Portia

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Hello Australian Perfume Junkies and friends, So glad to have you drop by Scent Diary. Grab a cuppa or beverage of choice, sit back and check what has happened, been eaten, spritzed and seen in our lives in Sydney, Australia.

At then end please leave us some comments. What or who did you see, do, eat with. Did you spritz, purchase, have arrivals or finish a sample? What’s happening in your world? If you’re writing or reading opinions, we can disagree but keep it nice and try not to give or take offense. Right now the world needs a web of friendships and connection more than ever. We all have perfume and each other in common. That’s a whole lot.

Scent Diary: 31.8-6.9.2026

Monday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes. OK, changed intention to gratitude, added Tea, Pepper and Turmeric warm drink but didn’t have it or move for 3 minutes.

1. Don’t Touch The Phone
2. Avoid Negative Input (TV, Socials)
3. Drink Water
4. Sunlight In Eyes
5. Move Body 3 Minutes
6. One thing I’m grateful for
7. One Small Win
8. Tea, Black Pepper and Turmeric

Took Momo for a wee. Sunshine.

Straight to Aquarobics. We did one class. Here’s the next class going great guns. Normally we do two but today, not.

Reward for good exercising: Korean Pork Cutlet. SO GOOD! Jin is sincerely in his happy place when we go to this shop.

Home, then quickly out to get some Post Office deliveries and a bunch of wine I bought.

Boucheron Serpent Boheme

Trivia Q&A. I’m pushing through a distinct lack of motivation.

Had the whole lot done, printed and sent out to the Queens by 4.30pm. Woo Hoo!

We had plans to go get food in a newish burger joint but the store was closed. So we went to our fave local Pizzeria. Jin grabbed us a couple of Pizzas and some Penne Boscaiola. I’m a lover of the Hawaiian Ham & Pineapple, Jin loves a spicy Supreme. We share but there are our choices. For those that scream no hot fruit, stop it. The base is Tomato, a fruit. Capsicum, a fruit. Olives, a fruit. Take a seat and enjoy ALL the pizza, or not, but please don’t come at me with spurious outrage.

There were some new arrivals at the Post Office. They were so cheap on a couple of FB Sale Docs that I jumped. I know, need them like an extra hole in my head but…
Honestly, I got ALL these for about the price of buying one on the discounters.

Watched Ted Lasso, long after Jin went to bed. Also ate the rest of the pizza that had my name on it.

I hit bed at about 2am. Gave myself a Spring spritz of Penhaligon’s Ostara and it is bloody glorious.

Here are my Top 3 Winter Spritzes by times worn.

Berdous Maasai Mara	111111111111111	15
Penhaligon’s Solaris	11111111	8
Piguet Visa	111111	6
Gres Cabochard	111111	6
Guerlain Mitsouko	111111	6

Tuesday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

The first day of Australian Spring and it has dawned a beauty.

More Penhaligon’s Ostara

 

All that pizza has come back to haunt me today. Loads of toilet time. Serves me right for being such a greedy bitch after eating so well for months. Had a list as long as my arm of stuff to do today but did not even get a tenth of it done.

Blogged, faffed, watched some more Ted Lasso. Nearly through Season three.

This is our street during Momo and my walk after she got fed.

BUBBLE BATH.

Jacques Fath Essentials Lilas Exquis

Read some.

This week’s drag look is all about blue.

Damnit! I thought my ass had dried up but once I had my face on there was another hit. So instead of super blue drag I wore my Boy George outfit. Much easier for super fast undressing, Just In Case.

Turns out my fears were unfounded. Dry night. PHEW! It was also pretty busy with 90+ players. YAY!

We had a team that’s played for nearly three years have their first time in the Top Three Winners Circle. Very cool! They are called Kirstin Damned after an iconic Sydney drag queen.

Then Scotty and his crew won the $700 Cash Jackpot! Woo Hoo! Celebrations all round.

Home.

Fed and walked Momo.

Watched some TV.

Cartier Luxuriance

Wednesday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Feeling a bit fuzzy this morning. No reason. Slept well, sun is shining, life feels pretty good.

Took Momo out for a wee.

We decided to watch some TV this morning. The next two eps in the Reacher series. Very annoying when they drop them weekly.

Had brunch around 10.30am. I was starving of the hunger. Still eating my Pumpkin and Veg Soup. YUM!

Did some blogging. Le Galion Vetyver on my left. 2008 Donna Karan Chaos on my right.

Went for a nap. Felt like I’d just put my head down and Jin came home. He’s off to the pools. I fed and walked Momo.

Calvin Klein Contradiction Woman. Nearly thunking this bottle, maybe 3ml left. Woo Hoo!

When he came back we went down to Loaded Bros, a relatively new burger joint near us. It was OK. The taste was good, and the chips were excellent. It was just a bit too greasy and sugared. Nice to try somewhere new though and always good to spend extra time with Jin. Sorry, no pics.

I went to work. Busy, fun night.

Home. Catching up on blog stuff.

Fed and walked Momo

BUBBLE BATH

Calvin Klein Obsession Men. This bottle is 20+ years old I reckon. Still smells fabulous.

Read for a while in bed

Thursday

Woke at my own pace. 23°C and toasty warm. Spring has definitely arrived.

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

DIOR Granville

Fed and walked Momo

Did a little computer, social, blog catch up.

Betty came over. We hit the Light Rail and Train.

Went to the art gallery to see the Avatar (Vishnu) exhibition. It was sumptuous. Our guide was shithouse.

