Tuesday, Purple Day, Guccio Gucci's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am commando at the moment, and planning to test a few fragrances later, including Hermès Un Jardin sur la Lagune. My tea is from a sample too: Upton Yunnan FOP Select.
Reminder: on 3/29, wear an orange blossom or neroli fragrance, if you have one.
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 Gucci Herbarium teapot ("The teapot is crafted from white Richard Ginori porcelain featuring Gucci's Herbarium motif—a whimsical Toile de Jouy design of cherry branches, leaves and flowers, inspired by a vintage fabric.") is $590.
Tea this morning Rose D’Himalaya
Insolence by Guerlain..hot raspberry and orange blossom. Sillage galore..I love it.
Listening to Tiziano Ferro, an Italian singer
Spring is not here in NYC..sporting a blue cashmere sweater.
Chubby Buddha is making me an omelet out of play dough.
I posted some things for swap, a little late to the fiesta.
Scent twins !
I have had this bottle of Insolence for about eleven years, because a little bit goes a long way. I remember smelling this in Dillards department store all those years ago, and immediately loving it.
I always receive lots of compliments when I wear this one..what about you?
My bottle is either from the swap or the freebiemeet so I am not sure how old it is.
Yes
You smell great!
Is that a Mariage Freres tea?
How do you like it?
I’m on a quest for a good rose flavored tea (I already have 2 MF options suggested by austenfan and I am eagerly waiting to sample them on my next trip to Paris ?)
This is my favorite, however, to warn you, this runs a bit more expensive than other MF teas. I would try just a 100g bag and see how you like it the next time you are in Paris. You won’t be disappointed but your credit card may be…
Thanks for the heads up! I’m excited to try it. Tea and perfume (and the occasional scarf ?) are my Paris souvenirs. No regrets.
Enjoy your play dough omelet!
I got a bottle of Insolence EdP a couple of years ago. I get that first blast of violet quite strongly when I try it. Now that you mention it, raspberry, too. I’ll have to try again sometime to see if I can pick out orange blossom.
Spring is not in PA either…so where is it?!?
Made a brief appearance in MB, Canada this past Saturday, but has been MiA since. Supposed to make a reappearance tomorrow. Almost all the snow is gone. ?
Now, for the spring flood waters!
Hello everyone!
Apres la Mousson today, a shimmering oasis. I never see this one on department stores anymore but it is truly my favorite jardin. Surprisingly long lasting too.
Robin, I hope you enjoy the new one, ideally much more than this one!
House twins in Kelly Caleche. I was decanting some for the swap meet, and I always end up wearing whatever I decant!
Yet another crazy day here, and I did not even get to it! Will have to be tomorrow.
I’m working my way through my fragrancenet box and today I am enjoying the heck out of some CdG2, which I bought in mini, the perfect amount.
Also in the box was Aramis Devin, which is sort of frustrating. It’s a galbanum-herbal barbershop leather, which I feel like I would love except it’s awfully light and fleeting. It is time to set up a vintage alert… has anyone smelled the vintage?
CdG 2 is a fantastic scent!
I can promise you that Devin was not light and fleeting back in the day!
Purse Sample that Fits the Community Project–Do It For Love which is the Kilian scent for Bergdorf’s. Left the house without perfume this morning but there’s always something in my purse. Reminds me of Love Don’t Be Shy even though it doesn’t have iris in it
I didn’t know BK had a scent just for BG…
Tell me more
From a distance it seems fresher because of the vetiver but close up it seems creamier and a little sweet which is what reminds me of Love Don’t Be Shy. Apparently contains both neroli and orange blossom. I like it but probably not $300+ worth of like for a full bottle
Casablanca
You are making me want to watch the film
LOL
Try the perfume too!!!
I’m in 24 Faubourg because several people mentioned it yesterday, and I’m in a cloud of loveliness.
You smell elegant..
You smell wonderful. Will be wearing that sometime this week.
You smell divine!
Wearing neither a purple frag nor an orange blossom one…welcoming winter back in Timbuktu.
