Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, and Happy New Year! Welcome to January and welcome to 2022. It’s also the 8th day of Christmas (maids a-milking) and the last day of Kwanzaa (Imani: faith). Plus, Public Domain Day, Euro Day, and (hair of the dog that bit you?) National Bloody Mary Day. RIP Betty Marion White. PSA: Donatella will be dropping by on Tuesday to clear out last year’s damage.
We're marking the dawn of the New Year with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, any resolutions you're considering for 2022, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: the Rabbit Wonderball Snow Globe by &Klevering ("This Wonderball is home to a cute white bunny surrounded by golden snow") is $15 at Gretel Home.
Happy New Year everybody! ???
I made it to half-past midnight yesterday and had only 1 cocktail. I remember when I used to party till sunrise but now I rather sleep.
Very sad news and RIP to our golden girl Ms. Betty White. I always thought she would make it over 100… I loved seeing her on TV, always brings a smile to my face.
On the perfume side of things I am wearing No.5 extrait. Elegant and pretty.
Currently drinking coffee, black and eating the last 2 of the macaroons I made.
You smell really elegant. Happy New Year to you!
You smell great. Coffee and macaroons sound like a great day to start the day!
I, too, would rather sleep and dream about my dawn partying days as opposed to reliving them ?
Happy New Year NST friends!
SOTD for me is Honeysuckle & Davana by Jo Malone. If you know me, you know I an always wearing a JM scent.
I stopped doing Resolutions a few years ago and changed it to a word that I would live by for the year. My word in 2921 was “empowering”. I wanted to empower myself and those around me and felt I lived up to that. This year, for 2022, my word is “positivity?. I want to have a positive outlook for myself and others this year. My goal is to spread a little positivity each and every day.
Happy New Year everyone, and here’s to a fantastic Year!
Positivity is a great idea. My first response to change is an automatic no, I’m trying to change that.
What a wonderful idea.
Positivity is a great word! I could use more of that.
Great idea! We are house twins today!
Happy New Year!
I’ve missed participating on NST for the last couple of years, although have caught a moment occasionally to read some of the threads. My first resolution is to connect to this wonderful community more frequently in 2022.
We were with people last night, but this morning I’m wearing POAL because it’s just for me.
Welcome back, Wendysue, and Happy New Year!
Welcome back!
Hi honey! Welcome back! I miss you and our DC gang!
Glad to see you back!
You smell so wonderful. Welcome back.
Welcome back, you smell great ?
Welcome back!
Happy New Year! Sotd Diptyque Tempo – I’m near the end of my second sample, and in reading some reviews on Fragrantica, I finally figured out that it is not sweet enough for me. Today it is seeming quite the aromatic and minty patchouli to my nose. I need to re-read the NST review of Tempo. I remember Kevin thinking it was good but not his style. Looking forward to Beef Stroganoff for lunch. I have not made it in years and it just hit the spot of being festive and comforting. It is so simple, most any recipe works, and if you don’t eat beef, I seem to recall it is excellent with only mushroom in the creamy sauce.
Happy New Year MossyBerry!
My sister doesn’t eat meat, and makes a delicious stroganoff without beef.
Diptyque Tempo was one I bought upon first smelling it. I was at a Diptyque event and the GWPs were a strong pull as well. Also, you can’t tell from the bottle but the juice turns a neon green. I asked Diptyque why and I got a not very convincing “it’s the quality of the raw marerials” answer.
“Quality of the materials??” OOOkay, LOL! Tempo was a strong like at first sniff, but every now and then I do the rational thing and test something several times. I don’t think I have found my true love patchouli yet, instead enjoying in most in the drydown of some of my vintage favorites.
I love stroganoff and have not made it in years, thanks for the reminder!
It’s always interesting to me how differently we can perceive the same perfume. I found Tempo on the sweet side! It’s lovely, but I have my patch needs met with Angel EdP, Angel EdT, and Reminiscence Patchouli.
Yes, that’s how it often is. Who knows, on another day I might pick up more sweetness! You’re an Angel fan, eh? I am still testing Angel; it’s one I find a bit much though in no way unappealing.
Happy New Year! May we all bring good things to the world and each other this year. I thought I would wear Ormond Woman today but instead, Bois des Iles called out to me. I’ll wear the OJ tomorrow.
I baked another stollen for breakfast today and that seems like a great start to the new year.
I second your wish!! And yum stollen.
Happy New Year, and you – and your kitchen – smell wonderful!
You and your house smell great! Happiest of New Years to you!
You smell so good. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year springpansy!
Starting 2022 off with Vanilla Diorama!
We have sunshine, yay!
