Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! It's Hump Day and May Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in my May Day standby, vintage Diorissimo.
Reminder: on 5/3, wear lily of the valley for May Day (which is really on Wednesday).
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 September 2014 [cropped] by Carodean Road Designs at flickr; some rights reserved.
L’Eau d’Hiver Frederic Malle
You smell dreamy, Bear?
Wonderful, Bear!
Hello Bear!
SOTD is JHAG Vanilla vibes. I was really anticipating this one. So far it’s mostly butter. Not what I expected, but nice butter ?
Interesting! Glad it is nice.
My dad always said, hard to go wrong with butter.
Oh how I LOVE sayings like these! Thank you ?
Still raining, leaky basement and kitchen. Ugh. Sotd is Angel Muse. Song of the morning Rod Stewart Every picture tells a story ?
Forgot triple rabbit this morning. ???
So sorry about the leaks lillyjo!
Thanks, Robin.
Ugh, I feel your pain about the leaks! We’ve had flooding rains here and our little house is very old
Otoh you smell wonderful and have great taste in music. I may start posting a daily song, too.
Thanks! I love Muse. Still wishing for body products of it.
Oh no!? Our basement has leaked more than once and that is NO Fun! I finally bit the bullet a few years ago and had a drain tile and sub pump installed. Not a fun check to write, but our basement has been dry since.
At least you smell great!??
Unfortunately, I don’t have a bullet to bite. The basement is a foundation issue. The kitchen, I’ve had looked at, and there is no consensus yet.
Ugh. I will keep my fingers crossed that all this rain we’ve been having goes away!?
Oh no – so sorry about your wet basement. We have the same here in our little old house. Ugh… slowly drying up with the dehumidifier chugging away. I also forgot to rabbit this morning, as always. One of my old college friends used to tape it to the ceiling over her bed on the last day of the month as a reminder, lol!
That’s funny how she remembered to tape up the reminder, lol
She was determined! Funny girl : ) It wasn’t that effective, still, however. One of these months I’ll get it (maybe)!
Sorry about the leaks. We had a living room that flooded numerous times. It took two tries to fix the problem, but so worth the effort.
Thanks. During the 13/14 winter from heck, my living room flooded too due to an ice dam. That was an quick fix. That winter really took a toll on my house.
Oh no, Lillijo how unlucky, I hope the water will not cause too much damage. On the other hand you smell delicious, I’ve been toying with getting AM, not quite decided yet as I have already 4 Angel Flankers: not enough time to wear everything (sigh).
I think Muse is different enough from the other flankers to justify owning it. It really is yummy.
Oh no about the leaky basement but you are smellin’ mighty fine. I hope your day gets brighter ?
Thank you! 3 more hours til my day off starts so it will definitely be brighter!, even if it’s still raining, lol?
Argh! Sending you sympathy from the DMC (Deferring Maintenance Club). We have leaks in our living room–we had no idea because it never rained the first 5 years we lived in this house. Well, this year is different. The roof has only leaked during really torrential rain with howling wind. That’s been about every other week this past winter.
Lol at DMC! It really didn’t rain for 5 years?!
No it didn’t. We also discovered we had a leaky roof this winter in San Diego. During the drought it was not apparent.
Ugh leaks suck. You smell great, though.
Thanks lady!
I recently acquired Angel Muse! Goid discount find.
Sorry about basement
Yes to a good discount!
Oh no! So sorry to hear about your leaks. Owning a home in colder climates can be a challenge.
So true!, my hating winter has good reason!
Oh, lillyjo, I’m so sorry to hear about the leaks. I don’t know if a plumber would be able to help, but I can recommend a good one. If you want to contact me, it’s: standing dawt armsakimbo in the land of jee male. ?
Thank you. It’s not a plumbing issue really, but I will keep this in mind because inevitably I will need a plumber.
You all are just the best! You have no idea how touched I am by all the responses to my leaky troubles. My spirits have really been lifted!??
The leak sounds terrible! Glad NSTers were able to lift your spirits <3
I hope the leaks can be easily fixed. What a hassle.
I’m not a homeowner so fortunate to not have to deal with my own repairs, but have had leaky ceilings in various apartments. It’s my least favorite of building woes (as are negligent landlords that come with it) Here’s hoping you guys dry up soon!
Oh no! What a bummer to hear about your leaks. I hope that you get some dry weather soon!
Houses are so… needy… aren’t they? I feel for you RE the leaks. You smell really good though, in spite of everything!
In the early morning, I wore two scents with lily of the valley: Ann Gerard Perle de Mousse and Parfums de Nicolai Week-end a Deauville. Neither really smells like LOTL to me, but both are very nice green scents, great for spring.
Today, however, is not a typical May day. 5-6 °C (41-43 °F), moderate to heavy rain. So before going outside I sprayed Guerlain Winter Delice.
And I think I’ll wear Diorissimo tomorrow.
I love both of your morning choices.
Thank you!
Not quite warm enough for LOTV where I am at today. That’s going to change in a hurry, if the weather forecast is to be believed.
