It's (Cyber) Monday and National Bavarian Cream Pie Day. Birthdays: James Agee, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Nye. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm trying Marissa Zappas Smoked Jasmine Black Tea.
Reminder: on 12/1, Rabbit rabbit rabbit! It's December. Wear a fragrance that will bring you peace, joy or good luck for the month.
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 Jimi Hendrix™ 1967 SG Custom from Gibson ("This limited edition Gibson Custom Shop 1967 SG™ Custom accurately replicates the right-handed guitar (strung lefty) that Hendrix played on The Dick Cavett Show on September 9, 1969 - one of Jimi's rare television interviews and performances. This SG Custom features a Murphy Lab Aged Polaris White finish and aged gold hardware") is $9999 at Gibson.
I will probably wear Leather Jardin again, once I get moving. It brings me peace and joy that there are still decent perfumes made at low price points, and that buying unsniffed at that price point CAN work. Also joy for this wonderful community that points things like this out.
Long weekend, and another long day today, quite literally: Ockeghem Teen has her off timetable class starting at 7:10 a.m. and then wants be taken back out to school tonight to see the Grade 10 play at 6:30 p.m. Yesterday she fell off the risers at her soundcheck (apparently the back on them was faulty) and broke her horn, so that’s another thing added to the list to fix, ASAP.
Omg! I’m glad she’s okay! As I was reading that sentence I was fully prepared for “and broke her arm.” 😰
Me too! I sang in the choir all through high school and felt lucky to not be on the top row of the risers — more than once someone unadvisedly locked their knees, got dizzy, and fell off the back. Scary.
Yeah, when she called us with the staff from her orchestra she said “I broke my” and I was fully prepared for leg or arm or something. 🙂
Apparently her orchestra pointed out the faulty wood to the staff of the theatre last year, and they didn’t do anything. So this year, my kid got to be the one to prove them right. Horn is in for repair now, and they expect the theatre to cover the cost.
Oh dear, hope you can get the horn fixed quickly.
Oh, no! Glad she is ok, but sorry about the horn.
Yikes! Good to hear that Ockeghem Teen is OK.
Knize Ten, because I have not worn it for a long time.
We had a rather difficult Friday night – air alert that lasted 6 hours (until morning), audible explosions. We did not sleep too well, as you can imagine. But we caught up on Saturday and Sunday.
I heard Marlene Dietrich wore Knize Ten-I hope I get to smell it someday. You smell great and I can’t believe what you’re living through-I hope you’re doing as well as possible under the circumstances.
I’m in Goutal’s Myrre Ardent, which I love at all times of year. I still have the body cream, too, which I love.
Oh, that’s a perfect scent for Dietrich, especially when she was wearing those man’s suits.
Thank you. Fortunately, it does not happen often. For now. Maybe they are starting to send more missiles trying to damage the power grid again, now that it is cold.
I bet you’re rocking that Knize Ten.
I hope you stay safe, Glannys!
Keep safe, hoping for calm nights ahead.
Oh my, Glannys. Glad you had some calmer nights over the weekend.
Glad you were able to catch up this weekend. Stay safe!
I hope you stay safe.
Such hard circumstances, I hope calm nights continue. You smell wonderful.
Stay safe. Sending big hugs and strength.
Be safe, and be well. Hugs to you, your Mom, and Kora kitty.
Knize Ten is wonderful, and fingers crossed for continued nights of peaceful sleep.
Hoping you can stay safe with less stress ahead.
I’m wearing Sisley Eau de Soir, from a tiny mini that I probably purchased earlier this year. Very pretty.
I love Eau de Soir – you smell great. By great I mean elegant and cerebral 🙂
What Carole said. 😉
Commando for a haircut and I’ll read comments when I get back to see what you all are wearing, for inspiration.
Hope the haircut comes out the way you want ringthing!
It’s cute! I’ve had the same stylist for years and sometimes I think she goes into autopilot mode, but this is a different cut and I like it.
Decided on Interlude Woman when I got home.
Oh good!
Whoo hoo for new haircut!
