It’s Hump Day and the Ides of March, plus World Consumer Rights Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Bvlgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert.
Reminder: on 3/17, wear green for St Patrick's Day. (This is a repeat, probably many times over.)
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 CAPTIVE II BY ANA DUNCAN [SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT 2017]-155631 [cropped] by William Murphy at flickr; some rights reserved.
I’m in Neroli Portofino-both the fragrance, and the body oil. I love this scent a lot. The body care products were fantastic-not sure why they were discontinued. The price of the fragrance is pretty steep too-found mine at Winners a few years ago, and it was pretty expensive there, too. I see some similarities with Escale a Portofino. I love a good cologne that lasts and both of these fit the bill.
We dodged a big snow storm last night-hoping for a early and unseasonably warm spring
I’m looking forward to reading about what everyone else is wearing today-I love the spirit of the responses here-people are so nice 
There is a newesh Ralph Lauren that reminded me to TF N&P
In Clinique Wrappings for the CP.
Cold and horribly windy today. I wish I could stay inside all day, but I have a quick construction site visit scheduled for early this afternoon. In the meantime, I’m getting warm and cozy with my second cup of coffee and a big slice of soda bread.
Happy Wednesday! ☘️🍀
Happy Wednesday pl67! You smell great.
Thank you, Robin!
Wrappings is a potential pick for me this Friday.
It is a great green scent for cool weather!
Great choice! You smell fantastic!
Thank you, Gail!
I am wearing vintage Gucci III, it is a splash eau de toilette, smells fresh, elegant, it doesn’t last long though, maybe I didn’t apply much. I wish i had the parfum.
Looking forward to the weekend.
I never tried Gucci III I don’t think, but I am sure you smell great.
You smell wonderful today, Hera!
You smell amazing!
I’m wearing Trefle Pur for the CP today. On my skin it smells more citrus than green, but I still am enjoying it.
Does TF smell like clover as the name suggests?
I think it does, but perhaps I am swayed by its name.
What I think smells like clover is Kai.
Oh, I’m wearing Trefule Pur today, too!
Lovely and sharp greenery.
Just remembering that I bought the bottle on my first visit to the Scent Bar in Hollywood. What a wonderful space to experience!
Thankfully, I do not live nearby or I would have no money whatsoever!!
In the mood for Mitsouko — you know how it is.
Yet another snowpocalypse fizzled out: we were supposed to get a whole lot of snow overnight but there’s what, two inches on the ground? three? We have had *so* little snow this year: it’s really weird. The weather hasn’t been warm overall, just not that much precipitation over the last four months.
My sister has 3 feet of snow and a downed tree at her lake house in Mass, so count yourself lucky! She is lucky too since she is safely in Virginia, but it will cost her eventually.
En Passant today
Smells like spring and green to me
Moroccan mint tea
As you can tell I am still missing 🇲🇦
Hugs, ltsg.
Thanks
I watched Hideous Kinky yesterday to see Marrakesh at least on TV
The Sheltering Sky ( Bertolucci with John Malkovich and Debra Winger ) is filmed in Morocco. Good book too.
I just watched the trailer. Looks spicy and sensual-two things I love in a movie and in a book.
Thank you my personal librarian Kanuka
And The English Patient is good, too.
Ah, I haven’t been to Morrocco in, omg 50 years, and yet every once in a while I will flash back to the markets at Fez or Ourrzazat(sp) or the waterfalls at Agadir, or just along the road watching the sun rise over the eastern deserts, as if it were yesterday. That place really gets under your skin.
And speaking of En Passant, PSA-no affiliation!- I noticed that Costco appears to have POAL, 1.7 oz bottles for sale for $195.00, which I think is a good price, isn’t it? and also En Passant, but it won’t tell me the price of that.
Still not 100%, but it appears Adorable Hubby and I are both in the recovery phase of the COVID infection, we both still have coughing episodes but diminishing in frequency and intensity, and we both have some ambition and less need to nap after every 10 minutes of exertion. Paxlovid sure did it’s magic for both of us. Highly recommend it for anyone that has any high risk justification for asking for it.
Glad you are feeling a bit better now.
