It’s Tuesday, plus the International Day for the Universal Access to Information, World Rabies Day and Freedom from Hunger Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: day two in Diptyque Eau des Sens. Tea at the moment is Numi Chinese breakfast brewed with cocoa husks.
Reminder: 10/1 is International Coffee Day...wear a fragrance with a coffee note.
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 coffee lover [cropped] by Camila Tamara Silva Sepúlveda at flickr; some rights reserved.
Good morning Y’all,
Was projecting a bit much in Etat Libre d’Orange Fils de Dieu, so I gently washed my wrists to tone it down some…..LOL It smells sooooo good on a cool day! My nose has never been able to adequately describe what I’m smelling when I wear it? 🙂
Sounds delightful !
Smelling divine!
Scent twins today, Jada! We smell great!
Wearing Bond No.9 New Haarlem for the cp. I had not worn it in a very long time and I had forgotten how much I love it!
On my third cup of coffee already to face a day of crazy meetings at work.
Happy Tuesday! ☕
Perfect!
Thank you!
New Haarlem is such a great coffee scent! After finishing my sample, it’s the closest I ever came to buying a bottle of Bond No. 9 (but the price always deterred me, now more so than ever).
It is indeed a great coffee scent, perhaps my favorites from Bond. I bought my full bottle many years ago and not planning on another full bottle anymore from the line. I can’t justify such a pricey expense!
You smell wonderful, NH is my favorite coffee perfume and I’m saving my few drops for Friday. I don’t even know where to purchase it these days, I know on eBay it’s terribly pricey. Maybe a split meet possibility?
I think it’s discontinued…
Yes you’re right, Bond discontinued New Haarlem and Silver Factory, my favorites from the line, boo.
I love Silver Factory too, glad I got a bottle when it was launched.
Thank you! I love it because it is not a strong gourmand scent, like most coffee scents. Sadly, it was discontinued.
Gorgeous!
Thank you! ?
That’s such a great one, you smell wonderful.
Thank you!
How is your Mom doing today?
Thanks for asking, Jalapeno. She is not doing well, unfortunately. Still on antibiotics and surgery is not an option. We don’t know what to expect anymore. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.
I’m so sorry to hear that. Wishing you and your family strength to deal with this difficult situation. Not knowing can be the worst.
Thank you, Jalapeno.
I’m so sorry. Sending you and your mom good vibes …
Thank you.
So sorry. Fingers crossed for that better day tomorrow.
Thank you Robin.
I’m wearing Silences today, after yesterday’s Voleur de Roses patchouli bomb. One of my staff teased me all day yesterday for wearing such a patchouli forward scent. The thing that I love about Silences is the stark greenness of it. It’s the antithesis of patchouli.
You smell terrific 🙂
Silences is so pretty, you smell wonderful
You smell marvelous! Yes, Voleuer de Roses is gorgeous, if very patchouli-heavy….
You’ve worn two wonderful scents so far this week.
You smell great! I love Silences.
SOTD: Rose 31 body lotion and perfume
On 2nd cup of coffee! Although truth be told I do half cups at a time because I like it fresh and hot so maybe one full cup at this point 😉
Found a new fall scent I’m enjoying — Yog Nog Lush shower gel.
Anyone try it? Perfect caramel scent, not too sweet but just right for the shower. It’s a holiday item so it’s only out between now and end of year.
I do this with tea..I find I really don’t like cold tea (and admit I pour my soy creamer with a heavy hand which brings down the temperature even more) So I do half cups at a time. My father in law when he makes his chai, he pours it right away into a thermos to keep it hot instead of leaving it in a pot. Everyone has something!
I drink my hot tea from a double walled cup with a top to help it stay hot. Some of the brands will keep hot tea hot for up to 6 hours.
Serious!
I tend to change up my mugs each day.
I should do that with coffee. I’m finding our new home causes coffee to go cool quicker, which makes no sense to me. I generally do one big mug.
That shower gel sounds delicious.
Love the photos you’ve been posting. Looks like you’re enjoying your new town and lifestyle. Less concrete, noise and people, lol.
Nice! I have the Yog Nog Body Spray. I previously had the shower gel but was too neon although it smelled good!
