It’s Hump Day and National Creamsicle Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
Repeating myself from yesterday: I am on a road trip this week and will be behind in all the usual ways (posting will be light, I will be even slower than my usual slow to read comments and attend to emails). My fragrance, possibly for the whole week, is my DIY lotion with blood orange & ylang ylang.
Reminder: 8/16 will be Mood Changer Friday...wear a perfume that instantly changes your mood. Suggested by pixel; possibly a repeat.
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 Pied Stilts [cropped] by Ed Dunens at flickr; some rights reserved.
I’m wearing Daim Blond, which makes me feel both elegant and comfortable, like I’m lying on a beautiful, soft sofa in a very nice apartment.
Today, I came across this joke, which, although a day late, I’ll post for the lefties of NST:
“If the left half of the brain controls the right half of the body, then only left-handed people are in their right mind.” 🤣🤣
This lefty approves! 🤣
Hello.
Rainy day today so I am in JM Rain & Angelica. Somehow I am getting wafts of Alien!? I can only guess it’s the aging of the juice (at least it hasn’t gone off and it’s 10 years old!).
Went to Harrod’s site to browse and guess what? Advent calendars are out for pre-order! It’s tooooo early! I bet Santa hasn’t even got his list sorted out this time of year.
I have been campaigning since December 26 to get on the “good” list 🤣.
Maybe it’s like buying indulgence? You pay to get on the good list? 🤑
Advertising Christmas items in mid-August?!? That’s obscene.
Pretty soon they will be advertising Advent Calendars right after Easter. 👿
It’s another gorgeous morning here!🌞
I’m in Santal Smash from BeautyPie. This was a blind buy, added to the order of another perfume from them that I love. Donatella would approve, their perfumes are cheap as chips for members, less than $40 for 50 mls. Anywho, I was hoping this would be a dupe for LL but it’s actually more about lavender and less about sandalwood. I see some reviewers complaining about that on fragrantica, but I like lavender, so no complaints from me. It’s very soft and a nice work friendly perfume.
It was a gorgeous morning again here too. I see the clouds rolling in though now.
I’m wearing Poivre Electrique, which started me down the road to enjoying peppercorn fragrances.
I like that genre, but haven’t tried your scent. I must look into it!
I’m wearing Shalimar Eau de Cologne today and loving it, it never fails to make me happy.
It is good stuff.
SOTM is Fox in the Flowerbed, an instant mood-improver. Just looking at the bottle makes me feel happily whimsical!
I haven’t worn that one as much as I thought I would this summer, but it is a goody.
Instant happy whimsy!
Call me Mr. Lucky. I’m at 37,000 feet, and I’ve got the whole row to myself.😎
Since no one is around, I’m confident that my one discreet spray of Le Lion under my tee shirt won’t annoy anyone. So it’s just me and Chanel and podcasts for the next several hours.
Happy Wednesday, everyone.😊
You have been blessed 🙏
Literally!
Le Lion and a whole row! Very nice.
Le Lion and my own row is the closest I’ll ever get to flying first class.😊
I hear you. I flew JFK-Helsinki (coach/economy, as usual)in a nearly empty plane last year (it was the end of January), and had all three seats to myself. I slept most of the way, which is unprecedented for me. I had almost no problem with jet lag upon arrival, and continue to wonder how I’d feel about flying if I had that much space on every flight.
Hope your flight was smooth and your trip is great!
Very lucky!
That’s amazing!! Enjoy
I think you should wear Le Lion every time you fly! 😄
A whole row to yourself? Sweet!!
Hello all!
Sleeping in after a full weekend of studying for my final. The final is done and I got the highest score in the class. So I’m thinking to be lazy today. Jicky isn’t mad about it and he is plastered to my side.
I’m in last night’s Like This still but thinking of wearing Ôponé if or when I get up and dressed for the day. 😂
Have a great day everyone!
Oh, many congratulations to you, you clever and hard working soul! What an accomplishment- I think it deserves a reward, no? 😉
Wow, what a brain box. Congratulations, that’s awesome news!
