It's Monday and Pumpkin Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm starting the week with one of the best antidepressants in my arsenal, Aftelier Candide.
Reminder: on 10/30, we're doing Emotionally scented...wear a perfume that gives you a strong emotional response (it makes you laugh, cry, feel sad, or becomes part of your armor to face the world, etc). Suggested by johanob, who gave the example of Guerlain L’Heure Bleue, which makes him feel sad.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try (but frequently fail) to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is COLORED PENCIL magazine CPM October 2020 Art Challenge "Autumn Harvest" #2010 [cropped] by COLORED PENCIL magazine at flickr; some rights reserved.
Ciao a tutti (hello everyone)
Like lavender, the smell of sandalwood makes me feel very balanced, blissful, calm. SOTD Samsara
Though Samsara has a different meaning in say, Buddhist terms, the cycle of life and death, knowing this one can always remain humble with one foot on the ground and staying present in the moment. So it also has that emotional response for me.
Lovely,you smell just lovely!
Happy Monday!?
Happy Monday !
Just finished my Italian lesson and now off to buy paint. How is your day Johanob? Thanks for this wonderful community project idea.
Love!
My day was wonderful thanks!
Already home!
Ciao Bella,I’m glad to have you and everyone participate!
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Agreed, wonderful CP!
You smell great.
My gateway Guerlain!
I’m wearing Bond No. 9 Saks Fifth Avenue, from a freebiemeet decant. I have a bag of decants that I rarely wear, and I’m pulling from there this week. Saks Fifth Avenue is a BWF, not my favorite type of scent. I think it is the first Bond No. 9 scent that I have ever worn.
Most of their fragrances that I’ve smelled were B even if not WF 🙂
Happy Monday!
SOTD Jean Patou Joy!Elegant,classy,heavy wafts of bouquets of flowers…what’s not to Love!!
The scent does spark JOY in me.
The news of its discontinuation,not so much.So it’s both happy and sad today.
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Joy was discontinued?
Someone mentioned over the weekend the whole Patou line is chopped.
Yes, that was me bearing sad news… I was reading it on Fragrantica over the weekend…
Sad news indeed…
Yes, LVMH officially announced they closed the house. The perfumes are no longer in production…
What a shame! I’m went to a rare estate sale last week that had a lot of perfume, a couple factices. There was a Baccarat bottle of Joy in a beautiful presentation box and some other Patou perfumes. I don’t know how much they were but they were lovely to look at. Lots of interest, probably from larger cities, I couldn’t get close to the table.
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Oh no! Maybe I’ll try to find a bottle for my sister before it all goes to evil bay.
There’s a few bottles out there. Overstock, Beauty Encounter, and FragranceNet has newer stock. If you want vintage, there are several bottles on EvilBay, FYI.
That said, I might have pulled the trigger on a few items in my sleep walking adventures. ?
I will definitely have sins to report to Donatella this quarter!
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I ended up getting a sample of what used to be Eau de Joy a while ago. I like that. Too bad that Jean Patou fragrances are being discontinued. A sad loss indeed.
Are you going to get a BUB of Patou’s Joy now?
I will probably investigate…haha!
Woke up in Lyric this morning. I really hate it when my work schedule gets changed around. Go in earlier than normal and instead of having Saturday off, I have Friday off. I think with Jake having surgery on Wednesday, is making it worse. Have a little dab of Estee Lauder Pleasures on for this afternoon.
Best wishes to the pupper and calm for you!
Best wishes for Jake’s surgery!
More good wishes to you and Jake, Dawn, and sorry about the crap schedule!
Good luck to Jake on his surgery! ???
Happy Monday my NST friends.
My SOTD is Spirito Florentino by Tiziana Terenzi. It’s one of my Scentbird purchased and it definitely did not disappoint. Loving this scent. Will definitely be a FB purchase for me.
Nice you found a new love!
I’m in Amouage Gold again, and I smell fantastic!
I reread Angela’s review, which suggests that Gold might be best reserved for special occasions, but I can’t seem to stop dabbing it on. It’s cheering up this dreary day quite nicely.
It is best reserved for special occasions. You are lucky that you have the ability to wear it. The fecal not is too much for me but the men’s version is toned down and works better for me.
