Hump Day, and RIP Terry Jones. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: Givenchy Organza Indecence, hat tip to Laura!
Reminder: on 1/24, you're Among Friends...wear a fragrance someone else wore in the scent of the day polls this week. Suggested by Regina.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Ariana Grande for Givenchy, 2019.
Eau Duelle – copying madtowngirl (Monday).
Organza Indecence is great. If I find my decant, I will wear it too this week.
I mentioned J’Adore yesterday. Have you seen this ‘J’Adore commercial’ starring Mr Bean by Deep Fake?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDAToEnJEY8
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That’s hilarious ?
Hilarious! Thanks for the giggle!
He looks oddly attractive 🙂
Yep! 🙂 If Brad Pitt can be the face of Chanel No 5, Rowan Atkinson can be the face of J’Adore. 😉
That was exactly my thought! “He looks surprisingly good as a blonde!”
That is fantastic! Thank you for a great start to the day!
That is disturbing! 😎
So perfect.
Thanks for the laugh.
Too funny, eben the boyfriend had to smile
So intriguing. Shows how irresistible confidence is.
Here’s a different example of a body language gender switch ?
https://twitter.com/juanbuis/status/1199651576236957697
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Yay!? You smell great!
Thanks! As soon as I saw your SOTD, I knew I had to wear it too this week. 🙂
I’m wearing Terracotta today, because I know a lot of you own it and to give people in warmer climes something to wear Friday! I had planned to wear more popular/accessible perfumes all week so the CP doesn’t feel exclusionary, but I forgot because I was on vacation and wore two discontinued things, le oops. (Fresh Index Fig Apricot and Tauer Lonesome Rider – to which you all reacted with so much surprise that I feel I should add that I am not SURE is discontinued, it’s just disappeared from all the online retailers and the Tauer website.)
Last year, there were also some rumors that LR was discontinued. At the time, I asked Andy about it and he told me the rumors were unfounded. One can only hope that’s what’s happening now, too!
ooh promising!
Twin!
Thanks for the Lonesome Rider reminder- I may wear it tomorrow! I love it.
Oh my what miserable news- I mean about Terry Jones. Not that they are likely to read anything here, but my sympathy to his actual friends and family. Such a beautiful talent and some unique laughs now lost to the world.
I feel very sad, such a talented man.
No points for me today, but maybe a help to one or two others here in Gucci EDP (the dark brown juice in the heavy clear bottle). First perfume I ever felt the need for a BUB of after falling down the rabbit hole.
House twins SheriG
Hi there!
You smell so good. I love that one too.
You smell(ed) great today!
I’m copying BobH again, wearing Nahema.
You smell amazing.
We have such good taste don’t we? 😉
Such a gorgeous rose! ?
Gucci Rush and thunk.
My FIL is planning to go back soon so I am savoring my my chai tea this morning and getting ready for my Italian lesson.
With my free afternoon I am not sure if I should go to the Met/Guggenheim or watch a Bollywood film. Or just read quietly at home.
Last night I saw the Book of Mormon on Broadway. Almost peed my pants with laughter.
Any of those options sounds great. Wish I could join you!
I loved The Book of Mormon. I would actually see it again ?
Bollywood film it is!!
Maybe I should be wearing a a different perfume to match these films
I wish I could see Book of Mormon, it sounds wonderful!
Almost peeing one’s pants from laughter is one of life’s greatest gifts lol.
Agreed
Very sorry to read about the death of Terry Jones, another Python gone forever.
Loved him as a pepperpot, esp. the Spam lady and adored him in Brian.
SOTD is DelRae Mythique, because 2 people were wearing DelRae yesterday.
Same here, Michael Palin was crying when paying tribute to him at the 6 o’clock news on BBC Radio 4, very moving.
Terry and Michael were very close. I’m going to try and find this online.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-51215814/terry-jones-michael-palin-pays-tribute-to-monty-python-star
Just watched it, very sad.
Thanks Robin, very sad indeed.
Nooo. I grew up watching the Python series, and ive seen The Holy Grail and Life of Brian at least 10 times….
I also loved the history documentaries Jones made (havent seen them all though…).
He suffered from a type of dementia right? Such a tragic disease ?
He suffered from a type of frontotemporal dementia which in his case meant he could no longer read, write or really speak, Such a horrible thing to happen to someone whose work consisted of words.
I just adore Python, and these days with the madness happening all around us, their sketches don’t seem that strange somehow.
Well today I pulled out my sample of Guerlain AA Ginger Piccante from the very special Hajusuuri and I LOVE LOVE IT ? ? ? ?!
It is exactly as advertised and the rose is really beautiful when it arrives, the ginger is nice and fresh and I really think I need to own this one because I can see me wearing it all summer long (as Kid Rock says). ???There’s a lot of juice here and the bottle is pretty and I have no clue what the CP is this week but I miss you guys and love this.
Thanks Hajusuuri. You Rock – as Kid also says 😉
I smelled that one and loved it also.
Plus the AA are such beautiful bottles.
