It's Tuesday and Salvador Dali's birthday. (And a reminder: the haiku challenge is coming up on Saturday!) What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Lush Kerbside Violet for Stevie Wonder's 2020 ballad Where Is Our Love Song. Proceeds from the song went to Feeding America.
Reminder: on 5/14 we're celebrating Stevie Wonder's birthday (a day late...he turns 71 on Thursday). Tell us your favorite Stevie Wonder song and wear the fragrance to match.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2021, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is The Crystal Session 1 by TIGER500 at flickr; some rights reserved.
Also wearing Lush today: Lust, which is actually my favourite jasmine. Everything about it works for me.
Every time someone wears Lust I want another bottle of Flying Fox, and maybe some of that jasmine henna too.
I loved Flying Fox! The shower gel was a great start to my day.
Oh, I miss Flying Fox! So voluptuosly good!
Also missing Flying Fox showergel.
Now I’ll be playing Stevie Wonder tunes all day in my head, lol.
Genius songwriter and singer.
SOTD: Philosykos EDT; thinking of Isn’t She Lovely because this one certainly is lovely.. and I never tire of it
Perfect!
I decided to keep exploring the CdG Incense series. Today is Ouarzazate. The first thing that I thought when I put it on was – herbal. When I checked the notes Fragrantica said it included sage and desert plants, so I assume that is what I’m smelling. I’m enjoying it.
The CdG Incense series is really good. I love a good herbal scent, L’ Eau Trois has a nice blast of herbs with resins.
I had a decant of L’Eau Trois. I think that the last time I noticed it, the dacant had mostly evaporated. If I’m wrong, I’ll try it again. I thought it skewed too masculine for me when I first tried it. These days there are many “masculine” fragrances that I love or that I’m anxious to try.
I love L’ Eau Trois when it’s really hot, also beautiful in the cool weather. I find it works better when it’s dry/low humidity out.
I’m looking forward to comparing notes with you on this series.
Soivohle Vine Street which is a lively spring scent to help with packing
When is the move?
Movers pack kitchen and some art and do inventory Friday, load truck Sat morning and we fly out to Denver on Sun morning.
Wow! Best of luck with everything! Moving is equal parts stressful and exciting- for me anyway.
2nd that! Hope it all goes well thegoddessrena.
Very best wishes for a smooth and uneventful move!
Sending good moving wishes! Hope it’s smooth and as stress free as it can go!
Hope it all goes well!
Very happy mood you are in for packing! Good for you and happy, safe travels.
Best wishes for a safe and easy move!
I’m in NR l’absolu for her thanks to a generous NSTer.
It’s gorgeous and sunny today.? Headed to WF for taco Tuesday makings. Then it’s study time. I have an exam via zoom at 8 am tomorrow.?
Very good luck on your test!! (And do save me a taco.)
Thanks!
good luck!
Tacos for me and maybe a margarita ?!
Thanks!
Super good luck tomorrow!
Thanks lillyjo!
Good luck! I know you’re well prepared and will do a great job. Tacos sound yum.
Good luck for tomorrow morning! ???
Good morning Y’all,
Doing the soft cozy skin scent thing in Kiehl’s Musk. Doesn’t last long on my skin but it’s nice while it lasts!
I love the body lotion, it has a beautiful lily of the valley note and longer lasting.
Kiehl’s Musk might be a cheapie but it sure is a good perfume.
You smell great!!! That’s one of my go-to bedtime scents because I can wake up in the morning and not have it interfere with what I put on in the AM (night bather here).
After my tantrum about cold weather yesterday, someone suggested I just wear my warmer weather scents anyway. This is a good and sensible suggestion!
So I’m in Diorissimo today, since I always think of it as a spring scent. The LOTV is blooming, so even if I feel too cold, it’s still completely appropriate. Still doesn’t feel quite right for some of my more citrus-forward scents, but this is really nice for today. And it’s sunny out, so I’m definitely happier than yesterday.
