It's almost Thanksgiving (I hope your house is cleaner than mine) and we're celebrating the calm before the holiday festivities with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, any travel (or perfume shopping?) plans you might have this week, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: top image is Sage [tripled & cropped] by ~jar{} at flickr; some rights reserved.
Today’s photo is very pretty — almost makes me want to grow sage, despite the fact that it is what I blame for making stuffing (and some perfumes) unpalatable to me. 🦃 Anyway, I’m fighting off a terrible headache with Tam Dao EDT, aspirin and coffee, and working on a baby blanket I’m crocheting for a dear niece. She chose woodland scenes for her baby room decorations so the yarn I’m using is a gorgeous pale sage green.
Sorry about your headache, SheriG. The baby blanket sounds lovely.
Thanks! The blanket is turning out very nicely so far, and it’s especially nice not to have to work with “baby colors”. 😝
Oh no, hope it gets better today!
I don’t really know if that is culinary sage. I’ve grown culinary sage before, though, and it was not ugly but not gorgeous either.
After I posted, I realized that I have some Russian sage (definitely non-culinary) growing in the yard, and it looks similar to today’s photo. I like it as a substitute for the English lavender that was getting a bit ragged out there.
Yeah, that could be. When we are growing herbs we keep the flowers clipped as much as possible so I just don’t know for sure.
I hope that your headache goes away quickly and I’m with you on avoiding (Clary) Sage in perfume at all costs!
Thanks allo! Nice to know I’m not alone in my intolerance. 😉
Feel better soon, SheriG: aspirin and coffee are also my weapons of choice when the migraine monster comes to visit.
Amazing what the caffeine/aspirin combo can do, isn’t it?
I had to reach for the aspirin with caffeine and codeine for breakfast today too. Hope your headache is better!
I’ll try this combo next time the M-monster visits me as well!The Rizatriptan has been ineffective the past few times,so I’m open to try something else as well.
Pale sage green sounds fabulous for your project!Hope the headache eases up asap!
XO
I love sage in all forms, but I can understand how it could be too much. I hope your head feels better soon!
Pale sage sounds like a lovely choice for a baby blanket. As for the herb, I am a big fan. I will eat your share of it too, if you don’t mind. 😉
I didn’t wear anything with pepper all week (I had a theme and by god I was going to stick to it) but I’m making up for it today with Caron Coup de Fouet, all peppery-clovey carnation goodness.
I’m not fragrance shopping in the foreseeable future but we got a sewing machine a couple of months ago and all of a sudden out of nowhere I am OBSESSED with quilts and I just got back from the local quilt store (staffed by incredibly nice and encouraging people) with $100 worth of fabric. I’m doomed. (It is extraordinarily nice fabric — Northcott Toscana in eight textury shades of blue and green and purple plus white, if you want to look it up).
Yep, that does make up for it!
And what fun, and yes, it’s like beading or knitting…it’s a collector’s craft.
I’ve been knitting for almost 40 years and I know what you mean about a collector’s craft — the yarn and the needles I’ve amassed…. I have to assume this will be more of the same, which is why I’m doomed. There’s *so much* fabric out there.
My mom was a big time quilter back in the day. She had a handmade quilting frame made and spent years hand quilting. She had a largish closet in her sewing room had floor to ceiling shelves. Every single shelf was packed tight with fabric. Really, I can’t even express how much fabric was in that closet. If it had ever caught fire it would have burned for weeks…😬
I was a beader for many years. Luckily beads don’t take up as much room as fabric, but bet the cost is about the same.
I did just look it up – wow, that is gorgeous fabric. The quilt will be amazing!
A quiet Thanksgiving this year – just the BF and me – because the following day I leave to visit my folks in Florida. I’ve got the bread, butter, sage, and onion ready to make stuffing ahead of time today. I think I’ll do the cranberries, too. Then all I have to do Thursday is put the breast in the oven. Easy peasy.
Watching a foot of lake effect come down today. The southern suburbs got shellacked yesterday; now it’s our turn. I think I’ll stick with Rose Poivree.
I envy your easy Thanksgiving, although we’re not doing a huge amount of work either.
And of course I envy your trip to Florida!
Hopefully it will stop snowing by then 🙂
I’ve been looking at pictures of that snow – unbelievable! Stay safe and warm.
Thanks Gaynor, all good here.
I hope you have a lovely time watching the snow fall. That’s one of my very favorite sights.
It IS lovely… until everything turns grey and dirty!
