The swapmeet is open for business through Tuesday! Then Donatella will be dropping by on Thursday.
Meanwhile, we're marking the last days of September with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you're most excited about trying soon, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: top image is Autumn series by Nick Kenrick at flickr; some rights reserved.
Today for fun I’m in Tom Ford Lost Cherry.
Went to the mall, peeked into Lush, and to my great surprise they had the Sticky Dates body spray. Dodged the insistent salespeople, gave it a try along with Yog Nog (never smelled it before because they never have it), liked them equally and couldn’t decide between them, bought them both — probably the last thing on Earth I needed but the price was right and when am
I going to get the chance again? (Actually, the last thing I needed was lip balm but I got a couple of those too, Key Lime Pie and Rose Lollipop in their little metal tins, because they smell delicious and instantly melt into oil on your lips, which feels so good.)
Sounds like you found some nice things!
Congrats on your new toys!
Curious if they had any of the new push-up solids?
I didn’t see them, but I wasn’t really looking. Beeline for the body sprays, quick look at the fragrances ($240 is a lot for Lush, it just is), grabbed a couple of lip balms, paid for them, out the door.
Gotcha. And agree, it is a lot. At least you know there are some real flowers & whatnot in there.
I’m in Omnia Ambra this morning, over the dregs of last night’s Bois d’Ascese.
For a minute I thought you meant a new Bvlgari flanker…but you mean the Omnia brand that I always forget about!
I did! Were you wondering if you’d somehow missed a Bvlgari announcement? 😆
Exactly! And was surprised because I’ve been watching for one since they re-did the remaining 3 in the series.
Post shower am testing Day Three La Tacita de Cafe.
Yesterday was scary waiting to hear from my sister and everyone else in Florida.
She and I were able to talk yesterday and she was asked to go work at hospital. One of the no fail generators failed and she spent 12 hours moving elderly patients to a different building.
What a woman.
No damage to her home. Kids in Tampa all good and family in Brooksville good. Trees down and power loss.
So many others not so lucky.
One year ago today we were in Nairobi visiting the ellys at Sheldrake Foundation. That was way more fun.
Glad to hear your fam is all safe, but probably very exhausted. I contacted a good friend of mine in Asheville, NC yesterday. No power, no landline, extensive flooding, trees down across her driveway and yard. Thankfully, everyone was okay. Never thought I’d use North Carolina and Hurricane in the same sentence…🌀
My grandkids are about four hours from Asheville and they do talk about getting storms from the hurricane and seem to lose power quite a bit.
Oh, sure, many bad storms/hurricanes in the central and eastern half of the state, but Asheville is in the extreme western mountainous area that is not typical hurricane territory historically. My first travel contract was in Jacksonville NC (better know for Camp Le Jeune) right on the coast. Had a few wicked storms when I was there. Hope your family made it through safe and sound.
Yes, they are in Aberdeen, by the famous Pinehurst golf course. They are fine.
Yes, lots of flooding around Asheville.
What a world.
So glad your sister and her family are safe, Apsara
Thank you so much.
God bless your sister. I have a huge amount of respect for anyone who works in a hospital under “ normal “ conditions but failed generators? Wow!
She has a calling. Turned 73 last Sunday. Can still see her in her candy striper uniform at 15 going to the hospital.
She has been and will always be my hero.
Wow. She must be a treasure to her patients and her colleagues.
I see her as a hero too
I’m glad your family is ok apsara.
Me too, thank you lillyjo.
Before we had cell phones, my then husband and I lived in San Francisco when the 86 earthquake happened and the bay bridge fell down.
We couldn’t call anyone to let them know we were okay. I can remember my mothers’ terror after we were finally able to connect several days later.
Glad to hear that your loved ones are safe, apsara.
I’m wearing Iris Shot today.
Smells like an autumn staple.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeCyHEoEdY/?igsh=MXIxeXpueWN2dHNqdQ==
Love that picture!
Beautiful photo
Gorgeous composition.
The swaps are rolling in, hallelujah! so today I’m wearing Malle’s beloved Iris Poudre, thank you to the swapper who restored this beauty to my collection, it’s been years since I’ve had a bottle, been making do with decants, so now I’ve got a nifty travel size bottle to call my own, though I will also take it over to my sister, who loves iris scents, as if she falls in love I’ll decant some for her.
That is definitely one of my top five favorites. It is beautiful!
You smell amazing!!!!!!!!
