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Tuesday scent of the day 7/2

Posted by Robin on 2 July 2019 152 Comments

It's Tuesday and Jean Craighead George's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

My theme today: the best fragrance for the New Jersey Turnpike (yes, I'm still on my way home from vacation). The answer of course, is Diptyque Tam Dao, not least because it's what I already have in my purse.

Reminder: 7/5 will be Dealer's Choice, edition 3...propose a theme for a Friday community project, and wear a fragrance that fits your theme. (We did this in 2015 and 2017.)

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2019, where I'll try (but usually fail) to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: the Blue Sky Ceramic Woody teapot is about $47 at Amazon.

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  1. Bear says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:01 am

    Odeur 53 COMME des GARCONS

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    • sistine says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:45 am

      You smell fantastic.

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    • ringthing says:
      2 July 2019 at 2:32 pm

      I love that one and iirc I have a decant somewhere. You smell great as always, Bear!

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  2. BobH says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:13 am

    L’ete en douce, L’artisan Parfumeur.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:52 pm

      I miss L’Artisan’s summer limited editions!

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  3. Dawn says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:21 am

    On my way to the dentist with my mother and hate these “traffic jams” in the suburbs. I would wonder if they would drive any better if they had their cellphones lodged elsewhere because too many are just yapping on them instead of driving. Wearing Jicky EDT right now.

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    • MissGoldsmith says:
      2 July 2019 at 11:29 am

      Agreed! I am far more free with my use of the horn than I was 20 years ago: too many people on their phone at green lights, stopped.

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      • kpaint says:
        2 July 2019 at 3:02 pm

        Word.

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  4. Regina says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:37 am

    Well I was going to do salty today in Sel Marin… sprayed myself thoroughly… thought, “that doesn’t smell like Sel Marin” and looked down to see I was holding my Derby decant, which is the same size and shape as my Sel Marin decant. If you would kindly imagine that I got it right, I am continuing with my week of the 5 tastes.

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    • sistine says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:45 am

      Yikes! I hope you’re enjoying the Derby.

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      • Regina says:
        2 July 2019 at 9:47 am

        I am, actually! It’s one I’d been meaning to spend more time with. But my heart belongs to Bel Ami.

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    • Dorsey says:
      2 July 2019 at 11:38 am

      Oops! At least you’ll smell great either way :)

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  5. sistine says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:46 am

    I’m continuing my week of numbers with Escentric 2.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:53 pm

      You could do this for a month I’m sure!

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  6. bastet says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:50 am

    I have so many pretty summery orange blossom perfumes so that’s my theme for the week. I wore LAP Seville a l’aube yesterday, today it’s MFK APOM.

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    • Calypso says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:28 pm

      I love APOM! Maybe I should wear it today!

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    • ringthing says:
      2 July 2019 at 2:34 pm

      Orange blossom week sounds good!

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  7. SheriG says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:00 am

    I’m continuing a Best In Its Class theme, brilliantly suggested by Robin for Azemour after my not-sufficiently-caffeinated brain fade yesterday morning. Today’s Best In Its Class is Chanel 19 EDT.

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    • Regina says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:53 am

      That IS a great theme. I’m already thinking of ideas!

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      • Robin says:
        2 July 2019 at 8:55 pm

        ??

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  8. Glannys says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:12 am

    Continuing with Clarity and Focus theme. Layered Chanel Eau de Cologne and Chanel No. 5 L’Eau. Both are bright and upligting, and lemon and ylang are supposed to help with concentration. (Don’t really work so far today.)

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:17 am

      That sounds like a lovely pairing! I hope your day gets brighter and better. ?

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      • Glannys says:
        2 July 2019 at 7:41 pm

        Thank you!

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    • Calypso says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:50 pm

      The only fragrance that I know of that brings me clarity and focus is the smell of coffee in the morning!!

