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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 27.1-2.2.2020
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
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All week long!!!
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I get it!! WINTER WOODS!
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👍👍👍
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🙂
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😉
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Good evening / morning all. I did some gardening today . Now watching the tennis
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YAY for gardening Sally Anne, the greatest stress reliever of all time.
Portia xx
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Very hot here today, I thunked a sample of Le Jardin Retrouve Verveine then forgot to put anything else on. Brain must be boiled. Watching the tennis here too.
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How is Verviene JackieB?
Yeah, stinking hot here in Parra too.
Portia xx
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D & G The One.
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You could have fun with that name. If someone asks what perfume you’re wearing, you answer the one. See where this is headed 😜
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👍😈😈👍
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Yep, you know the one. Which one? The One, or the other One? Oh, that one One? Yes that One. It’s totally different to the other One.
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Hehehe. Exactly 😂
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Masque Milano L’Attesa. Needed something very beautiful and comfy to start facing a crazy week!
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LATTESA! So glam PL67.
Portia xx
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Thank you! 😊
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love L’Attesa. Probably my second most fav. iris after vintage Dior Homme though both are different styles.
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L’Attesa is also my second favorite iris after Chanel 28 La Pausa EdT. I have never tried Dior Homme, but I know is a big iris favorite for many perfumistas. I need to remedy that!
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I have not tried La Pausa edt 🙂 So many reviews complained it is too fleeting and disappears quickly which kinda discouraged me
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L’Attesa was on my mind yesterday. I’ll probably copy you in coping with my Monday wearing this beautiful iris.
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It is a perfect iris scent! You will smell divine!
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It is indeed one of the most beautiful iris scents ever!
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I took your inspiration yesterday and thunked two: The Vagabond Prince Land of Warriors and Robert Piguet Oud. Today, I am wearing Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds Lustre. I feel like I smell like hairspray.
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I also thunked Zoologist Bee, Neela V. Trayee and Serge La Couche du Diable. I wore Dali Purplelips Sensual from a bottle. I’ve been busy, and it’s only Wednesday!
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Thunked SL La Couche du Diable and Gallagher Fineapple (didn’t use the whole huge sample but tried, don’t like and thunked it into the giveaway round robin pile)
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Thunked Tauer L’Air Des Alpes Suisses. Ya’ll turned me into a thunking mother!
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What is that Tauer like, please?
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Mitsouko for me today.
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I’m in the closely related lovely Shangri-La, sadly discontinued because oakmoss.
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vintage Dior Addict. I believe it is the first version. I expected it to have a huge sillage but it is relatively quiet. Is it how it is or my bottle did not age well. I received it last week. I did buy a vintage bottle years ago but this is my first time wearing it.
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It has decent sillage but not monster. I wouldn’t describe it as quiet, has a definite presence.
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I could not come up with any clever emoji sentences for Eau Duelle. (of course, if Cassie and Mrs. M had not fooled around, I might have had an option! 🙄). So, I didn’t wear it. Instead, it’s 🚗⭕️🌺 today. Two more days to go!
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Yeehaww, stripping off and showing yourself to the sun. While having a little 🥥 🍍🍹
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You were supposed to guess my perfume with the emoji clues!
🚗 ⭕️ 🌺
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ooohhh sheeet! I did forgot. Of course I know what it is. Do I win a holiday to Turks & Caicos (or however it’s spelled) Carnal Flower it is. Ta dahhhh.
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Winner winner, I guess you get a chicken dinner 🐓🐓. On the other hand, if you can gather up a bucket of bolts and perhaps the engine of a vintage lawnmower for restoration purposes, I’m sure LH can be convinced to bring you along. Don’t forget the shop drawings 😏
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I could gather up bits of several ‘vintage’ tractors, and maybe a lawnmower as well.
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Those are some big selling points, guaranteed to please.
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Have you checked LH’s bag for contraband? Such as hacksaws, screwdrivers, bradawls, hammers, nails, Swiss Army knives, Spare nuts ‘n’ bolts, or any other implement that might come in handy?
Corkscrews are allowed.
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Haha! He has packed a small toolkit. No kidding. Also, he won’t tell me what type of accommodations he has booked. It’s a “surprise”, he says. If it’s camping he’s got in mind…….well….. see my rant of Sunday about that 😒.
He claims, however, that the tools are for his fishing rods/reels and other paraphernalia. If it’s for tent rigging, he’ll be sleeping on the ground alone.