I will be going down to the ocean this morning to toss my wishes for 2022 into the waves (in the form of flowers). I’m wishing for peace, contentment and joy.
A song wish for you!
https://youtu.be/BFkTu8Y1KLs
Awww, thank you lillyjo! I wish you the same!!
Yay for sun, the ocean and Vanilla Diorama! I love that one! Peace, contentment and joy are excellent choices! ♥️
What a wonderful idea, to launch your wishes on the waves! Happy New Year!
Bonne fin d’année! Le meilleur est à venir!
Je l’éspère bien!
Hooray for sunshine and the new year!
Flowers in the waves, so romantic, may all your wishes come true.
Great way to start the year!
BTW, I just realized I never responded to your comments from a few days ago:
– no dull note that I detected in Tapestry, but my nose cannot be trusted as I typically cannot tease out notes unless they are prominent.
– And the owl in Tears of Iris – noticed it upon first opening the box. I did not know prior to purchasing!
That sounds lovely! Enjoy the waves!
That sounds both romantic and melancholic. Enjoy the flowers and the waves.
Wearing Russian Tea again. Oh and with a small amount of L’ombre dans L’eau on one wrist from my solid compact.
Last night I ordered a super cute travel spray of Jul et Mad Amour de Palazzo – wanted to try something from Jul et Mad because all their perfume’s notes sound so amazing!! Lots of cloves or ginger or pepper etc. They all sound like some masterpieces!!
This morning I bought a travel spray of Mancera Wild Cherry.
I love anything cherry/cherry blossom but… wild cherry? You mean like the one native to Europe to? The one that grew in my Greatgrandma’s/Grandma’s yard? The one that maybe even a little tangy or used mostly for jam but we still ate it as kids and generations before us did as well? Oh yes yes and yes!! Cannot wait for it to arrive!!
Acqua di Parma has a somewhat new cherry blossom scent you might like, if you haven’t tried it. It’s not too sweet, rather delicate, but not bland.
Ohhh really? Oh I really like Acqua di Parma as a brand so I must look up this one!!
It also has a strong citrus element, especially at the opening.
I’ve enjoyed a Mancera or two, and also love cherry scents. Do report when you get yours! Also, I like fresh tart cherries, too! There used to be a big cherry tree next to the street at a rental house near me, and few of the tenants ever bothered about the fruit. I and another family used to pick them. It would be covered in cherries – almost like a child’s drawing can look! But we had a bad drought one summer and the old tree did not survive.
Awww that is ashame the old tree didn’t survive… It had to be old though but You know what? Old and very old cherry trees will still produce great fruit. That is the kind of cherry I am looking for in Mancera… fresh and wild!!
Robin, thank You very very much… For the rabbit wonderglobe… Click and ordered!! For my Daughter:)
Nice, hope she loves it!
I hope so too:) She is a tad too little for it now but it will be a keepsake for Her later on. I also ordered it with a note to my Daughter than She can read when She is a little older. Love it!!
I remembered to rabbit when I woke at 1-o-something, and repeated them for me, you, and everyone at 7:45 when I woke up for realsies … so if you forgot, I’ve got your back. Basking in small sprays of Champaca at the moment, and have decided to borrow scentfromabove’s resolution replacement idea — my word is “optimism”. I shall find as many things to be optimistic about as possible, as often as possible. Even if others find it insufferable. ?
Thanks, SheriG, because I never ever ever remember to rabbit. And, you smell marvelous.
You’re quite welcome, and thanks!
Thank you, SheriG! I’ll take some rabbits off your hands!
Glad to be of assistance!
SOTD is a lavish spray of Sandlesun. I had a good nights sleep, didn’t make it to midnight but I wasn’t really trying.
Like Scentfromabove, I stopped doing resolutions that just made me feel bad…lose weight, work out more, etc. instead I pick a fun positive thing. Pre-Covid it was get a massage once a month. Last year it was start learning Italian, just because I wanted to. This year it’s take quarterly trips alone. I travel with my hubby but I need alone time. This last years been very difficult in that aspect. So a nice weekend somewhere by myself is the goal. Nothing fancy, just time alone.
Yes I get it. Good for you.
I hear you on needing time alone. Great idea!
I am all about time alone. I hope you have some great solo trips!
I need alone time as well. Or time with my female friends. But it is sometimes hard to convince Mr. SP as he prefers that we do everything together. That’s a little too much togetherness for me.
Happy new year to all. The globe is darling!
Ten hours sweet sleep.
My sisters 14 year old granddaughter tested positive for Covid. She is vaccinated but still had a not good few days.
Silky Woods was the end of year purchase, but I gotta say nothing quite smells like OJ Woman.
