowadays.
Exactly this! The reason I finally bought Vetiver Oriental. I’d only I could find Cuir Mauresque…
The Serge Lutens website still has Iris Silver Mist available in the bell jar, 75ml for $310. They also have a 2×30ml set for $199. Not bad. A la Nuit completely dissapeared. So sad to see those beautiful fragrances gone or almost gone. Better grab them while they are still available.
Oh that is sad to hear about A la Nuit! ????
A la Nuit can still be found at the discounters for less than $100. Even though I love it, it was always very fleeting on me, so I will stay away from it.
I have an ISM bell jar but you’re making me want to get a back-up of the 2 x 30mL!
You should! Considering all the changes that SL is going thru, it looks like ISM might not be available for too long. The price of the set , 60ml is fantastic!
It still shows on the Serge Lutens website,under the bell jars section.Scroll through the notes of “mohair”.
Besides Barney’s, the SL website is the only one who still has Iris Silver Mist available. Thank you for the info! They have a set of 2×30ml available. I will consider that.
Atelier Grand Neroli, Day 4.
Quite a haul from the farmer’s market today: a loaf of rosemary sourdough, some gorgeous multicolored cherry tomatoes, white peaches, and a couple of soft pretzels. Yummmm.
Nice food haul! And you smell great. I shall join you in Grand Neroli.
SotD = Grand Neroli
It is grand, I love it. I’ve worn Atelier samples each day this week. Maybe I haven’t bought a bottle because the dry down on many of them isn’t as pleasing as I’d like? Or these samples are past their prime. Ah, well. Perhaps Grand Neroli will go the distance today. Thank you to holyneroli for helping me choose.
I’ve been forcing myself to rest a little each evening with my foot elevated. I clumsily banged two toes, by the end of the day they need a time out. Watching random episodes of The Office, yesterday I enjoyed the one where Jim buys his childhood home and worries that Pam isn’t pleased. I was verklempt when he showed her the garage “art studio”, then she smiles tenderly and says, “You bought me a house.” Sob-sniff-sniff. A love story for the ages.
Happy to help
Oof, maybe a nice epsom salt soak would help your toes.
great idea! I will do a soak tonight. I’ve been applying Arnicare too.
Ouch! Your poor toes! I think that holyneroli’s suggestion of an epsom salt soak is a good one.
thanks, Jalapeno! I’ve decided the upside to busted toes is that the #1 doctor recommended remedy is enforced time on the couch.
Ouch, your poor toesies! How about icing and compression?
thanks, hajusuuri, those are good ideas for sure.
I used ice for the first couple of days and have been taping the toes together since then, compressing them a little that way does reduce the swelling and makes them less ouchie.
SOTD = Atelier Cologne Silver Iris
I was originally going to wear Aftelier Vanilla Smoke but Silver Iris was within easy reach and easier to apply. It is soooo good.
I submitted a complaint to Starbucks regarding the cashier who yelled at me. I got an apologetic response, an indication that the incident will be brought to the store manager’s attention and a $5 credit. I couldn’t care less about the $5 but will gladly take it to pay towards my next drink.
That’s odd. I often hear about people complaining about rude customer service in retail, quite often in the ‘luxury’ lifestyle segment. Sort of like if you’re buying a handbag the SA might ask if you ‘won the lottery’ to do that and so forth if they happen to feel particularly bitchy. Mereckons it’s one consequence of the employer’s recruitment/wage policy.
Let’s just say that the TSA May have the most questionable recruiting policies.
I actually don’t find it offensive for an SA to remark about me winning the lottery! Basically, don’t judge a book by its cover because I am laughing all the way to the bank regardless of the reason I can afford the handbag.
I’d be sorely tempted to permanently boycott that particular Starbucks location even after a complaint!
I’ll be scarce for a while or if I continue to use it, may forego the mobile ordering. We do have a Starbucks in the building next door accessible via a walkway but it does not take mobile orders and opens at 7AM.