I am totally copying you!! Also got a lovely sample of Ginger Piccante from the equally lovely Hajusuuri and was surprised how much I loved it….not usually a Guerlain Girl. This is special, so I join you today and give Hajusuuri about a thousand enabler points and few heart emojis to thank her for her generous spirit. We smell great!!
YAY! Hi twin!!
psst- me either I am searching for a Guerlain to love me!
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Thank you ?
Isn’t it great!? I tried it when it came out last summer at the Guerlain shop in Toronto. Loved it. Tried it again. Loved it again and had to have it! I think it was the best release for 2019. ?
Sounds like that AA is something I should check out the next time I get to a Sephora.
I don’t think it’s available at Sephora in the US but I could be wrong. We should meet up again!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Copying Thegoddessrena from yesterday by wearing Kenzo Flower Oriental. A forgotten friend that I love and always puts a smile on my face.
You smell great! That was the best Flower, I think.
Thank you, Robin! The Oriental is my favorite Flower flanker. So sad that it was discontinued.
Hugs to you and Yei.
Thank you, Jalapeno! ?
Wearing Bois des Iles EDT today. Hat tip to to Deva, who posted about wearing it at some point recently.
I’m glad I’ve grown to love this one. It took me a while, but I am fully on board now.
Took me a few wears of that one too, you smell lovely!
Thank you madtowngirl!
I am debating getting this for my birthday. Do you like it more or less than Coromandel?
Yasmina,
I love Coromandel (I have it in the EDT as well) and it was an easy love for me from the start. I find it very easy to wear and think it fits most occasions.
BdL took some years to work it’s magic (sandalwood can be challenging for me in certain compositions).
I prefer both in cold weather though.
I loved Coromandel at first sniff. I debated between it and Bois des Isles and it won last year.
Ooh, that is a tough call! I pulled out my decants of each and sprayed the back of my hands so I could really compare. They are both so good…. the sandalwood in BdI is so smooth, but Coromandel is truly stunning. I had my college daughter sniff each and she picked Coromandel immediately and without hesitation. I’m no help, I think you probably need both.??
Unfortunately I think you are right – I need both?
Wearing Philosykos today which I believe was worn by a few yesterday so I’m actually doing this week’s project! Maybe a first, or second.
Hot water is out this morn in the office kitchen which means no tea! I’m going to check on this again shortly but I find this totally and completely unacceptable! 🙂 But, there are bagels + fruit :))
Stopped in Macy’s yesterday looking for a bday gift for my mom. Wow, are those fragrance sales guys & gals aggressive. Not an enjoyable experience at all. And the whole fragrance dept. is depressing in general. They really would benefit greatly by focusing on how they display stuff. Take a page from Saks and their new beauty/fragrance floor.
That is unacceptable, lol. Do you have a microwave? My work has a little hot water spigot on the side of the sink that has close to boiling water, very convenient for tea.
I do! Duh. Ty!!
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Two different experiences for sure. I avoid Macy’s to purchase any frangrance because it is intimidating and very stressful to deal with sales people. And I agree that their fragrance displays are terrible. I enjoy going to Saks beauty floor. No pressure from the sales people, they are very helpful when needed and it is a pleasure to the eyes to walk around.
Gosh, I still haven’t been to see the new Saks beauty floor.
It is really worthy! I am sure you will enjoy it when you have the opportunity to go.
Love it too!
Interesting to read this. At the Saks in the Houston Galleria, the fragrance displays are beautiful but the SA’s are pretty aggressive. Since I bought that expensive McQueen bottle one time, when I go there now (not like this is a regular thing!) they make a beeline for me. On the plus side, they’re fairly generous with samples.
My experience the couple of times I have gone there has been fantastic. I don’t know if other perfumistas, who have visited the store here in NY have been overwhelmed at some point by the sale associates. The customer service is really great!
If there is no hot water for tea they should send everyone home!
Can’t you zap a cup in the microwave? I never find the purported hot water quite hot enough for a good cup?
Currently:
weather: overcast and temp hovering at freezing
scent: Hermes Jour d’Hermes Absolu for sunshine, fruit and flowers
plotting to test: Tom Ford Fleur de Portofino
tea: Upton Mist Valley Estate
reading: I’m current between books, scanning 2019 Best Of lists
Robin, thanks for the link to the Guardian article on Terry Jones. The portrait behind him is fantastic!
Great! I will definitely wear that this week. You smell fab!
The Guardian seems to do really good obits.
May copy you in Jour d’Hermes!
I’m in Eau de Soleil Blanc today, because lillyjo wore Soleil Blanc yesterday. Trying to help kick winter in the face.??
Our morning temp wasn’t actually too bad, my parents are on the gulf coast of Florida and were only a couple degrees warmer than here! I kind of had to giggle that they drove for two days to get away from the cold and it seems to have followed them.
It’s been cold down south this week. We’ve had lows in the low 20s in GA. We do not like that at all ?
You smell very nice of course.
