Hump Day plus Wildlife Day plus Newspaper Carrier Day. (Are there any newspaper carriers left?) What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in the best no-brainer iris, Prada Infusion d'Iris.
Reminder: on 9/6 we're doing Best in Class...you decide the category, then wear the best.
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 Autumn Schoolyard [cropped] by umezy12 at flickr; some rights reserved.
Guerlain Vetiver for a hot, grey, humid day.
Yum. The best classic vetiver?
No doubts about it!
I love that one so much. You smell great!
Thanks! ?
It’s definitely a “reference” vetiver! A perfect way to discover what the note smells like.
I think that Annick Goutal Vetiver is the best vetiver scent ever. However, I was not able to wear it no matter how many times I tried.
I’m in Jour d’Hermes, the best in the sunshine-in-a-bottle category. I’m feeling contrary today – for the past couple of warm and sunny weeks I’ve been craving cool-weather scents, but our weather has (very suddenly, it seems) turned a bit autumnal this morning and I find myself wanting summer to go on a bit longer. No pleasing me, I guess.
I wore Jour d’Hermes as a signature scent for over a year when it came out. Then I got a bad case of heatstroke at an Ag Fair, and it made me nauseous to smell it. But that was years ago, maybe I will take another sniff….
Good one!
I was trying to think of a category that would fit Infusion d’Iris when I noticed my bottle this morning.
I’m in the boldest, most unusual and longest lasting scent I own, that also qualifies for best ironic name: ELdO Rien.
Tea is a DF green Earl Grey.
Oh, I like “best ironic name” as a category!
+1. Good one austenfan.
The only ironic perfume name possibly giving “Rien” a run for its money is VCA “Midnight in Paris”, when it’s closer to “Dawn on a winter Beach”.
Eau des Merveilles. Definitely a best in class for me.
Started watching Mrs. Wilson on PBS’ Masterpiece and I am once again hooked! Also looking forward to a new season of The Durrells at the end of the month. It’s the final season.?
Oh, The Durrells is a great series! Thanks for the reminder!
I love it too! Louisa is my spirit mother, lol.
Did they do a season 2 of Mrs Wilson?
All I could find info about was the one season. I enjoyed it,I think Ruth Wilson is an excellent actor.
She was great in Luther too.
I’ve only ever seen her play in Jane Eyre where she gave another great performance.
Yes, she was my favorite part of Luther, her character was so creepy.
No, somehow we missed it last spring so we are watching it now.
Gotcha, thanks!
I love The Durrells!
Thanks for the head up there.
You smell maaaaaah-vel-ous in EdM.
lol, should have typed “heads up!”
Oh, there you are!! Thank you!
p.s. Have you seen the dark chocolate almond butter cups at Trader Joe’s?!?
hi fragrance friend!
hah! yes, I have seen, and eaten, those almond butter cups. They are delicious, can’t eat just one! Another current fave are TJ’s mini 70% dark chocolate bars from Belgium. Yummmmmmm.
I still have to watch the last season of the Durrells! Love that show. And you smell great!
Ooh, you could binge it before the next one. I love that show and could easily rewatch it.
Thanks!
I think I’ll binge it on my iPad this week. The TVs are packed up but I can stream it on the iPad!
I love PBS shows..going to check it out..
Great Pick – cannot argue this point!!
I love the Durrells and wish there were more feel good shows of that ilk bring produced. Sweet, charming, lovable fare.
Le Parfum Ideal by Houbigant
from a generous NSTer
Finished Educated, what a powerful memoir
The Tara Westover book? She was so interesting on Fresh Air.
yes, that book
Sampling Secrets du Paradis Rouge from Jul et Mad which is a sweet honeyed orange blossom. Well done but not a me scent
What do you think of the Jul et Mad line?
Bella Donna was a must buy for me and there’s a couple of others that are on the wishlist. Generally, a fairly solid and likeable line
Good morning!
Scent of the morning is Hermes Eau de Pamplemousse Rose. Mild enough for the morning for me, and refreshing.
That is a reliable fave!
I don’t regret getting a full bottle.
I’m trying to think what I want to get together for the swapmeet. I want to make sure I don’t swap samples someone here sent me back to the same person(!) That would be really a faux pas!
I’ve written down what samples I have personally gotten from LuckyScent or Surrender to Chance or FragranceX, etc., so hopefully I’ll only be sending off samples that I acquired on my own. lol
When I first started getting perfumes again in this recent hobby, in January 2018 as far as I can figure, I got some full bottles that were relatively much cheaper than most niche fragrances or high end department store fragrances. I don’t get much chance to wear them, though. This includes Pleasures by Estee Lauder and Insolence by Guerlain. I got the Pacifica French Lilac perfume fairly recently, but sadly I seem to be allergic to it. Jalapeno was interested in that. More thoughts on swapping to come…
I wouldn’t be over worried about re-swapping….after all, this community understands that sometimes, as much as we might want, some fumes just don’t work for us. Finding them a new home is the best we can do….