Wear it and enjoy, it’s versatile enough.
This community project IS a special occasion!Lol!So well done,and you smell fabulous!!
Of course! This is logic I can apply forever!
Excellent.
Life is short and sometimes grim. Wear the good stuff and enjoy it!
Hear, hear!
I agree with the commenters saying “Wear it now!” Enjoy it!
Happy Monday! My SOTD is vintage Opium edt. I found a vintage bottle of Patou’s Sublime for sale on flea-bay. I am very happy.
It’s cool and foggy out, I think I’ll walk to GG park’s soccer fields and walk the track. Now that the cooler weather is upon us, I am thinking about making a batch of pumpkin butter. 🙂
Smokey is feeling much better and his appetite is back. Hooray!
I will be over with my toast for the pumpkin butter.
I’m happy to share! Come on over! 🙂 I know pumpkin is overdone, but I adore it.
Topping pancakes or toast with pumpkin butter and cream cheese is heaven…
Glad Smokey ie better!Smelling wonderful over there!xo
I would love to walk with you! Glad to hear Smokey is feeling better.
Pumpkin butter sounds amazing. My mom used to make tomato butter and can it every year. Might sound strange but it was delicious – spicy and sweet. An old Pennsylvania Dutch recipe passed down through her family. I need to take up that role now, I think.
my grandmother made tomato butter and my dad made apple butter and prune butter.
today is JM Orange Bitters for a chilly, foggy morning.
You smell great today!
BTW, I have a bottle of the Rosa Absoluta shower gel that’s languishing in my bathroom cabinet. It needs love! I can send it to you if you’d like. Drop me a line, nlmcook aaat sbcglobal dot net ?
Oh, I LOVE tomato butter. A friend’s’ mom (they were Mennonite) in Sarasota, FL used to make it and gift it to friends and family during the holidays.
Important question, is this a tomato compound butter? Or is it the tomato equivalent of apple butter, where it’s just tomatoes cooked to a butter-like consistency?
Well, of those two choices, Mom’s was essentially a fruit jam, the equivalent of apple butter, but hers was always much more chunky and not smooth the way most apple butter is. I remember coming home from school and smelling it cooking – it was delicious.
That sounds sooooo good. I may have to try it myself.
Ah, ok — Kevin makes a few kinds of tomato jam and I bet they are similar!
Yes! Fantastic news for ST! And Mother ST! Have a wonderful walk.
Yay Smokey!
Similar question to the one I posed to springpansy, and equally essential: is this a pumpkin compound butter? Or is it the pumpkin equivalent of apple butter, where it’s just pumpkins cooked to a butter-like consistency?
Glad Smokey is feeling better 🙂
The way that I do it is pumpkins cooked to a butter-like consistency, with spices and sweetened with molasses.
That sounds amaaaaaazing!
Glad to hear that SmokeyToes is feeling better today! ?
Ooh, vintage Opium! You smell wonderful. And that’s very good news about SmokeyToes; glad he’s feeling better!
In Amouage Honour Woman. Sunshine in a bottle on this cloudy, dark, rainy and already busy day.
Happy Monday! ?
wow..Amouge is making an appearance today
Maybe is Amouage day today! Hopefully other people join the Amouage club!
Sunshine in a bottle is HAPPINESS!
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ALWAYS! ????
You smell great! The only Amouage I truly got along with.
Thank you, Lillyjo. Honour is also one if the few Amouage that I really enjoy!
Happy Monday! ?
Same to you! ?
I’m in Byredo Bal d’Afrique. This is a nice background fragrance for me. It works any time. That said, I wouldn’t necessarily choose it for the CP. I’ll need to give that some more thought. I may join the Amouage club tomorrow :D!
A favorite Byredo of mine,and feeling somewhat connected to you then,living on the continent “Afrique”!!Haha!
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0h cool! i am happy for a connection!
That’s my favorite Byredo! You smell great!
Thanks!
That’s such a happy frag
SoTD is No 19 EDP. I felt the need for a forcefield. Working with a difficult new client. Last month was a nightmare, and November could be yet another nightmare (client, no other inferences.) Amouage all week is a great idea if I can’t find my Aftelier samples.
