Monday, and you have 7 days left in 2018. Happy Christmas Eve to those who celebrate! What fragrance are you wearing?
I will be in Aftelier Candide or Fendi Theorema, I have not yet decided. Meanwhile, we are doing our big holiday dinner tonight and I am way behind as usual. I have not yet finished reading the weekend poll comments, and I will probably not be able to join in much today. Angie has a post for later today, and we will have another scent of the day poll tomorrow.
Reminder: on 12/28 we're doing Best of 2018...wear one of your favorite fragrance releases of 2018.
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 Christmas Stars [cropped] by Simon Brown at flickr; some rights reserved.
I have mentioned that I have a number of perfumes to get rid of, so here it goes:
The 50_Roses 12 Days of Perfume Giveaway
Free! Free! In honor of the 12 days of Christmas (which officially start tomorrow), I have 12 bottles of perfume to give away for free. No need to send me anything in return. I mean that! I have too much perfume already!
A few rules and disclaimers: I need to restrict this to CONUS only. You are welcome to claim more than one item, but in the interest of fairness (as well as being able to fit things in the shipping boxes that I have), I am setting a limit of 3 items per person. Everything will be well padded with bubble wrap and sent with tracking numbers, but of course, I cannot take responsibility for lost or damaged packages.
So far as I know or can tell, all of these are good (not turned); they simply do not work for me. You can find my contact email by clicking on my gravatar. I will post updates as items are claimed.
1. Balenciaga Le Dix EdT, 50 mL spray, about 60% full. Received in swap.
2. Happ & Stahns Rosa Alba EdT, ~ 2 oz. spray bottle (decant), about 2/3 full. Received in swap.
3. L’Occitane Delices des Fleurs EdT, 75 mL spray, about 2/3 full, purchased new in 2011.
4. 10 Corso Como EdP, 50 ml spray, about 60% full, received in swap.
5. JoAnne Bassett Marie Antoinette EdP, ~30 mL spray bottle, about 1/3 full, received in swap. Sprayer works, but is a little wonky.
6. Gale Hayman Delicious, EdT, 30 mL spray, 2/3 full, bought new in 1993.
7. Hermes Parfum des Merveilles, extrait, 7.5 ml, 4/5 full, splash bottle, received in swap.
8. Jovan Modern Flowers Essence, 1/8 oz splash bottle, nearly full, bought from eBay. Mid 1970s.
9. Joya Foxglove 10 mL rollerball, nearly full, bought new in 2014.
10. DSH Alchemy oil perfume rollerball. About 5 ml, nearly full. Bought new in ~2011.
11. DSH Hemlock oil perfume rollerball. About 5 ml, nearly full. Bought new in 2011.
12. Kuumba Made Pikake Lei fragrance oil rollerball, 1/8 oz, full. Received in swap.
I am not not participating (not in the CONUS), but it’s very generous of you.
Oh my, you’re so generous! I will gladly pay the shipping cost for the 10 Corso Como. Will email you within the hour.
You beat me!
I will share with you once it arrives. ?
Ha – no worries. Enjoy!
Oh my so generous!! I will gladly pay the shipping costs for the Hermes parfum des merveilles. Will contact you shortly. Thanks so much!!
Omg I would LOVE the DSH Alchemy! Will email as soon as I can. Thanks!
Separately: I would love to claim your Balenciaga le Dix please!
Separately: I’d love your DSH Hemlock please!
Asking for three because I want all three and that’s the limit you set 🙂 but I am happy to be not a hog if someone else very much wants my second and third choices!
Would love your 7 Hermes. Will email shortly thank you!
Whoops nvm
Chiming in to say yes certainly generous of you — have a merry Christmas ?☃️
What a nice thing to do. Merry Christmas!
Good morning! I would love to try the DSH Hemlock perfume oil. I will send you an email.
Thank you 50_Roses. This is so generous of you! I would love to take the Joya Floxglove. I would email you after work. Thank you!
Not dibbing on anything but just wanted to say what a lovely gesture. Happy Holidays!
Ditto this??
Doublet ditto!
Not in CONUS, just wanted to say how thoughtful and Xmas spirited of you 50 Roses.
What a wonderful idea! (hmm pondering my excesses…) Happy Holidays to you!
