Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! Welcome to December. We're marking the new month with our same old lazy weekend open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance that says 'December' to you, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: shown is one of the limited edition Vinter 2018 tempered glass bowls from Ikea, $2.99 each.
I’m comparing Tam Dao on one wrist and 10 Corso Como on the other, and drinking a latte from the roadside place down the hill because our coffee maker is on the fritz and we are both too lazy to make french press this morning. The latte is sub-par, I’m sad to say, but I smell fantastic.
Wait… You were too lazy to make a French press coffee at home, but you didn’t mind dressing up and dragging yourself to the coffee shop?!
Not my definition of “lazy” but if you say so…
Tam Dao is very nice (is it EdT or EdP?).
I made Mr. G drag himself out the door for the coffee.
The Tam Dao is the EDT.
I love Tam Dao, I had EdT a while back and it always felts so elegant and beautiful without frills or fuss.
You do smell fantastic. Sorry the latte is disappointing.
Yeah. I’ll probably insist on homemade coffee tomorrow – life is too short to drink bad coffee (or bad wine, or bad cocktails, or …).
Amen sista!
Does anyone read horoscopes? I just read my 2018 horoscope out of curiosity to see if it matched up with the reality of the past 12 months. I think the outcome must depend on how you read and interpret the material, how far you can manipulate the predictions to fit. Maybe it wasn’t a good horoscope astrology site. Anyway, off for a week to a remote part of the country, where carnivorous snails lurk in the bush. No wifi or phones but there will be a flushing toilet. JM snowdrop . The lupins are flowering, all along the roadsides pink, purple and magenta…amazing.
Carnivorous snails? Just how big can their prey get?
Have a great trip!
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/invertebrates/powelliphanta-snails/
They are really cool and big. They eat worms. Beautiful shells, like polished wood.
Wow! Their shells really are beautiful!
speechless and I love lupines! Enjoy!
I envy you the lupins, I haven’t been up Central Otago at the right time of year for a very long time.
I read the weekly horoscopes in The Onion – I very much hope they don’t reflect anyone’s life!!!
I did not even know they did horoscopes…very funny.
I don’t read horoscopes, but my guilty pleasure is deciding if people match up to their star sign characteristics. I’m a typical Aquarius and whenever I meet a Bull or a Leo, I usually go “typical!”
Same here as to guilty pleasure. Mr. G is also a typical Aquarius (and scoffs heartily at the notion). I’m Pisces, but my moon and rising signs are both Virgo, and most of the time I think I fit that half-and-half.
My husband is also Pisces! Apparently it is a good match…
It’s working for us so far – 15 years and counting.
Enjoy your week in the wild.
I’m wearing Lonesome Rider on a dreary, rainy Saturday. Totally forgot about the rabbits this morning.
That bowl is really cute.
Smelling perfect.
I am trying Sylvaine Delacourte Vrigile today. This is my favorite 2018 perfume release so far. It is a lovely mix of vanilla and aromatic herbs – nothing cloying or sticky despite a gourmandish feel. Very soothing.
I love this one too and planning on getting a FB – travel size one
I am really tempted to get a 10 ml decant, but I want to test it one more at least a couple of days later.
You know about the mix and match options on the SD site? They are pretty good value
Yes, I saw them along with discover set offers, but SD does not ship to my country.
I’m in April Aromatics Ray of Light for the time being. This one really does make me smile, although I find it rather fleeting.
Earlier I was in a mish-mash of about a dozen or so different scents. I am taking a hard look at my unworn ‘fumes to decide which to give or swap away. So far I am up to 9 FBs and 3 rollerballs, with several others being undecided. It’s sobering to realize that my collection doesn’t look any smaller with them removed from it. I also realize, however, that of the things I have swapped or given away, I don’t miss any of them.
Smiling at your comment…..you are my “Ghost of Christmas Future”!!
Good for you! I’ve also yet to be sad about having given away or sold a bottle
I do regret a couple of bottles I got rid of, but nothing disastrous. My two bins of backups in the basement are going to be getting a very hard look this winter.
I would absolutely love to take a peek at those bins!! I bet there are some amazing things tucked away in there.
ALAHINE- Discontinued?
Help? Does anyone know?
I cannot find it anywhere on line nor at the website directly. There is little or nothing on Evil Bay…
Why do you think it has been discontinued? I still see it on the brand’s site with an option to buy. It looks like they’re having troubles with the shopping cart but it’s the same issue for other perfumes on the site, so I hope the’ll resolve it on Monday.
Me too! I hope that you are right!
I tried a number of times to purchase it to no avail.
You can no longer find it on Luckyscent, STC, TwistedLily nor TPC.
I am hoping this is a temporary problem but doesn’t explain why it is no longer on line in general.
I think it is a US distribution problem. It shows available at First in Fragrance in Germany.
Thanks Cazaubon!
I guess I will watch it & see what happens.
Does anyone know where one could maybe purchase a sample or decant of alahine? The usual decanting sites don’t seem to carry it.
A beautiful Sunday morning here, it feels like summer and finally I can really believe the holidays aren’t far away. I might have mentioned before that I think we New Zealand folk are quite lucky as regards the imagery around Christmas – we have two worlds. For us, it’s summer with the summer flowering pohutukawa, but the winter of snow and sleighs is equally Christmassy for me
It’s the Thorndon Fair here today, several streets are closed off for craft and food stalls, and it’s a great chance to look for small Christmas presents.
