It's Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday and World Art Day, plus the Universal Day of Culture. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Hermès Brin de Réglisse, because perfumelover67 wore it yesterday.
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: image is Red/white striped tulip [cropped] by rick ligthelm at flickr; some rights reserved.
I couldn’t tell what I was in the mood for this morning, so random sample: Etat Libre d’Orange She Was An Anomaly. I put half the sample on my arm — my skin is still shining with the oil — but I can hardly smell anything, so I wonder if I might be anosmic to the musk or something. Perhaps it will be back to the sample bag this afternoon…
Afternoon update — Montale Intense Cafe — much better.
EldO has such wild names! love that.
some musks make me nose blind for a day or so, glad your Montale suits better.
Was it on NST that I read about lavender-scented tp?
Braved the store yesterday, and was relieved to score a pack of generic tp. Then I rounded the end of the aisle, and there was an ample display of the lavender tp! Think it was actually Charmin and not generic. Even people in a pandemic don’t want it.
Because someone mentioned it recently, am going to wear 24 Faubourg post shower…then attempt to motivate myself into Yoga with Adriene.
I’ve been doing Adriene’s 30 days of yoga with some online friends, it is saving my life these days!
Yes! That was lillyjo who was fortunate enough to get some tp!!
Yep, it was me. Angel Soft lavender. Still scenting my hall closet. Lol
Ha!
I found a 12 pack? 16 pack! Can’t remember because I NEVER buy more than four rolls at a time. But the huge number of rolls packed together took up the entire vanity space under the sink. I don’t think I can use that amount in 3 months…anyway, I found it at WalMart at about 2pm yesterday afternoon. They had several. But I did a very quick run because hardly anyone was wearing masks, and again, I had to put on my adult persona when some jokers didn’t mind the 6’ rule. ?
Right now, I would be super happy to get the lavender tp. For the past two weeks I have been trying to get tp and I have not been lucky enough to find any at any store, not even online. My brother in-law dropped at my door last night the worse one-ply tp package I have ever seen in my life. Pure garbage. That’s all he could get from Target yesterday. I deeply appreciate his effort. He and my sister are not happy about it either, but we have no other option. This too shall pass soon!
See if you can find out when delivery days are at your local drug stores. I’ve had good luck going on those days.
I will have to be on line outside of the stores by 6am, according to a couple of managers I have talked to already. People arrive super early and in a matter of minutes finish the supplies they put out for the day! ?It is almost impossible for me to make it at that time! I will try to survive! ?
That is so ridiculous. I honestly could mail you some, we don’t have tp pirates here. I think I have your addy somewhere
I have not been able to get any for weeks as well.☹️
I am starting to get worried! ?
When we were running low, my hubby was eyeing up the paper towels and coffee filters! Thankfully we were lucky enough to get a decent supply a few weeks ago.
Hope you find some heavenly 2 ply soon!
I think I’ve got some of that same tp. Awful stuff. Good luck!
Twin tp! Awful and frustrating!
Here in NYC, I’m seeing it in the major pharmacies more than grocery…
TP woes! I hadn’t been able to find anything for weeks, even at the big grocery store, but finally went in one day at the nearby pharmacy right after the seniors’ hour and was able to buy two packages. It was quite a relief.
Sunny but cold and windy. My husband has become a hypochondriac, taking his temperature, blood pressure and blood oxygen levels multiple times a day. Clearly the current situation is getting to him, as previously I had to pester him to wash his hands when he came home after being out & about. I don’t think I’ll ever have to remind him again.
Me, I’m just bored and frustrated. Wearing Gallagher Wicked Good in attempt to improve my disposition with something vanilla.
LOL ?
Your husband has turned into mine.
How do you like the new Gallagher?
It is pleasant but not earth-shattering.
Can you buy an oxygen monitor? I want one!
He bought it on Amazon. Not super expensive, around $30.
I hope you find something to relieve some of your boredom. I hope your husband is able to relax a bit!
We had a nice walk in the park with the puppy.
Next up is yoga class and meditation for me.
A blessing to me is the hubby finally understands the importance of hand washing.
His hygiene has always been lacking – my mom is a nurse so I’ve had plenty of proper training, which I’ve tried fruitlessly to pass on to him for 20 years. Now that he’s hearing it on the TV, all of a sudden he believes it. (insert frustrated eye roll)
Lol
Yeah…it has to be an outside source, doesn’t it?
(Mine is not at the oxygen-checking level, but he has let go of his mask and hand sanitizer inhibitions.)
Your comment was my laugh for the day!
Vanilla is always a great moodbooster for me as well.Hope your day gets better T!
XO
Thanks, a nice walk outside and now some yoga is helping!
Is he still smoke-free? Perhaps he traded a bad habit for good ones, albeit on the obsessive side.
Yes, he’s still not smoking!
Good for him! I’m giving him a virtual high five! ✋
I guess on the bright side with him being a smoker-in-quitting, if he starts again he can see always how garbage it is for him by following his vitals for a while!
My husband was heaps twitchy after quitting smoking (it was something to do with his nervous energy as much as it was anything else) but eventually it settled into something more normal.
Hopefully your husband will find something to occupy himself with in good due time once this pandemic has passed!
Wearing Byredo Blanche, from a sample, while I await a grocery delivery. Always an adventure to see what we actually get.
Yes! Grocery delivery is INTERESTING. And far more time consuming than I ever would have imagined, in fact easily more time consuming than going to the store.
Time-consuming and surprisingly stressful! But I think I actually got everything I ordered for once!
Yes!
My mother has been having groceries delivered for years and I always thought it was a luxury thing, but no, not for me. I hope to never do it again when this is all over.
I agree, sometimes I will start an online order and just get overwhelmed or frustrated with how long it is taking and just go to the store instead. And I learned Instacart jacks their prices up on several items, more than they cost in the physical store. An example..a block of cheese at Kroger..5.99 on Insta but 4.99 in the store, visited the same day. Several more items were marked higher. And Instacart shoppers will often replace an item without telling you, sometimes replaced with a more expensive item. I have stopped using Instacart.
I had one excellent experience with a wonderful Instacart shopper who checked every substitution with me, and even typed in all the available ice cream flavors, etc — so I am guessing it depends on who you get shopping for you. But have had bad orders too, and the whole system is just frustrating.
My husband is high risk so we decided I should stop going to the store, but boy would I rather go in person.
I’ve heard of some complaints about Instacart with friends of mine who are/were using it.