I wish it would warm up too! But yes, sunny, lotv in bloom 🙂
Tried out Amouage Opus I last night and this morning and will be reviewing it tonight. Wearing Phi Rose de Kandahar for work today.
Love Phi 🙂
Good Morning all, my SOTD is Rem, by Reminiscence. I want something light, Mr. SmokeyToes and I are headed to the dentist in a little bit. I’ll apply Cool Tropic Palm by Comptoir Sud Pacifique after we get home. My goal, when we get to the dentist, is for me to climb 22 flights of stairs instead of taking the elevator. The last time, I was winded at the top. I’m interested to see if my stamina has improved.
We had to give SmokeyToes a dose of medicine this morning, he was decidedly ‘not’ pleased, we both are nursing our wounds.
I finished the Paris Library, by Jennifer S. Charles, what a lovely and engaging read. I simply couldn’t put it down. My next read is by Stacey Abrams, While Justice Sleeps, and Broken Horses, by Brandi Carlile.
Everyone have a marvelous day!
Any book with the word “Paris” in its title I’m interested in 😉
Unfortunately, our library doesn’t own it so I recommended they purchase it. We shall see!
Good for you on using the stairs!
I’m in the early stages of The Paris Library – so far it’s delightful!
Enjoy! I really wish I’d savored it but here we are…..
Hope SmokeyToes forgives you soon (and vice versa, depending on how bad he got you).
We used to have a cat named Felix growing up that needed a towel and two people, one of whom was wearing a leather jacket, to get pilled. Thankfully our cats these days are more forgiving.
Wow, yep, that sounds like SmokeyToes. Too bad I can’t have bourbon at 7am to gird my loins!
Wow, how did the stair climb go?
Excellent! We did it! All 22 flights! Actually, given the interstitial floors, it was more like 24 floors.
The look on the building attendant’s face when we asked for stair access to the 22nd floor was hilarious. Worth the trip.
I am making the same face as the building attendant!
Way to go, SmokeyToes.
Aw, hope that you, Mr. SmokeyToes, and the kitteh himself are all feeling better now. And that not a bunch of Band-Aids were involved.
Thanks Jalapeno! SmokeyToes seems better today. He took a swipe at Mr. SmokeyToes at 5am. A sure sign that all is right in his world! 😀
In fifteen sprays of Chanel No.19 Poudre for my first day back to work in the office. I am glad I can still smell it after 4 hours and wearing a mask.
Very busy day. I am missing my second cup of coffee, but I will remedy that at lunch time when I go outside.
The subway commute was a bit rough, but the day here is going ok, so far. I was notified when I arrived early this morning that this month I will be working only on Tuesdays, instead of two days a week, as previously scheduled. There are new employees starting to work this month and they had to safely fit them in the schedule. I am perfectly fine with it.
Happy Tuesday, everyone! ?
Oh! No. 19 is just the thing for a rough commute! I find it fortifying for rough days.
Enjoy the Tuesday!
Thank you, SmokeyToes!
15 sprays?! lol!
Still no serious talk of heading back to the office although it is open for those that really cannot work from home any longer. We are hiring at a fast clip so I’m really not sure how they will figure this out space-wise. We were already at capacity and expect another 100+ by year’s end. I’m happy with WFH for now.
Poudre is so fleeting that I had to make it last, and it is working! ?
If they are hiring here, it means we are in good shape and safe in our positions. Some of our employees either retired or quit during the pandemic and moved to other states, so I guess they are filling the empty spaces now. Let’s see how it goes in the next couple of weeks.
I would have to do at least 15 sprays to smell Poudre
My full bottle is less than half already thanks to poor longevity. So sad!
15 sprays will make someone here proud.
You could always decant some and re-up your game on that walk?
Lol!
Who, me? ?
Possibly, ?
?
As a bit of an under sprayer, I aspire to hajusuuri spray status one day. Maybe it’s sort of like unlocking an achievement in a video game?
