It’s Damage Tuesday (Donatella will be coming by shortly), and it’s International Children’s Book Day and World Autism Awareness Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm trying to summon spring weather with Thierry Mugler Supra Floral.
Reminder: on 4/5, wear a fragrance by Gallivant, Grès, Ginestet, Grossmith or Grandiflora, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter G.
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 Versace Le Grand Divertissement teapot ("Playful floral decorations make this piece an eye catcher on every table or countertop.") is $795 at Rosenthal USA.
I’m wearing vetiver again, in Coeur de Vetiver Sacre.
Yum.
Love that one. You smell fantastic.
You smell wonderful.
Wearing Songe d’un bois d’été by Guerlain. A gorgeous woody leather, or leathery wood.
Tea is a puerh jasmin.
Lovely!
You smell fabulous!
You smell fabulous!
A Puerh Jasmin tea sounds really good!
Still too cold, but the sun’s out! Did you all hear about the zombie spoof movie coming out in June, featuring Tilda Swinton and a winning cast (and that looks like an Iggy Pop cameo)~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5ZOcU6Bnw
Not my usual genre, but couldn’t we all use a laugh?
Just applied L’Occitane’s Zesty Lime body cream from a couple of seasons ago–not sure if I’ll add a perfume topper.
1) Did you say Tilda Swinton? YES. ( and the rest of the cast!)
2) You smell summery!
I saw a trailer for it. I love Tilda Swinton and zombies is a def. bonus!
Yes! I love horror, I love the cast. Last time Adam Driver did a Jim Jarmusch movie he gave the underrated performance of the decade in Paterson, so I’m happy to see them together again, even if this is going to be a very different movie. But horror is my thing, so 😀
Adam Driver is one of my fave actors!
So versatile, right? That nice cushion of Star Wars money means he can spend the rest of his time doing fun projects like this or being the scene stealer in stuff like BlacKkKlansman. Love him.
Dorsey, which movie was that? I do love Adam Driver.
I need to add BlacKkKlansman to my watch list. Love Spike Lee.
Paterson, it’s on Amazon Prime if you have it.
I’m very excited for the movie as a huge horror fan! Bill Murray!
This looks brilliant!, thanks galbanumgal.
Oh yay, and I had not heard about it.
SOTD is Gritti Tangerina. Skin of citrus and spices. It’s nice – sweet, tart and a little spicy at the same time. Partial credit. 🙂
Your fragrance sounds amazing!
The initial impression is “I am not tempted to buy it, but if someone gave it to me, I’d wear it”. It will probably work best on a hot day.
That sounds so good!
That Supra Floral has sure grown on me over time. I wear my Mugler Les Exceptions much more than I initially anticipated.
I think it’s quite a good line. My favourite is Oriental Express, I don’t own any of them, but I have large samples of most of them.
I am too cheap to buy so wear them rarely!
Good Morning! SOTD is Feu Secret, from a sample. The first time I wore it I thought, this is really nice, kinda like Dzongkha but with smoke instead of peony. But today I put on a little more, and it’s like the whole thing just opened up. It’s fantastic! Have been planning a sample order, and Bruno just shot to the top of the list.
Spent the weekend refereeing two colleagues, both in their 50s, who were acting like 12-year-olds over something stupid. This kind of thing burns me up. And it doesn’t help that my GM is playing favorites with the one who is frequently not pulling her weight. I swear, this is the last salaried managerial posistion I will ever take. Once this job is over, I am strictly a wage slave.
Right. Rant over. Thanks for reading.
I read “re-freeing” (I know that isn’t really a word), and as I kept reading, I imagined your colleagues, entangled in a net, waiting for you to come to the rescue. 🙂
LOL !
Ha! I’d leave them there to sort if out themselves.? Thanks for the mental image!
So sorry NovemberRose! But you do smell fantastic.
Thank you! Its faded now to a whisper of sweet iris. Really like it…
So frustrating!
Yup. ?
Dreary rain today, and I’m in Autoportrait to counter the dampness.
My local drugstore (the one of Paco Rabanne La Nuit) surprised me again. They have one Guerlain Idylle (fairly cheaply) and a(n) Hermes – Caleche Eau Delicate (not so cheaply, but still reasonable). Yet again I’ll have to buy unsniffed if I do commit. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
I had a sample of Idylle once and liked it but I felt it was similar enough to Jour d’Hermes that I didn’t need to have both around.
