It's Almost Friday and World Television Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: day two in Guerlain Cologne du 68. I have not yet been able to read yesterday's comments and might not catch up until the weekend.
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.
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My FIL left today and everyone was in tears, me and my kids. We miss him so much and hope for a safe journey back to Ontario.
SIPOTD is my last homemade chai
No SOTD, a few days ago I sprayed my scarf with 31RC and it seems to last and last…
I love (adore!) 31RC but it seems to last all of 30 minutes on me. I’m sorry to hear your FIL left for back home. He seems much-beloved. I’m glad you enjoyed a lovely visit with him!
I have a now, almost empty, decant of the EdT so I don’t know how it compares with the new version.
When I first apply 31RC I have monster projection, and then it quiets down.
However, on my scarf it has last for days..
I find the new EdP has much more tenacity. Th EdT lasts reasonably on me but no sillage unless I’m sweating.
Oh, it’s so refreshing to hear about in-law love! Generally you hear everyone and his cousin complaining about their in-laws. Enjoy that chai! ?
Aww, hugs to you and the kids, ltsg. It’s so hard to say goodbye to loved ones. I get teary when I say goodbye to my parents, college kids, aunts, cousins…..
Until next time.☺️
So nice you all enjoyed his visit, and it seemed like a long one! Though sounds like not long enough…
You smell heavenly. I drained a whole bottle of 31RC years ago and it always felt perfect.
Did you replace it?
Just a few months ago! It’s every bit as lovely as I remembered.
Hi all!
My SOTD is Antonia’s Flowers Tiempe Passate, lovely amber, salty, and rock rose fragrance.
Tragically unavailable now!
? thank you for introducing TP to me ?
Xo
And I’m halfway through my bottle now.
You have half more than I do
I am curious about TP as well. I hope the AF decides to reopen someday.
Petunia, me too! I treasure my bottle.
It’s a timeless classic.
Ah, I was just thinking that your description sounded great, but I suppose I’ve missed out on it.
Wearing the wonderful Trayee. My first and still my favourite NV.
Tea is MF Earl Grey Provence.
I loved that one, too. You smell great. ??
Thanks, it would be great in cold temps as well!
Tomorrow I will go back to my own teas, your MF sounds lovely
I’m sure it is not as nice as your chai, it is a very comforting Earl Grey with lavender, which gives it a nice herbal twist.
Continuing Naomi Goodsir week in Iris Cendré. Looking forward to my Tauer Les Années 25 BIS to arrive today!
I am getting a partial bottle of the 25 BIS.
Missed the mailman and the pkg required a signature, so no BIS for me today. But I did get your lovely pkg, thank you!
SOTD is Bengale Rouge to warm me up. Brrrrrr!
We had some “weather” here the past 12 hours, starting with rain, then turning to snow so now everything is cloaked in a clean bright white, except for areas that have been scoured by the howling winds.
I took T-Rex out this morning and skated my way across the parking lot in a very elegant and graceful fashion, while the wind pushed along my not inconsiderable bulk. Poor T-Rex ran like a gazelle to get back inside, with her back all bunched up in an effort to conserve body heat. I feel bad for her but it was kind of funny because she’s SO dramatic. I think the real reason she was in such a hurry is because the lady at the desk always gives biscuit when we pass by.
Big plans for today are all indoors thankfully. Although I do need to get to the post office sometime today to pick up some mail…
Hope this weather gives everyone else a pass…❄️⛄️???
That weather is making its way through here now. We had howling winds overnight (so I am told, slept like a rock) and it’s raining now. No white stuff yet though!
Well, I hope your temps stay warm enough to avoid the ice/snow issues. I just had to run (read: crawled!) out to the van to grab some paperwork and all my doors are frozen shut…?
I think I will open my bottle and join you in BR today Deva!
We have a rainy chilly day in LA so good time to break it open
High 5 Twin! So glad you got a bottle when the getting was good. ??
I’m glad you do your skating in an elegant and graceful fashion ⛸⛸
Inspired by Coumarin yesterday, I am in the last sprays of my large sample of Hermes Epice Marine. Thunk! It was time to stop hoarding it before evaporation stole it from me.
Congrats! Evaporation is evil and the reason I almost never order decants.