Perfume-wise, I’m testing another sample, Star of the Season by Orlov. So far, it’s a rich and sweet floral, and I rather like it. That’s a bit unfortunate, as it’s rather expensive.
And an hour later, Star of the Season is a bit too sweet for me – money saved!
YES — I could live with the Christmas in this picture:
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/pohutukawa-flowers
Rabbit rabbit rabbit! My father is visiting us in California from DC for four days, and every time I see him, I am startled anew to see how old he’s gotten. He and my mother are the same age, but she never seems old the way he does.
I’m wearing Rose Ikebana, but the scent that really says December to me is Ambre Narguilé. Perhaps tomorrow!
Enjoy your father’s visit. Mine arrives Wednesday from Korea and I am quite excited to see him!
Thank you! Wow, your father has a rather longer distance to travel than mine did. Enjoy his visit
Bunnie Bowl! Adorable!
I’m a micro spritz of Kenzo Jungle l’Elephant for all its warm, spicey, sweet goodness on a very rainy (with hail!) day. Winds are super gusty out here in the sticks, too.
For almost 2 years I’be been hauling around a large plastic metallic backed tarp. Every time I saw it, I wondered, “Why the heck am hauling this around?” Now I know.
A dear fellow traveler I met this assignment has helped me tremendously the last couple of days. Yesterday, we super tarped the broken barn door windows and used packing tape to seal everything up. Just in time for downpours of rain last night! Went this morning, and now have the windows replaced, yay!
As I went through the mess more thoroughly, I found my two laptops stuffed under the mattress in the garage area of the van. Also found my GPS, my camera, dash cam, and an blank money order for $200 that I hadn’t filled out yet.
Found drops of blood on the cabinets, under the bed, and on the roof of my overcab storage space area. Also have a collapsible step ladder and found splatters of blood on that. It’s definitely not T-Rex blood, because I looked her over for injuries very thoroughly after getting her back. So, either the perpetrator messed him/herself up bad trying to bust the window, or my brave little T-Rex loved up to her nickname. Not sure and don’t really care, but I hope that person is suffering!
We’re out in the hills now, and they are greening up right before my eyes! So beautiful!
Thanks so much to everyone for your kind and concerned comments! We are very good??
I’m very glad to hear that you’re getting things sorted out.
Thanks Koyel. l’Elephant always makes feel very strong and purpose driven, so it was a good choice for today??
Oops! Obviously meant this for koyel, but thans you, Gaynor
OH NO, I missed this! So relieved you’re both ok!!!
Glad you are getting things back in order. When does this assignment end?
Sooner than my contract states, methinks!
Hurray! I hope that you are keeping a journal for yout 1st novel….just sayin
Ha! With all my typos and jumping hither and yon…people would get sea-sick reading it. But, what if the book had a cut out that nicely nested a bottle of perfume in the pages…! A faux book but a real bottle? I could be an Imaginary Author, too!
Very clever! ??
I somehow completely missed this – have only been able to look at NST in the morning before work lately. So sorry you had to go through all that, Deva, but very happy that darling Mario found your buddy, and that you found most if not all of your stuff (quite the mystery, that). I too am wondering if it wasn’t entirely coincidence that this happened right after some feather-ruffling. Will be very glad when you and T-Rex get to move on to your next destination.
Thanks SheriG! We really are good! As long as the dog was ok, I think we can carry as usual. ??
Great news on the found objects. And that windows are repaired. Hope T-Rex has fully forgotten the episode.
Yes, I hope so LizzieB! The night that it happened she had a lot growling, barking, and whimpering dreams…
Deva, so glad you found so many things, and already have your windows back…so it was basically vandalism? Or is anything still missing?
It looks like the only thing taken wa my purse and wallet. Just not sure why everything was trashed and “rearranged”…?
Well darn, too bad that wasn’t stashed somewhere too.
All very weird and suspicious.
Glad to hear your windows are fixed and you found a bunch of your stuff. I like to think T-Rex gave them a good thrashing!
Girl, me too! Wretched people! Messing with my dog! ?
It’s probably a Good thing I don’t have two legged kids. If anyone even looked at them side-eyed, I’d probably end up in jail…
Maybe they were in a SUPER hurry to find Any valuables… but geeezz the wallet. Id’s & cards are MORE than enough inconvenience in themselves.
You are like a tree my dear, roots & base firmly planted , always reaching/looking up & standing tall & strong!
Sweet of you to say, but the only resemblance I see is my expanding girth! ?
Sounds like they were looking for cash and maybe ransacked your place to see if you had more hidden away. My house was robbed several years ago and it was the same. They didn’t touch electronics, just cash and jewelry. They took so many pieces that weren’t very valuable but we’re sentimental to me. A locket that my father gave me when I turned 18 hurts the most. I had a lock of his hair in it and he passed away quite young. I really hope that something turns up from the security cameras.
Oh, I’m so sorry! It’s worse when it’s a “home home” rather than a “rolling home,” I think. And those sentimental things are priceless! I have (had) my grandmothers wedding band that no one in the family wanted because it “wasn’t worth anything.” To me, it’s an irreplaceable and beloved object. After reading your post, I realized I had it tucked away with some other inexpensive jewelry, got up to look, and realized it’s missing, too. ?
Ouch.
So sad for both of you. I think I will move my sentimental jewelry to the safe tonight.
You’ve been so brave, Deva. So glad much of your stuff was found, but so sorry about your purse and wallet.
I was very worried about my laptop, because I have EVERYTHING on there…?