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      • Glannys says:
        2 July 2019 at 7:42 pm

        Coffee only works for me when consumed internally. :)

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  9. Nancyleandros says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:14 am

    My cp for this week will be blind buys: the good, the bad and the ugly.
    I’m in one of my most recent blind buys, MCG Gershwin. I’m starting to think this is not my house. There’s something a little bitter and cumin-like at the start, but I’ll stick this out for the dry down.

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    • Regina says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:52 am

      Oooh nice theme. I had a terrible (but thankfully cheap) blind buy arrive yesterday, it would be nice to have this theme to justify the purchase! I’m determined to find something nice in tamarind, but Bath & Body Works Breathe Delight is apparently not gonna be it.

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        2 July 2019 at 9:51 pm

        Oh no! It’s a nice name, at least.

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  10. PriscillaE says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:22 am

    I’m wearing Week End from my sample grab bag.

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  11. austenfan says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:24 am

    My CP this week is fragrances I wear when I’m feeling under the weather.
    I had a great two weeks in Normandy, Honfleur especially is a place I just didn’t want to leave at all, but have gotten some bug on the way home.
    Yesterday I wore the lovely and crisp Thé pour un Eté, and today is rendered bearable (I’m exaggerating here, I’m fine as long as I don’t really eat anything of importance) by the glorious original Eau de Monsieur by Goutal. While away I’ve sort of been reading the comments here a bit, but for once didn’t feel like commenting myself. It was nice to just lay low for 2 weeks.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:41 pm

      Glad to hear that you enjoyed Normandy. I hope that the travel crud goes away for you quickly.

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    • cazaubon says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:48 pm

      Hope you are feeling better soon!

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:28 pm

      Take care Austenfan! I hope it passes quickly!

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  12. apsara says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:37 am

    Such a cute teapot, reminds me of many hot, sticky drives in the jersey turnpike as a kid wanting to stop at Howard Johnson’s for peppermint ice cream! Sans the surfboard of course.
    Still jet laggy, think some Paris Deauville post shower. Don’t return to work until July 8.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:56 pm

      Ah, the NJ Turnpike would be much nicer today if there was a HoJos with peppermint ice cream!

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  13. perfumelover67 says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:50 am

    Super crazy, busy day. Wearing Jo Malone Honeysuckle & Davana. Very pretty! Sample thunk!

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:00 pm

      Another accomplishment :-)

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  14. springpansy says:
    2 July 2019 at 10:58 am

    Chanel Les Eaux Biarritz sample. But I’ve tried them all and safely concluded that I don’t need them. I would still love a bottle of the Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne, however.

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    • springpansy says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:59 am

      PS Love the teapot. And right now I’d love a big mug of quality tea with a dash of cream and sugar.

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      • Robin says:
        2 July 2019 at 9:01 pm

        I went down a little rabbit hole of car-related teapots yesterday…this was on the cheaper side of what is out there!

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  15. pixel says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:11 am

    No theme for me, since I completely lack Glannys’s Clarity and Focus. I mean zero, people, it’s all I can do to keep my scattered thoughts herding in some semblance of a direction. Too much going on with work and life in general. Thank heavens for lists since my brain no longer works. Also, thank heavens for the upcoming holiday weekend, which I’m going to extend by a couple of days next week.

    SOTD is Teo Cabanel Meloe which was one of my first ‘niche’ purchases. Still very pleasant.

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    • Glannys says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:04 pm

      Actually, it looks like you have prorities straight – focusing on your work and other important matters. I hope things get easier for you soon.

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      • pixel says:
        2 July 2019 at 2:07 pm

        Bah! A pox on work ;)

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    • kpaint says:
      2 July 2019 at 2:18 pm

      I was recently in a hospital waiting room with my sister and her friend. Her friend was in the midst of telling us a long story when a surgeon walked in and started talking to the person next to us in the loudest possible voice, which was impossible not to listen to since she was updating said person on his wife’s surgery. My sister’s friend kept trying to pick up her story where she’d been interrupted, and totally flummoxed, finally said, “I can’t brain!”