Much needed funds arrived in my bank account today. For those in the US, I hope you got yours as well. Today is a picking up of a dog’s medicine and a paying of a monster cellphone bill. Wearing Epic body butter preshower but will wear Lonestar Memories. Wearing my short listed perfumes will help me make a decision for a new full bottle.
Oh yes I did!!!
Adding it to the mini Marzipans college fund ( one down and two more to go ?)
I am sure it’s a massive relief to so many people. I feel bad for the people out of work and so many haven’t gotten their unemployment checks yet. Some of them have been waiting a couple months for it.
That’s awful. Hope the unemployment checks get out soon.
My mother’s part time caretaker was on the phone with our state’s unemployment office for “2 hours and 8 minutes” yesterday, finally got through to a representative and the call dropped (her husband is laid off.) Beyond frustrating.
I was speaking to a musician friend yesterday and she tried for 5 weeks to register for unemployment and could not get in. Finally, they called her! So now she’s set but it is no joke nor are those small businesses trying to get loans.
I did too. The bank will be happy to see my car pmt on time this month. Plus paying off the last of my sons dentist bill. Going to hold on to the rest though, since I haven’t received any unemployment yet.
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And ???? for the unemployment checks
Yes, I got mine as well. For about five minutes I went hog wild perfume shopping in my imagination, then, reality slapped me across the face and I put it into my savings account ?
LOL ?
I did the same!!!
Just read they have pretty much closed all of Pisgah NF until the beginning of SEPTEMBER! Gosh, I should have stayed out west! ?
Wow, that’s a long time. Our governor closed our state parks too after a warm up over last weekend and people were out in droves. All the local playgrounds are roped off too, I feel bad for people with little kids, I remember all that pent up energy!
I’m being a whiner really. In the grand scheme of things, I don’t have a single thing to complain about, but oh GOSH! I was feeling very sentimental because I lived here about 20 years ago and was wanting to “revisit” some of my favorite places. And I still have a couple friends here that I’m unable to see, although we do the occasional hours long phone call. ?
Mine arrived in my bank account today….I am very fortunate not to be in need, so I am going to transfer it over to the local food bank. So many others have less and are really in need. Hope all of you are well.
Wow, that is beyond super nice of you!
that’s a beautiful thing to do
Oh wow, thank you for your generosity ?
Very kind and generous.
You rock! Very kind and gracious of you, at this time we should all try to “put a little love” in this world.
??! That is compassionate and rather civic-minded of you!
Enjoying the glorious Fleur de Cassie today. I’m looking forward to a long weekend – I’d originally had a trip planned, and so instead of cancelling my vacation days I am going to take them and figure out how to have vacation in my house!
FdC is glorious!
You smell fantastic!
staycation for the win!
Ganymede
A mix of mandarin, violet, immortelle and suede.
After spraying this, I went into my closet and put on my favorite suede skirt, Sandro, picked it up for a song at a thrift store long ago. I feeling very sexy today. I even applied makeup.
Yay you! Your perfume sounds great!
I am dressing up everyday, that is my rebellion
And perfume of course too
You go girl!
I tried that one in store just before the shutdown. Four days after, I wore the same sweater again and I could STILL smell it very distinctly. Almost scary…
scary good or scary bad
The jury’s out for me. It is very good, I tried Bruno Acampora Musc on the other arm and Ganymede didn’t smell cheapo or bad in comparison. How do you like it?
Ganymede is a long symphony..I feel like I am finally getting to the dry down
I think it fits my mood, I need something uplifting but also like the leather note that inspired me to dig into my closet.
PSA Sisley Paris is having f&f (no affiliation)
I don’t remember them ever doing this!
What do you like from this brand?
I think they have a mask I tried years ago and was impressed by but not enough to spend the money.
Their skincare is top notch, and their makeup is nice..but everything is so $$
They also make some perfume, and that was the reason I added the PSA
Ah, yes! Perfume
Wowza!! I haven’t even taken a shower (yet!) Need to decide what to where scent-wise before I give up my thermal shirt and pj pants.
should be “wear” need more coffee
Ha! I am up early (the joys of kids)
I’m wearing a new pair of jeans today!
Good for you!
You smell lovely and your outfit sounds sublime! Thanks for the cheery email! ?
You welcome! Glad you decided to stop by.
What do you think of Ganymede?
It grew on me. I liked it but wasn’t moved to buy it. People at work stopped me several times asking about my perfume, which is very unusual for my area. I think it just works on my skin.
Maybe it has more projection than I am giving it credit for, if your coworkers can smell it
BaV
But am also adding lots of Nivea from the blue tin. A very early birthday present from PL67. I adore it because not only does work fantastic on my frequently washed hands but the smell takes me back to my three year old self….Nivea ,Vitabath Jean Nate and 4711 were scents of my childhood….and the tie in to the CP is that I began ballet lessons at the age of three.
Aww, how sweet.
My mom didn’t buy Nivea or 4711 but we had Jean Naté and Vitabath. And BaV was her dress up & go out perfume.
Oooo!! I am wearing your mom’s special fragrance! Love this!!!
Oh, 4711 — that was my first-ever fragrance, when I was all of about seven years old. And Vitabath was a staple for my mom, always and only the green one.
I love Nivea cream. That’s my favorite hand cream and the smell doesn’t interfere with whatever perfume I wear. Oldie, but a great one!
I agree!! Thank you for it!
I adore the scent of Nivea. I have a little tin in my desk.
It’s great on the hands, right?
I’m wearing Ananas Fizz today. Does anyone else get a crayon vibe from this? I thought the tulip picture was a very raggedy carnation. Pretty, whatever the flower.
Haha!We’re on the same page about the picture!
It appears to be a parrot tulip or possibly a variety of fringed tulip…when they open all the way they no longer look like other tulips, sometimes they look like carnations and sometimes almost like peonies or roses. I think many people are only familiar with the “regular” tulip…there are all sorts of cool tulip species with different petal shapes.
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/parrot-and-fringed-tulips-to-grow/
https://www.gardenia.net/plant-variety/tulip-types
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/tulipa-estella-rijnveld-parrot-tulip
Oh I absolutely love those red and white fringed ones. I used to go crazy buying fancy tulip bulbs in the fall to plant in my garden when I lived in Massachusetts. I would pore over the offerings at our big local plant store. Then in spring I had quite a showing.
Good morning Y’all!
