Happy Hump Day! Birthdays: Benjamin Franklin, Anne Brontë, Betty White, Eartha Kitt. What fragrance are you wearing?
For my favorite Dolly Parton song, a version of the traditional ballad Silver Dagger, released on the 1999 folk / bluegrass album The Grass is Blue, I'd be wearing Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist if I still had any. In its place I'm wearing Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue, which isn't quite right but will have to do. (You can listen to the song here.)
Reminder: 1/19 is Dolly Parton's birthday! Do what you like with the theme.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2024, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image shows Dolly Parton's Kingston banjo, 1964-1974, via the Tennesee State Museum.
I’m wearing L’Eau d’Armoise, for the artemisia.
Dolly Parton is obviously an exemplary person but I’m not a fan of country music so I didnt have anything in mind for the theme, but since I wore Vanille Banane on Monday and Demeter Gingerale yesterday, I thought, well, those are both fun, and so is Dolly — she always seems like she’s living the good life — so I might as well just wear the most-fun things I own this week. Today I’m in vintage Eau de Courrèges, a bright, sparkling citrus with a woody chypre base, much more durable than your average cologne. It’ll brighten up any day.
I’m not a country music fan either, but Dolly does appear to be a fun person so probably about any scent would work.
Great take on the CP. I’m also a fan of Dolly but not so much country music. What I absolutely love about her is her ability to answer the most stupid question or observation made by interviewers while still maintaining her smile, equilibrium, and humor. She’s an absolute American Treasure!
I would love to learn some of those skills myself. I go into attack mode too quickly.
I think that’s a great take on the theme!
Hello.
Sotd is Lush’s new limited New Romantics. It smells like a Lush store with more fruitiness and something spicy (Lush says it’s pimento berry oil). I like it. It’s fun and not serious at all.
Oh good! I will go smell it eventually.
Eau de Frustration again today! This is becoming a bad habit in 2024.
Forgot to say happy birthday to Sade yesterday! Have loved her for years and years! No one can touch her smoothness, her style, or her dignity!
Currently in Big Brand Tire Service trying to take care of another dually with a nail in it. This is tire number two. This is just one reason I bought a dually because otherwise I’d be stranded in the desert waiting for a very essspensive flat bed.
SOTD as of now is Tire Rubber…🙄
Oh no! Frustrating indeed.
Having duallies is smart, but what about front wheels? It is dual rear wheels only, right? If a front wheel is punctured, would you need a flat bed or would you still be able to drive to the service station?
If it was a front wheel, yes, I’d be incapacitated. Luckily it’s been the back tires both times. And it was not a nail because that would have been an easy fix. Nope, the side wall is blown so new tire is needed. Could have been worse though…😬 Post shower chose SL Un Bois Vanille.
I love your descriptions of your lifestyle, and I bet you smell amazing.
I mean, if anything is going to smooth things over, it’s Un Bois Vanille. Wise choice, and you smell so good.
I got $5 off a salad at Panera so there’s that..!😀
Bulgari Black!
Right?! 😆
Oy Vey on a blown sidewall! There’s no fixing that, alas.
Given that ELDO (IIRC) just came out with a perfume named “Frustration”, we will forevermore not know if you’re actually joking. 🙃 (except for the context clues, of course)
I’m in Neroli Portofino-the body oil, body moisturizer, and the fragrance itself. I smell fantastically clean, a la Tom Ford 🙂
Wow, I bet you do smell fantastic!
It does sound like Covid, and I’m so sorry that you’re still sick. If you have acetaminophen, that might help.
Sending get-well wishes for you and your mom.
Sorry, Carole, wrong place!
That’s totally fine-I think was for Glannys and her mom-I hope they both feel better very soon.
Yes, me too.
Are you still wafting Italian orange blossom?
Still sick and scentless. I had a very high fever last night, but today it finally dropped to low-grade levels.
My throat is very sore and inflamed, and I lost a sense of smell. Ugh.
Hope you feel better soon!
Ugh, so sorry, Glannys. Just having a fever as and adult is horrible. Is it covid? Sounds like it.
Could be covid, but I do not know. Mother caught it too (her first symptoms appeared a day or two before mine), and she is slightly better than me now.
