Happy Hump Day! And don't forget, the freebiemeet is still going. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue, day 3.
Reminder: 10/5 is International Teachers Day. Pick a fragrance that honors a teacher, in one way or another.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2018, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the Prada Embellished Robot Leather Sneakers are $750.
Another round of Cèdre Sambac, I enjoyed it so much yesterday. It’s quite potent and lon-lasting for a Hermessence.
You smell wonderful !
Thanks, this was a great purchase!
I’m pretty sure it’s the only Hermessence I haven’t sniffed yet! I always dress so grubbily nowadays that when I do find myself near an Hermes shop, I feel too self-conscious to go in.
I know this feeling so well! I like to pretend that I’m SO rich I don’t even have to care how I look.
Haha. That’s especially true where I live, in Silicon Valley, where all these millionaires walk around in sweatshirts and tattered jeans
I’ve often wanted to go to fancy open houses under the same pretense.
That never stops me.
Me either! ????
I have a funny story about that scent.
A while ago I visited the Hermes store in Antwerp. I wanted to try Cedre sambac but I forgot the name.
So I asked the sales lady for one of the recent Hermessencd releases that contains a prominent jasmine note.
She had no clue. I ended up checking the bottles myseld and when I saw Sambac written on one of them, I knew I found it haha.
I tried it on, and liked it, but it was very warm that day, the heat seemed to amp up the sweetness to the max.
I should pull out my sample of this. I thought U would like Myrrh Elegantine but no and I don’t remember why and don’t wish to waste skin time on it.
I just thought Myrrhe Églantine was uninteresting on me, I like heavier-duty rose scents. The SA did give me a sample and recommended it layered with Agar Ébène, which I haven’t tried yet.
And I meant I did not like it – fat finger faux pas!
Twins! Just sampling it but, while nice enough, isn’t anything I need
Cazaubon – I need to pull my decant back out – thanks for rhe reminder! I am praying that it has some staying power!!!
I am going to join the Infusion d’Iris party so that is my SOTD
Mr L is at the hospital today having a procedure done so if you could muster up some good energy and send some this way. I will be MIA from NST while he is recovering (and on top of that I will be taking care of 2 little ones). Good Grief Charlie Brown…
My freebies are still up if there is any one who wants to come fetch them.
Have a fragrant day everyone!
Sending happy and positive thoughts your way Lovestosmellgood! May your hubby have a smooth and complete recovery.
And Infusion d’Iris is perfect.
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You smell lovely
Sending positivity and light your way, I hope the procedure is successful and the recovery quick. Peace to you.
Fast recovery to your hubby!
Good energy on your way, and may the recovery be quick and painless!
Prayers for healing sent for your husband. And prayers for strength sent to you.
Sending good thoughts for a fast recovery to Mr. Lovestosmellgood.
Get well wishes to your husband!
Sending good luck vibes! And that little ones will be sweet and easygoing!
Good luck to you and the family!
Sending healing vibes to Mr. L! Hope IdI gets you through the tough day!
Sending supportive thoughts your way. I hope everything goes smoothly.
You smell good!
Happy and healing thoughts headed your way!
All best wishes for a quick recovery for your husband, and thoughts for you at this challenging time.
Oh no, best wishes for your husband and your whole family!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery to mr. L
Best wishes to you and your family!
I hope mr L recovers quickly.
Healing thoughts for your DH!
Sending healing thoughts to Mr. L.
Positive thoughts for healing and strength heading your way!
Good vibes , good wishes to you!!
Good luck too!
Robin, I’m so impressed with your day 3 of PdI Absolue! It must really be hitting the spot.
I’m in PoaL today. So in love. Thinking about buying a giant bottle for the splitmeet. And if there are no takers, I’ll be just fine with having it all to myself. I recently discovered that 5 hours after spraying, it blooms beautifully during hot yoga class. ????
Bikram yoga is awesome! I bet POAL does smell wonderful.
I’ve just gotten started with yoga. I’m obsessed. Started a 30-day challenge at my studio. Yoga every day this month. We’ll see how that goes. I was already tempted to skip yesterday. ????
Good luck!
Thank you! ????
Don’t overdo it. If they have some low intensity classes, see if you can intersperse them with the harder ones.
They do. They have a good range of classes from straight meditation and sleepy yoga on up. ???? Gonna try to stay sensible and sane.
I love PoaL and every time I wear it I’m impressed with its tenacity.
Good luck with your challenge (though I think that 30 days of hot yoga is a little too much). Just don’t push yourself too much: it’s more important to do it right then to do everything, so give yourself some rest during the class if you feel overwhelmed.
