Happy Friday and happy National Bittersweet Chocolate Day! Our community project for today: we're off to Denmark...wear a perfume that is named for a place in Denmark, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Denmark, or that features a local ingredient, or ?
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 wish I still had some Ko Denmark Jasmine + Neroli, but I have long since used up my sample. I'm wearing the closest thing in my collection, I think, Aftelier Candide, although I can't decide if I deserve any points for my meager efforts today.
Reminder: 1/17 is Betty White's (1922-2021) birthday. Do absolutely whatever you like with the theme. If you need it: Betty White: A legacy of saucy joy that never grew old at The Christian Science Monitor, Why Betty White is so awesome at Today, Betty White, Progressive Superhero of TV History at Peabody Awards.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2025, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Purple trail: Through the dunes of Blavand, entering the moorlands in Late Summer. Jylland, Denmark [cropped] by Christian Kortum at flickr; some rights reserved.
Hello and tgif!
Sotd is MJ Daisy Hot Pink, honouring Denmark’s national flower, the daisy. I have no memory of why I bought a bottle of this. Maybe it’s because Daisy is “too iconic” to not own a bottle but the original never appealed and this version seemed cute enough? Anywho, I am happy to have it for today.
Oh, I did buy a tin of Danish cookies and just had some for breakfast with a mug of decaf latte.
Is it you who collects fans? This came over the transom this morning for year of the snake:
https://store.moma.org/products/ibasen-zodiac-hand-fan
Yes that’s me! Thank you so much! This fan is sooo cute. The chubby snake also looks somewhat like a glazed donut with the (mud?) splatters which makes it all the more adorable. Ordering one RIGHT NOW. 😀
I didn’t know you collect fans! So did my grandmother, and when she died, no one else wanted her collection so I took it. I’ve got an enormous box of fans. I’ve had a few of my favorite ones framed but honestly don’t know what to do with all the others. If you might be interested please write to me: cfreeland quadruple nine in the yahooo land. You could tell me more about what you like or are interested in. She had quite a range of things including some especially old ones with feathers, as well as more touristy Spanish and Asian style ones.
I’m pretty much twins with you though I went with the original Daisy😊
Happy Friday everyone!
I was going to find another perfume for hygge today but instead I am wearing L di Lolita Lempicka, for The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. I love the pretty bottle with it’s ocean theme. Usually L gets worn in the summer for it’s salty sweetness but it smells great on a cold day, too.
L is delicious in all seasons, isn’t it!
I thought of that one too before I settled for something else. You smell lovely, I prefer L in cold weather.
We are Mermaid twins!
🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️
L di Lolita Lempicka has one of the prettiest bottles I can think of. Too bad some of the ornamentation is so fragile.
Yes, my bottle is old and I handle it gently.
Yes, my bottle is old and I handle it gently.
You smelled so good today! I almost wore it myself.
We have great taste 😉
You smell wonderful, and what a great choice for the CP. That is a scent that I purchased for the bottle, which is one of my top 5 bottles. But the perfume was love at first sniff; might be my favorite vanilla.
I chose Imaginary Authors Every Storm A Serenade for the CP. As you probably know, IA invents an author and a story/novel to go along with each of its scents, and the one for Every Storm is set in Denmark and is attributed to imaginary author Niels Bjerregaard. From Imaginary Authors: “When Stina, a burgeoning writer, decamps to her mother’s summer house for the winter to write a book, her trip overlaps for one day (and one steamy night) with a brawny fisherman named Ulv. While she struggles to gain traction with her novel, her fixation on the mysterious seafarer results in countless unsent letters, the contents of which chronicle the spiraling psyche of lust and longing. Set on the desolate west coast of Denmark during the tourist off-season, Every Storm a Serenade is a meditative masterwork that will lull you with its well-designed sentences and intimate tone.”
Long walk on that explanation, but it’s a very nice, unobjectionable fragrance with notes of Danish spruce, eucalyptus, vetiver, calone, ambergris and sea water. Hey, happy Friday!
