Monday, National Lipstick Day and International Tiger Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: pretend vacation in Parfums de Nicolaï Musc Monoï.
Reminder: on 8/2 we're doing edition 3 of the Guessing Game...describe your perfume to us, OR, give your perfume the name it ought to have had, and we'll see if we can guess what it is. Suggested by Glannys.
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 Tiger Tiger ... [cropped] by Clive Varley at flickr; some rights reserved.
“Odour protection?”
Mitchum roll-on?
Ha, but no.
Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection?
Got it!
Eau de Protection?
Yes!
Guerlain week in Vanille Ylang. Delicious and creamy.
How many Guerlains do you have lined up for the week?
A lot!!! And I already started on Saturday!!
If I do two per day I will be done in a week. One per day I can go two weeks.
Sounds yummy!
It’s good! A shame it’s d/c. It’s one of the earlier AAs.
If you’re interested, Molton Brown Ylang-Ylang which is in production reminds me very much of Aqua Allegoria Ylang-Vanille.
Is it “delicious and creamy”?
😆☺️
Yes, it is indeed.
I’m glad I held on to my bottle of this. I should offer up decants at the next swap meet because I have the 4.2oz bottle!
Yes, you should
Ooh, sign me up please for the split!
Me, too!
Me 3.
me too
House twin today
😃
Yay for Guerlian week!
👍👍
My scent of the day is very fleeting on me, but it maybe because I can’t smell the musk. The perfumer is easy on the eyes and is from a well know house but does not share the same blood line. The ad for my SOTD is fronted by a well know actress that at one point, years ago, apparently wore a vial of her partners blood around her neck.
Lipstick of the Day for Lipstick Day is Maybelline New York Color Sensational Shine Compulsion in Spicy Mauve
Tea is David’s Breakfast
Mon Guerlain? If so we are house twins.
you win
I wore that on Saturday.
And?
Love it. Sweet lavender. I can definitely smell it 🙋
That was my guess too.👍
I made it easy
That looks like a great lippy. Has good reviews!
and its cheap to boot!
I will dig out my sample (courtesy of Flopper) of Tiger’s Nest!
Perfect!
Yay, guessing game.
OK, my SOTD:
This scent is all about a certain tree – its leaves, sap and fruit.
The leaves can be used as clothes (of sorts), tha sap is milky, and the fruit is sweet and delicious.
The scent is not only based on the fragrance of this tree but is also named after it (the first one of the season, apparently). And the perfumer who created it also made another popular scent based on this note.
Premier Figuier L’Artisan Parfumeur
Philosikos (spelled incorrectly, but I need more coffee)
You are correct! And bonus points for Philosykos (had to look up the spelling myself
).
Premier Figuier
Right!
I’m in several sprays from the bottle with the cute, multicolored elephants.🐘 (cm8 will know this one for sure😉)
For National lipstick day, I would love to find the perfect nude lippy for my complexion. My most recent is Smashbox Audition, and it’s close but just not quite perfect.
In other non perfume related news, madtownteen and I spent several hours this weekend getting her packed and ready for summer camp. This is her fourth year and she is super excited. She’ll be joining her college age sister who has been working there since the beginning of the month. I know they’ll be happy to see each other, they’re like peas and carrots, those two.🥰 It has always been my tradition to make up their bunk in the cabin they’ll be staying in and then I slip a card under the pillow and hope that they find it the first night when they go to bed (by now they know to look for it). I even did it for my older daughter when I dropped her off July 1. I texted her the next day and asked her if she found it. She texted me back “you mean the one I saw you put under my pillow as you were making my bed? yeah I found it.” 😂 Lol.
Assam of India?
Yep!😁
Assam!!! Of course I would know because I started the Assam craze!!!
Btw, have you tried Vanira Moorea? Smells just like Mon Precieux Nectar which was yesterday’s Guerlain.
I sniffed that one a couple years ago when Anthropologie briefly carried the line. I don’t really remember what it smelled like… and I haven’t tried that Guerlain yet. (No guerlain counter anywhere near me).