Wearing Eau de Magnolia and reading Circe by Madeline Miller!
Love both but think I only need one spray of Eau de Magnolia. I forgot how potent it is!
Circe! I got a copy of that, but it has drifted down in the pile. What do you think of it? i loved the first few lines…
I’m really enjoying it! It’s beautifully written and strangely relatable. Definitely recommend.
Mohur Extrait for me today, beauty in a bottle. Many hours in there is rose, with some other flowers which I can’t identify starting to rise up, although some of it is orange blossom, I think. The musk comes and goes, right now it is pretty gone, but I am sure it will come back at least once more. This is pretty much the perfect perfume, for me. Mitsouko is the perfect vintage perfume, and this is the perfect modern perfume. I have done wrist to wrist comparisons with most of the other perfumes i have and love, and this one wins every time. I love Durga, but this is far more complex and elegant. I love Sea of Glass, and it would be great if BPAL could make a version of that with really high quality ingredients, but it is a lesser vehicle than these great perfumes. Ok, soliloquy over , back to the joys of hospital IT administration…
I’m dying to try Mohur – sounds so perfect
Luckyscent has samples of it available….
Sorry, I know this is the opposite of the Use it Up club….
I am waiting for an opportunity to try the whole NV line in person – I love my small sample of Trayee
I love Mohur but haven’t tried the extrait!
IMO, the extrait outshines the EDP. Gorgeous stuff.
I’m wearing Mohur today too! I would love to try the extrait but I am worried about falling in love with it (it is limited edition isn’t it?) It’s hard to imagine anything any more beautiful than the EDP but I’m sure it is possible!
Reading The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirezzvani. I seem to be starting to match the “feel” of whatever I am reading to my perfume!
Been enjoying TF Fougere d’Argent in this hot, muggy weather. Gotten compliments on it too, which is always nice.
Give us a mini review!
Was going to do Atelier today, but my Fiori di Capri was calling to me from my dresser top. I’ve been gone almost six weeks and missed it….
Hope Koyel made it home okay. My flight was three hours late, and I felt bad for those waiting at our gate at JFK to board their delayed flight back to SF. It did reconfirm to me that it’s the same time, if not faster, for me to subway home rather than car. The Uber driver took a very long route that I didn’t notice until we were committed. That being said, it was a relatively easy flight…good movie choices, and I got some knitting done.
Looking forward to my broader selection of scents to wear….
I went somewhere recently, can’t recall where (getting reeeaallly old), and was surprised to learn that knitting needles were prohibited.
They are considered weapons.
Maybe……a federal facility?
Not that I know how to knit anyway.
That’s interesting, Bear. I could see the logic. I consider my rudimentary knitting as a form of therapy ????
Yeah, I’m way more dangerous when I’m NOT knitting.
LOL!!!!! I just spit out my water laughing so hard!
I was actually surprised that knitting needles are allowed on a plane…. although mine are short because they’re the circular kind. I’m a new knitter…pretty basic stuff that I give away….
Speaking of planes, I’ve gone from recently having to remove shoes, all food items from my bag as well as my iPad to removing absolutely nothing yesterday. And it wasn’t a pre-cleared line. I guess it just depends on their mood each day….
Or it depends on which airport you are going thru. Last time I flew from Denver, it was a total PITA. Glad it’s not my airport of origin.
You are right, Bear. I would say a good 8 years ago, a fellow traveler flying out of Newark got her knitting needles confiscated. Said fellow traveler was already in her late 70s. The lesson? Beware of old ladies with knitting needles.
Note: To avoid controversy of what age I consider old, in NST-land, no one is old regardless of age.
I did, thank you so much for your kind wishes! I’m sorry for your own delay
Still quite annoying!
I don’t have access to my bottle of Vanille Insensée right now, so I celebrated book day by wearing Memoirs of a Trespasser.
Very appropriate!
