Happy Friday and happy National Chocolate Cupcake Day! Birthdays: A. J. Liebling, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, Martina Navratilova, Wynton Marsalis. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that evokes one of Pantone's picks for the Autumn/Winter 2024/2025 NYFW Color Palette. (If you like, click through to the article and pick your fragrance based on the color name or description rather than the color itself, as in "Tomato Cream, a nourishing toasty hue that warms the soul." or "Italian Plum, a deep dark purple full of magical energies.")
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I'm in Le Labo Bergamote 22 for Golden Palm, although now that I'm wearing it I'd say the color match isn't perfect. Oh well, I smell great!
Reminder: on 10/25, we're off to Turkey! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in Turkey, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Turkey, or that features a local ingredient, or ?
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.
A very straightforward pairing: Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu and Winter Sky. Anyone else had the same idea?
I received another credit for a game localization. Hopefully it will look good in my CV.
Congratulations! I’m afraid I don’t know what that is–game localization?
Thank you. Explanation: I proofread the translation of another game. The game developers will add my name to the game credits – you know, like in movie credits, in the part nobody reads, because people only care about the actors and the director. 😁
Congrats (from a movie nerd who actually stays behind and reads the credits. 😊)
Happy for you! Glad to know about this – and I try to read the credits at movies, too! 🙂
Good for you!!
Congratulations on another game credit!
Happy Friday! I have a bunch of errands today including coffee with friends, so I’m wearing L’Eau for me to enjoy while not overpowering others. Lucent White is the best match, in my mind.
That’s a great match. Enjoy your day!
Perfect match. All scents from SL Eau series are good for Lucent White. I considered Water Calligraphy by Kilian for this color – a similar idea.
I could be wrong, but I am guessing she means Chanel No 5 L’Eau..
Oh, I did not think of it! I’d probably pair No 5 L’Eau with Golden Palm, but it is bright, light and aldehydic, so I understand pairing with Lucent White as well. Maybe Golden Palm is more like No 5 EDT…
I wasn’t thinking about the cp when putting on Molecule 01 + Ginger from a new decant, but the closest I could come is Red Orange. There is a brightness to this scent which is more a citrus vibe than ginger, although the ginger is definitely there.
Well, ginger hair = red hair = orange hair, so… 😁
I chose Bel Respiro for the CP, and am pairing it with Fern. The Bel Respiro is from a dwindling decant of the edt formulation and I really, really wish I’d sprung for a FB when it was obtainable for less than a mortgage payment. So beautiful!
In other news, I discovered yesterday that my front room windows don’t really seal out bugs very well. Thankfully they at least keep water out. I think replacing them is going to have to be my next big house expense. 🙄
Chanel has gotten stupid expensive, especially with their exclusive line.
No kidding — I was shocked at the current prices! And online resellers are keeping right up with them. Grr.
Sorry to hear about your windows. Expensive repairs/replacements – ugh.
Yeah. Tempting to just seal the bottom edge over with duct tape. 🙄 😜
Good choice and match. I had a decant of Bel Respiro once and really enjoyed it but before I could finish it it evaporated.😒
Oh no! That’s so frustrating.
My brother has been wanting to replace his windows for a while now. They’re kind of drafty in Winter. 🥶
Mandragore with its plummy bottle and juice along with the magical properties of the mandragore or mandrake plant (not the same plant as the one we call mandrake or May apple in the states) seems like a perfect fit for Italian Plum. Plus I love it!
Believe it or not I considered that pairing earlier this week!
Spent Wednesday evening in the ER with tons of pain. It looks like I am going to have to have my gallbladder removed. I meet with a surgeon on Monday afternoon. I didn’t have to wait around for anything on Wednesday night. I think it will be a Chanel no 5 or 22 today.
It must be a relief to know what’s been causing the pain, and that it can be remedied (hopefully soon?). In the meantime you are going to be smelling lovely!
Just what I was thinking, Dawn!
Oh no! I hope you are on pain killers and the pain has lessened at least. Both of these Chanel scents are gorgeous.
