It's Almost-Friday, SWINTON’s birthday and Guy Fawkes Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversée du Bosphore.
Reminder: 11/6 will be Nostalgia Friday...wear something that takes you back to a happy moment in your childhood. Suggested by starling.
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 Fall In Love All Over Again [cropped] by Anne Worner at flickr; some rights reserved.
Really? 1st this late? Cuir Ottoman today because my new FB arrived yesterday!
Congrats on the fb! And you smell amazing, Cuir Ottoman is on my wishlist.?
Ditto! (but my wish list is not small).
Ha!!
Great scent, enjoy your FB!
Congratulations on the new FB – you smell divine! I wore that at bedtime last night for very similar reasons (new bottle arrived recently, plus it’s just so gorgeous).
Helps that I have posted late the last few days 🙂
You smell lovely. I have Cuir Ottoman in the old 100ml, perhaps still around 20ml left.
Yay for your new bottle!
Oh you smell heavenly MissGoldsmith.
Nicolai Le Temps d’une Fête. So wonderfully green and retro! While I do not associate it with any memory, it still smells nostalgic.
Ah you smell joyful! Its a wonderful scent. Too bad its not in production anymore.
I think it is beautiful, but I would not call it joyful, at least not entirely. A mix of happiness and a delicate melancholy.
True, its pretty melancholic. But it also reminds me of spring ? and the promise of warmer and longer days. ☀️
And thats a joyful thought for me right now ?
You smell wonderful, one of my absolute favourites!
Intoxicating!
SotD is Pavillon Rouge, by Jovoy.
From a sample
(when i purchased L’âme perdue they added a handful of samples, and a nice card game with questions about perfume…in french…so i can practice both my french and test my knowledge of perfume?
I did not know what to expect from Pavillon Rouge, never heard or read anything about it, but geeee, this is a pleasant surprise!
A Slightly boozy, woody, tobacco-ish leather, with the right amount of vanilla. Smells like a cabinet where booze and cigars are stored. Yum ?
Not very innovative but its well balanced and comforting.
Just what I needed on this cold autumn day. ?
Your perfume sounds delicious!
Now I would like a glass of whisky….
Sounds exactly like what I have been looking for!
Sounds lovely. And I don’t think everything has to be innovative; funding a classic done perfectly right can sometimes be a challenge!
That sounds delicious. I wish I could follow you around for a bit.
Sotd, Oscarine from a sample which I have liked and just learned they sell a 7.5 ml..post election gift to myself? Lol news said online purchases soared Tuesday. I know I made a couple, take out food, lol.
Trying to let go and move on from the election emotional “hangover” that I am having. Hopefully, emotions will settle with all of us, we will come together and move on.
Perfumed, comforting hugs to all.
I think that everyone deserves a post-election gift. Sending hugs back.
Hmm a post election gift….
Do we Europeans get one as well?
Maybe smaller…but while
i am not from the USA, the presidential election is keeping me (and lots of other Dutchies) busy, awake and worried as well. ?
I quit following the international news this morning. I cant handle it anymore. ? (Luckily work is very busy today….)
Ha, I do too — assuming the election is ever over and done with.
This line of thinking gets my vote.
LOL! I loved the “post election gift” idea. It gives me more reasons to justify my purchases! ?
Happy to help lol:). I should get another gift for myself for coming up with the idea lol.
Hilarious! ?
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Hi all!
Having a hard time getting started today. Hope you are all doing well, and taking your time if you aren’t.
I’m having a long long day so I went with Byzance. It will last all day and then some!
Stay safe.
You smell fabulous!
Thank you!
Having a hard time getting started all this week! I hate daylight savings.
I don’t mind it too much. The sun does wake me up earlier though.
Hive five dista!?
Ohhh, you smell gorgeous. There was a time when Byzance was my daily wearer – funny, can’t even IMAGINE wearing that much scent on a daily basis now. Ah, the 90s. 🙂
It’s an easy one to overdose on but it isn’t as forceful as some of the other 80s queens.
It’s a beautiful fall day here and I’m wearing Mitsouko.
Mitsouko is wonderful.
Enjoy your day. We are in gloomy rain, the type where the rain drops simply ‘plonk’ to the ground
Mitsouko ? I find I like Mitsouko especially well in Autumn.