Yay for that THUNK!
I’m leaving for Ohio to visit friends and family early on Sunday so this week I’ve been really consumed with trying to leave things in a good place at work. So I haven’t been posting much, but I’ve been catching up on NST in the evenings.
SOTD is Mohur extrait. Yesterday was Mohur EDP, Tuesday was Trayee, and Monday was Nasomatto Nuda. I don’t understand why Nuda was discontinued. It’s so beautiful. I sampled their Narcotic Venus on my hand Tuesday morning, hoping it would be similar to Nuda, but it isn’t. It’s more of a tuberose gardenia that reminds me of Michael Kors and Marc Jacobs.
I was bad this morning and bought 3 Molton Brown shower gels on sale at Hautelook: Ylang Ylang, Elderflower, and Muddled Plum.
And now I have the ear worm “I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees”?…going. Safe travels!
Hehe. That’s a great song.
I’ve smelled a couple of niche white florals lately that reminded me of Michael Kors, which was not a positive for me even though I owned a bottle once and lived it at the time. Now I find it cloying and headache-unducing ?
Enjoy the shower gels!
The muddled plum shower gel is wonderful. Good purchase!
I understand that when IFRA reduced the allowable jasmine levels, they chose to discontinue Nuda rather than reformulate.
I’ll probably wear Mohur extrait tomorrow. It is very beautiful.
Safe travels to Ohio!
SOTD is Bois des Iles, as the drydown gets compared to Givenchy les mythiques l ‘Interdit. Blind bought that one, as I am very intrigued by it but couldn’t find a tester anywhere. Keeping my fingers crossed that I will like it… has anyone smelled it?
I haven’t smelled that one, but you smell lovely in BdI!
I LOVE the Mythiques Interdit. Old fashioned in the best way. I wouldn’t compare it to my experience of BdI but let us know!
SotD is Vanille Insensee. Needed the comfort of vanilla today.
We watched the latest PBS Nature on Bears last night. Hibernation is truly amazing. Their heart rate slows to 10 beats a minute!?
When they wake up, it’s beautiful springtime. Sign me up.
Right?! Wouldn’t it be fab to avoid the extremes of both winter and summer? I’m all for that.
We could be hibernating twins! Speaking of Bears…
Hi Bear ?!
where is Bear these days…
I watched that show too, so interesting!
Good morning Y’all!
Did a little Scentbird random roulette this morning, and landed on Burberry The Beat EdP. Definitely a good office scent, as it’s light and fresh and wears close to the skin. A good one!
Work drama. Countering with Ambre Loup.
Work drama can be the worst.
I have my Ambre Loup at the ready too. I hope the drama resolves quickly.
Bleah. Hope the drama is over with now.
You smell amazing. Hope the work drama blows away.
I am going to the DMV to renew my license then lunch with a friend. Dummy me forgot that it expired on my birthday two months ago. I am in Epic but getting in the shower now and will wear Chanel no 22 to get me through dealing with the DMV. Will be wearing Nuda tomorrow and don’t get why this one was discontinued. Good thing that I bought a backup while I had the chance.
House twins
I hear Nuda was a victim if IFRA.
Oh, lucky you to have a BUB of Nuda!
Today’s scent is Eau de Hospital Room. I spent the night here, which means I got almost no sleep for the second night in a row. Thanks to everyone for your kind wishes for my mother; her surgery went smoothly and she is scheduled for discharge in about 20 minutes. Anyway, I’ll put on some more invigorating scent once I get home.
I’m having a lot of flashbacks to my father’s hospital stay, which is extra-hard. Thanks to you all for your kind and wise words.
I must have missed all the news. Glad your mom’s surgery went well. I hope you’re doing well in your new home!
Thanks, hajusuuri.
(And I meant to add, we’ll do better in the new house once we have more furniture
)
Really good to hear you’re mums surgery went well koyel.
Thank you, mayfly
Ahhh Koyel,
Somehow we make it through. I get timelines around my aunt, dad, brother in law all mixed up. They all died within 18 months of each other.
But somehow in between, my nephew was married and the wedding was a glorious day. And a first grandchild/ great grandchild was born.
Our hearts and spirts have an incredible capacity to expand. Continuing to send you my thoughts.
