Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Happy Tuesday, happy Canada Day and welcome to July. Also, it's International Reggae Day, National Gingersnap Day and International Joke Day. Birthdays: George Sand, Estée Lauder, Debbie Harry, Princess Diana. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Providence Perfume Co Basil & Bartlett. Tea at the moment is Fortnum & Mason Countess Grey.
Reminder: on 7/4, wear a fragrance with a basil note, if you have one.
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: the Mr and Mrs Rabbit bone china teapot ("It’s made in Stoke-on-Trent, the heart of the English pottery industry. This design features rabbits dressed in their eccentric Sunday Best hats") is £86.50 at High Teas of London.
Forgot my rabbits this morning. Just took my shower and currently testing out Lush’s Sleep body products. So far I am liking it and thinking about putting on some Jicky since I think Jicky would layer quite nicely with it.
I’m enamoured with their shower gel and lotion but they do make me Sleepy at night. Do you find they just relax you during the day rather than make you crave a nap?
This is my 1st time using the Sleepy bath products. I have never tried anything from Lush before.
That’s an exciting discovery to use Lush products! They have many scent profiles so if the lavender & oud isn’t for you I urge you to experiment with another one. Rose Jam and Sticky dates are popular.
I have the Rose Jam body wash but not the lotion or perfume. Rose Jam sounds like it would layered nicely with Lyric. Ulta carries some of the Lush products and that is where I got my Lush stuff.
Happy Canada Day, all! Since I have the day off I’m keeping busy with chores (vacuuming, laundry, changing the bedding, all that) and smelling particularly Canadian in, not maple syrup, but Alfred Sung Encore, one of those narcotic tuberose-based scents which sprang up in the wake of Dior Poison. (In truth it’s the only Canadian fragrance I own, so I wear it every July 1st, why not?)
Happy Canada Day! My mum makes maple syrup cakes to celebrate. The cake varies year to year but my favourite is her maple syrup sticky pudding.
Do you own any Zoologist? That’s Canadian but I didn’t wear any, gotta remedy that later.
Happy Canada Day
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Happy Canada Day!
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I will be counting down the weeks to the thunk!
Asked google what perfume Debbie Harry wears, and assume the answer is one Rabanne hired her to front: Black XS Be a Legend Debbie Harry, a floral woody musk, featuring a top note of hellebore, white rose and saffron, with a heart of patch and agarwood, and a base of black vanilla husk and amyris.
Certainly never heard of it. Am in Porter sa Peau, which has a rose note, like the birthday gal’s scent 😉🌹
Wow, does that sound verry nice! Rose, saffron, agar, and patch? Sign. Me. Up.
I didn’t know about this perfume, it sounds pretty, and Debbie Harry does deserve the status of legend.
Happy Canada Day
La Panthère Eau de Parfum Légère by Cartier
I never tried Carat-I see it’s not available anymore. Is this worth sniffing out?
I have tried Carat, but don’t remember much about it. I think I thought it was pretty but not worth full price. It definitely wasn’t as interesting as La Panthere.
I would agree, I thought it very well made but not as distinctive as La Panthère. Sort of like the difference between the original Omnia and Omnia Crystalline.
Good to know. La Panthère is beautiful
Ok-I will save my nose for something else
Loved both the bottle and the perfume for La Panthere Legere!
I’m in Sonic Flower by Room 1015. I love this perfume even if it doesn’t last long. I’m close to thunking my travel spray. It’d probably be silly to buy a fb given its lasting power? Or maybe that justifies buying the biggest bottle so I could spray more?
I remembered my rabbits when I was putting on my makeup this morning. It was beautiful when I stepped out of the house this morning. 69, blue skies, low humidity. Is it September yet? lol. Just kidding, summer IS my favorite, but good grief last month was hot.🥵 Hoping for some more pleasant weather this month.
I was wishing for fall yesterday as I was melting walking to my car. Then I remembered it was better than freezing while navigating ice walking to my car. Lol.
I say get the big bottle and spray away!
I’m glad I was sitting down when I read this 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, better than ice!🤣
I’m always ready for fall but it is nice to just go trippin outside in shorts and Birks without even thinking of a sweater.
I agree.😎
I’m wearing Tuesday by Arielle Shoshana, perfect for today, and CP compliant with it’s basil note.
