Happy Almost-Friday and happy World Philosophy Day! It's also World Hello Day and World Television Day. Birthdays: Voltaire, René Magritte, Coleman Hawkins, Elizabeth George Speare, Marilyn French. What fragrance are you wearing?
Nepal exports honey and I'm fairly sure my sister brought me some when she lived there. Either way, I'm in Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois.
Reminder: on 11/22, we're off to Nepal! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in Nepal, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Nepal, 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.
Note: top image is Pokhara at sunset [cropped] by Grace at flickr; some rights reserved. [Note: Pokhara is on the banks of Lake Phewa and is considered the tourism capital of Nepal.]
More cardamom with Autumn Vibes by Maison Martin Margiela, from a recently purchased decant.
House twins!
I didn’t plan on CP compliance with Maison Martin Margiela By the Fireplace but Fragrantica lists clove as a top note, so there we are. It’s cold and snowing today and BtF smells just right.
It’s about 8 degrees here, and damp. I’m in Hermes Mandarine Ambre. I know it’s a cologne but has staying power of a decent perfume.
Robin, I love your SOTD 🙂
I feel like I’m cheating but I’m going to be a Robin copycat for the second day in a row by wearing the lovely Féminité du Bois.
Today is “Prep” day and I’m really looking forward to a chocolate malt AND a peanut butter shake following tomorrow’s (routine) procedure😬
Good luck!
Good luck Allo!
I’m wafting Ambra Aurea and it’s so good that I don’t even care if I get points. 😆
Isn’t it wonderful?! You smell AH-mazing!
Thank you! It was your adoration of it that caused me to seek it out. 🥰
Twinning with you today, SheriG and yes, Deva was my enabler, also!
Wearing Ambre Fetiche for the second consecutive day. It’s a good thing I love it because I have a totally accidental BUB of it (not purchased, sent in error, offer to return was declined) so I can wear it liberally for probably the rest of my life! Our dog spent the day at the vet for teeth cleaning and both He-On-Whose-Behalf-I-Scare-Bears and I were pathetically anxious all day. The dog is just fine, of course, but I was happy to have Ambre Fetiche as a distraction. It’s interesting that some reviews say it is very sweet and others say it has not a trace of sweetness; I find the minimal sweetness I detect is comparable to that of sweetgrass or rosemary, so an herbal sort of sweetness rather than floral or syrupy. But I’m not particularly good at picking out the various notes in a fragrance and tend to just enjoy compositions as a whole.
scaresbears, I love AF and how lucky you have a BUB! I can’t really pick out individual notes, either. I remember how rich that series of scents was when they came out. I really love the Myrre and Musc fragrances, too.
Burberry Brit EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/feb/27/honey-hunters-nepal-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Robin, I remember a terrific documentary about the Nepalese honey gatherers , climbing up cliffs on rope ladders and will see if I can find it. It must be more than 20 years old.
Back in the 70s/ 80s my dad went on a couple of mountaineering expeditions to the Himalayas and he used to bring back interesting things . I remember the scent of a bell, worn by yaks. The rope on which the bell was attached was dyed, woven yak hair and had a smell of fried butter and animal ( think cow). I was experimenting yesterday and got a similar scent by layering Lush Let the Good Times Roll with smell bent smoked ambergris .
Um, is that something one wants to smell like?
If it’s good enough for a yak, it’s good enough for me!
First day of snow, and the UPS began malfunctioning again. 😠
As for the CP, my focus today is on the theme of rituals, celebrations, and festivals of Nepal. During the Dashain festival, elders place red Tika dots on the foreheads of others. Women wear red clothing during the Teej festival. Additionally, the Kumari, a living goddess in Nepali tradition, is always adorned in red and gold.
That’s why I chose Aramis Calligraphy Rose + Majda Bekkali Mon Nom est Rouge. Together, they capture the richness and vibrancy of red and gold while evoking a sense of opulence. Aramis is in red and gold bottle, while Majda Bekkali has “red” in its name.
Moreover, this pairing includes notes that are closely tied to Nepal: incense, cumin, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, myrrh, olibanum (frankincense), cedar and sandalwood.
Kumari – https://davidgriffiths.ca/living-goddesses-kathmandu-2019/
Teej Festival – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqKXMoQbOpU
Pretty sure you’ve got a CP Home Run there! 🙌
Thank you, Deva!
I know, I was just thinking she deserves some kind of special award for creativity!
I agree!
Absolutely!
I’ve loved reading all you’ve found that could be useful for the CP, thank you for putting in the work!