Hermès Rocabar, aka Sexy Lumberjack: all woods and resins, just trees as far as the eye can see, and then when you least expect it, a blanket of vanilla. I should wear this more often, especially now that winter is looming.
Winter very much looming here too. You smell great pyramus.
Wearing Tauer’s Incense Rose this morning. I think someone described this one as smelling like roses growing on a cool stone monument and it always stuck with me, it is a bit earthy and chilly, maybe a touch gothic.
Have not worn that in ages, I should find mine!
I spent three hours yesterday reorganizing my fragrances and yep, I too found my Incense Rose and Incense Flash!
And lots of others:)
Oh good for you! I really really need to do that.
You smell wonderful today.
It’s Molecule Monday. Down to the last few mls. Hoping to thunk this bottle by the end of the year. I won’t replace it even though it is a real compliment getter.
I enjoyed the long weekend and took today off for: just because, lol. This will give me two 3 day weeks in a row. When I can figure out how to work Tuesday through Thursday permanently I will be golden.
Well, I caved yesterday after the weekend poll and ordered samples of a couple of the Zara scents by Olivia Giacobetti that I’ve seen some of you mention. As long as I was ordering, I added a sample of the Shalimar MI, not that I need another bottle of Shalimar. MVP scratches that itch for me but I would like to try it.
Speaking of samples, still seeking a home for the Victoria Beckham samples! Email me p k wisdom (one word) in the yahooland.
Enjoy your samples! Hope you like them (love, if you tend to purchase a FB!😜)
Thanks! Those Zara scents are so reasonable that I *almost* did a blind buy, but was able to find them all on surrender to chance.
Do you have 35-hour or 40-hour weeks? If 35 hours, then just work 12 hour days except for one day. If 40 hours, are you able to request every other week of 4 days and 3 days? You can work 12 hour days on the 3 day week and make up for the 4 hours the following week. I’ve thought of this before but I used to be “on” 24 x 7.
I have a 32 hour week (4- 8 hour days), and it’s clinic hours so the start and end times are pretty set. I follow your line of thinking, but also, I did 12 hour shifts and am SO happy to be done with them- that’s a long day!
Maybe someday I can get down to a 3 day week, we’ve got one more to get through college first.😉
Yay for another short work week!
Hello!
Forgive me wallet for I have succumbed to temptation…
I could not resist and bought the Guerlain extrait Tonka Sarrapia.
Wearing it today and it is ggggorgeous!
I read somewhere that these extraits are great layered… TROUBLE.
TROUBLE is right. I wanted 4 bottles but managed to only get the Iris because to get 4 in one shot would be overly indulgent!
BTW, cazaubon said the same thing about the Tonka.
Lucky you!
Yay for your Tonka!
LOL at “forgive me wallet”!
It is great stuff, enjoy!
Started the day in Bulgari Au The Vert, which is a delight. It’s mostly gone, so time to spray again. I might need to go check out the weekend poll for those Zara scents, just because. Personally, I’ve been obsessed with Akro Bake lately – odd, because I shy away from gourmond. Probably need to check out D&G Devotion, though, since let no decision go overanalyzed.
Currently reading: Ross Gay’s books on delight.
Reading, next up: I believe it’s time to reread The Paradox of Choice, since I really need to tighten up my decision making process!
Yes to Akro Bake for sure … this coming from a gourmand-lover.
I shy away from gourmands too, but am ordering some samples and Akro Bake is in the mix.
I loved Devotion and bought a FB. I also quite liked Bake…haven’t gotten around to buying a FB yet but still may do so. 😅
You also might like Burberry Goddess.
Wearing Santal by L’Orientalist, my favorite sandalwood. Why oh why did I decide not to buy a BuB? Well, I will wear my 25 mls and enjoy it to the last!
Maybe another perfect sandalwood will come along? One can always dream!
Always! I’m keeping my eye (err, nose) out.
Hello everyone!
Got up earlier than desired for a tutoring session. Now I’m having a coffee and trying to avoid getting ready for as long as possible.