Deva, I’ve been reading without the chance to comment. Your fortitude amazes me and fills me with admiration. I am so glad T-Rex is safe and I am sorry about the ring. And the whole thing really.
Yeah, I’m sorry about the ring too. I was closer to my grandmother than my mother, and loved her dearly.
I have a crucifix at home that she had on her wall my whole life, so that makes me feel better. Most importantly, the doggo and I are fine. Life is a lesson in loss. Things, people, love, and finally, life. ✌?
I just read your tale of what happened and my heart sank when I saw that T-Rex was gone. I was ready to post a reward to get him back to “us”. I’m so glad things are looking up for both of you.
Aww, thanks ScentSpirit! I am so so so lucky to have gotten her back unharmed! The more I think about it, the more I realize just HOW lucky…!
So sorry to hear about this! I’m glad T-Rex is ok. I’ve had homes broken into 4x and it is unnerving. It has taught me to not get attached to material objects. T-Rex is good, and that’s all that matters in the end. (Hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way.)
Didn’t come across wrong at all, so no worries. You are absolutely correct- as long as we are both ok, that’s all the matters!
Fwiw, one time the police suggested checking local pawns shops for our things. You never know, maybe you’ll find some of your jewelry. So happy you got T back!
Had a busy week and forgot to wear fragrance most days as I was too rushed just to get out the door. Next week’s forecast isn’t much better, workwise. Did read the comments on some days late at night, though.
So, thank you to the person who posted the link to the Martha Stewart apple cider donut cake. I made it this morning and the family approves. SOTD is Iris Cendre. And good wishes to Deva. Hope your cold is better and that your van is clean and organized again. So sorry about the invasion of your privacy and the ensuing hassle.
You smell great! I still regret missing out on a recent split of Iris Cendre. I love it but I never got over my best friend telling me it smelled like “old shoe.” ???♀️ Sigh.
Honesty is sometimes overrated!
Haha. That’s true. But I do love hearing the funny descriptions both she and my husband offer when I ask, which is always.
I wish my old shoes smelled like Iris Cendre!
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Thank you for your concern. Still coughing up a storm but sure it will improve over the next couple of days.
Look after yourself, don’t forget lots of hot fluids with lemon and honey.
Jovoy La Liturgie des Heures because I wanted incense…
Spent all morning sorting piles, lots of piles, of catalogs, old magazines, random junk mail, farm related receipts I keep meaning to file, etc., etc. Ugh. Where does it all come from?
However, my dining room suddenly has a floor and no longer resembles a hoarder’s dream. I took many bags of these papers to the recycling center. Yay!
Now, refreshing myself at Starbucks drinking their newest offering, a juniper latte! I don’t like coffee very sweet, so I had them only put in half the flavor syrup. I like it, actually, it adds a mild herbal zip to the coffee.
Saturday, simple chores, time to dwaddle here. Life is good.
You smell lovely, La Liturgie des Heures is a beautiful incense.
I tried the juniper latte but felt like I had gin in my coffee haha.
I was going for gin! Didn’t get that feeling though. May I’ll have to dig out the bottle of Tanqueray and try the real thing now that it is closer to happy hour.
Haha.. my co-worker friend had a juniper latte not long ago with her breakfast sandwich at work. I mentioned to her about the gin co-relation (which she didn’t know about) but said that must be why she liked it! ?
La Liturgie des Heures was very soapy on me. Incense soap. But I plant to give it another go.
So interesting. I get no soap at all!
Never tried La Liturgie, but I get a (lovely!) whiff of soap with Timbuktu that I am not anyone else gets.
Not SURE, oy
Curious. No soap in Timbuktu for me.
Heading to watch some football with friends and family in Geisha Noire. It’s soooo good.
Stopped at Trader Joe’s to get some snacks for the game and good grief, I seriously love that store so much. I’m going to have to get the cute macaron soaps and body butter set for myself haha.
I just got back from TJ’s. Spent so much more than I meant to. Everything is just so darn good there, and I shopped hungry. ? Enjoy your football Saturday! ?
I really need to try the TJ by me. I just never go in there for some reason. Have a great time today!
The only thing I don’t like about TJ’s is the parking. The lots are very small and usually difficult to maneuver around in with anything larger than a shoe box.
Have a good time at the football match, with lots of snacks.
I’m here, on an odd Saturday off. I took the kids to the mall earlier. While I was in one store with my daughter, my son was supposed to be sitting in the mall sitting area. Instead, he wandered over to the bulk candy kiosk and bought 17 dollars worth of gummy fish!! He had twenty dollars which was to be used for Christmas presents for his sister and dad. I tried to return them but no luck. We had a very long talk and I hope he understood. My sotd was Chergui, but honestly it just doesn’t work for me, no matter how much I try. I retried Tiffany Intense again today, still like it, although I can’t say why, it just smells really good, lol?
I can see why that was the wrong way for him to have spent that money, but I am just so charmed by the idea of $17 worth of gummy fish!
I’m trying to picture $17 worth of gummy fish.
Same here. Yikes.
It’s actually not as much as you think, because the price the kiosk was charging was 13 dollars a pound! Which, btw, was only disclosed on one sign for all the candy and not prominently displayed.
Wow those are some precious candies!
Haha! I totally relate to your son. ? I once bought my brother a book of 8 rolls of lifesavers for Christmas with money my mom had given me to shop for him. I think I ended up eating 5 of the 8 rolls before Christmas and giving him a half-empty gift.
