Happy Almost-Friday! It's also the European Day of the Righteous and Day of the Dude. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm taking it easy in Hermès Brin de Réglisse.
Reminder: on 3/7 we're doing the Picture challenge, edition 10: celebrate Piet Mondrian's birthday by scenting Broadway Boogie Woogie, one of his most famous works. Extra reading: Why Piet Mondrian Broke His Own Rules in a Dizzying Ode to New York at ArtNet. Extra listening: a quick audio piece at MOMA. Extra watching: for background, Piet Mondrian – 'Abstract Painting as We Know It' at Tate, Piet Mondrian: Painting and dancing at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, This Mondrian painting is actually a jazz score from MOMA via Youtube. Extra opt out opportunities: Not in the mood for any of it? Pick one of the colors and use it to choose a fragrance, or wear a fragrance that works for New York City in the early 1940s.
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 detail from Summer, Dune in Zeeland, Piet Mondrian 1910, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
https://youtu.be/AaBw37-nWaY?feature=shared
Hey Robin here’s a song match for you😀
MTV! And it is comical that at the time I probably thought they looked old there but now of course they look young, ha.
Thanks lillyjo.
Take it easy, Lillyjo!
If anyone is interested, found this very helpful article on Broadway Boogie Woogie:
https://www.singulart.com/blog/en/2019/10/31/new-york-style-in-piet-mondrians-broadway-boogie-woogie/
That really is a helpful article–thank you. I love this painting of his. But I’m having a hard time thinking of a suitable perfume match that has a similar sort of energy, rhythm, and movement to it. Maybe there are such perfumes but they aren’t my thing, I’m not sure. Perfumes seem slow and not fast to me. Does that make any sense?
It was the most helpful I read so far. I can think of “frenetic” perfumes though, and the “breaking out of the black lines” idea helps me…going to give it some more thought.
It also helped me clarify to think of the perfume I’d wear with the YSL Mondrian dress from yesterday, and then how much more free and joyous this painting seems…but as I said I’m still thinking!
Thanks for the article. What an orderly studio set up. I’m thinking of musical, jazzy perfumes or lively perfumes: maybe Gucci Rush, YSL Jazz, all those “ jazz club” inspired scents, that kind of thing.
Well, in a way I did go along those lines, Kanuka, because I decided to wear Mitsouko. I figured it was around at the time Mondrian was in NYC and visiting the boogie-woogie clubs, so maybe some people were wearing it there while they listened and danced!
Btw congratulations on your book being short-listed for the prize. I saw that last night but it was too late to comment.
I love that you used some of Mondriaan’s older work for todays image.
I want to thank all the people who wished me well for my exam today. Unfortunately, I’m afraid it didn’t go well at all.
I had sprayed some Paris YSL for courage.
Oh no I’m so sorry! But you don’t know for sure yet, right? I will keep my fingers crossed for you anyway.
(And I love all the dune paintings but this one is my favorite.)
No, it will take another 6 (!) months to find out.
I’m not particularly fond of Mondriaan’s later work, but I appreciate some of his older paintings.
Ack, that is a long wait.
I’m very sorry to hear that about your exam, but let’s hope that you’re wrong and the results will come out ok.
Dang, I’m sorry to hear that. 🙁
Exams are rotten things but it might have gone better than you think! Six months is a long time so I hope you can put it at the back of your mind in the meantime.
So sorry that it didn’t go as you’d hoped, and that you have to wait so long for results. I do hope that you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you get the results, though.
Sorry to hear the news but, yes, wishing you courage to keep believing in yourself! (And maybe, just maybe, the news in 6 months might surprise you 🤞.)
austenfan,
fingers crossed for a better outcome than you are thinking!
Aw, that’s a shame about your exam and that insane wait time. Hoping along with others your results are better than anticipated.
Wearing Infusion d’iris today and dealing with a family member who can’t get and keep important things organized.
We have that in our family too. My sympathies!
I’m in Jardin Sur le Nil-soap, EDT, and dry body oil.
For those interested in the oil: It’s fantastic. My favourite use is for the hair: I have straight, coarse dark hair. I spray the oil on my hands and apply to the ends. This product is amazing: gives shine and tames fly aways. It’s a subtle scent and true to the original scent. I really love it. I think it’s worth the price, and I would buy it again.
