Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who is celebrating today! Today also marks the birthday of Charles Schulz, who passed away in 2000.
Whether you’re celebrating (either event) or not, feel free to talk about anything you like: what fragrance you’re wearing today, what you're especially thankful for this year, what you’re going to cook or eat today...whatever you like, so long as it doesn’t conflict with our comment policy.
I just received word that there has been a death in the family, so Thankgiving is cancelled. This is our second death on Thanksgiving. Sometimes, I really hate November.
I am so sorry! The holidays are tough for a lot of people-hang in there! Sending you some love. Be well
I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you and your family.
What a distressing coincidence, Priscilla. Wishing you strength to get through this time and happier holidays in the future.
My condolences Priscilla, that’s terrible.
Im so sorry to hear of your loss Priscilla. What an unfortunate coincidence. Best wishes to you and yours.
So, so sorry!
Loss is hard any time, but to have it on a holiday can make it so difficult to “reset” in years to come! Take care of yourself and your loved ones in any ways that seem appropriate in the days to come!
Condolences, PriscillaE. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Thinking of you. If you’re travelling, be safe.
Oh no. So sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and your family.
So sorry for your loss, especially on a holiday.
I am so sorry Priscilla. I’m thinking of you.
I’m sorry for your loss, and still hope you get some holiday cheer. Stay well!
I am so sorry.
I am sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry.
Oh no! So sorry.
So sorry to hear that, Priscilla. Safe journey if you have to travel.
So sorry, Priscilla! Wishing you and your family much comfort. Hugs
I’m sorry for your loss, but hope you’re still spending time with people you love.
So sorry!
I just saw this and am so very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you.
So very sorry.
Wishing y’all a happy and blessed Thanksgiving! I’m lying in bed, still very much drenched in Reverie ah Jardin from last night. Not sure what I’ll go with post shower but for now I’m just enjoying the sweet, sweet comfort of Reverie. Heavenly.
I slept very late too…enjoy your morning in bed!
A few thoughts post shower.
Pacifica’s sandalwood soap smells more like froot loops and laundry than sandalwood. I’m very disappointed. L’Occitane used to sell a wonderful sandalwood soap in their men’s line but sadly, it’s been discontinued. Any recommendations for a good sandalwood soap?
PSA, Jcrew Arquiste no. 31 can be had for a mere twenty dollars right now (50 ml size). What a steal!
Finally, I went with Arquiste Alexandr as my SOTD. I may have over applied. Curse widemouth sample vials!
It would be hard to beat the simple Indian Mysore Sandal Soap that is available for cheap on Amazon.
That soap is great and certainly doesn’t smell like Fruit Loops. And it’s cheaper than cheap! The only downside to it is I find it leaves a waxy, oily residue in the shower.
I should add that the pacifica soap doesn’t smell bad per se. I just like when things do what it says on the tin.
Good idea. I’ll bet I can find it at an Indian market. Thanks.
Im wearing Silver iris today, this is such a cheerful iris!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate it, unfortunately we haven’t adopted this custom yet in England- here’s hoping!
London restaurants offering Thanksgiving meals 🙂
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/northamerica/usa/12018109/Thanksgiving-the-traditional-dinner-menu-and-where-to-celebrate-in-London.html
Thanks Robin!, maybe next year then!
Ooh. I heard a news story about pumpkins for Halloween jumping the pond and becoming a *thing* over there! So fun to see these little traditions bounce from place to place! Hope you find some turkey, and more importantly, some dressing!
You will be amused to know that I am going for dinner next week with a US colleague a friend to a Spanish tapas bar in London – we have decided that octopus can be a Thanksgiving meal in the UK – since we both enjoy that. She is having Turkey today though I gather!
When I lived in England many years ago, I had a Thanksgiving potluck for friends. I made traditional U.S. (New England style) stuffing, and it was very popular!
That sounds wonderful!..now to find some American friends over here, who can make me ‘dressing’ (lol!)