Going to Texas to my brother’s for Thanksgiving. It’s becoming kind of a tradition in our family and takes a lot of work and stress off my mother. My sister-in-law is a great hostess. No SOTD yet. My package from Guerlain arrived this week, but MINUS the back-up bottle of Shalimar Millesime Tonka! The package wasn’t taped shut, just secured with a large tab like a cereal box. When I opened it, the inner wrapper had obviously been torn open and the perfume removed and box re-closed. The packing slip and free samples were still in the box. I called Guerlain, and they are not going to get any more Millesime Tonka in the U.S. (the rep had just been told). So I am waiting for the (obvious) refund response, a claim having been opened for me. Not a satisfactory transaction so far, since an immediate refund should have been offered, Guerlain having failed to properly secure the box. I’m really glad to already have a bottle (thank you, H!!). But really disappointed how Guerlain has handled both this situation and the distribution of highly covetable limited edition flankers in general.
That is horrible with how Guerlain handles flankers and limited editions. Couldn’t get my hands on the MV one. I wonder if the delivery people decided to take your perfume.
Million dollar question. It was UPS.
Oh no. That’s awful.
Wow. That’s horrible. So sorry. Glad you still have a bottle.
Oh no, what a disaster.
That is so disappointing – let us know if Guerlain comes through with a refund. They really should, or at least offer to send you another perfume of equal value.
I will report back!
What a horrible experience.
Did you let UPS know they have a thief working for them?
I’m sorry this happened to you.
I need to call UPS for sure.
How awful to find an empty box inside the package!People really stupify me sometimes!!
That’s terrible! I hope you get some kind of satisfactory resolution.
And I hope the thief gets a rash from your perfume!!!!
This!
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That’s terrible! What did UPS say? It’s a major crime to tamper with mail like this
Still have to talk to them.
This once happened to me with a package from Nordstrom. The first rep also gave me an unsatisfactory answer about an investigation and a claim, but when I called back a few days later, another rep told me it should have been refunded immediately (which it then was). This is just to say—keep on them if nothing happens!
Rest assured I will!
Also very sorry to hear this, Sapphire. Guerlain should make that right. They choose the shipper so the relationship and risk is w/ them, or UPS should they take it w/ them, as it wasn’t delivered intact.
Wow, that really sucks. I hope that you get the proper resolution to this.
How awful, I am so sorry!
Wearing Amouage Dia today. I was debating either Dia or Kyoto but I wanted Dia more.
Dia is the most elegant every-day perfume out there.
Lyric today. Still love this gorgeous spicy, woodsy rose.
We thought we weren’t having any kids at holidays this year 🙁 (although later found that 1 of 3 sons and his wife will come for Thanksgiving) so we invited friends from Colorado whose son is also busy and they accepted. Very excited to see them! Long story short, today is “getting ready day” — a little vacuuming and dusting, making the guest bed, planning meals, etc.
Oh and going to have Mr SP trim hair in back to avoid huge jump in haircut cost at salon. 🤞🏻
That’s great that he can do it! My husband blows out my hair on bad arthritis days but I wouldn’t let him cut it.
We’ll see how it looks after…
I hope you have a great time with your friends!
Thanks – I know we will!
Lyric is wonderful.
Met a friend for coffee this am. Took me more time to put on parka, hat, ice cleats than it did to actually walk there. Peppermint vanilla latte. Yum. No beignets today, though. I managed to refrain.
Shalimar MVP – one spritz, but I will add more.
We will head to friends’ for Thanksgiving, so easy for us. We bring mashed potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts. Our town has festivities all weekend after that, so will go to our tree lighting, and I’m hoping to convince the husband to hit the barn dance.
Your town sounds so fun. I could go to the Seattle tree lighting the day after Thanksgiving …along with 10,000 others. And no barn dance.
Sounds like you’re not thrilled about that option!
Well, no barn dance!!
Barn dance? That sounds awesome.
SOTD is Zoologist Bee. I really enjoy this in the cooler season and it lasts forever. I don’t know if it is something I would wear going out though as I wonder what other’s think of it. My husband has trouble smelling so it does no good to ask him. Some have compared it to the smell of cat pee, but I don’t detect that on my skin.
Off to my sister-in-law’s for Thanksgiving. I like to do all the cooking, but since my parents are gone, I don’t get the chance to do that much anymore. Oh, well I am bringing pumpkin bars and a relish tray for my contribution.
Thank goodness it doesn’t smell like cat pee on you!
In Oeillet Bengale again, having “rediscovered” it for the CP.
Thanks again to LizzieB for the inspiration😊
You smell wonderful!
Good morning! Happy Saturday to all. I’m in Shalimar Tonka, thanks to hajusuuri’s split. I wasn’t sure I liked this when I wore it yesterday, but it’s growing on my today. That didn’t take long. 😂
It’s cold and rainy outside and I’m curled up with the canine snugglebump and a mug of tea. Made oatmeal this morning and then a small pot of spaghetti sauce for today and tomorrow. My freezer is so full that I couldn’t make a big pot of it cuz I’d have no place to put it! I’m not complaining, just amused at myself. 🍝
I really like it too! Very easy to wear. I will enjoy my decant since I’m not up to the effort of actually acquiring a bottle at this point
Totally understand.
