The dog days of summer are behind us, and we're celebrating (or mourning, as the case may be) with our usual open thread poll.
Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the fragrance you keep thinking you should wear more often, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: top image is untitled [cropped] by Mike Steinhoff at flickr; some rights reserved.
We are going to a big fiesta this afternoon, so my sotd will be Eau de Sunscreen & Deep Woods Off. I’ll check in with a real sotd tomorrow. Happy weekend all!
Have fun!
Have a great time!
Enjoy your day!
😆. Enjoy your beautiful summer Saturday!
How was your fiesta?
Fun and hot, 93F all afternoon. The food was amazing and the band was good, and we were able to slip away pretty easily when we were ready. A cold, Dr Bronners Peppermint Castile soap shower was wonderful upon coming home!
Saturday SOTM is Bel Respiro layered with Le Dix dusting powder, a nice green-floral combo. The fall sweater I ordered from LL Bean the other day arrived, and now I’m looking forward to the autumnal equinox even more than usual. I love the shoulder seasons here in the PNW.
I received my sweaters yesterday too. They are nice, but I was hoping they would have been a little heavier. They will be fine for late summer or fall. Which one did you get? I may need to get some others.
I got the quarter-zip cotton-blend one that they call a “mariner shaker” sweater. It’s medium heavy, I’d say. It’s a little scratchy, but nothing that my magical dry cleaner can’t remedy.
Thanks.
I looked at that one! But did not buy any sweaters yet since had just bought one from Seasalt Cornwall. I may cave on it yet.
I’ve been doing my fall/winter shopping over the summer and just got a sweater I can’t wait to wear. C’mon fall!
Same here! 🍁 🍂 💕
Looking forward to sweater weather here, too. I have an ancient LL Bean crew neck in my perfect shade of orange. It cheers me up every time I wear it.
Ancient shirts and sweaters are the best. My favorite is a flannel shirt that’s so old the tag says “made in the Kingdom of Siam”. 😂
Was tempted by the flannel shirts at LLBean. But I feel miserably hot just thinking about flannel right now.
One more dog day here (90+!), then finally cooler next week; thank heavens.
I’m sampling Xinu Oronardo today. Strong, lovely stuff. Gorgeous tuberose with a medicinal edge. I put a drop on paper, but got a tiny bit on my fingers, and boy, that’s enough.
Big White Flowers can sure pack a punch. I’ve just put on a spritz of Boutonniere (gardenia) and it will calm down in, oh, about an hour.
I just found my sample of this! Maybe I will wear it tomorrow
I’m in Myhrre 55 from a sample. More jasmine than myrrhe on my skin. And softer than I had anticipated. It’s very pretty.
When I was in Le Labo a couple weeks ago, the Iris scent was available in store but I don’t see it on their website. Does anyone know what’s up with that? Is it available only in store? Discontinued?🤔
Unfortunately our dog days of summer are not quite over. 90 and humid today. Cooler weather is coming though, later next week we will finally have some cooler nights.
I do not know about the status of Iris 39 but Luckyscent still has it.
It feels very dog days in PA too (just got back from Maine today) but the dog days are officially over anyway!
I think I heard rumblings about Iris 39 being discontinued a while ago. So if you love it, get it now.
A fun few days coming up – my mom and my sisters are arriving from the east coast. They are all delightful company, and I can’t wait to see them. I expect my sisters, at least, to spend time exploring my ridiculous collection of perfumes.😊
It’s a short visit, because my mom always heeds the advice of Benjamin Franklin, who said, “Company are like fish; after three days they both stink,” or words to that effect. No matter how much I assure her that I’d love for her to stay longer, she feels that three nights is the right amount.
For fellow Los Angelenos, I’m taking them to a famous Oaxacan restaurant tonight, Guelaguetza. (I love that they’re adventurous foodies.) Tomorrow they’ll come see the play I’m doing, and Monday we’ll hit LACMA and then dine at one of my favorite restaurants, Osteria Mozza.
