It's the last day in September — don't forget your rabbits tomorrow! And Donatella will be dropping by to see us on Wednesday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm copying Amyitis (yesterday) in Etro Shaal Nur.
Reminder: 10/4 is World Animal Day...do what you like with the theme.
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: image shows detail from an Etro Fawn-Print Paisley bag, €550.
Wrapped in a big cloud of Courreges Blanc. Great as a transitional scent. Very comfy.
Happy Monday!
Strength and sunshine to you for the week!… and coffee ?????
Thank you, Lillyjo! ?Another tough week. Coffee and your good wishes will help immensely! ?❤
Hope your week is great!
Thank you, Flopper! ?
What a fantastic and inexpensive iris! thank you for sharing it with me.
As you already know my mom took the rest of the decant to try out.
Hope you have a great week! You deserve one, my friend.
Thank you! Hoping also for a better week.
I am glad your mom is enjoying the rest of the Blanc. It is indeed a very pretty, simple and uplifting iris.
I’ve Always wanted to try Courrèges en Blanc. What is it like?
It is not a carroty iris scent. It focuses on the flower. It is powdery and sweet, but not too sweet. It has a light, fruty vibe in the opening and it reminds of Boucheron Iris de Syracuse without the rooty aspect. Very pretty and cozy for cool temps.
Thank you, it is also cheap as chips overhere so I might just be silly and order a small bottle!
I also ordered a small bottle blindly. I knew that even if I didn’t like it I was not going to regret it because of the price. Glad that it worked for me.
I saw your question about Womanity versus Womanity Les Parfums de Cuir. For me, they are very similar. Both have a hefty dose of labdanum to my nose. And the leather note is more of a suede one. It isn’t one of those huge birch tar accords. The original might be a touch sweeter on my skin.
Thank you for the comparison, Jalapeno. Parfums de Cuire is on my sample list now. I hope to be able to get a sample very soon.
We are supposed to reach 82 degrees today which is unseasonably warm for us. Hanging on to summer in California Reverie.
I was so excited to come home from work yesterday and watch the first episode of The Durrells. I just love that show. Resisting the urge to binge, because I will be sad when the series is over.☹️
If I had to pick, I would choose an early winter with an early spring. Unfortunately, my unscientific statistics show that a warm fall makes for a worse winter. So soak up that 82!
Oh no! ? We are in the lower 70’s today, but we will reach 90 degrees on Wednesday. Don’t want to think about winter then…. ?
Well, like I said, it’s unscientific. Really, I just go by my old memory?
That’s enough! ?
I watched the Durrells last night too. It always makes me smile.
California Reverie is gorgeous, I had it with me on holidays.
I am looking forward to Durrells too. Too much TV at the moment so I am saving it…
I’m excited about The Durrells and Poldark. I think I’m going to watch Poldark in real time but save all the Durrells episodes for later I the fall/early winter since it’s so cheery (and sunny) and exactly what I need in darker months.
More love for the Durrells – one of the few shows that I actually laugh out loud at. Enjoying it immensely as always : ) Will pick up the boxed set once the series is (sadly) complete.
Copying SmokeyToes – Samsara (only in EDP concentration).
I guess you can connect it to the theme via Samsara/reincarnation cycle. A very loose interpretation.
Happy International Translation Day to all translators of NST.
you smell blissful
I like your CP connection.
Now that the weather is cooler I will break out my Samsara also..
Samsara is a desert island perfume for me. ?
Sotd is Bengale rouge
So cosy!
Yum! You smell great!
Thank you!
This morning it rained pretty heavily so I returned soaking wet from a short run (5km). I took a shower and then this scent….it felt so comforting
Yummy yum yum! ??
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Despite the kitty cat reference in the name, its not very animalic on me.
Well, we used to have a dog (when i was young) whose paws and ears smelled a bit sweet and slightly doughy like this.
It’s a great one – Bengale Rouge is.
It is! ??
Yes, scrumptious is the only way to describe it.
Trying out a sample of Lancome Idole
Thunk.
What did you think of it? It went too sweet on me.
I have a sample lying around as well…. still need to try it….do you like it?
I agree with Nancy above, it went sweet on me and I had to hop back in the shower and wash it off..
Money saved, I’d say!
I was not a fan of this one either.
I am wearing Zoologist Camel, which is very much like a lost old-school Lutens full of mulling spices, dried fruit, and musk.
Sounds yummy and perfectly autumnal.
I did not always like old school Lutens but miss it all the same.
+1
Good morning! In SL Fille de Berlin today, no connection to CP.
It’s really starting to feel like fall in my neck of the woods (upper midwest.) I am excited to wear all my irises and weightier scents.
That fox looks awfully cozy
I was your twin yesterday…boy do we smell good.
we certainly did
No connection but you smell amazing!
thank you!
You smell amazing!
Thank you
Paying bills before work, yuk! Good news.. I’m wearing perfume again! I was so excited to feel well enough today. I’m wearing Coromandel, I don’t mess around! Lol?
Glad to hear you are feeling much better today and back to perfumes! You smell great! ?
