Almost-Friday, National DNA Day, World Penguin Day and Ella Fitzgerald’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm still on yesterday's pretty spring floral theme with Maison Francis Kurkdjian Pluriel Féminin.
Reminder: on 4/26 we're doing edition 4 of the picture challenge, part 1. Wear a perfume that matches the picture, which is Georgia O'Keeffe's My Shanty, from 1922. You can read more about the painting here and here. There is a short bit on her time at Lake George here. (This is part 1 because we are going to do another O'Keeffe later in the year.)
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 King Penguin [cropped] by laikolosse at flickr; some rights reserved.
Bel Ami Hermes
YUM.
You smell gorgeous bear!
Bear always smells like a million bucks!
Vintage bottle?
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NICE!
L’Eau D’Ambre Extrême. It’s a nice change from some of the florals I’ve been wearing.
Nice!
SOTD is Ella K Memoire de Daisen In and I love it! Got a 8ml mini, wish more houses made travelsprays…
Has anyone tried JHAG Vanilla vibes yet? I can hardly wait.
I also want more travel sprays!
I’m in a layering of Eau des Merveilles and Eau Claire des Merveilles, using Robin’s recommended proportions of 2:1. Perfection. Happy Friday Eve, everyone!
Yay!
That sounds super good!
I’m wearing Dzongkha today. Love this stuff.
I was going to wear Dzongkha today too, but absentmindedly ended up spraying Santal 33, Dzongkha’s less advanced little sister.
She’ll grow up eventually
Me too, u smell great!
One of my all time favorites. I’ve owned 3 bottles.
I’m in Guerlain Chamade, a perfect spring floral.
Chamade really is spring in a bottle! I love it too.
That being said, I had a coworker come near me once when I had it on, and said it reminded her of the smell of opening a new bag of diapers. LOL She was right on….I get that too! (I kinda like it!)
Hi all! Piment Brulant today. Found a bottle for very very inexpensive, and remembering how much I liked it so many years ago, I bought it. I may actually like it more than I remember! Between Paprika Brasil and this one, I clearly love smelling like a chili.
I am smelling like food too! Wearing 5 O’Clock au Gingembre, currently in its preserved-ginger phase.
Yum!
One of my favorite SLs! You smell wonderful.
SB Incensed, which fits the painting well.
You are inspiring me to check out my incense collection…..
Jour d’Hermes again; it’s been my go-to for about a month. It’s just joyous, and that’s exactly what I’m looking for right now.
Spring has sprung, and I have some gorgeous scented narcissus blooming. I get to shove my nose into it everyday while it’s blooming, and it’s a treat. I didn’t really understand narcissus fragrance love until I started growing this.
I love that one, you smell wonderful!
Perfect choice from March till July.
Diptyque Eau des Sens from my office stash. It goes well with the weather (balmy spring, finally!) if not with my outfit (all black w leather jacket)
Sometimes I like to deliberately mismatch my perfume with my outfit
I went with Equistrius today.
There must be an old saddle somewhere in the barn.
It’s almost Friday!
Yes, to the old saddle and Friday!!
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Had an early morning appointment today. I will tell you that I really hated getting up at 6:30 this morning and I went scent less for it. Right now, I am in vintage no 5 edt while getting ready for work. My whole day has been goofed up due to that appointment.
Sorry for the goofed up day!
Started the day in Iris 39, so very quiet on my skin, 4 sprays on each wrist, and still quiet, my 5 ml decant is going down fast! I like to be aware of my scent, and was expecting to love this one.
Iris 39 won’t be going on the FB list, so money saved at least.
Spritzed on no. 19 edt when it faded out after lunch.
That’s a bummer. I can smell Iris 39 for several hours after applying three sprays. Well, on to the next! There are so many others to enjoy!
Yes, that’s right!
Several sprays for each wrist? Wow, are you sure you aren’t anosomic to the scent?
Iris 39 is a one-spray only scent for me!
Oh no! Thats too bad; I happen to love it. My sample ran out long ago but I currently have a bottle of the oil, which I just put on.
Smell Bent Gypsy. Spending my morning on the phone with IT…oh boy.
Never a good thing when IT takes that long to work a problem…..Good luck!
In mryhhe eglantine – a fav from Hermessence!
Any recs for good places to sniff in Chicago?
House twin!
When I was there a couple of years ago, I enjoyed sniffing at both Nordstrom and Neimans (Malle, MFK) on Michigan Ave. But I live in Madison, so anything beyond Sephora was exciting for me. Lol. Next trip I hope to hit Hermes and Le Labo. I do believe there is a perfume boutique in the Lincoln Park neighborhood…?