Decided last minute running out the door to go with Elizabeth Taylor Brillant White Diamonds. On FragranceNet It’s described as a “soft powdery floral” with no other description. I’m getting a ton of lily of the valley right now, and it’s quite nice….
Sounds pretty good Jada!
I am wearing Le Cri today.
I will try not Subscribe to ALL comments today ?. I received more than 200 emails last night, because i accidentally did yesterday
(Tried to unsubscribe but it didn’t work, or I did something wrong)
Lol! Too funny.
I have done it too – email bomb!
Love Le Cri — I keep meaning to order that one before it goes out of stock again.
Wearing Serge Lutens Renard Constrictor.
Haven’t kept up with the latest Serges. What’s it like?
It’s nice but not nice enough for its huge price tag. It’s a fruity jasmine with some animalic muskiness from civet.
Larry the cat and I are sitting on the front porch watching heavy snow blot out the green grass and weigh down the blooming trees ? we put a few storm windows up last week to enjoy the 70F air, currently it’s 29F. Spring in the Midwest! This is the same snow system that caused a 50 car pile up in Chicago earlier, I hope everyone is ok.
I’m craving incense again so I’m wearing Tauer Incense Rose for the second day. Thanks to the NSTer who sent me the decant!
I love incense rose! You smell perfect for a snowy day.
I would be so angry if I was in a 50 car pileup during a pandemic. Kind of like a cosmic practical joke.
Incense Rose!!! one of my faves. Sorry about the snow, it is chilly here, but the sun is bright. My cherry blossom tree is just a day or two away from full bloom.
We had snow flurries yesterday but nothing stuck. Forecast for the weekend looks better.? Like you say, spring in the Midwest!
I thought I’d tried all the Tauer roses, but I’ve overlooked Incense Rose! Paestum Rose is my go-to rose-plus-incense; it’s a great combo.
Paestum Rose is wonderful! Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Inner Sanctum is my favorite rose/incense and I like the Tauer a lot – they all smell completely different. You’re right, rose and incense are a great combo
I’m wearing Jo Malone’s Mimosa and Cardamom today. I really like it, but only on days cool enough to wear a sweater.
Having a quiet day, drinking coffee and trying not to look at the news. I used to be an avid reader, but every time I’ve picked up a book in the last month I haven’t been able to make it past 3 pages. Anyone else in that boat?
we don’t have cable so avoiding the news is easy
We do get the WSJ and the New Yorker, I ease into it but haven’t picked up the NYer other than to look at cartoons.
As far as books, being home with the kids I have less time to read (or anytime for myself) Mr L is giving me a break this afternoon, but I choose this time to check in on my neighbor who is alone. She is a retired biology teacher and she just moved to our building. I have be-friended her because she has taken a liking to my kids and she also loves clothes. So I pass on all my fashion magazines to her…
Sorry for the long post. I have a lot to say today!!!
You are a good neighbor!Hope Wednesday treats you well!
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Did you enjoy quiet time at 2:30 in the morning? Burning the midnight oil? I read your post yesterday but was locked out of NST for some reason..
Anyways it made me smile
Haha!Yes I did,thank you.I had focaccia with extra garlic(cold leftovers from dinner) and a big cup of hot chocolate,one of my favorite midnight snack combo’s!Haha!??✌?
Yes, in your boat as I suspect many of us are. My attention span has been challenged significantly these past weeks.
Yes, I too can’t concentrate enough to read a book. I’m watching streaming TV instead. I’m trying to space out the final episodes of Season 3 of Babylon Berlin because the show is so gripping I will mourn when it finishes. (Season 4/is still a while off.) it’s on Netflix. Definitely not for everyone: sex, violence, decadence.
same! I used to read a book a week, not it’s one book every three months or so. For me it’s mostly because my eyes get tired after about 10 minutes, so I take a break, then forget to go back to reading, or I fall asleep.
I’ve been finding it much easier to read nonfiction than fiction. I think it is something to do with the way nonfiction presents and provides information compared to the work required by the reader to enter an imaginary world. Not sure though. Books of letters or diaries are really good as you can read them in smaller, bite sizes…and autobiographies are usually easy. Travel writing is great for escape. I have been reading a lot of archival material online which has been wonderful.
On a garden theme you coukd try Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature. Written in diary form about building his garden on the windswept shingle south coast of England. He was a film director who died from Aids.
Also, writers like Richard E Grant, Alan Cummings, Carrie Fisher for entertainment.
Margaret Foster …have to look it up…back in a sec
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/apr/19/featuresreviews.guardianreview14
Diary of an Ordinary Woman…actually a fictionalised diary of a 98 year old British woman who has lived through wars etc.
And Australian Helen Garner’s essays…She is fantastic, always
I don’t have much time to read these days, but I’ve been re-reading Cold Comfort Farm over the last few days, and it’s done wonders for my state of mind. Definitely in the mood for things that are funny, radiant, and engaging!
SOTD is Jo Malone’s Orange Blossom – love the green freshness of it.
That was my first JM full bottle. I bought it because Barbara Herman sent me a photo of herself and that bottle was in the background ( along with Gucci Rush, which I also blind bought).
And I think it’s one of the very best orange blossoms on the market!
Chocolatemarzipan, have you tried Le Labo’s Fleur d’ Orangeur 27? It’s Orange blossom on steroids!
I purchased the lotion and it was so strong, it lasted all day.
Nooo!! You just created a lemming LOL ?
Next trip to Manhattan I will test it out. Thanks for the rec!
Oooh.
I’m in MFK Cologne pour le Soir. Haven’t worn this in ages!
My banana bread came out pretty good despite the fact that this oven cooks unevenly. I’ve never had it rise so high! Toasted a couple slices this morning and now the whole cabin smells like banana bread again.
Happy Hump Day✌?
be right over…
Smells delicious I’m sure!
I tried a new recipe last week – lemony turmeric tea cake. It was lovely but I think my turmeric was not very fresh as it didn’t come through as much as I had hoped and expected.
I wonder how it would taste with cardamom instead of turmeric ?
Yes, I adore cardamom and have a cake I make with this. Lemon and cardamom.. hmm
That sounds good. I do a pistachio and cardamom cake now and then, and just love its cardamomyness.
Pass me a slice!!
Yum!!!Now you have me craving some fresh banana bread!
Little pleasures.Enjoy!!??✌?
Yum!!! I have a few rotting bananas waiting for me to bake!
