It's Almost-Friday and Almost-2021. It's also the seventh day of Christmas and the sixth day of Kwanzaa. (Two PSAs: You still have another day to enter our Aftelier giveaway! And the damage poll is coming up on Tuesday.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Frédéric Malle Une Rose.
Reminder: 1/1 is New Years Day...Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Adios, 2020. Wear a perfume that will bring you good luck in 2021.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2021, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Seven Swans a Swimming [cropped] by John K Thorne at flickr; some rights reserved.
My SOTD is Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille mixed with a tiny spritz L’ Artisan’s Patchouli Patch. Very cozy combination.
I was woken up by a 3.6 earthquake just north of us in Muir Woods. Smokey is very clingy.
Farewell to Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island.
I’m sore from yesterday’s workout. I ran stairs, did calisthenics, and walked four miles.
Latest cheap thrill for my desperately dry, chapped hands, Healing Ointment from Walgreens. Same ingredients as the ointment by CeraVe ($11.99), but it’s only $2.
I love Muir Woods! I don’t miss those earthquakes
Muir woods is one of my favorite places on earth – so incredibly beautiful and peaceful.
Indeed. I loved being able to drive home and see the outline of Mt. Tam.
But today I am seeing all the snow covered mountains clear to Mt. Baldy.
RAN stairs… wow! That layering combo sounds lovely. Happy New Year Smokeytoes!
Same to you!
Yes, I can’t believe I ran stairs yesterday (15 minutes). My backside is a little sore today! So trying to ease myself into it.
I’ll do the stairs in Sutro Park today. It’s a favorite but it’s a real butt-killer! To avoid knee injury, I’ll do 15 minutes a few times a week, and gradually increase as tolerated. I read somewhere stairs are just as cardio intensive without the risk of injury to hips and knees.
As cardio intensive as? I sometimes put my treadmill on incline but can’t yet do it on a jog 🙊 I do have to remind myself to only compare myself to myself because I need exercise but am extremely Non-athletic. 😅
Yes, stairs are pretty cardio intensive, much like running.
At 53, I remind myself, just be active, every day, and to be kind, I’m not training for the Olympics. I’ve thought of getting a spin cycle, but the $$ is something I’m not sure is a good idea right now.
Sounds like you are more than just active every day – which is fantastic! I’m about ten years and a relative couch potato – but at least evolving!
Woke up my brother too! Good job on the workout.
Muir Woods is one of the most sublime (in the classical sense) places on earth.
I hope that the earth does not add to California’s troubles.
I love Muir Woods, and am making a note of that hand cream!
Happy New Year, ST! I have been letting my Fitbit boss me around to getting 10,500 steps in most days. My right hip complained about that some….re: perfume, if you think of it, do you have a favorite patchouli? Also, I will share that I have only ever experienced an earthquake once, in Indiana. We were about 100 mile from the epicenter of the 5.2 quake. It around 5:30 am; I was dozing and about ready to get up for work when I heard and soon felt a rumble; our kitty jumped off the bed which began to shake and the rumble slightly increased. I’ll never forgot how my brain quickly parsed that there was nothing driving or flying close to my house, and that the sound and shaking were under me: “this is an earthquake,” my brain said. I must admit that my fascination outweighed my fear (my brain may have been sorting the fact that I was in a sturdy, one-story house not near a major fault line) but it lasted just long enough for me to be sure of what I had felt and wonder if I should make a run outside. Later when I was at work, there was an aftershock, and so my co-workers and I together could verify what we felt.
I do have several favorite patchouli scents. Most are mossy, green patchouli, like Estee Lauder’s Knowing, Clinique’s Aromatics Elixir (in edt formulation, hard to find, it has less moss and herbs, more patchouli), and Coriandre.
For straight up patchouli, I adore Patchouli Patch by L’Artisan Parfumeur, Classic Patchouli Von Eusersdorff, Patchouli Leaves by Montale, Voleur de Roses L’Artisan Parfumeur, and Patchouli Elixir Reminiscence.
Yes, earthquakes are quite something if you’ve never experienced one previously! I remember one on Long Island, back in the late 1970s, I never realized there is a fault line!
Thanks SmokeyToes; I saved your suggestions. I did not know AE had a edt – good to know. And you reminded me that Von Eusersdorff was on my test list once before. Well, the budget needle resets today soooooo let the lemming list begin!!
I was going to say, Harrods carried Aromatics Elixir in EDT, it was on the website last month – but it’s now gone from the website. Bummers. Perhaps check discount websites.
Earth quake woke me up, too! I’m about 15 miles north. Forgot to look it up this morning.
Yes, I think it was a 3.6 – definitely got my butt outta bed!
Happy (and Healthy) New Year, SmokeyToes!
Ciao a tutti!
Tonight we are ordering Thai food, I am dressing up and don’t know what thrift store find I will wear. I have this purple Missoni suit that I love, but may want to wear a dress. It will just be me and my husband and we will let the kids stay up a little later.
I am making my egg nog cocktail, almond milk egg nog, ameretto and stole vanilla vodka over ice.
Tonight I will wear Shalimar Vanille but I am currently in Shalimar creamsicle version
Wow, your suit sounds fabulous! Have a wonderful time.
Yes, I have a photo of me in this suit that I recently shared on social media, but I can’t share with you because I am holding something political in my hands 😇
Love it!
That sounds like a wonderful New Year’s! I love good Thai food, Thai Time in the inner Richmond district (8th & Clement) has been my favorite for years. We may order Indian food, Kevin and I have a beloved Indian restaurant (Masala Dosa) that we’ve been going to for years. Their Chicken Korma and Vindaloo are favorites.
Now I’m thinking that Egg Nog cocktail sounds like a wonderful treat… Might enjoy one tonight.
Excellent choice for Indian food..
I am missing my father in laws chai tea and my mother in laws homemade dosa
Yes, we miss and we miss and hope 2021 will bring visits.
visitors & perfume
Oh, I love dosa…. and a good Chai tea is amazing and so heart warming.
Dosa are so good!!! Excellent call.
Your supper sounds delicious! I am so sick of eating at home, I told my husband we need to start ordering take out.
🙋🏻♀️
This is the conversation I had this morning. I am tired of cooking
ME THREE. But it is much harder to get carry out when I do only the one grocery shop a week and plan so carefully.
Me three!
I had to laugh. We were watching The Blind Side Christmas day, the Thanksgiving scene where Sean Tuohy tells the kids to ‘thank their mother for driving to the store and getting this’.
Yup. I want to just open up a box and call it a day.
Sounds fabulous, dinner, outfit, and scent! Enjoy.
Yay for Thai food and vanilla!