I didn’t know this about IA! As I’m a newbie I really appreciate the explanation. (And I’d read that imaginary book!).
Oh, IA has some very nice fragrances, and they’re located in my own city of Portland, Oregon. My absolute favorite of theirs is Memoirs of a Trespasser, but travel sprays of several others have joined my little collection.
I just realized I wanted to visit Denmark after seeing Borgen and Portland after seeing Portlandia! Memoirs of a trespasser sounds like an intriguing imaginary novel!
Oooo – I love your interpretation of the CP!
Thanks Vee! 🙂
I had no thoughts on Denmark today, so I just put on a recent favorite, Toy Boy. I love the pepper in this. I just got my full bottle in the mail, but I thought I’d use up my mini first.
Adorable bottle, plus, points for you:
https://www.motiv.dk/pebersvend-pebermoe-tradition
https://www.world-archaeology.com/issues/object-lesson-trundholm-sun-chariot/
I’m going to the early Bronze Age , 1400 Bc, for this Sun Chariot, found by a farmer in his field in Zealand at the turn of C20. The sun goddess, Sol, is pulled in a chariot by horses, bringing light and life. The sculpture not only provides information about Nordic myths relating to the sun, but information relating to the domestication of horses…it’s an interesting article .
I am an early riser, so watch the sun rise every day ( the joy of listening to the dawn chorus is absolute) , and I love thinking about all these myths. Wearing Mitsuoko, a magnificent perfume to match an incredible piece of art and culture.
This was a fascinating read Kanuka! Thank you for sharing.
Lovely, and lovely piece too.
I went with Denmark’s national flower as well and am wafting in Mark Jacob’s Daisy. I know it’s mainstream but I still love it!
Excellent, suspect you will be in a big club today.
Daisy is a very well made, likeable perfume. I think it’s adorable. It also reminds me of something I smelled on older cousins as a kid.
I am so tempted by the Daisy Wild.
I have not tried it. In fact, that goes for almost all the flankers of Daisy.
I put on Hypnotic Poison this morning and thought I was off the cp, but thanks to ringthing (and definitely not my own cleverness), I’m going to connect it with Danish hygge.
Haven’t been sleeping well for a while (any tips for logging those amazing 12 hours, apsara?). I’ll go for a good hard walk later this morning and work on some projects. Hopefully that will help.
I’m also wearing Hypnotic Poison today, in my case for the almond note that in my mind links to the almond paste used in some Danish pastries. Hey, maybe we get double CP points: one for hygge and one for it’s close companion, sweets!
Oooo – I love it. Double points for us!
12 hours sleep recipe:
Work for decades on global initiatives that require you get up at 3:30 or 4:30am.
Fly weekly from 6am Monday to 10pm Thursday, toss laundry in and repack. Rinse and repeat.
Care for aged parents and see them through.
Move into your 70s.
Buy two Four Seasons pillows, buy silk pillowcases, use an eyemask and white sound machine.
SLEEP.
🤣🤣🤣
And spray Lush Sleepy around if you have it.
Hmmm. Too late for the decades on global initiatives! Not quite 70, but getting there. I’ll check the pillows out. Thx.
I’ve wondered what your secret was – I agree about the silk pillow cases, and will have to try again with eye masks.
Yuck. A bad night’s sleep sucks.
When I was in Denmark, I remember eating Æbleskiver, the sweet round batter balls spiced with cardamom. (As an aside, I also love takoyaki, savory balls with octopus.) Today’s scent is Santal Kardamon, for the spice often used in Scandinavian cooking.
I love a cardamom note in perfume, I’ve added Santal Kardamon to my list of things to sniff.
Since it’s snowing, decided to focus on hygge and opted for BdI/box of eels. Fingers crossed precipitation doesn’t reach a shovelable amount.
Crossing my fingers for you. It’s to late for me here. Lol.
Stopping by on a break from a miraculously meeting-free day.