What’s the spray like?
Light/subtle or strong?
It is strong to me but oh so good!
I adore caramel-anything! Sipping a decaf-espresso with a dash of sugar-free Caramel syrup as we speak.
If anyone loves dessert, Yasso Bars are fantastic and lower in calories. They are made with Greek yogurt.
Their chocolate-dipped salted caramel bar is delicious!
I love caramel too.
Thanks for the tip!
Now I want a chocolate bar with some caramel!
Suddenly seized with the need to wear vintage Hermès Amazone, the EDP this time (somehow over the years I acquired the EDT, EDP, and parfum, without even meaning to). Even though it’s still being manufactured, I feel as if Amazone is a lost classic: it’s joyous, one of the high-water marks of seventies perfumery.
I loved vintage Amazone.
It is lovely, and an amazingly beautiful scent.
Hello! Waring Desert Eden by Estée Lauder today from the fancy (expensive) new range-I thought it seemed similar to Kelly Calèche but trying them side by side the KC seems sharper and drier than the DE. Desert Eden is very rounded, soft and smells reassuring in a rose/sandalwood way-it has presence but won’t startle anyone. I am sure it smells like a dozen other perfumes if only I could pin it down. Oh well. My favourite from the new range (I’ve only tried 3 so far I should say) is Paradise Moon – I get a delicious beeswax note, not overly sweet but again, very smooth and reassuring. It all seems very well done but nothing very distinctive so far. And sheesh, Estée Lauder has better and much cheaper than this!
Wearing, not waring ☺️
Am feeling blasée too, at the influx of “smelled this before, and it was cheaper” scents. Can they not be just a teensy bit original for the high prices? Do I keep going on about price and value? Sadly yes
Rose and sandalwood smell wonderful, but I agree with AnnieA, the influx of “been there, done that” scents are leaving me a little ‘blah’ about the whole thing.
AnnieA~I am a broken record about the price vs. value as well!
Agreed! It has been fun trying these in person at my local department stores (pretty mainstream selection in my city in general, with some niche/madly pricy ranges also available) but I don’t think they’re all that interesting. Will report back if I smell something outstanding in this range though!
Sounds like the Kelly Caleche is a better pick for my Full Bottle wishlist. It’s been on there for a while anyway.
a cool and foggy day here in LA so I gave Enchanted Forest a test.
I am very tired of these gloomy overcast days. Where is my sun?
I must confess I like them when they are here.
I do too…overcast to me seems like I don’t have to get as much as a sunny day….sounds quite irrational but true for me. eaheheh 😉
You smell great, EF is such a unique scent.
House twins with Robin in Diptyque Eau Duelle, the edp this time. I generally prefer the edt, but the slight added richness suits the rainy day we’re having.
That coffee picture is making me want to curl up with a cup!
We are having twin reactions to the image, too 🙂
Tea is Vanille by MF
SOTD Xerjoff Accento
This is potent pineapple!
DVF wrap dress
Here comes in the rain..
EL double wear makeup and that is as far as I got
Was happy today to get an alert that the sequel to Aristotle & Dante discover the secrets of the universe (gosh that is a long book title) is coming out with a sequel next month. I cried when I read the first one. Such a tender book.
Marvelous on all counts! Especially the DVF dress!
I have tinted sunscreen (DRMTLGY) and Chanel mascara on. Oh lord is this mascara great, but I think a bit too spendy for me.
Dear ST-
I feel you. I love love Chanel mascara!
I am wearing some now along with the Chanel quad eyeshadow.
I feel even without anything else on my eyes the Chanel mascara does wonders.
I wore the DRTLY tinted sunscreen yesterday
I LOVE the Chanel mascara! I even love that it has a quilted pattern on the brush! B/c… details! I have long lashes, but they are baby-fine. You’re right, even with just one coat, this mascara works wonders….
I added the book to my ‘must read’ list! 🙂
Its a YA novel but I loved the first one. I have been reading a lot of YA this year so far…
I am going to google the one that has a quilted pattern on the brush. I will wear my Chanel mascara tomorrow!