Nah, all it takes is a happy trigger finger ?
???
Video game treasures! 8 spritzes of Poudre under the gnome’s rock.
Hope you are home now, and that it all went ok.
I am already home resting. I am very thankful that everything went fine. It was good to see and talk to two of my coworkers after more than a year. That was uplifting!
That’s a huge transition I hope it went well and you celt comfortable!
I am glad it went fine and it was less stressful than expected.
Bowing to 15 sprays! I love it. Hope it was a forcefield around you, at least for awhile! Glad you got to see some friendly faces today.
I was so surprised at the 15 sprays performance. It lasted the whole day with a beautiful decent sillage.
Fifteen sprays of ANY perfume?!?
https://youtu.be/jjaqrPpdQYc
?
It’s 28°C so I’m in Parfum d’Empire Acqua di Scandola.
Way too hot ?!
Summer weather for you already!
In heavy lashings of Paris-Venise humming Isn’t She Lovely.
When originally trying these I went with Riviera but have since become interested in Venise and recently purchased some samples off of ebay to see how serious I am about at FB. I think it is very pretty and an easy-going scent, and I’d like to purchase something new for spring/summer season. I love the bottle too.
Its my first FB from the Paris line. I’ve also been ruminating about an FB of Paris-Deauville. But maybe I only need one at a time.
Paris-Venise is my favorite of that series, but I couldn’t ever justify a bottle when I already have No 5 l’eau. I think you smell great!
I have been engaged in lots of important vanilla work in recent days
?…was prowling around on Fragrantica for unsniffed vanillas and bought some decants off the bay of Evil.
In Lancome La Vie Est Belle Intensément today…which was released in 2020 not to be confused with an earlier flanker called Intense as they often are. It’s a sweet floral gourmand w/ raspberries, jasmine and vanilla. Nice but nothing groundbreaking and doesn’t smell like the original LVEB.
In the last couple days, sampled two from Mizensir…Solar Blossom and Poudre d’Or…enjoyed both and will try them again later this week.
Also tried two from Jimmy Choo part of the Seduction Collection I now realize 😉 …link below and no affiliation to the brand or Fragrantica. I sampled Vanilla Love and Iris Crush…also both pretty good and need to revisit.
It seems like Vanilla Quest has become Vanilla Existence. 😉
https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Jimmy-Choo-Seduction-Collection-13417.html
Would like to know if anyone in the U.S. has bought from FragranceBuy in Canada please? Good experiences?…asking for a friend…?
I get to hear Canadians on my FB fragrance forum complain about the Americans purchasing from the site allllll the time since your dollar is so much stronger!
Service and delivery here in the Great White North is A+++ at least, I assume it works equally well for Stateside considering the volume of Canadians complaining that you guys are nabbing all the good stuff ?
Thank you for this info, teebear! I apologize for my fellow American pillagers ehaehe that is a Minecraft word I learned from my daughter. 😉 I will soon be a pillager too.
Ahahahaha I figure pillage away! We lose some bottles and gain some GDP.
I have purchased from FragranceBuy and was very happy with the shipping time/delivery! Everything was packaged securely too…..
Yay…thank you for this mini review! 🙂
Love fragrancebuy! Delivery to CA was quick and they did a great job packing it. I have purchased from them twice.
I was looking at Iris Crush reviews, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
I must say the drydown of this LVEB flanker is very good…maybe it’s orange blossom w/ the vanilla? I used to struggle w/ orange blossom but now, over the last couple months when mixed w/ vanilla, I can’t seem to get enough! Like a new synapse is firing in my brain…behold the power of vanilla! 🙂
Maybe it’s behold the power of orange blossom ??♀️?
Heresy! But touché!?
I love how dedicated you are to vanilla! It makes me smile every time you detail more adventures.
“Doesn’t smell like the original LVEB” is a promising start!
Last week I received my bottle of Love Extreme by Kilian so I have been busy wearing that everyday so didn’t want to bore you all. It will probably be the scent of the week. Shalimar & Songes are upset they have been replaced at the moment. As soon as I am saturated of this I will move on.
