It's Monday, if it matters. RIP Jerry Stiller. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing Marni Rose over Tauer Rose Delight.
Reminder: 5/15 is the International Day of Families. Name your favorite fragrance family, and wear one or more fragrances in that family, OR, make up your own fragrance family (like, say, wood pudding), define it for us, and wear the best example of that family.
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 glycine beauty [cropped] by u2tryololo at flickr; some rights reserved.
I have not decided yet what family I’m going to do this week. I am wearing a gorgeous summery floral: La Haie Fleurie. One of my favourite jasmines and Elléna creations.
Mmmm, I was wearing this yesterday and it made me so happy.
That’s such a beautiful scent, my favorite jasmine too.
Smelling good….
I’ve gotta pull out La Haie Fleurie soon. You smell wonderful.
JCE ought to be its own fragrance family, really.
When I started down the rabbit hole, I depended a lot on Fragrantica’s group designations to decide if a fragrance was worth trying. I found that I liked many fragrances in the Floral Woody Musk group, so that is what I am concentrating on this week. First up is Dame Passion Fruit, Orange Blossom & Vetiver. I was able to thunk a sample of this, and I like it well enough to want a decant.
Sounds pretty!
Oriental fragrance family
Encens Mythique
Facing the day in Chanel makeup and French press coffee,
peanut butter on challah bread. SmokeyT, you will inherit my wardrobe if I keep this toast thing going. What is this..week two of toast…
I have challah toast with jam and almond butter nearly every day.
ok, twin!
Oh YUM!
I miss mother’s Challah. *sigh*
You smell wonderful.
Peanut butter is one of the greatest foods ever. Imagine if it was rare and expensive, like caviar, people would have fancy parties with peanut butter on saltine crackers lol.
yes, and then we would eat with with long silk gloves on and fancy hats with flowers..
That sounds delightful!
Gloves! I’ve been thinking about gloves lately, why women always wore gloves in the past. We couldn’t bring it back now, we have to wash our hands too much.
yes, but this is in my fantasy world!
We ran out of bananas, no PB/Bananas on toast today.
I am trying (unsuccessfully) to be good. It’s not working well. In my attempt to clean out the fridge and freezer, I found a few gluten-free sticky toffee puddings frozen from last Christmas.
Of course, I had to eat one to ensure they were still ‘edible’…
Of course!
I try to be good also, but I have no will power when it comes to bread. I at least try to get in all my carbs in the afternoon and occasionally have a pasta dinner in the evening.
Oh, I should mention yesterday the ice cream shop opened across the street from me, I indulged ?
We’re on the same wave length! I purchased strawberry ice cream and drizzled reduced balsamic vinegar on top.
I was very good, only one serving and there’s some left!
Dame Gardenia for another rainy, busy and struggling to stay awake day. ???. Coffee to the rescue before I decide what to have for breakfast and my first Zoom work meeting in a couple of minutes! ☕☕☕
Happy Monday!
Here a link about makeup in the time of Covid-19:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/business/makeup-sales-decline-coronavirus/index.html
This doesn’t apply to me
I know! ???
That’s interesting. I’m only going to the grocery store weekly and to take care of my mom so I’ve quit wearing makeup unless I’m seeing people on Zoom. My breath under my masks makes my face sweat so why bother….perfume is a must, tho. Obviously.
My make up is usually very light and simple. These days I am letting my skin fully rest and I only wear a bit of moisturizer in my face after I take my daily shower. My skin is grateful about it. I can see the difference.
I said I was going to start wearing make up again, but haven’t.
Whatever your mood dictates is fine!
I haven’t looked at this link but NY Times mentioned Sephora and Ulta have seen large declines in make-up sales, partially offset by more sales is skin care and have flipped the proportion towards skin care.
That’s exactly what the article is all about.
Oooooh, what’s the Dame Gardenia like? I don’t hear much about his soliflores.
It is fresh, sharp and buttery, like the flower. I usually have problems wearing white flower perfumes. Gardenias have not been the exception, especially because they are blended mostly with tuberose. The Dame Gardenia smells just like the flower, which I like a lot. I have been wearing it very often this season. If you want to try it let me know. I have a full bottle and can send you some either now or later.
In Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau which I found recently still available in the old packaging at my local perfume shop (for the old price). I pounced as this one had been on my wish list but I was not willing to fork out for the bell jar.
Congrats on finding the cheaper bottle!
Good find!
Versace Versense. Not doing the CP yet, just enjoying this fresh citrus perfume. Fragrantica classifies it as woody floral musk and Edwards as “floral, fresh citrus fruity”.
I haven’t smelled anything from this house in awhile , should revisit when things open again.
Lalique Hommage a l’homme Voyageur today. I miss Jerry Stiller already…
Seriously, he was so wonderful.
Woke up in Hedonist Iris today. It smells like a cross between no 19 Poudre and Infusion d’Iris. Not exactly hedonistic to my nose. Wearing a dab of Miss Dior original today. My mother was really happy with her smart alec mug and truffle chocolates yesterday. Next week is her birthday and that is when she gets her big gifts.
You smell great from that description. Enjoy your mothers birthday next week
A cross between No. 19 Poudre and Infusion d’Iris sounds rather good to me.
Not sure if I would pay $175 for it.
I was wondering about the price tag.
After a weird weather day yesterday, we are back to sun today, but cool.
I’m going to do a week of musk, starting out in Le Labo Musc 25, thunked my sample. I do like it, but for the price I think Over the Musk is better.
Our rhododendron bushes sadly started dropping their flowers this weekend. They were so full and beautiful this year that several people walking by on the sidewalk in the past couple of weeks stopped to comment. They didn’t bloom at all last year, I think they were making up for lost time.
Roses are starting to bloom here in NYC..
Ooh, you smell fabulous! I love Musc 25, enough that I bought the smallest possible bottle.
Sorry about your pretty flowers.
?for musk week!
Right now in my part of Texas we have gardenias, magnolias, and azaleas. While not as prevalent, I am also seeing some oleander.
Wish I could have seen your rhododendrons!
I’m wearing Moss Gown, and inventing a category for it which is fragrances that remind me of my country childhood. (First Cut is the other important member of this family, and all the CB/Demeter dirt smells).
Nice category!
Lovely name for a perfume! And yes great category too
I can’t wait to see your scents this week. Where did you grow up?
New Jersey! It gets a bad rap but a lot of it is very bucolic.
Do you mind mentioning where, if that’s not too personal? If it is, I understand.
Mercer County
I have friends who live there! Cool!
Nice sunny day today, feeling sweet and cheerful in Parfait de Roses.
I can’t decide if I want roses or jasmine–or both!!!
Ooh. I haven’t worn that in a while. I should do so soon
Good morning y’all! My fragrance family for the week is Too Rare Not to Wear. I have vintage stuff that I never wear, and now is the time! So I’m in generous dabbings of Shalimar parfum from a TPC sample. I may reapply this afternoon to renew the reek!
what a great fragrance family and plan for the week ⭐️
Thanks! It’s going to be a fun week.
And it will be fun living vicariously through you all week!
That’s a great idea
Great theme!
love your new family!
At first I thought that was the name of a perfume, it would make a good one!
Goooood one!
My “Fragrances that Smell Like California” family week continues with Byredo’s Mojave Ghost. I love this scent, although my husband once describe it as “smelling like an alien’s shampoo” and I was forced to agree.
Have a fabulous Monday.
I love your category, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what you choose
fantastic! Mojave Ghost is such a great perfume name.
Oh perfect, I could do a week of that! CSP Aqua Motu, Kai, Azemour Les Orangers, Idyllwild.
Ha! Love your husband’s description!
Santal 33.
you smell like NYC
Gourmands/Vanillas…all week, all year…all life.♥️
I will be going through perfumes this week for the Swapmeet. My goal is to list 5-10 items. So far I am voting a big tester of original formula Eau Premiere off the island. I wore it a couple days ago and was reminded of Ostara which I also swapped away.?
As I was trying to pick a favorite fragrance family, I thought of you, and your loyalty to vanilla.
I will be going through my perfumes too this week.
I always think of you when it comes to vanilla
It’s finally raining this Monday but the temperature dropped to 8*C! For comparison yesterday it was 24*C…
I’m wearing Queen of the Night from Grandiflora today.
Oh, you smell wonderful! I’ve tried it a couple of times and am still not sure if it’s wearing me or not.
