This weekend, our seventeenth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out past years for inspiration). We're also happy to include other forms of poetry if haiku don't inspire you. Have a perfume-related limerick or a sonnet you'd like to share? Please do.
If you're writing a haiku, pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), and write a haiku about it.
Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun.
Or, as always, just talk about something else.
Note: top image is Japanese netsuke of Kikujido inside Chyrsanthemum leaves, via The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Museums, some rights reserved. (And you can read more about traditional Japanese inro and netsuke at Wikipedia.)
Such a gorgeous image today, Robin. Netsuke are so delicate and beautiful. I had to look up kikujido. I don’t see the chrysanthemum boy but perhaps he’s on the other side or I need to get my eyes checked.
Following up on this week’s painting, I wore Grey Vetiver by Tom Ford, which despite its name I consider green for the wife’s robe due to vetiver being a green plant, even though I realize that the root is the part usually used in perfumery. Husband has GV and likes it ok but I find it a bit meh. This morning pre-run, I’m continuing the painting theme by wearing an unknown Annick Goutal scent in the ribbed glass bottle on which the label attached on the gold ribbon has smudged and is now unreadable. (I got it for a song so it doesn’t matter. Insert gripe: I have seen many Goutal bottles over the years where the label has fallen off the ribbon, leaving it hard to identify. Those labels looked very pretty but were too easy to tear, lose, fall off over the years. ) It has a very light floral citrusy vibe, but not deep white florals like Passion, Gardenia Passion, & Songes. It’s possible that the scent has also become degraded over time so I can’t get a proper read on it. But it has not turned, so it is a pleasant-smelling mystery. I am connecting this enigmatic bottle to the myriad mysteries surrounding the iconography of the painting. Much remains unknown about each of them.
Tomorrow I might wear Bois d’Argent by Dior from my dwindling decant. Bois for the sumptuous hardwood depicted in the painting and argent for silver, which is used in mirrors, the mirror being a focal as well as reflective point of the painting.
Thank you Gaynor for recommending Alastair Reynolds. I’ve now ordered several more of his books.
Go to the link and scroll down a bit…there are lots of images, including several with the piece (I don’t really understand if it is a proper netsuke or an inro) open, and then you see kikujido hiding inside.
Is there no tiny label on the underside of the Goutal bottle? Could it be Eau de Camille? (honeysuckle, syringa/lilac, privet & ivy)
Thanks for pointing that out the additional photos. The intricacy is absolutely stunning! ❤️
Robin – Thx so much for the explanation of how to see more photos. The netsuke is breathtaking, how it opens up to reveal the boy and how seamless it looks from the outside. When I think of how small it must be, it becomes even more stunning.
As to the mystery Goutal, there is indeed a label at the bottom which tells everything *except* the name of the fragrance, darn it. Thanks for the suggestion about Eau de Camille, the notes sound like they might fit, but I don’t remember exactly what Camille smelled like. Honestly some of those Goutals blend together in my brain unless there are notes that stick out because I’m bad at picking out mild floral notes. But that’s what I’m wearing again this morning to try to tickle the brain cells. It will fade in a few hours at most and then I’ll be on to something else!
I hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Gaynor, my son texted me last night, very enthused about The Prefect, which he’s about 70 pages into. He really likes the worldbuilding too. So you deserve extra thanks from him.
I love the Goutal fragrances so much, so it’s thrilling to me when someone wear one and posts about it:) Camille is so green it’s impossible to mistake, IMHO. Eau de Ciel is violets and rainwater, Eau de Charlotte is mimosa and cassis. Gardenia Passion is gardenia and jasmine. I second the paper labels falling off. You smell great, whichever fragrance it is:)
Here we go again! And a beuatiful netsuke image – the chrysantemum petals are crafted exquisitely. I wrote five haiku for the challenge. I will also share one haiku I wrote earlier, which is unrelated to perfume.
1.
Wrapped in a musk shawl
Iris blooms and envelops
Spring can be cozy
(Serge Lutens Clair de Musc)
Glannys, thank you for all 6…they are all wonderful. #2 made me laugh, and especially love #3.
2.
Tuberose pretends
It’s an orange tree in bloom
We can still smell you
(Serge Lutens Fleurs d’Oranger)
Ha ha ha ha!
Brilliant, Glannys.
3.
