Happy Friday and happy Daiquiri Day! Our community project for today: 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.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I'm in Richard E Grant's Jack Covent Garden, a light citrus / iris which is a good fit with the crazy hot weather we're expecting today.
Reminder: on 7/26 we're doing Gone In Sixty Seconds...wear the shortest-lived fragrance you own. Bonus points for reapplying all day long. Suggested by pyramus.
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 Something Orange [tripled] by Martin Pettitt at flickr; some rights reserved.
Lady Vengeance JHAG
Me too, since that’s the only one I have that qualifies for the CP!
Smelling great ?
Good pick! That’s a nice one was hoping I could find my sample. No luck.
Did “J” for just because and went with DSH” Love is Everything” as I just wanted to feel cool in this heat!
We saw Tedeschi Trucks Band this week after a major storm and the humidity was BRUTAL! We are all wilting in DC. Love is Everything is a gorgeous Mango Lassi.
It’s working.
Nice choice in perfume and music! Love both Susan and Derek separately, together is sweet, too.
Thanks AnniePerfumes, you are so right, OH Man were they good! I am a big Trucks family fan and Susan sounds even more amazing live!
Derek Trucks, gosh what an amazing player.
I saw him at the Beacon with the Allman Bros. on their 45th anniversary tour. It was the last night they all played together. Greg was sick for the final 2 nights.
Hiya scent twin/triplet/quadruplet!
Reporting on duty with Jul et Mad Aqua Sextius as my scent of the day.
Woot! On theme!
Since the only one of the CP houses that I have is a discovery set of Juliette Has a Gun, I am wearing Mad Madame. Quite a standard rose and patchouli.
I have fallen so far behind on JHAG…but I do remember that one not charming me.
I’m wearing Mmmm by JHaG, my only sample that fits, which I am pleasantly surprised by. I really thought I was taking one for the team this morning by putting on something that lists “sugar” in the base notes, but now I think it might have been a typo for “amber”? Does anyone else get amber in this? Anyway I like it pretty well and it’s not too sweet.
I didn’t get any amber from that one at all. Just sweet and berries.
Same here.
Me three..
I get almond and ambroxan, but I really like this one.
I only have one
Jo Malone Blackberry Bay and “thunk” since that sample is now finished.
I have never explored that brand, but a generous NSTer gifted me with this sample and a bar of soap and I really enjoyed the soap. Not to mentioned it lasted forever..
Thank you for all the kind words yesterday regarding our fur child. I have no words, only tears.
Happy Friday y’all
I lied! I just found Jul et Mad Nin-Shar
Just gorgeous
The Jo Malone soaps are amazing. I buy them when you get a free 9ml travel spray with purchase because the youngest marzipan loves those soaps. I have already accumulated several for him when he heads off to college next month.
I haven’t heard of this! When does this promotion happen?
All the time. I get emails.
The Jo Malone soaps are amazing. I buy them when you get a free 9ml travel spray with purchase because the youngest marzipan loves those soaps. I have already accumulated several for him when he heads off to college next month.
UMM..Robin, not sure why all of my comments are showing up twice???? Maybe NST does not like me?
It likes you twice as much, CM8!
Hee hee!!
I swear I am NOT pushing the post comment button twice ??
I am sorry! I deleted one of them earlier but I can’t delete them when there are already comments underneath.
Also, NST likes you so much it wants everyone to have double the chance of reading your comments.
Oops, now I’ve basically repeated Apsara. So much doubling.
LOL! Not your fault at all…I was just trying to be funny 😉
It seems to only happen when I comment on my home computer under CM instead of CM8.
I was sorry to read about your furbaby. Wishing you and yours strength to see you through this tough time.
Oh no, I didn’t see your post yesterday, but I’m so sorry to read this 🙁
I missed it as well, and share your sentiments.
I caught up on yesterday’s comments very late in the day, and was so sorry to read about your cat.
Citrus and iris sounds nice!
My scent of the morning was my only JHAG, Gentlewoman. I said it before and I repeat: it’s a lovely citrus cologne.
In the afternoon, I happened to be near a big perfume store, so I tried several Jul et Mad scents. I skin-tested Fugit Amor and Nin-Shar.
Fugit Amor’s (love the name!) opening was very impressive – milky, creamy cardamom. Unfortunately, soon a ‘fabric softener’ note appeared. Then cardamom again. Then carnation – very similar to the carnation note in CB Sweet William.
As for Nin-Shar, it’s a gourmand patchouli-rose. Very pleasant, almost edible, but it definitely reminds me of another perfume, although I cannot remember which one.
I also tried Secrets du Paradis Rouge (sticky, syrupy orange blossom) and Bella Donna (jasmine) on blotters. Overall, while I do not lemming any of these four scents yet, I would love to get samples and test them properly. Thank you, Robin, for drawing my attention to this house.
