It's a Tuesday in January. It's also Lord Byron's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm staying warm in a dab of Chanel Bois des Iles. Tea at the moment (my second cup) is Upton Organic Colombian Breakfast mixed with a dash of Mariage Frères French Breakfast.
Reminder: on 1/25, wear one of your favorite fragrances of this winter (unless it's summer where you are, in which case wear one of your favorite scents of this summer).
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.
Note: top image is 2006-07-30 Long Dark Teatime of the Zoloft [cropped] by Roy Blumenthal at flickr; some rights reserved.
I’m in Indochine (again), a newly discovered winter favorite.
Yes!!
aaah, gorgeous. I have a few drops stashed somewhere… should bring it out.
House twins! You smell fabulous.
You smell fab. I think that I will join you.
You smell fabulous! Indochine is up for consideration in BUB form over here. Don’t want to be without it??
Sadly (or not) sadly, it’s more cool here than cold. I’m in Paprika Brasil today. Since I got my replacement bottle I haven’t quite finished the old bottle. My project for the week is emptying it. 🙂
NOT sadly, enjoy!
You smell wonderful !
You smell fantastic!
I’d happily take cool over cold weather after this past weekend.
Drinking coffee and wearing Bois de Paradis, which I got for Xmas this year.
Mmm Bois de Paradis, what a great gift. You smell amazing.
You smell great!
Once the bottle doesn’t seem new and pristine, if you were to consider swapping a small decant, I would be very interested.
I would be interested in that! I think you have my email but if not — elisagabbert at gmail 🙂
Wonderful! Always reminds me of mulled wine. So glad I got a bottle when they were still easily found in Europe.
I am wearing Delacourte Virgile, my favourite vanilla of the moment.
The 2019 didn’t start good for me, I was sick most of the time, recovering slowly now so I can enjoy more.
I really like Virgile too. So sorry you’ve been sick for so long, but I’m glad you’re recovering now.
Yes, Virgile is very nice.
As for being sick, ’tis the season apparently. It looks like a lot of people either are sick now or were sick recently. I am recovering myself. I hope you will make a full recovery soon.
So sorry you’ve been sick, hope things get better for you soon. Virgile was my favourite of the vanilla collection.
Hope 2019 starts treating you better!
Hope you have a speed recovery!
Sorry to hear you’ve been ill. Vanilla is such a great scent if you feeling a bit off.
Fingers crossed that you are well on the road to feeling better! ?
Twins! My small bottles arrived from France yesterday and I wore it to bed and then to work today.
I hope you feel better soon
Making hot chocolate with chubby Buddha
Using Dagoba chocolate and following the recipe the Victoria gave over at BdJ blog
I am in Eau Camille
I am wearing the ordinary serum and lighting an incense for the founder who passed away over the weekend. Life is short
I posted about my neutrogena foundation yesterday and it held is well in the cold weather
Oh yes! It’s on my radar to try that recipe too. I was kind of shocked that she makes a big batch and keeps some in the fridge for later. ?
How sweet you were making hot choc with your little one❤️
It does make a lot! I have a whole pot full!
We also have Mickey Mouse glove marshmallows (for him, I prefer mine sans marshmallows)
That recipe did look delicious.
Dagoba chocolates are tasty stuff! Every now and then I treat myself to a bar and hide it from my kiddies….LOL! (They don’t appreciate quality chocolates) 🙂
Oh, chocolate, especially made with Dagoba is super tasty!
I love Eau de Camille, fell in love with it at first sniff.
Eau de Camille is good. I’ve just read the news about the founder of Deciem. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
It’s very sad indeed ??
Whoa. Thanks for letting me know about Brandon Truaxe. I am a fan of many of their products, and I thought the company philosophy and approach was intriguing.
I made her recipe too the other day – yum
PSA: Surrender to chance is offering 50 percent off quite a wide selection.
No scent today, going to the doctor, but there is a trace leftover from the LDDM bucket challenge yesterday. I’m never sure how I will want to treat myself to something nice after being poked and prodded during a physical.
Hope it goes well!
Enabler pin! I placed an order.
Hee hee what did you order?
Maybe I will get something nice from stc after the doc
Like 7 or 8 small decants/ samples! A few old-school L’Artisans and Montales 🙂
Awesome! Depending on how the doc appointment goes I might get some grandiflora Madagascar jasmine.
Mojo for a minimum of stress or ouchies and a good result.
Haha thanks. I wish I had your icon kitty to take with me.
What was the LDDM bucket challenge?
It was the ice bucket challenge only with LDDM?
You…poured perfume over yourself?
Yes. A bucket of LDDM. They could smell me in Quebec.
Wow! That sounds like an expensive and truly magnificent bucket!
LOL on the comment « they could smell me in Quebec »! 🙂 (you’re in Vermont, right?)
O.M.G.!!! I am in awe of all that good smelling-ness!
I’m wearing Musc Monoi, from my sample grab bag. This is decant worthy.
Wearing EL Sensuous Nude. It’s not part of my usual winter rotation but I was in the mood.
Has anyone tried the new (are they new?) Lancôme fragrances? It looks like there’s one with a marzipan note which has me intrigued.
I received SN from a NST member during a freebie meet a couple years ago (don’t remember who, but thank you!) and I’m amazed at how versatile it is. Nice in the summer with that coconut note and cosy in the winter.
Jasmins Marzipane. It’s lovely, at least to me. Dries down to an almond note, so that’s the Marzipane. What’s best is they sell it in travel spray size, so it’s not a huge commitment.
