Happy Almost-Friday! It's also World Snake Day. Birthdays today: Ida B. Wells, Ginger Rogers, Cal Tjader, Anita Brookner, Will Ferrell. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm finally getting some community project points in Arielle Shoshana Sunday.
Reminder: on 7/17, we're doing Nouveau Niche, updated...wear a perfume from a new (2015+) niche brand. (A repeat from 2015.) A partial list of brands collected from readers (I did not verify all the founding dates!) plus a few I managed to think of myself: Eris Parfums, Arielle Shoshanna, Goldfield and Banks, Carine Roitfeld, Gallivant, Altaia, Floraiku, Vilhelm Parfumerie, Chris Rusak, Parle Moi de Parfum, Parfums Dusita, Heretic, Skylar, Essential Parfums, Blocki, Hermetica, Marc-Antoine Barrios, Sylvaine Delacourte, Mizensir, Floral Street, Cire Trudon, Sana Jardin, Pont des Arts, St. Clair, Jorum Studio, Füm Fragrances, Areej Le Doré.
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 Stammbuchblatt mit Rose by Maria Sibylla Merian, Nürnberg 1675, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Paper Soap from J-Scent, which works for the cp and is work friendly.
Happy almost Friday!
I think I might have a J-Scent sample. I will have to look. Have a good day at work ?
And now we are house twins!
Yay!
Thanks!?
Oh, I used to have a J-Scent also. Will have to check and see if I still do.
Soft skin is the other one I want to try from this line.
Oh it was so cool and the air so sweet last night. I slept and slept. My robe has dregs of Eve and Indochine on it.
I’m taking a paid sick day off for a zoom doctor appt. and then have the rest of the day to do whatever. A long walk, maybe a nap. Stretch across the bed and read.
Post shower maybe some Chinatown.
Have a fabulous day off!
Sounds like a great day!
Stretch across the bed and read is my favorite day off activity. Enjoy!
It reminds me of when my sister and I would do it on hot summer days at home and Nancy Drew was our partner in crime.
What a nice day. Enjoy!
Enjoy your day! ✌?
Gosh your day, minus the zoom doctor call, sounds so wonderful!
I am in Chanel’s Gardenia but like Boy, it fades fast on me. so I will either add more or switch to Shalimar or another Chanel, maybe Boy again.
Perfume related question/advice:
There is a possibility that I may be able to get the Shalimar limited edition bottle, so my question or advice is, should I try my shot at this or should I save my pennies and wait for the flanker to come out this fall. The bottle is just with the EdP, it’s not a special formulation, just a prettier bottle. I wouldn’t be able to afford both, especially with my recent purchase during Macys Black Friday sale where I splurged on all things Shalimar.
Vintage Italian dress today
S(ip)OTD: Café Turk à l’eau de fleur oranger
Which limited edition bottle is it? Do you have enough of the edp to last you a good while?
this one https://nstperfume.com/2020/04/21/another-daily-lemming-3/
I do, I have 1oz bottle of the EdP
I vote buy the bottle. I followed the link and saw that in the comments, you said you needed it. You’re still thinking about it three months later, so go for it. 🙂
You must have this bottle!
As much as you love and wear Shalimar, you will have to repurchase anyway.
I vote get the bottle. I still have my first empty bottle of Joy.
When I was young, my mother wore Shalimar. Every Christmas, my uncle gave her the bottle. It sat on her dressing table with Arpege and few others and she would just about be out of it when it was time for a new gift. It’s a wonderful memory of an unspoken promise that went on for years.
Get the bottle.
That bottle is beautiful. Even after the juice is gone, you can display the bottle forever. And, if you decide not to get it, please let me know how to acquire it, and I will buy it in a second. 🙂 my username in g mail land.,.
The special bottle is very pretty… do you think it will last until this fall, so you can smell the flanker and then decide?
I don’t know, they have taken it off the USA (Guerlain) website and it was originally on there before the shutdown.
The bottle is really pretty. If you want it for the sake of the design, I would get it (before it’s gone) and buy the flanker later. Or hint to Santa that the flanker would be a great holiday present.
I think limited addition bottles are wonderful and a special way to enjoy a scent you love so much. I’d go for it!
The bottle is dreamy and someone may split the new flanker too or you could a sample of it too…supposed to be more vanilla which gets me excited but one never knows until that first sniff if it’s a winner but the LE bottle is a winner for sure.
