Happy Monday, and happy Thanksgiving, Canada! In the US, it's Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and everywhere, it's World Mental Health Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Green Rhubarb & Cane Sugar.
Reminder: 10/14 will be Indie / Nouveau Niche Friday....wear a fragrance from an indie / niche brand. Extra points if it was launched after the last time we did this project in 2019. (We've done several of these projects in the past, too.) Adapted from a suggestion by hajusuuri.
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 DSC_9817 - Look Down. [cropped] by Dennis Jarvis at flickr; some rights reserved.
Still deciding on my SOTD but think I will go with Ormonde Jayne Privé. Very lovely, complex scent with an unusual rice note.
Which of course makes me think of Champaca, which I have not worn in ages.
Ooo, I really love Champaca. It always surprises me, since sometimes it is a super close to the skin scent, and then other times it seems to waft itself about without a leash. 😀
It’s Thanksgiving, I just got back from the gym, and I have no plans for the day except to do whatever I feel like doing and then make supper (turkey obvs) and then continue doing whatever. Watch some movies, fill some fountain pens, read, any old thing. I’m wearing Demeter Hot Fudge Sundae, actually just chocolate syrup plus waffle cone, even less lasting power than your average Demeter, which is saying a lot. Fun, though. Lots of good cheap fun.
Enjoy your day! Your perfume sounds like fun 🍧
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your relaxing day!
Your day is 100% my life plan! That Demeter is making my mouth water…😋
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Your day sounds perfect. I’m a big fan of Demeter too, and I’m always so pleased when you trot one of yours out.
Happy Thanksgiving, your day sounds perfect. I love pumpkin pie and miss that special holiday now that I am across the pond.
Happy Thanksgiving! I like how you mark the occasion.
Monday again. Ugh.
I’m in Over the Musk. I’ve been having restless nights for about the past week. Not sure if it’s due to the weather, the full moon, or what. I finally slept well Saturday night and then it was back to tossing and turning last night. Even the clean sheets didn’t help. lol.
My Shalimar Tonka arrived yesterday! After all the hoops I had to jump through to get it, I’m not sure how I feel about it.😬 I think it’s a little too close to the original for my liking. Murphy’s law, right? I’ll have to give it another go. I really love the MVP and thought I’d love this one too…
I’m on the fence about it too. Definitely liked MVP better.
Same.
Here’s hoping for better sleep!
Thanks ringthing!🤞
I hope you have a great sleep tonight.
Thanks sistine! Me too.🤞
Split meet? I think I’m in the minority. I quite like it. The tonka note works for me.
I quite like it too.
So glad it works for you! I generally don’t do blind buys, and now I’m remembering why.😂
What’s funny is that I like SMT precisely because I think it doesn’t smell like the original on me! Honestly, I thought people would be upset because it bears little resemblance. On my skin (or to my nose) MVP comes closer to the original, but I like it as well. Our sense of smell and how perfume smells on each person is so fascinating!
Huh, interesting! For me the MVP is all about vanilla.
There’s something in the original that doesn’t work on me, and I find a hint of that in MVP despite the vanilla. MT doesn’t have whatever that is, so it feels even less like Shalimar to me.
That’s a tale of perfume irony. You get the much desired LE only to find it’s not quite your thing. Phooey!
I’m wearing Lankaran Forest today, and today it smells heavily of citrus, including grapefruit, which I don’t mind. This is a favorite.
You smell great!
2nd that.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving
Shalimar Tonka
about to make my second cuppa ☕️
I am back to reading Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. I took a break to read To Paradise
Now that I am half way through Young Mungo it’s reminding me a lot of A Little Life.
Curious now about Shuggie Bain. Anyone read that one?
Hi LTSG-
I enjoyed Shuggie Bain. I thought it had a great storyline, but the dialect from Scotland was a bit difficult for me to get used to. I highly recommend the book. Have not read the other books by the same author. Did you like A Little Life?
So far I have only read (half way) Young Mungo but nothing else by Stuart. This book too has a lot of Scottish dialect.
A little life is a good book, long, and has many trigger ⚠️ warnings. For me I couldn’t look away even though I was completely gutted
Happy Thanksgiving! I read Shuggie Bain last winter and loved it. My parents are Scottish and I grew up hearing the dialect so I know the words and sayings. The comic books our relatives sent us probably helped too! It’s a sad story, but wickedly funny at times, particularly the tough neighborhood women and their kids. It’s very evocative – great writing. I heard it is in development as a television series. It think it may be easier to understand the dialect when hearing it rather than reading it. Looking forward to Young Mungo! Also heard Ian McEwan on CBC Radio yesterday morning talking about his new book ‘Lessons’. Another one to add to the list. 🤓
Yes, that book is on my list !
