Happy Almost-Friday! It's also National Pickle Day, World Diabetes Day and Claude Monet’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm taking more points in Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur.
Reminder: on 11/15, wear a fragrance with tonka bean, if you have one.
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 alert [cropped] by marneejill at flickr; some rights reserved.
I like the bird picture! Alert, indeed. Makes me want to make myself a cup of coffee. 😂☕
I picked Lalique Le Parfum for the CP. Tonka is the third main note according to Fragrantica votes.
I just heard from the client whose test I initially almost passed, so they let me try again. And this time I passed. Hopefully it will bring some good new projects.
Glannys, that’s fantastic! I’m so happy for you! I hope MANY new projects are waiting in the wings for you. ☺️
Congratulations!
Great news! Hope that it brings some good projects.
Yay! Congratulations! 🎈
Oh, that’s terrific news, nice work!
Great news, Glannys!!
That’s wonderful news! Congratulations to you.
Oh great news, Glannys!
Yay for passing and potential new projects! ♥️
Congratulations!
That is wonderful news Glannys. Good work!
Congratulations, Glannys, you must be so glad that you passed.
Wonderful news, Glannys! So happy to hear this.
Good luck – glad you passed!
So glad that you did well with so many of the tests! I’m hoping it leads to lots of work.
Great news Glannys. I often think of you and wonder how you’re doing, even more so now that I’m reading The Rooster House by Victoria Belim, whom people here may know as Victoria Frolova from the wonderful blog Bois de Jasmin. It’s all about returning for long visits to Ukraine, her homeland, to spend time with the family matriarch. (she was born there to Russian and Ukrainian parents). I enjoy her posts so much, including all those on culture, art, music. But the memoir is also about family, history, politics through the intimate lens of loved ones, tiny beautiful moments, the plague of war, the sundering of relatives who are lost to disinformation, generations of strong women, family secrets. Highly recommended. And Glannys, I wish with all my heart for you and everyone in Ukraine to stay safe from harm and for the harmers to trip over their own evil and disappear for good.
Thank you! Yes, I follow her on Insta. Recently she announced the book will be translated into Ukrainian, and frankly I envy her translators.
Ooh, thanks for the book review-I have been thinking about getting it.
Thank you, everyone!
Awesome news Glannys! Big congrats!
I join in the good wishes, Glannys! Hope this works out to something good!
I’m wearing Gris Montaigne, from a re-found decant.
Those sneaky decants! Playing hide & seek like that.
Hello.
Sotd is Shalimar M Tonka. I don’t know why I didn’t buy a bub of this beauty (if I did, I can’t find it).
Made myself a mug of skinny hot chocolate (cocoa powder, skimmed milk and stevia), and because I saved calories, that meant more mini marshmallows!
Marshmallows are mostly air…so they don’t count. 😉
You smell great…love Shalimar MT.
I never did open my Millisime Tonka. I only bought one and now I’m a bit scared to fall in love with something rare! 😅
Why hoard? Life is too short and you must have quite a collection!
I do! It’s hard to explain I suppose. 😅
Omg! I forgot I had this one! Guess I know what I’m wearing tomorrow! I still haven’t opened my Box of Eels extrait for the same reason, so I empathize.
Oh that’s such a little gem. I hope you don’t wait too long.
I’m in an older scent, which may be discontinued: it’s Caron’s Alpona, a lovely grapefruit chypre. I have the generous sample Diane made me, cause Caron didn’t ship to Canada. It’s beautiful. I’ll be sad when it’s gone.
Have a great day, lovely NST people 🙂
Caron’s Alpona is indeed a treasure. Btw, another perfumista & I found that vintage Eau de Caron is like an EDT version of Alpona, which only comes in parfum I think. If you want to test this theory, you can sometimes find large minis of Alpona on the evilbay for very little $$. The bottle is very plain. I’m putting in a link here, not sure that’s allowed so pls delete Robin if so. I’m not affiliated in any way. This is for the U.S. Ebay site and there are a bunch of them if you scroll.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/176394042362?_skw=alpona+caron+fragrance&itmmeta=01JCPED1YD8JEMJZQWRT1B3SCH&hash=item2911e77bfa:g:R60AAOSw8Ihl30pE&itmp
Many years ago, on my first visit to the Caron boutique in NYC, Alpona was my favorite of the urn scents and I came home with a scented tassel…it hung by my computer for some years before it got so ratty I had to throw it out.
