It's Friday! Also, Tequila Day, and we've finally reached the end of the alphabet. Our community project for today: wear a perfume by Zoologist, Xerjoff, Worth Paris or Yosh if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letters W, X, Y or Z.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I got nothing! (Nothing I can find, anyway.) So I'm wearing the same cheerful summer cologne I was in yesterday (despite the conspicuous lack of cheerful summer weather), Santa Maria Novella Queen's Cologne. No points for me.
Reminder: on 7/31, we're doing best of summer...wear the perfume you're reaching for the most this summer. (If it's winter where you are, wear the perfume you're reaching for the most this winter.)
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 DSC_0434 [cropped] by Joy 蝴蝶 at flickr; some rights reserved.
SotD: I did it, I was brave, Zoologist Hyrax… one spray on each wrist and one for my neck!
I’ll have to see how it goes at this volume… I’ve tried this monster of a perfume in tiny-tiny doses before and I actually like it, although I don’t think it’s a particularly considerate perfume to wear around others.
If this becomes too much, I’ll scrub and go to Yosh Sottile 1.61 for a complete palate change.
Avocado toast with berbère spice, and half a ripe peach for breakfast! Happy Friday everyone!
Congrats on being brave! I am not familiar with Hyrax, but it sounds like a formidable perfume.
Ooo did you blind buy a bottle of Hyrax? I have a sample that I used once. I wanted to get back to it, but it made a strong impression that it would be too funky for me. I seem to remember Elephant had a similar effect.
Good gravy no it’s a sample ? I love Zoologist for making strong statements in different directions but based on that I’d be far too chicken to blind buy.
Ha, ha – my sample is from LuckyScent, so when you said spray, I didn’t think other options. You have inspired me to try it again.
I had a sample of Hyrax and one try was enough.I swapped it away. But I really enjoy Elephant. In fact, I might wear it today. I had one sample that I used up. Alhough at first I hadn’t liked it, I found myself reaching for it and enjoying it. So I bought another sample. Haven’t yet committed to a bottle but I very well might, at least one of their travel bottles, which I think are a reasonable purchase and a nice size.
I see a Zoologist weekend ahead for me. I remember something I did not like about Elephant – but I am not very disciplined about sampling.
I want your breakfast.
I like Hyrax, you smell great! And I’m with Robin, want your breakfast too
Wow, the Hyrax seems a really brave choice with so many sprays. It sounds interesting, sadly I never could test it
I have nothing for the CP.
According to the weather forecast, today is the last cool day before a new heatwave. So I am in Jul et Mad Nin-Shar (sweet rose, patchouli, oud), getting ready to wear a lot of fresh summery scents. It looks like you picked the right week for the “Best of summer” CP, Robin.
I love the perfume are wearing , I got some from a split meet and I drained it very fast.
Is should see if I have a drop left
We are having the crappiest summer weather! If there is going to be a pandemic, it should come with good weather, ha.
Ha!
Agreed!!
Unfortunately this pandemic came with the coldest winter in years for me!!
Oh boo, that is even worse. Although presumably I still have that to look forward to, right?
Ha! This pandemic has brought the worst of everything!
Except in the one arena of getting things done in my house, yes!
I’m wearing Zoologist Elephant for the CP. Having worn Zoologist fragrances all week, I can say that I have enjoyed some of them, and I have ordered five samples of the new fragrances. However, I don’t think this house is going to be one of my top five favorites. I am enjoying Elephant, which I wasn’t sure of, because coconut is not a favorite note. I am opting out of the next few weeks of CPs, mainly because I have a lot of new decants, samples, and discovery sets that I want to try.
I don’t know if I will get points next week either…I have not been wearing any one thing.
Scent twins, we sure smell nice!
Would Elephant be even remotely something a teenager might like? Thinking about it mostly because of the bottle (travel size) for my daughter. But it sounds like a loud perfume…
I don’t know teenagers’ tastes now but I suspect they’d like ones with a more fruit-floral nature. Elephant is not loud, but it’s green and juicy. She might be more attracted to the Nightingale or Hummingbird ones. Or Bee, but I think it’s not yet out on the travel spray.
Thanks! It was really more for the elephant’s sake. I really like Dodo myself.
Partial credit in YSL Paris.
Happy Friday, everyone! ?
Full credit for smelling DIVINE!?
Thank you, Lillyjo! ??
Oh, I wore this in the nineties, a good one
It is indeed a great classic!
I have some to fit the CP but I am on in the mood..
Currently sitting on the balcony watching the rain fall ☔️. Sipping french press coffee, eating a bowl of fresh figs, sliced peaches and 2 Italian plums. (SmokeyToes, the kids ate all the bread , so mu first day of no toast)
SOTD Shalimar EDP, I love right now that the opening of bergamot and citrus is mixing well with this rainy air…? così sensuale
Smelling fab! Jealous of your breakfast. ?
Passing you some virtually ?
Same! Everyone is having good breakfasts today.
That breakfast sounds luscious even if the toast is missing!
Yes, I think the most important element that is missing is that I am alone, my kids are at tennis with Mr L!
Enjoy that precious alone time……and the fresh figs ❤️
Your breakfast sounds almost perfect (I’d add some goat cheese to those figs), especially combined with rain (it’s 2-3 months for us until the first rain, if we’re lucky).