Scent of the morning is Les Infusions de Mimosa from Prada. No doubt I’ll be in something different when I pick up the fam at the airport.
Happy Weekend, everyone!
Ha – I didn’t see your post before I wrote mine, but at the moment, I am in agreement with your mom! Our most recent guests (who I love) stayed NINE days. It was too many.
And (along with my complaining) I do want to say – have a great time with your mom and sisters!
Oh, thank you! I know we’ll have a great time.
And nine days? That’s too long, no matter how loved the company is!
I haven’t heard that saying before, but I love it🤣
Twins for SOTD!
What a fun fun time Daniel! I’ve never been to that Oaxaca restaurant, but I’ve heard amazing things about their mole! Osteria Mozza is always great! Bon appétit!
I haven’t been to LACMA since they started construction. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Last guest that came to visit we went to The Broad. In 10 yrs of its existence, I had never visited but I quite enjoyed it.
Play? You’re in a play? Details please!
I haven’t been back to LACMA in many years – eager to see how it’s changed.
Yes, I’ll insist everyone tries the mole! And Mozza is such a treat.
I’m in a play out in the woods of Topanga at the Theatricum Botanicum. An adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” set in early 80s Malibu. (A little odd, but it kind of works.) Considering we had only eight rehearsals, it’s pretty good!
Hello, all. I haven’t managed to check in very much this summer. So many guests and they stay a long time. Just sent off the fifth set. And why don’t they offer a suggestion of what to do that day or take themselves off for a bit or offer to make dinner. I am struggling to come up with ways to set boundaries.
I missed our green CP but I’m in Eris Delta of Venus today which might count for the galbanum, although it’s lots of lovely guava as well.
I have the house to myself for a few days and I am planning to bask in it!!
It’s hard entertaining people for long periods of time. I’ve never been good at it.
Enjoy your alone time!
Five sets of guests! You deserve a hospitality medal sp!
That is a lot of hostessing!!
And two more sets before we are finished. Just seemed to work out that all the friends/relatives wanted to come this summer. Next summer I will say no if needed (and offer an alternative).
7 sets! You deserve a medal. I bet you can’t wait until fall.
Wow. What a frantic summer you’ve had!
Wearing Courrèges White for some work thing. Very pretty and unobtrusive. Maybe a hint of lychee in the background.
Have been trying to think of perfumes with straight up fruit (or even frooty) but with no flowers. Any suggestions?
Have a good weekend!
I love your fragrance and just bought it not that long ago. It does have litchi as a top note in it.
Nice! I don’t really see people talking about the house much. 🙂
I do enjoy the Courreges house! You smell beautiful!
It’s my first from the house. Smelled it in Paris some time ago and was kicking myself for not getting it then. Saw it on discounters recently – glad my memory did not trick me. Any others from the house you like?
Eau de Liesse which inspired my moniker here is a very favorite of mine. A dear friend who’s half-French loves Eau Pâle, which she calls a lavender-iris scent, despite the citrus top notes.
Both sound lovely! Thanks for the recs.
I find Angel Nova to be fruity and floral-free.
Thanks! Will try that.
Would TF Lost Cherry or Bitter Peach work for you?
I was thinking Lost Cherry as well.
Yes, something along the lines of Lost Cherry. But I found that fleeting (I live in a very hot and humid climate, maybe that’s why?). Not too fond of Bitter Peach though I would love something that is peachy – Rochas Femme is one of my favourites.
Did you ever try the TF Cherry Smoke or Electric Cherry, then? Maybe one of them has more staying power than the OG Lost Cherry?
SOTD is Kai body butter and eau de parfum.
Happy Saturday Kris! Any special shower gel today with the Kai bb and edp?
BBW At the Beach.
Perfect!
You smell wonderful. I have Kai hand lotion and love it.
Nice!
