It's Friday, I think? Our community project for today: wear a perfume by Robert Piguet, Rochas, Roger & Gallet or Reminiscence, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter R.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I'm taking partial credit in Rodin Olio Lusso.
Reminder: April is Poetry Month. On 4/3, tell us about a favorite poem (or link to the text) and wear a fragrance to match.
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 One More Plum Blossom [cropped] by joka2000 at flickr; some rights reserved.
A PSA for anyone running out of reading material:
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/26/821925073/national-emergency-library-lends-a-hand-and-lots-of-books-during-pandemic
This is pretty awesome
woot woot! I may bring my kindle out of the darkness and into the light again, thank you for the book link 😀
HA! They are scans though…maybe there is a way to read on a kindle, I don’t know. I am reading on my ipad, but not on the kindle app.
Do they have any toilet paper?
HA! Did my weekly shop this morning, people finally figured out ice cream matters more than toilet paper 😉
I never could figure out the TP panic. There are lots of substitutes for toilet paper, and virtually none for ice cream. I may also have done some damage to the cake and cookie supplies…
From March 1 article in PerchNews:
“Rumours of a toilet paper shortage appear to be wildly overstated, with an industry analyst reassuring customers there’s no need to panic-buy the essential item just yet.
China is a key manufacturer of the world’s toilet paper supply and the industry is one of many hit by a general slowdown thanks to the coronavirus crisis gripping the country, sparking fears that Australia could be caught short.
But Tim Woods, managing director of market analyst Industry Edge, said shortages of anything were unlikely in Australia and stockpiling was unnecessary.
Australia imports about 40 per cent of its toilet paper from China, the rest is manufactured here.
Mr Woods said the longer the slowdown continued, the bigger the gap in production but Australia would be far down the list of countries to be affected.
“Now is not the time for panic-buying toilet paper, any more than it is time to fill your pantry with cans of baked beans,” he said. ”
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/health/coronavirus-crisis-the-truth-about-the-toilet-paper-shortage-rumours-ng-b881477807z
So started with supply chain rumors overseas – I believe Hong Kong and Australia, then got to be a herd mentality mania, fueled by some need for control over circumstances.
Baked beans sound good right now, though. And ice cream. Mmm. I wonder if a maple bacon and baked bean ice cream would be any good?
I think it comes from snowstorms.
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Since we’re all washing our hands repeatedly and carefully these days (right?), I’m washing up today with one of my last three bars of Roger & Gallet Oeillet Mignardise (Carnation) soap. They don’t make it any more, I see, and what a shame that is — it’s a terrific carnation. I keep it in the socks-and-underwear drawer so I get a little burst of it every now and then.
It is still on the French website!
https://www.roger-gallet.com/fr-fr/Œillet-Mignardise/Savons-parfumés/Savon-Parfumé-p314.aspx
I love it and use it to scent my closets.
Oh so it is! Other European R&G websites like UK and Germany don’t have it, so I assumed it wasn’t being made any more: didn’t go to the French one (the most obvious one!) for some reason.
For extra carnationy goodness post-shower I’m wearing a couple of wee spritzes of Comme des Garçons Carnation, which is equally terrific in a different way.
Have you tried Guerlain Lui? It is another nice carnation.
I only recently got 3 more Œillet Mignardise soaps so that is why I checked when I saw your comment.
I’m sure you smell absolutely wonderful. Have you tried the Oriza L. Legrand carnations, I really like their Œillet Louis something ( too lazy to look it up), and the other one is nice as well.
I agree with you about the OL carnations, but I don’t own just have samples, Etro Dianthus is quite good too but I always go back to Bellodgia my favorite.
My other carnations are Guerlain Voile d’Ete (carnation/ylang/vanilla, a genius combination) and Caron Coup de Fouet — not the really old vintage but old enough that it still has some crackle to it, before all the really sad reformulations took over. I’m not buying anything right now but I’ll keep an eye out for Lui.
How lovely! I have a box of these as well, though I am using a box of Hermes soaps I bought first. I just love that Carnation smell. It fragrances my entire bathroom! I found a box of three had an estate sale for maybe $5. I remember going home thinking like I had found treasure!
Wow, nice find!
You did find a treasure!
fabulous! that is my favorite R&G soap ever 😀
I don’t have any of the R related perfume houses, so I went with a few drops from my decant of MEM by Bogue. I am not a fan of lavender, but it’s a dirty caramely lavender which I enjoy.
I don’t care much for lavender either, but your description has me intrigued. I hope you and your family are well, Sebastian!
It’s definitely interesting. I wouldn’t buy a bottle at the asking price, but I would like a decant.
I bought a 3 ml sample when MEM was new and I’m down to 1 ml, savoring every drop. 😀 It’s quite potent, so I’m happy with a few big dabs. I would love a bottle but for the price, nope.
MEM is wonderful!
I don’t have anything that fits the project, even in my sample collection (I gave away a box of most of them a few months ago, and there might have been some Fracas or Rochas there, but they are in a happier home now). On my walk this beautiful sunny morning I identified a craving for Arielle Shoshana Saturday and I am very happy in its sunny, pulpy yellow fruit.
Enjoy your walk. Mr L did the same early this morning at 7am
Thank you! The weather is almost startlingly beautiful here, a nice respite from the rain we had when this self-isolation period began.
Relique D’Amour
not a R brand but begins with an R in its name.
Maybe partial points for this? I
Notes: Fresh Herbs, pine, powdery notes, white lily, pepper, oak, incense, myrrh, elemi, musk, moss, waxed wood, woody notes, pepper.
Thanks everyone for wanting to join me in Shalimar on Sunday (or another Guerlain or Shalimaresque) Like my older monkey says when she is happy, she places are hands over her heart and says “I feel my love light”
What a sweet girl you have!
Aww, I love that.☺️
I’m stealing that term!
I’m giving you points for this one – it sounds super interesting!
I will also join you on Sunday in Shalimar edc, my favorite form of the fragrance. And Happy Birthday to you – we will all be celebrating with you ??!
Shalimar day is still my favorite ever Community Project. I’ll be with you on Sunday!
I am participating in Rogue’s Tabac Vert. It’s wonderful, somehow both green and sexy at the same time. I think it might have cinnamon, which I find can be really transformative if used right.
We made it through the week, folks!
House twins!
Exactly right, another week down.
Good morning, folks! I’ll try to remember to dab on a Roger & Gallet fragrance later. Commando for now, since I’ve washed off the Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender hand therapy cream from last night, and thunked the little tube. (I have more.)
I am going through more hand cream than I ever have in my life!
