Happy Almost-Friday, and happy 57th to Keanu Reeves. (More birthdays: Horace Silver, Salma Hayek, Billy Preston.) What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: day 2 of banana, in Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Banane.
Reminder: 9/3 will be Labor Day Weekend...take a break from community projects and wear what you want.
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 hillcrest farmers market: chili peppers on the stem [cropped] by george ruiz at flickr; some rights reserved.
Omg, how can Keanu be 57?! Does not seem possible.
I’m in Eau des Merveilles for another beautiful morning here. I’m off to meet a friend for tea. We haven’t seen each other in 2 years, in person, it will be good to catch up.
I got a new phone yesterday and I’m…not really sure I like it.? I hate that anxious feeling I get when I feel like I’ve done something I immediately regret. I went from an iPhone 8 to a 12 mini and I’m already missing that home button. My daughter tells me I’ll get used to it. I’ll see. Receipt says I have 14 days to return.
I also changed phones this year. Give it some time, you will enjoy the new features and the camera and all things iPhone. Listen to your daughter 😉
Yes, I will definitely like having a better camera.
I felt the same way about the iPhone 12 and really like it now, just my two cents.
Thanks ringthing! That is good to know.?
I have an XR, and am thinking about upgrading to a 12 mini. It will be ok.
Thanks meredifay.?
I agree about Keanu Reeves, makes me feel old. :-0
I have a 12 maxi and also miss my home button, but you’ll get used to it. It’s not as convenient but tolerable.
Ok. Good to know.?
I hate that anxious feeling too. It usually involves a purchase of some sort. Save the receipt!
Yeah, it always involves a purchase. Ugh.?
And I felt anxiety a year ago when I feared I’d not be able to find an android phone smaller than a small tablet and weighing less than a concrete block. “Mini” sounds great ?
I do love the size! I’m the same, did not want a phone the size of a tablet. I have an iPad for that.
As much as it’s a modern convenience, I dislike changes to my phone. My BIL works for Apple, he started as a developer and worked his way up the food chain. I am forever complaining to him how lately Apple is developing products that are not taking the average (non-tech savvy) end user/consumer in mind. What seems like common sense and a practicality to a tech-savvy person, may not be for people like me.
And of course, that their products are prohibitively expensive! Mr. SmokeyToes has a less expensive smart phone which at some point, I’ll switch over to. His costs $140.
That, and they are always changing things. This new phone comes with a new charging cable but no “brick” to plug it into the wall. The new cord won’t work in my car either (which has a standard USB port). I can still using my old charging cable, so why change it at all?? Doesn’t make sense to me but I’m not that tech savvy.
I still haven’t activated the new smart phone I purchased months ago. The “old” phone I have still seems to work, so I am procrastinating the changeover.
Plus, life.
After all the talk of Annick Goutal yesterday, I am in my beloved Songes
I smell like ? and beautiful flowers
I have been doing my makeup these days, putting my best face forward
Last night and tonight I am having my zoom meetings with the teachers for this coming school year. Amazing, one year later and these strict policies are still in place. I am not going to let myself go to the dark side so I will stop here
Songes always makes me think of you.☺️? Hope you have better weather today.
I love Songes. I am glad I have kept my bottles since its harder to find here in the US. I am still lemming the anniversary bottles, not sure if you saw them on Robins daily lemming.
This morning Mr L went running and saw northbound FDR was completely closed and cars were stranded on the side over night.
Today, the skies are so blue and beautiful like nothing ever happened.
You smell wonderful! I’ll wear Eau de Camille today.
Are you wearing Chanel foundation today?
I’m wearing Kevin Aucoin’s Sensual Skin Enhancer Foundation, mixed with sunscreen. It’s my ‘your skin but better’ look.
I love Eau de Camille. Why did they discontinue it???
Today I am EL double wear, tomorrow I will break out my Chanel for Fri-yay
My complete look is the ELfoundation with Chanel blush in Rose Ecrin, eyeliner in Chanel Cassis. EL pure envy lippy in Hot Kiss. I also use les beiges powder
We all have to avoid the dark side as much as we can! Kudos for doing your makeup, I will put on mascara today in your honor 🙂
Thanks! Enjoy your lashes, don’t fly away
I open my closet and look at all the pretty clothes I no longer have any place to wear, my cosmetics and jewelry just sit in the drawers. My hair is in a deep depression. I am hoping this winter in San Diego will help me see a way out of this dark tunnel.
The other day I complimented a woman on how nice she looked. ( dress, accessories, hair.. all perfect) she says ” thanks, believe me if I hadn’t just come from church I would look like you do”) lol! I don’t think she meant to insult me, so I could laugh and am telling you to hopefully give you a laugh. ?❤??
