It's Tuesday, and in the US, Election Day. Do vote, if you haven't already. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: staying reasonably chill, so far, in Comme des Garçons Ouarzazate. Tea at the moment is a latte from a local shop, incense is Fred Soll piñon.
Reminder: 11/6 will be Nostalgia Friday...wear something that takes you back to a happy moment in your childhood. Suggested by starling.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try (but frequently fail) to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Espresso [cropped] by Anne Worner at flickr; some rights reserved.
Tea is Simpson & Vail Darjeeling – Ambootia Estate Organic Green Tea
Sweater dress today
I caught my sons cold from last week, woke up congested
SOTD Twilly, though I can’t smell it
Voters: stay safe out there..
PS Robin, Love todays photo. Would love that espresso cup
Look!
https://popsop.com/2009/11/the-illy-brand%E2%80%99s-cup-collection-inspired-by-pedro-almodovar/
You can find some of them on ebay but they are not bargains 🙂
Going to check evil bay
I hope you and your son get well soon!
I love your harlequin sweater dress. Hope you feel better soon!
I caught a cold last week as well. I am mostly fine now except for cataclysmic sneezes that sneak up on me. I hope you feel better soon.
sweater dress… I need one.
Spending too many hours at home right now…..need to add more stuff like that to my wardrobe ?
Max Mara has great sweater dresses this season in neutral colors. (no affl)
I bought this one this summer. It makes my inner Charlie’s Angel squee in delight!
https://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/modcloth-nostalgic-bliss-knit-tank-dress-in-red-multi/170561.html
Hope you feel better soon.
What a unique espresso cup!
It’s a gorgeous sunny fall day. We’ve had 2 days of extreme wind, so there’s a carpet of pristine gold on the ground.
Wearing Eau Premiere–its sandalwood drydown seems appropriately fallish.
It is not bad weather here either, although will be happier tomorrow when we move back into the 60s.
I love the espresso cups too..
You smell wonderful.
Hello nsters,
I have on my fuzzy bathrobe for the first time since last winter.
Strong coffee.
SOTD will be Indochine post shower, my most loved and calming fragrance.
Stay safe out there!
I am in the brief period of the year where all bathrobes are out on hooks 🙂
I’m wearing Breath of God. It’s a beautiful sunny fall day. I hope everyone has a chance to grab a peaceful moment today in the way that suits you best.
woot woot, we’re scent twins! 😀 😀
Hello loves, Gucci Memoire as I go off to vote. Bleh. I think I get too worked up emotionally and honestly makes me not even want to participate. I honestly hate politics for the most part but I should vote I suppose. It’s mixed feelings..I feel patriotic but yet unsettled. I have a cute scarf with red, white and blue stars on it. Honestly, I would rather be home but I guess it’s my duty. I am just not enthused..why? I will keep my thoughts to myself. I smell great and honestly my Higher Power is greater than all of this stuff..so don’t worry be happy I guess:) sigh
Thank you for voting. It’s an important election and I believe we should all make our views known.
Aww thanks! I am still in line despite feeling like crud earlier.
And I am totally going to a local pub after and having a cold one..it’s hot outside lol.
Yass! You have earned it.
Hi all, SOTD is Sonoma Scent Studio’s Jour Ensoleille. Beautiful golden floral for today’s cool Fall weather.
Coffee consumed, dropping off my vote, shoes on for my walk.
Everyone have a lovely day!
You too SmokeyToes!
I’m wearing J. Crew No. 57.
I loved that one.
I love that one too! I wish a bought a full bottle and not a roller ball. I read somewhere that Elizabeth and James bourbon nirvana may be similar.
Got up early and have been Getting Stuff Done. I read the newspaper this morning, but beyond that am determined not to look until tomorrow. Instead, will do some reading for school and have my piano lesson this afternoon to look forward to.
Am wearing Coco Mad Intense, from a sample. Exactly what it says on the tin. I like Coco Mad; it was my first “real perfume” and I went through two bottles in my twenties. But this one’s a little much. I tried the L’eau Privee briefly on my trip to Sephora. Also exactly as described. If perfume dollars were unlimited, I would have bought a bottle for nostalgia’s sake, but alas! they are not.
yes to Getting Stuff Done! I love it when I wake up in that mood.
