Happy Almost-Friday and happy National Popcorn Day! Birthdays: Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Cézanne, Patricia Highsmith, Julian Barnes, Janis Joplin, Edwidge Danticat, Dolly Parton. What fragrance are you wearing?
For the 2001 film Mulholland Drive, which I have seen twice (but not recently), I am wearing Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds (vintage, and showing its age, which works even better for the community project).
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: top image is Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive. Bonus reading: Why Mulholland Drive is the greatest film since 2000 at BBC; Mulholland Drive at 20: David Lynch’s audacious puzzle remains a mystery at The Guardian, Is 'Mulholland Drive' Really The Greatest Film Of The 21st Century? (Or How I Learned To Love David Lynch) at Slash Film.
I finished short and sweet Winter in Sokcho is a debut novel from the French-Korean author Elisa Shua Dusapin. Picking up Papyrus today at the library. Love winter reading! When is our next book/reading poll Robin?
Today I am in La Danza Delle Libellule for volunteering at the library later today. Here is luckyscent’s take on this : (no affiliation)
https://youtu.be/3xDRSs2f_Mk
I read that very melancholic book not that long ago. It reminded me quite a bit of Françoise Sagan’s novels.
I haven’t read that author, what do you recommend that is similar?
Her best known is Bonjour Tristesse (1954)
Ok….its on my library list!
On February 4, not too long from now!
You must have finished Shuggie Bain. Did you like it?
It was a love! However, I loved Young Mungo more…
ELDO Putain des Palaces for a steamy hot day.We had a nice cloudburst this afternoon that broke the heat a little bit.
SOTD is for Twin Peaks,still.
Weekend starts NOW!💃✌🏻
I’m dreaming of a steamy hot day🌞
Happy Weekend!
It’s coming your way pretty soon!✌🏻🌹
Enjoy your weekend!
It is raining here.
In an extended performance, David Lynch reported the weather every day from May 2020 – Dec 2022. Here’s 5/18/20. “By golly, we’ve got rain…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wZE9FMK3aA
(and here is the full DL Weather Report playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTPQcjlcvvXExy6Ti4TccyRvwntL00b2w )
SotD: Miller Harris La Pluie
I loved the weather report. And the daily number. He seems to be on a break.
Thank you for the link! I am lear ing so much about David Lynch this week. He is definitely one of a kind.
I don’t know David Lynch from Santa Claus, but watching the Weather Report, he NOT what I was expecting. At ALL! 😁
Also loved Lynch’s weather reports.🥰
Truly the DL Weather Report is a thing of beauty.
I’m in Ramon Monegal Flamenco, which is a quite nice fruity floral.
Tell me more about this one please.
So, this is basically a raspberry rose fragrance, which some reviews have described as linear, and long-lasting, not to say overpowering. I am still getting a whiff of it after five hours of wear, but my skin often eats certain fragrances. There are some interesting reviews of Ramon Monegal scents on Fragrantica.
Thanks. I did look there too.
Old Spice. Always the right answer. There’s a reason it’s been around for 85 years and counting.
Yummy.
I looked up David Lynch on IMDB and saw that he directed an advertisement for Calvin Klein Obsession, so I’m wearing the vintage today. At this point, it smells downright niche-y.
Points! And not surprised if the vintage smells more niche-y than modern niche.
Some of those old Obsession ads were pretty darn strange!
Twins and for the same reason, though I wouldn’t have known about it if someone else hadn’t mentioned his perfume commercials on Monday. Oh, but I’m not in vintage. I bought my small bottle at TJ Maxx about 6 years ago now so I have no idea when it was made.
You smell terrific. This smells so good to my nose, I’m going to wear it more this winter.
I agree we smell great!
I’m in Bal a Versailles today, vintage cologne which is my favorite concentration.
Vintage Bal a Versailles is so beautiful!
Vintage BaV is fabulous!
That’s the one I have. It is stupendous.
That’s my favorite as well! You smell amazing.