Oh dear, sorry Dawn. But glad they’ve figured out the problem at least.
hope the surgery gets you well soon
Good luck Dawn! We are gallbladder surgery twins, I’m scheduled to have mine removed next month.😬😰
Sorry Dawn, hope you get rid of pain soon!
I’m so sorry you’ve been feeling so poorly. I hope hope you can get scheduled for surgery soon!
Glad you didn’t have to wait in the ER and that they know what the problem is. You will smell marvelous in No 5 or 22!
Ouch, but very good to know what’s wrong.
Oh, I’m so sorry! Hope you get relief soon and a speedy recovery. 🤗
YUCK! That’s awful. Hope your procedure is a laparoscopic one; it is much less invasive than the other kind. Best wishes to you!
Oy! I hope the surgery is scheduled soon and you are back to rights in no time. My older sister had hers out several years ago and it was done laparoscopically by one of my brother’s partners.
Happy Friday, everyone!
I’m in Nuit de Bakélite from Naomi Goodsir. I suppose Lucent White is the closest color to it from the palette, though it’s far from a simple fragrance. Maybe Winter Sky would be more apt?
One of my favorite tuberose fragrances and the staying power is off the charts!
Happy Friday!
I’m in JM Myrrh & Tonka to match “a deep dark purple full of magical energies“. I surely feel energized by this fragrance 🙂
I can just imagine a dark purple cloak settling over your shoulders…
Myrrh & Tonka is so snuggly. You smell wonderful.
Thanks Jalapeno 🙂
I will match my Eau des Merveilles with Red Orange for energy today. I had to get up at 4:00 a.m. this morning as my husband had surgery so I need as much energy as I can muster!
Ooh, that’s early! I hope the surgery goes well!🤞
Thanks. Yes, it did. Third kidney stone surgery in a few months, but I think he is done with it now.
Yay, that’s good news. Hope you both get good rest tonight.
Hope the surgery went well. You smell marvelous!
Thank you!
Hope The surgery goes well and that Mr. Kris feels better soon💗
He is glad to have all this kidney surgery stuff done. He will be better when they take the stent out. Very irritating, but it will be out next week. Thanks Allo.
I’m glad all went well and that the poor guy is finally done with this stuff. Wishing him a speedy recovery and hoping you can get some rest now 🥱
Thanks Laila. I feel so bad for him, but almost done with the entire ordeal.
Yay for Merveilles! ❤️ You smell wonderful.
Wishing you and your mister a speedy easy recovery. My sweetheart had lithotripsy last week. Kidney stones are awful. 😞
Yes, they are awful! I have had them once before too.
Ack! That’s definitely Stupid o’Clock early! Sending vibes for an easy and uneventful recovery to Mr. Kris.
Thanks. Better now, but it was a long day.
I’m in Narciso White Cube, for White Swan, a soft and downy white full of grace. A good description of this perfume I think.
It’s gorgeous out today with blue skies and sun. I just did my Whole Foods run, earlier than usual. Note to self: always go in the morning, it is so much less busy! It was almost enjoyable lol.
We are headed over to see madtownteen for a quick overnight tomorrow. The outdoor recreation alliance in the city she attends college is kicking off the opening of their 300 acre trail farm this weekend with music, food and tours. 15 miles of hiking and biking trails, and it’s supposed to be in the 70s tomorrow😎 should be fun.
Have a great visit!
Great pairing today and you smell marvelous.
Have fun this weekend!
Sounds absolutely beautiful! We absolutely enjoyed our beautiful days camping in WI last week!
Enjoy that gorgeous weather while it lasts!
You smell wonderful! I picked up White Cube at Plato’s Closet as a blind buy, thrifty-find and love it. But sadly, Mr. Mossy did not care for it. I need to run it by him again! Have fun with MTT!
dedided on Attaquer le soleil — Marquis de Sade this morning, hoping it will match the Tomato cream color, but it is much darker, so notva good match.
i am much better after my shingles shot, only my deltoid is aching, but i was back at work today. now having a nice big glass of red wine! enjoy your weekend!