Tomorrow, I will add goat cheese and some honey
And balsamic vinegar glaze ?
You smell marvelous! Did the Shalimar cream arrive yet?
No toast, no problem! The plums and figs sound delicious! I love sauteed plums over ricotta drizzled w/honey.
I’m making an arugula salad with molasses/balsamic dressing, dried figs, blue cheese, and cherry tomatoes for lunch.
**Munch munch**
No..No cream
Le ? sigh
I had a similar lunch, salad, cherry ?, scallions, feta cheese , cucumbers and I put a zaatar wild herb mix on top.
Lucky you, with fresh figs! I haven’t seen any yet.
I love figs, could eat them all day!
Are you also consuming a lot of toast? I realized a few weeks into this work from home thing that I eat toast with butter daily now, which I never used to do. I think it’s a comfort food thing.
yes, during the shut down I ate toast almost every morning!
Shalimar Body Cream again today. It’s just perfecto! I can see using this very frequently vs the edp which I wear rarely, and only in cooler weather (what’s THAT? ?).
I took T-Rex to the vet yesterday for a couple things that were concerning me. Everything is curbside these days, with the Vet calling you after the exam. She called me to discuss everything and said they would send out the bill, but they were keeping the doggo! ? Good ol’ T-Tex is winning friends and influencing people wherever she goes.
Happy Friday all!
Hope T-Rex is doing fine! ?
They do the same here with my dog. They email me the bill and keep him inside. Uff!
You smell great!
She’s good, just a few things I’ve noticed and wanted to get checked out. Just waiting on some bloodwork. She sends hugs to you and your pupster?
Love back to her from us! ?
Maybe one day I will be body cream scent twins with you
Any day now! I’m sure it will show up soon??
That’s adorable! I love when vets express their appreciation for affable pets.
We had one cat (passed 5 years ago sadly) that was a big favorite at the clinic – thank goodness, because he had to go in several times for urine draws, ultrasounds, eye flushes… He cost us a lot on the one hand, but also kinda saved us money by never needing anaesthesia because he was so friendly!
Aww he sounds like a lovely cat. We used to have a golden retriever that we boarded fairly often at our vet’s and they let him roam free because he was so sweet and laid back. Our current cat Larry is a biter and kind of a jerk, he needs anesthesia for everything. Still love him though.
SmokeyToes is the same. He’s terrorized all the vets and technicians at our clinic. He’s no fun.
He should have been named Caligula…
I guess heelers have a bit of a reputation, so vets and techs are always pleasantly surprised she is such an extrovert. They explain it by saying they thinks she’s mixed with Pitt Bull, because they are such people lovers.
If you’re a bear, she turns into Cujo…?
Same here. Once our vet, now retired, kissed our sweet Muffin-cat on the head when he finished the exam. She just won’t use teeth or claws on any person, purrs when it’s time for a pill or a nail trim, etc.
Our last visit was curb-side also – but they let me walk our dog to the door, because there is no way he would walk away from me, especially to a suspicious looking door (unless, perhaps, a roast chicken was lying in plain sight).
I’m glad T-Rex is doing well!
Hope T-Rex comes home real soon and everything checks out ok. If you ever get back to your original home state, stop by and I’ll give her some doggie treats I have stashed by my front door that I keep for my neighborhood favorites ? (even tho I don’t have a dog at this time.)
Glad to hear that T-Rex had a good checkup! It’s time for one of my cats to have her “annual”. She *hates* the cat carrier, though, and complains all the way to the vet’s office.
Hope T-Rex is ok!
Partial credit in West Third Brand’s Lost California. The palo santo/ herbs combo reminds me a lot of California deserts and drier canyons, and I really like it. I stumbled across it in a home accessories store in Philadelphia, tested but didn’t buy it and then regretted it for months until I bought a travel spray.
Have a safe, happy and healthy Friday!
Oh, then I should look for that! What store?
I believe it was Select Shop 215 in the old city?
Thank you!
That sounds marvelous!
That sounds like an interesting scent. I bet you smell good.
Friday! Slept like a champ!
Zoologist Camel it’s cool enough here for a spray or two.
Envying your sleep. Mine was horrible…?
I got a sample of Camel with my order from the Brand website. My initial impression was that it was painfully dry. Perhaps I will try on a very humid day.
YOSH Sottile…the old perfume oil formulation. Looking forward to trying the new Eau Fraiche version!
Somewhere I have a bunch of Yosh samples! Could not find them, or could not find the attention span to look harder.
I am the same! I can’t find mine despite my recent effort to alphabetize my samples. Where did I go wrong? My librarian mother is shaking her head in disappointment at me. (She was a cataloging librarian, meaning that she always kept everything in good order and had the Dewey Decimal System memorised. This was back in the time before books came with pre-sorted Library of Congress catalog numbers. That transition was very tough on her!)
Librarian is my dream job. The idea of working in a huge but quiet place surrounded by books and people who love books seems so perfect
There was a brief period when all my samples were alphabetized beautifully. But that was some years ago.
Your mom would be proud of my book shelves, though.
I work in a university Library, cataloging librarians are a breed unto themselves! And I mean that in the BEST way.