Sweet gesture and quite a purge! I purged a bunch of perfumes and candles last week- the woman who takes care of our building maintenance got the bulk of it. Feels good to off load! Happy holiday to you! Sounds like you have a nice way of celebrating.
Update:
I am realizing now that perhaps I should have been more explicit about what method of calling dibs would count. I have had some email me and some have called dibs in the post. Since I didn’t state which was preferable, I am doing my best to sort through both and give each bottle to the person who called for it first by either method. From now on, to avoid confusion, please call dibs here in this post. You can then email me at your convenience.
So far, 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 have been claimed. That leaves 2, 3, 6, 8, and 12 still up for grabs.
Just wanted to say what a fantastic gesture you are doing, 50_Roses!
No SOTD yet, but probably I will put on DSH December. Later today, for the Christmas Eve service, I will wear Avignon. Christmas Eve is my favorite church service of the year. My husband and I always do a duet of recorder (me) and piano (him), usually for the offertory. This year it is a very pretty arrangement of “I Wonder as I Wander”. The two of us will have our Christmas Eve dinner after the service. It has become a tradition for us to have a dinner by candlelight with quiet music in the background and with all distractions eliminated–the cats shut in another room, TV off, phones off, etc. We talk about the good things that have happened this year, what we hope to do next year, and such.
How wonderful, your tradition is so lovely and peaceful. I really like that song and imagine that your version of it will be very beautiful.
I love your Christmas Eve tradition.
What a beautiful tradition! I hope your evening was wonderful.
Happy Christmas Eve to all who celebrate.
It’s a lovely picture, Robin.
Threre are three 2018 releases I liked and I am saving them for later.
Today I am wearing Guerlain Shalimar Initial L’eau – love this fresh powdery floral.
SPI L’Eau is a favorite, I adore its grapefruit, you smell lovely.
Wearing Caravan Spice from DSH. Amber, balsam-y yum.
I am enjoying a yummy dinner with my bestie and her family this evening.
Tomorrow is pajama day with coffee ( melding to wine as the day wends), puppies and good books.
Perfect
Sounds wonderful! We willhave a nice quiet evening with the dogs as well. Our holiday feast is on Thursday when everyone will be off work.
pajama day with coffee sounds really good to me.
Oh gosh, that day does sound perfect!
Your Xmas day plans sound heavenly. Enjoy!
Yes, i agree about your glorious pj day ( and wine) tomorrow! Enjoy!!
Hello from the airport, friends! I just got back from my cruise to the Mexican Riviera yesterday, and spent the day putting my life back together after nine days with no Internet. Today, I’m flying out to see my parents out east for a week.
I’m wearing Rose Ikebana, which is very beautiful but also subtle and people-friendly. My seat neighbor smells of minty weed. Great.
I’ve missed you all! Happy holidays!
Have a great trip. Sounds like lots of good adventures this year. And you smell lovely.
Thanks, SP! Yeah, this year had a TON of fun travel 🙂
Have a great trip!
Thanks, cazaubon 🙂
Welcome back and safe travels! Hopefully your relaxation lasts through all the airport experiences. You smell lovely.
Thanks, LizzieB! My airport experiences went very smoothly–I have TSA Precheck, so security was a breeze, I got upgraded to first class because I always fly Alaska, my flight landed ~20 min early, and my father got to where I was standing in the pickup area just a couple minutes after I got there 🙂 Really a perfect experience. Let’s hope I haven’t jinxed my flight back!
Safe travels Koyel!
Thanks so much, madtowngirl 🙂
Bon Voyage and no airport delays, Koyel!
Thanks, Jalapeno! As I wrote to LizzieB above, I really had the smoothest possible airport experience today. Phew! This begins to make up for my zillion delays when trying to fly to/from the east coast this summer!
Enjoy your trip!
Wearing Helmut Lang Eau de Cologne (the original) for a lazy morning around the house. Then onto lunch with an old friend. I’m planning on wearing Tauer’s L’Oudh for Christmas dinner, as it is rather subtle but interesting. I don’t want to wear anything too big and upset anyone this year. 😉
I am a big fan of the Helmut Lang !!!!
It is lovely but it doesn’t stick around long! I found a dead stock bottle at a store and the owner gave me the tester too. Luckily I’ve got lots to touch up with now.
