It’s (Teapot) Tuesday and the 79th anniversary of D-Day. Birthdays: Diego Velázquez, Alexander Pushkin, Thomas Mann, Marian Wright Edelman. What fragrance are you wearing?
Bonus community project points for me in Strange Invisible Perfumes Musc Botanique. Tea at the moment is Upton's Christmas tea with a splash of milk.
Reminder: on 6/9 we're doing Adjectives Friday...wear a fragrance with an adjective in the name. Bonus points if the adjective is apt! Suggested by pyramus.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2023, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the teapot by David Shrigley ("Each teapot is hand made in England using the traditional method of fine bone china production...David Shrigley's work focuses on taking the mundane and reimagining it through a lens of childlike wonder, whimsy, and sometimes a little dry humor. His work is always unique as it embraces elements that could be deemed imperfect and this teapot, entitled The Tea is Alive, perfectly exemplifies that.") is $375 at Artware.
Taking CP points for Coco Mademoiselle Intense. Smells great.
My favorite thing about the dry weather is the lack of bugs, especially mosquitoes, which usually ruin evenings on the patio. And no earwigs!
Yes! My daughter is in northern wisconsin and she said the mosquitos are terrible up there!
Ah, good point. Have not yet been bitten this year.
Me neither, and usually I am an all you can eat buffet for mosquitoes.
ok-still poring rain here, and quite cold. I thought the LOTV would bloom later-but I checked last night, and the huge patch of it is blooming in the back yard. It smells so good in the cold clean air. I chose Goutal’s Eau de Charlotte, for my SOTD. It has a mimosa and black current vide, and a touch of LOTV. I put bunches all over the house, and brought some to the coffee shop I frequent. I love the way plants fight to grow in the worst of conditions.
Hope the entire NST community has a moment of peace of mind for today, no matter what they have going on.
I did not pay enough attention to the lotv this year…glad you got to enjoy yours!
You had other, more important things to think about 🙂
The lOTV is at my mom’s place, and I had cleaned up the yard after many years of the plants not really being taken care of. I raked and raked, and cleaned and pruned, and took away truck loads of old leaves and debris. I had no idea this patch was there, until it bloomed. I smelled it before I saw it and now every year I look forward to it.
How lovely to discover an unexpected patch of blooms, and now have something to look forward to every year!
What a lovely discovery 🙂
Enjoy your blooms!
We don’t get LOTV in Arkansas, but there’s a ton of honeysuckle and it just keeps blooming this spring. It seems like you can smell it best at night in our back yard.
I’m in Corsica Furiosa today, and the name definitely fits.
Ah yes, good call! I will copy you this week I’m sure.
Solidly on point for the CP in Cuir Amethyste, and I’m having my coffee in a purple mug to go with it. 💜
Matchy matchy, nicely done!
Tuberose Tuesday here, in Carnal Flower, which I haven’t worn in ages. Smelled mighty glamorous for the task of rolling the trash bins to the end of the driveway 😊
Smell glamorous whatever you do! 😉 I might wear Carnal Flower too this week.
Yes, do smell glamorous! I need to crack open my new bottle soon, tis the season!
I’ve not worn a Malle fragrance in aaaages!Must remedy,and you do smell fabulous!
Mmmm. You smell great!
Flaunt it if you’ve got it!
Happy teapot tuesday! I am in the appropriate Tea Service by Chasing Scents. Lovely jasmine oolong with a touch of fruity by way of goji berries.
Thanks all for the advice yesterday! I am baby-powdering it up and avoiding sulphurous foods for the week. Seems to help because I don’t smell myself at all this morning, just the lovely perfume!
Perfect!
Guerlain Meteorites Le Parfum and a cup of cinnamon apple tea.
Hope it is a good day Barqs.
Tea is French Press coffee with some milk
I was suppose to chaperone the kids field trip today, but alas there is no room for me. Though I am sad about this, I am going to the Kips Bay Show house as today is the last day and their first one since the pandemic. I can’t wait to look at all things beautiful.
SOTD is Angels Share. I am really addicted to this perfume. The warm spicy is up my alley with the likes of Shalimar.