Same thing about the weather forecast here – next day should be much, much warmer (although still rainy).
Same here, we had ice pellets this afternoon and now it’s raining. Way too cold for LOTV.
Ice pellets – yikes! Hopefully we all will get some warmer weather soon.
However, if I need to go out, I often feel I have to match the scent to the weather…
When I spend a day at home, I can ignore the cold weather and make my flat smell of spring or summer.
Happy May! All the worst months of the year are now over! Getting my LOTV on in Parfum d’Ete.
You smell gorgeous! I am going to join you in Parfum d’Ete on Friday.
Gore morning everyone!
In Muguet Porcelaine today, so lovely. Surprisingly tenacious too.
“Gore morning” is a bit scary…
You can tell I’m barely on my first coffee.
“I get my coffee, nobody gets hurt”
Lol. I saw a great coffee mug recently that read: I don’t like morning people, or mornings, or people.?
Ha! That cat looks how I feel some mornings.
I’m right there with ya!
You know already!
You smell great !
Thanks! I really love it.
Totally forgot about the rabbit thing today. I am currently in Cuir de Russie but about to get into the shower. I am trying to decide if I want to go with vintage EDC Diorissimo or the current EDP of Diorissimo. I don’t reach for Diorissimo often but it is May Day. It’s supposed to be in the 70’s today with thunderstorms today. So that means I need to keep everything charged because there is a chance of losing power. I am going to my counselling session today and going to get my dog’s medication today. Yeah, I am using the day to get odds and ends done before my folks leave for California so I don’t have a lot hanging over my head when they leave.
Cuir de Russie is on my wishlist. Need to thunk my sample before I allow a purchase…
Diorissimo here also. Forgot to rabbit x 3. Would my life change if I could ever remember?
The eternal question… as I never remember either, we may never know : )
I forgot too!
Ha, see SheriG below…
I forget about the rabbits fairly often, too.
Eau du Lude by Parfums de Nicolaï. I don’t know how much it is supposed to smell like muguet but it smells green and like spring, which will do me on the first of May.
Happy May Day and happy spring
And happy Autumn to your, Kanuka!
I remembered to Rabbit this morning! Unfortunately, it happened at 4 a.m. when I woke up with a bad headache. Never quite got back to sleep, so I’m in Bel Respiro for serenity and to fool my senses into believing I’m in a beautiful grassy field with clumps of wildflowers here and there.
Sheri, please send me an email at my username at a oh ell dotty com. I found a decant of De Profundis that I thought I had given away. It’s yours if you want it.
Good heavens – email sent!
Sounds dreadful
but at least you smell beautiful!
Thank you! My decant is the old EDT formula and it’s mostly gone now, but the lingering traces are lovely.
I hope you’ve recovered!
Thank you, sistine! I dosed myself with a variety of things, and the headache is mostly gone now, thank goodness.
Hope your head is better! Bel Respiro is so perfect for calm.
It really IS! I don’t know why I don’t wear this more often.
If I had more of it, I’d wear it more, too!
Boo for the headache-y wake up, but hurray for smelling great and remembering the rabbits!
I forgot all about May Day until after I had put on Covet. I really should wear this more often, but the bottle is so squat that I usually forget that it is in my basket of full bottles.
I just noticed the list of notes for Covet includes LOTV. I can’t smell it, but apparently it’s there.
I also cannot smell it….
Are your bottles really in a basket?! How marvelous! A basket of perfume sounds magical. I should find a basket.
That rabbit looks a lot like the one that is calling our backyard home this spring. My daughter always likes to name them.
SotD is California Reverie, because Elisa P and lillyjo wore it yesterday. I don’t always like florals but even I like this one. It doesn’t exactly match our weather but maybe if I wear it, it will come.???
You smell great! On quick reading I saw “my daughter always likes to name them Elisa P”?? I’d be truly flattered to have a bunch of bunnies named after me ??
Ahahaha Inrwad it the same way
Ha, that would be ironic! No Elisa’s yet, but I’ll keep you posted.?
I’d be happy to name the rabbits in our backyard “Elisa.” (lol) Of course, then Dad and I would be complaining about how Elisa is getting through (or under) the chicken wire and eating the peas and tomatoes right out of the vegetable garden. And I’d be complaining that Elisa is eating my herbs and flowers. But if you still want our rabbits named after you, it’s fine with me. lol
Hahaha! Thanks, and I should be caught eating that many vegetables ?
My mom has named the rabbit in her yard “Miss Betty”. No clue why but she loves that rabbit haha.
Omg, that’s so cute! Miss Betty is a great name for a rabbit.
What has she named your current backyard rabbit?
Bigelow. Last year was Willow and Jasper.
Very cute
Happy May Day to everyone and May Weekend to me. In VC&A Bois d’Iris, only because I’m curious about newly announced Santal Blanc release.
That was my SotD yesterday. You smell good!
You smell so good!
Hello little rabbits. I’m in the Diorissimo club today.
