Well, it's Monday again. It's also the International Day of Rural Women. What fragrance are you wearing?
I was looking for something else, but ended up in Lolita Lempicka L’Eau en Blanc. I'm not unhappy about it.
Reminder: on 10/19, for Family History Month, wear a fragrance that someone in your family wore, or that reminds you of someone in your family, or that reflects your family history in some way.
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 Old Family Photos (12) [cropped] by Paul Reckless at flickr; some rights reserved.
Although it’s autumn it feels like summer and I’m wearing Ciel d’opals which suits both seasons.
Tea is MF Vert Provence.
That is supposed to be Ciel d’Opale. I loath autocorrect.
I am thinking about making some MF tea myself…MF tea house twins
It is real autumn here…briefly considered turning on the heat this morning.
If it’s any comfort, I think our weather is going to return to normal, colder en rainier, very soon.
We turned ours on. I always want to wait till the last possible moment but 38F, autumn winds and steady rain did me in.
Apparently, I am a wimp! I turned the heat on Saturday night… it was 66 degrees in the house before I did that.
Jalapeño I am with you sista! I couldn’t take it either.
Hubby was laughing when
I reached for the fireplace remote later on!
Trust me, when we get to 66 inside I will have the heat on too!
That photo could easily be my maternal grandmother (probably isn’t though). SOTD was going to be Chanel 19, but my hand headed for the Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur instead. I have to say, my hand is no fool – CPF is wonderful for crisp, clear fall days like the one we’re about to have here.
There is something about it that is close, but not quite, my grandmother too — might just be something about the style of that time, really.
I am in Ex Nihlio Fleur Narcotique from a sample…
oh my goodness…this is too much. It is making my eyes twitch.
No thank you! Need. To. Scrub. Off.
Mr L is back to work so I am home solo. Listening to Django Reinhardt and thinking about making a pot of tea..reading the WSJ and looking out the window at some gray skies.
Have a fragrant day everyone.
Django yes!
Sorry for the Monday morning scrubber!
At least I am listening to good music, perfume was a complete fail
SotD = Ambre Narguile
Yum, I smell like spiced apples and dry leaves this morning.
Nice theme this week! I like that picture, the lady’s smile and posture made me smile and stand up straight.
My high school senior daughter has a multi-cultural literature class this year. Her first project was a 4 generation family tree poster + oral presentation on family culture & heritage. It was fun for her and for her grandparents to talk, share stories and insights, as she prepared.
I was lucky to know 4 of my great-grandparents. I spent considerable time with them and felt their love. I think that’s why I’m not afraid to grow old myself.
Boo-yah, Monday! Here I come. 😀
What wonderful sentiments! And you smell delicious.
thanks, ttbc!
One pair of my great-grandparents lived on a farm. My sister and I stayed there many summers when i was growing up. They had all kinds of livestock, horses we could ride, an outhouse privy (!), and a fruit and vegetable garden. We pumped water then took baths in the horses’ watering trough. I loved gathering eggs each morning. It was heaven.
Tiffany – isn’t that idyllic?
That sounds like my early childhood memories, I grew up on Long Island in the 70’s-80’s when there were more family farms than vineyards. I spent a lot of time out in open green space (although cabbage and cauliflower fields are admittedly, a bit stinky).
Yes! I think open green space is missing from a lot of peoples’ lives these day. 😉
Wow! How special for your daughter and for you to know 4 of your great-grandparents. I feel like I hardly knew my grandparents since they passed when I was in my 20s which didn’t allow me the wisdom of age to really understand and desire to know them at a deeper level.
thanks, floragal, it was unusual to grow up with so many older people in my life, and I’m grateful.
Tiffanie, that was me also. I was the first born/oldest grandchild, I got to spend a lot of one on one time with my maternal grandparents, I’m very grateful for it. 🙂
same! I was oldest grandchild of my mom’s parents 😀
That is so cool that both you and your daughter had multi-generational family life experiences! I only knew 2 of my grandparents.
aw, thanks, Jalapeno! It was a fun thing when I was growing up to have so many “grands” to look up to. It helped that my mother was 22 years old when I was born, my grandmother was just 40! 😉
Tiffanie you are a very lucky gal!!
I am wearing Au The Noir today.
How do you like Au The Noir? I’ve wanted to try it since reading the LT review.
I like it. Nice for cooler weather. I like this one for cooler weather as well as Au The Rouge. I have Au The Vert and Au The Blanc and those are great for hotter weather. I don’t have Au The Bleu, but I hope to acquire some soon.
