If it's Saturday when you read this, rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to August, aka Peach Month. That means we are late for our annual shower census....do tell us about the scented products in your bath or shower! How many scented shower gels and/or bar soaps are in your shower right now? And do tell us the names / products. If you have any great scented products in other categories (hair care?) tell us about those too.
Or, as always, just talk about something else.
Still in my shower from last year: Lush Sticky Dates, Lush Sunrise, Lush Posh Chocolate, Attitude Super Leaves Orange Leaves. (I have used up Rose Jam for the moment, as well as Lush Cherry Pop and Lush Bananaaa.) There is also a bit of Lush Jasmine & Henna hair treatment, quite expired but still in use.
New smellies:
Weleda Skin Food Body Wash smells like you'd expect if you've used the cream, and is unlikely to be universally loved but I am enjoying it. Like most of Weleda's body washes, it has a creamy consistency with relatively low lather. I am missing Weleda's Sea Buckthorn Body Wash and might buy that next.
Koala Eco Australian Mandarin, Lemon Myrtle & Pink Grapefruit Body Wash is a new-to-me reasonably priced (well, relatively: it is about $15 for 500 ml) citrusy herbal favorite. It has some glycerin so feels relatively non-drying, and like almost everything else in my shower is often mixed with other gels...I like it with Posh Chocolate but suspect that not everybody would.
Nuxe Hair Prodigieux High Shine Conditioner is less reasonably priced (about $30 for 200 ml but I did find it at a sale price). The sweet floral smell is nuclear-strength, and I can't even tell if I like it because it's so strong as to be slightly nauseating. Luckily I do not notice it after my hair is dry, and luckily I absolutely love how my hair feels after using it, but I will never buy the matching shampoo and I will think hard before replacing the conditioner. They really should do an unscented version.
Note: the "Loofah for Kids Bath Sponge Cute Animal Bunny Gift Set" is $17 at Amazon.
I remembered to 🐇 belatedly, but better late than not at all, right? SOTM is Naomi Goodsir’s Or du Serail because DeniseH mentioned mango yesterday.
I see that I neglected the poll. For some unknown reason, most of my shower gels and body washes have been relegated to the cupboard. Right now there’s only Juniper Ridge Big Sur body wash (currently out of production, hoping they’ll bring it back) and Fzotic Toasted Lilac bar soap. And KMS has replaced its Tame Frizz line (the one that had the heavenly cocoa aroma) with All Smooth, which actually works better on my hair but lacks that wonderful scent. It does (allegedly) contain olive essence which gives it a very nice, slightly herbal scent. Both still have shelf space in my shower.
I do wish Fzotic would do shower gels! I cannot bring myself to buy more bar soap but I would love to try the Toasted Lilac.
Well, as it happens, Bruno’s newsletter email today features the Toasted Lilac soap, and mentions that it’s at its freshest at this time of year. 🙂
Figures! I just can’t keep 10 soaps in the shower the way I can keep 10 shower gels.
The toasted lilac soap, as with all his soaps, is lovely. I wish I lived in the U.S. and could order them more often.
So far, I have some Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 and Lush Sleepy body washes going in my shower at the moment. The lotions of both are in rotation along with my unscented lotion. Currently in Infusion d’iris. Today is my dad’s birthday but we are celebrating tomorrow since I have to work today.
Happy birthday to your dad, Dawn!
Remembered my rabbits…gonna need the luck in the next few months, so I’ll take anything I can.
I’m not one for many bath products, but I do always have scented soap. Right now I have an orange flower one from Provence that I picked up at the lavender store on Granville Island, and a wild rose scented shaving soap that I make myself.
Ockeghem Teen managed to give me the cold she had before / during camp (or, maybe I shouldn’t have been hiking in cold rain at Whistler last weekend?). I’m trying desperately not to give it to Mr. Ockeghem, who has one more performance of Monteverdi to play tomorrow, so that means I’m sleeping on the couch, which is just a bit too short for me. My cat is not pleased when I come down at night, after trying to sleep in bed, and boot her out of her bed on the couch. She’s been expressing her displeasure by doing naughty things and keeping me up.
Ugh, feel better ockeghem!
Summer colds are the worst. I hope thing improve soon because your cat may be planning your demise in retaliation for taking up his/her “spot.” You know how vengeful cats are…🤣
Ugh about the cold. Do sleep with your eyes open though because you know you are infringing on the owner’s sleeping quarters 🤣.
I have to say she was more chill about it last night than when I did it Wednesday night / Thursday morning. Then she picked at the bottom of the dining room chairs (which are Hans Wegner chairs with paper cord seats, which, yeah, it’s like a scratching post but NOT), and jumped on the dining room table, both of which she knows are no nos. Then she tried to scratch at the couch, which I was on, so she knew that was a suicide mission.
I hope you feel better soon 🙂 I’m onto day ten of a summer cold and I do feel better. My cat behaved beautifully (for once!) and stayed with me quite a bit. Try and stay hydrated-hard to do if you have a sore throat, I know. Look after yourself:)
Summer colds are a bane! Hope you and the cat peacefully coexist until it passes.
Thanks, all! I’m feeling a bit better today — fingers crossed it’ll be over soon.
Any soap from Provence is good, it seems.
I hope the cold whizzes past and Mr. O stays healthy.
Hmm, how do I put this politely, I’m sort of a bath product ho. 🤣
I have way too many choices and rotate a lot. At home I currently have a last bar of Snow Fairy soap, along with the following shower gels: LUSH Rose Jam, Philosophy Senorita Margarita, Native Tie-Dye Vanilla Cupcake and a citrus mangosteen I forget the brand. At the CABIN outdoor shower I have Pasha coconut soap, Body Shop Cherries and Cheer and an Italian brand I picked up in Genoa that is lemon basil. These are my summer products, they’ll change in September to fall.
Hello kettle, LOL…
Hello pot! 😆
Philosophy Senorita Margarita is a good one!
And I am in the same club as you and Robin.
Applying to your club too!
Ooh the Italian lemon basil sounds perfect for hot muggy days! Great line-up, Kelly Red!