CP choice involves a contorted narrative with a dotted line to Denmark:
Back in the distant day, when I was living abroad, I dated a Dane who was also living abroad. At that time I mostly wore the cheapie O Boticario insensatez. It has been decades since I’ve even seen a bottle, but I’d say CK one is its closest analog & fragrantica seems to agree.
It was an era of s music and partying and vintage leather jackets and we were in a city that was firmly committed to smoking. Everywhere – elevators, archives, stores, etc. So, even though France is entirely irrelevant here, I’ve chosen ELdO Jasmine et Cigarette because it absolutely fits the mood.
(I have spent time in different parts of Denmark and would love to return sometime.)
I love your cp connection story!
: )
Hurray for a no-meeting day!!
A no-meeting day is a very rare and beautiful thing.
Couldn’t think of something that complied with the CP. SOTD is a vintagish no 19 edp on this freezing winter day.
Compliance is not compulsory, ever 🙂
This will be a stretch: the movie Out Of Africa has a scene between Barkley Cole and Karen Blixen. He admires her perfume, and she offers the inside of her wrist for him to smell. It doesn’t say anything about notes, so I just chose a really beautiful perfume-Annick Goutal’s Tubereuse, after using La Chasse body wash. A gentle tuberose scent that stays close to the skin. Love all the innovative ways people interpret the Friday CP 🙂
He has a lot of lovely books, she says to Barkley Cole.
Post shower – CdG Kyoto.
Air is just a bit better near me today.
Hope other nsters in LA area safe.
So glad!
I don’t think Daniel has checked in again, or DeniseH, but possibly I missed it. Not sure who else we should be worrying about, I am terrible about remembering where people live.
Robin,
I cannot recall. I think Denise is closer to downtown LA but have no idea.
Its just that LA is so spread out, we each have our communities and most folks have their lives planned around a six block radius.
I lived in Pasadena for over 20 years before moving to the west side by the water and the Altadena fire would be right above me.
Going to go get baby stuff to donate. Diapers, formula, all gone.
Hope you can find what you need to donate apsara. It must be a mess everywhere in the area now.
Good to know you are safe, apsara. Like Robin, I know quite a few NST’ers are in and around Los Angles, but I never remember who and where.
Thanks for checking in today apsara.
Parfum de Nicolaï Number One, I wanted something uplifting and warm on this grey and chilly day.
Hope it is working!
Thank you to Foxbins for the suggestion of cardamom! I’m wearing Jovoy’s Remember Me.
Perfect.
Kardamom is a spice for traditional sweet danish buns, so i wore Daimiris, which has a cardamom note. it also smells of rum, which would have made danish sailors very happy….
Oooh, oooh, another tie-in for me with Rhum!
Clementine, juice of a lemon and yogurt smoothie
Vikings often came from Denmark and they wore leather, so I chose Angel, Les Parfums de Cuir today and as it’s cold today it didn’t suffocate me, I have this and liqueur de parfum which is even etter imo.
Okay going to follow your logic and say I am therefore cp compliant in Indult Reve en Cuir…
You are, absolutely.
Aurora we are going to differ today. Unfortunately those are the 2 Angel flankers that I can not wear due to headaches.
Oh, that’s a shame, no perfume is worth a headache. Did you give them to your daughter?
Loved both the Angel, Les Parfums de Cuir and Alien, Les Parfums de Cuir. Successful blind buys for me!
But I kind of wish I would have bought the Womanity one, too. Missed out on it.
Every now and then Womanity still pops up at fragrance net. ( another mugler I can’t wear)
I can’t either. I actually couldn’t stand Womanity.
I have the OG Womanity and like it. But I can only wear it once in a blue moon. It’s a spicy amber-ish thing on me. No ashtray or other sketchy smells.
Wish I would have grabbed the Womanity, Les Parfums de Cuir when I had the chance. I did not go for the hat trick in that series.
I hope you find the Womanity one some day to complete your series.
I could always try layering the OG Womanity and a leather perfume. Could be great. Could be an absolute train wreck.
I wasn’t sure what I was going to do for today’s cp, so I am shamelessly copying meredifay from yesterday and I’m in Dune.