Tea is Rooibos
? maybe this is why you dreamt of Turkish Delight?
Yes
And you get an enabler ?
I’m wearing the new JoM Tangy Rhubarb. Nope nope nope. Starts off nice enough, but fades down to Meh. Certainly not worth the price, it’s being returned to Sephora today. Not even worth a second spritz.
I tried the Elderflower one in the store and hated it. I just don’t have much luck with Jo.?
I’m another one who doesn’t love Jo. Or, maybe Jo doesn’t love me. In any case, there’s no future for us.
Me three.
I loved both of these but not Orange Peel.
I returned the orange JM, I was very disappointed.
Ormonde Woman today and I’m going with Stevie’s Isn’t She Lovely, also (although my favorites of his back in the day were more like Superstition and Higher Ground — you know, for dancing).
I left a comment last night for you. Hope it helped.
Thank you. I just went back to read it. I have considered seeing someone, but at the moment, I just can’t face yet another medical appointment. If I can’t work out my sleep issues, then eventually, I’ll do something like that. I appreciate you reaching out!
Scent: TDC Tokyo Bloom on one arm, and La Danza Delle Libellule on the other. I don’t wear gourmands, but I’m enjoying this one…only thing is, I believe that the apple note needs to be less red and more green (as in Granny Smith). So I added some Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat. I would have to play with the proportions to move it where I want it.
Tea: Upton Lemon Drop
Good luck finding the perfect layering mix!
Joining those who have Isn’t She Lovely in mind, in my case paired with SMN Eva. Since hajusuuri goaded … er, encouraged ? … me into springing for a FB, I’ve been spraying my decant somewhat lavishly. I have to say that Eva benefits from a generous application. Lovely lemon-and-black-pepper vibe over a gentle orange blossom.
You smell lovely indeed!
Thank you!
That sounds incredible!
It really is lovely. Unfortunately, the bees in my yard seem to be attracted to it as well … as I just discovered. No stings, but the harassment drove me back inside for a while. I’m a sting-weenie. ?
See you can now gloat over spraying lavishly!
LOL! And thanks for the push. ?
Ooh, that sounds great. Sorry about the unwanted bee attention!
Yay for getting a longed-for bottle of perfume!
I am officially jealous — you smell great!
I’m meeting out in the woods today with a rep for a local landowner who lost everything in one of last year’s wildfires. I’m heartbroken for her, but her rep is pushing for a major post-fire logging operation in sensitive habitat and my job is to show up and make everyone happy (including the woodpeckers). I went with Rose Flash for today to convince all parties of my goodness and benevolence. 🙂
That sounds tough. Keep us posted. Rose Flash was well chosen for the meeting!
It worked! The rep was totally easygoing, offered me an iced coffee, *and* called me “young lady,” which is both at odds with but wonderfully corrective of the largeish birthday I just had. I think we’ll wind up with a good plan that balances the landowner’s desire for a “cleaned-up” forest with said forest’s tender, post-fire needs.
The right perfume fixes EVERYTHING! And, you know, your stellar mediation skills, but I’m sure the perfume helped you feel confident. Glad for the happy outcome!
Such interesting, good AND difficult work. Thanks for looking out for the woodpeckers, also.
Rose Flash is INDEED a great, benevolent scent! and Woodpeckers deserve love!
I’m glad it went well!!
Glad to hear that things went well on your mission today.
ELdO Dangerous Complicity for me today. Pretty.
Each day, I try to have a positive attitude about school, and each day something irritating occurs. Tis the season, I suppose. 5.5 weeks left…
I’m in exactly the same spot. At least you smell great.
We’ll get through it together, smelling great! Best of luck on your next few weeks.
Hang in there, irisjasmine and sistine!
Hello NSTers! I’m in Profumum Roma Acqua Viva, courtesy of the swapmeet and the fabulous springpansy. Not sure why I haven’t been commenting lately. ?