Rabbits to everyone! I am still commando because I am pre-shower, just being lazy. Later this afternoon I will be attending via Zoom the memorial service for my close friend who died of cancer two weeks ago. I’m still struggling to absorb the shock of her very rapidly progressing illness. It will be good to hear others speak about her; the funeral is in Oregon and too far for me to attend.
Back to the poll–my shower still has the same washes as last year, Delina and Rocky Mountain Blood Orange and Grapefruit. I just don’t use them much! I do have new shampoo I like, L’Oreal Silver Hair Shampoo. I’ve often used the purple hair type from them but I think the silver is better. It has a strong rose scent that I don’t mind but it might put some people off.
By my sink I have of Mrs. Meyers basil hand wash. It’s among my favorites, along with lavender and After the Rain.
Is the Silver Hair shampoo purple or blue or? I have their Ever Pure purple and detest the smell so I almost never use it, in fact it’s hiding in the closet.
It’s Ever Pure Silver and isn’t purple. It is a very light blue color but the smell is very different, like a rose. I like it a lot. You only need to use a small amount.
I should look into that. My stylist said I should use purple shampoo once or twice a week to tone down the natural red in my hair to go with the growing silver, and she said to go with the cheap stuff, but it just didn’t really work for me (I was using the L’Oreal purple).
Ever Pure Purple does have a truly terrible smell! The Aveda purple line is much better but is also much pricier.
Thank you! I should try the Aveda…the Ever Pure was cheaper but a waste of money.
And in case anyone else cares, I found out that Aveda got rid of their Blonde Revival purple line and now they have a purple version of the Botanical Repair shampoo instead. Almost certainly going to buy this since I already love the regular Botanical Repair shampoo.
Your blood orange sounds great..I Love that smell
Sorry about your friend. My 2 best friends date back to high school. So far, all 3 of us are healthy but I treasure all of our time together. I live far from them and we make efforts to stay in touch.
You are very fortunate to have them! I appreciate your sympathy. The Zoom plus in-person memorial tribute meeting was really quite good, with sad and funny moments, and a few very poignant comments. I learned things about my friend that I hadn’t known–she was someone with many facets and a wide range of interests.
Calypso! Somehow I read the 2nd part of your message (my eye zeroed right in on haircare) and not the first part, I am so sorry. I am glad the zoom memorial service was good and you have my sympathies.
Me too! I am so glad the Zoom was good. I just lived through a borderline annoying service for my grandmother (she wanted it simple but my uncle felt she wanted a preacher but she hadn’t been to church in decades, so he invited any Methodist preacher they could get. He was just supposed to do the basics but somehow he kept going on about how he never knew her but the Bible would be comfort, so he’d quote more of it). The lunch afterward with my extended family was so much better for sharing stories.
Calypso I’m sorry for your loss. I hope the service brings you some comfort. Take care.
Very sorry to hear about your friend’s sudden passing. My condolences. I am glad that the Zoom memorial worked out for you, since Zoom is notoriously finicky.
So sorry, Calypso, it’s hard to lose a dear friend, there is the blessing in the sadness that she didn’t linger too long with this terrible disease. Hope the ceremony indeed gave you some comfort.
I am really sorry for your loss. I hope the memorial service brings you some closure and comfort, Calypso.
I’m so sorry for your loss Calypso, ((hugs)) to you.
I’m sorry you lost a friend in such brutally fast circumstances. My father had ten days between a cancer diagnosis and death so I understand how awful it can be. I’m glad the zoom service went well. Sending you a big hug!
I’m so sorry about your friend, Calypso. My condolences.
Using my old standby, Shikai’s Yuzu, and also Maran’s Topless Tangerine–both are nondrying, though the Shikai foams up a little better. Tempted by Each & Every’s Eternal Summer coconut and lime shower gel. Always see Necessaire products, which I’ve never tried.
I still have half a gallon (!!) of my ShiKai Yuzu refill but when it is gone I think I will switch to the Koala Eco, assuming they sell refills — have not checked yet.
I keep meaning to try the Maran line!
I love ShiKai Yuzu and have been using it for a few years.
Happy weekend!
Sotd is Balenciaga 100% (that’s the name!). A beautiful rose that is reminiscent to Delina Exclusif but less “girly”.
In my shower now:
Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench shower oil – smells perfumey (in a good way) and scent lingers after shower.
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Play shpwer gel
Lush Sticky Dates shower gel
Lush Ginger shampoo – my scalp was angry due to a previous harsh shampoo and this help sooth my scalp immensely
OUAI Bond Repair Balm – use in place of conditioner and it intensely repairs my hair, making it smooth, shiny and verrry soft. (Highhhhly recommend)
Out of shower find mention:
Oribe Hair Alchemy Bond Building Elixir – apply on damp hair, this is so effective at repair as well. I also highly recommend (but it is very pricey).
I use the Oribe Hair Alchemy shampoo and volume conditioner
Oribe products are really so good. Sachajuan is also another great brand.
Sticky Dates is a good one, but I use that one in the cooler months.
I have all the SD products, shower gel, lotion, body mist, hair primer… everytime I use SD I feel compelled to use the whole line and smell mighty delicious.
Somehow I missed that there’s a Lush Ginger shampoo! Does it have the same scent as the Ginger shower gel and/or perfume?
It actually smells like freshly grated spicy ginger! Earthy and mind awakening.
Oooh, I should look into that.
2nd that…
Pantene shampoo that I refill into a glass pump bottle
Unknown bar soap (but I have a 3-pack of Maja soap waiting)
Clinique facial scrub
Since last year’s poll I discovered the LUSH Archive webpage, thanks to you all! Now my normally boring shower (above) has a huge bottle of Avocado Wash, and a Cynthia Stout shampoo waiting in the cabinet. Both will last me forever.
It’s hot! Wearing Sunflowers today for a birthday party.
Avocado wash sounds good. I haven’t tried that.
I’m going to have to check out the Lush archive page, thx SarahN!
I chuckled when I read Kelly Red’s post because I do identify with that addiction!🤣Just as I do with my perfumes, I change bath products seasonally – and a few monthly – and keep several shelves in a bathroom closet stocked with them, too numerous to mention all. Since my theme for August is white florals and coconut, you’ll find beachy, gardenia, jasmine and coconut products.