My doggy Yei crossed the Rainbow Bridge early this morning, on my birthday. I am devastated. Please say a prayer for both of us. We really needed. Thank you.
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend 😔
I am so sorry for your loss, pfl67. May you find comfort that he is now with his other friends and smiling on you.
Happy Birthday 🎂
Sending condolences on your loss, I am so sorry. Yei was loved deeply and well.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you can take comfort in having provided a wonderful and loving home as long as you could.
All my love and a prayer for you both.
I am so sorry.
Sending my deepest sympathy, dear pl67. You and Yei will be in my prayers.
I am so sorry, pl67. What a difficult event to endure on any day, and especially on one’s birthday. May the memories of your beloved pup be a comfort in the future.
I’m so sorry for your loss, pl67. You were devoted to him; we all saw the love you had for him and how hard you worked to care for him. Sending you a heartfelt hug and prayers.
I’m so sorry for your loss of Yei,M!
Happy Birthday,for what it’s worth!
Sending a great big hug your way!
XO’s❣️🌹
Oh so sorry to hear this, PL67. My heart goes out to you. He had a wonderful human and you had a special dog.
What a love you two shared, and continue to share. I am so sorry for this devastating loss Pl67, and on your birthday. Sending you hugs and the hope that help comes from unexpected places today and in the days to come, to lighten your heavy heart❤️
I’m so sorry!
So sorry my friend🥲
I am so sorry to hear that Yei has passed. He obviously was a very special dog. Please be gentle with yourself as you grieve for him. Biggest hugs to you.
Oh pl67, I am so very sorry.😢
I’m so sorry 🌈🐾
So very sorry to hear this news about your beloved Yei. I know that he meant a lot to you. He knew that you loved him very much. Hugs.
I am so, so very sorry. 😢Sending a big 🤗.
Oh, so sorry to hear this! Big hugs from me and the Baby T-Rex. All the sympathy and doggie love we have in our hearts is headed to you! 😢
You took such good care of Yei and made sure he had a wonderful life for as long as possible. Be kind to yourself! Sending birthday wishes to you even if it isn’t your happiest day.
Sending you great big hugs, PL67. I am so very sorry for your loss. You gave Yei a wonderful life .
I’m so very sorry to hear Yei has passed. You are both in my prayers tonight. Your message brought tears to my eyes; sending you big hugs.
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear Yei, pl67, and on this day of all days. Please accept my sincere condolences. Perhaps it can be a day of celebrating both of your lives – his passed, and yours to come. ❤️
I am so sorry for your loss.
So very sorry, hope the Good memories will help you in your grief. I still think of my beloved cat often.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your sweet friend. It leaves such a big hole in the heart. I’ll hold some space for you and your lovey pet. Best wishes for you.
I’m so very, very sorry.
I am so sorry to hear that — hugs! You were such an amazing friend to him.
I am so sorry, sending gentle journey vibes to Yei and big hugs to you.
M, I’m so very sorry for your loss. As others said, it was obvious how much you loved and cared for him. Sending you a big hug. And especially sorry this happened on your birthday.
Oh PL67, I am so sorry. Your love for Yei has always been palpable through your posts and he, no doubt, felt it. The loss of a pet is such an acute grief. However much time we have with them, it is never enough. You and Yei are in my heart and thoughts.
I just saw your post PL67, I’m so sorry for your tremendous loss. Sending you lots of hugs! May all your wonderful memories of Yei bring you some comfort.
I’m just catching up on the comments from this weekend, and I also wanted to give you my condolences. Losing a pet is so horrible and painful, but you did an amazing job taking care of him and my pup and I are sending you big hugs.
I’m wearing Trayee today and although I usually love it, it smells weird. I’m thinking of adding some SSS Incense Pure to tone down the sweetness.
Hate it when something that I usually love smells off. Hope the IP helps.
SSS Incense Pure is one of the driest perfumes I know of.
Me too!
Hello all!
Had an adventurous Friday, going sailing in a cold day in the Gulf with a coworker. I had so much fun and can’t wait to go again soon. Might even go to sailing school after the holidays….
I had a hard time picking a perfume for today since I’m dead tired, but I ended up with Ambre Narguile–just a bit! I hated this one for a long time but after having smelled about a million boring ambers, I’ve come to appreciate its surprising tartness. It has lovely balance with the right application.
Have a great weekend all!
