It’s Tuesday. Birthdays: Benjamin Franklin, Anne Brontë, Betty White, Eartha Kitt. RIP Gina Lollobrigida. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm copying Dawn's choice yesterday, in vintage Guerlain Jicky. Tea at the moment is Rose from Art of Tea, mixed with random black Assams.
Reminder: 1/20 is David Lynch's birthday. Pick a favorite Lynch work or character and wear a scent to match, or pick a theme (split roles? doppelgangers? surrealism?) and work with that for your fragrance choice. If you don't know (or care about) his work, you could just wear something a little weird or off-kilter.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2023, where I'll try (but obviously sometimes fail) to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: With apologies, in honor of David Lynch we are substituting coffee for tea this week. (Bonus reading: David Lynch's Philosophy on Drinking Coffee at Vice.) Top image shows cherry pie and coffee from the Double R Diner in the David Lynch series Twin Peaks.
Drinking a cappuccino for David Lynch and wearing Samsara for Blue Velvet since they are both from the 80’s.
I had never heart of that movie until I was living in San Francisco many moons ago, and they had a theater near my apartment on Fillmore that showed movies at midnight. A friend of mine said let’s go to see Blue Velvet, I can’t sleep and you are awake. So spontaneously we went and she knew all about this film, and was shocked that I had never saw it before…and this was discussed after the film was finished when she saw the look on my face…
Samsara really hit the spot today. I thought I had lost my precious parfum bottle and rediscover while I was organizing.
Such a shocking movie. I watched it with friends for the first time during the lockdown (we were on the phone). I knew it was David Lynch but even still it surprised me.
Yeah, I found that movie pretty disturbing and I don’t think I’ve seen it since the ‘80s because once was enough for me. You tied your sotd in perfectly! Plus you smell great!😀
I have never been able to bring myself to see it. I have a lot of respect for David Lynch but that doesn’t mean I’ll watch everything he makes!
Ditto. I don’t think I can get through Blue Velvet.
Yay for serendipitous discoveries while organizing! I have had one or two “lost forever” items unearthed in a Big Tidy.
Glad that you rediscovered a perfume treasure of yours!
I think Bruno Fazzolari’s line FZOTICA is an apt match for David Lynch. They both have a sense of skewed reality, the erotic, and saturated color. From the FZOTICA website:
“Fah-ZA-tic (pronounced like exotic and erotic) is the place for all things Fah-zolari. I’m a painter by training, and scents have always made me see colors in my mind (synesthesia). For years, I experimented with making perfumes for myself. I first put a perfume in an exhibition with my paintings in 2010. I loved how it transformed a cold, impersonal gallery into a lively place of conversation. So for each of my shows, I started to include a scent.
“To my great surprise, my scents developed a cult following. In 2013 I added bottles for sale through my artist website labeled simply with my name. As sales continued to grow, I quit my job as an art professor. In 2017 I rebranded as FZOTIC, my first foray as an entrepreneur.”
My lemming of the day is FZ’s Ummugumma throw:
https://fzotic.com/products/ummagumma-throw?_pos=2&_psq=umma&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Oops — I wrote FZOTICA instead of FZOTIC. 🙄
hehe
I’m wearing Ummagumma today as well!
I have a sample on order — sounds yummy!
I am wearing Estee Lauder Private Collection and drinking a cup of Maple Tea.
You smell wonderful. Estée Lauder is my favorite house. I have a vintage-ish PC that I love to smell In the bottle and in the beginning when I splash or spritz it on. But this is one of the few EL’s that does not play nice as the wearing-hours go by.
I’m wearing Agar Musk from my Ramon Monegal discovery set. This opens on a strong vetiver note, and since I love vetiver, I’m really enjoying this.
Yum, vetiver.
