It's Tuesday and World Snake Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
Annick Goutal Mandragore was so nice in the heat yesterday that I'm wearing it again. Tea at the moment is a small latte.
Reminder: on 7/19, wear a fragrance by Jo Loves, Jack Perfumes, Jardins D’Écrivains, Jul et Mad or Juliette Has A Gun, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter J.
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: the TenRen Silver Snake Yixing teapot is listed as temporarily out of stock. Their other Chinese Zodiac teapots run $79 each.
Ciao NSTers
I am in vintage Miss Dior and drinking an espresso at VQ (again) Catching up on the New Yorker magazine
I smelled a By Killian in the wild, it was either Good Girl Gone bad or Dangerous Liaisons, either way, I didn’t realize the beautiful trail his perfumes leave in the wake as this woman was walking.
Have the 2 little ones in camp for a few hours is a blessing; the temperatures are so hot here.
AH, since today is world snake day it coincides with a gift I received this morning from a friend. Its a statue, I believe a Buddhist/Hindu statues of Naga Kanya which means daughter of the snake. She has wings and the lower half of her body is a snake. I love when people surprise me with these gifts when they travel to far off lands..
Love Nagas. Can’t get enough of them at Angkor Wat.
Your gift is a lucky one, Lovestosmellgood.
L2sg, That sounds beautiful!
You smell great and your gift seems like a lovely and thoughtful one.
You smell fantastic! Vintage Miss Dior is a big favorite of mine.
Cool teapot. Haven’t figured out my SOTD – either Le Parfum Miss Dior or AdP Gelsomino Nobile.
You can be twins with me
The mouse teapot is darned cute too.
No perfume yet, just wanted to thank everyone for their kind words to me yesterday!
Hi austenfan, I missed your post yesterday so just went back to read it. NST readers are the best, aren’t they?
I can totally commiserate. I am not unhappy where I work now, but I still think (occasionally, not obsessively) about the first job I interviewed for here in Seattle (we moved here in 2017). I thought it was perfect for me but I didn’t get it. Who can say why? Maybe my interviewing skills were rusty. Maybe they didn’t think I was the perfect fit that I did. Maybe I wore the wrong clothes. Maybe it wouldn’t have been as great as I thought? My current job suits me fine – for the moment. I hope that you do find something that is close to what you really want.
SOTD is Jovoy Gardez-Moi (pretty gardenia). I hope we get some points for Jovoy this week.
Jovoy and Jo Malone are my only J’s so I’m doing the best I can haha.
Almost same – I do have one JHAG and one Jo Loves, but I’m saving them for later.
I just took a sniff of my wrist and had to think really hard about what I’d put on this morning (about 6 hours ago now.) It’s SL Vetiver Oriental. It’s back to humid here and when I stepped outside shortly after applying it, it immediately bloomed and was quite breathtaking.
I had planned to top it up with Carven Vetiver, which I shall do shortly.
Apparently we’re not supposed to get excited about Prime Day, but I was sunscreen shopping this a.m. and figured I’d take a look. Supergoop products are 30% off, which is the best discount I’ve ever gotten on the stuff (I’ve been using their products for years. Good stuff.)
Oh, and also a shout-out to Bloomingdales. I’d not really shopped much there until recently. I bought something when they were running some kind of deal where you get $50 to spend later if you spend $X now. I returned the thing I bought, but the $50 was still in my b-wallet after I returned it. Then I bought another thing using the $50 and returned that. I figured that was all said and done, but I got a $50 gift card from them in the mail yesterday. Which will obviously be used toward a perfume purchase.
what perfume will you buy?
No idea yet! Will wait for a whim to strike
Woo hoo for a perfume purchase with a gift card.
Also, I’m trying not to get excited over the Prime deals, but my bank account says otherwise. Ugh.
Deals, you say?
In AG Songes again. We’re still cool and a little cloudy here in Seattle and I needed a little tropics in my life.
“Official” summer in Seattle (according to meteorologist Cliff Maas) just started yesterday, so hopefully the weather will turn.
