SOTD 29.10 – 4.11.2018

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Portia

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Hi APJ,

A SOTD (Scent Of The Day) thread is a really good conversation generator. The idea is you’ll chime in through the week with whatever scent you are wearing. You don’t need to be super knowledgable, have high faluting tastes or be a published author to comment. Just tell us what fragrance you’re wearing, smelling, buying etc. and how it makes you feel and/or anything else about it that tickles your fancy.

You can also comment on everyone else choices too. It’s great to tell someone how much you love their choice, ask for more info about it, the house or perfumer. There’s someone here from around the world 24/7 and perfume people love to chat.

SOTD 29.10 – 4.11.2018

You probably won’t have time to write every scent, every spritz but whenever you feel the mood take you share your current spritz and a few things about it. Maybe you love/loathe it, want it, are excited by the notes/bottle/SA who sold it: WHATEVER! As always here at APJ, taking sides never means taking offence and everyone keeps it respectful and light, even though we can sometimes trawl the depths.

Hopefully you will come back and see if anyone has responded to your comment and you can reply to them.

 

Go To It Crew.
Portia xxx

410 thoughts on “SOTD 29.10 – 4.11.2018”

  1. Scent of Bed last night was Caron Pour Un Homme from Portia’s Perfume Prize Package. This is definitley also pour une femme. A gentle powderpuff cloud of lavender and vanilla, so well blended that neither note ran the show. Made for a quiet, dreamless night.

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  2. Oops! Forgot SOTD Patchouli-Oud, also from the afore-mentioned PPPP. Reminds me of the patchouli oils I used to smell in the 70’s, but more refined. Not really my style, but fun to wear on occasion.

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  3. Well, yesterday I wore vintage Boucheron then vintage Ralph Lauren Safari. For bed, I tossed on some Zum Frankincense and Myrrh. I could still smell it a bit this morning; so, I spritzed LUSH Karma.

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  4. Yesterday we went to a dog fair in our local park, it was warm and um, doggy…Chanel 19 was the perfect antidote!
    Oh, and Halloween costume of the day was the Dalmation whose spots were augmented with spider legs!

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  7. Chose some fat and delish Shalimar EdP, because I needed to soothe myself a bit and probably strengthen my sense of security. Muah!

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  12. Having got some all over my fingers while making a sample, I topped up the dose of CDG2 Man.

    And this evening, post gym, some Au Dela Narcisse. Third wearing in a week. Is this a record for me when I’m not away somewhere? But it was just the rich brightness that I needed to cut through the gloom of the early nightfall. Clocks went back yesterday and at 55degrees north, sunset is just past half past four. And there are two more months of the days getting shorter.

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  13. A thorough dousing in Caron Pour Homme in an effort to control my raging anger and sky-high blood pressure. The maniacs at IKEA put me on hold for 40 MINUTES. You’re probably thinking I had some incredibly complicated and difficult enquires to make. No. I needed to change a delivery date. Ten minutes waiting for the first person who could not effect this simple change. Forty minutes waiting for the person who eventually could. Outrageous. A letter of complaint has been sent 😡

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  14. SOTBed EL Jasmine White Moss. Finding this soothing as I stretch out. Ittbeen a busy day, got to keep the Smallies until the morning so had a bonus day. But I’m wrecked!

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  16. Monday I wore vintage L’Artisan Tea For Two. I have a soft spot for tea fragrances, and this one is a cracker.

    Today I am wearing Cologne Sologne by Nicolai Parfumeur. One of a few EdCs I have that I trot out in the hotter weather; this is a pretty good neroli scent. IIRC, I actually got this from you Portia.

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  17. I am going out this evening to visit my favourite person. He took a turn for the worse on Friday but is well enough for us to visit. It’s his birthday today. I’ll put on my Anais Anais. I was most likely wearing it when I met him over 20 years ago!

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  18. Monday I wore Fame by Lady Gaga. I’m close to thunking the 30ml bottle. I like the scent ,but won’t be replacing the bottle, I don’t think. Tuesday has arrived ,and I’m feeling quite sad and lonely. I’m not wearing any scent today.

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  19. Monday was Joop! Le Bain. I have become quite addicted to this little number of late.

    Today was a Cuir Beluga sort of day.