Forgive me Donnatella, for I have sinned. I bought the Clinique Happy set this morning from Ulta. The price by itself was too good to pass up but the 5x points and $15 off made the price even better. I am in Deneuve extrait this morning. After my shower, I will probably switch to something else. I am just worn out by this election and at this point, I know there is nothing I can do about it now.
Yay, congrats on your new set. We are all worn out!
You sure deserve something happy, enjoy!
Lots of stress election buying these days.
I went to Bloomies over the weekend and bought a whole new bed set. Sheets, pillows, duvet…
New sheets are such a pleasure though. Not many things I can think of are quite as luxurious as crisp, fresh and beautiful sheets. My fantasy for if I ever had an army of servants and a chateaux in wherever would be freshly laundered sheets that have been sun dried on a field of lavender every day. Sigh.
That’s one of my fantasies, too. Wouldn’t even have to be in a chateau! ?
And they must be percale, no wrinkles, and tightly fitted to the bed.
My fantasies are much more demanding than my reality!
?Heaven .
In the office today and falling asleep in front of my computer monitor. I can barely keep my eyes open despite all the coffee I have been drinking.
I did some big online shopping damage as soon as I arrived to the office very early this morning. I bought 6 pairs of shoes: sneakers and loafers and I am wondering now what possesed me to buy so many. But my birthday is coming soon and I have been on an almost no-buy this year. Some perfumes from my long wish list may be added later. I wonder where my sense of responsibility has gone. I am just too tired and stressed of everything around me this year, but still I can’t justify it.
Wearing the last drops of my decant of Lancome Lavandes Trianon. Very comfy and enjoyable. One of the few vanilla scents I really like.
Back to work now, but at least we have a beautiful warm and sunny day today. Ready for a walk at lunch time and happy that I don’t have to come back to the office any time soon, I hope!
Happy almost Friday, everyone! ??
Just consider the shopping a post-election gift (see Omega’s comment somewhere above) ??
I am seriously considering that! ?
….ah I see you already noticed ???
I guess you better be walking a lot this fall, winter, and spring! 🙂 (I feel like every time I make a half baked plan to buy less stuff, some brand is having a too good to pass up sale)
This happens to me too, sigh.
The sales are a big temptation and I succumbed this time! ?
If you still feel not okay about the purchases when they come in maybe you can just “shop” again from the packages and return what doesn’t spark the most joy?
Agreed.
That’s why I think I will do. I can keep 2 pairs and return the rest. There is no need on this earth to have so many shoes when the ones I have are in perfect condition.
You smell wonderful! Love Lavandes Trianon. My sense of responsibility seems to have deserted me as well. At least you can return some of the shoes if you don’t feel comfortable with the purchase when it arrives.
Thank you, Cazaubon! Lavandes Trianon very pleasant and relaxing. Like it a lot!
I will definitely return the shoes that I like the least. If I don’t do it, I will have to forget about the perfume purchase. I need to keep a balance on my lemmings.
Lavande Trianon is lovely. I find it such a comforting evening scent.
It is! Few times, I sprayed some on my pillow cases or sheets and it was very relaxing!
Your sense of responsibility has been dutifully wearing a mask and social distancing. It’s no wonder that people are stress spending. Don’t beat yourself up about today.
Thank you! ?
That’s funny ! I did the same at Minnetonka. Feet treats.
I’m wearing J.Crew No. 57 again this week, this time from a freebie meet decant that had a few, very dark, mostly oil, droplets at the bottom. Thunk!
Do you like it?
I do like it. I have the travel size of No. 57, but I’ve never tried No. 31.
Tonka Impériale
Marco Polo tea
Brown suede vest and cowboy ?
Happy Birthday Tilda, I loved her in I am Love
Tilda was brilliant in I am Love!
But I love most stuff she does. ?
You smell great. 🙂
I love Tilda,period.??
Love that tea!