Srsly! Someone suggested a quick poll of Favorite Hand Cream recently. I’m up for that, too. I have 2 faves that I always keep on hand but I’m ready for something different just to change things up. I’m starting to resent using the same products 15,000x per day.
+1 for a hand cream poll! 😀
A few days ago, a commenter asked for favorite hand cream recommendations, and there were a lot of recommendations in the replies to the post. It certainly seems timely.
I was already in the habit of putting hand lotion on the backs of my hands after I washed my hands. I wash my hands even more than usual now.
My hands got so bad (cracked and chapped) when I was working as a home health aide that the dermatologist prescribed a steroid ointment for my hands, and told me to put a thick hand cream on top of that after the ointment had a chance to sink in. I did that a couple of times a day at home, and they improved a lot. My hands are getting dry again, probably partly from the hand wipes and grocery cart wipes I’ve been using.
I wanted to do yard work, and Mom wanted me to go out shopping. I ended up doing a sortie to Walmart, and a sortie to Aldi’s. Although Walmart was completely out of TP by 11:30 a.m. (of course), they did have other things we wanted. Mom has had vanilla ice cream on her shopping lists for several days, and I found her a container of that. I got fresh fruit at Aldi’s.
After those trips and a late lunch/early dinner, I went upstairs and lay down for a little while. I dabbed on a bit of Roger & Gallet Osmanthus, and alternated between reading and dozing for an hour or so.
Good Morning!
Due to washing my hands 20 times a day, I have been using Delina hand cream by Parfums de Marly.
My SOTD is Delina as well, it is very sparkling and gives me a sense of normal living.
Sounds delightful!
hand creams are my hands best friends right now. 😀
Robert Piguet Rose Perfection. A pretty sweet rose.
House twins! 🙂
As I did not want to wear Bois Noir or Rem Musc I chose my only R perfume and sprayed lots of Chypre Siam. I still crave Chypres most this time.
Had a nice walk with a friend and her sweet dog in the sun today and ate icecream on the balcony. Will make spaetzle with cheese, bacon and kimchi this evening, which sounds strange, but tastes surprisingly good.
Have a good day and stay sane and safe
That sounds delicious. Now I want some!
The county I’m currently in has closed ALL public parks, including public green spaces and walking trails. They have ordained EVERYONE must stay in their own home unless on “essential” business. I’m pretty sure the horse is already out of the barn, but what can you do? ?
I’m taking partial credit for wearing Rogue Perfumery Mousse Illuminee. This is from a discovery set purchased last year and rarely worn. This one really works with my skin.
I like the name !
I’m pulling out the big guns with Fracas. Both EDP and Extrait and a lot of it.
I did not go to work in this combo this morning but only having to work half the day I have since added to my olfactory bliss.
Beautiful!
I watched the original Parent Trap with my kids this week, and I was trying to figure out what kind of perfume Maureen O’Hara was using – in my search I saw that in the more modern version from the 90s, the character Natasha Richardson plays, has Fracas on her dressing table.
Parent Trap with Hayley Mills? ♥
Yes! I loved that version so much when I was a kid.
The perfume looks cognac colored it looks like it’s sort of in an oval or teardrop shaped bottle and she seems to screw the cap off and on – but you can’t get a really clear picture of it.
I loved that one, too. I loved all her movies – Pollyanna, Moonspinners, The Trouble with Angels, etc.
Can’t think of what perfume it is, though.
I watch a lot of classic films (1930s-60s) and can almost never identify the perfume bottles in them. I *think* it’s probably because the only ones whose memory has passed down over time are the big ones made by big houses, particularly the ones that are still being made. But presumably then, as now, that’s not what most women had on their dressing tables, if that makes sense.
There are some bottles that are iconic and easily recognizable, but most of what women were wearing were probably drugstore or no-name or not around for long enough to enter the collective memory, even if they were popular. So while there are a handful of perfumes and bottles that might be recognizable to serious perfumistas, that number is probably dwarfed by the hundreds of others that no one’s given any thought to since 1962. At least that’s what I’ve come up with.
O’Hara lived just down the road from my grandparents farm in Ireland when I was a kid. She was everyone’s claim to fame in that area ?
She is wonderful! And I found out in my research that she spent the later part of her life in Boise Idaho, I never knew that
I have in the past just scoured ebay trying to identify a bottle. Just search for vintage perfume or 1960s perfume, or 1950s perfume ad, etc. It may be forgotten, but it lives on on ebay!
Replica Beach Walk from a sample. Not really excited about this one..musky sun tan oil. Nothing really great. I guess it works, makes me feel outdoorsy in an indoor world lol.
Still cranky some. I ordered cleaning items 3/18 and no word back. Lol.
I had to ask myself what day it is.. feels murky lol. So I related to, “It’s Friday, I think?”.
If you’ve ever been on a cruise, the elevator mats remind you what day it is ?
Some hotels do that too! I stayed at the Shangri-La in Singapore once, and their elevator mats had the day of the week on them. Honestly with all the jet-lag, it was pretty helpful.
Hotels in Beijing do the same thing!
What a great idea! (Clearly, I’ve never been to a cruise, and with everything that is going on, I doubt I’ll ever go now.)
Same.
I will never, ever take a cruise.
I’ve never wanted to take one. The idea of being trapped in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of strangers gives me anxiety.
I did it once
Pregnant with my first
Never again
Last vacation that Mr Marzipan and I ever took LOL ?
To each their own, but cruise sounds like a nightmare to me. ?
I took a cruise a few years ago. It was not my cup of tea either. Too many people everywhere. I found it very confining and fairly dull. I’m not a party girl.
I will go again at some point in the future. I like cruises and it really depends on which cruise line and itinerary you choose.
Without my various exercise classes, I have to check my phone to be sure of the day, lol
My daughter is one of those people that remembers the dates and days and years. I ask her the date alot.
Good morning!
Long time lurker, but wanted to take a moment and thank the NST team for all their hard work which has brought me so much pleasure over the years, especially so in this challenging time.
Participating today wearing Globe by Rochas and loving the flashback to my college days…
Lurkers ?
Good evening, now ?
Welcome!
Hello and welcome, Unko!
Globe, what a classic, and mentioned approvingly by Luca Turin in the 2009 Guide!
Welcome Unko, and thanks for delurking! ?
Glad you delurked Unko!
Fleur d’Osmanthus Roger & Gallet
I bought it at Citypharma in Paris two years ago…I bought so much stuff there!
I hadn’t traveled in a long time before I went to Paris and I had a travel bug once I came back, but I have gone absolutely nowhere since then.