I love sailing and haven’t been in at least 20 years. I’m glad you had a great time!
SOTD = SJP Stash
Happens to have pepper and the bottle is gorgeous. It’s also discontinued but keep looking because they sometimes appear unexpectedly at Marshall’s and similar stores. It’s another one where I ask myself why don’t I wear it more?
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClJxo-EOYC4/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
We were originally going to Seasons52 for Thanksgiving but had a last minute invitation from an aunt and that’s where we’re going. I’ll probably bring 2 bottles of wine, i.e., not anything I can bring home if not opened or partly eaten.
I just realized I have 2 more vacation days I need to schedule. Besides the last 2 weeks of December, I am taking off all Mondays starting November 28 and then Fridays the 9th and the 16th. I will likely be zooming in for some meetings but I like the freedom of not being tied down to a schedule (other than the meetings).
I love Stash too, much to my surprise because its notes list wouldn’t normally appeal to me. Portia of Australian Perfume Junkies had the very best idea for using the oil that comes in some of the sets: use it in one’s bath! One dropperful is enough to make the whole bathroom smell marvelous.
Your vacation day schedule sounds terrific. I go back to my job on 12/14 after an extended leave, but it should be very quiet then, and the office will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s, so it will be a gradual transition back.
I hope you have a great time at your aunts. Your vacation day plan sounds perfect.
Stash is a good one. I wore it the other day and was amazed that it lasted all day!
I did not know they discontinued that one. I am surprised as a lot of people enjoyed it.
Wanted to post if anyone is looking for Stash it’s on fragrancebuy.ca right now for a very good price imho…
https://fragrancebuy.ca/products/sarahjessicaparkerstash-woman
I wanted to love Stash, but I couldn’t smell it! Very annoyed by that.
I’ve been testing my latest samples from Luckyscent, I’m so relieved the US postal service is posting to New Zealand again. Thus far, a couple of dislikes, several likes and no have-to-buys, so my curiosity is satisfied at a minimum price 🙂
I’m testing ELdO’s Frustration this morning, it’s got a bit too much vanilla for me, but it might be just the thing for a vanilla fan.
I’m glad you have access to LS shipments now, Gaynor. I haven’t heard of that ELDO, so I’m off to research it, being a vanilla fan and all!
Me too!!
I liked Frustration, probably because I love vanilla. 🙂
In TDC Bois d’Iris today, which is what I chose for yesterday’s memorial service. There was a second service this morning for the same person, but with a (mostly) different group of people. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and good wishes yesterday.
It sounds like others have had ups and downs in Thanksgiving planning this year, just as we have. Our usual guest is unable to come this year, but I had already ordered and put a deposit down on a small farm turkey when friends in the neighborhood invited us to join them for dinner. We’ve compromised and will join them for dessert and drinks in the evening, especially fun since their kids and partners will be home. I will be making pecan pie, cherry pie, and for our own dinner, corn pudding. Mr. Skal will cook everything else. He is out of town this weekend on his last work trip of the fall, and I hope he doesn’t get delayed by snow on the way back! Hope everyone on the list who is in or near Buffalo stays safe in the snow.
You smell great. I had the hardest time finding a bottle of that perfume for some reason, so I was thrilled when I did! I think it’s a very good choice for memorial services.
Your Thanksgiving compromise is very clever.
I think it has been discontinued. I got mine from LuckyScent (at least five years ago), and it’s no longer on their website, or on The Different Company’s. Sigh.
I got 2 bottles of it off of e bay and the top notes were off on both and it seemed like the top apparatus didn’t seal well with the glass. I finally found a bottle that was just right:)
Messe de Minuit for a cold day, high 33F. Full disclosure, I am breaking out the heavy sweaters, which always seem to pick up a borderline sour-wood smell in storage. My drawer isn’t lined in cedar and had a lavender sachet but the clean sweaters need a little airing that I did not have time for. MdM powered me through.
Oooo you smell wonderful and mysterious, and you’ll be cozy in the heavy sweaters. Which reminds me that I want to get merino wool base layer for winter.
I’m starting to break out my heavy sweaters as well.
Happy weekend everyone!
We had our year-end function yesterday,it was a murder-mystery themed affair.Although great fun,I left shortly after the main dish was served.I cannot do big gatherings any more,it truly sucks the life out of me to have to make forced smalltalk.But it was also a celebration of my 15 years at the hospital,so yay for that.
SOTD!
