How Do You Celebrate Thanksgiving …Like This + Black Friday Draw

Painting Norman Rockwell Disclaimer (no resemblance to anyone in our family)

Prologue: I grew up  in a different era; a time when families stayed together. Thanksgiving was the most important holiday of the year at my Grandmother's home-  her sons, daughter-in-laws, nieces,nephews, sister, and the family of her family; everyone was welcome around the table in Brooklyn. This was a generation that was grateful to be American and who had to learn how to stuff a turkey, prepare a sweet potato pie and the words Black Friday meant someone  told an off color joke the day before. Many of our readers are heading  home for the holidays; we hope they make it by plane, train, automobile or on foot.  For some of us, we can't be with our loved ones;  there would have been a  place at  Grandma's ever expanding tables for you… 

 

The following is an excerpt from Mark Behnke's May 20, 2010 review of Like This:

Like This Tilda Swinton is a shared fragrance and it is one I have found easy to wear. The opening stanza is yellow mandarin and neroli joined by ginger and a pumpkin accord. It evokes a Thanksgiving dessert table with citrus and pumpkin pie; an unusually rich opening for a fragrance and not as heavy on my skin as those notes would seem.

The heart begins with immortelle and ginger; ginger was one ingredient Ms. Swilton insisted upon, not for her hair but for the memories of her Scottish home. Again more autumnal like notes but somehow kept on the lighter side by Mme. Bijaoui. A rose note complements the sugary sweeteness of the immortelle and contrasts the pumpkin in a balanced way. The base is a dry vetiver and musk closing which also stays on the lighter side. In many ways the note list for Like This Tilda Swinton would have given me pause as I was expecting a very forward fragrance, instead Mme. Bijaoui has created a study in subtlety using strong notes."

  –Michelyn  Camen

 

 

Editor's Note:  Boycott Black Friday; this is what happens at a Doorbuster sale; poor Cookie Monsterwill be trampled by mindless hoards seeking  savings.  So see the Muppet Movie instead. Support e-tailers; many have free shipping, new websites like DSH and you can just click and shop.

Our draw is for five samples of Etat Libre d'Orange "Like this". The draw is being sponsored by  www.fragranceandart.com  To be eligible leave a comment about  a family holiday growing up (if you are not American)  OR about Thanksgiving memories. YOU MUST INCLUDE what you are thankful for  in 2011 to qualify. Draw ends Black Friday (Novemeber 25, 2011 EST).

 Your vote will count twice if you like Fragrance and Art on Facebook who are carrying some beautiful and hard to find brands.

 

We announce the winners only on site and on our Facebook page, so Like Cafleurebon and use our RSS option…or your dream prize will be just spilt perfume

(I dedicate this post to my Dad…happy Birthday xo and to my paternal third cousin Caryn,  beloved daughter of  Morty  may he RIP).

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19 comments

  • Leslie Robinson says:

    Growing up, my family lived in a series of developing countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, due to my father’s job in the oil industry. Typically, we could not buy a turkey for Thanksgiving, so my mother would do the best she could with what she could find. I do recall one Thanksgiving overseas, when my mother was forced to serve Spam as the main meat dish. Of course, we all had a great time and didn’t mind the omission of a turkey? My mother is gone now, but this Thanksgiving I will be thinking of her as I celebrate with my own family for the first time…and that is what I am most thankful for- a family of my own, something that I always dreamed about!

  • rosarita says:

    I still haven’t smelled Like This, so thanks to all for the opportunity.

    Memories: since I’ve always been an enthusiastic eater, Thanksgiving conjures up memories of my mom’s pumpkin pie. She made the most tender, mouthwatering pie crust imaginable (the secret is lard, rendered from the family hog farm.) And my aunt’s scalloped corn.

    In 2011, I’m grateful to have a job, even though my husband and I are both under employed. The unemployment rate in our county still hovers at 13%. And we still have our house. My heart goes out every day to all the people who have lost both.