This one went totally under my radar. Looks like it’s worth checking out.
Sleepily sipping coffee in Diptyque Fleur de Peau.
It’s cold where I am so I am ready to dive into cozy spicy scents.
Have a great week everyone!
Love Fleur de Peau. I’ve had so many other expenses from moving, otherwise I would have a bottle by now.
Hi! Would you be interested in a 10ml (I think) travel spray of Fleur de Peau? I got it as a gift with purchase. If you’re interested you can email me at mrjrnd at gee mail and I’ll be happy to send it your way.
SotD is Ormonde Woman!
Monday is not my favourite day, guys…
Thankfully we have perfume and….chocolate flakes!
With you on Monday, but you have picked the perfect scent for easing the pain!
chocolate flakes..pass me some…are they Like the ones you eat in a bowl or the kind you put on toast?
The kind you put on toast, or a slice of bread, or in your yoghurt, or on a pie…. So versatile 🙂
Or do like I do, just eat a handful straight from the box. Hahaha.
https://www.hofvansaksenwebshop.com/Files/8/132000/132968/ProductPhotos/MaxContent/456176468.jpg
yum!
When we visit our family in Holland they use something similar but its more like sprinkles with different colors
You mean these ones?
http://www.deruijter.nl/-/media/deruijternl/media/images/products/prod/kdr_suikerhagel_vruchtenhagel_400g_fop.ashx
Those are nice as well!
But I prefer chocolate 🙂
yes! yum! Can you air mail me some pronto 😉
oh yum i love those flakes wish i were in europe so i could buy some now i need to eat chocolate kthxbai! 😀
Hahhaa LOL ????
We lived in The Hgue when I was 10, and I remember eating chocolate sprinkles on. toast…. yum
Wearing Chanel Paris-Venise today. It actually goes with the theme as I first smelled it while visiting family over the summer in Paris; a sad event made better by spending time with cousins.
Sorry it was a sad event, glad for cousins!
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12 millionth consecutive rainy day
Thanks adanst !
I’m wearing Black Gemstone, a gorgeous Tar-Incense-Wood scent.
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You smell fantastic!
Lets hope Santa notices ????
I have a sample but would not mind a bottle either
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Yes, I’m saving the rest of my sample to enjoy another day.
Yey! Glad you like it. Sorry it’s so expensive. I see it’s on backorder at Luckyscent… anyway, I’m sure Santa will take all options into consideration???? I do not have a bottle, otherwise I would share ????
Thank you, you have been generous.
All the SHL’s I’ve tried have been pleasant to wear.
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I feel the same about the weather. After today, I think no more rain for the rest of the week. I hope!????????☔????☀️????
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Hoping along with you both that there is no more rain! (Firing up Blind Melon now! ????)
I felt like wearing aldehydes today, so I sprayed Chanel No. 22 on my left arm and Guerlain Liu on my right arm.
Love this pairing! You can come sit next to me..
Thank you!
They work so nicely together – similar notes but different texture and feel. Like warm golden sun rays (Liu) coming through white soft clouds (No. 22).
wow, you win at aldehydes!
a few nights ago I was craving No. 5,
Chanel’s sparkle up top is fantastic.
If I had to choose only one aldehydic scent, I would pick Chanel No. 5 EDT, though I would definitely miss some others. Last night I had a sudden craving for aldehydes and dabbed a bit of Nocturnes. This morning I found I still want them.
These two scents are so good! Although, strangely, I’d say Liu has more sparkle than No. 22.
The dearly departed (though hopefully to-be-resurrected) Champagne du Bois is my favorite aldehyde monster.
Sadly, I have never tried any of SSS scents. I hope this house will return and maybe even become available outside the US.
You smell terrific, admire No 22 and love Liu which is not mentioned much but is so lovely.
Thank you! Yes, Liu deserves more love.
I’m wearing Bandit, as I’m going to a women’s political event tonight and wanted something by a woman (and something with patriarchy-toppling vigor).
Go forth with Bandit!
Twins!!
Go go Regina! Be the queen your handle assures me you are! Topple that patriarchy!
Enjoy your event tonight.
Enjoy your event! And Bandit is perfect! I’ll be with you in spirit. 😀
Bandit!! Let strong women prevail.
It was so cold I had t scrape the ice off my car windows this morning !!!!
Wearing vintage Bandit as I need to kick butt and take names today.