It will be a fun story that lives forever.
Lol, now that’s funny ?, but now I want butterscotch lifesavers.
Right?! I used to love me some lifesavers. I did love butterscotch, but the mixed fruit pack was my favorite.
The butter rum was my favorite! We used to get the holiday book thingy every year as stocking stuffers.
That is pretty hilarious. As lizbee said, those are the stories you still tell as adults.
Ha,ha,ha…This made me laugh out loud.
So his sister and dad would NOT like gummy bears for Christmas?? I would like gummy bears for Christmas. Hint, hint.
LOL. I wouldn’t mind getting them either. We used to walk down to the corner store where you could pick the candies you wanted and put them in a small paper sack, 5 cents a piece (yes I am that old, and this was in rural Saskatchewan).
Cazubon, if you see this may I ask where in Saskatchewan? That’s the province I grew up in!
We had ‘Ken’s Confectionary’ where we would get the paper bags of mixed-up candy..lol
Prince Albert. :-). Our corner store was Mills Brothers.
Fish, gummy fish! Fish are bigger than the bears, aren’t they. Even more gummy goodness.
Even funnier, after talking again last night, he told me he only bought them because they were Swedish fish, and he wanted to try something from Sweden! Lol, ?
Two of my grandchildren are allergic to any number of things, and Swedish fish and Swedish berries are one of the few “store-bought” candies they can eat, so we go through many pounds of them. Good choice on his part!
Love this! I don’t blame him bc Sweden does seem like an intriguing country.
I’m in L’eau Neuve de Lubin, thanks to a very kind NSTer. We’re on our way to a plant nursery that has a year Christmas celebration as a thank you to their customers. Food, drink, live zydeco dance music. Fun!
What fun! Have a great time.
it’s snowing here, so I put on a perfume that definitely is good in December – Wrappings. I’ll admit that I like to wear it in any month of the year, but it is especially right during the holiday season.
Opps! I forgot say Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit!
You smell heavenly Mary Carol.
Happy weekend all.
Thank you, AngelaB. I like your morning glory. I grow them every summer.
I don’t usually layer perfumes, but today I’m wafting my newly discovered pairing of Ormonde Woman on the wrists and cleavage, Chanel Misia on the neck. It probably sounds a little bizarre, but I’m loving it so much.
Oh, wow! I would never have come up with that combination. Sounds great!
Strange, right? I would be curious to know if it’s just my nose or if it’s a pleasant combo for others. My guess is the violets make it work for me.
I often sort of unwittingly mix I Miss Violet and Misia. I do think it’s the violet!
An interesting combo! Probably smells very classy and chic. Maybe I’ll try it one day – I have both Woman and Misia and love them both.
Late here because we were out relatively early (at least by NYC standards…) and ended up walking 3.5 miles wandering downtown seeing a movie, shopping and lunch.
Ta’if with some spritzes of Gourmand Coquin on top. Far more sophisticated than my Buddy the Elf t-shirt that I wear around this time every year.
The long walk ended in Michae’s to buy some small gift bags. What was I thinking? Checkout line extended toward the back of the store. Who knew there were so many crafty people in this town?
I think what I miss most about NYC is the walking
Your last sentence made me lol!
I am wearing Felanilla from my new bottle. I really love this oddball. It’s one of the few perfumes that grew on me. So I’m wafting a dry medicinal green vanilla/iris with a banana leaf note. I kicked off my Christmas shopping with a gift for myself this year.
Felanilla is wonderful!
I kinda love it! ❤
I just looked up Felanilla and see that it’s from the same house as Indochine, which I was blown away by. I’m rationing the decant you so nicely sent me!
Felanilla seems like it’s from a different planet. It’s very different from Indochine. ?
Felanilla is odd but wonderful, I sampled it several times before ultimately buying last summer.
I went through two decants…well, the second was half empty. I seem to have misplaced it. I’m sure that it will turn up now that I bought a bottle. ?
I had a small decant that I went through pretty quickly. I miss it. You smell wonderful!
Hey Deva. I’d be very happy to send you a decant. I have been wondering if your perfume survived?
Ack, you’re too kind! They did go in my perfume box and shuffle stuff about, but thankfully didn’t break the bottles (can you imagine?!) or otherwise mess with it. They could easily have dumped it but preferred to dump my garbage bag out and grind coffee grounds and banana peels into the rug. I’m set with perfume for many lifetimes but appreciate your thoughtfulness ?
So glad that your perfume is intact. It would have been very expensive to replace. Not the most important consideration by far but still. I hope the rug can be salvaged.
Any chance you want to swap 5 ml decant?
Of course.. email me at llombardi_42 at hotmail dot com. I am going out but will respond later today.
Ugh…forgot to disguise my email….crap!
Petunia, fixing it now.
Thanks Robin…doing several things at the same time never works for me. ?
Being the first Saturday of the month, it was our Papillon dog club’s monthly walk in Balboa Park, so we took Mila for her second official outing with the group. She was wild and bouncing off the walls with excitement. Now she is sacked out on the couch having her afternoon nap. Tonight is the Ocean Beach Christmas parade which is always fun. I’m wearing Hiram Green Slowdive.
Sounds like fun!
I bet she is adorable! Did she have a tiny little jacket on to keep warm? ?
It is nowhere near cold enough here for a doggie jacket (in the daytime). I did wear my jacket to the parade tonight though.
I used to go to the Ocean Beach Christmas parade….hope you’re having fun!