Welcome to the club
Happy May Day! I’m old enough to remember making little May baskets from woven strips of construction paper and filling them with violets and dandelions and candy to hang on the neighbor’s doors. Wonder if this custom still is practiced anywhere.
A person could drown trying to walk around my neighborhood today, it feels like the rain will never stop. Wearing Kiehl’s Musk because I wore it yesterday and it smelled so good! Song of the morning is Neil Young Comes a Time (joining lillyjo.)
You smell great! I unwrapped and wore my new FB of Kiehl’s Musk last weekend and wow, it was pretty skanky on me for the first several minutes – but in a good way.
I get that too – in fact, I think the opening of Kiehl’s is skankier than SL Muscs Koublai Khan – but it settles into a beautiful musk pretty quickly.
What a lovely custom! That wasn’t done in our neck of the woods, as far as I know. Would love to see some of these niceties resurrected, but most unlikely I would imagine.
Yes, I’m thinking hanging anything on a neighbor’s door is asking for trouble
Yes – you’re right, I’m sure!
What a sweet tradition! I didn’t grow up with it, but I wish I had.
When I was a kid our school actually had a maypole that we danced around with coloured ribbons, weaving them together.
My school had that too.
We did something like that, but only once that I remember!
You smell lovely! Kiehl’s Musk smells like LOV to me. One of my favorite musks.
Happy May Day! It’s a sunny hot spring day….my favorite kind of day! The Canada geese have hatched their eggs around our office building in the past few days, and I’ve already been chased by a mama goose for walking on the sidewalk (too close to the babies, I guess!)
Anyway, there’s 2 different families with 12 hatchings between them, that laid and hatched their eggs under the office windows…..
Wearing Clinique My Happy Cocoa & Cashmere….chocolately goodness!
It’s a lot of fun to see all the babies in spring!
I love reading SOTD because I keep finding new things to adding new things to my “need to sniff” list! Anything with a chocolate note’s gotta be added…
This one is a bargain too! $22 for 15ml is hard to beat these days! I really like it….6 hours in and I can still smell it!
Nice story!
Ahhhhh so cute!!!!!!
Another freezing cold morning. Go big or go home! Portrait of a Lady.
Indeed and you smell sumptious, I was so happy when I finally got decants of POAL.
Thank you! My husband complained it was too strong. I probably did overdo it, it’s still going strong 12 hours later.
I am participating in the CP–a happy coincidence! In Miu Miu’s L’Eau Bleue.
Throwing out a book rec–“Educated” by Tara Westover–a memoir about growing up in a religious fundamentalist and back to the land family in rural Idaho. Her story reminds me of many people I met one summer when I was in college working for a civil rights org in the Appalachia. They were not “back to the land” people, but very poor. God’s will had to suffice when there was no food, or doctors, or gas (the area was very rural and lots of families would save money for gas over rent or even food so they could get around). Anyway, I admire Tara–at least as a narrator of her own story. And her writing feels more like a novel than many contemporary memoirs.
I think I heard her interview on Fresh Air on NPR, if it’s the same woman, and it was definitely worth a listen if you’re inclined to look her up on their podcasts.
I heard that too, fascinating. Sometimes the interviews discourage me from reading the books, though…I feel like I already know the story? Maybe that’s just me.
(And then sometimes, later I am confused and think I *did* read the book, which is another problem altogether)
No, I agree completely. I often feel no need to read the book after a thorough interview. They did seem to cover a lot ground that was in the book in that one also.
Thanks for the rec. I loved “The Glass Castle” which ties in with your Appalachia anecdote.
Oh yes. I remember the movie trailers–I think I can skip the film version. But I should read the book. Thanks!
Tried L’Eau Bleue recently thanks to someone here, liked it more than I expected! Might go for that on Friday.
Scent twins !
This morning getting my five year old daughter into her car seat she says,
“Mama, that is the best perfume you ever weared.”
Perfume? Coromandel EDT.
Out of the mouths of babes… ?
Coromandel is fabulous!
Sounds like a good pick for a signature scent!
Ah such good taste already!
“Mama, that is the best perfume you ever weared.”
Awesome.
Too cute! And sophisticated little girlie!
Your daughter has good taste
Adorable.
The apple does not fall far from the tree!
Love it!
Aw, so cute!
your daughter has good taste
So cute.?
Ahhhh that is so cute!
Awwwww.
I love that! Sooooo sweet.
Wow! And Awwwwwwww! It sounds like you have a full-fledged perfumista there.
Nuthin’ but the truth —
This is so cute!!! My 2.5-yr-old son always wants to wear my perfume or try something in stores because he’s so used to me doing it. He doesn’t discriminate, but your daughter has taste!
That’s so sweet!
Participating by wearing vintage Diorissimo, courtesy of floralgal. Will wear this today and compare with the modern version I own. I have a recent EdP, but kind of wish I’d gotten EdT because I heard it was more akin to what I might remember from the ‘80s when I first wore this.
I think I may one of the few that likes the current version-just not sure which I tried. I think it was the edt.
