Tuesday, Pistachio Day, Victor Hugo's birthday, 22 days of winter left to endure. (And don't forget the splitmeet is still open!) What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Hermès Brin de Réglisse because Coumarin wore it yesterday. Tea at the moment is a Lumbini Estate Ceylon from Upton.
Reminder: on 3/1, wear a fragrance by Floris, Fragonard or Frapin, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter F.
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: the porcelain Walk in the Garden teapot from Hermès is $960.
Chergui for a super cold and busy day. It is keeping me cozy.
Chergui is a good one for that. You smell great!
Thank you! ?
You smell wonderful, that’s perfect for cold day running around ?
Thank you! ?
You smell superfantastic!
Thank you! No doubts I do! ?
Hope the busy day makes it a fast day!
Hoping so fervently! ?
Chergui = ?
Indeed!
I wore Chergui to bed last night and wondered why I don’t wear it more! It’s like a friend you count on but realize you’ve been neglecting…
It is true! Chergui is such a beautiful and peaceful perfume. It makes you feel wrapped in clouds.
Stay warm! Although my weather was a lot better today than yesterday was. I hope that yours improved too.
It is still super windy. I am on my way to a dental appointment and it feels really awful! ?. Let’s hope for the windy to calm down tomorrow.
I’ve just sprayed some Géranium pour monsieur by Frédéric Malle. It was the only fragrance I could think of that is minty.
I need to start wearing my Hermessences as well, I just love Brin de Réglisse.
BdR is not the one I wear the most, but every time I wear it I am surprised again by how good it is.
Is your most worn Vétiver Tonka or Osmanthe Yunnan?
I have gone through the most mls of Osmanthe Yunnan. Vetiver would probably be #2, yes!
Those are my favs as well!
Ah, first in line! Wafting Memo Tiger’s Nest, my new favorite incense…
On Friday I will wear the last drops of Floris Malmaison, and then start haunting ebay et al for some more…
Almost first! And if I had some Malmaison I would wear it on Friday too.
Yes I posted and there were others at the same time.
OOH OOH OOH I have a dab of Malmaison as well. That’s settled then.
You smell amazing. Tiger’s Nest is a great amber-incense perfume.
Yes I liked it when I first smelled it and every time I wear it, I like it more.
Love Tiger’s Nest and I’ll probably be wearing Malmaison sometime this week
You guys are creating a lemming
Yes they are!
I’m wearing Oddity by Rag & Bone.
Rag & Bone Oddity is a great name, does it live up to it?
It skews masculine, which is OK. It is supposed to smell of black spices like pepper, licorice, leather. It is herbal to me. I won’t wear it often, but I will when I want some relief from fruits and florals and sweet gourmands.
No perfume today. I’ve got a nasty cold and can’t smell a thing. I just received three perfume packages yesterday too, but will have to hold off on wearing them.
My father has been moved out of the ICU and seems to be doing better. He is going to be getting physical therapy. I am hoping that I am well enough tomorrow to go see him and try to get some info.
I hope your father continues to improve 50_Roses, and that you feel better too!
The best for you and your dad!
Hope the health of both of you improve soon. That’s torture (first world style) to receive new perfume and not be able to try it.
So glad your dad is out of ICU! Take care of yourself.
Glad your dad is better and out of ICU. I hope you are also physically feeling better.
Best wishes to both for a complete recovery. You’ve been through a lot.
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. My father seems to be out of immediate danger but it remains to be seen how he will do long term as far as regaining mobility and such.
I did think it was an ironic touch that my perfume orders arrived just at a time when I can’t smell them at all. One of them is a FB of Ariose, and I am eager to be able to smell it again.
Glad to hear your father is getting better! I hope your cold dissipates quickly!
That’s some good news for your dad! I hope you feel better, too!
Happy to hear dad is doing better!
Best health wishes to the two of you!
I am happy to hear your father is doing better!
I’m glad your father has gotten out of the ICU. Seconding what Aurora said.
Good to hear that your dad is now out of ICU and is getting into PT. Healing thoughts for both of you.
I am glad your dad is doing better
Box of Eels, to compare and contrast with yesterday’s Samsara. Do I really need them both? Although the Chanel is older, the Samsara feels more “dated” to me.
