It's Almost-Friday and World Mental Health Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm taking a community project point in Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Toit.
Reminder: on 10/11, celebrate National Apple Month by wearing a perfume with an apple note.
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 Illustration 27 from Deutsche Pomologie - Aepfel, Ananas Reinette [cropped] via Wikimedia Commons. You can find a review of the Ananas Reinette apple at the Adam's Apples blog.
I’m trying a sample of Serge Lutens Vetiver Oriental. As I was applying it I thought “Now I know why Serge Lutens is such a big deal!”. Unfortunately, applied to my skin it is now a rather muffled generic vetiver.
Money saved!
Not all SL are great…and some have been reformulated and are sheer compared to the original like my beloved Fleurs d’Oranger
Can you still smell the cumin?
not in the current version as much..but maybe others can weigh in on that regard.
I am sampling Neroli Intense
I am wearing a tan suede dress today, combined with this perfume I look like I could just be a walking beeswax candle
I loooove beeswax candles, so I give your look (and your smell) two enthusiastic thumbs up
Have you smelled this Neroli, holyneroli?
If it’s the Nicolai then no, but I do have a bottle of Cap Neroli
Yes it’s that one
It’s smells a lot like beeswax candles
How is Cap Neroli
Oh that sounds right up my alley.
Cap Neroli is very refreshing – I find it relatively long-lasting for a neroli perfume. It’s kind of an herbal/green take on neroli. Ede could probably give a better description than that
Fabulous!
CdG White today. Not overtly fruity, but with a note of pomegranate; perhaps the original forbidden fruit?
I made a pineapple upside down cake yesterday and have been trying very hard not to have a piece for breakfast. 😬
Have it! You’ve got the rest of the day to work it off. Plus, there’s fruit, so it’s somewhat healthy, right? I love pineapple upside down cake!😋
I’m fond of all those early offerings from CdG and pineapple upside down cake is a classic! I’m with madtowngirl, it has fruit so that makes it perfect for breakfast
White is really something. Maybe my favorite of the “main line”. Though I love Black too….
Eat it!😀
I have a deep fondness for upside down cake in its many fruits and forms.
I ate a pumpkin muffin in your honor. Not pineapple upside down, so it was a bit of a sacrifice. You’re welcome…😉
Life is too short! Have it and enjoy it!
Raised hand 🙋♀️
I ate a cupcake for breakfast a few weeks back
hashtag : worth it
Cake for breakfast is always a good idea lol.
I ended up not eating a slice, and had a donut that someone had brought to work. More for tomorrow! Thanks for the encouragement though.
Aedes Palissandre d’Or from a swapmeet decant. This is the first I’ve tried from this line.
One of the local shoe stores is having a Birkenstock trunk show today that I’m looking forward to. I could use a new pair of birkies.
oooo! Happy shopping!!
Did you end up getting anything?
No.☹️The selection this time was pretty small compared to the last trunk show.
I DID get my “vintage” bottle of Dune in the mail though!😁 According to the batch number it’s from 2013, lol, but I was less concerned with it being vintage than it’s size. I really wanted a 30 ml bottle.
I have a mini of the 2012 version that I love. Even the newest ones are good imo. Where it on a cold winter day when the sun is shining, it’s perfect!
I will!
SOTD: Coromandel
No apple in this one but fall-ish and de-lish!
Tomorrow is my last day at a company I’ve been at for 11 years! Excited to start my new gig on Oct. 21 with my old boss
Thinking about a bottle of something as a special transition fragrance.. either Bois des Iles perfume, Calling All Angels or an Aftelier scent. I also really like the new YSL scent, Libre.
You smell fabulous!
Hey now, that sounds great! Both the perfume and the new gig you’ve got coming up. 👍🏼
Congratulations on your new position and absolutely buy yourself something new maybe the BdI…I have not tried a Libre yet.
Congratulations and seconding BDI!
Congratulations! I say BDI extrait!
Yes – what H said!
Wonderful, best wishes for a smooth transition, and do celebrate with a new bottle.
