Happy Chypre Friday! (Also, World Press Freedom Day and International Sun Day.) Our community project for today: wear a chypre fragrance of any sort — classic or modern or post-modern. (This is a repeat from 2016.)
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
When we did this project in 2016 I wore Parfum d'Empire Azemour Les Orangers, and I suppose I ought to have come up with something else for this year, but it's hard to beat Azemour Les Orangers.
Reminder: 5/10 is the International Day of Argania, so we're off to Morocco! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in Morocco, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Morocco, 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 Bzzz [cropped] by Olga Dudenko at flickr; some rights reserved.
Had a horrible headache yesterday and can’t face chypre today. Wearing a soft spritz of Chanel Comète. It is more pleasant to me than 1957, the musk is softer and I can smell the iris quite well.
Hope you feel better
Much better today, thank you!
I’m excited to finally try it! Glad you’re liking it.
Hope you feel better soon.
Ugh, a headache bad enough to interfere with perfume is awful.
Rocking the cp in Diorama from a vintage houndstooth splash bottle. Starting to feel anxious about the imminent cicada invasion.
Someone on the radio was just saying young trees would benefit from temporary netting, oy vey.
oy ve
We had one invasion when I was a school kid. The boys loved putting them in our desks.
Yes, we have one we already netted so they are unable to lay their eggs there. Mature trees may lose some leaves and branches but will be able to withstand the invasion, so no need for concern there. Although they’re noisy, cicadas are harmless, they don’t sting or bite, they can’t because they’re sucking insects. So after all those years spent living in the dark underground let’s celebrate their one brief mating season outdoors because that’s all they get!
Saw in the NYT that this is the first time the 17 yr and 13 yr broods have emerged at the same time for several hundred years. Before the Louisiana purchase IIRC
I’m a little bummed out I will miss out on all the cicadas. They really aren’t a thing out here that I know of.
I am sorry you weren’t feeling well. Hope it is a better day for you 🌹 and glad you are enjoying the Cométe.
Yesterday was was a busier one, had to finish up a project but was able to get it done.
I think I might treat myself to an epsom soak later as a reward:) I am thinking of a nice, eucalyptus soak 🛁. Nothing like the smell of eucalyptus. I love menthol, tea tree, all those kinds of scents. Vapo Rub, I can wear it even if I don’t have a cold haha.
Have a lovely Friday!! 🌹
I didn’t say what I was wearing, did I? Lolol Jovoy Psychedelique
I like that one. You smell great!
Thank you!
Thank you! I am enjoying the Comète.
I had a few chypres left in my arsenal that I could deploy today (including Knowing, Amazone, Yvresse, and Aromatics Elixir — I really can’t resist a classic oakmossy chypre) and I was torn but finally settled on nineties-era Mitsouko edt, just incomparable, a golden haze of pleasure.
I almost went with Yvresse. Mitsouko is always a good choice though.
I’m with you in loving a classic oakmoss chypre!👍
I am in Tauer Une Rose Chypree. Extra points for having “chypre” in the name? A very aromatic mossy rose scent, with a lot of cinnamon in the opening.
It’s been three days since the ISP replaced the router, and the Internet is working fine. So it looks like it is the router… I would probably need to mail it to Kyiv to the authorized repairer unless the ISP can offer other solutions.
One of my faves – you smell great!
Fabulous scent. Enjoy it!
I would give you double points!
Sometimes equipment just up and dies for no reason. Glad you found out what the issue was.
Oh yes, extra points for sure!
So glad you’re up & running again.
Hello and tgif!
Sotd is a favourite, Knowing. Also one spritz of Azuree on my left arm because who can ever have enough chypre?
I can’t believe how I missed the news about Zoologist’s Rabbit until I saw it in the comments yesterday! It sounds like something I’d love. I might even buy it blind..
I think the rabbit is cute, too.
The OG Azuree is so good and so inexpensive.
I went with 31 Rue Cambon. I love this and don’t wear it enough.
Happy Friday!
Such a great scent, you smell great:)
Thank you!
That is a beauty
It really is.
Twins!
Hi twin. We smell fabulous!
make that triplets!!
👍
Ha! Quadruplets, anyone? (We may be sextuplets by the time I read through the rest of the thread.) I only used the very lightest spray — it was muggy here today and I had to Be With People for part of it. But yes, I — WE — smell divine.