Thank you. ???? And yes, PoaL tenacity is truly remarkable.
I’m in MDCI Promesse de l’Aube, with a near thunk of my tiny, tiny sample. I finally bit the bullet and ordered a bottle last night after dithering for a while, and threw a bottle of Kyoto onto the order for good measure, thus getting my fourth quarter confessables list going early and in style.
Yay for biting the bullet!
I’ll get a lecture from my dentist, but man I smell great.
I love that you “threw in” a bottle of Kyoto, too. ????
Well, that way I only had to shut my eyes and click “buy” once instead of twice. Plus, the Kyoto comes in a non-shatterable canister, so throwing it is safe.
Hahaha, that’s a wonderful way to ring in the new quarter!
Maybe by confession time I can pretend to have forgotten about this moment of abandon. Or not – Donatella forgives.
Yes, she’d certainly forgive such gorgeous treasures!
I like the way you roll SheriG! I may copy you, there are a f-e-w FB’s that I want to pull the trigger on, maybe groups of 2 is the way to do it….
I want MEM, Grimoire, Avignon – either Amber Aurea or Ambre Precieux and Box of Eels!!!
SOTD is Bvlgari’s Au the Blanc. My allergies are off the charts today.
Today’s smoothie is spinach/kefir/chocolate/banana/PB. It has more calories than I’d like but chocolate has antioxidants.
Can I consider this smoothie calorie-neutral?
Those sneakers are super cute!
So sorry you have allergies, and so late in the year too. Consider the smoothie as medicine, so calorie-neutral imo.
You smell understated and pulled together, meanwhile.
Thanks re: allergies, this is really unusual for me – my allergy schedule is normally Feb/March.
I do love Au the Blanc, it’s a nice balance between musk and ambrette seed. It was my wedding-day perfume, so the hubby always leans in when he smells this one.
Aww, how sweet.
Ugh, sorry to hear that allergies are wreaking havoc.
Wearing Jolie Madame, which always comes with a side helping of wondering why I don’t wear Jolie Madame more.
Yum! Are you wearing current or vintage?
Vintage parfum, baby
Such gorgeousness.
Wow, you do smell wonderful!
That is an excellent question, and now I am wondering why I don’t wear Jolie Madam more often .
In Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue.
Busy day! Have a great Hump day everyone!
Iris twins!
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Wearing Samsara edp, today it seems sparkly with a burst of cinnamon.
Happy beautiful day to my fellow mid-atlantic NST’ers
Beautiful! I’ve been waiting for fall so I can wear mine. I’m a little envious. ????
It is indeed gorgeous!
I bought a bottle of the newer EDP recently. I wasn’t sold the first time I wore it, but I suspect this is one that blooms beautifully in cooler weather. (I also have a tiny bottle of 90s-vintage EDT, so I’m planning to see how they compare in a few weeks.)
Oh, I hope you report how you like the vintage edt!
SotD = Eau des Merveilles
EdM ftw omg lol!
Those shoes are fantastic.
Dear NSTers, thank you for the birthday wishes and kind words yesterday. I had a good cry as I read them. And it was a sweet day spent connecting with people like you who have helped me.
At work I shared with a few people my experiences over the past year. Yesterday a colleague asked me to talk with her because she suspects her young adult son is having psychiatric difficulties. Speaking up and speaking for those with mental illness is hard but so very very important.
Happy Wednesday, y’all!
Missed your birthday yesterday, so let me add belated birthday wishes to you here. Went back to read your comment and am so impressed by your kindness, strength and courage. I love that this is a community where we all lift each other up, and I am so glad you are a part of it. P.S. You smell Merveillous!
thanks a bunch, jirish! your kind words mean a lot to me.
I swear eventually you will have me on the EdM train! ????❤
There’s room for everyone! Leave it out on your dresser for days when you don’t want to make decisions, because it’s never a bad choice.
woot-woot, all aboard! the EdM train is wonderful.
I missed your birthday yesterday, so happy belated birthday!
thanks, KellyC! In my family we often “float’ birthday observances, so they can last days or weeks, lol.
I just read your post from yesterday, and it touched me, I think it’s great that you are sharing your experience and wisdom! Happy belated birthday, and may the rest of the year be easier than the beginning!
thank you, E! here’s to 365 good days to counter-balance the last 365!
I’m sorry I missed your birthday yesterday! Happy belated to you!
thanks for the birthday wishes! It’s always nice to see a friendly feline face.
Happy belated birthday Tiffanie from me as well. I am glad that you had such a special day!
I love nastywoman’s Idea! I will try that one too. It is a great time
of year for EdM.
thank you, AngelaB! I’m grateful it was a good birthday this year.
and I agree, EdM is wonderful in the fall.
