It's Hump Day, Stress Awareness Day and National Nachos Day. Birthdays: John Philip Sousa, Glenn Frey, Arturo Sandoval and Colson Whitehead. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Aftelier Ancient Resins.
Reminder: on 11/8, for the 10th anniversary of our Friday projects, we're repeating the first one we did, way back in 2014... think of your favorite fragrance note (or one of them, if you can't narrow down), wear your favorite fragrance that features that note, and tell us about it. (Hat tip to happy888cat who noticed the anniversary! We are quite a few months late, but that's how things go around here.)
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 2014-11-26_14-24-22_ILCE-6000_DSC00455_DxO_Redo_PL4 [cropped] by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma at flickr; some rights reserved.
I’m in Heaven Can Wait. I like to mist this in the air and then walk through it-there’s a cinder sort of note that really pleases me.
Hope everyone’s day is decent, and we all get some moments of mental peace. Looking forward to reading what everyone is wearing.
I do like a good cinder note 🙂
Hello.
Caramelly sotd again in Shalimar MI. It is a mood booster for sure, like a feel-good dessert. I love it.
I am copying your scent, but for the iris. We both smell good!
Continuing with discovery sets, I’m wearing Autoportrait by Olfactive Studio. Nice.
I think that’s yet another I missed entirely.
Stress Awareness Day…you don’t say!
Robin, you’re smelling wonderful. I miss my Ancient Resins.
I started the day in Puente Iris Doux but then tried Barenia since the drugstore had it. I liked it at first; I was getting pink grapefruit from it but I guess it’s the mixture of bergamot and miracle berry. The drydown is not bowling me over, though. Money saved.
Thanks for the report on Barenia. I am not seeing an overwhelming amount of love for this one. Money saved for me too.
I gave it a brief sniff in duty free but didn’t get much of an impression. I wouldn’t mind giving it more time because I was in a rush and flew through the shop.
I should have already but since I haven’t sniffed Barenia, I opted to get the travel size. Still waiting for it …
It’s perfectly competent, and I liked the opening. It’s just a bit run-of-the-mill in its drydown. I can see it being worth a travel size.
Today I’m wearing Fenty from the Allure beauty box. So far I like it! We’ll see how it wears today, I know Fenty has admirers here.
Is that in their latest box?
Yes, it’s a 10ml spray like the one Sephora carries. Allure tries to do something scented every month, I’ve liked more than not.
Nice, 10 ml is perfect.
Fenty seems to be a love or hate perfume. I love it.
I’m really enjoying it, it smells cozy but I like the blueberry, too.
I have a travel spray of Fenty I got last year during a Sephora sale. Haven’t tried it yet.
Wearing Insolence, or nail polish violet, as I call it.
Perfect description
Yes it is!
I will be on the road today, off to visit family in the DC area. Will check in later tonight. Be well, all!
You too, Robin! 🤗🚗
Have a nice trip!
Safe travels!
Enjoy your trip!
Safe driving, Robin.
Safe travels Robin!
Oh, that header photo! Did I mention I went to 3 caves while on vacay? We went to Lascaux, Rouffignac, and Pech Merle. No way to describe them with words, they were all different and worth seeing live. Since seeing an article in my dad’s National Geographic magazine when I was a kid I was fascinated with the idea of seeing cave art in real life. Bucket List Wish ✅
My camper is flooded up to my ankles in tears, and continuing to rise! T-Rex has donned her life jacket. We may need the Coast Guard to rescue us from the depths. The Kraken has surfaced amidst the churning waters..! 😭
I need a very boosting, calming scent so I’m going straight for Shalimar MVP.
I thought of you as the news first hit us.
I’ve been looking at your scarves on your insta, they are gorgeous, all of them.
Thanks! I really went a bit crazy but honestly, I wish I had gotten a few more. They really make a difference when you’re wearing a very plain outfit. There was a small group of us ladies that really took scarves to heart. At dinner, the first thing we did was show off and discuss our newest finds, or say “Hey, did you see the scarves in such and such a shop?” It was a lot of fun and a great way to remember my time there. And, full disclosure, I already put a deposit down on a trip for next fall. 😃✈️🇫🇷
I knew you were there!