Inertia may be my worst enemy.
That’s funny. We must be fighting on the same team, I always say I am in a war with inertia. And by war, I mean lying down in my bed looking at my iPhone.
We went to the same boot camp, too, apparently! ?
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Ahaha
lol, too funny 😀
I adore French pharmacies and grocery stores. So much to see, and buy!
SOTD is J’AdoRRRRRRRRe L’absolu. I am Charlize Theron, tall and glamorous, inexplicably climbing a rope in my gold sequined gown… uh, nope, actually short and squishy in grey sweats sitting on a grey chair in front of my computer. Like I have been for 8-12 hours a day for the past 6 days straight. BUT I am wearing earrings and a necklace and I smell great, so take that, Charlize.
TGIF, y’all!
Lol jadorrrre. I love my grey sweats and need a new pair of sweats but I am picky on fit some lol. Hard to find a pair to truly bond with. I don’t like drawstrings much and don’t like too much elastic that imprints on my squish lol
It’s a delicate balance! I never understood drawstrings.
I like to have both! 🙂
This is the classic belt vs braces, or both discussion ?
I am picky too. Pockets are required IMO, but some manufacturers have incorrect ideas on that subject. Also, ankle elastic is Right Out.
Ah yes, pockets! Why does ANYONE make loungewear without pockets?? No one is trying to look sleek in loungewear. (Or if they are, they aren’t likely to wear the brands I wear.)
The phone’s gotta go somewhere when we get up from bed to go to war with inertia!
I was just thinking about earrings last night and figured I better wear them every so often or the pierced hole may close up ?!
I had that thought too!
Good idea! My mom had pierced ears way back in the day, then they went out of fashion and she just started wearing those big clipons so popular in the ‘50’s and that did happen to her.
They don’t close. I didn’t wear earrings for years and recently put some in. Once they’re well healed, they shouldn’t close.
Mine did not close after long period of not wearing jewelry, but I can’t wear earrings for more than an hour now or my ear lobes start to hurt — no idea why, and possibly I could get over it if I wore them for a bit every day?
I became allergic to nickel some years ago, so my earlobes soon start to itch and hurt if I wear earrings that aren’t nickel-free. I’ve heard that someone with the allergy can paint a layer of clear nail polish on the metal part of the earrings that touch their ears, and that serves as a barrier. I haven’t gotten around to trying that.
Oh good because it’s been over 2 weeks since I’ve worn earrings!
Your beautiful huggies!!!
Yes or maybe I’ll give my other earrings a workout!
Ah yes, perfume ads! My favorite gray swears are classified by Land’s End as active wear but most of the time they’re passive wear.
Hehe passive wear
Lol!
One of DC’s most beloved insight meditation teachers, Tara Brach, has taken her classes online:
https://www.facebook.com/tarabrach
(Scroll down to March 25 for the latest one.)
You can join the livestream on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, or watch later. The first half hour is guided meditation; the darma talk begins at 8 pm.
Personally, I think she makes the ZOOM thing of looking into the camera seem quite natural.
I was never able to attend her classes before because of the distance, so I’m taking advantage gratefully!
Pollen is popping, so no Rochas Femme yet.
PS (via Daniel Roberts on Twitter):
“Walmart executive vice president of corporate affairs Dan Bartlett tells Yahoo Finance that amid coronavirus: ‘We are seeing increased sales in tops, but not bottoms’ because so many people are doing video conferences from home, and all that matters is the above the waist shot.”
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Hahaha – that’s funny
Haha! Interesting observation.
Funny.
That is hilarious 🙂
Somehow it brightened my day. Thank you!
Zomg hilarious! What if everyone just stopped wearing pants altogether? *ponders*
If we do, I certainly hope no evidence becomes public! ?
Universal Standard brand is offering 20% off if you buy a business top and comfy bottoms.
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Does she post them on her YouTube channel? I can’t go out on facebook because the people I am friends with post too many disturbing covid articles and videos.
Yes, thanks for prompting me to overcome my inertia and find her website, which I’ve been meaning to do.
https://www.tarabrach.com/
There are many other resources here, as well.
Love Tara Brach!!
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TGI a gorgeous Friday outside! Sunny, warm, quiet, Nature alive, just perfect!
Wearing Robert Piguet Calypso. Never get tired of its simple beauty!
Good weather makes such a difference. I’m glad it’s a better day???
Thank you, Lillijo! I hope your days is also good!
I have fall like weather here. I’m moving pretty slow. Still deciding on a sotd. Lol, maybe after lunch ?
Yes! Happy to be headed toward summer rather than winter :/
Enjoy that sun!??
Thank you! ?
Calypso is so pretty! I’ll have to see if I can find my bottle. I believe it’s the only fruity-floral in my collection.
Stay well!
Hope you find it! You too stay well!
I have a decant of that one; need to find it!
Hope you find it soon!
You smell good! I thought about that one for today, but wasn’t quite in the mood.
Thank you! I had been craving for it for a couple of days already. It worked beautifully today, as usual!
Twins!
I like it but don’t love – that’s why I’m wearing it from decant from the bottle that I sent to my perfumista friend who appreciates that perfume more.
I think we smell great!
Hi twin! No doubts we smell great!
Not participating in the CP today. I don’t have anything that begins with R and I forgot how awesome Courtesan was, so I am wearing it again. My job sent me a letter saying that we are doing an awesome job and gave us a gift card to get groceries. I hope that the Tazo chai tea latte concentrate is in stock.
That’s really a nice gesture
It is. I am enjoying being fed every day as well.
yay! i’m glad you’re getting a few perks, they are well-deserved. 😀
Lovely!
Holy cow, what a morning!
I’m in BF Au Dela in attempts to feel civilized and ladylike when I’m really feeling rough and Grrrrr-like!! In other words, I’m feeling very 1990’s and would like to feel more 1950’s! My touchstone for today is a quote by Flaubert:
“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost”.
A little judgmental you say? Absolutely! My only consolation is that some people have directed this same stellar quote in my direction, I’m sure. Ouch! ?
Be well!
That quote does explain a lot!
Right there with you, Deva. You must be having quite a time today. Hoping it improves.
Don’t let the turkeys get you down Deva!
Great quote though. 🙂
Gustave and I are like this ??
I’m wearing Femme by Rochas, a forever favorite.
You smell wonderful 🙂
I’m in Theorema to brighten a cold grey day
Well you know Theorema is always the right answer, no matter what the question is.
Yes!
absolutely delightfully delicious! Theorema is beautiful.
You smell great, great, great!
Totally off project in Eau Duelle.
