Saturday is Penguin Awareness Day and Sunday is International Sweatpants Day.
We're celebrating all of it with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite "fight the chill" perfume, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: top image is Frozen colors [cropped] by madras91 at flickr; some rights reserved.
Ugh. Have to work all weekend due to laptop issues this past week and taking off Thur & Fri this coming week to visit family. Trying to get motivated. Perhaps one of the raisin walnut brioche’s from the bakery down the block would help! 😋
Wearing Rose 31 body lotion, not only a beautifully scented lotion, but incredibly moisturizing. On my 2nd bottle.
Any other Le Labo scented lotions to recommend?
The super cold weather is such a bummer. I do most of my exercise, well all of it really, outdoors. Between the icy sidewalks and frigid temps I’m not getting the activity I know my body needs. Will layer up for a walk later today, nevertheless.
Stay warm!
I am getting sick of the super cold weather too. We are supposed to see a warming trend tomorrow. We will actually be in the 20’s and 30’s this week. Stay warm.
Your lotion sounds really nice 🌹
I actually like the cold weather, but not day after day after day. I need some relief. And I also need the four seasons.
Yes, I need the four seasons too.
I like the Tea Noir 29 lotion. On second bottle also.
Stay warm!
Thanks! Will have to check that one out.
I think raisin walnut brioche would always help. I love the LL Jasmin 17 lotion, although I see it is out of stock on their site currently. Good luck with all the work.
Will check this one out as well!
It is such a good lotion, would be happy with this with no scent too.
Brioche heals all wounds. 😋
The one upside is that if no one else is working, you get more done. But on the flipside, definitely hard to motivate yourself on the weekend!
Penguin Awareness Day? Good time to wear Mugler Alien, then.
But I’m in nineties Old Spice, carnations and herbs and gasoline up top, then this luxurious vanilla. It’s so incredibly good, particularly on this cold, windy, snowy day. We headed out to walk to the library but the wind was like knives of ice so we bailed and went to the supermarket instead (five minutes on foot, doable even in terrible weather: the library is closer to twenty minutes and that was a nonstarter).
I really should dig out from yesterday’s snow but I am feeling unmotivated. I will though because I want to leave the house!
And I meant to mention that my dad was an Old Spice guy, the after-shave.
Mine, too.
I really miss him.
Happy weekend.
I am off to a bad start though. A case of shivers and chills so bad I clenched my jaws so tightly I thought my teeth were going to crack. Then there’s the whole body ache and splitting headache and nausea. Ugh. Take care, stay warm and healthy everybody!
I am scent-free at the moment but if I was to wear a scent it would be Shalimar MI.
My “fight the chill” perfume is Ambre Sultan. My all time favourite amber, strong enough to cut through the cold.
Eeek! Hope you feel better soon! Chicken 🐓 soup!
Great advice! I had 2 bowls!
That’s how I felt when I had 🦠. I hope you feel better soon! Second the endorsement for chicken soup.🍲
Thank goodness the test came back negative.
Oh, no! Hope you feel better soon. Maybe take a Covid test.
No covid! 👍
Oh, good!
So sorry! please take good care.
Thank you.
I hope you feel better soon!
Chills and shivers subsided. Good news!
I’m so sorry you’re sick, especially on the weekend, oof. Hope it passes soon!
I know right? Hope I can more or less enjoy Sunday.
I hope so, too!
Feel better soon!
Thanks!!
That’s awful. I hope you feel better very quickly.
The sleep and painkillers seem to be working!
That does not sound good!
I will need to buy a bottle of Shalimar EDT for my mom‘s birthday next weekend. Her signature scent.
You mum must always smell wonderful. Happy early birthday to Mummy floragal!
Feel better happy888cat! Lots of bad stuff going around.
Good things are around the corner, I’m sure!
That sounds miserable, take care of yourself, hugs.
Thank youuuu.
Thank you everyone for your warm wishes.
Did the COVID test and thank goodness it was negative. Then I went to the doctor’s and he said take some Panadol and rest and “monitor”. So I spent the whole day in bed. Followed your advice and had 2 bowls of hearty chicken soup. No solids because my stomach can’t seem to handle them well at the moment.
Hope I feel better by tomorrow!
Sorry to hear you are sick. Take it easy and give yourself time to recover.
Yay for negative test!