For all you fellow 80’s music lovers out there:
https://youtu.be/5ixRWvrkUHo
When I took my daughter back to college last month, I let her play DJ and stream music from her phone for the drive. “Gimme the aux!” Is what she always says. At one point we listened to this and No Doubt’s version back to back. We came to the unanimous agreement that even though we love Gwen, it’s hard to top Talk Talk. RIP Mark Hollis.
Hey, thanks for this. I agree it’s the better version.
I’ve never been able to wear Samsara, and I’ve tried, believe me.
He was only 64, which back in the day I would have considered “old.” Not anymore.
The Chanel feels smoother/creamier/richer, but also easier to wear. In short: it’s gorgeous!
I can’t wear Samsara either. But I do like how it smells. I spray it inside the shower where it scents my whole house. (And then when I take a shower it washes off the tiles.) This has turned out to be a good way for me to be able to enjoy it!
I like that idea!
That’s an ingenious idea!
I was kinda bummed to hear the news about Mark Hollis on the radio this morning. ?
Wait, what?! I love Talk Talk! So sad?
So sad – Mark was an amazing musician and singer. I still listen to Talk Talk a lot. I remember at age 22, working in a record store when ‘It’s my Life’, the album, was released. I took that play copy home and taped it onto a cassette! I’d listen to it on my Walkman (!) everywhere I went as well as Ultravox’s ‘Lament’ and ‘New Gold Dream’ from Simple Minds. I feel very lucky to have experienced that era of music while it unfolded.
Walkman and Ultravox, lol. Good stuff! We saw Midge Ure this past December. Still has a stunning voice, imo.
Heh-heh! Lucky you – sounds like a great show! Yes he does have a wonderful voice. Does anyone know if he was portrayed in Bohemian Rhapsody during the Live Aid scenes? Bob Geldof was – I don’t remember seeing Midge and he’s not listed as a cast member on IMDB.
Had a nice day in Ubar yesterday, wearing Memoir today.
You smell fab!
Memoir is a heavy-hitter for me – I gotta spray that on a tissue and then dab it on.
You do indeed smell fab.
I am wearing my sample of Dilettante today to decide if I like it enough to break my no-buy to jump in on the split meet… the answer is I LOVE it enough, and my no-buy is now a lo-buy, because I’ll definitely end up needing this someday but I never need a whole bottle of anything. Come join the split, people! It is the only orange blossom I love, somehow green and sultry at the same time…
Glad you love it! I wanted to love it, but it was vase water on me. Same was true for Ostara.
I also had the same reaction to Dilettante. Terrible vase water smell and it was not easy to scrub it off. I wish I had love it since it is very well liked by many people.
Interesting because I totally agree with you about Ostara! Differences in taste are so fascinating.
Same experience with Ostara, and thank you, glad to be warned about Dilettante: the wonders of skin chemistry.
I had that reaction to Pichola: scummy pond/old vase water.
I must like scummy pond water scent then, because I love every perfume mentioned in this thread!
Yes, now I want to try Pichola
I love Dilettante until the beeswax/honey hits. Too sweet for me but I definitely get the sultry
C.H. made a comment on the end of her thread on the splitmeet about how NST folks are a bunch of perfume enablers. lol I remember the post a few weeks ago that focused on talking people down from getting new bottles of perfume. Some folks were very good at talking others down, although there were a couple of laments about how it would be good if they followed their own advice.
Other people who commented were enablers, despite the thread. (“I think I missed the point.” lol) Switching from a no-buy to a low-buy seems relatively reasonable to me. Encouraging others in the process — well, fortunately, this week doesn’t have a post about talking others down. lol I’m not trying to be critical here. I just find it funny. 
I don’t think anyone would find you critical! I always think “enabler” is tossed around in loving jest here – and maybe a sign of the love/hate relationship we all have with our perfume spending.
Undina took home the Oscar I think for the best talker-downer
Yes, I was impressed with the way she was very logical, and made excellent points. Although in convincing someone not to buy full bottles, she mentioned that the line had travel sprays. Then the person she was trying to talk down replied, “They have travel sprays?” and then said (paraphrasing), “You tried to talk me down from the ledge, but I went off the cliff.” *That* was funny. Oh, well, you tried on that one, Undina. (Not trying to be mean, but the reported end results there made me giggle.)
I agree with you in Undina winning for “best talker-downer,” though. Yay! Sorry, no statue. But I think there must be gratitude from the people you saved from breaking their budgets.