You smell of far away lands, I’ve worn this one once in the cold and thought it worked well even though I wear it more in summer, I think.
You smell great missionista!
Another beautiful sunny day but boy, they start out cold, 22F this morning. Wearing Chanel Eau Premiere, another of the many perfumes that I’ve forgotten that smell wonderful.
Received an email this morning about an enormous estate sale starting tomorrow that shows several pictures of vintage perfumes. They were in the background but I made out at least three deluxe giftsets of Evening in Paris
nice change from the ubiquitous Avon in my area. This lady was something of a hoarder who had purchased tons of items from old department stores – tons of vintage clothes and new/old stock. I’m going with a young friend who wears nothing but vintage, should be fun! Hopefully I can come back Thursday and gloat over my great finds lol.
Wow, that is a great find this estate sale.
enjoy all the vintage goodies..plus clothing never goes out of style if you decide to pick up anything
I never get that lucky at estate sales, but I probably need to look for more of them.
Drool! I would consider coming to work late for that one…
Wow, good luck!
That does sound like fun! Hope you scoop up some fragrant finds. ??
What a fun day for you ! I can’t wait to hear of any treasures you find today.
Smelling great IN ep. Hope you will find treasures at this estate sale.
OMG how exciting! Looking forward to hearing about your finds!
That sounds so fun and exciting! Do report back!
Cool! Hope you find some fabulous things tomorrow.
That sounds so fun! I hope you get some good stuff!
Sounds glorious.
It amazes me how Evening in Paris keeps so well over the years. Even the freshest bottles will be 40 this year. Wishing you the best of luck on the estate escapade tomorrow!
I am wearing Guerlain Insolence. I smell mostly raspberry and beautiful violets, but orange blossom is in here. My tea this morning is pomegranate green.
Hi Twin, we smell good, don’t we?
I am also drinking tea but not the same one…
We are crisscrossing each other. I just replied to your comment way up at the top
Your tea sounds delicious.
I don’t know why I don’t wear this one more often.
I will have to try it tomorrow. I love Insolence but don’t think I could detect the orange blossom before.
Testing Guerlain AA Flora Nerolia – a big bouquet of orange blossom, jasmine and neroli. I am mostly enjoying it, but something in it smells a bit off. Maybe it’s just a bit too idnolic for me.
I can’t believe I still haven’t tried this one. I’ve watching some bottles and samples of it on eBay, so maybe soon. I’m a big fan of indolic orange blossom, jasmine, and neroli.
Yes, sounds like the scent right up your valley.
I loved this one as soon as it came out in the early 2000s. But yes, in spite of the name it is a lot about jasmine as well as orange blossom, and jasmine can be a bit funky, or maybe the juice has somewhat aged.
I think it’s both the natural ‘funk’ of jasmine and aging. After all, AA scents are all about freshness and lightness, and sadly such perfumes often do not age well.
Flora Nerolia is still quite good at the right stage.
I’m wearing Dame Mandarin, Neroli & Cedar.
Perfect!
I am wearing Iris Nazarena!
You smell wonderful.
Didn’t know about Purple Day. That reminds me that I want to try Givenchy Ysatis Iris, which is supposed to be super “purple” in scent.
I’ll be wearing Diletantte today since I’ll be working out of a different location than the office. Diletantte is strong, so I wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing it there. I worked a really long day yesterday, so I’m hoping to get out a little earlier today. However, I have to stay as long as other employees need me, so it’s not really in my control.
In that case, I hope noone needs you today!
Oh they’ll need me! I will do my best to keep them on track tonight so they can complete the tasks I’m assisting them with before they start other tasks that they don’t need me for. Then I can make a break for it.
Booo. Fingers crossed for an early escape!
Thank you! Yesterday was the grand opening of a relocated branch of the credit union I work for. So it was a chaotic day for the branch employees. I’m hoping to get them finished up with the new-to-them process as efficiently as possible tonight.
