It’s Thomas Jefferson Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm not quite done with the Hermès drawer — this morning I went for Terre d'Hermès.
Reminder: on 4/17, we're doing edition 5 of the Picture Challenge. Wear a perfume that matches the picture, which is Three Dancers, Mills College, 1930, by photographer Imogen Cunningham. More reading here, or listen to a brief interview on Cunningham here.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Tulipanes [cropped] by Piutus at flickr; some rights reserved.
No 19 Poudre
Gorgeous
Thank you PL67 ♥️♥️♥️
I love that one! Such a great scent, but (there is always a but) lasts seconds on me.
Yes, no 19 has better longevity.
Enjoy! ?
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You smell great…I don’t wear that beauty enough.
Time to get it out and wear it ?
Smelling wonderful B!
Glad to see you here!
Hugs!
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Hi, love!! Hugging you right back ??
Amouage Memoir for another rainy day.
You smell very good
Bijou Romantique
Today I trying out a sample of YSL foundation, so far so good. I even put on eye shadow. Putting my face on to face the week.
Wearing a beautiful asymmetrical blouse, pants with a fun pattern, and a cozy sweater.
I put on makeup today, too. It’s a public service since I have go to the grocery and don’t want to scare anyone. What YSL foundation are you wearing and how do you like it?
Bijou Romantique is a good one! ??
Make up twins also.
Touche Éclat Foundation with SPF, have you tried it?
So far the look is not “caked” or too heavy. It feels light. Medium/light coverage but has the possibility for more if you apply more.
I did try it, but it was years ago when it first came out. I think it’s been reformulated since then. I have a bit of difficulty finding a good shade/undertone match with YSL…?
This is the new version, its good
These days I only wear make-up when I’m working. Since I wear a mask when I am out and about, it’s better for me to not wear make-up or it may end up making my cloth mask harder to launder.
Tulips are my favorite!
I’m in ELDO Fils de Dieu for a day of laundry and grocery shopping. I’m inordinately excited about the grocery run! Trying to make up my mind about where to go; Target, Walmart, Ingalls, or Whole Foods. The CHOICES!
Also planning on making some banana bread, which is another exciting part of my day since I’m not able to bake anything when I’m in #vanlife Mode. ?
Sharing a virtual piece of banana bread with you all✌?
ELDO house twins.
Crazy monkey was asking for bread this morning, we don’t have any, so pass over a virtual piece
*passing you a virtual loaf of fresh out of the oven banana bread* ?
Deva, I saw all those horrible tornados down south. Glad you are safe and going shopping!
Yes, I was worried about that weather yesterday, but we got lucky here and only had some heavy rains.
Good then, I have a week or a week and a half of tulips all lined up ???
Oh great! When I lived in the north I had a big garden full of tulips and would invest in fancy parrot tulips, purple and black ones, etc. I just love them! They won’t really grow down here though. One day .i will visit Holland at tulip-time!
I love parrot tulips and don’t have any! Nor do I ever see any planted in yards near me, so maybe they don’t grow well here either.
Cut flowers are more scarce here now it seems. I love tulips.
Baking…what fun! Enjoy the grocery run.
We are not allowed to buy fresh flowers currently while in lockdown till April 30th…I miss my weekly bunch of fresh tuberoses and honeyflowers!
St. Clair Scents Frost. God it’s good. I may need one of those small bottles… and I don’t even feel bad about it because we must support small businesses!
ok! well go get those small bottles pronto
Yes! Uh, that’s definitely why I ordered bottles of HG Dilettante and Hyde! To support small business!
I bet you smell great
Oh I am glad that you got the Dilettante Koyel! Hyde too, although it isn’t the same kind of love for me.
Yes! Thanks
Actually, I bought Hyde blind (terrible terrible idea; I shouldn’t have done it), but it’s SPECTACULAR and I love it! I had meant to offer up a decant or two for splitting, but splitting during the crisis seems challenging. Anyway, I love both of the scents, and the bottles are sooooo adorable, and they were my first purchase of 2020, so I feel ok about it 
Yes, small businesses, especially small perfume houses, really do need our help. I am doing my part too.
She is on Instagram and seems really nice. She posted today about how hard things have been during the shut-down and how she is keeping herself occupied with her perfume cabinet and working there with so many nice smells around. Hope she’s making some good new ones. I know she has a rose scent in the works. She sent a small sample of it with a recent order I made (the small bottle of First Cut).
Wearing 4711 Acqua Colonia Lavender & Thyme.
Simple and relaxing scent. You smell good!
Thank you. Yes, perfect for the days when you want a simple lavender cologne.