Thanks, I think I will read Shuggie Bain
Yay! It’s a good time of the year to get back to reading. I hope you enjoy Shuggie!
Cuir Cannage on yet another grey dull day. Definitely feels like a Monday.
Very Mondayish here too, despite the fact that the sun is out.
I haven’t worn that in ages. You smell wonderful!
Oh, you smell lovely. That one always seems to strike a nice balance between interesting, elegant, and comfortable to me.
In Hermes Paprika Brasil on another beautiful day outside. I took a long walk in the park early in the morning and it was very enjoyable. Now having my second cup of coffee with a pumpkin bagel.
Happy Monday! ☕️🥯🍁
Pumpkin bagel for the win! 🙌
Always! 😀
You certainly smell fabulous! I have to look for pumpkin bagels!
Thank you, Hajusuuri!
Those pumpkin bagels from TJ are really good toasted!
Perfect day for a walk! Tomorrow too!
Beautiful days ahead! Let’s enjoy them while they last!
Sampling Baklava from Pearlescent Parfums. The house only started last year so definitely in the new category
Points, plus extra points if it actually smells like Baklava…
SOTD is Dame’s Soliflore Tuberose. This reminds me a lot of SL Tuberuse Crimelle. If you enjoy that, then my guess is you would certainly enjoy Dame’s.
Interesting, since I do like the SL!
Who in the world decided to pick a Monday for mental health day? Some sly rapscallion I can only assume.
Currently wafting BdI which mingles quite nicely with my burnt sourdough. So busy getting a sunrise photo, I ignored my toast until it was too late. Alas, into each life a little rain must fall. If only we could get some REAL rain…
Oh no, burnt breakfast is no good! At least you smell gorgeous.
Thanks! Lucky for me I like really crispy toast.😃
You smell fabulous!
Yes, some real rain would be such a nice thing. We were out in the Fraser Valley yesterday (very close to the US border / near the Cascades) and it was really smoky. We’ve had haze in the city for over a week.
That was a lovely picture, though! 😀
Thanks!! Forget the milkshakes, the smoke is bringing all the asthmatics/COPDer’s to the yard, poor folks. I don’t have either and I’m just hating it here right now😅
Pretty sure it is always October 10, no matter what day it is.
Maybe it is actually more meaningful on a Monday 🙂
Well duh me!! I thought it was like Thanksgiving or Easter, falling on a certain day of the week. Would be nice if it fell on a Saturday and came with an adult beverage! 🍹
Or money!
Or an adult, to do your adulting? If I had someone else to do my adulting it would help my mental health immensely.
I’m wearing Nicolai Patchouli Intense today.
The sale with Etat Libre d’Orange was a bust. Beautiful things but everything was full price, not sure how that qualifies as a “sale” 😕 I did get a free sample of I am Trash which I didn’t especially care for.
Oh, darn! Well, money saved for something else.
I seem to recall you were hoping for a 30 ml of Fat Electrician? No affiliation, but I got one recently from perfumeonline (ca) and for a pretty good price.
Well drat!
I Am Trash was not nearly as interesting as it should have been.
That’s a bummer!
Hello,
Commando on a bright and sunny day here. Gonna get to about 90. I designed a t-shirt today..will see how it turns out once on the fabric. Lol. May put on some cheapo gourmand body spray. Song/albumOTD..The Wall 🎸. I ordered a Floyd hoodie new with tags for like 15 bucks with shipping included. Not bad. I noticed the Kohls here has pretty much disco’d their entire fragrance section. They didn’t have a good selection anyway..and not really good deals on them. Replaced by a huge scented candle section. Not really a fan of most scented candles. The ones that smell nice are so expensive I lose interest lol. Except one by DW Home..Tobacco Pipe. Boy, does that smell good. Might need to order another lol.
Since I am so easily swayed, I ordered and received my Glasshouse After Hours candle with sweet cigar and spiced rum. OMG without even burning it!
I also got a discovery set which I am looking forward to trying.
Oh wow, that sounds great:).
I’m in 19-69’s Rainbow Bar, the first sprays from my new bottle. I am so happy I found this cheaper bottle at Sephora! I smell great.
Hope everyone has a good Monday.
After you first posted about the Sephora price a few days ago, I hopped right over there and put a bottle of Kasbah in my cart. It’s still there and calling to me! Have you tried that one? If so, what was your impression?
Sorry, I haven’t tried that one. It looks great though.