Guerlain Spiriteuese Double Vanille this morning lavishly applied from my sample. Lots of cooking/baking ahead with a spritz of cleaning thrown in. Happy to be home with all sons plus friends coming tonight.
yum! enjoy your time with your children.
Yummy! The SDV should go very well with your baking 🙂
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!
On standby for emergencies,fingers crossed people behave themselves this season.
Bronze Goddess in the extreme heat today.Clouds are gathering and I hear the rumble of potential…
Love to all!????❤️✌??
Sending calm and rational vibes your way – for you, of course, but especially for all those other people out there…..
Yes, may it be a calm day! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Johanob! Finger crossed for you, so you stay away from work. You smell wonderful! ???
Love right back to you xxoo
wishing you a joyous new year!!!
Hope you can relax a bit even though working Johanob. Merry Christmas.
Hope you will have a quiet evening
Wishing you No Emergencies, johanob ???
Fingers crossed for no emergencies!
You smell lovely, holding thumbs the phone doesn’t ring!
Perfect scent for the heat! Hope you can enjoy the day with no emergencies.
It’s probably way into the wee hours for you by the time I post this, but I hope that your shift has been a quiet one.
You smell so good!!!
Merry Christmas to all celebrating! I’m in MdO Vanille, already got a compliment from DH. Off to yoga, then last-minute errands, then home for the evening, around the fire.
Enjoy!!! your evening sounds delightful…and yay to compliments from Mr. Cazaubon 🙂
Merry Christmas frome me and the dogs!
Merry Christmas, Kanuka!
Thanks and same to you and yours!
Family around a fire sounds fantastic – Enjoy !!!
Sounds like a great evening. Enjoy!
Your evening plans sound wonderful!
Merry Christmas, cazaubon! What delightful plans.
SOTD- Guerlain L’heure Bleu because my scent- phobic coworkers are all away.
Happy Holidays to all!
L’Heure Bleue is so beautiful!
LHB is fabulous!
Holiday hellos to all! Currently commando as I just rolled out of bed and treated myself to a full breakfast. I’m on vacation y’all! No grab-and-go banana in the car today. Woot!
I’ve had a craving for Neela Vermeire’s Pichola lately, which I has not worn for at least a year. Weird. However I was sad to find my decant withered away and syrupy. Sprayed what was left and top notes were awful. The middle and bases were fine and lasted a good long while. Now its decision time: buy more? Or is this a temporary craving? If I buy the travel set, would anyone want to split with me for one of the two? I probably don’t need both. Or maybe trade for another travel spray?
Hi Luna Green! Feel like I haven’t seen you in a while. Enjoy your vacation!
And sorry about your evaporated decant ?
You’re right, I have been MIA lately. Life is hectic! Plan to spend some of my vacation catching up on the NST goings on. I’ve missed it!
Welcome back! And yay for a full breakfast!
Wishful thinking in Déjà le printemps by Oriza L. Legrand.
I can only participate once this week, so I’m saving that for Friday. I think I tried about 6 2018 releases.
Had a very busy day at work today and am now unwinding at home.
A very Merry Christmas to all those celebrating!
I hope you have a peaceful evening and a happy day.
Thank you, Kanuka. Loved your story about the walk with the dogs!
Hurray for being able to unwind!
Okay people, I’m packing up for a trip to BARCELONA at the end of the week. Any perfume, travel or food related advice?
Thus far, we – girlfriends and I – have a lunch planned at El Celler de Can Roca (in Girona) and a dinner at ABaC, as well as the usual Gaudi stops. We are staying in a lovely apartment in the Gothic Quarter.
Have a wonderful trip Lisa D! Enjoy!
Wow- have a wonderful trip!
The Picasso Museum is worth a visit too. Enjoy your stay.
I forgot about that one – excellent suggestion. So far, we’ve also discussed visiting the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the Fundació Joan Miró, and we are definitely spending some time in the Mercat de la Boqueria.
Safe travels and enjoy your trip to Barcelona! ✈
Eeeeee have a great time! I love Barthelona, and stayed in the Gothic Quarter two of my three times there (the third time was for a conference, so I stayed right down the street from the venue on the Diagonal, which also turned out to be a good place to stay!).
I found that, as is often the case, the most unassuming bistros had the most fabulous food 🙂 I can’t at all remember the names of the places where we ate, but I had so much great food there that I am certain you will too, almost no matter where you go.
