It's Monday, National Orange Blossom Day, National PTSD Awareness Day and Canadian Multiculturalism Day. Birthdays: Paul Laurence Dunbar, Helen Keller, Norma Kamali, Vera Wang, Alice McDermott. What fragrance are you wearing?
I have Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Pineapple King on one arm and Lili’uokalani on the other.
Reminder: on 7/1, Rabbit rabbit rabbit! It's July, and Canada Day. Also, International Reggae Day, National Gingersnap Day and International Joke Day. Birthdays: George Sand, Estée Lauder, Debbie Harry, Princess Diana. Pick an occasion (it doesn't have to be listed here!) and a fragrance to match, and tell us about it.
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.
Note: top image is In the garden. [cropped] by sandro bisotti at flickr; public domain.
I randomly grabbed a Lutens out of the cabinet and it turned out to be Chergui, which, I have to be completely honest, is my least favourite of my Lutenses. I mean, it’s fine for what it is and very Uncle Serge, but it’s also kind of murky and kind of overbearing — one of his once-rare missteps, to my nose. I need to sell it to or swap it with someone who would appreciate it.
Just got back from the gym: after I shower I’ll put on something more to my taste, probably Acqua Colonia Lavender & Thyme for this bright sunshiny day.
I fully share your feelings about Chergui!
It took years for me to “get” Chergui; on paper, we should have been good friends. Then one day I tried a sample again and…love!
Have a bottle of Cherugi but don’t wear it often. Little too dense.
Thank you for mentioning Lavender & Thyme. I just put my bottle in the fridge.
I don’t know Cherugi, but I love the idea of your random Lutens grab and want to try that soon!
Jambo
Slept like a rock, don’t always do that on Sunday nights.
Many many meetings today.
Continuing on with Fenty. Eyeing a bottle of Benjoin 19 in September, so no purchases till then.
I hope I sleep like a rock tonight! Good luck with your meetings!
Hope you have a better day than your GRRRR day 😊
Dang, if I’d have known it was orange blossom day, I’d have chose differently. Instead I’m in Chanel no 5 L’eau.
It’s another gorgeous day here. I slept not great but hopefully some sun on a lunchtime walk will perk me up.
psa: Ministry of Scent is offering 3 free samples if you subscribe to their mailing list. I was perusing the site this weekend when a pop up window with the offer came up. I already get their emails from when they were Tigerlily. I signed up anyway and voila! I did get an email with the code. (no affiliation)
Wishing you a good night’s sleep tonight madtowngirl!
Thanks Robin!
You smell lovely.
Hope you sleep well tonight!
Thanks NinaV!
thank you for the sample tip!
Every day is a good day for No. 5.
You smell beautiful.
You’re welcome!😀 And thank you!
Chanel No. 5 L’Eau is no perfumed slouch! You smell great.
Thanks! It is an easy go-to, and always smells great.☺️
Hello! Finally trying Hera. It is very nice but I much prefer Bengalle Rouge and Dryad. I think they are more complex and original. And yes, it does remindo me of Chanel N5.
Have a great week everyone!
I was a little disappointed with Hera too, I mean it is nice but not bottle worthy for me.
I was running late and grabbed what was nearest, which turned out to be Poivre Samarcande. Its the first time I’ve worn it, and I like it.
Nice
ooooh, nice.
I don’t often get along with pepper in perfume, but PS always smells so good to me.
Donatella forgives , I will ask her in Italian.
Ilha Do Mel from Memo Paris and my new bottle. Some mentioned this during the “honey” CP and I fell in love 🥰
Like a need anymore perfume…
Also picked up some new makeup.
Tell me more about the makeup !
By Mario blush stick in Dusty Rose
Gucci Eclat soleil
and Givenchy prisme libre poudre (a loose radiance powder)
and I few more things..
Should I stop there? I think my credit card canceled itself..
thank you, sounds amazing.
Eau de Private Collection in honor of my parents 64th anniversary..there were always so many EL fragrances in my childhood home. ..
Happy anniversary to your parents!
thanks dear!
Happy Anniversary to your parents!
and a happy belated birthday to you and your daughter!!!