Cold & grey here too.
But I’ll start looking for some sunshine! Have a good day folks.
Chilly day here.. One of our chickens died unexpectedly overnight. She seemed fine yesterday evening, but adorable hubby found her cold and stiff in a corner of the chicken house. Sad – she was a pretty little thing.
SOTD started to be the last drops of Jacsques Fath Tempete d’Automne, but the sprayer has failed, and the drops are still in the sample glass. So, I rattled around and found Ormonde Jayne Tolu, and am happy with my choice. This comes in more or less reasonably priced 50 ml bottles – perhaps I will get one of these once my budget is back on track. On me, mainly incense, with various herbal overtones from time to time, which makes it different than the other incenses I wear, a Nag Champa and Somali Rose (Africa!) oil from a little shop in Grand Rapids call the Smell Good Cafe, La Liturgie des Heures, a true European churchy incense, and Tiger’s Nest, the Himalayan version of “churchy.” Tolu is a South American resin, so I have gone around the world with y incense choices here. All I need is a spray on version of a sage, and sweetgrass smudging stick to have most of the continents represented here….. hmm…
meridifay, not sure if this would appeal, but I find PoTL very incense-laden, with a marzipan and marshmallow overlay. Not quite churchy, not too goth or hippie chick. YMMV.
You smell good and have that forcefield around you!
Thanks hajusuuri! It helped with an early-morning call I was dreading.
Sooty, I thought I was doing a new post. Didn’t mean to hijack yours!
No 19 is indeed a forcefield,and definitely one of my options this week!
Hang in there with the client,you have friends over here!!Haha!
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xo to you!
Thank goodness for perfume armor!
Scent: Micallef Shanaan
Mood: introspective, solemn
This is not exactly a strong emotional response, but close enough for the CP, I hope.
Lovely.
I don’t know the perfume,but I do like the way you think!?
I love Shanaan, you smell great.
I’m in NVC Niral today.
It’s such weird times we live in right now.
Not only covid but also women rights are threatened in Poland and they are manifesting in Poznań where I live as well. Main roads and city center are blocked.
Stay safe, Lucas!
I’m constantly feeling like I am trapped in some other dimensional twilight zone,since March!!(level 5 lockdown)
Weird times indeed…
Stay safe Lucasai!
Ai yi yi! BE safe!
SOTD = Aftelier Bergamoss EDP
It’s cold and rainy and will be so through Thursday. Tropical disturbance Zeta is making itself known. Bergamoss, green, earthy, spicy and just a bit feral is somewhat melancholy and felt perfect for today.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0EF1Sh56H/?igshid=103chfs4d0foz
For the Splitmeet, I will respond to everyone later today. While I had a great time celebrating my nephew’s birthday, it threw off my weekend in that what I usually do on Saturdays got deferred to Sunday.
Love Bergamoss EDP! Nice choice. Yes, melancholy.
Thank you!
I wish I knew what Louisiana did to hack off Mother Nature. Really feel bad for them, but at least this storm will be relatively minor….as long as it keeps moooooving!
And I was thinking what did Florida do to be on her good side!
Nephew’s birthday sounds lovely 🙂 That’s a very cute owl, but holy cow, I cannot STAND Bergamoss (soiled diapers in a forest to my weirdo nose), so I’m glad I can’t smell you from here.
Lol on your experience with Bergamoss. It has that tinge of animalic and it really depends on how one handles animalics in combination with other notes.
Happy to hear that your nephew’s birthday celebration was a good time! The weather seems to have taken a turn for the Yuck now, hasn’t it?
Such a cute little owl in that pic! ?
Thank you and the weather – blurgh. And I finally caved and turned in the heat – not good to be shivering while wearing a cozy cardigan even in my favorite green!
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I am all for virtual perfume armor. ♞
Thunked my sample of 4160 Tuesdays Rhubarb & Custard today. I really like it…debating if I need more but am trying to think more critically on FBs especially now that evilBay isn’t allowing used/preowned perfume sales right now.