Good morning, all! I am wearing a slightly tweaked classic, which is David Lynch – esque right there, yes? Shalimar Ode a la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique…..This is something Lady Jessica would have worn for her Duke, on their migration from Caladan to Arakis. When she has donned the Bene Gesserit role, she would wear something else, maybe a mix of protective aromas and beautiful but dangerous odors – oleander, foxglove, lily of the valley??? That would be a perfume that David Lynch might show an interest in. All right, now to shopping…
you smell fab
Thank you! Happy morning!!!
I don’t know many David Lynch movies, but I do know you smell wonderful. 😊
I am talking about the only two I know, Dune and Blue Velvet. Lol. I like this Shalimar with vanilla and cinnamon, but I actually preferred the Madagascar version…
I LOVE his Dune!
Dune is great. Sting cracks me up leading with his crotch and chewing up the scenery.
YES!!
Lacoste Pour Homme. A bag of fruit-flavoured Skittles up top, then spices and woods and vanilla. Despite the obvious presence of apple (my sworn enemy), I love this. It may start with candy, but underneath, it’s sophisticated.
Never would have tried this but you intrigue me, especially as I I usually find 🍎notes repulsive.
I loved Skittles candy when I was in junior high school.
We have a BBW-like store in South Africa called Rain.I’m wearing Twig from their collection of 3 botanical perfumes(the other being Nectar and Leaf).
Still thinking about the log-whisperer from Twin Peaks.
Happy Tuesday!
Heatwave in full force this week.
✌🏻😉🌹
Keep cool in Rain. Sounds pretty dire over there, with all the power cuts etc.
Dire is a mild word for what we are currently experiencing!It’s ridiculous.
You can send some of that heatwave this way!🌞
I’m ready for some snow!!(from the guy that cannot stand Winter!Haha!)
Way up here in Indiana, we are having a Spring day! 50+F and sunny. But surely this is a meteorological coincidence?☀️🌞
Nice!
We were at 98F today,plus powercuts every 4-5 hours.A summer to remember!
Just to add,in the meantime Sheba the tiger who escaped on Saturday from a sanctuary is still roaming the streets of Johannesburg.Welcome to Africa.I cannot even make this s*&*t up!🤣🤣🤣
Maybe she’ll rest in the shade with this heat and be easier to catch?
Let’s hope!
She already attacked a man,a pig and two doggies were killed.
Oh my.
Good luck, JB! Have you ever tried Mugler Cologne? It’s ideal for hot weather.
I have not actually!
Missed out on the original when it was THE cologne!
I can try to send some of my coolth your way!
Hope that the wayward tiger is safely caught soon. 🐯
https://youtu.be/StGY3UcnG4o
So David Lynch directed an advertisement for Opium in the 1990s so I’m going with that ( sadly not 1990s Opium). I’ve just been outside to see if I could spot Sagittarius and Mercury . It’s not quite 5am and it turns out it’s misty and raining but it’s warm and I wish I could post the bird call this morning, the back and forth of tui – clear, bell like, loud – cutting through the dark.
What a fun fact! I had no idea. Your sotd is perfect.
This!
Well played!!!!!
Fun fact!Love Love!
He’s done quite a lot of perfume ads Gucci, Gio..Jil Sander, I think
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kmzmw4w5w
Gucci
https://www.openculture.com/2014/01/david-lynchs-literary-perfume-ads.html
Thanks!
Wow thanks for sharing. This is a whole new side to David Lynch for me.
I have posted that here before but still forgot it! And:
https://nstperfume.com/2010/11/30/his-mind-would-never-romp-again/
https://nstperfume.com/2007/10/01/seemed-like-the-real-thing/
Thank you for the link, Kanuka, I have vintage Opium secret de parfum, (a sort of glorified EDP) which is all about the myrrh, I enjoy it a lot but also enjoy the modern and easier to wear iteration, you smell great.
Kanuka, I love reading your evocative posts. Thank you.
These guys are hilarious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0K1q9JriDE
Perhaps different from what you heard at a different time of day.
Hello all!