Feeling better today?
SOTD = Dior Mitzah
Excellent spicy, semi-sweet amber vanilla patchouli. ❤️ I really do need to wear it more often!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2VCXHAue1q/?igsh=Zm5jY3NxdWdoYjIw
I mentioned this on the IG post that I am burning candles more frequently these days because I have many and they sure do look nice. The one I recently started to burn was a double-wick Jonathan Adler candle:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2VDW9tOBIG/?igsh=Z2xwdDlzaXpteXhn
We’ve been burning candles in the evening here too. Hygge.☺️
Definitely comforting!
I have been burning candles too lately. Your candle is very cool 😎 looking. When does the one you just purchased get to your doorstep?
Supposed to be today!
Report on how it smells.
Such a pretty candle! And you could do lovely things with the container if you ever happen to use up the candle.
Guerlain AA Rosa something or other…. Thunk
👍🏻
😂
I’m in Cuir de Russie edp and joining cm8 in a thunk. I’m down to just 6 of the Les Exclusifs that I need to try.
That photo is just about what it looks like here. We have today and tomorrow in the deep freeze and then temps will head back into the 30s. My daughter and I swung downtown to get a latte for me and hot cocoa for her from my favorite coffee shop. The capitol looked so beautiful against the blue sky. When the warmer temps return, so will our gray skies.😞 We can’t have our cake and eat it too during winter in the midwest. Sigh.
Hiya thunk twin!!
👋! How long will it take you to thunk all your samples?
Depends on how long I continue this 😜. For now the goal is at least to the end of the month and if I can beyond
Same weather here. I have lived in the Midwest most of my entire life minus a few years in Arizona so I am used to it. I will say though, I will be happy to see 20’s and 30’s this week. Stay warm!
Cloudy and 24 here.
I hate the cold and snow more than I love the sun. I can’t wait for 40 degrees and rain.
I can’t wait for 80 and sun ☀️
It’s going to be a long wait!
😁
Cloudy here in Colorado today. Seriously unmotivating.
Fresh snow, hoping we don’t get much more as I have a couple of food pantry deliveries tomorrow to neighborhoods that aren’t always well cleared. Haven’t selected a perfume yet but maybe Eau des Baux.
That’s a good one!
I liked that one quite a bit, and I wish I had bought one when I could.
Going into work super late for me today but it’s a short shift today. Wearing vintage Jicky edt today.
You smell wonderful! I think the vintage Jicky is the best Jicky.
Back in Bal d’Afrique and still trying to make a dent in neglected fragrances that have seen better days. It’s been a fun project.
The mini split has been installed in my perfume “fort” but now we’re thinking we should paint while everything is out of the closet. That means more perfume and shelf moving but it will be worth it to have freshly painted walls.
It’s going to be beautiful!
I’m kind of on board with the international sweatpants day because when I was at Costco the other day I bought a pair of joggers, not sweat pants per sé, but made of cool, quick-dry fabric. Liked them so much when I wore them I just ordered four more pair. Like wearing upscale pajamas! 👍🏼
SOTD it Initio Side Effect. Maybe one more use. I’ll have to open the decant bottle and dump the last dribble to finish it off. I’ve really enjoyed this one, but NO MORE big bottles allowed! Especially essspensive Big Bottles! Big Bottles are defined as anything over 15-20mls by my current standards, which of course can change at a moments notice. 🤭
We’re in the Superstition Mountains for a few days, just east of Phoenix. So wonderfully quiet at night! The Apache Trail goes right by here and the drive quickly gained elevation and has a lot of hairpin turns. Zero guardrails. Was just talking to a guy who drove his big 🍑 Class A up here! I had to ask him “HOW?!” He said he has a friend in a truck that precedes him and stops any traffic so he can make the turns. Bold Move! 😬
Hope the sick folks are feeling better!
You are smelling so fine! That has been on my list for ages. It reminds me of vintage Opium.
It’s a good one!
There was a time where I wouldn’t be caught wearing sweatpants or leggings. Now I dread putting on real pants.
One of the best things about aging, for me personally, is not giving a hood god dam* about so many things I used to be so anxious about when I was younger. Really, besides the aches and pains and slower healing rate, I love being “old.”
I can not believe how many things I no longer care about. It’s wonderful.