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Wearing more than I was gonna apply, Dioressence, because the bottle started leaking under the collar, and I sopped it up with my shirt! ???? LOLOLOL ????????
So if you get a whiff of friendlier-than-Youth-Dew old school oriental, it’s me!
Lots of cinnamon, carnation, ylang ylang and ambrein today.
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Gorgeous!
I just saw a bottle of this on Zullily today, and wondered what it compares to. Thanks! I imagine, though, that you are wearing an older formulation?
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My skin amplifies carnations.
Rock on, lillyjo! ????????????✌????????
You smell so very good. And lucky you, with your carnation-boosting skin!
You’re a wonderful smelling Bear.
Wow, that sounds like a scent trail I wouldn’t mind following at all! ????
Wow, you smell awesome Bear!
I am wearing Smell Bent Prairie Nymph for the first time in a while. I actually bought a full bottle of this, when Brent was having a sale. I love the honey and beeswax in this scent. Honey has become one of my favorite notes. I wish I could find a warm weather scent that had lots of honey. I find that if I wear one of my honey fragrances during the summer they are just too cloying. Any suggestions?
I haven’t tried Prairie Nymph but I love Gimel a Break which is also a honey – this must be a note Smell Bent does particularly well! I can’t think of any summery honeys though… all the ones I know are cozy
I have the perfume oil of Gimel a Break, and I agree that it’s lovely.
I love Prairie Nymph! I have a number of honey scents in the collection, but most of them are heavier. Library of Flowers Honeycomb is an exception – soft honey and lightly floral.
I’ve been wanting more beeswax scents myself, so all these suggestions are very useful for me, too!
In that case, I will relay that the beeswax in Krizia Teatro Alla Scala is very good.
Nice, thanks for the tip. I haven’t even heard of this scent!
L’Occitane Imortelle de Corse has a nice honey note, perfect for summer, but sadly discontinued.
Demeter has Beeswax which is pretty good.
I get a distinct honey note from by Killian Gold Knight. Worth sampling.
Oh, yum, I adore Prairie Nymph! I need to replace my (nearly empty) bottle.
Those sneakers are ridiculous.
Big event tonight and tomorrow night so I’ve got my power scent on — 31 Rue Cambon EDT. Sprayed!
Gorgeous. Good luck with your event!
Thanks! Although work for me it will still be fun.
Haha! I would never buy them, but I’d totally wear them ???? Enjoy the events and good perfume choice!
Have fun at your big event!
Today I am wearing Lancome Magie Noire. I am currently drinking a cup of black tea — perfect for this fragrance.
You smell magical!
Thank you !
I just blind bought a vintage extrait of magie noir and am in love!
I can only imagine how wonderful it smells
Wearing L’Eau d’Hiver, one of my recent purchases. It’s pretty much perfect.
Tea is a green orange blossom tea from Le Palais des Thés.
It really is lovely. I think it’s beautiful but similar to Apres L’Ondee, which I already own. Congrats on your new aquisition.
WooHoo Wednesday! I have appoints today plus it is still overcast and humid. I went Satori which is now the most perfect scent in my collection for this kind of day.
I’m seriously tempted to wear it every day, but I’m starting to feel the need to hoard it ???? You, of course, smell superb!
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Off to the dentist, with a small dab of LL Aldehyde whatever# on my wrist. Wish me luck!
Hopefully your appointment goes well. Going to the dentist sucks and very expensive. That reminds me to make an appointment so I can avoid a root canal.
Good luck!
Good luck today !
You smell great! I really like that one. Hope it’s a painless visit!
Good luck!
Good luck!
I hope that things went well at your dentist visit!
Wearing Jaisalmer today, which is what I often wear in the fall when I just can’t decide. I guess it’s a default fall scent for me.
You smell fantastic! What a great no brainer scent.
Beautiful!
Wearing no 5 in extrait form this morning. I just found the Dia lotion and soap while organizing. I think I might go that route today instead of Cuir de Russie.
Oh, you smell amazing!
Scent: none yet. Yesterday was Yves Rocher Pur Desir de Fleur d’Oranger – might do a repeat
Beverage: Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice coffee, but switching over to tea shortly
Weather: it’s sunny (yay!), the high temp is supposed to be 84º! One last round of summer fragrance!
We were house twins yesterday: I wore YR Nature.
PDdFd’O is so lovely and natural smelling, with a lot of real orange flower water to my nose, I can imagine your wanting to wear it twice.
Comparing Eau Duelle EDT and EDP today. I have a travel spray of the EDP but it is my first time trying the EDT.