First day of classes this semester and I’m so tired! I’m wearing a new acquisition, a Caleche flanker called Fleurs de Mediterranee. Caleche aldehydes with a gorgeous powdery mimosa heart. Even better on fabric! I’d never heard of it but someone on Instagram posted about it. Wasn’t too hard to find a 🍾….
Stay safe everyone!
That’s a beauty, you smell amazing! I bought a decant ages ago, and luckily it’s still in good shape. Congrats on your bottle!
Ah, I am sure you smell great! Get good rest.
I’m in Glossier You.
Daily lemming alert, I just got an email from Glossier that they now have a deodorant. It comes in You, orange blossom, sandstone and unscented. Want! $22 is a bit steep for a deodorant but it does come an eco friendly reusable container.
My son has a job interview today, and I’m excited for him, but, it’s 120 miles from home.🥺 I knew when he moved home 14 months ago it would just be “temporary,” but I’ve gotten quite used to him being around. I wished him the best of luck anyway.☺️
At least you’ve had him for the “extra” time! Has he fully healed from shoulder surgery?
Yep, that’s exactly what my mom said. I believe everything happens for a reason, and I think he and his baby sister were meant to have this time together. They’ve really bonded over the past year.
Yes! Healed and good as new!
120 miles away is better than a couple of time zones, though!
This is true!
Going with the obvious, “You know, this is, excuse me, a damn fine cup of coffee…” plus all kinds bonus CP points for adding in the Log Lady:
SOTD: sfumato Mocha Valentino (a cedar bomb with a coffee note)
Excellent!!
I’m wearing Initio Side Effect from a split decant today because it was within easy reach and just because I like it. ☺️
CP compliant only in the fact that I’m drinking and thoroughly enjoying a hot! hot! hot! cup of coffee.
Finally getting the Moby attended to this morning and I’ll be so happy to NOT see the “check engine” light. Although the van drives same as it always has, and even though I’ve been instructed by the mechanic to ignore the light on the dash, it still gives me some very low level anxiety every time I look down and see it.
Happy Tuesday!
Well, I spoke too soon. They won’t have the part needed until end of day today, so my appointment has been changed to tomorrow….🚐
Drat!! At least for the coffee
At least you won’t have to wait much longer for Moby’s fix!
SotD for CP SJP Covet. There may be some default points but I have never been one to intentionally watch creepy and upending movies and TV so I won’t delve in to the connection. 🙈
Fair enough! I have skipped a fair amount of his work. And some of his paintings freak me out too.
I also avoid creepy, gory, and unsettling content. Too easy to mess with my head that way.
I feel the same way.
In a little spritz of Parfums DelRae Amoureuse for my week of perfumes that seem David Lynch-ish.
I agree with you it seems Lynchian but wonder why you think so. For Mulholland Drive perhaps?
I can definitely see it fitting Mulholland Drive and the juxtaposition between the bizarre and the beautiful.
SOTD = Honore des Pres I Love Les Carottes
Iris – lovely!
My drawer clean out is not done, but I took a look at the contents and did an initial purge of plastic utensils. This week, I will sort out all the other items. Other than a few items, everything else is going to be donated. Why? Do I need 10 sharp knives? No. Do I need 20 wooden / plastic / metal chef mixing spoons? Again, no. If I didn’t know they existed prior to yesterday, do I need them at all? Nope. It will be done this week and I will take them to the donation center. I did clean out location 2 (tiny, in the whole scheme of things) so I am pretty happy.
Someone asked yesterday if the mystery drawer was intended for cutlery. I believe so but it was never used this way.
Slowly but surely …
How many iris perfumes do you have again? 🤣🤣🤣
If I really counted – a lot!
In L’Eau d’Hiver, a nod to Twin Peaks’ cool climate setting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXrjMaVoTy0
Perfect! Nicely done.
Under the heading of “unexpected,” I looked closely at my bottle of Organza Indecence this morning before I sprayed. The figure is naked amidst the flowing lines of the gown. How did I not notice this before? I guess that’s where the “Indecence” comes in.
