It's Monday and National Grammar Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in vintage Diorissimo for what looks to be a dreary — but warm! — day. (Bonus topical reading: The Case—Please Hear Me Out—Against the Em Dash at Slate.)
Reminder: 3/8 is International Women's Day... do what you like with the theme. Wear a perfume in honor of a woman who is important in your life or an important female historical figure, or wear a perfume by a female perfumer, or ? Suggested by Kanuka.
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 Mauve Dupuy and Rosanna Ovalles for Dior spring-summer 2024.
It’s sunny this morning, and unseasonably warm, so I’m wearing SSS Jour Ensolleille. My nose isn’t broken for this one, and it makes me happy.
Unseasonably warm here too and I’m loving it!🌞
Headed up to almost your part of the state Wednesday (Oshkosh) for a conference.
You smell great. Enjoy your warm, sunny day. ☀️
Hello,
It’s a nice day here-bit of sunlight, and it feels like it has some strength. Trees starting to have sap-snow melting from their base. I’m in Hermes Galop, and I’m wondering what the heck is going on with the Hermes line-have their been discontinuations? Can’t find this fragrance on their website, so I bought the last bottle on a discount site. I don’t want to panic buy but I did panic buy. Can’t find the Le Bain line, or Narcisse Blu or Gentiane Blanc.
Hope everyone has a good national grammar day 🙂
I feel like things can come and go from the Hermes site depending on their stock. At least I’ve found this true for the 15 ml travel sprays.
Yes things come and go…if they run out of something it disappears, sometimes for months. But it seems rare that they discontinue items.
They actually did have quite a purge last year. Some of my favorites are gone, but that’s just the nature of it I suppose.
Yes, I’m aware of some discontinuations too, no more Jardin après la Mousson, Eau de Narcisse bleue that smelled so good but didn’t last, some Hermessences too.
Are you sure? Mousson is on the HK site right now, Eau de Narcisse bleue is on the EU site.
Ah, this is based on a check I did on Hermès France website, perhaps there is still stock on other websites? I Hope I’m wrong in any case.
I see Galop on the website now but never hurts to have a back-up! It may depend on what country it’s set to?
I looked on the CDN site, then looked at the US site yesterday. Couldn’t find it. SO I’m glad to know sometimes things disappear for awhile-but I suspect the Le Bain might be gone for good. Never mind-I’ll be comforted by everyone’s wise words, and if Le Bain comes back I’ll indulge. Thanks for the information-I appreciate it!
Hello.
Sotd is testing out JM’s new Ginger Beer. On my skin I didn’t get the sparkly effect one would expect, instead, there is this heaviness like a ginger syrup. Pass for me and darn, I really liked the bottle. 😂
On the other arm is Emerald Thyme. This one I get beverage. Fresh lemonade! But man is it short-lived. So that’s also a pass. 🙃
Money saved! 😀
I will stick with Demeter Gingerale then!
After a gorgeous, warm, sunny day yesterday in the upper 60s, we are back to a cloudy and rainy week. At least, the temperatures will be in the 50s, which I gladly welcome.
Wearing Amouage Beach Hut Woman. An ok salty, woody scent that I once again find boring. I am also saying goodbye to it.
Coffee and a slice of Panettone.
Happy Monday! 🌻
How did your weekend purge go?😀
The purge went well! 4 old dinnerware sets and 3 boxes of mugs ready for donation. I am sure they will be enjoyed by someone else. They are in great condition!
My Amouage purge is also going well! Once I am done with them, I will offer whatever I am not keeping as freebies. I am in a crazy, serious declutering mood this year. Everything that I do not use must go! 😀
I was inspired by all the NST decluttering efforts lately to drop some stuff off at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in the next town over on Saturday. Felt good to get it done!
It is so gratifying every time I drop things off at the donation centers. Seeing empty space to better organize my own stuff feels really good. I still have a long way to go with my decluttering, but I hope to be done by the end of summer.