Thank you! I loved QotN right from the start
You smell great!
I haven’t chosen a group for the week, but I’ve been craving citrus lately.
today:
Fragrance – Bulgari The Vert
Fragrance family (according to fragrantica) – citrus aromatic
It’s a sunny antidote to a gray, cool day. It’s wearing off quickly on my skin, so I might spray my clothes, or maybe I will shift to Ormonde Jayne Osmanthus
Have a good Monday
Bet those 2 layer together well too.
I love Osmanthus. Bet that was a good combo!
I couldn’t figure out what perfume mood I was in this morning and luckily my eyes fell on a sample of Lush 25:43 in the baggie that holds my samples that are half full or less, meaning it’s time to use them up. So that’s what I’m wearing, and I did finish off the sample. I also have some left of this in the long black 9ml bottle. This lemony tonka is hitting the spot.
You smell great!
Love the idea of making up your own scent family, but I’ll be going there less creative, straightforward route with Leather.
Starting today in Cuir de Russie. Given WFH, I’ll be able to add another scent later in the day!
I love leather notes and am really looking forwrd to hearing what you wear.
Now I have Naomi Goodsir Cuirs Velours on left wrist, Memo Moroccan Leather on the right.
If the Naomi Goodsir were half the price, or if they sold smaller bottles, it would be a no brainer. The rum note really comes through though, and while it’s not sickeningly sweet, it’s still sweeter than I’d like for that size and price. There are way sweeter scents out there—sweet is generally not my thing though I have a few in my collection that veer that way—so if the notes appeal, still worth a try.
The Moroccan Leather is very green, resulting in “Ooh, I like this!” followed by “But if that’s the smell I’m going for, I’ll reach for No. 19 first.” Very easy to say no to an FB at $300 full retail, especially when I could get some Cuir de Russie extrait instead. (To clarify: was in EDP earlier.)
Chanel No 5 Parfum
classic
Parfum concentration twins. ?
Woke up craving Covet, which in my mind is in the green Gourmand family… It fits our cold and rainy weather. I must find my woolen socks.
Oh how wonderful you smell! I loved Covet nearly from the beginning.
Oh how I adore Covet. It’s such a wonderful perfume!
I have a bottle of Covet, and I really like it. It is a comforting scent for a cold day.
Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Tonka. I saw a few snowflakes this morning ? It was 26F here yesterday morning. Yes, I’ll take some cheese with that whine.
I can over you some manchego
*offer
26!! Blech. I was complaining over the weekend about 43.
???
Hi all!
Favorite fragrance family this week? I guess we’re doing two weeks of iris?
Actually, I’m wearing Ostara today so maybe yellow florals week for me. I do prefer them to the more ubiquitous white florals….
Hope y’all are are staying safe and sane.
Ostara is spring in a bottle!
White florals would of been a fragrance family to pick.
I love it! I feel like yellow florals sit better on my skin but I enjoy them all.
We’re iris family twins!
Absolutely!
What are some other yellow florals besides ylang-ylang?
Maybe Arden Sunflowers?
I’d say other yellow florals are mimosa, linden, daffodil/narcissus.
Yes this is a great list.
Sometimes jasmine is a yellow flower, but that is dependent on what else it is hanging out with in the perfume. And I always thought that yellow roses have a distinct difference in how they smell versus other roses.
Oh my, what a Monday! I’m in Hermès Vetiver Tonka today in hopes of finding some patience.
This company has been jerking me around and I’ve now basically told them I’m not tolerating it any more, so my departure may be imminent!
Hope everyone else’s Monday is going better! ✌?
Hang in there Deva.
My monday consisted of writing protocols for our “Covid-19 readiness”-file.Yay me.Lol.
Oh goodness, that sounds terribly exciting- Not! ? Hope your Tuesday shows some improvement for you!!
Hell yes,I’m working recovery room tomorrow with a favorite colleague,so will be a fun-ish day tomorrow!????✌?
Sounds much better that writing policies and protocols? Hope you and your coworker have a great day tomorrow!
Eek! Is this the agency or the hospital where you’re working?
The travel agency. ??
That’s really too bad.
It is. But nurses are very expendable, as we’ve seen during this pandemic.
Sorry to hear this, Deva. Is there another agency you can switch to?