      So that’s my new phrase for when… I can’t brain.

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      • NovemberRose says:
        2 July 2019 at 8:04 pm

        Ha! I may have to use this, too.

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    • SheriG says:
      2 July 2019 at 4:43 pm

      If it makes you feel any better at all, this and the comment you left in the quarterly poll post have made my day – ab exercise through belly-laughing is the best. :)

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    • cazaubon says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:51 pm

      I have lived by lists for years. My brain is like a sieve.

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      • Robin says:
        2 July 2019 at 9:03 pm

        Seriously, if Evernote folds I am just going to take to my bed.

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        • nozknoz says:
          3 July 2019 at 1:26 am

          I read an article about Evernote over the weekend, including an interview with their head. They’re unusual in being one of the longest running and most successful apps. I think the word unicorn was used, because they’re what ever other app developer hopes for. I forget where I saw this, but it’s worth googling for.

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          • Robin says:
            3 July 2019 at 2:50 pm

            Oh cool, I will go look for it! Evernote works the way my brain works, but better. I can’t function without it.

  16. JadainGA says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:15 am

    Hello Y’all!
    Been away from NST for a few days….it’s just been too hot and TOO HUMID to wear scents in my corner of the universe. (Plus work has been crazy busy and my mom-life has been crazy busy, so there’s that….) :)

    Back in business today, wearing ELdO Yes I Do…..floral marshmallow sweet stuff! Not too heavy, so it’s working nicely!

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    • NovemberRose says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:05 pm

      You smell great! That one works really nicely in the heat.

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  17. nozknoz says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:18 am

    I was looking for one of the vintage ads and came across this 1987 interview with Bernard Lanvin:

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-30-vw-11794-story.html

    “Somewhere between the appetizer and main course, French perfume tycoon Bernard Lanvin slipped in the memorable advertising phrase: ‘Promise her anything but give her Arpege.’

    “At Neiman-Marcus for the American debut of a new-strength Arpege, Lanvin recalled that an employee, a pilot turned fragrance executive, created the slogan in the ’50s. It surfaces, he added, at odd moments: ‘Sometimes a customs official will check my passport, see the name and repeat the words.’”

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    • Calypso says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:51 pm

      Great story! Perfume slogans might be a fun CP. “Share the fantasy.” The old Enjoli song. Etc.

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      • nozknoz says:
        3 July 2019 at 1:36 am

        Yes to the perfume slogan CP!

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:03 pm

      Funny that people still repeat it to him! That can’t happen that much longer…

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      • nozknoz says:
        3 July 2019 at 1:34 am

        That interview was over 30 years ago — it’s amazing that Google found it! It only does that when I’m looking for something else. ?

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  18. foxbins says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:23 am

    Woke up at 4 so I see a nap in my future today. Continuing with the theme of Summer Fragrances I Forget To Wear, SOTD is Lys Carmin.

    Kanuka, saw your yesterday’s question today–the dog is doing fine! New med seems to be helping. You are so sweet to ask about him.

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    • Kanuka says:
      2 July 2019 at 3:08 pm

      Glad to hear it. Good one.

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    • cazaubon says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:52 pm

      So glad to hear your dog is feeling better!

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  19. MissGoldsmith says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:35 am

    Yesterday was Ineke Hothouse Flower, today is Datura Noir. No real theme going on, just Whim Of The Day!

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    • austenfan says:
      2 July 2019 at 12:06 pm

      The best theme!

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    • ringthing says:
      2 July 2019 at 2:38 pm

      Oh, I think Whim of the Day is a fun CP!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:39 pm

      “Whim of the Day” is a favorite and often used theme for me. ?

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  20. Dorsey says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:36 am

    My sample week continuing with Comptoir Sud Pacifique’s Vanille Babane. Very fun banana cream for summe! Makes me wish I was out doing something fun instead of at a desk at work.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:04 pm

      I am enjoying my bottle :-)

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  21. lucasai says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:41 am

    SotD is Parfum d’Empire Le Cri.