My music CDs are beautifully alphabetized. My perfume samples, not so much.
I am wearing Zoologist Chameleon and drinking a cup of Shalimar tea.
Shalimar Tea?? Please explain
I bought this tea in the Guerlain flagship store in Paris almost two years ago. I use it sparingly, because I am not sure when/if I’ll ever get back to Paris.
Thanks. And wow! Sounds incredible. Did not realise they made Shalimar tea – bergamot and vanilla in one tea? I can see how that might work…
That’s another Zoologist I like enough for a travel spray, you smell great.
Yes, I do have the travel spray! It’s beautiful because of the iridescence on the label!
You smell wonderful Barqs.
Thank you. I am not sure it is me though. I think it falls in the “smells great on someone else, just not me” category.
Wearing and loving Zoologist Civet for my CP points. I am eyeing a travel spray, but will try to be restrained and use up my two samples first.
I think Civet is my favorite Zoologist perfume, you smell wonderful!
Go Team Civet! I am getting a sad feeling that I have spent some perfume money which, had I followed up on my samples, would have gone to a Civet travel spray instead of the shiny thing of the moment.
Sometimes it’s difficult to control spending in the spur of the moment.
Me too.
No points for me either – I have no find-able candidates, and I’m pretty sure my hand would have gone straight to the bottle of Azemour anyway.
Happy Friday, everyone!
Be a CP Rebel ™! Although this week I had something fitting…
Love it!
Azemour is NEVER a bad choice!
So very true – totally gorgeous.
Yay Azemour. I think I will have an Azemour weekend.
Wearing the most peculiar vetiver fragrance ever, Zoologist Bat. I find it to be a very cooling fragrance with the damp earth/mineral aspect and just a hint of fruit zest. I have often wondered if the composition contains Mitti attar/baked petrichor or a lab created equivalent. I first smelled it at Arielle Shoshana where a wonderful gathering of perfumistas met, many of them comment here, and I feel a sense of loss, because this sort of gathering, anytime soon, seems totally impossible.
I’ve been having the occasional and largely outdoor mini-meeting in the past month, and it has made a huge difference in banishing feelings of isolation.
That sounds lovely. I long for the company of fellow perfume lovers and most of them are a four hour drive away. It might as well be the moon. Perhaps it is time to get Zoom and attend some of the online gatherings.
I’m in Bat too, the original. That cool damp cave smell is what draws me in. And I’m drinking a house made fancy smancy iced coffee beverage, orange mocha. Very tasty, like those chocolate oranges you get at the holidays, with coffee.
You smell wonderful and I would love a virtual sip of your drink! I can drive up the road a little later and treat myself to a Rose or Lavender iced latte.
Sharing your melancholy about get togethers, stinker_kit.
Following the CP with a sample of Moth, from a perfume pal who passed, finding it a scrubber. I don’t hate it, exactly, but am thinking maybe it should be called Mothball…
LOL!
A very apt description!
Twins with MossyBerry in Civet. My other candidate for the CP was a Zara scent. It looks like they don’t have a very large presence in the USA but they have released several hundred perfumes, so not exactly a small operation.
PSA: Nordstrom’s in offering Lost Cherry in a travel spray as an exclusive. 10 mls for $72.
You smell wonderful, Twin! I sometimes see Zara scents at our Plato’s Closet but have never tried them. I live in a college town, and many international students sell perfume and clothing there.
Zara has some nice, fun scents. My experience is that they don’t last long, but they’re so inexpensive, and many come in small sizes, so that doesn’t bother me. I really want to try the Zara Emotions collection, which is not in the USA yet, created with Jo Malone (the person, under her new brand Jo Loves).
Yosh Koenig. Husband gave me a bunch of samples he selected and ordered from Tigerlily for mother’s day. I like Koenig! But I’m considering giving a bottle to him for his birthday (the other contenders a Voyage d’Hermes or L’envol by Cartier).
oops – sorry! My excitement about Lost Cherry made me post in the wrong spot!
LOL – that is a good and *exciting* tip, too!
LOL!
I just finished my weekly cleaning list in Memoir. Vacuuming needed to be done, cleaning bathrooms, organizing some nonsense. I am just sitting for a minute before I get myself clean. I will be wearing Worth Courtesan. Good thing too because it is still pretty humid.
I like making lists of chores. But that doesn’t mean I will do them
I just love the image of you doing all those housework tasks in Memoir! The first time I tried it, I felt underdressed. It’s so elegant!
Kind of sticking to the CP with Ys-Uzac Satin Doll. Really like this one!
I’ve never smelled this one but I’m sure you smell very nice.
Hope you’re well and not letting the stress get to you too much. Easier said than done, I know.
Satin Doll is a very well behaved tuberose with a lot of iris.
I’m ok. The stress just comes and goes, but it seems only natural, given the circumstances.
And thanks for your very kind words!
You should get an extra point for the U. (Yes, that’s how my mind works)
Ewww… dislike that close up of the bee.
SOTD: Paris-Riviera by Chanel, fresh and pretty summer floral
Speaking of insects, seems I can’t go out to the park these days without getting bit at least once. Happened again yesterday — 2 bites! They just love me.
Happy Friday, all!
