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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 16.12 – 22.12.2019
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
Finishing off my TRIVIA Q&A!
LOADS of Mohur by Neela Vermeire Creations.
Roses with the works.
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I’m wearing and writing a review of Gucci’s Memoire d’Une Odeur today. Hopefully it’ll be up Wednesday.
Love a green floral and this is a good one.
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I really need to get a sample of Gucci’s Memoire d’Une Odeur and wear it outside the Perfume department. It’s totally overwhelmed there and doesn’t give me nearly the ride that everyone is raving about Tara.
Portia xx
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I agree. I too did not get that same ride, even after sampling several different times 😭
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I think it’s a lot quieter than people expect.
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It’s rather tame and quiet. I got about half an hour out of it and then it disappeared. It’s nice but wouldn’t float my boat.
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I love this one, Tara. Spritzed it again in a department store yesterday.
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Sue, for a mainstream perfume it’s well done and a little different to the norm.
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Lutens. Tubereuse Criminelle.
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Good in the cold. Or the heat for that matter.
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I am taking a short incense break. I love the TC in winter. Although I am baking so it is pretty warm ——
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OOOH! The big guns! You smell amazing Val.
Portia xx
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Gorgeous, Val.
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I must get a sample of this one day. Do Luckyscent sell Lutens samples?
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Yes and they have TC
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Pure eVe
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I loved this. Robert Herrmann was a fan too.
How’s it on you Brigitte?
Portia xx
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Absolutely freaking gorgeous. It’s the perfect combo of powder and almonds. Now it’s extra special knowing that Robert loved it too. I have Kathleen to thank for my very large decant. A little goes a long way. I will be wearing it all week. I could see this as a seasonal signature scent. It’s that good.
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Not today, but yesterday I tried Chanel’s Biarritz, which is to be discontinued, I was told, and the lovely SA at Chanel (South Australia) gave me a sample of Riviera. I thought Biarritz was lovely but not long lasting. I haven’t tried Riviera yet but I gave the first spritz to my daughter. She has 12- years- old on Saturday skin, so everything smells good on her!
The SA was just gorgeous, informative, knowledgeable, and friendly.
Today I received my sample pack of Sylvaine Delacourte’s Orange Blossom Collection. Excited to try this, hoping for something lovely for summer.
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Ooo please report back on your orange blossom samplings! I tried her other two collections ( musk and vanilla) and enjoyed them immensely.
I also love that she offers smaller bottles and sets.
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Hi Brigitte, I hope that you see this. I have only just discovered the little button on the website that shows me replies to comments! Feeling a bit dumb!
So far, I think that Ozkan, is my favourite of Sylvaine Delacourte’s orange blossom series. That’s a real surprise for me as I have mentioned that I don’t like immortelle, but here, it is just right. The others so far are pretty, but I admit I have Lutens’s Fleurs d’Orangers, which is a big, gutsy, oily wonder, so others do tend to pale a little in comparison.
However, for the price and the lovely packaging, and to try something that I would never otherwise by likely to try, I think it’s more than worth the small price of the collection.
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I’m very curious about the orange blossom collection. I enjoyed the vanila although didn’t find a love, and the musk was just ok for me (musk not being my favorite thing to feature.) Will enjoy hearing your thoughts.
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Ok how did I miss this? I love orange blossom Where did you order from , Sue? I wasn’t thrilled with Sylvainnes take o n musk
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Hi saffyishere, I hope you see this comment. I received an email from the company before Christmas, and ordered directly from the Sylvaine Delacourte website.
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Sue,
You get an enabler pin today. I just went and bought the three sample sets.
Merry Christmas to me.
Portia xx
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👍👍🎄
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Chanel Coco. Liberally sprayed in Debenhams.
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Our Chanel scents are locked up at department stores. Are you able to pick up a bottle and spritz at Debenhams?
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Yes…. There was Coco….Gabrielle…Chance….No5. as well as some flankers,
All the perfume counters have bottles to test.
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The cities have them out to spritz with abandon Sally Anne.
Portia xx
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One of my favorites Matty! Since the 1980s Coco Chanel has felt like bliss, love it so much! You smell amazing with your liberal sprays!