I am in Nin Shar, wel,l on one arm.
Almost twins then – I can still smell it on my right wrist. 🙂
where did you sample this house?
Ukraine, Kyiv. I know, probably no help to you. 🙁 (One of the stores in Brocard chain, in case someone from Ukraine is reading it and has the same question.)
Thanks for sharing your impressions! I’ve always wondered why this house isn’t more available in the US. The only place I know of that carries them is Indigo, and I always wait a long time to build up a sample order from them.
I often envy US NSTers, because you guys have access to all these interesting US indie perfumes, and I forget that there are houses which are not available in the US.
Oh fun! I know Jessica likes the brand.
I wore JHAG Not A Perfume at bedtime last night, to check whether it was a candidate for today, but nope. So I’m in Le Galion Iris – not a J (small or large) to its name, but I love it and, equally importantly, Mr. G inhaled deeply and approved heartily. Happy Daiquiri Day everyone!
Happy Daiquiri Day indeed! Maybe I’ll have one this afternoon/evening to celebrate haha.
SheriG I may have to sample that one – what do you like most about this Iris perfume? I am always curious and search for one with some sillage as they usually morph into skin scents on me far too quickly.
IdIA by Prada is the only one with staying power.
Hi AngelaB – the Le Galion Iris is a tiny bit on the rooty/carrot-y side, but certainly not overwhelmingly so, and I get decent sillage and staying power from it. I find it not so much a “clean” iris, exactly, but a “clear” iris – there is no overlay of fizziness or spice, and (on me) no musk. For a mental image, think sparklingly clean crystal stemware.
Ohhh, that sounds lovely, I like the ‘no fizziness’ and in particular the ‘clear’ description, thank you SheriG.! It sounds like a must try.
John Galliano. I thought I only had Jacomo Silences and I really wasn’t in the mood to wear that, as I did green in MdO Amyitis yesterday. But here I am. POINTS!
You smell great!
I wish I knew how your Jul et Mad scents smelled! I don’t know whether you are Ukrainian or just living there, but my son’s psychologist is from the Ukraine and she’s a great lady. Have a great weekend!
Thank you! The same to you.
I am Ukrainian. Bron and living here all my life.
Easy CP for me: JHAG Vanilla vibes. Jummy butter and vanilla with a hint of flip flops.
What is this flip flop note you speak of??
Just a little whiff of rubber. But not burnt tyre rubber.
Interesting!
Twins!
You smell good ???
That’s what I’m wearing today also. Nice sumner scent.
I have been feeling bluesy so I just went for a Chanel No 5 edt pick me up..next, a vanilla bean frap.
Sorry you are feeling bluesy. Hope no. 5 is the pick me up you need!
Thanks. I almost sprayed more on but didn’t want to fumigate the entire block, this time;).
I get it! We found a bathroom leak this morning so I stopped off for a London Fog before work. Did it help the leak? No. Did it make me feel better? Why yes, yes it did.
Oh, good luck with the leak!
🙂
Had to look up what a London Fog was. Sounds lovely. ☕
Hope the No. 5 helps!
Jardins D’Écrivains Junky. The jig is up, y’all! – this has been languishing in my “try again” sample/decant pile for five years. I still like it quite a bit, but not enough to warrant keeping it around. I was briefly considering using it up today to keep life simple, but have instead added it to the pass-it-on pile.
I have or had a same of Junky as well. I thought it was okay but it doesn’t rock my world.
Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt with Lime Basil & Mandarin. It’s a good combo for the heat advisory we have for today.?
We had storms overnight and I was awake for most of it. Got up this morning to see that our internet cable to the house is laying on the ground in the backyard. I called our provider (three letters, starts with an A) and spent 45 minutes on the phone between hold times and transfers to different people all to be told the soonest they could get a technician here was next Tuesday. I told them that was unacceptable, I used my politely assertive voice and everything, all to no avail. When I got off the phone my son told me, “mom, when I hear you talk to someone like that, it makes me feel anxious.”? “Good!” I said “it’s supposed to!” Even though it didn’t work.?
Happy Friday everyone!
They really stink! I’m still trying to figure out how to change providers.
If they had more competition, they would change their tune. Their phone menus are the absolute worst. I’d switch carriers in a heartbeat if I had another option.
Hey there, I saw your reply to my post yesterday really late and I wanted to tell you I’d love to send you a sample of the Neroli Amara if you’d like. We’re getting a new EHR at my hospital and my brain stopped functioning sometime around 1pm yesterday.
Send me your address at katykatt through geemail and I’ll get that out to you next week.
Oh crap, that’s a very long wait!
And agree about competition. When all you could get here was Comcast, I went 4-5+ days without internet more than once. Verizon has been much better, but I assume that’s only because now people have a choice.