Aw, sorry! But hope the show house is drool-worthy.
Me too! The home also has some history- Julia Marlowe lived there and so did other NYC well known families
Here is the link
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kips-bay-decorator-show-house-new-york-2023/amp
Wow. What a house. Most of those decorators do not appeal to me, but I would take the house (ha!) and it must have been great fun to tour.
And you do smell glamorous as well!
Do you like this one? It’s interesting. My kids tell me I smell like apple pie ! lol
I can see the apple pie connection!
It’s become a favorite Kilian for me as well.
Wearing Gallivant London…summer roses with a cucumber garnish and a twist of leather!
I’m in the office (the real one, not my home office) and already wanting more coffee. Wishing you all a peaceful (and caffeinated, if you wish!) Tuesday.
Passing you a cup ☕️- I made a lot of french press coffee this morning-
Summer roses plus cucumber sounds a lot like Hendrick’s Gin.
I’m adjective-less in CSP Vanille Café.
Tonight is night 6 of 7 and if I make it out alive, I’m going to celebrate…😵
Omg, for sure!! Please tell me they are not 12 hour shifts!😵💫
Oh Deva, good luck making it through shift 7.
You could argue that “vanille” is acting as an adjective, in the same way that “hazelnut” does in “hazelnut latte”. Or at least I could, and would. I think you get community points.
Good luck for your shift!I was in strangle-mode myself today.
Sending you strengthening vibes, hope you can enjoy well-deserved rest after that.
Hang in there, Deva!
That’s rough.
Taking CP points and smelling good points with Astier de Villatte Grand Chalet.
That is some perfume name
Oh, the perfume name is just Grand Chalet, which I do think is a cool perfume name. The other part is the brand name.
Yep, you smell fantastic today!
I knew you would think so. 😀
Little annoyed with fragrancenet.com. I ordered a back up bottle of Memoir on the 28th and on the 4th, there was a delivery attempt but I haven’t received my package yet. Still sitting in Columbus. I have ordered from them before and have had my packages arrive sooner than this. If it doesn’t arrive today, I will be calling tomorrow. I don’t think that Better Trucks is like DHL in terms of a delivery service. Both suck.
Wearing Coco Mademoiselle edt today.
I’ve never heard of Better Trucks, but agree with you on DHL.
Hope you get your package soon, Dawn. We’re almost scent twins today.
I have an adjective today, and a pronoun! Mon Precieux Nectar, another of my favorites. The stupid bulb sprayer died, and I haven’t gotten around to decanting any into a sprayer, so it is a big expensive splash bottle at this point!
Adorable hubby is having issues. Not sure we will be able to leave for Wyoming on time. Live every moment in joy, the past is gone, the future is just a dream…
That is a bummer about the bulb sprayer.
Sorry your hubby is having issues, hope he’s doing better soon!
Also, another fabulous teapot selection! Very witty! Interesting artist I have not been aware of until now.
Isn’t that fun? And I just chose it because it had an adjective.
Hope husband is ok.
Hope your husband is ok.
Wishing your husband the best.
Hope your husband feels better soon.
Fingers crossed that your husband’s health issues resolve quickly.
I’m in Hermes Jardin Cythere. I have found if I spray with a heavy hand it does last longer. I was in Hermes yesterday too, Myrrhe Eglantine.
Exciting day today, new dining room furniture is being delivered as we speak. A buffet and chairs to match the table. I ordered them weeks ago and they are finally on the way. Years ago my mom gave me the china my parents got for their wedding and I’ve only used it a handful of times because I have to store it in the basement and it just ends up being too much work to haul it out every time I want to use it. I would like to be able to use it more for everyday special occasions so now it will be proximal. Also, it will provide another surface for more plants.😆
I am really behind perfume news, so I learned only yesterday that there is a new Jardin. Longevity even worse than Monsieur Li?
Congrats on your new furniture!
Thanks! I’ve tried Monsieur Li but haven’t given it a full wear so I’m not sure how the 2 compare. With this one I found that 2-4 sprays fade pretty quick, but if I go with 12-14 it does last for several hours but is not overwhelming. Just a nice background scent.