I actually haven’t sold any perfume on eBay in a year or two but I have big plans. 😉 I did check out Mercari but they appear to not pay the seller until the buyer leaves feedback which is kind of strange if I am reading their policies right. Please weigh in on Mercari or other selling sites if you have intel. ?
What????
If you don’t leave feedback in time on Mercari the seller doesn’t get their payment? I’ve purchased two perfumes from there and they give the buyer three days to leave feedback.
I thought I would sell there, too.
https://www.mercari.com/us/help_center/article/91
Above is the article and below is the summary I found elsewhere…apparently if the buyer doesn’t leave feedback it forces it in 3 days but that’s quite a wait from the sale, shipment/delivery time and then the buyer’s feedback window, etc.
“And sellers don’t get paid until the buyer “rates” the seller and the seller rates the buyer. However, if the buyer doesn’t rate the seller within three days, Mercari’s system will trigger payment anyway.”
Thank you for the explanation. Good to know everyone gets paid. Feedback timing is too short, just my opinion.
I had plans to sell some stuff too, guess I’ll list it on Basenotes instead…
I would buy all of your patchoulis?.
Basenotes has a bunch of requirements, too, don’t they?
I’m looking at Mercari because Poshmark doesn’t allow perfume selling. I think Mercari’s rules are kind of confusing, a friend of mine recommended watching a YouTube video that explains it but I haven’t watched it yet.
If it’s the video I’m thinking of, read through the comments as some people share their experiences.
Hi … I know your comment is a month old, but I thought I’d weigh in on Mercari and selling perfumes.
I haven’t posted on NST in a long time, because I took a hobby hiatus for a few years, but I’m back in it! I started selling some of my early “perfume education blind buys” ☺️ on Mercari this month and it’s been quite fun and easy. I did a direct comparison to eBay (which has a much larger customer base but it has some cons).
Anyway, I’d be happy to share my thoughts. I always consider the NST group my OG perfume teachers and would love to give some knowledge back – assuming you haven’t already found it elsewhere. And no, you don’t have to look at my listings ?
Might be easier to communicate via another method than in this old post. I think my profile links to one of my email addresses, if you’re interested.
Regardless, I do recommend it.
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Covet for rainy fall weather. I like the chocolate note, so a bit of an antidepressant scent.
Deliciously strange perfume,I love it and you smell lovely!
“Deliciously strange” makes it sound like something I need LOL
I don’t find Covet all that strange. But it is a great citrus chocolate scent for warm weather! ??
I love Covet! I’m glad SJP brought it back.
I was discontinued? Glad I have a BUB
I am wearing Duel , we had our first snow of the season!!
I am really tired of this Covid situation and on top of that, my country has been hit with war!! I need some positivity and good news!
I’m sending you peace and positivity!
What country are you in?
Peace and positivity to you,Hera.xo
Sending good thoughts.
So sorry to hear this. I hope the snow can bring you a bit of peace. Stay safe.
Snow already!! Too early. Sending hugs to you. Snow, Covid and war is too much. May Turkey resolve into peace very soon.
Sending you hugs and as much positivity as I can!
Peaceful and positive vibes being sent your way. Hugs.
More hugs to you, Hera…that is a lot to deal with.
You smell wonderful and sending light and love to you!
Hi all!
Late to the party, but wearing Asja EdT from a blind buy. Wow, these Fendi perfumes were no joke! Should I seek out the EdP as well?
Taking the day off after a stressful weekend. Hope you are all safe and well.
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I ADORE Palazzo,wish I could find another bottle!
Asja is truly somerhing else,too!
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Swapping Palazzo is one true perfume regret that I have. The bottle was gorgeous too.
Absolutely,it’s one empty I should have kept myself!
Enjoy your day off!
I hope you can rest and recharge today, Coumarin. Take care. ?
Dull and wet here, but Tuesday already after a very welcome long weekend. I’ll cheer myself up with the warm Anima Dulcis from Arquiste.
My favourite Arquiste, you smell yummy!
That just might be my favorite as well. I bought a FB of that one about four years ago, when the hubs decided to lease a rather expensive vehicle. I decided I deserved a bit of luxury too.
Good for you! That scent does rather wrap one in a warm sweet shawl, doesn’t it!
Warm, sweet and slightly spicy!
