Almost-Friday and Benjamin Franklin's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: partial credit for Ego Facto Poopoo Pidoo.
Reminder: on 1/18, wear a fragrance by Eau d'Italie, Etat Libre d'Orange, Escentric Molecules or Etro, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter E.
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 am wearing Etro Anice and trying to fight off a cold. If I had a list of favorite scents to wear when you have a cold, Anice would dfinitely be there.
Feel better soon Glannys!
Thank you!
Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks!
Ugh I hope it doesn’t become a cold. Take your emergen c👍
Looks like it is becoming a cold.
Thank you!
Hope you get better soon. Anice is lovely.
Thanks!
Hope you feel better soon, Glannys!
Thank you!
Feel better soon. I think I saw you wore Mandragore Pourpre. That would cut through a blocked nose too!
You are right, I have and love it. And yes, it’s another cold-appropriate scent. Thank you!
I hope you feel better! I like anise and licorice notes and agree! I guess it smells medicinal, too, but in the best possible way.
Sorry about that cold, lots of lemon and honey, hope you will be better by the weekend.
Hope you can shake it off and feel bettet soon.
Boo on the impending cold! 🤧 I hope you have plenty of hot beverages and soothing scents on hand. ☕☕☕
I’m wearing ELDO Cologne.
Oh I’d forgotten about that, but it is my absolute favorite classic cologne. If you pinned me down I could never explain why, but for me it’s just perfect.
I forgot it too!
Bond’s Chinatown, muy first niche perfume and style a winner in my book.
Have a great day all!
These typos though. 😱
Don’t worry – we’ll blame your device’s auto-“correct”. You have it set on Spanish, yes?
I liked those typos!
Partial credit for Elizabeth and James Nirvana Rose. Nice plummy, spicy rose which is easy to wear. Sample thunk! After 3 hours I can barely smell it on my sweater. Not exciting enough to think about a full bottle.
Day off from work today to take my mother to a couple of doctor’s appointments. Routine check-ups. Planning to have lunch at her favorite thai restaurant later. It is going to be a long day, but I hope everything goes smoothly.
Have a peaceful Thursday everyone!
You scent sounds very appealing. I like plummy roses!
You should give it a try when you have a chance. It is pretty, pleasant, office friendly and cheap.
I loved it too, but doesn’t last.
I think that if it had a better longevity I would consider a full bottle to wear it on those days when a no-brainer is needed.
Has anyone tried the perfume extender spray? I found it at CVS on the cheap (thanks to Arielle’s staff) but left mine at home, and wonder if it would help – there was another product on sale at Luckyscent over the holidays as well that had some great reviews.
Please, report when you try it! It would be good to hear if it works and it is worthy to purchase it.
I really like Nirvana Rose, but you’re right, it doesn’t last as long as I’d like. You (used to) smell great!
Thank you! I enjoyed it the couple of times I wore it. Very pretty and simple!
I really like Nirvana Rose. Am planning to wear it tomorrow.
It is a nice scent for sure. You will smell beautiful tomorrow! 🌹
Sample thunk twin.😉
Enjoy your day off with your mom! Hope all goes well.
Thank you Madtowngirl! So far everything is going fine. Thumbs up for another thunk! Let’s keep doing it!😉
I like that scent. At first I liked the vanilla one, but this one grew on me more. Enjoy your day with Mom. Tiring, yes. But precious.
Nirvana Black with the creamy vanilla note is very nice also. But I agree that the Rose is much better.
We are almost ready to go home. Even though it is tiring I always love spending time together even if it is for medical reasons. When I think how old and sick she is and that she will not last for too long, I appreciate that she is still with me. Now that my father is gone I hope she lives many, many more years.
I’m thankful my mom lived long enough for me to become acutely aware that each time we parted might be the last time I saw her. She was not an easy person, especially in later years, so having that awareness helped me enjoy her difficultedness (is that even a word???)
Hope all went well. Glad you were able to get the day off.
Everything went fine. I was lucky to get the day off and also grateful to be away from that place.
Glad to hear that your day’s appointments went well! I found the E&J Nirvana Rose to have a sizable whiff of vetiver in with the rose. I think I liked it best of all the E&J scents.
The vetiver is very noticeable in Nirvana Rose, however not the geranium, listed also as a note. I agree that it is the best compared to Nirvana Black and Nirvana White.