  • Cheesegan says:

    My mother has married 3 times, acquiring a new personality and religion each time. Me and my siblings are not invited to holidays at her current husbands house as it makes him uncomfortable. We can come over for dinner the week before, I have always refused.
    Holidays are not good for me. To me they symbolize rejection and that family means nothing and a reminder that my mother has abandon me.

  • Lisa A says:

    My husband and I took our boys to the mountains a few years back for a Thanksgiving with just us, and it was wonderful. We had a beautiful meal and all the quiet time in the world! No messy family dramas, no stress…

    This year, I am thankful for the opportunity my family had to move to a new city. Every day, I’m thankful to be happy in the place that I live!

  • Isa says:

    In my family, Christmas has always been the most important holiday. It is not just for the kids, but for everybody. Since I was a child I have spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. We have celebrated with special meals, treats, games, carols… And of course, we all receive gifts by January 6. The Three Wise Men bring them, and hide them, and in the morning we have to look for them 🙂

    I want to thank 2011 because it has been a special year. I have got married, my cousin got married too, I have found a house to live near my parents… I had a wonderful honeymoon too. So this will be a year to remember.

  • peggy says:

    My family was and is rather unconventional. We were a family of 4, so our get-togethers were quick and quiet. I think my favourite part of Thanksgiving was watching slideshows of our vacations from years past on the livingroom wall, every year watching ourselves get younger and younger, frozen in time at six years old on that pool slide somewhere in Orlando, Florida.

    Sometimes in life, we look back in surprise, realizing that we were happy at a certain point, and wished we had realized at the time how wonderful things were. This past year has been full of blessings, and I am grateful to be aware of this. I’m grateful for my partner of four years, and am careful to never take him for granted. I’m grateful that we’ve managed to welcome a dog into our lives, and I’m grateful that said dog is a bundle of awesomeness. I’m grateful that I have a job in this terrible economy. And I’m grateful that my family and loved ones are healthy and well.

    I’ve been wanting to try “Like This” for years; the price has put me off. Pumpkin! Ginger! Tilda! Love! Thanks for the draw. 🙂

  • karin says:

    Thanksgiving memories – TURKEY DINNER! Love it. Unfortunately, we’re traveling to relatives this year who don’t eat meat, and we’re doing lobster instead! Now lobster ain’t bad mind you, but I’m thinking I’ll need to do a traditional T-day meal after we return. 🙂

    Thankful in 2011 for my wonderful husband, a fantastic trip to Paris (yay!), and God’s grace.

    Love you all here at CFB – have a fantastic weekend!

  • tomatefarcie says:

    I’m thankful that I fulfilled my dream of living in Paris (right around the corner from L’Etat Libred’Orange). I’m back in the States with a lifetime of memories and no what if’s. I’m thankful my parents gave me the gift of curiousity and the ability to talk to anyone about anything. I wish the best to everyone.

  • brigitte says:

    I came from a very small family (myself and my parents) so Thanksgiving was traditional but very quiet. My memories are of great food and watching the parade on TV. I will gladly boycott black Friday as I don’t believe in all the commercialism that surrounds our holidays in current times. I am thankful for the physical, mental and spiritual well being of my family and myself. You really can not ask for more 🙂 .Happy Thanksgiving to all!

  • Undina says:

    I’ve tried and liked Like This, so no need entering me into the drawing.

    I just want to express my support for the “Boycott Black Friday” movement. Wallmart is the worst offender: they open their stores at 10 pm on Thirsday – it means their employees will have to leave their families’ dinners and be at work at least by 8 pm on the Thanksgiving Day!!!

