It's Friday the 13th, plus World Radio Day. Our community project for today is Long Lost Love...wear a beloved fragrance that has been discontinued, or a fragrance that reminds you of a beloved person, pet, possession or place. Thanks to Old Herbaceous for the idea!
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.
A lost place and time: I'm remembering living near the beach in SoCal in the late 80s / early 90s, in Comptoir Sud Pacifique Aqua Motu.
Reminder: on 2/20, we'll honor the Lunar New Year (which was on Tuesday) by wearing a fragrance that reflects the qualities of the (Fire) Horse: energy, enthusiasm, independence and passion.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2026, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Photo5_red_ribbon [cropped] by Jae at flickr; some rights reserved.
Thanks to a very generous member of this community I’m in vintage Lauren! I discovered it when I was 14. If I could get my hands on it I would apply lavishly. It reminds me of that summer, and bicycle rides. It’s a really nice memory.
And I can get behind world radio day. When I was very young we lived in Cape Breton, and I had a large radio. I’d put it under my pillow, to muffle the sound. Around midnight if the weather was good I could pick up the American radio stations-New York with Wolfman Jack was a favourite. I was mesmerized and I loved the music. I could tune in for a few hours. If I fell asleep the weather patterns would change again and I’d wake up to something I found depressing, like the local station playing Islands In The Stream by Kenny and Dolly(no shade-just wasn’t what I wanted:))
Really looking forward to today’s responses 🙂
Nice memory! I can remember hearing Casey Kasem American Top 40 on the transistor most weekends. It seemed to go on and on for hours. We must have had Wolfman Jack too as I can recall his voice
Yes! Casey Kasem, hadn’t thought of that in years!
I am wearing Paco Rabanne Metal. I wore this a lot when I was young. My boyfriend at that time brought me this from US. I loved it and wore it all the time, years later I found a bottle, it smells great to me even today, it’s timeless.
Interesting that he brought it from the US, I think of Paco Rabanne as hard to find here!
I’ve had a headache today and haven’t completely recovered, so I went with something I didn’t really plan but that still matches the CP: Penhaligon’s Castile. Light and fresh – and I’m really sad Penhaligon’s discontinued it.
Weather: warm (+1°C/34°F).
Power: on.
I love Castile, you smell great.
Hope it is better soon Glannys! At least for power 🙂
We are headache twins. I hope your’s is gone now.
Thank you, yes. Ibuprofen helped and I felt well enough to spray a bit of Irish Leather before going outside later. I hope yours is gone too.
Glad you’re feeling better and Yay! for power.
Yuck, a persistent headache. 🤕
I’m wearing vintage L’Aimant , which still exists in some form but probably doesn’t smell the same at all. The vintage stuff is like a more buttery, peachy No 5.
No, best not to smell anything new is my motto.
😂 You took the words right out of my mouth, Robin!
My guess is there’s probably vintage L’Aimant (the one I have) and vintage-vintage L’Aimant (the one you have) since there’ve been numerous iterations. But I still love it in all forms.
Sotd Kenzo Flower Oriental. Another great scent discontinued long time ago. I love the spicy, smokey incense note and it is not as powdery as the original one. I will miss it when my bottle is gone.
Finally, the temperatures are warming up. We will be in the 40s starting tomorrow. What a relief!
Happy Friday! 🌞
That was a good one!
The best from the Flower line, imho.
It’s 41 here right now. It feels incredible.
It is 35 here. This is like summertime after being frozen for weeks! 😀
You are above freezing today! w00t w00t w00t!
💃💃💃
Today I’m in the long-discontinued Clinique Chemistry, a men’s floral that I’ve always felt was the epitome of sophistication — another one of those scents that I bought the instant I smelled it because there was just no question it was made for me. The opening salvo makes me think of vintage Estée Lauder White Linen with a masculine twist, but eventually it goes its own way.