Not here, Robin, we’re still deep in the 🐶 days. Never was I so grateful for a/c like today – it’s ghastly out there. Currently 94 degrees with a 73 dew point. 🥵We walked the 2 blocks earlier to our library, for an outdoor program and free ice cream to say goodbye to summer. I was hot just sitting there toe-tapping; I felt sorry for the band. Then we walked 2 more blocks to our favorite charcuterie for a wonderful summer day lunch of hummus and Apple and Spicy Walnut salad + a 🍷 of rosè wine. Stopped back at the library for a brief cooldown and now we’re home for the day, expecting storms. Got my laundry off the line and, in the vernacular of my childhood neighborhood, I ain’t goin’ nowhere now!
Still enjoying the light fruity scents of YR’s past summer releases. Earlier I wore Collection Ete, with a Mediterranean feel focusing on citrus flower; now I’m relaxing with YR Bleu Vegetal, a bit more floral with a jasmine note.
Stay cool 😎 everyone or, if need be, stay warm!
I feel like today is the most oppressive day this season. I ain’t going nowhere either!
Yes, I agree. It was ghastly just walking the 2 blocks. Now we’ve had nasty storms this evening.
As I said above to madtowngirl, it feels like dog days here too, although maybe not quite so bad as a month ago. Still, the dog days ended officially on August 11, despite what the weather might or might not do.
I suspect that comes from the Farmer’s Almanac which does not take global warming into consideration 🙂
Good point about the Farmers Almanac. Nothing is as it was now with climate change; all needs to be revised.
Every year the Farmers Almanac says it’s going to be cold in the Midwest with some severe snow and ice storms. Every year they are correct. Lol!
It’s the summer that varies more often here.
My personal weather observation is hot dry summer = colder and snowier winter.
I wonder what hot humid summer would mean?
It would mean Dog Days continue with no end day in sight!
Hot humid summer = you are on the East Coast? j/k
I’m still scurrying to catch up with last week’s greens. I wore my obscure French Provençal Vetyver from Honore Payan again yesterday for the CP though I didn’t get a chance to post, and my perfumer friend said she smelled a lot of lemongrass as well as Vetiver in it so I think I was compliant. Today I’m wearing one I rarely see mentioned, Coriolan from Guerlain. I have a partial mini from 1998 and it has a lot of green herbs and clary sage. It was re released some years later as L’Ame d’un Hero’s. My friend has that one so we will do a comparison someday soon. Happy weekend, everyone!
It would be interesting to hear how they might differ
Yes, mourning; I know a lot of people aren’t fans of summer weather, but this gal just ain’t ready for fall (but the 100 degree heat can go away).
Wearing Versace Eros today.
Not ready for Fall twins.
We agree on the weather! I would prefer it be 80 for 9 months of the year, then a quick 6 week spring and a quick 6 week fall. They can keep winter 🙂
I’ll take your winter. I can always wear more clothes and can still breathe outside even if I have to wear a scarf. In summer there’s only so many clothes I can remove when outside and I am claustrophobic in the heat and humidity. Yeah, I’ll take those nice 80 degree days but they are sadly few and far between.
For me, the worst part of winter is the driving and lack of sun.
I agree about the driving, but since I’m retired and no longer have that work commute, most of my travels are local and flexible so it’s no longer a biggie for me.
I’m one of them, definitely ready for fall.
Not ready for Fall either. The waning daylight is always such a bummer for me.
It is a bummer for me too.
I missed the CP yesterday because I was diverted by Victoria’s Bois de Jasmin post on Baccarat Rouge 540. I spritzed and as usual, what I could smell of it I enjoyed. It was interesting to read in the comments that other people are anosmic to this supposed “beast.” I actually get more nuance in the long dry-down! Hit repeat today for SotD.
I think you smelled great in BR540!
Right now I reek of random samples – decided to go through the Fulton & Roark my SIL bought me and of 15, I found 5 that I have even a remote interest in wearing for a full day. Mostly the spicier options. At $200+ a bottle, not sad. Currently watching the Steelers be not very good.
