Has it been over a year now since the Tom Ford Private Blends first showed up? Well, they keep adding scents, the newest is Champaca Absolute. Now, right off the bat, I am predisposed to loving this as I love… Continue Reading
I admire Estee Lauder (the woman and the brand) for producing some scents I really like and then not discontinuing them, thank you very much. My favorites tend to be from their back catalog – the original Azuree, Private Collection,… Continue Reading
Having spent this past week wearing a taupe shade of nail polish called You Don’t Know Jacques (from the OPI French collection), I wanted to do a quick np post on my interest in the quirkier colors out there —… Continue Reading
Do you put off buying things for no good reason other than you can? Or do you just buy on impulse? I used to be the total buy on impulse type, but slowly I´ve been a-changing and now, well, now,… Continue Reading
Well, as we wait for the new Le Labo L.A. scent to land (later this month?), I’ve got nothing big showing up, so I just reached into the sample grabbag to find some things that might be interesting. Farmacia SS… Continue Reading
Scentzilla describes CB I Hate Perfume Musk Reinvention (which I keep erroneously referring to as Musk Absolute) thusly: “If pumpkin pie had body odor, this is what that pie´s armpits would smell like. I can´t decide if that sounds… Continue Reading
I’m looking at my big, beautiful coffee table book from Roja Dove, Essence of Perfume is $44 from Amazon. Roja’s love of perfume comes through, along with a wealth of anecdotes and history. Well-written and not snobbish, though a few… Continue Reading