Hump Day, plus World Heart Day and Diana Vreeland's birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Diptyque Kimonanthe.
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: the "Diptyque-inspired" coffee mug (it is NOT made by Diptyque) is $20.68 at Etsy.
I’ve forever been on the lookout for the perfect coffee perfume, but haven’t found it yet. Might just have to go with one of the Demeter “literal interpretations” of the note for the CP on Friday.
I’m still sans perfume at the moment, drinking coffee and trying to get some energy up to face the day. Perfume will be a perfect boost!
I have a hard time with coffee notes in perfume personally. They usually smell stale to me.
I thought I had more options than I do, or can find…
My two best coffee scents are Teo Cabanel Cafe Cabanel and Atelier Cologne Cafe Tuberosa. Both are blended with other notes, but they have a noticeable coffee note.
I love Cafe Tuberosa.
Go literal!
Morning all, my SOTD is Fig from Perfectly Scentsable (Formerly Remedy NorthWest, formerly Body Time of Berkeley).
Refreshing and green fig scent, woods dry down and discreet.
I’m headed to UCSF for my ERCP procedure, everyone have a great day!
Good luck with your procedure!
I am in the Chanel mascara today and thinking of you.
Good luck — hope all goes well!
Good luck with the procedure, ST! ?
Hope all goes well with you, SmokeyToes, sounds like you are smelling great.
Good luck!
Good luck, SmokeyToes! The force of NST is with you.
Adding more good wishes!
I hope your procedure went smoothly!
Good luck to you!
Best of luck for your appt!
sending healing vibes for a successful day!
Good luck! Love that brand.
Beat wishes for a successful, smooth procedure.
Hey…I’m old enough to remember before Body Time , when it was Body Shop. Loved that store.
Good luck today, ST! I hope you’re home and resting comfortably by now.
I hope your procedure goes well!
Good luck with your procedure, SmokeyToes!
Hope you are feeling good, SmokeyToes!
I’m wearing Love Extreme and it’s yummy! Thank goodness it is so potent – I only have a half ml dabber but I think that eensy bit will last me a very long time!
I love LOVE love your SOTD
Thank you, I thought of you when I chose it! I seem to recall that austenfan also loves this one.
and wait! hajusuuri as well, right? I’ve had so little opportunity to read or post here, unfortunately I’m bound to have missed other fans. Sorry!
Good morning!
I am osmanthus twinning with Robin. Sotd is LV’s Etoile Filante. A light osmanthus green tea with a hint of fruitiness.
To complete the whole theme I am drinking osmanthus oolong!
🙂
Yesterday Accento by Xerjoff that was my SOTD lasted until this morning in the shower. Its potent stuff!
Switching gears in Neroli Portofino
Eyeing that a FB is on sale at Macys but I don’t need a fb of this
This morning I had my Italian lesson and now on my second cappuccino.
Robin! I love that mug today 😉 Yesterdays photo is what I strive for my cappuccino to look like..
There are all kinds of customized Diptyque-like labels & things on Etsy…I had no idea.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/927465077/personalized-diptyque-label-sticker?ref=shop_home_recs_1&frs=1
Wouldn’t there be some kind of copyright issues with some of those items? As far as using their design? No expert in copyright law here lol.
You would think! But I’m no expert either.
Mmmm two cappuccinos- that’s goals!
Hello all!
Classing up the joint in No 22 EdP today. It’s pretty blah weather here in Houston, and the rain knocked out several stoplights on my commute. But at least it isn’t 95°F anymore!
Stay safe everyone.
Hi! You are smelling wonderful.
Not 95°F is a good thing 🙂
Also in n22! We smell great 🙂
You smell sooo good.
In Lush Cardamom Coffee.
Leaves are finally starting changing colors. I saw the first yellow ones early this morning on my 20 minute walk to take the train to work. It was a sunny, crispy, windy morning. Love it!
Happy Wednesday, everyone! ??
I am loving this fall weather!
Breaking out the blazers and jeans
Loving it too! This is my favorite time of the fall season. Already wearing my long sleeve t-shirts!
Sounds like a beautiful early fall day.
It is! ?
So nice you enjoy the weather and leaves. It is pretty.
And requires a rake, here.?
Enjoy the rake! ?
Grumble, grumble.