Every time I wear this one I think how good it is. Signature scent worthy, and I’m sure it was for many people back in the 90s.
I took my girls to the salon for haircuts this morning. No cut for me, I’ll go back in a couple weeks for color and cut. Then we did some retail damage. Went to our local Levi’s store and all got new jeans. For a brief time while we were there we had the store all to ourselves. We each took a dressing room and then would come out with a new style on to get each others opinions on. It was fun.☺️
You smell wonderful! I almost went with Dune today.
Glad you had fun today!
You smell fabulous. I’d say Dune was in my top five, but I have not sniffed the current version.
I’m a little off-project today for various reasons, but thought maybe someone would enjoy seeing pictures I took during my visit to Copenhagen during a very cold rainy January in 2008. I was miserably cold but still enjoyed it. It was in part a research visit to the Glyptotek Museum there, which was fabulous (it has amazing collections of Egyptian and Roman art including some very cool Egyptian cats!). It also has a beautiful cafe called the Winter Garden Cafe. It was a weird trip because I was supposed to meet up with a friend who lived there, but she was just then going through a truly miserable divorce and could only meet with me once for breakfast. However she did give me good advice about hotels and restaurants. Anyway, no obligations of course. Just my little contribution here. It should be accessible to everyone.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/94283635@N00/albums/72157603759999391/with/2184036754
Very nice pictures! I met up with a perfumista when I was there for the first time … I think it was 2018 or thereabouts.
Nice pictures, shame about the cold. I sent you an email yesterday re. Joan
Oh dear, I didn’t seem to get it! I just checked my spam folder. I hope my address was clear enough: cfreeland with four nines, and it’s a yahoo’s address.
That’s odd. Will resend
Thanks for those pictures – I did love the cats and especially those Roman portrait busts. Also, there was a critter (maybe a cat?) under a chair in one of the hieroglyphic tablets, and it’s cool to think of the stonemason picturing that very relatable scene thousands of years ago. BTW, I hope your friend is back on her feet these days.
Love the pictures!
I really enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely lovely armchair travel because of your photos. Thank you for sharing. I’ve wanted to go to Denmark since I watched Borgen years ago. Now I think I want to go in January when the decorations are still up. Hygge hygge hooray!
Wow, it even looks cold in those photos! But appealing all the same. Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you, loved seeing your travel pictures!
Thank you Calypso, the cat with amber eyes is my favorite.
I once had a friend of Danish heritage but, sadly, she passed on a few years ago. That’s the extent of any connection/knowledge I have of Denmark, and even after researching the country, nothing in my fragrance wardrobe really clicked. So, since Denmark along with Norway and Sweden form Scandinavia, I’m expanding the cp to include Scandinavia. My SOTD is Laila by Geir Ness. Named after his mother, this fresh, clean and light scent is meant to be a tribute to nature. A bit of melon on top followed by floral notes of wildflowers ending on a musky note definitely make this a clean laundry kind of scent, not my favorite fragrance genre nor one I’d usually wear on a wintry, snowy January day. A fragrantica reviewer commented that it smells like ‘hanging your laundry up on a snowy mountain,’ another called it a ‘cold, clean, snowy floral,’ so I guess it is ok to wear it in January after all! I have no idea how I came into this bottle, but its cold, clean crispness is cutting nicely through the dreariness of this wintry day, and I am enjoying it.👍
I’ve spent most of the week putting away holiday decorations and watching the news coverage of the horrific CA wildfires and President Carter’s memorials. Both have brought me to tears 😭, the first because I cannot even begin to imagine entire communities being obliterated and losing everything, the latter because in some way I am comforted in knowing our country benefitted in so many ways from all the many years we are fortunate to have had this incredible human being walk our earth.
As my yoga teacher always reminds us, ‘Be grateful for what you have, and be grateful for what you’ve missed.’ I am 🙏. Sending 🤗🤗to all.
I really liked that fragrance. Unfortunately, when I received it there was a faulty sprayer and I never purchased it again.