It is *so* nice to have that out of the way. A friend got shingles last year, and her entire office (and I) immediately went out and booked the shots.
Enjoy your wine 🍷
Very glad you are feeling better.😊
I felt ill for two days after my first shingles shot a few months ago. Also felt tired for about a week. Not looking forward to the second dose next month. But it’s better than a case of shingles. I had chicken pox in my thirties and that was bad enough. 😆
Glad that you are feeling much better now.
Oddly enough, I didn’t hurt very much after my first shingles shot. The COVID vaccinations were MUCH worse for me. Guess I got lucky?
Wearing L’eau de L’Hiver, to match the grey.
You smell lovely!
I considered Fern, for the concept, but I don’t like the color itself. Aventurine, a beautiful teal, one of my favourite colors, really speaks to me. Either way I get to pick something from my huge collection of all natural perfumes: DSH Rose Vert, in both EdP and Parfum. This is a thorny rose with glossy leaves in that particular mossy shade of teal. I finally got the Parfum bottle from DSH and it is a true little gem. Sparkling citrus top, rose and oak moss, with a touch of sandalwood. One of my perennial DSH favorites. Photo of my Rose Vert duo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBRakT-RMZB/?igsh=MW1wMDB1ODJzOHFiOA==
I don’t like that shade either…but I’m sure you smell great, DSH does lovely roses.
Hello, good smelling people!
I needed to wear Le Lion today, just because it’s a beautiful perfume. I think the colour that matches it is Buckthorn Brown. I don’t usually care for brown, but I think it suits this fragrance.
Have a great day, everyone 🙂
You smell wonderful!🦁
You smell great. I almost wore Le Lion today. 😁 Perhaps tomorrow.
I was eyeing my bottle recently, too, as we are getting our first frosty nights of the year.
I’m wearing Boy this morning and pairing it with Moonstruck because it does feel like a fragrance “hidden behind the clouds”
In another note, Dawn’s post reminded me of Chanel no 22. I found a sample a NSTer had given me and Wow! That was also a moonstruck moment. After all my years of collecting, how have I not purchased a bottle of this iridescent beauty?
22 is so beautiful! I just smell my sample every now and then because I know I will never get a bottle.
I think I am partly anosmic to Chanel No. 22. I don’t remember getting much of anything when I sampled it.
TGIF! Wearing DS & Durga Pistachio for Fern and Golden Palm. 🌿 I really love this color palette and those two colors in particular.
Fern and Golden Palm are really beautiful colors. 💚
I’m wearing Goutal’s Mon Parfum Chéri par Camille for Italian Plum. Purple bottle, fragrance with a plum note seems a match.
You smell amazing, and that’s one of my favourite perfume bottles ever 🙂
It is a very pretty bottle, beautiful colour! I got so lucky with both my bottles of MPCPC (I’ve got a large bottle of EDP and a small of EDT). When this first came out a lot of people must have bought it unsniffed and not liked it very much.
I got a sample and after a couple of months decided that I wanted a bottle. Fortunately there was a great choice on eBay and I bought both bottles there, for I think a third of the original price.
Those colored Annick Goutal bottles were beautiful. Sure made the line stand out at a department store perfume counter.
Yes they did. Fond memories of Ninfeo Mio (the “male” version), Nuit Etoilée, Duel, Mandragore…..
And the deep burnt orange/umber of Nuts d’hadrian 🙂
I’m wearing Neela Vermeire’s Niral, thanks to a very generous NSTer.
I would probably pair it with Italian Plum based on its violet/Iris notes, the color of the packaging and the imagined color of a tussar silk sari (this particular silk being the inspiration for the perfume).
What a beauty this is!
You smell absolutely divine😊
Thank you! ❤️
Moonstruck in Terre d’Hermès Eau Givrée.
We’re Moonstruck twins. 😊 And yes to Hermes! That’s a beautiful scent.
I am wearing Sisley L’Eau Revee d’Hubert and drinking a cup of Lady Grey tea.
