Serge Lutens is Not Your Bitch

Serge Lutens is not my perfume bitch.  Neither is Chanel or Guerlain or Dior.  They don’t have to make the perfume I want them to make or think they should be making.  They make a bottle, and if I like… Continue Reading

DSH CHROMA: color series 2

I think some of you know what a fan I am of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’ creations.  I don’t love all of them (some of them don’t work on me) but in general I find them at least interesting, and it’s… Continue Reading

Better Than Free

I was originally going to title this essay “Nava Sniffs TIFF”, but alas, time got away from me this week, and the “TIFF” to which I refer, The Toronto International Film Festival, is over tomorrow. I was looking forward to heading… Continue Reading

Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinaire

After reading some of the early reports on this new collection from Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinaire, I wasn’t expecting much. Nieman-Marcus was offering a set of samples as a freebie when you buy something else, so I was… Continue Reading

Rock Me Bebe

I ripped open a package from UPS thinking it was a book I’d been waiting for, and it turned out to be a promo bag for the clothing store Bebe’s new fragrance, which is called … wait for it …… Continue Reading

Guerlain exclusives to more new Tom Ford releases

First, I am in need of someone in Greece to help me with a small project. 🙂  Click on contact us over on the left if you are a someone who could/would help or know someone that can help!  I… Continue Reading

From Bad to Worse

I was malled. Marc Jacobs Daisy is a little nothing of a fragrance that I happen to like.  I don’t even think I need to go look at my original review to quote myself: it’s a fragrance entirely devoid of… Continue Reading