Almost-Friday plus Roald Dahl Day plus National Chocolate Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Providence Perfume Co Lemon Liada. At the moment I smell like lemon drop candy.
Reminder: on 9/14, wear one of your "top 10 of fall" fragrances (unless it's spring where you are, in which case wear one of your "top 10 of spring" scents).
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 A lemon dropped into a jar [étude 7] [cropped] by Paulo Valdivieso at flickr; some rights reserved.
National Chocolate Day? I can get behind that
Wearing Bois d’Armenie today. One of my top 10 for any season, but much nicer once it cools
I will definitely be celebrating Chocolate Day!
Oh, I love Roald Dahl. I read every book of his I could when I was in elementary school.
I haven’t sprayed anything on yet, but ruminating over my morning toast. I think today is going to be a Dzongkha day.
Have a great day, all!
Twins in Dzonka today, definitely a top fall perfume!
I love Dzongkha too! I think if I had to make a top 5 list, out would be on there.
I still haven’t sniffed Dzongkha….the notes sound like something I’d be seriously into though.
It’s heavenly. I’ve gone through 3 full bottles.
It seems like there already been four or five national or international Chocolate Days already this year. Not that I am complaining.
In fact, this reminds me of La Via del Profumo Amber Chocolate, which would be really good right now. Yummm! I think the brand name is now Abdes Salaam Attar.
It is true, there is more than one, and there are also separate days for almost every food made with chocolate!
nozknoz, I don’t know if you saw my reply to you the other day – I have a bottle of Kashaya over here with your name on it, if you want it.
I did not see that, Lisa — I will contact you, and thanks!
In TDC Sel de Vetiver. Still too warm and muggy to wear fall scents. Happy almost Friday everyone!
I feel the same way!!!
Agree! In general, September is too early for a fall list unless you live farther north than I do.
I’m willing to bet I live a LOT further north than you do
It’s already snowing here in Canada (Edmonton).
I don’t mean to be nasty, but I have an ex-husband who lives in Edmonton, so am giggling just a bit
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Hahaha
That seems like an appropriate response!
Oh my! It starts snowing where I live by Halloween and I hate it
Yeah. I just think October in general is safer. Half the country is still experiencing summer, basically. But I did not pick the dates.
And sorry, I should have said “half of North America” instead of half the country.
In FL, I’ve experienced mid-90’s temps as late as mid-November!
Yeah, I cannot help you with that, and of course I am green with envy!
The nights and mornings have been chilly here but days warm. Just like I like it.
Not chilly here yet even though we are in the 70’s. The humidity is very high, so it feel much warmer and uncomfortable. No complaints from my side!
Here in northern CA, every day is perfect, but last night had just the tiniest hint of fall in it. It wasn’t just the cold air, but also the crisp texture that made it feel fall-like!
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???????????? Doing a spontaneous Serge Lutens series. Yesterday’s Fumerie Turque was even better in the drydown. ????????????
Today is the difficult Cedre.
Tuberose, camphorous, indolic, huge amount of cloves (always overwhelming) , musk, and a bear (sic)???? whisper of the eponymous aroma.
Curious to see how this progresses even though I’ve worn it before.
Think I’ll have a Swiss Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Mr. Mustard. ????
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I love it (on a cool day), but my husband thinks it smells like stomach acid. ????????
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You smell great Bear! And that swiss cheese sounds delicious! Do you like Emmental? Gruyère is also a favorite.
Thanks SmokeyToes!
I love ALL cheesesssesseses, today is a clear-the- fridge Gruyere with Mr. Mustard for contrast.
Would be great dotted with a tangy Gorgonzola, then no mustard.
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YUM! Now I want Gruyère on toasted sourdough Olive bread.
I think you smell great Bear! Cedre is probably one of my top favorite perfumes ever. It’s a little dirty, but in a hot way ????