You’re making me think I should revisit my Sensuous Nude. Bought it years ago at a discounter and rarely wear it.
They’ve been around for a couple of years now, I love the collection.
SOTD is DSH Habibi, my most-worn perfume so far this winter. It’s blending really well with the residue of MFK Absolu Pour le Soir left on my wool sweater from the last time I wore it.
You smell great.
Thanks Elisa! I think you’re the one who inspired me to sample Habibi. I’ve now used up a purse spray and have upgraded to a small bottle. The more I wear it the more I love it.
The meaning of the name is very nice – “my love”
Ran out of nested comments after your question below – the facebook group is called Facebook Fragrance Friends.
Thanks
SotD is Lea, one of my favorite fragrances of anytime. I will be sad when it comes time to thunk this one. I’m about 30 mls into my 100 ml bottle. Maybe by that time it will be re-released?! I can only hope.☺️
I only have about 10-15ml left in my bottle, and I’ll also miss it so much when it’s gone!
I was lucky enough to find a new bottle on eBay a couple of years ago. Have you ever tried anything else like it?
I’ve tried Costamor’s Dulcess and Profumum’s Confetto, and they are close, but just not quite.
I need to pay more attention to what powdery almond perfumes I have in my collection. However, I don’t think I have any I like as much as Lea.
Not necessarily a winter perfume but Gris Clair today. Temperature had soared to 20F with an ice storm expected this evening ? Time for a melancholy fragrance!
My bottle of GC went to my ex junky ex bro in law. He reminds me of a straight Quentin Crisp
A straight Quentin Crisp sounds like an oxymoron 🙂
“My bottle of GC went to my ex junky ex bro in law. He reminds me of a straight Quentin Crisp.”
Just thank you.
Lol!! Hard to even imagine a straight Quentin Crisp 🙂
LOL!
Wow! Bundle up
An ice storm is no fun. Stay safe and warm!
Uh oh on the ice storm! Hunker down somewhere cozy!
Anima Dulcis is helping me stay warm during this cold snap, just the right combo of gourmand and warm skin….
I went sweeter this evening too as the temperatures dipped. Hope this cold snap is over soon!
You smell yummy!
Hiram Green Hyde for me.
I was just reading the Basenotes best of 2018 this morning and this was on so many people’s lists! Can’t wait to try it.
Good morning Y’all…..I’ve decided that my spirit animal is a hibernating bear. Brrrrrrrr…..I’d be happy to work, eat, and sleep, all without ever leaving my blankets and jammies!
Alas, I’m dressed and at work despite my spirit animal vibes, so I’m wearing Essentials Parfum The Musc. This is soooooo warm, cozy, with just a bit of sweetness and a bit of spice. Kind of a perfume blanket and jammies! 🙂
Twins in spirit! I soooo didn’t want to get up today! 🙂
Stay warm!
I never noticed you have a blog! Subscribed! Will have something fun to read tonight under the blanket! 🙂
Make sure to scroll through all her cat pics 🙂 Rusty is a sweetie.
I have the drydown of Stephane Humbert Lucas: Blackgemstone on my skin. It’s one of my first niche purchases but I have mixed feelings about it now. The (synthetic?) smoky opening and mid is a difficult for my nose now (I use to like this opening before) but the lemon curd, cedar and myrrh dry down is cuddly and warm.
Do you think you changed or the bottle did?
I think I’ve changed…for the worse 😀
Finished off a sample of Encens Flamboyant layered on top of the shower gel. It’s definitely a winter scent to me. I still have a sample left that I’ll probably save for next winter. My annual shower gel (usually start using in Dec or Jan) will only last me another week or so, and honestly I think I like the experience of showering with it even more than wearing the perfume. The scent fills up the steamy bathroom and lingers for some time.
Back to work blahs today, but hopefully it’s a good day. I sure wish our society would agree that a four day work week is the way to go. I think we’d all be a lot happier.
Four days work week… Hm… Last Friday I would have agreed with you. But this Tuesday, going to the office after a three-day weekend, somehow I don’t feel happier… But maybe I should try that schedule several more times? 😉
Ok, maybe not necessarily happier, but I’m sure we’d live more balanced lives!
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/06/happiness-index-wellbeing-survey-uk-population-paul-dolan-happy-ever-after
This is interesting. It suggests that people who work 20 to 30 hours a week are the happiest . It suggests that living a life where you have ‘just enough’ can be more satisfying than a ‘ need more’ lifestyle.
Sounds good to me!
I’d be thrilled to work half as much as I do. So many projects I don’t have time to attend to! (And I don’t even have children!)
I would be thrilled if my forty hour week brought me to just enough.
I dream of only working 20 to 30 hours a week.
Totally makes sense to me, and I’m doing me best to meet that criteria??
Just had time to read the entire article, which is fantastic and sad at the same time. Sad in that people don’t inherently know that societal definitions of success are not accurate for all individuals, and mostly a lot of BS. Which means we don’t know ourselves well enough to know what really makes us “happy.” THAT is very sad.
One element I think he left out is “service.” Service to others is an essential key to being happy because it takes us out of ourselves, focusing our internal eye on the well being of others
I love to see other people laugh and smile- to simply be happy in the skin they’re in. I find my own happiness enhanced when I’m around genuinely happy folks.
I love his glasses! How fun!
You smell great today.
Interesting that you find Encens Flamboyant to be a winter scent. I think I have tried it in all but the heat of summer, and have enjoyed it in 3 seasons so far.