A few years ago I was staying at a VRBO on Whidbey Island and discovered a vintage bottle of Jacomo Silences wedged between the vessel sink in the bathroom and the wall. Tried it, went out on the deck, and was instantly besieged with bees! It’s a lovely fragrance, but I had to scrub it off.
That’s a good story – I sort of want to try that….sort of. Zoologist’s, vintage scents: I am in for a fragrant weekend!
And, there’s that.. bees who are lovers of good perfumes.
Insect pictures for me can be like that lady-at-the-dressing-table print: sometimes you see the skull, sometimes the lady. One minute they are all story-book cute and the next, Shelob in her lair.
Shelob – ewwww. The stuff of nightmares.
Scent twin. I have a sample of Riviera but dropped a serious hint for my upcoming birthday to my SIL for the small bottle…
I love the bottle. Hope you get it!
Every one of the pictures of bees I posted this week bothered me a little! But we all have to be on the side of bees, right?
Right. God save the bees.
SOTD = Zoologist Bee
Full credit and extra credit for matching the picture. House twins with many and perhaps twins with some who may chime in later. My partial bottle is almost at thunk level and I will be replacing it – I love it!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDB5rM6h2c7/?igshid=90x476p8mmeb
Post office woes may be regional (within the U.S.) with some reports that PALLETS (yes) of mail from many weeks ago have not been sorted. Not good.
I have been supporting and participating in Save USPS campaigns here in Virginia. I know that postal workers are not allowed overtime anymore and that if they cannot complete their work by end of shift, they have to leave it. One can see how that could snowball. I will not go on since this is not the appropriate place.
Oy vey. If only it were run similar to a private sector business. ..
A number of the hybrid “companies” have a very similar financial and operating deficiency profile.
I’ve heard the same about unloaded pallets in Colorado. My brother there knows someone who is involved in mail delivery.
I’ve been very lucky with my packages.
Ah, so that is where my Shalimar cream is ?
The post office employees work so hard, not to mention the one in my building (we have 2,000 residence), whom my kids adore. Pre- pandemic the would run to her and hug her. Now when she delivers the mail a rope comes up not to let anyone near.
Our mail person retired and now there’s no rhyme or reason to the timing of delivery and I suspect some days are skipped. I’m all for skipping days once / week if that will remediate the issues but there has to be a very aggressive results-based project management with no extra incentive for doing what was supposed to be done.
Yes!
Wow, you really went through that bottle fast! Even for being a partial.
I know, right? I think I shared a good portion to more people than originally intended. When Inget my bottle, I will split it because there is no way I can finish the whole bottle by myself.
Count me in already!
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Twins! And yes, we get extra credit for matching today’s picture!
Yay! It may be the first time we matched!
Yosh Han- Sotille.
You smell great!
Not joining the cp project this time.
Wearing Grandiflora Boronia instead.
We are a big team today
Hello all! I’ve got nothing for the CP.
My SOTD is Bombay Bling, a perfume I only recently discovered and promptly fell in love with. Such a joyous fragrance! For the longest time I did not seek it out because I did not think the notes were up my alley.
And speaking of not being up my alley, I’ve never smelled any of the Zoologist perfumes so many of you lovely people are wearing today.
One of these days I may decide to step out of my comfort zone and order a sample set.
Happy Friday!
You smell fabulous in Bombay Bling, joyous fragrance is the perfect description.
Thank you ringthing!
You smell great! I love BB.
Thank you Undina! So do you ?
You are braver person than I am. I have a sample of one of the Zoologists somewhere. I can’t remember which one. I wasn’t altogether smitten and I can’t get over the creepy bottles.
The Vermeires on the other hand I love. Bombay Bling is just so uplifting and indeed full of joy.
Now that I’ve smelled all of NV’s creations, I can say that my favorites are: Mohur extrait, Rahele, Bombay Bling and Trayee. I need to spend more time with Niral, I’ve only tried it once and liked it but I’m not ready to commit to a bottle just yet.
Which ones are your favorites?
The exact same. And I’m with you about not being ready to commit to a full bottle of Niral either. I have bottles of Mohur (extrait), Trayee and Rahele and would love a bottle of Bombay Bling.
Strangely enough, the Zoologist perfumes I have tried don’t have much longevity on my skin. And I have scent glue skin! So maybe my nose is tuning the perfume out?
Last week I had some electronics delivered and installed. I went outside to tip the guys as they were leaving. One of them commented on by “Bee” box and said he was a big fan of Zoology. This was the first time I ever met a fume head outside of a specific perfume blog driven event! We had a brief discussion of Zoology scents and which ones to sample next.
The brand’s Canadian website is open and delivers to the US (although they recommend premium mailing). They seem to be the only source for travel sizes. So I took a chance on Nightingale and Civet.
Today I am wearing Civet. It reminds me of Musc Ravager, but a bit lighter, something that can be worn outside the boudoir. (Does anyone actually have a boudoir, as opposed to a bedroom with an alarm clock, spare tv etc.)
Wow! That’s really cool re: delivery guy. I’ve not met many outside of perfume blogs like this that are fume heads. Most only are familier with the top 5 perfumes of all time, or latest celebrety/fashion offerings. Nice to have an enjoyable moment like that in your day!
