Happy Friday and National Black Forest Cake Day! And happy 39th to Lady Gaga! Our community project for today: wear one of Lady Gaga's fragrances, if you have one, or scent a Lady Gaga song, or wear any fragrance that you think fits either Lady Gaga or the perfume name "Fame".
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.
For Lady Gaga singing Cole Porter's Night and Day with Tony Bennett on the 2021 album Love for Sale (and since Glannys says she once wore it) I'm in Yves Saint Laurent Paris.
Reminder: On 4/4, wear a perfume that makes you think of clouds, fog, mist or haze. It could be anything that feels soft-focus, silvery, or a little ethereal, or maybe it’s the perfume that wraps around you like a thick, scented cloud. Suggested by Glannys.
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.
Still Gaga-less. Today is Vero Kern’s birthday, so I’m wearing the gorgeous Onda VdE today in her honor. Happy friYAY, perfume people!
Thank you for celebrating Vero Kern! I love her work, and treasure the ones I have. I will follow your example and wear one today. Onda is a powerful wave indeed. I’m giving you points for CP as I’d like to think Lady Gaga would love Vero Kern’s unique bigger than life scents. You smell amazing.
Ah, Vero Kern, the creator of the wonderful Rubj, aka as the one that hot away.
She’s still available! Maybe it’s time to catch her? 😊
I have a preference for the extrait, and even the Voile is hard to obtain in Europe
Thanks for this! I had something else planned for today, but I ended up in Rozy instead.
Hi NST and happy Friday!
Lady Gaga’s favorite color is black, so I’m wearing Black Orchid Voile de Fleur. I added a spritz of Cabochard for the leather note, thinking of Gaga’s sky high platform shoes. If I could handle Zoologist T Rex I would have worn it in honor of the meat dress!
Great call ringthing!
Scent siblings! I’m wearing the original Black Orchid.
I put some of the original on this evening, I don’t wear it enough and it’s so good.
You smell wonderful, ringthing. VdF is one of my love for life at first sniff scents.
TF Black Orchid Voile de Fleur was gone in an instant, it seems.
Today’s SOTD is Jul et Mad Nin-Shar, and the connection to the Community Project is not for the faint of heart.
According to the perfume description, “this composition bears the name of the Sumerian Goddess of Plants.” However, Ninsar is also associated with meat preparation and is known as the “Butcher of Ekur.”
That’s why I’m dedicating my choice to Lady Gaga’s (in)famous raw meat dress.
The perfume itself is a deliciously rich rose–oud–patchouli blend with a generous dose of sweetness.
So, in different ways, it captures both Gaga’s shocking and glamorous sides perfectly.
Good, so glad somebody did the meat dress! I thought briefly of Lush Voice of Reason, but do have to run errands later.
I was worried it would gross people out, but I see that at least ringthing and you thought of it as well.
Applause for you, Glannys! 👏🥩
Doesn’t take much imagination to wear Lady Gaga Fame today. It’s probably a completely undistinguished fruity floral like a thousand others — I bet I couldn’t pick it out from a lineup blindfolded — but I… well, I just like it. It has an interesting honey note, it’s not too aggressive or sweet, and the bottle is pretty spiffy. Every now and then I’m in the mood for exactly this sort of thing.
Yay, perfect.
At the time I wondered if the “black liquid that sprays clear” thing would catch on and become a thing, but looks like no, nobody cared.
For today’s project, I am in Balenciaga Le Dix, vintage EDT and dusting powder, for the Cheek-to-Cheek era. Also, just for today, the brand shall be known as BalenciaGaga. 💕🥀
Almost as good as getting the key to the city…
Oh, perfect SheriG!
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Reve en Cuir – I am wearing what I want today, and I suspect I was born this way…
You smell gorgeous — that one is on my wish list.
Excellent.
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I am agog at all the creativity here for CP compliance, well-scented people.
I don’t have any Gaga fragrances, but I’m celebrating divas past and present in Ungaro Ungaro this morning, the original 1977 fragrance in the cobalt blue bottle with the bright green cap.
This is a diva’s diva fragrance, an 80s shoulder pad black stilettos kitchen sink extravaganza. Woody, musky, floral, spicy, with everything dialed up to 12. Long d/c, but if you can find a mini online and like the big retro frags, I highly recommend it.