I’m still commando, and a bit bleary eyed for no particular reason except that last Sunday, hubbie and I went to pick up our wine club shipments, and I had every intention of quitting one of them after this shipment, but seeing the winery person humming to herself as she put our stuff together….couldn’t do it. The next winery is just two guys, very small….can’t do that one. The last one I is the one I actually like….long story short, yesterday for dinner I opened one of the bottles and had one glass of wine – and today I feel like I partied all night long, when in fact I was watching the great British bake off in my slippers with a cup of peppermint tea! 🙂
I understand, I’m having a hard time canceling any standing orders with small merchants out of empathy. This is such a hard time.
Sounds like maybe it was worth it if you really liked it?
It’s only worth it, I think, if it’s the result of a social evening. Not when you’re having German leek tart with the kids (who don’t appreciate the dish) on a week night. 🙂
OH I would appreciate German leek tart!
But if they don’t, indeed that calls for wine.
I like your thinking there, Robin!
🙂
I’ll be right over to help with both.
SOTD is Armani Privé Gardenia Antigua again, with a dab of Eau d’Italie Baume du doge from the sample that arrived today. I think I need a bigger dab to assess it. But I understand the one review that says it smells like a candle. I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing.
Bought a “love yourself” poster as my latest potential date dumped me.
In Oeillet Bengale – it’s a good one for any occasion.
Scrambling to meet a work deadline. But it’s hard to concentrate right now
Oops sorry Hilde – both for posting on ur comment and the bad date. It’s their loss entirely.
Thank u!!
I’m now officially intrigued by your perfume. Sorry about the date.
Thank u! It’s lovely, but no projection. So you keep sniffing your wrist.
I love Baume du Doge, I think maybe the myrrh contributes to that candle note, which I actually like. So sorry about your date.
Thank u! Yes, ‘candle’ can be a lovely scent.
Dating has always sucked. I don’t know how our species manages to survive, really. But keep your chin up – the right person could turn up in the most unexpected place.
It sure has! Thank u for your support!!
Sorry about your date, but I am sure the right one is waiting for you somewhere!
Thank u, you are all so lovely and supporting ❤
Sorry to hear about the date, but the next one may be better and sometimes you find a new love, when you least expect it.
Thank u, I must keep that in mind!! One never knows….
Don’t dwell on it,dating sucks in the 21st century.?
Amen!
Sorry Hilde – that just stinks! A friend of mine recently, just before they shut down again, did a speed dating event with two friends. It was the opposite of resounding success.
Thank u, I feel for your friends. Thankfully they went together!
sorry about your dating -don’t give up
lots of fish in the sea
Thank u!!
My last date stumbled into the meeting place looking like he was wearing a truss and could barely walk. Bald man who was disappointed that I cut my longer hair. Spent the entire time on the phone calling someone “bro”. Was at least 65, too old to call someone bro, lied about his age, and left rudely and abruptly after being a jerk to the waiter. Apparently didn’t have a job either. Very picky these men, with not much going on.
OH my.
“Very picky these men, with not much going on.” Lol. I don’t want no scrub?
Lol a guy recently told me he was 57 that turned out to be 77 haha. And obviously looked older than 57…I wasn’t buyin it and called him out, he came clean lol. I mean who lies about being 20 yrs younger? Lolol. Five, ten, maybe..but 20? Haha. Next.
Oh bad date stories. One can fill books right? Sorry for your bad date!!
O hell! How happy one can be to be home safe after a bad date!!
Sorry about your date. That bites.
Sure does….thank u!
Baume du Dogue is an acquired taste. OBVIOUSLY you have good taste and HE does NOT!
HA! I like your thinking 🙂 thank u!
I have been MIA for some time now, but the stress of this election cycle has kept me away from the computer!! Now for something completely different–has anyone made Irish Barmbrack (cake/bread)? I stumbled across a recipe that looks simple enough for me (NOT a baker), but wanted to see if anyone else has advice/ideas/reviews…
Spritzing a little Chergui to run to CVS and the library…will check in later. Have a wonderful day everyone!
Well, I just went down a bit of a Barmbrack rabbit hole! Never heard of this kind of bread, but it looks similar to fruitcake, only lighter.
It looks like some recipes are yeast based and some use baking powder. I’d suggest trying a baking powder recipe first, if you’re not an experienced baker. Those recipes assemble like a quick bread, which are pretty simple. Just don’t overmix the batter and you’ll do great! Keep us posted on how it goes if you don’t mind. I’m curious!
this one is no yeast, like a quick bread. Will let you know when I do a test run….if it works out, it may be my holiday neighbors gift.
pretty much unhelpful, but husband claims his mother made a lovely one, and has been talking about making one for ages. I believe my SIL was going to dig up their family recipe. ‘Tis the season!