Ooh, you make that dry body oil sound very enticing.
Oooo! Do I need this oil
Great to hear that!
That oil sounds great, I need one for my hair! Thank you
I use Dame’s hair oil and perfume oil for the same purpose, works well.
Starting the day in Comme des Garçons 2 Man.
Happy Thursday, everyone.😊
Daniel, I have never tried the CdG line. I bet I’m missing out on something special-am I right?
Carole, I’m not familiar with their entire line, but I think they’re a very interesting house; I like that they aren’t afraid to take chances. Their original fragrance (called simply “Comme des Garçons,”) is a classic, but I also love “Copper,” “Rouge,” and “Blackpepper,” all of which are unexpected, beautifully compelling and (to my nose) absolutely unisex. The brilliant writer/critic Persolaise listed their incense heavy “Avignon” as one of the top perfumes of this century. “CdG 2” and “CdG 2 Man” have lots of fans.
In short, they’re worth getting to know if you get the chance.😊
Like you I am interested in those “materials” ones, but mine are different from yours (also Unisex): Gold and Concrete.
I do remember Persolaise speaking highly of this line 🙂
The incense scents are the ones I know best, and are definitely worth smelling. Avignon, Kyoto, Ouarzazate, Zagorsk all have fans and I like them all (and have FBs of the first two). A generous NSTer recently sent me a sample of Black, which I also liked quite a bit. It’s a more straightforward incense, where I like the different shades of incense in Avignon, Kyoto, et al.
Seconding the incense line. I have Kyoto and Jaisalmer. If I had endless time and money, I’d have more bottles.
I love Jaisalmer!
Hi carole – the first Commes des Garcons was my first niche purchase around the turn of the century. Mark Buxton was the perfumer of my favorite CdGs, the original, 2, and 2 Man. All gorgeous, spicy and unique. I also love most of the Incense Series, especially Kyoto and Zagorsk. And Sticky Cake, Odeur 53 and more! Bertrand Duchaufour Is another perfumer who has done quite a few perfumes for CdG, if you like his work. I’m a fan.
I do like Bertrand Duchafour’s work 🙂
My absolute favorite of the line is Luxe Patchouli, but you have to like your patchouli very thick, dark, and almost syrupy!
Carole the line is varied and high-concept and somewhat avant garde, though the world has caught up to them since they first came out, and it is definitely worth exploring. No matter your personal tastes you will find something to like here. Sadly, many of them get d/c. I’m a big fan of their Red series and especially love Sequoia, which of course is d/c. I’m also in love with the incense line (they were definitely on the vanguard of incense fragrances) and Sticky Cake, which is not nearly as sweet as it sounds and has myrrh and a big dose of iris. Their original CdG and Man 2 were also excellent and one of them (I always get these mixed up) contains a note of Japanese ink, which is wonderful and unusual
Carole, the CdG line had some very covetable bottles. The cat one for the Grace Coddington perfume was so cute! IIRC, the perfume was a light, fresh rose one.
And the “melted lightbulb” bottles are a funky little objet d’art.
As for actual perfumes, I enjoyed trying the Incense series and the first CdG scent.
I do remember the cat bottle!
I love this one. I have bub and a pocket sized one…just in case.
Wonderful perfume!
House twins!
off to the library later in BR 540 Extrait
BG has their beauty card event…
Thinking of buying the above …
I just bought a decant-you smell great.
Great in this weather too
Never tried the extrait, but I really liked the BR 540 EdP when I sampled it. Have you compared the two formulations?
I have a sample of the EDP, let me compare tomorrow
OK
Hello.
Sotd is Dior Vanilla Diorama. First whiff bears an uncanny likeness to those muscle pain herbal rub/ medicinal oils that I smell on many older East/Southeast Asians. It might be the spices in the formula..? It then mellows out some and becomes a mildly spicy vanilla. It’s not bad at all but the initial phase is stopping me from falling for it.
Money saved, sounds like!
The artwork above is much more to my liking and I think I could have paired a perfume with it fairly easily. Alas, I already spritzed before opening NST today. NV Trayee for a cloudy grey day.