Love that one! Perfect for Monday ??
you smell wonderful!
Well those notes sound wonderful.
Back at work this week. We are splitting our departments into weekly shifts, and I was off last week. I am glad to get out of the house. I have switched perfume houses from Hermes to L’Artisan. Today I’m wearing L’Ete en Douce, for the first time. I don’t believe that I’ll need another decant of this one.
Thank you for the Hermes idea, which I stole without ever thanking you!
I went for Terre d’Hermès too. Its rainy, and I’m on a spring vetiver kick. I’d like a new vetiver but nothing seems to quite match my staples.
Have you tried Dasein Spring? It’s a wonderful vetiver and seasonally appropriate!
Hey twin! And yes, cats & dogs out there.
I’m on spring break – woo! I’m heading to Napa (well, in my head. Maybe I’ll drink a glass of wine later.)
I’m wearing No. 5 L’Eau – it always makes me feel close to my mom, because she wears the original No. 5. My parents were supposed to fly down here for spring break and I’m really bummed that it couldn’t happen, but I’m so glad that they’re safe, healthy and comfortable back in Canada. (I just wish it would stop snowing for them, because they are mighty sick of winter.)
I organinzed my makeup this morning and came to the sobering realization that if I paint my nails every single week for the next five years (which is extremely unlikely), I still would have enough nail polish to paint my nails every week for another decade afterwards. And 90% of it is grey or taupe. I really like neutral nails? Also, I appear to own every neutral brown eyeshadow palette ever produced. I really need to branch out and try some colors with pizazz.
What is your favorite brown eye shadow palette?
Yes do tell! I have fallen for eyeshadow sticks recently. My favorite is actually the Ulta brand – beat out much pricier ones
My absolute favorite isn’t technically just browns – it’s got a bit of pink and purple snuck in as well. It’s the Golden Hour Cover Shot palette by Smashbox.
I actually got a compliment on my eye makeup (from this very palette) over my mask today, which made me resolve to be extra diligent about applying eye makeup. Eyes really are our only point of connection now, aren’t they?
It’s kind of like we’re all wearing hijab now!
Hijabs are headscarves – you are probably thinking of the more rare niqabs, which cover the face
Yes, you’re quite right, sorry.
Spring break here too! ☺️ I would be on a weeklong golf retreat with extended family if travel was ok. My mum wore No. 5 edt when I was a child, so I think I’ll join you in perfumed solidarity today.
Spring break and scent twins? What a great day!
We’re making Monday great again, LOLOLOLOL
When I pretty much stopped wearing eyeshadow, I already had enough mauve/purple eyeshadow to keep a small village made up for decades
Enjoy your spring break!
Maybe you have pets with claws that could be manicured and pedicured with your polish?
(my younger daughter wants to put polish on our dog all the time. I say “no”!
I wonder if the dog would sit still…
Rainy, windy day. Wearing Chanel Misia EdT. A forgotten friend that I love and not wear much.
Just finished a teleconference with our team members at work. We were saying goodbye to one of our dear colleagues who is retiring today. Kind of bittersweet, since we would have loved to do it personally. Such a great man. We all had coffee/tea and cookies to share the moment with him and wish him the best!
Oh, I love Misia. You smell gorgeous!
Thank you!
Misia EDT is a beauty.
Indeed it is! ?
Hi M!
Hope you are doing OK!
What a nice sendoff for your colleague!
Sending Hugs!
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Hi Johanob! It was very nice to share a far away moment with him! I am doing ok.
Sending hugs back to you too! ??❤???
Glad you were able to have a celebration with your colleague!
Aw, that is a bittersweet occasion.
Declaration Parfum, for a cold and blustery, now sunny, Spring day.
Envy your sun, and of course you smell great girardEAU!
Good morning Y’all!
Still bunkered in the pharmacy with no open doors or windows, so zero full strength perfume is allowed! (Which is ok and completely understandable…)
Still had to do something for myself though, so a couple of light sprays of BBW Fresh Cut Lilacs fragrance mist is light enough to make me happy and no one else is likely to notice!
I didn’t know bbw had a lilac mist. Is this a new one? Is there a shower gel?
It’s new! They have matching body products too!
Ha! I was hoping you would say it’s discontinued. Now I have to go have a look!?
That sounds like a beautiful body mist.
Hi all and happy Monday. My SOTD is De Ma Mare by Shelley Kyle. Notes of linden, bees wax and amber, layered over linden body lotion by PROVENCE SANTÉ.
Wow, that all sounds great!
It’s very soothing, and just the right amount of floral, with a little warmth from the amber.
Another in a long line of grey, mirksome days here, and I’m in Vanilia for the coziness factor.