The EDT is kind of tobacco-y to me so far…more thoughts later…
I found the EDT to be very fleeting but haven’t smelled it in yonks.
Ooh, i love the EDP. Good choice!
I had a solid of ED, which taught me I don’t really care for solids, although I DO like ED. You smell great!
Thanks for the QVC heads up yesterday. I bought a nice set of Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere shower gel, body butter, and the fragrance for an excellent price. ✌????
I dislike solids too.
You’re welcome. QVC has good deals in Philosophy stuff.
Thanks for your thoughts on the Vetyverio EdT versus EdP!
I’ve noticed many precious decants are evaporating, even though I do my best to keep them sealed. I’m kicking off the Use it or Lose it Tour, Fall 18! First stop, Iris Celadon. I’m going to use the decants 2 to 3 days a week. ????????
I’ve always been curious about IC.
I’m so bad at describing scents, but I think it is similar to Muglers Oriental Express. Softer though, not carroty on me. I get more powder. I’ve hoarded it for quite a while, but now I will be spraying away!
Thanks for the mini review! I’ve debated buying Oriental Express for years. Do you know when Mugler has their annual sale?
October 5, 2018????????
Thanks! ????
I don’t think my decants are evaporating much but I realized it didn’t make sense to keep 2-3 ml of perfumes that I do not plan to replenish once/if they are gone, so I have a similar plan of draining at least some of them in the course of the next several months.
Let’s do it!
Very true. I have a lot of those 2-3 no decants that need to go “thunk!”. I’ll join you!
I really should too. I hoard things that I have no intention of buying.
I am in as well. I don’t want mine to turn and am not making enough progress in my “library”.
I did finish Orange blossom by Dame yesterday. So Thunk! Oh -and Smell Bent’sShort Fuse too!
Thunk.
I really enjoyed them both.
I’m going to try and get back in the habit of trying more of my samples. I’ve had quite a few come in recently, and it’s time to get sniffing! ????
Dzing!(!!!)
You smell interesting
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Humpday!
1) A very beautiful autumn morning- the leaves are really starting to display colors now, and the morning light really show them to best advantage.
2) Am in Boucheron! Perfect for a lovely day like today.
3) Final review of WEN cleansing conditioner:
I have not suffered any hair loss or rashes on my scalp. I have kinky curly hair but the amounts called for using the product in the shower is somewhat excessive- for my neck length hair I found one golfball size of the cleanser to be more than enough, since it is VERY concentrated. For about 2-3 days, my hair felt very nice, was easy to style and felt nice; after that it felt rather dry. After a couple of weeks of JUST using the cleanser only my hair felt even more dry, not silky and subtle sheen was gone. After using Kirkland salon shampoo & conditioner the hair was back to it’s silky, krinkly texture
So-final verdict: This is a good product that you would use IN BETWEEN shampoo sessions. It’s VERY concentrated, and I would not leave this on the scalp due to the essential oils used as cleansing and ionic agents. This would be great for those who style their hair a lot with a dryer or who live in drier climates. This is NOT appropriate for those with sensitive skin or hair that is thinning. I will keep the current bottle but send back the rest.
ALSO:
Much love to Frances Arnold, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for her discovery and development of phage display.
Fifth female chemistry Nobel laureate!!!! I was very encouraged to read of her win
Her development of phage display is no joke- I was using the techniques in undergrad and it is used in all sorts of applications. Just as we use spaceships to explore space and fix satellites, so to we can use phage display to use viruses and bacteria to explore our internal universe and fix it, too.
A worthy award winner!
I hope you won’t think too much less of me when I say that I’m annoyed that chem Nobel prizes keep going to biochemists. What about THE REST OF US?? I myself found biochem agonizingly boring and resent and disagree with the implication that it’s an inherently more valuable field. Can’t we have a separate bio Nobel that biochemists can win all the time instead?? The last female chem Nobel laureate (Yonath) won it for biochem, too!!
Sorry, I’ve just had that rant pent up in me all morning.
Hey, rant very appreciated and there are MANY UNSAVORY IMPLICATIONS in some of the Nobel Prizes (Like Economics, PEACE (Yes, I went there) and Literature (THERE SHOULD NO NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE)
I think that with inorganic chem it is lumped in with physics (I hear you howling) and the implication totally that biochem, with it’s immediate economic possibilities is deemed more valuable.
And to Donna Strickland, only the third woman to ever win the Nobel prize in physics!
That’s how I felt with Wen too. I used it between shampoo sessions and it worked great but I did have to shampoo as well at least once a week.
