It's Hump Day and Juneteenth. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Guerlain Mandarine Basilic, from the Aqua Allegoria collection.
Reminder: on 6/21, mark the solstice by wearing your favorite fragrance of summer (or winter) 2019.
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 albahaca [background extended] by H.KoPP at flickr; some rights reserved.
Eau des Merveilles, which counts as a favorite fragrance of summer or winter. ..or spring or fall, for that matter.?
I’m headed out to meet a friend for coffee. Her signature fragrance is The Body Shop White Musk, so she always smells nice.
Smelling good! ??
Thanks Deva!?
That was my signature scent for the longest time. I still a bottle of the oil formulation from the early 2000s.
Wow, that must smell great!
Wait! There was an oil?!
There still is!
https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-us/fragrances/for-her/white-musk-perfume-oil/p/p000474
Oh wait…you might have been talking about Eau de Merveilles
I was talking about white musk – I wonder what the current oil smells like. Mine is so great. I had actually in a moment of madness given away my bottle to a friend 8 years ago now but then came to my senses a week later and asked for it back. She was amused.
Oh, you smell so lovely!
Thanks Ede! It really is lovely, isn’t it?
What a day yesterday! Went to get my injectable B12 refilled (pernicious anemia) at CVS, because I’ve been going to them for YEARS and they’re nationwide. I asked the pharmacist for syringes and then:
Him: Oh, it’s illegal to sell syringes! They’re very strict about that here!
Me: So how am I to utilize this injectable medication?
Him: I don’t know.
Me: Maybe I should just go find a random syringe off the street?
Him: oh, that wouldn’t be good. I wouldn’t advise that
Me: Why am I being charged for medication I can’t use then?
Him: We have a policy that says I can’t sell syringes.
Me: Then why have I gotten syringes at every other CVS across the country?
Him: We have a policy…
Me: Turning and walking out the door, then driving all the way across town to another CVS where I bought syringes, zero questions asked.
This was after I drove all the way downtown to the post office to get my mail. Only the second time I’ve been there, and the clerk says: “You can’t get general delivery for more than 30 days. You’re CUT OFF!” as she makes a slashing motion across her throat. No joke. Back in the van, vroom-vroomed two blocks, sitting at a red light and a hot mess of a woman decides to step out of a closed store entryway, walks two steps to the (busy) street-corner, drops her pants, squats, and commences to let loose. I kid you not. Travel certainly is mind expanding…Overjoyed I’m just passing through this area!
At the second CVS, I did a bit of shopping, and was checked out by the spitting image of Jean-Ralphio from Parks and Rec, which totally turned me around, and I couldn’t help but laugh, because HAIR!! ?
I’m in Amouage Fate for my VERY LAST shift. Saints be PRAISED!!
Deva, I commiserate on the CVS exchange – I often find myself saying to people behind the counter, “You do realize what you’re saying makes no sense at all, right?” This does not endear me to pharmacy staff.
As for the other stuff – wow, your errand running is much more interesting than mine…..
Last shift – hallelujah.
That’s it exactly! Not a lick of common sense!
OMG… yay for last shift! I’ve had a couple of weird pharmacy experiences here in Montréal as well, including a pharmacist who did not want to sell me a bottle of aspirin as she was convinced it would kill me (!). She seemed afraid I would bleed out right there in her pharmacy. Really. A product that is freely available over the counter all around the world and was created from a natural material, tree bark. As opposed to Advil and Tylenol, which they push instead here, and will destroy your liver. No thank you.
Craziness abounds! ??
That pharmacist is a NIMROD. Syringes are OTC. Over the years I went from feeling like I had to police it, to feeling like a clean syringe sold to a suspicious character is better than hepatitis or HIV, so I quit being so tough on people….LOL
As for a patient standing there with a RX for B12 injections, I would have been EMBARRASSED to look that clueless! 🙂
Wait, really?? I wanted to get some syringes for decanting and was refused! This is good information, thank you!
Unless your particular state has an addendum to the pharmacy law, syringes are OTC. There are a couple types of insulin that are OTC (Humulin R, Novolin R, so forth) so the syringes must be OTC too…..
I asked my pharmacist for a syringe years ago to refill old snow globes. He started laughing so hard he handed me one and said “you must be legit because that’s the strangest request I’ve ever gotten”.
Psst, so syringes are never the problem. The problem is needles with points that can penetrate skin. For perfume decanting, you don’t need a pointy needle, and you can get blunt needles easily on Amazon. I use syringes + blunt needles and would be happy to figure out what gauge works for me for decanting, if you’d like.
My mom (an RN) used to bring home the really large gauge syringes so we could use them to make jelly doughnuts! 🙂
That’s the best use of syringes EVER! ?