Merz Apothecary in Lincoln Park has upped its perfume offerings and is worth a trip. There’s also a Barney’s and a Saks downtown, plus Prada, Tom Ford, Bloomingdales, Dior, and Chanel.
Definitely go to Merz Apothecary! Even if you can only make it to the (smaller) downtown location, it’s such a fun visit.
Thanks all!!
SOTD is vintage Aliage – rosewood, moss, vetiver and myrrh.
Yum…that sounds wonderful!
Nice.
Wish I still had my vintage Aliage….of course, it wasn’t vintage when I bought, but then again, neither was I….
Hah! Ditto here, on all counts!
I recently tried the newer formulation, and it didn’t have nearly the longevity the vintage has. What a bummer.
How nice that sounds.
Sounds fab! Must look this one up…
Wow. That vintage Aliage sounds fantastic!
I thought most of D.S. & Durga’s older perfumes match the picture well. I chose to finish off my sample of their 2011 limited edition for Joya, Staghorn Sumac. It smells like dry grass and has a mineral, vegetal, slightly powdery feel. I originally wanted to wear their Freetrapper for the CP, but it’s a bit too heavy for work especially with the v-neck shirt I’m in today. However, I’m taking a vacation day tomorrow so I can wear anything I want!
Woo hoo! Enjoy your Friday off!
Thank you, I plan to! Hopefully on the agenda is taking myself out to brunch or lunch and going to the beach to read or listen to podcasts.
Enjoy your freedom!
I really like Freetrapper! I keep on buying samples of it. I would call it dry too
I really like it too!
Nice! Enjoy the Friday freedom.
Enjoy your day! Your plan sounds absolutely perfect!
Hermes Un Jardin Sur La Lagune from a Sephora sample. This is a pleasant enough floral, but to my nose it shares more dna with Twilly than it does with the rest of the Jardin line. I think it could have easily passed for a flanker. Must be something in the Nagel base.
I was surprised my Sephora had it so soon after it’s release. It has taken the spot on the shelf where Mediterranee used to be, which is still my favorite from the line.
Must stop at Sephora! I like most of the Jardin line, but sadly not Mediterranee….to each their own.
I sniffed it at Sephora, too. Too me it was Eau de Merveilles Bleue, but with flowers. I love Bleue, but I don’t think I need more of it. Probably need to give it more of a chance. Mediterranee is my favorite, too.
“To me” not “too me”.
Good morning….it’s AVENGERS END GAME tonight!! YAY! Flying my nerdy sci-fi fan flag loud and proud today!
Wearing Lush Euphoria, but I couldn’t smell it past the 1st 10 minutes? Usually Lush scents are full on, but this one is a bit disappointing for sure. Maybe my sample is too old to be useful? I think after lunch I’ll put on Burberry The Beat, because it’s the only other thing with me at present…..
Jada did you see it tonight? My son is quite upset that they did not manage to get tickets.
We did indeed! It was EPICLY AWESOME!!! Definitely one to see more than once! Theater was packed for sure…..
Good for you! They still could not get tickets for tonight or tomorrow…my son is majorly disappointed and we should have planned better.
Today I’m wearing Jour d’ Hermes.
You smell really pretty.
Thank you.
Just made a dash out to the supermarket for bottles of water. Woke up this AM to the sound of a waterfall. Not a good sign in a drought-plagued part of the world. Wouldn’t you know it. A torrent of water was rushing down the road in front of our house, tearing up the tarmac and the sidewalk in front of our house down past our neighbor’s house–that’s about 40 feet of rushing water and bubbling up chunks of the street. Anyway. Now there are about 8 huge trucks parked up and down the road, jackhammers abound, and men in orange vests carrying clicking boxes are walking through our yard and plants. But the water has been shut off, so at least the stress of seeing all that precious H2O go to waste is gone. But of course we have no running water in the house either.
Perfume?
Oh. This is about perfume?
Santal 33!
Yikes! They’ve been flushing the hydrants in my neighborhood this week. I’m sure there are good reasons for it, but it does bum me out to see all that water running into the storm drains, gone to waste. Here in the Great Lakes region, people tend to treat water like there’s an infinite supply.
Hope all is resolved soon….I am fine with the electricity shut off, but water…..I would go crazy.
Ugh. Hope you get water back soon.
Hope your water will be back on soon.
I wish I could send you some of our water. It’s been a rainy spring in my area. Our ponds and lakes are high and I am noticing large pools of water in the low areas of people’s yards because the ground is saturated. I miss the sun.
Another four days of rain starting tomorrow….ugh.
I hope they repair the damage quickly on your street and your water is restored soon!
