It's Monday and Apple Cider Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I went with Hermès Ambre Narguilé.
Reminder: on 11/22, wear a fragrance by Nasomatto, Neela Vermeire Créations, Naomi Goodsir, Nest or Nobile 1942, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter N.
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 Vegan Apple Cider Doughnuts [cropped] by Veganbaking.net at flickr; some rights reserved.
I am in Chabaud Lait de Biscuit. A soft snuggly sweater scent.
You sound yummy!!
Profumum Roma Olibanum for a cold, dark, rainy day. Beautiful incense! (thanks a lot Flopper! ?)
? yay!
I remember testing that one years ago!
Did you like it?
Back then? No. But there’s a high chance I’d like it now.
You smell great.
Thank you!
Ok it’s time to pull this one out for me too!
And I was just about to copy Robin in AN, hmm oh well, maybe tonite and besides I already have Chypre Palatin on my wrists, it is toooooooo lovely (Shout Out to HAJUSUURI for the love).
It’s a chilly, misty and cloudy Monday so what not just stay in and play with my perfumes?
In a related vein, I have a decanting question – ok maybe two of them:
1)Which type of paraffin tape do you prefer to use for the outside of the decant bottle and which site do you purchase it from?
2) how do you decant from the bulb spray topped Diptyque bottles? I am scared to death to even fiddle with that top.
Thanks all. Happy Monday.
Wow! You smell wonderful!
1. I buy my parafilm either from Amazon or Ebay. I don’t have any brand preference.
2. I don’t own any bulb spray bottle, therefore no idea how to decant from them.
Thanks for the info PL67.
1. I don’t use parafilm, I use plumber’s tape from Home Depot, the thin, white tape. Holds to bottle threads better than parafilm, I think.
2. I don’t know specifically about Diptyque bulb sprayers, but Hiram Green Moon Bloom unscrewed from the bottle, and the other bulb sprayer I have that didn’t unscrew, I just sprayed into a little funnel. Hope this helps!
Thanks foxbins, I am managing using the same method… because this cap also has open and closed positions I really hesitate to try to forcefully unscrew it…so far I have about 5 mls done so I am halfway there.
Glad you’re enjoying Chypre Palatin!
1. I use parafilm on the outside of all decants and plumbers’ silicone tape on the inside threads of 5mL and higher bottles. I am agnostic to brand. When buying on evil bay, just make sure you pay attention to the length – you don’t need 10 feet but you need more than 10 inches ?. 3 feet should last you a while unless you plan on doing a lot of decants. If you are buying to cover your collection, you may in fact need the 10 feet!
? Ok that clarifies it, some YouTube videos no longer seal the bottle threads.
Thanks.
Your SOTD sounds like it was perfect for today.
It was! Incense is always comfy and beautiful, especially on cold, rainy days.
Oh, good choice for apple cider day, Robin. I’m in TF Violet Blonde, and the photo for today’s post has me hallucinating donut scent (I swear it’s NOT the VB!).
Yes, it was a nice way to warm up this morning. Then had to wash it off and spend the afternoon with the dentist, unfortunately
Apple cider donuts always look so delicious!
Haven’t yet showered, so I’m commando at the moment. I did want to pop in and say, though, that I received an email this morning saying that Sonoma Scent Studio is back up and running!
Bee’s Bliss, anybody?
fantastic news, thanks for the heads up!
I got that email too. I’m sooo tempted by those sample boxes.
Yup. Planning on placing an order of Bee’s Bliss and a few others! Yippee!
Oh yeah baby, I ordered a 5ml sample, it just arrived. And many here spoke so highly of Jour Ensoleille that I had to try it too. I am thrilled.
I saw that it was back up a week or so ago
I had set some fitness goals for myself as a deterrent to keep me from placing an SSS order (do I need more perfume?? Definitely not!), but I just met my goals today, so I think I have to go place an order. And omg, now they have sample boxes? Well, that’s me done.