Woohoo! Bandit’s in the air today! Knock em dead
Bandit is in the air..
Ice! Nooooo!????
Ice!!!
We might actually do the islands this winter. We always say we will and then don’t book it.
I booked a January weekend-away in Savannah yesterday. Planning a couple of other trips south to follow.
I love Charleston but have never been to Savannah — would love to go.
I went to Savannah in June 2016 for a week… loved it! Rented an apartment in the Historic District on VRBO so I could come and go as I pleased – it was cheaper and nicer than a hotel! Because it was summer I spent one day at the beach on Tybee Island… Just lovely!
Do it Robin! Do it for all of us that hate winter!
I am trying to pin my husband down! He wants to go but is spending so much time “investigating” that things are booking up. Argh. I think the minute the east coast got chilly people started to book in earnest…
I salute you.
Hermes Un Jardin Sur le Nil
You smell great Barqs. I might put on some of the body milk when my scent fades this afternoon.
I just spritzed some of that this weekend before I put it away for the winter….I only have a few dribbles left and next spring will have to decide if I need to re-up.
I am DETERMINED to work through all my samples, so I grabbed a random box, grabbed a random sample, and dove in. It turned out to be Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Union Square, which is basically lily-of-the-valley and freesia kept from being merely pretty by a whole lot of sharp, jagged, borderline-angry greenery. It’s unexpectedly fascinating (so much so that I just reapplied it).
Well, I was going to put on one of my exciting freebiemeet treats, but I was rushing out the door as part of Project: Jet Lag, so I forgot to. Luckily, I have several samples in my gym bag, so I’m in the delightful Halfeti today!
What is Project: Jet Lag? I’m flying to Sweden on Thursday afternoon, and in an effort to reduce jet lag, we are incrementally shifting our morning wake-up time from our standard 7am up to 4:45am by Thursday morning. This will help us sleep on the plane. Also, some dude (possibly backed by science?) says you should fast for ~15 h and break the fast with breakfast in the new time zone in order to reduce jet lag, so after waking up at 4:45 on Thursday, we’ll have lunch at ~10am and then not eat until we land at our layover in Reykjavik on Friday morning. Delightful.
This Saturday, I got to go to Tigerlily again! I met the new(ish?) SA, Monica. It was the first time I didn’t see Antonia there. I got some great sniffing in and left with samples of Zoologist Camel (wonderful, spicy desert; think dry but fruity LADDM) and Mikmoi Amari (a fabulous cocktail!). I also tried T-Rex, which was really interesting and smelled a bit like an Indian dessert, and I thought of asking for a sample, but honestly, I’ll never buy it. I’d just want 1 mL to sniff occasionally and muse over.
I also tried…[drumroll]…Bruno Fazzolari Vetiverissimo!!! It was great. I think it’ll be officially released in 1.5 weeks, but they had a little aluminum bottle of it because I guess BF is a great friend of the shop and lives or works just down the street. Anyway, it’s a great, harsh vetiver. She said it had a bunch of cedar in it, which makes me think I don’t really know what cedar smells like in perfume. It’s the scent Encre Noire was going for, but never quite got to. Once it’s released, it’ll be hard for me to decide whether it’s great enough to break my no-buy.
Very good luck with project: jet lag, Koyel! I do the lazy man’s jet lag project, which is mostly popping pycnogenol caps 😉
I’m sure yours is the better way!
And SO glad to hear Vetiverissimo is great stuff.
Ah! I’ve never even heard of the use of pycnogenol caps to reduce jet lag! When do you take them? How do they work? (It sounds easier than 15 h of fasting and waking up at 4:45!)
I do not even remember since I have not gone anywhere requiring that sort of thought since 2014 or 2015 when I went to Barcelona. All I remember is thinking they worked! But I have a feeling your hard work will be rewarded.
that is a lot of jet lag prep!
I usually just do everything I normally do and when I land in europe I have either a nice espresso or one of those thick hot chocolates as a welcome gift to myself
When I went to London earlier this year, I did the go-to-bed-earlier thing. I was five hours adjusted by the day my plane departed and it made a massive difference to me. The first day I was only slightly fatigued and not disoriented at all, and the following days I was fine.
Well we certainly won’t be adjusted as well as all that–we have a nine-hour time difference, and will only have acclimated through two of those hours 🙂 But wow, good for you!
Sounds like a fun perfume sniffing Sat.! I love vetiver so definitely interested to give the new BF a try.