Wow, enjoy your trip!!
Happy Christmas Eve to those who celebrate!
At work and wearing Donna Karan Black Cashmere. Tonight for our family gathering I will wear Chanel No.5 extrait. Looking forward to a nice evening and wishing everyone love, peace and happiness. Hugs!
enjoy your family gathering!!!! you will smell sublime 🙂
Thank you! You too have a nice time. Will you go to the movies tomorrow?
So far yes, but the movie they are thinking about seeing is in the afternoon so I will still have a bathrobe morning 😉
Merry Christmas to you!
Thank you! The same to you Kanuka!
Just recently tried Black Cashmere and it is good! Have a wonderful Christmas Eve!
Black Cashmere is so beautiful and one of my favorite perfumes. So sad it was discontinued!
You too have a wonderful Eve!
Wishing it all back to you! Merry Christmas!?⛄?
Merry Christmas Lillyjo! I hope you are getting some rest today! ???⛄?
Merry Christmas tonight, we will be twin, No 5 says Xmas to me.
Hi twin! We will smell terrific! Merry Christmas to you too!???
What wonderful perfume choices! Merry Christmas!
Thank you Pixel! Dasein Winter will be also a wonderful perfume for you if you decide to wear it tonight. It is such a great scent! Enjoy your evening! Merry Christmas! ???
Enjoy your family gathering, PL67!
Thank you Jalapeno! ?
Enjoy your evening. I bet the extrait is heavenly!
Thank you Gail! We are having a nice time. The No. 5 extrait is absolutely beautiful!
I hope you had a great evening!
We did! Thank you Kellyc!
Do I need to tell y’all what I am wearing and will be wearing all week long? Can you guess?
Hmm… Casablanca!
ding! ding! ding!!!!
Honestly, I cannot figure it out! ?
LOL!
Will your sample last the whole week?!
I am going to make sure it does!!! (honestly, yes, because I am only doing one spray per day!)
Hmm… It’s a movie name, right? Happy Gilmore? ?
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😉 eyup!
Your latest perfume crush!
indeed 🙂
Currently at work much then a party so I won’t be able to post much today. On my 7th day of Chanel no 5 and want to drag out my Tauer offerings and wear them.
Work twin! Have fun at your party!
Great plan, after my Vero Kern fest I am in the mood for a Tauer fest.
Just waiting for my chocolate wafers to come out of the oven. Doctor Who on the TV, but I’m not really watching. Then shower, then quick errand. I intended to make sables, but I’m finding the dough to be too big a pain to deal with today (beyond crumbly), and my husband will need the kitchen this afternoon. They’ll wait.
It’ll be either Jasmins Marzipane again or Cuir de Lancôme. Church services with friends, then we will serve them ham dinner with scalloped potatoes and green bean casserole. I think the chocolate cookies with vanilla ice cream with be a festive enough dessert. (Thankful they’re coming over…we had lost control over the mess in our tiny apartment and were forced to clean.)
Wishing peace and joy to both those who celebrate and those who don’t. And comfort to those grieving loved ones or friends. This is the first year with both my parents gone. It does help that I rarely went home for holidays in my adult life. They knew and understood my aversion to holiday travel and my love for Christmastime in NYC.
Happy Christmas to you and I hope you have a good day with your friends.
Merry Christmas LizzieB! Enjoy the festivities!
Peace and joy to you too, enjoy Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you, LizzieB! Christmas is great in NYC. I love when the city empties out!
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas, LizzieB!
Peace, comfort and joy to you, LizzieB!
Merry Christmas everyone! It’s 6am on Christmas morning and the day is very still and the sky is clear and it’s going to be a cracker of a day. I have just been outside and the first rays of sun are lighting up the hill tops so they glow red, and the moon is big and almost-round above the house. A perfect morning with the dogs nudging me to hurry up. On Christmas Day I always take them sneaking around the perimeter of the huge quarry on the hill where I walk most days. It’s off-limits to the public but deserted today so we go and stand at its edge and check out the big hole. There’s something strangely fascinating about staring at holes and pits ( or is that just me?). We will eat outside today and take it easy. Lots of love to Robin and my perfume friends !
Sounds like a beautiful morning.
Summertime Christmas sounds magical. Merry Christmas to you!