Today my SOTD is LMDLV Vanille Divine Des Tropiques edt layered over YR Island Vanilla sg, and BBW Tahiti Island Dream bc, bl, and bs.
Cool and rainy today and much of tomorrow, and I’m very happy to start the month with a quiet weekend at home. Will be leisurely doing miscellaneous while listening to and watching baseball much of today and evening.
Happy weekend to all!⚾️🧢
I’m like you. I have several in a box and several on shelves in my shower. They get rotated for the seasons. Right now, I have floral, coconut and beachy as well plus a citrus.
You have exactly what I have👍!
Twins 😊
I keep it simple. In my shower are half a tub of Lush Posh Chocolate body wash, the thick paste (the entire line is discontinued but I have a bottle of the shower gel when that’s gone), and a large pump bottle of Axe Dark Temptation, which serves me as both shampoo and body wash. It’s based on Mugler A*Men, much simplified, of course, but it does have that chocolate note and it’s surprisingly good. I have a number of backup bottles because they’re going to discontinue it some day, of course they are.
Oh, I adore anything chocolate scented, I bet that paste smells amazing!
The Sees candy factory is right down the street from our gym (Burlingame), we often walk out post workout to the smell of chocolates, marsmallow, and caramel. It doesn’t help when we’re trying to eat less sugar.
What temptation, Smokey Toes!! Not fair after a workout especially.
Oh, the Lush Posh Chocolate is lovely. I had it for my kid when we were living in Germany last, but it didn’t get used much, so I used it up before we moved home.
Might have to give that particular version of Axe bodywash a sniff, assuming I can find it.
This is so timely, because I just this morning ran out of everything! I’m out of soap! (It was Whole Foods jasmine gardenia.) I’m out of shampoo and conditioner! (They were Native Peach and Nectar.) I’m out of face wash! (La Roche Posay unscented, because scents in face products always irritate my skin.). Looking for inspiration!
You will find it here! Let us know what you buy 🙂
I bought a little bottle of Lush Rose Jam in 2014 (so says the bottle), used it once, hated the scent, and put it away. Earlier this year I poured it into a citrus-scented body wash (I don’t remember what it was, it’s in a generic pump bottle) so now I’m using it. I also have a Weleda Sea Buckthorn tube that’s about 2/3 gone. In reserve are some sandalwood bar soaps and Lush Hot Toddy and Flying Fox, both from 2014 as well!
I am still sampling. Today is Initio Oud for Greatness. I like it quite a lot, the price not so much. I certainly don’t need a full bottle of anything but I might spring for a 10ml decant.
Yesterday I signed a contract for a new roof on the house since mine is 20 years old and has started to leak. The price took my breath away. Housing codes have changed and the gaps in my 74-year-old tongue and groove roof decking no longer meet code, so I have to have plywood sheathing put down over the whole area before the waterproof membrane and shingles get nailed down. Plus, I need new gutters and downspouts, too. The company has hundreds of five star reviews, absolutely stands by their work, and came in 15K under an estimate I got last year. But wow, it’s a lot of money.
I’m sorry about your roof. The amount of money it takes own and maintain a home these days is diabolical.
Ugh, I can definitely empathize since my roof is also due for a replacement before long.
I didn’t like Rose Jam at first either, but several years later Robin mentioned mixing it with ShiKai Yuzu and that combination I like. I bet your citrus body wash works well with it.
Yes, it smells nice now!
I find that Rose Jam clobbers me over the head right out of the bottle, but then it settles down. I recently got a small bottle of the shower gel it but ended up giving it to my younger son’s girlfriend, who then told me she loves Lush products from when she worked seasonally at Lush a few years ago and got to sample a lot of their products. So now I have a data point for future gifts for her! She works f/t and is a student so doesn’t have much spare $$.
Ugh, I’m so sorry to hear about the roof, they are so damned expensive. Mine was replaced and upgraded to hurricane code in 2015, I’m hoping for a few more years but who knows??
Yeah, my strata is going to need to replace the roof soon, just based on age. It will be crazy expensive. I feel you.
Yikes. I can only imagine the price tag on that roof replacement. Does homeowners insurance help out at all?
No, not at all. It isn’t storm or wind related damage, it’s just an old roof.
Nuts!!
Adorable little bunnies!
Feeling flush in shower department right now. Generally I only have one soap or shower gel that I toodle around with in the camper, and sometimes it’s a multipurpose shampoo/body soap type of thing. Since I’ve been back in a sticks and bricks for a couple of months now, I’m reverting back to buying things I don’t really need, like multiple shower gels/lotions/candles. This is how it begins. If I’m here for another 6 months I would fill up my entire bathroom vanity with “stuff!” 🙃
As it is, right now I have Sarah Horowitz Perfect Vanilla shower gel and lotion. Both of these I prefer to the perfume because they’re more scented and the lotion especially leaves my skin wonderfully soft and supple.
Then I have the BBW Almond Croissant shower gel and body creme, which I’m thoroughly enjoying. The scent is initially quite strong but fades fast so it doesn’t interfere with perfume. The body cream is just average as far as a moisturizer goes.
As for hair care, it’s mostly a generically scented. I have a bottle of Redken Blondage to keep my greys silvery, a bottle of Nizoral to keep my picky sensitive scalp healthy, and a jar of Curlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher conditioner to keep my curls bouncy. When I feel like splurging I use Briogio Curl Cream to “style” my hair, alternating with Olaplex #10 Curl Gel. Neither has a noticeable fragrance. I also recently bought a back up candle of “A Day at the Cafe” last week because I love it.
Today I’m wearing CSP Amour de Cacao. It’s around 100F again and I must venture out into the Hellscape at some point today. I’m off for the next couple of weeks and it would be nice if it cooled off a bit so I could tolerate being outdoors. There’s some lovely hiking in the area but between the heat and my constant (but slowly improving) fatigue, I’ve been hibernating in the A/C like a big fat grumpy grizzly. ROWR!🐻
I don’t think I can tolerate 100F degrees at all no matter the humidity. I went to Wegmans this afternoon and the sushi guy (I don’t if he does sushi but he’s usually around there) asked if I am enjoying the breeze. I had to look at him intently to say it’s kind of humid but I suppose he was thinking of the breeze when he and his family were on vacation several weeks ago!