That lined up perfectly, PriscillaE!!
How do you like AS Tuesday?
Goutal Eau du Sud for the CP. Is June gone already? Is it still only Tuesday? This working week is pretty intense.
I have that one lined up as well for this week.
You smelled great today Glannys! I miss Sud.
Remembered my rabbits! May July be a beautiful month for all!
Sotd layers Lush Happy Hippy shower gel, Josie Marian Sweet Citrus Argan Oil Body Butter (not Bossy butter- I caught it this time), with Jo Malone Lime, Basil & Mandarin Orange.
The only thing that’s bossy is your Spell Check!
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Hello and rabbits x 3!
Sotd is Guerlain’s new limited Amour Celeste. It’s pretty. Pretty boring…sorry, for a $900 price tag I want somethin special. It’s a light pink floral with a waft of peach and a weak tea base. Not much sillage but the lasting power is decent for a skin scent.
Tested JM’s Raspberry Ripple yesterday. It’s a raspberry lipbalm/liptint (not quite lipstick yet). Lasting power and performance is nowhere to be found. Immediate skin scent upon application and gong within the half hour.
I am cynical but that AC sounds about like what I’d expect. Ditto the RR.
July already! I vaguely recall rabbitting at 3 a.m., and then drifting back to sleep. This morning I layered Cristalle EDT over Le Dix dusting powder and it’s a very nice combination — will try layering the two EDTs and see if that works as well.
That really does sound like a nice combo.
Robin, the strength of your teapot game impresses me every Tuesday! This one is very cute.
George Sand was a fan of patchouli according to Google so I am wearing En Voyage perfumes Go Ask Alice. My little bottle is almost empty but I want other perfumes before I replace it.
Ditto on the teapots!
Thank you both!
Spend ages last week looking for a decent basil themed teapot because I forgot it would be the 1st, ha…
Rabbit Rabbit! Nice teapot Robin!
My SOTD is Lancome’s Magie Noire for what hopefully, is a warm day.
Tea is Green Pomegranate Tea, by Republic of Tea.
Been MIA lately, a few health issues and lots of doctor’s appointments.
I was hospitalized at UCSF for three days last week, I’m home and resting now.
Beau the kitty cat sends his thoughtful regards. We’re hopeful to pick up a furry friend for him in a few weeks.
Latest book I’m reading is by Stacy Abrams, Rogue Justice. I recently saw her speak at a professional business woman’s conference, she was a powerhouse of a speaker.
Hi SmokeyToes! I’m glad you are feeling better and back at home with Beau.
I hope everything improves, health wise, and that your recuperation goes well.
Hey Smokey Toes, glad you are back home snuggling with Beau the Kitty. I’m sending you healing thoughts.
I read that the Estee Lauder Private Collection Legacy has a basil note but I don’t have any so am cheating with the OG Private Collection, which probably has it too, such a fantastic rich green chypre. All this basil talk is giving me a hankering for Genova pesto. Good thing I’m going to the farmer’s market tomorrow. I will also be hauling back two boxes of Blenheim apricots, my faves, once a staple of California backyards, now almost impossible to find at supermarkets because they don’t travel or store well, are small, and are often mottled in color. But the taste can’t be beat. My Russian-French mother, grandmother, and great aunt used to make jam each summer with the trees from our yard, so I carry on the tradition.
Thanks for the happy thoughts! As a lover of green chypres, I adore Private Collection, I am nearing the end of my vintage bottle, I use it sparingly these days. That jam sounds wonderful! I remember eating something similar (we’re Russian/Latvian on my mom’s side), when I was a kid. I’ll have to dig through grandmother’s cookbooks…
Hope you will be well soon.
Waving hello!
Hiya SmokeyToes! Glad to hear from you. It’s been a while.
Best of health wishes to you!
So glad you are home and recuperating! That’s exciting to get a new kitty, I’m sure that will help 🙂
I loved Go Ask Alice, want to repurchase that one. EnVoyage perfumes does a beautiful patchouli-centric perfume for sure.
I’m a big Shelley Waddington fan, I like the perfumes she’s done for Zoologist, too.
Oh, I’d forgotten that she did fragrances for Zoologist, I’m doing my best to keep up with new releases, but I find the older releases agree with my sinusus, trying to shop my collection!