You will smell great it Dilettante.
Thank you! I love it a lot!
Yikes! Hope that things go easier today for you at work. At least Dilettante is keeping you company.
Thanks, they did go easier last night!
I’m drinking my usual Stash Chai Green Tea and wearing Carthusia Fiori di Capri.
Oh, Fiori di Capri is a pretty one!
Happy Tuesday! Nice teapot??
I’m in BoE and trying to keep cool on my first day after a security “person” told me “no animals on site” because it’s “policy.”
I asked if she was denying me entrance and “I’m not saying that.” I asked what she WAS saying..? She said it was “policy.” Are you kidding me? I refused to park offsite due to risk of break in and asked for her manager’s contact info.
Called him and was told it’s fine. What is wrong with people? Grrr!
Oh I so loathe petty tyrants who make up rules like that. Good for you for going over her head!
+ 1
+2
Sadly, I work with mostly petty tyrants
What is wrong with people? In some cases, a whole lot ……?
That sucks, getting aggro on your first day. ???
California Reverie. Smells like spring.?
Later this afternoon madtownteen and I head to Florida for a week in the sun and fun. I’m a bit nervous about flying. I’m not a huge fan of the take off and we have a layover with transfer this time which I’ve never done before.? I have a lavender essential oil patch ready to go. My kid is a trooper, so I’m sure it’ll all be fine. I will breath a huge sigh of relief when we get there and I see my mom and dads smiling faces.
Have a couple last minute errands and some packing to do!
Have fun! I don’t leave home without anxiety meds. Flying makes me highly stressed.
I haven’t tried that one..how is it?
Safe travels! Enjoy the trip?
Enjoy your week in Florida, hope the flight will be smooth.
Have a wonderful trip!
Enjoy your trip and try not to stress about the flying. I know it’s hard. I’m not a fan of flying either (I also hate the takeoff), but I do love traveling so it’s a necessary evil for me. It will be worth it when you’re in sunny Florida!
Another person who dislikes flying, not much because of the actual physics of the process, but more because people can become belligerent (read: a$$hats!) when they fly and drink. Personally, I think everyone should be darted with a tranquilizer gun as soon as they step on board. What a joy flying would be then..! ??✈️
Have a great time! Hoping the a$$hats give that flight wide berth??
Enjoy your trip! Not a fan of flying anymore, but I loved it when I was a kid.
Have a great time, madtowngirl!!!
Have a fantastic vacation!
I’m in Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli today. It has a special place in my heart as the one that turned me on to neroli. Drinking another cup of Stash Peach tea and the scents are mingling in a way I really like. Might be a fun experiment to try layering something like Demeter Peach with some neroli perfumes…
Grand Neroli is great, like the whole orange tree.
Purple Day! My favorite color. I’m accidentally celebrating with a purple scarf and handbag. SOTD is Kelly Caleche.
Am looking forward to your review, Robin.
Not sure I will have anything to say about it, but we’ll see!
Lots of chores to do today, wearing 4160 Tuesdays Freeway (the Luckyscent 15th anniversary special scent) based on orange blossoms and exhaust fumes.
Me too! But I’m overcoming all the idiots with BoE! ?
Opps! Wrong spot! What I meant to say here is “exhaust fumes?!”
Yes, it was inspired by the smells outside the Luckyscent shop.
You can read the blurb on their website if you’re curious.
Good luck with the chores!!!!
Sampling Sixteen92’s The Raven. There’s a silvery-metallic note that they use in a lot of their perfumes which is usually in the background, but is really center stage and screechy to me in this one. Not scrubber-bad, but will find its home in the reject pile for sure.
Greetings, fragrant ones! In the middle of Bonsai pruning and repotting season and let me tell you, lifting a 4 foot ceramic tray full of rocks, trees and moss is no joke! I will put many squirts of John Varvatos Artisan on today to encourage my flagging body!
Were you the one who posted the link to the handmade bonsai pruning sheers? It sent me down a bonsai pruning path on YouTube and my poor family was ready to throttle me if I mentioned kenshitsubo one more time.