I feel your Steelers pain!
This morning I reeked of citronella oil because I made a pest spray to deter the tiny lizards that keep getting into the vacation place. Of course the bottle dripped and some got on me. Persistent stuff, citronella oil. This afternoon after the citronella smell finally went away I put on some CSP Aloha Tiare. Very summery!
I wonder if citronella oil would scare away birds? I’ve had a pigeon problem this year. 🤔
I’m catching up in the evening, after a quiet Sunday of pottering about the house.
I wore Tobacco Vanille for a walk this morning, and I’m now wearing Colony.
I had a pretty quiet Sunday too…unpacking, getting the house back in order, one quick trip to grocery store.
SOTD = Maksim Amber +Balsam, which is pleasantly exactly what it sounds like, on first application, in a high end, very pretty way. ( SOTD yesterday was Oud Marine, which is an odd and fantastic perfume – I thought I talked about it hear yesterday but apparently not, anyway, luca Turin was right about these perfumes, they are unusual and special, and worth the drama of getting these samples here from Thailand!)
Meanwhile, back on the ranch, there is a fire that just skirted our ranch and has burned 70,000 acres of our neighbors’ fall and winter grazing land, and is, as of this morning, 0% controlled. It will be an economic and biological catastrophe for the local people, burning the largest grouse lek in the area, and ground that is wintering forage for antelope and mule deer as well as cattle and sheep. It is approaching some small oil well fields and pumping stations, but because of the cuts to various emergency services, the fire was allowed to burn pretty much unattended except by local people trying to protect their property. Now, some federal services have arrived, which should have showed up when the fire first bloomed from 3000 acres to 10,000. There were a couple spots when applications of lots of water could have prevented the spread over a ridge line, but too late. Now it is spreading across flat sagebrush prairie, with no natural barriers and no rain forecast for the foreseeable future. People in front of the fire have spent the last two days moving cattle and horses to hopefully safer pastures. So far no people have died, but the number of livestock and wildlife which were unable to escape the firestorms can only be guessed at until everything dies down. One person posted on Facebook two days ago, that by the time they got their cows moved, the fire was within half a mile of their corrals and house, and they were going to try to save that now. haven’t heard from her this morning, I hope they still have a farmstead to call home. Pray for rain in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming, if you do that sort of thing. It’s just awful. Sorry to be a bummer. Count your blessings, whatever they are, you never know when things will change in an instant.
Ugh. That’s so awful, Meredifay. So many places burning. You are so right about life changing in an instant. Please stay safe.
Thanks, springpansy! I am in Michigan, far away, and as I said, the fire just skirted our place, burned maybe a 1000 acres of less productive grazing and an old lambing camp, which was not longer used, but my Grandparents had built that little house and all those corrals, so it feels like a loss of history. Neighbors to the east have lost all their winter grazing and some have lost buildings and a lot of fence, but so far no lives. The evacuation order area has been extended. Some people may loose their houses, barns, hayfields and stored hay. It is a mess.
😔
How awful! Gosh I am sorry.
It’s so true about things changing in an instant meredifay! As much as I try to be grateful, taking things, especially ordinary things that happen every day, for granted happens to me frequently. Then – poof!- gone in an instant. Sending prayers that the fire gets contained. After our January flamepocalypse in So Cal, we feel your pain.
Thanks, LesLiesse, it is dorta hard to understand the impact unless you have been through it.
Oh I am so, so very sorry to read your sad – and scary – news. Along with everything else lost, I feel for those poor terrified doomed animals. Praying 🙏 for rain. And, yes, this is a prime example of be grateful for what you have, and be grateful for what you’ve missed.
Yes, well said!
Sorry to hear that WY has also had a horrible fire season this summer. Seems like the entire West has gone up in flames.
It’s been too dry and too hot for too long!
