March’s Top 10 Spring Perfumes

Spring´s bustin´ out all over, and here are March´s Top 10 Spring Perfumes (yeah, okay, I cheated a little and slipped a few more in there). These are things I´m loving now that I won´t necessarily be wearing in a couple… Continue Reading

Top 10 Perfumes for Spring and Summer

Top 10 Perfumes for Spring and Summer, in no particular order. And I have to say this was so hard. There are a bazillion great spring and summer perfumes, and I wish I could have a top 50!  So because I… Continue Reading

Scent Bender

Last week I shared my thoughts on acquiring samples. This post covers a different kind of acquisition, the Scent Bender. Does that sound like fun? Well, then, just hop in my car and ride along with me. Our destination is… Continue Reading

Weekend Sampling and Pick a Malle Sample

Mona di Orio Carnation — Notes of bergamot, giroflee (Wha?!), geranium bourbon, ylang ylang, violet, jasmin, precious woods, musk, amber, styrax.  I am trying to give this some time because there are some nice notes floating around in it, but… Continue Reading

En Passant

Got a request in comments to jot off a couple of notes about Frederic Malle’s En Passant. The best way I can describe it, for me, is it is like lying on a pile of  freshly harvested wheat holding a… Continue Reading

Random Sampling and Giveaways

March and I have discussed, and we think that doing a giveaway of samples each week will be fun for us and anyone who is reading. Since we both accumulate so many samples, it’s a way of passing along the… Continue Reading

Where to get Perfume Samples – The Surprises, the Samples, the Serge

There was some discussion in the comments section regarding Where to get Perfume Samples. Here´s my Two Cents, which you can skip if it´s not a topic that interests you: When I was a nascent scent slut, I started lurking… Continue Reading