Meanwhile, the swaps are rolling in and I couldn’t be happier. So many beauties and so much generosity here. And on Sunday I’m meeting with one NSTer to exchange our swaps in person. We discovered we live within 10 miles of each other. How’s that for fun?
But near or far, I appreciate you all!
Swapping is so much fun and meeting up with an NSTer is the best!
The best!💕
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Your UU bottle sounds amazing! “Dialed up to 12” sounds like something from the sequel to Spinal Tap! I can’t wait. It’s coming out this fall, “The End Continues.” (Because, of course.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_Tap_II:_The_End_Continues
Mr. SP and I are looking forward to this also – a rockumentary sequel, if you will.
The first one was so perfect that I’m almost afraid.
Ooooooooh, in person swaps are so much fun! Enjoy!
I am sure you smell wonderful – I’ve yet to find a kitchen sink extravaganza-syle scent I did not enjoy smelling. There are a few I don’t wear well, is all the bad I can say about them!
I’m wearing Eau de Gaga. I sometimes forget about this bottle and I’m glad to have a reason to pull it out front and center. This is a celebrity scent that I can get behind. Starts off with a zing of lime, moves into leafy violet and finishes with some soft leather and woods. Very unisex and easy to wear. Some reviewers say they don’t find it interesting, but I have nothing else like this and I think it wears well. However, I still think it’s not what I’d choose for Lady Gaga as I think of her – I’d scent her in SL Fleurs d’Oranger or something else equally big.
Happy Friday!
Twins! I also think it wears very well.
Yay! Nice to have a twin.
Big fan of Lady Gaga, and especially the most recent release, Abracadabra. It’s a big hit in our house, with our kid requesting it non stop. I don’t have any of her perfumes, though I remember testing Fame and finding it pleasant but too safe for the image of Mother Monster, and Eau de Gaga sounded interesting but I never got around to getting a sample so today I’m wearing the most danse macabre scent in my collection, Strange Invisible Perfumes Black Rosette, a dark rose with leather notes, to go with occult / angels and devil vibe and amazing choreography of Abracadabra video and SNL live performance.
I might switch to Eau de Gaga adjacent violet scent, Ffern Spring 2025, later today. I did not like it enough to keep it, but it’s a very well made green violet perfume.
Oh, Black Rosette is perfect!
And Eau de Gaga, if anything, is safer than Fame. Very wearable.
No cp compliant. I have a bottle of Eau de Gaga buried somewhere deep in my perfume cabinet, and I didn’t feel like looking for it. Instead, I am wearing the beautiful Penhaligon’s Ostara for a warm, bright, cheerful day in the 60s. We are expecting 80 degrees for tomorrow, and then back again in the lower 50s. What a roller-coaster!
Happy Friday! 🌞
Too warm too soon but you sure do smell beautiful!
Thank you, Hajusuuri! 🌻
On the same weather roller coaster that you are. My cool down starts tomorrow.
Hello and tgif!
Sotd is Womanity. No doubt my favourite Mugler and what a crime it was to discontinue it. I am still very bitter.
I have one set of travel spray + refill of it unopened. It will probably stay that way until many year later.
Hiya scent twin!
I don’t have any Gaga frags, but I decided on Calyx by Prescriptives. Happy Friday everyone!
And you smelled great today Gail !
Happy Friday everyone!
I don’t have any Gaga’s fragrance, but since I know she is proud of her Italian heritage I decided to go with an Italian brand and a scent with Italian name – Milano Masque L’Attesa. Would Lady Gaga fancy a nice iris? 🤔I think she may…
That’s a great thought!
I’m in Rive Gauche (thanks DeniseH!) for Gaga’s song “Joanne”. I think Joanne might have worn it.
So glad you are enjoying it!
Rive Gauche is a classic.
Hermes Un Jardin a Cythere
You smell nice.
Thank you :).
It is a very calming fragrance.
TGIF! I’m wearing Dior Mitzah today, not for CP, but I realize there are probably many connections between the real life Mitzah and Lady Gaga.
Perfect then!
I’m going the nonconformist route by wearing JM Green Wheat and Meadowsweet from the London Fields series. It’s pretty good for a Saturday morning.
Hope it was a good Saturday Kanuka! I forgot that JM entirely. More than once recently I’ve seen a JM I think I need to announce then realized it came out years ago and I’d already announced it. Possibly I am getting too old to keep track anymore.
