It's Monday and National Sloppy Joe Day. The spring equinox is tomorrow. Birthdays: John Updike, Charley Pride, Wilson Pickett, Queen Latifah. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in a dab of Prada Man.
Reminder: on 3/22, it's spring! Wear a spring floral, or any fragrance that says spring to you (if you're in the southern hemisphere, adjust accordingly.)
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 Magnolia Buds In March [cropped] by Sam Saunders at flickr; some rights reserved.
Hello.
Sotd is Aerin Amber Musk. Gotta use the winter scents while the weather still permits! This is perfect paired with a soft wooly sweater, which I do have on. Hugs, anyone? 😉
me! I will take a fragrant hug
🫂 🙂
Ha, our spring weather was lovely short lived…I will be able to wear winter fragrances for another week at least.
Free hugs, yay!
I am sad to see Winter go, it’s my favourite season.
My thoughts exactly! Am in Ambra Nera…
Joining in the fragrant grouphug 🤗🤗
Perfume hugs are always welcome!
Saying goodbye to winter in Kenzo Jungle L’Elephant, one of my favorite perfumes.
We are back to cold weather, so my winter perfumes will still be around for a while.
Happy Monday! 🌞
Mine too. It’s snowing here.
We don’t have any snow in the forecast, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we get some snow before permanent spring temperatures arrive.
You are smelling wonderful today!
Thank you, Jalapeno! 🌷
Néroli Plein Sud
Has anyone else tried this? I am using up my sample. This does make me dream of Morocco, but I find the Neroli oil I have from there is really strong.
A friend of mine is traveling in Morocco now and she is posting the most beautiful photos on Facebook! I can see why you loved it there so much. It’s much more varied than I realized, and she’s shown some scenes by the sea, then in an area of lovely green hills, and then the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, and now in the Sahara! Also it is a Jewish Heritage tour and I never knew there was a long tradition of Judaism there with numerous fascinating old synagogues and other historic sites.
Yes, there is a marvelous liquor you can drink there
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahia_(drink)
Since spring is on its way, I’m wearing all greenery this week, why not? Today I’m in vintage Hermès Amazone EDT, by far the greenest of the three versions, with lots of galbanum up top. It’s so cheerful.
Pyramus, you smell great! I needed a green note too, to celebrate spring -so I chose De Profundis. I love the chrysanthanum note and that bit of green in the opening – I love this scent but hardly ever wear it. It’s gorgeous.
Carole, YOU smell great! I have used up two small-ish decants of De Profundis and wish I could still buy it in its original formulation — so beautiful!
Thank you, SheriG-it’s the Le Vapo format, which I really love. I’d actually like a bell jar, someday.
And you smell gorgeous!
Pyramus you get the enabler pin! Your comment that Nuxe body oil is a perfume in body care form convinced me and I got them yesterday. I love them!
Wonderful! I’m happy to be your enabler. They’re such good body oils and such good scents, all in one. I like to use the original on my hands when the winter is particularly dry — it’s like a breath of summer.
I am smelly very rose-y this morning, wearing Hove Parfumeur Radiance, and drinking a second cup of Irish Breakfast tea.
I think there’s also some white florals in Radiance also, but I cannot tell which ones.
This scent is very cheerful to me.
Also, being on NST cheers me. It has been a difficult nine months since my Dad passed away, and caring for my Mom has been challenging at times–even though I love her very much. It is hard to find time to do the fun things sometimes. I plan to come on here a lot more often so I can keep up with new releases, reviews and everyone’s lovely comments on scent.
Have a good Monday !
Sorry to hear about the difficulties you are going through right now. Many of us have been down that path so we can empathize with you. Glad it helps for you to join all of us on here. We are a pretty decent bunch 🙂
So many of us have walked your path.
I am so glad you are here!
It’s been very nice seeing you posting more.
Glad to see you here more often. I totally understand.
Happy Monday to you too. Hope your troubles will ease.
I hope to pop in more often as well.Good to see you!🤗🤗
Not an easy road, but a lot of love for you.
My ears are perked for the reviews!
That sounds very difficult, I hope everything improves with time.
Sending you fragrant hugs!
Sending you a hug – it’s a very difficult spot to be in. It’s nice to see you!
Sending you more hugs!
I’m glad you stopped by with your fragrance thoughts! I can join you and the others who’ve been caregivers in understanding that however gladly we do it, it is very hard.