So glad you feel better and you smell great too!
Coromandel is wonderful! I hate paying those pesky bills too.
Happy to hear you’re feeling better and enjoying life’s little pleasures again ?
Smelling like you mean it! Glad you are feeling better and can smell again.
You smell great, so glad you’re no longer under the weather.
Yay! Glad you’re feeling better!
Thanks All!
Glad to hear that you are feeling better and are back to wearing perfume again! ??
I am glad you’re feeling better- and smelling wonderful!
I’m not quite in perfume yet, as I woke up early to take a friend to her doctor’s appointment. However, since I’m going immediately home, I wore my shirt from yesterday. Still has a trace of yesterday’s Rose & Cuir. Of course I fell in love with it! I like it on my shirt better than skin but it is rather lovely.
I can’t wait to smell this! How does it smell to you?
That is how I ended up loving Ta’if.
Brrrrrrr… It is RAINING–definitely fall is here… in Cedrus by Fiele but will definitely re-up later with a cozy amber. Husband says “its a passing shower,” but he’s from Scotland. Nuff said. I’ll dig out my umbrella.
PS–I forgot to mention that I looked up the bag from Robin’s detail above (It is a really long link–sorry!):
[ed note: link shortened via bitly]
https://bit.ly/2oGlJTM
oh, thank you for going to the trouble. That is just adorable. I love the fawn on the little inner bag. Not anything I would ever carry, (or pay for!) but that is a really good job of making little embroideried animals appealing and tasteful, rather than kitschy or tacky. Cute, cute, cute.
Oooh, thanks for that link. How gorgeous it is! I love everything Etro, not that I can afford it.
That bag is just somptuous in its design, thank you for going to the trouble and to Robin for the inspired choice.
It is on the Etro site too. I am going to shorten that link though!
Oh, and here is another fox bag from Etro:
https://www.saksfifthavenue.com/etro-embellished-fox-shoulder-bag/product/0400011165786
So pretty! Impressed also on how you shortened the link up above!
Oh, and it’s triple points, let me just go get my credit card now…
So cute but I lament the disappearance of editors or whoever corrects typos — I’m sure that was supposed to be deer and not dear!
PS The shower lifted and I went for a walk. I took a pic of our urban lake with the clouds reflected on the water. A little town pride on Instagram if you are interested! See nerolimyrrh
The CP is inspiration to break out my Zoologist samples. They’ve been a daunting, ignored pile for a bit, now. Sprayed them all on paper, and half I was able to dismiss immediately. (Glad I snagged my Bat purse spray when I did!) Today I’m in Chameleon.
“Bat purse spray” sounds like something Catwoman would have carried in Batman! ( the series, of course)
Haha ?
I dunno, that sounds much more like some of Batgirl’s equipment. ?
Ha! I loved Batgirl so much!
Unless it’s a Batman-repellant spray?
Grew up on the old Batman TV show. Remember queueing up for Michael Keaton’s first outing as Batman. Gosh, that must have been 30 years ago.
I wonder what angle they’ll take with the Robert Pattinson Batman?
Michael Keaton is my favorite Batman.
I loved Chameleon and bought a travel spray of it right away. Are you liking it?
I just tried it and am debating the travel spray.
Inspired by you, I wore it today. Very nice, green and banana-y. More mildly pretty after a few hours. The labels are iridescent on the travel bottle and Imlove that!
Hmmm. I think my sniffer is off right now. I remember liking—not necessarily obsessively loving—it when I sampled previously. Today it was pleasant but so transparent as to be almost non-existent.
By 5 pm I started to feel like I’m coming down with a cold, and it’s just gotten worse. So! Tea and early to bed for me. And I’ll have to try Chameleon again another time.
Corsica Furiosa! And in other great perfume news, I found a shockingly cheap trio of EL Celadon, Pavilion and White Linen on eBay… I thought I would never get to try those first two so this is very exciting for me.
Smelling great on CF!
You smell great!
Wow, the bag is super cute but at $550, I will admire it from afar.
I am wearing Equistrius today since a NSTR mentioned her mutual admiration. It is so perfect fo fall.
Pretty much perfect anytime! Are you feeling any better?
Hey austenfan,
I’m well enough to work, but can’t get rid of the sinus infection and allergies. Just a bit tired and achy.
I’m a fellow allergy sufferer. I don’t get sinusitis, but my nose has been blocked on and off since August. Which is a NUISANCE. Even my anti-histamine tablet don’t quite get rid of it.
I hope your upper airway problems resolve themselves. Try and get plenty of sleep.
My husband has similar issues and a sinus lavage really helps.
… a daily lavage, I should add.
Hope you are feeling better!
Thanks dear! Glad you are feeling a little better today as well!
That’s 550 EUROS and $850!
I noticed that after I posted. Either way the price is more than I’d spend.
Me too.
Sending you “Get Better” vibes! I can pass mine along now.
I am doing a Tauer week with someone from my APJ tribe.
Today is Les Annes 25…so good.
I love Les Annees 25 too. Still kicking myself for not getting a bottle when I had the chance.