Agreed. Once out of my hands, the recipient can do as she or he pleases. And the more bottles and samples passed around the better – with the hope that someday someone who truly appreciates them will end up the eventual owner.
I gave away a sample of Marquis de Sade (HdP) and got another at the last freebiemeet. lol. I appreciate the generosity of the ladies who both sent me quite the variety of samples, though.
Thank you!
Next freebiemeet I may do a bag of various samples that others may appreciate — or they can pass them around.
I enjoyed the samples you sent in the first freebiemeet I participated in. I’ve ended up getting travel sprays or full bottles of several of them.
I was pretty new to it all, and that was educational to me for what I liked. Also I found it pleasurable to try the samples. 
Thank you!
The above was addressed to Jepster. I also appreciated the samples CobraRose sent at my request. I knew I liked violet fragrances, but that was the first time I’d tried iris perfumes. That hooked me on Iris Silver Mist.
I found out what some old-school classics smelled like, too. And sampling Passage d’Enfer started me down a rabbit hole of trying various sorts of L’Artisan fragrances. Passage d’Enfer is still one of my favorites, though. 
I agree. It’s OK to re-home fragrances if they aren’t working for you.
I’ll make more firm decisions in the next couple of days, but a few travel sprays may go up for swapping. For the most part, I don’t regret the full bottles I’ve gotten of various fragrances. And I’ve enjoyed the decants I got during the last swapmeet, particularly the Serge Lutens ones. The point of getting samples was to see what I liked and what I didn’t, so they’ve served their purpose.
I agree. It’s OK to re-home fragrances if they aren’t working for you.
Last year, on my second day in Paris, I got to make my own perfume at a workshop. I am wearing it today and its bringing back such good memories
My perfume contains grapefruit, bergamot, green notes, organge blossom, wysteria, jonquil, jasmine, peony, poudre d’Iris, amber and wood notes.
That sounds lovely!
That sounds really good!
I bet you smell great!
How lovely. Did you name your creation?
I was wondering that as well!
Thanks ! I enjoy wearing it
Its name is “Marie-l’ours”. Mare Bear in French. My husband and kids call me this sometimes. I asked the person in charge of the workshop how to say Mare Bear in French.
That is nice! You’ve got great memories, and the perfume sounds like it would be a yummy fragrance.
NICE!
Summer by Kenzo, which I haven’t worn in years! Sheesh, I have a full unopened bottle and a mini. I figure that the mini will be sufficient for a lifetime, so into the donate pile goes the fb!
That is such a cool bottle too.
Agreed!
I wore that one regularly for years.
Do you still wear it at all?
No – I think I may still have a mini but haven’t pulled it out in ages.
SCENT TWINS!!!!!
Hysterical! I don’t think this has ever happened with us.
Hey twin! ?
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Chanel Cuir de Russie – best leather.
Definitely! You smell amazing.
Agree! In extrait de parfum in particular.
Yeah you win!
The uncontested heavyweight Champion of the World.
Oh yes.
Good morning Y’all….
Back in Gucci Mémoire d’une Odeur today…..it’s a good one! Best chamomile scent out there?
Trying to think of what its competition might be!
At the doctor’s office right now, waiting to have blood drawn and taking forever. I am starving and commando perfume wise. I think it’s going to be a Jicky day today.
Jicky is a lovely reward for hungy+unscented!
Hope you get seen and are able to eat soon!
I did manage to eat. I have never waited 20 minutes to get bloodwork done. Usually, I only have to wait about 5 minutes max.
I loved Jicky! Someone here sent me a decant and I finished it no problem.
Good luck.
Must wear that soon
Terre d’Hermes, which is undoubtedly a best in some class. Maybe best mineral note perfume? It’s doing its job today because I smell perfect.
Gonna have to pull my decant out – haven’t worn it in AGES.
You smell great!
Sampling today – One is already gone, both in terms of name and scent – I will see what it is when I get home and look at the line-up, but it is a loser. Two is also gone in name, since I just don’t remember what it is, but it is lingering in a masculine harsh herbal way, that is also send it on territory. Third is Ormonde Jayne Tolu, a floral ambery thing that I just love, but it is already growing fainter at 4 hours – I will see how much longer it lasts. Four is Tea for Two, but I get no tea, no incense, nothing but smoke. I heat my house with wood, once it gets colder, I will smell like that spontaneously.