You’re in the right place! We’re looking out at a very soggy back lawn in Hawke’s Bay, but I just had a moment of compensation when I saw a pukeko walk by 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful day, enjoy!
Anything special for eats?
Merry Christmas!
This is my holiday to work which means I am in Vanille Insensee. Got my first compliment of the day within minutes of getting to work. I’m sure you all are sick of me repeating myself. But seriously. Almost every time I wear this someone will comment on how good I smell. If you love vanilla and haven’t tried this one, you should!
I got a very nice present, and even nicer written card from my secret Santa yesterday. There are days when I spend more time with my coworkers than I do with my own family, so I’m lucky to work with a group of awesome human beings. Even so, hoping to leave a bit early today and go home to open presents with the kids. Lol.
Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
I hope you get to leave early. Merry Christmas! VI is really good, do you ever layer it?
Hoping you can get away, Merry Christmas.
It is nice to at least be able to enjoy the holidays with coworkers. I remember those days fondly with lots of homemade ethnic holiday dishes. And I was chronically the low woman on the totem pole so worked just about every Christmas for many years. Fingers crossed you can leave early!
I know you smell phenomenal because middle Marzipan wears that one a lot (and I often steal spritzes from her bottle!). It really is a must try for everyone, even if you don’t think you like vanilla.
Hope you get out early! and enjoy your time with the madtownteens…feels pretty great having them all home, right?
Fingers crossed that you got your Christmas Eve wish to leave work a little early! ?
Vanille Botanique on one hand, Une Rose Vermeille on the other. UMV is winning at this point. Planning on making Pioneer Woman’s Pistachio Bundt cake this afternoon. If it is successful and comes out of the pan in one peice, I will take it to Christmas dinner at MILs. If it is not pretty, hubby and I will just eat it up. I love the holidays…
I love URV! You smell great. And the cake sounds yummy. There is a bakery in Montréal that makes pistachio croissants. Just about anything pistachio is my favourite.
First comment here 🙂
SOTD – Vintage Paloma Picasso
Good to have you join us, what a good choice of perfume, have a wonderful Christmas.
Felanilla in the morning. Now wearing Wazamba, for its incense notes.
Have a merry Christmas you all
Wazambahhhhhhh
You smell great!
Two great choices, you smell wonderful.
Merry Christmas eve to my perfumed friends! I’m off today and home. I did run up to the pharmacy and it’s a madhouse out there! My sotd is No.5, edp. I decided since I’m off, I will make Christmas dinner tonight so I can relax tomorrow. My son is helping me link a part from my favorite Christmas movie, hope it works
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3kX6rf9uw7w
Merry Christmas Lillyjo, glad you can relax today
Scrooged is a great movie. In my family, Mr Magoo’s Christmas Carol is considered to be the definitive version. Unfortunately, it’s not on this year or I missed it. Scrooged is right up there.
Agreed on Mr. Magoo! You can find it on line for a song.
Scrooged! My favorite as well, we watched it last night.
Merry Christmas Eve to you, too, lillyjo!
So happy to hear that you do NOT have to work today!!!!
Merry Christmas lillyjo!
Yay, day off, enjoy!
Glad you finally got a day off today! Enjoy your dinner and a quiet Christmas Day!
Happy Holidays lillyjo.
Have a happy and relaxing Christmas Eve and Day lillyjo!
SotAM = Ambre Narguile
SotPM = l’air du desert marocain
So11PM = Avignon
AN is delicious this morning while cooking and baking.
laddm will help me relax with family this afternoon.
Avignon for very late tonight, I’ve been invited by a friend to attend an 11 pm church service. She will sing several solos.
Hoping everyone has a wonderful day with heaps of good smells and many happy moments.
Same wishes for you Tiffanie!
I might join in Avignon this evening.
amazing fragrance selection! Happy Holidays.
Awesome scent lineup. Merry christmas!
LAdDM and Avignon are both beautiful incense scents. Merry Christmas!
Wonderful Christmastime for those who celebrate.
Like you, Robin, I’m running rather late, this evening all I’ve done by 6pm is preparing the cucumber salad.
Chanel No 5 extrait, like many times before.
Another almost twin! I could make a meal out of cucumber salad and pita bread… yum!