Yes, there are tons of agencies, so that’s what I’ll end up doing.
Hope thing improve soon! Sorry it was a frustrating Monday!
Givenchy Organza,enjoying it even more in the cooler weather.I think “orchestral perfumes” will be my theme this week.
Smelling great! Organza was my honeymoon perfume. I thought and still think it’s very sexy!
Oh how cool!Love that association,and I’ve gathered from you it must be a favorite of yours,you share my enthusiasm every time I wear it!Haha!
XO
You smell fantastic! ?
Happy Monday M!
Thank you!??
Interesting and creative category!
Yes,I might just pull it off!
Portrait of a Lady tomorrow?
Amarige on Wednesday?
Poison layered with Fracas for Thursday?
Haha.
I WILL be fired from my job.Lol
I love your category idea!
I will try my best to figure it out to make it hospital-appropriate till Thursday,then on Friday I can go big and Go(stay) home,on my off day!Haha
Well, I guess if everyone is wearing masks they won’t smell you? My Mom (hospital nurse) keeps joking that she doesn’t need to but lipstick or breath mints anymore.
Oh I adore Organza, such a lovely perfume!
It’s one of those perfumes that actually needs an occasion,in my opinion,like 24 Fauborg,or some other opulent perfume.
I chose to wear it to work.Lol.
Life is drab enough currently.?
Sounds fun
It’s a good one and what a clever category.
Got an earworm from your perfume category, and now have an OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark) song in my head!
I decided to do a week of chypre florals. First up is Miss Dior Le Parfum. I don’t know if this is my favorite catagory, but it’s one I feel has matched my personality latley.
Over the weekend I caught my daughter trying to cut her hair. Some might remember her doing so about a year and a half ago, where we ended up having to just shave it all off. A bit of the conversation
Me- taking the scissors ” what did you learn from the last time you tried to cut your hair?!
Her-” that hair grows back give me the scissors!”
Sigh…
Is that Miss Dior with the strawberry note?I want that one,but never know which one it actually is!
It’s Miss Dior. ???
Heard about your IG account – that would infuriate me! So sorry it happened to you.
Lol.Okay,so just Miss Dior,now Le Parfum or edt or…Confused still!Haha!
Re:IG,yeah…why in the world would you hack someone with like 5 followers and 2 pictures??It baffles the mind.
Because people are nuts and stupid. I’m sure Deva will back me up on this statement ?
I am so sorry about your IG account! Missing your presence there immensely
No, it’s very powdery, and classic smelling. The one you are thinking of is Miss Dior Cherie, which is discontinued but I think you can still find it on eBay.
Oh!Ok!Things are slow to be discontinued here,so I might find it still at a retailer.Thanks!
LOL – Lessons backfire! Happened to me too with my niece as a follow up to a gift of a DVD Sesame Street Learning to Share.
My sister: S, what did you learn from the DVD that your auntie gave you?
S: I learned that L needs to share with me
???
LOL!
LOL!
In the 1980’s, when I was 16, I had kinky/curly hair down to my waist. Tried to cut it myself and it went terribly wrong. The day we were to meet my grandparents for dinner, at an Amish restaurant – was the day I decided to shave my head (Sinead O’ Connor style) except for curly bangs in front, and a rat tail down the back. Bangs and tail were dyed purple/blue/pink.
You should have seen the look on everyone’s face when I walked in the restaurant.
LOVE IT!!!!!
I had a variation of this haircut in the early 90’s–long ish on top, worn sticking straight up in a ponytail, rat tail down the back, shaved bald in between, rat tail dyed fun colors.
Maybe she has now gone through the training after last year☺?♂️
You smell perfect, we both love it.
LOL! Your daughter recovered better from her self-inflicted haircut better than I did when I tried trimming my bangs in junior high. My bang trim was a disaster…
I probably shouldn’t have but I had to laugh about your daughter’s statement lol.
Like Coumarin, I am doing a 2nd week of iris ❤️?
SOTD = Armani Prive Iris Celadon
https://www.instagram.com/p/CADlkgqBUV0/?igshid=13d88t4e91geo
It’s oh so good!
In Rosary Brigade news, I sent another passive-aggressive text and perhaps I was innocently judgey. I suggested prayers for some specific people and the leader quickly (and I meant instantaneously) said she will stop naming x and other political people; she will just include a short moment of silence for us to think about whom we want to include in our prayers. Message sent, message received. At the end of the day, God knows our intentions, verbal or otherwise.