Kora spends most of her time between mother’s bed and mine. A true kitty nurse!
What a kind and sweet girt taking care of you. Cats are the best!
I hope you’re able to at least drink ok. Very easy to become dehydrated. I’m sure kittykat Kora is taking good care of you! 🐈⬛
Please take care of yourself. Rest and fluids.
I hope you continue to improve and can rest until then.
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
It sounds like a bad cold. Visit to the doctor maybe.
I hope your sickness doesn’t last long, Glannys!
Hope you and your mom feel better soon! Kat Kora to the rescue!
Aw, sweet kitty Kora is doing her best to take care of both you and your Mom. Get well soon!
Wishing you a quick recovery!
I am wearing Aromatics Elixir. This is my mom’s signature scent, smells amazing on her, on me I am not sure.
My husband commented this morning that I was wearing so much perfume!!! Don’t know how to take that!!
My husband usually says that when he doesn’t love what I’m wearing. :-). He says, Wow, that’s very strong!
Mine starts with ” are you wearing perfume? it’s strong” only because years ago he admonished me but it turned out to be daughter’s acne solution he was smelling 🙂
Not funny about your daughter’s acne, but funny his nose was smelling the wrong thing 😊
I am happy I am not alone!!
Mine says something like “did you just spray something on”? By the way, you smell(ed) great! I wore AE yesterday.
I’m in Abel Nurture. 18 sprays, and even at that it is quite faded by now. Glad my bottle was cheap.
I had strange and vivid dreams last night. In one of them I was swimming in a pool shaped like the state of Texas. Lol. Guess Sunday’s packers game is still on my brain.
We are suffering through the arctic blast, but this morning at least it was a balmy zero when I went out to start my car instead of the minus 10 it’s been the two previous mornings.🥶
Warm up coming next week!🌞
I know it’s getting a little warmer.
Sending warm thoughts and warmer weather your way!
I’m still feeling terrible with an aching jaw from my dental woes yesterday. Just managed to eat a soft-boiled egg.
I found this list rather interesting, and it’s not just your run-of-the-mill sort of fragrances.
(9 Best Winter Perfumes)
https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/beauty/fragrance/winter-perfumes
Sorry your mouth is sore. The article is interesting, a lot of those I’ve never heard of, no surprise since I quit trying to keep up years ago.
Oh my god, Calypso. I just read your yesterday’s comment. This is terrible! I just hope the pain goes away soon. So sorry you are going through this.
I’m so sorry to hear you’re in pain still. Toothache is miserable. I have read good reviews of the Sunspel perfume on that list…maybe Salli Hughes in the Guardian. I have owned the Malin Goetz Dark Rum but gave it away because it was so single note and smelled like artificial rum essence ( like the rum in rum and raisin icecream) and it annoyed me. Re. Your Zadig and Voltaire chestnut post…Inused to have the original This is Her which had chestnut, and it smelled like that sweet chestnut paste , crème des marrons, like vanilla chestnut. Sweet but not sugary. If you liked Ariane Grande Cloud you might like it.
Hope your day gets better
I had to go back and read yesterday’s comments, too. What a nightmare! I’m so sorry! I’m just like you with the dentist. Took me until I was in my 40’s for a dentist to discover I had an unusual nerve pathway and I probably wasn’t ever getting completely numb. I hope they get you completely fixed on your next visit. Sometimes ya gotta wonder if dentures wouldn’t be better…any dentists out there are horrified by that statement, I’m sure!
Interesting article. I am not familiar with some of them, but that is not a surprise to me. I can’t keep up with all the perfumes out there.
Sorry you are having teeth issues. I have a very small mouth too and have had lots of dental work over the years so I feel your pain. Hope you are better soon.
Hope your jaw will be better soon, thanks for the article.
Oh no! I hope the swelling goes down and your jaw is better, and I’m sorry that you have to go through it again on Monday.
I went back and read your comment from yesterday. I’m so sorry about your dental nightmare, but glad that you have an understanding and patient dentist. Dental pain is the worst. I can sympathize, as I have been through my share of dental woes, and I also seem to be resistant to dental anesthetics, as I always require a larger than normal amount, and have to have supplementary doses for prolonged procedures (i.e. anything over ~2 hours). Fortunately, I have a dentist who is aware of all this and ensures that I am given enough anesthetic to do the job, and unhesitatingly gives me more if it starts to wear off.
