Happy Almost-Friday! It's also Opposite Day and Irish Coffee Day. Birthdays: Robert Burns, Virginia Woolf, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Etta James, Gloria Naylor. RIP Melanie. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in the fragrance I have worn the most while visiting the Caribbean, Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess.
Reminder: on 1/26, we're off to The Caribbean! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in The Caribbean, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to The Caribbean, or that features a local ingredient, or ?
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 is Klein Curacao [cropped] by dronepicr at flickr; some rights reserved.
Hello.
Sotd is Amouage Beloved.
Woke up this morning with a sugar craving. Stopped myself from reaching for cookies and instead had oatmeal with brown sugar and honey with my tea.
Well done! When I’m craving sweets I find that perfume can cover the need, which is a nice secondary benefit of having a few too many gourmand choices (or so I like to tell myself 🙂
I too like to smell delicious 😋
You have more discipline than I. We have Italian Amaretti cookies in the house and I couldn’t resist with my morning coffee..
But amaretti are mostly air… 😉
Gotta agree!
Well done. I, on other hand, made some ginger cookies I wanted to bake for Christmas but could not because we did not have a stove then. Good thing I am too lazy to bake often.
I don’t bake enough too but when I do, it tends to be *verrrrry* guilty, calorie charged items.
Lol – I ate my oats and *then* I ate my peanut butter cookie that I made yesterday. 😀
Well, if it’s a “dessert”, it’s justified 😉
You smell wonderful, Robin!
Wearing Demeter Salt Air to bring the beach vibes of The Caribbean to another rainy, but warmer day in the 50s.
Coffee and a granola bar.
Happy Thursday! ⛱️
Excellent pick! Was warmer here too, but so grey it did not help much…
See? The January Thaw made it out to you!
What an inspiring theme! It’s rainy and cold here in the UK and so tempting to do a mental escapade into tropical paradises. It’s funny how one craves these scents in late winter but leans towards refreshing ones in the summer (Mandarine Basilic being my top).
As usual in the season I’ve been leaning towards resinous ambers- I’m testing Lubin Kismet today and I’m totally blown away. Shalimaresque rose vanilla amber- it reminds me a bit of Millesime Iris, but better. I may love it even more intensely than Belle Ame which is my most recent purchase. I find them both joyous and ever so comforting. Gourmand-leaning resinous softly sweet scents.
My tropic evoking perfumes are usually big white florals and I love Moon Bloom and Dilettante for this as they transport me to a see side spa. Goutal Songes is my second choice.
Happy Thursday, NSTers!
Kismet is a beauty, isn’t it?
Divine. I’ve been smelling myself in delight all day. It’s getting better by the hour too! It seemed soft spoken on first spray but lasts and lasts with good sillage.
If Kismet is like Shalimar MI then I am sure I would like it. Don’t tempt me into buying that now🤣
I was thinking your ears might perk up😍
LOL. But really, how many iris scents does a girl need? If it is that similar, I probably don’t need it. Remember, I have two BUBs of MI.
No limited edition anxieties here so plenty of time for sampling. I think you may love it 😏
I did put it down for a sample at some point. Thanks.
We must be in different parts of the UK because it was 13C and sunny in London. That Lubin sounds wonderful.
A bit further north- Birmingham. It’s been much colder over the last few days, but still rainy and muddy. Looking forward to spring.
I’m liking Kismet so much! If I buy the bottle (likely) I could send you a decant 🙂 it’s also in Fortnum and Mason.
Not so very far then but different weather, so happy you’re in the UK like me, thank you for the offer💙 and I would say yes if I can send you a decant of something in return.
I am in Berdoues Hoja de Cuba. Aurora, I must say that today Hoja de Cuba does not smell much like Maasai Mara. It is a slightly sweet tobacco, but it lacks Maasai Mara’s fruitiness.
In other news, I did three pages of my website: Home, Services and About. Two to go, plus navbar and footer.
Wow, you’re moving right along! How many pages in total do you plan of creating? Never smelled your SOTD but it sounds fantastic!!
Five. Home, Services, About, Samples (or Portfolio – I have not quite decided how to name this one) and Contact.
Hoja de Cuba is pretty nice, but it fells a bit unfinished. Must be good for lyaering, though.
*layering
Is this for a translation business, editing or write from scratch? Seems very exciting!