It was not me but that being said, Bonsai tools are one of the things that the make the hobby so enjoyable.
Hmmmm… maybe it was Kanuka? Ah well, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD2XGwmRJi8
My problem is that after watching this I went on a bonsai bender online that lasted several days!
Just spent the last of my $40 credit on Amazon on dog food and my chai tea. Funds in my bank account are really low due. Next month will be better cash wise. Wearing Jicky for comfort and a little cheering up.
Been there.
In Jicky you smell carefree and timeless . . . and next month is just around the corner.
I’ve been there too! And chai is a comfort
In neroli’s bittersweet sister scent in Hanbury–lime, bitter orange, and honey.
that sounds very very god
I think of Hanbury as neroli-adjacent. You smell like springtime incarnate.
I agree. Not quite neroli, but very close to it.
I’m wearing vintage L’Heure Bleue this morning. Finished Kate Atkinson’s “Transcription” last night, there’s an ending I never saw coming. I love books that surprise me.
AnnieA, the library has a Lions Club bin for used eyeglasses, so that’s where mine went. Thanks for the heads up!
Oh, I do too! I must put this on my ‘to read’ list!
And you smell lovely, LHB is so gorgeous, especially in vintage formulation!
We also have a Lions Club collection at work, for gently-used clothing and glasses.
That is on my reading list too! Right now I’m re-reading her Jackson Brodie series.
You’re welcome! It’s nice knowing things will be going to a good home.
Hi All!
What a Tuesday!
SOTD: Neroli Portifino – so lovely and so fleeting!
Cherry and plum blossoms are out and it is really lovely!
You smell lovely. I find the base quite tenacios – musky freshness that lingers after the main floral-citrus accord is almost gone.
What a gorgeous teapot!
Wearing Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre and somehow getting an ashy osmanthus drydown. I think I am reading tobacco as osmanthus this time, but who knows. It’s a confusing one.
I have tried that one a few times and determined it’s just not for me.
I wasn’t a fan either due to the ashy note.
That is a very beautiful teapot.
I just put on some Institut Tres Bien Cologne al Italienne, which has orange blossom and lots of other citrus.
I have never heard of the fragrance you are wearing..but it sounds lovely
Hi all, SOTD is Bouquet Imperiale by Roger & Gallet. Easy to wear spicy herbs and flowers, unobtrusive and surprisingly, very long-lasting!
My first day back at work and I sound like the Rhesus monkeys from Outbreak. Not fun.
This one reminds me of my childhood.
I love this and the Extra Vielle cologne also. It is so difficult to find R & G products in the states. Fortunately I have a back up bottle of this one.
Aurora, where/when did you smell this one?? Did a family member wear it?
Yes, my father only wore eau de cologne, no aftershave and we would get a bottle of it for Father’s day at the pharmacy (Roger&Gallet was only available in pharmacies in France where I grew up). I don’t own a bottle and it is now discontinued so well done for having a BUB and thanks for the memories.
Uh oh, that sounds like a rough day at work.
Unfortunately, after missing two days of work, I had to drag myself in but regretting it now. I look like such a critter, no amount of concealer will cover up the dark circles! This cold is a real humdinger!
Wearing Bottega Veneta and it’s smelling extra right today.
You smell great!
I thought spring was here yesterday, then today…..
Thank you! It’s cold, but it’s beautiful out, though.
You do smell great! Now I wish I had gone with BV too today.
Never too late…
Perfect!
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YUM! ?
Agreed!
Robin, I really want to know what you think of Sur la Lagune. I tried it not that long ago but on me it turned into a stale bar of grey soap kind of scent.
Wearing Histoires de Parfums 1725 today.
Stale bar of grey soap…???
Sounds promising ?
Snort!
I did not manage to get to it today! So far, last week is a total wash.
SD Florentina today, trying to fit the CP. I like it well enough but it feels like poorly fitting clothes, wishing I’d chosen something else.
