First wear test of Neroli Portofino today. Wore it to work with 4 sprays. It was slighltly sharp right out of the gate, so I'm glad I applied at home just before making my drive, as that gave...
I don't recommend everyone to try the Eau de Parfum concentration. The beauty of Roja's perfumes lives in the interaction of a sumptuous base with the heart notes, after a bright start (bergamot...
Guerlain Homme -- lime and minty, light and zesty. A very nice citrus scent, which reminds me of a cold and sparkling drink on a hot summer day while lying on the beach under that big umbrella....
A nice, smooth, vetivery aromatic fougere quite in the same vein with Loewe Esencia. While it smells slightly better and softer than Esencia, its performance is disappointing. Apply generously,...
My SOTD is Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT (vintage). Have a great day everyone!
Top notes: Lemon, Mandarin, Bergamot, Rosewood
Middle notes: Cinnamom, Patchouli, Cedar, Carnation
Base notes: Vanilla, Amber, Leather, Benzoin
I spent all of last week in the company of vintage Guerlain... thanks to mon cher Mr. G
Today, inspired by Walker Minton's excellent article, I think I will sport Ayala Moriel's Rainforest.
Thanks to my friend odysseusm for recommending I order a sample set.
L'Occitane Eau D'Iparie. Much bleaker than yesterday's ambery Dune, its incense smells like a memory soaked into stone and overgrown with moss and lichen, with the sun always just on the other side of the wall.
Kisses, dear Tao- and Kewart- happy travels, my dear !
We have birthdays aplenty today-
So, CELEBRATE, you dancin' fools !
Wore Aoud Red Flowers to bed...
Man, this is good. Floral / chypre -feeling in such a delightful way, with a trace of powder.
WHY do I let it just sit there ?
I'll lather, rinse, and repeat ;-D
Good morning everyone Probably a weird thing to say,but finally it's monday! Had a rather exhausting weekend with work( up5.30) and hardly any time to fix the apartment because the landlord gave us so short notice.He is selling the house so a realestate guy was suppose to come this morning. He then gave us cardboradboxes and told us to store things in it... I was quite angry yesterday,but now it turns out he's not coming before the 18th.Sotd is Miss Dior. Kewart: enjoy your holiday!
Hey, happy Hols Kewart. Hope you have a great time.
Thank goodness you get an extra week to pack up, Ines. Your landlord is sitting on my mental 'naughty step' for behaving like that.
Yes, it's chillier here too, so I'm going to join my friend Taolady in Youth Dew Amber Nude. I like the tang of medicinal herbalness behind the amber.
It is Shalimar Day and so one must go with the flow.
Guerlain Shalimar
I always have a hard time wearing this because this was one of two fragrances that my mother wore. It is gorgeous but I get a wicked Oedipal complex when I have it on.
I'm back from my warm and relaxing vacation! It's good to be back I suppose, and great to see the kitties (and catch up on the goings-on around basenotes, of course!) but I can't say I'm thrilled with how cold it is here. I'm taking advantage of it however, and wearing an old favorite that I thought I'd never see again...but there it was, a pristine box on a shelf in a dusty old liquor store in Sint Maarten! I'm in the rich and opulent, warm and furry Mystère de Rochas.
Orange Sanguine Cologne Absolute by Atelier Perfumes (from a sample)
A very generous SA (I think he was flirting with me) at Neiman Marcus yesterday gave me a sample of this one, and WOW it's a winner. Too expensive but oh my...this orange lover has hit the jackpot. Summer is here and little puffs of orange zest are swirling all around me.
Is it Monday already? Don't know why Saturday & Sunday whiz by so much faster than Monday & Tuesday.
Good morning to all. I'm in Chanel Cristalle from a sample.
Unfortunately this isn't going to work for me. I almost couldn't get through the initial lemon/aldehyde blast. Thankfully it settled down quickly, but it's just not my cup of tea. I may try it in the future when/if my 'nose' develops more. For now, though, my curiosity has been satisfied.