Yeah. There is this thing in the natural (afro) hair community about co washing, which I get, but I really do think that a clean scalp is very key and using a cleansing conditioner may cause buildup.
Atelier Cologne Iris Rebelle kind of Wednesday.
You smell good!
Thank you. And weather has been made of waves of sun and rain today…
Smelling great, Lucasai!
Thanks
You smell brilliant, and I have experience those days of waves of sun and rain!
Thank you. My general observation is that weather is acting really weird this year.
My perfume today is Traversee du Bosphore–I have a decant. I always think it has cherry pipe tobacco among its notes–it does not. I like this one, but I think it suits very cold weather, wool sweaters and heavy coats, the best.
In honor of International Teachers’ Day–a shout out to my 10th grader’s 8th grade science teacher who stopped by last night to pick up boxes of used Lego we had in our basement. She’s doing some kid’s rocket building project this weekend at a fair and wanted the Lego, and she asked my very sweet but spectrummy son to be her assistant. She’s won a bunch of teaching awards, but we love her for the sunshine she brings.
I always wear TdB when I’m on a tropical vacation: I think it blooms beautifully in hot and humid surroundings. But since I don’t spend enough time on those vacations, I might try it in a couple of months when it gets colder.
That’s interesting. I may have applied it too liberally as well, perhaps.
Hey, you’re the wonderful person who sent me a Canturi sample, no (yes, I need to start making more notes- my memory is slowly going haha)? I am loving it so much in this cooler weather!
Also, that teacher sounds amazing.
I did! That’s my fave cheapie budda goodie! (eBay has some scarily inexpensive offers . . .)
I second your shout out. Teachers are underpaid and undervalued. And I’m not a teacher, so this is an objective stance!
Ditto this! This whole culture is so apathetic about education. What happened to learning for the joy of learning? What happened to fostering curiosity in kids? Now it’s all about learning in order to make maximum money, or skipping education all together to become a “celebrity” or “football star.” So sad. I don’t know how teachers stay motivated because they get BS from all sides and are paid an insultingly low salary. Oh, boy, I need to step down before I get really wound up! ????
But I hear you. Was chatting with one of my son’s teachers the other day who was saying that she and her husband, both gainfully employed, who rent in a not very safe neighborhood, have no chance whatsoever of ever buying a house here. I am pretty sure they are going to move away. It is just not worth it for them. Such a bummer.
Totally Agree!
Education is the Most Important opportunity for EVERYONE.
No affiliation- i am the 1st generation born from immigrant parents who has seen Firststhand ALL the realized potential an education offered to my parents and by extension our entire family.
They are crucial to our future.
Rather more Miss Dior EDT than I planned this morning–the slightly borked sprayer on this vintage bottle dribbles and splurts rather than spritzes. But extra Miss Dior is not a bad thing, right?
Breath of God for the rest of my day–I know this is a love it or hate it scents, but I seem to tame the weirdness of most of the more unusual perfumes I’ve tried. Or maybe I just out-weird them into timidity. Who knows?
It’s funny that yours is the second report of the vintage Dior bottles malfunction today (see Bear’s comment earlier). But I bet you still smelled great!
All my other old Diors are splash bottles, so I’d not encountered this before. I might decant it, though this little 30ml bottle is pretty cute.
You smell very elegant. Ah, yes wonky sprayers is one of the joys so to speak of vintage bottles; recently a very consciencious ebay seller cancelled my purchase and refunded me on finding the spray was intermittent. On the other hand MD keeps very well and smells as if it had been made yesterday.
Blimey, that’s an impressive seller!
And yes, this smells fab. not even a hint of nail polish in the top notes which I’ve encountered in a couple of other bottles.
Joining you with vintage Miss Dior; it was that kind of day. My bottle is a splash version so I just poured it into my hand.
I can’t easily decant from this bottle as it has a plastic ring around the opening; I did try to remove it ever so gently but it didn’t want to budge so I will have to pour away. I may have to track down a spray version as well.
If it’s the ring that sits inside the neck of the bottle… I’ve had luck using an opened paperclip of the tine of a fork. You pop that under on one side, and lever against the other side of the bottle neck, rotate a touch and try again, and then back. Hopefully that should wiggle it up.
Thank you! I will give it a try.
Was so busy yesterday I didn’t even have time to comment. But yesterday was in No. 19 Poudre (also thanks to SunnyDay and the swap meet) and today am in Shalimar edp just because I love it!
I’m super excited to go see A Star is Born tonight with a girlfriend! I already have a wee crush on Bradley Cooper- I’m afraid this may send me over the edge haha. And I think Lady Gaga is so talented…
Enjoy your night out, Kelly. I plan to go see this movie.