Wrong weather for Florentina?
OOO I lOVE that one…I think it was my favorite of the bunch!
Seville a l’Aube today. It’s usually pretty potent, that it’s not reminds me to drink more water, still have that winter dry skin.
Or else spray more
Always!! Spray until your socks are wet!
LOL ?, you mean like my dad?
Hi NST
Who posted about Paco Rabanne La Nuit “smelling like Tabu sprayed on a horse”? I remember the post, not the person. Either way, in that way that knowing about something makes you notice it, I noticed one lonely box of the above perfume at the local drugstore. This place usually carries Marc Jacobs and Estee Lauder Pleasures, not kidding.
So, came home, read the Basenotes reviews (all positive) and Perfume Shrine’s post on it, went back and blind bought it. It was dirt, dirt cheap. Sprayed last night and initially it smells a little like Cabochard, lots of personality. Then it quietens down and smells to me of 80’s women with big hair, glossed lips and blue eyeshadow, very sexy and wearing EXPENSIVE perfume. Thank you to whoever mentioned this.
Wow! Sounds like a great find..
The local antique shop around the corner has a small dabber of a perfume called Diva-when I smelled it, it reminded me of the 80’s. I didn’t buy it, I don’t need anymore perfume (I keep telling myself )
I wore Diva in the 80’s. It was a great scent (or at least I thought so at the time).
PLEASE tell me where this local antique shop is? Next time I am in the city I will visit it!!!
This sounds awesome! I’ve never heard of it.
Um, that definitely sounds like something I need in my life haha! Big hair, glossed lips, and blue eyeshadow are my life goals lol.
I think you and I should try and bring this look back!
Agreed!
You made me laugh! But honestly, I snuck a peek at your wedding photos (beautiful) when you posted the link, and you are very glamorous. I think you may love Ralph Lauren Safari and this! Maybe my tolerance for animalic is high, but this doesn’t smell skanky to me. Bandit had me running for the hills, but this is just “80’s”. Not little girly at all. These days the only options are Taylor Swift or Kim Kardashian. Nothing in between. In the 80’s you could aspire to be Joan Collins or Joanna Lumley.
I so agree on “glamour” and “style” these days. I have to brag on my son’s girlfriend. She is 18 and has an amazing sense of style for her age. She shops at thrift shops and estate sales and such and always look so put together unlike most girls that are her peers. He’s had a lot of gfs over the years but his current girlfriend (who he’s been with for 3 years now) really stands apart from the rest who, as you say, are either Taylors or Kims lol.
I love 80’s perfume, so I should def try this. I’ve never sniffed Safari either so I should try it too!
You MUST sniff Safari…it’s amazing!!!!
Agreeing with cm8, I think you would love Safari.
That’s what I love about perfumes back in the 70s and 80s when I was a teenager and in my twenties. They were ‘adult’ and something for me to aspire to. There weren’t very many scents created and marketed specifically for young people the way they are today. I wanted nothing to do with them back then. I wanted the ‘real stuff’!! Plus, those of us who came of age in that era of scents might have been lucky enough to have a mother, father or an older sibling who introduced us to some real gems and initiated our interest in scents.
That was me. I love La Nuit, and I just found out that it was issued as a parfum, too. I have the original edp, which is a civet bomb. So glad you found some.
This is EdT. So, maybe they dialled down the civet a bit? Still very nice!
Luca Turin first used those words when describing La Nuit on his old blog.
It’s proper perfume, I remember the ads which were all over Aix when I lived there in the late eighties.
Tabu sprayed on a horse sounds fabulous!
Nice find with that Paco Rabanne/blind buy!
My daughter had an early morning evaluation appointment today. Afterwards, we had lunch and went to the mall. I got to sample Alien Fusion. So glad I didn’t blind buy it. It starts out with a blast of cinnamon and seemed promising. Now, after 2 hours, I’m left with a vaque cinnamon candy smell mixed with ambroxan, maybe a little play-do. I do not recognize Alien at all in the drydown. I also tested Narciso Musc, it was pretty awesome at first, but very similar to the tall pink bottle, imo. Seriously, I doubt I would wear Fusion even if it were free. It does seem to be getting good reviews, so it’s probably just me.