From earth, roots and smoke
Lemon and bergamot burst –
Rain on forest fire
(Guerlain Vetiver)
4.
Elegant leather
Strewn with powder and flowers –
A gloved hand’s soft touch
(Lancôme Cuir de Lancôme)
Very nice, quite beautiful; even though I tend not to like leather scents, the poem makes me want to wear this one.
Oh, lovely and a lovely perfume.
So lovely this one is ~
Perfect match for Cuir de Lancome.
5.
Oud and saffron wait
For the rose in her dark cloak
Midnight rite begins
(Juliette has a Gun Midnight Oud)
I love the sound of that, which is too bad, because I won’t buy a line of perfume that somehow glamorizes guns. I particularly like the idea of a mysterious rite being about to happen…???
Extra, not perfume-related. I wrote it a few weeks ago for my Instagram post.
A blooming maple
Glowing gently, green and gold,
Under the spring sky
I always love the very specific light bright green color of new leaves in the spring. Nicely done!
Sometimes the new growth in spring is almost electric in its intensity.
Today (like two others so far) I felt like wearing Serge Lutens, specifically Chypre Rouge, and it is
As sweet as wine gums
As cryptic as a forest
As rich as velvet
Excellent pyramus, thank you!
Absolutely no talent for haiku construction here, so I’m just going to enjoy everyone else’s efforts. Am back in SMN Eva today, because (a) I love it, (b) got my first unsolicited compliment in a very long time the other day while wearing it (granted it was from an attorney and may have been part of her first-meeting schtick, but still), and (c) after noticing that it’s becoming harder to find, I ordered a backup bottle. The picture on the website has a label that’s a bit different than on my current bottle; hopefully the juice is unchanged. Hey, happy Saturday everyone!
I have no talent for it either!
But you smelled great today.
SheriG, I will be curious to know what you think of the new SMN Eva so please post a comparison review with your old bottle when you get your new bottle if you have time. & congrats.
Will do 😀
No haiku this morning, I am poetry challenged, but a book recommendation. Yesterday I finished “The Beheading Game” by Rebecca Lehmann. The premise is so imaginative: Anne Boleyn, after her execution, awakes in a box. She picks up her head, leaves the box, steals clothes and a sewing kit, sews her head back on, and sets out to kill Henry VIII. What follows is part history lesson, part fantastical fable. The writing is excellent, and it’s one of the most creative stories I’ve read in a long time. I can never scent characters very well, but today I would put Anne in Mohur, for the Tudor rose, and for the connection with money, because Anne doesn’t have any after her death and has to get some. I’ll wear Mohur, too.
That sounds like an interesting book. There’s a local Barnes & Noble where I’m at so I may stop and see if it’s available, thanks for the recommendation. 👍
Sounds super interesting, I’m adding it to my list, foxbins! Thank you!
I am haiku-less today but will still share a poem from one of my favorite authors and poets, Jim Harrison. It has some resemblance to haiku in its spare construction, with every word being a necessary support to the entire structure is the poem. I’m pairing it with Corsica Furiosa, because Harrison lived his life in a wild and passionate manner, often without regard to his own well being.
Barking
The moon comes up.
The moon goes down.
This is to inform you
that I didn’t die young.
Age swept past me
but I caught up.
Spring has begun here and each day
brings new birds up from Mexico.
Yesterday I got a call from the outside
world but I said no in thunder.
I was a dog on a short chain
and now there’s no chain.
I really like this poem.
“and now there’s no chain” sums up the freedom of being older. I love it!
I must have read it too fast, because I thought the “no chain” meant he had died. ??
I took it as “the call from outside” meant the outside world was pulling him back. “Dog on a short chain” was all the responsibilities and obligations of the world, but “now there’s no chain” equals freedom from the responsibilities and obligations.
That makes better sense, and I like it this way.
Ooh, I like this one. It’s entirely in the same vein where my head is tonight.
Good one for my birthday. But I’m still a dog on a chain, sadly.
Had an old version of the post up, apparently, and didn’t see I’d already replied. But..yes, today, totally a dog on a chain. 🙂
Joining the group of admirers for your poetry pick!
Started off with Soiviohle Lilacs & Heliotrope but it smells like it went off, so I scrubbed and went with Violet Shot. Much better.