I’ve worn some lovelies in the past few days: No.5 L’Eau, PDN Weekend, 4160 Tokyo Spring Blossom, M.Micallef Gaiac (omg, what a pretty bottle), La Parfumerie Moderne Annees Folles and Les Indemodables Vanille Havane.
Y’all have a great Tuesday! ?
I have a bottle of Micallef Aoud Gourmet, and have always liked its rounded shape.
Gaiac is marketed to men, but the bottle and the fragrance say “female” to me.
Lovefest for Note Patchouli and Note Vanille. Beautiful shape and luscious juice. The Guaic and Aoud Gourmet sound to die for.
The patchouli and Vanille both sound wonderful!
They are. They were all but impossible to find for years and then I snapped those puppies up.
Sampling multiple perfume samples and decants at the same time, the past two days, I haven’t been able to remember what smells so darn good.
Longevity will play a factor this time. I am trying to decide if I should step outside of my comfort zone with a beautiful Iris, tuberose that i actually like or tropical perfume. I ‘d like a comfort scent, which I have two ideas or a gorgeous patchouli. Again, two options.
Comfort or non-comfort? How do you choose?
I admittedly have veered to the Comfort side of perfumes this past year, versus, say, Interesting.
Tipping me, as that’s been my jam this year, as well.
I have filled my comfort slots, so now I veer towards “different, but still comfortable.”
I can see that. I was looking at Kulfi.
I’ve definitely been on the Comfort side of things, even if what I consider a comfort scent might send someone else screaming out the door into the night.
Laughed so hard at this!
I do this! Apparently, my husband doesn’t care for Poison, which I had lavishly sprayed before bed.?
One of each ?.
Permission granted? Sold!
We should count how many bottles were purchased because of you. Two, at least, says me!
Scherrer EdT, and one of my two minis is nearly thunked. I think this will be my next buy. And I am thinking of buying Halston unsniffed. Is this a good idea, if you love a good chypre?
Gosh, I have no idea what Halston smells like these days…it really isn’t mentioned here very often!
SotD Eldo Vierges et Toreros, paired with the song “For Once in my Life” as it’s the only tuberose-featuring perfume I enjoy on my skin so far (bubblegum does NOT become me, no matter what tuberose thinks!)
Trying to decide what to potentially do this Friday apart from work – it’s my 40th birthday (which tells you already which Stevie song I’ll pick!), I work 9-6:30, and currently live alone in a city under lockdown where I have relatively few friends.
On the other hand, I don’t normally celebrate bdays at all so I don’t feel obligated to do anything. Considering getting myself slightly indulgent takeout sushi…
1. Get a birthday perfume
2. Go all out takeout. Don’t get me wrong – I love sushi. It’s your birthday, get the works and some sake (which I can only do on an evening before a day off because rice wine makes me ? ?.
I have class Saturday morning at 9am so was debating the wisdom of sake (which we can get to-go from some restaurants!) but so many people have mentioned it now and gosh it sounds delicious… I think I’m sold!
Totally support indulging yourself with takeout sushi, and I vote you add a glass (or two) of sparkling sake!
Oh my, there’s sparkling sake? How did I not know this?
Now I have to look for some ?
Happy birthday in advance! Takeout, a good book and a fancy bath or shower would be my dream.
YES to birthday perfume, takeout, and the potent potable of your choice! Enjoy!
Early Happy birthday to you! Be sure to treat yourself with something special.
Happy early birthday!
And yes- takeout sushi; the really quality stuff, sake, a split of Champagne, soak in a fragrant bath and of course a sweet!
Good Morning!
1) SOTD: in Ambery Saffron, the dupe for Baccarat Rouge 40. I have decided that this is a sci fi /new age scent, and will go perfectly and weirdly with Wonder’s Journey Throught the Secret Life of Plants soundtrack.
