Almost-Friday, Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day, the 10th day of Christmas (lords a-leaping), and John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Prada Candy, because Lucasai said yesterday it was a match for Living Coral. I'm not sure.
Reminder: on 1/4, wear a fragrance to match Living Coral, Pantone's color of the year for 2019 (see above).
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2019, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
I’m wearing Serge lutens louve today which I got in the skyscraper bottle for Christmas. It does everything I want as a comforting winter scent – strong voluptuous sillage and excellent longevity yet smooth and calming.
This is good to hear, I only have a small amount left, will want to replace it when it runs out.
I’m in Séville à l’Aube today, and it just lifts my spirits. I need it too, since the drains at work are backing up. I for one would not mind getting back into bed if the situation doesn’t improve.
I think we should just all go back to bed!
😴
That’s something I can get behind!
Today is my longest day, so of course it’s today and that the drains backed up. The plumbers came quickly at least.
Ewwww. Hope that gets fixed soon!
Barely had time to worry about it!
Why isn’t there a Go Back to Bed Day?
I would participate!
Someone make the event page on Facebook!
😱 Better the workplace than your house or you 😂😂😂
That’s true. I had to move out of an apartment a few years ago because every time someone was inconsiderate with their garbage disposal usage, my sink would fill up. It was unpleasant.
That seems a bit too ironic! I’d stay in bed too.
Only eight more hours!
Bleurgh on the backed up drains! Good to hear that it wasn’t too bad.
I think tomorrow I will wear American Perfumer Colorado. I got a sample of this with my bottle of Desert Flower. From my initial testing, I got an impression of rugged canyons, campfires, glowing embers, with just a tinge of something meaty or chewy (perhaps the remnants of the meal that was recently cooked over the campfire). I am sure Living Coral fits in there somewhere.
Right now I am testing two or my recent sample acquisitions. On my left arm is Winter, and on the right is Gardener’s Glove. I am not really loving either one. Winter is not as sharp and prickly as many coniferous scents, due to the sweetness of the lavender absolute. It does, however, give me a little of that icepick-to-the-sinuses effect, so it is a no go for me. I would enjoy smelling this on someone else, though. This one will join Winter Nights in the giveaway pile.
Gardener’s Glove starts our really well. My first impression was indeed of well-worn leather, then after a while the floral notes emerged. Up to this point it was really lovely. A couple of hours in, however, there is an acrid bitter note that I do not like at all, and which tends to give me a bit of a headache if I lean in to sniff at close range. The offending note seems to be fairly short-lived, but I would have a hard time trying to actually wear (rather than test) this one, for fear that the note in question might stick around too long. So far, my favorite of the St. Clair scents has been Casablanca, which is very pretty, but is only a like, not a love.
Yeah, all of the Saint Clairs do something weird on me and so don’t quite work. Ah well.
I guess it’s not just me then. St. Clair has been getting a lot of love here lately, and I do admire indie perfumers who put real thought into their craft and do something different or distinctive. They just don’t work well for me. Frost and First Cut really went wrong on my skin, and were definitely scrubbers. Gardener’s Glove would be really nice if it weren’t for that one note. Casablanca doesn’t do anything weird on me, it just didn’t bowl me over. I get mostly orange blossom, which is nice, but nothing spectacular. I think I will try it as a late evening/bedtime scent. I often find that perfumes with dominant notes of orange blossom or linden tend to help me sleep, and I have a few perfumes I keep for just that purpose.
I find them all (except Casablanca which I haven’t tried) to have a bit of a mosquito repellent note, but I like it!
I just ordered 4 atomizer samples in 2 separate orders so as not to exceed the maximum for free shipping (eventhough samples are shipped free, the ordering system software is not smart enough to adjust to just a samples order that exceeds a free shipping threshold).
Naomi Goodsir Or Du Sérail, thank you Nancyleandros. Sigh, this is FB worthy also!!
Beautiful cold sunny day.
You wmell wonderful! Love Or du Sérail.
Awesome! I’m so glad you like it. 😊
Thank you! Love the Chloe mini, might dab some on later.
Hi all! Back at work with the snuffles; luckily it is a slow week around here. I’m wearing Voyage d’Hermes. And thank you to the nice person who sent some lovely hibiscus and linden tea in the last swap meet! It is helping me through a chilly, stuffy day.
Hope your sniffles don’t turn to anything more serious or annoying!
I hope you feel better soon. Are you wearing the edp or edt? I kinda prefer the edt for the lightness of it, but the edp is probably better for winter.