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      • I had always thought of CB as pretty subtle but as I was still sniffing it last night on my wrist, without a top up, maybe it isn’t as subtle as I thought. She sure is gorgeous though.
        Good luck with your appt.

        SOTD; Chanel Gabrielle, perfect for this spring day.

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        • Jealous of your spring! Now Cuir Beluga. Let’s talk. You thought it was subtle? Well, so did I. Until the day I was wearing it and my eldest daughter said it was projecting like crazy. She liked it a lot, but thought it was pretty powerful. And she is a bona-fide perfumista herself and wears a lot of heavy hitters sprayed with optimism. You think maybe we don’t smell it on ourselves? Oh, and thank you for the wishes on the apartment! It will be gorgeous if it ever comes together (and yes, of course it will 😃)

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  21. Marcella – this one’s for you – yesterday I wore Le Labo Tonka 25. First sprays a lovely spicy orange, yet soft and fresh. Later, musk but not sweet. Bit woody and a bit green. Later I the day it reminded me of Santal 33. It wafted a little but would not call it strong, nor long lasting. Which is a shame because it’s a really lovely fragrance. Just a bit short on staying power on me.

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    • Thanks Melanie! Great review btw. The fragrance sounds great and it would be one I’d like to try, but your description gives me pause. It’s not very noticeable and rather short on staying power. Combine that with Le Labo’s pricing strategy and I think it’s a safe miss for me. So yeah, double thank you!

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  22. Cassieflower, dis for you 😍 tried NR Rouge on Saturday. First thoughts this is just like the others, but after a little while it became a bit more floral. Rose? Still the same NR musk without being too sweet. And it lasted for ages. And I really liked it. And you guessed it – i will be needing some!

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    • Yesss💪🏻 Another convert. I get the Rose after a while and think there might be a smidge of iris also. My Smally wore it the other day and it was lovely on her little self.

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  23. Legrand Reve d”‘Ossain…..I am fairly certain that crikey is a fan of this one…I can see why…I will have to put my large sample to the side to mail to my friend who loves incense scents so that she can try it…it’s beautiful in the cold weather…has a coca cola vibe to my nose…..

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  24. Neandertal Dark today. However much I like this–and I really do–I can’t bring myself to spend £200+ on a bottle. Sure, that bottle is an insanely lovely hand made ceramic cast of a knapped flint axe that you would want to just hold a lot, but, damn.

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      • I think it’s actually pretty fair–if you consider you’d easily see that for just the ceramic work in a gallery or craft shop. And it’s still cheaper than an awful lot of the higher priced niche stuff out there…just more than I am comfortable with coughing up on a single bottle.

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        • Nevertheless, those bottles are most likely mass produced, not hand made and while I really appreciate a quality, beautiful bottle, ultimately it’s the fragrance that warrants a potential purpose. If I wanted a one of a kind, hand-cast ceramic I would go to an art studio. Huh, then I could decant the perfume into my unique bottle 😏

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    • Yes, I really like that bottle design. I’d display it after I used the juice up. I’ve actually got a piece of rock displayed that doesn’t look unlike this.

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  25. Eau de Guerlain. Suitably quiet for a hospital appointment. Not, unfortunately a suitable antidote to this awful weather. Cold and rain. Again! Just heard on the radio while I was driving my daughter to the metro that our temperatures for October have been well below normal. Yup. It’s been one of those.
    On another note, I think we need to mount a search party for Neva. Our fragrant friend seems to be MIA 😲

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  26. And I forgot to add my choices today. Started off in Arpege, and Smally in Blanc de Courrèges. Changed it up for work this evening with Knize Ten. The more I wear this the more I’m liking it.

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    • Love Arpege. You elegant, perfectly coiffed, polite, refined, stiletto-wearing, posh handbag carrying, lipstick wearing, non-swearing LADY!
      Knife Ten keeps blipping on my radar. A leather, yes? I though it was a real tough, kick-ass, butch leather.
      My, Cassie. You have a multi-faceted personality. Meet Madame Cassie and her evil twin Cassie ‘The Thug’ Roustabout.

