It’s Hump Day, Opposite Day and Irish Coffee Day. Birthdays: Robert Burns, Virginia Woolf, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Etta James, Gloria Naylor. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Ambre à Levres from Nez.
Reminder: on 1/27, wear a fragrance by Narciso Rodriguez, if you have one.
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: I think the top image shows Narciso Rodriguez designs for the New York City ballet, but I have lost the original link so I can't be sure.
Not Irish coffee, but amaretto by the fireside, just as good: Cartier Le Baiser du Dragon.
Oh, yes. That one is perfect for the fireside!
Adding that I’ve now wasted a lot of time trying to figure out where I got the image above and I give up. There is a pin on Pinterest with this image but I can see that’s not where I got it and it has no attribution to Narciso Rodriguez.
I know he did designs for several dance companies but I don’t know if these are his. Apologies although guessing nobody cares but me.
Lol that’s true, Robin, we’re all just happy to be here no matter what picture is up. And it’s a cool image.
It is a great image, and I suspect it’s of Spanish dancer Angel Corella, probably taken by photographer John Andresen, and has nothing to do with NR.
If anyone wants to see one of NR’s actual ballet designs, here:
https://www.nycballet.com/discover/ballet-repertory/for-clara/
Robin, thanks for always finding such wonderful images (and teapots) for us to look at each day and week! 💕
Ditto! 💕💕
Robin, you do have magical touch about what we are all happy to see when we see it!
You guys are all very sweet as always.
Robin, I appreciate the effort you put in to correctly give credit where credit is due!
I’m wearing Le Canotier, from my Rogue discovery set. This one is completely different than what the earlier scents that I’ve worn. It is vetiver and citrus, so right up my alley, but I’m not sure that it is worth a decant purchase. We’ll see what the dry down brings.
Vetiver & citrus sounds up my alley too! Not rare, though.
Irish coffee! I will honor the day indulging in some at lunchtime. I am taking a mental health day today. It has been very stressful at work lately, so I need to regain some energy.
Wearing L’Artisan Ambre Extreme, EdP from a very cute travel size spray. A nice amber, vanilla, spicy scent that I am enjoying a lot!
Happy Wednesday! 🌻
Happy Humpday!
Heatwave continues.
SOTD!
Hermès Eau de Narcisse bleu.Narcisse tie-in with Narciso?I’ll take my points.Lol.
XO’s
Sorry M,the browser strikes again….🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️✌🏻🌹
I am going to seize all your cp points this week and send you all the cold weather we have here as a punishment for your intrusion! 😡. I am joking my dear friend! I love to share the space with you! And I can take aome of your hot temps…💕🌹
I like your cp tie-in!
So glad you’re taking a day for yourself💕
Thank you, Allo. It was so much needed!
Enjoy your day, pl67! I hope you get some needed rest.
Thank you, Ringthing! I am resting in the couch and doing nothing today!
Doing nothing is the best! Happy for you 🌻🌞🌷
Thank you, Lillyjo!🌞
I hope your day is restorative. You’re smelling great, I’ve been enjoying finding out which L’Artisan you’ll select each day.
Thank you, Tulipani!
L’Artisan is one of my favorite brands, so sometimes I have a hard time choosing what to wear. I am already debating what my selection will be for tomorrow.
I hope you are enjoying a restful day and had some “coffee” already!
Two Irish cream coffees! Enjoyable and relaxing! 😀
Good for you! You’re smelling fine, and I hope you have a restful day.
I have the original l’eau, and it was one of those that I stupidly got rid of when I fell out of love with it. Until a few years later when I fell back in love with it and found a bottle on the ‘bay. Whew! 😄
Thank you, AnnE!
I have never tried the L’Eau, but I am sure it as good as the EdP. I am so glad a bottle rejoined your collection! It is so painful when we get rid of a scent, just to find out later that we really like it!
It is good to take a mental health day to get recharged. Just relax💕
Thank you, Kris! It has been a very restorative day. I hope I could do it more often.
Yay you for taking a mental health day! And with a couple of Irish Coffees, no less!
I can’t complain! 😀
I love Irish coffee
Vanille Exquise
What if your favorite Goutal?
Finished The Sound of Waves last night. Mishima is such a fab author
Volunteering today at the library
Trying a new tea, it’s called Dirty Chai
Favorite Goutals: Le Chevrefeuille, Songes, Eau d’Hadrien.
thats the one I always think is the thousand layered pastry!
which one?