2) About my job (to Haj, if she is on today and any others):
About two weeks ago or so we had an emergency meeting, out of the blue, on a Friday afternoon. A meeting dump on a Friday afternoon is NEVER good, so I braced myself for bad news.
And it was bad news! I addition to merging our profitable section with the money losing but more robust tech section, my company then decided that IT support & fintech support would be outsource to a ‘partner’ who will have workers do our jobs in Central America and Phillipines.
This was not so much of a surprise, to be honest; open and needed positions have been not filled. Work has piled up (with me getting the latest load upon the retirement of a wonderful co worker) while wages have been stagnant.
Some people were shocked and disappointed- I am jaded by now. So while I will be doing my kitchen (and paying for it out of wages rather than go deeply into debt) I will be getting my dismissal letter by July 5. I have been asked to create a training schema for the new people that will be taking over; I have thought about it because I am a good trainer. But given the workload, I simply can’t and won’t sacrifice even more of my time to something I won’t even be paid for.
Sorry to hear this, will you be able to find another job easily?
Hopefully! Despite what the media says, IT and tech jobs are NOT easy to get and nowadays there is a demand for certification PLUS experience- so that is addition money to get those badges on your resume!
I will start working on my resume this week and try to get that wrapped up before working on the kitchen.
OMG ?. So much to say, will do so later.
EVEN NOW- I have notifications from people saying they need this, that and the other- PRONTO- and could you do this in the meantime, and BTW we were wondering if you could write a white paper for X…
Oh, good grief — I’m so sorry! I hope you can quickly transition into another position and one more appreciative of your unique talents and abilities!
It will be a process! I have seen this before and I am sure I will see it again!
I’m so sorry you’re going through this, Ede! I’ve been in the position of having to train my replacement (3/4 of my work group was axed, including my boss), and it really stinks.
I hope you get a good severance and job search assistance out of your employer. Oh, and stellar references, too!
I don’t mind so much the training of the replacement people- it has to be done. What I do mind is the frenzied push to get as much work out of the remaining staff as possible, and the absolute lack of empathy where this push for more, more, more comes from.
Such a brazen push to squeeze every ounce and then some. I hope you find what you are looking for after your final days there. You just might find a really good opportunity for a less stressful work experience. If you’re good at training, I’m guessing there’s a lot more in your wheelhouse.
Oh, indeed! It’s really inconsiderate!
And I am going to take time tonight and list every work related skill and really take a hard look at what I can do, will do and need to improve!
Oh wow, that’s a huge change. I can’t believe they asked you to create the training without any benefit to you!
Oh yes- and with no sense of feeling. I had a person get on a meeting call and snap her fingers regarding the data migration project we are working on- a task that should have 10 people working on it- but instead has 3.
And employers wonder why their employees have morale issues and don’t trust them. smh.
It’s kinda crazy!
A former boss I did not like at all left me with this advice: no one will prioritize you and your career except yourself. Definitely good advice, far and few in between.
Training schema sounds like an outline of a sequence of training. I would deliver exactly what they asked for. If they need content, you can say the firm needs to have someone else do the work you inherited from the colleague who just retired PLUS 25-50% of your job so you can work on training content. You can also become a contractor after your last day but you need to check what the rules are regarding severance.
The last time my company outsourced IT (and took most of our employees in these roles), it went on for a few years before a decision was made to insource.
Good luck!
1) This is so, so true.
2) I have completed the schema with a white paper so that the work flow can be efficient; however I already informed the firm that I cannot do the training under the timeframe they want without a significant raise in pay.
3) We will find out if contracting is available after we get the official dismissal letter. Usually contracting is a LOT MORE than being an employee in the IT space, and these people know it, thus the push to S Q U E E Z E as much productivity as can be done from us.
4) Yes! Because outside people rarely understand how to prioritize needs in a company space! Sigh.
5) I can do this! Thank you!
I wish I had something helpful to add, but don’t — just wishing you good luck Ede97005.
Luck and an aura of good scent is definitely what is needed! Thank you!