Was greeted on my way into work with a thermometer. After my temp check I was handed a face mask. Wishing I could stay at home, but alas, duty calls.?
Hope you are all home and healthy!
My job hasn’t started doing that yet.
I work in a hospital. I think you’ve mentioned you work in retail…grocery? Honestly you probably come into contact with more people in a day than I do. Any place still open should probably be screening people.
I do work in a grocery store. I am happy that I work in the bakery and it’s pretty easy to keep your distance from customers to a certain extent.
Agree! Made a supermarket run early this am and most of the staff weren’t wearing masks or gloves, even.
Stay well mtg! Our facility has been doing the same, though they stopped allowing visitors on Wednesday. Makes me so sad ?
Thanks Elisa P! You too!!
Yeah, we started restricting visitors a couple of weeks ago.
Hope the day is going fast ?
Thanks!
house twins, I’m in the fig.
Diptyque twins!?
Solstice Scents Vanilla Pipe Tobacco today…notes are Chewy Unlit Vanilla Pipe Tobacco Blend & Light Fragrant Pipe Smoke…very realistic tobacco…reminds me of my great Uncle George who smoked a pipe and fought in WW II. 🙂
So grateful for all your posts in these difficult times.
I’m grateful to your Uncle George for his service! ❤️
that’s a beautiful scent memory, thank you for sharing.
I’ve always shied away from smoky scents, they overwhelm my nose, but unlit pipe tobacco (and hajusuuri’s sotd) have me re-thinking things. 😉
I love smoky scents but often tobacco = cured, scented pipe tobacco, much like coffee generally = sweetened creamy coffee. It’s disappointing when what one is looking for are leaves and beans, respectively.
My husband is wearing all his smokiest scents as he has quit smoking and misses it.
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Ooh, what is he wearing? I love smoky scents but they’re kind of hard to come by.
Profumum Fumidus and SL Fumerie Turque
Glad he’s still keeping at it!
Striking out on R, with nary a Robert Piguet in my small collection. Need to rectify the oversight. Finally chose Rien, by L’etat libre d’orange. Hints of church pew and incense, appropriate for the season of Lent but not for this sunny day. I must get out before I lose what’s left of my mind.
You smell great, anngd. Hang in there.
Robin, the plum blossom image is gorgeous!
I’m in Rania J Cuir Andalou, for partial points. I still have part of the tiny sample and might save the rest of it; we’re supposed to get a cool front in a few days.
Tried the yoga for complete beginners video from Yoga with Adriene yesterday. Flunked the first pose when I realized I’m not flexible enough to sit cross legged anymore. I can’t believe I’m even admitting this on a blog, but there it is. I will keep trying! ????. ?♀️
This is a good reminder – I should try to incorporate some yogurt into my every day, Adriene is great!
Do you have a block you could sit on? Or maybe pile up a few towels or blankets to the right height to make sitting cross legged possible.
Yoga, not yogurt ?
Probably yogurt every day is good too 🙂
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I do have a block of sorts, will use it next time. Thanks for the tip! ?
Hey fellow yogi! I am super proud of myself because I have now done a Yoga with Adriene video 10 days in a row 🙂 Keep at it, cross-legged difficulties notwithstanding.
I had a similar moment today. I was feeling pretty good about my pigeon pose (my front leg was bent, my back leg was straight; doesn’t really matter), and then I notcied that Adriene’s front hip/thigh was flush with the ground (ie, her crotch was maybe an inch or two from the ground), while my own hip/crotch area were a good six inches above the ground. I spent a full minute being envious of her flexibility until she suggested we pay attention to our thoughts, and then I giggled to myself in embarrassment.
go you x 10!!!!!!!!!! 😀
keep trying! 😀 yoga is for every body.
I love that plum blosson, too.
I did many years of yoga and have come to the conclusion that certain poses (downward dog being a prime example) are not actual do-able or ever remotely comfortable/relaxing for people like me, who were born inflexible. And I’m bummed that so few instructors ever seem to consider that fact.
Downward dog is not relaxing to me, either. I could do the puppy pose in the video, but the dog will take awhile to master.
Not able to pull off the CP, but feeling quite elegant in vintage Hermès Amazone from a very generous NSTer.
I went for a meandering walk yesterday to take photos of the clouds of purple wisteria that are in bloom everywhere. For some reason, my route took me past no wisteria, but I did see dozens of purple flowers.
I’ve posted the pics on Instagram. (Each post has 10 photos, except one has three.
If you like flower pics, check out what’s in abundance on the left coast:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PlG6AFw9Q/?igshid=kunplvbmyfui
beautiful! I’m loving the purple in my neighborhood too, lots of iris and one wisteria. 🙂
The wisteria was blooming in my yard when I left San Diego, I miss it.
And for a story that’s not from the left coast, but rather the middle & north, my husband went for a meandering walk a few days ago in the industrial neighborhood near our house. He was taking photos of the landscape which prompted someone driving by to threaten him with a gun.
To be clear, he said he had a gun, which he was willing to use if my H didn’t am-scray ASAP, and also 2 children in the car who were filming the exchange. Presumably, no wisteria on this walk either.
How scary and awful!
Ya, I kinda wished he hadn’t told me about it. He’s since been exploring more… upscale neighborhoods. But if you get too fancy, things get weird there, too.
Was the guy objecting to the picture taking or just him being in the area?
That is horrible. People are so tense, so frightened. But that is no excuse.
Wow! Scary. Maybe he got unwittingly too close to something.
Wow.
Beautiful flowers! I can’t wait to get real spring here!
You captured some amazing flowers!
Hello all!
I hope you all are having a relatively peaceful day amidst the madness.
No perfume in my collection qualifies for the CP, so I’m wearing Carnal Flower today, which brings me to the story of how I *almost* acquired a much coveted bottle of the CF hair and body oil. This is, as Robin put it the other day, a case of “fiddling while Rome burns” (I find myself using this expression way too frequently lately).
Saks had a brief 25% off promotion on beauty items last week, which was exactly what I was waiting for to spring for a bottle of the lovely oil.
I placed my order (over the phone, won’t go into details why) and everything seemed to be on track until it wasn’t. For reasons unknown to me (the waiting times to speak to a customer service agent these days rival those of airlines and banks) my order was canceled and not only the promotion is no longer in effect but the item is no longer available on the website.
Oh, well. First world problem, of course, but I know you guys will understand my disappointment ?
Sorry about your CF oil, but who knows you may come across a better sale one day, I hope you do.
