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Tuesday scent of the day 10/15

Posted by Robin on 15 October 2019 186 Comments

Tuesday and the International Day of Rural Women. Birthdays today: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. What fragrance are you wearing?

I have a dab of Memo Kedu on one hand, but I'm mostly wearing Fendi Theorema to cut the morning chill. Tea at the moment is a Hao Ya from Upton.

Reminder: on 10/18, wear a fragrance by Maria Candida Gentile, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier, Memo Paris or Miller et Bertaux if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter M.

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 the porcelain Daisy teapot from PotteryJo in Stockholm, about $70 at Nordic Nest.

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  1. Deva says:
    15 October 2019 at 10:57 am

    One of my favorite quotes by Nietzsche:

    “You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.”

    I’m in SB Smoked Ambergris for a rainy grey day. If it were a few degrees cooler, we’d be having snow.

    I had a patient a couple weeks ago who told me the following story. We were talking about family when he teared up and told me about his late wife. She had previously been married and had a child but had divorced her then husband due to domestic violence issues. When they met he knew right away that he would marry her, and he eventually did and they had many happy years together.

    Two weeks after she passed, he found an envelope addressed to him in one of his books. It was a letter from the wife who listed pages And pages of Thank You’s to him for the wonderful changes he made in her life and how grateful she was for the millions of things that made him HIM!

    Omg, I needed a box of tissues after that! ?

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    • springpansy says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:19 am

      Sometimes people can be wonderful!

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    • austenfan says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:35 am

      That is such a lovely story, thank you for sharing!

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    • flopper says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:04 pm

      How touching your patient shared his story with you. And the quote, wouldn’t it be great if everyone applied that to their life. I know it would be helpful in my life to follow. Thank you for the inspiration today!

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    • AnnE says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:26 pm

      Joining you. ?
      How do you like the SB SA?

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:15 pm

      Very touching! Always nice to hear happy endings.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:09 pm

      What a lovely and touching story! ?

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:45 pm

      Oh my gosh just reading your story made me cry just reading it. Thanks for sharing.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:47 pm

      She knew him well to have left it in a book. Very touching. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Lovestosmellgood says:
    15 October 2019 at 11:06 am

    I am having another Italian morning..but I won’t bore you with all the details.
    SOTD Omnia
    SipOTD Espresso

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    • Deva says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:07 am

      Oh, I was surfing the web the other day for a BUB of Omnia. You smell fabulous!

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        15 October 2019 at 11:08 am

        Thank you Deva, somehow I think of you when I use it because I know you like it.

        Did you find anything?
        Maybe the evil bay?

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        • Deva says:
          15 October 2019 at 11:15 am

          No, it’s still readily available at a great price. So I decided I didn’t need at BUB right now. ?

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          • Lisa D says:
            15 October 2019 at 12:08 pm

            That’s exactly when you buy a BUB, methinks.

          • kpaint says:
            15 October 2019 at 2:58 pm

            Exactly!

  3. austenfan says:
    15 October 2019 at 11:35 am

    I’m wearing the wonderful and summery MPG Fraîche Passiflore.
    You smell good Robin. I have to figure out where I’ve left my own bottle of Theorema.

    In tea news: I’m miffed that one of my favourite teas, a chinese green flavoured with grapefruit flowers is no longer made. Apparently it’s not just perfume that gets discontinued 😉

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:32 pm

      That is so true, I’ve lost quite a few teas. Also sometimes buy a great tea and the next year it’s crappy because climate — it’s getting much harder to find a really top notch green oolong without paying a fortune.

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      • austenfan says:
        15 October 2019 at 4:23 pm

        I don’t drink a lot of oolongs. Which ones do you like?

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        • Robin says:
          15 October 2019 at 10:49 pm

          I like very lightly oxidized green oolongs from Taiwan…Tea Trekker generally has the best, Upton has a few good ones, sometimes Ten Ren’s are great. But in general I think these kinds of teas are not as good as they were 10 years ago.

          From Tea Trekker, last really good one I bought was Baozhong Winter Bouquet. It is very expensive but you can resteep several times. And I usually buy one or another of their Milk Oolongs when I run out.