I heard good things about the Eau Delicate but have not tried it.
Thank you!
Funny you should mention it because today I actually am wearing La Nuit de Paco Rabanne! I hate-Hate-HATED it when it was launched in 1985: 25 or so years later I got a vintage sample in a sampler pack from one of the decanting services and it was INSTANT LOVE for that style of dark dangerous honeyed chypre everyone stopped using as a template some time in the early nineties. (I have a few drops left: one day soon I’ll splurge and pour them onto my skin with abandon, and enjoy the hell out of them.)
I think you missed my post last week. : )
I bought this blind – it was a steal. For me it is not nearly as skanky as some people claim (but mine is EDT, not EDP), but it has bones and personality. It perfectly illustrates how insubstantial and bland the current offerings are. IMO, of course!
Your opinion is my opinion: most everything being made nowadays feels thin and pale and uninteresting compared to things from thirty or forty or fifty years ago.
And yes, the EDP is a powerhouse, very animalic. I was unable to appreciate it in 1985: I learned a lot in the intervening years.
How much is the Caleche ED? I think that’s pretty hard to find now.
Converted to USD: about $50.
Hello from a person wearing Bois des Iles, drinking Palais des Thes Tropical Garden, and throwing accents to the wind.
I’d like a helping of both, please – accents or not!
I haven’t tried that Jardin yet. My favourites so far are Jardin des Songes and Jardin Bohème.
I enjoy reading “thé” as the English word “the” anytime there is no accent.
Anyway I don’t know how to do accents from the keyboard of my work computer (from which I do much of my NSTing 😉 ). I tried the shortcuts the Internet suggested for a PC but they don’t seem to work.
Accents schmackcents, who needs ’em.
::Sandman whimpers pitifully in throes of nerd-angina::
LOL — sorry, Sandman!
Oh, I love Bois des Iles! It was contemplating my neglected bottle that got me back into perfume recently.
Parfumerie GENERALE Vetiver Matale. Partial credit?
Decanted some of this for the swapmeet last week. I had forgotten how beautiful it is.
Why not. There should be a rule that anything with vetiver gets partial credit for any project, right?
Happy Tuesday All!?
SOTD is Honeysuckle & Havana by Jo Malone. It is such an amazing fragrance. I get so many compliments when I wear it and my boyfriend loves it on me.
I wore that over the summer and really liked it. The snowdrop and white moss was also good in the summer heat, almost like a cinnamon cologne
Playing with comparisons today: Kilian Intoxicated vs. Mugler Amen, and Mancera Vanille Exclusive vs. Xerjoff Lira. The drydown will be interesting!
That sounds like fun!
I adore Intoxicated! Lira is on my must sniff list. Do tell who comes up as your fav!
Intoxicated is a smoother version of Amen, Vanille Exclusive is more floral than Lira. But they were all good! (I only own Amen and Lira.)
Fils de Dieu, because it arrived from the swapmeet yesterday and even though I love trying out all those new scents in the swapmeet, it’s lovely to get something you know you’ll love….I hope this holds up for another 3hours and then fades – I’m headed to a Barre class over lunch and don’t want to reek too much there.
A question: I’m down to the last leaves of my Mariage Freres Tea (If you’re looking for a place to buy it, ZGO perfumery in San Francisco has a large collection of their teas). I’m looking for a slightly cheaper alternative and would love some suggestions!
A cheaper alternative to the brand or a cheaper place to buy MF?
Ha! Sorry I wasn’t clear. Why not both? (I was really looking for brand alternatives originally). Thanks.
Palais des Thes is not really cheaper, I don’t think, but but you can sometimes find it cheaper in the US, just depends.
I am very fond of both Harney and Upton, but more for just plain teas than flavored teas. If your reason for loving MF is the many flavored options, you might try Adagio, OR, try finding people to go in with you on an MF order from France…much cheaper that way if you can split the cost of the shipping.
Tuesday!
1) Am in Deleacourte’s Dovana- drained the sample and am about to buy a full bottle.
2) Will be adding weights now to the Pilates/Cardio classes. Fun!
3) And of course, after doing that, I just ate an amazing croissant layered with z’atar spices. Yum!
Yum. I have many pastry-related weaknesses, and croissants are high on that list.
This one was A +. So good!
Yum, zatar is so good!
That croissant sounds like something I need in my life.
You truly do. It was amazing!
