It's Monday. Lots of people shared good news in yesterday's poll, in case you need some. What fragrance are you wearing?
I went with Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude, which I came across while looking for something else.
Reminder: on 8/9 we'll celebrate National Book Lovers Day...wear a fragrance inspired by an author or a book or a character in a book.
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 Desaturated Macro Zinnia | Garden, August 2011 [cropped] by Alison Mickelson at flickr; some rights reserved.
I’m trying to use up some samples and today I’m wearing Muguet Porcelaine. It feels more like spring but it is nice on a hot summer day as well.
How is the weather in your neck of the woods?
It’s warm but no longer miserably hot. Around 25ºC.
Great!
How is your kitty doing, Loves?
Not good Calypso
My SOTD doesn’t match the book, but I just finished Call Me By Your Name last night. There was so much deep emotion in that novel, and I had to keep a hanky close by. It was very hard to let go of that book.
My favorite line: “If I could have him like this in my dreams every night of my life, I’d stake my entire life on dreams and be done with the rest.”
If I had to pick a scent to match that book it was be something very soft and elegant, like the authors writing.
My next book is Song of Achilles, I haven’t opened a page yet and I am trying hard not to as I am saving it for our vacation.
oh..forgot SOTD Black Perfecto
Hi! Just read about this book on lifeinacoldclimate.com this weekend. Yours is now the second mention. Maybe I should read this! Saw the movie advertised a year or two ago but eventually didn’t get to see it.
Dear Amyitis-
I saw the movie when it came out and then read the book, which is not usually how I do things.
The author gave me so much in those pages.. intimacy, fear, guilt, compassion, put in such a poetic way. I highly recommend.
If you do decide to read it maybe you and I can can come up with a scent to match? That would be fun!
I will certainly put it on my list! I am a SLOW reader though (or I should rather say that I read about five books at a time so my “finish rate” is dismal). I think you once mentioned Khaled Hosseini’s And the Mountains Echoed (I remember as I was also reading it at the time) and I STILL haven’t finished it. Have finished books about the new face of London and Russian Oligarchs though! And am almost finished with a book by MFK Fisher – The Gastronomical Me.
Slow reading is still reading!
I loved Hosseini’s book
Loved all of Khalid Hosseini’s books. When I read the Kite Runner, I could smell the cold Afghan air in the winter.
That’s a great line.
You on a theme with those two books! I did not like Song, but I know many others did.
Oakland did you read Circe? I did and loved it which made me go buy Song
I pre-ordered the paperback of Circe months ago, which is due out in January next year. I suspect I will enjoy it much more. To me, Song was a romance, but it was unclear what was the attraction of the god to the man, I personally find personal insecurity as a plot point annoying, the narrator never convinced me to care about either of the lovers, and the ending was of course expected. That said, the author’s prose are lovely. Golly I am negative! Sorry. I know plenty of folks who loved the book–so please take my critique with a grain of salt!
I saw the movie, which was intense- in terms of emotion(there was serious sobbing in the theater at the end) , beauty ( Both with the actors in the film conveying soul and the location in Italy) and purpose.
The movie inspired me to buy Cap Neroli!
AND THEN I READ THE BOOK.
How did such an affecting movie get made, with so much left and/or changed? The book left me a wreck.
Seriously Ede, I had never cried so hard while reading a book. Elio’s emotions were so raw, so real, and presented to the reader as sometimes poetic, sometimes vulgar way. I couldn’t get enough. Have you read the sequel? I haven’t but will one day.
So Cap Neroli would be the scent you would pick for this novel?
I haven’t smelled it
I was not aware of the sequel- but darn it, now I will have to read it.
And yes- I honestly think Cap Neroli would be the perfect scent for this book.
If I found it, which I couldn’t this morning, I would of paired the book with Mitsouko for all the talk of peaches/apricots in the book
Achilles is so good. You might as well purchase Circe now because you will want it the moment you close the cover of Achilles!
I read Circe first!
I will keep you posted on Achilles
I’m wearing Olfative Studio Lumiere Blanche, from a freebiemeet decant. Interesting.
SOTD for me is Le Galion Iris. Supposed to get very warm here today and I’m dreading it.