It’s hard for me to imagine Alien with a cinnamon twist. ?
Like spraying Alien on a red hot candy, but only at the top. Then it’s bye bye Alien, and hello ambroxan.
What the what???? Alien + cinnamon?
Such a disappointment for me. I’ve read some people get tuberose… not me.
Well, if I see it, I will sniff it. Just for grins. There have been a couple of disappointing Alien versions recently, IMO. One that I tried a couple of years ago made me break out in a rash!
Agreed, haven’t loved them all. I think I’m the only one who doesn’t get along with Extraordinaire.
On theme with Prada Infusion de Mandarine courtesy of hajusuuri. This is probably my second favorite Prada. Infusion d’Iris being first.
You smell great Petunia! I bought Infusion de Mandarine last summer
Hajusuuri made that Infusion de Mandarine sound really, really good yesterday.
She really did!
LOL. I am trying not to repeat when I’m on theme with the CP. Mandarine is super nice!
Yay!
Purple day! Wish I’d known! Well, I’m smelling kinda purple, in SL Feminite du Bois.
Had an eye doctor’s appt this morning; trying to tweak my new reading glasses prescription. My eyes are so picky! It always takes a couple of tries to get to a prescription that works but doesn’t give me a headache. I am an expensive patient for them with all the free re-do’s
Nice sunny day here, but more rain coming later.
Yes, you do, Pixel.
Ooo. FdB is always a winner with me.
You smell lovely, Pixel.
Have you sniffed BdV and BdF?
I’d die for a Palais bottle of FdB.
But I draw the line at paying a kings ransom for a Shiseido brown bean bottle… again. LoL!
In 4711, an older bottle which is all about neroli, more recent ones are more herbal. It’s evening over here, and was long gone, so I went for a second application.
You smell great! Would love to smell an older version!
Hello Laura and thank you. Older versions are readily available for low prices on eBay where I live in the UK. Boxes of vintage can be different, one example show the Cologne Cathedral, this is one way of recognizing it. Hope you can get hold of one.
4711 is my childhood of fifty years ago…love it. You smell amazing!
Thank you cm, so glad it reminds you of your childhood. That’s another great budget/drugstore scent, I never get tired of it in the summer when I wear it most.
No. 5 L’Eau today inspired by hajusuuri mentioning the body oil yesterday. I sprayed about 5 sprays but wish I would have gone with about 8 haha. It’s so pretty and perfect for a spring day.
Oh nooooo there’s a No 5 l’Eau body oil??? Well obviously I want it D:
You smell fabulous! Perfect for spring.
I know, I bet the body oil is soooo good layered!
Yes there is!
It is so nice! I looked for the oil today, but my Macy’s doesn’t carry it.
…or they ran out!
In l’AP Histoire d’Orangers again! Last night the boyfriend said I smelled “nice,” which is high praise from him. Since he rarely likes perfumes that I like (he’s fond of straightforward, well-behaved, quiet florals), it’s clinched my thought that I need to find myself a bottle of this once my decant runs dry (which will be soon).
Well done finding another perfume that your boyfriend likes!
They are few and far between, so it certainly was an accomplishment!
And the world is your’s ❤️ If only…?
I’m sure the world would smell alot better if it was yours!?
IA Sundrunk! It’s gone now, but it really hit the spot while it lasted, which was longer than expected. I like that it’s burst of sour lasts into the middle of its development. Pennsylvania is refusing to let spring happen, so we have to pretend. This week’s theme helps.
Its, not it’s, autocorrect
Bright, sunny and chilly today. Yesterday’s rain is long gone. The cats are hanging out in either sunbeams or on top of the heat vents.
SOTD = back in Silences again today. It fits the weather, plus I woke up with a headache. I figured that Silences would not bother a touchy noggin. It did not, and now the headache is gone.