Elegant and composed SOTD for you today!
Morning!
I went to the Chanel counter to smell Comete. Sales lady didn’t have samples to give me so here are my impressions from one wear:
Sweet candied violets on a bed of makeup powder.
I’m surprised I haven’t seen more comparisons to Apres d’londee. On me it’s soft candied violets and almondy heliotrope. But unlike AdL, Comete veers much more into makeupy territory, which I love. If AdL is violets and heliotrope in the garden after a rain, Comete is those florals in the handbag of a young lady.
Comete reminds me of Ambre a Levres due to the sweet lipsticky territory, but it is a much lighter and airier version and sans ambers.
It also reminded me of Iris Poudre, but is far more approachable than the cool, aloof quality of IP. Comete would be the younger, coquette version of her.
Surprisingly, Comete did not remind me of 1957 much at all. The only place where it resembles 1957 is in the white musky drydown, which lasted through a shower. But otherwise, the makeupy quality of Comete makes it veer away from 1957.
To me, it lasted a few hours. However it wears very close to skin and is very much a personal scent.
Overall, a pleasant wear but a no-buy for me as I already have scents that fill this niche.
Money saved
money saved indeed! sigh of relief from me.
Very nice review. I probably have ones that already fit the bill too. I will pass on it for now.
Yeah! the more I look at my collection, the more I realize I have all my niches filled, so there is no need for anything new.
This is such a reasonable statement and I agree with it 100%, and yet I still yearn for and acquire new fragrances fairly regularly. Not as much as in the past, but the itch is still there.
Oh I absolutely feel the same! I think its just the collector part of my brain that’s very excitable.
Nowadays I think about the hassle of having to rehome unused perfumes and that stays my hand… for the most part ^^;
I got a very strong iris note, so I can definitely see the Iris Poudre connection. Since I have Après l’Ondée and Iris Poudre as well as Ambre à Lèvres I feel set as well.
I see that! IMO Iris Poudre and Ambre a Levres both have ‘stronger’ personalities than Comete which statisfies me.
Apres L’Ondee adjacent sounds perfect to me. I like the Guerlain a lot but it’s so evanescent to me.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and comparisons on Comete. I’m eager to try it, but I think my wallet will be safe!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! 💜I have and love Ambre a Levres.
Uh oh. Your description is sounding much more to my taste than previous reviews have been. I like Apres l’Ondee very much! But white musks and I don’t always play nicely together.
Celebrating Chypre Friday in “Diva” from Emanuel Ungaro. I’d read about it in Barbara Herman’s wonderful book, “Scent & Subversion,” and was intrigued. A little Diva goes a long way, but, wow, is it good.
Happy Friday, everyone!
Diva is incredibly good. You smell wonderful.
Work is still closed due to the flooding here in Southeast Texas. I decided early in the week to wear Mitsouko. Love it.
Great scent. I almost reached for that, but changed my mind.
CP: Chloe Nomade EDT. Debated heavily on the purchase, finally bought it, nearly never wear it. No idea why – will have to remedy that. Also, totally off CP – a dab of Akro Rise.
Yesterday was my birthday (nice of Donatella to share!). Spent it shopping (clothes). One or two returns may need to happen, but Ye Olde Brain is a bit foggy today, so no decisions for now.
Happy Birthday, a day late! 🎂
Happy Belated Birthday!💐💐💐
Happy Belated Birthday! 🎂
Happy Birthday!
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy belated birthday, TeaInTheGarden! I hope it was a great day.
Happy belated birthday!
Happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday fellow Taurean!
Happy Birthday🌺
Happy belated birthday! 🎂
Happy belated Birthday!
I hope you have a happy birthday weekend!
Happy Birthday! 🎉🎂🎁 I’ve been eying that one for a while now, but still debating a purchase.
Happy birthday! 💐
Happy Birthday!
🥳 Happy birthday! Wishing you a wonderful scented year ahead
Happy Belated Birthday! 🎂🎁🎉
Happy Friday everyone!
I have had a busy week and didn’t get to report on my chypre wearing very much. I have a lot of choices but went with Paloma Picasso which as you know, I love. Thinking about copying happy888cat and adding a little Fidji for extra chypre-ness.