I’m in OJ Woman today, and thinking that Charogne is probably going to be a no-go tomorrow because I have to go to work and the ad copy that came with my sample says “Beware the beast”. Yikes. I’ll still test it (maybe over the weekend), but I have the dregs of a sample of Rien and the ELDO discovery set so lots to choose from for the Friday CP.
That’s what I’m wearing, too. I really don’t get the naming of the OJ Woman and OJ Man scents, since they smell completely unisex to me, and I like them equally. They should have just called them 1 and 2 or A and B or something.
I’ve never tried OJ Man, and now I think I should!
I like both of them equally well, too.
Ditto! I have the discovery set and my finace used up all of OJ Man, but I was wishing the other day that he still had some so I could spray it on myself.
Scent twins (or triplets)!
Waving hello at you
Correction: the ad copy says “believe in the beast”. I suppose that’s slightly less menacing.
Mmmmmm I love OJ woman. My friend in Oakland loves it more than me and it suits her edge so she got my partial bottle😄
Angel and Angel Etoile des Reves, on opposite wrists. The Etoile is becoming more candy-like. It’s cold and sunny so a perfect Angel day.
Too much…Angel. Have to wash it off. Good while it lasted 😆
LOL. 1 hour! How many spritzes did you use?
😂😂5-6 of the regular, and a couple from the puffer sprayer of the Etoile.
Now it’s Habinita 😆
I think we need to crown you the Angel Queen!
😊
Wow! That’s a whole lotta of Angel!
Haha!! Yes and I love Angel I just got sprayer happy. And it got HOT today. But it’ll be super cold tomorrow!
Continued Day 1 back at work in Carthusia Via Camarelle.Beautiful,refreshing and uplifting.
I have the perfect Etro for tomorrow!
Happy Thursday!
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Yay, you’re back at work which means you have recovered!
Yes!Double Yay!Recovered enough to do theatre cases,even a 2.5 hour one today(which is rather long in Ophthalmology!)
Plus I would have gone stark mad/crazy if I had to stay another day at home!!I love my job!
❤️✌🏻🤗
It is SO awesome to hear about people who love their jobs! 👍👍
I love your enthusiasm! That’s awesome. And I like Via Camarelle, very refreshing.
Missed that you had been unwell, best wishes for good health from now on. Love Carthusia, I have Mediterraneo and Fiori di Capri, now you make me want to explore Via Camarelle.
Ditto.
Thanks so much Aurora!
Via Camerelle is the only one I have from Carthusia,but I adore it!Worth seeking out in my opinion.
✌🏻❤️
ELdO Day 4: La Fin Du Monde.
Popcorn.Love it
Jo Malone Green Wheat & Meadowsweet
I have been very curious about that one. I LOVE the Honey and Crocus one, and was tempted to blind buy some others in the series, but I never got around to it and now they’re all gone :-/
Up since 4am with incredibly painful muscle spasms in my right shoulder – guess what caused it? Excessive iPad use! I am a cautionary tale of not spending too much time holding the iPad in one hand and typing with the other all day. From now on I am putting it on a stand and typing at the kitchen table.
Wearing various spritzes of the Sylvaine Delacourte vanilla sampler.
Yikes! I use my iPad a lot, but I do keep it in a speck case that has a little built in stand.
I need to revisit that sampler set. None of them wowed me the first time.
Ouch! You may also want to prop it up or you may end up with neck spasms from looking down!
That’s what I’ve discovered. I prop it in my lap, and it’s probably bothering my neck.
The hazards of technology!
My husband made a stand that holds it up but I will be sure to place it on a pile of books so I don’t have to bend my neck!
Oh good. I don’t always use it but my setup works well with a Chanel box 😂😱😂
Ow ow ow! I hope that your muscles have calmed down now, and you are pain free.
Thank you – I’ve been resting the arm all day and took a big Motrin tablet, things are much better.
How do you like the samples? I got two for Christmas, Virgile and Vahina. Not loving Virgile as much as I thought I would but Vahina is quite lovely.
They are nice, but I wasn’t super excited by any of them. Virgile was my favourite.
Cazaubon – Yikes that can be vicious -I have the same issue but it is from iPhone use….overuse. I have to remember to keep my wrist straight and take frequent breaks to stretch ligaments in my arm. It moves up and down so stay vigilant ….. it is hard to get rid of without massage.