I’m hoping in 2025 to finally get some decanting supplies and share some of my stash. If I do, I’d be more than happy to share some with you. I have a large bottle with very little used. As I mentioned, I don’t remember how or when I got it (a rarety for me!); I even forgot I had it until I started thinking about today’s cp.
Thanks for the offer, but that is not necessary. I just received decanting supplies last week and then realized I wanted a few more things so have some more coming tomorrow. It is kind of fun to share with other people and so many here have shared decants and bottles with me. You will enjoy it.
A big ditto from me for your sympathetic and emphatic piece. I live in West LA. I haven’t seen any of the devastation first hand yet but I feel as if it will be punch to the gut when I do.
Oh, I’m so sorry, hope you stay safe! Even at this distance away (I’m in the Chicago area) I’m overwhelmed just watching the news – I can’t even imagine what it must be like to live in the nearby area. Stay safe! And welcome to this board, too!🤗
🤗 back atcha!!!
SOTD = Lorenzo Pazzaglia Van Py Rhum
Oy! So seriously good with an overdose of vanilla. Wearing this reminds me of Tivoli Gardens / Amusement Park in Copenhagen. What a colorful and crazy place! Once again, I couldn’t find a way to copy a link but you know the drill of finding yours truly @hajusuuri.
In other news NOT related to perfume although one could make it relate, here’s an article on financial literacy. I’m actually critical of how finance is not even mandatory in elementary / high school in many places …
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/business/personal-finance-college-course.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oE4.Qpyv.5sWg0qIXhXfP&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
I agree about teaching finance.
I don’t remember any finance being taught when I was in school, save for a unit of Home Ec that had a ridiculous sample budget in it. Utterly unrealistic.
Now that I think about it, I probably am thinking of accounting. Lol. But still.. good stuff to know. I think they should still teach home economics too.
Yes, I agree!
I remember that class!
SOTD is a sample of Aedes Cafe Tabac. I visited Copenhagen in January 2017 and spent several nights at the Himmeriget. I’m not sure if it is an actual Brown Cafe/Bar, but it had that vibe (and a fantastic beer selection). Cafe Tabac is an idealized version of how Brown Cafes smell – freshly ground coffee, wet tobacco leaves, fudgy dates, incense, a bit of oud when it has that chewy vanilla pod vibe to it, and a very subtle fruity note that I’m calling apple but I’m not sure if that is correct. I smell delicious.
Tea today is more F&M Afternoon Blend. My iphone froze this morning and my alarm never went off. Mr. Vee woke me up at Noon. My work day is all messed up, but the extra three hours of sleep felt great, so I don’t mind that much.
Cafe Tabac was not really on my radar because I think I’m a bit bored of tobacco fragrances… but you make it sound so good! Also, Aedes is pretty reliable.
Jealous of your sleeping in until noon!
Oh no! Is your iPhone OK now?
As soon as I closed the alarm app it was working fine, but I genuinely no idea why it froze so I’ll be setting a second alarm for a while 🤷♀️
I decided to go with an iris scent, since we said that counts for the CP 🙂
I am wearing L’attesa from Masque Milano. For a moment I regretted buying the bottle because I thought this kind of perfume doesn’t suit me, but tonight I feel good in it. The opening is a bit too strong for me, but when it calms down it’s really lovely.
L’atessa is beautiful.
Glad that you are feeling more comfortable with your L’atessa purchase. Perfume purchase regret is real! 🥲
I hemmed and hawed with a few choices this morning but ended up going with LVNEA Ghost Pine and also finished off my sample of the EDP (still have a sample of the oil). The inspiration was Danish alcohol called akvavit. The Danish cuisine Wikipedia Page states: “The Danish distillery Aalborg makes an akvavit distilled with amber, which imparts a pine-like citrusy note.” So a piney perfume it was. Unfortunately, my nose was irritated for a while by my over-application since I wanted to use it up. Thankfully, it’s mostly feeling fine now.
I was also close to wearing L de Lolita Lempicka for the mermaid connection to the bottle or Cardamom Coffee for hygge and for cardamom.