I’m thinking of grabbing one or two travel sprays as blind buys during their November sale.
Ah, thanks. I was looking for a travel size but didn’t see one. I hope you score some great stuff during the VIB sale! 🛍
Will move to indie/niche at some point this week. Today aim wearing Samsara – a decant through a freebie or split or some such NST offering. Very very nice.
Have homework to do today and thought I might head up to our gorgeous library. Alas, closed for holiday. So, I have to make do with a cat snoring next to me and fire going.
We may take a drive this afternoon to look at leaves. Sad to realize that once they’re gone, they’ll be gone for about 7 months. Thank goodness for evergreens.
Your post gave me pause about the impermanence of the beautiful leaves!
Hiya scent twin!
It’s very smoky this morning and the air quality is getting worse each day, I wish it would rain. Wearing Musc Tonkin, so nice.
I hope you get some rain.
I’d love to send you the rain I am supposed to get later on this week.
Not sure what SOTD will be, but yesterday I wore Smell Bent Smoked Ambergris, so that at least worked for the CP. Not in the notes, but in the drydown I was getting a beeswax / honey note that I rather liked.
I tried the Lush Mango shower gel yesterday, and it was…fine. It smelled very watered down, like mango Kool-Aid or something; that richness I associate with mango wasn’t there. Maybe when they think of “mango juice”, they think of something more watery and less smoothie-like (which is how I drink it)? Well, at any rate, it doesn’t smell overly synthetic and strong like some of their gels are for me, so it will be fine for the duration of the small bottle. I think I’m going to like Blood Orange better, judging from my sniff in the store.
Off to start the Thanksgiving dinner preparations. Not going too crazy for the three of us (we do a chicken), but I am looking forward to the stuffing.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!🤗🌹
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Good luck with the cooking, a chicken fir three sounds perfect, and then you deserve to relax.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! And thanks for the quick review on SB Smoked Ambergris. I have yet to try the travel spray I picked up.
Thank you so much for the Lush shower gel report!
Hope Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and somebody else did the dishes.
Thanks for the Lush Mango review and here’s hoping the Blood Orange isn’t disappointing.
Happy Monday!
Oh boy,it sure was “Monday”…
SOTD!
Fettle&Frisson Rosa Vermillon.New-ish South African niche brand,I quite enjoy this one.Musky rose with some geranium.
XO’s
Happy Tuesday now J B!
I don’t I have enough perfumes with geranium. Maybe we need to do a CP with that as a main note?
Interesting, I think that might be a note we have not done. Adding to list.
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m feeling grateful today. Looking forward to a pre-made turkey dinner from a gourmet grocery store for me and my honey later.
Had a touching thanksgiving moment in a shop yesterday, taking to the cashier who was very excited for her first Canadian Thanksgiving after immigrating from South America. Her excitement choked me up and gave me the feels for all we have to be grateful for.
In honour of this, I’m wearing the beautiful Ambre Sultan which was my first niche perfume and introduction to this whole perfume community.
Love this post! Yes we have a lot to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving! Your post gave me the feels, thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your dinner; it sounds lovely!
We do have so much to be thankful for. Thank you for sharing a part of your day.
Happy Thanksgiving, it’s my favorite holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving. I love your story.☺️
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Sunny but smoky today. I had to get out for a walk after a terrible night’s sleep (maybe I’m in synch with you, madtowngirl–we both need to get better sleep!) and the air quality got *worse* during my walk, ugh.
However, I”m now drinking coffee and wearing Masque Milano Lost Alice and that is bringing a bit of cheer. I head out this afternoon for PT for a sore knee and that’s all I’ve got, other than the usual housework. Happy Monday, all.
Hope PT will fix the sore knee.
Thanks, I think it’s helping!
I hope tomorrow we are both better night’s sleep twins!🤞
Boo for the bad night’s sleep and a cranky knee!
Currently in Coromandel parfum and loving every minute of it.
I bet!
That sounds incredibly glam!
Good morning all, our spring weather continues to be horrible. This weeek isn’t as cold as winter, but it’s wet and windy this morning.
I’ve got lots of perfumes that I think of as niche, but nothing very recent. Today, I’ve decided on Mito from Vero Profumo, at least I’ll smell like spring as I battle the weather on the walk to work.
I hope your spring will arrive soon in all its full glory. You smell fabulous!
Wearing Pappillon Salome today for the first time from a sample. I am into it, and curious about how it will be in cooler weather. I like the bits of raw honey i get every once in awhile from it.
Happy Monday all!
Oh, you smell extra fabulous today!
Thank you! It is really something.