Like This, which I always wish was a little more Like That.
He he. I haven’t smelled either of these, but I love your play on words.
Haha!
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LOL!
My only Eau d’Italie scent: Paestum Rose, very different rose to Rossy’s yesterday but beautiful as well. Good for contemplation.
Very top of my list of what I’d be wearing this week if I had any left! Followed closely by Baume de Doge. As it stands, I will not be in any Eau d’Italie this week because all I can find is Morn to Dusk.
It was one of my earlier niche purchases. I´ve still got quite a bit left. Bottle doesn´t look great, but it keeps the juice well. It smells just as good as when first purchased. Shame you have run out.
I have it too and also can’t find it, but will look tomorrow again. You’re right, their bottles are ugly.
I am wearing Eau d’Italie Au Lac and put just a little bit on, as it can be quite strong on me. I usually wear it in warmer months and maybe it projects more then, as it is pretty calm today and I may have to add some more.
Wow, I must either forget it or be anosmic to something in it … did not remember it being strong.
I loved it, but it always seemed to fade away really quickly on me.
Lumiere Blanche, and another sample is thunked.
I have had the worst kink in my back by my right shoulder pad for the last week. I must have wrenched it turning over in my sleep because it was killing me when I got up. I used one of my homemade warm compresses for a bit and thankfully it is feeling better.
What a drag it is getting old.😏
True statement about getting old!
I know, right!?
I hear you! Need to locate my electric heating pad before my next agony episode.
Yeah, my mom had one of those when I was a kid. Now I can see why!
You smell great. Can you give directions for making your homemade warm compress?
Thank you! Oh gosh, my compress is so rudimentary I’m a bit embarrassed…I heat a cup of water in the microwave and then pour some on a dry washcloth and then put the washcloth in a big ziploc bag.😂 It does the trick though.
I’ll give it a try! I don’t even want to think of how much money I’ve spent trying to find the right buckwheat/rice thingie.
You can also loosely fill up a sock with rice and put it in the microwave!
I’ll try that one, too. Thanks, Elisa!
Lol, I meant shoulder BLADE.🙄 I guess I really am stuck in the ‘80’s.
Not the worst place to be stuck in! 😉
Haha! I knew what you meant, but I had the same stuck in the 80s thought 😆 And now I have an earworm. Sigh.
Hope your pain goes away without any mother’s little helper 😉
Oh, and hurray for another THUNK!
But…what is that picture?
Finally participating in Eau d’Italie Paestum Rose, thanks to a generous NSTer.
Speaking of your generosity–a huge thank you to those of you who have shared your stories of parental losses or illnesses with me. Thank you for this outpouring of love.
We are twins today, Koyel. I think you smell good!
You too, twin!
I’m guessing Marilyn Monroe – “I Want to Be Loved by You?” Either way, that song is in my head. 😂 hope you are doing well today Koyel
Yes, exactly…that is where the name of my perfume (Poopoo Pidoo) comes from.
Clever!
Huh, I just assumed it smelled fecal.
Ahhh I see!
(And thank you!)
I was curious about the picture myself!
*virtual hug of love*
Thanks, Ede <3
Jacomo 8 today over some scent free lotion.
Getting my hair colored as I sit here reading nst. So happy to get rid of the gray. My friends keep telling me that gray looks pretty but I’m not buyin it😉
Are you doing color back to natural, non-gray? I keep thinking of color, but don’t like the cost of maintenance. I’d love to go blonder.
Yup, but it’s a lighter shade of brunette than my natural pre gray color. It still gives the hair plenty of color but the roots blend out much better when it grows. This way I can get away with only 4 trips to the hairdresser per year.
i was once a dark brunette, but as a got more and more grey i first lightened the tone to dark blond, now i am a platinum blonde. i have some dark roots, but i can get away with bleaching and a new short haircut every 8 weeks. With the blond, the grey does not show at all, i just look like a faux blonde…. my mother hates it, but i don’t care
Hahaha good for you!
I got color last winter in Pondicherry. Cost about $40 which is a small fortune in India. It was a fancy place in the French part of town. I took a selfie with a friend right after and I look like “Garth” the Dana Carvey stoner character – the hair was totally destroyed. Oh well it grew back.
Awww, but your visual reference is cracking me up 🤣
You smell lovely.
Thank you!
La Fille de Berlin for me today, just because it’s gorgeous and I love it.