Ahhhh, thank you my friend!
One of the best drydowns in my whole collection!!
It’s the start of our daylight saving time, so I’ll be here earlier than usual for a little while until the US changes back the other way.
I sniffed the new release from Hermes, Barenia. It seems to be just a light citrus to my nose, but I need to give it a more indepth sniff.
I also sniffed some of the Maison Crivelli range. The best I could say at this point is that they seemed pleasant but inoffensive, which is very faint praise, but again I need to give them a proper try.
We don’t fall back until early November this year.
I don’t have high hopes for Barenia but if it improves do report back!
I’m contented in Hilde Soliani Orgasmo today.
Since you mentioned your new bottle purchase, I decide to try Myrrhe 55 while I was at the mall today. Very nice! Quite a complex fragrance, I think my favorite part was when I could really catch a whiff of what smelled like licorice. Hope you’re enjoying it!
Oh, I’m glad you agree with me. I also do notice the licorice aspects at times. It is so floral at first, and I love that stage too. It doesn’t seem to have much sillage but it’s got staying power, so I can enjoy smelling it on myself!
I’m in Orris Tattoo today. Much cooler outside so I’m in a long sleeve shirt!
I was in one too today, with an overshirt as well.
My daughter and dog and I went to the pet store today. They were having an adoption event with the same people I adopted my dog from. For the first time since his adoption he saw his foster lady and he was so scared! She was trying to say hi and pet him and he just stuck himself between my legs and shook like a leaf! I wonder if he thought we were going to return him? He was friendly with some of the customers there so idk.
I’m wearing TF Fleur de Chine today. It’s such a beauty.
Oh, poor dog, I bet that’s just what scared him. It’s sad, but shows how much he trusts you now!
I’m so glad I’ve been able to give him a good home.
Awww!! Poor baby!! Give him some extra treats when you get home!!!
I bought him a treat right there and gave it to him in the car! Lol.
Good!!!!!!!
Aww, sorry to hear that. I hope he’s over the trauma.
He wanted to get out of there fast but was fine once he was in the car.
Oh poor dog, who knows what scared him. But I am sure he will forget about that experience fast!
I will have to remember to not take him on adoption days anymore so he doesn’t get reminded.
The foster lady sounds like maybe she shouldn’t be caring for animals.
Yeah, she seemed really nice but you never know..
Maybe the foster family had more than one animal at a time, maybe several dogs and cats? My ‘Number 2’ dog is much calmer since her older brother died earlier this year. She was never bullied by the older dog but the older dog was a bit hyper and super vigilant ( border collie mix) which exacerbated the younger dog’s nervous temperament. Now she is a lone dog she is much more relaxed and happy. Could be the same with yours? Just needs to be an only dog, and maybe ( without knowing details) the foster home was too noisy and active, which scared her? The foster woman might have been kind to her but the household vibe was wrong.
She did have 2 other older dogs that he lived with when he was a pup before I took him.
Maybe your dog was overwhelmed by all the commotion at the store?
No it was definitely this lady. Once we went to the other side of the store he was interacting with some other customers and wasn’t shaking.
Sounds like Kris might be on to something then.
Prescriptives Calyx as I now have a full bottle. Lordy, this is a Time Machine. This was a staple every summer from 1986 to 1995. I have the Clinique version which is lovely but not the same. Grateful to have it back in my collection
Smelling great! I was so happy to find a backup bottle of the Prescriptives about 2 years ago.
We are lucky to have it!!!
You smell amazing!
We both do 🧡🧡
Prescriptives Calyx was so good and different! I loved that whole brand.
Yes, I loved it, too.
Me, too.
Agree!! I loved the brand too.
Nothing like the OG!Glad to have the original in my collection as well!✌🏻🕺🏼
Absolutely!!!!👍 The current formulation which I have is decent enough but the original is better.
The Prescriptives Calyx is SO good! I managed to grab a bottle right before Clinique took over. It was hard to find by then.
SOTD is Shalimar EDC from the swapmeet. I find it to be very nice.
If you have a lemony lotion, EDC should pair well with it.
I do have a Jergen’s Citrus that is really nice. I use it with other perfumes that have citrus and it seems to work well. Thanks for the recommendation.
Always and forever my favorite Shalimar!
Egyptian Goddess oil on pulse points. Simple and fragrant.