If you get a recipe, do post it!!
Hi jepster, nice to see you again! Let us know if it turns out, then I will try the recipe for one that I’ve had in my folder for years. ?
Best of luck with your baking! No advice at all to give on Barmbrack, though.
No nostalgia again for me. Shalimar Eau de Cologne after shower and citrus goat milk lotion. 8 sprays. Not near enough. I will keep spraying.
Learned something yesterday. Don’t go overboard in the lavender scented mothball products when you store away winter woolens in space bags. Whoa!!! I hand washed two sweaters and ran the air filter like crazy yesterday. It was overpowering. I’m now afraid to open other bags.
Maybe let them air out. It is supposed to be unseasonably warm for the next few days.
I’m doing that, but “airing out” in an apartment in the 14th floor isn’t really airing out… ???
Awake worrying at 2am. Wearing Guerlain Parfum du 68 to comfort myself.
Yuck! I hope you sleep better tonight. It’s a really tough time.
It’s a great comfort perfume.
I‘m sorry about your anxiety / worrying. This books was quite helpful to me when I had some trouble with stress and anxiety a while back. Perhaps it’s useful. https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Acceptance-Workbook-Anxiety-Commitment/dp/162625334X
Bleck on the insomnia! Hopefully you don’t have a repeat of that tonight.
SOTD is Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur. I’ve been on a leather kick lately, and CPF is a lovely floral suede. Heaven.
Oh I do love that perfume!
Lovely choice.
It’s warm and humid outside, so I’m in Arielle Saturday. It also serves as a contrast to the yummy smell of the pot of beans on the stove!
I finished Minor Mage last night, by T. Kingfisher. I also read A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking last week. They were both perfect and easy reads for these times, and I would not have known about this author without NST. Thanks Robin, for the reading/movie/listening polls! ?
Those of you with grey hair: do you use any special shampoos to keep your color bright? Also, do you have suggestions for glazes that enhance but don’t really change your color much? I need a refresh….
I use Fanola No Yellow shampoo, it keeps my grey bright, is a bit drying though…
That one looks good, and I can get it on Amazon. Thanks for the suggestion!
I use loreal elive purple and really like it.
Apsara, what’s the fragrance of this product like? I grabbed a L’Oreal conditioner when I ran out of my usual product during my last long-term overseas gig, and I couldn’t get used to the fragrance: very strong, very lingering, very not-one-I-liked. But hooo boy do I have grey now, so am following these suggestions!
I didn’t pick up any scent, really. And I get hives from most things so usually go really easy on shower bath hair products.
The price is right, too! I’ll look for that one, thanks. ?
I do! Overtone. Start with the “colorless” hair mask. You might want to try their silver at some point. . . . the masks make my hair very silky and shiny.
Those looks like great products! Clearly, they work for you, because your hair is gorgeous. Thanks for the recommendation! ?
That sounds like a winner.
I use Lush Daddy-o. It’s a gorgeous violet scent! I don’t have alot of grey but it also keeps the blond from getting too brassy.
I’ll have to try and get a sample of that one, next time I’m at Lush. Thanks!
Those books sound like good Christmas ideas for someone I know! Thanks!
Most welcome. ?
Did a quick trip to Ikea after work and snatched 3 of the Osynlig candles for the Autumn evenings.
SotD is VC&A Oud Blanc.
Oooh, which ones did you buy, if you please?
Pomegranate & Amber
Tobacco & Honey
Sandalwood & Vanilla
Thanks lucasai, those all sound great!
Pomegranata & Amber smells especially pleasant ‘in cold’
I would love to know what you think of the tobacco and honey!
It’s a nice way, they honey is sweet and tobacco is adding the spiciness that makes the fragrance almost animalic.
Sounds good!Thank you!
I wore Perles de Lalique, because NovemberRose wore it yesterday. The boyfriend started to cough and sneeze. Must spray this at work, not at home. Pumpkin quiche with blue cheese and a bit of pear today, hope it will be good.