  • Feliciag says:

    As the wife of a husband currently working in retail, I Support Boycott Black Friday I always silently have. Every year he must leave the dinner table ealrier and earlier. I fear its just becoming one of the most dreaded days of his year.
    It feels like he is ripped out of the familys day of Thanks and it makes us sad. We have never shopped at the midnight or 3am or whatever deals no matter how good they seemed. We knew how it felt to be the people who had to come in and miss out on family traditions in order to satisfy the bargain hungry and in many cases cranky masses. I myself had to worked black friday as a manager for a few locations including a well known gourmet coffee shop.
    I remember when I was a child and we had turkey at Thanksgiving at my grandmothers . It was her holiday. Every year the rest of the holidays were done at my parents home butthanksgiving was grandmas and she did it up the right way. She used to bake an extra pie crust for us kids so we’d stay away from her baked from scratch apple.
    I am thankful for so much this year, 2011 has brought many disaters both weather realated and personally. But it will be a year I will never forget. From the summer when my daughter got diagnosed with autism to the fall when our basement flooded and our town became a FEMA zone to the earthquake that I felt and thought my kids were horsing around.
    I used to be confused about what mattered and what was important. Maybe it was all those events that made me change. But I have learned patience, mostly and I am thankful that by the grace of God I have been able to learn patience. So, this year and likely many years forward, I will be most thankful for the patience that I learn.
    Happy Thanksgiving to you all at Cafelurebon for your generosity of knowlege and art etc. Thanks as well to the sponsor, Fragrance and Art and also to the sponsors of every one of your fabulous drawings. Happy thanksgiving to everyone:))))

  • Full of Grace says:

    Would love love love to have a sample of this!
    A memory I shared with a friend just today…When first married my husband and I went to another young couple’s apartment for Thanksgiving. As the husband went to carve the turkey he complained that the turkey his wife got was defective, that it had little breast meat. My husband and I walked to the table to see this bird. Oh my, it had been cooked upside down and was now trying to be carved. Not a lot of meat on the back. Oh we all 4 of us laughed that Harriet cooked it upside down and Dick actually tried to carve it. It was delicious once flipped and cut!
    I am thankful that I have been saved by grace and have a husband that loves me. Happy Thanksgiving :-)))))))))

  • Alica says:

    I don’t live in America thus I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving Day but I am very thankful for my son’s successful MA graduation in 2011. That’s one of the most important things that I am thankful for in this year.

  • ariane says:

    A shame we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Europe,there is this day called Erntedankfest,roughly translated as Thanks to the harvest-party,but we’ve lost what must have been a tradition once!My fondest memories of family gatherings are Christmas day at my grandparents’ tiny flat,where my grandfather played on the zither and we sang through all the christmas songs.
    I am most grateful for being with my husband and daughter,and that through all the stress and worries,we have been healthy and happy!
    Have a wonderful weekend everyone in the States and everywhere!Let’s Boycott Black Friday!!!feliciag,thanks for sharing,all the best for you!

  • mim says:

    I would LOVE to try this, the notes sound amazing and it is on my wishlist!

    I am thankful for my family, as cliched as it sounds. I am thankful for things like a nice warm bed and health insurance and people who will help me when I need it and accept my help when I am able to offer it.

    Also, for the ability to still enjoy chocolate and perfume!

    Thanksgiving was always a bit strange for us because growing up I switched off days between my mother and father, both of whom eventually remarried. It wasn’t much of a family get together but we did have turkey usually and a special early dinner. I was a vegetarian for a long time though, so more than turkey I remember my mother’s simmering cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie and fresh rolls….but I guess I also remember feeling like this wasn’t my whole family, no matter how nice it was, and wondering what the other side was doing.

    Also, I remember my stepbrothers and my uncle trying to explain the rules of football to me. It never ever worked and I was rather confused until my dad did manage to explain clearly a couple years ago.

  • Tara says:

    I’m in the UK but I’d like to wish all my fragrant friends in the US a very happy Thanksgiving holiday.

    Christmas was always a very magical time in our house, growing up. My parents went to such a great effort to make it special as they didn’t have the money to make much of it when they were young. I’ll always be thankful for the wonderful memories they made for my sister and I. This year I’m also very thankful for this little perfume hobby and all the friends it’s given me.

  • Tama says:

    Just want to say Happy Thanksgiving!
    I don’t need to be in the draw – Like This does not Like Me. 🙁

  • Holly F. says:

    Happy Thanksgiving! And thanks for the draw. Growing up, I remember my Mom always asking one of the kids to recite what we were thankful for. This year, I am most thankful for the good health of my own little one, and my health getting better , as well.