It seems like Clinique never really managed to market fragrance well, even Happy which was a big seller.
cough cough Wrappings cough
LOL
I chose Eau Sauvage for the CP. It always reminds me of my dad in the seventies — he wore the aftershave originally, but switched to the edt at some point, probably when someone gifted it to him. Then in about 1981 he grew a beard and stopped using scent … and it’s just now occurring to me that he probably applied the edt the same way as the aftershave. 🙄
Ha, probably!
CP twins!
We have excellent taste 😁
Annick Goutal’s Eau de Camille – still my all-time favourite.
What a lovely fragrance!
Goutal has cancelled out some of my favorites-I won’t rant about it. For now!
Rant away-I will listen. Folavril. Passion. Eau d’Annick. all those beautiful candles like Sac de ma Maere, and Cedre…ok I’ll stop now.
Keep going lol
Camille was an exceptionally beautiful fragrance-I hope you enjoy it for years to come 🙂
Sun’s out, going up to the 40s today, so I took a springtime option–Chamade edp in the gold ribbed bottle. Am not sure if this is still in production. Google says the edt is, in the bee bottle but it isn’t on Guerlain’s site.
I love your SOTD, too. Chamade does feel like a very different fragrance as it dries down. I love its green opening, too.
Chamade is so, so pretty.
Hello and tgif!
Sotd is a discontinued beloved perfume, Amouage Beloved. This is one of the best from Amouage and I was silly enough to not buy a back-up.
Jalapeno, to answer your question from yesterday, I don’t have another special event to look forward to but I am looking forward to one special NY dish the Malaysian Chinese community eats during NY called Yee Sang. It’s a raw fish (salmon mostly I’ve heard) salad with many elements representing different auspicious sayings.
They discontinued Beloved????
Thanks, happy888cat!
Too bad Amouage d/c’ed Beloved. I had a sample of it that I enjoyed, right down to the last drops.
World Radio Day! I still remember sitting in my 7th grade homeroom class in junior high school and the nice boy (Gordy) who sat in front of me explaining to me how you could make a request for a song on the station that played “our” popular music. He was using George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord as an example. (How can I remember all that and never remember where I put my cell phone?!)
Fendi Theorema today.
awww! This is a great memory!!
So long ago…
I loved this memory, and your SOTD.
It was reading yours above that made me think of it!
I love random vivid memories like that, thanks for sharing!
It’s amazing how well I can picture the whole scene.
Such sweetness is indelible in the Hippocampus!🥰
🙂
SOTD Cristalle from sample decant
It was the 1990s and I was on the loose with my girlfriends on Fifth Avenue, youthful and electric. We ended up at Planet Hollywood stuffing our faces. In the bathroom, the attendant lined the counter with treasures — hairspray, combs, perfumes. (remember when they use to do this??) She misted my sweater with Chanel Cristalle, I fell in love on the spot.
My friend marched me to Chanel. $35.00 of babysitting money later, I held my first real bottle of perfume. I haven’t bought it since-but enjoying my small sample that still takes me back. Someone on NST said Cristalle smells like “dancing on snow.” It was winter when I first wore it, so this metaphor if fitting.
apsara-I will keep reading that book, so I can watch the movie! Sorry I didn’t reply yesterday 🙂
Thanks for the recommendation
Another beautiful scent and memory. I remember the 30 ml of Cristalle being about #%$ cdn-wish we could still find it for that price.
that should red-35$ cdn
I read it as expletives lol 😂
What a great scent association to a wonderful perfume!
Great story ltsg!
I’m wearing Champagne…quite a lot of it as it just pours out of the open neck ( dabber not sprayer). I found the bottle in an op shop so it doesn’t have any associations but seems appropriate for Valentine’s Day and late summer.
Happy Valentines! I forgot that holiday is here…when did it become February..
You smell fantastic!
Not at all CP today. Wearing two sprays of Devotion from a travel size, which is two thirds gone at this point.
Very dreary today, a spit every now and again of a single drop of rain. Cloudy, with barely discernible mountains in the distance. The barometer must be wacky because my dog is acting all stressed even though there’s no thunder. Maybe something is headed this way…she’s a reliable indicator of storms.