🍊 creamsicle…. it’s yummy.
Does the Guerlain smell like a creamsicle, too?
Hajuusuri did a great job describing the two below. The Vanira is now selling at Twisted Lily on sale for 48$ for 100 ml. So it’s the more affordable of the two. Plus, I already have an FB of it in the 🏠.
Yummy is one of my favorite categories.😉
It didn’t smell like that on me.
hahaha
Haha!! You know I have wonky skin….or maybe a wonky nose!!
Ulta has a ton of lipstick deals today. The Kylie line has really good nude colors.
I picked up an Urban Decay lipstick half price at Ulta yesterday, all UD lip products are half price through today. Lots of good nude colors in their line, too.
I just saw that! I might head over on my lunch.
Thanks! I will check those out the next time I’m there. My daughter was excited to see the Kylie line made it to our Ulta the last time we were there.
Macy’s has Estée Lauder, buy one, get one.
Argh! Naughty lillyjo! I really really don’t need more lipsticks!
I keep telling myself the same thing, but apparently I don’t listen.
I’m a big fan of Saint Pinky Nude from Lipstick Queen. It is my go-to everyday color. I’ve now gone through three tubes, which is unheard of for me. It’s available at Ulta and on Amazon. I struggle with nudes…they wash me out horribly. This one doesn’t. There are other nudes in the LQ collection.
I have that exact color! Agree, it’s a good nude, and I need to dig it out and use it. I have a bigger problem with lip products than I do perfume. 🤣
That one looks nice! And great price. My Ulta doesn’t carry them in store unfortunately.
I agree, nudes can be tricky. Anything that veers orange looks terrible on me. What looks good on the back of my hand doesn’t always look good on my lips and I would never try a tester on!
If you have extra time on your hands to waste, I would recommend watching Zabrena on You Tube. She’s very fun to watch and does alot of lipstick videos. She even dupes more pricy brands/colors with drug-store options.
I will check her out!
Thank you for that idea! My husband is taking my son to orientation and to settle in his dorm for his first semester at college–too many nights away for both of us to go, our other son will be in school. I will write a card and tell my husband to leave it somewhere where it will be found! (Knowing my husband, he may either just hand it to my son, or forget altogether–but it is worth it!)
I am curious as to how your son will respond to that! Mine is also heading off to college but he is 17 going on 30 with a ridiculously high IQ , is a National Merit Scholar and is extraordinaryly independent. My girls would have loved cards under their pillows but I don’t think he would go for it LOL 😂
My son probably doesn’t go for it either, but he gets them anyway!😉😂
You are a good mom 💛💚💙💜
Exactly!!!!
Hmm… I guess leaving a card–that tells him how proud I am of him, that says how sure I am that he can accomplish good and important things, and that reminds him that he can always count on me if things get tough–would be partially about me wanting to say that I love him one more way, partially about wanting to model the sort of parenting I hope he may do some day, and partially about leaving a surprise that is unexpected as much as it is kind.
At the risk of sounding mawkish, I am not sure how much IQ is related to hearing or saying ‘I love you.’
I suspect my son will find the card, read it, roll his eyes, and shove it to the back of his drawer. But maybe he will one day leave a similar note for someone else.
Yes.☺️
😁 great idea! When we dropped my daughter off last fall I made up her dorm bed while she and my husband set up other stuff. I snuck a card under her pillow just for old times sake.😢
How are YOU doing with the upcoming transition? (I was a wreck) Sending big hugs if you need them!!😊
Wellllll…. He and I are finally getting around to teaching him how to drive, and he has patiently observed my lessons on roasting chicken, basic bolognese sauce, sauteing (however that word is spelled) kale and chard, making the perfect omelet, whipping cream, (Yes he will be on the college food plan for his whole first year and probably won’t enter a kitchen for the duration, but I got him so engaged he asked if he should pack a spatula and some sharp knives… I had to tell him, sadly, no
) recording and filing expenses, balancing his check book . . . ummmm okaaayyy… (squeaky voice). He has been a doll. I am going to miss him so much. I am coping by teaching him how to cook!