Four way samples are an efficient way to weed out no-goes, and a way to avoid making a decision when one just cannot choose a SOTD. 
I also only get smoke from Tea for Two, and then faint vanilla in the drydown. I bought it blind, luckily cheaply! My husband says I smell like an ashtray when I wear it. I keep it for three reasons: 1. It seems that sometimes, very infrequently, I do want to smell like an ashtray
2. Whenever someone waxes lyrical over Jasmin et Cigarette (which on me is only weak Jasmin and No Cigar for the Cigarette), I sniff this 3. It keeps me from buying Bulgari Black, which I can also only buy blind, as it is never at the counter to try. I frequently itch to buy the Bulgari, as someone in a review once mentioned that Linda Hamilton in Terminator would have smelled like this. Maybe it is Linda’s great biceps in the movie, but that line has made BB infinitely appealing to me!
Too funny and I love your logic. You smell great nomatterwhat/which.
But…Bulgari Black smells totally different from Tea for Two, in my opinion. More abstract, more urban, more modern edgy.
I could not agree more, and way smokier. T42 is not that smoky to me at all.
Yes, instead of looking indecisive you are doing a recce aka important research.
I apparently like to smell like smoke because I love Tea for Two ha!
I had the same reaction to one of the Tauer cowboy ones, I think it was Lonesome Rider – didn’t get anything but smoke there either. Must be a certain smoke accord that drowns my smell buds or something. Seems like I have smelled other scents with a smokey aspect that just blended rather than overwhelmed, although I can’t really think of one at the moment….
I’m wearing Amouage Love Mimosa today. It is gorgeous and it got me charmed right from the start.
It perfectly balances aquatic notes with powdery iris and sweet pollen mimosa. It’s a very sunny fragrance.
Sample thunk count this week: 3
Are you going to buy yourself a bottle of it? I remember you were torn about what to get for yourself (I think for your birthday?).
I wouldn’t even dare, Amouage costs 340 euro for 100 ml bottle, way beyong what’s my limit of sensibility.
I’m thinking of finally getting Prada Infusion de Mimosa instead.
Wow, that’s shocking!
aquatic and powder…not for me, but you smell amazing no doubt!!
Trying to cook is some breakfast (banana pancakes!) as this guy with a mower the size of a combine keeps zooming around my van. Grrr!
Smellig Best in Class with SL Chergui today. Went to their small mall here yesterday to get two small fall candles from B&BW, but could only take it for about a half hour in this small space. I also picked up a sample of new Fenty hydrating foundation from the small Sephora. (That’s a whole lotta smalls, but descriptively accurate!) Slapped some on when I got back to my car to color check in natural light and OMG! The hype is real people.
Trying to get back to a more civilized look since I’m about to rejoin the working world again next week.
Happy Humpday!
Oh might need to try that foundation!
Yes! Do it! I found my color on the first try, and basically applied with my fingers on late afternoon skin that only had sunscreen on from early morning. Absolutely stunning! I’m going to try it proper today after biking/showering and applying on clean face with a brush or BB. Feels like you’re wearing nothing and doesn’t transfer. Magic!
Hmmm. Methinks I should check this out. Does it dry to a powdery finish? Those are often a no-go for me.
No, it’s a luminous finish, but doesn’t feel powdery, tacky, or like anything really. There are two foundations: one was launched quite a while back and was developed for long wear oily-ish skin. Too cakey for my old skin. But the newer hydrating is luminous without being greasy. Will follow up tomorrow after full wear.
Feels like wearing nothing?? Ok, gotta try it.
Sephora samples are free, so give it a whirl. I’m surprisingly delighted with it. I’m usually very difficult to color match in most lines, and I think this one has >50 shades..
Thanks for the recommendation Deva, it sounds right up my alley.
You had me at ‘hard to match’.
LOL’d at civilized look.
I’m going back to working full days next Monday and feel your pain. I’ve been wearing sunscreen+mascara as my “look” all summer. Gonna miss it.
I took the past few weeks “off” to help get my daughter launched into college life. I say “off” but I was “on” doing all the things I procrastinated over the summer, haha!
I would say launching your daughter is full time, hard work! Kudos to you! ??
thank u, Deva!
Yay!!! Best of luck to your daughter, tiffanie!!!
aw, thanks cm8! A little luck and a lot of hard work, amirite?
Hope you college age marzipans are doing great!
You are right!!! ??
The minis are good and the eldest graduated and is working!
You’re smelling great. Hope your banana pancakes were good in spite of the disturbance!
They were delish! Hope your move is going smoothly! ?
