Happy Almost-Friday! It's also International Polar Bear Day, Pokémon Day, World NGO Day and Anosmia Awareness Day. Birthdays: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Steinbeck, Mildred Bailey, Dexter Gordon and Elizabeth Taylor. RIP Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Calvin Klein Reveal.
Reminder: on 2/28, we're doing here comes the sun...wear a fragrance with a solar or "sun-warmed skin" note.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2025, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Light up my eyes [cropped] by ₡ґǘșϯγ Ɗᶏ Ⱪᶅṏⱳդ at flickr; public domain.
Not solar but galbanum. I’m wearing Dryad for the first time, from a decant I’ve had for a couple of months. I can’t afford a full bottle, but I will definitely get a larger decant when this one is finished.
I love galbanum – reminds e of spring 🙂
I’m in a sample of the Jardin de Cythere, for no particular reason. I almost think this would work for tomorrow’s CP. I think I have a sample of the matching dry body oil, too-I should use that up too.
follow up to yesterday: Lovestosmellgood, how do you use the Guerlain water in oil product?
And ockeghem, I used the RMS solid coconut oil. I love it and it’s not expensive and it works. It’s solid in the case and I scoop some out, warm it in my hands, and then apply to my face. I am really enjoying this product-easy to use then rinse off.
Have a good day, everyone 🙂
I tried Jardin de Cythere today for the first time and I didn’t expected to like it that much. Nicely done, Christine Nagel. And I think it fits very well in the Jardin series.
IIRC, Jardin de Cythere had a positive reception here at NST when it came out.
Yep, exactly how I used coconut oil. It worked really well for me!
RIP to the poor bambino that died of measles yesterday. So sad.
Today, I’m off to get a couple of vaccines of my own so I’m sure I’ll have a sore arm for a day or two, but totally worth the protection this affords. It’s quite breezy today, but the sun is blasting as usual.
Angel’s Share for me today with all its boozy warmth. If it wasn’t for the the price, I could imagine buying a full bottle of this when my travel spray is gone. But, the older I get, the more choosey I get with money spent on perfumes.
Happy Almost Friday!
I’m getting more choosey too.
You do smell great!
Thank you!
Hope you’re feeling well tonight Deva! When I get a shot I take to my bed 😉
It hasn’t hit me so far. Not even a bit soreness at the injection site, so maybe I have good vaccine juju! 🙃
I’m with you on the travel spray of Angel’s Share.
Feeling a bit sunnier in Prada Les Infusions de Mimosa.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
I wasn’t familiar with this scent so I looked it. Daniel, can you truly smell the mimosa? I thought perhaps the anise and rose might crowd it out.
If I’ve ever smelled real mimosa, I don’t remember the scent! But this has a distinct floral characteristic that is present in another mimosa-heavy perfume, “Une Fleur de Cassie,” from Frederic Malle – not rose, and not (strong) anise. So I THINK that’s the mimosa.😊
The Malle is more complex, but the Prada is really lovely, and worth seeking out.
I just learned that two of the trees on our condominium’s property are mimosa trees. When they’re in bloom I will try smelling the flowers. They’re gorgeous that’s for sure. And I will check out the Prada you were wearing.
Last day of February here – which a lot of people regard as the last day of summer. It certainly feels like autumn, with a deeper, golden less glaring light. I was in the cemetery yesterday as the sun came up and counted nine rabbits. All of them escaped under the cracked and broken concrete grave “ beds” when they sensed my presence. There used to be a black rabbit but I haven’t seen it for ages. Wearing Smell Bent Sunshine for the CP, an end of summer scent.
I feel like seeing nine rabbits is a lucky sign.
Unless you’re growing vegetables…
Ha!
Was gonna say…
Dentist appointment this afternoon so a few sprays of Vanille 44.
Not feeling the solar vibe yet.
Good luck at the Dentist!
I am also not feeling the solar vibe this week. We’ll see tomorrow.
Hope that your dentist appointment went well today.
Atelier Cologne Clementine California. Maybe not solar in a classical sense, but it is very sunny.
House sibling, in their now-gone vanilla.
Sending you some of our sunny late February vibes from So Cal to match your fragrance Glannys!
Testing out Rogue Perfumery Flos Mortis today. It’s a big, indolic tuberose and I am loving it so far. Now it’s off to get dog food.