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 7:52 pm

      Beautiful!

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  22. therabbitsflower says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:47 am

    I was inspired by someone’s theme of Forgotten Friends yesterday because I have lots of perfumes that I’ve had for a while that don’t get much use because of all the newer and shinier things. Oh yeah, and I just have too much perfume to give them all the attention they deserve. So I’m in Paul & Joe Blanc. It smells warm, milky, and nutty. I mainly smell almonds, hawthorn, heliotrope, and skin musk. I wish I had more than the 8-10ml left in my bottle since it’s now impossible to find.

    I had a much better night of sleep, though I still feel a bit behind on rest. Boyfriend had to go to the couch at about midnight, but I’d already made it up before bedtime because I had a feeling one of us would end up there. I offered to sleep there the whole night, but he wasn’t having it because he’s sweet and thoughtful.

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    • lillyjo says:
      2 July 2019 at 12:53 pm

      Glad you were able to sleep better last night.

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        2 July 2019 at 1:55 pm

        Thanks, lillyjo! I really don’t know how insomniacs handle the lack of sleep.

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        • ringthing says:
          2 July 2019 at 2:42 pm

          There’s a reason sleep deprivation is used as torture. It’s awful trying to function on too little sleep.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:04 pm

      That was such a great scent! Wish they’d bring it back, preferably in a kitty bottle.

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  23. LizzieB says:
    2 July 2019 at 11:47 am

    Feeling clean, clean, clean from a great shower and generous sprays of Fiori di Capri.

    Trying a new shampoo. Renpure Biotin and Collagen. I’m always in search of anything that offers volume. We will see….

    My husband and I joined WW. We are doing digital and meetings for three months. If we are doing okay, we may then switch to just digital.

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    • Elisa P says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:36 pm

      Joico Root Lift Volumizing Foam. Works.
      Also, most beachy hair salt sprays add volume I find.
      Good luck with the WW! My parents would take me to their meetings when I was little.

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      • LizzieB says:
        2 July 2019 at 4:46 pm

        Thanks!

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  24. lillyjo says:
    2 July 2019 at 12:19 pm

    I tried really hard to not do a music dealers choice for this week, but I’m doing it anyway.
    Sotd is Gucci Rush and I’m matching it to Steve Miller Band ?Take the money and run? dedicated to Tom Fords time with Gucci.
    Today is my Saturday so woohoo! I really like the teapot, it reminds me of the movie Vacation.

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    • holyneroli says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:10 pm

      Woohoo for the weekend!

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      • lillyjo says:
        2 July 2019 at 3:18 pm

        Ahh… the weekend got cut short, I just got called in for tommorow. It’s ok though because overtime.

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        • holyneroli says:
          2 July 2019 at 3:22 pm

          Oh shoot. At least there’s overtime. Are you getting time off for the holiday?

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          • lillyjo says:
            2 July 2019 at 4:03 pm

            I’m working the 4th, but will have Friday off.

          • holyneroli says:
            2 July 2019 at 4:08 pm

            Nice!

    • Aurora says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:49 pm

      Love Steve Miller Band, I was expecting you to do a music themed CP and would have been disappointed otherwise.

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      • lillyjo says:
        2 July 2019 at 3:19 pm

        Awe thanks, I should have been writing them down so I don’t repeat anything. It is really fun for me???

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:38 pm

      Yay you for doing a music themed week! ? ? But bummer that your weekend was cut short.

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 7:55 pm

      Great choice! Great song!

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  25. Mary Carol says:
    2 July 2019 at 12:20 pm

    I like that teapot!

    I was going to do leafy green fragrances this week, but then I put on some Heeley Menthe Fraiche today, so I’ll include mint fragrances, too.