We are having a glorious sunny day and a mini heat wave to come, so nice after all the cold rainy days. 😻
We are having a glorious weather too
That’s a shame your Soivhole Lilacs & Heliotrope went off. 😢
Well, I picked a fun day to pop back to NST! Love the haikus (Glannys, you’re on a roll!)
I’m here mainly to ask a non-perfume-related question but one about which I hope SOMEONE here will have info. It seems like that kind of crowd. As some of you may remember, my aunt died last year, and I am just beginning to sort through some of the things we brought back when we cleared her house.
One of these things is a lovely folding handheld fan with feathers at the end of each stick of the frame. Except: I hadn’t fully unwrapped it until a few days back. Now I have. Caveat: this must be a Victorian or Edwardian piece. First issue, the sticks may be ivory (if not, I suspect they are bone). Given the age, there should not be legal issues, but it’s unfortunate. Second issue: in addition to the feathers, the outermost stick features a small taxidermied bird. This was…a shock. I’ve found very little information on such things except that they were popular “in Europe and Brazil in the late 19th century.”
Given how much my aunt loved LIVING birds and how this fan is very much NOT her style, I imagine it belonged to some family member in my grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ generation. What on earth do I do with it? I would not be comfortable using it, but it is beautiful and I would be happy for someone else to enjoy it. I’m thinking I might sell it and donate the proceeds to a wildlife charity or use them to buy birdseed this winter. If anyone here has expertise on vintage fans or on this particular fan-with-taxidermy niche, please let me know!
Not a taxidermy expert by any means, but it may behoove you to have it evaluated and appraised. If it has value, you could sell it and donate the money to a bird sanctuary, thereby closing a circle that began with the idea that animals are for entertainment and decorative use. Just a thought. 🙂
Thanks, Deva. I was thinking along those lines…and Kanuka has provided a great lead for more information!
https://www.thefanmuseum.org.uk/
There is a museum in London specialising in fans ( and the history of fans). Maybe you could send a photo of yours with a letter explaing the circumstances and they might be able to tell you what it is, how rare etc.
Whoa! Thank you! And they have an exhibition opening in June titled “Birds of a Feather.” I will absolutely reach out to them.
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139896/fan-unknown/
This feather fan at the Victoria Albert Museum has a bird, and like you suggested, was Brazilian, around 1880
That looks even more disturbing than the one I have. Your original museum link has now led me to the fan collections in the Museum of the City of New York and in the Met, as well as to the Fan Association of North America!
You can also look on auction house like bonhams, Christie’s, sothebys, Philips. There’s also a fan museum in Paris. I tried a search on the Brazilian National Museum but didn’t get far
Another idea is to take a photo of your extraordinary fan and pop it into Google reverse image search and see what comes up. Museums, auction houses, something is bound to ping, and that may give you more info.
Replying to myself to thank all of you for these VERY helpful suggestions. Through the Fan Association of North America I have learned that it is a brisé fan. Auction-house records suggest that there is more value in Chinese fans or in much older European ones, but I have more research to do. I will report back to the group when I have learned more!
Today was my first day back horseback riding. The moment I saw the horse I ride, I cried.
All morning my SOTD was the scent of sweat and horse — a very expensive perfume!
Now, after a shower, SOTD Ralph Lauren Safari. Why they ever discontinued it, I’ll never understand.
It was a beautiful day today, and tonight we’ll be cheering for the Montreal Canadiens. Here’s hoping the goalie keeps his head on straight and stays focused..the last game he did not play well during the 1st period.
Morning city awake
Horse and rider drift through weeds
Soft mane gentle hooves
Lovely haiku and I saw your happy picture with the beautiful white horse!
He is my heart center.
I will be sore tomorrow – but happy
How wonderful. Have a happy weekend
You too!
I’m happy for you that you are riding again!
Me too 🐴
So glad you had a great day! We will have to agree to disagree about tonight’s hockey game. 🙂
Haiku:
Ice cracks under skates,
Buffalo cheers clash with chants
Montreal strikes puck
Brilliant!
Ha, that’s fantastic!
Oooooooooh, good one!
Aw, so happy for you, LTSG.
Hurray, you were able to get back to ride your horse!
I’m in a silly mood, so here’s my contribution:
Zoologist Tyrannosaurus Rex
Bloody metal breath,
Tyrannosaurus Haiku
Is not hard to do.
Cheers!
