Perfume Chat Room, February 14

Welcome to the weekly Perfume Chat Room, perfumistas! I envision this chat room as a weekly drop-in spot online, where readers may ask questions, suggest fragrances, tell others their SOTD, comment on new releases or old favorites, and respond to each other. The perennial theme is fragrance, but we can interpret that broadly. This is meant to be a kind space, so please try not to give or take offense, and let’s all agree to disagree when opinions differ. In fragrance as in life, your mileage may vary! YMMV.

Today is Saturday, February 14 — Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you do anything special, or do you have special plans? Did anyone get a fragrant gift?

My dear husband and I spent much of the day gardening, including moving some of my beloved roses into the new rose bed he commissioned for me.

David Austin English Rose "Fighting Temeraire"; image from www.gardentags.com
David Austin English Rose “Fighting Temeraire”; image from http://www.gardentags.com

Better than a bouquet any day! Then we got cleaned up, he made us Hugo spritzes and I made us “charcuterie nachos”, which were delicious even if I do say so myself. We were so full that we skipped the real dinner I had planned and went straight to dessert: chocolate lava cakes. what’s the use of being our age if we can’t make our own rules occasionally?

Post gardening, my SOTD was the Shalimar l’Essence he gave me for Christmas. I just love it! Such a perfect cold weather scent (though it wasn’t very cold today),

How has your Valentine’s Day weekend been?

Floral arrangement of pink roses in shape of perfume bottle
Delina floral display; image from Basenotes.net.

One thought on “Perfume Chat Room, February 14

  1. Sounds like a perfect day and a great dinner. My husband and I had a pre-Valentine’s date night on Thursday, exchanged cards today, and enjoyed some roses 🌹 from Trader Joe’s. We spent the afternoon at our neighbors’ 70th birthday party celebration, which was lots of fun. The party had a 70’s theme so everyone was dressed in their best 1970’s attire. I learned that my neighbor was a musical theater star in high school and college. I had no idea! People are full of surprises! I’m wearing Dusita’s beautiful rose fragrance Rosarine today.

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