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    • holyneroli says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:11 pm

      I think mint counts as a leafy green

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      • Petunia says:
        2 July 2019 at 7:55 pm

        So do I! You are on course! ?

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  26. irisjasmine says:
    2 July 2019 at 12:32 pm

    My theme is revisiting samples I put into purgatory. Today’s feature is Lipstick Rose, which I sort of liked before but couldn’t get over the violet sweetness. Today, I appreciate it a bit more, although I can’t imagine spraying it!

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 7:57 pm

      I like it too. I often think that I should buy it in the shower gel but the price stops me from ordering it. I can’t bring myself to spend that much on a shower gel

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      • irisjasmine says:
        2 July 2019 at 11:46 pm

        Same here! I’ve enjoyed several samples of their body products, but I just cannot spring for a bottle.

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  27. Aspic says:
    2 July 2019 at 12:54 pm

    I am wearing FM musc ravageur which Ajda a very kindly sent me from the freebiemeet.
    It is a majestic amber and musk which has a top note of lilies on me.
    Wonderful stuff! I can’t thank Ajda enough.
    Am baking buttermilk bread for dinner.
    Baby is seeing his great-grandma tomorrow!

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:09 pm

      Home baked bread, yum!

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  28. holyneroli says:
    2 July 2019 at 1:20 pm

    Had a busy day yesterday, so I’m starting my CP theme today: Stop Hoarding Those Decants and Samples!

    First up: Corsica Furiosa, from a swapmeet decant (so many thanks, PL67!)

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:35 pm

      I’m trying to use up samples this summer, too!

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      2 July 2019 at 6:02 pm

      Were you able to find the full bottle?

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      • holyneroli says:
        2 July 2019 at 6:38 pm

        Last time I looked it was sold out pretty much everywhere. But I heard from someone here that PdE is going to start making smaller bottles, so I’m holding out for that.

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        • perfumelover67 says:
          2 July 2019 at 6:40 pm

          Great for smaller bottles! I hope it does not get reformulated!

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  29. Elisa P says:
    2 July 2019 at 1:30 pm

    I’m wearing Dusita Le Douceur de Siam from a sample today. I’m enjoying it but sunscreen seems to really dampen my perfumes :/

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    • Aurora says:
      2 July 2019 at 1:50 pm

      :( for sunscreen interference but you’re doing the right things wearing some.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:36 pm

      Is your sunscreen changing how your perfumes smell?

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:00 pm

      Maybe spray somewhere the sun doesn’t shine…? You know what I mean. ?

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  30. Aurora says:
    2 July 2019 at 1:53 pm

    Went to an hygienist appointment and discovered they are new interdental rubber thingies which are mighty fine.
    I will be doing a perfumes which perform best in the heat this week and even though it’s a white cloud sky not particularly warm day I am wearing Jacomo Silences and enjoying the greenness.
    Off to confessing to Lady D.

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    • holyneroli says:
      2 July 2019 at 2:32 pm

      Nice pick! I might wear that one this week too.

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      • Aurora says:
        2 July 2019 at 3:02 pm

        Silences belongs to summer :)

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:34 pm

      Silences is just good in my book! ?

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      • Aurora says:
        3 July 2019 at 1:07 am

        It always goes back on the shelf when summer comes :)

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  31. Lovestosmellgood says:
    2 July 2019 at 2:23 pm

    Omnia!
    Enjoying my moments in Canada ??

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    • Deva says:
      2 July 2019 at 2:35 pm

      Canada twin! ????

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        2 July 2019 at 3:04 pm

        Hey twin! ❤️????

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  32. Deva says:
    2 July 2019 at 2:34 pm

    SOTD is SSS Equestrian. Just pulling into Fort Nelson BC and did another Tim Hortons drive-by????.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      2 July 2019 at 3:05 pm

      Love TH! Donuts are my weakness

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:33 pm

      When will you be getting to Alaska, Deva?

