Joy

I am not the world's most photogenic person. Just ask my mother. (Caveat: My husband seems to bring out the best in me, so I'm excepting his pics...) Having said that, the photo below - taken by Peter at the Chelsea Flea Market (which, btw, I've heard about in media 15 times since going, though I'd never known of it before) - really captures my joy of browsing:

Yes, I may be cuter in person (or at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it), but my natural enthusiasm is all over this photo, and it's a quality that's pretty hard to capture in a still shot.

PS: Though I'm still looking for the perfect vintage Hermes scarf, every time I unfold one, I get a jolt of thrill.

Terre-ific

Hermes, Terre d'Hermes

I love this scent. It's made for men, but I wear it nonetheless. It's actually one of my few non-floral fragrances. It's got an excellent pepper subnotes, a touch of citrus (grapefruit, not orange) in the top note and it smells very earthy and clean simultaneously.

It's got that chypre thing happening, which you know I love - but there really isn't an "animal" element i.e. musk. And it's not channeling patchouli (thankfully) which, though considered a chypre element, makes me sick unless it is used so judiciously as to be undetectable.

Curious to know if any of you (ladies) wear this - or another scent designed for men?