August is marching on... we're celebrating (or mourning, as the case may be) with our usual open thread poll.
Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite beachy fragrance for 2026 or your idea of the perfect back-to-school fragrance, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: top image is Color Play [flipped and doubled] by Joel Olives at flickr; some rights reserved.
I have house guests at the moment and am behind. I hope to read the Friday comments and catch up with today by tomorrow…
So happy for the end of the summer heat, it’s been gloriously cool overnight here, 12C when I got up this morning. Wearing 4160 Tuesdays Both Sides of Clouds.
I think it’s only going to be 70 here tomorrow. I like having cooler nights and warm days.
Been decent here too…still a bit muggy but could be worse 🙂
The bottle of Fzotic Monserrat arrived yesterday, so that’s my SOTM today. Apparently it’s one of Fzotic’s best sellers, but it had escaped my notice entirely until just recently. I might like it better than Osmanthe Yunnan (gasp!).
Oh I do love Monserrat! Happy to see your purchase. 😀
I’m happy too, but can’t understand how I didn’t fall for it on first sampling from an early discovery set. Ah well, at least it’s popular enough that it’s still readily available. Bruno’s newsletter emails have been clear that they need room for new releases and that scents that aren’t pulling their weight will get the chop. I’m considering a couple of backups …
Speaking of FZOTIC, I am sampling Ummagumma for the first time today. It gets a lotta love here and wow do I smell yummy!
Isn’t it great? It’s a fall/winter favorite for me, but it even works in summertime.
yay for your new bottle, SheriG!!
Yay indeed! I’ll be boringly repetitive for a week or so, I’m afraid.
You and Fzotic are like this 🤞!
We are! Fzotic is near to rivaling Chanel for representation on my perfume shelf. Nothing touches Hermes on that yet, however … 🙂
Congrats! But no way 😉
Happy weekend!
Sotd is Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille. I have tried this more time than I can count because I want to like or appreciate it but I am afriad my stance has still not changed. It’s too boozey for me.
I just found out about Tina Fey’s dramedy series The Four Seasons. It is pretty good and entertaining. I am glad they renewed it for seaosn 3.
That’s funny because I just heard about it myself last week! Have not seen yet but plan to.
Not super hot or humid out, as it has been for the last few days, but it still felt like a good day to wear Ô de Lancôme, so green and summery-bright.
And might as well wear it before it gets too cold 🙂
Hello, all. We were camping again this week and so I am just catching up with NST. I only had a sample of 2017 Sauvage Parfum with me (happened to find in my purse) and just a dab of that kept me going, but if I’d brought fragrances for last week’s CP, it would likely have been those lovely little 4 ml test tube samples from Hermes and travel bottles from Malle that I had put away and forgotten to wear. I’ve got them out now!
The camping trip was wonderful with perfect weather. We spent 4 days on San Juan Island and saw orcas and seals and eagles, hiked, kayaked (including a beautiful sunset kayak with the water so smooth), and even toured a lighthouse. We camp there every year and I never get tired of it.
Hope everyone will have a lovely relaxing weekend.
San Juan islands and whale watching is delicious!
On our list for 2027.
Yes and the whale watching was right from the campground!
It is lovely and relaxing just to read about your holiday, springpansy!
Thanks. It really was so lovely and relaxing!
To say I envy your camping trip would be a vast understatement! But thank you for letting me live vicariously with you.
Thanks for joining me vicariously. We camp A LOT and this one has to be up there with some of the best trips.
Testing another sample from Luckyscent. Today is Durban Jane. There’s a powdery something in it that doesn’t work for me.
Money saved.
My sister started watching The West Wing for the first time and she has been so enthusiastic about it I stayed up till after midnight streaming the first season again.
What fun! I rewatched several seasons but didn’t make it to the end this time.
I’m wearing Habanita, a souvenir of my trip last year. I’d tried it very early in my perfumista career, searching my email reveals that I bought a sample from The Perfumed Court in 2010. So, it took me 15 years to actually get a FB!
Habanita is amazing — you smell gorgeous.
I have a small bottle of the perfume from my one trip to France that I absolutely treasure.
Never too late!
Yesterday I ended up wearing four different perfumes, which I think is a record for me! Anyway, taking it Back to the Beach today in EL BG, because maybe, just maybe, I can get through the entire bottle this year because fall seems to be taking the scenic route to get to me.
Spent 12 hours last night with a woman who kept spouting how helpful she was, except she wasn’t. At all. I’m sure Seinfeld must have an episode to correlate, but it slips my elderly mind at the moment. 🙃
Have a great weekend, y’all!
Kramer was constantly trying to help or make something better and always made it worse.