Just another very warm, summery day here. The long days of beaches and bbqs and outdoor movies and concerts (and wilting heat and flies and mozzies!) are here again 🙂
Wore Guerlain Terracotta (new one) today, and topped it up with Cristalle au verte tonight. The warm white flower drydown and citrussy au verte go well together.
jealous of your warm summer day.
Joining you in envy.
Oh oh oh–your summer heat is wonderful, but those Ozzie mozzies! I swear they’ve been trained to fly in formation, like the Red Devils, or sonething. They certainly got organised when they had the chance to feast on B-ve Kiwi blood, anyway. But the beach! YES to summer!
More envy over here, except it’s actually pretty mild and sunny today.
Ha we’re having our first cold snap. Just spent half an hour freezing at the Christmas market. Then again there’s mulled wine.
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it! I’m thinking I’ll go with Chanel Cuir de Russie today. After a tumultuous beginning with it, I officially LOVE it. I’m new to leather, and CdR feels like a sexy choice for a Thanksgiving hostess. Or should I go with Cuir de Lancome? What would you do for your leather debut?
I say go with the one you love.
Thanks, lillyjo. I do love them both, but you’re right. I should go with the one that’s calling for me today.. CdR is the one.
I’d describe CdR as a comfy and intimate leather, but it’s pretty far from whips and chains–so I say go for it!
Thanks, Marjorie Rose. I’m going for it!
Can you tell me what would be an example of a whips and chains leather?
Gosh, this seems like such a personal question! 😉
I don’t own any, but there are leathers that are so pronounced, it’s almost like chewing on rawhide. The leather note in DSH Cuir et Champinon has some of that feel to me. And my notes on Habinita say “leather, amber and rubber” which seems to fit the bill, but I don’t honestly recall it! And Cuir Ottoman seems like a hard leather rather than smooth suede. I’d bet others could come up with more examples!
Ha good call about rubber–depending, indeed, on one’s personal preference, Bulgari Black might qualify 😉
Sorry! ????
Thank you for this. I’d love to run in to leather on someone else, to know what the experience is like beyond the way the samples play out on my own skin.
Ha fun question! Bandit’s probably the benchmark for this, I think! Tabac Blond maybe? Ooh, you know, I think that’s what I’ll wear today. Fun times, thanks for the prompt!
And I’ll be thankful, to say the very least, to the NSTer who gave me a sample of vintage parfum!!
Ooh, yes. I keep reading about Bandit. But right when I’m about to pull the trigger on a sample purchase, I chicken out.
If you need encouragement, vintage samples are the one variety of sample purchase I never end up regretting–overall I’ve cut back on my sample purchasing because the success rate is just too low to justify the cost, but with something like Bandit, I’m always glad for the experience, even if it’s not something I want to wear all the time.
Can I just say this conversation has made me giggle while reading at work…
😀
Heh 🙂
If you want to try a seriously hard-core leather, LM Parfums Hard Leather is an option. It makes Bandit smell tame and positively chaste.
Will do. Thanks!
I am enjoying a quiet breakfast this morning–many hours before meeting up with the (painfully awkward but loveable) family. I like taking care of myself really concientiously before a big holiday–so this morning it will be a healthy and hearty breakfast (eggs, summer squash, homemade bread toast, and grapefruit) and perhaps a walk or run before I have to be festive.
Wish you all well today! Sending out my gratitude for this supportive (and enabling) community!
PSA especially to you, Marjorie Rose – there’s a new 15th anniversary Frederic Malle coffret, bigger and better 🙂
AHH!! Patience rewarded!!
There is a Santa Claus, he brought me a way to implement Marjorie Rose’s strategy for Christmas!
Yay! I find it puts me in the best mindset for dealing with whatever may come later in the day! All the best for you!
ACK! ACK! ACK! (excuse me a moment. . . I’ll return in a few minutes!)
–rushes off with credit card in hand–
WOOO!!!! I am ABSURDLY excited for you!!
Aaand, I’m back!
LA LA LALALAAALAAAA
You’re really right, it is better than the first one!! For one thing, now that it’s the travel sprays, you can easily replace any that you finish off–and while not cheap by any means, $560 for 200ml of perfume is a much better price per ml than $320 for 90ml ($2.80 versus $3.55).