Warm here too, but supposed to get worse later in the week.
Back at work after an unexpected 3-day weekend – I took Friday off to recover from a mild cold and catch up on some missed sleep. It was just what I needed.
SOTD is Cap Neroli. Looking forward to opening up my new FB once my sample is gone!
Congrats on the full bottle
Glad you are feeling better, it’s amazing what sleep can do.
Scentless so far. I wanted to thank the crew on here for your support. My old very loved vet is taking care of my little girl. She said she was feeling a little bit better. Not a lot.
Thank you again.
And I am blowing money on a perfume, just because, today.
As I am always indecisive,
TF White Patchouli
TF Tobacco Vanilla
I can’t remember, I am exhausted. Just a patchouli perfume. I’ll try any.
Hopefully you can get a little rest today while the vet is taking care of your dog.
You are a sweetheart. I am just going to order perfume. It is so quiet without her.
Annie – I completely understand. We love our furry friends!!
Definitely. I don’t mean to be so dramatic, I am just so lost without her.
It didn’t help my sweet vet had to get off the phone in tears.
Yes, been there myself. Hugs!
I wish you and your pet healing and peace.
I missed the posts from the weekend, but do hope your beloved gets better and comes home soon!
So sorry for you and your dog.
It looks like she is well cared for and you are doing your best for her.
I’m sorry to hear that your dog’s situation is so dire.
Sotd is Opium
A lot of people consider this a cold weather scent, but i think it works surprisingly well in warmer weather.
Mmm, you smell marvelous
Thank you!
I’m afraid to look at the bottle when it’s hot out but you may be on to something!
I remember first encountering Opium probably in summer or fall of 1979. A co-worker wore it year round, and it was gorgeous on her – no matter the weather
My mother used to wear it in the 70s when she went to parties and fancy diners. My father often brought a bottle when he came back from business trips haha. But she always felt it was a little bit ‘too spicy’ for her (a few years ago she gifted me her vintage perfume and 50 ml of the newer edp)
She switched to Poison, and later on in the 90s l’eau d’issey became her signature, but I also think of her when I smell J’adore.
Nowadays I think Ineke’s Poets Jasmine is a favourite (i gave it to her haha)
… but what I actually wanted to say, Opium brings such good memories from my childhood! Its my comfort scent. Haha.
I bet it’s glorious in the heat!?
Fight fire with fire
Though Opium is not that fierce imo
I love that one on other people.
You can come sit next to me. Or squeeze in between two toddlers that smell like mint chocolate at the moment.
Hmm mint chocolate.
Not missing something sweet here though
I just had ice cream, two scoops
Pistache
And
Yoghurt with mango and orange
This ice cream shop is the best in town and just a few minute walk away from my house. ☺️
Jealous!
You do smell great!
Holiday Monday here, and I started the holiday with a nice sleepy cuddle with the greyhounds. Went to bed last night wallowing in Iris Ganache, so postponing a shower and being productive to enjoy it a bit longer.
Sounds like a great morning!
I’m expecting a delivery of a sample of OJ Prive which gives me something to look forward to! I haven’t sampled many new things in the last year or two (and don’t live near any NM or Saks etc) so this is a big deal. I can’t wait. I love OJ. I’ll report back.
Wearing VCA Bois d’Iris. This is the perfect book scent in my book (get the pun?).
Yesterdays positive news from so many NSTers made me really happy.
Lol on your pun. You smell lovely! Please report back on the OJ, I’ve been curious about that one. I love OJ too, that base is divine.
How fun for you! I need to remember how fortunate I am to live in a city with access to many places to try perfume. I may not get to them very often but they are there. Enjoy your sample!
Oh yay! I hope you love it.
Soaked my arm yesterday with
Memoire d’une Odeur GUCCI, courtesy of Macy’s.
Chamomile- jasmine- musk- lemon, on MY skin.
Light, despite the heavy application.
The hay, herbal aspects of chamomile are nicely done.
Coffee breath the scent du jour.
I saw this online, but figured it wasn’t in store. I will check my Macy’s this week. I love the thought of you soaking your arm, lol. I usually do the perfume as body spray approach.
That notes list sounds perfect! I’m curious about chamomile in perfume, so I’ll keep an eye out for that one.