Not sure I have even seen a recent bottle of Diorissimo. Dior perfumes seem to be scarce where I am at.
Scarce here to, except jadore and the new miss Diors, and Joy.
In Caleche Eau Delicate. I caved and bought this blind. I think this is love. Smells the way I imagined Bottega Veneta to smell from Angela’s description, yet the actual Bottega Veneta was a little limp wristed for me. This also has pepper and a certain saltiness. Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. ???
You smell beautiful!
Thank you. I didn’t even know about it until I saw it at a drugstore that sells all kinds of discontinued perfumes.
Yeah, it wasn’t out for long. What is this magic drugstore?
Nicely done on the lucky blind buy! ?
This sounds wonderful!
Happy May everyone!
I don’t have many lily of the valley forward fragrances because it’s not my usual bag, but! I did dig out a bottle of Tory Burch Jolie Fleur Verte that I was gifted by my mother, who does not wear perfume and never really has, because, “you like perfume and the color green”. If only finding a winner was so simple.
It uhhh. Has a cute bottle? And it isn’t toxic, but the Mr. disagrees. To the back of the cabinet it returns.
Ha…if the Mr. thinks it is toxic, that is not a good sign.
In my head, the first 2 minutes of it smells like my beloved Gucci Envy. It could just be the green playing tricks on me.
For May Day, I’m in Jour d’Hermes and Gap Grass. Might add Demeter Dandelion later, which is a fair May Day scent, since they are blooming here. My garden patch of LOTV is only about 3 inches tall and evidently unaware of May Day.
Oh, wow. You’re Spring incarnate ?
Only in terms of fragrance!
Haven’t seen any LOTV blooming here yet either. Your scent combo sounds dreamy.
My patch of LOTV seems utterly unaware it is May as well…not surprising, since I have the heat on.
Our small LOTV patch bloomed and died already.
Gap Grass? Swoon! I loved that stuff. Glad to hear someone still has some to enjoy. You must smell incredible!
Hello, it’s been a while! I’m recently back at work after having a baby. While I was pregnant I couldn’t stand any smells, and when I was on maternity leave I didn’t want to wear anything around the new baby girl. The last two weeks I’ve been keeping it low key with infusion d’iris and petit matin. Everything else smells overwhelming still, and I’m not ready for anything complicated. Anyway, hello and glad to be back! And thanks to Koyel for checking up on me
Congrats!!!!
Congratulations on your wee one, and welcome back!
Congratulations on your bundle of joy !
Welcome back! It was at least a year after the births of my sons before I could wear perfume again. I wish I could say it was for their health, but it was that I still couldn’t tolerate strong smells–really any smells at all.
Congrats and welcome back!
It’s the best reason to be absent, welcome back.
Welcome back! And congrats on the bebe!
Congratulations and welcome back!
Congratulations on your baby girl, and welcome back!
Hi there. I wonder if that Goutal Chat Perche would be an option?
Congratulations!
Congrats on your sweet baby girl!
Welcome back nastywoman, and congratulations!
Mazel Tov!
Congratulations and welcome back!
Lovely news about your little one; glad you are able now to ease back into your scents —
Congratulations!
Welcome back!!! Glad to see you here again.
May!! I didn’t remember to “rabbit” this morning.
I have a few LOTVs to choose from: Diorissimo, Coty Muguet de Bois, CdG Lily, ELDO Yes I Do, and maybe a smidge of Jessica McClintock left in a decant.
And I chose Gris Clair since I wasn’t feeling the optimism of spring today (it’s grey and cool out).
The little garden store down the block finally got plants in and they had heliotrope! First time I’ve smelled a live heliotrope. Lovely and very exciting to this urban dweller?
Wow, I’d love to smell heliotrope too. Lucky you!
There’s not much to smell around these parts except a few of the usual suspects (hyacinths and the odd fragrant rose bush). The variety they have smells more subtle than a perfume rendition, but it’s a dusty, sweet, deep cherry-almond. I hope to try and plant some!
I’ve had good luck with planting heliotropes in pots outside. They don’t like being dried out, so hopefully you’d remember to water more often than I do! If I am remembering right, they like sun and some shelter from the wind if it’s windy where you live. With warm weather and a bit of flower fertilizer from time to time, they should bloom for months for you.
Thanks for the advice! That’s good to know. I think the stuff I plant in the ground doesn’t dry out as fast as the potted stuff. We can’t use the hose since the pipe froze a year ago and cracked and leaked into our basement ceiling (which is a living space) when I turned the hose on. So, this past summer I had to haul a bucket of water from inside up 2 small flights of stairs to the yard which was a pain. But it did rain a lot last summer so I was spared the water carrying from the well somewhat, lol.
Yes, definitely true about plants planted in the ground not drying out as fast as plants in pots. Some plants in plastic pots need to be watered every day. Some of the plants I had outside in pots last summer would have died if it hadn’t rained so many days.
Good luck with the heliotropes!
How wonderful about the heliotrope and you have a nice LOTV selection here.