Enjoy the Thai dinner! What is the Shalimar creamsicle version, please?
https://nstperfume.com/2019/03/16/guerlain-shalimar-souffle-doranger-new-fragrance/
Thanks!
That is *such* a pretty bottle!
Or
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4HkU_hZKq/?igshid=12ts9fsb30ksf
Thank you.
That ‘nog cocktail sound very yummy!
Hi all!
I’m in a celebratory mood, wearing M
Naga from Vero Profumo from a teeny decant that’s almost dry. I wanted to make sure I enjoyed it as much as I remember, since the EdPs are becoming available again, as well as Naja. Yes, it is even more lovely than I remember; this time I won’t miss out on a bottle. Thank you to the splitter who hosted this split all those years ago.
Stay safe everyone and happy new year!
Such exciting news about the Vero Profumos, I may need another bottle of Rozy.
Maybe! I never got around to trying Mito or Rozy, or any of the extraits. Wondering if I should rectify that or leave my poor wallet alone!
What?! I hadn’t heard this, but still check to see if a bottle of Kiki will ever turn up on evil-bay. Do you know when the expected release is set for? #excited
Right??? Not affiliated at all but I think only this store is doing them. Not sure where you live but shopping to the US isn’t cheap. 😣
https://shop.campomarzio70.it/en/pages/search-results?q=vero
They had Kiki EdP and parfum when last I looked.
WHOoOo! $100+ USD for shipping! I wonder if I can have it muled over? I’ve used Suzan Becker for UK/ France…
Not a cheap thrill to be sure. I hope you can find a solution. 😄
Wow, maybe I should try the Vero samples I managed to get my hands on after she passed. Less fear of the unobtainable now.
That fear will bankrupt me! 😂 I really enjoyed the original EdPs, and Naja is incredible.
Goodbye 2020, nobody is going to miss you!
Me & my parents are preparing for a little New Year’s Eve party. After 7 PM people are not allowed to leave their homes tonight but we’ll be seeing our neighbors who live upstairs, so we don’t even need coats and can go in home flip-flops.
I’m ending this year with Parfum d’Empire Eau de Gloire but I plan to change to some Prada for the evening.
Stay well & healthy and here’s to a fast return to normality in 2021!
Happy new year! That’s the benefit of living in a block of flats, easy to visit neighbours.
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LOngtime lurker, deciding to speak up
We needed the comfort of the scent, so we’re wearing Kerosene’s Fields of Rubus. Have a good new year.
That sounds like a wonderful scent! Have a good new year to you also!
Welcome & happy new year!
Welcome! 😊
Happy New Year! Good time to come out from the lurking (which I did for a long time myself). Welcome!
Happy new year!
Welcome xendawg, and have a lovely evening!
Welcome! I usually lurk myself
Welcome in! I never got around to trying Kerosene. Maybe next year will be the year!
Welcome xendawg! (Wow, your name confounded spellcheck because it did not even try to change it to zen dog or something like that!)
Now, good one, hajusuuri!!! Crazy spellchecks, lol!
Great time to join! Happy New Year!
Welcome!
Welcome! Happy New Year!
Welcome, good to have you joining and Happy New Year.
Happy New Year; I lurked for a long time, too! Better to join the fun, right?
Welcome! You need lurk no more.
Thank you all, and no, I will speak every now and again
Hello and welcome, xendawg! I was a long time lurker, too. Happy New Year!
Thank you and Happy New Year!
Wearing one of my favorite winter combinations: Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax and Patchouli Antique. Yum.
We have a big tailgating Zoom meet up planned for the Alabama/Notre Dame football game tomorrow afternoon with a bunch of Alabama friends that should be fun. Everyone is encouraged to make a favorite dish to “share.”.
You smell great!
That sounds like a fantastic combination! Have fun watching college football.
I don’t know when FSU will get their act together. Long gone are the days of Bobby Bowden and players like Deion Sanders, Charlie Ward, and Warrick Dunn.
I grew up going to Notre Dame games, back in the 70s when tickets were affordable. They’ve had a great year but I think the Crimson Tide is going to crush them….hopefully not by too wide a margin so that it will be fun to watch.
I was thinking, with the way this season ended up, they could have just kept Taggart for the year and saved the 6 million they spent to get rid of him!
Enjoy the tailgating! A friend invited us over for dinner, but they have no cable. So I informed them we’d be ensconced on the couch watching football.
Maybe the friend is angling for an invitation 🤣
Nah. Three females who have no interest in football…
What a cool idea! I never would have thought of zoom tailgating.
FREEBIE ALERT!
On the seventh day of Christmas, I’m offering for free
7 Keiko Mecheris
This is seven 1 ml dabber vials of the following Keiko Mecheri scents:
Camellia
Grenats
Loukhoum
Mihimé
Mogador
Scarlett
Umé
I acquired these in a swap, so I am not the first owner, but each of them has plenty left for testing purposes.
Also, still unclaimed from Tuesday:
5 ml of Spring
This is a 5 ml decant of Dasein Spring purchased from Olfactif. It is in a very nice opaque metallic twist-up spray vial. Because it is opaque (and I have no idea how to take it apart) I cannot see the actual level of the perfume inside, but it should contain most of the original 5 ml, as I have only used a few sprays. It came without any label on it to indicate the fragrance, so I have placed a label on it. I do not know how well the label will stick.
That is a great set and I would take it if I hadn’t already tried them all!
But wanted to add that I do think this is how everybody should do their freebies for now — I think we won’t have a freebiemeet until April at least.
I had been hoping for a freebiemeet, but when I looked at how much stuff I had, I figured I could just do it now as the 12 Days of Christmas. Besides, I noticed that a lot of the items I had just fit in naturally with the numbers from 1 to 12–7 samples from one house, 11 from another, a sample set with 6, one with 8, a 5 ml decant, etc. I don’t really need any freebies myself, so as long as I can give away my own stuff, I’m fine.
I’d be happy to take the sample set off your hands if it’s still available!
Sure, just send me your shipping info at the email address associated with my gravatar, and I will et that right out to you.
I’m taking the day off work to hang with the family. Among my Christmas loot I acquired some serious perfume porn: Aphorisms of a Perfumer by Dominique Ropion that I believe was a gwp with a perfume; CHANEL-a massive coffee table book that my younger son got me; and Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle The First Twenty Years with a forward by Jean-Claude Ellena, which is an even more massive coffee table book. These three tomes are spread across my lap at the moment, looking very enticing.
In other scent lit news, my older son gave me a strange, wistful, mystery book-The Scent Keeper. It is not exactly about perfume, but perfume people will enjoy it for the thought the author gives to describing scent.