Sounds very cuddly…
It’s very cold and windy today! 12 sprays of Anima Dulcis should warm me up.
I was up at 4:50 this morning, and did a workout and rearranged my walk-in closet before 7:30. This is NOT normal behaviour for me. Maybe just getting stir-crazy.
I really love the CP photo. I guess my scent goes with it; The high, bright sun and the stuccoed wall, the dry stone courtyard and dark-haired dancers, could be Mexico; California’s close.
Have a happy day!
I love reports of sprays in the double digits!!! Like Al Roker reporting inches of snow, etc.
Whoa. I wish being stuck at home made me wake up earlier and be super efficient too >.>
Wearing Les Annees 25 BIS today. It’s gray and wet here in Ohio.
We ended up with some late afternoon sun, hope you did too!
Its Easter here in Catalunya. I had so much fun hiding Easter eggs for my children, best Easter ever locked up, seriously.
No perfume today, I can’t seem to wear perfume these days, I feel so jealous of the comments of people wearing make up and perfume, my face must look dreadful! I must make the effort, will report back.
Easter egg hunts are so much fun! ?????
I heard small shops will open up soon again?
Tomorrow some things will open, not really sure which shops… and some people will get back to work.
SOTD is Perris Monte Carlo Ylang ylang nosy be. Warm and comforting. Had a lot of doubts if I should get a FB, but I’m glad I did. I will never finish it though (100ml)…?
This lockdown makes me even more perfume greedy. Bad for my wallet, good for the economy. ?
You smell good!
“…even more perfume greedy.” Love this.
I adore that perfume. You smell wonderful!
I love that one myself. Such an expensive smelling ylang ylang.
Puredistance White this morning. Smells lovely but I will certainly not need more than the sample I currently have
This weekend, I painted a watercolor tree! I am absolutely not a visual artist, so I was excited that it looks like a tree. I have some oil pastels, so those will be my next project. I know all you lovely people encouraged me to stop feeling the need to stuff my life with projects for the sake of my sanity, but I think visual art is good for me. I already know I have no talent for it, so I don’t feel much pressure to be good
K, congratulations on the painting! It’s nice to tap into one’s artistic side, especially in a low-stakes situation. I took a few flower photos this weekend at the request of a friend in a flower-free part of the country, and event hat felt rewarding as I am no photographer
Thank you! That sounds lovely
I bet the pictures were beautiful, especially to your flower-deprived friend!
Yay! Agree that art projects are good for everyone ? last night I painted a smile on a fish and spots on two ladybugs ?️?☺️
That sounds adorable
Were there children involved? (Even if there weren’t, it sounds like a night well spent!)
just us grownups slinging the paint around.
I was painting on smooth stones with acrylic paint last night, also enjoy watercolors from time to time.
I believe someone mentioned Iris Poudre over the weekend, so I’ve put on a spritz of Ferre, the closest approximation to it I have.
Ooh, Iris Poudre — I should have worn that yesterday. It’s a quintessential “Easter” perfume in my mind.
Oh the Ferre drydown is just as gorgeous as Iris Poudre!
Smelling glorious!!
I haven’t doused myself with anything yet this morning, but I did want to check in with y’all and tell you about a lovely discovery I made yesterday.
So, waaaaaay back when I first fell down the perfume rabbit hole, I did a lot of blind bargain buying (okay, I still do a lot of that, but I’ve toned it down a bit). At some point, I bought a dirt cheap bottle of Balenciaga Rumba. There were some notes I liked, but I didn’t fall in love with it, and there was a certain “cheap” quality to the initial spritz – I think the top notes might have been overwhelmed by I dunno, alcohol, or something. Anyhoo, it’s been in the back of my perfume cabinet for several years.
Stay with me.
Since I’ve been cooped up at home, I’ve been dragging out a lot of these rarely used bottles and spraying them a la chocolatemarzipan, but in my closets and cabinets. I spritzed Rumba 5 times in my guest room closet. Again, the top notes triggered a “nice, okay, good for a closet spray” reaction.
Three hours later, there was the most lovely, “strolling quietly through a Japanese temple” incense vibe throughout the guest room. Apparently, it’s all in the dry down.
Ha! I love this. I have never thought to spray my closet with perfume. I usually stick a bar of soap but eventually stop noticing any scent
Yes, I’ve done the soap thing, but it does fade after a while. I like using perfume as home sprays, because it lets me use up a lot of scents that otherwise would just sit in the cabinet, and it’s nice to have a way to scent my space that doesn’t require burning a candle or using diffusers.