What a tumultuous period. I’m with you, though–I lost my father this year, and six months ago, I lost one of my two cats to cancer as well; both of these have been two of the lowest points in my life. But also this year, I got engaged and I bought my first house; these are among the highest points of my life. So this year has had very low lows and very high highs.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful outlook.
It must be so hard to be at the hospital again. Sending you fragrant hugs.
It was SO hard. It was really hard. Part of why I haven’t slept in a few days is because of what happened the last time my parent needed to spend a night in a hospital.
But how can I express to you my relief as I unpacked my backpack at home this afternoon? Last time, I spent three weeks in the hospital and came home without a parent. This time, I spent one night there and came home to a parent who was slower, in some pain, but who was looking forward to being fully intact again soon. This is how I thought things were going to go the first time around, with my father.
May your mother have a speedy and complete healing. Big sigh of relief!
Hospital no sleep twins
Oof. This is a crappy club to be in. I hope this trial is over for you in a positive direction, and that everything went perfectly. And I hope you get a chance to sleep a bunch tonight and de-stress.
I am one more night here but we have a much better room tonight and I have been promised my own cot.
Glad your mom is well and you are headed home!
Happy to hear you might get some sleep (though even with a cot, there are the constant beeps and all the nurses coming in and out and all the lights and the whoosh of ceaseless air flow), and that you have just one more night to go! <3
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Scent of the day: Comptoir Sud Pacifique Amour de Cacao. I said a few days ago that it would translate to “Love of Chocolate,” but I was incorrect. “Chocolat” is the French word for “chocolate.” I suppose “cacao” has more to do with the beans. Anyway, the perfume smells very chocolaty. I suppose that’s become a comfort scent to me. Certainly I’ve gotten comfort from eating chocolate candy for many years. The chocolate-scented perfumes at least are no-calorie.
Tea this morning was Bigelow Cinnamon Stick. That’s also a “comfort taste” for me.
This was Deva’s comfort scent too and she got an enabler’s pin as I bought a bottle.
Ah. *waves to Deva*
The magical properties of chocolate strike again.
*waving back* Great reminder! I haven’t worn this in a while and need to rectify that…
Wow, that scent sounds great. You’ve really got a nice collection of chocolate scents. I need a few of these.
I’ll share. I’ve been trying to get myself together to offer up samples I have duplicates of, and I got 10 ml plastic spray bottles a few weeks ago, so I should be able to share some of the chocolate and vanilla fragrances. My brain hasn’t been cooperating too well as far as making a coherent list, though I did organize samples for a while on Friday afternoon.
Oh gosh, how sweet of you (pun about chocolate/vanilla perfumes fully intended). I will send you a message
SOTD = American Perfumer DSH Colorado
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If you missed my post yesterday (I posted really late), please check it out as there was a bit of mystery solved involving an unexpected find.
Today, I am sitting at a Capital One branch awaiting an answer as to why I have not received a check to close out my mom’s account so I can deposit it to the estate account. The rep here said he sees the case and it was closed without any explanation as to why; however, the account is still open and earning interest (not bad at 2.2% which is better than the estate account). Anyway, I’m now very curious as to what excuse they come up with. It had been 9 weeks since I submitted documentation.
I read your post last night but was too tired to comment. I’m so happy that you found treasure!
Thank you. It was so unexpected! They had each already given us a 1/4 share of their jewelry early on and I think these were left out because they really are priceless due to their sentimental value. I think they should go as a set, with the first-born grandchild as the recipient or even the first great grandchild who happens to be the firstborn of the firstborn grandchild!
That is a lovely sentiment and nice to know that they will be treasured.
You are giving me flashbacks in dealing with banks… I have a 3 cent check from Chase made out to our family trust. They sent it after the fact, and I have already closed all accounts. I guess I will try to just cash it at a Chase branch…. if they try to charge a service fee, since I don’t bank there, they will be able to see me tear it up.
Hehehehe good one LizzieB.
When we left Iran during the revolution I had about 100 dollars in the bank that I didn’t get to withdraw. I thought about the interest on that for the last 40 years.
Aha! $0.03! The whoosh of heat escaping when you enter the branch already cost more than the check. Good luck!