Hmm. I love Marc Jacobs mascara, but I cheaped out when school started and bought two tubes of Cover Girl (with a coupon, even). It’s…okay. I hate the brush (it’s the hard plastic kind with short pointy “bristles”). My lashes are dark and not super short but if I skip mascara, people think I am tired. Or ill. But I am diligent about tossing mascara three months after opening, and I felt wasteful doing that with the expensive ones. Suggestions for other budget mascara picks? (Not Great Lash, which I used to use but IIRC now irritates my eyes.) oh, and has anyone tried the Besame cake mascara? I’d love a report.
Dunno if you would consider Clinique budget mascara or not. I used to use their stuff on the regular, but will admit that it’s been a few years since I have done so.
I like L’Oréal Lash Paradise. It’s not my favorite brush, but it does the job, washes off completely (a big deal for my sensitive eyes), and is only about $10.
Agreed! It has been fun trying these in person at my local department stores (pretty mainstream selection in my city in general, with some niche/madly pricy ranges also available) but I don’t think they’re all that interesting. Will report back if I smell something outstanding in this range though!
Sorry LTSG, I meant to ask you a question here rather than repost my own comment. Have you read DVF’s memoir, The Woman I Wanted To Be? I picked up a copy recently and I’m looking forward to what I hope will be a fun read.
No I haven’t !
She seems very interesting so a memoir would be a fun read on her. Let me know what you think..
That’s a very Zen photo, Robin. I like it! Needing a little Zen today. I’m still on the same tea jag: Taylor’s Scottish breakfast tea and Stash Spice Dragon Red Chai.
SOTD: Memo French Leather. I like this more than the first time I tried it, but the leather still doesn’t last long enough. Still, I’ll enjoy the sample until the thunk. ?
And I am on a jag with adding cacao husks to black tea…gives it just the slightest undertone of bitter chocolate, hardly noticeable but enough to be comforting.
What a great idea! My dad used to put cocoa bean husks on his garden as mulch, the whole area smelled like chocolate all summer. Wonderful!
Oh, I have a memory of that, my mom must have done it one year!
I’m in Reminiscence Musc, which is more of a sweet patchouli on my skin. Just about ready to thunk this decant.
We are having the most gorgeous weather this week.? The calendar says September but the temps say August. Hitting close to 80 every day. I love it!
The past week flew by. Today is my Saturday. Planning a target run and then meeting an old colleague for lunch. With these temps, we’ll be dining al fresco.??
Sigh, sounds lovely
I like Reminiscence scents, the Amber and the Patchouli are great. I pulled an almond note, of all things. Which isn’t bad, I’d love sweet, powdery patchouli any day!
Seconding that Patchouli!
I love a Target run too! Enjoy!?
How is your new skincare coming along?
It’s going good! I’m easing into the retinol routine every other night and so far it’s going well. Lately I’ve been watching Caroline Hirons YouTube video series on retinol. Have you heard of her? Also tempted by her book: Skincare.
Which retinol are you using now?
Have not heard of that lady or the book
Another gloomy grey day. :-(. I am wearing Iris Torrefié for the CP.
You smell great! Thanks for reminding me that IT (supposedly) has a coffee note, even though I cannot discern it. I like it nonetheless.
Since people might me in nonmasked sniffing distance to me today I am in the Bulgari blue tea, which could easily pass for a scented hand cream.
So good though!
Wearing Zoologist Civet for the CP, it has a nice coffee note. Has anyone tried the Replica coffee perfume? It’s at Sephora but I never make it over there.
I did but wasn’t impressed. I dont seem to like any of their scents though.
Def coffee forward scent.
We had EPIC rain yesterday and the petrichor scent was heaven. It’s expected to bucket a bit again today and it’s chilly, so the cappuccino in today’s photo looks delectable. I’m having my usual latte (or two) while snugged up in a turtleneck sweater and wool shawl, and wafting Carthusia 1681, a wonderful aromatic sandalwood fragrance with touches of black pepper and coriander. Yummy.
Makes me want to come sit near you. The scents you’ve evoked in this short comment!
Come on over! I’ll make you a latte and find you a blankie!
Song to match your post: https://youtu.be/izF-QhejuXE
Nice! Love that song, and love her voice — so sultry!
Nice! You’re reminding me to pull out the one Carthusia scent I own, Fiori di Capri. So lovely.