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No to camping. No bloody way! Not even in the tropics. I’m sure that like myself you have done your stint at camping. There comes a time in a woman’s life when she wants comfort, nice cool cotton sheets, fluffy pillows, room service (if needed) a bar, pool service, and nice restaurants, definitely needed. He can, of course, go fishing, and maybe he needs his little toolkit for that. We’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. For Now.
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We’ll see. I told him the most adventurous I am prepared to get on this trip is navigating from pool to room after, perhaps, one too many ‘relaxing’ concoctions.
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Sorry, love!! Didn’t mean to spoil your fun☹️
What are you wearing? Car Circle Flower?
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Not bad! Try again. Hint: the big O is the British word for zero. Rhymes with pill.
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Carnillflower?
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CARNAL FLOWER!!!!!
Holy shite!! My old brain came through cause I had another night of solid sleep!!!!
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YESSSSS! Phew. Thank god for a good night’s sleep!
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OMG you’re just priceless, hahaha. Even this old dog managed to get that one.
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You both have me in stitches here 🤣🤣🤣
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Are you fool in’ with me? You are so close I bet you can smell it. Carnal Flower! Yes. I took a liberty with the nil/nal aspect 😉
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Never need to apologize. I’m ribbing you gals. Besides, you’d have to try very hard to offend me. I’ve got a tough hide. One of the advantages of being old!
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I would never try to offend you. I know it’s all in good fun. You all are like a spot of sunshine for always making me laugh.
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🌝
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Some mornings I struggle to decide – started with ELDO Like This, then I changed my mind. Tried Zoologist Panda on one wrist, YSL Cinema on the other. Nope, not happy . Frapin Orchid Man to the rescue.
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👍👍
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Second wearing of my new Dior Grand Bal. The small bottle! So happy my brother in law went shopping for me in London, since Dior in Vienna seems not to stock anything smaller than 125 ml, don’t know why. Lovely smooth perfume, but not subtle enough for work, even applied with a light hand.
Rough start to the week, so just hope it will be a little better than last week. No major trouble, just life happening and too many demands on my time at once.
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I like ‘not subtle enough for work’ perfumes! Guilty as charged.
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Yeah, me too, guilty as charged, M’lud
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Ingeborg,
You’re in Vienna? We’ll be there in November. It’s my favourite city in the world.
Can we have a catch up please?
Portia xx
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Monday I wore Orange Sanguine. This smells exactly like spraying yourself with orange juice. Nice, though, and it doesn’t stain your shirt.
Today I have Cuir d’Ange on. “Leather of the Angels”. So, does it smell like a hairy outlaw biker’s jacket, or perhaps a bit more refined? I tend towards the latter.
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I love Orange Sanguine as a pick me up perfume
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Two stonking great perfumes. Love them both. I think of Cuir d’Ange as the softest gloves.
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I’ve never sniffed Orange Sanguine. Does it really smell like OJ? That sounds lush.
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It is the most refreshing orange perfume ever. The opening is mouth watering.
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I’ll try that some time soon. But, I’ll probably forget in the meantime.
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Don’t worry, we’ll remind you,..
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Yes!!! It is absolutely delicious.
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I hope someone mentions later in spring/summer. That will jog my memory to try it.
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Do I even bother posting what I am wearing?
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WINTER WOODS!
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Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
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Walking Through the Woods? Jumping in the Jungle? Foraging in the Forest? Gee, I’m totally stumped here.
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As Marcella calls it Windy Woods and Snowy Trees.
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Marcella won’t be worrying about wind and snow for a little while ✈️ ☀️ 🏖 🏝 🌊 🍹 🥂 🇹🇨 😎
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And no 🏕
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Heaven forbid!!!
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Still uneasy about the prospect 😬
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I know! I know! Windy Tree!
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👍👍👍
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🤗
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Chanel 19 soap and EdP. I am wrapped in a cloud of unique beauty!
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That sounds heavenly!
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Thank you! I have enjoyed it a lot!
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Deeelicious
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It is! No. 19 never fails!
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The soap in particular has captured my fancy. I recall the Chanel soaps as being very luxurious. And they didn’t skimp on the scent, either.
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Eau de Fatigue. Yesterday plumb wore me out. 12+ hour days are still a stretch after this damned pneumonia and I still have not started back at the gym. I only have a few work related bits and bobs to get done today so I’m lollygagging in bed with a steamy double shot of espresso that LH rounded up from the patisserie around the corner. Let’s call it a pre-vacation wind down. I think I will wear a layered confection of Shalimar today. Body cream, EDC + Perfume.