Is he your first one to leave the nest?
It gets easier but the third! But that’s great that you are teaching him how to cook! It will come in handy if he decides to live off campus!
And good luck to him, OF💙. Having been through it twice already high school to college can be a tricky transition.
I got all choked up just reading this post.😢 Yes, you are going to miss him, there’s no getting around that, but it sounds like you two are spending some nice bonding time together. That’s the kind of stuff he’ll look back on one day and thank you for. (At least that’s what I tell myself when we do that kind of stuff together too!)
Aw, love the note idea! Hope both your girls enjoy their camp time.
Thanks Robin! I’m guessing they will have a great time. I always look forward to the many camp stories they bring home.
Two lipstick suggestions: Chanel Intime ( quite sheer, pink/mauve nude) and Charlotte Tilbury Nude Kate ( beige nude). For cheaper option Rimmel Kate Moss nude range .there are a few to select from.
I will write those down! Charlotte Tilbury comes up a lot when I google looking for suggestions. The next time I make it to Nordstrom’s I will check them out.
Chanel Boy is another good one
Second Chanel Boy
HI Madtown!
I would like to share my favorite nudes.
One is Naked Talent Sexy Mother Pucker from Soap and Glory its a exact dupe for one of Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipsticks. It does have a vanilla scent but it dissipates after a minute.
My other favorite nude is Cecile by Chanel Coco Rouge.
I am not sure of you skin tone and it you are cool or warm.
Good luck!
Thanks! I should have asked you directly.😉 I will write those down too. I am fair and usually cool tones are what’s recommended, but I prefer warm.
I’m in Prada Infusions Fleur d’Oranger (sorry, no riddle. brain too slow) This one doesn’t seem to get mentioned much here but I really like it. It’s all about the Prada-ade with a kick of bitterness.
My Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire travel spray arrived over the weekend. Love! Thanks to those who pushed me along
It’s the bone-dry woody petitgrain (plus vetiver) fantasy I’ve had in my head for quite a while. Most of the reviews I read complained about the lack of longevity, which makes me wonder if it’s been reformulated. It is potent and near-nuclear on me. One spray shared between two wrists last night was still so powerful 10-12 hours later that it kinda woke me up this morning. LOL
Oh, and love the tiger!
You smell lovely!
I gave my bottle away as it did not work out for me. Prada-aid for sure but I much prefer the Mandarine.
Ditto
I’ve been wanting to try the Mandarine!
It lasts ages on me too. Congratulations on your fine taste
I was up VERY late reading. No riddles for me either.
Prince
Purple Reign
Which would make you 🏠 twins with kpaint
Eek! Purple Rain is Prada.
Purple Reign is April Aromatics.
I’ll give you a passing grade as I believe you intended for the answer to be Prada Purple Rain 🤣
Thank you 🤣🤣
And off topic but I was happy to read that you too made the VM and MPN connection!
Absolutely and no $ saved for me since I already have Mon Precieux Nectar which is actually more syrupy / dense / formed vs VM which is lighter.
Yes I agree. Money saved for me cause I have the VM!!
Actually it technically belongs to middle Marzipan but we all share Chez Marzipan 😍
Purple Rain
Could be his crappy jasmine, cheap musk 3121, love his music this perfume is awful.
I actually love the Prada. To each his own 😘
3121 is the perfume that is awful.
Prada Purple Rain I know of, but have never smelled.
Then we must rectify this situation! I’m happy to send you a sample! Please email me your home address.
That perfume IS a bit of a mystery. For a man who was such a perfectionist about all things relating to his image–the perfume is definitely the one that got away. May he RIP! (Have you listened to the Originals recordings?)
There’s a 3121 perfume? Who knew.
Your miniature/minimal post had me thinking- not of any perfume, but the shortest chapter Faulkner ever wrote:
My Mother is a fish.
😳 My mind works in weird ways.
LOL, and I recently read a collection of micro short stories – loved!
