It's Almost-Friday and Free Slurpee from 7-Eleven day, plus World Population Day (that would be a little over 8 billion). Birthdays: James Abbott McNeill Whistler, EB White, Jhumpa Lahiri. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Guerlain Mandarin Basilic.
Reminder: on 7/12, we're doing Cologne part 2: wear a modern citrus-based cologne. (If it helps start you off, see 5 perfumes: (great) new wave summer colognes.)
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 Tangelos [cropped, doubled & flipped] by agerpoint at flickr; some rights reserved.
I think Mardarin Basilic sounds wonderful!
I’m in eau d’Hadrien, both the EDP and EDT, and I love this scent. Works for so many occasions. Slight break in the heat today and supposed to rain later.
Our shop dog is in residence today! His name is Alfie, and he’s a French bulldog. He runs up the ramp to get in the door, and wriggles with excitement. Then he finds his raw hide bone, and starts his shift. He’s great!
I love your SOTD
What a lovely co-worker
It is wonderful, and has a surprisingly good shelf life 🙂
The weather’s not nearly so hot, which is nice, though the ragged end of Hurricane Beryl is bringing us rain rain rain, not so nice, but i’m in Cartier Le Baiser du Dragon, delicious amaretto, very nice indeed.
You smell goooooood!
Hello.
Sotd is Opium Over Red. Another anti-cologne but it sure is delicious.
I recently got a bottle of Vacation’s SPF Baby Oil. I am sure it does work protecting my skin but there is just something dubious about rubbing on a transparent liquid instead of the traditional milky white.
I keep *almost* caving on a Vacation sunscreen…eventually I will get one! Maybe the orange gelee, although the baby oil sounds fun too.
Hello all! The heatwave continues, and the worst days will be apparently July 12 – 15. We had running water nearly all morning and then in the afternoon till 3 pm. No power for the last four hours, and apparently there is some sort of failure they are fixing. So no water and power at the moment, but we stocked up with water and the battery and UPS help with power.
I am wearing Acqua di Parma Mirto di Panarea and a wet towel. As much as I like Mirto di Panarea, I am enjoying the towel more. 🤣
Power is back on. For now.
And the water is back on. Such a luxury!
Yay for all the amenities, Glannys. Sorry you have to go without so much.
Your bravery and resilience in the face of all the troubles is an inspiration to me!
Thank you! It was actually NST’s support that helped boost my confidence in 2022. When there are a lot of people believing in you, it is easier to believe in yourself.
Your SotD sounds wonderful for this weather. I’m so happy to read that you got your power and water back, and that you’re still safe. I’ve been sending out good vibes.
I second meredifay – your strength is admirable! 👍🏻
So glad your power and water are back, and any of the Blu Mediterraneo line is great for the heat.
We are heatwave twins! Roughly the same duration for mine, too.
If you have reusable ice packs, another way to cool down is to freeze some and wrap a few in a pillowcase. Then use them to reduce temps in your bed. Kind of the opposite of a hot water bottle.
IDK about you, but I can’t sleep worth a darn when it’s too hot at night.
We seem to have the same sleep problems
It is 4 am now – I woke up because it is so hot. Sprayed myself with water and turned on the fan. We do have reusable icepacks. We take them out of the freezer and put them in different parts of the fridge during blackouts, to protect food. Interesting idea, thanks.
Off to walk the dog nice and early – we’ve got another scorcher in store for us today, so the pup needs lots of exercise before the sidewalks get too hot.
I’ll be trying to stay cool by wearing Guerlain Homme EdP.
So, in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, I’ve been without electricity for a few days, and so have not posted. Neither have I been wearing any fragrance, just weltering in my sweat. The problem with being a Texan with no electricity is that few of us are used to Texas summer without air conditioning. Anyway I’m wearing 4711 AC Green Tea & Bergamot, because it was handy.
Sending prayers to Texas.
This morning when I woke up I was reading the paper (does anyone still read the actual newspaper?) and saw some photos of Texas and the damage. Stay strong.
*waves hand* Paper reader here. 🙂
Hugs. Days without electricity in Texas heat is terrible. I realize that I am still relatively comfortable here.
Glad you’re back, PriscillaE! Does this mean you have electricity (and AC) restored?
I am so sorry that you have been suffering. Sending virtual hugs of compassion. 🩵
I hope the 4711 helps a bit.
