Happy Almost-Friday and happy National French Fries Day, plus a very happy 83rd to Sir Patrick Stewart! What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm wearing Parfums de Nicolaï Balle de Match, aka L'Eau de Sport.
Reminder: 7/14 is Bastille Day. See if you might possibly have anything French in your collection? Extra points for extra-French-ness, or for silly perfume Frenchification. (This is a repeat from 2017).
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2023, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Mont Saint Michel [cropped] by Roland Keates at flickr; some rights reserved.
I am in Goutal Eau du Sud. According to some websites, it was inspired by Annick Goutal’s home town, Aix-En-Provence. So maybe some extra points since this scent is about South of France?
Points
Thank you!
Extra points for sure! Plus you smell fantastic, I love Sud.
FM magnolia
This is really beautiful
Having a weak moment for bronzers and somehow ended up taking home an Hermes one. The shade is nice, packaging is cheap feeling but the product inside is nice on the skin
LTSG
I know you are a makeup lover like me.
Give the Rituals de Fille 3 drop foundation a try. It’s beautiful.
truly only 3 drops.
SOTD is a sample of une nuit nomade click song – have eye appt. later today and need to be not overwhelming my eye doctor. Maybe my cataract is finally ready to come out.
Thanks I will try
That’s a beauty – my wallet told me I could only buy a travel spray…
They make a travel spray? Hide my wallet
Shocked the packaging feels cheap, that’s very Un-Hermes.
they will pass it off as eco-friendly
Ha, yes.
I love Eau de Magnolia a lot. You smell gorgeous. I am surprised the packaging of the bronzer feels cheap.
It’s like plasticy feeling and flimsy -not impressed! But the powder itself is wonderful
I think everyone, even luxury brands, are cheaping out these days. 😕
So true, they are increasing the prices and lowering the quality.
And as a follow-up, I am liking the Westman Atelier Body Butter Bronzer — the packaging of which must represent 75% of the cost. It seems to give me the little bit of color I think my face needs, now that my hair is so silver.
That’s great! I love their products. Their packaging is better than the Hermes! 😂
Today I’m a little Samsara, my second-favourite Guerlain ever (after Mitsouko). Totally in the mood for that woody glow.
You smell wonderful – Samsara edt is tied with Iris Torrefie as my favorite Guerlain. That’s a big statement for me to make, because I delight in **so** many Guerlains. I’ll respectfully mention Mitsouko is one of the few that has yet to sing out for me – curious!
I have been waiting a very long time for Mitsouko to sing to me!
I think that happens to most everybody. I tried for so long to get Méchant Loup to love me but every time it says, “No. Begone.” In print it’s as if it were made for me, but on the skin it’s just awful. No idea why.
Mitsouko, though: it had my number from the get-go.
I am proud to say that I do believe Méchant Loup sings on me. As proof I can say that my long-time French philosophy professor friend was visiting me when we went shopping at Neiman-Marcus and he definitely approved. In fact he insisted that I must “buy the big one” (“beeg one”) and not the smaller-sized bottle they also had!
mmmmm you smell great.
I love Samsara
Shalimar is up on my list for favorite Guerlain. Some of the flankers I love more than the original queen
Samsara is my favorite Guerlain. It was one of the first that “clicked” with me.
I’m wearing French Lover from a decant. I love this stuff, and wish I could afford a full bottle. Oh well.
Great choice for this CP!
2nding Glannys, great pick!
And never hurts to keep wishing 🙂
A lavish spritzing of Cristalle edp. It is so much easier for me to wear than No. 5.
and good in the heat too!
Cristalle is lovely!
I’m in Diptyque Fleur de Peau for Olivier Pescheaux.
We got some much needed rain yesterday. This morning was gray and overcast but the sun just started to burn through a few minutes ago and is streaming in my east facing window.☀️
Yay for getting the rain you needed, followed by sunshine 🙂
I got almost 2 inches of rain last night! Nice today though.
I’m in Eau Claire des Merveilles this morning. Sometimes it’s just the thing, all by itself. 💕
I am torn between Jicky and Merveilles tomorrow…we will see how I feel when I get up.