Vintage Tigress. Beautiful day in Toronto today! Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Oh wow, Tigress is gorgeous stuff.
It’s downright chilly this morning, after an evening where it rained enough to halt my son’s soccer practice. Now it’s a classic sunny autumn morning, deep cerulean and gold and the air washed clean of haze and smoke. Leaning into the socks-and-sweater weather with Fille en Aiguilles, my “cozy forest goddess” scent.
Enjoy that rain-cleaned air! ☔?
Mitsouko EdP simply because it’s been too long. I opened our sliding glass door this morning as I made coffee. The chill kicked our heater on, so I turned it off.
Showered using my husband’s Porto Orange Amber soap. We laugh at our shower because it ended up bigger than we expected. But…I swear every time I shower I feel as if I’m on vacation somewhere.
Honey, we’re not in NYC sized apartments anymore
Lol
It is chilly out today! It’s only 61 and I have socks on. My SOTD is vintage Magie Noire EdP with a dab of the perfume. I love this at any time, and it’s perfect for today.
Fall weather is in the air. I was in socks and slippers earlier
i had a craving for Lalibela, but I couldn’t find my decan, so I put on some Narciso Rodriquez and Vanille Insenee and it is pretty much hitting the spot
It’s good to be flexible! I can’t find any of the coffee-related things I was looking for today.
CP compliant in 2016 Black Opium today…would also like to remind the jury I was compliant yesterday in BP Nuit Blanche. 😉
Was just thinking life must be tough for non-patchouli inclined folk…it’s pretty ubiquitous…even if it’s not listed in stuff. I generally love patchouli but can imagine it would be hard to avoid and frustrating if you don’t.
It is ubiquitous but almost always a molecular fraction now. So it is much easier to be a patch-hater in that sense.
Overcast, somewhat chilly day today, which will probably turn rainy any time now. Wearing 31, rue Cambon today since it’s a day where I need to look and feel professional, and this is my go-to “professional” scent.
I think I may have to raid Mr. Ockeghem’s limited stash sometime this week to find a scent with coffee in it. Otherwise, I’m often coffee scented, but that’s because I’m a klutz and spill coffee on myself. 😀
31 is so good and so professional but a chic & sexy professional IMO.
You smell lovely!
Does anyone here own Guerlain’s Le Plus Beau Jour de Ma Vie? Curious to hear your thoughts on it.
I am wearing a combination of Chanel Bel Respiro on my wrists and Byredo La Tulipe hair perfume in my hair. Very green today ? ?!!
Enjoy your very Green Day!
That combination sounds amazing!
Smarting from a lecture from the pharmacist. I called to check in on the three prescriptions I am waiting on, and he told me that Rite Aid, like every pharmacy in the country, was a week behind due to having to give inoculations and that he personally had a thousand prescriptions in his queue to fill. He said that all in a very annoyed, schoolmarm-y tone. Yeeeesh!
In Baiser Vole–so at least I smell pretty!
You do smell pretty!
I sniffed that one recently and enjoyed it
Call that pharmacist and make them call EVERY Rite-Aid, then CVS or other pharmacy. B.S. excuse. Call your doctor, and have them get on their a**es. Inoculations or not, people need their rxs.
Grrrr…
Walk and chew gum.
Wearing Bottega Veneta EdP today. I could probably wear this one everyday and be just fine.
That cappuccino/latte in the photo is what I drink every morning now that I have a proper espresso machine with a proper milk frothing wand at home.
Robin, you smell lovely in Eau des Sens. I just put mine away towards the back of the shelf because I’ve mentally switched to fall and fall perfumes (even though we’re back in the mid 80’s this week ?).
Every few months I get as far as putting an espresso machine into my virtual cart at one kitchen supply company or another, but I always think, “No, back away from the abyss…” Turn a knob, get espresso? I’d never do anything else with my time!
Ha, ha! I know what you mean. We’ve been Aeropress devotees in my household for a very long time. But eventually caved to the 15 bars of pressure and creamy foamy milk promise. Has it changed our lives? No. But it’s nice enough ?
for some eye candy-have you seen Brad Pitt in the espresso commercial. I mean-I almost bought one just because……..