Donatella…much to confess for the last of 2021.
Optimism mixed with realism is what I aim for.
Optimism, realism, and — more good sleep.
Hope she recovers quickly.
Yay to sleep and getting Silky Woods in at the buzzer
…I quite liked that one too! Happy New Year!
Thank you! She was better yesterday.
I hope she recovers quickly!
Woo hoo on Silky Woods!
What did you decide to wear today?
Today is DSH ashram
Which lovely and incensy and her holiday sale is on till 1/11!
Good thought!
Happy New Year apsara! Sorry to hear about your sister’s granddaughter. That stinks.
Happy New Year friends! I just love this day!
I was woken up by fireworks at midnight and thought about all the hopes for 2022 they represented and the incredible resilience they demonstrated. I said my rabbits and sent some out into the universe to work their magic.
I’m wearing Demeter’s Beeswax which smells of real beeswax with just a hint of honey and flowers. It’s a wonderful companion and very restful and grounding. It makes me happy.
I’m so glad to read that many of you are interested in developing positivity! I took a deep dive the past couple of years and it has changed my life to an incredible degree. You can do it!
Very uplifting, Holly!
Thank you!
Lots of fireworks here too!
Despite that, I forgot my rabbits.
I’m sure some of mine volunteered for you!
I always forget the rabbits. And fireworks down the street from me as well. Luckily, I’m a night-owl and they stopped about 12:30.
Same…they were a good reminder to get to bed
Please have some of mine, Robin!
Thanks, I will take everyone’s donations!
Happy New Year Holly!
Thsnks, Jalapeno! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Wearing SL Iris Silver Mist after taking a shower with an iris soap that a wonderful NSTer sent me recently and that I was waiting for New Year’s day to start using it. Thank you!
Thanks all for all your beautiful New Year’s and well wishes to me and my doggie yesterday. They were so appreciated! I had a very quiet and relaxing time with my sleeping doggie last night, and I managed to stay up until midnight. Today, doggie is still in the slow recovery process , and I started my cleaning and organizing tasks for this weekend.
I made a quick run to CVS first thing early this morning to pick up a med for my mom, and all the Valentine’s Day stuff was already out for sale. I shouldn’t be surprised since that’s nothing new, but for some reason, it shocked me a bit. I was trying to look for some Christmas Peeps on sale, just to see the Valentine ones at regular price. Too early for that!
Have a happy, safe, and healthy weekend, everyone! ?
If you had eaten the peeps in the car…your secret would have been safe with us!
LOL! ?
You smell divine! What a perfect scent to ring in the new year:)
Thank you, Allo! ?
Best wishes for recovery to your dog and I would have been shocked ? too at seeing Valentine’s Day stuff so early
Thank you, Aurora! ?
I am pretty sure those Valentine’s items have been out for at least a week, if no longer already. So overwhelming!
You smell great!
Home Goods started with the V-Day stuff 3 weeks ago. It was kind of deceiving because somehow, gnomes are being repurposed from Christmas to Valentines.
I’m glad you chose not to join your sisters and family – you will see them in person at some point when it is safer for you to do so considering your concern for your mom.
I hope doggie’s doing better!
At our Home Goods, as well. In the middle of December. Two whole aisles of pink and red and heart stuff. Oy. Vey.
Thank you, Hajusuuri! I really enjoyed having a nice and relaxing time for myself last night. I just hope now that mom gets unscratched from the family gathering.
It is so boring that we don’t have a visual gap between celebrations at the stores anymore. Everything gets mixed these days.
I saw Valentine’s Day stuff at Target (I think?) in the middle of December! It was all I could do to not pitch a fit in the store!
It is exhausting! I am not even thinking about any other celebration now. I am still recovering from the holidays!
Happy New Year, NST!
SOTD 30 Dec TDC Rose Poivree
31 Dec JP ‘1000’
1 Jan Bvlgari Eau The Vert
I read yesterday’s thread too late to comment, but if you’re reading:
Pyramus, you inspired me to wear ‘1000″ – a fur coat of a scent. I have a vintage EDP mini.
Robin, thank you for keeping up NST and maintaining it as a neutral zone! NATO can send its peacekeeping forces to you for training.
Cazaubon, I loved your Papillon imagery and it seems we have similar resolutions for 2022.
I forgot who posted the “working, watching, weeping prayer” (? Old Herbaceous), but thank you.
Yes, that was me, I’m glad you liked it. It brought me great comfort during my late mother’s final stage of life. Happy New Year!