Thanks lillyjo :-). I’ve been wearing the same jeans, tshirsts and sweatshirts for the past year and a half. All I do is go to the grocery store and walk the dog. Can’t seem to find a reason to dress up…
This sounds like “you look better without my eyeglasses” ?
Or, as a former partner once said, “You look good in this light.”
Have you been in Canada during the entire pandemic? If so, I think CA will feel quite different.
I was in CA last winter as well, but we had an extremely stressful move to BC in April and with the pandemic dragging on I have had quite a rough year. Desperately need a break/change.
Hopefully San Diego will be a respite from all of that.
Hugs, cazaubon
I put on an Hermes scarf today for all my meetings. It kind of made me feel zippier.
I’m just logging in to comment that I can’t believe Keanu is 57. Woah.
he is still younger than me. sigh.
Seriously.
I thought he was older, TBH
Inspired by Gail yesterday, I am wearing carrot seed oil mixed with unscented body lotion. None of the most carroty iris perfumes beats the beauty of the carrot seed oil.
Gorgeous sunny, windy and cool morning in the lower 60’s, after a crazy stormy, rainy night due to the remnants of Ida. The floods
are unbelievable and public transportation in NY is still not back to normal. I am glad that I don’t have to go to work yet. I will take a walk later and run some quick errands nearby early this afternoon.
Having my second cup of coffee with slices of Italian bread, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil.
Happy almost Friday! ?
I also had Italian bread this morning, (no judgment), with salami and olive oil, for breakfast! Ha! Not my usual go to..but I have been know to eat dal and rice for breakfast.
No judgment for having Italian bread, especially with salami and olive oil. Love it! You already inspire my breakfast for tomorrow!
My favorite is toasted Italian bread, two slices open faced, bottom layer is either chorizo or salami, top is fresh tomatoes. Add salt and drizzle with olive oil, eat and forget your worries.
Super tasty! I may change my plans for lunch today!
Yesterday I had crusty bread with butter and prosciutto. Best with cold butter.
Where did you get carrot seed oil? It sound interesting.
The brand is NOW, and you can easily get it online or at any health stores. Their oils are really good!
Any health food store should have it. Our Sprouts in the Bay Area has it.
Carrot seed oil sounds really nice. You have the best breakfasts!
Thank you, Ringthing! It is a nice combo! ?
I am going to jump on this bandwagon soon 🙂
Welcome! ?
Okay I need to try this!
Whenever a need a real dose of carroty iris, this is the way I usually go. Hope it works for you!
It’s really a special oil, isn’t it? I stumbled upon it at the health food store and couldn’t stop huffing it on my wrists when I sampled it there. I’m so glad you love it too. Today I have Chanel No. 19 edt on top of the oil and lotion, just to be ‘extra’ for no good reason.
Your breakfast sounds divine!
That oil is indeed very special! The layering with No. 19 sounds wonderful! I will try that later tonight!
You’ve started a rooty carrotty irisy movement! Thank you!
Your breakfast/lunch sounds tasty!
good morning fragrant friends,
we have a just a bit of cool by the pacific for two days. Am wearing my sample of ll Vanille 44.
How was your Allure yesterday? Edp or EdT?
EDT
It was a birthday gift from a friend. I loved allure when it first came out and then moved on. But suddenly, it felt new again.
I think the only Chanel EDPs at my casa are 5 and Box of Eels.
How do you like the Vanille #44?
I love it. Smoky and dry.
I love Tabac 28.
I am deciding today.
Buy both … they fit different moods
Lotta clams. Gotta ruminate some more.
I have Patchouli #24. It smells good, but more birch tar.
Just curious, haven’t smelled either. And the whole exclusive thing is knocking on the door.
I got Vanille 44, Tabac 28 didn’t quite work for me, but I only tested it once. Need to try it again to remember why.
I am wearing Paris – Biarritz from a new decant today. I have put all of the Chanel Les Eaux in my Royalty Scent queue.
Wearing IA Yesterday Haze on an almost fall morning, it smells wonderful!
Oh, you smell great!
I love Yesterday’s Haze, you smell great. 🙂
I will be in Reglisse Noire post yoga. Awful sleep last night. Stressed at work and about a few strange health things that have been cropping up. I wish I could just let go and go to sleep because not sleeping definitely doesn’t help.
I am so sorry! I hate not having a peaceful sleep
Its the worst. Not only mentally but my skin and under my eyes..
