The Chicken Sisters!
Well, I am glad and not just because of the four-day weekend (well not PRIMARILLY because of it. I do like getting four days off mind you. What I kind of don’t like are thanksgiving food. I don’t really like turkey, nor am I fond of “all the trimmings.” I think everyone would have been better off if they had served Fettuccine Carbonara at the first thanksgiving.
My Thanksgiving will be spent with my friend who recently lost her husband. She will be with her family on the day after, Friday, celebrating. While she isn’t averse to being alone she extended an invite to low-key hang out with the dog and frankly that sounds wonderful.
This not so much..
This is nominally about Orange scents so here’s my four-for-fighting on this family-friendly holiday.
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Serge Lutens Mandarine Mandarin is one of my favorites- with it’s bright opening of a freshly ripped apart satsuma to it’s spicy notes and discernible celery (yes, celery) this is one of those bell jars that make hoop-jumping worth it. I don’t see it on the website but I hope this isn’t permanent deportation. But I do see a bottle on eBay going for $1499, so gird your loins..
Serge Lutens Fleurs d’Oranger is of course Orange Flower and not the fruit, but this one is a wonder. There’s something about this one with it’s hints of civet and tuberose that give this virginal wonder a bit of sloe-eyed heat.
I like to keep my workspace tidy as well. I do not however dust UNDER the linoleum.
Liz Zorn Blood Orange and Vetiver is one of my favorites and one that you have to seek out. There have been rumors that her scent business might be on the way out, but this one is still listed as available. Grab it while you can.
And for a final orange I leave you with Musette’s take on Guerlain Habit Rouge. One of those times when a perfumer got it exactly right and never let reformulations ruin things.
What are your plans for the holiday?
Images are from Wikimedia and my iPhone.
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for this perfume blog and all of its writers, that’s for sure.
I love to put a big squeeze of orange in whatever sweet potato dish I am making. And orange also always goes into my cranberry relish/sauce.To be honest, though, I’m not a huge fan of most traditional Thanksgiving food. It’s all too beige for me. Connote that as you will.
I have been enjoying Xia Xiang, an oldie by Revlon. The bottle I found still has its tangerine and orange flower top notes. I love stumbling upon drugstore oldies but goodies.
Oh how I wish I’d bought Mandarine Mandarin.
Whilst I enjoy cooking having to prepare a “feast” with a traditional menu sucks all the joy out of it.
We’ve created our own traditions for over the Xmas period. Mainly cos we both worked in healthcare.
Enjoy hanging with the hound & of course your bereaved friend
Heya Tom,
Sadly, Mandarine Mandarin has gone the way of the dodo.
Enjoy your chills with recently bereaved girlfriend.
HA! For Fettuccine Carbonara at the first Thanksgiving.
HUG
Portia xx
Tom,
Since both you and March mentioned it I have pried off the cap of my Fleur d’Orangers and dabbed some on today. Love those opening orange blossom notes. So far the cumin isn’t hitting me like a bag of cement. We’ll see. I haven’t tried the others you listed. They sound so good.
Today is about baking pies, a sweet potato casserole, and prepping for our family of six to be here tomorrow. We’re gonna put up the Christmas tree and decorate it together after lunch, and I’ll be watching the Macy’s parade in the morning. Pretty standard. It’s very good of you to be with your recently widowed friend. I hope you guys have a nice time together.
I love pie, but try to stay away from it when at all possible..
“like a bag of cement” HAHAHAHAHAHA also that sounds like the perfect Thanksgiving!
I don’t care for traditional Thanksgiving food either, cooking or eating it.
Citrus means summer to me but I have been enjoying Bapteme du Feu and it’s tangerine this winter.
I think it’s the Satsumas in the stocking that make it seem Xmassy to me.
Maybe that’s what it is?!? I couldn’t decide why I feel it’s a fall scent.
Not Thanksgiving-ing here — it’s not a thing really. And not partial to Carbonara. Maybe a spicy chicken curry tomorrow to chase away the damp.
I do like orange in perfume but I’m at a loss this morning to come up with something I own and wear that veers that direction. I think it’s a day for Arabie. Does dried fruit count?
every day is a good day for Arabie..
Fettuccine Carbonara is good, though I would have been happy with mac and cheese. That would have made me thankful.
First March and now you with SL Fleurs d’Oranger. Now I want to try it. And the same goes as with Theorema – my daughter gets to try it too. She likes and appreciates perfume but it is not one of her strong interests. She is however looking for a replacement for Hiram Green Dilettante.
I am very happy with Mac and Cheese. I mayneed to get tot he market before it gets nuts.
bahahaha we did almost identical posts! Great minds etc.
they are indeed!