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      • And I will be elegance personified on Saturday, have posh black tie ‘do’ so will be frantically taking care of hair, nails etc. Sunday I will be a wreck😄

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        • Getting all buffed up and proper eh? Gonna do the mani/pedi, hair, facial, eyebrow waxing, eyelash tinting, getting all dolled up routine? Nice. Questions: 1) what are you going to wear 2) type of shoe 3) any jewelry 4) fragrance. Is it a ball-gown/opera coat affair? Or a sleek LBD do? Or perhaps a deadly sexy one-piece pant suit plunging down,down, down. This is fun. Can I come over and do your make-up, help pick clothes and generally hang out and make a nuisance of myself?

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          • Hair, by somebody who isn’t me. Mani and pedi I will do myself. Brows recently done. Now, the dress is giving me pause for though as I can either go cocktail or full length and fabulous. Shoes and jewellery will follow suit. Perfume, will see how I feel on the day. Have to pack all in a travel case and get ready in the hotel. It will be ‘interesting ‘ jostling for space at the mirror as four of us ladies (ha, ladies😀) are sharing a room. And one guy gets a room all to himself, methinks he will have to share mirror space.

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          • This sounds fun, Cassie! And an away thing to boot. I’d be tempted to go full length and fabulous. The opportunity so rarely arrives these days. I mean, you can never go wrong with a wicked cocktail dress, but that can be worn on so many other occasions. When I get the chance to do it up big, I take it. Either way, our little thug will be looking glam and gorgeous. Hope it’s a fun do, tho. Occasionally, in the past, the getting done up has turned out to be more fun than the actual event.

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    • How is Blanc de Courreges? I had eau de Courreges (??? not 100% sure of the name) once mailed to me from Japan from a friend who said when he thought of me he thought of this perfume…thunked that one a long time ago.

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  28. I’m off to doc today, then I’m going to do a little window shopping, which may end up in retail therapy and spoil myself with a lunch out. Have just spoken with hubby… He told me to stop fretting and keep myself busy.
    I will shower soon ,using the shower gel ,then the perfume of Nikki St Phalle.

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  29. Wearing Nest Wisteria Blue. Light and floral. I feel I should paint an English meadow of cow parsley, columbine, and cornflower.

    Gosh it reminds of a perfume I used to wear in my teens- might’ve been an Avon. Maybe?

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    • Wisteria Blue? I’ve never heard of it. .however , I imagine it to be ‘soft and delicate’ like Bluebell? Doc appointment was positive…. my BP is lower, and considering the strain I’ve been experiencing, I’m happily surprised. Hubby is further up the Queensland coast. The Nikki was great ,although I sprayed minimally. later this arvo I sprayed Issara by Dustia.

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  30. Today promised to be really hot – although it never really got there – so I decided on a citrus fragrance that I don’t often break out: CdG Energy C Lime. Lime is hard to get right; too often it smells like dishwashing detergent, so when I first smelled this I bought it and never looked back.

    BTW, I’ve often found some pretty nice fragrances in op shops, but take a look at what this guy found in a Texas thrift store:
    https://www.styleforum.net/threads/the-official-thrift-discount-store-bragging-thread-part-iii-sept-2018.637155/page-225#post-9521100

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    • Wow!!! I am always amazed by the gems some folks find at thrift shops, estate sales and TJ Maxx stores…. sadly, I have never been so lucky.

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    • Lime is bloody hard to get right! You’re right about the detergent note if not done well. Jasmine is one I dread. So often they smell like insect repellant. Op shops!! Never thought to look there! Thanks, Greg!

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      • You don’t find fragrances often, but I have found vintage Equipage, vintage Must de Cartier, vintage Lancome Climat and a bunch of other rare stuff. Certainly worth keeping an eye out.

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    • Greg, have you ever tried Ormonde Jayne Zizan? Or Frangipani? Both heavy on the lime, Zizan is more green with a tinge of herbal woody vetiver, the Frangipani is a BWF blend but the lime is very linear.

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      • Haven’t tried either of those cassie. I have an OJ? coffret, but Zizan isn’t in the set. I’ll have to track them down and have a sniff some time.

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        • Speaking of Wrappings I very nearly wore that today, but the Petit et Mamas just ‘spoke’ to me. Will wear it tomorrow morning, and decide if I think it is suitable for work. Will shower soon and will apply Green tree cherry blossom.