Yes, thank you for that wonderful prayer! It gave me a real pang in the region where my heart is supposed to be. ?And thanks to EVERY ONE OF YOU on NST for supporting healthcare workers! It’s so appreciated, but I’m jonesing to quit anyway…??♀️
Wishing you and your family a joyful 2022!
Ha! But we do here does not work in most of life: tell people what they can and cannot talk about
Yes, but you do it with a certain elegance and good humour. That must be an art? Happy New Year, Robin!
Thanks Amyitis
Happy New Year!? I happily ate more puff pastry than intended last night ? and may join cazaubon in VD (Vanilla Diorama) not venereal disease
later today.
I was reading an article yesterday and it said something to the effect of…as we enter into year three of the pandemic…and I thought…year 3? It’s been two years, folks…not 3…but then realized, of course, we are in fact entering year three…and that thought was sobering and somewhat sad to sit with. But it also reminded me of the amazing resilience people have shown during this time and how we can find strength, hope and light even when things are dark.
I am so grateful for the vaccines and amazing healthcare workers like our very own Deva!?
Hear, hear! Happy New Year!
I echo your gratitude, and chuckle at your VD joke.
I did the same funny math the other day!
My brain does the same thing when I see anything get abbreviated to VD…
Happy New Year and another lovely day here. Whatever else the year brings, at least it started with proper summer weather. Yesterday, we walked down to the waterfront and and icecream in the hot sun
. In the Wellington climate, that’s a real treat.
The cat is on the windowsill chittering excitedly at a pigeon on the neighbour’s roof, so she is also having a good start to the day.
Perfume-wise, I’m thinking of Un Jardin Sue La Nil.
Sur!
Didn’t even notice until I saw this comment. My brain just automatically read Sur. A great one for a hot summer day!
Happy you’re happy ?. I dread summer ?
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2022 will be way better than 2021. I’m trying for optimism, but bracing myself just in case. I did stay up til midnight because I’m a night owl, and heard people in my neighborhood shooting off fireworks, so I’m glad some people were celebrating!
I have a bunch of work I have to do this weekend to prepare for an online class I’m giving on Wednesday, and I didn’t have enough time at work to make much progress on it, so boo, hiss. They also gave me very little notice, so… I’m currently procrastinating! I organized a bunch of my perfume samples and went through some of the junk that collects on my table, so at least I’m accomplishing some things.
I have various samples sprayed on myself at the mo, and will try something new after I shower. Maybe one of my new Smell Bent samples!
Best wishes to all you NSTers, and many thanks for this lovely community.
Good luck with the class, and happy new year!
Thank you! I just started working on the class, at 9:38pm, haha. Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year socks!
Thanks Jalapeno! Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year to you, socks! I had the same thought as you when neighborhood fireworks started going off at midnight: it was nice that people were celebrating. Our new kitten was, surprisingly, more curious then scared, and he look out the window at the bursts. Our old grandma kitty just hunkered down under a chair. She has seen it all before =^v^= Oh I hope your class goes well and remember you are not procrastinating, you are subconsciously preparing!
Thanks MossyBerry! Aww, I’m glad your kitties weren’t too scared of the fireworks! My previous dog was terrified of them, poor thing. But my current one isn’t, which is a nice change. And thank you for the “subconsciously preparing” idea–it’s true! I think a lot about certain projects before I get going on them :).
I’m wearing Bois Farine on this lovely day. My theme for this year is “nourish” – I want to embrace things that nourish my body and spirit and let go of the things that no longer serve me.
My husband’s toast last night: “Here’s to 2022. May we not have to worry about escaped spitting cobras this year”.
? Your husband is funny.
Happy New Year, sistine!
Excellent.
Wonderful theme for 2022! Happy new year to you, sistine!
What a good theme! I may borrow that a bit.
Another good theme. I’m persevering with my new eating plan and considering whether a food is good for me and will nourish my body, has been very helpful. In the past I treated myself with a glass of wine or a rich meal simply for ‘surviving’ stressful days. It’s an entirely new mind set.
Sprayed on Jersey from a sample, simply because I had put all my Chanel scents together on my dresser. Will add a different scent later.
Best wishes for 2022. Joined my neighbors for our tiny parade this morning (video up on IG). I tried out my new icetrax on my boots, and they gripped nicely as I tested them on our long, icy driveway. Good purchase.
Best wishes to you too, you smell good in Jersey.
My friend has been convincing me I need these for my boots as a “middle aged person” — she swears by them for icy days
The ones I got are easy to put on and off. Icetrax is the brand name. They’re pretty cheap too.
Costco sells these. They definitely used to as I got a set although I don’t recall the specific brand.
Yuck. I hate it when people decide FOR you that you are middle aged. I always think they must be secretly envious of your youthful disposition to HAVE to remind you that you (too) are now old.