Oh yes, I think all vetiver fans will be pleased and anyone who is on the fence with vetiver should stay away from this one.
Nothing subtle about it. I love vetiver, so I’m good 🙂
You know, it’s not worlds apart from Sycomore EDT. (The EDP is a bit smoother and more sophisticated, but the EDT was pretty raw and scratchy.)
Wow, I am impressed with your anti jet-lag preparations. I usually don’t bother. Then again, the biggest time difference I have ever dealt with is only 3 hours, so I am willing to risk the jolt to the system.
Love that photo! My imagination runs wild when I look at vintage photos-All that joy and tragedy we’ll never know. In a few short generations, most people will be completely erased from human memory. Such a poignant thing, a simple photo. Familiar and foreign at the same time.
SOTD is MFK Cologne pour me Soir, which of course I’m wearing in the morning, just to be contrary.
Hope the beginning of this week holds goods things for all of us. Waft on, fumies! ✌????
I share your feelings on the photo.
Beautifully said, Deva.
In my family, we have dozens of old photos of ancestors but we don’t even know their names. They were treasured items that were brought in my family’s flight from the fmr Soviet Union so were treasured items. So few records survived, and anybody who might have known who they were are now gone so only these nameless images go on. I wonder how many more generations will hold on to them.
Lovely sentiment. If you get tired of your nursing gig, you could always find work as a writer.
Woke up with a wicked craving for Jubilation 25. So I sprayed that on for a cold and wet Monday.
Well done.
????maybe I’ll be there to shake your hand, maybe I’ll be there to share the land ????????…. tiffanie, this song reminded me of you this morning ????thanks for all the well wishes this weekend. I’m feeling almost better. Woke up in the mood for Coromandel. I smell otherworldly!
I should be wearing something along those lines instead of my scrubber this morning 🙁
I’m so sorry you had a scrubber. Were you able to put anything else on?
Smelling beautiful and autumnal!
Thanks! It took me a couple of wearings before I felt comfortable in it, but now, I am in love with how I smell in it.
cool cool cool! thanks for that musical moment, lillyjo!
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Happy to hear that you are feeling better lillyjo!
Thanks! It must have been a reaction to the shot.
I seem to recall that the last time I had a shot, I had a reaction that lasted a couple of days. And a sore arm for a week!
Well still no heat but the radiator started hissing a few minutes ago so it’s promising. I’ve been freezing in my new place till now, indoor temp has been in the mid 30’s F at night and 40’s during the day. No heat at all yet. The upside is that Rose Anonyme smells fantastic in near freezing conditions! The cold seems to slow down the development so I get to enjoy every second of it. I’ve also been dipping into my Imperial Oppoponax for cozy sweet orange blossom vanilla goodness.
Oops here comes some good ol radiator knocking. Heat might be coming soon!!
SOTD: Craving a good gourmand in the cold here so it’s marzipan goodness with What we do in Paris is Secret. Fair trade chocolate is on sale across the street so I think I’m going to get some! Equal Exchange has a great orange dark chocolate and a lemon ginger dark chocolate. It’s two for five bucks so I think I will get them both!
I say buy all that chocolate!
Yep. I think I need an extra layer of fat for living in Vermont
Such a good idea about Imperial Oppoponax, I love that scent, and yes to chocolate.
Imperial Opoponax is WONDERFUL. Not shouting, just a joyful exclamation 🙂 Sajini, I’m hoping for heat and wonderful chocolate coming your way soon.
1) Get heat
2) Yes to all the chocolate- then make hot chocolate with it to warm up!
No heat! Oh my gosh… I hope it works soon.
Both of those chocolates sound great! Hoping that you have heat now…
No heat and 30 degrees?? Girl, you need and deserve aaaaaallll the chocolate. I hope you have heat very soon.
Happy Monday all! My SOTD is Red Velvet Elizabeth Arden. It’s similar to SJP’s Lovely, with more floral notes of Freesia, cyclamen and peony, and a honeyed/musk dry down.
I’m recovering from a very busy weekend, we saw Miss. Saigon over the weekend – it was a spectacular show! I did a fair amount of crying through out the show, it was very touching. 🙂
Oh lucky you!!
A dear friend gifted us with her season tickets, we were 10 rows back from the orchestra. It was amazing to see everything up close!
November is the hubby’s birthday, I am surprising him with tickets to see Chicago. Apparently, Cuba Gooding Jr. is in the production, which is pretty cool! 🙂
Did they bring in the helicopter?
Great bday present!!