I received that same email. My willpower is REALLY being tested this week!
Yeah, I was doing fine until I heard about samples…?
SOTD Santal Massoia
Sipping my FIL homemade chai tea, today maybe my last one until 2020
I am wearing a beautiful Tutankhamun Hermes scarf, that I picked up at a sample sale 6 years ago before the lines went all the way to da Bronx..
I found a photo of it here https://images.app.goo.gl/BNxjXkbpYGQSd12p7
Pairing it with a purple silk blouse.
Enjoy your chai!?
Grazie!
I sent you a message to your email! No need to respond! Enjoy your errands today..
I got your email. You are so sweet.?
Wow beautiful scarf.
I am really attracted to Egyptian things. I was Cleopatra for Halloween. I stalk the Met Store because I am obsessed with their Egyptian jewelry line that they sell and wait for it to go on sale! I don’t know why..Maybe I was part of that world in my past life..
Where ever one stands on the current US political landscape, I must say the former Ambassador to Ukraine rocked her Hermes scarf!
There was even an article about it in The Washington Post.
Yes, it was splendid!
Fancy scarf!
Thank you!
Exquisite scarf!
SmokeyT, the colors are more vibrant in person <3
Cool scarf! I’m a Hermes scarf fan.
That is an expensive article of clothing to be a fan of
They are expensive, but I consider scarves like that like a piece of fine jewelry. (My scarf-buying days are over….)
che bella sciarpa.
un pezzo d’arte.
SotD is Narciso White Cube.
I’m headed out to get my windshield replaced this morning. Mine has 3 chips in it and one of them grew arms during the first cold night we had. My lease is up at the end of March and it’s probably not a good idea to turn it in with a cracked windshield. Luckily there is no out of pocket cost to me, I confess I never quite know what my insurance covers off the top of my head until I call to make a claim.?
We were so close to being scent twins today!, but I changed my mind at the last second. You smell great, of course!
Thanks almost twin!?
Ugh, hate windshield cracks!
Love apple cider. My SOTD is Paestum Rose. Also comparing Mon Guerlain to the new Mon Guerlain Intense. I think I like the intense best.
Is the intense more “intense” – I have the first Mon Guerlain and I love it. Haven’t tried the Intense version yet.
It’s drier, spicier and darker if that makes sense. I thought I had solved my problem and would love the Intense a lot more, but they are both really nice and I really, really like both.
Yes to that.
I really want to smell the intense but no one in my city has it.
I like the intense one best ( and the floral/rose flanker one the least) . Have you tried YSL Libre ? It has elements of Mon Guerlain
I may have, but I’m not sure. Is it one of those exclusive YSL’s? I did try a bunch of those but have since forgotten all about them.
No, it’s the latest mainstream one
I tried Libre but it was dire on me, total scrubber. Mon Guerlain however works beautifully, can’t wait to try the Intense.
Good to know, thanks.
Vintage 24F. Smelled some Louis Vuitton fragrances at the LV store on Saturday. I liked the one in the black bottle, I think it’s an oud?
I have still not smelled a single one! And I think you’re right, that’s the oud.
Hove Rue Royal from a lovely NSTer. The more I wear it, the more I love it
My sweet big sister just gave me a couple of drams from Hové; haven’t smelled them yet but I know one is Carnation and the other may be Rue Royal! Joining you soon…
It’s easy to love. What an awesome sister!
What I thought was going to be Rue Royal turned out to be Jardin de Louis, so I can’t be your twin. I’m definitely your cousin, though.
I have been thinking about getting some Carnation from Hove. Tell us how you find it now? I have a memory of liking it last time I was in New Orleans, but not enough to buy it. Now, true
Carnation perfumes are hard to come by, so I think of that one.
Oh Robin, Ambre Narguile is so good and I completely forgot about it. Haven’t worn that scent in ages.
But today I’m in Santal Nabataea from Mona di Orio.