My sympathies on your terrible Internet provider.
Hi all – SOTD will be Jacomo – Art Collection #02 – the funky one with the playdoh/art supplies smell. I think I will get CP points, for once, although I’d really like to swap this to someone who would enjoy it more. I actually like the playdoh thing and the fun idea behind it, I just don’t reach for it much.
PSA: for Seattle area perfumistas (or really anyone who wants to come!), we are looking at a get-together on Saturday, July 27th. Can be morning or afternoon, downtown Seattle or Bellevue. If I heard from you previously about this, I will also email you. You can contact me via my screen name above.
I’ll post the PSA again tomorrow and one more time next week, also.
I will be there! Springpansy already knows, so I’m telling the rest of you. ?
😀 Yes, yay!
Ending my week the same way I started it: in Jacomo Silences.
I’ve been prepping for the heat wave by making (and consuming) copious quantities of iced tea. Tonight I will supplement that with some frozen yogurt, and maybe a cool bath later on ?☀️?
Don’t forget to check on your elderly neighbors, family, and friends as the temperatures rise!
Ha! My elderly person is my mother, 92 today, who generally turns off her AC at night and turns on her gas fireplace in the morning to warm up, lol. Here’s every local news outlet breathlessly admonishing against heat stroke and my mom is freezing. She informed me that she’s keeping her air conditioning on today – it’s set at 78F.
Haha! I can’t wait to get old – maybe the heat won’t bother me anymore 🙂
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the last few years of my moms’ life when I would visit her, I felt poached when I would leave. My eyeballs were dried out in the morning.
Happy birthday to your mom! You are lucky to still have her.
OMG, my parents are only 66/67, but for the past few years, they seem to be setting the AC to 78 in summer and the heat to 74 in winter. IT’S ALWAYS SO HOT. And then in the winter, when they’ve set the heat to 74 and I’m sitting there in a t-shirt, my mother worries, “You will PERISH. It is SO COLD. You can’t wear a t-shirt!”
Sounds like my mom’s apartment. I think she had the heat set somewhere between 78 and 83 the last time I visited, and I was getting baked!
Happy Birthday to your mom, ringthing! ?
I have been saying prayers to the power gods all week…PLEASE do not let us lose power! But if we do, it will be cold baths all weekend long.
Happy birthday ringthing’s mom!!
We lost power yesterday morning during severe storms at the beginning of this current heat wave. This was my greatest fear, too -I am claustrophobic and the thought of no AC started to press my panic button, so I know what you mean. Fortunately, it was only off for about an hour and the house stayed cool. Fingers crossed for you!
An hour, I can live with that, although like you, I’ll be in a panic because I won’t know. Lights flickered several times tonight but did not go out. Fingers crossed.
Hiding inside under the AC again. Wearing JM Vanilla & Anise.
YUM!!!
I’m hiding too… your indoors smells nice.
I join you in hiding. My favorite summer activity is sitting inside listening to the air conditioner running.
You smell really great! I love that one so much.
Not participating in the CP. Started the morning in Fleur de Peau which went from rooty iris to baby spit up to musk to nothing after an hour. Now I am in Hiram Green Voyage and the most prominent not is the lavender absolute which impart the “suede” accord.
Lol, I love your description, but baby spit up? Ew. ?
1-2 sprays of that lasts me all the way through my 12 hour shift! You really must have scent eating skin!?
Ha! You know I do!!! Funny thing is I went into the city with the eldest Marzipan on Tuesday ( our last hurrah cause she moved into her gorgeous new apartment yesterday and starts work on Monday) and I sampled about 10 or more Diptyque on paper in the store at Grand Central Terminal and I loved this one so much on paper that I asked for a sample!! Funny, right?
I totally get your description- I liked the rooty part but also got some weird funk (though it smelled vaguely poop-ish to me). I think you might be anosmic to the musk which I found relentless and lived through a shower and then some!
Also, that GCS Diptyque gives out samples?!?
Weird thing is it smelled amazing on paper! I asked the SA for that sample for my middle Marzipan because she is into iris these days and she willingly gave me a sample. Guess I was lucky!
I found it relentless, too.
I can’t smell Fleur de Peau at all, but it sounds like that’s a good thing!
Ha! Well it didn’t last long. You must be anosmic to the musk too.
Sotd is JHAG Vanilla Vibes. It reminds me a tiny bit of Soleil Blanc. It’s a low key summer salty vanilla with a faint suntan lotion note. Surprised to find that after multiple wearings, it’s grown on me.
I like Soleil Blanc a lot, so that sounds right up my ally.
I need to get a sample of SB and do a side by side comparison. I’m sure they’re quite different when compared Hess on. But something in VV brought SB to mind.
* head on ??
flippin autocorrect
I have a sample of this and like it a lot. It’s relaxed and fun for summer.