Wee crush on Bradley Cooper twins! Hope it’s a great time for you!
I mean, he’s going to be singing and playing guitar and such in this…not sure how that’s supposed to lessen the crush. ????????
I do not care about Bradley Cooper OR Lady Gaga, so please tell me tomorrow if it is a must see anyway! I was sorta curious.
I haven’t read one bad review thus far- and I’ve read a lot! Everyone is talking about Ocscars and Golden Globes, but I guess that all depends what kind of movie one likes!
???? This made me laugh because I thought I was the only one who didn’t care about either of them. I just can’t get into “celebrities” (unless they’re like JD Salinger. ????).
Oh Deva, we are legion
well – who wouldn’t have a crush on Bradley Cooper, really?
I honestly couldn’t say haha! I mean, I think everyone should!
I am so old I remember the original A Star is Born… let us know how you like the new version.
I’ve seen the 70s version as well although it was probably late 80s when I did haha!
Chanel no 22 for a beautiful sunny day after a serious downpour last night. I’m smellin’ pretty!
You smell so freaking wonderful!
Thanks! It was the perfect day for it.
A sunny day preceded by rain is a perfect day and you smell perfect too.
Thank you! Fortunately It didn’t turn humid with the heat today.
You are smelling pretty! Glad I was inside before the deluge last night. The lightning flashes were amazing, but alas the thunder itself was muted here.
It was pretty loud here. And the storm flipped over the backyard table so it must’ve been pretty windy, too.
Thanks Bear!
Geez, how did this get here? Was meant for Bear.
Anywho, also want to tell ElisaP that she smells great today!
Elisa P says thank you, Petunia ????
You sure are smelling pretty !
Thank you, and I agree! And I can still smell it!
A chilly morning, so my hand reached for Omnia today, it really smells like a chai tea at some stage in the development and is so comforting, I find.
Love that one! You smell amazing????
2nd that.
I’m in Kenzo Jungle l’Elephant from a sample I found while cleaning things out last weekend. OH MY GOODNESS I had forgotten how GREAT it is. I feel like someone put this up in the freebiemeet last time, and now I’m so sad I didn’t jump on it! I’ll be terribly sad when my sample is empty.
It can be found at the discounters for not terribly too much money. I’m trying to figure out how to deal with this fact in light of my newly motivated efforts not to buy anything else for the rest of 2018, you know, thanks to another hideous quarter report to Donatella. Does it count as a BUB if it’s a backup to a sample?
Not to enable but I saw some on Zulily today – not sure if it’s less than at the discounters though.
Thankfully it isn’t! So I can keep dithering
Oh, don’t dither! A discounted bottle doesn’t count, Donatella told me so. Plus, the Elephant is like no other. I’m down to half a bottle and seriously considering a BUB because I’m afraid it will disappear off the shelves soon. Yes, I’m totally enabling, but this one is so worth it!’
Good heavens, you’re terrible. Do discounted bottles really not count? If that’s the case, none of my eBay purchases have ever counted. SCORE!
Do you think it will really disappear off the shelves soon?!?!
Well, I don’t know. That’s just what I tell myself when I’m considering a BUB. No inside scoop and no basis in reality, but there ya go! ????????♀️
Gifts don’t count so your cat can give it to you as a present.
Guys, guys. Donatella forgives all but expects you to truthfully report your purchases! And why isn’t there a “Donatella is watching you” emoji, LOL??
???? I think this may be her, incognito.
Ah, right!
The Elephant is on my FB wishlist, too. I’ve noticed that 30 mL bottles seem to have vanished from most of the discounters I know about, but there are still plenty of 50 mL and 100 mL bottles.
Showered from the vat of Trader Joe’s all-in-one shampoo, conditioner, body wash that I purchased yesterday. Not that I need any more bath products, other than shampoo. But, it has a nice, light fragrance with bergamot, citrus, sage, etc etc…. we will see how well it works as shampoo. I will say it has abundant lather…
Body lotion is the coconut, lemon stuff I got from Whole Foods. Don’t like the lotion that much but the scent is refreshing. I think it’s going to be part of the “use it up” project.
California Rêverie for my actual fragrance.
What’s the name of the all in one? I will look for this the next time I’m there.
It just says “All for One” at the top and then “One for All” below. It then says “Formula No. 3. (I didn’t see any Formula 1 or 2. ????). It was by the Tea Tree Shampoo and other soaps, etc.
I recently bought the Deep Sleep shower jelly from Lush and very much like the scent. So…I have good choices now.