I tried your sotd at Sephora the other day. It’s really nice!
I wish I had a hutch. I have my grandmother’s China in the basement. I’ve never used it.
Oh darn! Somehow my comment ended up below🥴👇
Lillyjo, I have 2 hutches I’m trying to unload, wish I had a way to get them to you! I was told by the local furniture consignment store that they don’t take them, because nobody buys them anymore because nobody buys china these days!
They can be used a lot of ways, though. My daughter has a buffet in her entryway, it’s the perfect place to stash your bag and all the gloves/hats etc of winter.
I already have a credenza by the back door for that purpose, AND a built in china cabinet in my dining room (plus an antique pie safe for serving pieces and a separate antique display cabinet for glassware). I am a bit overloaded with furniture at the moment.
Aww.. thanks Robin. I should see if there are any here at the consignment shops, maybe I can find a deal.
Congrats, so nice to get new furniture!
Thanks! Yes, makes me feel like a “real” adult.😆
I know just what you mean, that is how I felt last time I redid the living room.
Enjoy your new furniture! I hope you will get to enjoy your dishes. It makes me sad to see big dish sets at thrift stores and know that those dishes were someone’s pride and joy at some point.
Enjoy all the new furniture.
Yay for buffet, and yay for using the china!
I should use my china more often. I still love it, 31 years after I picked it. It’s just, you know, it can’t go in the dishwasher. Sigh. Lazy.
Any additional surface for plants sounds wonderful 🙂
I am in Tuscan Soul. A nice, somewhat masculine cologne for a busy warm day.
I did not get much sleep last night. A missile attack, and this one sounded uncomfortably close. Very loud explosions, flashes of orange light. We spent half an hour just standing in the hall waiting until everything was over. It turned out that some pieces of the missile damaged the local hospital. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
Feeling tired and drowsy. I had a dental cleaning today, so I cannot have coffee. And I need it so much! ☕🤪
I am so sorry for everything – coffee, dentist, and worried for your safety
{{{{Glannys}}}}
I am sad and mad on your behalf. Stay safe.
Stay safe!You always remind me that I have so much to be thankful for!
Sendings hugs and please stay out of danger!🤗🤗🌹
Keep safe, hope tonight is a quiet one.
That sounds so frightening, Glannys. It’s always good to see you here.
Thinking of you, and hoping that you stay safe
Glannys, I’m so glad to hear that no one was hurt, it must have been so terrifying for you. I’m praying that a huge safe bubble surrounds you!!
So frightening, I hope you stay safe.
Thank you everyone!
Praying for your safety Glannys.
I’m so sorry Glannys. I hope tonight is a quiet night.
Oh, no, that sounds so scary. Poor you and mom and kitty. I worry about you when I hear the news about missiles in Kiev. Please keep checking in with us and letting us hear how you are.
Just unimaginable! Thank you for checking in to let us know you’re safe.
Oh geez. I am so sorry that your return to Ukraine was marred by that. Hoping that you stay safe.
RIP Astrud Gilberto. I heard Girl from Ipanema on the radio this morning, now I know why 🙁
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/06/1180416189/astrud-gilberto-the-girl-from-ipanema-singer-dies-at-83
This is sad news,I love her voice.
aww!
I also heard Girl from Ipanema.
I do like it and the travel spray is the perfect size.
Aww, you should use it! But I totally understand! Our 2 previous houses had built-ins, so we used it more often. We’ve been in our current house for 14 years and I think we’ve used it twice.😓 It was a gift to my parents from my moms aunties, so all of my great aunts, it feels special to me every time I use it.☺️
Sephora only had the travel spray and no tester. Fortunately, the SA was nice and made a tester. She really liked it too and called a couple of girls over to smell it.
Solo adjective, day two: SL Rousse, woody cinnamon, so dark, so fascinating.
SL makes some spectacular fragrances
How have I never gotten around to smelling this one??
Wearing Bottega Veneta Eau Sensuelle today. I was looking for my sample of Shalimar EDT but spotted this sample instead. Might do Shalimar tonight.
I have a short presentation today, wish me luck. Boy do I hate public speaking!