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Leaves changing here too, but it’s about 70 degrees out. Not complaining.
We were in the mid 60’s today and until Friday. I prefer the 70’s though!
Happy Wednesday! Love the fall colors as well- my aspens are changing and are bright yellow and so pretty.
Enjoy those beautiful aspens! I love the colors of the season!
Some of the large maple trees in my neighborhood have started to turn red at the very top. They’re still mostly green, though.
That red and green combination is gorgeous! Our maple trees around here are not changing yet.
Commando today as I am going into the office to work for the first time since March 2020. (Our offices are scent-free.) I might have snuck in a bit of Lush Rose Jam shower gel this morning, though. The only person I should see is one of my teammates; she and I have never met in person though we’ve been working together closely for six months. Hence the office today — we’ll take a couple of our meetings together and then get lunch.
Wow, that’s a long break. Hope it goes very well!
Good luck today!
Hope it goes well and perfumed high five for sneaking a little scent into the office.
Good luck and glad you had some Rose Jam to start your day!
Hope you first day back goes well!
Good luck!
Best of luck with your return to the office!
Good luck and hope it went well. I have been remote since March 2020 as well. Let us know how you fared!
It’s been a stressful week and I’m glad of a day at home, will be wafting big clouds of vintage Shalimar today.
I want to smell that cloud!
Hope you decompress nicely today ringthing 🙂
Hope you have a nice relaxing day!
Thanks!
Smelling amazing! I hope you can get some rest today.
Ooohhh vintage Shalimar such a good choice.
Have a peaceful and relaxing day!
Big hugs to you, ringthing! Stress is in no short supply sadly.
Hope the rest of the week is better!
Yay for a day of rest and recuperation!
Wearing Bottega Veneta today, and have already had 2 coffees. I clearly need more though–I lost the car this morning! I don’t normally drive to work, but I had to today. Went to the garage, they did not have the car. Tried to call partner, but no answer. I went searching in the neighborhood, FOUND the car, which partner had forgotten to bring back to the garage. But then I had to go back home to get the car key. Argh, what a way to start the day.
Scent twins! First time I’ve worn it in at least eight months, maybe longer. I’d been tiring of it but today it is glorious. I am tempted to spray more (my two light sprays of 3.5 hours ago still smell great) but have a massage therapy session later on, so will stay where I am. Wearing a faux-wrap dress and boots WITH TIGHTS. Fall is here!
And glad you found the car!
Ugh! At least it is not that you forgot where you left it (I have done that) or locked the keys inside (I did that last week, since I have one of the last cars on earth that allows you to lock your keys inside).
But still , annoying.
Argh indeed! Back in the day when I went to work in an office, I used to park my car in the same small region of the big parking lot every day. Otherwise I’d forget where I’d parked and be wandering around the lot after work, hunting for the #^#&* car….
What an aggravating incident but of course you smell great.
Thank God everything worked out in the end. You handled it well. And smell lovely.
What a pain! But glad to hear that everything worked out in the end.
Oh my goodness..you can’t make that stuff up. Glad it turned out OK after all.
Yay for a car found! That is stressful and hope your day improved!
I want that mug!
me too
And I’m wearing Atelier Cologne Silver Iris today 🙂
And you smell fantastic!
You smell wonderful!
You do smell amazing!
Classy!
Me three!
Spent some time in Eau Premiere and now in Noontide Petals. I have been wearing a lot of Chanel recently and I am needing to take a break.
Needing a break from Chanel made me laugh, I don’t know why.
In the absence of coffee scents, I decided to go for sweet and snuggly with A Lab on Fire What We Do in Paris is Secret. Love the heliotrope in this one!
Good call!
Wearing Mitsouko and it matches the orange leaves outside perfectly. Excellent fall fragrance choice.
My scent yesterday. It is a good one for Fall.
While not CP compliant, I am Diptyque Mug compliant wearing Volutes. Mnnnum! Haven’t worn this in a while.
We’re off to cross the dunes to get to the beach after we both finish breakfast. The weather looks rather inauspicious so I’m hoping we don’t get soaked! ?
Hoping you have good weather, too but: isn’t a wet, crummy day at the beach better than a good day at the office? 🙂
Oh, so true! ?