Congratulations!
Congratulations
Congratulations!
Congrats! Time to treat yourself.
Congratulations
Good work! Reward yourself!
Congrats and well done!
Congratulations! Hope it was a wonderfully relaxing day!
Congratulations!
Thank you everyone! <3
Santa Maria Novella’s Fieno,which always makes me feel good.I’m summoning Spring in this one for sure.🌹🍀🤞🏻
Let me know if it actually brings you Spring, so I can get a bottle!🌞
Gorgeous day today after some very hellacious storms last evening. The wind was unbelievable. I stepped out of my camper to take out the trash and looked up to see a line of a black clouds marching directly toward us- low, scudding, and murderous. Cue the Ride if Valkyries music! The wind hit like a solid concrete wall and no joke, for the next two hours doggo and I were worried we were about become a modern day Dorothy and Toto! 🌪️
As for perfume, today I went with En Voyage Zelda. It’s a showstopper! This one is the War and Peace of perfumes. A long story told expertly with light and shadow, joy and sorrow, the optimism of youth and the bitterness of age. From start to finish it’s an amazing ride so strap on your seatbelt and prepare to be stunned. I guess I might like it a little…😉
Robin, hope your travels are trouble free!
Glad you are safe!
So glad you are safe!
That sounds scary, glad you are safe.
😧 Glad that you both made it through the night safely!
That’s quite an exciting perfume description!
There was definitely some wild weather in those parts yesterday!
Trouble free so far, thanks! Nothing like your storms, that sounds scary.
Spent 3 nights in the Berkshires, now at my sister’s lake house and got here in time to have a nice paddle…all is well.
Hello!
Just wearing a very light, honey oatmilk body spray.
Weather has been more bearable, so yay. The worst of summer is over:). Working on getting some packages out and then getting some Mexican from a little local spot. They have pretty good chips n chipotle salsa and a good variety of different taco options, I got the zucchini, bean and cheese ones last time.
Hope everyone is having a lovely Wednesday! ❤️ 🌹
Your body spray sounds fantastic! Are you able to share what it’s called?
Yay for weather being more bearable! It’s been a long summer, for sure.
Glad to hear that you are cooling off a bit!
I’m wearing Narciso (white cube) today, and crossing my fingers that I get upgraded for tomorrow’s flight. I’m number four on the waitlist and there are four seats available. I am hoping there are no last-minute bookings!
May you have the luck of Daniel (above), my child! 😉
😎
Fingers crossed for you!
Fingers crossed!
You smell great!
🍀🍀🍀!
It’s a bit humid here, and I’m working in our office’s basement, sorting records for destruction. Filthy work! I’m in Chanel eau de Cologne, which is the crispest cleanest thing I own 🙂
I must try their Eau de Cologne!
I loved your post, Daniel. I have Le Lion and I’ll wear it once the humidity breaks here. I find the Cologne has presence, and lasting power, but maybe get some on your shirt collar, if you can, to help with longevity. It’s a beautiful scent – as perfect as having the whole row to yourself on a plane 🙂
Oh, the Cologne sounds really wonderful. A trip to Chanel in Beverly Hills is in my near future.
Having my own row was quite a treat. I won’t get my hopes up, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed for the same good fortune on my trip home.😊
I’m in Atelier Silver Iris. It’s fruity and quite a mood booster; not too complex or heavy for these late summer days.
Silver Iris is beautiful. Do you wear it with your carrot seed oil?
I haven’t yet; it sounds like it could be a great combo.
SOTD = Le Labo Tabac 28
This is a Le Labo City Exclusive for Miami. 🤎 I can’t believe it is almost 4 years old!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-qG7pnxihH/?igsh=MWU5Mnh1ODRjbnEwOA==
In other news, not that this has any tonka in it but I usually sit up and pay close attention. Here’s an article (see top) from the NY Times about using tonka bean as a dessert ingredient:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/t-magazine/tonka-bean-dessert-gran-via-madrid-guide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C04.5iKW.hF7JHkzBnFC9&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Do you have any other LL City Exclusives?