My fragrance matches Fern, I think 🙂
Ah, is it a great scent? I never tried any of that collection.
Good morning! We’ve woken up to another sunny Saturday morning and we’re hoping today stays sunny. We’ve had a string of weekends where the day starts well, but gets dull and cloudy by midday.
I’m wearing Rouge Sarây from Atelier des Ors. It’s all soft warm notes, so it would go well with Tomato Cream or Golden Palm.
Fingers crossed, hope the sun stayed today Gaynor!
Hello and tgif!
Pairing Lucent White with Dusita Mélodie de l’Amour, a gorgeous bouquet of wedding white florals.
Only second day in my trip and I already did some damage! Noteworthy purchase is my first Dusita (the one above) and I LOVE it! I have wanted to try Dusita ever since her first creation but her fragrances are never available where I am so I am so so happy to finally smell them all. I also wanted Pavilion d’Or but I limited myself to just 1 (for now…).
Congratulations on your new love!
Oh yay!
What a fun cp for today! Since red is my favorite color, I immediately zoned in on Scarlet Smile, ‘ a glamourous and decadent red that captures our desire.’ And I shall wear that Scarlet (and secret) Smile all day in Chopard Madness, as I inhale its rose/spice/rosewood somewhat naughty scent from its deep red bottle.❤️
Wow, it’s been quite a week full of wonderful events every night! A great presentation on fall migration by our favorite birdscaper, this month’s classic cinema showing of the original 1941 The Wolfman, our local historical society’s presentation on strange, spooky happenings in our town, + helping set up for our library’s book sale that I’ll be working at tomorrow. Whew 😅. But the highlight of the week was definitely seeing Paul Anka – those of you of a certain age may remember him! I fell in love with him when I was 12 but have never seen him live til now. Fantastic show! Frank Sinatra, whom he wrote several songs for, including the famous ‘My Way,’ used to call him ‘Kid’ because he was at that time, but you would not believe to look at him – or hear him – that he is now 83! His voice is in fine form and I never knew he wrote so many songs for other famous performers.
Weather here is absolutely gorgeous and if it continues, we’ll try and sneak away for a couple of days next week and check out the fall colors.🤞. In the meantime, wishing everyone a beautiful weekend ahead.🍂🍁
Wow! You have had a great week of events!
Yes, it was like I was on vacation for a week! Great but I am exhausted and can’t wait til my stint at the library book sale is done to just relax.
That 1941 version of “The Wolfman” is perfect for this time of year!
Our classic film series often shows films appropriate to the season. I look forward to it each month and the movie theater is only two blocks away, so EZPZ to get to. The young man who hosts these, one of our former librarians, also has a blog and newsletter detailing what the film is about and other background info, which makes it even more enjoyable.
Had no idea Paul Anka wrote My Way!
Apparently, he wrote this and several other songs for Frank, also for Sammy Davis, Jr. and others, as well as movie themes, The Longest Day being one of them. This I never knew either. And he was quite a storyteller as well as quite funny at times and very personable, mingling with the audience at times. A real class act!
I’m pairing Raw Umber ”emotionally connected to the earth” with my SOTD FM Heaven Can Wait
Oh, perfect pairing!
You smell so good!
sotd = Vol de Nuit vintage edt
It’s an iris-y, powdery explosion before the green and woody notes show.
So I went with “Moonstruck, a shadowy gray hue that lives behind the clouds.”
I often think of scents as having a color. It’s fun to think that way. 🌈
And sometimes a scent has a musical value for me, not really a specific pitch or note, more like a range of a few notes on the keyboard. 🎶
Described by someone musical!
My computer ate my first response, so I am going to recreate it.
Hoo boy, it’s chilly today! Currently it’s 49 degrees here and quite cloudy. I am waiting for the (predicted) rain to fall, since it’s not cold enough to snow. But the mountains should be getting some, especially in the southwest corner of Colorado! 🤞🌨️❄️
SOTD = TF Black Orchid, and I am pairing it with Italian Plum. My little 1oz bottle still smells like it did the day I purchased it. Black Orchid is one of the most temperamental perfumes I have tried along with Mitsouko. But it is cooperating with my chemistry very well today. w00t w00t!