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I am sick as a dog with a sinus infection and have been in bed four days. So, I’ve been doing oils instead of perfume. Bought a bunch of 5 ml bottles from Poesie and wearing those. Also put on Amelie Mae by Lush last night. Jammy rose still is with me. At least I can smell.
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Get well Gina. XXX
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Oh I can totally sympathise. Have my own battle going on with my sinuses.
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Please get better soon .
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Started out in Premier Figuier . And Adam Levine was sitting on my desk at work so of course I had to spray him on straight away. And very nice it is too. It’s reminding me of something
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Let us know what it reminds you of!!!
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Have you tried it? I can recommend this to anyone. I’m getting powdery sandalwood and the more I smell it the more I’m liking it. And virtually free in perfume terms.
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Haven’t tried it but will as soon as I can find it at Marshall’s. It’s free. So it’s a great blind buy
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Like you I adore sandalwood so it would definitely work for me.
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I have that same feeling about Adam Levine but can’t figure out what!
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I keep sniffing and thinking 🤔
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4160 Tuesdays Eau My Soul. A fresh dusting of snow on the ground today, fortunately not bitter cold. I work at a preschool and we are being assessed for re-accreditation today so everyone is nervous. I decided to do the big floor drum lesson in my music classes – I hope the assessor brought her earplugs! Eau My Soul is a nice warm and cozy one for this kind of day.
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I went on a 4160 testing spree from Friday to last night. Eau My Soul is wonderful. I also like Rhubarb and Custard, Over the Chocolate Shop and Captured by Candlelight. All the fragrances are fun and quirky….I really like that!!!
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Good luck with your assessment
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LOVE Eau My Soul! What a fun fragrance.
Portia xx
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Fendi Asja. Arizona does get cold in winter. It’s 48 F at 7 am. I’m freezing and this one warms me up. Fruits flowers spices so sublime some have called it subtle. I don’t think so.
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Oh I loved that packaging for Asjia Sadly I have no memory of the scent . Stay warm close to a fire place and a brew of mulled wine!!!
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I’m wearing Hermetica Patchoulight. From my sample pack – thank you Libertine Parfumerie- beautiful packaging, extra samples – so so good. Also got the Costume National sample pack and Frapin pack. Can’t wait to wear Orchid Man again.
Brigette – I may have found another pineapple scent for you. Need to wear it again but on really quick test BDK Rouge smoking. Don’t know anything about this one. It was one of the extra samples sent in my box. Initial thoughts were like Midnight Fleur but juicier and richer. Will wear in earnest and let you know xx
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Oooo!! Like Midnight Fleur but juicier!!? Can’t wait to hear your thoughts when you wear it 💜💚
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Did the Costume National pack include Soul?
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HI Saffy – i think it did – I’ll have a look. There were about six or so Costume National ones in the pack. I did do a spray of Intense. Will keep you posted xx
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How good are those Sample Sets Melanie? Exactly enough to get two or three goo wears out of them.
Portia xx
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Just in bed with Adam Levine now. Sorry, couldn’t resist it😏
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Ahahaha!!!
And little ole me is a Pure Virgin ( that was the original name of Pure eVe and then they changed it)
See? We are yin and yang ☯️ and I love it…we would be hysterical together in real life…. getting into loads of trouble 😁😁😁
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We definitely need Marcella adding her two cents to this one!!
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😂 That is just priceless. Laughing to myself like a mad woman.
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Pure Virgin? Are you kidding me? Who came up with that ridiculous name 😳. Cassie and you need to get together on this. She can wear Tramp. You’ll be in Pure Virgin. Perhaps we’ll have Mr. Marzipan stroll in doused in First Cut. Then we’ll see who’s what!
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Ahahaha!!! Knew you’d have something to say about this 😂😂😂
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Of course I did! I mean, you left the door wide open for that 😉
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🙃😈🤦
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Is Adam Levine the person as good as the perfume?
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I’d say he’s even better in the flesh😉
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I agree 😁😁
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Off for high tea with some girlfriends today.
Oriental Mint by Phaedon.
I smell like a candy cane and am loving it.
Portia xx
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Feeling the heat this week. Yesterday I wore Mona di Orio Eau Absolue, from a roll-on. Today I’ve sprayed myself liberally with Mugler Cologne, always a good idea.
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As the week goes on it is expected to get stupidly hot!.