After I missed a similar promotion on NM last week, when I saw it from Saks, I immediately pounced. If to believe the tracking distempered, it’s still coming. Though, I don’t trust Saks much after a couple of years ago I got my purchase but without a gift with it, because of which I decided to place that order with them vs. my other regular place (which would have given me at least points). Since I wanted the item itself, I didn’t go through the return-purchase elsewhere process but was quite disappointed.
Hopefully, you’ll catch another rare promotion.
hmmm . . . a few years ago I bought from Saks, the bottle was delivered as promised, but I’m quite sure it was either counterfeit (easy to guess which one, it’s got to be one of the most counterfeited perfumes in the world) or had been stored badly. It had almost no scent. I returned it without problem, but still wonder about it.
I totally get the disappointment. Hopefully another promotion comes up and it’s back in stock. Although, you might want something else then ?
Not exactly the same scenario, but I’ve called both Saks Off 5th and Lord & Taylor (same parent company, afaict, though I’m not sure if Saks & Off 5th have the same ownership) after making purchases to request price adjustments, been assured they would happen, but never did. I’ve assumed there’s some kind of issue with their call centers, as in, whatever they promise on the phone just isn’t gonna happen.
Did you dispute the portion with your credit card company?
Oh no! There will be another discount, I’m sure. I managed to take advantage and bought a Bond No. 9 Westside candle (red with a beautiful gold outlined g-clef) and Gucci Tears of Iris.
I really like WestSide! One of the better ones imo.
I’ve concluded that a long walk everyday is essential to my mental health, so I’m going out every day, rain or shine (mostly rain in Portland). There are more runners, bikers, and dog walkers than usual but we can stay apart and we all exchange looks of understanding about being outdoors. The parks are closed so we stick to the neighborhood.
I used to have that Rodin perfume but traded it away last year, so the only R I have in the cabinet is Roja Dove Lilac extrait. I don’t know how small Roja’s operation is but the Lilac is nice.
haha, yes to walking for mental health! If someone were to hide my walking shoes I would go barefoot. 😀
We are under a 14 day quarantine due to recent travel from USA to Canada. I cannot even leave my apartment to take a walk. Day 5 of 14. 🙁
Just curious… do they actually watch that you don’t leave or do they use the honor system?
They have threatened large fines, prison time and home checks, but no one has come to our home to check yet.
Butting in to say the county I’m currently in has shut down EVERYTHING. You cannot go to public parks and outdoor areas. You have to STAY HOME, or if you’re traveling, you are subject to police questioning. You must have proof (I received a letter from my employer) that you are doing “essential” travel.
But you can grocery shop, no?
^Yes H, we can go to the grocery.
My sister’s neighbors are in the same scenario. Keep calm and all that 🙁
Caz, when it’s pouring here I’ve found that fresh air helps if that’s all I can do. I stand on the patio and take deep breaths. I’ve been shut in since 3/8 except for walks and one trip to the grocery store. You can do it!
SOTD is Rochas Tocade edt, powdery vanilla rose. My bottle is old, and the tag on the box says I bought it for $9.99 at Marshall’s. I find it similar in spirit to last week’s Vent Vert: both with jaunty caps, while Vent Vert threatened to blow the nasty Covid-19 virus away with its great, green wind, today’s Tocade threatens to suffocate it with its powder. Strong, powerful scents, each in their own way.
What has given me hope – and even moments of joy – this week?
The first morning a cacophony of robins awakened me in the predawn hours was the first time I think I ever smiled so early in the day!
The first shrub to bloom in our garden this spring, our Cornelian Cherry Dogwood, its tiny clusters of bright yellow flowers are staying steadfast and strong for more than two weeks and show no sign of diminishing yet. Is there a color more happy than yellow?
The first herb in my garden to say, ‘Here I am’ called to me yesterday. Fresh chives . . . Mmmm, they smelled so good when I cut them and tasted so good in our cucumber salad.
Yesterday, on what should have been MLB’s Opening Day, we put on our White Sox attire, sang ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ precisely at 1:10, then watched the rebroadcast the CWS sponsored on YouTube of Mark Buerhle’s 2009 Perfect Game – no runs, no hits, no errors – plus a grand slam and a spectacular catch in the 9th inning. Somehow, knowing the outcome of the game beforehand enhanced our enjoyment of it even more the second time.
Lastly, when I returned to enter my home from my daily perusal of the front garden the other day, I noticed a small tag, like a luggage tag, hanging from my front doorknob I hadn’t noticed earlier. Cut in a pretty shape from blue construction paper and hanging by a blue embroidery thread loop, someone had written on it in a soft blue ink, ‘You are Amazing.’ And so I share this with all of you Amazing NST’ers. Peace. Love. Stay safe.
What a beautiful series of observations, and a lovely message on your doorknob. You stay safe, too!
Laila, I enjoyed reading this very much, thank you 🙂
And PS, I love many of the Rochas bottles that are so full of personality but I think the Tocade bottle might be my favorite. Some say tacky, I say fun.
The minis are particularly adorable 🙂
Thank you for sharing all of this <3
What a lovely post.
Laila, that was lovely. thank you 🙂
I adore Tocade, brash thing that she is, and love that bottle. I’m so grateful to the NSTer who sent it to me.
My elementary school music classes were always fun on opening day. I would teach the kids the words to Take Me Out to the Ballgame so they can sing it confidently.
Some families have a tradition of anonymously hanging sweet notes, and sometimes flowers, on the front door of neighbors’ homes around the first day of spring, some people prefer the first day of May. I used to do that with my kids when they were small.
So glad you shared, your words brought back sweet memories for me.
Love this. Thanks.
Thank you all for your kind words. Special thanks to those of you who don’t have the option of working from home and those of you on the front lines, whether grocery store clerk or medical professional. And special thanks to those of you who are young and perhaps not as concerned but who are playing it safe for those of us who could be your grandparent. We are all #in this together.
?so lovely, all of it. Thank you for the smile.
Rochas Alchimie for me today. Will bake something chocolate later
Both of those things are wonderful. 🙂
I’m wearing Robert Piguet Casbah. I get a bit of smoke but mostly just CEDAR CEDAR CEDAR. Which is not really very pleasant. We have another sunny hot day here but at least there’s a breeze. I will go out for a walk later. My nice neighbour is going to make a shrimp and wild rice casserole for me today (plus one for them) and will put it and some green beans on my porch later. If I bake/cook them, all should be well, and it’ll be nice to have a good meal that I don’t have to make myself.
