{"id":18478,"date":"2025-08-01T22:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=18478"},"modified":"2025-08-02T17:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T00:29:54","slug":"five-things-8-1-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-8-1-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things (8.1.25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-8-1-25\/best-travel-perfumes-bottega-veneta-celine-fragrance\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/best-travel-perfumes-bottega-veneta-celine-fragrance.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kismet-olfactive-la-nyc-perfumes-at-stele-mott-strreet.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kismet-olfactive-la-nyc-perfumes-at-stele-mott-strreet.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kismet-olfactive-la-nyc-perfumes-at-stele-mott-strreet.jpg?resize=1680%2C1344&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kismet-olfactive-la-nyc-perfumes-at-stele-mott-strreet.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Despite being a fragrance collector and editor with 500+ perfumes, I&#8217;m proud to be able to narrow down my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/best-perfumes-to-travel-with\/\">travel fragrance wardrobe<\/a><\/span> to just five decants. For this Jersey, trip, I packed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyscent.com\/product\/1010001\/chai-fleur-by-belnuhttps:\/\/www.luckyscent.com\/product\/1010001\/chai-fleur-by-belnu\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Belnu\u00a0<em>Chai Fleur<\/em><\/span><\/a> for work days and slow weekend mornings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4ojcqCw\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Perfumehead <em>LA LA Love<\/em> Perfume Oil<\/span><\/a> for evenings out<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4ojcqCw\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Viktor &amp; Rolf\u00a0<em>Flowerbomb Extreme<\/em><\/span><\/a> for lunch and casual dinner dates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4lc8Ffr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bottega Veneta\u00a0<\/span><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4lc8Ffr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Acqua Sale<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>layered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckyscent.com\/product\/874002\/sel-vanille-by-maison-tahite?sku=874002\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Maison Tahit\u00e9 <em>Sel_Vanille<\/em><\/span><\/a> for boat days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. A few of those mentioned above are some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/best-new-fragrances\/https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/best-new-fragrances\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">best new perfumes of 2025<\/span><\/a>, so far. It was a difficult list to narrow down, so if there&#8217;s any interest in a more comprehensive round-up, let me know. (I&#8217;ll take any excuse to write about my perfume collection.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. &#8230; but if you&#8217;re intent on summer fragrances to make the most of the season before we head back into fall, these are the <a href=\"https:\/\/editorialist.com\/beauty\/best-summer-perfumes\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">most notable warm-weather scents<\/span><\/a> I&#8217;ve loved this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">A <em>SENSIBLE <\/em>EDIT<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"shopthepost-widget\" data-widget-id=\"5355195\">\r\n                <script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n                    !function(d,s,id){\r\n                        var e, p = \/^http:\/.test(d.location) ? 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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. 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