About to take the dog on a walk on a sunny, cool morning here in LA. Not sure what prompted me, but today’s scent is “Fleur du Male” from Jean Paul Gaultier. It’s been a long while since I’ve worn it, which is slightly puzzling since I really enjoy it.
Maybe your collection is like mine-I have a few too many fragrances, so sometimes things I love don’t get the skin time they deserve. You smell great, and I hope your walk with the pooch goes well! There’s an interesting article on The Guardian, about walking increasing creativity.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/04/all-it-takes-is-a-quick-walk-how-a-few-minutes-exercise-can-unleash-creativity-even-if-you-hate-it
Thanks for the article! My pup needs at least three walks a day, and I always benefit from our excursions. I wouldn’t say she’s a therapy dog in an official sense, but if things aren’t going well, or if my mind is occupied with dark or stressful thoughts, a walk with her helps clear things up.
And, yes, my perfume collection is large enough that forgetting about a favorite is all too easy!
Oh, one of many I regret not buying. You smell great.
I don’t know what it smells like but the Jean Paul Gaultier Pride Editions with artwork inspired by Keith Haring has caught my attention. I have been to Macy’s and Nordstrom but none of the SAs knew what I was talking about. One of SA’s was shocked I knew Keith Haring’s artwork and I just said it’s a complex yet simple art and he just nodded.
My take on the cp is to wear a perfume each day with the name of a woman in it.
Today I am in Angelique’s Letters from Beauty Pie. Notes are TOP: Lemon Oil, Bergamot, Sweet Tobacco MIDDLE: Jasmine, Cinnamon Oil, Clove BASE: Cedarwood, Musk, Vanilla. I really get the lemon oil in the opening and it is perfect for today’s spring like weather.
While I’m on the subject of women’s names, my oldest daughter’s first name is the Greek meaning of her last name. The only people who’ve recognized this are the priest who baptized her, one of her undergrad professors and now one of her grad school professors. She said the first day when he took attendance after she answered he told her “your parents must have a good sense of humor.” lol, poor kid, she felt a little embarrassed. When I picked her name it wasn’t out of humor, I just felt like it was fate that she have that name.
Names are chosen with care, and it’s unfortunate he thought it was down to your sense of humour.
I hate, hate, hate people making facetious comments about people’s names. It’s NOT funny or cute.
Yeah, I am touchy about this subject.
Wearing Secret Obsession by Calvin Klein, which I think I like better than the original — it has this nutty, plummy thing going on. It might have faired better with a niche house than as designer though, it’s a bit weird with a hissy hairspray opening.
I only had a sample but I used it up and thought it was a really good scent. The bottle might have been problematic, kinda chunky and hard to hold, but the juice was terrific. Shame it got discontinued, although they made so much (clearly banking on a massive hit) that all the online discounters have it.
I really like that one, especially the bottle!
Loved the bottle for Secret Obsession, but the perfume and I did not get along at all.
TF Lost Cherry, no reason, it just caught my eye and seemed like a fun idea.
skalolazka, you asked me a question about ink in Friday’s CP post and I didn’t see it until today: I wrote you a fairly detailed answer, and if you have any more questions, ask away.
I tried one of those B&BW body creams, Peach Bellini, and it is *really really good* body cream — extremely thick and rich, more like a butter, but doesn’t leave a greasy or tacky residue, just kind of vanishes into the skin. The scent is stronger than I expected from a quick sniff in the store, but it goes away reasonably quickly. All in all, highly recommended (especially on sale at 66% off).
You smell great today. And the Peach Bellini body cream sounds tempting for the summer months.
Oh, very nice! It’s so hard to find a body butter that isn’t greasy. I used to buy an Australian line that I liked, but I haven’t seen it over here for 10 years or so.
The body creams are good but I find they go off more quickly than the lotions. I use them up fast or store in the fridge.
Thanks for the warning! I’ll keep an eye on them.
Celebrating all you fabulous women (and men) out there wearing Portrait of a Lady🌹 I think Daniel mentioned it yesterday and it sounded like an excellent choice for today. BTW as much as I love this, I have never had a compliment when wearing it.