Lunch afterwards. The Members Lounge was very peaceful today and we got to chat with the staff.

Then, as we had some time,  we wandered some of the 20th Century gallery. Betty found a Picasso that matched her outfit perfectly.

Caught the bus to QVB and wandered there, having a cuppa and a Haigh’s chocolate each.

Went to the NSW Library to see the Max Dupain photographic exhibition. WOW! I only took two pics because we were so engrossed.

Took Betty to the train. (Talked to her later, we had done such a good job of mapping her trip that she had only one minor freak out. That’s a big win)

Had oodles of time but just wanted to sit down and chill. Walked over to the restaurant that a small crew of us were hitting and spent a gorgeous forty minutes just sitting in the balmy evening and enjoying it. Margeaux is in Sydney with a girlfriend to celebrate his birthday tomorrow. I got a small group together of cool kids. While we were having dinner I realized that four of the six at table had all been a part of the APJ adventure. Margeaux, Eve, Tina and me. Very cool to have a mini reunion.

The crew came. We had delicious dumplings. Our host for the evening Wei is at the head waving.

Then we went for beers at a nearby pub.

Walked back to Town Hall station with Eve. She went to the ferry and I caught Train and Light Rail home.

Now I’m bushed.

Blogged.

Fed and walked Momo.

Serge Lutens Five O’Clock au Gingembre

Reading in bed.

Friday

Had a very broken sleep last night. Woke up a few times. No reason. Still, when I finally surfaced felt rested and peaceful.

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Neela Vermeire Creations Rahele

 

Walked Momo. Another glorious day in paradise.

Today is a free day. For the first time in a little while there is NOTHING in my diary.

Did some pot plant gardening.

Hung around the computer.

When I finally made myself a coffee at around 10am, with the last of the milk I’d been hoarding for this morning. It had turned. BLEAUGH! Bummer. Thank everything for a Long Life Milk standby.

Blogging.

Reading in bed.

Blogging

Jin came home. He was going to swim but fell fast asleep on the couch for two hours. Snoring like a freight train.

We had Korean Table BarBQ for dinner. I’m sorry, forgot to take pics.

Fed and walked Momo. She was positively skittish with excitement.

Had some new arrivals at the Post Office today. Opened them up. Three vintage DIORs. Diorella extrait, Miss Dior EdT and extrait. I know, I know, I know; I’m a greedy bitch. All three still in their cellophane. There’s a bit of discoloration on the Diorella and I’m nervous about how much is lost. Fingers crossed.

BUBBLE BATH. Finished my 4711 shower Gel and found this Old Spice bottle to replace it. Whoo Hoo!

Parfums de Nicolaii Patchouli Intense Tester. This does not smell like my memory of Patchouli Intense. It smells like the horrible modern reiteration of Paco by Paco Rabanne.

Saturday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Took Momo for a wee. Didn’t get much time to enjoy the sunshine. She basically weed on the verge outside our apartment block and turned back for home.

Jean Patou Joy Forever with the tenacious remnants of last nights Patchouli Intense. Surprisingly fabulous combo.

Faffed around on the computer.

Met Kath for lunch at a new Mall nearby. it was a bit of a fizz. We hit KFC afterwards. HA! Yum.

Then we went and saw her Dad, that I also call Dad, who is in rehab currently after having a face plant fall at home a couple of weeks ago. He’s not been up to visitors so it was nice being invited by him. Father’s Day tomorrow in Australia.

Came home and Jin was already home. He’s working 12 days in a row. I left him to couch time with Mom and read on my bed.

Our Dishwasher is leaking and Jin has fixed it a couple of times. It’s giving him the shits, so today he ordered a new one. Should arrive Monday week.  Jin has taken the top and side off to tweak the leak as it happens, till the new one arrives.

We had Korean Table BarBQ with last nights leftovers. Bloody delicious. I also added some beef sausages to the mix. They will become Curried Sausages in the next couple of days.

While eating we started watching the new season of Ted Lasso.

Jin went to bed. I’m doing some lazy blogging and some laundry.

Divine Parfums L’Esprit Libre

Sunday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Momo wee.

Burberry Brit Woman EdT. Bought of an FB Sale Doc, with an EdP. How is this not one of the most hyped and worn perfumes on earth?

Had a very lazy morning. Vacuumed the living room, kitchen and main bathroom.

Hung out with Momo.

I really love having time to chill. So much of my life is spent with people, entertaining people, organising and creating things to do with people. Having a morning to faff is heavenly. Perfect way to recharge.

Did some pre-Trivia organising.

Fed and walked Momo.

The Hawthorn is fully blooming right now. A few years ago the sound from the bees used to be clearly audible from our apartment blocks front door. Today I heard the bees but only about 20m from them.

BUBBLE BATH. New Old Spice Crisp Orchard smells nice and bubbles up a treat. Cost peanuts.

Amouage Love Mimosa

Off to work at Lockie’s Bar. Anna Maria’s extremely beautiful Neice Ana is over from Croatia. Apologies for the photo, I must have been moving my arm.

Home. Jin already in bed.

Ate, watched some TV.

Fed and walked Momo.

Viktoria Minya Hedonist Absolute

 

 

Now it’s your turn. Please tell us something you did, spritzed, ate, wore, bought or finished. Maybe you saw a friend, a show, an exhibition. Maybe you got through the week without having to bury a body. Whatever, please share something with us.

I read and respond to every comment. C’mon, let’s chat.
Portia xx