Oohh! Like James Spader! ❤
Thanks lillyjo! The musk is becoming apparent on me, and a bit dirty, in a good way! ????????????????✌
I had a bottle of Cedre years ago, but I think I gave it away – it was a time after I discovered “niche” perfume, but before I developed an appreciation for the slightly difficult. Now I like a little hit of camphor, or a random whiff of indole.
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No weird notes (essences di asparagus, oil of anxiety) , but the Tuberose cloves musk Cedarwood combination is unique. ???????????????????????????? Gotta let it play out.
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Mmmmm your grilled cheese sounds so good!
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National chocolate day? Yes , please
I am sampling coco mademoiselle after it was mentioned here yesterday. I find it very thin and not as long lasting as I remember
Pleine Lune Tea
Laura Mercier purple lippy
Coco Mademoiselle has definitely been thinned, diminished since its ’01 debut. Biggest difference is between my 2010 bottle and my 2015. Next to finding a well-kept “vintage” bottle, the Eau Intense version is as close as it gets to the original. But even so, it’s still not the same. : (
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How is the Laura Mercier lipstick?
Its fab! Its this one in Joy https://www.sephora.com/product/velour-lovers-lip-colour-P404722?skuId=1897032
What a beautiful colour!
Un Air de Bretagne with the last of my chocolate covered marzipan log
Mmm, I had a bit of chocolate covered marzipan for dessert last night.
So delicious, right?
Right!
Sounds good!
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If you enjoy marzipan (I think you might…), I should forward my GF almond cookie recipe, I swear you can’t tell that it’s Gluten Free!
I received a decant of Copper Skies in the mail, so that is what I’m wearing. Very rich and spicy, and for me, better for cooler weather. As it is supposed to get into the 90s today, it may be a little much.
I wish the Kerosene perfumes came in smaller sizes, as their are a couple I like but not 100ml worth!
Hi all, SOTD is vintage Chanel No. 19 EDP.
This morning’s smoothie is berries/kale/lemon/kefir/bananas. Double Cuban coffee.
Chocolate of the day is Recchiuti Confections’ Hazelnut bar, Link below.
https://www.recchiuti.com/collections/chocolate-bars-sauces/products/hazelnut-bar
Hi SToes, we didn’t hear back from you yesterday about the chanel coco cream and how it is? Is in the glass jar or the plastic bottle?
Oops! I totally forgot to check in! Mine is the plastic bottle, even the lotion lasts nearly the entire day. I do love body oils and the heavier creams, I feel they were the most luxe.
Sounds lovely!
Thanks for mentioning the incense in no 22 yesterday. This is why I loved the vintage cologne
CB8, I had a feeling you’d like the incense in No. 22…..
???? No.19 EDP!
Dang. How could I not know it was National Chocolate Day?! Would’ve worn Pinrose Gilded Fox, a straight up hot chocolate scratch-n-sniff sticker scent. Sometimes, you just want to smell like a choco-sticker.
But not today. Instead, wearing a favorite combo, Narciso Rodriguez for her edt and a spritz of Clinique Aromatics Elixir.
I love both, I might want to try that combo! I bet you smell glorious.
Thanks, SmokeyToes! Definitely try it. I wear fragrances for me, but the For Her + AE combo has probably received the most compliments of anything I wear. It’s gorgeous, unique (nobody I live around wears AE or NR), and it lingers all day.
I have the NR For Her Oil I bet that would be nice too? Or do you think the EDT has that woody aspect that blends better with AE?
I have the AE Velvet Sheer scented oil. It’s really lovely for putting a drop or two in the bath. I think that was released in 2005 or around thereabouts? I’m down to 1/3 of a bottle.
I bet mixing AE with the oil version of For Her would be even better. That oil is divine and I’m so bummed to be out of it. Saving my $ for more! Didn’t know about the Velvet sheer oil of AE. You just grew my want list!
Jenni G, a quick search on flea bay brought up a few bottles for under 55 bucks!
Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli with a dab of Kiehl’s Original Musk.
Still sticking mostly to my warm-weather fragrances this week, but I’m eagerly awaiting some cooler days so I can try out Lush Rentless, which I caved and bought yesterday.
