It's Root Beer Float Day, plus Andy Warhol's birthday. (Update: RIP Toni Morrison) What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: Le Labo Tubereuse 40, plus a cup of Lumbini Estate Ceylon tea from Upton.
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 shows items from the Bernardaud In Bloom porcelain collection. The "hot beverage server" runs about $325.
Love the colors of that image.
I am wearing Lorenzo Villoresi Theseus for this CP. Sunny and herbal.
I would take the whole dining service, for sure.
It is lovely, but I also admire how well the colors of macaron and pumpkin (?) are matched.
Yes, the stylist did a great job.
Plus, those berries look so plump and delicious!
Isn’t it funny; I didn’t even see the blueberries. I was lusting after the macarons!
Swoon. That blue is my favorite color. How lovely.
That tea set is so pretty!
I chose my sotd this morning and then actually forgot to take it with me to put on when I arrive at work.
So for now I’m without a perfume but I plan to put on Mona do Orio Amyitis as soon as I’m back home.
Now I know where Amyitis got her username. I was not aware this scent existed.
I liked the name, the perfume and the romantic backstory of King Nebuchadnezzar constructing the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for Amyitis of Media pining for the green mountains of her homeland. 🙂
LOL. Perhaps a good CP is “Wear a perfume that inspired your screen name”.
Oooo!!! I like this!!!!!
I could easily do a whole week of those!
@holyneroli, you’d be the ace in that. Unlike me 😉
lucasai, you could try to much the scent to the meaning of your name.
lol here too, tho I don’t like any of the “Tiffany’ scents, I would love that CP.
Wearing Love don’t be Shy, By Kilian. It is incredibly sweet but I do enjoy it a lot!
Nice tea set!
You smell lovely and sweet
Root beer floats! My mother’s favorite. I make her one for lunch on days when her appetite is lagging. Every summer I find a root beer stand that serves draft root beer in a frozen mug, there’s nothing better. It might be a Midwest thing?
Wearing The Cobra and the Canary today. Imaginary Authors feels like a cheat for the CP.
I think that it IS a midwest thing— but it should be an all over thing!
I think it is a Midwest thing. My mom loves them too, and makes them for my kids when they spend time at the lake with nana and papa. They love them!
We recently got a root beer mug that lives in our freezer and it is so wonderful for floats or beers.
Ah, to have a freezer that has room for a permanent root beer mug.
(I might have such a freezer after our move!!!…but only if I buy less food than I want to. Hm.)
Love root beer floats! A friend and I used to have them on her porch after work when we were in our 20s.
Root beer is amusing. I have yet to find a non-American who gets it. Even when I tell them it has to be fresh and very, very cold, they don’t like it. Not even in floats…
Haha! I bought a root beer when I went out to the movie theater with my friend from China. When I offered her a sip, she at first didn’t want to drink it because she thought it was alcoholic (understandable, considering the name). She did end up trying it, and she definitely wrinkled her nose afterward! Lol.
Nope not a Midwest thing. As a kid my dad would take me to the Woolworths counter in NY for root beer floats….a lot ??
Also not a Midwesterner but love root beer! I would choose it over Coca-cola any time. Back when a parent was not judged when the kids have soda / pop with lunch, dad used to take us to a pizza parlor and allowed us to order any non-alcoholic drink (mom would have insisted on milk).
I love milk.
I love pizza.
Not in the same meal.
I’d have to agree with you there, Bear. Grease and tomato needs fizz.
That’s when I like regular beer, is with pizza. Don’t forget the Zantac!
Growing up as a California kid I drank draft root beer from a frosty mug at the local A&W restaurant. It was a deliciously divine revelation. 😀
Ah, yes! We used to stop at A&W on our drives to Desert Hot Springs when I was little.
When I was growing up there was an A&W root beer stand a block from our house. Lots of babysitting money got spent there 🙂
It’s a southern thing, too! Root beer and coke floats were a dessert treat when I was growing up in Houston. ?
Coke floats for sure! I was living in Houston when I met my native Texan husband. He’ll take a coke float over a root beer float any day but I love them both.
It’s definitely well loved in western Canada.
Yes it is! A&W Root Beer floats rock.
I had a friend who worked at A&W in highschool who also made Root Beer milkshakes for us when we ate there. They weren’t on the menu, but they sure were fantastic!