Congratulations! A new bottle is the best way to celebrate!
Great news
Great news. A perfume to celebrate is a good idea
Congratulations on the new role!
Aww… feeling the love & encouragement! Thank you! Mix of excitement and apprehension but mainly just very grateful for the amazing years I’ve had here and the friends of made along the way.
Adding my congrats and wishes for a smooth transition!
Congratulations on the new job!
Congratulations!
You smell fab and good luck with the transition!
Congratulations on your new job!
Yesterday Haze again today. I’ve been hit by an infection, went to the doctor on Tuesday for antibiotics and got my flu shot while I was there. I’ve had a sore throat and headache ever since, anyone else have this happen? It’s certainly not as bad as the flu but still, yuck.
I think a couple people mentioned feeling more ill than usual from this year’s flu shot…some discussion here ->
https://nstperfume.com/2019/10/05/lazy-weekend-poll-fall-reading-list-edition-1/
Uh oh, I just got my shot this morning…
I am sure lots of people got it with no reaction!
And I am one of those people! I forgot I even got one!
Thanks Robin – I was wrapped up in Deva’s book description and missed the flu shot discussion. I’ve never had a problem with it until this year.
For some reason I didn’t think the flu shot is given if there is some kind of active infection going on.
Same.
A flu shot while ill? Bad idea…
It’s a UTI not a respiratory infection, maybe that’s why. The doc asked me if I wanted the flu shot since I was there anyway, I didn’t think of it.
I’ve only managed to haul out 1 perfume from the box that holds the rest of my collection. It’s Kiehl’s Original Musk Blend. I am looking at wearing Amouage Beloved today from a decant that I got a few months ago. A couple days ago, I ordered from Ulta a mini travel spray and 2 ounce litte package of Clinique Happy. It was only $10 and had to get it. When I looked at my Ulta rewards and I have $20 stockpiled.
Glad you now have access to the rest of your collection!
I have access to a good chunk now but still angry about what my aunt decided to do.
I read that your aunt had hidden your perfume. I agree with those folks who said then that that was way out of line. I’m glad you got access back to “a good chunk” of your collection. Sheesh, though!
I’m wearing my beloved Songes EDP as vanilla (like mulled wine) goes well with apples.
I still haven’t figured out what to wear for tomorrow as my perfume collection is sadly lacking in apple notes.
I do not have a ton of choice either!
Love ❤️ Songes
I put my on Chinchilla fur coat this morning because it’s ugly outside. Hope I don’t gas out the oral surgeon but baby, it’s cold outside!
I stayed at the state park just over the river in Minnesota last night so I could plug in my space heater and we stayed nice and cozy. If I didn’t have to work, I’d just stay here over the weekend. This place will not be plowed, and I need to be able to get to work, so no luxurious plug in spot for F-S-S. No work, no pay. Simple!
Metal health, where are you?! 😀
Good luck on the dental stuff and to your weekend / work!
Thank you! 👍🏼
Hope it goes well!
Thanks! I opted for local rather than IV. Hoping I don’t cry like a 5 year old whose Halloween candy gets taken away. 😬
Hope all goes well, Deva, reward yourself afterwards.
Good luck, Deva! Everything will be fine!
Welcome to Minnesota temporarily! If you come through the Twin Cities on your future travels, drop me a line at my user name + doublemint at gmail, maybe we can trade sniffs or something.
Hope it will be okay… Stay warm!
Adding more good luck, Deva!
I hope your dental stuff went well!
I hope all went well. If I didn’t have to work, I would stay put all winter. Stay warm!
Hope everything went ok, Deva. Stay warm!
Commando yet again perfume-wise. Tea of the day: Cinnamon Stick.
I made some wonderful cinnamon scones last weekend. It’s such an amazing smell. My husband asked me if there are any good cinnamon perfumes out there to which I had to answer ‘I don’t know!’ and I need to rectify that.
Molto Missoni is a favorite cinnamon scent.
Cinnamon scones sound yummy.