If you want to try something similar to Les Annees, Arz El-Rab by Berdoues is in the same woody-ginger-iris family (just without the magical Tauerade)
My first time trying it and I really like it.
Love Tauer, I look forward to your week’s postings!
I am excited to wear them!
Great one! You smell…. great! ?
Thank you!! Somehow my response ended up down below!
Did you put your paws on L’Air des Alpes Suisse already?
No, not yet? Have you? I am off to visit your blog now to see if you have reviewed it ?
No, I haven’t tried it yet
Andy used to send me samples in the past but some time ago he completely cut off from social media etc.
Really? I’ve seen him pretty recently posting on Instagram, but his artwork, mostly.
He still posts on FB and Instagram. But he stopped sending out samples.
We are house twins today. I never got to try Années 25.
Hi twin!
Looking forward to hearing which Tauers you will be wearing!
On my last day of vacation and spending the morning in Cuir de Russie. My puppy is being a little terror, she got a hold of a remote control and partially chewed it up but I can still use it for a couple things (volume and changing the input stuff to play my xbox) and gets a hold of my shoe. I have to make a few phone calls, one to the vet and one to the pharmacy. Something was off with the prescription on one of my dog’s medication. After my shower, I think I might wear Lonestar Memories or Lyric.
You will smell terrific in either.
You totally reminded me, I have to stop at the pharmacy! Thanks!
Ha! Pharmacy twins today, lillyjo.
Anne Pliska for endless days of rain. Well, maybe not endless, but more than 48 hours of rain SEEMS endless.
AP has that beautiful fluffy softness that makes you feel as if you’re swaddled securely in a baby blanket, which is not a bad thing on a dreary Monday.
Definitely not adulting today. We slept late and woke to the sound of pelting rain on the roof and had little inclination to get out of our cozy nest. But, these days, my 54 year old bladder tells what to do, and when. I’m a slave to its whims…
My girlfriend sent me Anne Pliska extrait and it’s gorgeous. How did I not know about this one?
I bet the extrait is swoon worthy! AP was one of my first purchases when I fell down the hole. I think I read a review of it here on NST, got a sample, then a bottle. Lots of comments (mostly uncomplimentary) about the packaging, but I don’t go for looks, so it didn’t dissuade me. Enjoy that extrait! This is the time of year that really makes it shine. ✌?
There is an extrait? Wow must smell amazing. And Deva you smell beautiful!
It does!
Late start, but today is running errands day so I will be shoving off very soon in a cloud of Chergui and hoping it brings a little fall weather with it.
Yummm
I’m going to switch between Zoologist and honey or beeswax perfumes this week for the CP. Today I’m in Nightingale.
I made one last purchase for the quarter this weekend, which will bring my total to report to Donatella up to more than I’m proud of spending. But there was a 15% eBay coupon for an already discounted bottle of Naomi Goodsir Bois d’Asesce, so what else was I to do?
Nightingale is one of my favorites Zoologist from whatever I have tried from the line so far. So pretty!
I’m not one to pass on an eBay coupon either. Lately I’ve been getting emailed offers from sellers whose “make an offer” items I’ve placed in my cart. One such offer was a hefty (HEFTY) discount on a used bottle of Boy that already had a reasonable price tag. I couldn’t pass on it and ended up with a 50% full 6.8 oz bottle for 90-something bucks.
Wow what a deal!
Hey, it just means that you have one less bottle on your wish list!
Good afternoon world!
First day back at work after holidays wasn’t as bad as I thought it could be so that’s a big relief.
Since the weather got quite autumny here I thought I would wear Prada Amber Pour Homme today since I didn’t wear it almost for the entire summer.
I have not worn it in ages either…
We have to do something about this
Rainy + Monday = pesky bill pay day. This is really a much needed sit still and get your act together day.
I am toying between AuDela and Dryad today for my SOTD.
My Zoologist samples are at the ready for the week’s CP. I just ordered a 5 pack travel kit and received the nicest email back directly from Victor! That’s customer service – Props for that.
I am giving a few away as Xmas gifts but want to sample Elephant, Dragonfly and Chameleon. My favorites are Civet and TRex.
Happy Monday all.
Bill paying twin! The end of the month sure sneaks up fast. Well except for January/February ?
Cheers to you from the poor house lillyjo!
He always includes a personal note when you get your samples or bottles, too. Very nice!
I’ve had a similarly day of un-fun tasks.
I do love personal customer service like that. It’s a sure way to turn me into a very loyal customer.
Monday is a good day to deal with pesky tasks and chores, for sure.
I’m wearing Lonestar Memories which supposedly was inspired by COWboys. This is a little contrived as I didn’t have a clue what this week’s CP was.
Tea is some tropical thing by Palais des Thés.
I’m enjoying the weather today. Yesterday was just rain, rain and more rain while today we even had a little Sunshine. It smells amazing outside, much better than during those dry summer days.
Lonestar Memories is wonderful, it’s on my to buy list. Was going to get it for my birthday but more important things are getting in the way. Lonesome Rider reminds me of no 2w, a stripped down version though.