Do it! Your whole house will smell like heaven. The more rotten the banana, the better the bread! ?
The only good use of any banana in my book!
Yum! Both for banana bread, and banana bread toast! It never lasted long enough with my family when I was growing up to be made into toast.
SOTD is Serge Lutens Sa Majeste La Rose.
My choir is celebrating its second anniversary, so we are holding a Zoom party right now. ?
aww… congrats and enjoy!
Congratulations! Have fun! ???
You smell wonderful!Enjoy the virtual party!??
SOT last couple of days:
Sunday Iris Cendre – was perfect
Monday – had an iffy day, tried EdM, Si Lolita and finally LL Fleur de Corail. I think the LLs are too bright and happy for my mindset at the moment.
Tuesday: very rainy day and MdO Chamarre was great. Good longevity too.
Today: SL Miel de Bois for a bright but cold day.
Hang in there, bored people!
You smell great today Amyitis!!
SOTD: YSL Libre (very lightly sprayed)
Tulip gone wild! I like that pic
I think I need to pick up some flowers for the apt. I can’t believe I’ve not done so yet. I guess it’s all the flowers blooming outdoors that have had my attention.
My husband stole a branch from a viburnum bush down the street (he said it came off in his hand! as if!) and it made my office smell fantastic for a few days. I need to get out there and find something else — from my own yard — to bring indoors.
Seems we are well ahead of usual when it comes to plants and blossoms blooming in Toronto. The forsythia is already out in some spots! I used to live in a different neighbourhood than where I am now. There was this bush in someone’s front garden with little yellow flowers that always attracted attention because of it’s scent. Nobody knew what it was but most agreed it smelled like chai tea! I finally managed to determine from online searches that it is golden currant and the blossoms have a clove/vanilla-like scent. I moved three years ago in February and thought come April “Oh no! I’m going to miss out on that lovely chai tea scent wafting up the street!” Once it warmed up I was so pleased to discover that just across the street the apartment on the corner had them lining the side of the building. The little flowers should be opening soon! Here’s a link…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribes_aureum
Those are pretty! How interesting about their scent!
I love the smell of Ribes aureum.
Oh interesting, don’t know if I have seen that or not.
Robin, one of my most treasured scent memories is literally following my nose in the dark (coming home very late from work) in order to find out what the wonderful scent was.
A branch of that bush also came off in my hand, and I finally managed to identify it as viburnum.
I guess not all varieties smell the same, but that one was incredible — like vintage Caron Bellodgia with indoles instead of sandalwood. I’m surprised there aren’t viburnum perfumes.
I’m surprised too! We have 2 viburnums, one smells great (although not as great as the one up the street) and one has no scent at all.
I stole a gardenia yesterday, and I’m not one bit sorry!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AtbmcpPEu7Kp-gzwzdcC_cfLuUjO8AeWlFRE0/?igshid=e4tfuhfr355i
Haha! I’m getting ready to steal lily of the valley which should appear sometime in May!
How did yesterday’s scent go over with the husband?
I too need to get some flowers. Walked by the beautiful hydrangeas at Whole Foods yesterday, but not something I was going to stand in line for….
Not a peep. Very surprise since that one lasts all day and it’s quite noticeable. I’m not even going to ask him about it. Perhaps he was being gracious.
I hear the lines at WF and TJs have been insane. We go to a local grocery store and there’s never a line.
Is it hump day already?
I’m heading back to Poznań in a few hours because work tomorrow.
SotD is Aedes Pelargonium.
Safe travels and be well, Lucasai!
You smell wonderful, Robin! I was going to wear Brin de Reglise again today, but woke up craving for Osmanthe Yunnan. That’s what I am wearing today. Another Hermessence that I enjoy greatly.
Sunny, but windy and cold today. Drinking a cup of iced coffee and having some Pancakes & Syrup flavored Peeps. Wow! They are really good! I need to hide the package, otherwise I will eat them all at once! ?
I will certainly be in that this week too, in fact was thinking of it for Friday.
Pancakes & Syrup flavored Peeps — I did not know, but I should have!
Those flavored Peeps are really good! I got 4 packages yesterday from CVS (in my search for tp ?) since they are 50% off now. The Chocolate Pudding flavor is delish! I have not tasted yet the Root Beer Float and the Cotton Candy flavors. Saving them for tomorrow. If you have a chance give them a try. They are fun!
I have never seen these exotic flavors! Just as well for I would be buying them all! I actually made an Easter basket for the eldest and it’s in the basement waiting for her if she ever gets to visit… unfortunately I have already eaten half of the candy that was in there!
They are easy to find here in any supermarket or store, especially during the holidays. What is left after the holidays always get 50%-80% off. I did not buy more yesterday, because I also got chocolates. Enough sugar for a while! ?
Ah, chocolate pudding sounds fun!
It is!
I’ve never seen those peeps either!
I usually don’t see regular or flavored Peeps in the stores, but they are easily found during the holidays, especially the flavored ones. However, they are always available online.
How about bacon? Do they have bacon flavored peeps? I could really get into those…!
They have not come up with bacon flavored Peeps yet, or at least I am not aware of it. But as a bacon obsessed person I hope to see that Peep flavor eventually. I love Peeps!
Okay. I’m not a Peeps person…but pancake and syrup? May be worth the walk to CVS.
Worth the walk! They smell and taste like pancakes with syrup! ?
I bought peeps the day, but only saw purple ones. I like to open the package and leave them out overnight so they harden up a bit.
You are like my mom, she also likes peeps when they are a bit hard. I love them very soft!
This is adorable!
LOL! I used to do the same thing with Peeps. My brother and I both preferred them slightly stale. ???
Wearing Chanel Baritz Cologne today trying to feel like it’s actually Spring.
Weather is not spring-like here at all today! Hope the Chanel is helping.
Profumi del Forte Vittoria Apuana today…I smell like a pina colada which is perfect timing for warm weather in southern CA today after a strange week with 5+ inches of rain.
I so wish I was still in San Diego.
Tulip?I thought it was an exotic cultured carnation in that picture!Beautiful!
SOTD Dior J’Adore.When Victoria from Bois de Jasmin did an article on how to distinguish the original formula packaging from newer versions,I went on a quest to find one.And I did!I used to treasure it,but today I spritzed like CM8!Haha!
Happy Wednesday you cool cats and kittens!(OMG I loved Tiger King!!)
XO
See the tulip links I left for PriscillaE above!