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Yep, not looking forward to it. We will get a break traveling to Melbourne on Thursday, but it’ll be an oven the rest of the week.
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I have given myself a megadose of Ostara this morning. I am spending the next 6 hours wrapping gifts
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Today, sadly, I have to be out and about. Last chance to do some local shopping for Christmas and have to clean up the kitchen, living areas patio and such before guests start arriving on the weekend. Bad timing on our part.
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Hey! Send some of that heat over here. -17C this morning 🥶
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Eek!!!
We have cold temps too ❄️❄️❄️😵
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Today after a shower to make me feel human (and antibiotics and steroids), I put on some mossy, woody, zesty citrusy with rose Vivienne Westwood Libertine. I am not a big fan of chypres and oakmoss, but sometimes I need them to clear the air and reset my nose.
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I wore Givenchy Pi. Even vintage version does not project a lot but it does have a good longevity. The drydown is really awesome. Went to ebay and ordered another vintage edt for a great price. The next best alternative to being an actual astronaut is to wear vintage Pi and pretend to be an astronaut 😀
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I have a mini of Pi which I haven’t really given much thought to. I wanted to be an astronaut too as a kid.
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yeah, astronauts are really one of the coolest professionals out there.. If there are two people in front of me, one a Hollywood A-league celebrity and another an astronaut, I think I wont even notice the celebrity because I would be so bedazzled by the astronaut.
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A late hello. I wore Mitzah today and it was gorgeous. Closing down the shop on Wednesday and sending the workers home until after New Year. I’ll be glad not to have to deal with them for a while.
Just finished some more Christmas baking. Rinse and repeat for tomorrow evening.
I had the worst trouble falling asleep last night. Finally conked out around 3:00 and woke up at 6:30. Now I’m afraid to go to bed for fear of a repetition. Which pretty much guarantees one 😒
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I am right there with you, insomnia twin 😵
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Is your’s a regular thing? I had dreadful insomnia a couple of years ago, but the sleeping problems eventually disappeared. I’m hoping I’m not in for another bout of it 😬
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Oh crap! Welcome to my world. It’s a regular occurrence with me. Wandering around the house in the darkness, I go around like the walking dead 🧟♀️ And up to a few years ago I could sleep like a dead person.
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Good lord. That’s horrendous! That 3:00 hour is ungodly.
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Yes it’s pretty regular. Overactive mind I guess. Like Cassie says below I used to sleep like a log. Once slept through an earthquake that rocked my building when I lived on the 10th floor. After three kids sleep became light as I could be woken easily. But now it’s blasted insomnia.
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Both you and Cassie! Not a club I want to belong to 😞
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Nope
It
Isn’t
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Me too. It’s 3.30 am and here I am on the damn laptop.
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Tuesday I am hanging around this space which is supposed to be ‘home’ I just don’t feel it yet. Wearing Diva and listening to Pertonix sing Christmas carols
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You’ll have to grow into it. It’ll happen in time.
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Shalimar vtg perfume today. Yawning and stupid after another miserable sleep. But damn, I smell great.
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Damn you do!!!!
I am insomnia twin with you! First night without Pickles and I couldn’t sleep!!!!
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Awww poor you! I feel for you. Pets are such a comfort and joy.
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One of the family, right?
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Aw has mummy taken her away😥
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Yes
She
Has
😭😭😭
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Poor Mr M will need comforting. Crack open the First Cut. Stat!
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LOL 🤓
He has a new bottle waiting under the 🌲 for him
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Bet she’s going to miss you two something terrible.
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Yes because we spoiled her rotten…. especially Mr. M. He misses her fiercely. He is even dreaming about her at night. She’ll be back to visit… hopefully soon!
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No paid employment for me today and I’m tackling the house with Adam Levine. We stripped the bed earlier. I can get great mileage out of this😄
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😉🙃😂
You are a cougar
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Miaow 😼🙀
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Pure eVe again
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Amouage Lyric Woman. I am not a fan of Amouage,but had a crazy moment and tried Love Tuberose which I like very much, so decided to try Lyric Woman. This is a winner too. Do you think there’s a cosmic joker out there? First Amouage then Serge Lutens. I never liked him either. Then I tried Iris(h) Silver Mist and it became my best of 2019.