I just did a random search of photos from 2014 sorted by “interesting” and that was in the first page 🙂
😊
In 24 Faubourg to combat stress. Enough said.
Yep.
Wearing my stompiest, least-suitable-for-an-old-lady boots and a bit of Coco in extrait as a force-field.
Oh, your boots sound fab! And of course, Coco!
They’re ancient, look like paratrooper boots and survived a fully-clothed plunge into a frigid lake to rescue a dog who turned out not to need rescuing at all. The 9 hour drive in wet clothes and boots that followed was…interesting…but the boots are good as new.
I can’t imagine why a dog would be in a frigid lake and not need assistance of some sort…but, no matter, the fact that you tried to save him/her is amazing! But that is a looong ride in wet clothes…🥶
You can do anything when you’re wearing that combo!
I am doing iris and rose scents this week since they seem to be my two favorite fragrant notes. Today I am joining happy888cat today in Shalimar MI.
It’s going to be a good day!
Good!
When you are retired, it’s always a good day to me.
Do you have any perfumes that prominently feature both rose and iris?
I don’t think so or I am not aware of it. Do you know one that has both?
Can’t think of anything off the top of my head, but there has to be something. I’ll do some poking around.
Stress Awareness Day, ha!
Pine is one of my favorite notes, when not overpowering. My favorite was Good Fir, but I don’t have my bottle anymore. My most expensive bottle ever went bad in storage. 😭😭😭
Roman Wood is my scent for today. A fair-sized dollop of vanilla tames the pine. It feels calming. I imagine that fans of Vetiver Tonka might like this one.
Sniff re Good Perfume Gone Bad. And we just don’t know when we should spray like there’s no tomorrow…
Thanks, AnnieA. You’re right, we never know. I will stop my miserly behavior and do just what you say and live without regrets.
Have you ever tried AG Nuit Etoilee? The EdT especially had a lovely pine note. It was present in the EdP as well, but immortelle was the star of that one.
No, I haven’t, although it’s been on my radar. On the sample list it goes. Thanks for the rec!
I just had to pull out Hermes Hiris today.
Nice. I would wear that this week if I still had any.
I may have sprayed enough on for the both of us! 😁
Thank you then!
All That Matters is my scent of the day
Truth.
I’m wearing another of my favourite notes, this time incense, in the from of Bois d’Encens.
The first incense perfume that I really loved, you smell absolutely beautiful!
Incense is one of my favorite notes, too. Besides Bd’E, what are a couple of incense perfumes you really like?
In some VCA Bois d’Iris, nice and cozy.
Yep.
I am going with that tomorrow!
Fully leaning in to Stress Awareness Day!!! 🤣 Sampling Liis Choux Choux today and notes are below. I think this is my first time trying something from Liis too. Getting a light, sweet citrus w/ some cocoa so far.
NOTES
Citrus Peel, Fresh Cream
Vanilla Beans, Fleur de Sel Caramel
Sandalwood, Cocoa, Mocha
I just got samples of this and Fleur Éclair from Régime des Fleurs. Will post my mini-reviews on Saturday.
Those notes sound luscious and perfect for fall and winter.
I’m in my small decant of Babycat again for the soft vanilla incense. I do find it calming. I also have a headache (which started before I added Babycat) so I’ll head out for a walk soon and breathe.
Enjoy the walk springpansy. It is crazy warm here.
I woke up with a headache this morning far too early. Hope yours in gone now.
*sigh* “Hope yours IS gone now.”
I’m wearing Duel because I’m feeling kind of queasy and Duel is fresh and not cloying. I can’t cope with any of my heavy hitters when my stomach is feeling off.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
Feel better soon!
Yuck. Hope that the queasies pass soon.
SOTD = Eau de Commando
… not sure what I am wearing yet and yeah, I know it’s after 2pm here in the U.S. east coast …
I was a poll worker yesterday and it was a loooong day and the wireless was not of the best quality. We still got 40% voted for the district of 900+ although I have no clue as to how the 40% was calculated (e.g. did it include people who voted timely by mail?). Just FYI, when one signs up to be poll worker, one must declare political affiliation because there are rules about having an equal number from each major party. We are also not supposed to be vocal about what we think but somehow at least one person did even though this person knew it was against the rules!