I saw it and went straight on investigating.So pretty all of those!Thanks!??
When we watched that show, Mr L commented that my wardrobe is very similar. I guess I have too much animal prints.
Haha!Who doesn’t love a good animal print!???✌?
Not just animal print, but shirts with large cats also.
Meow.
Oh boy!!! I can smell you from here LOL ???
Well good,then my application method was a huge success!!????✌??
I wore J’adore last night, mine is about 7 years old.
A small spritz of SL Rahät Loukoum, which I love, though it can be kind of an attack dog in large doses. A big, sugary attack dog.
In small doses there’s a bit of smoke in the cooked-sugar accord which I had not noticed before. Caramelized almost to the point of burning. It’s kind of nice.
Haha, a big sugary attack dog. I think I’ve met one of those before.
You smell great!
A big, sugary attack dog that knocks you into a giant cherry-marzipan trifle and holds you under! I’m not generally a big fan of sweet, foody fragrances but I love Rahat Loukoum.
LAdDM. Another sunny and chilly day here.
My stimulus was not in my bank account this morning and I didn’t really think too much about it, but then it occurred to me why. I checked the irs website and sure enough, it was sent to the checking account I closed after my paypal got hacked. Ugh, now I’ll have to deal with that. The bank’s website is having delays and I can’t even log in and the hold time on the phone was 20 minutes.?Oy. Luckily I don’t “need” the money right now.
I told my girls we’d go through the Culver’s drive through for lunch today. We haven’t eaten out (obviously lol) or had take out since this began. The last time we ate out was March 10 B.C. and I’m getting sick of cooking. Really craving a cheeseburger and fast food fries.?
Yeah, I’m really jonesing for a Panera Chicken Caesar Salad. ?
Some Panera’s deliver, we order at work sometimes.
house twins!
Last night I was out picking up a prescription for a family member and drove past In and Out Burger. The smell of burgers and fries was intoxicating. I did not succumb to the siren call of the drive-thru, LOL.
I hear you on “sick of cooking”. Last time I had something not prepared at home was March 9. It seems like forever ago.
I’m in Jour d’Hermes this morning, and when I’m paying attention, the citrus and flowers brighten up an intermittently gloomy day. I’ve been playing with Bronze Goddess lately, which will probably be my afternoon choice.
Fragrance purchases/small anticipations: I ordered a couple of samples from Sage a couple days ago – Onyx and Peridot (separate, evidently you can also get them combined), so I’m looking forward to those. A few kind people here recommended some coconut/lime combos to me last week; I still have those to explore.
Tea: Upton Mist Valley Estate Second Flush
Reading: I just finished The Splendid and the Vile, and Wodehouse’s Joy in the Morning a few days ago. Not sure what’s next.
I adore Jour and Wodehouse!
SOTD is Yohji Homme. Lavender + coffee. I’ve been craving lavender a lot lately for its calming influence, but this tall & skinny bottle always wants to fall over so that about gives me a heart attack… might cancel out the calming lavender, lol.
My blind buy of Jo Malone Lavender & Wisteria arrived yesterday, and I am itching to try, but the box must sit on the shelf in its quarantine for a few days. Grrr.
Yesterday I caught Kooky the cat deconstructing the puzzle that DH & I have been working on. He was sitting on the puzzle, hooking his claws under the edges and pulling it all apart! Monster.
I bought the Lavender & Wisteria as well. I smell a fair bit of white musk in it, but it’s nice.
Maybe keep it on its side in a little box? I was going to suggest a lining for it too, but that might be too much.
That’s so funny about the cat — I hope you caught him on video.
Funny kitty
I love Yohji Homme. It os a perfume I wore when I lived in Germany and I remember that the glass seemed light and more fragile than other perfume bottles. I have never seen it here in perfume wilderness
He is trying to keep you busy
Wow, smart cat!
Really hoping that today I can find time to go back and read everyone’s comments. I need my smellies!
Am comparing two carnation frags this AM. I love them both. On my left arm is AdV’s Oeillet Bengale (courtesy of a lovely and generous NSTer) and on my right is Prada’s Infusion d’Oeillet.
Semi twin in OB. You smell fabulous.
Hello OaklandF, I replied this morning to your comment yesterday about Mary Renault. Not sure if you read anything from previous days.
Hope you have a good day ahead…
I saw your comment! I think once I get to Circe and read it, I can decide if I have an appetite for Silence. That may take some time–so many books, so little time!!
I am not sure you will enjoy either if Renault is your bar
So sad that the Aedes scents have been discontinued. I bought another bottle of Oeillet Bengal before they disappear. You smell great.
They have been disco’d? The whole line?
Yes, the whole line.
Oh, damn! That was such a good line!
Damn indeed
Drat! I’ve missed out then.
Well my stimulus payment hit the bank last night and I promptly spent it on travel for November. Aeromexico was offering round trip Business Class tickets from San Francisco to Central America for less than $450 and that was too good to pass up. Thanksgiving in El Salvador!
I am sampling again, today is Marlou L’animal Sauvage. I was hoping for wild animal but got fuzzy kitten. This would be a good fragrance to wear to bed. It’s a warm musk with a tiny edge of sweetness.
Did you ever get a refund for the travel you had to cancel? I saw an article about SW airlines not refunding customers and wondered if you had a problem getting yours..?
Not foxbins, but Air Canada was allowed by the Canadian government to give credit vouchers instead of refunds. I lost $100 on Air Canada pet fees, United gave me a credit voucher. I didn’t try to get a refund because United waived the change fee and I am going to need to book another ticket in the fall anyway.
Air Canada said refunds will take 5-6 weeks to process. Can’t wait to see how much is left over after the non-refundable fees are subtracted.
I thought the stimulus was only for working people, so was expecting nothing, but lo and behold I just looked and there was a $1200 deposit from the IRS in my US account last night, so I guess us retired people are getting it too. Unfortunately I’ll be sending it right back to them to help pay last year’s taxes.
I think you shoukd have spent the money on car mats not travel!
My car mats have a lifetime guarantee!
Well in that case….Happy Travels!!!
“Fuzzy kitten” sounds like a perfect fragrance for right now.
Question: is eBay seller beautyencounter reliable? Seeing something I want.
Mitsouko on my left, which just didn’t appeal today, so I spritzed Oeillet Bengale on my right side. Much better.
Can’t tell you much my husband raved over Baiser de Russie. He thinks I should do a split. ?