I also noticed that some people commented that they were firmly on no-buys for some months or longer. A couple of those folks confessed that they’d gotten *way* carried away in the quarter leading up to the winter holidays, which was why they had gone on a no-buy for at least the first few months of 2019. It’s very, very rare for me to find a happy medium for myself, but from what I hear, people do accomplish this.
Please, if you can do that, give me tips on how!
The logic applied to convincing someone not to do stress-shopping is something I should have printed out and hung over my computer. My reaction to hearing, “You need four new tires,” probably shouldn’t have been, “I’ll go get DVDs and books and gardening supplies!”
Then I got the “That was not a healthy reaction” talk.
Me, shamefaced, “Guess not.” I took the DVDs back.
Im the worst stress buyer so I need this advice!
Have you ever tried BK Sweet Redemption?
No! Though I do want to try more of that line.
Dilettante is wonderful. It’s been on my FB wishlist for some time now. Heading over to review the split prospects…
You smell fabulous!
You smell great! I wanted to wear it the other day and couldn’t find the decant I got in a previous splitmeet
I suppose I must’ve finished it (it was just 5 mL).
Hermes Eau de Nerol Dore
You smell amazing!
Great choice, such a pretty one.
Love it.
That’s a spritz of spring!
I stopped in the Hermes shop down downtown yesterday for a spray of Brin and they had none! No tester was available and I couldn’t bother with asking for a sample. Very odd. I wonder why that one was missing.
SOTD: Carnal Flower
Smellin good! Perhaps they had run out of lavender.
I’m in Reglisse Noire, again, but realized I should get partial credit for the perfume house: 1000 Flowers. Off to a morning training and then another day, another dollar.
Love the teapot, Robin!
No point in loving it at that price
Oh good heavens. I didn’t notice the price or the brand in my first glance and thought to myself, What a lovely set! I should get something like that when I move to a more permanent location!…Nope.
No worries.i’m just appreciating it from afar.
Wearing Profumum Roma Acqua Viva – a cheerful sunny lemon.
Cheerful sunny anything sounds great, it’s really cold and gray here. Bet you smell great ?
Thank you! It’s a very realistic juicy lemon.
I am so tired of winter that I have been craving fresh scents lately. Maybe I’ll wear something winter-appropriate (like Chergui or Habanita) later this week.
Yum, you smell SUNNY!
Thank you!
One of my favorites. I wore this over the weekend to add a bit of sunshine.
Wearing Habanita today, it’s one of the gazillion perfumes that make me think, why don’t I wear this more often?? Perfume Posse has a post today about favorite perfume bottles and the Lalique Habanita bottle is so gorgeous.
Isn’t it simply lovely? I think in the pursuit of the new great scent we tend to forget that there are some that are already right there!
A dreamy bottle, and a dreamy scent.
Habanita is absolutely beautiful. I had been wearing it at nightime lately. So comfy!
Smelling really good in Sacrebleu
A true beauty and a joy forever!
Which is why I have a couple of back up bottles
Fiele Cedrus for me today. I can’t believe it’s only Tuesday. Yesterday felt very long. Hopefully today’s work day goes by faster.
Hope it flew by!
I keep wondering what smells so good. It’s me! Wearing Bois Farine. It’s warm enough not wear a jacket, and so the scent is wafting all around me, instead of being suffocated in a coat or puffy vest!
Jealous of your warm weather. I am also tired of winter coat and winter boots.
And you smell lovely!
Thanks! Today is just a tease, but it does make me more optimistic. Spring is on the way!
I wore that yesterday. You smell wonderful! Enjoy the nice day.
Thanks for the well wishes yesterday, everyone. The BF is on antibiotics, it still looked pretty gross this morning, but gotta give them time to do their thing. Fingers crossed.
The only smaller F’s I have are Fortune Cookie Soap, an indie Lush sort of brand. I get their subscription box for the bath/body products but they usually come with a perfume oil so I probably have more than a dozen of the little things. They’re the sort of fun but not really complex scents that I prefer in soaps and lotions and whatnot rather than perfume most of the time, but they’re nice to have in the purse for a little pick me up or a no brainer.
So there’s the overall brand review, today I’m wearing Inconceivable. Flambéed pear with amber. It may be pretty simple, but it is a pear I like, which I usually don’t.
So happy that the BF is on the mend!
Let’s hope so!
Fingers crossed that your BF’s injury heals without any incident.