I’m in Mito VdP today. A green floral gem, though I have to say, I prefer the EdP to the VdP. I like the minty cool contrast of the EdP a lot. Sadly most of that stuff is in my storage these days. Still, I’m so glad this line was revived. 🩵
Have a great day everyone!
“Up earlier than desired” twins with you today.
Up earlier than desired is the story of my life now…
Happy birthday to Bill Nye the Science Guy! I also succumbed to a new love and broke my unofficial “no more 100 ml bottles” rule. Ordered a FB of Omnia Ambra, even though I’m only just over halfway through the sample (another unofficial rule broken). As penance for all the rule-breaking, I’m telling myself that the bottle will be wrapped for Christmas and remain unopened until at least Christmas Eve … how many of us think I’ll make it that long? 😆
silly rules, glad you broke it!!
Me too — haven’t fallen this hard this fast since jalapeño made me aware of Soivohle Paracelsus. At least Soivohle does tiny bottles!
She told me about them Paracelsus too so now I am interested.
I just found and packed my tiny bottle of Paracelsus over the weekend.
Nice to hear that you discovered another perfume love! It’s a bit of a bummer when things only come in the 100mL economy size, though.
Did you and Sheri get the 15 ml extrait de parfum? Is it in a spray bottle? She doesn’t offer samples in that, does she? I hate to spend $75 if I might not like it. Just saying.
I got the ridiculously cute 4mL spray bottle. I initially had a sample of it, which came in a 1mL dabber.
Here’s the link to purchase samples: https://www.lizzornatelier.com/product-page/signature-discovery-6
Paracelsus is listed as available.
Oh, I guess she does. Sorry.
In your defense, their prices are pretty reasonable. Congrats!
I’m glad you got that bottle! Anything that’s a head-over-heels love-at-first-sniff scent deserves a 100ml bottle. 💖
Still wafting some Shalimar MT from last night before bed, which was around 730pm…🥱 Officially old! I feel like my grandmother who always nodded off while watching TV in the evenings back in the day.
While I was sleeping, it seems I’ve been magically transported to the Midwest because it’s grey, cold, and very blowy this morning. The only reason I know the sun is up is because one cloud is a bit brighter that the others. I’ve become very spoiled by all the sunshine in the past few weeks. Doggo did her business lickety-split, ran inside and dove back under the covers! She’s not a fan on the Midwest either! 🙃
Happy Monday! 🌞
She wouldn’t like it in South Dakota today. It is just noon now and it is 26 degrees here.
Yeah, I was in ND for a contract from September through December back in 2019. No, no, no! 🫣 I think from mid October after the *first* blizzard we lived in a hotel until we could scurry south. That WIND!! Cut you right to the bone! 🥶❄️
It must be because I am trying to send my snow somewhere else. Lol. Sorry!
No worries, hope you get some New Mexico sunshine! 🌞
Are you still in New Mexico?
Yes, currently a bit north of Las Cruces.
At least you and T-Rex are still dodging the snow!
True, and we’re gonna keep on bobbing and weaving! 😃
The day is turning golden after a frosty frosty start — perfect Musc Ravageur weather. Nothing ravaging about this one to my nose. It’s all warm gingerbread and jumping in leaf piles and curling up in front of the fire.
Such a great perfume.
Wearing Amouage Epic woman today and trying to figure out on what I want for lunch.
Hope you found the perfect lunch Dawn!
SOTD is BBW Into the Night shower gel and lotion with TF Black Orchid Parfum.
Book of the Day is Absolution. It is about two American women in Saigon trying to do good things for the people living there during the Vietnam War.
Sounds like a great book 🙂
It is the book of the month for B & N.
Oh, I forgot to say I found the Thyme’s Frasier Fir candle so decided on a couple of them. Of all places, they had it at Scheels.
So you found those candles at a place similar to Cabela’s?
Yes. They have an area that has home things like candles if you can believe it.
Curiouser and curiouser!
I reckon my perfume hobby as a whole brings me peace, joy and luck, so the field is wide open 🙂
I’m wearing Neela Vermeire’s Ashoka – lovely perfume, lovely bottle, the juice is a lovely shade of green, so good all round.