A big indolic tuberose is the perfect thing to wear to go get dog food!
I’m wearing Aquiste Flor y Canto for a very pretty flowery and upbeat vibe. We have lots of sunshine here today and it’s time to enjoy it before it becomes too hot and oppressive and we all have to run indoors and hide from it.
Enjoy the coolth while it lasts!
I can’t believe it’s the end of February already!!!
I’m yet to track down something with a solar note, but meanwhile I’m wearing Hiram Green’s Shangri-la.
Smelling great Gaynor!
You smell(ed) wonderful. Mr. Ockeghem bought me a FB for Christmas and I’ve been enjoying it lately.
Sotd SA SUNPLOSION.
Robin, from now on I’m calling Thursday “Almost Friday!”
Well do!
I went to the Dentist this morning. I have a choice of getting a back tooth pulled or crowned. A six hundred dollar difference choice. Ugh..
I am wearing Clean Ultimate Beach Day. I’ve really grown to love this perfume. It’s white flowers with more sand than salt. Inoffensive enough for the Dentist but still interesting.
Ugh, teeth are the worst, and so expensive! Your perfume choice sounds really nice.
Going to the dentist is no sinecure with this kind of decision to make. Your perfume sounds pretty, I like and have Clean Skin.
Good luck on that decision lillyjo. I’m not familiar with the Clean line but I’m confident you smell wonderful!
Ouch! Which one will give you more long-lasting relief?
Hoo boy! That’s an unpleasant choice. Good luck with whichever one you choose. 🍀🍀
Ugh, good luck.
I have taken over 2 years now to decide whether to get an implant or a bridge…dentist keeps saying I have to do one or the other. Don’t wanna!
Wearing Bapteme du Feu and smelling wonderful. I’m at my daughter’s house, they just got home from Europe and she got a terrible ear infection which resulted in both eardrums blowing out. She needed her mom and since those occasions are rare, it’s nice to be needed. Her husband has business trips planned for the next two weeks so I’ll be be staying here with her and my granddogs. Always fun.
Ear infections are so painful, so glad you could come to the rescue.
That sounds quite painful! Glad you’re there w/ TLC!
Oy! It is very painful to do air travel with an ear infection. I hope she heals well – mama is there!
I also hope she heals well and fast!
❤️ for granddogs! I wish my parents would see my pets as grandcats ☺️
Your a good Mom ringthing!
I hope your daughter feels better soon.
Ew, BOTH eardrums?!? Yuck. Sounds super gross.
My Mom used to always ask how her grandkitties were doing. She’d even occasionally send a bit of cash to buy them treats.
I did a workout class for the first time in a very very long time with a friend of mine this morning..I am feeling muscles that I didn’t even know existed.
Had a good volunteer day at the library.
SOTD Aqua Universalis Forte, this morning, but it has faded. I am thinking Amyris Homme
Good for you! Well done!
Always a good wakeup call! You probably need those muscles for something 😉
Sampling Xinu Oronardo on one hand, and Chypre Mousse on the other. OroNardo is unusual, and I will sample it more. Chypre Mousse is always weird, but this time I am loving it, after years of occasional -yep still just weird- reactions to it. I foresee a small bottle or decant of this in my future. Maybe soap-do they do soap in this?
I always think of Deva whenever Chypre Mousse is mentioned.
I think reading what she said about it recently inspired me to pull out my sample!
Oriza makes lots of nice soaps, but I have never seen Chypre Mousse soap, unfortunately.
Which ones are you family with and find nicest?
My favorite so far was discontinued as soon as I realized how much I love it and was called Miel d’Angleterre. But I’ve liked every other one I’ve used: Mimosa Dore, Jasmin d’Espagne, and Verveine de Venus.
I recall it is not available as a soap but it may have changed since then.
Yes, it is interesting which things they offer as soaps and which they don’t. Since traditional Chypre ingredients include known irritant oakmoss, I suppose it is logical that there might not be soap for this…
Oops I just saw you already replied about the soap, Aurora!
Having an apple instead of smoothie. For the CP it was Guerlain Champs Elysées this morning, very spring-like, and tonight Louis Féraud Justine which is an aldehydic floral like No 5.
Aurora, remember our Poeme conversation? Today I received an email from a discounter suggesting I order Poeme! My phone is definitely spying on me!
