The New (and the Old) Fall Candy

Louise came shopping with us Tuesday — and can I just say how much levity she injected into the new-fall-dress-for-my-12-year-old expedition?  It wasn’t quite the job from hell that it was for the more curvaceous Diva, who at 14 now… Continue Reading

Vetiver Dance sample winner

This has been a heck of a week – more on that later. First, let’s give away those six Tauer Vetiver Dance samples that Andy sent out.  The winners are: Sylvia DPearson Noyna Pam Gretchen Linda B Just click on… Continue Reading

Minor Chaos

First off, thanks to everyone who recommended Marc Jacobs’ Daisy as a possible fragrance for my young niece.  I smelled it yesterday and found it entirely (indeed, almost humorously) devoid of sex appeal — if there is an iota of… Continue Reading

Smell Like A Girl

I came home today with a headache, having smelled a gazillion tween-y frags in search of something appropriate for my grade-school-aged niece, at the request of her mother (and my close friend) Kate.   I am telling you, sprinting through a… Continue Reading

Amouage Lyric Woman and Man – smoldering spiced rose review

Moving on to one of the most beautiful rose/incense/vanilla (take your pick) entries in forever, dahlinks, Amouage Lyric Woman, consisting of bergamot, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, rose, angelica, jasmine, ylang ylang, geranium, orris, oakmoss, musk, wood, patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla, tonka bean and… Continue Reading

Linky Dinky Do

1) I am so excited by early reports from Patty and Chandler Burr (see Patty’s post yesterday) about the new Dianne Brill fragrance!  I remember Brill from the bad ol’ 80s, that’s her up there on the right with Andy… Continue Reading

Serge Lutens El Attarine and Dianne Brill

Lee already did a great review on Serge Lutens El Attarine, but I got some different mojo from it, so I just have to comment on my, um, experience.  Am I the only person getting a healthy dose of MKK… Continue Reading