I haven’t seen “NIMROD” in a while and so appreciate your expert use of it. All hail JadainGa, aka Super Woman! ??
Wow. What a day….
I admire your self control in these situations.
Well, certainly hope today is better. But know that you gave me a good laugh this morning.
if I made you laugh, then I’ve accomplished something good today! ?
Good grief, I would have completely lost my patience and control. Hope you treated yourself to something good after all of that!
how crazy is that about that particular CVS.
lol about Jean Ralphio — hair 🙂 !!
Exact replica of JR! Amazing! ?
What a day! Hope today is better. I take care of my mother (92) and she gets all of her prescriptions from our (1) CVS store, which delivers them to her home as she is a shut in. One of her meds is a liquid that’s kept refrigerated and it is often a hassle to get refills as it’s not kept on the shelf in the pharmacy and a couple pharmacists assume the store is out of the medication or the delivery person doesn’t get it out of the cooler. Very frustrating. Don’t get me started on the music they play while you’re on hold!
The music is the WORST!
Geez! What a day! I can mail you some since my hubs comes home from work with scrub-pockets full of whatever he stuffs in his pockets for convenience (butterflies, syringes, nebulizers etc.) ?
Hope your last shift goes fast!
I know an RN who was written up for leaving with pockets full of the usual suspects, so since then I always empty before leaving. It’s just the stupidity that blows my mind ?
Hurray for your last shift! I honestly don’t know how you kept it under control. I would have really wanted to throw something at someone!
Well, I don’t think I would thrive in jail, so I need to mind myself. ?
1) :-O
2) …
3) I am so glad JadainGA is here to set things right. What nonsense.
Me too! Where would we be without JadainGa?! She’s like super-mom-wife-professional worker all in one- a super hero in other words! ?
Plus she smells great!
She’s a Wonder Woman! 🙂
So close to freedom you can taste it, I bet. WOO-HOOOO!!!!
It’s tasting mighty good! ?
Not quite the same, as my health wasn’t on the line, but I’ve had similar types of exchanges at our local hockey games. The “security” staff are all part-timers and generally clueless, but somewhere along the lines the management has decided it’s necessary to increase security “for our protection,” including metal detectors and going through our bags at entrance (not that the huge lines out the door wouldn’t make an awesome target). Anyway. . .
I was going into a game with my iPad in my purse, and a woman said, “we don’t let those in here!” And I looked at her like she was dumb and said, “Yes you do.” And I walked right on in with my iPad (alongside literally EVERYONE with their cell phones). Stupid.
I love your response!
Sometimes, I have an attitude problem. ?
We need more attitudes like that! Maybe we could squelch the stupidity?
Omg…OMG! That pharmacy exchange is (almost) comical if it were not so ridiculous. And as for the woman letting loose…..oy. I hope you’ve been keeping a journal of your traveling adventures. You could write a book! Or two! Or three!
Last shift!!!???
Jean-Ralphio saved the day! ?
Oh no!!! Was all this in Seattle area? I’m so sorry, Deva.
Oh my, no apologies necessary! Traveling has been incredibly educational, lol! ?
File this under things I never needed to know, but San Francisco actually has a poop map. 😯
Ha! I think the entire Bay Area has been labeled a public health hazard…?
lol! Just spit out my tea. Thanks!
I’m afraid to Google “poop map”. It sounds like something I would not be able to unsee.
at least you smell good Deva! Sorry about your pharmacy problems
I seem to be a lightning rod for this kind of stuff. I may need to examine this a bit closer, but all’s well that ends well! ??
What a king-sized load of CRAZY! I hope that your last shift is an uneventful one. ?
Woo hoo on your last shift. The universe is laughing with you!
More like AT me.?
Sampling SSS Rose Volupté. Exquisite!
That one is very pretty! You smell lovely!
Thank you! ?
Never got to try this one and REALLY HOPING I’ll be able to once SSS is back!!!
You and me both, I have a list started…..
What else is on your list?
If they are re-released, Opal and Egyptian Musk (discontinued a while ago).
Also Cameo, Champagne de Bois, Equestrian, Jour Ensoleille, and Lieu de Reves.
The first and last two are on my ‘Must Have’ list, the others are ‘nice to have’.
I’ve managed not to purchase anything so far this year, so god help me when SSS is back up and open for business. 😯
I own Champagne de Bois, Nostalgie, and Lieu de Reves. . . . Nostalgie is a “forever” scent for me–as in, I need enough of it that I can have it forever! I am sad to not have a BOB at the moment and am optimistically looking forward to buying one!
I am looking forward to the reopening. I still have many that I would love to try, Bee’s Bliss included.