My hand went right to Bottega Veneta this morning and it feels perfect on this rainy, cold Monday.
I had a great weekend so work feels a little painful today.
We are cousins today. I am wearing BV Eau Legere. I like them both but prefer the original. I have finished my bottle though, so will need to replace it at some point.
Wishing you a peaceful week!
I think that I sniffed tbe Eau Legere but I thought they were too similar to need both.
Same, same, and same! We do smell great today ????
Hey cousin. ????
I see they’ve got a new fragrance out that’s similar to the original but more intense. Can’t wait to try it!
Nice! I’ll try it next time I’m in a Nordies which is much less often than you’d think.
The original Bottega Veneta is perfect for a rainy cool/cold day!
It was a pleasure today.
Oh, I need to pull that one out, it needs some love.
It’s that time of year. ????
Started this week with Chanel Boy. Then straight after work I went swimming.
Please may I have your fingers crossed for my Skype job interview tomorrow?
Best of luck for the interview, and Boy is fantastic.
Good luck lucasai! ????????????
You will make a positive impression. ????????????
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Crossing fingers and toes
Good luck with your interview.
Fingers and toes crossed!
Go Lucasai! Hope it’s a great success!
All didgets and limbs crossed for you! You’ll do great!
Wishing you the best!
Good luck lucasai!
Fingers crossed for you!
You can do it! Good luck! ????????????????????????????????????
Fingers and toes crossed for you!
Best of luck!
Fingers, toes and eyes crossed!
SOTD = L’AP Seville a l’Aube
Fantastic orange blossom lavender incense. It is one of my earliest post-rabbit hole purchases and what a lovely thing it is!
Commuting Woes No. 603:
So NJ Transit had been in the news with canceling 18 trains for the next 3 months. Today was a fluster-cuck between NJTransit communications not getting the memo that schedules have changed (e.g. routine email went out a little past midnight repeating that an early local train was being cancelled due to equipment issues) to operational issues with that train being late by 15 minutes which was when the reformulated express-turned-local train was supposed to arrive. And then my connecting train was also delayed. Boo hiss.
I may be s fail at this Friday’s CP but I have 4 days to plan for it so who knows?
In other news, Halloween. I will be a Crime Scene this year:
– yellow Crime Scene tape from the dollar store
– blood drip necklace
– blood splatter window clings or stickers (or I may make my own from red material which I will get from Hobby Lobby
The only decision I have to make is whether or not to make it a Whodunnit game. I thought about making goodie bags with clues that people need to put together. Or wait…actually, I’ll get a blank puzzle board and have people piece it together to get the answer! Done!
1) You smell glamorous, as per usual;
2) Your commuting woes put mine to shame;
3) The crime scene idea is really fun, and a whodunnit would be fun if you are attending a party!
Thank you, Ede! A friend hosts a party every year…smallish (~ 15-20) but loads of fun!
You smell great, and I love you Halloween ideas.
Thanks, Glannys. I have not worn Seville in a while. I love it best when it’s cool out.
Oh, very creative idea! Please help me! Our co. is doing a Halloween costume contest and I need creative genius ideas like this one.
Something that won’t cost me lots of money (less than $50 in total) and is different. Help!
How about going as a pear? You get a large yellow or green sweatshirt and a brown beanie. Up to you if you want to add a little bit of stuffing to the sweatshirt for a rounder shape.
Like this idea! Easy too! TY!
You can team up with a co-worker. One of you can be bacon and the other one egg. Bacon can be 3 or 4 strips of shades of brown sewn overlapping each other and cut a hole in the middle to fit the head. Egg can be sunny side up by wearing an all white outfit and stick on a yellow felt circle.
Good one! Hmm.. now do I want to share prize winnings with someone else?
That is a really creative idea! My sister is really fun like that for Halloween too. I didn’t get that gene.
Thank you. My costumes included Jack-o-Lantern (orange raincoat with black eyes, nose and mouth), Mrs. Potatohead (vinyl table cloth with strategically placed Velcro, homemade eyes, nose, lips, ears, handbag, hat with Velcro backing), a credit card (nephew made this ), a bag of leaves (garbage bag with cut outs for my head and arms, and plastic fall leaves and branches stuffed in and sticking out), candy corn (I hand sewed white, yellow and orange tulle), zombie crossing guard (zombie crossing sign, white gloves and stickers of kids and candy tumbling down all over my shirt), presidential candidate with a combover (wig, blazer, homemade campaign buttons and fake 100 bills with candidate’s picture instead of Benjamin Franklin and I went around throwing the money, buying votes and saying “you’re fired” randomly).