Oooo, Holyneroli, you smell fabulous. What s a fantastic combo you’ve got going. Lush Rentless is on my want list. Congrats on the purchase, and here’s to hoping for cool weather soon!
Thank you! I find that Kiehl’s Musk layers well with most things in my collection, but especially neroli.
That Kiehl’s is a true layering wonder. Neroli + it = perfect warm weather scent. Have you purchased a new bottle of the musk this year? I did from a department store, and it’s about half the strength of my previous bottle. Was so different, scared me a bit. I’m now hunting older bottles on eBay and such.
I haven’t- I’ve been working on a large-ish decant for a couple of years, which I would like to replace with an FB when it’s finished, so thanks for the heads up!
Sampling Alien Flora Futura today, will report back later.
Looking forward to your report!
Wearing Dzonka today, and am contemplating whether to respray or switch to Iris de Nuit..such a nice dilemma to have.
Yes it is! And I have not worn Dzongkha in ages, I need to dig that out.
Definitely!, especially as it works in warmer temps too.
Taking the puppy to the vet in a little bit. She needs to have a rabies vaccination and a check up.. there is something on her leg that needs checking out. I can’t decide if I want to wear Jicky or Kyoto today. I’m just hoping the vet won’t charge an arm and a leg today.
Good luck at the vet! Hopefully it’s just routine charges.
Ditto this!
Hope everything goes fine with your puppy!
I hope the visit to the vet goes well. Both for the puppy and your wallet.
Both Jicky and Kyoto are excellent choices for a stressful day.
Hope the visit went well.
Sotd is Tuscan Leather, which is a newish pick for a fall favorite. While listening to the radio, I decided to match it to a song. Sympathy for the devil, LOL. I think Tom Ford should use this as his theme song for his runway shows. Yeah… I’m still mad at him ????????????????????
Oh, also I saw an ad for Dior Joy, that uses The Stones She’s a Rainbow.
???? Blasphemy! !! One of my favorite RS tracks. ????????
I know! Mick Taylor doesn’t get proper credit for those riffs! I can’t help it if some of those lyrics fit TF????
I’m so dumb…. yes Blasphemy on Diors part! It’s like last Christmas when Wal-Mart used Back in Black… ugh
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You smell great, lillyjo! Can’t find my bottle, gonna have to clean the entire house! ????
If you’re anything like me, start in the kitchen..
I think that’s a great CP idea! Match music to a perfume! You’re brilliant! And smellin’ good to boot!
Oh, you smell amazing!
My fiance wears Tuscan Leather right now (he refuses to get more than two bottles at a time- he has that and L’Occitane Cade) and I LOOOOOVE it on him. I wear it sometimes too. My fav is to use one spray of Tuscan Leather and one of Noir de Noir! All that to say- you smell great!
My boyfriend had the Cade deodorant and smelled sooooooo goooooooood. (He’s very much not a perfume person, sadly.)
I always think of Peter when I see Tuscan Leather ???? and imagine him saying it with his adorable accent
Peter just put a video up on leathers, most I’ve never heard of.
SotD is Vetiver Extraordinaire
Chocolate day…I had dark chocolate flakes on my sandwich today…yummmm.
You smell superb! ????????
Thank you!
I need to know what kind of sandwich you had that included dark chocolate flakes!
Nothing special actually, maybe sandwich is not the right word, it is just a slice of bread with butter (optional) and chocolate flakes on it. Its pretty common in the Netherlands to eat for breakfast or lunch. ☺️
It looks like this:
https://goo.gl/images/cpU5KQ
And boxes with chocolate flakes are for sale in every supermarket. We have milk chocolate flakes, dark chocolate, a mix of dark and white chocolate…..
How is it that I have never heard of that??!?
I guess its a variant of chocolate sprinkles (called ‘hagelslag’ here)
Flakes (vlokken) and sprinkles (hagelslag) are to always found side by side in the supermarket here.
I need that in my life!!!!