Le chèvrefuille. I can never spell it.
I think of cheese or napoleons with layers and layers of pastry.
I love Songes, probably my favorite. I had a sample of le chevrefeuille and really enjoyed that one. Very delicate and feminine. I also love Ninfeo Mio
Love Goutal! Hadrien, Myrrhe Ardent, Musc Nomade, Amber Fetiche, Chevrefeuille, Mon Parfum Cherie, Duel, Vetiver,-basically list everything they make and I’ll second it
My SOTD is L’eau d’Hiver, which I am completely loving this winter.
Yes to Myrrhe Ardente – how could I forget!
What do you actually do when you volunteer at the library? Help patrons or the staff, or what? I’m curious. It’s great that you do that! (My mom was a librarian, btw, but at a small-town library, nothing like your place!)
The greatest asset to the library is the librarians. Kudos to your Mom. I am a docent, which is a coveted volunteer position that I have worked very very hard for.
oh-also Bois de Hadrien – fantastic take on crisp woods and citrus
Ah, haven’t tried that one
I never got into Goutal, but the bottles are sure pretty. Isn’t Songes a Goutal? I always thought that sounded pretty.
Songes my favorite out of the Goutals
Fav AG scents: Encens Flamboyant, Ambre Fetiche, Nuit Etoilee EdT, Musc Nomade, Duel, Ninfeo Mio, and Heure Exquise.
I have bottles of the first 3 listed. I wish I would have grabbed a 50mL bottle of Musc Nomade when I had the chance.
I love Heure Exquise , I would like a full bottle to fall on my lap
I’m continuing to enjoy vintage week, yesterday in Coco edp and today in Miss Dior (definitely a top 5 of all time for me).
I like your vintage week
Miss Dior is pretty special. If you have a chance check out Justine Picardie’s book Miss DIor, about Catherine Dior, the inspiration for this scent 
It’s fun to travel back through fragrant time😊
Miss Dior is very nice 😊
For me, Miss Dior is the perfect combination of a brilliant Chypre with the scent memories associated with my childhood.
So you were the person who inspired my SOTD choice with your pick yesterday!
That makes me so happy! And Happy Belated Birthday!
I just discovered that I missed a whole bunch of conversation here yesterday — happy belated birthday to Jalapeno, and I hope that all of you with snow and/or wicked storms in your forecasts are doing well this morning. SOTM is Copper Skies.
Some days there is too much conversation to follow it all
Stunning photo! No NR here, but I’ve often thought about a blind buy of the White Cube, ultimately deciding against it for various reasons.
I’m in Angels’s Share from my beloved travel spray. Just the perfect size. A lovely warm perfume. I wouldn’t mind sizing up!
Feeling a bit stressed because while work has been great, I’ve got a lot going on extracurricularly and I’m not handing it with my usual aplomb. Nothing horrible at all, just A LOT! 😅 Feeling a bit mentally exhausted by all the details when my poor brain is more about ideas. Loving the contract and most of the people I work with. Found a co-worker that I adore and luckily, we work together a lot. Having a blast just riffing off each other. Work is so much more enjoyable when you work with people who are flexible and fun.
Happy Hump Day!
I bought White Cube as a blind buy and was very happy about it. The nice thing was that you could get a travel size that was quite affordable; I bought a backup when I found it was being discontinued.
Angel’s Share is another that I’ve been eyeing as a blind buy, mostly because of the travel spray.
So glad the current assignment is going well, even if there’s a lot outside to work on!
I’m glad work is going well!
Angel’s Share sounds good.
Glad that your current gig is going well!
I have to get showered / working soon, so will have to figure out SOTD soon. It’ll have to be something quiet, since I have to go into the office today. I have so much other work that I really can’t afford to waste the 2 hours on the train, but I have to be there today…and Thursday…and Friday.
Otherwise I’ve been trying more of the samples I picked up at Christmas. Yesterday was Le Lion, which I quite liked — very elegant, very Chanel, yet a different direction for them. Then Monday was Escentric Molecules 01, which I’d never tried before. Unlike the reviews I’d read, I could smell it right away, though — it wasn’t some invisible aura everyone picked up on but me. It was a nice, uncomplicated scent, though…could work for today again.