We are weather twins! So glad your headache went away.
Me too! I am wondering if it might have been caused by the change in weather. I will have to pay attention in the future to see if changes in atmospheric pressure bother me or not. Then again, it could have been old fashioned stress. Bleah.
Touchy noggin! Yes. That is what I’ve been waking up with every morning. I keep mumbling that my noodle’s in a twist, but I think I much prefer touchy noggin.
Sadly, mine are almost always a precursor to a full on migraine.
Sorry to hear that you end up with migraines. That’s awful.
Glad your head has recovered! I just took a walk with my hubs and the pooch. It feels like snow… it is freezing. My 20 below winter coat felt like a windbreaker. Seems like the warmer weather only comes when it’s raining this spring.
It took what seemed like forever for the wind chills to get out of the 30’s this afternoon. It’s supposed to warm up significantly this weekend, though.
It is supposed to be warmer here also but here comes the rain…. sigh….
I keep thinking April showers bring spring flowers to soothe myself. ???
Glad your headache went away! You smell nice!
Thank you! ?
This morning I tried Houbigant Orangers en Fleurs from a sample. (Thank you, Barqs!) I thought it was very nice. For the afternoon, I put on a couple of sprays of Pacifica Malibu Lemon Blossom. I like it very much, and it doesn’t bother Dad.
Meant to also say that the teapot is very pretty, but I have other teapots. (Ones that were much, much cheaper than that.)
My teapots aren’t in that price range either! ?
Nor are mine! And not sorry about that.
Love that teapot. I guess if money were no object.. Nah, not even then. ?
Exactly…there are lots of things I’d buy if I had pots of money, but tons of expensive teapots are not even on the list.
Still fun to come up with the pictures every Tuesday!
You’re very welcome
Wearing Atelier’s Pacific Lime for a warm day here in the desert. We’re off to Oregon tomorrow and I’m not sure any of us have the right clothing for cool, rainy weather! I’m sure we’ll manage though . . .
Good luck!
SOTD was Annick Goutal “Encens Flamboyant”
My order from Ausliebezumduft (First in Fragrance) arrived, so tomorrow I’ll likely wear my new FB of Tauer “Lonestar Memories”. Yay!
I have nothing with Neroli with me, but a order of decants should arrive tomorrow so I can do something on Friday. It is fun to see the pleasure some of you guys are getting from the CP. I have a personal horror of scents where neroli (or petitgrain) are up front. :^D
Yay to new bottles.
And thank you for the tea…I have REALLY been enjoying it!!! Had the lemon one this afternoon .
Excellent! TOMK likes the lemon tea – he’s usually much too refined for my flavoured teas. :^D
You’ve picked up some wonderful scents there!
Late again today, but dropping in to say that I’m wearing Le Mat, which is an utterly intriguing rose and immortelle combo. The immortelle grabs this and swings it quite outside of the usual rose territory, and the rose dampens the weird food vibe that sometimes happens with immortelle. I like to smell good, but even more, I like to smell unusual AND good at the same time.
I don’t always like immortelle, but that sounds fun.
Hello, oki… has this ever happened to any of You guys before?… When You smell a new fragrance and You get this CRAZY feeling it reminds You of three different, completely different from each other perfumes? I have blindly bought this perfume (I believe in reading reviews, stories behind, and list of notes of perfumes before I buy… which do not have to always be accurate to my own liking of a fragrance I buy but still I get to get a “feel” of what is up my alleyand some help deciding). I have always loved the warmth of pumpkins… pumkin piea, scandinavian pumpin soups, pumpkin this, pumpkin that… etc. My first perfume I ever loved asa child was Alchimie by Rochas… The bottle is shaped like a pumpkin and the scent always reminded me of one. Official list of notes do not list any pumpkin (to no surprise) but I swear it does remind of a soft, orange, creamy pumpkin in a way!!