Glad to see you posting and knowing that you are getting a bit of a break from your caregiving. Don’t forget self care! Hugs.
SOTM is Épice Marine, which isn’t green at all and yet manages to evoke spring for me anyway. We’re having a couple more warm, sunny, VERY spring-like days here before the rains set back in next weekend.
I have a good sized sample-I love the backstory for your SOTD, and I’ll try it soon.
The weather does not exactly say spring – it is 2 degrees (Celsius), rain and snow mixed. I am wearing Kenzo Parfum d’Ete – definitely a green floral and definitely a spring scent despite its name. Powdery green notes, lily of the valley, hyacinth, jasmine – it can be suffocating on a warm day, but it is great for a day like this one.
And I had the last stitches removed and do not have to cover the wound with a band-aid anymore. It feels so much more comfortable.
Happy to hear you healed well. And Happy Belated Birthday! It was yesterday, iirc? 🎂
Thank you! Apart from irritated skin caused by the band-aid adhesive (looks and feels like a burn), I feel fine. I am sure the irritation will go away quickly now that I do not have to cover the wound.
Yes, it was yesterday. Thank you!
Glad to hear that the bandage was removed. You may be allergic to latex.
I also get badly irritated by band-aids. Very happy for you that you don’t have to wear one any longer! And happy birthday!
The last bandage I used at home is labelled hypoallergenic, but it made no difference. I never had such a bad reaction before, but then I do not remember the last time I wore a band-aid 10 days in a row. Anyway, the itchy and burning feeling is finally gone.
Yay, so glad.
YAY for no more stitches or bandages/Band-Aids!
Sotd is Amouage Material.
Yesterday temperature dropped by 10°C compared to Saturday and its actually chilly today. Not fun.
Same here…was out yesterday in a light cotton jacket, tonight wore a parka to yoga. Ugh.
Yesterday I wore Keiko Mecheri’s Genie des Bois, a woody violet scent. I have had the bottle for years, and forgotten about it. There was a phase when I bought quite a few of her scents but for some reason went off them. I found this one had one dominant note that I just didn’t enjoy very much, though I can’t identify it. It might be the rosewood? It was still there 12 hours later. So I won’t wear it again, but might put on some of her Datura Blanche. What I have is a good-sized sample bottle that she gave me herself–again, long years ago, when she came one time to our Houston favorite place for niche perfumes, Kuhl-Linscomb. She was a very nice and gracious lady, and I believe the DB was a new scent at the time. Fragrantica dates it as created in 2009. It was also at around the time her line switched to the black bottles mostly used now.
Gosh, KM. I really liked a couple of hers but not so much that I could not live without them. But I should pull out my Osmanthus, I bet it’s turned.
My fellowship final interview in a few hours!
Will wear Box of Eels EDP.
Wish me bon chance!!
Good luck!🤞
Good luck!!!
Good luck!🍀
Wishing you very good luck!!
Break a leg!
Good luck!
🍀
Best of luck, apsara. Hope it goes really well.
Good luck! Slay it!
Good luck!
Bon chance and courage! You sure smell good😊
bon chance and best of luck, there I doubled it, apsara!
Good luck!!!
🍀🍀🍀
Here’s hoping you shine!
Wishing you very good luck!
My fellowship final interview in a few hours!
Will wear Box of Eels EDP.
Wish me bon chance!!
Good luck young lady! Knock ‘em dead with your brilliance! 🤩
Good
Luck!!!🤞🏻🤞🏻
Best of luck!
I am late, but hoping after the fact that it went splendidly.
It is very chilly here in the Midwest today and they are talking about snow at the end of the week. So glad we are heading to North Carolina on Thursday where it will be a bit warmer.
SOTD is Chanel No 5 L’Eau, which really can be worn any season. I sprayed like Hajusuuri today 😉I am sure it was about a dozen sprays.
I agree. L’eau works in all seasons.
I tend to wear it in the spring/summer months, but I think it can be worn anytime.
Ha! I think the most I’ve done was 8 but hey I can increase the dosage,
I was sure you had done more that 8. I stand corrected.
You smell wonderful! As much as a appreciate No. 5 edp, L’eau is more fun for me to wear.
Me too!
No. 5 L’Eau was my first Chanel bottle.
It’s a good one.