Guerlain L’Instant.This is such a weirdly wonderful perfume,I don’t wear it too often because of my love/hate relationship with it.Truly a perfect mood/day/weather fragrance,but today it worked in the hot humidity
Still cannot decide if I’m happy/sad/bored/depressed/excited though,mental health has been a ride these past few weeks!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
XO’s
Oh JB. Hope your mental health improves. Maybe that’s why we haven’t seen you. I am sure I have driven half of this crowd nuts as the last week and last weekend I was sending out posts to you. I was looking for more iris scents and was wishing you would repost your list as I forgot to copy it. Luckily, several others chimed in and now I have a lot to consider. If you happen to read this today or tomorrow please add your favorites again. I appreciate you. Feel better!
Sorry I missed out on the fun Kris!I shallmake up by posting a small-ish list of faves tomorrow sometime!
Thank you for checking in on me!
Happy Saturday!
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The Iris Perfumes I adore!
1.)ELdO Bendelirious
2.)Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist
3.)Hermés Hiris
4.)Korloff Paris Iris D’Ore
5.)Au Pays de la Fleur d’Orange Rose Iriseè
6.)Parfums d’Empire Equistrius
7.)Guerlain Iris Ganache
8.)Guerlain Apres L’Ondee
9.)Guerlain L’Heure Bleue
10.)Chanel 28 La Pausa
11.)Chanel No.18 edt
12.)Chanel No.19 edp
13.)Santa Maria Novella Iris
14.)Frederic Malle Iris Poudre
15.)Prada Infusion de Iris
16.)Dior Homme edp
17.)Olfactive Studio Iris Shot
18.)Van Cleef and Arpels Bois d’Iris
19.)The Different Company Bois d’Iris
20.)Atelier Cologne Silver Iris.
This is just off the top of my head,and there are many more as my collection of iris perfumes are quite extensive!I hope you enjoy and know/get to know some of these beauties!
XO’s!🌹🤗
Thanks so much! This time I copied it as I did other’s lists last weekend. 😊
My pleasure!Please let us know when you’ve sampled some of the suggestions!🌹🤗
Congratulations on the 15 years in one place! They are lucky to have you.
I have no advice about mental health roller coasters, but just want to send you hugs and warm regards from the other side of the planet.
Thank you Sistine,and one of those wonderful hugs coming right back at you!
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Congratulations J B!
15 years is an accomplishment to feel proud about. Even though tough times you hung in there.🌞
Thank you my friend!
I initially intended to just do 5 years at the hospital,way back when I started in 2007.Time flies,15years later!🙈🙈🥳
Totally with you on small-talk — I retired at the end of 2020 after 15 years at the same company, and the pandemic saved me from a rather extravagant retirement party that my closest coworker/boss had been planning for quite some time. Would have been kinda fun, but. 😝
Haha!
I tried to psyche myself up before this one,”You’ll be great!Go have fun!Ask people about their holiday plans!”…
Nope.Could not do it for too long haha.
I’ve never really understood the point of small talk. Objectively, I guess I get it, but really….why?? I too much prefer small gatherings where I know everyone versus a big party.
A therapist once advised me not to compare my insides with other peoples outsides, and I’ve carried that with me. Folks can be happy and smiley, but you never know what’s going on under the surface. Peace and hugs to you, J B! ✌🏻🤗
Love what your therapist said!
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I love L’instant so much – it doesn’t get the love it deserves imho
It is a really greqt perfume.Underrated Guerlain gem.
Congrats on those 15 years! I hope they appreciate what a gem they have in you! I think it’s nice that you to even turned up for that shindig. I don’t think I would have had it in me. Nope, I KNOW I wouldn’t have had it in me!
Mental health is definitely a roller coaster for me, too. I’m swinging from Very Irritable and Impatient to down right Snarlish with people at work who keep talking in my ear even though I give them ZERO encouragement. 🤬 Just go AWAY! Whew! 😅 I think a lot of people who put their head down and pushed like an ox through the last 2-3 years, especially in healthcare and other “essential” business areas, are just now getting back to normal and realizing they still have a lot to process. I’m just trying to acknowledge it, watch it, and not let those moods dictate my behavior. But honestly, the constant yapping in my ear last night almost made me lose it. I ended up moving my to another area of the unit. Did I mention I was irritable? 😂
Thank you Deva!
Oh,we get each other!Haha!
There was one team-building event a couple of years back where I came,I saw,I left…I just told the hospital manager “I can’t do this today” and left!
To think I was once THE social butterfly,haha!I’ve bcome very guarded and jealous about my space and my time.And that is fine too.
Sending huuugs!🤗🌹✌🏻
15 years is wonderful, congrats!
Going for part of the event seems a reasonable compromise. My husband and I often drive separately to events because he will socialize all night and a few hours is plenty for me 🙂
Thank you Robin!
Yes,I can do small-ish gatherings and intimate visits with select friends are also fine.But these huge shindigs with a phlethora of people is not for me anymore,thanks….