Truly hope you enjoy your piano lesson. 🙂
It was great! I’m learning Jack’s Lament from the Nightmare Before Christmas. The Easy Piano version, as I’ve only been at this a year and a half. Super fun.
I wish I could make myself ignore the news until tomorrow, but it’s only 4:30 and have already failed. Suspect I will be up late tonight to no purpose…
My goal is noon tomorrow. I have so far succeeded, but I don’t have television and it’s probably a lot easier for me, as a single retiree, to unplug. Good luck!
I’m in warm, cozy, slightly bitter Sandalo Misore from I Profumi di Firenze on this chilly fall morning. I bought a bunch of scents from I Profumi, the actual shop in the Loggia dei Lanzi, when we were in Florence years ago, and they’re not really on the radar but many of them are just terrific: this one is a favourite.
I see they’ve discontinued it, possibly because Mysore sandalwood is no longer a thing, but they have two other sandalwoods, Malaysia and India. I wonder what those smell like….
Oh I used to have a decant of that and it was my favorite sandalwood ever! Lucky you! I wish I could visit and sniff you.
That’s funny. I didn’t get around to commenting yesterday, but I also wore an i Profumi di Firenze perfume, Ambra del Nepal. It’s probably my favorite amber. Don’t see a whole lot of mentions of this brand these days.
Pouring rain today so I’m glad I got 4 miles in yesterday. Trying to settle on a fragrance. I think it will need to be POTL again. Off to my living room desk coffee in hand – yoga later!
POTL is a great choice, may put that on tonight too.
Maybe I’ll do some yoga in a bit. Will help me relax maybe.
Staying relaxed wearing CdG Jaisalmer. This scent always reminds me of ElisaP from whom I got my partial bottle a while ago. Big thanks to her!
Sunnier and warmer day than yesterday, but still cold. I voted at 6:30am when it wasn’t so crowded, then tracked online my mother’s mail in ballot, which was already received. I will limit the amount of news for the rest of the week and try to stay cool on a crazy, busy working week where I have to go to the office tomorrow and Thursday.
Drinking a cup if iced coffee and having a granola bar.
Have a healthy and peaceful day, everyone! ??
Oh, that’s a really good, calming scent.
It is! The whole CdG incense series is so calming and beautiful!
Granola bar twins! Lol ??
Hi granola bar twin! ??
I “paid” a friend for some handyperson work around our house a few weeks ago with homemade granola. It’s a good time of year for it.
Granola bar triplets!
Yay!
I had a nice big iced coffee this AM too. I still haven’t sniffed that one but love some of the others of the series!
No scent yet, definitely sampling later.
Does anyone have experience with New Jersey’s covid travel restrictions? My MIL’s health has taken a sudden turn for the worse, so DH is trying to figure out if traveling to NJ to see her makes sense. The NJ state govt website says that they have a 14-day quarantine for travelers, but it’s voluntary. What does that mean???
Right now it’s on the honor system. Come!
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Thanks so much for the info. At least now we know that we wouldn’t be stuck in a hotel for 2 weeks waiting out the quarantine.
Oh no. You should go. If there is a chance that you will regret not going, then go. So sorry. These are stressful times and our parents are of a certain age! Sending hugs.
Last time I checked, not every state was under the quarantine. Here’s the latest official info I was able to find:
https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/topics/NCOV/Travel_advisoryFAQs_6-25-2020.pdf
I’m in Aedes Oeillet Bengale.
Did anyone here heard the rumours that the brand is discontinued? On Saturday I wore Cierge de Lune and few people on my IG commented that their fragrances are becoming harder to find online and that they are stopping the production.
Is this true?
You smell wonderful! They still have their perfumes up on their website at least. Oeillet Bengale can still be purchased but Cierge de Lune is sold out, so don’t know if they’ve stopped production of it overall.
Just in case, now I’m even more glad that I got that travel spray of Oeillet Bengale from Pixel in the last splitmeet!
Thank you.
Looks lke you made a good splitmeet snatch!
Yup I think so,
I remember reading they stopped production of their whole brand. That was almost a year ago and I just cannot remember where/what source. Sorry ?
OH NO. That is so sad 🙁 I never even got to try Cierge de Lune! Ugh, such a bummer.