What is no 2w?
I wondered that too.
I like Lonesome Rider, but I love Lonestar. I even got a compliment from a co-worker just now.
No 22. Typing on my phone always leads to a typo.
I can relate.
Ah, thanks. I didn’t get that resemblance at all, but I’ve only worn LR and 22 a few times as I’ve only tried them in shops.
You are just trying to make me feel good! I quit doing my phone responses because there’s always an abundant sense of urgency using this device and I’m also otherwise distracted so my eyes fool me and it looks horrid!
I should have guessed that! Thanks.
Eau Dynamisante today, because the summer temps just won’t quit.
(I’m not complaining – though I much prefer today’s projected 80-degree high to tomorrow’s projected 88-degree high ?)
What a great choice of perfume for unseasonable weather.
Bright and sunny and cool today, pretty much the ideal fall day, and for absolutely no reason at all I’m luxuriating in Comme des Garçons Carnation, which is just knives-out, in the best possible way — perhaps my favourite carnation scent.
Really? always on the lookout for a good carnation! Thanks for the tip. Trotting off to look up samples…
I agree that one sounds intriguing, love all the red ingredients!
It’s good but barely lasts on me – 4 sprays 20 minutes ?
That deserves an emoji of someone fainting – falling straight over.
Haha. I mentioned this to a Twisted Lily SA but she didn’t believe me. thegoddessrena was with me and we both tried it. Mine was gone in a few minutes and she still smelled of it when we left Barneys.
I can’t find it anywhere I usually look for new bottles. Is it discontinued?
I think that particular CdG is d/c’ed.
Thank you!
Oops! How did this end up down here?
Ok, Chocolatemarzipan, are you up to your old tricks?
Ha ha! At least it isn’t duplicate comments ( or stuttering, as Deva calls it ?) and autocorrect is behaving today.
Bracing myself for a busy week and feeling elegant in Cristalle edp. My cool weather scents are finally moving to the front of the line
You smell great!
Amouage Journey woman, this works well on a damp, grey autumn day, very cosy and uplifting.
That’s a lovely choice, I love the honey note in it, one of my favorites.
Sampling Skive today which is a gorgeous peppery leather scent. I suspect World Animal Day is probably more about appreciating live animals than dead ones though….
Stolen from the UK World Animal site:
“To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals.”
Hi everyone! Remember me? I went to Fantastic Fest and thought I would have way more time to check in than I did. Austin is HOT, but I had a great time, met a bunch of wonderful people, saw a ton of great movies, and partied a little too hard. I promised therabbitsflower a list of faves, so some stuff to keep an eye out for…
Parasite: Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or winner is worth the hype! I’ve been a member of the Bong Hive for quite some time, but this is his masterpiece. Thrilling and hilarious insight into class warfare.
Color Out Of Space – Nic Cage does Lovecraft with a director that understands his bizarre energy. Nightmare fuel in hot pink.
The Long Walk – Mattie Do moved to the US from Laos when she was a kid, and in her adulthood, moved back and built a film industry there basically from scratch. She is AMAZING, and her new movie is just as good, about a hermit who travels back in time to visit himself as a young boy. Personal reflections on grief and regrets were enough to make me cry, but also has time travel and unrested spirits.
The Lighthouse – Robert Eggers (The Witch) is back, with Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as a lighthouse keeper and his apprentice, who succumb to madness after being trapped during a storm.
The Lodge – The scariest thing I saw there. A young woman is snowed in at a cabin with her boyfriend’s kids, who blame her for their mom’s suicide. From the makers of Goodnight, Mommy, clearly they have some unresolved issues involving children.
First Love – Takashi Miike yazuka action extravaganza. Fist fights, sword fights, gun fights, car fights, what else do you need? Very fun, plus I bumped into Miike’s translator at the bar after and made us both spill our drinks so that was great.
Swallow – A newlywed develops pica as a way to take control of her demons, new and old. Quirky and cathartic feminist fantasy.
Scream, Queen: My Nightmare On Elm Street – A documentary focused on Mark Patton, star of “the gayest horror movie ever made”, A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, and the story of how he was outed by the movie in mid-80s Hollywood and forced to leave the business amidst AIDS paranoia.
…and my SOTD is Nobile 1942, La Danza delle Libellule.
Wow, thanks for all of those mini-reviews! You packed a lot in!
Lol you’re welcome! I somehow crammed in 27 movies over 8 days, so I had to force myself to just shout out the best of the best.
Thanks for those reviews. Question: is The Lodge scary without gore? I like scary but struggle with today’s movies that add so much gore.
There is some blood, but no guts or anything really graphic. It’s mostly atmosphere and paranoia. The trailer is a good representation without spoiling the whole thing: https://youtu.be/n8Ltg-wv714
Adding my thanks…will read those more carefully tonight and add to my “to watch” list!
*takes notes on movies*
Thank you!!! Parasite will be playing at one of my favorite theatres in Seattle the last week of October, so I’ll go see it. I’m also a Bong fan.