I do not have little bunnies in my shower
And I am sad.
Triple digit temps suck. I feel sorry for my brother, since he is working during the latest spate of that here. At least he’s on the night shift.
Sorry to hear about your fatigue, a good quality vitamin supplement perhaps? Lots of red fruits and citrus too.
🐇 🐇🐇 x 4 so I have 3 to give away!
SOTD = Guerlain Tobacco Honey
Smells good!
In other news, if you fly Southwest (I don’t think I’ve ever), you may need to show up 5 minutes earlier than usual – 35 minutes and not the usual 30 minutes. That said, I try to be at the boarding area usually around 1 hour beforehand. Here’s article from the New York Post mentioning this.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/01/lifestyle/southwests-new-earlier-boarding-time-is-live-see-what-it-means-for-your-travel-day/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=mail_app
Thanks for the bunnies. I totally forgot them today.
Me too Kris!
Been a long time since I have flown on Southwest. Their fares have been some of the most expensive for the trips I was taking.
In the middle of this SoCal heatwave, I’m indulging in Eau de Cologne from Chanel, spraying it liberally and frequently.😊
Stay cool
Daniel you smell great! One of my favourites, too 🙂
I feel ya Daniel. And Chanel cologne is a bull’s eye for the heat. AND…you smell marvelous and classy.
I really love soaps and shower gels.
Right now I am finishing up SMN Melograno shower gel and I also have Chanel Chance eau tendre hand and body wash which smells amazing. I am looking for a nice smelling soap for the kitchen.
I switch my kitchen soap semi regularly and have yet to find the perfect thing at the price I am willing to pay 🙂
Attitude Super Leaves makes a decent foam and they sell the refills in a box, which I do like, but wish it was more scented.
Thank you, I will try that one. I love the Diptyque one but it’s pricey, I want something that smells good, doesn’t dry my hands and looks good on the counter.
🐇🐇🐇! Today is also Colorado Day, and this year marks the sesquicentennial of Colorado being admitted as the 38th state. That fancy $5 word means 150th year.
Currently hanging out in my shower are 2 LUSH showergels (Sparkling Light and Mango Lassi) and one from Korres (Jasmine Renewing Body Cleanser). The LUSH showergels are limited editions from previous years’ Diwali collections. Mango Lassi is pretty self explanatory. Not a strong mango scent to it, though. Sparkling Light is a combination of black pepper and jasmine; surprisingly harmonious.
I also have 3 different facial cleansers and one scrub hanging out in my shower. I rotate thru them depending on how my skin is behaving (or not).
SOTD = back in Eau de Neroli Dore.
I knew I knew that $5 word, from Oregon’s 150th a few years ago … but how is it possible that Oregon became a state before Colorado? I’m off to do some research.
Colorado’s nickname is The Centennial State. 😉
A quick Wikipedia search shows that Oregon became a state before the Civil War.
Yes. In researching, I had to slap my head when it became clear that ocean-going exploration would of course mean that coastal territories (not to mention lumber-producing areas) would be populated sooner than inland territories. Duh. 🤣
Happy Colorado day and ma y thanks for a new-to-me word.
You are welcome!
Another very fancy $5 word I have been seeing recently is “sesquisemiquincentennial”, or 250 – 150. It’s describing the convergence of America’s 250th birthday with Colorado’s 150th.
Whoa — try saying THAT three times in a row!
Typing that monster was a bit of a challenge!
In my shower:
*the last of the now-gone Yves Rocher honeysuckle shower gel;
*Le Petit Marseillais almond shower gel;
*Chanel Paris-Venise body gel.
Oh, I would be all over that honeysuckle shower gel. But I rarely visit countries with Yves Rocher anymore (they’re not in Germany, or at least the parts I visit)…and it sounds like it’s not available, anyway. Sigh.
Same. Pity because I do like the YR line.
I’m not a big shower gel person but I love a good smelling soap.
Currently in the shower:
– Féret Parfumeur Délicat parfum de miel/honey fragranced soap (if you like honey, this is a must have)
– Aveda Ultra Exfoliating Shampoo (I don’t know if it really helps prevent hair loss but I’m giving it a try)
– Misc conditioners, usually from mini samples. I’m intrigued by the Nuxe conditioner that Robin mentioned so I might try it when I’ve gone through the current stash.
I adore a nice soap as well, that honey soap sounds delish! I hear honey is a natural humectant, another plus!
It says that it’s a “delicate” honey fragrance but it’s pretty strong (and good!) to my nose.
I’d be curious to hear about your experience with that Aveda shampoo.
It’s hard to tell how much the shampoo is helping vs. taking Minoxidil (the pill form of Rogaine). It’s a sub-therapeutic dose of a blood pressure medication that also stimulates hair growth. I read about it in the NYTimes, met with my dermatologist and she recommended it.
It has definitely worked, though I will add that in a minority of cases (I was one), you lose hair before it stimulates growth. This was alarming for the first few months but like clockwork, on the 3rd month, the hair loss stopped and my hair slowly started filling out. My hairdresser is impressed!
The other thing it does is spur hair growth everywhere, which is difficult for people with dark hair. I’m a blonde so a little peach fuzz on my face is okay considering the other benefits.
Thanks allo!
I have not tried your shampoo but I use one by Lanza that is a stimulating shampoo that is supposed to help with new growth.
Rabbit rabbit! I have a few scented goodies in the shower. My favorite summer bath scent is Linden, I’m finishing up the last dregs of Roger & Gallet’s Tilleul shower gel, I have a linden soap from them that I’ll crack open when the gel is gone. The packaging is so pretty, it’s a shame to break it open.
I have Verveine soaps from pre de Provence, the large 16 oz size soap, I’ve used this one for years and it lasts forever!
I came across a tube of Aromatics Elixir shower gel/cream, it’s old but still good – I wish scents came in the full line of body products, it’s so enjoyable to use the soap, gel, deodorant, and cream. I guess it no longer sells. I have two bars of the AE soap that I ordered from Germany, they are too sentimental for me to use, but my sock drawer smells pretty good!
