It's Hump Day. Also, International Day of Charity and Freddie Mercury's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm waking up (late, again) with Terre d'Hermès, the original.
Reminder: on 9/7, wear a fragrance with cedar, if you have one.
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.
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It’s Lacroix, sweetie ! ????
Tumulte pour homme
Cedarwood and frankincense
Frankincense and cedarwood
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I have that one lined up for Friday! It is possibly my favorite cedar.
I have not even heard of that one. On my test list it goes.
It is long since discontinued, Glannys!
I found a split, but it’s pricey…
Yeah, and not sure it is worth big bucks. Part of the joy of it, originally, was how cheap it was. Plus, no idea how a decant of something so old will hold up. I wouldn’t do it.
The original Gucci Pour Homme was somewhat similar, but it’s axed too.
Yeah, I’ll think I’ll pass. Next!
I used to have a bottle of that, moons ago. I think I gave it away, but I recall it being a straightforward, satisfying cedar. Dirt cheap then; I guess that’s changed.
Channeling Edina today, eh?
Pats……………….????????
I love Ab Fab. Thanks for the smile!
Fabulous, sweetie darling.
Now pour mummy a drink!
I’m in Tam Dao. While sandalwood is the main note here, cedar is also present. I may pick it for the peace CP too – it smells so serene.
I gave that one serious thought this morning, and maybe I’ll wear it tomorrow.
I know you like it and thought you might wear it too this week.
I love Tam Dao. You smell wonderful.
Thank you!
You do, I loved it on myself and gifted it at least once!
Beautiful.You smell lovely and classy!
Thanks, johanob!
Guerlain Vetiver, for serene green on a pointlessly stressful day (endless admin battles, and a trip to Glasgow to sort out a refund of my season ticket).
PSA for the UK people… All sorts of interesting things seem to be popping up in store at tk maxx: jicky and heritage! Terre d’Hermes gift sets, lots of alien flankers, Miller Harris, AE, Stella… and I saw a 200ml bottle of no.5.
UK Maxx is definitely much better then US one! I will have to go to when I’m in London next
It really varies. Sometimes it’s nothing but celeb flankers, other times real treasures.
Love Guerlain Vetiver. It’s such an honest perfume. You smell delightful????????
You smell great Robin! I’m not on theme today but enjoying the morning in Myrhhe Eglantine – this along with VT and Osmanthus Yunnan are my favorites from the Hermessence line. This is my first week back at work after my maternity leave and I needed an upbeat scent. I had a much longer leave then most women get in this country but still not long enough for me!
Hope this first week goes well.
You smell great too Yasmina! It’s so hard to go back, so do hope the ME keeps your spirits high
Aww <3 hope your first week back goes ok and you don't miss your baby (babies?) too much!
I looooove the Hermessences. If I had to pick one perfume series for the rest of my life, that would be it
Thanks Koyel and all! It’s one supercute baby – the other “baby” is now in fourth grade ????
I do love this line but I will need warmer orientals in a couple months and these don’t exist here
That still counts as a baby in my book
What about Ambre Narguile?? That’s the most perfect warm oriental in the world to me. If I could only have one, that would be it. Hot, ambery apple turnover.
That one is way too sweet for me!
I’d also add Cuir d’Ange, though I think I mostly associate it with fall.
Need to try that one!
Have you tried Santal Massoia?
OJ woman today..
Summer is not over here…
I received a gift of a manual espresso maker. I am a bit lost since I have been using the french press for a long time. I tried to make a cappuccino this morning but it tasted so so. I don’t like bitter. I think I may have to use it more to make the taste come out good me thinks.
Is it an Aeropress?
It’s a Delonghi (spelling may be off)
De’Longhi is the proper spelling
Mmm, you smell wonderful!
Summer is not over here either, but they say cooler weather is on the way. I’m ready for open windows for sleeping. Our AC has had a workout this summer.
Ours too..and its so drying for the skin! I feel like I am applying just as much moisturizer during the winter
You smell perfect, of course…
It may taste bitter due to the water being too hot. Did you use boiling water? I use medium/low heat and watch it carefully. If the coffee is sputtering & hissing out out (vs. a slow gentle drizzle), the heat/gas is too high.
I love a good Cuban espresso, my favorite coffee ever. It takes a few tries but it’s well worth it. My grandmother’s method below.
Choose your coffee beans.
Fill a moka pot with coffee (do not tamp down, it prevents the steam going through the grounds) and water.
Heat over medium-low flame.
Measure sugar (I use brown sugar) into a deep cup (not metal, preferably use glass).
Pour the first drops of coffee onto your sugar to make a paste.
Whip the sugar, a tiny pinch of salt and coffee together vigorously until it lightens in color.
Pour the rest of the coffee over your mixture. Done well, it will have a cream layer.
Rest in peace, Freddie – you are missed.