Scent twins!
It is indeed hard to beat Azemour, and I nearly wore that again today for the CP. But the hand went to the tiny bottle of FM Eau de Magnolia instead, and I think it works for both the CP and International Sun Day. We are, in fact, having a gorgeous sunny morning, but my weather app says it will drizzle this afternoon — boooo! I’ll just have to enjoy the sunshine while it’s here, and remind myself that the yard will enjoy the 💦 later on.
Looks like we are expecting rain 8 out of the next 9 days…so I join you in the boooo!!!
Happy Birthday! 🎂 Yay for birthday shopping:) My brain is a bit foggy too today, sipping some chai to hopefully, unfog lol.
The wind is back with a vengeance and I’ll be so glad when I get to my little spot because it’s tucked away and very protected from wind. There’s a fresh layer of snow at lower elevations this morning, too. T-Rex is not a fan and went out to accomplish her business in record time. I told her, “If you were living on a farm, you’d be working out in this wind and cold, not suited up in a fleece and under a 0 degree comforter with a people pillow for your head!” She just looked at me and thumped her tail a couple of times before burying her head under the covers, totally dismissing me. She has the attitude of a cat.
Perfume wise I’m going to have to go light because I’ll be indoors helping to clean…something.
Box of Eels it is. Happy FriYAY to all and hope the weather is better wherever you are. ☺️
Great scent! Happy cleaning.
twinning with you in Box of Eels (thanks allo!)
Can you say hantavirus? Geez, mouse 💩 all over the office. I volunteered to do outside work despite the wind. 😄💨🌬️
Sorry that was meant for Kris, but happy to say”Hi, Twin!”
hahahaha all good!
Oh, yuck! I would do the outside work too.
Ewwwwwwwww on your “biohazard” cleanup!
31 rue Cambon for me, too, today. I did Azemour yesterday. I’ve been smelling fabulous all week, as have we all!
Scent twin!
I started the day in a spritz of Cristalle EdP from a generous NSTer swap and later I will wear my favorite Chypre and one of my top 5 fragrances, Miss Dior Originale. She’s a real beauty.
Smelling beautiful as always!
😘
Twins, except mine was the EdT and there were many spritzes involved. Alas, I could only smell it for a very short time. 😊
I don’t think I have any chypres in my collection, but I have the discovery coffret from Estée Lauder, and have Knowing on one wrist and Private Collection on the other. These are both chypres according to fragrantica. I have a feeling these scents are not really going to be my style but I had fomo and really wanted to try them lol.
I have a sample of Comete out for delivery and I’m really looking forward to trying it after reading all of others’ thoughts on it this week! Maybe someone will do a split?
After the most dreary gray day yesterday, the sun and blue skies are back today.🌞Happy Friday!
Enjoy the blue skies and report back on Cométe if you can.
Where did you get your sample of Comete from?
I was wondering the same thing.
Evil bay. I am hundreds of miles from a Chanel counter, and decant sites don’t seem to have Chanel, so this is what I resort to.
In Chanel No.19 EdT for the CP.
Thanks God is Friday! I am finishing my last inspection of the week in an hour and I am done with my working week. Planning to relax for the rest of the day at home and have a huge cup of coffee with a shot of iris liqueur. I have been craving for it since yesterday. I may order sushi for tonight and watch a couple of movies. It was a very hard week!
Happy Friday! ☕️
Wow iris liquer in coffee sounds delectable. Enjoy your relaxing day!
Thank you, pfsh!
Scent twin. How does iris liqueur taste? Back in my undgraduate days I tried some -violet? liqueur and I was very sorry indeed.
It tastes earthy and flowery. A subtle orris butter flavor makes it very delightful!
Glad you’re treating yourself after such a hard week🌸
Thank you, Allo! I am glad to be home already! 🌷
I’m hunting down some Iris liquor right now. Thanks for the tip .😇
I highly recommend it. IIRC I ordered my first bottle during the pandemic after Robin posted it as one of the daily lemmings. I bought another bottle for Christmas last year. It is absolutely gorgeous for cocktails, coffee, and even on the rocks.
Mmmm, I’m going to treat myself after finals!
I hope you enjoy it!
Happy relaxing weekend, you deserve it! I never heard of Iris liqueur, will have to check that out. Thanks for posting.