Translation, localization, editing and terminology management. They often go together.
Congratulations on getting so much done already. Almost at the finish line.
Hi Glannys, sweet tobacco sounds nice, yes I love the sweet dried fruits of Maasai, congratulations on furthering your website project, very impressive.
Your website is shaping up nicely!
I’m in Bandit, because I needed a hit of galbanum this week.
Bandit sounds amazing!!
I’m cozy in White Cube today and I’ll take a point for gardenia and vetiver in the base.
i thought of wearing this, nice choice
Today I’m in L’Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme, which I love because it’s all little spikes and jagged edges that somehow coalesce into something soft and warm and enveloping — it’s like looking at a screen close-up where all you can see is square pixels, but you back away and suddenly it resolves into a coherent image. I think I’ve gotten more compliments on this that anything else I own, which is saying something. (What a shame they eventually put it into the comparatively boring house bottle, because the 2004 original was a work of art all by itself, like the scent it houses a collection of little details that coalesce into a harmonious whole.)
I love the sound of the notes and your description! Must remember to spray next time I’m at a Guerlain counter.
Last night before bed- Mona D’Orio Les Nombres d’Or Vanille. THUNK!
This morning- Jalaine Vanilla- Very viscous but also THUNKED!
Got so much accomplished yesterday I feel like a rockstar. Renewed my ACLS as well. 8 total in the class and 6 of us were travelers, and boy oh boy, the stories! 😳
Happy almost Friday day!
I thought about you yesterday … well, everyday. Anyway, I read an article about how an Emergency Room is better than Urgent Care if one suspects a more serious issue because the UC workers may not necessarily be the equivalent of board-certified and may not necessarily diagnose the worse. What are your thoughts?
I know I would agree with that.
Well. EMERGENCY rooms of for serious illness. Life threatening and severe. So, by definition, those working in ER’s will have additional skill sets to meet those critical illness. But that doesn’t mean URGENT care folks are better or worse. Some PA’s, NP’s, and MD’s work both. But URGENT care is for non-life threatening illness. Cough, cold, sprains, etc. It’s hard for people to tell the difference sometimes. I worked at an urgent care years also and a women arrived who thought she had the flu. Weakness, malaise, sob. Turns out she was in 3rd Degree heart block and got a lights and sirens ride to the nearest ER. 🚨🚑🚨
However, Deva is right. Too many people run to the Emergency Room when it isn’t necessary. If the person knows it is something not serious, it is better to go to Urgent Care.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Keep thunking Deva!!!
I’m trying! I’m trying!
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Back in my house — yay! SOTM is Or du Serail because someone here reminded me of it the other day, and it definitely fits the CP. One of the best things about being home is getting back to morning lattes. And my own bed. And my perfume shelf!
Welcome home. I bet you are breathing a sigh of contentment
All Very Good Things.
Nothing quite like one’s own bed!
This week I’ve paid most attention to the perfumes I’ve sprayed at bedtime ( has this ever been a CP, favourite bedtime scents?). I don’t know why, but choosing a scent at bedtime is part of a ritual I love. I go to bed early ( because I get up so early) and at the moment it’s still light outside , dusk until after 10pm, so I lie with the window open listening to the last bird song of night ( the tui) and the wind in the trees. Abel Pause has always been good, Mitsuoko , Lush Shade , Chypre Mousse, Jicky, Gris Clair and last night Rahat Loukhoum. Imagine my pillow with the blend of all these. It’s magic. Wearing Rahat Loukhoum today
I 2nd this suggestion, I enjoy the ritual of choosing my bedtime scent
Such a good suggestion.
Vintage Vol de Nuit used to be my go-to bedtime scent, but for some reason I’ve been doing scentless bedtimes for quite a while now. Maybe it had something to do with the insomnia issues, and not wanting to complicate the experience…
I find that having faint traces of perfume helps with deep breathing and relaxing in the middle of the night. I seem to sleep in 90 minute instalments so enjoy the scents. I love Vol du Nuit.
Deeply envious of your nighttime ritual, tui song included. I live in a suburban area, but I’m
very excited when I hear a tawny owl hooting.
Bedtime scents are the best and Rahat Loukhoum sounds perfect for that. Never tried the SL but a Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum decant was thunked in bed time prep rituals. I’ve been using Gourmand Coquin and Belle Ame a lot before bed lately. Needing all the comfort.