Making sandwiches was shockingly tiring yesterday. There were only five of us, and we made 510 sandwiches. A total win-win because I slept incredibly well after going to bed early. My husband had his Zoom class, so I watched Netflix’s Memories of the Alhambra on my iPad. Another Korean series, but this one has some VR fantasy/mystery stuff going on.
And I’m drinking some Camellia Blossom tea right now.
Yes, I’ve had good experiences with them. You can also order directly from their website, if you prefer.
Only caveat would be that I haven’t ordered from them since 2018, only because I already have everything. ?
Thanks! Went to website so got 20% off.
Yes, you only get some of the deals on their website.
They may also be on Amazon.
I’ll often used ebay or Amazon to access these associated seller, for the convenience or for greater security with an unknown dealer, but beautyencounter is well-established.
“…only because I already have everything…” I haven’t ordered from them in a couple years for the same reason.
It is reliable. I have bought from them before without any problems. You can also go directly to their website. Even FragranceNet sells thru Ebay. I just compare prices before making a purchase. If you buy from them thru Ebay it may be cheaper sometimes.
Thanks! Website had 20% off, so that helped me kill the trigger. Oeillet Bengale is no longer at Aedes, so I wanted to get a set of travel sprays. I’ll never use that huge bottle.
Are you splitting this LizzieB? If so I am in!
The OB? No. No split on that one. It’s only 30 ml. The Baiser de Russie I may do at some point if there is interest. Those bottles are big, so perfect for a split.
Oh okay – thanks for clarifying!
I am raising my hand for the split.
Got it.
a while back someone hosted a split of BdR and I really enjoyed it
By that I mean “noted” not that I got the bottle…yet.
I have purchased directly from Beauty Encounter’s website in the past. They are legit.
Holt Renfrew complaint! I was trying to buy perfume for a friend’s birthday and couldn’t see the item on their site, so I phoned them. After pressing 2 for not having my call recorded, the robot not only did not connect me to an SA, but told me to GO TO THEIR STORE. You know, the closed one. I then wrote them an email and still haven’t heard back from them.
In conclusion, I bought a gift certificate at fragrancebuy, where my email question was answered in a couple of hours.
That sounds like great service on fragrancebuy!
Fragrancebuy is great.
Customer service FAIL with Holt Renfrew.
Fragrancebuy.ca is awesome! Very happy customer here.
Is that the one that shipping is only free if you buy 5 bottles?
Mitsouko today. It’s really lovely. Spicy and earthy.
And I am now in Vetiver Tonka, so we intersect at earthy
I am wearing Coco Mademoiselle and drinking my third cup of chai tea.
chai tea! Ears perk up
☺
Robin, I’m joining you in Hermes Brin de Reglisse.
I should dig out my Hermes samples…
I am so late getting back here to say hey twin!
As is so often the case, I was looking for something else when I came across this fascinating post by Denyse Beaulieu on pivotal perfumer and L’Artisan Parfumeur founder Jean-Francois Laporte:
http://graindemusc.blogspot.com/2011/11/niche-perfumery-loses-pioneer-jean.html
It’s containss a mini-history of the origins of niche perfumery, as well.
I realize nothing can last forever, but I really miss the years when Denyse was posting regularly on Grain de Musc.
So do I
Aroma M Geisha O Cha for me today. The green tea scent is very comforting!
When I first tried it, I thought it was a bit anemic, but a larger dose is proving to be quite lovely.
Oh good!
I was in a Poundland store this afternoon and applied thoroughly what I thought was hand sanitizer at checkout, it turned out it was bath and shower gel for sale. I did get a tissue from one of the attendants but she gave me a funny look.
A perfect spring day 15 degrees and sunny. I’m wearing Jean Patou Ma Liberte, a favourite lavender perfume with a great sandalwood in the dry down.
Ahahahahaha! Hopefully you gave the attendant an opportunity to giggle later.
? It was a little bit embarrassing, but I hoped she understood, we are now so conditioned to keeping safe.
It’s a fairly nice weather day so I applied a generous dose of Rose de Siwa.
Shout out to Lovestosmellgood for cheering me up today!
RdS is so very pretty! I associate it with you, Petunia.
<3
With pleasure
opps that was for Petunia
I’m having an Amouage week with Love Mimosa from a sample this morning. It’s cheerful, floral, and sweet. But it lacks complexity or depth, to my nose at least. I’m going to make some oatmeal cookies this afternoon, inspired by Deva the other day. I offered to share with two friends. But one doesn’t like raisins and the other is allergic to nuts so now I’ve got to make three kinds of dough: one with raisins and pecans for me, one plain, one with chocolate chips. Sigh. Well I will still feel good when I can share—and eat some!
PS I have no idea what if any Amouage might go with that photo for this week’s CP. ??
Interlude?
I do have that one, at least a sample. Sunshine might work but I hated it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Signac_-_Portrait_de_F%C3%A9lix_F%C3%A9n%C3%A9on.jpg
I always think that Interlude matches the Signac painting of Felix Feneon
Kneejerk reaction is Memoir Woman, but don’t ask why. I’m wearing Ubar this evening and somehow I think that goes too. Or Jubilation 25? I’m starting to think that I will make every perfume fit this photo.
Wearing Azuree for the photo today. 4 sprays of it is like 12 sprays of anything else.
Yesterday I wore PHI un rose de Khandahar. It was the last of my sample, and now I’m trying to justify buying a bottle, but I have to not buy anything for a while.
Not feeling working from home today. Pretty unenergetic so I’m just going to lay low after working. But, my washer/dryer will be replaced tomorrow! I’m really glad I live somewhere that has good maintenance.
Azuree is so bold and energetic, I like it a lot
It was my first full bottle after falling down the rabbit hole! And I still love it.
I live in dread of one of my appliances breaking down during the pandemic! Or even another light bulb burning out. I can’t get up on a step stool or ladder with my broken arm, and my building is only doing emergency maintenance now. I may be bathing by candlelight before this is over, lol.
Hope your appliance replacement goes smoothly!
Oh, I’m so sorry! My bldg says it’s only doing emergency maintenance also, so apparently this is considered an emergency? But they don’t do lightbulbs, so I’d be in the same boat if it were that. I wish I could change them for you.
To be clear, we pay an hourly rate for tasks like this, so they’re just as happy to change lightbulbs as repair a leaky sink faucet.
I’m wearing PHI today, from a sample, and wishing I had the space in my perfume cupboard for a FB. It’s so pretty.