What a terrible nightmare. I’m so sad at the loss of all the historic property, the animals, and their habitat. Stay safe where you are.
My family is outside the danger zone, and the grazed the edges of our range, but took only a few hundred acres.
Terrible to hear about the fires. I felt sad today just seeing a dead armadillo on the road, I can’t imagine the devastation to animals, property and vegetation there.
SOTD another Maksim perfume sample. Beastia Sacra, the one with frankincense and msg champs and real Siberian deer musk. The still smells fantastic.
Back at the ranch, the fire has spread to over 100,000 acres, now in three counties, and is finally really attracting the attention of the authorities. It is burning away from our pastures, so we are out of the immediate danger zone for now, but roads are closed, evacuation zones are expanding, and it is just generally a bad time in the Big Horn Basin. Pray for rain.
I truly hate spell check msg champa, not msg champa.’
There’s a reason I call it Spellwreck!
Today is day one of my 2nd vacation of the year. Right now I am a little lazy and used Doordash for lunch. I will be visiting my mom a little later to drop off some clothes. Debating on either Happy or Nuda today.
Dawn, can you layer them so you get the best of both? Enjoy being with your mom today!
Happy Sunday to all! Sotd Abel’s Laundry Day in pursuit of my first thunk. I associate L/D’s scent &!background story with new beginnings, so it smells and feels right for me today.
Celebrating this afternoon into dinner on my good MRI results! It’s a gray warm day here, but I’m hoping for some sun before sunset.
Happy Sunday back atcha!
Hope yours was a good one!
Enjoy your celebration! You earned it!
Thank you lillyjo! And I’ve got the purple and green arm to prove it! 😆
Oh and 🎉🎉🎉 plinked my first sample! Such a satisfying sound! Wore the last of my Moon Glory sample getting ready to go out. I’m defo going FB on this (but ouchie on the price)!
Congrats!
Thank you Robin! Loved that plink!
Diptyque Eau Duelle EDT on one wrist and Guerlain Angelique Noire on the other. I never realized how similar these two are.
Working on my closet and then making a big salad to take over to son and family later today.
Interesting. I never thought they were similar either.
Both have that green, spicy vanilla. I noticed on Fragrantica that quite a few people suggested that Angelique Noire is a smell alike for Eau Duelle so I tried it and agree. (Of course lots of people also disagree so 🤷🏻♀️?)
Like lillyjo commented, I never thought they were similar. Must try them!
I am curious to know what you think!
Wearing CSP Vanille Banane. It’s a bit cooler today plus there’s cloud cover but we’ll ease back up to summer temps later this week. Hoping it’s almost over!
Yay for Vanille Banane!
We were in the low 70s today. But yeah, no sun.
I rotate my fragrances seasonally and often monthly, so to find a scent that’s all-season, all occasion is a rarity. One such scent is my SOTD, SJP Covet. With its notes of lemon, lavender, green notes, and chocolate, I wear it all year round and just layer it over different body products. Today I’m enjoying it layered over various lemon body products for that summery 🌞 feel.
Nasty, nasty storms all around me last night that did considerable damage nearby but, luckily, we just had a few heavy downpours and a couple of brief power outages but all is ok here. Not as hot but still very sticky today, with more rain in the forecast for several days.
Sending stay safe wishes to all for this crazy weather so many of us have been experiencing this summer!🤞🙏
Glad that the ugly weather was only an inconvenience for you last night!
After a bit of poking around on Wikipedia, it seems that the span of summer’s dog days from 03 July to 11 August is a fairly modern idea that originates in the English-speaking world. Depending on the people, the era, or the location, the start of the dog days could be anywhere from 03 July to 15 August, and last anywhere from 30 to 61 days.
Have had a bit of a cool down here over the past couple of days, if you can call temps around 90 degrees F cool. Even had a couple of oh-so-brief and gentle rain showers this afternoon. It’s going to warm up again starting tomorrow, which means that some school districts might have early dismissals due to lack of A/C in older buildings. One meteorologist has said it’s “iced coffee weather” this week.