Ex Idolo Love & Crime.
Beautiful lemon chocolate cake. ? ? ?
I see comparisons to Lira on Fragrantica but there is no lavender in this one to my nose and Lira has lots.
That’s sounds like an interesting/unique combo.
That sounds yummy!
Really? I don’t get any lavender from Lira. I get orange creamsicle from Love & Crime.
SOTD = Jo Loves Pomelo
Very nicely done spicy citrus vetiver and perfect to cut through the heat and humidity!
In other news, I just got a Jury Duty notice for the day after Labor Day and since I am group 1, I have to show up. What’s up with that? I was on Jury Duty less than 2 years ago!
You must be good at it.?
LOL. There’s a lot of moving from one room to another. I never want to be first in the jury box for the voir dire.
This made me laugh.
Can you ask for a postponement? It’s allowed here in Texas, not sure if it’s permitted where you are.
I can bu then the next time you’re called, you have no choice to do so anymore. It’s just an inconvenience. I usually reward myself with a nice sit down lunch and tell the server ahead of time that I need to be all paid up and done by a certain time.
I do not understand how I’ve NEVER been called to jury duty! I’m starting to take it personal haha.
Same here. And it’s a relief for me too!
You may have just jinxed yourself, my friend ?
Ha ha!!! Let’s hope not ??
My thoughts exactly!
Lillyjo, get that thought out of your head ??
Makes me wonder what I’m doing wrong ?
I have been called 3 times and actually made it onto a jury once.
I get called pretty often here and have served on juries twice. It was pretty interesting but not a major case like a murder or anything. It’s worse here because you can get called for both city and county cases (or is it district?) and service on one type won’t exempt you from serving on the other type. I don’t remember for sure but I think you can called as often as every six months.
I thought it was every three years until I got called just about every other year! That said, my mom gets called every year and for many years, i’ve responded on her behalf that she is exempt because of age. It’s not like she will get younger and all of a sudden not qualify for that exemption!
I wrote to them and asked them to take me off their mailing list due to living in Canada. Haven’t heard from them since.
In CA if you serve on a jury you are exempt for the next 3 years.
I’ve been on the list for jury duty in my county 3 or 4 times since I moved to NJ. Never was called in. My number has been on the “Do not need to report” each time.
I thought I had a JHAG sample or two, but couldn’t find them in the bowl this morning. Instead I am wearing the always lovely Eau de Merveilles. Not many scents hold up to working outside in this crazy heat and humidity, but the Merveilles family and Sur la Lagune do a good job.
I love EdM. You smell so good.
Partial credit. Jolie Laide Baisers Volés. White flowers under bergamot. Very much a skin scent.
I’m only at the beginning, but I have noticed a couple of fitted shirts actually fitting…. just wish my husband’s birthday dinner wasn’t the night before my weekly weigh in. ??
Hey, congrats! It’s always great when weight loss shows in the fit of your clothes.
Yay! I love to feel/see progress like that! Try and enjoy dinner without going crazy and you should be fine!
Super! You’re allowed a cheat day to mix things up, no? I heard that revs up your metabolism.
I’m not following a program but I’ve made deliberate choices on the type and quantity of food I’ve been eating. My weight usually fluctuates anywhere from 1-3 pounds within a range and the upper ceiling of that range had been consistently 2 pounds below the normal range. I’m a very slow loser but if I keep up with 1 pound a month for the rest of the year, I would meet my first goal!
I’ve always struggled, and I think my body actually prefers to carry a little extra. I fully intend to enjoy dinner. Trying not to have the mindset of “diet” as much as healthy changes to carry forward. I could, of course, simply decide to weigh in a day early… ????
There is plenty of evidence that most women’s bodies like to carry a little extra — you are not alone!
Yay you!
Hurray for seeing shirts fit better! That’s a fantastic feeling!
I don’t have any perfume that begins with the letter J so I am in Avignon today. Finally finished that blog post that I have been working on for a week and a half. I had to order a new pair of work shoes last night. The back of one of my work shoes (a plastic part on the inside) broke and gave me a huge blister. I folded the back of both shoes to make them wearable until the new ones arrive. The Shoes for Crews and SR Max are the companies that my work site uses really do suck. Shoes for Crews discontinued the shoes that I actually liked and fit. But those shoe companies are expensive but I found a clearance pair and I hope they fit me right. It’s hard enough to find a regular pair of 8 1/2 wide pair of shoes let alone a pair of non slip shoes and shoe sizes are really incontinent. I don’t think anyone will notice my shoes for the next couple days because my pants will cover the backs.
You smell sooo good.
You smell fabulous!
Happy Friday everyone!
I’m in CSP Vanille Abricot, from a little bottle from a Fragnet order I placed a couple of weeks ago. It was a blind buy, since so many speak highly of it. I like it, don’t love it and might swap it. ?