Yes, it is! The only time I care now is if I’m going to work. Then I make sure I’m put together and professional looking. Well, as professional as you can be in scrubs anyway…😉
What are real pants?🤣
The area you’re in sounds beautiful but oh scary road.
It wasn’t bad on the way up because I was on the inside lane. Going back down might be a bit of a white knuckler! ⛰️
Don’t tell me about it! Lol
Okay! 😃
I am secondhand terrified. There are trips I would just not do if they required this kind of driving from me.
I completely understand. I’ve really have to push myself to the limits occasionally as I’ve travelled, but I think it’s done me good. The Astoria-Megler bridge remains my nemesis. 🫣
I love quick dry, wicking technical fabrics! So much softer on the skin, too. I hardly wear anything other than technical fabrics and Polartec anymore. You’re so smart to immediately order multiples of something that works, too. Enjoy!
Me too! What I don’t like is the plastics content…🙄
Woke up to rain. Hopefully no houses slide into Pacific.
Heading for shower and then something cozy, maybe Havanne Vanille
Mani pedi later with new color for toes.
Gosh I hope no houses slide into the pacific.
Especially MY house.
Omg! How many feet between you and the watery abyss? 😳
Not many.
Perched on hill. Can see Catalina and the Orca pod that visited last week.
Wow, we’re actually suffering from the heat here, that’s quite unusual in Wellington. It’s been really warm and humid, and it’s not cooling down much overnight. Our usual problem is keeping the house warm, so our only cooling option is opening the windows, and that’s been a bit tricky as it’s also been very windy.
In perfume news, your shameless enablement last weekend led me to buy another of the Patou Heritage Collection 🙂 . I have Chaldée, Colony, Deux Amours, L’Heure Attendue and now Adieu Sagesse! Would I have bought any of them if I could have sampled them first? Maybe not, but they are all very wearable, they weren’t expensive and I’m glad I have them.
No Vacances? That’s my favorite although I haven’t tried many of them. I have that one in fb thanks to an NSTer who sent me a decant which prompted the bottle purchase. The irony is I have the decant to a close friend which then prompted HER to buy a full bottle 😜
Vacances is my favorite as well.
👍🩷
I missed out on Vacances locally, but you’re inspiring me to search further 🙂
Get it!
Get it!
Get it!
I broke down and bought Chaldee unsniffed, and am glad I did. I’m trying to forget about the others, but if space and skin time weren’t an issue, I would probably buy those unsniffed, too. Few reincarnations are done as well as these Jean Patous!
I have 4 out of the 5 Patous that you picked up. The only one I didn’t get was Deux Amours.
No heat for a while in my house. Hot water, so I have no idea but mice?😳
Wearing old friend, Confetto.
Any experiences with TF Vanilla- the latest?
Hope the weekend is wonderful!
Hope you get heat soon!
The new TF Vanilla is pretty good but the price is ridiculous.
Thanks. (Weeps).
TF prices are insane. Maybe a traveler later on.
Hope heat will return soon.
Thank you. The fireplace helps in one room.
I think an electrician is going to have to pull a part the wall to fix the wiring.😢
$$$
Oh drat.
Yikes! At least you’ll finally find out what the problem is and hopefully how to avoid it in the future.
No heat? ACK!! Not good! Hopefully it gets fixed ASAP.
I’m in Nishane Wulong Cha X.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2UnEERody3/?igsh=YmNveXczdzFtbTVk
The weeks are still tough for me, it’s hard to hang on.
Beautiful photo
Please hang on
And please seek out a friend, family member or anyone else who can help you through your difficulties
I’m seconding cm8.
Please reach out for help lucasai. I am glad to see you posting and taking your beautiful photos.
I’m a big fan of tea frags – how is it that I’ve never tried this one? Hmm. How do you like it, lucasai?
I hope you have a friend you can talk to! I know from experience that it’s worse if I stay by myself when I’m feeling low. Also, most people feel flattered when they’re the one being reached out to. Give it a try. 🤗
So sorry, Lucas. Please do reach out to someone.
In addition to friends, and if you haven’t already, you might want to reach out to your doctor, just to let them know that you are feeling low and low energy. A primary care doctor can often be a good first step to getting the help you need (the help we all need from time to time😊).
And yet you are hanging on. Sometimes that’s all you can do…and, the next thing.