SOTD is Chanel 19. I wore the EDP over the weekend and am in the EDT today. I love them equally, but today I wanted the ever-so-slight leathery note in the EDT.
I love them both too. I could actually see myself owning both at some point, although now I only have the edp. You smell great!
I wore EDP today while the EDT was staring at me.
Robin, I overslept today too :/
SOTD is Sartorial, again. Now I’m on a mission to use up my long-neglected sample.
I have gotten into a bad cycle of staying up very late reading and really have to stop it! I have to drag myself out of bed in the morning, and then I’m not really tired when it ought to be bedtime. I probably need to get one of those apps that bricks my kindle at midnight.
Hope you have some nice caffeine to get you through the day
How’s your Nero Wolfe project, by the way?
I am 3/4 of the way through. So that means I’ll probably get my sleep back on track soon enough, ha…
Nice. I re-read my favorites from the series from time to time.
I can relate! Currently I’m re-reading Gazelle by Rikki Ducornet, which was the book that pushed me down the perfume rabbit hole in the first place.
I haven’t heard of that one! [scribbling it down for next Amazon order]
Thanks!
“Like a cross between Marguerite Duras’ novel The Lover and Patrick Suskind’s Perfume” — would you say that’s accurate? It does sound fun.
Can’t say I’ve read either of the two mentioned! It is a fun read, perfect for a hot, hazy late summer. (Be ready for a heavy dose of teenage angst, though)
I could easily blaze through it in a few days if I didn’t have to, you know, go to work and all
I am also doing a lot of reading these days.
When I came back from America’s hat I realized that Micheal Ondanji came out with a book (he is the author of the beloved English Patient) and I am 237 on the waitlist at the NYPLibrary
I am 50-something at Philadelphia Free library
I’m #2002 at NYPL for Crazy Rich Asians. ????
Ok, you win!
Heh.. they have 400 something copies, so not as crazy as it seems… What’ll happen is I’ll forget about it…then miss the notice that it’s ready and have to reserve it again. Or….if I have multiple books in reserve they all come available at the same time…
But don’t you love the NYPL e book system? So easy to just click “reserve”…
Funny!
That’s actually what led to my not reading at night, and then eventually not reading books much at all.
White Cube, which has notes of both black and white cedar. Mostly I get marshmallow fluff.
Headed over to the city by the lake today to take in a Neko Case concert tonight with my bff. She will be wafting Angel, I’m sure. I plan to stop at Nordie’s on the way and sniff the new Chanels.
Maybe I’ll wear it today or tomorrow. It’s on my list for this CP.
Enjoy the concert and sniffing.
This is one of those perfumes that every time I where it I think “why don’t I just where this everyday?” One of my desert island picks, for sure.
Thank you!
Have a great time at the concert! I’m planning on taking my daughters (11 & 12) to see her in December–we love her & it will be their first live show. They’ve grown up listening to her.
Thanks!
OMG- what a great first show for your girls! And what a cool parent you are for taking them!????
I saw her a few years ago in Chicago and she was incredible. What a voice.
Oh! I love Neko Case but haven’t thought about her in a long time. I saw her live once a long time ago at an outdoor music festival. She was great. Enjoy!
Thanks!
Last time I saw her it was an outdoor music fest too. Her older stuff is definitely my favorite, so I’m hoping she plays a good mix.
Oh have fun! I saw Neko Case in Ann Arbor a few years ago and she had on a pair of skeleton pants. She is a total delight.
Ha! She’s awesome. In any interview I’ve ever seen or read of her, she seems like a genuinely down to earth and very “cool” person.
Who makes White Cube? Can’t find it online.
Lol. Sorry, it’s Narciso EDP. I find his naming system confusing so I just refer to this one as White Cube.
Which is distinct from Black Cube, Pink Cube, and the new Red Cube. And those are distinct from Black Rectangle and Pink Rectangle.
I really love a lot of the Narciso stuff, and his dresses, but his perfume naming conventions… Was there really no one to step in and say, “sir, this is going to cause nothing but confusion.” I mean, come on.
We never got Red Cube around here.:(
“White Cube” is becoming a second “Box of Eels” on NST.
Neko Case!!! Enjoy! It’s been a while since I’ve listened to her music
Thanks!
Have a great time! Downtown Chicago is a fabulous place for an outdoor show of any kind, but especially music. Back in the 80’s, Springsteen was playing at Soldiers Field (is it still called that?). I was with a bunch of friends hanging out on a boat on the lake listening on the cheap and enjoying life. Yes, alcohol was involved. ????
Thanks!…I guess I should have specified, it’s that other city by the lake: Milwaukee. I saw her in Chicago last time though!
Luckily it’s indoors tonight because it is rainy and crappy here-again!????
Well, I’m way off all around! Indoors is best when Mother Nature throws yuck at you, for sure. ✌????
Have fun!
Enjoy!
Nice!!I’ve been listening to the new Neko album a lot!Enjoy the concert!✌????????????