Sorry to hear you are having power troubles again (I finally looked up what a UPS actually was), I hope they are not too frequent.
You certainly have a lot of different pairings this week Glannys. You have put plenty of work into this.
Wearing Saffron Troublant today. The sun is playing hide and seek but it’s still a gorgeous day.
A bunch of “young men” (boys really) came in last night and occupied a site just a bit away from where I’m parked. Quite a noisy arrival, and to keep to that theme, started their boombox that’s the size of giant cooler this morning at 9am. Rap with all kinds of vulgarity (not judging as I have used those words myself but generally do not broadcast them in public. Maybe I AM judging 🤔). Apparently, the folks with kids next to them said something because the music underwent a quick mute and has not been heard since. Color me HAPPY! 😁
I really hate it when I am in a quiet outdoor “ wild” place ( park, beach, mountains) where I can listen to nature’s sounds ( birds, wind etc.) and someone comes along and plays music. Feels violent, like nature vandalism.
Wearing Ensens Mythique for another day at the office, possibly in sync with the CP.
Points for incense!
I’m wearing Voyages Imaginaires La Couleur de la Nuit from a sample. This is lovely, notes of Balsam Fir, Lavender, Patchouli, Vanilla, and Rose geranium. Lavender never seems to work on me so I have tended to avoid it, but it’s very nice in this fragrance.
I can’t believe we are a month away from Christmas, I have done no shopping for presents at all and I have to mail them, too.
That sounds like a really interesting combination, and I want to try to find some of it to try.
Sadly, I no longer have many people to buy anything for and am finding myself wanting to ignore Christmas altogether this year.
I hope you can connect with friends this year and create a new Christmas ritual or maybe indulge your cats with special treats and a day of Korean movies. If you fancy a cold summer Christmas (6C today) you can visit me!
I’m not a fan of lavender either but everything else sounds fabulous! As for Christmas, you could just not buy anything and instead give a monetary gift to you favorite charity or animal shelter (they always need food, meds, blankets, bowls, toys, etc) in the name of the people you usually buy for. Let them know you donated in their name and if they’re unhappy about that, I’d say it’s time to cut the cord on them. Period! But that’s me, and will transparently admit I have zero tolerance for any kind of human BS.
They will be token gifts, the people I buy for can afford to buy anything they want on their own. It’s just that my Japan trip + horrible jet lag cut into my shopping time and now I am whining about it here 🙂
Inadvertently CP compliant in Theorema on this slightly snowy day. Yes, it is all that. And it has a cardamom note.
(Many thanks to a most benevolent NST fragrance fairy—you know who you are—for granting my wish.)
Love, love, love Theorema. Might wear it tomorrow!
A couple of weeks ago I bought Penhaligon‘s “Scent library”, a discovery set that contains 10 of their perfumes, and I’ve been having a lot of fun sampling them. I liked “The Favourite” and “The Coveted Duchess Rose” very much.
Today I am sampling “The Tragedy of Lord George”. It’s marketed as masculine scent but I find it wearable and pleasant, the notes of rum, tonka bean and vetiver nicely blended. It goes well with the chilly weather we are having.
So far I am pleasantly surprised by Penhaligon’s fragrances 🙂
It’s Friday here, thank goodness! It’s been a busy week at work.
I’m continuing the incense theme with Armani Privé Encens Satin, it has spices too, so I’m well on theme 🙂 .
I’m wearing Mitsouko (extrait de parfum, because I’m worth it).
I will wear a tea scent tomorrow as that was what I first thought of when I read the CP for this week. I’ve drunk some great teas from Nepal and I’m still discovering new ones.
Re: tea. When I was a kid I went on a cruise with my mom, who was a travel agent at the time. The guy who waited on us in the dining room was from China. My mom was a tea lover and they struck up a limited conversation (he spoke little English) about teas and the next day when we went down to breakfast, he gave my mom and entire baggie with tea. I think it was oolong, but I could be wrong. Anyway, it was these huge (to me who had only seen leaves that has been processed to the very small bits and pieces) leaves all curled and kind of moist- almost like pipe tobacco! I’ve never forgotten his kindness and generosity. My mom very much enjoyed that tea. 😊
SOTD is Coco Noir for the clove.
I’m back from my medical appointment and now getting ready for work. Today is the first snow here. It isn’t sticking to the roads, which is my favorite kind of snow. My blind buy order arrived un-stolen so it is my sotd. I am wearing Chloe Nomade Nuit D’Egypte. I don’t see jasmin as a listed note, but it is mostly what I smell right now. It is a more sweet than I expected. I think it smells very nice.
“Un-stolen!” 😆