That sounds awful. I hope things improve soon , must be so tough.
I hope your power — and AC! — are back on soon. What a mess Beryl has left in its wake. 😟
That’s no bueno. I hope your (and everyone else’s) a/c comes back soon.
UGH! Hope that you were able to get to a cooling center for a little while.
I’m in Eau d’Hadrien edt, partly inspired by carole above and partly because it was what I intended to wear yesterday before the hand went elsewhere. Have to say, it’s amazing how much happier I am with mid-80 degree highs than when it gets almost to 100. Fifteen little degrees and the whole world changes. Humans have a relatively small range of suitable conditions, don’t they. 🤔
ok-I am will get on the Goutal too, since I have been reaching for my bottles these days. Mostly Songes…
Love all the Goutal scents-it’s my favourite house. Songes is gorgeous and Hadrien is my desert island scent 🙂
Even 5 degrees can make a huge difference in winter.
Truly…it was 86 today and humid but not crazy humid. I was just fine. Yesterday (or the day before? it is all a blur) was 92 and soupy humid, I could barely function.
From a sample: Heure Exquise by Goutal
I almost went with Ninfeo Mio-but will save that for tomorrow.
Went to the Chanel counter yesterday to find out what is going on with the vitalumiere aqua foundation that has been discontinued. They have no idea -and so they fit me to another shade (mine is all sold out) that they had in stock. I really love this one for travel. oh well. This new bottle will last me for a long time.
I extend fragrant hugs and heartfelt well wishes to everyone enduring power outages or facing uncontrollable world events, whether due to weather or other circumstances. Stay strong.
Heure Exquise is a beautiful scent-and we may be twinning, tomorrow, if that’s ok 🙂
Of course !!!
I bought a Chanel lilac coloured mascara yesterday as the colour was so pretty. The applicator is really cool. It’s like those lipsticks where you press the base and it pops out.
https://www.chanel.com/us/makeup/p/190037/noir-allure-mascara/
It makes you look like you have fancy conjunctivitis when you wear it…so be warned.
fancy conjunctivitis 😂
Expensive conjunctivitis!
I love Chanel makeup – it’s so fun to play
OMG but I love that color. I suspect it would look sickly on me too.
Heure Exquise is gorgeous.
The cologne of the day I’m wearing is Terre d’Hermès edt and has grapefruit in the top notes. It I has been my favorite cologne to wear since it was released
Yum, you smelled great today Tea Thyme.
Will be wearing CdG Kyoto today after I empty out all the household garbage since garbage day is tomorrow. Yesterday was supposed to be just checking on my grandmother’s house but had to throw out a bunch of stuff from her bedroom. It was really gross. You have no idea how bad some of it was and my dad and I were doing dry heaves the whole time.
Oh gosh. Was it food? My cousin is a food hoarder. She won’t throw anything out.
No, used incontinence pads and a urine soaked mattress. She was someone who never allowed people to help her.
Not knowing the circumstances, I just wonder if your grandma was too embarrassed to ask for help. But you and your dad are troopers for sticking with it.
I’m still wafting Angel’s Share from bedtime last night. Worked perfect in my ice cold igloo all cozied up under the covers! I keep the A/C on the lowest temperature setting and the fan on the highest. It sounds like a nonstop jet engine inside. The noise it produces is probably more damaging to my hearing than any rock concert I’ve ever been to, but who cares, it’s COOL! Not sure what I’ll wear for the day just yet…something light for sure.
Feeling for all the folks without power and water, especially if you’re in a high heat area. Hope everything comes back online ASAP!
I’m convinced that my poor hearing is due to all the rock concerts I went to.
Yes! My husband has been a drummer professionally and a carpenter. Now he can’t figure out why he can’t hear lol
I spent way too many years thinking it was lame to wear earplugs at concerts. I will pay for it with hearing aids one day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0_fDZdqTSg
LOL, hearing aids aren’t so bad. Most models fit so that no one can see them, unless you actually point them out to someone. The only downside is they’re $$$$$, and the insurance honchos are dragging their feet to get more people covered. But they do help. I’ve been wearing mine for almost fifteen years now (I’m Gen X, for context).
The A/C in my apartment is loud enough to drown out people’s car stereos! White noise and it cools me off? Win-win!