Glad you are feeling better
Thank you for sharing your trip memories with me! Means a lot. I will be these places on my list to visit for when I go back…
Yay for feeling better!
So glad the paxlovid helped, really helped my husband too.
You have convinced me that I shall have to visit Morrocco one day!
There are many places in the world to visit-glad Morocco is on your list now
My then husband was on a temp assignment from Athens to Rabat where the US Embassy is.
I visited for three months and could travel slowly since I had no real time line other than my visa.
So yes, for me it’s the 35 -40 years ago? My sister has not been, so we will add to list for her. I still have a tiny jeweled bottle of eye kohl. And a tagine!
I haven’t been to Rabat, but my online Moroccan Arabic teacher was from there.
Fez and some coastal towns are on my list for next time. And to buy a tagine-and to buy eye kohl!
That reminds me my mother was born in Rabat where her parents spent two years there. I too am adding it to my list.
Wearing Silences for the CP.
Beautiful sunny day. The crystals I have in my windows are shooting out rainbows everywhere.
Your windows are much more fun than my windows. Mine only shoot out dustbows. Lol.
Hahaha
Lol. You crack me up.😆
Lol!!
My living room windows are so dirty my husband keeps thinking it’s snowing outside lol.
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🤣
Lol! 😄
My windows have a lot of little nose prints from a couple of curious cats! Rainbows are much nicer.
That’s so cute though!
Not when you think of them as “cat boogers”!
Robin, you smell divine! Treated myself to a bottle of this (wore it when it was first launched, as I have related on here before) when I spotted the only bottle, which seemed to have been there for a while (!), on the relevant shelf in Harvey Nicks in Edinburgh when I went to a Jimmy Webb gig there last year. I have yet to open it, but couldn’t resist it when I saw it. Hoping to visit our friends in Oak Ridge North, Texas later in late summer so it will be ideal for the anticipated temperatures.
It is a great hot weather scent. We are going to Texas at the end of this month, maybe I will bring it.
Been busy with volunteering and appointments this week. I know it sounds crazy, but sometimes I think I have had more going on while I have been retired than I did when working.
Anyway, thought I would chime in with my SOTD, which is OJ Ta’if. Very pretty rose.
Wow, where are you volunteering if you don’t mind sharing
And what are you reading ?
I am still trying to get through my Mishima book
I volunteer at places that are my two big passions. One is a treatment center for substance abuse (I have been a recovering alcoholic for 26 years.) The other is for the Alzheimer’s Association. ( Both my mother and grandmother had the disease.)
I just finished The Daughters of Madurai-a book I think you would love. Now reading All That is Mine I Carry With Me.
I’m saving wearing o’ the green for Friday and continuing a week of Guerlain with Shalimar edc. I am using a 2011 bottle I bought then, which I keep thinking will go “thunk” but there always seems to be a few more sprays. I’ve added a spritz or two from some vintage partial bottles. One dates from the 1990’s and is called Cologne Spray. It does not last and is very citrus-y so less Shalimar more cologne to me. The edc’s are not my favorite Shalimars. My favorites are probably Philtre and the ’80’-’90’s edt. We are having a second day in the 20 to 40F range, but so much bright and beautiful sunshine!
Shalimar is always a good idea
I agree! Oddly, it probably does not make my top ten.
You smell wonderful! I love my Shalimar from different vintages, they all smell good.
Thanks – I’ve yet to find an older bottle that was completely unwearable.
You smell great, my favorite is probably the parfum de toilette.
Jardin Mediterranee again. Down to the last few sprays.
I am liking how light the mornings are and I think my body is starting to adjust to the time change. I slept well last night and no disturbing dreams like I had the 2 previous nights.
Sun is back today!🌞
Mediterranee is good stuff, glad to see you’ve gotten some good sleep.
It’s amazing what a good night of sleep will do!
Happy Humpday! I’m still in Chypre Mousse because I’m wearing the same flannel as yesterday. I’ll mix it up later. I’m missing Corsica Furiosa…
Sunny and gorgeous yesterday but it was a travel day, which is so much easier in good weather. Rained all night and now looking like the sun will making an extended stay for the day (I hope!)