That’s all the justification you need! I recently fell for that one as well.
You smell fantastic!
Very lovely dark rose scent!
Day 3 of meetings, so day 3 of Alyssa Ashley Musk. It never fails me. Just ordered an FB to replace my decant
I love that stuff. I grew up with that and jovan musk oil in the 70s. You smell lovely!
Thanks! I would love to smell AA Musk from the 70s! And Jovan too. Come to think of it, I haven’t even smelled the current version.
Okay, you have officially piqued my interest enough to check out the website. There are different concentrations…edp,edt and oil, which do you use? How does it compare to other musks?
The price can’t be beat!
Always happy to enable!
I’ve been using the edt, but I’m interested in the others too. It’s very sheer – you’ll definitely need to reapply if you want it to last all day. I think Alyssa Ashley falls nearer the “clean” end of the musk spectrum (with Kiehl’s musk near the midpoint, and Muscs Koublai Khan at the “dirty” end of the spectrum), but without smelling like a dryer sheet. If you’ve tried and liked Kuumba Made Oriental Musk, you’ll probably like Alyssa Ashley.
SOTD is L’Artisan Caligna. My mini has been in the ??? pile for a bit, trying to decide if I like it or if I just WANT to like it. Thought I’d try it again since I’ve been on a fig kick and the weather’s changed.
Still, sadly, shrugging at it.
I’m in the no like camp!
I don’t DISLIKE it…but I am certainly not inspired and I really don’t need a other “it’s just fine and wearable” office scent, as I have plenty of work-friendly fragrances I like quite a bit more. Time to start giving stuff away I think.
I loved it, got a decant, used about half, and suddenly fell out of love with it for unknown reasons. Sigh.
I had the same reaction. Meh.
I’m with Hajusuuri in the “Nope!” camp on Caligna.
ELDO Remarkable People, which does have a nice Champagne and grapefruit opening and then slides into a nice Orange Fanta stage and then becomes entirely unremarkable. Used the entire sample. Thunk!
Great description!
Hello All!
1) Designing urban systems is tough. Designing a buy in by the populace? TOUGHER.
2) SOTD: Am in a BeautyPie scent: Petals, Heliotrope and Ambrette. The box says eau de parfum, I say it performs more like a eau de toilette, which is not a bad thing. The website says that it had the direction of Frank Voelk to create their inaugural scents.
This scent, PHA, is a softly suggestive, warm white floral with a white musky drydown. This does not project very far, but it is persistent. Last night, when testing it I could still smell it on skin and clothes for a good 5-6 hours after spraying. It is warm and pretty, and would be a perfect everyday scent for anyone who just wants something very warm and floral. I can see a man from the Caribbean or the Levant wearing this; otherwise I think it would skew towards being termed as feminine.
3) I have already done the Kondo method when I moved into my house-but I am gonna check out the thrift stores and see what other people are letting go due to lack of joy…
#3) …or maybe something that was thanked for its service by its owner for a more positive vibe?
Oh yes, this too! And I know it seems weird, but I can sometimes see an object that has given good service to it’s previous owner!
Wonder if the second hand places boomed after her book came out.
SOTD is Tom Ford’s Japon Noir – everyone have a nice day today!
Yum! You smell wonderful!
Have some kind of upper respiratory infection going on. The only thing that isn’t triggering an asthma attack right now is Jicky.
Ick, I hope you feel better soon! I love Jicky, it’s one of my summer favorites. Do you get a lot of musk?
I don’t get any musk at all. I was thinking of Infusion d’Iris but the musk in that would have killed me.
Take care of yourself. You smell great.
Yikes! Feel better soon, Dawn.
Hope you recover quickly, maybe it’s the lavender in Jicky which is helping.
Oh, dear! Hope you feel better, and do take care!
Glad Jicky is working for you. Feel better soon!
Feel better soon, Dawn!
Feel better soon Dawn!
Ugh. Hope that infection goes away ASAP!
Sampling Elizabeth and James Nirvana Amethyst which is too much tobacco for me.
I quite liked this one. I got the rollerball but need to transfer to an atomizer.
Haven’t tried that one or French Grey. I like tobacco though, so maybe I should try it.
I liked the French Grey quite a bit.
Uh oh. I amp up tobacco notes like nobody’s business. Thanks for the heads up!