Can I tell you all how much I love the pictures here? Big, beautiful, thoughtful ones like Kumquat's, but also your avatars...
SOTD: FM L'Eau d'Hiver
So...someone in the smell-radius of my office is wearing something that is a dreadfully bad match to her chemistry (and yes, I'm pretty certain that the emitter is a "she"). It's actually giving me a headache. :P And here's the weird thing - I have an urge to drop all my work, find the source, and ask what the **** she is wearing. Ha! (I do have a guess, but...)
Habanita today; Shalimar yesterday. The weather has turned cold again. I was ecstatic to wear nothing but Cristalle on my recent trip to Hawaii. Cristalle IS summer to me!
Forgot to post this morning! SOTD is Jolie Madameby Germaine Cellier. It feels so fresh, green and cheerful, perfect for this warm but breezy day in south Texas.
This one, with its super sweetness and big sillage, is fun for me to wear around the house on my off days. It reminds me of the best parts of the summer I was 12.
My SotE is the last drop of a decant of vintage Tabu. I am tired and I find it comforting this evening. I will have to ferret some out on ebay one day, just to have on hand.
Sending Leesee a ((hug)). I hope you are feeling better. My sinus/allergy symptoms were making me dizzy recently. I guess it was affecting my inner ear. It's much better now. I hope your vertigo will be gone soon!
My SotE is the last drop of a decant of vintage Tabu. I am tired and I find it comforting this evening. I will have to ferret some out on ebay one day, just to have on hand.
Sending Leesee a ((hug)). I hope you are feeling better. My sinus/allergy symptoms were making me dizzy recently. I guess it was affecting my inner ear. It's much better now. I hope your vertigo will be gone soon!
Thank you, lilybelle. ( I hope it will be gone soon, too.) I'm sorry you are feeling tired today.
A round of well wishes for everyone feeling a little other than wonderful today...
We had big storms move through ahead of a dry line, actually watched some funnel clouds forming (from a storm that was moving away from here, it was amazing, turbulent wild clouds and crazy wind.) No damage in my area but many got hit by some REALLY fast-moving tornadic storms. Rope form tornado north and west of here... yikers!
So, with the wild weather in mind, I think something dangerous and a little wild for the SoTE... hmm... liberally-applied Bandit with a Bvlgari Black back!
So, the algorhythm is fairly clear -- do not post on the cusp of the hour -- just like me earlier today and 30R. yesterday -- otherwise it would be our infamous "not found". Yichhh...
Anyhow, glad to see Ms.E back, I have been thinking of you fondly.
Best wishes to jet lags, feet, moms and vertigos.
Steve Smith (Red Green) was a cool cat yesterday -- signed my roll of duct tape and shook Mr.T's hand for some wacky ideas that he said he might even utilize in the upcoming episodes.
I wore La Mome today and right now I put on Tom Ford White Patchouli. Tomorrow I will have a trying day -- going to get my mammies grammed.
OMG Twolf, you are too funny! I'll be sending positive thoughts your way while you feel the squeeeeze.
I was so busy last week I did not have time to post, but today's scents were/are: early morning vintage Dior Miss Dior, which brought on a severe craving for leather and so Chanel Cuir de Russie for midday followed by L'Artisan Parfumeur DZING! for this evening.
I wore La Mome today and right now I put on Tom Ford White Patchouli. Tomorrow I will have a trying day -- going to get my mammies grammed.
Twolf, I'm hereby inducting you into the slowing growing La Mome Official Fan Club. Sorry about the mammy-gram. You know how to practice for the test don't you? Just slam the mamms one at a time in your freezer door Yuck Yuck. I read that in an office e-mail a few years ago. the trouble was there was a woman working there who had never had a mammogram and she thought it was a serious post. Scared her off preventative medicine for sure.
Well I'm pooped tonight after going back to work after a 10 day vacation-
SOTD was Thymes Goldleaf and Hydrangea
SOTE is my newly acquired Morabito Mon Classique