I may need to replace my Apple Watch because the weather app is no longer synching to my watch face although now that I think about it, I may just need to select a different watch face! We’ll see. Otherwise, I am hoping to get the best bargain with the latest version for not a bad price overall.
Will you work the polls again? I’ve been thinking it is something I could do, but we have the same rules that you mentioned. I could see how that would be uncomfortable during that loooong day together!
I will. In NJ we get paid $300 for the day … not bad for someone retired but it was a very long day. As to comfort level, I was not fazed in the least because my mindset was it is what it is.
You get a 🎖️for bravery for working the polls yesterday. If I had a hat, I tip it in respect. Hope you have a nice couple of restful days to recover.
Thank you! I have about a day and a half to recover as I am traveling to PA to attend my cousin’s son’s wedding.
Great job hajusuuri and much respect for you!
Thank you. I don’t know if I would have done it without the stipend though.
Are we commando twins today? 🤔
A big thank you for working the polls. Are unaffiliated individuals allowed to do that?
Oy, I answered this post below as a response to your comment!
Not a problem!
Thanks to everyone who weighed in on BR 540. I am keeping it on the island for now – it is widely available so I don’t feel like a hog having a “dusty” bottle. SotD ’90’s No. 5, which is very spicy-aldehyde-y on me. Took a nice long walk. Got new gutters and downspouts so now I want a nice hard rain. 🙂
Oohh… spicy-aldehyde-y sounds wonderful!
Hope you get the rain you want soon! ☔
another saffron scent today to relieve the stress, even for the germans the news is stressful. i am wearing Adam Levine, nice and cheap. maybe i will wear something calming for bed….
Ugh, I hope you’re able to find some peace of mind today. It does get harder every day…☮️
The Adam Levine perfume smells a lot more expensive than it actually is.
I was up all night but I managed to meet my cousin for breakfast this morning. I had a bacon and sausage stuffed pancake topped with 2 eggs. Food doesn’t get more Midwest than that!
Sotd is Gabrielle L’eau.
That was quite the hearty breakfast! 🥓🥚🥞
Hearty it is! I read on the WSJ (I think) that people want to have breakfast all day back at McD’s but they are resource intensive and margins were not great. One would think there’s a way to stretch the resources though …
Stress awareness day…how wonderfully appropriate.
Sipping on Harney & Sons Death On The Nile tea (yes, that’s the name of the tea…from the Agatha Christie book title) and pretending today never happened.
I got the Christie link but still a funny name for a tea! and I see they have a Murder on the Orient Express tea too 🙂
Been listening to a lot of heavy metal today.
Ended up with 2 inches of snow at sunrise, but most of it has sublimed into the air, despite temperatures remaining around freezing all day today. There’s only a little bit here and there on the rooftops, and on the vehicles that people did not clean off.
SOTD = commando again. Feel this isn’t a good time for perfume. But I will still keep on with the scented lotion.
Still too warm here for any inkling of snow. I ended up wearing Chanel Paris Edimbourg, my usual 8 sprays and poof, it’s gone 4 hours later.
I don’t believe one can be a poll worker if not affiliated with the 2 major parties but that is definitely in NJ only although I would imagine that it’s probably my the same across all states.
One of my other friends in NJ said it was going to be around 80 there?!? Crazy!
I seem to have switched from late summer straight into winter here.
I’m just not used to you getting snow first.
Heh, and it’s even a little later than usual for my part of Colorado.
Bet you’d rather I have it than you, LOL!
I left the mainland this morning and now I am trying to relax in 86F, partly cloudy skies Honolulu. I had cookies for breakfast and potato chips for lunch, hoping to do better in the nutrition department for dinner. I’m wearing Frapin 1270.
Lovely, enjoy Hawaii! I had Cheetos as a snack after lunch.
Have a relaxing time! I just had half off Halloween candy as a snack.
Enjoy Hawaii!
Breakfast (and lunch!) of champions! 😃
I am actually CP appropriate today, wearing Goldfield and Banks Silky Woods. Either musk or vanilla is my favorite note – I think wood would be third. I think this may be one of my favorite vanillas and I love that it isn’t sweet but dry and leathery.
I am trying to focus on the positive today to distract myself from national affairs. We had a wonderful, hard rain the other night and I was so happy for our trees and wildlife.