I can definitely go with a couple of Iris weeks,I have a good number of really great ones in the collection.
Dooo eeet!
I have a bottle of Cuir Amethyst. I lost my cap and the plaque fell off. The packaging really doesn’t match the price.
I might be reading the rosary brigade part wrong, but the leader seems to be being a little stingy about who gets prayers.
You are correct about the stinginess which doesn’t make sense to me. It was a good compromise though a la no politics.
Oh how disappointing about that bottle. I admire the malachite bottle occasionally. Your experience is a good antidote to any impulsive purchases!
That seems like a good outcome.
Indeed!
This is probably judgmental on my part, but I think that a moment of silence for specific people is what should have been done in the first place.
Yes, it should have been done in the first place. I think we settled on something good and avoided partisanship.
Well I am copying you tomorrow!
Woo hoo!
Im going to enjoy seeing what all you pick for iris week no. 2!
Thank you!
Oh, naming a favorite fragrance family for me is like herding cats! I think it’d likely be chypres or orientals.
Today’s SOTD is Minuit Enchante by Laura Mercier, perfect for today’s cool SF weather and it may rain today.
I’m deciding up what cookies I’ll make for my nurses at UCSF. When I was Covid-19 tested on Saturday, one of the nurses recognized me – “Hey, aren’t you Dr. Ostroff’s patient who brings in all those cookies?”
I may switch gears and do oatmeal/coconut/chocolate chip cookies and banana nut bread (GF). Still deciding as the coconut macaroons are a hit and I want to spoil them a bit…
OMG,wish I was one of those nurses!!
P.S,Nurses eat EVERYTHING homemade…haha!
XO
You were recognized as The Cookie Lady! That is so great. You have a following! ?
All of those choices sound great, and will be a huge hit.
“Cookie choices”. Sigh. Gotta proof my copy better.
Love that! I’m going to encourage the coconut macaroons because those are the ones I want.
Good afternoon Y’all…..
Finally checking with Versace Versence…..such a nice citrus that keeps going all day long!
Sooooooo eager to hit TJ Maxx and Marshalls when they finally open again….I’m hearing the perfume deals are ahhhhmazing! ‘Cause you know, I haven’t bought perfume in sooooo long…. hee hee
Speaking of long time, I bought the 4 new summer Bath and Body Works scents this morning. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I don’t have enough skin surface area for all the BBW sprays I already own. I think it’s giving me a hit of dopamine during these stressful times…..
? they are so fun to buy, my youngest is six and I think she loves sent. I’ve let her put a couple BBW minis in her room and she’s draining them – I guess it’s not a great idea, but I’m kind of proud of her! I can’t wait to take her to the store when things open up and let her get a few things #enabler
My 15 yr old seems to really like the Fresh Cut Lilacs spray….I smell that on her a lot. I tend to swap out my shower gels quite a bit, and other night she came out and said to PLEASE leave the Clementine and Mint one in the shower please? She’s trying to finish that one…..LOL She says I have BBW ADHD….
? there are worse diagnoses out there!
I do love BBW sprays, I wish they’d bring a few of the classics back. The Waterfall Mist and Clover and Aloe were my favorites.
And they came in a spray body oil that was marvelous.
I love everything about them….the packaging, the B3G3F (which is a sucker deal, but then again I’m a sucker), rotating them by season,etc…..
I so wish TJ Maxx was not on the other side of town. Maybe it’s a good thing though, lol.
2 people in Versense today, pretty sure that is a record!
I thought the same!
Oh, for me the discount stores always inspire impulsive blind buys, and then I end up thinking, “Gosh, if I’d just used all that money to buy one bottle I really really wanted…” I get all excited in the moment, then regret it later.
The two exceptions to the above were these blind buys: Angel Muse and SJP Stash. Those were wins!
I’m in the dregs of my 1ml sample of Dryad and waiting impatiently for the FB to arrive. Not entirely sure what family Dryad belongs to, really, but on my skin it’s a dry, woody chypre. I’m also not sure what family is my favorite – I lean toward leathers and orientals in cold weather, light citrus-y scents and classic colognes in hot weather, and anything goes (except for musks or BWFs) the rest of the time (which is most of the time around here).