Enjoy your concert!
It seems many of us overslept! Ugh. Today’s SOTD is Chanel’s Coco over Tom Ford’s Black Orchid Body oil spray.
Smoothie is Kefir, cherries, kiwi, vanilla hemp powder & spinach.
Finally feeling better, I may swim tonight. Baby steps.
Can’t wait for Friday’s SOTD, I have a cedar parfum in mind…
I can’t even imagine how good you must smell!
Thanks! :grins:
Deliberately commando today as I’m prepping for Friday’s custom perfume session with Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. I have scent-glue skin so I’m trying to ensure there’s nothing around to interfere
I’m so excited for you! Please report on the process and final product.
Ooooh how delightful! Have a great time!
Ohh, exciting times! Hope you have a great time????
I have skin that sometimes refuses to project and on which few things last more than a few hours. But scent-glue skin sounds even more frustrating!
It’s usually great since I never have to reapply. Definitely a drawback with scrubbers though
How wonderful!
Can’t wait to hear about it…
I’d love to hear about how everything goes for you.
Thrilled for you!!!
Have fun!
First day of middle school…again! As a school nurse nurse I’ve been prepping for a couple weeks now. I’m excited to start the year and have a positive impact for students and families. Wearing Arielle Shoshana for its uplifting and happy vibe. Hoping to keep a little bit of summer with me.
School nurses are so important- thank you for the work you do! I clearly need to sample Arielle Shoshana since I always need happy scents!
Thank you! Not sure why I wrote nurse nurse. Already frazzled? ????
Good luck to you! My husband is also an RN and he gets called a “male nurse” a lot as in “oh, your’re a male nurse?” His reply is now, “No, I’m an ICU nurse” ????
Haha!Great comeback!I usually also just say “I’m an Ophthalmic Nurse,but you can call me Johanò”The big word sometimes throws them(or they think I’m an Orthopeadic nurse,working with hip and knee replacements)Lol.
Ha! Good one!
Hope it is a great year!
I adore our school’s nurse – she is amazing. I bet you are too!
That’s sweet, thanks.
Hi guys, yes I am still alive..and kicking!
I just had a short vacation (5 nights) in the black forest area in Germany, it was awesome! We are now in Strasbourg, its sunny and we just had Pierre Hermé macarons AND ice cream. ???? Life if good.
And I am wearing Iris Nazarena.
À bientôt!
You smell perfect!
Thank you!
The travel size is perfect for this scent, because I really need to re-apply every 4-5 hours. So longevity is not that great, but I dont mind. I just leave it in my bag and always carry it with me.
Nice!
You smell wonderful. Welcome back!
Nice! The Black Forest is a place I would love to see before I kick it!
Its beautiful, its like roaming around in a fairytale. And I bet T-Rex would love it there as well!
Endless pine forests on hills and mountains, small towns with half timbered houses, lovely meadows, lots of apple trees everywhere, and in almost valley there is a castle or castle ruin to enhance the fairytale mood. ????
Sounds so dreamy. Putting it on my travel wishlist. What airport did you fly in ?
I went by car (I live in The Netherlands), but if you want to go there by plane my best guesses for nearest airports are Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg (france), Zürich (switzerland), maybe even Frankfurt.
It also depends on the places you want to stay/visit and if you are planning to hire a car. The Black Forest stretches over an area of 6,009.2 km2 (2,320.2 sq mi) – according to wikipedia :), and touches French and Swiss borders.
Thank you, much appreciated.
You’re living your best life with macarons AND ice cream!
i am not jealous
Ooh, yummy! Love macarons and Iris Nazarena!
What a wonderful sounding trip! Putting the Black Forest on the bucket list.
Good morning, all! My SOTD is MFK APOM. It’s one I never realized had cedar, but its list of notes includes only these three: Orange blossom, ylang ylang, and cedarwood. Who knew?
Scent twins!
Hallo NST!
SOTD!I’m sooo off-cp this week…lol.Guerlain Terracotta.It even comes in a BEAUTIFUL bottle,with a perfectly round golden label(for free!!)Lol.
Yeah.Even the interwebs are not spared unneccesary nasty.
Be well all!✌????
Smelling like summer!
Thanks!Trying very hard to summon Summer with perfumes!????✌????
I loved the Terracotta bottle, but sadly greatly disliked the contents on my skin. I’m sure it smells amazing ou you. I’m happy to send you some summer, no charge and free shipping ????
Ditto..I can send you summer as well!
Have you noticed your perfumes smelling different as you travel from place to place? Having moved to a climate that’s pretty much the polar opposite from the one I left, I sure have.
Terracotta is not a favorite of mine either, but I did enjoy wearing it recently, smelling totally different facets than I had picked up on previously.
Good question! I wouldn’t say I’ve come across any that smell “different” but I do think temperature and humidity affect longevity and performance. I have pretty good luck with most perfumes lasting on my skin.
