Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also National Chocolate Milkshake Day and the National Day of Encouragement. What fragrance are you wearing?
I am never going to be able to figure out my oldest bottle bought new. I do remember all my very early purchases, but those bottles have all been drained and replaced at least once. So today: a fragrance I know I bought early on and never drained: Guerlain Vetiver.
Reminder: on 9/13, wear the fragrance from the oldest bottle in your collection that you bought new (in other words, not counting any vintage fragrance purchases, etc). Suggested by Gail.
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 Rose d'antan [cropped] by @ S@ndrine at flickr; some rights reserved.
Hello.
Sotd is JM Nectarine Blossom & Honey.
Last night I was thinking about my chocolate perfume that had gone missing. If I knew where it was it’d be perfect for today. I am talking about Musc Maori (anybody remember this perfume?), the most delicious hot chocolate scent.
Robin, I have a question about the CP: If my “new” replacement is from 2018 is it still “new” and points-worthy?
I remember it. I did not like it as much as you did, but it had a strong chocolate note for sure.
I have a serious sweet tooth so I love gourmands.
Love your SOTD. I haven’t worn that for a few years, but always thought it was nice.
It’s one of my favourite JM.
I remember Musc Maori. It was a fun perfume to wear on Halloween.
Oh my gosh yes! It’s perfect!
Gosh, sorry I am here so late. I guess it’s really a question for Gail, but I understood it to mean the earliest purchased fragrance in your collection…so if you started buying in 2003 and replaced that first bottle later, it’s now gone, so the second bottle you bought in 2003 is now the oldest, unless you replaced that too…
so unless you did not buy any fragrances prior to 2018 that you still have, that can’t be your oldest bottle bought new? Does that make sense?
Thank you Robin. I think I understand. It means CP is the oldest bottle of perfume (which I still currently have) that I recently have bought a new one/bub of…? 😵💫
No…the actual oldest bottle. You can’t count vintage that you recently purchased if you have an older bottle (bought new) in your collection. So whenever you started buying, it’s the first one you bought then, IF you still have it. If you since got rid of that bottle, it’s the next one you bought. (If you drained it so it’s gone, it doesn’t count in other words.)
All moot since I was working all day and now it’s 4:41 ET.
Comme des Garcons Series 1 Leaves: Lily. A pretty green lily-of-the-valley perfume with an interesting blend of sweetness and sharpness.
On Friday, my UPS battery started acting strangely—it drained too quickly and then recharged too fast. Twice. I sent the UPS for warranty repair. Hopefully, it turns out to be a warranty case… Winter is going to be tough, and I need a reliable power supply.
But there’s some good news. REKA, the game I tested and proofread a few months ago, was released in early access today, and my name is in the credits. hajusuuri, this is the witch game you asked about.
I was also offered another game for proofreading. I’ll receive the text later this month, but they’ve already given me access to the game itself. It looks interesting, but the issue is that it’s a very creepy survival horror, and I don’t handle that genre well. I managed to partially desensitize myself by watching a Let’s Play of the game, but I’m still nervous about playing it. I’m such a wimp when it comes to creepiness and jump scares! Well, I’ll just play during the day with the volume down.
Glannys – a note of encouragement for you and your battery woes.
You meet every day under such difficult circumstances with joy and fragrance.
YAY for the game and your name!
Thank you! Actually, I was in a bad mood for the first couple of days because of this new problem and only later calmed down and recovered my patience.
Sigh. It does not help that we get multiple air raid alerts daily, and staying in the corridor until things get quiet again became almost a nightly routine.
But perfumes help a little!
2nd that! Glannys, you are amazing.
Woohoo on getting credit for your translation work.
Didn’t you just purchase the UPS? Here in the U.S., warranties could range anywhere from 30-60-90 but more commonly at least a year. I hope you get it sorted out.
Technically, I was credited as a localizatrion tester, while the translators were uncredited for some reason (different agency handled the translation stage). Thank you.
The warranty is 24 months, so time is not the issue. The issue is there are exceptions not covered by the warranty, and current operation conditions we have in Ukraine are not exactly normal.
Sorry to hear that your new UPS failed. But congratulations on your byline in the game credits! That’s exciting!
SL Fourreau Noir today. That smoke-tinged lavender and black licorice is just irresistible.
I should try it again.
Hi NST!
I haven’t chosen a perfume yet (probably No 5 L’Eau) but I wanted to pass on a PSA:
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz is having a birthday sale thru 9/15, 18% off with code hbd18. She has some new fall scents.