Nothing’s worse than when it never starts, though. Or is only a few weeks long.
Smelling great in Songes.
4711 Myrrh and Kumquat, thanks to Pixel’s split. Love it and it is very long lasting. I think is a little sweet for the overwhelming summer heat, so I will save it for colder temps and enjoy it even more then.
Sounds tempting!
Good morning, everyone!
I’m asking for partial points, wearing Jeffrey Dame Labdanum Doux. I decanted the sample into an atomizer, which helps this one a lot. The sweetness comes out when sprayed, but still lots of peach and ylang. Probably better in the fall. I could call this Mitsouko Junior.
Tea of the morning is Harney Earl Grey Supreme.
Mitsouko Junior! LOL. Jeffery Dame is nothing if not ambitious. I will have to try it.
I just saw that Kusmi has come out with an Earl Grey Intense or something. Will probably have to order it.
Nicolai Fig Tea (which I also found under “S”, I clearly need to redo my entire reoganization!) – wish I’d thought of this when I was doing “salty” the other week.
The best laid plans and all that…
I need to label my drawers on mine. I am going to borrow the label maker at work.
I need that teapot.
SOTD = Memo Paris Eau de Memo
Iced tea lemonade and leather ?. I am working from home today and I haven’t stepped outside yet – dreading it because it is supposed to be a steam bath out there! I am quite happy to not subject myself to a train commute.
Yay for working at home! And iced tea and leather sounds nice!
Sure is a steam bath here! Enjoy your day at home.
I read “iced tea & lemonade” and thought that you were having a nice cold Arnold Palmer to beat today’s ugly muggies!
Eau de Neroli Dore today. Also spritzed on some of the “rehydrating neroli water” that came with a recent Beautyhabit purchase and it is fantastic.
I’m giving a short presentation at a staff meeting this afternoon, so I dressed up a bit- I’m wearing a black blouse with velvet trim, black pencil skirt, and a pair of pointy tortoiseshell earrings.
More iced green tea for this steamy morning.
You look right at home in NYC. All you need is a spritz of Santal 33 ?
Can you believe I’ve never smelled Santal 33? Guess that trend hasn’t made its way to Ohio yet
I haven’t smelled anything from them. I hate the bottles so much though, that I don’t care.
Your outfit sounds great!
You smell lovely, good luck with the presentation.
You smell and look great!
Is that the Kerstin Florian? Very tempting, it also comes in a travel size.
Hope the presentation went well!
Yes, it’s the Kerstin Florian. Smells wonderful, but overpriced, imo. The ingredients are just orange blossom water and preservatives. (I could get a bottle of orange blossom water from the specialty grocery down the street for <$5)
And thanks everybody for the well wishes on my presentation! It went fine and I'm happy it's over.
Aha, that is a bit steep for “just” orange blossom water then. Thanks.
Glad the presentation went fine!
I hope that your presentation went off without a hitch!
You smell great Robin !
I am wearing Aqua Allegoria Ginger Piccante and drinking a cup of Irish breakfast tea.
Why thank you! I am sure you do too…do I need to try that one?
Its a really nice spicy rose.
Thanks!
Wow, that is some teapot!
I’m in Jo Malone, day 2: Lime Basil and Mandarin.
It is. Not sure I want one but it’s very cool.
Oh my Gosh world snake day! I wish I could remember the name of that perfume with the 2 snakes on it. It was a very popular one too.
SOTD is Mandy Aftelier’s Alchemy. This is so rich and floral with Ylang Ylang as the star and some lovely jasmine as the supporting cast- it is potent and feels cool in this horrid heat.
Now I am lemming Grev – thanks to Angela yesterday. I am off to find some samples.
Happy Tuesday to all.
I think the perfume was Naja by Vero Kern.
Niki de Saint Phalle? I love those bottles especially for the parfum.
Yesssssss! That’s IT!!
Thanks Ringthing!
That bottle is really something, I love it.
woke with a stellar headache. just a bit of Philosophy Nude Rose.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
Hope your head is better soon.
It’s so mean to wake up with a headache, hope it will fade.