Good morning Y’all….
Decided to go for fruity sweetness in Nicole Richie Nicole. I had seen a good review on YouTube about this fragrance, so I took a chance and paid $12 for a bottle. It’s really really good!
Oh wow Donatella….we need to talk…..AGAIN……LOL See ya in a few!
Really? How does it wear on you?
I’ve never seen a review on this. Who did it?
BeautyNotes (I don’t know her name! LOL) She does EXCELLENT perfume reviews. Very detailed, and a good description of how a scent makes me feel and what she visualizes. She’s a physician in Canada, that does her YouTube videos in both English and Russian….
Here is the video on Nicole….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyI2qqHl1bk
….how a scent makes HER feel….not me! LOL 🙂
Oh yes, I watch her too, but missed this one. Thanks!
I do love a cheap thrill!
I’m wearing Gris Clair and cursing the disgusting freezing rain outside. Blech. This is not my idea of a nice April day.
That’s a favorite of mine. Joining you in wearing it today. 🙂
Also a favorite of mine 🙂 you guys smell great!
I’ve worn that a lot during the past few weeks here and it was both peaceful and calming but had a sense of gravitas. I have a lot of respect for that perfume and its affect on my mood.
It had been so perfectly sunny and warm here for weeks and then snowed Sunday….for like 4 hours straight. I was NOT a fan. Thankfully we are back to spring today.
Spring snow doesn’t usually last long in the 4 Corners.
SotD = Berdoues Assam of India
goodness I’ve missed this scent, haven’t worn it in ages, it feels perfect today, like a cool drink of water on a hot day.
Yay for autism awareness! We say “the force” is strong in my family as I have two uncles, a nephew, and a son with austistic traits. I teach at a school with a special day class that mainstreams autistic students into my music classes. It’s wonderful to see all young people respond to music in their own way.
Have a fantastic day, fragrance friends! I’m thinking of you. 😀
Haha! I like that. “The force.” I shall borrow that for my family!
“The force is strong with this one” is my favorite way of saying “different is beautiful.” 😀
Wearing my current go-to: Jour d’Hermes on one arm, Gap Spun Orange Blossom on the other. I’m running low on the Hermes, but have had ups and downs with it. I’m seriously considering replacing it though, because I like it. The market is so saturated and polar (either cheap ingredients or $$$) that it’s simply easier to go with the stuff I know. Easy = Good.
tea: Republic of Tea Orange Blossom
Other random thought:
-It’s about time to get a new pair of readers. Suggestions?
Yes to Hermes! I would re-up my supply of Jour d’Hermes were I ever to run low. 😀
I love my new pair of readers, they are my first ones ever and look like this:
https://www.peepers.com/products/al-fresco?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIzlBRDzARIsABgXqV_p9Me3Kq4ohJguiWiWHQfQw_Rp0Cw4O5rJZwqo0M4f6f2JNW4wGDIaAixaEALw_wcB&variant=1052032106506
Those are cute! Thanks!
I was going to dig into my swapmeet treasures, but I got a call from a tech working on my project super early this morning, before I had meant to be awake, so the whole morning was a bit of a fug. In my disorientation, I reached for something comforting instead of exciting, and now I smell of Bois Blonds. It’s very nice and I’m glad I chose it, even though it means not trying out my swapmeet items yet. (I got THREE packages yesterday! Christmas in April.)
Anyway, seems like the issues with my project have been resolved, which is a huge comfort.
Glad to hear it, even if you had to get up super early!
Thanks, Robin! Waking up early was worth it for that 🙂
I just dug into my swapmeet treasures today and it’s so fun. Like you said, it’s like Christmas in April haha. Glad the issue with the project worked out.
Thanks, KellyC! Yeah, it really is such fun 🙂
That’s great news about your project! Enjoy taking a deep breath of perfumed relief.
Mmm…ahhhh! I just gave myself a nice spray of DSH Gingembre from my swapmeet haul, and my relief smells GREAT.
Glad your project has gone well. Isn’t perfume mail the best? Back in the glory days of swapping on Makeupalley, I just loved getting all those little packages. Sometimes I wondered whether I was hooked on perfume, or hooked on getting things in the mail ?
Hahaha omg ringthing, I know exactly how you feel!!! I wonder that a lot! Getting things in the mail, being part of this really wonderful community–there are a lot of perks associated with this hobby, and I am never quite sure how much has to do with my love of perfume vs. my love of all the ancillary benefits.