Thank you! He said the doctor didn’t seem very confident…so let’s keep em crossed for a bit.
Thanks to Sajini, I’m participating in the Antony-approved Ficolai Feroli Intense ? I may just have to cave and get a 2nd 30ml bottle…
Feroli is my favorite perfume note
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It’s one of mine as well.
I’m dying to get the two Feroli’s by Ficolaï. It’s a note Fatricia handels particularly well.
? I like both and think they’re different enough to own both.
You almost got me there ???
? Sounds kind of like an Italian dessert to me now
Time to change my username
Happy Tuesday!
1) Yum! I am gonna get a piece of pistachio baklava after work and have it with some tea!
2) Am in Shea Moisture’s Daily Defense Body Butter, which just happens to have pistachio oil (!) and in Virgile
(from the Delacourte sampler), which makes for a great combo.
I find that Virgile is very pretty, a soft green citrus with a big powdery vanilla drydown. This needs a warm day to live up to potential.
That pistachio baklava sounds amazing, I loove Virgile !!
We have a few Levantine themed markets here and the pistachio baklavas are made FRESH and drowned in local Oregon honey, so they’re a real treat!
I am really like the SD line – enough so to order a full bottle or even two.
Glad you like Virgile.
I am a big fan too and like you can’t wait to see what it does in warmer weather
Hey, pass me some of that baklava.
Gladly, with good strong tea!
Needed some iris this morning so Heure Exquise it is. Love this one.
And of course you smell exquisite. EDT or EDP? I only smelled (and have) the EDP and always wondered about possible differences.
Good question! It’s a decant I got a few years ago from a NSTer and I *think* it’s the edp although it does’t say on the bottle and I can’t be sure.
Thank you Kelly, so now we are both wondering
You smell great, I love Heure Exquise
Beautiful choice!
Heure Exquise is gorgeous! I loved and thunked a decant of EdP that someone here sent my way.
Hello!
Starting to gradually feel spring in the air so I decided to wear Aqua Sextius from Jul et Mad today.
Enjoy the spring air! I read and enjoyed your review of 1957, sounds right up my alley!
In Ambre Precieux Ultime by MPeG, emphasis on the ULTIME. Amber, leather, smoke. I don’t see leather in the listed notes, but it is there–at least to my nose. This one should be worn with a helmet and harness, and tested on a professional track circuit. Not for novices.
Kind of like those signs at the top of ski hills, “Not for beginners.” Lol
I wore Eau des Merveilles today and had a very busy day at work.
But I survived, and now I am home, wearing Indolis (a small decant arrived today!).
You were smelling lovely for your busy day.?
Smelling great.
I tried Infusion Mandarine yesterday while in town and really loved it but for one thing: projection. It was the equivalent of a too-weak cup of plunger coffee for me to fully enjoy, though I still might have been tempted if they had something smaller than 100ml. Loved the mandarin though. Wearing Lush Sun to compensate. Yesterday I mentioned the grave with only “WAITING” written on it. Well, Lush Sun is like the grave further along the path that has “All’s Well” written on it.
Lush Sun is a happy citrus.
That’s so interesting about the graves. There are only those words written on them, with no names or dates? Is that traditional, or some sort of message to those still on earth? I’m so intrigued…?
Sorry, there are names and dates but no other inscription. I have searched for a biography but there is no information about the ‘waiting’ family, so I don’t know if they were expecting company or not. I’m am really intrigued, too…it is a family plot so the dates of death range over a 50 year span….so maybe the first one who died was ‘waiting’ for the others??? More likely waiting to enter heaven. They have a Scottish surname.
I have been making notes of the graves with non-religious passages on them:
Waiting
All’s Well
Remembered with fondness by those who knew him
A loving mother
…there are a few.
Since I don’t have any little fs I decided to make it a big F week- SOTD is FM Musc Ravageur.
Today I’m wearing Lubin’s Korrigan.
I’ve always been curious about that one, is it very boozy?
To me, it is not boozy and it’s very well blended.
Thank you Filomena, good to know.
I think the Lubins tend to smell well blended to me
I am determined to finish some of my old bottles, I am wearing Chanel No.5 Eau Premiere.
You’re smelling great Hera!
Second this!
You smell wonderful!!
Eau Premiere is lovely stuff!