Still haven’t summoned the courage to test the other Bogue samples I ordered after my Douleur disaster, so am thinking of wearing Chypre Shot today .Yep! That’ll be the one. 🌞🌞🌞
Happy Hogmanay everyone!
Oops, no idea how I landed here. Sorry!
Read it anyway 😆.
SotD is Rahele! It never disappoints! And I like that bottle, elegant but also functional.
I tried Anubis yesterday evening from a sample, and I could still detect it this morning. That smoky drydown is gorgeous. 😻
It reminded me a little bit of Tuscan Leather. TL is superduper smooth though (my husband wears it). Anubis is a bit rough around the edges and smokier…but thats also good.
Because why not both? 😄
I mean, i enjoy slick polished Hollywood movies but I also love art house.
In the end I think I was more entertained by Anubis than by Bengale rouge (i wore that one a few days ago) But Bengale rouge is an easier wear.
Oh If Papillon made a travel spray set, like all fragrances in a 10 ml size, id buy it immediately,
But I realise its not feasible or profitable for a small company to produce them…
Well,
I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable new years eve! 🥂🍾🎉
See you in 2021! 😘
I wore Anubis the other day after not wearing it for a long time and was shocked by how smoky it is, I hadn’t remembered that. It is really good though, and I like it much better than Tuscan Leather on me. Happy new year!
Yup i really love the smokiness. And.its so dry. I can almost see/inhale the fumes. 😄
But its does not feel ‘heavy’ or suffocating. Its so nicely balanced.
Hmmpf… Yeah…i may need a bottle of this stuff 🙂
Tuscan leather smells better on my husband than on me. (Whereas he thinks I wear Ombre Leather better).
This thread is making me want to hunt down my sample…
Love your SOTD!
Happy 2021 to you!
Thank you 😊
I accidently spilled my entire sample of Anubis in my pants pocket one day. I can’t remember exactly how it smelled but I remember being able to smell it all the way up to my nose. 😂 I liked it enough to try again one day.
Oh wow😂 a whole sample…
Hopefully your pants recovered?!
most perfumes leave stains. 😳
Luckily they were dark jeans, so no stain!
Happy New Year Jiji!
To finish the year in zenitude, I’m wearing Dzongkha. Also planning to smudge out all the 2020 bad juju with incense & palo santo wood tonight.
The last few years seem to have been in competition for Worst Year Ever, I’m hoping at some point the tide will turn and I’ll get a few good ones.
I sincerely hope the tides will turn very soon, Cazaubon! 🍀
Thank you, from your mouth to God’s ears!
I do hope 2021 will be a good you for you!
Same here cazaubon….I think my last really good year was 2017.
2017 was a really good year for us up until mid-August, then all the bad stuff started.
I know you’ve had a rough few years, like a several others here. We sure need a break!
NST creates so much happiness, I am sure good things are building up for you, Robin. I did admire all the work you & your DH got done around your house. We were just treading water, maintenance-wise…
Adore Dzongkha! A top 25 for sure.
I’m adopting the term zenitude!
Everyone has hopes after this nightmare of a year…
You smell amazing, and Dzongkha will mix will palo santo smoke so well!
I thought 2019 was really bad and sad but 2020 topped that overall and what I thought was bad in 2019 was actually a blessing in 2020.
Yeah, what is it with recent years? No more competitions for “Most Craptastic Year” please!
Woke up in no 5 edp today. Since I have showered, I switched to no 22. One of my packages was delayed but arriving today. Will be at work until 6 today but spending New Year’s at home. But spending it at home just sounds really good right now.
You smell great!
Did you get your package? I have one that was supposed to arrive on December 21st and just today, there was an update that the estimated delivery is now January 5th. Thank goodness it is not food!
L’Artisan Tea for Two to stay cozy. Sad to hear about Dawn Wells – Gilligan’s Island was a regular watch at our house while growing up. I think almost everyone from my generation can sing at least part of that theme song–it was hard to avoid.
Like SmokeyToes above, I am super sore today. HIIT workout then upper body weights plus core, I hit it all. And based on my soreness, I don’t do it often enough! Owie. Today I’m off work so I’ll go for a long walk. Then later a Zoom with former neighbors, all good friends, to ring in the new year. Can’t wait to see people in person again.
Ok, between you and SToes I need to exercise more
Me too! Need to find some good stairs to run up (which will probably kill me).
LTSG, It’s been a big focus for me this year both for sanity and health. But it was much harder when my 3 sons were young. Just try to get it in when you can–even if it’s 10 minutes a couple of times a day! It is my firm belief that exercise is the best and most underappreciated preventive medicine we have.
Yes, I totally agree! I truly believe that walking and reading are the only things keeping my sanity intact in the past year. I really miss the pool and my spin class. Those two things took the edge off and I was a much calmer person.
I feel your and SmokeyToes’ pain! I did squats for the first time in a shamefully long time on Sunday and I won’t lie, my buns were angry for multiple days afterwards, aka until today 🤣
Why, oh why, do I like to pretend my legs don’t exist/need exercise???
Yep – there were multiple squats and lunges in that HIIT workout.
Agree about it being preventative med. Am also joining those impressed with you and Smokeytoes…
No perfume yet today. I am thinking of Bois d’Armenie. Maybe it will help purify the air and get rid of all the bad stuff from 2020. For tomorrow, I’m thinking something understated and restrained. In this part of the country, it is traditional to eat black-eyed peas and greens on New Year’s Day for good luck. One explanation is that these foods are thought to represent money (the peas representing coins and the greens representing paper money), but another is that they are humble foods. The wealthy do not eat peas and greens, rather it is the poor and the working folk who do. The idea being to start the year eating humble foods to show your humility and frugality. I’m trying to decide what perfume would fit. Maybe Violet Ambrosia?
Nice scent choices! Haven’t tried Violet Ambrosia but I love violets and Bois d’Armenie is great.
Violet Ambrosia is a rather non-typical violet scent. It feels warm rather than cool or powdery. I love violet scents as well, but I have had trouble with a couple of them causing me to cough or giving me a headache (Le Dix). Violet Ambrosia doesn’t cause me any trouble though. I got the perfume pomander, but I think there is a FB in my future.
I am really enjoying my decant of Bois d’Armenie, and would like a FB, but apparently it is discontinued? I am hoping maybe someone will have some they are willing to swap.
Yes, sadly BdA has been discontinued and is very difficult to find nowadays. Le Dix didn’t work for me either.
Have you tried Olfactive Studio Violet Shot?
I have not. I’ll have to add that one to my “To Sample” list. Not that I need any more lemmings or anything.
😆 De plene de plene and replace plene with package 📦
I am planning to try it as soon as I can, so many positive reviews on it.