I don’t think I have yet met a fume head in the wild! I have only my loyal sister and husband to listen live to my ravings.
And we must never take these dear souls for granted!
What a cool story, can’t help but grin.
This is so nice! I have to check the Canadian site as I am getting ready to trigger a Bee purchase.
Plus, every time you order, Victor writes a very nice note of thanks!
Confession – I throw them all out…sorry perfumers and boutique owners who take the time
Ikr?this!
How long did it take for your Zoologist order to arrive?
Wow, what a really cool conversation! I love it when that happens.
I have a sample of Yosh Sotille around, but it has long enough of staying power on me that I’m skipping it in favor of Cedrat Enivrant (yay!).
So excited for Arielle Shoshanna’s “virtual vacation” today! I’ve missed in-person sampling parties. Le Labo used to have a few masterclasses that were so much fun to attend (they were all kind of the same, except the city exclusives, but who cares!).
I’ll just have to make my own snacks for this one!
Oooh, thanks for the reminder. My package just arrived today and I have to violate my mail quarantine rules if I choose to try the perfumes during the call (I never do so no, I won’t violate the quarantine).
Having to quarantine physical mail feels a little like having to wait to open birthday presents until the end of the party. They’re so close, but it’s just not appropriate yet!
I hope you’ll still be joining the call and taking notes though! I know I’m going to refer back to them later when I don’t have all 5 scents on one arm.
I will join the call if only to experience Portia again, whom I’ve met in New York when he was here in 2014.
There have been some scientific studies that indicate that Covid-19 has a very short life on paper, cardboard and cloth. It has a longer life on hard surfaces, such as plastic and glass
Can not remeber the cite off hand, if people want I can try to find it.
I’ve read those but it never hurts to be more cautious. What if the person who last touched the box during the delivery was a spreader?
Also, thank you for that first decant of Cedrat Enivrant year ago! It’s one of my favorites, and reminds me of sunshine whenever I wear it
That was a loooong time ago. Cedrat Enivrant is one of my favorites of the Atelier line and really out of all my perfumes. It travelled with me to many places and it is one I usually end up wearing for a full day outing when I know it will be warm out.
I’m on track today with Zoologist Moth, from a sample sent to me by one of you kind folk. I find Zoologist’s scents intriguing, but a little difficult to wear for any length of time. However, the only other CP choice I had was Yosh Ginger Ciao, which is a disaster on my skin.
It’s a sunny day here, and I’m going to spend some time today trying to get my unbalanced self to a state of greater equilibrium. I’d also settle for just a little less anxiousness about, I dunno, everything.
Happy Friday, all!
Hope you find respite outside in the sunshine ?
Oh too bad about Ginger Ciao! I really love that one. I know for sure I have several samples of it in my collection and wanted to wear it today but darned if I can find t hem! Phooey!
Send me an email, amiga. This bottle has your name on it.
Wow, I will!
How do I find your e-mail?
I also love Ginger Ciao (and even have a BU bottle of it).
I love all of the notes, and ended up blind buying it when it was on some sort of sale a couple of years ago. I am ever hopeful…..
Ginger rarely works for me. It really stands out, and bosses all the other notes around. I’ve always disliked most food with it, too.
It’s not the ginger that ruins it for me. The notes should work, but it turns into a massive Coppertone suntan lotion blast. I know some really like that – a la Bronze Goddess – but it’s not a scent I enjoy.
Hmmm – I should know never to say never! Well, I just learned of Yosh and Ginger Ciao in today’s project. New paths ever await!
Bee is very wearable. Its a honey, cheery scent.
Nightingale is a lovely pretty floral, again very wearable.
I think Rhinoceros worked for me. But I also tend to do well with leather perfumes.
No credit points in cheerful Nicolai Vie de Chateau. I have sample of YSL Homme (or sth) around but was not in the mood to experiment.
Oh, you smell fantastic!
Wafting sweet in HG Voyage 2019 – this reminds me of Bengale Rouge, as also noted by Angela B in review.
In other news I got zero sleep last night cuz we brought home a puppy! Exciting but exhausting.
We are trying to crate train but he was crying so much I ended up putting the crate on mr yasmina’s side of the bed ? mr yasmina had to sleep on the couch but since it ended the crying I might do this again tonight
Aww congratulations on your new family member! Puppies are a lot of work but they’re a lot of fun
Thanks! We are so delighted to have him
Oh wow, that is so exciting! Tell us more–what kind, how does it look, how big, and what’s its name? Nothing is better than a new puppy or kitten! (Well I suppose any baby animal, but we can’t all have baby goats and alpacas.) I hope the little one settles in before too long so mr. yasmina can come back to bed with you.
Zucchini is a super adorable tan Maltipoo – his mom is a white coated Maltese and his dad an apricot coated toy poodle. He will grow to be 5-7 lbs, so he is a small guy.
So far we know that Zucchini is super smart – he is getting the concept of outdoor house training fast. We also know that his favorite place to rest is a human lap. He is a snuggly pooch!
Cat-centric person here sends a pat to his fluffy little head! And an ear scratch for being a good boy with his training.
A warm hello to all the kitties
I’m a fan of adopting older cats and dogs, no one seems to want them and the ones I’ve adopted have been such wonderful additions to our family.