It’s also a thing in the Intermountain West/Rocky Mountain West here in the US! My brother and I loved root beer floats growing up. They were a special treat.
I’m in FM Eau de Magnolia today. It’s beginning to cool off a little here; hoping those of you east of me get some respite soon.
You smell beautiful, that is one of the prettiest magnolia perfumes I’ve ever found.
I’m wearing Vetiver Tonka, and not enjoying it. I think because I’m not feeling well, the sweetness is getting to me. I am almost tempted to go home.
Oh no! Hope you feel better, PriscillaE!
Oof, sorry to hear that. Sweetness sometimes makes me feel queasy. Hope you feel better soon!
Go home! Taking sick days is good for body and soul.
Feel better soon!
Yuck 🙁 hope you feel better soon!
Get well soon!
Oh dear, hope you feel better soon.
Bletch! I hope that your queasiness is gone now.
I’m in VC&A Neroli Amara thanks to a generous NSTer. It does share similarities with California Reverie to my nose and both are perfect for the beautiful summer weather.
Today is the last day of my two week staycation.? It’s been wonderful, and I could totally get used to this, lol. It’ll be good to get back into a routine, right? That’s what I’m telling myself anyway. Yesterday I did literally nothing (well, I did do 2 loads of laundry) but binge the latest season of Fleabag on prime. That show may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but I loved it. To me it was laugh out loud funny.
Fleabag is great TV. That woman is really creative and talented. I hope we see a third set of episodes. Which do you enjoy more, Neroli Amara or California Reverie?
Aaaand she created Killing Eve, which is awesome.
Been wondering about Fleabag. Good to know. Curious about Neroli Amara.
Fleabag is hilarious. Honestly, she helps me let out my inner crazy person! But I have to watch it when nobody else is home because my inner prude always wins out, LOL!!!
Wearing OJ Prive and taking a 2min break from a very stressful work time (on my 11th straight day on).
OJ Prive mini review – pretty! I received it last night. I don’t know if it’s the work stress or that I didn’t spray enough, but this is QUICKLY disappearing, which most OJs don’t. Initial blast has a lot of mandarin that leans towards apricot on me, and creamy sandalwood, and the rice note is clearly present but not overwhelming. It reminds me of something from my very early perfumista days 10+ years ago, but I can’t put my finger on it. I’ll report back if I think of it. I don’t pick up on the gardenia or magnolia. I worried that it would be too similar to the other OJs that I love, but it’s wholly it’s own perfume. There’s a touch of green weaving through the background. it’s not heavy. Very sunny and pretty.
Mainly to me it smells of rice+apricot+sandalwood with a unspecific floral note, though I wouldn’t have expected that from the notes. Pretty.
Enjoy today, everyone!
Good luck with your work week. Before this weekend, I worked 19 days straight (well the second weekend was a conference, but these days those feel like work to me too). Now, though, I allow myself some extra time on NST and we’re eating very casually. Swings and roundabouts – mental health is very important!
That’s a lot of work stress, your perfume sounds lovely.
Hope you get a break from work stress soon!
Started out in La Chasse aux Papillions, but of course it faded, so now, since my office mate is gone on another 2 week vacation, I have just applied a generous couple of spritz’s of Do Son, from the small decant I keep in my office drawer for just such occasions.
Speaking of Diptyque, I succumbed to temptation and bought one of the cute 30 colored bottles of Tam Dao from Needless Mark-up, and it is just as cute as the pictures appear. Now trying to sit on my hands and not order one of the Eau de Sens 30 ml bottles.
Why doesn’t everyone put out their perfume in 30 ml bottles?
Agree. 30ml is perfect.
I succumbed to the same temptation and am so glad I did. That little Tam Dao bottle is the prettiest one I have.
Yes, the proportions of the cap to the bottle to the label are just so balanced, it is really appealing just sitting there. Makes you want to pick it up.
30 ml Tam Dao? ulp!!!
must avert my eyes 😉
SOTD is Cap Neroli because I saw it mentioned a couple of times lately. I haven’t really come to terms with the ashtray-opening but I really like that it’s not your usual fleeting/sweet/bridal neroli.
I must try this
That was my SOTD yesterday. I get no ashtray at all, but I do find the opening to be a bit astringent (which I’ve learned to enjoy!), with a strong initial blast of petitgrain and herbs.