SOTD: Maria Candida Gentile Hanbury (wait… does that count for the CP?) The sweater I’m wearing still smells vaguely perfumey from my visit to Indigo last week 🙂
My first swapmeet package arrived yesterday, so I had a chance to try Bvlgari au The Bleu. It was so soothing that I spritzed on a bit more before bed. Lovely stuff.
Isn’t it great?! I wear it at night all the time. Perfect for after a long day.
SOTD Chanel No. 19 edp from Hajusuuri
Wow, this is gorgeous. It’s really really pretty.
I’ve only tried the edp at department stores a couple of times, and I do remember liking that as well, but it’s maybe rounder and more floral 🙂
You smell good!
Gallivant Brooklyn. I like it much better than Tel Aviv, which started irritating my throat when I reapplied yesterday. It’s just such a happy fragrance. Fun and youthful, but not in a generic Eau de Gen Z, Daisy Dream Eau So Sunshine Viva La Ooh La La way.
Hoping I still love it at day’s end instead of start choking on it.
Lol at eau de gen z?
Ooh, I love Brooklyn! I put it on after work to play in the sunshine with the dog. It is just a happy and feel-good fragrance.
You smell fabulous.
My dog was sniffing at me this morning, too! Very happy to see they do 30ml sizes…might just go ahead and confess to Donatella now ?
I was not a fan of Tel Aviv either. I do really like Brooklyn and Tokyo.
Ooooh, good to know. looks like I have samples of everything BUT Tokyo. The notes sound good though, will have to sample that after.
No G for today but Santa Maria Novella Citta di Kyoto instead.
Hello, I posted here yesterday for the first time, but posted pretty late so I’ll introduce myself again. It’s nice to meet you all.
My sotd is Eau des Sens, which was a nice companion to a visit to my local park to see the first cherry blossoms, which are really early this year.
Hi, welcome! Eau des Sens really does sound like a perfect pairing with cherry blossoms.
Welcome! I’m also fairly new here.
Hi!?
Wow, that sounds like a wonderful outing. You smell fabulous! Welcome to our fragrant corner of the internet.
Welcome!
Howdy!
Hello!, what a beautiful pairing!b
hello, inkpotmonkey! love your name!!! it reminds me of a friend who often likes to say “not my circus, not my monkeys” when things go wild in her life, LOL 😀
Similarly, I had a coworker who used to say “not my job, not my prob” 🙂
Hahahaha! Not my job, not my prob! That’s perfect ?
Tiffanie, my screen name is inspired by Borges’ book of imaginary beings; the monkey of the ink well is from Chinese folklore, he sits on a person’s desk and once they have finished writing, drinks up the leftover ink. Which is an image that charmed me so much it stuck with me.
I do like your friend’s saying, may have to borrow that from time to time!
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing and introducing me to Borges imaginary beings.
Glad you came back today, inkpotmonkey, and sorry it took so long yesterday!
Welcome!
Welcome!
Hello! Great name!
Hiya! Glad that you came back today.
Hi, in pot monkey! Sounds like a lovely visit to the park ?
Oops sorry, didn’t check auto correct before posting, inkpotmonkey!
Thank you all for the warm welcome! It’s nice to properly ‘meet’ everyone here.
Hi all. SOTD is Pierre Balmain’s Ambre Gris. Recuperating from a fun and busy weekend, now I need to return to the gym! 🙂
I haven’t been to the gym since last week because of my cold. I think I’ll give it one more night off and then go tomorrow.
Oh man, I so need to start working out again.
Same. It’s embarrassing how long it’s been since I’ve worked out.
Starting what will probably be a good week or two of an at-home sniffapalooza: there are over a dozen samples and decants residing at my place. Goodness me…
Yay for a home siffapalooza!
Sounds fun! ?
I went with Gres Cabotine Gold today and it is a bright happy smell, which is good. as it is kind of gray outside today (gray sky, gray remaining snow).
Oh, nice “G”!
My kid claimed a stomach ache this morning but is mysteriously fine after being allowed to stay home from preschool hmm. Wearing Penhaligon’s Night-Scented Stock and watching cartoons.
I used to read my kids Shel Silverstein’s “Sick” whenever they were struck down by those disappearing ailments . . .
“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
“I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I’m going blind in my right eye. . . .”