Sorry about your health issues that are cropping up on you. Sending you perfumed hugs. I hope the yoga today helped! Deep breaths. This too shall pass
I’m sorry you didn’t sleep well and that it’s adding to these other stressors. I hope that you are able to get answers and resolution about the health concerns soon so that you’re able to get some physical and emotional rest. And I’m up for a walk anytime – we can get to the bottom of those mysterious samples you mentioned 🙂
Thinking of you and hoping your health concerns get resolved soon! ?
Hope you get restful sleep tonight.
My sympathies to you as a fellow bad sleeper. It does make everything harder. Hope tonight goes better!
Sending you big hugs and a better night’s sleep tonight!
Hoping for a peaceful and fully restful sleep tonight.
Sending you virtual sheep for a good night’s sleep tonight.
I hope you sleep well tonight!
I hope you can find enough peace to rest well. Nothing you think about at 3am comes to any good.
Ain’t that the truth. And thanks for the hugs (we ran out of nested comments above.)
Thanks, all. I really appreciate all the thoughts. I was in total grump mode this morning. Just practiced yoga and added a short HIIT workout afterwards so I’m feeling a bit less stressed. And hey, the sun is shining and I still smell good. Plus we have a long weekend ahead. 🙂
Sending late-ish wishes for a good night’s rest.
I’m sorry to hear about the bad sleep. That was me last night, and it’s awful. I am SO fuzzy brained today.
I will go for a 3-mile walk, and eat carbs tonight to help send me off to zzzz-land.
I came across an article that mentioned elevating your legs over your heart for 20 minutes also helps. I’ll be doing that also.
Vintage Victoria’s Secret Vanilla Lace. It smells just like SDV.
Storm was wild last night! No power today and lots of flooding.
this is the one and only fragrance my sister will wear.
Your sister smells great?
I wear this all the time. Newer formulation isn’t bad, either.
Huh. My recollection of vanilla lace circa about 20 years ago is that it was Very Vanilla, which is not what I get from SDV.
I can see where you might think that. My thoughts when it was out was that it was an airy, light vanilla. My decant of SDV was enjoyed enough to purchase. The VS has aged to a perfect darkness-to me anyway. There’s always Miami Duppy for a good substitute, too.
I do have an affinity for the moon bottles. Brings lots of very happy memories.?
Good luck AnniePerfumes, hope you get power back soon!
Yuck. I hope that you don’t have to wait long for the power to come back, or for the water to go away.
Hello all!
Sotd is TF’s Soleil Brulant.
I smell stong burnt and melted plastic with a base of honey and orange blossom. I am sorry to say this is a scrubber for me. I had high hopes but its making me gag a little in stead…
Oh thanks for this. I want to scrub just reading about it!
2nd!
Thirding! Just reading the words “burnt plastic” made me gag.
That can be a fine line……
Good morning all! Commando today — my son woke up sick this morning so we’re having a day off school/day off work day and I’m not at all in the mood for fragrance. Scheduled him a Covid test for tomorrow and apparently wait times for results are currently up to a week! So, might be locked down for a while. Fingers and toes crossed that it doesn’t get worse than sniffles and fever.
Sorry about your little boy, Isabella.
I can’t imagine waiting a week.
I hope he feels better soon and that he is covid free!
Ditto! Best of luck.
Poor kid, hoping he recovers quickly from whatever it is.
A week! Wow. Hoping he feels better asap.
Sending big hugs to you! I hope he feels better soon…waiting is tough.
Hope your son feels better soon!
Hoping it’s a minor cold, quick recovery.
Good lord, a full week? Hope it’s something else and he’s on the mend soon. Must be very worrying in the meantime.
Hoping he feels better soon.
Fingers crossed with you — please update us when you can!
Hope all okay, Isabella.
Hope he feels better before the test results!
Aw, I hope that your son feels better soon, and that it’s not anything major.
I’m sorry about your little boy, Isabella. I’m hopeful he feels better soon.
Kiehl’s musk for me today.
Lovely choice.
Oh yummy, you smell great.
SOTD = LADDM. This is just a brilliant perfume. I don’t always enjoy wearing it – I have to remember that this is 1-2 spritz max scent – any more is overwhelming. Today is cooler, and I did 2 sprays, and it is just perfect. Shalimar, Mohur Extrait, LADDM, maybe Chanel No.5 – these are perfect expressions of their genres, I would say. I have other scents I really like, but no others I can think of come up to this scale of artistry. What other perfumes seem absolutely perfect to people?
You smell sooooo good!!
I will add Coco and Fendi.
Coco, unfortunately, makes me sneeze. Fendi, I don’t believe I have ever sniffed.