Wishing you all a wonderful winter holiday! Baking and cooking today — off to Xmas Eve dinner with college friends tonight, always a fun time. Haven’t decided on this evening’s scent… usually I end up picking Nuit Etoilee since it is Christmas-y but not too loud (there will be a lot of people in a small house!) but Dasein Winter has been calling my name…
Happy winter holiday to you! Have a great night ⛄?
I think either of those fragrances would be perfect for tonight.
Both of those are great choices. Enjoy your party!
Tough call on the perfumes… both sound perfect for the occasion.
A quick hello and happy Christmas Eve wishes !! I am stopping in really quick, because I am getting the house ready for tonight. Christmas Eve is our holiday we host for friends and family.
I can’t wait to read everyone’s fragrance posts later on tonight. It’ll be my bedtime reading when everyone leaves the house tonight 🙂
SOTD is Lancome Oranges Bigarades.
I hope that your Christmas eve celebration was a smooth and happy one! ?
We hosted tonight too, and this is my bedtime reading as well! Lovely time, glad it is all over and I am off my feet 🙂
Happy holiday to those celebrating and peaceful days to everyone regardless!
Working today but we’re driving up to Rochester to my BIL’s this evening for Christmas. Looking forward to meeting their new pup- maybe it’ll take the edge off missing my own kitts, which I do every time we go away.
Not sure what perfumes I’ll bring, probably some samples, but wearing a smidge of Au Coeur du Desert in this cold, grey day. Nice and warming…
My favorite part of this season is my friend’s annual Solstice celebration and ritual which was Friday night. Always a blast and meaningful, too. Scented candles made a big showing during the Kris Kringle anonymous gift giving, ironically not from me, lol.
You always go to the coolest events!
Pagans and witches make good parties ??♀️??♀️ Come out next year. I’d love to bring you along!
Oh that solstice celebration sounds amazing!
It’s really nice. She puts a lot of thought and work into it. I really enjoy her spiritual rituals also. Lots of reflection and setting of intentions, paying homage to the natural world and all that jazz, lol. You can come next year, too!! ?
OOO I LOVE THAT…sorely tempted to join you next year-LOL!
It sounds great! I think I’ll burn some palo santo wood in my house tonight, saving a bit for new year’s eve, so I can smudge out 2018 and welcome 2019 with good juju. 🙂
Do you put it in the fireplace? Hoping for some seriously good juju for 2019 for everyone!
No, I don’t put it in the fireplace, just light the end and walk around the house with it. It burns quite slowly. Or sometimes I stick it in the sand of my little zen garden tray.
Happy holidays Elisa!
Thank you Petunia and same to you!
Safe driving, and have a wonderful time!
Thanks LizzieB! Just heading out ?
I was at the harbor here in town, walking the beach with T-Tex, and a random lady pulled up, jumped out of her car, looked at the time, and then began walking up to everyone, shaking hands and wishing “Happy Winter Solstice.” She said she wanted to be on the beach at precisely 223 (I think!). At 224, she hopped back in her car and took off. Is there a beach/time connection to winter solstice?
I think the time of the actual solstice was around 5:23pm Eastern. Nothing about beaches AFAIK.
Not sure since I’m no pagan, but my friend does make a little trip to the beach around New Year’s. But that sounds like a cool little happening to run into!
Safe driving Elisa P!
Thanks Jalapeno! 21/2 hours to go yet?
Egyptian Musk the Abdul Kareem one. Potent. Will put on some Avignon tonight. Merry Christmas? ?
have you ever smelled SSS Incense Pure? I am wondering how it compares to Avignon.
I have not smelled the SSS — and that was one line I always intended to check out, but wasn’t mean to be. I’m glad that you are loving the Casablanca. That’s some good stuff there!
I know you enjoy Casablanca too 🙂
Incense Pure is extremely potent and not sweet like Avignon.
Thanks cazaubon! Was hoping someone would chime in who knows both of these fragrances.
+1
Merry Christmas and happy Christmas Eve to everyone. Festivities at my home started a while ago so I’m just popping here for a second to wish everyone all the best! Time to unpack presents now 😉
Scent for this special day is Tauer PHI Une Rose de Kandahar.
You smell fantastic Lucasai! Merry Christmas! ???
Beautiful fragrance, and happy holidays, Lucas.
Great scent choice. Enjoy the festivities!