Nice. And you’ve reminded me I have not announced her new scents in ages, will put that on the to do list for next week.
I’m wearing Eau de Givenchy, from a mini.
Yum!
I’m in one of my earliest FB purchases in the Rabbit Hole Era, SL Cuir Mauresque. Still saving my very oldest bottle for tomorrow, and hoping I can find it — it has a leaky sprayer and the leakage burned a bottle-bottom-shaped ring into the finish on my dresser top so it had to be banished to a ziplock somewhere.
I still remember my first sniff of CM. It wasn’t a positive experience! By the time I realized what a fabulous scent it really was, it had been reformulated (to my nose anyway) and was a shadow of its former self. I have a bottle, and when I wear it, I love it, but also feel deep seated regret I didn’t buy a bottle before reformulation. Ambivalence, defined! I have the tall black tippy bottle…you smell fabulous and I’m straight up jealous of your gloriously aged bottle. 🙃
Oh wow. My bottle is undoubtedly the refo’d version since I didn’t discover it until about 2013 and it was (to my surprise) originally released in 1996. I guess I’m happy that I love it without knowing what it used to be.
Argh, leaky sprayers are a bane!
We have some warmer temperatures and sunshine today-in Mona di Orio’s Dojima. I know months ago they were taking a break, but their online shop still seems to be closed down. Hope it reopens again.
Uh oh, hope they have not gone under.
I’m wearing one of my oldest bottles (that was newly bought), VCA First. I think I got it twenty years ago.
It’s glorious, complex and an early creation by JCE. I’ve enjoyed wearing it today.
Wow, I do not think I have anything quite that old. Close though!
Another beautifully cool morning here with lots of sunshine! My goal for today (before I head into work) is to deep clean and discharge to the dumpster some accumulated junk. I bought a magnificently compact bead/craft storage unit so last night I got that all organized.
I didn’t see the new Shalimar flanker on the US website this morning. Because it’s jasmine and not rose I’m much more tempted, although I need another perfume like I need a hole in the head.
Because it’s chocolate milkshake day I was going to go with Amour de Cacao but my hand decided to keep the coffee buzz alive and grabbed Café Vanille or Vanille Café (I can never remember…🙃)
Happy almost friYAY!
I originally heard it was jasmine, but everyone was saying rose. I love both so it doesn’t matter to me🤣
It is on the French website so I would think it would be on the US one soon.
I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for sure! I’m not a fan of most rose scents and I was kind of hoping it WAS rose so I wouldn’t be tempted…
I did email Guerlain and asked when it would be released and they told me soon and to keep watching the website. Duh. I already knew that. I’m sure they aren’t allowed to offer that information.
SOTD is Shalimar MI. Glad the new flanker is going to be jasmine. I just hope it is not too musky.
Will you be getting the new flanker? Or is it too iffy?
Oh yes, I will get it. If it doesn’t work, I am sure someone here will want it.
I’m wearing Jai Ose today, which isn’t particularly old but I do have a plan for tomorrow. It will be a Guerlain, unsurprisingly, as that was my first fragrance love.
J’ai osé is lovely and not often mentioned.
I am wearing my second oldest scent that I still own and remember buying, a Casmir perfume purse spray. It still smells good.
I’ll be waiting to here what you have for us tomorrow!
hear hear!
Casmir ages in the bottle beautifully.
Woken by an earthquake this morning.
Post shower a few sprays of Dzing from forever ago.
Saw the earthquake news. Stay safe.
Did you see my response to you the other day re SL 5 o’clock au Gingembre? Contact me if you are interested – you can find my email via my screenname above.
Oh Springpansy, no I didn’t see it.
I will email you, thank you!
Earthquake – all okay, was offshore Malibu. No damage.
At least an alarm clock didn’t wake me:)
Heard about the earthquake from my parents. I’m glad it seems like there were no injuries or significant damages!
Old L’Artisans are so good, and definitely a part of my early days down the rabbit hole.
Especially when they had their jewel boxes of boutiques and the one at Henri Bendel.
Not a best way to wake up, have a peaceful day from now on.
Yikes, think I’d rather have the alarm clock. Glad there’s no damage or injuries. Hope you’re loving the “Retirement Life!”
Your earthquake was a big story on my news feed this morning. Happy to hear that you are safe.
Snow is forecast for the hills around town and it’s pretty chilly again so I’m wearing Boucheron ( a perfume I’ve enjoyed since its introduction, though this is not an old bottle). The pittosporum outside my door is in flower now and the air is so rich with its sweet scent, one of my favourite smells.