Eau Claire is lovely. I packed that one up a few days ago, but now I wish I hadn’t!
In Ô de Lancôme for the CP. So refreshing for another hot, humid day.
Happy Thursday! 🌻
Ah, another good pick!
😊
I’ve brought that one into my bathroom to keep handy for constant use in this dreadfully hot weather!
It is the perfect no-brainer to keep spraying the whole day!
That’s a great one for the heat, you smell fantastic!
I ended up getting a ginormous bottle a few years ago because I heard it was discontinued. Then my sister gave me her bottle; hers may be a bit older as its in a frosted bottle; mine is in clear glass. It’s a summer staple!
Thank you, Gail!
I agree that Ô is a summer staple. I also got 2 BUB when I heard about discontinuation. They will last for the rest of my life!
How do you like Pamplelune?
I love it! It seems like such a realistic grapefruit scent, like cutting one open. I test-sprayed it on at bedtime the day it arrived. It didn’t last super long but I only sprayed a couple times.
The next day I applied a bit of BBW grapefruit lotion on my arms and legs to try to make it last a bit longer. Glad that I got 2 travel sprays because it’s not on the website any longer.
I am so happy you love it! I wear it a lot, along with Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine. They both are my favorite citrusy scents for the hottest days of summer.
I thought about getting a bottle of O de Lancome back in 2016.
It’s still on my wishlist. 🤪
Being wildly original in Vetiver Pour Elle. Same weather, same perfume, it would seem.
Sometimes comfort is more important than wildly original 🙂
When my vintage Shalimar faded yesterday, I switched over to the original Coco. After my shower today, I am going to be in Sarrasins. I have the hankering for a skanky jasmine and leather combo. Spent the morning paying some bills and made a Walmart pickup order. Just a boring day of chores and errands. On a good note, I finished those 2 candles and started a new one today.
Vintage Shalimar fades ? 😂
On me, the vintage edt fades on me pretty quick. I have dry skin.
Boring day of errands here too! Just back from going to DMV with my son and my mom. All 3 of us successfully concluded our business and we celebrated at 5 Guys 🙂
My sotd is Diptyque Olio hair mist, which means I was back at the dentist this morning. To replace my crown I have 2 choices. A $5000 dollar implant or the much cheaper option of a partial. I don’t like either option but it’s the tooth next to my front tooth. I’m going with the partial. Does anyone have experience with partials?
The way a dentist explained it to me is that you get a 30 year shelf life with an implant and about 10 to 15 years for a partial. The younger you are, the implant is the better choice. With a partial, you lose bone structure and with an implant, you don’t have so much of that problem. I personally would go the implant route.
Thanks for the info Dawn.
Sorry to hear that lillyjo. If you can swing, I second dawn’s rec, but I know it’s very expensive. I will never understand why dental care is not covered by medical insurance…🤨
There’s no way for me to swing it, especially since I have other teeth that will need work in the foreseeable future. I just want to cry. Medical insurance says it’s cosmetic and that’s why it’s not covered but it seems to me that you need teeth to eat. I also heard that sometimes cosmetic procedures are covered. Idk…
I have never understood that either. Dental care is not cosmetic, we need to chew our food. Guess they don’t care about that.
Ugh! I ended up not getting an implant myself for various reasons, the main one being the cost. Dental health is clearly and scientifically proven to impact overall health. Insurance companies are money making machines, just like hospitals. The bottom line is always about how much money that can make, always at the expense of individuals health and bank account. Totally sucks. 👎🏼
Whatever you go with I hope it will be pain-free and a long-lasting option.
Thanks Aurora.
I’m sorry you’re having to face this, lillyjo. Dental work is stressful and expensive. Hugs to you. 🤗
Thanks Nancyleandros.
That’s a shocking price when I convert that to NZ dollars, dental care is expensive here too, but not that bad.
Yeah it’s crazy.
I’m so sorry you are dealing with this, lillyjo. I’m on record as detesting all things dental, I’d be crying for sure. Hugs.