Hope you had a great day! Great fragrance choice.
I have a mini of Phi coming to me along with the new Tauer oil.
Happy Christmas Eve! I’m in PHI and loving it.
Hope everyone has a spectacular day with friends and family! Cheers!!
you smell awesome!!! enjoy your holiday with T-Rex !
Merry Christmas Deva!
Another great smelling NSTer in PHI! Merry Christmas to you and T-Rex!
Christmas scent twins!
Merry Christmas to you and T-Rex, Deva!
Merry Christmas Deva (and T-Rex)! You are smelling great!
Good morning all, Christmas Day here, but not quite the summer weather we had anticipated. Kanuka is having lovely weather in the south and in the north it’s rained incessantly for the last couple of days. We’re having Christmas day at the beach, a New Zealand tradition I’ve never done, and it’s not quite the weather I was hoping for!
I’ll be wearing Bois des Iles, as it’s the only thing I brought with me for the couple of days.
Shame about the rain, but I love Christmas Day at the beach! Unfortunately it’s supposed to rain here in San Diego as well on the 25th, so it may be a drive-by visit. 🙂
Happy Christmas eve. I’m at work until about 2:30, and they’ve bought us lunch today. So not a bad deal really.
My perfume sensitive coworker isn’t here today so I’m in Chris Rusak QUA (Quasi una absurdia). Coworker is especially sensitive to lily and QUA is full of it. It is a very clean lily on me.
Huh, that one smells like L’Heure Bleue to me. Enjoy your lunch (and holiday)! That was nice of them.
Interesting! I don’t have any L’Heure Bleu to compare, but from my memory they don’t smell similar to me. Also, I think QUA isn’t very long lasting on my arms because my skin is dry, so that’s a bummer. It’s still going strong on my chest though.
Ok, it’s definitely more straightforward powdery on me in the late drydown, so I can see a LHB comparison. I should really get another sample of LHB to use as reference.
It’s powdery on me all the way through. Smells like heliotrope and some other pollen-y florals to me. Not a bad thing, however!
Hopefully your co-worker won’t notice it! And luckily you can get out early!
Hehe my coworker isn’t here today, so that’s why I decided to wear this perfume to work. ?
Duh!!!! I need to wear my reading glasses-LOL!!!!
Wearing Jo Malone Oat and Cornflower which was released this year and which I liked enough to buy. I also liked Honey and Crocus but I only had the funds for one at the time
I liked both of those as well, but only bought Honey & Crocus.
Seasons Greetings to everyone and Merry Christmas “Eve”! I have missed posting and conversing with all of you well-scented individuals. I am making it a priority to be extremely active posting because this was one place that always put a smile on my face. Since its Christmas Eve and I refused to be out in the madness today, I used one of my samples. My SOTD is Oud & Bergamot from Jo Malone.
Wishing everyone “Happy Holidays”.
Hi stranger!
How are you? I missed you guys!!
All is good and I hope the same for you! Whenever I wear Jo Malone I always think of you 🙂
Merry Christmas to you too! You smell great.
Thanks! 🙂
Hello there!
My, what a busy group and everyone sounds cheerful and full of fun plans. And everyone smells wonderful, too! Happy Christmas Eve to everyone from Texas. It’s still nice and warm here. I’ll be taking my mom out fairly soon to go to a Christmas Eve service with a big carol-singing program by the fantastic choir. Later we’re going to have spaghetti and meatballs, and tomorrow I’ll be cooking a turkey breast with stuffing and Brussels sprouts. I’m wearing Nuit de Noel today because I’m sentimentally attached to it.
I’ll be joining you in vintage Nuit de Noel extrait tonight.
Sounds like you and your mom are having a lovely evening.
I worked half a day today and I am home now preparing a few dishes for the family Christmas eve celebration. My family does the seven fishes. It’s something I always look forward to each year.
SOTD is Coromandel but I’ll probably switch it up for this evening.
Happy holidays to all who celebrate and wishing NSTRs a peaceful day!
The seven fishes! For many years (now many years AGO), I worked with a gentleman of Sicilian descent who also did the all-fish Christmas Eve feast. I used to go over to his house early to help him with preparations, cutting up squid and rolling out cannoli dough (the two tasks I was best at), while his wife mixed martinis and fiddled with the stereo system. Ah, the 80s. 😉
Oh wow! That is a neat story. I’ve never attempted to make cannoli. I made snail salad and fried smelts. My hubby volunteered me for these dishes. I don’t care for either but he was happy.
