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Wednesday scent of the day 4/6

Posted by Robin on 6 April 2022 177 Comments

It’s Hump Day, New Beer’s Eve and Tartan Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

I'm in L'Artisan Parfumeur Drôle de Rose for the 1967 Jacques Brel song Fils de / Sons of.

Reminder: 4/8 is Jacques Brel’s birthday. If you like, tell us about a favorite Jacques Brel song and wear the fragrance to match. If you don't like, wear whatever you want.

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2022, where I'll try (but obviously sometimes fail) to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Bonus listen: Judy Collins sings Sons Of. You can also hear the Elly Stone version (my favorite) from Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, or hear Jacques Brel sing the original in French.

Note: top image is botanical garden [cropped] by neil o at flickr; some rights reserved.

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  1. pyramus says:
    6 April 2022 at 9:42 am

    French houses, day 3: Jacques Fath Pour l’Homme, a cousin to the original Lagerfeld, warm woody amber but not nearly as sweet, thank god. Extremely sophisticated. I feel underdressed for it.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:16 pm

      I often feel underdressed for my perfume.

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    • tannina says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:34 pm

      I am almost always underdressed for my scent

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  2. LizzieB says:
    6 April 2022 at 9:54 am

    Rainy and gloomy again…. Seems to be our forecast for the next week. And I’m hearing that local maple sugar is not having a good year.

    I’m going to be in California Rêverie as continuing the wishful thinking theme.

    Saw Belfast yesterday afternoon. Quite loved it. My husband enjoyed looking at Caitriona Balfe, while I enjoyed Jamie Dornan. A win win. LOL.

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    • madtowngirl says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:53 am

      LOL
      I will try and send some sun your way.?

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    • MossyBerry says:
      6 April 2022 at 11:25 am

      I was captivated by Belfast – Judi Dench! Van Morrison! (usually I don’t like music welling up in movies to “guide our feelings” but this was different) and Jude Hill as Buddy just pulled every heart string I have.

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 2:40 pm

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYTNsS_m2w

      Love the original clip of Everlasting Love

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      • LizzieB says:
        7 April 2022 at 12:59 pm

        Such a great song.

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  3. happy888cat says:
    6 April 2022 at 10:07 am

    Good morning.
    Sotd is Lush Furze. Sweet vanilla coconut. Positively delish.
    Currently drinking cinnamon latte, lightly sweetened.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:17 pm

      You smell fantastic…wish I still had some Furze!

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:06 pm

      I will join you in Furze later. Have a great day

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  4. PriscillaE says:
    6 April 2022 at 10:15 am

    Today I’m wearing Incense Oud by Nicolai, from one of my newer discovery sets. This is less incense than it is herbal and aromatic, but then I love herbal and aromatic. It works for our warm Texas spring.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:18 pm

      I am jealous of your warm Texas spring! We are having the worst Pennsylvania spring…

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      • Calypso says:
        6 April 2022 at 2:32 pm

        It hit 90 already yesterday with humidity. Don’t be envious.

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        • Robin says:
          6 April 2022 at 10:13 pm

          I would take it!

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    • AnnE says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:09 pm

      Another one to go on my sample list! I’m not big on incense, except in rare instances, but your description sounds great. Thanks, PriscillaE!

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  5. perfumelover67 says:
    6 April 2022 at 10:17 am

    Twins with Robin in Drole de Rose.

    Heavy rain, windy and cold. Having my second cup of coffee with a mochi bread. Ready for the first big meeting in person since the pandemic started. Masks are optional from now on in the office. Life is back to normal, not yet for me.

    Happy Tuesday, everyone! ?

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:18 pm

      Hey twin! Numbers were so good here for a few weeks that I’d given up the mask but now I’m right back in one 🙂

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        6 April 2022 at 1:31 pm

        ? We smell great!
        Nobody gives reports about numbers here anymore, but with the new variant, I am again more cautious than usual. I have not ditched the mask indoors yet.

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        • Robin says:
          6 April 2022 at 10:20 pm

          Maps here are fantastic, you can drill down to just about every county in the US; I track cases per 100,000 over past week in order to make masking decision (NOT suggesting anyone else do that, it’s just what I’m doing). That number is possibly becoming less accurate as fewer people test, but you can also track hospitalizations.

          https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html

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          • perfumelover67 says:
            6 April 2022 at 10:58 pm

            Thanks a lot for the info and the link, Robin. It will be extremely useful for me.