Yesterday I wore an old decant of Neil Morris Dark Season, which was perfectly fitting even though it was originally inspired by Finland in the winter. Close enough. 😉
Thank goodness for “close enough”!
I’ve got nothing, including the energy to think through the this CP. Luckily, posters have once again come to my rescue, and because of a few folks mentioning cardamom, I decided to go with Korres Safron, Amber, & Cardamom.
Thanking all the fire personnel who have arrived from Canada and Mexico to help the US firefighters with the horrific fires in CA. My heart’s also with all the medical personnel mid-strike across the country, especially in Oregon as the entire Providence work force (MD’s, PA’s, NP’s, RN’s) of over 5000 people strike for patient safety, forced by Providence’s refusal to come to the table to negotiate for safer care for all patients. This world is making me want to go back to bed and dream a happy dream…but nope, working tonight and again, short staffed. ☠️
On a positive note, plans for the summer are exciting, and I’m looking forward to it! 🙌
Have a great weekend, and stay safe!
Have a good night Deva!
I’m excited for your summer plans and I don’t even know what they are!
It started snowing today and is expected to snow through at least Tuesday.
I am wearing Anna Sui Mermaid Fantasia for the cp. I don’t really like this perfume so only sprayed once 10 hours ago. Of course it is still projecting like crazy. This has a sea smell that just irritates me. The bottle is cute though. It matches my daughters bedroom paint, so I keep it in there.
Hope your snow is the light & fluffy kind, and not the stuff that’s like wet cement!
It’s very fine snow so it turned to slush. It will freeze tonight. Ugh.
BAH to frozen slush! 🤬
Keep safe Lillyjo, Anna Sui makes original bottles but I was never tempted by the perfumes.
On the cardamom bandwagon in Ormonde Man. Hyyge indeed!
I don’t notice anyone else mentioning that particular scent here.
I’ve always liked it. Then when I heard Persolaise mention it on his Autumn fragrance list, I found it at a discount and have been so happy to have it, along with Ormonde Woman. I’m generally not too fond of the stereotypical “masculine” fragrances but this has nary an ozone, marine or off putting woods note to be found (to my nose).
My first CP! After wearing 2 Sotd for Kanuka yesterday to test drydowns of Black Anise vs Laundry Day, I thought I’d long for something cooling rather than spicy. But I decided on The Harmonist Sun Force. I imagine Borgen’s Brigitte Nyborg wearing it during the long light filled days (specifically the episode The Silly Season, a strange title for such a riveting episode). Then I learned above that cardamon is a frequent spice used in Danish cooking. Sun Force definitely has that as a prominent note.
Yay for your first CP!
Yes lillyjo 🎉! When I resolved to finally join after lurking for so long, I did not imagine how welcoming, encouraging and kind you all would be. It’s been a beautiful source of warm light to start the year.
I don’t think there is a nicer place on the internet than NST. ( or better smelling!)
Wholeheartedly agree!!!
That’s a great choice for the CP! Borgen is on my list of shows to watch.
May I suggest if you do binge it, be sure to watch Borgen Piwer and Glory aka Season 4. It deals with Greenland’s history with Denmark and is particularly timely now I think.
I was thinking about cardamom notes for most of the week re: this CP. And then I wanted to wear something else instead. 🤣
I was looking for what you decided to wear and couldn’t locate it in the thread. Can you repost what and why you wore?
The OG Bottega Veneta. Hopefully my post showed up by now.
I’m usually tail-end Charlie WRT to daily posts.
Ooh, you smell good today. BV is fantastic
Cardamom est une de mes notes préférées, aussi Voyage d’Hermès a une prominente cardamom note. Est-ce que tu l’as testé?
Non, je l’ai pas testé mais je vais.
Yay, your first CP, it’s nice to see your comments. NST is such a lovely place.