I had one dentist once who was an absolute jerk who insisted that the drilling “couldn’t hurt” as much as it did when I was not numbed properly (he had given me one shot of anesthetic, then disappeared to work on other patients, and when he finally got around to me an hour and a half later, it had worn off). Um, actually, it DOES hurt that much, therefore it CAN hurt that much!
Hope your mouth feels better soon.
Sorry – your jaw. May it all be over smoothly and soon!
Thanks for the article link. I do want to try some of the new Commodity scents (I remember when they folded pre-COVID and was surprised recently to learn they were resurrected).
Un Bois Vanille is at some of the discounters now, so I’ve contemplated it, but I’m not obsessed (this is what I’m telling myself).
Hope you recover quickly!
I’m wearing Nicolai Patchouli Intense for no particular reason except that patchouli sounded good.
I’ve gained four pounds, grrr. Haven’t cheated but haven’t moved much, either.
Hard to move if you’re in the middle of a subzero weather zone. Wearing patchouli for the best possible reason!👍🏼
Love me a good patchouli perfume!
Last night I discovered that the pipes in the garage were frozen, so I opened the taps and tried to thaw them with my hair dryer. I couldn’t reach some spots and gave up and went to bed. I was immensely relieved to hear the water running in the utility sink this morning and to hear the furnace pump working, so the pipes are warming. I hope I won’t discover any breaks, but so far, so good. I am wearing PDM Oajan for spicy goodness this morning. Dolly has a spicy side to her!
Hope everything is okay.
So far, so good!
What a headache! Is there anyway to have the pipes insulated or something so next year you don’t have to go through all this again? I’m really hoping it warms up there soon.
It’s the coldest stretch of weather in Portland recorded weather history, so not likely to happen next year, but I think I’ll look into ways to keep them from freezing anyway. And I will insulate the furnace tube in the attic.
With the weather changes becoming more extreme in both directions, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the new norm. Stay warm up there, give Bertie big hugs!!
Oh no! When I lived in Dallas a long time ago, I came home to water coming out my front door. That’s when I learned about keeping the taps running.
Stay safe and warm!
Yay for thawing pipes!
Hopefully you won’t find any damage! Glad to hear that you have thawed out.
Oh gosh! Sending you 🍀🍀🍀
Back in the ‘80s my flatmate had the album Trio with Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Rondstadt . He had hundreds of country music albums ( some were BUA – back up albums, unplayed ) but had a real soft spot for Emmylou Harris and his gaze would mist over whenever he listened to her or Gram Parsons ( she sang backing vocals). I had never really listened to country music before so it opened a new door for me, which I have fond memories of. I think Parton’s Biggest hit here, radio-wise was Here You Come Again…and I’ve been trying to match it with a perfume that’s not great but you keep coming back to it, as it has a hold on you. Something a bit flashy, a bit of a swagger and a wandering eye. The best match from my collection is Coco Mademoiselle. We don’t really suit each other but I find myself coming back for more.
I was thinking of you last night as I was testing a fragrance with kanuka in the base.
Wow. The leaves of kanuka are quite peppery when crushed, whereas Manuka has a stronger “ tea tree” scent. I prefer the dustiness of the manuka smell, like faded black pepper with some leafiness. What was the perfume?
Moku Māori which also had manuka in the mid notes!
Yes – I loved that album. Still do.
Me too!
Such a thoughtful take on the CP!
I am going with Robin and iris today. SOTD is Iris Poudre.
For those of you who have been on my vanilla journey with me, I have decided to quit with it. I purchased Akro Bake as I think it will pair well with my BBW Vanilla Bean Noel Body Cream that I enjoy so much. First bottle purchase this year, but it is only 1/17/24. Hopefully, I am not starting down the purchasing path every month or week again🤣 I told myself I was going to be good this year. Right.