          • Robin says:
            7 April 2022 at 1:39 pm

            Good! I tried to find you the original article I used to decide how to interpret the numbers, but I can’t find it. What I remember is all the scientists they interviewed pretty much thought you should be masked while there were 10 cases or more per 100,000, and some thought you should mask until it was down to 5 cases per 100,000. But that article was written when there were more official tests than there are now. I think many people have moved to home testing.

            I look also just at the direction…if the numbers are going up, and hospitalization numbers are rising, and of course you figure there’s a lag, then 5 cases is probably really already over 10 cases.

            That article also made me feel better about being inconsistent; one doctor basically said I’ll take a bigger risk to eat in a restaurant because eating in restaurants is important to me, but I’ll wear a mask in a store because why not.

      • AnniePerfumes says:
        6 April 2022 at 5:26 pm

        Numbers in MA are up 25%.
        That’s insane!

        And, in NY, my dear cousin’s baby has covid now.
        How does a mom deal with a covid sick baby?

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        • Robin says:
          6 April 2022 at 10:23 pm

          MA looks much worse than PA right now, but I suspect we will catch up.

          So sorry to hear about your cousin…hope baby will recover quickly.

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:25 pm

      Does anyone know if Bois de Jasmin is down? For almost a week I have been getting the message “status ok” when trying to open the site.

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      • apsara says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:19 pm

        pl67, I cannot remember who remarked the other day, Victoria has closed her site for now.

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        • perfumelover67 says:
          6 April 2022 at 3:52 pm

          Thanks for the info Apsara!

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      • hajusuuri says:
        6 April 2022 at 10:42 pm

        Closed for now – she is getting stalked and her site’s contents had been copied over the years and she has not been getting credit.

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        • Jalapeno says:
          6 April 2022 at 10:49 pm

          Ugh, that’s even worse, dealing with a stalker.

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        • perfumelover67 says:
          6 April 2022 at 11:34 pm

          Thanks for the info Hajusuuri. I was not aware of that. I hope the site is back in the future.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:17 pm

      I’m definitely keeping a mask on when I go shopping for the foreseeable future.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        6 April 2022 at 6:30 pm

        Same here!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:43 pm

      Masking most times. I cannot stand masking at work so I don’t.

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      • perfumelover67 says:
        6 April 2022 at 11:38 pm

        I mask at work in common areas, not when I am at my desk. Most people there stopped wearing masks already.

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  6. Dilana says:
    6 April 2022 at 10:18 am

    I spilled vanilla extract on me while prepping breakfast, so that will be my SOTD.
    A lovely floral wood.

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    • madtowngirl says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:52 am

      Ha! Vanilla extract does smell lovely.

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    • Vee says:
      6 April 2022 at 11:59 am

      🙂

      I’m often tempted to put some vanilla extract in a sprayer and wear it! Interested to hear about the longevity you get from it.

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  7. madtowngirl says:
    6 April 2022 at 10:51 am

    I’m in Molecule 01.
    Song of the day:
    https://youtu.be/TD_Q9CxXTo4
    Tonight’s the night! Headed to the Wolf Alice show. My college girl will take the bus home this afternoon after her classes, then we’ll get up tomorrow and I’ll drive her back in time for her 11 o’clock class. She won’t miss any classes and luckily she didn’t have any exams this week. The stars aligned. And the sun’s out.? Today will be a good day.?

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    • perfumelover67 says:
      6 April 2022 at 11:08 am

      Enjoy the show! It sounds indeed like a great day! ?

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      • madtowngirl says:
        6 April 2022 at 11:15 am

        Thanks pl67!?

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    • lillyjo says:
      6 April 2022 at 11:54 am

      Have a great time!

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      • madtowngirl says:
        6 April 2022 at 11:56 am

        Thanks lillyjo!?

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    • Vee says:
      6 April 2022 at 11:59 am

      Have the best time!!!

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:05 pm

      Have fun

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:15 pm

      Enjoy the concert with your college girl!

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  8. ringthing says:
    6 April 2022 at 11:26 am

    It’s chilly and rainy here, too. Seems like it has been forever since the sun shone. Wearing Nicolai Vanille Tonka for warmth and comfort. Mr Ringthing gets the stitches in his thumb taken out today and I’m nervous for him, I hope they numb it up well.

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    • Vee says:
      6 April 2022 at 12:00 pm

      You smell really good

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:14 pm

      Chilly and rainy where I am at as well. But the rain is much needed. NJ was edging into drought with the dry March weather.

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  9. MossyBerry says:
    6 April 2022 at 11:31 am

    SotD Estee Super Cologne, for another fantasy of smoke-filled boite de nuit and M. Brel’s live performances. Thanks for the Judy Collins video – this is the Brel song I did not know I knew. My parents used to listen to a Judy Collins Best of album, and this song was on it.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:20 pm

      I probably heard it first that way too…we had the Whales & Nightingales album in my house.