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  31. Last night I tested the Rosie Jane perfume oil samples that came in the mail before I package them for middle Marzipans birthday in two months. James reminds me of Pacifica’s Mediterranean Fig and Leila Lou of Annick Goutal’s Petite Cherie. Rosie I cannot smell at all and Tilly is pretty but fades fast on my scent devouring skin. Angie is new and is a very pretty honeysuckle, jasmine and fig.
    This perfumer is Australian but now resides in Los Angeles and I think her line is well worth exploring because the fragrances could replace the d/c Pacifica’s I love and they are also very very affordable for niche. Not only do they come in oils but also EdP and 1.7 oz are only 50USD but I see them discounted as well. Oh and the sampler pack of five was only 10USD with free shipping 🙂

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  36. Warmer today, but rainy. Will spray some Ambre Nuit. Just came home from the dentist’s where I had preparatory work done for TWO crowns. Unlike other heath expenditures, this is something where very little is refunded. So me thinks there won’t be a lot of money for perfume before December.

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  37. Guerlain Santal Royal. This is my latest acquisition, a large decant. Perfectly lovely but won’t need a FB. Will use it and enjoy it but It’s too similar to my NR Santal Musc, which in my opinion is the better of the two, it works better with my chemistry.

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  38. I got two sample & decant packages, there’s a dozen of Arabian houses’ scents I’ve never even heard of, – but more importantly, there’s a couple of Goutals, Cuir Cordoba by Keiko Mecheri, Angelique Lilas Aqua Allegoria… Now I’m wearing Nuit etoilee (regretting I didn’t go for the full bottle) and Maria Candida Gentil’s Cinabre, the latter has a vintage Opium vibe.

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  39. Jury’s out. Sue b was pondering if Cuir Beluga is subtle. It was noted and complimented both both sets of painters today. The one at my daughter’s apartment and the team at my client’s house……which is almost finished. New hardwood flooring going down beginning of next week. Almost finished tiling for kitchen and bathroom floors. This baby is coming in ON TIME 👏

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  40. Really hot here, 35C, so another Eau de Cologne today. This is one from the cheapies aisle: Hierbas de Ibiza AdC Fresca. It’s another one that’s big on lemon, and has lasted pretty well in the heat.

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  41. SOTveryhotA
    ELDO You or Someone Like You. My very first time trying out YoSLY. Fresh minty but not toothpaste. I don’t often wear green fragrances (I love Wrappings though) becuase they smell like household cleaners or toiletries. But THIS, I like. (So far) Caroline Sabas has me spot on. Thank you, Mel!

    Off to my son’s OT. Brace the heat. Yuk! I will sit in a cafe and sketch or pop into the op shop.

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  42. Horizon..while I do like it I think wearing straight up patchouli oil would be much less expensive.

    and Portia has a post on Caron pour Homme over on Perfume Posse…lordy, I may just make that purchase this weekend….I could make full bottles and decants for holiday presents with all that juice.

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  44. I would spray a nice shot of Musc Ravageur this morning if I thought it would stick to my skin. This is unlikely cuz my flesh is raised in three inch ‘I just saw a creepy-crawly’ horror hives. On my wall, above the bed – a three inch long hideous monster with seventeen million very long legs, flatish body and crazy long antennas. Kind of brownish-gray. 😳😳😳 I am completely creeped out!

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      • Of course I did. The big bugger has been ID’d. Apparently they are GOOD to have? They eat spiders. And silverfish which I don’t have, probably cuz he ate them all. I need something that will eat him. Oh ya, the Japanese feed ‘em up real good and keep them as pets 😳. Who knows wtf they do with them once they’re all nice and fattened up 🤮

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          • It was a Scutigera coleoptrata. Silverfish are rather short bodied gray things that move like lightning. They like a very damp environment. If you have crappy plumbing they will crawl out of the bathtub drain and party in your bathroom.

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    • Wow… The heat is on!!! Yesterday it got to 31C in Ballarat, my Lordy it was stifling!!! Anyway thankfully hubby is on his way home to me.. heading South from today….Saffy is happy. He doesn’t know what to buy as a gift lol…I said just go to every ‘touristy’ town/museum and buy me a pen or a Christmas decoration!!! I went for a little walk in my garden this morning, which was delightful. At the time ,it was raining gently. I could smell the wet earth/ grass and when I got to near my rubbish bins…very pungent. Working this arvo again… such joy… going to wear Ostara.