Ok point I was trying to make (thanks for anyone’s time reading this!!) I read some more online about different brands and scents etc. On luckyscent I came across a description of Etat Libre Orange’s Like This. Wow… I felt I HAVE to try this. What rare ingredient in perfumery… my pumpkin>? Real pumpkin flesh note?? Fiery orange??!! Ginger!!!!!????? Gingerbread home/house or something like this… OMG. I had to HAVE this beforeI smelled it. I bought me blindly a 7.5ml on Ebay for a super reasonable price… I literally greeted the mail lady on my doorstep when I knew the package was coming and when. My hands were shaking… a real “orange” type of a scent… punkin… ginger… warmth… rare… exotic… home-like… and … to my surprise I read the label before I opened it… I never read labels because I KNOW what it is already. When I saw… You or Someone like YouI almost fell of the chair…. what?! WHAT????!!!!!! I calmed down and debated for a couple of minutes… open it? Don”t open it? Ok to be honest I didn’t want to run to my coputer or phone to read about it… simple thing was. I READ all there was about Etat before buying Like This. And Like This seemed to be thevery first one I WANTED to try or have from them. … I took a deep breath and slowely opened the wrapper… after all 18 bucks including lighting fast shipping is not bad. And it’s already here… After Like This I would want to try a lot more other ones anyway. So I opened the little box… Sprayed it (too late to return now, dear YOU !!) immediatelyI thought of CDG 2… one of my most ever lovedones… then I got an impression of a minty/chypre rose like in YSL Champagne or more likely… Yvresse… also my BIG love! Drydown? Montale Ginger Musk… another REAL big one for me (I know too simple not this and not that enough… my personal favorite Montale though… deliscious and fizzy….) Three of my favorite fragrances from three different olfactory/brands/category/everything groups that have nothing in common? Cdg 2, Ginger Musk and Dear Yvresse… You do have in common… Like Me or You!! Thanks for reading an overly looooooong post, sorry had to share!
So you ordered “Like This” but actually recieved “You Or Someone Like You”?
I’ve sampled Like This but not YOSLY.
Like this reminds me of a snuggly, homey, comfort scent.
Hi, Petunia! Thanks for telling me about the snuggly, homey comfort scent Like This is. Yes, I ordered Like This but received YOSLY.
So can’t tell now…are you happy you kept it or are you sorry?
Happy and not happy… But the more I wear YOSLY th3e happier I begin to feel!
Beautiful teapot!
SOTD = Chanel No. 19 EDP
First day back at work so needed a spine strengthener. It worked except it did not finish my work for me ?
Back on theme tomorrow, I think!
Since you wear No. 19 so often, I hope that you have an ample supply of it!
Oh yes. My current bottle is 80% full and I have a back-up. I wanted to buy another one but BG did not have it in stock. I will be buying a back-up sometime this year.
I should say another back-up
I went literal tonight with SL Fleurs d’Oranger. Wow, this is potent!
Getting any cumin from it?
Not a whole lot; I believe my bottle may be a newer version.
Been hooked on Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black since I opened my fragrancenet box Friday.
Creamy, woodsy. Violets only in the top notes & fly away within minutes. Overall projection & longevity leave something to be desired… and I do desire, so I spray again. 30ml size & the shape of the bottle make it very purse-friendly.
Hardly a spring-fling, but pairs nicely with Chocolatey Chai with milk & honey.
Also got E&J White, French Grey, and Rose- Rose seems a decent dupe of SL La Fille de Berlin. French Grey is full of neroli, and White… well. I like the look of the bottle & that is all!
I like nb a lot too, I have a roll on at work, it a good “no brainer” (except for the part of the brain that smells ?)
What else did get from fragrance net? Getting to the free shipping threshold is always a puzzle!
Got Black, White, French Grey & Rose…,Really not digging White, and yet it’s the one I remember liking in 2013? And mixing them just ruins Black… ?
Had a code for 37% off another perfumista shared.
The savings compared to retail in Canada are astronomical, and I always smash the free shipping threshold. I also cross-border shop & save there as well.
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