It sounds like the quiche will be good.
How was the quiche? Blue cheese and pear is always a winner combination!
It was good, but the pears should have been riper.
Oh, that quiche sounds like it was very tasty! ?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkin_(cake)
CP Day here, Friday. When I was a kid Guy Fawkes was really a big event in our family, and with friends in the street ( the English born ones) . We’d have huge bonfire, make and burn a Guy, eat treacle toffee and parkin, and light fireworks. The downside was that we were in NZ where is didn’t go dark until almost 9pm. Now guy fawkes has almost ceased to exist as a private event , due in large part to restrictions on fireworks. So, last night I heard about three rockets and that was it…and I don’t miss the fireworks ( my dogs hate them going off) . The idea that guy fawkes was all about the gunpowder plot, and burning a human was so extreme in my imagination when I was little, so bloodthirsty and terrible, and yet also exhilirating in a strange way…huge fire.
Anyway, enough nostalgia..parkin is oats, treacle ( molasses) and ginger , dark and sticky but becomes dry. So, a spicy perfume Rousse.
And here it is used as an excuse to wreak havoc – not good around this time of uncertainty.
I’m fascinated by the overlap between wonder, horror and awe! But it’s also interesting how terrible historical events filter down to us in simplified childish form: ring a ring a Rosie being another example.
Yes, so true. Many of the public holidays that are “celebrated” have a very dark side, especially in places with a colonial background that impacted negatively on indigenous populations.
Like the chocolate hands apparently popular in Belgium.
Chocolate body parts? Ewwwwwwwwww.
Jalapeno – if you go into the background it’s worse than you could ever imagine.
I loved Guy Fawkes night when I was a kid. We used to go to the neighbouring family’s house and have popcorn while our fathers set off fireworks – it was so exciting! We didn’t have a guy or bonfire, so I never thought about the reason behind the fireworks. They were also little things back then, not the artillery that people set off now that frighten animals.
I still love fireworks 🙂
SOTD = Tauerville Incense Flash
Woody incense ❤️. It’s been incense week, other than No.19 EDP which, on Nov. 3, acted like incense. In any case, I will think of what to wear for the CP but will likely “fail it” because while I have many many happy memories, I don’t associate them with any perfumes.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHN99mXB0WP/?igshid=91j5nsfqljy2
In other news, I will be participating in a Sniffapalooza x Penhaligon’s sniffathon later. Anyone else?
I always have class when these events happen and so bummed out to miss them all! Next semester will be no different, but maybe I’ll catch one in December or January! Do report back!
I will! You would think that they could record the sessions!
No, but I did manage to sign up for the Sniffapalooza x Le Sirenuse sniffathon! I’m hoping to get shipping info for the samples soon. I’m sure they have it under control.
You smell great in Incense Flash!
See you there!
Oh, how wonderful. Three of us NSTers will be in attendance! ?
Thank you and I will be there in the 12th!
Please report back….on both of these special events.
Will do!
We can be fail twins tomorrow!
It’s too warm here to wear what I was planning, so it will be fail triplets!
Woo hoo it you never know what I may come up with!
Incense Flash is mr yasmina’s signature scent! Very well done.
I went to the Kenzo sniffapalazoo. It felt very much about selling brand, which is perhaps the point?
The Kenzo one only had 2 perfumes so it was 95% brand, 5% perfume. The Penhaligon’s is definitely selling the brand but with 10 perfumes, there’s a lot more to evaluate and it 20% brand, 80% perfume.
I like that proportion! It was a fun distraction in all cases and I loved the silk flower blotters they gave us
I don’t ever see mention of Incense Flash. Usually it’s either Rose Flash or Vanilla Flash. Enjoy your upcoming Sniffas!
It is very good, not as long lasting but still a decent 8 hours!
Which means that it would probably last for 24 hours on me!
In Rose Alexandria (Armani)—continuing my rose hankering. It is really wearing me. Fun for the department store bombast vibe, but not something I’d wear in public.
I think of Rose Alexandrie as something light that I can spray with abandon. Ooops, maybe my work colleagues see it your way 🙂
It reminds me a bit of Plum (in some inchoate way that is slightly related to notes and to how it feels, but not exactly), which I spray with abandon!!!!