Hello, NST folks! 🙂
Scent at bedtime on Sunday: SL Datura Noir. I think someone had worn that as a floriental last week? Anyway, I found my sample of it and belatedly gave the project a try. Of course then I developed a lemming for that fragrance. LOL
I think I’ll try a lily-of-the-valley fragrance today. Those generally cheer me up. We’re supposed to have a wet and rather cold week, as someone observed above.
I wore it Friday 🙂
Nice stuff, isn’t it? But I hear it’s been reformulated.
Still feeling wobbly due to my inner ear problem so nothing challenging. Wearing a spritz of Southern Bloom on my wrists.
Are you now back in CA?
Yes, I’m back in San Diego. Waiting until my dizziness from the inner ear problem abates to try Le Lion. I want to be in top shape to smell it. 🙂
Yes yes! Get well soon!
Sorry about your inner ear issues 🙁
Thanks – I’m afraid to drive right now, so just hanging out at home unpacking slowly.
Happy you’re back and hope you feel better soon!
Hang in there. Sorry you are going through this.
I’m in Arielle Saturday, which is so bright and fun and always makes me smile. You fabulous NSTers also make me smile when I’m down, and I thank you. ❤️?
I ALMOST wore Sunday today! You smell wonderful.
Thanks, KellyC! ?
I also almost wore Sunday! It’s so comforting that I find myself reaching for it a lot during quarantine.
Arielle Saturday has one of the best fruit notes in perfume.
Love the community project this week. I am in Angel Muse for a chilly morning. Makes me feel warm and cozy! Haven’t worn it in a while and goodness I cannot stop sniffing myself! “Happy” Monday, friends!
Yes, you smell delicious!
Happy Monday KellyC!So good to see you around for this weeks’ community project!Yay for “happy perfumes”!
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Imperial Oppoponax which is the vintage version of what is called just Opponax now. It’s like the drydown of Shalimar all the way through. Very comforting.
Love love love Imperial Opoponax, it’s in my top ten if not my top five. You smell wonderful.
Thank you ringthing, so glad you love it too.
You smell great, I love Imperial Opoponax!
Oh thank you, it’s such a great perfume, not too well known.
It seems to be a really good time for comfort scents right now.
Forgot what the CP is and put on Patchouli Intense today but it works because it’s fairly new and smells so good it makes me happy ❤️
Hi ringthing! Are you still looking for the Boyfriend Dry Oil? If so, I might be able to help you out.
Yes! You can reach me at opponatrix at gee male. Thanks!
Perfume rant ahead. There is a bottle of Pacifica Tibetan Mountain Temple, unused, in the original box listed for $250. Yes, you read that correctly. I apologize if it is anyone who posts here but the market will not support this price now or ever. I have an extra bottle I got at Marshall’s earlier this year for $20. You can get a vintage, sealed bottle of Patou Joy for less, a very expensive perfume to produce and some of the caps are real gold. As we have come to realize, Patou used the money they made from couture to fund the perfume line, which was literally profit less for all the years Jean Patou ran his company and held the original license. By no metric imaginable, other than personal taste, does Patou Joy equal Pacifica Mountain Temple. Using up some old Slumberhouse samples that have turned to syrup but still smell heavenly! These make me feel prudent for the CP….
Listed on EBay, in case you wondered.
NST has always been a safe place to perfume-rant!
My most recent Marshall’s Pacifica purchase was $9.99 for Sugared Amber Dreams (still in the package). I think the evilBay seller was hoping someone would not see the extra zero, ??♀️.
Ridiculous!
I saw that when searching the other day – abusive pricing.
Seriously? $250 for a Pacifica perfume? What is that person smoking?
WOW. I really like it but would not have paid even $50 for it.
It made me very sad that by the time I went to buy another bottle of Tibetan Mountain perfume it was discontinued and the prices on Ebay were then over $100.I passed on it at that price. The $250 is quite a stretch!
Pacifica used to have some scents like that and Spanish Amber that were decent.Now???We live in an upside down world.
I had a bottle of that stuff and included it in a trade I did as a little lagniappe. Not worth 25 bucks.