Yes, I didn’t think maybe someone could do a split or a swap for a sample.
Opposing POV – I dunno, seeing as you already have the EDP, I’d wait for the flanker in the Fall and see what that one is like.
Keep in mind, I’m saying this as someone who has four backup bottles of Fendi, 😯
Perhaps I’m not the best example to follow! 😀
Ooh, that is a really really pretty Shalimar bottle, and they have come up with a couple of lovely ones. I agree – if you have wanted it for three months, go and get it.
I’m in the limited edition camp. It is gorgeous and you know you love it. The flanker is for tomorrow—an unknown, maybe wonderful, but maybe meh. Buying that bottle for yourself is truly a treat, not really a commodity. Somehow, saving for a future item in case you like it seems totally appropriate for a kitchen counter–but not for the sweet dreams of fragrance. Celebrate today, because who knows what tomorrow may bring.
Very well said! You just about talked me into buying it! Lol
Thanks..Ok I will cross my fingers and see what happens with the bottle. Hope its able to come into fruition…
I guess I’d say go for bottle if, as dottieNC mentioned, you are still thinking about it after this much time. The flanker will be around for awhile…no rush and I’m sure you can get a split or samples.
I have occasionally seen the limited edition bottles on Fragrancenet. But that’s a gamble…
As a fellow Shalimar lover, and also as someone who wants the flanker, get the bottle! That bottle is gorgeous!
That bottle is gorgeous, I say go for it.
Hair appt. went well yesterday for the most part. I’m using a new salon and I get partial highlights with a cut. I really like this guy but yesterday he overdid it with the toner and I had very pale lavender hair for about 15 minutes – yikes! He quickly corrected it but, 4 shampoos & cream rinses later (not to mention major neck pain) I left with a lovely cut and nearly-perfect blond highlights. Did the temp check on arrival and all in masks so happy about that. Years and years of doing highlights and this was a first for me with the purple. For a brief moment I thought about keeping it to be hip and cool and all, but I’m just not that 🙂
SOTD: Black Cashmere
Black Cashmere is great
I would love purple highlights! But I also used to dye my hair royal blue when I was a student, so I may be biased.
wooow — royal blue is quite a commitment! I’ve got a few friends with bright colors in chunks for the hair underneath so it pokes out here and there. I think this would be Ok for me.
You’re brave to go with the new salon! I desperately need to find someone new, but not sure if I’ll be able to switch salons given the pandemic. So instead I’m just growing it out; I hate myself with long hair, but at least I can pull it back. I guess it helps that I don’t colour my hair — things would be more urgent then. But purple (or royal blue) highlights would be more fun than the grey highlights I have, and I guess now would be the time if ever to try them. 🙂
I really wanted to go shorter but the longer is just easier as you say, it can be tied back or up vs having to keep a particular style.
Blonde isn’t an easy color to process, so many undertones! I’m glad he was able to fix it though. That had to be startling! 🙂
I definitely learned some new things about the highlighting process! I think I took for granted all the years of easy-breezy highlights.
Oh, I had a hair mishap this week, picked the wrong shade of hair color at the drug store. Normally, I dye my hair golden light brown with a copper/red tone.
I accidentally picked one with a blue/red undertone and it turned out red/violet. OOPS. 😯
It will grow out and it’s not the end of the world, but it gave me a laugh. 🙂
Big oops!
I used to do my own highlights with a cap and although it saved me a ton of money I’m very happy to let someone else handle it now.
I once asked my guy to go a bit more red. By which I meant deeper copper. Well….I ended up with the purple red of Sharon Osborne, which was absolutely not what I wanted. Thankfully, red fades. But, ugh.
you smell great
Glad your hair appointment came out like you like! I did have purple hair for a while (my hair is dark, had dark purple in it) and I adored it, but it’s definitely not for everyone ha! You smell great!
Project compliant though perhaps not work appropriate in L’Animal Sauvage from Marlou
🙂
I’ve already applied Queen of the Night twice and it’s only 10:30am… at least 30 spritzes. I’ll either keep spraying or switch to Eau de Magnolia.
Wow. That’s a lot of spritzes!
Do you always have to spray it so much, or is it because of the heat?
I think both – it’s not really strong on me, and it’s very hot & humid. After the second round it’s holding up better.