SOTD = Demeter Gingerale. Something refreshing that doesn’t stick around might be the way to go for a while.
When we were kid’s, nobody cared if we were sweating or freezing in school. Lol.
One of the elementary schools I attended was a nasty old brick dump. IIRC, it didn’t have A/C. But the school year there let out before the heat rolled in. (The furnace wasn’t all that good either, and it probably had lead paint on the walls.)
All of that was true at my elementary too!
Haha so true.
Methinks humidity has quite a bit to do with how hot HOT is …
Some of the school buildings in question are old brick ones. They are ovens in 95+ degree heat.
There is a plan to eventually get A/C in all the schools, but it’s going to take quite a bit of time and money to do so.
This is fascinating! I never knew there were official dates because in Pittsburgh, we called all August muggy days « dog days » so the weather determined it, not the calendar.
I think the Pittsburghers have the right idea regarding “dog days”!
Tomorrow is the first day of school, and I haven’t heard from the bus people yet. I have a bad feeling that there won’t be a bus showing up in the morning.
I took my daughter to ulta today for some back to school makeup. This is a new school so fingers crossed she does well.
I’m feeling a little down because of summer ending ( among other reasons) my sotd is Zara Fleur de Patchouli. I really like this perfume a lot.
Zara twins. I am in Romance d’Iris. Glad you like Fleur de Patchouli.
Good luck with school stuff tomorrow.
Oy about not hearing from the school bus company. Do you have a FB of the Zara Fleur de Patchouli?
Not that I should answer for her, but I did give her an almost FB as I used it some last year, but for some reason didn’t like it this year.
Yes thanks to Kris!
I absolutely love it, and I’m not even the biggest patchouli fan. It’s the perfect mix of earthy and perfumey for me.
I hope that bus does show up after all for you. Good luck to your daughter tomorrow! 🍀🍀🍀
Good luck tomorrow for first day of school transport! Hope your daughter likes her new school and feels utterly divine in her new Ulta makeup!
I’m behind in everything after my Michigan holiday trip, which was mainly to visit family members, with several days and many sweaty hours spent on sorting out old memorabilia and paperwork dating back 40 years or more–things moved from my parents’ house to my brother’s house without any sorting. Tough job, physically but mores emotionally.
Today is my birthday! I’m just drinking wine and eating gifted chocolate fudge. I’ll be having dinners out with friends later this week. I have been doing Korean homework since I missed class last week and must turn in the homework by tomorrow night for credit. So far I’ve learned some basic greetings, vowels, and some consonants. The teacher is excellent and the other “students” (it’s a non-credit class, but serious) seem dedicated and fun. Having learned some languages earlier in my life, I can testify that your memory definitely has a tougher time with things when you are in your 70s rather than your teens or 20s!
I’m catching up on green scents with Zoologist–yesterday was Elephant and today was Chameleon. The former is more truly a green scent than the latter.
Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈🎊
Sorting thru parental belongings is rough. Been there. Hugs.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! Yes the brain is not as sharp at 70 as 20 but good for you for studying a language. Honestly, my impression is that people who age well tend to have a positive attitude about life and they don’t stop learning new things.
Happy Birthday Calypso! Wine and fudge sound yummy! Enjoy your celebrations!
Happy birthday, Calypso! Maybe it’s tougher to memorize new things, but your previous experience with languages helps in other ways, like finding connections and believing you can do it.
Happy Birthday Calypso!
Happy birthday a day late!
Happy belated birthday!💐 You inspire me with your language learning😊
Happy belated birthday! I hope it ended up being a very nice day.
Adding belated Happy Birthday wishes to the others for a wonderful year ahead filled with good health, happiness, and fluency in Korean!🥳
Happy belated Birthday💐
More belated birthday wishes to you Calypso! Hope you got that homework done on time, and had plenty of both wine and chocolate.