A bummer indeed. It was one of the more interesting brands imho and of consistens quality.
(I am a big fan of Iris Nazarena)
I do like that one a lot, but the travel spray I have of it is, I think, enough for me 🙂 but totally agree, high quality and interesting scents. Even when I don’t like them much, I enjoy them.
Iris Nazarena is like a modern iris classic to me.
Koyel, I can send you some Cierge de Lune from my bottle!
Lucasai, that is so sweet of you 🙂 but I’m in the US so it probably isn’t feasible for you to do. I appreciate the offer though!
I had no problem sending perfume packages to the US so far.
In that case, I would love some 🙂 thanks! I thought I had your email address, but I don’t; mine is ko bhatta at Gmail, if you could drop me a line.
OMG just realized that I only have like 3mL Copal Azur left. Double ugh.
That’s sad as Aedes was a very solid brand with great fragrances.
Wearing my beloved Guet Apens/Attrape Coeur and my rainbow dress today. It feels like a good mix of comforting and cheerful (or at least hopeful).
Rainbow dress: https://www.unique-vintage.com/products/unique-vintage-rainbow-stripe-short-sleeve-margot-fit-flare-dress
Cheerful, indeed! Send those happy vibes out into the universe.
It’s the only responsible thing to do. ?
It would be hard not to be cheerful wearing that dress! ??
I need the boost today!
I love that dress!
Thanks! It’s fun to wear.
Nice dress!
Wearing Wicked Good and feeling anxious. ?
Sending big hugs and peace to all today. Perfume and love are the answers. ♥️♥️♥️
peace and love
Yeah, some hand clenching going on over here, as well. Perfume and love, indeed.
Peace and perfumed hugs back!
Hugs to you too. If there was ever a day for 4160 Tuesdays Truth Beauty Freedom Love, this is it.
Woke up super early to vote. Got to my polling place to vote at quarter to 7 this morning and there was a huge line, I mean, wrapped around a medium sized parking lot. Spent around 45 minutes to an hour in line. Then had to run to the store to get half and half, milk and some eggs. Had an online doctor’s appointment earlier. Still in Lyric but taking a shower to switch to something else.
I guess 45-60 min is better than what it will be later today? 😉 Glad you voted!
Good for you for sticking with it and getting your vote in!
Lyric is back in my rotation, too.
I love Lyric in the fall! And the winter. And the spring and summer!
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I’ve heard there is a huge turn out everywhere this year!
In Coco Chanel body cream with Tom Ford’s Champaca Absolute on standby for when I need a re-up.
Ooohhh nice!
Love the espresso cup!
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
It’s my armor. I just finished my one and only scheduled meeting for the day.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIZCFWBfj_/?igshid=inc1dejbkh9q
For just about the only time on a regular workday, I have the TV on as background noise and paying particular attention to anything that sounds extraordinary (read: bad).
Stay safe everyone!
do stay safe.
I convinced Mr L to come home early today, he works in midtown and I am nervous
I think it’s perfectly normal to be nervous considering boarded up stores. I hope he gets home early.
You are braver than I am regarding the news. I’m just not going there today.
Since I exercised my right to vote my way (in all aspects), I will just see where things are headed. Regardless of the outcome, I think tomorrow will be brutal on the streets.
I sneaked a quick peek at the headlines on The Guardian’s website about 10 minutes ago. That’s about all I’ve been willing to tolerate. I want to be able to sleep tonight…
You smell marvelous of course.
Thank you!
SotD is Sycomore edt!
One of the few Chanel scents that really works for me.
Newsflash:
I bought a FB!
Its been ages since I made a perfume purchase. I think last time was in May (Bandit).
My collection welcomes L’âme perdue by Le Galion ❤️❤️❤️
That is definitely THE perfume discovery for me this year. Thanks to a lovely NSTer who sent me a decant.
It was love at first sniff and without a doubt most worn scent in 2020. ?
I love Sycomore — you smell lovely! Congratulations on the FB! 😀
Enjoy your new full bottle! Sycomore is a beautiful scent!
Wonderful! I always meant to check out the new editions from Le Galion but never did. Now I really must try that one, at least. Love the name.
It was the first Le Galion I tried.