Keep on a kicking! It’s not that cold here either, twenty something but lot’s of snow on the ground.
While reaching for my bottle of of Organza Indecence, I toppled over Oro by Roberto Cavalli- which made me think about Gaia (the Non Blonde). Her review and fondness for Oro made me buy it – so I’m wearing it today in her memory.
That’s a nice gesture! Whenever I wear Ted Lapidus Silk Way, I think of her too. That and Oro were her cheap loves.
My boys love Monty Python (and Curb Your Enthusiasm). We have both series on DVD and the youngest said the other night that he wonders whether they like it “because they grew up with it”.
SOTD: I’m tagging Lucasai with Amyitis. This is an easy CP.
I did not grow up with either and I like them 🙂
I’m a huge Curb fan, too – but my kids would probably really dislike that show. I keep waiting for another season.
Not sure where you live, but the new season of Curb started this past Sunday (for me) on HBO. We pvr’d it so I haven’t seen it yet.
Yes, I’ll have to wait till it gets off HBO and to Netflix.
Woke up in Chanel no 22 extrait but switched to Deneuve extrait. Just the teeniest dab because it’s pretty potent and I am going to work. Even the edt is potent. I just love Deneuve and wish it wasn’t discontinued.
Not familiar with Deneuve, but love 22!
It’s an older style of floral chypre loaded with actual oakmoss.
? Always look on the bright side of life ? RIP Terry Jones. I didn’t know he had Alzheimer’s.
I’m wearing Eight &Bob Champs de Provence, which is a pleasant mostly-orange blossom, but I think they put all the effort into the top notes which are juicy, citrusy, and very uplifting. The drydown is kind of meh and a bit bitter/metallic.
I wonder at what point did perfumers stop perfuming the mid and drydown of perfume? It’s so disappointing to get meh after a great opening.
I think for departments store stuff it makes sense since most non perfumistas will judge (and buy) a perfume from what they smell straight out of the bottle. I actually have the same experience with many (but not all) of the TF private blends.
Terry Jones had Frontotemporal dementia. He completely lost this speech, which is such a cruel twist of fate for someone so wordy.
This!
Oh man do I love ‘Life of Brian.” I think it must be time to watch it again!
Incidentally, did you read the wackadoodle thing Terry Gilliam said about the Black Panther movie? He thought it wasn’t realistic and hence it was misleading. (I am paraphrasing–his words were pretty colorful, and not in a good way.) Made me sad that such a funny man could be so humorless, and worse.
I remember reading something, but don’t remember his specific gripes re BP. But I think Scorcese said something similar? At least that they were anti-Marvel franchise in general.
I love Life of Brian and repeat watching are always a good thing!
I’ve been following your feral kitty saga, but haven’t been able to comment until now. Based on what you have posted, I have sadly come to the conclusion that the best thing is probably euthanasia. Poor you, and poor kitty.
I am wearing Jo Malone Vetiver & Golden Vanilla layered with JM Blackberry & Bay.
In Les Annees BIS today–not sure if anyone was wearing it yesterday, but there was much talk about it over the weekend, and besides, I received my sample from hajusuuri, which I feel is kind of on-theme 🙂
This perfume is beautiful but doesn’t feel like me. I think a small sample is the right amount of this stuff for me to have.
In other news, I consistently forget to put on my engagement ring in the morning (and the two beautiful little rings I got this weekend!). I think I’d like a little bedside ceramic ring bowl, but I’m having trouble seeing what I want in my head. Do you have favorite ceramic artists who have online stores? I’d love some links. I’m also considering some kind of stone finger (I love crystals!).
I would check Etsy, I bet you could find hundreds of options for something cute. I have little ceramic ring bowls by my kitchen sink and on my dresser, but mine were made by my daughter, so I can’t help with links.?
If I’m honest, what I really want is for a friend to make me one, because that would make it infinitely more special. But I feel awkward asking. And what if I don’t like it??
It would definitely make it feel more special.? Do you know someone who does that sort of thing? My guess is they would be flattered if you asked them. Maybe you could ask it they’ve ever done something like that and if they have examples of their work they could show you.
I do, actually, though they are currently all out of the country. They’ll be back, though, and maybe I will have to ask and hope they will feel flattered!
I lie, Studio Adorn has some nice stuff, imo
https://www.studioadornjewellery.com/listing/744185682/jesmonite-grey-trinket-dish-with-cone
That’s beautiful! I’ll have to look through some of their other stuff. Thanks, that’s definitely an aesthetic I enjoy.
I have a couple of bowls from this etsy person (located in Ireland but probably ships worldwide):
https://www.etsy.com/shop/mairistone?ref=shop_sugg
I love those! I will have to investigate that shop 🙂 Thanks!
Do you have one of those Color Me Mine franchises where you pick the ceramic you want to paint, paint it, then the store will bake it for you for pickup I think a week later?
Haven’t seen one but what a great idea!
RIP Terry Jones and a slightly belated RIP to Neil Peart.
The radiology dept of my doctor’s got my insurance figured out, so I was able to get my mammogram this morning.