Hope your head feels better.
Ugh, so sorry!
Yuck! I hope that your headache is gone by now.
I think that teapot looks creepy.
I’m wearing Panthere de Cartier, the one with the cap that looks like a panther and not the one in the bottle that looks like a panther face. I’m still mad Cartier discontinued this one to launch the pink one.
I sound kind of grumpy today! But I’m not. Just lacking caffeine.
The lack of caffeine makes me grumpy ha!
Hope you got some caffeine today! ☕
I guess I am lucky that it’s teapot Tuesday because I have a snake phobia. I don’t enjoy the teapot personally, but at least it’s not a picture of a real snake.
I am wearing January Scent Project Selperniku, which is apricot, salt, butter, and milk. I remember thinking it was too sweet when I first tried it, but I’m really enjoying it now. The apricot is lovely and the perfume doesn’t wear too heavy.
That sounds delicious!
My Mom has a snake phobia, too. She came immediately to mind when I saw that thing this morning.
I find that teapot a little horrifying, to be honest.?
Anyway. Wearing 31 Rue Cambon. Gorgeous stuff. Definitely one of the finalists for my planned birthday treat of an Exclusif.
That would make a great bday treat.
The trick will be limiting myself to one…?
Sorry!
Love the teapot, love the naga comments. I am in my tuberrose bomb, Durga, today because my office mate is gone for 10 days, so I can wear what I want….
‘hands clapping’
Yay for being able to wear what you want!
Nice, enjoy!
Woo hoo! Reek on!
Ha , i Always wear what i want at work. Germans luckily are Not as scentophobe☺
Hurrah!
Yeee haaah! Enjoy the scented freedom.
Started out in big J- Jo Malone Dark Amber & Ginger Lily which is one of my favorite JMs. But like the rest of them, it was gone within a couple of hours. Have a sample of Le Jardin de Monsieur Li in my desk so just dabbed it on for the rest of the work day.
I need someone to freeze my Amazon account for the rest of the day. Seriously trying to avoid spending any more money on these deals.
Sending you virtual willpower…
You can do it! Hang in there!
Unexpected free day alone so I’m wafting all the Shalimar I want.
Yay you!
Wafting in all the Shalimar I want is my idea of the perfect day lol. Enjoy.
You smell fantastic! Waft on!!
I’m in Aedes Musc Encense today.
What do you think of it?
I think it’s quite unique and I like it.
You can dig out a review on my blog if you want to read more.
I will, thanks!
You smell great. I joined you in the house today with Oeillet Bengal.
I have a travel spray of this, and thought I would save it for fall. It’s good in the heat, then?
I think it would work well any time, it’s not heavy.
I will copy your great idea and try that one tomorrow.
I’m plinking/tinking/thunking the last of my vintage Dune today. I still have a half mini from 2012. I don’t count that as vintage though, just older.
Are you sad to be thunking your vintage Dune? Will you miss it?
The mini I have is still very nice. There is just something special about a perfume that has traveled a couple of decades. I’m not a very good perfume Hunter, so I won’t be replacing it.
Enjoy! I thunked a vintage (early to mid 90s, I think) mini of Dune a year or two ago and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I’m enjoying it in this humidity.
You smell great, I love vintage Dune.
Thanks!
What concentration was your vintage Dune?
Honestly, I’m not sure.
No big deal… idle curiosity on my part.
Okay, the J theme inspired me to pull out my J-Scent samples. Judging from what I’ve read and been told, these are pleasant and innocuous so I figured why not try all five that I was sent?
Hydrangea: smells kinda like hyacinths, lilac and iris for 10 minutes, then white musk.
Hanamachi: slightly stale and sour powder, then white musk.
Rakugan: chewing tobacco, grape Mr. Bubble and urinal cake.
Paper Soap: Ivory bar soap with maybe a hint of lemon? Or I’m dressing it up to make the best of things?
The first two were actually fine, so I kept going. That’s when things went south. I have one more left, Honey and Lemon. I can only hope it will cure what’s ailing me as the name suggests…
Oh, dear. Thanks for killing any desire to try these, lol! Though Paper Soap sounds a little like Aroma M Geisha Blanche, which I like. Your description of Rakugan made me a little queasy!