Finally some CP points for me too. Olibere Parfums Midnight Spirit. According to Fragrantica, this house released their first perfume in 2014, but according to Basenotes it happened in 2015. I am siding with BN, because it suits me. 🙂
The main notes I am getting are vetiver and cedar. The scent starts as fresh woody (walking in a forest and coming across a freshly cut tree) but gets warmer and darker – a bit smoky, a bit spicy. There is some oud here, but not much, so oud haters should be fine.
I like it so far.
Oooo, that sounds lovely!
That sounds wonderful!
Another day, another zoom job interview. I’m wearing No. 5 L’Eau again. I’m starting to like zoom interviews – I don’ t have to look polished from head to toe, no fancy shoes are required, and I don’t have to fret about whether my perfume will offend anyone or make them sick. (I also have no idea if my work pants even fit right now, and I don’t have to worry about it either!)
Have a great and fragrant day. Stay cool (or warm if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere)!
Good luck with the interviews! I think No. 5 L’Eau is a perfect interview fragrance, whether in person or on zoom.
Good luck with the interview!
And I’d add that you don’t have to worry about getting there on time.
Good luck! Feeling for you and many others who are trying to secure work right now. Attitude is 80% of it!
I only have two for the CP, so I guess I’ll go with Sunday today. I wore Saturday earlier this week when it was sunny and briefly summer. Today’s not shaping up that way. I’ll need something comforting to sniff while I go stand in line for an hour to return the backpacking gear that took a month to arrive after I ordered it, and arrived one day after we left to go backpacking. MEC (Canada’s REI) has not been my friend lately.
Whoops, that was meant as a standalone comment, not a reply! I do hope your interviews go well, though, and sympathize with not having to walk around in heels to get there!
Sending more good luck your way!
Best of luck!
Best wishes!
Love the list of positives! Best of luck.
Good luck!
Sending good vibes your way!
Good luck, hope it goes well
You smell perfect. Good luck!
Good luck with the job interview! I recruited someone via Zoom, and I know it has worked out well now that I’ve met her in person 🙂
Good luck!
You smell lovely.
Good luck!?
Hope that your interview went well today! Any more in your future?
I’m getting more CP points with Maison Trudon Mortel. I’ve got a sample, which is almost gone, but I’ve only worn it during cool weather. This works beautifully in hot weather. I think it’s the olibanum.
Yep, you smell great!
That’s a good one. I am debating between Bruma and Velvet Splendour for tomorrow.
In the last drops of my sample of Thierry Mugler Fougere Furieuse layered with Guerlain AA Anisia Belle. All green and refreshing!
Oh, I may wear Anisia Bella this afternoon.
It is such a nice green summer scent! A shame that it was discontinued, like many others in the AA line.
It is a shame! But I will probably never drain this bottle. Wish I’d bought the Laurier Reglisse too.
Gallivant London, which is my favorite of the Gallivants I’ve tried. I love the whole wet garden aspect, but wouldn’t mind a little more leather.
I enjoyed several of them, however not sure any enough to buy them. I do like the concept a lot though.
Finally getting some CP points with all the indies I’ve collected!
Memo Paris Inlé for me today, which I’m loving at first sniff. It’s incredibly delicate on my skin, and surprisingly more osmanthus and artemisia than jasmine.
I just remembered that Memo was founded in 2007 and doesn’t count for the CP.
Beat Cafe by Jusbox Perfumes for the afternoon then!
It’s true, they are old school now 🙂
Woke up in Narciso Rodriguez for her today. Still a no go for me. I finished another candle last night but have 2 more arriving today. BBW is starting to release their fall offerings. I am in Clinique Happy right now. It’s the only one I can tolerate today with this heat and humidity. We have some thunderstorms that are supposed to be coming and some are probably going to be severe. We do need some rain though.
Hope the storms are not too severe! We got some rain overnight, thank goodness.
I wish it would storm here. I love the sun, don’t get me wrong, but I do love an occasional rainy day. Hope you can stay cool!
Sampling Dame Peach Blossom, Violet & Vanilla and Bergamot, Jasmine & Labdanum today and both are lovely. ?
Mmmm, they sound delicious!
Sounds like it could be smoothie drink.
I recently bought some olive oil with Bergamot and I love it
I started the day with Hiram Green Vivacious from the split meet, a lovely soft violet that opens with spicy carnation and settles with a buttery orris. If I go through the decant quickly, I’ll consider buying a full bottle.