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Congratulations on 15 years! I’m with you on the small talk and large gatherings, as well, especially for work. Outside work, I do not have very much in common with many of my colleagues, and holiday parties were always a slog. I am so glad they are gone, at least for now.
Thank you!
I usually do not attend,unless it’s kinda compulsory like this time,and I’ll probably have to go next year when it’s a milestone celebration for the organisation.
Happy Weekend!
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Big congrats on 15 years at your employer! That’s a significant milestone these days. I’m glad to hear that you showed up for part of it and then left when it started to feel uncomfortable.
Congratulations on your work anniversary and wishing you happy days ahead!
I had a lovely time yesterday at Fumerie and met Calypso. She and some of the other conference attendees (they are philosophers) descended on Mike, our perfume host. In short order the counter was covered with bottles and smelling strips. I loved Meo Fusciuni Luce and bought a bottle, but might go back and get Quartana Wolfsbane, it was so interesting with a truffle note.
Thanksgiving for one isn’t really a thing and I don’t care for turkey, so I will make something special and buy a fancy dessert from the bakery.
This morning I woke up after an interrupted night’s sleep (Dapper the cat attacked my feet) and put on Chypre Mousse.
How wonderful that you got to go perfume sniffing with Calypso!
Sounds like yesterday was fun!
That sounds like so much fun!
I’m so glad you were able to meet Calypso! We’ve gone sniffing a few times and I always come away from the outing knowing a little more than I did before. 😊
How fun! I hope you and Calypso had a good time at Fumerie. I miss it still; there is no place here like it. I should ask Tracy if she will start a franchise so that I can open a “Fumerie East.” 😉
I’ve had several samples from Meo Fusciuni in my cart for quite a while now – you just convinced me it’s time to hit the “buy” button.
Sounds like yesterday was a great time! Perfumista meetups are the best!
How fun! All I really want from Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie. 🙂
Currently recuperating from a relatively mild case of COVID — the first time I’ve had it! Luckily I am triple-boosted, which I think is helping me a lot. I’m still taking anti-viral med though, which is advised to speed recovery and lower risk of “long COVID.” My daughters have it this week too, which is how I caught it; we had a family dinner on Sunday night.
Since I’m confining myself to one part of the house, hoping not to infect my husband, I will probably spend this weekend reorganizing my perfumes, which will also make me very happy! I might venture out to the garden for a bit, as it’s not too cold today and I still (always!) have plants and bulbs to get in the ground. And then there’s the planning for Thanksgiving dinner, which I also enjoy. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Hope you feel better soon. I have avoided it too so far, but wonder how long that will last. Up to date on all the boosters so just making sure to practice good hand hygiene.
I hope you recover quickly.
Get well fast. A little fresh air is a great idea if you feel up to it.
I love reorganizing my perfumes too. I hope you continue to feel better!
Ick. Hope that your symptoms continue to be mild, and that you recover completely.
Here is my “Get Well Soon” card!
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Hope it’s a very mild case and that you keep your sense of smell.
Gack! I hope you feel better very soon. Good for you, though, about reorganizing your bottles. 😊
Hope you are all better soon and your perfume reorganization goes well!
I’m in Cuir D’Ange today. It’s definitely a cooler weather perfume for me, and it has definitely cooled down here! I just bought new slippers lined with fleece and my feet are soooo happy.
I’ll be alone on Thanksgiving, so no major plans. I think I’ll make something not associated with the holiday meal because I don’t want to bum myself out. My current thought is duplicating the vegan mac and cheese (and peas) they used to serve at the Triple Rock Social Club. I loved that dish! (And that bar.)
I have a couple different pairs of fleece lined slippers (snoozies) and I’ve worn them so much, they are starting to get holes on the bottom. Almost time for a new pair.
Sorry you will be alone sistine, I hope you cook yourself something fantastic!
One Thanksgiving during my single days I decided to enjoy some Wild Turkey on the rocks, in a bubble bath. My dad laughed himself silly when I told him about my “turkey” that year. 🤪
ZOMG! That is awesome on several levels!
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Your slippers and your mac n cheese sound perfect!
I’m in OJ Tolu. Close to thunking (autocorrect REALLy wants that to be thinking) another sample.
Not traveling for thanksgiving and it will be just the 5 of us since my parents are in Florida. That’s okay, it suits me just fine. I like a quiet holiday. I’m sure it sounds quite boring to people who grew up in a large family, but when I hear colleagues talk about hosting a thanksgiving for 15,20 or 25 people, I can feel myself starting to break out in a cold sweat.😰 I get pvc’s just thinking about it, lol.