In the last drops of MMM Replica Lipstick On. Sample thunk! Now I am sitting on my hands very hard and already hid my credit cards so I survive the temptation to buy at least a decant.?. I hope the insane working afternoon I will have kills my desire and impulse and I forget about it, but as long as I can smell it…..
I have tried Replica Lipstick several times when I have been lucky enough to visit a city with perfume shops and have liked it more and more each time. I would have bought it by now but I am still a bit worried that it fades too quickly? Hmmm. It is nice though…the decant would not be enough.
It is so beautiful and it has a good longevity if sprayed on clothes. It wears very close to skin and it lasted on mine for about 4 -5 hours. Not bad if you are able to re-spray during the day.
Lipstick On is really great! Hope it helps get you through the hectic day ?
It helped a lot and I am grateful I am going home at a decent time today.
I’ll have to get to Sephora to get a sample of that one. I like a lot of the MMM Replia ones- Jazz Club, Beach Walk, and By the Fireplace.
I love By the Fireplace. I was fortunate to receive a travel size spray recently from a generous NSTer, so I will enjoy it greatly!
Good luck this afternoon! Need to try Lipstick On. It sounds great.
It is a great iris-tonka -vanilla scent. Powdery and cozy. The drydown is really good. Very worth trying!
Never smelled it, but the name alone tempts me. I think someone mentioned above 50% off at STC…
Unfortunately (or fortunately!) is not listed on the 50% sale at STC. I guess I have to wait. 🙁
Oh, dang! Sorry?
Go to Sephora and get a free sample!!!! Don’t buy it!!!!
Did that help? ?
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Whoo hoo on having a good perfume day, and getting home at a decent hour!
Aftelier Secret Garden, one of my favorite perfumes (and a very versatile one at that). When it wears off I will use one of the ‘fumes from the stash in my purse.
PSA–50% off sale at Surrender to Chance with 50percent code–lots of Afteliers.
(https://surrendertochance.com/surrender-sale-fragrances-50-off?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJhbm4uZWlzZW5iZXJnQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0IiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiZjJqM0h4In0%3D)
Nope. Uh-uh.
Sadly, it’s the Atelier Cologne perfumes that are on sale at STC, not Aftelier. I wish it was Aftelier instead!
Ha! You are correct. Oy. (Sniffs empty coffee cup and tips it one last hopeful time . . . ) Sorry!
Hello all, my SOTD Bois Blonds by Atelier Parfums. I was on the hunt for a green refreshing perfume and found this bottle stashed in a drawer, along with Ofresia and Magie Noire. A happy accident but hey, I’ll take it! 😀
I love Bois Blonds, it was really fleeting on me though.
That one was fleeting on me also
This is one of the few that I use 5 spritzes, not long-lasting I’m afraid.
I have a bottle of Clarin’s Eau Ensoleillante to refresh after lunch time. It’s got that lovely hay/linden note. 🙂
Mmmm, Robin. I go through phases of wearing Bois des Iles every day for weeks on end!
I tend to be anosmic to many Guerlain fragrances, so have never been able to smell Mitsouko or enjoy any of the generous samples a perfumerie sent me of various Guerlain fragrances a couple of years ago. But yesterday, I was looking through my samples and was able to smell Rose Nacree du Desert van Guerlain! I am in love! I’ve been wearing it all day, today. My problem is that it disappears within two hours. It lasts on fabric. Tomorrow I’m going to layer it over unscented jojoba oil and see if that helps. It is only available as an edp, but feels like a light edt, but maybe that’s just my nose. I don’t want to buy it if I can’t make it last longer… it’s too pricey for that!
And then I forget to wear it at all! And it’s so delicious.
I don’t think I ever tried the Rose Nacree but I am sure you are smelling delicious too.
Really? Wow. Guerlain’s are loud and clear for me, olfactorily speaking. But I am having the same issue with the Escentric Molecules collection. For random reasons I find myself with samples of nearly the entire collection, and can barely get a whiff off any of them.
It lasts all day on me or more! Wears quite close to the skin. It’s delicious. It’s no longer on the French website but still available on other Guerlain websites.
Rose Nacrée has been discontinued from what I’ve read, but there is probably some remaining stock floating around.
Cazaubon, you are the Source of All Perfume Knowledge! How you keep up with it, I’ll never know, but big hat tip to you?
I spend a lot of time reading on Basenotes and Facebook. Happy to be of public service! 🙂
Is there a public FB group for perfumistas? What is it?
That’s a bummer to hear about Rose Nacree!
It is still listed on the Guerlain site. It is one of their “exclusives”, so is only available in their Paris store or the big perfume shop in Belgium.
I was going to wear TF Tuscan Leather, but after showering I put on a lovely body cream smelling of creamy sandalwood, myrrh and spices, so I decided I wanted to wear a similar perfume. I went with OG Cadjmere, which makes me Robin’s sandalwood twin, I guess. 😀
*PG (Pierre Guillaume) Cadjmere.
You smell so good.
Cousins at the very least 🙂
My fiance has Tuscan Leather on today and I took a big whiff of him before we parted ways this morning. He smelled so good!
Hey friends, I worked almost not at all through the three-day weekend, which means today will be a struggle. Sigh. I met a super cute pup named Salami yesterday, though 🙂
I smell lovely and have nicely moisturized arms and décolleté thanks to the sample of Aftelier Ancient Resins sent to me by a generous NSTer. It’s also on my FB list for…someday.
Day two of father’s chemo; your thoughts are appreciated <3
Be well, friends.
Sending hugs and healing vibes!
Thanks, pl67 <3
Sending good thoughts for your father!