There are perfumes with various spice scent blends in them. I’ll look and see what I have from Demeter. I just remembered I got Demeter mulled cider — I will try to remember to wear that tomorrow.
Meharees has lots of cinnamon
Scent of the evening: Un Bois Vanille
Hi all, my SOTD is vintage Chanel No. 19 edp. I’m nearing the end of my bottle, still deciding if I’ll replace it or not. It’s such a beauty but I’m on a no-buy and trying to avoid confessing my sins to Donatella.
Spent the night making cookies for my nurses at UCSF, my procedure is tomorrow and I like to bring them goodies. Made chocolate fudge cookies and also coconut macaroons.
I hope it goes well SmokeyToes. I bet you will be a hit with the nurses.
The current edp version in fabulous but the Chanel prices have gotten out of control in the past 4 years.
Dawn, that’s another reason to rethink my purchasing. Pricing has gotten out of this world, I refuse to pay that kind of price. In some cases, $500-750 for a bottle of perfume is insane. My limit has been $175 for many years and that’s where it’s staying.
This is why I am probably going to stick with the Chanel soaps from now on. I have enough Chanel full bottles for now.
I LOVE Chanel soaps, especially the Coco bar soap. Glorious stuff.
Good luck, SmokeyToes. Sending cheering vibes!
That’s a thoughtful gesture and sounds yummy! All the best on your procedure.
Best of luck with your procedure tomorrow! I think Donatello would understand. Prices are only going to increase, so if it’s an old and familiar love, I think it’s fiscally sound to buy a good size bottle to last you through the zombie apocalypse.
LLOL :grin:, we should be prepared for the zombie apocalypse for sure!
about 10 years ago I worked at UCSF and that is an excellent hospital.
I have a sugar coma just looking at that list of goodies
Oh wow, lovestosmellgood, I didn’t know that! I started going there in 2010 when I was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, a rare biliary liver disease. I sure wish we could have crossed paths! We’d have a grand time.
UCSF is fabulous, I went there on the recommendation of my cousin, a G.I. doc at Temple, she said for my DX, there’s no better place than UCSF or Mayo Clinic.
Best of Luck SmokeyToes. The cookies, especially homemade, are always full of extra goodness & good intentions.
Hope everything will go smoothly, you must be a favorite patient with the nurses, the baked goodies sound delicious.
Donatella doesn’t count health related items such as scented hospital necessities and perfume recovery bottles. Prescription perfumes are exempt. I hope everything goes well
I agree with Kanuka on this. Whatever you need post recovery is exempt!
I LOVE the way you think! I’m going to go with that from here forward.
Hear hear! Perfect logic.
I hope everything goes well.
Good luck tomorrow!
I hope the procedure went well. You know what my answer is going to be re: replacing No.19 EDP😂
Wishing you good luck tomorrow! Vintage Chanel 19 edp must be amazing.
I adore it – it’s a favorite of mine from log ago. I have vintage extrait in the house somewhere. It’s so old the juice has gotten thick and syrupy.
Will be trying out Estate Lavender right after my mammogram. 😉 notes will be Estate Vanilla, Lavender (many varieties), Bergamot, Black Tea, Coriander, Wild Violet, Davana, Heather, Rain. I had to remember to bring my deodorant and a perfume sample today and I’m two for two. 👍🏻
At my last mammo there was no mention of a deodorant or perfume restriction. Also no wipes in the changing area. ?
I’m not sure which clinics are right – those who forbid, or those who don’t.
Either way, hope it goes well for you.
I think it’s more them not wanting goop/scent on the plates that they have to get off or residue that interferes? Maybe allergy issues, too. I’ve never asked about the reason.
This has been a weird week for me (coworker pettiness combined with general malaise on my part), but it’s a gorgeous, cold, clear morning here so I’m trying to perk up. I’ve been craving cuddle-scents this week so have worn Indochine, Ummagumma and Cuir Cannage so far this week, and today it’s Cuir Mauresque. I don’t have much in my arsenal with an apple note (apparently I don’t care much for it), but I’ve been saving Or du Serail for tomorrow’s CP. Isn’t there an apple brandy scent somewhere, maybe a By Kilian? I should rifle the sample heap for tonight’s bedtime scent. Anyway, happy Friday Eve, y’all.
