Etat Libre d’Orchestra

You could argue that I´m too much of a prissy, naive American to appreciate the truly liberated sophistication of the Etat Libre d’Orange fragrances. Another potential viewpoint might be that browsing their line is like watching my four-year-old son run… Continue Reading

Trashy Friday Jaunts Down Memory Lane

(PSA for Today — if you want an 8.4 oz Guerlain No. 68 for $168.79, call the Bellagio Guerlain boutique at 702-693-7923. This is the one that was Similar to Guet-Apens and Attrape-Coeur, pretty much the same one. They still… Continue Reading

Candy, Take Me Away!

You don´t know what you´re missing until it´s gone. As recently as two months ago, I visited the Chanel counter in Macy´s and smelled No. 22, giving it a chance to dry down to its lovely incense base, which I´d… Continue Reading

If the hat fits…

One of my very true best friends lives a long way away from me: she’s a hop, skip and a jump from Stanford University, whereas I’m in the rural heart of Suffolk, England (unfortunately now more known for its serial… Continue Reading

Daim Dame

Hey, look what the fairies did overnight. Bitch-slapped the blog around. Which makes this the perfect post for today. A couple of years ago, when I really started down the niche path hard core, one of the first samples I got… Continue Reading

Join the Cult

We need to de-skank the blog after Friday´s … emissions. So today´s post functions like those good old smudge sticks in Santa Fe, clearing the air with its sweet breath of sage (insert your favorite New Age incantation here). Let´s… Continue Reading

Tom Ford Private Blend samples

Tom Ford Private Blend Tom Ford Private Blend released originally 12 fragrances in 2007 with limited availability, only five locations carried them. The availability has expanded, though they are not in wide distribution. Since the original launch, they have discontinued… Continue Reading