Thank you, Laila!
I remember when your iris liqueur caused a flurry of lemmings here at NST. There’s a place here in Colorado that might have it…
I remember! I think it is a nice liqueur, worth trying, especially for iris lovers.
The original post, with tons of comments about where to buy
https://freebox.it.com/2020/05/07/the-daily-lemming-876/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I did eventually get my hands on a bottle! It is really nice but I drink so rarely who knows if I’ll finish it before it spoils.
How funny! I knew that if I looked back, I would have seen that I’d commented.
It says I can pick one up near me so I might flounce in after finals.
Ironically, iris was used in gin as a preservative, if I’m not mistaken. Can’t say it’ll extend the life of your bottle though. Maybe mix up a batch of something fun at your next get together?
It would be the perfect congratulatory present for finishing your finals!
I had no idea they’d used iris in gin as a preservative, cool! I didn’t even know gin needed a preservative…
And ps, meant to say sorry it was such a hard week! Hope you get a very relaxing weekend.
Thank you, Robin! It is going to be a rainy weekend here, so I am planning to stay home and relax.
Hello all!
Studying for finals wearing a heavy helping of Aromatics Elixir. My bottle is looking a bit low….
I don’t want to jinx it but I broke my “low” buy last night for an incredible find on Mercari. Once it is safely in my clutches, I’ll report back. 😇
Have a great Friday everyone!
Yay Coumarin. Always great to find a perfume deal.
I’m holding hope. Once it ships I’ll breathe better. 😅
I can’t wait to know what it is!
How do you find the Mercari buying experience? Have you bought from them before?
I was wondering the same thing.
I have, and sold. It’s fine, a bit more casual than eBay. I’ve been noticing a lot of decant sellers recently but I can’t do decants.
Good luck on finals!
Thank you!
Scent cousins with you today.
Best of luck with finals and your Mercari purchase!
Thank you, jalapeno!
I would have worn Mitsouko today because I do love it and it works great in summer heat and I have so many bottles of it, I just would have to find them – they are somewhere in the basement – so I grabbed a small box of assorted all natural perfumes that sits in my bedroom, decided to go old school and put a bit of Aftelier Bergamoss on my wrist. I was enjoying the animalic old fashioned goodness of it, but it just wasn’t enough oakmoss in there for me… Luckily I saw a mini bottle of DSH Rose Vert next to it and put that on the other wrist and that is hitting it right in the moss territory. It’s a beautiful, green, raspy and thorny rose. I need to wear it more often.
Oh, now I am going to have to dig through my DSH samples and see if I have Rose Vert!
I love chypres and thought it would be easy-squeezy to do an entire week of them. But it turns out I love them so much that I’ve thunked many of my bottles! A true Chypre conundrum…
Wearing Cartier L’Heure Fougeuse (sp?), which I love, even though I can never spell it. Definitely a chypre.
It’s one of my favourite perfumes and yet I cannot ever spell it correctly either! I write it down, then look up the spelling and still sometimes I mess it up. Glorious scent, the troublesome name notwithstanding. Quintessential modern chypre. The mate note is so striking.
(fougueuse)
I knew you would know. 🙂
I’ve not heard of this one… looking it up right now!
I never feel like classic chypres “sit” right on me, although I admire them.
I’m wearing a spritz of Perles de Lalique, a nouveau chypre with rose, black pepper, and a mossy-woody base!
Perles de Lalique is lovely!
I am commando as I am preparing for a fun evening out later.
I was thinking of two fragrances, Fueguia rose de Patagonia which is a rose/oud or Encens Mythique (still on my FB wish list) Thoughts?
Enjoying the book Don’t look at me like that..
Taking a break today from the library, whenever I am not there I feel like something is missing all day.
Encens Mythique is magnificent.
yes, it is. 🙂
Encens Mythique is discontinued, don’t wait!
Wait what!?
Yes, they are revamping this line (repackaging and merging) and a few of the scents have been discontinued, including Encens Mythique.
😮
I didn’t know this!
They do this so often it’s maddening.
Joining Glannys in wearing Une Rose Chypree. I am picky about roses but this one is gorgeous.
It is, it was on my short list for this week as well.
Such a bummer it is discontinued.