Snow? Goodness, rather exciting, especially since we’re all atwitter at the thought of rain to dampen those fire threats.
It’s kind of a good smell but bad for my allergies. They have it all over here in the spring too!
Am in something of a blast from the past, namely EL Private Collection Jasmine White Moss. It’s one of those perfumes unaffected by a rotten day, but happily the day so far is okay.
House and PC Twins!
Oh, you smell great.
After a few days of chill, we are having a little heatwave here. I am wearing Mitsouko today ahead to go pay my taxes. 🙂
Love Mitsouko. That’s a good one for the transition to fall.
Twins.
For the CP, EL Tuberose Gardenia from 2012, which got a compliment from Mr. Mossy!! I bought it at TJX, $50 for 30ml with an adorable mini. That was very expensive for me at the time, but I loved a 15ml bottle of current Jungle Gardenia I’d bought (used every drop so no points there) and hoped for something similar.
Love your scent♥️
Very nice TJX find!!
Was finally able to change the bandage today and used the last of the Vaseline for wound care. The dermatologist said no the the triple antibiotic cream and to use Vaseline only with a bandage. So off to the store to get more. My parents are home and they had a blast at the concert. They said John Mellencamp was excellent, Bob Dylan was bad but Willie Nelson was awesome. Wearing no 22 extrait today.
Wow, and how old is Willie now? 91! I just looked it up. How cool! Hope the finger is better by the weekend.
Seeing Bob Dylan in concert is seriously a crapshoot. Glad they liked the other 2.
I’ll have a tie for tomorrow – two bottles from the mid-90s – can’t remember which I got first. But it might be too warm to wear either, stay tuned!
SOTD is Diptyque’s Kyoto, the gorgeous red bottle always makes me think of hajusuuri. I’m very tired from attending my son’s back-to-school night last night and not sleeping well. My introverted self was drained from meeting new teachers and re-connecting with many parents.
Totally get your introverted exhaustion. A couple of co-workers put on a big spread with Navajo Tacos and tons of other stuff, which was generous and delicious, but I couldn’t wait to get back to my camper and enjoy the sunset with my dog in peace and quiet …🙃 Kyoto is gorgeous!
I had to look up Navajo Tacos. They look delicious, I’ve never tried fry bread but heard it’s good.
I never had it before last night. It’s from a box mix so not sure how authentic it was. I prefer tortillas, but I guess that’s probably what I’m used to.
You smell wonderful. I always hesitate to include it as red but it is very close.
That Diptyque bottle was a gorgeous one.
Frozen mango smoothie
Twins with Kris in Mitsouko tonight, a bought new 2000 bottle of EDT, later I acquired a vintage Eau de parfum I favor greatly but this edt is peachy and lovely in its own right, I have just a quarter left of a 50ml. This morning I chose 100 Bon Mimosa et héliotrope poudré still faintly there, like my two other 100 Bon bottles it’s very enjoyable and really terrific value.
It’s twins with Meredifay
I was just going to check myself and see what I had on again🤣
Do you have all the concentrations of Mitsouko?
Yes, I seldom wear the extrait because it’s a little overwhelming.
I am wearing one of my oldest bottles, which is Odalisque by Nicolai Parfumeur. I am not really sure when I got it but I do remember visiting their little tiny boutique in London, almost a kiosk size place really. It was somewhere not too far from Harrods. And it was in the earliest days of my growing more intense about my love of perfume. I suspect it was around 2001 (I had several trips to London in the early 2000s). I also bought their Eau Turquoise then and wound up really disliking it, though I do still have the bottle. For some reason I just don’t remember wearing this one much and the bottle is still pretty full (the Odalisque). It’s very chypre-like and has that bright citrus opening I love. With tangerine! I don’t think I knew back then how many perfumes seduced me with that wonderful smell of tangerine. That’s a case where I enjoy the smell a lot more than the actual fruit–they smell more tart than they taste.
Yesterday I visited Mom and we had a nice celebration of her birthday. I took cupcakes and everyone sang her “Happy Birthday.” She was clearly in a cheery mood with all the fuss over her, and balloons.
I love love the smell of tangerines! But I don’t eat them often. They tend to tear up my stomach, sadly.
Calypso, are you still painting?
Glad you had a wonderful birthday celebration with your Mom.
I’m wearing Cabochard for my Friday, I figure it’s one spray from being my oldest perfume. I bought a bottle around 1995, and thunked it only a few months ago. This will be the my use of the BUB that I bought a couple of years ago.