I never get perfume compliments in the wild, just the “you smell good” variety from family and friends who get hugs.
Gorgeous SOTD!
For once, I have several ideas for the CP. Taking points for Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Inner Sanctum, it smells lovely on this very unseasonable warm day. No complaints, Larry the cat and I are basking in the sunshine on the porch. I need to get to work reorganizing my little house for surgery next week….right now I’d rather bask.
You smell so good. I’ll definitely wear a DSH this week. Maybe it’ll be that one…
Each mention of Larry the Cat makes me smile! 😸
Stopping in on break from Day of Meetings.
Inadvertently *very* on point, head to toe, for the CP.
Feeling pretty empowered but def not “pretty” in Papillon Dryad + a necklace with a moon pendant + wearing vintage Comme des Garçons (the brilliant Rei Kawakubo)
Lovely mix! Hope the day of meetings went well.
Guerlain Champs Elysees and a cup of English Breakfast tea
Very springlike.
SOTD = Parfums de Marly Delina
It’s the original one and is a sweet musky floral with rhubarb, vanilla and incense, among other notes. Love! ❤️
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4GeDRhRoWW/?igsh=Ymg1cDAxOWw1OTZr
I know that some here have mentioned children getting married. A couple was asking tax advice on whether or not they (or the recipients) need to pay taxes on the gift of a wedding reception. The answer is no but best for the parent(s) to pay the vendors directly and not pass through the child to avoid any confusion as to the gift. (Yes, I am still procrastinating on my own returns. At least I have the software but need to download the latest versions.)
Oooooooh, those tassels!
I’m planning to do a week of perfumes from women indie perfumers. I’m starting off with Ayala Moriel Bois d’Hiver. I actually finished off the sample, as it’s been in my baggie of samples with low fill level since the fall. I figure I better wear it before it’s not hiver anymore! And that’s a thunk. 😃 A very easy to wear spiced citrus and woods natural perfume.
Great idea therabbitsflower!
We supposedly had snow last night, but not in our neighbourhood, it looks. Brilliant winter sunshine.
I am in YSL Magnificent Gold. As this decant empties, I’ve realized I like it a lot, if not quite a love. Even liking it was a surprise, since I’m not a vanilla person, but maybe it’s the oud. Any suggestions for something else along these lines, reasonably priced? I like the Rich Lady vibe, just not the RL price…
I got nothing, I never smelled it, sorry!
I’ve been trying to get my tag situation fixed but my level of annoyance at this point is through the roof. I called, after 8 mins, someone finally answered, they asked me to hold, then the phone commenced ringing immediately. I waited 5 minutes, and no one came back or answered. Called them back and waited about 10 minutes for someone to answer. Same lady, who told me I shouldn’t have hung up. I told her when she put me on hold the phone started ringing. “Well, we haven’t got our hold music yet.” Are you effing kidding me?! Then, you have to go to a specific website to download a form. I had to ask her to repeat the web address three times because she spit it out so fast I didn’t have time to write it down correctly. Then you have to fill out the form. Then you have to go to another website, email a copy of the filled out form and your drivers license to them. Then they will “call you back” so they can arrange to receive a payment of $37. Then you have mail another form to their physical address and when they get that they will mail you the tag. But, if I want it overnight, I will have to overnight them an overnight envelope, each of which costs $30, so another $60. And just to be clear about their efficiency, they emailed while I was on the phone, “trying to help” me by sending me the form, and I never received anything. Told her I never got it, she did it again, I still didn’t get it, and she said “sometimes our e-mail is slow.” I mean at this point I feel like I need a straight jacket. What do people do if they don’t have a phone capable of all this 💩?! Is it me? Am I the problem? I wouldn’t be surprised if the axis of the globe were askew today.