Can’t decide what to go with today. Maybe gallop d’hermes or diptyque tempo. It’s a gorgeous fall day here in Jackson Hole! Looking forward to my bottle of Nahéma edp on its way to me now. I have a feeling this quarter is gonna be even worse than last quarter in terms of perfume damage lol. Thinking about a trip to Japan soon to hit the flea markets in search of perfume treasures.. apparently that country is a gold mine for vintage extraits!
So jealous of clear mountain air and fall crispness….
Galop is beautiful!
Oh, wish I was in Jackson Hole! Today, anyway.
Sounds gorgeous all around.
I woke up with a bad sinus headache so I needed a perfume that wouldn’t be irritating. I went for an evaporating bottle of oil, Acousticjus Flamenco, which was a special line from Liz Zorn/Soivohle many years ago. It smells of red roses, carnations, and spices and wears close to the skin. It’s perfect for our chilly weather too.
I hope the headache wore off: rose, carnation and spices sound lovely
Yuck on the sinus headache. I hope its gone now. I’ve been seeing a lot of allergen alerts on some of the weather websites I frequent this past week.
After not falling asleep until a around 330am, I have just woken up at 1030am. Oy. ????
SOTD is SSS Tabac Aires because it’s just delicious! Haven’t worn it in a long long time because: #1 Too Hot! #2 I’m hoarding my last 7-8 ml from my 15 ml bottle. I’ll miss this one when it’s gone.
*aurea, of course.
Here’s to hoping more TA will find your way soon, Deva, Tabac Aires did sound like an entirely plausible perfume.
Hey, see below! You must be omniscient like Donatella.????
Hey Deva, Life is too short to hoard beautiful perfumes. I have 34 mLs so if you ever run out, you know where to find me!
Oh, thank you for your very generous offer! Although I wear it only occasionally, it makes me appreciate more, if that makes sense. I’ll remember every single scent I’ve gotten from SSS when they’re gone. I may have a little ceremony to send off the empty bottles, because I’m dorky like that. Hope you’re getting some good fall weather up in the Big Apple! ????????
Ooooof. That’s a pretty wicked sleep/wake schedule. And not in the good way.
Wearing Reem Acra today. I also got some good news on the medical front. I had a follow-up with my neurosurgeon this morning, and it was my last. He said my last MRI looked really good so he doesn’t need to see me again. Yay! One specialist down! I’m hoping next month my rheumatologist will decide he doesn’t need to see me anymore either.
Great news!
You smell good, I purchased RA @ TJM last year, a nice floral amber. ????????????✌
???????? Excellent news!
That is great news! I also purchased Accra at TJM cuz it was so cheap but I have never smelled it. I might bust it open now – I was keeping it to gift someone back home who I thought would appreciate the olfactory aesthetic
I got mine at Marshall’s a couple years ago. I got a good deal on the perfume/lotion set. It was a blind buy that worked out.
How nice to shed a specialist, good for you!
Thanks! I hope to shed as many as possible before I have to start over on my deductible next year..lol
Congrats Sweetgrass!
Great news, sweetgrass? What perfume are you buying to celebrate?
That should have been a ! instead of ?
Thanks! I don’t know… Probably shouldn’t be spending the money but we’ll see.
Great news on not needing to see the neurosurgeon anymore! ✨????
Awesome! Love a good success story ???? Continued good health to you, sweetgrass!
Now THAT is a real thunk! Congratulations!
Kelly Caleche, in my mind. In reality, Prada Infusion diris (Which is lovely, of course)
But no fun to be wearing the wrong thing!
Right! I own too many bottles that aren’t getting regular love.
Seems like alot of people in Iris today.
Sotd is Lea for a busy day at work.
psa for those of you that love pumpkin pie AND ice cream: Whole Foods (no affiliation) has limited edition pumpkin pie ice cream sandwiches right now. You’re welcome.????
It’s only Wednesday?! C’mon Friday!
Oh man! That ice cream sandwich sounds good. I don’t think that store is in my area.
Yikes! There’s a Whole Foods right down the street from me.
Ruh roh! That makes getting a pumpkin flavored “Scooby snack” a little too easy!
SotD is Tyrannosaurus Rex, by Zoologist, from a sample.
I love it. It has Gardoni’s signature all over it.
It inspired me to do my third inktober drawing (its a dinosaur, though not a t-rex)
Kinda expected to give up Inktober by day 3 haha, (i have a pretty busy job), but I decided that quick 20 – 30 minute drawings are okay too
My nick on instagram is jijifromnl
So if you are curious you can check them out there (i hope this is okay Robin to refer to it one more time…its just personal stuff)
I want to try that one so terribly! Is the projection as intense as I’ve heard?