EDT – lightness is what I am going for today, I just wanted something easy
Get well soon!!
Sorry you’re under the weather, on the positive side you smell great, I tend to wear Voyage in the summer, will try it in cold temps.
Sniffles and snuffles are annoying. I hope that it doesn’t lead to anything worse!
Nippy here this morning, 6C, which is cold for southern California. Wearing Attrape-Coeur. It’s an older bottle and the colour has shifted to match the lighter coral. I’m worried it is oxydizing so I am hoping to finish it this year.
That sounds like a beautiful color for a perfume. Does it still smell wonderful?
Stay warm!
Yes, it smells a bit more concentrated and rich, which is why I want to focus on finishing it soon, before it tips into something perhaps less pleasant. I almost never get to wear a sweater and boots in San Diego, so today will be a nice day for that.
In Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre for a cool, grey, windy and also super busy day. It matches the day perfectly. Looking forward to the weekend already. Fingers crossed I don’t have to come to work on Saturday. 🤞
Ugh, I hope you don’t have to go in on Saturday, either. With the new location starting on Monday, you’ll probably need a full weekend to charge up your batteries!
I agree! I need to rest! I will stay working late today and tomorrow to see if I finish and leave everything ready here. I hope I can do it!
You smell amazing. That is one of my very favorite perfumes.
Thank you! Iris Cendre is a very beautiful iris!
I’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed for you.
Thank you! I really need it! 😊
Another lovely Naomi Goodsir scent today! Hope you don’t have to work all weekend.
Thank you. I enjoy a lot wearing Iris Cendre!
PL67, I sure hope your employers appreciate you. 👏🏼
I wish appreciation was one of my employers virtues, but unfortunately they only care about fast production and rarely thanks you for that.
🍀🍀🍀! 🤞🤞🤞!
Thank you! 😀
I don’t know that I’ll find the right perfume to match Living Coral, so I match the description that talks about being lively, playful, and social. We’ll see.
Today I’m in too many sprays of Diptyque Essences Incensees Rose de Mai. I’m very tired this morning after my boyfriend had a coughing fit in the middle of the night (he’s fine) plus I have an enormous amount of sinus pressure. Rose de Mai is a sweet and sour honeyed rose with musk. It actually reminds me a lot of NR EDP. It feels like it’s wearing me today…
I’d like to give away my decant to someone in the US. I’ll also send you some random samples. I’ll send to the first person that comments here that they want it and will let you know my email address to work out the details.
It sounds lovely to me, I’d be happy to take it off your hands if you’re willing to send to Alaska
Sure, I’ve got no problem sending to Alaska! I’ve sent there before, and I’m actually about as close to it as one can be in the ConUS since I’m in Seattle.
Email me using my username at gmail.
So kind of you!
KellyC I have a ridiculous amount of perfume and should be doing more giveaways. Are you looking for any perfumes in particular? Maybe I have some to give away. 😂
I am not looking for anyone thing in particular but I’ll definirely Keenan eye out of any offers you through our to us haha! Hope the sinus pressure has eased up this evening.
My sympathies with the rough night, night before last I was up for two hours with a sick dog. (she’s fine now)
I hope you get some sinus relief soon, that is so painful.
Thanks and sorry about your rough night too!
I’ll be using my neti pot soon, so hopefully my sinuses can get some relief.
I didn’t love that Diptyque either, but more because I found it kind of bland and too sweet.
Hope the nets pot helps! I’ll probably be joining you later in that activity. This crazy weather hasn’t helped my already defective sinuses.
Yes on the two sweet. I can appreciate the NR perfumes that I’ve tried, but they also seem to wear me. They don’t feel like “me.”
Ow! What a bummer about your sinuses therabbitsflower!
Hello all!
1) SOTD: Karma body cream over Aromatic Elixir shower gel. Perfect scent for today, a monsoon-y feeling wet morning.
2) Sudden realization that my grad certification is in 6 months- 2 classes away- holy moly where did the year go???
3) Pie in the sky sudden request for a job interview in LA- THIS WEEKEND? Yikes. Will need to ask for a Skype interview instead!
Yay for graduation and yay for interviews!
Wow, big things happening! Good luck on the interview.
Looks like the Karma body cream is working! Good luck on the interview and upcoming graduation.
Best of luck! Would you be happy to leave Portland or is relocation unnecessary?
Hey, thank you!