There are lots of apple in the By K line
I hope your petty coworker trips on a piece of lint and lands in a vat of jello. A yucky flavored jello, your choice. 😊
At least you’ve smelled great this week!
Lol! That’s quite the curse! I will have to remember it.
There is Forbidden Games, a little too sweet for my taste as many Kilians.
Yes, Kilian Apple Brandy is my plan for tomorrow!
I have Kilian Apple Brandy but will be wearing something else!
Kilian Amber Oud for me today.
Dear Undina sent me a decant some time ago and I thought it would smell good on me today.
You smell most excellent!
Agree
SOTD = April Aromatics Calling All Angels
Here’s my bottle:
It’s been a long week. My boss said I can take off anytime I want (I’ve been burning the midnight oil with supporting some of our Asia Pacific work). I may just leave early tomorrow – I’m tempted to go shopping – ha!
Darn, here’s the link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bwP2fh6J6/?igshid=1u6bgwbg2w213
I love CAA. You smell angelic!
You have sanctioned time off so just DO IT! Have fun shopping!
go shopping.
I’m on the “go shopping” team. 👍🏼
👍👍
You smell mighty!
Another go shopping vote!
I’m on Team Go Shopping too!
Play hooky at Bergdorf’s!
Going to be a beautiful fall day here today. I think I’ll go with Chergui.
Hey Twin! My thoughts exactly! Although, it is dreary and wet here. I went with Chergui for the same reasons. 😊
Perfect choice for a fall day!
Triplets in Chergui!
It’s National Handbag Day! Just sayin….I love handbags almost as much as fragrance?
Also World Sight Day…close to my heart since my mom was blind at the end of her life from macular degeneration.
Going with a spray of my overlooked Wazamba as the packing and tossing continues.
17 pounds gone! Slowly but surely get to 25.
Congratulations on the 17 pounds.
Keep going on your weight loss goal!
Thank you! I can do this!
And you are doing a fabulous job of it too! Isn’t that empowering?!
yes Angela, very. I will see my sister on 10/31 and am looking forward to a great reaction. And I just feel better, too.
Wow, 27 pounds… Good work
Wow! After I had kids it was a struggle to get my body back
I am sending a round of applause ! Keep it up!
Yay for you! I admire your resolve!
Good for you!
Keep on keeping on, apsara. Congrats on the 17 pounds gone forever!
I am wearing Indochine today by PG from a very lovely and generous NST’er; Petunia!
It is really delicious, the opening is a perfectly balanced honey and amber. It’s very elegant and comfortable at the same time. Now I have some incense which is always a favorite. I am working in the yard and when the breeze blows by me I smell so good! I think I am really attracted to cardamom scents.
THANK you SO much Petunia.
You smell great! One of my top five.
Thank you and I can see why.
I’m so pleased that you are enjoying it Angela! 😊
You are the best!
Petunia had shared this with me too last Fall and it’s magical
There’s a definite fall feel today with dead leaves carried by a cool wind so I reached for a first amber of the season Stendhal Ambre Sublime. Stendhal is not known for perfumes but do check this one out when you have a chance, it’s one of my favorites.
Feels like fall here too, but luckily sunny & bright. Dreary weather should not be allowed on Mental Health Day.
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions and good wishes to my dog Yei yesterday. He was seeing by a vet recommended to me by one of my coworkers. Not sure yet it that will work out. His left side of the body is almost paralyzed and his head tilted to the left side. He is not eating. He seems to be in bad pain. I am waiting for the results of several tests that were performed yesterday. The possibilities are that he has a severe infection somewhere in his body, a problem in his jaw, a tumor or he had a stroke. Based on the results, he most likely will need a CT-scan or an MRI and further tests. In that case he will be referred to AMC, as suggested by many of you here.
I am wearing 10 Corso Como today. Pretty, simple and comforting. Thanks God is almost Friday.
