Hump Day, Banana Day, Bat Appreciation Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm testing a mod of the upcoming Arielle Shoshana Sunday (and if you didn't know, her first fragrance has been renamed Arielle Shoshana Saturday.) Sunday is about matcha horchata ("...an addictively delicious blend of matcha (Japanese green tea powder) and horchata (sweetened rice milk sprinkled with cinnamon), a gentle swirl of sweetness, spice, and matcha’s delicate bitterness.") There is a kickstarter for Sunday, and I went ahead and kicked in $50 so I'd get the 10 ml travel spray of Saturday that I was planning to buy anyway AND a 10 ml travel spray of Sunday, to be sent to me when it launches in October. You can kick in as little as $5 and get a temporary tattoo, but $15 will get you 1.5 ml sample sprays of both fragrances. Get in while you can because she's already raised about 60% of the goal in (I think) 6 days.
Reminder: 4/19 will be Twice as Nice Friday...wear a fragrance that you've purchased more than once (a scent that you used up and bought again, or a scent for which you've already got a backup bottle). If you don't have such a fragrance, wear the scent you'd be most likely to rebuy. Suggested by thegoddessrena.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2019, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Matcha Zuiun [cropped] by Markus Kniebes at flickr; public domain.
No backup bottle today, but I have finished 2x30ml EDTs, 3x30ml EDPs, 1x50ml EDT and 1x100ml EDT. Also a 75ml deodorant stick, 150ml deodorant spray and 100ml shower gel. What can I say? I gotta love me some Pi…
Wow, that IS a lot of love!
That is a lot for one day 😉
OMG. Is that too much?
Am I overspraying?
Is it wrong they can smell me in Orions Belt?
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And they’re like, “Geesh Bob, we’re not the ‘Onion Belt’. Lighten up!” But what do aliens know?
Ha! They know nothing, obvs.
Good morning Y’all!
Wearing Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Italian Zest, and wishing I had sprayed maybe an extra spray or two. 2 hours in….not sure I’m smelling it anymore? 🙂 Anyhoo, it’s a great warm weather scent that has that extra hit of fresh lemon. Good while it lasts, anyway!
The original Light Blue fades quickly on me too.
Very fresh but that one is a fader!
My favorite flanker of the LB series! <3
Ostara. So pretty.
You smell so nice.
Thanks!
I’m wearing Youth Dew. This is one of the first full bottles that I purchased to replace a 1 oz bottle that I finished. I may not wear it that often, but this is one that I will always replace.
I will rebuy the bath oil of YD ad infinitum, it is… well, the platonic ideal of bath oil! Wish I’d thought of it last week.
I am wearing VCA First. It’s still cold but gets warmer, and the sun appears now and then. A very early spring weather, so First fits it perfectly.
You smell elegant..
In a book I read “La Seduction” by Sciolino she talks about, well, french seduction, and this perfume is mentioned in one of the chapters…
Thank you! I actually found that part in the book you
mentioned and it’s interesting and funny. Twelve men described it as a perfume of a “woman you would follow down the street”, while Ellena himself made it to “win his mother’s approval”. 🙂
Such a great classic, l recently purchased a 100ml bottle of vintage EDT in a gold metal atomized. You smell regal.
♥️ First
10 Corso Como thanks to a swap with a fabulous NSTer.
After so much vacation time in March, this month is really kicking me in the you-know-what. I can’t believe it’s April 17 already!?
Good luck catching up! You do smell fantastic.
Thanks!
You smell so good. And YES 100% to everything you said about vacations in March and April kicking you in the….
Cartier So Pretty. Went through a sample and then a decant and finally found a bottle. Sadly the nozzle is broken in this weird way: after a little spritz, it stops working for about 15 minutes. If I leave the bottle alone for a while I can spray it again, once. I’d wear it a lot more if it didn’t take an hour to apply it! I tried a Travolo to get some out but that didn’t work, for some reason. 🙁
Sorry, but this made me LOL! That’s quite a commitment. I wonder if the pump mechanism is sticky or clogged? Sounds like it is slow to rise again after depressing it. Maybe soaking it in warm water or alcohol?
I tried pretty much everything a while back and nothing worked! So sad — full 50 ml bottle. but at least it teaches me lessons about delayed gratification…
That is very weird!
That is exactly the same problem I’m having with my bottle of Idole.
It also occasionally happens with my bottle of Dzing! But if I pump that one while holding it upside down it usually solves it. Bizarre!
That’s one thing I haven’t tried!
I had that with a bottle of Prada Amber, drove me nuts. I totally took it personally. Me and that bottle had very different ideas about what was enough perfume to wear. I think it was some re-pressuring issue. The sprayer would not “go back” to the right position for several minutes.
Ha, exactly! This bottle and I strongly disagree on dosing.
Would the syringe method work to get the juice in a decant?
Oh I haven’t tried that! Thanks for the suggestion
Chanel No. 19 EDT today.
