Maine perfume

A few years ago, my dad took my sister and me on a fall weekend trip to Bar Harbor, Maine. We stayed in a charming old B&B and made it our goal to eat lobster for every single meal, including lobster scrambled eggs, bisque, rolls, whole lobsters, and even a McDonald's McLobster...
Even though it rained almost the whole time, the trip was one of the best I've ever taken. So I was psyched to discover this Maine perfume. Wouldn't you love to smell its sea, air, sun, pine and grassy scent?

(Photos by 3191 Miles Apart and Between the Bread)

Musk for girls

One of my guy friends used to wear Kiehl's Musk 1921, which is the greatest scent. Luckily, it also works on ladies (deep, rich, tomboy-ish, awesome), so I've been trying it out myself. I have to say, I'm really into it. The sexy scent pairs well with T-shirts and jeans, and you won't be able to stop sniffing your wrist.

What type of perfume do you wear, my lovelies?

Room with a View perfume

When I was growing up, A Room With a Viewwas one of my favorite books and movies. (I remember reading the book while lying on our trampoline in the backyard!) So I was thrilled to hear about this new perfume inspired by the passage where George and Lucy kiss for the first time in a field of violets.

(Via Frolic)

Cup-of-Jo Gift Guide Part #1: Your Mom Who Makes the Best Roast Chicken and Always Sounds Excited When You Call.

Wild mushroom apron, $36.

Baaah, a sheep's milk soap, $12.

Lavender sachets to make even socks smell sweet, $39.

Paris decoupage plate for her desk, $48.

Chunk honey, made in Maryland by cutting a piece of raw honeycomb off the hive, $24.

Victorian cameo ring from the 1800's, $190. (Can you imagine all the lovely ladies who have worn this ring? It's probably played the piano, ridden in horse-drawn carriages and held lots of babies.)

Perfume that smells like snow! $12 to $60.

Born Round, the hilarious memoir of a former New York Times food critic, $12.97.

Veggie candles, $50. Made in England, but they feel so French!

Foot massage gift certificate, $75. 'Cause it's good to feel kneaded.

Chanel No. 5

My friend Caroline and I went perfume shopping this week (as a sidenote, she wore her ponytail ever-so-slightly to one side, which was so chic), and we visited a fancy New York perfumery. But in the end, the scent we both liked best was Chanel No. 5. Some people say it smells like a grandma, but, to me, it feels feminine, floral and beautiful. Coco Chanel wanted "a woman’s fragrance that smells like woman," and I think she did just that.

Which perfume to you wear?

P.S. A bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold worldwide every 30 seconds, says Wikipedia!