What a terrible morning….hope it’s all fixed and the landscapes survives it all…..
Egads! I hope that you didn’t get a wet basement from all of that! What a mess.
Oakland, I hope that is fixed by now!
Alyssa Ashley Musk. Since it’s so light (and I have an FB now), I put on 5 sprays! Feeling extravagant, since I usually only wear 1-3 sprays of anything to work.
Nice to have something you can drench yourself in!
Commando still….need to do more stuff around the house before I hit the showers and scent up! Need to honor the beauty of a spring day so something with jasmine or honeysuckle if possible….more later.
Hindu honeysuckle from PPP is a good one – I finished my little sample in a week it was so wonderful
Jo Malone Silk Blossom
My lilac tree blossomed a couple of days ago so I’m wearing Desarmant today. It smells like the tree but better.
Golly I need to try that one. Is there another floral leather you can think of that has a similar feel? I am imagining the perfume is similar to Cuir Pleine FLeur, but with lilacs instead of violets.
I can send you some. Email me at my username at A oh elle dotty com. Desarmant is lots of lilac, not a lot of leather.
New spring LE soap scents from Mrs. Meyers:
– Lilac
– Peony
I have BUBs under my sink!
Yum! Lucky you, having a lilac in bloom.
All the lilacs in my neighborhood are out…smells so lovely.
Olene today… feeling the Spring and eagerly awaiting the day the lakes are warm enough to swim in again.
You smell great Regina!
When do the lakes warm up?
Rossy de Palma for my busy morning at work. She always comes through.
She’s like a tough girlfriend who will beat up anyone who is mean to you.
? love your analogy.
Same!?
Exactly!
Didn’t get a chance to stop by yesterday but I’m wearing again Yves Rocher En Avril un Soir which I always wear a few times in April, it’s no effort as it is an irissy chypre II really enjoy.
Robin: I love the penguin, looking effortlessly elegant.
Isn’t he just regal?
That penguin is a stunner!
SOTD Note de Yuzu which is bright and calming which is just what I need to field all sorts of complaints today :/
Hearing a bunch of people kvetching can definitely be a downer.
It can be sometimes, though they were legit complaints.
Good luck!!
Thanks! I’m out unscathed!
Gosh you guys, I had a grump-inducing morning. I decided to work from home in the morning so I could go for a swim as soon as it got warm enough to do so (California mornings are COLD, even though the afternoons have been getting up to 90 over the past couple days). So at 9:50, I went for a swim, and my swim cap broke! I tried swimming without it, but I have copious hair that likes to escape its braid, so my hair kept waterboarding me every time I came up for air. So then I tried backstroke for a bit, but with a watch on one wrist and de Quervain’s agony in the other, I was extremely hesitant near the edges of the pool, and so I’d swim properly for just about half the length of the pool before chickening out. The stress got to be too much and I gave up after about 20 minutes of swimming. All the time spent sunscreening and then showering for 20 crappy minutes of swimming!
And then I got home and showered, and just as I got out of the shower, the maintenance man came! So then I had to go out draped in a towel and squinting through glasses to talk to him. I was feeling so grumpy that I grabbed the little sample of Dilettante a kind NSTer sent me yesterday and dumped it all over myself. So I’m still terribly grumpy but at least I smell nice. Grump grump grump.
I guess I will head out to work now, then. Hopefully working from work will be less grump-making. (Hah!)
Oh yeah, all you people who suggested an oil cleanse before a foaming cleanse to get off the mineral sunscreen: totally works, thanks for the suggestion. Added benefit of the softest post-swim skin I’ve ever had.
Bummer! Glad the Dilettante helped. I just bought my first swim cap! “Waterboarded” is such a good way to describe the hair phenomena that has kept me from being a real swimmer my whole life. But the lakes here are still snowmelt temperature so I will wait a few more weeks to see how it works.
Oh gosh it’s the worst feeling, isn’t it? Being choked by your own dripping hair? I ordered a new one on Amazon the second I stepped back into my apartment, so hopefully I’ll have a new one by tomorrow night.
May I ask what brand you got? I got a Speedo one for extra hair, but this is the second cap that has torn (in ~2 y), and I’d love to get one that’s sturdier.
Snowmelt temps!!!! Sheesh. And I think our heated-to-70F pools are chilly.
(And thanks for the Dilettante! Just as delicious as I remember.)
Is there a warranty on the swim cap?
Hmm, I’m not sure…it might be too cheap to be worth the hassle of trying to find a warranty and pursue it (~$12). But that’s a good reminder to look for such things!