SOTD = Rising Phoenix Umami Crema 2018 Premium Sri Lankan Sandalwood Oil
I am no sandalwood snob – I am not well versed in origins but if a name triggers virtual salivation, I sit up straighter. I first encountered the word “umami” from a Food Network show. All I know is my impression is that it means it has a certain extra special taste. Judging by my quick google search, I was actually correct; but there was so much scientigoobledeguk that I decided to stop reading. Anyway, all these to say that Umami Crema smells really good to my nose.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/680758547/umami-crema-2018-premium-sri-lankan
As it turned out, I am still 26/26 on my February Red Packet challenge! Even my wearing of American Perfumer DSH Colorado in Sunday counted because I associated it with Laughing Cow Cheese and the cow is red. Umami Crema came in a red velvet pouch so w00t w00t!
In other news, regarding the Splitmeet:
– Calypso, please email me. If you only want 5mL of Tiger’s Nest, I have a taker for the other 5.
– Participants – I will send you the “official” email later
– I may add 2 things in the next few days (surprise!)
In other other news, I assembled 9 bags / boxes worth of stuff to give away although I did not dip into any of the DVDs. Instead, among other things, I donated 12 pairs of boots and shoes that I had been holding onto for a long time, most of which I haven’t worn in the past 5 years. Gonzo!
9 bags! That’s awesome ??
It was so windy today I was afraid that some of the bags may get blown away but they were all heavy enough. The only mishap was a label that blew off.
That’s weird, I did e-mail you right away. Will try again now.
I’ll look for it so it could have been my oversight!
Wow! Marie Kondo would approve.?
This time around, I got the thumbs up!
I meant to wait until Friday to wear it, but today the weather was so warm and inviting that I reached for Malmaison beloved by so many.
Nice
I hadn’t realized Malmaison was so universally loved until this week. These alphabetical CPs are so informative.
I think Malmaison may be one of those that is missed more after it is gone than it was appreciated while it was still around (?)
Tea this morning was Bigelow’s Cinnamon Stick. Late last night I did another spray of Hermes Osmanthe Yunnan, so I also still smell a bit like tea, as well. I got a sample of Les Parfums de Rosine Rose Praline late last week. I hadn’t tried any from that company before, but now I can, probably tonight, in honor of the giveaway from last week.
Rose Praline is a fun one!
I get a floral and musky smell from it. I’m not particularly catching a praline candy sort of scent, which I was somewhat expecting. I should have looked up the notes first. To me, the musky part of the scent is nice, not objectionable at all. If I’m using the word right, the floral part is more indolic than I expect from a rose. I have tried to grow musk roses, but that was some years ago. The floral doesn’t strike me as a Damask rose or tea rose scent at all, at least. I may well be missing some notes because I’m dried out from the dry heat in the house. (I’m glad we have heat, though!)
Thanks for the input, Elisa!
Once I looked at the notes, I realized that I’d missed nearly all of the top notes. Also, I realized that I mistakenly expect a pure Damask rose scent if there’s “rose” in the name of the perfume. That’s not the point with a gourmand, though, as I’m learning. When I saw sandalwood listed as a base note, then I recognized it. And the amber adds the Oriental feeling.
I’ll have to try it again when I’m in a place humid enough and warm enough for me to get the top notes.
Take care!
Wearing Noontide Petals today. Looking at grabbing some Andy Tauer samples from his website. Some will be going to my mother’s day grab bag for her birthday.
Boy howdy, it was super chilly this morning! But the sun is on full blast, which is fantastic. This combo called for some heavy handed spritzing of SB Smoked Ambergris, which I love more and more with each wearing. No Full bottle regret here. ??
That is definitely good stuff, isn’t it?
Yes, a solid “love it!” for me. ???
mmmm. holyneroli sent me a sample a couple weeks ago and I don’t see it lasting long, I might be following your lead soon!
I haven’t smelled anything like it, although I haven’t smelled a whole lot of perfumes compared to others here. I just find it unique and very centering, in a Zen sort of way. Enjoy your sample/decant!
Glad you like it!
Sunshine and a much loved perfume are a great combination! ??
Truth! ✌?
I’m saving my one Fragonard for Friday, meanwhile I’ll be wearing an small ‘F’, Suleyman le Magnifique from Fort and Manle.
Perfect! Little fs are rarer than I knew.
LL Santal 33 today.