Thanks ringthing.
So sorry to hear about the bad news at the dentist’s. Wish you could get a break with that.
Thanks Jalapeno. It’s been this way since I was a kid.
I am wearing vintage Lanvin My Sin extrait. Oh my God !! this is beyond beautiful.
soo bad there is only a couple of drops left in my bottle.
Wow, you smell great! I have a decant of vintage edp, and that’s good stuff. I can’t imagine the extrait!
Oh, I’ll bet that smells fabulous!
House twins with Robin in Nicolai L’eau a la Folie; I’m smelling mojito-ish. Heading out for a walk before it gets too hot.
You smell good, as does Robin!
Hey cousin!
Slept like a rock last night and finally woke feeling somewhat energized. I made blueberry pancakes for breakfast so now I’m in a carb coma 🙃
Back to the sample sea today and chose PG Aomassai. Once again dumped the entire contents down my front. This stuff is delicious! If a FB fell into my lab, I’d be thrilled!
Made a delicious dinner last night with a simple salad partnered with a lovely salmon fillet. Pan seared with herb and lemon butter on top.👩🏻🍳😘 It was chef’s kiss delish!
I saw your salmon in photos on IG and loved it! And I know I wasn’t the only one drooling, ha ha!
😀
Now have moved on to Bois Farine. Dumped entire sample contents on my forearms. At this rate I’ll be done with sample vials in no time! Another really enjoyable scent. 👍🏼
How is T-Rex doing today?
She upchucked once this morning, but since then has been eating fine. I did pick up some Pepcid, so I’ll start that tonight. Thanks for asking. 🙂
I’m wearing the delightful HdP Colette 1873. I own a couple of their other scents but this is the only one that’s really good for hot weather. Imagine my surprise when I looked for it in my little perfume cabinet and discovered that I have two bottles of it! Now how did that happen, I wonder? I”m not the type who buys BOB’s. It just was some kind of a mistake.
On another subject, I am toiling to write a memorial notice of my professional friend who recently died of breast cancer, and there are so many achievements to tell about from her life that my piece is reading too much like a stodgy summary and altogether failing to capture what a gracious and imaginative person she really was. I think I’ll go out for a little lunch break and see if I can start all over again because the current approach isn’t fulfilling the mission.
Hope the break will provide inspiration.
Oy. I wrote one for my mom for my brother-in-law to read out loud at the service. Although unlikely to be more accomplished, I pretty much just categorized by age group.
My favorite HdP, so I approve of having 2 bottles.
Good luck with the memorial notice.
Maybe simplify? Make it really personal as in what her impact on you was professionally ( which would acknowledge and embrace her achievements, CV , publications) and what she meant personally ( generous woman, sharing, funny etc.) and what you feel when you think of her. She is clearly deep in your thoughts and memories and experiences.
Those are all great suggestions–thank you very much. I wound up taking a long nap after lunch and now plan to do a new version tomorrow morning.
Good luck with that memorial notice. Writing anything like that is a difficult task.
Wearing Une fleur de Cassie from Les Editions de parfums. To me this one does what French perfume does best: beauty with an edge. (Like French cheese in a way).
Yes!
Totally agree about Une Fleur de Cassie. I just invested in some because I love it so much.
There’s a heat wave coming through Saturday so this morning I boiled some shrimp to make a salad later on. I might eat salad of some sort the remainder of the week. Today’s Kerosene is Broken Theories, a nice incense but I have enough incense already.
Yesterday I dropped my glasses and as I was going to pick them up I stepped on them, so there’s a visit to the optometrist coming soon. I probably also need a new prescription, it’s been a few years.
Dropped glasses twin, although mine were sunglasses that fell off my head as I was dumping my tanks and ended up in the sewer bay. Bye bye sunglasses! 👋🏼
Oh no!
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. 🤢
I did that with a pair of sunglasses recently – got them out of my bag to put on, dropped them and stepped on them before I could stop myself! Fortunately, they were cheap ones from a local chain store and I was able to get another pair, I hope your optometrist visit isn’t too expensive.