In SJP Lovely You – for the song Isn’t She Lovely 😉
I got a rollerball to try it out, and like it a lot (sort of like Sarah Horowitz Perfect Veil without the vanilla). It sits by me desk and I reapply throughout the day. I also bought a 1.7oz bottle and body spray mist set from Kohls for $20, and to get free shipping bought a set of sheets that turned out really well so a big overall win. 🙂
Perfumath free; can’t go wrong with that!
Wearing Dior Bois d’Argent and Goutal Des Lys. Both Nice in very different ways.
I can be quite absent minded at the best of times and my mind being constantly in overdrive doesn’t help, so I went to the shops in two different pairs of shoes today!
Ooh, I’ve done that! Were t at least the same show genre?
Yes, they were, just a slight difference in the height of the heel, and one was black while the other was navy blue
Excellent! I have never managed 2 different shoes but I’ve done that with socks often enough. I’ve also gone out with one eye “made up” and the other not — another reason it’s just as well I quit makeup altogether.
?
Another lovely day and I am wearing Twilly.
Why am I afraid of Twilly? I’ve had a sample on hand for years now, and the Hermes fragrances and I tend to get on *very* well, so what’s the deal? I think something about the marketing makes me think it’s going to be too ladies-who-lunch for me…
…and I’m always afraid I’m going to smell like a teenager.
Thanks for the good luck wishes yesterday, everyone! Everything’s going well so far. It’s much bigger than my old branch but everyone’s been very welcoming.
SOTD is Tocca Cleopatra, which I always want to like more than I do, I got a mini a long time ago as a Sephora reward, I think? But I don’t get along with grapefruit.
I’m glad the new work scene is good! As for Cleopatra, I’ve not smelled the Tocca fragrance but I certainly don’t think “grapefruit” when I imagine its namesake. Then again, my mental image of Cleopatra has been forever marred by this: https://www.world-archaeology.com/world/africa/egypt/cleopatra-was-no-beauty-coins-shows/
Tocca has to shoehorn its inspirations into all being light and pretty little things, even if they were edgier than that.
Oh good!!
The anticipated cold weather has arrived, completely normal for this time of year, but a shock after the lovely autumn we’ve had. Cheering myself up with Nahema.
Sorry Gaynor. It is always a shock, isn’t it?
SOTD = Diptyque Volutes EDT
I could pair this with Isn’t She Lovely ☺️
It’s one of us favorites:
https://www.instagram.com/p/COvrOCLhnsl/?igshid=1403fx1ikc6mj
Also, I’m not confident about identifying flowers but I’ve seen enough irises in pictures and drawings that I stopped to take a picture of what I thought were irises and sure enough, they were:
https://www.instagram.com/p/COt20r3BWg0/?igshid=17wscwmg207o6
In other news, I heard that pale skinned animal noses may be prone to get skin cancer. The radio vet mentioned using a permanent marker to darken the snoot. Would you do that to your pet?
Using a Sharpie on my dog?!? Oh, heck no. The Wild One has a light, brownish pink nose, and we use baby sunblock on her. Also, we walk her in the morning or late evening.
Great! The radio vet also said using sunblock helps!
You are a teacher of all things Iris. You seriously made me laugh. I have them in my yard and I couldn’t identify the iris note. Thanks for the giggle.
And, heck no! Nothing touches my babies nose except Musher, sniffy gross things and me kissing her. That has to be bad for a pup. I could get high sniffing a sharpie. I think ?.
I actually have not consciously seen iris in the wild so my heart skipped a beat when I saw the bunch on my walk yesterday.
So excited for you! How fun to capture your flower on a walk! Can totally understand the smile brought to your face.
Nice moment to share.
You smell great and those are indeed the hallowed Bearded Irises in a gorgeous color! Did you smell them?
Thank you. It was actually on private property so while I was able to get close, I did not feel comfortable sniffing them.
Yep, definitely bicolor bearded iris! Some of them smell wonderful.