My pooch picks the exact moments to go out when the raindrops start. And then, the sheets of rain pour down.
She’s a little deaf now, so thunder doesn’t phase her too much either.
Hope you had a beautiful day with T-Rex!
I am wearing Fresh Citron de Vigne and drinking a large cup of English breakfast tea ☕️.
You smell pretty!
SOTD is Bruma, inspired by allo wearing it yesterday. It’s a great one for a day in the office.
Love the Dipqtyque mug! I only have a couple of scents with a coffee note, and I’m saving my favorite for Friday. The other one (sample of Akro’s Awake), I probably won’t wear this week.
I have only managed to round up 2 myself. Not a big week for cp points!
Wearing Cuir Beluga today, a nice comforting scent.
You smell divine.
Yes it is!
Before I forget, note to Robin: I seldom have or even have heard of many of your SotD’s!?! But it seems this one is still available, so maybe a tiny lemming is growing after reading Kevin’s review. (Hi, Kevin, looking forward to your next review of anything, and hope that your walkway garden is still scaring your postal person with lots of bees, and that all is well with your and yours.) SotD Jardins de Bagatelle because it has been languishing. I have the edp in the original bottle with the wacky gold shoulder wrap. The next-day dry down on clothes is so nice. Have a great Wednesday, all – off to read comments.
I adore Jardins de Bagatelle, such a great mix of flowers, you smell so good.
My collection is becoming a time capsule, since I buy so little these days!
We will see if I can get Kevin to write another review. Or if I can get myself to write one, for that matter 😉
Again in a good slather of Kiehl’s musk perfume oil, mostly because I purchased a roller ball thingy of it, which drives me crazy so I decanted it into a too small decant bottle . . . and, well, the rest is history.
And also in Boucheron’s Santal de Kandy from a Royalty Scents decant I ordered a ways back.
To me, I smell great. But I would probably kill someone with my wafting fumes if I stepped out in public.
I wanted to love that. I just couldn’t smell it.
Good for you that you love it!
LOL on you killing someone in public.
I’m with the CP today… SOTD is 4711 Coffee Bean & Vetyver. And now I’m wondering why sometimes it’s spelled ‘vetyver’ but usually ‘vetiver’. Just fashion or what? The things that catch my attention.
We’re having a couple of pleasant fall-feeling days… back to the heat tomorrow, apparently.
Both terms are French, and I always assumed vetyver was an older spelling but actually I do not know!
I’m wearing Stash again today because it was so nice yesterday. After my booster vax, I slept nine hours last night when I usually get about seven and a half. Building antibodies must be tiring work for my aging body!
Stash is so good.
Yay for boosters and sleep!
I’m in Cuir Cannage today, for a last-hurrah-for-now type celebration of fall weather. It’s supposed to heat back up again starting tomorrow … which is fine with me as long as it sticks to the low 80s and does NOT venture above 90. ?
Fingers crossed for you! I would like at least one more hot week myself but I could do without 90s.
Halfway through Wednesday! Wearing Tam Dao again, leaning into the crispness. It lingers beautifully on my cardigan!
Tam Dao is so good.
It really is!
Are you feeling better today?
Less tired for sure! You?
Yep! I was able to get thru the day with my usual amount of caffeine today. ?☕
Huzzah! ?
Today it was Aqua Allegoria Flora Nerolia which started my love affair with orange blossom, it’s a tenacious little scent, still detectable; nevertheless this evening I sprayed vintage Rive Gauche edp, I adore the edt too for its coldness effect but the edp has a richer rose note.
Sounds like that AA is really special for you.
Oh yes, orange blossom is my favorite note for sure.
Rive Gauche is so good!
Isn’t it, a wonderful classic.
I thought of you the other day when I wore Juicy Couture original. It’s a tuberose scent, but quiet enough that you might like it.
Thank you Lillyjo, you remember my tastes well, I’ll have to try Juicy Couture.
I’m wearing a jacket today with a lemon design, all greens and yellows. It’s not a very spring-like spring day, but I’m doing my best to brighten it up. Vero Profumo Mito is calling out to me 🙂
That sounds fun!
Keep getting my Christmas Lush emails. Their stuff can be hit or miss and the closest store is in a casino.
And SOTD is Gold.