I’ve never had icetrax, good to know they work well. A New Years parade, how fun!
Happy New Year Robin and everyone, May it bring you what you wish for, 2021 is a blur for the most part, glad it’s over.
For Jalapeno, yes, 15C is unheard of for January and it’s just as warm today, I’m not complaining though.
In Vaniglia del Madagascar but the Giorgio Red left on my sleeve is distracting.
What I find is that it’s really hard now for me to remember if something happened in 2020 or 2021. I have to stop and orient myself by events and vaccines.
Me too! All year, I’ve been saying things like “last year, when we … “ and my kids kept reminding me that whatever it was took place in 2019, not 2020. I’m sure this trend will continue, lol.
Me three! I think part of the problem is that the pandemic first struck so early in the year
Yes, it’s a little bit sad that our vaccines are the milestones of last year.
I’m having weather that’s almost as warm as yours, and yes, it’s weird here too! Not sure when it’s going to turn consistently cold, but when that does happen it will be quite the shock.
Monday. I did see the sun briefly this morning and just like that, it went poof!
No sun for me at all today. I did hear about Monday, but it’s supposed to be a one-shot. We’ll be back on the temperature roller coaster again after that.
Happy New Year, Aurora!
Thank you Amyitis, Happy New Year to you too.
I totally forgot to rabbit today, because, like, duh, what does New Year’s Eve have to do with the start of a new month?
Today I’m wearing Chanel Le Lion. Hmmm. It’s a good fragrance but somehow just doesn’t do anything for me. It seems sort of one-note, or lacking development.
A friend of mine who is a super-foodie has covid now (vaxed and boosted) and is posting about his interesting experiences of eating and smelling with no tastes or odors… he says foods are only appealing now due to their textures. I suppose it’s good he can get something positive out of this experience, but let’s all hope the good things come back (for him and everyone else!).
I agree with your thought about New Year’s Eve having nothing to do with the first of the month, but I was ready! You can take a set from me as I have extras.
Thank you, I will!
Oh drat, he got Delta! Nearly everyone I know with covid at the moment seems to have Omicron.
You’re right. Omicron seems to give a really horribly sore throat. But so far, I’ve not encountered anyone with Omicron with anosmia. I have a friend who is a virologist and they monitor the variants (easy to do with Omicron as it dropped the S-peak on the Thermo Fisher PCR platform) and she says they’re seeing a resurgence of three gene positive tests. The jury is out on whether it is remnants of delta still in circulation or an entirely new variant.
I enjoy textures, as well. Not harsh, like chips or anything like that, everything has to be soft. But, plain pasta, pancakes, puffy cereal(that’s about as rough as I’ll go) are all different soft textures.
I won’t rec for anyone, but I taste salt and sweet. I’m going to town putting as much salt and sweetness into anything I eat.
Happy New Year’s everyone! Saddened to hear that Betty White has died. I am doing nothing today while wearing Lyric. This year’s goals are to really work to get myself into good financial shape, use up 80% of my candle collection and finish a few full bottles of perfume.
Happy New Year! I’ve seen you mention candles, I’m curious how big a collection you have.
I’m curious too! I also have a lot of candles, scattered throughout my apartment.
Happy New Year Dawn!
Happy New Year, Dawn!
SOTD = Jo Malone Silver Birch & Lavender
Love it! Earlier than expected purchase because of a $50 Nordstrom Note that would have expired 12/31/21; it turned out to be a promotional credit that I could not have converted to a gift card. It’s citrus up top, lavender and woods.
https://www.instagram.com/hajusuuri/p/CYMvky2uXwA/?utm_medium=copy_link
Yesterday, I ended up making Spaghetti Carbonara using Fettuccine instead, bacon instead of guanciale, egg whites instead of whole eggs, barely any Parmesan as it was too hard to grate from the snack size blocks and added green peas which I recall my mom used to add. This was not cooked in an air fryer ?. Yummy, with leftovers. BTW, I defrosted a whole bag of frozen peas and realized after 2 days that the liquid content actually stayed inside the peas!
For those still looking for at home COVID test kits, the company known for ED relief (yes, THAT ED) is selling a two-pack for $30. It was very amusing to read this but that company had expanded over the last few years and you may be surprised at what services / products it offers. One commenter (NYT article) mentioned that he was receiving quite a few ads on ED; I think there’s a way to trick the algorithm. Also, please note that I do think that our phones can actually hear what we’re saying due to the ads that show up based on conversations. Not a conspiracy theory but you can experiment – use something like a brand of cleaning products.