It’s wonderful, and the first version of BaV that I smelled.
Continuing with my House of Matriarch scents that were inspired by Twin Peaks ( https://www.matriarch.biz/products/twin-peaks-perfume-fragrance-collection-liquid-music-trio-25th ), today’s scent is The Red Room : “Deep and haunting – a powerful chord of western red cedar heartwood with melodic overtures of black currant over a baseline of leather, copaiba and incense.”
We had rain last night, but there is no rain in the forecast for the next week! Woo hoo! Time to dry out!
So glad you are getting a respite from all that rain☔️
Starting out the morning in vintage Givenchy π which somehow seems apropos of Lynch. Who names a fragrance π?
Prince? 😂
😊
Darren Aronofsky named his first movie π. It’s not exactly Lynchian because nobody really is, but dang if it isn’t pretty close.
Givenchy π is another one of those scents I bought at its launch: I instantly knew it was for me. I still have that same bottle, twenty plus years later: I don’t think it’s changed, but I have, and I rarely wear it. But it really is terrific.
It is a great fragrance and the juice in my mini bottle is still very wearable.
A mathematician with a sense of humor?
It’s snainging here-hideous combination of rain, snow, sleet and hail, and dark grey clouds so close to the ground. I’m in a generous amount of Dans Tes Bras, cause I thought I was working outside and alone for a good part of the day-turns out my talents are needed indoors, in close proximity to others lol. Hope I’m not suffocating them
Oh, that does sound disgusting! Glad you are inside, hope your co-workers are coping
Good thing it wasn’t Portrait of a Lady! 😸
That is a truly UGLY weather situation!
I chose Kerosene Copper Skies this morning, and I’m claiming CP points because Copper Skies sounds like the name of a David Lynch film.
It really does
Well was running late so grabbed the 1st thing I could spray which I FBs Angel Dust. My post spray approach to link to David Lynch is his collaborative composer Angelo Badalamenti. I hadnt realized he had passed this past December. I loved his sound tracks!
FB Sticky Lips may be my first large sample purchase in 2023 … unless it goes out of stock before I purchase.
Badalamenti was a great composer.
Seriously. The sound track to Twin Peaks is one of the best I’ve ever heard…fit the show so perfectly.
Ok, done, got Sticky Lips 🤑
Oh wow. You are efficient! I havent sampled that one or even heard of it. You put me in the danger zone. Its LE and has my favorite notes, plus has a lipstick accord I guess. Crap. I have some FB samples waiting for me when I get home. Not this on though. Going to hunt down.
Are the lips related to the fingers..?
Love it!
You never know 🤣
Debating if I should wear Ubar or Deneuve today. Haven’t worn both in quite a while and now can’t decide.
I wish Ubar was still available…
I have no idea with what is happening to Amouage. They don’t have a few of the body lotions that I would like. Or things are out of stock.
Yeah, seems like after the main guy left (I forget him name because I’m old) everything at Amouage just fell apart…
Oh no, I am out of the loop. But kinda have the same questiom as Dawn. Whats going on there?
I dont reach for Ubar too often but love it. I recently sold my newer 100ml and kept the “vintage”in the weird bottle becuase I didnt use that much. I cherish my vintage and think that should be enough. But that really does put a kibosh on things.
Dithered forever this morning about what perfume to wear and finally chose an old standby that never fails- ELdO Fils de Dieu.
In the way that everything in life evens out, we had a wonderful little drive without the “check engine” light, the sun was out, did a sunset walk on the beach, got some lovely photos, then-
Saw a man and an off leash lab coming my way, put T-Rex back on the leash to avoid worst case scenario. Then, the dog started stalking us and BAM! Came at us like a rocket! I was screaming to man to “Get your DAM* dog!” who of course paid absolutely no attention to its owner, went for T—Rex, knocked me over in the process (right at the tide line), I’m simultaneously trying to cover T-Rex ( I have insurance in case of a bite, she doesn’t!) and kick the other dog out of the way while I scrambled around on the sand like a turtle on its back, screaming at the guy the whole time, took him forever to finally collar his dam* dog, said “hey, sorry” and walked away. Ugh! I had sand in every crack and crevice you can think of, was soaking wet, and simultaneously mad as hell and worried my dog was injured. There was about a dozen watchers who enjoyed the show…🙄
I’m bringing pepper spray from now on. A shot for the dog and 2 shots for these reckless, irresponsible owners.