I saw that in Sephora this weekend. Smelled good on paper. Maybe I’ll get a free sample next time.
Chamomile..one of my favorite herbal tea. I could drink you up!
Now I have to douse myself next time I’m at Macy’s!
LOL at the comment about coffee breath! ☕
Hello Monday, hello all!
In Iris Nazarena today.
Ooh… I think I will copy you today!
Feel free to do so!
You smell great!
I know! Thanks
I revisited a sample of Nicolai Patchouli Intense yesterday and it smelled so good, I’m trying to decide whether to thunk the sample today or dig out a different patchouli perfume. I wear patchouli more in the winter and apparently I need to change that. It’s hot and dry here and there are already flecks of yellow in the walnut trees and the maples are getting that bleached look that comes before they start to change color. I love fall but it seems like the leaves just got here!
I was naughty is weekend and I had requested Patchouli Intense as a freebie travel spray. (2nd choice was Fig Tea). If I do get it, I’m happy to share some!
Ooh thanks, I’ll take you up on that! It has the perfect blend of patchouli with just a touch of floral.
I love fall too, but No! Not yet!?
It’s so beautiful out today, I am missing summer already!
?shhh…it’s not gone yet lillyjo, we have a whole week of this beautiful weather! Enjoy!
I’ve also seen a couple of spots where leaves are already turning color. Too soon!! ??
Scrubbed off L de Lolita Fleur de Corail. Blind bought this at a super discount as I like Si Lolita and have been very lucky lately with buying things blind (John Galliano, TBS Red Musk). Ga. This is really horrible -IMO. I thought that it really couldn’t be that bad, as the perfumer is Maurice Roucel. Lesson learnt.
On another note, thank you for all the considered feedback I got on the divorce question. It really gave me a new perspective.
Is the bottle pretty? I recently blind bought a flanker of Cabotine because I needed to spend 8 dollars for free shipping. I thought the same thing, how bad could it be? Answer is THAT BAD. The bottle is pretty though, and matches my daughter’s room, so it’s officially a knick knack.
It’s a pretty bottle! I think a teenager would really like it. Will donate it and maybe it will find a good home.
I just blind bought Lolitaland since the notes appealed to me and I have several LL scents I enjoy.
Plus the bottle cap is cute as can be! But it was a fail. Smells cheap and terrible on me. I guess it’s a knick knack too!
Thanks for letting me know! I’ve been price stalking Lolitaland?
Thank you for asking the question. I imagine a lot of people have benefited from you bringing up a difficult topic. A lot of good nuggets I found in there.
Sorry about your scrubber!!
I think I remember reading somewhere that LL Fleur de Corail was prone to going off quickly. That info was enough to persuade me not to blind buy.
It’s also National Underwear Day! so pull ’em up or pull ’em down – your choice:)
Indochine again. Damn, I smell good.
Haha! This made my morning!?
Ha, i just finished sewing new underpants for me today!
Really?
I sure do need some good news today. I popped up to the PNW for the weekend to see a friend, which means I have now missed two weekends at home in a row, and next weekend will be my birthday party, so in fact I will not have had a peaceful weekend at home in a month. Sigh. This is how I know I’m getting old. This would not have been an issue five years ago.
Also, I’ve been selling decants on eBay, and someone said my decant was not authentic and wants a refund! Of COURSE it’s authentic! Not only am I annoyed, I feel super indignant over this suggestion of dishonesty. Just the sheer amount of work it would take to make a fake perfume…! Anyway, those of you who have sold lots of stuff on eBay: do I have any recourse? If I need to escalate the issue to them (which I will do!), is there specific language that would help me convey the fact that the buyer is most definitely lying?
Well, I forgot to say that I am wearing Berdoues Assam of India. At least I smell nice!
You smell lovely – and this is why I stopped selling on eBae. I would source stuff from France, and resell and made a slim margin and there was ALWAYS a bozo who would insist that my items were either fake (how do you fake stoneware? How do you fake deadstock fabric?) and demand a refund? When I would say sure, please return the items at my cost – no items to be had, suddenly gone.
Too many bozos.
That’s interesting though – if you offered a full refund and they didn’t return it, would that get you off the hook?