I’m cousins with Robin today in 4711 Blood Orange and Basil. This is great stuff! I think I may need a big bottle.
In honor of these two weeks of cologne, I bought a set of 4711 minis. They’re so cute! So far, this and the Lychee and White Mint are the winners.
A shoutout and hugs to our Texas, and especially Houston, contingent here, and others dealing with extremes. I hope none of you come to harm and wishing you better days ahead. Soon!
That lychee one is really great. I saw that set and am planning on getting it. It’s super cute.
Oh, good! Someone here was wearing it recently and deserves an enabler pin, but I can’t remember who! 🫤
I think it was foxbins, maybe.
Are the 4711 minis sprays or splashes?
The set I saw were splashes. The only thing that stopped me from grabbing it right away.
Splashes. But the openings are tiny, so I just turn it over and dab. Works fine!
SOTD is Eau Sauvage, which I have always felt is badly misnamed — what’s so sauvage about strolling through a lemon grove with a sprig of basil in your hand? But it’s such great stuff, especially in this heat.
Fruit-salad-of-the-day is bing cherries, Santa Rosa plums, and blueberries, all grown within a few miles of here and all as luscious as they possibly could be. The next few days are going to involve some baking, freezing, jamming, and syrup-making to cope with all the bounty. Plus fruit salads with every meal!
Isabella, I just bought some cherries, and I’ll eat some, and pickle some. Delicious in the winter with some cheese, or some meat. I love making these as pickles, and I love it when I pickle Meyer lemons. Those are just divine!
Oo — do they turn out sort of chutney-ish?
I’ll make a pitch for making vanilla rum cherries. They elevate vanilla or chocolate ice cream (or both) to otherworldly
Plenty of Rainier cherries in my fridge right now! They are a summer favorite. 🍒
Yesterday my dog ate a cherry plum, which can be lethal. He has never jumped on the counter before but he probably thought it was a ball. I took him to the emergency vet so they could induce vomiting. ( $200.00!) The vet said he barely even chewed it. He’s fine now.
My sotd is Sylvain Delacourt Vahina.
Ohhhh, those vet bills are so high these days. Glad your dog is ok!
Crazy high.
Yep, it costs $200 just to walk in the door these days. But I’m glad that your pup is ok!
By the way, what is a cherry plum? Just a tiny plum? I haven’t heard of them.
It’s a hybrid of a cherry and a plum. I bought some the other day because it sounded like it could be good. I didn’t even try one before my dog did. Then I was so distressed over it I just threw them away. ( overreacting, I know)
I probably would have done the same thing!
Thanks for the description of the cherry plum. I was thinking, hmm, why didn’t they make some hybrid name for it too, like the marketers usually do? Then I thought, oh right, chum probably wouldn’t work. 😄
Ha, ha “chum” good one!
Ewwwwwwwwww. Thinking about chum is not a pleasant one for me. 🤢
Lol!
Oh, glad he’s OK, too bad about the bill.
Thanks Aurora.
Ouch! Do you have pet insurance?
Sadly, no.
Glad your pup is ok – and I too panicked once and threw away a fishing pole and line cat toy when our kitten got tangled. Later I realized I could have cut off the cute catnip fish. I am curious whether it is the seed that is dangerous, or the fruit (which sounds delicious) itself?
It’s the pit. I would have thrown out the fishing pole too!
Glad he is OK, but man can they be money pits of impulsivity sometimes!
Oh I have definitely learned this. The hard way!
Glad to hear that your dog is OK! Are stone fruits toxic to dogs? Or was it more the possibility of obstruction?
Apparently it’s the pits that are toxic. Since he basically swallowed it whole, he hadn’t come in contact with pit yet.
Whew!
My sympathy and compassion to all those suffering the weather extremes, especially in Texas. Without power there’s not even fans, it must be incredibly miserable.
My news is that my mom is in the hospital with a blockage in her esophagus that’s preventing her from swallowing. We spent yesterday in the ER and she will be here for a few days. I feel so bad for her, she can only have nourishment through her IV, nothing to eat or drink, and she’s so confused. Her 97th birthday is next week. I’m wearing a dab of Stash since it’s one of her favorites.
Oh, dear! That is very hard on the old ones, and the ones who care for them. Take good care of yourself, so you can take good care of her!