See, my day evened out just perfectly! 😅
Hope you are ok. What’s wrong with people. SMH.
I’m fine. Still simmering over stupid people. I’m smelling great, though..😃
That was terrifying! I hope you are fine. How is T-Rex?
She’s fine. I don’t think she and the other dog ever connected teeth to flesh because I was scrabbling around on the sand, kicking at the lab while hugging T-Rex to my chest so she didn’t go after the other dog, and end up getting all tied up with the leash and the other dog, which would have made things worse. She’s not a dog to start a fight but, by God, she will not back down once a dog has come at her. These dogs were bred to be tough, focused, and resilient to heard cattle across vast distances by biting at the cattle’s heels, hence the name “heeler.” I’m seriously sick of these owners, I can tell you that. 😒
What kind of dog is T-Rex?
She’s an Australian Cattle Dog mixed with who knows what. She looks and acts just like a heeler…🤷🏻♀️
I am glad so glad you both are fine! So sorry you have to experience such a scary situation.
Dang Deva how awful!
Thoughtless people are the worst! They just walk around la la la as if nobody else exists.
Exactly! La La La…ugh! 😒
Maybe a legal tranquillizing gun may work better. Dang stupid owners 🤬
I don’t think I could be trusted with one of those! 😂
Seriously. Would be darned handy though.
I say self defense!
Ugh how scary and unnecessary! I’m sorry that happened to you guys and I’m glad you are both ok.
Thanks, it’s rather unsettling and makes me paranoid with every single off leash dog I see, which is wasting my limited supply of energy.
This cat person (who thinks T-Rex is *adorable*) is so sorry you had to get through that. Alas that there are dog owners like a former neighbor of mine, who in many ways was wonderful, but they thought all their dogs were “off leash” trained. So, um, that meant the dogs would only go ripping around after rabbits, meter readers, and other dogs if doggies were in the mood, or the neighbor was not around to call them back. Sigh.
Dogs and owners like that are a nuisance and dangerous. Owners should be fined a large amount (several hundred dollars), especially if they are repeat offenders. Three tickets max, then the dogs get removed from the owner. Foster care or a shelter until a responsible owner can be found!
The pepper spray sounds like a perfect solution! Also a cat person but have been clued in with hearing about my sisters interactions at the dog park. It is crazy out there! Sorry to hear this happend!
I never take her to a dog park. Tell your sisters to ask their vets about the LAST place they would take their dogs. Vets see so many injuries from dog parks, it could be whole new area of veterinary care: Urgent Veterinary Surgery Center. And for the cat lovers showing my doggo some love- Thank You! I believe she is part cat, especially the way she uses her paws and the way she can leap so elegant and bonelessly! 😻
Yet another cat person who is quite peeved that you and T-Rex had to deal with that 🍑🎩 and his dog! Maybe bear spray instead of pepper spray?
Yes, I meant bear spray, which I have I carry in the van in case of bear activity (or nefarious bipedals).
Another 4-5 inches of snow last night. We have gotten clobbered this year.
This winter is making me wish for summer. I have been pondering another fruity type fragrance for summer. I already have Pulp. Just something fun. Any suggestions?
Wearing Coco Noir again. This has been getting used a lot this season.
I know I’m as sick of the rain as you must be of the snow, but we need it so BAD! Hopefully, all this precipitation will help drought stricken areas this year. ❄️ 🌧
Yes, the moisture will be good here when spring arrives. We didn’t get a lot last year.