Their other offerings sound interesting as well.
I wish they had a discovery set….
Yes, I would buy that in a heartbeat.
Congrats on the full bottle; finding something you love that much is worth celebrating.
Hooray for your full bottle ?
Yay for a new FB!
Congratulations on the FB and for no purchases since May (wish I could say the same)!
Yes, that espresso cup is great!
I’m in En Passant this morning for the CP. Lilac always reminds me of a bottle of perfume I got from St. Nicholas in my shoes when I was seven or eight. It was this adorable plastic rollerball bottle, purple, in the shape of a doll, and it had lilac perfume in it. I’ve liked lilac perfumes ever since.
And that’s reminding me that now that Halloween / kid birthday are over, I have to launch into Christmas (sigh) and think about filling her Advent calendar and getting St. Nikolaus gifts.
For anyone voting today, thank you, and good luck with the lines.
I got 2 Advent Calendars: a Michel Cluizel chocolate and Mariage Freres tea. They arrived yesterday so still in mail quarantine. I will open the box later.
I did not need to know that those two advent calendars exist. Crap.
Same. I just lost twenty minutes down the Internet rabbit hole of tea advent calendars.
LOL
I love a good advent calendar!
Oh, those are lovely, but I want them for me! Both would likely be lost on an 11-year-old!
Took me over 2 hours but just glad it’s over and now enjoying a cold one with pretzel bites on their way haha.
Congrats!
100% inappropriate for your kids (and possibly not even available where you are), but I saw that Costco is having both a beer and a wine advent calendar on offer this year, the beer one apparently all German small breweries…
Ah yes, the craft breweries here have done those, too. But much more appropriate for the parents living through the holiday season! 😀
I had a litle “perfumed doll” that was scented with lilac. I love En Passant for that reason, too. 🙂
Oh, I wonder if it was the same? No idea where my mom got it, but it would have been in the US as we were back by then.
Good morning, NST!
It’s so good to “see” you all again–it’s been a hot minute of stress, stress, and more stress. With all the election stuff, this seems like a great distraction today.
Although I voted early and got it out of the way last week, I’m still wearing Hermes Amazone as armor today. And my socks that say This Is What A Feminist Looks Like. 🙂
Stay safe everyone!
Hey missionista! If it takes an election to come out of hiding, let’s have elections everyday!
Thanks, Haju, you’re so sweet! I hope you’ve been well!
Great socks and Amazone is a great smell too, so classy
Thank you!
Great socks!
Thanks! I’m feeling very excited about my sock game today.
Hello there!
Oooh, also, I LOVE that espresso cup. Demitasses are my weakness.
See my answer under the first comment if you want to see more!
Heh, I did but has so far resisted ?
Bengale Rouge for voting followed by Ambre Narguille for my lunch date!
I am in a fluff of happiness.
It’s officially the kick off of the holidays when we meet. She’s been In Quarantine since March and is our dearest and close-est relative on my husband’s side. We have shared many a Christmas champagne flute together. I also just lost my sister-in-law to a rapid and horrid ALS diagnosis .
Cheers to her for modeling such courage and grace.iIwill miss her.
I need to celebrate the people I love.
Oooh I am so sorry. ALS is such a relentless illness. Sending you virtual hugs. I can hear your excitement and happiness about your lunch plans. I hope your day is full of joy!!!
Thank you Oakland Fresca.
I am so sorry to hear about your sister-in-law.
I hope you have a happy and relaxing lunch time!
Thanks Pl67. We had such a good time.
Oh good.
So sorry to hear about your sister-in-law. Your exuberance re: your lunch date sounds infectiously good!
Thanks Hajusuuri, she’s easy to enjoy. It’s the people in your life that matter the most.
“It’s the people in your life that matter the most.” This. Reminds me of the bumper sticker: the best things in life aren’t things.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Love this. Thanks.
I am so sorry, AngelaB. Sending you love.
Yeah, thank you Koyel. It’s funny how the universe sendings you messages, I have met someone who has a close relationship to one who has been afflicted with the disease. It is the meanest of them all.
That should read: ‘Every where I have gone this past week I have met someone who…’
Sorry.