You smell gorgeous!
Beautiful! You smell gorgeous! 🙂
You smell faaaaabulous.
I’m in Azemour, from a bottle that I probably won’t finish in this lifetime (so won’t ever need to repurchase, but if I ever did I definitely would … if that makes any sense).
Makes perfect sense to me.
Me three!
Me four!
I feel exactly the same!, 100 ml of anything in my collection will last forever.
Caron Bellodgia from a sample. I really like this, and wish I could purchase a full bottle. I cannot find it anywhere online.
Tea is a hot cup of peppermint tea.
Tea twins at the moment!
I hope yours was delicious !
Try searching etsy – there are a whole bunch of shops listing Bellodgia of various strengths and vintages right now.
Thanks, I will look into that 🙂
I was looking about a year ago and weirdly Bellodgia was available at Sears.com at that time, but I didn’t pull the trigger.
I recommend making a trip to Paris, it must be in stock at the flagship Caron.
L’Orpheline today, a hotly contested later Serge. I find the white pepper and cream opening to be utterly beautiful and the incense, Cashmeran, and patchouli in the base last alllll day. I might need a back-up before the 50ml bottles are all gone.
When I went to Canada last year I was shocked to find they sell SL in Sephora.
Ooh, that sounds good. I haven’t bought a new Serge in years – might have to track down a sample of that. White pepper and cream with some incense sounds fab.
I have that one and like it very much. There are certain days when only it will do. Wish I had it here with me now!
I am still commando since I am with a cold and now its turned into probably allergies and I can’t even taste this beautiful cappuccino I am drinking..
You all smell wonderful!
Love today’s photo Robin..
Ick – I hope you feel better soon! By any chance, have you tried Starbucks Medicine Ball tea? It’s
1 Venti cup with half hot water and half steamed lemonade, 1 bag of Teavana Jade Citrus Mint Tea, 1 bag of Teavana Peach Tranquility Tea, Packet of honey and a pump of peppermint (optional). This helped my sore throat immensely.
I hardly go to *$ but I will venture out and try this tea! Sounds de-lish
Hope you are feeling better and smelling again soon!
Awww, yuck. Spring is rough for colds and allergies. I hope you can smell and taste soon!
Oh, how sad to not be able to taste the cappuccino! Feel better soon.
I would take tasting my cappuccino over smelling my perfume, please don’t throw tomatos at me. I love the aroma of coffee and if you have a good cappuccino the taste is so lovely
No tomatoes from me cuz I’m totally with you on that!
Oh, I doubt you are in the minority!
Oh no! I hope you feel better soon.
I hope you start feeling better soon.
Shalimar Souffle for me today. It is the perfect amt of cool for it.
Will someone please tell me to stop watching clips of the Golden Girls and get something done today?????????
OMG. The Golden Girls is my favorite TV show ever. I have the entire run on DVD, and am surprised I haven’t worn them out.
One of my favourites too.
No, because that’s what I’d rather be doing!
Totally laughed out loud at your “no” ?
I can’t tell you that. My advice is to watch all the clips!
It all started with one little clip…
Golden Girls and Designing Women are both great favorites of mine. Julia Sugarbaker and her rants are epic.
Oh how I wish I could tell people off like Julia! I might have to look up the Ray Don speech now.
https://youtu.be/P7xS54IGEGI
Oh my gosh yes! I love that one! 😀
Here’s my day’s offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSR26q244p8
Ha! Love it?
I tried to get my family into Golden Girls and That Girl… failed miserably. If I could find Carol Burnett streaming for free, I’d give that a go as well…
Speaking of tv, last night we watched the second episode of Hanna (Amazon Prime). I was a little meh after the first episode, but the second I really enjoyed. Definitely will be giving the third a whirl. Also, Joel Kinnaman is gorgeous. A year or so ago I slogged through first and second seasons of The Killing just for the performances by Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos. (Mireille Enos stars in Hanna as well.)
Yes! Isn’t it ironic that they were both in The Killing too? I’m on the sixth episode of Hanna. I enjoy them both immensely.
I so wanted to be That Girl!
I really enjoyed Hanna, can’t wait for S2.
There used to be a Golden Girls themed cafe in NYC. I only had a chance to go once before they closed. Maybe they’ll reopen one day.
I love Souffle, so easy going and effortlessly elegant, you smell great.
Hey thanks! I love it too.
I loved watching “The Golden Girls” back in the day!
Ha! ? Longtime GG fan here too and have watched entire seasons several times – 1st – on TV, 2nd – on cable access, stress relief when planning my wedding in 2002, even chose “Thank you for being a friend” as bridesmaid/groomsmen song
Oooh, that kickstarter sounds really interesting…
Today’s Twice as Nice is Penhaligon’s Artemisia. I got a 5mL sample bottle from I-don’t-even-remember-where. Maybe an NSTer? Maybe a rummage sale? Anyway, I used some, liked it as a very close-to-skin scent, appropriate for yoga classes and the like. Then there was a tragic stopper failure, and I couldn’t use the rest of the tiny bottle. Lo and behold, I found another 5mL sample bottle in with a coffret of little sample bottles for the low, low price of $5 at a different rummage sale. Re-purchased! It is now half gone. I don’t think I need 100mL of this, but I really like 5mL at a time.