Oh ouch! So sorry.
Argh! Do you have a spare pair of glasses handy?
I have three separate pairs to replace the one-readers, an intermediate distance pair, and a distance pair. My end table is packed!
Are you moving far away from your hair stylist?
Sadly, yes. Two time zones away.
Fresh strawberries and banana smoothie
Clean Sel Santal today, a little masculine but that doesn’t bother me, tonight it’s Kenzo Summer, French in the way of Japan, delicate floral scent.
Your smoothie sounds delish.
It’s a favorite combo.
Have you ever tried strawberries and kiwi fruit together? It’s rather tasty.
Lubin Grisette – freaking loving it. Perfect for the morning, gets me some CP. 😀
Yay!!!!! You smell fantastic!
I’m in CPLS, and drained the decant. Not really the thing for this hot weather, but somehow it’s singing.
Went to a consignment store with a friend and finally found a pair of white shorts. Who knew it was so hard to find white shorts? Most of them are too transparent, but these were heavier in weight. They also had a little bitty stain, and I wheedled a discount. 👍🏻
It is hot here, that is my excuse for not being able to decipher CPLS. Maybe it will come to me later.
Congrats on scoring the right shorts at a discount!
MFK Cologne Pour Le Soir. I understand, it feels like the fifth level of h**l here too. 🥵
Aha, thanks!
I’m glad you asked, because I was also wondering.
Wearing Balmain Jolie Madam. I started with 2 sprays, then worked up to about 8 somehow.
You smell fabulous!
Thank you, Gaynor!
I can’t imagine wearing 8 sprays of anything!
😁
Slogging through the heat and claiming a CP point in Lolita Lempicka Green Lover today. Fragrantica doesn’t list licorice as a note, but I certainly get it here. To me this is a like a shaving cream + creamsicle version of regular LL; creamy but in a refreshing way.
Tea this whole week has been Chocolate Puer, which tastes jut as good warm/luke-warm as it does hot. That is about as close to “iced” I’ll get with my tea. 😀
That Chocolate Puer smells good before and after brewing! 😋😋
It’s a public holiday here, Matariki, the Māori new year. It marks the rising of the Pleiades star cluster.
I’m testing my sample of PdN’s Bois Bélize Intense. I’ve just read a rave review on Fragrantica, and I can’t detect all those notes! However, it is a really nice light woody scent, it isn’t intense.
I’m another one suffering the shock of a dental bill. I had to get a crown replaced and that was quite a few perfume FBs. Still, the previous crown lasted 20 years and the dentist said this one should last longer, so the per annum cost isn’t so bad if I take a long term view.
A lot of us with dental bills around here lately.
Ew, a crown replacement does not sound pleasant.
SOTD is Marissa Zappos Petrichor, from an NST split. I love it. Not sure where she is from, but I think she did live/work/study in Paris, so some points for me. And the only other two fragrances I brought with me to MN are Cristalle Eau Verte and Mr. Humor’s Holiday, so CP compliant im spite of myself!
Today is my FIL’s 99th birthday! We will be video chatting in a little while so that our grandson can “meet” his great-grandpa. This is far from my FIL’s first great-grand — and he will have seven great-great-grandchildren by the end of this year — but he has such a soft spot for Mr. Skal that I think he is extra-pleased.
“ZappAs” !!!
And “Mr. Hulot” — grrr, autocorrect
I actually managed to guess that one! Plus, fun scent.
Happy Birthday to your FIL!
“Autocorrupt” strikes again!
LOL – haven’t heard that one and I love it! Autocorrupt indeed!!!
I’m looking at snowy mountains in the distance and a clear blue sky, though it’s cold. I’m away from home and have seen the first jonquils and daffodils and snowdrops in flower which is lovely, also a magnolia I flower. About a month ahead of where I live. Planning an outing to the sea later. So nice to stretch out. I have “ stolen” a spray of my SIL’s Mademoiselle , thinking it wouldn’t be obvious…but, it is. Oops.
Ah, daffodils and jonquils (I don’t think we make the difference in Dutch), my favourite flowers. I send my fondest regards!
