Before I get onto today’s topic, please tell me why I am so suddenly craving a sniff of the new Parfum d’Empire scents? – especially the horsey one and the Bengal Fougere… Oh yeah, baby! They’re not out yet (September… Continue Reading
Chanel recently released an updated version of Chanel No. 5 — Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere. Wow, who thought they’d do that? Some classics should not be messed with, so I approached this one with much skepticism. So let’s compare… Continue Reading
Today I was all set to do a biased, judgmental screed on Elternhaus’ InsertAllReligionsHere (MoslBuddJewChristetc.), having prayed to all the appropriate deities that I would hate it. Because if I loved it, I’d have to throw myself in front of… Continue Reading
Here’s the family! Photo on the right — Alex is on the left, then Warren (wonderful husband, in his Tilly hat, which he always has) me, then my youngest son, Harry. The photo on the left — That’s Harry on the… Continue Reading
Patty sent me a surprise taste of the new Serge Lutens Sarrasins, which is why I do things like offer her my first-born child (please, take her! She´s yours! I´ll throw in some earplugs and a year´s supply of CVS… Continue Reading
Today, as we inch toward September and the beginning of a seasonal shift, we´re revisiting two summer scent icons, Hermes Eau d´Orange Verte and Christian Dior Eau Sauvage. First up: Hermes Eau d’Orange Verte, created in 1979, contains notes of… Continue Reading
Let´s have an experiment – can I write an entire post without a single smutty reference? You be the judge. As I mentioned before, I´d overlooked most of the Patricia de Nicolai scents. I just hadn´t run across any, except… Continue Reading