Ohhh I really enjoy that one. Will keep an eye out haha!
Well, we can certainly swap earlier if you’d like. I’m at nlmcook aaat sbcglobal dawt net if you wanna discuss. ?
As mentioned yesterday, I’m in Jo Loves Green Orange & Coriander today. I like it quite a bit. It has a mineral quality to it, and it’s a touch on the masculine side. Reminds me in different ways of Terre d’Hermes, Lime Basil and Mandarin, and Eau de Merveilles, though I haven’t smelled EdM for many years because it didn’t work for me. Anyway, will enjoy the rest of my decant, but I won’t need a bottle.
Oh that definitely sounds like something I should try, then!
Oh, interesting. It does not smell masculine at all to me, and the only scent it reminded me of was Jean Couturier Coriandre. Even though they are quite different, they both have a strong coriander note, in my opinion.
But I can see why you compare it to Terre – Green Orange & Coriander definitely has a fresh citrus/woody side.
This was my Xmas present to my brother, I too found it leaned slightly masc but found it lovely nonetheless.
The only other J I have (other than Jo Malone): Jovoy La Liturgie des Heures. I love this one A LOT. Possibly as much as I love Avignon.
Happy Friday, friends!
Jovoy LLDH is great stuff! You smell wonderful!
I had more choices for the CP than I thought: JHAG Mmmmm, Jacomo Silences and a Jul et Mad sample. In the end I went with Jean Nate after bath splash which to me smells the same as it has for forty years. It’s a 30 ounce bottle that I found at an Amish dented can store for five bucks, it should last the rest of my life 🙂
Jean Nate may be as old as the hills (like me), but you can dine out on the story of your bottle’s provenance. 😀 Good one!
That one I grew up on with my Mom! Very summery too. My dad would spray it on his pillow at night! She’d smile when she’d tell that!
Awww that’s a lovely memory 🙂
so sweet:)
I have been wearing Jean Nate a lot this summer. My bottle will also last for the rest of my life and beyond! Very refreshing for the overwhelming heat we are facing now.
Love the Jean Nate story.
Ever try the Jean Nate talc? It’s a summer favorite of mine, very refreshing. Love the JN memories.
I remember those big bottles of Jean Nate splash from back in the day! My mom and I both enjoyed it a lot during hot summer days.
No credit for the CP, but staying cool indoors in Cristalle edt.
Wishing everyone a happy start to the weekend.
Cristalle is a beautiful scent, so it’s a great choice regardless of the CP. 🙂
Have a great weekend too, FearsMice!
Today’s the first time I’ve worn perfume is what seems like AGES! Freshly showered with HOT RUNNING WATER and to celebrate I’m wearing two generous spritzes of BOE. These little things make me so happy?
For those interested, we are currently in Missoula and headed to the Grand Tetons. Secured my next assignment in North Dakota starting the end of August, so will be headed that way mid-August. Until then, will be wandering the US of A.
Special hat tip to all the Canadians who read this blog: I’m seriously in love with your country. Starting with your well maintained wild places, your superior road system, your kind and friendly people, and ending who knows where (maybe your handsome prime minister!). Also knocked out by how CLEAN the country is! I’m hoping to get up the eastern coastal area sometime next year.
Haven’t been able to keep up with comments due to very sporadic connectivity, but hope all are well, enjoying some summer goodness, and smelling fabulous! ✌?
Thanks for checking in! It’s so nice to hear of your adventures.
Thank you! I’ve missed NST peeps!
Glad to hear from you Deva and know you and T-Rex are fine!
We are good, thanks!
Ok, so today, I’m Canadian. You’re welcome. ???
Seriously though, thanks for sharing yours and T-Rex’s adventures. Please give doggo a big hug from auntie – she is such a trooper!
Congrats on securing your next assignment!
She is a super trooper! She sends hugs back! Another thing Canadians have right is the generous dispersal of litter bins everywhere. Dual citizenship is good idea these days, eh? ?
Oh The Grand Tetons are BEAUTIFUL!! Enjoy Deva. You are also close to two other national parks – where else are you going?
There is even a beautiful ride to Wind River which takes you through a painted village similar to the Badlands but prettier as you also have the red rock of Colorado. We did a motorcycle trip last summer from Yellowstone down and through to Colorado Springs then on to Albuquerque. That is my favorite country out there!! Get some hatch chili’s on your route!!! Do you have your bear spray? Also it’s Bison Jamboree time soon…. beware.
I’m so jealous of your motorcycle trip!!
Thanks holyneroli, i could go back in a heartbeat. It was darn hot (like 107) one day and the smoke from the Ca. forest fires were everywhere.