Saving my one Fragonard also. But, I’m wearing Kiss Me Intense, which was a blind sale buy. I’m enjoying it. Love the opening. Wish that stayed longer. But it’s nice on a cold day.
I was looking for an F but got distracted by Diptyque Fleur de Peau, which I think gets me partial credit for the “Fleur.” Only three sprays today, since I can almost totally smell again
I smell gorgeous, if I do say so myself. I think this goes on the travel spray list, if not the FB list.
You DO smell gorgeous! Two sprays of that one lasts me 12+ hours. If you are just looking for a travel spray, maybe we can do a swap at the upcoming swapmeet, keep an eye out. (Just trying to help you on your no buy?)
Thanks for looking out for me, madtowngirl! YES a swap sounds perfect
I’ll keep an eye out for that.
Hey, getting a travel spray instead of a full sized bottle is a step in the right direction! I wish that more houses offered them.
Thunked a teeny tiny sample of Francis Kurkdijan Absolue pour le matin. Thankfully this is just like a Nivea cream scent, but much more expensive… Dont need this at all. But maybe half points for F like Francis???
Maybe a quarter point
Angel Muse for me today. Psa… Mugler USA is starting their friends and family twenty percent off the 1st through the 11th. No affiliation.
You may as well be affiliated. Whenever I see “Mugler”, my brain comes up with “What Would Lillyjo Do?” Seriously.
Lillyjo is going to blind buy a bottle of Alien Fusion, that’s what! Lol!
I no longer recognize the term “Blind Buy”. At the end of the day, they are just really Big Samples.?
Ha! You have good luck with your large samples usually, don’t you?
I saw a 50ml of Muse for $30 at TJ Max.?
I saw that too. I so wish it came in body products!
Geez, of course they are. I just ordered from them last month, should have waited.
Ooh, what did you get? You know everytime you order from them you get points. I forgot how many you have to earn but eventually you get 25 dollars off an order. You should check your points.
I just got an email saying they’re about to get rid if that program
I got Alien Essense Absolue. No regrets.
It’s a beauty for sure! You might know already but they do sales a few times a year. The best one is usually oct/nov . I’ve been on a ” can’t buy” for the last two, but I’m hoping to break it for this one. I love Mugler ?
So do I…this makes 5 different Aliens, oops
I don’t feel as guilty about the 3 different Aliens that I have now. ?
I’m wearing Areej le Dore’s Insolais today. Bought myself a largish decant on the recent sale at Perfumed Court. I wish I had bought Isvarya too or instead–I think I had them mixed up. I do smell good though! It’s a very rainy day here today.
Indolis–another of those darned auto-correct changes I didn’t catch in time. (This time it wants to change it to “Indoors.”)
Twins!
My decant of Indolis arrived today. I dont know i’d call it small or large.
size is small (3 ml) but the price was rather large
Did you find your mum’s billfold? I really hope so.
She came downstairs with it on Friday, all nonchalant! I asked where she’d found it and she said “I don’t remember.” Anyway, it’s a relief. Thank you for asking!
Florabello today..
Not feeling it.
My first time trying it..
I have never warmed up to this house..am I am missing something?!
Florabello is the worst perfume I’ve tried from Diptyque. There are definitely more worthwhile perfumes from them. Tam Dao, Eau Duelle, Volutes, L’Ombre dans L’eau and the jasmine and mimosa perfumes from the Essences Insensees series are my favorites.
I don’t know, but I love them and did not like that particular scent either.
I love Philosykos, Eau Duelle and L’ombre dans l’eau. I hated Florabellio. One of the very few straight up “Oh heck no!” scrubbers for me.
Oh yes, I knew I was forgetting one – Philosykos!
I took two yoga classes today so wearing Ancient Resins, which I wish came in industrial steel drum size.
Oh good for you!!
Ditto on the steel drum size. I would love to be able to just slather it all over.
I’m wearing Dzongka today from a decant from a generous NSTer. Love, love, love.
I have a no-buy conundrum. I will finish this decant well before the end of 2019 (when I’m aiming to end my no-buy). I could finish it before mid-March if I wore it the way I want to.
What are your thoughts on replacement buys during a no-buy? Do they still count as buys, or is replenishment different than a brand-new acquisition? Just curious what everyone’s opinion is.
During the next swap meet, offer a reverse swap if you have an extra decant atomizer. I’m considering doing that. Assuming Robin’s ok with it!