SotD = Terracotta Le Parfum
It’s my most favorite tropical scent. On me it never goes beachy. Just beautiful citrus, flowers, and Guerlain vanilla. It smells like heaven.
I’ve been wearing a lot of favorites again. Hiris and Infusion d’Iris, Eau des Merveilles and Jour d’Hermes. Also so much 4711 and Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat, it’s so hot here. We finally got our summer heat.
Really enjoying the Best Of ideas here. Hope you have your best Wednesday, NSTers!
Goodness you’ve been smelling good!
Another outstanding choice for best in class. You smell like a perfect summer’s day.
I also wore this often in summer
Terracotta is gorgeous! You smelled lovely today.
Solstice Scents Snowshoe Pass…a musky, floral vanilla…supposed to be some mint too but not finding it right now.
Wow, Solstice Scents has a great website. Have you tried more of their offerings?
Yes and thank you for asking. ? I have tried all the ones below…most all in the spray EDP samples with the exception of Nightgown and Violet Truffle which I tried in the extrait/oil. They are all quite good…some have differing sillage and longevity but they are all interesting and nicely done. I was overwhelmed with how many fragrances are listed in the catalog but I read reviews and picked some samples and have really enjoyed them.
Blackburn’s Parlor EDP
Blossom Jam Tea Cakes EDP
Chiffon EDP
Estate Vanilla EDP
Rose Mallow Cream EDP
Snowshoe Pass EDP
Violet Mallow EDP
White Feather EDP
Nightgown
Violet Truffle
Misia EdP. My best in lipstick scented. I have a decant of Lipstick On, but Misia smells more lush. Happy Humpday! ?
Lush = Pricey, I’m guessing, since Misia makes Lipstick On look like a bargain!
Lipstick On is very nice, though I still prefer Lipstick Rose and Misia in this category. Misia is probably my favorite too.
I need to wear Misia. Too much perfume. Thanks for the reminder.
For whatever reason I don’t put Misia in the lipstick category. I love it, though, and cosmetics scents of all kinds.
Day two of Decant Draining Month, in Covey.
Great idea!
Best Orange Blossom SL Fleurs d’Oranger
Good one! Although I still think it’s more of a tuberose scent or even a big white floral bouquet.
I still haven’t tried that one.
I’m wearing Smell Bent Smoked Ambergris, with a nod to Deva, whose enjoyment of it made me think it was worth another try. I’m finding it comforting on an achy and chilly day.
Achy and chilly sounds no good. Hope the perfume is helping.
I hope it works for you this time! You smell fabulous!
Terre d’Hermes Eau Intense Vetiver. Best flanker? I like this one much more than the original.
Listening to the helicopters flying over… we had a fire in the canyons below us yesterday, they are still doing mop-up today.
The hurricane passed by my father’s place without too much damage, yay. Jalapeno, how’s your family doing?
Glad your father was spared. The devastation in the Bahamas has me seriously sad.
Hiya Pixel! Based on the text messages I got earlier today, it sounds like everyone weathered the storm just fine. They were checking out the ocean this afternoon.
Wearing Diptyque’s Satin Oil in my hair–its a jasmine floral perfume oil for hair and skin. This is one goes on strong (but not skanky–skanky jasmine lovers will be disappointed–veers more towards expensive suntan lotion than indolic) but in my experience, fades after about two hours. If you are looking for a perfumed oil for hair and skin, this one is very pretty.
Oh my gosh I love perfumes oils. That sounds right up my alley.
It is a real treat. But I agree with Ede97005 that the price is a little high. Others that I like that can usually be purchased for less are NUXE Huile Prodigieuse and Caudelie Divine Oil. I also like Aftel’s Ancient Resins, but that is even more costly. I haven’t yet tried Tauer’s rose oil–I will! And I loved my Chanel No. 5 body oil while it lasted. . . When I was in my 20s, I was an avid consumer of Neutrogena’s body oil. It has been literally decades since I purchased it–wondering if I would find it annoying now.
How is your bronchitis?
Blergh. So sweet of you to think of it! Have two inhalers now, but one makes me feel quite ill when I use it, so I think I need to discontinue it. I am tired of coughing. Lab is checking whether I have Pertussis. Bler– cough cough BLERGH!
Oh no! I hope that they can get a quick diagnosis and that you feel better very soon.
Mmmm. That smells so good BUT I was put off by the 1) price and 2) I already have some awesome hair/body oils.
You smell great!
Price IS off-putting! (see my comment above
)
ciao Oakland..I am suppose to get The King Must Die on Saturday.
Its shipped and is currently on the east coast making its way to me slowly.
I will keep you posted.