I totally agree with you about our phones listening- I have too much experienced evidence for it to be a coincidence!
Creeped me out. I experimented with a co-worker pre-COVID and mentioned 7th Generation cleaners. She then went to her phone and guess what, it was one of the adds on her IG feed!
It’s so scary ?
Yes, agree our phones are totally listening to us.
What is safe these days?
Yesterday I was talking about the t.v show Facts of Life. Later when I went to YouTube it was a recommendation.
Seriously, this is probably in the fineprint of 20 pages of Terms & Conditions.
I watched network news the other night and was a bit shocked when successive commercials contained first, an ad for an ED alternative treatment, and next, an ad for what to do if your erection (sic) has a bend in it, illustrated graphically by a carrot! Guess that goes to show who’s watching the news on CBS!
Ack! Veggie perversion!
Oh my! I remember the days when many of these were taboo. You never used to see anyone actually drinking alcohol or smoking!
No wonder I’ve resisted getting a smart phone as long as I have! Creepy!
That’s amazing! I fantasize about going back to my early 2000s Nokia
I won’t have much choice this year. All the carriers are retiring their 3G networks (yes, my phone is THAT old!).
You and my former office mate are probably the only ones left on planet earth with the old old phones.
No conspiracy theory, our phones are definitely listening. It’s very creepy!
Happy new year to you, hajusuuri. I’ve been loving reading about all your adventurous cooking, especially with the air fryer!
And to you as well! I say onwards and upwards!
Forgot to mention that I rabbitted a few times over so people can just take some from my stash!
Rabbits:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYM0yh0uxfd/?utm_medium=copy_link
Cat:
https://www.instagram.com/hajusuuri/p/CYMxtTRuKno/?utm_medium=copy_link
I have rabbitted everywhere I could this year, trying to create good karma for 2022! Feel free to help yourselves!
https://www.facebook.com/SerenityNowScents/
LOL!
Hahaha, rabbitted everywhere, I love that! Last night, I rabbitted on Eastern standard time, and Pacific standard time. I figured it can’t hurt!
Happy New Year fragrant friends!
I’m wafting pretty in Vanilla Flash – I should really wear this more often.
One big resolution I made was a No Buy 2022. This means perfume too, although I have an anniversary giftcard at Indigo still waiting to be spent ?
You smell great! I think it’s perfectly fair to use the gift card, since it was bought before 2022!
Yes, totally fair!
Pretty sure that Donatella would say that gift cards never count.
Donatella is ever forgiving
Good luck with your No Buy 2022 although I do recall a potential reward for hitting a work goal…
Wow you have an excellent memory! I’m impressed!
So I was going to get Rose de Jamal as a self-reward if I hit my work goal this summer, but now I’m just going to get with my anniversary giftcard once there’s a sale and THEN all the money I’m saving by having a No Buy Year will go towards a seriously big self-reward if I meet my goal. I’m in an “up or out” field so this goal has pretty high stakes and I felt deserves a proportionally high reward. I’m think a trip to ??
Nice reward for sure!
Happy Happy New Year! Hope it’s wonderful! I am staying cozy in 10CC today.
It snowed about a foot yesterday (finally)! My first big snow since moving to Colorado. It’s so beautiful but man, it’s cold today. High of 12. I’m going to lay around, read, and have a little drink maybe.
Ooh that’s cold but u smell really good at least
Omg! We are on the same wavelength! I just posted (below) that I’m gonna wear 10CC tomorrow. You smell great!
Saw your story on Instagram and that snow is beau-ti-ful!
Happy New Year KellyC!
Do me a favor and keep that big snow with you☃️
Yes please
Happy to hear that the Denver area finally got some winter moisture!
I logged in earlier and was inspired by springpansy’s SotD, so I’m in Bois de Iles. Keeping with a sandalwood theme, I was in Tam Dao yesterday and maybe tomorrow 10CC….?
I am feeling fairly accomplished for the first day of the year. Ran a few errands this morning. The grocery and target were surprisingly dead. Cleaned out my closet AND the fridge. Oh how I love a clean and sparkly fridge, and there were a handful of expired things that needed to go. Tomorrow I’ll tackle the freezer, but this year I’m not taking the pullout drawer fully out. I took it out last year and had a terrible time getting it back in. I got so frustrated it ended up sitting in a corner of the kitchen (in time out?) for a couple of weeks until I felt like dealing with it again. This year I’ll just wipe it out really well.
I just took a pan of brownies out of the oven and am about to sit back, enjoy an adult beverage and catch up on comments.
Echoing others sentiments, thank you Robin for this corner of the internet!?
My clean out fizzled. I did some, then got bored. Onwards!