Kenny Bania insisting he was funny, but wasn’t. George saying he wasn’t bald when he had the toupe on.
Really, NOBODY in Seinfeld was ever helpful or made anything better, right?
We’re in the middle of another lengthy heatwave – the next week and a half will be in the mid to upper 90s. Ugh.
Spent the day in Jubilation 40 from Amouage. Oh, such a lovely perfume.
Happy Weekend, all!
Ugh, sorry! But I am sure you smell fantastic Daniel…I never tried 40 but XXV is wonderful.
I’m sitting here, waiting for my son to get out of work. It’s midnight and people are still shopping. I worked the day shift, and I wore Zara Fleur de Patchouli. It’s 65 degrees here. Fall.. she is a coming.
So jelly of your weather! Who in the world is shopping at midnight?! That’s wild. 😵💫
These people are nuts! It’s my only explanation.
Honestly! Are they all 20 year olds? I am pretty sure it has been a long time since I would have the energy to shop at midnight.
Happy Sunday!
Sotd- Voluspa Neroli Sunbath – on my 3rd travel spray since May. Very good for all the heat and optimistic w my body chemistry.
Fotd- that’s Frig of the Day. Found one at the place and salesperson the extended family try to get all our appliances at. He actually checked online and sent me to a competitor because it was $300 cheaper and most importantly was in stock for installation midweek. Who sends you a competitor ? Especially after spending over an hour with you? I’m going to email his boss to praise the customer service.
(For those who don’t know, my frig decided to start failing at a most inopportune otherwise occupied time, but does a home repair ever happen at a good time?)
Wishing all a peaceful and fragrant next week!
Glad you were able to find one so quickly. It was very kind of the salesman to help you.
I’m wearing Mirto di Panarea.
I treated myself with a small order of budget (and less known) vintage minis:
Oscar de la Renta Ruffles esprit de parfum
Versace Gianni Versace eau de toilette
Givenchy Eau de Givenchy eau de toilette
Blind buy that cost me slightly over $20. Anyone knows them? I expect an old-school floriental (Ruffles), a spicy and resinous oriental (Versace) and a fresh floral (Givenchy).
Enjoy your minis! I had both Ruffles and Eau de Givenchy back in the day; I think you’re spot on with the analyses. I went through at least 2 bottles of the Givenchy; I remember wearing it to a wedding, spraying myself numerous times throughout the night. Ruffles was a bit tart and candy-ish to me; I remember it being quite fun. Great memories with both.
SOTD is not a forgotten fragrance, but a fragrance I rarely wear because I want it to last forever. I think my bottle is probably 10 years old. Chanel Exclusif 31 Rue Cambon. Beautiful.
I forgot to say that I was wearing one of those “forgotten” Hermes fragrances yesterday: Poivre Samarcande. It’s one of those lovely Hermes travel sprays, gifted by a lovely NST perfumista. I have gone back and forth on this one, but yesterday I thought it was wonderful. I think I like it best in warm weather.
Today I am wearing Milky Musk 39 (Parle Moi de Parfum) with a bit of Musk Therapy (Initio). Grocery shopping done and about to head out for a walk.
Serendipitous moments keep following me:
One of my duties as a library volunteer is to restock the area where library patrons can purchase used/donated books, magazines, CD’s and DVD’s in good condition and at ridiculously low prices – the most expensive items are recent novels for $2. One of the perils of this duty is that I find items I MUST have (not really!). Recently I found a like-new CD & DVD set of the Best of The Beach Boys for 50 cents and, of course, I HAD to have it.
THEN a nearby theater that features live performances of tribute bands advertised a concert featuring Al Jardine, the last remaining original Beach Boys’ member, and his Pet Sounds Band performing their music. HAD to get tix for that, which is today, later this afternoon.🎶
THEN today my favorite daily Mutts comic strip featured the Mutts Boys Pet Sounds Band performing, you guessed it . . .
https://mutts.com/products/strip-082326
My SOTD to harmonize with all this is the classic Coty Sand & Sable (which works with last week’s cp Forgotten Friday and this week’s cp – don’t like white florals, especially tuberose) layered over BBW’s At the Beach.
Wishing good vibrations today and the week ahead to all!⛱️
Still playing the forgotten game today with CSP Cotonnade. Not only had I entirely forgotten about my ancient decant, but looks like just about everyone else has forgotten about this scent.
There’s a barebones listing on Basenotes saying it released in 1988, but that’s all I can find.
It’s quite pleasant, mostly slightly sweet mango to my nose and not at all a sweet CSP “Vanille &…” No idea what the notes are.
Monday again!! They come around so fast. I’m wearing TF Noir de Noir.