We have an owl in the forest by our house, a ruru ( morepork) . It’s a beautiful, soothing sound.
I looked it up! It’s so unusual, I would not have identified it as owl.
I don’t wear perfumes at night other than whatever light body spray I use.
What a lovely way to end the day! A lyrical description of your custom.
I like to do this as well, although after a break, I recently went back to it. I usually wear a soft floral. Rose, violet, and often ELDO Bijou Romantique. Last night I wore my favorite iris, Royal Earth by The Harmonist. It was perfect.
I’m in Tam Dao from my newly arrived bottle!🤩 My aunt sent me money for my bday earlier this month and I immediately knew what I was getting.
Hajusuuri, you mentioned recently that Northern Exposure was streaming on Prime. Have you started watching? We watched the pilot the other night with madtownteen. As soon as that intro music started playing I was instantly transported back to the early ‘90s. A simpler time of pre internet and cellphones. Sigh. It was a hit with the teen who fully admitted she didn’t think she’d like it but was then laughing out loud during several scenes. How has it taken this gem this long to be added to a streaming service?!
Love Northern Exposure almost as much as Lost! I’m also surprised it was only recently added.
Oh, Lost! I loved that show sooo much I binged the entire series the summer leading up to the last season (on my tiny iPod screen😂). And that last season, oof, what a huge disappointment. For me anyway. I can still remember watching the final episode with tears streaming down my face because I was just crushed at how it was ending. I felt depressed for days after that.
When I worked at Disney I had to go pay a visit to the cast and crew of Lost to school them on sexual harrassment prevention.
Josh something last name was a real sweetheart, nice person.
Omg, Sawyer! Those dimples.😍
You have the best stories apsara.
Sawyer!!!
I was so mad at how they ended Lost. All those lose ends (like the statute) dangling after they had promised to tie them together. I have somewhat forgiven Damon Linedlof because The Leftovers was so good — at least with that I felt the loose ends were meant to be unanswered mysteries, not just red hearrings or storylines they lost sight of/interest in.
I cried too because of how it ended
Oh and I keep meaning to tell you while researching Ava Luxe several folks on fragrantica compared one of her scents to Lea but I don’t remember which one!!!!
Wait, what?! I am going to have to do some internet sleuthing to see if I can figure out which one. If you remember let me know. I am sadly down to my last few mls.
I will look again because thanks to someone here I’m obsessed now with Ava Luxe lol
Angel Face!!!!
Thanks!!
I’m watching it. It’s holding up surprisingly well. Very clever and some surprising subtleties. And as a (long) displaced NYer, I find certain aspects speak to my condition…
Hahaha! Same!
It is very clever. The characters are all so great.
All the characters were great and adorable. But Adam was the best 😆
lol, Yes! And Eve. I think they show up in season 2 or 3….
Yes!!! Adam and Eve!!!
Oh my god. I also adore Northern Exposure- so much so that my internet alias comes from it 🙂 I used to stay up at night to watch it as a teenager (it played at midnight in Spanish TV). Blessed 90ies.
I haven’t started watching it as I was binge-watching “the middle”. I started watching Judge Judy after it came back. I am now ready to watch Northern Exposure.
As to a reason why it takes a long time for a series to show up on streaming services, I understand that it is because of the need to obtain rights to air the music. I’m almost positive that if the rights are not given after so many attempts, the streaming service is allowed to (or prohibited from) airing the specific music. I would love to be behind the scenes of streaming services because I am curious about things that add, at best, anecdotal value but somehow makes me feel more accomplished.
Yes…I heard NE was held up by licensing issues.
Did you get the big honking bottle of Tam Dao this time?
Ha, no, I ended up getting the 50mls. I’ll see how long it lasts.😉
Wearing PMC Ylang Ylang, since it was so good yesterday. Plus, another gloomy day here, although warmer. If the weather report is to be believed, we won’t see the sun until Tuesday. 😒 January is usually sunnier than this!
The lack of sun has been so depressing. I can’t remember the last time I saw the sun.
Lots of caffeine here!
🤣🤣
My weather people said we have had 50 percent less sunshine than our average January.
Guess I’m not alone. Did you have a day off today?