Oh dear, I’m so sorry, pl67. That sounds pretty bleak. Prayers for strength and comfort are coming your way. I hope the vet can make your sweet pup comfortable.
I hope the tests come back with a conclusive result that is treatable! My friend’s dog lost use of her legs and needed an MRI and it turned out the dog had something like a clot in the spine (or a stroke in the spine that resulted in a clot blockage) – in any case, it was something that resolved itself and the dog is fine. Best of luck for your sweet dog.
He seems in good hands, thank god, I hope it’s a lesser illness. You will be able to lavish quality time on him at the weekend.
You smell delicious.
Oh my gosh, I am so very very sorry.
I hope that they have made him comfortable and that you two will get a full recovery.
Oh, no! I hope it’s something that can be treated and return your doggo to baseline. Sending lots of hugs! 🐕🤗
Sorry to hear about your poor dog. I hope his pain can be eased. Good luck
I’m so sorry to read that.
Adding more sympathies, pl67.
Wishing the best possible outcome for your sweet doggie.
So sorry for all this pl67.
Hoping for lots of comfort for both of you! So hard.
I’m really sorry. Sending lot’s of healing wishes.
Sending healing thoughts to your pup!
Big vibes for your pup!
I hope your puppy is ok. I’m sending out good thoughts into the universe for you.
I’m in EB Florals Regal Tuberose today. This is a bright and pretty tuberose, starts out crisp from the grapefruit, which was a surprise. I don’t need a bottle of this, but it’s nice to find a second tuberose fragrance I can actually wear!
Getting up to 91 here today, but will rain tomorrow and cool over the weekend. Yippee! Time to make chili! ❤️
Bergdorfs sent me an unsolicited large vial of EB Magnolia. On first wearing. It smelled like a generic mall no name fragrance. I’ll give it another go…
Shalimar, because – why not!
I’m about ready to fill a shopping cart at Fragrancenet (I tried Olfactive Studio’s flashback recently and really liked it), and I’m happy to hear suggestions for a fresh, light floral for a young tween – my daughter’s best friend went sniffing with us at Dillards and is quite intrigued with getting her own bottle (she does like Miss Dior blooming bouquet). Since her birthday is coming up, I may as well see if there is something I can add to my cart now…
Haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve read good reviews for Jennifer Lopez Still, which is very reasonably priced on Fragrancenet.
thanks! This reminded me that the girls also mentioned that they heard (who knows where – tiktok?? :)) that Cloud by Ariana Grande is good.
Happy shopping!
Late check-in but I finally made it over here….
Felt like going a bit avant garde so I went with 2 sprays of 4160 Tuesdays Tyger Tyger. This is a bespoke fragrance created for YouTuber BeautyMeow (Kristin West), and it’s a leather/lemongrass scent. I really love the leather note! So far it’s flying under the radar of the Perfume Grinch….maybe he can’t figure out where the leather smell is coming from?
I love leather notes but leather perfumes seem hard to find in mainstream perfumes/shops. I have had no luck down here with our limited range.
Interesting combo! I like the name.
https://thisnzlife.co.nz/this-new-zealand-couple-are-on-a-mission-to-save-heritage-apple-trees-plus-the-best-apples-by-new-zealand-region/
Perfume twin with Robin and loved the Adam Apple Blog. A link to a couple who started collecting and saving heritage apples in NZ.
I am home from Central Otago. The hills there are covered in wild thyme and it was all in flower so all the slopes were purple. Too late for the apricot blossom in the commercial orchards but still some trees in flower by the old stone gold-miners cottages. It is a beautiful area, and good for heritage apple trees.
Thanks for that link Kanuka. As an (almost professional) apple eater, I lament the loss several kinds of apples in the Netherlands over the past decade or so. Fortunately I’ve discovered an apple grower who still has some very old kinds of apples so I can eat lots of diffent kinds of apples during the apple season.
The description of the hills is wonderful. Were you able to smell the thyme from a distance?
Central Otago – how lovely!