Had to drive up through Tacoma and Seattle yesterday and got gobsmacked all over again at the stunning beauty of Mount Rainier and the Cascades! All wearing sparkling white snow coats and glistening like the rarest of jewels. Really, just takes your breath away…🌄
A belated wave to you as you passed through Seattle!
👋🏼😊
Sounds so beautiful. And I am so glad TRex has her bounce back again.
It IS gorgeous, in a very frigid way this time of year. Thanks, I was afraid she had done some permanent damage. 😅
I thought of you and T-Rex as we arrived in Washington this morning. Glad she’s feeling better! And so thankful the sun was shining today.
Happy travels to you wherever you may be headed! And thank your for the kind thoughts. Doggo is almost like brand new…😊🌞
Starting the day in Norell and it sure takes me back to another era.
Planning to wear Synthetic Jungle later for the CP. Nice and green.
I love Norell! Bought my first bottle in junior high school, with babysitting money. It is definitely another era.
Takes me back, too, allo. We smelled great! 😉
Yes, you two do and did smell great. I treasure my little bit, although alas Mr. Mossy does not like it.
Grumble grumble grumble, power’s out again, and it’s out all over the area so guess what priority we are in our remote area. Hope we don’t run out of propane for the generator.
Most of the roads around us are closed. We’ve got more trees down… more stuff to cut and haul. I am so OVER this winter.
SOTD is Shalimar MVP because I Need Cozy.
So sorry you you are dealing with so much yuck stuff! Spring is on it’s way..
Oh, that’s rotten. I hope you get reconnected soon and spring brings brighter and calmer days.
I’m so sorry, pixel. You definitely *need* Shalimar MVP. Good luck with clean-up!
That sucks so much! Hope that Spring is headed your way ASAP.
I’m sorry Pixel. I hope you have enough propane.
Am in Voyage d’Hermes, which is more of a cologne than anything particularly green. It’s innocuous as befits a cologne, but opening the bottle drives me bananas.
I think you smell great, love the green cardamom in Voyage, yes, it’s an unusual bottle.
SOTD is Paris-Deauville, for the CP and just because I love it. 💚
Love that scent!
Its a beauty and you smell great!
I am doing some research on one of the first professional female artists in this country, Margaret Stoddart, who made her reputation as a flower painter and have been trying to locate the species of roses she painted…so all prior to the 1920s, most prior to 1880s when she did a lot of roses. Found one, Anna Olivier , in the cemetery which was cool but not the right time of year for tea roses now. All the old holly hedges are in full red berries, so lovely. And the acorns are dropping. Lots of cyclamen , small touches of purple everywhere. Wearing Wander in the Park for the CP.
https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/collection/69-33/margaret-olrog-stoddart/anna-ollivier-roses
Beautiful painting and roses.
https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/multimedia/audiotour/margaret-stoddart
When I was young my grandparents rented her original 1860s cottage ( this painting) which was surrounded with daisies, wallflowers and gum trees and smelled amazing
Beautiful painting.
How creamy and lovely those roses are, thank you for introducing me to this painter.
I want a perfume that smells like the old Sardo bath oil. It was such great stuff, and I’m slowly going through my last two eBay bottles. My search has dried up. Wah.
Does anyone remember this? Its dominant notes are pine and vanilla, with other greens, a bit of floral, and probably musks. I’m still not very good at deconstructing the notes in a fragrance.
I’ll make do with Zegna Roman Wood, which is fairly close, along with the dear, departed TF Moss Breches.
Or maybe I can re-create it. 😯 I’ll be going to New York in a couple of weeks, and I came across a place called Olfactory NYC. Has anyone heard of it or been there?
I live in NYC and have walked past Olfactory many times but never gone in! It’s in the same area as Scent Bar by Luckyscent and Diptyqye, so I end up getting distracted.
If you visit, please report back! Also happy to toss some perfume shopping options in the city if you’d like.
Thanks, pfsh! I have ScentBar and Diptyque on my list already, so I think I will stop in. 😉
I would be happy to have other perfume shopping tips if you have time. I’ve been before, but there may be something that’s not on my radar, of course! I don’t think I’ll be over to Aedes this time, but who knows?