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We are scent twins!! After almost three hours of hand shoveling ice/sleet/ wet snow off my driveway I came indoors and sprayed myself silly….such a beautiful sandalwood and 🌹.
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😱 too much shovelling.
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It’s only just begun 😭😵👿
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Got YSL Pour Homme EDT on today. It’s not an olfactory reference, but this comes across as a bit oily and clingy on me. It’s a good lemon scent, but I prefer my citrus sharper and more bracing. Maybe I should look for a cross between Monsieur Balmain and Sel Marin.
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As one of my friends says I am up at the butt crack of dawn wearing Lyric again. Found out that Amouage the name is derived from the Arabic word for waves, amwaj. Well, now we know how to pronounce it!
Post shower will wear Pure eVe . No work due to mini Marzipan’s surgery.
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Oh I hope it goes well for him! Have you lots of soup and mush to hand? And the greatest cure of all, jelly and ice cream.😋
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Her…
Hee hee…
Him had his removed in the late spring ( what is it with these Marzipans and their wisdom teeth???)
And my large decant of Pure eVe is thunk via confiscation. It now lives in middle one’s room so I will still smell it when she wears it 💚💙💜
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Duh 🙄 her. Of course. Hope it wasn’t too awful. And you are so good letting her have the comfort of Pure Eve. You can stick your nose in her room for a fix.
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She is in a lot of pain right now. I told her to take a pain killer and call it a night. The Gaelic boy slept 20 hours straight when his were removed.
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It’s a tough procedure. When my daughter had hers out her jaw was so swollen she didn’t even look like herself. We nicknamed her Quagmire for a few days.
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Oh no! That’s awful. It’s no fun when our youngins are suffering and there isn’t anything we can do.
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Meanwhile it’s 6pm and Mr Marzipan is also in 🛏️…. snoring…. while I watch TV.
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He’s taken to the bed cos he’s missing his little playmate.
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Yes. She used to sleep on top of his head 😻🐈
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TLC and a bit of spoiling does the trick.
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👍👍👍
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Yikes! You’re bankrupting the tooth fairy over there.
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LOL 🤣 😂
Believe me, it’s not by choice
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Giving Adam a rest today and am in Anubis. Busy at stuff today.
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You wore Adam out,eh, cougar?
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And where is Marcella because she is a heck of a lot funnier than I 🙃🙃
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Actually, I thought your comment was pretty darned funny myself!
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I much prefer the banter between you and Cassie…. always cracks me up 😁😁😁
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Yeah, he’s banjaxed and back in his box🥰
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Banjaxed eh? I had to look that up before my wildly inappropriate imagination took over.
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Yeah, banjaxed is a totally innocent little word, over here the proper vernacular is ‘feckin banjaxed’ meaning worn out, tired, very hungover, drained, wrecked. You get the idea😉
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Oooo….I like this term….I feel feckin banjaxed almost all the time so maybe I will say it myself.
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See, I’ve taught you something new and useful today. You can practise saying it around Christmas.
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He’s just chillin’ waiting on our next date. He can’t wait!
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😘😉👍
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Gosh, I love Anubis but it’s not a go-to scent for me, but when I get a craving, wow. It really hits the spot.
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For me it’s a real stick my nose down my top kinda thing. But I have to be in the mood to wear it. It pips Salome for me.
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It’s definitely one I have to be in the mood for as well.
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Dragging my heels this morning. Have work Xmas lunch today. We have four business on one site all connected to the one man. So you know it’s that whole thing of having to talk to people you don’t know, and probably won’t have anything to do with until next Xmas party. Add in lunch outside under a marquee and today is gonna be 41 (or 105.8 for our friends on the other side) I don’t want to go.
Was gonna wear Ralph but opted for a natural hair mist that I’ll spray every where – rose and peppermint. Something light that usually lasts for ages.
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My goodness that is hot!!! Please send some heat here! We are in single digits F!!!
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That must have been brutal Melanie.
I dod a littlew running around today and came back home because it’s just TOO HOT!
Portia x
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Hope you survived the party. That sure is hot under a marquee. Did you get to go straight home afterwards to stand under the shower? My works do is Saturday night and I’ll be wearing my big warm furry coat to keep warm over my thin Christmas dress. How unevenly the world is divided in so many ways😉
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I wore Coze today. Dry as a bone and spicy. Was not in the mood for the usual suspects.