If anyone was ever into the Star Trek with Captain Picard, I highly recommend the new CBS All Access series “Picard.” Just watched the final episode last night and found it creative, original, and moving. I signed up just to be able to watch this, but they’re running the series for free now. It’s so good! Patrick Stewart is always wonderful.
cedar cedar cedar! made me lol 😀
thank you for the Picard recommendation. I adore watching Patrick Stewart, he’s so charming and really becomes his characters. I once (very discreetly, and at a distance) followed him to the bar during intermission at a Broadway theater, just couldn’t believe I was seeing him for real.
I am not a fan of Casbah either.
I signed up for the very same reason! It’s uhmayzing. I’m dismayed, however, that I cannot watch it on my tv. It deserves a much bigger screen than either of my laptops 🙁
I signed up through Amazon Prime (same cost) so it would be easier to watch on my TV, either via Tivo or through the tv’s amazon prime link, (or I could use the fire tv stick if I could find it) but even without that I could run an HDMI cord from my laptop — maybe you could try that?
SOTD = Rising Phoenix Perfumery Sicilian Vanilla EDP
In an 8-spray therapeutic dose of non-gourmand vanilla and pipe tobacco. I’m taking full credit ?.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PhPyvBY6Z/?igshid=14ggairpxuw3z
In other news, my sisters are also going to donate to the nursing home / nunnery that gave my mom the most tender loving care their share of the out-of-pocket reimbursement we’re expecting from the sub-acute rehab facility that did not provide the appropriate level of care. Now I just need to get our brother to agree and we can close this chapter with a ? favorable outcome!
I think you and your sisters are amazing to do this.
Ditto this!
Thank you.
You and your family ROCK!???
Thanks, lillyjo!
Fingers crossed that you can get your brother to agree <3
Your scent sounds wonderful. I bet you smell great!
I texted him yesterday and he is actually redirecting his share to something more local. So 100% is going towards a greater good and for that, I am grateful!
full credit + extra credit! 😀
I like your nursing home math very much.
Thanks ?
Yay to getting the reimbursement and your donation!
I won’t believe it until I see it but it looks very promising!
That’s Fabulous, congratulations.
Go Big Hajisuuri!
Thank you!
Wonderful Hajusuuri!
Thank you, austenfan!
Robert Piguet Baghari from a generous NSTer during a freebie meet. I just love it and it’s great for weather that’s transitioning into spring so it’s moved to the front of the perfume cabinet. My good news, besides the fact that my family and friends are healthy, is that I have made a Poshmark sale every day this week. That’s my source of fun money, so yay.
oh yay! I love to browse Poshmark. Haven’t bought anything yet, but now I may. 😀
Ooh, nice! I recently pondered selling some bottles on ebay. I do need to thin the herd. But I’m still a bit put off about trying to sell anything, particularly with people being so paranoid about counterfeits these days.
Selling perfume and nail polish are against Poshmark’s rules because of postal regulations, buyer pays shipping and everything is done by priority mail. I agree with you on the hassle of selling perfume. I was really into painting my nails for a while and somehow accumulated at least 100+ bottles of nail polish that I don’t know what to do with ?
I acquired a similar obsession & collection during the last recession. A bottle of polish as a weekly indulgence eventually turned into major hoarding. I ended up giving most of what I’d accumulated to my hair stylists (first one, then another when I switched stylists.) I figured they had a much larger group of women acquaintances than I did and could more easily pawn everything off 😉
SotD = Roget & Gallet Lavande Royale
I adore lavender so this was an easy choice for me, I’m wearing great lashings today, more than 8 sprays. 🙂
I found this old 200 ml (!) bottle of LR at an online shop a few years ago. It was a thrill because LR was reformulated and became too perfumey to my nose. I prefer the bracing old style cologne with a woody drydown, it’s wonderful spritzed on skin or pillows at bedtime.
Today I misted Lavande Royale on the stack of vintage handkerchiefs on my desk. Trying to use less Kleenex, lol.
Hope you have a few moments of feeling fantastic on this Friday, fragrant friends.
You smell bracing, I have some oldish LR too and enjoy its ‘roughness’. And well done for usinghandkerchiefs instead of Kleenex.
oh, hurray! I’m glad you’re also a fan of LR. It’s simply perfect. 😀
and thank you on the handkerchief idea. I figure a little more laundry beats using more paper products.
I’m trying to use more kleenex and paper towels, as that seems to be the recommendation 😐
Adopting new ways these days.
I washed a banana yesterday before I ate it, which felt ridiculous but is apparently what I should have been doing even before our new reality ?♂️
I was just thinking recently will we develop new habits as a result of this virus that we will continue to practise in the future, reducing the occurrence of other illnesses? Will we be more careful? That would be a very positive outcome of this current situation. ?
I hope so! There’s a whole new generation of kids that will know how to properly wash hands.
Yep! Exactly.
It also may make people finally realize that it’s not cold, wet weather that causes colds and flu, it’s viruses. That information alone likely would make a huge difference in the amount of people getting sick each winter as they’ll now know how to protect themselves. Let’s hope!
I’ve started washing apples with soap and water, it feels silly but also sort of smart? I dunno.
And agree on using kleenex and paper towels to reduce possible spread of illness! so I just use the handkerchiefs for my watery allergy eyes, then launder them right away. 😀
Not silly at all! ????
I’m in the gauzy veil of vintage Madame Rochas PdT, courtesy of a past swap with Regina. This is so lovely! An aldehydic, grassy, floral chypre. Only downside is it makes me sneeze.
Today I’m in charge of hosting and planning our team “happy hour” over Webex at work. I am having fun thinking up three rounds of Scattergories for us to play, and our boss gave us the ok to have a drink in hand during this happy hour. It’s from 3-4, so it’s the end of most of our working hours. I will be sipping an apricot cider.
I’m doing my best to have a nice Friday. I did have a little cry already hearing about a local restaurant owner dying from the virus. However, I decided to do something to make me feel better, so I made a couple donations to local causes, including Seattle COVID-19 Response Fund. I do plan to order one of my favorite salads for lunch, the Cobb Your Enthusiasm (love this restaurant’s clever names).
I’m also streaming our local yet worldwide radio station KEXP to get a great variety of music and hear the voices of their wonderful DJs. They have a great app, so anyone can stream it and they’re my favorite radio station ever. I highly recommend giving them a try!
Hello house twin!
I will check the radio station out.
I am so sorry to hear of your neighbor/neighborhood loss.
You smell
Amazing.
Thanks, AngelaB!
Participating with RP Calypso.
Thanks to Elisa P for turning me onto this one. Hope everyone is safe and well!
I bet you smell great, I only have Baghari and Visa, and now I want to try Calypso.
I have only tried Visa but heard that Baghari is similar to Visa. What say you?