I was already planning to see The Lighthouse and have been awaiting his follow up to The Witch. I was lucky to go to an advance screening of The Witch with a Q&A with Robert Eggers and fell for it pretty much immediately.
And I’m interested in all the others you mentioned. I think one of our theatres is getting First Love soon too.
Eggers was there for the fest, but I didn’t get into the theater the Q&A was in. I did get into the Jojo Rabbit one with Taika Waititi, though! He was a lot of fun (and had several drinks beforehand, lol)
I also really liked Bliss, Knives and Skin, Saint Maud, and Jojo Rabbit!!
Wow. That was QUITE the schedule you had! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself.
Love the mini reviews! Thank you.
i am soooo looking forward to Parasite.
I love korean cinema and i love how genre-hybrid (cant find a another word for it now) some of those movies are.
And glad to hear Takashi Miike is still making fun stuff. I will never forget the impact Audition made on me (i like it better than the more hyped ichi the killer)
I prefer Audition as well. I recently liked Blade of the Immortal, too. The man puts out 2 movies a year, if I hadn’t been in the room with him, I wouldn’t believe he’s even human.
SOTD = Guerlain Mon Guerlain EDT
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CDORWhz-U/?igshid=89goo4qsc4t6
I definitely like this better than the EDP and my very cute 30mL bottle was cheap as chips from Marshall’s!
I did not get organized enough to post freebies but I will do so in a SOTD thread because my definition of a regular is more stringent than Ribin’s, so much so that if a reader is doubtful he or she qualifies, s/he probably doesn’t; I will make exceptions to the regulars who haven’t been posting lately…if you are one of them and you know who you are, I am thinking about you!
I start back in NYC tomorrow. Wahoo! One of the best parts is a different commuting pattern which Inam looking forward to but I’ll, nevertheless, have my share of commuting woes. ?
have you tried the intense version?
I may have in passing but will make it a point to do so!
I know you said you didn’t smell much lavender in the original, but do you think the edt has even less lavender? If this question even makes sense!? Lol
I think my brain did not connect to the lavender in the EDP but it was absolutely there and I was probably in denial that it was so strong it obliterated everything but the sweetness. The lavender in the EDT is less assertive.
Lavender doesn’t register in the EdP with me either. I primarily think of it as nutty.
Oh yay! My nose is not broken!
Thank you, and hope everyone remembers that they can do that at any time!
This one will be epic, I hope!
*hopes I make the cut* ? (I kid)
I’m with you on feeling cranky about a certain contingent that show up like clockwork at every freebie and swap meet. It didn’t used to bother me but lately it does, mostly because it’s become so predictable. (And yes, I have been swaplifted so I tend to approach swaps very cautiously.)
When a user or two have had nothing to add but “dibs” to a post in several years lol..kind of annoying, agree. Even so, the meets are still awesome and fun.
I have a short list of free loaders.
You do make the cut ? and yes I had been swaplifted twice (once during an NST swapmeet and Robin knows about this one and the 2nd one was private with an NSTer who no longer posts).
The one thing I will say is that many people may lurk, not feel comfortable enough to comment, but feel part of this community after a time. And in fact many “regulars” lurked for years before chiming in.
So totally get the annoyance with people who crawl out of the woodwork for freebiemeets, but they’re not all just greedy, some of them are probably just shy.
I want Mon Guerlain for cheap as chips..they probably don’t have it at my Marshalls, plus it’s a bit out of the way.
I actually don’t remember how much it cost but remember my heart skipping a bit when I saw it, box looking like it had seen better days and the price was right.
I’m trying to remember if I have ever smelled any version of Mon Guerlain. It’s not like it is difficult to find, right?
Ulta has it, but mine never has a tester! I smelled it at Macy’s, but mine only has the original, and it’s been regulated to the back shelf behind the counter along with Shalimar.
If the EDT is already at the discounters, the EDP must also be somewhere out there!
I may have a sample or two of the EDP and I’ll throw in a bit of the EDT! and Bengale Rouge…
I’m glad you’re happy to go back to working in NYC. I think the local Sephora has Mon Guerlain, and I think I’ve seen it at Marshalls.
Thanks. The universe saddled me today with a woman who took up 3 seats and I had to repeat excuse me 4x before she looked up and said I thought you were talking to someone else. She was drinking beer from a can inside a paper bag, stuffing her face with popcorn and reading her smart device. We got off at the same stop and she made a mess of the seats and the floor with stray popcorn bits. You would have thought a 2-year old threw a tantrum and spilled a box of popcorn.
No scent yet today. I’m suffering because BOTH of my air conditioners seem to have died–I think/hope it is a thermostat problem and that since both were installed at the same time, roughly 7 years ago (?), they died together. On top of that, the ice-maker on my fridge isn’t working, so I can’t even get cooled off that way. Sweating in front of a fan in the now 84-degree house. All blinds are closed but when it’s 90 outside it’s going to heat up inside as well. AND on top of everything else, I left my phone at my mother’s place yesterday so I can’t call for repairs until I get myself cleaned up and go out and get it. (I no longer have a land line.) I’m feeling extremely sorry for myself, and trying to sleep with the usual five or six cats on the bed last night was NOT helpful. “No, I do not need a fur muff/headpiece/slippers/coat right now, Fizzy/Kayla/Hugo/Dusty/Meow!” Maybe after my shower I can add a calming/cooling scent. Please wish me luck! Grrr!