So sorry to hear about your sister-in-law, AngelaB. It’s a heartbreaking disease. ❤️
Thanks AnnE. You are so right. My sister-in-law really wanted to make a difference and help find a successful treatment. There is little they can do.
So sorry to hear about your SIL, and enjoy every minute of that lunch!
Thank you Eschmeling.
Mi dispiace! Abbraccio
Grazie cara.
I’m very sorry for your loss. I hope it’s a wonderful lunch date.
Thank you lillyjo.
Cheers to you for Ambre Narguile, and for the way it sounds like you’re keeping your chin up! Hugs to you.
Thanks Tiffanie I think I copied you from over the weekend. Thanks for the inspiration and good thoughts.
I am sorry for your loss.
Thank you missionista.
Oh, I’m so sorry, AngelaB.
Thank you NovemberRose.
Yay for your lunch date, but my sympathies on your sister-in-law’s diagnosis and passing.
Yeah- thanks Jalapeno. What a year.
I am so sorry about your SIL. My condolences to you and your family.
Thank you very much Cazaubon.
SOTD is Infusion d’Iris. It makes me feel competent and put together without being overwhelming.
Today is one of my busiest day of work since March. I will be teaching middle school brass players over zoom for many hours. While I find online teaching challenging I am so glad to have something productive to do and it will keep me from checking the news every five minutes!
I’ve resolved to check NST every five minutes instead. Let’s see how long I can stick to the plan!
I’ve resolved to paint my nails this afternoon to keep myself away from electronics.
I love this idea!
Sistine, I don’t know if you are aware of/use peel off base coat, but if you don’t use it, it is the BEST thing ever. Allows for sparkle polish removal with no hassle. And it’s perfect in these stressful times, because you can pick off your polish without damaging your nails.
I admit, I enjoy slowly picking my polish off in a nervous pique.
I am watching cartoons with my youngest, better than the news.
Much better.☺️
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Well??? Do report back Oakland. I collapsed like a house of cards and have 4 news sites open right now. Ha!
I will have you know that I did not turn on the news until 3:30 PM here in CA–that’s 6:30 in Washington. Am listening to the radio now, and have only one state’s senate race open on my computer.
I am feeling extremely virtuous.
And I am going for a walk.
And then I shall make a G & T.
Just started following now. I had to give myself a wine head start before turning on the radio.
You did way better than I did — both of you!!
SOTD is Aedes de Venustas – I love the tomato leaf/rhubarb combo. And the beautiful bottle suits the fragrance so well.
I bought a back up bottle in March when Tracy at Fumerie mentioned that the line was going to be discontinued.
You smell wonderful ?
Aaack! So it is true, what lucasai thought. Sigh. Need to think about those FBs now rather than later.
Aedes de Venustas Signature!
Yep, you smell great allo!
I slept badly and had a funny dream in which I had to rip out my sweater knitting, which was made with Shalimar yarn…. This would be a thing, no? I heard there was Shalimar tea too… Sometimes I am not sure what happens inside my brain, very strange….
Anyway, I was inspired to wear Shalimar EdT today.
I wish I had dreams about Shalimar
Shalimar dreams of you!
ripping out knitting in a dream must mean something! 😉 It’s so hard in real life.
I’ve been sewing a bunch to deal with COVID stress, and I love the idea of scented fabric.
Started wearing Lalique White which would be a wonder if the clean musks were turned down several notches. Of course the bergamot, tamarind, and spices disappear too soon leaving only the smell of clean laundry hanging around forever, so I sprayed a bit of Noir Patchouli over the top to rough it up.
True of so many fragrances — they would be improved by a little less white musk.
The sewer pipe replacement crew started before sunup, with their backup alarms and giant diesel engines revving in my little street. Last night the house shook from all the activity, and even imperturbable Bertie Wooster looked a little alarmed. 12 hour days until it’s done. I got my med appt out of the way and now it is either take the dog for a nail trim or head to Costco.
Did anyone see the latest GBBO episode? I want to make that Jiggly Cake so bad.
Forgot the perfume! It’s Stash.
Yes to Jiggly Cake! Never heard of it, but the reaction from Paul made me immediately curious!
I do NOT want to make jiggly cake but I very much want to eat jiggly cake.
Also, turns out there is CHOCOLATE jiggly cake, which is really what I want.