For shampoo and conditioner, I have the Moroccan Oil shampoo, conditioner, and leave in conditioner. I love what it does for my curly hair but it is so intensely fragranced, if it were reduced by half, that’d be a godsend!
I have at least one tube of Aromatics Elixir lotion. It’s very well scented, so much so that sometimes I mix it with unscented lotion. Too bad my favorite unscented lotion for that purpose is being discontinued.
Aromatics Elixir bodycare products are so good. It really sucks they are no more. I used to rotate between the deodorant and Youth Dew.
Did you know Moroccan Oil also has perfumes? One of them I think is the scent of their products.
I noticed that Sephora had started carrying the Moroccan Oil perfume(s) recently.
Oh yes! I tried the spray, it’s so good! boy it’s strong though! I’m glad I was conservative when I sprayed it. I love the smell of the hair products, to me it’s vaguely similar to Kate Walsh’s Boyfriend. I should dig out my bottle to compare the two.
I wish they sold the entire line of products too. I loved it years ago when I could at least get the body wash and lotion to go with the perfume. A salesperson told me that it didn’t sell too.
Another linden fan here, SmokeyToes. You smell marvelous.
Just popping in to say I’m continuing the CP not with a meal but with more fruit – one of my fave Jo Malone’s, the d/c Wild Fig & Cassis. It’s also very green and cooling so double points for me. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Weekend flew by! And I got zero extra points 🙂
Never more than a couple of shower gels on the go, I am faithful to Original Source usually because I discovered it when I first landed in the UK, and I’ve never seen it anywhere else, it’s UK-made, currently Mango, Lime which is especially amazing and they have limited editions too, OS is not a luxury brand but agrees with my skin, I get them at Boots usually. Soaps are another matter, usually 3 or 4 at a time, always a R&G Oeillet Mignardise and other less fancy brands but always French. Oriza L. Legrand soaps are wonderful but spendy.
Wearing l’Eau Mixte as I found a forgotten brand new bottle in the guest bedroom that I didn’t know I had, I had loved a sample years ago so must have purchased then.
Love Oriza L. Legrand perfumes, so I bet their soaps are wonderful smelling too.
They have some real gems don’t they? The soaps are wonderful, my brother has given me some over the years on the occasion of birthdays.
I never managed to do my errands yesterday. The only time I went outside was to take the dog out to do her business, all the while urging her to hurry up and pick a spot before I spontaneously combusted. Then who would give her belly rubs?!
I was up and at ‘em early today before the heat killed what little energy I possess. Got some stuff done before 9am and don’t plan on leaving the A/C again today. Predicted high is supposed to be >100F again. I’ll be busy staying cool-ish and making a chickpea salad with a lemon vinaigrette for dinner.
Wearing CSP Vanille Banane because I need a whole lotta Chiquita Banana energy today. 🍌
Stay cool, and for all those facing the fires out west here, I’m doing a rain dance because it’s effing tragic. 🌧️💧
Looks like the monsoon has decided to take a break. Hope that doesn’t last for very long. It’s parched here as well.
Chickpea salad sounds lovely! And it’s too hot to eat much else from the sound of it.
oh, that chickpea salad sounds interesting! I am a fan of chickpeas, toasted they make a crunchy/healthy snack, and a good topping for salads, soups…
Yeah, I love beans in general, but this is a super easy salad to make for hot days when you don’t want to cook and want to eat something substantial and filling but still light. I think the lemon vinaigrette really makes it shine. 🫘
Oh I love bath and shower gels. I have La Proche products for when I need to be unscented, and then I have loads of nice Roger Gallet soaps (love bois dosage, the new vanilla soleil one, and the classic cologne one), multiple L’artisan gels ( mure et must, la chase, and historic d’oranger), and some Goutal Paris eau d’hadrian shower gels. I live in the middle of nowhere so I bought these at the discounters when they were available.
Wearing vintage Lauren today, thanks to a perfume goddess online friend I made here-her generosity still amazes me. Trying to get up the courage to use my road bike with lipless pedals-one thing I find about being middle age is fears pop up out of nowhere, for no good reason. So I am pushing back against this unwarranted fear by doing a small slow tame ride, to get some courage back. Wish me luck, please!
so many auto corrections, which were fine without the auto corrects-ugh!
Wow, you got hit by Autocorrupt hard!
Hope the bike ride went well!!
House twins, I wore Safari
I adore Roger & Gallet products, I still have a Fig perfume and body oil from them. Where do you find your supply? I wish they were more readily available, but then I would have more to confess to Donatella. 😉
Enjoy your ride. I guess you can always change your pedals over if you don’t like the ones you have…unless you need to carve seconds off your time.
My new (old) bottle of Cristalle has arrived!! And thanks to Denise H. I was able to borrow down the version of Cristalle that I fell in love with. It’s the flat, rectangle, squarish bottle – from the 1990s. Almost a year ago I was able to purchase a lot of like 12 or 15 Cristalle vintage samples and loved it. Ordered the slimmer, thinner bottle and the scent was off. Ordered a newer version and it wasn’t it. Denise H. was so kind and generous She sent me a little bit left in that rectangular, flat bottle – Her preferred version – and that was it!! Thanks to that I am now able to repurchase this fantastic version of Cristalle and it’s the snowy, fresh, soft ice queen of a beautiful scent. One of a kind. Soft but in its own special way. It’s just so one of a kind.
I have also ordered a tiny, mostly used (but with more than enough left) sample (clearly someone’s decant) of Misia. Because there was like only 2ml left of its original 5ml content I paid less than $3.00 plus shipping. Just with my lifelong perfume experience, reading the list of notes and descriptions of Misia I unmistakenly knew what to expect. I was more than aware that it was going to be a rose-violet scent and was prepared for it to smell very familiar. Just a side note, personally, I am all for violet perfumes. I absolutely love powdery and violet. I was sure that it was impossible for me to dislike Misia because as a rule of thumb I LOVE violet and powdery. The reason I have put it off for so long to try Misia is because of how familiar I am with this fragrance family. I just KNEW I would probably love it, the very least like it, but with the prices of samples and perfumes not so cheap, during the last year of collecting Chanel, I had been focusing on trying Chanel Exclusifs that I had no clue about what they would end up smelling like just from descriptions. But I saw this sample at such a steal, it didn’t matter what the atomizer looked like or how much was left in it, if I was going to try Misia, and I live too far from the nearest Chanel boutique, that was the best (cheapest) opportunity to do so.