The rep came back and said the case manager thought that since many accounts were closed, he assumed all were closed. I’m still scratching my head over that one. Since the account is earning relatively good interest, whenever it’s handled within a reasonable time is fine by me.
Administrative paperwork hassles are the worst. I dread the year I will have to spend doing my parents estate.
I sincerely hope that’s a long long time from now. With that said, my dad made everything very simple…it’s the financial institutions that can’t seem to get it right.
Did you get a straight answer at the bank? Or were they spectacularly unhelpful?
They did not make any excuse other than to say the case manager messed up. I’m not in a hurry as it is earning a decent interest. I was told initially that it will not roll over into another CD but it did; however, there is no penalty to terminate it early.
Love your perfume choice.
Closing the account is inexcusable.
Feeling under the weather today.
At least I smell good. Parle Moi de Parfum Orris Tattoo.
Hope you feel better very soon! Meanwhile, smell marvelous.
Hope tomorrow is a better day for you, Lucasai! You smell gorgeous!
Feel better soon Lucasai!
Sorry you’re not well. Hope it improves soon.
I’m wearing the last of a sample of Grey Vetiver. I am so glad I bought a decant.
Very tired today because i had to go to a radiooncologist training after work yesterday, so i got less than six hours sleep. Sprayed lots of Fils de Dieu to cheer me up, but it worked not good enough.
Now waiting for my sheet pan dinner of chicken, cauliflower and sweet potato with curry to get ready while drinking a big glass of Riesling. Will get to bed soon.
Hey, you smell great! Riesling is my favorite adult beverage..! Hope you’re able to get some good sleep tonight?
I finally got to try FdD last week
I do like it, but I’ll admit that you sang its praises so effectively that it was a little bit of a letdown.
I have a bottle of Riesling in the fridge that I need to open…it’s become a favorite.
It’s a beautiful day today and celebrated by wearing my new decant of Chanel Paris-Riviera, thanks to hajusuuri ? My first try of any of the Eaux and I’m enjoying this one. I wasn’t sure about it at first since I like my citrus to be more tart, but this works really nicely with cool weather and is pretty office safe, so it’ll definitely get used! Now I need to go and get my nose on the rest of them…
You smell lovely Elisa!
Head to Nordies! They have them and make samples….
I can send you samples of Deauville and Paris if you would like to ?.
Sampled Nest Black Tulip but it’s too strong for my taste so now I’m sampling Rising Phoenix Tahitian Gardenia Orchid
Just got back from a week in Big Bend National Park, where the only scent exposure I had was to the desert itself. Lots of hiking. Yesterday as we drove out it rained a bit and the desert released its full glory in olfactory heaven. I want to wear that! The Chihuahuan desert smells nothing like any of the orientalist desert perfumes I own — it’s much sharper and resinous due to the ubiquitous creosote bush and other resinous shrubs. So I’m wearing Timbuktu because I missed it.
Sounds wonderful all the way around. I’m hoping to make it there next year.
If you go, consider the seasonal heat. I was there last April, and it was already too hot. This November visit was much cooler, sometimes cold, yet very beautiful. Not many flowers, but plenty to look at!
Ha, yeah, I’m anti-summer, so was planning on a winter visit. Maybe next year if things pan out.
Yes, it smells wonderful out there! Also the smell of real jojoba bushes.
Wearing my second Neela Vermeire today – Ashoka. I’m very glad it’s Friday!
Scent Twin, even though I’m still fully on Thursday…
I went with Rahele by Neela Vermeire. I haven’t worn it for a while and forgot how great it is.
Finally, a sunny day here and it is wonderful! Although more rain is predicted for Friday.. Grump ?
Enjoy the sun?
Including tomorrow, we will have 4 rainy days this week. Guess it’s better than snow….
98 percent of the time, rain is better than snow. I make exceptions for freezing rain, and torrential rain. I say this as if the weather was up to me! Lol!
Ah, scent twin!
You smell great Calypso!
Friday weather prediction twins. At least snow flurries aren’t predicted with this round of rain. ☔
It usually doesn’t snow in my area until December and sometimes not even then. Weather patterns are changing though.
I am wearing Bois de Paradis, just because it’s beautiful.
I’m wearing the beautiful NV Rahele today and feeling glamourous, despite just being in a t-shirt and sloppy pants!