Um, we shall see. The interview is literally out of the blue and is from a contact from a friend of a friend in LA County water system- somehow, she read a paper I wrote on limnology almost 19 (!) years ago and connected my name, found out what I was presently doing and contacted me. It’s odd, to say the least.
The job would require relocation- and the pay, while generous, would see me take a step down in lifestyle that I have currently (and what I have now is not lavish.) So we shall see.
Got ya. I really liked hearing about your house purchase and all the things you are doing with it. You put a lot of time and work into it. I’d be sorry to see you leave it all behind…
Love the smell of Karma body cream? I thought I’ve read just about every comment but must have missed the one that mentioned for which field of study are you getting grad certification? Also, congrats on the job interview!
Hey you!
Specialization in Systems Science- my emphasis will be on data and simulation for users in urban/exurban environments,
Will I necessarily go into urban design? No- but the specialization is so useful across a broad range of career paths, including this Skype interview in LA.
Ha! On the flight back from Lisbon, the guy next to me is in landscape architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area!
Good luck!
Yay! Hope it’s for something good!
We shall see! Thank you!
Good luck on your interview!
I’m wearing a fragrance from an indie bath/body brand called Fortune Cookie Soap. It’s named The Holy Grail Of Christmas Gifts from their collection inspired by A Christmas Story (what? we’re still in the twelve days, right??) and they describe it as “sparkling champagne, velvet musk, almond creme, lavender, and pine”.
It’s those last two notes that stand out the most for me with this. I smell like a very nice Christmas tree, and since we took ours down yesterday, that’s just what I wanted. I’ll move on tomorrow, I promise!
Yes, indeed, we are still in the 12 days of Christmas. They don’t end until Epiphany on January 6. I makes me sad that town took down the Christmas lights already (the city displays; some houses do still have lights up). I always enjoy seeing lights and decorations still up for a while after Dec 25.
In that case I will spray this with abandon for the next few days!
We will be lucky if anything comes down before January 15. Tree still looks perfect!
I’ve decided to keep things up until Chandeleur on 2 Feb
I love Christmas decorations!
Aha, perfect! Not sure I can keep the tree alive that long but never hurts to try.
Sa Majeste la Rose today for me. So good! Not quite a match for the color, but a step in the right direction I think.
Back at work today and actually happy about it. Even if I didn’t miss work, I did miss the routine. Although lounging around with a puppy was fun. My fiance took him to work with him because he isn’t ready to be home alone yet we don’t think.
You smell great!
Thanks!
I wish I worked with your fiance! I bet the puppy is making everyone who meets him have a great day.
Yes and he said that he was so good all day! I think they had fun.
My husband takes our dog with him to work when he can as well. She loves it!
I’ve never tried Sa Majestic but it gets a lot love here.
Petunia, I’d be glad to send you a couple of mls in an atomizer if you’re interested. 😊
Nlmcook aaat sbcglobal dot net.
Oh wow! Thanks Nancy.
It’s so good!
How sweet that puppy got to go to work with daddy!
They both enjoyed it haha!
You smell loverly! I should try that in the cold. I like a blast of fresh flowers in cold weather.
I love it in the cold! The rose is so great.
Also, I say “loverly” all the time also! 😃
How old is your little furry cutie now?
He’s 10 weeks old!
Based on Pantone’s [ridiculous] description of Living Color, I think I’m on point in Twilly today. Playful, social, blah,blah, blah… Sorry if I sound curmudgeonly, but I find what they wrote about the color and its meaning to be silly and, yes, irritating. “In reaction to the onslaught of digital technology and social media increasingly embedding into daily life, we are seeking authentic and immersive experiences that enable connection and intimacy.” Where’s the evidence of that? One of the most common commercials I saw this past Christmas was for the Oculus virtual reality headsets. Immersive, yes. Authentic connection and intimacy, I think not.
Reminds me of some of the over-the-top nonsensical marketing of new fragrances. You have to wonder if there isn’t someone whose job it is to approve copy by saying, “yep, this is meaningless blather but it sounds fabulous.”
Rant over.
I like your rant. I also find the copy absurd as this color looks so artificial to me!
I’m curmudgeonly with you. First we slaughter, them we memorialize. So we get cars named Cougar, Impala, etc… we live on Turning Leaf Road or Big Cypress Street after we have cut down all the trees. Now, coral reefs are on the decline, so we have a Pantone Color….🙄
Oof. Don’t hold back.
(I think I’ll go cry over the loss of the natural world in a corner now.)
I had a vision of someone marking up copy..”Too much sense! Change some words so it is meaningless blather!…”
LOL!