Wearing No.19 edp today and feeling a bit spring feverish. I’m taking cp points by copying Hajusuuri from many sotd posts ? honestly, if it were not for her, I probably would not have revisited it after so many years of thinking I did not like green fragrance. Turns out I do!
Neil Peart’s death hit me harder than I ever would have imagined. From ages 12-17, I spent most of my free time locked in my bedroom listening to Rush and Pink Floyd, and reading.
I first explored Ayn Rand and philosophy in a very big way while looking up all the Rush references in my Unabridged Webster’s Dictionary (that weighed about 10 pounds).
We hosted some Irish musicians and one of them stayed in my bedroom, and apparently really like my LP collection. Ah, the teenage years.
Smelling great in #19, and hope mammogram is very unexceptional!
I was pretty shocked, myself. I had a massive RUSH poster over my bed for my early teen years. I eventually swapped it for a Rolling Stones mirror. I still regret that trade.
Yes! But is a technician going to read the film??? (Assuming the answer is yes–just reliving my indignation on your behalf 🙂 )
I was told yes, but will give it a month to make sure I don’t see a bill!
Hey, good for you for getting that mammogram taken care of!
Yeah, I was starting to worry I wasn’t going to be able to have it done.
Woo hoo! Glad you got things straightened out and you smell fantastic!
Thank you!
When I tried the Lush Turmeric Latte body spray it somehow reminded me of Felanilla. However, by wearing Felanilla today, they are clearly different and I’m going to eventually end up with both.
This sounds wonderful! I wish there was a Lush near me.
I just bought mine today. It is way way more expensive than the other body sprays. With tax, I paid $54.38!
Where is Choupette???
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/style/karl-lagerfeld-choupette.html?action=click&module=MoreIn&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer
I think it really says something about how Karl Lagerfeld became so successful that he turned even his beloved kitten into a profit center (with sales of more than $3 million in 2015).
“She is a business. She has a bank account.”
And yet he never really managed a successful line of fragrances under his own name, isn’t that weird?
To compare and contrast with Tom Ford is interesting. I would love to read a really good bio of Karl.
I would wear KL over any Tom Ford, any day, and I love Tom Ford.
Or a really sad comment (1) on the fact that his major relationship appears to have been to a cat (nothing against pets, but we should have at least one solid relationship with a member of our own species-as miserable and complicated as we are), and really sadcomment (2) that even this relationship was partially based upon commerce and (3) a really sad comment that he seems to have regarded the cat as an objected to receive bizzarely human spoiling. (Surely a cat prefers an opportunity to chase mice to have a personal human attendant.
She could be chasing mice under the watchful eye of an attendant? ?
I agree with you that the basis of the relationship feels wrong.
Check out the Wikipedia section on his personal life. Perhaps we can understand why he created his outlandish persona as a mask.
In Zoologist Squid today which is – crushingly – not nearly so nice on my skin as on blotter/other people.
The notes were so distinct at the beginning that I felt like I was hopping from Szechuan calamari to Orthodox Church to a brothel. After a few hours it calmed down but not the one for me, which is a shame as it’s a stunning fragrance!
Oh my. ‘I’ll have what she’s having!” Can’t say I have had too many mornings, “hopping from Szechuan calamari to Orthodox Church to a brothel.” !!!!
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I know, that’s a pretty wild-sounding ride! Yikes!
Right??? Squid smells SO good on my bestie but for some reason the notes came at me in such separated waves when it first went on the skin that they created VERY distinct mental associations instead of feeling like they belonged to the same story. Not to worry, I still have samples of Elephant and Hyrax to try ?
How many Zoologist scents have you tried? Any standouts?
I actually liked Squid a lot but I ended up with a rash so no go ?.
Wearing Coco today as mentioned by – although not worn by – Oakland Fresca yesterday in a discussion on bottles we’ve had the longest. And drinking homemade chai as inspired by LTSG. 😀
I used the epicurious recipe found here: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/homemade-chai-201226 – as I don’t have a wonderful father in law to make it for me. (And BTW, I doubled the spice mixture as recommended in the comments below the recipe.) It’s delicious.
YUM! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never made homemade chai. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, and you smell great!
Thank you for the chai link!
Robin you smell fab! I’m following Pyramus’s lead from yesterday and wearing Santal Majuscule. It’s wonderful.
I love that one.
One of my favorites! You smell fabulous!
Thank you!
In Terracotta to warm up a cold winter day. At least it’s sunny!
You smell great.
Oh my! Another favorite. Love the sunshine in that one. You smell so pretty!
Thanks all
Great SOTD!
SotD is Bois d’Encens, by Armani.
Stunning!
Thank you!
You smell so wonderful.
Thank you! Its a bit linear and has low sillage, but i dont mind if it smells this great. And it makes it safe for office/public transport/elevators/small meeting rooms at work etc.
Oh and it does not last all day (after 6 hours it gets pretty quiet) but that doenst bother me either. Now I have ‘room’ for another perfume ?