Thank you! I had a bit of an LOTV obsession, (or a more positive term would be “exploration”) last Spring. I still like it, but I’ve moved on…
Methinks you also have Yosh Which I plan to wear at some point this week….
Yosh Sottile. Not sure why that cut off…
Oh, boy ? I totally forget I have that one. It’s nice, too. Thanks for that reminder!
You smell fabulous!
Thank you! I got this decant in the last swap meet and it’s dwindling quickly…
Thanks for the description of what a live heliotrope plant smells like! I was very curious and intrigued when you mentioned it.
It’s kind of like meeting a celebrity ?
I am wearing Miu Miu L’Eau Bleue today. It is a birthday gift from my parents. Today is my birthday
Well hello perfume twin and happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Many happy returns.
Happy birthday!!!
Happy Birthday!?
Happy Birthday!
Happy, happy!!??
Happy birthday Barqs! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Happy Birthday, Barqs!
Have a happy year and a great birthday
Happy Birthday, Barqs! Enjoy your gift!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!?
Happy happy birthday!!!
Happy happy birthday!
Thanks for the lovely birthday wishes !!
Yay, happy birthday and congrats on your new bottle!
Happy Scented Birthday Barqs! ??? And yay for getting perfumed gifts!
A (late) Happy Birthday to you, Barqs!
Happy Birthday! Hope you are having a fantastic day!?
Happy Birthday, Barqs!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday!
I wore the wrong flower today as I am wearing Byredo Rose from No Man’s Land. Hopefully, on Friday I hope I’ll remember to wear Diorissimo.
That flower is perfectly right in my book! I like that Byredo.
Happy May day everyone! My SOTD is Carillon pour un Ange by Tauer. Beautiful LOV with a lilac & jasmine middle and ambergris dry down. Happy HUMP Day also!
Carillon pour un Ange is a great name and the notes sound great.
This is such a beautiful perfume. Love at first sniff.
Annick Goutal Eau de Charlotte, which is mostly LOTV to my nose. Kind of odd, but lasts longer on me than most of my Goutals.
I don’t see this one mentioned often, I tested it once and only remembered the chocolate, another Goutal that lasts on me is Nuit Etoilee EDP.
Try Sables
Probably the Goutal with the longest half-life on skin, approaching that of Rien.
I had a bottle of Eau de Charlotte but I sold it. It was a delicate scent. I mostly smelled cold cream with s tiny dusting of cocoa powder. Sometimes I wish that I held on to it.
Robin, I love this bunny with such delicate ears, you always find the best photos.
Well, I am in Tocade which was languishing in the cabinet, the juice has darkened considerably, it must be the vanilla oxidizing, but smells fine and honestly that vanilla is fantastic and so well blended with the rose. By chance LOTV is one of the notes but I can’t say I’ve recognized it.
You’ve just given me an idea of what to wear today!
Great, so we were twins.
I have to find them because I sure don’t take them
I’m in Nirvana Rose. It’s an easy go-to for me and I just grabbed it on the way out of the door this AM. I did actually remember to “Rabbit” x3 this AM.
I’m failing miserably at the CP this week. I don’t even know what I have that has LOTV. Will have to research some tonight.
I don’t have much with LOTV either but some of the OJ scents have it- Sampaquita and Tolu, which I didn’t realize.
Thanks! That helps immensely.
You’re welcome! Oh good! I had to research a bit because I don’t have many florals, but I have those two. Gaia over on the non-blonde says DK Black Cashmere has it too. That one I never would have guessed.
Me neither! But I’ve put it on my list just the same. Thanks!
Glad you mentioned Gaia; I went over to her site — and she’s posting again! Yay!
Let’s play the Good, the Bad, and the Pretty:
The Pretty
SOTD is Muguet Porcelaine again! I can’t believe I hadn’t worn this for over a year.
The Bad
Mayhem the cat had a really scary episode last night. I was working from the closet because the boyfriend was making clattering noises in the kitchen, and suddenly Mayhem came in and started doing a horrible panting thing, his little pink tongue out, saliva dripping, lying as flat on the ground as possible. We immediately called the emergency vet and took him in; thankfully, the closest emergency vet hospital is like 3 mi away, so even though it was rush hour, it didn’t take too long. He had stopped doing it by the time we got there, and it sounds like the behavior was a response to intense pain. We asked the vet if he thought this episode meant it was time to say goodbye, and he said it was personal bla bla bla but then reminded us of what all of you said: that the vast majority of people regret having waited too long to say goodbye. So we talked it over and assuming he’s doing ok (which it seems like he is today), we will give ourselves a week to say goodbye, have their 11th birthday party on 10 May, and then let him go on Sat 11 May.