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:12 pm

      Seconding this. Love the song Robin! Thanks for sharing

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  10. Holly says:
    6 April 2022 at 11:43 am

    I’m wearing the fbw DSH’s The Absinthe Drinkers. I still retain a romanticized notion of artists, writers and musicians from long ago gathered around a cozy fire in a bar and indulging in the ritual that accompanies drinking absinthe. On this wet, chilly day I’d like to go back in time and drop in and see what the Green Fairy gets up to!

    And this! – Absinthe: The French Album was Almond’s sequel to the Jacques album, his tribute to the music of Jacques Brel.

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    • tannina says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:38 pm

      Oh yes, i forgot about this Marc Almond album, also a great one. But i may be biased, i am a BIG fan, even flew to London for a concert ten years ago.

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      • Holly says:
        6 April 2022 at 2:18 pm

        I have to admit that until this week, I wasn’t familiar with Marc Almond. I’m very happy to have been introduced to his music! Lucky you to have seen him in concert!

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    • Calypso says:
      6 April 2022 at 2:35 pm

      There’s a fabulous scene in Coppola’s movie Bram Stoker’s Dracula where the rather dandyish Dracula, played by Gary Oldman, takes Mina (Winona Ryder) to an absinthe parlor and there are beautiful shots of her looking down into the green reflections in her glass… so wonderfully shot. I actually love almost that whole movie with the exception of the rather gratuitously updated ending (not true to Bram Stoker in the slightest).

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      • Holly says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:00 pm

        Oh yes, I wholeheartedly agree with everything you wrote! Thanks for the reminder!

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    • Vee says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:05 pm

      second cousins!

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      • Holly says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:33 pm

        Ooh fun, I see what you mean!

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  11. cazaubon says:
    6 April 2022 at 11:49 am

    Still at mom & dad’s house, with disastrous internet coverage. His wifi doesn’t work worth a darn. My SOTD is ALOF Mad3 in Heaven. Really looking forward to being back on the road tomorrow.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:26 pm

      Sorry for the crappy wifi, and safe travels tomorrow!

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  12. Barqs says:
    6 April 2022 at 11:50 am

    Jo Malone Poppy & Barley

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 2:55 pm

      CP points: I think poppy might be the national flower of Belgium, birth place of Jacques Brel

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      • Barqs says:
        6 April 2022 at 6:15 pm

        Good information !! I may wear it again on Friday 🙂

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  13. Vee says:
    6 April 2022 at 12:17 pm

    SOTD is Kilian L’Heure Verte, just to confirm that I do, in fact, like a licorice note after yesterday’s not-so-great encounter with one. It’s still a tad too chilly for LHV, but it is so good I don’t care. Mathiew Nardin is behind so many of my favorites. Would it be weird to send him fan mail? 🙂

    Drinking a Nepali tea that I got as a sample in my last tea order and wow is it good! I’ve never had tea from that region before (that I know of); now I have some exploring to do.

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    • AnnieA says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:28 pm

      He could be having a bad day and a nice message might turn it around!

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    • Holly says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:34 pm

      What was yesterday’s licorice?

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      • Vee says:
        6 April 2022 at 4:20 pm

        Tom Ford Italian Cypress. Licorice wasn’t among the listed notes, but to my nose there was a licorice-y thing happening with the wood note, and not in a good way. LHV has made everything right again.

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        • Holly says:
          6 April 2022 at 4:53 pm

          Thanks, I’ve never tried that one.

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  14. meredifay says:
    6 April 2022 at 12:34 pm

    Wearing DSH’s Colorado as a stretch for pulling out the spring and summery scents, but it smells like green things growing in the mountains, so it works. And smells great. Had a small success at work – got something fixed that has been broken for a while, so my day and week are looking up! In spite of the cold rain… some spring we are having here…

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    • Holly says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:35 pm

      House twins!

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      • meredifay says:
        6 April 2022 at 5:30 pm

        🙂

        I really am quite a fan of her work.

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        • Holly says:
          6 April 2022 at 6:22 pm

          Ditto ?

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  15. Dawn says:
    6 April 2022 at 12:52 pm

    Made another Sephora run today for a bottle of Chanel Chance. The spring and fall sales at Sephora are great times to nab full bottles of Chanel perfumes, I will admit. Wearing no 5 eau Premiere today.

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    • AnnieA says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:24 pm

      Also in No. 5 – a friend gave me her grandmother’s wee bottle of parfum, which was not quite used up.