Adding Bee’s Bliss to my ‘nice to have’ list….
It is the most popular from the line. I am dying to try it!
Oh, that is one of the SSS perfumes that I am sad I missed out on. It sounds beautiful. Does anyone have any idea when SSS is due to reopen?
Another floral for the CP
Lagerfelds vintage Chloe
So beautiful ?
They don’t make them like this anymore ?
SipOTD soy latte made by chubby Buddha
How sweet that your baby makes you coffee. 🙂
Yes, he makes the foam, pour some into my cup and then takes the majority for himself ?
That’s a smart Chubby Buddha.
HA! yes..
Vintage Chloe? Ohhhh, you smell wonderful!
Today’s summer fave is beloved green citrus Eau du Sud. It’s what I wear when I want crisp, clean and calm.
I am reading The Changeling by Victor LaValle, an unputdownable creepy magic realism thing, highly recommended (I almost missed my train stop this morning!)
I love books like that
When I read normal people I could put it down, to the point of staying up so late to finish it in 2 days..
Adding this one to my list
Oooh thanks for the book rec!
Thanks for the book rec. it’s available from my library for download, but I already have two checked out… so, once I’m close to done with those, I’ll check it out.
Your scent sounds lovely. I know I’ve smelled that but it’s been a long time.
You smell fantastic Regina! Eau du Sud is one of my regrets…I wish I had bought it ages ago but I also know it would have spoiled years before I used it up.
OH, that sounds like a wonderful read! Adding it to my queue…
I’m wearing Scorza di Sicilia by Berdoues for the CP. I’m experimenting with scents that I don’t often wear to find something other than my go-to summer fragrances for the CP. For this kind of project I always seem to default to either Balle de Match or Batucada.
I like that one. May still have a bit from my Berdoues sampler set.
Pulled out my newish backup bottle of HdP 1969 this morning and was very underwhelmed. Has this been reformulated? It just smells like a generic sweet blah thing. I had to layer some Tauer Patchouli Flash to give it some character.
I love the phrase “generic sweet blah thing” lol.
SOTD is Good Girl Gone Bad by Killian. Love the Tuberose and the creamy cedar wood dry down in this one.
SmokeyT- that is on my list for this week
I love ❤️ it, you smell so so so good
Oohh that sounds good. Haven’t tried it but I love tuberose and cedar so…
KellyC – it’s a beauty but I oversprayed, had to drive to work with all four windows down!
SmokeyToes hid under the bed after I sprayed. 😯
I laughed at this comment loud enough to scare one of my own cats off of the sofa.
Have you tried Beyond Love? That is also a nice white floral
Oh, no I haven’t, white florals e.g.,tuberose aren’t normally my thing but this seems to work. It’s deceptively strong though…
Actually I looked for at the By Kilian website and it is discontinued. OH well..I have a small decant from a generous NSTer and I will enjoy it while it lasts.
I prefer GGGB to Beyond Love.
Yes, the lasting power in the BK line is very good and strong.
I will wear GGGB mañana me thinks!
I also have a bottle of Straight to Heaven which I have yet to crack into. In saving $$ and reducing purchases, my strategy is to use up partial bottles up first. So far, that strategy is working….
What a bummer it’s discontinued. But I have plenty of juice to distract me…
Good morning Y’all….
Wearing my June Scentbird pick: Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri. I can’t smell it 10 minutes after application??? I sprayed at least 10 sprays this morning and it’s GONE. Anyhoo, it’s a nice enough smell that first couple of minutes, but very disappointing overall. I’ll use up the rest of it quick quick quick and keep on moving to the next discovery! 🙂
So disappointing when that happens 🙁
Yeah- many citrus based scents are like that! 🙁
Money saved! At least you won’t be lemming a full bottle
I had an appointment this morning so I am going in late. I am taking a moment to relax before heading to work with my first coffee of the day. SOTD is No 5 l’Eau. Have a nice day all!
Smelling great!
Glad you have a moment to unwind! You have been so busy lately it seems with work.
I’m using talk to text so please excuse any errors yeah my job heats up this time here it’s gonna stay this way until January but we still have a few months where it’s not so Bad.
Glad to hear that you can find a few moments to unwind.
Super busy today but wanted to hop on and say THANK YOU for all of the supporting words yesterday. I do feel better about things. I’m sure it will all work out. And even if we have to move, I’ll be fine. I adapt quickly and make friends fast haha.
In Bronze Goddess today. Definitely a summer fav!
Yum- that reminds me always of the beach and I should really get a sample bottle!
Oof, missed your post yesterday but just went back to read it. Hope things work out in the way that works best for your family <3
You are smelling fabulous! BG is a great summer scent; one of my favorites for when its smoking hot outside.☀?