The Good
Well, this what I hinted at on Monday. The boyfriend had asked me out on a date for last night, to go to a special spot in the mountains after dark to drink hot cocoa and look at the stars. It’s the spot at which we first said our I-love-yous. Even though we had the horrible stuff with Mayhem, we decided to go on our date, aaaaaaaaand…he proposed! So now he is my fiance <3 And the reason why I was pretty sure that this was what would happen is because we went ring shopping on Sunday! We don't have a ring yet; I'm far too indecisive to have gotten a ring on our first expedition. But we do have appointments coming up (they were supposed to be on 11 May, but if that's when we say goodbye to Mayhem, we certainly won't be in any state to go to ring appointments that day). He proposed with an origami $2 bill ring ($2 bills are a bit of an inside thing for us), which is now around my neck on a chain to remind me
Ok, that's the end of my novel. Happy Wednesday!
Bravo! Congrats
You must be feeling sad and happy, so hugs and congratulations.
That’s a lot of emotions for one day! But congratulations. Your special spot sounds lovely. Best wishes.
The highest of highs mixed with everyday realities. I’m very happy for you both and wish you a lifetime of happiness. Also, very sad for little Mayhem. It’s hard to let go. Congratulations Koyel!
So sorry to hear about Mayhem.
But congrats on your engagement!
Congratulations, Koyel! And I hope all goes as well as can be with Mayhem. (great name)
Congratulations! That’s a big step and some serious adulting. Wishing the both of you every happiness.
Oh, wow! What a whirlwind of emotion! So happy for you and I also hope things go peacefully for little Mayhem.
Sympathy and congratulations, you’re having a very intense time.
Congrats on the engagement, but so sorry for Mayhem
Oh, my heart! What a lot of intense feelings all at once. It sounds like you have found a wonderful partner for both good times and bad.
Wow! You’ve got a lot going on! Sorry you will be saying goodbye to your Mayhem. Also, congratulations on your engagement!
Congrats to you! And so sorry about Mayhem, poor baby.
Congrats! I’m sorry Mayhem is having a rough time. You smell fabulous.
Many congratulations and every happiness for the future, Koyel :^)
Congratulations Koyel!
Congratulations on your engagement Koyel! I had my suspicions that was your good news, and am very pleased to hear about it. On the other hand, my deepest sympathies about Mayhem. Hugs.
Oh, the highs and the lows… I’m so delighted to hear of your engagement, Koyel! And we’ll stick by you as you stick by your Mayhem…
Big hugs to you Koyel! So sorry to hear about Mayhem, but congrats to you and your fiancé. ?
Poor Mayhem. But it the pain is so bad, it’s the right decision.
Congratulations on your engagement!
Oh my goodness, Koyel. What a whirlwind of emotion. I’m so sorry to hear about Mayhem; it brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations to you on your engagement.
I kind of figured this is what the surprise was, because I didn’t think you were pregnant. ;-). Congrats!
So sorry about Mayhem though. I agree with the vet, better a week too soon than a day too late. If he’s having episodes of intense pain, it sounds like the right time.
I’ve been repeating that line since you wrote it yesterday–better a week too soon than a day too late. How completely right that is.
Adding more condolences about your kitty.
So glad you are marrying someone you can already make important decisions with, and that he went ahead and proposed even though everything else wasn’t perfect at that moment. That’s all just right.
Of all these really wonderful, kind, encouraging comments–and as always, NSTers are amazing at leaving those kinds of comments–this comment was the most touching. Thank you for saying that.
I’m so sorry for what you are going through with kitty mayhem.
Congratulations to you and your fiancee. The best of luck to you both!
Congrats on the engagement! And sorry for what you’re going through with Mayhem.
SOTD = Tauer Dark Passage
… because Elisa mentioned it yesterday and it is cold enough to wear it. Chewy patchouli (not headshop!), tobacco, birch tar. I want to take over the world with more and have a lot of swappable perfumes should you decide to divest yourself of an unloved travel spray. Thank you to the NSTers who swapped with memories gave me theirs – you know who you are!
I rabbited today but sadly, not as I woke up this morning.
Yesterday, I mentioned seeing a limited edition bottle of Orange Sanguine and lillyjo said she did not see it on the Sephora website. I could have sworn that was where I saw it – there were 3 things in the picture: Body lotion, a candle and the LE whimsical artsy deep blue 100 mL bottle for $135. Sephora does not have it listed anymore…or I could have misidentified the website that carried it!
I rabbited this morning BEFORE I fell asleep. It was after midnight, so I figured it sorta counts.
Blue bottle of Orange Sanguine = perfume unicorn?
Maybe huh? I don’t think I could have dreamt it up and remembered it so vividly. Is the regular price of a 100 mL bottle of OS $135? If it is, I must have seen the bottle in one of the online shops!
Yes, the price is correct.
Or, they put it up before they were supposed to, and then they took it back down.
I bet Robin is right. That or it sold out immediately .
I am wearing Fille en aiguilles today!
I visited Deauville/Trouville last week, and Bruges. We had a blast.
And I also stayed a few days at home, doing nothing, haha, and it was wonderful.
But alas, back to work this week.
Did you visit Honfleur as well? I liked Honfleur better than Deauville or Trouville.
Good to hear you had such a nice week. Holidays are the best.
No, not this time. but I visited Honfleur years ago during another visit. It is one of the most charming seaside towns in France.