Lol! These are great! So creative. Really like that last one of the pres candidate.
Love that Halloween costume idea!
Thanks, I am looking forward to seeing how it works out!
Sounds like you should have No. 19 on standby for your commute for a while! UGH!!!
The evening commute was no better (not posting which train it is and not having any conductors calling out the stops – NOT ACCEPTABLE especially when trains are late). The nice thing this evening was I saw one of my cousins and we caught up.
Love your costume plans….my best costume was way back when the Statue of Liberty was being renovated and was covered in scaffolding. I draped myself in a toga, made a crown and torch out of tin foil, then added an old Victorian bird cage to my head (it was huge and covered me to my waist). The finishing touch–I wired little figures to the birdcage to look like workers!!! I won the costume pool that year!!
That sounds totally awesome!
Very nice! My sister went as Lady Liberty to one of the Halloween parties. My nephew made the torch using tin foil, just like you did!
Wearing Kenzo Eau de Fleur Silk today.I have an almost finished sample I keep forgetting about.I wish I had tried the whole line.By the time I started using the sample the line was discontinued
The only Eau de Fleur scent I tried was Silk. Soft, pretty and youthful. You smell nice.
Thank you!
I’m wearing African Leather this morning. It’s a gorgeous day here, looking forward to being outdoors.
Gorgeous here in San Diego too. A radical change from the dark gloom of Montreal. Hallelujah.
My daughter’s 5th birthday was over the weekend; we hosted a family party on Friday and a school friend party on Sunday. Now I need a weekend to recover from my weekend!
Sampling Le Labo Lys 41. Very pretty, but Passage d’Enfer is my true lily love . . .
Happy Birthday to your little one
Happy 5th to your big girl. Wow, they grow up fast!
Happy belated birthday to your daughter 🙂
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Happy birthday to your little girl! ???? ????
You smell great, and 5! Yay.
I’m in Anarchy this morning, which was a really fabulous dupe of DK Chaos, and ended up being a love all on its own. Sadly, no longer manufactured, but I figured today was as good a day as any to spritz like there’s no tomorrow.
In the immortal words of Deva, “Waft on, fumies!”
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As Angel Liqueur de Parfum was my scent last night and was still noticeable this morning I applied 2 more spritzes, hoping that I would not incommodate my colleagues. It’s still going strong this evening, this stuff is so relentless although I’ve enjoyed it, very good chocolatey scent, not too sweet, and it kept me warm and cozy on a grey skies day.
I’m going to go home and try to find the chocolate in Liquer, I never noticed it before.
I hope you find it, Lilyjo. On previous occasions I hadn’t noticed it much, but this time it was so obvious. I think Liqueur is very temperamental just as Angel is, sometimes very fruity, other times all patchouli… etc.
It’s still disconcertingly warm in Brussels (not that I’m complaining), so I’m dressed in pastels and wearing Apres l’Ondee.
Pastels and Apres l’Ondee, lovely!
I made that link in my mind long time ago and now every time I wear pastels, my first thought tends to be AlO.
I spent Saturday in Bruges and it felt like summer, only better. The light is softer and the trees are turning colour. It was gorgeous. I’m sure Brussels is even warmer, Bruges gets some nice fresh sea air.
Saturdya was glorious here. But it must be very nice in the Netherlands as well.
Hi All! Happy Monday!
1) Am in Karma today- perfect for today’s golden weather!
2) Speaking of rural women, I just watched a interesting documentary on Netflix called “All the Queen’s Horses” . It’s about a woman who worked as a comptroller in small rural town in Illinois…and ROBBED IT BLIND of some 50+ million dollars! She played up the persona that we associated with rural women- being kind and seemingly humble; but indeed she was as slick as anyone, staling money from her town to fund a lifestyle with upgraded motorcoaches, fancy clothes and fur coats, herds of quarterhorses (yes, HERDS) a mansion in Florida and much, much more.
She did not have a St. Donatella perfume closet, however.
Here is the trailer- go watch it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q57ZKn-C-To
Karma is great for autumn. You smell cool. 🙂
And that trailer is intriguing.
If you have the time and if you have Netflix, I HIGHLY recommend. There are no histrionics; just a film that quietly and smartly shows how the scam was done- and the harm done to this rural town.
Passage d’enfer. Had a sample und used it up. The incense is nice, but the lily is too Loud for me. Glad its gone….