Opened my camper door at dusk last night and was startled by a buck right behind my camper. We both jumped about 10 ft! Hope he’s still enjoying his deer life because it’s hunting season and I heard a couple of shots this morning. T-Rex dove back into the camper like the hounds of hell were after her because it was close and very LOUD!
Hunting season is early out there compared to here.
Fingers crossed, hope he is still with us.
I am in Jour d’Hermes, in bed, listening to the rain outside. I am happy the autumn weather is finally here.
No rain here today, but dark and gloomy. Fitting for the season.
We had the first Spring rains here last night and I could not be more happy!Apres l’Ondee today?🤣😉
Excellent choice 👌
Relaxing with a glass of wine with ice after a good bout of housework. Dust bunnies banished for a few days, floors scrubbed. I need to do some outdoor work but it is 90+ degrees and I am going to try that in the morning, tomorrow.
Trying a sample of D’Orsay LB. All I get is orange blossom suntan lotion and I swear I had a little glass bottle of Mexican cologne I got at Walmart that smelled almost the same. So not making the full bottle cut.
I have a promising rose candidate from my samples: Rose Ardoise from Atalier Materi. This is described as floral, woody amber and I think if Glossier You and a rose perfume had a baby, this would be it. I was getting a similar effect from layering Henry Rose Sheep’s Clothing and Solinotes Rose. Still auditioning candidates for rose perfume purchase 2025. Delina remains in the running.
My rose sampler fragrance sampler pack had Acrasia from BeauFort London which was almost exactly L’Air Du Desert Marocain to my nose. I love the website.
Keep us posted on your rose hunt! I’m always curious about rose scents and just made a (fairly priced but still risky) blind buy purchase.
Good luck tulipani!
And go Zephyr2, I meant to do some serious cleaning this weekend but it did not happen.
Can I complain about something that in the scheme of things isn’t that bad? Oh, and I’m wearing Trayee from a generous NSTer. Why did I get a FB of Pichola instead of Trayee???
I was trying to get my stamps dot comm account to print labels for the swapmeet and it refused. I tried turning off my computer, refreshing the account, everything. I read their Help guide which suggested that I delete my Cache and Cookies. I did.
When I tried to get back into my Gmail account, using my email and password, I was told that I was being sent a recovery code. Long story short, I apparently didn’t have a back up email or phone number (which seems impossible) and therefore, I cannot access my account on my computer. Thank heaven I can still access my email account on my iPhone! Everything I’ve read online says there’s nothing to be done if I didn’t have “recovery options in place” and of course there’s no customer service access to Google.
If any of you have experienced this before, I’d love to hear your experience. I know I’m not alone in this because there are a lot of disgruntled people online.
Again, very small potatoes in the scheme of things but setting up a new email for my business is a BPITB!
I had an issue with google a while back and it wasn’t accepting my password. When I tried to reset it, one of the ways it wanted to identify me is by uploading a photo of my drivers license..! Are you kidding me? I am absolutely no help to you, I know, but I’ve quit google. Period.
I’m sorry to hear that you had troubles with them too. At this point, I’d be thrilled if they asked for my ID. I mean, has anybody ever heard of a company with that much client information totally unwilling to engage with their customers to help retrieve an account of this importance!?! And I know my password!
And if that is the case, then we shouldn’t be able to sign up for an account in the first place without providing all of the information they need to retrieve the account up front.
P.S. You actually are a great help to me, Deva, because it’s always helpful to know I’m not alone in my frustration💕
Nightmare. I’d be crying with frustration.
Go to the My Google Account page.
Click on “Personal info.”
Add your phone number and recovery email under the “Contact info” section.
Save the changes to ensure they are applied to your account.
Maybe if you did that over your phone ( which still works) you could set up the recovery , and then access your computer as you still have your password??
Thank you so much, Kanuka💗
Since I can still access my account via my iPhone, I’ve been trying to find a way to do it there. I will definitely try your suggestion to see if it’s different than what I’ve tried already.
And I haven’t found a way to call Google for support with this but maybe I could try another customer service number for them and throw myself at that person’s mercy!
HAPPY UPDATE: The kind SA at T-Mobile diagnosed the problem. Google hadn’t been able to update on my old phone and somehow the authenticator messages were trying to alert that phone, not my new phone. Crazy! It was epic but I’m SO relieved!!!
So glad it got solved allo!