I also thought Rose Arabia was the heavy one and Alexandrie the light spring one. But when I go testing I get anosmic pretty fast.
I actually gave in to pre election jitters and ordered a FB of Ambre Khandjar. Blind buy. Enabler pin goes to SheriG?
Love it love it.
No, wasn’t me … hard as it is to refuse an enabler pin. 😉
well, I am sure there’s one in your future!
Friday here, and watching the US election with fascination. I’ve decided on Le Galion Sortilège, it’s not nostalgic in a personal sense, but has the vintage vibe that I enjoy.
I like your choice of words “fascination”
Orange Sanguine for a superbusy day of running errands and some other more fun stuff!Lol!
Happy Thursday!
❤️??
Have fun with your “fun stuff” 🙂
Orange Sanguine is like liquid sunshine! ??
It’s also National Redhead Day! (See name?)
I’m wearing TF Tobacco Vanille for this soft fall day.
Raises hand – I count myself as a redhead. Bright strawberry blond most of my life until the grey started creeping in, and now a slowly fading pale copper-gold.
That sounds like a nice and subtle transition. My very dark brown is just getting grey patches.
So sorry I missed that one! (Must check and see when I celebrate bottle blond day, LOL)
Do you have blond hair? In my head, you are brunette.
So funny – I’d also the idea of a brunette (real or bottled)
Wearing Hiris today!
Yay for the blue bottle!
Yes!!
You smell very elegant.
Thank you Aurora!
Love, love, love! And I just recently discovered that LT gives it one star in The Guide. Ah, well.
Think of that in conjunction with the fact that he gave Secretions Magnifique a 5!
LOL! I haven’t even smelled Secretions Magnifique, but I’ve heard that many other people have a different opinion about that particular fragrance. And he loves perfumes that smell like a barnyard. Some friends of mine joked that taking care of horses will give someone an ‘Eau de Barnyard’ scent for free. 😀 LT also talks about narcissus absolute somewhere, and how he adores how indolic it is. Other folks’ opinions vary quite a lot on that sort of scent, too.
Sure, and some people DO like it, but the point is that perfumery is just SO subjective. I feel good when my views coincide with those in ‘The Guide’ but when they don’t I just remind myself of some of the weirder ratings to feel better. It’s a win-win 😀
What?! I choose to disagree with that assessment.
Me, too. 🙂
I need to re-sniff that one. I can across it relatively early on when I started smelling iris perfumes and didn’t care for it. I’ve come around somewhat to iris.
And I like MANY iris scents, but not that one, so…?
In the fruity chypre Liz Earle No9, it was really foggy this morning which was so pretty.
Oh I just hate fog. Especially when driving.
Haha – my reaction was ‚I Love fog – so moody‘ but a nightmare If you‘re driving of course.
Ah, yes it makes driving dangerous, so true Lillyjo, but from my windows, in the comfort of my home, it looked magical.
Sotd – Le Cri de la Lumiere – such a mysterious fragrance and the name seems apt for these times.
Ha, yes it does!
Volutes EdT today. So rich and warm and perfect for fall. Would be an amazing candle.
you smell great!
Love that! And yes, it would make a fantastic candle.
In L’Attesa (Masque Milano) as part of my Week of New Samples. (The samples are not new to me, but I’ve not yet worked my way through them.) I like this one very much, but not enough to put it on the OMG want NOW list. It does just about fit the CP for me, because I get a powdery floral note that reminds me of my grandmother’s vanity shelf.
Other samples of the week:
Sunday, ELDO Cologne. I liked it. My husband liked it. As a light fragrance we could share, maybe worth thinking about.
Monday, CdG Zagorsk. Very very appealing, but perhaps so little staying power on me that I cannot even contemplate buying it. (The one “no staying power but will buy anyway” in my life is 28 La Pausa.)
Tuesday, Naomi Goodsir Iris Cendre. Oh, do I love this one.
Wednesday, no new sampling — just a touch of my rollerball of Stella.
This morning, prior to shower (after which, L’Attesa), two flops: Fresh Pomegranate Anise, which just very quickly went to overscented shampoo accord on me, and Caron Aimez Moi, which was nice enough but did not quicken my pulse. I am glad, in fact, to have tested two that I don’t like. I was beginning to fear that I’d lost my ability to decide what I do and do not like.