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  45. Oops, forgot again, today is Mure et Musc, nothing controversial as I’m visiting the doc. Don’t want to gas them.

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  46. Fourreau Noir today, now it’s finally cold enough for tonka warmth. Topped that up with Feve Delicieuse when it was down to its last whispers tonight. Goes well with the candles and fairy lights and big fuzzy scarf.

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  47. In my bathrobe tonight which smells like a cacophony of scents!!! I think some of them might be the Rosie Janes I sampled the other night..

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  48. Nest Dahlias and Vines. This is very spring! I normally don’t do florals unless they’re BIG and WHITE but this is soft without being “little old lady”.

    I am delighted that the range is inspired by British paper artist Mary Delany. I might make a Delany inspired piece in my sketchbook today💕

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  49. Shalimar EdP for a relaxing evening. I went to a moving van rental location today. Two agents were sitting unoccupied behind the counter. I was the only client. I asked if I could book a van for Sunday. I was told I had to call 😳I said “but I am standing right here. You want me to go home and call you?” Yes was the answer or I could book on-line. I returned to my car, called them and told them to keep their van and their ridiculous business policy. As I was leaving I grabbed an enormous handful of their Halloween candy 😎

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  50. Muggy, rain early, humid and quite hot. I brought out Putman’s Formidable Man. I like this one so much, they named it after me!

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  52. In a deliberately monstrous nuclear cloud of Russian Oud guaranteed to offend all but the most hard-core perfumista, for a meeting with some folks from my favorite company, IKEA. I will be lurking at my daughter’s apartment awaiting a sofa delivery today. IKEA will rue the day I stepped through their doors 😈 Wearing my tool belt, construction boots, dirty Levi’s and a thick flannel lumberjack jacket. I’ll be scratching my a$$, burping and picking my nose while they’re setting down boxes. Maybe I’ll spit on the floor to indicate where they should place the box.

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  53. In Seville à l’ Aube, this one projects well and it is a shame I so often forget about it!

    Seems we are getting Couvent des Minimes here now. Does anyone have suggestions for what to try first? Not cheap, but mid-price, and it does look like the people at Kicks (the perfumery chain) plan to take 100 Bon out of their perfume shelves (at least cannot find the same nuber of products as before), so the variety isn’t getting better.

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    • There was one I adored…my best friend sent it to me…it was a mini splash and it was the very best citrus I have ever smelled. I loved it so much and knew it was highly affordable so I went a bit crazy and finished it quite fast only to find out that it was no longer being sold in the States…I will have to research the name.

      and one of them is supposed to be a dupe for SDV..It might be the one Neva mentioned. Again, that one also disappeared from the States.

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      • The one I love was Eau des Minimes…various citruses, florals, rosemary and vanillic woods..it was so refreshing and addictive…perfect for a hot day…you could douse yourself in it.

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  54. I’ve finally decided to join in again. Last week was busy, visited a fair in Germany and came back after four days. Woke up the next day with a cold and back pain. I was very patient, didn’t go out every night because I didn’t want to make it worse, drank a lot of tea, did some slow yoga,…it took me almost a week to get back in shape. The last two days I was visiting cemeteries, lighting candles and meeting my family – the usual occupation on All Saints’ Day. SOTD was Antonia’s Flowers Tiempe Passate, which I thought appropriate. Today for a bit of work and a business lunch I wore Orris Tattoo from Parle Moi de Parfum. It’s my first iris based perfume and I’ve bought it mainly because it reminded me a lot of Versace’s V/S from the nineties.

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    • Welcome home, Neva. Sparklepoints for self-care!
      I don’t have any irises except SL ISM. I think?
      There was a popular brand of biscuits called Parle- so I always think caramel and butterscotch when I hear that name.

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      • Thanks for the email, Jyotsna…. I’m home from work logged on and found your email with details. Before I go to bed I’ll have a shower and glass of Shiraz,then select your card ,write it out and ad to the pile of snail mail to be sent on Monday.
        Brigitte, I’m guessing that Aoud Amber Rose is by Montale, but likely wrong. Will be wearing a couple of squints of Tabu and my hot pack to bed.

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        • Yes! it is Montale!!!! it’s luxurious!!!! I wearing it as I mop the floors of the entire house while the men are away and no one is underfoot!