Fendi falls under the 80’s awesomeness genre, lol. I don’t even know how to describe it.
Yes!
^^THIS^^
You knew I’d have to get shouty about Fendi.
You smell great. LADDM is a classic.
Ditto
You have convinced me to give LADDM a try. I tried his ACCD and it wasn’t for me, so I’ve shied away from LADDM, but I want to smell a “perfect expression of a genre” even if I end up never actually wearing it. 🙂
If you didn’t warm to ACCD, you might feel similarly about LADDM. The original is drier with more movement, but the overall concept and notes are very much the same.
I expected to love ACCD, but there is something in there that triggers throat spams and general dismay, so I don’t like it at all! To me they are very very different….but again, allergies…
What genre do you put LADDM in? It kind of stands alone for me.
I have LADDM labeled as Cedar, (dry sharp woody smoky) but it really is sort of a totally unique thing! I recently bought Nishane Ani, which has enough cedar dry woody in it to seem to me to be related, but Ani is a much more civilized version with sweeter elements as well.
I break my scents up by main note that pops for me – Woods, broken down into Cedar, Sandalwood, Oud, and Papyrus; Incenses – Nag Champa, Cathedral Style, Silk Road style; Florals – Rose, Carnation, Iris, OB, Tuberose, Wisteria, and a general Spring/Summer florals group; Amber – Ambergris heavy, and “new” Ambers; Vanilla – ETOH Vanillas, Sugar Vanillas, Classic orientals that have a lot of vanilla in them; and Chypres – Mitsouko, and things that try to smell like Mitsouko on some level…but my allergies distort what I smell and whether it smells good to me at any point in time, so if you asked me later, I might say something different.
Oh Mitsouko – I forgot that that is another perfect example of a genre!
I like your system!
In response to your query, I always think of No 19 as the perfect expression of “perfume.” No genre just the concept of an abstract scent that’s not meant to replicate something in nature.
LAdDM is an incense amber to me.
I’d pick Niki de Saint Phalle as an excellent example of green of chypre.
More typos! …”green or chypre”. I oughta call it quits before I mis-spell or mis-type something else.
Good morning. I am wearing Hermes Twilly Poivre. It’s one of the few fragrances I grabbed right before we evacuated. We live west of New Orleans, and we got slammed by Hurricane Ida. We rode out the storm in our house, but with no power or running water, we decided to leave and took my father in law and mother in law with us. The good news is that we are fine.
My husband and I emptied our freezer and refrigerator from our home into our ice chest and I had a breakfast of leftover string bean casserole for breakfast this morning. It is very interesting the stuff I put into my freezer and forgot about.
I feel so fortunate that we were able to get out. My heart goes out to the ones who were so badly affected by this terrible storm.
Very happy to hear you are safe!
So glad to hear you made it out ok. And all of your family.
I just can’t imagine being on the brutal end of it.
We only have huge trees uplifted here and tons of outside cleaning to do. People lower level and streets right down from me are flooded. Hope all the animals are safe.
Nothing like LA. Though, New England weather peeps love the buildup!
Glad to know you are safe, and you smell great!
I’m glad you are safe!
Glad to hear you are safe, Barqs!
Glad you could get away.
Thanks for letting us know you are safe.
Happy you and your family are safe! And yay for green bean casserole and freezer technology in general!
Glad to hear you and your family are fine.
So glad you all got out, and have food and power! Lots of people around us who got hit really badly, but the tornadoes seem to have detoured around my town.
Glad you are all okay!
Pleased to hear that you and yours got out of harm’s way and are safe now.
That is so scary! I’m glad you and your loved ones are safe!
I’m in my beloved Bengale Rouge. No firm plans today. Will try to make it into town to do some laundry, and if the weather holds, I like to take a short hike in the afternoon.
There is a trail from where I’m camping to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Once I get there, I’ll wave to all the Canadians across the pond. ??
Happy Thursday!
You smell lovely. Waving from across the strait!
Thank you! I’m not familiar with your SOTD, but incense?! Yes please! I may wear Jaisalmer tomorrow…
Doh! I was going to suggest you go to the Canadian San Juans while you’re in the area, but that might be tricky. Although I think the “by sea” rules are less … difficult.
Like some others here, I’ve had a few health issues crop up recently. So, not a good time to be out of the country due to medical insurance coverage, or even too far from a large-ish hospital/health care system. Maybe one day I’ll get there.??
Oh, sorry to hear that. I hope you’re on the mend soon.
The islands are stunning if you ever get the chance. The US San Juans rather pale in comparison.
I just read the announcement that US to Victoria ferry service will soon resume, but the rules will be just as strict as arriving by air, whereas driving across the land border is the least strict.