Hmmmmmm now I wish I had properly identified an evil scent twin, so I’d have someone to split this with 🙂
Oh dear I want, but the price is making me dizzy….must sleep on it.
It certainly is a lot all at once. If it’s any consolation, it comes out to about $28 per spray, whereas if you buy them individually, they’re $46-$74 each…
Oh gosh. Worse still, I mistyped the price. $590…
Nooo – I am both delighted and worried at the cost…
I know, it is a big chunk of money. Where are you located? For U.S. shoppers, this would be a pretty ideal perfume mule opportunity–I just saved fully $70 (35%) off the U.S. price, after taxes, of a 50ml Musc Ravageur bottle, by having someone bring it back from the EU. And a purchase as large at the coffret might qualify for the detaxe program, so a determined person might save another 15 or 20%… Ha, all you have to do is buy a plane ticket to France 🙂
That’s practically free isn’t it? 😉
I have decided to stick my fingers in my ears and sing “La La LA” at any mention of cost.
This is an excellent strategy, Marjorie Rose. Pursue it with vigour!
LA LA LAAAAAAAAAH!
A wise strategy. 🙂
That sounds delicious.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends!
I’m in the remnants of last night’s Mohur. I love me some spicy roses. I have this and Une Rose de Kandahar, both of which I find absolutely lovely but would like to try more. Can anyone recommend some other spicy rose beauties?
Yay for spicy roses!
I have PHI in my collection, which has that tobacco/fruit thing going on as a part of it. I don’t have Mohur, but I think I remember it being a bit fruited, too, yes?
The other spicy and/or “dark” or “deep” roses I have include:
Amouage Lyric–freakishly gorgous, full-bodied, and always gets compliments.
OJ Ta’if–a greener version of spicy rose. Somehow “fresh” without giving up on body and complexity.
Une Rose Chypree–which perhaps you’ve already tried and turned down, if you’ve got PHI? It is an odd duck, but I love it–it starts out almost astringent and then melds into the creamiest thing in the world. Rose with vegetal pudding.
Le Labo Rose–another weird one with biting pepper in the top notes (not as wearable as the others, IMO, but fascinating).
I’ve sampled many others that I found beautiful in parts, but not enough to own. I could probably track down the sampling list for you, if others don’t provide enough suggestions. 😉
Thank you Marjorie Rose!
I really need to venture forth to Amouage…the only one I’ve tried was Homage that I’m still kicking myself for not buying when it was still available!
It was a toss-up between Kandahar and Rose Chypre…I took the bait and went with the limited RdK but do love both.
I think I have a sample of Ta’if floating around so will def track that down.
Thanks again!
I have great respect for the Amouage line. Nearly all of them are beautifully blended and clearly made of quality ingredients, which helps me to excuse the price. (I’ve also found deeply discounted bottles of a couple of my faves on Fragrancenet, which helps!) I almost recommended Memoir to you as well, but it’s not really a rose (although I think there’s rose in there). It’s like leather, spicecake and a good merlot with a bouquet of flowers.
Cosign MR’s suggestions, most particularly Rose 31 which is a particular favorite of mine. I’d also add Different Company Rose Poivree, and then I think Rosine has some options as well…
I love Andy’s earlier Une Rose Chypree, and am considering another spicy rose, Miller Harris Geranium Bourbon, for later today.
“Earlier URC?” Did he reformulate it recently?
Sorry to cause alarm – I just meant that URC was done before PHI.
That is a relief, thank you!
One of my favorites is ELDO Rossy de Palma, which is kind of weird and unusual (like its namesake)but fits the spicy rose bill. It’s peppery and gingery with a slightly metallic edge. It wasn’t love-at-first-sniff but now I craaaave it!
I’m not really a rose person, but I love Mohur and Lyric. TF Cafe Rose is great, too.
I had a big press conference to oversee today, so I’m in Rue Cambon – as is often the case in situations like these. We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here, but if we did, major thanks would be in order for this perfume.