I really tried hard to find a shelter dog before going this route but within a 100 mile radius it was 90% pitbulls and I knew we needed a smaller breed
Oh wow, that’s a huge number of pit bulls! I’d be open to adopting a couple of dogs when we retire but while we’re still working, it doesn’t seem fair if we won’t be home to walk them during the day. I live pretty close to work so it’s doable, but not ideal.
It’s been years since we’ve had a dog, I’m thinking of fostering an older dog first, to ease into the swing of things.
When we got our puppy, I moved into my daughter’s bedroom for a week….we did the first night in bed with puppy (recommended by the breeder), which puppy loved, then the crate next to the bed, which he hated (predictably). Congrats!
I’m hoping for slightly less crying tonight
What fun! So wish I could have a puppy, and Zucchini sounds like a lovely combo. Enjoy!
Congrats on the new puppy! Zucchini sounds adorable!
Best of luck with your new, fuzzy family member!
How fun!
Thanks all – it’s wonderful to have the privilege be able grow the family with a furry addition
CP was a hill too high for me. So I’m in Byredo’s Oliver Peoples. It reminds me a bit of Bal d’Afrique–but with incense. (I do see that at least on Fragrantica, no incense is listed among the notes.)
Anyone know what gives with this perfume? It looks like it was discontinued and then revamped with new packaging–three different colored bottles that all have the same juice?
I haven’t given it a deep dive, but at first pass it looks like those three new packaged versions are no longer available either, at least in the US?
I hope someone knowledgeable will answer, but I think these were limited edition collaborations.
Breaking from Zoologist in Yosh Ginger Ciao. It demands a lot of attention but it’s just me and the cat at home today and I haven’t worn Ginger Ciao in a long time, it smells good.
A friend came by and left a big sprig of stargazer lily on my back step yesterday, speaking of things that smell gorgeous. One bloom scents a whole room ?
I love Ginger Ciao but stargazer lilies just kill me dead. A good friend had me over for dinner and had a big bouquet of them and I had to ask her to please put it away or I couldn’t stay.
I do adore those lilies.
I love Ginger Ciao, but since I wasn’t feeling well and didn’t sleep well, I decided not to risk wearing my favorite today.
You smell great!
Hope you are feeling better soon!
Thank you. I hope too
Hope you are feeling better!
Was participating earlier today in Worth Fleurs Fraiches, but it had faded this evening so I sprayed Diptyque l’Eau de Néroli.
You smelled good while it lasted!
Thank you! it was very nice and longevity was decent, and I love to apply something else in the evening?
Ok National Tequila Day, something to be excited about!
I feel compelled to drink some homemade ‘Ritas while wearing Hummingbird.
First, a Zoom meeting with DragonFly.
There are so many good comments above that I can’t wait to catch up on.
I love these Bee photos all week. Let’s just stay in this nether- sphere shall we?
Happiness to you all.
Happiness to you too, Dragonfly twin! We might be tequila twins later on, as well. ?
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Happiness to you as well!
Thanks KellyC.
I’m twins with my daughter today in Xerjoff Lira. Honestly, it’s barely a like for me. I prefer Dior Addict for vanilla.
It’s a gorgeous day here. Hope everyone is well.
I had a bottle of Addict I loved And used up around 2012, but when I tested in at Ulta about a year ago, it seemed far scratchier to me. Hope it was just an old tester and it stays great for you!
Vanilla is a cold-weather note for me anymore.
Cute that you are twins with your daughter!
Happy Friday, lillyjo!
CP points for Zoologist Elephant.
I biked to work and back again, now wearing Batucada for a very warm summer evening. The boyfriend had made dinner, when I came back home. Glad to have him back
Glad your boyfriend is back and made you dinner!
Double bonus!
Sampling Essential Parfums Divine Vanille today. Lots of cinnamon and spice in this one to my nose. Folks on Fragrantica compare it to SDV but I am getting mostly spice and not booze so far. ?
It’s been a draining couple weeks and I am glad it’s Friday. Was on a work call this morning and increased usage of behavioral health services was being discussed and the loneliness and isolation of the past few months people are enduring. Stay connected to friends and family and reach out for help and support.♥️
I just heard the term “shadow pandemic” this week — probably just wasn’t paying attention before.
Happy day all! Got to watch Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears last night for a date night movie, it really sated the craving for and Indiana Jones-esqu adventure/mystery. Coincidentally I can continue the theme with a dab from my sample of Zoologists Camel today ?! I’m hoping to get a travel size of it next month, I told my self if I use it consistently this fall/winter I’ll spring for the full bottle. And I get to participate in the theme for this week with it too! Hope everyone have a great afternoon.
Oh glad it was a fun movie!
I watched it this week too! And then looked at the Ms. Fisher series, which was okay.
Sampling Monstera from Xinu which is a nice lively green scent. Now that we’ve gotten through the alphabet with perfume houses are we going to go through alphabetically with perfume names? (I might even a sample that begins with the letter Q!)
I’ve been wondering that too.
Interesting. The original reason I did the alphabet was because we’d done a number of brand-themed projects, and I wanted to give space to smaller brands. But alphabetical by perfume name could be fun? Any other votes yay or nay?