I love your Instagram pages. I just followed you. They’re so creative, a delight to look at. Thank you for bringing a little bit of delight into my day.
Hang on. I was so bleak once I didn’t think I could hang on.
Break it down to half days at a time.
Reach out to your doc, your therapist, a friend.
Allos advice is good.
Seconding what other are saying. Definitely reach out, personally, a hotline, it doesn’t matter how. Your photos are beautiful because you’re a beautiful man and a unique human being. Don’t ever forget that. ❤️
What all above have said — and remember that you matter in this community. And I think of you every time I wear Winter Palace, as I did yesterday, because you seem also to be a super-fan.
Lucasai, I join everyone else in urging you to contact someone, a doctor, a therapist, anyone, and get help. Sometimes we all need help, and there are lots of people who are good at giving it 🙂
I absolutely promise you 100% that you won’t always feel like this. Wait until you are as old as I am, you’ll see! (That is, you’ll quite possibly feel like this again some day, but it will pass, again.)
But you’ll have to hang on so I can prove it.
Gorgeous photo. Echoing what others have said…please do reach out to others. We all need help sometimes. ❤️
Yes, Lucas, it’s been too long — a broken heart would have begun to heal by now. There must be a hotline you can call to talk with someone who knows what it’s like and can connect you with the skills to get back to loving life.
I am echoing what others suggested. Please do reach out for help. I was in a low situation once, for a long period of time, and I am grateful I looked for help. Things will improve, I promise.
Chin up. Bad times pass. Your goodness is recognized by your community here and others.
Please get some help. I realize that may not be as easy as it sounds. Your presence here is valued.
I wanted a heavy- hitter for the cold today, so I’m in SL Cuir Mauresque.
I have a perfume question: I’ve started putting my BUBs and some out of season scents in our back-up fridge. Is that bad?
Non-related question: I’ve recently started going to a new dentist, and during a procedure recently, the dentist and hygienist chatted to each other the entire time! I found it very annoying; have never experienced this before. Is this a common practice now?
I use my fridge vegetable compartment for my most prized perfume, I don’t know if science backs it up but it makes me feel better.
❤️ Thanks, Aurora.
Smelling fabulous in that Uncle Serge! 😍 I don’t think putting bottles in the fridge will have a negative effect on the perfumes. My disclaimer is that I have no science to back this up, but I think a lot of people do this for a variety of things- skin care, perfumes, creams, lotions, etc. As for the last issue, I know some people who work on other people (healthcare, dentistry, masseuses) as a career begin see people not as individuals, but as objects. Like a chair or a table. I’ve seen this in the medical field a lot. I think it’s very sad because basically you’re denying that individual their personhood and humanity.
Glad to hear your comment on perfume-keeping, deva. Thanks!
And that last sentence – yes!
I’m trying to think if I’ve experienced that before at the dentist. I’ve spent a lot of time in the dental chair. There might be a bit of chitchat, but mainly it’s just for the procedure. I think that would be unsettling for me to hear people talk about stuff other than the work they’re doing. Makes you wonder if they’re really focused on your teeth!
It was that a bit, but mostly because I don’t like loud voices, and the dentist was, necessarily, talking right into my ear! 😠
It was like being on the subway , when two people come in, sit on either side of you, and continue their loud conversation. I think it’s rude.
My dentist does chat regularly with the assistants when I’ve been worked on. It alarmed me at first, exactly for the same reason. Are you concentrating on what you are doing? Thankfully in my case, my dentist is very competent.
He told me once that when he was a kid, he had the curiosity to take things apart and put them back together at a very early age. He thinks that trait led him to becoming a dentist.
Ha, I think your dentist is a closet engineer. My husband is one, and he’s often said the same thing.
My old dentist chatted non stop. My new dentist barely speaks. I noticed any work I have done seems to get done faster. However, it feels rather impersonal.
I can see that, yeah. Hope you’re staying warm, lillyjo!
I’ve seen a lot of different dentists over the decades and not had that happen. If you’re happy with the dentist in other respects, I’d tell him it’s hurting your ears.
I’ve had some perfumes in my fridge for more than a decade and they seem fine. The one thing to be careful about is that some of the ingredients with higher melting points might solidify, making the perfume cloudy and probably not spraying or staying mixed properly. So unless I can see that they are still very clear, I let them warm up before spraying.