Anyway, in the spirit of giving thanks, I’ve got a traveling box of samples looking for a new home. They came to me from the lovely Nancyleandros and I believe they went to her from another lovely NSTer. I’ve taken a few, added a few, and now I’m ready to pass it on. Thankful for this giving community.☺️ Call dibs here and email me: p k wisdom(one word) and the yahooland.
That’s *in* the yahooland. But you probably knew what I meant.
Dibs on the samples if no one else has reached out yet!
Yay for having the Thanksgiving that you want this year!
I’m in the beautiful Bengale Rouge for a cold afternoon. Getting my act together for Thanksgiving
I spent the day cleaning. Tomorrow will be shopping, and really probably some more cleaning because the state of my house was pretty dire!
Hope we are both all set by Thursday 🙂
First day off in a while. I slept so well, feel like a new person today, which is fortunate since I have lots of household chores waiting for me.
I got my 5th COVID shot/3rd booster, since infectious disease specialists think the new bivalent vaccine really is better. I got so sick with the booster I took in June, hope I don’t have repeat of that. I am trying Moderna after 4 Pfizer. The actual injection was not painful at all so fingers crossed tomorrow I still feel ok.
I am wearing a sample of Rook, Undergrowth. Mint is the first note listed but I get a very smooth patchouli. It is growing on me. Dry down is mellow and comforting. It is a chilly, rainy day and I am trying to decide if I dare take a walk. I need the exercise.
Hope you were ok today, Zephyr2?
I will be solo for Thanksgiving this year. Mr. Jalapeno will still be in Florida with his stepmom. Some friends of mine have invited me over for Friendsgiving on Black Friday, and said that the only thing I need to bring is my appetite.
I still am planning to bring some potent potables.
SOTD = Agent Provocateur Eau Provocateur EdT. This is a lighter, orange blossom based take on the OG Agent Provocateur. Finally opened my bottle of this one.
Nice that you have somewhere to go on Friday, but you are welcome here on Thursday. If you can beam yourself to Seattle! 😀
Awwwwww, thanks! It would be fun to have a meeting of expat Coloradans out there…
It’s lovely that you have something planned for the Friday.
I get by with a little help from my friends! 😎
Late to the party but just waking up and trying gird my loins for another night. Wore Roja’s Enslaved to bed and still smelling so delicious! 🥰 I will up the ante before heading into work. Pretty sure I can’t afford a FB of this, but I can dream…It reminds me of something, maybe or maybe not another perfume, but it does jingle the memory bell in my brain .
Stuffed after a big brunch of mushroom, turkey bacon, and cheese scrambled egg beaters. ($8 for 32 oz!!) Made a bit too much and had to share and doggo wasn’t mad about that. 🐕
Sadly, “the season” is definitely over here at our local TJ’s. Not even any pumpkin oat milk available anymore. I have one quart left and will have to dole it out by the spoonful to make it last as long as possible.
Hope everyone is enjoying this last weekend before the chaos officially kicks off! 🎉🎊🎁🎄🎅
Was that a good price for the Eggbeaters? I don’t buy them, so have no idea.
Enslaved is so fabulous!
The weatherman said 22 inches of snow has fallen in the past 3 days here. The warning ends tomorrow morning. I have today off, and have only managed a load of laundry and sloppy Joe’s for dinner. ( from a can, nothing fancy)
Yesterday I bought a teeny tiny ham for Thanksgiving. It cost $19 dollars. A turkey would have been less money but more stress. I might go out to my sisters later Thanksgiving day but that will depend on the weather and the roads.
My sotd is Shalimar edp to warm myself up.
Ulta started Black Friday sales tonight.
22 inches!!!? That’s crazy! Sloppy Joes sound like the perfect cozy meal. I hope the roads are clear enough for you to travel safely to your sister’s on Thanksgiving. And I just want to add that in this season of gratitude, I’m very thankful for your presence on NST😊
And grateful for all of the late NST posters!
Aww thanks! I’m grateful for the late readers too. 😊
Stay safe on those roads, lillyjo! I hope it lets up enough so they can at least get the streets plowed. Yeah, the cost of things…yikes! It getting to be downright scary…Despite it all, you smell fabulous!
Thanks Deva. I am non-stop thankful for the snow plow and Salt truck drivers. I would tip them if I could. ( although.. I guess that’s what my taxes are for lol. But more of that should be diverted to them!)
Be safe out there!
XO’s
Doing my best!
Keep warm, hope you can get to your sister’s, drive safely, I seem to remember that your son was going to cook the ham?
He’s the one that always wants a turkey. I told him if he wants one this year he would have to cook it himself. He decided to choose ham instead. Lol.