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  4. Dawn says:
    15 October 2019 at 11:42 am

    You smell fabulous Robin! Woke up this morning wearing Lyric. I am going to work soon and got a plan. When everyone in my department goes home for the night, I am going to apply vintage Jicky on either my calf or my stomach. It’s still bothering me about what the manager said about the perfume and how I can’t wear it anymore. Doesn’t she realize that just about everything has perfume in it? And I can do as I please at home? What about the customers that drench themselves in perfume, you going to tell them they can’t wear it? The minority wants to control the majority.

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:32 pm

      That should work!

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:49 pm

      I hope you sprayed your Jicky!

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  5. TriesToBeClassy says:
    15 October 2019 at 11:53 am

    in OJ Elixir Ta’if. It seems to have added depth/warmth compared to the original Ta’if? I like all the Elixirs i’ve tried so far 😀

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    • Deva says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:02 pm

      Are the elixirs an extrait or a edp?

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      • TriesToBeClassy says:
        15 October 2019 at 1:03 pm

        It’s not specified, and it seems to depend on the perfume! According to a Fragrantica comment, Isfarkand, Osmanthus and Royal Elixir have concentrations of 42%, while Ormonde and Ta’if Elixir mantain the same concentration as the original line with the addition of 1% oud.

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:49 pm

      I bet you smell amazing.

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  6. hajusuuri says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:02 pm

    Nice teapot, Robin! And quite affordable IMHO.

    SOTD = Maria Candida Gentile Sideris

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pQFcShIK3/?igshid=1xi996l2dw59s

    Full points for me today. The incense, benzoin and resins work really well with today’s cool weather. I think the birds are confused. Going home yesterday, there was one flock of birds going south and another going north. I don’t know if the northbound flock turned around. ??‍♀️

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:14 pm

      Twins a day apart! I was in Sideria yesterday. ?. You smell great today!

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:33 pm

      I was surprised at how affordable that teapot was, although still true that I’ve never spent anything like that much on a teapot 🙂

      You smell fantastic.

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    • ScentSpirit says:
      15 October 2019 at 6:34 pm

      Sideris is one of the specials on sale at Twisted Lily right now.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:08 pm

      Incense, benzoin, and resins sound great, no matter what the season!

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  7. clarissa says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:02 pm

    Back after long abscence. SOTD – caramel leather, Frassai Tissendu

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:06 pm

      welcome

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:11 pm

      Welcome back!

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:15 pm

      Welcome back, Clarissa!

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    • NovemberRose says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:17 pm

      Hi!?

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    • Holly says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:57 pm

      Yay! Lovely to see you back here!

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    • kpaint says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:00 pm

      Welcome back!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:07 pm

      Welcome back!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:49 pm

      Nice to see you back!

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  8. Hilde says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:02 pm

    I’m always a little bit jealous when you wear Theorema Robin, as it’s so hard to find. I will console myself thinking of my second fall buy (please look away Donatella) VCA’s Moonlight Patchouli, that is on its way.

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    • Dawn says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:24 pm

      BeautyEncounter used to sell it but not sure if they do anymore.

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      • Hilde says:
        15 October 2019 at 5:55 pm

        Thank you! Just checked: unfortunately out of stock. Oh well, so many other scents to fall in love with ?

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:36 pm

      I found my first bottle in one of those crappy stalls in a mall!

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      • Hilde says:
        15 October 2019 at 5:56 pm

        That’s a lucky find for sure!!

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:50 pm

      That’s such a good one! Donatella will forgive you!

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  9. Ede97005 says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:03 pm

    Tuesday!

    1) Am trying out Gabrielle Essence by Chanel. I think that this is more of a centered and ‘sparkling’ white floral than Gabrielle. Not sweet; there an almost tinge of citrus that one associates with Hermes, but beautifully blended with the other white flower scents. Lovely and very elegant. Highly recommend.

    2) Our database move is…fun.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:06 pm

      Your SOTD sounds nice. You giving me hope about Chanel.

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      • Ede97005 says:
        16 October 2019 at 1:02 pm

        It’s really lovely! Please give it a try!

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    • NovemberRose says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:16 pm

      Glad to hear the new Chanel is nice. Will give it a sniff when I see it.

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    • Hilde says:
      15 October 2019 at 5:58 pm

      Good mini-review! I like this one so much more than Gabrielle.