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      • MossyBerry says:
        6 April 2022 at 2:07 pm

        I love stories of when friends and relatives understand one’s love of perfume and perfume bottles!! How wonderful you will get to appreciate those few drops.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:12 pm

      Thanks for mentioning Sephora. That reminded me I ought to get more of the hair products I use while the sale is going on.

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  16. Deva says:
    6 April 2022 at 12:58 pm

    SOTD is Shalimar MVP. It’s like Valium for my nose!

    Caution: Rollercoaster Rant below!

    Well, yesterday started out as a very irritating and annoying day. From the Rx issue, it carried over to the pharmacy. I know better than to just go pick up a prescription, so I called to make sure it was ready first. “It’s ready!” Went to pick it up 3 hours later. “It’s not ready.” Finally, after waiting 20 minutes, it was ready. THEN, for some unknown reason, this pharmacy makes you wait all over again so the pharmacist can talk to you about your prescriptions, even though I’ve gotten them filled there MANY times before. Every. Single. Time. I have to wait for the pharmacist. Even for my dogs thyroid medication, it’s like the inquisition…”what kind of dog do you have?” “How big is your dog?” “Are these for your dog or for you?” Holy Mary Mother of God, I kid you not. So, being a bit snippy by that time, I asked WHY I had to go through 20 questions every single time I picked up an Rx because I was beginning to feel harassed (actually, I was feeling harassed by early morning and this was late afternoon)? These are refills and I (and my dog, too) have been on these same Rx’s for YEARS. She got snippy back and tossed the prescriptions across the counter at me, saying she has to do what “the computer tells me to do.” I was tempted to tell her “I hope your computer tells you to jump off a bridge!” but that would really be crossing a line, even for me who was blessed with a hole-y filter. In my head, I was envisioning myself being escorted out by the police if I let my mouth go, and then who would take of my baby T-Rex? I zipped it and walked away with my prescriptions clutched to my bosom.

    When annoyed I do something to cheer myself up, so I went and had a very healthy salad with grilled chicken and raspberry vinaigrette. It was delish! To keep the world in balance, I had a chocolate ice cream after. I felt more on an even keel and thought “I need a new lipstick!” No, I do not. Found a matte lipstick that I’ve been wanting to try and that the sensible me had kept talking the “gimme” me out of. I snapped up a very bright, spring color called Fleur. It’s very cheerful! When I got back to the van, I pulled down the visor mirror to give it a whirl and realized I had chocolate all over my face. Yep, just like a 2 year old. I walked all over the store like that. Really, I’m a sad wreck of a human being at times.

    BUT, the lipstick is fab and I’m glad I bought it. THEN, since the lipstick was turning things around, I went for a ride on the positive upswing side of life! I made reservations at a gathering in Washington at the end of the month. A bunch of people who have the brand of camper I just put a down payment on are getting together and a few have offered me tours of the exact model I chose. I have been in a camper by this maker before, but not the exact model I chose, so I’m excited to see it and meet people. The positive vibe continued as I was able to make a ferry reservation to get to the campground and a fellow camping couple will be on the same ferry so that should be fun! Then I remembered my ferry ride to Ocracoke in 2017 when I was on my very first contract. Hair raising! (The ferry ride, not the contract). I did a bit of research on this ferry ride and found this:

    https://youtu.be/6XSKJTWEhFg

    If it’s the LEAST bit windy or stormy, I’m not boarding. According to the comments, mostly from locals who ride this route all the time, this is one of the most difficult crossings in the entire washington ferry system. Even on calm, good weather days, this particular body of water has tremendously strong rip tides and currents and a very difficult approach and landing. I’m putting T-Rex in her life jacket as a precaution, no joke. I was beginning to feel like the pendulum was swinging back the other direction, so I decided to go to bed.

    Then I woke up today with an ocular migraine. ?

    I think I need an intervention…?

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    • tannina says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:44 pm

      Wow, i would also not like to ride on this ferry in a storm….

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:35 pm

        Right?! I think I’m made of pretty strong stuff, but still….

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    • cazaubon says:
      6 April 2022 at 1:48 pm

      Your rollercoaster sounds like mine! That’s very exciting about your new camper. Hope all goes well for your trip/ferry ride.

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:38 pm

        Thank you! I’ve just been so irritable lately. This is a red flag for me and means I need some time off. Looking forward to the camper but trying to figure out how I’m going to juggle the “move” from the van to a truck and small 5th wheel…? Oh, did I mention I’ve never towed a single thing before?! ?