I have not smelled that in years, but I think it used to have a bit of a following on MakeupAlley ages ago, along with Bluebell.
Wearing 24F today. Have not yet run through my first bottle, but I have it in fairly heavy rotation by perfumista standards, so will probably replace it someday.
Can’t decide if I want to replace that one. But you do smell great!
Thank you!
Don’t tempt me, Robin…
SOTD is AdP Peonia Nobile. It’s been a pretty spring florals in the rain week, I guess. I’m realizing now that I’ve only repurchased one full bottle in my adult life, I just don’t go through things fast enough. Saving that one for Friday.
Sorry! But I do want people to sign up so I will get my matcha horchata perfume 🙂
I caved! For you ?
Hi all, my SOTD is Cool Water Wave. I needed something fruity and refreshing to motivate me for my spin class.
At Monday’s class, I fell out of the stirrups and got whacked by the bike pedals. I have some nice purple bruises on my legs! 🙂
I once fell off a rowing machine, mid row. My butt was bruised for two weeks! I hope your leg feels better quickly.
Thanks!
I had to re-read what you wrote several times before I understood exactly what happened to you.
At first I was like..hmm..what is happening here…Then I re-read it again and I was like..oh…working out on a bike. I get it.
Maybe I need more coffee today.
Good grief!
Lovestosmellgood: I am not firing on all cylinders, it’s taken me three cups of joe so far and I’m barely awake! I better get with it before 5pm or I’ll have another wipe out!
This is precisely why I don’t work out!?
Seriously, I’m very glad you are ok!
I sympathize with you. One time I accidentally punched myself in the face while attempting a kickboxing workout ?
Ouch! I try to not hurt myself or others, but I am known as a klutz. My husband keeps joking he’ll get me a crash helmet for my birthday! :Grin:
Ow! I’ve crashed on my head trying to do a handstand in yoga.
That thought scares the living daylights out of me! Yikes!
Ouch! 🙁
Yowch! I remember doing that bike pedal thing many years ago when learning how to ride. It hurt!
I’m wearing Satori today-matches my Asian-inspired blouse. I’d say this is in my top 5 (though don’t know what the other 4 are ?). It really just moves me every time I wear it. It’s the most calming, ethereal woody incense I’ve smelled. I’d theoretically replace it if I’m still in love with it when it’s gone.
I wish that I got all the nuances that you do. You smell lovely.
Thank you! We’re probably smelling the same thing but maybe we just perceive or describe differently? It smells similar to some of my Japanese incenses.
I think I need to order a sample of this one someday, sounds intriguing!
Do it!! I think it’s utterly beautiful. It’s no powerhouse though, which is why I like it. It’s elegant and subtle.
You smell fantastic!
Thank you! I know you love it, too ?
Oh, boy. I need to try that one! ?
Everyone should!
You hooked me at “ethereal woody incense.” Adding this to my never ending try list.
Lol, right? It’s hard to describe but it just has all the right elements in balance and nothing is “too” if you know what I mean?
“Ethereal woody incense” sounds good!
Whatever it is, I love it! There’s a nice dose of spice as well.
Got some of the nonsense that’s been going on done. I want to get all of the nonsense done today before I work the next 3 days straight and won’t have time nor the energy to deal with it. One annoying step at a time. Wearing Lonestar Memories trying to power through.
Hope you can get it all taken care of!
Annoying tasks be gone!
“One annoying step at a time” — then a cup of tea, then more annoying nonsense. I swear that’s been my last year. Keep at it!
Commando now, but i want to wear ISM. I would love to get a backup for that.
I just saw the Diptyque Eau de Minthé and am excited to try it but hung up on the name. I know it’s word play but wish they’d kept the whole thing french and named it “Eau de Menthé”. And I wish, especially given the name, that it contained explicit tea notes! I want Moroccan mint tea now 🙂
I wonder if “Minthé” is supposed to be a portmanteau of “mint” and “thé” and that’s why it’s not all French?
The whole thing IS kept in French. Minthe in English, or Minthé in French, was a naiad who was turned into a mint plant. This is the eau of Minthe, not of mint.
Ooh that makes sense! Thank you 😀
Speaking French helps out with perfume names 🙂 And so, it seems, does having been a mythology dork as a child.
I speak French (hence the confusion, i thought they did mint + thé instead of menthe/thé in their portmanteau and that hence the scent would include tea notes) and thought I knew a decent amount of greek mythology but never heard of Minthe. It’s great to learn
a new story 😀
Also, if the name had been Eau de Menthé, that also wouldn’t have been a fully French name.