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          • A luxurious OTT perfume for mopping floors. Hope you’re completing the picture by wearing stilettos, a swank LBD and diamond studs. Red lippie, your blond hair piled up, a martini in one hand and a ciggie in the other would not be amiss.

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          • In Starkville contrast to the elegance that is Mrs. Marzipan’s mopping outfit (which only exists in my mind 🤪) I will be engaging in the same activity in gray sweats, beat up sneakers, and an oversized, faded black sweatshirt. I will be trailing Felanilla and wearing pearl studs however.

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          • Marcella- I hate to burst your bubble but I am in hubby’s boxer shorts, the girls white tank top they left behind and fuzzy socks..just finished the entire mopping…now moving on to the laundry …..

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  55. Boss Intense, a throwback to 2003. I remember I bought this as a gift for my daughter for her birthday and liked it so much I had to get one for myself. Lovely rosey, ambery vanilla with light spice. Discontinued now unfortunately, yet they thought MaVie would be a good idea. Well whatever🙄

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  56. Welcome ‘home’ Neva. The back pain has eased greatly….I had a very good sleep ,and the hot pack provided great relief. Will wear Habanita to work today. the temperature has dropped from 30C to about 12C…. I’m not at all hardened so I have my heater on. I’ve selected and written a card for ,Cassie, Marcella and Melanie this morning. Jyotsna, I accidently deleted your email.. could you send another please? Neva would you like a hand ‘created’ Christmas card? If so write address details in an email to;
    saffronmcg@hotmail.com.

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    • Wohoo, jeez you’re so organised, I haven’t even come to terms with it being November yet.
      Glad your back let you sleep. Do you visit a chiropractor at all? Or try Pilates? Great for strengthening the back and girdle muscles. That job of yours is a killer on the body and you have to take care of yourself first.

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    • So glad you’re feeling better, Saffy. 12C it was not, surely? Where can I find 12C on this continent? Lead me to it. I am dying here.

      You are super-organised! I am in awe. I only just packed away zombies, ghouls and ghosts. Today, just today, I pulled out my supplies. Sheesh.

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    • Saffy, I’d love such a Christmas card ❤ Will be emailing you soon.
      I see you too have problems with back pain. I hope it's nothing severe and it will get better soon. I had two massages and I was doing yoga for back pain and various stretching so after a week it feels better. The older I get, the more I realize I must not hold the same position for long. Moderation all the way 😦

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        • Yes, I do yin yoga too, but rarely. I prefer vinyasa or power yoga because I like to get sweaty. Actually, thank you for the suggestion, yin yoga is what I need right now. That should calm my mind too.

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          • I am the same way…I like to challenge myself in my old age..while I haven’t always been doing the weights (I am now though thanks to Marcella and crikey) I have always done handstand, headstand and crow because it’s good for the bones…my yoga teacher does what she calls a “flow” class and gives so many adaptations you can go at your own pace.

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  58. Testing another Portia goodie…Aoud Amber Rose…I am thinking this is an oil? (it’s early folks!)…thick, unctuous and boozy…looking forward to retesting in the heart of winter and cold.

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  60. Big afternoon colouring in, eating cheese n biscuits, listening to tunes and trialling lots of my new samples with my darling niece Nyree. Highlights were Tommy H Loud for Him and Her for Nyree, Tom Ford White Patchouli for me. We both liked Malin Goetz Dark Rum.
    Funniest smell of the day- DKNY My NY = Smokey olives!

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    • Smokey olives??? I can’t even imagine the smell of it…is it a mainstream fragrance?
      I only know the Tom Ford that you mention and it may be the only one of his perfumes that works for me. The others are a bit over the top to my nose.

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      • Hi Neva, we retried a bunch of scents this morning. Seems the Smokey olive is actually Coach Signature Rose but on second smell we get a leathery spicy rose. It’s got a sharpness, or something Smokey/ burnt to it. Interesting. We also trialled DKNY My NY again and describe it as a floral, woody musk. Next highlight was Modern Muse Nuit – a soft, musky floral.

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  61. PG Felanilla which is a bit of a no-brainer for me. Sprayed it on then ducked back into bed. Loads of moving/cleaning/organizing/packing to do with my daughter but…….it’s gray, raining, damp and miserable today. So procrastinating.