I’m with you, sister! And you hit the nail on the head with Twilly matching Living Coral. Me? I’m scrounging around but if I can’t find one, I will twilly.
Hah! I just noticed I wrote Living COLOR instead of Living CORAL. oops.
Thank you for the rant. I love rants. I keep changing my mind about Twilly. Maybe I should just buy it. The first phase is heavenly!
I like it in colder weather to keep the Ginger lasting longer. It’s one of the few scents where I’ve gotten compliments. Kind of a no-brainer on me.
I enjoyed your rant! Is it a color chart or color of the year can bring about connections and intimacy? Not sure what they mean, but that idea is making me laugh to myself 😆
I think it’s the color itself. What they wrote is truly a work of art. “An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge”
My heart is bursting with love and connectedness just from that description. I might explode if I see it in person!
😂👏😂
Agree with your rant! I just took a look at Pantone’s description… what a crock! I think this shade is in the same vein as the ubiquitous millennial pink that doesn’t seem to want to go away EVER. It will likely appeal to those who like THAT colour – which I think looks like raw chicken. Hmmmm… this new one is starting to make me think of smoked salmon… 😋
I thought the OP rant was pretty funny!
Wearing Lipstick Rose today. Some kind of pinky red, but not this one!
The only thing I can come up with is to layer a rosy scent with a peachy scent…not sure if I am that committed to the cp. Nevertheless, you smell lovely.
Nahema has this done already!
A serious deficit in my perfume education. 😊
I’d call Nahema a honeyed rose. It is definitely worth a sniff!
Oh good call on Nahema. Maybe I’ll wear it tomorrow.
Ah good call. Unfortunately, I just don’t like it on me.
Same here despite many tries.
Then you smell great!
I’m wearing L’Eau No. 5 today. My favorite uncle-in-law passed away last night. He bore a striking resemblance to Karl Lagerfeld, so I thought I would wear a Chanel in remembrance.
That’s a sweet thing to do to remember him. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Condolences!
So sorry for your loss sistine.
So sorry for your loss. The perfume connection is perfect.
I’m sorry for the loss of your uncle, sistine.
Oh, so sorry Sistine! 😢
So sorry for your loss but you smell good!
So very sorry, hugs.
I am so sorry for your loss Sistine. Sending hugs.
I’m sorry! What a lovely way to remember him, with such a beautiful fragrance.
I’m sorry for your loss Sistine. Sending you hugs.
Adding more sympathy, sistine — so sorry.
So sorry for your loss.
Thank you everyone. He had a long life but it was sudden and he will be greatly missed.
So sorry to hear about your uncle! My sympathies.
Commando as I brew my coffee. It’s wakey, wakey time here, so I’ll have my coffee and breakfast, head to the shower, and then decide what to wear.
I’m back in civilization, mores the pity. Work is already bombarding me with calls. 😢 If only I didn’t have to work for a living. Other than the hassle of trying to get credentials replaced, this last month bebopping around has been fantastic. I’m really really hoping I can still take the summer off for Alaska..
Happy Almost Friday Day!
And didn’t Lolita Lempika have a scent called Au de Corail? Something to do with the sea if I remember correctly..
Yes, she did. L de Lolita Lempicka edition corail I think it was.
Happy Friday eve to you too! Do you have another contract lined up or is that what they’re bombarding you with?
I’m starting Monday. There is some online work that I was initially told I could finish at my leisure and didn’t need to complete before start date. Now, I get a call telling me it must be done prior to COB tomorrow…🙄
I so hate it when expectations are not set right from the very beginning!
Hey, loving your Instagram pics! 👍🏼
Well that’s annoying! Hope it’s not too complex.
The usual professional testing, HIPPA, and OSHA stuff I’m sure. Not difficult, just time consuming and repetitive since I have to complete the same stuff with each contract.
I might be addicted…
Good! I’m trying to get everyone addicted. Just your friendly neighborhood Instagram pusher here! 😉 (not affiliated, I just enjoy it)
Bleah! I had a job do that once upon a time as well. They were not at all clear that said paperwork should be done before I started, so my first day of work at that job was spent filling out all the paperwork. Looking back, it should have been a sign…
Ha! What ticked me off is that when I went in and followed the multiple links, it stated completion was due by 1/10 and not the end of this week. When I asked the liaison about that, she said I received “incorrect information”🤯
I find it infuriating and fantastically funny that we have a million and one way to “communicate” and people still can’t get it right…!