You smell good! I quite like the Armani Privee line as a whole.
I only tried a handful but the ones that stood out for me were Bois d’Encens, Iris Celadon and Vetiver d’Hiver.
I really like these 3 you mentioned, but my favorites are Oud Royal and Myrrhe Imperiale.
Are they still in production? Next time I pass the Armani counter I’ll give them a try Thanks for sharing your favourites ☺️
Vetiver Babylonia (since renamed) smells amazing on my husband, and me as well.
Yes, they are. I hope you’ll like them. They’re very well composed and classy fragrances.
In Baiser de Russie, which I got in a swap on NST. This decant is in a pretty ribboned-glass sprayer. I’m getting to the bottom of the decant–I think I’ll miss the glass even more than the perfume. Anyone ever reuse glass decant bottles (but the spray mechanism, of course, is plastic)?
Also, has anyone else experienced a total stoppage of email alerts to the comments they leave on NST? For about 6 months now I gamely click on “subscribe to comments for this post” but to no avail. I used to get email notices. No biggie. Just wondering.
Hi! Yes, I’ve wondered why I’m not getting any email too. I keep meaning to check into it but forgetting to. Thanks for reminding me! 😉
Did you check your spam?
Yah. It’s been about 6 months since I got my last NST email.
Recently Gmail decided to put all NST mails/alerts in my Promotions folder (its the folder where Gmail usually puts my newsletters and campaign mails). Usually they go into the Primary/main folder.
A few times I moved them to the Primary folder and now it seems we’re back to normal again.
So you do get comment notifications? If nobody is getting them, I did not know!
I am getting comment notifications.
I’ve been getting them just fine too.
Yup! Of course only when I subscribe to them.
Thanks all!
Vetiver Oriental for me today. Since vetiver clicked for me, I sometimes put on a vetiver-focused scent and wonder why I bother wearing anything else!
Ditto! I may copy you today after my shower! Love almost all the vetivers I’ve tried so far. ?
You smell great!
Thanks! It’s so good for this time of year!
Vetiver is my favorite note! I smelled once Vetiver Oriental and honestly I don’t remember how it was, but I feel you when you say why bother wearing anything else.
I even bought Java, bourbon and Haitian Vetiver oils; I have mixed some oil with alcohol and I wear sometimes vetiver pure perfume ? and I’ve also made myself a small perfume with vetiver, petitgrain and lime oils diluted in alcohol…again like pure perfume strength because why not??
High octane vetiver!
Yes!
I’m still looking for a vetiver that grabs me by the heart! Maybe I need to try Vetiver Oriental, it’s getting a lot of love in these comments!
It took a little while for vetiver to win me over. When I tried Vetiver Tonka early in my perfume exploration, I thought, “Ok, nice, but what’s the big deal?” But somehow it kept working on me! VO is probably my favorite right now, but that probably has a lot to do with the season.
SOTD is Theorema – need some comfort – my new employee resigned after 2 months, only giving 3 days notice.
UGH.
I need to get myself to a spin class for stress relief!
Ugh – can totally relate to that pain. You do smell wonderful, however.
3 days notice! Ugh!
Oh yeah, I wasn’t surprised, my spidey sense was telling me it wasn’t going to work out. And of course, it’s a hot job market and in education/public sector, it doesn’t pay very well.
I think I’m having chocolate ice cream for lunch today. Not even going to think about a healthy salad!
Enjoy your spin class
UGH for sure!
Oh boy…and IIRC it took you a long time to find the right person so boo hiss on the 3 day notice.
In Seville a l’Aube by L’Artisan today – it’s good stuff.
You smell wonderful!
One of my faves.
Oh yay! I thought about wearing that today, so if I wear it tomorrow it’ll fit right into CP! Juicy and lush citrus seems good right now.
In Organza Indecence today, copying Laura from yesterday, and twins with Robin today. It’s cold and rainy out, so this is comforting.
Off to the gym, guess I’ll be doing cardio inside today! I’ll need to give the pupster some extra attention this afternoon since the dog park is a no go.
Hey twin!
Geisha Noire today and Cuir Mauresque yesterday. Good stuff. I used to love the Cuir Mauresque, but it’s not hitting it for me these days for some reason. It’s a like, but no longer a love I don’t think.
Funny how that happens. I think it is a condition of too many choices.
You smell great today!
You smell great! Another choice for Friday, now ?
I’ve had that happen with many perfumes. Too many to count, actually ?
Though, maybe changing climates did something, too.
I wonder that too. I first got it in Alabama and now two desert moves later…
Sampled Cuir Maresque and loved it. Hopefully you’ll come around to it again, maybe after a break!
Do you have a bottle of the Cuir Mauresque, or a decant/sample?
I have about half left of a 10 ml sample .
Hat tip to Jiji. I am wearing vintage Samara which was her SOTD yesterday, after she got her act together. ?
Still taking advantage of colder temps. so Samsara is perfect!
ah..Samsara!
Maybe that will be my Friday scent..