No E’s here. Gave away all my Escentric samples. I’ve been interested in smelling things for a year now and have gotten rid of the first bunch of samples. My taste is developing too much still, so not giving away full bottles yet, BUT have developed some buyer’s remorse over a good couple of bottles. Hopefully I’ll develop just a little bit more and start to like at least some of them again?! In Eau de Rochas today -for partial credit? I was in Chinatown yesterday, but got a really pink sweetie musk from it for the first time ever. Good that one is only a sample, though I did like it very much on two previous try outs.
What’s buyers remorse?
😉
😂
SOTD = Diptyque Volutes EDT
Diptyque is E-adjacent so I am awarding myself partial partial credit 😂
In other news, we were spared a good number of storms in the past month and we will have to pay the piper this weekend. An old injury portends the precipitation expected in these here parts!
I hear it’s supposed to be a whopper! Glad it’s on the weekend when (most) people don’t have to try to get back and forth to work. Stay snug!
Thanks! Snug as a bug in a rug!
I’m wanting snow here in the city, but it’s looking like it won’t be much. 🙁
I hope some go your way then 😂
Montreal’s getting slammed too. Stay warm!
Thanks!
Fingers crossed that the old injury is wrong!
It’s acoming…
I hope that your forecast for the weekend isn’t as ugly, ugly, ugly as what I’ve been hearing. “Flash Freezing”!?!? YEUCK!
I know, right?
Today I’m wearing Olfactive Studio’s Flash Back in New York. It is a woody fragrance and office appropriate.
House twin!
Mostly wearing Aftelier Ancient Resins body oil, including some in my hair to try and combat the static today, which is out of control!
I topped it off with a smidge of SSS Winter Woods which smells kind of similar.
And, as a uke player and enthusiastic promoter of uke playing, I LOVE that photo and want to frame it!! 😃
Ha! I thought of you as soon as I saw that photo!
Aww, thanks for thinking of me 😊 I still need to work on you 😉 I enjoy the thought of you sitting out in nature, strumming, with T-Rex at your side!
Hah! I’m getting ads from KGB now because of you… 😀
Ha! Took me a sec to get the reference, but now I remember the Rocky Horror thing. And oddly, I’m not getting adds from them!
They have some cowboy thing coming up.
I bet you smell great!
Thank you! I like to think so, though it’s subtle and can’t quite smell myself anymore.
Me too! All week, because it has been so dry, I have applied Ancient Resins to my face. It is a very nice facial oil, plus smells utterly fantastic!
I only did my arms, but it does smell great!
I hope that your week is turning out to be better than it had been, Elisa P.
Thank you Jalapeno! Pretty calm day with no surprises today.
SOTD is DSH Chinchilla again. I’ll probably wear it until my cute little decant is dry, then I may buy a bottle. Or ten! 😬
Watched a pretty good movie last night on Amazon Prime called “Leave No Trace” about a vet who has been living off the grid for several years with his now almost teenage daughter. It was filmed entirely in Oregon, and was beautifully shot. The dialogue is minimal but meaningful as you’d imagine it would between two people who live in their own world. Alas, they are found out, and while the daughter adapts to society and people well, her dad cannot. It’s a bit heartbreaking at the end but still closes in a way the fulfills both characters needs. No bang! bang! shoot ‘em up action, which was a relief.
Happy Almost Friday Day✌🏼
Here’s a 2.5 minute beautifully shot video about saffron from India for those that may be interested. Doesn’t go into saffron in perfumery, but still well done.
https://youtu.be/noto6Y9EHVg
I loved Leave No Trace when I saw it in theaters, well worth it for all that gorgeous PacNW scenery. It reminded me of my own dad, a reclusive vet (though not to this extreme). Might watch it again now that it’s on Prime, thanks for the tip.
My husband thought it one of, if not the best, movie he saw last year. And this from a man who sees A LOT of movies.
Sounds good and up my alley (the film). On the list it will go!
Btw, he liked The Favourite. But I doubt he’d disagree with your assessment. Said it’s “cold”
“Cold” is a good description. Most people liked it better than I did, lol. I actually might’ve liked it better had I not seen his other movie- part of it was his recycling the same devices from the last movie.
Good to hear lots of positive reviews on the movie. It’s been on our Prime watchlist since they added it, and this weekend may be the right time to watch it.