I will be honest, Misia smelled just like I knew it would (or imagined it to). It smells strong and what surprised me the most – very woody. To me, in my opinion, it is a VERY woody perfume. And I absolutely freegin* love it so much. I can’t stop thinking about it. That’s crazy. If I could give it a nickname I would call it: “Woodland Violet”. This is what comes to my mind when I smell Misia. It is candied-violet with juicy raspberry, blush rose and some rooty iris on a total woody base. What woods You may ask? I don’t know. But I do know that Chanel has made it very clear to me that this smells like a violet in the woods and I am obsessed!! Insolence? Absolutely not. Not even Lipstick Rose.
I love imagining that I already have my very own, large if possible, bottle of Misia and I get to use this as much as I may want. I think whenever I splurge on the next Exclusif – it may very possible be Misia.
Misia is good stuff, glad you got your hands on some 🙂
I adore Chanel Scents, Cristalle and Misia are so beautiful! I think my favorite version of Cristalle is the flat rectangle shaped bottle, mine is late 1990’s version which is delightful.
Another thing is that how many times have I searched Evilbay or the other sites looking for perfumes. Thousands of times, really. I have made hundreds of perfume purchases throughout the years, plenty on the second hand market.
I have several bottles of niche/high end perfumes that I don’t use. Some are rare, hard to find, discontinued or just of high value. It’s been a long time now I have been thinking about what I should do with them. Keep them? I certainly don’t or haven’t ever used them. Sell them? I’m scared because I read so many stories about how these sites protect the buyers and not the sellers. How some people do the whole fraudulent return thing and what not and the seller loses both the item and the money.
Ideally I would be able to swap them for Chanel perfume but this isn’t the early 00s and I have searched high and lo’ and apart from swap days on NST, I haven’t been able to find anything even remotely as easy and friendly looking as it was back in the day with makeup***y functioning as a swapping platform. What do You guys do when some of Your bottles are just collecting dust when You could actually turn them into something You would like to own and wear?
I am too lazy to sell, so I just give them away.
It was a very cool and cloudy morning here, so I indulged in a rare August treat – a morning dip in the hot tub with some accompanying bird-watching (I rarely go in the hot tub once summer arrives).
Then, since I always wear a blackberry scent each month and this month I’m focusing on wearing some white florals, I chose for my SOTD L’Occitane Magnolia & Mure edt, sg, and bl. It smells just like its name with a bit of patchouli to ground it; I don’t smell any rose that’s listed as a middle note. What surprised me is that it’s listed as a ‘chypre fruity’ so I guess I’ve gotten an unknowing start to this week’s cp as well as a day to wear a scent I’m quite fond of.👍
The 🌞 came out a little while ago and it’s quite nice now. Going outside for awhile to do more weeding, then bbq porkchops on the grill for dinner, and a sad farewell 😢 to Grantchester later. I know that Robson Green (Geordie) is already slated for a new series but I’m really hoping 🤞🤞🤞to see Rishi Nair (Alphy) again soon – ❤️ this guy!
Have you and Mr. Laila ever tried smoking pork chops on your grill? They’re delicious!
Don’t you need a ‘smoker’ grill to officially smoke something? We just have a standard Weber. But he likes to use various types of wood chips depending on what he’s cooking so the meat is somewhat ‘smoked.’
Nope! You can put wood chips into an aluminum foil pouch and place them in a regular grill by the heat source. That counts as smoked in my book.
I love porkchops! But they somehow always turn out like hockey pucks… not in my wheelhouse I suppose. 🙂
I enjoy grilled salmon on the cedar plank, with a little cajun seasoning, that hits the right spot every time.
I sometimes marinate the pork chops in a lemon herb vinaigrette before they’re grilled and they always turn out tender. We don’t grill salmon because I dislike it and never eat it but Mr. Laila loves it, so he often gets it when we go to our favorite local seafood restaurant.
SmokeyToes, have you ever cooked shrimp on a cedar plank? It really matches well with their taste.
Oh, I haven’t tried shrimp, I should try it sometime, thanks for the tip! I normally don’t care for oily fish, I prefer mild versions. I lived in SW FL for 20 or so years, having fresh from the Gulf Grouper and Red Snapper has spoiled me for sure.
Looking forward to reading everyone’s shower smellies. Mine are totally boring. I think I have the same bottle of Lush’s Flying Foxes I had the last time we did this poll. I love the scent of the shower gel, but I really prefer bar soap so rarely remember to use it. Right now I have a cheap as chips bar of soap that smells great: Mrs. Meyer’s Birchwood Every Day Soap.
Perfume is 1969’s Rainbow Bar. It is perfect for today’s balmy 78 F weather. Not sure how this can be, but this is such a cheerful perfume! 🩷
I miss Flying Fox and might buy a bottle next time they do a batch.
Enjoy your cheerful perfume
Quite envious of Oakland Fresca’s weather today. It got up to 102 or 103F for me. The county seat of Greeley hit 106F. I have been hiding in the A/C all day. I can’t believe that some school districts are starting classes later on this week! 🤯😱🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
SOTD = still wearing Eau de Neroli Dore.
We topped off at 103F here, too. It’s just never ending. Happy I’m skilled at conserving water because it’s coming for all over us, whether you live in a camper or a home. Water tables are at all time lows across the globe. 💧
Here’s to hoping you catch a cool breeze soon! 💨
Weather forecast for Tuesday has a BEEG temperature drop in store. But only for a day or two. Meanwhile, MOTSS for tomorrow.
Hope that day or two of relief arrives for you and is enjoying its stay so much it decides to linger.🤞
Crazy temperatures! We haven’t been that crazy here, though the water table is low because we didn’t get enough snow this winter. And school doesn’t start here until after Labour Day…go figure.