One perfume specifically seems to last longer in humid climates. I wore Corsica Furiosa (❤️❣️????????????!) for the first time in a while the other day, and the beautiful drydown that I’m used to seemed a little weak here in the desert.
Yes definitely! The same fumes smell so different on me depending on the season
My perfumes wear quite differently in Montreal vs. San Diego.
Haha!Thanks Deva!Totally ready to accept shipment!
I’ve worn Terracotta this past Winter and now in hotter weather as well.It seems to prefer warmer weather to really bloom.I also noticed projection and longevity is actually better if NOT stored in my perfume fridge.
Interesting! I wonder if cold storage puts certain scent molecules in a sort of hibernation? Someone really should do a study to explore that…????
I would love to know as well.But I do notice a difference with a lot of my perfumes once they are not in cold storage.This might be poppycock,but Malle’s Iris Poudre just smells better when I apply at room temp rather than straight from the fridge(set at 12 degr celcius)
Smelling awesome J! Hope your day was not as crazy as yesterday!
It was a great day M!Thanks!Hope yours as well!Stay cool!❤️✌????
Terracotta is lovely stuff! I will add my name to the list of people who are willing to send you some summer weather! ????
You broke my heart Jalapeno ❤????????????
SOTD = Imaginary Authors Every Storm a Serenade.
Ooooh, I like this one. Vetiver and eucalyptus. If there’s Calone in here, my nose can’t find it.
Hmmm, not sure why spellcheck decided to capitalize calone. ????
Yeah, autocorrect always capitalizes “Rose” on my phone.
Autocorrect always makes me look like an illiterate fool. ???? I probably should just turn it off.
I turned autocorrect off. You can’t even imagine the disaster that was, writing in both English and French.
Mine capitalizes just about every perfume note! At least is did not correct to Calzone ????????????????????????
No calone is a very good thing in my book! It’s one of those notes that I can’t “unsmell” once I detect it.
Wearing Voyage by Hiram Green today.
So glad I caved and bought this when it was available.
I love Hiram Green and acquired a small sample of this – lovely! A better version of his Slowdive I think. Too bad it was limited edition
Really?! I wonder if my sample is off then! I didn’t like Voyage at all, but I LOVE Slowdive!
And I love Voyage and cannot wear Slowdive
I have a travel spray of it that will be in the next Swapmeet. Let me know if you are interested.
Of Slowdive?? I’m DEFINITELY interested. If you want to get a three-day jump on the swapmeet, e-mail me at ko bhatta at jee mail
Or else I guess I’ll just have to wait patiently for Saturday!
I didn’t care for Voyage either. I sampled Slowdive and didn’t dislike it, but it didn’t really do anything for me (and I didn’t pick up on any connection to Voyage.) Arbole Arbole, however, is deep and abiding love.
I have a full bottle of that one! So great!
Ha! I can’t stand Arbole Arbole. I’ve got a decant coming up for swap this weekend
Isn’t it interesting how loves and hates are so variable and person specific? I try to keep that in mind when I read perfume reviews or critiques
Me too, love Slowdive but not Voyage.
I, too, was up late and had a hard time getting up this morning. I binged on the final episodes of Wild, Wild Country. I recommend.
Wearing BF Monserrat today. It’s definitely has a wake-me-up quality with its grapefruit note. No cedar in sight though.
You smell great! That one is perfect for humidity and the morning sleepies.
Thanks! It’s not helping with the sleepies as much as I hoped (nor is the large amounts of coffee I’ve had already), but it’s certainly cheerful!
looking that one up
The perfume or the series? I recommend both???? The series is about the rise and fall of the Rajneeshi religious cult in the 80s. It was interesting to watch the whole story now as I remember seeing snippets of news items about it in the 80s and we made jokes about it in high school but I really had no idea what it was all about then.
Thanks to a generous Nster, I’m sampling Patchouli Flash today. Wow, it about knocked me out, with only one spray. It’s been about 3 hours now, and I’m enjoying it more.
This,Rose and Vanilla Flash is on my radar!
I love and own Rose, vanilla and incense flash – they are so well done! The other flashes I didn’t like as much
I’m interested in Vanilla Flash too.
All you need is one spritz of anything AT creates, and you’re set for 12-24 hours. It takes a bit of commitment to wear his perfumes.????
This is the first one I have tried. I’m so glad I was cautious and didn’t do my usual “Perfume as body spray ” application. It’s still going strong.
Andy does beautiful fragrances.It is really worth investigating.
Lillyjo, you are making Patchouli Flash sound great! (Adds another sample to the list…)
I’m going to add that at the very drydown, I got a big similarity to Lancome Oud Bouquet. I”m sure they don’t share any notes though. Maybe PF just got sweeter as it developed. Going to retry in the colder months.
i’m wearing prada sugar candy pop from a rollerball sample. it smells like exclamation (or how i remember exclamation smelling) but i’m not mad about it.