Well, I sent the refund but did not get the merchandise back – and add insult to injury then saw that SAME MERCH sold under the person’s NEW ebay profile.
So after a couple of times of that happening, I put “no refunds or exchanges” and actually turned to selling locally. That made it better. BUT it is still hassle to sell on eBae.
Ugh. That’s even worse. It seems they’ve made it so that now you don’t issue the refund until the item is returned, so that’s a step up. But yes, it is a hassle and I am thinking I might stop it. I just wanted to fund my perfume addiction! Mope.
Ugh. I have some bottles to sell on eBay but seeing your post makes me nervous. I hope there is recourse, but I’m afraid I know nothing. And yes, you do smell nice!
Meh, I don’t mean to dissuade you :-/ I will say that I’ve sold at least a dozen perfumes on eBay and this is the first time someone has made this ludicrous claim. So.
I always think it’s weird when people are so worried about fakes, for the exact reason you say! I hope this resolves easily for you.
Thanks, Regina! I’m still going to grump around a bunch. Grump.
Have you contacted the buyer directly to work it out? That’s always what ebay wants people to do first. If the buyer is unreasonable then I would contact ebay very quickly. I’ve been a seller and buyer for over 18 years and have had mostly good transactions. I did have a buyer a couple years ago file a complaint against me (without contacting me directly first!) claiming that her perfume bottle did not arrive. I sent the tracking number directly to ebay showing it HAD arrived, and that was the end of that on my end. They handled it from there.
Of course it’s not fake! But you can’t take it personally, there are scammers around every corner these days. It’s sad.
Good luck Koyel!
Thanks, mtg. I did contact the buyer immediately after the return request but haven’t heard back yet. The button to escalate hasn’t appeared yet! I hope it does if the buyer insists, but we’ll see. And THANK YOU for reminding me not to take it personally. They don’t know me, so their claim has nothing to do with who I am.
But seriously, I think this is just someone who decided they don’t LIKE the scent and are trying to use this as a way to sample the scent for free. Ughhhh.
If scamming decants is their game, you might be one of many decanters they’ve tried to sample from for “free”. Do they have an eBay profile with buyer feedback? Thankfully there are kind buyers out there, I had a couple who were not so pleasant. I know first-hand your decants are super nice. ? good luck!
Well thank you, flopper <3 I'm sorry to say I already gave the buyer good feedback because they paid promptly. Now I regret it deeply! Maybe others have been conned into leaving good feedback too
But you're right, I will have to go investigating to see if I can find evidence of this kind of behavior before.
Exactly that! I had a similar situation when I sold an almost brand new perfume I disliked (from a trusted store). The buyer claimed it was off. It wasn’t, but I think he/she disliked it (as did I). People will try to put their own ‘mistakes’ on you…
But tell me, how did the situation resolve itself for you?!?!
I was so sure that I was right that I just told them the perfume was fine even though they might not like it. Never heard from buyer again. I can imagine you feel so violated when you know you are trustworty and people distrust you or want to take advantage of you. Keep your back straight!!
Urgh that sounds stressful
Good luck with everything, Koyel!
Thank you, Jiji <3
I don’t have any advice on your current situation Koyel, but I think that maybe you ought to have a “No Refunds” policy on your decants going forward. At least you won’t lose money to a scammer that way.
I already DO have a no refund policy! But if the buyer claims there’s something wrong with the item, then eBay overrides that policy
SOTD = Jacomo Silences Parfum de Toilette
✅?
C. J. Box writes a series where the protagonist is Joe Pickett, a game warden in Wyoming. Joe’s master falconer friend, Nate Romanowski, is the silent but deadly type. Nate reminds me of the bite of galbanum and the name of the perfume; however, I would not scent him with this — he would be commando so as not to reveal his position.
So, as I was typing “galbanum”, spellcheck changed it to galbanumgal. Also, my SOTD analogy was so clever (IMHO) I should have saved it for Friday. ???
You smell wonderful! And Thank You for the package of happiness and joy that arrived in the mail last week! I was having not the greatest day so your thoughtful parcel turned it around for me! You are simply the best!
You’re welcome! I finally got it out the door after a year!