Yeah these tech headaches are so frustrating. Years ago I got locked out of my email account and the security questions they sent me were useless because I had set up the account before they required them. It was maddening to get questions like “ your father’s middle name” wrong when I knew the answer. I do make sure I have backup as much as possible.
A few months ago my elderly mother’s email was hacked. It took my brother most of a day to get it fixed up.
Hassle factor meets helplessness – a very bad combination🙃
IDK if this will make you feel any better, but your cautionary tale inspired me to see what kind of recovery options I had in place for my Gmail accounts.
Very happy to hear that your issue has been resolved!
I was hoping that would be a silver lining😊 Who knew there was such an unforgiving margin of error???😬
Wow, so glad to hear it’s been resolved, because it sounds like a total nightmare. I think your woes have been a great PSA for the rest of us to check our own accounts!
That makes me feel better. I’d hate for anyone else to go through this. As far as I understood it, Google states that if you don’t have a back up email or phone number, your account “will be lost” – no customer service, no recourse. And I had a password and both of those! I just had the bad luck of getting a new iPhone this summer and an old version of the Google app on my old phone such that I wasn’t receiving the “Authenticator” messages. When your account is lost they instruct you to set up a new account. Cold comfort.
The protest March for the hospital was attended by more than 25% of the city population which was a great turnout (35000 protesters) . There was a strong sense of unity and purpose, and most people were enraged by the politicians who have backtracked . It’s a medical school, teaching hospital and it’s pretty rundown. Four-bed or six-bed rooms, sometimes mixed, tired operating theatres, no PET scan etc. Pretty hopeless really…and the foundations for the new build are already in the ground. Anyway, glad I went and I found it quite cathartic to chant along with the others, and make noise.. Took my camera for fun. Quieter today. Rewatched Decision to Leave ( great movie, fourth watch) and tested Gaynor’s samples which I like. Armani Prive Magenta Tanzanite . Tempted if it was half price!
Even if you did just make some noise in a thunderstorm,you DID something!(something my mom used to say a lot,lol!)
I’m glad the protest march was a success in terms of turnout, at least. Do you think it will have any effect?
Although I’m a huge fan of Park Chan-wook in general, that is one of his films that left me kind of cold (though you can’t help but feel something at that ending!). I recently found a YouTube commentator who had some really excellent remarks on it, and helped me appreciate it more. I can try to track it down again if you’d like, as I am sure I subscribed to his channel. (By the way, I am writing something now on his Vengeance Trilogy. Lady Vengeance is my favorite.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0oOr7cSZPk
Thanks for that. Very interesting. I hope your writing on Lady Vengeance goes well.
Re. The protest. Probably won’t do much to change things unfortunately.
Standby weekend,so far so good!🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Yesterday I wore RL Notorious.What a glorious shapeshifter!
I might hide when Donatella swings by because I went a little(just a little,LMAO)crazy this past quarter with purchases.No buyers’ regret though and there were a couple of great deals on things that has been on my wishlist since forever!
I’m thinking Apres l’Ondee for this glorious Sunday,or Lazy Sunday Morning?
Hope everyone is having a marvelous weekend!
Perfumelover67 where are you my friend?Miss you!
XO’s.🌹🤗
Notorious has been on my wishlist for awhile.
Totally underrated imo!
I went a little wild too so don’t feel bad.
Oh good!Haha!Curious as to what you got!😉
Also went kinda crazy this quarter. So you have company. 😉
Happy weekend!
I just got home this evening. My mum and uncle are holding up strong and well so I feel okay leaving them.
I finally got my Shalimar Jasmin from the post office. I sprayed it on the minute I got home. I couldn’t wait any longer!
Might be late on the train but here’s my take:
Shalimar is unmistakably her but taken on a sheerer approach. She my be less extravagant and opulent but no less beautiful.
The jasmine is not as sweet as I anticipated. It has a touch of greenness and a strong note of rice steam, much alike the jasmine one can find in Southeast Asia.
The bergamot opening is also dialed down, giving this iteration a softer, more gentle personality.
I like this but I will not be getting a bub. I still prefer richer Millesimes of past years, especially Tonka and Iris. (The best vanillic Shalimar is still Ode a la Vanille Madagascar)
Great description of Jasmine Shalimar. I completely agree with you. I do like it, but enjoy the Iris one much more. I will not be getting a BUB either.