I should try it then. Exclamation was my “signature” scent in middle school ha!
Again not following the CP in PdN Odalisque. It smells vintage in a bad way, and looking at the notes (oakmoss, jasmine, LOTV, etc), I totally see why. I may or may not give it a couple more tries–I still have a couple wears left in the sample–but I doubt it’ll grow much on me.
Yes. I tried that one and someone on fragrantica compared it to Giorgio, and that’s exactly what it smelled like to me. I didn’t like Giorgio in high school, all the mean girls wore it.???? Away my sample went.
Maybe you’ll have better luck!
That was my impression, too. I did like Giorgio in high school, though. My friend who wore it wasn’t mean, but she was very rich! Anyway, Giorgio is not my thing these days.
Haha
I haven’t smelled Giorgio, but good to know! We didn’t really have mean girls in high school, at least not in the magnet program, where the “cool girls” were also the smartest ones. (They did wear some super-sweet perfume, though I don’t know what it was.)
Only two folks were wearing Giorgio when I was in high school- a classmate who was a professional model and me (cause I asked her what she was wearing and then rushed out to get it at the one dept store that carried it exclusively)….this was before it was ubiquitous and oversprayed…it really was a beautiful scent if worn judiciously/
Hmm, I remember Giorgio as a tuberose/orange blossom n bomb. Nothing at all like the notes you describe. It was very sweet. Maybe a reform since I last smelled.
Yep, mega-sweet tuberose bomb. I didn’t smell any connection to it with Odalisque, which read to me as a chypre.
Not sure exactly what you mean by “vintage in a bad way” but in my sampling of PdN fragrances, I found most of them to carry a signature accord that I’m not at all fond of. Kind of a fruity chypre thing?
I’ve thus stopped trying them, though I do love her Patchouli Intense on my H (and didn’t particularly like it on myself.)
More Selva Do Brazil today – this is becoming my late summer/early fall staple!
Plus one of the best bottles of that series, IMHO.
It was the first one I tried from my sample set because I liked the green leaves so much . . .
Nothing beats the elephants -LOL!!!
Robin, have we done a prettiest bottle community project? Or Are you an Animal or a Plant – wear a perfume with an animal (insect, etc) name or one with a plant name.
Yes on the bottles! I will have to check on the animal one.
SOTD is the lingering traces of PHI and French Toast. Made some again this morning with sourdough bread and the tang next to the syrup-sweetness is a nice contrast.
I’ve been in a big fat slump the past week and don’t know why. Other than I hate this apartment and the heat. Not keen on the area either. So I did what any other anyway 13 year old would do- I binge watched the Twilight series! Can’t say that it helped much but other than the stunted dialogue, teen drama, and bad acting, it was wonderful! I’m still Team Edward all the way.
Oy! I need to find a good pick-me-up perfume today.
RIP Freddie! We all miss you✌????
I’m so sorry you’re in a slump! I wish I could help! And Go Team Edward haha!
Another Team Edward member here. I’m totally with Deva on the stunted dialog/bad acting in those movies, but they are eminently binge-worthy for me too (much to my chagrin).
Love the combo of french toast and PHI.
Maybe you’ll like your living situation better once the temps drop? Although I’m sure you have a ways to go before that happens.
PHI and French Toast are BFFs for sure. ????
I’m trying to remember where you are now? Reno area…?
Yes, lots of sage, which is nice to pick and crush for a quick sniff when hiking. Sadly, it’s still in the 90’s so I only stick my head outside if I have to. T-Rex is fed up. She’s an outdoor gal. She does make use of the balcony in the morning, but after that, it’s full on sunshine, which makea the decking blister worthy.
How much longer will you have to stay there?
The end of October. Not a big problem in the grand scheme of things, but I miss my little traveling tin capsule a whole lot. ????
When the Twilight movies were a thing,me and my other bestie Will COULD.NOT.WAIT to get tickets to go see the first showing!It was our “thing” back then…lol.Now it all just seems silly…haha.Fun times though.
Phi is really one of my Holy Grail rose perfumes.It does go on forever,and two spritzes sees me through 24 hours in bliss.
Sorry about your slump!
Chin up!✌????❤️
Sooooo … where did you and Will come down on the Edward vs. Jacob extravaganza? Inquiring minds want to know!
Haha!Well I was #TeamEdward from the start,Will was #TeamJacob pre-haircut….Lol.That Rob Pattinson is a handsome man.Maybe a Bond candidate??LOLLLLL!
That’s EXACTLY what I wa thinking!!
Never watched or read but am on Team Pattison 100% ????
I binged on some Harry Potter this past weekend….
Sorry you’re not enjoying Reno more. What area are you in?
Oh, HP is a great way to binge. I have all of those as well and I may be dialing up the wizarding world next. ????????
Not a fan of the desert or Reno, so I can understand your lack of enthusiasm. Hope you don’t have to stay too long.
