First, Chandler Burr is the new Perfume Critic for the New York times. I’m looking forward to reading that column.  Has there ever been an official perfume critic before?  It would be great if this starts a trend. So what is the ultimate trashiest guilty pleasure on television?  Big Brother 7 – All Stars, that’s [...]

I took a break yesterday from my monastic routine of only one (!) fragrance per day, a bit of insanity I will explain next week. It ended up being a horrid day perfume-wise, involving a trip to Ulta with #1 Daughter and some extremely poor fragrance choices. I tried on Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion because the [...]

Winner of the Badgley Mischka sample is — Kathy!  Just hit the button for Contact Me on the left and give me your address, and I’ll get it out to you this week! Fall is right around the corner, and there are two scents I’ve been wearing as summer winds down that are making me [...]

I have leagues, fathoms, acres of samples upstairs, waiting patiently. But instead I’m going to comment on my Saturday Sniffage with Sariah: The new Lanvin Rumeur. The first thing that caught my eye is the bottle. It’s unusual, but not silly or juvenile — there’s something about its squat shape and wavy glass that’s quite [...]

It’s my turn for the Blind Scent sampling.  Ina at Aromascope and Victoria at Victoria’s Own reviewed three scents that I sent them. Knowing how extensive their collection is, it’s really difficult to pick three scents that are unique enough to be of interest or that they wouldn’t recognize, but I tried my best.  #1 — [...]