Wearing Balmain’s “Signature” hair perfume. I bought this one blind because I never learn. In my defense, the notes were listed as, “scents of star anise, tarragon, pinewood, peach blossom, raspberry, gardenia, orange blossom, cloves, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, apricot, lilac amber, vanilla, sandalwood, cedar wood, balsamic and white musk.” I will use it because I bought it 😉 But the perfume dollars could have been better spent. My husband says its “fine” but I keep thinking I’m smelling something on cardboard, like those car deodorizers or scented bookmarks sort of thing.
Not to be outdone on the CP, I googled Lady Gaga and Balmain. She’s a big fan— — —of the clothing.
Ew. I gagged when I read “car deodorizers”. I think those are vile. 🤢
Well, the hair perfume isn’t vile. But. You prolly shouldn’t buy it blind! Cuz, cardboard. Yeah.
I never learn when it comes to blind buying either.
Ha, laughed out loud at “because I will never learn”…but sorry you are stuck with the bottle!
Busy week here and I haven’t had much time to give thought to the cp and I still have posts to catch up on. Not familiar with either of Lady Gaga’s scents but I found one in my current use that seems to fit both her and her Fame scent.
Fragrantica says some of Fame’s main accords are honey, sweet, amber, warm spicy, and white floral, and EL Sensuous edt matches these same accords, + its honey and jasmine notes are also found in Fame. And I also think that the word ‘sensuous’ can certainly be applied to Lady Gaga herself. So that’s my choice for today’s cp!
Yesterday was Opening Day at the ballpark, and we had a wonderful time watching my beloved White Sox win their first game of the season, especially after the disaster of last year. The park was crowded, lots of families because kids are on Spring Break here; the team played well; and for the first time in awhile I felt a sense of hope 🤞, not just for the team but for life in general as so many people, regardless of race, creed, color, or beliefs, were united in moments of joy. Moments much needed here in this country.
Temps up to the mid-70’s today with 🌞- wow! Windows open – wow! Wishing a bit of good ‘wow’ and moments of joy and hope to all today!😃
Also, Sensuous smells better than Fame 🙂
Yay for the happy ball game. Small moments of hope are important.
I’ve never smelled Fame but from the main accords and scent notes it sounded like a honeyed floral, and the Sensuous edt definitely is like that. I like all the Sensuous fragrances, and the edt with its lighter more floral notes is a good one for Spring.
Thank you Laila for the Inspirational words on baseball! My darling dad taught me to love the game and if he were alive I’m confident he would have been moved by your words as well!
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You smell wonderful, and thank you for the nice story of your day!
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The Harmonist Moon Glory, for « The edge of glory. »
How are you doing today?
Thank you for asking jalapeño. Not well. May have been optimistic.
I’m sorry LesLiesse.
Thank you lillyjo. The Saturday I mailed your YSL was the last normal day I had. I was so happy sending off my first NST fragrance to you my new friend, gorgeous spring day, came home to a fragrance pkg containing Prada Mimosa and Jasmine Attar from another NSTer. I’m holding onto that happy memory.
That’s a shame.
Thank you lillyjo. The Saturday I mailed your YSL was the last normal day I had. I was so happy sending off my first NST fragrance to you my new friend, gorgeous spring day, came home to a fragrance pkg containing Prada Mimosa and Jasmine Attar from another NSTer. I’m holding onto that happy memory.
Oopsie. Still learning how to not double post. Jalapeño you’re very thoughtful to ask. I’m a glass is one-half full or sometimes just 1/10th full gal. Sometimes reality slaps me upside the head.
SOTD = Sonoma Scent Studio Amber Incense
I once was lost and now I am found … NOT Lady Gaga but Amber Incense and a BUNCH of other perfumes, carded, decants, minis and BOXED!!!
Amber Incense was a surprise at the bottom.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DHwRc3zxdjP/?igsh=cWs0ZXo3bTlqODdo
Other than not seeing Lady Gaga perfume, which, IIRC, was gray when sprayed, this was as close as I came to Lady Gaga. Have I ever mentioned that I saw her at Saks (5th Avenue) a while back, when the perfume and beauty floor still had character, NOT the sterile version that it is today? FWIW, there were beefy guys who proceeded her, then she had two of them next to her, and another one behind her, where she then proceeded to the elevators. Nowadays, there’s probably a VIP entrance away from the plebeians.