Hello Petunia: my opinion is Baghari is much more floral while Visa is almost gourmand on me, so I don’t find them similar.
But I should add I go by my vintage Baghari so couldn’t say about newer formulations.
We’re triplets today (see PL67 comment above).
Hey twin! You smell lovely! Such a pretty powdery scent.
Hello Y’all and Happy FriYAY!!!
No credit for the Friday challenge today…..I decided to go with Chanel Paris Riviera. (maybe 1/4 point for Riviera? hee hee)
Donatella is gonna get an earful from me on Confession Day…… there’s more time to shop online at FragranceNet, so I did…twice! 🙂
Looking forward to your confession!
I’m not Donatella, but bless you, my child! One Hail Mary and one Our Father over each new bottle purchased, and ABSOLVED! ?
Now it’s our Prime Minister, universally known as Boris, who has the virus, but apparently he can work from home.
CP compliant in Reminiscence Dragee, a stellar gourmand with a beautiful opening of citrus.
Will participate in the LTSG Shalimar project.
Stay well everyone.
I hope he stays well enough to work from home.
Thank you Lillyjo, so do I, his message was very matter of fact, at the same time it’s sort of comforting he’s in the same boat, and now I’ve just heard the Health Secretary has tested positive too, so two down.
I don’t have any Bandit or Fracas left, so partial credit for Rania J Ambre Loup.
It’s my birthday tomorrow, I already bought my birthday perfume (Anubis), so I need to stop buying perfume now (so sayeth my budget). Buuuuttt, there’s like 6 other things I really want/am running low on, and it’s extra hard to sit on my hands right now – is it just the weird social distancing loneliness?
Many happy returns.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday! Anubis is a lovely choice.
Happy birthday for tomorrow!
Yes, but it’s also your birthday. Don’t let it stop you 😉 HBD!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Anubis, lucky you!
You smell fabulous in Ambre Loup.
Happy Birthday!
Feeling sad today about all the suffering in the world, so I put on a favourite scent, Guerlain Encens Mythique. My husband loves it too.
It is a beautiful sunny day but not warm enough to open the windows and I am in quarantine so I can’t even go for a walk. I think I will put on warm clothes and stand on my tiny balcony for a few minutes.
Not warm here either. I hope you can find a little distraction from what’s going on in the world. ?
So sorry Cazaubon, yes, good idea to use the balcony, maybe also a house project to take your mind off things. I’ve decided to paint the little cabinet next to my bed.
I’ll send you some heat… it’s already mid 80’s here. ?
Hugs. It’s becoming a psychological challenge for sure and I am starting to feel off mood wise..basically cranky and overall weird feeling in my head.
Even a couple favorite musicians who have done some nice (imo) soundtracks dropped some music today and I don’t even care much. (Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross).
An overall blah and a feeling like I am stuck in a tunnel waiting for the light at the end. And not sure when or if the light will come.
I am on day 12 of being socially distant….
On the 12th day of distance my true love gave to me..1 box of hand wipes and some toilet paper..in a tree?
Yep, I’ve lost it.
?fabulous!
I wonder if this will be the problem eventually – that it will be just too hard to keep doing the distancing for long enough. Stay strong!
???
Counting the days! How do you get groceries?
We have a friend who is delivering to us, plus we have a local bakery who delivers as well.
I am so enjoying everyone’s descriptions of spring, as we head into autumn. Autumn days can be lovely, and we had a couple of those earlier this week, but today is not one of them! Wet and windy and cold, it would be a stay indoors day in any circumstances.
I did my dash on R perfume houses when I wore Madam Rochas on Thursday afternoon. One plus of being at home is washing off the morning perfume and wearing something else in the afternoon. I’d feel a bit conspicuous doing that at work.
So, post shower (we are making sure we follow our usual routines), I’ve decided to wear Serge Lutens’ Fille en Aiguilles.
Might as well take advantage of being able to wear more than one perfume.
No points for me. I’m wearing Dolce and Gabbana Pour Femme. Strawberry/marshmallow combo, but still smells like perfume. I like it alot.
I’ve been going through and speed testing my samples to give to new homes, hopefully soon.
We both went with gourmands, I don’t know that D&G. Great you have an indoors project, I decided to do some painting starting next week in the evenings.
It’s a teeny tiny project compared to painting. I’m not so ambitious. My big project next week will be to go through some more boxes in the basement.
Strawberry/marshmallow sounds yummy!
It is yummy, but not overly sweet.
After having worked many a day at 14+ hours calling it quits today as it’s Friday!
Slowdive …I had an Hiram Green week thanks to a very early birthday present from Cazaubon ♥️♥️♥️
Cm8, a while back I was remembering a brand of shampoo from the mid eighties that smelled like Giorgio, Opium, and I think Poison. If you remember these, I’m trying to remember the brand name? Thought I’d ask since you popped in. Hope you are well!
I vividly remember those fragrances because I bought them all when they were first released but I don’t know the shampoo ☹️?
Hope you are well too ♥️
Oh you smell marvelous cm8. I love that one.
You smell fabulous. 🙂
I participated in a very shy application of Fracas which is in the form of some lotion I made quite a while ago from sn evaporating parfum mini I dumped into a bottle of unscented Shikai Borage therapy lotion. I rarely use and am surprised is doesn’t smell rancid or off.
My wfh day included a trip to get covid-19 tested this am (it’s actually quite unpleasant!), a stop by a friend to pick up some new, unused N95 masks, and I sat in the car while my husband grabbed groceries. It is beautiful out, though!
Back home and have some online RN learning modules to do to turn us back into clinical staff.
But, looking forward to online drumming tonight and ukulele playing tomorrow!
How creative about the lotion, and enjoy the music this weekend.
Thank you! It turns the volume down a bit on the perfume, so it’s perfect.
Good luck with your new assignment ElisaP! Be careful. Glad you found some N95s.
I meant to comment the other day on scrubs. At one of my nurses’ recommendation I bought some from a brand called Healing Hands and I am very pleased with the fit and comfort level (these are nothing like the scrubs I used to wear 20 some years ago as a resident).
And you smell great of course ?
Thanks adanst!
I actually will have a delay in my start day, until I have a negative confirmation (I was tested for exposure to someone positive +plus low grade temps all last week). Had we not been called in, I would’ve just continued to self-isolate.
Well, after we all went and bought scrubs on their directive, they sent a follow up email saying we will get hospital issued/laundered ones and not to biy any becausewe will not get reimbursed. I think they don’t want us wearing them out and home.
We are scent twins of a kind. I love how you created your own Fracas lotion.