I wish I could smell Escentric Molecules. I can’t smell 01 or 02. the only other thing I’ve never been able to smell is Baccarat Rouge. It’s kind of an odd feeling not being able to smell something that most people can. Did you get a light cedary smell from 01?
I couldn’t smell Escentric 02 at first. But when I tested out a sample, I ended up thinking someone near me smelled good and then I realized I was smelling myself. Now I can pick up Escentric 02 easily, even on my fingers after I picked up the bottle. And it is one of my favorites and garners among the most compliments.
Sadly, I have Escentric 01 and dislike it. Husband absolutely hates it, used to go nuts even if I had applied hours before. I must have originally liked the sample
We are getting our forecast snow and it is beautiful to sit inside and look out the windows at the big, fluffy flakes. It’s wet so it’s outlining the tree branches beautifully.
Since I’m home alone, I am blasting a cloud of vintage Angel today and smelling fabulous! I have to be in the mood for Angel.
When you don’t *have* to go out, snow is so beautiful. I love how quiet everything gets, at least for a while. Nice to be home and cozily wafting whatever you want, too.
It is pretty when it hangs in the branches.❄️
Vintage Angel is a good match for a snowy day. ⛄
Wearing my sample of Encens Suave which I put on very early this morning–the list of notes includes coffee, although I don’t smell that specifically. Still looking for my sample of Akro Awake (in honor of Irish Coffee Day).
Adding: Robin, you smell wonderful. I really enjoy Ambre à Levres.
I admit it is not my bag, but I will give it another shot still.
Generally speaking I am not an amber person and probably even less an amber+aldehydes person.
It is a fun scent though and nicely done, and I like how they’ve done this series.
Funny, because I would say that I’m mostly not an amber or aldehydes person either, but I find this one more of a smooth lipstick/cosmetic fragrance. However, I also think of Tam Dao as incense and turns out it’s only woods, so what do I know!
But it is not much different from sandalwood incense, which I think is what inspired it. And who knows, there could be frankincense in the notes, I’d certainly be none the wiser.
Do you love Encens Suave springpansy?
I do love it. Added to the Buy list. Which doesn’t mean it will be bought, haha, but means I’ll be considering it!
I thought you might say you love it. must try. I think I will get a sample on scent split.
Worth trying!
Your description of Encens Suave the other day sounded rather appealing.
Racing by on a nice sunny day to say that I’m wearing Neela Vermeire’s Trayee.
Ooh, enjoy your sunny day! #jealous
That picture is amazing- strength, coordination and timing to get all those people up in the air at the same time. Classical ballet is extreme athletics at it’s most grueling – they have to do all that and look serene and floaty. At least gymnasts get to look like they are making an effort! I am commando at the moment, watching the snow pile up. Maybe LADDM later.
LADDM is good for a snowy day.
See: http://www.johnandresen.no/ballett/
Thanks for the link, Robin! Fantastic!
THanks for the link, Robin. Those images are amazing, as are the people.
I’m in Narciso edt again. I’m on a roll.
I ended up ordering Glossier’s new You deodorant last week and I was so excited by it. Smooth formula, faint scent, reusable container, BUT- I am apparently allergic to something in the formula because it gave me hives.😮yikes, that’s never happened to me before. I’m bummed because I wanted to try the orange blossom and sandstone scents too. Luckily I was able to fill out an online return request and I can get a refund. Without having to mail it back, no one wants used deodorant.🤣
Oh no! Sorry you got hives.
So glad you are getting a hassle free refund though.
Thanks!
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised that filling out a request was quick and that they would allow it for a personal use item like that. The refund is already pending in my bank! That’s impressive customer service imho.
Oh dear! Hope they didn’t linger.
Thanks Robin! Not gone yet, but at least no one can see them.
Ugh. You probably already know this but a little OTC hydrocortisone might help.
Ha, yes, that was part of my morning routine today, thanks!
Ewwwww, sorry about the hives!
😆thanks Jalapeno.
Oy! I only use the gentlest formula…usually the unscented. Glad you’re able to get a refund!
Me too! Guess my body didn’t like that expensive deodorant.😂 I’ll stick to brands I can get at target.
I’m sitting here waiting for my daughter’s bus to drop her off and watching the snow fall. How many days left Robin? Lol.
I started out thunking Oud Satin Mood. ( from last night’s decant clear out) I like it at first but it quickly turns unpleasant on me.