I really love Normandy! I Visited it quite a few times but there is always something new to discover. Two years ago we stayed in the Rouen area and visited the famous abbey of Jumièges and nearby you have the abbey of Saint Martin de Bosscherville.
I hear you, I love Normandy as well. And it’s not that far from Holland.
I’ve visited both Jumièges and Saint Martin de Bosscherville. The Boucles de la Seine area is very pretty as well.
East of Rouen is a wonderful garden called Jardin des Plumes, very much worth a visit.
Honfleur is just wonderful.
Oh that garden looks wonderful… I made a note….for the next visit haha.
Thank you
Forgot to rabit, as usual. Another cold, gray overcast day. I’m so tired of this weather. It’s been raining four days out of every week and overcast on the others… another rainy weekend predicted. We get our share of rain in New England but this is crazy.
SOTD is Safran Troublant. I’ll perk up tomorrow. ?
That’s a bit gloomy and glum. Sending the sun your way
It really is crazy weather! I don’t have any sun to send, but heres a big hug???????
No sun for me to send you either, but I will commiserate! Too much grey and rain gets to me, too, even if it’s warm out.
The Midwest is getting that same gray, rainy weather and I am tired of it too! Let’s hope sunny days are in the forecast for both of us!?
Thanks everyone! You guys are the BEST! I already feel more cheerful! ?
Here’s hoping that we both see the sun soon! ???
I am doing ‘Hay Day’ rather than May Day because I have been in central otago where there was a big frost and fresh snow on the hills and clear blue skies and big spaces but also lots of hay filling barns and stacked for winter feed ( for merino sheep that can tough it out). Yesterday I saw a massive stack that seemed to have been built to resemble a temple. It was in the middle of a paddock and it stood out from a distance like a huge monument. Twice on my drive I had to slow down for mobs of sheep being driven down the road and on both occassions the dogs ( huntaway and heading) carved a path through them for cars to follow. So smart. I love autumn. Home now and enjoying a little dab of coumarin before I head out up the hill. Happy May !
How lovely and wish I could see that hay monument. And smell it, too.
I do see hay frequently but not monuments of hay!
Happy Hay Day!
I love the smell of hay!
Gorgeous!
What a great mental image!
Congratulations! That’s a big step and some serious adulting. Wishing the both of you every happiness.
Meant for Koyel. Don’t know how it ended up here!
Tobacco Vanille for today, it’s cold but sunny and TV seems just right.
You smell perfect!
I don’t like LOTV as a top note, so i went with White Musk by Montale.
Its an okay scent for me, sadly i bought a FB at the beginning of my perfume craze. Still using it sometimes, when i just want to smell like fresh laundry. Today i wore it for gardening and planting beans.
I think we all probably made a few “mistakes” at the beginning.
And it’s hard to spray on Tide or Cheer when you want to smell laundry-fresh, so that bottle serves a purpose! 
Hello from the tarmac at SFO. My plane sits here as a crucial light bulb gets changed… 1 hour delay, so far. At least I smell good in Chanel Paris-Deauville.
Hoping to get to DC at some point today. And hoping to get to Arielle Shoshana tomorrow!
…aaaaaand we’re back in the terminal. They promise an update in an hour. Anyone care to bet if I get on a plane today?
Uh oh.
Gah. Good luck, pixel…hope you are flying right now.
Damn, I hate that. Hope you made it out!
Hope you got on and up. Safe travels to you.
I wore Eau des Merveilles to an amazing educator protest. 10000 of my closest friends deserved to smell the good stuff.
Happy May!!
Wow! That’s impressive!
GO educators!
???! Perfect spring temperatures today. Now if only the sun was out. ?
SOTD = 28 La Pausa EdT, courtesy of hajusuuri. The last little bit of that sample was worn today. Thunk!
LaPausa is so beautiful! I have a little decant from a swap and I am hoarding it.
I hope our weather patterns change soon. I kept telling myself that it’s only April but that excuse no longer works…
This has been a weird spring. I am finally now hearing the mourning doves cooing. They typically show up around March.
You smell so nice. That one disappears on me in three hours or so, but I enjoy it while I can. ?
Thank you! I get episodes of “hide & seek” with 28 LP. There have been a couple of times today where I thought the perfume was gone, only to get a whiff of it sometime later.
So fleeting… but soooo beautiful!
I heard it!
Glad it was a nice day for you!
The day has flown by. Wearing a blend of LOTV, mint, hay, and lots more with Soivohle Daybreak Violin. I’m smelling very good today.
Also, PSA that Soivohle is doing 10% off through May 6 with code MOM10. Not affiliated, just a fan. I think Liz Zorn does really good work but is not as well known as some other indie perfumers.
That scent sounds really nice. I’m sure you smell delightful!
Thank you!
Daybreak Violin has one of the best spearmint notes I have ever smelled in a perfume.
I like the name and the combination of notes of your SOTD!