Dear NST friends, you’ll be happy to read that I’m finally back in California!!! After my flight on Tuesday was delayed and then canceled, I managed to convince them to give me a flight on Wednesday evening instead of their original intention, which was to put me on a Thursday 7am flight with a layover. Wednesday’s flight also had a delay, but I finally made it!!! What a fraught journey.
I’m wearing AC Clementine Californie, from the very kind madtowngirl! I think I smell good, but I’m not sure how much of what I’m smelling is the perfume. I’m wearing makeup today because I will be hanging out with a 19-year-old (boyfriend’s baby cousin) and her parents tonight, and I want to convince them all that I’m a functional adult. I know not all functional adults wear makeup, but I’m hoping this will help convince them that I don’t think of myself as a child. So anyway, I think a fair amount of what I’m smelling is my makeup. I think CC would smell even better without that rather loud note of powder.
Oh! And I’m reading Why Not Me?, by Mindy Kaling. It’s entertaining!
Oh fun — I like Mindy Kaling. And welcome home!
Yay for you being back home! I hope you were able to get in some kitty cuddles. ????
I was, thanks! They were such little muffins of love
And I went to work late today, largely because the fluffmuffins were being awfully cuddly and I didn’t have the heart to displace them and get ready efficiently! I think they missed me.
It sounds like they totally did miss you.
Waving to my twin!
Hope your next journey back East goes much more smoothly.
Kiss the fluffers again!
On theme with Acqua di Parma´s Iris Nobile (EDP). It’s gorgeous, would have loved to have tried the Eau de Toilette at some point, but then again I’m plenty happy with my EDP.
Had an “amusing” incident with my washing machine this morning. I tend to be a bit generous with the washing powder, and this time the machine took its revenge and ejected all the far too soapy water. So I had a lake where no lake was supposed to be, it took some effort to get all the soapy water out, but I managed in the end; more is more is not always a good idea!
At least you maintained hour sense of humor.
It felt a bit like Swan Lake, especially when I actually had to tip the washing machine to get rid of the last bits of soapy water. Imagine holding a heavy washing machine with two arms amid foam!
Ugh, I would have been uttering some choice words! I hope the washer behaves from now on.
On the bright side, you won’t need to wash your floors. ????
Been there, done that, at college. Not once but twice – we had the cleanest basement!
SAD SAD day….I lost a dearly beloved Fornasetti candle.Gravity and a bad decor decision.
I said some pretty extraordinary words…many many times.Too sad to spray perfume!
✌????
Oh dear..I am sure that was a THUNK you did NOT want to hear
You are indeed correct!!Lol!And I did not even burn it until now!!
????????
Yup…????????
My condolences my dear Johanob for such an unexpected THUNK! R.I.P. your beautiful candle! ???? I hope you can overcome that loss soon. ????
Thanks!Lol!I lit the candle,but it looked so sad all broken and shattered that I just threw it out!Even Lina Cavalieri’s face looked surprised/sad!,haha!Soothing myself with lashings and lashings of Lush Dirty!✌????????
Oh, that is sad. Their containers are amazing! I want one just for the art factor. I hope a new one makes it’s way to you.
I wanted to get the owl one for myself but I had resisted so far. So sorry yours shattered.
I was inspired today by several people this week with their Atelier Cologne choices, so I am on point today. Thanks for the perfumed hint!
SOTD = Atelier Cologne Vaniile Insensee. Very happy that I have the cute little travel spray of this! And it still smells as good as I remember it.
Hey twin!! I just used up a small 3 ml decant.
Nicely done! My travel spray is barely touched, so I should do something to change that.
I adored this in store, got a 30 mL bottle in a swap, and now find that it gives me a dreadful headache. I think I will try to swap this away in the next swapmeet. If you finish your travel spray by then, maybe you’ll want it…!
Oh, that’s too bad that Vanille Insensee gives you a headache! Do any of the other Atelier Colognes do that?