I don’t think you’ve mentioned that story before. Pretty cool!
It was. Despite being in NYC, it was rare for me to see a celebrity.
I agree! I’ve never seen a celebrity with full entourage.
What other perfumed goodies did you re-discover?
So the surprise was for the carded clear vials, the volumes was pretty much intact, to my big surprise. The mini’s were full which meant I had not even opened them to begin with. I have decants to examine because I do not know what I have. I will be offering these up (not the decants, yet) as freebies which I need to get to before the weather gets too warm!
Nice!
Wow, multiple bodyguards surrounding her. Gosh I would hate to be famous.
Ditto this!
Following Deva and honoring Vero Kern in Onda, but mine is the EdP. I think Lady Gaga would love Vero’s beautiful, inspiring scents. Have a great weekend, and be well.
*Waving at fellow Vero Kern fan* 👋🏼
“She’s an icon, she’s a legend, she is the moment!”
Wearing Diptyque Tempo because, music and Lady Gaga = 🥰🎼🎤
Excellent.
That works!
Great match!
Too cool!
Twins with Springpansy in Eau de Gaga. Honestly, for $20 (which is what it cost when I bought it on Amazon), this is a very wearable perfume and I like the lime.
$20 is way below the threshold for Perfumath Free!
I stood in front of the perfume cabinet and thought, “What says ‘Lady Gaga’ to me?” A tuberose came to mind, but which one? I like tuberose and have more than a few. Then Gaga+fashion+tuberose emerged and I am wearing Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera.
That’s a great perfume.
Honouring sll the daffodils with Myths Woman, Amouage.
My double daffodils just started blooming yesterday, I am very happy about it 🙂
I’m matching the song Bad Romance to TF Black Orchid. They are both a little raunchy.
It’s pretty muggy here, so not the best day to be wearing B.O. lol!
I love the song, BO is too much for me, I hope you can still breathe😉
I went light on the application so I am good.
And here’s me thinking, why body odor? She’s wearing a beautiful perfume 😂
Sometimes B.O is definitely B.O! Lol.
I can’t remember if I ever tried TF Black Orchid in muggy weather. But now I have an awesome earworm thanks to you. 😉🎶
It’s much more enjoyable in dryer weather imo.
“Dry weather” was never really a Thing in New Jersey. But I have enjoyed Black Orchid in both locales.
Did you get bad storms earlier lillyjo? The thunder was so loud here, I stayed off the porch so poor Larry the cat could snuggle and chill. He seems to be even more scared of storms the older he gets.
I did not get any storm’s, just a few downpours. It looks like Sunday is my day for potential severe weather.
I may have mentioned this previously but I had a colleague at work who used to DOUSE herself with TF BO and for the longest time, I stayed away from it.
I can’t imagine dousing myself. I did a half a spritz on both wrists 10 hours ago. It’s still wafting!
Fresh pears and yogurt smoothie
It’s still a little too fresh in the morning for Eau de Gaga so instead I went withl’Occitane Miel & Citron, a candied lemon and tonight for the CP vintage Tabu.
Vintage Tabu is perfect for the CP!
Thank you Jalapeno, this small, about 20ml very vintage bottle is good stuff too.
I’d originally thought of finding a perfumer by the name of Alejandro to pair with her song of the same name. Didn’t find one, but I found an Alessandro who created Nasomato’s discontinued Nuda, of which I have a decant I hoard. I thought Gaga would appreciate an indolic jasmine bomb.
Alas, the weather today was chilly and it just didn’t feel like the right day to pull out Nuda. Then I saw Deva comment about Vero Kern’s birthday and things fell into place. I’m planning to offer a split of Rozy Voile d’Extrait at the split meet, but I wanted to do a test spray or two from my new bottle first to ensure it doesn’t have an annoying sprayer that would make to regret offering to decant it. I think it’ll be fine, and I smell amazing today. I think Lady Gaga would appreciate this gorgeous oddball of a perfume.
Yes, agree that she would appreciate Rozy – or maybe anything from Vero!
Happy Friday! Trying Aristo Chypre today from the Coty discovery set and notes are below. Lots of green patchouli and rose. I have been sampling the perfumes in the order on the description card and it goes light (floral/fruity/etc.) to dark (spicy, amber, etc.). This is the 7th I have tried and I have 7 more to go…am finally entering the dark end of the bunch. 😎
Notes: Chypre Accord, Patchouli, Rose
Accords: Earthy, Woody, Patchouli, Warm, Spicy, Rose
I wonder if chypre accord is a recreation of oakmoss. It sounds nice.