Oooh, I have Azuree and didn’t even think of it for the CP.
Wore Terracotta today, because I decanted a split and got some on my hands, but it smells like summers a d holidays, so I am okay with this.
All of us in our practice had to do a virus test today and had to drive 30 minutes to the testing station. Thankfully I am not very prone to vomiting, they stuck the swap literally down to my larynx. Briefly had to think of Linda Lovelace Deep Throat… Ugh. Now waiting for the results, but I think I am okay.
Ugh, I did hear the test was very unpleasant. Hopefully you will not have the bug.
Yuck. That sounds horrid.
I hope you are ok!
Lol! at the Linda Lovelace comment!
But, that has to be awful!. I’m sorry.
gorgeous choice, I need to wear that one soon. Terracotta is like a tropical vacation in a bottle, albeit in the Guerlain style.
Sending positive thoughts and vibes for your results.
Felt like a Francesca Bianchi today so I’m in Lost in Heaven. Feeling kind of blah today, maybe due to stressful dreams and my alarm going off while in the middle of deep sleep. Or could just be because I’m back in my living room trying to meet a deadline while not being able to work as fast as I can when I’m in the office. Hopefully I’ll perk up soon.
However, I did take a lovely walk after work yesterday and then chatted with one of my best friends for an hour and a half. I got a white bean and cabbage stew recipe from her that I’m excited to try soon (well, my boyfriend will be making it, but I’m excited to eat it). Here it is in case anyone is interested: https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/vegan-soups-stews/irish-white-bean-and-cabbage-stew/#gs.3f5isa
Hope you feel better soon. I woke up from unpleasant dreams too – of a silly kind. I dreamed I was eating tons of cake and frosting and woke up feeling sick. LOL.
WHY would your subconscious do that to you?? So ghastly, and yet so funny…
It’s not even the first time! I have had these dreams before. I don’t know if the dream is caused by feeling sick, or if feeling sick is caused by the dream.
Aww that is a bummer of a dream about eating cake!
Ugh to the stressful dreams. Your stew sounds delicious.
Chin up!
I haven’t smelled that one but I am sure you smell great!
I like the looks of that soup recipe and am bookmarking it. I like to cook vegan and love barley. It’s very colorful! I only wish it gave calories. Maybe .i would do it without potatoes.
That recipe does sound delicious! Thank you for sharing; it’s right up my alley.
I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
Ugh to both the unpleasant dreams, and the alarm clock going off in the middle of it all. I hope you get a good night’s rest tonight!
Hopefully better dreams tonight. Lots of articles on people having vivid dreams right now…
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/style/why-weird-dreams-coronavirus.html
Oh, interesting. I’ll save that for a later read. I always have vivid, out there dreams!
SoTD:Violette Sacree, Au Pays de la fleur d’Oranger.
A beautiful gift from OaklandFresca!
Thank you so much! It’s a lovely slightly sweeter SL Iris Silver Mist. It is springtime in a bottle.
Bellissima
grazie.
Sunny and chilly here today! Teflon kitty is taking full advantage of the sunbeams in the bay window, while Spooky kitty is hanging out on the kitty heating pad. I actually had to turn our heat back on last night. ???
SOTD = back to Byredo Bibliotheque EdP. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My sample is about half gone now. This and a nice hot shower this morning have restored my perfume equilibrium. I’m still feeling a bit of “ugh” today, and I wonder if the weather roller coaster might have something to do with it. In any case, it means that I should be drinking plenty of tea! ☕
I smile everytime I read the name Teflon Kitty. It’s the best name?
agree!
It always makes me smile when NSTers share their kitty and doggo friends here.
“Teflon” is the perfect name for that particular cat. She is smart, sassy, and sometimes my furry little personal trainer. She LOVES playing “Fetch” with one of her toys.
yes to loads of tea! I was feeling bleargh last week for a few days, I drank tea non-stop, it was very comforting. Hope your day trends upwards.
Today’s tea was a green tea with mint and ginger from The Republic of Tea. It’s a favorite for “blergh” days.
+ ginger!
Oh my gosh Jalapeno, I love your kitten’s names. My dear friend and I have been watching kitten cams for the last few weeks and now I am dreaming in kittens.
They are my happy place.
I will be a responsible adult for awhile yet and not own any more right now but I dream of one day having a few more… I really could be that cat lady they all talk about.
Please keep sharing your stories.
SotD = PHI une rose de Kandahar
Just a sample smidgen on one wrist and I feel like I’m in another world. I love this scent.
PHI = one plus the square root of five, all divided by two
Why do I remember odd facts? My father is a math professor.
Happy Wednes-whatever-day, fragrant friends!
Smelling most excellent!
thank u, Deva!
excellent is a great word for Tauer scents.
I love this perfume too!
Such a marvelous perfume. A true beauty!
Make the world a better place.
Despite expecting to have more time in the mornings without my 20 minute walk to work, I’ve got nearly a week of NST to catch up on – my morning routine is slipping somewhere!
I am, however, still dressing for work, and still wearing three perfumes a day. My one misfortune so far was wearing Lubin’s Idole in the morning, followed by Miss Dior in the afternoon – there was still a lot of Idole on my jacket sleeves, and the combination was not nice.
I’m going to start today with La Rose by Le Galion.
last week a scent stuck to my sweater sleeves for several days, it was not fun! hope La Rose is making your day extra lovely.
Like Gaynor, I’ve been wearing 3 perfumes a day. I started out in Carcharel Eden, then Alien eau Sublime. I have snow and cold again today, so just applied a more wintery perfume. Lalique Elegance Animale.
lillyjo, how is the Elegance Animale? I have had really good luck with a few Lalique perfumes. My personal favorite is Perles de Lalique, which is a peppery rose. Eau de Lalique is a slightly spicy, airy citrus, very much in the vein of some of the Hermessences, and Encre Noire is a great vetiver.
This is only my second time wearing it. It’s very warming, I get something reminding me of cinnamon, and I find it only slightly animalic. I’m enjoying it. Sorry I’m not that great at description. I got this from the lovely pl67, so maybe she will chime in.
Wow, you found something that could cover an Alien perfume??? Impressive!
Eau Sublime is really light and lemony compared with the other flankers. It’s great in the summer, but was no match for 28 degrees today!
I came across a big patch of water cress crossing by a ditch during yesterday’s walk so took a handful…yum.