I am also very picky about rose and that’s one of the few that made FB status in my collection
I have alas utterly failed at the CP (at least so far today) and was beckoned this morning by a sample of Francesca Bianchi’s Unspoken Musk that sat winking atop my dresser. It’s one of my faves of hers, along with Sticky Lips and Sticky Fingers. I’ve tried these thanks to a dear friend here on NST & in real life. Thanks, J.
I love those three as well! You smell great.
I don’t have Unspoken Musk but have Sticky Lips and Sticky Fingers both of which I love.
Joining many people today and wearing an unhealthy amount of Mitsouko. It’s the current edp and not anything vintage. I adore Mitsouko.
So do I, although I’ve only ever tried the extrait de parfum.
Bois des Iles for me today from a rapidly dwindling decant. I may add a drop of 31 Rue Cambon later from a sample. 31RC is really not me (which is why I only have a sample), but I can appreciate it.
In other news, we are still dealing with being “hacked.” The scammers used an email address only one letter off from a friend’s and copied the format, signature and tone from our friend’s email. They also were SOMEHOW able to join in an ongoing email conversation with our friend (which is how we didn’t notice at first) and hijack the thread to request Venmo to their own scammer Venmo address. The friend, Mr. SP and I all ran scans on our computers that showed nothing, no problems. Yet there was a problem! Fortunately, although we Venmo’d some money, we caught it in time to cancel the transfer of funds. In a crazy coincidence, we just heard from a friend who lives in Tennessee who had a similar thing happen to his small business and he lost $12,000.
TLDR: Please be careful online. Check email addresses closely before opening links or responding or doing any money transfers, even if it’s in a current email thread with a legitimate person.
So scary these scams, they are getting trickier every day!
So glad you noticed it in time! Those scammers are a curse on society.
Wow, so awful you had to go thru this! But thank you for posting the warning.
I’m so sorry this happened to you spring pansy. I feel like we are all one click away from a very expensive. mistake these days.
Really the worst part is since we don’t know how they did it (jumped into the middle of an email string and hijacked it), we still feel so vulnerable.
Egads!
I wonder if AI was involved in spoofing your friend.
Happy Constitution Day to Poland!
I’m wearing Aqua Sextius from Jul et Mad, it’s been a really warm day so fresh perfume is very much in order.
Have a happy day!
Happy Constitution Day back atcha!
I’m wearing Chanel Pour Monsieur which, according to the Guide, is as close to the original Chypre by Coty as possible. It is a great, austere scent, that I admire and respect but do not wholeheartedly love. Still, I enjoyed wearing it today. I’m so glad it’s Friday evening and that I don’t have to work this weekend.
On the way home from work I got off a train station early and walked the last bit back which took me through a small park, part of the way. Many different kinds of old trees, that are looking so well this spring. It was very nice, and a good way to unwind from staring at a computer screen.
Sounds like a lovely walk. I guess the chestnuts would be in flower about now?
They are, and they are very pretty. I also saw a few bluebells. And in the forest behind my apartment there are plenty of wild violets.
I’m glad you were able to enjoy a bit of nature today. Have a nice weekend off!
Thank you Adanst, hope you have a good weekend as well!
I first saw a chestnut tree in bloom when I was in Washington a few years ago. Had no idea what it was and had to look it up. Just LOADED with blooms! It was like a magical fairy tree. I was staring at in in a kind of open mouthed wonder. 😮
For the CP, I’m wearing Note di Colonia I by Acqua di Parma. I didn’t realize it’s a chypre floral, I always thought of it as classic citrus cologne. It’s simple and so good, although with a very high price tag, so I probably won’t get more after this sample is thunk.
Continued stress and busyness at work, plus I really have to tidy up my house for my parents’ visit. SIGH. Well, will feel so good to have a clean house and projects done! I hope everyone has a lovely weekend!
I hope you have a good weekend and get to sit back and relax.
Hang in there, tulipani!
Oy! Could you hire someone else to tidy up?
In beloved Ivoire for the cp, from a vintage splash bottle.
I must investigate Mitsouko again. I gave a passing try years ago, but I know my tastes have changed since then.
Vintage Ivoire is wonderful stuff. I thought about it for today but got distracted…
Frozen mango, juice of a lemon and yogurt smoothie
I ended up wearing two chypres today, d’Orsay Fantastique this morning, I got it last quarter and tonight my favorite leather Chypre vintage Miss Dior esprit de parfum.
