Years ago, when I was a fragrance neophyte, I only wanted to smell like vanilla. That was during the early 90s before the proliferation of food-as-fragrance, and sadly, before I was able to appreciate a scent as groundbreaking as Cher´s… Continue Reading
EDITED TO ADD: There is one of those uber expensive Guerlain La Fontaine Imperiale with Mon Precieux Nectar inside thingies on Ebay . Notes are orange blossom, jasmine, bitter almond, wood, vanilla and musk. If it’s reasonable in the end,… Continue Reading
Continuing my March Mojo Trifecta, today we have Natori – which in some ways is less interesting than Miyake´s A Scent. It´s also something I´d really like to own. Is it genius? Nope. But it sure smells good. When I… Continue Reading
Lisa Hoffman is the wife of Dustin Hoffman and has apparently been whipping up some skin care on the side, along with some perfumes. I had no idea. But I did get some samples recently, and two of the fragrances… Continue Reading
Ladies and gents, I have a happy confession to make. I just got my perfume mojo back. For the past few weeks, I was worried (I can only admit this now that I am safe.) Nothing was doing it for… Continue Reading
When we bought this house over five years ago, there were a number of things to, erm, sort – structural, functional and aesthetic. It hadn’t been loved, and its neglect told in the stained and sagging ceilings, the loose floorboards,… Continue Reading
After the last scent from Parfums Delrae, an orgy of melon, Emotionelle, I was not incredibly excited to try out their newest scent introduced this year, Mythique. Inspired by Diane de Poitiers, the Duchess of Valentinois and mistress of… Continue Reading