Merry Christmas, Petunia! You smell wonderful ???
Thanks lillyjo!
I’d love a good Itslian feast! Enjoy and happy holiday, Petunia!
Thanks Dear,!
Coromandel and the Feast of the Seven Fishes sound like a great combination. Enjoy!
It was pretty great!
Well, it’s 1 in the afternoon here, and Mr. G and I finally have our internet access back after a miserable (for him) yet peaceful (for me) 36 hours. Very long story behind that. Anyway, after a mini-frenzy of rearranging (and cleaning behind and underneath) things, I’m in Dior Homme for some more peacefulness.
Mmm, you smell good. 🙂
Happy Christmas Eve, friends! I am so thankful for each of you. This little corner of the internet sure does bring me so much joy!
I’m scentleas today because I got my little Nacho! The lady who we were going to get one from let us know she had a friend who had a little guy ready to go and looking for a home! We went to see him and the rest is history. 🙂 I want him to get used to my smell so I haven’t put anything on today. I posted pics on my Instagram if anyone wants to see him.
I hope you all have a beautiful evening! xx
Hooray for getting your new furry baby!!!
Congratulations on your new baby Nacho. The best Christmas gift during this holiday season. Enjoy!
Congratulations on baby Nacho! Wishing you many happy years of love together.
Congratulations!
Oh, yay! Enjoy your pup ?
That’s great news! Have fun with him!
Awesome news on your newest furry family member! ??
Have fun mama!
Today I am wearing Sans Adieu (Worth). Definitely not new and not wintry either, but refreshing on a sunny December day. Just had an early Christmas Eve meal with a friend and we exchanged a few gifts. She gave me a few dark chocolate items plus a mint soap and I gave her a rose Pecksniff’s shower gel and a little milk chocolate. I hope all who celebrate have a nice Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas! Sounds like a nice gift exchange. 🙂
Looking forward to a Christmas get together with some friends tomorrow afternoon. I could use some merriment. Had some bad news come up at the end of last week, and some of it is still reverberating. I don’t want to put a damper on everyone’s festive mood, so I will post details later on in the week.
SOTD = Voleur de Roses EdT, courtesy of jepster. Getting a lovely patchouli from this one, which I am appreciating very much today. Need comforting and grounding scents right now.
Sending hugs and peace to you Jalapeno. Hope you get the comfort that you need.
Thank you PL67.
Sorry to hear about the bad news, I hope Voleur de Roses is lifting your spirits a bit. It’s my favourite rose patchouli.
Thanks cazaubon. I think I learned about patch being a calming scent here on NST.
Jalapeno, I’m sorry for your bad news. I’m sending peace and love to you.
Thank you lillyjo.
Sorry you’ve got bad news, Jalapeno and hoping you can take comfort in being with friends. Hugs to you!
Thanks Elisa P. Your friend’s Solstice celebration sounded wonderful.
Sorry that you received some bad news Jalapeno! Sending you (hugs).
I hope you find some comfort in your fragrance today.
Thank you Gail.
I’m sorry about your bad news, Jalapeno. I hope your Christmas with friends helps you have a good day in spite of things.
Thanks therabbitsflower. Is your boyfriend doing better?
Hugs, jalapeno.
Thinking of you jalapeno and sending a big hug your way. I hope that you can enjoy the holiday.
Hope the merriment today gives you some joy. And you smelled lovely last night.
Hugs!
Just popping in to say Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all!
I got out of work 2 hours early (standard fare each year). Once I got home I lavishly applied some Iris Silver Mist; we are watching Santa Clause 3 now with my FIl.
Early dismissal is always a nice thing to have happen for a holiday!
Yes it is! I’ll take it.
Merry Christmas, Gail!
Thank you lillyjo! I hope you can enjoy a quiet day tomorrow tomorrow; Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
MERRY CHRISTMAS NSTers!
SOTM- Casablanca
SOTD- Casablanca
SOTE- Casablanca
SOTW(eek)- Casablanca
Can you guess what Santa gave me for Christmas this year?????
woo hoo!!!!!
Hmm, let me guess–A tie? Socks and underwear? Coal?