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      • Ede97005 says:
        16 October 2019 at 1:01 pm

        Thank you! I really though this was so well done!

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  10. Regina says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:04 pm

    Miller & Bertaux (sigh) Oh, ooHoh …oh.

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:09 pm

      Lol love your sigh. I think some of their ridiculous names are part of their charm. However, IIRC the one you’re wearing has the most ridiculous name. I gave my decant to my boyfriend years ago and he always enjoyed telling me what he was wearing.

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      • AnnE says:
        15 October 2019 at 1:30 pm

        Hahaha I’ll bet he did! Sounds like something my DH would do. ?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        15 October 2019 at 8:06 pm

        ???

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  11. Lisa D says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:09 pm

    I am wearing a dab of Parfums Delrae Bois de Paradis, sadly discontinued. It’s a powerhouse, so maybe the half-bottle I have will last me a long time…….

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    • austenfan says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:52 pm

      Have you ever tried Noir Epices from Frédéric Malle? Same perfumer, similar theme. They are not that much alike but they sort of fill a comparable niche in my collection.
      I love Bois de Paradis, and I’m so glad I got my DelRaes when I did, so I share your sadness.

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      • Lisa D says:
        15 October 2019 at 1:01 pm

        I haven’t tried Noir Epices – thanks for the recommendation!

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  12. flopper says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:10 pm

    Clean skin in anticipation for Under My Skin by Francesca Bianchi, blind buy. Has anyone tried this or any from the line?

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    • therabbitsflower says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:19 pm

      I have not tried any from the line, but it’s high on my list of brands to try. I hear a lot of good things about her perfumes. Do report back!

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    • clarissa says:
      15 October 2019 at 12:58 pm

      Under my skin is amazing. Very interesting take on sandalwood. All of her fragrances are very interesting, although some of them (lover’s tale, sex and the sea) are very challenging.

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:12 pm

      I had wanted to sample her line, but kind of fell off my radar since no one mentions them much. Looking forward to hearing your impressions!

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    • tannina says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:46 pm

      I have a decant, but i seldom wear it. Its a very sexual skin scent for me

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    • flopper says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:27 pm

      Whoa. Just arrived. It’s sultry, cannot even describe.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:06 pm

      Too sultry to describe? Wow.

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      • lillyjo says:
        15 October 2019 at 8:22 pm

        Ikr?! I’m looking it up as soon as I get out of work tonight!

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        • hajusuuri says:
          15 October 2019 at 10:54 pm

          ? This is why I ❤️ you ?

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          • lillyjo says:
            16 October 2019 at 7:42 am

            Ha! You just made my morning!❤?

      • flopper says:
        15 October 2019 at 8:49 pm

        Ha, I have a hard time describing perfumes. It did dry down with a little cumin, might be the leather. But it is very va vavoom.

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        • Jalapeno says:
          15 October 2019 at 8:55 pm

          Cumin doesn’t bother me in the least! ?

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  13. ringthing says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:24 pm

    The Makeupalley fragrance board is doing a sotd week called Too Fabulous, to wear perfumes that you don’t wear often because they’re too special or heavy hitting or for whatever reason just not made for everyday wear. Don’t really have an M for the CP here this week; what I thought was a reaction to the flu shot turned out to be a massive cold coming on so I’m at home today wearing Angel, eek! I do really like it but hardly ever wear it, there’s almost a numbing effect to large amounts. I feel kind of like I’m doing this for science lol 😀

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:37 pm

      Great idea! Boy, I have not been to the MUA board in ages, I should check it out. Are you a regular there?

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      • ringthing says:
        15 October 2019 at 6:03 pm

        I am, old habits die hard, but it’s never been the same since swapping was discontinued. Then earlier this year the owners tried to revamp the site which was a disaster; the boards all disappeared among many other glitches that took over a month to redo. They lost a lot of members and many went to reddit and other places. Still, MUA and NST are the places I trust for honest reviews and perfume lovers and I’m so glad this community exists, Robin 🙂

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      • ringthing says:
        15 October 2019 at 6:05 pm

        Oh and I’m still rosarita on MUA. I don’t remember why it stopped working on NST years ago but it’s all me.

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        • Robin says:
          15 October 2019 at 10:51 pm

          Thank you! I should have remembered that but I barely remember my own name. I used to be LastTrainHome there, I wonder if that account still exists.