I have a hard time picking a favorite family too. Name a family and I can probably name a scent within it that I love lol!
Joining Robin in Marny Rose… I think this qualifies as a spicy rose, which is the category that led me down the rabbit hole… I highly doubt I’m gonna be able to be faithful to this category all week but at least I was for one day
In other perfume news, my friends husband solicited my perfume advice to find my friend her Mother’s Day present – after some back-and-forth, he decided on Franco’s – which she loves! If he had out and out asked me for a suggestion I would’ve told him Joe Malone tuberose Angelica (which I know she would have loved, because I know she likes tuberose, and I know she likes the brand) But We can’t go telling people what to do!
Fracas ?
Btw – Do you pronounce the S or no?
No you don’t ☺
Thanks ?
I don’t believe your pronounce the “s” in Fracas
Roger that!
I always do, but I learnt my French in the south of France where the pronunciation of certain words is quite different. Frédéric Malle pronounces it without the “s”
Interesting, so they would pronounce the S in the south of France? I never knew
So funny — I puzzled over Franco and decided it was yet another new niche thing I did not know about
I assumed they completely switched it up and went to an Italian restaurant.
Same!
? I thought the same.
???me too! It truly took me Re reading this 3 times in order to figure out if i’d missed yet another new brand.
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I still go to work every day and wear makeup. I live alone but even on weekends when I am home all day, I still put on makeup and wear perfume. It lifts my spirits, more especially now because all the recreational things I used to do are no longer doable, like going to the gym, meeting up with friends for happy hours, going downtown to places that have live music, going to a restaurant. All the fun in life is gone and only work, cleaning my home and taking long walks are left. I always remember that my mother, in her final stage of lung cancer at the age of 55, lying in her hospital bed in a weakened state of being, and still struggling to put on her makeup every day.
((Filomena)) – I think whatever gives us joy is precious.
Thank you for sharing that memory of your mom with us.
xoxo
You’re welcome SmokeyToes
Hang on to the little pleasures,yes.
This too shall pass,and when our lives return to normal yes,it will be different,and not like the “good old days”.But maybe,just maybe,we’ll be a little bit more appreciative of all the things that gives us little shivers of pleasure,and this time around,REALLY take notice to enjoy it all.
My 5 cents on the subject.
XO
Your first sentence, hang on to the little pleasures. So very true. Thank you, johanob. ?
So touching and poignant.
Sending you a BIG virtual hug Filomena, you so remind me of my daughter who’s in the same position. (I wish I could hug her too.) I admire your determination and fortitude.
You are dealing with this with grace.
I just wish that I could keep you company for the day.
I admire this! And sending ❤️
I always feel so much better with makeup but don’t do it dearly… Part of it’s because I don’t shower every day, just add the whole routine
I apologize for my ridiculous verbiage – I really need to check dictation before I hit post
Your message really touched my heart. Sending you hugs. As soon as the quarantine restrictions are lifted I am going to spend a week visiting my parents. This whole situation is tremendously sad.
I’m wearing Jeux de Peau because @ka_rina. mentioned it above. That also gave me my plan for this week: wear perfumes by SL. I have so many, I could do a month of them, I’m a bit embarrassed to say! But for purposes of narrowing it down, I’m going to try to do non-sweet, non-gourmand, non-fruity ones from tomorrow through Friday. I enjoy the more “standard” or typical ones but think I have enough of the cooler or non-standard ones to do them and savor them this week.
Yesterday we had a VERY nice meeting with Mom out at her assisted living center, with me sitting on the ground outside, Mom inside, my brother and sister-in-law up in Michigan, and all of us talking by Zoom. She was SO happy and looked very good. I’m very glad they arranged it, and also that they’re arranging for everyone out there, staff and residents both, to be tested for Coronavirus very soon.
Jealous of your SL collection.
Happy to hear you were able to visit with your mom yesterday. It’s a new and awkward way of being with loved ones, but at least she knows you’re there for her, even if it’s outside a window.
Don’t be embarrassed! You are amongst perfumistas ?❤️
I’m so glad you could have a zoom meeting with her, and so VERY glad everyone will get tested!
So happy to hear that you had a Zoom meeting with your mom yesterday!