I have been doing this w/ old samples and decants but need to get serious with my old, unloved bottles and start spraying w/ those too.
I spray all areas/rooms and it’s very interesting how the scents linger and the notes change over time.
lovely idea! I’ll join you, but I’ll spray my shed, since I don’t have any empty closets.
I also do a lot of spritzing elsewhere: in the shower stall pre-shower (this method is fabulous with the heat of the water), in the bathroom cabinets, in the nozzles of my humidifiers, and on note papers that I place on the floor of my car.
Totally going to try the shower stall.
Back in the day when one could stayed in hotels (har har) I would often spray something in the room to make it more homey and less . . . anonymous hotel-y. Those times will return!
Hooray for heavy sprays and lovely drydowns!
I needed something grassy and springy, so I’m wearing Tom Ford Ombre de Hyacinth. My birthday weekend was so good I am still in a fairly good mood even though it’s Monday. I hope the mood helps me get through a grocery store trip today.
So let me tell you about the amazing meal my boyfriend came up with last night. I said over the weekend he was making cheesy cheddar grits, collard greens, and shrimp for my birthday on Saturday. Well, that was delicious, and we still had grits leftover. So last night he made something inspired by a Monte Cristo sandwich. He did a flour and panko breading and fried up cheesy grit cakes. Those were served as open face sandwiches with a light later of cranberry orange spread, ham, and one over easy egg to split up among the three grit cakes. I told him he’s not going to get away with just making that meal once!
Happy belated birthday! Your recent meals sound terrific, and how wonderful to have someone in your life who can cook! I’ve been craving shrimp and grits lately, but I can never find any shrimp worth a darn around here.
Yes, I got very lucky! And thanks!
Happy belated birthday my friend!
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Thank you!
Sounds wonderful!
Oh how fantastic. Maybe I’ll try making cheesy grit cakes! Yum.
Happy belated birthday!
Let me know how it turns out if you make some!
Thanks!
Happy belated birthday. Your bf sounds like a great cook!
Thanks, Gail! And he is!
Oh my! Happy belated birthday indeed! I am originally from the US but live in Canada now and one of the things I regret the most is that grits aren’t commonly available here. Sounds DELISH!
Is polenta available where you are at?
Thank you! My weekend food was too good. The grits we buy are Bob’s Red Mill Corn Grits also known as Polenta, as it says. And my boyfriend makes them really creamy/cheesy.
It’s grey and awful outside. I doused myself in Theorema from new bottle.
Beautiful ?
Thank you – it is!
Thanks everybody for reminding me about Easter, I forgot. I was running low on chocolate so headed online to stock up. Post-Easter chocolate sales! It’s day 3 of password changing. Amazon says I have been a member since 1996 and some of my online accounts are a little older than that, so there are a lot of changes still to be made. I’m wearing C & E Sandalwood today, not the Mysore, but the next gen that Pixel sent me in a swap. So good. Happy Monday to all.
What brands/kinds of chocolate did you acquire please? Asking for a friend…
Lindt, Godiva, and Tony’s Chocoloney. See’s, my preferred chocolate provider, is closed due to the virus. I got eggs at Lindt, nuts at Godiva, and Tony’s has salted caramel, honey almond nougat, and pretzel toffee bars.
Excellent haul. See’s is my favorite too.
I checked our postal service regulations yesterday to see if I could post you the Mysore ( as I know you would love it more than me and I would like to give it to you ) but there doesn’t seem to be any way of doing it. Will need a Plan B!
Thank you so much but no, Kanuka, it was your dad’s and I couldn’t let you. I will come upon it sometime, I’m sure. I have a friend who haunts the thrift stores!
Wearing a moderate dose of Maharadjah, spent a few hours trying to fix an issue on my computer helped by my endlessly patient brother.
Have to get back to work tomorrow, not looking forward to it.
I enjoyed your Kevin Kline clip. It made me laugh, thanks!
You’re most welcome. I especially love the bit when he starts the totally random dialogue about Bernard and the hospital cafeteria.
And I loved him in A Fish called Wanda!
The weather has gone back from summer temperature to normal, a 10 degree difference. Not yet ready for perfume this evening but I think it will be vintage Halston, one of my favorite chypres.
Vintage Halston is glorious. At my old job, I worked with a lady who wore it and vintage Cristalle depending on the day. I loved standing next to her.
Halston was my best discovery from last year (along with Essence Rare).
How wonderful to have had a great smelling colleague. I’ve just seen your post from the we, so answering here, I will receive vouchers for my cancelled trip.
I wore Halston in high school. Back then it wasn’t vintage LOL ?
And for me it actually fits the CP because I attended the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan (the movie “Fame”for those old enough to remember) as a dance major.