How is the d’Orsay? Does it live up to its name?
Your smoothie sounds like a mango lassi. 😋
It’s very good, an animalic chypre, it’s a parfum de toilette splash, I will decant in an atomizer.
You’re right, I hadn’t realized it’s indeed like a lassi!
You didn’t disappoint for the cp, Aurora!
Thank you Lillyjo, you know if you ever see a vintage Miss Dior esprit de parfum go for it, I like this version even more than my extrait.
Oh I definitely will go for it!
I was down in the garden picking cranberries from our sprawling bush yesterday and the scent was carrying in the wind, a jammy sticky sweetness . Funnily enough my dog Sprocket was crazy about cranberries and used to ( literally) strip them off the bush, like a grazing goat – but only if I was picking them ( otherwise he would ignore the bush). So, I was tempted to wear Rose Jam this morning but I can’t really let the CP go by without wearing Mitsuoko. Maybe a post-modern combination of one on each wrist?
I never knew cranberries had a scent, how cool! Funny tidbit about Sprocket. He was his own dog, wasn’t he?
I’ll be interested to hear if you do the two-wrist experiment. You’re a braver woman than I. 😁
The scent is incredible , like someone has spread jam across the garden ( or split cranberry juice I suppose)
That sounds like an amazing scent. I wonder if it could be made into a perfume!
I would love to experience that some day.
What a funny story about Sprocket! I was very sorry to read that he is no longer with you. Hugs.
I remember my dog foraging for raspberries when I was on vacation in Normandy. The owners of the holiday cottage had planted plenty of raspberry plants and she was allowed to roam free to her hearts content. In true dachshund style she didn’t wait for me picking any. Sprocket clearly needed your fruit picking support!
Just go for two different fragrances today, no one will mind.
Sending my deepest condolences on the loss of your beloved Sprocket; I’m so, so sorry. How sweet that he came back in your memory picking cranberries! He is still with you and watching over you. 🤗
Interesting about the cranberry scent! I’ve been near cranberry bogs in NJ when harvest time was close, and don’t recall ever smelling anything fruity.
Happy Friday!
I started the day in Cristalle EdT, which is lovely but very fleeting on me. The 6-8 sprays I used lasted maybe a couple of hours.
I’m going to switch to Le Parfum de Thérèse for the rest of the day.
Thérèse will last!
Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild today, no CP points at all but I do smell bright and cheerful.
You really do!
Yep! And the bottle is so freaking cute!
Wearing Estèban Classic Chypre. Although a modern composition, it could pass for vintage. I remember being in the Estèban shop in Paris once, and they had a matching fragrance diffuser. That thing was gorgeous, omg. I loved walking into my room when I had that. Too bad I’ve never found it anywhere since. If I had known, I would have had them ship me a case!
They do such lovely packaging, it is shame they have never had regular distribution here.
Last night’s storms were transformed into a beautiful 🌞 and warm but comfortable Spring afternoon. Though I’m sad to see my crabapple and redbud trees and the very fragrant Korean Spice viburnum shrub at the end of their bloom, I’m excited that my lovely lilacs and my neighbor’s LOTV, both just outside our bedroom windows, are ready to burst into bloom. Because I like my SOTD to be in harmony with what’s going on outside my window, my theme for May fragrances will be LOTV and lilacs, and I’m really looking forward to wearing these.
There’s a little bit of Muguet hidden in my SOTD for today’s cp, the wonderfully earthy and mossy chypre that is vintage Miss Dior. I’ve been wearing this scent from when I was a teen. I used to have the houndstooth bottle and when that ran out, I purchased my current bottle, but that was long ago, too. It’s the edt in a splash bottle, a clear swirled glass column with a glass ring (or what reminds me of a saddlebag) on either side. Although I’ve occasionally seen a photo of it, I can’t find any info on it and don’t know what year it’s from. But it’s definitely vintage and the oakmoss is still going strong.❤️
A busy weekend ahead with our library’s book 📚 sale tomorrow and Sunday. I’ll be working it and already worked hard this week helping to set up. I enjoy the sale so much, not just for the first peek at goodies to bring home, but because I see so many community members I’ve worked with over the years as a volunteer in numerous organizations that I don’t see anymore and a great chance to catch up.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend ahead!🌹🪻🌷🌺
Yay for vintage Miss Dior! And gosh I love a good library book sale. Hope it goes well and raises tons of money 🙂
Twins, you’re absolutely right I adore the lotv in Miss Dior too.