I grew up on an apple orchard and miss several of the old varieties we had – they often don’t “keep” or travel as well, so they get left behind by commercialization practices.
Hey twin! And thank you for the link — I wish the article told us more of the named varieties.
And I love the Adam’s Apple blog, although it is a shame that most apples only get reviewed once or maybe twice, because of course the particular harvest matters. Still, nobody much else is doing it so glad he is.
And I actually had my first Ananas Reinette this year so was glad to see his review.
But he has never reviewed many of my favorite apples. The world needs more apple bloggers
Oh, yes, please!
There was a Dutch television series many, many years ago. I can’t remember the name, can’t even remember what it was about. The hilarious thing I do remember that the head of the CIA (in that series) was called James Grieve, and he would always bite a chunk out of an apple when introducing himself.
That’s funny! And I have never had that apple, either.
I should have mentioned the one other apple review site I know:
https://www.orangepippin.com
Also lots of growing info there.
SOTD is Byredo Gypsy Water.
I was planning to attend a workshop at Indigo tonight with a friend, but it was cancelled due to low attendance. So sad! Ann offered to send me samples of the perfumes we would’ve sniffed, which I think is extremely generous. I was poking around Indigo’s website and the Sylvaine Delacourt musks discovery set caught my eye. Looking forward to some sampling in my future…
I wish I lived a smidge closer to Cleveland so I could more easily visit Indigo
Gorgeous summer weather here [again] so I’m trying my new decant of La Chasse aux Papillons, so generously provided by Oakland Fresca during the last Freebiemeet. What a wonderful treat to get in my mail today!
That is a treat!
Friday here, after a difficult week at work. Chamade is calling out to me today.
Chamade is always wonderful.
Hope you can relax over the weekend.
Finally thunked my decant of Avon Eve Elegance, then topped up at Sephora on Sens with Narciso White Cube.
Today we visited Sens, had a coffee outside near the cathedral (wonderful glass windows d
From the 15th century..). Them we drove to a grain mill to buy some flour for baking and also bought an homemade apple tart. Sooo good.
Wine and boeuf bourginon for dinner… Life is good
I need some mental health. Work is very stressful right now.
Wearing VC&A Bois d’Iris again.
passes you a cup of tea to de-stress
I hope it worked!
Lonesome Rider. I love it a lot.
My husband loves that one
Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Nosy Be for a beautiful, mild day (except for the wind!)
I was cold this morning and even wore a thin scarf. On my walk to NYPenn, it was in the low 70s 😝
I know! I’ve been over-dressing these days and I was a little sweaty coming home.
I don’t know your scent but I love it’s name.
I got this decant from Laurels in the swap meet. It’s really lovely- sweeter than I normally wear, but there’s something addictive about it. Nosy Be is an island off of Madagascar! 😃
I was happy to see the sun, no matter what temperature
Same here. Glad they were wrong about the forecast!
Chiming in late – but at least chiming in! It’s been a busy fall so far and I miss NST.
Went with Kismet this morning and can still smell it. Not sure how I feel about it anymore. I got a bottle for my last birthday and there is alot left!
Don’t you hate that, when you fall in love and then out of love with a perfume.
Oh no! I hate when that happens. Maybe wait for colder weather and try again?
This week has taken up way too much of my Nst time! Sotd is Moulin Rouge, because it called my name this morning. I have no idea what to wear for the cp tomorrow.
Gotta wear the perfume that moves you!
La Danza? It has an apple note ..
Good call! I’m so frazzled today. I just emailed you. I also emailed early this morning.
Hmmm. I didn’t see your email this AM . Checking again.
Nothing in email but no worries because I know you have it. I hope tomorrow is an easier day!
Nothing in email but no worries because I know you have it. I hope tomorrow is an easier day!
Stoopid busy today!
SOTD = TF Noir de Noir, from the sample stash and a lovely NSTer. This should also be on my “comfort scent” list!
Ugh… I had one of those days today as well.
Today was crazy! You smell great though!
Smellin’ good!
So busy I can hardly check in lately, but I wore Profumum Meringa.