Another citation on my truck again this morning. 🙄
That’s too bad–is it parked where it’s supposedly allowed to be at or near the hospital?
Yes, and I have my parking sticker on it. Anyway, just spoke with security AGAIN and they said it was a mistake. No date, time, or name on the ticket so no way to track down who keeps making the mistake…🙃
How frustrating. Maybe security will listen this time.
Oh, and a late Happy Birthday!! I hope you can celebrate once you finish your run of shifts.
You smell great, is Trayee your favourite of the NV’s?
It’s the only one I’ve tried. I’m sure I’d love Bombay Bling based on other comments and the note list. Honestly, I’ve just had to come to terms with the fact that some really fabulous perfumes will pass me right by, un-sniffed and unloved, because I just cannot afford/store/use them all in my limited life span. First world problems.
Also, nothing to do with your question, but I was ruminating the other day about perfumes that were released in the last 10-15-20 years…which ones will stand the test of time and become classics that everyone will know? For instance No. 5 is legendary even amongst those who don’t have a great interest in perfume. Will any of the more recent releases stand the test of time..? All opinions welcome, I’m very curious and would love suggestions from those who really have had a deep and abiding love of perfumery for many years.
I could see Azemour falling into that classification, also 31, rue Cambon and some of the other Exclusifs.
The Exclusifs came to my mind immediately as well. I did think of the PdE line. They have some lovely perfumes that will (hopefully) be around for many years. I wish they offered travel size, though.
Me too on the travel sizes!
Could be a CP: name a future classic from perfumes since 2000
Yes! I’m afraid ones that will last are those that may not have perfumista approval (I’m on shaky ground here), such as Light Blue. That is, the very popular ones.
Good idea Kanuka
Happy belated birthday, Deva! 🎂
Thank you, and I’m hoping you’re continuing on the road to getting back to your baseline. T-Rex and I send you our very best wishes for health and happiness! 🫶
I’ve been pretty much a fail on this CP so far this week, but I have a reasonably good one for tomorrow — CdG Sugi, because the bottle is exactly the yellow in Mondrian’s painting. But this morning I’m house cousins with Robin in Agar Ébène.
Some CPs are a lot easier than others.
(Belated) hey cousin!
I just love that dress! No CP points for me today, and probably not tomorrow as I’m traveling. SOTD is the lovely Ciele d’Opale by Ann Gerard.
Happy trails!
Another day of TF Lost Cherry, before we head into actual spring weather.
I have just been distracted by Ostara, a spring day, cheerful and bright scent which works for the CP though I was actually looking for a jazz inspired scent. I had a nice walk yesterday. Orca were sighted in the harbour earlier this week so I was hoping to see them – but no. The sea sparkled and the sky was clear blue so pretty magical all the same.
Sotd 100 Bon Mimosa & Héliotrope Poudré.
Enabler pin to Aurora who wore it recently. Her description made me order the travel spray right away, and I am wearing it today for the first time. A very powdery, mimosa with some sweetness. I like it a lot!
Two cheddar cheese biscuits and coffee sweetened with elderberry honey for late breakfast. Leaving in a few for PT.
Happy Thursday, everyone! 🌻
Good luck with PT! It’s very hard work, and I hope you can treat yourself to something special after.
Thank you, Deva! Very hard work indeed! I am still having mobility issues, but PT is helping me a lot. I hope by the end of summer I can move around without using the walker. Looking forward to it!
Here on NST, we need a category called “Aurora piqued my interest.”
She has an intriguing collection!
So true! I have never heard of the 100 Bon line, and the fact that mimosa is one of my favorite notes made me look for it right away. Besides, the price is super affordable, almost free.
Too kind🙏galbanumgal
Second this!
Thank you🙏 Denise, I’m so glad my choices are of interest to you.
Thirding!
🙏Jalapeno, I love to share my choices with you all.
Love your late breakfast! Good luck with the PT!
Thank you, Lillyjo!
Oh, you’re an angel to credit me, I know both of us love mimosa for sure, 100 Bon brand is definitely underrated, they’re very well composed, I have tried four so far. Good luck with the PT, hope you’re getting better in leaps and bounds.
Thank you for your well wishes, Aurora!