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    • nebbe says:
      6 April 2022 at 2:14 pm

      I have absolutely walked around a large mall with red lipstick smeared on my face, including – somehow – on my nose.

      Why does no one say anything!?

      Also, you should now watch the IT Crowd 3rd Episode. And probably episodes 1 and 2 and all the ones after that, but episode 3 is going to make you laugh at your chocolate predicament and not feel alone 🙂

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:40 pm

        Happy to know I’m not alone! And red lipstick is so…noticeable! I will have to google that episode. I prefer to laugh, if at all possible! ?

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 2:49 pm

      Look on the bright side …At least you didn’t have raspberry vinaigrette on the back of your pants

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:41 pm

        Oh, yes, that would have been worse. ?

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    • Lovestosmellgood says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:11 pm

      I need this lipstick you speak of. What brand?

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:43 pm

        It’s just a drug store brand (Milani) but I have heard great things about their matte formula, which I generally don’t like because I feel my lips look crusty and gross. It is a very nice formula, I’m happy to say. And the color (fleur) is a bright spring pink leaning towards magenta. ?

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    • Aurora says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:14 pm

      That was some kind of day. Hoping today will be calmer and that you can shake off the migraine.

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 3:44 pm

        Thanks, first world problems. But, I’m usually not so irritable and tend to just shrug things off. As mentioned, it’s a red flag for me that means I need some down time.

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      6 April 2022 at 4:02 pm

      What a wild one!

      Rxs for our fur/feather babies can be ridiculous. They always ask for my girl’s birthday, which they log in every pet as January 1st. ??? I always correct them.??? She’s always in the car and I show her to them.

      What’s the difference between what you have now and your new wheels? Being nosy.

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 4:42 pm

        Currently in a camper-van. New rig will be a small 5th wheel towed by a truck.

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          6 April 2022 at 5:02 pm

          I’ll need to check this out. I’m not that bright.

          Also, my favorite music venue offers trailor parking for weekends and I had no clue. That would be fun!

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    • Gail says:
      6 April 2022 at 4:24 pm

      What a day that was. I had to Google your lippie; that’s a gorgeous color! Enjoy.

      That ferry is a definite no. I’ve been whalewatching off the BC coast and was so nauseous the whole time. The water then was nothing like in the video.

      And as for having chocolate on your face; well I do recall when we went out for breakfast with a bunch of people and I managed to in some syrup or something on the bench. Yup, I walked around like that until I noticed it hours later. No one said anything to me. And I had light blue pants on!

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 4:46 pm

        Oh my, sorry about your syrup escapades! Being sea sick is absolutely the worst. Totally ruins what could have otherwise been a wonderful time… Been there and done that. ?

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:11 pm

      Yeek! That ferry footage was all kinds of NOPE! I’ve had the misfortune of being seasick once, and that was quite enough. I’m very thankful I did not hurl.

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 7:16 pm

        I know. Hoping for a (very) calm day. The ride is less than an hour but I guess that’s long enough to get whopping case of the heaves. Or possibly die when the ferry rolls over. Just like the titanic, but no ice to be seen anywhere…?

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    • tulipani says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:32 pm

      You are amazing! I loved how you turned an awful day into such a positive one.

      And I love how your roller coaster rant ended with a video of a roller coaster ferry ride!

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 7:13 pm

        It’s all about the lipstick, guuurl! ?

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    • Cicely says:
      6 April 2022 at 6:53 pm

      Scent twins today- I also find gorgeous vanillas therapeutic!

      That pharmacy moment sounds just like the lovely ? “computer says noo…” attitude you tend to get in health care and other public institutions. Watch parody, it’s hilarious (just a bit too real)
      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sX6hMhL1YsQ
      Why is there no common sense anymore?

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      • Deva says:
        6 April 2022 at 7:13 pm

        Omg! That is PRICELESS! ?

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  17. tannina says:
    6 April 2022 at 1:46 pm

    Chypre Mousse today, because it was warming up a bit and looked like rain. Perfect weather for this scent. Took a nice long evening walk and saw lots of rabbits.

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    • Deva says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:46 pm

      Who doesn’t love the scent of Eau de Crypt? ? I need to wear mine soon, it’s been a hot minute since I last spritzed it. While I really enjoy it, it requires commitment because it lasts FOREVER on me. I can smell it on my clothes even after laundering them…

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  18. Aurora says:
    6 April 2022 at 1:51 pm

    https://youtu.be/bRCBpMmhrgg
    It’s been raining like the song chosen today. Can’t wait for the lilacs to bloom.