Well, showered with The Body Shoppe’s chocolate mint shower gel and body butter, so it just makes sense that I wear BF Ummagumma today! I enjoy this one on so many levels💗
I really wish Ummagumma had worked on me. You smell gorgeous.
Thank you. What about it didn’t work for you? I know a lot of people find it kind of “meh” and I wonder why it’s such a knockout to my nose…is it boring on you?
My skin really amplifies sweet notes, so all I could smell was chocolate and tonka. On my husband, all the other notes (which were the ones I wanted to smell!) were evident, and it was much more balanced. It smelled amazing on him, and I’m sure it does on you!
It’s beautiful up here in the summertime, hope it works our for you.
I’ve been, but it was many, many moons ago (1987!!). I’m hoping to campervan my way up this summer, so we shall see. 🤞🏼
SOTD DSH’s Souvenir de Malmaison. Heavier with incense, not so much clove as the Floris Malmaison, but a wonderful winter floral perfume. It seems to vacillate between rose and carnation, back and forth, with hints of other petals, as time goes on. My favorite of hers. Well worth a sample if you haven’t sniffed it. I got the 2 ml rollerball sample, and I will definitely trade up when this is gone.
You smell great meredifay!
And it lingers this morning!
I’m in Renee Snow Peach today.
I blind bought a travel size of Jasmins Marzipane and am trying it out for the first time today. It is a nice scent but it’s not true love. I’ve come to realize that I like jasmin in supporting roles but not as the star. Still, I will happily use it up.
Gotta love the travel size offerings out there.
It’s nice it comes in the small bottle, isn’t it? I like the almond dry down…
It really is pretty. Totally worth the small investment plus I got a discount.
You know, I’m not sure what’s better: finding a true love that costs the earth of finding something expensive is NOT true love. I think I like the latter better! Lol
I am always relieved when I smell something expensive that I don’t like.
Ha! I always wish that I would love one of the less expensive ones.
I was wathching a You Tube blogger rhapsodize over Clive Christian No 1 recently and thought, h%*!! no, not even going to think about it.
Petunia, I have a Luckyscent sample of CC No 1 if you’d like to try it, if you are interested. And if you’re in USA. 😊
Just saw your comment flopper. Please email me at llombardi underscore symbol 42 at the hawtmale, if you see this. I am always curious about scents that I haven’t tried, especially after someone talks it up. I do live in the US. Thanks so much for your sweet offer.
I have the latter experience much more often than the first. Very few things are really true love for me. It is nice to find that something expensive is not a must-have, so I can stop wondering about it and move on.
Huge fan of travel sizes! You make Jasmins Marzipane sound lovely.
A friend pointed out to me that it made the best of 2018 list over at Bois de Jasmin. Although, the title was slightly different.
It’s really very pretty and I found a travel spray at Neiman Marcus for $35 which is practically free in perfum math.
I’d say a must try for Jasmine lovers.
Will Donatella be visiting today?
I smell great in Tauer Rose Delight body oil, which I gave to my mother as a present a year ago and which she still hasn’t finished using. I’m definitely allowed to use it while I’m here. I’m sure of it. Definitely not coral colored.
Looks like she will be making her appearance tomorrow. 😊
I have nothing to fear!! Do I? 😳
I’m taking the hajusuuri tack: “I can’t hear you”
lalalalalalalalalala
I am so late to reply that she is already here
You smell very nice
Thank you!
Does the Rose Delight oil smell similar to Rose Flash? 🌹
I think they smell very similar except when I wear them side by side! So I think a good way to say it is, they’re emotionally very similar, but perhaps not literally so.
SOTD = Dior Poison Girl Unexpected
I am back home from 6 fabulous days in Portugal. I would normally say Lisbon, but we were also out and about in Sintra and Cascais! I was at the western-most tip of Europe Cabo de Roca. Lisbon itself is so vibrant, cosmopolitan and welcoming. I have been posting on Instagram but I’m not done yet. I like to do themes and I have many pictures to go through.
Perfume-wise, I came home with a FB of Herve Gambs Hotel Particulier and travel sizes of Profumum Roma Ichnusa and Dior Poison Girl Unexpected.
I have a lot of catching up to do, packages to mail, errands to run and 2 more holiday-related events to attend this weekend. Back to work on Monday so making the most of my remaining days off!
Your trip sounds amazing! Enjoy your fragrant souvenirs!
Thanks, Petunia!