Now I want Moroccan mint tea too…
I’m wearing Eau des Merveilles. It’s one of the three scents I’ve ever repurchased. Smelling fabulous.
I went sniffing with my mom the other day. We both tested 1957. On her skin, it smelled like the scent of angels and unicorns. On my skin, it smelled exactly like wet cardboard. I’m so glad I didn’t have to pay for a sample or decant to try it!
Wet cardboard..
Money saved!
You smell lovely! I love Eau des Merveilles, I may wear that one tomorrow.
It smelled like laundry musk on me. Pass!
You smell great!
That is one of the few I have replaced too. I keep thunking those 15ml travel sprays, next time I should just commit to the big bottle.
You smell great!
I’ve heard that the big bottle of EdM is clunky… maybe 30mL instead of 100?
This is on my FB list
I’ve got a 2nd bottle of the Elixir, but I seem to be the only person in this community who prefers it to the Eau!
Wearing Perles de Mousse by Ann Gerard and loving it (also thanks to my lovely NST swapper for this decant). I didn’t try these fragrances when they were available and now I’m sorry that I didn’t order the discovery set.
What do you think so far?
LOVE it. I also like Cuir de Nacre and I’m not generally a leather fan. Why are these hard to find now? Did she d/c?
Looks like it might be defunct now ? I bought the discovery set directly from her website and looks like that’s not an option there anymore.
I did get the set of travel sprays a few years ago and they were all pretty nice and subtle. But I swapped everything away except PdM. I maybe half-regret the Cuir de Nacre since I think I’d probably appreciate it more now. PdM is very lovely, though. It smells like a better version of Ostara, IMO. I like the drydown of PdM much better than Ostara.
They are both beautiful, but PdM is my favorite. I prefer quieter fragrances so these suit me well.
I bought a full bottle of Ciel d’Opale, which was my favorite of the three.
Went back to my swap box of goodies and am trying Eau de Guerlain for the first time. It has a wonderful herb-y twist. It will be even better on a hot day. I am not sure I would know instantly it was a Guerlain, for it being such a classic part of Guerlain’s line-up. If you told me it was Etat Libre d’Orange’s new release, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” I’d believe you.
Earworm anyone? 😉
I have my own ear worm already, thank you very much. At this point I would be fine having it replaced by George Michael.
Well, you gotta have Faith…
Aaaaggggghhhh!
Ha!?
Even better!!
I will gladly take this earworm ?
Both George Michael earworms are OK with me! ? Definitely better than the one I had earlier in the week.
I can’t WAIT for my matcha horchata travel spray to arrive!!!!! The campaign is very cool.
Today it’s Glossier You, which is so effortless and just nice on an easy Wednesday.
We have a long wait! Happy to have Saturday in the meantime.
Thanks for the reminder to kickstart! I am not so into cozy scents these days, but somehow I trust this one to be interesting. Today I am wearing Sadanne.
I figure 10 ml is always swappable anyway…and whether or not I like the end product, I am thrilled to help Ari get her start 🙂
Robin, do you know if Arielle shoshana is carried anywhere in the UK? google not throwing anything up.
Thanks!
I think that the FAQs on the Arielle Shoshanna website mentioned that. Sadly the answer is not available in the UK or Europe the last time I looked.
Thanks Jalapeño, what a shame, they sound so interesting, and reasonably priced small sizes!
Sorry to get back here so late, and thank you Jalapeno!
Hey Jalapeño, it looks like at least for this Kickstarter they’re shipping to anywhere in the world, if not on their website. HTH!
Mm, you smell lovely in Sadanne.
I have cynically used my ongoing inability to smell to ‘clink’* a 5ml bottle of Fragonard “Beau Gosse”.
* c.f. The Koenigsberg Universal Scale of Perfume Completion ™
The notes make it sound like it should be great:
Top: citruses, lemon, bergamot, lotus and fruity notes;
Mid: rosemary, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves;
Base: musk, patchouli and cedar.
Sadly, a Fragrantica reviewer has said it better than I could: “This one appears as if it had no personality. It is kind of fresh, but not really. It promises some kind of depth that never comes up. It is certainly not cheap but that doesn’t mean it has much class. And while you are still thinking what it’s all about, it disappears. It is neither good nor bad, it is almost nothing.”
Inevitably I have passed this stupid cold on to The Other Mister Koenigsberg, who is calling down contumely upon my head. In an ideal world my sense of smell would be restored while his is down, and I’d be swanning around the place in my stinkiest BeauFort London perfumes.
Handy little gizmos corner: In the supermarkets here (and in France), you can get a set of sort of miniature bulldog clips with plastic-coated wire loops attached. Their main use is to clip on to a kitchen towel and hey presto, you have a loop with which to hang it from a towel hook. But they also work well to clip opened bags of tea or coffee closed.