Tyger, Tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night….
SOTD is Ta’if
You smell great apsara!
thank you!
You smell so good.
Phew! This Monday is definitely too hot – it’s 34 degrees outside and it’s hard to breathe.
Today I’m infused with orange hue of one of iconic Mediterranean fruit. What am I wearing?
Are you twins with kpaint in Prada Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger? Or maybe the Infusion de Mandarine?
Infusion de Mandarine. Bravo!
Yay!
I don’t have a guess to your sotd, but stay safe from the heat, lucasai!
Thanks!
Azemour Les Orangers?
therabbitsflower just guessed it
Red Sun, Perris Monte Carlo Arancia di Sicilia?
See above
And the Traveling Box of Perfume! Oh my gawd! I am strategizing in how to go about it. I will reorganize and put the bags inside boxes. I am not traveling anymore so hopefully will have time to sniff through the box. 😍
Can’t wait to read what you think about it
Another round of SL Fourreau Noir in wilting 40C heat.
That’s brutal but you smell nice and have A/C!
What? That’s crazy! And life threatening heat…! I hope you’re under the direct blast of a powerful A/C unit. 🌞
Yes indeed. Way too hot and humid to go out.
Holy shizz! Stay cool.
Yikes!!! Don’t go out!!!! Except to walk Mila 😍😍
We went out this morning, but after 30 minutes she was overheating and we had to go home. Will try again tonight, but the overnight low is 25C, and that is like 3am.
Eeeeeeeeek! Stay safe and stay cool!
Wow, 40 is just awful. A couple years ago we had 40 degree temps for about 2 months starting in June. Just sitting, I’d break a sweat.
I remember because my hubby had broken ribs and a collapsed lung so I had to take a couple weeks off work to stay home to help him. That temperature is just oppressive, and sadly we don’t have a/c.
The name of my perfume purports to be a very special one, especially in regard to a certain note. Big hint: this perfume has been mentioned in the SOTD comments but is not that person’s SOTD.
Lipstick is L’Oreal Colour Riche Volcanic.
Vetiver Extraordinaire!
Yes! Finished off my decant and have a partial travel spray on the way. I found a really great deal on eBay that was 4 different FM travel sprays with varying levels of perfume left.
Score! I bought the travel spray trio like 8 or 9 years ago, but only made it through like 1.5 of them. It was the only vetiver I liked.
You smell delightful! It’s like the (extra dry) Gin & Tonic of the perfume world
That’s a really good way to think about it. Now I want a G&T even though it’s not yet 11 a.m. on a Monday.
But it *is* Monday, so…
I’m wearing a bold, floral scent, with a faint mushroom note, apparently once thought suitable for Carmen.
The heat has gone!
Is it a gardenia scent? Was it made a long time ago?
No, not gardenia and it was created in this millennium.
Thanks. Stumped for now.
It is the queen of all perfume flowers, apparently
Noir de Noir? Une Rose?
It is indeed Malle Une Rose!
Black Orchid?
No, Une Rose by Malle.
You smell lovely. 🌹
No big secret about what I’m wearing today. The tiniest spritz of Guerlain Vetiver. It smells just like its straightforward name.
I’d like a perfume that smells like these look:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gYryZhHCF/?igshid=diubpmazjqk5
Periwinkle and deep cranberry are my favorite colors. I NEED a periwinkle perfume, please! 😀
Those are lovely, what a vibrant color!
Yes, made me think of Hiris but only because of the bottle color. They would smell like something more wild-flower-ish.
House Twins!!!
House triplets ☺️
Gorgeous flowers!
I could’ve worn this for last weeks CP- this pretty floral flutters around softly for a bit, then flies away!
Had a fun, but hot, day yesterday drumming at a Brazilian restaurant. I ate coxinhas for the 1st time, which are croquettes stuffed usually with chicken, but they had a bunch of creative stuffing combos- jerk beef, kielbasa and cheese, spinach/cheese were my faves.
LA Chasse Aux Papillion, apologize for any spelling errors.
