Vintage Perfumes – To Vintage or Not to Vintage

For me, Vintage perfumes were not an easy route, it was the proverbial trip down the rabbit hole, without having any idea what was in there and what it was going to cost to get there and back. It fascinated… Continue Reading

December Candy

I love Monday. You know why? Because Hecate and Buckethead, the 4-year-old twins, are back at preschool. It’s been really warm here. Yesterday they got tired of waiting for snow, so they made their own — two boxes of Kleenex… Continue Reading

Carons and Old Friends

Caron had to have a scent that is an all-out smoldering siren, and Narcisse Noir is the little vixen that fills that slot on the Caron line-up. Created by Ernest Daltroff in 1911, this was the perfume that really started… Continue Reading

Mona di Orio Nuit Noire – Best Perfume for?

Mona di Orio Nuit Noire – part skank and part lady. Who does it remind me of?  A perky little cheerleader dressed in cashmere twinsets who keeps flipping up her skirt at the boys to get them to go behind… Continue Reading

Smells Like Santa

First: our spam filter catches tons of porn every day, and I am grateful – and you should be too, because most of it is so sick and wrong it makes me yearn for the v!agra spam of yore. But… Continue Reading

Randomville

Recently I had the opportunity to try several products from Maryam’s Soap Nook. She has a ton of great products — handmade soaps, scrubs, body butters, body oil, body mists, and there is always a special with extras when you… Continue Reading

Long, Strange Trip

WARNING: ADULT CONTENT. Contains drug use, SA mockery, fragrance addiction, caffeine abuse, sexual references, chocolate and mild obscenities. Louise and I were supposed to meet at Tysons II at 10:30 for some sniffage, but we were already running behind. For… Continue Reading