Another gizmo I miss here is from the local supermarket in Spain: a little hand-held garlic mincer which will very quickly chop your garlic cloves. Much, much faster than knife work and gives you usable chopped pieces for a salad or marinade, unlike the mush you get from a garlic press.
I have a set of those handy little loop-clips and I’m currently using them to hang a tapestry from the curtain rod in my bedroom. Voila – makeshift curtains!
Very inventive! I could imagine that as a tip in a “cheap chic” magazine feature. :^)
Love your Fragrantica quote!
Here’s hoping your nose recovers before his does and you can stink the place up with impunity!
I lost my sense of smell today so I sympathise. I put on perfume as a matter of course, but I was only able to smell it for about a few seconds.
Is this the kind of contraption you are looking for?
https://www.fonq.nl/product/leifheit-knobi-king-knoflookpers/125251/?channel_code=544&s2m_product_id=132772&utm_source=google-shopping&utm_content=132772&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKCAjwndvlBRANEiwABrR32M3AZTWUknzxcRYiIw20h8yBC5s_RZnonp6U-mV7mqCrcZ4xpAGKtxoCt2wQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Ah, that’s a cute little grater but not a chopper. :^)
This is what I have back in Malaga:
https://gastronomiaycia.republica.com/2009/01/14/picador-de-ajos-decorativo/
That one looks even better, but I might actually get the new grater as I find the traditional garlic presses a nightmare to clean.
That little garlic mincer sounds very useful and appealing…
It really is! I was sceptical at first but it is just perfect for minced garlic where you want some of the garlic juices coming out, like for ‘tomate aliñado’
https://www.petitchef.es/recetas/entrante/tomate-alinado-fid-1512321
Can you show a pic of the Spanish garlic mincer? I want one! 😀
Here you go, springpansy:
https://gastronomiaycia.republica.com/2009/01/14/picador-de-ajos-decorativo/
Wow, lucky you to be able to sample a MOD before the final release. I always enjoy doing that when I’m coordinating a project for one of IFF customers.
SotD is Puredistance I, a spring flowers bouquet.
I am wearing Rahele today.
No back up bottle for this one. Buying just one bottle was expensive enough already haha
I have only one back up bottle and thats Fille en Aiguilles.
And I am so glad I found one for 70 euros.
Because the new Fille is part of the so called Gratte-Ciel series (together with Borneo, De Profundis, MKK and more) and is 290 euros for 100 ml ?
Those prices are just bonkers.
Yup,
even when you count 2 x 50 ml bottles for the normal/original price (i think i paid around 100 euro for my first bottle) ….
Its just ridiculous.
If you wore it yesterday we would’ve been twins 😉
Its such a great fragrance! I
I have a soft spot for FeA, but would never pay those prices for it. Come to think of it, I haven’t encountered any perfume (yet?) that would tempt me for that amount. But, as I said before, I’m a cheapskate.
You are not a cheapskate, but a sensible person?
And I think most people will never pay 290 euro for a bottle of perfume….
I really hate that they discontinued the bell jars for the scents they put into the Gratte-Ciel bottles. Way too expensive and I can’t refill my old 50 ml bottles any more.
…..And the bell jars that are still in production are more expensive now. 190 euro (they used to be 170 euro not so long ago)
I lost my interest in this brand really fast.
I wonder if the juice was refo’d in the process?
I will probably never find out….
I just managed to get a used bottle of Fille En Aiguilles for 80Euro, with 40ml perfume…. So i am happy, that i don’t have to pay those prices for the new bottle.
Still hunting for a used bottle of Musks Koublai Khan….
I distinctly remember paying € 110,- for my first bell jars in 2009. Glad Lutens is not my favourite house.
110….darn, sometimes I wish I had started my life as a perfumista a few decades earlier?
Yep! I’m really glad I started when I did. Still, I find it hard to get all excited about the newer houses, I seem to have reached some sort of saturation. So, starts at any time have their advantages I suppose.
I got 3 bell jars at that time, and still fondly wear all of them (Sarrasins, Tubéreuse Criminelle and Iris Silver Mist). I got my La Myrrhe a couple of years later but still not for an inordinate amount of money.
After 3 years there is only a dozen of brands left I sort of ‘follow’ (meaning: when they release something new I need to try it some time)
I think it mostly has to do with making choices. There is only so much you can keep track of in this era of 1000 releases a month 😉
I really really love perfume, but I also have other stuff to do/see/read/visit haha
If I were ever to buy an NV perfume, it would be Rahele. So lovely!
290 Euros??? I won’t be able to afford that in this lifetime.
If it weren’t for my no-buy, I’d get the two 10-mL travel sprays for $50 :-/ a great deal, and I already know I like her first scent. (I can’t claim it’s supporting local businesses and not perfume, either. My boyfriend, who is the gatekeeper for my no-buy, is much less forgiving than Donatella.)