Here’s the rest if you don’t have a copy at home:
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/sick
Thanks! We have one of the Silverstein books but I’m not sure if this is in it. We were traveling over the weekend so it’s certainly possible that she picked up a bug somewhere, but I’m currently thinking I should have questioned her a bit further . . .
adore that poem!
Love that! Haven’t thought of Shel Silverstein in ages.
my daughter, who is a bit older, would go through bouts of stomach pain and then stay home (or get picked up from school) and seem mysteriously better. I finally took her to the doctor and turns out someone just needed to eat a lot more fruit and veg and fiber in their diet – her complaints were real, but easily remedied. 🙂
Update: child really does have a stomach bug. On the upside, she’s not a faker. On the downside, . . . yuck.
Oh dear, sorry!!
I am about to break a rule of mine. That’s don’t try any new perfume at work. I am about to apply Smell Bent Bohemian Rhapsody. I am a fan of incense and this doesn’t look like a skanky perfume.
Good luck! I haven’t tried that one but they make some strong ones.
I have the same rule. You’re brave!
Curious how your testing at work is going ha!
Dug into swap spoils today and taking advantage of the cold weather to try the warmer stuff. Went with Kelly Caleche EDP. I’ve only ever worn the EDT and this is pretty different. Sweeter, more powdery-makeup-y with a hint of leather. Reminds me of a much more delicate and refined Lush Imogen Rose. It’s nice!
I haven’t tried that one but your description sounds nice.
I thought of you last Sunday because I wore many sprays of Satori. It was raining so I really has no choice. ?
Hi Petunia! Thanks for thinking of me ? That stuff is soooooo good. The sprayer in my bottle doesn’t work well so I only get little sad puffs when I spray it , but it’ll last longer that way, I guess.
Wow, you’d think for the price it would work better. The decant you sent sprays great!
They definitely didn’t put the money into the bottle, that’s for sure. But glad to hear that decant bottle is good! Is it evaporating at all? Maybe I should transfer the juice…
I think it is pretty good. Of course I had it taped up like Fort Knox for the winter.?
Now I wish I knew if I had sampled the edp or the edt of Kelly Caleche because I honestly can’t remember. Darn it!
The EDT is much fresher smelling with sharp citrus if that rings a bell. I wish the edp had a wee bit more citrus, myself.
Thanks for the description. I own and love the EDT, which is all soft leather and faded Rose’s, to my nose. Sounds like I need to try the EDP, too.
Sorry, roses not Rose’s.
Had a gawd awful horrible no good day yesterday that turned out totally fine, but I am still feeling a bit woozy from the roller coaster ride. I’m in Tonka from a sample I made at Nordies last week. Really like this one. If I had a “buy” list, this would go on it.
(TMI to follow, so stop reading if that is annoying for you!: My younger son who has had major health challenges his whole life had an eye exam early yesterday and the optometrist spotted a hemorrhage and a mass on his retina and said we needed to see a specialist immediately. I pulled every string I have and got him into a retina specialist by the afternoon. Hours and hours of testing later the verdict was that he does not have a mass and only the teensiest of hemorrhages, which given his medical history the doc did not find surprising. So by 4 PM I was finally able to exhale. All’s well that ends well. No crisis at all. Legs still wobbling, I exit the ride!)
Glad everything turned out okay!
Oh my goodness. What a relief that you got good news from the specialist! I’m so sorry you and your son had to endure that kind of day.
If you have a chance, can you describe your perfume? I’m very curious about it.
It’s Le Labo Tonka 25, which Kafkaesque found “dull as dishwater.” I disagree. It is floral and woody with a bit of anise thrown in, and very pretty. I have to say that true to Le Labo form, I am not really getting much Tonka off it. I am a bit phobic of scents with anything cuminy or cedary that hints of sweat. I am not getting that scary sweat note in the least despite cedar being listed in the notes. So, to my nose, it is a sweet cedar.
I’m so sorry that you both had to go through that. Thank goodness it turned out okay. Exhale, breathe, relax and apply more perfume.
A near miss. So glad everything turned out all right.
What a nightmare. . And what a relief that everything is okay. I hope you have a quiet day today
I’m so relieved for you, hope u manage to take it easy for the rest of this week!
So glad it turned out ok. That’s one scary ride!
Oh my. So glad that turned out well.