It sounds really uncomfortable, hope she will be better soon.
Oy! I hope she recovers soon!
Sending my best wishes to your Mom and to you. I hope she will be able to eat soon.
I hope everything goes well and sending love
I’ll be hoping she’s back home soon. Glad you can smell wonderful on your visits!
That’s awful, ringthing. Sending hugs to you both.
I hope she will be ok. 97 is no joke. Brava to her for getting there.
Yikes. Blockages like that are super scary for seniors. Hope that your Mom will be all right.
Hugs ringthing.
Ugh, more sympathies to your mom, ringthing. Hope it resolves soon.
SOTD!
Goldfield & Banks Silky Woods.
Recent new discovery,and so good!
We’re back to “normal” winter temps here,today was 24 celcius and sunny!
My weekend started 4 hours ago.
XO’s
You smell wonderful!
Thanks!
Woah.. hold your horses. Are you telling me that normal winter temperatures are in the 70’s F where you are?
Haha!Yes!
It’s rare for us on the Highveld(the general region on the north side of South Africa)to have really low temps like in the minus during winter.Today will be 25 celcius!Minimum was 11.
Sounds like my summer!
Does it ever get like really really hot in your area?
My weather today might be to your liking, LOL!
Love it!
South Africans are not winter people.we love the sun,bbq’s,shorts and flip flops way too much!
That being said,most men over here wear shorts even during winter.Lol!
No complaints there…🤣😉
Testing the last sample from my Luckyscent order, Marissa Zappas Dream Sequence. It’s nice, kind of a watery lilac. It has finally gotten down to the 80’s here and I am looking forward to going outside. Sending hugs and good wishes to anyone who needs them.
Scout the kitty is at the groomer today, she’s the only one who gets matted, so she will have a bath and be combed out.
Nothing like a freshly washed kitty who is not mad at you because someone else did it. LOL!
She was pretty upset and anxious about being in the carrier and meowed the whole trip. She is a sweet kitty, and probably won’t hold a grudge 🙂
Was there a winner in your order?
It was 0 out of 4. They were all nice, nothing awful, just nothing I loved.
That’s too bad. Try, try again, right? 😁
SOTD=Gallavant Bukhara, my summer Iris. 🙂
Escapist book on tape at the moment, “The Keeper of Happy Endings”, a little magic, romance in occupied Paris and modern day New York, kidnapped Doctors without Borders physician, trust fund artists, like I said, total escapism, read in the Audible version by somebody with a charming French accent for the historical parts! Tension and grief moderated by interludes of espresso and lovingly described pastries. Lesson of the book- All you can do, is keep doing the best you can, in the circumstances with which you find yourself! Perfect!
The rain has stopped here and the total heat wave has not arrived yet, good day to go to the grocery store and enjoy the sunshine.
Definitely sounds like a good time to go and get groceries!
Thé pour un été ! Not a cologne, but a very light and summery scent with a hint of citrus.
One of my absolute most favoritest summer fragrances — you smell great!
Thank you, it is very pretty!
A moderately more summery day here, I’ll take it. No smoothie as dessert will be fresh blueberries. Carrying on with the EA Green Tea project, in the honeysuckle flanker and tonight Berdoues Vanira Moore, a green vanilla I really like even though it isn’t very highly rated on Fragrantica but I don’t care very much about that.
What’s your favorite flanker?
I really should stop reading the fragrantica reviews. Sometimes I skim them just to look for certain words if I am thinking about blind buying. ( ambroxan, masculine,Cologne, lavender)
This honeysuckle is very pleasant but I think my favorite is Lotus, green, very zen-like, I have the Exotic too , all purchased pre-perfume obsession. I like all three but then I stopped trying the new ones as I didn’t want to buy more, I also have a little 30ml of the original.
I do check Fragrantica too still for warnings, like you said ambroxan, cumin too is a big no for me but am not much swayed by ratings
I mostly ignore the comments on Fragrantica. Notes list can be useful at times, though.
Same. I use it track my collection, things I want to try, and to take notes, but I don’t trust the reviews. I do think the “reminds me of” can be helpful if there are enough responses.
True but sometimes they are not accurate, I usually compare to notes on Parfumo.
