melaniesuzanne | Wrist-sniffing wench

A couple weeks ago I tested Vampire Tears and hated it. I decided to try it again today and loooooved it. Yay, body chemistry wonkiness! I've got No. 93 Engine (Balm of Gilead, benzoin, frankincense, balsam of peru, beeswax, saffron, galbanum, calamus, hyssop, mastic, lemon balm, and white sage) on the other arm today -- if I'm working from home, may as well give perfumes a test run -- and all I can say is, in the words of

danabren, NOM! The perfume smells "white" to me, as in a white light or fields of white flowers. It's soft and gentle and feminine without being sugary. I think it's going to give Mouse's Long and Sad Tale a run for being my favorite scent.

In non-scent related news, I'm surrounded by a riot of color today. The orange-leaved trees are glowing again today. The front of the house is bathed in orange light while the back of the house is blue because of the nearly cloudless sky. I picked a marvelous day to work from home. The windows are open and the four-legged carpet-dwellers are pleased to have a brief return of smell-o-vision.