Maybe next time I’ll just pop in my earbuds first, lol!
Thanks for the tip about checking the state of the juice before using.
I have a yuck factor concern about the talking – how do you avoid breathing in the air that I assume is full of the talkers’ breath / bacteria / virus?
They’re both masked, and the dentist is wearing a shield, too, so that’s not really a problem in this case.
Mx. today. I’m thinking if I waddle around in my sweatpants today and tomorrow, I’m kind of hitting both days.
Working on the German Choc cake for Mr. SP. Although his bday was Thurs, kids (grownup kids) couldn’t come until tonight. Going well so far!
I bet it’s going to be a scrumptious cake.
You smell fabulous and so does that cake!
Pass me a virtual slice please
Save a piece of leftover for me! German Chocolate is my birthday pick, too. 😉
Orange and yogurt smoothie again
Had disturbing dream and woke up early but relieved it was all unreal, I love that realization. Weather here in the UK is very tranquil and I hope the cold snap in the US will soon ease up, compassion for those experiencing heating woes.
Testing side by side Oriza L. Legrand Héliotrope Blanc and Réminiscence Héliotrope, both are lovely (Rem more gourmand, HB more floral) which is just as well as I have 100ml bottles of them.
Speaking of yogurt, I have been testing some of the more higher end yogurts. I’ve always been reluctant to spend &3.99+ on one serving of yogurt, but
I have given in to my curiosity. La Fermière is one brand that I keep coming back to. I absolutely love their vanilla.
Oh, I think luxury yogurt is worth it, I love Greek type.
I really liked the rose La Fermiere, to which I added a heap of pomegranate seeds. Liked the jasmine one too. But generally those are “treats” to me, I don’t buy them often.
Perfumed flavored food is a bit much for me. I do want to try the jasmine, however.
Treat for me too 😉
Sounds delicious.
I like both of them too but I have the LT Pivers Heliotrope Blanc in the honking 14.25oz bottle and you reminded me that I haven’t opened it yet.
I’ve always been curious about the Piver, hoping you will find it but gosh it’s a gigantic bottle.
I’m sorry about the disturbing dream Aurora. I always feel so emotional after I have one.
Also, you are starting to enable me with R heliotrope.
Thank you Lillyjo, it was a bit unsettling, but today I’ve had a good night sleep. I hope your weather is improving. Of the three notes gourmandes by Rem Héliotrope is the best, even better than Dragée which I like too.
Those kind of dreams are not pleasant at all. Glad that you had a better night’s sleep last night.
I received my Akro Bake so paired it with my BBW Vanilla Bean Noel body cream. I like the combination very much.
Glad it’s a good combination, Kris! Have you tried the BBW matching body spray?
I have the shower gel, lotion, body scrub and body spray in vanilla bean. I just bought the body spray during the biannual sale. Normally, I don’t buy those. If I use any of the BBW items, I usually have a perfume that works well with it rather than the body spray.
Great, thanks Kris!
Oh good it worked out!
Yes. I need to get another bottle of Vahina too and that might work as well though I have not tried those together yet.
I go to Pinehurst, NC every year to see my grandkids and there is a shop that sells it. The owner is a friend of Sylvaine Delacourte so it is fun to talk to her. I always buy a bottle of Vahina or get some diffusers she sells.
I’m in Guerlain Insolence today. Wore it yesterday as well, but forgot to report in. It’s a fun fragrance, much like Dolly’s personality seems to be.
It’s still cold and snowy here, so I’m making crockpot chicken and will roast some potatoes for dinner. Thankfully it’s supposed to warm up next week.
I really should have gotten the crockpot out today!
It was a perfect day here for it.
That sounds really good. I make my soups, stew and chili in the crockpot, but forget about doing other things.
Thanks, it is good. The bonus is having the resulting stock/broth from cooking all day which gets used for soups.
Oh, I think it suits Dolly very well – fun and makeup. Did you know she sleeps in her makeup and removes it only in the morning (to apply the new one)?
Wow! I possibly knew that long ago, but hearing it again, I can’t imagine.
I’m wearing Ginger Biscuit. I woke up early, had breakfast, and started yawning so I went back to bed and slept another two hours. What a lovely start to a lazy weekend!
Excellent way to start the weekend!
Revisiting my sample of Rosendo Mateu 1970 today. Pretty nice but not FBW to my nose.