And also this:
https://nstperfume.com/2018/11/21/the-daily-lemming-539/
Sadly, I had to empty out the box of matches as I do not want to run the risk of being snagged for carrying a prohibited item.
By the way, if you have plans to travel outside of the U.S. several times in the next few years, it is really worth it to sign up for Global Entry. While TSA Pre is a nice perk (you go on a separate, usually shorter security line, but you are not guaranteed this privilege every time you fly — people don’t believe me on this but I read the fine print), going through U.S. Customs is its most advantageous feature. Coming home, the line for non Global Entry was hundreds of people long while the Global Entry line only had a few people. Be sure to apply way ahead as it will take several months from application to getting it. Mine took about 3 months overall.
I’m dreading having to get my passport replaced, which I need to do before summer. I wonder if the Government shut down affects the office of vital statistics? I have to get a replacement birth certificate so I can get a replacement passport I imagine… never heard of global entry, but it sounds very worthwhile, just to avoid the agro.
Most essential operations are running. In fact, I think most people are working without pay or are furloughed without pay. So, you should be able to get a passport.
I feel so bad for government employees! Except the ones at San Jose post office. They can eat dirt for all I care. 😀
Birth certificates should be unaffected, since those are not federal. I got my certified one pretty quickly from California (by quickly I mean weeks…) I needed it to get a replacement SS card. Need to check to see if the SS offfice is closed. Probably is.
Ha! Funny when you say “weeks.” Ca lags behind EVERY state for RN licensure by endorsement- it took 5 MONTHS! And, they did everything via snail-mail! Crazy! 😳 I didn’t think the birth certificate would be an issue, I was concerned about the US Passport taking who know how long…
It’s really worthwhile. I hope you get your documents soon – what a pain!
Hmmm. I need to check out global entry. I don’t got out of the US much, but I may in the next couple of years…
I just renewed my Global Entry and processing has stopped due to the shutdown. I’m going to Singapore in Feb and now I don’t know if it will be processed in time.
Oh ugh, fingers crossed!
Yikes! Just keep checking your email and the website. As soon as you are conditionally approved, schedule the appointment to go for the in-person part. Availability was very spotty and I had to schedule it for ~ 3 weeks out. Good luck!
Wow, that seems like it just flew by! Good for you for finding some scented souvenirs!
It sure went quickly! This may be the most scented souvenirs I’ve bought on a trip!
What a marvelous vacation! I took a whirlwind 2-day trip to Lisbon several years ago, and fell head-over-heels in love with the city.
I had a wonderful time. It’s my second time in Lisbon and there were hardly any venue repeats!
Your trip looked great! I enjoyed your photolog 😊
It was fun! I took a lot of pics and have to sort through them. I foolishly took some of the pictures using another iPhone with a different AppleID and it’s somewhat of a pain to have the photos cross-over.
Oh that Herve Gambs is an AWESOME perfume!Good buy!🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you. I have never seen that line before and I was happy to find a perfume I really liked.
I love Portugal! Beautiful country and very nice people. I love their national dessert
😱 I did not take a single picture of pasteis de nata! I’ve had quite a few, with the last one being the best (at breakfast on the day of departure, just fresh off the oven).
Welcome back! Enjoy your treats!
Global entry and TSA precheck make traveling SO much easier.
Thanks! And I am very appreciative of the Global Entry program!
I’ve really been enjoying your Instagram posts. I loved the flowers series! I’m glad you had a great trip.
Thanks! I wish I knew how to add more pictures to an existing post that has fewer than 10 pictures. I found some more pictures of live flowers!
I don’t know if you like Poison Girl but if you do you might also like the new interdit by givenchy. They seem related.
Poison Girl was quite nice as well. I will check out the new Interdit!
Welcome back!
Thanks, jalapeño!
Wearing Deneuve today and preparing to have our new person close our department with supervision. Hopefully it goes well.
Good luck to you both!
I’m in L’Air de Rien today. Still can’t smell much, so it’s a bit muffled. 😕
Hope you feel a bit better every day.
Feel better soon, l’Air de Rien is great, I should pull out my bottle.
Yikes, hope the sniffer, as well as the rest of you, is back on track pronto!
Blurgh. Hope you unstuff soon! You smell good, though.
You still smell great! Get better soon
Thanks, y’all. I am feeling better, just definitely not at 100% yet. I’m actually missing the gym!
Haha awww. Hope you can get back to your usual workout ASAP!
Missing the gym is a good sign that you are getting better in my book. Hope that you are back to it very soon!