Not only clever, but also a series I hadn’t heard of yet. I love a good series, especially ones that give me insight into a time or place that I’m not familiar with. First book is now on my Kindle!
I thought of your commuting travails when I was on the NYC subway last weekend. Fortunately, I was able to travel off peak and did not encounter anything problematic.
Hooray for a new series and double hooray for no commuting woes!
Yep, it’s a good analogy
You will just have to top it on Friday!
Oh no, the pressure!
Silences has been a favorite warm weather perfume this summer. There’s something that is cooling and restful about it.
Absolutely!
SOTD: LADDM, unlike anything else I own, and a work of art.
Where is the summer going? I feel like I haven’t done anything all summer but clean my house, to justify hiding from the hear in air-conditioned coolness…
I wish being trapped indoors had had the same beneficial effect on my apartment, meredifay! I just spend more time on the internet…
As have I!
Agree on where did the summer go but I don’t mind because Fall!
You smell fantastic! LADDM is one of the many fragrances for which I owe this community a debt of thanks. I’m certain I would never have discovered it on my own. ❤️
I totally agree with you that LAdDM is a work of art. It’s been on my bottle wish list for quite a while now.
I’m in NR Musc Oil for her, the old 2007ish one that I still love. For some reason, I think it gets a lot of Monday wear. It must be a comfort scent for me!
Swoon. That particular bottle is so beautiful.
Just bought me a bottle of the stuff yesterday–which is winging itself through the mail as I type. Never smelled the older versions
but am happy enough with the current version.
Great pic for Monday (!) and looking forward to reading everyone’s picks for this week’s project.
SOTD: Aqua Universalis Forte Maison
Hey there, how’s it going without your former manager?
Monday!
1) Am in a combo- Cap Neroli and Solar bloom- light spritzes of each. This would be perfect for Call Me By My Name.
2) Am currently reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig!
Add Cap Neroli to my must smell list
I’m wearing Dear Polly, which has quickly become the bracing kind of comfort scent for me, to steel me for a week and a half of our scheduler being on vacation – which makes me, by default, the scheduler. Aieeee.
I’ll pair it with the character Pauline, from In Watermelon Sugar – not so much the character from the book as the character from the Neko Case song that I think is about the book, Margaret vs. Pauline. The way I feel about that song is complicated to try to explain, but it’s kind of about a woman for whom things are easy (Pauline) and a woman for whom things are hard (Margaret), and as someone who’s always envied women for whom things (neatness, relationships, unbitten cuticles) seem easy, I identify with Margaret (also my real name) and the pang of not being a Pauline. Of course I think in truth a lot of people I imagine to be Paulines feel just the same way and are also Margarets. Dear Polly, though, is definitely a Pauline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKPUX-1uP0
Great song, but I’m hard pressed to not like anything Neko does. Her voice is golden. Also, great name for a perfume.?
Neko Case is near the top of my list of musicians I’d love to have a beer with.
Lol, you and me both girl! She totally seems like she would too! Every time I’ve seen her, she is very chatty with the crowd. Just seems like a real, down to earth, genuine person. It’s refreshing. She’s playing here at the end of September with The New Pornographers and I’m gonna drag my husband along with me.
Love Neko! My daughters and I sometimes say “she’s just such a Pauline, you know?” They’re 12 and 13 and we’re all big Neko Case fans. Everything’s SO easy…
You get me! What do you think Margaret’s fragrance would be? Maybe Magie Noire.
I’m in Heeley Blanc Poudre from a new decant. This would match that picture very well. The juice is a pale pink and it’s a soft, powdery scent. I drained a sample of this in two days and immediately wanted more. I scoured the internet for a decant and came upon a great source I wanted to share with you all, in case you haven’t heard of it either. https://www.sites.google.com/site/traceycutlerperfume/
She sells decants at cost, so much like the splits done here. She even included a hand written note and a couple of samples!?
I’m curious, what are your favorite decant sites? I’ve used STC, TPC, ScentSplit, Fragrancesline and perfumesamplesanddecants. Any other good ones I should know about?!
Ooooo boy thank you for this new decant source! I’ve used the same decanting sites you have here, with the exception if Fragrancesline, have not tried them. I did order some travel sprays from F’net for the first time last week, so will see how that works out.