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I can but dream of having a patisserie round the corner. Corners round here have big tractors that would run you over as quick as they’d look at you. Enjoy your day of lolling and mooching. And enjoy that well deserved holiday. Fingers crossed for no canvas covered accommodation.
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Have a wonderful trip!!!!
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Thank you! I’ll soak up some rays for all of us, except Portia. He’s got enough of his own.
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Yes please do. My last real vacation was 1997 so I am living vicariously through you guys.
Have a good drink for me too!!!
Marguerita with salt on the rim!!!
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Oh yum. The best Margaritas I ever had were at a little dirt floored Mexican restaurant just outside of Galveston. This was way before kids. 1982 or something. The food was incredible as well.
I will catch some blindingly hot rays for you!
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I’ll have my margarita without salt. Thank you.😂
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Custom order? No problem.
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Yes get lots of ☀️☀️☀️
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Thanks Cassie!
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Marina Barcenilla India. I really like her perfumes a lot.
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After all that I forgot to add my own, duh. Chloe Nomade. And over 12 hours later I can still get puffs of it.
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Wednesday morning. Still very distressed about work. I hate bullying and especially when it happens to me! I need to speak up. I am going out soon for lunch , then grocery shopping!!! I have got a few Goldfield and Banks samples. Today it is Desert Rosewood
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I thought so! I even scrolled through the comments but couldn’t find it. I thought you were commando, but that would be unthinkable!
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I cannot even remember when I would have been commando. The very idea😱
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Inconceivable 🤯
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Got the Demeter Linden perfume oil on today. Probably more floral than citrusy. It seems to be fading fast too, surprising in an oil.
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No indecision this morning. ELDO Yes I do.
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Another day in the woods!!!
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Come out of the bushes😂
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No. 19 Poudré.
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Beautiful
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Thank you. Of course I agree😘
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I chose Anubis for travel day. It’s a gorgeous perfume, but in my view a little standoffish, maybe even unfriendly. It doesn’t yell across the room “hey! nice to meet you. Come sit next to me and tell me all about your family. I’d love to hear about your SIL’s asthma and your dog’s ear mites”. Unfriendly it is. Which is precisely the point 😏
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Safe travels and enjoy your vacation!
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Safe and happy travels! Enjoy! 💃
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I wouldn’t think of it as unfriendly, maybe a bit inscrutable or mysterious. It’s quite serious, perhaps that’s what you’re getting at. It’s definitely not shorts and flip-flops material.
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So jealous you are going on a holiday
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Burberry Brit Rhythm for Her.
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Histories de Parfums Ambre 114. It’s cold, I’m tired and I am just grabbing the first thing I see these days!
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That is a very beautiful, wearable amber!
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And you have chosen a great scent A winner!
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During the last 2 weeks I have been sent a few packages . Quite a few samples. , including today’s morning scent. Do Sun by Diptique . Pretty but not something I would seek out. I have a candle burning which is lovely Jasmine and White Tea.
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Guerlain Vol de Nuit for me today as its gonna be stinking hot!
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Today is AdP Colonia Assoluta. Essenza is probably my favourite AdP flanker, but this runs it close.
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Winter Woods again 😃
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Iris Silver Mist. Decant thunked!
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Fidji. And lots of it 😍
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Issey Miyake L’Eau for me today. Waiting for the cool change and rain
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Wore Equistrius applied sparingly today because of a long meeting with researchers. It’s a very nice and reliable scent, but even better on warmer skin and sprayed with a heavier hand.
SL Five o’clock au Gingembre as SOTE.
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Mark Birley cologne today. Awesome stuff; who would have thought you could mix citrus and incense so beautifully?
Going out to see The Ocelots tonight (Irish folk duo) so of course it will be GIT tonight, after the Birley wears off.
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Santal Nabataea and THUNK. I will miss this😌
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No replacement?
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No😢 sob.
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I am curious about this, is it similar to any other perfume
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Fazal if you can get your sniff on this you’ll find it to be a stunning sandalwood. Creamy and lightly spicy yet sweet, with amazing longevity. More going on here than in Samsara, for example.
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something better than samsara, I am intrigued. I have never smelled a better sandalwood perfume than vintage samsara yet though Lutens Santal de Mysore in original version is pretty good, too.