Thanks cm8!
Thats very sweet. My parents married on the same day as your parents but they celebrate 52 years together!
and a happy anniversary to your parents too!!!
I am anniversary twins with your parents! Happy anniversary to them!
Happy anniversary to you, Vee, and to CM8’s parents!
Thank you!
Woo hoo!!! happy anniversary to you!!!
Thanks!!
Happy Anniversary to you Vee!
happy anniversary to your parents, that’s marvelous
and you smell great!
My grandma loved EL fragrances from Youth Dew to Private Collection to Pleasures. She made happy scent memories.
EL fragrances were phenomenal!!!! and so affordable!!! I also remember loving Aliage Sport Scent, Azuree, Estee, Cinnabar, White Linen….. they definitely could compete with some of the current niche offerings!
I bet your grandma smelled amazing!!!!
Happy Anniversary to your parents, CM8! That is amazing.
thank you!!!!!
Lovely I share an anniversary with your parents
Best wishes to them
Almost to the day..mine is the 28th
Nothing for me today, as I am meeting up with a Facebook perfume friend for lunch and sniffing. Will report if I smell anything worthwhile.
In other news, I am getting more and more annoyed with the growing number of European perfumers who claim to be offering free worldwide shipping when what they are really doing is charging you VAT tax that you don’t owe and using it to cover the shipping charges to give the illusion of free shipping. (Parfums Dusita and Hiram Green I am looking at you). Hiram Green used to offer free shipping on the purchase of two bottles or more and suppressing the VAT. From now on I will just order from a US distributor as there is no advantage to buying directly, unless they offer a special gift with purchase.
Have a fun day out! Lunch and perfume sniffing sounds wonderful!
Thanks, it was fun!
Your lunch plans sound awesome!
It was fun – came home with another bag of samples to test.
Looking forward to hearing a report on your newest batch of “test subjects”. 🤣
Yesterday I wore Dzongkha, which used to be a full sample and then evaporated into a half one; I still had enough to make a pretty scent. Today, I am debating between old school/cheap thrills with Dream Angels Kiss, or another Daisy; I still have samples of Daisy Love and Eau So Fresh.
Wow, that’s a lot of evaporation for a sample!
I love Canada Day. You can do whatever-something, nothing, barbeque. Whatever grips you.
I have a sample of Lutens Eau Froide and I wore that today. It’s nice-reminds me of a certain savon de marseilles from years ago. So it’s a clean scent, with frankincense. I like it-but maybe not enough to own a full bottle. Lasting power similar to 4711.
That sounds a lot like the 4th of July, but possibly quieter
In Québec, July 1st (Canada Day) is moving day – the date most apartment leases expire.
Commando so far, but will go with SMN Eva post-shower in honor of National Orange Blossom Day and because Eva plays nice in the heat, which we will have plenty of here today. OB scents don’t often work for me, but Eva is one of the few that does and I love it.
Plus it smells fantastic.
Orange blossom is surprisingly finicky for me. Can’t deal with the soapy ones at all.
Sprayed the proverbial 💩 ton of Guerlain Tonka Imperiale last night to stave off all the bad juju swirling about the world. It seemed to work, although my left brain keeps telling me it’s just a coinckydink. For whatever reason, and I won’t question why, I had a great assignment while everyone else was trying to herd cats! Who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth? Hotter than blazes here, so we’re headed to a hotel today. Can you BELIEVE the cost of a Motel 6 here is $150?! Yeah, neither can I! Stay cool and smell well y’all!
150.00 a night!? What happened to $19.95?
Yeah, $150 because this Motel 6 is in the swanky part of town and trying hard to convince everyone else of their own swankiness. Which bring to mind this song:
https://youtu.be/JIuYQ_4TcXg
Lol!
Lol!👍
You and I were on the same wavelength, not about the hotel but Tonka Imperiale which I wore yesterday! I hope you get $150.00 worth for your lodgings!
I’m wishing for a FB..! 🤭
Does that include breakfast with Tom Bodett?!?
🤣🤣🤣
I can dream! 😆
$150 for a room in Motel 6? SMH!