It was great! They even had a green parrot group marching.
Started the day out with FM Iris Poudre. It was glorious.. even a few sprays in my pj shirt.
My hubby had an early tee-time for this morning so I was hoping to laze about and drink coffee, go to the gym perhaps. The tee-time was a no-go as they didn’t actually book it somehow. So we went to an outlet mall where I stumbled across a bottle of Calyx by Prescriptives (not by Clinique). It’s a very reputable store (where I’ve purchased several bottles in the past). I had to have it! Donatella will have to be very forgiving this quarter as I’ve been very naughty lately..
Awesome find! Prescriptives Calyx was so special. I really wish they would have kept that make up line. I used alot of their products.
Does that Clinique version smell very different from the original?
The clinique version is pretty close imo, and going by recollection only. I think CM8 has a more recent experience with it then I do though, hopefully she will chime in.
The Clinique version is more floral and muted…that over the top puckering almost rotting fruit through the core note that was so prevalent in the original Prescriptives is missing. I had a bottle of the Clinique and enjoyed it enough to thunk it but having worn the original Prescriptives for about eight years and thunking multitudes of bottles I notice a difference between the two.
Thanks! I never had the Clinique version, only sniffed it a few times.
Thank you! I thought so too! My head snapped back around when I saw Prescriptives on the box!! lol
I’ve never tried their makeup but I’m sure it was fabulous.
About to go out sans kids (so unusual!) and spritzed some Oud Paloa from dyptique. It’s not that special really but why not
Hope you enjoyed your child-free outing yasmina!
Yes we did, thanks! It was great to have an adult, interruption-free conversation
SOTD = Tom Ford Lost Cherry
Tonkanilla cherry liquor. Very nice and a good thing because I have a FB. When I first smelled this on paper, it was all cherry but on skin, woo!
Now comes the “Santa, I can explain” bit. I took the plunge on the Sunday of Black Friday Weekend. With all the email offers of $s or % off, plus cash back on eBates / MrRebates and minimally advertised specials through SAs, I had an opportunity to combine a gift card event (implemented as a $s off once you reach a threshold) with cash back. The only catch was I had to place the order online instead of through the SA with whom I usually work on these transactions (she happened to NOT be the person who told me about the gift card event). Anyway, I placed the order online and ended up with equivalent of 30% off for the bottle of Lost Cherry and a La Mer set I was eyeing. While I am feeling slightly guilty that I did not use the SA, at the end of the day, it’s my $s, my decision on how much to spend and the satisfaction of getting a “good” deal.
Speaking of “guilt”, I am so glad I changed my mind a week ago about going to Peddler’s Village with a friend because that would have taken the whole day and I really have too much to do. [I wrote a whole big paragraph on an annoyance associated with this but I am channeling my lovestosmellgood and letting it go. It was cathartic to write it though.]
I am still looking at a few more printers. I am sticking with an HP and have not decided yet on the Ink subscription service — it is a very good deal but it feels like it would be very invasive from the standpoint that it seems all the printing will have to route through the Internet. The service must know the density of the pages I’m printing to know how much ink I’ve used. Anyway, my goal is to have a working printer sometime tomorrow!
You know that I always loved your math and an ability to maximize discounts
Congratulations on your new bottle!
I think everyone wins when people stop doing things for a wrong reason. It’s healthier for everyone when somebody says “No” instead of forcing yourself into doing something contrary to what you want and your own interests. So yay for doing that and not feeling guilty!
I haven’t smelled Lost Cherry yet, but the reviews have been very mixed. Glad it worked for you and you got 30% off, you’re a black belt shopper.
How are the best shopper ever. If this were an Olympic sport, you’d be gold girl!
That sounds wonderful! Congrats on your rebates
Can you compare it to Black Perfecto? A kind NSTer sent me a sample of that and I’ve been contemplating a purchase ever since; Lost Cherry sounds delicious, too!
Glad you are letting go! Its a good mantra…
Just FYI, I have an HP printer, and go through gallons of ink a year. I only use official proper HP ink cartridges, but always buy them on Amazon for about $8 to $20 less than the HP subscription prices, even when they off 20% off I pay less from Amazon. My printer takes 950 and 951 cartridges, so it may depend on the cartridges.
You are making me wish I had tried Lost Cherry in my skin instead of just the blotter….not that I’d buy it anyway, but it would be interesting to see the difference. Next time I’m shopping maybe.
I hear you on the ink subscription…rare that I allow such an intrusion. But laziness intervened….?
Happy December everyone. Listening to Advent Sunday service, my favorite hymn is being sung, O Come Emmanuel, it always makes me a bit tearful in a good way.
Perfumes for December: there will be a lot wearing of Youth Dew Amber Nude and Aqua Allegoria Winter Delice, and it is also a good time of year for ambers.
Youth Dew Amber Nude is gorgeous…my 81 year old dad just “borrowed” (a/k/a “stole”) my bottle
Your father has excellent taste but sorry you have to do without, maybe the solution is to get another bottle
No worries..I made a decant for myself
Is he spraying his socks with it? Your dad cracks me up.
ummmm…he does indeed spray his socks and underwear with fragrance!!!! I guess the apple did not fall far from the tree which would explain my perfume obsession, eh?
Ahhh… someone after my own heart. We make a point of going to a former church on first Sunday of Advent solely so I can get my O Come O Come Emmanuel fix for the year. It’s guaranteed they will sing it. I too get a bit weepy. Such an amazing song.