I do remember Fame. I had a very soft spot for the actor who played Leroy. Gosh, that is such a long time ago.
Ha! We’re getting old ?
It’s awesome that you attended ‘fame’ school. Yes, you could wear Halston for the CP.
You obviously had excellent taste, even while so young.
You might be getting warm weather again, if the stuff that I had over the weekend makes its way across the Atlantic.
I really love the Three Dancers photo…have to ponder what to wear Friday and read about the photographer.
I am watering my orchids which made me think of VCA Orchidee Vanille so I just doused myself in that.
An orchid I bought around Mother’s Day last year at Trader Joe’s is reblooming and has 4 open blossoms and 7 pending!
Trader Joe’s has excellent orchid plants for super cheap in general if you’re in the market.
Lovely! Both your scent and your orchids. ?
TJ’s flowers are beautiful and priced so nicely. Last time I was there a few weeks ago the shelves were still a little bare, so the staff covered one end of an aisle in flowers. It was like a giant floor to ceiling bouquet that greeted everyone as they walked in. ☺️
Yes, TJ’s has great flowers and plants overall. And the employees all seem so damn happy by and large too.
**so damn happy** lol
it’s almost odd sometimes, but good for them.
I miss Trader Joe’s. Our closest is a mile away, and I am trying to avoid public transit right now. I could take the cart, but that is more exercise than I want. ?
our orchid bloomed too, but one of the stems died. Not sure, I cut it.
SotD = No. 5 edp
Such a happy smell for me, No. 5 makes me feel dressed up while wearing yoga pants and t-shirt. ?
Today’s to do’s include an hour of yoga then some general tidying up. This weekend was the first time in I don’t know how long I said “nah” to my Saturday chores, knowing full well I would have to face them on Monday – can’t escape then by going to work. ?
Yesterday my daughter and I went to my parents’ house and talked to them from far away while drawing cheerful eggs, chicks, and bunnies with chalk on their driveway and sidewalk. Strange but fun. ???
Happy Schmunday, fragrant friends! Day 27 of social distancing and WFH for me. I’m counting the days by folding an origami butterfly each day then tacking it up on my wall. ? How about you? Keeping track or just letting it flow, it’s all good. ??
what a beautiful time marking project tiffany!
thank you, Coin-op! Origami is therapy for my hands, heart, and eyes too.
I still have your origami butterfly that you sent me!!
It lives in the tiniest little cloche!
Stay safe T!
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how lovely, johanob! thank you for sharing, it’s wonderful to feel connected to perfumed friends like you across so many miles, especially at this odd time in history. Take good care.
That’s very cute
For me today is the start of week 6 of working from home. Argh.
siiiiiiiixxxxx wwwweeeeeekkkkkssss!
that’s a long time.
hang in there!
I love the idea of an origami butterfly collection! I smiled typing out that sentence, so seeing it must be even better. ?
aw, thank you, Jalapeno! ??
Wind chill of 24 degrees here today, with high winds, and flurries. I feel so bad for the people who had tornado weather. I think mother nature should go easy on us during this time.
I’m wearing Mugler Aura with matching lotion.
Yummy.You smell great!
Hope you have a good week Lillyjo!
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Thank you! Hope you have a good week too!
Yikes! 24F with winds reminds me (uncharitably) of North Dakota. Stay warm and keep layering- both scent wise and clothing wise! ? ❄️ ?
I’ve been layered since late August! Lol
Stay warm Lillyjo, spring took a step back over here too, I bet you smell great (I haven’t smelled Aura yet).
I lucked out though. Parts of northern Michigan ended up with 19 inches of snow! Which, of course, is why I would never move there. Lol
Ugh, your weather! I will try to send spring your way.
Aromatics Elixir today! I have a ginormous bottle which I need to make a dent in.
It’s great as a social distancing tool ?
On you smell fantastic!
You smell wonderful!
Now is the time to spray with abandon,like Angela said!Haha!You smell fabulous!
Awesome choice!
I had a craving for the sea and vacations, so I combined a spritz of Acqua di Sale and Sandflowers. Feels like I am on the beach. Did not do a lot today, just a small bit of housework
No. 19 EDT
miserable today, my mood is completely in synch with the weather.
I do love that photo though Robin – it reminds me to enjoy life NOW!
House twins ?
same!
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House triplets! take care, Coin-op, you’re smelling beautiful.
I will wear no 19 or poudre at some point this week.
I’m in a bad mood today too and the horrible weather is not helping
Aww I’m sorry <3 sending you a cheery distant hug!