Perfect choice.
Thanks! Yours is great, too 🙂
No cekebration here either –but happiest of holidays to all who do observe, but absolute gratitude from this part of Downunder for 31 RC. In fact, when I look at my collection, I think I should be thankful for Chanel in general. It is easily the most represented house I have bought, and I love them all.
For me it’s Chanel and Lutens, I think.
Agreed! Major thanks to you for turning me on to this scent. Chanel should give you a kick-back!
You are very, very welcome. So glad you enjoy it!
Today I wore some well-complimented Grey Vetiver EDP — ‘it’s the summer EDP!’™
Recently, someone here was seeking recommendations for non-church incense fragrances. I’ve had a chance to sample Hiram Green Voyage, “An ode to the exotic mysteries of India… as atmospheric and thrilling as a Mysore street market and as opulent as Octopussy’s floating palace on Lake Pichola.”
I’m only dabbing it from a sample vial, but I find it gentler than the description would suggest. It does remind me of India, as evoked by a 1970s head shop with that unique blend of Indian incense, sandalwood soap, carved shesham wood, block-printed bedspreads, and spices, minus the stonking patchouli and softened with vanilla. Basically a 1970s hippie vibe, lightened and streamlined like an iPhone 6. It’s worth a try.
That sounds lovely. I tried Bella Freud 1970 a couple of months ago and enjoyed its hippy incense vibe. I only tried it in a shop so can’t give a full description but I had low expectations and was pleasantly surprised.
Somehow, I missed Bella Freud. Taking note…
Might be a bit blunt
The Bella Freud perfume, that is
I just tried all three of his recently and Voyage was my favorite, although it’s possible that’s just because I’m too wimpy for the others. I didn’t get a lot of incense–more of a suede for me–but “softened with vanilla” was definitely my impression as well.
I like this one best, too, but I might have been disappointed if I’d read the description before I tried it. Noses are funny, I can’t find the suede at all. It seems very wearable, like well-worn jeans.
Oh that might have been me…Will keep my eyes peeled for this one.
I’m terribly tempted by this, big love for both Moon Bloom and especially Shangri La. The whole limited quantity thing has almost got me on a very expensive blind buy! You’re description has me hanging only by the thinnest thread.
I know – it’s very hard for me not to immediately pounce on a limited edition that I like!
Ms. Santa included a sample of this with some lovelies– Wearing it the other day, I stuck my wrist to his nose with no info and he said, “It reminds me of church…” totally unprompted. So, go figure!
Started the day with an extra special 1 1/2 hour spin class, which I am so happy to have survived. Now post shower feeling fresh as a daisy, albeit a bit dehydrated. I made a boatload of pumpkin muffins, replacing the butter with coconut oil and the eggs with ground flax seed, then went ahead ahead and made them all kinds of unhealthy by adding a bag of chocolate ships. Hence the need for an extended spin class today 😉
I am competeing with all the luscious smells today by layering Nirvana Black Body Oily with PG Indochine. Scrumptious!
Hope everyone had a fantastic day, whether you celebrate Thanksgivng or not.
Spinsgiving! Have you ever used those Jurlique rose water facial mist sprays? There may be other scents too ( Perthgal will know ) but they smell super … And they’re good for your skin, too.
Trilogy does one. It smells deliciously of roses, but it tickles.
Must be the thorns
🙂
Chocolate is rich in antioxidants – I refuse to believe it is unhealthy in reasonable quantities! 😉
im wearing Burberry My Burberry today, trying to talk myself into getting the festive glitter version that I don’t need. I am wishing everyone here a Happy Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for all of you and this site.
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone that celebrates. Also, happy birthday to Charles Schultz. Can’t think of anyone that didn’t grow up with Charlie Brown and the gang. I wonder if he was aware that his characters would be a part of people’s lives decades after he created them. Wow! There are so many things that I am thankful for, I don’t even know where to begin. I am thankful for family, friends, health, job, NST, and the list goes on and on…..
Just finished showering, so I haven’t picked a fragrance yet.