Thank you, Jonette.
Best wishes to your father.
Thanks, Glannys.
Sending good thoughts to your father! I hope he feels as good after day two as he did after day one!!
Thanks, mtg. I’m thrilled to report that he does!
Hugs, Koyel!
Thank you, KellyC <3
I knew I could count on y’all <3 I'm very pleased to tell you all that he's done with day two of chemo and still feels fine 🙂 I promise I'll stop talking about this every day here soon. For now, though, I'm super relieved that he's still doing ok!
Good to hear and do keep us pisted!
Thanks, Elisa P, will do 🙂
Glad he is doing so well during treatment. Keep updating us!
Thanks, lillyjo <3 ok, I will!
Thinking of you and your father, Koyel.
Thanks for your kind thoughts, NovemberRose.
Great news!! 🙂
🙂
It builds up over the days alas but the longer he feels good the better – and the quicker the recovery one hopes! Best to you and your parents.
Yeah, I know it’ll build up, and he did say he was feeling a bit tired, but I’m still encouraged by how well he’s dealing so far!
Keeping you and your Dad in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you, Barqs.
Sending hugs! Best wishes for your father.
Thanks, Jiji <3
Fingers crossed that the chemo is fantastically effective but doesn’t make him feel too rotten. Best strength to the both of you.
That’s my hope, too 🙂 Thank you, crikey.
Best wishes to your father and family.
Thank you, Sapphire.
Sending hugs and a basket of professional healer kittens.
Awwww <3 thanks for the wonderful medicinal basket. They're doing a good job with their healing 🙂
Koyel, every day that you’ve posted about your father’s diagnosis I haven’t read it until far too late to reply. But I wanted you to know that:
1) You and your parents have been in my thoughts.
2) My father has had several rounds of chemo for bladder cancer and has never experienced a side effect (except for impatience)
3) While my father dealt with his cancer I was in another country. I felt guilty and powerless until he told me how much he enjoyed the distraction and fresh energy he got when we spoke. As he said “everyone here is such a bummer”.
Hugs to you and your folks. Sorry for the numbered list, but I didn’t want to forget anything.
Thank you so much, sistine. I really appreciate your comments. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts <3 I'm so happy your father never had any negative side effects! That's such a relief. So is the idea that your father enjoyed listening to your stories from another country 🙂 My father said something pretty similar to what yours said, which is encouraging.
Koyel I was very happy to read that your dad came thru his first day of chemo in good spirits. A second good day is heartening. Some people tolerate it very well. Hope this is the case with your dad.
And feel free to update here as often as you need to. Hugs. Best of luck to you both!
Thanks, Jalapeno <3 for being encouraging as always.
I’m glad you’re dad is feeling well, Koyel!
* your
Thanks, hajusuuri 🙂
OK I’m wearing the Slumberhouse Brosse that I bought for an arm and a leg and you know what, I don’t regret it. It will not be a regular wear (so it’s good that I just got a mini) – but I think it is my favorite of the smoky/dense Baque/Jeke/Kiste family that I’ve tried. Though there is always the worry that I am trying to talk myself into liking it more? Slumberhouse perfumes rated in order by my personal desire to wear them:
Sadanne
Vikt
Ore
New Sibet
Norne
Brosse
Pear & Olive
Jeke
Bacque
Kiste
You’re very funny. If Slumberhouse is that expensive, I’m glad I’ve never sniffed any of their stuff. Better to just stay away, eh?
I wish I could say that it was, but some of them (Sadanne, Vikt, New Sibet, Pear & Olive, Grev) are so original that I think it’s worth at least sampling.
Oh nooooo.
Well. I’ll keep that in mind.
I have Norne and Kiste, and though they are incredibly different from each other–one so fierce, the other so swoonily lush–I love them equally.
Sadanne didn’t rock my world. Just too much strawberry for me, but I’m glad I was able to try it (a generous extra from an ebay seller). And I’ve not got my nose into any of the others yet… they are rare birds here in the UK.
New Sibet is one I’d dearly love to try. It sounds so intriguing.
If you like Norne and Kiste you should definitely try New Sibet. They are my three faves. Sadanne is too sweet for me and the Olive one is completely unappealing to me, although many love it. Ore, Jeke, and Baque fall somewhere in the middle.
If it ever reappears in the one European stockist, I am *pouncing* on the New Sibet sample so fast. I dithered too long…
You know, I thought Sadanne was too strawberry for me at first too… then I found I couldn’t bring myself to wash the sweater I’d worn when I sampled it. It’s my only slumberhouse FB. (Vikt will join if they ever bring it back.)
My mother discovered my 2 bottles of vintage no 5 extrait and said that it was the no 5 that she remembered. She gave me her bottle of the current extrait and took the vintage extrait. Wearing Bois de Violette today.
Ai-ya! Mothers – so you’ve confirmed you have the real stuff ?
That is too funny!
SOTD = Rania J Ambre Loup
…because nancyleandros mentioned it yesterday and it is one of my favorite winter scents!
You smell fantastic!
Thank you. This one lasts a long time. 5 sprays!
You smell amazingly cuddly. But don’t worry, not on the subway.
LOL. That is a scary thought right there!
Hi twin, you smell great! ?
Does anybody out there use noise cancelling earphones that they can recommend? I just need them for blocking out office-type noise ( talking, thumping around) rather than for music or microphone. Perfume is Mitsouko! It was stormy and hot here yesterday and Mitsouko was incredible. I hope you are all coping with the cold and snow.
I haven’t had a Mitsouko day in a while. Nice one!