OMG 😱😖! It is SERIOUSLY spying on me and everyone else! I was looking up your SOTD yesterday (or the day before) and I clicked on the image which led me to Fragrancenet. Wouldn’t you know it but everytime I go to Facebook, I see an ad for the exact thing I clicked on!
Lillyjo, if I understand it’s what cookies do to our accounts.
Yep, it’s called “retargeting”. I hate it, though I know why marketers do it. It’s just not graceful, though, and always feels creepy.
That’s scary 😱
My phone and laptop are always creeping on me. I think they’re in cahoots.
My hand bumped into Organza Indecence first in the cabinet, so that’s what I’m wearing. I went to the gym for the first time in a month, I don’t want to lose all the cardiovascular conditioning I have. I managed the treadmill for 25 minutes. I know it will get easier with time…
I find that quite impressive, wow! Good for you. I was glad to read yesterday that your healing is coming along fairly well. Good.
I am also very impressed. Go foxbins!
Well done you!
Wow, how amazing of you! I’m thinking the extra movement and blood flow will help with healing in general.
You go!! Glad to hear that you are able to get a bit of cardio in.
Gucci Memoire d’une odeur from my cute new bottle! I was considering buying it for more than a year, and now it was 50% discounted in the 40ml size. Perfect! I am pretty sure it will be discontinued (if not already). My boyfriend was laughing at loud when I was giving him all the reasons that make this purchase justified 🙂
The fragranc is very subtle and I think it’s gonna fit well in my bedtime scents collection.
I think it’s a perfect bedtime scent.
Pardon my naïveté but bedtime scents? As opposed to bedroom 😉😉😉 scents?
Bedtime scent = perfume you put on before bed to aid in sleeping or as part of a nighttime routine.
Is the bedtime scents designation a personal one or are there scents marked this way aside from the obvious ones like Lush’s Sleepy?
It’s all a matter of taste (or smell), lol.
Argh, love that Gucci and the bottle is lovely too, I might have to search for a cheapie for myself!
That is an excellent perfume from Gucci. Gorgeous bottle too.
SOTD = Chanel Egoiste EDT
… vintage! I smell fabulous! It’s a little decant from pfsh whom I haven’t seen posting in a while. I hope she’s ok. No IG post.
I also got today my long-awaited snek candle which Robin featured (unhelpfully) as a Daily Lemming. It is beautiful and smells great although there was a chipped part on the rim. The company is refunding me 100% … and the best part is I get to keep the candle! So what is better than perfumath free? We have to come up with a word!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGmFvWQxDr8/?igsh=Y3F2dWJydG5mdzdz
Funny-I was just thinking about fish and wondering where she is. Hope things are going well for her.
How awesome is that?! VERY!
I totally laughed at Robin’s unhelpful Daily Lemmings. 🤣
You do indeed smell fabulous! I join you in hoping that pfsh is doing well.
Talk about awesome customer service re: your snek candle!
Well see, it turned out to be helpful!!! How does it smell?
I think your SOTD is discontinued, NinaV. I didn’t get a chance to smell it and I know one note is cammomile-I love that note. Hope you enjoy it. And by perfume math-modest 40 ml size, waited a year, bought it on sale-perfume math means it’s almost free 🙂
I totally agree 😉
It’s the first perfume with a prominent cammomile note in my collection, so there’s another good reason for buying it!
I’m sampling Amouage Guidance today. Just a dab because it is strong ….. like the sun. Lol! I’m not a big fan of solar notes, but picked up some ideas from all of you for tomorrow!
If you’re not a fan, skip the cp!
KellyCaleche in a monumental number of sprays.
Like, Grand Canyon monumental? 😉
LOVE Kelly Caleche!
Basking and basking!
Back into the mid 60’s with loads of sunshine today. Thursdays are when the updated drought monitor is released. It isn’t really scary yet, but Colorado definitely could use more snow. Here’s hoping March lives up to its reputation as the snowiest month!
SOTD = still hanging out in Armani Code Pour Femme. It’s nice having a floral amber I can wear in warmer temperatures.
Family in Wyoming hoping for more snow too! Gonna be a dry bad summer if there is not more snowpack on the mountains than what there is now!
I hear that! Coincidentally, one of the worst spots in Colorado is right by the Wyoming border. 😟 Here’s hoping both states get a nice load of snow soon.