Hats off to bike packers! I saw a ton of these brave folks- some on pedal bikes and some on motorcycles. It’s a very brave way to travel. I hope you have another epic trip soon! I’m going to have to google bison jamboree because that’s a mystery to me…?
Yay! That’s so nice to hear Deva! The people on the east coast are really warm and friendly and you’ll hear some accents there as well! Hope you get there next year.
As for scent… I’m also going with ‘Jack’ by Richard E Grant – his first of three releases which I like the best!
What a good one!
Yeah it’s really well done!
Hey cousin!
Hey Robin! I just love this scent and the stories of how he created each of them. He’s such a charming person! I saw him recently interviewed when he came to LA for the Oscars and told a great story about writing to Barbra Streisand as a teenager and then getting to meet her!
I heard that, somewhere, in a podcast maybe? He really is a charmer.
Well, here another line I will have to investigate…! ?
I’m really enjoying your photos! Especially the ones with T-Rex ?
Keep on truckin’✌?
Thank you for following! I’m trying to post regularly, but sometimes connection is a problem. So happy you like the photos/video clips?
Such beautiful places you are exploring, I always enjoy your posts.
Thank you, and thanks for following. I really enjoy taking the photos and sharing them. ?
Yay for hot water showers! I remember the one I took after a 13 day raft trip. Felt sooooo good.
Saw you were up in Kalispell…lots of my family up there. Make sure enjoy some huckleberries in your travels this summer. You have been truly in some of the most beautiful places on this earth. Would love to hit the Grand Tetons. Enjoy your new assignment when you get there.
Thanks! I love huckleberry anything! I’m sure I will cave eventually and buy something huckleberry related and edible. ?
What a great trip.
Oh, we’ve had a few adventures! Lol! I won’t mention the one where I had to back down a mile of narrow pot-hole filled road around curves and corners with a drop off of 10’ to a rushing river on both sides….?
Canada is lovely, isn’t it? Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Our roads could use to be a bit…wider…if you live in a metro area outside Toronto, but as a Canadian immigrant I still love the fact that the Trans-Canada Highway includes ferries.
We do have amazing parks and amazing scenery. Sounds like you’re on an incredible trip!
Canada is top notch! ??
I love to follow your adventures. Good luck in North Dakota!
Thank you!
I like your photos on insta, great holidays
Thank you, and I like yours! My mom was pretty talented with clothing, but not as good as you! Sew on, sister!
Thanks Deva,
Grand Tetons, my favorite, and what a perfect place to sit out the heat wave! Have a great time.
Thank you!
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed Canada. If you swing by Montreal, give me a shout! And enjoy your summer, sounds like a great road trip!
The only French I know is J’ne sais pas, which I probably spelled incorrectly. When I went to Paris, I figured it was a safe answer to almost any question…?
Hiya Deva! Happy to hear from you! It’s been ages since I’ve seen the Tetons up close and personal. I heard earlier this week that temps are in the 60’s F in that area. Enjoy!
Yes, cooler weather is part of the attraction. ??
Happy Friday everyone!
Wearing Jardin d’Ecrivains L’Eau de Kazuko. Sample finished. Coriander, cedarwood, green tea and a light touch of flowers. Very refreshing for the brutal hot day we are facing today.
Thunk ?
Stay cool, my friend.
The weekend is supposed to be brutal ???
You too stay cool and hydrated! ????
Glad to hear that you had a good perfume for today! Egads, it was a scorcher!
It was unbearable today. Heat index was 101. Tomorrow and Sunday 110. I wish it were the last heat wave of the season, but I guess I am asking for too much.
I wouldn’t take any bets on no more heat waves for this summer!
Wearing a drop of Jalaine Silk oil for a sweltering day.
This stuff is a vanilla musk dream, and the cut glass bottle is a work of art
Just looked it up, the bottle is gorgeous!
Happy Friday-
And here it comes, a blast of heat! We have had a lovely mild but humid July in PDX, so this weekend we have us all panting!
Am in JM Lime Basil Mandarin (from a sample). I can see where BeautyPie got their inspiration for teh Brazilian Lime, Fig & Black Tea scent.
Will be working in the garden tonight- need to switch some things up! My Borage plants have become thugs and is crowding eveything out- but they make the bees happy, so will relocate them to a corner of the garden where they will probably reseed. Planting Rosemary in a corner (it’s not happy in it’s pot and re-potting the mint and thai mint. Adding basil plants and getting fall stuff in!
We were going to do a bit of outside work this evening after the sun got lower, but it is still just too hot. So we didn’t! Hope you got your borage moved and your basil in 🙂
L’Artisan Au Bord de L’Eau
No project J’s, just other J’s (Silences and JM English Pear and Freesia) which weren’t really appealing to me today. So, getting a head start on next week’s CP in Fragonard Fleurs d’Oranger EDT from a sample which is, indeed, fleeting.