Anyway, I smell splendid. Who needs matcha horchata when you have Angelique Noire?? (a weensy voice inside me pipes up, “me!”) I smell like someone has given me an angelique bouquet with some warm custardy pastries. Mmmmm.
Cousins once removed with you. Wearing Silk Way and Gaia the Nonblonde says it resembles Barbara Bui and Angelique Noir. Haven’t smelled any of those, but your description does fit Silk Way too.
Oooh. I have never smelled either of those, but given how pricey AN is, it would be great to find some cheaper dupes!
Hey, you smell great! Love AN.
Thanks, it’s a beautiful one! With excellent lasting power.
How are going with your health/weight goals? I hope it is going well.
It is going well, Kanuka, thanks so much for asking! I finally landed on a system that worked well for me in late Feb, and in the past 1.5 months, I’ve made really good progress 🙂 I hope to be able to end my no-buy sometime in the next month or so! I have to wear belts with my pants now (I’m not ready to buy new clothes yet). And I’m feeling better, too–stronger and more capable. Sometimes I flex my quads and poke at them because they’re so hard now. Heh.
I was thinking of doing something similar except I would reward myself with a bottle of perfume (or something) for every kilo…that seemed to be a win/win combination!
Nice, I love that reward system 😉
OMGOMGOMG! No-Buy Gatekeeper Boyfriend says I can participate in the Kickstarter because it’s clear that unless something goes horribly wrong, I should meet my no-more-no-buy criteria soon anyway, and Kickstarters are special!!! Be still my heart. I need to calm down a little about this before I go plunk down my money.
w00t w00t! That’s awesome news about the Kickstarter and permission from the Boyfriend! ??
Totally right that Kickstarters are special.
Yep, I’m so excited 🙂 it was great to sign up!
Yay!
Yay indeed! I’m looking so forward to it 🙂
Yay! See, he does have a wee touch of Donatella.
Just wait until I tell him that 🙂
Wednesday!
1) Low key B day yesterday- just some friends, Champagne, and lots of bad, bad jokes and mocking prices at stores! My thanks to all of you for your birthday wishes- so much appreciated! I am a lucky penny!
2) Am in Red Roses today!
3)) Beyonce just dropped a new album and that is what I am doing today.
I wasn’t on here yesterday, so I missed it! But Happy Birthday!!!
OMG Thank you! 🙂
Me too. Happy Birthday!
Loving all three of your points 🙂
Happy belated!?
Happy Belated Birthday! ???
I’ve never bought a BUB of anything since I’m fairly new to perfumisahood haha but I am in Noir de Noir which I will replace when it’s gone. It’s one of my favs and my hubs LOVES it, so I know he will buy me more ha!
That’s a lush sexy one! Yum!
Also, I think I’m going to kick in for Saturday and Sunday. I still haven’t tried Saturday and have been dying to, so why not?! I figure even if they don’t agree with me for some reason, the travel sprays will probably be very swappable plus I get to help a small business. Thanks for the heads up, Robin.
I went with Datura Noire again today. I was trying to figure out why I like it so much and finally realized that it reminds me of Opardu. It’s not nearly as complex or special but there is some similarity.
You smell gorgeous. No justification necessary!
Aww. Thanks!
Well since I like Datura Noir also, now I must try Opardu!
Opardu is stunning. It has the best lilac note in the opening that I’ve ever smelled.
So your SOTD is kind of a scented cousin to your much loved Opardu?
The dry down is similar. Opardu is more lux and higher quality.
I put on some Opardu tonight, and man it is so stunning, I literally can not stop smelling myself.
So glad you like it LJ. Wait until you try it during summer.
What a revelation! You know how I LOVE Opardu!
Datura is much less complex, yet I do notice a similarity. It’s worth a sample.
Sacrebleu for me. Not sure if I have three bottles of this or three backups but I should be set for a couple of decades
Lol!
Wearing Bvlgari Black which was the best part of my morning until I read Robin’s PSA about Arielle Shoshana’s Kickstarter! Pledging now!
Bvlgari Black is always a good part of any day.
Bvlgari Black is EVERYTHING.
Bvlgari Black – nice! I probably have the most number of back-ups of this perfume.
A gorgeous sunny day, before four days of rain. Enjoying while I can in Dries Van Noten.
I keep meaning to buy a travel size of that one. You smell simply perfect!
SOTD is Fils de Dieu. Just sent a small decant to another NSTer in hopes of converting her to my FdD religion. I’m a devout follower myself.
Enjoying a slice of spinach loaf, which I’m quite sure is not as healthy as it sounds, drinking moderately hot coffee while listening to the gulls screech. The waves are doing wave like things, a seal barked in the distance, the sun is playing hide and seek, T-Rex is mooching at my feet, and I’m doing my level best to enjoy the last day off before returning to work for 3 days.
Why am I not a trust fund baby? Not sure if I can forgive my parents for their lack of cash…?