Glad it’s not serious! I’m sure that’s a massive relief. I know 2 people who were given the exact same news only to find it wasn’t anything serious. One was a former coworker who was terrified and asked me to go on the visit with her. Emotionally exhausting…
Well now I know. Telling the parent of a child who is in remission from brain cancer that her son has a mass on his retina should be handled with skill. . . Ooomph!
Oh, OF, how terribly stressful! So glad it turned out to be okay.
Oh how stressful! Glad things turned out OK.
Big hugs to you and your son!❤️
Glad to hear things turned out ok – but how stressful for everyone! I hope your son took it ok?
I tried to keep the implications hidden from him until we knew more–so he wasn’t scared, just harassed by all the testing. Nothing that a mango milk tea with boba couldn’t fix 🙂
Oh, I’m so glad it all turned out OK.
Yikes, what a day. I hope you aren’t on that kind of roller coaster again for a good long while.
Me too!
Oh my goodness, glad for the happy ending.
Wow. So glad it turned out okay, but that is one nasty ride.
Oh my goodness. So glad everything turned out fine, but what a day!
I am smelling pretty awesome in vintage Jolie Madame. It’s so perfect for spring. ???
I’ve never sniffed that but just looked it up. The notes make it sound so good.
I love it. Violets, moss and creamy leather. The current version doesn’t hold a candle.
That is such a great one! I wore a bit of Jolie Madam on Sunday and remembered how fantastic it is.
BF Au Dela Narcisse for another crazy day.
Just NOW at 1030, I’m having my first cup of coffee!!! WTH?! I’ve never worked anywhere that doesn’t have coffee available SOMEWHERE at 7am….?
This has GOT to be unconstitutional!
That’s just wrong.
Seriously, a work place with no coffee??
I don’t think I could work there, Deva, I just don’t. It would be against everything I believe in. Coffee is a must for me in the morning.
That’s a crisis for sure ? But you do smell fab!
Goodness, I agree. ?
Yargh! No caffeine for an early morning sounds OOGLY.
I got back late last night and discovered this morning that I only had decaff in the house. Then off to work where I was trapped in meetings until 10:30, so that was when I had my first proper coffee too.
Still shaking from the experience :^D
Seriously! That is so wrong on many levels. I hope your belated cup was extra good.
I went op-shopping yesterday ( charity shop ) and found a vintage bottle of Boucheron for $6 and a mini of Jaipur also for $6 so am wearing Boucheron today. This was one of my entry-level perfumes when I was young, still at school. Still a great perfume. Also, for fun I dyed my natural grey hair three days ago to brown and neither my husband nor son have noticed. Tonight I think I will stand in the corner with a lampshade on my head and surprise them when they try to change the bulb. Boucher On everyone!
Ooh, what great finds!
Nice perfume score! I just went to the donation shop here and found absolutely nothing. Yay for new hair color! I bet it looks great.
haha, Kanuka…kinda maddening, but personally tend to prefer an unobservant husband to one who’s hyper-observant!
I’m LOLing over them not noticing your hair.
Ha! But can’t say that hasn’t happened to me. And my husband acts all hurt when I didn’t notice the mm removed from his hair.
Nice finds, too.
HA, same…my husband gets his hair cut every couple weeks and expects me to notice, but fails to see when I’ve lopped off 3 inches and changed the color.
Great bargains!
Bahahaha!
This morning, a colleague said to my husband: “oh, you’re all dressed up today, are you going to an event?” And I was like “he’s dressed up?” …hope someone notices and compliments you on your hair today!
What great finds, you smell terrific. The husband and son story cracks me up, it would be the same here 🙂
Hah! The hair story is hilarious. I remember asking my husband (in an elevator) once if he noticed anything different. He said, “maybe more makeup than usual?” The actual difference was the fact I wasn’t wearing any makeup…
I’m planning to come back as an internet/modem in my next life – I will have their full attention after two seconds
Great finds on your fragrances! Congratulations.
My hubby is kind of the same. I can get my hair highlighted at the salon and he doesn’t even notice. I will dye my hair at home from time to time, and still he barely notices any difference, the only thing being that I’m at home to do it. Same thing with makeup; he tells me I look the same with it or not, I’m not sure if I should be insulted or pleased.
I started out the day with Alien aqua Chic. Took my son for a haircut and retested Alien Fusion at the mall. This time I’m getting the cinnamon all the way through. I kind of smell like dentyne gum and juicy fruit gum combined. So… yeah, maybe it’s growing on me.