Anyway, I’m in Casmir today. Will be getting my taxes done later and hope that doesn’t send me over the edge. 🫠 I’m so glad I’m old and won’t see the world deteriorate into one huge electronic mess where anyone and everyone has access to all you information down to your shoe size and date of your last cycle…🤯
It’s also my birthday and I have nice little individual sized carrot cake with which to celebrate, so I’m looking forward to that!
Also forgot to add that I saw this little blurb on IG on how to check if you have unclaimed property/money. I thought it was a joke but went to the website, which was legit, did a search and found I had $250 sitting there since 2020 when I sold my house! Anyway, I filled out the information, this was back in December, and finally just got an email stating they are sending the amount via check to my current address! Wowza! 😀
Happy birthday, hope the second part of your day is more celebratory. I love carrot cake.
Thank you! Inefficiency is my kryptonite, and there’s just SO much of it..🙃
It adds insult to injury that this should happen on your birthday. Grrr! But I hope you have a nice time on the rest of your day!
Happy Birthday, Deva!
I could never manage my affairs with just a phone or a tablet. I need my laptop, always, and many times a printer. Kudos to you for handling it all.
I hope the rest of your day will be better, best wishes for your birthday!
Happy Birthday, Deva! 🎂🌹
Happy birthday, Deva! 💐🍰🎈You share a birthday w/ one of my best friends…and I am also a Pisces. ♓️
Happy Happy Birthday 💕
Happy birthday, Deva–hope it’s a great day!
Happy birthday, Deva!💐🎂🎉
Happy birthday, dear Deva! Enjoy your cake!
Oy! Happy Birthday! And good luck with the taxes. Can you share or email me the website where you checked to see if you have abandoned property?
The issues with the DMV reminds me of a recent NYT article whose title reminds me of the lyrics of a song. Here’s a gift link I found for “It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem – I’m 33”. Rest assured you are not the problem. I’m pretty sure I mentioned this before but it sometimes helps to whisper that you’re “disabled” (from dealing with them) and there’s a better than normal chance of your call being answered and not dropped, which many companies now do to fake out their metrics.
Sure, it’s linked below, but it’s specific to Florida. I think can fine a website for your state by doing an “unclaimed property *your state*” and as long as you get a .gov site, you’re good. When you look at the website below, it immediately seems sketchy but it was actually legit. I think this is money my mortgage company owed me when I sold my house and for whatever reason, they didn’t have an updated address or contact info even though they DID have all those things….🙄When I first emailed them, they said it would take about 40 days to get back with me but as you can see it was more like 3 months. Good luck!
https://fltreasurehunt.gov/
Thanks! And I forgot to paste the link to the gifted article:
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/nyt-gift-link-it-s-me-hi-i-m-the-problem-i-m-33/3659827
Interesting article! Every generation crucifies the one that came before and the one that came after. I will say I feel for younger folks who are trying to start a family, have a secure home, and find some work/life balance. Unless they have parents or family that offers significant help, both financially and physically by offering “a room in the basement,” the average late teen to early 30’s age group is in for a steep uphill climb.
My Mom would say that sometimes (actually she made me say it. Lol)
Happy Birthday, Deva! Carrot cake sounds fantastic. (And inefficiency just drives my Virgo self a bit nuts too!) I hope you got things sorted out.
Happy Scented Birthday, Deva! Enjoy your just right-sized cake! 🎉🎁🎂
And your tag situation is a steaming pile of something!
Happy Birthday Deva!
I’m sorry about the runaround and hoops you are jumping through.
Yay for found money! I looked it up too. Zilch for me..
You smell fantastic!
Happy Birthday, Deva! 🎂🎉⭐️
Thanks to all the nice folks who made it through my diatribe and still wished me happy birthday instead of wishing me dead! 😂 Things did get better, as they always tend to do. But really, I’m too old for all this silly nonsense!
Happy birthday! May you have a better result with your taxes than I did.
Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈
Happy birthday Deva!! Hope your cake was lovely, and on behalf of the universe I apologize for the DMV. Blech.
I hope you somehow managed to have a nice day on your birthday yesterday! Hope the taxes didn’t end up being too painful like the tag issue has been.