I hope things work out for you regarding the possible move (or not moving).
KellyC, sorry I did not manage to get back to yesterday’s poll until today…I don’t know Palmdale so had nothing intelligent to add anyway, though. But fingers crossed that everything works out towards everyone’s happiness.
Wow Kelly you have a great attitude
That was my signature scent for the longest time. I still a bottle of the oil formulation from the early 2000s.
Oops! That comment was meant to be elsewhere.
I am in Mohur today. This is definitely a summer scent for me. Much better sillage and longevity than in the winter.
I am sitting in a gorgeous atrium in a lovely art museum. This is my work space for the day. I hope it gets the creative writerly juices following!
Sounds lovely! If you ever visit Cleveland, I have to recommend the atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It’s my favorite place in the entire city to sit with a cup of coffee/tea and people-watch.
Good to know – I might be there next week!
You smell sooo good!
Sounds like a great work place and you certainly smell fabulous.
Oh how fun!
I used to go find odd hangouts when I wanted artistic inspiration–back when I painted more regularly. . . I miss that feeling of being around people but being in my little world inside my head!
It certainly helps my writing mojo to change things up
I love motor you smell Wonderful! Using the microphone is kind of fun
I received my J Scent sample pack from Luckyscent yesterday and I’m wearing Sumo Wrestler today. My Japanese-Canadian husband was shocked that I want to smell like a Sumo Wrestler but I pointed out that just because he is Japanese doesn’t mean he knows what a Sumo wrestler smells like, and apparently they smell very nice. Big on violets, if you will excuse the use of “big”.
I’m interested in trying the line. I wouldn’t assume Sumo Wrestler to be a violet scent! I might get a sampler myself. 😀
I’ve also been curious about this line so will be curious to hear your impressions. Funny exchange you had ?
LOL!! Go violets.
I tried several samples from CJ sense a few years ago they were pretty good.. Please excuse the typos I’m using the microphone
It’s a hot day here in Denmark, so I am cooling myself daw with You Or Someone Like you.
You smell delightful.
Thank you…I really like it in these hot summerdays…so refreshing.
Denmark! My father’s family immigrated from there . . . some day I will come over and say hi. ?
Oh that is awesome..you definitely should visit 🙂
If you were planning a trip for visiting friend, where would you tell them to go? What should they do? My father’s family is from a small, rural area in the south (or so I’ve been told) . . . but I’m sure I’d want to spend some time in the city, too!
Definitely visit Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Visit Rosenborg, where the queen lives. See Christiania which is a special place for Copenhagen and many Danish people in general. If you are interested in art, definitely visit Glyptoteket, Lousiana art, Rungsted Lund (where Karen Blixen use to live). See Tivoli which is a great beautiful amusement park. Also there are may great little coffee spots and hangarounds. If you need more info or any help I will gladly see if I can help 🙂
Thank you for the great tips! And that’s very kind of you to offer more assistance–visiting Denmark will have to stay on the vacation “dream” list for now, as we just bought a new home and house projects will take priority in the budget for a little while. . . but I will definitely want to return to Europe in the next few years!
A decant of Cuir de Russie came in the mail last week. Wore it to bed once (delish!), today’s the first daytime spin for a while. Still have a little spray sample for throwing in my purse.
Caught the last 15 minutes of “Scent of a Woman” the other night, as a family member was watching it. When Al sniffs the gal at the end and proclaims her scent “Fleurs de Rocaille”: evidence that I’ve truly gone down the rabbit hole, because I actually knew it. Was this a common scent at one time? I only know it because I grabbed a vintage bottle at an antique store for cheap, and since then have recognized it when mentioned. Have no recollection of any advertisements during my lifetime, or any female family members wearing it.
I don’t remember ever knowing anyone who knew it either. Wonder if it was a bigger deal outside of the US?
Oops…many hours later, but I meant “anyone who wore it”
ELDO Fat Electrician today. A recent favorite.
You smell great!
Love that one, too! I’ll have to wear it this week. You smell fab!
That’s my favorite from that line, you smell wonderful.
Yes! I’ll have to search for my bottle now. 🙂
One of my favorite ELdOs.
I’m in CdG Grace Coddington which is always so lovely.
I worked in the herb garden late in the evening yesterday and transplanted the nadapenos out of their pots. They are supposed to have the flavor of jalapeños but not the burn. I hope they make it! ??
Are they really called “nadapenos”?? ?
Yes! My sister is a master gardener, and gave me the seedlings. ?
Huh. Never heard of those. I can hear my hubs asking what the point is, lol- he eats Scotch Bonnets and Ghost peppers like they’re popcorn.
Ouch, that hurts just thinking about eating a scotch bonnet! I wish I had a digestive constitution like that.