I have a question, and it’s a true question not a snark. But I should admit I am not someone who is generally taken by Shalimar. Why do they issue so many of these versions of it? I mean, is it something about the scent itself–that it’s so complex it lends itself to having various facets explored? Or is it more about its fans, that the fans will be pretty endlessly fascinated by variations on it? I am trying to think of some other classic that has similar “development” possibilities. Mitsouko, for example, just doesn’t seem like it would lend itself to many versions. Or L’heure Bleue. Thoughts?
I reckon Chanel 5 could have potential for similar limited edition/ marketing/ scent iterations: a boosted iris version, or a jasmine version, or citrus version, or vanilla. Like Shalimar, Chanel 5 has a lot of notes to pick and choose from. And I bet they could make money from producing Chanel 5 Vanille, or some such.
This completely makes sense to me. They are both extremely popular scents and they both have many notes.
Also, maybe it is a way to try to entice others that do not particularly care for the original scent to try something a little different by amping up one of the notes. I used to dislike Shalimar and then loved Shalimar MI and now have three iterations of Shalimar.
I’m sure there is some marketing scheme in there somewhere.
I suspect it is not about development opportunities so much as sales. I think Shalimar outsold Mitsouko by miles, so it makes sense for Guerlain to keep finding ways to reach more (and younger) people with it.
Chanel sells tons of Chanel No. 5 but despite the fact that there are women who adore it, I suspect LOTS of those bottles are sold as gifts and given to women who rarely wear it. Makes more sense for Chanel to concentrate more resources on other fragrances that are worn by a younger audience…Chance, Coco Mad, etc.
Just my guesses! I know nothing!
That’s really interesting, Robin. I think you know quite a lot of somethings 🤔🤔🤔
my favorite Shalimar is still Ode a la Vanille Madagascar flanker.
So we have similar tastes.
Matteo Parfums Celadon
Celadawn…. Blasted autocorrect!!!!!!!!
I don’t know that one but I like the name!
After seeing Denise wear Iris Poudre yesterday, I decided to wear it today. I believe it is probably my favorite perfume. It is definitely my favorite iris. Love, love, love it!
It looks like the sun will be shining today ( sunrise has been ‘ pushed back’ an hour due to daylight saving but it is getting light outside). I have a novel to edit but will go for a walk first and see what’s happening in the graveyard, rabbit and flower-wise. Lots of freesias in my garden now. Wearing A La Nuit. Funny thing yesterday. I sprayed the CSp Vanille Banane and both my son and his girlfriend liked it, and commented on it BUT they both thought it was a licorice scent. I think that it wasn’t so much that the perfume smelled like licorice but that they didn’t think of banana as a possibility. As soon as I identified banana as the note they went ‘ yeah, banana!’. They’re both chemistry students but my secret hope that they’ll be perfumers is diminishing.
How interesting, licorice! If you didn’t know much about perfume I am surprised you’d think licorice was a possibility either.
Ended up testing Margiela Sailing Day(yawn) topped up/amped up with CSP Coco Extreme,which eventually sank the yacht..Lol!
Happy Sunday!✌🏻🌹
Lol!🤣
Thanks for the laugh! That’s awesome!
Surprised that lillyjo didn’t link to this: https://youtu.be/gSP_Jqn5eUM
Earworm alert! 😛
That song makes me so happy.
Ha! I missed the boat on that one! 🤣
Haha!
Fantastic haha!
Doused myself in Livre Blanc, about to walk to get a few groceries. Hope everyone is having a nice Sunday.
Mine was pretty low key and among the many things I should have done but didn’t was the grocery shopping, so I just ate a dinner with no vegetable other than a raw carrot. I better make it tomorrow!
Lazy weekend for me. Had a bad case of 🐲 butt yesterday, but did manage to vacuum the apartment, much to Teflon kitty’s displeasure.
Had a record high temperature tied down in Denver today. Maybe that’s part of why I am so sluggish? 🤷♀️ A/C has been getting a workout for the past 3 days.
SOTD = commando. Wore Alien Fusion again on Saturday, just for grins. The far drydown is gorgeous.
My AC is working too. September heat seems hotter than June heat for some reason.
I get a LOT of sun load on my apartment, since I am on the top floor. Plus I have windows facing East and South.
September heat isn’t nearly as bad as June or July for me, thankfully.
Ok, I am officially old…ok, I was old already but what does dragon face emoji + butt mean?? I can see from the rest of the context that you did not manage to do everything you wanted to but still mystified.