Colorado had a terrible snow season for the winter of 2025-2026. Lots of worries about reservoir levels here. Some places have had to close boat ramps due to low water levels.
The school districts don’t start at the same time out here. Not sure exactly when my local district begins classes. But I now know that I will have to keep an eye out for school buses in the next couple of weeks.
Incredibly hot! A certain president must be the only one believing climate change is not a real phenomenon (sorry Robin, hope it doesn’t break the rules). I’m curious to know where of those parts you are, no need to give the exact town or city of course, just ‘ the general region of Denver or Boulder or the county of __’
Aurora, triple digit temps are not unknown for Colorado. But it isn’t an everyday thing in the summer either.
If you were to draw a circle with a radius of 30 miles around my location, both Boulder and Greeley would be within that area. But Greeley is one of the hotspots of northern Colorado. Always has been. Denver is slightly further away from me than either of those cities.
I guess the previous paragraph is a long-winded way of me saying that all the places I have listed above are fairly close to me.
No, no, very well explained and just what I wished to be able to have a better idea of your neck of the woods, thank you so much.
Alrighty then!
Anything that mentions a certain president at this point breaks the rules! So let’s not talk about it anymore 🙂
I have separate tub and shower. My husband isn’t a big scent fan, so the shower usually has Kirk’s Castile soap. I used Bondi Boost shampoo and conditioner but I like to alternate shampoos sometime and currently the designated alternate is L’Oreal Everpure Sleek. Once a week or so I use Elizavecca ceramide conditioner. Hair frizz is my biggest struggle but I think my hair has been in better shape since I stopped coloring it a year or so ago and decided to let the gray come in. I may have to try some of those purple or silver shampoos.
The tub usually has scented soap, currently a black seaweed soap that hubby kicks to the side if he needs the tub. I have a bottle of Eos Vanilla Cashmere shower gel that I use one squirt for a light bubble bath.
I wore Glossier You yesterday for a day trip to Fredericksburg, TX. I went to the San Saba Soap Company and bought a huge bar of Santal soap that was added to the pile of scented soaps waiting their turn to go to the tub. I also bought tiny roller bottles of Palo Santo and Tobacco scented oils.
Today, I wore the Palo Santo oil as SOTD. It started out very citrus-y, then turned woody. Currently relaxing in Solinotes Rose after my shower. This is truly a good, straight-ahead rose. I bought a 15 ml bottle when I was looking for a rose perfume, then never ended up picking anything.
I was in Fredericksburg a few years ago– cute town!
Bar soaps:
Yardley Lavender
Future Primitive Soap Wild Mint (I opened it today – a fresh, minty scent, just what I wanted for the heatwave)
Body washes:
Lush Dirty (my favorite minty shower gel)
Lush Whoosh shower jelly (citrus and geranium; I keep it in the fridge for an extra-refreshing shower)
Other:
Nature’s Gate Awapuhi Ginger & Holy Basil Shampoo
Avalon Organics Clarifying Lemon Shampoo
Weleda Skin Food Ultra-Light Dry Oil (citrus-scented; it has become a real summer staple that I repurchase every year)
So, overall, my bathroom is very heatwave-ready.
I, on the other hand, turned out not to be quite ready for chypre week. I had planned to wear a chypre for literally every season, but in this heat, I’m not sure I’ll be able to go through with it. So far, the A/C and fan are helping, though, so today I wore two autumnal chypres: Knowing as my bedtime scent and Mitsouko as my daytime scent, both applied quite sparingly.
Will I have the guts to wear the other big, heavy chypres this week, or will I have to back down and switch to something lighter? Find out in the next “Scent of the Day” post!
all of those shower goodies sound wonderful! I like the Weleda Skin Food Series, their creams are quite nice!
I will switch to a chypre perfume tomorrow, when my scent phobe coworker isn’t around, I have a ton to chose from.
Yay! Let’s all wear chypre!
I’m getting started on the chypre theme in vintage Le Dix. Fragrantica says it’s a floral chypre — who knew? I have to confess that I’m not always able to identify all of the elements of the chypre genre, but it is one of my favorites.
I love Le Dix too and like you have never thought of it as a chypre.
Hello! This is always one of my favorite polls so I have to make sure I join in. 😀
Currently in my shower:
Korres Grecian Gardenia Shower Gel
Bath & Body Works Bahamas Passionfruit & Banana Flower Shower Gel
Lush Mango Lassi Shower Gel (this is so new to my shower that I haven’t used it yet)
Soap Distillery Shiso Lemonade bar soap
R + Co Bleu Essential Shampoo and Conditioner (smells of salty, beachy gardenia to me)
Suave Rosemary & Mint Invigorating Shampoo and Conditioner (smells like an herb garden, not as tingling as I expected which is fine by me)
I just finished Lush Salam and Paddington x Lush Marmalade Body Wash, loved both.
I’m pretty happy with my summer lineup this year.
Have to go to the office today and will probably wear a small spritz from my sample of the new Francesca Bianchi Candy From Strangers. I wore it yesterday and found it stays close to the skin with projecting too much, which is what I need for work.
Grecian Gardenia is in my showergel stash, waiting for its turn. Love the lotion version of it.
The shower gel is very nice. I’d definitely repurchase it.
Oh I wanted that Marmalade and never got myself over to Lush!! Darn.
How is the Bahamas Passionfruit & Banana Flower Shower Gel? Is it very banana-y?
Looks like Marmalade is still available online! My partner and I both liked it a lot. It’s got a candy orange sweetness but also a darker perfumey scent to it.
I really like the B&BW, but I don’t find it super banana smelling. Right out of the bottle and onto the loofah, the sugared passion fruit leads. Then, similar to a perfume’s evolution, a creamy aspect develops. This is where one might get a hint of banana. But it’s not strongly banana to me. Very, very nice for summer though.
Hopefully it will still be there when I get to a Lush…I do not want to start filling my cart in order to get free shipping 🙂
And many thanks for both pieces of information!