Pouring rain this morning but blue sky now. Wearing Iris Torréfié.
You smell gorgeous:)
Love Iris Torréfié.
You smell divine!
Such a pretty scent.
To celebrate female perfumers and sun, I was going to go for Temps d’une Fête, but then picked the wrong Nicolaï bottle and I’m in Eau de la Folie. There are worse mistakes to make!
I missed the CP today but will be celebrating starting tomorrow with Nicolai! I’m sure you wafting woderfullness wherever you go. 😌
Much, much worse mistakes! You smell great. (Or you did, I doubt it has lasted this long)
I’m wearing Jovoy’s Remember Me, by Cecile Zarokian. This is a favourite, but I haven’t remembered to wear it for a while, despite the name 🙂
Ha, so much for the name working its magic!
No SOTD yet but I am championing women perfumers, female friendships, sisters, & Diptyque Philosykos (Olivia Giacobetti), so here’s a story.
My sister loves fig perfumes so I’m always on the lookout for them. Recently I found a partial bottle of Philosykos and gave it to her. She loved it (she’s also a fan of Premier Figuier). And while she was walking with her friends, one of them said, what is that amazing perfume you’re wearing?
So she told her.
The friend doesn’t usually buy expensive things like perfume for herself, but she was smitten. Over the holidays, she received a gift card to one of the big department stores that she hasn’t yet spent, so now she’s now going to buy herself a bottle.
And thus a new perfume fan is born!
What a nice story!
Love this story.
Sweet story!
The perfect perfume story!
Apple, pear and yogurt smoothie
I spent the afternoon in the West End and stopped by Space NK boutique where I tried the newish Diptyque l’Eau Papier. It’s really pretty but my 2 sprays vanished after an hour so I rule it out. Also applied some Eau Rose edt which I knew already and compared with the EDP now available. I prefer the EDT.
Oh I forgot, and tonight I’m wearing Franck Boclet Vanille, a citrussy vanilla, my best one along with Laura Mercier Eau Gourmande Vanillé:
Money saved on your perfume sniffing expedition today!
Definitely, I did expect it to be discreet but not to fade so quickly.
I will do female perfumers for the rest of the week but according to Fragrantica Empreinte by Courrèges was designed by a man.
It’s one of those chypres that make me feel a bit more intelligent and confident than I actually am.
I wore this recently and am in love with it all over again.
I’m wearing Acqua Viva this morning. I went for a little trot yesterday and today my knees are achy and my legs feel like lead. I might do some stretching to loosen things up.
Good plan. I’m unable to trot, but went for a nice walk yesterday and now my legs are giving me grief today. Sigh.
I’m wearing many very big sprays of Santal Noble from MPG and loving it. This scent has a kind of sweetness that makes it so special. I am having a day of just doing not much at all, and the cats love it. They are my role models!
After your cleaning spree yesterday you deserve a day of not doing much at all. Enjoy!
Cats are absolutely my role models! I aspire to lounge the way they do.
Hanging out with the cats and not doing sounds like a perfect Monday.
Edit: “not doing MUCH sounds like a perfect Monday.”
Proofreading fail!
Hello, all, I’m wearing Profumum Confetto today which I LOVE.
I’ve been away for a while on a trip to Colorado for a long-planned ski vacation and to visit friends. It was lovely and sunny and great to see old friends as well as a “newish” friend – got to meet the lovely Jalapeno in person for an all-too-short lunch and chat. Thanks, Jalapeno! We got back Friday night and immediately spent the weekend helping Sons #1 and #3 with tidying up the house they own together to put it up for sale.
Now I’m finally doing laundry and yard work and getting recombobulated at home. Nice to be back.
And yay for National Grammar Day! ♥
I’m so glad you enjoyed your trip and fun NST rendez-vous. It’s nice to have you back!💕
Thanks – really nice to be home again.
Yay for an NST meet-up!
NST folks are the best!