I definitely need to try more from 100 Bon. Any recommendations?
You know how much I love mimosa and your recommendation of Mimosa Tanneron was fantastic. My favorite mimosa scent so far!
Another 100 Bon but completely different in style, if you like incense, is Myrrhe et encens, very incensy and balsamic but very rich, strong with impressive longevity which the line sometimes lacks.
Thank you, Aurora. I love incense, so I will look for Myrrhe et Encens.
Happy Thursday back pl67! Elderberry honey must be delicious because elder flowers smell so good.
Thank you, Ringthing! The honey is very creamy and tasty. Highly recommended!
I hope PT goes well and doesn’t leave you feeling too sore. Here’s to getting stronger.
Thank you, Kanuka. I am struggling with the PT, but at least, I see improvements every day.
That is great to hear, perfumelover67.
Thank you, DeniseH!
Your cheddar cheese biscuits sounded oh-so-tasty!
Glad to hear that the PT is showing positive results for you.
Thank you Jalapeno!
The biscuits are delish. They are homemade by my aunt.
Yesterday it rained quite a bit before it turned to snow. This morning when I woke up, the grass & shrubs looked like they’d been dusted with confectioner’s sugar, and the sun’s actually out! It made me think of L’eau d’Hiver, so that’s my sotd.
Lovely SOTD!
Nice association there, galbanumgal!
Today, Lilas Esquisee. This is a lovely lilac. Every time I apply the sample I like it more. I fire a FB in my future for this.
Yesterday we had 50 degree sunny day. Today it was 24 when I left the house at 10:00, and cloudy, and this phenomena continues now as I head off to PT as well. If another month of PT doesn’t get my hip pain under control I might try an injection before we travel. I know several people who had miraculous help, but the one person who developed neuropathy and escalating chronic pain outweighs many stories of benefit at this point….I am not maxed out on the amount of OTC painkillers I take, so maybe I will just escalate that a bit and see..,
Damn spellcheck changes this word to something wrong and different every time I type it! Exquisee. What a waste of time. It wants me to start dictating everything, as if that would make it better. Ugh.
Here’s to hoping the PT helps slowly but surely, merdifay.
Good luck with this next round of PT, meredifay.
I picked L’Occitane Terre de Lumiere, because I have a cute mini bottle of it with a bright red cap, and the juice is gold, so it works for the painting. I don’t love this one, though — I think it’s the ambrette in the opening, and then not enough depth to the tonka / almond in the drydown. But the bottle is cute, which is why it lives in my dish of mini bottles on my vanity.
I have and like this one, and I love the imagery of its concept.
🍀 with the PT, hope it’s just what you need.
It was for meredifay
Oh thanks Aurora, my physical therapist is a genius, she has magic fingers that finds and releases knots I didn’t even know I had, and then she gives me deceptively easy little exercises to do at home…the more she tweaks my stiff old back, the better my hip feels…
So glad it is helpful.
Just got an email from Nordstrom announcing availability of Bvlgari’s Eau Parfumee The Vert and The Blanc. Never tried these; was the OG The Vert good? Nordstrom has the fragrance, lotion and shower gel.
I really liked both of them and had bottles that were thunked. They’re both great for warm weather. Eau Perfumee The Vert is a gold standard green tea scent. I went through a couple of bottles of Eau Perfumee Au The Blanc, it’s cool and fresh with no florals. I thought they were discontinued so maybe they are being re released. The perfumer for the original green tea is Jean-Claude Ellena.
I have and love Eau Parfumee The Vert. It wasn’t love at first sniff, but it really grew on me. I usually apply it in the evening before bed when I want to relax (for me it’s a calming scent), but I can imagine it working great during hot summer days too.
I’m very glad it’s Friday after an intense week at work. I’m meeting an old colleague for lunch and going out for dinner with friends in the evening, so it’s looking good!
I’m wearing Patou’s Adieu Sagesse, it’s a very nice perfume, but I also love the name.
Have fun!
Smelling great!
Frozen cherries and yogurt smoothie and I have tomato lentils on the stove for later.