Yesterday’s SOTD was Iris Silver Mist while going out to dinner to celebrate my dad’s birthday. We went to Outback. We don’t often eat at Outback but it was a strange meal. They seemed to have gone the Applebee’s route with thier menu and the server was really bad. She tried to give my parents someone else’s orders, when my parents did get their order, the steaks were overcooked, she did forget drinks. So my mother did talk to the manager. I felt bad because it was my dad’s birthday. And my meal was the only one that was correct.
Today’s SOTD is Number One Intense because I figured, why not?
Sorry your celebration dinner wasn’t the best but you were all together and that’s what counts!
Well shoot, that’s too bad! Hope the manager did something nice about it?
Hi all, my Monday SOTD is Guerlain’s Mandarine Basilic edt spray. Lovely herbs, greens, amber, and pulpy mandarin.
I did some snooping to discover Clarins still makes a full line in their Eau Des Jardins line, lotion, spray, and shower gel. I might splurge as the scent is so intoxicating.
We were able to visit with a long time friend yesterday, went out to dinner (Italian) and ate way too much food. We’ll see him before he leaves town tomorrow for sushi.
More carbs! What’s not to love??
Clarins are such good value for money with their scented products. I really recommend Clarins Relax Bath and Shower Concentrate if you can find it, an “ alpine” cologne scent ( for want of a better description) . Just lovely.
ooh that sounds so good, Kanuka.
oh, that sounds really good, thanks for the rec!
I’m in the OG EL BG today. It’s very windy and smoky from all the fires west of us, but not as hot as it has been. The heat will turn up again on Wednesday with more triple digit predictions. Still too disgusting to be outside more than necessary.
Getting my hair cut this afternoon by a professional. I’m going to ask her to cut it shorter than last time so I can hopefully last longer between cuts. It’s still looks really nice though, especially compared to when I went after it myself with weed whacker capriciousness! Overall, I’m very happy to have gone short and shaggy.
Hope you got a great cut today Deva! That is usually my strategy…go shorter and then longer between cuts.
Snow, sleet and rain here so I’m basically just grateful for running hot water. No additional shower products, though I did have a Clarins relaxing shower gel which had a lovely scent but is no longer available. I am reading a great book, which is the history of Afghanistan ( since 1970) told through the lens of the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and its staff, and the recollections of all the various regime changes…royalty, president, Russian, Taliban etc. …witnessed by the staff and hotel guests, occupants, returning journalists , embassy staff etc. When built the hotel was very glamorous and hosted fashion shows ( Balmain) , cocktail bars and women lounging by the pool in bikinis. So, the changes are very marked. Wearing Shalimar today and keeping rugged up
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/02/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-by-lyse-doucet-review-a-monument-to-afghan-resilience?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
That does look really interesting, thanks Kanuka.
Sorry for your dismal weather.
I’m hoping Arquiste Anima Dulce will help keep me warm today, there’s a nasty southerly blast coming – I see that Kanuka has snow down to sea level!
My garden is covered in snow but the city is clear. Icy cold though!
Hello NST.
I hope everyone had a good weekend and stayed cool.
I’m still spritzing Jo Malone Wild Fig & Cassis as I find it very refreshing and green. It only lasts a few hours on my skin though so I keep re-applying and my lil bottle is getting low. It sits in my perfume cabinet most of the year and I’ve been neglecting it but am now making up for it. If anyone knows a good dupe please let me know as it’s d/c. This is a rare one that my sister, my sister-in-law, and I, all agree is marvelous.
On another note, my sister says she’s been enjoying the Ninfeo Mio I gave her. That might have done the trick but she liked it last time she came over so I gave it to her. She says “it changes a lot over time” which she finds interesting. Ninfeo Mio has a fig note too, as does Philosykos, which she also likes. I need to retry that one and also the L’Artisan Figuier & Extreme. I’m in a fig state of mind it seems. If I wasn’t so fickle, I would still have all these in my collection.
As to the shower, I’m with a lot of others in having Lush Sleepy in rotation. Before that it was Lush The Wise & Magnificent Wizard” which I loved for its green and citrus notes. But I also rotate with soaps. I’m a sucker for vintage soaps. Some time ago, I ran across a stack of boxed luxury triple milled soaps from the fanciest department store that once graced Los Angeles – I. Magnin. So right now, I’ve got a fat bar of “Oriental Lavender” in the shower and once I finish that it will be “Blue Jasmine.” The fragrance in these soaps has mostly faded, they just smell nice now and lather up beautifully.
If you like fig check out Cra-yon Art Life which has a nice fig drydown, though not a fig opening
A beautiful 🌞 day here with temps only getting up to 80, so I indulged in a pool afternoon since my pool will be closing in another week already. Post pool I’m enjoying the edt version of EL’s Sensuous Nude, a 🌞- kissed, airy, light version of the original Sensuous Nude edp, layered over BBW’s Golden Magnolia Sun body products.
Yes, I’m all about the 🌞 today because storms will be returning here in a couple of days. I hope some☀️ is shining on you today!
Wow, that seems early for a pool closing. Especially if hot weather lasts until after Labor Day…
I guess if the lifeguards are high school aged, and they are headed back to school it makes sense.
That’s the problem, school starts earlier every year it seems and lifeguards are hard to find. We still have a big aquatic center that stays open til Labor Day, although the hours get reduced later in August. The pool I go to is the original one that’s just your basic pool and has a nice lawn area with shade trees and is always comfortable. The aquatic center has the slides and other stuff for kids as part of it; has lots of concrete and is always mobbed, so I only go to it when that’s my only choice.
In my shower I have four shower gels–LUSH Rose Jam and Good Karma, Perlier Imperial Honey, and l’Occitane Arlesienne. I find I like the idea of shower gel and all the wonderful different scents availalbe, but usually end up using bar soap, so my shower gels take a long time to use up. Our shower caddy only has room for one bar of soap at a time. The bar in there right now is some artisianal brand that I probably bought at a farmer’s market or craft market. It is black, and has charcoal in it, but I don’t remember what the scent it supposed to be.
SOTD is Yves Rocher En Avril Un Soir. I find this to be one of the softest chypres I have tried, perfectly suited to spring, as the name suggests, or really for any season. I find many chypres, at least the old-school traditional type with real oakmoss, to feel more suitable for fall or winter.
Good Karma is excellent in the summer.