After a workout and shower, I put on Jo Malone body lotion in Nectarine Blossom and Honey followed by Viktoria Minya Hedonist. I’ve been wearing Hedonist for 7 days straight, since my bottle arrived.
I enjoyed my sample of Arielle Shoshana Sunday, although it’s not something I would regularly wear.
Same on Sunday. Really different but the dry down didn’t work for me at all.
Hi all, I haven’t posted in a while, things are quite hectic and stressful at work.
I needed a comfort scent, so today’s SOTD is Fendi vintage extrait layered over Coco body cream.
You could not smell more amazing!
Hope things quiet down for you at work.
Smelling AH-MAZING!
No idea why, but woke up craving the scent of jasmine. In BK’s Imperial Tea.
Jasmine = summer
one should give into cravings these days.
Jasmine is soooo wonderful.
Just got some samples from Indie Scents, and am trying out a spritz of Proxima by new house Centauri – ha, perfect timing for this week’s CP. Pretty fruity at the moment.
The perfumer for Centauri has a YouTube channel Fragranceview. It’s been pretty neat watching him deveop his own line over the years.
SOTD is Chandler Burr Untitled No. 8–some pink, peony and hay, mall scent, but I like it. It will play well with boysenberries and marionberries I’m about to go out and pick!
Ooh, berries! Yum!
Hello all!
SOTD is Le Parfum de Thérèse.
I’m going to have to dig deep for something to fit the CP tomorrow.
You smell so beautiful today!
2nd that!
Thank you Robin!
Thank you so much Calypso! I hope you’re feeling a little better today.
In the effort to perk myself up, I found this:
https://youtu.be/DB7DLUQJB8M
Perfect in every way, (the horns! The absolute joy! The outfits! The sound!) It time warps me back to being 9 years old, setting the dinner table, my mom’s stirring her simmering spaghetti sauce as we listen to this on the radio. We start dancing the Bump as my dad blows through the back door in a blast of Chicago winter fridgitity and diesel fumes. Ah, the good old day! I miss them.
Bengale Rouge today.
Stay well, all!
Oh Deva, I was Bumping right along with you!
? We’re Dancing Queens!
What a great song!
You stay well too, Deva.
Thank you!
Glad it triggered wonderful memories of happy times.
It did. I won’t lie- I’ve been a bit weepy lately and this started a mild eye leak!
Love Bengale Rouge…never tried in heat. Hmmmm.
The Bump…???
It’s fabulous in the heat. It’s one of those perfect anytime anywhere scents. It reminds me of Box of Eels. Not in odor, but in appropriate anytime usage.
Very funny, the costumes!!!!
Aren’t they a hoot?! And the spangled platform shoes! So over the top- I love it. ?
I love that memory!
Me too. She made some dam* fine spaghetti sauce! Simmered all afternoon, Big chunks of Italian sausage…yum! ?
Love it! I miss those good old days too.
Was it just because we were young that things seemed so uncomplicated and easy? Or was the world really that different? ?
The world was very different.
The world really was that different. We were watching some Van Halen videos from 1983 last night after dinner with the girls, lol, and my husband and I both agreed that things were so much simpler then.
I was up alot last night with my daughter, so ended up sleeping in.
My day is a little off now, and I’m feeling pretty lazy. I found my J-Scent sample of Hydrangeas. I dumped it all over my arms… thunk!
It smells like flowers in vase water.
Clean vase water or dirty vase water?
I hope your daughter is beginning to feel better.
Dirty water. It could be my skin chemistry though, I get the same thing from Ostara.
I hope she feels better soon too. She’s starting to get a little swollen, so keeping an eye on things.
If I remember correctly the swelling tends to increase for the first 48-72 hours and then slowly subside over the next few days…
I get pond water from Ostara as well. 😉 Hope your daughter starts to feel better and you get some rest.?
I literally laughed out loud when I sprayed Ostara on me! It was sooo swampy!
Re Ostara, me 3
Me 4 on the Ostara!
You are allowed to feel lazy after a sleepless night. Hope your daughter recovers quickly.
Thanks! I managed some laundry and a trip to the grocery store, so I will call it a productive day after all ?
I’m so sorry she is sick.
Thank you! She will be ok hopefully in another day or three.
Poor kid, did they not give her any narcotics…? My kids got a few doses of Vicodin, which did really help. Hope she’s feeling better soon!
