It’s roasting hot outside. But we are going up to Tokyo in a minute to explore some very real perfumed possibilities (a whole line of ‘recycle boutiques’ along the Chuo Line).
Last week I failed with my scent – my rich coconut /white flower combinations quickly smelled vile in the heat of Yokohama, and so today I am going for a darker, stronger, vetiver/blackberry melange to last the day and resonate through the sweat: Roja Dove Vetiver eau de parfum (classical, dusky) + Roja Dove Elysium (a peppery, fruity, very masculine vetiver with a plummish undertone); Nubian Heritage Indian Hemp and Haitian Vetiver lotion, from New Orleans throughout the body; L’Artisan Parfumeur Mure et Musc Extreme on the wrists, as well as Roger Et Gallet Cologne Imperiale for improvisation – (a lemony blackberry cologne that blends very well with the others I am wearing as a top up spritz). Plus, essential, scented ‘ice sheets’ from Japanese maker Gatsby (they have the summer relief technology down pat for the panting population): mentholated wet wipes very popular here that slice through the grime and leave you feeling fresh and ice popsicle as a futuristic blackcurrant.
I am ready.
The Black Narcissus 
Tally ho! Looking forward to reports, if you don’t get deported first…
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I bet you smell great – was just calculating the likely reach of four different scents and a lotion
I was just amused because it is true.
I think I am smelling quite depthy rather than sillagey – thank god for the wipes though…
How did it go? How are your legs holding up?
A tough question to answer…
You are so fragrantly ready. Let the perfume hunting begin!
Iced sheets? Cool.
And I love the art.
I hope the day yielded some fabulous fragrant treasures. You will have to let us know.
We are thinking of trying to visit Tokyo in either September or next spring. I do hope when I am there you will be up for a jaunt to some of your favorite haunts.
Hope everything is going well. Just wanted to report I found a full bottle of vintage Nocturnes on eBay – it arrived this morning. Haven’t had a chance to wear it properly (I put on a squirt but it’s being outpunched by three of Cuir X which got there first) – seems really lovely though.