Crazy day. My head is spinning à la Exorcist, but the office is locked up till the New Year. Tomorrow is the Wealthie’s Xmas do. I’m going to see how they feel about me shutting down the construction work for a couple of weeks in Jan or Feb. I want a vacation. Somewhere HOT! With fancy drinks and lots of sun.
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Get planning on that vacation!!!
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I can’t find my bottle of Wrappings which is annoying because it would be perfect to wear during my Christmas wrapping for the Salvos. Instead I am wearing the oh so pretty soft to skin Lancôme Miracle
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Lancôme? A soft skin scent? Going to look that one up.
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Uhummm… Australia has ya covered
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Australia sounds perfect!
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And immediately you get the positive (it WILL be positive) feedback get Mr LH on the case to find that hot place with the fancy drinks and don’t even think about forgetting me cos you promised I could come😏 I’ll bring pics of hubby’s tools and vintage crap collection of tractors to entertain him for hours.
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You’re cutting a real sweet deal there Cassie. You’ve got Mr LH all figured out. Prop him under a beach umbrella with a box of pictures and he’ll be positively drooling with excitement 😉
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Yesss! Score!😂
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Pack your bags 😁
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Hot in Ballarat too up to 40C I have a day off work but I’m still going in for the patient’s Xmas party! I am wearing Estée Lauder Azuree . I am also wearing my sparkly starry star! I have posted a pic on my Facebook page if you’d like to see it. Stay cool , or warm as to what your weather dictates
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WOW Sally Anne,
You’re a trooper.
Did they love you in your sparkly star?
Portia x
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Awake
Malt
Dark
Night
Smoke
Haze
Testing the Akro line
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Oh! I thought this was some sort of abbreviated accounting of your day. You were Awake. Had a glass of Malt. Things went Dark. It must have been Night. You smelled Smoke. Your mind was in a Haze.
We’re any of them good?
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Awake from a Haze in the dark night searching for a malt and a smoke…. how’s that Mrs Miller?
You would like Night…. it’s a cumin bomb. Awake is coffee. Dark is chocolate. Haze is weed but all I smell is green. Wasn’t a pot smoker so I have no frame of reference. Malt is a boozy aquatic. Smoke is dry tobacco. The theme of this brand is addictions of which perfume is one.
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Well done! To the top of the class you go.
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👍🙋
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It’s minus ridiculous cold today. -33C. I effing hate this 🤬.
My hand is hovering between Musc Ravageur and Le Mat. To be continued…….
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Oh sweet Jesus that’s beyond 🥶 🥶 🥶
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It’s unspeakably stupid!
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I find anything below minus 20 really hurts. Stay warm!
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Yes, it hurts bad. And we’ve been at -30C in the mornings. Owwww
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We had 9 F….I hate the cold too 😭❄️😭
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🥶😰🥶 sakes!
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It’s just brutal, isn’t it? And the wind was just sending the Arctic air right through me. I had not one inch exposed.
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It’s so depressing. Really wears me down. Which is why it’s so upsetting when it gets cold even before it’s officially winter!!!!
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Yup. It knocks the crap out of me too.
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You and I need to find a tropical island and retire ☀️🏖️🔥
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That sounds so good right about now.
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So easily distracted here. I keep reading comments and forget to put my own. Francesca Bianchi The Lover’s Tale. Francesca’s oeuvre is very recognisable to me now. And I like it.
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I have sampled four from this brand and they are powerhouses! Are they extraits? They were all very boudoir on my skin. Not to be worn to the office.
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Yep, gazackly boudoir. They are extrait strength. Great longevity and oomph, just how I like them. Which four have you tried?
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The Dark Side
Black Night
The Lover’s Tale
Lost in Heaven
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Black Knight!!! Jacka$$ autocorrect!!!
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Oh I haven’t tried Lost in Heaven yet. A job for new year.
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Something about it reminds me of the original Voyage….a lavender absolute vibe. I could be totally wrong because I never read the notes on Lost in Heaven.
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Though, mind you, I have worn mine to the office. Don’t care😂
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You go, cougar!!
I have to be mindful of what I wear to work
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Can understand that. Anything goes in my place.
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How’s your little patient today?