I went for Dior Homme Parfum, the OG in the 75ml bottle, it kept me happy today, the iris is beautiful, very smooth wear, tonight inspired by Gaynor to choose a Caron but a more recent one, vintage Nocturnes from the early eighties I think, it smells wonderful, the seller had decanted in a good quality spray bottle but sent along the original empty splash bottle in its box which I appreciate.
What are tomato lentils? Are they a special kind of lentil? Or a dish with lentils and tomatoes?
Ditto on above 👆🏻
Organic lentils with tomatoes, very tasty.
I third this question.
Organic lentils with tomatoes, it’s easy to make😀
Lentils with tomatoes😀
Still chilly but today’s bright 🌞 and blue skies offer a welcome respite from the gloomy rain and snow of the past few days and uplift my spirits. It inspires me to try hard to shift my focus away from the depressing, disruptive, daily political chaos in my country to the anticipated joys of the coming growing season. My hyacinths are poking up through the ground 🪻!
Our park district’s Pollinator Gardening with Native Plants program is on our agenda tonite and, to get in the mood, I’m wearing Dame’s Earth Mother. The patchouli note I often seek in March combines with lemon, caramel, galbanum, and vanilla to form, in Jeffrey’s own words, ‘a warm and nurturing embrace.’ 🤗
Earth Mother reminds me of the beautiful imagery in this favorite Native American quote of mine, attributed to Bedagi (Big Thunder), Wabanaki Algonquin, 1900’s:
“The Great Spirit is our father, but the Earth is our mother. She nourishes us; that which we put into the ground she returns to us, and healing plants she gives us likewise. If we are wounded, we go to our mother and seek to lay the wounded part against her, to be healed”. ☮️
I’ve thought about getting a “large sample size” of Dame Earth Mother. I should pull my regular sample out.
Sticking with samples for the week. Today is Encens Roi from Histories.
I have already warned my sister that I will be going to the perfume museum in the Grand Bazarre in Instanbul.
And in staying as neutral as possible all I can say is what a time to be alive:)
I wish I could be as “neutral” but I can’t, so I’ll zip it! Do you know if you’ll be able to take photos at the museum? Istanbul is on my very long bucket list. I hope you both have a wonderful time. When is your trip?
There’s a perfume museum!?
Dior Tobacolot
Tobacolor…. My tiny fat fingers 😂
🤣🤣🤣 at “tiny fat fingers”!
Interrupting my Hermès week and wearing CdG Kyoto. It was a stressful day at work and I needed my most soothing and meditative scent to help me forget about it. Had a good run this evening, that helped too. Now off to bed!
Sorry about your hard day NinaV, but your perfume choice is the perfect thing after lots of stress. Hope you sleep well.
Have a good and relaxing night.
My 97 yr old mother bought a new iPad online and my husband and I made the hour long trek to the mall and the Apple store to get everything set up. My husband was also asking about other stuff so I took myself to Sephora. I felt just like the country mouse come to town, I haven’t been to the mall in many years and so Sephora was enlightening. So many brands I’ve never heard of. But I got to try Devotion, all the Phlurs, the Tom Fords I never got around to, Glossier (hi madtowngirl!) and others. This was unplanned sniffing so I was already wearing Bapteme du Feu, the sampling was done only on paper. I really like Devotion but I’m not sure if I like the Intense more, maybe? The newest Angel flanker available was the Elixir which I already knew wasn’t for me, so I was spared Fantasm since lillyjo took one for the team 👍
Yay for impromptu sniffing!
I didn’t care for Elixir either.
Sounds like you had a great time sniffing at Sephora!
News Flash! I Just learned of this erfume article which is in new philosophy aesthetics journal The author is a friend of mine.And it even quotes some writers from here! It is only going to be open access for awhile.
It’s about some issues about how perfumes can be aesthetic objects despite the fact that they change over time, with Shalimar being a key example. I think it’s great and fun to read, not super scholarly or jargon, very smart!