What a great first buy for 2024! I’ve heard so many good things about that perfume, and the house in general. Enjoy! 🍋
I tried a sample and liked it, but thought it was kind of expensive for something that smelled like lemon pound cake or lemon cupcakes. Luckily, they have a 30 ml bottle that I didn’t know about.
Love Iris Poudre. You smell wonderful. Curious about Akro Bake as Persolaise likes it, too. I’ll be sampling one of these days. Sounds like a good one to pair with your Vanilla Bean Noel.
It smells like lemon pound cake or lemon cupcakes. It does have vanilla and whipped cream like my Noel, but the lemon is quite prominent.
Congrats on the purchase. I caved on the Glasshouse dragon candle and will be counting it as a “perfume” purchase … but I reserve the right to change my mind since I bought it for the dragon and not the perfume notes 😇
Oh no! I was this close 👌🏼 to caving last night! But, I said to myself, “Deva, if everyone, including hajusuuri, can summon restraint, so can you…”
You know I’m not disciplined 🤣
So, I just went to their website and ordered it. This comment section will be the end of me! 🤣
I bought it for the dragons as well. The notes do sound nice, but without the dragon, I could have resisted. I was born in a dragon year, so I have an affinity for anything dragon-themed.
I actually would not have thought to go to Bloomies to order it!
I just googled the candle and then started clicking on the various sellers that came up until I found one that had it in stock.
Another guilty candle purchaser right here…for those about to cave and thought you were safe because it sold out…it’s available on their website…with a free fragrance sample.
😂 It’s like an enablement circle here! Fortunately, I am immune, as I don’t do candles. But that dragon jar is gorgeous.
Glad you bought it. I am curious how it smells so report back. I told 50_Roses to report back as well. It sounds wonderful.
Just keep reminding yourself that you are going for quality over quantity this year… 😉😎
Will do🤣
I figure Dolly enjoys sweet, feminine perfumes so she’d like Kilian Love Don’t Be Shy, right? I’m in my very old rollerball decant that still smells strong, sweet, and delightful.
That’s a perfect pick for Dolly Parton!
I’m wearing another all-time favourite, Mito EdP.
Keeping the flame alive! I don’t see it mentioned much anymore.
I’m wearing Gris Montaigne and sending healing vibes to Glannys and Calypso, and anyone else in need!
There is so much going around…
Wearing Eau Premiere today with a headache from all the cold. A coworker is on vacation and I am not working my normal schedule. If it was my normal schedule, I would be off today and wouldn’t have worked Monday either.
The cold made my head ache a bit earlier too!
Cozy in Sugar Leather this morning. My interview for year long fellowship is a 1pm. I couldn’t sleep thinking about how to answer what’s your weakness?
I mean, I am going to be 71, is wanted to sleep late a weakness?
Wish me luck!!
Best of luck to you! I know they’ll beg you to accept! 🤞🏼
Thank you!
Good luck to you!
Good luck!!
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Good luck!
It’s 1:18pm PST so I think they could already tell they’d be lucky to get you and now they’re in the begging phase🙏🙏🙏
Whew
Lasted one and a half hours
Wowza!
Good luck, apsara!
thank you!
I’m late but sending luck!
Also late, but I hope everything went well!
Hope that things went your way today! 🤞🤞🤞
I know very little about Dolly Parton, so maybe I will come up with another entry by Friday, lol. Today’s scent is vintage Jolie Madame parfum, since it’s my favorite for a cold winter’s day.
Fantastic choice! I bet JM is so good in cold weather.
Thank you, Gail. I love that the leather note protects the violet from disappearing in the cold.
Vanilla Shot…thunk…..I have thirty 1ml vials that I plan on finishing up in less than 30 days…I’m enjoying the entire wacky, smellin’ good ride 🙂
I bought the Iris Shot- you smell great 🙂
Thanks!!
The Thunkinator has returned!
Apples and yogurt smoothie
Today I just used a Body Shop body spray, Vanilla Chai in the morning and enjoyed it very much, tonight in RP Visa, I think DP might enjoy it, it’s sweet and fun but sophisticated.
You have quite a few scents by Robert Piguet, IIRC.
I have the extrait of Visa and Bhagari which I don’t wear enough.