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She feels awful and looks like a chipmunk with cheeks full of nuts….super swollen ☹️ 😢
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Your poor baby ☹️
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I hope as each day passes she will heal and feel better. The doctor scared us with all the post operative complications she mentioned.
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Awww just the same as my girl was. It will be so worth it though.
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I loved the ones you sent me!
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Feels almost balmy here compared to some. Up to 17F (8.3C) by late morning. Wearing Guerlain Metallica, a beautiful carnation.
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Wow, that’s as rare now as hens teeth.
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I was just having a thought earlier (terrible smell of burning here😉) and I am going try out some Jungle l’Elephant on his nibs. Not gonna tell him anything about it at all, just going to spray it on him. He’s constantly asking if I can come across any Calligraphy anywhere, he’s starting to worry cos he’s down to a third left in his bottle. That spicy elephant might work for him.
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I love the 🐘
That’s a great fragrance
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I think it would smell awesome on a man.
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I agree….I would surely cuddle up to Mr Marzipan if he wore it. I say get your man a bottle.
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Winter Woods for the evening. This is all about super sweet Amber…. Zippo woods or smoke
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Just realized I never posted my scent. Le Mat won. It was about the only one I had that wouldn’t be wiped into oblivion by the cold.
Managed some baking today in between work related sh$t.
Jeez, I’m a cranky old hag this evening 🧟♂️. Lucky Mr. LH. Hahaha.
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But at least you smell great 😉
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Survived the xmas party yesterday (not one alcholic drink and i felt all the better for it) but in the office today watching the bushfire alerts as its super hot here again today. Wearing Hermetica Cedarise today. How extreme is the weather is around the world.
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Australia is burning!!! So sad. I have stayed inside as much as possible. Heading for 41 C Going to work soon . I have chosen Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Camellia .
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Wrappings!!!!
Lotion and fragrance….a gift from pl67
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wowzers. You’re a spoilt little missy, haha
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I am 😁🎄😻🙋😈👍🤸
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Enjoy! 😍🎄
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I
LOVE
IT
Kept applying the lotion to my hands all day!!!!
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I chose MAAI in an effort to counteract the freezing temps.
Great party at the Wealthie’s last night – much better than last year’s stuffy, staid event. Live band, open bar and terrific food. They gave me an incredibly generous bonus which I will share with my contractor who has been working every bit as hard as I have, as we juggle multiple projects.
Got a thumbs up for a two week pause as well. I’ll most likely be aiming for a mid-February break, depending on where we are work-wise. Today will be gym, baking and wrapping gifts.
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Wohoo, that all sounds ace. And February sun break. Where are we going???
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Suggestions welcome, although I am favouring Florida – Ft. Myers, where we always went on Spring Break with the girls. Mr LH wants the Bahamas. We’ll see who wins, or we may change our minds entirely.
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February break sounds perfect 👍👍
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I’m already looking forward to it 🌞🌊🐬
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After smelling it on a girl in the supermarket queue the other day I busted out Gucci Rush, Whooo, it sure is well named.
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Is that in a red bottle? I think I had it in the 80’s or 90’s. Is that possible Or is it recent?
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Yep, that’s the one. It came out in 1998 or thereabouts. I always think neon when I first spray it.
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Yeah, it packed quite a punch if I recall.
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Love Rush
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Hermes Equipage: I had to drive a lot this week, this one seems like an appropriate choice 🙂
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Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur. Gorgeous incense to keep me relaxed and focused on this awful, freezing day!
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Beautiful scent
Let’s hope for some warmer weather 🌞🌞😎
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I have just emerged from two days of recovery from finishing first semester. We had our reaccreditation visit on Monday and Tuesday which was stressful, and of course I have ended up with some kind of nasty virus from little kid germs. Wearing Tauerville Tuberose Flash today, it’s on my list of never wear to school perfumes. Did anyone else like this one? I find it quite bubblegum-y but not over the top sweet.
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I have it. Love it too. Hope your nasty lurgy clears up quickly. Everybody here is sniffling and coughing too.
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I can finally smell again after getting antibiotics to treat my sinuses! Not totally recovered yet, so have used varius citrus scentric perfumes the past few days, those are safe to use even when I cannot smell just how much to apply. Hopefully i will be right as rain before Christmas Eve and have the energy to finally get some baking done. No work today and holiday until the start of 2020, bliss! And to top it off i received my decant of ELdO I am Trash today. Thank you, Portia! Very excited about the other samples included too. Will report back tomorrow how these work for me, at least a first impression.