Here’s a link to the pdf of it:
https://watermark.silverchair.com/kpaf003.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA2QwggNgBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggNRMIIDTQIBADCCA0YGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMNMUXP59bpkZZuxTRAgEQgIIDF0PDLf0fvEBX6p8kz4JY-QKpZDwlI700M8fnDA1i2z56rponIFPyArliOcAP9EMIiSt45lk6LVZZuzp-zgQ2rWfrISQsA7l3GUiIEv6fwcqZyumASJBybtSNEgaES52Ugbzuez1k5VD8PsgTI6CdHJYoE1lUkxTQhVcPpXLu2oev-e7qCv0UNANH6jw8dAvCZ83RE7qNMufZQOpqHIgXLcMv2Toi8WUOH8TVAtSHNr69sGbH2BEqNKB8JbK4G74xCJ9p3LQ0XfQHE7I2M8TuN3elGsyPkwhd5XGFnmYLoNFKZCGM_nbPpdNvANEsA0ej9ioallwJahTrfOBiOZAgALurYAVMVDtgHrQOxFlWNBPBfe_2Wv2zwUKELyKeyX1ZwOmqF3IB8_mHM8IRsqH_FM9sZyD1rWdvMV1yC1SoJsUTBua60q9mNYS3IOqp33bxydqTgqhNDcQCNrMcCRVG9gqjPsTWyeKF7W9IdXa2ipJBK2QiHXRfV3VvmCbI_93_xpAXMJdWsy7PVhqtQFA1IBxdNq7lAnTGxlGBLwvs00JzNWUtXc1RBYTGl4Spsovc-BxvV4Yp_ag1gwxTyOdClgbY1t0zKckjn_QgoGu-9JDzfadkBopvOowWN-qe-YxtQ0lie8TzyhJp72NnoeWs3E0G8dF8vR66IdQGEe34rVfzwHnDyKYVAekUScynLk8D6pNRcTu_5-CfFdNppPt8sKtDEnbHMGp43XLArHEUZdNqrD2DqD5rZGi_GhFAJL8mGx_IpFadivVkPH4zhikZbj20HOSLL_JDOruDomkOFaB5wViGhL51MPWrZ_-Tu99YzxT4AFQltpl0X2D4YW3I7lfEus-PjGKoNVa4aQ5CI6N5ecCvijxTQKTnjOXnLGeLoUXlMM6R_bvb5GMuCcHaXdaR_-w5juyGIOKIyb_bICYOkGySruCBV202a-M4TNTRH7s7QcF3l1ni-xo1CsOIZkFVx8iPoHJ3-ecF8O6w_5kdKqZQ-3-IsRIqHkxdSCggcrfKvKbntr7Z1D7qtkGI591HzbsfwRoU
Well, ugh, that long and ugly link won’t work now, but I hope this one will instead.
https://academic.oup.com/jaac/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jaac/kpaf003/8051174?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=jaac&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=5e8274c9-58e1-40e2-90ed-2a7a5a00f0f4&fbclid=IwY2xjawI28plleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSF5pRglhf4SeJzJQpHyAiObS4ElbyegDLbmeS5R0SoxFMi4F4CM5PnXrA_aem_XA07n64Rd9PEW9b_CJq9Dg&login=false
The link in this post works! Very interesting article. It covers a lot of ground. Made me want to get a sample of Beaver, for one thing! And appreciate the collaborative experiences with perfume gained in these NST interactions! Good job, Robin!
That’s a thought-provoking article. Thanks, Calypso!
Read the article! Great comparisons!
Another riveting read! Maybe I misunderstood the dead squirrel line about Shalimar? Did they mean animaluc? Miss Dior Originale as a cross between Anna Karenina & Lady Brett Ashley!!! How do I get my hands on that scent? Wow-wie!
I went to the dentist this morning and everything with my front teeth looks good for now. Still on watch for nerve death but no appointments until June. Since it is a sunny spring day and I’m happy about good teeth news, I decided to wear a happy spring fragrance, Jour d’Hermes. I like the Absolue version better but I don’t have any 🙁
Congrats on the teeth!
Great new about your teeth! What a relief for you. 😁
Definitely good news about your teeth! Hope that continues.
Great news foxbins!
Good teeth news is awesome!
So happy for your good news!