    Spent the day in Cacharel Eden, the odd green but tonight I am in TF Noir Extrême.

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:04 pm

      Nice spotting. Hope you don’t have to wait long for the lilacs.

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      • Aurora says:
        7 April 2022 at 12:58 pm

        ? Thank you, not long now until they bloom across the street.

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  19. Koyel says:
    6 April 2022 at 1:56 pm

    Happy Wednesday! I’m in Widian by Aj Arabia Black V. If you haven’t sniffed this one, just head over to your nearest LUSH, and you’ve got it.

    I’m in my first in-person all-hands in well over two years. Wow, these go by much faster when I’m at my computer, either working or faffing about. Somehow there is still…half an hour to go?! Oof.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:27 pm

      Oh wow, maybe this is just in CA?

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:29 pm

      I don’t understand what you were doing but it’s over now, right?

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      • Koyel says:
        6 April 2022 at 11:48 pm

        Oh it was just an all-employee meeting clarifying past successes/shortcomings and upcoming goals! It is over now 🙂 I’ve sat through a bunch of these during the pandemic on the computer, but they’re more boring in person!

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        • Robin says:
          7 April 2022 at 1:33 pm

          I can believe it!

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  20. nebbe says:
    6 April 2022 at 2:09 pm

    House twins Robin! Am L’Artisan Safran Troublant.

    Whenever I wear this I always think of my biggest missed perfume opportuity. I could have bought a bottle of Jour de Fete – on sale! – back in 2011 or 2012 and decided not to. At this point I don’t even know if I would still like it. Doesn’t matter, je regrette.

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    • Koyel says:
      6 April 2022 at 7:13 pm

      I don’t know JdF, but Safran Troublant is one of my favorites so I don’t think you should regret it!

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  21. Gail says:
    6 April 2022 at 2:53 pm

    I’m in Vol de Nuit edt today.

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  22. Oakland Fresca says:
    6 April 2022 at 2:53 pm

    Turns out my comfort scent these days is anything with neroli. Riding turbulent waves, the scent of Cap Neroli is just the thing for it.

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    • lillyjo says:
      6 April 2022 at 4:24 pm

      ?

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    • foxbins says:
      6 April 2022 at 4:32 pm

      OF, I’m sending you hugs and wishes for easier days ahead.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:09 pm

      Sending peaceful vibes your way!

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:20 pm

      ? Turbulent waves are hopefully going to become peaceful waters.

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  23. Kanuka says:
    6 April 2022 at 3:01 pm

    Grasping at CP straws in Brussels Sprouted ( from a sample that I don’t wear often…ever). I will try harder tomorrow.

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    • Holly says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:37 pm

      Ha! I think it’s perfect!

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      • Robin says:
        6 April 2022 at 10:30 pm

        2nd, I think it wins the day for sure.

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  24. Lovestosmellgood says:
    6 April 2022 at 3:10 pm

    Sipping tea and feeling really exhausted today. Though I did get plenty of sleep.

    This is turning into a Chanel week, 1957 today. Perfect for this weather.

    non-perfume related question. Has anyone ever tried Re-nutriv by Estée Lauder ? I got a sample when I bought my ANR and I am not sure if I should skip it-and pass it on to someone-or see if this is worth sampling?

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    • Gail says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:14 pm

      Sorry you’re not feeling well. Chanel to the rescue!

      If your sample is a moisturizer, I’ve used mine as an “eraser” to clean up fallout from eyeshadow (with a q-tip). Plus it adds a bit of extra moisture under my eyes.

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        6 April 2022 at 6:22 pm

        Yes its a moisturizer and I think an eye serum or something like that. Besides ANR and another Estée product I haven’t really used anything from this high end line!

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:24 pm

      I used Re-nutriv and loved it until I started using La Mer. I still use ANR, so there’s that.

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      • Lovestosmellgood says:
        7 April 2022 at 8:55 am

        Great. I will not toss the samples then.

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  25. therabbitsflower says:
    6 April 2022 at 3:12 pm

    I had a rough night of sleep with a stuffed up nose (humidity and allergies, I’m guessing), so I needed something easy on the sinuses. I ended up going with Bee’s Bliss, which was the perfect choice. Easy to wear honeyed floral that’s hitting the spot on this sunny day.

    Yesterday, I evaluated ELDO Jasmin et Cigarette and decided to keep the decant in my collection. Also tried my Etro Royal Pavillon decant last night, and it’s also a keeper. Spicy floral that reminds me of Boucheron and Lush Sikkim Girls.