And I need to know since I did not clear my to do list either 🙂
It’s a phonetic pun. Dragon face = draggin’. So “dragging butt”. IDK why I was so fatigued on Saturday; there was no reason for me to be.
Oh duh. Thank you.
I was wondering what it meant too.
I was a bit under the weather Friday evening, nothing respiratory, just a mild fever and aches that went away after 24 hours. It got me wondering, I’d love to hear what scents you like to wear for comfort or to bed? I used to be apprehensive of putting anything on too close to bedtime, but found that something powdery/clean/soft, not too stimulating works. I’ve had success with Bvlgari Au Thé Bleu and (surprisingly) Mitsouko. Any suggestions?
I used to wear Au The Bleu to bed. It was so comforting. I haven’t worn anything since then though.
Yes, it really is quite perfect for wearing to bed. I think from now I will reserve the rest of my bottle for bed time. I believe it’s discontinued?
I only keep two scents by my bed…Tam Dao and Philosykos, and I have never switched in all these years. But sometimes I just put a bit of frankincense oil in lotion and put that on my arms, I find it very relaxing.
Thanks for mentioning frankincense, I do find incense notes to be very comforting and grounding. And I had forgotten I have this frankincense spray from Neal’s Yard, so I will give it a try tonight. You’ve inspired me to keep a few scents by my bed.
I sometimes wear scented body oils e.g. MFK Oud Satin Mood or BR540, TF Soleil Blanc, NUXE…
But what I wear the most is Chanel No.5. Because I shower at night, the soapy aldehyde of No.5 prolongs the cleanliness comfort (and of course, it smells so good!).
Scented body oils are such a great idea for post-shower/bedtime! I recently tried the newish Coromandel one and it would be perfect for this. I would buy it in a heartbeat if not for the price!
And Chanel no. 5 also sound perfect, cleanliness is key for bedtime.
My favorite bed time scents are Bulgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert, Love Chloé and Hermès Eau de Narcisse Bleu.
Those sound like great suggestions, thanks for chiming in! Narcisse Bleu is very high on my to-try list.
Chypre Mousse, it’s like sleeping on the forest floor in a bed of moss and autumn leaves , within a circle of lichen covered stones. So deep, and peaceful. I spray on my pillow case.
This is so wonderfully evocative, Kanuka, thanks for sharing your beautiful words. Chypre Mousse onto the sample list!
RIP Kris Kristofferson.
https://apnews.com/article/kris-kristofferson-dead-47becf20fecd41aba66840af2e1275db
Thank you for posting this, Robin. I scrolled down to the end of the comments in case you had. I’m a huge fan & very glad I saw him on his farewell/retirement tour a few years ago, as well as many other times in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Dublin. Also saw him with The Highwaymen – I travelled to London’s Wembley Arena to see them, rang my husband after the gig & he told me they had scheduled a gig in Aberdeen (where we live) three days later & his then employer was co-sponsoring the event – so having paid for flights, hotel & concert ticket I then saw them for free! The BBC broadcast the Aberdeen concert – something to do with a series of programmes marking the departure of a section of US military personnel leaving Scotland – & I have it on videotape, I really must get it converted to dvd. I was younger & thinner then (!) & had bought a red leather bum-freezer style jacket in an upmarket shop on the Brompton Road during the time I was in London which I wore to the gig – & there’s a moment when you see this red jacketed figure leap up & clap her hands above her head – that was me when Kris announced “we’re going to do a Guy Clark song now” – I’m a big Guy Clark (also sadly no longer with us) fan – at which point my husband, who of course was sitting beside me, cringes & pretends not to know me due to my exuberance! RIP Kris indeed, bless him.
Wow, what great memories. Nothing better than a cropped red jacket at a concert venue! 😎
Thank you, Deva – though my husband might not agree with you re the jacket!
What a fantastic story!! And what Guy Clark song did he do, do you remember?
Of course I do! It was Desperadoes Waiting For A Train – another suitable song for all of them to take a verse, as they did with the Jimmy Webb song ‘Highwayman’ which became their theme song.
Thank you so much Carolyn! For anyone who needs it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpZV1iJ99g4
Last night I spent * a while* on YouTube watching his performances from the 70’s with Cher, Rita Coolidge, Johnny Cash…that man had it all- smart, attractive, talented! Anyway, it brought back memories of watching these shows planted in front of the big console TV in our living room because I was blind as a bat and didn’t know I would soon be wearing coke bottle bottom glasses. Got a big lump of nostalgia in my throat and my eyes got a bit leaky. 🙃
Loved him in Heavens Gate, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Classics!