Another snowy day, but with our cold temperatures, we are just getting the fluffy, sparkly, Winter wonderland-type stuff. Our street department is so good; they have kept the roads clear even though we are over 10″ *so far* this week! No CP points as I have been testing some new samples and just doing random picks. Today was Flowerbomb Ruby Orchid. I was interested to try it as soon as I heard about it. Whatever perfumers use as the “orchid” note usually smells good on and to me. I am not familiar with any of the Flowerbomb line and I am very pleased with this one, in the same way I enjoy various LVEB versions. I’ve also been enjoying No. 19 Poudre with its warming musky base that lingers.
I like Flowerbomb and the flankers. I think Ruby Orchid is my favorite. I can’t wear the original anymore due to association. The body products are super nice.
I can imagine a Ruby Orchid body cream would be great!
Envious of your snow! Mine’s almost gone now. But while it was around, it was also the fluffy, sparkly, Champagne-powder. I’d much rather clear that stuff off my car than the heavy wet gloop.
Champagne-powder is a great term – sounds like you are from ski-country, which you are in fact! 🙂 My old stomping grounds of Atlanta is having a major event of heavy wet gloop! Ah, the days of listening to pine branches snap off during the night!
Don’t get me wrong, the heavy wet gloop can still show up here! It’s usually either early season snow, or springtime snow. March can be really bad for that.
I’m wearing Lolita Lempicka for the licorice note, salty black licorice being so popular in Denmark.
Wishing everyone a good weekend ahead. And thinking especially of everyone in SoCal affected by the fires.
I wish I would have picked LL.
Great perfume association, tulipani!
I just was able to see a nearly full moon and Jupiter from my bedroom window in the deepening twilight. Lovely view! Also, despite another wickedly cold start to the day (low single digits, degrees F) it warmed up nicely to the low 40’s. 🌔🥶
Still hoping that the West Coast gets some rain soon.
Shoutout to Vee and Kris for inspiring my SOTD pick for the CP!
SOTD = Bottega Veneta EdP. It has leather in it, and oakmoss, which I associate with the Nordic countries for some reason. Been enjoying whiffs of it all day.
Smelling wonderful!!!
Thank you!
BV is fantastic. I was thinking I haven’t worn it much lately.
Doooooo itttttttttttt!
And I actually noticed the resemblance between BV and the drydown of Rihanna Rogue and for the first time yesterday. But the beginning of Rogue is nothing like BV on me. Much sweeter and fruity.
Maybe I will wear it tomorrow. They should have never discontinued it.
Sounds like a truly lovely celestial show.
I can normally pick out the major planets (Jupiter, Venus and Mars) plus some constellations like Orion and Cassiopeia. But I do have a fair amount of light pollution.
I hope you have warm clothing for the cold. BV is so elegant, always a good choice.
Thanks Aurora!
Temperatures have been rather mild here for a few days. But that certainly isn’t going to last. There is usually a nasty freeze sometime in January. Only question is when.
I pulled out some of my heavy fleece sweatshirts earlier in the week. Ski socks are waiting in reserve if needed.
You smelled wonderful in BV, love that one. Need to wear it more often.
Thank you ringthing!
I could also see the moon and Jupiter from my bedroom window yesterday evening! I work from home in there, and my desk is under the window. Around 4:40 I could see the moon, then it got dark enough in another 10 or 20 minutes that I could also see Jupiter. A little later my partner and I went out for a walk to pick up takeout, and I saw big, bright Venus and little Saturn not far from it. I could also see Mars lower in the horizon the same direction as the moon and Jupiter, which were both very high in the sky at that point. It was an awesome night for seeing so many planets and a big, bright moon!
Wow! You had a most excellent night of sky gazing last night!
I have an app on my cell phone to make spotting and identifying things easier. It’s been very useful!
I use timeanddate.com for a sky map, and it’s really helpful.
SOTD–Idyllwilde by Ineke. Just bumping up lightly to the CP since the origin of the name Ineke may be Scandinavian. and I just like this scent. Met with my realtor today to discuss time line for putting my house on the market…it’s happening! Yikes!!
Yikes indeed! But you did smell great today, love that one.
I hope you find your new place soon!
Best of luck with selling your house and finding a new place!