Good for you, lillyjo! Roasting a turkey is a big old pain in the keister. Also, the turkey prices are really out of sight this year, so I think you made the right decision! 🙄🦃🙄
Oy! Stay safe. Lower down, you mentioned your son wanted turkey. He still can if he buys a meal in a restaurant – no muss, no fuss.
That is a whole lotta snow! Drive safe if you have to go out, and stay home if you don’t.
Glad to hear that you won’t be messing with a turkey this year. I like your solution: if your son wants it, he can cook it!
Less stress is always good if you can pull it off.
And hope some of that snow is gone today!
It is crazy cold here for November, we just went for our after dinner walk at 23F.
Hope you are able to get there safely on Thanksgiving! And I am grateful for your presence here as well. 🙂
Sending positive vibes to all of you dealing with mega snow out east — stay safe and warm!
The awful headache has departed, and I’m wearing Caron Tabac Blond extrait this morning. The juice in my little vial has turned somewhat dark and syrupy, and there’s only about half a ml left of it, but oh gosh it’s amazing.
You know it’s amazing when you savor a half ml. I have an old bottle of KL with 2 sprays left that I just can’t bring myself to use up. I just save it and smell it every now and then. I am glad you are feeling better!
Are you talking about Karl Lagerfeld?
Yeah. From the late 80s.
Speaking of Caron, a knowledgable perfume friend shared sniffs from his new Caron discovery kit and said that they’ve recently reformulated their fragrances, for the better! Have you, or anyone else heard this?
Well good, some of them had gotten really awful.
Glad to hear that your miserable headache has departed!
Shalimar MVP again today for early church, then breakfast and a stroll through the lovely local home store downtown. It’s filled with all their winter and holiday items. Will be getting up into the closet to pull down our pillows, etc. that we got there last year.
Brrr, it was cold today. I broke out the big guns – parka, wool scarf and cap. Deer have showed up in the back…there’s a small family that have distinctive black markings on their ears and tails. Just lovely.
It is freezing here but have not seen deer in weeks, don’t know why. Saw 2 foxes tonight on our walk though!
Shalimar Tonka for me again today. Num num!
Been industrious today. Made granola, swept and vacuumed, deep cleaned the kitchen (it needed it) and moved my winter clothes to the main closet. My sister will be here for Thanksgiving, and we’re going to have a clothes swap. Her “possibles” are bagged up and ready. 👚👖👗
I love a clothes swap! I’ve done that with my niece.
I keep saying I am going to make granola, but I still haven’t done it. Soon!
I was chilling the entire weekend wearing some Dusita Oudh Infini.
Also we got our first snow today.
Hope it was enough to be pretty but not so much you had to shovel!
SOTD = Tom Ford Amber Absolute
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Off to Wegmans in a few minutes. I normally do it as part of my grocery store runs on Saturdays but got lazy yesterday when I only stopped at Whole Foods.
Speaking of Whole Foods, remember the fiasco about not being given the Prime discount despite the fact that my Amex is tied to my Prime account? Well, yesterday, I asked the cashier to check the pricing on 3 items of clothing and I ended up buying one because it was indeed on sale for 40% off whereas the other 2 were not. The cashier clearly knew I was not taking them and set them aside next to her register. When I thought I was done, I looked at my receipt and saw that she charged me for the clothing I did not want to buy. Ugh! It was another stop at Customer Service. No issues with the refund but why did I have to waste my time dealing with service that is sub-par? This was the 3rd time in a month that I had to stop at Customer Service to resolve an issue. I have half a mind to present Whole Foods with a bill for MY time…I may just do it to see what reaction I get. Also, for what it’s worth, the cashier I do not like was blocking the aisle. I figured out quite quickly that she was counting the items in someone’s cart and had to do it over (the counting). Why? Because she kept getting distracted by wanting to count before she was checking out all the items for fear that someone will steal! I know it happens but if it makes you inefficient, just stop it. It wasn’t her choice to make every customer play the grocery bagger role so I say they should have other workers policing the checkout lines rather than the cashier having to fear for her job!
I haven’t been to the Whole Foods in my area for months. It’s a pain to get to as it is (and a special trip out of the way), and I have noticed that the service went downhill after Amazon bought them. Just not worth the aggro.
It is also clear that the staff are WAY more unhappy. I often hear them complaining to each other in the aisles, that never used to happen.
I hate having to go to customer service and get something fixed!
If you do bill them be sure to report back!
I am wearing Hermes Violet Volynka, i tried it at the store this morning and it is still going strong. I am enjoying it a lot. Unfortunately they didn’t have any samples, i really wanted to wear it a couple of times before buying.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving Hera!
Thanks and you smell great!
I’ve been commando this weekend as I’ve been taking care of a friend recovering from surgery. Spritzed on a bit of Lush Turmeric Latte for bed, happy to be home in my own bed.