I used to work in a trading desk-style set up. I just kept a pair of soft earplugs available that I’d use when trying to concentrate and block out the noise around me. (The kind for sleeping) I’ve also used cheap in-ear headphones (Rovking off Amazon). Not fully cancelling, but dampens the noise.
I have the Bose noise cancellation headphones, but they work better for eliminating constant background noise (i.e. jet engine roar) than voices or non-constant random noises. I think earplugs would work just as well for a lot less money. If you wore the headphones with music playing it would work better.
Do you have the in ear ones or the humongo over the ears? Mine are the in ear and it emits static that sounds like it’s coming from a tunnel.
The huge ones that completely surround your ears.
My fiance has some Bose noise canceling headphone he really loves.
Earphones specifically or headphones? The fancy Sonys do a better job of noise canceling without giving you a headache than the Boses do, but the Bose has better sound quality. The beautiful Bowers & Wilkins have the best sound quality of the three, and are decent at noise cancellation, but are pretty uncomfortable. Those are the three big names in fancy noise canceling headphones, and it really depends on whether you are more interested in sound quality or noise cancellation, and also whether you need them to be very comfortable and whether you are totally in love with how gorgeous the B&W ones are (they’re SO PRETTY). For me, the Sonys were the right pick, because the noise canceling aspect and comfort are most important. Also, I don’t think anyone who’s not a super audiophile can really tell that the Bose or B&W have better sound quality.
Earphones specifically? No idea.
I see you’ve researched this extensively like the scientist you are!
Haha 🙂 Guilty as charged. They’re too expensive for me not to have put some effort into the research!
That, and headphones HAVE to be comfortable!
My husband uses Sony noise cancelling headphones and he is very happy. He chose them for the noise cancelling quality but also for audio quality (music, podcasts) and he says they are very comfy.
I cannot recommend headphones, but if you are considering ear plugs too, I recommend Hearos Ultimate Softness. Very comfortable (ear plugs tend to make my ears ache, but not these ones) and work well for ordinary (home/office) noise.
The Bose Quiet Comfort 20 earphones are the ones I swear by. They are remarkably good–and I used them in the office, on the train, and on planes. Obviously all noise cancelling tech works best with regular sounds and frequencies–like engine noise–but these just removed the sound of the person next to me who chewed and typed more loudly that you could imagine, and the person behind me who had a particularly shattering voice. And I didn’t need high volume music as well… low level was enough. Don’t know about headphones, because I can’t stand having my ears enclosed.
p.s. you smell fabulous.
Ha ha, the only fabulous thing about me.
Thanks everyone! Brilliantly helpful as always.
Today was a K de Krizia day.
One of my all time favorites! Is yours a current formulation?
It’s a bottle I bought at the end of the 90s, lillyjo, so not the oldest formulation but not new either.
Oh, I love that too!
It is so lush, I love the top green notes and the completely different, rich drydown. I was wearing the edt but I purchased a 20ml bottle of extrait, some time ago. So glad you love it, K doesn’t get all the love it deserves, imo.
In Shangri La–funny one. This one can put me off completely and one day I’ll have a craving for it, and nothing else will do. I have a similar response to 1969–common thread? Peach. It must be the stewed fruit in spices thing, which actually is a dessert I love, but only rarely.
I am in Puredistance Sheiduna which is so warm and comforting that perfectly fits a favorite winter perfume category.
VCA Bois d’Iris inspired by Amyitis yesterday! I love this one so much. It’s very high on my fb list and will have to get one as soon as I finish this decant. This may be one of my top 5.
Love that one. Sweet and salty.
I love the salty vibe in Bois d’Iris! Makes you think like you just found a log of driftwood lying on the beach.
El cheapo in Fragrancenet. Get a bigger discount by searching for it on Fragrantica, then click on the ad for the perfume.
I am wearing the last of my Iris Nazerena today. Thunk. I took it off my fb list, because even though it’s so beautiful, it doesn’t feel like it fits me. I feel much more comfortable in Oriental Express, and enjoy it more.
Oriental Express is so wonderful. I love Iris Nazarena as well but OE is much cozier.
Yes, that’s it! It feels cozy, and relaxing.
Love Iris Nazarena, it’s on my long to buy list.
Oriental Express from Mugler? Haven’t tried any of those Exceptions.
Yes, Mugler. I have tried a few, and liked or loved them, but I think they tend to get forgotten about.
I’ve not tried Oriental Express–is it softer and fuzzier than IN, or warmer with the vanilla? I really like the dryness of the iris in Nazarena–and that it’s dry and smooth without turning austere or mean or ice-splintery, but it’s certainly not cozy.
p.s. do you like Dior Homme?
I do like Dior Homme, but only on other people or in the air. It doesn’t really smell good on me. Oriental Express really isn’t like Iris Nazerena at all, it’s just that if I were going to have one iris perfume from the ones I’ve tried, I would pick OE. Robin has a really great review on it.
Thanks. Just ferreted out that review to read. It sounds lovely!
I have a theory that Dior Homme does smell even better at a slight distance than at very-close-up sniff–I think it smells great on mr crikey, and vice versa. Some scents are like that. (Is it a travesty to put shalimar in that category?)
You may enjoy Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche.
Congrats on the thunk!
Another THUNK twin! ?
My SOTD is L’impacte de pour un homme by Caron. Or my favourite lavender ever.
We got our first bit of snow today, but thankfully the roads were clear when I needed them.
Tea is Yunnan Jin Meo by Betjeman and Barton. Someone needs to make a perfume that smells just the same. Hay and tobacco.