Still quite hot here but we usually get the first hint of cooler weather in early September, so not too far off. Both weekend days I wore Day Three Escándalo. I am not even mid-way through a 3 week stretch of work, trying to give myself strength with perfume.
May the time pass quickly for you Zephyr2! 3 weeks is a lot.
Happy Monday!
Ylang is a rather challenging note for me. Sometimes it comes across as spicy in a medicinal way, even with a sort of camphorous chill. But I do enjoy a creamy, sunny ylang.
Inspired by Robin, I mixed up an ylang-scented body lotion: plain unscented lotion with a few drops of ylang ylang EO. I like it much better than the pure EO – the smell is creamier and mellower.
Today I layered it with a vintage-ish bottle of Samsara (EDP, 1998, according to the seller). Normally I think of Samsara as a powdery sandalwood scent, but today I’m also getting plenty of ylang. Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s the DIY lotion, but I love it.
Oooooooooh, I didn’t even think of Samsara for the CP! I have no trouble finding ylang ylang in my EdP. The EdT has a different note progression.
So glad you tried a ylang lotion! I really like mine with the sweet orange, and it mixes nicely with lots of other perfumes.
Well, as I suspected.. no bus this morning. I took my daughter to school and they said it would be fixed but would take a few days.
She seemed happy to be there. She likes meeting new people. My daughter’s sotd is Nicki Minaj Pink Friday. I’m not sure what I will wear for work today.
It’s 61 degrees here and frankly I’m feeling a bit chilly.
I hope her day goes really well!
I hope that your daughter meets some nice people today and they begin to make lasting connections. It’s amazing how quickly that can happen💕
Hope it is a great school year for your daughter.
That stinks, not having a bus this morning! Hope that your daughter’s first day was much better than the start, and that she has a good year this year.
Shoot. Hope they get it fixed!
PSA…Shalimar L’Essence is on the U.S. website 😅
And available in 30 mls! Thanks She-ra & Guerlain…just what I need, more perfume 😉
Do we know for sure this replaces the Millisime series this year?
I meant Millesime. Anway, I did a little investigating, and I don’t think there will be this year so had to order L’Essence. I don’t always fair well with vanilla, but I think this one will be okay. If not, look for it in the swap😉
Very tempting. I may go for a 30ml bottle before the end of the day…
I checked but I didn’t see any samples. Is the 30ml the smallest (and least expensive) available?
Yes, it is.
Guerlain sometimes gives samples with a purchase, but they don’t usually just have samples to purchase. You can purchase Guerlain samples at Surrender to Chance or some of the online websites. You also may be able to get a sample at a department store that sells Guerlain perfume.
Great idea! I bet I can find at least a spray in one of the better department stores.
Ooh, thank you for the PSA, She-ra! I couldn’t resist this one. I missed the MVP when it was offered so I made sure to get in on this one. Hoping for good things!
I missed it too Gail, so I am with you,
Thanks, She-ra. I checked a few days ago and it wasn’t on the website yet.
I will sit back and let the Shalimar lovers share their thoughts on this one.
Wearing Jil Sander No. 4 and really enjoying this oldy but goody😊
Nice!
Fragrance will be Chanel No. 5 L’eau post workout – post shower, which contains ylang ylang, at least per Fragrantica.
Or rather than “contains”, I should probably say has an ylang ylang note.
Points either way!
I popped by to say that I’m wearing L’AP Tea for Two, and discovered my unposted comment from Sunday.
If I’d hit the post button, I’d have told you that I wore Tobacco Vanille when we went out for coffee, and ended the day in Colony
🙂
I started off ylang ylang week by wearing Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be.
Taking a break from tropical fruity florals today with Ivoire de Balmain. (Is there another fragrance with more notes than this one? I counted 32!) I have – and ❤️- Ivoire, Miss Balmain, Jolie Madame and Vent Vert, one Pierre Balmain for each season.