So sorry you are miserable Coin-op! Wish the sun was always shining as hard and bright as it is in that photo.
So windy and rainy and my umbrella broke so came into my 1st day at work soaked. 1st time in the subway in many weeks, and there’s nothing to miss. Quite a few people on some of the train lines. Most masked, though.
I’m wearing Kelly Caleche which could be a lithe dancer perfume.
Oh you smell nice. G train? To what? I just looked and realized it’s pretty much been a month since I was on bus or subway.
The G was pretty empty. I take the G>7>4/5>6>Bx 21 bus ? The 7 was pretty crowded, as was the 4/5/6 until it hit the Bronx.
That’s a hike. Maybe I don’t miss transit…
It is, especially now. The G and 7 were running like every 17 min or something painful. You’re not missing anything right now. There also seems to be 2 camps of people: the socially responsible ones and the deliberately defiant ones (like in your face when they don’thave to be). I’m headed down on the 6 now and the car I’m in is sooo littered. And food litter at that ?
I hope your day get better! No fun starting 12 hours with wet clothes and socks (the WORST!). You’re smelling fabulous ✌?
Only 8 hours, but yeah, yuck!
Wishing you good luck today!
Thank you! Just doing busy work, computer stuff stuff today, so not bad except for the commute.
Your commute sounds awful. I’m sorry.
What a yucky commute! Would it be possible for you to carry a spare pair of socks in case of bad weather, so you don’t spend a long work day with wet feet?
Fortunately my socks were dry as my shoes were pretty waterproof. It was soggy pant legs and sleeves, also icky.
Really what I’m thinking sbout carrying is pepper spray…
I think because the trains are emptier, the riff raff feel like they have full governance of subway cars now.
Craving Easter chocolate today and nearly gave into the sales..but I wanna hold out for when chocolate shops open back up here and make it extra special?
My tp order went through surprisingly. My advice, check the Cottonelle website..click on product availability..if anything is available..you can click it to cart. Check back fairly often of course. We all got extra time to keep checking? Lol. Apparently I do?
Honestly I haven’t been as jazzed lately to wear perfume..and kinda craving gourmands of all things and maybe even citrus..which I never crave. Probably commando today but was lookin at some Loves Lemon to maybe get..I was too young for that phase in the 70s(barely too young). Something easy and light sounds good right now.
Cottonelle is back on shelves here.
Shoppin’ time while the livin’ ain’t easy…
Folks are jumpin’ … ’cause Cottonelle is piled high…
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LOL!!
Hahaha! I was NOT too young to remember and OWN Loves Lemon (and Baby Soft, Wind Scent, Rain Scent, Soft Jasmine, etc…..Loves back then had several scents)
..lol.. I’m also not too young to remember Love’s Fresh Lemon!
I had it when I was a kid, and have a bottle now. For me, It’s still a fun scent.
I remember seeing Love’s Lemon back in the day, but I much preferred Love’s Baby Soft and Love’s Rain.
Angela’s post today made me feel ever so slightly better.And I noticed a fellow South African commented there,which made me feel “less isolated”,even though its a complete stranger,if that makes sense?
THANK YOU to everyone who commented yesterday on my sad sad (SAAAAAAAD) comment.Lol.
I appreciate you all so much!
SOTD Rose d’Arabie from Armani’s Prive line.Comfort scent,like deep fried chicken or gumbo is comfort food…
Stay safe friends!All my fellow Nursing peeps here:Hang tough.The year of the Nurse is a BIG one.Haha.
XO
So very glad to see you, I felt a little worried yesterday. ??
Hey my friend…don’t worry,I’ll be OK!Plus THIS place…I wonder if Robin knows how much we all appreciate this safe haven,and being able to support each other through this and anything else!
La Familia.
XO
I do know, because I also appreciate this safe haven
Good to see you here and very happy you’re feeling a bit better. I think this thing has been especially hard on medical peeps because there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of support from the institutions we work for, at least here in the US. I hope things are better for you in SA. Keep us updated, we miss you when you’re not here. ✌?
Thanks for saying Hi Deva!The news we get about the conditions and lack of PPE in the US is just heartbreaking…Hang in there,and STAY SAFE!You have me craving fresh banana bread now!Lol!
We are doing OK actually,despite the rising numbers…lockdown was just in time,it could have been much much worse…
The year of the Nurse,hey??Lol.
Sending hugs and support to you and all my US colleagues!
XO
Nice to see you and sorry to hear you were sad! Thanks for the nurse shout out! My 22 y.o. daughter appreciates it! She’s in a hospital ICU unit and dealing with this nightmare now ☹️☹️). She refused to come home for Easter which was sad….first Easter without her ?. Looking forward to better days, my friend.