Heh. I’ve heard about the “Nadapenos”. ????
I’m in a summer favorite today: Mugler Cologne.
I’m volunteering at the botanical garden after work today as a Fragrant Rose Evaluator! Which means I’ll be smelling roses and rating them on a numerical scale based on the strength of their scent. (I was BORN for this job!) The garden staff is going to compile the information into a guide for local rose gardeners. When I saw the call for volunteers, I immediately thought “Wait til I tell NST about this!”
Wow!! Cool job !
What a great task!
How fun!
How much fun is that? I just got a decant of the Cologne from eBay. Expect to finish it this summer as weather heats up,
Cool! Be sure to tell us which one is best!
Fragrant Rose Evaluator is an AWESOME addition to your resume! 🙂
Absolutely jealous of that one! Do you get to make comments on notes, too? This one is fruity, that one is spicy, another smells candied. . . .
Not sure, but I hope so!
wow!!!! Such a cool job 🙂
I would volunteer for that
Great job, and even greater title! ?
How fun!
So awesome! Please let us know about your findings.
Wow, very cool. Let me know which ones you like best. 🙂
I’m wearing Grandiflora Magnolia Michel for the 1st time since just sampling it. It’s a lot of grapefruit, which I like, but doesn’t smell particularly floral to me. There’s maybe a punch of salt in there, too. I’m finding it pleasant for what it is, though, and invigorating for another rainy, humid day. I’ll be really bummed if we have a mostly rainy summer like last year.
We have this concrete wall in the back that has a bush planted in it and the water doesn’t drain well so there’s standing water frequently. I ran into a mosquito fest when I went out back a few weeks ago and I’ve contacted my landlord twice about it already. I’ve been spraying the water with a concoction of dish soap, vegetable oil, cedar and clary sage EOs to help prevent mosquito nesting and it works but needs to be done again every time it rains. I think the bush may die in the process as it already has fewer leaves than previous years ?
When I was in college I had a summer job with the health department’s mosquito abatement program. To this day I’m on the prowl for potential breeding grounds. We’ve had so much rain that I get bit every time I walk outside.
I walked out the basement door that leads to the yard to a swarm flying and dozens hanging out on walls by the back door. I made some soapy citronella solution and doused them.
Sounds like an interesting job! What did you do for standing water not easily removed?
I had a hive from a mosquito bite that grew from a pinprick to the size of a dime within a few minutes of getting bit!
It’s been so rainy in Montréal as well we actually have mosquitoes in the public parks, which I’ve not seen in the 12 previous years. 🙁
Oh, that’s no good ? I hope this isn’t the new normal. I’m thinking we’ll end up with 2 seasons, dry and rainy, eventually.
Ugh. I don’t like the sound of that at all.
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt.
My morning started out very early (5:30am) with my poor dog, who is fourteen years old, pacing around the bedroom and panting. I thought he just had to go outside, but all of a sudden he started yelping. I flipped the lights on and his back was arched and his front paw was was curled up. I gave him a gabapentin pain pill, and his pain must have subsided because his back straightened out a little after about a half hour. I brought him to our vet when they opened. The vet thinks it may be a pinched nerve, and ran some bloodwork and gave him a steroid shot. My poor boy 🙁
Aww, it’s so scary when our furbabies are in pain! Hope your boy is better soon.
Hoping all will be well for your boy —
I hope your fur baby is feeling much better! That’s a nerve wracking way to wake up.?
Poor pups. I have had a shoulder impingement before, similiar issue and yikes what pain! I hope he gets better soon!
I hope puppyboy feels better soon, and you get good rest tonight!
get well wishes!
Aww, poor guy. I hope he’s feeling better.
Oh, poor boy. I hope he’s better.
I wish he could tell me what is wrong 🙁
He has been sleeping most of the day. He got up a little while ago to get some water. His back is slightly arched. This morning he was almost an upside down “u”.
Poor baby <3 I hope he feels better soon 🙁
Poor baby, it does sound like a pinched nerve. Hope he feels better soon!
Awww! I hope he’s better very soon.
I hope your dog is feeling better soon.
Uh oh. I hope that your dog is OK.
I hope your puppy is feeling better soon!
Wearing Baghari today because I put some on last night and it smelled so good. I like this more in the summer than the winter, that gorgeous drydown lasts all day. I have an unexpected day off and it’s raining (again) so I’m spending some time reading and snuggling with the cat. Just started Edna Ferber’s Showboat which I read decades ago, I can almost smell the river and feel the warm humid air. Her books are like time capsules, anyone else a fan?
Yep, I’m a Ferber fan, too. And you smell marvelous!
You smell beautiful!