Best of luck to your sons in selling their house! That can be incredibly stressful.
I *so* enjoyed having lunch with you!
♥
Sounds like a wonderful trip! How fun that you got to meet Jalapeno, too. It’s always so cool when NSTers get together IRL.
Yes!
Sampling Giardini Di Toscana Celeste today. Nuclear violet gourmand in the opening so far. 😉
Is anyone watching Shogun? I watched E1 over the weekend and loved it.
Not watching Shogun yet, but looking forward to it. Seems like it’s getting thumbs up so far, from headlines I’ve seen!
Oh, thanks for reminding me, that looks good!
I could definitely do at least a full week of scents by female perfumers — maybe two! Right now I’m commando and slathered in Cetaphil cream, but after a workout I’ll spritz on some Wood Sage & Sea Salt which was composed by Christine Nagel. Tomorrow will be something by Daniela Andrier.
Ditto this! And I probably have more if I took the time to actually look up those perfumes that I’m unsure of. I like this CP! ☺️
Wearing my favorite woman perfumer, Olivia Giacobetti all week and I have plenty to choose from.
I forgot to spray something before I left for work so I’m in Nars Audacious from an NST (hajusuuri?) splitmeet decant.
I’ve always wanted to smell audacious, but it’s not sold around here. Glad to hear OG’s work is still getting some love-I like her creations, too 🙂
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Yes, +1 for Olivia – I’ll likely wear Dzing!,Tea for Two and En Passant this week.
En Passant is definitely on my list for this week.
Yay! I know you weren’t surprised by my take on this week’s theme😊
;).
And Friday I’ll wear something from DSH.
Not from me although methinks I have a bottle somewhere.
Now I’m remembering who it was but I don’t see her posting these days.
I forgot about the CP and am sampling a few Teo Cabanel scents. But this works out because, despite the name, the company is owned by a lady who inherited it. I’m liking Barkhane and Encore today.
Gosh, and almost never hear about the brand anymore!
I really like Barkhane.
I’m in Kenzo Amour today.
Perfect.
After a gorgeous Saturday with a high temp around 70 degrees and lots of sunshine, it’s back to “normal” here. And that makes 50 degrees feel downright chilly! The wind doesn’t help with how it feels outside.
Clouds have rolled in during the day today, so it looks like I am sending a bit of sun somewhere else for a bit.
SOTD = Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka, thanks to Deva! A perfect scent to warm up with.
Keep warm.
I know not to put away the wool socks until the end of April!
I’m getting your weather a day late it seems.
Right now, I am on the cool side of a big weather front. The East Coast is on the warm side. Michigan might be right on the dividing line between the 2 sides today.
If you are getting my weather, you should be seeing a lot more sunshine. 😉😎
These temperature changes are enough to give you whiplash. 🥵🥶
It was another hectic day here. Topped off with grocery shopping. My sotd was LPRN Couture. I am not sure how I will interpret the cp yet.
On grammar day… a few months back I was reading about a teacher here who had received an award of some sort. In the interview she used the word ” funner” in a sentence ( something like ” the classroom is funner now) is funner now acceptable? I don’t think it should be.
Uff da. I’d say that “funner” is totally cringe.
It doesn’t work for me, unless it was being used humorously, but I also acknowledge that language is an ever-evolving lifeform.
I don’t know if it’s acceptable or not, but your posts are always “funner” to me! Spell check changed it to “dinner.” 😂 On a serious note, it’s really kind of appalling how people speak today. I’m not judging, because I’m sometimes one of them. Like elegant cursive writing, it’s going the way of the dodo.
Wore Roberto Greco Oeillère. How to tell that you own too many perfumes? When you realize you have to wear some favorites in a hurry before it’s time to put them away again for the next season!
I know! I have a couple of perfumes that smell best in the cold. I never got around to wearing them.
I’m in Salvatore Ferragamo Cupola. Tomorrow I’ll wear a female perfumer for the CP.
That whole series looks so nice and I never tried a single one. Is Cupola lovely?