Happy Valentine’s Day! It's Wednesday, and there are 34 days of winter left to go. Birthdays: Frederick Douglass (maybe), Jack Benny, Florence Henderson, Gregory Hines, Terry Gross. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm taking points in Marni Rose.
Reminder: 2/16 is National Almond Day! You know what to do.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2024, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Is This The First Flowering Almond Tree In Tucson? [cropped and doubled] by Chic Bee at flickr; some rights reserved.
Happy Valentine’s Day!🌹
Wearing FM Portrait of a Lady with a spritz of Dame Chocolate Man. Great combo for today!
Coffee and the last piece left of my chocolate cherry cake.
Happy Wednesday! 🍫🍒💕
Happy Valentine’s pl67! Hope you saved me a bite of cake 🙂
Thank you, Robin! Passing you the slice I saved for you! 😀
Almost wore POAL. It just seems very valentine-like💕
You definitely got into the spirit of the day today. 😉🌹🍫
Today’s Alkemia perfume oil is called Soma. It features absinthe, opium, cannabis, and a couple of other interesting scents. I thought that it was very green when I put it on, but it’s developing into something else.
Sounds very interesting, indeed! Let us know how it develops.
Hi NST! I’m gathering CP points for Jo Malone Myrhh & Tonka, which Fragrantica says has almond in the base although I don’t smell it.
My knee surgery is agreed upon, said to be the best way to fix the problem, and I had all my questions answered on Monday but now I’m waiting for the scheduler to call me. I wish they would hurry, having made up my mind I want to get this show on the road!
Hope you get a date today ringthing!
Hope you get a schedule soon.
You smell(ed) wonderful today! Hope the scheduler called you and you aren’t stuck waiting.
If asked, I’d probably say that almond is not a note I seek out (and while I love the actual nut, I am not fond of most extracts/flavors, and only like marzipan if it’s not too sweet and is surrounded by chocolate). My perusal of the Fragrantica database suggests that “not seeking out” perhaps should be edited to dislike — I apparently have zero perfumes with an “almond” note (but haven’t gone through “almond flower”/ etc.), and the ones listed that I’ve tried were all a big “no.”
Still commando. Maybe Dzonghka again later on.
I have relatively few, and I think they all have cherry.
Ha, I take that back…even Marni Rose does not have cherry.
Have you tried Dior Escale à Portofino? It is mostly a blend of lemon and almond and is very pleasant.
LL Sweet. ‘Nuff said. Hope you East coasters are digging out from the snow. I did not look at the news yet today, so maybe your skies have cleared. We are on day 3 of cloudless, 30’s mornings that move to partly cloudy 50’s afternoons. I am sure Winter is just biding his time before giving us a nice blast.
We had nothing to dig out…where I am, it mostly melted by the end of the afternoon yesterday. Just a nice little dusting left on the grass…exactly the way I like my snow!
We only got 2 inches in my area. It has been melting so fast that there is almost nothing left on the ground, which I deeply appreciate!
Today I’m in the original Jacques Fath Pour L’Homme, a suave amber, just sweet enough, with lots of sandalwood.
And probably “real” sandalwood.
Happy Valentine’s Day, fragrant friends! I’m in Rahat Loukoum — forgot about the CP so I’m inadvertently on theme, but this felt like the most Valentiney of my fragrances. Biscuit and I partied hearty last night with our friends and we’re both a little bleary this morning, and the weather is bleary too, and I’m off to a most-of-the-day team retreat thingy at work, which, sigh. But I smell like a heavenly box of confections!
You smell wonderful!
Hello and Happy Valentine’s.
Sotd is Feve Gourmande for the cacao note.
Happily eating my bag of chocolate. There’s a CP flavour too: caramelized almonds in blonde chocolate. Yum.
Another great scent choice! Next two days will be hard to pick.
Is blonde chocolate the same thing as white chocolate?
According to the internet: Blonde chocolate is white chocolate that has been cooked at a low temperature for a fairly long time to caramelize the sugars and milk solids in it.
Wow! That sounds delicious!