I actually opened this post wondering “What would Robin have chosen this Tuesday?”. And lo and behold, yet another great teapot with rabbits.
I am wearing Eau Sauvage, it’s incredibly hot here today….
Oh and drinking Jardin d’Eau with a bit of Jardin de Corail both from Palais des Thés. These are wonderful for cold steeping.
Eau Sauvage is perfect in the heat.
And glad I did not disappoint! Good thing the tradition is rabbits and not something more obscure.
Happy Canada Day to a country full of wonderful kind and generous people!
Adding funny!
Some of the my most favorite comedians are from Canada.
Ditto! Hollywood is also full of great Canadian actors like Captain Kirk himself William Shatner!
Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen (once a couple) are not actors but definitely from Oh Canada!
Gosh didn’t know that but love them both separate AND together!
That’s so kind of you-thank you, LesLiesse:)
My husband has a lab student who wears perfume and he kept mentioning ( to me) how much he liked the smell but couldn’t ask the student for fear of sounding creepy. This has been happening for a few months so, naturally, my interest has also been growing. Anyway, my birthday is next month and my husband is travelling to the student’s home country next month and so linked those two things together to ask the student about perfume shopping in the city…long story short: the perfume they wear turns out to be Omnia Amethyst ( the iris flanker). I’ve never smelled it so I’m curious now. Wearing Tacit for Basil Wednesday.
Interesting…
I love that one. I haven’t smelled it years. Omnia Crystalline and Amythest were my signature scents back in the day. I also love the OG.
Anyone smell these recently…
A guy followed me out of a store yesterday. I politely held the door (twice) for him because that is what one does, right? Anyway, right after he thanked me, he also said I hope I’m not thinking he’s creepy for following me (WHAT THE WHAT???).
Did he ask to sniff your wrist/ neck as well?!
Now THAT would be creepy!
I really liked that Omnia, along with the original and Crystalline. I remember that it was gone in a snap, though.
Hi fragrant friends and always good wishes to the our Canadian
friends!
SOTD is St. Rose Gypsy Cowboy. No basil, but just right for this beautiful, sunny LA day.
Remembered my rabbits when I heard the garbage trucks at 6am and Robin, the teapot is just darling.
I remembered my rabbits too, and I don’t usually!
I would take that teapot 🙂
Happy Canada Day!
I searched basil notes in scents and discovered that Givenchy eaudemoiselle is cp compliant so I have that on today. (I have a mini that was in an airport 5-pak that I got a few years ago at duty-free).
Last night I wore Guerlain AA Anisia Bella after my shower. Wow! It’s such a beautiful fragrance that also has basil. I got this in an epic swap with a wonderful NST’er! Thank you again!
I might need to find a lotion with basil, especially for the heat. Does anyone have a good recommendation?
Wonderful scent, you smell great. I love and cherish the epic swaps I’ve done over the years.
Haven’t come across any good lotions with basil in them.
I have Anisia Bella on my shortlist for the week too, but we’ll see if I get to it 🙂
Frozen cherries and yogurt smoothie, ice cold because it’s hot, for the UK that is, 34C but it’s 4 or 5 degrees more on the continent, so can’t complain too much and the temperatures will fall tomorrow with rain announced at last.
Today was Eau de Guerlain for the CP, very refreshing but long gone now, tonight Chloe Rose Naturelle intense, a dewy, delicate rose, not very intense but lasts well.
Heard that Paris hit 40 degrees C today. ACK!!
It’s insane isn’t it? My brother emailed me about it. Thankfully we’re usually protected from such extreme heat in the UK.
Rose Naturelle Intense is one I have been looking at for my gift card use.
Lillyjo, It’s an organic perfume, Fragrantica has mixed reviews, I expect because it’s labelled intense but rather discreet, no ambroxan. I’m so glad about your gift card.
It’s hot today, but cooler than yesterday, so I am thankful for that. I am wearing Virgin Island Water for a day of errands.
Has anyone heard from Pixel? I was thinking about her this morning.
Have not seen Pixel here since last year I think. Hope she is well.
She pops up on the quarterly damage poll.