No! I don’t know what it is about VI that triggers them
Ah, while I am thinking of this… lillyjo, yesterday’s SOTD, the Alien Aqua Chic Legere, is a manufacturer’s sample of the purple Aqua Chic that came out in 2012. For some reason, TM put both EdT and Legere on it.
Atelier Vanille Insensee. Thunk.
I forgot to mention that my niece stopped by last evening and took several perfumes off my hands that I no longer wear. I’m so happy to pass them along and she was happy to take them.
Nice to keep em in the family! I’ve unloaded some decants on my niece and brother.
Yes! It was nice to unload.. ahem, gift them. A great way to clear my conscience. I feel vague gilt for the unloved ones. ????
I had high hopes for 2 of my 3 nieces but alas, after a shopping spree at Sephora (“buy anything you want but it must be perfume”) when they were young teenagers and a Christmas gift with an Atelier Cologne sample set each PLUS a gift card enough to cover a less expensive 30 mL, they lost interest. So we moved on to bags…
Kids are fickle. They may come around to it in the future.
Hiya, scent twin! ????
I’m wearing Atelier Vanille Insensee today. It’s not really doing it for me, though. I think I need to save it for fall or something.
Good idea to save Vanille Insensee for different weather. It’s one that seems to be easily influenced by heat, humidity, or the lack thereof.
I’m late posting due to life complications. I’ll survive. Not on the CP; I’ve jumped the alphabet to “I”, wearing Indult Isvaraya. Jasmine, patchouli, plum, intoxicating. Indulgent and a bit indecent.
Sorry to hear that life is throwing you some curveballs right now.
I hope things get better, and soon.
“I” is a very good letter, indeed.
Hope things are looking up for you very soon.
Commuting Woes No. 446 and 447:
– morning smell – guy sitting next to me reeked of fried food
– evening smell – bad breath mixed with mothballs
I seem to be winning the smelly challenge this week!
Wow, you certainly are! Time to start carrying a pomander or something like that.
Something I can wear around my neck and sniff without too much trouble.
A scarf. You can wear it around your neck on the train and pull it over your poor nose, if needed.
You need a gas mask. ????
This was pretty much what Deva suggested.
ugh, you win. moth balls are my kryptonite.
And I get mothballs with indolic Jasmine.
Late on reporting today. AdP Rosa Nobile edp, from a sample courtesy of a kind NSTer. I love this fresh rose, but man is it ever fleeting on me. It’s been a lot of fun respritzing, though! ????
AM: Amouage Bracken woman on my left hand, and Amouage Myths Woman on my right hand.
Do they share some sort of soapy musky base?
I thought Bracken woman was interesting and enjoyable, vegetal and woodsy in the beginning, it seem to settle down into a sweet cake.
PM: Amouage Beloved. At first spray it reminded me of something in a lot of Estee Lauder fragrances. To me it settled down into a powdery, Ambery, Coco-esque scent.
How interesting. My experience is very different. There are several animalics in Beloved. I get a strong chamomile note in the opening that I LOVE and then it settles into an animalic floral. I’ve never been a fan of Coco. It does have a vintage feel to it.
I am curious if you’ve tried Beloved in colder weather? I don’t usually wear it during the warmer months.
I should try it in colder weather too… It’s funny, I really couldn’t smell it a lot when I first applied it – but then several hours later it really bloomed!
Here’s something else…I’m trying Opus i today, and it smells like your description of Beloved. I get a strong Chamomile scent at the beginning, drying down to a lovely vintage-y scent. Have you tried Opus i?
There is no accounting for my nose or ability to describe fragrance, but I don’t get any cardamom from Opus i, and I don’t get any Chamomile from Beloved.
I’m still,reading from the bottom up so this could possibly have been mentioned already:
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Chiming in with Atelier Oolang Infini tonight. It’s battling the heat nicely. We are supposed to finally get some rain and cooler weather in the next few days..fingers crossed. Everyone here is so tired of the fires and surrounding smoke.
Looking forward to a relaxing weekend!