More than likely, I will wear Leiber. This fragrance takes me back to a lot of fond memories. I hate it was DC’ed. Aren’t all the greats, though?
I hope everyone has a great day. Enjoy good food, family, and all the many blessings we have. 🙂
A happy, thankful day to all.
I’m indulging a strong urge to wear Chanel No. 19, which might seem an odd choice for a holiday but is actually fitting. (Does this give you an idea of how my life’s been going lately?)
I’m happy and grateful none the less.
Scent twins, I;m in #19 today. It is good for the holiday.
We’re going non-traditional this year – I’m fixing bo ssam (Korean slow roasted pork). If you’ve eaten this, you know we’re going to be chowing down. If you haven’t, I highly recommend checking out the recipe online (Bitten Word has a good one that I use). It’s a super easy, can’t-hardly-mess-it-up dish that feeds a crowd, and is delish.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Ooh thanks for that tip, sounds amazing!
Bo ssam sounds exactly like my kind of food. Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends.
Here in Canada, we have already managed to lose our extra turkey-stuffing-gravy pounds and are happily baking away for Christmas.
SOTD is Dark Rebel-Varvatos. Neither dark, nor rebellious.
I had a great few days in NYC last week (except for the part when I got lost on the subway and ended up somewhere in the Bronx!)
The fragrance shopping though was a bit of a let down. I ran out of time and was unable to get to Aedes. Bergdorf is in full renovation and fragrances are crammed in the basement (although the lady at the Clive Christian was just so nice, I almost did something crazy… P.S. “V” both the men and women version are my fav! Ya listening Santa???)
Sephora (Time Square) was a HUGE drag. It used to carry so many fragrances. Now it’s mostly just make-up. Canadian drugstores carry more fragrance brands than Sephora.
The LaGuardia duty free was almost non-existant.
I came back from NYC with no fragrances. None. First trip ever that this happens.
I Guess I’ll just need to go back soon.
Have a great Day!!
Oh no, platinum, sorry to hear it was not a fruitful trip (perfume wise). Next time, we can do an NYC meet-up and try Osswald, Twisted Lily, etc.
And did you get the announcement for the new Aedes boutique? Looks lovely!
I was there yesterday and I like it much better than the previous location. It is bigger but thinking to myself if that is why it seems they are carrying fewre lines. They also now have the Serge Lutens Bell Jars! I blame Aedes for sending me over to the Frederic Malle store as Aedes was out of stock of the item I wanted.
Yes, I saw that they have the bell jars, now. I haven’t had a chance to explore the exclusive SL line much at all, but I suspect it is for the best for the time being! Besides, I’ll be too busy playing with my new FM playset!
Sorry to hear you didn’t make it to Aedes. I went for the first time in May at it was pretty special. There’s always next time! Oh, wouldn’t it be fun to do a NYC NST meet-up?!
A bunch of us are getting together Thursday, December 3rd :-). Just click on my username for my email addy.
Platinum, I am echoing missionista…do let us know the next time you’re in town. As to Barneys, if you went to the mid-town store, the basement is already post reno; that’s where the Beauty Floor lives.
platinum, how sensible of Canada to schedule Thanksgiving farther in advance of Christmas!
I don’t usually make it very far from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on my brief visits, but hope to join a NYC meet-up or Sniffa someday.
I would urge everyone to go see The Peanuts Movie, if you haven’t already done so. There are a lot of little inside jokes that long-time fans of the comic strip and TV specials will appreciate. They have also managed to remain true to the spirit of the original comic. In other words, they did not screw it up. If you can see it in 3D (as I did), by all means do so. The 3D is especially effective in the scenes where Snoopy is fighting the Red Baron.
I really need to go see it so thinking of taking another day off in the middle of a week between now and Christmas to fit in shopping and movie viewing.
Good morning, NST. It’s to be a muggy, showery day here, apparently, so I think I’ll wear a perfume that concentrates on keeping its cool under all circumstances: Cristalle. Oh, gorgeous–crisp citrus and dark moss are now filing the bedroom, and I’m inching towards the conclusion I might perhaps possibly have over-done my spraying. Oh well– it’s not yet 6.30. Probably it will have worn off a bit by the time I get among people! And if it hasn’t, well,, at least I’ll suffocate them with glory!