I miss your side of the Strait! Lovely country — enjoy!
Sorry to hear about your recent health issues. Hope they are resolved soon.
Morning all, my SOTD is Eau de Camille by Annick Goutal. Poor night’s sleep, two hours, no amount of coffee will fix it. Smokey is on my lap and won’t get off, he knows mommy isn’t at her best today.
I’m wearing Chanel mascara, Edward Bess cream blush (color is the discontinued Love Affair), and Kevin Aucoin’s Sensual Skin Enhancer Foundation, mixed with sunscreen. It’s my ‘your skin but better’ look. It was recently reformulated, fragrance removed from the product, for which I’m glad.
The downside is, the amount of product is halved, from .6 to .3. I ordered a backup of the old formulation.
Our animals know when we don’t feel great and stick close to comfort us. 🙂
Hope you get fantastic, copious sleep tonight!
I could never get that foundation to work for me, but I dearly miss his d/c’d cream blushes ?
That foundation definitely has a learning curve. After reading up on it, I realized many bloggers were using foundation brushes to apply.
It’s a wax-based product, what worked for me was to apply my SPF, then mix an additional amount of SPF with a tiny dot of the foundation in the palm of my hand. The warmth of my hands melts the foundation and allows it to mix with the SPF, and voila, my skin but better foundation. Worked like a charm.
I have found mixing La Mer The Perfecting Treatment with SPF 50 Sunscreen to work well as a gave lotion overall, then I just dab a little bit of foundation and voila for me.
Oh, what a great idea! I have a tiny smidge of La Mer left. Thank you! 🙂
I had a “nursemaid kitty” snuggling with me yesterday when I wasn’t feeling well. They’re the best.
Smokey was very nursemaid-like this morning! It was kind of cute….
Wore Frapin 1270 last night and now in Coco Mademoiselle Intense this afternoon.
Wearing Chloe Vanilla Planifolia. This is a lovely vanilla (at least in my not-very-extensive vanilla scent experience). There are some spices that give it dimension, like a lightly spiced galette dough. What really impresses me is that it is such a delicate vanilla – not sugary or syrupy, or cloying, and also not sharp like vanilla extract. If vanilla flowers had a scent, I could see them smelling like this (which I guess is what Chloe was going for?). Reminds me of Duelle, but where I didn’t like the type and strength of the of spice note in Duelle, I Iike the gentle dusting of it here.
Started the day with Earl Gray for an early work call, and moved onto Clipper Ship vanilla bourbon black tea to compliment the Vanilla Planifolia.
Hmmmm, that scent sounds delicious. And I’m not a huge vanilla person.
Sounds lovely. Do vanilla flowers really not have a scent? I’ve always imagined that they smell heavenly.
I stand corrected. Google tells me vanilla flowers are one of the orchid varieties that do have a scent. If Chloe was going for photorealism with this scent, then vanilla flowers do smell great.
I’ve not had the chance to smell a vanilla orchid in bloom yet, but there are some other varieties that have a spiced chocolate aroma. And cattleyas have a beautiful floral scent.
I meant to wear Dryad today, but the hand went unerringly to 19 EDT instead. Oh well, I love them both!
Our deck rebuild continues to make progress. We didn’t really ask the builder to do anything other than rebuild what was there before, but he has made a couple of “executive decisions” that we’re very pleased with. It’s been fun watching it take shape.
Yay for new deck.
How nice that he’s improving on what you had!
Sounds like The Great Deck Rebuild is progressing nicely!
Had a rough morning 🙁 trying to remember to be kind to myself and others in these stressful times.
Wearing L’Interdit Rouge…spicy citrus in the opening w/ tuberose in the middle and patchouli and sandalwood in the base.
There are mixed reviews for this one on Fragrantica…? Flankers really have a hard life. Too far from the original? People get mad. Too close to the original? People get mad. I quite like it. It’s arguably not as original/interesting as the Intense version w/ sesame but has merits in its own right w/ amped patchouli and wood in the drydown.
Bought a FB when Nordstrom was price matching Macy’s but the sprayer seems to squirt rather than spray. I shall probably go to the store and try to swap it out and beg/borrow/steal any other samples they may have. Explain to me again why when I go to a department store they tell me they have no manufacturer samples yet I can go to Ebay and can buy them there… 😉
Sorry you had a rough start. Hope it improves! I’ll be home in two werks, we need to meet up again and sniff our new stuff. Those l’Interdit scents sound interesting.