This is awful, Calypso. Good luck with having everything fixed.
Hope tomorrow is a better day for you, Calypso!
Good luck – hope everything gets repaired and you have cooling soon!
Ugh. I would be a snarling rage-muffin! Good luck getting everything sorted out, pronto!
Ugh Calypso that sounds miserable! I weathered a couple of 90-degree days in my un-air-conditioned apartment earlier in the summer and it was rough. Cool showers and lots of iced tea got me through.
Oh that’s all just too much. Cats are completely unaware of heat I think.
A complete nightmare! I hope the AC gets fixed stat and the OOP cost is not exorbitant. Sending you cool, albeit wet, weather!
My goodness, I’d be feeling sorry for myself too. Very good luck!
Ugh. My motivation to get out would be the aircon in the car! Too much. I hope you get your home cooked off soon!
Well, it’ll cook off ot it doesn’t cool off ?
When the going gets tough(er) the tough go get in the car and find a shop with a/c?
Thanks everyone. I got the repairman here around 3 pm and the news is bad. He thinks I must have had a lightning strike that blew out both motors. That would account for the ice maker too. So, not only will it be expensive, but the replacement motors won’t be available for several days! I am probably going to throw myself onto the mercy of a nice neighbor, at least to sleep at night. In the daytime I can either sit in front of fans or go work in a coffee shop. I wasn’t aware we had a bad storm on Friday here, as I was in another part of town visiting Mom, and these things can be quite localized. Eventually after cleaning up, I chose Chameleon for SOTD.
I think that if the cause was a lightening strike, that it should be covered by home owners insurance. Maybe?
Depends on the coverage. Some companies might call it an “Act of God” and refuse to pay.
Yikes! Maybe a hotel stay and they’ll give you a break if you ask?
Oh no! I hope you’ve been able to make contact with an AC tech by now.
Hmmm…does your mom’s place have a respite room you could use tonight?
It figures that the cats would want to snuggle when your house is at its warmest. Good luck getting everything fixed and/or otherwise dealt with.
I drained my old sample of Bois de Violette and am glued to my wrist. It’s so much drier than I remembered (a good thing). I already spent my perfume allowance, but . . . .
One of the best violettes.
Belated Welcome Back wishes!
Rolling in Love again. Will switch to something else. Either No 5 parfum or Iris Celadon. Happy Monday ?
What do you think of rolling in love? I have been wanting to try it.
What is the fate of that lipstick?
I think it’s a almondy musk. It’s something like I’ve smelled before, which I’m surprised because I was expecting something more because of the tuberose.
Still have lipstick, I might be able to warm the part that broke off and reattach to the base.
Are you falling or rolling? ?
Ha! I thought it was an autocorrect because I happen to like Falling in Love. But now I see Rolling in Love is a new Kilian.
Oh I’m sorry I didn’t specify. I like Falling in Love (philosophy) a lot more than the Kilian. ?
I annihilated Rolling in Love with T-Rex.
In a green, mossy patchouli rose: La Rose by Lyn Harris. That’s an obscure one she made for Marks & Spencer some years back but it’s so well done with a great opening of galbanum and a lovely drydown and it was so affordable in the sales.
You’re perfume sounds lovely.
It really hit the spot today, I think Lyn Harris very talented indeed to have achieve this sleeper of a perfume, it’s as good as my well loved Terry de Gunzburg Rouge Nocturne, another good one almost as affordable as La Rose is Molton Brown Rosa Absolute which I always call the poor man’s Portrait of a Lady. I really recommend Molton Brown’s line of perfumes, many are really interesting, Ylang-Ylang is another lovely one.
Thanks for the info! I’ve never seen any of these brands where I’m at. But every now and then, I want to blind buy.
Oh, sorry to have triggered the blind buy demon. Robin posted about availability of Molton Brown a few days ago.
Rose + patchouli is wonderful this time of year, IMO.
I agree, Jalapeno and at least in spite of my fear of fall coming I can wear my patchouli rose perfumes, another one I like is Knowing.
Today I’m wearing The Lover Tells of the Rose, from a discovery set by Alkemia Perfumes. This is a perfume oil.
That name!!!
+1! Or would that be a +2?
+3!
Wearing Box of Eels today. Quite cool this morning and things have been Monday-crazy at work, but BdI is helping!
Maybe I will actually remember to rabbit x 3 tomorrow!
Thanks for the reminder!
It was cold this morning and I’m wayyy underdressed. Just shaking off the chill. I’m wearing Barbara Bui which seems likes ages since I’ve worn it.
Hey.. good looking out the other day.
Thanks ??
They always remind us on the subway to say something if you see something. I assumed they were talking about NST ?? ✌?