Must sniff Amber Nude….
On Saturday I wore Puredistance Black and for today I just sprayed some Ambre Imperial from VC&A.
I love Ambre Imperial!
Solstice Scent Estate Vetiver….I can’t stop sniffing my wrist.
I am not familiar with Estate Vetiver, but with the not stopping sniffing wrist it must be very good.
It is ! It is!
Oh, did you say vetiver? ?
Deva, some folks will disagree but my wonky nose does NOT hone in on the vetiver…rather I am getting a rich, unctous almost boozy vanilla with dark patchouli and cocoa in the mix…it’s like a grown up vanilla with a bit of oomph…kind of like Vanille Insensee is not straight up vanilla, if that makes any sense? But others will tell you they smell the vetiver..however, I would not classify it as vetiver dominant. It’s gorgeous in the cold and one tiny spray lasts forever even on my scent devouring skin…another NSTer turned me on to it by sending me a decant of it…it’s gorgeous stuff and not very expensive for a full bottle.
Oh, man! That sounds good! I will do some research when I get a moment, but it sounds like a slam dunk?
Sounds like you have a new fragrance crush, CM8.
Spending the morning in Nasmatto Nuda right now. Just indulged in some Luckyscent. Got the Te plus Te Hinoki bar soap for my dad and one of the Tauer bar soaps for me. Any more Christmas shopping will have to wait until later in the week when I get paid. Later on, I will be in Amouage Lyric because I want my heavy hitters today.
Back at work today, lot’s of rain! I’m wearing Bottega Veneta.. I smell so good!
You do smell good!
Twins! ?? You really do smell great!
You know, this one is being mentioned so much recently, I’m tempted to get a small bottle. This is the perfume that sent me down the rabbit hole. ??
Oh yes you do! I love it too!
You smell MARVELOUS! ?
Another day of lying low at home, not recovered 100%, I’m wearing HOM Coco Blanc.
I hope you are at 100% soon!
Sorry you are sick! The best thing is slowing waaaay down, and just taking it very easy. Fluids help, too!
I am drinking gallons of tea and resting a lot. Puppy snuggles are helping too.
I agree with Deva. Try to relax and take it easy. Get well soon!
Feel better!
A slow day sounds like a great idea! Hope it helped!
L’Air de Rien today for a visit to a bakery with tasting and baking show.
Now testing some Fille en Aiguilles. Windy and rainy today, so we are drinking Darjeeling now….
All of that sounds wonderful!
I’ve been testing out Bohea Boheme today. I really am liking it and having been wearing other Mona di Orio perfumes a lot lately, so maybe this belongs on a Christmas list!
Eau des Merveilles today. I’m drinking raspberry herbal tea, the cat is asleep on my lap, and my team just won the North London Derby. Obviously I can’t ruin a Sunday this nice with grading, right?
Obviously! And you smell beautiful.
No-no-no, just hold the moment going: relax and enjoy your Sunday (says she who spent more than an hour last night working with an offshore contractor over Skype).
Oh, extend the moment as long as you can! Isn’t it a shame we can’t slow down time during these moments and really luxuriate in them? You smell perfect!
Of course not! Enjoy your day.
It’s Sunday, and somehow I woke up with all kinds of energy (Mr. G rather glumly remarked on how “chipper” I am), so making french press coffee was no hardship at all, and I’m sampling Hermes Caleche. It’s the current EDT formulation, and is old-school soapy but not really “clean” exactly – must be that some tiny fraction of the civet in the vintage version can still be found in it. I have a 1980s-era purse spray of the parfum and think it has lost all of its top notes, but the civet in that is quite pronounced and the drydown is still rich and lovely. As is my coffee this morning, come to think of it!
Nothing better than good coffee and a chipper mood! Keep on rocking it ?
I’m in the soothing, comforting, and delightful SHL 777 Taklamakan. I smell goooood!
I’m feeling better, thanks for all you good thoughts and wishes. We’re trucking right along and planning on a low key day meeting a friend for brunch and maybe touring the Winchester Mansion. I’m looking forward to investigating all the little hidey-holes in that place! Maybe if I find the right one, I’ll be whisked to a parallel universe…!
In the mean time, here’s a little message from Buffy Saint-Marie if you’re so inclined to view it…
https://youtu.be/0v7LlS5Ajs4
You are amazing! Im sorry that you experienced this home invasion and hopefully that’s the last of your troubles
You smell great! Have fun!
Deva, I am relieved to hear that most of your stuff wasn’t taken, and that your perfume stash was safe. I hope that T-Rex bit them extra hard for doing that!
Sunday. Today I tested two final samples in my bunch of 2018 perfume releases: Atelier des Ors Nuda Veritas and Memo Tiger’s Nest.
Nuda Veritas: definitely not my cup of tea. Smells like a laundry detergent or another household cleaning product. A metallic floral with too much metal and not enough flowers.
Tiger’s Nest: very balsamic. It reminded me a little of Ambre Sultan and OJ Tolu. Resinous and incense-y. A dry, almost powdery scent. Pretty good.
Overall I have tried ten 2018 releases so far:
Lancome Iris Dragees (dislike)
PdN Cap Neroli (like)
Chanel Biarritz (dislike)
Chanel Deauville (dislike)
Chanel Venise (dislike)
Eutopie 11 (between neutral and like)
Mancera Hindu Kush (dislike)
Sylvaine Delacourte Virgile (love)
Memo Tiger’s Nest (like)
Atelier des Ors Nuda Veritas (dislike).