Lubins Grisette a young scent for the book Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Cappuccino this morning made by chubby Buddha
Today we say goodbye to our beloved cat. May his spirit soar
Wishing you all the best. Saying goodbye to a pet isn’t easy. I hope you will find comfort in the fact that you are doing the right thing.
So hard! Sending love.
Best wishes for the farewell.
Thank you. The hardest part is navigating this with two small children. They love him
Best wishes to you and the kiddies as you say goodbye. So hard. I just try to focus on being grateful for the time we had together.
Oh, that’s a hard thing to do. Best wishes to you and your little ones.
Oh, so sorry! Wishing you much comfort. Always hard to lose a fur baby. Hugs to you and your little ones xo
I’m so sorry ltsg. Much love and peace to you and your family.
So sorry. ?
Hugs for you.
Oh, no, that is so sad. I’m very sorry for you and for your family. I recommend creating a small memorial right away, perhaps using photos and flowers, even a candle or incense, something to focus on and use as a way to keep talking about him (her). This helps me, at least.
it is so hard to lose a four-footed family member, many hugs to you
I am so sorry for your pain. My heart is in a gazillion pieces for you.
A bummer. I am sorry!
I’m so sorry to hear this, ltsg. The last thing we do for our fur babies is always, always so heart wrenching. Wishing you and your family peace and comfort.
Hugs and peace to you, your family and your kitty.
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. It’s difficult enough losing a fur baby, I think even more so when having to console your human babies. I suggest obtaining a copy of Cat Heaven by Cynthia Ryland, a children’s book with stunning illustrations and beautiful text that will soothe not only the little ones’ souls but the grownups as well. It’s a book I always give to friends who’ve lost a fur baby (there’s a Dog Heaven as well) – and one that’s helped me through my own grief (not affiliated in any way, just highly recommend). Hugs.
Sending gentle journey vibes for your cat and hugs for you.
I’m very sorry, ltsg ?
So very sorry to hear that you are saying farewell to a furry family member. It is so hard and painful. My condolences. ?
I’m so very sorry. It’s the most difficult thing to be strong for our beloved pets when they are hurting. Sending you and your family hugs.
To say goodbye to a beloved cat is hard to do, I’m thinking of you.
Dear Polly again. I’m realizing I have a whole genre of perfumes like: This Would Be a Great Signature Scent if I Wanted a Signature Scent. CdG2, Dear Polly, Estee Super… not standout enough to knock socks off, just lovely/interesting blends to create a nice aura.
And that would be a great CP!
Agreed!
Ineke Idyllwild today.
I missed most of the daily threads last week, so if this already came up, I didn’t catch it: looks like the Le Labo city exclusives will soon be available (for a limited time), they’re selling samples now online. Availability dates for FB unclear.
I find the whole city exclusive concept irritating. It’s hard to imagine any are so amazing to warrant $300 for 50ml. But then— am I missing something amazing?
Question: Have any been worth it to you?
I love how the website says you can order 1.5 ml samples for “the very reasonable price” of $12 each. Even with free shipping, that’s not exactly what I consider a deal….
Tops – Vanille 44
High praise from a vanilla connoisseur…
Ha! And speaking of which, we have not heard from missionista! For a vanilla-averse person, she trusted me enough to try this at Barneys and she loves this on a rainy day.
Speaking of Barneys, did you see they are potentially filing for bankruptcy and will be closing stores? Not NYC at this point. Their rent doubled in the last year.
I saw that about Barney’s!
I like a couple of them (Aldehyde and Baie Rose) and have indulged in the ridiculous $12 samples. But both of those (and others from the line) remind me of other, less expensive perfumes. Aldehyde smells a lot like Chanel Exclusif no 22 and Baie Rose smells very similar to Penhaligon’s Elixir to me.
Wow, really? I love Elixir.
I did a side-by-side and they are similar to me. Elixir has more spice and the Le Labo smells colder to me, but both have a similar rose/frankincense thing going on and I think Elixir is just as good!
I really do like Mousse de Chene, and am tempted by Baie Rose.
LL scents haven’t worked for me yet, they seem to have a resonance that is jarring to my nose. I’ve purchased several sample sets, tried them over several months, then gave up and passed them on to other perfume friends. Have also spent much time at the Le Labo perfume counter on multiple occasions without any luck. But the funny thing is I keep trying. Hope springs eternal. 😀
I really enjoyed my sample of Poivre and Gaiac, but no. I’m not even sure the main line is worth the price! (Except the precious Patchouli 24!)