I think I might wear Cristalle, too. It’s such a recent discovery for me….I know, dumpy dooo, slow…but it’s so lovely and so versatile.
No, not slow: my guess is that you never had the need before. The north is hotter and more humid, and the need for Cristalle came upon me early, that’s all.
You’re ahead of me, Kanuka. Just sampled it recently; it’s on the “buy soon-moderately priced” list.
“Filling”, not “filing”, and that wasn’t my only typo today. Sorry, everyone.
SOTD = Shalimar, the perfume that made me realize perfume is glorious. Also, perfect for our sunny but chilly weather.
Glorious, indeed! You smell wonderful!
Happy thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate. Seems there isn’t a day that passes that I don’t have something to be grateful for. I am richly blessed. Getting ready to head to Tarrytown to celebrate the day with a group of friends, pumpkin pie (plus whip cream) plus cranberry sauce in tow.
A la nuit is my SOTD!
You smell great!
Enjoy Tarrytown! See you next week!
Tarrytown, ny? I loved going there as a kid, used to live in Rye.
Every day I feel very thankful to be surrounded by the scents and sounds of nature. My daily hillside walks are filled with sweet nutty scents of broom and gorse, the dry woody fragrance of bracken, the green freshness of Manuka and Kanuka, and then the mossy, mulchy, leaf litter scent of beech and native forest. All this to the sound of tui, blackbirds, shining cuckoos, kingfishers, grey warblers and yellow hammers. I am just so, so, lucky.
Rain is hammering down on the roof and the sky has turned indigo. What a perfect start to the day. Cristalle for me!
You are lucky! You live in paradise and I’m glad for you. Auckland can turn itself into a boring blob of a city indistinguishable from any other urban sprawl, but the heartlands of Aoteroa are unique and I’m thankful that out there, they continue as they have always done.
That does sound like paradise! I enjoy very much hearing from you and waterdragon these days. Cheers!
We’re geographical bookends
Joining others in wishing everyone in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving, and the rest of you a very happy day regardless. 🙂 I’m in Or du Serail this morning, but will likely switch to Tabac Blond later on as I think it will blend better with the Thanksgiving dinner we have planned. We’re also going nontraditional this year – a prime rib roast, garlic mashed potatoes and brussels sprouts done with shallots and bacon, followed (if we can stuff anything more into ourselves at that point) by pumpkin pie from the locally legendary Beaverton Bakery. And then the Food Coma, no doubt, but a THANKFUL one.
Ooohh, you’re multi-talented: unconsciousness *and* gratitude. 🙂 Enjoy.
Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today! (Canadians, happy belated Thanksgiving to you.)
I want to say a quick yet heartfelt thank you to everyone here–I really appreciate this place as a community of people with whom to share a hobby. I am so happy to have met some of you IRL.
Best to everyone!
–M
I’m seconding this. Thank you, thank you all from the bottom of my heart. ♥
And to you, too, missionista! We first “met” each other via a swap when you were in CA. I was thrilled when you mentioned moving to NYC and now we’ve met several times IRL!
Yes, thanks, everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! I had a late start but these are lazy days for me…no food prep whatsoever. I will walk over to Wegmans in a little bit to pick up dessert for tonight. We’re going to a friend’s place for a traditional Thanksgiving feast.
I’m still commando but SOTD will be Guerlain Cuir Beluga. It is a family perfume-phobe safe comfort scent for me. I am thankful for family even if many are perfume/fragrance phobes, either real or imagined. I am also thankful for Guerlain and its stable of perfumes I love, most of which are in the L’Art et la Matiere and Les Elixirs Chrnels collections.