Ashoka, faithfully going through my Neela Vermeire samples and decants for the week. I have sampled all but Bombay Bling (but cannot remember Rahele), and I like them all, but they don’t last that well. Or is it the dabber samples? Signed up for their newsletter just in case there are ever any sales…
My sprays of both Pichola and Rahele last very well.
Ooh, NVC scents have always lasted aaaaages on me, and I generally have scent-eating skin. My vote is the dabber issue.
Lancome Oranges Bigarades
What do you think of it?
It is very lovely. One of the scents that when I wear it, I ask myself why I don’t wear it more. Also, it is very long lasting.
I’m saving Naomi Goodsir for tomorrow, and hoping for partial small-house-N points today in Nanadebary Bronze. Tinked my tiny sample this morning and decided I love this enough that I should have it around all the time, so there’s a small FB on its way to me – yay!
Yay for new bottles!
Raining but warmish today, so I will take it. From the sample stash I’m wearing Laura Biagiotti Roma. I haven’t smelled this in decades, and I think I smell glorious!
Smelled on a coworker today, EA Sunflowers, in a lethal dose. It overpowered my gloriousness by a mile. I think people tend to over spray the lighter/fresher perfumes because maybe initially they can’t smell them? Idk, but I reaplied Roma?
Aha, it’s a battle then!
I lost!
Ugh. I hated EA Sunflowers back in the day. Pretty sure I have not changed my opinion, but have no interest in going back to resniff.
I wore it when it first came out and liked it ok, but in all seriousness, it about killed me today. The whole store smelled of it.
Gah! That sounds awful. ?
I’ve never smelled Sunflowers, I’ll check it out someday!
Being very Executive Lady In ELO Rien. No corner office, but a view out the window of a sunny day.
I seem to be wearing a very small amount of White Shoulders.
Sylvaine Delacourte Virgile today because I was in the mood for vanilla and remembered I still had a sample set. It’s interesting…just sprayed and am really getting the herbs. Some folks in fragrantica have said it’s a spa scent. I definitely get that. Not something I’d buy, but I’m okay with wearing for today. .
Eau de step class. Waiting on a delivery of JD Duality and Lily Aldridge Summit. Both blind buys.
Ooh… report back on the blind buys.
Jeffrey Dame Duality Woman – very nice. I get a citrus, vanilla, resins. And velveteen bags, one for the bottle, and two each for the small samples included with the order. The Lily Aldridge Summit pkg included some rope incense, that was a nice touch. I really like it also. Notes include pink pepper, rosemary, patch, musk and sandalwood. It’s a nice easy one to wear, not heavy at all.
Never heard of either. Seconding lillyjo’s request! ?
Step class!…Oh, I was excited because I thought perhaps you were learning step dancing. But it appears to be an aerobics class. Well, I hope you had fun
Yes aerobics! It was fun thank you! Tough class.
Well behaved leather and violets in Byredo Rodeo.
Not in Jolie Madame territory, then?
I’ve not tried Jolie Madame, how does it compare to the leather divas like CdR and Bandit?
Unfortunately, I haven’t yet come across Jolie Madame. However, it always seems to be mentioned whenever the notes “violets & leather” are connected.
JM vintage is gorgeous violets/soft leather/moss. It’s lovely i early spring IMO. The current version is an androgynous green scent with violets, softer sort of creamy. Nothing exciting.
A quick pop in today. SOTD = Rihanna Rogue.
I forgot — do you like it?
Not sure if I’ve mentioned it before. But, yes, I do like it. I am considering getting another small bottle of it. No need for those huge honking 4.2 ounces bottles I am seeing on Amazon, though. WAY too much!
An update: I am still out of town with a family member who had to have surgery this week, but everything went fine and I hope to be home tomorrow.
You must be so tired. Glad to hear everything went well and you can get some rest this weekend.
So glad it went fine. Hopefully you will be able to rest soon.
Phew! So glad that it went well!
Great news Robin! I’m pleased to hear that everything went well.
So glad to hear that everything went well, Robin. Wishing your family member a speedy recovery. Now you need a well deserved rest.
Thank goodness <3
Glad it went well. Have a safe trip back!
Great news!
Good news!
Thanks everyone! We are home safe & sound.