Caron scents are so nice ! You smell great 🙂
I would buy a bottle of a hay/ tobacco scent unsniffed. Love that combo!
Good morning all 🙂 I have been sick (sinuses/allergies/cold symptoms) the last few days, and have barely been able to smell anything without coughing or sneezing. I was seen by a doctor yesterday, and I am now on four prescriptions. Hopefully, I am on the road to recovery now.
Today I lightly sprayed L’Occitane Pamplemousse Rhubarb.
Hope you feel better soon!
Feel better soon!
Thank you. Today is the first day I have felt like myself. Still have some symptoms, but much better.
Feel better soon, Barqs.
Good to hear that you are starting to feel better Barqs!
I hope you keep recovering quickly.
SotD is Safari, Ralph Lauren.
It smells even better when its cold!
You smell glorious!
Jasmins Marzipane, because Nightingale mentioned it. Although I’m kind of wishing I’d worn Angel Muse to warm myself up. And drinking chai tea from Trader Joe’s tea bags. Not great. Certainly had better.
I really need a shoulder massage. Shoulders and neck have gotten very tight for some reason.
I could use a shoulder massage too! You smell lovely.
I could use a whole body massage… still sore from shoveling!
My shoulders and neck are perpetually tight. Hope yours eases up for you!
I treated myself to a 1 hour back and foot massage after work on Friday (new place, 20% off!). It was awesome, and I say: Do it!!
Have you been out and hunching your shoulders to keep warm. ? for massage!
I need to get out my Muse sometime soon.
Safran Troublant. So cozy, and it was a blind buy a few years ago that thankfully smelled great on me. It’s my only L’Artisan, for some reason I don’t like any of the others.
Twins! It’s working really well this winter, or maybe I should say what passes for winter in the PNW.
You smell great!
SOTD Opium Fleur de Shanghai which I loved last year but has fallen down the ranks this year (as with most obsessions du jour). Still nice and warming for a very cold, but much less windy, day.
I think you smell great. At least you haven’t completely changed your mind.
Thanks! I still like it, I just haven’t thought about it much this year. But, I may give it a go in warmer weather to see how it smells. Didn’t you wear it in summer?
I’m not sure….Probably did wear it in the heat. I think it’s lovely in fall and winter. One the few vintage scents that doesn’t smell dated. I need to pull out my decant that I’ve been hoarding.
Wearing Clinique Aromatics Elixir Perfumers Reserve, not so much a redo of this witchy classic, but a seamless homage.
Lucky you, having the AE Perfumers Reserve!
I’m wearing Rich Hippie Maharishi, with a dab of DSH Hemlock (big shout out to 50_Roses!) layered over it, to tamp it down a bit.
I’ve been layering a lot lately. I have found that it makes for some great combinations, and I end up using twice as much perfume, which makes me unreasonably happy.
LOL on using up twice as much perfume. :-). I’m trying to do the same!
I’m in another oud today, this time Dark Aoud by Montale. I like that it’s very bitter, sometimes 0 sweetness is what I crave for.
Ugh. Sometimes working outside is not all it’s cracked up to be, the last few days being a prime example. Cold, driving rain, snow, ice, single digit temps, broken trucks, early hours, long hours, well, you get the point. In theory, today is my day off, but still had to go in a couple hours ago to midwife a broodmare. It’s a filly! (That’s it’s a girl! For you non-horsey folk.) At least it’s warmer and the sun is shining. La Fille de Berlin again.
I remember one day sitting in my comfortable temperature-controlled office looking out at the guy cleaning the windows on the outside. The grass looks greener on the other side but each has it’s benefits and drawbacks. Glad you have sun today. 🙂
True! More good news; my truck is already back. I vastly prefer my little red farm truck to the big white farm truck.
but you did get to see that baby horse – filly – that must have made up for some of the lousy weather?
Mom’s face made up for everything. It was her first baby, and she was like, “Oh my GOODNESS. What did I just DO?!? Who put THAT in my stall?”
Scent twins ?
Hi twin!?
Awwwww. Baby horse! What a great work day.
Today I’m wearing Zoologist Camel which I think is a new winter favourite scent. Spicy, warm, and elegant. I had a great class this morning–hurray! Resting up for the afternoon one. Misplaced my car key this morning and after 10 minutes’ frantic search decided I had to get an Uber to take Mom to her senior center and me to the university. It was stressful but then I kind of enjoyed having a ride to work and not having to deal with the traffic myself. Will have to do the same thing going home. I yelled at her for knocking my key down into some pit in the car and then felt very remorseful. Sometimes the stress is just too much.
Lemming the entire Zooligist line! I’m sure your mom understands! “Sorry” goes a long way when it a sincere apology. Don’t beat yourself up. I hope that car key makes an appearance soon!
Thank you, and also, though I hate to admit it, loss of memory can be helpful on a day like today. I could send you a couple of Zoologist samples since I now have bottles of a few. Let me know. cfreeland followed by quadruple nines in yahoo land.
That’s super kind of you! I appreciate it but will decline because I’m in limbo due to the potential release of additional Vero Kern stock. If and when it happens, a bottle of Onda VdE will be mine, and then I’m cutting myself off from perfumlandia! Enjoy your Camel! Apropos of nothing, every time I see Camel mentioned here, I have an immediate flashback to my grandfather who smoked camels back in the day. This is not a bad thing because I loved him a ton, camel cigarettes, stubble, and all. ?
I think you’re brave to Uber anywhere!