I like Vanille 44 as well, but kinda like the Creed vanilla, I just can’t part with the simoleons.
I fell in love with musc 25 and bought the small travel spray size. It’s definitely my most expensive perfume per milliliter.
The only problem is that I don’t wear it often, I guess to hoard it? I really need to change that behavior.
Oh, the full bottles of the city exclusives will be available to purchase for the month of September.
Oh definitely don’t hoard perfume! I used to all the time when something felt too special not to save, but in the last couple of years I’ve had decants evaporate and bottles with small amounts remaining take a turn for the worse. Wear and enjoy.
I have Vanille, Gaiac and Poivre city exclusives, plus several of the regular line. My husband is buying me Benjoin next month as a belated birthday present (it’s in April but I asked him to wait specifically for this perfume.) Would love to try Baie Rose and Tabac but I am in Canada, Montréal has no Le Labo counter. 🙁
To me they are worth it because I love them.
The Fairmont in Toronto had all their bathroom supplies in Baie Rose. Is there a Fairmont in Montreal?
Interesting! I am not sure, there is one in Québec City. I ended up biting the bullet and paying for insanely overpriced samples from the Toronto store to be mailed to me.
I have a couple LL Scents, Bergamotte 22 and Iris 39 but I find them to be a little ‘too much of a good thing’. Once my bottle is gone that’s it.
On my way out the door, in vintage SDV.
Woo hoo – SDV! I should wear that if I will be mostly indoors.
Loved SDV, but then it triggered an allergic reaction. 🙁
Long time no see, NST! I’ve been fighting back a bug that’s going around for a couple weeks, so I haven’t been feeling perfume too much. Omega, I’ll get that sample off soon, promise!
I’m back with Mugler Aura. The medicinal scent kind of fits now that I can smell again.
Glad you’re feeling better!
Are you wearing the EDT or the EDP?
Keep getting better!
Dior week continues! Dioramour…. gorgeous iris ???
Next week starts two weeks of Chanel with quite a few vintage. I am excited!
I like branded themed weeks! My brain organizes perfume by brand and it’s easier for me to assemble the line-up.
Yup! My decants are all lined up like good soldiers ?
I’m looking to try Dioramour this week, going downtown for major sniffage!
Let me know what you think… even if you hate it ??
LOL! Sure. 🙂
Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee.
I love the combination of macarons, blueberries and lovely teapot in the photo.
macarons are always a good idea! 😀
I thought at first you were describing the perfume – that’s not at all how it smells to me!
Nomenclature Shi_so from a sample today. I like it when first applied but I’m not inspired by the development and the base has one of those harsh acetone-y woody ambers that I dislike, but fortunately in small amounts here.
Money saved!
lol, acetone-y woody ambers are my nose’s kryptonite. :p
Mine, too ?
there’s a woody note in the more recent Pradas and Atelier colgones that I can’t wear, sadly for me the old formulations of those scents smell fantastic. Should have bought bottles right away, sniffsniffsob!
Ugh RIP Toni Morrison
I put on some Copal Azur last night because Victoria on BdJ mentioned it in her article and I hadn’t worn it in so long. I could still smell it on my arms even after a shower so I put another incense perfume on top of it, Messe de Minuit. It fits the cooler, foggy morning. I’ll pair it with the damp castle setting of Jennifer Egan’s The Keep.
One good thing and one not- good thing:
After much sweat, labor, and frustration, my boyfriend got the portable a/c unit that my aunt and uncle gave us set up in the bedroom last night. I had to step in when he was getting rough with the vent. I methodically examined it and started to work on attaching parts. He said, “I think you’re on to something.” Lol, yes I was.
My car wasn’t ready for pick up after work yesterday, so that has dragged into another day. I took an Uber home from work and another to work because we’re a one car household. The coworker that has given me a ride in the past is working from home today. I realize I could take the bus, but that’s an hour commute vs. 20 min in the car. Can’t wait to get my car back today. Thus morning the uber driver’s car smelled like a locker room. ☹
I saw in the news about Toni Morrison.. 🙁
Love Copal Azur and love anything by Jennifer Egan! I heard her speak at my campus a few months ago and she was absolutely brilliant.
Yay for getting that portable AC unit set up!!
