Today will have some highlights and some lowlights. First the highlights. Winners of the Vero Profumo samples (and I decided to give away two): HikerChickNH and Minette. Just click on the Contact Us link over on the left and send… Continue Reading
Gardenia Perfume, noobody´s gotten the smell of gardenia quite right when they put it in a perfume, in my opinion. Sniffing gardenia yesterday on the bushes in the National Gallery of Art rotunda, I had a chance to ponder what… Continue Reading
29 January 1992. Another dreary winter day struggled to dawn; he did too, for an early tutorial about his research project. By mid-afternoon, he was sitting in the English common room, pretending to read. Interests and concerns at this point… Continue Reading
Miller Harris’s Rose en Noir is responsible for today’s visit into Roses of the Night – Rose en Noir, Caron Or et Noir and Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit. There are no notes for Miller Harris’ Rose en Noir. It was… Continue Reading
It´s January. It´s cold. You need to get your blood flowing; let´s have an argument. Louise and I get together at the mall periodically and sniff fragrances, sometimes things we´ve brought with us to swap. If that´s the case we… Continue Reading
Those of you who have read my thoughts on Vero Profumo Onda know I’m a fan of this perfume, perfumer and line. Onda’s rich strange nod to Guerlain’s Djedi, while not being just a copy of that perfume – a new slant on how… Continue Reading
To anyone who´s spent more than five minutes reading my blog posts, it must be screamingly obvious that I am, how you say, no trained professional. I do not possess the impartiality or the discernment of the chemist or master… Continue Reading