I think as soon as the weather turns (if it ever does!), it will help a whole lot. I have cabin fever and there is nothing I’m interested in doing in the outdoors in this heat. Plus, I’m just exhausted from working nights. No problem sleeping, the problem is sleeping all the time. I think I have a summer version of SAD, no joke. Happens almost every summer. Yesh…I’m taking deep breathing some Safran Troublant to untrouble my summer sick soul.
Sorry to hear that you’ve been feeling down this past week Deva. How long is your contract keeping you in Reno?
October. I could try cultivating patience, but I feel like a big fat old school temper tantrum would really hit the spot. ????
At least when you move on, traveling won’t be so bad in October (I hope).
So sorry you’re feeling the dumpies (slumpies?). Looks like you have a lot to look forward to in October, which will be here in no time!
In Blackberry and Bay today for it’s cedar. I do enjoy this one a lot from beginning to end! Happy Hump Day, all.
Jo Malone is one house that has never worked for me. Though I enjoy it on other people…
Doesn’t work for me either except for the incense and cedrat I bought mr. yasmina – huh maybe I will that on Friday if it’s cool enough!
Thanks! As they say, this too shall pass. A couple of big spritzes of Safran Troublant helps…
Whoops! This was supposed to go under your comment on my post… see how my day is going?!? Lol
I didn’t know that had ceder, I might wear it tomorrow. You smell great.
Yum.Did not know about the cedar not!I shall dig mine out for a sniff!
Oh good, everyone else is doing homework for me. I know where my Blackerry & Bay is so may be tomorrow!
Cedar perfume failure today with Jo Malone Sweet Lime & Cedar. Blah don’t care for it at all and hoping it completely fades away soon as happens with many JMs. I even sprayed a little Wood Sage & Sea Salt on top to try to improve it, but that didn’t seem to help. This sample is thunking its way to the give-away pile. I almost wore Terre d’Hermes today and should have. There’s always tomorrow!
Indeed, but a bummer frag day is really a bummer
Yes, it really is. I have so many wonderful perfumes to choose from and then a dud somehow is what ends up on my skin. I’ll wear something really good when I get home from work to make up for it.
Hi gang! Wearing Scandal in the Eau de Lanvin version. Whatever that means, it’s swoonworthy.
I don’t know what it means either!
Dumb question maybe,but Lanvin Scandal or the Gaultier?(you never know!Lol!)
SOTD is Calypso by Robert Piguet. A pretty powdery sueded rose.
I must try that sometime, given that it’s my name!
Yes!!Perfect reason to wear it!(And it does smell FANTASTIC!)
I think of you and ElisaP whenever I wear it. You for obvious reasons. The very sweet enabler, Elisa gave me my first decant. ????
Awwww, happy to enable and you smell lovely ????
I saw your question about Vanilla Hinoki late last night, but to answer your question: when they were available to sniff in person at TL I was able to try both versions and almost always preferred the oils. Not sure why, but I think the top notes in the edps smelled more jarring and medicinal to me and seemed more toned down in the oils-highlighting the mid/base notes more. I also like oils, too. I know some people don’t like wearing oil. And, they’re smaller amounts and less $ paid which is a win for me, especially because I liked and now own a few of them.
And yes to a Satori split! I’ll think about it…
Excellent! Thanks for that info.
A Satori split seems like a good idea. I hate to commit to a fb since it may be frustrating to wear.
Yes, that, except one needs about 20 sprays in one wearing, methinks. A decant wouldn’t last me very long.
Exactly! Satori would probably be one of the few bottles that I could drain quickly.
I love the geranium note in there, but I’ve been off powder lately. When it cools down I’ll try again…
In Guerlain AA Herba Fresca. It works perfectly on another super hot, humid day here.
Everytime I see this mentioned, I get a craving for a Fresca ????
Time to get one! ????
Do they still make Fresca?!
Yes, they do. I see them in the supermarket on can packs and 2 liter bottles.
Aaaaand you smell GORGEOUS!Underrated beautiful and refreshing perfume.I found magic by using my Zelens Shiso mint bodywash,and then lavishly spraying Herba Fresca.Lovely on a hot and muggy day!
Thank you! It is so refreshing and it lasts long on clothes. It is full bottle worth for me, since I spend plenty of time working outdoors.
All this talk about Fresca is making me thirsty. ???? I really liked it when I was a kid.
You can still get some if you want to revive those memories! ????
If it has artificial sweeteners in it, no can do. For whatever reason, they all taste terrible to me. (Some are much worse than others.) So I will have to get my grapefruit soda fix from something that has real sugar in it.
I hate the taste of artificial sweeteners, too. They smell chemically bitter -yuck!
You smell perfect and I hope you managed to stay somewhat cool!
Thank you CM8! Trying my best. It has been a tough week so far. Hope after tomorrow the temps go down a bit. It is really brutal outside.