We exchanged emails just like she was a fellow NSTer, and the prices can’t be beat!
thanks so much for your kind words! It’s Tracey here. I AM a fellow NST’er, I just don’t comment much but I read the feed everyday! As a matter of fact, I will “blame” NST for sending me down the deep rabbit hole of my perfume obsession–I inquired on here years ago, about some recommendations for other perfumes, since I really “didn’t like perfume very much, but did like Sarah Horowitz Perfect Veil” and it was in the Monday Mail. So many years/perfume bottles later, here we are. MUA also fueled the obsession, and the swapping days were so fun. Glad to see some buddies like SpringPansy and ringthing and therabbitsflower–the perfume community is really so awesome.
Fragrancenet is also selling travel sprays of numerous scents including quite a few niche and they are reasonably priced….12-20 for 10 ml I think and the metal canister that twists open is nice!
I will keep that in mind!?
Ha, I recognize that name! I think I used to swap with her on MakeupAlley and have bought from her on eBay in the past. Thanks for sharing!
I swapped with her on MUA too, she’s very nice. Those heady years of swapping were awesome, MUA has never been the same since it stopped
Agree. I learned so much and got to try so much and met lovely people – like you!
Me you too
This is awesome, thanks. I used to swap with Tracey on MUA (as I see TheRabbitsFlower also mentioned) and she’s super nice. AND has a wonderful collection!
I found MyScentsei on Etsy a few years ago, and she has her own site now, myscentsei.com
I haven’t ordered recently (because I need to get my samples and decants organized again to even know what I already have), but I liked her Etsy shop because she had the best prices and widest selection of Roja Dove decants. I found her reliable and good to deal with, and she often has specials.
Correction, it wasn’t on Etsy but rather Bonanza that I found her originally.
I’ve purchased decants from MyScentSei as well, and have always been satisfied. She only does 5 mls, or sometimes 10 mls, but her prices are pretty reasonable.
Also on ebay I like to check frenchmaison (Shop France), who brings some of the latest carded samples back from France. You can find her by searching for Frederic Malle, because she often has the individual nomade sprays.
Thanks for this! Or maybe not, lol. She has a couple of things I’ve been wanting to try. Sigh.
“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…”
I’m copying lucasai, with Iris Nazarena. I really should stop hoarding..
Today is my Friday, Woo and Hoo!?
WooHoo is right!!??
You smelled great today! I have a few hoarded mls left myself…
Today was Fri-YAY for you, then!
Have fun with your “weekend”. We ran out of nested threads yesterday – smart idea about turning the Angel Muse bottle upside down!
Just goes to show, it’s all in the way you look at things ?
Dior week!!!
Started yesterday in J’Adore.
Today Dolce Vita
Great idea.
Heeley Hippie Rose from a sample. And lucky me it’s on sale at Twisted Lily (no affiliation). ?
House twin! ?
super!! ??
Did you get your lipstick?
It will be here Wednesday! FedEx. Very excited. Thank you for mentioning it the other day.
Ok !
I’m wearing Iris Ukiyoe for the first time since I just got one of the 4ml minis in a swap. This was one I finally got my nose on at Nordstrom last weekend. I sprayed it on paper and kept enjoying smelling it there so thought I’d better try it on skin. It’s lovely and easy to wear so it’s perfect for the office.
I dropped my car off this morning to get some scheduled work done but had a moment of shock at the cost. When I took notes while on the phone with the shop months back when I was having other work done, I must have been unclear on the fact that both sets of struts, front and rear, should be done together. And that they each cost around $600. Oh, and I’m getting my timing belt replaced…
It’s a very expensive time in my life with two weekend trips this month, the car, and some other things.
Last time my husband took his annoyingly-expensive-to-repair VW to the VW place we joked that it would be $700 because it’s always $700… got the bill back, it was $701. Sigh.
Lol, well a sad yet funny lol. These damn cars, I tell ya.
This made me laugh! My husbands car costs a fortune to maintain too. (Mine has cost me almost nothing for the 10 years I’ve had it. He calls it a tin can, but I love my tin can.)
Oof! Iris Ukiyoe is so lovely and versatile. Are you going someplace new?