Oops!🤣
Late today, wearing Chanel Paris-Paris. So nice for summer.
We just finished Larry the cat’s annual haircut (he gets terrible mats in the late spring/summer) and me, Mr ringthing and Larry are all exhausted. Kitty looks much more comfortable and he got Fancy Feast which is his absolute favorite food. No biting and only minor hissing this year. Whew! After a shower, I’m going for a restorative blast of Shalimar.
Going back now to read the comments.
Aw, poor Larry the Cat. One of ours also requires a summer cut, but we hand her off to a professional cat whisperer who shows up at the door, whisks her away to their air conditioned trailer parked out front and brings her back all shorn and sleek an hour or so later.
That would be fantastic. The vet used to do it, we could drop him off, but they would put him under anesthesia and it got really expensive. During covid, they decided to stop grooming cats altogether and there is no one else that does it, so we bought clippers and watched YouTube.
Glad to hear that all 3 of you have made it thru Larry’s grooming gauntlet!
The long forgotten L’Artisan excavation enterprise continues with Mandarine tout Simplement. It offers up a very nice and citrusy five minutes. Which explains the ginormous (and very pretty) bottle.
Ah yes, I remember that one!
SOTD = Mad et Len Petits Papiers
❤️ and of course, points. I know someone here recently mentioned that it didn’t work for her but anyway, this is what makes this place very interesting.
I participated in the Prime Day deals. I’m not so sure they were deals. I got an air cleaner (my 5th one so I now have one for every room), a Waterpik flosser, an oscillating fan and some Kindle books. Other than the air cleaner and the Kindle books, the other items were going to take until August to get here!
That’s a long delivery time!
I bought an under the cabinet paper towel holder. It arrived today.
I was wondering why too but when I went to Target and Best Buy, they were all out of the type I was looking for.
Wow. Where on earth are those items coming from??
August seems a tad excessive for a delivery time.
I agree. I may go back to local stores this weekend.
I caved too and ordered a more powerful (read: more expensive!) rechargeable smoothie blender. Hopefully I won’t burn out the motor in this one. 🤞🏼
Also bought new pair of Altra’s and a pair of boots for fall since my other ones have come apart. Everything is supposed to arrive Sunday except the boots which ship sometime first week in August. I don’t sit still for 20% or more off! 😁
There’s usually some kind of deal going on and I agree that for these items, 20% or higher discount doesn’t keep me still.
Posting late today!
I finally got my hair cut! It’s been 10 months since my previous one. I figured I’d go all out this time and get some highlights as well. I also told my stylist about my impending life changes. I am going to miss her a lot. I’ve been going to her since the late 1990’s. 😿
And on the “Wasn’t expecting THAT” front: I saw a bald eagle flying over an Interstate highway yesterday afternoon! I’d only ever seen them out West. 🦅
SOTD = back in Korres Guava lotion.
I saw my first bald eagle a few weeks ago, flying over a cornfield. Nice they’re coming back.
The first one I saw “in the wild” was back in the early 1990’s. And strangely enough, it was close to a highway on that occasion, too.
Lots of road kill along highways.
And I bet your hair looks great! 👍
Thanks!
I’m glad you treated yourself to a fresh cut and color.
Thank you lillyjo! I’m hoping I can get several months out of this cut as well.
Yay for fresh, new hair!
Yep! I left half of it on the salon floor! But that is typical for the cuts I get.
I understand! I bet it looks great!
Congrats on the hair cut and highlights!
Thanks! I finally have bangs again, lol!
For Bastille Day tomorrow, I think I must wear a rotating set of SOTDs that includes Caron, Chanel, Guerlain, and Jean Patou. I’ll refresh with some Parfums de Nicolai, and maybe some Atelier des Ors. Who’s with me?
I am
Lol🤣
HEAVEN!
Oui, oui, oui!
Late posting in SL La Vierge de Fer while watching the Tour de France – double points!
Definitely double points
Today I’m in Guerlain Neroli Vetiver for a sunny Sydney winter day.