Good luck!I loathe public speaking as well!(well speaking in general…lol)
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🌹
☘️Best of luck.
I’m quite scared about public speaking, so I feel your pain. Good luck to you!
Good luck!
Good luck!
Hope that your presentation went well!
Happy Teapot Tuesday!
Tea was Twinings Vanilla a couple of times today.
SOTD!
Olfactive Studio Iris Shot.I just love the color of the leather casing of the travel spray,almost carroty(like the note in the perfume as well?)
Love the teapot today!
🌹🤗
I love vanilla tea.
Me too!🌹
Me three! The Republic of Tea used to have a yummy one…
I actually know that one too!It was yum.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/slredirect/picassoRedirect.html/ref=pa_sp_phone_search_mtf_aps_sr_pg1_1?ie=UTF8&adId=A04090531461QAQJF1KXB&qualifier=1686081412&id=3647485666644848&widgetName=sp_phone_search_mtf&url=%2FRepublic-Tea-Good-Hope-Vanilla%2Fdp%2FB00KRI08OS%2Fref%3Dmp_s_a_1_13_sspa%3Fkeywords%3Dvanilla%2Btea%26qid%3D1686081412%26sr%3D8-13-spons%26psc%3D1%26smid%3DA1JHOVMYJHOG8P
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co2MicOKlvN/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Short but sweet for teapot tuesday
You smell wonderful, J B!
The Republic of Tea currently has a Vanilla Earl Grey tea that I am looking forward to using.
It’s supposed to be 90+ today so I went with a tropical vibe–Virgin Island Water–and I get CP points, too. I like this better than the suntan scents like Bronze Goddess and Terracotta. Maybe because it smells like something I’d like to drink.
Hi, everybody! Long time no visit, and I’m glad to be back. 🙂
SOTD is AG Petite Cherie (does that get community points? half, maybe?), tea of the day is decaf Earl Grey.
Hi mals86! Nice to see you!
Hi back!
Hello stranger!! I’ve thought about you often and glad to see you !!
Hi Amal’s, I hope everything is going well.
welcome back
Hi mals, it’s great to see you back here! 🎉
My goodness! Welcome back!
Hiya mals!
Hey good to see you!
A frosty morning, and I’m wearing Hedonk Divine Perversion from a sample Gaynor gave me. A sweet leather.
https://harvardpress.typepad.com/hup_publicity/2023/04/inside-the-perfumed-world-of-bohemian-paris-with-theresa-levitt.html
I was sent a link to this new book. I haven’t read it – Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life.
I like that teapot and David Shrigley’s work
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/25/david-shrigley-interview-get-your-shit-together?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
A belated thank you, I was not familiar with him.
Let me know how you like that book!
Smoothie is clementines and yogurt
Liz Earle Essence No1 to feel energised today, it’s a citrus Chypre which lifts my mood instantly and tonight Fragonard Grain de Soleil which is more suited for evening andvcold weather in spite of the name implying it’s for summertime.
Interesting about Grain de Soliel.
I just assumed it was a beachy type perfume.
It should be named something else, it’s deeply resinous and quite delicious, it’s definitely a fall and winter scent but it hasn’t been very warm here in London.
Chanel Chance eau Tendre from my vanishing bottle at work ( I think it’s leaking)
Tonight Aromatics Elixir. Macys has a spectacular set with 100 ml spray, small body smoother and small body wash for $53 with the code FRIENDS. I believe that’s the 15 percent off code for all beauty products.
Sorry… the code is FRIEND
I bet the body wash is amazing!
Tempting! But I must stick to my No Buy!
Another dull wet day here, but cold weather brings the opportunity to wrap up in big coats and boots that don’t get out of the wardrobe in summer. I’m wearing Caron’s Parfum Sacré.
Aha, we have the same adjective today! I am wearing Zoologist Sacred Scarab. I wonder which of us has the more apt adjective? It’s difficult for me to view my choice as being very sacred, despite its inclusion of incense and myrrh etc., because it’s also so animalic. I do have a bottle of Parfum Sacré and must wear that later in the week for a comparison.
Are there other “Sacred” scents out there? Anyone?
I wore Sandalwood Sacré yesterday!