I enjoy Enfleurage in West Village for essential oil and natural perfumery products. The owners are kind and their offerings fragrant and affordable. Frederic Malle is also nearby, as is Tea & Sympathy, a British joint worth stopping by for tea.
If you’re further uptown, the perfume basement in Bergdorf Goodman is one of my favorite places for perfume shopping. A lot of the fashion brands there also stock their exclusives lines there, e.g. Armani Prive, Hermessence, and there’s always a few indie offerings I haven’t heard of around. Dior, Chanel and LV are nearby if you are interested in their exclusive lines. The sales associates there are friendly and generous with samples.
I highly recommend the Chanel Atelier Beaute perfume experience in SoHo. I’ve been twice! You have to make a reservation and it does cost money, but it’s the only place I know of where you get to smell the whole Chanel perfume collection blind without marketing or names, and you get to take home decants of your top 3 favorite. I discovered a lot of my favorites from my visits there, and its often things that I wouldn’t have picked up otherwise.
Hope that helps! Obviously these are my preferences and maybe other NYC-area folks will chime in with more suggestions
Wow, thanks! 🤩 I have read about Enfleurage but never visited, I guess because it’s more perfume-adjacent than strictly perfume.
I will add the tea stop if I have time. That sounds really nice. 🫖❤️
Oh that sounds like so much fun, to have those three so close! NST’ers will be the first know if I go to NYC, because they have *the scoop.*
They sure do!
Yes! If you ever come by, don’t hesitate to reach out <3
What a fun NYC trip! Can’t wait to hear your report😀
Thanks! I’ll take notes for a full report. ☺️
I am in Penhaligon’s Amarantine again today, slowly falling in love with this one despite the bizzare opening.
I had a stressful morning with work, so I also spritzed on some fleeting but cheerful Hermes Eau de basilic pourpre whose bottle is a gorgeous emerald green, and smells as such despite the ‘purple basil’ in the name. It was gifted to me for my birthday by a dear, sweet friend. I shall be dousing myself with this often.
I bet you smell great and reminding me I have a sample somewhere.
Thank you! Hope you get to wear yours soon, Amaranthine is always such a trip.
My SOTD is Zoologist Elephant, with juicy green munched-up tree branches. There are several Zoologist scents that would fit this week’s CP–just sayin’. I didn’t like this one at first but kept wearing it and have used up several samples. I’ve got a new sample going now, but I don’t think I’ll ever buy it. It’s just slightly too weird.
sounds like an interesting SOTD you have
That about sums up how I feel about Sloth. The first time I wore it: just a big nope. A late wearing revealed some appealing phases, and it is unlike anything else I have.
Back to the green theme in Chamade EdP.
Chamade is a beauty, you smell perfect.
I was to have started my new project today, but it looks like things aren’t quite ready at their end.
SOTD is Jeraboam Amber as we still have chill and rain.
Fingers crossed for a smoother start to your new project.
It was colder today and I couldn’t smell any spring air except on myself as I was wearing Vent Vert (it is the 90’s reformulation, I don’t know the original).
Tonight I’m in my comfort blanket of a perfume Weil Suki Essence, plum, dates, cinnamon, and so affordable.
Ooh, that perfume sounds like a total snugglefest! Yum.
It’s a little gem, the thing is I don’t think it can be smelled in store, so it is purchased blind, still it’s quite a safe buy, the merest whisper of oud but almost undetectable, it’s fairly sweet, the plum and date and cinnamon yummy, from the reviews on Fragrantica many are happy to have discovered it.
I did sneak a loook for it online. 😁 The last few releases from Weil escaped me entirely. But they do sound good. It’s going on the list, lol!
Looking it up now!
😀
Still windy here today, but at least the windows aren’t rattling and the sun is out. I’ll be glad when the wind moves on out!
SOTD = more Casmir yet again. Glad that I did not get rid of my BUB!
Weather twins! I am looking forward to the temps in the 50s, for the next couple of days.
I wonder if our mild winter means we will have a hot & muggy summer?