In an early-morning application of Atelier Vanille Insensee. It’s smelling decidedly beachy – briny and salty – with wafts of caramel. (Like a sea-salted caramel, perhaps?) I’ve had a sample of this kicking around for years, and have never picked up on any of these facets, but it’s entirely possible that I’ve worn it in the past without ever having given it much thought…
It’s also making me feel like I’m describing LL Fleur de Corail as that’s often described using the same terms. I’ve not really picked up on those notes with the LL, though, except the caramel. I could compare the 2, but lazy.
Oh my goodness!You all are wearing some of my favorite fumes today!!a favorite vanilla!You smell great!!❤️❤️✌????
Thanks! I’ve been craving some sweetness lately though it’s hot and humid here and they don’t always work lol.
Yes,the stars must align for it to work,lol.I shall never again wear more than 6 lashings of Vanille Abricot in Summer,heading to the beach…????☀️☄️
LOL, right? I think we’ve all been there and done that ????
Have you tried Vanille Abricot in the cold weather? Middle marzipan wore it a lot in the mid spring when the weather was still cool…it was gorgeous on her!
johanob- VI is one of my favorite vanillas too!!!
What color is your VI juice? Mine has turned caramel colored and still smell ah-mazing!
Working from home today because the electricity was out at the office and in the surrounding neighborhood this morning.
SOTD is Joya Foxglove. So pretty, but I wish it projected even a little bit.
Not sure what I’m going to wear for Friday, but I’m sure I’ve got a cedar or two lurking about.
Maybe SJP Stash? That’s what I think I’ll wear.
SotD = Hiris over Eau des Merveilles body lotion
It’s a nice combination. Making me feel better since I woke up thinking it is Thursday. Drat.
I adore Freddie and Queen and their music. Driving to work on the day he died. I had to pull my car over and sob when I heard the news.
Can anybody
Find me
Somebody to
LOVE?
I always wonder if products from the same brand share good dna to make them layer like a dream!Your combo sounds wonderful!
thanks, johanob! EdM lotion + Hiris was a spur of the moment decision. It’s nice when things work out.
Ooh, that sounds amazing. I empathize with your reaction – I teared up when Freddie Mercury, Prince and David Bowie passed and full on ugly cried when Leonard Cohen left us.
thanks, sistine!
Feel the same, especially Leonard Cohen.
I’m listening to Freddie sing Who Wants to Live Forever right now and tearing up again.
I sure have plenty of scents with cedar (looking at you, Serge Lutens), but the weather’s not right for them. I’m in 8 !!! sprays of Moschino Funny. EIGHT, PEOPLE! Yes, me, Miss 1-2 sprays is wearing 8 sprays today. But it’s basically gone after a couple of hours, sigh.
We might finally, finally have some good news from worker’s comp… fingers crossed… it appears they approved physical therapy already for my husband’s broken elbow. AND at the PT place associated with his surgeon! Doesn’t that sound sensible? So the surgeon can check on him at every PT visit? So of course last week it wasn’t looking possible. First, because the surgeon is on their ‘approved provider’ list, but his PT folks aren’t. Well they are, for wound care, but not for PT. [Do Not Get Me Started] And second, because the Process Must Be Followed, and the Process is: recover enough to be ready for PT; THEN the surgeon submits that report; THEN the insurance company transfers you to *another* insurance company for PT; THEN you get the list of approved PT providers; THEN you get to find one who is actually able to take you on. If you are detecting a more than slight time lag there between ‘ready for PT’ and ‘actually getting PT’ you are spot-on. But if we really do have approval now he can start as soon as he’s ready….! Fingers, toes and everything crossed!
I have no words. WTFF? Hope it all works out, and soon. Jeez.
Oh my…. what a crazy system…. glad it’s working out.
What the what…I hope it works out eventually for you guys!
Makes me so glad to be Canadian. The US healthcare system is such a nightmare. Fingers crossed your husband gets his PT approved asap.
Welcome to the world of insurance BS! The same fine folks run entire medical system in the US. ????????
????????????????????????????????????????! I hope that your worker’s comp comes thru sooner rather than later! What a load of ????!
I stopped reading at We might finally, finally have some good news from worker’s comp*. So it’s ????????????and hoping for the best. Amen.
* Not really. I read through the entire thing.
Rooting for you, that is all just crazy.
I’m wearing a healthy spritz of Bois de Paradis today, and I’m glad that I didn’t dab lightly as I usually do. It’s a day that needs free and unrestrained joy in smelling gorgeous.
Rejoice!
Go you! Spray away!
You smell fabulous, darling!
Happy to see Fiori di Capri has a cedar base note, so I’m spraying away. I’m so ready for Fall weather….
Have been using the Dyson I got on Prime Day to keep up with cat residue…at least in our living room. Soooo much easier. I just wish it could declutter for me….