Have not come across it (blonde chocolate) at all. I will keep an eye out for it now.
Happy Valentines fragrant friends.
My bottle of DK Black Cashmere is here, so with great anticipation, I will open after my shower.
Fingers crossed that your DK Black Cashmere was everything you were hoping for!
Gosh, how did it go?
The garden is shrouded in mist and the only sound is a rooster, somewhere and it’s a grey pre-dawn start after yesterday’s burning sunshine which left me seeking shade. Valentines Day, yesterday, led to a heated debate over the “ best” version of My Funny Valentine: Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Costello and then I threw a spanner in the works with a memory of Rickie Lee Jones singing a great version . I don’t use Spotify because I hate the way arguments like that one wind up, with 15 second snatches of every version, until you go insane . Wearing Tresor this morning .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irdfj4E25h4
Well IMHO it’s Chet Baker by a mile, but Rickie Lee’s version was wonderful (and I had it on colored vinyl that also had a fantastic version of Just Walk Away Renee, gosh, had almost forgotten that) and I do like the Elvis. Love Frank but that was not his best, did not think it was a good song for Ella Fitzgerald either.
Happy Valentine’s 💝 Day!
SOTD = Costes Hotel Costes EDP
Nice spa-like perfume! Another why don’t I wear this more often perfume!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Vi436xn64/?igsh=MXE5NWV4ZTdudWVlOA==
In other news, let’s talk about Tooth Fairies per the WSJ. The most outrageous gift for a first baby tooth loss listed was £60 + silver fairy necklace + Louis Vuitton bracelet (bought not eh day the child was born). Seriously, what is a child supposed to do with this largesse? I was lucky if I got a nickel! In a more “realistic” note, inflation also hit the average price of a tooth – from $5.36 in 2022 to $6.23 in 2023 – quite modest compared to some of the more outrageous gifts. In any case, for other ideas, which I haven’t perused and never will, you can search Pinterest for “first tooth parties”, “potty-training rewards” etc.
It’s almost like they’re trying to normalize luxury. Personally, I’m into normalizing cheapness, no surprise to anyone here. And I always thought the reward for potty training was not having to spend time in a wet or poopy diaper?! 🤔
So true with the not wearing a wet or poopy diaper! My brother and SIL tried to reward my nephew with being able to wear big boy underpants when he hit 10 days of no accidents. Well, the poor guy got to 9 days then relapsed 😂
I think I gave my kids a dollar. I also think we all lost interest after the 2nd tooth. Lol.
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Potty training was the worst though. I promised them the world and they weren’t buying it.( not that I blame them. Lol)
Inflation for sure!
I believe the going rate in our house 5-10 years ago was $2 CAD, £1, or €2, depending on where we were. She did have a special tooth-shaped pillow with a pocket in the back for the tooth / money, but then I knitted that myself after seeing a picture of something similar. She definitely didn’t lose interest — she wanted that money, right down to the last tooth! I still have the note she wrote to the tooth fairy from the time we were travelling and we lost the tooth itself.
Potty training was a breeze and didn’t require any incentive, mostly because she decided she wanted to be like the big kids at daycare and took care of it. 🙂
My nephew ended up getting potty-trained when he started going to day-care (or whatever his Montessori was categorized$.
OMG. I got a quarter. Strangely only a nickel when I was at summer camp. (I caught on quick, didn’t believe in Santa et al. by age 5.)
I love that bottle and have heard the scent is very nice. Of course, you would like it since it is your color.
I recall getting a quarter under my pillow for some of my teeth. And that was quite a while ago…
I have no clue to what is wrong with people. Woke up to my phone going off to an Amber Alert at 6 this morning. What need is there to go kidnapping a child. Must be some kind of custody dispute. Wearing Theorema today.
I have no clue what is wrong with people either.
I am wearing Bien-Aime Jours Heureux, it has almonds, rose, violets. I am in love with this brand. This one is powdery, soft, enveloping.I am planning to get a full bottle during my trip to Paris this spring.
It sounds lovely!