Cabochard is lovely!
Gallivant Tokyo from the oil in roll-on.
I am testing my Oakcha samples and wondering why the *&@% did I ever fall for this crap.
(Oh yeah, because I got suckered by the hype and thought I wouldn’t have trouble with the aromachemicals, since I generally don’t react badly to things like Iso E Super. Spoiler alert: two out of the three samples I’ve tried have given me massive headaches and racing heartrate. S*cks.)
My oldest purchased-new fragrance is not accessible to me at the moment. I’m in Richmond, and my Parfums de Rosine Rose d’Ete is at the farm, so I can’t wear it tomorrow. I’ll have to have a think…
Nice to see you mals!
I have not even heard of Oakcha — the hype these days goes right over my head — but sorry, that’s awful.
I’m off today and haven’t done much. I went grocery shopping earlier. To cheer myself up after that, I went perfume sniffing at Macy’s. They are starting to put out the Christmas gift sets. I love gift sets! They are so pretty.
I’m testing out the new Dolce and Gabbana Devotion Intense. I don’t smell too much hazelnut and the lemon is barely there. I much prefer the original.
Good for you on your day off! I suppose the sinus infection did not really mess up your sniffer?
I’m on the mend now, but not 100 percent. I will retry once it’s gone.
I got an email the other day from Macy’s about Xmas trees! WAY too soon!
Glad you are feeling better.
Glad you are feeling better and better, interesting thought on Devotion intense, my gut feeling was, the original is perfect as it is.
SOTD = Tauer Sundowner
It is a downer of a name but smells so wonderful! 🤎🤎🤎
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_1QB6Dx2TS/?igsh=MTl0NHlnbndrazBrMg==
I saw my sister over the weekend and she mentioned that she thinks my nephew had been deployed again. Oy! Also, I did my “practice” of getting into their house without setting off the alarm. I just have to decide what reading materials to bring.
I am waiting patiently for my NJTransit refund for however much they are willing to give me. I mailed mine in the first day we were allowed to do so and on Monday (16th) it will be a little over 6 weeks. If I do not get it by sometime next week, I will call to follow up because, hey, $$$ is $$$!
Did you see his newest perfume..? Sounds gorgeous to me!
I just saw it and got a large sample, low buy notwithstanding …
Ohhh, report back please!
Safe wishes for your Nephew!
Hope that your nephew stays as safe as possible.
I got an email about the new Tauer. A sample set sounds awfully tempting! And I can justify that expense, sorta kinda.
This is harder than I thought it would be –pretty sure my bottle of 1000 Flowers Reglisse Noire is one of my earliest that I bought new. So that’s today’s fragrance. I know that Chergui was also one of my earliest, ordered from Bergdorf Goodman way back when I joined MUA in 2004, but then I sold it and then finally recently bought another from a perfumista here. Who knew being a perfumista would be so complicated (and fun), LOL: buy, sell, re-buy, back-up bottles, swaps, splits, partial bottles, samples, decants, ebay, etc etc.
So much fun!😀
The thrill of the chase is very real, isn’t it?
It’s really the only “gambling” I do!
Happy Almost-Friday NST!
Well, my suspicions were confirmed by the vet this afternoon: Teflon kitty has an ear infection. When the vet was examining Tef, she shook her head violently enough that some gunk flew out of one ear and landed on the vet’s arm. Kinda gross.
So Teflon will be on ear drops twice a day for a week. Then she goes back to the vet on Day 8 for a follow up.
SOTD = back in Fzotic Feu Secret. My spray sample is disappearing quickly…
Oy, glad Teflon kitty was looked at!
And you are smelling mighty fine in Feu Secret …
Thanks!
I’m glad I was able to get an appointment with the vet this quickly. Wish me luck with the medicating, I’ll need it!
Oh gosh! Glad she has medicine now. Hope it’s not too hard to give it to her.
Teflon does NOT like having the ears messed with under the best of circumstances. We shall see how it goes!
Good luck with administering the ear drops.
I’m in what I believe is the second oldest new bottle I still own, Tocca Stella. This was purchased as NIB along with the shower gel on eBay in December 2007. My bottle has about 15ml left now. I still love this one. It’s blood orange, bitter orange, and musk with a bit of floralcy on me. It’s in the same vein as Mandarine Basilic and Jo Malone Basil & Neroli.
It’s good you have an older bottle. I recently sampled a current version and to me it has less orange and more musk.
Ugh, how disappointing. I love the blast of sweet, juicy citrus on this one.