Yup! 🦋🦋🦋
Loved the Instagram video you posted. Are you having more fun with the drumming than the ukulele? Or are they so dissimilar it doesn’t matter?
I’m gonna guess Hanna Mori Butterfly..?
Thanks! (See above re SOTD, but I used to own the Hanae Mori- loved it, but too sweet for me now).
The drumming is much more engaging in terms of playing with a group and we meet weekly to practice and play at a variety of events. I still play uke, but meetups are only once a month. And, yes, totally different beasts. I love both, though, and am proficient in neither 😆
Idylle Love Blossom?
La Chasse is certainly a better guess, based on your description. But on me, it lasts forever.
La Chasse it is. It’s the EDT. After an hour it just smells clean and a little soapy on me.
I will take all the stuffed things, please! Yum.
It just occurred to me that my teenaged nephew is both a drummer and ukulele player
And that’d pretty much be the only thing you’d have in common. heh
…and I think I’ll have Puerto Rican for dinner. There’s a restaurant near us that makes delicious stuffed things (and rice and beans and tostones and stewed chicken and pork.) I have no idea what any of the stuffed goodies are called, but now the craving must be satisfied
I just had leftover tostones as part of dinner 😋
Ha! Well, if you ever want to send him my way, I’m sure we could hit it off. I can grunt like a teenager if need be 😉
Enjoy the Puerto Rican food if you go for that tonight. I love PR food and was just talking about our favorite restaurant in Rincon with a coworker. There are good places here, too. Love tostones!
My sotd is based on a romantic affair lasting a single night, with bitter orange and orange blossom.
I finally got around to using up some of my neighbor’s gifts from his garden on Saturday. Besides refrigerator pickles I made two quiches, a big bowl of tuna salad and blueberry cobbler with lots of lemon. Midwest summer food, need to pick up some sweet corn and peaches. It’s been so long since I’ve cooked, I’m relieved to know I still can
I’m better at giving clues than guessing but I will guess L’AP Seville a ‘l’Aube although not certain about the bitter orange.
Yes, Seville l’Aube it is. It has bitter orange in the opening, which is my favorite part
Une Amourette maybe?
Hajusuuri got it, L’Artisan Seville l’Aube.
Your perfume probably isn’t this one: https://www.naturesgardencandles.com/blog/one-night-stand-fragrance/
but there it is.
Everything about your summer cooking sounds delicious! I am having a love affair with corn lately. So cheap, so easy to find, no need to go to a farmers market or high-end grocer to get a perfect cob! I like to shave it into a pan with butter and give it a quick saute (additions besides S&P optional.)
Lol no it’s not One Night Stand but thanks for the link, that picture looks like the cover of a very racy summer novel
I like to prepare sweet corn like you do, it’s easier to eat, but there’s fun in slathering an ear with butter and getting it all over your face, too!
I’ll eat it any way I can! 🌽
And while I talk about food & cooking a lot, I’ve spent very very little time in my kitchen in the past year, so I hear you on having doubts about one’s abilities.
I picked up some sweet corn at the farmer’s market Saturday and we had it last night. It was delicious!
Forgive me, Donnatella for I have sinned. I had bought a bottle of Kiehl’s Original Musk Blend no 1. It would have been a crime not to snap it up. Between a coupon and a gift card, it was practically a steal. I am wearing Courtesan today due to heat and humidity.
Kiehl’s Musk is so great! Years ago I had what I called The Summer of Musk and tried every musk perfume I could get my hands on, Kiehl’s was a winner.
Hey, it would have been a sin to not snap that up! Congrats on your bargain. 😊
How could you not? It was almost free!🤗
I’m doing Sledgehammer Week. Usually I don’t like loud scents but there are some I can’t resist. SOTD is by a prolific, pricey, and occasionally crass house, although this is one of their less expensive scents; the scent itself makes me think of those giant floral displays you find in big Hawaiian resorts.
Hmmm. Tom Ford? Orchid Soleil or Soleil Blanc?
TF Black Orchid
Ding ding ding! You are correct.