This is the most amazing sandwich I’ve ever seen!
Cool-ish(72F) and grey today, so went with a lightweight Fall perfume: L’Instant de Guerlain pour Homme (edp). And it covers National Chocolate Day!
Perfect.
SOTD is Tauer’s PHI. So YUMMY! Beautiful morning here, I could almost go so far as to say “cool!”
Super busy day of running errands and mailing stuff, launrdy, groceries- you know, the usual life stuff. Nothing too exciting here except my VAN!! Which is coming along bomb! ????????☺️
Hoping the southeast peeps stay safe and dry! I feel for you guys living in the path, and hope everyone that needs to evacuate did so. Just grab your two legged and four legged loves, your perfumes and your papers and skedaddle. The clean up will be long and arduous methinks.
Stay safe out there folks! ✌????
When is the van supposed to be done? In time for your next assignment?
Yes, for sure, God willing and the creek don’t rise! I’m here until the end of October, then who knows where.
I think it will be a busy season as I’m receiving Hospital offers/openings already and I usually don’t even start looking until 2-3 weeks from my last day.
Sadly, PHI did not work for me (something in it bothered me), but I gave it to my mom and loved smelling it on her. You smell delicious.
There is a bit of sweat in PHI that doesn’t really work for me.
Thank you!
Glad it’s a bit cooler for you!
Omg! You have no idea how happy I am it’s not 99F today! So excited for FALL!!????
I’m wearing Norell Elixir today. This was one that I got from Scentbird that I totally forgot about. I came across it when going through a bag of stuff that I’d been meaning to clean out for a while. I don’t think I’d even tried it. I think I got it around when I had surgery back in April, so it just got tossed in a bag and forgotten. Anyway, it is a bit on the sweet side, but it has a distinct enough peppery note to cut that a bit. It’s kind of like if Lolita Lempicka had made a Si Lolita Intense or something.
That sounds interesting.
Hello: I would love to join you if I may; until this year I considered I didn’t have enough bottles and posting my scent of the day would have been boring for everyone but triggered by my meeting Victoria from BdJ in March last year when I won the perfume class, my collection has increased vastly and I thought now I could contribute.
Today I’m wearing Fragonard Fleur d’Oranger, a trusted friend, almost finished the bottle this summer, a few more sprays to go (I have followed Chocolate Marzipan’s project). Looking forward to my 1st CP tomorrow too.
PS If you are from the UK have a look at my swap list to see if something appeals. It doesn’t have to be a swap, I’d be happy to send to you regardless, these bottles deserve a good home
They just turned out not to work for me.
Welcome Aurora !
And size DOESN’T matter!
Believe me, I know. ????????????????????
Oh Bear, thank you, you’re a legend!
Howdy!
Waving back lillyjo
Oh hello, and welcome! I can’t even imagine how much you must have enjoyed that perfume class! What a great experience ????
Hello Deva! Yes, I felt so lucky, learned so much and Victoria so welcoming and as lovely as in her photos.
I am following the van project with interest, I’m sure it’s going to look superb.
Ha, pretty sure everyone but me is sick of the van business! I’m keeping it toned down as much as my excitement will allow ????
On the contrary, I am sure I am not the only one who is enjoying it vicariously!
Welcome Aurora!
Thank you so much perfumelover. It’s great to be here!
I’m also new here, so you can come sit in my corner!
Joining you, Amyitis, thank you so much!
Welcome to you too!
Welcome!
Hi and what a cool thing to be able to do – I’d love to hear more about what you guys did at the class etc. Would love to do something like that someday.
Ditto this! And welcome Aurora ????
Thank you so much, Elisa, it’s great to have joined. Will go back to my notes at the we and hope to post more about the class, then. Fingers crossed you will attend one in the future
Hi Eschmeling: the class was about the great perfumes of the past. It was a real eye-opener to compare so many legendary perfumes. Victoria’s collection is amazing. Orientals and chypres became favorites. Victoria holds classes time to time in wonderful locations, the last one was in Burgundy, she would announce the next one on her blog or when there is a draw again, I hope you will win.