Oy! Not so good! Speaking of which, I just placed an order last night — Jilted Elf body spray (ginormous sample) and soaps (Figs and Leaves, Polar Bear and Outback Mate).
Figs and Leaves is so nice. Have you tried it before?
I got one of those Xmas emails this week too. Too soon! Humbug!
No coffee in my scent today–AA Ginger Piccante. But, I did get a very large cup of Starbucks coffee for free today to celebrate International Coffee Day!! Bring in your own clean to-go cup and they will fuel you up! Enjoy…..
Oh, I thought Starbucks was no longer willing to fill your own cup due to covid…maybe they started again and I did not notice!
I’m testing out a fragrance I made! Iris-themed. With a bit of angelica root, violet, musks, amber, leather, pink pepper berries. Feels perfect for a fall September day!
It sounds lovely!
Aw, thanks. That made me smile.
Sounds nice!
Thank you:) Love a good powdery iris scent!
Did you take a class to make your perfume? Do tell!
I’m self taught! I’ve been learning for the last 15 years. I did take a class with Mandy Aftel once in nyc Super amazing woman. But it’s all about experimenting, you know? Just trying different combinations. Practicing. And most importantly…measuring and writing it all down! It’s very meditative.
Pretty cool! You should get a Pretty bottle for it.
Totally. I have a beautiful chanel-like glass stopper bottle which I think would be perfect for it!
I have 3 coffee perfumes. First up is Britney Spears Private Show. It’s ok, I don’t get much coffee. It’s mostly sweet.
I am still cleaning my shower. After scrubbing 4 times over with comet, I bought Zep industrial strength shower cleaner with bleach. It is super strong so I am doing little sections at a time. It’s working though. ( in case you missed it, I am cleaning blue hair dye)
Jalapeno, I also bought Barkeepers friend, but I am going to use that in the kitchen.
Yikes, I did miss that. Best of luck!?I really like barkeepers friend for our stainless steel kitchen sink. Hope you are getting this gorgeous weather too!
The weather is so gorgeous it’s making me nervous! Lol
Grumble, grumble.
Sorry, lillyjo!
Meant to say that Zep is really good stuff!
It really is working well, and no scrubbing!
I have not used Barkeepers Friend in my kitchen. Partly because I haven’t needed to yet! But it works great on mildew gunk in my bathrooms.
The directions say it can help take out knife scratches and I have a bad one on my sink. I hope it can at least minimize it.
I had a ” handyman” put in my garbage disposal, that’s how it got scratched. I get mad whenever I see it. Which is every day!
I hope that it works for you, then!
Allergies seem to be hitting me today. Very tired and my eyes are a bit watery and itchy.
Didn’t stop me from a couple of spritzes of Allure on the wrists and then a few extra of Gabrielle on the neck.
Smelling great today in Chanel!
Allure is one of those scents that works so well with my skin. No drama, no statements, just warm and sweet all day.
It was never on my radar until ,y sister gave me her bottle. Fell in love.
Happy hump day ? Love the Diptyque inspired mug! Speaking of love and Diptyque, wearing Kyoto layered over Tam Dao ❤️
Oooohh you smell good.
Thank you ? It’s a good combination for sure.
Oooohh you smell good.
I’m intrigued, will have to try this layering. Thanks for mentioning it!
Hope you like it, let me know what you think!
Yesterday was in KM Loukhoum and today am in Angel Muse. Lovely fall weather today thankfully.
We are lovely fall weather twins.??
Angel Muse, yum!
Lovely fall weather triplet! ????
That mug is so cute!
I’m in Molton Milk Musk from a sample. This is the edt and it is really nice. Definitely decant worthy. I get a little chocolate on my skin. Has anyone tried the edp version?
Another gorgeous day here!???
I have not tried it but I did not like the Saks SA. I asked him what is the latest fragrance and he just waved his hand at three short rows of perfumes and asked for my preference. If you saw the thought bubble in the my head, you would have seen me go “What the H E double L is wrong with you? Just answer the d-mn question!”
Haven’t tried any perfumes from Molton Brown, only showergels. But I liked those quite a bit!
I have a small collection of them, Rosa Absolu and Ylang-Yang are very good.