I will have to find a perfume to wear while reading her books..
Yah. The drawback of my good friend Abe (aka Abebooks) is the packaging and shipping can take a while. I’ve been reading a lot of frivolous historical fiction mysteries lately–the King Must Die is an entirely different experience. I haven’t ordered it yet, but I will!
I’ve only read The Charioteer out of Mary Renault’s books, but I have other books of hers as Kindle books. I think I started The Persian Boy at some point…
Lots of perfumes seem to have “Mediterranean herbs” as a note. That would do well for the books set in Greece and Rome. Books set in Persia could go with rose notes in perfume. The Charioteer is set in England during World War II. English lavender, maybe?
Thanks for the inspiration!
I’m sampling Escentric 04. For the CP, best of the Escentric Molecules lineup?
I actually really like this one, and I see there are 30ml travel sizes on Luckyscent……
That’s the javanol one that not everyone can smell, right?
I think so, but I get it just fine!
Hey friends, it’s been a while since I’ve gotten to read or write anything on NST. SOTD is eau de hospital. My father’s cancer has come back with a vengeance (we thought he had gone into remission in June). He was rushed to the ICU last Friday, where we learned that a tumor was pressing down on his bronchi and limiting his body’s oxygen. He has been in the progressive care unit for the past several days to stabilize enough for chemo. I’m working from his hospital room, but I’ve got to say my bandwidth is significantly diminished. Shocker.
All the doctors and nurses and techs around here are incredibly nice and willing to answer all of our stupid questions with unfailing patience. They’re all incredibly respectful and gentle and encouraging, and I’m so thankful to have such an amazing team around here.
He’s had a constant stream of visitors, mostly in the afternoon but also some during the day (we’re across the street from a pretty big office campus where we have a lot of friends and acquaintances). My fiance is coming out for a few days to say hello too.
Anyway! You didn’t need an essay. It smells subpar in this hospital room. I might spritz on a gentle spray of something comforting when we go home during the afternoon for quiet hours. I have no idea how your lives are going because it’s been so long since I’ve read these posts. I hope you’re all doing well.
I am so sorry to hear about your dad’s health, Koyel. Hope everything goes fine. Keeping you all in my prayers.
Sorry about your dad. I hope they help him at the hospital.
I’ve been thinking of you Koyel, thanks for checking in. So sorry to hear about your dad, hope he is as comfortable as possible. Take care of yourself! That’s major stress
best wishes to you and your family, big hugs.
Thank you for the update, Koyel. I’ve been wondering how your dad was doing. I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers. I’m so glad that you have support on the ground available during such a stressful time, and that your healthcare team is meeting your needs. Sending love and hugs to you and yours.
I am so sorry about your dad’s relapse. You don’t have to apologize for the essay! You’re sharing your life, which we all do as well. We care about you! You and your family will be in my prayers.
Oh Koyel, I’m so sorry to read this. I had noticed you missing lately. I am glad to hear that the staff is treating you well. I will be keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
Hugs and love your way, friend.
Oh, so sorry to hear this. I also noticed your absence but was hoping it was for better reasons. I’m glad you’re getting the support you need from his team (and there are no stupid questions!). Hugs to you and will be thinking of you.
Hugs!
Hugs and love to you and your father.
Sending healing thoughts and love to you and your family.
I’m so sorry Koyel. Wishing the best for your father’s recovery.
So sorry to hear about your dad. Hope friends & family are comforting.
No! Oh, this is terrible. Sending all my love.
I’m very sorry, Koyel. I was also hoping your absence was for positive reasons. Sending hugs and prayers to you.
Best of luck to you and your dad Koyel, so sorry to hear that he’s out of remission.
Holding you, your dad, your family close to my heart…
I’m very sorry to hear this, Koyel. Best wishes for your dad!
I’m sorry to hear this, sending you and your father & family lots of healing and calming vibes.
For some reason, I was thinking of you today…sorry to hear about your father and I hope he gets stable enough for chemo soon. How tough to have the recurrence when you thought he was in the clear.
I’m so sorry to hear about your father.
So sorry to hear about your dad and hoping the treatment is effective.
I’m with family under similar circumstances except said patient has no treatment options at this point.
I’ll be thinking of you and your family.
I’m sorry to hear that, kpaint. Wishing you all courage and peace moving forward. Sending hugs.
kpaint, I’m so sorry to know that you and yours are in this situation; hugs and prayers for you all.
Oh no, kpaint, I am so sorry to read this. Hugs and best wishes. That’s so hard. <3
My sympathies, kpaint.
Kpaint, we will all be thinking of you and yours. Hugs to you…
I am so very sorry kpaint, Sending you strength.