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Me too, finally getting some relief from the sinus pain and wonky sniffing. Hope you enjoy your time off. I finished up yesterday until 5th January and will be so glad of the break. Hope you get some nice baking done.
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Amouage Lyric Woman again. This one is up there with my favorite roses and I found out they have a body lotion and a body cream. Heavenly.
Tried VM Hedonist Absolute a few days ago. Nice perfume, nicely made, but not for me. I get hints of the original Hedonist in the dry-down.
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I’ve showered and will not reapply MAAI. It’s not really something you wear to crowded places. We’re going downtown en famille to see Les Grands Ballets perform The Nutcracker Suite. We’ve been doing this since the girls were four and seven. I would dress them up in beautiful Christmas dresses, usually some form of red plaid (Mr LH is inordinately proud of his distant Scottish heritage) with black velvet Peter Pan collars and black patent shoes. They were adorable.
I think I’ll wear Coze, not likely to offend or overwhelm others.
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Those outfits sound adorable. I hope you have some pictures ! I would love for you all to see my Golden Starry Star. Perhaps I can sort something with Portia. Saturday morning . Despite a drop in temp it is still very humid. Each day this weekend I am wearing 2 different Christmas themed tee shirts . I change at my tea break . I just wear 1 hat per shift. Perfume wise I am wearing SJP Stash
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Wow you go all out for Christmas, Saffy. We’d love to see your star! By the way what’s Stash like in the heat?
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Personally I think Stash is great in the heat. Mind you it was only 30C today. Anything approaching 40C and over might be too much
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Only 30 C.😀 I’d love that!
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I’d even let you take 20C and still be happy with 10C
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I bet you would. It would be positively balmy in comparison to what you’ve got at the moment 🥶
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Going with Wrappings body lotion again. This stuff is the bomb!!! So potent and so good. Next year I am buying the set so I can wear it again in December. Cause I think I will probably thunk it 😉😁 yeah, it’s that good!!!!
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Can’t get Wrappings here, I think it must be a seasonal US exclusive.
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You have to order it online
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Enjoy it and thunk it!!!! It is the right season for Wrappings! 💃
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Yup! Life is too short not to enjoy it now.
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Twins! I am wearing Wrappings also. It makes me enjoy the holiday season even more.
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🤸🤸🤸
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I’m wearing Eau Duelle today. It’s a bit of a no-brainer for me but still quite entertaining.
We’re having a group of friends in for dinner this evening so a good part of my day will be spent in the kitchen. Lamb shanks braised in Marsala wine, rosemary and garlic. A Bûche de Noel for dessert 😋
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😋 love me a lamb shank with the meat falling off the bone. And Marsala wine🤪 sounds delish. Have a great evening. I’m off out tonight and haven’t yet decided what to braise myself in🤔
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😂😂 you’re a clever woman 🤣🤣
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Yum!!!!
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It’s winter solstice today so we will be moving into the light soon. Yayyy, cos I hate these dark, gloomy months. I turn into a right moody cow.
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Wow! Thanks for reminding me. We made it through the dark. The last couple of months have been deadly. I despise the lack of light.
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Cheered ya up no end have I? Job done for today. I’m off to have a soak and start fabulising myself😂
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You’ll be gorgeous, I have no doubt 😉
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Marinating nicely in Santal Nabataea😍
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Very nice choice!
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Yeah, stunning, as usual 🙄 And of course I’m not being sarcastic!
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You guys truly crack me up 😂😍😘 love ya and your hysterical conversation!!!
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And don’t we love ya right back😍
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😘🥰❤️
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Sarcasm? From you? Perish the thought!
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That would never happen here 😇
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Of course not. You’re much too reserved and well-behaved 😏
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Ahahaha 🙃🙃🙃😉
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Home in my cosy cot and despite lots of (in order of proceedings) alcohol, food, alcohol, dancing, I cannot shut my eyes. Jeez, is it any wonder that a body is feckin banjaxed.