Hiho, we are twins today! I’ve not noticed that about the bottle, either.
You both smell great!
In Eldos Putain de Palaces today for Jade in TP The Return.
https://youtu.be/feTaze9quy4
I think I am going to have to pick a scent for Dougie now!
He’s so handsome.
I did some number crunching over the weekend and updated my semi-fancy perfume-spending spreadsheet and it was quite sobering.🤣
In 2021, 70% of the full bottles I bought were bought blind/unsniffed and last year for 2022 it was 66%. That is probably quite high compared to others I am guessing and going to endeavor in 2023 to try to get down to 50% blind or less. ehaeheh
You may ask…why so many blind? My answer: some are cheapies from discount sites…it you can get an entire bottle for less than $50 for example. Others b/c I have a pretty high success rate w/ blind buys and it would be tough to get a sample otherwise. But my 2023 goal will be to sample first as the collection is getting too big and I don’t want it to become burdensome…mentally or space-wise. In 2020 I got rid of maybe two dozen bottles but I came back w/ a vengeance in 2021 and 2022. 😈
This week I am sampling (pats self on back) stuff from Luckyscent and tried Ambre Chromatique (a fresh amber that is unisex to masculine leaning), Tonka Bodykon (fruity, spicy tonka that I quite liked though note there is a bit of dreaded for some apple) and Dulce Diablo (holy apricot, Batman! plus vanilla which I also really enjoyed w/ the first wearing).
Congratulations on your sampling, I too sometimes blind buy, it’s the gambling aspect, but it’s the only gambling I indulge in 😃, so there’s that.
Yes, the gambling thrill for BBs is very powerful for me too. No interest in regular gambling but buying perfume blind has a certain exhilaration that buying sniffed doesn’t. 🎲 I am otherwise non thrill-seeking and risk-averse too. Behold the power of perfume! 😁
Ha! Exactly the same.
You are a lucky gambler than I am since I can count on one hand the number of successful blind buys I’ve had.
Totally understand the allure of the blind buy gamble! I’ve done much better there than I have when I’ve played poker…
I’m sure I’ve seen more David Lynch films than I can bring to mind now. I’ve seen Blue Velvet at least twice and I’m completely blank on it.
Meanwhile, I’ll wear an easy option, ELdO’s Spice Must Flow. The 1984 Dune movie had a lot of faults, but some scenes were fabulous.
Nice play! Perfect scent name for the movie.
Wearing FM Eau de Magnolia, suitable for a Lynchian ingenue. (Yes, am reverse-engineering, and in actuality I’m working on Project Decant)
Reverse engineering is the way to go, most days.
At the doctor’s office now for a check up. Wearing a small dab of Lyric extrait from a sample.
Hope the visit went well dawn!
I’m in Cuir Cannage, and can’t think of a single Lynch-ian thing about it.
Coffee in my Ember mug, heated blanket wrap, and Tam Dao for the sauna vibe. Having pretzel sticks and fancy milk chocolate from my Christmas stocking for breakfast. The only drawback is that I am also working, so nothing is perfect lol
It all sounds very cozy.
Ha, I was *almost* jealous until i got to the end
TOTM = Taylor’s Scottish breakfast tea with a little half and half to mellow it.
I had an optometrist appointment this morning which turned out to be blessedly routine. I’ve had some flashing in my field of vision in the last few days, so I got it checked out. My retina is fine; evidently this happens sometimes in older people and there’s no real reason for it. 🤓
I was commando for the appointment and am now chilling in Organza Indecence. Totally inappropriate for the cp, but the hand wants what it wants!
I’m glad your eyes are ok.
Me too! Marinating in OI is helping.
Good to know, I had not heard of that. Coming my way eventually, I’m sure.