Welcome aboard Aurora!
Thank you Petunia and what a lovely cat! I have one too.
Yay to having you on board
Yay to thunking
And I once spent seven straight weeks reporting the same fragrance day after day
Sounds like you have a curated collection which is a goal for some of us
It’s been great to follow your progress re thunking. Seven weeks must be an absolute record! I’m sure your collection is amazing and what’s wonderful is that it is shared throughout your family.
Welcome!
Thank you, KellyC, it’s great to be here
Welcome, Aurora!
Many thanks Jiji, love your cute avatar.
Welcome, Aurora! I love your username; it was a favorite name of mine as a child
Many of the stories I told myself had a leading lady in them named Aurora.
Hello Koyel and thank you. Same here, loved Sleeping Beauty and both terrified and delighted by the Disney movie as a child.
Welcome, glad to have you join us!
Thank you so much, Robin for hosting this great community.
Welcome to NST and the THUNK-club!????????????????✌????
Thank you johanob for welcoming me to the club
Welcome and looking forward to seeing your posts about your burgeoning collection.
Thank you cazaubon, the collection has definitely grown, I will have to report to Donatella this quarter
Woo hoo, Aurora! New blood!
Hello hajusuuri, I enjoy your commute posts!
Wearing IA Saint Julep for a warm day with lots of sun. I’ve already had some Chocolove 65% with crystallized ginger.
We’re on the same chocolate wavelength- I also have a bar with crystallized ginger waiting for me at home. Enjoy!
And I had some Chocolove with dried cherries — so we are cousins.
Rain has finally, finally arrived in amounts that can do some good, and the furnace went on for a few minutes this morning. Fall must be here. Today I’ll dig the heavier quilt out of summer storage and put in on the bed. I might make some more Hobnobs for Chocolate Day.
Hope everyone in the SE US is prepared for Florence. Fingers crossed it won’t be too bad.
I’m wearing Salome today.
What are hobnobs?
Wholemeal cookies with chocolate spread on one side, although you can buy them plain. I got hooked on them when I went to the U.K.
Oh I think I’ve had something like that before. Yum!
a favorite of mine with a tall glass of milk!
Ditto this question!
You smell great! Enjoy your fall weather. ????
Hobnobs are my son’s favorites! I am such a bad mom, I never thought to make them. We can buy them locally though.
SOTD = Ormond Jayne Woman
Perfect for Fall and because Coin-op mentioned it yesterday. For a robust perfume (punch in the face where 2-3 sprays gets you to gas out territory), it dries down to a musky whisper in < 5 hours.
PSA but do not read if you’re eating:
I was watching a news segment the other day and subject was hand dryers, especially the Jet dryers where you run your hands up and down two slots while air blows up. Studies have shown that these dryers are germinators and in addition to drying your hands, the blowback air also dissipates e-coli, feces particles and other germs onto your hands AND your face. Looks like good old fashioned soap, water and paper towels are best.
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You’re welcome.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/10/ban-jet-hand-dryers-hospital-bathrooms-scientists-say/1257481002/
???? omg! This made me laugh! And OJ Woman is great. I remember liking it a whole lot when I sampled. You smell great????????
Step AWAY from the hand dryers, people!
I may have to get my perfumista card pulled for saying this – I will not be replacing it when I thunk my travel spray ????
I’m sure no one would DARE to try to pull your perfumista card! If they do, they have all of NST to contend with…
yuck!
Yep
Feeling a twinge of guilt – this past spring, on my daughter’s field trip, I showed the 4th graders in my group how you can flip the hand dryer (not the jet ones, the “old-fashioned” ones) to blow dry your hair – they squealed with delight and now I’m wondering – did I germ bomb them all?
Eeek.
The regular one is not as bad because they blow down so much less of anything that might be left on people’s hands might land on it and get re-distributed later.