Whoa, whoa, whoa…
What do you mean, cutting yourself off from Perfumlandia?
Seconding lillyjo…
What the What??? No no no…we really need T-Rex ???
Oh Calypso, being a caregiver is so stressful. A big hug to you.
I’ve never taken an uber, I think I wouldn’t be able to not be a backseat driver!
Thank you. It actually proved to be kind of a good thing, in that I could be delivered right to my office building door and didn’t have to trek across campus from the parking garage, and didn’t get stressed out by driving in freeway traffic going in either direction. Unfortunately it was a bit expensive, but I’m considering doing it again just because of these pluses. Some Uber drivers aren’t as good as others but the guy this afternoon was fantastic and so kind to Mom, helping her in and out, etc. He was Vietnamese and escaped from his family on the last flight out of Saigon! He had interesting stories to tell.
Typo above–escaped “WITH” his family, not FROM it! They wound up in Minneapolis being sponsored there by a Catholic church. He was just a teenager then and hadn’t ever experienced a cold winter, and it was a record cold one, so it was quite a transition!
Sometimes it’s nice just to be the passenger. Camel is moving up on the to-try list. That is great about your Vietnamese Uber driver. I love hearing people’s stories.
It sounds like you had a trying day. I hope you and your mom are having a relaxing evening!
Yes we have. We drank wine (me) and Coke (her) and ate some good pasta and watched TV. Thank you.
Love the illustration up top. My current favorite is Republic of Tea Vanilla Almond.
SOTD: Byredo Gypsy Water perfume oil. This was a score from a freebiemeet awhile back.
Over the weekend I bought a Cheer Up Buttercup bath bomb from Lush and it smells a lot like Froot Loops cereal – one of my childhood favorites! It’s currently scenting up the medicine cabinet in my bathroom at home. Mmmm. Got a sample of Sleepy lotion while I was there, and the lavender + tonka combo reminds me of SL Fourreau Noir.
That Vanilla Almond Tea is a good one!
Very late today because I slept till noon. Apparently, that did the trick because I’m feeling refreshed and bit more bushy tailed.
SOTD is SB Incensed. After one spray, the spritzed plugged, so I just opened it and dumped the rest on me. THUNK! I really like this one and Gypsy, which I also thunked a while back. Don’t think I need a huge bottle, let’s face it. But I DO think I will get a couple more of each in the 4ml spray size.
Now, for coffee and blueberry pancakes for breakfast! Er, Lunch…
I love that one too! I keep repurchasing the 4 mils!!
You smell fabulous Deva!
What do you think of short fuse? I like that one and LOVE 1999.
I had Short Fused, iirc. I must have liked it, since I used up the 4ml bottle… I really can’t remember! Incensed is a bit rounder and sweeter than Short Fused, which I think is why it remains more memorable to me…?
What differences do you get from the two of them?
Sorry, I don’t think I’ve tried 1999, although it was a momentous year for me?
Short Fuse on me had other qualities like detritus, burnt ground and leaf elements that added a nice roundness to it, slightly more walk in the woods (like IO as well by Chris Rusak) so it stayed more interesting.
But when you want full on incense you can’t beat the other two. I traded with a wonderful NST’er for the 1999 and was supposed to give it to my Husband but squirreled it away for myself. 😉 I wanted to compare Mark Buxton’s incense to Bertrand’s. Teehee Both WIN! 1999 is a softer wear than Avignon. Avignon Is my true love, along with Copal Azur.
Hurray for feeling rested! It’s amazing how good that feels if you have been fatigued for a while.
Indeed! It doesn’t help that I have pernicious anemia and have slacked off on B12 injections…?
Jasmine Angelique today, needed some jasmine & green!
I could use some jasmine and green myself. Maybe I will do that tomorrow.
Working on the winter favourites theme, wearing Naomi Goodsir Or du Sérail.
You smell fab!
Delicious.
Shalimar, part of my effort to get rid of tiny samples. Last time I tried, I didn’t like it much at all. Now I love it!! Maybe it needs fairly cold weather to work for me. I’m happy that it’s a cheapie should I decide to take the plunge. Unfortunately, I don’t know if the sample was edt or edp or if that really makes a difference.
Hopefully one of the resident Shalimar experts will chime in.
Felanilla today as one of my winter favorites, und five spritzes too. I really love this a lot. When my decant is finished, there will be a a FB or split ?
I think if you decide to split, you will have many takers! Enjoy✌?
You smrll fantastic!
Slept in a little long on my day off, getting a late start on housework. Doing my laundry glamorously in La Fille de Berlin.
That’s the way to do laundry!!✌?
Paramela
All day everyday for the next 2 weeks (I don’t know how big your bottle is).
It’s a full bottle so , yes, I can do that-LOL!
and yes, it’s me…I am on the computer now (versus my phone)
In Arabia J Ambre Loup, and I have thunked this small decant. Woo hoo!
Going with my sister to a natural foods grocery and then a bit of thrift shopping.
I hope y’all are having a great day!
*Rania*
THUNK twins! ?
And we’re purrfume twins!
A bright, gusty day made brighter still by the group of wind-blown crows playing in the churchyard.
Vetiver 46 this morning, Cuir de Lancome this afternoon… and finally shaking off the seemingly endless post-viral nonsense that just keeps circling around for another bite. Hopefully I’ll back to a proper pace of life and work this week rather than then do-a-small-thing-then-nap cycle.
I know that small thing and nap cycle, it’s awful. Rest though, you need it.
Glad you are on the way to recovery, crikey!
Hot,sultry summer evening in Africa!