I”m back to trying my Ormaie samples,; today I’m wearing good sprays of Yvonne Extrait, which is probably the one I’ll buy.
And another one:
Guerlain Mitsouko
Mystery woman
Spice and peaches lurk within
Her mossy rose depths
Lurking spice and peaches is a great imagery.
Line two is a ripper!
Thanks, I was trying to evoke its sensuality!
Points!
So many ambers…
Is that you, Cinnabar? Nope.
Amber Paste today!
🚂🚂🚂
My haiku is dreadfully literal. 😁 Trying Kuumba Made Amber Paste today and it’s giving me Cinnabar vibes in the opening so far. It’s truly a paste too…comes in a small vial w/ a dipstick applicator like nail polish but no brush on the end. 😉
I like it when haiku has a kind of “turn” in it (away from the sober, I guess), so I enjoyed the “Nope” of line 2.
Thank you, Calypso! ❤️
Love that.
I bought a lot of that Kuumba Made and other little vials from the natural food store when I first got into perfume in the early 2000’s and a lot of them weren’t bad, just a bit simplistic. I wore Egyptian musk a lot. I even have a vial of the one Carolyn Bessette Kennedy used to wear.
Thanks! They have been around forever but I never really dabbled in them. I got Vanilla Bean too but haven’t tried it yet.
It looks like she wore Abdul Kareem’s Egyptian Musk Oil…is that the one you have please? Curious how it is. I really enjoyed the Amber Paste as the day wore on. It reminded me of Cinnabar in the opening and Amber Sultan in the dry down…it was a very enjoyable non-linear and morphed through different stages as it bloomed…thumbs up from me.
Yes. I have that one. I think I did buy into the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy hype – 10+ years ago so BEFORE the current level of hype- that this version of Egyptian musk was the best. Honestly, I did not find it much different from other Egyptian musks I have owned – I think I tried a lot of them. I did have a real cheapie roll on-oil that I also got online that was my favorite but I think it is long used up by now.
I wore Egyptian musk so much in the early 2000’s that I think it is difficult for me to go back. The only fragrance from that era I still wear is SJP Lovely.
I heard that the CBK favorite was selling for a lot since it is discontinued. What I never understand about discontinued and pricey fragrances is why someone does not reissue them.
There is a large high over the country ( weather, not mood) and so the sky has been clear blue, with not even a breath of wind. I went down to the river where it flows into the harbour and watched the grey heron fish. It was in the swampy weeds on a side stream and was catching sprats. It was so beautiful. The duck with 8 ducklings a few weeks back now has five ducklings, but all of a good size so it’s looking good for them. I bought fresh Bluff oysters for dinner last night ( a once a year treat as they are $48/ dozen). These come from the bottom of the country and today the house smells of sea water. I’m wearing CDG Sunscreen as I quite like its relaxed vibes. Think I will go to the beach later, for a walk
That all sounds so lovely, except that I don’t like oysters. It’s always sad that some young birds don’t make it, but I’m glad the five remaining ducklings are looking good.
Enjoy the weather
Kanuka I loved this description of your walk-thank you.The oysters sound like a beautiful treat-how did you prepare them? I love them but they do not love me back. Two are my limit, and they’re not expensive here.
We made a tempura type batter and dropped them in hot oil for about two minutes. They were very mild tasting and juicy.
As always, there are some fabulous verses here. I had had every intention of being prepared, but I needed to move from intention to action! I’ll see what inspiration strikes me through the day. Meanwhile, for last night’s perfume, Myrrhe Extreme from Arte Profumi:
Myrrh – a mystic note
“Mushrooms” said one reviewer
True, but so much more
That’s perfect Gaynor!
SOTD = Chanel Eau Premiere
Lovely!
No haiku for me right now but who knows 🤷🏻♀️?