I tried to get my taxes done yesterday and the entire outcome was so abnormal that I’m afraid I’ll have to go to a travel tax professional and spend the big bucks. Cue the crying…😢
Stay safe, peeps!
I’m with you on the expensive accountants…I’m finally having to pay one this year to do my U.S. taxes, to fix the one issue I don’t know how to fix. It’s definitely going to cost the big bucks…sigh.
Ugh, sorry on the taxes!
I have to say, I will definitely pay for accountants. I hate doing taxes. I would rather scrub bathrooms. But regrettably, they are expensive.
Me too! Plus, we have a great CPA, so I don’t complain about the price.
Poor T-Rex! And your poor wallet, too.
I’m wearing an all natural perfume called Eros from Artemisia Natural Perfumes. The company is long gone and I have only a small bottle left but it’s a very special scent for me. It’s the only perfume I ever found that was made with a solid dose of bourbon rose absolute, a very distinctive cultivar with amazing, complex and deep scent, set on a base of oakmoss and orris butter. I wore this perfume for a while, including on my wedding day, and I was sad when the company disappeared, and this and several other great perfumes they made were no longer available. Lost but not forgotten..!
Oh, what a shame you can’t buy the scent you wore for your wedding!
Once I hit the shower (moving slowly today since the other Ockeghems are not at work or school), I’m going to start today with Molton Brown Cool. This is so vintage, I guess, that not even the internet remembers it existed. (A search turns up their Cool Buchu scent, which is not the same.) I bought it for Mr. Ockeghem sometime in the late 1990s / very early 2000s at the exclusive men’s store just off Newbury Street in Boston (apparently now a Restoration Hardware). It was similar to what he wore when I first met him, which was an Abercrombie & Fitch scent from the ’80s (back when they were a high-end sporting outfitter, before they were bought by Limited) that he had, um, “decanted” from his dad’s bottle into a film canister that he brought to university. The bottle of MB Cool is still lurking in Mr. O’s vanity drawer, and he hasn’t worn it in forever. So I’m going to pull it out.
Tonight I’ll switch to vintage Halston for my mom.
What a wonderful memory, ockeghem, and you brought back one for me, too. I remember the old Louis Boston very well, and had a memorable shopping day there with a fellow perfumista from the old MUA days. The SA left the two of us alone and we sniffed almost everything they had, I swear. It was a fun afternoon.
Thank you for reminding me of the name! I couldn’t pull it out of my memory this morning, but was able to find the building on Google Maps. That would have been a fun afternoon!
It sure was. I can’t remember if I bought a bottle, but it was there that I discovered Etiquette Bleue from D’Orsay. Fantastic fragrance.
Semi participating in the CP. Wearing Clinique Happy Heart. It reminds me of high school.
Hey, that seems like full participation!
Happy Friday NST! And for those who observe ladies celebrating ladies… Happy GALENTINES Day!
Sotd Love of:
Girlfriends & Besties… Clinique Happy Heart.
And a special shoutout to the new friends – female & male- I’ve made here on NST! Thank you for the beauty and creativity you share, the inspiration you’ve given me, your insight and your resilience! Regardless of which gorgeous scent you’re wearing today, I wish you a Happy Heart!
This is a lovely post LesLiesse. A happy heart to you!💖
🫱🏻🫲🏼
Back atcha!🥰
aww, Happy Galentine’s!
❤️💐
Today I’m wearing La Parfumerie Moderne Desarmant. It’s such a beautiful lilac fragrance. All the Parfumerie Moderne fragrances were so good, and not outrageously priced. I think they had five scents in the first release and then the brand closed down in just a few years. I treasure my bottle.
I remember that one! What a shame that the line folded so quickly. Their last release sounded perfect for me, but it wasn’t released in the U.S. Enjoy wearing yours.
I love Desarmant too and am so sad my decant is almost gone. What a beauty.
I’m wearing Leather Jardin today because of its slight resemblance to Aramis (because I don’t have Aramis). My dad exclusively wore Aramis when I was growing up, and it just brings back memories of my childhood. Quite timely because he’s currently renovating my childhood home (he does not live there full time) and just last night he was telling me about the random old toys and things he’s finding.