Thinking of you and your daughter/fellow Nurse!I think the ICU’s are now the most heartbreaking units to work in(more than usual),so I commend your kiddo for being up to that!Hugs!???
With everything requiring our resistance these days, at least perfume is not one of them.
Chin up!
Love from NYC to South Africa
Sending love and hugs back NYC!❤️??✌?
Hey johanob, I missed your comment yesterday, but I wanted to tell you I’ve been thinking of you. I’ve struggled with depression in the past, and am thankful to have been in a good place, mentally, when our shelter-in-place began. Even so, even though I’m generally fine nowadays, I’ve had some hard days. So I’ve really been thinking about everyone who is having a hard time right now. Sending you comforting thoughts <3
Thank you so much Koyel,and the same to you!
Positive vibes only!!(Well…we try.)
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Wishing you comfort johanob!
Seriously, and our Nurse’s month (or week or whatever) gift better be fat and green (or whatever color rand are) and not a mug with the hospital logo, lol.
Happy to see you posting today, my friend. Knowing that you are feeling better is wonderful. Keep going! You are special! ?❤???
Very glad you are feeling a bit better today; some days are certainly more challenging than others.
Handing you an enabler pin for Crystal Flowers! What a fun scent! It arrived a few weeks ago; also ended up getting Intense So Iris for good measure ??
Hey there! I’m pleased to hear that you are feeling a little better today.
Love the tulips ?❣️
Here’s a quickie SOTD and then back to work. I’m afraid we may lose power later as the weather is baaaad.
SOTD = April Aromatics Calling All Angels
Gorgeous, long-lasting resinous incense all natural perfume. ???
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7hevHBcZk/?igshid=sb1m9tolizas
Rants later on grocery shopping. Toodles!
Have a good day H!
Smelling very nice over there!
Don’t get me started on shopping in SA these days…oy.
XO
I’m crossing my fingers that you keep power!
the wind is so bad it knocked over our metal chairs on our balcony. They are heavy too…
I love that perfume SO much. I bought her sample set and that was the one that really stood out for me, so I got the whole bottle. I think I mentioned that I wore it on the day that I had my beloved cat Dusty put to sleep. I was feeling so ill that day all day and I think it helped some. He was being called to become a kitty angel.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fW_Xl69zV9w
I don’t know the perfume but I like this live version of Jane Siberry and K D Lang singing it in Portland. Have a good week.
Hmm I think I may have a dabber of that- I will try to remember to look
Ooo your bottle is almost empty! I so enjoy your bottle pics
I bet you smell lovely.
You smell DIVINE!
Oooooof. Did you go grocery shopping today, then? I’ve learned the hard way that Sunday is NOT the day to be doing that.
Nope. Saturdays. I will wrestle grocery shopping to the ground.
Providence Perfume Co Violet Beauregard on wrists with some generous sprays of Guerlain Herba Fresca on upper arms and neck.
Oh I wonder if I have tried that one. What is it like? I love violets!
It is a pretty violet, with an almost minty smell to it.
Happy Easter Monday everyone! Or Wet Monday as it’s also called in Poland – today we splash water on our dear ones to bring them luck and good fortune.
I’m wearing Atelier Cologne Santal Carmin and Silver Iris today.
You smell fabulous × 2!
And you smell absolutely wonderful Lucasai!
Happy Wet Monday!
All the love and luck to you as well!
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Thanks for the background on “Wet Monday”. I had never heard of it before.
Nice long shower, that I turned to very warm followed by cool at end. Followed by a mix of rose scented body lotion and a heavier-duty Jergens. (After I picked up the acorn sitting on the bath mat and returned it to its bowl…)
And then too many sprays to count of Baiser de Russie. Wind and rain here called for something pretty and fresh – floral and pine.
Lovely shrimp dinner last night. My husband uses a brown sugar rub that is delicious. Tonight we will just forage. I have a call, and he will be studying.
Since we are counting, I realized it’s right about day 34 of SIP/social distancing. My last “real” outing was a movie in a virtually empty theater on March 10. Even then I had started spraying the hand rests with alcohol and using sanitizer.
I am trying to remember what day we started staying in! I know we got the official order on 3/23, but we were already limiting our trips by then. It has only been a little over a week since we decided I would not even go to the store, and that has been really hard — it feels like it has been weeks already.
Started out the day in Osmanthus Interdite but am going to switch soon to another osmanthus, Kimonanthe, because it is cozier for this rainy, blustery day. Plus I haven’t worn it in forever and really love it.
Osmanthus day sounds lovely
I am wearing YSL Cinema.
it is a rainy day here in Montreal.