It is beautiful. I would wear it more often if I didn’t work in an office.
Yeah me too!
I sometimes wear those scents after work in the evening or even at night. It has one lovely side effect, my pillow and duvet(comforter?) smell amazing!
LOL ?
You smell beautiful!
We have a somewhat colder period here as well. Not as cold as it used to be, but at night temps drop toward freezing point.
But forecast says it will be 10 degrees celcius (50 Fahrenheit) next week.
Hmmmmmmm. I don’t have vintage Samsara, but what I do have is about 10 years old now. That could be a pick for Friday.
I was planning to pull out a sample of Bengale Rouge, but I think I gave away whatever I had so I’m copying Jiji in Parfum Satori Satori. I’d like to try this sprayed, but will probably never get to putting my sample into an empty spritzer. I’ve also set aside Petits Papiers which is the only other sample in that particular pile that spoke to me. If someone wears it tomorrow I can copy them, right?
Jiji is popular today. I thought about Satori as well but it doesn’t perform well in colder temps on my skin.
Thanks for chiming in! I’m usually satisfied with just a dab, but I recall that didn’t suffice when I first tried it in the summer. So I will set it aside for warmer weather and commit to putting my sample into a spray vial.
Petits Papiers—still on my “maybe buy” list. Such a pretty one!
I have yet to try it, so I appreciate hearing from a fan!
I love it too!
Love Satori and recently got to try PP and liked it quite a bit, too. Agree with Petunia that Satori smells better to me when it’s warmer out.
I’m looking forward to trying PP and as for Satori, I’ll save it for warmer weather. Thanks for adding your 2 cents!
Yay!
You smell fab…of course ?
I only tried it from a sprayer, so cant comment on of there is a difference.
I’m looking forward to spraying!
Hi all! It’s nice to be back and read all the lovely comments and reviews.
It’s freezing with ice here today. Warming myself up In S.L. Fille De Berlin – Jammy roses and comforting musks.
Welcome back!
Welcome back and I hope you are keeping warm.
Can you believe I’ve never tried that one even though I love jammy roses?!
Commando since I woke late and haven’t hit the shower yet. Probably will do one of my SL scents. Not feeling Chergui for some reason, but maybe Un Bois Vanille.
Chores today, then I’ve decided to head north tomorrow morning to Kaibab National Forest to camp and tootle around some BLM lands on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I may see a bit of snow up there because the temps are in the 20’s at night, daytime in the 40’s. Hoping most tourists will give the area a pass due to unfriendly temps! ??
Happy hump day to all.
Jealous. Love the GC from any vantage point, including down on the river itself.
I won’t be hiking down into the canyon because last time I did that, I thought I was going to die. I’m looking forward to exploring the rims areas for sure!
Your trip sounds fabulous. I can’t wait to see your photos!
Hoping I don’t get stranded on the fire roads, but really wanting to get some good photos of sunset (and possibly sunrise if I manage to get up early enough). ?
Enjoy that trip! I had a great view of the Grand Canyon when I flew out of Las Vegas in 2012. Very much looking forward to hearing about your experiences!
Hooray for time off!
Enjoy your time around the GC!
I’m hopeless about remembering who wore what, it turns out, so I’m going to take notes in order to be ready for Friday. Meanwhile, I’m wearing EL vintage Knowing.
Almost wore that one today. You’ll be my excuse should I decide to do so later in the week!
Hello almost twin 🙂
I saw your freebie of Songes, I was very jealous in that moment that I don’t live in the UK
Oh, I’m so sorry, I recall now that you wear Songes often, I wish there weren’t these stupid regulations in the UK. It didn’t work for me because of the cumin but I admire it nonetheless.
Vintage Knowing is fabulous! The current version is still very beautiful too.
Thank you Lillyjo, I got vintage simply because it was less expensive and yes, EL usually makes a good job of preserving its perfumes, Youth Dew is still exceptionally long lasting (I use the oil though for quieter sillage).
I adore vtg Knowing. Will be wearing it asap! ?
SOTD = DSH Heirloom Elixir No. 9 Lautrec
I am doing an Indie Week and someone mentioned DSH yesterday or I saw someone giving away a freebie or both! Lautrec is powdery, boozy and has a wonderful non-sweet resinous vanilla ❣️
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A confession and a poll…I hardly ever read collateral materials included with FB or sample purchases. So, when She-ra mentioned a while ago that Solstice Scents recommends letting samples rest for some time (I don’t recall for how long), imagine me emitting the “huh?” sound like Scooby-Doo. I either rip open the package and start sniffing or I let them rest inadvertently from neglect. In any case, I’m wondering what YOU do – do you give your samples or bottles time to rest before digging in or do you just open them whenever you’re led to open them regardless of rest period? I’ll be repeating this poll in IG at some point. Thank you!
My two cents: I think it is a bit lame to sell perfume you expect the consumer to “cellar” before drinking…errrr…wearing. If it is not the optimized product, then don’t sell it. I just feel like perfume is a beauty product that you buy, expecting to use.