Now I am wearing the wonderful and I should have bought a bottle when it was available Cafe Tuberosa.
Snow here too!
TOO MANY DAYS.
😫
No snow in my forecast for the next 10 days. Want to trade?
Yes I do! 🌞
It is getting kind of weird that we have not had a decent snow yet by 1/25.
We did not get the predicted snow, even a smidgen! I hope yours clears out shortly.
I hope so too.
Some kind NSTer sent me a nice spray sample of OSM, and I loved it initially. I wore a bit the other night and it was just too much. Well, too expensive to really love, anyway!
Money saved!
Wearing copious amounts of no 5 today. Just have to run to the post office today and nowhere else and miss most of the storm.
You smell wonderful just going to the post office!
You always have great pictures Robin! It doesn’t matter where they come from as far as I am concerned.
SOTD is Bois d’Iris today.
I have several iris and rose scents. Looking for a good vanilla. Suggestions? I don’t want cedar or musk in it if possible.
Vanille Insensee, Eau Duelle or Maya Njie’s Vanilj. Those are probably my favorites, anyway. Annick Goutal is good too.
Thanks Madtowngirl. I had Vanille Insensee, but I thought it was kind of strong. Maybe I just sprayed too much.
That is very kind! But it does matter if you mislead people about what an image is, and I should probably stop doing image searches late at night
What are you reading these days?
For vanilla, hmm..the vanilla in Guerlain is really good but they don’t have a singular vanilla based fragrance.
How about Chopard Casmir?
I am currently reading Two Nights In Lisbon. Quite a thriller.
And I have not tried Chopard Casmir. Thanks.
Casmir is on the sweeter side, iirc.
Have you tried Dame’s Black Flower Mexican Vanilla?
Yes, but it reminded me of Lemon Pledge.
How strange. It was a spicy vanilla on me, which is why I suggested it.
-Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise
-L’Artisan Couleur Vanille
-Le Labo Vanille 44
Thanks pl67.
I’m wearing Stash for the second day in a row. Reading a lot because a bunch of library holds came in at the same time, and for some of them I’ve waited months. There are worse ways to spend the day!
Reading anything good? I have way too many books, but then again can you ever have too many? I am just sitting down to read Two Nights In Lisbon. It is quite the thriller.
That always happens! It is nice with the ebooks because you can give the book to someone else and stay in the front of the line, I do that a lot.
Been on a stash kick myself. I recently got the oil, which so far I am enjoying. Trying to decide if I want a FB of edp. Enjoy your reading!
Wearing my big love, Rosea Mundi, and secretly hoping that with all the cuddling my 🐩 and I have done today, it will leave him smelling good, too. 🌹♥️🌹
That is, Rosae Mundi.
I am sure it worked!
Heheh. It usually does. 😁
I am wearing SMN Rosa. I was wondering if everything is ok with cazaubon since I don’t see her posting lately. Does anyone know?
I am at work today , looking forward to Friday , I am organizing a literary intimate evening about poetry . Cognac, cookies and poetry night.
Hopefully just busy unpacking? It has been almost 3 weeks though.
Caz is fine, just busy.
Sorry to be awol! I was busy unpacking and getting settled into my new place, had no internet service until the 18th and decided to just take an internet break since I wasn’t wearing any perfume. This was an emotional move for me after the last 3 years of upheaval and I spent a lot of time alone working through my feelings while I unpacked.
So glad you are there and ok. It must be emotional. Don’t worry, we’ll still be here when you’re all settled! And thanks for checking in.
❤️
The promised grey and rainy weather has arrived here. Meredifay must be some kind of elemental wizard though, since what has fallen is a gentle rain. Not rough weather at all. Love the smell of outside as it is getting washed clean.
Thank you Robin, therabbitsflower, and SheriG for the B-day wishes!
SOTD = Chanel Coco, from the Sample Stash. I seem to have made this week a Chanel week. I do have a couple of options for Friday if I want to pursue the CP. Depends on the mood.
Same here with the weather – so grey and it finally rained in the late afternoon. I looked outside earlier thinking that it must have snowed; however, it’s the sodium chloride pre-treatment.
No need for salt or brine here. The temp was around 40 when it started raining this afternoon.
Happy Belated Birthday wishes, Jalapeno! I hope you had a wonderful day.
Thanks Gail! Yesterday was a nice, low key day with plenty of sunshine. So I guess I had a birthday present from Mother Nature!