Came here to read the comments, then forgot to post my SOTD! It’s Pacifica Sandalwood. One of the few perfumes I have a backup for.
Today’s tea is…coffee.
I love that sandalwood perfume too and have a roll on and solid left.Why did Pacifica discontinue Sandalwood,Tibetan Mountain Temple and Spanish Amber? Very disappointed in the direction Pacifica is going in now.
Totally agree! I blind-bought (and used up) solids of both Tibetan Mtn Temple and Spanish Amber in the early days of my perfume habit. And their Mexican Cocoa candle (RIP) was my all-time favorite home fragrance.
I still have the Mexican Cocoa EDT and a few candles stashed away.
Ooh do enjoy them! The Mexican Cocoa edt had already been d/c’ed by the time I became aware of Pacifica, but it must be fabulous.
It is because there’s almond as one of the notes!
Me too… very disappointed with the discontinuation of some of the best scents out there in candles, perfumes and body products. My fave was Spanish Amber and I also have some of their really old candle scents stashed away that were discontinued years ago. I imagine their target market now is likely younger but there are so many cosmetics and beauty products out there the competition must be fierce. I also find the new products expensive (in CDN$) for what they are.
I finally had the chance to sniff the Pacifica Lilac spray perfume yesterday and was not impressed. It smelled a lot like hairspray to me. Very disappointed.
Alkemia NSFW – a musk oil that transforms to a pretty spicy floral. Dare I say it is close to Chanel No 5 in some ways.
Got the travel sprays from Fragrancenet. The spray bottles are nice, but what happened to Green Irish Tweed and Milsemme Imperial?? I had both of these scents, from NM, and these don’t smell anything like I remember.
Reformulated ☹️??
Yes. MI is starting to become more familiar, GIT idk what happened during the reformulation.
I had to get back to reality yesterday with work and a doctor’s appointment. This morning it was trying to get a hold of someone to set up an appointment and work. Wearing vintage no 5 today.
No 5 is always a win! Hope everything else turns up roses for you today. 😀
You smell wonderful!
LL Jasmin 17. For no particular reason. I am still mourning Parfums Delrae demise.
Same! I put my bottle of Debut on my desk as a memorial.
OH, no, I need to buy a backup of Wit!
I don’t know if you can. I’d still like some Bois de Paradis, but can’t find it.
That’s my favorite one, along with Amoureuse.
Me too. I was so sad to her the news….
SotD = Assam of India + Somei Yoshino
TotD = Trader Joe’s Sencha Green Tea
QotD = “If there’s a book you want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
I like pairing two Berdoues colognes together, SY is a bit meh otherwise. 😉
Finally watched The Imitation Game last night, my heart still aches. I studied Alan Turing’s work when I was a college student. Gosh, what a mind he had, what a story, what a terrible wonderful world we live in.
Yes that movie is heartbreaking.
I’m still in tears when I think about it!
In remembrance to Toni Morrison, I am wearing Black Jade.
Perfect ?
It really is- an ephermal but spicy-rich rose.
❤
I love that sandalwood perfume too and have a roll on and solid left.Why did Pacifica discontinue Sandalwood,Tibetan Mountain Temple and Spanish Amber? Very disappointed in the direction Pacifica is going in now.
I’m testing Diptyque L’Eau de L’Eau on the left arm and Prada Infusion Mandarine on the right. The Diptyque is much stronger than the Prada, but both are just ‘likes’. But that could change.
Tea is MF Pleine Lune, also a like.
Had a cool thing happen yesterday at the thrift store. I complimented a woman on her perfume, and asked if she’d mind sharing the name of what she was wearing. It really seemed to take her off guard at first, but she recovered and seemed pleased. She was wearing La Vie Est Belle, one of my least favorite mall frags, right up there with J’Adore. It smells frightful on me, but It smelled wonderful on her!
I have a Co worker who also wears that daily and it smells amazing on her too!
Had a similar situation with Dior Joy. Found it completely unremarkable when I sniffed it in a department store. I even wore it for the day on my skin…. meh. But a family friend smelled sumptuous, and it turned out she was wearing Dior Joy. So what do I know??!!
Skin chemistry never ceases to amaze me!
Same experience with Flowerbomb.
Ha!! Flowerbomb smells Amazing on eldest mini Marzipan !
Yeah, Flowerbomb completely overwhelmed me.