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Does he come with it as an attachment??
I love you.
This comment made my entire week.
I have an espresso machine but I won’t tell you how long it’s been in the box ?. I have a great beautiful 1 cup Jonathan Adler x Keurig machine that I needed and had been using since I bought it at Target at an unbelievable all-November Black Friday special.
I just googled the JA x Keurig single cup machine and it’s a very stylish little thing. Love it! I’m partial to having freshly ground beans for each cup though…
I only want freshly ground beans for my cuppa 😉
And I am as lazy as they come so K-Cups it is. Of course it doesn’t matter but I also couldn’t resist getting the matching cup!
You smell great! BV was the perfume that sent me down the rabbit hole. Seems like years ago…
Thank you Deva! I’ve already finished 2 bottles of the stuff (one EdP and one Eau Legere). I’ve been meaning to replace it ever since but, with the amount of perfume at my disposal, have not gotten around to it. Then Nancyleandros sent me a surprise decant of BV, so I’m back wearing it. I will most likely get another bottle though.
You smell great, and may be inspiring what I’ll wear tomorrow.
Thank you Missionista! It really is great stuff.
Lovely! I should try the Eau Legere again as I seem to remember really liking that one and it would probably not bother my husband as much. He does not like patchouli.
That first Bottega Veneta made my heart go “pitter pat”!
Wearing Clinique Happy since I am in the mood for something that’s undemanding.
You smell very fresh!
Working my way through testing my oldest samples–today is Feral Rose from Sultan Pasha which is a lovely direct rose.
After yesterday’s rain that carried into the night, the sun is out. The rain was much needed here, and it was a nice easy soaking rain so the ground had time to drink it up.
I’m in Vero Naja today, about ready to hit the beach and let doggo have some leg time.
The surf has been rougher than I remember the entire time I’ve been here. Not sure if this is due to storms offshore or what, and it’s not really windy so I’m not sure. Anyway, we try to keep above the surf line.
I had a nice helpful convo with some volunteers at Devil’s Churn a couple of days ago about camping in the area. If you’ve never been to DC, it’s worth going to YouTube and watching some drone videos of that area. It’s an awe inspiring, terrifying yet enthralling example of the power of water. I stop there every time I’m on the coast because it never gets old. A man from California apparently died while trying to jump over the narrow part of the chasm last month. As far as I know they have yet to recover his body, although his tennis shoes did pop up and were saved for his family. Sad.
When I was on the coast a couple years ago, I got knocked over and dragged a few feet by a mini sneaker wave because I was paying attention to the dog instead of the surf. Don’t you know, when I was finally able to stand up and stagger up the beach, there’s the doggo, sitting as calm as you please, high and dry above the surf line. ??♀️ The ocean is no joke.
The ocean is the true unknowable and unpredictable. And yup, sneaker waves are just that! I have watched toddlers get knocked over and possibly traumatized for life, while walking with parents who did not understand how powerful those waves could be.
Yes, definitely doesn’t seem to be related to the Gulf of Mexico, which was really the only large body of water I had experience with before hitting the road. As Aretha sang “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.”..!
Alternatively clouds and sunshine. I chose Floris Chypress this morning, a very pleasant neroli, quite complex, it is one of my more modern Floris as I have collected a small vintage collection, living in the UK bottles are plentiful.
Tonight I am in Misia, the edp which is notably more violet forward than the rosier edt, but I’m not complaining as anything violet makes me happy.
Have you tried Olfactive Studio Violet Shot? ???
Thank you, I haven’t tried and looked it up, it seems lovely.
I had my booster vax yesterday, so today I have a sore arm and feel like I need a nap. It’s chilly and overcast with intermittent rain so I will stay inside and watch Dapper play with a paper clip he batted off the desk. I’m wearing Stash.
Oh Stash, my love!
You smell great!
Yay for the booster, and hope you feel better tomorrow foxbins!
Just received my 10ml sprayer of FM Synthetic Jungle and it is definitely not for me. If anyone wants to swap, let me know, otherwise this is going back to Nordstrom.
That’s too bad. What about it didn’t you like?
Too much dry green, not enough floral.
As a huge fan of green notes, I was really looking forward to this one but it really didn’t work for me either.