I’m sorry Kris. I wish you a dry February.
Thanks Lillyjo😊
I would highly recommend Arielle Shoshana Saturday if you like passionfruit. It is so much fun wearing it!
I haven’t tried that. Thanks.
I will second AS Saturday, and add Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine.
I did have Orange Sanguine, but got kind of tired of it for some reason.
I’m not remotely Lynch-y today in Patou 1000, the most recent version. On the other hand, a rich classic floral is good for nearly anywhere.
Yes, even for a Lynch production
A very busy week! A boring, cold and rainy day.
Wearing Maison Violet Tanagra. It is a nice, office friendly, but very fleeting iris perfume. I reapplied twice today and thunked the sample already.
Happy Thursday!
Iris perfumes don’t seem to last as well as other perfumes, at least on me. They’re kind of like the citruses of the floral world…hope your day warms up and you see a bit of the sun. ☀️
This is true, but I sure have come to like Iris scents.
With very few exceptions, iris perfumes become a skin scent in less than an hour on me. That’s why I have to spray heavily on them to make them last a little longer.
😊.. wishing we had a perfume bottle emoji!
Agree!
Happy Thunking Thursday!🌞
I won’t tell you what I thought I read when I only saw the top half of the font 🫢
Naughty!
Thank you, Lillyjo! I hadn’t thunked anything in a while, so that was an achievement! 😀
Whoo hoo for a sample thunk!
It felt really good! 😃
Came in late to work only to be forced to go on a coffee break immediately because a repair is being done in my office.
Teaching a session this evening so in the classroom appropriate Bois d Iris.
Appropriate and beautiful!
I have a visit today from my daughter’s program worker today and am taking a break from cleaning. I felt perfumey today so I am wearing Dolce& Gabbana Pour Femme. It’s sweet perfumey.
I have seen about 9000 squirrels out and about in the last few days. I assume they have predicted some sort of awful snow event that the weather people don’t know about yet.🐿
I hope the meeting went well!
It did thanks!
Good luck with the visit Lillyjo, I went with perfumey too.
You just can’t beat perfumey!
We are having a very gusty, weathering day here, and a perhaps not so unseasonal drop in temperature this evening. Our squirrels seem to be aware of this change, too. Hope all is well with young lillyjo!
It appears that tomorrow winter will be restarting here.
I hope the visit went well! You smell great!
It did. Thank you!
Hope that the caseworker meeting went well!
And I saw a bunch of squirrels yesterday, before the weather got soggy. I just figured they were teasing my cats, since they were running across the patio every so often. Teflon kitty’s tail was lashing back and forth at one point…
It just seems odd to see so many this time of year.
I love tail-lashing – so *fierce*
I hope your visit went well, lillyjo. Glad you went for something perfumey!
I saw your comment back to my question re: your sister not using fragrance. My very good friend doesn’t use fragrance, at all. Even hand creams need to be unscented. She complains when people at work have “scenty” things on. Although in her defense, it’s an unscented working environment for her, but people break the rules. However, it still makes me chuckle sometimes because she’d be in absolute shock with my stash of all-things-scented!
I’m much more respectful of other people’s scent tolerance than I use to be. ( even 5-10 years ago)
SOTD Every Storm a Serenade. Thought it would work for freezing rain and dreaded wintery mix but this isn’t hitting the mark today.
I hate a perfume-miss. I usually will just spray something overpowering on top when that happens.
Sampling Bel Rebel Bubble Gum today.
That gum you like is going to come back in style. 😌
LOL!
SOTD = Chanel La Pausa EDT
So near yet so far. I am thisclose to thunking the bottle but methinks it will take 2 – 3 full on wears before it finally happens. I shouldn’t be this happy but I am! I will then open my big honking BUB and luxuriate over the next 100 years. Maybe I need to up my game? 🤔
Those full-bottle “thunks!” seem to take longer than we think, I think? I have: Shalimar edc and a vintage Miss Dior parfum that I thought would be thunked in 2022! You must press on for the win, H!