Let us know what you think. I did a bit of research after watching it and mentioning it here. I was surprised/not surprised it received critical acclaim. But, I live in a cave and am not up to date with anything.
Chinchilla sounds like something i could love. Alas, samples of this scent are difficult to obtain here in Germany.
Ouch, I really hate all these mail restrictions. Sheesh! That governments deny us perfumistas complete postal liberty it outrageous! Seriously though, it’s too bad for the buyers and the producers as well. Lost revenue really. 😢
Enabler pin! I ordered a sample of Chinchilla. 😊
Aw shucks! Me? An enabler? Never! 😉
🙀🤗
That movie is in my list to watch next week with my daughter. Along with Thelma & Louise.🤠
Great combo! Hope you like it!👍🏼
I’ve actually seen and touched a chinchilla in real life. SO incredibly soft! But all of the chinchilla I have encountered are very skittish, poor things. If the perfume is anywhere near as plush as the animal, it’s some amazing stuff.
Yes, they seem to be this generations hamster. Sad.
Participating in ELDO Rien. I really love this one so much. I have a sample that I hoard and use sparingly. 3 sprays for work today though!
Whoa! You let loose a bit today!
I did indeed! I have my own office so I don’t feel SO bad reeking! I try and tone it back when I know I have meetings.
In Etro Dianthus today, one of two Etro I have and love.
I think that you have described Dianthus here on NST before, and it sounded quite pretty.
Yes, it is a soft, lovely carnation, not on the spicy side like many carnations, it doesn’t project much but is long lasting on my skin. Hope you will try it.
Wearing Sakura by Olympic Orchids, and so far, not impressed. The opening is wet dirt – reminds me of CBIHP Black March.
Hoping it develops in a much more pleasant manner
Showered and applied Zelda last night, and it is still going on.
Well, you smell amazing. I need to wear Zelda soon, but it’s gotta be on the weekend because it might wear too big on me for the office.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=39535
I was really sad to see that the poet Mary Oliver has died. I really enjoyed the quiet way she observed nature and paid attention to everyday life and her surroundings through her work. Really inspirational in the same way Annie Dillard and others have been. If I had Moth I would wear that but will wear Lakeland Flora.
Oh gosh, I’m sorry to hear that. She was a favorite of mine too. I had several of books before donating them. Thanks for the link.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/17/mary-oliver-death-poet
Sad to hear it. Mary Oliver & Elizabeth Bishop are two of my favs (after Emily, of course…Emily is before everyone…🕊)
Nice!
Jul et Mad Fugit Amor for me today.
I’m participating in ELdO. But I cannot tell you which one. An unmarked sample. Whatever it is, I like it. Soft but has something fresh in it..citrus? I wish I could pick out notes for you, so someone might recognize it.
Have to comment on photo at top. Marilyn. In the Some Like it Hot train scene performing ”Running Wild”. I love Marilyn Monroe. Often under appreciated for her acting and her singing.
The cologne, maybe?
Friday here, with a long weekend to look forward to. Monday is our provincial holiday. We don’t have provinces in any meaningful way any more, but we’ve stuck with the holidays, which is fine by me
I’ll be wearing Eau d’Italie Paestum Rose, one of my few ‘E’s.
Fille en aiguilles!
Its very cold and rainy, i miss the sun
Mmm you smell great. I hope the sun comes back soon.
Thank you!
Great choice for a cold day. Wish i had more than a sample.
If you are on mainland Europe, I’d happily send you a small decant
(i think i still have bunch of empty 3 ml vials somewhere).
Send me a message with your details:
jiji from nl @ gmail
(no spaces and add the .com of course)
Thanks a lot Jiji, this is very kind. But i think i first use up my sample before hoarding more of the stuff.
Maybe we can make some exchanges in the swap meet later
I’m in ELdO Noel au Balcon, and I think my sample will be going to the giveaway pile. I love the drydown but the opening is a bit much, even brash I’d say. Don’t get me wrong, baby (sorry I had to – ELdO peeps you get me), I love a bold scent and actually pass on perfumes when they’re too light. But Noel is just very harsh at first. I was worried I’d applied to much for three office, but it started to chill out after I got to work. But I had a VERY fragrant drive to work.
I’ve experienced a couple of perfumes that are incredibly loud immediately when sprayed and then fade into nothing after a couple of hours. Very annoying!
Isn’t it!