I’d be happy to send them your way, E! Feel free to ping me at: harukirumi in the land of yahoo.
Aww, Holly, that’s so sweet of you to offer, but they don’t sound like my thing so I’ll leave them for someone more adventurous than I am!
A wise decision!
I laughed at ‘urinal cake’! Too funny!
Today I’m wearing Dame Passion Fruit, Orange Blossom & Vetiver.
Wow, that sounds good. Is it?
I agree! I’d love to know what you think.
It sounds like a tasty cocktail!
Blanche Immortelle to wear in the heat. I like what happens.
Spent too much yesterday. It just adds up when you take advantage of sale prices on stuff you’ve been thinking about. Add that to my husband and I needing new glasses prescriptions and each finding something we like at Warby Parker. Happy they make progressives now.
Seeing The Farewell later today. I saw the preview a few weeks ago and knew I wanted to see it.
I need new progressives too, and so far cannot find any I like. Boo. At least you saved at WP, right?
Yes. WP is cheaper. But…what I should do is take older frames in and get new lenses at Costco. My sister did that, and it was very reasonable. Of course I’d have to join Costco… I do have an old pair that I may have done as bifocals with no distance. Just computer and reading.
This is worth noting! I have some old frames I like quite a bit, but the prescription is not current.
I almost did that, then I got worried…the progressive lenses themselves are so expensive, and I adore the frames I have now but they’re probably 5 years old — afraid they won’t last another 5 years? So probably I’ll just keep wearing them until I come across something I like better.
I have done it before with regular lenses / frames, though, and with sunglasses. It’s a good idea in general.
Just for reference, my sister took my dad’s huge wire frame glasses in for new progressives at Costco. Anti-glare, transitions. Just under $200. WP charges $300 w/o transitions.
Thanks LizzieB! That is a great price. If my current frames were in perfect shape I’d probably go for it.
But maybe if I buy frames online I’ll go over to Costco for the lenses.
Blanche Immortelle is great in the heat, you smell wonderful.
Ever since I have finished my extrait bottle of Cuir de Russie a couple days ago, I am starting to work on my quarter ounce bottle of no 19 extrait bottle. My logic is to finish some of the extrait to make some kind of room in my perfume cabinet and no matter how little the bottle is, space is space. I am not wearing no 19 today but commando right now and thinking of Kyoto since it’s so hot out.
Kyoto sounds perfect, I’d wear it if I had some!
It’s a pity that I can’t find any of the CdG incense line on Amazon. I could have used my gift card balance to pay at least 75% of that $95 for Avignon. The whole line is great but they don’t last long on my skin.
Pity CdG after all these years has never reissued the old stuff in smaller sizes! I wonder if the line doesn’t really sell anymore.
Cool teapot, Robin, that snake looks friendly not malevolent.
The temperature is rising so I went for Anisia Bella, suprisingly long lasting for an AA I always find.
Apparently it is still triggering, based on comments above!
You smell great.
Ah yes, I guess I’m in the minority
reactions to snakes are so visceral and thank you, I find AB so very refreshing, it’s one of 2 anis/liquorice scents I have for summer, the other is Caron Eau de Reglisse, I’d love to smell Hermes Brin de Reglisse some day.
I was in a wood mood so went with Ouarzazate this morning, but can’t really smell it anymore. Nice while it lasted!
You smell great. Or, maybe you smelled great!
Sometimes the Incense series are rather sneaky for me. I think they are gone and then they pop up to let me know that is not the case. Other times, they are gone Daddy gone.
Sitting ? in Superstitious, a generous gift from CobraRose. The AC is blasting and I’m going to brave the heat in a few minutes! I’m curious how the fragrance will behave in the heat.
I’m really out of the loop with newer patchouli heavy perfumes. I’ll always ask for suggestions!
You smell fabulous!
Superstitious smelled great in the heat when I tried it recently.