Yay, looking forward to it! I shall make a list of all my new things. You can enjoy the fruits of all my perilous blind buys! And many buys were w/ eyes wide open too. 😉
There really is no blind buy danger I just liked that turn of phrase ehaeheh 😉 My blind buys are actually usually successful…I think my success rate is probably higher than most.
I’ve never smelled any version of L’Interdit, but yours sounds intriguing.
At the Nordstrom I used to frequent, they had buckets of empty atomizers all over the place. So not only no arguments with CS,but I could make a dozen samples without any interactions at all with sales reps. ?
Anyone know if Nordstrom is still doing this post-covid?
Sephora seems to have stopped making samples, with the SA telling me that if I don’t like a frag I can just return it. Seems like they would end up with more opened, returned bottles than if they just made the samples, but ehh, what do I know?
My sephora started giving samples again recently.
…but they’ve always allowed returns of open bottles!
And to answer your Q, I have no idea. I haven’t been to a Nordstrom store for a few years.
Vee, I no longer see the bucketloads of empty atomizers but I haven’t been refused a sample or two or three, especially if I ask my La Mer SA for them ?
I need to go introduce myself to your SA. I’ll email you for details.
My Nordstrom no longer does this. But you can now ask for samples again. At one point they wouldn’t even make them for you.
Guerlain Shalimar Souffle de Parfum today and tonight AdP Profumo.
I am finally out of my cast which was replaced by a light brace, much more convenient. I can finally wash my hair, fortunately I have dry hair but still.
Yay for release from the cast!
Thank you, it really was a drag.
Congratulations! And yay for being able to wash your hair!
Thank you, it’s going to be such a luxury.
How lovely, enjoy!!
Thank you Robin, it’s like finding freedom again.?
Yay! How does your wrist feel?
Still sore but it will improve slowly.
Enjoy lots of shampoo and bubbles ?
I did, thank you so much ?
Whoo hoo for no more cast! It’s a great feeling, and one that I remember from a childhood mishap.
How long do you have to wear the brace for?
Oh, so you understand?. I’ll have the brace for six weeks but of course can remove it, so much better than a cast.
Ok, it happened.
I bought my first vintage ever.
Yesterday I passed my last exam at Southern Illinois University program to become a pet nutritionist and today I am celebrating with a 15 ml bottle on Vol de Nut perfume from 1983. It’s older than me!
I hope it is not a scam and I bought a real thing. It smells amazing and very close to what I know it should be.
I’ve read like a million reviews of people crying over vintage Vol de Nuit and saying that today it’s “just a shadow of it’s former self” and I always felt heartbroken. But now I know that for me it is not true: my modern version is just as good – the prettiest “shadow” I am not going to stop loving =)
Congratulations!
Thank you!
I swear I can feel some sort of Earl Grey note, like I am smelling a box of earl Grey tea with the aroma of black tea dry leaves there as well
I never noticed that before =) That’s interesting and I really love tea more than coffee, so it work for me! =)
If it is a scam, you should be able to get a refund. Hooe it’s not, though, and congrats!
Congratulations!!
Congrats!!! That is worth celebrating.
Congratulations! Enjoy such a special present to yourself!
Congratulations and enjoy!
Congratulations on your vintage, and also on finding that the current formulation suits you as well!
Pet nutritionist! Wahoo!
I’m wearing a Hibiscus Palm for tropical vibes. It gets the job done. ???
Project: decluttering cabinets and maybe reorganizing. I’m trying to keep the cost of this project low and minimize any inclination to buy stuff to organize the stuff. DD is moving out next week, so I’m fishing out and setting aside food and spices she likes and uses.
Nothing feels better than decluttering. Have fun!
Second this!
Today is the eve of Mr. Vee’s favorite holiday: Bulk Pick Up Day. We have been gearing up to “celebrate” for the past two weeks (i.e., carrying crap to a staging area in the garage). Tonight, will haul it all out to the street and await the magical city employees who will come and take it away on their special truck. 🙂
Oh, lucky you! We do have that day, but it’s in the spring. I’m VERY impressed that you have been hauling out stuff for a couple of weeks!
My daughter had her second shot today, so I am off and keeping an eye on her. ( she’s napping now)
Sotd is OJ Champaca. I really like it.
Happy Birthday Keanu! Call me!?
You are so funny! 🙂
I try!
Hope her side effects are mild lillyjo!
So far so good! Thanks!
Hope that your daughter just has the sleepies for vax side effects!
Seems to be the sleepies and not much of an appetite.
Sitting on the couch still in pyjamas drinking tea at nearly 11am. Need to get myself in gear to finish my painting jobs and do some yoga. Wearing Arte Profumi Samharam, a gorgeous big incense.