They gave her Norco, but honestly it doesn’t seem to make any more difference than regular Tylenol on her.
Oh bummer! I hope she is through the worst of it!?
Hope you and your daughter sleep better tonight! ?
No CP points (I think I have nothing that qualifies), so am in four healthy spritzes of Ninfeo Mio. I smelled great for my Zoom workshop, and now it’s time for a nap. 🙂
Always time for a nap!
Goodness, I could really use a nap as well haha.
My SOTD is On s’était dit by Pont des Arts. It’s rather nice, a sweet woodish fragrance. Not my favourite from the line, but very nice.
Tea is Thé des Moines by Palais des Thés.
Just around 7 hours of work before my weekend starts.
Yay for the weekend.
I have not tried Mile High yet to answer your question from yesterday. How do you like Mile High please?
Did you get the Pont des Arts samples from their website or?
I really liked it. Not as much as Guimauve Noel or Totally Purple, but I enjoyed it a lot.
I got the Pont des Arts sample set from their website. That way you get a refund if you purchase a full bottle (which I did).
I have a sample of that too and mr yasmina always comments positively when I spray it
It’s very enjoyable.
Is Berdoues considered niche? I’ve lost track… Anyway, Selva do Brasil (2015) from a sample that I’m just going to keep in my pocket and replenish throughout the day. Good summer scent.
Tried to go to our local Italian last night and eat outside. They just reopened. Timing was off…it was obvious a whole bunch of people had the same idea in the nice weather last night. It was okay. I had some salmon and fresh corn at home ready to go. We may try again this evening. We are supposed to have a Zoom dinner with friends in CA, but we might make it dessert on our end.
I have this hankering to walk over to Saks.
Salmon and corn sounds nice. Hopefully you get your Italian soon!
They are niche, but the brand has been around for ages even though that particular scent is new.
Finally getting some CP points this week with Cire Trudon Deux (II). It’s certainly got Lyn Harris’s sour bitters all over it. I’m not sure I’m quite in the mood for it today… though I might try layering her Perfumer H Orange Leaf over it later.
We finally met our new next door neighbors yesterday. They seem very nice. We are happy at the thought of having Nice Neighbors, finally, it’s been a while since that was the case. Yay!
Yay for nice neighbors! We’ve been pretty lucky with that lately.
Hope they are really nice, sometimes first impressions are incorrect
Shalimar Souffle de parfum today which seems to bloom in the heat. We are experiencing a very British summer this July, with clouds and some rain, I like it so far.
You smell great. And I could use some clouds and rain. It’s always sunny in my part of California, which is nice, but I do miss a bit of rain.
Thank you Kelly, I can now highly recommend Souffle in summer. Ah, yes getting ‘real’ weather is good sometimes but then in winter, I am so jealous of Southern California.
Enjoy your British summer.
Thank you! Sending some your way. Old Brits say it used to be like this every summer, now we alternate with ‘hot’ summers.
You smell wonderful, Aurora!
Guerlain Meteorites Le Parfum after a workout and shower.
Good for you, I need a workout!
Commando unfortunately. Rushed out in a hurry and completely forgot to spray. That hasn’t happened in FOREVER for me lol. I need to keeps some samples in my desk for such an occasion. I don’t think I have much that fits the project, I’ll have to check. I know I do that the two from Arielle Shoshanna so will probably pick one of those for tomorrow.
Oh, I feel your pain yay to emergency samples at the office.
Whenever I do a good purse decluttering, I rotate my sample purse stash. I add at least one I want to thunk, one I love, and one that will almost always work.
SOTD = St. Clair Song of Aubrac
With the CP all week and happy as can be to be compliant.
In other news, as I’ve been walking after work and taking note of surroundings, there’s a yard in front of a condo where I’ve seen mushroom (beige ones with brown watercolor wash, not like this pretty ?). Anyway, the next day, they were gone, a few days later, I saw more and the following day, it looked like someone kicked them around. My question: do mushrooms grow in places where animals poop and that is what fertilizes the spores? Asking for a friend (ha, that be me ?).