My mom is frangrance-phobic too. It certainly factored in to my SOTD choice today. I went with Chergui since it’s not such a perfumy perfume. I really wanted to wear Mitsuoko though. I am really starting to adore it, but it is so strong! Not sure I can leave house in it. My sample running low though and Saks is offering a really tempting Black Friday deal tomorrow. Thinking…
Ack, now I have to check out that deal. I’ll have to do it via mail order since I will not be in the city nor will be anywhere near a mall with a Saks!
WEGMANS?!!! Boo hoo, I miss Wegmans…..
LOL! And I just got back!
Ditto on Wegmans. Only went once when in Williamsport and was drooling – grocery stores in NYC are so sad. Or if they’re not sad, they’re expensive.
Happy Thanksgiving to all in the US and outside who celebrate. Not really something we celebrate in London (or at all in the UK) but it is good to have a reminder to count one’s blessings, and it makes me realise I have so much to be thankful for. In a spritz of Moschino This is Not a Moschino Toy from a sample. Interesting.
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate!
I haven’t decided on a perfume yet, it needs to survive a 20 minute walk in wild weather, but also not overpower colleagues in very cramped conditions – I’m in an all day workshop with a large number of people. Maybe some thing iris…
Something Iris sounds ideal! What is with organisations and workshops, think tanks,etc? Do they imagine we have nothing else to do?
Did you pick up anything last weekend?
I think you two should bring back smelling salts and scented hankies – to combat meeting-induced vapours
I’m wearing Azemour and baking a pound cake, and all the smells are divine! I’m grateful for all of you contributing to one of the brightest spots on the internet.
OH, I bet those smells play wonderfully together! Yum!
They do!
We watched the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie this week. Never fails to open the waterworks. We also “put up” our Charlie Brown table-top Xmas tree and the kitties are already intent on its destruction.
My husband is working today so I’m off to a friend’s for The Meal after baking an apple-pear-berry pie to bring along. Feeling a little melancholic as I’m missing my family today.
SOTD Amouage Beloved from my decant which is quickly being drained. I’ve read reviews where they’ve described Beloved as “aloof” but I don’t find it to be that way. It strikes me as rather soft and approachable and just lovely.
Wishing everyone a happy holiday or just a happy day. I’m thankful I stumbled on this fun, kind community (about this time last year, I think).
I don’t recall what Beloved smells like bit you smell great anyway! Have fun at your friend’s place! Snoopy and the gang are my favorite characters of all time and I am looking forward to the movie.
Elisa, I don’t find Beloved at all aloof, either – I always feel embraced by its warmth.
I find Beloved to be one of the more approachable of the Amouages. It’s my second favourite after Gold.
My perfumes are now mostly inaccessible due to the packing and hobbling double whammy. Wearing my little decant of Fifi again, which is one of only a couple rose-ish scents that suit me. Probably because it’s not terribly rosy.
I might top it off later with some of the R&G orange oil I thrifted recently, only because I noticed it’s still out.
It’s not thanksgiving here, but I’m thankful all the same for all the friends who’ve stepped up and helped me this week. I am lucky, indeed.
Oh Happy Happy Day to all. You guys are such a gift. I cannot tell you how many grumpy bumpy mornings you have turned around. Today I am in Santa Monica with the outlaws… so far no shots fired… and I even got some writing done this morning…so I am feeling quite delighted with the world.
A quick inspection of my perfume bag–hurriedly packed with little thought–shows that I brought the following with me this holiday:
Oeillet Sauvage
Bois des Iles
Ostara
Eau Premiere
Chamade (edt, does it come in edp or extrait?)
So I am leaning towards Bois des Iles for Thanksgiving dinner… but I have good choices all around. And that is boon and the bane of a perfume addict!
XXOO
That’s an all-occasion, multi-purpose selection, Oakland. You might have thought about it for a week and not have chosen better!
I think BdI would work for a family dinner. There’s bound to be some gratuitous hugging, and outlaws (this has been scientifically proven) are almost always impressed into semi-permanent silence by sandalwood and soft spice….
SOTD has been Miss Dior Le Parfum. Amber/patchouli richness with just enough rose. I never see this one talked about much, but it is up with Coco and Opium, IMHO. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!