Wow. That’s a shocking price. But I bet it includes WiFi? I’m always amused how luxury hotels (Four Seasons, etc) charge for WiFi but Holiday Inn Express and Best Westerns don’t….
Still commando, and working on my third espresso. How I dislike Monday, and its impending slew of emails. Anybody here wish email was never invented? I’m getting more and more curmudgeonly and Luddite-like with each passing year.
I don’t have a lot of orange blossom scents, as I gave away most to my sister last year (after she discovered her love of L’Artisan Histoire D’Orangers). Today I might go for something that gives me fortitude, like L’Elephant.
I have a very flexible, in shape, and speedy delete finger. I don’t even open email at whatever hospital I’m contracted at anymore. Delete, delete, delete! If it’s really important, they’ll track me down. Kenzo l’Elephant is a superb choice! Hope your Monday is all smoooth sailing! ⛵️
ha! speedy delete finger made me laugh-snort.
Me too
In honor of orange blossom day, I will apply a tiny bit of Serge Lutens Fleurs d’Oranger. Supposed to reach 35 celcius, 95 fahrenheit today so it will be a scorcher.
yikes, that’s hot. You will bloom beautifully.
You are roasty-toasty today!
Hello!
Didn’t know what yo wear then I saw it’s orange blossom day so I am honouring it in Seville a l’Aube.
Have a good week everybody!
You smell wonderful!
that’s a great orange blossom!
I’m unwittingly fitting in with Orange Blossom Day in Hera, which I’m trying for the first time. So far, I like it. Not sure I like it to the tune of $300, though.
Got a whole bunch of samples and splits over the weekend, since we were finally able to go to Seattle and get all the stuff I’d had sent there. Nothing like cutting it close — we needed all the REI stuff for our trip on Tuesday.
Last week is a blur to me; we had to camp out overnight at the passport office to get an urgent passport since they didn’t process the application we sent in months ago. Plus all the cleaning, etc. to get ready to go and have the house ready for housesitters. But at least it ended with a bunch of small bottles from Smell Bent, some samples from Luckyscent, and a split of Jardin sur le Nil. Oh, and Nordstrom sent a ton of samples with my order.
Yay for samples
What a hassle, but glad you got it all done!
Whoo hoo for samples, but boo hiss for having to camp out at the passport office!
Hello all!
I’m in another vintage gem today, the original Gianni Versace EdT, in the gorgeous faceted bottle. The oakmoss is front and center the entire time in a way that isn’t possible today.
I found a few more gems this week but I’ll save those for another post.
Have a great day!
You too Coumarin!
Finally switched around my perfumes, making my “summer” scents more accessible, and burying the ambers and orientals in a box in a cabinet. This AM I’m in Fiori di Capri.
You smell delightful!
Why thank you!
OF, you’re my hero. I like having the right perfumes at hand.
My perfumes are in a tangle, for now.
Hope you can put your feet up for the rest of the day.
Haha! I don’t own THAT many perfumes. But the weekend is just five days away. . . .
I’m trying a sample of Profumum Roma’s Confetto which is lightly sweetened almond, anise & vanilla. It reminds me of Infusion d’Almonde, but that one is quite powdery on me, whereas this one is soft and fluffy — like kitten fur. I like it, but not nearly enough to pay what PR is asking for it.
Tea today is a sample of caramel herba mate, which I like more than I expected to.
Even the 18 ml bottles are pricey.
MAYBE a robust bottle split would get me to bite, but I’d still be giving PR side eye on the price…
Those “kitten fur” perfumes can be dangerous to the wallet. 🙀
I blogged about what happened on Friday and hopefully this doesn’t violate the rules. About to go get puppy food, get my dad’s medicine and get some lunch meat. Currently in Pleasures lotion right now. The lotion is fabulous but a little heavy on the anise note.
I put on Baghari when I saw orange blossom day and couldn’t believe when I looked it up on Fragrantica, that Baghari doesn’t have orange blossom in it. I swear I smell it but I must be wrong. I still smell great
you do smell great! I thought of Jour d’Hermes for orange blossom, but I think I was wrong about that one.