    My boyfriend left for another work trip today but will be back Friday night. At least this one is in CA so the same time zone. I have plans with a friend tomorrow night to go out for our combined birthday dinner (hers is Friday and mine is Monday). I’m glad it’s tomorrow and not tonight since I’m not feeling great between the sinuses and a pain that’s set into the left side of my neck and shoulder. Must do some yoga and stretching for it later.

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    • Koyel says:
      6 April 2022 at 7:16 pm

      Happy early birthday, and feel better!

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        7 April 2022 at 12:21 am

        Thanks! I’m feeling mostly better now.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:31 pm

      Hope you sleep better tonight and have a lovely birthday dinner!

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      • therabbitsflower says:
        7 April 2022 at 12:22 am

        Thanks, Robin!

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  26. apsara says:
    6 April 2022 at 3:22 pm

    CdG Black today. Why do I keep searching for the perfect incense when clearly this is it?
    Watched four episodes of Julia last night on HBO.
    Arm still sore from booster but zero side effects.

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    • Deva says:
      6 April 2022 at 3:50 pm

      Gosh, I remember watching her on PBS years ago! Sad to say, such a personality probably wouldn’t fly today on TV. She followed the Frugal Gourmet and the Victory Garden on Saturdays (or possibly Sunday). My parents were big fans of PBS and we watched ALL the shows.

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      • apsara says:
        6 April 2022 at 6:27 pm

        this is a show about her show. its rather delightful.

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        • Robin says:
          6 April 2022 at 10:32 pm

          Oh, I saw the trailer for that! Glad it is good, will put it on my list.

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  27. Gaynor says:
    6 April 2022 at 3:32 pm

    Racing by to say good morning, and I’m continuing my French theme with Le Galion’s Sortilège.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:32 pm

      Good morning, hours later 🙂

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  28. foxbins says:
    6 April 2022 at 4:35 pm

    I am wearing Amouage Gold Man today, I was looking in the sample bag for something rich and I found it!

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:32 pm

      Yes you did!

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  29. AnniePerfumes says:
    6 April 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Chipmunk again!

    I brought my sweet girl to the vet yesterday. Unrelated to dying. The vet is honest and would tell me it is time. After the vet left, her new tech started going full ‘put her down’ mode, we can be selfish, put yourself in her shoes.
    I braved a local health store and proceeded to get lectured by a customer there. Telling me she is so sick, what she should eat, HER dogs only takes herbs and tinctures so THEY are healthy. She instructed me to go to my friend’s pet store. I was in shock.
    I’ve tried everything.
    It is when I hold her, she has great difficulty holding her neck up. I know she isn’t well. Do random strangers have this right to tell me when?

    I’ve heard these remarks for over 2 years, since arthritis kicked in. It is closer now, so it really hurts.

    Not remaining quiet again.

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    • Kanuka says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:01 pm

      People can be so incredibly thoughtless and hurtful. No one has spent more time and energy thinking about the well-being of your dog than you. You know your dog better than anyone, and love it more than anyone else does. You are the expert in this situation. Trust yourself and know you really are doing your best. Random strangers know nothing of the situation. Sending you a big hug.

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      • AnniePerfumes says:
        6 April 2022 at 5:11 pm

        Thank you. I was a mess last night. I need that hug.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:08 pm

      I would have flown off the handle and told those people to eff off, or something along those lines. I have never encountered a vet tech that rude and clueless, and I sincerely hope I never do.

      Riled up on your behalf! ?

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      • AnniePerfumes says:
        6 April 2022 at 5:15 pm

        I was in utter shock.

        I’m prepared. Mr. AP does not care for my attitude towards people like that. He is cranky at home.

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      • tulipani says:
        6 April 2022 at 5:34 pm

        Sending you lots of sympathetic hugs! I’m always shocked at how some people are thoughtless and think they know best AND feel the need to butt in.

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          6 April 2022 at 8:49 pm

          Thank you so much! Exactly how I felt, shocked. It was brutal and hurtful.

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    • Cicely says:
      6 April 2022 at 7:15 pm

      I’m so sorry you are going through that! Pets are family, and nobody would dare to say such things to a passing stranger in any other circumstance. What do they know?

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      • AnniePerfumes says:
        6 April 2022 at 8:53 pm

        Thank you. Family. I couldn’t wrap my head around how they felt it was ok to talk like that.

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    • lillyjo says:
      6 April 2022 at 9:30 pm

      AnniePerfumes… people like to hear themselves talk and make themselves feel superior in anyway they can.
      This is my non-expert expert opinion of course.
      Hugs to you and continued well wishes to your pup.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:20 pm

      You know your dog best! Buzz off people!