I think the first half hour is pretty intense, but it does not stay that way. Though it never turns into a shy wallflower
I find everything from Zoologist to be intense, even when the notes sound like they belong to a light and airy fragrance. There are some that I would enjoy a lot in a lighter form, but I have trouble with the potency overall from that line. Although I’m sure that’s what some people love about them
LOL. I definitely make sure I wear them when I know I won’t be in too many crowded elevators! I like them, but I know a lot of folks don’t. Luckily, my officemate appreciates fragrance, including my less traditional ones like Bat
Love your drawing! So clean and neat. I’m sorely tempted by the Zoo Discovery packs (or whatever they’re called)! It’s a line I haven’t tried and I like that they’re atypical in almost every way.
Thank you!
I also tried Civet and Elephant and they are lovely as well.
So far I think it is one of the more interesting ‘new’ brands.
I think it’s pretty cool that your SOTD was able to inspire a sketch!
Absolutely!
And adding that if you want to, you can put the URL in your profile, and then your name will be a link to it.
Thanks!
Started off the day in By Kilian’s Moonlight in Heaven, picking up less of the usual coconut-and-rice sweetness than I normally do. Once that faded, I decided to re-test my sample of Dame’s Soliflore Cactus Orchid. I love that fragrance house, but I’m afraid this one is not for me. It shows up on my skin with a plastic, oddly sour note. Sigh. Someone will likely benefit from my sadness via the freebiemeet.
One man’s poison…
In Ciel d’Opale today, which is perhaps my best all around scent – at least the one I got the most compliments on (like, 2 – I think my habit of shoving my arm into people’s faces and imploring them to “smell this!” does not result in compliments most of the time).
Ciel d’Opale is lovely. I only have a 10ml travel spray and I’m wondering whether I need a back-up.
Happy Hump Day! Since I’m not teaching Friday (fall break day), my hump day feels very smooth.
The first I hear of this one – looking it up
It is really pretty – came in the Ann Gerard coffret/discovery set a few years back, along with Cuir de Nacre and Perle de Mousse, in 10ml minis. I liked them all but didn’t love any of them enough to seek out more than 10mls.
Eschmeling, I loved Ciel d’Opale enough to buy the 60 ml bottle, so if you ever feel like you need a back up decant, give me a holla on the boards here. Unlikely that I’ll ever thunk this bottle, pretty as the perfume is, and as much as I really like it.
Will do, and thanks for letting me know! Of course, I’m kind of hankering after the bottle, too…
Further comment….those sneakers are a hoot. I once noticed a young women on an uncrowned subway wearing white embellished Gucci sneakers. I nudged my husband and pointed them out, telling him the estimated price. He was stunned. I mostly struggled with the idea of wearing them on the subway…
And of course, sometimes the raggedy looking ones actually cost more!
Just wearing Kiehl’s musk lotion today. Maybe if no one can smell me at work then they will all leave me alone?
Is the lotion discontinued? I cannot find it here in Montréal.
I’m wearing Dilettante today. Fumerie is having their fall swap later this month and I think this is going. I want orange blossom less than once a year and need the space in my cabinet for more frequently worn scents.
That’s awesome that a perfumerie organizes swaps – how does it work?
Lovely sunny weather where I am today. ???? It’s almost as if Mother Nature is trying to apologize for last night. We had some SCARY thunder and lightning for a couple of hours at least. ⚡ It reminded me of summer storms that roll through the Great Plains and Midwest. The science geek part of me was wondering why some of the lightning looked pink! The tired grumpy adult part of me just wanted some quiet so she could fall asleep.
SOTD = JM Lime Basil & Mandarin. So nice, I had to wear it twice (in a row)! ????
We’re twice in a row scent twins!
Great minds spritz alike! ????
I really miss thunderstorms. Where I grew up we would get them all summer; really wicked ones. I used to sit outside with my Dad on the front step and watch the storms roll in.
Where I’m living now it’s quite an event if we ever get a storm. My hubby and I will park ourselves outside and watch for lightning and anticipate the crack of thunder. ????
Wow, pink lightning. Impressive! Glad you had a lovely sunny day today.
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
Why not? Actually, I was inspired by my outfit today: lime green cotton slab short-sleeve T., dark olive green 3/4 sleeve open cotton cardigan and brown slacks.
I’ve started to use a hard clamshell keyboard for my iPad. I haven’t used it often enough yet to give it a proper test drive but I am liking it so far. It does almost triple the weight of the iPad so the convenience factor goes down a notch. OTOH, it is protective. It’s a Flavirmate keyboard in Rose Gokd which I got from Amazon, The instructions that came with it were useless.
Is it turning into a No. 19 week?