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  33. ringthing says:
    2 July 2019 at 2:47 pm

    I just got in from running around in the heat so my current scent is sweat and sunscreen. After a shower, I’ll be wearing No. 5 talcum powder as its just too hot for anything else.

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    • kpaint says:
      2 July 2019 at 3:07 pm

      Ooh, nice! (Your plans for later, that is ;) )

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  34. Barqs says:
    2 July 2019 at 3:11 pm

    I am wearing Anne Boleyn Rose. It is a lovely blend of rose and cocoa, purchased at Hever Castle last year. I love when I use a perfume, and it reminds me of past vacations :)

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    • NovemberRose says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:09 pm

      Oh, that perfume sounds nice. Hever Castle is on my list if I get to visit England again.

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  35. Kanuka says:
    2 July 2019 at 3:20 pm

    I am off to the north of the South Isalnd tomorrow for a writing festival requiring my ‘good outfit’. I have owned my good outfit for about 15 years and once a year I wear it, testing to see if it still fits…the jacket has gone from comfortably buttoned to ‘looks better worn undone”. So it’s always a bit of a trial. But yesterday when I fetched it out of the cupboard I discovered it was almost completely mouldy, with grey splodges over the sleeves and front, smelling like a damp dishcloth. Climate change? Or just a reflection on my life? Will try To sponge it down and if that doesn’t work will settle for distraction with a bright scarf. One thing is certain…no perfume money will be diverted as I am still eyeing The Enchanted Forest.
    Pohadka today

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:31 pm

      Oh ICK and oh no on the status of your good outfit!

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    • cazaubon says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:58 pm

      We have to run a dehumidifier in the closet for this reason. Hopefully you will be able to salvage it!

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  36. Gaynor says:
    2 July 2019 at 3:36 pm

    It will be a bit chaotic at work today. A goods train derailed over night and there are almost no trains running this morning. I walk to work, so I’ll be fine, but many of my colleagues rely on the trains. I think this calls for a substantial perfume, so I’ll be wearing Sacrebleu, which is also something I haven’t worn for a while.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:30 pm

      I’m guessing that I would call a goods train a “freight train” here in the States.

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      • Robin says:
        2 July 2019 at 10:11 pm

        Goods train sounds nicer, doesn’t it?

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  37. thegoddessrena says:
    2 July 2019 at 4:07 pm

    Today’s theme is “Gee, My Arm Smells Terrific” and the perfume to go with it is Tiger’s Nest

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    • cazaubon says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:59 pm

      You do smell terrific. :-)

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:03 pm

      ?

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  38. hajusuuri says:
    2 July 2019 at 4:10 pm

    SOTD = Chanel Les Exclusifs Bois des Iles EDT

    This ticks a lot of themes:
    – perfume known by a beloved name by NSTers
    – a favorite sandalwood forward fragrance
    – discontinued
    – from a most worn house (mentioned yesterday)
    – monosyllabic perfume names (multiple words ok but each word must only be one syllable)

    Without going into details, if you’re paying a bill no master how big or how small, review the details carefully. If details were not provided, request them. Question the items that do not make sense or those you don’t understand. Use a credit card as much as possible to provide proof of payment and/or allow you to dispute the charge within reason. Don’t assume the party has your best interests at the forefront.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:30 pm

      The bill payment advice is very sound.

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:04 pm

      Nice choice. You smell lovely today!

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  39. hannahmom says:
    2 July 2019 at 4:37 pm

    Wearing 4160’s Invisible Ben – a very nice vanilla citrus.
    It was only 12 C here, so I am still rocking spring scents

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    • cazaubon says:
      2 July 2019 at 6:00 pm

      12C sounds great. We are at 32 here!

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  40. andshewaz says:
    2 July 2019 at 4:52 pm

    I’m wearing Philosophy Tea today.I still have some left from 2005.I love the image of the woman on the bottle label and the scent is just right for summer. More of a black tea with mint.Very refreshing.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:12 pm

      Wow, forgot that one!