No chance in Hades of me putting marker ink on a kitty’s pink nose! Some of the ingredients in ink are probably worse for them than UV exposure.
I was actually very skeptical when I heard that! I did not get to sniff them … maybe next time but I understand they’re not very long lived.
Song of the Day (not Stevie Wonder): https://youtu.be/QHhNt6q06_k
This song has acquired more meaning to it in the past 15 months, some of it kind of disturbing.
On a happier note, I was able to have a brief phone conversation with my Mom today! She sounded pretty good, all things considered. My brother made sure to call me while he was visiting her this afternoon, and we chatted on his phone. It was SO good to hear her voice.
SOTD = back in Opium EdP.
I’m really happy you were able to speak with your mom.
Agreed with the song.
Also you’ve smelled great the last few days in Opium.
Thank you lillyjo!
But I am getting that “restless perfume urge” again! So I wonder what I will reach for tomorrow…
Super, over the top happy for you!!!!
Happy Mother’s Day to YOU!
Thanks! I was able to wish my Mom a belated Happy Mother’s Day during the call, so it worked out.
So glad you had a good conversation with your mother, just the fact of getting out of the hospital must have made her more cheerful and alert. Now I’m going to listen to that song.
Thank you! My mom has good days and not so good days. It’s part and parcel of the dementia.
Hope that Pink Floyd isn’t too creepy today.
I am glad that you were able to talk to your mom and that she sounded good! I hope you feel more relieved now.
Thanks! It does feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.
I am so glad you were able to speak to your mom!
Yeah, me too. My brother promised that he was going to make it happen no matter what.
I’m so glad you were able to talk with her and that she was sounding good!
It was definitely a big relief.
I’m so glad you were able to speak to your Mom. That’s great news!
Happy perfume adventures for tomorrow.
Thanks Gail! I have a sneaking suspicion that some of my samples are evaporating as I type. Time to give them some attention!
That must have been such a relief. Really glad.
It’s been a hectic day, and still going. I’m wearing Jimmy Choo edp. I love this perfume. I stopped wearing it because I thought it cursed me the winter of 2014. Lol, seriously though I think it did. Decided to try it today because She-ra has been mentioning the brand. Still love it, but don’t trust it! Story of my life ?
You don’t trust, but you verified anyway ?
Lol!
At least nothing bad happened when you wore it today. (I hope?)
So far so good ?
Knock on wood.
So maybe putting that Jimmy Choo perfume in time-out worked?
Fingers ?
Second evening in a row I have trouble falling asleep, which spells a difficult morning. I was wearing Vanille Insensée but this evening I chose Chabaud Lait Concentré.
Oh, sorry to hear about your insomnia issues. I hope you can get a solid night’s sleep!
Thank you Isabella, I was awake at 2 o’clock but being very tired ? today, I know I will sleep tonight.
Ugh. I hope that you can get a good night’s sleep soon!
Thank you, tonight will be different?
Still thinking about my scent-Stevie Wonder paring, but SotD is Amouage Opus III. It is wonderful! Late in the day, I started getting the ambergris accord – a sweet, papery type – and I was swooning. It will take me many more wearings to get to know it and I look forward to them!
SOTD is Lush Yuzu and Cocoa solid perfume.I’m dipping into my stash of forgotten Lush products after stopping by a LUSH store last week.Everything I wanted was out.Lush NA is having major supply issues right now.
I’m wearing a touch of real oud oil, because this New York Times magazine article reminded me that mine is langishing:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/t-magazine/fragrance-perfume-orientalism.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage
It’s a bit all over the place, as NYT magazine articles often are, but many parts are really beautiful and interesting.
I just read it. All over the place is right! Of course now I want to smell Dawn and also highly anticipating the new Kilian.
Right?! And I want the books he mentions, too. ?
Very late chiming in, but wore some vintage Vol de Nuit today.
You smell fantastic!
Thank you! I need to leave my bottle out so I can use it more.