I seriously thought all the stores would be closed today (my husband called me clueless as to the ways of consumer capitalism ?) so I was pleasantly surprised when my local HomeGoods was open and killed an hour strictly browsing there. It’s my winter happy place.
I’m in copious sprays of Safran Troublant to help ease my shattered soul…
Okay, the might be a bit of hyperbole, but really, the new year is not starting off well considering the ? show at work last night. This is my last night and I’m so happy (tap dancing happy!). Like, I want to pull a Julie Andrews and start warbling “The hills are alive..!” I knew, as soon as I saw Betty White had gone space trucking, this wasn’t going to be a great day. Alas, it finally ended! And I have gone around the bend to arrive at Thankfullness! Oh, and the sun’s out! ?
Happy New Year to all! Hoping yours started better than mine! ?
I’m glad it’s your last night.
I had to lol at space trucking ?
Happy New Year!
Thanks! RIP Betty, wherever she may be! ?
Happy New Year, and congratulations on having your last night even if it was awful. Especially as it was awful!
Thanks for your wonderful prayer yesterday! I didn’t get a chance to come back here to thank everyone yesterday, but your payer and the subsequent comments warmed the cockles of my cold heart! ?
Are you done with this contract or do you have another few shifts to do after this?
Tonight is my LAST NIGHT! ??
Yay! Congrats!
Wahoo!
Congratulations!
Happy new year, Deva. Congrats on this being your last night, hopefully it’s less crazy than the previous. It does seem quieter out today… everyone’s tired themselves out with the crazies last night!
Happy Trails to you, Deva! Be safe on the road. Glad to hear that tonight is/was your last night.
Happy trails warmer climes!
Happy New Year everyone! Today I rang in the 1st of January – royal style – with some Cleopatra. I like this one, thumbs up for me!
Very saddened to hear about the late great Ms. White; she left behind an extensive – and hilarious – body of work, and was a great animal advocate. I was looking forward to seeing what kind of celebrations were in store for her centennial.
One commentator I saw on the news last night said he thought maybe they will convert the planned celebration of her birthday into a memorial. That would be nice.
Happy New Year All!
Awash in Fille de Berlin and the joy of a day spent puttering around the house:)
Hi there, rose twin!
Hi there!
Ooooo nice!
A Song for Yesterday: https://youtu.be/GWbz_mIAShM
Song of the Day: https://youtu.be/0Tl2Q8YLHWQ
???! I rabbited after I got off the phone with my brother last night, and then did it again this morning after I woke up. So if anyone posts later than I do, and you need a set of rabbits, I can help you out.
The amateur pyrotechnicians are at it again in my neighborhood tonight despite the rain. They started early last night, too. Fortunately, they weren’t very persistent. ??✨?
I think this year’s resolution, if it can be called that, will be to continue to roll with the punches as best I can. Resilience is something we can use more of, right?
SOTD = the original Agent Provocateur EdP. Still in the mood for roses. ???
You smell great!
Thanks ringthing! Agent Provocateur is one of the few perfumes that I have a BUB for. So good!
I like Resilience!
Thank you!
BTW, I *loved* that Caturday pic of yours! But I keep thinking that today is Sunday. It’s been a weird week.
It has been for sure. It’s back to work tomorrow.
And that painting … if it is still there the next time I go to Home Goods, it may just come home with me.
Happy New Year, Jalapeno. Smelling great in AP!
I found out about Betty White in an all caps text from my daughter. We spent some time talking….Golden Girls came on TV at 3 on weekdays. I got off work at 2:30 and bolted to pick up my daughter from school, and by 3:00, we both had a dish of Cheezits and watched GG. After that it was time for playing outside, or homework or whatever.
Wearing my beloved Imperial Opoponax on a cold snowy day. I only wear it in the winter and it smells so familiar and wonderful.
I don’t know of anyone who has not heard of Betty White. She crossed generations and 8 decades is a very long time!
I loved watching Golden Girls as a middle schooler way back when. It’s so amazing how that show could connect with even a tween.
Loved watching Golden Girls! Some episodes were so funny that my sides hurt after seeing them.
Happy New Year, everyone!
I wanted to thank all those who recommended Jo Malone fragrances for a friend who heard about the brand on a local TV morning show. He told me today that Pomegranate Noir is a winner!
That means that not only he, but also his wife and teenagers liked it.
I’ve recommended quite a number of fragrances for him, but few have made it through his in-house focus group. Scents have to not only smell good, but also match his masculine self-image and streamlined, athletic style.
I thought the brand would likely disappoint, and they did feel most of the samples were too soft or more like room sprays. Pomegranate Noir passed the test. ?