Normthat sound delicious…
This sounds really nice.
Happy ❤️ Day to all! I have a date that I’m sure will make me all hot under the collar…Yes, you guessed it, I’m working tonight.🫠
Wearing Divine Vanille for some more swaddling-like comfort. Hope everyone’s heart gets similarly comforted and loved today, and everyday. 🥰
Working twins, but I have the early shift today.
I have a date with the dog… to give her a bath. 🙂
😅 Good one, Deva!
Do you like Divine Vanille? I thought it smelled more like cinnamon than vanilla.
I like it but it’s not a love. My travel size will do me just fine. I don’t get cinnamon. I’m crap at describing fragrances but it’s a very fresh, clean vanilla as opposed to a deep, dark, unctuous vanilla. Vanilla is and always has been my first love, and almost every perfume I adore has vanilla in it somewhere. It may not be the star but it’s a very talented supporting player. This one is very mild mannered and work appropriate, which is why I chose it for today. Polite, inoffensive, and lacking any real personality but very serviceable. I have a few vanillas coming from CocoaPink, and I’m looking for ward to it!
It’s funny how perfumes smell so different on people. Some scents others love on here, I cannot wear at all and vice versa.
Oh, totally! There are many that get rave reviews and then I try them and it’s no bueno. I like what I like and I’m fine with that. I may never “get” some of the old dames, and I’m fine with that, too. Different strokes for different folks.
And I wanted to add that I have found a couple people here on NST who have some similar tastes to me, so I follow what they say pretty closely. I’m much more apt to try something if they have given a positive review here. That has introduced me to some wonderful fragrances I probably would not have tried otherwise.
Received a Galentine’s Day card and a heart-shaped chocolate, so all is well over here. Wearing Diorling, which sounds like “darling” and appropriate for the day. (It also sounds a bit like “fingerling”, as in potatoes, and that is appropriate for any day)
You smell lovely.
Nothing almond today as I am wearing Mitsouko.
The Empress of Perfume! 👑
Hello, all – I ♥ NST! Wearing PMdP Guimauve de Noel which is a very pretty lightly sugared orange blossom. And speaking of both orange and hearts, I’ve recently joined OrangeTheory Fitness for the cardio/weights combinations. I’m still figuring it all out, but it was a good (and tough) workout this morning.
For the CP, I ate a bit of my Valentine gift from Mr. SP: Chocolove Salted Almond Butter in Dark Chocolate. Delicious. We are going to a small local play this afternoon.
Enjoy the play!
The chocolate sounds decadent!
Threw myself right on the grenade for the CP!
I love Guimauve, you smell great.
It’s so pretty. What do you think of it vs. BK Love Don’t Be Shy?
Love smells more dense and sweet to me, Guimauve is a bit lighter and airier to my nose. I love wearing it to bed.
Yes, I feel the same.
My brother and I are both big fans of Chocolove! 😍
It’s very good! 😋
I’m scent twins with my daughter today in Prada Candy Night.
My new Puppy is doing well. He has his first vet appointment on Friday. It took me awhile to find one that was semi-affordable.
Yay for new puppy – what did you name him? (You’ve probably posted that but I missed it.)
He came with the name Dillon and we kept it.
Love it!
Congrats on finding a vet! I love mine, even though he is $$$$.
So far they seem very nice.
Ah semi-affordable is the way of many things these days.
If only there was a semi-affordable Dentist!
Huzzah for finding a vet that is nice and semi-affordable! I need to do that for Teflon kitty.
I probably could have gotten a cheaper one, but they are not close. I figured if there was an emergency I wouldn’t want it to be a long drive.
I’m enjoying Encens Mythique today. Will focus on almond tomorrow and Friday.
Speaking of inflation, what is up with shoe repair places nowadays? My wonderful repair guy retired and closed down. The three other places I contacted wanted $55 to replace the rubber heel pads on a pair of boots, which is ridiculous. My old guy charged $25. I did find a guy in a really bad part of town who quoted me $28 over the phone but when I actually showed up he only charged $19. The work was good and done very quickly, but I can only go there in broad daylight accompanied by my husband.