You just reminded me – I will prepare 12 blueberries, in lieu of grapes although I can still run out and get some. It’s a Spanish tradition to eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight for 12 months of good luck. For what it’s worth, I had 12 grapes last year too so may not be a bad idea to try a new fruit 😂
Clearly the grapes were ineffective. I think I’ll run out & get blueberries too!
I am sticking with blueberries.
Yeah, everyone around here ate their black-eyed peas for good luck last New Year’s Day, and that didn’t seem to work either.
Hopefully blueberries will work better!
Maybe try 12 grapefruits, the grapes were clearly not big enough…
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That would be very difficult!
Please, anything but grapes in that case…
Very good idea – 🫐 then!
No grapes here, but I do have pomegranate seeds!
Wearing Guerlain AA Ginger Piccante.
Off from work until Monday, Yay! Taking it easy at home and getting ready to see my family once again tonight to welcome the New Year. We are ordering Lebanese food for dinner. We will continue the tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight with a glass of champagne and also wearing yellow underwear for luck. Tomorrow we will have lentil soup for prosperity. Not that we believe on these things, but following very old traditions in our family is always fun!.
Tonight I will wear Guerlain Encense Mythique D’Orient.
Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! 🎉✨🎊🥂🎆
I love Encens Mythique
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Interesting traditions – never heard of them. Hope you have a wonderful time.
You too! Have a wonderful New Year!
Oh yes, 10/10 on Lebanese food!!! Reading everyone’s takeout choices has me craving all of them!
I made so much food this week that I don’t know if we can get away with ordering in though!
Enjoy your food! We did not cook much for Christmas, so we were more than happy to relax today and have our food delivered!
No grapes on hand so I’ll be using boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes.
Don’t think I own any yellow underwear either. Love your scent choice!
Thank you, Cazaubon! Eggs and cherry tomatoes are perfect! Anything that makes the beginning of the year cheerful and positive works!
Yellow underwear!! I don’t have any, but may have to add some.
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Ha! I was just replying to 50_Roses about not having grapes but I will replace with blueberries 🫐.
Happy New Year to you!
Blueberries are good too and easier to finish them faster! 😄
Yes, and no need to peel either / I don’t think the ones we got as part of the dinner were organic.
Oooh, Lebanese food is the best! Lucky you! Enjoy!
Thank you, Calypso!
I just know the Italians wear read underwear, never heard of yellow.
We will eat lentils tomorrow too for luck with money.
We have worn red underwear in the past too! Both colors are lucky ones!
I am joining you in Ginger! Also making lentil soup tomorrow, but tonight we are going Italian….
Twins on almost everything! Enjoy and Happy New Year! 🎉
Happy New Year, PL67 – you will smell wonderful!
Thank you, MossyBerry! Happy New Year to you too! 🎉
Wow! I’ve learned several new traditions from today’s thread, but yellow underwear is taking the prize right now.
Ha! Yellow underwear has been worn in our families for generations on New Year’s Eve. Red sometimes! It is always fun to keep the tradition!
Yellow underwear for good luck??? Wow, that’s a new one to me. Happy New Year to you, your Mom, and Yei!
Thank you, Jalapeno! Happy New Year to you, Mr. Jalapeno and your kitties!
Happy New Year Pl67! You are eating my favorite food!
Thank you, Lillyjo! Happy New Year to you too! We loved Lebanese food and we enjoyed it last night!
Traditions are a good thing and important! And your scents like sound perfect accompaniments.
Thank you!
New Year’s Eve traditions are more like fun for us than anything else, and a warm lentil soup is especially comforting on a cold day.
Today I’m wearing Parfum Marley’s Defina in the pretty pink bottle. Very feminine.
That is a cute bottle!
Let’s ring in a brand new year, with a big dollop of hope, while smelling absolutely gorgeous. I’m wearing Calligraphy Saffron, one of my favorite discoveries of 2020.
This is a great scent, sad it’s discontinued, but I also have a bottle of this
I have a bottle, and a back up bottle. I was very impressed with it. It smells so good on me, kind of like how Opium back in the day made people stop me and ask what I was wearing (and I mean waaaaay back in the day, when it was a serious perfume).
I also like Calligraphy Rose, and the original Calligraphy, but the Saffron was hands down my favorite.
It was only Calligraphy Rose for me. I think my skin amplifies dry notes so the maxed out sweetness of CR worked fine!
The rose one is very good, too. I like its jamminess tempered with spice.
You smell wonderful! Saffron was the first one I got; then I got the other two. I might wear Rose a little better (skin chemistry thing); but Saffron is very special.
I bought all three, as well.
I like your New Year’s wish!
Never smelled that perfume but love saffron scents.
Me, too. Saffron is one of my favorite notes.
Happy New Year Lisa D!
Back atcha, my fragrant friend!
Showered then moisturized with Shalimar body lotion, followed by numerous prays from the EdP sample I scored. Thanks to LtSG, I out a toe in the Shalimar water earlier this year with the Eau de Cologne. And probably wore it more than any other single scent through the summer and into fall. So, seems appropriate to wear the big sister to end the year.
Need to brave the grocery store. The husband wants me to make my tortilla chicken casserole for tonight and to enjoy while watching football tomorrow.
Safe and happy New Year to everyone!
Casserole is a great holiday weekend plan – and you smell wonderful!
Hope that your trip to the grocery store was an uneventful one. Happy New Year LizzieB!
Did you watch the Badgers? …and then the video of them breaking the trophy?🤦♀️
I hadn’t seen the trophy thing, so found it in ESPN’ site. Ouch!
Was in a car accident on Xmas Eve. I fractured a vertebrae and have to wear a cervical collar for 6-8 weeks and have some bruising on the right side of my face. No one else in the car was injured. Very lucky the injuries were relatively minimal. It was very scary…I have never been in a car accident before. Feeling sad and mad with moments of acceptance and gratitude. I haven’t worn perfume in a week.
So thankful for this community.🕊♥️
Oh no! I’m sorry you had a scary accident. Now is not a great time to have to go to the hospital, at any rate. I hope you will feel better soon and not have too much pain. I’ve been in a multi car accident before, but luckily, we didn’t really have injuries. Still, I avoided that particular street/route for a good while after.
Thanks, Eschmeling!
Ouch! So sorry to hear about the accident, but good that the injuries were relatively minor. I’ve been in three car accidents, and it always seems as if everything happens in slow motion.
Thanks, 50_Roses.
She-ra, I noticed your absence and was starting to worry. I’m glad you are ok. Car accidents are very scary, I’m sorry you had one. 💙
Thank you, Lillyjo.
She-ra, that’s terrible. I hope that your recovery is speedy. You know what might make you feel better? A new vanilla scent! Let me send you a decant of Absolute Aphrodisiac to ring in the new year and keep your spirits up. Give me a holla at lisadarty in the land of the hawt mayl.