Fleeting might be a good thing with this stinking hot weather!
You smelled so pretty, I adore that one, even its fleeting character, I haven’t tried the intense version of it.
I was so busy this past week that … I participated in the CP the whole week (but didn’t have time to report). I know, it’s slightly counterintuitive but since I had absolutely no time to think about what to wear, I just went with 4 perfumes from Jul et Mad that I had (Amour de Palazzo, Stilettos on Lex, Terrasse St. Germain and Aqua Sextius), and today I switched to JHAG Miss Charming, which I’m definitely not after a stress-induced insomnia. But I smell good, and it’s Friday.
Hope you can wind down this weekend!
Hope you get good sleep tonight!
JHAG Sunny Side Up
Again the discovery set is killing me. This is another instant love.
Perfect scent for the ? finding it’s way back.
Sounds perfect. Is it a FB temptation?
An accidental perfume hit with the unlikely combination of JM pomegranate noir layered over JM French Lime Blossom. For some reason it really works. Jubilant this morning because the rain is pouring down and so I can start my Saturday with coffee and toast in bed and books instead of jumping up to walk the dogs.
I love a rainy day off from the dog as well now & then, enjoy!
It sounds like an interesting combo and glad for you that rain allowed you to enjoy some me time.
My sotd is JHAG Vanilla Vibes, layered over Orange Sanguine. Which I used as a body spray, lol. Question: I was thinking of wearing a 3/4 length skirt for my interview next week. Is it more appropriate to wear hosiery or is that just way to out of style now? My old self, wouldn’t dream of having bare legs, but I want to be somewhat fashionable.
I wore tights for interviews last summer because although I’m in my 30’s, I was still raised on slips and hose! But I am tall, and my skirts are to the knee. I think bare legs are probably fine if your skirt is longer. Ha! – Does that sound arbitrary? Wear whatever you feel best in is probably the best advice! Good luck!
I think a lot depends on the type of workplace, the city and region, and so on. Is there any way you can go by the place beforehand and check out how formal the people look?
What arena of work is this? Err on the side of caution, and wear hose, unless you are absolutely sure the person interviewing you will be female and will not be wearing hose. Even then, if you want to give the impression that you are interested in advancement from this position with the company, I would wear hose.
I vote pantyhose 🙂
I work in an office in a fairly conservative work field and have to admit that I haven’t seen people wear hose regularly in years. I do on occasion but not often. When in doubt, though, I agree to wear them or wear slacks until you get a feel for the environment.
I would go with very sheer hose.
Thanks all!, I think I would be less self conscious wearing hose. The interview person sounded very young on the phone but who knows? If I can find a nice blouse, I will stick with pants.
A little (or a lot) late for my 2 cents, but I would say wear the pantyhose. Better to be dressed up for an interview than underdressed.
I went with Indochine this morning, just because I love it so much.
A good reason 🙂
No Js, so not participating today. No heat here in Vancouver, either. Trying to will summer into being with Florabellio…but, no dice beyond sun today.
I got a dose of summer the first few days I was in Germany a few weeks back — the heat wave ended soon after, though, and then we were all in 20 degree weather (68F for Americans) and now Vancouver’s in the same place since my return. I packed for the heat wave in Germany and had to hit up the sales to get little Ockeghem a jacket.
Anyone want to share summer with the Northwest? 😉
I spent enough summers in the northwest. Sorry, no sharing – I’ll keep the heat to myself ?
I would love to send you my 42C humidex from Montréal!
Please take my hot and humid weather if you can! I’m more than happy to send it somewhere it will be appreciated.
I suspect that one is chock full of iso e super (or whatever order those words are supposed to go in.) My H wore it the other night and I eventually asked him to wash it off. I’d also smelled it at the counter and loved it. But I went through all my typical iso e super phases when he was wearing it (ending in extreme annoyance verging on anger) so am chalking it up to that.
This was meant for chocolate marzipan!
🙂
My skin must be devouring the iso e s (whatever…I can’t spell it either!) ..
I also can barely smell Eau de Mervielles on my skin. I remember testing it one time in Sephora and must have sprayed myself 20 times. The Eau de Mervielles bottle I had I decanted and added some lavender oil to it which made it smell divine.
I have none of the small ‘j’s’ for today’s cp and was going to wear JM Wood Sage and Sea Salt but opted instead for a ‘j’ scent I love and never see talked about: Jean-Charles Brosseau Ombré Bleue. I am not fond of white florals and rarely wear any floral fragrances in hot weather but this is a mid-summer favorite of mine. I smell a soft orange blossom, a spicy carnation, jasmine, a bit of honey, and later on, sea and sand notes. Coupled with its blue lagoon juice and beautiful octagonal bottle frosted and etched with flowers, it’s just lovely all the way. I’ve read it was intended to recall the scent of early French tanning oils, bodies stretched out lazily in the shade of umbrella pines on a Mediterranean beach. I can only dream that’s where I am on a hot, hot July day!