I’m up uncharacteristically early because I had my three-month follow up with my hip surgeon at 8 a.m. this morning. He had new X-rays done and pronounced everything is doing well! Big news is I get to leave the walker behind and graduate to a cane. Yay! I’m to see him again in six weeks. Now I’m back home in bed and ready for a nap. I just sprayed on Honour Woman for the CP: a BWF that is nice in summer heat due to the refreshing rhubarb note and spices. One of my favorites.
Congratulations on your graduation! Enjoy that deliciously scented nap…
So glad to hear you’re on a cane now! It’s so much easier to navigate with a cane. ?
Huzzah! Recovery is the best!
Next year, you will run a marathon! 🙂
Congrats! That’s great! You smell nice. I have the shower gel which is refreshing in the summer.
Great news!
Hooray, that’s great news!
Yay you! I love Honour Woman too.
congratulations! Swapping your walker for a stick is *huge* progress!
Excellent news with your latest follow up! Hurray for getting rid of the walker!
Congrats on graduating to a cane!
ZOTM is Chameleon, which is a little to sheer for me at the moment, but very pretty.
Since my last check-in, I have also tried Beaver (musk bomb) and Camel (lovely cinnamon and spices then *poof*, gone after less than 2 hours). At least everything I’ve tried recently was nice and non-poopy. ?
Oh, and I have a Twisted Lily coupon burning a hole in my virtual pocket, so I keep hoping something from this line will be love, so I can justify saving money by spending it!
Does it have an expiration?
End of the day tomorrow. . .
Been focused on trying to keep things between the ditches the last couple of weeks, and am behind on NST news. Intend to catch up soon.
SOTD is TF Tobacco Vanille. Hugs to everyone, just ’cause…
You smell yummy. 🙂
Hugs back!
Ha! My brother uses that same expression every so often. It’s always fun to hear someone else use it.
I have never heard it, ever!
Loved reading everybody’s comments. So upbeat. “Fragrant Rose Evaluator” – cool yet eccentric.
I’m also a tuberose girl today (not my usual thing) as I scored a vintage dabber mini of Gianfranco Ferre for her. It must be the original as at the bottom of the little box it says Diana da Silva- the company when launched. It has orange blossom and tuberose on top and then tada, swampwatery oakmoss in the base. And the thing is, it makes it elegant and natural smelling. The antithesis of modern laundry musks.
PS Deva, WHERE in the world are you now? Washington state still? The woman squatting -I assume in broad daylight?!!
Sampling Mykonos 12 today which is sort of herbal on me but seems to have faded quickly and has almost no projection.
I haven’t figured out a SOTD yet. It’s been a busy morning. Amazon Prime Day is around the corner and I was thinking about getting a Fire Stick for the TV for my dad’s birthday. I keep seeing that people are having issues with it because they have DirectTV. I am wondering if I should get it for him. I think that Jicky is going to fit the hot and humid day.
Ah, maybe I will wear Jicky tomorrow!
Cool and humid. Rain, rain, scattered thunderstorms…. I’m wearing Jasmins Marzipane, which I haven’t actually tried in warmer weather. I’ll go for something else tonight as I have dinner with some friends.
One of my oldest friend’s son just got the apartment he wanted here in NYC. Very excited for him as he starts a new adventure just out of college. She lives in Northern CA (Marin) and both her kids are now in the East Coast. Hoping he’ll let my husband and me take him to dinner soon.
I have been wanting to try this one..how is it?
I like it. Light jasmine with soft almond in the dry down. Not hugely long lasting, but it stays a nice skin scent for awhile.
Wednesday!
I am in Philoskyos, another wonderful scent for summer.
Today is a little cooler- high of 70F/21C- but it feels perfect.
Ran into some friends that I had not seen in a year in downtown PDX. All remarked on my improved bearing and seeming smaller size. Have not lost one pound, but did go down in size due to the Pilates and weight training. Felt so pleased at their complements!
Yay for looking good and running into friends!
You go Ede!
Smelling good & looking good!
Thank you- and thanks to my Pilates teacher!
Yay!!
Rummaging around in my travel decant box yielded one of my summer faves: Chantecaille Tiare. Love it, since it reminds me of a vacation in Hawaii when I first smelled a real plumeria. I know they’re not the same, but very similar. Ahhh….
.. you smell like vacation, wish I was in Hawaii!
I wish that a lot! ?
I found a (forgotten) travel spray of Ormond Jayne Champaca in the perfume cabinet today! It was sort of like discovering a twenty dollar bill in a drawer somewhere; a small but distinctly pleasant note of good fortune in my day.
It feels so good to make a pleasant discovery like that.
I’ll be in winter favourite Chambre Noir, and looking forward to reading everyone’s comments tonight.