I’m dreading Winter that is lurking!
SOTD was an alltime Summer staple:Prada Infusion d’Homme.It’s a toss up between this and the Iris for a clear winner,I love them both!
Love reading about your daily doings and frustrations.It makes the world seem really small,and we all basically go through the same stuff everyday!
Up at 4:30 tomorrow,for a theatre list that STARTS at 7.I don’t mind,it is my favorite Ophthalmologist doing the surgeries.
Off to bed!(23:21 pm)
Be well friends!❤️✌??
That is way too early a start for me! Especially after going to bed at 11:30. Bonne nuit!
” hot sultry summer evening in Africa ” sounds like the beginning of a beachy romance novel??
Enjoy your summer time! I am sure you don’t want me to send you our freezing temps!
I hope that you have a mild winter, and not a wild, harsh one!
Have a great sleep, and an even better day tomorrow!
On my Iris kick again and started the morning off with Naomi Goodsir Iris Cedre.
You smell amazing.
In Sacrebleu, one of my favorite scents and I’ve got enough backup to probably last all of the remaining winters of my life
Ah, I have a few I am hoping will last all of the remaining winters of my life!
Very happy to have had the biting winter wind go away today! Still chilly here, though. I thought I heard a teaser about more nasty weather for the weekend, and I hope that is NOT correct! Otherwise, it’s going to be a very long time until the end of March.
SOTD = Tam Dao, EdT. THUNK! First thunk for 2019! I will have to sniff around in my sample stash to find out what I really want to wear (and maybe use up) next.
Nasty weather for the weekend according to the forecast, unfortunately! I hope it goes somewhere else!
Yay for the first THUNK of the year! Keep going. You smell fab!
Thanks! Well maybe the weather will just be icky enough, and not SUPER icky for the weekend! ?
It’s nasty here now, and the weekend is looking bad. Maybe you should pick a spring sample to coax an early spring ???????
Not too bad right now for me. It’s supposed to be rainy at least one of the next two days here. Time to figure out what perfumes I like in cold wet weather. ?☔
Tam Dao made it onto your FB list, right? Such lovely stuff! Sympathy in advance for the lousy weekend ahead —
Yes it did! I ought to get a sniff of a current bottle sometime… I have no idea how old my little sample was.
Same here?! That wind was evil! Without the wind the cold was very bearable for me today.
Congrats on your thunk!
Thanks, Elisa P! The weather today is what I would call “tolerable” for winter.
Woo hoo on THUNKING!
We are having nasty, cold, rainy weather in NW Arkansas right now. My cat is convinced that he needs to go outside and is wailing at the door to be let out. It will be followed 5 minutes later by him pleading to get back in. But he is the most persistent animal I know. If he wants out, he will Wear. You. Down. I am content to be inside with a travel mug full of Irish Breakfast (Trader Joe’s) and just a dab of Miss Dior le Parfum. I love it, but any more than that is totally overwhelming. Last time I wore it, my husband really didn’t like it, but I think it was because I accidentally oversprayed. Best to spray my fingers, dab a little, and then wash my hands.
My male cat is like that, too. I must wait upon him all the time.
Of the modern versions of Miss Dior, Le Parfum was the one I liked best, and I know you and Lilyjo smell fab when you wear it!
I’m rather thankful that none of my 3 cats have any interest in trying to go outside anymore. Usually it means that at least one of them are headed to the vet.
Oh, this cat has had his share of high vet bills. He was treated twice in one summer for bobcat fever (a parasitic infection a little like kitty malaria–nearly died) and I recently spent over $1200 on the little bugger for acute histoplasma pneumonia, probably because there are a lot of chicken houses around where we live. He has been one expensive boy. If he didn’t drive us nuts, I’d never let him out again. And if he weren’t so darned cute and my older son didn’t dote on him so much, all I can say is there are dozens of other kitties out there waiting to be rescued, but we’re suckers around here.
Is he by any chance Siamese or part Siamese? When I was in high school, we had a Siamese who used to belong to some other people who pretty much tossed him outside and ignored him. He was the only one of our six cats who was allowed outside. We never could break him of wanting to go out, and he would howl so loudly and so insistently that we would let him out just so maintain our sanity.
What was funny is that if it was raining, he would go to each door in turn and yell to go out until you opened the door to show him that it was raining outside that door. Only after being convinced that it was raining outside ALL the doors would he quiet down.
Nope, he’s a cute little buff-colored tabby. And his convincing has to take the form of getting wet and cold.
Ha! That little guy sounds exhausting, but adorable ?
SOTD was L’Ombre dans L’Eau and it just didn’t feel right or fit the day. Now that I’m home I want to switch to something cozier.
Too bad you spent part of the day in a perfume that didn’t feel right. What was your cozier pick?
I hate it when I choose “off” for the day. What did you choose for tonight? I switched to Aura and am feeling quite content?
Mmm. I need to try Aura again soon.
4160 Tuesdays Captured by Candlelight. Notes are cognac, cinnamon, toffee, beeswax, and oak. I think I smell just like a snuffed vanilla candle (but better), and I’m kind of obsessed with it.
Oh my, you are NAUGHTY!
Who, me? (bats lashes)
FL/18 from A.N. Other today. Smelling great, but had an off day – I could tell there was a weird vibe between my students, and finally one girl clued me in that here had been “major drama on social media” over the weekend.
High school was so much easier in the early 90s. Or do I just have a terrible memory?
I’m extremely thankful that social media wasn’t even a gleam in anyone’s eye when I was in high school!
ditto this