Thanks, Lisa D, very kind of you…will email you later today.🥰
Wow, I’m so sorry to hear that! Wishing you a speedy & full recovery. I have some new vanilla goodies on the way from First in Fragrance, will share with you as soon as I get them. Big hugs to you!
Thanks so much…big hugs right back…and I have stuff to share as well!
OMG!!! What a 2020-esque “present” to have received. This year is NOT going out quietly, is it?
I’m so glad you are, in relative terms, okay, but very sorry for this to have happened. Sending you the best wishes for a smooth recovery and healing, both physically and emotionally.
Thank you, teebear!
Oh She-ra, what a thing to have happen. Really glad you are ok and nobody else was injured.
Thank you, Robin.
Oh no! So sorry to hear this. I hope your recovery is thorough and speedy.
Thanks, Coumarin.
Oh no!
Please take care of yourself!
Thanks, apsara.
Oh my goodness! I’m sorry She-ra. Be extra kind to yourself. Sending you hugs and get-well wishes.
A few years ago we were in an accident, side-swiped by a car sliding towards us on an icy road as he crossed over into our lane. He ended up knocking us into the ditch; we rolled over going down the hill. I ended up getting a homeopathic supplement for the bruising and aconite for my shocked nerves.
Yes, Arnica is great for injuries.
Thanks, Gail, and I will check out those remedies.
get well wishes!!!
Thanks, LTSG!
Super sorry that happened. Take your time with the melancholy— a big blow to the body can put one’s fiddle really out of tune. Sending hugs!
Thanks…I am being patient and kind w/ myself!
Oh no. I’m so sorry. Accidents are so scary. I hope that you heal quickly and well and can soon put it behind you. Holding you in my thoughts.
Thank you, SP.♥️
OMG and I thought the kitties were keeping you super busy. Thank goodness it was relatively minor but any injury is not good. Rest well.
Thank you, they are both sleeping on me. Cats and dogs always seem to identify who needs the most love.
Oh no! I’m so sorry. My aunt experienced something similar (five years ago) and also had to wear a cervical collar. In her case the accident was very awful and totaled their car. She said she remembered every moment of it and it was nightmarish. I hope you can get some good rest and just enjoy nice things and heal in the New Year.
Thank you, Calypso.
Yikes. Glad it wasn’t any worse. Get well soon
Thank you!
Sending some calm and healing vibes. I’v – touch wood – never been injured in a car accident but find even fender-benders harrowing! Wishing you a MUCH better 2021
Thank you, Merlin! Hoping for a much better 2021 for all.
I hope you recover quickly.
That must have been an awful moment, very glad to hear you’re not badly hurt.
Oh She-Ra, I’m so sorry to hear you were hurt in an accident, but also glad to hear you are at home recovering with kitties. Please be gentle with yourself. Sending you tons of healing energy, with an extra vanilla topper.
So glad that the injuries were minor…it is very upsetting to be in a car accident and please give yourself time to feel comfortable again in a car. Sending healing thoughts your way.
Glad to hear you will be ok, hope it’s soon!
So sorry, it must have been so scary, what a way to end this awful year. Take good care of yourself. Hugs.
Hugs, She-ra – how distressing!!
OMG! So glad you are (relatively) well and no one was more seriously injured.
OMG! Very sorry to hear that you were in an accident. Hugs, She-ra!
Oh no, She-Ra! Accidents ARE really scary! I’m glad no one else was hurt but sorry about your injuries! Please take it easy on yourself and rest. Sending good thoughts your way.😊
Oh my! I’m so sorry about your accident. Thankful no one else was injured, but I’m so sorry about yours. Prayers and thoughts for complete healing and for blurred memories and minimal anxiety.
So sorry to read about your accident, She-ra. I hope your recovery is an easy one and that your spirits stay as high as possible. Good time to have some kitties around to snuggle with.
So sorry to hear this She-ra. Wishing you a speedy recovery! 🍀
Commando so far, because I’ve been working through a headache these past few days. I keep a migraine diary (now there’s some exciting reading!!) and have been scribbling away, but honestly, maybe it is my pillow after all. I think I’ll brave a scent in a little bit….
The kids/teens are super excited, as their team are the reigning champions from last year.
My husband has been making a New Years quiz for the past 8 years (borne out of one very loooong New years eve get together with friends where midnight just didn’t seem to be arriving). These past two years, we’ve hosted a big party, too – but that’s not possible this year.
Instead, we are trying the quiz via Zoom, and doing it in the afternoon so that other time zone friends can join. I’m excited, but hope my friends will not be like my students and mingle in their breakout rooms!
In my experience, most adults have no idea how to use the breakout rooms, so you’re probably good! I can’t tell you how many calls I’ve been on where the organizer has planned breakouts and they always fail. I’ve never successfully entered a breakout room yet.
Do you mean to say you’ve never managed to enter one? Like, it doesn’t show up as an option?
Well, on the large company meetings where they try to put us into breakouts, the rooms never materialized. I’m pretty sure that if I went into Zoom myself to do a call, I’d be able to find the breakouts, but I’ve never used them myself. With family we talk on FaceTime, mostly. Zoom’s limited at work, too — they use it for large company meetings but only over the strenuous objections of IT, and they’ve locked it down for us otherwise due to security concerns, so we use Skype, which doesn’t have breakout rooms that I know of.
Beyond the technical aspects, I think a lot of people don’t plan breakouts appropriately… you need someone in each group who knows how/what to facilitate, otherwise you’re sitting there saying to each other, “So what did they want us to do exactly?”
A migraine journal sounds helpful! I hope this one doesn’t last long.
I get a terrific headache when it rains, I presume from the pressure. My head must be incredibly delicate.
thanks! I did rain yesterday here…but I think it’s the pillow, or a combination of things plus the pillow. This one is not too bad at all now. I also walked the dog two days ago while they were spraying pesticide….maybe that was it.
You must be having one today given all of our storms and pouring rain! Luckily I don’t get headaches from it but my hip sure knows about it–ouch!
Stupid question – did you get a new pillow?
not at all a stupid question since I have complained about it before – but I’m kind of that top of the line with pillows already, I’ve got nowhere to go
!
I have had good luck with the Claritin pillow that I bought at Bed, Bath and Beyond….check it out.
I just use a MyPillow which I’ve covered with a nice cotton pillowcase that is smooth like silk.
I have this pillow, and it was like a dream for a few years – until it wasn’t.
https://www.huesler-nest.ch/en/ch/products/textiles/pillows#fuhu_3080
I hope your headache is over soon, and that the trivia game is fun!
thanks! Trivia game is turning out a bit complicated – not everyone understood what “rsvp” meant ….
it will be a fun chaos, hopefully!