I really like Aimez Moi but I never reach for it! And agree 28 La Pausa would be worth owning anyway.
I have kept my empty FB. I will replace it, but not this calendar year.
I very much enjoyed your sampling reports!
Thank you! It’s helpful for me to write it down, since, unlike many of the more organized / more committed, NSTers, I have never set up a database for myself. I do keep some handwritten notes stuffed into my copy of The Guide, but I am not disciplined enough about keeping up even with that.
Nerd that I am, I created a Google Form for sniffing notes, I have a shortcut to the form from my phone, everything will feed into a spreadsheet. BUT do I do it? ? Once in a great while I remember!
I’m wearing The Ruthless Countess Dorothea today, a souvenir of a Hawaii trip. Wish I was there now. Figuring out how to make that GBBO chocolate Jiggly cake for four, I don’t need a huge one, plus I want to cover up the taste of the cream cheese. It’s the pan size that has me stumped, I have nothing smaller than an 8 in. diameter. Maybe some kind of can? Like a 28 oz tomato can?
It never occurred to me how cool those perfume names sound when you say what you are wearing! It’s the Ruthless Countess –
I somehow don’t trust cans as baking vessels.
Chaos – the rerelease from 2008. I’ve been wearing all my opaque black bottle scents lately, Black Cashmere, Narciso for Her EDT. Also Pomegranate Noir and Nutmeg and Ginger from JM.
Last Saturday I ventured to L’occitane on a sniff-out for the Verveine Mandarine Christmas products. Very nice, juicy scent. I grabbed the hand cream and the soap. Will report back on the Yves Rocher seasonal products soon! Hope to get to that shop this weekend.
Sounds like you have a great black bottle collection!
You know I’ve had them all for years and am convinced the opaque glass has helped in preserving their condition. The Black Cashmere is the original pebble bottle from 2002! My precioussssss! Haha! It still smells the same to me, as do the others which are about 10-12 years old.
I was curious about the Verveine Mandarine!
It’s much like the original Verveine with a blast of mandarin. One thing to note, the hand cream and body cream have a whipped texture so you might go through it faster.
Estee Lauder Beautiful Absolu
Ah, and how is it?
I’m curious, too.
I have a travel size of Cedrat Enivrant in my handbag, so am wearing that today. Always fresh and uplifting and isn’t only for summer.
I love citrus year round 🙂
Add me to the list of stress buyers. I took my daughter to the Sephora sale and got her a few pre Christmas treats from Rare Beauty. It’s Selena Gomez’s new brand. Then I went to BBW and bought a few shower gels. I had coupons for everything so it wasn’t too much damage. I’m just so stressed and tired. My county is really getting hit by covid right now. I’m way more worried than I was in the spring.
I started out the day in TBS White Musk Smoky Rose. Now I’m wearing Ambre Narguile.
Sorry about the covid situation in your county, the UK is in lockdown starting today, less severe than in the spring, though.
I saw that. I’m surprised we are not being put in lockdown again. Stay safe Aurora!
Stressed and tired twins! What we are facing this year is very tough. I think doing some shopping cheers us up in some way! Let’s enjoy it then!
I just used my winter coconut shower gel, and enjoyed it very much!
Winter coconut sounds good! I will look for it if I stop at BBW next week.
Retail therapy always helps for me. Numbers are concerning here too. Fingers crossed we all stay healthy!
Yeah, my governor mentioned your state today. It’s just getting bad. I see people wearing masks, but I think they’ve pretty much stopped social distancing. Also just relying on hand sanitizer instead of hand washing.
Things are starting to look rather dire here in NJ as well re: COVID. I’d much rather wash my hands than use hand sanitizer… that stuff can sting!
At least you did your shopping with sales or coupons. That’s being smart.
Shout out for Smoky Rose – it’s my only TBS scent. I like wearing it to sleep – and it goes really well with Lush’s Rose Jam.
Spent the day in the last of my Parle Moi de ParfumMilky Musk sample. Sorta want a full bottle but can’t decide whether to go for it. Also eyeing up Lumiere Blanche as an alternative.
PS dear universe, can we have the best 2021 please? 2020 was not a good start to the decade.
