Pink and Green Thursday - The Scented Edition, Part I

I love Pink and Green Thursday and I love perfume. Tons of scents fit this category, so I thought I'd share a few:

First up - Fleur d'Interdit came out in 1994, and was very big at my college. Lots of girls wore Sunflowers and Pleasures, but this sweet floral touched with fruit had a following, too. I still wear it every now and again for nostalgia value. I love the bottle!

Cabotine de Gres is a warm green scent that's beautiful and very feminine. I find it sparkly and vivacious, and I think it would go well with Lilly.

I cannot mention green perfumes without Balmain's Vent Vert. This beauty from the 1940s has been reformulated several times and it's not as astringent and sharp as it used to be. Still a classic, though.

Yves St. Laurent's Paris has been around since the 1980s, and I think of it as the quintessential pink scent. It's sweet, rosy, and very girly.

Estee Lauder Pink Coral (a spinoff of Pure White Linen) is another pinky scent that I think would be perfect for a preppy summer. It's light, slightly fruity, but also touched with what smells to me like the breeze over the ocean. Very nice.

And of course you can't mention pink and green perfume without Lilly Pulizer Wink. Isn't this cute! I know Miss Janice would approve.

Happy Thursday to all!

Fashion Dilemma Resolved

I posted recently about my hunt for a white eyelet skirt. I did try to resurrect my much-loved older skirt, but no such luck. I tried the RIT as recommended, and while some of the yellow came out, the skirt still doesn't look wearable. However, Lilly Pulitzer to the rescue! I did some more digging around online and found a lovely Magnolia skirt in my size on EBay. It just came in today's mail, and I think it will be exactly what I wanted. It's not too overly dressy, but it's still very pretty and feminine. If you'd like a better idea of what the lace pattern looks like close-up, here is the same skirt in pink:



I'm going out to dinner with extended family tomorrow, and I think that will be the perfect occasion to debut my new skirt.

First Day of Summer

Happy summer to all! Even though it was well into the 90s here, it was still a satisfying first day of summer. No lazing about the beach for me, but I still had sunny joy aplenty. It was an unusually quiet Monday, and I knew I had fun things waiting for me when I got home.

It is National Wear Your Lilly Day and while I couldn't do that at work, I came straight home and threw on a little shift. It's not pink and green, but I love it!



If anyone knows the name of this print, do enlighten me. I know the names of a couple of my Lilly prints, but not this one. Here's a closer look:




I had a political fundraiser to go to for a candidate running this fall, so I had a fun evening of eating yummy cookout food and beer. I got to meet some more of the local political crowd and chat with old friends as well as meeting some interesting new ones. There was one man there who works in preservation of historic buildings. He had all manner of fascinating stories to tell from his research. Next time I walk through the historic district, I won't look at it quite the same way.

It was a very pleasant way to start the week. Hope everyone else out there is having a lovely Monday!