Yay! You smell great. I have a bottle and a former co-worker “ruined” it for wearing too much of it for the longest time. I should bring it out to wear though because it smells wonderful.
Thank you!
I seriously can’t imagine anyone overspraying with Black Orchid. 2 sprays is plenty enough for me.
I sometimes just do one. Agree it’s a temperamental perfume.
Glad I am not the only one that Black Orchid doesn’t play nice with sometimes!
Black Orchid is like that on me too. I really like it some days and others not so much. That is one I would not want to do a “hajusuuri spray”.
Doing hajusuuri-level sprays with Black Orchid would violate some kind of Air Quality standard, methinks. It’s potent!
SOTD = Lorenzo Pazzaglia Sun-gria
Wowee! I think I may have “won” the CP Pantone edition with this fantastically-colored owl bottle and matching (color-wise) owl 🦉!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBSIbwTxrh3/?igsh=ZnF6dDhnZmpqeTBq
I also managed to get the Dunkin Donuts Munchkin bucket without the munchkins! I say it’s $2 well spent!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBSJtxkRDlZ/?igsh=cndueTFzbDFxcDcy
Wow!! The synergy between that perfume bottle and your owl is amazing.
That’s a crazy good match!
That is a fantastic match!
Just Wowza!
Harlequin owl is beyond adorable, and I suspect you smell wonderful!
Community Project taken to the next level!
It’s like the bottle and the owl were mad for each other!
I woke up late for work so I could only choose from the purse stash today. My sotd is Cartier La Panthere edp. Why I still haven’t purchased this is beyond me. It’s gorgeous and I got a perfume compliment from it!
I know that La Panthere changed its bottle recently. From the pictures I have seen, it doesn’t look as cool as the previous style. Hopefully the stuff inside is still the same.
I went literal with Blanc by Paul & Joe, a gorgeous musky heliotrope hawthorne angelica blend that’s been discontinued for a while. It was to pair literally with Lucent White, but I think it actually fits Moonstruck better in description and color.
I’m holding up very well after my covid and flu shots yesterday evening. I am so glad I went with the non-mRNA Novavax since I have no redness or swelling at the injection site this time. All I had for side effects was some fatigue, mild headache, and upper body aches. A big upgrade from my usual reaction!
That was such a good scent!
Novavax was kinder to you than me…I was tired for 7 or 8 days, much longer than with the mRNA. BUT, never deathly sick as I was with Moderna, so I guess it’s hard to pick which was better.
Wow, I’m so sorry you had to deal with both of those very different reactions. It’s wild how differently all of our bodies handle vaccines and illness.
Glad you’re doing ok after your shots. I just got caught up with the last 3 days of posts after a very busy week and I chuckled at your post yesterday saying that this time you were going to get one shot in each arm. I did the opposite! Last year I thought that was a good idea and got a shot in each arm but then I had 2 very sore arms and couldn’t do much of anything for several days. So this year I got both shots in one arm and it worked out better for me – only one very sore arm and one usable arm.😊
I think this was my first time getting them in different arms, but I also threw in the factor of the non-mRNA covid vaccine. My arm felt better than it ever has from covid shots. I’m sorry last time you tried one in each arm, it didn’t treat you well. 💕
I love seeing the Pantone Colors of the Year. Alas, I am not one that can experience a connection between colors and scents. So, I saw my bottle of Clinique Aromatics Black Cherry and enjoyed a lightly smokey sour cherry perfume from a wine-red bottle. I enjoy reading the choices of those who do experience this.
Your SOTD reminds me of J B. It was a favorite of his IIRC.
Saturday morning here and wearing CSP Vanille Apricot because I had a travel spray in my purse and forgot to pack anything else.
Grey and cool here. I’ll take it, gratefully! Just finished a lecture on Eleanor of Aquitaine and now headed to the Museé de Aquitaine. Cheers!
I’m so happy for you that you are taking this vacation!