How much more painting is left?
Not much, I’m down to a few touch-ups outside and inside. I really want to get it done before we leave this year so I don’t have to think about it again next year.
I’m in Tuberoza. Loving my sweet wafts of this perfume.
Whoa, a most excellent birthday to Keanu lol..I watched the newer Bill and Ted’s..it was pretty righteous..well in an ok kinda way. It was kinda bad really lol.. but it is Bill and Ted’s. Actually, Bill was pretty good acting wise and cracked me up. The special effects were like totally special.
Commando but lit a Glade citrus candle ..so I am in scent but not wearing it.
I do like the White Jasmine Febreeze room spray..quite nice. Anyone ever spray room spray on themselves? Nst confession corner..? Lol
What cologne would the character John Wick wear? 🙂
Demeter Puppy’s Breath 🙂
Lolol, perfect.
This sounds like a CP in the making…
I have! Guerlain Meteorites! Turns out I prefer it as a room spray, but maybe I should give it another whirl one of these days. For the record, it smells nothing like Meteorites (the powder.)
Thursday!
1) I am in the Baccarat 540 dupe Ambery Saffron- which I weirdly like better than Baccarat 540 itself. I showered with the bee sandalwood soap, which really amps up Ambery Saffron.
2) Cool refreshing mornings now. So perfect. I wish the summer was all like this, cool sweet morning and gently warm days.
3) I am gonna test the momentum e bike today! I have already tested the Gazelle Modeo and Aventon Pace!
We had perfect summer weather too…almost needed long pants this morning.
I love my ebike…but never got to test any of them, that sounds like fun.
Eau de Merveilles because it was mentioned, and I hadn’t sprayed anything on yet.
Just got internet back after a bit over 24 hours. Someone plowed into the power pole on the main road in front of our house (there is a duplex between us and the road.) He was okay, but took out power for us and our neighbors for the afternoon. I walked up to the library and spent some time charging phones and reading there. Turned out the power company pulled out Spectrum’s lines, so I called them. First appt was Friday afternoon. But…my neighbor had the cell phone for their local tech. So she contacted him directly, and he got them out this morning. I come from the big city, so I go through channels. She is small town, so she goes direct to her relationships. It’s a lovely thing to watch and learn from.
My H and I were recently discussing under vs above-ground utilities. I don’t recall ever seeing anything above-ground where we live now. It’s all very location-dependent.
Glad to hear you have power and internet back, and a good neighbor ?
Our village just voted to bury the power lines along the main road. That includes the one that got hit.
Excellent!
Overground lines were a contributing factor to the power issue in New Orleans.
Unfortunately, sometimes people can hit buried power lines too. But it happens less often than over ground lines.
Sheesh. Should be “above ground” rather than “over ground”. That was a derp on my part, pure and simple.
Cool weather here after the storm passed. Cool enough that I put a sweatshirt and shoes that cover my feet on before I came outside to sit for a while. Turns out it’s 80F, so chalk it up to acclimation I guess ? It’s also overcast, so no direct sun.
We are going to Baltimore next weekend, and temps are predicted to be high 60s/low 70s overnight. Until today it had been so long since we’ve had weather that cool that I wasn’t sure how to dress or what kind of jacket I’d need.
Speaking of which, any Baltimoreans or peeps familiar with the city? We’ll be there for a few days and would love to gorge ourselves on seafood and see cool historical stuff and/or architecture. I’d love recommendations!
Wearing Caleche extrait, which I got from an overly generous NSTer who is reportedly on a break these days. It’s a stunner.
All I can say is…crab cakes or just blue crab. Maybe someone can recommend a place….
I’m not sure which area of Baltimore you will be in, but I would recommend steamed crabs at Bill’s Terrace Inn or any decent crab house in Dundalk or Essex. There is also a good seafood restaurant in Fells Point, which is a historical area, and there are also a lot of dive bars with live music. The restaurant is on Thames Street and is called “The Thames Street Oyster House”. Expensive but great food. However, you will need to make a reservation. Another historical site is Fort McHenry which is in South Baltimore. Enjoy your stay “Hon”!
Lol! Is it a Hon place? I kind of love that ?
We’ll have a car, so can get to wherever the good food is. I’ll admit to being intimidated by eating crab in public. Any tips? We’re from the west coast, where crab is Dungeness (and which I only eat in the confines of my own home. ) We are staying near Fells Point, as it happens.
Off to google Ft McHenry!
Oh, interesting! We live near Ft Monroe, which also played a role in the war of 1812.
As Jalapeño says, blue crab requires more patience. Smaller than Dungeness. But delicious!