I love Chambre Noire, nice choice!
I am wearing Regime des Fleurs Willows. It is a hot sunny day here and I think I smell a little bit more of the wheat and carrot seed than I otherwise notice.
The past week at work has been a tough one; I’ve got too many projects for one person to handle, and the constant context switching is taking a huge toll on my processing abilities and resilience. No one else has any free time to help out, though.
SOTD is Dior Vetiver, but it’s been about seven hours since I put it on and it’s on the verge of fading. Wish I had brought my decant with me.
Sorry to hear about the work overload. Is it possible to ask management to see if there is available help?
Thanks, lillyjo. I would, but I already know that no one else is available! I have a good idea of what my group members are working on, and everyone is stretched a little thin right now (a lot of critical decisions being made soon).
I do feel a little better now than I did an hour ago–a very nice, senior colleague who’s on a different team that I interact with said some very nice things about me, both to me and to a senior colleague in my own group 🙂 It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside! And not going to lie, I hope this praise makes its way to my manager!
Props to you, Koyel!
Hang in there Koyel!
Eau de Merveilles Bleue.
Homemade focacchia, cremant and a big chocolate icecream for our anniversary dinner. And today is a holiday, so we can sleep in!
Happy Anniversary!
You smell fantastic. Have a great anniversary!
Happy anniversary!
You smell very summer-y today! Happy anniversary!
You smell nice. Happy Anniveirsary!
Nicolai L’Eau Mixte, which was holding up well until I got caught in a downpour leaving Target. There’s still a trace left – pretty good for an Eau. Starting to pack for a week in San Francisco/Monterey. Working on when I can redirect the guys so I can go perfume shopping. ?
Have a great trip! Where will you go perfume shopping? I hope Tigerlily is on your list!
Enjoy your holiday! Not sure if they are golfers, but the guys in my life are very happy to golf pretty much any time. I usually get about 5 hours of alone time per round! ?
I hope that the weather cooperates with your trip plans. Safe travels! ✈
It’s just out and out WET here today! At least 4 rounds of rain, and I’d bet that more are waiting in the wings for later on tonight. ? At this rate, I might end up with webbed toes by the end of the summer. ?
SOTD = back in Wrappings EdP again today.
I read that as 4 pounds of rain. . . was trying to figure out how one measures the mass of raindrops. ? ?☔️
Hope you dry out soon! ?
If I had been outside, I probably would have picked up 4 pounds of rain in my clothing! ? Some thunder and lightning have joined the party now. ⚡?
I am up too late, but it is thundering like mad right now!
It always makes me feel happy when someone finds a perfume that they want to wear many days in a row. ?
Dry green chypres and the like just feel so RIGHT currently. But yeah, I think I need to keep an eye out for one of those gift sets that Clinique puts out around the holidays. I’m loving both the perfume and lotion.
Maybe Clinique.com has them and at a discount…this was where I got my 2’sets.
I’m thinking that if I am patient, I might find a worthy bargain. Right now, what I am seeing on Amazon isn’t bad, price wise, but not the greatest either.
Your weather is heading here tomorrow. I hope tomorrow is better for you. I feel like we’ve esrned 100 sunny days in a row without high humidity. 97% humidity here this morning. I’m actually grateful that the temps have been so low. It would be a swamp otherwise.
Ooof. Sorry to hear that you will be getting this. Tomorrow’s forecast isn’t all that good for me, either. But Saturday is supposed to be nice, so I am keeping that in mind.
Yes to 100 sunny days! ?
Another busy day at work. My department met with the HR manager today so she could listen to what we had to say about our boss leaving and she answered some of our questions and made notes of others. It was a good meeting.
I copied Robin from yesterday and wore Guerlain Cologne du 68. It was the last of my decant, and I miss it already. I need to figure out whether to buy a bottle or another decant.
Talked to one of my best friends on the phone last night for almost an hour and a half. I realized as we talked how much I miss her. We haven’t lived in the same city for 8 or 9 years. She and her husband are trying to decide whether or not to have a 3rd child and she just left her college counselor job to stay at home with her two kids (ages 4 and 1) for at least the next year. Our lives are so different! I’m happily childless. At least I will get to see her in August when I go to Chicago to attend another close friend’s wedding.
I’m happy that you feel less anxious about the possible changes due to your supervisor’s resignation.
I have never smelled 68 but always feel curious when someone mentions it.
Best friends are such a treasure. Mine understand me better than family.
Oh, if I end up buying a bottle, I’ll send you some 68! I’m leaning towards a bottle.
Same here. I’m way closer to my friends and boyfriend than my family. Understanding each other is a big part of that.