I will give a yay.
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Yay for me!
It’s a YAY from me.
Yay!
Great idea!
Yosh Koenig. Husband gave me a bunch of samples he selected and ordered from Tigerlily for mother’s day. I like Koenig! But I’m considering giving a bottle to him for his birthday (the other contenders a Voyage d’Hermes or L’envol by Cartier).
I want a bottle of Voyage, mostly for the bottle design.
I love the bottle design too and have my eye eventually on a mini. My mini collection has been growing
An enabling husband!
Surprisingly, I have three out of four brands for today’s CP (all but Zoologist). I decided to wear the brand that is the least represented in today’s thread – Xerjoff.
Irisss was a topic of Perfumeland discussions a decade ago, but since it’s extremely expensive even now when many niche, “niche” and high-end mainstream brands raised their prices ($450/50 ml), I don’t see it mentioned too often.
I like it very much. I have another ml left in my tiny decant, so I’ll wear it once or twice again but after that I probably won’t be seeking it to add to my collection because I have many other great irises. But for the half of that price, I would have bought it.
Twins! Nice pick for the CP Project! It’s more than a little pricy, isn’t it? Not in my budget.
$9/ml – and it’s not even the one in their Murano glass bottle! I mean, I could probably pay $60, OK, maybe $70 for a 10 ml brand travel bottle, but not $90. And definitely not $450 for 50 ml. I’m not saying that shouldn’t charge it if their market tolerates it. I’m just not paying it. I did pay for my decant 7-8 years ago, not sure how much per ml. But since then I found more reasonably priced iris loves.
Irisssss was one that got away. A bottle was available for 30% off but I held out for a larger discount.
Such a gorgeous scent, I was gifted a bottle when it was first released but ho boy, is that juice pricey now! There’s no way I’d afford that!
I have nothing for the CP!
Sampling a freebie sample Olfactif threw in with my last sample order: 4160 Tuesdays Pillow Talk. One wrist smells like burnt sugar and the other like a citrus-tinged jasmine. Hmmm…
I need to try Pillow Talk.
I do think I like it, although the jasmine arm more than the sugar arm for sure!
Happy Friday all! My SOTD is Irisss by Xerjoff. Beautiful Iris with a powdery musk and incense dry down. I overs prayed a bit, but in an hour or so things will settle down.
Never got to my walk this morning so I’m about to head out for a lunch time walk.
We’re planning on a long hike tomorrow so I’ll be sure to stretch well tonight..
I forgot to mention… If anyone loves a good sale, Remedy perfumes (formerly Body Time of Berkeley) is currently having a 40% off sale (expires tonight at midnight), sale code is 40.
I love their China Rain, Egyptian Musk, and Vitamin A, D, & E lotion.
I may check that out, I’m in the mood to “buy a little happy” lol.
I wound up purchasing the Egyptian Musk oil and scented vitamin A, D, & E cream (pomegranate) for the hubby. At 40% off, it’s a fantastic deal.
I mentioned the Remedy sale to the hubby, he wound up purchasing the scented A, D, & E body lotion (with Pomegranate), I purchased 1/2 oz each of Egyptian Musk and White Musk.
*sigh* it looks like I’ll have something to report this quarter but the damage won’t be too bad.
You smell great, twin!
Thanks! ‘leans in to sniff’
Tequila Day! My sister was telling me yesterday about her sip of the summer, a concoction of Don Julio, juice of a lime and a bunch of Topo Chico over lots of ice. I’m not affiliated with either item I mentioned my name, but wish I was.
I’m in Zoologist Dragonfly from a sample thanks to a generous perfumista. It is lovely, very much enjoyed and now thunked. ?
That sounds delicious! I’ve been drinking a little tequila with lime sparkling water, lots of lime, and a teeny splash of simple syrup.
Also, I started to wear Dragonfly today but went with Chameleon. You smell great.
Hey, that sounds delicious. Enjoy!
Just had a sip of El Tesoro Reposado, neat. I’m keeping it simple for Tequila Day. It’s a proper sipping spirit.
Sounds like I need to use my limes for something
Joining several of you who wore this earlier in the week in Worth Je Reviens for today’s cp. With its soft blend of hyacinth, narcissus, and violet notes and aldehydes, it’s long been a springtime favorite for me. I have several vintage bottles in various strengths, but for today I’ve chosen it in vintage pure perfume form. A nostalgic scent for me for the many memories it brings, especially now during these difficult days when it’s so hard to look forward but oh so easy to reminisce.
The tiny blue green flask in its soft deep blue suede sheath was a gift from my MIL decades ago after a Caribbean cruise, and it’s she I’m thinking of today. As a young bride during the early feminist movement, I tended to think of her as a non-person, whose kind but very quiet persona was overshadowed by my FIL’s stronger personality. But as the years progressed and through all sorts of trials and tribulations she became a source of great strength for me, and when I became a MIL myself I found myself emulating her always supportive non-critical behavior with me in establishing a relationship with my new DIL. I miss her a lot but am somehow comforted by this melancholy scent and the chance to remember her today because of the cp!
On a happier note, and since it’s Tequila Day and as another extremely hot, humid weekend begins, I think after a dip in the pool I’ll switch to TB Set Sail St. Bart’s – with its tequila and lime notes, yum! – and get ready for the first White Sox game of the season.