If you’re new to eating blue crab, which is what Baltimore is renowned for, stick with crab cakes. Picking crab can be tediously slow for newbies, and leave you very hangry! (Speaking from experience!)
If you are near the Inner Harbor, the USS Constellation is moored there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constellation_(1854) A Hard Rock café is also nearby, if I recall correctly. I’d also recommend a trip to the Baltimore Aquarium.
The Baltimore Museum of Art has a really impressive collection of Matisse and other modern Europeans.
I’m in Amouage Boundless today.
Lots and lots of lovely, balsamic tabacco here.
Some day maybe I will try it 🙂
Was commando this morning because I had a midday physical. Now that I’m home, I’ve rewarded myself with two lavish sprays of Ambra from Etro.
And that does deserve a reward!
TDC Rose Poivree today.
Crazy day that has finally settled out. Had to lead a big virtual meeting at work today, so stressed about that all night in my dreams even though I KNEW I was prepared. Hate that. (I’m with you, springpansy.)
In the middle of the meeting, the electricians wanted to see me (they actually came today to repair what they’d messed up and do more damage) and then the smoke detector testing guy showed up, completely unannounced by the strata…all at the same time. Thank heavens this was a meeting where I was giving people time to whiteboard, and I could slip away. But honestly!
The kid got her braces today, too, which took longer than expected so then I had to pack her an emergency lunch to eat in the car on the way to her afternoon camp. It has been quite a morning / early afternoon. I’m having a well deserved lunch break. 🙂 And I’m hoping this is the last I’ll see of the electricians.
Whew! You must have been prepared for the meeting to be able to have run it while also dealing with unannounced electricians and technicians. Hope you have a quiet day tomorrow and can ease into the weekend.
Wow. That was a crazy day for sure!
Sotd – It’s been an Iris Nazarena kind of week as I continue to bask in the good news re: Aedes.
Time for a nap between clients. Sounds like a lot of us didn’t sleep too well last night. Sending good sleep vibes to all tonight.
Hear hear on the Aedes good news and good sleep vibes!
Will you get a BUB of Iris Nazarena when the Aedes perfumes return?
I will be very tempted. I bought a BUB of the Signature when I heard it was being discontinued a couple of years ago and I paid dearly for shipping to get my current bottle of IN when I couldn’t get it here so….probably.
Do you have a favorite from the line?
I haven’t tested all the samples I was able to get my hands on yet. I thought I would love Copal Azur, but it is too far on the masculine side for me. I’d love to smell it on someone walking past me, though.
Still safe and dry after last night’s terrible weather. As of now, there are 6 confirmed tornadoes in my area, and one of them was only 7 miles away. Cutting it close for sure.
Feeling better today, but still not 100%. It feels like something is going on with my inner ear(s). Seriously annoying.
SOTD = Atelier Cologne Encens Jinahe, from the sample stash. I was brave and tried on a quiet, comforting perfume today. It’s working well for me.
I’m glad you stayed safe from the tornadoes and that you are getting comfort from your perfume.
Maybe flying is the culprit to the ears not feeling right?
Anything is possible. But I’ve been on planes so much this year that it seems unlikely since nothing happened after my other trips.
Glad you are safe and dry. I’ve had weird inner ear things going on intermittently over the past year, so I sympathize. Hope you feel better asap! Sending hugs.
Thanks! Sorry to hear that you’ve had inner ears issues, too. They suck, big time.
I get random ear aches and they have something to do with the weather ??♀️.
Here’s the weird part: no pain for me. Just occasional bouts of dizziness, some of which can been severe. As in, the room spinning counterclockwise around me.
Won’t hurt my feeling one iota when that goes away!
Argh! “Feelings”.
SOTD = Solstice Scents Estate Vetiver
The name should be changed to Estate Patchouli! Love it! I may or may not post a picture later.
So some entitled person whose level I will look up tomorrow whose email started with “Please don’t take this wrong” and I just went Oh boy, it will be bad. In a very sneering tone – “no one will care about a 5% discount for Starbucks”. Granted, he has a point, but if you are asking for help DO NOT BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU; how about the other resources listed? Anything wrong with those? I tell you, disasters bring out the best AND the worst in people!
“Please don’t take this wrong” is a big honking red flag in any conversation, be it face to face or via email.
Seriously, I wanted to call him a pr|ck.
he would have taken it wrong..?
Not biting the hand that feeds you has become a lost art.
Very true!
Posting unrelated to perfume, but tangential to a specific NSTer:
https://wildone.com/collections/theskimm?sscid=91k5_2stba&
I immediately thought of Nancyleandros.