Eek, I forgot the post the link to my SOTD:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtjBp7BfGg5CNJ9-xjGgT8yvAiPJDw3t3XJEs0/?igshid=nn5xan4ll6dr
A lot of fungi grow in relation to a specific tree so it might be that if you are seeing them in a yard they may be partnered to a nearby tree ( just as perfume bottles are most concentrated in the exclusive boutiques of their manufacturing houses) …the pretty red fungi with white dots ( for e.g.) often grow with pines, boletes can grow with birches, morelles are often near ash trees etc etc. But some fungi do prefer dung- but I think mostly herbivores like cows, sheep, horses (but you would need to check carnivores. I am not sure about dog and cat ) But when they grow in faeces they have to send their spores far and wide once they have fruited . So, first I would check out the trees for clues. Also some fungi only fruit for a couple of hours. There are so many “little brown stalky fungi” that you might need to look up what you see on a fungi site.
Just to be a bit clearer, I believe the spores are carried by the animals and then grow out from the excreted poop rather than being ‘fertilised’ by It
If you can, see if they have sponge-like undersides or gills. That would help.
Wow, way way more complex than growing them hydroponically! Thanks and it sounds like I will leave it to the experts to pick them. I have to walk by another spot where I saw them on tree trunks. IIRC, they were yellowish.
Pacific Lime again!
Went to King of Prussia mall to try and find the new AA Orange Soliea to sniff but neither Nordstrom nor Sephora had it. NM prolly does but its by appointment only.
Why does Guerlain make it so hard to try their fragrances?!
hmmmm!
You should write to Mr Wasser
I totally would if I thought he would take it seriously ?
You’re close to K of P?
We drove down to visit family for a few days
Another sunny and warm day, I’m wearing Acqua Viva. I am so tempted to try the Heretic sampler set, having not spent much money except for medical bills over the past four months. But they are naturals, and I worry about longevity. Can anyone tell me about that?
I just wanted to to smell green and fresh, so Untitled L’Eau it was this morning. I am contemplating a Brompton bike for train commute, hope to find a dealer for a test drive.
Oh aren’t those cute bikes!
I’m not CP compliant this week. Yesterday I wore Chanel Paris-Riviera and today I have on Paris-Venise, both from samples.
Yesterday my nephew dislocated his shoulder playing golf, on the very first hole. Not a fun day it turns out. He originally dislocated it a few months ago playing hockey so there is a weak spot somewhere. He is fixed up for now thankfully; he lives out of province and was down to visit his Mom and Dad. I feel for him because I dislocated mine 4 times before I got the surgery for it.
Having gone through four or more hip dislocations (I’m trying to suppress their memory), I can empathize fully. There’s just nothing like that pain accompanied by the feeling that your body has fallen apart. Is it Hamlet or Macbeth who says “The time is out of joint”? If you have yourself been out of joint you appreciate what he means much more fully.
You’ve smelled so good both days!
Your poor nephew! Glad he’s on the mend!
Ouch. My sister eventually had rotator cuff surgery to correct her susceptibility.
What happened to the cat you found yesterday?
Hello, all! Chanel 5 l’Eau today. I did realize I have some samples to wear for the CP, but saving them for tomorrow. Went to the dermatologist for my annual skin check this morning. I’ve had several basal cell skin cancers removed in the past. I get very anxious about it – one of the surgeries was on my forehead and that was even less fun.
However, today all was well and I’m celebrating with a beer tonight.
And I may also celebrate with a Lush order!
Do it!
And I did!
Yay for good news!
That is good news! Enjoy your beer!
I’m glad it’s good news! My good friend here had some removed from her nose and got skin grafts. She was terribly self-conscious about it for awhile but now it barely shows.
Yay for good news, beers, and Lush orders. 🙂 Also, you smell great.
Congrats on the good checkup and enjoy that beer! ?
Woo hoo!
Yay!
Thx for celebrating with me, all!
Congratulations springpansy!
Such a relief.
Yes!
Very glad all is well!
Happy day all! Post show and I’m gonna run errands in ALOF Paris*L.A. overland with Outramer Cola! Smells cheery and fun!
That sounds cheery and fun! I do like Paris*LA.
Robin you can add Areej Le Doré to the list, as Thegoddessrena pointed out yesterday. Launched on 2017. I don’t have any FB’s but have tried quite a few samples and am always impressed, if not smitten. Russian Adam makes things that are potent and opulent and doesn’t need to follow IRFA restrictions (info from Kafkaesque). I’m wearing his Flux de Fleurs today.