No, I’m going to two cities I’ve already visited. Next weekend is Portland, which is a 3-4 hour drive. I’ve actually only been twice in the 6 years I’ve lived in Seattle. And the weekend of the 24th is Chicago for a friend’s wedding. I’ve been there many times. I’m excited to eat a lot of good food in both places and spend time with friends in Chicago!
Great places both, especially with friends! Bon appetit!
I’m wearing LL Ylang Ylang 49 today. It is potent with florals and oak moss, and smells fruity to me. I haven’t made my mind up about it yet. Just looked up reviews, and a lot of people compare it to Aromatics Elixir, which I’ve never tried. Anyone else?
Yesterday I was discussing cold soups with a friend and we talked about gazpacho and then almond soup (Ajo Blanco) and then watermelon gazpacho. I looked it up and found various recipes including one for mango gazpacho! Now that’s something I am dying to make (and eat)!
When you do, send along some of that mango gazpacho this way!
I also find similarities between Ylang 49, and AE, and also Ubar … I remember mentioning this in one of my earliest posts on NST. Ahhhh… so long ago, so many perfumes… It is good to know others have drawn a similar comparison. AE, at least the current formulation, is thinner than either the Le Labo or the Amouage–but it also costs about a third of the price.
Every day is Book Lover’s Day here! I’m wearing PdM Delina this morning and I swear I’m going to the gym. Honest. But I only have about a hundred pages left in my book. The gym will be there is afternoon…
“I swear I’m going to the gym. Honest. But I only have about a hundred pages left in my book. The gym will be there is afternoon…”
Based on this line alone, I think we could be best friends.
Of course we could. Perfume and books are a wonderful shared basis for friendship. I need more good-smelling friends!
In two sprays of Jasmins Marzipane which lasted all day, I wouldn’t mind a big bottle, I have the 20ml (I think) travel spray.
We’re having a great afternoon of breezy sunshine after rain this morning: well, real English weather I suppose.
I have yet to try that one..its on my list
We should do a meetup at Bergdorfs and then pop in to Barney’s.
I hope you can try it soon
A delightful occurrence: last week, I commented about plans to visit Brooklyn over the weekend for a Tai Chi event. As hoped, I also seized the opportunity to visit Twisted Lily.
While sniffing, I eavesdropped on an insightful perfumista discussing an unfamiliar brand with the staff. She turned out to be NSTer Elisa P, who deduced from my friend’s Tai Chi tee shirt that I could be nozknoz and introduced herself. Pretty darn cool!
I bought Bruno Fazzolari Au Dela Narcisse and brought back samples of Brooklyn Perfume Oud and Sandalwood. Haven’t spent a lot of time with the BPCs yet, but they seemed to be surprisingly good and wearable interpretations of the real things.
The Tai Chi event was worth the trip, too, even without the visits to Katz’s Deli, Chef Andres’s Mercado Little Spain, historic Brooklyn Heights, and the astonishing Pierre Cardin exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Don’t miss that exhibit if you’re in the NYC area!
Pretty darn cool indeed, bumping into another NSTer!!!
So much fun to connect with fellow NSTers!
So much fun!
It was great meeting you and glad you enjoyed your trip! And that Bruno Fazzolari is wonderful- nice choice!
Elisa P is the only NSTer I have met is she is so lovely!
Aww, back atcha! We all should try and do a meetup one of these days…
Yes yes!
Oh how nice! ElisaP is dabomb!
Bomb twins ???!
Good choice on scents to buy. So cool you and Elisa met! And thanks for the tip in the Cardin exhibit. Definitely putting it on my list.
That sounds like it was a most excellent trip all around!
I am in love with Bath&Body Works Rose Water and Ivy candle and now this shower gel and lotion! This is a pretty close dupe to Aerin Lauder’s ridiculously expensive but excellent Rose de Grasse perfume. I think they do it deliberately!
As if I needed any more bath and body type products … I got sucked in by TBS on $5 ginger hand wash and shower gel.
Gardenia Batik for me today
As nozknoz mentioned, I had the pleasure of meeting a fellow NST perfumista at Twisted Lily over the weekend- unplanned at that!