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I am with you…up at almost midnight…Mr Marzipan yelling ” get off that machine” ( what he calls my cellphone lol 😂)
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Ha! I call Mr LH’s cellphone “his machine” as well. He’s quite hopeless with it. I think he expects it should be able to grind things or scream like a table saw.
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Ha! I am a bit hopeless as well! It’s all new to me having had a flip phone with no texting or internet up until two years ago.
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I think LH liked his old cell phone the best. The one that was shaped like a brick and had a long antenna on it.
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Oh, the dinosaur 😂😂
I remember those!
Never had one myself. Even the flip phone I acquired quite late in comparison to everyone else.
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My hub had one about 25 years ago.
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LH’s is still rattling around here in some forgotten drawer. He never throws anything out 🤯
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I am not exaggerating when I say he has at least ten dead phones here in the cupboard. Yeah, great fun trying to clear out this place😡
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I hear you on that. And don’t get me started on the ‘vintage’ tool collections.
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They’re in their own little world 😏
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And you wouldn’t have hit on us😱
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😂 reminds me of my mother shouting to me to turn off my radio at night. I have always been a night owl.
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Haha! Booze always get me wired. Add in some dancing and I turn into the energizer bunny. I’m surprised your eyeballs aren’t shaking in their sockets. Haven’t experienced that? I can assure you, it’s sooo much fun 🙄
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My teeth jump in my mouth. Booze does light the ignition in me for sure. I’m giddy enough sometimes without adding that to the mix. Enjoyed every moment though. My work crew are another kind of family because the majority of us have worked together for years and years.
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Jumping teeth and shaking eyeballs. We make a fine pair 😳 . It sounds like you had a terrific evening 💃🏻
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Wearing Anubis this morning and it’s hitting all the right buttons.
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👍😈
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Awebloodysome
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Fanbloodytastic
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Wrappings lotion….I am addicted to this stuff.💚💚
Was it Neva who says it’s a springtime staple for her? I seem to remember that.
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And now up and down both arms 14 Sultan Pasha Attars
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Can’t you squeeze on a few more? You’re losing your touch 😏
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She’s such a lightweight 😂
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😂😂
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Indeed 🙃😉😁
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Hee hee..
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So I tried “I am Trash” from the decant Portia sent. It is rather potent to start with, then hums along for around 3 hours on my skin. Something fruity, like fresh lychees, really nice. No decay or wilting flowers, perhaps I misunderstand what’s written in French? Perhaps I’ll bring this perfume for a few days away during the Christmas break.
Also included was a sample of Dior Mitzah. On my skin this is very good, still not something I absolutely must have, so I fear I’m not picking up on all the nuances. I know several APJers rate Mitzah very highly.
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Ingeborg, I got a sample of Mitzah as well in my recent PPP. Unlike you, I loved it. Apparently I must go to Paris to purchase if I would like this love affair to continue. Be glad it’s not a big winner for you.
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Hey Ingeborg,
I Am Trash is not very trashy at all. You’re right.
Mitzah may grow on you but be thankful if it doesn’t. Very hard to get nowadays.
Portia xx
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Hello All !!! Happy Sunday . I will apologise in advance. This will be a long post! I hope not to bore you. Anyway I have a few things to say. Firstly THANK YOU for getting me through this awful time It has been a full year since I found out about the cheater. Onwards and Upwards. Because I was feeling so emotional I had chosen to think samples on my days off because I really didn’t want to associate my bottles with bad emotions. On Friday I changed my mind! So it was searching for bottles of scents in my collection that I wasn’t sure about! So on Friday I wore Miracle by Lancôme. It is a very ‘pretty ‘ ‘ clean scent. Admittedly I possibly overs prayed however the first person I encountered at work gave me a compliment! The work partner ( a male) told me I smelt lovely ! In fact he swooned! His name is Ray . He asked me about where to buy his wife a bottle! I gave details. On Saturday I knew Ray was working but on another wing . I found him and said” Give this to your wife” A 50 ml bottle containing about 30 ml left . Ray protested but I insisted . On Saturday I wore DIva by Ungaro . More my cup of tea. Brighter and Bolder. And it garnered me more compliments than I thought one could get!!! Seven ppl commented from a cleaner to a couple of patients! No one is getting my Diva!!! Despite these wins at work privately at home I have been a mess crying constantly. I have another Saturday story but I will write about it next week
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