Bath and Body Works Cucumber Melon

Since BBW is having their semi annual sale, I had to circle back and pick up some Cucumber Melon. I was just entering high school when BBW Cucumber Melon exploded onto the scene. Just about every girl at my high school wore this one and I was no exception. After BBW came out with their Cucumber Melon, everyone else seemed to jump on the bandwagon.

After a while, probably shortly after I graduated from high school, I went onto smelling other things besides Cucumber Melon, Clinique Happy and Estee Lauder Pleasures. I really think that I was horribly bored with those three and didn't exactly have the means to keep buying them with college and all. 

I haven't smelled BBW Cucumber Melon in close to forever and I had no freaking clue on why I wanted to get some so badly but I ended up getting the body spray, soap and lotion for under $15. My view was that if I didn't quite like it, that $15 wasn't going to bankrupt me. I'm not exactly sure on what I was expecting but Cucumber Melon seems to be a little heavier than I remember and maybe not quite as long lasting as I remember. I remember something a little more airy but I could be confusing with more blasts from the past like Gap Heaven or Dream. But Cucumber Melon in many ways was pretty much like I remembered smelling at the end of the day. I think that wearing some Cucumber Melon will be a once in a while thing.

Maybe I have gotten pretty snobbish with perfume, maybe the formulations have changed or I just outgrew BBW offerings when it comes to their body products. I think that I will stick to the BBW candles but only purchase more candles when my stock runs low.
 

 

General Stuff

 Amazon Prime Day has come and gone and really didn't see much that caught my eye. That meant that I stayed under my $50 limit. I'm happy in a way that there was nothing in particular that I was looking for except an inexpensive funny shirt and garden lights for when my father's birthday rolls around in August. Better just to get that stuff out of the way early.

I am still making a concerted effort not to go hog wild when it comes to spending. A vet appointment is coming up a couple days before my parents go to California and I want to make sure that there are funds to cover the out of the ordinary cost. All I can say is that it's a good thing Prime Day is over and I am so over the Bath and Body Works semi annual sale. I've bought enough stuff this year from BBW and with over 60 candles and no extra place to store them, I can't even begin to think on what order to burn my single wick candles. I know I will probably be going through a fair bit of them when family members leave. That means I can seriously burn whatever I see fit. If I want to burn to straight up apple candles, I can do that. Or I can burn two or three candles at a time if the fancy suits me. I just have to make sure to air out the house before my folks come back.

Recently, I have been hankering for Mitsouko, especially the vintage EDT. I have a partially used bottle going but the mugginess is what kind of prevents me from busting her out. I love Mitsouko because she is a queen. She know what she wants and goes after it, she is not the type that extends friendship so readily, she knows that she is a sensual being but doesn't take just anyone into her bed. Mitsouko is a fearless and demanding queen. I think that I shall wear the queen before bed tomorrow since it's pretty hot outside.

Can't Get my Act Together to Post

I just can't seem to get it together to make any kind of post. It's getting to be pretty rare anymore that I actually try and review a new perfume. Some of the motivation is there and so is the desire but after being bitched at at work, I lost some of the motivation to try out new things. It's trying to wear and cherish what I do already have. The finances aren't there too for a lot of new perfume and I've spent more than enough on perfume this year.

There is some good news. I don't have to really scrimp tons at this point but still want to save up a little bit. In a about a couple weeks, I get to take my dogs to the vet for a rabies shot and a heart worm test. I'm budgeting for that and I have more medication for Jake than I remembered. I had forgot that my vet wrote a script for a 6 month supply. That is what happens with a supply like that, it's in what seems like a million pill bottles. I've pretty much worked out a food budget for when my parents are in California but I am not so worried about that. It's only going to be me while they are gone and the dogs will be home.

Right now, Bath and Body Works is having their semi annual sale going on. I was initially excited when I got the email the night before and when I went to the website, I wasn't too impressed with what I saw. Did they get me to part with some money? Yes, but not as much as they probably hoped. I stuck to 1 candle and two stocking stuffers. The sale didn't wow me like in years past and I am okay with that.

What I am waiting for is Amazon Prime Day, even though I don't think that the deals will be all that great. I don't need a new Kindle, I don't need an Echo or Fire TV, I am looking for books and a couple other cheaper things. But shopping Prime Day for the sake of Prime Day is not my thing anymore. It seems like the pandemic took it's toll on the sales and the sales aren't so great any more. I guess it's more cash in my pocket at the end of the day.