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  14. foxbins says:
    15 October 2019 at 12:44 pm

    Yesterday’s bread pudding turned out really well, so I’m having some for breakfast. The silly dog doesn’t like his new bed, too puffy I think, so I’ve put the old one on top, hoping to trick him into laying down on it and discovering puffy is good when you’re 10. I’m wearing Aedes de Venustas.

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    • Nancyleandros says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:26 pm

      If that doesn’t work, can you bury some treats in the folds/niches of the fluffy bed? That might help.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:59 pm

      i love your breakfast..

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:05 pm

      What a yummy breakfast! Bread pudding is even better the next day. ?

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:55 pm

      Your breakfast sounds delish!

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  15. lucasai says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:07 pm

    Wearing Grandiflora Queen of the Night today.
    Tomorrow I have to stay at work until 7 PM because we have some stupid training on how to ‘manage your energy at work’…

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    • springpansy says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:28 pm

      One time my son who works for Amazon had a meeting about work-life balance and he said they couldn’t find any other time to hold it than 6pm on a Friday. Riiiiight.

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      • Robin says:
        15 October 2019 at 3:37 pm

        Excellent.

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      • lucasai says:
        15 October 2019 at 3:42 pm

        Sounds pretty much like first step to disproportion this work-personal life balance 😛

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:51 pm

      Good grief. I wonder if they think people are using too much energy or are low energy…

      The Amazon thing is hilarious.

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      • lucasai says:
        15 October 2019 at 3:42 pm

        It does sound ridiculous, yes.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:04 pm

      “Stupid” is a good word to describe that meeting! What a waste of time.

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  16. springpansy says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:09 pm

    I have the flu or something a lot like it. Today is the first day in a couple that I can get out of bed and think that maybe I won’t die after all.

    So I’m just popping in to say hello and that if I were wearing something (pointless as I can’t smell anything), it would be something warm and comforting like maybe my CJ Scents Vanilla Incense.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:59 pm

      oh geez..
      Did you get your Flu Shot?

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      • springpansy says:
        15 October 2019 at 2:30 pm

        Ironically, I did – but I think I was too late. People at work were getting sick all around me so I got the shot last Wed. Got sick Saturday.

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        • Elisa P says:
          15 October 2019 at 3:14 pm

          Yeah, not long enough to build enough antibodies. I think it takes weeks. But, glad you’re gonna live! I hope you continue to feel better.

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:53 pm

      Yikes. Continue to take it easy. Relapses are dangerous.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:03 pm

      Oh yuck! What a bummer.

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:56 pm

      Oh no! Hope you feel better soon!

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  17. PriscillaE says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:14 pm

    I’m wearing Timbuktu.

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:53 pm

      That’s a good one.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:03 pm

      Very nice!

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  18. NovemberRose says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:15 pm

    Oh dear. I have just discovered candy corn flavored m&ms. Yummy.

    Celebrating this perfect October day with Mitsouko and a cup of Kusmi St. Petersburg. I decided I really did need more and bought another tin. I also got a sample box, so set on tea for a while. Am actually rather proud of myself; I have drunk my way through a considerable amount of my tea stash the last two or three months.

    Day off, and I should be doing and should be doing housework, but am reading instead.

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    • AnnE says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:53 pm

      Mitsouko and October is a perfect match! I think I will join you in both scent and tea this afternoon.

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      • NovemberRose says:
        15 October 2019 at 7:51 pm

        Sounds like a perfect afternoon!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:58 pm

      I am going through a tea thing also. My afternoon tea is Nocturne Oriental by MF. Its almost impossible to find online in the loose leaf refill. Now I am wondering what shall I do now that its finished ;(

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      • NovemberRose says:
        15 October 2019 at 7:52 pm

        Tea is like books and perfume; never enough time to try them all…

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:59 pm

      Reading is a great way to spend a day off.

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  19. bluepinegrove says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:20 pm

    SOTD is Papillon Artisan Dyad. While I love the perfume’s concept, it’s not the right fit for me today. I’m wondering whether it would be a good fit for summer. The scent is wonderfully dry, which I might have appreciated more when I lived in a wet climate.