My opinions may change and I may do some last moment sniffing of other new scents, but I think I know what I will wear for “Best of 2018” community project.
Great run down!! Tigers Nest sounds right up my alley. Probably costs an arm, a leg, and three teeth…?
Why yes it does, of course. I bought the heinously overpriced travel spray from Beautyhabit with the 20% off coupon. I’m hoping that will be enough to satisfy me.
It’s delicious. I keep sniffing my arm and smiling. But yes, expensive! $295 for 75 ml Eau de Parfum according to their US & Canada website.
I think I’ve only tried four 2018 releases so far, but I have liked or loved all four:
Aftelier Alchemy
Aftelier Antique Ambergris
Providence Perfume Company Sedona Sweetgrass
Providence Perfume Company Lemon Liada
I do have a bottle of And the World is Yours ordered from Lucky Scent, so that will make five.
A nice list! I especially like the notes of Alchemy. And I am always interested in lemon colognes.
Oooh I didn’t even know there was a new AdO!!! Their scents always work great on me, so despite your negative review, I will still try to get my hands on a sample.
Strangely, I cannot find their White Collection (Choeur Des Anges, Crépuscule Des Âmes and Nuda Veritas) on AdO’s website. But it’s on Luckyscent. Glad to hear that this line works for you. I have an unsniffed Lune Feline sample, but Nuda Veritas is the only one I have tried so far. The bottles look gorgeous!
Thanks for the mini reviews!
Bottega Veneta for me today. Yum. I’m very curious about the new Absolue. Was thinking about going out in search of it soon, but I’m committed to avoiding malls and department stores until after the new year. So, I’ll probably have to wait.
Twins! I doubt I will see the absolue here, report back if you find it.
Nordstroms has it, though not sure if it’s in store or just online.
Hey friends, posting again drenched in And the World Is Yours. Semi-accidentally gave myself three sprays, which is a lot—the scent is potent and the sprayer is really smooth and delivers a great spray. It’s a little more scent than I would like and certainly much more than I need for a day that will largely be spent in a car, but I needed to be thoroughly bolstered for a frustrating day with family.
Bon courage! Glad you are well bolstered by scent.
Thanks, cazaubon <3
Koyel, hope you made it through!
Thanks, Robin! I’ve still got a couple more days to get through.
Hang in there, Koyel!
Thanks for your encouragement, Jalapeno!
Off kilter this AM. After a particularly passive response to some requests I made of my son’s special ed teacher, I blew up in a snarky email to her and her assistant. It felt terrific in the moment but I really really regret it now. It will just make things worse from now on. I am mad at my own temper. Gahhh.
Wearing Timbuktu after the soapy incense scents conversation above. Feels right, but I am still feeling very annoyed at myself.
Can you send a follow-up apology email? Might help defuse things a bit. It is annoying when our emotions get the better of us.
I did. Your encouragement helped me do it. The problem is that they were being lazy and they know it, and they know I know it– and in this situation they have the power and I do not. Losing my temper was really stupid as it will be held over me for the duration. It is all kabuki theater.
Sorry, OF
I agree with cazaubon—an apology might smooth things over somewhat.
It happens sometimes – you are human after all. I agree about an apology email. I was in similar situations, and apology helped.
I hope it does. I just feel these two will use any excuse to do nothing… I made things much worse losing my cool.
I’m a tad hot tempered, especially when it comes to my son, and feel your pain. Hugs.
Thanks Kelly. I emailed them an apology along with the material they need to apply for his accommodations that they incorrectly insisted did not need to be part of the
application. But these are women who think because they are PC that are naturally always right. Gahhh. I am still irritated, obviously. Gnash. Gnash.
Kudos for emailing an apology to someone who sounds like they are a difficult person to deal with.
Oakland Fresca, my daughter’s junior high special ed team, made my life miserable. As you said, they have all the power. I walked on eggshells for 3 years for them. I promise this… the day my daughter is out of the school system, I am going back there and saying everything I couldn’t say. She is in tenth grade now, with a different team, and has really been improving. Hang in there, I wish you luck and strength.
IN DSH December this morning, in honor of it being December.
Under the department Snooze&lose, Guerlain Encens Mythique has been discontinued! I am hoping someone has suggestions about discounters who might stock what I call Fancy Guerlain.
Oh no!!! Phew, glad I’ve got a decant for now, but I’ll be so sad once it’s empty
I’ve been MIA for several days because of being so busy up in Michigan between helping my mother out and preparing for, then giving, my three lectures at U of M. Things went pretty well except that the weather was an execrable mix of wind, snow, rain, and ice, and I came down with a very bad cold, and had to struggle through my last lecture while blowing my nose every few pages (Yeah, gross). I’m home in Houston now and only want to sleep. The 78 degree temperature is helping. One of my cats died on Friday. She was very elderly and frail, so it wasn’t a shock, but I do feel so sad that I wasn’t able to be with her at the very end. It’s hard. Meanwhile, I got several nice perfume things in the mail including a sample of Zoologist T Rex, and tried it yesterday. Despite my congested head, I could DEFINITELY smell it, and as they say, it’s really a BEAST. Very unusual and potent. I am not sure what cade smell like but I guess that’s the note that’s most striking, but there’s a lot of incense and then something quite rubbery or petroleum-y–reminded me of LL Patch 24. I’m going to have to give this one more of a run when I can smell the notes better, but I did really like it.