I thought I would do florals today, jasmine and rose, so it was Diptyque Olene this morning, still detectable as a skin scent and the Cotswold Perfumery English Rose this afternoon, absolutely like its name and a powerhouse.
Don’t know that English Rose but I do love Olene!
Thank you, Robin, Cotswold Perfumery is a small, old British brand, still in existence, I also have a wonderful sandalwood by them. Surprisingly, they managed to be listed on Fragrantica.
I’ve just recently learned of Cotswold perfumery, because I watch a youtuber who commissioned a perfumer from there to make his perfume.
It’s an old, good British house, and affordable, I have two of their scents, vintage, the other one is Sandalwood.
From Thursday, our lockdown is going to be considerably relaxed. My first destination will be a fabric store, I have so missed looking at dress fabrics. It’s not like I don’t already have enough fabric
I’ve been well supplied with perfume as I’m still working my way through everything I have. I’m now on to a Fragonard sample set I bought at one of their little museums in Paris a few years ago. I arranged the box alphabetically, so it’s Etoile this morning, to be followed by Fragonard.
Enjoy picking out some new fabric!
SotAM = vintage L’air du Temps edt
SotPM = vintage Old Spice aftershave cologne
Enjoyed reading everyone’s choices so far today! You fragrance folks are a fun bunch.
I’m not sure what my perfume family might be for this week’s project, will give it some thought today while I clean out the perfume cupboard. Got some swaps that need swapping.
Today I’m wearing scents that remind me of my mum and dad. My mother wore L’air when I was very young. She still sometimes gets out her vintage bottle, it’s beautiful. My dad rarely wore scent other than his aftershave. I filched a decant from his old, old bottle of Old Spice. It smells fantastic. I’m looking forward to wearing it this evening, post-shower.
Watched the new-ish Jerry Seinfeld special on Netflix last night. I laughed so hard my sides hurt today.
Happy Shmunday, shmoopies!
Maybe Yes to Hermes?
hee hee, you are a mindreader, hajusuuri.
that’s my easy fall back option, and a good one to boot!
You were smelling great today!
So funny ‘shmoopies’.?
My theme for the week is ” unexpected pleasures”… Things in perfume and life that i never would have anticipated bringing me such joy. First up: Bee! Lockdown has brought me the unexpected and totally absorbing pleasure of ‘bee watching’ and I have the perfume to match.
It must be nice to be bee watching. It is always interesting to see other animals interact and just be.
I looked up the water squirting you mentioned earlier and apparently it is just water that they have to get rid off as nectar contains so much water. I just love these little facts of nature.
I love the little riddles in nature, too. I kept seeing them squirt but couldn’t figure it out….thank you internet!
Thanks for posting that picture yesterday! I once saw a bumblebee do that as a kid, and I thought I was seeing things. It’s rather cool to find out that it was real.
I meant to ask if you took the bee-squirting photo, Kanuka? If so, I am seriously impressed with your photography skills!
No, I didn’t take it. I took a photo of five tui ( big birds) feeding the other day and all I could see in the photo was the bush they were sitting in. Apparently, there is a site called Crap Nature Photography that would suit my skills!
Fun theme! I’ll enjoy observing this week.
Where did the day go? I’m wash rinse repeat in Brit Parfum which has now been confiscated by a mini. This is what happens Chez Marzipan when I wear something for days in a row.
No idea what to do for the CP. Might just skip it. My brain is fried.
Is that Burberry Britt?
Yes!!
For the first time in over 20 years, I’ve dragged out the sewing machine to make…face masks! I’m upcycling a bunch of old linen/cotton blend placemats that I don’t like and don’t use, and so far, I’ve made 5 masks today. I think I have enough material for 10-12. I have fought the sewing machine, and maybe am winning?
Wearing Botafumeiro, which is gorgeous, but feels totally inappropriate for May. Maybe I’ll do a week of inappropriate or out-of-sync scents.
I chickened out on sewing (I have a mini one still in the box) and I have my mom’s sewing machines which will actually never see the light of day with me because I am apt to sew my fingers to bits.
Good for you! My sewing skills are non existent so had to buy my masks on etsy.
Sotd, Chergui. I always have wanted to smell this on a man, pretty sure it would be out of this world. ?