My sniffer may not be 100%. Woke up w/ a sore throat a few days ago then developed a headache and chills…thought I might wake up the next day quite sick and was nervous w/ all the bad stuff going around. But the following morning I actually felt a bit better and have been improving since. An aborted cold or virus that couldn’t fully entrench I guess. 🤷♀️ I tested twice for Covid but was negative. No one else in House She-ra reports illness yet. 🤞🏻
And we are getting always needed rain in southern CA today. 🌧 ☺️
She-ra, so glad you headed off the worst! Hope you felt even better today.
Thank you, Robin!
I went to the swap meet at Arielle Shoshana today and had fun seeing what everyone brought, running into an old perfume friend I hadn’t seen in ages, and making a new perfume friend.
When I left and got into the cab, though, I realized I was saturated with perfume, despite not having tested anything on skin!
Even after changing clothes, if I get up from my computer chair and go away for a few minutes, I find the air around the chair is still perfumed when I return! Just from being around all the spritzing of scent strips!
This mingled aroma is surprisingly harmonious — perhaps the core base notes of most modern perfumes are the same?
What is her shop like? That is where I bought my Akro Bake and she even sent me a personal card and several samples.
The shop is modern and spare but with some colorful paint on some of the walls that echoes the colors of the house perfume brand. There’s a comfy seating area around a low table where people can relax and try a selection of scents. Fragrances are organized by scent category rather than brand.
It’s a lovely, relaxing shop, and of course Ari and her staff are so knowledgeable and can deftly help customers find the scents that are just right for them. (Of course, if you prefer to browse on your own, they won’t bother you.)
They also encourage people to take samples home and try them at leisure to make a final decision, if they want. There’s no pressure to buy.
I hope you get a chance to visit someday!
This sounds very nice. Thanks for sharing.
How fun!! I am visiting DC in 2 weeks and am planning to visit Arielle Shoshana (used to follow her blog way back when, and have thought about visiting her shop for years now). Wish I could’ve attended the swapmeet.
Excellent! Enjoy!
SOTD so far SJP Stash. This and Angel Muse are the best deals I ever found at TJ Maxx/Marshall’s/Ross (no longer remember which). Haven’t seen anything exciting at those places in years and years, though TBH I’m not haunting them even monthly.
SJP is the only celebrity I have fragrances from, too, though it’s not like I’ve tried many.
I scored Kiehls musk at Marshall’s years ago but rarely find much and try to avoid walking to the perfume section so I am not tempted. I think they have had to secure the perfumes there now and it was never possible to sniff them anyway so only good if it is something you already know you like.
I HAVE scored lots of lotions and soaps at Marshall’s.
I wish I knew more about soap. I never know if I am looking at something good. Lol
Oh, I forgot I’d been meaning to describe my new perfume sample storage.
This is my setup:
Houses for which I have a huge collection of samples get their own labeled box. Most of these are re-used Olfactif boxes that are approx 4×6 inches x 10mm thick, with a lovely magnetic flap lid. Love them. Don’t subscribe to Olfactif anymore, alas.
Everything else goes into 4×6 inch mylar zip baggies, one bag per house I have multiple samples, and the random single samples go in a bag with other singles, one bag per letter of alphabet. These are filled alphabetically by house name, using 4×6 inch divider tabs and boxes made for 4×6 inch index cards (the boxes are about a foot deep, so they hold a lot).
SOOO much easier to find something now. I do keep ones I am actively sampling or planning to sample in a little tray.
There is of course also a spreadsheet.
Impressive, and many good tips here! I started out using cryo boxes with dividers, but it’s a wee bit tedious and I’ve gotten way behind. I may adopt some of your tactics.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, that sounds so wonderful! I had samples vaguely organized for some years, but they’ve been a general mess for even more years since.
Waving hello to everyone! I pop in from time to time. No longer blogging, but still scented.
This is our fourth day of cold in the teens (Fahrenheit), and BRRRRR. I’ve been wearing Black Cashmere, SL La Myrrhe, and CocoaPink’s Triple Vanilla Dream — which is more to my taste than any of the other vanilla-focused scents I’ve ever tried, including SDV. (Bonus: it’s relatively inexpensive.)