So sorry to hear this. Wishing him the very best, and for your entire family as well.
Sorry to hear this, Koyel
Thank you so much, everyone <3 I really really appreciate all your notes.
I’m so very sorry to hear this, Koyel.
Oh no! Koyel, I am so very sorry to hear this news about your father. Sending you thoughts of strength and healing for your father.
Thinking of you all – Koyel and Kpaint
Koyel, so sorry, that must have been a shock so soon after thinking he was in remission. Peace to you both.
So sorry to hear this. Thinking of you and your dad.
Oh Koyel, so sorry to read that your dad’s cancer came back. He sounds like a fighter and it looks like he is getting top notch care. Having a constant family presence and visitors help. I wish him well and to you and your mom, too.
I’m wearing Amouage Gold from my recent purchase of some carded manufacturer’s samples. Probably the classiest Amouage. Swooning. Wish I could buy a bottle!
Definitely the classiest Amouage, you smell absolutely wonderful. Maybe you will be able to find a discounted bottle at some point.
SOTD Dusita Le Douceur de Siam. Not sure if it’s best in class for anything, but it’s darned pretty!
And that should be good enough, right?
The cold front finally went through last night, wearing Chergui today for no particular reason except that it smells really good and I’ve been craving it lately. Tonight is supposed to be in the 40s (F) ? pretty chilly for early September, we’ll have to close the windows and I might have an evening spritz of 5 O’clock Gingembre. That fourteen pounds of furry cat at my feet will feel nice and warm ?
You are making me miss my cat!
I keep asking MrL when he thinks he may want to get another cat but he says he needs more time after we lost ours a month ago..
When the kids are back at school I will really feel lonely with no fur companion.
When we lost our last cat, my husband said no more and he held that view for a couple years before he surprised me with the our current cat – out of necessity we are one pet at a time folks. I hope your husband caves faster than mine did ?
My older son felt the same way when our kitty, with a huge hilarious grouchy affectionate personality, died. He was pretty ambivalent when my younger son and I headed out a couple of months later to check out a kitten I had seen posted on our favorite kitten and cat rescue website. And even after we got the kitten, it was a couple of weeks before he showed much interest. But now he LOVES the kitten so much. Before he left for college they would hang out in the backyard together, play video games together, etc.
That is adorable ??
I have felt that way before too, but a kitten is a creature who brings such pure joy into every experience, it’s very transforming and healing. It’s important, though, of course not to try to get or expect a replacement for the cat who has gone. I would see this when I volunteered at the cat shelter and people wanted a cat that looked exactly like the one they’d lost. I always felt that was a big mistake and so unfair to the new kitty.
Wish I could join you but the temps on my area are still too high.
40-50’s is perfect sleeping weather, at least for me. So looking forward to fall! Plus, we’re Chergui Twins today! ✌?
Datura Noir because I love it’s soapy tuberose goodness.
I’m glad you said it’s soapy, because I have a hard time with soapy,and now I can quit pretending to blind buy it?
You are too much! ?
I don’t always like soapy fragrances but apparently I like tuberose that way. It’s very different from most SL fragrances.
Hello All!
1) How is it September already?
2) Am in The Organic Pharmacy Rose/Jasmine oil and Fresh Cream Soft Suede edt. Perfect way to enter the end of summer.
Seriously. It should not be September.
Crazy here and still hot….SOTD is Jardin sur le Nil–best of the Jardin series in my humble opinion.
I smelled that one on paper at Sephora and really loved it. But..none from that series worked for me on my skin. Money saved.
Smelling them at Sephora is what led me to the rabbit hole. I’ve owned small bottles of almost all of them but in the end decided none of them worked for me. So they have new owners now.
I agree!
Me three.
Twins!! I was going for Best of office friendly on a hot hot day. I guess I overthought that.
Fear not Jepster! A cool down is coming very soon…
Working from home, can wear whatever i want! So of course cannot decide.
My cats are going bonkers, which is always fun …and a little confusing…. to watch.
Went with the new Balmain Ivoire.
You smell elegant!
I love watching bonker moggies! Their hide and seek and battles with imaginary foes are the best cure for days that have gone sideways.
The “kitty crazies” can be quite something! Two of mine were doing that yesterday afternoon. ?
Commando today until post gym deadly training session.
I may pick one of my Rogue samples….. Flor Mortis really piqued my curiosity, so I will try that one first.
I just got Rogue samples too and Flor Mortis was the one I went with first! I am also loving Tabac Vert.
Drat! That one was not in my sample pack, but Derviche looks interesting also. I have iLL IRIS 39 on my legs post shower and it was interfering with Flor Mortis so I need to retest,
Did you find it to be a powerhouse? It permeated the air but again could have been my poor planning!