Happy New Year, nozknoz!
Good to see you, Holly!
Glad to hear that Pom Noir was deemed worthy! ?
Thanks for recommending it!
? Happy New Year everyone! ?
I’ve been taking it easy today, walked the dog and puttered around in the kitchen a bit. Managed to make the black eyed pea casserole, but will have to wait until tomorrow to make the brie and the banana bread. The hubster has Walt he’s the Madden special and I started watching The Morning Show. Yeah, I’m a bit late.
I remembered my rabbits this morning, 3:30am! I have two extra sets if anyone in need. ?
SOTD = Mandarine Basilic + PdN Eau de Yuzu
I was so sorry to read about your horrible visit. My mom has had visits like that with my youngest brother and his family. She’d sit in her room most afternoons waiting for him to come home to be a distraction to the conflict between her and the DIL. Life’s too short.
That makes me sad to think about your mom sitting alone like that! It’s exactly what I was doing to avoid the crazy, so it hits a nerve.
After reflecting on the holiday season, I realized the only conflict-free get together we had was the Halloween party with the dog park buddies. Funny in a way, yet sad.
I hope your mom can somehow figure out a way to have a pleasant visit with your brother, yet preserve her emotional health. Old Herbaceous had a very good suggestion: visit, but stay in a hotel, so one always has a place to go if others (ahem) need a time-out.
You are so correct….life is way too short. Happy new year to you!
Happy new year, dear NSTers!
??? I remembered to rabbit when I was awoken by fireworks last night, and I have extras to share! We all need the best of luck this year.
It was a cold but gorgeously sunny day here, and we had a little reunion with my son’s old classmates at the park. It was a terrific way to kick off the new year, catching up with old friends. I wore Shalimar Philtre, which always seems extremely soft to me, but my husband did detect it and complimented me!
Off to read comments, and so very happy to have NST.
Shalimar Philtre is lovely!
Happy New Year, NST! We had a fun NYE at home last night — made filet mignon and mushroom risotto, danced around the living room (well I did, anyway, while DH was cooking), and watched two Thin Man movies. Actually stayed up til midnight, though I probably shouldn’t have.
I puttered around today, did nothing much, enjoyed the sun which has been pretty rare of late. Currently sipping the champagne left over from last night — can’t let it go to waste, lol. We have a nifty champagne re-corker which really does work. SOTD is 10CC, seems like a popular choice
Thin Man — so glamorous! I love the costuming and sets.
Same. Perfect NYE movies.
Amber Oud for the first day of this NewYear! Lemongrass beef noodle salad for dinner, cut back on fish sauce and sugar a bit, and it was still super tasty with a squirt of lime juice. 2022 is the year of the garden. January is the month of taxes- for two people living simply with few bills, our taxes are pretty complicated. So we need a whole month to fiddle with them. Once that is out of the way it’s all garden, all the time! Stay warm and well, everyone!
Your dinner sounds delicious. Anything lemongrass and lime I love
It took me a while to realize that I could modify the multi-hour multi-step recipes to fit my usual cooking routine and this one, for example is easy and very tasty and costs less than 30% of what it costs at a restaurant, to make at home. My husband loves it, and it has become our Saturday evening go to meal, instead of a rare treat.
Wishing everyone a lovely 2022 and hopefully much better one in every aspect compared to last year.
I didn’t chime in earlier as I was so tired after New Year’s Eve that I spent most of New Year’s Day resting, sleeping and doing nothing.
Today I’m wearing Diptyque Orpheon but the photo is for a different perfume.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYO22ZJoWpx/?utm_medium=copy_link
Happy New Year, Lucas! You must have partied hard! ?
Enjoyed wearing Gabrielle Essence this morning. Broke out the big gun parka today, but it was really quite pleasant out. Yes, very cold, but no wind and clear skies.
Enjoying the latest Michael Connelly book and set up my new iPad. It’s so pretty that I’m still using my old one (with its cracked screen).
Meanwhile I’m enjoying the various tributes to John Madden. I adored him when I was a huge Raider fan, consider him a pioneer in making football accessible to the common fan and was absolutely thrilled many years ago to sit at the same Amtrak bar as him waiting for our trains.
Something you might enjoy LizzieB: https://www.gocomics.com/drewlitton/2021/12/29
So true!
Hi everyone!!
Forgot to mention (while reading everyone else’s comments today) that I am enjoying Russian Leather from my drop-dead-gorgeous bottle. I had a huge surprise with this one – it turned out to be more lavender than anything else!! I almost ordered Lavande Romaine instead of this one – but I am very very happy with Russian Leather. Just the perfect lavender I had been searching for!!