{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"Five Things (8.1.25) &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9XGEbeEKc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-8-1-25\/\">Five Things (8.1.25)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-8-1-25\/embed\/#?secret=9XGEbeEKc2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Five Things (8.1.25)&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"9XGEbeEKc2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"1. Two weeks back on the East Coast came and went quickly. I landed in Newark at the tail end of the heatwave but just as summer storms commenced\u2014which meant I had less motivation to venture into the city, and all the reason to stay put in the suburbs of New Jersey. (L.A. weather may have spoiled me, but neither New York nor I was equipped to handle the high winds and flash floods.) At the time, I was annoyed\u2014New York always revives me, even if I&#8217;m just there for obligatory meetings\u2014but slowing down ended up being essential in hindsight. 2. Just as grounding\u2014if not compulsory\u2014journaling. How satisfying it was to complete a notebook squarely on July 31, and start a fresh diary today? 3. Despite being a fragrance collector and editor with 500+ perfumes, I&#8217;m proud to be able to narrow down my travel fragrance wardrobe to just five decants. For this Jersey, trip, I packed: Belnu\u00a0Chai Fleur for work days and slow weekend mornings Perfumehead LA LA Love Perfume Oil for evenings out Viktor &amp; Rolf\u00a0Flowerbomb Extreme for lunch and casual dinner dates Bottega Veneta\u00a0Acqua Sale\u00a0layered with Maison Tahit\u00e9 Sel_Vanille for boat days 4. A few of those&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/best-travel-perfumes-bottega-veneta-celine-fragrance.jpg"}