If there are any jewelry junkies here, I feel I need to spread the word about this young lady’s gorgeous jewelry. I’ve been following her and drooling over her stuff for more than a decade, but since I’m not a trust fund baby (dang parents! All they did was teach me about work and reaposibility!?), I haven’t been able to purchase. I’m not affiliated, just think she deserves more recognition. I absolutely love the hand painted pieces. So unique!
https://anandakhalsa.com
Oooh very pretty! Something else for me to long for.
Ooh yes, gorgeous stuff! I’m gonna bookmark this site so I can drool too, lol.
You smell great and the jewelry is very very pretty. I already spotted a few pieces Id love to wear….but not a trust fund anywhere near me ?
Ooooh, drooling over some of that jewelry…
I would also like to join in on the bemoaning of not being a trust fund baby. Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it does buy perfume and travel, which are two things that bring me immense joy.
And woooow, I love so many of those pieces. Thanks for sharing.
They are beautiful, thanks for the link! I’m bookmarking it.
Thanks for the link! Those hand painted pieces are wonderful. Alas, no trust fund for me either…
Oh oh…
Thanks for the link. Wow, there are some lovelies there. Bookmarked as well! I will also share with my work buddy who loves all things shiny!
Bat day! Pekapeka in Maori. Bats are the only mammal native to this country ( all the other mammals are introduced). There are three species but one is extinct…which leaves the short tailed ( vulnerable) and the long tailed ( endangered). The short tail bat is interesting because it forages on the forest floor for food rather than catching food in flight. I once saw some bats in a quite remote part of the south island, a very special moment. Maori associate bats with death…so a bat scent ? Death and decay, a beauty.
Wow! How did I not know that the bat was the only mammal native there. You’re in NZ?
Yep N.Z. A couple of years ago fossil evidence was found that showed we once had a ‘waddling mouse’ that died out about 16 million years ago. We also had a crocodile, giant eagles and giant penguins, and (not so long ago) laughing owls…amazing eh?
I had no idea that bats were the only mammal native to NZ. The things I learn on this blog.
So glad to log on today and learn about Arielle’s new scent and the chance to support her! Kickstarter is such a brilliant idea. Great to help support, in a small way, all kinds of interesting ventures. Excited to try both Saturday (finally!) and Sunday.
SOTD: Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere
Super excited about going to see Ben Hur on the big screen tonight. Probably my favorite film and to see it in a theater is such a treat. Last time I saw it on the big screen I got to meet Charlton Heston’s wife and family who were sitting in the row in front of us! Imagine that! She was so kind and graciously sent us a signed photo of Mr. Heston.
Wow, enjoy Ben Hur! And you smell so good.
Got my used bottle of SJP Covet today. The seller also sent me another mostly used bottle of this scent too, so i bought a bottle and a BUB in one go!
I mostly get citrussy lavender with a bit of chocolate, very nice. Even the boyfriend likes it.
Today began my sewing project, the Cashmerette Appleton dress, i copied the pattern and laid it out. Tomorrow i will cut the pieces and start to sow. Hope this will work out.
I wish I could sew. I can cook and garden. But I’ve never learned to properly sew.
I hope you can post a link to a photo of the dress! I’m very curious…
That’s a lovely dress. You are clever!
I love the fact that when you Google Cashmerette Appleton dress, hundreds of pics of real life, curvy women come up!
I’m not with the project this morning, because I chose a perfume I love and wear frequently, MFK Amyris Femme. I read the review of it in the new Guide and had to laugh–Tanya Sanchez said, “I absolutely cannot imagine how any self-respecting woman would smell this nondescript, sour, dowdy floral and feel it’s for her.” Well, it is for me. I think it smells lovely! Or perhaps I’m secretly a nondescript, sour, dowdy woman?
Even if I hadn’t met you in person, I’d have to say no – nondescript-sour-dowdy is definitely not you … but since I have, it’s NO (and if I knew how to do a boldfaced, underlined and gigantic font in a post here, it would be that)!
Aw, thanks, Sheri!
DOWDY as in Discerning Original Wonderful Dangerous Youthful
Gee, I think I’ll order a couple of gallons.
…except when it comes to car mats….
https://www.weathertech.com/floorliner-digitalfit/
Hi-density! Tri-extruded! Digital -fit! I think you need to start a NOW CAR MAT THIS blog. Do you have a BUFM (back up floor mat). Clearly, NOT dowdy.
Amyris femme…No muss! No fuss!
I remember you wear Paco Rabanne La Nuit. So NOT DOWDY!
Plum for me today. It goes with my dress, which has purply-pinkish roses on it, and it fits the theme as I have a back-up bottle. Luckyscent had it on sale not long after I bought my bottle, so annoying, so I figured that buying a second bottle lowered the average price per ml, and was in fact a saving 🙂
That’s not just perfumath, it works for all sorts of purchases 🙂
Plum is now hard to find, isn’t it?
… But if you don’t finish both bottles, you will have to gross up the price per mL by the % of what will be left unused ?