I spent the whole weekend doing a whole lot of nothing. Full disclosure- I didn’t even get out of my Jammies. Serious case of jalapeño’s 🐲 butt!
Texted briefly with my Asheville friend to conserve her battery as they are still without power and water. The photos coming out of there are just horrific, and still so many people missing. Really heartbreaking. She used to live in Biltmore Village several years ago and boy, was moving out of there a good choice in retrospect, considering the total devastation there.
SOTD is Au Coeur du Desert because it’s a bit complicated but just stunningly gorgeous. A bit like life.
I wouldn’t wish my 🐲 butt on anyone!
Happy Monday everyone!
I am happy to see that I am not the only one who didn’t do much this weekend 😆 (except a little bit of vacuuming, because two cats…)
Today’s SOTD is Hermès Vetiver Tonka.
Wishing you all a good week!
It seems to be shedding season for my cat now. Yours too?
Happy International Translation Day to austenfan and myself (and any lurking colleagues)!
I am still commando.
Happy translation day!
Thank you!
Yesterday, like NinaV, I did some vacuuming because I have 2 dogs. I did that in vintage L’heure Bleue. I think it was the wrong me for L’heure Bleue yesterday and this morning. I am debating on either Lyric or Infusion d’Iris today.
I swear I am going to vacuum this week! I am behind on cleaning.
Happy Monday!
My deepest sympathy for those recovering from Helene. The cleanup when the water recedes is going to be massive.
I am wearing Stash perfume and lotion today, it’s just right for a gray day in early fall. Starting to get lonesome for sunshine.
The pictures are just horrifying. And join you is missing the sun.
Rabbit rabbit rabbit! October already and yesterday I noticed that a Christmas decoration section had been set up in our department store, for those who want to buy plastic trees and baubles. I tried Barenia but it was such a parsimonious sample spray from the SA that I couldn’t really form an opinion. Seemed nice but faint. Wearing Cristalle today, I think .
Ditto online…all the Xmas stuff is out.
Monday done and dusted!
Freshly showered in Lush Let the good times roll bodyspray.Salted caramel popcorn,soooo yummy!
XO’s
I hope I find a tester of that one eventually!
Here’s hoping that Helene’s aftereffects have ceased, and the recovery efforts will go smoothly. That was one huge storm. We were distinctly in its outer bands even in Southern Indiana. It was very strange with the wind from the North, and the light but steady-for-two-days’ rain. It is not the first time we’ve gotten Southern weather in a noticeable way over the 35 years since we moved here from Georgia! KellyC mentioned Sensuous Nude, and that is my comforting SotD. I finally tackled two banker’s boxes of my parents’ saved papers and photos that have been sitting under a table and in a corner since they passed away in 2019. Mr. Mossy and I also are doing a “reset” of many of our own old papers around the house. I know many of you will understand. Perserverance is the key. And happily, most of it was not too tough to let go. I started feeling that my parents would have said “toss” as I dug through. Bonus find was a certain photograph that I’d remembered and wanted. Happy and sad…
I have a box like that from my parents who have also passed away. It is a hard job to get to –I always put it off. You are inspiring me!
A melancholy task for sure. But glad you found something you were looking for.
After this week’s cp was announced last Friday, I made my list of perfumes I have with a cinnamon note. And wow, some of my favorite perfumes are on that list so I started wearing them on Saturday. Today I’m in Organza Indecence. Over the weekend I wore Musc Ravaguer, the original dry oil version from back in the day called Huile a Tout Faire, and Papillon Bengale Rouge. It’s been a good smelling weekend and will continue to be a delicious smelling week.
Oh perfect, you smell great. I am going to look for my OI tomorrow.
Seeing lots of pics and video of Helene’s aftermath. SMH. That’s going to be a long and hard road to cleanup and recovery.
It’s about 15 degrees cooler here today than yesterday. Definitely a touch of Autumn in the breeze. I am also seeing quite a few honey locust trees turning bright yellow here. But those are some of the earliest ones to change. Almost everything else is still green.
SOTD = back in Alien Fusion today.
RIP Dikembe Mutumbo. He was one of the few NBA players that I took an interest in. Wonderful personality, fun to watch on the court, and he ended up doing humanitarian work after his basketball career was over.