I’m off to Warsaw for a business trip tomorrow. I plan to wear my Prada Amber Pour Homme for the meeting and dinner after.
I hadn’t worn it in ages either!
Have fun in Warsaw.
1000 Flowers Reglisse Noire. Love. ♥
Need to dig that out–it’s perfect weather for it. You smell great
Had an early morning appointment today on day two of my vacation. I checked my Sephora, Barkbox and the Les Annees 25 BIS mini order to see when they are coming. Holy crap, they are all arriving today. I expected my Les Annees 25 BIS order to arrive later this week. I am happy to have them arrive today. I am commando at the moment but looking at wearing vintage L’heure Bleue or Memoir today.
Oh, sounds like you have a fun afternoon ahead of you!
I definitely would like to hear your thoughts on the Tauer.
Iris Silver Mist for studying today.
Hope it helps!
Thanks kanuka, it did!
You smell amazing!
Thanks perfumelover!
Ummagumma!
Yum!!!
Double yum!
Good stuff, Maynard.
God, those donuts look good.
I’m wearing Serge Lutens Fleurs D’Oranger, which I bought out of my birthday money after the tattoo I was getting for my birthday cost less than expected. So I had a great weekend!
Happy belated Birthday!
Thanks!
Echoing lillyjo: Happy Belated Birthday! SL FdO is a good one. I’m always surprised by how much I like it whenever I wear it.
Thank you!
Sounds like a great birthday!
It was, thank you!
Happy belated birthday!
Thanks!
Happy birthday. I like your way of celebrating…just need the doughnuts
They do look good, don’t they?
I like this! Happy Birthday
Thanks!
Happy Belated Birthday!
Thank you!
Glad you had a great birthday!
Thanks, I sure did!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! What’s the tattoo of?
A Canada Thistle. It looks like a botanical illustration and I couldn’t be more pleased.
Oh that sounds so lovely! And more belated birthday wishes to you…
I just googled that, lovely! How did you choose that design?
Nice!
Happy belated birthday!?
Thanks!
Belated Happy birthday! Will you share what tattoo and what body part ?
Happy birthday! It sounds like you know how to celebrate!
Belated Birthday Wishes! I hope you enjoyed it all. ?
Robin, you smell perfectly delicious!
I’m not quite as good, in Bottega Profumiera Gourmand edp, but not bad either. This is mostly a sweetened vanilla-ish amber to me. I’ll do for a Monday.
Not earth-shattering but yummy and very enjoyable.
And this was *really* a Monday here, too.
I had some “Monday-ness” pop up late in the afternoon. Other than that, it wasn’t too bad.
Sampling Une Ile, Un Reve from Nana M which will probably be the next thing I buy especially because they have cute little “bag sprays” (travel size)
Hm, have to go look up the bag sprays!
I’m in Bulgari Black. It’s my friends favorite scent on me and I’m off to meet her for coffee. We are scent opposites but like each other’s favorites.
She’s very floral focused. I’m more oriental. She loves “nice” scents.
I tend to go for the weird and the difficult. LOL
I like weird better than nice. And Black is a really nice weirdo…
Hermes Caleche Eau Delicate today.
House twins
Sampling a few more random things before shower. I have a huge pile of samples I really want to get through to clear off my nightstand. After that it will be a Naomi Goodsir week, love that house!
What is your favourite Naomi Goodsir?
I love all of them except Nuit de Bakelite, but I think Or du Sérail is my favourite.
I woke up with a headache, no perfume was maybe the most obvious choice but i really needed to smell something, so not too heavy but also comforting …i picked Un jardin après la mousson and it was a good choice ☺️
Headache is still there…but luckily not getting worse! (once in a while i get migraines…though the last migraine happened a few years ago…)
Feel better!
When I feel a strong headache come on, I usually ask myself if I have had my daily dose of caffeine. I find that if I skip tea or coffee in the morning around 4pm my head is pounding.