Checking in from work. The Sun is finally coming out after it raining since last night. I wanted something cozy this morning so skipped the cp. I am wearing Shalimar MI. I might give Mitsouko another shot tonight.
Warmer weather is headed your way, if my weather today is anything to go by.
I just looked. 77 tomorrow and no rain! Woo-hoo!
Shalimar MI! Woohoo!
It was the perfect choice for today!
You smell great!
Thanks!
Hope your reunion with Mitsouko went well😀
Good morning! I’m heading out in a wee bit to the 6-monthly fabric sale that I always look forward to. It’s a fundraiser, so I can tell myself that buying crazy amounts of fabric is a good thing 🙂 .
I’ll wear Chyprissime from Thierry Mugler. As well as smelling great, it’s also so well-named for the CP.
Good luck with your fabrics. Hope you find a treasure
This made me think about an article I just read regarding an event held at a local store here where you could swap craft materials with other folks. Too much fabric, too many buttons? Leave your extra stuff and take home yarn or paintbrushes instead, etc. Such a great idea and I hope they do it again so I can join in. I’ve just recently begun sewing a bit again and remembered both why it can be frustrating and why it’s so satisfying.
So this week was Halston, Femme, Mitsouko and now Ungaro Diva. Nearly a full week of chypres and you can really tell I love this genre since I have full bottles of all of these.
I love Halston. Do you remember Halston Sheer? It was totally different, but still nice.
Hello, scented ones.
I am celebrating First Day Freed from Quarantine, Big Meeting Day, *and* Chypre Day with one of my favorites:
Vintage Shiseido Koto pure parfum
Your sotd must smell really special to be celebrating all of those!
:- )
It must have felt great to wear one of your most favorite fragrances today.
Koto is so elegant. Hope you get a free day with No Big Meetings!
TGIF! I was able to smell the local lilacs again today, and they had a scent! I enjoyed those sniffs very much. As near as I can figure, it was just too cold last time I tried.
SOTD = chypred up in Wrappings today. Adding on the Korres Mint Tea lotion in the usual spots.
Glad you could smell the lilacs today!
Thanks lillyjo! I’m happy that they weren’t scentless after all.
You smell wonderful!
Thank you! Wrappings is one of my “happy-making” scents.
Love the smell of lilacs!
I’ve missed smelling them in the spring. Glad I found some this year!
Yay for the lilacs, mine are at an end, I religiously sniffed them every day.
You smell lovely.
Twins with allo and sorta-twins with adanst in Cristalle edp. I just love it. My powdery vintage Champagne was the runner-up, but I wanted a current chypre to prove to myself that they still exist! With this CP, NST is the best-smelling corner of the web!
Choosing between No. 19 and Cristalle for a perfume purchase would be a toughie!
Both of those are so fantastic!
Paloma Picasso today for the CP.
Was supposed to have lunch with a friend tomorrow in the Napa Valley. We were going to take her convertible. Alas, 90% chance of rain so it’s postponed.
Instead, I’ll be cleaning. My house is in pretty bad shape since I’ve been so low on energy the last few weeks.
Too bad about your lunch plans.
SOTD = 4160 Tuesdays Oakmossery
Special bottle with Oakmossery customized with additional orris butter! Woohoo! 💚
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6hjmKux5Hv/?igsh=cGR6ZjU1NDFjeTRo
There was an article in the Wall Street Journal about large souvenir mistakes made by designers. One of them bought a mountain lion pelt which ended up not fitting anywhere in his house. He made a comment that it was so bad his cat always hisses whenever he passes by the pelt. 🤣
I don’t blame the cat for hissing! What was he thinking? Lol.
Taxidermy decor is a big fat NOPE in my book! That housecat has the right idea. 😾
Greenwitch for a lively chypre today.
Tom Ford Electric Cherry
Yesterday I wore ELdO’s Rien, which is sort of a chypre, and today I remain faithful to the brand, only this time it’s their modern chypre Experimentum Crucis. I smell great, ha!