I did but it was filled with running errands.
Lol, I’m always complaining. Sorry!
No rest for the weary, huh? 😕
Clouds came marching in late this afternoon here.
Hello all.
My SOTD is Diptyque Eau Rose.
You smell lovely, I still haven’t tried the newish EDP but I love the EDT.
One of my faves. You smell beautiful!
I’m celebrating Opposite Day for the CP in No 19 EdT.
Excellent!!
Did some cleaning, make the phone calls and appointments I needed to make and now off to Costco for groceries. Wearing Gris Charnel Extrait right now.
Good for you for being so productive Dawn! I did NOT get everything done today.
I must be celebrating Opposite Day as my perfume would not be a Caribbean scent. I just felt like wearing Chanel 31 Rue Cambon since I haven’t taken it out for a long time. IMHO, this has got to be the best perfume out there.
Agree!! My son and I thunked our edt but I have a small edp which I have hidden from him lol
I am pretty sure mine is the edt because it is probably 7-8 years old.
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You smelled amazing today.
Thank you 😊
Moving along with my morning in Petit Papiers. If I am thinking back in time correctly,
Nancy Leandros gets an enabler pin for this beauty.
You smell great apsara! I would love to have a bottle of that.
It’s Friday here already after a short week, we had Monday off for our provincial holiday.
I’m wearing my most Caribbean perfume, Lubin Idôle, for the rum note. I always think I smell like a rum distillery, but my beloved doesn’t think so – and they’ll be hardly anyone in the office to notice anyway.
I think you smell fantastic Gaynor!
Ava Luxe White Violet
Absolutely stunning
These fragrances smell so natural unlike some of the current niche offerings which sometimes have an odd smelling drydown
And THUNK
I visited Ava Lux for the first time yesterday. Beautiful website, tempting fragrances.
It’s awfully tempting right?? There are about 20 calling my name lol
Your thunking plans are going great! I need to, a least, try a week of thunks.
It’s a huge project for me! And a lot of fun!
You’ve fallen hard for Ava Luxe!
I am wearing Houbigant Quelques Fleurs to be transported to a spring garden with lots of flowers. I really can’t take this winter weather anymore, yesterday it was freezing rain and horrible!!
This week was a difficult week for me and my family since we lost my father in law. The weekend we have the memorial ceremony, he was really a special person, had a big presence in the family, always joking and smiling even though he had a very tough life, helping everyone who needed his assistance. I feel like he knew everybody in Montreal and in Istanbul.
Oh, I”m so sorry for your family’s loss. He does sound remarkable. I hope the memorial service will foster some nice moments together as you share in remembering him.
It sounds like he will be really missed. Sending you a hug
My condolences, Hera. Sending hugs.
Sorry for your loss
So sorry for your loss. Hugs.
Wishing you and your family calm during such a difficult time of loss.
I’m sorry for your loss of someone so special and special to you.
Hope the memorial service will be a comfort.
I am so sorry for your and your family’s loss, Hera. Sending you all hugs and strength.
I’m very sorry for your loss, Hera. May his memory be a blessing.
So sorry for your loss, Hera. I hope you and your family find comfort in the ceremony.
I am sorry for your loss. I loved my father in law, too.
Condolences to you and your husband, that is so hard.
My condolences on your Father-in-laws’ passing. Hugs. It sounds like he was someone very special.
in Eau Capitale, but my travel vial is almost empty.
I couldn’t tell from your photo. Are you planning on replacing it?
Twins with Robin in Bronze Goddess, which evokes the beach better than anything (even Beach) for me.
Ha, it does smell more beachy than the actual beach!
But you probably meant BB Beach?
I still think what I originally thought you meant is true! My reaction to Bronze Goddess is instantaneous.
I am taking points with Jil Sander No4, which has a hefty tuberose note on my skin, plus a bunch of other florals too. I cannot wear this very often, but its a good one if i crave it (and i got this used bottle with 10ml left for just 1Euro, so this was cheaper than chips…).
And it seems i got a payrise, there was much more on my paycheck than usual!
Oh, yay for a pay raise!
Congrats on your pay raise!