I don’t think it’s very Dolly, but I’m wearing Ummagumma today. Or maybe Dolly too would like to curl up with a cup of tea while wearing Ummagumma to watch the snow accumulate to the tune of 20-30 cm (that’s basically 12″, which, yep, we have that at least on the hedge I’m looking at now). Everything’s cancelled: School, university, extracurriculars, my half-day planning meeting. Kind of fun, but I hope it’s over by tomorrow.
We are not-very-Dolly twins or siblings or something. I guess we are getting the wet end of the storm while you get snow. Stay cozy!
Thanks! Sorry about the rain. We’ll have that soon enough, but until then the neighbourhood can enjoy the 7′ tall snowman my kid built (with much help from the community), who is apparently named Jerry.
Still enjoying the coziness with Ummagumma. It lasts! And I just thunked a candle called “Hygge” in the last 10 minutes. So we’re staying cozy!
L’Artisan Tea for Two, which I don’t think really fits with the cp, but is wonderful on a cold rainy day.
We had errands in downtown Seattle this morning so made a stop by my favorite bakery near Pike Place Market (Le Panier, highly recommended) and had my favorite almond croissant (they call it amandine) –they make the best! It was still warm from the oven. I want a fragrance like that – sweet, but not cloying, almondy, with a pastry note, but not that awful synthetic butter note. Is there one?
Maybe SL Jeux de Peau?
Thanks – adding to the “need to try” list.
Have you tried Fum Ariose?
I have not – adding to the list!
How about SHL 777 Khol de Bahrein?
Thanks – also adding this one to the list.
Your almond croissant description made my mouth water! Too bad I can’t think of a perfume that would match it.
It was soooo good.
I love Pike Place and Le Panier!
I need to go more often.
MR. G and I have been sheltering at my folks’ retirement center apartment for the past five days, waiting for power to come back to our house. It came back on yesterday and it’s finally above freezing today and, barring a fresh power outage (which could happen because of freezing rain), we might get to go home today. We are looking into having a generator installed.
Meanwhile, my SOTD for these past five days has been Omnia Ambra because it’s all I brought. It has been comforting.
I hope you get home safely and the power stays on.
Thank goodness your power is back on! 👏🏻
Oh my gosh! I’m glad you were able to finally get power.
ZOMG! That’s a long time to be without power. Hope you got home safe.
Oh my! I hope you’re able to get back soon!
Oh my gosh! Sending you loads of luck and 🔋⚡️
SOTD = 4160 Tuesdays Pirate Queen EDP
Nice although it could also be a generic nice because I could not tease out any of the notes! This was created by Sarah McCartney in collaboration with cafleurebon.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2NvxM2RmcK/?igsh=ZDJvOG1nYzAzeW01
In other news, as you know I do not advocate Medicare Advantage plans. There is some good news if you happen to be in one: the proposal for a streamlined prior authorization process has been approved and will be effective January 1, 2026. Here’s the link to know more about it:
https://www.healio.com/news/rheumatology/20240117/cms-finalizes-rule-streamlining-digitizing-prior-authorization-process
There’s a certain day in September that you could wear that 4160 Tuesdays perfume on, and it would be perfect. Arrr, matey!
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SOTD is Shiseido Memoire just because it caught my eye this morning. I don’t know if it is something Dolly would wear or not, but then she did write an autobiography, so I am going to give myself CP points. Then I read Robin’s comments above and thought that maybe for Friday I should just wear Blue Grass.
Ah, Blue Grass is a great idea!
I wore Dolce and Gabbana Devotion today.
I sent you some sun! I hope it made it you in all its scorching beauty 🌞
Ha! I saw it briefly when I pulled back my new thermal back curtains. They say I might see a little more tomorrow.
Thanks!🌞
I don’t know how it smells but I bet you smell good!
I understand it smells like Akro Bake, but I have not tried it.
You smell like a lemon meringue cookie.
Posting late again! More laundry, plus an unexpected visit from my brother this afternoon. Some of my mail is still going to his address.
No more Arctic Blast here! So for the people stuck under it now, know that it will eventually move on.
SOTD = still in Boyfriend Body Creme. I have used up about 1/3 of what I have left. If I don’t thunk it this month, I will keep on using it until I do.