Will be dressing up too as me and my husband left the children with my mother (all wearing masks) and escaped to a nice hotel.
I plan to have my favorite drink, daikiry and wear a sample from Neela Vermeire.
Let’s celebrate life!
Enjoy your New Year’s celebration!
Thank you dear, the same to you!
Have a wonderful celebration!
*Clinks virtual glass* Happy New Year, Gabriela!
Happy New Year Gabriela!
Not wearing anything just yet-ill spray on something festive a little later. I was supposed to go to a friend’s party, but I have tooth problems instead, so ill nurse myself back to health with this bottle of cliquot! Am I the only one who prefers the demi sec to brut?
Nope, I like demi sec too.
I find brut too dry as well, but it seems that around here at least, it has gotten hard to find anything but brut champagne.
Sorry about your tooth problems. Best of luck.
Hope your tooth problem will be sorted out soon, it’s no fun on New Year’s Eve especially.
Yuck on having a tooth ache at this time of year.
OOPS…I totally meant to say RIP Dawn Wells!! (Who most of you, at least those of you around my age, know as Mary Ann.) Probably someone has already mentioned it above, but she died yesterday from complications of covid.
HA, and SmokeyToes mentioned it in the very first comment so never mind.
RIP – yes, I can sing the song!
I’m wearing Our Satin Mood, in the hope that I will raise my mood to match it.
I have adopted a new spraying location, since I was scrubbing and sanitizing everything off my wrists and lower arm. I now find the corner of my neck and shoulder is the best place to let the scents waft up. I can always turn and lower my head for a sniff.
Let lost aquaintances be remembered.
And let’s all sing the Linda Rondstadt classic to 2020:
Feeling Better Now That You’re Through
Feeling Better Now I’m Over You
You’re No Good
You’re No Good
2020, You’re No Good.
THIS! 🤣
🍾🎊🍾🎊!!!
Ha – clever. I’m a big Linda fan.
Love Linda too. And yes to spraying neck & shoulders!
👏👏👏 and here’s my kicking 2020 to the curb post (and Story if you can get to Stories):
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJc8DaPhhH2/?igshid=eywz4hiwi29o
Make sure to swipe to get the full effect.
Thats one giant elf!
Thanks – so many Grinches this year!
I love the song!
Still commando, but after my shower I’ll put on Champagne de
Bois. Planning a quiet night here with just the three of us, munching on tapas and playing games.
Need to get moving on that shower, as at this moment it is not raining, so I need to get a walk in while I can!
Happy new year to everyone — almost all of you will see it before I do!
Happy New Year to you!
SOTD is the very very lovely Paracelsus. The little 10ml bottle is supposed to arrive today, and I’m hoping it does bring luck in 2021. Last official day of work yesterday, office is closed today for NYE, and that’s a wrap on my career – we had champagne last night to celebrate. 🍾 🥂 Mr. G even unearthed our wedding flutes for the occasion. 🥲
That’s a good way to end 2020, no? Congrats.
Heartfelt congrats!!
Conratulations, and enjoy your retirement! I’m hoping to retire in 2024 or thereabouts. I want to retire while I’m still young enough to do the things I want to do.
Congratulations on your retirement!
Congratulations on your retirement, SheriG.
Enjoy the retirement and the champagne
Congratulations!!! And I’m super impressed about the wedding flutes.
Congrats! Celebrate!
Congrats…today is also my retirement anniversary (5 years…it popped up on Facebook!)….hope you enjoy as much as I have.
Congratulations on retirement! As a recent retiree myself, I can tell you it’s awesome
How wonderful, Champagne is the best way to celebrate.
Congratulations! And what great timing! To be able to retire at the end of a year sounds like a great way to do it!
Oooooooh, I hope that you got your bottle of Paracelsus today! Congratulations on your retirement!
Happy New Year, SheriG!
10 hours sleep.
Heretic Smudge…can’t remember who made this suggestion yesterday but thank you!
I have used my mini trampoline for two days. Feeling some unused muscles for sure.
It was Sistine’s idea.
Great choice!
I’ll be wearing it tonight!
twins!!
can I have your 10 hours of sleep
I plan on 12 tonight!
What kind of workout are you doing on the mini trampoline?
Portrait of a Lady for a weird work day…nothing to really do since it’s New Year’s Eve, and yet, here I am.
Hard to decide on one for the theme tomorrow. After the $#!&-show that was this year spilling into next, good luck for 2021 seems like a lot of pressure to put on even my favorite perfumes. Maybe I’ll roll the dice on an untested sample.
You smell fabulous!
Wearing Mugler Alien Musc Mystérieux and enjoyed a long cuddle with one of cats this morning (she REALLY needed belly rubs, apparently!)
Stay vigilant, fragranced friends, until 2020 has gasped its last breath! I’m hearing all sorts of close calls and accidents happening recently, this year is not giving up without trying its worst.
I had a tempered glass dinner plate explode on Monday evening – thankfully it only ruined only my dinner and made for 10 minutes’ cleanup as I had *just* put it down and stepped away from it for 30 seconds. Whew! I was very sad to scrap that eggplant and bok choy stir-fry but it could have been way worse if the plate had been in my hands or on my lap.
Glad you dodged it!
Same here! I narrowly avoided a car accident the other day by turning into a snow bank instead. It was either that or the car in front of me. Slipped down the stairs, broke a wine glass, almost pulled the TV off the wall…all over a week. Disaster is just waiting for a chance, it seems.
Wow!!! That is many things.
😳Yikes! That’s scary. Sorry about the stir-fry.
Yow! Glad to hear that you escaped injury.
SOTD = St. Clair Scents Seeking Balance
I thought I would end the year with a reminder to myself to seek balance in life. It’s my same wish to all of you as well.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJeI-CThBYG/?igshid=1wz70nlvrvn09
12/31 Plans – 8:30 Google Meet with Friends (the ones who usually travel for New Year’s) and 9:00 Zoom with The Cousins.
I may need to run out and get Champagne 🥂 🍾 and save some for tomorrow too!
Pretty sure you will need to run out for some bubbly!🥳
And I did!
Happy New Year, hajusuuri! Have a sip of bubbly for me, please!
Happy New Year! I hope you get the balance you seek.
So far today, I have done some washing and taken out all the trash I could gather up. In many traditions, it seems that you are supposed to clean your house of New Year’s Eve to get rid of all the remnants and residue of the old year, and you are NOT supposed to clean your house or take anything out of it on New Year’s Day, as by doing so you are throwing away your luck for the year. Not that I am a superstitious person, but I figure it can’t hurt to try it. For me, it feels like a psychological boost as well–get rid of the trash, get the place cleaned up and in order, and get ready for a fresh start. The dishes are washed, the laundry is done, the pantry, fridge, and freezer are well stocked, and I’m ready for a new year.