Same experience with Tresor! The hard part is keeping the look of surprise off your face. “REALLY?”
Exactly. I loathe LVEB on me but it can smell good on others. A friend wore Jessica Simpson Fancy Nights and it smelled great on her, so I got a bottle, but ended up getting rid of it as it was not great on me.
I once stopped a women wearing LVEB too. She smelled amazing! I think this happens because people like us differencuate between what smells good and what we want to smell like.
OJ Champaca today. Going to keep spritzing this all day…
Speaking of eBay… I have now sent two emails to a seller asking for clarification on a bottle of a Carthusia scent. Listing says Aria di Capri, but bottle pictured is Fiori. Want confirmation on which scent is for sale. No word yet.
What I like on the tea set above is the size of the teacup. I have this odd desire for a nice, large cup that goes with a saucer. Not a mug. I want a proper cup and saucer, but I want the cup to be big.
I love Champaca so much. You smell great.
Oooh, you smell great. Waft in my direction, please!
I hear you on the large teacup and saucer. Dainty teacups are pretty but just too small to be functional.
“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” Toni Morrison
It is indeed.
In a guilty pleasure today, Lustre, as my swap in exchange never arrived. (USPS says it was delivered, but it wasn’t.–Filed a missing package request but sort of had to fudge the contents… so we shall see…)
Lustre is interesting. I like it more from a distance. Up close on my wrist I catch the hint of something that doesn’t play well with roses. I want to try this one on my husband and son as well—as I am thinking it may turn out to be a great unisex frag.
Anyone else have thoughts on Lustre?
God, that quote.
As far as Lustre, I have never heard of it. I’m sure you’ll hear from others.
You are so kind.
It opens with an alarming citronella note on me, but the drydown is lovely. I agree it smells better from a distance than with nose pressed to wrist.
For me Lustre is interesting, but a better version (in my opinion) at a fraction of the cost for a very similar idea is Rosas Frescas by Coqui Coqui. If you haven’t tried it, I’d be happy to send you some!
Thanks for the kind offer, will email you. 🙂
I only sprayed it on a card this past weekend, but the huge tea rose blast was too much for me. I didn’t make it to the drydown.
SOTD is Heavenly. I think.
Thank you again to all for being a big support. Even though I did not respond to all, please know every one of you has surrounded me and my little dog with such love and light.
She didn’t do well yesterday. Such a happy little girl. The nurses there wanted to keep her there because she is so sweet.
Love to you and your dog, and to such a caring staff.
Your thoughts are held tight to my heart. And yes, I certainly count my Blessings. One of the nurses showed me pictures of her dog. They could have been sisters.
Sending calming and healing vibes to you and your sweet doggie.
Thank you. Sweet thing is next to me now.
I’m really sorry. I was really hoping she was doing well. Keeping you both in thought and prayer.
Sorry that your sweetheart isn’t doing well, hopefully that will turn around soon. Sounds like she’s in good hands.
Good to hear that your much-loved dog is back home with you.
I’m sorry that your fur-baby is hurting but glad she is back home with you.
Adding, my son’s first impression is “rose tea that has been sitting at the bottom of a mug for a little while.”
Oops, that was re Lustre in my comment above!
Gosh. That perfume smells awful, then. I’m with him on the rose.
Crazy thing? It is growing on me!
(So glad your pup is getting so much good care. Tough weekend. Very tough weekend for both of you!)
That’s a sign that you it is not a guilty pleasure, but pure pleasure! Maybe your son’s description will change as he smells the scent evolving.
And thanks for your continued thoughts about us. Tough to see her in pain or a zombie with pain killers.
I hope she passes at home in my arms.
Trying to wear my beach scents, so lots of Terracotta today. The tropical scent Would match Mutiny in the Bounty…
Mmmm you smell super good.
That’s a great match.
My favorite book of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird. I have much of the book and movie both memorized and imo Gregory Peck is perfection as Atticus Finch. So I will be doing a week of associations with that selection.
For today I’ve layered J-Scent Honey & Lemon with Assam of India which creates a wonderful, sweet iced tea thing for me. Just delicious. My association for this is that the book location is modeled after Monroeville, AL where Harper Lee lived. Trust me, sweet iced tea with lemon is the answer for the sultry Alabama summers.
In high school I had a wonderful Lovebird (he looked just like this: https://thefinchfarm.com/lovebirds-black-masked/), and I named him after my literary hero, Atticus Finch!