In other news, I am hankering for a “Royal Pop”, a Swatch x Audemars Piguet at $400 (excluding tax and shipping) BUT I have to go to the Times Square store to get it 😡.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/chaos-erupts-outside-nyc-swatch-stores-as-brand-launches-limited-edition-collaboration/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=mail_app
Here’s what the Wall Street Journal says about it (possibly pay wall):
https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/royal-pop-swatch-ap-39f9cfd3?st=qW1oBr&reflink=article_copyURL_share
I still love Swatches! I usually wear mine everyday (one at a much more reasonable price point) but I need a new battery. Have loved them since forever and such a fun change from the ubiquitous Apple Watches these days that overload you with information, including your stress level, so you can now be additionally stressed knowing you’re stressed! 🙃
LOL! I am pretty sure I have one of the original pop swatches and I may actually know where it is. Also, did you know you can get free batteries installed lifetime? Not sure if you can mail it in but at worst, if you happen to pass by a store, you can stop in. Re: Apple Watch – I wear mine constantly but use very few of the features …
I did not know about the free battery replacement, but as I’m in the far flung hinterlands at the moment I’ll guess I’ll have to actually buy one…
I read about that in the Guardian today, and was like, what, people fighting for a Swatch, is this the ’80s? And then went back to the beginning of the article where they mentioned the collab. But still.
I’m jaded on fancy watches. My spouse bought me one, a few years ago (fancy watches are his thing), and that thing has NEVER been able to keep time. I get everything you have to do with an automatic watch. I wore it every day. I wound it. I did everything. And it was always fast or slow, mostly fast. He tells me it was always magnetized, but IDK, I have to use cell phones and computers every day, and he does too, and his watches don’t magnetize? That watch was in the shop more than I wore it, and no one ever fixed it…total lemon. In the end, I went back to the “cheap” battery-powered Raymond Weil watch I had before and loved before I lost it at a pumpkin farm.
$400 for a Swatch now?? Yikes!
Citrus, floral, herb?
Warmth has possibilities.
Done with you Winter!
For warm weather today, I chose citrus in L’Artisan Seville l’Aube, it smells wonderful.
I was in fleece this morning, now it’s 82F. Midwest weather whiplash but I have all the windows open, the warm air is divine. I wonder how long before I start whining about the heat? ☀️
this is charming, ringthing.
This made me smile!
Agreed — I wore sweaters last week and now it’s in the 80s.
The sun shines above
The earth stirs gently beneath
I lay in Her love.
(Dame Perfumery Earth Mother)
Rain this morning, then very warm with temps in the mid-80’s and humid. A busy day with the garden club plant sale this morning, then volunteer time at the library, then a WWI and WWII military encampment at our historical society. Finally home and going to relax with the ballgame.
Staying green and vintage with my fragrance today. Just a tiny spritz of the classic Yardley LOTV for my early activities, now enjoying YR Desir de Nature with a touch of mint and mandarin orange over LOTV ending in soft oakmoss and juniper.
Have a wonderful evening!⚾️
Lovely haiku and also perfume descriptions, Laila.
Not related to perfume, but rather to my courtyard at home today;
Furled over the fence
Brillant sprays of scarlet bloom
Rhododendruns stun
JM yuzu zest is the SOTD.
Went to REI in Manhattan Beach for the sale and I didn’t know theres an Erewhon open there sharing the parking lot. Was insane.
That’s a glorious image of your flowers; just the word “rhododendrons” by itself sounds so poetic! I really love that last line.
A parking lot in Manhattan Beach? 🫨
Iris orris love.
La Pausa flees; heart broken.
Elusive beauty.
Good one, skalolazka, & you articulated my feelings way better than I could have.
Thank you! And…sigh.
Love that one!
The smell of perfume
It can take me back in time
The smell of my youth
Bonus song match
https://youtu.be/xNWYvHHU1U8?si=iL172sbrncV6iiMl
I feel this song! 🎶🎸
Excellent lillyjo!
I remember that song from the first “Back to the Future” movie!
Grandma’s best perfume
Now a new version for me
The classic lives on
(Chanel No.5 Eau Premiere)
So often, I think back to my grandmother’s perfume shelf. Youth Dew, Chanel and L’Air du Temp. I have her last Chanel No.5 but I cannot wear it, I prefer the modern version of Eau Premiere. I have a Youth Dew that I use only to open and remind me of her.
Doing my usual weekend thing, housework, cooking and some much-needed lounging. I am testing out a Lust in Paradise sample. I do my sample testing often on weekend. I am thinking about Lust in Paradise versus Fleur Narcotique as my next purchase. So far, I think the Fleur Narcotique is ahead.
Oh I like that haiku! And how lovely that you keep the YD just to open and smell. My grandmother smelled like Jean Nate 🙂
I joined you in lots of lounging today.