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  41. Jalapeno says:
    2 July 2019 at 5:28 pm

    Loving that teapot! It reminds me of my brother. He drinks the occasional green tea, but that is not why the teapot brings him to mind. He is a custom car aficionado, and particularly likes stuff from the 1930’s.

    SOTD = AG Ninfeo Mio, from the sample stash. A third day of green perfumes for me this week. They feel so good in hot summer weather, especially now that the humidity is creeping back.

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    • Kanuka says:
      2 July 2019 at 5:44 pm

      That’s a lovely summer scent

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      • Jalapeno says:
        2 July 2019 at 7:48 pm

        Thanks Kanuka!

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:13 pm

      For your brother:

      https://www.etsy.com/listing/640928717/vintage-1930s-halls-china-novelty-teapot

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  42. NovemberRose says:
    2 July 2019 at 5:48 pm

    31 Rue Cambon today, which I wore while washing and cleaning out the car. Why not? I admit I get a little thrill wearing something so gorgeous to do something so mundane.

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:13 pm

      I rarely do anything that lives up to my perfume :-)

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  43. Calypso says:
    2 July 2019 at 6:01 pm

    I am doing datura today, wearing MPG Datura Secrete on my left arm and SL Datura Noir on my right. Although the DS went on smelling a bit like hairspray, after about five hours in lots of heat, I prefer it. It’s got some kind of real datura essence with some almond bits. My mother used to grow moon flowers, so I’ve smelled them. The DN is extremely coconutty. My next face-off (arms-off?) will involve Keiko Mecheri’s Datura Blanche, if I can find it.
    My suggested CP: Do a test of several perfume versions of a controversial note, and tell which one you prefer and why. Which one should newbies try, and which one might change the minds of someone who doesn’t like that note?

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  44. cazaubon says:
    2 July 2019 at 6:02 pm

    Was having an orange blossom fit this morning, sprayed on four different things, finally ended up in Kilian Love Don’t Be Shy. This summer I am really craving vanilla, orange blossom and jasmine. Fortunately I have a lot of choices. Love that teapot!

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    • tiffanie says:
      2 July 2019 at 7:11 pm

      Vanilla, orange blossom, and Jasmine sound like heaven. ?

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  45. tiffanie says:
    2 July 2019 at 6:59 pm

    SotD = Tam Dao + Assam of India

    Found my sample of Tam Dao so I joined Robin in smelling great today. TD works nicely with AofI which is my default scent for Tuesdays.

    Tea today is Sencha with fresh leaves from a mint plant, both bought at Trader Joe’s. ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      2 July 2019 at 7:48 pm

      Can’t have mint tea any fresher than that! ?☕

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:10 pm

      Oh, that’s an inspired pairing!

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    • Robin says:
      2 July 2019 at 10:14 pm

      Yay, a twin!

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  46. Petunia says:
    2 July 2019 at 8:12 pm

    I am wear Vientiane today from my new bottle. I visited Providence Perfume last Saturday and treated myself to a bottle. Funny, it didn’t grab me the first time that I sampled it but it’s aged beautifully. Gorgeous creamy sandalwood and milky jasmine rice on woody vanillic base. I love it and it blooms in the heat. I’m so happy to have it.

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    • lillyjo says:
      2 July 2019 at 8:39 pm

      Yay for getting something you love!

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        2 July 2019 at 9:14 pm

        ?

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  47. Gail says:
    2 July 2019 at 9:03 pm

    Failed at my own CP theme. Thought I pulled out my SL Bois de Violette, but instead had Vitriol d’oeillet. That will teach me for taking off my glasses before spraying.

    Anyone who has extra cash burning a hole in their pocket, Lisa Eldridge has a collection of new summer lippies out. I love watching her videos and learn so much from her. http://www.lisaeldridge.com if you are interested.

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    • Petunia says:
      2 July 2019 at 9:14 pm

      I enjoy watching her too.

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