What a beautiful sentiment! Hope you enjoy your fragrance and your day.
It was below freezing here this morning, so I am bundled up in fleece and wearing 24, Faubourg.
I love that fragrance, Foxbins, especially as the temperatures drop 🙂
A perfect pairing!
Chilly here in LA this morning.
Please Santa, a job. Can’t believe I am saying that @ 70.
Jimi Hendrix – the only person who could perform All Along the Watchtower. Saw him at Woodstock, at the Fillmore East.
Put three bottles on ebay to sell, two snapped up right away. It was good to clean up and organize all my scents. Like seeing old friends tucked in the back.
SOTD is Shanghai Lily, because it’s too beautiful.
So impressed by your concert-going!
Shanghai Lily passed completely under my radar; is it still in production?
One more question, and I hope it isn’t too OT – I want to try my hand at selling some of my collection on the ‘bay. Could you tell me one tip? TIA! 🙏🏻
Good luck with your job hunt!
Oh yes, I was lucky to have been in NY for the concerts, saw the Beatles in 1964. Fillmore East was every weekend.
Cream at the Garden, 10 Years After free in the park. Heady days of music.
For selling, I look at what others do, price a little lower and bam! sold.
It helps that I keep my fragrances in their boxes, so they are mint. Shanghai Lily is out of production since 2018.
Fingers crossed for job search:)
🎶Wowza!🎶 You’ve seen a lot!
Thanks for the seller tips.
Good luck finding a job, one that makes you happy!
Good luck job hunting. I’m sure the perfect job is out there.
Best of luck on your job search.
Reflect on those concert memories.
And your ebay name is the same…
you found me!!
It’s my license plate also.
Asparas are very important in my life.
Good luck with your job hunt!
Robin, you were right! Its a boy! 🐶
If all goes well, he could be here by December 5th. 🙏
SOTD: Boardwalk Taffy.
Congrats on the soon to be new furry family member!
Still crossing fingers and decluttering so the video of my home isn’t in shambles,lol.
Oh nice!! Do you have a name yet?
Best of luck bringing puppy home!
Wearing Fils de Dieu du riz et des agrumes for my first day back at work. I only had three full days off in the end, so it isn’t too hard.
Berlin was fascinating. In the end I could barely remember or recognise anything from my first visit in the mid eighties before the Wende. For such a big city it seems surprisingly calm and relaxed. Not very pretty, but with plenty to entertain visitors and inhabitants alike. Highly recommended!
Smelling fabulous over there!
I always thing of you when I wear it. It’s a great scent, never overwhelming and always comforting.
Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip to Berlin!
Great that you were able to go to Berlin. I was there twice – once for 6 days and the 2nd time just for one day. I loved both visits.
Testing if the site will let me comment…
FYI to anyone using an iPhone: if you’ve recently updated your iOS and you’ve been prompted to turn on a new web browsing security feature (Settings > Safari > Advanced > Privacy: Advanced Privacy and Fingerprint Tracking), you’re going to have to turn it off, or you won’t be able to comment here.
I was being redirected to an “Access Denied” screen (oops, didn’t screenshot), which looked like it was going to prompt Robin to add my IP address to an “allowed” list. But not sure that would work, as I believe the new iOS feature will send different IP addresses.
the new iOS is making me crazy outside of my house.
Oh interesting, the plugin I use for spam prevention must interact with that in some way that will be unintelligible to me.
Wish I had useful advice here.
While I have you though: looks like the Scentedpages and Perfum de Pub links on the Perfume Links page need to be updated or removed. One is now forbidden, and the other looks like the site has been overtaken by a link farm with, err, an interesting array of articles!
Thank you!
And I have deleted the whole page, it is seriously out of date. Need to do some long overdue pruning around here…
I was looking at the perfume notes for Tresor this morning on Fragrantica and noticed at the bottom of the “cons” that it is not recommended as a gift for patients with Alzheimers unless it brings positive memories. I wonder why Tresor has been singled out. I should imagine that lots of perfumes might have negative associations , and not just for Alzheimers patients. Anyway, trigger warning, I’m wearing Cristalle.
huh? That doesn’t make sense
May be because those pros and cons are generated by AI.
