Awhile ago, Luca Turin did this great post on which 10 fragrances he´d grab to take with him on the rescue spaceship (or whatever) right before the Earth was destroyed by a giant meteor. Maybe there´ll be a swap program on the planet you´re going to, but the idea was these were the scents you [...]
Lord, it’s rainy in Houston. Whenever I travel, there is the inevitable process of picking out what fragrances to take with me. Ever since an unfortunate baggage handling incident on a trip to Sanibel with an almost full bottle of Eau de Merveilles which I had purchased for full price at Neiman-Marcus — purchased before I believed [...]
They’ve announced the designers for Project Runway 3 and a new season starts July 12! Oh, how I long for the dulcet tones of Tim Gunn, “Make it work,” “come on, people” and “Hmmm,” along with the finger on the lips and the furrowed brow. This cast is looking a little too attractive. You don’t suppose [...]
I had read Cait’s wonderful review of Dzing! some time back and kept thinking… circus scent? Yup, yuk, gag, okay. But when a bottle appeared on eBay for a great price, I snapped it up on a whim, to have something to laugh at when it turned into circus scat and peanuts on me. From L’Artisan’s description: [...]
Continuing my Chicago Smell-o-Rama: In Nordstrom on Michigan Avenue we tried a number of the Amouage fragrances, which are known for their fine ingredients and high prices. They´re on the Great Wall of Fragrances, this big niche area off the general fragrance section, where they keep the niche/high-end product (although other things like Victor & [...]