That’s so cool he’s finding forgotten toys!
I have never thought of Leather Jardin smelling like Aramis, but now I have to try it soon. My dad wore Aramis too and I loved it though he put it on pretty heavy.
It is an incredible 54 degrees as I write this. I can’t believe it 😳! It was 26 when I awoke this morning.and less than 7 hours later it’s gone up 30 degrees. A very nice morning to head out to yoga at a nearby library, then Costco, Aldi, BBW (coupon for free body care product, the Disney Princess line is absolutely beautiful for young girls), and a McD’s lunch as a treat for us for all that hard work. And 🌞 still shining brightly!
For today’s cp and Valentine’s Day Eve, I chose Avon’s Here’s My Heart (1958) to commemorate my mom and all the fun times we had together when our Avon lady would come to visit and entice us with new offerings to test. The scent itself is representative of those days gone by – aldehydic, a little powdery, green and woody with a hint spice from, I suspect, carnation. My bottle is at least 20+ years old or more; I can’t remember when I saw my last Avon lady. Hadn’t seen or heard of Avon in years, but in researching apparently they do have a website. I’m guessing Here’s My Heart is long d/c but I have no idea when.
Relaxing the rest of the day and looking forward to PBS and Olympics tonight. Happy Valentine’s Day Eve!💘
51 here Laila! I am loving it!🌞 We will be watching the olympics tonight too.
Wow! You were almost the same temperature today that I was. I think it got up to 56 here.
SOTD = MFK Ciel de Gum
I am almost positive that this had been discontinued. Besides having worn this not too long ago, I was reminded of it when I got an unsolicited comment on IG from a picture I posted over 2 years ago (I could look to be sure but I am lazeeeey)!
In other news, I still get emails from NJTransit about all the problems. I snicker every time I see one. Anyway, although not NJTransit, Amtrak is close enough. This gift article talks about the new* trains that are being built and are now being deployed to the east coast U.S. for testing. *The article talks about “50 years ahead” but the comments mention better technology in place for the past 20-30 years! I don’t control the comments so if you are a comments reader, don’t be surprised!
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/travel/amtrak-new-train-airo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1A.1DrY.5gLR_IqtIq1e&smid=nytcore-ios-share
I took the Amtrak last summer up to the twin cities and I thought it was just lovely. So relaxing, nice roomy, fully reclining seats and a little cafe where people could get food or coffee. I think my ticket was $29 each way, a bargain!
Sounds great! I have taken Amtrak several times when traveling up and down the east coast (mostly for business) and they were all wonderful.
I used to see the Acela trains (Amtrak) come thru Philly and South Jersey. Sometimes the tracks they use are right by NJT ones.
Most of the time they are on the same tracks as NJTransit.
My true love, always and forever, sadly discontinued–Iris Ganache
But they might bring it back! They seem to do that more than other brands.
I’m in 10 Corso Como, which worked for last Friday’s cp too! The only perfume for which I have a back up. This is part of my desert island 10, or maybe even 5.
It’s been a busy day. This Friday and last I have toured some apartments on behalf of gradtowngirl and her bf. They have set up the showings and then I FaceTime them during the walkthrough. Sometimes technology is really handy. Well, the second one I toured today they both fell in love with, as did I! And the best part is, it is 2 miles away. 🥹 They won’t move in until the end of the summer, but I am so excited to think that she will be back home!
It’ll be so nice to have them close!
It will be SO nice! She graduated from hs in 2018, and with the exception of a gap year in between undergrad and grad school, she’s been gone. I kind of can’t believe it, I am so excited.🤩
2 miles! That will definitely be awesome!
I can’t wait!🤩
Wonderful news about gradtowngirl!
I’m wafting Jean Patou 1000, so I felt rather elegant as I did the supermarket shopping 🙂 .
As it should be!
Sampling PdE Ambre Russe today. It’s very good but something is a bit musty to my nose…maybe the cumin note? I tried Aziyade the other day and that has TONS of cumin that came off as body odor so a no go for me.