Hi everyone, I’m about to teach my LAST CLASS ever of my 40+-year career! I’m happy! It’s a gloriously beautiful day outside and I’m so pleased to be able to be back on campus to finish the semester off. My SOTD is Koh-i-Noor. We had a big storm last night that cleared the air and it was nice and cool this morning, but now the sun is warming everything up. All the colours are technicolor-vivid in the clear air and there’s a light breeze. There are jasmine flowers blooming everywhere on the bushes that are often planted along fences and I can actually smell the scent wafting up to us here on the fifth story of our building! What a nice day.
Congratulations! What’s next?
“Onward and Upward! To Narnia and the North!” CS Lewis
Congratulations Calypso! Enjoy the day…..and the next wonderful chapter of your story!
Congratulations and, from your description of the day, nature is celebrating with you!
Wow what a big day! I hope it goes amazing for you!
Now THAT’s a milestone! Congratulations. Your perfume sounds suitably posh and celebratory…
What a happy day! You have so much to look foward to.
Congratulations! Hope the whole day was wonderful!
Congratulations! Nice to hear that you had beautiful weather to mark the occasion. ?
Wow! Congratulations!
OH yay on all fronts!
Congratulations! Glad you had such a beautiful day to match!
Hooray!
Oh, wow! That’s big! Congrats to you.
WOOHOO! Congrats!!!
That’s a fantastic day! Congratulations
Congratulations on your retirement!
Started the day in more than 8 spritzes of Eau de Merveilles Bleue, but could not smell it after some hours. So topped it up with SJP Covet. I like this so much, that i ordered a 100ml BUB for cheap….
Had some nice pizza dinner with the boyfriend in a small pizzeria near his workplace, now enjoying a bicicletta cocktail at home.
Maybe i will dare to wear Chypre Mousse tomorrow, because this lasts forever…
A bicicletta was new to me– we are compari drinkers (compari and soda mostly), but I’ve never added white wine. I have to say, I love the name bicicletta, and would drink the cocktail just for the name.
You must try it, its delicious. The other Campari cocktail i love is a Negroni, but its much stronger than the bicicletta
Me too! Love negroni, but it is not a cocktail for a “school night”! Two negronis? I’m down for the count.
PS My husband says that you and your boyfriend should come by for cocktails one evening—you know, when you are next in Oakland CA
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EdM Bleue does the same disappearing thing on me! I think the musk base note makes me nose blind
I can use 2 sprays of EdM Bleue and still smell it 8 hours later. Good thing I like it.
More for me then! ???
Durga, a candidate for Mother of all Tuberroses…
That’s a fact! I spritzed some on a card and the scent lasted for days…
The picture strikes me more as quiet and reflective rather than gloomy, and Angélique from Papillon Perfmes comes to mind. I’ve used up quite a lot of my bottle, but haven’t worn it for a while.
I don’t find the picture gloomy either. I think it looks calm and peaceful. I’d like to go there.
I’m in the peaceful and contemplative camp, too.
Shalimar edp. Maybe Ella Fitzgerald used to wear this…
absolutely! Ella must have done.
Oh, I hope so!
“Gardenia perfume lingering on a pillow . . . .”
Wow.
I want to stroke that penguin right on top of its velvety-looking head…
Wearing TDC Bois d’Iris.
Hi iris-scented friend! Smelling beautiful
Waving back to the lovely lady over in aisle 3 who smells so good…
And hug him, and sweeze him, and name him George! ?
I hope you know this, otherwise I sound crazy.
Well, this may not be where you know it from but I recognize it from a Bugs Bunny cartoon!
Yes!
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Awesome Looney Tunes reference!!!
Thanks!
Ha!! I say that to my male cat when I pick him up to squeeze him, lol!? He hates being picked up.
I used to say that to my Sherbert kitty too!
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SotD = Hiris, my default for Thursdays
Plus a little Eau des Merveilles because I miss it. I smell pretty good, it’s kind of a lot tho, hahaha!
Maybe I’ll make Thursdays my Hermes day, because I want to wear Jour d’Hermes more too.
Yay for DNA Day! Strange that there is a day for that, but I guess DNA deserves a shout out. I’ve pondered doing a DNA spit test for fun. But I wonder about privacy and finding out things I’d rather not know. Genie in the bottle and all that. The Double Helix is one of my favorite non-fiction books.
Hope everyone has a Thursday to feel thankful for.
My personal opinion is I don’t trust the DNA tests.
The conspiracy theorist inside of me agrees wholeheartedly. What if you’re the only donor match for an evil billionaire? (Of course I’m not entirely convinced that the moon landing was real either.) Sorry about your crap at work. Hope you have a wonderful, beautiful day with lovely weather on your next day off!