SOTD = Zoologist Bee
🐝 another great one that I should wear more often!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DG4EslXRERl/?igsh=MWZ0aTAwYjJ3dHhyOA==
So I “passed” the RealID scrutiny. It took about 80 minutes door to door (car) … the way to get there was a little scary only because I am not quite sure how competent the driver is in front of me and there really was no way for me to legally overtake it. I am glad I brought back ups to my back up documents because they know not what they do! There were 3 stops to make: 1) check in (they couldn’t find me on the list but once I gave them my phone number, voila); 2) the window that goes through your documents and let me tell you, it does not matter what you brought with you because the clerk will REJECT some of your documents; 3) you wait until your number is called and show up in front of another clerk who decided that the documents clerk #2 accepted was not good enough! Anyway, I got through that as well and now have a piece of paper acting as my driver’s license until I get mine in the mail in … two weeks. Le sigh, but at least it is over and almost done with!
I stay out of the DMV if I can. For RealID, I’m using my passport or Global Entry card.
What a pain!!
What an ordeal!
Jeeze Louise!
Glad that’s over.
A sunny, cool, and uneventful weather day here. Temps were pretty close to “average” for a change. Spent most of the afternoon doing various tasks and errands. Teflon kitty now has a vet appointment for Monday to have a look at her possible “kitty cold” and runny nose.
SOTD = vintage Cabochard, from The Sample Stash and AnnE. Got inspired to wear it by a comment lillyjo made earlier in the week about it.
How do you like the Cabochard?
Hopefully TK starts to feel better soon!
I’ve tried the Cabochard before and liked it. I would say that it’s a cousin to Azuree and not a sibling. I got a bit of cumin with Cabochard today.
Tef is not terribly sick. She thunders thru the apartment after using her litterbox and was very playful this afternoon. But she’s not 100 percent, either.
Sending good wishes to TK from my 3 furbabies 😽😽😽, affectionally known as ‘Beautiful,’ ‘Pretty,’ and ‘Adorable.’
Thank your furbabies for both of us!
Best wishes to Teflon for the vet visit.
Thank you Aurora! I will update after the vet appt.
I’ve been testing some Stora Skuggan samples loaned by a friend here on NST. This is a Swedish indie firm, and they are all gorgeous fragrances with high-quality ingredients. My fave so far is the witchy Hexensalbe, which opens with a note of salty black licorice and also contains wormwood, artemesia, and many other notes. So many great new-to-me perfumers out there these days, it’s hard to keep up.
Decided on Iris Dragees today. I may have oversprayed with 10 or 12!?
We finally tracked down some lovely travertine pavers for a small patio were going to build/put together. Lots of work ahead to prep since there’s so much gravel in my way! It will eventually be an area for a few chairs and lots of plant pots. I’ll also make a few areas for plants in the ground once said gravel and landscape fabric is OUT! Last weekend we pulled out more landscape fabric out of the front yard; I intend to re-green with shrubs and flowers. Good thing I have a person to take most of my gravel away.
Glad the patio plans are coming along.
Thanks lillyjo! It will be some work but I’m looking forward to the end result.
Wow, that sounds like a bunch of work!
It will be but thankfully it’s not a huge yard. Definitely will be a work in progress.
Late to the Happy Almost Friday Party! The Dude Abides!
Sotd YSL Libre L’eau Platine.
Went to Lush. Got the Sleepy lotion since the shower gel was a raving (sleeping?) success. Tried Dew on Their Hems for The petrichor, but the cucumber scent overpowered it for me.
Thanks to all for the petrichor info yesterday. Again, the slo-mo video was enthralling- nature is uber-magnificent!
I almost bought Plantine the other day on a whim but they were out of stock of the travel spray.
I somehow bought 2 instead of 1 travel sprays. I’d be delighted to mail you one of them in the spirit of NST kindness and general wonderfulness!
Thanks LesLiesse!
How do I contact you?
Email by me at L s h a t u m @ g m a i l . c o m
This is the format Kris used with me, so no spaces. Look forward to it!
My day turned a bit stinko during the afternoon. Before that I was having a fine day and wearing YSL In Love Again for the promise of Spring.
Sorry to hear about the “stinko intrusion” on your day lillyjo.
Aww, sorry the day turned stinko!
Oh gosh so sorry for stinko-osity! Please see my above offer lillyjo. Big fragrant hugs!
Sorry about the stinko afternoon, Lillyjo. I hope tomorrow is better.