Ok, this is my idea of “rational no buy” perfume guideline.
The definite no buy reasons-
1) no buy- “new to you” scent that you’ve just tried for the first or second time and “I loved you at first sniff!”
2) no buy- no blind buys
3) no buy- no “I developed a lemming from NST” buys
4) no buy- fear of reformilation or discontinuation buys.
5) no buy- I tried it before and think I might love it but
6) no buy- financially difficult buy
Good reasons to break your no buy:
1) BUY- you’ve gone through one or more decants (= or > 5ml) and the scent still calls to you.
2)BUY- you’ve developed a “relationship” with the scent and it works on good days and bad days, winter, spring, summer, fall, in sickness and in health.
3) BUY- you’ve gone a couple of months without, and you keep thinking about it.
4) BUY- you’ve sampled many moons ago, have been without it for a long period of time, and it’s still in the top 20 of you collection. If it’s #21, it goes on the no buy list above because you don’t love it enough to mitigate the guilt of breaking your no buy.
Crystal clear. At least to me. You’re welcome! ?
I think there is a lot of good logic there!
Wow, you are good! You should go into law!
I think as long as the no-buy is self-imposed, meaning not a financial agreement you have with a spouse, significant other, or family member, then you may make exceptions for yourself. When weighing the decision to buy a replacement bottle, ask yourself what will make you happier – to completely and fully not buy any perfume for the period you’ve designated OR to buy another bottle of a frequently worn and loved perfume and stick to your no-buy otherwise.
Also, I’m having a hard time with my no/low buy right now. I am trying to not buy any new bottles until my birthday in April (samples, discovery sets, and thoughtful decant purchases are allowed). However, there is an amazing deal I’ve been watching on eBay, and I am sure it won’t be around still in April. I’ve been debating with myself for weeks about it!
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on point of view), I would say that even replenishing a loved perfume is a buy. Now, it is up to the person doing the no-buy to decide if that is a valid enough reason for an exemption.
I say life is too short. As long as you’re not depriving yourself of basic food and shelter and you have money in the bank for emergencies, go for it! Of course, it is me being my naughty self ?
Vtg Addict on this cold day! All of the snow melted over the weekend, and one of the dogs has remembered that he can squeeze himself under the fence. He figured it out late this fall, but the snow had prevented any further misadventures. So for now we have to watch him when he goes out. Little troublemaker! ?
Good luck with keeping your escape artist in your yard!
Thank you!?
Sampling some of the new fancy Diors today… not loving any of them. They’re still well-made but, umm, more boring than their older scents. Holy Peony is, duh, peony, plus fruity sweety. Dioramour is so reserved (iris/makeup) that it is practically in hiding. Terra Bella is a much quieter version of Hermes Orange Verte (didn’t know that was possible). Not sure who their target market is, but it’s not ME. Which is a pity since I got along so well with so many of their older scents. $ saved I suppose. And of course I’m in no danger of running out of the old stuff anyway.
Testing out a new tea today too, Black Mist from TeaRunners. Oddly apple-y. Striking out, left and right!
I tried some recent Dior releases and to me Dior is a bore.
Too bad, because they used to make fabulous stuff….
I liked but didn’t love Purple Oud and Balade Sauvage. The rest I’ve tried have been… yeah, boring.
Hello NST! So, what is an easier repair than a busted hose for a clothes washer? A loose one. The outlet hose on my washer was the cause of all my aggro on Sunday and yesterday. There will be a change to how I wash certain loads to prevent a recurrence of this in the future.
SOTD = back in Infusion d’Iris, since I wasn’t sure how the service call was going to go. Thankfully it went well!
Good news the problem was solved! ?
Yep! And there wasn’t a big repair bill either.
Glad that’s all it was, and hope they showed you how to check it yourself next time!
The tech recommended that I get a bracket of sorts to keep the hose in place ASAP. Right now, there isn’t one.
We have a bracket. My husband does most of the handyman stuff around here and he has learned an amazing amount from YouTube — it is really astonishing how many people have put up great videos on diagnosing & fixing appliances.
I wore Istanbul by Gallivant today and felt cozy all day. I got a sample of Tokyo recently and I have to say I pretty much hated it. Not my thing at all.
You’re making the Gallivant Istanbul sound really good!
Late to the party but glad to see you wore Brin today! I wrote it too, and layered it with Paprika Brasil in the evening. They actually were not bad together.