Chocolate is nearly always what I want. 🙂
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/why-are-democrats-blue-and-republicans-red/articleshow/77962325.cms
Wearing YSL Libre intense and wish you all luck. I always have trouble with visually scanning US election graphs because of the red/blue assignment of colours to parties. In NZ ( and Britain etc) Red is Labour ( left) and Blue conservative (right) so I was curious why it is the opposite in USA. I found a few articles to explain the colour coding and it seems to be a very modern distinction, dating from 2000.
Calm spring day here. Yesterday I watched a hawk attack a duck walking with six ducklings. The hawk kept swooping down on the ducklings and the duck kept trying to fend it off. The duck managed to get all the ducklings into some very long grass for cover.
Yay for mama duck! I know it’s just nature and the circle of life and everything, but I can’t help feeling that the hawk was a villain and the mama was a hero.
How interesting! I ought to have remembered that these color choices are recent, but I did not.
Yes, very confusing colour scheme as I am used to Liberals in Red and Conservative in blue in Canada as well.
Glad to hear Mama duck was successful against the hawk!
A beautiful fall day. I was in the mood for a chypre and selected EL Jasmine White Moss, so like Cristalle.
I never got to smell that one, but love Cristalle.
It is very similar to vintage Cristalle, a little closer to the edp than edt.
Wearing Elizabeth Taylor’s Gardenia this morning because I had a dream about buying a beautiful gardenia-scented perfume oil and figured I must have been craving it. Does anyone else have dreams like that? Mine usually involve finding a rare or expensive perfume in a secondhand store or antiques mall.
I wish! I’m just always late for meetings or cannot get to where I need to be in my dreams…. 🙂
No, but I smell all kinds of things in dreams, which is odd because I once read that scent is not part of dreamscapes. Maybe not THEIR dreamscapes, but how dare they try to take my dream scents away from me?
That’s so interesting! I’ve never smelled in a dream but when people are talking in my dreams, their voices are true to life (if that makes sense).
Pfffffft. “They” don’t know everything.
Shalimar Cologne, because apparently, the weather will soon turn more autumnal, so this is a last hurrah. Beautiful day, dropped my ballot off at the high school, and it was neither very busy (the auditorium is huge) nor grim. People with strollers, people walking their dogs, everyone looking mostly happy to have a reason to be out, perhaps, especially since the school is still almost 100% online.
Ah, Shalimar. The queen
Wearing Cardin de Pierre Cardin, which was one of my mother’s favorites. I like it, too, and feel at peace when I wear it. Although we had a strained relationship, we always had a good time together shopping for new perfumes. ? (Or going to the farmers market.)
As time has passed, I’m much more comfortable wearing this and remembering the fun moments.
That’s a lovely memory.
I’m in Carner Palo Santo today, keeping it light and easy. My first PT session went well and she gave me plenty of homework. That’s good! I’m ready to get back to normal.
Hugs to each and every one of you kind folks dealing with anxiety and loss today. My prayers and good vibes go out to you. ❤️
Luck with your PT! I think it can be uncomfortable, but feels like “good discomfort,” like I’m requiring my body to adapt in important ways.
Good luck with PT!
I hope that your good results from PT continue on.
I’m exhausted guys. I’ve worked every day for almost a month now, and I’m just so tired. Tomorrow is my scheduled day off, and I think I will take it. The overtime is ok, but still not enough, so why not?
My store is closing early today, they say so we can all vote. I already voted. I’m not sure if that’s the real reason, since it’s never happened before. Sotd is Angel. Chosen to ward off evil, even though alot of people think Angel is evil. Lol
Stay safe all!?
Hope you will get plenty of rest tonight, Lillyjo, and Angel is a Bubble of a perfume, just the thing to feel comfy.
Thanks, I hope to go to bed early tonight.
Oh man, yes take your day off and get some rest! It’s so warm and sunny here, I hope you are getting some too!??
You smell great in Angel.
I have the same stretch of weather.. through Sunday. I shouldn’t complain about work after your last week!
A month straight for work??? UGH. Please take the day off to recharge!
PS. Smelling wonderful today, but you knew that.
Thanks, I did smell pretty great ?
Please take the day off! You certainly deserve it (plus a few more).
Thank you Gail.