Sending belated birthday wishes, Jalapeno! 🎂🌟 Did you get to celebrate?
I loved Coco from first sniff. I don’t know about the current formulation, though. Do you have vintage or new?
Thank you, AnnE! Some friends of mine took me out for an early birthday dinner last Saturday, which was unexpected and very much appreciated,
I have no idea how old my sample is. I think I got it back in 2016 or thereabouts? It’s one of my last remaining samples from The Posh Peasant.
How fun! What a great way to celebrate. 🎉
The Posh Peasant, I remember them fondly.
Glad it was better weather than expected.
The wind is starting to kick up here now. It might be kind of noisy when I am trying to fall asleep.
Surviving the winter weather here. Most of the snow we got last night had melted on the roads before am rush hour. The drive was still nerve wracking having seen 2 accidents on the commute. Was in Scents of Wood Plum & Cognac which has faded. May follow foxbin and join her in Stash. No NR in my collection.
Winter driving is the worst.
Stay safe!
I’m wearing Oak in Oak today (Scents of Wood), fell off my Jovoy sampling because I just didn’t feel like wearing something new.
I’m having a bit of rough week with my son. He’s been not wanting to go to school…. sigh. I’m still working on trying to figure out why. I suspect it’s a combo of hormones (he’s 13), the blues, and maybe being bored at school. Parenting a teen is no fun. Aside from a congenital health issue/disability, he’s always been so easy. A chatty, wise, and sweet kid, this is throwing me for a loop!
I hate to mention this but I will – could he have been bullied?
I asked, he answered emphatically NO! Sigh. But I will keep observing.
I have had this issue with my daughter and it worries me because I think what’s going on at school? A few times I have gone to the school to ask, but they tell me she is doing fine. Talking with my daughter mostly yields that she is bored. Idk though I still am observing.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I think we are doing the best we can, observing closely and communicating.
That’s a shame about your son. School was rough for me when I was 13, though. It did eventually get better.
I hear you! Middle school was so much drama! I try to keep that in mind.
Drama, plus, honestly, it was boring! I loved school before, and later, but even when my son was in middle school I would look at his reading and think, why are they trying to get 13 and 14 year olds to read this? It’s a tough enough age already, they ought to find more engaging material.
My son used to sneak graphic novels and read them during class, now they are probably all looking at their phones.
Am back to sampling! Yay! SOTD is Unspoken Musk from Francesca Bianchi which I like quite a bit. Finally negative so I could leave the house and go to the grocery store which was a nice change from being cooped up
Oh I’m glad you’re finally negative! Is the sense of smell fully back as well?
Seems like it
Ooh! I just ordered a sample of Unspoken Musk. I don’t need any more musks but I like them so much. Joy of samples.
Great news that you have finally tested negative and could get out!
YAY!
SOTD = Diana Vreeland Daringly Different
Very nice amber!
Mail call – My Francesca Bianchi Sticky Lips arrived. As per my usual, I give it overnight to settle before I open it. I am looking forward to it, specially if it is anything like Sticky Fingers.
For lillyjo, the visit by the CEO is special but I won’t get nervous about it. I’ll mention on Monday. Unfortunately, these visits sometimes fall through.
You have more patience than I do when it comes to smelly mail. I hope you love it!
I hope so too!
Definitely amber weather here today!
Sticky Lips? Sounds interesting. I love Sticky Fingers.
Do let us know all about Sticky Lips when you try it, this one sold out sooo fast!
I wore Heeley Cardinal today on the occasion that I had to sit in a small conference room with a handful of others for 2-3 hours Cardinal is subtle and well-liked, judging by compliments.
I was testing out my Narciso Rodriguez bottles in light of the CP. Narciso Rodriguez for Her EDT (solid black bottle) was one my earliest purchases in 2006 after I started collecting perfume and it still smells mostly how I remember it. But I bought a smaller bottle of EDP years later (pink bottle but mine is a limited edition opalescent magenta) and that one seems to have turned. It smell like EDT was mixed with some chemical and something that smells like wintergreen. Narciso meets BenGay! Yuck. I will probably end up tossing it.
I also have the frosty white bottle NR Musc for Her. I missed out on the original Musc and was hoping this would be similar. I do quite like it, maybe even wear it more than the EDT.
Heeley Cardinal is an excellent “church-y” incense.