I love juicy fruit gum, but for some reason that combined with dentyne doesn’t sound that great to me haha.
Well, this is supposed to have tuberose in it, so that might be what I’m smelling, lol, who knows!?
Hmm… Juicy Fruit and tuberose. That totally makes sense! Brilliant!
I tried this at Macy’s and didn’t get enough cinnamon. Will have to try again because that bottle….
The cinnamon lasted a very short time the first time I tested it. Today it’s coming out more. Maybe it’s the warmer weather. I mean the not as cold weather. ?
A few spiced jasmine perfumes smell like juicy fruit gum to me (The Different Company Jasmin de Nuit and Indult Isvaraya). I like the taste and smell of the gum, but the scent association puts me off for some reason.
That combo (dentyne+jf) sounds both intriguing and kinda gross.
Sometimes tuberose smells like grape jelly to me, so I can kind of see where you are getting Juicy Fruit gum. ?
I’m wearing Shay & Blue Blood Oranges
I’m in the other Magnolia by Grandiflora today, Sandrine. The citrus floral combo feels much more like me than the Michel version. However, I’ll keep wearing Michel here and there, especially on a day out in the sun. I can see it really blooming outdoors.
I’m so glad you be back to my regular work schedule for the rest of the week. It means I’ll leave work between 4:30 and 5:30 rather than staying until at least 6.
Enjoy leaving work earlier!
I had my eyelashes done this morning and I have an eye exam this afternoon, so no perfume until afterwards. Then I think I’ll put on my Teatro alla Scala. I’ve been thinking about it.
Other things I’ve been thinking about: The past two nights I have been unable to get the refrain from “Message in a Bottle” out of my head as I’m trying to go to sleep. “Sending out an SOS” repeats over and over and the rhythm is so catchy it makes me more awake than I was when I got into bed. I need to put a slower song in its place!
Please elaborate on having your eyelashes done…
I have extensions. The woman who does them takes about twenty minutes to do both eyes, and I go every three weeks, although I can push it to four if I’m busy. They open up my eyes amazingly, and I never have to wear mascara.
You’ve created a serious lemming.
I second this. I started getting mine done back in Reno and have continued everywhere I go. It does make a huge difference, and because I have deep set hooded eyes, I always had problems with mascara smearing. Try it, you’ll like it!
Ugh, earworm. Maybe you can listen to a documentary or something monetone to help you sleep? I wake up frequently so that usually lulls me back to sleep.
Me too. Earworm. Now I have “I’ll send an SOS” stuck in my head too. “I hope that someone gets my . . . message in a bottle . . .”
Sorry! But now I’m not suffering alone! I probably should not mention that I’ve had Paul Simon’s “Under African Skies” going through my head in the mornings? The “woomba-woomba” part.
Oh, so now you are being mean. Here’s my revenge:
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa . . .
Dance with the boogie get high, ’cause boogie nights are always the best in town. Got to keep on dancing, keep on dancing. Got to keep on dancing, keep on dancing. . . .
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble, not much between despair and ecstasy. One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble, can’t be too careful with your company. . .
And to be really mean. . .
A singer in a smoky room. The smell of wine and cheap perfume for a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on…don’t stop believing, hold on to the feeling,
streetlight people, don’t stop believing, hold on to the feeling, streetlight people, don’t stop believing, hold on to the feeling, streetlight people . . .
Whaaaaahaaaaaaaa. . . .
Oh, smell of wine and cheap perfume —> that was evil.
I adore extensions for about 6 mos. Then developed a sensitivity to the glue and had to give them up. ??
I’ve been wearing them for more than 10 years. I have found that if the technician is bad, my eyelids get red and itchy from the glue. The glue should not touch your eyelid at all, only the lash and the extension.
Good news- I can smell! Woo hoo! Thanks for all the well wishes. A head cold can be so frustrating but it seems to be improving today.
I am finally trying out Zoologist Chameleon! I admit I am a sucker for a good summery/beachy scent and I think this fits into that category. Definitely not suntan lotion territory, but very tropical for sure. A touch of saltiness even. I like it a lot and could see myself wearing it a ton in the summer…or even in winter wanting to pretend like it’s summer lol.
I saw the bottle for Chameleon on You Tube. It’s iridescent and pretty great.
I love all things shimmery, glittery, or shiny, so I’m seriously loving that bottle!