Love the mug, Robin! Here’s my contribution:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CUa7T1wg3c2/?utm_medium=copy_link
SOTD = Abaton Chinotto Gourmand EDP
? Gourmand and not overly sweet: vanilla, caramel, chinotto, and orange blossom! No coffee note but I think it will pair well as an add on to a cup of coffee.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CUa2nJWraKX/?utm_medium=copy_link
In other news, for those who have listed perfumes for sale at Mercari, would you recommend it? Why or why not? I realize it’s late and I will repeat this question again tomorrow. Thanks.
Is that a new owl? I love him!
It was new to me as of 3 weeks ago. I got it when my friend and I were walking the main drag of Somerville NJ. It’s actually from an older collection but I am happy to have it!
That coffee mug is adorable! ?
Thank you. I think I had a hard time taking a picture of it empty but today, with coffee inside, it was quite easy!
Just looked up chinotto. I shall have to try it if I ever come across it!
I meant the drink, not the fragrance! ? But the fragrance sounds good too.
LOL, I think I tried looking for it but it seems the only place to get it is online.
That perfume sounds interesting, never heard of the brand, how did you find it?
It was through an online Sniffapalooza event. I’ll send you my samples.
I have sold severals bottle on Ebay in the few months w/ no issues but they do require personal identifiers now for selling sadly. I have not sold on Mercari. My problem w/ them as is a buyer is I can’t easily search for what I am looking for.
I haven’t sold on eBay in a good long while as in years. My dad used to be my USPS mule and when he couldn’t do it anymore, I would go on Saturdays but that got old pretty fast. These days, I heard the USPS delivery timeline has increased and the price went up too. I haven’t analyzed the impact yet either but I will know soon since I have a bunch of swaps to send out.
I heard they take a pretty decent cut and there’s something about not getting paid until you get a review.. not sure.
I know JadainGA has sold on there.
I was reading the terms and conditions and I saw that about not getting paid until one gets a review. Eh, not too happy about that. It’s not about the money but more culling the herd.
Perfect mug!
Very late to the party, but could you do a P.S.A. if you decide to sell on Mercari? Peeps on here would behave. No idea what’s allowed to be said on this site. You are on Instagram and maybe give a heads up? You are smarter than I.
And who gets the money if there isn’t a review?
Ha! I will do so via email.
BDK Rouge Smoking today. Lots of sweet cherry vanilla cream candy sitting near a glass of root beer! ?
Ooooooooh, a cold root beer sounds good!
Running late today! ?♀️
On the plus side, laundry is now down to a manageable pile. And, delivered pizza for dinner tonight, yay! ??
SOTD = back in Chaldee. Maybe this sample can get thunked in the next month or so? ?
Pizza twins! I just picked it up!
LOL! Great minds think alike!
Well done on the laundry, you smell great.
Thanks! It feels good to have cut Mount Laundry down to size. ?
Yay for pizza! I need pizza this week too! My college roommate always referred to is as ‘za and that annoyed me then…and still does. 😉
Now I am annoyed too!?
Wow, me three.
I knew people in college who referred to it as ‘za too. I guess that expression was popular in more than one locale…
Hooray for pizza! I have to think hard, really hard, to when I had it last…it could even have been ? pre-pandemic!
Wearing LVEB Intensement today. Handing out my enabler trinkets to She-Ra and hajusuuri; this is such a great scent. My bottle is out to take to the anniversary party tomorrow.
Not sure what scent I will wear; I also have La Pausa and Lancome Iris Dragees out. I want to fly under the radar but still smell good! The girl who did my hair was great; ended up with a straight ‘do.
Trinket received!!! 🙂 It’s quite good.
It’s quite a fun scent!
Glad your hair turned out great.
I have a little free time tomorrow and will go and smell Intensement.
Thanks lillyjo! I hope you like it.
Hurray for a good hair adventure!
I’m glad it worked out; I might go to her next time for a cut.
Woo hoo! Glad it worked out, both the perfume and the hair!
Thank you!
Oh so late but I wore Black Opium Extreme today and never doubt…I wore it well! 😉
That might be a good perfume choice for Halloween… ?
More patchouli and less sweet than original BO…not bad. For some reason I have been craving patchouli and vanilla of late.
Twice in one week?
I wore original 2016 BO 😉 yesterday and BO Nuit Blanche Monday for clarification. 🙂
That means 3x ?!