Slightly less Trashy Friday with a giveaway

Probably not going to be a totally trashy Friday, all the babies in the celebrity world make me yawn. I love babies, and I wish all the new parents the very best, but I really detest the fuss they make over… Continue Reading

Chicago Smells Like Heaven

I love Chicago. If I go to heaven, it´ll look something like the perfume section of all the stores I visited last week on and off Michigan Avenue, including Nordstrom, Saks, NM, Barneys, C. O. Bigelow, Sephora, Hermes, Bluemercury, Lalique… Continue Reading

Crawling through the woods to the Montaigne and a Winner!

Winner for last week’s Guerlain (or some other choice of Guerlain or Frederic Malle samples) is BBLISS!!!  Hit the Contact us button over there on the left and send me your address and let me know which two you want. … Continue Reading

War With the Roses

I just got back from Chicago, with tons of notes, some samples and a day of excellent sniffage with Ina of Aromascope. But that post isn’t ready yet, so instead I’m going to tell a little story … I ordered… Continue Reading

Delices de Cartier and the Menopausal Woman

WARNING — this post will likely mention wimmin stuff.  If you are too delicate to read about things like menopause, wrinkles and menses, you should click that Back button now. About a year ago, I started to experience the wonders of menopause.… Continue Reading

Trashy Friday! Classed up by Lancome Mille & Une Roses

You know you’d miss Trashy Friday if it disappeared.   Speaking of trashy…no, no, no, not THOSE Boots, Teri! What made you think they go with that dress?  Oh, so much money to spend on stylists, so little of it put… Continue Reading