‘Prolific, pricey, and occasionally crass’ is a great description of Tom Ford house.
Even though I like some of their scents.
Me too. Even some of the crass ones.
Great description of what could only be Tom Ford. Love the idea of Sledgehammer Week!
Ha! I look forward to reading about the upcoming Sledgehammers.
I wore vintage Poison during Gone in 60 Seconds week. It would have fit your theme much better
And now I have Peter Gabriel ‘s song stuck in my head 🙃
And the video.🙃
Ha!!! Yes!!!!!
Earworm twins with you, CM8!
🤣🤣🤣
I’m wearing the remains of juicing and trying to get Leonard Cohen out of my head. He’s been droning “It’s four in the morning” since I woke up.
So gratifying to know someone as equally affected by ear worms!
So back at you: “It’s been seven hours and fifteen days since you took your love away . . .”
There’s a little soundtrack playing in the background of my mind almost all the time, but sometimes the needle gets stuck!
Ran out of nested comments above. Yes I’ve heard Originals and it illustrates both his talent and generosity.
Every time I comb my hair, Thoughts of you get in my eyes……..
All of my purple life . . . sigh. Love his music!!!!!!!!
Maybe you meant it literally, but I’m still going to guess you were wearing Pulp!
I think I’m going to do a week of beach/tropics (thanks to the idea from pixel. Starting out in Beach Walk. I really enjoy it. I wish I’d sprayed a few more now (maybe 7, a la hajusuuri).
Had an amazingly relaxing weekend only to walk into a nightmare of a Monday at work. It’s going to be a crazy week. I’ve finished updating my resume thought and am going to start applying to jobs in CA. My hubs told me to take my time but I feel an internal pressure to hurry and find something.
On the upside, your weekend was relaxing rather than a nightmare as well I guess :/
I packed my lakehouse vacation perfumes this morning. I’m bringing a selection of beach scents & vetivers, so I’ll be joining you next week!
Ooohh I can’t wait to see what you picked out!
Not sure if I’ll have an internet connection or be checking in, so, spoiler
:
Beach: Bronze Goddess oil, LL Elle L’aime, TF Orchid Soleil, and Terracotta.
Oh Elle Laine is gorgeous! Reminds me of vintage City Sand and Sable!!!
Welp, you’re going to smell amazing all week! I haven’t sniffed the Elle L’aime- will look it up!
How many sprays do you normally do? Seven would be ” minimal” for me!!! LOL 🤣 😂
I’m usually a 3 or 5 for the office, depending on scent haha. I could have easily done 7 or 8 with this one though. I’ll re-up when I get home.
OMG! On my scent devouring skin 3 would last about 5 minutes…..with the exception of Casablanca and Flux de Fleur both of which last 16 hours!
Speaking of Lipstick Day- I’m a lippy addict. I’m rocking a serious red lip for work today. I got a great matte red in my Ipsy (no affiliation) and I’m obsessed. I usually go for more muted at work but couldn’t help myself today. Monday called for a red lip.
I missed the moving to CA news 😱 Wow! That’s big, but CA is lovely in many parts and they do have the best coastline in the country, IMHO.
Blergh–Too much information about Gilroy coming over the transom. So heartbreaking. I have to stop reading updates–too much trolling about the ethnicities of the victims and the shooter. Is there no decency?
In happier news, my SOTD: This blockbuster beauty’s been know to be a little pickley for some. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache wore a similar scent. And the name shares something in common with the year the 21st Amendment was ratified in the US (Prohibition).
Santal 33 Le Labo
Ding ding ding. The repeal of prohibition year maybe gave it away
Le Labo Santal 33?
Late.
Yes!
Great clues! I should’ve guessed since I’m a big fan of Armand Ganache.
Me too!! But according to Louise Penny his sandalwood scent is also mixed with his wife’s rose perfume!!!
And I have hajuusuri to thank for turning me on to the series! Enabler pin for her.
Woo hoo!
Never read any Armand Ganache but he sounds good enough to eat!
