The first release in the Dior travel fragrance line, Escale à Portofino, came out last year but was in extremely limited release. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the only place you could get it here was Epcot Center at Disney World, and file that under “bizarre distribution decisions.” As Now Smell This [...]
Cats and Dogs
Please welcome back our guest poster, Anita/Musette! Chicago. Perfume. Howling winds and rain. Must be a trend… I slithered down Michigan Avenue into a couple of my regular haunts to dry off and see what’s new. Guerlain had me hyperventilating; at Neiman-Marcus there is an absolutely exquisite display of some stunning scents, many part of [...]
Hermes new perfumes
First, for those who asked for pictures of my hand-applied airbrushed tan, I was at the end of the two-week cycle and ready for a new spray this week, so I’ll wait until after this application and see if I can get some pictures so you can see the color. Hey, we have new Hermes [...]
Dandy Handkerchief Scents
A couple months ago Kevin at Now Smell This did a post on a Guerlain fragrance, Mouchoir de Monsieur (gentleman’s handkerchief) and the comments got sidetracked into handkerchiefs themselves, and their various delights and uses. Well. As a mother of young children, my life (and my pocketbook, and my jacket pocket, and the glove compartment) [...]
Avon Christian Lacroix Absynthe
The nice folks at Avon have done a nice thing and offered a drawing for three lucky winners to get a bottle of their new Avon Christian Lacroix Absynthe perfume. Just drop a comment, and I’ll draw out three names, and those three people will win a full bottle. Now, for the juice. It has [...]