I’ve been doing laundry and cleaning all day for exactly the same reason!
I am wearing Musc Ravageur. I discovered that Mumm makes a 6 oz bottle of champagne so I will try and track one down for tonight’s solitary celebration. I’m looking forward to a happier, healthier, and more widely traveled 2021. I’m so tired of being stuck at home, although I did read lots of good books and listened to lots of good music.
Enjoy that champagne! Most alcohol makes me sad and dopey but champagne makes me giggle… I’m currently blissing out on sugar which I had managed to quit at some point 🙊
Good luck finding your bubbly!
I have two full bottles of bubbly in the fridge but I am gonna head to WF for demi-bottles of Champagne.
Hope you find that 6oz bottle and enjoy.
Go team bubbly!
I did more reading and listening this year too.
I thought about picking up a potent potable for tonight, but decided not to. I might get something in 2021.
Happy New Year, foxbins!
I sprayed Chypre Siam today for a half day at work.
We had a nice dinner with homemade Oktopus salad and burrata for starters. Then homemade fresh tagliolini with a truffled mushroom pesto plus a nice Riesling.
Afterwards I did a smoking out of the old year with some incense sticks I bought in Japan. Hope this evil year ends soon, I will not stay up til midnight because I am too tired.
I wish a better year for all of us tomorrow
Will be doing the same smoking out of the house- all of the evil needs to go.
Using the phrase ‘par fume’ “through the smoke’ in the original and best way!
You smell wonderful; I enjoyed the lingering of last night’s scented candle in my hallway early this morning. Happy New Year, Tannia!
What a scrumptious sounding dinner! About to light a palo santo candle to pre-emptively kick 2020 to the curb. Wishing a better year for you too!
Happy New Year, tannina!
I hope you all have a lovely time on New Year’s Eve, whatever your plans. We had a very quiet night, and were in bed before 10pm
I’m still testing samples, and am currently sniffing a dab of Rochas Femme (the current version). I had tried it years ago and couldnt recall it clearly. It’s lovely, but might be a bit similar to Amouage Jubilation 25 – time for another side by side test!
Just today, my J25 body cream arrived, and it did remind me of something vintage. You will smell wonderful!
Happy New Year, Gaynor!
“We made it. We all survived.”- Inuyasha to Naraku, Inuyasha: The Final Act
SOTD: Cap Neroli- in cold weather, this scent is sparkling, fresh wih a rich soapy/powdery drydown.
1) 2020 keeps on keeping on: My friends’ marriage is at an end, it seems. TBH, there were serious issues in the marriage, and had they separated last year, it would have not been a surprise. But here we are. I will hosting one of my friends for the forseeable future- so the office will be turned back into a bedroom.
2) So have been doing the New Year’s clean a couple of days earlier than usual. Am so glad I did the updates to the house when I did. Will be doing the garden clean up later on this afternoon (we have had heavy rains and some wind this past couple of days) and will burn some (homegrown!) sage.
3) RIP Pierre Cardin, Dawn Wells and all of our fellow citizens this year.
You are a good friend. I’m sure they really appreciate it.☺️
Way to be a good friend. Sorry for the temporary demise of your office though!
I’m currently in the remnants of Arielle Shoshana’s Saturday. A lot of it came off as I was scrubbing and doing laundry. I’ll switch to Smudge when all the cleaning is done. In a newsletter from her store Arielle said that she’s hoping to introduce a third perfume in 2021, so that’s exciting.
Have a safe and happy evening and an amazing 2021! Love and hugs to all of you fabulous people.
Have a happy New Year’s Eve sistine!
Thanks for the heads up about a new Arielle Shoshana perfume to look forward to! Happy New Year, sistine!
Happy New Year!
Currently in a fading cloud of Ginger Piccante, but will join Robin later in Une Rose to ring in the New Year. My wish for all of you is a peaceful, healthy, and loving 2021. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Jepster!
Lovely wishes! Same to you!
Happy New Year, jepster!
Currently in Sammarco’s Bond T. It’s been cold out (for Phoenix) and all I want are all the things with patchouli. Has anyone tested out Loree Rodkin’s Gothic series? Supposed to be patch in all of them I think, and like the option for a travel hand sanitizer in Gothic I.
Unfortunately I haven’t tried them but I remember them being mentioned often enough so surprised no one has chimed in! Happy New Year, dtsauve!
Hello everyone and Good Riddance to 2020. Can’t come soon enough! I’m hanging out at home with the kitties looking for something fun to watch on TV. No excitement here, which is fine by me. I chose Havana Vanille as the SOTD just because, it’s kind of a pleasant upbeat scent that I associate with more lively times. We’ve had rain rain rain and thunderstorms but the weather guy says it’ll all clear up by sunset. Best wishes to everyone for 2021!
Happy new year to you and kitties Calypso! I’m very content with a chilled and quiet New Year right now 🤗
Happy New Year!
Kisses to those Kittys
Happy New Year Calypso!
Happy New Year to you and the kittehs, Calypso!
I wanted to thank everyone for their condolences yesterday. I showed your messages to my husband, he was very touched. This community is a blessing.
Yesterday afternoon we drove out to the coast. I haven’t been so far from home in ages! Felt so great. We picked up some delicious soups from Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero… yum.
We have a zoom get-together planned with some friends for late afternoon, then will have the evening to ourselves. The menu will include halibut, Duarte’s artichoke soup, and champagne. We probably won’t stay up til midnight though.
SOTE will be Armani Bois d’Encens, my favorite incense perfume.
Happy New Year, pixel!
Artichoke soup? Sounds delish! Happy New Year, pixel!
hi pixel, I’m very late and don’t know if you’ll see this but do want to add my condolences on the loss of your mother in law. Virtual hugs to you and your family.
Quick post, will come back later and read comments. Planning a very quiet New Year’s Eve, but that’s normal for me, pandemic or no.
SOTD is Rogue Derviche, a pleasant amber acquired during a 20% off sale.
I have a sample of that one and really like it. Enjoy your quiet New Year’s Eve, that’s my normal too.
me three! quiet on new year’s eve is the way to go.
Will be ringing in the New Year in Guerlain Liu, this is becoming a tradition to wear an aldehydic perfume on the last day of the year. Enjoy the celebrations perfume friends and stay safe, we’re in lockdown in London also known as tier 4, what’s new?(sigh)
Happy New Year, Aurora!
Happy New Year Hajusuuri. Health and prosperity to you and your loved ones.