🙃
That might explain it!
“Trigger warning, I’m wearing Cristalle” 🤣
I saw that one, too!😂
I thought of CM8 when I saw that sentence…
How strange! My mother wore that all the time. But I don’t intend to buy her any, now that she’s in memory care, mostly because she over-sprayed to the point that I began to hate it. She also wore EL Pleasures and Youth Dew. I got her some YSL Paris more recently, which she had liked, and she said flat out, “Oh, I never wear perfumes.” It was sad.
That is a shame about your Mom and perfume.
This morning I was wearing remnants of what seemed to be a combination of Kiehl’s Musk and a spicy body oil (that I can’t remember the name or brand of) on my robe. They smelled good together. SOTD now is Ormonde Woman, just because I hadn’t worn it in a while.
I’m looking forward to starting my advent calendars Friday. I have one with liqueur chocolates and one that is an Exit escape game with 24 daily chapters. I also have one that is 24 mini jigsaw puzzles that can be combined into one large pic. I may save that one for next year; after all, cardboard does not spoil or go stale. I got the NM 12 day perfume “advent” calendar, but since it is only 12, I will use that as a 12 Days of Christmas calendar, opening one each day starting on December 25. I would be interested to know which advent calendars other NSTers got for themselves this year.
I got the Lego x Marvel set for this year. I haven’t opened the box yet and I will also have to decide how to tie it in to perfume.
It doesn’t have to relate to perfume. I was just wondering what advent calendars of all sorts other NSTers got.
We always do the Bonne Maman advent calendar, with miniature jars of jam for each day. It’s so fun to discover each one, and they do unusual flavors like elderberry-blackberry and raspberry-lychee. Good for little ones and we get to eat lots of yummy toast! 🙂
I think I’ll work on some sample and decant thunks for most of the week. I’m starting it off with a thunk of a spray sample of Tropic of Capricorn by Olympic Orchids. It had become very concentrated, so I got some thick orange sprays on my arms. Good thing I decided to wear a black shirt today! And I bet my sleeves will smell of this through multiple washes. I absolutely love this perfume and have both 15ml and 4ml dabber bottles still.
Glad that you have more of a scent you truly enjoy.
Shalimar Tonka version
Hope everyone is healthy, I feel
like everyone around me is getting sick
Sending good health vibes. A great scent.
Thank you 🙏
I saw my doctor today for my physical and he actually shook my hand coming into the room! I was all prepared for a fist bump which is what he’s done for the past two years, so we both laughed. He said Covid is not at all bad so far around here, but he did say there seems to be an uptick in cases of RSV and that I should get that vaccine–it’s the only one I haven’t gotten yet. Sigh. Hope your friends/relatives/family all get better from whatever bug is getting them down.
My husband and I got the RSV, Covid and Influenza. The RSV was a piece of cake for us. I have to admit, we really didn’t have much for side effects with any of them.
PdN Ambre Cashmere today…the very antithesis of poser niche. 😌❤️
You smell lovely.
Apples and yogurt smoothie
I decided on vintage l’Air du temps EDP today, the atomiser is all gold and tonight it’s VC&A Ambre Imperial.
Got wintry weather where you are?
It’s definitely good weather for amber perfumes here. It got chilly! Expected high temps tomorrow and Wednesday are around 3 degrees C.
I was commando this morning because I spent the morning getting my annual physical, plus bone density scan and mammogram. But when I came home for lunch I applied a pretty lavish spray of Delina. I saw on Insta that yesterday Lucas wore MFK Grand Noir and now I’m going to get that one out to be all ready for tomorrow. It’s cool enough here now that it will be just right! (Wintry for us, 50’s.). I’ve looked up Riyadh’s weather and it’s pretty much going into the 80’s every day, which is giving me second thoughts about my planned wardrobe. (But I assume things there are all air-conditioned like they are here.)