Get a good rest!
I say day off and rest well!
Bvlgari Black for my second day of télétravail, or working from home. With the increase of infections we’ve been banned from working at the office. Understandably so, but it is a pain in a new job, still I had four weeks of getting used to a few new colleagues.
Yes, that’s great because imagine starting this way! Hope you will continue to enjoy the job anyway.
You were lucky to have those four weeks, but definitely inconvenient. Bon courage!
SotD = Breath of God
Feeling fragrant in a spritz plus a bit of solid perfume to boost my perfume game. Many thanks to the kind NSTers who shared this fun scent with me.
I’m off for a walk, then home, then will change out of jeans and tshirt into a dress to wear for my zoon meetings today. All the talk here about dresses today has made me lonesone for my work clothes. Time to start wearing them, even if I’m home all day.
I’ve been wearing lipstick at home.
I do too! Days I stay home are for lipstick.
Thank you!
SOTD: Marni
Numi spice tea and pushing through a tsunami of work. Less than 2 weeks from the big event. Cannot wait to be over it.
You smell great floragal, and good luck with the tsunami of work!!
In eight squirts of Chris Rusak Io, a very calming fragrance for me! In and out of our polling station in 20 minutes, so not a stressful voting experience. Be careful out there!
Oh yay, 20 minutes is not bad.
I have such a tiny polling station that I’ve never waited more than 10 minutes, and I imagine they are bored to death today now that PA finally instituted mail voting.
Good to hear that your voting experience was an easy one!
You smell good. It was Choice #2 for today but it will get worn this week!
Thank you!
Like many today I’m in the equivalent of calming armor, which for me is Rodin Bis with its green lemon and anise over a more traditional base. Clean, fresh, put-together.
Sent in my absentee vote ages ago as always, and glad to miss the lines!
Making curry rice Doria tonight, which is a yoshoku recipe, a Japanese take on western food. It’ll be piping hot rice topped with minced vegetables and ground beef in a mild curry sauce, topped with broiled mozarella and Romano cheese. Japanese curry is mega comfort food, and throwing broiled cheese on top sounds like the way to go today!
Wow, that sounds delicious!!
That sounds soooo good!
I’ve never had Japanese curry. If I am lucky enough to be at a Japanese restaurant, I usually go for sushi. ?
Japanese curry is delish but it’s comfort/home food you can make yourself ?
They make prepackaged curry roux blocks (S&B is the most popular but there’s different brands) that taste awesome that you can find at many Asian grocers. All you do is add is meat and veggies.
If you’re going to go to a restaurant, sushi or stuff that’s similarly fussy to prepare is definitely the way to go! ?
I got to an Asian market today and got a lot of ingredients for making Vietnamese or Thai food. I thought I’d gotten just about all the ingredients for tom yum soup, but then realized that I hadn’t gotten galangal(sp?). But I got rice noodles (maifun) and bean thread noodles (saifun) and various sauces, and will be able to make quite a variety of meals.
I think I have your address somewhere. . . .
Your dinner sounds so fantastic!
I will not lie, I am uncomfortably full now but I regret nothing ?
Sitting down now with a hefty whiskey tumbler full of pomegranate molasses, water and gin to await the election results.
That’s the best way to be after a delicious dinner!
Enjoy your digestif!
Hermes Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlete – I smell fresh and great and a leeetle bit of leather maybe?
Glad to see you back! I think you were back yesterday!
SotD was J-Scent Soft Skin for a sample thunk. Needed something unobtrusive for a day of sitting in meetings. I get soft wafts every now and then and I actually really like this one.
I got a text from my college daughter this afternoon that said *guess who just voted* I’m so proud of her!☺️ Her first presidential election that she can vote in. I just talked to her yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks and I totally forgot to ask her if she was going to, and knew where to go to vote, because we were catching up on so many other things. My polling place is never busy so I was able to stop after work and there was no line.
Yay for voting! Boo for meetings!
Whoo hoo for no line!
Aww yay for your daughter!
Dropped off my “Vote By Mail” ballot this morning at a Drop Box. Then did errands. Why is Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix suddenly so hard to find??? Did everyone else get a craving for it too?