Anyway, I wish I’d bought some but it was too spendy for me at the time.
Speaking of birds, I have a neighbor who has been coming multiple times a day to beat a tattoo on a pine by my camper. He/She is lovely and very diligent. A few steps away is another pine that has been converted into granary tree, stuffed chock-a-block full of acorns. From the views I’ve gotten of the bird, it seems most likely to be an acorn woodpecker. Interestingly, they are a communal species and live with family members in tree “condos” made by excavating not just a single nest, but many “rooms” that branch off the main entryway. While not considered a threatened species, they are in decline due to habit loss. Of course.
Here it is in action for those interested:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCSAmPBvMNM/?igsh=MWd5MDBzczZ6Y2o0bg==
As for perfume, I want easy and uncomplicated so I went with SL Une Bois Vanille.
I’m avoiding news on-line which has just been made easier because the news channel now requires a subscription to view on-line. So no, I’m not paying and it will much easier to avoid it for the next four years…😅
Happy Almost Friday!
Well, you smell lovely, Deva.
I also put my news on a pause for two months, deleted a few apps and feel better about it, also.
We are anti-news twins! I couldn’t ask for better company! 😊
I’m wearing “Chute de l’humanité” from Coeur Angoissé. Top notes of despair and distress, which morph effortlessly to bleakness and fear, with subtle hints of desolation. And, boy, do those heavy notes of blinding rage come through in the dry down, and they last forever! (No indication on the bottle, but I think it must be an extrait.)
Happy Thursday, Deva!
Well, you do you Daniel! Sarcasm is the height of humor, right? I wish I was as smart and objective as you. 🤓
Truth is, I’m wearing “Une Rose” from Frederic Malle. Apologires – I just made a poor attempt at sarcastic humor.😊
Whoops, “apologies.”
I intended to commiserate with your news avoidance; I feel the same way.
Hmm, it sounds familiar, but I think I’m gonna stay away from that bottle. 🫣
Yeah, I’m with you.
Excellent, thanks Daniel.
I take the good with the bad and continue to subscribe as long as I read. That said, this does bring to mind about my thoughts re: Undina’s Saturday question regarding how I feel about perfume prices these days; as long as I don’t have to choose between eating well (for the foreseeable future) and buying perfume, I will always opt for the latter.
I don’t think you’ll ever need to choose.
Ditto on food and fragrance. You get me. ehaeheh 🥰
I’ve been focusing on foreign news sources. It helps to have a different perspective, or at least a foreign language to slow me down. 🙂 But I do also find it refreshing that the German Süddeutsche Zeitung (centrist) will totally call a spade a spade.
Yes, I agree. I was following France 24 for quite a long time but kept getting so inundated with posts/videos it all became too much to keep up with.
A friend gave me a scented candle before I left NJ called “I’m Busy Ignoring Currant Events”. Yes, it’s spelled that way. I’ve been burning it a lot recently.
Love the name!
I like Currant! LOL!
32 sprays of vintage Cabochard is my scent of the day.
I think I will copy you and be your twin today. I have the splash version though, and will only be doing 2 splashes! Lol!
That’s a lot of Cabochard! You smell fabulous.
Holy smokes 🤯. Is this your record?
When hajusuuri is shocked by the number of sprays, you KNOW it’s astonishing! 😉
😮🤪🤣
Egads!!!
Oh wow!
So of the eight fragrances I brought with me to Ireland (all in very small decanted spray bottles), ONE has tonka. Therefore, Memo Winter Palace it is. Or will be, once I get brave enough — Mr. Skal and I both started the week with food poisoning, and I am still skittish about strong scents and flavors.
I hope you and Mr.Skal make a full recovery soon. While Memo does not list tonka, Fragrantica might be right. It is a unique fragrance with or without tonka!