Happy birthday to sisters Beautiful 😻 and Pretty 😽, who are 10 today, and their adopted ‘baby’ sister, Adorable 😺. When I found her lost and crying in my backyard on a September morning, she was about 3 weeks old, so we celebrate her birthday on this day also; she is 7 already! They will get new toys and an extra serving of fresh catnip from the garden to celebrate. 🥳
Nasty weather is on its way here again with 3 alerts right now for my area. 🤞to stay safe and 🙏 this nasty weather ends for all of us.
Vintage Ivoire is a favorite of mine. Could have pulled that out for the Green Perfume CP.
Happy Birthday/Gotcha Day to your sweet kittehs!
Happy Birthday to the kitties!
Stay safe! I think my storms are coming overnight. No watchers here yet.
Happy Monday!
Sotd FM Iris Poudre from my beautiful new bottle! Basking and basking.
Celebrated MRI results with friends at an Asian fusion restaurant. Champagne doesn’t go with Asian food imo, so we ordered cocktails for toasting my good news. I had a litchi martini, which was so fragrant and delicious I was looking for litchi perfumes today. Thinking of either SdJ Cheirosa’68 or CSP Rouge Litchi.
Answering my own post. Sooo, I’m getting ready for ylang CP. I will wear Moon Glory, which I adore. In checking whether ylang-ylang was a top or middle note, I saw it has litchi! But was not listed under Notes for litchi on Fragrantica. So I don’t need another litchi fragrance, I already have one I adore!
I personally didn’t care for Cheirosa ’68 but some do. However, if you are looking for another lithci, I would recommend Gueralin AA Rosa Rossa, Lancome Miracle, Angel Nova, Juliette Has a Gun Miss Charming or Essential Parfums Rose Magnetic. I love all of these.
Kris, didn’t you recently acquire the Rose Magnetic?
Yes, I did get it after trying a sample.
For me, beer would have been an excellent choice for Asian fusion, especially if a good selection of craft brews are available. Extra bonus points for something sessionable. Vive la difference!
Mr Engineer prefers beer with Asian food too, but not me. I do enjoy an icy beer with a rare steak.
My parents both preferred their steaks medium rare, so that’s how I grew up eating steak. Can’t quite do rare. You are braver than I am!
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Nest has a Litchi Rose that is very nice.
Yes, they do.
Wore 4160 Tuesdays Clouds.
I think of hajusuuri whenever someone mentions 4160 Tuesdays.
Back in Demeter Gingerale again today, for errands and household tasks. Bringing home a huge batch of fresh mint in a warm car smelled great this afternoon. 🌿
Forgot to mention that Friday was the 4th anniversary of my Mom’s passing. I’m kind of shocked that much time has gone by already.
Hugs, Jalapeño. I’ll bet your minty car was nice while it lasted.
Thanks ringthing.
That fresh mint was the best car air freshener ever! But yeah, it didn’t stick around once I brought the mint inside.
More hugs Jalapeno. 🩵
I have mint in my backyard. It came with the house. I don’t ever do anything with it.
Thanks lillyjo.
I have a couple recipes that use mint in a savory dish, like the Greek style marinade I mentioned above. I could also use cilantro, but I prefer the mint.
Hugs. Mine was 4 in February so I know how you feel.
Thanks Kris.
A few more hugs, Jalapeno. It is scary how fast time can go by.
Mint and gingerale sounds like a nice combo; I bet your car smelled fantastic.
Thanks Gail. Time sure has sped up for me in the past 5 years.
The Demeter Gingerale was nowhere to be found during my grocery run. It’s close to my skin immediately after applying.
Sending hugs your way on your sad anniversary.🤗
I have several varieties of mint in my backyard; it’s really easy to grow and spreads quickly, can be grown in a pot easily, too, if it’s something you use a lot.
Thanks Laila.
I have grown mint in containers back in NJ. For some weird reason, I didn’t see any mint plants at the usual suspects here this Spring. Strange.