I’m rather medically precocious, so I’m sure you don’t have to worry about it yet. 😊
I spent the day in Shalimar Philtre; I’ve realized that I have numerous iterations of Shalimar and its flankers but I reach for Philtre far more than the others, it’s the lavender that draws me in, I think. Tonight, I was in the mood for sweet, so I’m in FS Insomnia, sweet but not sickly and one of the few coffee notes I enjoy because it reminds me of Irish coffee.
Do you have a BUB of Shalimar Philtre?
I don’t but I have the 90ml bottle so it should last me a good while, if I came across a bargain again I would jump on it I think. Have you tried it?
I do not get along with the versions of Shalimar I have sampled in the past, so no. I haven’t tried it. Also, Shalimar is the signature scent of one of my in-laws. 😬
I found my decant of vintage Vacances, so that’s what I’m wearing.
Is it summer yet? ☺️
Almost! ☺️
I rummaged around and found a small decant of L’Arte do Gucci that I didn’t know I had. Holy cow, what a stunner 🌹 Why oh why was it discontinued.
I don’t know anything about David Lynch beyond Twin Peaks, of which I saw a couple of episodes and recall nothing. I’ve got some perfume in mind anyway.
L’Arte di Gucci was gorgeous!
What a blast from the past! That sure is a beauty. I used to have a bottle of it; wonder what happened to it. Hmmm….
I loved Twin Peaks – Sunday evening and I’m pretty sure I managed to watch all episodes on time for however many seasons there were!
I’m wearing Sacred Scarab but not with anything in particular about Lynch in mind. He’d probably like scarabs though!
The Elephant Man is one of my all-time favorite films. I’m trying to think of a scent for it. There are options, maybe Dzing!, or something beautiful in honor of his mother, or a cologne like his doctor (Anthony Hopkins) might wear, or something for all those steam engines?
I’m also a big fan of Eraserhead but will NOT be trying for a scent to go with that!
Sacred Scarab I’d tie with one of the strangest movies I saw as a kid:Dr Phibes is coming alive.
Mad scientist killing off people in all sorts of exotic ways.The one scene I’ll always remember,is a person that was in this golden chair in the shape of a scorpion,their arms locked inside the chair’s arms,with a big urn full of scorpions next to it,holding the keys to unlock the chair.After much strangling he managed to reach into the urn,only for the scorpions to start climbing out,while Dr Phibes plays this eeerie music behind a pinkish-red sheer curtain on the organ…Lol!
OMG, that sounds terrifying!
It’s a cloudy, sometimes rainy Tuesday that feels like a Monday. And *I’m* not feeling it. Bleah.
SOTD = still hanging out in Royal Pavillon.
I managed to skirt the rain!
It wasn’t a washout, but there were enough showers to make things moody AF. Glad that you didn’t experience it.
Oh, not a very good Tuesday then but you still smell fab.
Thanks! Yeah, there have been better Tuesdays for sure.
It has been so blah and rainy here. It makes me want to hibernate.
Same! Today was a “Need some soup to warm up” day with the clouds and rain here.
It was a very Monday-ish Tuesday!
It has felt like a Monday here today, too. Started out with drastically oversleeping, ugh. Was commando perfume-wise, which never improves my mood. But, thanks to reading NST, I’m coming out of it. ☀️
Tea today was a cup o’ joe in the car. I’m not a big David Lynch fan, so my only CP play will be Friday. Going to try Vetiverissimo from my new sample set. I’ve been in a vetiver mood again.
I overslept, too! I’m blaming it on the weather.
Why not? 😉
Happy your mood is improving!
I hate it when I unintentionally forget to wear perfume. It makes me feel like I have wasted precious perfume time.
Thanks. lillyjo. I like your description of “wasted precious perfume time.”
Today I wore Fenty edp.
I stopped at the Lush store today and saw that my store is now carrying single travel sprays of the perfume. I also noticed that they didn’t have any body sprays.
Yay for those travels sprays at LUSH, but it’s odd that the body sprays aren’t there anymore.