Food poisoning is the worst. Your week can only improve!
Both of you at the same time?!? I feel so bad for you. I’ve had it a few times, and you know there’s nothing to do but live through it. Ugh. I hope it doesn’t last too long.
Bleurgh! Food poisoning is awful. Misery definitely does not love company in that instance!
Oh no! Stay commando, it’s safer.
Wearing L’Eau d’Hiver on a cool and rainy day. Too on the nose, perhaps, and might be better worn on a sunny day.
I think that one is perfect for a rainy day! So pretty.
Hello everyone!
Thank you all for your well-wishes yesterday. It went really well and everyone was super kind.
I’m in China White today, a panic purchase since it’s been discontinued. Gosh, I forgot how much I liked this one.
I’m seeing John Waters on tour tonight with a friend. Very excited, as I’m sure it’ll be a good time.
Have a great day everyone!
Glad to hear your new part-time job seems to be in a friendly place. I hope you have a good time tonight.
Thank you!
Oh gosh I’m so jealous over John Waters! I saw him years and he’s so engaging. Enjoy with your friend.
I can imagine. He’s so charismatic and funny.
So glad it went well for you! Hope you have a blast at your event tonight. 🙂
Thank you!
Yay for super kind co-workers and John Waters! ♥️
It’s been a pretty good week 😂
That’s good news! You chose well. 👍🏻
😁
Enjoy your night out!
Thank you! It was fun!
Had my surgery yesterday. Feels like I was kicked in the stomach a few times. I have a drain in due to the gallbladder being inflamed and looks like the liver was inflamed. I don’t know why I am so worried about my liver being inflamed. I have a follow up on the 25th and hope to get the drain removed. Wore no 22 extrait on the inside of my ankle yesterday. I think that I will wear no 5 extrait today after my shower.
Happy to hear you are on the road to recovery and hope your follow-up gives you excellent news.
Oh, that sounds brutal! I’m sending you lots of healing thoughts, I hope everything simmers down soon.
I hope you’re feeling better soon, Dawn.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Dawn! Love that you wore a bit of Chanel extrait on your ankle yesterday! 🥰
It will be a relief to have that over, and I hope you’re feeling better soon.
Wishing you a rapid recovery!
Hopefully you will be on the mend soon. I hope you aren’t in too much pain. You certainly smell wonderful.
Glad it’s over for you and wish you well in your recovery process.
Adding my wishes for a speedy recovery for you.
Hope you are back to 100% soon.
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Glad it’s over! Wishing you a quick recovery!
I hope it will all be solved soon!
I hope your recovery is quick and without complications. 🩷
Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery. I’m so glad you got this done. And yes, time to bring out the big perfume guns.
Sending you healing thoughts. Hope you get good news at the follow up appointment.
I hope you heal and feel better soon.
I’m glad the surgery is over and that the healing has begun.
I think No. 22 extrait is the perfect surgery scent. It’s just the aldehydic lift you needed!
Copying Robin in Copal Azur today, it’s one of my favorites and I had no idea it has a tonka note!
Thanks everyone for their kind condolences yesterday. One death was an estranged uncle we hardly knew, but the other was my husband’s step father, so it has been rough.
Hey twin!
That really must be rough, I’m so sorry…condolences to you and Mr. Tulipani.
I’m scent free, still in Porto, coming home next Wednesday. Today I pilgrimaged to Claus Porto and bought a lot of soap lol. 2 for a friend who has faithfully watered my plants for 2 months (she gets soap and a fancy chocolate bar). And several for me. The prices here are a bargain compared to the US so I indulged.
She gets lemon verbena and moss. I get moss, green leaf and lemongrass.
Ooh, not only are their soaps nice, but I fell in love with their Agua de Colonia Vetiver.
Ooh, isn’t Porto lovely?