Oh yeah it’s a powerhouse all right. Save for days when you want to just die of tuberose!
So I am testin it now as I look up the notes again, the color of this is amber and the sample is a nice size, I recall iris as the predominant note, but I smell smell something like and clean in the opening that I can’t identify. More soon.
Speaking of beachy…. Bronze Goddess. It’s right up there with the best of them.
My best of beach scent is Batucada
Go Tannina. I just bought a small bottle from fragrance.net of that one. You smell like a perfect day at the beach.
(And I really want to try the cocktail & learn this samba!)
Started off cool and rainy, so I put on TF Ambre Absolue. Now it’s warm and steamy. Oh well!
I’m in Ottawa, where we had the opposite: warm and steamy this morning, then increasingly cooler throughout the day with lots of wind and a bit of rain. Definitely fall.
Have you seen the re-release of AA anywhere?
My mother is visiting this week, so I’ve been keeping even less up-to-date than usual. It’s been very pleasant, and a nice reminder that most of the world doesn’t spend every working day in an office
Encens Mythique d’Orient for our short flight from New Plymouth back to Wellington.
Jardin sur le Nil. As I said above, I picked it for best “no brainer work scent for a hot day”. It’s also a serendipity bottle: I swapped away my bottle at the last swap meet and had immediate regrets (though I really like what I swapped it for!), and a local friend gave me his (much bigger) bottle because he wasn’t feeling it.
It’s kind of cool how your bottle swaps worked out with that one.
My best beach scent is Batucada for sunny beaches. I would choose Sel Marin for a northern beach.
Angel haters can advert their eyes and move to the next post…
I’m wearing Angel EDT (comet bottle) from a very recently acquired mini, spurred on by jalapeno lamenting its demise (if I’m not mistaken.)
It is so so yummy and so so different from the EDP. I just bought a FB. It just might be Best in Class in the Angel category
That said, I haven’t tried them all (and won’t, though I’m working my way through) and still need to spend more time with it. I also think it would benefit from spraying. It’s soft and smooth and round; a little musky. I much prefer this iteration of patchouli compared to the others I’ve worn. It’s also very feminine, which isn’t necessarily how I tend to think of Angel or its other flankers.
Er, “avert.”
Yeah, I was one of the folks grumbling about it being replaced by an insipid-looking pink thing. I figured now was a good time to get some before it vanishes.
I think you smell great. I wore Angel back in the day …when it was first released.
I need to get that. My Pilates instructor Tuesday wore Angel and it was just enough. So yummy. And a bold choice to wear!
Kinda humid out there today. Yech! Hurricane Dorian (or whatever is left of it) will be churning up the Jersey Shore on Friday. ?
Mr. Jalapeno came out on the other side of Dorian just fine. I’ve been getting a lot of texts from him today. So many, that I turned off my phone so I could eat my dinner in peace and quiet. ??
SOTD = back in Pachou Minimal. I’m starting to get the itch to try something else, so I strongly suspect that I will be wearing a different fragrance tomorrow.
Harkening back to yesterday’s comments… yes, I did have a metal lunchbox as a kid. I can’t remember the theme, but I do remember it came with a glass Thermos. I broke at least 2 of them in elementary school. One time after my Thermos broke, a teacher got me a Coke in a glass bottle from the teacher’s lounge… a special treat!
Aww..you must have been a favorite student.
Maybe. I have a vague memory of that teacher being a fairly young woman, and kind to all the students.
Yay for Mr. Jalapeno!
He said that Monday’s turtle comment was from one of the neighbors. I haven’t heard from him since this afternoon’s text storm.
Sometimes the phone just needs to be turned off! Happy all turned out well for him and his Stepmom!
The Caprese salad I had for dinner deserved my undivided attention. ?
Glad you were able to enjoy your lovely salad in peace ?
And that’s great news about Mr J and family!
Work this year is beyond insane for too many reasons to mention. So I may be MIA from time to time. I know next week is my CP so I will try to chime in when I can but may not be until the evening.
Continuing Kenzo week in Summer…came home and received a sample pack that I won on Australian Perfume Junkies so I am properly doused in Van Cleefs and Arpels Santal Blanc…perfect way to end a not so perfect day
Ooh, how do you like the Santal Blanc?
I actually like it… It’s a warm woody scent and I am wondering if there is a touch of cumin. Haven’t looked at the notes yet.
You lost me at cumin, lol!
Me too. We hates cumin!
I am running away from you. I hates cumin. Yuck!