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  62. Slow start, lounging about reading a novel and drinking coffee before getting my lazy arse to the gym. Where the a/c is broken and it was nearly as humid as the steam room. Bleh. Managed to split my trusty swimming cap, too, so no pool time: I’d leave a trail of pink and magenta dye behind me, and my hair hates chlorine.

    Rocking some t-rex today.

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  63. My daughter’s apartment has now passed the litmus test of cleanliness which is my approval. Considering I did most of it while she was working it kinda makes sense.
    UGH! Clocks get turned back tonight. Me no likey! Wearing Carnal Flower to distract me.
    Tomorrow is moving day. At least the sun will be shining. I hope I can refrain from murdering Mr. LaurelHardy. I suppose I can behave since we will be helped by my daughter’s friends, my other daughter and my SIL. Yeah, I reckon I’ll be able to keep a lid on it.

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    • OMG Marcella, I wish you luck for tomorrow. Moving is such a stressful thing to do but since you’ll have so many helpers I think it will be all right. Don’t forget to bring a bottle of champagne to celebrate when you’re done with the work.

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      • Home. Pooped. Not me moving, Neva. My youngest daughter with stuff scattered in three places after a terrible breakup. She’ll be in her new digs on Wednesday when her bed gets delivered. But wow! I’m gonna miss her all over again 😢

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        • I suppose you have a wonderful relationship with your daughter Marcella. It’s always hard when they leave us but I hope she will not live far away from you and you can see her regularly.

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  64. Well ,kids.. I’m in LURVE!!!! I sampled Dustia Fleur de Lalita….so fabulous on my skin. Not such a fabulous price….. Might have to just buy a travel spray to see me through Summer, and save up for a big bottle. Heading to the pits,wearing Il Bacio. Hubby is having a ‘rest day’ today near Noosa ,after driving 700kms yesterday.

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    • Well Yay!! Not about the price. Hope work treats you well. And you get a chance to have a good rest. I’ve just started my cards and I am panicking!

      When does your husband get home?

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      • Do not panic, sweet Jyotsna…one day at a time. Hubby has to be at work this Friday at 9,30 pm ,so I’m hoping he will be home on Wednesday,so he can get some sleep because he works nights. Work was remarkably ‘calm’ this evening, and now I have 4 days off. I will be joining in the cleaning frenzy which Marcella and Brigitte have been doing. It is nearly 10pm.. will shower soon ,have a glass of Shiraz and apply some Bluebell to go to sleep.

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        • Saffy- I must focus. On cards. Got sidetracked by Midsomer Murders and then started sketching noir-ish characters. Do you think a Cluedo theme would well-received?
          Sleep well, lovely Saffy, wrapped in Bluebell. And enjoy your time off!

          I’m wearing YSL Y. (Thank you, Portia) And inking the last of the shady characters.

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          • Y is such a beauty. They are still selling it in those beige cubical bottles but I haven’t tried the new version.
            Is there a possibility that you post a picture of your noirish characters?

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    • Yes, Dusita perfumes are so good that somehow one doesn’t think they’re overpriced. That said, I just wish I had more money to buy them all. Hope you’ll get a bottle of Fleur de Lalita soon enough, Saffy!

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    • Saffy, please describe Fleur de Lalita. I haven’t been able to try Dusita Perfume but there’s been much talk about them recently. I hope your husband has a safe trip home.

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      • Neva I’m useless at describing things, however ,I will try. On spraying I immediately feel uplifted and I feel happy. Imagine if you go to a florist shop to find the flowers behind glass doors in a cool room, or a fridge. Open that door ,and a cacophony of gorgeous scented flowers greets your nose. Add the iciness of the fridge. There is a ‘lightness’ or ‘airiness’ too. I’d equate Fleur de Lalita to a fragrance like SL De Profundis, or even April Violet by Yardley. Hope this helps.

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  65. We change our clocks this weekend which will be an annoyance for me as I already get up so early!

    So I am up at technically now 330am…yikes! But I smell fabulous in my Portia sample of Diptyque’s Olene!!!!

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  66. Travelling between cool and hot climes yesterday, so I went for AdP Acqua Essenza di Colonia. This is a really good all-rounder in my opinion. Today was another warm day, and I went with Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi.

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  68. Nest Citrine today. And this one blows me away. Delightful play of floral scents. One of which is lemon blossom. Perfect spring scent.

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