Van Cleef & Arpels First

As you probably already know if you read Monday´s post, I dug up my bottle of Van Cleef & Arpels First when I was rooting around looking for fragrances that reminded me in some way of the new Estee Lauder… Continue Reading

Guerlain – New York, Moscou & Tokyo

Okay, I finally have the little devils in my hands.  I’m not sure why I always rush for the Guerlain new releases so quickly. Hope maybe?  Hope that they’ll hit something magical again like Double Vanille or Bois d’Armenie or… Continue Reading

Estee Lauder Jasmine White Moss

I´m not sure exactly what I was expecting when I sniffed the new Estee Lauder Private Collection Jasmine White Moss, but it wasn´t what came out of the bottle and landed on my arm.  I scuttled home and did some… Continue Reading

Random Sunday: In The Pink

We´ve done our part to promote Red Lipstick Love on this blog.  I think a post on the fabulousness of pink lipstick is overdue. Pink can be harder to pull off than red lipstick; the wrong pink is aging, or… Continue Reading

Pure Grace and Unconditional Love

Finally; words typed on a keyboard into a PC on soil north of the 49th parallel. They look the same, they sound the same, but they are different. I am different. I am Canadian.  I know I´m making much more… Continue Reading

Kitchens, giveaways and other random stuff

First, the winner of the shimmer Chapstick is: Kathryn Winner of the Q-tips is:  Kathy T. both of you should just click on Contact Us on the left, remind me what you’ve won and send me your address. I do… Continue Reading

Knize Sec

Everybody loves Knize Ten.  You.  Your grandma.  Your neighbor down the street with the annoying dog that barks late at night.  Luca Turin loves it.  I´d read Marina’s review of the Knize line right before my trip to Vienna, and… Continue Reading