I have my two orange boy kitties snuggled up against me in my chair right now. Cats are very sensitive to temperature changes and when the interior of the house goes down as it has lately they become a lot more cuddly. I love it!
PS: Last night I had a dream in which I was seeing my gynecologist and they ran a standard urine test in the lab. She came back from it saying she needed to prepare me for some big news, and I became very anxious that I had some kind of cancer, when she suddenly beamed and announced “You’re pregnant!” Wow, was that a shock. I am glad to report that my doctor at my physical this morning gave me no such news about any “Christmas miracle”!
Lol!
That’s not a dream, it’s a nightmare! 🫣
Exactly!
Glad that your appointments were routine today!
Ugh, Monday. Especially the Monday after a holiday weekend. But Robin’s Daily Lemming from last Monday (that I ordered last week) arrived on my front steps all the way from France today! A couple of free perfume samples were also included. Too cool!
Very impressed, especially since I have been having problems getting things via USPS lately. Some kind of BS about having an “Invalid Address”. I’ve been getting mail here for 23 years. WTH gives?!?
SOTD = back in TF Oud Wood today, courtesy of the Sample Stash.
I’ve gotten those texts too and I’ve ignored them because it is scammy!
Not texts.
I’ve had items returned to the sender because USPS refused to deliver them to my address.
I keep looking at that Daily lemming set. Are they hard to open?
No. They have screw tops.
Oh nice, hope they are as cute as they look!
They are insanely cute! And arrived in a very elegant SL presentation.
Oh good, I’m so glad.
I am starting to get seriously concerned about a bottle of Ambre Tibet I ordered from MPG in France on Nov. 2 and still hasn’t arrived. :-(. I will go to the PO tomorrow to check, as it’s supposed to require a signature.
I hope that you get your MPG bottle soon.
Wearing SL Chergui today.
Nice! I’ll wear mine sometime soon!
SOTD = L’Artisan Parfemeur Dzing ! EDT
I think this only came in the EDT and a wonderful one at that!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0KqX5YxR7t/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I got a package today from Imaginary Authors – Blend No.83. It is still in the box; I will wear it tomorrow!
So I mentioned that I was a poll worker during the election on Nov. 7 and that we were going to get paid (TBH, I would have volunteered so getting paid was a bonus). I assumed that I needed to wait for the next bi-weekly pay cycle. After a reasonable wait time, I decided to call to find out what’s what, not that I am hard pressed to get the $s. After calling 2 places, I was told that it is being processed today! What the — ? Anyway, let’s see if I get it by this Wednesday as I’m told I should get it by then. This is municipal business at its best … not!
Heh. “Moving at the speed of a municipality”. Unless you owe THEM money…
Exactly!
Looking forward to hearing about No. 83! I saw it compared to Black Phantom but less sweet.
Love Dzing! You smell great
In SL Fils de Joie today. It seemed like a good one to wear for the joy of it😊
Good thinking 🙂
24 degrees and snowing here. I’m about to make some hot chocolate and hopefully go to bed early. My sotd is Mugler Cuir Impertinent.
Ugh, sorry about the snow! 👎🏼
Ai yiyi! That’s cold!
Yow! Hot chocolate and a warm bed sound good. I have a heated mattress pad and a down comforter on my bed.
Totally forgot to check in today, my dog was sick all night and I was distracted. She is better now thankfully. I’m wearing Attrape-Coeur.
I’m very glad your dog is better!
What a relief that your canine companion is doing better now.
Glad she’s feeling better.
Last night and tonight I’ve been playing with some Scent of Woods perfume sprays, including the first of the 2024 subscription. Later this week I’ll type out some proper thoughts. I forget who was recently asking for SoW reviews.
Earlier in the day I wore Jovoy Psychedelique.
Actually managed to go on a walk mid-day today. Usually I can’t drag myself away from the computer. 🤞I keep it up
Reporting in late and wearing Ashoka today. I really enjoy this fragrance. It’s kind of a sleeper. Fairly soft and one of those where you lift your wrist and get a whiff and think “Oh something smells very nice. Oh–it’s me.” 😉
Oops and now I see that I’ve posted on Monday’s poll!