You got a robotic one, right? Mine has been a game changer. And when the robovac cleans, I do a little cleaning, too, which I can’t say I was much in the habit of previously. And I also take credit for the work the robot does, so I’ve really upped my game
No, not quite that easy. It’s a cordless stick. But powerful. So easy to just do a quick pass and stay ahead of the game. Where I will really need to use it is on the new couch to keep it decent….
Osmanthus Yunnan for me today, Hermessence is always elegant and classy.
That’s a beautiful scent.
It’s still really hot in northeastern Ohio and I am sitting in my air conditioned house. Just sprayed the littlest bit of SDV. I had forgotten that it was Freddie Mercury’s birthday today. In November there is supposed to be a Queen movie called Bohemian Rhapsody.
Oh, I didn’t know we were neighbors! It sure is – 91 in the shade at my house. I just moved here this summer and am curious what to expect for fall, if you don’t mind sharing.
Weather in Cleveland is goofy. It’s either really hot or really cold. When they say to expect 3 inches of snow, expect to have 6 or more. Fall is hot or cool but can be really pretty, hoping it won’t be a wet fall like it was a wet spring. Go out to orchards and pick Apple’s or get apple cider.
Another day of beastly heat and humidity. Tested some samples this morning because I had errands to do out in the heat. Now that I’m home under the AC I am going to take a shower and put on some Baccarat Rouge 540.
I hope that you will get a break with your weather soon… a lot of hot and humid just wears a person down.
I hope you have AC! We’ve had almost daily power outages here!
I’d heard about it being Freddie Mercury’s birthday on the radio this morning. I’ve been trying to visualize him at the age of 72.
Hoping that everyone in Gordon’s path stays safe & dry! ☔????
More heat & humidity today. On the plus side, it means that the cats were able to take advantage of all the sunbeams in their favorite napping spots this afternoon. I guess they are charging up for this weekend’s wet and cloudy forecast. ????????
SOTD = back in Quartz pour Femme. So nice, I had to wear it twice! ????
We get a lot of afternoon sun on my side of the floor. Soon, we’ll have to adjust the blinds towards the ends of the day.
I love hearing about your cats napping on sunbeams!
At one point in the afternoon, all 3 cats were lined up in the bay window, all stretched out. Like cat baguettes.
???? cat baguettes!!! Love!!!
I like to think Freddie at 72 would be writing songs, working for social change, and behaving like a general nuisance, an all-around bad-a$$ and still performing.
Just touching 80 today. Pulled out Papillon Salomé and it feels like the wrong choice. A man accosted me in the park; he seemed probably harmless but my lizard brain was freaking out. I think I need a change of direction with a shower and some White Linen.
Are you ok after that?
Thanks everybody! I am okay. Fortunately it was bright daylight on a busy street. I was walking my dog. The irony is this guy following me trying to start a conversation said he didn’t want to scare me ???? From his demeanor, I would guess mental illness/drugs. I can sympathize with those issues, but they made the situation unpredictable.
I’m sorry that you experienced that – hope you have reset
Oh yikes. Stay safe!
If he accosted you, he wasn’t harmless. I’m sorry this happened to you.
Heaven- cause this back to work business is wearing me down and I just needed some comfort from sweetness and white flowers.
You smell great for sure. Hope you get adjusted to your rutine soon!
Hang in there, CM8!
My new mantra is “it’s Friday everyday”! Hang in there, my dear.
LOL!!
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
Because. Nice to wear an old friend.
The results of the great purge yielded 7 bags / boxes. It would have been 8 if my mom had not decided to curate my donations for herself. In any case, I will count the overall effort a success and have earned my $100 for the Splitmeet. I have quite a bit more to go and it will take more temporary shifting. Although I have yet to find the ones missing in action, I unearthed a bag of perfumes I forgot about (hello Oeillet Bengale, among others). And, an old wallet that contained $160 and change, almost enough for that bottle of Zoologist T-Rex.
Tomorrow’s another day. I better get busy with cedar perfumes. I plan to participate on Friday.
LOL on your mom curating some of your stuff! Anyway, that’s pretty darn impressive, especially finding $160 you didn’t know you had!
My mom ended up with a net 15 more pieces of clothing after giving up 6.
As to the wallet, it was actually from 2013 and I know that because there were several different receipts from late 2013. At least there were no lottery tickets!
Nice progress. I need to start the weeding and have been procastinating
Thank you. I still have lots to do but it was a good start!
It has been awhile since you’ve worn this, hasn’t it? You smell great. Congratulations on the 7 bag clear out!
Yes. I’ve missed it!
Baccarat Rouge 540. Cedar is in there, along with all the other perfect notes. 5 perfume compliments today.
Wow, congrats on the compliments. I should dig out my decant…ahmmmm…where is it…
A long, perfume-free day today. I was at the animal shelter this morning and have to get there so early I basically stagger out of the house half-asleep, so I forgot to wear anything. Then this afternoon I had a medical appt. Now I am home and wearing Onda edp.
Freddie, RIP. What a voice.