Just because something isn’t listed, doesn’t mean it is not there.
But also, Harrods lists orange blossom,
https://www.harrods.com/en-us/shopping/robert-piguet-baghari-eau-de-parfum-100-ml-15114198
sotd = Jean Paul Gaultier Classique
Got some orange blossom here. Classique is for me a kitchen-sink-floral with sunlight peeking through sheer curtains. Reminds me of my beloved Houbigant Chantilly from decades ago, though that one was much heavier on vanilla and spices.
I’ll give 24 Faubourg a sniff in honor of Orange Blossom Day. Also Jardins de Bagatelle and Mon Precieux Nectar will come out to play. Guerlain knows orange blossom.
Oh! Somewhere I have a sample of Dilettante. Maybe I’ll toss the sample stash to see if I can find it. Maybe not.
My perfume cupboard really needs a seasonal reorg, but I’m not feeling it at the moment. Currently the cupboard doors are open, perfume boxes and bottles litter the floor, and I’m fine with the fragrant chaos.
Hoping you all have a marvelous Monday, full of orange blossom dreams and perfumed wishes.
My perfume shelves are a mess too, and I have empty boxes on the floor. If only I would put them back in their place when I am done spraying!
oh, same for me
I pick a perfume bottle up and give it some love then another and then another . . .
What better chaos than fragrant?!
exactly!
Perfume chaos and kitteh chaos are some of the best kinds!
heh heh! you are 100% correct
Like ockeghem, I am also unwittingly fitting in with Orange Blossom Day in Hermés Eau de néroli doré
Feeling a bit under the weather since last night, so taking things slowly today and hoping that, whatever it is, it will go away quickly.
Wishing you a lovely day, everyone!
Whatever it is best wishes for a prompt recovery
Hope you feel better soon! And nice to see you 😀
Feel better, NinaV!
Yuck, hope that you are feeling better soon.
I spent the day in cosy Cacharel Noa. Today was rather cool, 18C this evening and there was rain but it was needed. Now I am in Caron Parfum Sacré with its huge presence in spite of having sprayed twice only. I think it’s one of my most opulent scents, but the far drydown is so nice.
Wow, Parfum Sacre is too big for a NJ summer day!
Ah, definitely, especially if it’s humid heat, too rich but the myrrh drydown is breathtaking if you like this note.
Hermes Jour d’Hermes Absolu today, just beautiful flowers, honey and grapefruit. Like breakfast on a patio overflowing with blooms and overlooking a distant coastline with freshly washed hair and a big bowl of grapefruit. And maybe a mimosa. Why not.
Pass me a mimosa
Your own personal Enchanted April!
Wonderful grapefruit note in that one!
SotD L’Instant edt. Someone here mentioned it, and that it had a honey note. That just sounded so good. I got a bottle not long ago, and hadn’t worn it much. Today the ambery sweetness is just so nice. another perfect weather day here.
Honey 🍯 note twins
Could you send some of that perfect weather my way, please?
The coldest days are yet to come, but we’re past the shortest day, so yay!
I’m wearing a dark pinkish-red jacket today, which seems appropriate for roses, so I’ve chosen the great rose perfume, Nahema.
Yay for turning the corner on longer days! We’re heading the other direction but I’m happy, still lots of summer left, and I love fall.
I’m wearing a sample of Guerlain Herbes Troublant…. beautiful soapy and grassy orange blossoms, I also detect something like mint. Nothing troubling or disturbing about this scent, except the price! 😆
I really need to get a handle on my sample stash. All the mentions of Fenty recently made me remember I do have a sample somewhere… argh. Why do I tend to squirrel samples away in random drawers?!
Once you have a decent-sized Sample Stash, it seems to regenerate all on its own! Thunk one sample and 10 take its place.
Still dark, waiting for daylight and have read all the news sites. I flicked over to a horoscope site…blah blah blah intuition, motivation, blah blah progress in career…”you may also suffer from a venereal disease” .
Protecting myself in a double dose of All Good Things.
Lol!