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  30. Jalapeno says:
    6 April 2022 at 5:06 pm

    Laundry day today for me. Getting a much-procrastinated load done. However, the smoker was a no-go this morning due to heavy rain. We shall see if tomorrow’s weather is more cooperative.

    SOTD = still in ELdO’s 500 Years. I had an “Aha!” moment with this one, and now I need to sniff it and Guerlain’s Santal Pao Rosa together sometime. There might be a resemblance between these two. ?

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      6 April 2022 at 5:17 pm

      Does Spooky prefer you putting off laundry day? My belated kitty loved my dirty laundry.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        6 April 2022 at 5:54 pm

        Neither Spooky nor Teflon kitty show any interest in the dirty laundry. Sometimes they actively avoid it, especially if it is something that they dirtied!

        I procrastinated b/c I really wasn’t feeling it. Today’s rainy weather was an incentive for me to “Get ‘er done!”

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        • AnniePerfumes says:
          6 April 2022 at 8:55 pm

          Good for you for accomplishing something!
          My kitty loved all things stinky.

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          • Jalapeno says:
            6 April 2022 at 10:09 pm

            None of the current cats I have are skank connoisseurs. One of the previous bunch of cats liked huffing our shoes after we had been wearing them all day. I thought that was rather strange.

    • lillyjo says:
      6 April 2022 at 9:31 pm

      Rain twins! I will be doing laundry tomorrow.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        6 April 2022 at 10:06 pm

        It’s supposed to rain more tomorrow here. And I have plenty of laundry to do still.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:17 pm

      I just do laundry pretty much every Sunday even though I can technically go a month without doing so. That said, that would be like not taking a shower everyday.

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      • Jalapeno says:
        6 April 2022 at 10:45 pm

        Today’s load was a Laundry Imperative! Important things would have run out had I not gotten things in gear.

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  31. tulipani says:
    6 April 2022 at 5:36 pm

    Zipping by to say I’m in New York Intense today.

    I’m moving some plants and quite a few bottles of my perfume stash to the new place today. We’re expecting a heat wave tomorrow (already warm today), and I’m hoping I will find some cool and dark spots in the new home for my perfume!

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      6 April 2022 at 8:58 pm

      Good luck with moving! Crossing fingers you find the best spots for your perfumes.

      Of course, I’d love to know which ones you brought over.

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:05 pm

      Maybe get a cooler for perfume transport and storage?

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  32. Omega says:
    6 April 2022 at 7:05 pm

    Commando after trying MK Sparkling Blush and eck lol. Looking at this pistachio coconut fudge recipe and wanting to try it. Looks so yummy.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:34 pm

      I am not a huge fan of fudge but pistachio coconut does sound really good!

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  33. Cicely says:
    6 April 2022 at 7:20 pm

    Still getting the last whispers of Shalimar MVP. I needed a perfume hug this morning and the dry down of this is gloriously resinous, I actually get more benzoin than vanilla. Now I wonder what else to spray … probably another gourmand sweet perfume which is my usual choice for bed.

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    • AnniePerfumes says:
      6 April 2022 at 9:01 pm

      I usually go gourmand at night, too.
      Gold, by Commodity, is a favorite. Its almost identical to the original Organza Indecence.

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  34. NinaV says:
    6 April 2022 at 7:36 pm

    SOTD is Le Labo Rose 31?

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:34 pm

      Yum!

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  35. allo says:
    6 April 2022 at 8:23 pm

    Sotd is Volutes, inspired by hajusuuri

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:08 pm

      Yay and of course, you smell wonderful!

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      • allo says:
        7 April 2022 at 1:51 am

        Thank you!

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  36. lillyjo says:
    6 April 2022 at 9:31 pm

    Sotd was Coco Noir.
    It’s been a long day!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:04 pm

      Yes, today has been a long one.
      At least we have perfume for comfort and relaxation.

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    • hajusuuri says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:08 pm

      You smell nice and yes, it’s been a loooong day!

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  37. hajusuuri says:
    6 April 2022 at 10:07 pm

    SOTD = Gallivant Bukhara

    I am doing iris week and Bukhara is an excellent representation.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CcCDKHzO_ju/?utm_medium=copy_link

    My cable internet finally worked. I don’t understand what “they” did but I ended up having to call Netgear. I hope it sticks this time!

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    • Jalapeno says:
      6 April 2022 at 10:10 pm

      Someone finally flipped the right switch? (kidding/not kidding)

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      • hajusuuri says:
        6 April 2022 at 10:45 pm

        Maybe ?. I got the exact same model of router / modem and did not have to jump through these hoops!

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