Nice to see you! Hoping you get a warm front (is there such a thing? If not, there should be for all you folks frozen to the bone!) soon. I’m off to check out that vanilla…
It’s a great vanilla.
I might have placed an order…😂
Hi Mals! Nice to see you!
Hi Mals! Nice to see you!
Uhm, yeah – another vanilla I might need to check out. Never heard of CocoaPink but looks very interesting.
Hiya mals! Good to hear from you.
*waves to mals*
What a treat to see you, Mals! I think of you still, especially when I spot the cheery pink, green, and gold of Mary Greenwell Plum on my shelves.
Wearing Tocca Margaux today because I wanted something spicy to warm me up.
That is my favorite Tocca! I regret giving it away many years ago.
Initio Side Effect. THUNK!
Love a good THUNK!
Thunk twin 🙂
Hi everyone, new here but used to lurk often a long time ago (pre 2016)… I am just getting back into perfume, so I haven’t kept up with releases from the past 7-8 years. But very excited to get back into this hobby…!
Today I’m not wearing anything. My partner and I are going to a Broadway show tonight (for the first time!) and planning to stop at Saks before the show to sample some fragrances. I’m hoping to try some scents from DS&Durga and Ex Nihilo since they are brands I hadn’t heard much about pre-hobby hiatus.
Have fun at the show! Report back on what you got to sniff!
Hi and welcome!
Hope the show was wonderful, and do stop by tomorrow to tell us what you smelled 🙂
Hello! I lurked here at NST for years before eventually posting. Always happy to see someone else “delurk”!
My early 2000 bottle of Carnal Flower is still in decent shape but showing age (much like it’s owner😬) so I spritzed last night and can smell it faintly this morning.
I watched an interesting interview with Frederic Malle on Scentbird and it was fun to sniff along while he talked about the process of creating Carnal Flower.
Such a great scent!
SOTD is Donna Karan Chaos. I needed something warm and spicy to cope with the fact that our furnace is struggling to keep the house above 18C.
Another thing that warms my soul is to return here after a very long hiatus (like 10 years!😮) to find this wonderful source of knowledge and joy still in operation. I’m beyond thrilled!
Good luck with the furnace!
Welcome back ScentRed!
But very sorry about that furnace, I’ve got mine up to 72F at the moment and I’m still wearing 2 sweaters in my old drafty house.
Hello and welcome back!
Mandarine Basillic (I am sure I butchered the spelling). I think this is my favorite from what I have tried of the recent AA line. I thunked two samples today so THUNK X 2
That’s funny. I wore Mandarine Basilica yesterday. It’s normally a hot weather scent for me, but I spritzed it yesterday for something sparkling and fresh – and it was lovely!
See below.
I recently received a sample of MB and can say it’s my favorite too.
I don’t know why but it reminds me a lot of Orange Sanguine which I also love.
I agree.
2 weeks ago opened a stashed bag of samples, tried Jubilation 25 woman and… Died and was reborn. It’s NOT a perfume. It’s beyond addiction, it’s air I want to breathe. As I watched my sample get emptied, ordered another one. Used that one up only to have the remnants of it hang on for several days (and showers!!) after. Any wiff of it freshly applied, or days past last application – sent me so much joy like nothing ever before. When I ran out completely, I tried to revive myself with first Gold woman (which is a perfect no. 2 scent right after Jubilation 25) and finally Dia which is great and great quality but not even close to the first too. I reordered like 5 more samples of Jubilation 25 – one lasts a long way but my first and second one were a low fill. Meanwhile I also bought a mini of Honour Woman and samples of Lilac Love and Epic Woman. Really enjoyed Lilac Love and Epic Woman. I would love to own Epic Woman and Lilac Love and Gold Woman in my collection eventually. But first and foremost I ordered a bottle and a whole travel set of Jubilation 25 as well as the 5 samples!!!! It will last me a lifetime… So in love with it… Today on Sunday…….. Yayyyy!! The mail lady came and dropped off 2 Amouage Jubilation 25 samples… My hands were shaking when I was opening the package… This has never happened before with a perfume…. I am Finally wearing some again!!!! I wanna dance💐, I wanna hug everybody I am just in bliss!!!! Oh while ordering full size products of Jubilation 25 Woman (travel set and FB) I thought it all out. I had been contemplating because two perfumes I called holy grails in the past were also available for purchase: Kilian Imperial Tea left overs at a good (good in today’s times of its rarity) price or another bottle of Vagabond Prince Swan Princess – I have a full bottle that I won’t open. I love the fragrance so much I willingly want to keep and treasure an unopened bottle of it. Yesterday before purchasing full size products with Jubilation 25 – I sprayed Swan Princess one one arm and Imperial Tea on the other (from samples I keep around) and… The imperial tea smelled like the most perfect tea and jasmine. Or the perfect jasmine tea in perfume. 30mins later it evaporated. I would have bought that partial bottle with happiness but… I don’t have the financial means right now to buy every single thing I would like to own. Swan Princess smelled amazing and Devine – perfect runner up to Jubilation 25 – but I really and truly had to answer myself throughout the day several times – yes Jubilation 25 is… The best. Although Swan Princess lasted a lot of hours in a way that most perfumes out there cannot perform to be honest. But yeah nothing beats Jubilation 25 Woman for me. Anyway I’m glad my two samples of it arrived today and I am happily wearing it today!!