Also annoying are the typos in my post above. I use Swype on my phone keyboard, and it’s not my friend sometimes.
Typos are a hazard of online communication. No matter how well I try to proof my copy, some will sneak in. Doesn’t mean I have to like them, though!
I know what you mean—I wore that yesterday. I’d describe the opening as bold, not harsh: the dry down is what seems too much to me, just all that honey! It’s almost great, but it misses.
I have no idea how this smells, but I love the image it conjures
Sprayed myself liberally – 6 sprays- with Molecule 01 and could not smell it after 5 minutes. Topped it up with 2 sprays of Zagorsk. But i took part in the CP.
Got some decants in the mail, so i am wearing a dab of Peau de Bete by Liquides Imaginaires. I love musky, skanky scents, so this is something which smells really good to me. Tomorrow i will wear my favorite ELDO….
I couldn’t smell Molecule 01 when I first sprayed it but a few hours later it took over the room! You might be anosmic to iso E super.
I’ve been emailing and talking to stupid flying insurance monkeys all day, still with no resolution. Sigh…
Sotd is Black Opium Intense, from a Sephora sample. I really like it. It has a detectable coffee note, this time, also not as syrupy vanilla.
Good luck with the insurance issues!
You smell great! 🌻
Ugh. I feel ya. I had to do that yesterday for a mistake this medical practice keeps making! I hope the BOI eradicated the frustration!
Yuck on having to deal with stupid flying insurance monkeys at all! They seem to be all too good at throwing poo, and making problems for everyone else.
I nevet tried your SOTD but it’s nice that you are enjoying it so much!
Well crud…
Sorry about the flying monkies at your insurance company Lillyjo. I dealt with the same
monkies at my bank after working a nine hour day without breaks . 🐒
Alahiiiiiiine today. I have a couple of ELDO options, hopefully will remember tomorrow morning!
Cold and gloomy today, weather-wise. But Friday is almost here!
SOTD = Tam Dao EdT, again. When something is right, it’s right. I do have plenty of “E” options for tomorrow.
Posted a comment for you above accidentally. It was a long day.
S’Ok! I know how that goes…
If you like gentle woody scents that stick close to your person, you should check out Tam Dao sometime.
Cold and gloomy here, too. TD has really been doing it for you lately! I love when you find a scent that just fits so well. You smell great!
Thank you! Winter weather has well and truly settled in here. I will admit that December was warmer than usual, so I was spoiled.
Cold and gloomy here too. January is the longest month. I’m glad you’ve been enjoying Tam Dao.
It’s been needed this week! Plenty of stress. 😖 I will have to find another sample with calming properties after I thunk the Tam Dao.
Someone earlier mentioned Fum, I got a sample of Ariose today, along with a beautifully hand written note from the perfumer. Super nice. Def FB worthy, cannot describe it though.
Ok, this makes three of us that are big fans of Ariose. Maybe a split will actually be possible! I’m open to hosting one during the next splitmeet or just participating if someone else wants the bottle.
I’d definitely participate!
Well, I had to go and look that up and was smitten. I think it’s very smart to offer 2ml spray samples…
I ordered a Winter Crocus sample today. Very nice sprayer samples
So late today but I participated in Eau de Protection. I haven’t worn it for a long while but I should. I enjoyed my scent bubble all day.
Sorry for your long day, and bank monkeys. I can only wish that someday these monkeys will need help, and I hope they get what they gave.
Sometimes I get a crazy urge to moo at the csr. Obviously, their corporate employers have a lot to do with what they say to their clintele in these situations. Makes me feel like a cow in a herd. 🐮
🤣! I have had that same impulse!!! Or sometimes it’s the urge to bleat like a sheep! 🐏🐑
You smelled good today, too!
Awww..thanks!
I just received a bottle of Bvlgari “Eau Parfumee au the Bleu” in the mail today from Costco (of all places), & I’m wearing the hell out of it! 150 ml/5 fl. oz. for $64.95. It is lovely and I have NST to thank or I would never have known about it.
Costco has really upped their fragrance game lately. Creed, Jo Malone, Bottega Veneta, Byredo, Christian Louboutin, etc. Their make-up offerings have gone high-end, too. All at killer prices.
Enjoy your new bottle! Au the Bleu is very beautiful and a big favorite!