Happy weekend to all!
I love the story of your MIL. Thanks for sharing that. Yay for pools and baseball!
Yay is right! Even though my pool is just a backyard family size wading pool since my favorite park district pool is a no-go and baseball will only be watchable on TV and not live in the ballpark, I am grateful I can still enjoy two of my favorite summertime activities.
Your SOTD story is a lovely one. Thanks for sharing it.
What a lovely tribute to your MIL!
Zoologist Chameleon, my favorite of theirs I think. I like several but actually bought the bottle of Chameleon.
Haven’t checked in much this week but have worn OJ Osmanthus, Paris-Riviera, Beach Walk, and Orchid Soleil. It’s been a good smelling week!
Happy Friday, friends.
I’ve thought about getting my hands on a few more Zoologist samples. The sprays are nice ones!
Chanel Chance Eau Tendre today. Am hanging in the cheeerful floral section of my perfume stash these days. Does it smell like shampoo? Then I’m in.
Hope everyone has a good Friday!
Haha!I’m with you on “if it smells like personal hygiene I’ll use it”…Lol.
Also got nothing Robin…lol…I have a Yosh sample somewhere…but to find it…Lol.
SOTD Lush Rentless…this and Amelie Mae are my favorites from this batch of releases,I know a lot of perfumistas LOVED the Cardamom Coffee one as well.
Hope everyone still safe and “OK”!
I’ve had a couple of tough mental days,but here I am.
Happy Friday!???
Good to see you here!
Happy Friday! So good to see you pop in ✌?
Hugs!!! I think we are all struggling with the occasional tough mental health days lately. Hang in there.
Nice to see you here, johano!
Here you are Johano!
Yay johanob! I decided to complete a required training course on health & safety for whenever we are returning to the office (I have no date yet, but it will definitely not be before September). It was a voice with a powerpoint presentation that kept going and going (no way to stop and rewind to re-listen). The worst part was overly soothing and s-l-o-o-w cadence offset by the very menacing background techno music.
Haha!
Laugh of the Saturday!?????
Yay for Tequila Day! Maybe I’ll indulge later on. ?
There’s been plenty of rain, thunder and lightning in my area for the past 18 – 24 hours or so. Some of the overnight stuff was actually mentioned on The Weather Channel (uh oh). It certainly kept me awake for a while last night…
SOTD = Zoologist Beaver EdP, the new formulation, from the sample stash. I’m house twins with a lot of people today.
I will join you in indulging in a little tequila tonight. ? Enjoy the rain- I could use a good rainy day…
I wish I could send you some of this rain! It’s the second Friday in a row for heavy rain in my area.
There was thunderstorm racket last night into the morning, then it was so gray most of the dah that I had to turn on my kitchen light for my Zoom calls – unheard of! I was able to work in a walk starting around 5:30 as while it was humid, it was not oppressively hot. I brought my umbrella, just in case.
Yeah last night was something else! I had gone to bed maybe 10 – 15 minutes before the thunder & lightning rolled in. Today had a couple of lightning bolts close enough that they went “Sizzle, Crack, BOOM!” ⚡?
Doing Yosh Sottile again today with a light spritz of Aliage on top.
Thanks to whomever suggested the party decor for my husband’s bday (I’m too lazy to go back and find that entry). He loved the Happy Birthday banner and asked to keep it up through the weekend. ??
Didn’t see the post but belated birthday wishes for your hubby. Glad you found a way to celebrate during these tough times. I say keep the banner up at least thru the end of July! Why not??
Last night I wore Zoologist Civet to bed; today I am wearing Bat; both from samples. I don’t love either of them enough to need more.
I may end up with a sample of Bee as there are a few things sitting in an Etiket cart right now. Enjoying a rare lazy day home alone and am enjoying it!
Yay for lazy days!
Bee is definitely worth sampling (and a FB ?).
I’m wearing Zoologist Sloth and edging closer as the day goes on to scrubbing it. There’s one of those strong spiky and semi-narcotic notes in it of sweet fruit rotting in the garbage can. I can’t pinpoint what it is, perhaps a combination of anise with fruits and chamomile and jatamansi? I have no idea what that smells like but looked it up and it’s also called spikenard, which sounds nasty. To my nose this just is not a slow and rather adorable creature. Too bad. Not doing much today but wanted to register that my breakfast was cottage cheese and blueberries, which is delightful and I recommend. We had a very good Zoom session with Mom yesterday afternoon. The last time we spoke I was horrified because she was unable to come up for the words for common items like glasses or necklace. Yesterday she was much better and very cheery. I’m so relieved.
Glad to hear that you had a good Zoom session with your mom this time around. It’s so upsetting when a parent has word aphasia.
She looked good! I’m glad it went well!
All three of you looked like you were happy. It was great to see, and great to hear that she was having a good day! ?❤️
No perfume on Friday. I’d been out and about during the week on a couple of shopping trips and some routine medical checkups. It sounds like many of you smelled delicious this past week.
Zoologist Nightingale was my Friday SotD! Love that oakmoss base, but I didn’t smell any of the floral notes listed. None. I’ll have to try again.