I’m wearing a sample of Memo Russian Leather. It is evaporating on me and I had planned to thunk it, but I guess it is concentrating as it evaporates because, hooboy, it is strong. Worn leather armchair in an evergreen forest on a cold day, but the herb patch next to it is still going strong. I really like it but more than two sprays would scent the house. If memo did travel size or small bottles I would seriously consider this a “home” scent for my truck
Tea today is a mild ceylon. I’m feeling a cold coming on and wanted something gulpable to help my throat.
Hope you can nip the cold in bud.
Ditto what Aurora said. Memo does come in travel spray sizes – ask me how I know!
Ooh, I’ll have to look harder. I did a quick google search and was only seeing the 75ml bottles
https://us.memoparis.com/products/russian-leather-travel-size
No whammies, no cold! 🤧🤒
Pears and yogurt smoothie
It’s been mild and sunny today. I wore Kenzo flower l’élixir today and tonight it’s Arquiste Infanta en flor.
Arquiste has beautiful perfume names and imagery. That one sounds nice too.
It’s a soft, suedy orange blossom, I really love it, Arquiste is one of the better niche house I find, I also like Flor y Canto which is on my (long) wish list.
I’m in Hypnotic Poison, just because I passed a Sephora while running errands and wanted to try it. I have never been to the Caribbean. Need to rectify that.
Despite all my efforts to work out and to get the morning light on walks, and to avoid blue light in the eve, and to avoid most caffeine, etc, etc., I am just not sleeping well. Feeling a little dejected about that.
So sorry springpansy…not sleeping is just the worst.
Thanks, Robin.
How do you like Hypnotic Poison?
I like it, but it wasn’t love. So I don’t think I need it.
Today I’m embracing the tropical theme with Calypso St. Barth Jala.
How’s your hand doing today?
Much better, thanks for asking. It’s really crazy how fast skin can grow back. Thank goodness for that!
SOTD = 4160 Tuesdays Hush Hush EDT
Nice light iris violet … did not last long on me. I also have the EDP and the parfum. The Hush Hush series was conducted in collaboration with @smurfygurly. Someone had asked which formulation I liked the best. While they are all good, I prefer the parfum, then the EDP and then the EDT.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2ifhW6RmsH/?igsh=ZDA0Y2ozbDk5MDl4
I have decided to proceed with my cruise – I am excited!
The other day, I read an article about a plane that had to turn back to Phoenix (I believe flight was to Austin, TX) because of an “excessively farting passenger” and all the other passengers “all breathed a sigh of relief”. I won’t say if I myself snorted out several orifices. Ha! I didn’t but the article was quite funny. 😆
What sort of metric is used to determine an “excessively farting passenger”? 🫨
I *almost* posted that as a news bit here and then decided it was too gross 🙂
Escada Tender Light today, for the CP. It makes me think of being on a Caribbean resort’s deck under a banyan tree which grows through the deck in places. It is night, sweet floral aromas drift by, and a steel drum band is playing.
Oh Tendre Light is gorgeous!!! All I have is an empty bottle
I’ve been running around all day and now I feel like I am coming down with something (40 degrees and drizzling) I am turning in early.
My sotd was Dame Passion fruit, orange blossom and vetiver.
Oh gosh!! I hope you aren’t getting sick! Rest up an you smell great! I bought three of those Dames when they were half off to give as gifts! Can’t beat 100 ml for $37.50!! I think it’s a discontinued scent now.
Do you have any Emergen-C? Would be a good idea to start taking that if you do.
Fingers crossed lillyjo, hope you head it off!
Oh no, hope you you can fight it, lots of lemon with honey.
Fingers crossed that whatever you’re feeling is long gone by morning!
Seem to be posting late all week this week.
Thanks everyone for the B-day greetings/wishes! I appreciated each and every one of them. Oh, and I did have the leftover cake for lunch today. Teflon kitty was VERY interested in the whipped cream portion of it.
SOTD = yeah, more of the same. Boyfriend Body Creme in the usual spots.
I am even later…having so much trouble keeping up with everything this week!
Hope all is going really well Jalapeno. Cake always helps.
I am amazed at how quickly some days pass.
Been crossing things off my “To Do” list, only to have other items replace them. The cake was a nice time out from all of it.
Happy Birthday a day late 💕
Thanks Kris!
Belated happy birthday Jalapeno!
Thank you Vee!
Happy belated Jalapeño!🎂
Thanks madtowngirl!