It’s a fantastic mystery series!!!
There is no decency, no.
The 6-year old boy who was killed, “loved to wear pressed shirts and cologne, earning him the nickname el Romántico.”
Now hunting for his family’s GoFundMe page.
There is some measure of decency–honestly, I feel like the whole state has a hole in the heart. But gosh can tragedy bring out haters as well, who drape themselves in such smugness. The internet, to state the obvious (!), is a complex gift to humankind.
I meant to also say this – I have two unloved decants that I’d love to go ahead and swap rather than wait for the next swap meet:
~5ml Hiram Green Lustre
~5ml Neela Vermiere Niral
They’vev each been sprayed 3-6x.
They don’t have to be swapped together, so if you’re only interested in one please still reach out. I’m at gmail with my NST username. I will let you know what kinds of things I’m interested in or just peruse your options. 😉 I’d love these to go to homes where they’ll be worn!
messaged
Hermes Neroli Dore
I’m a vanilla scent with pepper and wood. I’m mainly a skin scent. I am exclusive and classy.
One of the Chanel Paris- ?????? scents.
No
But my name does refer to a place.
The Mexican Shalimar?
Gypsy Water?
No
Kanuka is on the right track!
Le Labo’s Vanilla? 44-Exclusive to Paris?
The name of both the perfume and the maker begins with “A”.
Angelique Noire?
My sotd is a beautiful woody iris, and is one of PL67’s favorites.
In continuing news: I still hate AT&T.
Given that pl67 and I are great friends I know that LAtessa is one of her all time favorite irises. But I don’t know that it’s woody?
Well you are right on both counts! On me though, I get woody, instead of the buttery.
I just looked and fragrantica describes it as woody!! For me it’s all about the Orris butter!!!
It’s that darned skin chemistry again!
It’s my wonky skin lol 😂💛 💚
L’ATTesa ?
LOL
L’ – AT&T-esa
😉
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
Naughty 🐻 lol 😂💛 💚💙 💜
You got me Bear!, you got me 😂👍
VC&A Bois d’Iris would be my guess but I already saw it’s L’Attesa.
I was going to guess this as well haha.
Me too.
I am enjoying the riddles but don’t have the brainpower to write one myself! In Diptyque Eau des Sens today, it is more indolic than i remember (not overpowering, but definitely noticeable), probably because of the weather. Maybe this will be my week of orange blossom scents- if i don’t have enough i will expand to bigarade
Oh, I should wear that this week.
My SOTD:
A common bird with a beautiful voice ( may even sing in “the dead of night”)
Zoologist Nightingale?
No. A very common bird and eats worms not beetles
No
Sorry wrong spot. That would be a Blackbird, but I don’t know of any such perfume… Hmmmm.
There’s Blackbird by Olympic Orchids.
Yes. Olympic Orchids. It smells of blackberry and spring growth pine needles. The pine tends to dominate and it has great lasting power.
That stuff is potent! I had a sample of it wrapped inside a plastic bag in my perfume drawer for ages, and it was the only thing I could smell when the drawer was opened.
The blackberry is spot-on. Minus the pine it’d have been the blackberry perfume of my dreams…
I don’t have the creativity today to come up with clue(s). Started in Scorza di Sicilia, which I later topped with Mugler Cologne. Sharp citrus.
In continuing saga of battles with Chase bank, I had called them on July 17 to transfer out the final $5 in the account and close it. Person on the phone said it would close as soon as that $5 was out and account hit zero. I look today and see that a week later, a credit of 3 cents hit. I call. “Oh, you can’t close a trust account over the phone…you have to go to a branch.” I complained that I was assured on a prior call it would be closed. As she apologized, I just hung up. I wasn’t mad at her…I’m just tired of their bad training.
We’ve had similar bank issues lately. Someone telling us one thing, another telling us something different. SOOOOO frustrating. Sympathies to you for having to deal with that.
Freddie’s ode to a southern state flower. A few states actually.
Maybe Carnal Flower?