I think this headache is mostly caused by hormones and a bit of stress (my first weeks at a new job are fun but also busy and energy draining).
But i feel lot better now.
I am watching Succession on HBO. Its a bit weird i know, but I just love watching movies/tv about dysfunctional families…
Hope the headache is gone quickly.
Its almost gone ( i took my last painkiller 8 hours ago….)
Hope the headache does not last for too long.
Almost gone
Mousson is lovely and not insistent.
I tend to just use paracetamol whenever I have a headache, I hope yours has passed. It’s a real November day today; dark and rainy!
Paracetamol only works for minor stuff for me, but for serious headaches I really need ibuprofen. ?
I use the smallest dose available in drugstore (200 mg).
Have you tried taking 1000 mg of paracetamol with a cup of coffee? The caffeine will enhance the effect of the paracetamol.
Oh thats a good one, I’ll try it next time!
Glad you are feeling better! I have to take 600mg of ibuprofen to get relief, or aspirin with codeine.
Yuck on the headache! And on a Monday morning, no less. I’m glad to hear that you are feeling better now.
It’s unseasonably warm today, wearing Roger & Gallet’s Fleur de Figuer and matching body oil. It’s perfect for today’s strange weather.
Wish we could switch weather!
You can have it! I got a tad sunburned on my lunch time walk today! And I reapplied sunscreen!
In Bal dAfrique hair perfume… Anyone like Magnolia tea? My father brought me back a box from Bangladesh—it is unopened. I will never drink it and am happy to pass it along. If you are curious about Bangladesh Gold Magnolia Tea (https://www.daraz.com.bd/products/magnolia-tea-bag-bib-100-gm-i100895188-s1014888414.html?spm=a2a0e.searchlistcategory.list.9.2e6448e6JG2cBD&search=1) ping me at ann dottie eisenberg attagirl comcast dottie net.
Yum! I’m still in a Winter Palace rut, and it’s not a bad place to be.
I ordered those Smell Bent teenage diary new releases …have you tried yours yet?
Also, I tried Fiele Mentha in the shop the other day and it is a nice perfume. Starts with spearmint and then becomes a soft forest green. You might like it?
Yes, but they didn’t work for me. Yesterday I posted that I’m happy to send them to a new home, but it was late, so no one probably saw it. Wish you were in the US! I would zip them right to you.
That is such a pity. I wonder if I will feel the same way? Probably.
It was! I was sure two of the three would be solid hits for me, but nope. They sent an additional 4ml gratis, which was generous, but it was a full on floral. ?
Kanuka reminded me:
Willing to pass these on to any regular commenter here in the US… Taiga101 in the land of yahooligans, and please call dibs here. Sadly, they were no bueno for me☹️
Sample pack includes:
Gelty as Charged, Day One, Ice Queen, and Bad Guy.
Dibs
I got your email, will get it out to you sometime this week. ✌?
You mean Memo Winter Palace, right?
It’s so yum and pretty. I’m a fan.
Good-smelling ruts are the best ones!
Had a nice stroll in the botanic garden yesterday. There was a pretty grove of lily of the valley in full bloom but best of all was the boronia. The flowers are small and roundish and an incredibe neon pink , almost like metallic bodywork on a car. Wonderful rich smell,cranberry/raspberry jam. They are tricky plants to grow here. They seem to do well for a few years and then fizzle out…I think they need well drained soil and heat, as they are a Western Australian plant. I took some seeds from the karetu ( holy grass) that smells like vanilla marzipan when it dries (coumarin)…the gardener I spoke to a few months ago suggested I could. I read Debbie Harry’s memoir…she doesn’t mention wearing perfume , sadly. I enjoyed her descriptions of NY in the 70s . Grey so I need cosy…Santal Masjuscule layered over Twilly. Good, even if I do say so myself.
Do you think it’s a pretty good book, overall?
