Guerlain Mon Precieux Nectar

      “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.”  So! A random thread at Basenotes got me thinking – does anyone really need a 1 liter bottle of perfume for 8-9k U.S.? I thought I’d come here and ask a few thousand of… Continue Reading

Parfums MDCI Un Coeur en Mai

Parfums MDCI Un Coeur en Mai In The Guide review of Patricia de Nicolai´s glorious fragrance New York, Luca Turin makes a comment that Guerlain ought to “buy Parfums de Nicolai, add PdN´s range to theirs, trash fifteen or so… Continue Reading

Perry Ellis Eau de Parfum

Wander onto any discount fragrance website and you will find myriad choices of scents named Perry Ellis “something-or-other”. The one I´m writing about is the most recent simply titled release, and as far as I can tell, the only Perry… Continue Reading

Bond No. 9 Brooklyn

Bond’s newest release hits the streets in March of 2009.  Brooklyn is based on that “now-is&becoming-hip” neighborhood in NYC and will retail for $220 for 100 ml and $145 for 50 ml at the Bond store and Saks Fifth Avenue.… Continue Reading

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Q&A

  I know many of you are fans of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, as I am.  I love her comfort scents in particular, and I have reviewed a number of her fragrances on here.  Dawn emailed me recently and we got… Continue Reading

Parfums MDCI Un Coeur en Mai

 Parfums MDCI Un Coeur en Mai   Okay, give it a minute for the page to load, LOTS of pictures! You knew this day was coming – it’s Patty’s Pets Day!!! Well, I will have a couple of review and a… Continue Reading

My Wish Granted

I love saffron in perfume, but often it´s combined with my personal nemesis – rose.  I am quite fond of live roses; I have several wonderful, old fashioned scented ramblers and climbers.  There are even a few rose fragrances I… Continue Reading