Awe dang it! It’s stinks when blind buys don’t work out. Good thing you can return it.
Bless Nordstroms, they take things back with a smile. You cannot take opened perfume back to Neiman Marcus.
Working from home today after a couple of days in the office, it was lovely to see a few people in person. I went for a classical feel yesterday, with Le Galion’s Sortilège. Today will be more retesting of samples – a positive aspect of WFH.
Working at home some days and in the office some days seems like the perfect mix, to me. Or would you rather be in the office all the time?
Tuesday!
1) Glorious rainy day! Grey steel skies!
2) Arianna Grande’s Cloud body mist (Marshall’s find ) a really nice scent that is has a light caramel & floral/herbal scent. A great way to try the scent without commiting to the perfume. No projection unless you are hugging me- very much a skin scent this one is.
3) Today after work, I will be redoing the microwave so that it will vent properly (I am hooking it up into the vent system) and THEN beginning the tiling for the backsplash. I will be using Simplimat for ease of installation- set up the mat on a clean wall, lay the tile according to the pattern, then you can immediately grout. This saves two days of time in installation.
AGAIN, I cannot find anyone to come out and do this, so I MUST do this myself (with help of a neighbor). #DIY
Wow! Impressive DIY! Wishing you an excellent result.
I am trying my best!?
Oooh, I have to look for the body mist. I normally stop by Marshall’s on Tuesdays for no reason other than I like to see what’s there. I do have the perfume, ordered from Ulta with the 20% off code and shipping was free.
As to the DIY, #YOUGOGIRL !
It’s really nice- a perfect after shower mist and on me I could smell it on my skin all day.
It is amazing how hard it is now. We *cannot* get a tree person this year. And we thought we had a person who was going to install a generator but they may have disappeared.
Very good luck!
Thank you! I just finished redoing the position and cut the hole in the space, then placed the venting array. Tomorrow will get a boot to connect to the stovepipe! And the tiling has begun!
It’s cold and cloudy so I’m in Ambra again. Seriously dragging today, hopefully I perk up soon.
We’re twins with the dragging on.
Ugh, I’m sorry! It was a looong day.
Yes it was! Hopefully tomorrow we will both be more alert.
Fingers crossed!
SotD is Olfactive Studio Violet Shot.
You smell great, love this one.
You smell nice – I like this even better than Iris Shot!
I figured that Lost Alice would be a good choice for tea Tuesday, but I’m struggling to find the tea. On my skin it’s more like a children’s English cream tea with an emphasis on the sweets. Curiouser and curiouser…
I just saw my Lost Alice sample just today. Will have to re-try it!
I liked it, but not $160 worth. Nice scent though I preferred Madeleine.
Grey most of the day here, with off and on rain showers. Gloomy. I am part of the “Can’t Seem to Get Going” gang today. It feels like a Monday, too.
SOTD = Jean Patou Chaldee, from the sample stash. Unsure if it is vintage or from the Heritage Collection. The label doesn’t tell me that.
I adore Chaldee! I only have the Heritage version.
I wish someone who has smelled both could tell us what the differences, if any, are.
The Heritage bottle looks really solid and elegant, based on the photos I have seen.
I bought vintage Chaldee based on Kevin’s review and I love it!
Whatever is in my sample, I think it is a great comfort scent.
I snoozed myself out of going into the office – it was so nice snuggling under the blanket! We also have the same yucky weather here. In a nice note, the leaves have started to turn, slowly but surely!
One small tree by the small, local grocery store in my area has already turned completely red! ??
And yes, the bed covers were very snuggle-inducing this morning.
Sotd is Bruma – a cozy fall scent.
Yep, you smell great allo!
SOTD: Scherrer, by Jean Louis Scherrer. Love it! One of the regular readers of my blog wears it often, and because I love 1) green fragrances, and 2) chypres, I realized I had to have it. It’s wonderful in the crisp, clear autumn weather we’re having!
Beautiful, clear, sunny, and COOL here today. SOTD has been Narciso in the black, non-cubey bottle, sprayed very very lightly for work and then pumped up when I got home. I rotated some fall scents into the fragrance staging area today. But still no coffee (except going down the hatch).