Une Fleur de Cassie today of which I do have still a couple manufacturer’s spray samples and two travel sprays. I seem to enjoy the perfume from my samples the most. I’m wondering if this is due to formulation differences or the atomizer. The sample gives a fairly light spray whereas the travel spray shoots out a lot more. I find I prefer one of my samples for its smoothness, so I might save it for when the travel sprays gone.
I’m a little too busy at work to read posts, so I’ll have to catch up tonight.
Oh, I wonder if it’s a coincidence that banana day and bat appreciation day are on the same day?
Ha ha, not sure about the answer to that last question but it definitely puts me in mind of Zoologist Bat–where I do find a banana note pretty prominent.
Yes, Bat is exactly what I thought of!
I’m wearing Grandiflora Queen of the Night which makes for a beautiful and gentle spring scent. There’s a pretty garden at our rehab center and it’s got a bower that is overflowing with jasmine in full bloom now. It scents the whole garden and is so lovely!
Jasmine in full bloom sounds amazing!
You smell good!
Missed posting yesterday due to a nasty headache that just wouldn’t leave for most of the afternoon into the evening. I was even a bit nauseous from it. ? A couple of Advil and sleeping seems to have taken care of it, since it wasn’t around this morning. Whew!
Very happy to have read about the things that were/have been saved at Notre Dame Cathedral! The latest tally of money pledged for restoration is over 1 billion Euro. Amazing. ?
SOTD = the same as yesterday. Gucci No. 3 EdP, from the sample stash. It’s been perfect for the spring weather.
So glad that your headache is gone. I was worried when you didn’t post last night.
I guess the fire at Notre Dame could have been worse but the amount pledged is amazing.
I’ve never smelled yout SOTD but used to see it mentioned favorably.
Aw, I didn’t mean to make anyone worry! It’s been a long time since I’ve had a headache that bad.
Seconding the worrying. Glad you are feeling better today. Maybe it was the weather pressure?
Not sure what happened yesterday with the headache. ?
I’m glad the headache is gone. I’m normally not headachey but I had to take a Tylenol on Sunday and Monday morning so I’m seconding lillyjo’ comment.
I can rule out pollen counts. The stuff that really bothers me hasn’t shown up yet! But it was rather noisy in the area yesterday… see below.
Oh my, what can awful headache! Sounds like air pressure or maybe even a migraine? I get them only rarely, but the nausea is something else.
Glad you are feeling better today.
The only thing that I can think of is that a team of guys with some equipment were working in my development yesterday. They were busy filling cracks in the asphalt with a small Bobcat-type of machine, and painting the parking space lines. I doubt it was any kind of fumes, but it was fairly noisy. Think a couple of industrial strength leafblowers going for the better part of the day.
Wearing about 8 sprays of Bronze Goddess tonight in attempts to summon warm weather day and night so I can put away my heavy winter blanket that sits on the couch beside me.
I didn’t think I had bub of many fragrances. It turns out I have about 5 that I noticed this morning. Plus I have different versions of things (vintage vs current) but those weren’t included in the tally.
Do you have any perfume where you’ve purchased multiple decants? For laughs, I was going to wear Atelier Pacific Lime from a Seohora sample and claim CP credit because I got a backup sample. I’ so conditioned to the % off sales at Sephora that I now have no appetite to buy perfumes at the full price!
No multiple decant purchases here unfortunately. But I like your thought on the Sephora back up samples – it’s brilliant! Totally counts as CP participation to me.
I may have to go to my Sephora on Friday for some fun; I believe you can get 3 samples per visit.
Late to the party … such a crazy day!
I kicked in an odd amount for Sunday and will get 3 of the travel sprays!
SOTD = Carner Barcelona D600
Love this iris, vanilla, nutty vetiver number! This may be my next thunked bottle as there’s probably < 10mLs left and I overspray. I have a BUB.
For those who read about the bullying that happened to me yesterday at the train station, it was a classic high school Mean Girls posse. I said "kids" but they were kids mentally and emotionally and their collective brain matter won't overflow a thimble. They looked too long in the tooth to be teenagers. There was the ringleader with a BRF, the bleached blonde sidekick desperate to be accepted by the ringleader and will grovel and lick the feet and area around the ringleader, the petite tomboy lookout and finally the soft pudgy guy who can't play sports and has a crush on the ringleader. Anyway, I will do my best to avoid them because 4 against 1 is not a fair fight in a dangerous venue. Cowards, all of them.
Now onto read the comments!
Does NJT have any kind of police force? If so, they should start making their presence known. SEPTA has had to do that over in Philadelphia at several stations. Unruly “teens” were causing trouble there, too.
They’re there sometimes on the track platform. Most times they hang out inside the station.
Went back and read your post from yesterday. I’m so sorry this happened to you. Group mentality, especially among young people on mass transit, is bad business and can be truly frightening. A great big hug to you. ?
Thank you, She-Ra❣️