Cumin is a hard one for me too.
My Aziyade experience was the same as yours!
I have today off, and have been running errands and making phone calls. I get to sit and do nothing now.
My sotd is KL for women by Karl Lagerfeld. I have almost thunked this bottle many times, but there is still 1 or 2 sprays left. It is long discontinued and I will never replace it at the price it goes for. I remember in the 80s, I had the whole body product line. It was fantastic.
I hate making phone calls. Glad you are getting some dealt with.
I love this one and with its spices and orange notes it is my traditional Thanksgiving Day fragrance because it blends so well with the food I cook that day. Luckily I got a BUB a few years ago inexpensively; I can’t believe what it’s going for these days!
This is one that got away. Wear the remnants (oy, not a great word for perfume!) in good health!
Wearing Rodin Rodin on one wrist and Nasomatto Nuda on the other. I’m in discontinued jasmine heaven! Mr. allo is out of town again…😎
And when the cat’s away…the mice play (in the perfume fortress)!
And I’m a darn good smelling mouse🐭
Discontinued and indolic jasmine heaven! Rowr!
My partner in all things indolic jasmine! Rowr!
I’m in Midnight Poison, courtesy of a fantastic NST’er and an epic swap. This has been long discontinued, and I’m thrilled to have it my collection.
Midnight Poison has such a gorgeous bottle! I should get mine out.
Oddly enough, I don’t get any rose in it at all. Plenty of patchouli, and the citrus topnotes are present and accounted for. What are you smelling?
I’m getting some rose, but not too much. It’s definitely not a loud scent, unlike the original Poison (which I happen to have a few bottles of!) Like you, the patchouli is more of the standout, but still quite subtle on me.
I am wearing Chanel No.5 Eau Premiere in honor of my beloved grandmother who wore Chanel. She passed more than 20 years ago and today is her birthday. I had my first exposure to perfume at my grandmother’s home, looking at the bottles on her vanity. She also wore EL Youth Dew. I have a bottle of Chanel EDT from her, vintage probably 1980’s. I have to say I like the Eau Premiere version better.
Oh, wow! Great memory for you.
❤️💙❤️🩹
My SOTD is Rose of No Man’s Land. This always reminds me of Allo as she gave me quite a large bottle of it a few years ago. I love it!
You are on a bit of a rose kick as of late, aren’t you?
Not really. I think I wore POAL last week once, but otherwise that is about it.
Since it’s Friday the 13th, maybe I should have worn FM Superstitious? 🐈⬛
Feeling better today, but not 100%. Was shocked at how late I slept in this morning. Still taking it easy.
More snow in the mountains today. I saw a bit of rain here last night. Just enough to knock the dust down. Hoping for more over the weekend.
SOTD = Agent Provocateur L’Agent EdP. A discontinued incense flanker of Agent Provocateur that pairs beautifully with Korres Jasmine Body Butter. Wish I would have grabbed another bottle of this while it was still gettable.
Glad you’re feeling better, continue to rest and let Teflon kitty’s magic purrs work their magic. 😻
I did have some lap time with a purring Teflon kitty earlier this evening. Also having some light rain again tonight.
Hoping the ski areas are getting a nice blanket of snow tonight.
Aw, so glad Teflon Kitty is doing the emotional cat support work. 😀
I did have some lap time with a purring Teflon kitty earlier this evening. Also having some light rain again tonight.
Hoping the ski areas are getting a nice blanket of snow tonight.
Glad you’re feeling better!
Thank you! 😻
Twins with SheriG in Eau Sauvage for the CP. I first smelled this on a friend, way before perfumista days, and was blown away by how nice it was. So far removed from the usual masculine fougère thing.
I loved it so much and tried for a while to get my husband to wear it, but no go. I sold the bottle I had bought for him, and when I told someone here that I missed it, she sent me a decant of it. ❤️
My husband did not love it either! I did get him to wear Guerlain Vetiver for awhile.
You made more progress than I did! The only scented thing mine wears is from Old Spice deodorant. Not even the proper fragrance. 🙄
Oops. Meant that for Robin.