Huiteme Art Poudre de Riz, from a decant, received from a generous NSTer from a recent freebiemeet. Pretty, but just a little too sweet for me today.
One careful spritz of Sahara Noir today, as it is so long lasting and project so much.
Such a gorgeous perfume and sadly discontinued.
Yes, as you say, sad, TF sure doesn’t seem to be sentimental about keeping his perfumes going
Still regret not buying it!
Fingers crossed you can get hold of a bottle someday, Johano.
http://crochetcoralreef.org/about/index.php
This is a cool project , creating a coral reef in crochet. The Ted talk is interesting.
I am wearing Tacit because it’s Australian like the Great Barrier Reef and it’s unisex which is basically what corals are.
Yes. Great crochet project. Personally i like knitting better, but crochet is suited better for this specific task.
Nice, thanks for that link!
Haha! If course you can disagree with my feeling about Prada Candy
I’m in Aedes Cierge de Lune today. This one doesn’t fit either, ha!
I am not sure if I really disagree — just not sure I ever see that color in my mind, EVER, from a perfume. Which might really be because it is not a color that suits me.
I took the dog to the vet today (annual visit) and to get his nails trimmed at the groomers and he has collapsed on the rug, snoring loudly. He has arthritis and standing for any length of time tires him out and makes him hurt. The treatment room was small and I perfumed it in Champagne de Bois.
Poor baby!! Hope he enjoys his well deserved rest. And hope he appreciated your good taste in perfume!
Aww, poor dog. How old is he?
He’s 9. His mother lived to be 13 so I have my fingers crossed.
Good news from the vet, I hope.
Oh, poor guy; lol on the snoring loudly. I get accused of that!
Sampling Somniabunt from Soivohle which is a light, spring green to my nose. Maybe I’ll retry in warmer weather
Wearing De Bachmakov which is fast becoming a favorite during this cold and dry winter in Northern California. Planning on wearing Memo French Leather for the community project.
Love that one!
Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee is my SOTD
I have not worn that in ages, I should find mine!
Amouage Epic Woman. I’m not quite feeling the love today. Plus it isn’t pink at all.
I still haven’t decided for tomorrow. I find these colour challenges hard.
So do I, unless it’s an obvious association, like green.
I agree that Epic Woman isn’t pink at all!
Jicky EDT for me today! And I have the perfect scent for tomorrow’s Pantone project: Lili Bermuda’s Coral. Such a beautiful scent!
Just wanted to say that I have been enjoying reading your blog posts – very thoughtful
A smidge of ELDO Rien which isn’t really work appropriate, but it’s buried under my cuffs anyway. Also have a smidge of Puredistance M on my hand for testing. I was in a leathery mood today.
Love M and your attitude towards inappropriate work scents today. 😊
Ha! I’m such a rebel, lol. Well, it really is a tiny dab. I can’t even smell it.
Not sure how I feel about M. It’s nice enough, but maybe smells like too many other things.
Maybe you need to dab a little more! (Waggles eyebrows) 😏
I haven’t sampled M since last year. If I am remembering correctly, it was like a tonka sueded leather with a slight dirty hair vibe. At least on me. I really liked it but wouldn’t have many places to wear it.
I got a bit of funk early on. I didn’t apply that much, but it was quite cinnamon-y on me.
Puredistance is not easy to come by here,can you elaborate on which scents are similar to M?
Not sure I can place my finger on a specific scent except maybe MDCI Fete Persanes? But a spiced amber-I actually don’t get a ton of leather from it. But a lot of ambery, spicy orientals in the niche world start to smell the same to me after a while. People compare it to Roja’s own Fetish, which I haven’t smelled (he did M also and I find a lot of his perfumes are more opulent riffs on other scents).
I have a different experience with Rien, since I didn’t find it inappropriate at all. Or maybe my skank-meter is broken?
I don’t find it skanky, just a bit too weird and harsh for my work milieu. I’m pretty cautious about what I wear, and how much, because of the population I interact with.
Bois d´Argent again, but this time with one spritz of Marlou 50ml D´Ambiguité as a base. This has skanked up the very tame Dior. Just wondered, that nobody at work complained, as i get a really soiled underwear note with the Marlou…..
Still cannot think of anything in my collection as Pantone Coral….
Maybe everyone at work is secretly enjoying the skank?