We’ve had a grand time! 2 months in Porto at a VRBO just off the main tourist area, so a little quieter and neighborly. We’ve explored every inch, taking weeping train trips to nearby towns, did 2 completely different river cruises, eaten so many egg tarts I’m embarrassed to even count. Souvenirs: the soap, a lovely pair of locally crafted earrings, a tile set in a cork trivet and 2 kitchen towels. I did not find a perfume that spoke to me, oh well. Next adventure will be 2 months in Bologna Italy next spring.
Weekly!
Nice to hear from you!
What fun! I bet the shopping there is great in general.
Excellent sleep mmmmmmmmmmmmm
I have shifted to a warmer bathrobe this morning ~ a clear sign of fall in Los Angeles.
My Guiac 10 hauling friend who is in Kyoto today ~ her hotel/ryokan is next to the Kyoto le labo boutique. She is trying to get sample of the new fragrance to bring back.
Post shower something fall like ~ I think a few sprays of Silky Woods.
Signs of fall in PA…it starts when I put away my summer bathrobe and get out the spring/fall bathrobe. Then I get the summer bathrobe back out, then eventually I need the winter bathrobe too but according to the 10 day forecast it is too soon to put away the others. Luckily there are lots of hooks in my bedroom.
I’m in Samsara edt. As it turns out, I have several scents with tonka as a note.
Samsara has a lot of wonderful things in it.
I’m wearing SL’s A La Nuit, it just popped into my head as I was drinking my tea.
Yum!
You smell divine! A la Nuit is definitely one of my top 5 fragrances.
Not-so-patiently waiting for a sample of Jusbox Fifty Four to come in the mail. Notes are below and I will update w/ impressions later. This is a collaboration between The Perfume Guy and Jusbox. I have watched TPG’s reviews from time to time and he mentioned this new fragrance and it being vanilla-centric so I sought ought a sample. Don’t think I have tried anything from Jusbox actually before. 🤔
TOP NOTES
Piña Colada, Cardamom, Guatemala Davana
HEART NOTES
Saffron, Chocolate Accord, Nagarmotha, Cinnamon Bark
BOTTOM NOTES
Rhum, Vanilla Resin Absolute, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Tobacco
I watch him too! Interested in what you think of it after you’ve had a chance to test it.
Doesn’t he have an amazing collection?
Hi everyone!
Taking points in Montale Arabians Tonka. I’m not sure why I bought a decant of this, I have decided that I really don’t care for it. Too much aoud for my nose, and not enough tonka. I’ll switch to vintage Opium when AT dies down a bit.
I do like AT, but forgot I had a sample spray of it. Maybe for tomorrow because it will surely last all weekend..!
I just felt like I needed a nice floral today so went with Rose of No Man’s Land. Very pretty.
You smell lovely🌹
Thanks to you😉
I’m wearing Carner Barcelona Tardes for the tonka bean note. It hits the spot on the cold, wet PNW day.
Great choice for cool wet day!
I’m wearing Mohur extrait de parfum. I don’t think it has any tonka, but it’s exceptionally beautiful all the same.
Lovely bird again!
Turns out it has tonka 😀!
Perfect then! (I mean, it was already perfect but now it’s perfect plus points.)
No tonka here, my new bottle of Hiram Green Tryst just arrived so I put on three sprays. Orange blossom!
So curious about this one.
Ashoka yesterday and Dzing! today. I just can’t believe that Dzing! was discontinued. It’s such an amazing fragrance.
Finished my walk in between rains and now working through medical insurance claims/forms. Not my favorite thing…
Dzing! is my favourite Artisan Parfumeur by far, I think it’s just wonderful.
Yuck, insurance claims of any kind are the absolute pits to deal with.
I’m in Glossier You Reve for a sample thunk. I was surprised I liked this one, they described it as a gourmand but I would call it a gourmand light. Kind of like light beer haha.
This week has been gray, gray and work has been slow. The combination has me feeling very blah. Tomorrow is my day off and I have a massage scheduled, that gives me something to look forward to!
Enjoy your day off tomorrow!
I saw that I might have snow next week. How about you?
I’ll try to send some sun your way. Have plenty of it here!
CP-compliant tonight in Anatole Lebreton Caribe Kiss. Really it’s just a very straight-up piña colada scent, but in the most polite way possible, a very nice pineapple and coconut scent that’s not in-your-face about it. And tonka’s in the notes.