I agree! Though, when I read it, I thought they referred to hours, not days, for perfume to “adjust” from the trip 🙂
I’m totally with you on this!
I would try to rest red wine but maybe I shouldn’t because they have turned to vinegar ☺️
I’ve done this with some perfume oils, although not intentionally. I do think over time the ingredients macerate and blend together better. Most of my spray perfumes have become better over time as well, other than a couple decants that I think were contaminated and just didn’t survive the decanting process well.
I did not even think about oils vs perfume! I found some neglected decants where the oils separated from the water or alcohol – very unattractive.
I’m pretty much like you. If I want to try a sample, I try it right away. Otherwise, it gets tossed into sample bowl and I’ll kill it out when digging around…could be months later.
Seems odd you’d have to wait to try or wear something you bought. I know SSS let the scents macerate for quite awhile before they finally started shipping.
Agreed. It was a strange instruction in my opinion.
I rarely try samples immediately. Usually, since I receive them in the office, I wait until the end of the day, then at home might sniff some/all if they are in a dab vial. Otherwise, I’d try them one or two at a time over the next several days, either savoring the pleasure (if those that I got are good) or hoping for the miracle (if the previous ones didn’t work out) 😉 .
I never open a new bottle before weeks into getting it. But I usually have either a previous sample or decant of it that I try to finish first.
Ok, so the rest is just coincidental and not deliberate!
I do think if it’s been sitting out in the cold, you should let it warm up. I ordered a bottle of Cuir de Lancome in winter (for a split) and when I tested it after opening it, I could barely smell anything -which totally freaked me out that it was fake or diluted or something. I let it sit over night and tried it again the next day and it smelled totally like it should.
I can see how a cold perfume might smell different!
To try or not to try new perfume samples, that is the question. For me, it is mood dependent. Also, if my life has gone off the scale on the Crazy Index, I am less likely to try an unknown perfume. Sometimes I rip into them right away. Other times, the poor things can languish for months. Intentionally letting perfume samples sit? Only if I have tried something in one season (say winter) and I am wanting to try it in another (like summer).
So like Undina, coincidental resting!
I normally rip my packages open in an OCD frenzy and spray all the samples at once all over both arms. But lately I’ve been more selective, testing them more slowly, so I can form a real opinion after one try and ditch the losers into a give away bag.
I’ve got an interesting day coming up. This afternoon is my farewell from the place I’ve worked for decades, and this morning I’m going to meet my team at the new place where I start on my Monday. This all calls for something quite special, and I still haven’t quite decided! I’m thinking about Fêtes Persanes from MDCI, which is rather rich and wonderful, but not overpowering.
Slàinte mhath!
Enjoy your day (and whatever perfume you’ve chosen)!
Good luck with the transition!
That’s a big transition! Best of luck moving forward!
Good luck!
Enjoy the new beginning.
Good luck with the transition. It’s got to be both exciting and a little unnerving.
Congratulations! It’s exciting!
Fêtes Persanes sounds perfect, I love that one. All the best to you!
Tauerville Vanilla Flash. Because someone always wears it. For the price, I’m not sure why I still don’t own it.
I was going to wear Alahiiiine today since you wore it yesterday, but I wanted to thunk a decant I had.
Maybe tomorrow
I will most definitely copy you on Friday.
You smell wonderful
Thank you! 🙂
Someone wore Allure either earlier this week or last week. I looked but couldn’t find who. But that’s what I’m wearing – EdP. This one is one of those scents I ignored until a free bottle fell into my lap. Peachy, citrus, all sorts of yummyness. No way would I wear this on sweatpants day….
LOL!
Narciso White Cube today. Yesterday i had a sort of migraine which lasted til noon. I then .managed to wear a tiny spritz of Green Tea. Thankfully i feel better today after staying at home yesterday.
They should have named it like that! It’s impossible to navigate in all their Narciso, Narciso Rodriguez for Her, etc., etc.
You smell nice. I hope your migraine behaves.
Too funny and too true.
Yuck on the migraine. I hope that is very much in the past for you now.
I’m having a bit of a Parfums Delrae week. Today I’m in Debut. It’s not really up my alley and I’m rather surprised that I purchased it, although I do like it. It’s a little too flowery with notes that I often find too screechy, lily-of-the-valley and linden blossom. Indeed, I can remember walking under linden trees in some places I lived where the smell actually made me queasy. Nevertheless, in this blend those notes are tempered, perhaps by the lime (citrus lime, that is). Now I noticed that the notes on Fragrantica include cyclamen. Hmmm. I have some cyclamen in pots out on my porch and went to sniff them. (Cyclamen is a commonly planted winter flower around here, along with pansies and snapdragons.) No smell at all, which is what I thought. That’s puzzling. It’s rainy and chilly here, but I’m off to get my new glasses! Can’t wait.
We are house twins. I actually like Début, not my favourite DelRae though, that honour goes to Amoureuse. I’m so glad I snatched a BUB of that on ebay when that was still possible.