Glad to hear that you are staying safe this New Year’s Eve, Aurora. Fingers crossed that 2021 doesn’t suck!
Yes, forced to be safe😊 as no trip to France permitted.
Happy New Year Aurora!
Happy New Year Lillyjo. Health, prosperity and peace to you and your family.
JHaG Musc Invisible over Lush’s once upon a time lotion. They play well together.
Today was a work day and it really doesn’t feel like New Year’s Eve, although I literally can’t remember the last time we did something special for it. I’ll probably be asleep long before midnight. We’ve got taco dip and cranberry ginger ale in the fridge, lol. Yep, we’ve got a pretty exciting night lined up. All things considered, I will spend it with 3 of my favorite people in the whole wide world, and we are all healthy. So there is that.
I’m hoping 2021 is better for EVERYone!🥂
*Clinks virtual glass* and Happy New Year, MTG!
Happy new year MossyBerry!🎉
Happy New Year, mtg!
Thanks hajusuuri! Happy new year to you too!🎉
Happy New Year, MTG! Taco dip is underrated, IMO.
Happy new year Jalapeño!🎉 Taco dip is a guilty pleasure for me.
Happy New Year mtg!
Oh hey… John Wick is on!
Happy new year lillyjo!🎉🤘
*clink*
cheers!
I have cranberry sprite on ice for tonight
happy new year, madtowngirl!
Happy New Year to everyone that I missed above. Half day of work in DVF Diane, which my violet loving heart enjoyed. Got off and took a walk over icy streets, then stopped at the store for some samosas to have as NYE “treaty-bits.” Having a quiet night otherwise. Our senior kitty is facing some tests and needs our love and attention until Monday when I hope we get some answers. I am looking forward to what will strike me as my New Year’s Day scent – no traditions about that have yet emerged. But I did treat myself to a jar of Jubilation 25 body cream from Frag’net. I hope it will be richly scented like Guerlain or Mugler creams are so I will probably start with that.
Happy New Year, Mossy Berry!
Sending love for your senior kitty and hope the tests give you some clarity. Happy new year!
Thanks, TB! Happy New Year to you!
Best wishes for your senior kitty. Hope you get concrete answers as to what is up.
Happy New Year!
Samosas are perfect treats! happy new year to you and yours and especially to senior kitty.
Thanks, tiffanie! She is still our pocket tiger even when feeling puny. Happy New Year!
Hoping it will be good news about your cat, enjoy the body cream and Happy New Year.
Thanks and Happy New Year to you!
Congrats on the cream and happy new year!
The Amouage presentation box was fabulous, and so is the jar – I mainly buy second hand or testers so the beauty of it took me by surprise. Happy New Year!
Yes, I’m sure there are few if any brands that can outdo Amouage for presentation! May your whole year be filled with unexpected joys!
Wearing Hiris layered with C&E Iris lotion. I will top up with something else later.
We had to make a trip out by car, an unusual situation these days. Wouldn’t you know it, dead battery! Why not? Thankfully it was just a boost needed to get out to get business taken care of. Yup, 2020 just can go away any time!
Just settling in now with a blanket on my couch.
See when this happens, I don’t even know how to boost it. It makes my AAA membership so worth it. Glad you’re home and chillin’. Happy New Year!
Thank you, h! Yes, the membership is totally worth it. Happy New Year to you as well!
Jumping a dead battery is something that I know how to do! Just make sure to attach the cables in the correct order. Glad to hear that you are safe at home now.
Happy New Year, Gail!
Thanks Jalapeno! Happy New Year to you as well.
I am helpless with all car situations, but I’m good with a blanket and couch!
Happy New Year Gail!
Thank you, lillyjo. Hope you get some rest. Passing you a fuzzy blanket!
mmmm, Hiris! You smell fabulous.
Thank you tiffanie. Isn’t it so good? Very thankful I got my bottle when I did.
LATE today! I made a batch of chili today, and had some afternoon errands, so at least I was productive.
SOTD = Estee Lauder Azuree, from my old-style bottle. Noticing some similarities with Wrappings, but it doesn’t smell the same at all. It’s really, really good in cool, wet weather.
Happy New Year jalapeno!
Happy New Year to you!
Happy New Year Jalapeno – you smell wonderful!
Happy New Year, jalapeño!
Azuree is a powerhouse! I love it. Glad you had a nice batch of chili to come home to.
Happy New Year!
chili is fantastic in winter!
happy new year and thanks for being a wonderful NST friend.
You smell great and well done on the batch of chili, very warming and yummy, I make a vegetarian version with lots of tomatoes.
Azuree is perfect for booting out 2020 😁
Later than jalapeno tonight! Lol
For some reason we were crazy busy today. Work was insane! I’m now home waiting on the dreaded wintery mix.
My cousin passed away earlier this week because of covid. I’ve been out of sorts over it. I found out later than anyone else because I am not on Facebook.. sigh.
I wore Angelique Noire today, so I smelled fantastic. I hope everyone has a peaceful and safe New Year’s Eve!
Oh lillyjo, I am so sorry. Big hugs to you.
Thank you. Hugs received!
Aw. Lillyjo, I am so sorry to hear about your cousin’s passing, and even sorrier that you found out about it the way you did. Hugs.
Thanks jalapeno. This is the cousin that would tease me for liking Journey, so now everytime I hear them, I will think of him and smile.
lillyjo, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It seems especially hard to have sad news tied into something that makes you feel separated from the rest of your family. It’s so sweet that you can have a musical reminder of your cousin, and I hope you hear Journey often.
Thank you Sistine.
Sending a hug – I hope you can have a quiet and peaceful evening!
So sorry for your loss, lillyjo.
very sorry to read your sad news, lillyjo, sending you virtual hugs.
Adding my condolences, lillyjo. I’m so sorry to hear about your cousin. Sending you some big hugs.
How sad, it must bring back lots of memories. Hugs.
So sorry, Lillyjo – and being a bit out of the loop always makes it feel worse. Sending hugs!
Oh, so sorry, lillyjo, for such sad news and your loss. I say blast a couple of Journey songs in his honor. Memories that make us smile are so important.
I am so sorry for your loss, Lillyjo. Sending hugs!
Sending you my condolences, lillyjo.
SotD = Ambre Narguile
I’m last! maybe?
Ambre Narguile goes nicely with the apple pie slices I pulled out of the freezer for celebration time. We’re still a few hours away from 2021 here.
happy new year’s eve to all NSTers everywhere. Fingers crossed next year smells better than 2020 did.
Happy New Year to you, you smell divine, enjoy the apple pie.
Yea, 2020 is gone! Let’s hope 2021 is better.
Oh yes, here’s to an all round better year.