I have a decant of that one somewhere..
I am surprised its not snowing in Montreal.
Yeah this weather…. Montreal really wanted people to get the memo to stay home, I guess.
But a few breakthrough minutes of sunshine would be nice any day now!
Baiser Vole Extrait – from a swap a couple of years ago, wore it for Easter and figure I may as well use it up. I do like it but must resist the temptation to buy – the extrait is hard to find, but edp is cheap and plentiful…nooo.
Happy Monday!
Yes! Just a little bottle, maybe? Such a nice edp
Aqua di Parma Rosa Nobile, a gift from my brother’s ex-boyfriend from years ago. It is so pretty and youthful, and reminds me strongly of a perfume I had when I was young, but I don’t recall exactly what that scent was. Maybe even an Herbal Essences form the 90s? Who knows.
Hi everyone. We were supposed to get storms but they bypassed us except for very strong winds. Now this morning it is just gloriously clear and cool (60s)–wonderful because we had already been having days of humidity and up into the 90’s. I’m going out soon to go on a walk with a friend in her neighbourhood–we will keep distance but at least we can talk. I’m so excited to do something with someone else for a change! I’m wearing Parfums MDCI Les Indes Galantes. I bought several samples from them in a recent SC sale. The line seems to share a basic DNA of somewhat sweet excess. I do like this one but not as much as the one yesterday, Andalusian Nights or whatever it is in French (orange blossom anyway). This one is awfully sweet candied fruits, and I think it has a musk in it that’s poking my nose.
I’m happy to hear that the storms passed you by. They were nasty!
CDG Copper again ( and again and again). Just a good positive perfume. Cold morning and the windows are condensated . From my house I can watch snow flurries sweep across the hill tops but nothing settles, turns to rain. Great day for looking through windows!
Snow flurries!! It seems very early for that. I think your weather is heading our way.
Snow!?
Yesterday my husband offered to do the grocery shopping. He took the shopping list but not his glasses which is hownwe ended up with 12 bottles of wine and no milk and no bread…lucky we drink our coffee black but the muesli and merlot combo is a different story.
That is a very funny story
and very cute.
Ha! That actually probably doesn’t taste bad. One of the Passover items (charoset) is made from wine, walnuts, and chopped apples – or dates and apricots in the middle east. Just throw in a few oat flakes…
I’m starting back at work after the Easter break in Hiris. I’m starting week four working in the lounge, I’m very grateful to be able to do that.
Have a good, short week. Bit of snow on Flagstaff this morning….brrr.
Crazy thunderstorms and wind mixed with very bright, sunny interludes for my weather. Today can’t seem to make up its mind what in the world it wants to be. No hail yet, thankfully.
My brother sent me a quick text wishing me a Happy Easter yesterday morning. And my mom called to wish me Happy Easter. I’ve also heard from some of my dearest friends in distant places, and they are also OK for now.
SOTD = back in Byredo Bibliotheque.
So glad you were able to talk with your loved one’s.
Email and text messages can be annoying sometimes, but in times like these, they can also provide much-needed peace of mind! ✌
Sprayed Absolue d’Osmanthus (Perris Monte Carlo) earlier, and it’s still lingering. Osmanthus is right up there among my tippy top most loved notes, though I often feel like it’s too transparent and fleeting. This one is deep and rich. I get little glimpses of the sandalwood, down underneath a gorgeous, jammy floral apricot osmanthus top/heart. I love it!
My heart is bleeding for family and friends (and many of you) in the states where things just seem so uncoordinated and chaotic. Stay safe everyone. Macron just spoke this evening and we will continue the fairly strict lockdown until 11 May — been confined for 4 weeks, another 4 weeks to go. And then we will see where we are. What a time.
You smell beautiful! That one is rich, but I found it wearable.
Also, my hubs sent me a photo of the N95 mask donation that I facilitated for them from Blackbird perfumes. 500 masks (and I had it addressed directly to his ICU to keep them out of administrative hands)!!!
So if anyone is looking to suppport a small business, these guys rock! And I’m just seeing now that they now make some candles…
That’s super cool that they did that!
It is and it wasn’t like you had to buy their products and a percentage would go to donation. They did ask for just direct mask donation. I thought that was cool of them to spend their time doing that.
Wow! That is awesome!
It made me happy to see that picture today ?
That is fantastic!
So cool!
SotD EldO Vierges et Toreros because a few other people were wearing the same house today.
I do indeed like it better on me the warmer the temperature is, it’s disgusting out but far less frigid than previous weeks, and I do indeed smell more of that “sexy goat” that made me love it initially.