Did not like that one at all.
Ooh, two PdE haters! I can’t smell much lily in it at all; it mostly just adds a gorgeous cloud for the incense to my nose 🙂 More for meeee!
I’m not a huge fan of PdE by itself, but it adds a gorgeous, radiant incense enhancement to all sorts of things 🙂
Rainy, cold Monday… ugh.
I needed a comfort scent so I went with JM’s Honey & Crocus which is really a simple almond scent.
Took the day off since I’ve got lots of time to take between now and year-end. Slept in, did a little cooking (doctored a Harvest Chili from Trader Joe’s), and now some online shopping 😉
Feels good to completely be leisure today.
Enjoy!
Great use of a day off!
Nice!
Valkyrie and Vanori today.
Half-twins! I tried Valkyrie this morning pre-shower. Quite nice.
Yes, I’ve enjoyed them all…I’m very pro-vanilla though so I might be biased. ????
Virgile may be my favorite.
I got my sample pack on Saturday! Waiting for some slightly cooler weather before I break them out!
In keeping with the community project, I am thinking of the kinds perfume that my mom wore. She liked Estee Lauder, especially Youth Dew, but I do not have any of that to put on. I remember her liking perfumes with violet notes, too, but I don’t think I have anything where the violet is dominant. I think she would probably have liked Worth Je Revien, although I don’t recall her having this one. I have it, though, and that is what I am wearing today. Mom would have approved!
Agar Ebene on one crook, Cedre Sambac on the other. Both yummy but I’m swooning over Cedre Sambac! <3<3<3
That was my favourite of the two as well, although I enjoy both.
I see that I wear the same brand as many other NSTers today – Chanel. I’m curious if a brand with a long history associates for others with family history CP. I’m in Cuir de Russie EdT and loving it. As usually.
You smell prefect.
I associate Chanel No.5 with an aunt, not because of the smell, but rather, the huge factice of it that she must have paid my cousin handsomely for procuring.
Well, I’m a rural woman at present, living out in the country three backroads away from the nearest two lane blacktop highway. Looking around this morning I saw that the deer have made a serious foray into what’s left of the vegetable garden. That made me think of wearing Biche dans l’Absinthe, but I’ll save my scant supply of that until I’m feeling more positive about deer. What I’ve ended up with is Cartier L’Heure XII Mysterieuse to match the witchy weather. Dark skies, cold rain, all lit up by the orange and yellow leaves falling to the ground.
You smell great, XII is a beauty.
Ooh I love that description of the weather!
Chanel No 19 EDT today because it’s been a little while since I’ve worn it and it makes me think of the original Herbal Essence shampoo that I loved so much. My maternal grandma used this and I remember sniffing it in her bathroom over and over again.
I loved the smell of that vividly green Herbal Essence shampoo! They are missing out by not bringing it back IMO.
I totally agree, and I’ve tried a couple companies that claim to be able to capture that scent without success.
Bummer! ????
They really are. It was just perfect.
You smell great!
Thanks, Kelly!
Sprayed Bois des Iles edp this morning for my flight out of Canada. It’s completely drowned out after sprays of DiorJoy and Allure edp from the Duty Free.
On the first leg to Toronto I listened to 70s/80s Quincy Jones songs which I downloaded after watching the new documentary on Netflix. It’s a great film – extremely well put together and edited. There is a ton of material to work with: footage and interviews going back to the early days of his career. His music was a staple in my house growing up. Perfume wasn’t ???? but I have ideas for Friday nonetheless.
Oh, and had meant to say how much I love the photo – and L’eau en Blanc ☺
I’m wearing Anima Dulcis, which I can barely smell even after spraying copiously. Wish the stuff was stronger. Will not repurchase.
In other news, I went out shopping and came home to a puppy running loose in my bedroom, where I had confined her to her exercise pen. So now we know she can climb out. I had the husband bring the crate up from the basement. She won’t be able to houdini her way out of that!
It’s a good thing that your new puppy can’t read the comments here on NST. She might think “Challenge accepted!”
She was looking for mama! ????
Oh what a clever darling <3
Stuck with the same gloomy squishy weather that Bear mentioned. ????☔☁☁☁
I had a great weekend getaway to Annapolis for part of Friday and most of Saturday. The weather cooperated for Saturday, with pleasantly cool temps and partly cloudy skies. It made wandering around the MD Renaissance Faire rather nice.
