100% Love {MORE} and Benevolent Blogging

REMINDER: As you’ve seen all over the perfume blogs, we have joined in this Mother’s Day Benevolent Blogging effort. We are giving $1.00 for every comment you leave today and tomorrow. Our chosen charity is the Orphan Foundation of America.… Continue Reading

Nieces who grow up just make me sad

This is my wonderful, adorable, feisty niece, Samantha, who shares my love of perfume, as does her mother.  My sister named her Samantha because my dad tried to name both her and me Samantha, which my mom vetoed, yelling something… Continue Reading

Candy and Fracas Giveaway

I would like to start today´s Candy Samples post by thanking Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume for creating a new scent, Black March, in recognition of my extraordinary work on Perfume Posse. Okay, that´s a lie. But had… Continue Reading

Burnt Sugar Cake Recipe

What next, cat blogging? If you guys remember and are nice, I’ll post the family’s Honey Cream Peach Pie recipe when the peaches are in season (for those of you in warm states when peaches are in season a lot… Continue Reading

Lions and Tigers and Pears, oh my!

Brandy — I’ve been meaning to try this one forever, I think I’ve had the sample for about four months. Notes of apple, peach and herbs, with the claim that horses are enticed by the scent. You know, it’s not… Continue Reading

Three New Laws and other assorted Friday riff-raff

Now that we have all selected our Queen of the F&*ing World Perfumes, now we must do our first three royal decrees. You all must pick yours as well. 1. All Serge Lutens scents will be available outside of Europe… Continue Reading

Sexy Boys, Little Girls

I’m baaaaaack! I have now had the sort of rigorous training that would allow me to win a medal in house-packing Olympics, earning higher marks for the Degree of Difficulty in executing packing maneuvers with two preschoolers (not mine) and… Continue Reading