I found those two very similar. Which one do you think you’ll go with?
I think I’ll order another tester of each b4 committing ??
YES to a happy and peaceful 2021, PLEASE.
Wearing Ombre Leather over Heavenly for strength and comfort. Body butter is Rica Bourbon and Cavendish layered with Heavenly.
I caved post-election, as well. Rica body is having a 20% off sale, using BATHBREAK, N/A. So, I purchased three Rica body butters, I am trying one new fragrance, Agave and Cactus Flower, another Bourbon and Cavendish (yummy bourbon and leather) and Salt and Brine, which really smells to me like a very pretty fragrance. Not at all beach or marine vibe.
I bought another bottle of Romance and Romance lotion to layer with it, if that makes sense. Very pretty.
Feeling a tad guilty, so I will put one away for Christmas.
Maybe. ?
Hope everyone can find a happy moment wherever they are. Lots of good in this world! Lots of wonderful people here ❤.
Body butters are definitely part of self care, so there shouldn’t be any guilt there! ?
Thanks, Jalapeno! You helped shake it off.?
Hello!
I’m not feeling as stressed right now as I have been on and off during the last couple of days. I haven’t gone out yet today, but I made pancakes in the morning and tried a simple bok choy recipe in the afternoon. Even Mom was trying bites of the cooked bok choy with sauce, and seemed to like it well enough. Now I want to get pork so I can marinate it in char siu sauce. 🙂 I didn’t know that giving pork that flavor was such a relatively easy thing to do.
I noted early this morning that I’d been using Serge Lutens Encens et Lavande as my bedtime fragrance for the last couple of evenings. I’ll probably go with something with lavender and/or incense again this evening, as those are soothing scents for me.
Take care, folks!
You too! Take care. Cooking is a great way to meditate!!
I like feeling like I’m creating something, and very happy when it turns out to be a meal we can all enjoy. Well, actually I’m happy when I enjoy my creations, but if it also makes my folks a little happier, too, that’s a bonus. 🙂
Hi there! Glad to hear that you are feeling less stress today. I approve of your adventures in cooking, and hope that they keep on going well! ?
I didn’t think I’d actually pick up with cooking like I have, but Mom’s Crohn’s disease has been flaring up for several months, and I often don’t feel like going out at rush hour to pick up a takeout meal. So I’ve been like, “Let me just acquire some ingredients and make dinners for us a few times a week.” I feel like I’m accomplishing something for myself and for the household, so that’s good. 🙂
Thank you for your good wishes! 🙂
You smell wonderful. That is one my favorite Serge Lutens.
Yes, thank you. 🙂 I keep getting new favorites when I try SL fragrances. This is another that’s going on my decant or travel-size wish list. 🙂
I’ve been wondering what on earth I will do for the CP tomorrow. Any perfumes that were part of my childhood are long gone. Time to start combing thru the Sample Stash, and see what I can come up with.
SOTD = SSS Fireside Intense again today. It’s what I want to wear right now.
I bet you smell great. Inspiration will come for tomorrow.
Thank you! Today, Fireside Intense is a smoky, lightly woodsy amber. It’s been a little different each day that I’ve worn it.
You, me and lillyjo, among others, wondering what to wear. I’m not even looking for long ago fragrances but something new that brings back happy memories.
If all else fails, drop back 10 and punt!
Love the new happy memories perfume idea.
What were your favorite perfumes from childhood? You can always virtually sniff.
If I spray Poison, you just might smell it!
I’ve been wearing Chanel Venise for the past couple of days and it fades fast but I can still smell it on my sleeves at the end of the day. It’s lovely. More beautiful weather today and into the weekend.?
Happy Friday eve.
We have had wonderful weather here too. Makes a big difference
SOTD is Joy by Jean Patou.
My late grandmother wore this perfume. I remember accompanying my Dad on last minute Christmas shopping trips, and returning with that bottle with the white label.
I didn’t remember the smell. When I saw it was being discontinued, I knew I would regret never having the opportunity to wear it. So I got a bottle, wondering if I would uncover some olfactory memory.
Nope.
She always had a cloud of smoke around her. As I reflect, it’s her Salem 100s that occupy my scent memory. But I will always associate the idea of Joy with her.