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    • NovemberRose says:
      15 October 2019 at 7:55 pm

      I loved the narcissus note in that one, but the narcissus faded fast and then it got very soft and quiet, like milkweed fluff. Beautiful.

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  20. Nancyleandros says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:35 pm

    I’m testing samples of Byredo roses today. Rose of No Man’s Land, because Dorsey wore it on Saturday, and Rose Noir.

    RoNML is very pretty, but I dumped the whole 1ml vial on my arm and am getting only moderate sillage. The Rose Noir started off with a bang, but has faded too. Hmm, it may be time for some Rossy soon! ? ?

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:10 pm

      I liked RoNML, better than Rose Noir. Rose Noir’s drydown was so bland and a bit saw dusty smelling to me. Rossy is in her own class!

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      • Petunia says:
        15 October 2019 at 2:35 pm

        What Elisa said. ?

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        • Nancyleandros says:
          15 October 2019 at 4:16 pm

          Yep, for all of the big punch up front, the drydown was ho hum.

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      • Nancyleandros says:
        15 October 2019 at 4:13 pm

        There was something almost camphorous in the opening of Rose Noir. Don’t know if you or Petunia got that. Thankfully, it was brief.

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        • Elisa P says:
          15 October 2019 at 4:36 pm

          Hmmm, I don’t remember that. I just remembered thinking it wasn’t “noir”, lol. It reminds me of Dior La Colle Noire which is also in the fresher rose category.

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  21. mayfly says:
    15 October 2019 at 1:42 pm

    I wore 31 Rue Cambon edt for a job interview this afternoon, I love this perfume so much!- and I was offered the job after the interview! So tired and relieved now, enjoying the heavenly dry down. Does anyone know how the edp compares? I need to get another decant!

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      15 October 2019 at 1:50 pm

      isn’t it gorgeous? I think 31 RC is your lucky perfume.
      Congrats!

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:08 pm

      Congrats to you! I hope it’s a great job experience!

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    • Gaynor says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:23 pm

      Congratulations on the new role!

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:57 pm

      Congratulations!

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    • lillyjo says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:21 pm

      Congratulations!

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    • Jiji says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:49 pm

      Congrats!
      And you smell classy 🙂

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    • NovemberRose says:
      15 October 2019 at 7:56 pm

      Congratulations!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:01 pm

      Congratulations!

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    • Gail says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:43 pm

      Oh that’s fantastic! Congratulations!

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:52 pm

      Yay!

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:00 pm

      Congrats!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:00 pm

      Congratulations! Thais should be a CP – wear your lucky perfume…not sure if we had done this before?

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  22. Elisa P says:
    15 October 2019 at 2:08 pm

    Jour d’Hermes Absolu for some golden warmth today. I really love this stuff- good no brainer, especially for work

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:53 pm

      Wish I’d waited & bought the Absolu…you smell great!

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:00 pm

      You smell great!

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  23. Petunia says:
    15 October 2019 at 2:14 pm

    I have to post and run. SOTD is Sideris but I’ll be back later to read comments.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:01 pm

      I think you have at least one scent twin today…

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:01 pm

      Yay, scent twin!

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  24. Gaynor says:
    15 October 2019 at 2:27 pm

    I don’t have any of the specific ‘M’s, but I do have Majda Bekkali’s Mon Nom est Rouge, and that is an appropriately warm scent for a cold day. We haven’t quite seen off winter yet. We had a very mild winter, but spring hasn’t brought much of a change – there has been the odd nice day, but it’s been mostly rubbish so far.

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:53 pm

      Sorry!

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  25. Jiji says:
    15 October 2019 at 2:29 pm

    SotD is Rahele!

    I had a lovely day. I spent quality time with my dad, just the two of us and I really need to do this more often.
    We visited a museum in a charming old town, had coffee, took the ferry, enjoyed a drive through the gorgeous Dutch river landscape (dykes, floodplains, orchards), visited another charming old towns, and we finished the afternoon in a pub and talked history, politics, society.

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    • springpansy says:
      15 October 2019 at 2:32 pm

      What a great day with your dad!

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    • austenfan says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:51 pm

      Betuwe?

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      • Jiji says:
        15 October 2019 at 3:56 pm

        Yup!
        Culemborg (Elizabeth Weeshuismuseum)
        And then we drove to Wijk bij Duurstede (via Veer Beusichem).