Who makes that one?
Le Jardin de Retrouve. I’m not too familiar with the brand, but someone here shared a discovery set and all four I tried are worth a sniff!
I’ve been in Eau de Pile Burning for most of today (that is, I smell like wood smoke from being out in the woods and burning things), but am now protesting a drastically unseasonably cold, dark, damp day with a spritz of Bronze Goddess. Smoky Bronze Goddess — that’s me!
Actually I can see that being a good mix!
That teapot is cute! It’s just the kind of quirky thing that appeals to me.
I’m in TF Fleur de Chine today, looking to plink the little decant maybe this week, before the heat really gets to firing up down here.
Happy Tuesday, fragrance buddies! 🌺
I would take the teapot too, although the message can be read as a wee bit menacing!
Testing out some more samples today after more cleaning.
Hoping you are doing well, Robin. I think of you daily.
Are you fully recovered? Hope you’re doing well!
Thank you, Tulipani. Yes, all better! 💜
Anything that you loved in the batch?
Yes!!!
Too many! I’ll list a bunch tomorrow. Insomnia I tested before, but is really growing on me. As I type at 2:15 a.m.😂
A belated thank you AnniePerfumes. I am ok. This is a long haul, you know?
Wearing Iris Silver Mist for its beauty and CP points😊
What’s this with Silver??? You do smell fabulous!
Thank you!
SOTD is Jo Malone Silver Tea. Easy and office-friendly.
Most Jo Malones are easy and office friendly. Maybe I’ll wear one tomorrow!
Wasn’t that one of the super expensive ones?
I was lucky and got it (relatively) cheap at the Walmart website.
SOTD = 4160 Tuesdays Fluffy Lemon Top
I am claiming double CP points because Fluffy = Fluffy 🤣
Smokey and the Bandit in real life: The air is very concerning to me. It was pretty bad on my way home today, including the short walk from the train platform to the parking deck. I smelled like a 2-pack a day cigarette smoker! I hope if it lasts that it only lasts for at most a day. I am praying for rain, not that it is hot but because we are bone dry over in these here parts. At least I am working from home and don’t have to deal with it if it continues to be pretty bad.
Hope you can stay indoors with filtered air as much as possible until the fires settle down.
Do air cleaners count? I have two of them. I also bought another one but Amazon was pretty slow and it got to Whole Foods (my pick up point) on Monday instead of Sunday.
That should help a lot, I would think.
Praying for rain with you. It’s a little scary how dry it has been.
Thank you. But hopefully, no thunderstorms!
I was shocked when I saw what the NYC skyline looked like on the evening news! Yikes!
Had some late afternoon errands to keep me busy today. At one point, there were plenty of dark clouds in the sky, but that was it. No rain, alas. And it stunk outside from both wildfires and a skunk.
SOTD = Korres Guava lotion again.
I heard we might see rain here on Saturday. 🤞I really hope so.
Are you going to replace your lotion if you thunk it? Although, I know a little goes a long way with Korres.
I will eventually replace it, but I have 4 other Korres lotions in my Body Care stash. Plus a couple of Pacifica lotions. But those are for winter use.
Horrible outside right now…hopefully, you got done most, if not all, of what you had to do!
I thought about doing some errands tomorrow, but I think moving stuff into storage can wait until Thursday. Tomorrow’s air is supposed to be even worse.
The last 2 days at work have been awful. This is the worst inventory I have ever done. I feel so bad for my boss. 3 district guys came to do what they do best.. stand and watch and ask stupid questions. Not helpful.
I absolutely had to go to the grocery store but still don’t know what to make for dinner, lol.
I’m wearing BBW Coco Paradise body spray. I had a coupon for a free body product up to $9.95. That gave me a choice of a mini lotion or body spray. 2 years ago the minis were $6.95.
Oy! At least it’s over!
Until September! Lol
Argh, sorry to hear it was so rough this time! Hopefully you can whip up something easy for dinner.
OMG, what a pain! Glad that it’s over for a while.
So sorry lillyjo!
Sampling White Feather from Solstice Scents which started as an indolic white floral and is now a creamy deep vanilla
That sounds nice!