Here’s what happened yesterday. Two men using urinals (of course the other man was on his phone), the other guy finished first and immediately exited the pull handle door. ????????
Me, I washed my hands, soap and water, used the air dryer, and patiently waited for someone to enter so I wouldn’t have to touch the handle.
No one did. I have wet wipes in the car. ????????
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Oh yuck. There was anon hand washer on my floor but I am pretty sure she was part of a consulting firm we fired.
Oh my! Away from the jet dryers here at work immediately!
Me too, Never again!
Eww! Thanks for that info.
I was skeeved out when I saw the segment.
The sound of a hand dryer makes me insane. I won’t turn one on. I dry my hands on my pants, or pat them on my hair, lol. I open the door with my elbow, if I can manage it.
If I can’t get to a paper towel without touching a part of the housing, I do exactly what you do with the pants and the hair. All doors should open out IMHO.
I know they claim the fact that the small study was funded by the paper product trade group had no effect on the findings (what else would they say?), but it makes me a little skeptical.
Fair enough. But I have always been dubious of the blowers that blow up and refuse to use them!
I think Clorox commissioned a study where the findings showed that a work desk was dirtier than a restroom door handle. I wonder what they were selling? ????
With that said, you are correct that healthy skepticism of findings is necessary considering the sponsor of the study.
You smell fab!
Thank you.
Ewwwwww!!!! And you smell great!
I know, right…and thank you!
Yup yup yup yup yup. I try to dry my hands on toilet paper when paper towels aren’t available (pretty common here in CA, sadly). Those jet dryers are horrifying!
Well, unless it’s the type that is not exposed to toilet bowl micro blowback, I suppose it’s better than nothing.
Hand towelettes and sanitizer,always in my manbag.I dare not touch any railings or handles out in the malls/train/taxi-doors.Superparanoid germophobe.But also trying to maintain my lucky streak:I have not had a cold/flu/seasonal sniffles in 12 years.
Me too with being s germaphobe but I am not as lucky as you with your so far 12 year healthy streak!
???? Is perfume a disinfectant?
Oh i meant to tell you, I added Echinacea to my vitamin taking, because of you mentioning it. So, I think that’s some kind of enabler pin????
OH yay! I hope the extra arsenal protects you!
THanks for sharing this – very informative!
You’re welcome – who knew?
Yuck! If that study is true, it is reinforcing how much I don’t like air dryers – the noise – the experience – thank you no – I just try not to touch anything more than I have to – I use my knees a lot to open doors, flush…
But back to perfume, I am wearing OJ Woman right now! i’ve been dabbing it from a sample and it’s very enjoyable to me like that – even with the dabs I find it lasts a long time – I could see how sprays could be very powerful. So interesting I don’t really smell green, definitely think this could be a masculine or unisex.
With so much perfume in the world, I think it would feel good to cross at least one off the list ????
I usually take a few extra napkins from Starbucks and tuck one in my pants pocket and another one in my purse!
The green I smell is a deep green and the exact opposite of the green in Clinique Wrappings.
Between toilet microspray and air hand dryers, makes peeing in the woods sound good!
Ha!
There’s a quite funny scene in The Big Bang Theory about this exact subject. Sheldon refuses to use air dryers and goes on quite the rant… “they’d be better off having a plague-infested gibbon sneeze my hands dry.”
That Sheldon has a way with words!
Meant to grab a decant I have of Angel Muse but sprayed Prada Amber by mistake. I’m not mad about it though. It’s smelling pretty dang good. Not my favorite amber but I do enjoy it. Angel Muse is a fall fav for me, though.
Praying for everyone in Florence’s path.
Prada Amber smells great! I have Muse on the list for tomorrow.
I just saw Angel Muse at tj max!
You should buy it!???? it really is very good.
Second that
Just now, I had an epiphany that layering Angel Muse and Safran Troublant may just work! I love each individually but a spicy Angel Muse – ????…or Angel Muse with Vanille 44. OMG!
