tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post4880951257265715039..comments2024-03-13T02:18:51.537-05:00Comments on The Better Part: What're you wearing????Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-45761269451892633142010-08-21T09:49:50.939-05:002010-08-21T09:49:50.939-05:00I'm adding to the list! I've since discove...I'm adding to the list! I've since discovered a couple of "fun" scents that I like...<br />can you say VIVA? La Juicy that is! If you love sweet floral~fruity scents...YOU might be a Viva girl.<br /><br />Since moving to Baton Rouge and having an encounter with L'Occitane I have fallen for Cherry Blossom. Their Peony scent is lovely too but it is never in stock. If you Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-46099293859176859222009-08-25T13:01:37.121-05:002009-08-25T13:01:37.121-05:00Oh how I hope you've enjoyed this week's t...Oh how I hope you've enjoyed this week's topic...I sure have. Today I was reading Ruth 3 & 4, how Naomi instructed Ruth to put on her good perfume and then go to Boaz; and over in Gospels where this sweet lady pours out her very best perfume over Jesus and then dries his feet with her hair. Two very intimate acts.<br /><br />The stories of these two women have gotten me thinking Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-52338554112841973032009-08-24T08:15:22.671-05:002009-08-24T08:15:22.671-05:00Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and ...Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel. Proverbs 27:9<br /><br />Hmmm. Oh, this speaks to me...does it you? Proverbs can always say so much in so little. I should be more like that!<br /><br />So, I have one question to ask myself: <br />Self, how pleasant are you?<br /><br />Father, may I be a perfume that would Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-71438504187967904642009-08-21T23:26:11.792-05:002009-08-21T23:26:11.792-05:00I love this blog, Wendy!! How creative you are! ...I love this blog, Wendy!! How creative you are! You know I am a CHANEL girl too (Mademoiselle and CHANCE eau fraiche!!) Today, however, I wore Estee Lauder's Pleasures Delight! Some of my past faves were Benetton and Clinique Happy!<br />Kelly B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-29373435020395077742009-08-21T19:16:25.308-05:002009-08-21T19:16:25.308-05:00Wendy....the perfumeries in Paris are overwhelming...Wendy....the perfumeries in Paris are overwhelming....you're in there for less than 5 minutes and then your nose goes numb. You can't smell anything after that! I can see you in Paris for sure...you would love it! Hey, can we just take our laptops and go there and sit at a cafe? It would be much better than Panera!<br /><br />I love your last comment....that is SUCH a great thing to Wife of Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047260573515067235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-15197380163962325172009-08-21T16:43:03.877-05:002009-08-21T16:43:03.877-05:00Oh! You know, perfumes are memory enhancers like s...Oh! You know, perfumes are memory enhancers like songs! I'd never thought of that until I strolled through the perfume aisle of your memories. Fun!an encouragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901872603465017271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-34392654498396222282009-08-21T15:26:57.414-05:002009-08-21T15:26:57.414-05:00Today I've been praying for a few women; one w...Today I've been praying for a few women; one who has had surgery, two who are experiencing a season of life where there is much at stake. I keep asking God from my heart to receive these prayers as a fragrant perfume and that it would please Him to intervene on the behalf of these, His precious daughters.<br /><br />I enjoy praying God's Word to Him. My own words seem inadequate at timesWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-81728546533086870352009-08-21T14:30:43.861-05:002009-08-21T14:30:43.861-05:00What timing our Lord has.. I am in the middle of p...What timing our Lord has.. I am in the middle of preparing to speak on Sunday morning about being set apart, consecrated and sold out for our Lord, and of breaking the alabaster jar of priceless perfume and am led to your post by Rob's Wife at A Pair of Bartletts!<br /><br />My first love was Nina Ricci's L'air du Temps. I enjoyed Jungle Gardenia but it offended many with it's HisFireFlyhttp://hisfirefly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-18924823360740094802009-08-21T11:08:04.620-05:002009-08-21T11:08:04.620-05:00Old Jewish woman from Miami ?!?!?! That's hila...Old Jewish woman from Miami ?!?!?! That's hilarious! Not at all what you were going for I'm sure!<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words and your comment Britta. I've been told that before but an altogether different analogy was made. Personally, I like your analogy much better! ;)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-10254612234576273022009-08-21T10:56:19.710-05:002009-08-21T10:56:19.710-05:00I too have Coco Chanel Mademoiselle. It's one...I too have Coco Chanel Mademoiselle. It's one of my faves. But I am not a big perfume wearer. It never seems to smell on me for long? Anyway, my sister-in-law wears the Clinique Elixir. I love it on her, and I can smell it out in public from a mile away. I also love Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue.waitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255889257142667745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-21039999693315680142009-08-21T09:20:57.118-05:002009-08-21T09:20:57.118-05:00Wendy! You are a beautiful writer. So poetic. Y...Wendy! You are a beautiful writer. So poetic. Your words just flow like the wafting scent of a fabulous fine perfume! <br /> <br />I too remember Baby Soft, then Sunflowers, Narcisse, Poison, then finally thought I had found my signature scent..Beautiful. Then when Mario and I were married, he told me that Beautiful smelled like an old Jewish woman in Miami. Obviously, not the scent for me:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-8303948024042193922009-08-21T00:41:51.809-05:002009-08-21T00:41:51.809-05:00dream is really good...the stuff you got at the ga...dream is really good...the stuff you got at the gap...and if you go to victorias secret be sure to get 'bohemian belle'...a little expensive but smells awesome!annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811340656470276532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-72451162381842954442009-08-21T00:19:58.330-05:002009-08-21T00:19:58.330-05:00Just popped by to say Hi from Jennifer's. Look...Just popped by to say Hi from Jennifer's. Looks mighty perty around here! :~D<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />e-Mom<br />http://chrysaliscom.blogspot.com<br />http//susannahsaprons.blogspot.comSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090290482455881323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-87508709821343131812009-08-20T14:43:19.013-05:002009-08-20T14:43:19.013-05:00I'm posting this for Janet with her permission...I'm posting this for Janet with her permission. I loved her perfume story and wanted to share it here. <br /><br />Hey Wendy,<br /> <br />I enjoyed your blog on "smells." I have to tell you that the first perfume I ever had was called "Evening in Paris." It could be bought at Kress's in Prichard in a little bottle for 10 cents. All of my girlfriends in 3rd grade gotWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-80111468318685958032009-08-20T10:39:15.263-05:002009-08-20T10:39:15.263-05:00I've always wondered how the women who work in...I've always wondered how the women who work in those "perfume outlets" tolerate it? I can't even go in one without leaving with an uninvited headache!<br /><br />I would like to go to Paris though, and get some parfume...something very Parisian. <br /><br />I don't know why, but I always imagine that Paris itself just smells good...between the patisseries, bistros, ParisianWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-9535023237080338982009-08-20T07:28:33.742-05:002009-08-20T07:28:33.742-05:00I remember in college really liking Guess! I don&#...I remember in college really liking Guess! I don't think I had any, but any time I would stay with one of my friends, I would get to borrow some! Now I ususally wear body splashes of various scents. One of my faves is Amber Romance from Victoria's Secret. I also like Burberry Brit perfume.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255671433178986867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-77192854022044139822009-08-19T23:30:57.263-05:002009-08-19T23:30:57.263-05:00I love Vera Wang's perfumes!I love Vera Wang's perfumes!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-4018812325646413802009-08-19T22:41:57.422-05:002009-08-19T22:41:57.422-05:00Well typically I don't tell. Everytime I have ...Well typically I don't tell. Everytime I have the past the person goes and buys it, and it can't be MY signature scent if all of the people I hang out with are wearing it!! Ya know? I wear Vera Wang princess, and then some victorias secret ones. After Christmas each year, when it's on clearance, I order the sampler box they have. It comes with about 7 perfumes and they last me til theHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331143012754152230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-75084123922698745422009-08-19T22:27:58.321-05:002009-08-19T22:27:58.321-05:00Holly, you didn't tell us what you like now! I...Holly, you didn't tell us what you like now! I wanna know girl...what are you wearing? ;)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645747019678705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-17542751032658373992009-08-19T22:04:40.885-05:002009-08-19T22:04:40.885-05:00I LOVED THIS POST! Girl...when we get you a makeo...I LOVED THIS POST! Girl...when we get you a makeover to go with this post...WATCH OUT BLOGGYLAND! That was SO cute. I have been down memory lane and back...that's exactly what it should do! <br /><br />Well, my all time fave is Yves Saint Laurent "Babydoll". It just makes you feel like a woman, but still like a cute baby doll all at the same time. And, I LOVE that you included Wife of Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047260573515067235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-46839817938051543332009-08-19T21:38:16.254-05:002009-08-19T21:38:16.254-05:00haha! When I was in the 6th grade my "boyfrie...haha! When I was in the 6th grade my "boyfriend" bought me some baby soft. I loved it then, but last year I saw it at CVS, smelled it, and whoa!! Didn't like it the second time around. Sunflower was also a huge hit when I was younger. It too now stinks.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331143012754152230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-77443414934657092402009-08-19T13:58:34.875-05:002009-08-19T13:58:34.875-05:00This post is so fun, Wendy. I had the red triangle...This post is so fun, Wendy. I had the red triangle too!! I also went through a Beautiful phase and a Tommy Girl phase. And do you know. .I did not even know the name of the perfume I've been wearing the past few months!! Your post inspired me to go look. . .Curve Wave Perfume. .and what do you know?? LIZ CLAIBORNE. Guess I haven't gone too ... Read Morefar since high school. ;) A dear Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275497683928870712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827565.post-62442901906953273862009-08-18T19:50:12.049-05:002009-08-18T19:50:12.049-05:00me? Oh, that's just my Germ-X! seems like ther...me? Oh, that's just my Germ-X! seems like there's so much flu and stuff around, I'm practically bathing in the stuff.<br /><br />Great blog, my girl!<br /><br />PS, I threw away the Anais the other day, too. I never really liked it, anyway. I was just left it on the counter because I liked the container.Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157328687932307327noreply@blogger.com