SOTD = SSS Fireside EdP, from the sample stash. This is the sibling to Fireside Intense, and I prefer the Intense. Yes, the two are different. If you don’t like Fireside Intense, don’t try Fireside. But even if you do like Fireside Intense, that isn’t a guarantee you will like Fireside.
Well, thanks to your post, I am now craving sloppy joes ha!
I’ve been wanting some for a week or so. Tomorrow I try Target to see if they have the seasoning I am looking for. ?
Haven’t had sloppy joes for years! As a kid we had them all the time. Next shopping trip I will see if I can find that magic seasoning!
I know! I remember having them a lot as a kid, too. Usually on toast, since hamburger buns were a splurge…
Oooh, I didn’t know a Fireside existed! I LOVE Fireside Intense, so I’d like to try Fireside eventually (if it’s still being made?).
I got my Fireside sample from the last time I bought something from the new proprietor of SSS, so maybe email her to see if it is available? If not, maybe I can pass along my sample.
Well, obviously no pressure, but if you get tired of it, I’d love it if you were to pass it on 🙂 but truly no pressure.
I’ve never used the mix, only manwitch. Now I’m trying to remember the commercial without looking it up. Something something but eats like a meal.. lol, I’m such a dork.
It’s been ages since I’ve even seen a Manwich commercial!
One of them was pure barbecue smoke to me and I actually had to quarantine it and finally had to chuck it.
I definitely get leather from both Fireside and Fireside Intense. The oddities of personal chemistry…
Good afternoon/evening, friends! Have been offline for several days, my son was visiting for the weekend. We had such a nice time, I hated taking him to the airport yesterday.
I’m not even remotely chill today, but trying to be haha. Wearing Aura for the first time from a sample and am enjoying it.
Hiya! Glad to hear that you were enjoying time with family.
Really happy you got to see your son!
Glad you had a nice visit with your son!
EDT or EDP
Edp
I voted by mail a month ago and also checked to confirm that the ballot had been received by my county elections office.
I have samples from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, Jazmin Saraï, and the upcoming Arielle Shoshana Zoom with Swedish perfumer Maya Njie to try.
This morning it was DSH Planes and Poplars, which I liked. It reminds me of one of the April Aromatics, possibly Calling All Angels, but a bit softer and less ornate. I would love to have a small bottle but my entire collection would be DSH if I bought all the ones I like.
I’m also liking the Jazmin Saraï samples that I’ve tested so far. I plan to get started on the Maya Njie samples tonight.
Oh fun! I’ll be on the Arielle call, too. I received the samples lickety split and they are quite nice.
I heard a lot of good things about Adam Levine her. Well, I needed some cheap shorts for my new work wardrobe so I went to Ross dress for less. Well there it was, a huge bottle of grog for 9.99. I’m not sure I like it, way too much Jasmine. It sure is persistent though. If only they cut that sickly jAsmine down. But I’ll give another try.
Wearing some vintage Chanel No 19 edt layered with C&E Iris lotion today.
Oh, smelling wonderful today!
Thank you! I will need to find a replacement for my C&E lotion once it runs out.. ?
The curse of discontinuation!
That sounds like a nice combo, it’s hard to find good iris lotion.
Hello!
My bedtime scent last night was Jicky again. I’ve been finding that very soothing. 🙂 Something with lavender tonight, too, I think.
We voted by mail weeks ago, as soon as we got our ballots, and we know they were received, but it will take a while yet for Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots to be counted. It’s nerve-wracking, though.
Tomorrow I’ll try to cook some kind of world cuisine dinner. There was an interesting-looking recipe for turmeric rice, but I think Mom will have Opinions about turmeric. 😛
I got a big bag of birdseed and some suet from Home Depot. Dad and I have enjoyed watching the birds the last few days. I was putting labels by my garden plants in a spot to the west of the house, some yards from where the birdfeeders are. A red-bellied woodpecker must have gotten impatient waiting for me to leave the area, because he flew over to the birdfeeder and started eating while I was still in the backyard. Then a chickadee came to the other birdfeeder. I know chickadees can be pretty bold about feeding while people are around. 🙂 We filled the birdfeeders around sunset — beautiful sunset this evening, and Dad was commenting on it — and I’m sure the birds will be at them come sunrise. 🙂
Have a good week, folks!