Yay! What better way to celebrate than smelling something new?
Glad you’re feeling better! Chameleon sounds nice! I love a dash of salt.
It’s really nice if you like tropical! I like a little saltiness too and this one hits the spot.
Hurray for being able to finally smell! ?
Yay for the return of sense of smell!
Ooh I need to sample Chameleon, I was absolutely craving a tropical perfume in February and realized that I don’t have anything even close.
I’ve had a really stressful afternoon at work today, my boss had a go at me because I told some parents that I’m leaving on Friday, as I want to say goodbye, and I know they will appreciate having the opportunity to talk with their pre schoolers about it. I know she is bullying and unreasonable, but it’s still stressful, so glad I’m going on Friday!
Applied a lavish spray of Dzing!, when I got home, which is cheering me up.
Sounds awful. Some bosses can’t manage people. At least you’re out of there and your perfume lifted your spirits.
Hooray for you for getting out of there!
I’m sorry your boss was bullying. I agree the parents would probably want to know in advance.
Good riddance to a bad boss!
Glad you are able to escape!
Thanks guys!
I am trying out Chanel 1957 thanks to hajusuuri’s impromptu split. (Thanks!!) Enjoying it, although I’m not entirely sure that this type of white musk perfume is really my thing.
You’ve confirmed my decision not to try it at all!!
In Sel de Vetiver today, which I had completely forgotten I had! It’s wonderful as always.
Oh my, wonder if I have any left??
Partial credit in the lovely Maria Candida Gentile “Sideris”.
Top: labdanum, saffron, incense, myrhh and pepper;
Mid: sideritis;
Base: sandalwood, benzoin, woodsy notes and beeswax.
Yum.
The thermostat in my hose decided to play a belated April Fool’s joke on me today… it reset itself to factory settings sometime during the night. I got up to a house that was 62 degrees F. And that’s cold!!! ⛄ So i pushed the “Run” button to get the heat back on to where it should be. Monday’s Ugly Little Sister, indeed!
SOTD = back in Knize Ten. Can’t go wrong with leather scents in chilly weather, IMO.
Holy shizz that is cold! Hope the heat continues to obey!
For whatever reason, every computerized thermostat I have had has been a little glitchy.
To cold for me! I’m still sitting at 68 degrees. 3 shirts and a sweater.
Typical “sleeping temp” for me is 65 degrees. I find that I don’t sleep very well if I am too warm. So I didn’t notice how cold it was when I was under the covers!
Ack!
Had to break out some very warm socks this morning!
FM Lipstick Rose because dh is out of town. He is not a fan of this one.??
Too bad he does not like it. I think you smell gorgeous.
Thank you!
Agree!
Chanel 19 today, smells like a welcome visit from an old friend 🙂
Which formulation? I prefer the EDP!
The edt which is what I prefer 🙂
Guerlain Jicky
Always perfect!
Eau de Merveilles today for me. I was staring blankly in my perfume cabinet trying to decide when I saw the box. Good choice.
Saw a sweet film, “Buddy”, about some service dogs in The Netherlands. Fascinating because each dog and its human had difference skills/needs. Dogs do love to have jobs.
Yes to Hermes!
Late to the party!
SOTD = Herve Gambs Hotel Particulier
Vanilla, incense, tonkabean, sandalwood, patchouli. There’s supposed to be rose and geranium but my nose did not detect them. That said, I had an olfactory MOMENT when the elevator opened with no one inside and I swear I smelled ROSE JAM!!! So, either someone who got off at a lower floor wore it or, it was me when the whoosh of air that came out of the elevator blew around me and stirred up the rose / geranium!
This was a Lisbon vacation purchase in December 2018 and I ❤️it!
A pox on Dick’s Sporting Goods! I went there after work hoping to try trail shoes. Well, the sales floor was switched around and women’s shoes section moved to the other side of the floor, with only 1/5 of the styles they had as recently as about a month or so ago. AND, there was NO PLACE to sit and try on the shoes! What the —??? I’m very happy with my mid-ankle Merrell’s so will purchase the waterproof trail shoes online (and probably not Dick’s online unless it’s cheapest there).
Ooooh the Hotel Particulier sounds wonderful! Is it mostly a cold weather scent?
I have had Paul Simon stuck in my head for weeks
“A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now, Why am I soft in the middle?
The rest of my life is so hard”
Oops. This is the wrong spot. Duh, me.