The APJ article was very positive and made me curious. I really like that line of perfumes, Moonlight Patchouli is my favorite surprisingly, it has beautiful Iris right up front!
Wrong sample!!! It was Bois Datchaii which smells a lot like SL FdB…I think it’s the cedar that is making my nose smell cumin.
Blanc is a nice woody fragrance…don’t really need a full bottle though.
Today I am in Kenzo Flower
I tried watching an episode of the German TV show Parfum on Netflix last night, but don’t plan to continue. While it had some interesting aspects, I found the people all very unsavory. And there was too much sex. I’m not a prude, but it was dehumanizing and looked rather ludicrous, and fairly misogynistic, so I decided against it. There wasn’t enough yet to see where the perfumer story was going, but you know what? I don’t care.
The last great shows I watched were Mad Men and Bates Motel. I can’t sit through most of what’s on anymore.
Oh yuck! Sounds like a good call.
Good for you! At least you decided not to waste your time thinking it will get better!
SOTD = Prada Infusion Mandarine
Perfect for this humid day with every angle imaginable of orange, orange blossom, neroli.
Commuting Woes:
– Why is it that people with no inhibitions let go of the foulest farts when it’s really humid and the air just sticks around?
– Why would people waiting on the platform for a usually full train BLOCK the doors? I cannot part the Red Sea with a magic wand so very sorry, not, if I ended up bumping you out of the way so I can GET OFF THE TRAIN at my stop!
– When you buy a NJ Transit ticket, you are not paying for a seat for you and/or your luggage, backpack, stinky feet; your ticket allows you to get inside a train if there is room (seat or no seat). THEREFORE, do not give me “THE LOOK” when I ask you to move your stuff.
– If you cannot fit into the imaginary line that separates one seat from another (and a misfit could be due to many reasons, including spreading your wings so you can continue to use your electronic device, your seating angle / position, etc), do not get annoyed when I have to adjust my arms. body, legs to try to fit in a little better. If you are uncomfortable, grin and bear it, take a cab or consult a professional to let out your frustrations, but NEVER take it out on your fellow passengers
– Dear Prima Donna with nails on chalkboard tone and voice cell phone screamer – TMI – take your relationship issues elsewhere
OK, that felt good ….
Wow, we’re those commuting woes all from one day?! Egads!
Given some of the stuff I have witnessed on NJT, it could be possible.
What jalapeno said :-). The only one from yesterday but essentially within a 24 hour period was the cell phone screamer but it could easily have been a guy on his cell phone during the morning commute telling the person on the other end what’s happening blow by blow and since there was really nothing happening, he was just making noise.
Oh my gosh I can envision every one of your travel woes! Ugh!
Ugh is right. My commuting pattern will change when I’m back in NYC but the Commuting Woes will prevail.
You did smell amazIng however.
Oh My Gosh I find that so unimaginably abhorrent!
Sotd is JHaG Mmmm.
I saw a YouTube video last night where a lady stored her decants in a plastic over the door jewelry pouch holder thingy. It was pretty neat. Since I’m posting in my car, here is a small rant… nine thousand empty parking spots, and I’m watching this lady back in and out right next to me. She better not hit me! Why not just park literally one space down?!
I don’t get the close parkers either. What are they thinking?
One of my absolute pet peeves!
There’s comfort in numbers and you were the one and only other person there ?
Argh! I feel your pain on the “right up my bumper” parker. ?
Thank you! for saying this. I don’t understand either. I park far away and inevitably someone will park next to me.
Teo Cabanel Barkhane- the best amber for me ( at least for now:). Over the years I’ve tried a lot of amber fragrances, and while they are very similar, it was very hard to find the one that I loved from top notes all the way to the base.
I had a dab of TC Alahine on one arm and Oha on the other last night! Haven’t tried Barkhane yet though.
Ironically I only tried Barkhane from Teo Cabanel. How do you like Alahine and Oha?
Oh goodness I love both! I’ve loved Alahine for a while and just tried Oha for the first time last night and couldn’t stop sniffing my arm! I think they make a discovery set, I may have to get one.
Sampling VCA Moonlight Patchouli today. I’m liking it a LOT. Could see me wearing it a good bit in cooler weather for sure.
Looks like you’ll have opportunities in Palmdale!
Fragance.com is selling travel sizes of Moonlight Patchouli for a good price, especially with the discount.
I forgot to sniff that one when I had the chance to in store. Then again, I already had a serious case of nose fatigue by the time I came across them.
Wearing a couple drops of Le Labo Iris 39 oil on my wrists. I keep it in the fridge so its still in fine form.
Lovely! You smell wonderful!
Thank you, Petunia!
Yes you Do!!!