summer of love

I guess what you should try to be into for your summer of love is the world of perfumed lotions and body butters.

start with almond body butter from the body shop. on top of that it doesn't much matter what you wear because you're gonna smell awesome.

if you want another almond fragrance that's really nice or you just want to spend some more money, you could try the "supple skin" almond oil from L'Occitane.



it's not as heady as the Body Shop one, it's a bit greener and light all the time.

I can't remember if the Jo Malone perfume I like is sweet lime & cedar or if it's lime basil & mandarin. one of them. it smells like a modern version of bandit. (well, you know.)

I'm also obsessed with the Jo Malone orange blossom. so fresh and so clean clean. if you're from a citrus state... it will smell like home and you will probably cry 'cause you're a big cry baby.

lotion is an excellent way to wear scent right now. first, because lotions are usually cheaper than perfumes, and they tend to last longer on the skin. you know I want to work the phrase "in this economy?!" into this post. and now I have. also because the scent is totally dispersed over your entire body you don't have to worry about questions like, "where do I wear this perfume?" or "is there going to be a random icky smell somewhere?" because no! there is not going to be a random icky smell. all your places are going to have a good and delicious smell. unless the lotion you choose to wear is from Bath & Body Works or Vicky's Secret. I just can't help you with that. there's no accounting for taste, bitches. and if your taste is bad, no one can help you, not even Emily.

a good thing to do in the summer is to keep your lotions in the fridge. then when you put them on they will be nice and chilly. that will help you a lot if you find yourself living in a desert with no or crappy AC. you will be so cool and sweetly scented no one will be able to resist you. NO ONE! you are irresistible!

fragrance goals: update

bored at work, reading through our old posts (marsha, this is a pretty decent blog), and i came across a list from last year of perfumes i wanted to get. so let's check in:

-en passant body cream [not yet; this is a biggie. many $$. might have to switch to iris poudre]

-child perfume oil [this is also a major purchase, usually about a hundy.]

-donna karan black cashmere [check. scored this at a discount online. but need cdg avignon incense now; this is an addiciton.]

-white linen [not yet. one day.]

-bandit [might go the fracas route instead; also not yet.]

-cuir de russie [another big purchase that i have to time out a bit.]

-some light cologne; not sure which one [got eau d'hadrien, as i reported, but just the edt--wah-wah. i might have to go acqua di parma on this one, iris noble. but that throws off the frederic malle strategy. this is turning into a chess game...]

-more mille et une roses [got it. now i have two full bottles, which should last me some years. frugal spritzing.]


if you're reading this and you'd like to comment, you could respond with some of the fragrances you eventually want to make part of your collection. part of your world.

interested in perfume again

been reading some of our old posts today, and i found i had to spend my lunch hour at nordstrom (only place for perfume around here). some of my finds:

-chanel is retrenching!! no more cristalle at retail counters, only at chanel boutiques! that is the worst thing i've ever heard, but i suppose it was inevitable, the economy etc.

what i sprayed on myself:

-no. 5, after reading all marsha's posts about it. needed to be wearing it. it smells like everything.

-no. 19, which i only realized today, after wearing for ages, is so rosy. why didn't i notice that before? was it something i ate? i can't get away from rose, and i don't even try to fight it anymore.

oh no. 19, you are probably my one true love.

-creed chevrefeuille original, and chevrefeuille is honeysuckle (i always thought it was hydrangea). the least victoria's secret honeysuckle you could imagine. this smells like a salad, ergo i love it. this is a salad filled with green peppers and celery and it was left out on the counter overnight. in the drydown: cumin! basically identical to rochas femme at a certain point.

-creed vetiver, which i have no use for. i have dryer sheets for this.