SOTD = Guerlain Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat EDT
Oh my lord the heat and humidity! I wore 16sprays16 and in < 90 minutes, it went poof 💨! I may re-up …
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Sm8EuxjgD/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
In other news, I like to simplify festive meal accounting by just splitting the bill based on the number of people. I felt very confident about doing this unless some people decide to order way more than they normally eat or drink, which, BTW, had happened before. To this end, I’ve half-way successfully had separate checks. In any case, the Wall Street Journal recently published an article with Venmoing someone for $4 (no missing zeros) for the time it took to drive a friend to the hospital. $4. 🤦🏻♀️ Note: There may be a pay wall.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/if-a-friend-bills-you-4-for-a-favor-are-they-really-a-friend-d1b17dce?st=exaidphhrmv24a0&reflink=article_copyURL_share
I think that person isn’t a true friend.
Agreed! It would cost more to set it up than $4.
Anyone who would do that is both a jerk and a huge cheapskate. If they didn’t want to do the drive, they just should have said so.
I’m in Peng Lai from Berdoues today.
House twins, I bet you smell great.
Wow, there’s a lot of you suffering horribly hot conditions, I hope that improves soon.
It’s an average winter day here, cold and wet, but not particularly nasty. Because it’s winter, I’m wearing Chambre Noire again.
Yes, it’s hotter than hells hinges
I’m starting the drive home today, taking the long scenic route through the mountains to be closer to the snow. I was up until 3am , picking family members up from an Australia flight. I’m breaking my journey as I knew I’d be tired. Wearing Melbourne Muse ( Glasshouse) vanilla, coffee, orange blossom. Basic , and a bit like Black Opium but slightly more floral. Keep warm!
Drive safe Kanuka!
Safe journey
Have and uneventful and safe drive back!
“AN uneventful”… Spellcheck failed on that typo.
Hope your journey was safe!
Another CP that reminded me of unfamiliar scents in my collection: Clementine California today. I am enjoying my sample after liberally splashing it on. It would not be FBW for me, that is unless something changes on my evening walk to our favorite Mexican restaurant. It’s 81 and a bit humid. Cologne, do your thing and refresh me! 🙂
Hope CC did its job 🙂
I thunked a sample of Lush Super Unknown from the generous AnniePerfumes. Far from a cologne, but I’ll take a quarter point for the strong lime note.
Drinking F&M Queen Anne tea.
I finished season 1 of My Lady Jane on Amazon Prime last night. If you took the Tudor storylines of Becoming Elizabeth, the irreverent voiceover narration of Bridgerton, the anachronism of The Buccaneers, and added a fantasy element à la ACOTAR, you get My Lady Jane. It’s fun.
Have you tried any of the limited edition shower gels that are at LUSH now?
No. The Let the Good Times Roll shower gel is calling out to me, but I got the Trader Joe’s shower gel dupe for the Brazilian Bum Bum cream scent and it is similar enough to the Lush that I can’t justify having both.
Have you tried any of them?
Not yet. I’m intrigued by Guardian of the Forest. But I am not seeing it on the LUSH website.
So I might have missed out.
I might give that show a try, I am running out of series to watch.
I had it on while I sorted an out of control mess of samples, paid bills, folded laundry, etc, and it was perfect for that. As opposed to say, The Bear or GoT which grip my full attention.
98 degrees for the high temp here today. Tomorrow and Saturday are expected to be even hotter. Glad I got my “outdoors” tasks taken care of before noon! 🥵🥵🥵
Humans aren’t the only ones trying to cope with the temps. I caught sight of a tiny bat in the corner of my hallway, hiding out from the blazing sun’s light and heat. 🦇
Had occasion to use my mini screwdriver set this afternoon to repair a towel rack due to my klutziness. Some swearing on my part, but the fix itself was easy-peasy.
SOTD = back in Chanel Paris-Deauville EdT and Bliss’ Grapefruit and Aloe body butter. Plus a bit of perspiration.
Oh gosh I am terrified of bats.
I thought it was cute!
But I did also keep a respectful distance away. It’s still a wild animal.
Were you able to shoo it outside?
It was in an outdoor hallway/landing. So I figure it was fine.
As of tonight, the bat hasn’t moved from its spot.
I find them cute too.
I cannot wait for 98 to return here!
Calvin Klein Truth
That one is/was so good!
I keep meaning to re-buy Truth, but I haven’t tried the current version.