I also have Vanille 44 and Cuir 28. They are good but I got them before a bottle became too too …
Thanks to you as well plus an enabler pin coming your way. I had to get some facial products at the Clinique counter the other day and did pick up some of the body butter as well.
I hope you like it!
Oh, I’m sure I will.
Looking forward to hearing what you think of the Clinique body butter.
Great photo, love Pied Stilts. Watched some yesterday when I drove out to the smaller, suburban library I like at the historic ( now container and cruise ship) port. They make a nice noise, a bit like a bird imitating a small dog ( yap or yip). Anyway, it’s still early, around five, and the stars are shining so I’m happy. Wearing Amouage Overture Woman which is an apple brandy wake-up, probably something that Hobbits would wear.
I definitely need to try something that hobbits would wear!
To Kanuka-The Weleda Wild Rose Body Lotion is perfect, and it is inexpensive as well so thanks for that recommendation. It is exactly what I was looking for, so I really appreciate you telling me about it.
SOTD is another inexpensive goody and very uplifting to me. Zara Romance d’Iris by Jo Malone. This has been one of my no brainers for this summer.
That’s very cool to hear. I once had a rose deodorant/ body spray that was also cheap and good.
https://www.weleda.com/product/wild-rose-deodorant-g008808
Yes, I saw that product and they also have some Wild Rose Body Oil. The lotion smells exactly the way I wanted it to smell. I did try the L’Occitane rose lotion as well, but it didn’t have the wild rose smell.
And an enabler pin for you!
I had a sneaking suspicion that Romance d’Iris would be right up your alley…
It really is if I don’t spray too heavy. If I spray it too close to my skin or if I do many sprays, that musk starts to turn on me. I have that problem with several perfumes.
It seems that a lot of my perfumes smell better if I spray from a distance, too. It also reduces the chance of skin irritation.
I am wearing Bal a Versailles and feeling really proud because my daughter’s poetry book will be published next month, available in the bookstores in Quebec.
Yesterday night i went to a workshop about clean and dirty perfumes and it felt soo good to be surrounded with people around one subject, all kind of people, from different backgrounds, different age groups etc , came together to discuss perfumes!! what’s better then that?? Loved it.
Congratulations to your daughter!
Great news about your daughter’s book being published. You should be proud of her.
Your workshop sounds like a fun time. I would love to attend an event like that. I am not even aware of people in my area that are perfume enthusiasts.
Congrats to your daughter! Poetry is such an unappreciated art. Your evening sounds fun and very satisfying. 🙂
Wonderful, you must be so proud.
That’s such great news about your daughter! Congratulations to her. 🤩
That sounds like an awesome workshop – what kind of place was it held in? A perfume shop, or something else?
It was in a perfume store, Etiket, they organize events with perfumers and this time it was a series of workshops.
I’ve heard others mention that one, right. 😉 I miss going to those kind of events at Fumerie, when I lived in PDX so briefly.
Congratulations to your daughter. What a mighty achievement. Do you have a link to the book?
https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/un-froid-qui-ne-me-quitte-sarine-demirjian-9782925226765.html
Thank you. Love the ideas explored in the collection and the cover is great.
Thank you so much.
This is so cool! Congrats to your daughter! You must be so proud.
That is wonderful news! Congratulations to you and your daughter.
Congratulations to your daughter! Did she self-publish?
She published with a publishing house, she sent her poems to several publishers, she got accepted by the one she wanted the most.
Thank you all!!
That is wonderful news — and it’s so hard to get a whole collection of poetry published! Well done, your daughter!
Posting a little later than normal. Today’s perfume is Theorema and I am about to take the dogs to the park.
Smelling great.
Wearing an old friend, Eau Rose from Diptyque, because it makes me feel like myself but better.
It’s a very pretty perfume, I favor the EDT.
I have the EdP as well and love them both! ♥️🌹❤️
That sounds like the best kind of perfume!
☺️ Do you have one like that?