It’s worse when it’s specialized; I needed to replace the soles on my Birkenstocks last year, and it cost over $100. Sigh.
That’s still better than the cost of a new pair of Birkenstocks.
A good shoe repair person is invaluable. I understand fewer folks are going into that now so when the old shops close, there aren’t many replacements.
Nice surprise to get them done cheaper. Glad your hubby went with you!
It’s gotten near impossible to get anyone to repair shoes here, so despite the cost be glad you have so much choice!
No almond for me, Ninfeo Mio does not make me sneeze!
Ninfeo Mio is a great warm weather scent!
And it lasts well on me for a citrus forward scent!
Akro Bake again. Going to go for the 1 oz bottle pretty soon i think.
Am not a big gourmond person, but this is exactly my speed!
I am probably going to put my 1 oz bottle up for swap. I just don’t have a love for it like I thought I would.
Apple and yogurt smoothie. Eating mash potato.
Réminiscence Dragée today, it’s good and CP compliant but not as delicious as tonight’s choice for the CP, Réminiscence Tonka.
Two of my favorites, Dragée and Tonka!
😀 Yes, they are so good and so affordable too.
What is Rem Dragee like?
It’s a citrussy almond, quite bright, quite marzipanish.
Sending candied hearts to all of you today. 💖
I’m wearing Tonka Imperiale for the CP. It’s also a little Valentine’s for this scent since I heard it’s going to be discontinued.
💕 to you also! Smelling lovely.
Yes, it is indeed discontinued. Luckily I stocked up last year when the rumors started circulating.
Not on CP or on Valentine’s Day as I tried a sample of PMdP Cedar Woodpecker that came with my Christmas gift from Luckyscent. (I think they went with the “masculine” scents because Mr. Ockeghem placed the order.) I’ll do something else soon, though. Basically this was a huge cedar blast when I put it on, and then it was almost completely gone a minute later. Meh.
Sounds hugely meh!
I’m wearing Frapin 1270 and smelling strongly of pineapple. I can’t seem to get going today, maybe it will be one of those that goes by without anything accomplished. I will be more ambitious tomorrow.
I hear you. That was my Tuesday. Couldn’t get motivated at all.
Mmm, you smell great. I love that Frapin 1270. It goes fruity raisins on me, smells almost like a wayward Serge scent.
Having a busy afternoon with work but smelling marvelous in Ariose by Fūm. Yesterday was Mandorla by L’Erbolario.
Busy busy here too! Glad you were smelling marvelous.
Watching a BIG crane lift roofing supplies onto one of the buildings in the apartment complex earlier today. My building will be due for that next week.
Productive afternoon for me. I donated some things to a thrift store, and took the long way home to get better acquainted with the geography. Happy to get that stuff gone!
Song of the Day: https://youtu.be/E0LAs7X5ybE
The song I usually link to here on Valentine’s Day.
SOTD = Estee Lauder Legacy White Linen, from their sample set. It’s quite pretty and much less austere than what I remember the parent perfume to be like. I get a lot of rose in the top notes of it.
I had such a crush on Peter Wolf. I just looked and he is 77!
Curious if the new White Linen smells of aroma chemicals at all?
I am not the person to ask if something smells of aroma chemicals. But I am now curious about the original White Linen and will have to give it a sniff.
The og is so distinctive! I had a mini spray from a bonus gift when I bought some makeup forever ago.
Omg, haven’t thought about that band in EONS! I’m so…old! 🤣
Geezers (and geezettes) of the world, unite!
Happily joining your club!
Me too. I am in the geezer group.
I’m wearing Insolence over C&E almond lotion today.
Smelling great Gail!
Aw, thank you!
Lorenzo Villoresi Donna for me today, it’s roses so fits the Valentine’s Day theme. It might be a little too straightforward rose for me, we shall see, I just put it on. Supposed to have a sandalwood drydown.
That one is so pretty. Didn’t really suit me either, but pretty!
***its***
& I’m not smelling sandalwood yet.