But my main scent all day was AL Uruk. No tonka in the notes, for once. Luca Turin was all over this one recently, and I do find that it’s very well done, but I’m not sure I need it. But I may reevaluate based on how I feel about incense. My initial take was “Absolutely a dead ringer for a European church. Not getting the nutmeg and orange up top. There’s just a hint of something metallic, too.” It does soften but while the drydown is well done it doesn’t speak to me. The incense up front, though, does speak to me.
I’m not big on tonka and saving my last frag with it for tomorrow. Today was my first seasonal wearing of Diptyque Blvd 34. It’s so cozy, with all those woody and resinous notes, it’s perfect for my favorite season. 🧡🍂🪵🍁
SOTD = Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka
Extra points!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCXkLHIx4I_/?igsh=MXNuMWcwM253YmZzcg==
I was off commenting on NST for a whole week and I barely survived!
My cousin’s son’s wedding was a lovely affair in the beautiful New Hope PA venue. It was frou-frou from the attire (black tie! and no I did not), to VALET PARKING only, to gathering in a holding pen before being allowed to go to the where the wedding was held. The cocktail hour was great, except it was confusing as to where all the food was; I’m not the only one confused or I would have decided that maybe it was me! The signature drinks were fabulous and named after their pets. The dinner was good and the dessert was different. I did not manage to take a picture of it but there was a donut 🍩 display that we were supposed to take one and bring it home — I just ate it there 😋. Anyway, the whole thing was great overall. We even managed to spend time at nearby Peddler’s Village. The hotel we stayed at could have been better … without the dog we would have stayed elsewhere.
And since this post had turned out to be longer than intended, here’s my post on getting something for “free” at Starbucks today:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCXlshZxAk1/?igsh=MTRlY2ZxZHhmb3IzbA==
Ha! I love the Starbucks story!
That’s a good Starbucks story! Love it!
Loved the New Hope and Peddler’s Village area there in PA.
Glad the wedding was an enjoyable soiree! Welcome back.
Narcisse Noir for me today, no tonka there, just a big beautiful fierce and beastly blast from the past.
I had a Fragrance net package arrive empty today! The box had been obviously tampered with. Of course I am very upset and hate thieves even more now. Fortunately FN customer service is awesome ( once they answer the phone) fingers crossed in a few days I will have my perfume in my hand.
Sotd Cabochard copied from cm8.
Oh no, how annoying!! I’m glad the FN customer service came to the rescue.
I’ve never had a reason to call them before and didn’t know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly they resolved my issue.
That sucks! A pox on whoever stole your stuff.
I hope it makes them sneeze!
Seriously…what is up with package thieves?
Wow, that’s pretty low. I hope your replacement gets there quickly. What fragrance was it?
I don’t want to say until I literally have it in my hands. I will report back!
Running late again today. Had plenty of errands this afternoon and the weather was a joy to be out in. The road construction, not so much.
SOTD = back in Poison Girl EdP.
We are finally wrapping up some construction here. It was nice to not have to detour today just to get to the grocery store.
Road construction seems to be a year-round thing in Colorado. I am still trying to wrap my head around that.
Nice to have been out and about! My exercise for today was a walk to the mall and walking around the mall!
The closest mall to me is about 25 minutes away or so, depending on traffic. Some shopping centers are closer, but they aren’t the big, enclosed spaces I think of when someone says “shopping mall”.
Costco is expensive enough!! 😵
Came across this poem just for Monet’s brithday:
Monetisation
The advert said
MONETISE YOUR FOLLOWERS
so he thought
he would respond;
by painting them
in the changing light,
like waterlilies
in a pond.
That’s great, on so many levels!
Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Toilette
Just got the large (19 !) sample set of Anatole Lebreton scents, after reading some Luca Turin reviews. First one test is Perfumista, a big woody floral thst serms classic, if you know what I mean? Just up my alley. If any of the others are as nice as this ond, it’s a find!
One of the scents is called “Perfumista”? Cool!