It’s a fast read. She writes about what she does, so events in her life like childhood, early years in NY, bands, making albums, tours etc. It is a very ‘external’ kind of memoir rather than an ‘internal’ reflection on her life, or how she does what she does. You get the feeling that she is not that interested in talking about herself. There are nice sections of fan art included. It kept me reading but maybe that’s because Blondie was part of my adolescence. It’s worth reading if
I also read Rick Russ’s memoir recently (a rapper) which was pretty interesting though I didn’t know anything about him. For some (random) reason I have read a few music memoirs – Kim Gordon, Patti Smith, Carrie Brownstein, Liz Phair etc. The best one , I think, is by Tracy Thorne (Everything but the Girl) ‘Naked at the Albert Hall’ as it was a really interesting exploration of creativity and writing, and musical influences. I never liked Everything but the Girl but the book is fantastic.
I have tried Grandiflora Boronia, but it didn’t really ring my chimes. Does the plant smell really good in person?
It’s beautiful, very rich and jammy…deeper than the perfume. It must be amazing in a hot climate
Oh yum. It is nice that it is *spring* somewhere.
I got the chance to smell some boronia absolute this past summer, very interesting stuff. That karetu sounds great, I love almond/marzipan.
I’m accidentally fully on topic with Mohur, a decant that is nearly empty that I want to finish off this week. Perfect timing! I faithfully chanel-ed my way through last week but got too busy to even stop by.
Happy Monday!
Hope things are quieter this week Eschmeling! I will definitely be in something NVC this week.
Hello all!
1) Am in Fresh Cream Soft Suede- perfect for a very mild, very foggy morning.
2) the weather has been so mild that my chervil has re-sprouted (!), the parsley, fennel, burnet, mint and oregano are as green as ever; the japanese cooking greens seem to have a second wind and the the daikon radishes are still going after their damage with hail earlier last month. The collards and mustards are also trying their best, but I think we will just get tender baby greens from them and not big leaves. No matter, as I have been gently plucking leaves and tossing them in homemade chicken broth to make a gentle green caldo type of soup. This time of year there is so much wine, so much sweets. and a nice soup with greens and some beans is perfect counter balance to all the excesses.
L Air de Rien for a visit to the doctors. Had to get a 24h blood pressure thingie and i am feeling quite annoyed… Thankfully i can return it tomorrow morning. Dont know how i will sleep with this thing beeping and garotting my arm at intervals.
Eek! I hate having it done even one time…
I hope it’s nothing serious and you got some sleep!
Damp cold here, so I decided to be cozy in Gourmand Coquin. Been awhile since I’ve worn this. I started hesitating when someone at work said it smelled like gingerbread. Which I don’t get at all.
So, I sprayed one (one!) spritz of Cowboy Grass on my husband’s wrist yesterday. He then went downtown to a couple of movies. When he got home he told me that it was way too powerful. He kept trying to pull his sleeve down because he was afraid others would be bothered.
Sunny morning after a rubbish weekend of wind and rain. I’ll celebrate with Le Temps d’Une Fête.
I hope the weather gets better soon. It just seems to be gloomy southerly after southerly
You smell lovely!
Finally checking in!
Wearing 2 sprays of Lancome Magic Noire and still enjoying it 6 hours in….I do love me some vintage vibed good smellies!
Galop d’Hermes
You smell lovely!
Un Bois Vanille this morning.
you smell great!!
Today is my Friday, thank goodness. Sotd is Cafe Tuberosa, to me I smell like floral chocolate, but I don’t even know if chocolate is in it, it might be the coffee. I also get a good amount of orange. I was so hungry, and had only brought a teeny tiny lunch. Thankfully the warehouse manager bought his team pizza today, and offered me some!
Yay for that warehouse manager! He sounds like a nice guy. ?
That was nice!
Yay for free food! Coffee notes often smell like chocolate to me. You smell(ed) great.