It’s rainy and chilly today but I’m enjoying the nice change. Yesterday was perfect- 75F and a cool breeze that was conducive to some laid back walkabouts for doggo and myself.
Today, I’m flying under the radar again with Bvlgari Omnia, which is always a lovely treat.
This article in The Guardian cracked me up and it’s getting a lot of “feedback.” The author approached the fact that single women are now outnumbering single men in regards to purchasing a home by focusing on how this makes men “feel” less like a man. No, “Kudos to you for being able to purchase a home in this economic climate!” No, “Well done, you!” No, “Enjoy your decorative freedom!” Nope. It’s all in relation men’s feelings. No need to remind me to never give The Guardian a single dime. 😂 I can never thank my father enough for his strong belief in the power of women, especially coming from his very poor, very conservative, very gender role defined background. Love you, Dad!
For those interested in laugh:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/13/women-home-buyers-men-dating
I fit that dynamic. We women are still not paid equitably but we’re held to every other standard and I’ll skip this article, thanks very much lol.
Omnia is so beautiful. I had a gift set with body wash and other nice things. My father loved it so much I gave it to him. Smelled extraordinary on him. Have a good weekend!
Yeah, I think I’ll stay away from that. Generally I find the Guardian pretty female forward. These days it’s the NYT falling all over themselves to show us how women can’t do anything, because they somehow think they need to be conservative. (Hint: The right wing will NEVER read them.)
Sorry if that’s too political. Delete if so.
Nah it’s ok, but let’s not start any long discussion about it 🙂
Perfume of the day: Goutal Songes. Finally, the kind of weather this perfume was made for —
Thought my son said I smell like crepes? I do put orange blossom in the crepe batter..but..I don’t get crepes
We are not going to talk about the Montreal game last night..New York played with heart!
Songes is beautiful in all weather but it really blooms in the heat. i can’t think of any note in it that would remind me of crepes-maybe you wore it once and made him crepes? Anyway you smell marvellous and hope your muscles are forgiving you after your fist ride.
I am so sore- I knew this would happen, especially after my first trot.
The association between crepes and Songes- I don’t get it..but I got a nice big hug and a “mommy you smell like crepes”
We are all rooting for the Habs, even the Leafs fans I know…
Inspired by a recent bird watching from my balcony, down on the lawn in front of my building:
Dark as night plumage
Raven, bright eyes averted
Skip and hop and gone.
R&G Oeillet Mignardise, very old-fashioned, so to me very lovely, clove-heavy and lucky to have come across it as it is rare but the soap of the same name is still made and excellent.
Aurora, that is lovely!
Thank you Robin! They are fascinating, intelligent birds but not the cuddly, cute kind.
Very atmospheric haiku Aurora.
Rich spices today
Dance and swirl in the warm air
Ambre 114
Frightfully literal again! 😅 Ambre 114 is a great one. I had an older HdP sample set that I unearthed when Project Amber commenced and then hunted down an old FB bottle on EvilBay…some people on Fragrantica mentioned the current version maybe not smelling as great and I am susceptible to those fears…real or imagined. 😆
Oh me too, She-ra. Especially if the brand has been sold or the old version is pre-IFRA and the new one is not
Monday morning comes around fast!! I’m wearing Samsara in the gorgeous red bottle.
Sorry Gaynor!
You smelled great in Samsara!
Yay, the Haiku Challenge! Here’s a tongue-in-cheek one for now. Might have more later on.
No inspiration
For haiku at the moment
The blank page mocks me.
SOTD = Tom Ford Oud Wood, from the Sample Stash. Complimenting it is Korres Guava Body Butter.
Hmm . . . Methinks a blank page can also speak volumes 🤔
Ha, that was great!
Love it!
😀. Just what I felt until I remembered the raven.
lol
😂
Green! Green! is my world
Flowers brighten trees, shrubs, grass
I am connected
(reflects both my love for green scents in Spring as well as harmonizing my SOTD to what’s going on outside my window as the seasons evolve)
SOTD is more floral than green, love2love Jasmine & Sparkling Mimosa, but mimosa is said to have a green nuance and the bottle is green – and it’s very warm and humid again so I needed a light refreshing scent, which this is, and I definitely can smell a green note.