It’s even too hot for me today to stretch out at the pool and we’’ll probably skip the outdoor concert in the park tonight. Instead I’ll stretch out lazily with a book this afternoon and a cat or two or three inside with the AC. And, tomorrow, another hot, hot day, it’ll be an indoor concert -Michael Buble, so looking forward to this!
Happy Friday! Stay cool!
never tried Ombre Bleue but wore Ombre Rose quite frequently in the early 1980s. Recently bought a mini of the extrait for three dollars and did not report to Donatella because it qualified me for free shipping so I consider it free. I guess I could have worn that today.
I love Ombré Rose and have both the extrait and edp but would never wear it in summer – the powder would suffocate me. Ombré Bleue is soft but not powdery.
That sounds beautiful.
Surprisingly the extrait applied with one tiny dab works even in the heat. On my skin its a soft powdery rose.
Briefly tried Juliette Has a Gun Lady Vengeance from a sample. It’s not something I can wear while I’m in the same house with Mom. I’m not feeling that ambitious about going out in this weather, so I washed it off quickly. I got a big burst of heavy spice and didn’t get a rose scent in those first few minutes, but I’ll try it again sometime.
It’s quite rosy on me right now. I have the purse bullets which are an oil, so not much spillage. I would rank it about in the middle of my rose scents—and it’s a category I love.
I don’t remember anything spicy when I sprayed my sample. Plenty of rose, though, from the very start for me. ?
Sampling Jovoy Les Jeux Sont Faits and I like it quite a bit. Fortunately, it is winter in Brazil (currently in the mid 60s) and therefore cool enough to wear this spicy fairly heavy scent
60s, that sounds fabulous! Are you having a great time?
First thunked my decant of Timbuktu, then sampled Hermes Amazone in a shop, then visited the boyfriend. He is much better now, we sat in the cafeteria and had ice coffee and walked in the hospital garden. If all goes well he will be released Wednesday.
Chergui for a warm evening at the Italien ice Cafe, had an aperol spritz and now some wine and a chicken paprikash.
So glad to hear your bf is doing well. 🙂 You smell great, I love all three of those scents.
Happy to hear that your boyfriend is doing well! And your dinner sounded absolutely delicious.
Oh that’s wonderful!
I’m wearing Jacomo #9, an odd little thing with citrus, mango, vanilla, and sandalwood. It cost me all of $20, and well worth it. I bought #8 at the same time and it is still boxed, cellophane intact. One of these days I’ll open it.
Well, if you don’t like the #8 when you finally get around to it, swap it over here – I love it!
Yes, #8 is great!
I didn’t have time to dig for sampkes so I am wearing Jo Malone French Lime Blossom.
A lovely linden, you smell great.
I wasn’t feeling any of my JHAG samples, nor Jacomo Silences. this morning it was Ineke Field Notes from Paris, which I liked the first time but today didn’t hold up to the excessive heat, i think I sweated it away in a hour or so. Right now it’s L’Eau Mixte by Nicolaï for some freshness – I’m getting lots of mint and grapefruit.
I wore JHAG Mad Madame yesterday (my Friday) and thought I’d done my dash for the CP, but reading comments this morning reminded me I have a sample of Jul et Mad’s Nea. It’s a bit sweet for me, but still very nice, so that’s what I’ll wear after my post-house work morning shower.
Song of the day: “Hot Hot Hot” by Buster Pointdexter.
SOTD = JHAG Lady Vengeance, from the sample stash. I’m scent twins with Bear and Calypso. Probably a few other people, too. This smells great today!
Hi twin, but I think we are triplets or quadruplets by now!
Not joining the CP today, but proud of myself nonetheless for thunking an old decant of Aomassi. So old, in fact, that the juice had turned to syrup, which I teased out of the spray vial through sheer patience.
Happy Friday, everybody!
Had kind of an on and off day. I used my old stand-by Crabtree & Evelyn Goatmilk lotion for after my shower; it made me sneeze, which hasn’t happened before. It smelled a bit musky all day on me, almost had to wash it off. Then after work, I had time to stop in at Sephora. They totally changed the store; got rid of numerous fragrance lines (Dior, Poison line; no Guerlain left either). I sampled a JHAG (not even sure which one). Turned kinda of sour, ugh!
Circled back to Lush; sprayed on some Coffee Cardamom over the JHAG; also re-stocked my Daddy-O shampoo. Then went to try some Chanel No 5 L’eau on my other wrist, ahh; I see why the rave reviews. The world was balanced again!
Glad for you that after the letdown the day ended well in L’Eau 🙂 I really like it too and have a bottle bought two years or so ago, it’s at its best in summer imo.