Also, I first read this as “Hey, good looking”! ? Why, thank you, lol.
Ha! I knew it would read that way.. but I figured both meanings are true?
? ditto that! Good job!
Such a great scent and so inexpensive. You smell great!
You must be freezing. Only mid 60s here today. It’s the first true fall day we’ve experienced thus far. I hope your perfume is keeping you warm.
Thanks! Well, it didn’t literally keep me warm, lol. It’s almost 70 now so I’m more comfortable.
I only saw “Barbara Bu” and was wondering why you were wearing Barbara Bush! ?
That’s just plain creepy haj- very Silence of the Lambs ??
Yeeeeek! ? Nightmare fuel alert!
Oy!
It very definitely felt like fall this morning, didn’t it? ??
Since it’s cooler today, I went with a fall scent mentioned this weekend. Kiss Me Intense. This was a blind buy that was kind of meh on first try. But I really like it now. Can’t describe it because I’m horrible at that. But it should be sweet, and it isn’t, at least not to me.
I guess it’s my lucky day here…. about a month ago I lost my Fitbit. I knew it was somewhere in our little apartment but couldn’t find it anywhere. I finally figured it must have fallen in the bathroom trash. Well…today I decided to pull all the saucepans out of the big deep drawer that is their home. They’d gotten jumbled. Et Voilà!! My Fitbit was laying in the bottom of the drawer. I must have caught it on a pan and the band pulled away from its mooring. Not exactly a place I would have looked….
Winner of Incongruous Hiding Place, Inanimate Object Category…
With unabashed self-promotion, I nominate myself for second place… last Thursday I put some leftover chicken in a plastic container. Later, for the life of me, I could not find it anywhere in the refrigerator. I looked in the drawers and rummaged around the shelves… but no chicken. I was going to use it in my son’s lunch for Friday. On Saturday, I went to get cinnamon from the spice cabinet, and there it was–tucked between cinnamon and allspice.
Well, it was sorta kinda alphabetized, at least. ?
I just burst out laughing in my dr’s waiting room. Thanks for that!
That is hilarious.
I’d blame the cat!
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Every so often Dad or I will put cold cuts in the bread drawer, but Mom generally notices, or I’ll think back a minute or so later and realize that’s not where they belong. I often find things I’ve been looking for months later in weird places. Fortunately, those sorts of things are non-perishables like books or wristwatches or such.
Hello all-
Am late to this.
1) I knew the temps were dropping this weekend, but we had a crazy thunder/lightening HAIL STORM on Saturday! My poor garden got pummeled; my seedlings were bashed and covered under 1/2 inch of ice!
I scraped off the ice off the seedling and am gonna do a wait and see approach with them. If by Wednesday they have not recovered, will re sow again.
The tomatoes & cucmbers were already pulled and composted on Saturday morning, but there is a lot of clean up to get done.
2) Am in Boucheron on top of Prim Botanicals Body Oil.
That must have been hard to witness, your poor garden.
October 1st and a chilly 4 Degrees. I saw four rabbits – 2 black, 2 brown – on the hill very early this morning. I am wearing my only cat perfume, Fresh Cream.
BRRRR…4 degrees. Perfect choice of scent.
You had an extra rabbit for the first of the month. I hope that means you get extra luck! ??
It was 5 degrees at my house this morning. My dog perfume is Lush Cardamom Coffee. She likes it so much she licks it off my skin.
My cat did that to me last week with Bengale Rouge. He also likes Mitsouko which strikes me as pretty discerning for a cat.
It’s a gorgeous sunny day here after a few days of clouds/drizzle, and symphony season starts tonight. Somebody yesterday mentioned Tauer and I wanted Une Rose Chypree when I woke up this morning. So very pretty.
Have your houseguests left?
Yesterday!
Une Rose Chypree is a grand baroque rose perfume. Great choice for the symphony.
So good! I love Tauer roses.
Zoologist seems tailor-made for World Animal Day, doesn’t it? I was running late this morning and gasp, forgot to put on perfume! It’s been a while since I’ve looked at my emergency backup perfumes, but I apparently brought in a decant of Safran Troublant at some point and am wearing it now. It does seem a little animalic, but with luck will have calmed down by my meeting this afternoon.
Safran Troublant is creamy cuddly on me!
Ninfeo Mio for a great sunny autumn day in Burgundy. We visited Avallon and found a great museum for ancient fashion, starting from 1700 to the 70ies.
You smell terrific!
Very cool on both counts!
Very cool on both counts!
It’s so hot here! Closing in on 90 degrees. So of course I went with my favorite summer sent, Grandiflora Queen of the Night. This will probably be the last sweltering day of the year so I wanted to make it count.
Oh I love that! Just wore it Saturday.
I’m in Armani Iris Celadon. This is very pretty, but the earthy iris note doesn’t last long on me. It goes to powder on the drydown, which happens relatively quickly. Some spice and a nice patch, but not for me. Money saved!
It’s a shapeshifter on me. It’s like Angel when it dries on my clothes (must be the patchouli), then it’s a powdery sort of melancholy scent on skin. I almost get a Vol de Nuit vibe from the powder. And it’s nothing like VdN!