Had a wonderful delayed Mother’s Day breakfast out with DS and family (DIL was out of town all week helping her parents relocate and picking up granddaughter from college). Wonderful to catch up with both grandtwins after their first year of college; both doing well, Grandma is very proud!👏👏
Wishing all a great week ahead!💚
Sounds like a happy day catching up with family. I hope you have a happy week
Thanks, Kanuka. This happy day is having a happy ending as my White Sox beat the Cubs today in an incredible game, taking 2 out of 3 games to win the Crosstown. Classic’s initial 3 games at our ballpark, a huge rivalry. Last 3 games will be at Cubs’ park later this summer.⚾️
Good one! Love the ending.
I can feel the joy in this haiku.
Love it!
Not in the right place. Sorry.
Totally boring, but, this is what I have for today:
Rose sriracha scent.
Burning now for my birthday.
Can’t replace, I think.
Otherland got bought. This one is off the table now because it smells. Sigh.
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, ockeghem!💐
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday!
Thanks everyone! And I only burned that candle for a few hours early last night, but can still smell it on two floors this morning. That candle can throw!
Happy Birthday and wishing you a wonderful, happy and healthy year ahead!💐
A belated happy birthday!
Adding Birthday Wishes, ockeghem! 🎂
Belated Birthday wishes from Colorado! 🎉
And more belated birthday wishes! Hope it was great.
Happy birthday belatedly!
I have always loved Japan and it’s culture, since a little baby really. Therefore – also love the image, Robin!!
As for SOTD it is Coromandel.
I’m glad 🙂
Running on very little sleep this morning, and came up with a couple of silly haikus
Soft fluffy donuts
Calling my name this morning
Best served with coffee
For last Mother’s Day
I was gifted three orchids
May my un-green thumb not kill
Have a lovely Monday! SOTD to be decided after I’m fully alert.
Your first haiku sounded quite tasty! I almost wanted to do a Krispy Kreme run after reading it. 🤣
I just bought oreo donuts for tomorrow morning. Yum!
Very nice, I like both of them!
I am starting the CP -matching Songes with a song- Fade into You
Mazzy Star was so good back in the day. 🎶
A scent from my youth
And now into seniorhood
Miss Dior my Love!
Staying with green and LOTV, my SOTD is Miss Dior edt, a vintage splash version in an unusual bottle, round tubular and fluted with what I recall once seeing described as ‘saddlebags’ on either side where arms would be. But I’m unable to find any info on this particular bottle/version at this time. All I know is that I’ve had it for a long time and it smells just like the houndstooth bottle I wore in my youth. I’ve seen many different notes for all the different versions of this floral green chypre – I love its green, grassy, mossy, patchouli aspects and I know there’s LOTV in there somewhere. My neighbor’s LOTV is finally beginning to bloom, and now that it’s warm enough to open the windows, I’m hoping its lovely white blossoms will scent my home soon.🤞
Dark and gloomy, warm and very humid today with intermittent storms, a yuk start to the week. I’m hoping to get to a nearby nursery in between storms to pick up a couple of plants I need to finish the herb garden.
Wishing all a fragrant week ahead!🍃🌱
Small white bells hiding
Under broad green leaves, the shade
Filled with a heady scent.
Lovely!👏
Love this one Jalapeno!
I’m enjoying Dior New Look 1947. Great spring scent. Just got my first whiff of lilacs today!
Yay for your lilacs in bloom!
Two more haiku for a chilly, wet Monday afternoon. It’s snowing up in the mountains, and there is a Frost Advisory for late tonight into tomorrow morning.
The sun is hidden
Grey clouds cover the horizon;
Rain streaks the windows.
With a gentle purr
Teflon kitty snuggles in
My right armpit, dozing.
SOTD = back in TF Oud Wood.
They say we are done with the frost advisories for the season.
I love your poems.
Thank you! The cold I have might still be headed your way.
I love the Teflon kitty snuggling visual. This is exactly what 😸does with Mr. Laila when we have coffee in bed in the morning. But she never does it with me. 😤
When I had 3 cats, they would all sleep on me at night. Sometimes that made for a difficult trip to the bathroom, because I had to excavate myself from them.
What a lovely picture of Teflon! Nicely written.
Chiming in with my sotd. I’m wearing SL A la Nuit.
It’s stormy today and tomorrow. My air conditioner is on because of the humidity.
A la Nuit smells amazing in humidity. It truly blooms.