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        • austenfan says:
          15 October 2019 at 4:14 pm

          I’ve never been to Culemborg but I have visited Wijk. I was very agreeably surprised. Quite a nice town. And I adore those old ferries.
          Have you been to Tiengemeten yet? If not, highly recommended.

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          • Jiji says:
            15 October 2019 at 4:28 pm

            No I have not, thanks for the recommendation. Still so much to explore in our small country! ☺️

    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:01 pm

      So glad you enjoyed a day with your dad! And you smell wonderful.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:02 pm

      Very heartwarming!

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  26. tannina says:
    15 October 2019 at 2:52 pm

    SJP Covet today. Had a doctors appointment today and have to have a 24h blood pressure. I always had low pressure, but thanks to menopause its getting higher now. I think i will need meds now. I feel old 🙁

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    • LizzieB says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:02 pm

      Mine drifted up a bit too. I think menopause wreaked havoc for awhile in me and then my body adjusted.

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      • austenfan says:
        15 October 2019 at 4:20 pm

        I think menopause is just a major biological disaster. ? I wish it could somehow be done differently.
        Interestingly orcas go through it as well. I often wonder whether they have hot flushes.

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    • lillyjo says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:28 pm

      I feel old too, but we smell great!?

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  27. thegoddessrena says:
    15 October 2019 at 2:59 pm

    Started the day in the double M of Masque Milano, specifically Kintsugi. Don’t particularly like the salty clay note so I washed it off as best I could at work and am now in Petit Cherie from my purse perfume emergency stash

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:04 pm

      I will try Kinstsugi one more time. It was not a wow the e first 2 times.

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      • thegoddessrena says:
        16 October 2019 at 6:14 am

        I have so much perfume and so many samples that if something isn’t at least a strong like, I won’t even bother with it again

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        16 October 2019 at 9:20 am

        I was disappointed with Kintsugi. It seems well-made enough, but I don’t find it nearly as interesting, beautiful, or compelling as some of their other perfumes. It could be that it just isn’t my preferred style.

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    • Robin says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:23 pm

      Points anyway, for trying!

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  28. Laura says:
    15 October 2019 at 3:05 pm

    Sampling MK Wonderlust. I found an old random Juicy Couture sample and decided to add a spritz to the Wonderlust. Interesting combo and kind of nice, lol….

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    • lillyjo says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:26 pm

      I recently got a sample of Wonderlust Sublime. It’s the beachy version. I’m saving it for winter to cheer me up.

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      • Laura says:
        15 October 2019 at 8:46 pm

        I really like Wonderlust Sublime! It reminds me of a floral Bronze Goddess. I might get a bottle once it hits the discounters. ?

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  29. LizzieB says:
    15 October 2019 at 3:12 pm

    Kelly Calèche EDT for me and then I decided to add the extrait. The extrait works better on skin for me…I got some on my sleeve and it has an edge it doesn’t have on the skin. Interesting. Good for today’s crisp weather.

    Had to do my official weigh in a day early, which was a drag because I really wanted to hit my 25 lb milestone. Which I did! More to go, but this was a big one for me.

    To add to the day’s pleasantries, I stopped off at post office to mail my sister’s bday gift, but there was a huge line so I decided to go back after taking care of other stuff. Still a huge line over an hour later. Then I realized. Tax deadline for those who filed extensions. I decided to wait. It was over 30 minutes. But…I spent the whole time chatting with the nice lady in line behind me. Happened to be a quite successful actress whom I recognized immediately. Yes, they don’t all have people to do those things for them…. Made the wait go faster. But, boy, people were not happy about the line. I tried to be pleasant to the woman working there.

    And we are off tomorrow for a quick overnight trip up along the Hudson for our anniversary. Woo hoo!

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    • austenfan says:
      15 October 2019 at 3:44 pm

      Congrats on the weight loss!
      I’ve never tried Kelly extrait, but have tried the edp and own a bottle of the edt.

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    • lillyjo says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:18 pm

      Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!

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    • Elisa P says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:38 pm

      That’s great! And adding my anniversary wishes. Nice little getaway- I hope the weather holds up!

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    • Jiji says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:48 pm

      Congrats on hitting your milestone. And happy anniversary!