? meant to reply to Nancyleandros above re: Iris Celadron
Your description actually nakes me want to try IC. It sounds very nice. Although, I am not a fan of Angel. ?
I just got a small decant from Tracey’s website as some SA’s won’t give you sample. I just had to know what it was like….I have a few to sample when I do my Iris comparisons. Iris as a note will sometimes fade away pdq on me ….to a skin scent I guess.
She runs a wonderful service. Was it you who initially recommended Tracey?
No it wasn’t me- but a regular NST poster here whom I would thank if I could remember.
Tracey was lovely and easy to deal with and had an amazing selection.
I have a FB if this still unopened. I can split this when the time comes. I have to look through my decants to see if I can make samples from it.
Hmmm….
That would amazing. I have read that it is supposedly one of the most beautiful irises made. (And excellent quality)
Well, it’s changing on me, too. It’s 5pm, and I’m getting some incense from it now, after applying three layers over the course of the day. Wears very close to the skin.
I drenched myself in Serge Noire yesterday..and apparently it wasn’t a bad thing cause I want more today:). Emptied my sample.
I don’t even remember what this smells like!
It was horrendous BO on me. Massive cumin. You have been warned.
That BO subsides a little bit and then it’s more about the spices but I totally see what you mean lol.
No go for me then ?
LOL. Sounds like I can skip this.
Cool, grey and gloomy today. The weather is bouncing up and down like a giant yo-yo this week.
SOTD = Commando today. I had an appointment with the dentist this morning and figured that holding off on perfume was the way to go. It was just a cleaning, and my dentist said that everything looked good.
I will probably be back in my perfumed wanderings tomorrow.
It’s always a relief when dental checkups are uneventful. Congrats, you good flosser, you!
Thanks! Having braces as a teen gave me a lot of incentive to floss. Then the habit just stuck with me.
?for a good check-up.
It helps that I’ve had several good dentists for most of my life.
But the orthodontist I had was kind of a jerk.
Oh no! Orthodontia can be traumatic, too.
Hooray for a good report!
Yep! ?
Yay for no cavities! Did your dentist reward you with a new toothbrush? Mine always sends me home with a small care package.
I am glad you are feeling better. Being sick is no fun.
Good News, I flossed too but recently my hygienist gave me a new type of brushes made of rubber and now I use that instead.
Scent of the evening: 4711 Lime & Nutmeg. I got one of those very large bottles for $15 or $20.
I went with friends to the Philadelphia Premium Outlet stores, which are actually in Limerick, PA, and got refillable pocket-sized travel spray tubes from Perfuroma. The sales associate said they had lots of stores in New Jersey. I was experimenting with filling the tubes, which led to some random spraying when I put the top of the Lime & Nutmeg bottle back on. Now to see if the tubes leak…I’ll report back. I didn’t buy perfume at that store, but things to put perfumes in. There’s a difference in my mind. lol
It’s absolutely different! Whatever you don’t need to (or want to) confess to Donatello’s doesn’t count. You can make up your own rules. Ask pixel ??
LOL! I have *so* much to confess this quarter…
Ah, you bought the “perfumed door stop” size. ?
Ha! ?
I think that I need a perfumed door stop as well.
The 5.7 oz. one, yes, in the Lime & Nutmeg and in the Mandarine & Cardamom. I’d gotten the body sprays, but I thought the scents at that concentration weren’t strong enough for me to really tell what they were like. Today was the first time I’d tried the Lime & Nutmeg cologne. It was very nice.
I just received a free sample of ELDO of “She was an Anomaly” and not only do I love the title, but the notes of Iris and Musk sound reallllllllly good!
Please report back!
Well, I love the opening, it is simple and straightforward pure iris. Not too sweet not too green and the musk is nice but it didn’t last long on me. It was there after 1 hour then gone so I am going to reapply using your methodology of 5-8 spritzes from a larger 2 ml sample and let you know. ?
Yes, report back! I would love to find an ELDO that likes me!
I will.
Me2 LillyJo!
Some i like but don’t last long on me…. except Fils de Dieu (which I don’t own).
Started off in HG Dilettante, then went sniffing downtown with friends. Discovered I love Cartier L’Heure Défendue VII, which is apparently discontinued but they still have some at Ogilvy Holt Renfrew. Also found out Mugler Oriental Express has been discontinued. Fortunately I have plenty on hand already.
That settles it, I have to decide once and for all if I will get OS. Muglers sale starts on the 4th.
Enjoy your new bottle! Not that I’m enabling though..
Put on Chanel Paris-Venise tonight. I will have to pull out a couple options for this week’s CP.
It’s really chilled down outside here. Anyone who wants cooler temperatures, let me know; I will happily send it your way. Maybe we can arrange for a weather swap. I even had to put on my space heater undeneath my desk this morning.
I had my heat on yesterday, and tonight I might turn the air conditioning back on!
Enjoy your warm weather swing! Hope it holds out for you. Our summer started in late July so I could use another month.