Most likely!
Tomorrow, my friend!
And looking forward to it like you would not believe!
Glad the wind is moving on.
We were sun twins today. 🌞
It was SO nice to see the bright shiny thing today! I felt like I finally had some energy this week as a result.
The sun was lovely! Magnolias in full bloom next door. And just warm enough for an after dinner walk.
Today I’m doing a side by side comparison of Monsillage Eau de Celeri on my left arm and Apoteker Tepe Anabasis on my right arm. I’ve thought these were similar perfumes for a while but this is there first time I’m smelling both at the same time. They are very similar! You definitely get the celery note and more bitterness from Eau de Celeri but there is still bitterness in Anabasis. The Anabasis dry down is more woody that EdC. EdC stays more full on green all the way through. However, they are really so similar you could easily confuse one for the other. I already have a bottle of the VA Monsillage, bought at a great price on eBay a couple years ago, so I don’t need a bottle of Anabasis too.
I’m also a fan of Eau de Celeri, what a surprise! I thought I was the only one, haha. She does make some nice fragrances. I have Pays Dogon as well; have you tried it?
Oh, nice to see another fan! No, I actually haven’t tried any others from there brand though I’ve been meaning to for years. I’ll have to make sure to try that one.
I have a few samples from the line that I haven’t used much if, and I’d be happy to send them to you. Send me a note at standing dawt armsakimbo in the land of geemale and they’re yours. 😉
Money saved! Good detective work on those perfumes.
SOTD = 4160 Tuesdays Oakmossery + Orris
Love the bottle, love the perfume, each unique in their own way. I declare myself the winner of the Internet today. 🤣🤣🤣
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp04e7pu3W_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
In other news, I was flabbergasted that I was charged $50 for each of the past 2 months for not having the minimum for an HSBC premier account. This is what happens when NO ONE cares about a relationship. ANYWAY, the email specified that I need to increase my balance by $x, and since I have it in a different financial institution, I got a cashier’s check to open a CD at HSBC. Guess what??? Not only was I already out the $x (because cashier’s check), my $x stopped working for me and will not work for me until it CLEARS and I have to wait until Friday before I can open the CD! I may research this further because something stinks in this whole transaction!
This does sound like a stinky transaction. I hope the research helps.
Congratulations on winning the internet!🤣
So many institutions have all these hidden ways of grabbing your money- from banks to state parks to grocery stores. I’d call customer service and dispute those charges. I was charged a fee for some stupid thing years ago and I called the branch DIRECTLY and they ended up waiving the fee. If you’re not a repeat offender, most banks will waive the fee. Doesn’t hurt to try…
This is a bad week for banking news and stories!
Back in Roísín Dubh today and can’t believe I did not realize on Monday that it ABSOLUTELY gets CP points because…it’s made in Ireland by an Irish company and I bought it in Ireland. (D’oh!)
Long work day, and am about to do an online exam-review session for my students. Probably need a coffee first.
Oh perfect trifecta!
Hope the exam review went well.
Sunny skies for traveling this morning. An hour before it was still cloudy and gray. Glad we waited! Got thru the mountain passes in an hour, sunshine was on the other side!
We are now in familiar territory; don’t even need the gps for tomorrow. I even noticed they have a Marshall’s close by the hotel. Guess where I’m going?
Yay for familiar territory!
I hope you find some good deals at Marshall’s.
Love me some Marshals and TJMaxx! Enjoy your travels and shopping..🛍
LOL! Hurray for familiar territory and maybe a deal at Marshalls!
How exciting that you are almost home – happy hunting at Marshells!
I totally overslept this morning and had to drive my daughter to school. The extra hour of sleep felt so good though.
My sotd is Kenzo Flowertag. I really enjoyed wearing it. It’s more sweet and less powdery than the original.
I hope you got your equilibrium back. Late starts make me catawampus all day.😏
I hope your daughter’s annual review meeting went well and every service/accommodations you wanted and she needs will be on her IEP!!
It’s hard for me to think of something that is more powdery than the original Kenzo Flower. Sounds like Flowertag is a rather nice flanker.