I’m wearing Parfum Sacré again. The somewhat spicy rose-orange might make it count for the CP. At any rate, it’s good for cold weather. Yesterday afternoon I tried two different things, pursuing the red theme. One was CDG Red series, Harissa; but I really didn’t like that one, spice, orange, pepper–seemed too harsh. The other was CDG Rhubarb Sherbet. A bit too tangy and sour on me. I am now thinking maybe something more tropical would be good to wear in association with a bright coral color. Mom is having her first day at the senior activity center today. I hope it goes all right. She went willingly, though she still thinks she’s being sent to the “babysitter” place. They have lots of programs and activities there, and it aims at stimulation, so I really don’t think of it as babysitting or day care. It’s a way for us each to have time and interests of our own. After living on my own for about 15 years it’s pretty difficult to adjust to sudden constant companionship.
I hope she enjoys it!
I hope her first day goes really well, and I’m very happy for you to have some “Calypso time” carved into your schedule.
I hope that your mom enjoyed the activity center Calypso! (Almost typed “scenter” instead of center. Perfume on the mind for sure!)
Wearing Clinique Aromatics Black Cherry.It’s Aromatics for those who thought they did not like Aromatics…lol.Dark fruity chypre,more of a winter scent,but worked well in 27 celsius today.Love it.
Happy Thursday all!(My weekend started today,so yay for that!✌🏻)
I need to try that one!
I’m dreaming of 27 Celsius!
How many seasons have you worn AE Black Cherry in? Maybe it’s a 4 season scent?
DSH Chinchilla, just because I couldn’t decide what to wear and its kind of cozy.
Good pick for cozy!
I’m wearing Gallivant Istanbul – nice winter scent. I’m keen to try the new Tokyo release.
I want to give some props to Andy Tauer for excellent customer service: in my order for Wowilla I left a comment saying that the atomizer for my Vanilla Flash doesn’t work and asked if he could send a replacement spray nozzle. He wrote back saying he sent me a new bottle of Vanilla Flash – i was so surprised and impressed! Service like this makes me extra likely to buy fragrances I already like but might not necessarily pull the trigger on.
Oh how kind of him
yeah he’s great!
Make sure to decant your other Vanilla Flash into another bottle so it still gets used! It’s too great a scent not to spray. If you can’t get the top off, I’m happy to give suggestions on how to get a transfer to work.
Thanks for the offer of advice – I may take you up on it if I can’t get the top off
Oh sure, you can email me at ko bhatta at gmail. But I’m sure it won’t be too stubborn!
That’s so sweet of him.
I tried Tokyo, and just didn’t care for it. Are you in the USA? I’d be happy to send you my sample.
Thank you that’s awfully kind! There is a store not too far from me that carries the line and i am always looking for an excuse to go so I will pass – but really appreciate the offer
No problem! Have fun browsing and sniffing.
If anyone in the CONUS or Canada would like a sample of Tokyo, shoot me an e-mail at payne underscore cm at the yahoo.
That is some truly impressive customer service! Wow!
Andy’s customer service is top-notch! One of my orders got held up somewhere and he cared enough to write back and tracked the package along with me and also offered to send a replacement package if it did not arrive by a certain date (I got it before that date).
Good to know! I ordered a couple things from his website on Dec 22 but it hasn’t shipped yet. Foolishly I didn’t set up an account but rather checked out as a guest, so I can’t review the status.
It may be held up with other orders ahead of mine being processed, plus it was over Christmas as well. It’s not like I’m going to run out of anything soon..
Still not matching the Pantone Living Coral today. I have an idea for tomorrow that came as an “Aha!” moment, though… will have to sniff it and see if it checks out.
SOTD = Lancome Cuir de Lancome, from the sample stash. Not even close to Living Coral! But it smells so, so good! I’m not even sure I have ever been able to assign a color to it. Some scents suggest a color to me quite easily. Others, not so much.
I think I’m biased by the juice color, but I think it fits the ambery orange of the perfume. Anyway, you smell fantabulous!
Thank you! Pretty sure I have you to thank for my perfumed inspiration of the day!
I’m at a loss for tomorrow but may copy LizzieB’s Twilly which I think fits it well…or I may wear one which is so not a winter scent!
Wearing my Bvlgari Omnia Coral lotion again tonight. When I got my lotion, I thought it was the perfume, mostly because it wasn’t that cheap (even though I bought it at Winners). Maybe its because its “scintillating lotion”, not sure what that means, but I paid a premium for it.
I got a compliment today in my deep coral sweater from a co-worker; she said ‘that’s your color’. Made my day!
I would look dead in that color, lucky you, you’re set for the year