In Safran Troublant today, thanks to the generous perfumlover67 who sent a nicely sized sample/decant my way a few months ago. Definitely a fall favorite! Thank you!
So glad you are enjoying it! It is a fall favorite for sure!
I am wearing Narciso Rodriguez For Her today
You smell wonderful!
SOTS is Une Tauer Rose Chypree. Something in it vaguely reminds me of autumn, especially autumn gardens.
Oops. Tauer Une Rose Chypree.
Pretty! You smell great!
You smell great. I might wear that tomorrow.
I was really pleased to hear a kingfisher up on my hill walk yesterday. For years it had its nest in a dead tree ( they bore a hole into clay banks, dead wood etc by drilling in with their beaks) returning every year for at least as long as I have been out on the hill, about 10 years. The dead tree burnt down in a forest fire but it seems the kingfishers are back currently staking out their territory for the mating season. I haven’t seen it yet but it has a very distinctive call, like an angry version of a disconnected telephone. It was a very warm 17C yesterday morning and all the gorse is in bloom and the air was filled with the smell, imagine ylang ylang, pollen and coconut all blurred together and you have an idea. Happy days! JM primrose and rye.
http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/sacred-kingfisher
That’s awesome! I’m a bird lover so I love to hear stories like this. My fiance says I spend half my time feeding birds- both my parrot and also the hummingbirds and seed eaters in the back yard ha! Your walk sounds wonderful.
Lovely little bird! And the gorse sounds quite nice too. Spring is clearly well on its way!
SOTD is DeProfundis. I love it during spring or fall. One of my top tens.
For CM8… Not sure if you’ll see this. I have thunked 4 – 200ml shower gels, 2 perfume travels sprays and a few decants during the last few weeks. Funny how things line up sometimes.
You smell lovely.
Thank you Amy!
Wow Petunia!!! That is awesome!!! Must feel great getting some thunking done????????????
It does feel good. Especially the shower gels. It takes me for-eva to get through them. I’m usually pretty tired of them by the time they’re almost done.
Nice work! I’m working on my shower products too – don’t get me started on soap! But if I get through my last shower product – which is a Bliss lemon body scrub – it’s like rubbing lemon flavored buttercream over your body ???? I might treat myself – I have my eyes on some Korres shower gels.
Someone mentioned wearing MdO Chamarre yesterday which made me dig up my samples/ decants from the line. Retesting Violette Fumee which my original review notes describe as “purple band-aid.” Let’s see if it fares better this time
And how did it do?? (Purple band-aid is a great description, BTW.)
I think that I am anosmic to Violette Fumee. I seemed like something really nice was there just beyond my reach. Glad to read your description.
Not fall today quite, but cooler so happily wearing Tobacco Rose, which I love in the fall and winter especially.
I need to try TR. It seems to get a lot of love here.
SotD = EdM + EdM body lotion
Mmmmm, delicious. I’ve been perfume AWOL the last few days, sometimes life gets in the way in the most unexpected and wonderful ways! Hope everyone has a Thursday to feel thankful for.
Wow, you smell amazing! I’m glad life is wonderful right now.
thanks, sistine! I like the wonderful, though it has been strange to not wear perfume for a few days.
Does this wonderfulness have something to do with your out of character decision recently? Just curious, and very happy things are good ????
ha! very clever, lillyjo, you are correct.
Yay! Give me more clues, this is fun!
Oh, time will tell, lol!
I love it! You can never have too much EdM.
TOO MUCH EdM IS NEVER ENOUGH!
oops, didn’t mean to shout
Oh, I love good news even when I don’t know what the news is! Happy for you ????
aw, thanks, Deva! good news is good for everyone.
I’m sitting here enjoying a beautiful sunny day waiting for Florence. My SOTD is Vetiver Tonka. We don’t need to evacuate, but I packed an “Oh crap emergency bag” just in case – the two perfumes to make the cut are both from Hermes. Hiris, because it’s Hiris ????, and Santal Massoia because I wear it to sleep every night.
Stay safe and comfortable everyone!