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Molton Brown Bizarre Brandy. Yummy!
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Hmmm, that’s an interesting name😉
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Of course I had to go off and find out about this. It sounds delish.
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It is! I would say it is a party scent.
There is a burst of ginger and mapple syrup in the opening, but that fades quickly. It is mostly brandy and tobacco on me.
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Don’t tell me that🙉🙈 I can’t hear you.
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It is calling your name……. 😉
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Commando because I am 😷
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Awww nooo, hope you’re not TOO bad. Take to your bed and tell Mr. M that he has to tend to your every need. At least it’s Friday so you have the weekend to relax. I would almost have to have one foot in the grave to go commando. I’ll always find something or other that I can cope with.
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Oh dear! Feel better soon! ❤
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Get well soon!
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Get better! Winter Woods are calling your name!
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Saturday morning errands in the rain and humidity. Guerlain Vetiver and some Lush Ginger. Cute little solid perfume = pain the butt to apply me finds. Get well soon Brigitte xx
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I stayed commando during Friday because of a visit to the dentist and later a sweaty session in my physiotherapist’s gym room. 20 minutes on the rowing machine and some weight training, a 40 minutes session is enough for me most days! Now going to bed in Five o’clock au Gingembre.
Feel better soon Brigitte!
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Awww Brigitte tug up , kiddo! Any chance anyone in Northern Hemi can send me some cold and rain? 43 C yesterday and ridiculous humidity! Today is fresher ie sprinkles of rain but still very hot! Midnight shift Gucci Bloom Di Fiori spritzed liberally
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In fact we are having a ridiculously warm winter. Winter was supposed to come back yesterday, but in the city centre it was still plus 4C! Today gave us some sun, finally! Wearing my new Grand Bal while doing household chores. I cannot keep it for special occasions, it would get too little skin time.
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Happy name day to Brigitte. Hope you’re taking good care of yourself. It is one of our national saint’s days here. Brigid was an early feminist and brewer. 💪🏼
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Is it February 2? We are a day behind. So I can celebrate tomorrow 😃. A feminist AND a brewer??? 😏😻😈
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No, it’s celebrated on 1st. She was some woman for one woman😉 How are you feeling today?
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The same…. crappy….
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Please get better soon Perhaps have a medicinal brew
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PG Louange Profane.
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Thank you everyone for your get well wishes ♥️♥️
Still commando and still in bed.
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🤒
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Portia must have Saturday question overload from last week🤣
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My fault ☹️☹️☹️
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That was my thought exactly!
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Yes, right? 😂 And I miss that weekly post already!
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Should we go back to the last week’s and start answering random questions? 😉
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😃😃
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Yesterday was an absolute beast of a day. It was 36C, not as hot as Friday, but the humidity was up to 85%, which is unheard of around here. It wasl building to storms all day and never quite got there. The temperature in my fish tank jumped 4 degrees, and the walls and tiles were “sweating” with condensation that the air conditioner couldn’t dispose of.
On that beast of a day, I wore Monsieur Balmain. It’s one of my go-to summer fragrances, and absolutely lovely blast of lemon.
The weather broke overnight and today is a whole lot nicer. I have Guerlain’s LIDGE on, which I haven’t worn in quite a while. This is comfort food in spray form, chocolate with a little bit of spice.
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I am very familiar with ‘wet’ tiles ! I nearly fell at work yesterday evening in an en-suite. Luckily I managed to grab onto a hand rail and steady myself! Last night at 9 pm I applied TRNP Taif Rose and got a compliment from my night staff partner. I was able to see a bit of the Women’s Final of the Aussie Ope in between attending to residents! Tonight Sunday is going to be Men’s final I am wearing Ostara . Gentlemen Jack is really enjoying his Aramis!
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Every year this happens. The Christmas tree gets packed away (i can’t be responsible for the cutting and throwing away of a real tree every year) and a month later there are tinsel ‘needles’ still hiding in the corners of the rooms, despite a good and thorough clear up at the time of packing. Quite annoying!
This leads to a tidy of the perfume, shelf – er shelves. Shortly followed by a rather late new years resolution, to use up the sample bottles before returning joyfully to the big bottles of fully chosen perfumes.
So, today I am bravely wearing Vanille D’Iris (Ormonde Jayne), whilst i’m not a fan of vanilla, the Iris does a brilliant job of reigning it in and i can live this this for another sunny day in the Eastern Isles of new Zealand!
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