Thanks! And I was jealous of you wearing Weekemd a Deauville. I have a drop left of it in a sample vial that I’ll probably finish off soon. When the reformulated it and called it Weekend in Normamdy then just Weekend, they really made it a completely different perfume. Deauville is so grassy and lovely.
I did not try the new version and thought it was just a name change. Pity.
Although I admit that between this one and Perle de Mousse I prefer Perle de Mousse (grassier and less chyprey according to my nose). Lucky me, I guess, since PdM is not discontinued.
In Rubj today. Beautiful stuff, and people kept telling me how nice I smelled. I really needed a nice scent to cheer me up today; my poor old cat took a turn for the worse this weekend and i had to make the decision to have her put down. That old gal would have been 20 years old in June if she lasted. So right now there is an Annabelle-shaped hole in my heart that’s probably not going to go away for quite some time, but at least she is at peace.
So sorry for the loss of your beloved Annabel.
Thank you Petunia. It was quite sudden.
I’m so sorry to hear that. She was lucky to find you, and you were both lucky to share so many wonderful years together. Hugs to you.
20 years is a long time. Many memories.
Very sorry to hear about your much loved Annabel kitty. It hurts so much to say that final goodbye.
Thank you. It does hurt. I miss her.
It’s so painful to let go of a beloved pet. I’m really sorry for your heartache.
Thank you Nancy.
Sad to hear about your sweet Annabelle. It’s awfully hard to lose a friend of so many years.
So sorry, GateGirl. 20 years is a long relationship, and I think it makes it that much harder. We lost our last girl at 19, and I know that hole. Sending you hugs.
Very sorry for your loss, GateGirl.
I’m so sorry about your beloved Annabelle.
I am so sorry. May her memory be a blessing.
Oh, so sorry GateGirl. RIP Annabelle.
I’m very sorry for your loss.
So sorry for the sudden loss of your longtime companion.
Very sorry for your loss.
SOTD is Gucci Rush. Trying to keep energy up for last hour of work…
Hope it worked for you! Rush is such a fun scent.
You smell great!
Tried Demeter lily-of-the-valley this morning. This time I could smell it, and it was nice. I think I got olfactory fatigue pretty quickly, because it wasn’t long before the smell faded out for me. I put a hoodie on and was in the car with Mom. Mom didn’t say anything, so it must be a quite delicate scent.
Or it has a musk that you are both anosmic to!
That’s a theory, but I don’t think that was it. From what I understand, this may be physically impossible, but Mom seems to notice any and every musky scent in her vicinity. Even when my nose is dried out and I miss the floral or light citrus top notes of a perfume, I can still smell musky scents. I’m sure I’m anosmic to some, but if there’s a mix of types of musk scent, I’ll catch more of them than not, I think.
I think the Demeter was simply a very light floral scent that may not have lasted long, and it didn’t bother Mom when I had the sleeves of the hoodie over where I sprayed it.
Scent of the evening: joining many here in Diorissimo, from a sample I got from Surrender to Chance. I really like this one — it’s a lovely fragrance.
Have a good evening, folks!
I’m sorry I haven’t been following every day here. But congratulations for engagements and babies and anniversaries, and happy birthday to birthday people.
And condolences to those who have suffered losses. It seemed that some of the folks here had rough times in the winter or spring. Even though I don’t often add an individual comment to announcements of such, I do feel for you.
I don’t always read the SOTD posts until maybe the day after or that evening, after everyone (at least in my time zone) have gone to bed. But I skim through all the posts anyway and I too catch the good news and bad news and also wish to offer my congrats to those who are celebrating and my condolences to those who are mourning.
I can’t always read and respond every day, either, and I feel bad sometimes about missing the important things that are going on in folks’ lives. But I like to think that there’s a sense of community here that goes beyond words, and that people know that we care about them, even if/when we are too late to comment…
I like to think that too. Also, to the people who go away for awhile, you are thought of and missed.
Yes, this!
Really enjoying AG Bois d’Hadrien this evening, from a cute 30ml bottle.
Hope the weather in your part of the woods is at least sunny and warm? Enjoy your evening!
Warm and cloudy here today, but just a small sprinkle of rain, so I’ll take it!
I hope you have a lovely evening as well. ?
Just in from an evening stroll; spotted three bunnies! Two young ‘uns were chasing each other; the third – older and wiser – sat stock-still, in that if-I-don’t-move-you-can’t-see-me stance…
Today felt more like the first of March than of May, so I went with Cuir de Lancome.
This cold weather really is the pits, isn’t it? I suppose it’s good for using up cold weather perfumes before summertime hits (whenever that will be).
Come walk though my yard, you will see lots more
Lol, I love the bunny hiding in plain sight stance! It’s just to cute?
Pressed repeat and put on a couple sprays of vintage Diorissimo edt again tonight. They sure don’t make them like they used to!
You and Robin smelled fantastic, of course. And I loved your memory of the Liddle Kiddles cologne! My sister had one, and I was so envious.
Thank you! I just loved my Liddle Kiddle; pretty sure it was a huge trigger for my perfume obsession!