I’m glad your lectures went well. It’s a crazy time of year. The weather in Ann Arbor today was in the 50s
And I’m sorry about your cat. RIP
Calypso, so sorry about your cat! And sorry the weather (and your health) did not cooperate with your lectures, but glad you managed to give all 3, that’s an achievement.
Aww; I’m so sorry to hear about your kitty cat. Young or old, it isn’t easy when they cross the Rainbow Bridge.
Sending you hugs and thinking good thoughts for you.
I’m sorry about your furbaby. They always leave such a hole when they go.
So sorry about your kitty.
So sorry about your cat <3
So sorry to read about your kitty, your cold and the uncooperative weather. I hope that you’ll feel better soon now that you are home and resting.
So sorry about your cat. Hope you feel better soon.
So sorry about your cat and your cold. Glad you were able to get through the lectures and you are now home in warmer weather.
Very sorry to hear about your kitty. It isn’t any easier to say goodbye to a senior citizen (catizen?). Hugs.
Oh Calypso, what a year it’s been for you… I’m very sorry for the loss of your cat.
I am so sorry to hear about your cat. Sending hugs!
Wow, you’ve been through a lot! Hope you can rest and get better now. My condolences on the loss of your dear kitty. I would be so distressed not to be there in their last moments.
Today’s weather: gray, drizzly. Verdict: Yucky (but at least it’s not snow!)
Today’s SOTD: Dahlia Noir. Verdict: This is probably the furthest thing from an evening scent my nose can think of, despite it’s name. It is a pretty powder with some nice floral touches, perfect for day wear. I really liked this one; my only gripe is that it could’ve been a smidge stronger and lasted longer.
Dahlia Noir confused me to with the name. It just doesn’t match up. It is very pretty though.
Eau Duelle today!
You smell wonderful.
Thank you❤️
I’m still on a GS and BD kick, so I wore Ta’if yesterday and Traversee du Bosphore today. I basically did nothing all weekend except go out for brunch yesterday and go to the grocery today. However, I did get a lot of cleaning, organizing, and movie watching done at home.
I’ve been doing a lot of sampling lately, and I’ll wait to mention some that I’ve loved during the week when it will get more views. But I’ve finally gotten around to trying Oriza Legrand Relique d’Amour and liked it very much. I’ve also now tried all the Eris perfumes and can say my favorites are Mx and Night Flower. I didn’t really like Ma Bete and found Belle du Jour to be similar to Night Flower but not as good on me. Also, Raw Spirit Desert Blush was nice but not something I need.
You’re smelling great this weekend! I also went to the store today. I had held off until it was absolutely necessary to go today lol.
Just recently discovered this aromatic site and have become pretty much addicted to reading the reviews of Robin, Angela, Kevin, et al + enjoy the comments very much, too. I went to luckyscent.com last night and ordered 7 samples (Frangipani, Warsawza, & 5 violet or v-adjacent fragrances), and also got a couple Hermes samples at Sephora this afternoon (I already wear Un Jardin sur le Toit & Merveilles Bleue). Thanks to Angela’s article on chypres, I remembered that I wore Chanel Cristalle EDT my early 20’s (over 30 years ago) and longed to experience it again so much, I ordered a bottle for my bday from chanel.com. (Hope I still love it; if not, I’ll have to find someone to unload it on). Anyway, thanks for the good reading and spirited conviviality!
Welcome! I love a lot of the stuff you mentioned!
KellyC, thank you! And, “Great noses…” as the (modified) saying goes…?
Howdy Ellebe! I remember reading Angela’s post on chypres. It was inspiring for me too. I also read a Fragrantica review about Warsawza that said it reminded them of the original YSL Champagne and it does! Cristalle is gorgeous.
Enjoy your new bottle!
Thank you, Petunia! I’m actually a little shocked that a little WMass rube, such as I was, gravitated to such a sophisticated scent back in ’85…lmao… I cannot WAIT to smell the Warsawza…(cuz, yah, I’m a lil’ PolAm former rube…) ?
Welcome ElleBe! Swapmeet and Freebiemeet coming up so you have a lot of opportunities to try more. Enjoy your bottle.
I’m looking forward to it all, hajusuuri! I had fun on fragrancenet.com for a few hours last night, and even got free shipping when I put the code “NST” in…
Oooooh I didn’t know that. I’ll have to try that next time.
What! I had no idea – thx!
No wait! I didn’t purchase ( or even look at) fragrancenet. I went to luckyscent.com and got my samples and the free shipping. (Sorry for the bum steer!)
Hello ElleBe! ?
Hello! ✊???☃️
A big hello to you! ?
Hello lillyjo! Nice to smell ya! ?????
Welcome to NST! Hope you enjoy your Cristalle.
Thank you! I’m salivating just as much at the thought of getting my samples from luckyscent.com!
Welcome, ElleBe! Hope you love your self-present
Thank you! I’ll probably save it to wear in the summer, but I’ll sample it when received and share my thoughts…I hope it doesn’t dredge up a crap-ton of awful memories fof my boatload of horrid BFs from back in that day…you know how scents can do that…
Well, I started the day in Odin Milieu Rosa, and ended the day in Calligraphy Rose. Both from swapmeet and splitmeet fun and both just lovely.
I hope everyone is having a nice Sunday evening!
Glad you’re enjoying the MR! I haven’t worn it since making the splits for…uh…overload reasons, but it’s been long enough that I think I need to wear it again!
Thank you all…You are so kind…?