Wearing OJ’s Ambre Royal, which I think I acquired through an NST swap. It’s an ambroxan bomb, so definitely not for everyone. I can’t wear it when I’m feeling headache prone. So far, an ambery musk bomb myself, and still headache free.
For that reason, I have not found any OJs I can wear, despite wishing to have the experience so many of you have enjoyed with the brand.
This one in particular is not for the faint of ambroxan. Whew!
I don’t think I have any perfume with a basil note, I’ve come to realise that I’m not a huge fan of herb notes. However, I am a huge fan of spice notes, and herbs and spices are highly related in their uses 🙂 .
So, I’m CP-adjacent in SL’s Rousse with its cinnamon note.
And you smelled great today! Love Rousse.
🐇 🐇🐇 x 4 !!! I have 3 to give away!
SOTD = Mugler Les Exceptions Orient Express
So nice! One of my first splits I had to buy two to cover the interest! And it has basil, not that I can detect it.
I ended up wearing Dior Addict to cover orange blossom and Chanel Paris Deauville to cover basil. Both are quite good!
In other news, if you can develop an influencer (example: your child), would you? While it is nice to have an income stream, I can’t help but think it’s “taking advantage” of an innocent being who cannot judge for themselves. I deliberately used the quotes because I am not for or otherwise; however, I lean towards the don’t do it part.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/well/evantube-influencer-family.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE8.V8uH.GFAVHRPFHuTS&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Orient Express is probably going to be my pick for Friday. You smell great!
When my Son was younger, he wanted to make social media videos. I didn’t let him. My main concern was privacy and internet safety. Money or not, I didn’t want strangers looking at my kid.
Great that your son asked for your permission! How about pets?
I’m using one of your sets of rabbits 😀🙏
Yours!
Happy Canada Day to our friends in the Great White North!
Looks like I have more than one option for basil in perfume, assuming I can find the samples in question. They’re stashed around here somewhere.
SOTD = commando. Couldn’t decide what perfume to wear today. 🤷♀️
I think I have 2 options for Friday but I am going to double check.
I’m getting ideas from people posting here. 😉 But the weather will play a part in what I pick, too.
I don’t have too many choices either!
Another brief respite from the summer yuckiness today, temps in the upper 80’s but with much lower humidity, lots of 🌞 and a nice breeze made it a perfect pool afternoon, so restorative for me. Showered afterwards with orange shower gel, then used BBW’s Endless Weekend body products as a base for Hermes EdM. I wonder if this is my favorite scent ever – each time I wear it, I ❤️ it more!
Happy evening to all!
It sounds like you got the weather I was enjoying yesterday!
Yes, but after tomorrow it’s back up into the mid 90’s., high humidity, and possibility of storms. In other words, ‘yuckiness’!🤢
It sounds like you got the weather I was enjoying yesterday!
Hello, and thanks for all the Canada Day wishes:) I wore Hermes Pamplemousse Rose. It’s been a great Canada Day, and there might be fireworks later-if I can stay awake, which I doubt:) We did a nice bike ride and went to an independent brewery. It was hot and sunny, and I can recommend Biolage SPF 40 as a great form of skin protection. Doesn’t leave the skin greasy, smells good, and protects, which is the most important thing.
Now off to try and get all the sunscreen off.
Happy Canada Day to you, too! Sounds like you had a nice one!👍
Happy Canada Day, carole! Yesterday I had to use a Lush scrub to remove all the sunscreen I applied since we had a lazy day at the lake on the floaties. Bike ride and brewery sounds awesome!
I’ll look up your sunscreen recommendation! Recently I’ve been using a Vichy tinted sunscreen for the face; so far so good since I need to use a mineral one there.
I made 4 appointments, went grocery shopping ($1.96 hamburger week!) And did 2 loads of laundry today. Pretty productive if you ask me.
My sotd is LVEB Crystal Soliel.
I stopped at Ulta and I was overwhelmed by how many brands are doing body mists now. I tried one I liked but it was $42.00! Get the heck outta here! Lol.
What a great price….on hamburger lol, not the pricey body sprays!
That hamburger price is amazing!! I count myself lucky if I see it for $4 a pound. And that doesn’t happen very often anymore.
Yeah for productive day, you’re the queen of LVEB flankers, they’re well made and different enough from the bombastic of.
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My mom got me into organic grass-fed ground beef …