It must be time for a Scent Bender. Sariah, who lives in the area and comments on the blog, met me at the Tysons Galleria for some sniffage on Thursday night. (WARNING: ADULT CONTENT. OBSCENE AMOUNTS OF FRAGRANCE CONSUMPTION.) Saks has been greatly improved by consigning all the fragrances to one corner of the store [...]

Malan’s auffing this week just broke my heart on Project Runway this week.  Yeah, he designed a dress that really didn’t work.  Even Miss USA can’t pull off a ruched bodice.  Nicole Richie can’t pull off a ruched bodice. Someone with a sucking chest wound can’t pull of a ruched bodice.  What the hell was he [...]

  Notes of bitter almond, neroli orange, gardenia, iris, cedar, musk, vetiver, patchouli, and benzoin. Cartier’s Le Baiser Du Dragon goes on sharp and bitter, makes me pull back from its bite when it goes on. It’s an oriental, but there is a creaminess shortly after the open that’s not very orientalish, and it is more bitter [...]

I spend, on average, 30 hours a week doing glorified secretarial and bookkeeping work for our family company. It is boring. I am not In Touch With My Inner Genius doing my job (that’s what the blog is for!) The best things about my job are: 1) no commute in this absurd D.C. traffic, which [...]

  I was lucky enough to get some of Serge Luten’s latest release, Chypre Rouge, recently, and I had looked so forward to trying this, and the resulting… well, I won’t spoil the ending.  Mr. Hyde (aka Patty) – My review will be very limited, and you’ll see why in a jiff, and then I’ll [...]