I went in search of a bday gift for my sister, whose 60th celebration I will be attending in LA in a few weeks.
I’m largely on the fence about buying for other people but she likes perfume and wears JM Lime, Basil… and Stella (which makes her sneeze!).
I ended up getting her Eight & Bob Champs de Provence (a pleasant orange blossom with some herbs and jasmine-thoroughly inoffensive IMO) in the 20ml size, and I bought the TDC de Bachmakov mini 10ml trio. And because I’m selfish, I broke that open and kept 1 for myself (the packaging isn’t anything to show off, frankly)! So my SOTD is de Bachmakov, which is lovely and bright. Also got samples of Shi_so and CdG Calamus.
Fun! I have yet to run into an NSTer whenever I am in the city. I missed hajuusuri on my birthday two years ago…we were both in the Madison Avenue Annick Goutal but she was there 4 hours later. I think I would know her even though we’ve never met.
Awww, too bad you missed each other!
Who knows? Maybe one day I will bump into you ??
I hope so!! ? I’m sure I’ll know it’s you, too ?
Yes, by my size lol ?? ?. I hope so too!!
You would, based on the testing strip carcasses going down rows upon rows of perfumes ?.
LOL. And also because you are an experienced perfumista who in all likelihood will be carrying a Chanel bag ?
Ha! We should clarify that it is a Chanel paper shopping bag and not a Chanel bag ?
Ah yes!!! Sorry!!!??
“Strip carcasses” ? I like that!
Great choices! BTW, I remember Robin observing once that Calamus would probably layer well with a lily of the valley scent, if you like that note.
Oh, interesting. It’s quite sweet, but like a watery, green sap sweet. I do like LOTV and actually have the CdG Lily- I’ll definitely give that a try!
NST meetups are always a lot of fun! How cool that you had one happen by coincidence.
Was in Delacourte Virgile earlier today as I had to deal with banking stuff. I held my tongue at one bank when they asked why I don’t have any accounts there (closing down trust stuff).
Now I’ve switched to vintage Aliage. Husband and I are planning to eat a picnic dinner since the weather is so pleasant and humidity is low. Hoping to finish a knitted hat so I can turn it in tomorrow, I just haven’t wanted the yarn on me in the heat…
Good luck on the hat LizzieB!
I hope that is the last of the banking stuff for you.
Yep, it sure is Monday. Both my brother and Spooky kitty aren’t feeling well today. ??
SOTD = TM Angel EdP. Strangely enough, this one works better for me in the summer than the EdT does. One little spray only, though!!
I could smell you …
But she smells fabulous! ??
That she does!
Thank you both!
I’m in the last of a sample of 9 Arcana Rosa, and coming to the conclusion that there’s just a hair too much cumin. However, I went to the gym this morning, so it was sprayed on salty skin. So maybeeeeee…..nooooo, let it go! ?
Off to read the weekend post, as I do need some good news.
At least your sample is gone, and you won’t have to worry about that cumin. Or did you get a bottle of the 9 Arcana Rosa?
Oh, no! No bottle purchase. But it was fun sussing out the notes of this one.
I feel like my perfume choices are getting more and more boring as the years pass. Lately I’ve been wearing nothing but Melagrano, which smells amazing on me and seems just perfect for Berkeley in the summer. My 10 ml decant, which I only got a short while ago, is almost gone.
Melograno is one of my most often worn scents, as well! It’s the perfume equivalent of those perfect Italian merino knits: looks great, feels great, goes anywhere.
Spent the day in Amouage Honour Woman, one of my Scentbird decants this month. Liking it a lot but at that $$ not sure it’s FB for me.
Got home to a new box of Olfactif samples. This will be the last one; just canceled it as well as Scentbird cause: too many samples. Keeping Scentbox as they’ll accept returns if I hate the scent.
Well! In this month’s box from Olfactif got Ineke Idyllwild… think this might be the 3rd sample I have of it. But since the FB will be 20% off, already know I’m sucked into buying it, as I already wanted it… oh, the struggle.
Now I’m sampling 4160 Tuesdays Scenthusiasm and I am totally digging the cucumber note. Who knew? I do love gin and cucumber martinis, too! Yeah so that probably means another FB. Good thing I canceled.