I’m wearing Queen in honor of Queen Latifah’s birthday. It fits todays weather perfectly as it has cooled down quite a bit and clouded over. Doubt we’ll see the sun today. ☁️🌧️
The header photo is so soft and beautiful- love it! And sloppy joes? Yes please! We had these all the time for quick dinners in summer. Piping hot on a toasted bun, layered with Bar-B-Qued potato chips and topped with the other half of the bun. It was nice and cronchy! 😋
Oh, that sounds so delicious!
You smell great! Queen is such a yummy perfume.
You smell wonderful – Queen is one of my favorites. The long dry-down is so huffable!
I have not smelled Queen for years. I am sure you smell yummy.
It’s been a while since I made Sloppy Joes. Maybe I’ll get fixins for them later on this week… 😋
I’m trying the last of my Puente discovery set: Eaden. Orange blossom & neroli. I quite like it, though I’m not sure I need a bottle if I have Azemour.
We have a couple of sunny spring days left here, and then we will go back to our regularly scheduled cold, wet weather. Going to enjoy them while I can!
Hard to beat Azemour 🙂
I’ve got my spring scents lined up for the week and I’m starting with FM L’eau d’ hiver. So pretty. I ordered a few samples from STC. I went through a small decant of this one a few years ago, so this cp was a good reason for me to revisit it. We are far from spring temps today though and yesterday I saw a few random flakes.
I finally (!) booked flights to Florida for madtownteen and I. We leave in 10 days! We will stay with my parents for 5 nights, which was a good compromise on time with the teen. I am really looking forward to being there, it’s the flight to get there which is the nerve wracking part, hence the delay in purchasing. Now it’s real.😰
I loathe flying and we have to get up at 2am to drive to LAX next Monday for the flight to Montréal. Feeling the nervousness with you.
2 am! Gah.
Have a great trip!
Safe travels to you and madtownteen!
Hope it will be a wonderful trip! It’s a shame it’s so unpleasant to fly these days.
We’re in the midst of a huge heatwave that apparently has no end in sight,so no thoughts of fall yet!
My SOTD is Spring/heatwave approved:Montale Crystal Flowers.a great hit at work as well.Had a fun perfume discussion with a patient today,she was wearing Angel which she said was the only perfume she ever wears.I told her about my “mini” collection and had a fun time talking fragrances.
Happy Monday all!
XO’s
It’s always fun to come across another “perfume person” in Real Life!
Angel in a heatwave…good for her but glad it was not me 🙂
After yesterday’s Epic, I am currently in no 5 edp today.
Hope it was a good day Dawn.
It dropped a good 10 degrees and with New England, I just can’t.
I wear Snow Fairy until the temps stop in the 40s for the summer.
Winter week with Sticky Dates and Boardwalk Taffy.
Have a happy day all! Always in my thoughts.
I’ve been doubling up Pansy lotion with the Pansy decant you sent me as my nighttime scent the past few evenings and it has been so lovely 😊
More warm weather will eventually be heading your way. I can’t keep it all to myself. 😉
At least you aren’t dealing with bugs yet! 🦟🪰🐜
It feels well into autumn here now. It arrived very suddenly a few weeks ago – one day walking to work felt summery, the next had a chill in the air, and that was it for summer.
I’m wearing Sana Jardin’s Tiger By Her Side.
I know that fall feeling in the air well! But looks like we will seesaw here for a few weeks yet.
SOTD = Jo Malone Orris & Sandalwood Cologne Intense
Seriously 😍😍😍. Earthy moist orris and sandalwood. What’s not to love unless you dislike either orris, sandalwood or both. If you do, fess up!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4qeLz0R28L/?igsh=MWVmdnU3YWxpYW14bw==
In other news, I like reading opinions on the WSJ. The latest one I found amusing was this about Zoom and AI. I miss the days of accidentally showing up as a kitten during a trial!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/see-you-on-zoom-or-not-ai-avatars-replacing-you-in-meetings-068fe5d3?st=iqti22dsea8jx1l&reflink=article_copyURL_share
You smell great!
Thanks!
Is JM Orris & Sandalwood still around, or did it get d/c’ed?
Hmmm. Not sure. The less popular ones (and this one was not popular) seem to usually be available pretty much in many of the nooks and crannies of the mini-boutiques. I got this one about 3 years ago.
I’m still doing spring clean up in the yard before it starts raining again in a couple of days. I chose Pulp because it’s so fun.
Ooh, I haven’t worn Pulp in a while and now you’ve got me craving it. Good luck with the spring clean up.
Mango, pear and yogurt smoothie with the juice of a lemon for extra vitamin C
Today I’ve used a few drops of orris absolute oil which was so fragrant and luxurious and tonight vintage Halston.