Working my way through my Chatillon Lux samples. Enjoying a bit of Rose Santal today.
I wanted a warm perfume so chose Youth Dew Ambre Nude.
It has gone and gotten super hot in Los Angeles again. Just turned the AC on as I continue to unpack and get settled in. One spray of Box of eels as it is close by.
It took me over a week to finally get to fragrances. I am slowly putting them away in dark cabinets, which I couldn’t do before.
Ordered a bottle of JM Black Vetyver Café when it showed up in the website archive the other night.
Landed a new 12 month project and start next Monday, so I have this week to finish up. I know there is no timeline, but I like my things all tidy and in their place.
Another two pounds for a total of 22. Must be all the up and down the stairs. Walking though, not falling!
Congrats on your latest milestone! Are you getting close to your goal?
Eight more pounds to go to reach the promised land! The, the trick of staying there.
Congrats on the 12 month project and also 2 more pounds towards your goal!
It was toasty in San Diego as well, 28C! Congrats on your new project, getting settled in & 2 lbs closer to your goal.
Scent twins with Robin in AN! —courtesy of the recent Split meet. Went to my caregiver workshop this morning. They showed some videos that made several of us cry (they did warn us). They showed people at four stage of dementis trying to perform simple tasks: making a ham and cheese sandwich and folding some laundry. The two examples of the worst stages were heartrending . I could here the man next to me sniffling. Fortunately they encourage discussion and sharing, which really helped.
I read an interesting article about white noise the other day, and how it has been shown to reduce agitation in people with dementia. It was in the Guardian. The article was more about white noise and anxiety but it was interesting
I don’t know what the study is, but white noise actually makes me more anxious than I already am. I imagine I’m the exception.
Any noise makes me more anxious. I like silence.
I use sound machines in every room of my home and my Alexa plays pink sound for relaxing.
I have this thing called misophonia….it’s when sounds disturb you that other people don’t hear or pay attention to, like some one snapping their gum.
AdP Iris Nobile EDT for a cold, dreary day. I have today and tomorrow off as I have a bunch of “use-or-lose” days to use before Dec 15. This happens to me every year at this job- speaks to the relative lack of stress compared to prior jobs where I eked out every V day and sick day I could!
I hope that you get thru all your “use-or-lose” days.
Sounds like a good thing!
It was a damp, grey day that ended up being a rainy one. bleah. ☔??
SOTD = back in Voleur de Roses.
VdR is always a good choice. It goes particularly well with rainy weather though.
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
I had to get through a crazy data cleansing step before I can produce my page of a report. Got it done, had the potluck lunch (current location…I have another one on Wednesday at the old location) and just kept going. It promises to be nasty out so I skeddadled as soon as I can…besides, I had locked myself out of my session so hopefully it will reset itself by tomorrow morning!
Commuting woes – I was walking down Madison Avenue where the side walk was a decent width. This woman who must outweigh me by 200 pounds comes out and literally did not look left or right and just kept going and collided with me! No one fell, no one got hurt, but it could have been really bad. I say someone already on the sidewalk has right if way over someone coming out of a building, especially when there is no emergency to exit the building!
Sillage – There is no shortage of homeless people in New York City. When it’s cold or wet out. Penn Station is a refuge. It’s unfortunate that the unwashed body smell leaves a sillage so strong that it filled a good quarter of the huge and multiple story high waiting area. I had to move quite far from the person before I could stop smelling this person!
Sounds like you had quite a day! I agree the person already walking down the sidewalk has right of way. Glad you were not hurt! As for foul body smells, well, the less said about that the better. The situation is similar in Montréal, but the stations are smaller…
I know that it literally stinks to have deal with this but I can’t help but feel sad for these people.
Super busy day at work. I went with Iris 39 and it was perfect!
Sorry you had a crazy, busy day. I sure did as well, so I can totally sympathize. You are smelling great in Iris 39!
And you do smell perfect! I considered it for today as well!