I LOVE this answer, but I suspect the perfume is Eau de Magnolia.
Yes, when I saw foxbins’s answer, I thought that she must be right.
Eau de Magnolia?
Yes! 😊
Too tired for a riddle. SOTD was Jicky.
Same here. I am too old to riddle.
But you’re not to old to haul trees? Lol. If you’re old, I’m decrepit!
Lovely.
In its heyday my perfume was worn by preppy college girls.
Is it an Estee Lauder?
No, but it is American too.
Lauren?
Yes!
White Linen?
Good try, Petunia but it’s Oakland Fresca who guessed right.
Is yours vintage or new? I loved it on the preppy girls at my high school but never had a bottle.
I bought a mini (cologne version – maybe that was the flaw) a few years back and it was missing the pineapple note that I loved. It smelled mainly of muguet.
Yes, mine is a cologne too, I think it’s the common concentration for Lauren, it’s a vintage bottle in its box which lists only perfume, water. I really enjoy it and it is not very sweet, bright rather and yes a little fruity.
Eternity? Beautiful? Sunflowers? Red Door?
All are good ideas but Oakland Fresca guessed.
Tommy Guuuuuurl
Very good idea too, but Oakland Fresca guessed right.
Lauren is a blast from my past! I wore it in high school but I was far from preppy as I attended High School of Performing Arts. Such a beautiful scent, Aurora!
Yes, I’m with you, quite lovely, not too sweet.
I loved and wore Lauren. It was a while before I realized I wasn’t the target audience. The only RL I ever really got along with.
Lauren! That’s such a great scent; you smell fantastic. I went through a couple bottles back in the day but I’m definitely not preppy!
I got a teeny bottle of the current version in a set from duty free about a year ago; it was such a disappointment.
Thank you Gail. It’s really affordable on ebay here in the UK I paid around £20 for 59ml, and the scent is intact so keep an eye on listings.
Home now so am doused in Chamade. I think I will do 2 Guerlain per day so that next week I can move on to Auphorie for the week and then Dior the following week.
Chamade is one of the prettiest scents I can think of!
I agree!
“What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?” 🐯
Comcast, your cable TV service sucks today.
SOTD = SJP Covet, from the sample stash. Too hot and too Monday for riddles.
We have Comcast for internet which is equally as suck-y…. sadly, it’s a monopoly so that is all we can get!
Funny thing is, we also have Comcast for Internet and have NO problems with it. When we were having Internet issues, it was due to having an ancient router. Once we replaced that, everything was fine.
It constantly goes down…. and then you will see the Comcast maintenance trucks driving up and down the road LOL 😝. If they had to reimburse us for lack of service perhaps service might improve.
I guess I need to start posting my SOTD before I start reading through other posts and get distracted.
So…SOTD was Rose Ikebana. Two sprays before gym training this morning, then added eight more sprays over the course of the day. Pretty sure I smell good. 🌹
I always read first too.
Wearing EA Green Tea today.At work yesterday someone was wearing a wonderful sandalwood scent.I asked and was told it was Unsettled by Bruno Fazzolari.I have to try this now!!
“Unsettled” is definitely a sandalwood scent, but I also got a strong note of pineapple in it. So if fruit notes are not your thing, be advised. 🍍
Thanks for the heads up.It was beautiful sandalwood on the person who was wearing it but I do wonder whether that fruit note will amp up on my skin.
On me, it was all pineapple.
Hey andshewaz! I wore E&J bourbon and I agree that longevity is poor! 4 spritzes and I can barely smell it after < 2 hours.
Wearing a fragrance that often gets compared to Chanel No 19. Because its too hot and too Monday (thanks for the laugh, Jalapeno), I am in AG Heure Exquise.
On lipstick day, I remember when I bought my very first L’Oréal lipstick. This was back in the 80s-and I loved how the lipstick smelled. Ambre Mythique from a new bottle. It’s a very dry perfume. I also discovered a new to me flower, the Stock. It’s very pretty, comes in pastel colors, pinks yellows…
and the scent is similar to clove.