Thank you! I was a little nervous about the lavender/shiso opener, but it is fleeting & the heart and base are wonderful. I also got Bottega Veneta eau Sensuelle. Haven’t really given it a go, but I sprayed some on an envelope for a guy in work. He said it smells like a high-end car freshener he uses. I wanted the original Bottega Veneta eau de Parfum, not this flanker, so I may return & invest the funds in the original. But I’ll give it the good ol’ college try first. I am slightly south of D.C. & our weather is Le M-i-s-e-r-a-b-l-e-s and gonna get worse this weekend. To everyone who’s getting ill or been ill, sleep a lot, after liberal spraying with a comfort-frag! Drink a lot of water w/ those Nyquil caplets. L’Heure Bleue (sp?) could work in place of Vick’s Vapo-rub! 😘😽✊🏻💙🇺🇸💙
I have never tried the Bottega Veneta Eau Sensuelle, but the original is great and definitely worth trying.
Stay warm and safe. We are also expecting here in New York wintry mix conditions for later tonight into tomorrow morning and heavy snow for the weekend. Time to take it easy and relax!😊
Sweet67, I read your comments above about treasuring your time with your Mom. My Mom is 87 and in good health, but ya never know… So my plan has been to make her as happy as possible now, so as to have no regret when she passes into the spirit world. I know I’ll have a lot of pain, but no guilt & no regret, which will help a lot. I don’t mean to get morose on you. I live 420 miles from my parents; wish I lived closer, but I never spare a phone call, card, or package to them. You are a great daughter! And a great-smelling one, too! 😘😽💙💛💚💜🧡
My mom is going to be 80 this year and her health is really poor. On days when I am exhausted because of work and personal matters, I get annoyed for a couple of minutes thinking that I also have to take care of her issues which adds to my stress, but that feeling dissapears almost immediately when I know she won’t last for too long and I will miss her greatly. My father passed away last year and as days pass I miss him more. It is terribly sad. I am glad to hear you are always there for your parents despite the distance. We own them a lot and it is time to return that care and love to them. ❤
I am so sorry for your loss of your Dad. My day is coming and I dread it, with my Dad almost 86 and my Mom at 87. I don’t know how one gets over such a massive loss but I know people do it all the time and so shall I when my time comes. And you are SO right, we do owe them so very much! Would you perchance like a sample of the Bottega Veneta eau Sensuelle I just got? I’d be happy to mail you one (I enjoy the snail mail process & post at least one letter or card per week). If so, email me at ellebe333 at gmail dot com. I also have samples I got at Luckyscent and Surrender to Chance that I need to re-home, so let me know if you want to see the list! Have a good day and TGIF! ✊🏻💙💛💚💜🧡😜
I didn’t mean “get over” but more like how one continues to move forward… Felt a need to clarify, since it sounded a little cavalier.
Trying to catch up now with comments left for me yesterday. When our parents reach certain age, we tend to think many times that they will leave us soon. That thought makes me sad and anxious. But, I try to shake those thoughts away from my mind by telling myself that it is better to leave that sadness for the time when they depart. Now, we need to focus on the moments we can still share with them, enjoy their company, make them feel loved despite the distance and made the rest of their and our lives happy and worthy, no matter how difficult it is. Any second is precious and we need to be thankful for it with a positive and cheerful attitude. We will survive now and later.
I would love to try the Eau Sensuelle for sure. I finished my bottle of the original long time ago and never replaced it. Too many perfumes to try. I will email you tonight when I get home. Thanks!
I’m late checking in due to a very long and tiring day. I now have commuting woes due to driving Mom to her activity center, then hopping on the freeway 15 minutes to work, a 15 minute walk to and from my office from the parking garage, and an hour commute to go pick up Mom again after teaching my classes, since by then I’m in prime traffic time. My leg is still weaker than I would wish and my throat gets sore from lecturing. Gosh I feel so decrepit. I’ve got a couple of those typical young male students who want to tell me everything we’re discussing is beneath them. Fortunately I’ve got other students who seem lively and interesting. Our weather was glorious today and sunny. My SOTD was SL participe passé. Time for a nap now! I’m planning to search for my misssing “E” fragrances tomorrow.
Traffic is the worst! Hope your nap is refreshing!
Hope you rested well. It makes me happy that you are having good weather 🌞 I was trying to think of something funny to say about your typical male student’s, but looks like my funny bone is misplaced today. I just know there is a joke in there somewhere 😀
That’s quite a day!