Thank you!
Part of me is rather curious about what a DNA test would show. The other part is horrified at the invasion of privacy implications. Right now, the “Nopes!” have it.
I did mine, and then my whole extended family followed suit.
It’s great fun finding family connections and confirming my family’s heritage, plus has been very helpful in figuring out health things, BUT, I agree it’s a huge privacy concern and while I don’t care so much for myself, I do sometimes wonder if I should not have had my son done. Too late now.
A big no from me!
In lieu of a DNA test, I say go for a complete astrological chart reading. More fun, imo, because fun symbols and planets and stuff ? A friend got me one since my bday is next month. It actually gave me some useful, practical guidance!
oh! that’s fantastic, I need an astrological chart! my life is at sixes and sevens
oh! forgot to mention that yesterday I went to an exhibit of Guo Pei’s couture at the Bowers Museum. Guo Pei created the yellow gown Rihanna wore to the Met Gala in 2015. The designs are fantastical, magical, eye-poppingly beautiful.
If anyone is a fan of high fashion it’s worth a visit. The museum is a hidden treasure in southern California, not too big, perfect for an afternoon spent looking at beautiful things.
Nice. Is that a special collection or in the permanent collection?
It’s a special exhibit of Guo Pei’s work, will be there until July 14, 2019.
It looks like the sunny weather is taking a bit of a break where I am. Clouds have rolled in this afternoon, and the forecast for later is calling for rain and maybe thunderstorms. A pity, since right now, the temperature outside is perfect for a spring day. ???☔
SOTD = back in Silences. So. Very. Good! (a la William Shatner)
Rain is predicted here as well. Yet another rainy weekend. Sigh..I just wish it would rain during the week. Our grass already has to be cut and it is neon green.
Sounds like you have been getting much more squishy than I have. ? On the plus side, maybe the rain will wash away some of the pollen.
Love your Shatner impersonation ??
I couldn’t resist! I am feeling a little Puckish today.
Silences – so green and so nice!
Yes to both descriptions! It’s also a rather good “Keep Calm and Carry On!” scent.
I’ve still got a really bad sore throat, but I’m back wearing perfume. My sense of smell seems to be on the mend.
Infusion d’Iris, soothing for the soul as well as an aching respiratory tract
Yay! I’m glad that you’re feeling better. Being sick for so long is awful. Of course, you smell lovely!
Good to hear that you are back to wearing perfume, and that your sense of smell is returning!
Thanks!
Well this is out of place. It was a reply to Petunia under my comment.
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Since it’s penguin day, is anyone going to watch the movie Penguins in the theatre? The trailer looked delightful.
I did not even know about it!
My boss has been giving me the silent treatment all week. I’m Fairly certain it’s for no reason, other than she always needs someone to be crappy to. It must be my turn.
Sotd is Shalimar Souffle. I’m not sure what to wear for the project tomorrow, but have a few idea’s.
Considering some of the crap that you have said comes out of your boss’ mouth, getting the silent treatment might be an improvement! I am sorry that you have to deal with that.
The first few days I was pretty happy, but now I’m just annoyed., it’s just so juvenile.
Maybe we should all spray on some Rossy de Palma and go take care of her for you.
Lol! Thanks for having my back!
I’m in. I have my bottle ready to go! ?
Awesome!
I don’t have RdP, but I have other powerful frags! Count me in..
Your in! Bring the stockpile!
I have a sample of RdP. Your posse is forming up, lillyjo.
You guys are gonna make cry!
I’ll join the Rossy Brigade! Can we get uniforms made?
But sorry you’re dealing with that and I’m sure it’s irritating. I hope you’re not taking her personally…
I know how she is, so I don’t take it personally.
Terrible boss! I’m sorry you have to deal with this crappola.
Thank you. I think she’s waiting for me to ask her about why she’s doing this. I’m not going to though.
Good! Don’t give her the satisfaction.
SOTD = Dior Homme
Perfect office scent, leans masculine but doesn’t make a woman wearing it smell like a man. It shares DNA with Chanel No. 19 EDP, Carner Barcelona D600!and Annick Goutal Heure Exquise!
Today was Take Your Kids to Work Day. I volunteered at the beginning so I can observe how things are and provide suggestions for next year.
VIB Rouge 20% off starts tomorrow. I’ll be putting stuff in my cart tonight, get up at midnight and hit buy. I learned my lesson the last time where many of the items I wanted were out of stock!
Are you getting any perfume treats?
Love Dior Homme. Good luck with the midnight snatch!
Today I’m literally drowned in a sea of UNE AMOURETTE by ELDO.