SOTD = Oriza L. Legrand Deja Le Printemps, from the sample stash. Sadly, this one is a miss for me. Rather soapy smelling to my nose.
I’ve never been to a renaissance fair. It sounds fun. Did you find any medieval perfume?
No perfume per se, but there was a vendor there selling scented lotions, showergels, incense, and potpourri. The Ren Faire in Maryland is the best one I’ve been to on the East Coast. I also used to go to the one in Colorado when I lived out there.
A Renaissance Faire/Festival is a great place for people watching. I usually see quite a few people who attend in garb (aka medieval to renaissance dress). I’ve also seen steampunks and a few Halloween costumes. One year someone was dressed up as a member of KISS!
What a hoot! Sounds a lot like a regular fair with period and halloween costumes. I went to the Roseland Cottage Arts & Crafts fair last Saturday. The fair is set on the grounds of the historic Bowen House with lovely english gardens and lots of seasonal food and fantastic vendors. It was so much fun despite the rain and cold.
OH my, I am into steampunks!
Never been to a renfaire?!?! Oh but you must. (Well. Only if you like over-the-top silliness and fairs in general and dressing up and bawdiness and mead and such.)
I love silliness! There used to be a ren fair close enough for a day trip but I never made it there.
And chain mail. Barbarians in chain mail totally rock.
I did see plenty of those! ????
I love that photo. The woman’s big smile, her torso squarely facing the camera yet her posture is still a little jaunty makes me think she loves the photographer, and he, her. Or maybe I just have a vivid imagination.
Spritzed on five sprays of MKK this afternoon….trying this for the first time, from a small STC decant. Strangely, this is quite mild. I keep waiting for the mother of all armpits to rear her head, but the cumin is very well behaved. I’m actually getting some powder!?! Is this normal? I got more cumin from Declaration, which I was in yesterday.
I don’t remember getting cumin from MKK when I tried it either.
It’s just a little bit. I’m ‘aware’ of it during the course of the wear….kind of the same cumin level as Rose 31.
MKK is all delightful fluffy bunnies of musk for me, too. I get more animalistic skank from the original Kiehl’s Musk. Love them both.
Same here, the Kiehl’s is much heavier on me also. I like it, but have to be in the right mood for it.
Cold today, so finally on with the furnace. No scent, just a few whiffs of Kelly Caleche from yesterday’s sweater. Flu shot and then the farm stand for some winter squash and kale. I need a little sun…..
Love the photo! Who to honor on the International Day of Rural Women, Willa Cather? My Aunt Ruby, who lived through the first years of early marriage without so much as a clock or timepiece of any kind, and who could (did) bake 14 pies every week with a crust so tender you wouldn’t believe they were baked in a wood burning stove?
Aunt Ruby, definitely. She lived to be 103 and taught me how to gather eggs and cut lard into flour to create those perfect, melt in the mouth, tender pie crusts, although mine were never as good as hers, of course.
Wearing Coco Noir today, which would have been the last word in luxury to her. I have no idea if she ever wore perfume or what it would have been, but somehow after her death I ended up with a thin, precious box of her silk scarves that doubtless saw many Sundays in church. They don’t smell of any particular scent but the memory of that delicately browning piecrust was perfume enough.
Thank you ringthing!
Very poignant. ????????????✌????
That’s so beautiful, ringthing! Thanks for sharing 🙂
The love you have for your aunt brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing a little bit of her with us. ❤️
Wow, I have tears. Such a nice tribute to your aunt!
Hello, NST — if anyone is still out there reading…
Thunked a sample of Nirvana Bourbon today. Yay!
The furbies are insisting on their bedtime snack, so I’m off to put a little kibble in their bowls.
Be well, and good night.
Congrats on your THUNK! ????
THUNK!
Monday is done; 3 days to go.
My SOTE is a blending of Fancy Nights with a spray of Andy’s Rose Delight oil. It’s warming me up nicely after feeling so cold at work all day. It feels like we went from Summer to Winter very quickly. Although bits supposed to warm up later in the week again. Fingers crossed.
That photo is amazing. My own grandmother was a homesteader on the Prairies in Canada. She always had a beautiful flower garden; I especially remember seeing gladiolas, geraniums and bleeding hearts when we would visit her in the summers. I think part of that’s why I love plants myself. And she made the best lemonade from scratch, really tart. She also grew raspberries and had a fantastic vegetable garden every year. I even remember seeing her driving a tractor tending to the soil early on a Saturday morning just at the crack of dawn.
Nice memory!