No pun intended! 😂
LOL – I missed that one – good one, hajusuuri!!
So, 16 sprays instead of 8? 🤣😈
I wouldn’t go that far but you never know!
How long has the BUB been waiting in the wings?
It may have been from the year before the EDTs went bye bye.
Smart to have grabbed it while the getting was good!
Had rustic vegetable soup for dinner, it’s shop-bought but delicious.
It was vintage GoBH Red today, a favorite in which absolutely no one was interested when I got it so won it for really cheap and tonight it’s Outremer Vanille, a simple but good vanilla.
Twins! For the win! I just randomly found it this morning. LOL!
Oh, twins, wonderful.
That veggie soup sounds like it sure hit the spot! 😋
It’s such a treat, it’s from a ‘niche’ soup brand, Yorksire Provender.
Red was a favorite of mine when it came out. I loved it so much I bought all the body products. This was when I kept my collection to around a dozen so they were easy to use up.
We share so many favourites, except I have problems with tuberose sometimes and for you it’s orange blossom.
I don’t know a thing about David Lynch, but I gather that he does avant-garde stuff, so I am in the avant-garde CdG Sticky Cake from a sample I got with a recent purchase from Lucky Scent. Sticky Cake is much less sweet than I expected from the name, and has a lovely iris note. Unfortunately it also has a strong almond note as well, and that makes it a “no” from me.
Strong almond is also a no for me.
CdG is the perfect brand for David Lynch.
SotD vintage-ish Giorgio Red. Probably some CP points in there somewhere. It’s very challenging for me to wear it, but at some point I get a Youth Dew vibe and also it skirts past the (for me) dreaded Christmas Candle spice vibe and becomes quite enjoyable.
Interesting about the Youth Dew vibe. I wore Red but have never been able to wear YD.
It’s probably from the fact that both scents have just about everything in them!
Same cold and rainy weather all day today as perfumelover67. A good day to stay inside! ☔☔☔
SOTD = Perris Monte Carlo Jasmin de Pays parfum, from the Sample Stash and one of you wonderful NSTers. I thought I was going to thunk it today, but NOPE! Still have at least one more wearing in that little spray vial…
Seems a few nsters are thunking or close to thunking lately.
Better to use it up in a blaze of perfume glory!
I’m a big fan of Jasmin de Pays – you smell lovely!
Thank you! It is quite the voluptuous jasmine.
Voluptuous is the perfect description😊
What lillyjo said. And a yucky day it was.
Yep. One of my friends texted that she had thunder in her area. Glad that I didn’t! ⚡
Sniffed some of my perfumes today and Black Cashmere was the only one I could get traces of so it’s my SOTD
Did you get COVID?
I’ve had it since Sunday night
Glad you can still smell something! How is everything else…are you having bad symptoms?
Not terrible– some fever. some chills, occasional headaches and coughing, congestion, tiredness and lack of motivation. My second shot actually gave me more intense effects but this is going on longer. Of course, I also keep worrying about losing my sense of smell so very relieved that I can still smell _something_
So glad it is not terrible. Take it easy, I was tired for weeks — although sounds like I had worse symptoms than you to begin with.
Wearing a few sprays of Insolence edt (from a most lovely NST’er in a swap) after my shower tonight. I’m sure this scent somehow ties into the CP even though I’ve never seen anything (knowingly) by Mr. Lynch.
I’ve only knowingly seen 1 movie.
Late posting today; I’m in Lyric. 🌹
Beautiful weather today, cloudless sky and 70 degrees. It’s looking to be nasty the next couple of days, so I relished my walk today.
So very sad to see that David Crosby passed away. I have a candle burning and am listening through my collection of CSN(Y). 😔
I saw that. Very sad indeed.
Another legend gone.
My radio station played a full hour of his music, and it was a quarter of the way through before I thought to wonder why.