Hey, I have a travel spray of BF…I can send it along if you like. It’s not quite my cup of tea.
I appreciate the offer, but I have a travel spray and a full sized bottle of Boyfriend EdP.
Lillyjo had expressed an interest in trying Boyfriend recently.
I can’t wait for the warm up!
I bet!
Not looking forward to what my gas bill is going to be for this month. 😬
Lillyjo, do you want a boyfriend? 😂 I have a travel spray is you want it. Email is Taiga101 in the land of yahooligans. ✌🏼
A visit from your brother is a nice surprise!
Definitely. Especially since he is in the middle of a “fixit” project with one of his vehicles.
Yay for your brother’s visit. Is he nearer now that you have moved to CO?
Very much so. He is now 15 – 20 minutes’ drive away instead of 1800 miles.
I’m so happy you two live close by, it is such a support a brother.
With the Lush discussion yesterday I was inspired to wear Ginger, layered over Smugglers Soul lotion. Perfect for the snowy day we had. At least the cold temps have calmed down from the last few days.
If wasn’t on a self-imposed no-buy I’d get the Lush violet conditioner that was mentioned yesterday. I have lots of conditioner, perfume and makeup. I don’t need it, I don’t need it!
I want that conditioner too! I don’t need it either!
Commando most of the day, then Vanagloria. Comfort.
Hello, I am writing in yesterday’s post because I feel a deep need of “venting” before I go to work this morning. So much to say and where do I start?
Amouage… In a swap a year or two ago I received a bag of many and various things as en extra. Perfume things. Too generous. Lately I have been debating which perfume I should put on before I’m off to walk my 4 year old to daycare and myself go to work as a landscaper. The dirty work I do does not stop me from enjoying even the most sophisticated frags wafting from me while I work. I don’t ever wear perfume to “smell” nice to other people. I do this so I can enjoy it myself.
One of the afternoons the weekend prior to last, while home and after shower I decided I am tired of everything I have in my collection in a way. Too modern, too fleeting, where is the depth and that’s coming from even the best of the niche companies I have on my shelf. I remembered I had that bag of samples. I knew what I was looking for. Amouage. Sprayed Amouage Jubilation 25 (woman, woman’s has regular numericals, the roman ones are for men). I smelled a hit of aldehydic mossness. Old fashioned in a way. For a true fragrance enthusiast at first spray. It hung on for the longest time wafting very subtle yet potent delicious everythingness. I was hooked immediately. But the “worst” was yet to come. I knew I was perfume-reborn again. I said the “worst” was about to come because of what about my wallet!!
I had run through the first sample and ordered another on which came soon after. Both the sample from the stash bag from the swap and the new one that came in was super low fill. To say I have been enjoying Jubilation 25 is to say nothing. Lasting power? Unrealistic. Unbeatable. When people say “real good perfume stays on for days” yet the only thing they had to do with the world of fragrances, was to use Dior Midnight Poison decades ago, and now own some dusty ol’ Estee Lauder Pleasures they almost never reach for. So where is this “real good” perfume? Jubilation 25!!!!!!! I ran out of my last sample Monday. Smelled the remnants of it all day yesterday when I through on the same sweatshirt I used precious weekend while I still sprayed the sample. Today? I am still smelling it. Even wafting from my hair after like 2 or 3 showers!! It is slowly starting to fade leaving me… Jittery!! I already ordered 5 more samples of it and cannot wait until they arrive. My goodness. Beautiful. My hands are shaking. Like a drug addict. I just cannot wait to open the package with my samples so I can re-apply. This is what I had been looking for all my life. .. when I get paid on Friday I am so ordering a travel set of it. No I don’t need to reapply during the day at all – I can smell it for the next couple of days. But spraying a fresh new spray of it gives me such a “high”!!! Guys I’m more than hooked…
I enjoyed your “vent”! And I love the juxtaposition of the stereotype of your job vs the stereotype of someone who wears perfume. I, too, wear it only for myself. I don’t need or want compliments (though, I try not to offend—I won’t wear Hyde out of the house).
How wonderful that you’ve taken in love again with this sensory experience. I have a sample of Jubilation somewhere. One inspired me to hunt it down!