That sounds lovely! where do you find the Orris oil?
The company is CEInternational in the UK where I live and trades through ebayuk, there must be reputable places in the US too, wish I could be more helpful.
Mango and pear work well together?
Yes they do.
I had considered Goutal Le Chevrefeuille for the spring fragrance CP. but I jumped a whole season and sprayed on Obvious Parfums Un Ete, which I discovered last summer. It’s currently a decant but may yet turn into a bottle. With its citrusy, gingery opening, creamy matcha middle and some vanilla in the dry down, I guess it’s another gourmand that I really like, but it’s definitely not overly sweetened.
A good matcha note is hard to come by in perfume. Most of the green tea perfumes I’ve come across don’t quite get it right.
Sunny and 75 degrees here in LA – the perfect weather from “Defending Your Life.”
Wearing “Terre d’Hermès EdT,” which (every now and then) feels like perfection, too.
Can’t wait til sunny and 75 arrives on the east coast! You smell great today Daniel.
Remembering mom fondly today on what would have been her 84th birthday, the first one without her. I was so lucky to have such a great mom for 58 years. Her love is with me forever. Wearing Dzongkha.
That’s beautiful, cazaubon. Sending hugs.
Ah those anniversaries can be difficult.
You smell amazing. I hope you have been comforted all day by memories of your mother. What a blessing to have had her with you for so long.
Such touching memories and love you shared. Sending more hugs🌸
Sending hugs and the hope that your memories of her are bringing you some comfort and joy
More hugs, cazaubon. Hope that you had some moments of peace today.
Sending more hugs your way.
Sending comforting hugs, Cazaubon. 🌻
That’s lovely cazaubon.
I’m wearing le labo’s musc 25 today. I tend to save it because the city exclusives are, well, exclusive, but I love it and should wear it more often.
I just submitted my work sample for the job I’m interviewing for. It was so nice to have something to focus on that wasn’t directly related to a resume or a cover letter!
Fingers crossed for the job you want🤞
🍀🍀🍀 Good luck with the interview processes
Good luck!
Good luck!
Good luck! 🍀🍀🍀
Good luck!
Good luck! 🍀
On a sunny Seattle day, I’m wearing Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica from a decant given to me by a generous NSTer☀️
That one is really pretty. I’d consider a travel spray of it, if JM had those.
I’m in a sample of Perris’s Shining Moon. I’m not sure if it is super weak or if I’m amosmatic to it, but all I get is maybe a few sugared flowers if I think about it really hard. It’s like one of those “you but better” musks, except that its just “me” and not the “but better” part. Has anyone else tried this one? I’m very curious as to what other NSTers think of it.
Tea today is a double bergamot earl gray from a bulk shop in Philly. The earl grays have been calling my name lately.
Tea siblings today! I’ve had both regular Earl Grey and a decaf version this afternoon.
Just “me” and not the “but better” part — this cracked me up! But sorry it’s such a dud.
I know it’s really spring when I stop craving chai and start craving Earl Grey. Not there yet!
I’m in a gorgeous DSH spring floral today called New Hope…Is Where We Dream. It’s the only perfume I know based on grape hyacinth. I noticed some grape hyacinth while out walking yesterday so that inspired my choice.
That’s such a beauty and you’ve reminded me to be on the look (and sniff) out for grape hyacinth.
Yes, do pick some and give them a sniff! I’ve eaten concentrated grape must on top of foie gras once (delicious dish at a restaurant back in Columbus, OH), and grape hyacinth makes me think of that grape must.
L’Heure Bleue edp stood out while poking around the Guerlains and I spritzed then and there. I have a 2017 or so version and it has been a great addition to a grey and cold day. I’ve never thought of it as a love, but I’m glad my Monday-after-Spring-Break could be a “bleue” Monday. It had excellent development and stayed with me all day.
I am ashamed it just never grew on me. I always thought I’d come around to that or Mitsouko , but it’s 20 years now and I don’t think it’s going to happen !
Sunny and temps in the 60’s here. I figured I’d check out a walking/biking/riding trail near me to enjoy the lovely weather. MISTAKE! There were tons of either supersized gnats or mosquitoes all over the place. I noped outta there like I was on fire. Guess I need to get some bug spray…
SOTD = back in vintage Cabochard today.
So sorry to hear about your 🐝besieged by bugs on all sides🦗 experience*.
You do smell divine😊
Ugh, sorry!