I´m thinking about getting a big roll of those Mr. Yuck stickers to carry around in my purse and stick on store testers as a warning, as a public service, sort of. What do you think? I´d start with… Stella in Two. The genius here is that there are TWO parts. Part One is an [...]

March and I tried the new Tom Ford on the exact same day, isn’t that fun? So we’ll review jointly. From March: I´ve read all sorts of things about Tom Ford´s Black Orchid in the months leading up to the release. I remember something about his magicians capturing the smell of the rare black orchid [...]

Donna Karan Gold has notes of casablanca lily, white clove, jasmine, balsam, amber, patchouli. Casablanca lily is one of my favorite flowers when it’s in the garden, but bring it in the house, and, man, it is overwhelming in just the strength of its perfume. So while a favorite smell at a distance, it’s a [...]

We’ve all had them, perfume accidents. You get a promising sample from your best perfume buddy, one she/he has been raving about for weeks. The notes sound spectacular, your friend assures you there is nothing else like it, you will smell like a slice o’ heaven, it will be love at first sniff, you MUST.try.it.now. [...]

I wrote the folks at Parfums M. Micallef recently, inquiring politely as to the possibility of purchasing some samples of their product. Alternately, if no samples were available, could I make some arrangements to buy a full bottle, and in that case, what would be the price? Here is the reply in its entirety: Sorry [...]