SotD = Assam of India
plus some Selva do Brazil for an extra green boost.
Love Berdoues colognes in the warm weather. I haven’t worn Vanira Moorea in a while so that one’s ready for tonight.
Highly recommend the Berdoues Cologne Grand Cru samples set for summer scent enjoyment. Thank you to hajusuuri for sending me a set a while ago. It’s still going strong.
That is a fun set! Somebody from NST shared one with me too.
It was a fun set to test, for sure.
That teapot seems to be a love-it-or-hate-it thing – I’m in the love-it camp, especially the yin-yang symbol it evokes. And for scent today, I’m in Vol de Nuit extrait and wishing everything smelled like this. Ahhhhh.
Gorgeous!
A lot of Full Incense in the morning. At three my surgeon friend called me, that the operation had gone well and he thinks he got everything out. The boyfriend is awake and apparently okay.
To celebrate i had a gin with lemonade and some sprays of Batucada.
Oh, I can imagine your relief; thanks for sharing the good news about the BF with us!
Oh, that’s good news! I’m sure that drink tasted extra good today.
Hurray for good news!
Wonderful news!
Wonderful news!
YAY, so glad to hear it.
So relieved for you!
Yay! Great news. Wishing him a speedy and complete recovery.
That’s such great news!
I really really like Batucada! It’s so perfect in the hot weather, so refreshing!
Best wishes on a speedy recovery for TBF.
Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I’m following the fine example of other NSTers in No. 5 Eau Premiere today.
Interesting teapot. However, snakes IRL make me uneasy at best. ?
Nasty weather here… there’s been an air quality alert since last night, and an excessive heat warning starts tomorrow. Heat indices are expected to be in the triple digits for most of the week. ?
SOTD = back in AG Ninfeo Mio. So close to finishing the sample!
It’s been lovely here for the past few days. We’ll be getting the heat/humidity along with a thunderstorm tomorrow.
Nice to see you enjoying Nifeo Mio. It’s fun to wear the same scent for several days because you really get to know it.
Ninfeo Mio is a bit of a chameleon for me. Some days, I really get a lot of boxwood from it. Other days not so much.
My weeks weather looks to be the same.
Yuck! That’s a total bummer. The Heat Miser is really running amok right now.
I start getting a little anxious when I see triple digit heat index.
I might put some ice cubes in the cats’ water later on in the week. I just have to be there to prevent them from playing with the ice cubes!
What do you think of it ? Did the fig note work on your skin?
Testing Allure Homme Edition Blanche thanks to the generosity of Hajusuuri. This is great stuff. How did I miss this?
My chanel counter never carried it. So I missed it too.
So frustrating! The stores near me aren’t carrying No 19 or Cristalle anymore… just No 5, Allure, etc.
I was rather disappointed to find out that Neiman Marcus no longer carried No. 19 or Cristalle anymore. Not even on their website.
Mine quit carrying those like 15 years or more!
My SOTD is Nuit de Cellophane.
Ineke Idyllwild, from the discovery set. I’m trying to decide if I want to redeem the $15 coupon for a bottle – I’m tying to low-buy, but August is my birthday month so ….. so far the leading contenders are Field Notes from Paris and Idyllwild with Hothouse Flowers as a dark horse pick (because I don’t have a lot of white flowers in my collection).
I really enjoyed my sample of Hothouse Flowers. I would wear more if I had it. Idylwild is fabulous but doesn’t last long on my skin. Both are good picks!
Wearing some SL Datura Noir tonight. I almost chose Chergui as it was mentioned to be really good in the heat; maybe tomorrow if we still have blazing temperatures!
Love both Datura Noir and Chergui. Although, Chergui doesn’t work for me in the heat. Though I love it during the cooler months !
You smell lovely today!
Hi, folks! I had no idea it was World Snake Day. I had the Lemon & Ginger body spray on again this morning. That’s turning into a favorite, especially with the very hot weather. Last night I tried one of the Chanel samples I got from hajusuuri (Thank you!). That was Paris-Biarritz. I’ll go look at the reviews, and see what the experts said.
I liked it. 