Another cold day…boucheron to the rescue.
It must have smelled good too!
Everybody’s kind good wishes must have worked. Thank you so much for that. It really helped.
I got the job! I still feel like I’m in a dream and haven’t felt so well in ages.
SOTD is Sweet Redemption, my favourite Orange Blossom.
Congratulations! Very happy for you??
Great news! Congratulations!
Congratulations! May the happy glow linger for a long, long time!
Such terrific news! Enjoy that feeling, and spritz on some more Sweet Redemption.
Congratulations!
That’s wonderful! I’m so happy for you !
Well done Austenfan! I’m so happy for you!
Will you have to move or commute for the new job? Will you still be seeing patients?
Thanks!
I’ll quit being a doctor completely. And I will have to move to another country, although it’s not that far from where I currently live. I’ve been training as a translator for the past years and my next job will be as a translator.
How exciting! It sounds like a big change. I admire your flexibility. Do keep us posted and I’m wishing you much success in your new endeavors ?
wonderful! thank you for sharing your good new
Thanks again, you people are the best!
That is wonderful news Austenfan. I am so pleased for you. Celebrate tonight and here’s to better days ahead!
Awesome news austenfan! It made me smile this afternoon.
Congratulations! That’s very good news.
Perfect perfume for the good news!
Wow…good news…at last!
Congratulations!!!
Oh hooray, what wonderful news!! How exciting.
That’s so great! Congratulations! I think good news feels extra good right now.
I’m late to the par-tay today but I’ve been wearing Lush Orange Blossom, which I think was discontinued, which makes no sense to me because doesn’t everyone want to smell like orange blossoms basically always??
(hand raised) yes, please! orange blossom always
The LUSH Orange Blossom perfume is back! I am seeing it on the US website right now.
SotD: doused myself in my orchid perfume from Singapore.
I wanted a nice spicy scent to distract me from grocery lines in 2°C weather, but it turns out there was hardly any wait!
So I’ve been sniffing on and off as I cooked this afternoon. I always want to be able to describe this scent to others better but it’s hard because it’s ALL different orchid oils! So difficult to pinpoint “notes”.
Made a pot of chili con carne for the rest of the week and have bread ready to rise overnight. Did not work out but was on my feet most of the afternoon.
Although I don’t mark down the times, I try to use my table-too laptop riser for at least 2 hours a day.
Joining in with the excessive fume “cloud”- err “crowd”. Wearing McQueen Kingdom parfum as well as a few spritzes of the edp. Dang I smell good!
Ah, and that one was strong to begin with!
I’ve been basking in Chanel 19 EDP today. Mr. G went out on a limb and said it might be his all-time favorite of my little collection.
Wow, Mr. G is brave and has good taste in perfume!
Indeed! ?
It’s my favorite of your collection too ???!
LOL!
I thought that was a mutant carnation ?
SOTD = Serge Lutyens Chergui
I ❤️ this so much!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_BZINTBDr2/?igshid=1h2o5rj3j6l8
In other news, although it is quite late and I may not get enough eyeballs, how many of you decide which color of clothes to balance out a light or dark load of wash? I certainly do and have actually been doing this even before the time of COVID.
I separate out loads by color a LOT! Typical loads for me are whites, darks (black, navy, brown), blues, greens, and reds. Sometimes it takes a while to get a load of a given color, but why rush it? It’s not like Mr. Jalapeno or I are going to run out of clothes anytime soon.
That’s so true about not running out of clothes. I tend to wear more colorful / darker clothing so I usually end up over time with a light load for every 2 or 3 of darker loads (over a period of 3 weeks).
Sigh, I have issues, so I’m sure I put way more energy into this kind of thing than necessary.
Darks = black, red, dark gray, and other dark colors but not blue jeans that shed dye. Red seems to be the color that bleeds the most, other than dark-dyed blue jeans. So if it bleeds and it’s with my black clothes it doesn’t matter.
Blue jeans go by themselves, esp. the heavily-dyed dark jeans that bleed. gain, if they bleed, doesn’t matter.
Lights: anything into mid-tones unless it’s red, and again, no jeans. I include white clothes that are gentle cycle or cold only.
Whites for me is anything that I use bleach on occasionally, ie socks, towels.
I am a single person now so this results in small loads sometimes – my OCD is not for everyone.
I hope this helps!
LOL. I just do lights or darks (cold wash and rinse, moderate spin) or towels / bedsheet pillow case (Temperature Boost, normal spin) and blankets (Temperature Boost, moderate spin) and jackets (cold wash and rinse, moderate spin). I’ve never used bleach but do a finishing rinse of half vinegar half water to brighten the wash and also fluff up towels.
I do … unless that will leave me with a very small load, and then I throw caution to the wind and hope that using a cold-water cycle will keep the darker colors from transferring. In those situations I’m pretty careful about what kind of fabric the darker items are – no jeans, and no natural fibers, as those are the most likely to run.
I must have been lucky because I haven’t had clothes that run in the over 10 years. That said, I do separate our lights and darks.
Mine run probably because I buy cheap crappy clothes.
Yikes. Not only can Innot spell, I just realized I edt out a word in my question! What I wanted to ask was does anyone choose which color clothes to wear based on the waiting to be washed pile? I will amplify more and I am as OCD as anyone else cares to admit ?
LOL!
yes, I do that.
I wear mostly medium to light colored clothing plus several pairs of dark blue jeans. I have a few pairs of black leggings and black chinos, a couple black tshirts and sweaters.
It takes me a long time to wear enough black clothes to justify a load of laundry. If I’m desperate to get my favorite black turtleneck washed I will make a point to wear black tops or bottoms (usually not at the same time!) for a few days.
Or like was said above I sometimes combine reds with blacks or dark blue jeans with black, but rarely do so because it “hurts” my OCD to run mixed loads, sorry if that’s too much info.
I have a few white pants and white tops that I wash with light colored towels, I would never have “enough” to wash a load with just whites since my socks and unmentionables are all colors. And I always run those as a separate load because I can’t stand to lose a sock, and I never do. How’s that for laundry OCD?
This all sounds so crazy-making but honestly I like doing laundry quite a lot, it’s a very satisfying “chore.”
I am too busy being OCD about other things that I can’t manage that one. I also have a wardrobe of about 6 colors (red, black, gray, teal, white, russet) that it sorts itself out pretty well. I don’t try very hard with my appearance.
Wore a few sprays of Dior Addict today.