So…you liked the Jubilation 25? Just kidding – isn’t it great when you’ve sniffed perfume perfection? It really does make life better.
Oh yes. I’m truly just so happy. This was not expected by me. I just tried the Amouage because I had the samples in the bag, really. I never even put my mind into “wanting” to like it. I never expected for an absolute perfection to occur. The aldehydes, the lemon, yes not orange but lemon. The sparkly opening. The hang-forever incensey vanilla to follow me everywhere I go. Not to even mention the class. Super happy with this.
So glad it is making you so happy! I have wanted the masculine version (Jubilation XXV) forever but will probably never own it.
Awww wish I had it. I would send it Your way in an instant.
By the way… Does that mean that mans version is wearable for women?
Well, it is to me! Of course that doesn’t mean it will be to you 🙂
I haven’t put on perfume yet today as I sleep in until almost 9:30 and have since been relaxing in my reading chair, taking turns reading a book and reading things on my phone. With a couple cups of coffee to fuel me, of course. But since I still smell remnants of last night’s Fzotic Corpse Reviver that I put on after my shower, I might go with Cadavre Exquis, which was created by Bruno F and Antonio Gardoni (perfumer primarily of Bogue) and was the inspiration for Bruno to make Corpse Reviver.
Yesterday was a very nice day because we had good weather for the first time in many weeks. Sun and 48 degrees! So I sprayed on and thunked a sample of Regime des Fleurs Rock River Melody, which was green and perfect for a mid-winter relatively warm day in the PNW, and my partner and I ventured out for a trip to a nearby bakery and a walk in my favorite park before picking up some takeout for an early dinner. My favorite kind of day. We were also lucky to spot a bald eagle flying low overhead for just a moment. They’re so impressive to see close up. At the park we and many others were delighted by a flock of ducks sliding around a mostly frozen but dethawing pond. It was so silly to watch. A couple ducks flew in and landed on the pond by sliding on the ice reminiscent of a plane landing. Just a simple pleasures kind of day that was much needed.
Sounds like such a relaxing weekend complete with bakery and a walk. Isn’t it incredible when the sun comes out this time of year? You can smell the Sarcoccoca blooming and anticipate our favorite, the Daphne!🌸
We enjoyed yesterday’s sun too and got out on our bikes. Today is a cozy taking down the Christmas tree day (it’s always hard for me to part with it!).
Yes, I’ve so been enjoying the sarcococca blooming the last couple of weeks! It felt like such a relief to have plant blooms to smell again. And thanks for putting a name to the plant as I always forget what it’s called but very much enjoy its scent.
I’m glad you got to enjoy a bike ride yesterday. 🙂
Chilly and cloudy and cold for here – but better than weather elsewhere, it seems.
I didn’t exercise today, couldn’t face cold, wet weather. Doing some indoor chores with a white chili in the slow cooker. Wearing jeans which are my comfort pants more than sweatpants. I have collection of jeans including classic 501’s, some other raw denim in various stages of maturation and a pair of vintage 501 men’s jeans I have to belt.
Pulling out all my cold weather perfumes in the past week, did a bunch of incense and spice including Black Cashmere. Today, I am taking it easy in good-for-all-seasons Commodity Gold.
Stay cozy!
I need a good slow cooker white chili recipe, is yours tried and true and do you have a link for it?