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    • thegoddessrena says:
      15 October 2019 at 4:51 pm

      Congrats!

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    • Petunia says:
      15 October 2019 at 5:46 pm

      Happy anniversary! It seems a bit surreal when you bump into someone famous. I once turned my head and saw Renee Zellweger standing nearby in an antiques store. Did a double take because it was so unexpected.

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    • NovemberRose says:
      15 October 2019 at 7:58 pm

      Happy Anniversary and congrats on your milestone!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:00 pm

      Congratulations on both your milestone and your anniversary! Enjoy! ???

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:02 pm

      Congrats on meeting that goal. And you smell great!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:06 pm

      Congratulations on the 25 lbs gone forever and on your anniversary!

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  30. MMKinPA says:
    15 October 2019 at 4:55 pm

    My SOTD is a sample of PdN Ambre Cashmere Intense. Given my large collection from this line it’s crazy I haven’t tried it before. I suppose it’s because amber is so well represented in my stash that I decided to try other things. I do like it but not sure i need it (unless I drain a few decants of other ambers first.)

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  31. Jalapeno says:
    15 October 2019 at 5:40 pm

    Lovely late afternoon sunshine here. Tomorrow will be a much needed rain day… somehow, my area went from having too much rain during the summer to a mild drought here in autumn. Crazy.

    SOTD = still commando, but I sniffed a couple of newer perfume samples this morning. Pixel kitty continues her recovery.

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    • ScentSpirit says:
      15 October 2019 at 6:41 pm

      Yay Pixel kitty!

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      • Jalapeno says:
        15 October 2019 at 7:58 pm

        Thanks ScentSpirit!

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    • foxbins says:
      15 October 2019 at 7:33 pm

      Glad to hear she is improving. Is she eating her goo?

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      • Jalapeno says:
        15 October 2019 at 7:57 pm

        Not willingly. I’ve managed to give her a couple of doses despite that, though.

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    • NovemberRose says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:00 pm

      Glad to hear your kitty is better! We’re having the same weather here.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        15 October 2019 at 8:09 pm

        Thanks, November Rose!

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    • Holly says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:32 pm

      Hurray for Pixel’s recovery!

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      • Jalapeno says:
        15 October 2019 at 8:52 pm

        Her demeanor has improved so much over the past day or so.

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    • Deva says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:02 pm

      ?? Pixel Kitty ?

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:06 pm

      Yay for kitty!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:08 pm

      I’m so happy for you and pixel-kitty.

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  32. lillyjo says:
    15 October 2019 at 5:54 pm

    Sotd is Mugler Aura. It’s a good dreary day choice.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 8:51 pm

      “You’re a Mugler girl, in a Mugler world….” ?

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      • lillyjo says:
        15 October 2019 at 9:39 pm

        LOL! That’s me?

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  33. ScentSpirit says:
    15 October 2019 at 6:42 pm

    Byredo Palermo. I smelled nice for about an hour.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      15 October 2019 at 7:58 pm

      It was a sample, I hope, and not a FB?

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    • KellyC says:
      15 October 2019 at 10:43 pm

      Lol at least it was a good hour.

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  34. KellyC says:
    15 October 2019 at 10:38 pm

    Maria Candida Gentile Lankaran Forest today. I think this is a really great scent for a fall day that starts out kinda warm but cools off in the evening.

    Thanks for all of the good vibes yesterday. My foot is healing well and the xrays look great. The doc said to keep it taped for another 2 weeks but overall it’s healing nicely-yay!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      15 October 2019 at 11:09 pm

      Glad it’s healing well. We are house twins!

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  35. therabbitsflower says:
    16 October 2019 at 12:14 am

    So late that I’m sure no one will read this, but I wore MCG Barry Lyndon overtop MCG Leuco. Leuco was so faint that I had to put something on top of it. I really like BL and regret not getting a bottle fast enough when Twisted Lily had it for sale.

    Tonight I’m trying a couple from my Sixteen92 order arrival today, Vlad Dracul and I Believe in Mary Worth. Enjoying them both – VD is a Christmasy masculine that will smell good on my boyfriend and IBiMW is based on Bloody Mary. The latter is sweet violets, “melted candle wax”, cherries, “tarnished silver”, and musk. It’s really nice!

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