Yum, your sotd sounds delicious! Wonderful book and movie, you’re so right about Gregory Peck.
Hi everyone, Root Beer floats are MY favorite! I also love ginger floats made with Fentimans Ginger Beer and lemon sherbert.
SOTD is Shiseido’s Feminite Du Bois. 🙂
5:30am spin class
NO coffee (lord help everyone I’m working with today)
I am making an espresso and passing you one
Lovestosmellgood – thanks!
I’m at UCSF tomorrow, and taper my coffee intake so I’m not dealing with the caffeine withdraw in addition to no food intake….
OMG! I want one of YOUR floats NOW!!
And good luck tomorrow.
Thanks Chocolatemarzipan!
Oooooooh, ginger floats??? Might have to try that!
And good luck tomorrow! ?
SOTD = Atelier Cologne Pacific Lime
Fruity lemon lime with mint, with no sign of coconut or anything remotely boozy. No book or character pairing for this one except to say it works well for NJ muggy weather!
Regarding the 190th anniversary Guerlain, Bergdorfs tried to entice me with a deal for the $14k bee bottle: $11k plus a possible 5% discount AND they will load me up with gifts. ???. As tempting as that was, I could not live with myself if I spent that much on a perfume! So the saga continues and I will report back once I have a more reasonably priced bottle in my hot little hands.
For some reason, I thought they had found a “normal” priced bottle for you. Maybe I just dreamt it.
I would love to know how many and what gifts they were thinking of showering you with!
I would never know what gifts because it is just plain wrong to spend that much on perfume (in one go). If I’m a serious collector and want to invest, maybe, but it is a hobby. They located one at the Paris Guerlain flagship store but there were ordering restrictions (probably because BG still has that bee bottle ?). That said, there’s a glimmer of hope through some continued searching in the entire U. S. (I am very patient and persistent.)
OMG, what a screaming deal!! LOL. I’m shocked you didn’t jump right on that. 😉
Still hoping you get one (and decant some 🙂
ZOMG, that price tag!!! ? I sure couldn’t do it.
Were you able to keep a straight face when you found out? I mean, such a deal, not! ?
I’m wearing Jour d’Hermes today. Going to smell great at Target!
Go big at Target
SOTD is EL Sensuous Nude in edt form, a little lighter and airier than the edp original but still long-lasting and it doesn’t attract insects outdoors where I will be in just a few minutes watering the garden since rain is an absent commodity these days.
The best grown-up root beer float we discovered on the Kentucky bourbon trail: premium vanilla ice cream + Dr. McGillicuddy’s Old-Fashioned Root Beer + Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream. Yum! We’ll be enjoying tonight.
You smell great today, and that float sounds sinfully divine!
A day off with so much to do, and so little done. Lol. Tommorow stupid AT&T is coming, so I figured I should rest up. Sotd is Copal Azur. This is my second wearing, and so far it just doesn’t feel like “me”
Sorry it doesn’t feel like you, but you do smell great to me!
Thanks! I do think It smells good. Idk, I’m going to try it maybe in cooler weather.
I hope it goes well tomorrow with AT&T!
Ugh, good luck in dealing with AT&T tomorrow! Copal Azur sounds wonderful… I have smelled some actual Copal resin tears that were burning in a censer.
Is it just me, or does anyone else see the pumpkin in the picture as blue (or blue-tinged)?
A rootbeer float sounds wonderful! ?
SOTD = back in Angel EdP again today. I think I am really close to using up the sample, but it’s an opaque one, so I am going by how well it sprays.
yup! that punkin is greenish with blue spots and shadows. 😀
When I was a kid in Michigan, in summer we would go to the A&W drive in for dinner. We would have chili dogs and root beer floats. Wonderful memories. Today I’m wearing Lolita Lempicka, I needed a hit of anise for some reason.
I am reading “Hotbox,” about the catering industry, Fer-de-Lance, the first Nero Wolfe mystery, A Man Lay Dead, the first Ngaio Marsh Inspector Alleyn mystery, and I’m re-reading The Unwinding of the Miracle, because I think I missed some stuff because I was crying too much the first time.
Very late to check in but I’m smelling fabulous in my Chanel Paris-Riviera. It arrived today along with samples of Venise and Biarritz.
Yay, you got it! Is this the Oreo one??
Yes, I believe it is!