Best wishes to you and everyone else in the southeast <3 I suspect at least one of my two choices would also have been an Hermes (probably Ambre Narguile; the other one would probably be l'Artisan Parfumeur Venenum).
Hope you won’t need that bag!
Hope the effects of Flo don’t even brush by you! Scary storm, for sure.
I was in Annick Goutal Vetiver this morning, but it’s all but disappeared. I’ll see if I can find an EBP to bring me comfort.
Yesterday, I tried Glossier You from a friend’s new bottle. It started out charming enough, with some prominent notes of salty Play-Doh and a warm hug from a middle-aged WASP woman, then morphed into the smell of my body when I’ve worked out and then not showered or changed my clothes for a few hours. “That’s what it’s supposed to smell like,” my friend explained, “like your skin with a sheen of sweat on it!” Ok, I figured, I’d let it develop further.
I’m not sure what happened next. It turned into a stomach-churning mess of well blended awfulness. I don’t know what the notes were, or why it made me feel so sick, but I just couldn’t get into the shower fast enough, two hours into that perfume. So yuck yuck yuck, no more Glossier You for me. My friend loves it, though.
We had a sleepover (in the same bed, because the boyfriend is out of town!) and stayed up talking until 2am talking
It was wonderful, except I’m not good at operating on little sleep anymore, and 5.5 h sleep is no longer sufficient to keep my 31-year-old body running. Oh well, it was worth it.
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Thanks for the PSA! That’s a great discount!
Yes, thank you for the code!
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan.Because I can.Lol.Shapeshifter of a perfume,today midday I got this totally umami vibe from it,which I really liked!Tonight at home it was like salted caramel,kinda sweaty and sweet at the same time.I am truly happy when my colleagues at work say “ you smell really good”!
Call Weekend nr 2 coming up.Hope it’s not a busy one,fairly tired after this week.
Stay safe out there,guys in the path of the storm!
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Never tried that one but you make it sound good.
You smell like a delicious animal! I had a sample that I loved and never got around to getting a bottle. I hope you absolutely positively DO NOT get called in this weekend ✌????
I’m on call due to the hurricane. Oy vey!
I am taking it easy today in Kiehl’s musk lotion. I bought this rather than the EDT because I know some people hate musk scents, and I don’t want anyone wrinkling their noses in the elevator with me. The lotion stays purely on the skin, and it’s extremely comforting. I love fall!
I’ve been so busy at work I didn’t even get to post yesterday, but I’ve been smelling really good. Yesterday I wore SSS Equestrian and today I’m in Masque Milano Tango. Both are in my top 10 for this fall. Luckily we’re having mild weather, so it’s not too early for fall perfumes. I do wish I had tried Equestrian before Laurie closed up shop, and I do hope that it makes a comeback.
I got to go out to lunch with a couple coworker friends, and it made me realize that I need to make sure to go outside during work at least once a day. Ever since we moved our office to be on a quiet street with other office buildings instead of on a busy city street, I don’t get out much during the day which can lead to headaches, bad mood, and eye strain. More effort required, but I can do it!
Love love Tango!
Yes, it’s so good!
I love Equestrian! Totally kicking myself for only getting a travel size.????
You smell wonderful!
Thanks, I love it so and find it so well balanced. I ended up getting in on a split for 5ml blindly after SSS closed. I wish I’d gone in for 10ml.
My company has an app that reminds you to do little things every hour to help you not get “stuck”. I got stressed out because I didn’t read through the instructions and was not able to log in. True story, just like yoga stresses me out.
Hehe. My company participates in the Virgin Pulse wellness program, so it’s similar. And my Samsung Health app tells me midday when I should be more active. I ignore that more than I should.
Wearing some Orris Tattoo tonight. it’s been about 2 hours and it’s in the quiet dry down phase, very soft. I also sprayed the hoodie I’m wearing tonight and may wear it to work tomorrow (to so see if I can fly under the radar).
It’s cool enough inside now that we brought out the blankets for the couches. Yay Fall????