So no more logistics gyrations to meet up with mom?
Nope! My boyfriend is coming with me, and we’ll just have a quick weekend in Chicago. I decided to go home to Ohio for Thanksgiving. Much easier and I’ll get to see another best friend. I’ll spend 3.5 days with family and 3 days with friends.
St Clair Casablanca today. Again. Two days in a row and I keep wanting to reach for it. I love wafting around in this lush beauty.
Probably a touch of sillage overkill while I was at the library, but less rude than the man chewing gum with his mouth open. Ugh. Also, there was gelato, reading in a lovely community garden, and a sunshiny walk home, and then starting a book making project that has suddenly bitten me. More days like this, please!
I need to pull out my St.Clair and Fum samples again!
My Sotd was/still is Santal Carmin. I used up the last of my decant, but I should still have a Sephora sample hidden away, I have to check.
Santal Carmin is one of the best Ateliers. (Assuming that is the one you wore today.)
Oh yes! I didn’t know there were other ones, lol. I really enjoy it.
I only smelled Santal Carmin once at a Sephora. I don’t remember it well but I love sandalwood and I’m sure you smell lovely.
Thanks! Sandalwood can sometimes give me headaches, but not this one, I was excited when I came across it. It reminds me a bit of 10cc
Ah! 10 CC is very pretty! A friend of mine wears it and smells delightful!
I’ve been getting errands done as I need to, but otherwise having a “getting nowhere fast” week or two. I had fun trying the decants from Pixel’s “doorstop” bottles of 4711. Like she said, it’s nice that there are quite pleasant colognes that are very inexpensive. I especially liked the one with grapefruit.
I’ve also had a lot of fun with the bag of samples Janice sent. There were quite a number I’ve been curious about. I’ve tried a couple upstairs while the folks were downstairs, and vice versa.
I tried a bit of Coco Mademoiselle, but my sense of smell wasn’t that great at the time. I decided that was one to try again when I was sure my sense of smell was better.
Another day, late at night, I tried one that was named whatever the Italian is for Madagascar Vanilla, which also smelled like liquor to me. I was like, “Whoa, strong.” Of course, that was the one where I didn’t put the cap back on properly, so the whole dining room smelled like vanilla and liquor for a while. The scent is less now that the papers it spilled on have dried.
Mom has been coughing a little when she comes downstairs the last few days, but I think she would have said something if she’d recognized a perfume spill. Between us, we have a couple of bottles of vanilla extract in a kitchen cabinet, and I keep my “baking spices” in the dining room. Also, the dining room is where we keep our few bottles of liquor. I might have pretended that it was a vanilla Kahlua spill if there had been a coffee scent in there. 😉 Anyway, I got a really thorough test of what it smelled like on paper and on my skin.
I tried another vanilla — Provanilla, I think it was called. That was nice as far as I could tell, but my sense of smell wasn’t great then, either. I didn’t spill that sample, so I’ll try that again.
There are a bunch more that I’m very curious about. I may try some outside the house if it stops raining someday. Actually, according to the Philadelphia weatherpeople, it’s not supposed to rain Friday, which would be a pleasant change. I feel like if I don’t keep moving, I’ll be like those sloths that have algae on their fur.
Today I sprayed on some of the C.O. Bigelow lemon perfume. It’s pretty inoffensive as far as I can tell. I don’t think it travels too far from my skin or lasts very long, which is just as well for me.
I’ll try to stay more connected. I’ve kind of been on and off with the computer the past few days, and when I’m on, I’m usually reading the electronic versions of the New York Times and Washington Post.
Smells like you had been busy sampling!
Yes, when I get the chance. 🙂
Glad to see you back. I’ve tried that Bigolow Lemon, in lotion form and enjoyed it. You are right about keeping moving, even if it’s raining, at least try and have the curtains open, and Windows if you can.
The cologne was inspired by the fragrance of the lotion, apparently. I find it refreshing and it seems relatively low-key to me.
We keep the curtains open, but it’s been too hot and rainy to keep the windows open. I meant that with the high humidity, I’m kind of afraid that if I settle in one place for too long, I’ll get moldy or start getting mildew. lol
Ironically enough, with the air conditioning on, it’s been relatively dry inside, and I have been using lotion on my hands and legs.
I’m glad to be back. 🙂 My mood has been kind of here and there with this very rainy weather, but I think other people get that feeling, too.
Happy Birthday to June birthday people, and Happy Anniversary to folks celebrating anniversaries in June. I hope that those folks not feeling well feel better soon. But take it easy if you can! 🙂
Veddy veddy late to the party–
SOTD = L’AP Seville a l’Aube
Absolutely gorgeous and perfect for summer!
Hey, how was the corporate lunch?