I’m always up for a good rose & patch scent.
Eau de Gaga for me! Spring is busting out all over here, and I’m loving my pink azaleas and yellow daffodils. Lots of buds on my roses but no blooms yet.
Your azaleas and daffodils sound beautiful. No spring bulbs blooming here yet, but some yards have shoots poking up in their garden beds.
I was wanting to break out my Eau de Gaga, which I surprisingly quite like, but went with Pure Poison. The bottle and the name seem Gaga-esque. Otherwise, I’m not too into Lady G, except I thought House of Gucci was a classic ensemble-cast type of flick and that she did an enjoyable and workwomen job.
Pure Poison is lovely! I should have grabbed a bottle of that when it first came out. Many years later I finally did.
Today I learned where the Hazardous Materials Drop Off location is in my county. Was not expecting the directions to include “turn off the paved road”. 🤔🤣
Then I got sticker shock at Costco. Yeesh! I might be cutting down the number of trips I make there in a month. OTOH, some of the things I picked up today are one-time purchases. Even taking that into account, it was a pricey run.
SOTD = TM Womanity. I have the big honking bottle of it, partly because bottle pr0n. And partly because this smells like kind of beachy on me. It’s one of the very few scents with a salt note in it that I can wear. Nothing grody to my nose.
I love the Womanity bottle! The scent wasn’t for me but I had a travel size for a while, just for the bottle.
I’m glad I like both the scent and the bottle! 😁
I’ve noticed that the perfume isn’t pink anymore. It’s changed color despite being kept in its box and in a closet.
I’ve managed to “manage” my Costco runs to once every 2 months. That said, I am also watching my spending at the usual spots (e.g. Whole Foods, Wegmans) and eating out.
Today was the most expensive one I’ve ever had.
Still miss Wegmans!! Their reusable grocery bags are the absolute best.
I started watching grocery shopping videos on YouTube. I am astonished by how much food people buy just willy-nilly. They don’t even shop the sales.
I envy the perfumistas that can wear Womanity. I never could.
I take a list every time I shop and try to stick to it. My groceries are going to be more expensive since I am overhauling my eating. Less grains and more protein, as per a doctor’s recommendation.
I’m trying to switch my son over to more protein. I still can’t decide if Costco might be worth it to join.
The nice thing about a Costco membership is that you get a rebate check at the end of the year which you can apply to the fee for the next year.
Victoria from BdJ admires Womanity, she said it was a trend-setter for salty, marine vanillas.
Heh, if I would have heard Womanity described as a “salty, marine vanilla” before I smelled it, I would NEVER have tried it. Just goes to show that notes lists aren’t everything.
I’ve noticed it is a shapeshifter depending on the weather. It’s salty drfitwood-ish in warm weather. In cooler weather the fig comes out for a bit and I get some vanilla and less woods.
No Lady Gaga today. I am wearing Zara Fleur d’ Oranger by Jo Malone. It reminds me a lot of Orange Blossom Jo Malone London, but for about a third of the price. I like it and will probably pair it with Wood Sage & Sea Salt body cream when it comes from Nordstrom. Thanks to the person that mentioned the sale. I also had a $10 note I could apply so I thought I might as well get it.
Oh, and for those that have mentioned our remodeling, we did get the shower in and it is gorgeous. Next week is flooring week and then we are done!
Hey, you’re making great progress with your home improvement projects!
When did you get the Zara Fleur d’Oranger?
Recently, I bought that one and the Tubereuse Noir, both by Jo Malone. The Tubereuse Noir smells like Do Son or Gucci Bloom, both of which I like. It was kind of an impulsive buy, but I have always liked scents created by Jo Malone and the Zara ones are so inexpensive for the size of the bottle. Also, I love those heavy bottles with the magnetic tops.
I sampled the new JM Beach Blossom and really liked it.
Have not heard of that one. Her scents sent me down the rabbit hole. They are pretty tame though and not always a lot of longevity.
Taking notes 📝
Nice choice Kris, you smell great! (I almost wore SL Fleurs d’oranger today)
Thanks, though not a Lady Gaga scent. It was 80 degrees here so I couldn’t wear anything too strong today.
Delighted you’re happy with your shower!