I figure I have at least a couple. Wrappings is one that immediately comes to mind.
I’ve heard that one mentioned so many times, but I never tried it. Since it’s dc’d now, I thought I would save myself the trouble. I’m glad you have it to enjoy!
Fresh strawberries, small but so fragrant. I picked YR Ispahan today, I haven’t worn it in forever, I have two little 30ml bottles, the vintage and a later special re-edition, both pristine but dab-on, and oh the glory, YR from the past had such amazing scents and the greatest perfumers, Ispahan is an amber from Maurice Roucel, very resinous. Tonight it’s vintage Magie Noire, I wear the original Magie more often.
Every time I see Magie Noir mentioned, I think of Halloween. It has the perfect name for it.
Definitely a Halloween scent, still present on my wrists.
Magie noire was my signature scent in high school. I’ll have to test it again this fall and see what I think so may decades on.
You were a sophisticated teen😀
I’m lifting my mood with Parfum Sacré.
I love your SOTD, Gaynor 🙂
Mon Precieux Nectar, so so pretty!
Wonderful! I should wear mine!
🙂
I hope your road trip is going well, Robin!
I tried to go for a creamsicle scent today, but I didn’t quite get there. I unearthed an old Ava Luxe sample called to Citrine because I thought it might be creamsicle but it’s more citrus and musk with a hint of vanilla. Still a nice, calming thing to smell during a busy work day.
Having a lovely time, thank you!
I should have had a creamsicle fragrance with me, but no.
Une Fleur de Cassie because it is beautiful and gives me courage.
One of my all time favorites and a courage booster for sure.
Lovely scent!
A true classic. I’m so glad it’s still available.
Wearing Olympic Orchids Carosello. It immediately transports me to my grandmother’s house where I felt so loved and enjoyed.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen someone mention Olympic Orchids here.
I have a few of her fragrances and really appreciate their originality.
I went through my bbw lotions and mists and found one I forgot I had. Magnolia Charm. I really like this one because it is very floral and perfumey. I matched it with Chloe Love Story eau Sensuelle. Work was busy as usual but I got to leave a half hour early.
Whoo hoo for being able to leave work early!
I know! It was a treat!
You and Daniel are sure living right today! 🤣
I had to smile when you said you went through your BBW lotions and mists. I had all of mine under the sink in my bathroom and my husband was saying it was “getting pretty crowded under there”. I decided to get a fairly large box to put the ones I wasn’t using in, and I filled the box. I think I have enough until I die.
Lol! I’ve really been trying to use them more. When I get tired of a lotion, I bring it to work for everyone to use as a hand cream. The other day though, I found one of them sitting on the shelf as if for sale! Someone must have thought it was one of our products. Lol.
That is funny.
Ooopsie!
My head swims every time I go into a B&BW … not bad, but still …
Yay for leaving early and Chloe💚, I haven’t tried that one.
L’Artisan Mont de Narcisse
I don’t remember smelling this one but it sounds lovely.
So regret not getting this one! You smell fabulous.
Gorgeous picture today Robin!
Another day, another 3pm thunderstorm with rain. Nothing severe. Today might be the last day of it for a little while.
SOTD = back in Lime, Gardenia & Benzoin.
I am glad you are liking that scent.
It’s perfect for a mid-afternoon refresh, especially if it’s been a hot day.
I think I will get your thunderstorms tomorrow.
Wouldn’t be surprised if you did. The unsettled weather is going to taper off for a couple of days here.
Hopefully those storms will be on the mild side rather than the wild side.
Excellent scent choice!💕
Thanks tiffanie! 😻
I don’t believe I have that but you probably smell good!
It’s one of the discontinued perfumes from Jeffrey Dame. Still bummed out that I missed getting the Mate, Heliotrope & Patchouli.
Glad you are getting rain to cool the weather off.
sotd = Bvlgari Black
because on Wednesdays we wear black. 🖤
Trying this one again, I love it tho it gives me nose blindness to other scents for a while. 🤷♀️
You smell nice!