Oh you smell beautiful. I love that one. I should copy you.
I’m in Bois de Paradis, which is my favorite from this house (followed closely by Amoureuse). I am sad that I do not have a BUB of either. But really, it’ll take the rest of my life to wear the perfume stash in my cabinets and drawers, so I shouldn’t complain. Too much.
I grabbed Anatole Lebreton Perfumista essentially at random from my sample saucer and it is extremely linear on me, which I was surprised by after what I’d read about it?
Someone wore Lyric two days ago, yes? That’s who I’m copying.
Happy Humpy Day.
That was Petunia 🙂
Black Aoud by Montale today. It was a Christmas present from my wife (I chose it) in 2014 I think.
You smell great!
Thanks!
Late check-in again, but I made it….
Yesterday I pulled out my heavier winter coat (that I rarely use because it doesn’t get THAT cold here in Atlanta all that often), and in the pocket was my Scentbird sample of Juliette Has a Gun Moscow Mule. LOVE THIS STUFF! I had completely forgotten it for at least a year, and I’m glad to put in back in rotation now…..
Better than finding a $20 that’s for sure!
I’ve been fighting a headache all afternoon today. Bleah. Not sure why either. I have taken some Advil, and am waiting for it to kick in and provide some relief. ?
My friend in hospital is making slow progress. Hopefully she gets to come home this weekend.
SOTD = Relique d’Amour EdP. I’m getting close to thunking the sample. Hopefully it won’t be one of those magical samples that is harder to use up as the perfume level drops down.
Glad to hear your friend’s surgery went well. Hope she can be back home during the weekend.
Me too. But she’s got a long road to full recovery. Gonna be a lot of hospital visits in her future for wound care.
You’re a good friend jalapeno. I don’t think I have anyone outside of family that would care for me the way you do with your friends.
I’ve been able to keep up with her situation via a messaging app. That bit of tech helps a lot. And there are quite a few people here at NST I consider friends and care about. ?
Oh same here, Jalapeno! I feel so blessed to have friends here.
I hope you’re better. Glad your friend is doing better albeit slowly.
December just flew by, so why is January SO SLOW!?
This past 2 weeks I have twice had perfume compliments (this never happens). Firstly for Molinard “Habanita” and then today for Amouage “Interlude Man”. The Amouage was an absolute favourite of mine for years, bought in small decants. I am gutted that the FB I bought is reformulated and I will never again smell that persistent incense ash note that was so comforting. Anyway, it turns out someone liked it today.
The Other Mister Koenigsberg and I are busy setting ourselves up for proper, permanent life in Spain. This week has been about setting up a Spanish limited company so I can continue to freelance within the Spanish tax system. I am in spreadsheet heaven working on the new business financial model, yay!
It’s cold this week in Duesseldorf, and Malaga has been grey and rainy (but escaped Storm Gloria that brought wind and snow a bit further east). We are only 3 weeks into January and work is already hectic. Roll on February! :^D
Good luck with all your personal and professional plans for this year.
Habanita and Interlude Man are fantastic scents. No doubts you have had compliments!
Good luck with everything! I find January to be painfully slow also.
Me three! But I think it would go faster if I was getting ready to move to Spain.
SotD = Theorema
yummy! that’s the word I think of when I smell Theorema. 😉
hope everyone had a super scented day.
I was so bummed out that Theorema did not work for me in the slightest. OTOH, that means a little bit more for its fans.
heh, yeah, I’ve felt that way a time or two. Too many other fish in the perfumed sea to worry about it. 😀
Italian Leather because I went shoe shopping.
Have you bought any Italian leather (as in “shoes”)? 🙂
Yes, and I spent an embarrassing amount of money.
Clever choice!
I think I might copy you tomorrow!
I’m back in posting purgatory again… the smallest software update or security change seems to completely blow up my ability to post here. Sigh… I’ll be shocked if this goes up, but just in case… today I’ve tried out Eight & Bob edt, Parfums de Marly Layton, and Fort & Manle Rose Harem. None have won me over. I’m going to scrub down for the evening and maybe put on a little Queen body butter for bedtime.
Be safe, well, and warm, y’all!
Well, whaddya know?!?
Just waving hello! I’m glad to see you post. Hopefully the problem is fixed soon. ?
Chiming in with St. Clair Pandora as my SOTE. I’m working on my decant courtesy of hajusuuri. A little of this beauty goes a long way!
A little bit packs a punch but it is not super long lasting.
And since I can apparently post for the time being, I should say that I think the problems are on my end/my devices, not yours, Robin. Just frustrated with myself for not being to keep things “fixed”.
Well good, but sorry all the same!
Super late – I started in Blend Oud Santal Pondicherry, then switched to DS & Durga Radio Bombay, now finishing up in AdP Profumo.
Bedtime on Wednesday: took Deva’s Comptoir Sud Pacifique Amour de Cacao idea from earlier this week. Thanks for the idea, Deva! I really like the yummy, nutty chocolate fragrance. 🙂