I looked up banksia yesterday and they are in the protea family. I tend to think of banksia having ‘bottle brush’ type flowers whereas proteas have a kind of globe artichoke type flower, with soft furry threads inside. Funny about the methodists. My granny ( not on the Primitive Methodist side) became a staunch methodist around WW2 , in Manchester. I think the American Revolution had quite an impact on US methodists??
To be honest, I don’t know the answer to that. My mom took some actual classes at church on the history of Methodism and read a biography of the Wesley brothers, so she would have known, but unfortunately can’t access that knowledge any more. My ancestors came over, as far as we believe at least, from Scotland, and more in the early to mid-1800s. That’s interesting about the banksias. I was amazed when I saw them in Australia, and I like the things made from their pods.
Sorry I missed it yesterday!
We’re away for the weekend, visiting my beloved’s sister for her 60th birthday. We’re driving up today, Friday, so it’s a day off work. It turned out to be a bad time for a day off, so yesterday was crazy, but it always seems to be that way. I’ve decided to scent the trip with Map of the Heart Gold Heart – founded in 2014, so CP adjacent 🙂
I’m still deciding what else to take with me.
Have a good trip. You might see some lambs!
Have fun!
How nice, have a great trip!
I thunked a sample of Diptyque Eau Capitale today.
I sent mine to a good home.
Wearing Mea taramea oil because it fits the CP and tomorrow I will be travelling . Alex got the all-clear re. Melanoma so that’s good. Have a happy weekend everyone! Nice painting again.
Good news!
Wonderful news about Alex! Thanks for letting us know.
Good news!
That’s great!
Yay Alex!
Great news!
Yay!!
So glad to hear that!
What a beautiful day today! ??? I’m going to be a little bummed out saying goodbye to this kind of weather.
SOTD = back in Ylang 49 EdP. A little green, some yellow flowers, and something else I haven’t quite figured out yet. But am enjoying!
Just came back from my walk. Yeah, I’ll be sorry to see this devolve to Jersey summer yuck.
I stepped outside earlier tonight to look for Comet NEOWISE, and it felt almost cool! No luck finding the comet, though… clouds were in the way. ☄
It’s so gorgeous out right now, I can’t hardly stand it!?
We have got to figure out how to save these kind of days!
I’ll enjoy the pleasant memory over the sticky weekend, that’s for sure.
SotD = Luci ed Ombre
still in love with this perfume. Today I have 2 dabs on one arm from an almost empty sample, 2 sprays on the other arm from the bottle. Subtle differences appear — the dabs are more floral, the spray has more incense. Both make my brain happy. 😀
This morning I went to visit my mom and dad at their home. Mom is trying hard to avoid illness as they are both in their 70s and Dad has chronic health problems. She has been reluctant to have me visit for more than a few minutes. Sigh, I miss them both.
But today I invented an urgent sewing project and asked to use her sewing machine. I suggested I work outside on her covered backyard patio. For four hours we sat and sewed and chatted and snacked in the cool breeze with butterflies, dragonflies, and hummingbirds flitting past. Lizards lounged on the sun-warmed brick fence. Rosemary and lavender perfumed the air.
While I got ready to depart Mom went to the kitchen to get a few slices of apple pie (her favorite) for me to take home to share with my family. I put on my mask to check the fit becaue I needed to stop at the grocery store on my way home.
When mom handed me the apple pie I stepped in closer and gave her a big, long hug. I moved back and said, “Ooops, sorry, I forgot to distance! thank you for the pie.” 😀 I’m sure she wasn’t fooled. I’ve been longing for a mom hug for months.
Blursday hugs to everyone, you smell delightful.
Tiffanie
you made me tear up!
I’m so glad you got to spend such a nice day with your mom ❤
aw, lillyjo, thank you 😀 it was a nice day!
So touching! It moved my heart deeply. I am happy you finally got that so much needed hug from your mom! ?
🙂 I’m happy that you felt happy. I felt like maybe I was over-sharing here, but I’m glad I did it anyway.
How beautiful.
😀
Ok, you made me tear up, too. Such a nice way to spend time with your parents.
oh, thank you, haju! 🙂 One of the few nice things about the present state of the world is that I have more time, and I try to use that time to connect.
Hugs back tiffanie.
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What a lovely time with your mom!
Commando all day,.
Eris’ Ma Bete post shower.
This is a beauty AND a beast.
I love it.
😀
Hey, I don’t know how this got here! ???☺️
No points for me, I’ve been wearing Amouage Beach Hut Woman this week!