Next time I go on a date, before we even start conversation..I will blast some Chergui on him. If he doesn’t mind that odd behavior..maybe we are compatible lol:).
Do it!?
Good barometer for compatibility!
It’s definitely Monday, and it let me know that in no uncertain terms. One unexpected load of laundry, due to cat vomit. SMH. ?
SOTD = Mon Guerlain EdT, from the sample stash. I think I like this version the best. I need to sniff it next to Burberry Brit Rhythm for Her, though.
Oh, interesting with the comparison…do tell once you do it. I only did one load yesterday and I’m glad I waited for the other loads because I just got masks I ordered from Custom Ink — the first batch was crapolla but I can see how useful they can be since they are very portable (and I have 24 of them so I left a bunch inside my car), albeit single ply. The new ones cost 3x more and are triple-ply. The package is in mail quarantine right now.
Bummer that some of the masks you got were flimsy, although light ones might be a good thing to have in the heat and humidity of summer. I know that the mask I have will be stifling then!
Jalapeno have you tried the mon florale version of this? I think you’d love it.
I do, it was the first Guerlain that I purchased. Light and lovely.
Let me know I can send you some!
I’ve tried the Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose version. I guess that is not the same as the Florale?
No it’s another version.
I really think you’d like it as there is something recognizable to Brit,
I’ll look up the notes and see if I can be more precise. Eau Florale is not as sheer as Brit but still very airy., with nice projection and longevity’.
I’d love to send you some so you can see what you think! We t holds up well in warm weather too.
That is very kind of you! I hope it won’t be too much trouble.
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I can see there being a connection between Mon Guerlain and Rhythm for Her. It’s been awhile since I’ve smelled either though.
Right now, my memory is telling me that both have a nice herbal lavender note. Not sure how similar they are after that.
Sorry about the cat barf. ?
At least it was easily cleaned up today.
Are they similar? Because I love BBR for Her. Sorry you had to deal with the nasties this morning.
I haven’t run the experiment yet. I’ll post results when I do! ?
Going old-school with Clinique’s “Calyx” – have worn it since 1988 when it was manufactured by Prescriptives. Doesn’t seem to have the same staying power nor projection but it’s still a happy scent for me.
Calyx could be part of an “Oldies but Goodies” family.
Beautiful photo.
Commando today.
Yesterday I did play with Gaea but needed to layer it with Rose Flash (just a drop) to get the rose to soften. It screeches on me.
I don’t know why this one sometimes smells too much like potpourri on me – I think it is the middle, the rose note. I also think it works best in cooler weather. I am trying to salvage this as it was a blind buy (I am hiding underneath the table now- I know better). I really loved the idea of it.
Anyone have experience to lend on this?
Oh that’s too bad. Maybe try it on a day you are running errands so you won’t be actively thinking about it. Sometimes perfume smells better when it’s being ignored.
Ditto!
Great advice!
I think most of us have done this at one time or another. Maybe it will grow on you?
I am hoping so Petunia.
Maybe it’s the wrong time of year or wrong weather for that perfume? I have a few that are season-specific perfumes. They just don’t smell right out of season to me.
I’ve always been a homebody. One of the small pleasures that I have appreciating even more lately is the arrival of spring birds. In addition to our usual assortment, we have three mated pairs of Baltimore Orioles this spring. The past few years, we only had one pair. I also spotted the first hummingbird of the season and a bluebird.
My SOTD was Rose de Siwa.
Beautiful!
I wish I saw more interesting birds, we just have swarms of brown swallows here… Not that I am looking too hard, but the swallows are very in your face.
We have plenty of plain Janes too!
Rose de Siwa is the prettiest rose perfume! Definitely pink roses with that one.
Lucky you with all those exotic birds!
Thanks Jalapeno! I wore Rose de Siwa because it is a spring favorite. I wish it would warm up. We had wispy snow flurries last weekend.
Yay! I love the birds too! I have hummingbirds already too.
They are adorable!
So hard to pick a favorite family. I have several I love! We already did iris last week which is a favorite.
Today I’m in Paris-Riviera (so pretty) for a day of telecommuting. I mopped and baked bread while on a teleconference and also worked while sitting on my patio a bit. All in all a good day!
I’m in the same boat… so hard to pick a favorite family or style.