Hope your perfume does the trick. You made me think of this episode of Good Times, which I believe was the first time I heard of VD. Thanks Norman Lear!
https://youtu.be/7AswIijOgPY
… and Jay Leno! I believe that’s him talking to J.J 😆
Sure is!
ZOMG! Jay Leno looks like a panhandler there!
Thanks for the laugh!
Egads! Who is writing that horoscope?!?
A sage apparently…so it must be true
My daughter’s summer program plans fell through. I talked with my boss and for the next 5 weeks I will be working only 4 days a week to spend more time with her. The bad part is I will be using up all my vacation time to do so. Today is my first of 3 days off this week and it sure is beautiful out.
Thanks to a generous nster I am sampling BDK Pas Ce Soir. I am really liking it. I am also sampling and not liking JPG La Belle fancy blue bottle… when will I learn to not spray on skin first?! I’m like an impulsive toddler when it comes to perfume. Lol.
Aw, that’s a shame about your daughter’s summer plans.
I’ve sprayed first and regretted later with perfumes, too. You are not alone!
It was awful! I don’t care what the ” influencers” say.. all the La Belles are horrible!!
Hope that it isn’t “cat pee bad”!
Oh, sorry you had to change plans.
Thanks Aurora. It might be for the best.
That’s a real bummer about your daughter’s plans and eating up all your vacation days. Hope you at least get lots of beautifl weather to enjoy!
It looks like I won’t be complaining about the weather anytime soon 🌞
So sorry your daughter’s summer plans fell through. And you’re a good mother to sacrifice the rest of your vacation to be with her.
Thank you. I really thought we had a good plan. The worker shortage has really impacted the special needs kids.
Song of the Day: https://youtu.be/9Ht5RZpzPqw
Congrats to the Colorado Avalanche for winning the Stanley Cup!
Very wet here today with a few rumbles of thunder. The local weather guys and gals have said that June has indeed been wetter than usual this year, so it’s not just my imagination.
SOTD = Armani Code for Women EdP. This was my SOTWeekend, and I’ve carried it thru at least today for Orange Blossom Day.
Oh, sorry you have to change plans. Tester strips can be quite useful😃
Sorry Jalapeno, this misplaced answer was for Lillyjo. I should go to bed. You smell very nice, Code is quite distinctive but there has been talk of reformulation and I’m not energetic enough to look actively for older formulation.
Heh, no worries. Sleep well tonight.
I have no idea how old my little 1oz. bottle is. Definitely not from when it first came out. As a guess, it is around 7 or 8 years old?
Go to bed!
We’re wet and rain twins today … the worst part? The muggies are still hanging about!
Yeah, it’s definitely gross inside and out! My A/C will be getting a workout this evening. SO humid, ack!
I was just talking today to someone about the Original Armani Code and how good it was!
I can’t believe that I didn’t like the bottle for it when it first came out. I should have paid more attention to the stuff inside.
But I am very happy with the version I have now.
SOTD = Prada Purple Rain
It is so good – repeat after me – “I should wear this more often!”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfU7XOqufdW/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Observing people in NYC:
1) Why would an otherwise normally dressed person scratch her head and bring her fingers to her nose to sniff them?
2) woman coming out of a prestigious college club / hotel – sure some out and look to your right and not watch where you’re going! She’s lucky she did not get stabbed in the eye with my open umbrella!
3) This guy? Who was riffling through who knows what? Said to me? I’m looking for food? – sorry?
In other news, I got my package from Smell Bent but it is wet! I may open it tonight so hopefully the innards are fine!
I ended up getting my final Smell Bent parcel on Saturday. Very happy about that!
Sorry to hear that your package from them was squishy. 😣
Hey that’s not an owl! Lol
Totally cute though 😀
I’d planned to wear Bergamot Soleil to go with out heat wave, but then I saw it’s National Orange Blossom Day, so I wore Dilettante instead. Couldn’t pass up a chance to celebrate my favorite orange blossom perfume! Very timely too since I’ve recently been enjoying a big, blooming mock orange tree on my daily walks.
How lovely
Joining you in this heat and the mock orange everywhere. I also confess to some flagrant pilfering and sniffing…
Hehe good for you!