Hey twin! We do smell nice. I forget that I actually like this stuff, lol.
Have a fun music session ?
Thanks lj! Any non-virus related is really welcome roght now.
Enjoy the drumming and ukulele tonight! Keep us updated in the tests. In some ways, it might be better to be one of those who got the virus and only experienced mild symptoms. More freedom follows…. just hoping if test is positive that you remain only mildly impacted.
Stay safe, Elisa!
I hope it was a great evening for you Elisa P! I am way off my practice and hope to get in synch this week.
Best of luck to you in the upcoming weeks. I may try to volunteer in some fashion, I have heard that they are looking for folks to spend time w/ the elderly on phone calls, to keep them company in lieu of visitors. That would very interesting no doubt!
Yikes! I hope it’s negative. I read about the pretty invasive nasal swabbing!
No Rs in my tiny perfume collection so I went with Jorum Studio Nectary today, as it makes me feel lovely.
Want to send a shoutout/recommendation if there are any Canadians here who still need hand sanitizer:
Libertine Fragrances is making some bottles with their existing alcohol stock (lightly hinoki scented, no less!) and will ship it to you at cost if you DM them on Instagram.
I received mine today (2 small bottles, perfect for myself and Mr. Teebear) and they also very very kindly sent two incense cones as well. I will SO be spending my money when I have it on supporting amazing small houses like them when I have income again!!!
Hinoki scented — that sounds lovely!
SOTD – St. Clair Casablanca. I love the orange blossom in this. it reminds me of Maroc pour Elle, for some reason. At the hospital today, get to work from home next week. The virus is coming on strong in Michigan, and our Governor Whitmore managed to annoy the President, which is led to local outpourings of support for her. Politics in the time of plague is not a pretty thing. I am going home in a little while and focusing on getting my garden together.
Stay well, everyone.
I agree. Definitely similar to MPE, which I wore a long time ago.
I love Casablanca! I already went through a bottle (the small size) and want another one.
Huh, why can’t I comment?
oh, weird, I made a post and got a message that I had been blocked from commenting. Very odd. I am wear St. Clair Casblanca today, not participating in the CP, but smelling very pretty indeed.
Sorry for the stupid spam filter!
I got nuthin’ for the CP but my eye fell on a small decant of Geisha Noire, so that’s my SOTD.
Looking forward to either Italian or Thai from a local restaurant tonight. And to another episode of Crash Landing on You. The two leads are just so charming!
Just got back from a nice walk across town East to West this time. So very quiet.
Got home to find two packages. One with some knitting accessories (stitch markers, etc.) I ordered and another which was a care package from a friend in CA. Two face masks…the kind for sanding, etc. that they had as extras from the fires. Some gloves, little bits of hand sanitizer, teas and some Sees lollipops. Just about made me cry. So kind.
How very nice of your friend!
That’s darling!
Happy Friday, NSTers!
I’m late to the party but participating in the CP with Piguet Baghari. I considered going with Fracas, but I definitely made the right decision because this is really hitting the spot today.
Be well—physically and emotionally—my fragrant friends.✌?❤️
Fingers crossed we get to hear the crack of a bat sooner rather than later ⚾
Mine too, lillyjo. But I think it’s not terribly likely. In the meantime, though, have you seen this? It’ll help us fill the void a bit.
https://www.mlb.com/news/watch-classic-mlb-games-for-free
Thanks! I just started watching the 1984 world series. Go Tigers !
You smell great, and Robert Piguet was very popular today.
Have a great weekend and stay well.
Thanks, Aurora! I’m glad Piguet got some love today with the CP. I think it’s sort of under-appreciated as a house in some corners of the perfumista world. (You know, not ‘hot’ because it’s not super-niche or -luxury.) A lovely weekend to you, as well!
I wish I was sitting next to you.
Well, thank you! And I wish I were sitting next to *you* today, so we would make a fabulously-wafting pair!
Super quick post for now. I’ll try to get back here and read responses later tonight. Failing that, tomorrow will do.
SOTD = Reminiscence Patchouli, from the sample stash. Probably one of the best patch scents I have ever tried. It’s really hitting the spot today.
Stay safe and well, everyone.
House twins and I plan to get Patchouli at some point.
Stay well too.
I had planned to wear Bandit for the CP today, but then lazed in bed a little too long and then got slammed by work once I made it downstairs to the little home office. If I can find the tiny sample, that will be my SOTE. If not, I think I have a Rochas sample somewhere.
Oh, but then I found a sample of Eau d’Italie Bois d’Ombrie sitting near my computer and dabbed a bit on wrists. People, it might be love!
RP Visa today. Happy Friday?
It’s Saturday here now, so a very late happy Friday Laura!
House twin!
Commando until post bike ride, everyone is social distancing and having no trouble, it’s pretty much a habit now.
Well for the CP I am in Rochas Femme, vintage. Woooow. Hi his is a powerhouse and as I bend over to read my phone it is on full blast. Why’d did the opening remind me so much of ShangriLa?
Shangri La always reminds me of a perfume that would have been worn in the early part of Mad Men. It’s so vintage smelling, I love it! I’ve never tried RF though.
You smell glorious! Femme is one of the few classic or ‘older’ scents that I’m really interested in smelling the vintage. (That is, because I’d rather be a fan of perfumes I could easily repurchase, I’m very happy with reformulations that are faithful—or at least smell great on their own merits in their current iterations—and don’t feel the need to hunt down vintage bottles.) But Femme is one that makes me wonder whenever I sniff my more current decant. I suppose I’ll have to just get on with it already and satisfy my curiosity!
I’m back. Scent of the evening is Dior Grand Bal. I haven’t looked up the notes, but it seems tuberose/frangipani/islandy. Lol, it’s really nice, I think I like it more than Orchid Soliel and Terracotta.
On my local news, the stupid people here are dumping all their “donations” outside of Goodwill and Salvation army, neither place is accepting donations so it all has to be thrown out. I know that these idiots are just using it as free trash removal. Grrr!
Looked up the notes, Jasmine and ylang ylang.. I was kinda close, LOL
Likely the peach note that threw you. I haven’t smelled GB, but it looks like my nose would probably ‘read’ it the same way you did!? …Re. the ‘donations’: What is *wrong* with people?!???♀️
I’m trying to decide on the donations. I really ought to get my b-tt moving on reorganizing. I hope the place that takes donations will do so once this whole thing is over. The other day, I saw someone driving up to a store dumpster and throw out their personal trash!
Very late entry to the game but on Friday I wore the wonderful Eau de Rochas. So gorgeous and delicate but still a little dance of frankincense.
I love it!