Sotd is TF Orchid Soliel. It makes me feel very tan and like I’m lazing on some gorgeous beach. Neither are true, of course. I think I’ve been tan maybe 3 times in my life, lol.
You probably have a gorgeous complexion from all that not tanning!
If I’m honest, I can’t complain but I do have some sun spots from regular wear and tear of the sun.
What jalapeño said ?
Must have lost or used up my decant of Philosykos, so ordered a 50 ml bottle of the edt, which arrived today. It is making me feel calm and nostalgic. Not one I could wear every day, but what is? lol
Oh yay — you smell great, and I don’t wear it every day either but don’t ever want to run out.
It was a run around town Monday for me–first dentist, then lab work, grocery store #1, eyelashes, grocery store #2, and library hold pickup. Now home and scented in La Fille de Berlin and I don’t have to see anyone else this week.
I always feel relieved when my errands are all done too. :-).
Yay for getting so many things done and also yay for not having to see others for the rest of the week…exactly how I often feel too. 😉
I was feeling harried so to calm down I wore PPP Venitiane. Happy end of Monday to all.
For dinner I’m making the stragnoff recipe Calypso posted!
Mine turned out terrible! But because I substituted kefir for the creme fraiche. Don’t try that! Otherwise it would have been nice.
Sad songs of the day:
https://youtu.be/IXdNnw99-Ic
https://youtu.be/NOG3eus4ZSo
Such a Monday. Mr. Jalapeno is scheduled to have shoulder surgery next month. He’s been hurting for a while now, and enough small things are wrong in that body part which are adding up to a Big Thing.
SOTD = a mystery sample from the sample stash. It smells of patchouli and something powdery.
Good luck for his surgery. I have a few mystery samples myself.
Thank you Aurora. This mystery sample is just a few drops of whatever it is, so it’s going to get thunked soon. And since I don’t know what it is, I can’t have a lemming for it. So that’s the positive side of things.
Sorry for the Monday-ish Monday!
And of course hope the surgery fixes everything.
Thanks Robin. We shall see…
Songs reserved for the truly sad. I’m sorry Jalapeno. Best of health luck to Mr. Jalapeno
Thanks lillyjo. I’ve been listening to stuff like that for the past week or so. I’m kinda in a funk.
Jalapeno, I saw this and thought you could appreciate the laugh. It’s a parody of Black Sabbath War Pigs
https://youtu.be/V_UdTlNVCK8
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THANK YOU! That was indeed a much needed laugh!
Next month will come soon enough but sorry for the wait! I hope it resolves the shoulder woes.
As to the mystery sample, I would rather not smell it done go crazy trying to figure out what it is if I happen to love it.
Thanks.
Re: the mystery sample, it’s a like but not a love, so I think my mind will remain at ease. ?
Big hugs, Jalapeno and also hoping the surgery is a complete success.
Argh! The mystery sample is so frustrating. I have one now with pinkish juice. Irritates me no end. I don’t love it. Just want to know what it is.
Sending hugs!!
I had an urgent desire to wear Safran Troublant today. I went looking in my perfume cabinet but the little lightbulb has burned out. I began pulling out bottles with that L’Artisan cap. Mure et Musc, Fou d’Absinthe, Mechant Loup, Premier Figueuier, Havana Vanille. No Safran Troublant in view. I’ve hidden the bottle from myself. So in desperation I sprayed on Passage d’Enfer. Just that kind of a day.
I hope you find your wayward Safran Troublant soon.
SotD Patou Ma Liberte. Not sure it will be a favorite as lavender does not suit me somehow, though I love to smell it. I did enjoy the spiciness and I have to admit I oversprayed per usual.
Clinique Happy Splash
I thought to myself, what would Nomi Malone wear? I’m pretty sure she wore vanilla musk while she was dancing at the cheetah, being she was broke and it was 1995. So I have VM, and am watching Showgirls. I’ve always thought Elizabeth Berkeley was phenomenal in it, and that it is an absolutely great movie.
commando.
Coromandel soon.
To a non-perfumer enthusiast this might be confusing but to us it makes perfect sense. 🙂
Totally,even “commando in cormandel” makes sense!Hahaha!
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HA! Love it!!
Good One!