I’m wearing Iskutaau, which is the Algonquin word for fire. This is by Invocation, based in Canada. The founder, Blue Eagle, studied with Michel Roudnitska who also collaborated on some of the collection. So Iskutaau is lovely! Cinnamon, rose, juniper, ginger, vanilla plus! I just love their whole story!
What a cool perfume discovery you made!
I discovered Invocation here on NST! Kathryn posted about it, and Angela also mentioned it when she wrote about one of her trips to France.
Thanks, never heard of that brand!
You’re welcome!
How cool!
https://invocation.ca/en/
Right?
Kathryn posted about them ages ago, and I was intrigued. Plus this:
https://nstperfume.com/2012/05/14/cabris-and-art-et-parfum-part-two/
Wow, you have a much better memory than I do!!
I am wearing Shalimar body lotion layered with vintage Shalimar edc ( from 70’s).
I need comforting scents these days .
I know it’s thanksgiving and even though I am thankful of all the things I am blessed with, I can’t stop thinking about the horrors happening in our world.
I hear you. So much wrong with the world these past few years.
It is tough to relax and be thankful right now. Peace to you.
Wearing Orris Tattoo today. Back home after a lovely Thanksgiving and birthday celebration yesterday.
We are now planning the big trip down south. Hoping to get away on Thursday.
You get two Thanksgivings!
Yes!
Orris Tattoo is great!
Glad to hear that yesterday’s festivities were fun!
Bon voyage!
Safe travels! Enjoy!
You smell lovely! Happy Thanksgiving and trip down south.
Smoothie is frozen summer fruit, fresh apple and yogurt.
I chose VC&A Rose Rouge for the day and tonight it’s vintage Egoïste edt, the drydown of sandalwood is so smooth, I realized that it and Dior Homme Intense and Burberry London are my only masculine perfumes.
See below. Also though don’t you have Angel Man?
Yes, I have Angel man, I forgot it, you know my collection well😃
Wish I would have grabbed some Egoiste back in the day.
I think my only masculine is Tuscan Leather.
I love Egoiste. I wish people around here would wear it.
For Aurora.
Now, that one is spectacular.
I’m using it for the first time after receiving the parcel three months late, eBay has refunded me long ago. Yes, I’ve never seen NSTers wearing it.
My sotd is Cuir de Lancome because it called my name. ( my phone wanted to say called my parents. Lol)
64 degrees and sun today. It’s gorgeous out.
Gorgeous day twin!🌞😎🍁
You smell wonderful, I don’t wear it enough. Gorgeous weather twins.
Smelling mighty fine, lillyjo!
Another beautiful weather twin here! You smell(ed) beautiful today.
Great choice! Leather twin. 🙂
Beautiful bright sun today, and I am enjoying it! A little chilly outside, though. I have the heat on and both cats have claimed a different heat vent as their own.
I had a wonderful walk to the farmers market yesterday and scored some kiwi berries among other goodies. Very happy to get those! I will be sad when the season for farmers markets is over.
This past Saturday was helping a friend celebrate a landmark birthday. The actual birthday was earlier in the week. Lots of sushi, sake and laughter.
SOTD = Samsara EdP. Both the EdT and EdP versions of this are part of my “desert island stash”.
I’ll be sad when our farmers market is over too. I got some corn this past weekend, and I think it’ll be the last week for that.
Smelling great, btw!
Thank you!
The city farmers market still had corn, watermelons, and cherry tomatoes. Sadly, yesterday was their last day. However, the county farmers market still has a couple of weekends left.
Smellin’ good and eating well, what more can you ask?
Thanks! If I am greedy, I will ask for more nice weather, please!
Our farmer market goes year round, happily, but obviously produce / veg is nearly over. We can still get apples, dairy, meat, bread, etc right through the winter.
(And in case anyone else here is an apple freak, which is admittedly unlikely, I will boast that I snagged a bag of Ashmead’s Kernel last week. I think that is still the absolute best apple variety I have ever had.)
I’m sad to see summer go too with its wonderful fresh produce.
Are Samsara edp and edt very different? I hardly wear my edt, maybe I need the edp.
Woo hoo! Indie / Niche week!
SOTD = 4160Tuesdays Clouds Parfum
Fantastic!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjjQKX7pN-9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
I don’t think I will deliberately try to get extra credit for wearing a line that started on or after 2019 but I do have one lined up for Friday!
I’ve noticed that I am using more sprays of perfume now that the weather has cooled off. I’m up to 3, ha!
You smell gorgeous!
Late breaking CP points in the 2021 beauty, Eris Green Spell